Inside Taiji Hall, Cao Mao was diligently teaching the Crown Prince before him.
After this period of instruction, the Crown Prince had finally made some progress in his studies.
Cao Mao no longer taught him only to recognize characters; he had also begun recounting historical facts. Cao Mao had always believed that studying history made people wise.
The Crown Prince always listened to these as stories, but after hearing enough of them, he gradually became able to say a thing or two himself.
Although he could not compare with those outstanding scions of the Great Clans, who supposedly mastered the Classics before ten, wrote commentaries on them in their teens, and possessed all sorts of natural magic before twenty, Cao Mao was still fairly satisfied with the Crown Prince.
Once the day's lessons ended, Cao Wen respectfully bowed to Cao Mao in thanks before turning to leave.
Only then did Cao Mao leave the Western Hall, board his carriage, and depart Taiji Hall with Zhang Hua.
Cao Mao had a fairly full schedule that day.
His first destination was the Ministry of Justice.
Of course, he was not going there to watch Wei Shu try the others, but because of the "New Code."
Wei Shu was one of the few senior ministers Cao Mao did not have to worry about. Although he spoke little and usually kept a low profile, he almost never dropped the ball on anything important.
He was exceptionally dependable and reassuring.
Since he had become Minister of Justice, Cao Mao had worried much less about matters such as litigation.
Wei Shu handled things very well, including the earlier affair in Qinghe Commandery. He had investigated it even faster than the Office of Affairs, swiftly arrested the criminals involved, and passed judgment on them with ample evidence.