Cultivation of the Empress of Comprehensive Martial Arts

For Wu Jingtian, this is not good news.This meant that Xue Qianye was very concerned about what happened before, so she was expressing her dissatisfaction in this way.Of course, it's not that he suspects that Xue Qianye has changed his mind, otherwise he wouldn't be able to spend an afternoon with Wu Zhao.

But now that the imperial decree has been returned, this is undoubtedly a protest.At the same time, Wu Zhao's status in his heart also dropped a lot.Without Wu Zhao, he really can't think of who to use to tie Xue Qianye.

The difference of one child is self-defeating.Wu Jingtian couldn't help sighing in his heart.

"What's his attitude towards you?" Wu Jingtian looked at his daughter and asked seriously.

"Although it still looks the same as before, I can feel that it is much colder than before. I heard that he will go to see his senior sister as soon as he comes back." Wu Zhao's face showed obvious grievances.

Her appearance seemed to say, let her be a princess to cater to Xue Qianye, a commoner, how can there be such a thing in the world.

Wu Jingtian didn't pay much attention to Wu Zhao's grievance.Compared to Wu Zhao's dispensable grievances, he cared more about what happened next.

"..."

Sister?In case Xue Qianye flirts with someone else, his side may be defeated.For a moment, he wanted to get rid of Xue Qingcheng's obstacle.But after thinking about it carefully, he dismissed this idea again.Since Xue Qianye is obviously interested in Xue Qingcheng, if she gets rid of her now, if she is found out, it will be an enmity, not a pull.

Besides, even if Xue Qingcheng died, it did not mean that Xue Qianye would resume her previous interest in Wu Zhao.Killing people is the most stupid thing to do.What he is thinking now is how to restore Wu Zhao's relationship with Xue Qianye.

As for Wu Zhao's thoughts, in this era, it is normal for a man to have multiple women.What she thinks doesn't matter.

And Xue Qianye is clearly losing his temper right now, so he, as a king, naturally wants to comfort him.Well, he has seen many courtiers like this, especially young people, who are not as calm as old people, and it is normal to have a temper.As long as a talented person can control it, he is not afraid of that person's temper. On the contrary, it is easy to control if he has a temper.

He made a mistake in front of him, and his best course of action was naturally to appease Xue Qianye's emotions.Let the trust between them go back to the past.

"There is a gap. Zhao'er, what can you do?"

"Father, my son thinks that at present, we should focus on appeasement, and it is not appropriate to act too hastily. If you can increase the time you spend with him, you can try your best. But father, you should know that when it comes to women Many times it is unreasonable. Even if he is extremely wise, it is the same."

"Hmm... appease..."

"Yes. My son thought that he was not completely unintentional towards my son, but because he felt that he was under the control of others in the previous incident, so he returned the imperial decree."

"Imperial decree...then I will give him a new imperial decree." While speaking, Wu Jingtian started writing again and personally wrote two new imperial decrees.

After printing the jade seals, he pushed one of them to Wu Zhao.

"Father, this!" Wu Zhao picked up the imperial decree and looked at it, with a very surprised expression on his face.

But her surprised eyes met Wu Jingtian's unquestionable eyes.

This edict seems to be the same as before, but the key points are completely different.The previous imperial decree was equivalent to letting Xue Qianye enter the royal family as a vassal.It belonged to Xue Qianye to marry Wu Zhao, but this imperial decree was for Wu Zhao to marry Xue Qianye.The meanings of the two are completely different.

In the former, Xue Qianye could not have any concubines other than Wu Zhao and the dowry maid, while the latter meant that Xue Qianye only had one wife, but she didn't have any problem marrying as many concubines as she wanted.

This is Wu Jingtian's concession, and it is also one of the methods of winning.Men know everything.Aren't you looking at your senior sister while eating from the bowl? Then let me help me so that my daughter won't make trouble later.You can't thank me enough!

Wu Jingtian couldn't help laughing in his heart.

"Zhao'er, as a princess, you should know how to do certain things. Your sister is also married." Wu Jingtian looked at Wu Zhao and said lightly.

"My son obeys my father's orders." During the words, Wu Zhao could only obey.

She also understood Wu Jingtian's meaning, that is, if Xue Qianye's private life is chaotic in the future, let her turn a blind eye.

From the very beginning, he had his eyes on Xue Qianye, not Wu Zhao's daughter.

"Well, this is my good daughter. Give him this new edict, and then find a way to get him to come to the palace to spend more time with you."

"Father, he said before that he was embarrassed to come to the palace all the time. Moreover, he was already displeased with the emperor brother and the previous incident."

"Well, that's true. I should have rewarded him for his meritorious advice before. But now you are about to marry him, and he is you. Then I will reward you directly. Most of my princes have princes, Although you have not yet reached that age, but... I will also confer you a prince. It is called..." At this point, Wu Jingtian couldn't help thinking about what kind of prince he should confer on his little daughter.

Anyway, he is only a prince in name and has no real power.He is now preparing to think of a suitable name, but before that, Wu Zhao has already made his decision first.

"King of Beijing."

"King of Beijing?"

"Father, I like this name." Wu Zhao said to Wu Jingtian with a smile.

"Okay, it's up to you. I will immediately decree to make you King of Beijing and give you a courtyard. In this way, you don't have to be in the palace, but can get along in your mansion. No one will do what you want disturb."

In this way, Wu Zhao will be more attractive to Xue Qianye.In addition to beauty, there are financial resources and power.Anyway, this credit is also recorded in Wu Zhao's name, and if Xue Qianye turns his face, he has nothing to lose.It's still my daughter's.

"Thank you, Father!" Wu Zhao chuckled lightly, bowing his head in thanks.

Chapter 204

Using the imperial decree to retreat, she originally only wanted to get an independent space, but now she got something unexpected.She knows her father well, and has also analyzed the current situation. Whether it is her father's personality or the current timing of not allowing Xue Qianye to take the stage, the reward for comforting Xue Qianye will not be directly given to Xue Qianye, but will be given to Xue Qianye. give her.

Using her as bait to catch Xue Qianye was what her father wanted to see.He didn't really hope that Xue Qianye could become a strong minister, but he needed his talent for the time being.In this way, no matter what the reward is, it is inevitable that it will fall on her.

And she just needs an opportunity to accumulate strength.

The number one wise man in Yuntang, I will do it.

Almost at the same time, Xue Qianye was sitting in Xuehai, the quiet room where Xue Qianye was cleaning and repairing, Xue Qianye and Xue Master poured a cup of tea for Xue Qianye himself.Seeing the teacher's attitude, Xue Qianye felt that today's tea might not taste good.

It's not that he is worried that the master will harm himself, but that being so polite usually means that there may be big trouble later.Well, of course, it is definitely not a matter of using force or martial arts.

In fact, it was indeed as I thought, it was not about Wu, but about Wen.After Confucianism began to spread throughout the world, Xuehai should have been happy, but at the same time, some troubles also appeared.That means there are more people.

That's right!Too many people is troublesome.Many Confucian schools that were originally scattered in various places wanted to enter the sea of ​​learning for further study.Of course, this kind of thing happened in the past, and it didn't just happen today.The key point is that there were few people in the past, and those who entered for further studies were recommended by the principals from various places.

Originally there were only a few people in Confucianism, and it was so troublesome for them to recommend them, but suddenly there were more people, and it became a trouble for them to recommend them.Because there are only a few people who recommend it, and others will be dissatisfied because of it.

The student leader even began to worry about whether this situation would become blatant cheating in the future, and recommended some unqualified students to enroll in the sea.Although it hasn't happened yet, the master wants to prevent it from happening.But he didn't want to give up these possible outstanding students, who could have been selected by the people below.

But now that there are too many people, they can't choose, and the increase of people is worried that those who increase are not capable enough, or they can't be trusted.Right now, it is impossible for them to openly reject these people, otherwise rumors of Xuehai gaining fame and reputation may spread immediately.

The teacher was having a headache about these things, and when he saw Xue Qianye came back, he personally asked the leader to bring him here.After all, Xue Qianye started this matter, so he should have a solution.

Hearing that Xue Qianye couldn't help feeling subtly speechless.Well, speechless.Just such a small thing?But thinking about it carefully, it seems normal again.After all, the imperial examination in the previous life only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not perfect.Before that, the best way for people to select talents was to recommend them.

In fact, the word "ju" in the imperial examination is recommendation.

Because apart from this method, the people above rarely know who is talented and who is not.He didn't have time to ask one by one, so he simply recommended the people below.And even if there is such a thing as the imperial examination in this era, countries don't pay much attention to it.Most officials still use recommendation.

Thinking about it this way, it seems normal that the teacher did not expect the pattern of the exam.In fact, the imperial examination can become a channel if it is used well, and it may become a poison that confines the minds of the lower classes if it is not used well.

This point can be understood by looking at the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

No, it should be said that since the Tang Dynasty, the martial virtues of the people in that land have been inferior to each other from generation to generation.In this world, most people are still used to recommending this method.Therefore, whether it is Jianghu or court, there are countless people who have devoted their lives to a name.

The exam that I want to talk about is actually an excellent method, but unfortunately, people who use it always use it in the wrong place.

"There will be chaos if there are too many people, but you can definitely set up quotas. Every year, three best disciples from each division will be recruited into Xuehai, and Xuehai will be established as the highest holy place of Confucianism, which will make everyone yearn for it. As for the best How to evaluate the disciples, we can conduct tests from the three aspects of morality, literature, and martial arts. In this way, firstly, it can convince everyone, and secondly, it can recruit the most outstanding students for Xuehai." After thinking for a while, Xue Qianye described himself Methods.

In fact, the method is also very simple, it is an alternative imperial examination system.It is only used in Confucianism, and in addition to civil and military, virtue also needs to be considered.Virtue in this era is more of a quality than a morality in the mouths of later generations.

"test?"

"Just before that, I won the other three to participate in the Qianlong Conference."

"In this way, if the virtues are not enough, the other ministries may compete to be the first, and even encourage them to be brave and fierce." The master first thought of the problem of this method.

"That's why I say that you must have both ability and morality."

"It's so difficult to have both ability and political integrity."

"If you choose one person out of dozens of people, it will be even more difficult, but if you choose dozens of people out of ten thousand people, it will be easy to do. In the future, there will be more than one hundred thousand Confucianists? Learning from the sea is naturally learning virtue. Only those who are good at the same time can take it.”

Hearing Xue Qianye's words, the teacher thought for a moment, and felt that it was the same.The advantage of more people is that there are more choices. It's hard to find this kind of person with 100 people, but you can definitely find a few of them in 1 people.

What about one hundred thousand?

"Setting rules, this move has some shadows of legalism." Thinking of this, the master couldn't help laughing.

"The sea is tolerant to all rivers, and tolerance is great. Not to mention, Fa and Confucianism have never been in opposition. Gentlemen use Confucianism to correct their hearts, and villains use laws to govern their behavior. If this is the case, the country will be established and the people will encourage it."

Although many people think that Confucianism and Legalism are opposing theories, I never think so.On the contrary, both sides think of supplements to make their respective theories more complete.

Hearing this, the teacher was taken aback for a moment, then stared at Xue Qianye for a long time.It wasn't until Xue Qianye felt that something was wrong and held the teacup to cover up his embarrassment that the teacher looked away.

"Hey! I'm old." After a while, the teacher let out a long sigh.

"Why did the master say that?" Xue Qianye almost spit out his tea when he heard these words.

What is this with what?

"The ancestors once said: three people must have my teacher. But just now I was stubborn in the dispute between Confucianism and Legalism. The way of Confucianism is that all rivers return to the sea, but I have fallen behind." The master calmly admitted his fault and selfishness.

This alone is quite rare, especially since he himself is still a top player.

"By the way, there is one more point. Xuezhu, you'd better ask the emperor for a piece of land now. The area of ​​the land should be large enough, and it should be outside the city. That will be Xuehai's new campus. After all, Xuehai is for There are people who are dedicated to studying, if they are in the city like now, the disciples will inevitably be attracted by the prosperity of the gods, so they will not want to study." Xue Qianye said his suggestion in a timely manner.

Although moving outside the city may lose the advantage of the imperial city, but at the same time, it can also temporarily avoid the affairs of the court. Internally, it can be righteous, and externally, it can show that it has no intention of fighting.

"Well, you have thought carefully. Although it is said that if you are good at learning, you will be a scholar, and if you are a good scholar, you will learn. But foreign things will inevitably affect people's hearts. Otherwise, Meng's mother would not have moved home three times. It's just such a huge project, and it takes months. All."

"Scholar, you can go to the Mo family for this kind of thing. They are professionals, and it shouldn't be difficult for them to help Xuehai build a new campus."

"It's really not difficult, but why does the Mo family help us?"

The master of course knows that Xue Qianye has a good relationship with the Mo family, but that's just him, it doesn't mean that the relationship between the Mo family and Xue Hai is also good.Although the two of them were not enemies before, they were also competitive.

"Hey! Scholar, this is why you can't think about it, isn't it? Look, what I just told you can also be applied to the Mohist. Use the strategies I just told you to replace the Mohist's assistants. The Mo family has no reason to reject the Haijian New Academy." Hearing this, Xue Qianye couldn't help sighing at the honesty of the student master.

It's not that the master is not smart, otherwise he wouldn't have listened to his own hints and then acted.It's just that he is different from himself and doesn't like to play these methods.

"Two tricks with one strategy, good boy, you are a white wolf with empty gloves."

"It's about imparting knowledge."

"The land around Shendu has long been occupied by the rich and powerful, and the emperor may not let go of the matter of the land." The master once again posed a difficult problem.

In this era, land is very precious, especially the land near the capital of God.If Xuehai wanted to move outside the city, he would naturally need a large piece of land, and it was impossible to get this piece of land from the aristocratic family, so only the emperor himself would pay for it.

Although the emperor didn't care much about money, the emperor would feel heartbroken if he wanted to speak so loudly all of a sudden.Even if they were working together, he might not necessarily agree.

Facing the student's question, Xue Qianye had already thought of a countermeasure.

"No, the emperor will let it go. I lost my teacher's martial arts before. If I don't punish Xue Qianye, it won't be enough to convince everyone. I hereby ask my teacher to punish me to face the wall and think for a year."

"After thinking about it for a year... you plan to leave again?" The moment he heard this, the teacher already understood what Xue Qianye wanted to do.

Facing the wall is fake, wanting to sneak away to go outside is real.

"Well, when you promise something to someone else, you have to have the beginning and the end. As long as the master discloses the matter to the emperor, he will definitely persuade the master to give you a lighter punishment. At this time, the master will take the opportunity to raise conditions, and he will definitely let go." Xue Qian Night smiled and said.

Well, I will definitely let go.Not surprisingly, Zhao'er should use me to put some pressure on her father.Then when something like that happened, in order to accept my heart, the emperor would definitely come to get close to me and build a relationship with me.

If I were punished by the teacher to stand in retreat at this time, Zhao'er would not be able to see me.In a year's time, with the emperor's suspicious personality, I will definitely worry that I will change my mind.Therefore, the only possibility is to let the master let go.Not for me, but to create opportunities for Zhao'er.

For the emperor, it is equivalent to exchanging this piece of land for the master's martial arts.Although he may be heartbroken, he doesn't care too much.Especially the master's move can be said to be a voluntary concession.The emperor cared about power, not money.Well, this is different from a guy who likes to cultivate immortals.

In an instant, Xue Qianye's judgment of the emperor flashed in his mind.

"Are you so sure?"

"I'm sure. Because he still wants to use me, even Xuehai's power. Not surprisingly, as soon as the news comes out, the emperor will definitely invite Xuezhu into the palace for a talk. That will be the opportunity." Xue Qianye There was a lot of confidence on his face at this moment.

"Okay. Remember, no matter where you go, the door to Xuehai will always be open for you."

"Well, thank you Master."

Chapter 205 Banquet

Pure white snowflakes fell from the sky, covering the gods with plain clothes.The first snowfall close to the New Year indicates that the people will not have to worry about pests in the coming year.Therefore, there is a saying that auspicious snow heralds a good year.

In front of the Suzaku Palace, the emperor is holding a grand banquet for his daughter, this banquet is only to confer Wu Zhao as King of Beijing.Faced with the opposition of some ministers, the emperor directly put Xue Qianye's handwriting on Wu Zhao during this period of time, and successfully sealed the mouths of all ministers.

But at the same time, the ministers confirmed the news from the emperor for the first time.Previously they were just speculating, but this time the emperor himself admitted it.For a while, people who didn't really believe in Wu Zhao's ability had to believe in this fact.

Because of this, the banquet this time was more grand than the previous one to welcome Chang Qin's prince.And under Wu Jingtian's deliberate arrangement, Ji Chengde, who had come to Yuntang again before, also happened to catch up with this matter.

Before that, he went back to Changqin to state his interests to his father, and at the same time mobilized his own contacts to persuade him, so his father agreed with his decision.He came again this time with his father's intention of marriage and a large amount of dowry, if Wu Jingtian didn't want the two countries to have bad relations, there was no reason to refuse.

However, he just came, and he was invited to this banquet before meeting the emperor.

Conferring Wu Zhao the king, this action made Ji Chengde's eyes more cloudy.Theoretically speaking, if Wu Jingtian wanted to marry Wu Zhao, she would not be crowned king.And sealing means that she will not marry outside.

The two changes in Wu Jingtian's attitude made Ji Chengde a little confused, but fortunately, he still has a group of good friends in Yuntang.

By the Yanjing pool, Ji Chengde held a wine glass and invited Yang Qian to have a talk.

"Brother Yang, Emperor Tang's attitude is completely different from before. Brother Yang, do you know the reason?"

"I don't know. But I can guess without even thinking about it. For us, this is by no means a good thing." Yang Qian laughed.

In fact, he knew some inside information, but he would not directly say it right now.Otherwise, it would be easy for people to see that he wanted to use the other party.

That's right!Next, he wanted to look at the chess pieces in front of him to test someone who newly appeared in their eyes.

"Brother Ji, if you want to know, you can ask the seventh princess in person later." Guo Ye also came to the two of them at this time and said with a smile.

"I'm afraid she won't say it." Ji Chengde looked around and found that Wu Zhao, the protagonist of today's banquet, hadn't appeared yet.