Chapter 223 The King of a Lost Country 23

The words "You are like fine gold and beautiful jade, pure and flawless" made Qu Jianbai's reputation spread throughout the nine provinces and four seas.

Now, Qu Jianbai personally said this sentence "You are the fine talent and beautiful jade of Daye", which is of great significance.

This is not only a recognition of Nan Liujing, but also an intention to use his own reputation to help Nan Liujing.

As long as Qu Jianbai's comments spread to the outside world, countless scholars, literati, and officials who admire Qu Jianbai will turn their attention to Nan Liujing.

They may not defect to Nan Liujing because of Qu Jianbai's words, but they will definitely become curious about Nan Liujing because of Qu Jianbai's words, and try every means to find out what Nan Liujing had done before.

However, the situation in the court is complicated now, and the fight between Emperor Yongqing and the Ji family is getting more and more fierce. At this critical moment, Nan Liujing didn't need to show up, but to accumulate strength in secret.

So after discussing with Qu Jianbai, Nan Liujing decided not to spread this sentence for the time being, and it would not be too late to say it when the time was right.

Qu Jianbai supported Nan Liujing with all his strength.

For example, when Qu Jianbai knew that Nan Liujing was going to set up a free private school, he immediately helped Nan Liujing perfect the plan;

for another example, when Qu Jianbai knew that Nan Liujing was very short of people, he sent a letter to the clan, and soon, the three most talented young men in the Qu family all arrived in the capital;

he sent a letter to several students he had taught, and soon, several students all arrived in the capital;

he sent a letter to several friends who were talented but had unfulfilled ambitions, and soon, several friends all decided to set off to the capital to see Nan Liujing.

Moreover, these friends did not go to the capital alone, they also brought their own nephews and students to the capital to broaden their horizons.

Nan Liujing was stunned watching from the side: Can it be operated like this?

The villa that Master Liang gave him is completely unoccupied!

Qu Jianbai seemed to be afraid that Nan Liujing was not shocked enough, and he smiled and added: "These people are enough for now. When your stall is bigger in a while, I will write to invite others."

Nan Liujing: "..."

Did he conquer Mr. Qu?

No, he clearly conquered a mobile talent pool!

"No wonder Mr. Qu was so cautious when choosing a master. He observed me for two years before making the final decision."

Nan Liujing couldn't suppress his joy, and privately said to Yao Rong: "He is investing all the political capital he has accumulated for decades in me."

Yao Rong smiled: [A wise master and a wise minister always complement each other.]

Nan Liujing's eyes were slightly curved.

He felt that in the future he would definitely not become a king who liked to listen to others' praises.

Because all the good things in the world have been said by the teacher.

No matter how others praise him, they can never surpass the teacher.

After enough rest, Nan Liujing fell into busyness again.

He first took out one thousand taels of gold.

One tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver. This one thousand taels of gold is enough for him to do many things.

After planning the use of this money, Nan Liujing opened the system mall to check his points.

In three years, six main tasks, and more than one hundred daily tasks, he earned nearly three thousand points.

In addition to the points he spent, he now has a total of 2,200 points.

After looking at his points balance, Nan Liujing sighed, opened the system mall, and searched for the product [Wishing Star].

The next second, the product details page popped up.

In the vast black starry sky, there is only one star hanging in the middle, emitting a dark but warm light.

This starry sky and this star are too real. Knowing that he can't touch this star, Nan Liujing still subconsciously stretched out his hand.

After a long while, he looked at the few short lines of words under the star:

[Wishing Star: The owner can make a wish. There is no limit to the wishes, but there is no guarantee that they can be realized.

Once used, no refunds or exchanges.

Price 10,000 points. 】

From the first day of opening the system mall, Nan Liujing was determined to save points to buy this star.

Buy it, bet on an uncertain possibility, and make a wish that may not be realized.

***

When the first batch of persimmons ripened, Nan Liujing and Li Guanqi took a carriage to visit the already built free private school.

This private school is located in Qingshui Village and was converted from the ancestral hall of Qingshui Village. The place is not big, but it can accommodate 60 children from four nearby villages.

As soon as you enter the private school, the sound of children reading aloud can be heard.

Nan Liujing listened outside the door for a while and said with a smile: "Is it the Three Character Classic?"

"The Three Character Classic is catchy." Li Guanqi introduced in detail, "In the private school, children are taught to recognize words in the morning, and courses such as medicine, arithmetic, needlework and carpentry are offered in the afternoon." "

The teacher of the private school told me that many villagers want their children to work at home in the morning and come to class in the afternoon."

Nan Liujing immediately said: "No. They are still so young, how much work can they do at home."

Li Guanqi nodded: "That's what I replied to the teacher of the private school. If you don't come in the morning, don't come in the afternoon."

Nan Liujing listened quietly, and suddenly asked: "Will the adults in the village come to listen to the class?"

Li Guanqi said: "A few people will come. But they don't have much free time during the day, and they are not often seen."

"You can ask them about their intentions. If they also want to learn to read, you can add a class after they finish their farm work and have dinner, and teach them a few words."

Li Guanqi was not particularly optimistic: "You can ask, but they are tired enough during the day, and they may not be willing to bother at night. You know, for most people, there is no difference between knowing how to read and not knowing how to read."

"What if you use storytelling?"

"You can give it a try."

Nan Liujing asked about the investment in the free private school again.

Li Guanqi calculated the bill for Nan Liujing on the spot: the monthly salary of several teachers is one tael of silver; the cook has to cook a meal for the teachers and children every noon, which costs five hundred coins a month; plus the children's food expenses... Adding up all the mess, it costs about ten taels of silver a month.

This money is a small amount for Nan Liujing and Li Guanqi, but Nan Liujing does not intend to build only a free private school.

"No matter what, this money must be spent." Nan Liujing said firmly.

Li Guanqi hesitated for a long time, and when there were only two people around, he couldn't help but speak: "Brother Nan, opening a free private school is a good policy."

Opening a free private school can also be said to be kind-hearted.

But the courage to open free private schools in all the states and counties in the world is not something that a lazy royal family member can have.

Nan Liujing asked Li Guanqi: "Second brother Li, do you think I did the right thing?"

Li Guanqi affirmed: "You did the right thing."

Nan Liujing looked at Li Guanqi expectantly: "No matter what I want to do, as long as I am doing the right thing, you will definitely support me, right?"

Li Guanqi immediately lost the idea of ​​asking further questions: "Yes. No matter what you want to do, I will work hard to become your money bag and provide you with sufficient funds."

Nan Liujing smiled.

Unconditional support from friends always makes people feel happy.

But it is precisely because his friends are willing to support him unconditionally that he can't keep it a secret.

With ample funds, sufficient manpower, and the silent support of Yao Rong, Qu Jianbai, and Liang Guangyu, many things Nan Liujing wanted to do were quickly arranged.

Not long after the first free private school was established, before the Laba Festival, the site of the second free private school was also determined, and it would be officially open for enrollment after the Chinese New Year.

The Laba Festival was just a few days away.

Qi Mingxu and Qi Si could both rest today and did not have to stay in the palace to work, so they left the capital early in the morning and headed straight for the West Suburb Villa.

Jiang Ding and Li Guanqi arrived before them and were talking to Nan Liujing.

Glancing at Qi Mingxu and Qi Si, Jiang Ding laughed and said, "Big brother, fourth brother, you are finally back. Brother Nan said he would treat us to a drink and tell us some interesting things."

Qi Mingxu chose an empty seat close to Nan Liujing and sat down: "What interesting things?"

Nan Liujing suggested: "Do you want to drink some wine first and then listen to me?"

Qi Si disagreed: "It's not too late to talk about business first and then drink."

Nan Liujing raised his hand and rubbed his nose. He felt that if he finished talking about business, Qi Mingxu and the others might be so shocked that they couldn't drink.

"Then I'll make it short."

"Brothers, let me introduce myself again. I am Nan Liujing, the third prince of Daye."

Qi Mingxu/Jiang Ding/Qi Si:?

Li Guanqi was mentally prepared, but when he heard this, he felt that he might not be well prepared enough.

Nan Liujing did not give them time to react, and continued in one breath: "I have thought about a lot of things these days."

"In the past two years, with the help of several brothers, I opened shops, paved trade routes, promoted agricultural tools in Kyoto and surrounding towns, and placed a lot of people in the two important institutions of the Imperial Guard and the Dark Pavilion, causing quite a stir and attracting the attention of interested people..." "

In order to avoid alarming the Ji family, I will not do anything in the capital next. In this way, there is little use for me to stay in the capital."

"So, I want to leave the capital and go to the border."

Looking at the history books, the ways of rebellion can be simply summarized into two types.

One is from top to bottom, initiated by the aristocratic class.

One is from the bottom up, initiated by the lower class poor, without relying on innate power such as family.

In terms of class, Nan Liujing actually belongs to the aristocratic class.

Whether from his father's family or his mother's family, he has very large political capital.

But Nan Liujing has not received an orthodox education, and he grew up in the cold palace, so he never thinks that he is the same kind of person as the Sixth Prince.

Many times, the people he can empathize with are the palace people who are in the worst situation in the palace.

Later, when Yao Rong taught him, he never instilled in him the idea of ​​being superior, but always emphasized to him the suffering of the people.

So in terms of concept, Nan Liujing stands on the same side as the common people.

This gives him both the capital from top to bottom and the possibility of bottom-up.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take both paths at the same time.

"On the one hand, I will not give up my layout in Kyoto."

"On the other hand, I will go to the border as Yao Nan, and with the help of the Yao family's prestige in the border area and the support of soldiers from Qingshui Village and other places, I will organize a--"

At this point, Nan Liujing deliberately kept it a secret.

"Brother Nan, tell me, what are you going to organize?" Qi Mingxu immediately asked.

Nan Liujing calmly threw out a bomb, which shocked everyone.

"During this period, tax increases and conscription have made people everywhere miserable. Many places are very uneasy, and some people have even organized to attack county offices and kill officials."

"If the court does not have any countermeasures, large-scale uprisings will break out in many places next year."

"Instead of letting others overthrow Daye, I might as well rebel against Daye myself. I will raise the banner of expelling traitors and clearing the emperor's side, and organize an uprising army that obeys my orders."

Qi Mingxu was dumbfounded.

Li Guanqi almost fell off his chair.

Jiang Ding spit out a mouthful of wine.

Qi Si's temples jumped violently, and he reasonably suspected that he had not woken up yet.

Even Yao Rong was a little out of control.

In order to sort out the context of this matter, the system almost burned its CPU: [Oh my god! How can this kid be so awesome! Yao

Rong blinked and came back to his senses: [It is indeed a very bold and interesting idea. He wants to do everything that he and Qi Mingxu did in the original history.]

Nan Liujing also thought his idea was very interesting.

However, he also knew that this incident had a huge impact on Qi Mingxu and the others, so this time he gave Qi Mingxu and the others enough time to think and react.

After a quarter of an hour, Qi Mingxu finally found his voice: "You are serious, right?"

"You can't joke about this kind of thing." Nan Liujing frowned and asked seriously, "Brothers, are you interested in doing it with me?"

Qi Mingxu nodded: "Okay, let's do it."

Li Guanqi spread his hands: "I have already told you, little brother Nan, the answer a few days ago."

Jiang Ding muttered: "It seems that the siege equipment in the "Ancient Agricultural Development" will have a chance to be used."

Qi Si shrugged: "I am a member of the Dark Pavilion. On the first day I joined the Dark Pavilion, I was asked to swear that I would To be loyal to the Emperor of Daye - I thought I had no chance to fulfill this oath, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be waiting for me here."

Their answers were too straightforward, and this time it was Nan Liujing's turn to be silent: "... Don't you need to think about it again?"

Qi Mingxu touched his chin: "I remember someone said that there will always be a place for us by his side. Do you want to shirk your responsibilities and get rid of us?"

Li Guanqi, Jiang Ding and Qi Si did not speak, but their expressions clearly agreed with Qi Mingxu.

"I was wrong." Nan Liujing felt warm in his heart and apologized as Qi Mingxu said.

Qi Mingxu said: "You want to make amends? Fine, let me ask you, you plan to go to the border to organize an army, and what about us, what do you plan to let us do? Maintain the status quo or..."

Nan Liujing really hadn't considered this question.

He had thought that it wouldn't be too late to consider it after Qi Mingxu and the others made a decision.

[Liujing, do you want to hear my advice?] Yao Rong admired and supported Qi Mingxu and the others' idea of ​​"returning to their old business.

" "Teacher, you say."

[Li Guanqi and Qi Si's positions don't need to be moved. Qi Mingxu and Jiang Ding will go to the border with you.]

Nan Liujing could understand the arrangements for Li Guanqi, Jiang Ding and Qi Si.

But when it came to the arrangements for Qi Mingxu, Nan Liujing was a little hesitant.

"Brother Qi is doing very well in the Imperial Guards. He was promoted to the first-class guard a few days ago."

[Qi Mingxu has the potential to become a peerless general. If he stays in the Imperial Guards, even if he is promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guards, it would be a waste of his talent.]

[Isn't Qi Mingxu the one who admires Guo Ziyi, the famous general who revived the Tang Dynasty? He can't become Guo Ziyi if he stays in the Imperial Guards.]

In the original historical line, Qi Mingxu's record of almost winning every battle has already proved his natural talent for leadership.

Nan Liujing was immediately convinced. He raised his head and first told Qi Mingxu about the arrangements for Li Guanqi and the other two, then asked Qi Mingxu: "Brother Qi, if I ask you to give up your position in the Imperial Guard and go to the border with me, are you willing?"

"Of course I am willing." Qi Mingxu smiled and folded his arms, "Brother Nan, do you want me to be like General Yao?"

Nan Liujing shook his head: "No, on the contrary."

"General Yao is the cornerstone of Daye. His ability to lead troops is unmatched in the entire Daye. Of course, I hope that Brother Qi has the military ability of General Yao, but I hope that Brother Qi can become a person like Guo Ziyi."

As a general, who doesn't want to be Guo Ziyi?

He quelled the An-Shi Rebellion and recovered Chang'an and Luoyang.

He was granted the title of a prince during his lifetime and was honored in the Imperial Ancestral Temple after his death.

This is almost the best ending a senior general can achieve.

It is enough for Daye to have a general like Yao Lao, but Daye can also produce a Guo Ziyi.

This is Nan Liujing's promise to Qi Mingxu, and it is also Nan Liujing's expectation for Qi Mingxu.

- He wants to be the leader of the revival, and Qi Mingxu is his famous general of the revival.