"Don't worry, Chief Mountain, we Qiang people will not harm the Qiang people!"
Yanhuang Academy, Shanzhang's Office.
After hearing Li Zexuan's concerns, Ke Shiqing quickly explained:
"A few years ago, I was admitted to the Imperial College. This caused quite a stir among the Qiang tribe in Bashu, because since the imperial examination was launched and the Imperial College was established, no one from the Qiang tribe has ever been able to be admitted to the Imperial College. ! So if the students come forward to persuade and explain to Chief Qiaofeng why the Lanjia volcano can attract weapons, they will no longer stop you from sending people to mine!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile and said: "So, Shiqing, you have been the pride of your tribe since you were a child! Not bad, not bad! Since you took the initiative to ask for help today, there is no reason why a mountain leader like you should not refuse to accept it, but it is a matter of course. It’s important, but you still need to get your parents’ permission, otherwise, you still can’t go to Bashu!”
Ke Shiqing cupped his hands and said, "This is natural. Don't worry, Commander, the students will be able to convince their parents!"
Li Ze It is not a good thing for the Qiang people and the imperial court to turn the hostility into friendship!
But just yesterday, His Majesty had issued an order to the Chief of the Governor's Office in Yizhou, asking him to come forward to reconcile with the Qiang people. If you want to go to Bashu, you need to leave as soon as possible. When the time comes, you will send a letter to the Governor's Office over there. Nice hello! "
Ke Shiqing's eyes lit up and he said, "Is the mountain chief talking about Gao Changshi?"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Yes! It's Gao Changshi and Shiqing, do you know him?"
Ke Shiqing nodded excitedly and said: "Although we have never met, Shiqing has heard of Gao Changshi's name! In the past few years, the student has been studying in Chang'an and has not been back to Shu very much, but there is still news there. Always paying attention!
The folk customs in Shu are frivolous, and the people are afraid of ghosts and hate the sick. Most of them do not personally serve their critically ill parents, but pick up food with sticks and hand it to them from a distance. It is said that after Gao Changshi took office, he induced the customs to change due to circumstances.
Moreover, Gao Changshi also dug a new canal outside the Wenjiang River dredged by Li Bing during the Qin Dynasty, which greatly benefited the people of Shu. In addition, he used his free time to organize poetry and poetry meetings, and also asked Confucian scholars to study Confucian classics and encouraged young students, so that the school style in Shu gradually became stronger!
Nowadays, Gao Changshi is widely respected by the people throughout Shu. If he steps in to mediate this time, Chief Qiaofeng will not fail to give him face. So from this point of view, it seems that there is no need for students to go to Shu! "
At the end of the sentence, Ke Shiqing scratched his head in embarrassment. After all, he skipped class today and came to ask Li Zexuan for help. But now, he found that he didn't need to go at all. No matter how you looked at it, this was a bit like "fishing in troubled waters"!
Li Zexuan smiled, but did not blame him. He pondered for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice: "Shiqing, if you want to get fame in the future, what do you want to do most? Is it to live in a temple, to be by your side, or to be an official?" Land, benefiting one party?”
Ke Shiqing frowned and thought seriously for a long time before replying: "Shan Chief, if the student can be named on the gold medal list, he would like to return to Bashu and become an official! That's where the students grew up. It has beautiful mountains and clear waters, but the lives of the people there are very poor. Poor people, most of them have never been out of Shu in their lives, so naturally they don't know how wonderful the world outside Shu is!
Students want to lead the people of Shu to live a good life. Students want Shu to no longer be closed off. Students hope that Shu can also have the good things that Chang'an City has, such as the carriages, bicycles, and fairy mirrors in Qiquge. Wait, although these things have been sold to all states and counties in the world, students believe that these things must be rarely seen in Shu now!
As common people of the Tang Dynasty, the students believe that the people of Shu are no different from the people of Chang'an. They should also live a good life and use the advanced engineering products created by you, Shangshan Chang! If given the opportunity, students will definitely benefit the people in their hometown in the future! "
Li Zexuan stood up, patted Ke Shiqing's shoulder, and laughed: "Haha! Okay! The most important thing in life is not to forget one's roots. Shiqing, you can have such an idea, I am very happy as a teacher! The Shu area has been closed for many years, this is indeed not Fake, this time I am mining vanadium ore in Yizhou, and I really want to help the surrounding people get rich through mining! At that time, I will provide them with money to build roads and bridges. If they are willing to help with the work, they can also get Generous wages!
Therefore, if your parents agree, I still hope that you can go to Bashu! As a local, you must know the folk customs and customs there best, and if you can understand the tribal forces there, I can also ask people from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce to open shops there and sell all the exquisite goods in Chang'an City. Take it there! In this way, exchanges between Shu and the Central Plains will become more frequent, and people's lives will get better and better! "
"What? Chief Shan, do you really mean what you said?"
Ke Shiqing was immediately surprised and said.
If this is the case, then most of his ideals have been realized by Li Zexuan!
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said: "A gentleman promises a thousand pieces of gold, and what the teacher says will naturally be taken seriously!"
"Great! Great! Thank you, Chief! The student will go back to discuss with his father and mother. He will leave for Shu tomorrow. At that time, he will convey the Chief's goodwill to Chief Qiaofeng. I am sure he will not refuse. !”
Ke Shiqing raised his hands to Li Zexuan with great excitement. Then he suddenly remembered something, his face darkened, and he said: "Uh! It seems that students can't leave for Bashu recently! The mountain leader said before that there will be confidential exams every Friday for the past four weeks. , those who fail the test four times will be directly expelled from the academy. No matter what, students have to wait until the exam is over this Friday before they can leave!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan secretly praised the child's thoughtfulness. He thought about it and asked, "Shiqing, how well did you memorize the "Confidentiality Regulations" issued by the academy? If you were asked to take the exam now, would you be confident?"
Ke Shiqing frowned and thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Chief Huishan, the student is confident!"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Okay! There is still some time before school is over. You start the exam now. I will mark your test paper tonight. If you pass, you can go home tomorrow to persuade your parents. If not If you pass, then you don’t have to go to Bashu this time!”
Although he wanted Ke Shiqing to go back to discuss with his parents tonight, last week he emphasized the importance of confidentiality in front of all the teachers and students in the academy. At this time, as the maker of the rules, how could he give it to him? Did Ke Shiqing open the back door?
Ke Shiqing nodded heavily and said, "Yes! Chief!"
Li Zexuan turned around and took out a sealed document bag from the drawer. After opening it, he took out a test paper, then took a pencil from the pen holder on the table, handed it to Ke Shiqing, and said, "You Just find a place in this office and start the exam! The exam will take half an hour!"
He had already prepared the test papers for the Academy's confidential examination, and he also prepared four sets, one set for each week. Ke Shiqing should be the first person other than him to see the test papers!
Ke Shiqing took the test paper and nodded: "Okay, Chief!"
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"Ms. sir, aren't you still sleeping?"
After dinner in the evening, Li Zexuan went straight to the study. When Han Yuxi passed by the study, she glanced into the study and then asked.
"Well! Madam, you go to bed first, and then go to bed after I finish marking this test paper~!"
Li Zexuan raised his head and said softly.
This test paper is naturally the confidential test question that Ke Shiqing just finished writing this afternoon!
"Well! My husband, don't stay up too late!"
Han Yuxi nodded and went upstairs to sleep!
Li Zexuan's eyes returned to the test paper. The ink brush lightly scratched every part of the test paper, including fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple-choice questions, true-false questions, and short-answer questions. It took him about a cup of tea to complete the review.
"Haha! Ninety-nine points! Not bad! Ke Shiqing's foundation is really good. No wonder he was the best in the arithmetic school before I went to the Imperial College. He is a good prospect!"
Looking at the bright red "99 points" on the test paper, Li Zexuan exclaimed with admiration.
In this way, Ke Shiqing can leave the academy tomorrow and go home to discuss the trip to Bashu with his parents!
In fact, letting Ke Shiqing go to Bashu was not Li Zexuan's long-established plan, it was just a temporary addition. Ke Shiqing has the ability and dreams, so as the mountain leader, Li Zexuan will naturally give the students a stage to realize their dreams!
What was Li Zexuan’s dream when he first traveled through time?
Li Zexuan would definitely answer: earn a living as a free and easy prince, and then rely on his huge family wealth to eat and drink while waiting to die while holding his wife in his arms!
But now he is a Marquis and the headmaster of an academy. Now his dream is to help his students realize their dreams!
He wants to be a dream godfather. He wants his students to become the most outstanding beings no matter where they are. He wants to have students all over the world!
By then, he will become the most awesome being in the world!
Because when the time comes, any student you pull out will be a unique being!
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Early the next morning, Li Zexuan arrived at Yanhuang Academy, and by chance, Ke Shiqing was waiting for him in front of Guanghua Building.
At this time, it happened to be time for students to have breakfast.
"Chief of the mountain!"
When Ke Shiqing saw Li Zexuan walking towards him, he quickly greeted him and greeted him slightly nervously.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Haha! What? Are you worried that you haven't passed the exam?"
Ke Shiqing nodded and said: "Although I checked the answers after returning to the dormitory last night, I still feel a little uneasy. After all, the students really want to go to Bashu this trip!"
Li Zexuan patted Ke Shiqing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Haha! Don't worry! You scored ninety-nine points this time. According to the college's regulations, you passed! You don't have to take the next few exams because of the teacher's permission! But! I can't give you the test paper now, after all, the other students haven't taken the exam yet! You can go back to your parents to discuss your trip to Bashu now. If your parents agree, you can ask someone to send a message to you, and then leave directly. Go to Bashu!
As for the academy, the teacher will grant you a period of leave. After you come back, you can make up for the lessons yourself, just like Meng Wenhao and Tiedan who went out with the army before! And Gao Changshi, my teacher will write a letter to him today. When you get there, he will take care of you! "
Ke Shiqing said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Master! The student has left. Master, please take care!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Well! If you are going to Shu, take care of yourself!"
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After the academy helped Ke Shiqing handle the leave issue and handed his confidential test results to Yan Silu for filing, Li Zexuan descended from Yunshan and rode towards the dock downstream of the Bahe River.
On the pier, five large merchant ships of the Feng family were ready to go. Since the seeds they went to Guangdong to buy this time were not many, only more than 10,000 kilograms, Feng Zhihua only dispatched five merchant ships!
"Master Hou! Why are you here?"
Feng Zhihua, who was directing the loading of goods at the dock, accidentally caught a glimpse of Li Zexuan riding towards this side. He quickly came up to greet him.
Li Zexuan turned over and dismounted and said with a smile: "Boss Feng took action this time and personally helped me go to Guangdong to buy Baidianzi flower seeds. I have to say goodbye to Boss Feng no matter what!"
Feng Zhihua was flattered and said: "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!"
"Haha! It should, it should!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand, then took out a piece of paper and a lacquered letter from his arms, handed it to Feng Zhihua, and said: "Here! This is my order, and my handwritten letter to the prince. I'm thinking It seems that sending someone to deliver the letter is not as fast as you taking the water route, so Boss Lao Feng should send this letter to the county prince himself! The prince will definitely make it convenient for you when he sees the letter! "
The convenience he talks about is not asking Li Xiaogong to open a back door for Feng Zhihua. He, Li Zexuan, is not a person who likes to be special. This time, he will not let Feng Zhihua pay a penny less for the commercial tax that should be paid in Guangdong for sea trade. The reason why he paid it back To write a letter, Li Zexuan wanted to borrow the power of the Shipping Department to get the small Southeast Asian country to transport more of the Seed Seed flower seeds to Guangdong for sale!
Feng Zhihua took the order and letter with both hands and said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, Feng will definitely hand over this letter to the Prince of Hejian County!"
By coincidence, all the goods on the dock had been loaded at this time. A red sun jumped out of the horizon and shone on the water of the Bahe River, illuminating sparkling waves. Feng Zhihua clasped his fists and said: "Master Hou! The time has come, the fleet has arrived." It’s time to set sail! Feng will say goodbye now. When he goes to Guangdong, he will try to bring back as many Baidianzi flower seeds as possible for Mr. Hou. See you later, Mr. Hou! "
Li Zexuan also clasped his fists and said, "See you later!"
Feng Zhihua nodded, then turned and headed towards the ship.
"Weigh anchor, raise sail, and set sail~!"
After a while, the sailors' shouts came from the big ship, and the fleet of five big ships finally set off and headed towards the east!
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First update!
Two chapters in one!
Thanks to Elemental Cat for the great reward! (March 8)
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