Chapter 1134 1134: Losing the Vest (Part 2) [Please vote]
Shen Tang really doesn’t know much about Xia Houyu.
She didn't lie to Zhai Le either. Fate did play a large role in her motive of taking the two of them into her account. If there is really a fatal problem between the two of them, this fate is not necessary. She said very naturally: "Quqing Academy? Is there a problem with the academy?"
Shen Tang, who was familiar with him, was not polite to Zhai Le at all.
Ask if you have any questions, with a natural attitude, as if the two of them have never been separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, let alone more than ten years apart, just like before. Zhai Le looked into Shen Tang's eyes and looked dazed for a moment. The bald girl in front of her gradually matched up with the energetic young man in her memory... Well, they didn't match up at all, and Zhai Le burst into laughter.
Laughing inexplicably.
Shen Tang cast a murderous look: "Are you laughing?"
Zhai Le raised his hand to cover the smile that could not be suppressed at the corner of his mouth, trying to redeem himself from the rudeness just now: "Ahem , I suddenly remembered a happy event and was thinking about what name to give my son..."
The hair on Shen Youli's head is not as much as his son's fetal hair.
When his son was just born, Zhai Le lamented that the boy had less hair and was not as black and thick as Da Ya and Er Ya. The midwife on the side carefully complimented him and said that this was a good sign of being "extremely smart". . Zhai Le naturally didn't believe this nonsense, and the successor of Qu State would only be Erya. This son is a bit mediocre and can just live as an idle and wealthy clan member under the protection of his sister.
If you are really "extremely smart", it will be painful.
However, this word is just right for Shen Youli.
As soon as Shen Tang heard this, she knew that he was perfunctory with her, and he did not hesitate to join in for reference. Just as he was about to turn the topic back, Zhai Xiaofang asked an awkward question: "Does Youli have any heirs?"
Shen Tang was even more upset: "What are you doing?"
"Of course it's to get married. If your family has a daughter, I will marry my son. This child is just a few days old and can be molded into the shape that my wife likes. It would not be a bad idea to take him back as a son-in-law. If he is a son in your family, he is too old to be older than you, but Erya is just right for you. The red-robed girl I saw on the mountain is the one who picks out me and her mother for her appearance and outstanding talent. She will definitely not let your son suffer. "
Shen Tang: "Oh, you are quite thoughtful."
Zhai Le's eyes lit up: "Okay?"
Shen Tang said: "It's okay, but before that, you have to Please, please collect a group of outstanding talents from the Qu Kingdom and send them to me. The more, the better, and the more outstanding, the better. , I don’t want anything less. Only good seeds can grow good seedlings, right?”
Zhai Le: “…”
I don’t know what to say about Shen Youli’s thick skin, but he can actually do it? Even though he asked for talents, he was still surprised that his friend was still alone despite his age. This is not because there are not many heirs, but because there are no seedlings. How can the courtiers of Kang State still sit still?
He pretended to regret: "Oh, what a pity."
Although Zhai Le's suggestion was a whim, if Shen Tang really had a daughter, he would really make it happen - let her son go to Kang State to get married. He can deprive his children of their inheritance rights in a logical manner, extinguish potential civil strife, and also form an alliance with Kang State.
Make distant friends and attack close friends, saving worry and trouble.
"...let's talk about Quqing Academy." Didn't Zhai Le really yearn for free love back then? Why, after not seeing each other for more than ten years, would he be so interested in arranging a marriage for his child after he became a father, but be so heartbroken that he didn't even care how many days after his son was born? This kid has also learned to deflect conflicts. He also wants to raise a son for him, and his daydreams are quite beautiful.
Zhai Le is not in a hurry.
He stretched out his hand to Shen Tang: "Is there still wine? After all these years, I still think the wine made from young pears has the best taste!"
He has been thinking about it for many years.
Shen Tang was speechless: "How can a king of the country not be able to drink if he wants to drink?"
The wine business is a weapon for Shen Tang to pay off Xun Zhen's debts. It is not only sold within the territory of Kang State, but also They will be taken away by merchants at high prices and sold to other countries. As far as Shen Tang knew, these wines had no worries about sales. She didn't believe there were no traders selling it to Qu State.
Zhai Le said: "It's mixed with water."
To say it is mixed with water is a more polite way of saying it. To be precise, it is water mixed with wine. The more times it changes hands, the higher the water content and the lower the alcohol content. The purer the taste, the higher the price. Even if Zhai Le is the leader of the country, he can't ignore people's livelihood and be extravagant and wasteful, right? Shen Tang spread his hands: "There is no wine container here."
Zhai Le said: "It's easy."
The weapons that were used in fighting just now were used to chop stones.
In just a few clicks, two prototypes of stone bowls were made.
Just right, one for each person.
Shen Tang: "..."
Looking at Zhai Le drinking cattle, Shen Tang was even more speechless: "Your ministers abused you? How come you feel like you haven't drank for eight hundred years?"
Zhai Le He smiled bitterly and said: "The king likes But it can’t be too obvious. Once the effect is achieved, domestic merchants will use precious grains to make wine. Wouldn’t it harm people’s livelihood? No matter how much you like it, you can only restrain it.”
Shen Youli’s wine is free, but it is the purest.
Wouldn’t it be a pity not to seize the opportunity to drink to the fullest?
Shen Tang murmured and filled the stone bowl for him.
"It's pitiful to say..." As she said that, Shen Tang thought of herself, she was simply laughing at the same time, and she couldn't help but feel that things hurt others, "It's really hard to be a good person, so poor. Jingle.”
The only savings come from rewards from another king.
Does anyone believe this?
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, and Shen Tang became bored.
Zhai Le was startled by her heroic actions. Seeing that Shen Tang did not go crazy with alcohol like before, and his expression was clear and clear as before, he suddenly said with emotion: "...Time is really ruthless, even you can drink."
Shen Tang : "..."
The two of them, who had been separated for many years, were sitting on the ground on a hillside outside the city. You drank one bowl of wine and I drank the other. Shen Tang was still thinking about "Quqing Academy" in her mind, and thought that Zhai Le was just making a joke to change the subject and didn't want to talk to him, but Zhai Le took the initiative to talk about it.
"...Xiahou Zikuan and Gu Yourong, there is nothing wrong with them themselves, and there is nothing wrong with Quqing Academy behind them at first glance, hehehe, but do you know? Southeastern countries unite to open the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas , the number of places has been different every time. When the year is good, there are nearly 500, and when the year is bad, there are only more than 400. However, Quqing Academy has only fifty. ""Fifty?"
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As the leader of the country, Shen Tang certainly knows how much national luck is required for each quota. In this world full of hunger and war, how rare national luck is. Coupled with the clan's selfish desires and profit transactions, even more national luck is secretly embezzled. The national fortunes of hundreds of countries on the mainland are in deficit every year. Every time the national fortunes of the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas are opened, they are frugal and save bit by bit.
Quqing Academy, fifty monopoly?
Zhai Le nodded and said: "Yes, fifty."
For a moment, she thought about many things: "Which clan controls Quqing Academy? A powerful country in the southeast?"
If a country is strong and has a lot of national fortunes, and people are willing to give quotas to the highest official school in the country to encourage, win over, and absorb civilian talents, the logic makes sense. It is equivalent to using quota to directly buy people's hearts. Even if there are many hidden dangers, the results are quick.
Zhai Le shook his head: "No, its founder Qu Qing, a layman, was not even a descendant of a wealthy family, but came from a humble family. A trip to the holy land of mountains and seas made him one of the top scribes, and his path as a scribe was perfected. He He chose a hilltop to build Quqing Academy, made aspiration to the way of heaven with his literary heart, devoted his whole life to practicing "education without distinction", and cherished it all his life. All of them were made public for people to read. This move attracted countless people from poor families to come here. Not only that, he also persuaded many aristocratic families to lend out their own unique copies..."
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"It is indeed admirable, but it is a pity that he misjudged the human nature of people. Quqing Academy has more than 100 members since its establishment. Years have passed, and many of the students who have gone out have obtained high-ranking positions in various countries. There are many small countries in the Southeast Continent, and they can form alliances with each other. These students have made great efforts, and Quqing Academy is busy working with them to bring Southeast China to China. The overall stability was longer than that of other places. Quqing Academy became famous in one battle and had a high reputation among the common people. Scholars all regarded entering Quqing as a privilege. Rong. Even later, there was an unwritten rule that people who had nothing to do with this academy had to work several times or ten times more than ordinary people if they wanted to climb to a high position, and they could not have a life-or-death feud with them... …”
At first, the kings of various countries also wanted their heirs to attract more talents, so they sent their heirs here to study and make friends with heroes.
There are so many children in these clans, and the royal families and ministers in the court of various countries also have selfish motives, and want to put the secret operation in the open - I don’t know who is the wisest who mentioned it first, but they actually think that Quqing Academy is illustrious As a result, all the students in the academy are among the best. If these students go back to other countries to take the assessment, they can also come out on top. It will be easy to win the place in the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas...
In this case, just skip the test.
In the past, I was particularly gracious and gave a few places to the academy, but at that time it was to win over the students of the academy, but now it is a secret operation to reserve the places for my own people. Externally, it is said that the students strive for their own merit and can get a place in Quqing Academy, where there are many talents. The place is fair and aboveboard, and it also adds a layer of gold to their own people.
If you do this, the effect is remarkable.
The outside world is really deceived by the false glory, thinking that the heir is some kind of extraordinary genius who has received the full bonus of the predetermined quota.
Others followed suit and the incident became the norm.
The second dean of the academy also welcomes everyone and cooperates fully! It's just that what's fake is fake. After using this operation several times, a discerning person can see the trick. No one expected that the seemingly puppet dean would take the opportunity to turn against the guest and let Quqing Academy take the initiative.
He holds too many handles that cannot be seen.
Coupled with the further expansion of the academy's network of contacts, the royal courts of these countries have to consider their own ministers even if they want to fall out. The consequence of this is that the allocation of quotas has changed from the internal decision of each country to the internal decision of the academy. Quqing Academy does not want to break up with other countries. Both sides are always in a balanced state of win-win for peace and lose-lose for division. There is harmony externally, but there is endless intrigue and intrigue internally.
Zhai Le exhaled a breath: "In the past, the famous families who served as officials can be called powerful. Quqing Academy uses knowledge to win over people's hearts. The students exclude others with their feelings of being from the same school, and join forces to suppress the non-officials. Scholars from the Quqing Academy, even from the country...are they not another kind of clan? Or should we say academic clan?"
Shen Tang frowned upon hearing this.
"This situation is not easy to handle..." It doesn't matter if you offend a family. How big can a family be and how many talents can it produce? But a college that has been operating for more than a hundred years is different. How can the students related to this college be compared to a family?
Of course the latter is not as close as the former, but the network of contacts is also immeasurable. Just hearing it gives me a headache.
She changed the topic: "But it's not impossible to deal with it."
Zhai Le took a sip of wine: "Listen?"
Shen Tang said: "Private academies are natural You can do whatever you want, even the king can't interfere. But it's different if this academy is affiliated with the Royal Court. Even the issue of the quota for the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas can be solved by changing its name to avoid trouble."
Zhai Le smiled even more: "You and I have a good understanding."
That's what he planned at the time.
When he was planning to attack the country where Quqing Academy is located, he made up his mind: "...It's a pity that some people refuse to drink and drink as a penalty! I talked with the current president of the academy, and that old man The common man said it well to his face, but as soon as he turned around and went back He set off a fire and perished in the flames together with Quqing Academy..."
Shen Tang: "...You must have something else you haven't said."
Zhai Le said sarcastically: "Ahem, just two threats."
I didn't say anything too harsh, I just talked to the dean to put the problems of Quqing Academy in the open. If the dean refuses to let the academy completely return to Qu State, then Quqing Academy can only become history and be disbanded! If you still don't agree and continue to fight to the end, Zhai Le doesn't have to be polite.
No matter how powerful Quqing Academy is, so what?
The academy has no soldiers and horses, and Qu State does not rely on the ministers who come from this academy. Not only that, Qu State has successively annexed several countries in recent years, and already has the capital to compete with the alliances of various countries. If he really wanted to kill him, Zhai Le wouldn't mind killing all the students from Quqing Academy despite the pressure. Zhai Le explained sarcastically: "...but these words are really just angry words, just to scare him."
Quqing Academy is also the place where his brother studied.
There is no need to kill them all if they commit the crime themselves.
"... Doing this is also good for Quqing Academy, and it is their only way to survive." Zhai Le paused, "If the Southeast Alliance hadn't deliberately delayed it, the war in Qu State would not have been so smooth. Quqing Academy occupied Fifty places, even all countries can’t bear it It's over, but no one dares to take this risk..."
The demise of Xia Houyu's homeland was just the result of the game between the alliance forces and Qu State. Because they couldn't bear the appetite of Quqing Academy, they sacrificed their lives. That small country gave Zhai Le a chance.
Shen Tang turned around and asked: "What do you think?"
Xia Houyu and Gu De didn't know when they appeared, let alone how much they heard. Zhai Le looked like he had expected it. With a look on his face, he looked at the two of them in a leisurely manner: "For the sake of Shen Nujun's face, I can let you go." Everyone, let me remind you that outside the borders of Qu State, you must not reveal your identity as a student of Quqing Academy. You may not be treated well, but you will also be killed if you want to rebuild Quqing Academy. , you should think twice..."
As he said that, he glanced at Shen Tang meaningfully.
The expressions on both of their faces were extremely ugly, just like the dean's reaction when he heard Zhai Le expose the fig leaf. Zhai Le was in a much better mood: "Youli, do you really want to accept these two?"
You actually really think that Quqing Academy is a paradise of peach blossoms?
Maybe it was when it was founded, but now?
Zhai Le smiled at Shen Tang like a teenager.
"Young Li, be careful to make the same mistake again..."
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