Chapter Forty-Six: The Man-Eating Monster
Qin Mingyue sighed and said, "The palace is really a man-eating monster. You were born in the palace, and you must know better than me. ”
Xiao Rui sneered and said, "The palace is the dirtiest place in the world. There is a lot of intrigue there, there are all kinds of dangers, and everyone there can't trust each other. Naturally, I know better than anyone else. However, in my past and present lives, I think I have understood enough, but unfortunately, there are still a lot of hatreds and many stories, and I don't know, such as this Wang Zhaoyi now. In fact, not only the palace, but even the family house, the noble family, the wives and concubines compete for the wind, and there are fewer things to fight with each other? ”
"Is there still less selfishness in all kinds of back houses?"
Qin Mingyue smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, didn't I die because of this in my previous life?" ”
Xiao Rui was embarrassed, he was really embarrassed, and he accidentally talked about the wound in Qin Mingyue's heart.
Xiao Rui hurriedly diverted the topic: "By the way, how are you doing in the Hu Provincial Daoist School?" ”
Qin Mingyue naturally knew what Xiao Rui meant, and she also followed the topic and said, "Of course it's going well." It was even smoother than in Ba Province, after all, Hu Deyan and Wang Yifan, who had previously hindered Taoism in Hu Province, had already gone to prison. The new appointees are all temporarily appointed by you, how dare they offend the two of us? Also, there are many small houses from the Fang family, the Hu family, the Hong family, and the Wang family, which happen to be kept to run schools. The house is ready-made, and the people of the Daomen have made efforts, and I have given another 100,000 taels of silver, and I have also made a lot of books, the four treasures of the study, all kinds of calligraphy and paintings, etc., and the value is also very high, and I can't do it? ”
Xiao Rui smiled and said, "How is it?" I told you a long time ago, here in Lake Province, you don't have to worry, the money and property are ready-made. Hu Deyan is here to send you things. ”
Qin Mingyue grinned and said, "That's, hey, speaking of which, do I still want to thank Hu Deyan?" ”
Both laughed.
Xiao Rui said: "In Hu Province, it is easier to be in Ba Province, and the Confucian sects in Hu Province have been suppressed by you, and the last time you debated in front of the Confucius Temple, it was too exciting." Not only did the Confucianism in Lake Province be convinced, but when it was spread, the Confucianism of the whole world looked sideways. Even the Daomen of Lake Province call you a genius. The people of Lake Province are even more happy and convinced of you. Can this Taoism go well? ”
Qin Mingyue laughed.
"It's also meaningful to our own manpower. Originally, like Zeng Yukun, they were not optimistic about your debate, for fear that you would make a fool of yourself in this matter and be humiliated by Confucianism. However, I didn't expect you to perform so well. It makes them worship you more and their loyalty to you is greatly increased. ”
Qin Mingyue said: "Then you didn't worry about me before?" By the way, it seems that they all dissuaded me at that time, but you didn't persuade me, right? ”
"Of course I'm worried. But I remembered an incident from my previous life, and I was slightly relieved. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled knowingly and said, "Yes, something like this happened in the previous life. However, in this life, there are only more than 200 Confucian students. This small battle frightened Zeng Yukun and them, if it was in the previous life, wouldn't they be even more afraid? It turns out that you have also heard about the things of the previous life? At that time, because I wanted to carry out reforms, I fought with the men organized by He Xiang, the Guozijian, the Public School, and the four major academies, and finally defeated them. ”
Xiao Rui remembered it and said with a smile: "At that time, I was still traveling in the Persian Kingdom in the west of Great Xia, and I met some merchants from the past of the Great Zhou, and some of them were well-informed. He said that he was going to plot against you. However, they don't know exactly what it is. When I heard this, I was so anxious that I didn't care about continuing my travels, so I hurried back. As soon as you arrived in the territory of the Great Zhou, you heard the storyteller talk about your brilliant achievements from the teahouse. ”
"They said that it was called the Female National Teacher's Tongue Battle Qun Confucian. That's one called wonderful. The whole teahouse was crowded with people, listening to the applause. How do you refute those Confucian scholars without a complete body, why don't you use a word of Taoism, just use Confucian classics, and fall to the ground what those Confucian students said vomiting blood? Three thousand Confucians, a thousand wept and fainted, vomited blood a thousand, and a thousand repented, and worshiped under the Taoist gate from then on. He Xiangqi's beard is all open, helpless. That's amazing. ”
Qin Mingyue began to listen, Xiao Rui was far away in a foreign country, because a businessman said that she was conspired against by He Xiang, so she came back in a hurry, and she didn't even consider the truth of the matter, even the long distance, and the risks to be taken on the road. He has always been consistent with himself in his past life and this life, and he is deeply affectionate, he was confused in his previous life, and he is still hesitating in this life, and he really can't stand him.
Thinking like this in my heart, I heard what Xiao Rui said later about the teahouse storyteller, and couldn't help laughing: "Where is it so exaggerated? ”
Xiao Rui saw that Qin Mingyue was in a good mood, so he said: "At that time, when I heard Mr. Storyteller's words, although I knew that he was exaggerating, I also knew that you were safe and sound. I am also proud of you in my heart, and you can easily resolve such a danger. What makes me even more incomprehensible is, how can you defeat those Confucian scholars with Confucian classics? When did you learn these Confucian classics? ”
"Although I have such doubts in my heart, I still sent someone to the capital to inquire about your situation. Knowing something, although it is not as exaggerated as the storyteller said, you have won a great victory, not only establishing prestige among the people, but also causing the Confucianism to split and enter into a long-term mutual debate. Knowing that you are fine, although I still have doubts, I have not returned to the capital. I went on my travels. ”
"Now that we have a chance, we are idle anyway, why don't you tell me about it?"
Qin Mingyue heard Xiao Rui say this, she was a smart person in Bingxue, how could she not understand that Xiao Rui returned to Da Zhou for fear that she would be in danger, but after knowing that she was fine, she didn't enter the capital to visit her, and didn't ask these questions in person, because she was still sad that she married Hua Yixuan and lived up to his friendship.
Not to mention, he even trusted Yin Dian Qiu, and he didn't trust Xiao Rui, which made him extremely sad. Therefore, Xiao Rui at that time did not want to enter the capital to see what he was like living in the Hua family. Qin Mingyue felt even more sorry for Xiao Rui in her heart.
Hearing Xiao Rui's question at this moment, where is there anything that is not answered.
Qin Mingyue sighed and said, "Mr. Storyteller said that it was so exaggerated, in fact, the situation at that time was not so good. At that time, I had to implement the tax law, and the scholars and officials, the nobles, and the royal family who had achieved fame had to pay taxes. Even the property of the Son of Heaven is subject to taxation. This made all the officials, nobles, and even royalty in the world rise up to resist and resist. Among them, the Confucian rebellion led by He Xiang was the most fierce. ”