No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

More than a dozen noble ladies came to the door in person, but unfortunately the regent princess was determined to go her own way, so naturally they broke up in the end.

When Luo Junyao was dealing with this group of female relatives at home, he was not idle in the palace either.

The first big court meeting of the new year was not only hosted by Xie Yan, the Prince Regent's Palace, but also Xie Cheng, the little emperor, was brought into the palace by the emperor's uncle early in the morning before dawn to accept the worship of the courtiers.

For a child of Xie Cheng's age, sitting for nearly two hours is still very difficult.Especially what the courtiers said he couldn't understand at all, and they didn't say it to him.The worst thing was that he didn't dare not listen, because occasionally the emperor would test him.

Just when Xie Cheng was bored and struggling not to fall asleep, he suddenly heard someone mention Aunt Xiaohuang, his foggy eyes lit up instantly, and his drooping little head lifted up, his eyes burning stare at the speaker.

The person who spoke was a 36-year-old civil servant, whose rank was inconspicuous in the early court, which almost occupied the entire Shangyong high-ranking officials, and Xie Cheng didn't remember who he was.

The first thing he said was that the princess regent became the head of Anlan Academy. This lord obviously came prepared—commonly known as cannon fodder who was pushed out to die.

I just listened to this person citing scriptures from the age of the princess to talk about the difference between high and low, then from high and low to the three obediences and four virtues, and then from the three obediences and four virtues of women to the self-cultivation of the regent princess. His words were sincere and emotional.

Although Xie Cheng was young, he had read a lot of books, so he naturally knew that this person was speaking ill of his little aunt, so he glared at him displeased.

It's a pity that they were too far away, and the courtiers couldn't just look directly at Jun Yan, so the other party naturally didn't notice.Still scolding Fang Qiu and pointing Jiangshan, if the topic is changed, Xie Cheng feels that he might applaud his eloquence.

Xie Cheng quietly turned his head and glanced at the uncle regent who was sitting next to him, and looked at that person again with a little more sympathy.

"Finished?" Xie Yan sat calmly in the chair, and only asked calmly when the man stopped himself.

"My lord... my lord?" The official in his early years was also taken aback, apparently not expecting such a reaction from the regent.

Originally, Xie Yan was prepared no matter whether he was furious or accepted him readily, but the regent's calm appearance made people feel a little uneasy for a while.

Although he was a little uneasy, he didn't intend to back down.

This time, he took the risk of offending the Prince Regent and the Luo family once and for all, as the saying goes, success or success!The words have already been spoken, so why give up halfway?
"The words of the lower official come from the heart, please think twice!" the official said loudly.

Xie Yan nodded and said, "I see."

There was nothing to do in the early morning on the first day, and the major issues that really needed to be resolved were all dealt with, so Xie Yan was not in a hurry right now.He knew everything about Anlan Academy from the beginning to the end, so he was naturally prepared for someone to attack him.

"Then...what does the prince mean?"

Xie Yan said: "In terms of age, the concubine is really not that old, so it's a bit of a stretch to sit in Anlan Academy." Before many people had a chance to smile, they heard Xie Yan's voice continue: "But... Anlan Academy Unlike Taixue, it is not affiliated with the imperial court. Originally, the imperial court would allocate a part of the funds every year, but didn’t it stop this year? The last head of the academy intended to belong to the princess, and most of the academy’s teachers agreed. Anlan Academy has not violated the laws of the imperial court. The imperial court is not qualified to intervene. This king did not rely on his power to persecute the academy, why are you dissatisfied?"

"My lord, when did the imperial court stop the funding of Anlan Academy?" Another official couldn't help but stand up and questioned.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes fell on the officials of the household department.

Wei Changting, who was still working hard in the position of servant, stood up, looked around the people around with a smile, and said: "My lord, the allocation of funds for Anlan Academy in previous years was indeed from the household department, but the money is not It was not from the national treasury. At the end of the year, the Ministry of Finance did not receive this year's payment, so... this year we dare not rashly allocate funds to Anlan Academy."

Some people want to ask, since the former is from the Ministry of Household Affairs, how can it not be from the national treasury?

But soon I remembered that An Lan Academy was not a government office in the first place, and the court was not obliged to allocate funds to them.In fact, court officials never agreed with appropriating funds to Anlan Academy.

In previous years, the funds were allocated from the Royal Household Office by the Emperor Gaozu and the Empress Dowager.However, when Empress Dowager Zhu was still alive a few years ago, she intended to close Anlan Academy and set up a Wende Institute specializing in teaching noble girls, so she ordered to stop the allocation of funds to Anlan Academy for the next year.

If the household department cannot receive the money, it will naturally not fill it in by itself. After all, the national treasury is short of money, and people will die.

Not long after, Empress Dowager Zhu passed away, and this matter was forgotten.

In fact, the Ministry of Household Affairs had asked about this matter before, but the reply from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was that it was ignored.

As for who meant it, they don't know.

All the ministers were silent for a moment, but some people couldn't help but said: "Even though Anlan Academy has never taken any money from the court, it is not a trivial matter for Anlan Academy to be passed down for hundreds of years, and the selection of the head of the mountain is not a trivial matter."

Xie Yan said indifferently: "This king said, this is not the court's business, and this king will not take care of it. Are you adults too concerned about it?"

"This is related to the upbringing of our daughters at home. How can we live too much?" Someone asked anxiously, "The princess will also recruit those rural girls into the academy. The rural girls are vulgar and shameless. Your daughter is in the same room? Wouldn't this...not damage the reputation of the girl in the family? If the temperament is changed, what should I do?"

Luo Yun, who was standing in front, sneered and said, "When did it be stipulated that girls from Shangyonggui must go to Anlan Academy? When did Anlan Academy expressly stipulate that civilian girls are not allowed to enroll? Anlan Academy is a private academy, what to teach, who to accept Naturally, it is up to the mountain chiefs of the past dynasties to decide on their own. Is it possible that a girl from Shangyong will not be able to marry if she does not go to the academy? Shangyong's family is rich and does not lack the money to hire a husband, but he has been dominating His Majesty Gaozu and the Empress Dowager all these years If this is the case, should the whole Dasheng set up a women's academy, so that ordinary women can also enter the academy to study like Shangyonggui girls, so as to feel the majesty of the emperor's grace?"

"How did this happen?!" Someone turned pale with shock and said angrily, "General Luo stands up for his beloved daughter, so don't mention such absurd things!"

Luo Yun said loudly: "Where is the absurdity?"

"Girls should take chastity, tranquility and obedience as the most important thing. Just learn some red needlework from husbands and children. Reading so many books is useless, but it is easy to cause trouble."

Wei Changting looked back at the speaker, and said with a smile: "In this case, let Shangyonggui go home and learn red needlework from husbands and children. Let ordinary women do these trouble-prone things?"

The speaker was so choked that he couldn't speak, he could only stare at Wei Changting and blushed and said, "What's the benefit of Wei Shizi's sophistry?"

Wei Changting said with a smile: "It's obviously not what you want to say, why waste everyone's time here? It's so cold... the first day of the opening of the office, there are still many things to do in the household department."

Everyone was silent, and what they wanted to say was naturally not these.

The so-called Luo Junyao's inappropriate age, the so-called commoner girl and Shangyong noble girl, these things may be a big deal in the eyes of the women in the family, but they are not a big deal in the eyes of these important court officials standing in front of the political hall.

The princess regent is indeed small, but she is the princess regent, and she is good enough for any position.

Even if she doesn't know anything, someone will take care of everything for her.

As for the issue of poverty, if you really can't accept the big deal, you can just go home, or rely on the power of the rich and powerful like Shangyong, it is not difficult to rebuild a girls' academy that suits their preferences.

These two incidents will not allow them to confront the regent and the Luo family directly in the court.

It's just that no one wants to say it first, the attitude of the regent and the Luo family is obviously to support the regent princess.This prevented them from guessing whether the Prince Regent doted on the Princess and let her do whatever she wanted, or the Prince Regent himself had this intention.

If the latter, then the contradiction between the two parties is almost irreconcilable.

The little emperor is now being raised by the regent, so it is self-evident what attitude the little emperor will have when he grows up in the future.

In front of the political hall, the atmosphere became more and more quiet, and the atmosphere gradually became dignified.

Xie Yan glanced at the people with different expressions, and said in a deep voice: "This king has no intention of interfering with the affairs of Anlan Academy and the princess, and I don't want you adults to bring these trivial matters to the court. Today is the first day of the imperial court opening, everyone. Just focus on your business."

"My concubine acts recklessly and acts against her will. Is this a private matter in the eyes of the prince?!" Finally, a gray-haired veteran stood up and said loudly.

Xie Yan's eyes darkened, and he looked at the grey-haired veteran with a stern expression, "Act recklessly, perversely? Lord Zou, what did this king's concubine do to make you have such an evaluation?"

Luo Yun's face was also ashen, and he said coldly: "This general also wants to ask Mr. Zou for advice."