Chapter 882 Pillar
Gulp~
As he walked out of the imperial study in Jingren Palace, Sun Shaozong swallowed subconsciously and felt a burning sensation in his throat, as if there were two taels of chili powder mixed in his saliva.
Although it had been expected that the emperor would most likely summon him to the palace to inquire about the details of the "Legal Education in the Countryside" program.
But Sun Shaozong had never expected that he would be greeted with such a grand ceremony - not only were the three cabinet ministers, including the Prime Minister He Tiren, all present, but also three of the six ministers of the six ministries. In addition, Sun Shaozong's old acquaintance Xu Furen attended as a commoner.
These seven big guys took turns to attack, and each problem became more acute than the last.
Especially He Tiren and Xu Furen, one of them was speaking with a hidden agenda while the other one went straight to the point, and what they said were all the unclear and incomplete parts of the memorials, which really made Sun Shaozong sweat profusely.
Fortunately, the method of "popularizing the law in the countryside" was borrowed by him from later generations. Even though the political systems were different, he was able to get by by analogy.
However, until the end, the emperor did not make a clear statement, and it was unknown whether he was satisfied with his defense today.
But at least the emperor attached great importance to the proposal of "popularizing the law in the countryside", otherwise he would not have made such a big fuss.
…
At the same time, in the imperial study of Jingyang Palace.
After two lengthy debates, all the ministers in the palace seemed to be losing interest.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Guangde ordered people to bring tea and distribute it. He also held a bowl of almond tea and sipped it in small sips, breathing out the hot air.
After a long while, he gently put down the tea bowl, reached out to take the handkerchief handed over by Qiu Shian, wiped the corner of his mouth, and asked lightly: "How is it?"
These two words were ambiguous, but everyone in the hall knew what they meant, so they all turned their eyes to the Prime Minister He Tiren.
He Tiren was the only minister with a seat in the imperial study. He carefully handed back the tea he had drunk to the eunuch beside him, wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and then asked slowly, "Your Majesty, are you asking about the memorial or the person?"
"How about asking people?"
"He is experienced in human nature but brave enough to take on responsibilities. At a young age, he has a broad mind and can make achievements that have never been made before. In time, he will surely become a pillar of the country."
This evaluation is undoubtedly high, but several important officials in the court have almost .
This was because although Sun Shaozong had just managed to get by relying on the experience of later generations, his usual calm demeanor was truly amazing in the eyes of everyone.
Especially some of the experiences, when put into the grassroots propaganda outlets of later generations, they are like old lady's foot binding cloth, but they have quite a wake-up call effect when put into today's era.
"What about this memorial?"
"I think we should think carefully and proceed slowly, and then choose a place near the capital to try it out and see the results."
The emperor nodded slightly, and then asked other court officials, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Everyone was silent for a while , and when no one spoke, they all said in unison: "I second the motion."
"Then let's discuss it again."
Emperor Guangde said, "Minister Wang and Minister Xu, you two should each write a memorial to analyze the pros and cons of the "Popularization of Law in Rural Areas" for me."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Furen frowned slightly, but the Minister of Personnel Wang Zhe showed a look of joy, and the other important ministers also had different expressions.
There was a consensus in the court that Xu Furen would be promoted to the position of Deputy Prime Minister when he returned to Beijing this time, and it would be natural for him to succeed as the Chief Minister of the Cabinet in the future.
But now the emperor is testing him together with Wang Zhe - it seems that the emperor is dissatisfied with his open support for the prince.
…
That afternoon.
Prince's Mansion.
More than a dozen pots of silver frost charcoal worked together to make the dormitory as hot as midsummer.
The prince was lying naked on a love chair with a bulging waist. He raised his head and looked hopefully at his crotch - there was a hand with a golden needle sticking on it, slowly reaching out to his ugly half-body with its head drooping.
Knock knock knock~
Just at this moment, there was a hurried knock on the door.
The prince, who was concentrating on his studies, was startled by the knock on the door. Fortunately, the hand holding the golden needle was retracted in time, otherwise the needle would have collided with the wheat thorn!
The prince narrowly escaped this disaster. He immediately jumped off the love chair, pulled a bath towel to protect his crotch, and cursed: "Who is the damned dog outside who dares to disturb me at this time?! Come on, come in and die!"
There was a knock on the door, and then the door was pushed open a crack. A young eunuch knelt on the ground and crawled in tremblingly, not daring to raise his head and said, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace..."
Bang~
A copper candlestick hit his shoulder and slammed against the door. The young eunuch shrank his neck in fear and kowtowed, crying, "Prince, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Why are you panicking? Just keep talking!"
The prince scolded impatiently: "Didn't I tell you before that any news coming out of the palace must be reported no matter what time it is?"
Hearing that he still remembered the original instruction, the young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, and then reported : "The news came from the palace that His Majesty summoned Lord Sun to the palace to discuss matters early this morning. The three elders, three ministers, and Lord Xu are all here..."
Hearing that Sun Shaozong had debated with many people in the palace that morning and was praised by the Prime Minister He Tiren as "a pillar of the country", the prince was immediately delighted.
Although he himself had said similar words of praise several times, the weight of these words coming from He Tiren's mouth was very different.
especially……
He looked back at the man twisting the needle and saw that he was stroking his beard and smiling with a wise look. He felt even more proud, so he picked up a copper candlestick and smashed it at the young eunuch's head.
“Ah~!!”
This time he didn't miss. The eunuch was bleeding from the head and cried out, "Your Highness, didn't you just say..."
"What did I say?"
The prince glared and shouted, "I've given you these two candlesticks, don't you think they're not enough?!"
As he said this, he began to grope on the table again.
"That's enough, that's enough. Thank you for your reward, Your Highness!"
The young eunuch was so frightened that he quickly picked up the two candlesticks and crawled out.
But just as he reached the door, he heard the prince shouting from inside: "You son of a bitch, I let you go?!"
The young eunuch fell to the ground with a thud in fear, but the prince's order came from behind him: "Send someone to the Dali Temple to tell them that I want to host a banquet tonight for Lord Sun."
The young eunuch finally put his heart at ease, agreed hurriedly, and left in a hurry, covering his head.
"This dog is talented!"
The prince cursed again, then turned around, took his clothes and put them on.
"Your Highness."
At this time, the man with the beard twirling suddenly asked, "Can I see Lord Sun tonight?"
It turned out that this person was the Taoist who had forced the "Tui Bei Tu" on the prince's head .
The prince laughed: "Of course you are indispensable!"
