Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1658: Would rather die than surrender!

In fact, because there are a lot of things to do during this period, An Miaoyi is not as concerned and concerned about Ye Cui as before!
Therefore, in An Miaoyi's opinion, Ye Cui suddenly asked Murong Qingwu and her sisters to attend the family dinner in Furen Palace that day. It is very likely that she wanted to give her a warning so that she would be obedient to her as her mother-in-law as before!
An Miaoyi is not a worm in Ye Cui's stomach, so she doesn't know what Ye Cui is thinking. But based on An Miaoyi's understanding of her mother-in-law, she feels that this is probably the truth of the matter. Ye Cui is using the same old trick again and wants to use Murong Qingwu to criticize her!
An Miaoyi wanted to say something to Ye Cui, that this kind of warning may be used on others but not on her, but facing the reality of Ye Cui's tactics, An Miaoyi had no way to ignore it!

After all, since she and Ye Mingsheng are not on the same page, An Miaoyi must get the support of Ye Cui. Only with Ye Cui's support can An Miaoyi sit firmly on the throne as queen!

So even though Ye Cui's methods were disgusting, An Miaoyi had to choose to compromise, and accompanying Ye Cui to study Buddhist scriptures today was An Miaoyi's act of expressing her attitude!
Just as An Miaoyi was eating and thinking about how to please Ye Cui, Nanny Huang came over.

Seeing Nanny Huang coming over, An Miaoyi seemed to have thought of something, and asked without waiting for Nanny Huang to report:
"Have those two little bastards been released?"

Huang Ma Ma said with difficulty:
"Your Majesty, I was just about to report this to you. The Third Prince has already come out, but the Fourth Prince has not left..."

An Miaoyi was also a little surprised when she heard this, and immediately said:
"Didn't I tell you that as long as they are willing to admit their mistakes, I will release them?"

"Your Majesty! The Third Prince was willing to admit his fault, so we released him. But now the Fourth Prince is unwilling to admit his fault and insists that he is not at fault, so we did not release him. That is why I came to you for this matter!"

An Miaoyi was also a little surprised when she heard this and asked back:
"Did you feed him?"

"Your Majesty, you have already instructed us that we did not give the Fourth Prince any food for the entire day. We only gave him a bowl of water!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi hesitated for a while, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he immediately ordered:
"You little bastard, you're pretending to be tough in front of me, so let me see how tough you are! Turn off his water too!"

In the past, when Nanny Huang heard An Miaoyi's orders, she would carry them out without hesitation. However, at this moment, the head of the inner court department looked embarrassed and said:
"My queen, the fourth prince is only eight years old and he hasn't eaten for a day. If you don't give him water, what will happen?"

After hearing what Nanny Huang said, An Miaoyi didn't say anything, but just looked at Nanny Huang coldly.

Feeling the coldness in An Miaoyi's eyes, Nanny Huang didn't dare to say anything more and just said:

"My lady, I will do as you say..."

After Nanny Huang left, An Miaoyi looked very serious. Although Nanny Huang didn't dare to say "what if", An Miaoyi naturally understood what Nanny Huang was worried about!
It is already difficult for Jingxuan, who is only nine years old, to go without food for a day. If he is not given water, he might really starve to death. That would be troublesome!

As for Jingxuan, the most intelligent child among Ye Mingsheng's five sons, An Miaoyi has always wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible and completely resolve the threat to the position of Crown Prince Jingren!

But this does not mean that An Miaoyi wants to use this opportunity to kill Jingxuan!

Not to mention that Ye Mingsheng also doted on Jingxuan. If he starved him to death, would Ye Mingsheng be furious? Just the fact that Jingxuan was really starved to death, An Miaoyi, as the queen, would also be criticized by public opinion. The censors in the Censorate would definitely impeach An Miaoyi for being cruel, immoral, and harming the royal heir!

An Miaoyi was well aware of the consequences of Jingxuan's accident, but she had already said it, and she could only leave by admitting her mistake. If she gave Jingxuan a meal now, or let him go, wouldn't it be the same as her, the mistress of the harem, having to bow to him?
An Miaoyi could bow to Ye Mingsheng and Ye Cui, and doing so would not affect her prestige in the palace. But if she released Jingxuan now, she, An Miaoyi, would lose all face in the palace!
So An Miaoyi must not let Jingxuan out. She can only put pressure on Jingxuan and force him to admit his mistake!

This is why An Miaoyi chose not to give Jingxuan water. She wanted to force Jingxuan to bow his head and make this little bastard kneel in front of her and admit his mistake.

An Miaoyi really didn't believe it. How could Jingxuan be so tough at such a young age? If he was not the heir to the throne but Ye Mingsheng's son, An Miaoyi would immediately use all of Huang Ma's tricks. Now she, An Miaoyi, was already very merciful by just not giving him food or water...

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi no longer thought about this matter. She stood up and took the sedan chair towards Furen Palace.

An hour later, An Miaoyi, who was sitting next to Ye Cui in Furen Palace, listened to the Buddhist scriptures spoken by the old monk in front of her. She felt that the other party was deliberately being mysterious, but since Ye Cui was by her side, she had to pretend to be sincere. At this time, Aunt Xu, who was beside the Queen Mother, came to An Miaoyi and said:

"Empress, Madam Huang from the Inner Court is here to see you!"

An Miaoyi was a little surprised when she heard this and immediately asked back:
"What is she here for?"

"I don't know about that. I just said I have something urgent to discuss with you!"

An Miaoyi was a little hesitant when she heard this. Seeing this, Ye Cui said in a deep voice:

"Since Madam Huang has come to Furen Palace, it must be something important. Miaoyi, go and handle it!"

"Yes!"

After getting Ye Cui's permission, An Miaoyi also walked out of the room. As soon as she came out, Nanny Huang came over and said in horror:

"My Queen, something bad has happened. The Fourth Prince has fainted!"

An Miaoyi was a little surprised when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and said:
"How is the Fourth Prince doing? Has he been examined by the medical school?"

"The medical school checked and said that the Fourth Prince is still young and has not eaten for a long time. His body is already very weak and he must eat and drink water immediately! Your Majesty, do you want to give the Fourth Prince food and water?"

If we say that an hour ago, at the very beginning, An Miaoyi was determined to subdue Jingxuan, but at this moment, An Miaoyi was finally a little worried. After all, even if she was the queen, it would be too serious if Jingxuan was really starved to death!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi glanced at Nanny Huang, hoping that even if she didn't say anything, Nanny Huang would be able to understand what she meant.

But Nanny Huang didn't understand An Miaoyi's eyes at all and continued to persuade her, "Your Majesty, a great man should not bear grudges. Just give the Fourth Prince some food and water..."

Seeing that Nanny Huang still wanted her consent, An Miaoyi was speechless. She didn't know if Nanny Huang was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid in front of her. Just when An Miaoyi was feeling a little entangled, Qiqige came over and said:
"My lady, let me handle this matter!"

Seeing Qiqige volunteering, An Miaoyi was also a little surprised, and immediately asked back:

"Qiqige, do you have any good ideas?"

Qiqige whispered in An Miaoyi's ear. After listening to Qiqige's story, An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes immediately lit up and she immediately ordered:

"Qiqige, I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Yes!"

After receiving An Miaoyi's order, Qiqige did not hesitate at all and immediately walked out of Furen Palace. Only Nanny Huang was left at the scene, looking at An Miaoyi at a loss.

Feeling the confused look in Nanny Huang's eyes, An Miaoyi's eyes also became full of disgust. She immediately ignored her and turned back to the room, leaving Nanny Huang alone in a mess.

When An Miaoyi returned to the room, it was also rest time, and Ye Cui asked:
"Miaoyi, what happened?"

"It's just a small matter, Mom!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Cui looked at An Miaoyi with some scrutiny. She knew very well that if it was just a trivial matter, An Miaoyi's subordinates would never disturb An Miaoyi at this time.

Although she knew that An Miaoyi was deliberately perfunctory, seeing that An Miaoyi looked normal, Ye Cui did not continue to ask questions, but continued to recite scriptures and worship Buddha...
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At the same time, the Imperial Study
Ye Mingsheng was looking at the memorial presented by Gu Sansi in his hand, and his mind was constantly thinking about the imperial examination.

The imperial examination is a major national event. According to the rules, it should be a provincial examination, academy examination, and palace examination, step by step, to select talented people and achieve a virtuous cycle.

However, during the Great Weekend, the various vassal states attacked each other and the order was in chaos. All the major states, including Ye Mingsheng, were busy fighting. They had no time or energy to prepare for the imperial examination.
So the imperial examination has been suspended for almost ten years. Since Ye Mingsheng founded the Daqian Dynasty, he has wanted to restore the imperial examination!

Restoring the imperial examination system is both simple and difficult!

To put it simply, the current Daqian has unified the world, although it has not yet reached the prosperous scene that Ye Mingsheng expected, but with the four words "Z Tongrenhe", Ye Mingsheng feels that there is no problem, and the public security is still relatively good!

In such a situation, restoring the imperial examination was just a matter of Ye Mingsheng's order!

But it is difficult to restore the imperial examination. After all, Ye Mingsheng does not want to continue with the formulaic eight-legged essay, and does not want to select only Confucian scholars!

Ye Mingsheng has complicated feelings towards Confucianism, an idea that is deeply rooted in the bones of the people of the Central Plains!
Confucianism is a very good ruling tool for emperors, which is why emperors of all dynasties like to promote Confucianism!
However, Ye Mingsheng knew very well that this traditional Confucianism was difficult to adapt to the development and progress of the times, so Ye Mingsheng wanted to take its essence and discard its dross, and Ye Mingsheng also wanted to embody this idea in the first imperial examination of the Daqian Dynasty...
Ye Mingsheng did not expect that he could completely change everything with just one imperial examination, so he did not make any major changes. The eight-legged essay still occupied the main position, but Ye Mingsheng wanted to add some knowledge of astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry and agronomy.

However, this idea encountered obstacles. The upright officials, mainly those in the Hanlin Academy, were very dissatisfied with this. They said that books like "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature" were nothing but strange and tricky techniques, and how could they be compared with the words of sages?

Scholars like these, instead of delving into the classics of sages, study those strange and lewd skills. Isn't this a disgrace to civility? How would the imperial court lose face if this got out?

In addition to the Hanlin Academy, the censors of the Censorate also wrote letters to advise and remonstrate. Although there were also opposition voices from other ministries, their opposition voices were not as loud as those of the Censorate and the Hanlin Academy!

If that were all, Ye Mingsheng could push it forward against all odds!

But the crux of the problem is that not only were there people in the court who opposed it, but there were also people among the people who opposed it. In fact, the degree of opposition from the people among the people was even stronger than that from the Hanlin Academy scholars and the Censors of the Censorate in the court.

Although Ye Mingsheng wanted to change, he lacked the courage to overturn everything, so the TQ group was still the ruling group in Daqian GL!

Therefore, countless people want to be G. Those who have connections can use their relationships to get a job, but those who don't have connections can only rely on the imperial examination.

The imperial examination had not been held for nearly ten years, and quite a number of candidates hoped that it would be restored. They all hoped that Ye Mingsheng would open an imperial examination...
Although they hoped that Ye Mingsheng could reopen the door to the imperial examination, they could not accept that Ye Mingsheng had included knowledge of astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, and agronomy in the examination.

Ye Mingsheng's idea has not been officially announced yet, but he has released some news, which has aroused public excitement. Some people are even very emotional and have suggested doing some sensitive actions that cannot be described!

Ye Mingsheng was rather helpless about this. It hadn't been officially announced yet, just a few rumors. Ye Mingsheng could imagine that if it was really announced, then there would probably be a huge outcry among the people!

Of course, Ye Mingsheng also has countermeasures for this, but Ye Mingsheng still doesn’t want to go to that step!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was also very conflicted about whether or not to include knowledge of astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, and agronomy in the first special examination. This was also an important reason why the imperial examination in Daqian had not started yet!

In response to this, Gu Sansi, who was appointed by Ye Mingsheng to be in charge of the imperial examination, suggested to Ye Mingsheng that the opposition in the court was too loud and if it was forced through, it would cause turmoil in the court!

It should be done step by step and gradually. Public schools in various places have just begun to popularize knowledge of astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry and agronomy. It may take some time before this knowledge can be included in the scope of the imperial examination.

Ye Mingsheng was thinking about Gu Sansi's suggestion. However, before Ye Mingsheng could figure it out, Ye Cheng walked into the room and reported to Ye Mingsheng:
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince refused to admit his mistake. The Queen even stopped giving him water. The Fourth Prince fainted just now..."