Chapter 131: Promotion to a higher position
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: A teacher is one who imparts knowledge and resolves doubts..."

Deng Qianqiu received the order and listened patiently to the eunuch's recitation.

"Now I have entrusted you to Deng Qianqiu. You are indeed unworthy. I hope Deng Qianqiu will be generous with all his life's knowledge and teach you everything he has learned. Now I have summoned you to the main hall to ask questions. As expected, you have made great progress. I am very pleased."

"The greatest achievements in the world are those made in the military and in civil administration. Teaching and educating people is difficult to achieve, because it takes at least ten years to see the results. Nowadays, you have made rapid progress. In just a month, you are no longer the Ah Meng of Wu. It is amazing. I order Deng Qianqiu to be granted the title of Qianhu, and the Chunhe Palace's Baihu Office will be changed to Qianhu Office. In addition to their main duties, Qianhu Office will also set up schools and collect books... I admire you!"

After the eunuch finished reading, he couldn't help but look at Deng Qianqiu with envy.

This guy...got promoted.

A Qianhu Suo has almost stepped into the ranks of senior military officers, not to mention that it is a real position of Qianhu in the imperial guards.

What is incomprehensible is that a university is set up under a thousand households, which seems to have no precedent in all dynasties.

Deng Qianqiu was too lazy to think. He took the imperial edict, held it in his hands, and hurriedly expressed his gratitude. After seeing off the eunuch, he found that many people had surrounded him happily and came to congratulate him.

Deng Qianqiu could feel that their joy was from the bottom of their hearts! Of course, this was understandable. With his promotion, those who followed him naturally had a promising future, and their future would surely rise.

After sending these people away, Zhu Gang and the other two refused to leave. Deng Qianqiu still held the imperial edict in his hand and said with emotion, "See? This is how the economic base determines the superstructure. If I had accepted the grandson of a merchant as your classmate a year ago, Your Majesty would have killed me. But why is Your Majesty encouraging it now?"

Zhu Gang curled his lips and said, "Aren't you just thinking about a few stinky dollars?"

Deng Qianqiu scolded, "Don't talk nonsense. This is because the economic foundation has changed! You guys, when you listen to me, don't just let it go in one ear and out the other. You have to remember it and refer to the actual situation in life. That's what we call applying what we have learned! Only in this way can we learn the real things."

Zhu Di thought about it seriously and seemed to think it made sense.

He now realized that he had underestimated this teacher in the past. This teacher could earn money by teaching, which was amazing. Even if this teacher could squeeze oil out of stone in the future, he would believe it.

"Okay, okay, I have to submit a letter of thanks. You should treat your junior brother well. Remember, don't let him get hurt. It's just a token of appreciation. The most important thing is to encourage him to study hard."

"Got it." At this moment, the three of them became energized and ran to look for Shen Zhiye again.

Deng Qianqiu couldn't help but feel sympathy for Shen Zhiye. Three devils were staring at him alone. What a blessing was this?
Moreover, these three people actually received commissions. It's cruel, too cruel.

But Deng Qianqiu was determined to be ruthless. At this point, His Majesty had already promised him, so he had to be ruthless now. Now His Majesty had appointed him as a thousand households and asked him to build a school. He had given him all the benefits. If he failed, how would he explain himself?

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"Your Majesty, Deng Qianqiu has something to report."

He should also hurriedly take a memorial and deliver it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in Empress Ma's bedroom at this time.

Empress Ma's belly was already very big. Counting on her fingers, she estimated that she would give birth in a month or two, so Zhu Yuanzhang came more frequently.

However, as for Deng Qianqiu's report, he should have known in advance that His Majesty was now concerned about Deng Qianqiu's movements, so when the Secretariat sent the memorial, he delivered it as soon as possible.

"Give it to me." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took the memorial and glanced down at it.

Queen Ma lay on the couch, gently patted her belly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what did Qianqiu say?"

"He's talking a lot of nonsense, saying he's expressing his gratitude, but actually he's just fawning on me. I think this guy is more like Qin Hui," said Zhu Yuanzhang.

Empress Ma frowned slightly: "Qin Hui?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "I'm just saying. What Tang'er said is very true, a traitor may look loyal. The more upright a person is, the more likely he is to be Qin Hui. On the contrary, Deng Qianqiu, who is like honey in his mouth, is not like that. Hmm... this kid... actually asked me for something, Chunhe Palace University?"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

Empress Ma said, "Chunhe Palace is the residence of the Crown Prince. How can it be called a university? The common people will laugh at it if they see it."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, it's not nice to say it out loud, Deng Qianqiu is really bold."

"If your majesty wants to refuse, you don't have to be too cold. Qianqiu is a timid child. You can comfort him with a few words and then politely refuse."

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated, lowered his head, and said, "It's okay to gamble."

"What?" Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief.

She suddenly discovered that the person sleeping next to her seemed to have changed his temperament.

Since he ascended the throne, Empress Ma knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had been trying his best to maintain the dignity of the royal family. In fact, this is understandable. The world has been in chaos for so long, everyone claims to be a king and every family claims to be an emperor.

Now that the country has finally been unified, the people have long been numb to all kinds of emperors. Once people lose their awe of the palace, who knows how many people in this world will plot evil deeds!

And Haruhiko is an important part of the palace's majesty. How could such a name be given to someone so easily?

Once the military and civilians all over the world start talking about it, or if some gossip happens in this university in the future, it will inevitably make people have improper thoughts.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Forget it, just agree to his request. After all, he is a meritorious official and has made great contributions this time. I am kind-hearted and it would be inappropriate to reject his request."

Empress Ma smiled, but looked at Zhu Yuanzhang deeply, and said nothing more, "Your Majesty, it's time to think about giving this child a name."

Zhu Yuanzhang said subconsciously: "Chunhe..."

Empress Ma raised her eyebrows and said, "Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing. Then he said, "Haha, I've been busy with state affairs these days, and I've been a little absent-minded."

Queen Ma smiled.

Just wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to leave.

Empress Ma had Zhu Jingjing summoned and asked her face to face, "Has your third brother been looking for you these days?"

"No." Zhu Jingjing said in annoyance: "Third brother seems to have disappeared recently. In the past, he was always busy."

Empress Ma said, "I'll ask Gan'er later what Qianqiu has been doing these days."

Zhu Jingjing looked at Empress Ma in surprise, her eyes full of confusion, and then asked, "Mother, what happened to Deng Qianqiu?"

Empress Ma said, "I always feel that your majesty is hiding something, and it has something to do with Qianqiu."

Zhu Jingjing couldn't help but worry and said, "That's bad. Father is going to skin him alive."

"What nonsense."

Seeing Empress Ma's reproachful look, Zhu Jingjing could only purse her lips and remain silent.

.........

Two gold-plated signs were hung up.

One is the Chunhe Palace Qianhu Suo.

The other is the Haruhegu University Hall.

Deng Qianqiu stood under the two plaques and laughed.

In the distance, many curious people were watching.

Niu Shisan raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then pressed the hilt of the knife at his waist and said, "Captain, I will go and chase them away."

Niu Shisan was very diligent. He was promoted from a centurion to a thousand-householder, and now he is still the general flag-taker. He also wanted to make progress like Deng Qianqiu. He felt that he should show his face more in front of the thousand-householder.

Wen Yuanji, the secretary, also stood beside Deng Qianqiu, his eyes full of envy, but he said to Niu Shisan: "General Niu, you can't go."

Niu Shisan was stunned and asked in confusion: "Wen Qianshu, what do you mean by this?"

Wen Yuanji smiled and said, "Your family is eager for more people to come and watch, but you are chasing them away? You are good at everything except the ways of the world. Next time you treat me to a drink, I will teach you some ways of the world."

Niu Shisan said: "If you want to learn, you shouldn't learn from Wen Qianshu. The one who understands people's hearts the best in the world is our Qianhu. I am following him, and I only need to glimpse a little bit, which is enough to benefit me infinitely."

Wen Yuanji puffed his beard and glared, and couldn't help cursing in his heart, "Damn flatterer!" It turned out that this guy was pretending to be stupid all day long, which made him, Wen Yuanji, seem a little naive.

Deng Qianqiu finally withdrew his gaze from the plaque, glanced at the two men, and said, "Shut up and get to work."

So everyone dispersed.

Deng Qianqiu stood with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help feeling smug.

The youngest captain in the world should be me, Deng Qianqiu.

Of course, this seems to be secondary. The most important thing is that Deng Qianqiu increasingly finds that Zhu Yuanzhang's temper seems to have been restrained compared to before.

"Maybe..." A bold idea popped into his mind.

Perhaps in addition to people like Zhu Gang who could be educated and influenced, Emperor Gaozu of the Ming Dynasty also seemed to be able to be influenced.

Deng Qianqiu seemed to have discovered a new world, because he found that Zhu Yuanzhang was not a person who got angry for no reason. Whether it was killing people or exterminating a clan, he was not driven by anger, but relied on rationality.

Yes, an extremely harsh rationality drove Zhu Yuanzhang to make judgments of interests and thus make choices.

And when it comes to dealing with a rational person, Deng Qianqiu has plenty of ways to do it.

"Qianhu, Qianhu..." Someone came hurriedly.

Deng Qianqiu had returned to his official housing. He looked up and glanced at the person who came. He was a captain of a thousand households.

So Deng Qianqiu asked, "What's the matter?"

"The Vice Minister Hu Weiyong is here to visit, and his carriage is outside the Qianhu Office."

I think it was because Deng Qianqiu got promoted, so Hu Weiyong wanted to come and congratulate him.

Deng Qianqiu said, "No, tell Mr. Hu that I am very busy and cannot entertain you."

The captain was stunned, and then his eyes were full of confusion. You know, this is the prime minister, and many thousand households want to curry favor with him, not to mention that he comes to visit. Even if he doesn't come, he still wants to curry favor with him.

But Deng Qianqiu is so mighty and domineering.

(End of this chapter)