Chapter 438 Is the progress so fast? ?
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Changtian and Gui Pei'an walked out of the quiet room.
The deal involving 100,000 soldiers and six states was finalized as if it were a child's play. The process was so easy that people had to doubt whether both parties would really fulfill their promises.
But everything seems to be so simple.
Today, Gui Pei'an will send a message back to Dali, immediately mobilizing 100,000 "green forest heroes" to support Yuanzhou. He will also return to Kuixing Academy in a few days and select a number of disciples to help Shu Kingdom "sort out government affairs."
Wei Changtian will withdraw all border guards after the arrival of Dali reinforcements, expressing his sincerity in fulfilling his promise by saying "my door is always open".
Strictly speaking, if this transaction is successful, it will indeed be a win-win situation.
Dali could "turn things around" and completely get rid of its status as a vassal state of Daning, and even expand its territory to six states in one fell swoop.
Wei Changtian could defeat the 300,000-strong rebellion-suppressing army as he wished, and even continue to counterattack the capital and drive Ning Yongnian off the throne.
Although we don’t know how things will develop in the future, at least the prospects are good.
However, Wei Changtian and Gui Pei'an must have their own thoughts and calculations.
As to what exactly they are planning, it is still unknown at the moment.
A situation where we can only say "you are fine, I am fine too" is unlikely to occur.
Because cooperation between people may achieve "mutual benefit and win-win", but once it rises to the national level, the winner takes all is the norm.
Shu, Dali, and Daning.
Among these three, only one is destined to have the last laugh.
Front hall.
Just as Wei Changtian, who had just "gotten" 100,000 reinforcements for free, was walking towards this side happily, Shen Ran was feeling extremely complicated at this moment.
He looked at the smug Xu Suisui opposite him and felt numb.
"Miss Xu, you..."
"Huh? What's wrong with me?"
Xu Suisui shook his head and said, "Mr. Shen, don't be surprised, I still have..."
"That's not necessary!"
Shen Ran wailed and waved his hands hastily: "Miss Xu, you have already written twenty or thirty poems!"
"Stop it, really stop it!"
"Uh okay."
Xu Suisui pouted and shook his head with some regret: "Then we'll stop here today."
"call"
Shen Ran let out a long sigh and leaned back in his chair, feeling relieved after hearing this.
In less than half an hour, nearly thirty poems were completed, which would be passed down for centuries.
If Wei Changtian's writing of nine consecutive poems at the Chunlong Poetry Conference was a sign of "being possessed by the immortal poet", then Xu Suisui was basically the "star of literature descending to earth".
At first, Shen Ran was surprised at Xu Suisui's poetic talent.
But as the latter recited more and more poems one after another, Shen Ran began to wonder if he had not woken up yet, and in the end he even developed a strong sense of inferiority.
I have been studying the books of sages since I was young, and now I have Wen Dao Yun Yan by my side.
Shen Ran originally thought that if the talents in the world could be divided into ten buckets, he would at least have one or two buckets, and at most he would be slightly inferior to Gui Peian and Wei Changtian.
As a result, a more "vigorous" Xu Suisui has emerged.
Could it be that this Miss Xu also has the good fortune of heaven? !
Looking at the painted beams of the main hall, Shen Ran was speechless for a long time, feeling somewhat skeptical about his life.
Xu Suisui, who was sitting opposite him, finally realized that he seemed to have gone a little too far.
"Um. Mr. Shen, are you okay?"
"ah?"
Shen Ran came back to his senses, smiled bitterly and sat up straight: "Not bad."
"Miss Xu, I wonder who your master is?"
"Master?"
Xu Suisui replied with a guilty conscience: "I have never taken a master."
Shen Ran's eyes widened instantly: "That, that poem is about you."
"Well, I figured it out on my own."
Xu Suisui said something along those lines, but perhaps felt that it was too unreasonable, so he immediately added in a low voice: "Oh, my brother would occasionally explain the ins and outs to me."
"But Master Wei?"
"Yes, I only have this one brother."
"I see."
“.”
Xu Suisui threw half of the blame onto Wei Changtian without hesitation, and Shen Ran felt a little better at this time.
It turns out that Xu Suisui was taught by Wei Changtian, no wonder he was such a good poet.
From this point of view, Master Wei should be the undisputed leader in poetry in the world.
Hmm? If that's the case, then maybe I can take Master Wei as my teacher. The disciples of Kuixing Academy all believe that "there must be a teacher among three people", so most of them have more than one teacher.
After all, the art of literature involves small branches such as articles, poetry, and governance, and everyone must have his or her own area of expertise.
Maybe I am not as good as you in this aspect, but I am better than you in other aspects. Therefore, it is very common for people to become each other's disciples and learn from each other in Kuixing Academy.
Take Shen Ran for example. Apart from Gui Peian, he actually had several other teachers.
And now, he has already thought about becoming Wei Changtian's apprentice and learning poetry.
Shen Ran did what he said. His enthusiasm for "learning" was undeniable. After making up his mind, he immediately looked up and asked Xu Suisui:
"Miss Xu, I want to take your brother as my teacher. Do you think Master Wei will agree?"
"ha?"
Xu Suisui was stunned: "You want to take my brother as your master?"
"yes."
Shen Ran's expression was firm: "I just don't know if Master Wei is willing to accept me as his disciple, so I would like to ask the young lady for some advice."
"this."
Xu Suisui hesitated for a while, then answered carefully: "My brother is usually very busy, and now there is a war, I don't think he has much time."
"He already had a young apprentice, and I noticed that he was not willing to spend much time teaching the latter."
"So if you want to learn poetry from him, I'm afraid you won't learn anything."
From Xu Suisui's perspective, she certainly knew that Wei Changtian definitely had no real talent or knowledge, let alone the ability to teach Shen Ran how to write poetry.
Therefore, she was very "considerate" and wanted to politely reject this disciple on behalf of Wei Changtian.
However, Shen Ran is not someone who would give up easily.
Although he understood Xu Suisui's meaning, he also knew that Wei Changtian would most likely not agree to his request. But since there was such a good learning opportunity in front of him, he had to give it a try.
Or... "Miss Xu!"
Suddenly, Shen Ran's eyes lit up and he thought of a "second best" solution.
"I wonder if you would be willing to take me as your apprentice?"
".ah??"
Xu Suisui was stunned and his mouth opened wide.
Herself? To accept a disciple? She subconsciously wanted to refuse, but just before she said it, she suddenly changed her mind.
"Mr. Shen, are you sincere?"
"Of course I am sincere!"
When Shen Ran heard that this might be possible, he stood up immediately and answered very seriously: "Miss Xu, I am not joking at all!"
“Is that so.”
Xu Suisui hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Okay! Then I'll accept you!"
"Thank you, teacher, for your help!"
“Boom!”
Shen Ran was also decisive enough. When he heard Xu Suisui's agreement, he immediately shook his sleeves and knelt down, and performed the ceremony of becoming Xu Suisui's apprentice in a serious manner, as if he was afraid that the latter would go back on his word.
The Holy Son of Kuixing Academy actually took a woman as his teacher.
This may seem incredible at first, but it is nothing to Shen Ran, who is "eager to learn".
In his opinion, the most important thing is to learn something.
Sometimes, the more teachers you worship, the more others will look up to you.
"Learn from three thousand teachers in your lifetime, and you will eventually become the teacher of ten thousand people."
This is a saying known to everyone in Kuixing Academy, and it refers to Gui Pei'an.
This sentence also indirectly shows that even a person like Gui Pei'an had many people as his teachers when he was young.
So, at this moment, Shen Ran had no psychological burden in knocking his head.
However, Wei Changtian, who happened to come in from outside and saw this scene, was stunned.
What's happening?!
Aren't these two people on a blind date? Why is Shen Ran kowtowing to Xu Suisui? ? Has it progressed to a proposal? ? ?
Holy shit! Is the progress so fast? ! !
(End of this chapter)
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