Inside the courtroom.
As the empress’ decree rang out.
They all knew that the empress was going to do her utmost to support Xu Qingnian.
Generally speaking, the Great Wei Palace of Literature would preside over such matters, with the six ministries a*sisting.
However, it was unexpected that Xu Qingnian would be the chief examiner this time.
However, at a glance, there were no Confucian ministers at the Great Wei Palace today, or to be more precise, none of the Confucian ministers at the Great Wei Palace had attended the court these days.
To be more precise, none of the Confucian ministers in the Great Wei Palace have attended court these days.
These Confucian courtiers are not attending the court as a silent rebellion.
And for some reason, apart from the necessary quarrels in the courtroom, the relationship between the civil and military had become much better again.
It made everyone inexplicably feel comfortable ah.
And the empress has left the matter of the Palace of Literature to Xu Qingnian, which is another invisible support.
I’m afraid that the study of the heart will really become prevalent in Great Wei, and with Great Wei doing its best to promote it, the study of the heart will not be able to become mainstream.
“I receive the decree.”
Xu Qingnian naturally agreed to invigilate the first imperial examinations in Wuchang, which would be of great help to him, both in terms of personal influence and in the selection of talents.
More importantly, Xu Qingnian could see that the empress was intent on suppressing the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
This was also a good thing for herself.
“Alright, Aiqing Xu, come to my chambers after the court.”
“Discuss some important matters.”
The empress opened her mouth and asked Xu Qingnian to make a trip to her chambers.
“I accept the order.”
“However, Your Majesty, these manuscripts, please put them away, it is best to suppress them with state weapons, otherwise …….”
“I’m afraid that my minister might stir up some visions.”
Xu Qingnian originally did not want to remind, but seeing that everyone seemed to have little reaction, so it was better to remind.
Rather than Xu Qingnian Versailles, this manuscript was suppressed by him with his literary qi, in other words, if it was not suppressed, it was estimated that when he wrote it himself alone, the visions would have risen to the sky.
This manuscript, compared to the An Guo policy, is slightly better. After all, something like the An Guo policy can be implemented in any country, as long as the economic conditions are good and the bottom production capacity is still good.
In contrast, the Unification of the Central States Policy written by Xu Qingnian is still mainly aimed at the Great Wei Dynasty and revolves around it, rather than the Sudden Evil Dynasty or the First Yuan Dynasty.
Naturally, it would be considered a superb policy theory, but it would not surpa*s the An Guo policy by much.
What Xu Qingnian was worried about was the appearance of a vision that would attract the attention of others; after all, the Great Wei now needed to keep a low profile for a while.
The words were spoken.
The crowd looked at Xu Qingnian, some wanted to say something, but their mouths opened and they didn’t know what to say, as if there was nothing wrong with what Xu Qingnian said.
“Someone, put it in a jade box and send it to the clan temple.”
“Retire from the court.”
The empress opened her mouth, but it was straightforward, and she turned around and left.
After the Empress had left, the hundred officials withdrew from the court, chanting Long Live the Emperor.
Xu Qingnian followed the hundred officials to leave, only the hundred officials were going back, while he had to prepare to go to the Empress’s bedchamber.
But then again, why the bedchamber?
“Shouren, after the talks, come and see the old man, the old man is waiting for you, you have these five plans, you must say something clear, the manuscript content is written in detail, but many things still feel unclear.”
“Be sure to come later.”
Just as he walked out of the hall, Chen Zhengru’s voice rang out, pulling Xu Qingnian with him and saying so.
The rest of the Shang Shu nodded their heads.
Indeed, Xu Qingnian’s strategy was extremely well written, but many details were not written on it, which should be intentional on Xu Qingnian’s part, only making people feel what to do, but how to do it and how to do it, was not written at all.
This is also good, at least the civil and military officials, there is no guarantee that there will not be one or two people with problems, know the general direction does not matter, do not understand the details, otherwise all the bottom out, the Great Wei still want to rise?
“Good, gentlemen wait for me.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, he originally left the palace and went to look for these Shang Shu, after all, the strategy for the rise of the Great Wei requires the six ministries to work together, including the distribution of silver and other issues, must be negotiated to.
After leaving these words, Xu Qingnian turned around and left.
He walked towards the empress’ chambers.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Xu Qingnian arrived outside the Empress’s chambers and waited.
Li Xian was waiting for her, with a smile on his face, and had brought a fireplace to warm Xu Qingnian, although Xu Qingnian was not afraid of the cold, but this thought was quite good.
“Eunuch Li, how are you doing these days?”
Xu Qingnian spoke up and asked Li Xian.
The latter stood to the side, bending over and looking at Xu Qingnian with a flattering smile.
“Thanks to Marquis Xu’s blessings, it’s been fine lately, it’s going quite well.”
Li Xian said with a flattering smile, this was not a lie, originally in the palace, he was ordinary and unexceptional, later after the establishment of the Secretary of Rites, he did not get any position, and even sometimes he was even punished.
But as Xu Qingnian’s status became higher and higher, his reputation grew, and some people in the palace knew that Li Xian knew Xu Qingnian, so naturally he also had some status.
Of course, just knowing Xu Qingnian, there is no special preferential treatment, after all, Xu Qingnian did not say that Li Xian is his person, and the two did not often meet.
At most, it was just an acquaintance, but for the people in the palace, knowing Xu Qingnian was of some use, at least they didn’t have to be punished, and they could even get into the eyes of the bigwigs and work for them.
“What is your rank now?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask, waiting outside, there was no one to accompany him, so naturally he chatted with Li Xian.
“In reply, Marquis, I am already a seventh-ranked eunuch in charge.”
Li Xian replied.
A seventh-ranked eunuch?
This was not a high position, but Li Xian was only in his twenties, so he had a great advantage in terms of age.
After thinking about it, Xu Qingnian spoke up.
“Eunuch Li, you and I have a destiny, and this marquis is also willing to help you, but Eunuch Li must remember that everything depends on yourself.”
“There is a saying that seven points depend on hard work and three points are destined by God, and the help of noble people is help, while it is up to you whether you can go up or not.”
“Within a year.”
“No matter what method you use, within a year to become a fifth-ranked eunuch, this marquis will help you.”
“But if within a year, if Eunuch Li fails to achieve that level, this marquis will also try to help you find a position as a full fourth-ranked inner eunuch by whatever means possible.”
“It is a kind of help, but after that, there is no more involvement, does Eunuch Li understand?”
Xu Qingnian spoke calmly.
The Secretary of Justice must have his own person, but this person is not necessarily Li Xian, Xu Qingnian needs a person who has ambition and ability and is also smart, and favors Li Xian because he has known him since the beginning.
But if Li Xian did not have the ability, ambition and strength, then Xu Qingnian would not have wasted her time on Li Xian.
After all, Xu Qingnian would not be so heartless as to help Li Xian find a fourth-ranking position, which would be enough for Li Xian to shine in the palace.
At least in this life, there will be no problem for him to be rich and prosperous.
As for the rest, forget about it.
“Slave servant …….”
After hearing these words from Xu Qingnian, Li Xian was somewhat excited and wanted to kneel towards Xu Qingnian, but he was directly stopped by Xu Qingnian and gave a look, and Li Xian immediately understood what it meant.
This is after all the Great Wei Palace, the empress is sitting inside the bedchamber, there are many people around the eyes is small, in case someone sees it, back to inform the empress that is not good.
At least for Xu Qingnian, this is not a good thing.
If word got out that Xu Qingnian was subservient to a marquis, he would be fine, but Li Xian could basically wait for his death.
A eunuch who was disloyal to the emperor had no need to live.
It was at this moment.
A silhouette slowly walked out, the figure of Zhao Wan’er.
As she slowly walked out of the hall, Zhao Wan’er was draped in a blue koi cotton coat, which was not too thick and showed off Zhao Wan’er’s figure.
The clothes were not too thick, showing off Zhao Wan’er’s figure. With Zhao Wan’er’s already not bad face, one could not help but look at her a few times, especially her buttocks, which could be described as a word, top.
But Xu Qingnian was a decent gentleman, so he used to look at her from time to time and it didn’t matter. Now that he had become a great Confucian, Xu Qingnian withdrew his gaze after a couple of glances.
“Lord Xu, Your Majesty please.”
As Zhao Wan’er opened her mouth, Xu Qingnian glanced back at Li Xian, and there was no meaning to it, just a glance, before following Zhao Wan’er up to the palace.
The Empress’s bedchamber, covered in glazed tiles, had a bell-shaped bell hanging from the eaves of one of the buildings of the octagonal tower, which shook slightly when the wind blew, but also held the howling wind at bay.
It was something extraordinary.
On the steps, Xu Qingnian told Zhao Wan’er to go first, and he would just follow behind him.
Xu Qingnian needed to think about some things.
When he stepped into the hall, a warmth came over him, and in the Empress’s chambers, there was no howling cold wind, instead there was heat.
“Your Majesty, Lord Xu has arrived, slave servant will retire.”
Outside the palace, Zhao Wan’er spoke out, informing the Empress that Xu Qingnian had arrived, then closed the palace door behind her and withdrew on her own.
What?
At this moment, Xu Qingnian inexplicably felt that something was wrong.
On normal days, no matter what important event it was, Zhao Wan’er would always be by the Empress’ side to listen, after all, this kind of personal attendant was no different from a dead soldier.
There was nothing that she could or could not listen to, and Zhao Wan’er could not leave the palace anyway.
But at the moment, Zhao Wan’er was allowed to leave, which …… The actual fact is that there is nothing fishy about it that Xu Qingnian doesn’t believe.
The actual fact that this is the empress’ bedchamber.
It’s hard not to?
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you want to do.
Could it be that the empress wants to sleep with me?
This was Xu Qingnian’s thought. Although it was a bit bold, it was not impossible.
He has conquered the entire court with his talent.
Who among the six ministers would not praise him as a great talent? And will the empress be afraid that she will be turned against him? Or leave Wei?
I’m sure she’s worried.
In order to retain the elite of the elite, one must give benefits.
They could even offer higher positions, and as long as they were not the throne, they would be willing to grant them a different surname.
Then there was only one way to make oneself truly subservient to the empress, or to a*sist the Great Wei with one heart and one mind.
A bondage solution.
To sleep with oneself.
Make yourself the empress’ man.
Ah …… This.
Xu Qingnian wasn’t afraid, but mainly because she wasn’t prepared for it.
It was also at this point that, out of nowhere, the figure of the empress appeared.
She was wearing a long white gown, no longer a more solemn robe like the dragon robe.
In comparison, the empress’ long white gown was a little less solemn but a little more down-to-earth, and more importantly, the sense of iceberg coolness disappeared, instead giving people a feeling of a pure goddess.
Somehow, it did look a lot more comfortable.
When she felt Xu Qingnian’s gaze, the empress inexplicably felt something strange in her heart, not the uncomfortable kind, but a strange feeling, after all, she knew Xu Qingnian’s heart, and it was normal to feel something strange.
But at that moment.
The Empress’ voice slowly rang out.
“Aiqing Xu, I am looking for you today because of two things.”
The empress spoke out, looking at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Please speak straightforwardly, Your Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian opened her mouth and looked at the empress, but her mind was also serious.
From the tone of her voice, it should not be for the purpose of sleeping with herself.
“Xu Aiqing, do you think there is anything unusual recently?”
The empress opened her mouth and asked this.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but frown slightly, he hadn’t found anything unusual recently, after all, he had been studying state policy for more than a month, and wasn’t at ease about other matters.
It was only occasionally that I heard about the foreign country.
But when the empress opened her mouth, things must be different.
Xu Qingnian pondered seriously.
After a while, Xu Qingnian thought of something.
“The readers of Great Wei.”
Xu Qingnian gave a reply.
Yes, during this period of time, it felt as if this group of readers had stopped for a while ah, to be more precise, it wasn’t that they had stopped, but that no one was organised to target themselves.
This was a bit odd.
And very unreasonable.
In theory, shouldn’t this Great Wei Palace of Literature have caught themselves in a painful situation and started impeaching them like crazy?
Why was it so quiet?
Although Peng Ru had been taken inside the Heavenly Prison, it did not mean that the Great Wei Palace of Literature did not dare to look for him.
It’s just that someone else will come to trouble him.
But no matter what, they would definitely come to trouble themselves, but now it is surprisingly quiet, which is somewhat impossible.
Yes.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature.
Killing and slaughtering the city by themselves.
This is definitely not because the Great Wei Palace of Literature is afraid of itself, nor is it because the Great Wei Palace of Literature is timid.
If the Great Wei Palace of Literature had been timid, it would not have fought with itself in the first place.
“Your Majesty, what do you mean? The Zhu Sheng lineage, still wants to deal with me?”
Xu Qingnian asked a nonsense question.
The empress did not answer, but asked Xu Qingnian.
“Peng Ru was voluntarily imprisoned, don’t you think there is something fishy about this matter?”
She said so.
“There is indeed something fishy, even though I held great power at that time, but Peng Ru is a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, if he really resisted, I would dare to kill a Confucian, but I really wouldn’t dare to kill a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, and he frowned.
Indeed, when the Wen Gong was causing trouble, he had asked Chen Zhengru to deal with it himself, Chen Zhengru was the prime minister of the dynasty and also a great Confucian of the Wen Gong, so what if he really sharpened his sword and cut Zhang Ning?
The Great Wei could afford to kill a great scholar.
But killing a great Confucian of heaven and earth would be too much for Wei to handle, and Chen Zhengru would not dare to kill him.
Then Pang Ru could have continued his stalemate.
However, Peng Ru chose to go into the prison honestly.
At that time, Xu Qingnian’s first thought was that Peng Ru wanted to continue to build up momentum, and if he entered the Heaven and Earth prison, he could use the issue to his advantage if he lost the battle.
If he defeated, then he could also find himself in a bit of trouble.
After all, I was too busy at that time to bother with him, so I didn’t think much about it.
Now that I think about it, there is indeed something fishy about it.
“I have thought about it for a long time, if Pengru wants to find trouble with you, it would not make any sense to just take the killing and slaughtering of the city alone.”
“Because you won this battle, as long as the battle is won, the world will have nothing to say, as for within the Great Wei, I have made marquises and honoured the school of the heart, also to cut down the impact brought about by the slaughter of the city.”
“But Peng Ru, there are bound to be other means waiting for you, and he will naturally not rest in peace at the risk of being imprisoned.”
“Xu Aiqing, this matter, you must not fail to guard against it and prepare for the worst.”
“But don’t worry, I will definitely support you.”
The empress spoke up, she couldn’t understand what tactics Peng Ru would use to get Xu Qingnian in trouble.
After all, the battle had been won, the people of Great Wei supported Xu Qingnian unconditionally, and the entire dynasty was also in support of Xu Qingnian.
Even if the readers scolded him, but the facts were right in front of him, the ma*sacre of ten cities in exchange for the heyday of Great Wei was completely justified.
“I thank Your Majesty for reminding me of this.”
Xu Qingnian looked more and more serious, at first he thought he was going to stab the emperor.
But what he didn’t expect was that the empress was really talking to herself about serious matters.
And this serious matter, one had to defend oneself.
Peng Ru wanted to mess with himself.
And it definitely wasn’t just a few curses, it had to be the kind of tactic that would be enough to ruin one’s reputation or leave one dead and buried.
But what exactly was it, Xu Qingnian couldn’t think of for a moment, could it be another magic trick?
That wasn’t likely either, was it?
“The second thing.”
The empress looked at Xu Qingnian and slowly spoke.
“Your Majesty, please speak, I am all ears.”
Xu Qingnian had an upright attitude.
“Great Wei really needs a saint.”
When the Empress spoke out, it was a bit of a shock, causing Xu Qingnian to be a bit confused.
The Empress had been chatting for a good reason, and suddenly she came to say that Great Wei needed a saint?
Who doesn’t know that Wei needs a saint, but why are you telling me that? Your Majesty, what do you mean by that look? You want me to become a saint?
It’s true that I want to become a saint, but it’s not like I can become a saint just because I want to.
Xu Qingnian was indeed a bit confused.
There was no other meaning, sainthood aside, let’s first talk about the realm of the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, to become a Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, one needs sufficient public opinion.
I have pacified foreign countries, conferred marquises, killed surrendered and slaughtered cities, declared war on sudden evil, and gained a terrific public opinion, but I still could not become a great scholar of heaven and earth.
For one thing, public opinion was always lacking a little, and for another, he needed an opportunity, an opportunity to break through to this first rank.
Public opinion was fine, if he developed Great Wei properly in the past few years, he might be able to get enough public opinion in half a year or so, but this opportunity to break through to the fourth rank, Xu Qingnian could not find.
Almost a year or two to become a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, which is of course the best estimate.
A really conservative estimate would be around three years.
Even five years was possible.
It hadn’t even been a year since she had enrolled in school, and it would almost be a year in a few months.
From the empress’s tone, she wanted her to become a saint now.
One year of study and I am a saint?
Even a novel wouldn’t dare to write like that.
“What do you mean, Your Majesty? I don’t understand.”
Xu Qingnian could only pretend to be confused, he couldn’t understand the empress’ meaning.
And the empress seemed to know what Xu Qingnian was thinking, and could not help but speak.
“In five days’ time, in the Hall of Enrolment, I, for one, will do my utmost to help you achieve the status of Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.”
She said so.
Xu Qingnian frowned slightly, but there was no surprise, because the empress dared to speak like this, she was the Great Wei Empress.
But the reason for Xu Qingnian’s frown was simple, for one thing, she did not need to pluck the seedlings, in fact it did not matter if she slowed down, after the Sixth Grade Realm Breaking Pill came out, she could completely break through to the Sixth Grade of Martial Dao.
The reason for this is that it is not difficult to delay for a year or two after suppressing the demons in your body some more.
And during this one or two years, one can study well and understand life, so as to break through to the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth in a natural way.
It might not be good for the future, especially for the Holy Realm, if one promoted too quickly and plucked up seedlings.
This was also the reason why Xu Qingnian frowned.
“Your Majesty, why is there such a rush? Actually ……. I, am not in a hurry.”
Xu Qingnian gave his answer, if it was not necessary, he wanted to wait and let nature take its course.
“Aiqing Xu!”
“Great Wei needs a sage, otherwise, Great Wei will face an unprecedented crisis.”
“Ten times more serious than the Northern Expedition, it will affect me greatly, and it will affect you greatly too.”
The Empress spoke, her gaze incomparably firm as she looked at Xu Qingnian and said so.
When this was said, it caused Xu Qingnian to freeze.
An unprecedented crisis?
Ten times worse than the Northern Expedition?
How could this be possible?
If it was ten times worse than the Northern Expedition, then the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, including the northern barbarians, would have to join forces to kill Great Wei.
But even if that were the case, Great Wei could just send a First Grade martial artist, and although Great Wei could not escape the fate of having its kingdom destroyed, at least Great Wei could make these three powers suffer a great loss.
By then, the three powers would also kill each other, so this was unlikely.
The advantage of a tripartite alliance is that whoever is strong the other two deal with, and whoever is weak will make an alliance with the second.
This is like the reason why when the Sudden Evil declared war, the First Yuan Dynasty sent a secret letter at the first opportunity, willing to a*sist.
So what else, if not war, would affect Great Wei so much?
It is even more unlikely to be related to the va*sal kings, who have no chance to rebel, at least not now.
To make himself a saint?
It was the Palace of Literature!
It occurred to Xu Qingnian that the Wen Palace could indeed bring trouble to the Great Wei Dynasty.
It was just that it was ten times worse than the Northern Expedition, which was somewhat unbelievable.
Thinking about it, Xu Qingnian frowned.
Even if the Wen Palace had a half-saint who rebuked the Empress where and what not, it would only be impossible to shake the Empress’ position or make her like this.
Then what could the Palace of Literature do to make the Empress of Great Wei so scornful?
Xu Qingnian pondered.
After a long time.
Finally, Xu Qingnian came up with a possibility.
The moment he thought of it, Xu Qingnian’s eyes instantly revealed a shocked look.
He looked at the Empress, who in turn looked very calm.
“The Palace of Literature …… To break away from Great Wei?”
Xu Qingnian swallowed his saliva as he voiced his guess.
As he voiced this guess, Xu Qingnian’s gaze, which had been locked on the Female Emperor’s face.
However, he found that the latter did not have a single expression on her face and still nodded calmly.
“En.”
The faint reply confirmed the truth of the matter.
And this news was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, exploding in Xu Qingnian’s mind.
“This can’t be.”
“Your Majesty, the Vermilion Saints have attained sainthood in the Great Wei Dynasty, and Great Wei is the land of the Vermilion Saints’ reign, even if they were to do so, they would not dare to do so. Aren’t they afraid that the Great Wei readers will turn against them?”
“Minister, I can’t believe it.”
Xu Qingnian rejected this possibility outright.
The Palace of Literature seceding.
How big of a deal was this? It was indeed ten times more frightening than the Northern Expedition.
Half of the national pride and arrogance of the people of Great Wei came from Zhu Sheng, walking outside, countries climbing from the basics of life like food, drink and food, to dressing and etiquette, to money climbing.
But these are all vulgar, the true spirit of things to judge the high and low.
That is to say, “I have saints in Great Wei, do you have any?
When this is said, people immediately shut up.
Because there is one, there really isn’t.
Since the emergence of saints in Great Wei, the country’s fortunes have been strengthened and the people’s public opinion has been solidified in an unprecedented way.
A saint is a spiritual symbol. When the saint was alive, the emperor could not even hide the glory of the saint, and even when the saint met with the emperor, the emperor had to perform a salute first, but of course it was only a simple obeisance, and not a real great salute.
After the saint’s death, the fortunes of the state of Great Wei did not decline, but rather increased; after all, although the saint had died, his spirit remained in Great Wei forever.
This spirit is the Great Wei Palace of Literature, the legacy of the Zhu Sheng lineage.
With the Great Wei Palace of Literature, it actually means that the saint is still in Great Wei, and that Great Wei is still the saint proper.
But if the Great Wei Palace of Literature were to break away, then the people of the world would no longer recognise Great Wei as the rightful lineage of saints.
For example, there are now many foreigners who believe that they are the real saints, and even say that Zhu Sheng travelled around the world and became a saint in their country.
The people of the world have not experienced it, so they dare not be completely certain and deny it, but the Great Wei Palace of Literature can prove everything.
If the Great Wei Palace of Literature were to disappear, Xu Qingnian could guarantee that Great Wei’s national luck would be reduced by 30%, and within a hundred years, no matter how Great Wei developed, it would continue to be reduced by 30% unless a new saint emerged.
Even if the economy develops, the most that can be added is 10%, which is about 50%.
Spiritual pride is a completely different concept from life climbing.
Xu Qingnian’s denial and disbelief had no hint of any other expression in the empress’ eyes, there was only calmness.
But this calmness made Xu Qingnian silent.
Because the Empress was so calm, it meant that this matter was true, and there was not even a need to have any slightest doubt.
“Does Your Majesty know when the Great Wei Palace of Literature will break away?”
Xu Qingnian asked, all the consternation in his eyes disappearing and being replaced by doubt.
“In the near future!”
“It won’t take long.”
“Even tomorrow is possible.”
“At the latest, within six months.”
The empress gave this answer, a cruel one, that the Great Wei Palace of Literature could break away at any moment, at best, within six months.
“Is there no way to stop it?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
“No.”
“The main reason for the Great Wei Literary Palace to break away is actually still a matter of Great Wei state policy, since when Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, the Great Wei Literary Palace has relied on supporting Emperor Jingtai as a reason to take charge of state affairs and mobilise public opinion.”
“The Zhu Sheng lineage, even more so, demanded that the Great Wei revered only Zhu Sheng, which displeased Emperor Jingtai, who eventually suppressed the Great Wei Wen Gong, intentionally or unintentionally, and then Emperor Jing Yuan, the great grandfather, succeeded to the throne, still suppressing the Great Wei Wen Gong.”
“But the suppression was not too fierce until my grandfather, Emperor Jing Sheng, took the reins of imperial power and resolved to divest the Great Wei Literary Palace from the Great Wei dynasty, intending to establish a literary and martial system rather than three lines of literary, martial and Confucianism.”
“But before the plan could be implemented, the northern barbarians’ iron hors*men came raging to kill, and my father, Emperor Wu, informed me on his deathbed that the northern barbarians’ invasion of Great Wei must have had the shadow of the Zhu Sheng lineage.”
“It’s not even as simple as just the Zhu Sheng lineage, the people of the Wen Palace, who seem to be the most selfless people in the world, are also the smartest people in the world, they only have saints in their eyes and have developed obsessions and demons.”
“It’s just that the Northern Expedition was lost, and after I succeeded to the throne, I had difficulty in dealing with the Great Wei Wen Palace, so I could only let them do whatever they wanted for the time being.”
The empress slowly explained, telling a secret, and Xu Qingnian listened carefully, not daring to miss a single detail.
“Xu Aiqing, have you ever noticed that the Zhu Sheng lineage has always had an aura of exclusivity to the world’s literary world?”
“Any school of thought has been struck by the Zhu Sheng lineage, and any aspiring young man who is not a student of the Zhu Sheng lineage, then no matter how talented he is, he may only be a minor master.”
“Chen Zhengru, although not a member of the Zhu Sheng lineage, became a Confucian for the country, plus he has also been meditating at the Great Wei Palace of Literature, which is why he ascended to the position of Minister of Officials.”
“As for the Minister of Rites, Wang Xinzhi, if it were not for you, Wang Xinzhi would still be a member of the Zhu Sheng lineage.”
“The remaining four Shang Shu, all of whom were supported by the previous emperor with every last resort, could have paid the price in that Confucian courtiers had more power to speak in the court.”
“I am clear, and I believe that Aiqing Xu is also clear, that if Great Wei wants to truly prosper and flourish, the Zhu Sheng lineage must be eliminated.”
“Standing Confucians, may not participate in politics.”
“But what I mean, they have guessed and understood, so they are leaving Great Wei, and whether they are going to other dynasties or whether they are establishing their own kingdom of readers, I am not sure yet.”
“The only thing we know is that they are leaving Great Wei, a matter of the near future.”
The empress spoke, her last words very firm.
And what Chang Ru meant was that ordinary great scholars, talented ones like Xu Qingnian, Chen Zhengru and Wang Xinzhi, could serve, but there were only three voices among the Great Wei court.
The civil officials, the military officials, and the emperor.
The rest were not allowed to have a fourth voice.
“Within six months.”
“Does Your Majesty mean to say that he wants Xu, within half a year, to step into the Saint realm?”
Xu Qingnian frowned and looked towards the empress.
“Yes.”
“Within half a year.”
“If Aiqing Xu becomes a new Saint of Great Wei within half a year, then it will completely counteract the trouble of the Wen Palace breaking away.”
“Otherwise, once Great Wei’s national fortune has declined, I fear that it will be difficult to regain it.”
The empress nodded.
It was easy for the national luck to decline, but it was incredibly difficult to raise it, especially for a country like the Great Wei Dynasty, which was already a dynasty, and any slight increase in it would be a matter of immense proportions.
“Your Majesty.”
“I ……. I’m afraid it can’t be done.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head.
He couldn’t do it.
Definitely couldn’t do it.
Become a saint in half a year?
With what to become a saint? He didn’t even know what the requirements for sainthood were.
To put it mildly, he was only a great Confucian.
He was not even a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, and yet he wanted to become a saint.
According to Xu Qingnian’s own thinking, it would take ten or twenty years at least, right?
Even this is still somewhat rosy, a conservative estimate of becoming a saint before one is fifty years old, which is more or less the same.
“I understand.”
“Becoming a saint within half a year, it’s impossible.”
“But ……. there is hope for everything.”
“Aiqing Xu, you are a person who can perform miracles, and I, not pin my hopes on you, but expect that one day there will be a miracle in.”
“If it does, Wei will truly flourish!”
“If not, it will be a calamity in Wei’s destiny, a calamity for me.”
“But don’t worry, Xu Aiqing, even if the Palace of Literature breaks away, I will do my best to help you.”
“During this period, whatever I need to help you with, Xu Aiqing can just ask.”
The Empress also understood that asking Xu Qingnian to become a saint within six months was clearly an imposition.
But she was only informing Xu Qingnian of the matter, while waiting for a miracle, and although this miracle, was almost impossible to exist, something was better than nothing.
Hearing these words from the empress.
Xu Qingnian could not help but let out a long sigh.
I thought that there was no big trouble ahead, at most I would just develop and develop Great Wei.
But what he didn’t expect was this.
The real crisis had long been hidden in Great Wei.
It just hadn’t burst out.
Great Wei’s Palace of Literature had seceded?
If word of this spread, the whole world would be in an uproar.
And the wording of the Great Wei Palace of Literature was bound to be angrily denounced by the people of Great Wei.
This is a desperate attempt to plunge Wei into a desperate situation.
The people of Great Wei, who could not easily see any hope for the future, would be plunged into despair and lose their confidence once again.
This is ten times worse than the northern barbarian invasion.
Would the Great Wei Palace of Literature really do this?
Didn’t they call themselves Confucians?
Xu Qingnian had nothing to say if their beliefs did not match and they targeted themselves.
But if the Wen Gong were to be taken away and completely detached, it would be more than that, there would be even worse consequences.
The chain reaction would be extremely frightening.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that.
All the efforts one has made could be in vain.
The implications are too great for words.
“Your Majesty, why don’t you ……. Kill Ru!”
“All the consequences, I, for one, am willing to bear.”
The next moment.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze was icy as he proposed an idea.
Since this matter could not be resolved, then why not just kill the Confucian?
If a great Confucian dared to say that he would secede, then kill the great Confucian.
If the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth dared to say that he would secede, then kill the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.
If a living Half-Sage dared to say that he would secede, then kill the living Half-Sage.
Only when this was said, the empress immediately shook her head.
“No.”
“Confucianism must not be killed.”
“When Confucianism is truly killed, Great Wei will be cursed, the curse of the saints, it is true.”
“And the more Confucians there are, whether they are in Great Wei or not, the more they can suppress some of the demons in this heaven and earth.”
“There are many, many things that you don’t know yet, Shouren, and it’s not that I’m unwilling to tell you, but I’m unable to tell you.”
“A great Confucian can be killed, but more than one definitely won’t do, especially to the extent of a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, killing him will be sensed by Heaven and Earth, the lighter the case, the more it will bring natural and human disasters to one’s country.”
“This matter has happened, there is no need to question the truth or falsity.”
The empress rejected it outright.
If killing could solve this matter, not to mention her, Emperor Wu would probably have killed all these Confucian students.
There was a price to pay for killing Confucians.
An extremely painful price.
And after killing the Confucians, the Great Wei Palace of Literature would have to secede even more, and there would be no controversial secession by then.
Then Great Wei had lost its wife and lost its army.
Hearing the empress say this.
Xu Qingnian was once again silent.
It could not be killed.
Then the only way was to become a saint within half a year.
Only, this was impossible.
If the Great Wei Palace of Literature seceded, it would not only affect Great Wei, nor just the Empress, including herself would also be greatly affected.
The fortunes of the country would decline, and the people of every country would be implicated.
The higher the status, the greater the implication.
The stronger the power, whether it be Confucianism or martial arts, the more it will be affected.
Why else would it be called national luck?
“Ai Qing, don’t think about it, there is still a little time left in this matter, in five days, when the marquis is enthroned, you can ask me for anything.”
“I will satisfy you, and, I will also do my best to help you become a great Confucian of heaven and earth, I will not force you, if you do not want to, there is no need to force a breakthrough.”
“And lest you ruin the foundation.”
The empress spoke out.
She had said what she needed to say, and she respected Xu Qingnian for how she chose.
In fact, in the end, it was because becoming a saint was too difficult.
She wanted Xu Qingnian to become a saint within half a year.
Xu Qingnian promised, but she didn’t believe it instead.
The reason why she said so much was to let Xu Qingnian know not to be in the dark, to look back on a whole lot of things that had happened, not knowing anything, not having any bit of mental preparation.
“My servant, I know.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, but didn’t say anything more.
“Alright, Xu Aiqing, the hour is late, you should go back first.”
The empress spoke up, allowing Xu Qingnian to go back and rest.
“En.”
“Long live my emperor, long live the emperor.”
Xu Qingnian paid her respects, and then turned to leave the Great Hall.
But at the end, Xu Qingnian did not step through the doors of the Great Hall, but turned around and looked at the Empress.
“Your Majesty, can I come to you for any needs?”
Xu Qingnian spoke in a cold voice.
It caused the Empress the slightest bit of surprise, but her voice was not half-slow.
“En.”
A faint reply that meant everything.
“Many thanks, Your Majesty.”
After responding with a sentence, Xu Qingnian walked out of the Great Hall.
At this moment, it was already noon.
The sun was shining high in the twelfth month, but it was still chilly.
Xu Qingnian walked out of the palace and headed towards the Ministry of Justice.
But he went looking preoccupied.
What did Peng Ru want to do?
When will the Great Wei Palace of Literature break away?
Himself ……. What to do next!
Half a year to become a saint.
This ……. is indeed more difficult than ascending to heaven.
And.
Not see the land for six months.
It could be …… Three months.
Or even.
It could be, next month, to break away from Great Wei.
If that is really the case.
The Zhu Sheng lineage, is really ruthless ah.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze gradually turned cold.
If that was really the case.
Xu Qingnian would spare no expense, even if he had to destroy his own foundation, he would still force himself to become a saint.
Destroy this group of beastly thieves.
This was ten times more base and poisonous than the foreign kingdom.
