After a long time, the hall became quiet. The two went to the hot spring behind the hall to soak for about half an hour before returning to the main hall again.

"Dequan!"

When Eunuch Hou heard this voice, he hurriedly pushed open the store door and walked in with slight hands.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions?"

"Send Guo Xianglu to Tiance Prefecture to investigate. All the officials involved will be escorted back to Beijing and wait for the defeat."

"Yes, I received the order."

Eunuch Hou went out soon, and he had to ask someone to draft an imperial edict and then promulgate the edict.

Guo Xianglu was the Minister of Justice of the Northern Liang Dynasty. After receiving the imperial edict read by Hou Dequan himself, he was a little surprised.

"Eunuch Hou, the prefect of Tiance Prefecture is Luo Zhan, who is the cousin of the Empress Dowager, if so..."

Eunuch Hou smiled very kindly, "Mr. Guo, Your Majesty said that all officials involved will be escorted back to Beijing. This is what Your Majesty said to me in person in the Empress Dowager's Palace."

Guo Xianglu immediately understood that this was what the Empress Dowager agreed. For the sake of the country of Beiliang, if Luo Zhan was really not a good official, the Empress Dowager would not protect him.

"I understand, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Guo Xianglu ordered someone to stuff Hou Dequan a seal and send the person out of the mansion, preparing to set off tomorrow to rush to Tiance Mansion.

In the empress dowager's bedroom, Empress Dowager Luo met with Concubine Xian.

After hearing that she had talked about a lot of things in the harem, Empress Dowager Luo waved her hand indifferently, "The Ai family has always disliked handling matters in the harem. Now you are Your Majesty's concubines. Naturally, you young concubines are the ones in the harem. You can negotiate with the other two concubines to make an idea about these things."

"I understand, Empress Dowager Xie's advice." Concubine Xian bowed to Empress Dowager Luo obediently, and looked at the handsome and upright emperor sitting next to the Empress Dowager with admiration.

"Your Majesty is in the past and you will be in harmony in the harem, so you should naturally live in harmony and share your worries. The queen is in the harem. The position of your concubine is the highest in the harem, so you should set an example."

"... I'm thankful for the Queen Mother's teachings." Concubine Xian didn't care about glaring at Beigong Tang at this time.

Everyone in Northern Liang knows that Your Majesty is a famous filial son today.

Over the years, Your Majesty will come to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager every morning and evening, and it will be smooth and stormless. If the state affairs are busy and you don’t care about your wishes, you will also come to talk to the Empress Dowager during dinner. Sometimes the two of you will talk about some political affairs, but you only see Your Majesty say it, but you have never seen the Empress Dowager intervene.

Therefore, even so, the previous dynasty's reputation for the empress dowager was increasing day by day, and I never thought there was anything wrong with the empress dowager.

Furthermore, since Empress Dowager Luo called himself the Empress Dowager, he rarely interfered in the matters in the harem, but if there was a chaos in the harem, he would come forward to solve it, and the means were usually convincing.

The Empress Dowager is just a small punishment and a big warning. She never easily kills the palace maids and internal prisoners, and rarely gives any concubine shamelessness.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager has always lived a leisurely and peaceful life in the harem, and in the eyes of those concubines, she is naturally the most fair elder.

"Tang'er, you are busy in the previous dynasty, so don't be here."

Beigong Tang was satisfied and stood up and saluted respectfully to the Empress Dowager, "I will leave there and come to accompany my mother after dinner."

"Okay, I know you are filial." Empress Dowager Luo's quiet face watched Beigong Tang leave with a slight smile.

Concubine Xian originally wanted to leave, but thinking that she left as soon as His Majesty left, she felt it was not suitable.

"The Ai family knows that your life is boring, but over the years, His Majesty has a deep relationship with the queen. The queen has died of dysfunction. He has ordered his pain and longing to suppress his heart. You must be more considerate, at least he is not a ruthless emperor."

The first two sentences, Xianfei felt uncomfortable, but the last sentence touched the heart of Xianfei.

"What the Empress Dowager said is that I have recorded it."

"He said that you will not be established again. You, the virtuous concubine, are the biggest in the palace. You must restrain the people below the queen. Don't mess with the rules in the palace." Empress Dowager Luo looked at the virtuous face of Xianfei, and was really envious. She used to be a stunning beauty. Although she is still in color, she cannot escape the traces brought by time, and fine lines have appeared at the corners of her eyes.

"I understand, please don't worry, Empress Dowager." Concubine Xian wanted to get to the phoenix position, but His Majesty had already informed all civil and military officials that no longer had the position of queen. No matter how she did, she would have to be the imperial concubine in the end.

As long as it is not a queen, there is no difference between the one below.

She was content to be the head of a concubine.

After chatting with the Queen Mother here for a few words, Concubine Xian took his leave.

Empress Dowager Luo looked at the scenery outside the hall, and the smile on her lips disappeared little by little.

She fell in love with Beigong Tang, but she was nearly ten years older than her. She could already realize that she was old, but Beigong Tang was in her prime and was the best age group in a man's life.

As the queen mother, she is the most noble woman in the world. She can be said to have gained everything but can't keep the youth she lost.

How sad.

The houses in Chang'an City have been built, and there are a unique but complementary complex in the four corners of the city.

Several universities have been built, and military universities have been separated separately, so the number of enrollment this time will be greatly expanded.

The three universities were expanded and rectified based on several royal palaces. Each royal palace has an area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters. It is more than enough to build a university.

Besides, the number of children who are studying these days is not as hungry as those in later generations, and the population of this is limited in the present.

The first batch of students in the university are for those who have good fortune, including children, and their age is limited. Those under the age of 25 can register to take the entrance examination. Those with poor family conditions after admission can apply for scholarships at school.

The news was rushed to the prefectures in various places two days ago, just waiting for the candidates to enter Beijing.

Women's college is relaxed, and anyone who has studied at home can come to Beijing to take the exam.

If it were in the past, those wealthy families would definitely not allow their daughters to study, but now there are female officials, what else can they worry about?

Are their daughters bad?

I don’t think so. I will send it to school and I may become an official in a few years.

I believe that the capital will become lively in the future.

These things are supervised by the adults in the school. Yang Qi and Shangshu Yang are not the kind of favoritism, and Xie Lang is very relieved about him.

Several of them graduated from Shengjing University last year entered the school.

Being an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty does not look at qualifications, but only about ability.

You have strong abilities, even if you have been an official for three or five years, Xie Lang dares to use you in a big way, but if you are not capable and talk about slutching all day long, even if you have been in the court for decades, she can still rub you to the end.

The old ministers of Nanli have been complaining all this year, especially since the old ministers of the Great Zhou came, the pressure on them has been getting more and more day by day. It is because these officials are too powerful. Sometimes they don’t understand the meetings in the yamen. Some of the words of these people are like listening to the heavenly book.

Everyone understands one truth.

If you want to work in the yamen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, some imperial examination system will no longer work, and a new way of education has officially begun.

Although there are three major colleges in China and Jingyu Academy in Chang'an City, Xie Lang did not attack these three academies.

She felt that staying naturally has the benefits of staying. For those who are obsessed with various historical classics, the three major academies are their best destinations.

Even if there is reform, there is no need to change the existing education mechanism to kill you.

That is not dross, but the essence of history, and it is very necessary to preserve it.

For this purpose, Xie Lang specially formulated a new concept for the three major academies - Chinese Studies.

It sounds very tall and elegant, and the deans of the three major academies are also very satisfied with this. This is related to the word "country", so how could it be vulgar?

It is just because of the enrollment of students in Chang'an City this time that many students from the three major academies are ready to move.

The three mountain chiefs did not stop them and told the students that they could try it if they wanted to go, and that if they didn't work, they could come back.

It sounds like it is very backbone.

"Master, wouldn't your arrangement make outsiders laugh at our Langhuan Academy?"

In the bamboo house behind Langhuan Academy, a middle-aged man in green clothes was looking at Han Xun with disagreement.

When Han Xun heard this, he stroked his white beard and smiled, "What's ridiculous about this? After all, our Langhuan Academy is also a Chinese Academy of Sciences. With such a big name, he naturally has to be broader. Not everyone here wants to be an official, some of them just like to challenge."

"That's right, but our Langhuan Academy is Nanli... It is the three major academies in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is very famous. The empress's approach this time is a bit unethical. Wouldn't it be a scramble for students with us?"

"This is a bad word." Han Xun smiled and poured himself a cup of tea, looking up at the guaishou bamboo in the yard, "It's not good to steal the words. Although these children are all students of my Langhuan Academy, in the future, they are all people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the future, they will enter the court and become court officials of the emperor. Langhuan Academy is just a transition in their lives, not all. Even if they enter Chang'an University, can the traces of Langhuan Academy be easily erased? Life is formed by one transition and one feast that is full of all the world."

The middle-aged master knew that the mountain leader was right, but he felt that it was not good.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I am not against women's study. It's just that women are officials. Some hens are in charge of the morning."

Han Xun's smile has not diminished, "You haven't gone down the mountain for several months, right?"

"..." The middle-aged master looked at the mountain leader suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.

"The magistrate of Huyang County under Guangling is a woman."

"Your ancestral home is the chief of the mountain?" The middle-aged master was slightly stunned.

"Yes!" Han Xun nodded, "She has been in office for three months. In the past three months, I have been back to my ancestral residence for seven or eight times, and have met the female county magistrate several times."

"How?" The middle-aged Master's tone was slightly anxious.

"I have to say that the ancients did not bully me, and I would have to be my master when I go along." Han Xun's eyes were filled with a look of surprise. It was not about the appearance of the female county magistrate, but about the appearance of the other party, but about the other party's knowledge and literary talent. It was well-informed and knowledgeable, which made him shocked by the little girl's words every time.

The middle-aged master was stunned, "Very awesome?"

"Yes, it's amazing." Han Xun sighed deeply, "She knows too much, and it's completely beyond my understanding. It's hard to imagine that she is a 21-year-old girl."

"Even so, she will get married sooner or later." The middle-aged master is still stubborn.

"Hui Zheng, if you have no dementia in the future, it is yours. It will not be reduced in the slightest because she married and had children." Han Xun's smile in his eyes was reduced by three points. "As a person who is studying and learning, you should not be too complicated. Admitting that others are excellent will not make you lose face, but will make you more intelligent."

The other party might also think that his words were not very nice, so he hurriedly bowed: "What the mountain leader said is that Xingze is ignorant."

As summer harvest comes, people from all prefectures across the country are happily harvesting crops such as wheat, rice and other crops in their fields.

At the same time, manual threshers have also begun to be deployed nationwide.

Of course, the imperial court had limited manpower, and the threshing machine that was finally made naturally could not satisfy everyone. But at least every village could get one. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it could at least save a lot of manpower from the people.
To be continued...