Great Wei Kyoto.
On the street.
Xu Qingnian was walking towards the Ministry of Justice.
What was in Pengru’s mind, Xu Qingnian did not think about it for the time being.
For the time being, there was no need to speculate on what Peng Ru would do to himself.
There was no need to speculate on how Peng Ru would target himself, so it would be better to properly determine the situation in Great Wei.
The most important thing is to stabilise the development of Wei.
No matter how Pang Ru targets himself.
It will only be the reputation of the world’s scholars.
It’s not the first time I’ve had to endure this kind of cursing.
It doesn’t matter how the people of the world insult me, as long as Wei is strong, then they can insult me as much as they want.
Once Wei really unifies the world.
It’s not as if I wouldn’t dare to burn books and bury Confucius.
Of course, this idea is just something you can think about, you can’t say this nonsense, if you say this nonsense out loud, then you will basically be half cold.
The empress of Wei may not even be able to protect herself.
So you can’t say anything nonsensical, just think about it in your mind.
If you come to this point, then don’t blame yourself.
Put aside the distracting thoughts.
Xu Qingnian arrived at the Ministry of Officials.
The Minister of the Sixth Ministry was waiting for himself in the Shang Shu Room.
With someone leading the way.
Soon, Xu Qingnian arrived in the room.
The Minister of the Six Ministries was sitting to his left and right, while Chen Zhengru was sitting in his own tai shi chair, and everyone was relatively quiet, thinking about something.
And with Xu Qingnian’s arrival, all the Shang Shu spoke up one after another.
“Shouren, you are finally here.”
“Shouren, we can finally expect you to come.”
Gu Yan and Zhang Jing were the first to speak, and the two were true to their words, everyone had been waiting here for Xu Qingnian, there was little communication between them, and all inside their minds were the five scenarios of Xu Qingnian.
Now that Xu Qingnian had arrived, the six Shang Shu were naturally a bit excited and thrilled.
“Your Excellencies, Qingnian is late.”
Xu Qingnian apologised.
Chen Zhengru waved his hand and said.
“No matter.”
“Shouren, we will not say much more, let us listen to you first, if there are any questions, the old man will ask them.”
Chen Zhengru stopped the crowd from speaking and listened to Xu Qingnian first.
“En.” Xu Qingnian did not pretend to be anything, and looked at the six Shang Shu and spoke directly.
“Gentlemen Shang Shu.”
“In fact, the general content, I have already written it down in the policy.”
“Right now, after this battle, the Great Wei Dynasty has already raised its national prestige and suppressed the foreign countries in one fell swoop.
“More importantly, the scourge of the foreign kingdoms has been resolved.”
“And it has also suppressed the foolishness of the va*sal kings everywhere.
“But for Great Wei, achieving this is not enough, if Great Wei wants to flourish, it cannot get rich by war, it must rely on its own ability.”
“That’s why Mister Xu has developed these five programmes.”
Xu Qingnian said this.
The six Shang Shu nodded their heads one after another.
Indeed, if a dynasty wanted to develop, how could it get rich by fighting wars? It might seem like making a fortune, but it was just exchanging lives for money, and if it made more money, it wasn’t a loss.
If you make more money, it’s not a loss. But if you make less money, it’s a blood loss.
This time, Wei has made a profit, and a lot of it, but this situation cannot be replicated.
Why is the foreign kingdom so rich? There are two big reasons. One is that after centuries of development, it is normal for them to have silver in their treasury, and it is even normal for the Tang treasury to be richer than the Great Wei treasury.
Smaller countries do not spend much, plus the silver in the treasury, which has been saved for hundreds of years, to have such a large amount, which is equivalent to harvesting a wave of leeks in advance.
This, coupled with the various a*sistance from the Tusi Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, food, hay, armaments, silver and so on, was what led to Great Wei receiving three million taels of silver alone this time; otherwise, it would have been two million taels at most under normal circumstances.
And it was still the most.
By relying on this, it was equivalent to earning a wave to promote the country’s development, but it was almost impossible to promote the country’s development in the long run.
Agricultural production, military development, infrastructure industrial development, education development, including medical development, people’s welfare development.
Which of these does not require silver? If three million taels are invested, Wei will definitely be able to bear the burden in three years, but what about after three years?
Can you afford it? And that’s not even taking into account the pensions, the welfare of the officials and so on.
For the Great Wei Dynasty, is it easy to spend money?
The Great Wei Dynasty can eat up 30 million taels, as long as you want to develop it.
So if you want to embark on the road to prosperity, you have to supplement yourself and colonise foreign countries by the way.
“Shouren, you continue.”
Chen Zhengru spoke up, allowing Xu Qingnian to continue and they listened carefully.
“En.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, and then continued speaking.
“Let’s start with the Ministry of Officials.”
“Of the five guidelines, the most important one is the selection of talents.”
“Minister Chen, I believe that Great Wei should establish the Hall of the Gathering of Magi and increase a large number of staff to be responsible for examining, vetting, and selecting outstanding talents from all over the world.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, this was his first step, to work around the Ministry of Officials, if he wanted to develop Great Wei, he had to have talents, without talents to command, everything he said was more than enough.
But when this was said, Chen Zhengru could not help but open his mouth and say.
“Great Wei has the imperial examinations and also the House of Scholarship, so that should be enough, right?”
It was not that Chen Zhengru disagreed with Xu Qingnian’s idea, but he thought that since Great Wei had the imperial examinations and the Hall of Scholarship, it should be able to meet the demand for talents.
But Xu Qingnian shook his head and said.
“Minister Chen, you still don’t understand what I mean.”
“Mister Xu is trying to recruit talented people from all over the world, there are no conditions, only that the person has talent.”
“It is talent, not brilliance, no matter whether the person has studied or not, or how old the person is, even if he is sixty years old, but he is very good at studying farming, then he can be recruited.”
“The study of farming, for example, how to make barren fields into good fields more quickly, and how to grow rice better.”
“Not only agriculture, but also good at engineering, good at stargazing, good at counter-insurgency, in short, as long as they are talented, as long as they have talent, no matter who they are, regardless of their origin, they can all be recruited into the House of Gathering Magi.”
“The Gathering of Magi Hall will conduct a review and examination, and after it is determined beyond doubt, an official position will be established, just like the officials and businessmen of Great Wei, and a new official path can be opened up, with the difference that the same salary and treatment will be given.”
Xu Qingnian spelled out the usefulness of the Gathering of Magi Pavilion.
At that moment, all six Shang Shu understood what Xu Qingnian meant.
“Gathering the talents of the world, appointing its sages and using its abilities, good, good, good, good, good Gathering Hall.”
Chen Zhengru thoroughly understood that Xu Qingnian wanted talented people from all walks of life, and from this aspect, he could also suppress the influence of the scholars.
What is the reason for people to work so hard to study? Ninety-nine percent of the people studied because they could become officials and live a life free of food and clothing.
But once Xu Qingnian’s Pavilion of Scholarship was launched, all those who had the ability came to the capital of Great Wei, so that those who were good at agriculture could study it with great effort, and those who were good at industrial tools could study them with great effort.
Whether or not it was effective was one thing. For Wei, it was just a matter of handing out silver according to the salaries of officials.
For the former Wei, there might be some pressure, but for the current Wei, three million taels of silver, you are still afraid of not being able to spend it all?
Since Chen Zhengru understood.
Xu Qingnian didn’t say anything, and spoke directly.
“This matter will be handled by you personally, Minister Chen. The construction of the Gathering Hall will be drafted by His Majesty, issued by the Ministry of Officials, and published in the Great Wei Literary Gazette.”
“It is imperative that within a year, we gather millions of talented people, who will then take up their respective positions, and show off their skills in different fields, and at the same time set up a performance inspection.
Xu Qingnian’s tone was incomparably certain.
The six ministers heard these words and smacked their lips.
Even women were used? This was a bit unprecedented.
But looking at Xu Qingnian’s gaze with such certainty, the six Shang Shu did not say anything more.
“You continue.”
Chen Zhengru spoke.
And Xu Qingnian turned his gaze immediately to Zhou Yan, the Minister of War, and said.
“After gathering the sages, the second step is the matter of the Ministry of War.”
“For this battle, all the generals will be given five times the pension, while the three armies will be rewarded, in no way ambiguous, in order to right the hearts of the Great Wei army.”
“After that, the Qilin Army, the Tianzi Army and the Xuanwu Army will improve their food and accommodation, allocate funds to build martial arts camps around the country, conduct intensive training, and expand the Great Wei army by two battalions.”
“I will ask His Majesty to decree that those who have joined the army for three generations will be given priority in admission to the imperial court for their offspring’s studies, and when a general retires from the army, they will enjoy all kinds of priority treatment, and their three generations of offspring’s school fees will be funded by Great Wei until they reach the age of 16.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, for the Ministry of Military Affairs, improve the food and accommodation of the soldiers, and at the same time strengthen the training, which is the basic upgrade, while the expansion of the army is the external upgrade.
There are five major military battalions in Great Wei, the Heavenly Son Army, the Qilin Army, the Great Desolate Army, the Xuanwu Army, and the Northern Liang Army.
The five battalions are the foundations of the Great Wei.
But among them, the Great Desolate Army and the Northern Liang Army, did not belong to the Empress, and even the Xuanwu Army was obtained by the Empress through some costs and methods.
When the Empress ascended to the throne, all she had in her possession was the Heavenly Son’s military amulet.
The Qilin Army came because Prince Huaining took the initiative to hand it over.
As for the Xuanwu Army, it was unclear.
Half of the Great Desolate Army had already been handed over, and whether the remaining half would be handed over or not was a matter of trade between the Empress and the person in control of the Xuanwu Military Talisman.
With a bit of luck, mastering the Xuanwu Army, then there would only be one Northern Liang Army left.
And whether the Northern Liang Army is willing to surrender to the court or not, Xu Qingnian will need to expand his army and increase its strength by two more armies.
The number of men was based on the standard of the other five battalions, one million per battalion.
In that case, it would be tantamount to giving the empress additional leverage.
The treasury of the Great Wei has four million taels of silver, is it not funny not to use it to expand the army?
And once this was said, the six ministers were instantly shocked.
They could understand the expansion of the army, to increase manpower.
But to improve food and accommodation, and to have three generations of soldiers, and three generations of children and grandchildren going to school funded by the Great Wei, this is a bit ……. That’s a little bit scary, isn’t it?
How much silver would this cost?
If this thing is said, two million soldiers will be recruited at will.
However, before Minister of War Zhou Yan could say anything, Gu Yan’s voice couldn’t help but ring out.
“This budget is a bit big, isn’t it? One million men costs 10 million taels a year, which is the basic military cost, however, if we improve the food and accommodation and so on, a million troops will need at least 50 million taels of silver a year.”
“Two million is 10,000,000 taels of silver, and that’s just for the new army.”
“The Heavenly Son Army, the Qilin Army and the Xuanwu Army, these three armies also need to be upgraded accordingly, it is impossible to take care of the new soldiers and not the old ones.”
“In that case, close to 30,000,000 taels of military expenses a year, this ……. is a bit too much, isn’t it?”
Gu Yan frowned, not that he disagreed with Xu Qingnian, but the military expenses of close to 30,000,000 taels a year could be carried now because there were four million taels of silver in the state treasury.
But Great Wei needs to spend money everywhere, and we can’t just look at this year or two, we have to look at twenty years from now, thirty years from now, or even fifty years from now.
If Wei ran out of silver at that time, disarmament, reduced food and other benefits, it would be extremely easy to cause a mutiny.
At this moment, even the Minister of War, Zhou Yan, could not help but speak up.
“Indeed, if this is the case, the cost is too great.”
Expanding the army and increasing the number of troops was a good thing.
Zhou Yan would definitely agree to it.
But the problem was that there was something wrong with expanding two battalions of troops, they didn’t have the strength to do so.
Only Xu Qingnian shook his head and said.
“The foundation of the country lies in the strength of its soldiers, and if we want to develop steadily in the future, we must strengthen the strength of the Great Wei soldiers.”
“And these two major barracks, I have another plan, divided into a three-year system, a five-year system, a ten-year system and a life-time system.”
“All the people of Great Wei, from the age of sixteen to thirty-five, can join the army, and only need to train for three years to strengthen their bodies and know how to set up military formations and other simple military operations.”
“After three years, if you wish to stay, you will be on the five-year system, and after two more years, if you wish, you can be promoted to the ten-year system, where you will be promoted to a position in the army, instructing and teaching new recruits.”
“At the end of the ten-year period, thirty percent of them will be given a life term and will join the Ministry of War and be given a military post.”
“The remaining 70% can go to the county offices all over Great Wei or seek their own way of life, so the three generations to join the military are required to cull the selection, not just become what they want to be.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out the plan for the military system.
There was definitely some pressure to increase the army in one go, but it was Xu Qingnian’s aim to raise the army.
The advantage of raising troops was that at the critical moment, when Great Wei actually declared war, the entire population could be at war in a short period of time.
This is the bottom card for Great Wei to take the final step.
In that case, the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty would really not dare to jump around.
With Xu Qingnian’s explanation, the crowd was slightly relieved, in that case, there was really no problem.
Although it still increased the cost, at least the cost didn’t increase too much later on.
After all, once Xu Qingnian said this condition of being a soldier, how many people would want to come and become soldiers? There was no hope of progressing themselves, but future generations couldn’t say.
After receiving approval, Xu Qingnian turned his gaze to Minister of Works Li Yanlong and said.
“Expanding the army and increasing the number of soldiers is only the simplest means, the real means lies in the Ministry of Works.”
“The combination of military and engineering is the real king’s way, Shang Shu Zhou, Shang Shu Li, I plan to set up a separate military and engineering battalion out of the Gathering Hall, recruiting talents to develop war weapons that can fight a hundred to one.”
“Of course, this thing is just an idea at the moment, specifically Xu will bring drawings, this will not be mentioned first.”
“The Military Engineering Camp, is where the Ministry of Works builds stronger weapons around the generals, stronger armour, and develops stronger siege weapons, defensive weapons, and even things like large grain carriers.”
“This is the real development of the Ministry of War and one of the core developments of the Ministry of Works of Great Wei, half of the Ministry’s energy, revolving around the Ministry of War, and the remaining half, building the Pavilion of Heavenly Works, absorbing talents from all over the world and researching industrial weapons.”
“The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Livelihood, as long as it can be convenient for the people and beneficial to the Great Wei, if it is developed, a high official will be rewarded with a generous salary, and the Great Wei will buy it at a high price of silver, at least ten thousand taels of silver to start with.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up.
The Ministry of Officials was the main focus, setting up the Juxian Hall.
And then the Ministry of Military Affairs to strengthen the country, the Ministry of Industry to develop war weapons, and then set up the Heavenly Engineering Pavilion, to put it directly, is to engage in inventions out, anything can be invented, as long as it is something that can be convenient for the people.
This kind of thing, the early stage may make a whole lot of strange and weird things, not much use, but the important thing is that it can inspire others, may make a wheel, someone thought to make a four-wheeled car.
It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but everything, in fact, evolves, evolves out over time.
When people feel tired of walking, someone will invent a means of transportation, from the first bicycle to the later four-wheeled vehicle, relying not only on technology, but mainly on imagination.
If we don’t train a group of such people, how difficult will it be for Great Wei to truly move towards a semi-industrial age?
By yourself alone?
It’s better to wash your hands of it.
Xu Qingnian’s idea is not as simple as unifying Central China, he wants the Iron Riders of Great Wei to sweep the world.
The Iron Hors*men of the Sudden Evil? A king on horseback?
The First Yuan Dynasty? Easy to defend and hard to attack?
Immortal Taoist Buddhism? The Sword Immortal Buddha?
When a war-killing weapon appears, all is well and good.
And to achieve this, Great Wei must develop, requiring an incomparably strong productivity, and this productivity, relying on human labour alone to cultivate, is useless.
Seeds, environment, water, tools, all four are essential, none of which can sustain a Great Wei dynasty.
If, of course, the Great Wei Dynasty simply wants to return to its heyday, then forget what Xu Qingnian said.
“Selecting talents with officials, strengthening the country with the Ministry of Military Affairs, complementing the Ministry of Engineering, and creating things from heaven.”
“Old man, I finally understand what you mean, Shouren.”
“But what do we do in the Ministry of Penalty, the Ministry of Household, and the Ministry of Rites?”
Zhang Jing this time is considered to completely understand Xu Qingnian’s meaning, but suddenly, he found himself the Ministry of Penalty and the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Rites, it seems …….
“Zhang Shang Shu, the Ministry of Penalty to strengthen its manpower, to sweep away the evil, to improve the public opinion of Great Wei, since His Majesty ascended the throne, Great Wei often rumors of demons, but Xu believes that the demons inherent, but not yet dare to come out to do evil.”
“Most are man-made, must get rid of evil clean, starting from the townships, once found, severe punishment, the establishment of the Ministry of Penalties supervisors, sent to all provinces and counties, into the people, inspection and seizure.”
“If any official takes refuge, the crime will be aggravated and the head will be beheaded.”
Xu Qingnian said seriously.
Great Wei now needed reform, and the best way to reform was to get rid of evil for the people, and once that was done, the people could truly go about building their homes without fear or worry.
The Ministry of Punishment’s role was to do just that, stabilise the stability of the dynasty, strengthen public opinion, and the credibility of the Great Wei Dynasty.
This was something that could only be done by the Ministry of Punishment.
Hearing these words, Zhang Jing nodded, he could see that Xu Qingnian was extremely serious and was planning to do something big.
At the end, Xu Qingnian continued to speak.
“There is also the matter of rumours, especially the piece on the readers, in the future if there are any more rumours, whether it is about the Great Wei Dynasty or a certain person, as long as they cause a certain impact, they will be examined.”
“If the matter is true, it will be disposed of by an official posting of a notice.”
“If the situation is not true, the rumour-monger will be punished, and if a scholar creates rumours and causes trouble, he will be stripped of his merit and will not be accepted as an official for life.”
As soon as Xu Qingnian said these words, the crowd instantly understood what this meant.
This was to target the scholars of Great Wei, ah.
But for this, the crowd did not have any half-hearted objection and agreed.
“What about the Household Ministry?”
Gu Yan spoke out, asking Xu Qingnian.
“The Ministry of the Household is in charge of merchants, Shang Shu Gu, you will have to handle the matter of the Great Wei Chamber of Commerce and have Great Wei merchants sent to foreign countries, including the Sudden Evil Dynasty.”
“Promote economic development between countries, especially the foreign countries.”
“Do whatever it takes, whether it’s funding Great Wei merchants or blackmailing them, so that they can first seize the markets of the foreign nations at low prices, from small things like firewood and oil and salt to large things like brocade and jewellery, as cheap as they can be, and sell them at a loss even if they can’t.”
“Give the foreign countries a sweet taste first, and after they have dominated the trade market in its entirety, then let them set their own prices, not too high but definitely not low, to earn the foreign countries’ silver.”
“Wait until this group of merchants have tasted the sweetness, and then make a move against them then, no matter what, all the sacrifices will be for the sake of Great Wei.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out, this matter had to be informed to Gu Yan.
Take control of the Great Wei Chamber of Commerce, let them go to the foreign countries to do business, with the protection of the Great Wei soldiers, they did not need to worry about their own safety, and when they went, it was to press the price to death.
As long as they succeeded in capturing the market and crushed all the businessmen in the foreign countries, they would then be in charge of everything, from rice, oil and salt to clothes and jewellery.
And Wei only needs to regulate, not too outrageous, otherwise it is not worth the loss if it does not sell.
If you want to suck blood, you have to do it slowly.
If you take one sip, you’ll be gone. It’s best to take your time.
It is best to take your time.
The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have the right amount of money.
Xu Qingnian’s plan instantly made Gu Yan’s eyes light up.
Even a few other Shang Shu also instantly understood what Xu Qingnian meant by this.
Making money was secondary, the point was, controlling the lifeline of other countries.
This was a high-handed move.
High and hard.
“What about the Ministry of Rites? What does the Ministry of Rites do? Shouren.”
Wang Xinzhi spoke up, all five departments had something to do, what should he do next?
This was said.
All the Shang Shu were also curious.
And Xu Qingnian was stunned.
Er …… Ministry of Rites ……. It seems ……. There really wasn’t much to do.
Xu Qingnian’s silence.
Inexplicably, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Wang Xinzhi did not react at first, but looking at Xu Qingnian’s half day and half day silence, suddenly, Wang Xinzhi froze.
Good fellow, this is not putting our Ministry of Rites in the eye, huh?
“Shouren.”
Wang Xinzhi opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But Xu Qingnian immediately interrupted.
“Lord Wang, the Ministry of Rites has a great matter, a great matter that will have such a great impact that it will be famous for thousands of years to come, only that it cannot be said yet, or perhaps it would be of no use to say it.”
“But this matter must be done by the Ministry of Rites.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up, and he did not fool Wang Xinzhi, because this matter was the nine-year compulsory education.
It was only true that this matter could not be said, there was no point in saying it because it could not be achieved, at least not now.
If one were to really do it, it is estimated that Gu Yan would simply not agree to it, and the remaining four Shang Shu would not even agree to it.
Right now it was a comfort to Wang Xinzhi.
“Is this true?”
Wang Xinzhi got a little excited.
“Naturally.”
Xu Qingnian said in a certain tone.
“Fine, I trust you, Shouren, if there is anything you need from the Ministry of Rites, just ask.”
Wang Xinzhi smiled when he received such certainty from Xu Qingnian.
The rest of the Shang Shu also smiled.
It was not that they meant anything else, they somehow felt that Xu Qingnian was just fooling Wang Xinzhi.
“In that case, then the rest of the matters, you Shang Shu will take your time to negotiate, and I will go back to rest.”
“I’m exhausted this month, in a few days it’s the enthronement hall, I have to go back and rest for a few days first.”
After the matter was explained clearly, the rest was up to the six Shang Shu to do it themselves, it was impossible for them to do it all themselves, right?
“Good, Shouren, you have a good rest, and you have to be full of energy for the sealing ceremony.”
“This time, the enthronement ceremony is extremely solemn, and His Majesty holds you in high esteem, so he has asked for it to be more solemn, so you do need to rest well.”
“En, Shouren, you go back and rest well.”
“Shouren, let me see you out.”
All the Shang Shu spoke up, indeed the enthronement ceremony was just a few days away, so it was necessary to take a good rest.
However, Chen Zhengru suddenly spoke up and wanted to send Xu Qingnian back.
Normally, he would have politely refused, but Xu Qingnian could see that Chen Zhengru had something to say to him.
Therefore, Xu Qingnian did not say anything more.
At that moment, Chen Zhengru led Xu Qingnian out of the Shang Shu Room.
He walked out of the Ministry of Officials.
Only then did Chen Zhengru’s voice ring out.
“Shouren, these few days I have always been a little disturbed.”
“Peng Ru is in prison, but there is no movement in the delay. From what I know about him, Peng Ru will never be able to give up.”
“You must be on your guard.”
After walking out of the Ministry, what Chen Zhengru was about to say was guessed by Xu Qingnian.
Pang Ru was personally detained by Chen Zhengru in the main prison, and everyone could forget about Pang Ru’s existence, but Chen Zhengru would not.
Now that the battle was over and Xu Qingnian was to be crowned the Marquis of Wei for pacifying the chaos, it seemed that everything was wonderful, but Chen Zhengru could feel that an extremely terrifying wave might be coming.
“En, Qingnian understands.”
Xu Qingnian gave a reply, which the empress had already informed herself of.
“Shouren, when I think about it, the only means for Pengru to target you is to use the power, and he will definitely use it to suppress you, and nowadays you have an extremely high reputation and the public opinion of Great Wei to add to it.”
“So if you want to bash you, you must use the power of the world’s readers, only I never thought that even if he did use the power to bash you by killing and slaughtering the city, it wouldn’t do anything.”
“It could have some effect on your reputation, it could be that for the moment, you were right to kill the surrender and slaughter the city, the people of Great Wei all support you, at most it would make people who already hate you hate you even more.”
“It will not affect anything.”
“According to my thinking, Pengru should not use such a simple method to target you, there must be a hidden backhand.”
“You really need to be more careful, there is nothing to think about in these few days, if you can guess what Peng Ru wants to do in advance, you can also prevent it in advance.”
Chen Zhengru could not think of any means that Peng Ru would use to get Xu Qingnian into trouble.
The only thing he could say was that he wanted Xu Qingnian to be alert and vigilant.
“Shang Shu Chen, this is something Qingnian understands.”
“Just, according to your intuition, when will Peng Ru make his move?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
Chen Zhengru was slightly silent, and after a while, he gave an answer.
“The day of the enthronement.”
Chen Zhengru replied.
Yes, the day of enthronement.
If one wanted to bash a person, one would surely want him to deliver a fatal blow at the most glorious time.
The higher you fly, the more painful the fall.
It was the best time to bash Xu Qingnian and ruin Xu Qingnian’s reputation in front of all the people in the world.
But the prerequisite must be confidence, absolute confidence, otherwise, the one who will make a fool of himself will be the one who makes a fool of himself.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was silent.
The day of enrolment?
Wasn’t it just five days later.
Chen Zhengru’s guess, Xu Qingnian agreed, after all, that time was his most glorious moment.
If he could not fight at that time, it would be a shame for him to lose face.
But Xu Qingnian was also curious.
What method would Peng Ru use to find himself in trouble?
Would he let the world’s scholars attack him for killing the city?
This was useless at all.
“Go back and have a good rest, think about it occasionally, the old man will also help you think about it, if you notice it, you can prepare a hand in advance.”
In the end, Chen Zhengru had nothing more to say and told Xu Qingnian to go back and rest.
“Good.”
“By the way, Chen Ru, let me ask something.”
“Achieving Great Confucianism in Heaven and Earth requires public opinion, what about becoming a saint?”
Xu Qingnian suddenly spoke up and asked Chen Zhengru about the method of becoming a saint.
When this was said, Chen Zhengru immediately laughed bitterly.
“Shouren, although I am a great Confucian, I do not know the method of becoming a saint, only the great Confucians of Heaven and Earth know the method of becoming a saint.”
“But since you are interested, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, come and find me, I will take you to the Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature and ask Xunru.”
Chen Zhengru replied thus.
Xun Ru, on the other hand, was also a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, just like Peng Ru, but not a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth in the Zhu Sheng lineage.
It was the Heaven and Earth Grand Confucian who had spoken out to help Xu Qingnian when he was self-certifying.
“Good, so I’ll trouble Chen Ru.”
Since he was asking and helping, regarding the Confucian Dao, Xu Qingnian naturally respected the name Chen Ru.
“You’re welcome.”
Chen Zhengru returned two words.
And Xu Qingnian also left directly.
Meanwhile.
Great Wei’s Kyoto.
The empress was sitting opposite Li Guangxiao.
Deliberating on some matters.
“Your Majesty, after this battle, Great Wei will be completely on the road to prosperity.”
“Xu Shouren’s proposal today is even more of a foundation for a thousand years of glory for our Great Wei.”
After Li Guangxiao finished reading Xu Qingnian’s proposed strategy, he could not help but express his highest evaluation.
“Xu Aiqing, is indeed the lucky star of Great Wei.”
The Empress nodded, and she too sighed with admiration from her heart.
Xu Qingnian’s appearance was like a star, lighting the way for Great Wei.
This was truly a genius for the ages.
It was at this point that Li Guangxiao continued to speak.
“A thousand years of glory has been destined, but a hundred years of strength is still a bit unstable.”
Li Guangxiao suddenly spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and said so.
A hundred years of strength and prosperity, still unstable?
The empress was a little curious, she looked at her master, a little curious.
Sensing the curiosity in the empress’ gaze, Li Guangxiao coughed slightly, then said with a face full of seriousness and gravity.
“Your Majesty, now that Great Wei is stable and moving up in step, I dare to ask Your Majesty to consider the matter of marriage.”
Li Guangxiao spoke out.
At these words, the curious gaze of the empress instantly calmed down.
There was no hint of pleasure on her face, replaced by some indifference.
“Teacher, I said back then that I would never get married in this life.”
The empress opened her mouth, not wanting to talk about this matter and decisively refusing to do so.
Only when this was said, Li Guangxiao shook his head, still serious and solemn, and said.
“Your Majesty, since ancient times, it is only natural for an emperor to marry, if the emperor has no heir, the kingdom will be unstable and the civil and military officials will not feel at ease.”
“Why are the va*sal kings from all over the world so eager to move? In the final analysis, it is because Wei has no royal son and His Majesty has no heir.”
“If Wei had a son, it would be a blessing for Wei and for the world, and the kings would no longer dare to move, and the country would be more stable.”
“The words of my old minister do not take common sense, but on the grounds of the country, I ask Your Majesty to consider them with emphasis.”
Li Guangxiao was right in these words.
Since ancient times, there were three things that the hundred officials were most concerned about.
The people’s livelihood, the strength of the state, and the emperor’s heir.
The emperor’s heir is the most important, no matter if you are young or not, or if you are strong or not, it is definitely right to have a child early.
If something really goes wrong, at least there will be a successor to the kingdom, but if you don’t have one, when you die, the va*sal kings everywhere will have to make trouble even if they don’t want to.
“I will never get married.”
“I, now at twenty-four, can continue to rule for seventy years.”
“After fifty years, I will choose a son of the royal family from under the clan kings or the princes of Great Wei from all over the world to raise and succeed me as emperor.”
The empress remained somewhat indifferent, and she was not without means.
Fifty years later, go to a few random princely houses, pick up their children, nurture them carefully for twenty years, and select the most outstanding one from them, thus allowing them to succeed the emperor.
This would be enough to silence the world.
But when he said this, Li Guangxiao shook his head firmly and said.
“This cannot be done.”
“One, the future is unpredictable, forgive me for being bold, ten years of storms and ten years of clouds, let alone fifty years from now, even if it is ten years from now, what exactly will happen, Your Majesty cannot predict, neither can I.”
“If the Great Wei Dynasty declares war with the Tusi Dynasty or the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, and Your Majesty has no heir, Great Wei will surely be in internal turmoil.”
“Secondly, the selection of a prince’s son would undoubtedly intensify the struggle between the kings, and whoever’s son is chosen as emperor will bring about a bloodbath.”
“Thirdly, the people will be unsettled, precisely because His Majesty is now only twenty-four years old. If His Majesty were forty-two years old, the people of the world would be unsettled, and so would the civil and military officials.”
“These three points are all swords hanging over the head of the Great Wei.”
“Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to choose a good ruler and give birth to an heir, so that the Great Wei can be completely and utterly secured.”
“I can guarantee that if Your Majesty does give birth to a son, within a hundred years, Wei will be stronger than ever.”
Li Guangxiao countered the empress with a triple aspect of ethics, human reasoning and national reasoning.
In his words, the meaning was simple.
Your Majesty, it is time to find a husband of your choice and have children.
The more you have, the better.
“Teacher, stop saying that.”
The empress sighed as she continued to shake her head in refusal.
“Your Majesty, I, have to say it, and I can’t not say it.”
“In fact, I, in my opinion, think that Xu Qingnian is good, whether in age, or talent, including character, Xu Qingnian is a dragon among men.”
“In addition, Xu Qingnian is likely to become the new saint of Great Wei, if Your Majesty marries Xu Qingnian, not only for a hundred years, but for five hundred years, Great Wei’s rivers and mountains will be solid and golden.”
Li Guangxiao finally spoke his mind.
He hoped that the empress would marry Xu Qingnian.
When the empress gets married, she must be looking for a dragon and phoenix among men, and this dragon and phoenix among men must be the dragon and phoenix of dragons.
There was exactly one in Wei.
Xu Qingnian.
In terms of talent, Xu Qingnian is a great talent of the ages.
In terms of character, a great scholar of poor character?
In terms of ability, 70% of the prosperity of Wei today is due to him, Xu Qingnian.
In terms of influence, Xu Qingnian is a god-like being in the hearts of the people. If Xu Qingnian really becomes a saint, his status will definitely surpa*s that of the Empress of Wei.
If this is a strong combination, Wei will not be able to rise.
Li Guangxiao was not talking nonsense, he had been thinking about this plan for several days and felt that it was feasible.
“That’s enough!”
“Teacher, I, am tired.”
In a flash, the empress spoke directly, she stood up and looked at her teacher, and there was not anger in her eyes, but helplessness.
And the empress did not listen to any more words from Li Guangxiao, but directly got up and left.
This scene caused Li Guangxiao to be stunned.
The empress was the one he had taught since he was a child, and he knew the empress’ nature and temperament very well.
Suddenly all of a sudden this is so abnormal, this is some problem ah.
Hiss.
At this moment, Li Guangxiao’s eyes could not help but reveal a touch of surprise.
The empress did have a crush on Xu Qingnian.
Otherwise, it would not be like this.
Thinking of this, Li Guangxiao became excited.
He was really afraid that the empress would be very calm, in that case, even if he forced a match, he was afraid that Xu Qingnian would not agree.
But if the empress had a good feeling about Xu Qingnian in that way, everything was fine.
Inside the main hall.
Li Guangxiao took a deep breath and said nothing more, going back first.
This kind of thing needs to be done slowly, he can be a marriage old man and hold the thread ah.
At the same time.
The capital of Wei.
Inside the Heavenly Prison.
Peng Ru looked out of the window.
The prison was very quiet.
At that very moment, a wisp of white mist appeared in his hand.
It formed a line of words.
When the words coalesced, they disappeared in a flash.
And in Pengru’s eyes, there was a smile of incomparable confidence.
Just as quickly, this smile disappeared.
Instead, his gaze fell on Zhang Ning, who was silent at the side.
“Zhang Ru.”
“What do you think?”
His voice was very calm.
Hearing Peng Ru’s words again.
Zhang Ning took a deep breath, then knelt towards Peng Ru and said.
“I, for one, would like to die for the Zhu Sheng lineage.”
He replied thus.
He kowtowed heavily on the ground.
In turn, Peng Ru said in a calm tone.
“Zhang Ru.”
“Within ten years, you can become a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.”
Peng Ru’s voice was certain.
However, Zhang Ning’s expression did not change in any way.
