Zheng Yanming nodded, turned and left, but his heart was quite uneasy, which could be said to have caused huge waves.
Master taught him personally, he knew better than anyone what these four words meant.
In the Hanlin Academy, there were not no bachelors who could be taught by the master himself, but these people were all real talents, and the worst of their future career would be in the East Palace.
The strongest one is to become the successor of the Confucius. Confucius Wenxuan was the tutor of the previous Confucius. After many years of accumulation, he became the successor of the Confucius. He eventually took over the Hanlin Academy and became a leader in the literary world.
This time, Su Qi'an was personally taught by the master. What does it mean behind it?
Do you want to select talents for the future Prince of the East Palace, or do you regard him as his successor? Zheng Yanming had no way of knowing this.
But one thing he can be sure of is that after the news was conveyed, Su Qi'an's importance in the imperial city was such that no one, even the children of the royal family, dared to underestimate him.
After Zheng Yanming left, Su Qian stood there and looked at the propaganda in front of him. He was also a little shocked.
There was silence for a while, and just when Su Qian was about to ask, the voice of propaganda sounded.
"Haha, Uncle Dongshan shouldn't be so surprised. With your talent, it's normal for you to be taught by me personally."
The propaganda said so, and Su Qian had nothing to say. He nodded and said softly.
"It is an honor for the student to be valued by the master, but I still want to say something from my heart. It is not the student's ambition to stay in Kyoto for a long time, or even to assist the future Prince of the East Palace."
"Oh? Tell me, what is your ambition?" Wenxuan asked with a raised brow.
"The student's ambition is still to return to his hometown of Xizhou and contribute to the livelihood and contentment of the people in Xizhou."
"If the people of Xizhou can live and work in peace and contentment, students will travel all over the Liang states. As long as the people can live a good life, students will be enough."
"Is this your ambition? Even if you lose the opportunity to become your master's direct descendant? You won't regret it?"
"Students have no regrets." Su Qian nodded solemnly.
This was not what Su Qi'an had against his will. It was Su Qi'an who had this idea when he came to the capital of Great Liang, especially when he saw many important people of all kinds in the imperial city.
Su Qi'an's ambition has never been to become a powerful minister with the highest power, conspiracy, ambition, etc.
He has reached this stage, and his status, although not below one person, is above ten thousand people.
But he is definitely not an ordinary person who can easily bring him down.
And one thing is that leaving a place of right and wrong like Kyoto, returning to Xizhou, and traveling throughout the Great Liang states is the best way to develop one's own power. The growth of this power is the basis for one's own self-preservation.
If you stay in Kyoto for a long time, sooner or later, you will become a thorn in some people's eyes and a thorn in the flesh. With such a suspicious emperor, Kyoto is not a safe place.
Wenxuan turned around, looked at Su Qi'an, and laughed, "The poor live alone, but the rich help the world. Haha, Su Qi'an, as the ninth princess said, you are not an ordinary talent. I was not wrong about you."
Su Qian was startled, a little dazed. He looked at the text and said softly, "Master, do you mean the Ninth Princess?"
Wenxuan did not hide anything and said, "That girl Fengling, after returning to Kyoto, praised you very much in front of me, saying that you are an amazing talent with a heart for the world. The Hanlin Academy must accept such a talent."
"That girl, I am more interested in you than I have ever been."
"Now that I see you, I have a real understanding of you. If nothing else, you are still able to stick to your heart despite the temptation of being taught by me personally. Su Qian, you are indeed an extraordinary talent. Great Liang has you. , is indeed a blessing for Great Liang.”
Su Qi'an, no matter how thick-skinned he was, couldn't stand being praised by the publicity.
Su Qi'an felt quite embarrassed to be praised so highly by the leader of the literary world. He knew that because of his bold words just now, the master had a slight misunderstanding about him.
I think he is a true sage who cares about the world. Although Su Qi'an has such ambitions, he definitely cannot achieve that kind of sage.
For height, more importantly, I don’t want to cause too much trouble.
Only now did he know that most of the reason why his auction in Kyoto was able to attract publicity was because the Ninth Princess said too many good things in front of him.
This favor was very important, Su Qi'an kept it in mind silently.
Su Qian took a deep breath and put down her thoughts. She seemed to think of something and then changed the topic.
"Master, the student has something that I would like you to clarify."
Su Qian's sudden inquiry was not unexpected by Wenxuan, and he spoke.
"Well, I know what you want to ask. I can only tell you about this matter. It's not good to talk too much about Fengling's identity. After all, this involves a royal family matter.
After a moment of silence, the propaganda voice sounded, "If Suning does not die young, I really want to introduce you to him."
"Suning is His Majesty's eldest son. It's no surprise that he was established as the crown prince the year His Majesty ascended the throne. He has been taught by me since he was a child."
""He is smart and has his own unique opinions on many political affairs of the court. When he was sixteen years old, he had the experience of supervising the country and assisting the government. Although he is a bit immature in handling some government affairs, given time, he will definitely become an outstanding person. of emperors. "
"Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Five years ago, Suning contracted a strange disease and his health deteriorated day by day. He passed away in less than a month. From that day on, our Majesty's temperament changed a lot. "
"He no longer had the shrewdness and ability of his early years. Instead, he indulged in pleasure. He rarely dealt with government affairs. He established a cabinet and let several first-rank dukes such as the Duke of Chu preside over the government."
"It's a pity that the Duke of Chu is already old. I'm afraid he will have to retire in a few years. By then, the cabinet will be in a lot of chaos."
Wenxuan said, then shook his head and said nothing more.
Su Qian's face was solemn, and he could feel the hidden danger in the court.
It's no wonder that the Duke of Chu was targeted. After all, he was the first minister in the cabinet. With such a powerful position, anyone would be jealous.
Even if Zheng Guogong, Zhao Guogong, and Chen Guogong behind them are equal to the first-class Duke, they are still far behind the Chu Guogong who has absolute power.
The desire to get it off is self-evident.
"Then your Majesty, don't you care about the crises hidden behind the scenes?" Su Qian asked.
Wenxuan shook his head helplessly and said directly, "You should have met those two most powerful princes in the imperial city. I think they have also attracted you and can be so blatant. Think about it, you should understand."
Being reminded by the propaganda, Su Qi'an instantly understood.
This suspicious-tempered Majesty, on the one hand, established a cabinet. Although the princes of Chu, Zheng, and Zhao were extremely powerful, they were checks and balances due to the distribution of power.
Behind the several princes, two more royal spokespersons, the second prince and the fourth prince, were launched.
In addition, in the past few years, there has been no crown prince, and the struggle between the two princes has been tacitly approved by His Majesty.
I am afraid that in this court, except for the Duke of Chu, the other first- and second-grade Dukes, as well as the big and small marquises, have all been more or less won over by the two princes.
No matter how chaotic the court is, neither side can do anything to the other, forming a faint balance.
Under this kind of check and balance, it is difficult for any big trouble to occur. This is the balancing technique of the Great Liang Emperor. Read the book
Although the court was stable, it was countless people in various states who suffered.
Because of the crowds in the court, some officials below, who were far away from Kyoto, could rely on the fact that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and they could completely become the overlords of one party.
The princes in the court took sides, and the aristocratic families below came to power. The direct consequence was that talents from poor families were blocked.
And if these talented people from humble backgrounds want to get ahead, they have to join the powerful families of various parties and become staff members. Only in this way can they have the opportunity to take a further step and enter the official career.
Gradually, the real talents from poor families were directly buried, and those who embarked on official careers step by step, without exception, were all involved with powerful people from aristocratic families.
The final result is that the central court cannot control
The states below finally allowed the family to grow until it became a powerful family that could threaten the Su Liang royal family.
The Emperor of Great Liang should understand these principles, but even he cannot reverse the development in the past few years and can only develop by default.
Su Qian shook his head and suppressed these thoughts in his heart. Although he understood it, Wen Xuan understood it even better.
This kind of deep-rooted and intertwined cancer cannot be eradicated overnight. Su Qi'an's current strength does not allow him to interfere in this matter. Once he does, he is destined to die and be shattered into pieces.
Now, the right path for him is to quietly accumulate strength and develop away from Kyoto.
Wen Xuan sighed, put these worries aside and looked at Su Qi'an.
"Now you can't interfere in these matters. The most urgent thing is to study hard in the Hanlin Academy. After all, there is not much time left for you. If you lose the face of the Hanlin Academy, you will be laughed at."
Su Qi'an was startled. This was the second time he heard these words. The last time was when the Ninth Princess reminded him.
This time, looking at Wenxuan's inexplicable playful smile, Su Qian felt bad in his heart. There was definitely a big hole waiting for him.
Just when Su Qi'an wanted to ask, Wen Xuan turned around and left, saying softly, "Go and study in the Hanlin Academy. You will know when the time comes."
Seeing Wen Xuan's leaving figure, Su Qian could only helplessly shake his head and follow quickly.
To the outside world, the news that Su Qi'an entered the Hanlin Academy and was taught by his master spread throughout the imperial city at an alarming speed.
The big shots in the imperial city had different expressions, but no one said anything, and no one came to visit to congratulate him.
This made Su Qi'an feel a lot more relaxed. Half a month later, Su Qi'an in Hanlin gradually adapted to life here.
But this calm did not last long before it was broken.
Three days later, a major event will be held in the imperial city, the Qiu Wei Palace Examination.
This is not the main thing. The main thing is the list of examiners for the Qiu Wei Palace Examination, which caused an uproar among everyone.
It was at this moment that Su Qian realized what a big trap he was facing.
