The Hall of the Raising Heart.
The Empress allowed Xu Qingnian to continue speaking.
And Xu Qingnian didn’t say anything.
“Your Majesty, I dare to say that nowadays, the Great Wei Dynasty is in a state of turmoil, and the country is facing various crises.”
“Therefore, these days, I have been having trouble sleeping and eating, and I have been thinking about it all day long, and I don’t even want to participate in the Peace Poetry Competition.”
“I was thinking about this matter, and just yesterday, I thought of forging a sword, a sword of destruction for the Great Wei Dynasty.”
“This sword has two main purposes.”
“The first is to kill traitors, cut down rebellious parties, kill va*sal kings, and put down chaos. The Wei court has its own traitors and corrupt officials, and there is no record of them.
“Therefore, this sword, hidden in the great world, will serve Your Majesty, collecting all the information under the sun and making a book of everything, so that Your Majesty can read the affairs of the world with just one look.”
Xu Qingnian stated the first benefit of this sword.
Immediately afterwards Xu Qingnian continued to speak.
“In the imperial court, there are many parties in disarray, and although the civil and military are now respected, there is no guarantee that there will not be changes in the future.
“Therefore, this sword, which is righteous, splashes blood three feet, cuts down the scourge of rebellious parties, stabilises the stability of the dynasty, and protects His Majesty’s imperial power.
Xu Qingnian added a second benefit.
The king’s dynasty theory is that in times of prosperity, there are a hundred families, and in times of chaos, there is one voice.
At least in the midst of chaos and national turmoil, it is best to have only one voice, in which case nothing will go wrong in the grand scheme of things.
Even if you do make a mistake, it is better than if you say one thing and I say another and end up in a dilemma and being slowly dragged to death, right?
Since ancient times, many dynasties have been dragged to their deaths, chronic deaths. After all, under normal circumstances, according to the emperor, even the most tyrannical ruler would not want the people to suffer, ah.
And once Xu Qingnian said these words, the empress could not really help but be surprised.
In the depths of her beautiful eyes, a hint of shock flashed across.
Because what Xu Qingnian had said was what she had always wanted to do.
Now that Wei was on the verge of collapse, and the court was constantly fighting, there were many things that she could not do, and she had often wished that she could really take control of Wei.
But this is impossible. The court, the Chamber of Commerce, the powerful, the va*sals, which of them will truly listen to her?
It would be too difficult to achieve true unity.
But Xu Qingnian dared to say that she could sweep away everything in the imperial court for herself, and that she was the only one whose voice was heard, so how could this not shock her?
But she did not continue to speak, but quietly looked at Xu Qingnian, waiting for what was to come.
As for Xu Qingnian, the development of the dynasty would sooner or later become complicated. Now Great Wei was in crisis, but once it turned from decline to prosperity.
Then the Great Wei dynasty, will certainly appear many parties.
The six ministers are all old.
Chen Zhengru is also sixty-five years old, and in a few years’ time will have reached the point where he will need to step down and allow more talented young people to emerge.
This is something that is bound to happen in every era, the exchange of the old for the new, simply because now Great Wei still needs them to stabilise the situation.
But the empress is young.
She is now only in her twenties, and as an emperor, she can still rule for eighty years, and will abdicate at the age of one hundred. After all, an emperor cannot sit for long, and can renew his life with elixirs, but an emperor who rules a dynasty for more than a hundred years.
But an emperor who rules a dynasty for more than a hundred years will attract all sorts of uncertainty, which is not allowed by heaven and earth.
An emperor who abdicates cannot meddle in the dynasty’s affairs either, or it will lead to even greater trouble.
So the road ahead is even more difficult, and if we don’t deal with it now, it will lead to even more trouble later.
It’s not just bad for the empress, it’s bad for oneself too.
As for whether one is a partisan or not?
I, Xu Qingnian, am a scholar, what party or not, I am bent on His Majesty, I have to lay a charge, then I am the imperial party, convinced or not?
The castrati party, must appear.
And there is no need to be too hasty, just plan it out, even if it is a seed, it must be planted in the empress’s heart.
When the Eunuch Party is established, only then will it be time for one to make a big show of oneself.
This sword is not only Your Majesty’s killing sword, but also his Xu Qingnian’s killing sword.
“Your Majesty, as for the execution of the va*sal kings and the pacification of the chaos, it is even simpler. When the dynasty is unified, the va*sal kings everywhere will have to weigh themselves even if they want to move again, and Your Majesty can let this sword, hanging over their heads, make them panic, and those who are obedient will hand over their military power, and those who are rebellious, this sword will fall on its own without Your Majesty’s hand.”
“The va*sal king will be certain, and naturally the world will be in peace and chaos.”
Xu Qingnian said seriously.
Of course the rebellion of the va*sal kings could not be solved so easily, and Xu Qingnian was only exaggerating with his words.
There was one trick that worked particularly well to solve the chaos of the va*sal kings, the first yang plot of the ages, but Xu Qingnian did not intend to take it out now.
After all, as Wei is now suffering from internal and external problems, taking it out would force the va*sal kings to rebel.
If this Yang plot was taken out, Xu Qingnian would not believe that the empress would still be so calm.
Indeed, the empress acted quite calmly, she understood more than ever how complicated the rebellion of the va*sal kings was, almost insurmountable, to be suppressed from all sides, and even as a last resort, she would not easily take action.
Otherwise, one hair would move the whole body and bring more trouble.
“What about the second one?”
“Ai Qing went on.”
But the empress continued to inquire.
“In reply to Your Majesty, the second is that this sword of killing and destruction can lay the foundation …… the sword of the Son of Heaven!”
As Xu Qingnian said this, her gaze was crystal clear as she looked at the empress.
“The Sword of the Son of Heaven?”
“What is the Sword of the Son of Heaven?”
The Empress was even more curious, this sword of killing and destruction was already so appealing, but she didn’t expect it to be just to draw out the Sword of the Son of Heaven.
“The Sword of the Son of Heaven is a divine weapon of the Great Wei, to secure the inner and the outer, and when the Sword of Killing and Destroying is stained with blood, the Sword of the Son of Heaven can be forged.”
“At that time, Your Majesty’s words will be the Sword of the Son of Heaven, and where the sword goes, it will look out of the world, not to mention the Northern Expedition, even if there is a full-scale war, it is not impossible to do so.
Xu Qingnian’s voice was full of excitement.
When he said the last sentence, he even clenched his fist and said with a firm gaze.
Unification of mountains and rivers!
The sun and the moon shine together!
Xu Qingnian’s ability to draw big pies was almost at full level, and even the empress of the Great Wei was inexplicably moved after hearing this Sword of the Son of Heaven.
Although she knew it would be difficult and most likely a big pie.
But it still made her heart sing.
Because she was human after all, it was impossible for her not to have a little desire, on the contrary her desire was even greater, it was just that she knew restraint and understood that there were some things she could do and some things she could not do.
“The sword of killing and destruction.”
“The Sword of the Son of Heaven.”
For some reason, the Empress always felt that something else was missing, but she couldn’t think of it.
Looking at the hint of thought in the Empress’ eyes, Xu Qingnian’s face was calm.
In fact, his real plan was the three swords.
The Eunuchs corresponded to the Sword of Killing and Destroying.
The Empress corresponds to the Sword of the Son of Heaven.
And there was one more sword that was crucial, this one sword, the core, the real core.
And this sword can counteract the Sword of Killing and the Sword of the Son of Heaven.
This sword is called the ‘Sword of the People’s Faith’.
Yes, it is the faith of all the people.
When the sword of killing and destruction becomes incomparably sharp, it needs the sword of the Son of Heaven to suppress it, and when the sword of the Son of Heaven is incomparably sharp, then this own sword of the people’s hearts can suppress everything.
For as strong as the emperor is, as capable as he is, he relies on the people of the world.
So whether a tyrant or a wise ruler, he understands one thing: it doesn’t matter how many subjects he kills, and it doesn’t matter how many years he conquers.
But no matter what, he must not offend the people of the world.
Once you have offended the people of the world, no matter how immortal your dynasty is, no matter how godlike your emperor is, in the end you are just a wave in a long river.
It is just a little bigger.
He who wins the hearts of the people, wins everything.
And this is a sword that Xu Qingnian has prepared for himself. He does not know what the future holds, whether he will be able to pull out of it or whether he will be able to plan his strategy.
So it was best to buy himself an insurance policy.
The sword of the people’s heart is not sharp, but it is as heavy as a mountain.
Only, this sword must be under one’s own control, it is one of one’s strongest underpinnings, bar none.
“Ai Qing.”
“The sword of killing and destruction, how is it forged?”
The Empress spoke, she did not go into fantasy about the Sword of the Son of Heaven, but was interested in the Sword of Killing, for she did need a sharp weapon like this now.
“In reply to Your Majesty, this sword, requires three conditions to be met.”
“One, they must be absolutely loyal to Your Majesty, in other words, there is only Your Majesty in their eyes, no room for half a person, once Your Majesty is in decline, they will follow suit, when Your Majesty is strong, they will follow suit.”
“Secondly, they must possess force and must also have great wisdom and be good at concealment.”
“Thirdly, they must never join any party, whether it be the Confucian or Literary Party.”
Xu Qingnian stated the three elements without which the sword of killing could not be forged.
But when this was said, the empress frowned slightly.
These three elements Xu Qingnian had said, she naturally knew, but the problem was, she was also looking for this kind of talent again, ah.
She just couldn’t find it.
If she could find it, would she still need Xu Qingnian to ask for it?
“Xu Aiqing, do you have a candidate?”
The next moment, the empress opened her mouth and asked Xu Qingnian if she had a candidate?
But once she said this, Xu Qingnian directly shook her head.
“Minister, Mudai.”
Xu Qingnian directly vetoed it.
Letting himself pick the candidate? To put it bluntly, now that it was suggested, the empress was overjoyed, but when she thought about it carefully, would she think there was something wrong with her?
And when she was talking to Li Xian, didn’t anyone see her? There are many spies in the palace. The empress may not be able to detect what is going on outside, but who can’t detect what is going on in the palace?
If she hadn’t been friends with Li Xian before, Xu Qingnian wouldn’t have mentioned this matter.
This killing sword must be made by the Empress herself, she cannot be involved, at most she can only give some advice, and when the sword is sheathed, she can borrow it to use it.
No matter how nice Li Xian’s words were, and no matter how grateful he was, even if he had saved his life, would it be worth his own glory and fortune in the end?
It is not that Xu Qingnian thinks of human nature too badly, but human nature itself is such that no matter what one does, one must have a guarded hand, whether it is against the party or the empress.
The reason for this is that the government has to be careful about what it wants to do.
Hearing these words, the empress was actually a bit stunned.
I thought Xu Qingnian would tell herself the answer after saying so much, but what I didn’t expect was that at the crucial moment Xu Qingnian said no?
The empress was silent.
She looked at Xu Qingnian with a slightly complicated look in her eyes.
After just a moment, the empress continued to speak.
“Then what does Aiqing Xu suggest?”
The Empress continued to ask.
She did not believe that Xu Qingnian did not have any ideas at all, perhaps there were some scruples, but forging the sword of killing and destruction would indeed be a good thing for herself.
That was why she continued to ask.
“Your Majesty, I don’t really know much about this, after all, to be able to satisfy all three of the above points at the same time, I couldn’t think of it for a moment.”
“However, something like Miss Wan’er is not bad, but it is a bit troublesome for Miss Wan’er to always accompany the Saint.”
Xu Qingnian couldn’t say it explicitly, but she couldn’t not say it either, what if she really found the wrong one? So she could only mention it in a subtle way, and whether the empress could understand it or not was her business.
The words had come to this point.
As Xu Qingnian spoke out, Zhao Wan’er was however a little surprised, she didn’t expect Xu Qingnian to push herself, but it was a compliment of sorts.
It just seemed like a compliment to Zhao Wan’er.
But the empress couldn’t help but be curious, she inexplicably thought of something, but didn’t think of it at once.
It was also at this moment that Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out again.
“Your Majesty, my minister, there is one more thing to enlighten.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out, mentioning the second matter now.
“What is it?”
The empress asked.
“On the matter of the waterwheel.”
“The waterwheel project has stalled only because the three merchants are asking for a sky-high price; I have a plan to suppress the price by thirty percent, but I just need Your Majesty’s hand.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up and said the second thing.
It was the matter of the water cart.
“Suppress it by thirty percent?”
The Empress’s voice rang out in the Great Hall, and this time she had trouble keeping her composure.
“It’s thirty percent of the original price of the Household Ministry.”
Xu Qingnian said another piece of news.
“Aiqing, please speak.”
The Empress’s face was still very calm, her heart carried curiosity and incomprehension, she could not understand why Xu Qingnian dared to say such a thing.
Thirty percent? Or thirty percent of the original price?
How could this be possible?
“Your Majesty, I think that all the world is bustling with profit and all the world is bustling with profit, let alone these profit-oriented merchants.”
“But for businessmen, sometimes money doesn’t mean everything, especially for these three major chambers of commerce.”
“Ten thousand million taels more or ten thousand taels less is nothing more than a higher profit for them, but there are some things that these merchants have always wanted to have, but have never been able to.”
“All that is needed is for Your Majesty to grant them, and I can guarantee that the original material for the waterwheel can be bought at 30% of the price, and it will also be exempted from transport.”
Xu Qingnian said so.
“The ones you want to have, but have never been able to?”
The empress was curious, the merchants were driven by profit, what else did they need besides silver?
Sensing the empress’ doubts, Xu Qingnian spoke calmly.
“Official position!”
The voice fell.
Zhao Wan’er was the first to be shocked, her face filled with shock.
Official positions?
For a merchant?
This …… A bit outrageous, right?
However, the empress was expressionless, not surprised in any way, but caught up in her thoughts.
Xu Qingnian did not speak, waiting for the empress to speak.
To get these merchants to give to the court rather than lose money, one had to offer a price that they could not resist.
And money, Great Wei did not have.
But official positions, was it still a word from Your Majesty?
Finally, the empress’ voice rang out.
“Granting official positions to merchants would be a bit too great a price, wouldn’t it?”
The empress did not veto, but looked at Xu Qingnian and said so.
In her eyes, official positions were not something that could just be given, and the implications of giving official positions to merchants were also great, because since ancient times, it was impossible for merchants to have official positions.
The reason is that since ancient times, merchants have never had official positions. And merchants, to put it nicely, were good businessmen, but, to put it badly, weren’t they just speculators?
If they were to be given official positions, they would certainly attract opposition from all sides.
“No!”
“Your Majesty, I am not saying that these merchants should be given official positions, but that a new official path should be opened up, which could be the imperial merchant.”
“And those who are imperial merchants need not be given power, for they do not need power either, they only need to be given the appropriate status.”
Xu Qingnian said so, but seeing that the empress was still somewhat puzzled, Xu Qingnian continued to speak.
“Your Majesty, let me give you an example. There was a rich merchant in Yanjing City who spent a million taels of silver a night to win a smile from a beautiful woman.
“But in reality, this rich merchant was doing it to show off, to show off his wealth, but of course beauty is also important.”
“It is not too much to say that the merchants of the world, those who have made it to the head, are rich beyond their means, they have eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and have rewarded the beauties of all countries.”
“To say a great uncontradictory word, perhaps His Majesty’s daily meals are no better than those of these wealthy merchants, so they no longer have much to pursue.”
“And continue to ama*s wealth because of the nature of merchants and because they want to secure the position of the Chamber of Commerce and have competitors.”
“But for them, it’s just nature, they no longer have any pursuit in life, but if at this point, Your Majesty breaks with a thousand-year-old tradition and opens up a separate path for merchants and officials.”
“Not giving power, but only status, including travel regalia, these merchants would only be tempted to seek it, as long as it was within their reach.”
“And for Great Wei, what we sacrifice is just a little bit of reputation, but what we get is the support of the world’s merchants and inexhaustible silver, please decide, Your Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out word by word.
And also the analysis was right on the head.
What do merchants want most when they have made money? It was to return home and be recognised by others.
But no matter whether it was the Great Wei or the Sudden Evil, or even the First Yuan, there were not many countries in the world that would raise the status of merchants.
Small merchants are the ones who make a living, that’s fine, but big merchants are hated, hatred of the rich is a very common thing.
So these merchants spend millions of taels a night to fight back, to prove themselves, to be recognised, or to not treat money as money, in fact, as a form of revenge.
Even building bridges and roads, for what? It’s not for a good reputation.
But no matter how much more, is it better to have an official position promulgated by the court?
No matter how much the people disapproved of the merchants, but the court did, what could be said?
As for the merchants, they went to great lengths to curry favour with officials everywhere, and for what? Wasn’t it just to earn silver? But now that they are officials, although they have no power, their status is here.
In the future, when something happens, you don’t have to beg. And who is qualified to arrest me?
If you add in a ceremonial trip, you can ask yourself, how big is the official’s face when he goes out? Will the merchants be jealous? Nine horses pulling a cart is a crime of death. How about five horses?
If they were given a custom-made official uniform, would these merchants not be overjoyed and go out every day to pretend to behave?
Xu Qingnian’s point was to capture the needs of the merchants.
Whether it was face, status, or the recognition of others, these were all things that merchants desperately needed right now.
Silver can be earned slowly, if you lose a little this year, you can earn it back next year, but face is a different story.
“Reopen a road for merchant officials?”
“How would it be set up?”
The empress asked, somewhat intrigued.
“Back to Your Majesty, my basic idea is simple, as in the Great Wei court, ten to one rank, with donations of silver, ten rank donating ten thousand taels of silver to the court, giving orders not clothing, and then fifty thousand taels for the ninth rank, and one hundred thousand taels for the eighth rank.”
“Two hundred thousand taels of seventh rank, five hundred thousand taels of sixth rank, one million taels of fifth rank, five million taels of fourth rank, ten million taels of third rank, fifty million taels of second rank, and ten million taels of first rank.”
Xu Qingnian replied thus.
“Ten million ten thousand taels, first rank?”
The empress pondered again.
Zhao Wan’er, on the other hand, revealed a shocked look.
After all, without giving a single bit of power, just giving you a false name, just to be nice, and charging people ten million taels? This was equivalent to a year’s national tax revenue of Great Wei.
“Your Majesty, this is not much. Starting from the third rank, there will be a hundred places, the second rank will have twenty places, and the first rank will have six places, and the highest bidder will win once every ten years, no more, no less.”
Xu Qingnian continued.
“Once every ten years?”
Zhao Wan’er was shocked again, while the empress was also slightly at a loss for words.
A false name, a set of official clothes, some arrows, these things don’t cost a few hundred taels of silver, selling people 10,000,000 taels of silver? And once every ten years, if it doesn’t work, it will be replaced? This is really ruthless.
Sensing His Majesty’s silence.
Xu Qingnian continued to speak, afraid that His Majesty would feel that it was less.
“Your Majesty, the price of official positions, cannot be raised any further, after all, these merchants are not fools, so when Great Wei prospers, then take out the titles.”
“But a knighthood is money purchased, rather it is service to the country, such as building bridges and roads, solving the way of survival for the local people, providing various positions, and then giving the knighthood.”
“The highest title that can be given is that of Prince, with a royal burial after death and a posthumous permanent throne, but only after death, which is considered a good name.”
Xu Qingnian dropped another heavy bomb out.
Official positions were only sold for money, equivalent to earning tax and silver, while titles were different, they had to benefit the country and the people, so that they could be considered as contributing to the country.
Of course to get to the level of a Prince, you have to add a lot of difficulties up to make it challenging.
In fact, it is just like playing a game, you are full level, six gods, will certainly feel boring, this time to give you a new map, to ensure that you are full of pa*sion, as to say that later will not be boring again.
It doesn’t matter, there are countless people behind you who can’t wait for you to get the hell out of there.
Once that time comes, the inward rolls begin and the merchants roll to their deaths, who will be the ones to benefit? Isn’t it the Great Wei Dynasty?
You build bridges? I’ll build roads!
You build bridges and roads, I’ll solve the employment rate.
You build bridges and roads, I’ll fix the employment rate, but I’ll just open up the F**king fields and throw my entire fortune away, how can you fight me?
And there is another advantage to this, the official position is given, the world’s businessmen even if they jump into the system, into the court, many things, they can not help themselves.
As an official of the Great Wei, you sell materials to the enemy state? What are you, if not an adulterer and traitor?
But if you don’t enter the imperial court, then you are a businessman seeking profit, and there is nothing the emperor can do even if he doesn’t like it.
Therefore, Xu Qingnian’s move is also a Yang plot, and it is still an insoluble Yang plot, digging a deep pit and waiting for the merchants to jump in.
Of course it’s not without its benefits, after joining the Royal Chamber of Commerce, are you still afraid of not making money? Yelling out that I am a royal merchant and have face, and the people trust you.
As for you to cheat and deceive? I’ll set up an internal inspection team and have the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Penalties and the Confucianists work together, plus the castrati to investigate secretly.
If you don’t mess around, you can earn the money you deserve and enjoy your life.
So, this trick, after Xu Qingnian thought of it, he himself felt like a genius ah.
On the dragon chair.
The empress pondered.
She pondered to herself that everything Xu Qingnian had said was money and silver, things that Great Wei was desperately in need of, was true.
But she felt that there was something in Xu Qingnian’s words.
If it was just silver alone, Xu Qingnian would not have asked for it, she knew.
Silver!
Merchants!
Official positions!
The Empress thought to herself, and just out of the blue, a light flashed through her mind.
In an instant, the empress’ pupils dilated a little.
For she understood completely what this offer was hiding.
By bringing the merchants of Great Wei into the court of Great Wei and establishing an independent chamber of commerce, from now on there would be no more Five Great Merchants or Eight Great Merchants, but only one Imperial Merchant of Great Wei.
This is really high.
The empress stood up sharply as she looked at Xu Qingnian, her heart overwhelmed with shock.
The Great Wei Dynasty, in fact, had set its eyes on merchants from an early stage and wanted to control them, but how smart were these merchants?
They did not know that once they were controlled by the Wei Dynasty, they would face many dangers, plus the forces behind them would not allow them to do so.
So whenever the idea of controlling the merchants was raised, it led to many problems and even successive emperors, who moved the knife, but what happened? Before the knives came down, there were many wars in Great Wei.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that someone was behind it.
So the knife was slow to fall, and the new dynasty, itself, knew that Xu Qingnian would move the merchants of Great Wei sooner or later, but she was also laying out her plans in advance.
But what she didn’t expect was that Xu Qingnian had come up with this solution.
She dug a heavenly pit and let the Great Wei merchants jump in with high hopes.
High.
High!
How clever.
Looking at Xu Qingnian, her face is as calm as water, but there is clearly a smile in her eyes.
This Xu Qingnian is really a great talent of the ages.
What kind of person is this?
Why is he so intelligent?
The empress spoke directly, holding back the excitement in her heart.
“Xu Aiqing, Shangguan theory, I allow it.”
“Give you the dragon talisman, this matter, the six ministries of Great Wei will fully cooperate with you, and then give you the right to act first, and after this matter, once the Great Wei Chamber of Commerce is formed, you will lead the transfer.”
The empress was excited, but as an emperor, she would hide any excitement within her heart.
She gave the Great Wei Dragon Talisman to Xu Qingnian once again, and allowed Xu Qingnian to transfer the six ministries, allowing the six ministries to cooperate with Xu Qingnian in this matter.
Once it was done well, Xu Qingnian was the Great Wei Shangguan Commander, leading the transfer of everything, and her status was extremely high.
“My servant, receive the decree.”
Xu Qingnian bowed towards the empress.
It had to be said that the empress was really clever, it was only half a quarter of an hour before she guessed what she wanted to do.
She also saw through what was at the heart of the matter.
It was good, Xu Qingnian was really afraid that the emperor wouldn’t know.
Yes, this system of merchant officials.
The root of it lies in the merchants of Great Wei, not a mere silver tael of money.
The reason is that sooner or later Great Wei will prosper, and these merchants will also follow to eat the dividends, not doing anything, not contributing, enjoying so much for nothing, Xu Qingnian will agree?
But once the merchant official system is set up, the early stage gives everyone the illusion that Great Wei is short of money, give me silver and I’ll give you an official position so you can play the bleep.
Once we get to the middle stage, it’s all about profit distribution and consolidation. The biggest problem with merchants together is competition, but in the middle stage, everyone has been added in, and it’s impossible to leave if you want to.
The country naturally saves money and the merchants are satisfied. After they have made money, they will find that the Great Wei Chamber of Commerce is really good, and then they will start to wonder if they can promote themselves to official positions.
Although the merchant officials have no real power, this is for the court of Great Wei, but for the Chamber of Commerce of Great Wei, this official position will have no power? Do you really think it’s just a false name?
Xu Qingnian’s move was the equivalent of opening a cram school and creating a cla*s leader. The cla*s leader was certainly useless in school, but in the cram school he was a human being.
So in the middle of the period, the merchants would inwardly roll up and bid for officials, sort of working for Great Wei.
As for the later stages, it would be even better, supervision, control, inspection, keep an eye on you all the same, work honestly for Great Wei, want to leave? Sorry, you are an official of the Great Wei, and you want to commit treason? Someone, arrest him and put him in jail.
This move, this move is called inviting the king into the jar of the mantis to catch the cicada.
It is precisely for this reason that the empress is so excited, otherwise, really for a bit of silver, to be honest she would not see the ground to agree because …… The actual fact is that it is a lot more than just a few of these.
“Xu Aiqing, the imperial kitchen has made some good snacks, take some back later.”
The empress opened her mouth, her mood was extraordinarily pleasant at this time, Xu Qingnian was considered to have solved one heavenly trouble for her, if this killing sword could be more careful, it would be two heavenly troubles.
Such a capable minister, one is truly blessed by Great Wei, the ancestors have a spirit.
“Many thanks, Your Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian was calm, and even a little less happy.
This is a gesture of goodwill? Where is your arrogance? Where’s your indifference? Your Majesty, I still like the way your heart is like water, you are so vulgar that I can’t accept it.
Xu Qingnian looked slightly amused in her heart.
The empress did not know what Xu Qingnian was thinking, but she only noticed that Xu Qingnian kept looking at herself, making her think of something else inexplicably.
After a while, Zhao Wan’er brought in some snacks.
Xu Qingnian then excused herself.
And with Xu Qingnian’s departure, the empress also withdrew her thoughts.
She was still thinking about the matter of the Sword of Killing and Destroying.
Absolute loyalty.
It also required a certain amount of strength.
Boldness and ruthlessness.
The empress frowned slightly, ruthlessness was added by her for the simple reason that if one did not have a ruthless heart, would one be able to do great things?
If you are indecisive, you will only affect the situation.
But where could one find such a person? And to do so much for yourself, it would have to be a group, definitely not just one or two people.
Alas.
The empress lamented in her heart and could not help but get up and walk towards the outside.
She intended to go for a walk.
Only just as she reached the door, the eunuch outside the door, immediately knelt on the ground.
“Your Majesty, it’s going to rain soon.”
The eunuch knelt on the ground, reminding herself that it was going to rain.
Looking at the sky.
There were indeed some black clouds.
But the next moment.
The empress’ gaze could not help but fall on this eunuch.
And so on.
Loyalty, strength, cleverness, ruthlessness.
The empress looked at the eunuch kneeling in front of her, and for a moment, it was as if she thought of something ……
And at the same time.
Inside the imperial palace.
Zhao Wan’er sent Xu Qingnian out of the palace.
Xu Qingnian carried a box, which was an imperial snack, and talked and laughed with Zhao Wan’er along the way.
After meeting each other a few times and getting to know each other well, there was naturally no longer the unfamiliar barrier that existed before.
And the topic of conversation between the two of them, also came to marriage, Xu Qingnian’s conversation was a bit more mundane, what with his lack of ability and money, where he dared to talk about marriage.
“But Lord Xu doesn’t know that after the Taiping Poetry Fair, many ladies in the palace adore Lord Xu.”
“As long as Lord Xu is willing, all the women in the palace are willing to marry Lord Xu, even if they are willing to pay silver, Lord Xu is really modest.”
Zhao Wan’er laughed lightly.
“Alas, although there are many women in the palace, how many of them are truly beautiful? If you were as beautiful as Miss Wan’er, it would not be unacceptable to me.”
Xu Qingnian’s chatting style was very open, in fact it was the modern way, what is subtle or not.
Ask yourself, if there was an extremely good-looking woman, most definitely a virgin, who wouldn’t like that?
If it wasn’t for the problem of heterodoxy, Xu Qingnian wouldn’t have had three wives and four concubines, but at least a few confidants, right?
A man’s life is all about fame, power and beauty, isn’t it all about these three things? Wouldn’t it be boring if there wasn’t a confidante around?
But! If the problem of heteromancy is not solved, Xu Qingnian does not dare to touch others, and if something happens, it will not be a small matter.
This is why Xu Qingnian is more resistant in this area.
She was afraid of harming others.
But to Xu Qingnian, it was a Versailles plus compliment, but to Zhao Wan’er, inexplicably some little blush came over her.
“Lord Xu, when it comes to joking.”
Zhao Wan’er’s voice was all a little nervous, she was definitely confident about her looks, it was just that she was still young and often accompanied the ruler, so she naturally didn’t think in that direction.
If anyone else had said this, Zhao Wan’er would have felt it was a slight against her.
But Xu Qingnian was indeed different.
He is young, handsome and has such great talent that even His Majesty has praised him many times, and apart from a few people in the court, who does not praise Xu Qingnian?
Who else wouldn’t like it?
“Well, Miss Wan’er, you should go back early, it’s going to rain, I’ll leave Xu first.”
He came to the palace gate.
Xu Qingnian waved his hand towards Miss Wan’er and then left.
Looking at Xu Qingnian who left, Zhao Wan’er couldn’t help but reveal a sweet smile, and she didn’t know why.
And at that moment.
After walking out of the palace.
Xu Qingnian did not intend to go back.
Instead, she walked towards the Peach Blossom Nunnery.
There were about three things.
First, find the guy from the White Cloth Sect to meet up with.
Second, find a trip to the white-clothed girl, and apologise for what happened last time.
Third, to find Zhang Ru again to talk about something.
So it was still a bit busy.
Looking at the sky, there were some dark clouds and it seemed like it was going to rain.
Therefore Xu Qingnian picked up his pace a little.
It only took about a quarter of an hour to travel from the Great Wei Palace to the Peach Blossom Temple.
Xu Qingnian quickened her pace a bit and arrived at the Peach Blossom Nunnery in half a quarter of an hour.
Come again to the Peach Blossom Nunnery.
Xu Qingnian was much more generous, it was just like going to tea, the first time everyone was very nervous, afraid of being discovered and shivering.
But after the second time, it was much better.
When Xu Qingnian entered the Peach Blossom Nunnery again, some of the maids who greeted her were once again shocked, and then, as before, they all came together.
Luckily, Miss Liu arrived first and sort of saved the day.
“Greetings, Sir Xu.”
Miss Liu bowed towards Xu Qingnian, with a smile that could not be concealed in her beautiful eyes.
“Miss Liu is very kind, may I ask if Miss Baiyi is here today?”
Xu Qingnian said with a smile.
“Yes, but Miss Baiyi has already said that she will not see guests.”
“However, Sir Xu is different, I will send someone to ask, so that Sir Xu can rest a little.”
Miss Liu said so.
And Xu Qingnian nodded his head.
“En, I’ll rest for a while, and then I’ll go to the Gathering of Sages banquet.”
Finding the girl in white was the second thing to do, let’s settle the first thing first.
Followed Miss Liu forward.
Xu Qingnian soon arrived at the Gathering of Magi Banquet.
And just then, a familiar voice rang out again.
“Brother Xu really doesn’t like to come to places like this.”
“Last time it was something.”
“Don’t believe me, all men in the world are H**ny, but my brother Xu is not H**ny at all.”
Wang Ru’s voice rang out, not quite loud, but definitely not small either, at least Xu Qingnian heard his voice when he first entered.
And after hearing these words.
Xu Qingnian faintly froze.
Inexplicably, she felt embarra*sed.
It was at this moment that Wang Ru noticed that everyone had stopped talking and were all looking behind them.
He couldn’t help but look over as well.
Good guys.
When he saw Xu Qingnian’s figure, Wang Ru’s fat face was somewhat silent.
“Brother Wang Ru, you might not believe me when I say it, I’m really here on business.”
Xu Qingnian’s smile was somewhat far-fetched.
He couldn’t explain it clearly.
But every time he came here, he met Wang Ru, why did this guy like to come to places like this so much?
Oh, it was probably because he could whoring for nothing, he knew the shopkeeper after all.
Hearing Xu Qingnian’s explanation.
Wang Ru had some mixed feelings at this moment.
But Xu Qingnian gave a slight look, Wang Ru sensed it and counted a bit at that moment.
“Brother Xu, then I’ll stay with my friend first and meet you at the academy later.”
Wang Ru spoke, he didn’t want to bother Xu Qingnian, while Xu Qingnian nodded and also arched his hand towards a few of Wang Ru’s friends, as if he had met them and was giving Wang Ru face.
It was also at this moment.
A figure suddenly walked slowly.
It appeared in front of Xu Qingnian.
The real owner had come.
