Turning misfortunes into good fortune starts with seizing the direct descendants in Kowloon

Chapter 64: Dusk goes and morning comes, snow and cold night

Soon, more than a month passed, and Lu Mingyuan had been in this world for more than half a year.

After Grain Rain, Qingming Festival, and early summer will soon come.

On weekdays, in addition to practicing martial arts seriously and following Zhao Xuanwu's guidance, Lu Mingyuan would occasionally learn the piano and write from Qi Muxue to cultivate his sentiments. From time to time, he would go to Princess Zhao's place to have a few good meals and chat. .

As long as Qi Muxue plays the piano in the palace, there will be a large number of concubines and maids around, listening attentively, and even many officials and scholars will come here in admiration.

A big event has happened recently, Qi Xingyan has been reused.

Although Qi Xingyan lived far away from the rivers and lakes and did not serve as an official in the court, he did not change his true nature of caring about the country and the people. During this period, he also went to court many times to discuss politics.

The three princes' fight against the rebellion went smoothly, but the logistics of the army were difficult to maintain. The court wanted to build a military office to sit in the local area and maintain logistics. However, Qi Xingyan believed that not only would such large-scale construction work waste the people and money, but the soldiers would also be arrogant and risk developing into a separatist military town. , it is recommended to stop work.

In terms of official administration, Qi Xingyan advocated reducing counties and favored aristocratic families, streamlining officials, reducing expenditures, and focusing on guarding the Great Wall and resisting monsters. He wrote many times to state the dangers of the central government directly delegating officials and conferring officials. He believed that it was not The policy of peaceful governance should not promote too many noble families in order to make up for short-term vacancies, but should use more disadvantaged families, so that officials can actually do practical things.

Although not all of Qi Xingyan's suggestions were adopted by the court, his enthusiasm and loyalty impressed Emperor Yong'an.

So he summoned Qi Xingyan to the court and worshiped him as an admonishing Taisi official to rectify the atmosphere of the officials.

As soon as the imperial edict came out, the rumors that Qi Daru was involved in the rebellion immediately disappeared and were completely destroyed.

This day.

Qi Muxue went to the palace private school to teach as usual. She happened to see Lu Mingyuan sunbathing under the Bihuwan pavilion. He hesitated for a moment, holding the book between his legs and hooking his two jade fingers, and placed it in front of him.

Then move forward.

Lu Mingyuan saw a woman in a red skirt approaching. He recognized her at a glance and greeted her with a smile:
  "Good afternoon, Miss Qi. Are you going to teach again?"

"Ah."

Qi Muxue nodded slightly, then took out a small object from her wide sleeves and handed it to Lu Mingyuan.

Lu Mingyuan took it and took a look and found that it was a delicate red clay seal.

There is a line of small words engraved on the seal.

"This is."

"A while ago, you gave me something, and this is a gift in return. My father can be reused so quickly, you must have helped a lot."

Qi Muxue said softly.

Lu Mingyuan said honestly: "Not really. I just told my grandpa that Mr. Qi is an upright man. He worries about the world's worries first and rejoices after the world's happiness. It would be a pity to stay idle at home all the time."

"Be anxious when the world is worried first, then be happy when the world is happy."

Hearing this, Qi Muxue thought for a while and commented: "This sentence is very good."

"All in all, I still want to thank His Highness."

"I still have something to do, so I won't stay any longer."

After Qi Muxue bowed to Lu Mingyuan, she said goodbye and left.

At this time, Lu Mingyuan picked up the small red clay seal and looked at the writing at the bottom.

"There are actually eight words on it."

The writing is very small, but very graceful, and contains Confucianism and Taoism. It is obviously just a line of words, but it exudes a faint sense of purity and coolness.

Lu Mingyuan read the words one by one from left to right: "When dusk goes and morning comes, it's snowy and cold at night."

"As expected of a cultured person, the gifts he gives are so cultured."

He couldn't help but sigh.

After all, he had passed the civil service examination and had not returned everything he had learned to the teacher, so he could still understand this sentence.

The general meaning is that after dusk and night pass, dawn will come in the morning, the heavy snow will stop, and the cold wind will stay in the night. Everything is hopeful.

Does the other party hope that he can remain optimistic, carry hope, and spend these thirty years safely?

A very good moral indeed.

Stared for a while.

Lu Mingyuan also discovered that the two characters at the beginning of these eight characters can be combined together.

"The combination is Mu Xue?!"

He couldn't help but be surprised.

These days, the two often compete in piano skills, write, and occasionally sit and talk, and their feelings are growing day by day. However, he believes that it is not yet the category of love between men and women, this should be between friends.

No one knows whether there has been any change since then.

Meditation fast.

"If we Confucian cultivators want to enter the realm of spiritual practice, we can only cultivate our moral character, accumulate literary spirit, and then make clear our minds and establish our destiny. Only then can we have the blessing of heaven and earth's literary destiny. Please remember this."

Qi Muxue taught patiently on the podium.

Questions quickly came from the audience.

"Sir, can you use poems to directly enter the book? I heard my father say that although those brothel poems are excellent, they are of no use."

Qi Muxue shook his head: "I have said that you must first accumulate literary spirit, otherwise such poems will not be blessed by literary spirit and will not be able to resonate with the world. In everything, you must focus on accumulation. It is impossible to achieve rapid success with just one poem."

"Sir, is it useful to read a lot of books? Why do those warriors always call those who read books nerds?" Qi Muxue glanced at the young man wearing a brocade robe and a white jade ring around his waist, and recognized him as the eldest son of the Duke's mansion. .

"If you read too many books, you can only stay within the three realms at most. You must also understand the principles in the books. Only in this way can you establish a destiny, cultivate Haoran Qi, and refine Qianjin Bone."

"The sage once said that reading thousands of books will lead to traveling thousands of miles. It is also important to put it into practice. If you only read dead books but do not understand the principles in the books, you will only be called a nerd."

"That's all for today."

After class, Qi Muxue walked out of the study and saw several princesses, Princess Pingyang and Princess Ningle, as well as Princess Jiarou.

"Muxue, what have you been doing these days? Why don't you have time to play with us?"

Princess Ning Le asked curiously.

Princess Pingyang smiled meaningfully: "She stays with Lu Mingyuan every day."

"Not every day."

Qi Muxue felt very uncomfortable when she heard this, but she could only refute slightly.

Princess Jiarou persuaded softly: "The Sixth Prince probably has a crush on you, so you can't go with him. I heard from my mother that he still runs to Princess Zhao's palace from time to time. I don't know what peace of mind you have." .”

Qi Muxue smiled faintly: "Princess, you are overthinking it. Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, and I are just friends. We are the acquaintances of gentlemen. As for Princess Zhao, I have no control over her affairs."

Princess Ning Le was very puzzled and asked: "Muxue, why are you friends with the sixth prince? This man is blind to sex, uneducated and has a very bad reputation in the court. He is definitely not a good person."

"As the saying goes, a gentleman's conduct does not matter his heart. What a person's character is, seeing is believing. Although the Sixth Prince does have a bad reputation, some of the things he did were not his fault."

Hearing these words, the two princesses looked at each other, not expecting Qi Muxue to speak for Lu Mingyuan.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him."

"Muxue, Rouge Shop has new products tonight, why don't we go and take a look?"

Qi Muxue looked very apologetic, "My father is not in good health and I have to go back to take care of him, so I won't go."

"If your Royal Highness has nothing else to do, I will take my leave now."

Princess Ning Le looked at her back and didn't react yet. She waited for a while before turning to look at the two people beside her:
  "What's wrong with Qi Muxue? Is she obsessed? There is no one in the entire court who can say a good word to this playboy."

"Forget it, leave her alone."

The Qi family's mansion.

There was an old man in a blue Confucian robe, with frost-like temples, sitting on the tea table, making tea while looking at the small Great Flame territory, his expression flashed with thoughts from time to time. Qi Xingyan compared it with a few months ago, and he looked much older. One point, but his complexion looks relatively good.

"Father, I'm back."

Qi Muxue walked into the house and saw her father sitting in the hall.

Qi Xingyan stopped thinking, smiled, and looked at his daughter, who made him extremely proud, "You're back? Why don't you go out for a stroll today?"

Qi Muxue sighed: "I'm not in the mood."

Qi Xingyan smiled and said, "You must have had a quarrel with the princesses."

Qi Muxue looked a little surprised and said doubtfully:
  "Father, how do you know?"

Qi Xingyan laughed heartily, brought a cup of tea to his daughter, and explained: "These days, you and Lu Mingyuan are so close, so you will naturally ignore them. It's easy to guess."

Hearing these words, Qi Muxue pursed her rosy lips, bit her lip and said, "Does father also think Lu Mingyuan is a playboy?"

Qi Xingyan shook his head: "A person's name, or the shadow of a tree, since it has a name, there must be a reason. But a person's good and evil should not be judged by his name, but also by what he has done."

"Whether he is or not, I respect your decision as a father. But what ability does this Lu Mingyuan have that makes you value him so much?"

Qi Muxue recalled: "He is a well-spoken man. He is not an ordinary dude. He can often utter witty sentences. He must be a man with a beautiful heart. It is just because of some bad habits that people look down upon him. To say he is evil, Definitely not. To say he is kind is not the same."

Hearing this, Qi Xingyan laughed.

"The school of thought on whether people are inherently good or inherently evil, even if a saint comes forward, is controversial, let alone you."

Qi Muxue thought for a moment and said: "What my father said is that a person is kind in nature, but if he is not guided correctly, he will become a bad person. At the same time, if a person is born evil, if he is educated, he can also become a good person?"

Qi Xingyan nodded slightly: "Yes, the disciples of the two schools have been arguing for thousands of years, but there is no result yet. What I want to tell you as a father is that you just follow your own heart."

"understood."

After some enlightenment from her father, Qi Muxue felt that her mood had improved a lot and she was no longer so uncomfortable.

She looked at the increasingly older face and said in a worried tone: "Now that the eldest prince is still in prison, does father still want to speak for Lu Changfeng? This person is definitely not a kind person."

Qi Xingyan chuckled and comforted: "Of course not, I'm not such a pedantic person."

"Since he chose his own path, I have never let him down. I have reminded him of everything that needs to be reminded. That will have nothing to do with him in the future."

"Then what are father's plans in the future? Will he still participate in the matter of seizing the legitimate son?" Qi Muxue asked.

Qi Xingyan sighed: "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The words of the sage are indeed true. The influence of Confucianism in the court is not what it was ten years ago. The sage's imperial skills are already quite sophisticated. With great power, how much can he listen to?" Advice. It’s okay if this muddy water doesn’t flow.”

"In my whole life, I left home to study before I was young. After half a lifetime of drifting around, I studied hard and passed the exam before I could teach, start a school, and dominate a country. Now I only hope that the world will be peaceful and that all poor people can be like dragons. Only when I can do this can I be considered worthy. Die without regrets.”

Qi Xingyan looked at Qi Muxue mid-sentence: "This is not only my wish, but also your grandfather's wish. Thousands of years ago, your grandfather became a saint and was known as the third saint in the world in Middle-earth. At that time, he was so glorious and famous among the students in the world. The worship has only reached our lineage, and the incense is already extremely meager."

"So your marriage needs to be considered carefully and not carelessly."

"This Lu Mingyuan, I will take the exam myself."

(End of this chapter)