Chapter 858 Three Fires
Author: Sanyang Tailai
The battle situation in Yizhou was sent back to the capital, and Yang Xixuan finally let out the breath he was holding. He supported Han Chenhui's steady attack. The list of casualties in this war with the grassland was too dazzling. This year's domestic grain harvest was good, and he had the national strength to fight the war.
The last team to move the capital finally entered Beijing. At this time, the autumn harvest has ended. There are obvious climate changes in the north. In autumn, there are autumn rains and cold weather. The leaves change colors with the autumn wind. When the leaves fall from the branches, it means that winter has passed.
Approaching in the autumn wind.
Duke Dingguo's mansion finally held a belated housewarming party. Yang Xi and his wife wrote the invitations themselves. It took the couple a whole day to write enough posts to send them out.
At this time, the capital city became lively again as the last people to move the capital successfully entered the capital, and good news came from Yizhou. The people in the capital could learn about the war situation from the newspapers. The already frightened people in the capital finally dared to go out of their homes.
The housewarming banquet of Dingguo Palace was held a little late, but it still attracted the attention of the capital. Now the whole capital is talking about Dingguo Palace.
On the day of the housewarming banquet, some people came specially to see the bustling scene outside the Duke's Mansion. Horse-drawn carriages crowded the entire street, which showed the wealth of the Duke Ding's Mansion.
There were also painters who painted the scene and submitted it for publication, and the new newspaper actually reported it.
Yang Xi and his wife had seen the submitted painting before it was published in the newspaper. Li Yonghe would not publish it unless they nodded. Yang Xi and his wife felt that it was better to express it openly than to let people guess.
At the same time, we also beat the powerful people in the capital. The newspapers can even report on it. You don't want to be famous in the newspapers one day, so you have to restrain the children in your family.
With the completion of the capital move to the capital, a lot of troubles occurred among the dandies on the streets of Beijing, which just served as a wake-up call for the dandies.
After the housewarming banquet at Duke Dingguo's residence, the Royal Academy selected students. There were two tests in total. The first test tested the students' true talents and practical knowledge. The second test rated the students. At the same time, students were assigned to different teaching subjects based on their knowledge.
At the same time, the Royal Library was officially opened, which was great news for the students who came to Beijing first to prepare for spring.
On the imperial side, several forces formally established the Ministry of Education through wrangling. The first step was to target students in academies and schools across the country and tighten the constraints on them. The second step was for the Ministry of Education to set up subsidies for disadvantaged students.
The Ministry of Education established three fires, and the third set up special educational newspapers and books.
The last fire came to Li Yonghe. Li Yonghe was in charge of the Propaganda Department. Naturally, he was unwilling to delegate power.
Regardless of the court fight between Yang Xi and his wife, the Royal Academy has completed two assessments. At a glance, it can be seen that 80% of the gentlemen have southern household registration. This is to balance the result of showing mercy to the northern gentlemen.
Tang Qinyao was successfully admitted to the Royal Academy, not as a teacher but as Yang Xi's teaching assistant. There were fifteen teaching assistants similar to Tang Qinyao.
Not many gentlemen from the Tang family were admitted to the Royal Academy, because the Tang family was stripped of their wool by the emperor and had been assigned by the Ministry of Education to support education in the northern states.
The situation of the Lu family is not much better. The entire Lu family, except for the young children who will attend next year's Spring Festival, was dispersed by the Ministry of Education and went to the northeastern states.
The other families missed the opportunity to negotiate. They hated the Tang and Lu families so much that they did not use their full strength when they sent people out.
Yang Xixuan didn't care, but he made a note in his heart.
Ziheng arrived in the capital at this time. Ziheng took the remaining household officials to deal with the aftermath, and they took a sea ship to Beijing to go north.
Yang Xi hadn’t seen her son for a long time. “He has lost weight and looked haggard.”
Zi Heng touched his face and said, "Mom, my son has obviously gained a lot of weight."
As for being haggard and being blown away by the sea breeze, especially in the northern seas, the sea breeze is like a knife cutting my face.
Yang Xi glared, "In my eyes, you just lost weight."
Zhou Yu patted his son on the shoulder and said, "I hope you get to Beijing smoothly."
Zi Heng had just returned from the palace. He reported his errands first, and his uncle asked him to rest for a few more days. "Mom, if my son has a few days to spare, if you need my son's help, just tell me."
Yang Xi couldn't bear to tire her son, "The Royal Academy is giving out exam questions. All the difficult things have been solved. You can have a good rest when you come back and don't worry about us."
Zi Heng hadn't rested for a long time. He was really not used to being without errands. Zhou Yu joked: "If you have nothing to do, spend more time with your fiancée."
Yang Xi also smiled, "Yes, please spend more time with Miss Tang."
Zi Heng touched his nose. He had spent all his efforts on moving the capital. All his thoughts were on moving the capital. He really didn't think about his fiancée.
When Zi Heng returned home, there was a lot of excitement in the family. For the little Zi Dan, his cousin, whom he had not met for many times in Jiaozhou, had forgotten to clean up.
However, blood and family ties are magical. Zi Heng hugged Zi Dan a few times, and Zi Dan became attached to Zi Heng.
Wei Ru smiled and said, "If you look closely, these two brothers look exactly alike."
Yang Xi really hadn't noticed it, but at a quick glance, it was true, "If Ziheng gets married early, the child should be as old as Zidan."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Ziheng will work hard to get married and you will be able to have a grandson in the next year."
After hearing this, Yang Xi raised her hand and touched her face. She was already going to be a grandma. Time flies so fast.
Ziheng's ears were very good, and they were already stained red. Zilu asked with a smile on his face, "Brother, are you shy?"
Zi Heng raised his hand and knocked his brother on the head, "You dare to make fun of anything."
Zilu curled his lips, "I know a lot!"
Last time he was almost tricked into going to Hualou, but luckily he and Yang Jin were alert.
Zilu leaned closer to his eldest brother again, "Brother, are you going to be on duty in the palace tomorrow?"
Zi Heng nodded, "Well, I didn't attend the Spring Festival, so my uncle wanted to come to the palace to help and take care of the prince at the same time."
Zilu stayed away from his eldest brother silently. He was really afraid that his eldest brother would drag him into the palace with him.
Zi Heng squinted his eyes, "What's the point of your sudden concern?"
Zilu hurriedly waved his hand, "No."
How can he say that he wishes his eldest brother wouldn't keep an eye on him? These days, his eldest brother is at home and he can't go out.
The next day, Zi Heng went to the palace as an errand after the morning court. He went directly to the Qin Zheng Hall. There were many ministers staying in the Qin Zheng Hall. The ministers were not surprised to see Zi Heng.
Ziheng's job is equivalent to that of the emperor's secretary, so Ziheng can have such learning opportunities.
Last night, news came back from Yizhou of a great victory. Hulechna was defeated and fled with his troops. General Liu and General Fang cooperated to annihilate 30,000 enemies and capture more than 20,000 enemy soldiers.
At the same time, the firearms that Hulechi did not take away were seized and had been transported back to Beijing from Yizhou.
Qian Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the battle could come to an end in winter. Winter is not the time for a war, especially on the grassland where it is easy to lose direction in winter, so the household department can also relax.
Yang Xixuan had a map in front of him, "The Yizhou army pursued in two directions. Hulechna lost a large number of firearms, and their combat power was greatly reduced. This pursuit will not go deep into the grassland, and the army will turn back at the Chaos River."
Li Yongyan looked towards the Chaos River. Although the Chaos River was not the hinterland of the grassland, it was a place with lush pastures. The Emperor was eyeing the cattle and sheep in the grassland.
Ziheng thought that Hulechi would not run towards the Chaos River, so he looked towards the snow-capped mountains.
Yang Xixuan was in a good mood. The grasslands suffered heavy losses in this battle. Not only did they not have enough food and grass in the cold winter, Hulechna also had to beware of raids by foreigners from the north.
In recent years, the northern foreigners have been plundering the grassland tribes. The news of Hulechi's defeat could not be concealed. Yang Xixuan looked at the border with the northern foreigners. He had not forgotten the calculations behind these foreigners.
Chapter completed!