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Because Qi Hou couldn't hold back the temptation of delicious food, he soon started to eat crispy rice again, "Ka Chi Ka Chi", and he ate it to his heart's content. Wu Jiao didn't stop him at all because he had bad intentions today.

Wu Jiu poured himself a glass of wine, and while Qi Hou was enjoying the crispy rice, he turned around and took out the small medicine bag in his bosom with a "sinister smile" on his face With a cruel heart, he put a pack of medicine powder into his wine glass, then shook it, lifted the wine glass decisively, and swallowed it in one gulp.

The medicinal powder really has a taste, what is colorless and tasteless is nonsense, the taste is really unpalatable, a bit bitter, very astringent, Wu Jiao felt that he was able to mix this medicinal powder into the eel rice last time, and made Qihou eat it with relish , My own cooking skills are really superb.

Wu Jiu swallowed the medicine powder in one gulp, and heard Qi Hou say, "Second Brother, you should also eat some crispy rice."

As he spoke, he held the rice cooker and fed it.

Wu Jiao was taken aback, he quickly stuffed the empty packet of the powder into his sleeve, messed it up, and then turned around pretending nothing happened.

On weekdays, Wu Jiao would definitely dislike Qihou's hands. After all, Qihou's hands are full of scum, and they seem to be very informal. But today, because Wu Jiao wants to teach Qihou a lesson, he is reluctant to let his children not be caught by wolves. , also does not stick to trifles.

Wu Jiu smiled, and took Qihou's hand, and ate the rice crust that was handed over to him. Qihou felt that it might be his own illusion, because the second brother seemed to have kissed his hand?

Qi Hou thought it was an illusion, he grabbed another rice crust with a smile on his face, held it in his mouth, and prepared to eat it by himself, but at this moment, Wu Jiao suddenly missed it, "Boom!", and threw Qi Hou into the carriage .

Qi Hou was surprised for a while, and saw his second brother raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if provocative, then lowered his head and took away the rice cake that Qi Hou was holding.

Qi Hou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Second brother, you dare to grab food from Gu? Huh?"

Wu Jiu smiled, then reached out to pick Qi Hou's chin, ate the rice crust, and licked his lower lip with the tip of his tongue, and said with a smile: "Not only do I dare to grab food from you, but I also dare to... …eat you."

Qi Hou laughed and said, "Second brother, you have grown up."

Wu Jiu had already strengthened his courage, but slowly, he felt something...something was wrong, his face was getting redder and hotter, and his whole body seemed to be surrounded by flames, steaming.

Wu Jiao felt something was wrong, his face froze, and just about to get up, he felt that he had taken too much medicine powder! ?

As a result, Marquis Qi felt Wu Jiu's change, and hugged him, but Wu Jiu still had a condescending attitude, but it was very unnatural, coughed, and said: "Quickly let go of me."

Qihou smiled and said: "Don't let go, it was the second brother who provoked him first, and the second brother should be responsible."

Wu Jiao was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, he felt more and more wrong, he was so uncomfortable that beads of sweat rolled down, ticking on Qihou's forehead, Qihou suddenly turned over, and pressed Wu Jiu under him.

Wu Jiao was flipped over by him, and suddenly something rolled out of his sleeve, Qi Hou looked down, a little strange, picked it up and looked carefully, it turned out to be a small bag, but it was empty, and it was lumped up, and there was medicine powder in it The taste is slightly bitter.

When Qihou saw it, he smiled clearly, raised his eyebrows and said, "Second brother, you didn't learn your lesson last time, huh?"

Wu Jiu quickly pushed him away, saying: "Go away, quickly call Tang'er to the widow..."

Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother, you are already like this, and you are still calling the man next to you. You are really not good. I will punish you."

Wu Jiu was sweating profusely, but he wanted to cry, but he couldn't do it in a hurry. Qi Hou smiled and said slowly, with a look of ease, and said in a hoarse voice, "Second brother, tease Gu, will you?"

Wu Jiu almost found a place to sew it in, and said through gritted teeth, "I'll meet you, sir!"

Qihou smiled, hexed Wu Jiao, and said, "Huh? Second brother, you're not good."

Ziqing and Tang Wu wanted to get in the car, but when they heard the movement inside, the two of them retreated silently. I don’t know what happened today, but the king seemed to be very enthusiastic. Ziqing and Tang Wu followed the car, awkwardly. Listening in.

For the second time, Wu Jiu made it up to himself, was so enthusiastic that he couldn't speak, and finally fell asleep in a daze, as if he was exhausted.

When Wu Jiao woke up, he was already in the camp. The army set up camp and was about to leave early tomorrow. Qihou smiled and said, "Second Brother, although Gu appreciates your enthusiasm, Second Brother is not in good health and needs some restraint." of."

What is it that is cheap and good-looking!

Wu Jiu really wanted to jump over and bite him, but he was so sore now that he really didn't have the energy.

The team was very leisurely and went back to the capital city of Ying smoothly. The ministers greeted the king of Chu at the gate of the capital city of Ying. Wu Jiao finally returned to the palace.

After Wu Jiu returned to the palace, he was not very idle. Although the affairs of Yongguo had been settled, the affairs of Yunguo had not yet been resolved.

Lu Jili came back quickly, and Wu Jiu specially called a court meeting to let everyone discuss the issue of Yun.

When Lu Jili reported the attitude of Yun State, Yunzi was very panicked. After all, Yong State had already perished, so Yun State became a country sandwiched between Chu State and Qin State, and it was very weak and could not compete at all. annex.

Lu Jili said: "Yunzi has already beheaded Mrs. Yun, please forgive my king and Lord Qin, and is willing to cede Yunguan and send gold and silver for peace."

When everyone heard it, it was a relief. In this day and age, there are countless talented women, women who mess with politics, or women who turn things around, but like Mrs. Yun Guo, they are short-sighted and live well. It was also the first time seeing Wu Jiu.

Now that Yunzi finally got down to beheading Mrs. Yunguo to show the public, it was very satisfying.

Doctor Qing felt very relieved when he heard it, but Dou Qi frowned. After all, Mrs. Yunguo is the mother of Chang Yunji, and his elder brother is planning a marriage with Chang Yunji. Beheaded, and the mother country is in danger of being swallowed up again, Dou Qi is really worried about his elder brother, wondering if this marriage will be abandoned because of the relationship between Chu and Yun.

Naturally, the relationship between Dou Qi's frowning is not only Chang Yunji, but also others.

Wu Jiu said: "Now that the state of Yun is going to seek peace, what are your opinions, dear ministers, whether to make peace or fight?"

The Lu bedroom immediately became boiling. Most of the people, [-]% stood up and asked Wu Jiu to fight to the end, and some people volunteered. After all, Yun Kingdom has now detained many prisoners and beheaded the general. In this way, In fact, Yun State was strong on the outside and capable in the middle, and it was not enough to look at. Chu State only needed one breath to swallow the entire Yun State.

Many literati and bureaucrats stood up to lead the battle, but Dou Qi was a little worried and frowned. At this time, Lu Chen stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Lu Chen has something to say. It’s just that it’s better not to fight this battle in Yunguo.”

The scholar-bureaucrats all looked at Lu Chen, many of the main fighters were from the Luo family, but now the Patriarch stood up and slapped them in the face, and their faces turned ugly instantly.

The Luo family was not too convinced of their new suzerain, because Lu Chen was young, and like Peng Zhongshuang, he was ignorant of current affairs and a nerd, so everyone naturally looked down on him.

Wu Jiu said, "Si Bai might as well speak out."

Lu Chen cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is only Yun State between our country and Qin State, and the north of Yunguan is already the border of Qin State. If our Chu State wants to attack Yun State, we must cross Qin State. Even if you can conquer the state of Yun in one go, then the territory of the state of Yun is sandwiched between the mainland of Qin and the newly acquired subsidiary of the Yong state. Qin State's land is intertwined and complicated, which is extremely inconvenient to govern, and it will accelerate the conflict of interests between our country and Qin State... Your Majesty, we have long-distance friendship but close-in attack. Now Qin State and our country are not bordering each other, so they acquiesce in the relationship of friendship , if the land borders, Qin has always been known as a tiger and a wolf, and the relationship with our country will immediately change from friendship to attack. Now that Chu is in ruins and its internal worries have not been eliminated, we must not turn against Qin. Please think twice!"

Wu Jiu listened to what Ruo Luchen said, and he spoke in an orderly and logical manner. His words almost expressed Dou Qi's heart. On the one hand, Dou Qi was worried about his eldest brother's marriage, and on the other hand, he was also worried about what Ruo Luchen said.

The Qin State is strong, and they have been fighting northward against the Xirong and Beidi people. Today, Qin Bozhao said that he has just begun to shift his ambitions to the interior of the Central Plains. Therefore, if he confronts the Qin State head-on, no one will gain anything.

There is a more important issue, and that is... money.

It is obvious that money is needed to fight a war, even if it is just a small and weak Yun country, it still needs money. Besides, Yun country is facing the disaster of destroying the country, can the soldiers not do their best?This battle, although there is something in the pocket, is destined to be a bitter battle.

It is not only a hard battle of manpower, but also a hard battle of financial resources. In the wars of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, financial resources and human resources are completely contested. First of all, financial resources are necessary. Without financial resources, there is no way to fight.

The reason why there were so many unequal treaties that betrayed the country and sought peace in the late Qing Dynasty was because of the incompetence and weakness of the Qing government on the one hand, and on the other hand because of money issues. It is also much "cheaper" than fighting a war.

Comparing it in this way, one can imagine how much money is wasted in war, and this money is all from the people's heads.

Dou Qi also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Qi also believes that if this war can be avoided, it is better to accept the surrender of Yun State and make Yun State a vassal of our country, and order Yun State to pay tribute every year and worship every year. Save yourself the pain of war."

Wu Jiu knew that although the state of Chu was powerful, but his new king ascended the throne, he had done so many things, and had been fighting all the time. Although there were many unavoidable things, money was indeed lost. Now the state of Chu has frightened its neighbors and gained prestige , It is also necessary to develop the country, stabilize the people, and revitalize the economy, so that we can recharge our batteries.

Not only Dou Qi and Ruo Luchen, but Peng Zhongshuang and Pan Chong also stood up to fight. Although [-]% of the people took the lead in the battle, the ones who made the fight were high-level figures like Da Sima, Mo Ao, and Si Bai. Falling with the wind, only three points are left in the main battle.

Wu Jiu thought for a while, and then said: "Everything you love to say is even that the battle of Yunguo, I think it's better to give up."

He said, and then said: "Pan Chong."

Pan Chong immediately stood up and said, "Chong is here!"

Wu Jiu said: "You are in charge of negotiating with Yun State. You must give me a satisfactory answer. Although this battle will not be fought, Yun State cannot be allowed to go on rampant."

Pan Chong immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Chong Lingzhao!"

Wu Jiu nodded, and then said: "Since we are talking about people's livelihood, I have one thing that I have thought about for a long time, and I will take this time to talk to everyone."

Everyone immediately looked at Wu Jiu, not knowing what he was going to say, Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Now our state of Chu has spread its might for thousands of miles, and we have reconciled with the state of Zhou. It can be said that the foreign troubles are temporarily pacified. In a short period of time, I am afraid that the surrounding countries will not dare." To compete with our Chu State, so I think, I should develop the internal development of my Chu State... I think..."

As he spoke, he paused, glanced at the crowd, and said, "Set up a few schools."

When he said this, everyone thought it was a big deal, it turned out to be a school, and many scholar-bureaucrats thought to themselves, as if no one had ever run a school.

In fact, the school had a complete system as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. There was Da Si Yue in the Zhou Dynasty, which was actually equivalent to Peng Zhongshuang’s current Yue Yin. It is the highest leader of the school, which is equivalent to the director of the modern education bureau.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, there were aristocratic schools and rural schools. Of course, they were all prepared for the rich and powerful. Ordinary people would not go to school at all, because it was a waste of time and life. Woolen cloth.

The schools in the Western Zhou Dynasty also have a complete system, which is dedicated to educating students and learning the sixth primary arts.

However, with the passage of time, after entering the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, the school gradually disappeared, why?Naturally, because of years of fighting and fighting, all the money was spent on the feudal hegemony, and the authority of Zhou Tianzi was weakened, and the school gradually disappeared.

In the middle of the Spring and Autumn period, there are basically no schools anymore. The official school has declined, but the private school has gradually risen. Naturally, it is also aimed at the rich and powerful, such as the king of Chu, Xiong Pei. His teacher is Bao, who was invited from Shen Guo. Shen, this is the representative of private schools.

But what Wu Jiu said was not about private education, nor was it about official education for the rich and powerful.

Wu Jiu said with a smile: "The school that the widow mentioned is a rural school for ordinary people."

"what?"

"People?"

"What books do people read?"

"After reading, who will farm?"

"That's right, it's not feasible..."

As soon as Wu Jiu said this, the Lu bedroom suddenly became lively, and everyone questioned Wu Jiu's decision.

What Wu Jiu said, in that uncivilized era, was as far-fetched as women could read and write, but it is not impossible, women can read and write, such as Wen Jiangxuan Jiang, or well-known talented women, such as Mrs. Peach Blossom. Literacy, but the premise is that they are nobles.

Leaving aside the aristocratic circle, an ordinary person who wants to study is just like a woman who wants to read. It is extremely absurd, and it is ridiculous to say it.

The class concept of the scholar-bureaucrats is very strong. The poor must cultivate the land, and if they don’t cultivate the land, who will pay taxes for them to squander?Reading and learning art is something that nobles like them can do. If they are confused, wouldn't it embarrass the nobles?

Wu Jiu listened to the discussion in Lu's bedroom, and even someone publicly laughed at the King of Chu, thinking it was nonsense.

Wu Jiu smiled and was not angry. He stood up, walked down the steps slowly, and walked to the middle of the hall. As soon as he walked over, the scholar-bureaucrats did not dare to laugh at him. After all, if he laughed in the ear of the King of Chu, he might fall No brains, that's disrespectful.

Wu Jiu said as he walked, "I forgive some scholar-officials for their stupidity, ignorance, and short-sightedness."

The literati looked at each other, and Wu Jiu continued to say: "Dear gentlemen, please look around the world. Are all the talents and powerful officials in the vassal states born from noble families? Are there no pearls hidden by the mud of status? Could it be that I If the state of Chu wants to continue to develop and grow, can it be achieved only by relying on these courtiers in the palace?"

Everyone stopped talking and quietly listened to Wu Jiu's words.

Wu Jiu laughed and said, "I feel that it is far from enough. If our country of Chu wants to develop, we must not stand still. If the son is not educated, it is the father's fault. If the people are not educated, it is the fault of the king."

Some scholars and bureaucrats said: "Your Majesty, the people are stupid. Even if you give them money to build schools, the stupid people will be stupid after all. Why waste money on them? The gain outweighs the gain. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "The common people are stupid because of the inaction of my doctor of Chu State. No one is born a genius. If you are not lucky to be born, you are also stupid people at this time. Put yourself in your shoes and think about it." , are you willing to be dull? Are you willing to be mediocre? Are you willing to be fooled by mermaids?"

The scholar-bureaucrat was speechless by Wu Jiu's rebuttal, but he felt that this was nonsense, so he dismissed it with disdain.

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "I know that you have complaints, but because I am the king, you can't refute, so you can only secretly talk about me, saying that I am a self-willed tyrant."

As he spoke, he turned around and walked up the steps slowly. The black sleeve robe made a "crash-" sound, spread his hands, raised his chin slightly, and sat back on the king's seat of Chu with an arrogant face, and said with a smile : "Today, I will be this self-willed... tyrant."

He said, amidst the discussion among the crowd, he said: "The widow has made a decision, and no one can change it... Zhao Bai."

When Young Master Bai heard Wu Jiu point out his name, he immediately stood up and said, "Bai is here."

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "You just entered our country of Chu, I want to entrust this matter to you to preside over it, what do you think?"

Young Master Bai raised his head and glanced at Wu Jiu in surprise. It wasn't because this matter was difficult, but because the officials were opposed to it, and Wu Jiao left it to him to handle it. Doesn't it mean that he is his confidant?

Young Master Bai was a little surprised by this, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Bai Ling Zhao!"

When the literati and bureaucrats heard it, they immediately became chaotic, and they all protested against Wu Jiu's arbitrariness. Obviously, so many people opposed it, and they all felt that the untouchables were uneducable.

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry to object to the senior officials. I have decided that the first batch of ten rural schools will be built. All the funds for these ten rural schools will come from the widow myself."

When everyone heard this, they were very surprised. They looked at Wu Jiao in amazement. The ten rural schools were all funded by themselves. This is such a huge sum of money. Everyone had no idea in their minds, but after hearing what Wu Jiao said, everyone was relieved It's down, as long as it doesn't let them contribute.

It is true that Wu Jiu had some private money, which was earned from a small restaurant in Qi State. Before that, he donated part of it to the Marquis of Qi to fight the war, and later he made a lot of money. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich and powerful, and he can indeed support ten schools. Rural studies, but Wu Jiu's goal is to popularize rural studies, so these ten schools are just investment, they are well-opened, and they have blocked many people's mouths, and naturally they will use the national treasury to support rural schools.

Because Wu Jiu said that he paid for it himself, the scholar-bureaucrats who opposed it also calmed down and stopped talking.

Wu Jiu quickly left the court and said, "Zhao Bai came with the widow, and everyone else should leave."

Everyone immediately withdrew from the bedroom on the road, Young Master Bai bowed his hands and saluted, and prepared to report to the small bedroom.

Although Young Master Bai Wu Jiu returned to Chu State as a hostage, Wu Dao also followed him, but Young Master Bai no longer let Wu Dao follow him, Wu Jiu thought it was just right, he lacked a guard with outstanding martial arts skills, so he let Wu Dao be his guard.

Wu Dao was on duty at the gate of the small bedroom at this time, and saw a tall young man walking over from a distance, wearing an official robe of Chu State.

When Wu Dao saw Young Master Bai, his unchanging expression was suddenly pleasantly surprised. He hadn't seen Young Master Bai for several days, and he hadn't seen him since he entered Chu.

Wu Dao immediately said, "My lord."

Young Master Bai glanced at Wu Dao, with a calm expression, cupped his hands and said, "Master Wu."

Wu Dao was at a loss for words for a moment, and felt that his throat was tight. At this moment, he heard footsteps, and Ziqing came out from inside, saying: "The king summoned Dr. Zhao."

Young Master Bai hurriedly followed Ziqing in, Wu Dao glanced at Young Master Bai's back, and slowly disappeared into the small bedroom.

When Young Master Bai walked in, he heard the sound of "click, click, click", which seemed to be a rat noise, but the king of Chu is a clean freak and likes to be clean, so the small bedroom is always clean and tidy, so there should be no rat noise .

The voice came from the depths of the dormitory, and after Young Master Bai walked in, he realized that it was not a rat, but Qihou who was eating snacks.

Qihou sat on the mat, and there were two large plates in front of him, one of which was filled with crispy rice, which had been seasoned to give off a delicious smell.

The other plate contains Baishengsheng roasted ginkgo fruit, covered with a layer of white coarse salt on the bottom, and baked ginkgo fruit on top. Ren'er is here.

Qi Hou ate it with relish. After Wu Jiao seasoned the crispy rice, it was like meat. Toughness, sweetness in the mouth, the aroma of roasting invades instantly, very domineering, after a careful smack, there is a hint of bitterness in the sweetness, and a faint sweetness in the bitterness, the indescribable aftertaste is endless.

These two kinds of snacks, no matter with a small wine or a cup of fragrant tea, are quite pleasant.

Qi Hou took advantage of Wu Jiu's going to court, so he ate snacks in the small bedroom by himself. When Wu Jiu came back to look at it, he said helplessly, "How many ginkgo fruits have you eaten?"

Qihou blinked his eyes, and flirted with Wu Jiao, saying: "I don't know, I didn't count, so I just ate it."

Wu Jiao wanted to snatch the ginkgo from Qihou's hand, but Qihou was holding the dish, with a pitiful look on his face, like a big dog abandoned by Wu Jiao, and said, "Second brother, give Gu some more. son?"

Wu Jiao looked at him as a pitiful man, at this moment Ziqing brought the young master's white collar over, in order to prevent the young master from watching the farce for nothing, Wu Jiao had no choice but to let Qi Hou continue to eat snacks.

It's just that Wu Jiu is not afraid that Qi Hou will eat too much, but ginkgo fruit is inherently poisonous. After roasting, the toxin will be relatively reduced a lot, but it is still not suitable to eat too much. It is best not to eat more than [-] ginkgo a day for adults .

Wu Jiao is sure that Marquis Qi has already eaten [-] of them, and even turned a corner!

Wu Jiao had no choice but to smile and ask Young Master Bai to sit down, and then pulled some of Baiguo's plate over. Qi Hou thought that Wu Jiao would not let him eat, but unexpectedly, Wu Jiao pulled the plate and peeled it off for Qi Hou. Peel the ginkgo fruit, then peel the ginkgo fruit in half, pick out the green core inside, and hand it to Qi Hou.

Qi Hou saw that his second brother was peeling the ginkgo fruit for him to eat, so he quickly caught it with his dog's legs, and then stuffed it into his mouth, eating it very happily.

Although you can’t eat too much ripe ginkgo fruit, you can still eat more if you remove the green core. Seeing that Qi Hou likes to eat it so much, Wu Jiao had to shave off the green core for him.

Young Master Bai came in to salute, then sat down, looked at Wu Jiu and Qihou's "love", and couldn't help being a little envious. After all, Wu Jiu and Qihou, one is the king of Chu State, and the other is the former king of Qi State. They are separated by Qi State. and Chu State's interests, and these two people handled it so well, it didn't affect their relationship at all.

Wu Jiu shaved off the green core of the ginkgo fruit for Marquis Qi, and said, "Zhao Qing, the widow asked you to come here, I think you understand what it means."

Young Master Bai immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Bai is clear."

Wu Jiu said: "I know that you have just arrived in Chu State, so I should give you the time to familiarize yourself with it. However, I think you are competent for this matter, and I also know that Zhao Qing is eager to establish a foothold in Chu State. You don't want to lose. to anyone, isn't it?"

The young master smiled, cupped his hands and said, "What my king said is exactly."

As soon as Young Master Bai cupped his hands, the scar on his wrist was exposed, but it was much better than before, and the color was also much lighter. The current condition will not affect daily life, but he still cannot lift heavy objects and is still in the recuperation stage. Sometimes Tang Wu would give him an injection to unblock his meridians.

Wu Jiu said: "The widow will transfer the money to you, and I will leave the rest to you to complete. Oh, by the way... the widow almost forgot that there is another person who recommended you. I believe that you can cooperate perfectly. "

As Wu Jiu said, he waved to Ziqing, and Ziqing walked out quickly, leading a young man in black clothes to come in. Young Master Bai looked up, and it turned out to be Wu Dao.

Wu Dao was dressed in the clothes of the guards of the Chu Kingdom. He looked slender and tall, with a treasured sword on his waist.

Young Master Bai also glanced at Wu Dao, but there was no special expression on his face. Wu Jiao said with a smile: "Zhao Qing, the candidate recommended by the widow is also an old acquaintance of Zhao Qing. How about it? Is there a problem?"

Young Master Bai just hesitated for a moment, then said: "But according to the order of the king."

Wu Jiu nodded, seemed very satisfied, and said to Wu Dao: "Wu Dao, then you will follow Zhao Qing first, and return to the palace to resume your job after the school is over."

Wu Dao was a little surprised, his unchanging expression showed some joy, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord, I will definitely do my best."

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Since Zhao Qing and Wu Dao have no objection, then let's do it like this, let's all go down."

Young Master Bai and Wu Dao stood up, handcuffed and exited the small bedroom. Qi Hou smiled and ate the ginkgo fruit, and said, "Second brother, why are you so meddling in your own business that you are becoming more and more agile?"

Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Is this nosy? The guards around me are important things in life, so I should take care of them anyway?"

Qi Hou smiled and said: "I heard that the second brother wants to run a rural school and pay for it himself. This is enough to save money, but... this rural school may not be easy."

It really made Qihou talk, not because of Qihou's crow's mouth, but because of Qihou's foresight, even if Wu Jiu paid for it himself to start a rural school, it was still very difficult, because the people had never been educated, They are not civilized at all, even if they open the door of the school and let them come to school for free, no one will sign up.

Ten schools were quickly established in the state of Chu, but they faced difficulties in recruiting students. Some schools actually had no students when they gave lectures, and there were no students at all. The best schools only had a maximum of five students. One student came to class, and on the third day of the lecture, there were only the last two students left.

This matter spread like wildfire, and many aristocratic and scholar-bureaucrats were waiting to see the excitement. After all, they were sure that Wu Jiu was doing nothing but running a school for a bunch of untouchables. It was like feeding beef to the untouchables. Stretching to death means choking to death. In the eyes of nobles, ordinary people are not qualified to eat beef at all.

As the host of this task, Young Master Bai also felt a lot of pressure. After hearing Young Master Bai's report, Wu Jiu didn't have too many surprises. Young Master Bai quickly said, "Bai's work is not good, please be punished by the king."

Wu Jiu was relaxed and said: "This is what I expected, and I didn't want to swallow a fat man in one gulp. Everything has to be done slowly. Since no common people are willing to enter the school, then we might as well provide some subsidies..."

Young Master Bai looked at Wu Jiu suspiciously, Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, and said to himself, let Qi Hou help to record it, after all, Qi Hou is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also beautiful in handwriting.

Wu Jiu quickly thought of several subsidies as measures to support rural studies.

Ordinary people think that women don’t need to study. If the males in the family go to study, it will be a waste of manpower. Township schools recruit children over eight years old. Eight-year-old children have already begun to share the labor in the common people’s homes, so they can be regarded as personal heads. Ding, so no one wants to send the male Ding of his family to study.

Wu Jiu asked Young Master Bai to issue a notice that as long as the children in the family are sent to the school to study, they can take care of the food, and there is no restriction on boys or girls.

The school has a monthly assessment, as long as you pass the assessment, you can continue to study for free, and you can still enjoy free lunch subsidies.

The other is to select the winners, select the winners every year, and give "scholarships" to the outstanding ones, so that you can also make money while studying, as long as you are good enough.

And of course there is the scientific examination. Those selected by the scientific examination, regardless of their status, can enter the Chu court as officials. In this way, the common people can also fly to the branches and fulfill their lofty ambitions.

Young Master Bai immediately issued these three subsidies. After only one month of trial, the school started to be overcrowded.

Many aristocratic literati are still preparing to watch the excitement, but the school suddenly becomes full, and reading is suddenly connected with material things. Reading can make money, and they still care about a delicious meal every day. Not to mention those who read books and have great ambitions.

The literati and bureaucrats seemed a little reconciled to not being able to see the excitement, but they were also sure that Wu Jiu’s rural school would not be established soon.

In the sour imagination of the aristocratic literati, the school opened quickly. There are ten schools in total, and the operation is very smooth. The number of students is increasing day by day. Many of them are smart and studious children. In the mud, there is no chance to shine at all, but now that you have the opportunity, you will naturally shine.

The matter of the school quickly developed, and it developed rapidly. Although the aristocratic scholars and bureaucrats still felt that it was not feasible, they had no choice. After all, Wu Jiao had let go of the words before. We can't always rely on the private money of King Chu to run the school.

In this way, there was no other way, and the treasury soon began to allocate money for operation. Peng Zhongshuang, the Le Yin, had new things to do, and began to supervise the establishment of a new rural school.

Young Master Bai is still in charge of the first ten rural schools, and he will share with Peng Zhongshuang his experience in running rural schools.

Everyone was discussing the issue of rural studies in the political affairs hall, when Dou Qi hurried over and said with a very ugly expression: "My lords, there is something urgent, please go to the palace with Dou Qi, my lords."

Young Master Bai and Peng Zhongshuang looked at each other, they didn't know what was going on, Pan Chong happened to pass by, and when he heard something urgent, he said, "Master Mo Ao, what's urgent? I wonder if Chong can help?"

When Dou Qi heard this, he said: "I'm afraid the king will go to discuss this matter with Da Sima soon, why don't we go to Lu's bedroom together."

Everyone was even more surprised, not knowing what was going on, Dou Qi hurriedly led them into Lu's bedroom, and Ziqing went to invite Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu soon came over from the bedroom, saw everyone, and said, "Dou Qing, what happened?"

Dou Qi saluted hurriedly, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, just now, Cai Qi received an urgent report that there was a flood in the south. The flood damaged fields, destroyed houses, and..."

As Dou Qi spoke, he paused, Wu Jiao frowned, and said, "And what?"

Dou Qi said hesitantly: "And it broke down a school, the school collapsed, the children were smashed and washed away, the casualties were not small..."

When Wu Jiao heard this, he was shocked, and then he said angrily, "What!? The school was destroyed? How is the situation now? Did the magistrate send someone to rescue it?"

Dou Qi said: "The local officials have sent people to rescue the rescue, but the flood was fierce, and the local small town suffered heavy damage. There are not enough rescuers. They have reported to Yingdu and asked Yingdu for help... Your Majesty, Qi suggested, please dispatch Soldiers and horses, rushed to Xiaoyi temporarily for rescue."

Wu Jiao frowned, walked anxiously up and down the main hall, and said, "Pan Chong, I've left it to you to dispatch the soldiers and horses, and quickly send someone to dispatch the Chu army around Xiaoyi to rescue the emergency."

Pan Chong immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Chong will go now!"

As he said, he immediately turned around and walked out of Lu's bedroom, because time was running out, and Pan Chong didn't care about etiquette, so he trotted away immediately.

Wu Jiu said again in a deep voice: "Dou Qing, I will leave the court affairs to you for the time being."

Dou Qi was a little surprised, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it! You must not! The flood in the south has not stopped, the heavy rain continues, and there are still occasional floods. The king's daughter must not be in danger. You should stay in the capital city of Ying. If the king is not at ease, Dou Qi is willing to be the king's eyes and ears, and go to Xiaoyi instead of the king to thoroughly investigate the flood."

But Wu Jiu raised his hand, stopped Dou Qi's words, and said, "You don't need to talk too much, I've made up my mind to go. This time, it's not just the flood, but also the school that was destroyed. So many children have been affected by the disaster, and some of them have lost their lives." Responsibility, the widow must go."

Dou Qi wanted to stop him, but seeing Wu Jiu's expression, he didn't know what to say, so he had to swallow the words into his stomach.

At this time, Young Master Bai cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Bai would like to ask for your order and go with you!"

Wu Jiu nodded, squinted his eyes and said, "Zhao Qing is going to prepare some supplies, without delay, we will leave early tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

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Qi Mengmeng: The lonely second brother went to the hall and went to the dining room, peeled the ginkgo fruit and thoughtfully removed the green core, not only that, but the most important thing is that the second brother also took X medicine by himself, a big bag of it!

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