Over the past few days, Cao Mao had met with all the ministers in the Imperial Secretariat, one after another.
Apart from Du Yu and Chen Qian, who had left with him, he had met practically everyone once.
It could be said that they had done quite well.
At any rate, Cao Mao had found nothing that displeased him. They were all quite diligent and had achievements to show for it.
His only dissatisfaction was probably the issue of public fields.
Still, that could be resolved later.
After meeting the ministers of the Imperial Secretariat, Cao Mao also had to meet the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers.
During Cao Mao's absence, Wang Su's classical studies had achieved some impressive results. Wang Su had subsequently given several more lectures and handed out several of his own books.
The ministers had then strongly urged that these books be placed in libraries throughout the realm.
After much back and forth, Wang Su had finally agreed, as though he had no choice.
Once these books compiled by Wang Su appeared, people scrambled for them. Whether they were scions of great clans or came from humble families, they all flocked to read Wang Su's books.
The fall of the Shu Kingdom seemed to have further demonstrated the correctness of Wang Su's teachings.
Many people linked the Shu Kingdom's fall to Wang Learning, raising its worth yet again.
As a leading figure well versed in both the Confucian School and Xuanxue, Wang Su would not back down against anyone.
He was not afraid of others coming to challenge his learning. He was afraid they would not come!
Sitting beside Cao Mao, Wang Su spoke rather proudly of what he had been doing lately.
Cao Mao, however, was somewhat worried.
Wang Su's health was already rather poor.