"Xu Jingbi, Guo Yao, after selection, you two have been elected as the director-general and deputy secretary-general of the student union." In the public room of Wucheng Academy, Chen Ji said to the two teenagers in front of him.
Xu Jingbi and Guo Yao looked at each other, their faces shining with joy. This time the election of student union officers was anonymous, not to mention that all the students had similar backgrounds, so it was not easy for them to be elected.
"Thank you, Mr. Secretary." They both said at the same time.
"I am not the one who ordered you to serve as student union officers, so there is no need to thank you." Chen Jidao said: "And I am currently the secretary-general of Wucheng Academy. I am not an official. It is against the rules for you to call me sir."
"Yes, sir." Although they changed their names, they still said very respectfully. Although Chen Ji is no longer an official, who doesn't know that he is very trusted by His Majesty? He will definitely be able to become a fourth auxiliary officer or a minister in the future.
Their future is almost in his hands, so he certainly can't be disrespectful.
"Sir, I heard that the vice president appointed by His Majesty will come to take office today?" Xu Jingbi asked suddenly after listening to a few more instructions.
"That's true. His Majesty sent someone to deliver the oral message yesterday, and the vice-principal will take up his post before noon today." Chen Ji replied.
"Sir, does he know who is the vice principal?"
"I don't know." Chen Ji glanced at Xu Jingbi: "You don't have to ask around in the school. No one knows who your Majesty has appointed. But noon is coming, and this person is about to arrive. We will know by then."
"Yes, sir."
Chen Ji gave them a few more words, telling them that they should pay attention to things they should pay attention to when they serve as student union officers, and they should be allowed to leave.
But at this moment, a man wearing a secretary's uniform opened the door and came in pantingly. He took a breath and said: "Secretary, the car of the vice-principal appointed by His Majesty is about to arrive. Please go and greet him."
"Could it be some virtuous scholar who came here by car?" Chen Ji secretly thought in his mind. Yunxi had completely banned officials from riding in sedan chairs. Poor civil servants who could not afford horses could only walk to court and go to work because of their age and legs.
Those who were incompetent basically reported illness and went home. Only a handful of people who agreed with His Majesty's views were kept in the court as memorial arches and were given carriages to travel by carriage every day. Chen Ji suspected that he was one of these people.
But he thought again and decided that it would not be the case. Your Majesty attaches great importance to balance. Since he has been appointed as the Secretary-General, he will not appoint another civilian as the Vice-President.
‘Could it be Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan?’ He guessed again. Ordinary generals would not dare to ride in a carriage to go to their posts. It would not be a good thing for His Majesty to hear about it. Only Cao Zhen, who is in poor health and has a high status, is possible.
Chen Ji was thinking as he put on his coat and walked outside. It was mid-February, and although the weather was getting warmer, it was not yet warm. He had to wear a coat when going out.
Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Xu Jingbi and Guo Yao, thought for a moment and said, "You should also follow me to greet the vice-principal. After all, you two are student union officers."
"Secretary Zheng," he then ordered the secretary who came to inform him: "Call all the clerks in the school and the monitors of the three classes to greet you at the door."
"Yes, Chief Secretary." Chief Secretary Zheng agreed, turned around and left. Chen Ji took Xu Jingbi and Guo Yao to the school gate.
By the time they arrived at the school gate, the five clerks and three monitors had already arrived. They saluted each other and stood waiting at the gate. After a while, they saw the driver arriving late and heading towards the gate.
"This man has a lot of arrogance." A squad leader who was waiting said impatiently. He felt that he was a county king and respected the teacher who taught them, but there were not many people in the world who were qualified to let him wait. And he
Like Chen Ji, he believed that the vice-principal must not be a literati. Since he was not a literati, he must be a military commander. And he knew that Yunxi had just asked Cao Xing a few days ago to tell Cao Zhen to take a good rest at home, so he could not be Cao Zhen. Since
In this way, a healthy general came by car, which made him very contemptuous.
The other people were similar. Although they didn't show it on their faces, they were very impatient in their hearts. Especially this man didn't get out of the carriage when it reached the gate of the school. Instead, he drove the carriage into the school, which made them even more dissatisfied.
"Vice Principal, according to the regulations set by His Majesty, anyone who enters the gate of Wucheng Academy must dismount and get off the horse. The carriage can drive into the hall, but you must walk in." Chen Ji was not very happy either, and approached the carriage and said loudly
.
"Since it is the regulations set by His Majesty, I must abide by it. Ling'er, help me get out of the car." This sentence came from inside the carriage.
But when Chen Ji heard this, he was stunned. He raised his head and looked at the door curtain of the carriage, with a look of surprise in his eyes. The secretary and several students were a little strange when they saw a man about thirteen or fourteen years old.
, the little girl in palace clothes got off the carriage and helped down a graceful middle-aged woman. This middle-aged woman's clothes are not very luxurious, but it can make people feel aura, a sense of being in a high position for a long time.
The person’s momentum.
Everyone present was dumbfounded! No one expected that a woman would step out of the carriage!
"Secretary Chen, I have already walked in. The carriage should be able to drive into the hall and be placed at the horse breeding area, right?" This middle-aged woman was stared at by so many men. She did not look embarrassed at all and walked in calmly.
School, and said to Chen Ji.
"My nephew has met the second aunt!" After hearing her words, the prince who was the squad leader reacted and immediately saluted.
"Your Majesty Xu Jingbi/Guo Yao, I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess Ning Guo!" Xu Jingbi and Guo Yao also knelt down and said. Everyone else also woke up from a dream and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
Yes, the person who was sent by Yunxi to serve as the vice-principal of Wucheng Academy was the eldest princess of Ningguo. At this time, when she saw so many people kneeling down to salute, she hurriedly ordered them to get up. After everyone stood up, she said
: "Since this is a school and I am the vice-principal, I only talk about the distinction between teachers and students. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority. Today is the first time we meet, that's it. From now on, you must not kneel down and salute in the school."
"Yes, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Ningguo." Everyone said hurriedly.
"In the school, you can call me the vice-principal. You don't have to call me by my title." Princess Ningguo said with a smile.
"Yes, Vice Principal." Everyone agreed in unison.
"As I see it, classes are still being held at this time?" she asked again.
"To inform the vice-principal, the morning classes will not be completed until 3:00 noon. It is 2:00 noon, so of course there are still classes." Chen Ji managed to contain his surprise and explained.
"In this case, Youjuan and these students, you should go back to class; Secretary Chen, please take me to my office. I also have some things to tell you." Princess Ningguo said.
Zhu Youjuan and others agreed, turned around and walked towards the teaching building. However, even if they returned to the classroom, they could not hear anything. They even started talking to each other when they were a little far away from Princess Ningguo and others: "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
Will Princess Ningguo be sent to serve as the vice-principal of Wucheng Academy?"
"You ask me how I know? King Xiangfu, do you know?"
"I'm just a county king. I haven't seen your Majesty in the past few days. How can I know about this?"
"Didn't His Highness Prince Zhou come to see you yesterday? Didn't he mention this?"
"How could my elder brother know? He doesn't care about this, he only cares about..."
…
While they were chatting happily, Princess Ning Guo had already been led by Chen Ji to her public room. She looked up and down a few times, then walked to the window to look at it, and said, "It's okay. I'll decorate it again."
It’s almost the same as the study room in the mansion.”
The maid Ling'er came in and wiped the chair vigorously. Princess Ningguo sat on the chair behind the desk and said to Chen Ji and the five clerks: "No matter how surprised you are that I came to serve as the vice-principal of Wucheng School, since His Majesty appointed
If you do not want to serve me, then I will be the vice-chancellor. If you do not want to serve as secretary under me, you can resign from your posts or remonstrate with His Majesty and ask Your Majesty to remove me."
"I obey your Majesty's will." The five ministers all said. Of course they did not want their leader to be a woman, even if the woman was a princess; but they were not qualified to give advice to His Majesty the Emperor, let alone even if they were qualified to give advice, and
If they succeed, Her Royal Highness Princess Ningguo will be offended, and the gains outweigh the losses. They have hard-earned their positions as ministers and are unwilling to give them up.
Only Chen Ji just stood there without saying a word.
Princess Ning Guo gave a few more instructions and said to them: "We will discuss the rest in a few days. Now you can leave."
After all the chief ministers had retired, Princess Ning Guo raised her head and looked at Chen Ji and said, "Secretary Chen, please have a seat." Chen Ji paused and sat on a chair next to the wall, not opposite Princess Ning Guo.
"I know that you are somewhat dissatisfied with me becoming the vice-principal of Wucheng Academy. But before His Majesty dismissed me, I was the vice-principal of Wucheng Academy. You must treat me according to the etiquette you would treat a vice-principal. You must also obey my orders.
." Princess Ningguo said.
"Your Majesty knows. I will definitely advise Your Majesty on this matter, but before His Majesty removes His Majesty from the position of Vice-Principal, I will obey His Majesty's orders. I just want to know why Your Majesty would appoint His Majesty to serve as Vice-Principal?" Chen
Then he said.
"Why?" After hearing Chen Ji's question, Princess Ningguo's eyes flashed to the scene at that time.
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"Yunxi, why do you want me to be the vice-principal of Wucheng Academy?" After hearing Yunxi's words, Princess Ningguo said in surprise. Not only her, but also Xiyao, Xiyi, Min'er and Zhu Youdou who were dining together
The couple also looked at Yunxi with puzzled faces.
"Dad, my second aunt is still the principal of the girls' school. Why did she suddenly let my second aunt take charge of another school?" Min'er also said.
"Don't worry Min'er, your second aunt will still be the principal of the girls' school in the future, and there will be no change." Yunxi comforted Min'er first, then turned to Princess Ningguo and said: "My nephew arranged for my second aunt to be the fifth daughter of the school."
The vice-principal of the City Academy naturally has intentions." (To be continued)