The Way of the National Teacher

Isn't it hateful to have a good birth? "

She expressed her feelings directly, she was upright, and she hit Tuoba Tao's heart.Tuoba Tao hid the smile on his lips, and said with a serious expression, "What the national teacher said is true. But, I don't know how to deal with it? Does the national teacher have a good opinion?"

"I can't talk about high opinions," Chu Li had no scheming, and she would answer whatever others asked her. She didn't even notice that the ministers in the court had been silent and regarded her as a thorn in their flesh. But the Buddha is not the Buddha, the human being is not the human being, there is no distinction between man and god, Buddha and devil, and we must not let it go. We believe that we should strictly control the number of temples and monks, and we cannot allow them to develop uncontrollably. Otherwise, if this continues, I'm afraid that the world is full of Buddhism, and there are no more people. People's livelihood will be ruined!"

After a long time, Tuoba Tao let out a long sigh and burst into tears, "What the national teacher said is true! I am so confused that I don't know the pros and cons of it. I almost ruined my great Wei's century-old foundation. Wouldn't I become a sinner through the ages?"

Chu Li looked dumbfounded.What's the matter, this made the emperor cry?

"Loves, you have also heard what the national teacher said, do you have any objections?" Tuoba Tao asked the civil and military officials with tears on his face, choked with tears.

Under such circumstances, who would dare to say "no".

Cui Hao continued, "Your Majesty, what the national teacher said, every sentence is related to the family, country and society, so it should be followed as much as possible!"

Immediately afterwards, many people followed Cui Hao and said, "I hope the emperor accepts advice!"

Tuoba Tao looked at Li Shun with tears in his eyes, Li Shun shuddered, and quickly knelt down, "Everything that the national teacher said is reasonable, I ask the emperor to accept his advice!"

Li Shun knelt down, and all civil and military officials immediately knelt together, "Please accept the advice of the emperor!"

"..." Chu Li was at a loss.Why is no one hitting her now?She looked around the kneeling officials in a daze, then looked at Tuoba Tao, and saw the emperor's expression of satisfaction, "Since this is the hope of all the ministers and the national teacher's personal advice, how can I not follow it?" Reason? Well, let’s all get up, and from now on, we will control the number of temples and monks according to the advice of the national teacher.” He paused, “In detail, I will make a ruling after I retire from the court.”

Chu Li said again, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, there is one more thing."

"National Teacher, please tell me." Tuoba Tao seemed to wish she could say more.

Chu Li felt strange in his heart, and couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he had to say what he wanted to say, "Most of the people who enter Buddhism are overwhelmed by the heavy taxation. If you want to fundamentally solve the problem of the large number of Buddhist temples, please ask the emperor to reduce taxes." , and recuperate with the people."

Tuoba Tao paused, "The national teacher is dedicated to the sake of the people of the world, how can I live up to the national teacher's heart? How about it," Tuoba Tao said, "What the national teacher said today, I will implement it according to others. In addition When Heavenly Master Kou was around, I regarded him as Heavenly Master and granted him permission not to be a minister, but Heavenly Master was self-effacing and always called himself a humble minister. I see that Master Chu doesn’t like this kind of title, so let’s avoid it.” The court civil and military officials were extremely displeased when they heard Chu Li's "minor minister" and "me" for a while, and felt that she didn't understand court etiquette.Unexpectedly, the emperor treated her so kindly, exempted from being a minister like the former national teacher, and all the officials suddenly became silent, and the eyes they looked at Chu Li suddenly changed.

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After retreating, Chu Li was still in the fog.

This time the head is turned upside down, like watching a play.Chu Li faintly felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out the pros and cons of it.Before he left the main hall, a circle of people surrounded him with hula, chattering about something.Chu Li was stunned.She just heard this person say a little bit, and that person over there said something again. So many people said together, it was so chaotic that Chu Li felt that his brain was not enough.However, looking at the expressions and demeanor of these speakers, she at least understood that they were all flattering words.Chu Li had a blank face, not knowing how to deal with it.Although she is not afraid to talk about Buddhism and Taoism with thousands of people, she seems weak and at a loss for this kind of human entertainment, which is obviously ignorant of the truth.

So he could only keep his face blank, and Wannian's paralyzed face played the ultimate role at this moment - calming the nerves.

Seeing this scene, all the officials felt that the little national teacher was not polite, and they disliked her even more.But this superficial skill has to be done well, and everyone still praises endlessly with smiles on their faces.

Hearing that Chu Li's feet were moving, he wanted to run away.

There was a disdainful cold snort in his ear, and the voices around Chu Li suddenly weakened. Chu Li turned his head and saw Gao Pinggong Li Shun squinting at her with his nose crooked, and his facial features became two characters—— Disdain.The officials who were trying to curry favor with Chu Li quickly bowed their heads and said goodbye when they saw this situation, and the birds and beasts dispersed in the blink of an eye.Chu Li heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Gao Pinggong's expression, couldn't help it, and burst out laughing.

Hearing the laughter, Gao Pinggong frowned, his eyebrows twitched into a ball, his eyes shone with a deep light, he snorted coldly, and passed Chu Li.

Chu Li couldn't help but smile as he watched his figure disappear from sight.She doesn't care about being looked down upon by insignificant people, and even this girl likes to see such people's mood swings.Her heart is like a rock, and she has forged an iron wall, and no one else can hurt her.That's why she can always be neither humble nor overbearing, never flatter at the top, and never bully the people at the bottom.

"What is the national teacher laughing at?"

Chu Li raised his head when he heard the sound, and at some point Cui Hao was standing beside her, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

"Cui Situ." Chu Li cupped his hands and bowed, "Just now in the hall, thank you, Master Cui."

"Yeah." Cui Hao said, "Li Shangshu doesn't like you, and he will definitely embarrass you in the future. You have to be careful."

Chu Li glanced at him, "...Does Cui Situ like me?"

Cui Hao was taken aback, laughed twice, and looked at her meaningfully, "Chu Li, if you want to be a good national teacher, benevolence is not enough."

After all, he walked away leisurely.

"However, I didn't plan to be a national teacher." Chu Li looked at Cui Hao's back and said silently, "I just want to find Kou Tianshi quickly so that I can leave."

But before that, let her quietly be a so-called national teacher.It is best not to disturb her by anyone, so that she can come alone and leave alone in the end.

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Tuoba Tao was drafting a decree in the imperial study, and the servant saw his long face and great joy, so he couldn't help but become bolder, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, that new national teacher is really ignorant."

"Huh?" Tuoba Tao finished drafting the decree in satisfaction, with a deep smile on his face, "It's better if you don't know the heights of the sky and the earth." He read the decree again, and said with a smile, "Okay, it's better to be young. Manchu Civil and military dare not say what they don't want to say, even my national teachers dare to say, good! good! haha!"

"Master Cui, don't you dare to say it?" The servant was very puzzled.

Tuoba Tao sneered, "Cui Hao, that old fritter, has gone through three dynasties, and he is very wise and safe. He is very accurate in what he can say and do, and how to hold and throw just right. Count on him, hmph!" He was very dissatisfied in his words.

The servant replied, "Isn't there still Li Shangshu? Master Li and Master Cui are related by marriage, so they can be regarded as a family..."

"Hehe," Tuoba Tao laughed sinisterly, "One family, if they were one family, I would have eliminated them long ago."

The waiter was so frightened that he trembled and dared not say more.

Tuoba Tao glanced at him, "What are you afraid of? I won't care about you people. Only you eunuchs who are useless and only serve others can chat with me."

The servant hurriedly said, "Yes, what the emperor said is true. It is a great blessing for the servants to serve the emperor."

"Go and declare."

The servant received the imperial edict and went to the residence of Shangshu Lishun.

Li Shun received the imperial edict, and his face became more and more gloomy.The first wife asked, "My lord, what's the matter?"

Gao Pinggong sneered, "Little boy will die soon."

"Who?"

"National teacher." Gao Ping spat out these two words disdainfully, his first wife was startled, "Why did you say that? I heard that this little national teacher is a master outside of Fang."

"A master?" Gao Pinggong glanced at his first wife while pinching the imperial decree, "How can he be as talented as Cui Hao at such a young age?"

The first wife said, "Didn't your lord always dislike Cui Situ?"

"Hmph." Gao Ping said fairly, "The old man has won the world's reputation with a little bit of ability, but he is just a follower of power."

Who doesn't know that Dongjun Gong Cui Situ is a well-known child prodigy and talent. He is proficient in all mysteries and divinations.Although Cui Situ's younger brother married Gao Pinggong's daughter, he was abruptly a generation shorter than Gao Pinggong, but in the eyes of the world, Gaoping Gong Li Shun was far inferior to Dongjun Gong Cui Hao.When Cui Hao was young, he was a male and female indistinguishable handsome man, with top-notch talents and appearance.Gao Pinggong is only good at fighting. Although his appearance is considered good, he is just like a hundred officials. His facial features are correct, his demeanor is majestic, and he is not at the same level as Cui Hao.Now both of them are over half a century old, Cui Hao is still a young and handsome man, but Gao Pinggong has gray hair on his temples.Gao Pinggong has never been used to Cui Hao, and now he doesn't like him even more.A sissy, it's okay to bully him everywhere, but she's always against him.What about in-laws?Gao Pinggong hated Cui Hao very much, just as Cui Hao didn't like him.

The first wife refused to answer, afraid that Lord Gao Ping would be angry, so she had to change the subject and said, "Now that I have that little national teacher, I heard that he is also a person with excellent talent and appearance. Why don't you walk around more, so that Master Cui won't take the lead."

"Heh," Gao Pinggong curled his lips in disdain, "what a little national teacher, but a scapegoat who was pushed out to be a rake."

"Hey, how do you say that?"

"Kou Tianshi has left. It stands to reason that there is no other candidate for the final qualification to be the national teacher except Cui Hao." Gao Pinggong said dissatisfiedly, "The emperor favors that monster, and the old man knows some magic tricks. It is Kou Tianshi's." Passing on the disciples personally, and the people of the world believe him, it is the most reasonable for him to succeed the national teacher. However, it is not. On the contrary, I do not know where to get a pariah, who was pushed to the position of the national teacher at a young age. The slightest wink. There must be something strange in this."

"But I heard that the little national teacher is really talented. Qingliangfeng debated the law, but he refuted everyone in the world."

"There is some talent and learning, but what's the use of talent and learning when you become an official in the court?" Gao Ping said fairly, "Born as a commoner, he doesn't have the ingenuity in the officialdom. To be praised so highly all at once, the little pariah really thinks he is amazing."

"My lord, the national teacher is not considered a courtier, is he?"

"Haha, even if you don't count as a courtier, not everyone can afford this false title." Gao Pinggong squinted his eyes, "Kou Qianzhi can become a national teacher, except for his own ability. The important thing is that he is the head of the Heavenly Master Dao, and he has countless disciples. Even if they are not all outstanding in talent and learning, they can still produce a large number of talented people. The power behind him is the fundamental reason why he can be a national teacher safely. But that What's wrong with a country girl? She comes from a lowly background, has nothing to rely on, and has nothing to look at. She offended many dignitaries during the Qingliang Peak, and today she said anti-religious words in court," Gao Pinggong sighed mockingly, "Nowadays in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, seven out of ten believe in Buddhism, and three out of ten believers, and the top-ranking nobles are nothing less than this. She is lucky, she dares to speak against religion as soon as she comes up. She dares to speak out and ban religion. Almost half of the monasteries have court dignitaries. In order to rely on, I usually keep [-]% of the monastery's operating income, and I have to donate [-]% to the Buddha behind me."

"Even Kou Qianzhi didn't dare to talk about it, and the treacherous and cunning Cui Hao never mentioned it. Everyone knows these things well, so let's not talk about it." Gao Pinggong sighed heavily, "The emperor still favors her so much. I have followed the emperor for so many years, I am afraid that this matter is not that simple. I am afraid that the favor is false, and the murder with a borrowed knife is true."

The first wife was dumbfounded.

"Now, I'm afraid that the entire Wei dignitaries will regard her as a thorn in their side." Gao Pinggong said indifferently, "Going to win her over again? I'm afraid that she will bring back a disaster. Let those idiots fawn on her, and then the Zhujiu Clan will be able to fight with her." It doesn't matter to us. You used to ask Kou Tianshi to ask questions, but from today on, tell anyone in the mansion not to have any contact with the State Teacher's Mansion."

"...My lord, is this really true?"

"Hehe, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at that old man Cui Hao. Although he spoke for that pariah in the court today, it was just to see what the emperor had in mind. I bet he would not try to win over that pariah. "Gong Ping put his arms around his first wife, "Now, that little girl is the target of public criticism. I don't know how long her head can stay on her body. Even if the emperor wants to protect her for a while now, the dignitaries she offended will not tolerate her. The ignorant pariah, whose life is hanging by a thread without knowing it, is really pitiful."

He said it was pitiful, but on the surface he looked like he was watching the show, "We, just watch the fire from the other side, so as not to get burned."

Opening the imperial decree and looking carefully, Gao Pinggong frowned, "It seems that the emperor is indeed going to do something."

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As soon as she left the palace, she saw Princess Shanggu waiting for her, "National teacher." That laughing voice seemed particularly cordial at the moment.

"Princess!" Chu Li walked over in surprise, and heaved a sigh of relief when he grabbed Tuoba Di's arm, "It can be regarded as seeing a comfortable person."

Tuobadi glanced at his held arm, and the smile in his eyes deepened, "Why, but I haven't seen you for two days, and the national teacher misses me?"

"That's not it!" Chu Li didn't hear the teasing, she replied seriously, "People in Pingcheng are uncomfortable, only Princess Shanggu is a good person."

The look from the bottom of his heart made Tuobadi's eyes move slightly, he pursed his thin lips and smiled again, "In order to flatter me, you demoted all the subjects of my Great Wei Kingdom."

"Where is flattery?" Chu Li took her arm and walked, sighing softly, "Princess, you are probably my only friend here." But in the end, I can feel the hostility of others.Thinking about it carefully, only Princess Tuobadi of Shanggu, who helped him save people from the beginning, was friendly to him.

Princess Shanggu lowered her eyes slightly, but took her hand and held it in her palm, and said in a low voice, "You are also my only friend."

Chu Li bent his lips, his eyes sparkled, "My friend is a princess, hey, it's perfect for scaring people!"

It made Tuoba Di sneer, and cast a glance at her, "Being friends with Ben Gong is just to scare people?"

"That's not true!" Chu Li pretended to be serious, "I want to say that Princess Shanggu is my friend, who would dare to bully me!"

Tuobadi couldn't help laughing at his majestic appearance, "You are now a national teacher, no ordinary person would dare to bully you!"

"I don't intend to keep doing it." Chu Li pursed his lips, "I will leave when I find Kou Tianshi."

"Ok?"

"You don't know, if my master knows that I have become a national teacher, I don't know what he will do." Chu Li worried when thinking about it, "He hates the national teacher so much."

Princess Shanggu didn't answer, but said, "In order to celebrate the first time the national teacher went to court, do you want the national teacher to entertain guests from all over the world?"

"Guests?" Chu Li pursed his lips and thought for a while, "I don't have any guests. The only one I know in Pingcheng is you, the princess. Oh, and Cui Situ and that Li Shangshu, but neither of them seem to be good people. , I don’t want to make fun of myself.” Then he added, “And, why celebrate, I don’t want to be this national teacher.”

Princess Shanggu smiled helplessly, "If you know someone in this palace, why don't you invite me?"

Chu Li blinked, "But I'm poor and white... The National Teacher's Mansion is still owned by Kou Tianshi."

"Hmm~" Tuoba Di pretended to think for a while, "Then, how about letting me treat the banquet on behalf of the national teacher?"

"Okay, okay, the princess will invite Zhu'er and me for me!"

Tuobadi glanced at her, "You never forget that child."

"Of course," Chu Li nodded and said, "Zhu'er has no one to rely on. In this world, except for me, I'm afraid no one else misses her." She couldn't help being a little sad.

Princess Shanggu glanced at her and smiled slightly, "Chu Li, you are so kind."

Chu Li was a little embarrassed, "Speaking of which, the one who saved Zhu'er is the princess! Do you remember the princess? It was the first time we met!"

"Remember." Tuoba Di raised his empty right hand, and brushed back the broken hair on Chu Li's forehead.Her eyes wandered, looking at Chu Li's forehead.

"So, the princess is also a good person." Chu Li looked at Tuobadi seriously, "The princess is kind."

Princess Shanggu paused, glanced at her and then looked away, and said softly, "Should I thank the national teacher for the compliment?"

"Then how do you want to thank the princess?" Chu Li tilted his head and hid a smile in his eyes, full of interest.On weekdays, the princess of Shanggu either puts on an incomparable aristocratic appearance, always trying to punish the nine clans, or she is cold and arrogant and unapproachable.Only occasionally will there be a little tenderness, even so, the tenderness seems to be wrapped in ice and fog, making it hard to see the truth.

"Keep an inch." Princess Shanggu glanced at her and walked forward.Chu Li followed behind, and heard her say again, "My palace has arranged a water banquet at the princess mansion, and invited all the officials and families to celebrate the national teacher. Is this thank you enough?"

"Hey——" Chu Li was stunned, it turned out that Princess Shanggu had already done it for her.Her heart felt warm for a moment, and she followed after a few steps, but took the initiative to hold Tuoba Di's hand, "Princess, you are so kind."

"Humph."

Although humming, he didn't shake off Chu Li's hand.

The jade hands are slender and cold to the bone.Chu Li held the slippery and soft hand, and blurted out a sentence, "Princess, your hands are so soft."

Tuobadi froze, and the eyes that looked at her were immediately tinged with temperature.Chu Li didn't notice it, pinched her fingers, and looked down again, "It's so beautiful." Those hands were white and soft, with well-defined joints, and they were obviously pampered.It's just that there are some dark wounds at the tiger's mouth, which should be caused by the use of weapons all year round.

"Master Chu—" Tuobadi paused, narrowing his eyes to look at her, "What are you doing?"

Chu Li looked up at Tuoba Di, who was exuding a dangerous aura, and replied blankly, "Nothing." Seeing Princess Gu's strange expression, she frowned instead, "Suddenly found that your hands are pretty, that's all."

"..." Tuobadi pulled out his hand, tightened his palm, and walked away with a snort.

"Princess?!" Chu Li frowned, wondering how he had offended her.

"At the moment of Shenshi, the princess mansion." Only hearing these words from a distance, Chu Li blinked and sighed, "A woman's heart is a needle in the sea. The princess's mind is harder to guess than the senior sister's!" Haven't had breakfast yet.Looking up at the sun, I was even more hungry.

"Senior Sister! I'm so hungry!" She muttered aggrievedly, and silently touched her belly, feeling even more homesick now.

At the moment of Shen Shi, the Princess Mansion, which had been neglected for 20 years, ushered in the most lively feast in history.

The Princess Mansion is built on the hillside, covering an area of ​​[-] mu, with scattered palaces and beautiful scenery.In particular, the mansion took the running water from the clear stream on the mountain, and it flowed down the river to form a fine river, flowing slowly in the princess mansion, forming a water vein, nourishing the land of the princess mansion, known as the Yangfeng River.Tuoba Di held a large flowing water banquet, and the curved water flowing cup stretched for hundreds of miles along the Yangfeng River, and all officials celebrated together.During the exchange of cups and cups, everyone's faces were filled with smiles, which almost made Chu Li think that they were all on good terms with him.But in fact, Chu Li didn't know any of these officials...

Gao Pinggong Li Shun said that he was not yet sick, but he gave him a congratulatory gift, which was a sharp sword.Chu Li didn't understand what he meant, but Cui Situ, who came and walked through the scene, scolded with a smile, "This old man, don't you just hope that people will suffer bloody disasters by giving gifts and swords!" He drank a glass of wine and said to Chu Li, "National Teacher, come, I will help you to eliminate this bloody disaster." As he spoke, he sprayed a sip of wine on the sword, grabbed Chu Li's hand and sent it to the blade to cut a layer of skin, and the blood flowed along the wine along the blade Slowly sliding down, Cui Hao held Chu Li's finger and drew a gossip diagram dipped in blood.

"The old man met you once, and now I borrow flowers to send the Buddha, and I hope the little national teacher will not dislike it." After finishing the painting, he nodded with satisfaction, "The nameless sword, if there is no blood at the beginning, it will cause disaster. Now that the sword has recognized its owner, Mr. Li Fold this high-quality sword in vain, relieve your anger, really relieve your anger!" He laughed twice, toasted Chu Li and Princess Shanggu with a glass of wine, and left with his hands behind his back.

There were small drops of blood popping out from time to time on the index finger, Chu Li looked at his finger blackly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Princess Shanggu drank another glass of wine and was already three points drunk.She handed the wine cup in her hand to the servants, waved away the others and whispered in her ear, "What is the national teacher looking at?"

Chu Li sighed helplessly, "Cui Situ is really, if you want to paint, you can paint with his own hands. The blood can't stop." Indeed, blood beads were bubbling from Chu Li's index finger, gushing out one after another. .

Princess Shanggu turned her gaze to her index finger, and suddenly grabbed it and put it in her mouth.

Chu Li shook his hand and immediately froze his entire right arm.The index finger was pressed against the wet and hot tip of the tongue, it was slippery and soft, the wound was slightly tingling, but more it was indescribably itchy.Spread from the fingertips to the right arm, and then to the heart.Chu Li stammered, "Grand...Princess...you..."

She wanted to pull out her fingers, but Princess Shanggu held her firmly, and said vaguely, "Don't move." Her lips and tongue turned numb again.

Chu Li held his breath and looked at Tuobadi with wide eyes.Princess Shanggu's face was flushed, and her eyes were drunk and full of spring and charm. The gentle and charming eyes melted away, as if the moonlight was shattered.People forget that she is a princess, and only see a beautiful girl licking her scars intently.

Chu Li suddenly became nervous, his face became hot for no reason, and he didn't dare to move when he wanted to.

Until Tuobadi let out a low laugh and looked at her with fascinated eyes, Chu Li's heart rang alarm bells, and he couldn't help but take a step back.Only then did Tuoba Di let go of her finger, and his eyes were full of jokes, "What's wrong with the national teacher?"

"No...no..." Chu Li felt that his thoughts were stagnant and he couldn't think at all, so he forced himself to calm down, "Princess, I... I'm hungry!" Turning around and walking away, although his body was stable, his steps were extremely fast. It was as if there was a scourge behind him.

Seeing her leaving in a hurry, Princess Shanggu staggered a bit when turning a corner, and the smile in her eyes deepened, "It's not like she didn't feel nothing at all." She intended to test Chu Li's reaction to the woman's intimacy.Growing up in the deep palace, Princess Shanggu has seen all kinds of women.There are those who are like her, and there are also those who hate grinding mirrors.She saw that Chu Li was ignorant and didn't understand the relationship between men and women at all, but she couldn't be sure of Chu Li's attitude towards women.Try it this time, let Princess Shanggu see some signs.At least she can be sure that Chu Li is not disgusted.So, maybe she can use a more practical and reliable method to trap Chu Li for her own use?

Moreover, to deal with Chu Li, who was in front of the Taishan collapse without changing his face, this method--the only one that would be effective.

The corners of Princess Shanggu's lips turned up, showing a deep smile, but suddenly heard a voice of resentment, "The princess really has a crush on the national teacher."

Tuoba Di paused, and then turned around leisurely, but he looked calm, "Seeing may not be believing."

The man turned his head and said in a low voice, "My servant knows my mistake. Princess, Zuo Zhaoyi is here to invite you."

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Chu Li walked quickly, passing through the criss-cross of cups, and stopped behind the boulder by the lake, covering his hot face.She didn't understand what was wrong with her, why she suddenly blushed and became numb, and that strange feeling that she had never had before almost overwhelmed her.It seemed that something extraordinary had impacted on her young heart.

Chu Li murmured, "What's going on..." She rubbed her cheeks resolutely, hiding behind a stone to collect her thoughts.I don't know how long I stayed there, when suddenly I heard footsteps, Chu Li raised her head and met a pair of drunken eyes, the distance was so close that she stood up quickly in shock.

The man's neckline was half open, and his appearance was unrestrained. Although he looked refined, he revealed the madness of a scholar when he opened his mouth, "Hey, isn't this the little national teacher? Why... why is he hiding here alone?" He leaned forward, " I heard that Xiao Guoshi is quite talented, how is he compared to You Ya?"

"You Ya?" Chu Li frowned, and took another step back calmly, "I don't know you."

The man choked for a moment, "You don't know him? You Ya, a great talent who is famous in the capital, is me, the chief servant of the Eastern Palace, haven't you heard of it?"

"..." I have never heard of such a compliment to myself, Chu Li couldn't help but chuckled, and looked at him with a blink of an eye, "You Ya? The prince's man?" She looked at You Ya carefully. Although he was a seven-foot man, he was weak and romantic Red lips and white teeth, at first glance she looks like a woman.It's just that this is a real man, because... his neckline is wide open, and when he walks around, his clothes flutter, which occasionally reveals two spots on his chest.

You Ya nodded, "It's right here."

"Oh!" Chu Li made a sudden realization, but said, "I've never heard of it."

"..." You Ya's face darkened suddenly, thinking that this little-known little national teacher is now famous all over the world, but he is the head of the East Palace, talented and famous since he was a child. Being compared by this little girl, I really feel angry.Seeing this girl now, her appearance is slightly better than normal, although she is somewhat indescribably elegant, but You Ya doesn't think she has any real talents and learning, so she sneered, "Xiao Guoshi, speaking of it, we can be regarded as a family. "

Chu Li raised his eyebrows, "Huh?"

"Oh, you can't say that." You Ya looked at her frivolously, "I am in the East Palace because of my real talents and learning, but I can't compare to the little national teacher who can fool the world and win a reputation as long as she serves Princess Shanggu well. .”

"What do you mean?" Chu Li looked at You Ya amusedly, bearing the malice from this strange man.However, she seemed to be grasping at a certain point in her heart, and she couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Hmph, what do you mean?" You Ya glanced at her with disdain, "You know it in your heart."

"Hey——" Chu Liqi said, "I don't know at all." She frowned, "Princess Shanggu treats me kindly, but I don't intend to be a national teacher. Listening to your words, it's ambiguous, and it seems that you have something to do with the princess." There are many dissatisfaction, which makes me puzzled. Master You, if you have something to say, you might as well speak it out.”

"Hahaha," You Ya laughed presumptuously, "Princess Shanggu treats you really kindly! You are only relying on the princess's favor to make everyone look at you seriously. Otherwise, you are just a commoner, a pariah. With his background, how can He De be qualified as a national teacher? Let alone being close to the royal family."

"Although you are not from an untouchable background, but your behavior is low|low, I am ashamed to be with you." Chu Li said expressionlessly, then turned and left.

You Ya stopped her, and said angrily, "Hey, what kind of national teacher, isn't he just flattering Princess Shanggu?" He glanced at Chuli contemptuously, "Unfortunately, Princess Shanggu has never been in love. Today I like this, and tomorrow Maybe that's the one I like, you pariah must work hard to serve you well, otherwise I'm afraid that the higher you climb, the worse your death will be."

"But you deserve it, you lowly people, you come from humble backgrounds, if you want to get into the top rank, you have to sell your body." He paced away, "The princes and children don't look down on you, but fortunately Princess Shanggu is good at grinding mirrors, Otherwise, no one cares if you want to sell it."

You Ya gradually walked away, Chu Li stared at him blankly.Since he was sensible, he has been insulted by many middle and high-grade families. Chu Li, like thousands of other ordinary people, has long been accustomed to it.But this time, she heard a word she had never heard before——

mirror.

After failing to find Princess Shanggu to say hello to her, Chu Li went back to the National Teacher's Mansion in a daze.But the irony is that, as the nominal host of the Flowing Water Banquet, she left without a sound and no one knew.In fact, I'm afraid no one cares at all.After all—the people who came here were all officials from the aristocratic family, and all of them had their eyes above their heads.Ken came mostly because of Princess Shanggu's face, not to mention that Chu Li had offended them.

Chu Li didn't realize it.She just faintly felt that something was wrong, and even Princess Shanggu's kindness to her changed because of You Ya's words.It seemed that in an instant, the whole country went wrong.But she just couldn't figure it out, and couldn't find the key.

"Sister Chu, what's the matter with you?" Zhu'er was practicing calligraphy, when she saw Chu Li entering the courtyard in a daze, she rushed over to gently hold her hand.

Chu Li stared at the child in front of him, dazed for a while, "Zhu'er, I..." But he let out a long sigh.

"What's wrong?" Pearl was puzzled.

Chu Li shook his head, took her hand back to the room, and asked softly, "Have you finished your homework today?"

Zhu'er nodded, "I wrote one more word."

"Okay." Chu Li patted her head appreciatively, "Don't rush for success, take your time."

"Zhu'er likes to read and practice calligraphy." The little girl looked up at Chu Li, "Sister Chu, how are you?"

Chu Li moved his lips, but said, "No, you should go to study first. I have something to do."

After closing the door for Zhu'er, Chu left Kou Qianzhi's study.Kou Qianzhi suddenly disappeared without taking anything with him.Everything in the National Teacher's Mansion is the same as before, and Chu Li never touches it, just waiting for the old man to come back.It was the first time I came to the study room this evening, and saw that it was neatly arranged, full of Taoist secrets.She slid her fingers across the rows of ancient scroll remnants and bamboo slips, and finally stopped on the room | technique.

These three words are Chu Li's only knowledge about the relationship between men and women.She reads a wide range of books, but finds some books so boring that she occasionally throws them aside after just a glance.This time, according to the shallow impression in my mind, I touched here.

Speaking of which, Kou Qianzhi has a lot of books.You must know that even nobles from aristocratic families may not have so many collections of books.Not to mention ordinary people, there are many illiterate people.It's just that Kou Qianzhi's collection of books can be classified into one category, medicine and alchemy books.Unlike Chu Li's Linshan friends, who have a huge collection of books, covering all kinds of subjects.Her master Cheng Gongxing basically had no books, and most of what Chu Li read was borrowed from Linshan by her and her senior sister.

Her father, Chu Qian, once said that in the Great Wei, the higher the status, the more books they collected.In fact, in the Wei Dynasty and even the Southern Song Dynasty, the collection of books was an extremely valuable resource and was monopolized by the nobles.Common people below probably don't even know what a book looks like.The era of extreme scarcity of resources has been the case in all dynasties.For example, Chu Li never had a decent book in his own home.The only ten or so scrolls of bamboo slips were all copied and engraved stroke by stroke by the studious Chu Qian when he was a disciple of the aristocratic family.But those transcribed books are also incomplete and rough in content.After all, Chu Qian also depends on people's faces when he reads. He can't remember with a photograph, he can only remember the general idea.But copying books is not an easy task, and Chu Qian can only do it secretly. It’s okay to meet a kind family, but if you meet an evil one, it’s not a big deal to be scolded if you are found, and it’s really terrible to turn it over to see the official thing.

Although Chu Li was lucky enough to borrow books from the princess mansion and the royal family when he was debating the law in Qingliang Peak, it was the first time he saw such a rich collection of books.Therefore, when he first saw that there were so many books in Kou Qianzhi's study, he was shocked.

"This...is power." She murmured.When power brought her the impression of arrogance and being a commoner, in such a way visible to the naked eye, Chu Li was shocked.She can treat money like dung and despise the rich and powerful, but she also has good intentions.She also has desire—a desire that is never satisfied because she cannot have it.But at this moment, she saw with her own eyes what power could bring.Not to mention anything else, just these books are enough to make her feel mixed.Chu Li fondled the scrolls of ancient scrolls with his fingertips, but there seemed to be chaos in his heart.Her expression was hidden in the candlelight, flickering on and off.But he is extremely greedy and obsessed with this room full of books, and there seems to be something about to move in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, she removed the scroll and indulged in it.It wasn't until someone knocked lightly on the door, how many knocks, that Chu Li came back to his senses.

"Sister Chu, many officers and soldiers are coming outside!" It was Zhu'er who ran over in a hurry, still panting a bit when she spoke.

Chu Li hurried over to look, "What's going on?"

The chief guard who took the lead replied, "National Teacher, I am here to protect you and your family under the order of the princess."

"Safe?" Chu Li frowned, "What did the princess say?"

The head guard nodded.

Chu Li wanted them all to back down, but he swallowed the words again, not even Chu Li himself.