People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 372 Civil servants: Why don’t we surrender to Chen Han!
When the civil servants heard such conditions, they almost jumped up and bit people.

Such conditions are really enviable.

This was too much for them to accept.

You have to know that they have been studying since childhood, and their families don’t have such conditions.

It’s good enough to have enough food every day.

This is the treatment you get right away at Imperial University of Peking.

Isn't this a bit too bullying?

If scholars all over the world knew that the conditions of the Imperial University were like this, they would know without a doubt that many people would come here to study.

One can imagine how many people will truly study Confucian classics by then.

This is a scary signal, and it makes them feel very dangerous.

Because this signal clearly conveys a sense of panic.

This is clearly a direct consequence that these scholars will have no heirs in the future.

In the future, after seeing the environment here, scholars will definitely come here in large numbers to study.

They would even give up their status as scholars and instead learn carpentry, masonry, etc.

They felt disgusted when they thought that those smelly bricklayers would one day be able to enter the house and be on equal footing with themselves.

For many years, people who did these jobs had to kneel in front of him, but unexpectedly, starting from Chen Han, these craftsmen actually found the so-called confidence.

Seeing how grateful these craftsmen are to Chen Han for everything he has done for them, it can be seen that these people will definitely do their best to repay Chen Han.

Is this still available?

Why can these scholars maintain a very stable network of relationships? It is because in addition to being colleagues, they also have teacher-student friendships and classmate friendships.

In the officialdom, one often relies on these relationships. If you don’t have these relationships, what good can you do even if you are outstanding?
As long as they have connections, they can easily destroy all your efforts.

That’s the benefit of networking.

That's why they feel so terrified now.

Because they saw a terrible phenomenon.

Once these craftsmen graduate from here and become officials, it means that these people may all be Chen Han's disciples.

With so many disciples, Chen Han can gain great support in the officialdom and everything he does will go smoothly.

It can even be said that if Chen Han had owned such an academy before the reform.

If the square was full of Chen Han's disciples, would there still be so many people blocking Chen Han's reforms?
Will not.

At that time, their interests were the same, and no one would think that Chen Han’s reforms were contrary to their own interests.

That’s why they feel so scary.

This is not only a relationship that everyone envies, but also a relationship that everyone fears.

Chen Han's plan is really far-reaching.

Even many officials believed that Chen Han did this in order to slowly replace themselves and others with his disciples in the future.

In this way, he can call the shots in the square, and no one can stop him.

"No! Absolutely not!" Seeing that the situation was about to lead to the worst outcome, the Minister of Rites finally shouted loudly.

Fortunately, Sophia had already taken the officials to another place at this time, otherwise this shout would definitely be heard by everyone.

But his voice still attracted a lot of people's attention.

Many officials gathered around.

"Young Master, what do you think?"

In official circles, the respectful titles for the Minister of Rites and the Vice Minister are quite interesting. One is the Da Zongbo and the other is the Shao Zongbo.

The Minister of Rites saw his colleagues coming over and said, "Do you know why Chen Han did this?"

The other officials sneered, "We thought you had some brilliant ideas, but it turns out that you have such brilliant ideas. It seems that there is nothing to be proud of. What can't be guessed?

Aren't you just trying to replace us with these craftsmen?"

After these words came out, many people felt very helpless.

It seems that Chen Han has achieved a lot of success now.

Hearing what his colleague said, the Minister of Rites laughed and said, "You only know one or two of the two, but not the other."

The other officials were very interested and wondered what else he could say.

"Young Master, if you have any other ideas, please share them with us so that we can all hear them."

"That is, we only know one aspect of the accomplishment, but not the other. Tell me there is something else about God that we don't know about."

The Minister of Rites said, "The simplest thing is, how many of us were recommended by our colleagues, and how many of our children were recommended by our colleagues?"

When this was said, many people sneered, saying that this was already a cliché and this was not a brilliant idea.

No one wanted to listen to his nonsense.

Just an old scholar.

What's good about listening to an old and confused person?

After everyone left, the Minister of Rites snorted coldly: "Instead of crying and having no one to turn to, it's better to go and seek refuge with Chen Han."

In fact, those officials who did not walk far had already heard what the Minister of Rites said.

Some people have the same idea.

In this situation, in order to maintain their own status, the best thing to do is to join Chen Han. Even though they know that this will be very embarrassing, compared with face, their own status is more important.

So someone whispered, "Although the Minister of Rites is a little confused, he is right about one thing. Our best option now is to surrender to Chen Han."

Shuntian Prefecture Governor said: "That's true. Although our relationship with Chen Han is very strained now, we still have a layer of friendship as colleagues. Even if he hates us, we have to think about it. We are all officials in the same dynasty."

"I think it's a good idea. We are desperate now. Seeing how he has made Imperial University so great, we won't suffer any loss if we cooperate with him."

"Nowadays, the status of our civil officials is getting lower and lower. Their military generals can still gain Chen Han's favor by fighting, but we have no bargaining chips with Chen Han. I think it is better to make plans early. Rather than ending up with nothing and being slowly replaced by him, it is better to surrender early."

Officials said so.

"Hmph! You spineless things actually have such thoughts." The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate suddenly snorted coldly.

Everyone looked at the Left Censor-in-Chief.

This old guy is the newly appointed Left Censor-in-Chief. The previous one fell in the struggle with Chen Han.

This location is very sensitive.

Therefore, it has always been a position of the same level as the Six Ministries.

The Left Censor-in-Chief was even called the Chief Censor, and his status was very high.

So when he opened his mouth, many people shut up.

This position was created specifically for him and others.

The power they hold is also terrifying, so not many people are willing to offend them.

"Your Excellency the Chief Justice's words are a bit unreasonable," someone retorted.

The Left Censor-in-Chief sneered, "How did I hit you where it hurts? Chen Han is so successful now that you all want to join him, but who was the one who opposed him when he just started the reform? Although I was transferred to the capital from another place, I also know how hard you fought against him in the beginning.

Haven't we all sworn an oath to fight to the end against such cruel officials?
Why are you starting to curry favor with Chen Han now that he's doing well again?
It's really despicable! "This...

To be honest, we are all high-ranking officials, so we still have to maintain our reputation.

Even though people at their level know that face is not as important as vested interests, it is still a bit embarrassing to be told that.

"You can't say that, Lord Zongxian. We are also doing this so that we can better counterattack Chen Han in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes. We are enduring this humiliation in order to better fight against Chen Han."

"Of course, we also feel that it is a bit bad when the Lord General says this."

Everyone accepted this statement. After all, one should be more cautious in front of this old man.

Besides, they were just joking just now. It's not up to them to decide whether to go or not. Chen Han hasn't come back yet. If they go, they can only see those women. Do they have to bow down in front of a group of women?

After seeing the Left Censor-in-Chief leave, the officials also started talking.

"Although what the old man said was a bit harsh, it still made some sense. Besides, Chen Han is far away in North Korea now. If we rush to visit him, we can only see his group of women. We should go at another time."

"Master Gao is right!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We are ministers in the court after all. How can we pull the hem of a woman's skirt?"

Everyone discussed this matter and finally decided on it.

Everyone felt that this matter must not be handled rashly, otherwise people would look down on them.

When they thought of this, more people immediately shut their mouths.

The tour continues.

Then many people noticed that the Imperial University of Peking had installed a lot of sports equipment to take care of the students' health.

These were all designed by Chen Han.

Although there is no plastic running track now, we can still do it with barbells and horizontal bars.

Sophia emphasized her introduction: "Your Majesty, and all the gentlemen, the Duke has discovered a problem in his long-term observation. Many students tend to neglect their physical and mental health while studying hard and seeking.

During more than ten years of study, I have been accumulating knowledge but my physical health has been seriously affected.

As a result, many scholars are regarded as weak scholars.

They are even called powerless.

These students are all nerds.

So what if I passed the imperial examination?
They don’t have strong bodies and cannot adapt to the heavy workload, so they have to hire scribes to help them.”

After these words were spoken, many officials present felt the same way.

In fact, many people are not so willing to hire those legal advisors, mainly because they are unable to do so.

Even if I want to deal with those tedious government affairs, my body won't allow it.

Working late into the night may be okay once or twice, but if it happens too often it won't work anymore.

Even after working hard for several days, it may take several days to recover.

This is exactly what Sophia said, because her health is too poor to bear the heavy workload.

Emperor Wanli looked at the officials present and said, "My dear ministers, do you agree with what Lady Sophia said?"

Uh……

this……

In fact, many officials’ poor health is not caused by busy government affairs, but because their bodies are completely drained by alcohol and sex.

So they were speechless at this time.

"Your Majesty, Lady Sophia is right. We are often unable to do what we want, but there are many reasons for this."

"Tell me about it!" said Emperor Wanli.

"The study environment we had when we were young was too poor. If we could have the study environment like that of the Imperial University, who would have a poor health?"

Ok?
Sophia didn't expect that these people were so good at making excuses.

She knew it even if she didn't investigate further.

The reason why these officials' physical fitness is so poor is nothing more than that they are ruined by official social activities.

Now I feel embarrassed to say that the study environment was not good for the past ten years. How can I be so shameless?
An official immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, if we could have an environment like the Imperial University of Peking, we could really improve our health. It's a pity that we don't have it!"

Emperor Wanli snorted coldly, "Okay, you guys are really good at talking. I will immediately order the Jinyiwei to investigate and see if any of you have young concubines at home, or if anyone drinks excessively. If so, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor and confiscate your property and exterminate your clan."

Boom! !
These officials originally wanted to play smart, but they didn't expect that Emperor Wanli actually took it seriously.

If this were investigated further, at least 90% of the officials present would be dead.

Most of the families here have young and beautiful concubines, which have drained a lot of their energy and vitality.

Sophia laughed too.

She knew very well what kind of people these officials were.

What I didn’t expect was that Emperor Wanli also knew this.

Even directly hit the nail on the head.

As expected, after hearing this, the officials fell to their knees one after another.

"I will admit my guilt!"

"I will admit my guilt!"

"I just spoke nonsense, Your Majesty, I hope you will not be offended!"

The officials never expected that the ten-year-old emperor was so shrewd.

They wanted to fool the foreigner, but Emperor Wanli directly exposed their lies and defeated them.

It almost made them lose face.

After seeing their attitude, Emperor Wanli said to Sophia, "Lady Sophia, please continue!"

"Yes, sir!" Sophia is now convinced by Emperor Wanli.

So he continued, "In order to prevent students from becoming bored with their studies, the Duke specially built this sports field so that students can spend more time on physical exercise in addition to studying.

The Duke has specially compiled a guide to physical exercise for this purpose, which will be distributed to you when you enter school."

The craftsmen were deeply moved.

The Duke really cares too much about himself and others.

No aspect was left out.

Whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, or physical and mental health, everything is within the scope of consideration.

This is really a treatment I have never enjoyed before.

It is just as that colleague said just now, even my parents have never thought about me like this in my life.

But the Duke did it.

This is like recreating parents...

(End of this chapter)