Chapter 308 Who is more powerful
When Zhao Yuanxi heard that Zhang Liang and Liu Ji had returned to Xianyang, he took Lady Mi and Fusu and left the palace.
Fusu was very curious, "Mother, who is this Liu Ji? Is he very powerful?"
"I don't know if he's very powerful or not, but Fusu can learn more from him. He's someone more worthy of your learning than Chunyu Yue and Han Fei."
His grandmother had found many teachers for him, but they were all from aristocratic families and had extraordinary talents. However, Mr. Liu came from a humble background, had little knowledge, and was not a virtuous sage. Why did his grandmother look at him differently?
He couldn't help but become more curious about what was so special about this person.
"Then how does he compare to our father?"
This question really stumped Zhao Yuanxi. As for who was stronger, the First Emperor or Emperor Gaozu of Han, they could probably argue about it for seven days and seven nights on the online forum. No matter which side she took, it would be wrong.
However, as Ying Zheng's mother, she felt that her own family members were better.
"Of course your father is the most powerful."
Fusu smiled with curved eyebrows, "Father is the best in the world."
Madam Mi couldn't bear to look at it, but she couldn't help laughing. Since that incident, although the Queen Mother had never said anything and spoke and acted as usual, she knew that the Queen Mother was unhappy, and it would be nice to go out of the palace and do something else to change her mood.
Yuanxi College is particularly lively today. Dean Zhang, who has been away for a month or two, has finally returned, bringing back many specialties from Chu and a strange gentleman.
Liu Ji squatted in the corner, answering the child's imaginative questions one after another.
"Do the Chu people really all live in the water?"
“There are also people living on the shore.”
"Did Qu Yuan live on land or in water?"
"Before it was on the shore, now it's in the water."
"Did all the people of Chu evolve from monkeys?"
"No, the people of Chu are all transformed from birds. They are human during the day and turn into birds at night."
"Wow!! That's amazing! Can they fly? Can you transform too? Can you fly one for us to see?"
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Zhang Liang stood aside, listening to Liu Ji's serious nonsense. He shook his head helplessly and said to Tao Yao, "Tell the kitchen staff that the dean will be coming today and ask them to prepare more food."
There are only two presidents in the college, Mr. Zhang is the vice president and the Empress Dowager is the president. Mr. Zhang means that the Empress Dowager will come today.
Tao Yao nodded immediately, her voice filled with joy, "I'll go right away."
Liu Ji finally managed to get out from among the children and said, "Zifang, the children here are too lively."
Not afraid that he was a bad guy, he just came over like a little duck.
"I see Brother Liu is having a lot of fun playing with these kids."
"Hey, don't tell me. From childhood to adulthood, I have no other shortcomings, but I am very popular. Everyone likes me. Otherwise, they say that all people in the world are brothers!"
Then, he approached again mysteriously, "But you think the Queen Mother won't have any objections to me, right? I, Liu Lao San, have limited experience. If I do anything impolite, Zifang, please give me some pointers."
In his twenty years of life, the most powerful nobleman he had ever met was the county magistrate of his county. It was quite nerve-wracking for him to suddenly meet the Queen Mother of Qin.
If he said something wrong and annoyed her, then his trip would have been in vain.
"The Queen Mother is a very kind person. Brother Liu, don't worry. Just be casual and don't be too restrained."
"With your words, I feel at ease. Don't worry! Brother, I will never embarrass you."
When Zhao Yuanxi arrived, he saw a young man in the yard, holding Zhang Liang's shoulders and smiling in a frivolous manner.
His appearance was not outstanding, especially when he stood next to Zhang Liang, he was simply slammed into the mud. But fortunately, his dignified attitude and strong vitality made people unable to take their eyes off him, and seeing this scene, they could not help but smile knowingly.
Zhang Liang saw someone coming in at the gate of the courtyard. He turned around and saw the empress dowager, his mother, and two young masters walking in.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother, Prince Fusu, and Prince Ziying." Zhang Liang bowed his head and saluted.
"No need to be so polite." Zhao Yuanxi looked at them with a smile, his eyes fixed on the man next to him. "Hearing is believing. Are you Liu Ji?"
Liu Ji stood up straight, a little bewildered for a moment, and imitated Zhang Liang's manner and bowed, "I am Liu Ji, honored to meet the Queen Mother, Prince Fusu, and Prince Ziying."
Who cares! Even though I don’t know him, I still have to be polite. After all, politeness is always a blessing.
At this time, Liu Ji did not hide his thoughts very well. Zhao Yuanxi saw him like this and knew that he was respectful on the surface but not in his heart.
But he is also right. Seeing Ying Zheng dare to shout out "A real man should be like this" while on tour, how could he be someone who is willing to humble himself?
Liu Ji lowered his head and happened to meet Fusu's gaze as he looked up at him. The inquiring look startled him. He adjusted his mood and smiled at Fusu.
Fusu also smiled and nodded at him.
Zhao Yuanxi came here today for no other purpose than to take a look at what Liu Ji looked like. Although he was not good-looking, he did not disappoint her. He was indeed a very smart person. His friendliness made Fusu and Ziying play with him in almost no time. What's more, he was very sensible and could make the two children laugh without making Zhao Yuanxi feel uncomfortable.
"Now that you're in Xianyang, do you have any plans?" Zhao Yuanxi asked him with a smile, sitting on the main seat.
Liu Ji had just arrived, so it was difficult for him to express his ideas. Moreover, he was not good at either literature or martial arts. Even if he really wanted to do something big, people might not trust him. He bowed and replied, "I will do whatever the Queen Mother wants."
"I do want to arrange some important things for you, but you are still young and don't know enough about Qin. If you don't mind, you can stay at Yuanxi Academy first and learn some political and economic knowledge. After a while, I will recommend you to the king. How far you can go by then will depend on your own ability."
After some understanding, Zhao Yuanxi acknowledged Liu Ji's talent, but he also lacked sufficient knowledge and life experience, which could not be fully compensated by talent.
Although Liu Ji was a little disappointed, he was more expectant.
He chose to become Zhang Er's disciple with the intention of studying. Queen Dowager Zhao had many talented people under her command, who were much more powerful than Zhang Er.
Once Liu Ji started talking, he couldn't stop and talked about his experience of fleeing in the State of Wei.
When Zhao Yuanxi heard that he had successfully escaped because he met a caravan, he smiled, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart that this guy was really vigilant. If he hadn't gone to his hometown to find him, he might not have been caught.
"Is there a drought in Chu and Wei?" Zhao Yuanxi was surprised. She had never heard of this before.
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