Chapter 100 Crazy [Please vote for me! 】
Ancestral Temple, Wentian Tower.
There is an absolutely forbidden area in the north of Longyuan City. It is a place where the ancestors of the royal family are enshrined. Unless there is a major occasion that requires worshiping the heavens and praying, no one is allowed to approach it.
But in a place like this, there is a group of people who can live freely in it, and everyone respects them.
There is a seven-story tower made of black stone in the ancestral temple. The stone wall is full of light spots like stars. I don’t know what special material is integrated into it, which seems to be able to absorb the surrounding light.
As soon as you step into a radius of several hundred feet, you will feel that the surrounding area has darkened, and only this building stands.
There is a statue of a goddess in front of the Wentian Tower. It is a woman with fluttering gauze and a holy face with closed eyes. She is holding an astrolabe made of brass in her hand and facing the sky.
On the sixth floor of this building, there are two women.
One of them had black hair hanging down his waist, white skin, and held a jade mirror in his hand. He was the jade mirror priest Liang Yue had seen before.
The other one has a white hood over his head and a robe over his body, revealing only a plain and peaceful face, holding a transparent colored glass ruler in his hand.
"Senior Sister Liuli." Priest Jade Mirror said, "Is there really no room for things that go as you wish?"
"It is a serious crime for her to have an affair with someone and attempt to steal the Chenglu Immortal Plate. Fortunately, I found out in time and stopped her behavior, but she refused to obey the discipline and escaped from Wentian Tower instead." Priest Liuli on the other side said with a cold tone, "I have informed the court that if I catch her, it will be a death penalty."< br>
"But she..." Priest Jade Mirror seemed to want to say something else, but in the end he remained silent.
After a while, she said again: "Wentian Tower has not had new members for seven years. It would be a big loss for us old people to leave if one of them leaves. If possible, we cannot let her confine herself to reflect. "?"
"If Master were here, I would also beg for mercy on her behalf," Priest Liuli said, "But now I am in charge of the law in the building, and I must not be merciful."
Priest Jade Mirror looked helpless.
They, the priests of Wentian Tower, seem to be superior, but in fact they cannot go out easily, nor are they allowed to have worldly desires, and they have access to very few things. The few classmates around them are all people they have known day and night for decades, and they have deep feelings for each other.
If any one of them is missing, they will be extremely sad.
Just when the conversation between the two was about to end, a ray of starlight suddenly fell from above their heads.
The material above is the same as the outside world, a dark stone wall roof, dotted with tiny light spots like stars. At this moment, light suddenly emitted, and every spot of light seemed to come alive and began to rotate and glow. The dark stone wall suddenly turned into an endless galaxy as deep as the Milky Way.
"Master!" The two priests called in unison, "Are you awake?"
The seventh floor of Wentian Tower has no stairs or doors. Only when the great priest Beiluo Shimen wakes up, will Only when such a phenomenon occurs can the two levels be connected.
The six floors below are the building, and the seventh floor above is like another world.
Fomalhaut has always been sleeping on the upper level, which seems to be some kind of retreat and practice. She will only wake up when something big happens.
For example now.
As the stars filled the sky, the two priests seemed to be in the outer universe.
Soon, they heard a distant and ethereal voice at the same time: "He is back."
......
The next day, East Palace Bookstore.
In a spacious study room in Minghuang, both walls of the study pavilion have been opened, with only carved wooden frames. One side faces the courtyard and the other side faces the garden.
Directly in front is a small black wooden board, and there are two desks side by side in the hall. The prince sits on one side and Liang Yue sits on the other side. The servants of the East Palace were waiting outside the porch and did not dare to approach.
It’s not that there is any difference between superiority and inferiority, but that they don’t want to get close to Xu Shangshu when he is giving lectures. Otherwise, anyone who accidentally makes some noise and disturbs the class will be beaten, scolded and reprimanded at every turn.
The atmosphere in the classroom is really depressing.
Before the gentleman arrived, the prince was already sitting upright and did not dare to speak loudly.
He whispered to Liang Yue: "This is your first time taking Master Xu's class. You don't know how scary he is. You must be alert. He may ask you questions at any time. If you slack off, I won’t be able to save you.”
"Is this how those companions used to read before?" Liang Yue looked at the little fat man's nervous trembling cheeks and felt that Xu Shangshu's fear was not unfounded.
"Yes!" The prince said: "Master Xu won't chase people away, but he scolds people really hard! Once he gets angry, you will quickly kneel down and beg for mercy, and you will suffer less. You scolded too much. , no one can stand it, the previous companions were scolded to the point of voluntarily resigning, and the scariest thing is that since you all have been scolded and left, he can only scold me, and I can't leave."
No matter how hard you scold someone, can you be more cruel than my mother?
Liang Yue is skeptical about this.
"In my humble position, I must stay with the prince for a while." Liang Yue said suddenly.
"Hehe..." The prince was about to laugh.
Suddenly the waiter from behind greeted him: "Master Xu is here——"
The prince's expression immediately changed from "hehe" to "no hehe", and he straightened his face and sat upright.
Liang Yue followed suit.
As soon as I heard the sound of striding from the outside to the inside, a tall and majestic man wearing a simple Confucian robe stepped in. He had high eyebrows, deep eyes, a straight nose, and a solemn face. He was about fifty years old. At this age, he has a long beard.
"Master Xu!" The prince immediately stood up to greet him.
Needless to say, this person was naturally the Minister of Rites of the dynasty, the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and also a famous Confucian scholar in the world, Xu Zhan'ao.
"Your Highness, please take a seat." Xu Zhan'ao nodded in response, and then looked at Liang Yue, who was standing at the same time, "Are you the new reading companion?"
"Student Liang Yue, greeting the prince Master." Liang Yue saluted quickly.
Although the Grand Master of the Yin Dynasty had more of a false position and had no real power, Xu Zhan'ao was mainly known as the Minister of Rites.
But for this occasion, this identity is definitely more appropriate.
"Behave well, I hope you are different from those stupid people before." Xu Zhan'ao waved his hand, indicating that he could sit down.
The name Liang Yue has become quite popular in the court recently.
After all, preventing the Tower of Babel case is a big achievement, and it will also spread the word about the little imperial guard.
What's more, he rode horses with Chen Su and then was promoted to the crown prince's companion, which means that Zhuxie Yamen and the East Palace can be contacted through him. At this time, even a small person will have a big effect.
Careful people in the court will definitely pay attention to this name.
But there still seems to be nothing impressive here.
This is not directed at Liang Yue. In the past, there were also important officials and queens who accompanied the princes, but in Xu Zhan'ao's eyes, as long as he came to class, there was nothing special. If he didn't learn well, he was just a fool. So Xu Zhan'ao didn't even bother to say a few words and started teaching directly.
The two students quickly took their seats.
Xu Zhan'ao in front lowered his head, took out a thick book, and said: "I have informed you before that today I will study the "Nine Strategies of Ping Yang Yang" written by His Majesty in his early years. Have you previewed it in advance?"
Both students have When he went to get a book from the book basket, the prince's hand suddenly stiffened.
"Oops..." Cold sweat broke out on the little fat man's forehead at that time, and he thought to himself: "I was flipping through it before going to bed last night, and left the first volume on my pillow."
< br>He quickly looked back at the attendants, hoping that they could get a copy for him.
But it is a long way to go. Once Master Xu discovers something is wrong, he will be taught a lesson immediately. Carelessness and careless scholarship have always been one of the most hated shortcomings of Master Xu.
what to do?
Just when the little fat man was sweating profusely with anxiety, a book was suddenly handed to the table.
The prince looked over in surprise.
It turned out that Liang Yue saw something was wrong and quickly put his book in the hands of the prince. But he only had one copy, so Liang Yue's desk was empty.
But he looked as if nothing had happened, looking up at Master Xu calmly.
Good brother...
The prince immediately realized that Liang Yue had sacrificed him to protect himself.
If it weren’t for the fear that Master Xu would find out something was wrong, tears of emotion would have burst out of his eyes immediately.
But Liang Yue has no books, and I am afraid that there will be a storm today.
But today is his first time here. If his apology is sincere, maybe Master Xu won’t be too harsh, right?
really.
When Xu Zhan'ao raised his head, he saw that there was a book on the prince's table, but there was no book on Liang Yue's table. He asked expressionlessly: "Where is your book?"
Liang Yue raised his chin. , raised his head confidently and replied: "I didn't bring it."
What?
The prince was stunned.
Good brother.
Are you so crazy?
......
Forgot to bring your books to class? What a serious matter. Why is your tone so matter-of-fact?
Do you still not understand how scary Master Xu is?
Liang Yue was calm, but the prince next to him was already anxious.
Xu Shangshu glanced at the young man, and maybe for a moment, he wondered if he was here to cause trouble.
"I should have informed you in advance about the courses that Donggong will teach today, right?" Xu Zhan'ao asked.
Oh no, no, no.
The prince clenched his fists tightly, knowing that this was Master Xu's starting move to curse.
Liang Yue smiled and said: "Students have memorized "Nine Strategies of Ping Yang" in their hearts, so it doesn't matter if they come without the book."
"Oh?" Xu Zhan'ao looked at him calmly, "Then you Recite it. "
As soon as Liang Yue said this, the prince sighed in his heart.
Just honestly say you forgot, let Master Xu teach you a few words, and the matter will be over.
Why do you have to lie?
"Ping Yang's Nine Policies" is a summary of the national policy that Mu Bei spent several months writing with the help of his staff when he ascended the throne. His article has an extremely in-depth analysis of the Yin Dynasty and Jiu Yang, which is penetrating and has many key points, so his reputation has been passed down to the world.
At that time, there were still doubts about the young emperor both inside and outside Kyushu. It was not until the end of the war a few years later that everything Ping Yang Jiuce said was proved to be the truth.
However, this article is not a teaching book in major academies. At most, it is for students to read it thoroughly when researching policies. No one will go out of their way to recite it. Only for a special student like the prince who would need to govern the country in the future, Xu Zhan'ao would take this as a key course.
The lecture content was given to Liang Yue just two days ago. It would be great if he had time to read it. The full text is nearly 20,000 words. How can it be possible to memorize it all?
If it were another easy-to-talk gentleman, he might just turn a blind eye and let you pass, but Master Xu would not let you be so confused.
Sure enough, Xu Zhan'ao directly asked him to stand up and recite.
Liang Yue actually stood up and said fluently: "The late emperor is buried in heaven, and the whole world is in mourning. The barbarian nine martingale invades our border. I declare this war to avenge the country for thousands of years and thousands of people. There are old grudges that are hard to forget; the strength of the nine provinces and the determination to fight a hundred battles are not lost. Only the ministers have given their advice and hundreds of officials have proposed strategies. Now we have gathered the talents of our Yin country to implement nine strategies, but there is no reason to be invincible..."
Eighteen thousand words.
He can actually memorize it word for word?
The prince was stunned when he heard it. He didn't know whether what he was reciting was true or false, but in front of Xu Zhan'ao, if Liang Yue made a mistake in a word, Master Xu would definitely not forgive him.
After listening to Liang Yue for a long time, when Liang Yue reached the second half of his back, Xu Zhan'ao raised his hand to stop him and signaled him to stop. His face remained expressionless and said, "It seems you are ready."
"Since When you come to the East Palace to study, you naturally have to prepare in advance." Liang Yue smiled modestly.
"Just memorizing by rote is useless. If you want to learn without books, you must integrate the nine strategies. Any point I mention can be immediately retrieved in my mind and marked for understanding." Xu Zhan'ao continued. , suddenly asked: "Do you know the meaning of 'If you apply good governance internally, you can be defeated in battle; if you apply tyranny internally, you can't win the battle'?"
Liang Yue answered directly without thinking about it: "The key is It’s about people’s hearts.”
Then he started talking, and the prince next to him and the waiters behind him were all dumbfounded.
"Under a virtuous government, when people live and work in peace and contentment, and have a sense of belonging to the country and the court, they will feel resentment towards foreigners who share the same hatred. Even if a city or a land is lost, and the nine states share the same hatred, there will be a day of recovery. If for the sake of war, extortionate taxes and oppression of the people, even if After defeating the enemy, the country is in chaos, the people are displaced, and they no longer have a sense of belonging. The court will lose its foundation and will bring greater losses. "
"For example, Liangzhou Bashan... "At this point, Liang Yue paused and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, student."
"It's okay, continue." Xu Zhan'ao's expression softened a lot, and his eyes were bright: " You said it very well."
The prince next to him saw stars gleaming in his eyes.
Ah.
Is there really anyone who can answer questions fluently in front of Master Xu?
Is there really someone who can be recognized by Master Xu?
Liang Yue is really amazing.
I’m not bad either. I immediately selected him to be my companion.
Hee hee.
(End of this chapter)