Chapter 1134 1134: Losing the vest (Part 2) [Please vote for me]
Shen Tang really didn't know much about Xia Houyu.
She didn't lie to Zhai Le either. Fate did play a large role in her motive of taking the two of them into her account. If there were really fatal problems between the two of them, this fate would not be necessary. She said very naturally: "Qu Qing Academy? Is there something wrong with the academy?"
Shen Tang, who was familiar with him, was not polite to Zhai Le at all.
If you have any questions, just ask, with a natural attitude, as if the two have never been separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, let alone more than ten years apart, just like before. Zhai Le looked at Shen Tang's eyes, and his expression was in a trance for a moment. The bald girl in front of her gradually matched the energetic young man in her memory... well, they didn't match at all, Zhai Le chuckled.
Laughing inexplicably.
Shen Tang cast a murderous look: "Are you laughing your ass off?"
Zhai Le raised his hand to cover the smile that could not be suppressed at the corner of his mouth, trying to redeem himself from the rudeness just now: "Ahem, I suddenly remembered a happy event, and I was thinking about what name to give my son..."
The hair on Shen Youli's head is not as much as his son's fetal hair.
When his son was just born, Zhai Le lamented that the boy had less hair and was not as black and thick as Da Ya and Er Ya. The midwife on the side carefully complimented him and said that this was a good sign that he was "extremely smart". Zhai Le naturally didn't believe this. Nonsense, the heir of Qu State will only be Erya. This son is more mediocre and can just live as an idle and wealthy clan member under the protection of his elder sister.
If you are really "extremely smart", it will be painful.
However, this word is just right for Shen Youli.
Shen Tang knew as soon as he heard that he was perfunctory with her, so he did not hesitate to join in for reference. Just as he was about to change the topic, Zhai Xiaofang asked an awkward question: "Does Youli have any heirs?"
Shen Tang was even more unhappy: "What are you doing?"
"Of course it's a marriage. If your family has a daughter, I will marry the son. This child is just a few days old and can be molded into a look that my wife likes. It won't be a bad idea to take him back as a son-in-law. If your family He is a son. He is much older than Da Ya, but Er Ya is just right. The girl in red robe you saw on the mountain that day was the girl. This boy picked me and her mother to be the most outstanding ones. His appearance is outstanding, and his talent is outstanding. He will definitely not be called you. My son is at a disadvantage."
Shen Tang: "Oh, you are quite thoughtful."
Zhai Le's eyes lit up: "Okay?"
Shen Tang said: "Yes, yes, but before that, I have to trouble you to collect a group of outstanding talents from the Qu Kingdom and send them to me. The more, the better, the better, the better. I don't want any of them. Okay." Only seeds can grow good seedlings, right?”
Zhai Le: "..."
For a moment, I didn't know whether to say that Shen Youli was thick-skinned for actually asking for talents from him, or that he was surprised that his friend was still alone at such an age. This was not because he had not many heirs but because he had no seedlings. The courtiers of Kang State were still Can you sit still?
He pretended to be sorry: "Oh, what a pity."
Although Zhai Le's suggestion was just a whim, if Shen Tang really had a daughter, he would really push for it - letting his son go to Kang State to get married, which would not only deprive the child of inheritance rights, eliminate the potential for civil strife, but also reach an agreement with Kang State. alliance.
Make friends from far away and attack close by, saving worry and trouble.
"...Let's talk about Quqing Academy." Didn't Zhai Le really yearn for free love back then? Why haven't we seen each other for more than ten years? After he became a father, he would be so excited to arrange an arranged marriage for his child that he would be so crazy that he would not care about his son. How many days have he been born? This kid has also learned to deflect conflicts. He also wants to raise a son for himself, and his daydreams are quite beautiful.
Zhai Le was not in a hurry.
He extended his hand to Shen Tang: "Is there still wine? After all these years, I still think wine made from young pears has the best taste!"
He has been thinking about her for many years.
Shen Tang was speechless: "If a king wants to drink, why can't he?"
The wine business is Shen Tang's weapon to pay off Xun Zhen's debts. It is not only sold within the territory of Kang State, but also taken away by merchants at high prices and sold to other countries. As far as Shen Tang knows, these wines have no problem with selling. She doesn't believe it. Merchants sold it to Qu State.
Zhai Le said: "It's mixed with water."
To say it is mixed with water is a more polite way of saying it. To be precise, the water is mixed with wine. The more times it changes hands, the higher the water content and the lower the alcohol content. The purer the taste, the higher the price. Even if Zhai Le is the owner of the country You can't ignore people's livelihood and be extravagant and wasteful, right? Shen Tang spread his hands: "There is no container for wine here."
Zhai Le said: "It's simple."
The weapons that were used for fighting just now were used to split rocks.
In just a few clicks, two stone bowl prototypes were made.
Just right, one for each person.
Shen Tang: "..."
Watching Zhai Le drink from the cow, Shen Tang was even more speechless: "Your ministers abused you? Why do you act like you haven't drank for eight hundred years?"
Zhai Le smiled bitterly and said: "The king's preference cannot be too obvious. Once it is implemented, domestic merchants will use precious grains to make wine. Wouldn't it harm people's livelihood? No matter how much you like it, you can only restrain it."
Shen Youli's drinks are free and the purest.
Wouldn't it be a pity not to seize the opportunity to drink to the fullest?
Shen Tang muttered and filled the stone bowl for him.
"It's pitiful to say..." As she said this, Shen Tang thought of herself, who was simply walking a thousand steps and laughing at a hundred steps, and couldn't help but feel that things hurt others, "It's really not easy to be a good person, and it's so poor."
The only savings came from rewards from another king.
Does anyone believe this when I say it?
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, and Shen Tang became bored.
Zhai Le was startled by her heroic actions. Seeing that Shen Tang did not go crazy with alcohol like before, and his expression was clear and clear as before, he suddenly said with emotion: "...Time is really ruthless, even you can drink."
Shen Tang: "..."
The two of them, who had been separated for many years, were sitting on the ground on a hillside outside the city. You and I drank each other a glass of wine. Shen Tang was still thinking about "Quqing Academy" in his mind and thought that Zhai Le was just making a joke to change the subject. Zhai didn't want to talk to him. Le took the initiative to say it.
"...Xiahou Zikuan and Gu Yourong, there is nothing wrong with them themselves, and there is nothing wrong with the Quqing Academy behind them at first glance, hahaha, but did you know? The Southeastern countries have jointly opened the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas, and the quotas have been different each time. When the year is good, there can be close to 500, and when the year is bad, there are only more than 400. However, Quqing Academy alone has 500."
"Fifty?"
As the leader of the country, Shen Tang certainly knows how much national destiny is needed for each quota. In this world full of hunger and war, how rare national destiny is. Coupled with the clan's selfish desires and profit transactions, even more national destiny is secretly embezzled. Hundreds of countries in the mainland The national fortunes of the country are in deficit every year. Every time the national fortunes of the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas are opened, they are frugal and save little by little.
Quqing Academy, fifty monopoly?
Zhai Le nodded and said: "Yes, fifty."
For a moment, she thought about many things: "Which country's clan controls Quqing Academy? A powerful country in the southeast?"
If a country is strong and has a lot of national fortunes, and people are willing to give quotas to the highest officials in the country to encourage, win over, and absorb civilian talents, the logic makes sense. It is equivalent to using quotas to directly buy people's hearts. Even if there are many hidden dangers, the results are quick.
Zhai Le shook his head: "No, its founder Qu Qing, a layman, was not even a child of a wealthy family, but came from a humble family. A trip to the holy land of mountains and seas made him one of the top scribes, and he was a perfect scribe. He He chose a hilltop to build Quqing Academy, made a literary commitment to the way of heaven, devoted his whole life to practicing "education without distinction", and made all his life's treasures public for people to read. This move attracted countless people from poor families to come here. Come. Not only that, he also persuaded many aristocratic families to lend out their unique copies..."
Shen Tang said: "He is admirable."
"It is indeed admirable, but it is a pity that he misjudged the human nature of people. It has been more than a hundred years since the establishment of Quqing Academy, and many of its students have obtained high-ranking officials and generous salaries in various countries. There are many small countries in the southeastern continent, and they still have each other. To be able to form an alliance, these students put in a lot of effort, and Quqing Academy worked hard to pull the strings, giving Southeast Asia a longer-lasting stability than elsewhere. Quqing Academy became famous in one battle and became famous among the people. It was extremely high, and scholars were all proud to be admitted to Quqing. Even later, there was an unwritten rule that people who had nothing to do with this academy had to pay several times or more than ten times more than ordinary people if they wanted to climb to a high position. Try hard, but you still can't have a life-or-death feud with them..."
At first, the kings of various countries also wanted their heirs to attract more talents, so they sent their heirs here to study and make friends with heroes.
There are so many children in these clans, and the royal families and ministers in the court of various countries also have selfish motives, and want to put the secret operations in the open - I don’t know who is the wisest to mention it first, but actually thinks that Quqing Academy has great achievements, and all the students in the academy They are the best among people. If these students go back to other countries to take the assessment, they will come out on top. It will be easy to win the place in the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas...
In this case, just skip the test.
In the past, I was extra gracious and gave a few places to the academy, but at that time, I was trying to win over the students of the academy. Now, this is a secret operation to reserve the places for my own people. Externally, it is said that it is the students who strive to win in Quqing Academy, which is full of talents. The quota, the quota is fair and aboveboard, and by the way, it also adds a layer of gold to one's own people.
If you do this, the effect will be significant.
The outside world was really deceived by the false glory, thinking that the heir was some kind of extraordinary genius who had received full bonuses from the predetermined quota.
Others followed suit and it became the norm.
The second dean of the academy also accepted everyone who came and cooperated fully! It's just that what's fake is fake. This operation has been used several times, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the trick. No one expected that the seemingly puppet dean would take the opportunity to turn against the guest. Let Quqing Academy take the initiative.
He holds too many things in his hands that cannot be seen.
Coupled with the further expansion of the academy's network of contacts, the royal courts of these countries have to take care of their own ministers even if they want to fall out. The consequence of this is that the allocation of quotas has changed from the internal decision of each country to the internal decision of the academy. Quqing Academy does not want to break up with each country, and the two sides are always at a disadvantage. It is a balanced state where both sides win in harmony and lose in division. Externally, there is harmony, but internally, there is endless intrigue.
Zhai Le let out a breath: "The famous families who served as officials in the past can be called clans. Quqing Academy uses knowledge to win over people's hearts. The students exclude others with their fellow students and join forces to suppress those who are not from the Quqing Academy." Scholars, even members of the country...are they not another kind of clan? Or should we say academic clan?"
Shen Tang frowned upon hearing this.
"This situation is not easy to handle..." It doesn't matter if you offend a family. How big can a family be and how many talents can it produce? But a college that has been operating for more than a hundred years is different. How can a family have students who are related to this college? Than?
Although the connections between the latter are not as close as the former, the network of contacts is also immeasurable. Just hearing about it is a headache.
She changed the subject: "But it's not impossible to handle."
Zhai Le took a sip of wine: "Listen?"
Shen Tang said: "Private academies naturally come and go as they please, and even the king cannot interfere. But this academy is affiliated with the royal court. Even the issue of quotas for the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas can be solved under a different name to avoid turmoil. .”
Zhai Le's smile became even brighter: "You and I have a good understanding."
That's what he planned at the time.
When planning to attack the country where Quqing Academy is located, he made up his mind: "...It's a pity that some people refuse to eat and drink as a penalty! I had a talk with the current president of the academy, and the old man said it well to his face. , he set a fire as soon as he turned around and went back, and perished in the flames together with Quqing Academy..."
Shen Tang: "...You must have something else you haven't said."
Zhai Le said sarcastically: "Ahem, just a few threats."
He didn't say anything too harsh, but he just talked it over with the dean and put the problem of Quqing Academy in the open. If the dean refuses to let the academy completely return to the state of Qu, then Quqing Academy can only become history. , disband on the spot! If you still don’t agree and continue to fight to the end, there’s no need for Zhai Le to be polite.
So what if Quqing Academy is great?
There are no soldiers and horses under the name of the academy, and Qu State does not rely on the ministers who come from this academy. Not only that, Qu State has annexed several countries in recent years, and already has the capital to compete with the alliances of various countries. If he really wants to kill him, Zhai Le will not Mind was under pressure to kill all the students from Quqing Academy. Zhai Le explained calmly: "...But these words are really just angry words, just to scare him."
Quqing Academy is also where my brother studied.
There is no need to kill them all if they commit the crime themselves.
"...Doing this is also good for Quqing Academy, and it is their only way to survive." Zhai Le paused, "If the Southeast Alliance hadn't deliberately delayed it, the war in Qu State would not have been so smooth. Quqing Academy occupied All countries can't bear the fifty quotas, but no one dares to take the risk..."
The demise of Xiahouyu's homeland was just the result of the game between the alliance forces and Qu State. Because they couldn't bear the appetite of Quqing Academy, they sacrificed that small country and gave Zhai Le a chance.
Shen Tang turned around and asked, "What do you think?"
Xia Houyu and Gu De didn't know when they appeared, let alone how much they heard. Zhai Le looked at them with an expression that he had expected. He took the time to look at the two of them: "For Shen Nujun's sake, I can let you go. But first, let me remind you, outside the territory of Qu State, never reveal your identity as a student of Quqing Academy to the outside world. What you are waiting for may not be kind treatment, but may also be a fatal disaster. If you want to rebuild Quqing Academy, you You should think twice..."
As he said that, he glanced at Shen Tang meaningfully.
The faces of both of them were extremely ugly, just like the dean's reaction when he heard Zhai Le expose the fig leaf. Zhai Le felt much better: "Youli, do you really want to accept these two?"
Do you really think that Quqing Academy is a paradise of peach blossoms?
Maybe when it was founded, but now?
Zhai Le smiled at Shen Tang like a teenager.
"Youli, be careful of making the same mistake again..."
