Chapter 172 Daming Immortal Mansion, Immortal Seedling Plan
"Shhhhh!"
Almost at the moment Yan Song finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Jie.
Yan Song was digging out Xu Jie's son in front of Xu Jie.
At this time, everyone wanted to see how Xu Jie, Lord Xu, would react.
After all, Yan Song's so-called new Imperial College sounded good, saying that it was for the purpose of training talents for the court, but to put it bluntly, he just had his eyes on the "Records of the Immortal Craftsmen" in Xu Fan's hand.
Once the technology here is passed on to other students in the Imperial College, the Xu family will lose a support.
In fact, everyone present could see that if the Xu family could get hold of this 'Museum of Immortal Crafts', then in the future the Xu family would develop into an immortal cultivation family and would be an indispensable presence in the Immortal Dynasty.
Obviously, as an opponent, Yan Song saw through this point, so he handed over the immortal craftsmanship technology on the pretext of training talents for the court and letting Xu Fan teach in the new Imperial College.
This is a blatant conspiracy by Yan Song!
Of course, what everyone saw was an irresistible conspiracy, but in Xu Jie's eyes, he had to consider much more.
When the emperor handed him the "Records of the Immortal Works", Yan Song had already hinted that he wanted to put this thing in the new Imperial College to provide a place for the study of various schools of thought and to train talents for the court.
The subtext is to tell him that the emperor will not allow the fairy craft technology to be monopolized by one company.
Therefore, what Xu Jie has to consider at this moment is the emperor's next attitude.
If the emperor agreed to Yan Song's words without asking me, then this "Records of the Immortal Craftsmanship and Natural History" would definitely have to be handed over.
On the contrary, this 'Museum of Immortal Crafts' is the real foundation for his Xu family to gain a foothold in the Immortal Dynasty in the future.
"Your Majesty," At this time, Yan Shifan also understood his father Yan Song's intention, and immediately stepped forward and said, "The new Imperial College is the core of the next reform."
"One of the main responsibilities of the new Imperial College is to train all kinds of talents needed by the court. These students will learn all kinds of knowledge from various schools of thought, religions and traditions."
"In addition, with the establishment of the new Imperial College, schools will be established in various places in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty."
"And what is learned in the new country will serve as a benchmark for all schools in the world!" As he spoke, Yan Shifan's face was full of righteousness.
"Your Majesty, this 'Records of Immortal Works' is an immortal book passed down by the 'Immortal Realm'. In the future, it will be one of the indispensable cornerstones for the construction of our Ming Dynasty," Yan Shifan said, pausing, "After all, the power of one person is limited."
"The immortal arts that Minister Xu has studied can only be better learned by more geniuses if they are placed in the new Imperial Academy!"
"There is strength in numbers. Only in this way can the construction of our Ming Dynasty be completed faster."
Yan Song and his son sang in unison in the hall and cooperated with each other.
The purpose of the two was not concealed at all, and everyone present could see it clearly.
"Yan thief, you have evil ambitions!" Gao Gong cursed in a low voice with gritted teeth.
Zhang Juzheng also frowned and looked at Yan Song and his son with displeasure. As for Zhao Zhenji, he kept his brows lowered and looked calm.
He has his own plans and agenda in the cabinet, so he will not express his opinion easily.
Most importantly, it is meaningless to express your opinion at this time.
Because whether to open the technology of "Xiangong Museum" to the new Imperial College depends on the will of the emperor.
Looking at Yan Song and Yan Shifan, how could Jiajing not see through what these father and son were planning?
However, he doesn't care about this.
This 'Record of the Immortal Craftsmen' could be passed down to the new Imperial Academy for development, or it could become the Xu family's inheritance.
It doesn't matter to him.
Because what he wanted was to allow this 'Museum of Immortal Craftsmen' to be fully utilized by the Ming Dynasty to enhance the national strength.
And whether it was Yan Song or Xu Jie, they all knew what he wanted!
If they don't realize this, then what they will lose is not just a mere "History of Immortals", but also their own immortal path and the future of their family.
However, since Xu Jie and Yan Song both gave him the right to choose, as the emperor he would naturally consider the perspective of the court.
"Xu Fan," Jiajing raised his finger slightly, looking at the nervous Xu Fan below with a comfortable look, "This 'Xiangong Museum Records' is now yours, and the three national weapons that were researched were also made by you. What do you think of what Lord Yan and Yan Shifan said?"
Hearing that Jiajing did not ask himself but directly asked his son Xu Fan, Xu Jie, who was standing aside, already understood in his heart that the emperor was asking the Xu family to hand over the things to the entire new Imperial College.
Xu Fan was suddenly stumped by the question, but he couldn't grasp the intention, and his sense of court politics was not very sensitive. A sentence his father told him before entering the palace today emerged in his mind.
"Today, the Yuxi Palace will discuss politics. If the emperor asks and you are undecided, then you can leave the choice to the emperor..." Thinking of this, Xu Fan no longer hesitated, stepped forward and bowed, saying:
"Your Majesty, I will obey your orders!" Compared to Xu Jie's sophistication in court politics, Xu Fan was much simpler. However, he also knew that Yan Song and Yan Shifan, father and son, were his mortal enemies.
Now the emperor asked for his opinion again, but he also heard that Yan Song and his son were very favored in the cabinet.
The situation did not suit my inner feelings, and I could not make up my mind. It was not easy to ask my father directly, so I could only answer like this.
After hearing what Xu Fan said, Jiajing didn't want him to guess his intentions, and there was nothing to guess about this matter.
"In this case, Xu Fan will be the director of the new Imperial College in the future, and will also serve as the Minister of Works," Jiajing said, pausing slightly. "Since this 'new Imperial College' is part of Yan Shifan's reform, Yan Shifan will be the chief academic officer."
The official positions of the Imperial College, from high to low, were: Jijiu, Siye, Jiancheng, Doctor, Assistant Teacher, Registrar, and Classics Officer.
Among them, the Jijiu was an official of the fourth rank.
The Jijiu was the highest official of the Imperial College, responsible for all teaching, academic management and affairs of the entire Imperial College.
Siye, a fifth-rank official, is the deputy of Jijiu, assisting him in handling daily affairs and also has the responsibility of teaching.
For example, the supervisor below, who is responsible for supervising student behavior and maintaining school rules and regulations, is a sixth-rank official.
The subsequent doctors were specifically responsible for teaching classics, history and other subjects, and were of the seventh or eighth rank.
Assistant professors are officials of the eighth or ninth rank, who mainly assist doctors in teaching academic subjects.
The clerk is responsible for managing the school's various documents and files, and is the lowest rank, the ninth rank clerk.
For example, the classics under the Dianbu are not included in the category. They are mainly responsible for library work, such as the arrangement and management of books.
Yan Shifan has already entered the cabinet and is a Grand Secretary, but it is not a big deal for him to also serve as the chief academic officer of the new Imperial College.
"I obey your order!" Xu Fan bowed immediately.
Instinctively, he was unwilling to work under Yan Shifan because they were enemies, but this was the emperor's order and he had to obey.
"Your Majesty, you are still on the side of my Yan family!" Seeing that the Emperor appointed Xu Fan as the director of the new Imperial College and taught students "Records of Immortal Craftsmen and Natural History", Yan Shifan turned his head slightly and glanced at the Qingliu people, his eyes full of provocation and complacency.
Gao Gong and others could naturally see the smug look in Yan Shifan's eyes.
This made Gao Gong, who was already unhappy with Yan Shifan, even more angry and he gritted his teeth, wishing he could bite this bastard to death.
"In addition," the matter of the new Imperial College was finished. The reform still needed some time, so Yan Shifan would be responsible for the details. With Yan Song's help, he would definitely get things done. He said, "I plan to lay spiritual veins in the capital tomorrow."
Laying spiritual veins? Hearing Jiajing's words, everyone was secretly shocked.
Although they still don't know what the spiritual vein is specifically, they only know that the emperor said that day that once this thing is planted, the entire capital will be filled with spiritual energy. The spiritual energy in their mansion is also extremely rich, and it may even be the source of spiritual energy.
Something that can be crowned as the source of spiritual energy is obviously not simple, so they cannot help but pay attention to it, and of course they are more looking forward to it.
"Your Majesty," Yan Song raised his arms and clasped his hands. "If this spiritual vein is planted, the entire capital will be filled with spiritual energy. Will it cause some chaos?"
When the others heard Yan Song say this, they nodded slightly and their expressions became serious.
Previously, all the birds and beasts had mutated because of the spiritual resources. Even now, the Yan family is training an army of spiritual beasts and war horses for the court, as well as spiritual falcons exclusively for the court.
Not only that, the imperial court even secretly bred some wolves, dogs, etc., which were spiritual beasts exclusive to the Ming Dynasty.
These are all birds and beasts that have mutated after coming into contact with spiritual objects, but these are all artificially bred and are within the controllable range, so there will not be any large-scale chaos.
For example, some mutated and disobedient wild beasts were secretly executed as soon as they were bred.
But now the emperor said that he wanted to lay spiritual veins throughout the capital city, and explicitly stated that the capital city would be filled with spiritual energy.
They were all worried about whether there would be any trouble. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty would announce to the outside world that it would become the Immortal Dynasty?
"I have considered this," Jiajing nodded slightly, "After the spiritual vein is laid, I will use the 'reverse spiritual gathering array' to confine it to prevent unnecessary leakage and waste of spiritual energy, but..."
Jiajing paused for a moment, then continued, "But the spiritual vein itself is the essence of the essence of spiritual energy. If it is laid out and led to your house, it will inevitably leak out."
"This is inevitable, so I will mark the location of the spiritual vein leak later. You should come up with a response plan as soon as possible."
Hearing Jiajing's words, everyone bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, we obey your order!"
"In addition to laying the spiritual veins, our Ming Dynasty must also prepare for the first stage of development of the future Immortal Dynasty as soon as possible," Jiajing looked around at everyone, and then looked at Yan Shifan, "Four years later, the reform will be over... By then, our Ming Dynasty will officially enter the ranks of the Immortal Dynasty."
"Some things can be prepared now, such as the cultivation of some 'immortal seedlings'!"
Immortal seedlings? Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and for a moment they didn't react to what these seedlings were.
"The so-called immortal seedlings are the second batch of immortal practitioners in our Ming Dynasty!" Jiajing did not keep the secret and spoke directly.
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(End of this chapter)
