Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

The top ten students in the literary exam met in the court today. Ye Heng brought Guoguo, Chai Xiangyu, and Chai Ye to the court early in the morning. Guoguo was swaying in the carriage and was very sleepy. Ye Heng had to hold her and sleep all the way. Chai Xiangyu and Chai Ye sat upright. Chai Xiangyu was a little brat because his sister got first place, so he was unwilling to be strict with himself. Look, now his sister is not as good as him. "Humph, you don't act like a sister." Chai Ye looked at his brother who was too strong-willed. The little bun didn't sleep well and kicked Chai Xiangyu, "You stinky brother. What's wrong with not being as good as me in the exam? When you grow up to be as old as me, you will definitely be better than me. Your sister has always encouraged you, what else do you want?" Chai Xiangyu: That's right. I'm not sad. You are older than me. Guoguo: Brother Ye, she is not my brother. She is from someone else's family. He hummed softly.

They bickered all the way until they got off the bus outside the palace. Seeing so many people, the brother and sister stopped talking.

Ye Heng said, "The first ten, follow me." Ten people came to the outside of the hall and lined up. Ye Heng said, "Wait here. Someone will tell you to come in." Ye Heng then went into the hall.

In the court, Chief Eunuch Ma called out, "There's a petition to be submitted. Court is dismissed without further ado." Ye Heng stepped out and announced, "Outside the main hall, the top ten newly admitted candidates are awaiting an audience with the Emperor." The Emperor replied, "Let them in." A eunuch called out, "Newly admitted candidates, enter the palace!" A young eunuch ushered them in. Guoguo was first, walking in with her head held high. The first three, all children, entered in unison. The officials in the court were stunned. "Why are they all children?" Duke Lu and Duke Huo knew that children were more capable than adults. The ten candidates entered with their heads lowered, not daring to look the Emperor in the eye. Only Guoguo held her head high and smiled at him, her little mouth moving silently. The Emperor understood and said, "Hello, Uncle Emperor! Look, I've brought honor to you." The Emperor smiled and nodded. Everyone in the court was stunned. The Emperor had never smiled before. The emperor began. "Here are the top ten nationally in this year's liberal arts exam. The first place winner is a girl named Chai Jin. Her writing style is distinctive, her ideas are original, and her eloquence is eloquent. She benefits the people and is therefore the new top scholar." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, someone said, "Your Majesty, you are ridiculous! How can a girl attend court?" Many people objected. What could a child do? Chai Xiangyu replied, "Thanks to you, the Great Yan Dynasty was ruined. Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve. What's wrong with a child? Ability doesn't matter, regardless of size or gender."

Emperor: After leaving court, all ministers may visit the Imperial College's outer wall to view the answers to the top ten papers from the Great Yan exam. Now, I'll give you a question for the class: A disaster has struck a certain region, displacing its people. What would you do in this situation? Alternatively, given the current situation in the Great Yan, what should be done to improve the lives of the people? Choose one of these two questions. Ministers and examinees, please share your opinions! No restrictions.

The emperor stopped talking and waited for the people to speak. Chai Xiangyu raised his hand. All the court officials looked at the child. The emperor said: Chai Xiangyu, you speak. Chai Xiangyu said: Food is the most important thing for the people. Only when they have food to eat can the people feel at ease. The common people don’t ask for much. When they are hungry, they can have enough food to eat. When they are cold, they can have clothes to wear. This is the most common thing. Poor people go to school thinking about the people, but when they really pass the exam to become officials, ask themselves if their only purpose of going to school is themselves. If an official does not serve the people, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. "Hahahahahahahahahahaha" Guoguo laughed. Long live the emperor: My brother said it well. If an official does not serve the people, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. If you make money, the people will have food to eat. It's better than being a thug in the court. If you occupy the toilet but don't poop, it's better not to be an official like that. After arguing for a whole morning, the court officials are not as good as a few children. The Emperor wanted to confer an official position on Guoguo, but seeing that she was too young, he asked, "Guoguo, do you want to be an official?" Guoguo replied, "Your Majesty, if Chai Jin doesn't become an official, I'll sell sweet potatoes to the people to keep them from starving. I'll also grow cotton for them to keep them warm in the winter." The Emperor, upon hearing this, said, "Well, good child! Listen to what a child says, and then look at yourselves. Do you still think it's absurd for a child to attend court? Slap your face!" The Emperor said sternly. Guoguo stepped out and said, "Guoguo, I want to run the academy on the hill." The Emperor agreed immediately and appointed you as the Dean of the world's premier academy, Dayan. Chai Xiangyu and Chai Ye will serve as Vice Deans. The other seven candidates will serve as teachers at the academy. The Dean will be a third-rank official, the Vice Dean a third-rank official, and the Teacher a fifth-rank official. You'll take office tomorrow. "This is my purpose." Guoguo replied, "Your Majesty, my younger brother and older brother are still young. We'd like to study at the academy for two years. My younger brother and older brother also want to attend the Imperial College. Learning never ends." Guoguo looked at the emperor after she finished speaking. The emperor thought about the fact that the children were still young and agreed. "Okay, I'll go to the Imperial College tomorrow." The emperor wrote out a list of names and gave it to the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy - so-and-so. Steward Ma: "Dismiss the court."

Ye Heng pulled Guo Guo out of the court, saying, "Satisfied!" Guo Guo: "Yes, I just want Brother Ye and Brother Ye to study for a few more years." Chai Xiangyu was also very happy, and so was Chai Ye. They both wanted to go, and they were satisfied. Ye Heng walked them back to the mansion and returned to the palace, to the imperial study. Discuss - What aspects of students' future training should be focused on?

Little Dumpling was jumping around at home, overjoyed. Guoguo was also going to the Imperial Academy for two years. All the other children in the family were going to the First Academy to receive a modern education. Guoguo was going to be the dean, but he wasn't telling anyone about it yet.

The next day, the imperial edict arrived at the Chai residence. The three children received it, and the entire family knelt in greeting. Guoguo and the other two were to go to the Imperial College to study, and the dean was looking for someone to take their place. After receiving the imperial edict, Ye Heng escorted the three to the Imperial College.

Three days later, the children from Taohua Village all arrived at the mountain academy, not taking exams. Guoguo's children, both boys and girls, who had been adopted by her in the capital, also arrived there. The two former teachers were hired as teachers. Li Jingwen was about to return to Taohua Village, but Guoguo tempted him into attending classes at the academy until they could return together. Li Jingwen agreed to go.

The college was just starting out, with Li Jingwen teaching liberal arts, Chen Jun still teaching medicine, and Ye Heng looking for music theory teachers, martial arts, and Sanda coaches, etc.

Little Tuanzi only went to the Imperial College for half a day of classes every day and was picked up by Ye Heng at noon.

Having been in Beijing for a long time, Guoguo took Simei to Xiaowangzhuang to check on the land. They discovered small insects in the soil. With a sinking heart, she called Wang Youzhi and told him to call a meeting for everyone in the village. Wang Youzhi went from house to house to notify them.

Little Dumpling held a meeting: "Now, everyone who has free time should go to the fields and catch insects. If you have chickens, ducks, or geese, drive them into the fields to eat them. Tell everyone that if there are too many insects, they will eat all the crops, leaving people with nothing to eat. We must pay attention to this. From now on, every household should raise chickens, ducks, and geese. They will all eat the insects in the fields. If you don't raise them anymore, you can sell them to me and I'll collect them. I'll pay you for each chicken, duck, or goose. Two hundred and ten coins each, the more the better." The people: "Okay, okay. We'll raise them and drive them into the fields to eat the insects." With that, he drove his carriage home.

That night, Ye Heng returned and told the emperor about this. Ye Heng went to the palace that night to tell the emperor about this. The next day, at the morning court, the emperor emphasized that he would send notices to all places to feed more sheep, chickens, and ducks, and to feed on insects in the fields to prevent insect plagues.

Guoguo also saw insect eggs in her own field, so she released all the chickens in her space and sent them to the fields. The chickens picked up insects and ate them, and within a few days, the insects in the vegetable garden were gone. Guoguo then took them to the mountaintops, where they ran around eating insects. Thousands of chickens covered nine mountaintops. Guoguo let them free range. Suddenly, the adults at the academy caught and ate several of them. Guoguo ran to the academy to complain, and the student was severely punished. Only then did no one catch the chickens. Half a month later, Guoguo brought the chickens to Xiaowangzhuang again. They went to the fields to eat insects. These chickens started picking up insects and eating them. Guoguo released the chickens on five thousand acres of land and went home.

A fortnight later, Guoguo went to Xiaowangzhuang to check the soil for insect eggs. He told the farmers to release their chickens into the fields. Guoguo then called his own chickens back. He said, "Be especially careful next spring." Guoguo is a man who sees the big picture from the small details.