"So what is the difficulty in expansion?" Mu Qianyu asked.
"Your Majesty, the foundation of Donglin Academy is limited, and there are not many teachers who are good at teaching. Such a framework cannot lead many students, so I have no choice but to do so." Sikong Yu frowned and said the problem.
For any force to become strong, it cannot happen overnight, not to mention that the academy is all about inheritance, etiquette, and learning. These are all things that are increasingly profound, and if there are no good teachers, it is impossible to teach good students.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the academy's resources in this area are limited, so we can only do it step by step. If we rush for success, it will be counterproductive and put the cart before the horse." Lan Jin also said.
Mu Qianyu nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "I understand what your two dear friends mean, but what I actually mean is to expand horizontally. First, recruit a few academies and select upper-class Confucian students."
"Attack other academies?" Leng Haoran answered: "This is even more impossible. We, the Confucians, practice etiquette in the world, and it is not our style to start wars for no reason."
Mu Qianyu held his forehead and said, "I think some academies will take the initiative to apply."
Before anyone could refute, she raised her palm, a white light flashed in her palm, and what appeared was a jade scroll.
The three people's eyes widened immediately. This is the most precious treasure of Confucianism - the Spring and Autumn Annals.
How could they have forgotten that during yesterday's battle, Her Majesty the Queen took over the Spring and Autumn Annals by forceful means? With this treasure, it is equivalent to Confucian orthodoxy, so there is no need to worry about other academies not returning.
"Do you think it's fun?" Mu Qianyu asked with a smile.
The three of them nodded with stiff necks.
Mu Qianyu then threw the Spring and Autumn Annals to Sikong Yu and said, "I erased Yu Wenlin's soul imprint yesterday. Now the Spring and Autumn Annals are ownerless. Aiqing can just take them and make him recognize his owner."
Sikong Yu and the others were all shocked when they heard this. What a treasure this Spring and Autumn Book is. It can be said that it is this artifact that allows White Deer Academy to become one of the three major powers in the world.
Is this going to be given to them?
"Is there any problem?" Mu Qianyu couldn't help but ask when he saw that they were still silent.
"Your Majesty." Sikong Yu stood up, held the Spring and Autumn Annals in his hands and presented it, "Such a treasure is too precious, so you should keep it."
"Ai Qing, what are you talking about? I'm not a Confucian scholar and I don't rule the academy. What do you want with this thing?" Mu Qianyu waved his hand and said, "If you accept it, you are doing something for me. I can't worry about it."
"Your Majesty is so trusting, how could I be so virtuous?" Sikong Yu had always been calm, but now he didn't know what to say.
"This is even more outrageous. We made a bet to let you stay in Dazhou for one year, but after one year, you still don't trust me if you choose to stay here."
"Well, since you all trust me, then there is no reason why I shouldn't trust you. People's hearts change." Mu Qianyu said matter-of-factly.
So the other two people also stood up, and the three of them bowed to Mu Qianyu side by side: "I would like to thank His Majesty for your appreciation and trust. I will dedicate myself to the great Zhou Dynasty in the future until my death."
Mu Qianyu blinked when they lowered their heads, thinking that there was no need to be so serious, but he still said on his face: "You three, hurry up and get back together. I am lucky to have you. If you have nothing to do, just go."
The three of them bowed again before retreating. Standing outside the door was Nangong Zhi, who was dressed in white and covered with a veil.
"Master Imperial Master."
"Master Dean."
After several people saluted outside, Mu Qianyu quickly waved to Nangong Zhi, indicating her to come in.
This time she brought Nangong Zhi into the inner hall, with only Lan'er serving beside her. Nangong Zhi took off her veil without any hesitation and said: "Your Majesty is so generous. He gave away the artifact without even blinking.
"
The heaven and earth compass in her hand was also a gift from Mu Qianyu. The benefits of being an official in the Zhou Dynasty were unmatched by other forces.
"I grabbed it for them, and I don't need it." Mu Qianyu asked her to sit down on the small table, looked at her delicate porcelain face, and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, you are still so good-looking.
Change."
No matter how serious her words were, Nangong Zhi couldn't stand Mu Qianyu's teasing. She immediately laughed and said, "Then do you want me to have changed or not."
"Of course I want you to look better. Of course, I won't change my mind if you don't look good." Mu Qianyu replied fluently.
"If you were a man, I'm afraid I would take action." Nangong Zhi shook her head and laughed.
"Everyone else wants to marry me." Mu Qianyu said unconvinced.
Nangong Zhi did not argue with her, drank tea and asked: "Why did you come back alone?"
"He was slightly injured, maybe it will be a little later." Mu Qianyu flattened his mouth and immediately lost interest in teasing, lowering his head to drink tea.
Only then did Nangong Zhi realize that she probably shouldn't ask, so she said, "It will be fine. I've calculated that your marriage is very good."
"Do you Feng Shui masters know how to tell fortunes?" Mu Qianyu became excited again when she heard that she had a good marriage.
Nangong Zhi nodded seriously: "Know a thing or two."
"Then you can calculate for me whether I can live a long life?" Mu Qianyu became interested.
Nangong Zhi shook her head.
"cannot?"
"If you can't live a long life? That's it..." Mu Qianyu leaned on the chair and sighed: "What's the use of getting married if you can't live? It's just training men for others."
Nangong Zhi chuckled: "I am just a Feng Shui master, and the principles of destiny are not something that I can predict."
"It turns out it's half-assed." Mu Qianyu patted his chest and said, "Then I might still be able to survive."
"If you died, wouldn't the world be too peaceful and boring?"
"That's right, there is no reason for the demon king to die first." Mu Qianyu thought that Nangong Zhi was praising herself. When she said this, she suddenly thought of pulling the red thread, so she said:
"By the way, I plan to introduce you to a marriage."
"Cough...cough cough cough..." Nangong Zhi was drinking tea, and when she heard the words, she choked heavily, and her fair face immediately turned red.
"You're happy, right? But although we want to find him, we have to be more reserved when we meet. We can't be so obvious, you know?" Mu Qianyu had already begun to give instructions.
Nangong Zhi quickly stretched out her hand and pressed it. When she recovered, she said angrily: "You're talking nonsense again."
"Why am I talking nonsense? I decided to match the match because I thought it was very appropriate. I didn't do anything random." Mu Qianyu said firmly.
Nangong Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why did I, the emperor, start a business as a matchmaker? I won't see it, so don't think about it."
"Is there any minister who speaks to His Majesty like you?"
"Is there an emperor who is as careless as you?"
Mu Qianyu touched her nose guiltily and thought for a long time without saying anything. She seemed to be the one who liked to be the hands-off shopkeeper the most among all the emperors.