Chapter 849: Heaven-Bestowed (10800 Supplement)

Jiangzhou Fucheng.

A restaurant.

Several diners were gathered together; one picked up a chopstick of meat and sighed: "To have a banquet nowadays, one actually has to pay an extra Salt Ticket; it truly is a strange tale under heaven..."

"It is precisely because of this that King Liang can investigate Hidden Households so easily... It is said that this was an idea thought up by the Imperial Academy Students."

Another person also sighed: "The Imperial Academy Students who come out of the Taixue were all commoners or even beggars before, yet after a year they become capable officials; it is truly strange..."

They could not know how much thought Aaron had put into running the Taixue well.

In order to achieve quick results, he even buried an 'Array' of the 'Tower' beneath the Taixue; although it was very slight and far from reaching the level of opening the wisdom of Animals, it was still no problem to increase concentration and efficiency during study.

At critical moments, it would also be more convenient to run.

Although he was young, he already had the bearing of a dragon walking and a tiger stepping, which made Xiao Zi's expression shift.

The young scholar immediately stepped forward, took the carrier pigeon, and closed the door.

"No... we are loyal to the Great Liang..."

"Report!"

"They actually won?"

Xiao Liang said with a stern expression.

"The Jiangzhou Prefecture is considered peaceful now; I hope there will be no military chaos..." The common people of ancient times did not care who was ruling above, only hoping to live a peaceful life; at this moment, they were all worried: "The battle between King Liang and King Wu, I wonder how it went?"

This was all for him!

Therefore, in his heart, Xiao Liang was truly very grateful to this aunt.

After closing the window, his face sank like water: "Damn it!"

"Aunt's great kindness, your nephew will never dare to forget."

"Victory report! Victory report!"

"Our side won?"

The middle-aged man opened the wax seal, took out a small slip of paper, and looking at the fly-head-sized characters on it, his entire brow suddenly smoothed out: "The Royal Army has arrived! The Royal Army has arrived!"

"Haha, I am happy today, come, drink!"

The young scholar's face turned pale, and he stammered, wanting to argue, but the Team Leader opposite him did not talk nonsense with him at all and slashed over with a blade.

"Good."

A moment later, Xiao Liang stopped his steps: "Aunt... I cannot leave!"

"Excellent, fifty thousand Heavenly Soldiers of Great Song, the vanguard has already reached Jinshi!" The middle-aged landlord stroked his beard and laughed: "The destruction of the pseudo-Liang and the evil Taoist is today, haha... We must spread this news and make people panic; in the future, the Imperial Court will surely reward us!"

Regarding the King Liang regime, this pair of father and son had not a shred of good feeling.

King Liang, Xiao Liang, was reading a book when he saw a girl dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing a phoenix hairpin walk over; he was startled at first, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Liang clenched his small fist, took the memorial, looked at it, and his expression suddenly changed; he handed the memorial to Wang Gu beside him.

Xiao Zi looked at the front and found it was a normal military report, but the content at the back was somewhat shocking: "Great Song has sent two hundred and fifty thousand troops, claiming fifty thousand externally, and the vanguard has already reached Jinshi? And our side suffered heavy losses in the great battle, with fewer than ten thousand troops... What should be done? Liang'er..."

If one does not use scholars, should one use Taoists and monks?

The School of Names is actually not afraid of suppression by emperors.

When the young scholar said this, his voice was trembling.

But now, the young scholar had a strong feeling that a true competitor to the School of Names had appeared!

Just at this moment, a rider galloped past outside, shouting loudly: "The Chancellor has won a great victory and beheaded King Wu in the Array!"

He made up his mind and said quickly: "The Chancellor is still on the front line, and the main army is still there... If I, this King Liang, run away, how will the people of the world view me?"

He carefully checked the small wooden tube tied to the carrier pigeon's leg, then untied it and handed it to his father: "The wax seal on it is fine."

"What is going on?"

Because no matter what, they must be used to govern the world in the end, so scholars were not afraid at all.

On another tall building, a wealthy-looking middle-aged man heard the Knight shouting, and his expression changed slightly.

Xiao Zi glanced at the book in his hand: "《Xun Yi》? The Chancellor has always disliked the books of the School of Names..."

Xiao Zi originally wanted to say that they could first withdraw from Jiangzhou Prefecture and go to the southern palace to recuperate.

Furthermore, Xiao Liang also knew that when he came of age and could rule personally, his aunt intended to enter the Supreme Tao and become a Female Daoist.

"Aunt, can't you just not tell the Chancellor?"

Just at this moment, the door was knocked, and a trusted family member walked in with a carrier pigeon: "Head of the Family, a carrier pigeon from the north."

Those Imperial Academy Students were crude and vulgar, and did not understand the subtle words and great meanings of the Sages, yet they relied on small profits to govern a prefecture, and they could actually govern it well!

The other side clearly had their own set of things and governing philosophy, completely different from the School of Names, and had the ability to push it forward—this was what all Confucian scholars feared most!

But at this time, Xiao Liang's small face was tightly furrowed, and he paced in thought.

"It has reached this point, where minor officials usurp high positions; that Cao Man is merely a Child Scholar, yet he has become a Prefectural Assistant; it is simply a laughingstock of the world!"

The two were not only aunt and nephew, but she had also taken care of him a lot while they were fleeing... Even after he became King Liang, the palace was maintained by Xiao Zi.

Pfft!

Fresh blood splattered!

Xiao Zi looked at this nephew in surprise, somewhat stunned: "To be able to see this point, nephew, you have grown up a lot... Aunt can rest easy."

The middle-aged landlord was shocked; when he came outside, he saw a team of black-armored soldiers breaking into his gate: "King Liang's order, the Miao family colluded with the pseudo-Song, they shall be exterminated, kill!"

"Father, have the Heavenly Soldiers of Great Song arrived?" The young scholar was also overjoyed; my School of Names has hope!

Xiao Liang went over and tugged on Xiao Zi's sleeve: "Besides... among the books of the world, how many are truly unrelated to the School of Names?"

King Liang was very harsh toward the landlords; not only did he find fault at every turn and punish minor crimes severely, but he also made them pay grain together with those mud-legged peasants!

Is there any heavenly principle left? Is there any imperial law left?

Liang King Palace.

"Won?"

Beside him was a young scholar, who looked like the middle-aged man's son, and he also sighed: "The affairs of the state are fraught with difficulty..."

He was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, so naturally, he would not have any good feelings toward the Liang King and Xulingzi.

At this moment, he was even more alarmed as he said: "Father... it is known to the entire manor that the Liang King and the Prime Minister do not care for poetry and books... but during my inspections of various places these past few days, I have only felt alarmed! Those Imperial Academy Students, though boorish, are actually capable of governing the regions!"

"I have received great kindness from the Prime Minister; at this time, I share in his glory and his ruin, and I must firmly support the Prime Minister! Issue the order... anyone who dares to discuss surrender shall be beheaded!"

"Good!"

"Aunt... why have you come?"

Just at this moment, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

No matter which emperor ascends the throne, in the end, if they want to govern the world, they must use them.

At this time, a eunuch trotted over and handed up a memorial: "Reporting to the Great King, the Prime Minister has heavily defeated the Wu Army and beheaded the King of Wu in the Array!"

"I didn't expect that, with twenty thousand against fifty thousand, the Liang King could still win."

Xiao Zi was stunned for a moment, looking at this nephew, as if she were seeing her brother from the past.

No, the nephew is young yet already shows extraordinary talent; his wisdom and decisiveness already far exceed his father's. Could it really be heaven-sent?

(End of chapter)