Could it be that this man of destiny has other secrets?

But he sensitively chose to skip this topic, as this was probably not what the empress wanted to discuss.

Seeing that Jiang Li was in a good mood, he spoke again:

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask for an imperial decree."

"Tell me about it."

"Your humble servant...wants to cancel the engagement!"

…

early morning.

Confucian Academy.

The great scholar Ji Bu walked towards the school with his hands behind his back along the bamboo path.

From a distance, I could hear Lang Lang reading.

Listening carefully, I found that the students were reading Lin Che's greatest poem of all time.

[Thinking back to those days, the warriors were armed with swords and spears, their fierceness was as fierce as a tiger…]

Ji Bu nodded in satisfaction. Ever since his debate with Lin Che, he had thrown himself directly into fundraising for disaster relief. In that short period of time, Ji Bu's thoughts had become more clear, and his righteous aura had skyrocketed.

Now, he could no longer contain his righteous spirit in every gesture.

With his current level of cultivation, living to three hundred years old would not be a problem.

As I walked into the school step by step, I looked around and found that many students had a faint sense of righteousness.

This made him feel even more relieved.

The rise of Confucianism is just around the corner.

But suddenly, Ji Bu's eyes sank slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He found that the righteous spirit of Mo Zhaoxue who was sitting in front of him not only did not increase, but became increasingly weak and scarce.

Morning reading is over.

Ji Bu simply asked, "Zhaoxue, your thoughts have been chaotic lately. Why is your righteousness becoming less and less?"

When asked this question, Mo Zhaoxue trembled all over, and she naturally discovered it.

Originally, she was one of the most dazzling students in the university, but recently, other students have improved, but her performance has declined instead of improved.

"Teacher, I, I don't know either. Maybe I'm worried about my father."

Ji Bu sighed. Mo Zhaoxue's father, Mo Zhidong, had already gone to the Southern Region to control the flood. It was indeed worrying for his safety.

"It's natural for children to worry about their parents. But your righteous spirit is only at the stage of 'reading and understanding', not 'acting with integrity'. Even if you're worried about your parents, it shouldn't affect you. It's a principle from the book, don't you understand?"

The Confucian righteousness can be divided into four stages: [reading to understand the truth], [acting with a righteous heart], [a righteous body], and [the righteousness of heaven and earth].

In the first stage of [reading to gain knowledge].

As long as students read the books of sages and understand the worldly principles they taught, they can cultivate the most basic sense of righteousness.

Even ordinary people can develop a "scholarly air" by reading more books of sages.

But if you want to go a step further and [act with a righteous heart], that is difficult.

At this point, we basically have to judge others by ourselves and ourselves by others. Everything needs to be done uprightly, openly and honestly, with a clear conscience.

Once you do something wrong, all your righteous energy will collapse on the spot and you will become an ordinary person.

That's why Ji Buhui asked this question.

Mo Zhaoxue shook his head gently: "Teacher, I know I was wrong. I will study hard."

"Well, when you are willing to talk about it, come to me anytime." Ji Bu did not ask any further questions.

But Mo Zhaoxue didn't say anything, but several female students next to him couldn't help it.

"Teacher, Zhaoxue is definitely not worried about her father. She must be influenced by that Lin Che. Haha."

"Yes, yes, teacher, this is Zhaoxue missing her ideal husband. Naturally, her mind is not on studying anymore."

Mo Zhaoxue's pretty face turned red, and she reached out to cover the mouth of the female student next to her.

"Stop talking nonsense. Who misses him?"

Although Ji Bu was a great scholar, he was not detached from the world.

Especially after hearing that this was about Lin Che, he asked, "What's going on?"

"Teacher, this Lin Che was kicked out of the Zhenguo Mansion before. But Zhaoxue thought he was not up to the task and wanted to cancel the engagement several times. Hehe, but now things are different."

"Lin Che is not just a poet or a composer, he's also a man of talent in everyone's eyes. Recently, I heard he even wrote a poem for General Wen Hong. His talent is truly astonishing."

"During yesterday's hunting expedition, Lin Che retrieved the Imperial Seal for His Majesty. He was conferred the title of Marquis of Guanjun. He's already become a Marquis of Guanjun at this young age. He's truly a master of both civil and military skills. Zhaoxue, I can't wait to marry Lin Che."

Mo Zhaoxue heard their chattering and said with a red face:

"Nonsense. Who said I was going to marry him? I, I have no such intention at all. Even if Lin Che becomes the Champion Marquis, I'm not bad at all. He just barely meets my requirements for a significant other."

"You want me to look at him differently? Humph, that's only possible if he goes one step further and becomes a county lord or even a prefecture duke. Besides, his martial arts skills are still a little lacking."

"Teacher, please don't listen to what they say. I'm just a little upset. Read more, and your noble spirit will surely return."

Mo Zhaoxue felt very strange.

Everyone was clearly reading Lin Che's poems, but why did others see significant improvement after just two days? Meanwhile, she became increasingly confused the more she read.

Could Lin Che really write such a poem? Even if it were her, it might take several years before she could write such a poem.

Why can Lin Che do it?

But after hearing other students praising Lin Che, someone suddenly said that Lin Che was her fiancé.

She really liked the feeling of becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

She likes this feeling!

Lin Che had indeed not caught her eye some time ago. She even rejected him when he looked at her directly. But recently, Lin Che had been working really hard. He must have been working so hard to be worthy of her.

From Earl of Jing'an to Marquis of Guanjun, he had worked very hard for himself. Just barely enough.

But, for some reason, the righteous spirit of "reading and gaining wisdom" in her is becoming less and less.

"Senior Sister Zhaoxue——"

"Senior Sister Zhaoxue, there's news from the palace. News about you!"

Mo Zhaoxue was feeling extremely confused when he suddenly saw more than a dozen students rushing in.

Is there any other news from the palace, or about her?

"What news?"

"Lin Che... he, he begged His Majesty... huhuhu, your engagement." The student gasped for breath and spoke incoherently.

But just these few words made Mo Zhaoxue's pretty face blush again.

In an instant, she understood.

Oh my god.

This Lin Che was too crazy to get her. He even asked His Majesty to let them get married as soon as possible?

Haha. Dream on. People just think you're barely qualified.

Who said I'm going to marry you now?

"What did he say? Don't be anxious, just speak slowly."

"Lin Che, he's begging His Majesty to cancel your engagement! He wants to break off the engagement!!"