Chapter two hundred and seventeen offering suggestions
As King Kang stood up, everyone in the Yage also stood up and looked over.
They were also very curious about the person who could make His Highness Prince Kang wait.
Among the two people who pushed the door open, the one on the left was familiar to everyone. Xiao Jue, the young master Xiao, was already a celebrity in the capital before the imperial examination. Everyone in the capital knew about the story of the young master Xiao going to a brothel.
, no one knows.
But what really made him famous was something else.
Xiao Jue, who was born as a general and a well-known dandy in the capital, actually won the first grade in the palace examination. This was something that had not happened since the founding of the Chen Kingdom.
Because of this, he became the captain of Yulin in one fell swoop. Even Lu Teng, who was known as the most promising disciple of the general, could not compare with him.
Everyone here comes from the rich and powerful families in the capital. These days, they are often compared with Xiao Jue by their elders. When they hear his name, they have already heard calluses on their ears.
It's just that the Xiao family has always kept a low profile and has never been involved in party disputes, but I don't know if Young Master Xiao's participation in Prince Kang's banquet is a sign of something...
These thoughts flashed through everyone's minds, and they soon turned their attention to another person.
This man was as young as Xiao Jue, but he looked extremely unfamiliar and had never seen him before.
Only a few people had a look of surprise on their faces.
Tangning pushed open the door and walked in. She cupped her hands to Prince Kang and said, "I was delayed because of something on the road. I hope Your Highness won't blame him."
"How can you blame me?" King Kang said with a smile on his face: "What's more, the agreed time has not come yet, because we came early."
He looked at Tang Ning, faced everyone, and said: "Let me introduce to you, this is Tang Ning, the number one candidate in this imperial examination. My father has appointed him to be the editor of the Hanlin Academy. From now on, everyone will call him Mr. Tang.
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After King Kang introduced it, everyone suddenly realized.
Although they have never met the No. 1 Scholar, everyone has heard of his name.
The number one scholar in the palace examination is produced every three years, which is not unusual. Everyone here may not take it seriously, but this year's number one scholar is different from previous years.
The most different thing is his identity. He was an abandoned son of the Tang family more than ten years ago. Now he has become the number one scholar in high school. He has also cut ties with the Tang family. His jaw dropped.
The Tang family was a wealthy family in the capital, and was the largest power in the hands of King Duan, who was hostile to King Kang. The actions of the Tang family more than ten years ago directly pushed the number one scholar to King Kang.
And this one did not disappoint His Highness Prince Kang.
The case some time ago not only severely damaged the face of the Tang family and Prince Duan, but also indirectly affected the confrontation between Prince Kang and Prince Duan, causing Prince Duan to pay the price of a minister of household affairs.
In the match against King Duan, it was a rare victory.
Tang Ning, the new top scorer, is the source of this matter.
King Kang picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Tonight, I mainly want to introduce Mr. Tang to you. Let's not talk about trivial matters. Let's have a good time drinking!"
"Come, Mr. Tang, let me toast you."
"I also propose a toast to Mr. Tang."
"There are so many of you, so aren't you bullying others? Mr. Tang, just ignore them and just do whatever you want..."
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King Kang held a banquet because of Tang Ning, so he naturally regarded her as one of his own, and everyone was enthusiastic towards him.
Tang Ning also did not show any resistance. Judging from the current situation, it is either Prince Duan or Prince Kang. It is not the turn of Prince Run to be the emperor. In this way, he has only one choice.
"Although they lost one of their household ministers this time, the Tang family has a strong foundation in the court and cannot shake them at all..."
"There is nothing we can do about it. The Tang family has controlled the imperial examination for many years and is very influential among officials. How many officials in the court entered the official position through the imperial examination. Who knows how much they have accumulated over the years?"
"If Your Highness can win the hearts of scholars all over the world, great things can be accomplished."
"It's easy to say, for no reason, how can an official return to his heart?"
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Although King Kang had made it clear from the beginning that there would be no discussion of trivial matters today, after everyone drank a few glasses of wine, the topic naturally couldn't be separated from the battle between the two kings.
The supporters of King Kang and King Duan are two obvious camps.
King Duan could not compete for the real dignitaries in the capital, and King Kang had limited influence in the civil service system, and he had little prestige and achievements among officials. The two men fought back and forth, but nothing changed.
King Kang drank a glass of boring wine and sighed: "How easy is it to get the support of those scholars?"
Tang Ning thought for a while, put down her wine glass, and said, "Your Highness, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Nothing can be accomplished overnight. If Your Highness wants to return to his official career, you might as well gain the support of some people first..."
Xiao Jue had just picked up a mouthful of food when his chopsticks shook and he dropped it again.
Based on his understanding of Tang Ning, he would not do anything that was not beneficial to him, let alone be kind enough to make suggestions for Prince Kang, who was not a relative or an acquaintance.
King Kang was stunned, looked at Tang Ning, and said, "I would like to hear from the Number One Scholar."
"I can't speak of high opinions, just superficial opinions." Tang Ning looked at Prince Kang and asked: "I wonder if Your Highness knows that since the imperial examination is a road that honors ancestors and leaps over the dragon's gate, everyone should aspire to it, why are there so few scholars in the world?
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King Kang thought for a while and said: "The number one scholar was once a poor student, so he knows the reason. Although reading is good, not everyone can afford to read this book."
"Exactly." Tang Ning nodded and said, "Not to mention that the children of the poor cannot afford to pay a salary or buy a book. Even among the many scholars in the world, most of them are short of money and cannot afford to buy a book with commentaries on the meaning of the scriptures.
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"What's the use of saying this?" King Kang shook his head and said: "I can neither help them buy books nor lower the price of books..."
Tang Ning looked at him and said patiently: "As far as I know, many famous scholars in the world spent their whole lives writing books and biographies, but they themselves were poor. Many students spent a lot of money to buy books, but only handed over their money to pirated books.
They have forced the genuine bookstores to have no way of survival and can only raise the price of books. As a result, no one can afford them."
King Kang was confused when he heard this and said, "If Mr. Tang has anything to say, just say it directly."
Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Your Highness can urge the court to legislate and severely crack down on pirated booksellers. In this way, genuine bookstores will not be forced to raise book prices in order to survive. The price of books will be reduced. For readers,
Of course it is a good thing, and those famous scholars who wrote books will not be impoverished, and they must be grateful to Your Highness."
King Kang was a little moved by what he said. He thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Father said that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. Laws and decrees cannot be changed at will. This matter... is difficult!"
Tang Ning didn't expect that he would actually dig a hole for himself. After thinking about it, he added, "If the imperial court protects the genuine books, it also allows other booksellers to pay a certain fee to print genuine books, and part of the fees will be returned to the genuine books."
booksellers, and the other part goes to the treasury..."
King Kang was startled, and then he slammed the table and said, "In this case, my father will definitely agree. My father likes silver the most!"
When he thought about it carefully, this move would not only gain the gratitude of scholars, but also bring an income to the national treasury, and it might also please his father. Wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone?
He looked at Tang Ning with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master Tang, for your advice. If this matter can be accomplished, I will be very grateful to you!"
Tang Ning smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are welcome. As a scholar, I have long wanted to do something for the scholars in the world."
King Kang smiled at each other and looked at Tang Ning with even more seriousness.
During the dinner, Tang Ning excused herself to relieve herself and walked out of the Accord.
Xiao Jue followed him and asked: "What you just said can really lower the price of books. Why do you want to lower the price of books? Do you want to buy a lot of books?"
Tangning didn't know that part of what she just said was nonsense, but if the imperial court really introduced copyright laws, their bookstores would lower their prices and make small profits but quick sales.
"It seems not." Xiao Jue looked at him, shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Is your family going to open a bookstore?"
