Chapter 381 Yuelu Academy
"What if Dugu Yu died?"
Qin Qingyao glared at Ling Jingxuan fiercely, "What are you going to do?"
Without waiting for Ling Jingxuan's answer, she ran home with her skirt lifted up.
Seeing Dugu Yu diligently turning the soil in the yard, her heart finally settled. She rushed over, hugged Dugu Yu's waist, and lay on his back.
Dugu Yu turned around and saw her face was full of shock. "What's wrong? What happened?"
Qin Qingyao shook her head. "No, I just saw a snake by the river and got scared."
"There are snakes already?" Dugu Yu touched Qin Qingyao's forehead. "Don't be afraid. I'll let Jinghan take a look around. No snakes will come near our house."
"Um."
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Ling Jingxuan did not tell Qin Qingyao that in his dream, Qin Qingyao committed suicide on the day she became his queen. He could not understand it, but was deeply jealous of Dugu Yu who monopolized all of Qin Qingyao's love even after his death.
He also didn't say that before this dream, he also dreamed that he married Lin Xiafeng. All this was so absurd and ridiculous, making his position as queen look ridiculous and cheap.
He was absolutely unwilling to admit such a dream, even though everything in the dream made him feel as real as when he married Qin Qingyao.
Three days later, news came from Yulin City that Ling Jingxuan appointed Princess Duan Qi Luoyuan as the queen.
It was at this time that the world knew that Princess Duan had been imprisoned by Ling Jingyu and tortured, and she had serious mental problems.
He is afraid of light and people, and will curl up and tremble at the slightest sound.
A mad person can never bear the heavy responsibility of being the mother of a country.
Even the Qi family was strongly opposed, but Ling Jingxuan insisted on having his own way.
Just like in his dream, he resolutely canonized a concubine's daughter the first time, and the second time he risked the world's condemnation and canonized a widow who was still in mourning for her husband.
Even if Qi Luoyuan went crazy, she was still a well-matched young lady, the princess he married in a formal ceremony. If she went crazy, it was because of him.
Since the person she wanted to give it to the most didn't want it at all, Ling Jingxuan didn't know who else in the world was suitable for this position except Qi Luoyuan.
A crazy queen will never interfere in politics, and she will have no way to support her in-laws. Such an "innate advantage" also allows Ling Jingxuan to boldly reuse the Qi family, which is simply the best of both worlds.
Although the ministers were all against it, Ling Jingxuan's insistence on doing it this time made him famous among the people and became the dream lover of countless young ladies.
As the most noble man in the entire country, young and handsome, he can find any woman he wants. However, he still sticks with his crazy wife and is loyal to the Qi family who has always helped him.
Such a deeply affectionate and kind-hearted emperor completely meets all the fantasies of those young ladies waiting to be married.
However, Ling Jingxuan has to observe the mourning period for the late emperor for three years, so there will probably not be any large-scale talent shows during these three years.
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Ling Jingxuan did not go to see Dugu Yu, but his behavior of coming to see Qin Qingyao privately still made Dugu Yu very angry.
They went their separate ways after their last collaboration, and it should have been a tacit understanding between them not to interfere with each other from then on.
But now, Ling Jingxuan broke this tacit understanding, so Dugu Yu felt that it was time to put the matter of "wandering around the world" on the agenda.
Dugu Yu leaned against the door frame, watching Qin Qingyao happily driving the ducks back in the distance. It was obvious that she liked these ducks more than the chickens she bought at the same time. She drove them to the river early in the morning every day and drove them back before dark, and she never got tired of it.
"Qingqing, I remembered something."
"What?"
"When we hijacked the prison van that day, Dad said that after everything was over, we should go to the northern border to see Big Sister."
It is said that Ming Ruoxi had cooperated with Lin Xiafeng in a suicidal manner, and even tried to forcefully marry into Prince Duan's Mansion regardless of Ling Jingxuan's wishes. In the end, her whole family suffered misfortune, and her father Ming Yuli was demoted, and the whole family went to the northern border.
Now Ming Ruoxi has gone to hell with the Lin family, Ming Yuli has learned his lesson, and the late emperor is no longer with us.
In addition, after Ling Jingxuan ascended the throne, he eliminated many of Ling Jingyu's diehard followers openly and secretly, so the court was in need of people.
If Ling Jingxuan was a smart person, he would know that it is time to put aside the past grudges and transfer Ming Yuli back. With such magnanimity and kindness, there is no need to worry that the Ming family will not be completely devoted to him.
This kind of thing happened frequently in history. In order to pave the way for his son to ascend the throne, the old emperor would find faults and demote some capable officials for a few years. When his son ascended the throne, he would transfer them back and entrust them with important tasks.
It was really tiring going back and forth, but I have to say that this trick was effective. Who among those who were transferred back would not be extremely grateful to the new emperor and kneel down to shout out the emperor's grace?
"Why doesn't Ling Jingxuan transfer Lord Ming back? This is such a great opportunity! The Ming family will be grateful to him, the officials will think he is magnanimous, wise and brave, and the Qin family will also thank him."
Dugu Yu's mouth twitched. His wife was too smart to be fooled. Ling Jingxuan had indeed ordered Ming Yuli to be transferred back, and he should have been halfway there by now.
Therefore, if they set off for the Northern Frontier now, they would not be able to see Qin Qingsang at all.
"He may not have thought of it yet, but he will probably do it in the future."
"Yes, even I understand this principle, so he must understand it."
"Qingqing, is there any place you want to go? Shall we go out and play?"
Qin Qingyao finally realized that Dugu Yu had gone around in circles because he didn't want to stay here any longer. But they were clearly living a good life.
Is it because Ling Jingxuan was here?
"Come and take a look." Qin Qingyao took Dugu Yu's hand and walked to the camellia tree beside the fence. "Look, there are two buds here. Let's wait until the flowers bloom before leaving, okay?"
Qin Qingyao carefully waited on her every day, wishing she could come to see her three times a day, morning, noon, and night. Dugu Yu knew the camellia was about to bud, so he said, "Well, we'll see when it blooms."
This girl has been obsessed with this camellia for two years. Let's wait and see what kind of flowers it will bloom into.
Two days later, Dugu Yu took Qin Qingyao out on horseback. Their destination was Yuelu Mountain.
The person sitting on the throne in Yulin City has changed three times, but everything on the mountain has never been affected. Construction continues as usual.
Such an environment undisturbed by the secular world is indeed extremely suitable for students who are devoted to reading the books of sages.
Only then did Qin Qingyao know where all the personal guards around Dugu Yu had gone.
Including Liushuang, Feixue, Wu Gang, Wu Yu, Qi Mo, and Wu Cheng, they are all in Yuelu Academy. According to Dugu Yu's arrangement, they will be the guards here and even martial arts instructors in the future.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a mountain gate made of white marble. On it are exquisite reliefs and the three large characters "Yuelu Mountain" written in a flamboyant style, which looks particularly majestic.
"Why are we here today? Has the academy been built yet?"
Dugu Yu gave her a slightly mysterious look and said, "You'll know in a moment."
The two walked up the stairs and could see the green tiles and white walls hidden in the mountains and forests from afar, revealing a sense of heaviness and mystery.
The academy was carefully designed and built against the mountain. It has more than a dozen courtyards, kitchens, college dormitories, martial arts training grounds, libraries... everything you need.
Today is the day when the first batch of students enter the college and start school.
Dugu Yu looked at Qin Qingyao's satisfied smile and said, "Those students have been carefully selected, and they are all Juren."
"ah?"
"There are only a hundred people in this group. They are all the ones that your second brother and I are optimistic about. Your second brother has already invited a famous scholar to take charge, and he is still searching for outstanding teachers."
"As long as these people can achieve good results in the first imperial examination after the new emperor ascends the throne, the name of Yuelu Academy will spread. When others recognize our abilities, we won't have to worry about recruiting students."
Even so, Qin Qingyao still felt something was not right. "But those people were already Juren. Even if they passed the exam and became Jinshi, the credit to the academy would be limited. Aren't we cheating?"
Dugu Yu smiled helplessly, "You can't say that. We just take what we need. Although they are capable, they are all poor people and have no power to support them."
"And behind Yuelu Academy, there's the towering Qin family. From here to the imperial court, they borrow the Qin family's face far more often than the academy borrows their talents."
"So, this kind of thing is consensual and mutually beneficial."
Qin Qingyao nodded, and she understood what he said.
"Now, have you thought about the rules of this academy, second brother?"
“It’s still being gradually improved.”
"Can I offer some advice?"
"I think my second brother should be very happy that you can help him."
Qin Qingyao went to read the first draft of the mountain rules written by Qin Yuelu with great interest. The first rule was that one must pass the examination to become a scholar before being allowed to go up the mountain to study.
Qin Qingyao added to this clause that only scholars under the age of 30 and who had passed the entrance examination could be accepted, and cheaters would never be admitted once discovered.
"Entrance examination?" Dugu Yu's eyes lit up when he saw this. They only thought about attracting students to sign up, but ignored the quality issue.
Qin Qingyao didn't have any other opinions, but just added one more thing at the end.
"If a woman disguises herself as a man to enroll in school in the future, she must not be stopped unless other students discover her. If her identity is exposed, she will be immediately expelled from the mountain gate without further fuss or investigation."
"Would there be a woman who disguises herself as a man and comes to study in a place full of men?" Only Qin Qingyao could come up with such a groundless question.
"Of course there will be. Please don't look down on girls, okay? If we had the same educational opportunities as men, maybe we could even have a female top scorer!"
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