Happy Little Scholar

At this moment, many people from the Ministry of Rites were in the court. They felt the resentful eyes around them, and secretly complained in their hearts, feeling extremely wronged.

They did the things, but they also acted under orders!

The fundraising was based on the order of the eldest princess, and the withdrawal was based on the order of Concubine Cui...

If you can persevere, that's it. Even if you offend so many people, it can be a help in promoting the establishment of the academy. Compared with the overwhelming credit, offending a few people is nothing.

But the problem is, they--they gave up halfway.

For no reason, he offended so many officials in the court and from a wealthy family, and all the credit was taken away by Liu Dayou. This errand was really a loss for my grandma's family.

If they had known that the eldest princess and His Majesty had such a plan, they would not have been able to remove themselves from this matter at all...

Perhaps, this method was something that Her Royal Highness came up with after they left?

It's also possible that the princess had already planned this, just to get them to withdraw voluntarily...

How is it possible? There is no enmity between them and Her Highness the Princess. There is no need for Her Highness to deal with them like this - at this time, in addition to feeling depressed, she is still feeling depressed.

Today's morning court ended very early. As soon as Liu Dayi walked out of the palace gate, countless people gathered around him.

"Master Liu, stay, stay..."

"Master Liu, I am willing to do my best to raise money for the academy..."

"Mr. Liu, I wonder if you are free today. How about we discuss the matter of raising funds for the academy in detail?"

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Liu Dayou finally enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by stars. Even after he was promoted to the capital order, he did not expect that there would be so many high-ranking officials surrounding him with apologetic smiles, which made him feel a little elated.

However, he knew that this was not the time to be carefree, so he calmed down and said in a deep voice: "My lords, don't worry, this is not the place to talk. If you want to donate money, please send someone to the county office to register as soon as possible..."

General Xue stood at the entrance of the palace, looked at Liu Yishou who was surrounded by everyone, stroked his beard, and said: "Your Highness's hand... is high, really high!"

"I never thought that there would be such a wonderful method!" Old General Ma sighed: "What was originally a matter of asking for help has been completely turned upside down. Countless people are vying to donate money. This method is not only It applies to Kyoto and is applicable everywhere. Even local academies can be built using this method. The world is full of people who cherish their reputation... wonderful, wonderful!"

The eldest princess has a special status, so naturally she cannot be surrounded by people like Liu Dayou, but the eyes of many people looking at her are much more interesting than before.

Even though she had done many things that men could not accomplish before, because of her gender, they would inevitably have some contempt for her. But after this incident, no matter who it was, they would have to give her a share. The contemptuous heart was solemnly withdrawn.

There is even a trace of happiness in some people's hearts.

Fortunately she is a woman, fortunately she is just a princess. If she were a prince, it would be enough to make any brother who hoped to inherit the throne, including the King of Shu, lose the slightest hope.

No matter how many things she does, no matter how prestigious she is, no matter how much power she holds, she is still just a woman after all.

Li Yi learned the news when Wang Yong came to visit him at home in the afternoon.

Wang Yong's visit this time was not to discuss business, nor to tell him these things specifically, but to express implicitly whether he could give the Wang family a good place on the courtyard monument.

Of course this is possible.

The academy is his and the eldest princess's child. As a father, he can still make the decision on this matter.

Not only is the Wang family the family of Li Xuan's father-in-law, but the Li family and the Wang family are also friendly partners. Without knowing it, the Wang family is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver to support the child he and the eldest princess have not yet conceived. A favor cannot be easily repaid.

Li Yi looked at him and asked: "The Wang family donated two hundred thousand taels for the academy, which is enough to leave a name in all the academies in Kyoto. However, does Brother Wang think this is enough?"

Wang Yong was stunned and asked, "What does Brother Li mean?"

"For example, part of the two hundred thousand taels of silver is used to reward outstanding students. On the one hand, it can help poor students improve their lives. On the other hand, it can also stimulate them to study hard. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

Li Yi thought for a while and asked: "How about calling this sum of money the "Wang Scholarship" or the "Wang Yong Scholarship"?"

The old emperor did not attack the entire family indiscriminately. In fact, he was only gradually weakening those disobedient families. For those like the Wang family who were aware of current affairs and had close relations with the royal family, he would of course win over and appease them. policy.

Therefore, Li Yi doesn't mind giving the Wang family an extra advantage.

"Wang Scholarship?" Wang Yong's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

It is good to carve your name on a stone tablet. It may not necessarily be famous throughout the ages, but it will last longer. And this "scholarship" that I heard about for the first time is obviously another great thing for the Wang family.

The students funded by the "scholarship" must be outstanding people. If they accept the Wang family's funding, they must be grateful to the Wang family and be considered half of the Wang family's students. Such outstanding people will have great opportunities to succeed in the future. They don't ask everyone to repay the Wang family, but after all, they have a little more inseparable connection with the Wang family.

In just a moment, Wang Yong weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and concluded that there were only pros and no cons.

He looked up at Li Yi and said sincerely: "The 200,000 taels were donated by the Wang family to build the academy. How can we take money from there? Let's do this. Wang will go back and ask for instructions to set up a sum of money every year to establish the "Wang Scholarship" to support students with good character and learning..."

Li Yi didn't care about this. The money would eventually be used for those students. The Wang family was not stupid. They must understand the truth that Wang Yong understood. He just pointed it out. When the time comes, they will go and talk to the princess themselves.

"I'll take my leave first!"

Wang Yong was in a hurry to report to the family, and Li Yi didn't stay for long. From now on, he didn't need to intervene in this matter anymore.

Education is a long-term plan. It will take a long time to show its effect, but the foundation has been solid, and the obstacles encountered later will be much smaller.

He has written down all the matters related to the academy in great detail on paper. Her Royal Highness just needs to do it step by step.

Of course, some of the details still need to be controlled by her herself.

Li Yi didn't want to arrange everything for her in detail. She could handle the Women's Federation, various businesses and Women's College so perfectly, which shows her ability.

She will have to decide and deal with more things in the future, and dependence must not occur. Li Yi needs to nip the little signs that have just appeared as soon as possible.

Li Yi stared blankly in a certain direction. When he facilitated this matter, he didn't feel much sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Instead, he hesitated a little more.

This was ultimately just his wishful thinking, and he couldn't tell anyone, including her, but no one knew better than him how difficult and long this road was, and whether it could be replicated was still unknown.

If things didn't develop in the direction he had planned, it would be more harmful than beneficial to her to have such power and resources in her hands.

Most importantly, before the old emperor left, he didn't think he could help her get to that point.

That day would come sooner or later, who would be the new emperor, what would her future be like, Yongning, Shouning...

If there really was such a day, he would definitely take Yongning away, and the arrogant loli was also worried, the palace was not where she should stay, and she would be unhappy all her life.

As for the eldest princess, she shouldn't leave..., what should I do, rob her?

But I can't beat her..., it's a headache.

"What are you thinking about?" A familiar voice came from the front.

Li Yi raised his head and saw Li Mingzhu coming in. He pointed to the opposite side and said, "Sit down."

Li Mingzhu sat down opposite him. Thinking of the look in his eyes just now, that moment of gaze seemed to contain something very strong that she couldn't describe in words. She was a little flustered.

"What were you thinking about just now?" She asked subconsciously.

"Nothing." Li Yi poured a cup of tea, handed it to her, and said, "Let's chat."

"What to talk about?" She raised her head and looked at Li Yi.

"Just chat..." Li Yi looked at her and said, "For example, life, ideals, and so on..."