Chapter 51: Rebuilding the Yongming Academy, located in Jingchang...
The two people recommended by Wen Tao do look alike, but they are not quite the same in what way.
Chiwei looks like Hu Youan, in terms of body shape and aura, but there is basically no similarity in their appearance.
The similarities between Gui Zuo and Gui Yang are their eyes and eyebrows. Apart from that, their body shapes are somewhat similar, and their dress is even more similar. They become completely different people after changing their clothes.
But in the future, as officials in the court, they will definitely wear official uniforms, and the clothes will be exactly the same. When they stand together, it will be difficult to tell who is who at first glance.
Before Wen Tao could elaborate, Shen Zhiwei waved his hand and approved their applications. Jingchang was desperately short of staff right now. With a clean family background, literate and capable, and an official's guarantee, they could be directly admitted to the imperial court without taking the exam! What were you still hesitating about?
However, entering the DPRK can only be considered as an internship period, and we cannot recruit anyone just because there is a shortage of people.
Before Chiwei and Guizuo could even speak a few words to the king, they were taken away by the female officials arranged by the king and each went to find the official in charge of them.
The number of female officials in the palace has increased a lot. They can better assist Shen Zhiwei in handling state affairs. They are all secretaries that Shen Zhiwei uses easily.
Wen Tao, as the recommender, was a little surprised to see things going so smoothly.
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that those two are not loyal to you?"
Wen Tao couldn't help but asked.
"You and Yang both recommended her, so why wouldn't she be useful? Besides, Chiwei was already recommended a while ago. You'an said she was capable of leading the troops alone. I didn't expect you all to think the same way. I wonder what she has that could impress all three of you at the same time."
Shen Zhiwei said this, but he was not really curious.
No matter what skill it is, it is definitely not the kind of skill that can destroy the country that she wants.
I'm afraid it's the ability to make the country more and more prosperous. It's really enough. She is distressed that her ministers are not competing with each other but competing with her, so she has to find work for her ministers. She is also distressed that her ministers do their work too well, which makes it more and more difficult for her to destroy her country.
"Shouldn't these two suddenly conquer a vassal state?"
Shen Zhiwei was a little worried. Why not call the person back and give him some instructions?
Is just warning enough? Did she not warn Gui Yang and Hu Youan enough before? Yet, these two people backstabbed her without hesitation!
"Your Majesty, you are joking. The vassal states are not unguarded villages. How can we just take them down at will?"
Wen Tao didn't know about the king's sorrow, and she thought the king's words were very humorous.
It's just that his expression is too cold, making people tremble in their hearts, as if the king is about to get angry.
The king should not be angry. Wen Tao was very sure of this, because an angry monarch would have already started shouting for war and killing. How could he allow someone who angered her to be promoted?
Shen Zhiwei cannot be a king who destroys his country. The bad thing is that she is an ordinary modern person with too high moral standards.
But she will have to return to the modern era in the future. It is indeed very easy to put down her moral bottom line now, but it will be difficult to pick it up again later.
Shen Zhiwei felt relieved after hearing Wen Tao's words, but she didn't know that Changzhu State was basically conquered by Chiwei herself. Hu Youan wrote in the military report that it was all her own decision, not to take credit for it, but because she was afraid that the king would blame her and Chiwei would not be able to withstand it.
Unexpectedly, this made Shen Zhiwei relax her vigilance against Chiwei, thinking that Chiwei was not the kind of person who would stab her in the back.
Chiwei and Guizuo walked out of the palace and relaxed a little at the same time. They were both a little nervous when they suddenly met the king.
Because they entered the court as officials at the same time, they had some kind of camaraderie. The two were chatting boredly on the way, and Gui Zuo blurted out the truth about the defeat of Changzhu State that Gui Yang had told him.
Gui Zuo was very impressed by Chi Wei's masterful use of the army. With only 500 cavalrymen and 2,000 vanguards, Chi Wei had conquered a small country! He was truly a natural-born general!
Chiwei was a little uncomfortable with being praised so directly and didn't even dare to accept it.
Gui Zuo asked Chiwei why he only brought such a small number of people. Was he afraid that too many people would make too much noise and alert the enemy in advance?
"That's true. A surprise attack should be quick, the faster the better. Breaking through the enemy's defenses before they can react can reduce casualties and save supplies. Besides, Changzhu State is just a small city with a population of just over ten thousand. Two thousand people are more than enough to attack the city. If there are more, there might not even be enough space at the city gate."
Chiwei is very honest and says whatever he thinks.
Gui Zuo has been in contact with people like his cousin Gui Yang for many years, and he can understand ten meanings from one sentence.
It was because he communicated too much with those cunning people that Gui Zuo tried so hard to become a military general. Leading troops to fight does not require him to deal with people every day, and he does not have to guess what his colleagues are talking about every day.
Chiwei's temperament was just what he wanted, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation for a while, and even made an appointment to go horse racing together when they had time.
If the two people are stationed in close proximity, this agreement will definitely be fulfilled.
"You have already captured a city for the king, but I have not done anything for the king. I am deeply ashamed of my trust. I wonder if there are any small countries near Bian where I can practice my skills?"
On the way, Gui Zuosheng had the idea of making a contribution to the king.
At the same time, it was also to demonstrate his own abilities. The military was a place that valued abilities the most. He was a young man without any foundation and background in Jingchang. Even if his master was a famous general, he would not be able to convince the others.
The best way to prove his strength is to capture a city and let everyone see that he is strong enough.
"Maybe you should ask your cousin."
Chiwei didn't dare to say anything. She didn't have the authority to lead the troops yet, so she didn't dare to speak rashly.
Gui Zuo suddenly realized that, yes, his cousin was the governor of Yongming City. Which small country nearby should be eliminated? Is there anyone in the world who knows this better than his cousin?
Gui Zuo quickly "joined the job", appeared in front of his future boss, got to know each other, and then went home.
Since he had nothing to do today, he might as well go home and ask his cousin how to work hard in the future.
The home he wanted to return to was naturally Gui Yang's mansion. He came all the way to Jingchang just to live with his cousin. He didn't feel embarrassed at all to eat and live with his cousin.
When Gui Yang heard her cousin's plan, she immediately wrote down a list of names for him.
Gui Zuo took the paper and looked at it, thinking he had seen it wrong.
"Cousin, I just learned this simplified Chinese character. Did I recognize it wrong? Is this the name of An Gongzhuo?"
"You learn quite quickly." Gui Yang smiled and praised her young cousin, then nodded and said, "You are not wrong."
"But, Anguo can't really be considered a small country, right..."
Who? Who attacked An Guo? Him? He who didn't even have a horse under his command?
Gui Zuo began to doubt his life.
Gui Yang took the paper, thought carefully, and filled in two more names at the back. Then, without looking up, she said to her cousin, "Since we are going to fight, we should take a long-term view. I don't like any of the princes near Bian. Since you are not strong enough now, we should start from the last one and fight forward."
Gui Yang considers himself a reasonable and good brother who would not put his younger brother in a difficult position.
Gui Zuo held the paper and fell into a long silence again.
He felt the heavy burden on his shoulders! You are really my brother, how can you trust me so much!
In fact, the same list is not only in the hands of Gui Zuo, but also in the hands of Hu Youan and Chiwei.
Gui Yang has been unhappy with the princes for a long time, especially An Guo. Before the king of An Guo became king, Gui Yang was thinking about how to fight with An Guo with justification. Now that the king of An Guo has become king, the reason for the war is already in front of her. She just needs to wait for Jing Chang's strength. When the emperor's army becomes stronger than An Guo, An Guo will be destroyed by his own hands!
The feud between Gui Yang and An Guo was caused by Old An Gong. Even after Old An Gong died, the feud was not yet avenged. Gui Yang did not mind taking the blame on Old An Gong's son.
Gui Zuo silently put away the paper and memorized the names on it one by one in his heart. He had no grudge against An Guo, but in today's world, princes from various countries have declared themselves kings one after another. As a general under the emperor, he must fight back for the emperor to regain the lost land. Sooner or later, these names will be crossed out one by one by him!
For Shen Zhiwei, this winter was "a tiger start but a snake end", referring to the level of trouble. There were constant troubles in the early stage, but it was suddenly free in the later stage.
It might be because Gui Yang and Hu Youan, the two main culprits of the backstabbing, as well as Wen Tao, the mainstay of the backstabbing, were all forced by her to learn new words and phrases, and she even asked them to give lectures from time to time.
As Shen Zhiwei said, human energy is limited. If you are so restless, it is because there are too few things to do. Once there are more things to do, won’t you be content?
Shen Zhiwei hoped that the peace of the last month of winter could last longer.
As a result, not long after the beginning of spring, the peaceful days began to be disturbed.
First, Wen Tao had an ingenious idea that came from nowhere and compiled the contents of the lectures given by the ministers over the past two months into a book, and even published it. When Shen Zhiwei saw it, he was stunned. The first edition of the ancient textbook appeared.
This is a user-friendly textbook that is easy to understand and use, and allows you to learn knowledge as long as you know how to read.
Better quality than modern textbooks!
At that moment, Shen Zhiwei really hated Wen Tao for being a genius. How could a genius be so unreasonable?
Shen Zhiwei stared at the textbook over and over again all night without falling asleep. After checking the accounts all night, he was sure that he had never mentioned the concept of textbook, so it was really Wen Tao who came up with it himself.
Yes, modern textbooks did not appear out of thin air, they were also written by people.
The textbook itself does not have any technical difficulties, it just lacks a little bit of creativity and inspiration. Wen Tao combined the two and naturally produced it.
It doesn’t matter, it’s not a big deal. Without a school, it doesn’t matter how many textbooks she has!
If one can become successful through self-study, then all the teachers throughout history would be useless!
As soon as Shen Zhiwei had coaxed herself into submission, Wen Tao brought her teacher Changzi, who had come specially from Yongming City, to ask for a meeting. When Changzi saw Shen Zhiwei, he started by asking her to rebuild the Yongming Academy.
The academy in Yongming City has been completely abandoned. Having lost its superior political status as the capital of a country, Yongming City is no longer a place that scholars all over the world yearn for.
Shen Zhiwei understood the reason for the decline of Yongming City. Students learned all kinds of skills just to get a job. A place that cannot provide students with a job is not a sacred place for studying!
But she didn't expect that the big boss Changzi had set his sights on Jingchang! He wanted to rebuild the academy in Jingchang and recruit talented people from all over the world!
The sky is falling! It really is falling!
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