Wenweng Academy.
backyard.
Mei Fangxi raised the sharpened sword and squinted one eye to look at the blade.
"Actually, with my three-legged cat skills... I don't understand what you mean by asking me to cut down the peach blossoms all over the Western Mountains?"
Hua Manting put down the book in her hand and said with a smile:
"It is precisely because you are a three-legged cat that you need to sharpen your sword."
"Otherwise... I'm worried that your broken sword won't be able to cut the plum blossom at all!"
Mei Fangxi took a piece of cloth and wiped the sword body, but didn't take Hua Manting's words seriously.
"You didn't answer my question."
Hua Manting pondered for a moment, then said with a smile:
"When you were in Kyoto, you were someone's teacher."
Mei Fangxi was shocked. He had many disciples when he was in Kyoto, but what Hua Manting meant by this was definitely not the ordinary disciples he was talking about!
Who can go to Xishan?
He suddenly remembered a person, his eyes filled with disbelief: "This...impossible!"
Hua Manting smiled again and said:
"Then just think that I don't like those peach blossoms in Xishan!"
Mei Fangxi raised her eyebrows and inserted the sword into the scabbard with a clang:
"Yesterday, I went to see Liu Zuo."
"Liu Zuo said that Zhongli Mansion had no intention of attacking Li Chenan!"
"There is evidence for this!"
"If Zhongli Mansion wants to kill Li Chenan, the Divine Guards must have been secretly transferred to Xishan!"
"But the Divine Guards are still in Nanshan and have not moved at all!"
"And the person you are suspicious of, this makes no sense at all!"
"I think..."
Mei Fangxi frowned, looked at Hua Manting in confusion, and said, "Tell me, could it be that Fan Taohua changed her mind, or that the person she really wanted to kill was the eldest son of the emperor?"
"You said that the emperor's eldest son was born to Empress Lu and Ning Jingrong, but this matter is a secret after all."
"I'm afraid the name of the emperor's eldest son is in the royal golden book controlled by Taichang Temple."
"So the identity of the emperor's eldest son you mentioned... the officials in the court won't believe it, and the people of Ning Guo can't believe it either."
"He is still the legitimate successor of Ningguo!"
"I was just thinking, it's impossible for Ning Guo to create two emperors, right?"
"Then the eldest son of the emperor and Li Chen'an, one must die...one must die to benefit the stability of Ningguo!"
"Who died?"
"Your judgment is that Fan Taohua wants Li Chen to die, but now I feel that it is Fan Taohua who wants the eldest son of the emperor to die!"
"What do you think?"
Hua Manting listened carefully, the smile on her face did not disappear.
He poured two cups of tea, handed one cup to Mei Fangxi, and said with a smile:
"No matter what, it will be revealed when He Xishan reaches Xishan. There is no rush."
"Of course you're not in a hurry!"
Mei Fangxi curled her lips, "If there really is a fight in Xishan, I'm afraid my fate will be decided on that mountain!"
Hua Manting laughed:
"The Feng Shui in Xishan is very good, and there is also a Jishan Temple that is not very magical."
"If you really die in Xishan, I will bury you next to that temple."
Mei Fangxi glared at Hua Manting: "In the past, it would have been okay for me to die. Anyway, I have lived enough in this life, but now..."
Mei Fangxi stroked her long beard and said, "Now I suddenly want to live a few more years."
"Why?"
"I want to see Ning Guo's changes again."
After a pause, Mei Fangxi said again:
"For example, this autumn, how many students from Wenweng Academy can be named on the gold list."
"For example, when recruiting scholars in Qiu Wei, will there still be those dirty and dirty things in the past?"
"This is the fairness of education... Since Li Chenan has abolished the recommendation system, which has many drawbacks, this is of course a good thing for students all over the world."
"But if the test is not fair, good things will turn into bad things."
"The students were full of expectations, but the result was even more chilling... I'm afraid the consequences will be more serious!"
"Besides... I also want to see how the next new policy will be."
"It's mainly industrial and commercial, so I'm still very worried."
"Once the status of businessmen increases, will there be a situation where everyone is chasing profits?"
"If it becomes like this, students will not be interested in their studies, farmers will not be interested in the fields, and soldiers will not be interested in the border... This will do more harm than good to the stability of the entire country!"
Hua Manting did not deny Mei Fangxi's words.
He even nodded and said:
"That's why he can't die!"
"This is why I insist that he must be emperor!"
"Definitely not for my daughter!"
"Although Wen Boiyu has the talent to govern the country, Wen Boiyu can only be an executor of the big policies made by Li Chenan. He cannot make better decisions because he does not know this path. Where will it take Ning Guo!"
"Only Li Chenan knows!"
"This road was designed by Li Chenan. He must be very aware of the thorns and bumps on the road."
"Only he can avoid your worries and make Ningguo rich without many social conflicts."
Hua Manting stood up slowly, took two steps, stood by the lotus pond, and looked up into the distance.
In the distance after the rain, there is a diffuse mist.
Naturally, the scenery in the distance cannot be seen clearly.
Just like Ning Guo's fate.
"I thought that only he could clear the clouds and see the sun, so that the bright sunshine could illuminate the road ahead of Ningguo!"
Mei Fangxi looked at Hua Manting's back without saying anything for a long time.
He now understands Hua Manting's good intentions, but he doesn't understand Li Chenan as well as Hua Manting, so he is still skeptical in his heart.
He knew that Li Chenan planted a seed for Ning Guo.
He expected that this seed would bloom into a different kind of flower.
But he was worried that the flower was poisonous or that it would be difficult to germinate at all.
This is an extremely contradictory feeling.
This is the conflict between old and new ideas in his mind.
However, his mind is quite open-minded, and even if he has doubts, he still wants to give it a try.
Then Li Chenan really can’t die!
He must also become the emperor of Ningguo!
Then we can only do it as planned.
"Is this game of chess now coming to an end in Xishan?"
Hua Manting turned around, nodded, and the look on her face became serious:
"It's the end of a phase."
"But he is going to Wu Kingdom."
"That's the beginning of another game of chess!"
"In the Xishan situation, who are you with? Don't tell me it's Fan Taohua. I suspect that you and Fan Taohua are in the same group!"
Hua Manting walked to the table, sat opposite Mei Fangxi, and suddenly smiled:
"A master!"
"I'm afraid she has arrived at Chongqing Mansion."
"After all, when this game ends, she should be the one to make the last move!"
"Man or woman?"
"woman!"
Mei Fangxi frowned. Who else could be the woman who could play a game of chess with Hua Manting and Fan Taohua at the same time?
"who is she?"
Without waiting for Hua Manting to answer, Mei Fangxi suddenly remembered what Hua Manting said just now——
When you were in Kyoto, you were someone’s teacher!
Could it be that it's really her? !
"I gotta go."
"...Where to go?"
"Go back to Kyoto to teach!"
Mei Fangxi's eyes widened: "You want me to go to Xishan to die?"
Hua Manting stood up and said, "Of course you can't die."
"Yan Ji Dao will protect your safety!"
"What happened in Xishan, you should also come to Kyoto..."
The flower-filled courtyard walked away, leaving Mei Fangxi with the last words:
"If you want to see the fairness of the imperial examination, come to Kyoto and become the dean of the Imperial College!"
Mei Fangxi stood up, "What about you?"
Got no answer.
Because the flowers in the garden have drifted away.
