Three very ordinary carriages left Guanyun City on the morning of that day.
In the largest carriage in the middle, Lu'er forgot to lick the candied haws again. She stared at the amiable older brother opposite her without blinking.
Is he the emperor of Daxia?
How come it doesn't look scary at all?
Shouldn't he be domineering and aggressive?
Zhou Hui was extremely nervous at the moment. Although he had heard that the current emperor was tolerant, he was caught speaking ill of the emperor.
If the young emperor is unhappy, having his head chopped off is a small matter. What I am afraid of is that Lu'er will be implicated.
Sitting next to Fu Xiaoguan was Susu, whose big eyes also stared at Lu'er without blinking, and then looked at the candied haws in Lu'er's hand——
Once upon a time, I also liked to eat candied haws, but how long has it been since I last ate them?
That taste is so nostalgic!
Thinking of this, Susu licked her lips, which happened to catch Lu'er's eyes. Lu'er saw that this beautiful sister seemed to be trying to steal her candied haws, so she licked it quickly, from top to bottom, declaring her sovereignty over the candied haws.
Susu laughed, and one of her hands fell on Lu'er's shoulder, pinched it, and then she was startled.
Fu Xiaoguan broke the silence at this moment and said to Zhou Hui, "You dare to say it and take responsibility. Now that you have said it, you must take responsibility... Actually, there is no need to be nervous, because what you said is indeed right."
"In this world, martial arts is a special existence... It is actually irrational, but its existence is reasonable. I should not destroy it, but let martial arts flourish."
So, Your Majesty is admitting the mistake he made?
Zhou Hui was very surprised. He had studied history in depth and knew that among the emperors of all dynasties, those who had the courage to admit their mistakes were rare.
"After I return to Hanling Temple, I will issue a statement lifting restrictions on the martial arts world. It's time for Daxia to let a hundred flowers bloom, but we must set rules for them... A great hero should serve the country and the people, and breaking the law with force is absolutely not allowed."
"People from all over the world can establish their own sects. Their disciples, if they voluntarily join, are welcome to join the Daxia army."
"I remember your name is Zhou Hui," Fu Xiaoguan said with a smile, reaching out to touch Lu'er's head, "I also remember your name is Lu'er. You, it's time to go to school."
Lu'er raised his head, and his bright eyes looked directly at Fu Xiaoguan. In Lu'er's eyes, Fu Xiaoguan was not some great emperor of Daxia, he seemed to be just a kind uncle.
"I want to learn martial arts... I've been doing it for six years."
"Oh, so Lu'er wants to become a martial arts master?" Fu Xiaoguan laughed, but unexpectedly Lu'er shook his head.
The little girl looked at Fu Xiaoguan with a determined look in her eyes. She said seriously, "Uncle, Lu'er wants to become the female general of our Great Xia!"
"Like a general like He Sandao He!"
Fu Xiaoguan was immediately amused. "Okay, Lu'er, this is a great ideal. But... Lu'er, even a military commander needs to study. Fighting requires more brains."
"Yes," the little girl nodded, "I'm studying with Daddy, but..."
The little girl pouted, "It's just that Daddy's Kung Fu isn't very good. I need to find a good teacher... I wanted to go to the Taoist temple, but Daddy said it's gone."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Hui's heart skipped a beat. The Taoist temple's master, Su Changsheng, died at the hands of Fu Xiaoguan. In the eyes of people in the martial arts world, the Taoist temple is now a taboo.
"The child is so outspoken, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Lu'er was stunned. He felt that he was telling the truth, so why was his father apologizing to him?
Fu Xiaoguan waved his hand nonchalantly, "It seems people have a lot of concerns. How about this," he turned to look at Su Su, "Do you want to take in an apprentice?"
When Su Su was holding Lu'er just now, she had already discovered that this was a good seedling for martial arts training, but she didn't understand the background of the father and daughter and didn't dare to make a decision easily.
Hearing what Fu Xiaoguan said, he felt relieved and extremely happy.
"Okay!" Susu looked at Lu'er, and Lu'er also looked at the beautiful young lady with some doubt on her face.
"You...you can really teach me?"
"Little girl, don't you want to join the Taoist temple? Now, I have the final say in the Taoist temple!"
"Young lady, are you a disciple of the Taoist temple?" Lu'er's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly.
"Yes, I am the sixth in the Taoist academy. You have many uncles and senior brothers, but they are busy now. So I will teach you martial arts, how about that?"
Lu'er knelt down with a thud, "Disciple greets Master!"
Su Su was overjoyed. She helped Lu'er up and said, "Alright, from now on you will be my senior disciple!"
"Okay, I will never embarrass Master!"
Lu'er was delighted, but Zhou Hui took a breath of cold air. Su Su, the sixth junior sister of the Taoist academy, the current Concubine Su of Da Xia, was so noble that she actually accepted her daughter as a disciple... What a great opportunity this was for her daughter!
He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Madam... My little girl is naughty, so I'll have to trouble you to discipline her!"
"Don't worry, I promise to teach her a martial arts master. As for whether she can become a general of Daxia, it depends on her military attainments."
What she meant was that she could not guarantee Lu'er's future, and that Lu'er needed to find a future for herself.
With this master-disciple relationship, Fu Xiaoguan could be considered Lu'er's junior uncle. The atmosphere in the carriage became more relaxed. Fu Xiaoguan took this opportunity to ask Zhou Hui some things about various places in Daxia that were missed by the Tianji Pavilion.
Zhou Hui naturally told him everything he knew, and only then did Fu Xiaoguan realize that there were still many problems in the government of Daxia.
"To be honest, I'm not trying to flatter Your Majesty, but the administration of officials today is truly one of the most honest and upright in the history of thousands of years. Your Majesty, there's no need to nitpick, for nothing in the world is truly perfect."
Fu Xiaoguan nodded noncommittally. "To be honest, this is still due to the lack of a sound rule of law. I can't see that far or that closely, and neither can the Tianji Pavilion. Only the ordinary people who are living in it know the truth best."
"But they don't understand the law! The law is a new weapon, and they don't dare to use it yet. But one day they will, and then they will know how to defend the rights granted to them by the Constitution."
Zhou Hui was startled and said quickly, "Your Majesty... that would cause chaos!"
He understood what Fu Xiaoguan meant. Isn't His Majesty encouraging the people to rebel?
Fu Xiaoguan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "What does it matter if we cause chaos for justice?"
"If we don't touch the souls of the bureaucrats, they won't understand the principle of serving the people. Such a government...is better off gone!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
