I want to ruin the country

Du Shoutian and his men blindly worshipped Emperor Kangxi, and when they heard that the Emperor had a solution, they were very happy and said hurriedly,

"Your Majesty, please tell me what strategy the Holy Ancestor has to save the world!"

Yining Road,

"The Holy Ancestor taught me many methods. I will slowly tell everyone about them in the future. However, the methods the Holy Ancestor taught me are a bit strange, and I'm afraid they will be difficult to implement!"

Zai Yuan said seriously,

"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. Since the Holy Ancestor can save the country and the people from disaster, I can't care less!"

Yining did not want to continue this question, because he had no idea what to do in the future, so he asked Du Shoutian,

"Teacher, your eldest son Du Han is in Hubei, right?"

Du Shoutian suddenly felt ecstatic and said quickly,

"In reply to the Emperor, my son is serving as the Education Commissioner in Hubei!"

Du Shoutian was very excited. The emperor suddenly asked about someone, which was either good or bad.

According to the current situation, the possibility of bad things happening is not great. If bad things are eliminated, then naturally it will be a good thing. He doesn't think that the emperor is just asking this for fun out of boredom!

Although my son has become a third-rank academician, he is still far away from the center of national power. I am already 63 years old this year. How many more years can I still work?

He always wanted to become the prime minister of the dynasty like Liu Tongxun and Liu Yong, father and son, which would be a story that will be passed down through the ages.

But he knew when to advance and when to retreat. There were some things that he absolutely could not rush. Today, the emperor actually took the initiative to bring it up. He might have made some moves on his son Ziweixing!

Yining asked again,

"I can't remember how old he is or what year he passed the imperial examination!"

Du Shoutian suppressed his excitement and replied,

"Your Majesty, my son is already forty-five years old. He was a Jinshi in the twenty-fourth year of the Daoguang reign. Why did Your Majesty suddenly think of him?"

Yining Road,

"Your Du family has seven Jinshi (imperial scholar) graduates, five Hanlin scholars (imperial scholars) from father to son, and generations of you have served the country. Even if I forget anyone, I can never forget you!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"It is the duty of scholars to serve the court wholeheartedly and obey the emperor wholeheartedly. I dare not take credit for it!"

"Teacher's health has been getting worse recently, but I just inherited the throne and can't leave her. I feel really bad about it!"

Du Shoutian didn't understand what the emperor meant, so he could only say,

"For the Emperor and the court, even if this old minister's bones are sacrificed, what does that matter?"

Yining Road,

“It’s good to be an education official and select talents for the country, but right now there are many more important things to do.

Du Han is already over 40 and has enough experience. I'll transfer him to the Ministry of Works as a minister and let him learn about military affairs. Firstly, he can help me relieve my worries, and secondly, he can also take care of his teacher. What do you think?

Even though Du Shoutian had been in the court for several years and had become calm and composed, he was still ecstatic when he heard the news!

The Minister of Works and the Grand Councilor are learning to walk. This is truly a huge pie falling from the sky!

In just six years, in just six years, his son went from being a Jinshi (Jinshi) to being a Second-Rank Minister of Works and working in the Grand Council. Although he was so happy that he lost his mind, he still knelt down and said,

"Your Majesty, absolutely not, absolutely not. My son is still young and needs more experience. Please revoke your order!"

One should be humble when necessary, and give in when necessary. Only by giving in can one appear magnanimous, and not fighting for power and profit can the emperor be assured. Du Shoutian is well aware of this!

Yining smiled and said,

"Haha, you're already forty-five. How long do you have left to gain experience? Do you think you'll have to wait until you're seventy or eighty before serving me?"

Du Shoutian said hurriedly,

"That's not what I meant. I'm just afraid of criticism from the court!"

Yining scoffed.

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary actions, not routine ones. I need young, energetic, and enterprising people to help me.

Who can stop me from doing what I want to do? "

Listening to the sounds of gongs and drums and the voices of people, Du Shoutian and the other three understood that the emperor was going to form his own team.

Du Shoutian knew that he was old and could no longer charge into battle, and he was also the emperor's teacher, so it would be inconvenient to order him around!

My son has also come up, so there is nothing to worry about. It’s better to be sensible and retreat!

"Your Majesty, I have been feeling overwhelmed lately. Please allow me to resign from all my official positions and return home to recuperate!"

Yining knew a lot about Du Shoutian's life. He was what later generations called a top student.

He is from Binzhou, Shandong.

His ancestor Du Shi was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli, and served as the governor of Jiangxi and Huguang.

His father, Du He, was a Jinshi (Jinshi) who had served as the educational commissioner of Shuntian Prefecture and Zhejiang Province.

In the eighth year of Jiaqing's reign, 17-year-old Du Shoutian passed the examination for scholars and ranked first. In the fifteenth year of Jiaqing's reign, he passed the examination for juren and ranked th in Shandong.

In the third year of Daoguang's reign, he took the first place in the joint examination and the first place in the second class of the palace examination, becoming a Chuanlu.

He ranked fifth in the imperial examination, was selected as a scholar, and entered the Hanlin Academy.

In the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang, he served as the editor of the National History Museum, and then as the chief editor. The following year, he was appointed as the director of the National History Museum.

In August of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang, he was appointed as the education commissioner of Shanxi. In the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang, the scholars of Shanxi presented him with a plaque that read "Model of Human Relations", but he politely declined.

In the first month of the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang, Du Shoutian was appointed as the daily record officer and served in the Shangshufang as a bachelor of attendance.

He continued to be promoted and served as a cabinet scholar and minister of rites, left vice minister of works, left vice minister of revenue, left censor-in-chief and was granted the right to ride in the Forbidden City, and minister of works.

In the 29th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang, he was appointed chief chef of the Shangshufang again, and trained the princes for Emperor Daoguang.

When Emperor Xianfeng ascended the throne, he appointed him as the Prince's Tutor and Acting Minister of Personnel, President of the Veritable Records Bureau, and also Minister of Punishments and Associate Grand Secretary.

He managed the Ministry of Rites as an assistant minister and continued to manage the three treasuries of the national treasury.

In the second year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, the Yellow River broke its banks and the areas north of the Yangtze River and Shandong Province were affected. He was ordered to carry out relief work, investigate the people's conditions, and investigate and punish officials who violated laws and discipline along the way.

Du Shoutian braved the scorching heat to provide disaster relief. He decisively intercepted 60 dan of grain from Jiangnan to supply the capital and distributed it to the victims.

During the journey, he contracted a summer heat epidemic that affected his liver qi, but he continued to work despite his illness. He died in Qingjiangpu, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province on the afternoon of the ninth day of the seventh lunar month. He truly dedicated himself to his work until his death.

Du Shoutian was a taciturn and cautious person throughout his life. He and his father and son "never got involved in the affairs of the imperial court, and Han and others were less likely to hear about them.

He spent 13 years in the Hanlin Academy, and did not go out except for necessary matters such as the weddings and funerals of close friends and official business. He took pleasure in "serving parents, teaching children, and self-study."

The Draft History of Qing Dynasty commented that he "did not acquire a single acre of land or add a single house throughout his years as an official, and was a model official."

Throughout his life, he actively recommended talents, was honest and upright in his official duties, and had excellent ethics, with almost no flaws.

Yining didn't want to watch him die of illness and exhaustion two years later, so he had to make some arrangements in advance.

Du Shoutian misunderstood, thinking that the emperor wanted him to retire and return home because he was too old and inconvenient!