amaotonovel Chapter 887: Gardeber invites the reading room to stand
Chapter 887: Gardeber invites the reading room to stand
Shen Zheng convinced Deng Jinghe with just one sentence.
——"My bookstore is a business run by ordinary people. What Mr. Deng wants is not just for ordinary people to learn to read and write, right?"
After sending Shen Zheng and the other two out of the official school, Deng Jinghe stood under the old apricot tree for a long time.
Ning Yan came to look for him and asked him to eat, but he said: "In my life, I have met countless people and educated countless people, but I have only met two noble people."
Looking back on the road we have traveled, it has been full of ups and downs and mud.
Ning Yan asked: "Shanzhang, the noble person you mentioned, one is His Majesty, and the other is..."
The gate of the official school was wide open, the stone slabs in front of the gate were still wet, and the road was winding as if there was no end in sight.
"Master Shen..." Deng Jinghe said, "Ning Yan, when the bookstore opens in the future, you must take care of it with your fellow apprentices and don't let Master Shen down."
Ning Yan felt like she didn't understand, but also seemed to understand, "Shu... Shusi?"
Deng Jinghe led her out of the gate, pointed to an empty space on the left and said, "Tong'an Bookstore."
Ning Yan opened her mouth slightly and was speechless for a moment.
......
At sunset, the emperor received news from the Yulin Guards.
The piece of paper covered with small words caught fire and turned into ashes in a moment.
"Reading Tower..." The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his expression hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. "He actually dared to go find Shen Zheng. It seems that I have indulged him too much in the past few years, allowing him to live too comfortably."
Eunuch Hong lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
Unexpectedly, the emperor asked him: "Hong Banban, what do you think... is it better to deprive someone of his title for no merit, or to deprive him of his title for a crime?"
Eunuch Hong shuddered.
With his status and position, how could he dare to decide whether Gadbert lived or died...
"Minion..."
His eyes rolled, and he suddenly understood - whether Gadbert was "innocent" or "guilty", the emperor wanted to strip him of his title, so he... just had to do what the emperor said.
"Your Majesty is the ruler of the Great Zhou. In my heart, any decision made by Your Majesty is granted by heaven."
The emperor sneered, "You old man, you don't even tell me the truth."
Eunuch Hong glared slightly and quickly slid to his knees.
"Every word I said is true! In my heart, you are the God... But Your Majesty, I dare to say that it is logical... impeccable for Gardebo to build a reading building."
On the surface, what's wrong with Cardinal Gadberg collecting all the ancient books in the capital in one place for people to view?
Fortunately, the emperor had pity on him as a eunuch, otherwise he would never have dared to say these words.
The emperor was silent for a while and asked him to get up.
"I will not find fault with him." The emperor said, "Not only will I not find fault, I will also help him."
The candles in the hall were flickering one after another. Once the candlelight began to dim, the palace maids would go in to pick out the wicks and trim the candles.
......
The next morning, Jiadebo and Yan Fengci jointly proposed to build a reading building near the Imperial College to collect books from all over the world for scholars to browse.
All officials were silent.
Jadebo, this empty-handed person, started to "do practical things", and almost everyone understood what he was thinking.
Ji Benchang was the first to jump out and oppose.
"Lord Jiade, there are many bookstores in the capital. Tong'an Bookstore will open in the capital soon. You didn't mention this reading building before, but you chose to set it up at this time. What is your intention?"
Very bad!
Yue Zhenchuan also said, "Master Yan, the Ministry of Rites mentioned before that you have a large collection of books in the Imperial College, and asked if you could lend some to ordinary official schools. What did you say that day?"
Yan Feng remained silent, as if he had not heard anything.
Yue Zhenchuan was not as angry as Ji Benchang, but asked himself: "At that time you said, 'The essence of the saints cannot be lent out casually.' Your words showed disdain for ordinary official schools. Why are you so kind today and want to benefit students all over the world?"
The two of them almost said it out loud, and all the officials in the palace knew it in their hearts - Jiadebo and Yan Fengci were targeting Tongan Bookstore.
And targeting Tongan Bookstore means targeting Shen Zheng.
All the officials looked at the emperor.
In the past, the emperor was very protective of Shen Zheng. They wanted to see how the emperor would react to what happened today.
But they waited for a long time, and the emperor didn't say a word, as if he wanted them to... argue for Shen Zheng?
After some thought, a few more people stepped out.
They were openly and secretly advising Gadber not to "act on impulse".
Gadber felt hatred and bitterness in his heart.
He raised the tablet above his head, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I am also thinking about the country of Great Zhou! I have seen Lord Shen open many bookstores to benefit scholars all over the world. I admire him and want to help Lord Shen..."
All the officials sneered in their hearts.
By doing this, he was not "giving a helping hand" to Shen Zheng at all; instead, he was "hurting Shen Zheng's arm".
If they were honest, they were jealous of Shen Zheng, yes, but they looked down on Jiadebo, who had always been seeking fame and reputation.
But today, Gadber set up a "conspiracy".
He was put in the front among all the scholars in the world, and even they could only give him some gentle advice but did not dare to say that he was wrong.
Just as they were wondering how the emperor would respond, the emperor spoke.
"You are right, my dear minister." The emperor laughed out loud. "It is rare that you have such a thought. I approve of this reading building."
All the officials were stunned, and some even started picking their ears secretly.
Gadber was also stunned.
what's the situation?
He was prepared to face the emperor's wrath, but the other party... just agreed so lightly?
This is wrong!
He scratched his head secretly.
As early as yesterday, he had anticipated what would happen today.
——The incident started when he went to court to request to build a reading tower, but the emperor did not agree. Not only did his request go to waste, he was also angrily rebuked by the emperor and then left the court.
——After the court session is dismissed, the news that "Jadebo requested to build a reading tower for the literati of the world, but was rejected by the emperor" will "spread like wildfire". When the news reaches the ears of the literati in the capital, his status as Jiadebo will naturally rise.
——Finally, the general trend was irresistible. He took advantage of the favorable situation and went to the court once again to petition. Under pressure, the emperor would allow him to set up a reading tower.
——In this way, he won the favor of scholars all over the world, not only made a great comeback, but also gained both fame and fortune.
By then, who would dare to say that he has no achievements at all, and who would dare to look down on him?
But why... did things develop completely differently from what he expected?
Why didn't the emperor reprimand him but instead agreed to it directly?
He had a strange look on his face, which the emperor saw clearly. The emperor asked with a smile, "My dear, you are too happy. Why do you look so frightened? By the way, not only will I allow you to have this reading building, I will also ask Earl Yongning to write an inscription for it."
Someone in the hall laughed secretly.
Gadber looked up stiffly, his smile uglier than crying: "Your Majesty, this is not..."