The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1340

[1340. Chapter 1273 Exhale and raise eyebrows]

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Then, he smiled bitterly.

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi said: “The relationship between mathematics is not small. I am trying to recruit mathematical talents from all over the world. How can I not pay attention to it?”

Empress Zhang smiled: “What your Majesty wants is the affairs of the world, and I am here.” It’s different. What Chen Concubine cares about is just how well Xiaofan does in the exam. She has grown up beside Chen Concubine. How well she does in the exam is the most important thing to Chen Concubine. “

Emperor Hongzhi. Smiling, she just nodded and said insincerely: “Yes, I hope she does well in the exam.”

Empress Zhang said angrily: “Your Majesty only said that she did well in the exam. It seems that she has no confidence in Xiaofan.”

Emperor Hongzhi said : “After all, she is still young and is a daughter of a girl… No, I don’t mean to belittle her, but of course I must encourage the child, but there is no need to have too high expectations.”

The couple discussed But outside, a eunuch came: “Your Majesty, the cabinet scholar Liu Jian and others are here to see you.”

Emperor Hongzhi cheered up and looked at Queen Zhang with a smile. He thought to himself, Queen Zhang has been intoxicated by someone recently. Tang always wanted to prove that women were powerful, but today… he had no choice but to let her accept the reality.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile: “Call in.”

Empress Zhang became nervous and couldn’t help but grab the handkerchief.

Liu Jian and the others hurried in. Their faces were all ugly.

The three people bowed down and Xie Qian said: “Your Majesty, I am presiding over the mathematics competition. Now… the results of this mathematics competition have come out.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked happy: “So, many talents must have been selected? Xie

Qian said seriously: “That’s right. Not only have we selected many talents, but we have also selected an unprecedented talent.” He said this with a wry smile in his heart.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang on the side also looked speechless.

How should I explain this to His Majesty?

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes lit up. He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and was very excited: “In the past, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty went to inspect the Censor’s Mansion privately. He was very proud when he saw many new and wise scholars filing out. Said: “I am the hero of the world! “; Today, when the country is employing people, I have the same feeling as Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty in a mathematics competition. Hahahaha… I really want to know why the Xie Qing family compares this talented person to an unprecedented person. Since the Xie Qing family dares to speak so fondly of you, I want to listen attentively. Don’t worry, I am very thirsty for talents. If you are indeed a great talent, I will definitely give you high hopes.”

“This… …” Xie Qian was a little hard to say.

He was thinking, if His Majesty knew that she was a woman, and also… a girl from the Fang family, would he be happy or worried?

Empress Zhang, however, was impatient to wait. Why bother with all this, she just told me that it would be up to me how the little fan did in the exam. Where does all this verbosity come from? Xiaofan is so smart, he can at least be ranked in the middle, right?

Xie Qian just mustered up the courage and said: “This time, there are more than 2,000 candidates participating in the competition. The average score is 51 points, of which more than 370 people have 60 points or more; 370 people have 80 points or more. , eight people…”

More than eighty points… only eight people.

Then these eight people must be talented people selected from the best.

Xie Qian added: “It’s just that the person who topped the list is even more different. She got…a hundred points.”

The average score was only fifty-one points.

It is no longer easy to reach 80 points. It can be said to be rare.

Okay.

Someone actually… scored 100 points in the exam.

“Who is this person?”

“The surname is Fang…” Xie Qian smiled bitterly: “Fang Xiaofan.”

“…”

There was suffocating silence.

Emperor Hongzhi looked miserable.

Scared.

Even Queen Zhang found it unbelievable and opened her eyes wide.

“Ah…” Queen Zhang made a strange sound.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah…” Queen Zhang continued to make strange sounds.

Emperor Hongzhi was confused.

“Ah… ah…” Queen Zhang said with a sigh, “This is not child’s play, right?”

“This is not child’s play, old minister, I have checked it three times.”

Emperor Hongzhi felt dizzy.

He never expected such a result.

A girl, is this…possible?

Cheating?

He raised his eyes and looked at Xie Qian.

No, the Xie Qing family will never cheat.

In my ears, Queen Zhang laughed.

Gurgling, I felt eerie again.

Empress Zhang covered her mouth with a veil: “Sure enough, you are worthy of being raised by me.”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised.

Yes, yes, this is the child raised by me and the queen. She is so amazing at such a young age. Isn’t this the credit of me and the queen?

Of course, Xinjin Wang Fangjinglong and Fangqing’s family also had some credit.

But then… Emperor Hongzhi began to frown again.

It’s a pity… She is a woman. It would be great if she were a man. I have another right-hand man by my side.

His face was both happy and sad, and he was uncertain.

Liu Jian coughed: “Old minister, I still want to congratulate Your Majesty and Your Majesty.”

“Yes.” Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both looked strange: “Congratulations to Your Majesty and Your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

But Empress Zhang was already He beamed with joy: “This is in front of me and His Majesty, so you can just congratulate me. Xiaofan, this child, is indeed very smart, but she is still young, but you need to remember that in front of her. You must not congratulate her. From now on, she will be in the cabinet… If she acts nonsense, you should be patient; but if she does something well, there is no need to praise her, don’t let her be proud and complacent.”

“… “

Liu Jian and the other two looked at me and I looked at you, a little confused.

Are you really asking Fang Xiaofan to walk in the cabinet?

Emperor Hongzhi was also dumbfounded: “Queen, this…” “

Your Majesty, the most important thing for people… is to keep their promises. Whoever tops the list will be admitted to the cabinet as an exception. This is not what I say, it is what the cabinet itself makes known to the world. . If the cabinet goes back on its promise, then who will trust the cabinet from now on? This is the center of our Ming Dynasty, we can’t…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

He looked at Liu Jian and others for a long time: ” What do you think?”

He wanted to kick the ball to Liu Jian and the others.

Liu Jian is not stupid.

He coughed: “Of course it is based on His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Empress Zhang smiled and said: “Don’t push me around, don’t you just want to say that she is a woman, and she will have inconveniences. Do you want to ruin your business? But I dare to tell you, what’s the difference between you and the woman who is constantly scheming? This is what a man looks like. If he is not as good as a woman, then what qualifications do he have to stop Fang Xiaofan?”

Queen Zhang was very excited, and Fang Xiaofan was successful.

“Didn’t His Majesty say that he wants to recruit talents from all over the world? These days, I have thought about a lot of things. Fang Jifan even wrote a memorial. I think what he said makes sense. At the beginning, there were constant refugees in the world. This was because of my great Ming Dynasty. The reason for overcrowding is that manpower is devalued. What our Ming Dynasty lacks the most is people. But now, it is different, let alone other places, the manpower in the capital and Baoding Chief Envoy is extremely tight. They need people to build so many houses, roads, and railways. However, the manpower is still insufficient. At this time, they are still trying their best to suppress women, saying that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, and that women should not be gated. What benefit does this have to the world? Your Majesty has also seen that cotton spinning workshops have sprung up. What is causing the greatest damage is the ordinary people. Although the people have obtained cheap cloth, In the past, if there were women at home, they could still make some knitting to subsidize some household expenses. But now, no one is willing to buy their knitting and knitting anymore. They can’t weave knitting at home. Dare I ask? Your Majesty, do you really want them to do nothing?”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

Empress Zhang said: “The world is changing. This is the general trend. The Xishan Mountains are changing, the New Deal is changing, and the voyages to the West are also changing. Even Your Majesty and Liu Qing’s family have not changed. The general trend has been established, how can we reverse it? Okay, of course I don’t dare to interfere in political affairs. A few days ago, I set up a women’s association. In fact… I didn’t want to cause any trouble. Even if there was to be a change, it should be done slowly. The purpose of this women’s association is to help the women who come out to work to prevent them from being bullied. This is what the concubine and her mother should do in the world. Now… Xiaofan is already a talented person, Your Majesty. Because she is a woman, she doesn’t dare to use it? Or, in His Majesty’s mind, all female medical officers should also resign, and there are so many female workers in the newly built cotton spinning workshop, should they also be driven back? “Go home.”

Empress Zhang said solemnly, “If you drive them home, who will feed them, who will weave them, and who will supply so much fabric? What will it do to the world and the court?” Benefits? Your Majesty wants to be a holy king, and the holy king cannot stick to the old etiquette. What I ask for is just for your Majesty and Liu Qing and others to keep their promises. What they ask for is nothing more than… those women outside are not allowed to be treated like this. There is nothing more humiliated by the world, let alone violating women’s ethics and causing any big trouble. But if Your Majesty and Liu Qing don’t dare to take such a small step, where can you trust them? This is what I have said. Your Majesty, please allow me to take my leave. “

After that, I bowed.

He turned around, went down the jade steps, and emerged from the Fengtian Hall surrounded by people from all the palaces.

Come out of Fengtian Hall.

Queen Zhang was very happy.

happy.

I have long looked down on their usual attitude towards women.

Today, thanks to Fang Xiaofan, they were left speechless.

This is what we call exhaling and raising eyebrows!

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Chapter 2 delivered.

(End of chapter)