Ask Sword

In the Honglu Temple, the Minister of the Honglu Temple and the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple each held a Neo Confucian publication and looked at each other in blank dismay.

".Do you want to inform the academy?"

Shaoqing frowned and said, "The envoys from Mount Taihao are very dissatisfied with this publication. Some even bluntly said that Li Ang was acting like a demon."

Unsurprisingly, the new issue of Neo Confucianism caused an uproar. Neo-Confucian journals, especially the main journals, represent the attitude of the academy to some extent.

And when the author of the thesis was that Li Ang again, things became more complicated.

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Si Qing closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, then slowly said: "Cardinal Xinxiu who led the team this time, did you say anything?"

Shaoqing shook his head and said, "Not yet. After Cardinal Xinxiu came to Chang'an, he couldn't get out of seclusion. Daily life is also taken care of by Taihaoshan's own people."

Si Qing said: "Since Cardinal Xinxiu has not spoken, there is no need to inform the academy."

Shaoqing hesitated to speak: "But."

Si Qing glanced at him, and said calmly: "Are you worried that Tai Haoshan will be angry about this?"

Shaoqing pursed his lips, "Yes. Not only Mount Taihao, but this paper may also cause surprises from allied nations, causing Southern Zhou, Xijing and other countries to send inquiries."

After all, Mount Taihao is the center of Haotian Daomen, and most of the known civilizations in the world follow the enlightenment and guidance of Daomen. .

Even if the identity of Haotian believer is discarded, it is not wise to offend Taihaoshan purely from the perspective of Yu State's interests.

"Oh, I'm used to it."

Si Qing sighed and said: "Since Su Zi disrespected Haotian, most of the mountain elders in the school palace, except for a few, are not very pious. And the actions of the monks in the school palace to pave roads and bridges, blow up mountains and fill ditches, and delve into Neo Confucianism are also unreasonable." From time to time, Tai Haoshan was dissatisfied.

I have been here for so many years, and I am not bad for one or two things.

Could it be possible to send troops to attack Yu State because of a mere paper? "

He paused, shook his head and said helplessly, "How did Miao Zhengqing, the school supervisor, do it?

If the academy wanted to post such a sensitive thing, he wouldn't even come over and let us know that Honglu Temple is not a human being.

Forget it, I will go to the palace and report to His Majesty. "

The elderly Si Qing stood up, hammered his sore waist, and then glanced at the bright name of Li Ang on the paper, feeling complicated.

It's an eventful year.

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Li Ang, who lives in the back of the palace, doesn't know the impact of his thesis.

Since the head of the mountain nodded, the opinions of other irrelevant people are not so important.

His current energy is all used to make up lessons.

Changes in the concept of marriage and marriage etiquette in both Jin Dynasties.

The ethnic policy of the former Sui Dynasty towards the Turks.

Yu Lvhua's principle of dealing with the crimes committed by outsiders.

Low-level monsters transformed into common livestock.

In order to make penicillin, Li Ang took too long a vacation, so that the leftover homework piled up to an admirable level——

He Fanshuang often came to make up lessons, but he had to write homework and class notes by himself.

Inexplicably, there is a sense of déjà vu that the holiday is coming to an end, and I am desperately trying to make up my homework the day before school starts.

Li Ang shook his head, put aside his messy thoughts, and continued to use his thoughts to control the two penholders at the same time, writing vigorously.

"I'm coming--"

Li Leling's voice came from outside the house, she was wearing a warm and thick mink fleece scarf, with a small and delicate stove in her hand, she hopped into the house,

The maid next to her was carrying lunch boxes filled with fresh and warm dishes.

Li Leling took out the food from the lunch box, put it on the table in front of Li Ang, and asked casually, "Where's Cuiqiao?"

"Take a nap upstairs."

Li Ang put down the brush with his mind, raised his finger, and said, "Five."

Li Leling tilted her head, puzzled.

"Four, three, two,"

Li Ang counted down on his own, and when he finished saying the word "one", there was also the sound of footsteps on the stairs—Chai Chai, who smelled the aroma of food, rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked on the handrail of the stairs down.

Apart from not being able to float, it is just like the cats and dogs that were caught by the smell of food in the old cartoons.

Li Ang and Li Leling looked at each other with a smile, and tacitly cleaned up the table and set the table and chopsticks, "Let's eat."

The three of them sat and ate lunch together, chatting about recent events.

The biggest topic in Chang'an recently is naturally the foreign missions.

In addition to Zhou Guo, Jing Guo and other big countries, some small countries that were going to pay tribute to Yu Guo have recently arrived in Chang'an.

"For these small countries, paying tribute is definitely a sure thing."

Li Leling said casually: "Although the journey is long and the boats and cars are exhausting, every time I come to Chang'an, I can get rich rewards such as gold, silver, and silk, and the head of the country can also be canonized by the State of Yu and protected locally.

And there are other ways for small country missions to make money. "

"Finding money?"

Chai Chai asked curiously: "How do you get it? Secretly put some local specialties in the carriage and sell them in Chang'an?"

"Well, that's one way."

Li Leling nodded, and said a little embarrassedly: "In addition to this, there is also participating in Cuju."

"ha?"

Chai Chai and Li Ang, who have never cared about sports events, were surprised at the same time.

"The Cuju competition held by those companies."

Li Leling explained: "Cuju has a long history, in order to maintain its attractiveness, those companies racked their brains, first came up with some divisions, divided the eastern and western divisions, and then came up with some kind of league system.

A few years ago, the Chang'an Cup was also worked out-that is, the participation of multiple national-level teams.

Due to the extremely generous rewards, teams from countries such as Southern Zhou and Xijing will come to participate. And those small countries will also give it a go, and bring the team members along with them when paying tribute, so as to avoid running back and forth.

If he could win one or two games, that would be a reward of Wanguan level.

The Changan Cup in the past few years was always won by Yu country, but this year, for some reason, the team from Yu country did not go well. They faced successive setbacks against teams from small countries, and finally lost to Nan Zhou.

Many fanatics who paid high prices for tickets have blocked the door of the firm that held the Cuju League for several days, cursing and refunding their money. "

What is this familiar yet strange sense of sight?

Li Ang had a rather strange expression.

"Oh yes, there is one more thing."

Li Leling took out two red invitations from his handbag, "My fourth brother is getting married in a few months, so I'll give you the invitations first."

"His Highness King Yue is getting married?"

Li Ang accepted the invitation in surprise, flipped through it casually, and found that the fiancée of Yue Wang Li Hui was the daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Well, someone in the court is urging you."

Li Leling pursed her lips slightly, not wanting to talk too much about this issue, and left in a hurry after eating.

Chai Chai looked at her back as she walked away, flipped through the exquisite and luxurious invitations, and said strangely: "Why is Le Ling so weird? Isn't she on good terms with her fourth brother? Why does she look so unhappy?"

"Because of seizing the heir. King Li Hui of Yue is especially favored by His Majesty. He stayed in Chang'an when he was almost an adult and did not go to his fiefdom. It is estimated that some ministers in the court who supported the prince felt uneasy and wanted to drive King Yue away completely in the name of marriage." Out of Chang'an."

Li Ang shook his head, he didn't have the heart to get involved in the matter of the prince seizing the heir, and he couldn't do anything to help Li Leling's troubles.

There is only one throne, and someone will always be eliminated.

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marry

In the Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Xuan, the daughter of the Minister of Industry and the future Princess Yue, is sitting in front of the dressing table, staring at herself in the mirror in a daze.

Whether the wedding date is far or near, a group of maids and female officials are busy around.

Or decorate the room, or prepare the dowry, or prepare gifts for the guests.

Amidst all the noise, Yan Xuan was extremely bewildered.

It is true that Li Hui, King of Yue, is an excellent marriage partner. He is noble, talented, and talented.

From the previous few meetings in informal occasions, it can also be seen that he has a friendly personality and has not been arrogant and domineering just because he is a prince.

As for Li Hui, whose birth mother is Empress Xue, he can be said to be a handsome fat man.

With so many advantages added together, it's hard for Yan Xuan to say what dissatisfaction she has with this marriage. There is only one thing——

Seize the heir.

She clenched her fists subconsciously. In Chang'an City, who doesn't know that His Majesty loves, even spoils his fourth son,

When the crown prince was established before, he was also quite ambiguous, hesitating between the eldest son Li Si and the fourth son Li Hui.

His attitude influenced a group of courtiers, making them befriend Li Hui either openly or secretly, hoping to benefit from the dragon.

My father is one of them.

However, the battle for the heir apparent is so dangerous, if one is not careful, the whole family will be destroyed.

Yan Xuan sat in front of the dressing table, but felt like a pawn caught in a vortex, helpless and unable to breathe.

"San Niang, the hot water for bathing is ready."

A maid bent down and whispered in her ear.

"Well, here we come."

Yan Xuan came back to her senses, got up and walked out of the bedroom, went to the bathroom, under the service of the maid, took off her clothes, and stepped into the bathtub worriedly. Think about your future destiny,

She didn't notice the fleeting light in the eyes of the maid behind her,

And under the rose petals on the water surface, the reddish mist that dissolves and floats in the water.