The passenger ship sailed against the current, but followed the southeast wind. Early the next morning, Xie Jin's maid Qingzhu came to call the door and called Lanqiao to the flower hall to have breakfast.

After washing up, Lan Qiao hurried to the flower hall, fearing that Xie Jin would have to wait for a long time and not have time to see Bai Xueyin.

In the flower hall, Xie Jin and Li Qi were chatting happily, but no one else was seen.

A bowl of white rice porridge and four exquisite Han-style side dishes were placed on the table. Xie Jin greeted Lan Qiao and said, "We are all children of Jianghu. There is no need to be polite and use chopsticks."

While pushing the dishes on the table to the side of Lanqiao, he continued his conversation with Li Qi and said, "Actually, my biggest dream in this life is not the power of a supreme minister, but to make use of my short number."

Ten years of glorious life have contributed a small amount to the continuation of the splendid civilization of our Chinese nation."

Li Qi drank the porridge with a small spoon and said leisurely, "Master Xie has lofty aspirations, and I admire you. I dare to ask Master Xie, how do you want to realize this grand ambition of cultural heritage?"

"Good question." Xie Jin was obviously aroused to talk, but he was not in a hurry to talk.

He first took a mouthful of side dishes and then two mouthfuls of porridge, and then he spoke eloquently: "Our Chinese civilization has a long history. It was preceded by Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han, and followed by Wei, Jin, Tang and Song. The reason why we can understand what our predecessors thought and did is,

What do you rely on?”

Li Qi learned about the origins of his family and replied with a smile, "Of course it depends on it, knowing the past and present, and knowing the ups and downs."

"That's right." Xie Jin was very happy to meet his confidant and said, "So the big thing I want to accomplish most in my life is to compile books."

He put down his chopsticks and spoke eloquently: "It has been more than two thousand years since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. During these two thousand years, there have been hundreds of sages of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Han classics that established the foundation of our unified empire, and the craftsmanship and skills have been

Mengxi's pen talks, music and music theory include Chu Ci and Han music, history books include Zuo Zhuan Shiji in the front, and Zizhi Tongjian in the back. There is no need to go into details about other mountains and rivers, geography, Tang poetry and Song lyrics. These are the brightest stars in the sky of our Chinese culture.

Whatever is known to people of our generation can be passed down in writing."

Li Qi nodded in agreement and said happily, "Books and texts are passed down to the world."

Xie Jin sighed and said, "However, it is so easy for these books that record our splendid civilization to be handed down to this day. Most of them are transcripts passed down from generation to generation. Some are hidden in the imperial court and some are scattered among the people. It is not easy for people in the world. If you don't have money to buy books, you just have to

You can borrow books and copy them. In the past two thousand years, even if there were no tragedies like burning books and enforcing scholars, God knows how many books will disappear forever in the long river of history."

Li Qi put a piece of sour beans into the porridge bowl, then ate all the rice porridge in one gulp, put down the bowl and said, "Let's not talk about the distance, let's just say that after the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms continued to conquer each other.

During the Song Dynasty, there was the Liao Kingdom, and then the Jin Kingdom. The smoke of war was always hard to extinguish, and then the Mongols stepped into the Central Plains. There must be many people who destroyed the classics in the war."

"The late emperor had great talents and great plans. He established schools in prefectures and counties to enlighten the people's intelligence, and set up imperial examinations to select scholars for the country. But where could thousands of students in the world find so many books to read?" Xie Jin changed the subject at this point.

He also said impassionedly, "By the time the Ming Dynasty was founded, printing technology had matured. It was the best time to collect ancient and modern classics, revise them, print them and spread them throughout the world."

Li Qi looked moved and said, "Your Majesty, that's what you said."

Xie Jin's eyes shone brightly and he said, "Imagine, when these classics that have been floating in the long river of history for thousands of years are copied by the thousands through printing, and then spread to every corner of our land in China, not only the expense of the common people

It will be greatly reduced from now on, and more importantly, our culture will never be lost again. If this is done, it will be a blessing to future generations for thousands of years, and let our Chinese civilization last forever."

"What a great cause for a thousand years." Lan Qiao was listening to Xie Jin's grand speech. He slammed the table and said excitedly, "I didn't expect that while we are here fighting and killing, Master Xie's eyes have already seen the continuation of civilization a thousand years later.

I really admire you."

Xie Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Lan, there is no need to praise me. This trip to Hezhou is unpredictable, and I have to rely on a few knights to accompany me to tide over the difficulties."

"Of course." At this time, Bai Xueyin pulled Hua Yuxi into the flower hall, sat next to Lan Qiao and said with a smile, "For the sake of future generations, we have to ensure that your Lord Jie has a safe journey."

Hua Yuxi seemed to be in good spirits, much better than the miserable condition after last night's torture. Her right wrist was chained to Bai Xueyin's left wrist with a short shackle. It seemed that they spent last night huddled together on the same bed.

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Bai Xueyin noticed Lan Qiao's gaze and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I didn't torture her again. The shackles were just to prevent her from escaping. Not only that, I also bathed her, combed her hair, and re-bandaged the wounds on her feet."

, if you don’t believe me, you can ask her.”

Hua Yuxi shook her head and said, "Maybe your fairy junior sister took the wrong medicine. She took this opportunity to not kill me, but to serve me comfortably. She is really considerate."

Lan Qiao gave Bai Xueyin a grateful smile, and Bai Xueyin responded sweetly. The two of them had a tacit understanding that could not be expressed in words.

After breakfast, Hua Yuxi leaned into Lan Qiao's ear and whispered, "Go back to your room, I have something to say to you."

Lan Qiao thought Hua Yuxi was finally moved, so he took her and Bai Xueyin back to the cabin and asked, "What do you want to say, Hua?"

Hua Yuxi weighed the shackles on Lian Bai Xueyin's hands and said solemnly, "I'm leaving."

"Go" Lanqiao Qidao, "Where are you going?"

"Wherever you come from, you go. You really want me to be your prisoner for the rest of your life." Hua Yuxi saw Lan Qiao's puzzled expression and smiled and said, "Before I launched a surprise attack on Master Jie,

He once told his accompanying men that if I didn’t come back before noon the next day, he would send a message to Chushui City by flying pigeons and ask the border town arrows in Chushui City to execute Miss Feng."

Lan Qiao's heart was shocked, but on the surface he asked calmly, "If this is true, how do I know if you are lying to me?"

Hua Yuxi smiled and said, "It's empty talk. It's up to you to believe it or not. It's just that"

Lan Qiao said anxiously, "It's just nothing."

"If you choose not to believe, you will have to bear the consequences of not believing." Hua Yuxi stared into Lan Qiao's eyes and said, "Since you said you still love Miss Feng, do you dare to gamble with me with her life?

If you lose the bet, Miss Feng will die. If you win the bet, you can keep me as a prisoner. After all, I am also a beauty on the Allure List, so you are not too much at a loss."

Lan Qiao stood speechless for a long time, looking at Bai Xueyin, but Bai Xueyin only shook his head and said nothing.

He knew that Bai Xueyin couldn't make a decision for him on this matter. After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, I'll let you go. But I also want you to know that I didn't believe you or be deceived by you."

, it’s just that Ling’er is too important in my heart, and I don’t dare to risk this little chance of an accident.”

Hua Yuxi had an expression like "I knew you would say that" and waved her hand proudly towards Bai Xueyin. Bai Xueyin took out the key and opened the shackles for her. Hua Yuxi spread her hands towards Bai Xueyin and said, "Where are my things?"

"

Bai Xueyin had no choice but to return the original items found from her body to her.

Hua Yuxi packed up her things and sighed softly, "That's all, Mr. Lan, and Sister Fairy, we will meet again later." After saying that, she opened the porthole, jumped, and disappeared into the rolling river.

Bai Xueyin looked at the water splashing when Hua Yuxi entered the water and said, "What she said is true or false."

"Mostly fake."

"But you still let her go," Bai Xueyin said in confusion.

"I have no choice." Lan Qiao said solemnly, "Unless I am absolutely sure, I dare not risk Ling'er's life."

Bai Xueyin said with envy, "You really love Sister Feng."

Lan Qiao said without hesitation, "I would do the same thing if it were you."

"Don't come here." Bai Xueyin smiled and punched Lan Qiao's chest with her fist, "What I said to Hua Yuxi yesterday was to help you, why did you take it seriously?"

Lan Qiao said seriously, "No matter what you said is true or false, what I said is always true."

Bai Xueyin put away her joking expression, remained silent for a long time, and then changed the subject and said, "Since Hua Yuxi is a liar anyway, why not use this method to escape from the beginning?"

"While we were interrogating her, she was also trying to figure out our bottom. Now that she has a pretty good idea of ​​our situation, she will naturally leave." Lan Qiao said calmly, "With her style, one action cannot be enough.

If you don’t give up, this road is the territory of the Hanshui Alliance, and we are afraid that we will face the threat of her assassination at all times."

"Then what should we do?" Bai Xueyin asked, "should we stay on the ship to protect Mr. Jie or go to Chushui City to rescue Sister Feng?"

"We will stay and protect Mr. Jie until Hezhou. In addition, I will remind the princess later not to act rashly."

"Brother means that she wants to return to Beijing to expose Liu Jing's affairs."

"The situation in the capital is turbulent. It's unclear how useful a letter like this can be." Lan Qiao said worriedly, "What I'm more worried about is that she might be raped by Erqi before she returns to the capital.

Someone from the Huihui or White Lotus Sect may have harmed me.”

"So we'd better act together." Bai Xueyin said, "What will we do if the poppy comes again?"
Chapter completed!