After hearing Fu Xiaoguan's last words, Zhuo Donglai felt relieved.
He did not try to figure out what intentions were contained in Fu Xiaoguan's words, but he understood one thing: His Highness's return to the country would really be a matter of two or three years.
So what other plans did he make in the Wu Dynasty?
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Xishan College.
Qin Bingzhong was sitting in the teaching office at this moment, holding a letter in his hand.
This is a letter written to him by Wen Xingzhou of the Wu Dynasty.
In this letter, Wen Xingzhou emphasized that the "Code of Neo-Confucianism" had now been recognized by Emperor Wu and had been implemented in various major academies of the Wu Dynasty.
This was Wen Xingzhou's good fortune, and also because Emperor Wu had a keen eye.
Qin Bingzhong studied this "Neo-Confucian Code" in depth. He was very clear that once such a code was implemented, it would inevitably have a huge impact on the current system of sacred learning.
It is even very likely that the system of theology will be completely destroyed.
All scholars in the world came from the holy learning, but the Wu Dynasty was fortunate that the influence of the holy learning was not as profound as that of the Yu Dynasty.
Therefore, although Fu Xiaoguan knew clearly the strengths of the "Neo-Confucian Code", he did not mention a word about it in front of Emperor Xuan - even though he was the Earl of Ding'an, he did not dare to risk the wrath of the world.
Qin Bingzhong sighed slightly. The sacred learning that he once took pride in has now become a shackle to the Yu Dynasty. This may be the cage that Fu Xiaoguan mentioned.
"The Neo-Confucian Code has now undergone its eighth revision. The Neo-Confucian thought and the essentials of the code are now essentially centered around Your Highness's ideas. Rather than saying that I wrote this code, it's more like I stole the essence of Your Highness's ideas."
Your Highness's talents are more clear to me than to you, my old friend. Everything Your Highness did in the Yu Dynasty was known to the Wu Dynasty. His reputation was at its peak both among the people and in the court.
I'm here to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Your Highness will definitely return home, and I'm sure Emperor Xuan is well aware of this. My old friend... His Highness's return journey is unpredictable right now. You have a close relationship with him, so what if... I'm asking if you could come to the Wu Dynasty sooner?
I haven't had many good friends in my life, and now that you've let it go, why not be even more open-minded? I'll be waiting for you in Guanyun City..."
Qin Bingzhong slowly folded the letter, thought for a while, took out a tinderbox and burned it.
He walked out of the teaching office and into the college.
Looking up at this brand new college full of hope and listening to the sound of reading coming from inside, he stood there for a long time and thought for a long time.
Shimomura took big action and did not hide anything from anyone.
The construction of Xiacun is in full swing, but the focus is on the city wall!
So, Fu Xiaoguan was worried.
After all, there is a large family living in the Linjiang Fu Mansion.
More than a hundred Wu Dynasty boatmen came to Yao County and were building ships. All this showed that he was preparing for his departure.
However, Emperor Xuan was obviously well aware of this preparation. If Emperor Xuan really wanted to force him to stay... could Fu Xiaoguan still get away?
As the king of a country, if he lets Fu Xiaoguan go, everyone in the world will know that the Wu Dynasty will surely rise higher.
Now that Fu Xiaoguan is still alive, the Wu Dynasty and the Yu Dynasty have lived in peace, but what about a hundred years later?
An extremely powerful Wu Dynasty was obviously extremely disadvantageous to the Yu Dynasty.
So would Emperor Xuan keep Fu Xiaoguan because of this concern?
Thinking about it this way, Wen Xingzhou's worries are very reasonable.
Qin Bingzhong has now been deeply branded as a member of the Ding'an Earl family. If Emperor Xuan wants to keep Fu Xiaoguan, then everyone related to Fu Xiaoguan—
Including the Yan clan, the Dong Mansion, all officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Wofeng Road, as well as Xishan College and everything in Xishan, everything in Xiacun... I'm afraid none of them will have a good end!
Fu Xiaoguan left too many traces in the Yu Dynasty, and Emperor Xuan would certainly erase all of them.
He looked up to the sky and sighed, wondering whether this was a blessing or a misfortune for the Yu Dynasty.
Fu Xiaoguan gave the people of Yu Dynasty hope and even brought Yu Dynasty to a new level. If Yu Dynasty continues on this path, the people will probably be able to look up and see this day soon.
But if Emperor Xuan wanted to wipe out all of this, the people's hopes would be shattered once again, and Fu Xiaoguan was not someone he could be easily dealt with. It was inevitable that the war in the Yu Dynasty would break out again.
In order to welcome the return of their prince, the Wu Dynasty had to send troops to Qishan.
If anything happens to Fu Xiaoguan... Wu Dynasty will use all its national strength to fight against Yu Dynasty, and everything that Yu Dynasty has now is like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water!
Perhaps, this is what Fu Xiaoguan relies on.
He gave Emperor Xuan a choice: either let him return safely, or at least the two countries would live in peace for decades.
Either he would leave his life in the Yu Dynasty, and the entire Yu Dynasty would most likely be buried with him.
Thinking in this way, Emperor Xuan’s choice should be very clear, and this is why Wen Xingzhou’s worries were not very strong.
In everything, just be prepared for the worst.
Qin Bingzhong believed that Emperor Xuan would make a rational choice, so he felt relieved and walked towards the Xishan Research Institute.
He felt that he should be prepared for any eventuality.
What's more, his grandson Qin Chengye wholeheartedly supports Fu Xiaoguan as a person, rather than the country of Yu Dynasty.
Outside the Xishan Research Institute, Qin Bingzhong and Qin Chengye chatted for a full hour.
Afterwards, Qin Bingzhong returned to the academy. He picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Wen Xingzhou. The next morning, Qin Chengye and Qin Ruoxue quietly left Xishan and headed for Wu Dynasty.
The spies from Xiyu Tower are staring at this place, and the spies from the ant colony are also staring at this place.
The information from Xiyu Tower was quickly sent to Shangjing City, and the information from the ant colony was also quickly sent to Guanyun City.
However, the information sent to Shangjing City fell on deaf ears, but the information sent to Guanyun City received clear instructions - to escort Qin Chengye and his sister into Guanyun City!
In Dieyi Palace, the late autumn dusk seemed even more dim.
The eldest princess sat opposite Queen Shang, her face somewhat solemn, "Are you not going to tell your brother about this?"
Empress Shang looked at the setting sun and answered irrelevantly: "Fu Xiaoguan once said... after the night, the sun will rise as usual. Only those who are alive can see the sun rise and bathe in its glory."
She retracted her gaze and fell on the eldest princess's face. She smiled calmly and continued, "The Yu Dynasty has just seen hope and the sun rising. I don't want it to be covered by darkness so soon. I don't want the sun to rise but no one in the Yu Dynasty can see it."
The princess frowned, stunned for a moment, and then said, "The four major border armies of the Yu Dynasty are fully staffed, with tens of thousands of flintlock rifles and thousands of red-coated cannons!"
"The Divine Sword Army... although they are from the Yu Dynasty, when the time comes, do you think their guns will be pointed at Fu Xiaoguan or at the Yu Dynasty's army?"
"Besides, if we drive Mr. Fu crazy, you don't know what he'll do when he goes crazy!"
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