Autumn is high and cool, the carriages and horses are slow, the fields are golden, and the farmers are busy.

At such a time, Wu Qing and his entourage of nearly 20 people embarked on the road back to Chang'an, all the way, only to see the bones of starvation on the road, Wu Qing sighed, ordered the slave to be buried. This also seems to cast a shadow on this visit to Beijing.

Since the accession of Gaozong to the throne of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many natural disasters that have befallen them, coupled with the frequent use of troops against Goryeo, Baekje, Turkic, Tiele, Western Regions, and Tubo, and the consumption of Cangli is extremely great, and every time there is a drought, flood, and locust plague, the refugees are tens of thousands of people starving to death in the wilderness.

This time, there was only one student who followed Wu Qing into Beijing, Xiao Song, and the others were domestic servants and nurses. Qingxin Academy was handed over to Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin, and now Qingxin Academy has a total of 400 students, most of whom are talented people on both sides of the Yangtze River, because anyone who enters Qingxin Academy must go through a series of tests before they can officially become students of Qingxin Academy.

Of the more than 50 people who graduated earlier, in addition to the 18 jinshi, 20 of them continued to study science at Qingxin Academy and became teachers at Qingxin Academy. It also greatly reduced the pressure on the three of Wu Qing. Now that Wuqing has entered Beijing, he is relieved of Qingxin Academy.

Xiao Song was fourteen years old, and he was going to participate in the imperial examination at the beginning of the year, but because of the presence of He Zhizhang and Zhang Ruoxu, who were already famous, Xiao Song gave up and prepared to participate in the Spring Festival the next year. However, Xiao Song's strength is not poetry, nor politics, but philosophy, and his understanding of science is deeper than many people. This is also a point that Wu Qing likes very much, every time he has spare time, he always has to talk to Xiao Song about the problem of world view.

In the wide carriage, Wu Qingzheng was drinking tea by himself, and on the side was his disciple Xiao Song. Wu Qing's fourth official disciple was also the smartest one.

"Teacher. The way of science is certainly a pioneering doctrine, and the disciples firmly believe that it can bring the Tang Dynasty to the road of prosperity and prosperity. But now the scriptures are all over the world, and even today they are pursuing the way of the scriptures. The day before yesterday, the head of the family told me not to be fooled by the teacher's words. The students were thinking, even the head of the family thought so, what should those big families and Confucian literati think? ”

Xiao Song said cautiously, in his eyes, the teacher's wisdom was something he couldn't see through.

Wu Qing paused. He put down the teacup, looked at the young man, and said, "Every change will be blocked, slandered, stifled, and so on by the old forces; Every doctrine will not be smooth sailing. It has been proven in long-term practice; The extension of every thought will always be accompanied by bloody wind and rain. I'll bleed if I need to. Then Teacher, I will defend my faith with my blood. ”

"Teacher!" A touch of frenzy appeared in Xiao Song's eyes.

Wu Qing smiled: "Xiao Song." ”

"Teacher!" Xiao Song was still fanatical.

Wu Qing sighed in his heart, although he didn't want to engage in a personality cult, but when he was really in it, he was really powerless, he said: "The way of science is to put forward a theory that is higher than all things. Guide people to understand themselves correctly, to look at everything correctly, and to correctly understand the world we live in. Instead of being fooled by dogma and bound by the classics. This is also since the Spring and Autumn Period. An important reason why civilization no longer prospers. ”

Wu Qing lifted the curtain, pointed to the sky with his finger, and said: "Look at the blue sky, you and I are both under the same sky, breathing the same air, drinking the same water, and eating rice and wheat. But how many refugees have we buried along the way? Do you know why they died and why we live? ”

Xiao Song looked dazed, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Please ask the teacher to solve the doubts for the disciple." ”

Wu Qing smiled and pointed to his head.

Chang'an, Daming Palace.

A young girl in palace dress is looking at a scroll, her face is pure, her hair is combed in a double bun, she has a beautiful face, she is in the big inside, but it is as plain as water.

At this time, a palace maid came and said, "Shangguan Cairen, Princess Taiping is here to see you." ”

This woman is Shangguan Wan'er, who was named a talented person six years ago, Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly, to be honest, she really didn't want to see Princess Taiping, but she was a princess, she had to see it, so she said: "Where is the princess?" ”

The palace maid bowed and said, "It's in the Ayaqi Palace." ”

Shangguan Wan'er slowly walked into the jade screen, changed into a water-colored long skirt, and then moved lightly and walked towards the Ayaqi Palace.

Princess Taiping half a year ago in order to avoid Tubo and relatives, did a Taoist aunt for more than half a year, and now she is a little dusty, but she is wearing a red dress, toothy smile, but it is full of charm, which makes people feel excited, seeing Shangguan Wan'er coming, got up and stepped forward, the two did not see the courtesy, she took Shangguan Wan'er's hand and said: "Wan'er, do you know that my father has summoned my cousin to Beijing?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly and said, "I heard from the people of the Hanlin Academy." ”

Seeing that Shangguan Wan'er didn't have much interest, Princess Taiping said, "Don't you want to see him?" He will be in Beijing tomorrow. ”

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned, she has been thinking about it day and night for a few years, isn't she just thinking about Ailang, but her identity, thinking of her identity, Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful eyes flashed with gloom, and then said: "Princess, Wan'er is a talented person now, how dare she think about it, I hope the princess will not talk about it in the future." ”

Then he departed.

Princess Taiping was here to test, when she was ignorant many years ago, she didn't think there was anything wrong, but now in her heart, her cousin belongs to her alone. Seeing the gloom in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, Princess Taiping knew that there must be Wu Qing hidden in Shangguan Wan'er's heart, but Shangguan Wan'er was now a talented person, if only she were an ordinary palace maid, she could marry her directly.

But Princess Taiping thought that Wu Qing had been so fond of Shangguan Wan'er, which was also a tangled matter, the more she thought about it, the more chaotic she became, she stomped her feet, and said: "The weather is so good today, Wan'er has changed into a Hu suit, let's go to the field!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er often bowed with Princess Taiping and the palace maids, and now she was in a bad mood, but she had to accompany the princess and went out of the Ayaqi Palace at the moment. When I walked into my dormitory, I couldn't help but burst into tears, and I cried bitterly at the desk.

It wasn't until the palace maid came to urge him that he changed his clothes, touched up his makeup, and went to the field.

The news of Wuqing's entry into Beijing had already reached the ears of the literati students in Chang'an, and the admirers of Wuqing spontaneously united together and began to contact their own families and students along the way, and informed everyone of Wuqing's itinerary at any time.

For a time, the streets and alleys, inside and outside the square, were discussing Wuqing's entry into Beijing, from the four or five courtiers to the peddlers' pawns, all looking forward to Wuqing's entry into Beijing. Wu Qing's prestige is skyrocketing.

There is a middle-aged man named Wei Yuanzhong in the Imperial History Terrace, who was appreciated by Emperor Li Zhi for his dedication to the Tubo Strategy, and is now promoted to supervise the imperial history, which is an official position under the eighth grade. He has never passed the imperial examination, and he also looks down on those who rely on his father's shadow to seal the official, so the boss is not small, and he is only mixed with an official under the eighth grade, but he is proud, because this is the emperor who appreciates his talent, and he is crowned an official with his talent, and he glorifies his ancestors!

Hearing other colleagues talking about Wuqing, Wei Yuanzhong scoffed and said: "Wuqing is just a person who sells his reputation and reputation!" ”

Hearing Wei Yuanzhong say this, the other colleagues also ignored Wei Yuanzhong, and walked out of the official residence directly, leaving only Wei Yuanzhong alone, Wei Yuanzhong sneered, and sat behind the bookcase with a big grin, not affected in the slightest. (To be continued......)