Chapter 136: Gu Lie was left speechless, damn, these... Brother Yuan back then didn't have

Inside the great hall, not a sparrow made a sound.

Everyone stared at Gu Lie, completely dazed.

Gu Qingwan knew her brother well; getting him to read a book was truly harder than climbing to heaven.

And now…

He actually memorized it all!!

As expected!!

As expected, this younger brother of mine is smart!!

In just one day, he had it memorized inside and out, but… does Gu Lie know what it means?

Gu Qingwan blinked, then hurriedly looked at Gu Lie and said:

"Then… then you… do you know what this passage means?"

Gu Lie startled, then raised his eyebrows and said;

"Hey~ sis, who are you looking down on! Listen up!!"

Gu Qingwan truly never expected her younger brother to understand the meaning??

A look of extreme joy appeared on her face, and she said:

"Good, good, good, I'm listening, hurry up and speak."

After that, Gu Lie began shaking his head and swaying again.

……

Lu Yuan returned to his warm home and saw several lunch boxes laid out on the main hall.

Hmm… it looks like the food his wife brought back from his uncle's place at noon?

And when Su Liyan heard the movement in the kitchen, she immediately ran over, smiling sweetly at Lu Yuan and said:

"Brother~ did you go fishing today?"

Hmm……

Today Lu Yuan didn't catch any fish, and in his hurry to return he didn't go to the market to buy any.

After blinking, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"Hmm… no, brother went to listen to storytelling under the sky bridge~"

Su Liyan, while unzipping her man's leather jacket, sweetly said:

"Brother, is it cold listening to storytelling under the bridge? I'll sew you a hot water bottle bag tonight, so when you take the hot water bottle out to listen to storytelling, you won't be cold."

Seeing his wife's gentle and lovable appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help but tease and laugh, saying:

"What, aren't you in a hurry to have a son?"

Su Liyan slightly raised her head, shyly looking at her man and cooing:

"Eager for~"

"But~ the son is important, brother is important, brother is most important~"

Lu Yuan heard his wife's alluring little movement and burst out laughing, saying:

"It's fine~ brother isn't cold; in a month spring will arrive and it'll warm up."

"Besides, brother isn't a big fool; he wouldn't fail to run home when it's cold outside."

Hearing her man's words, Su Liyan also pursed her lips and lightly laughed, saying:

"Brother~ come eat~"

…………

At the same time, the imperial palace, Hall of Double Splendor.

As Gu Lie finished shaking his head and swaying, the hall once again fell into silence.

Everyone stared at Gu Lie, bewildered.

If one could say just now that Gu Lie relied on rote memorization, that would still be understandable.

After all, Prince Lie is no fool; he's quite smart.

Before that, he just wasn't studying seriously.

Now that he's willing to study earnestly, memorizing an article in a day is nothing.

But can he also explain his understanding?

But before anyone could say anything, Gu Lie suddenly spoke again:

"But I think this text is wrong, or rather, it's lacking!"

Huh??

As soon as Gu Lie finished speaking, the hall erupted again?

No……

Wrong?!

What's wrong?!

This is a book written by ancient sages; how could it be wrong?!

Immediately, the scholars got anxious.

But Gu Qingwan didn't care about what her brother said; what she cared about was……

Her younger brother……

And… he even had insights?!

And it was thought‑provoking?!

This…… this is truly rare!!

This is much harder than reciting any lesson text!!

This is exactly what Gu Qingwan wants!

After all, what's the use of rote memorization?

Knowing only the surface, yet not understanding the principle.

What's the use of this?

Before, Gu Qingwan had been forced by her own younger brother to have no way out.

Her younger brother is truly terribly obstinate.

He simply doesn't read books at all.

Even putting it bluntly, even if her younger brother were to go look at an erotic picture, Gu Qingwan would still be happy.

This morning, pointing out this article to her younger brother, Gu Qingwan's request is really not much.

This has just begun; as long as she can recite it, whether it's rote memorization or not, as long as she can recite it, that's enough!

Then she would be happy!

As a result, now, this surprise is truly too great, too great!

Not only does her younger brother know the meaning of this, but he also provokes deep thought!

And she feels the article has shortcomings?

Has she formed her own viewpoint?

Then this proves her younger brother really studied the book attentively!

Immediately, Gu Qingwan sat upright on the dragon throne, with a serious expression, listening respectfully:

"Come, tell me, what is wrong, and what is lacking?"

Gu Qingwan decided that, from now on, no matter what her younger brother says, um…

As long as he doesn't say nonsense like asking her to find a male concubine, she won't blame her younger brother for anything.

And Gu Lie began shaking his head and swaying, starting to parrot the words Lu Yuan said today.

Another silence fell.

This silence lasted a bit longer than before.

What just happened, compared to what Gu Lie is saying now, is nothing!

Solving the people's food and clothing can only resolve internal worries, but cannot resolve external threats?

If external threats aren't resolved, what's there to talk about peace under heaven?

Peace under heaven is merely empty talk, merely wishful thinking, impossible to achieve.

Since peace under heaven cannot be achieved, but the peace of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be realized!

Everyone was dumbfounded by Gu Lie's words.

No one expected Gu Lie to actually be able to say such words.

The key, this is not nonsense!!

This point is not nonsense at all!

Upon careful thought, indeed this is exactly the case!!

That row of scholars had originally prepared to refute Gu Lie.

After all, Gu Lie's words are disrespectful to the sages.

But unexpectedly, the words Gu Lie spoke……

Everyone was completely unable to refute.

You look at me, I look at you, everyone became dazed.

Gu Qingwan on the dragon throne was also completely dazed.

This…… this is truly ivory coming from her younger brother's dog mouth??

To be honest, Gu Qingwan doesn't care at all about such talk of disrespecting the sages.

Gu Qingwan also feels that those old, outdated things are somewhat obsolete.

But inside, there are also things that provoke reflection.

And there are also good things.

This era is progressing; naturally we should take its essence and discard its dross.

And Gu Qingwan initially really didn't expect her younger brother to be able to say anything proper.

After all, her younger brother is studying properly for the first time.

What decent words could he say?

Even if he said something, it would be nothing but childish talk, not fit for the refined hall.

This is just like what……

Um……

It's just like the less someone understands, the more they like to show off.

The more a bottle is half-full and shaking, the more they can spout nonsense.

However, this doesn't matter.

Gu Qingwan thought that no matter what her younger brother says, she would be willing to listen.

But now……

Gu Qingwan was completely stunned.

This……

However, how could the ice-snow-clever Gu Qingwan fail to guess the problem in this?

If one were to say that the first two people could still claim that my younger brother suddenly had an epiphany.

But this last one is definitely off!

This last younger brother of mine, even if he flipped open his heavenly spirit cover, couldn't possibly turn out like this!

My younger brother must have gone to see someone today and said something.

Just like yesterday!

In a moment, Gu Qingwan suddenly became extremely alert.

Who is this person!!

Why would he appear beside my younger brother!!

Why would he say such things to my younger brother!!

What exactly is his motive!!

Is he trying to do something through my younger brother!!

Or is he trying to get close to me through my younger brother!!

If he only wanted to offer good advice, why not come to me in person!!

There must be some conspiracy or trick!!

Is it those remnants of the princes I previously purged, his old troops!!

Or?

The previous struggle for the throne made Gu Qingwan naturally suspicious; besides this younger brother of hers, she no longer trusts anyone.

For any outsider, any outside matter.

Gu Qingwan has an instinctive suspicion and vigilance.

And this is also a quality an emperor should have.

Regarding today's report about my younger brother, the Azure‑Upholding Guard came many, many times.

However, today Gu Qingwan is very busy, so she really hasn't had time to look at it.

These Azure‑Upholding Guard basically come every hour to pass along Gu Lie's current situation.

Once an hour, it's terribly tedious.

Gu Qingwan had the Azure‑Upholding Guard compile everything Gu Lie did today, to be handed over to her at the end.

Right now, Gu Qingwan really wants to immediately see who Gu Lie is with today.

Of course, before that.

Gu Qingwan blinked, looked at her younger brother, and lightly raised her eyebrows, saying:

"How would the Great Zhou Dynasty need to be in order for the world to be at peace?"

No matter what this person's motive is.

No matter what this person wants to do.

Just saying what this person has shown so far, it's still normal.

What he says is also reasonable and well‑founded, making people reflect.

Even exaggerating a bit, his words are comparable to those of a sage.

So, Gu Qingwan really wants to hear it.

How can the Great Zhou Dynasty achieve peace under heaven?

But…… Gu Lie was stumped by the question.

Damn!!

Yuan ge didn't tell me at the time!!

It's over, I'm going to be exposed!

Instantly, Gu Lie wanted to slap himself twice.

I've overdone showing off!!

Carelessly, once I got pleased, I blurted out everything.

As for how the Great Zhou Dynasty can achieve peace, I still don't know the answer.

Then Yuan ge treats me like a fool and doesn't want to talk to me.

This now……

Instantly, Gu Lie, feeling extremely embarrassed, hemmed and hawed for a moment, then lifted his head and spoke very confidently:

"Such a big matter, how could I possibly figure it out right away? I'll need to go back and think for two days, then I'll tell you, sis."

After saying that, Gu Lie couldn't stay any longer, afraid that his older sister would ask something else he couldn't answer.

Immediately, immediately Gu Lie looked at his older sister and said:

"I've studied all day, I'm tired, I'm leaving, okay? I won't say more, don't look for me these few days, I need to rest."

Gu Qingwan looked at her younger brother's appearance, and her heart became very certain.

This younger brother of mine is just here parroting.

As a result……

Thinking of this, Gu Qingwan smiled helplessly in her heart.

As a result, the parroting wasn't learned properly; the most important part wasn't learned.

However, no matter what, as long as this younger brother of mine is willing to change, that's a good thing!

After all, he did indeed learn it.

He can memorize the text and also understand its meaning; for Gu Qingwan, this is already a great joy.

Moreover, even if those last words weren't what my younger brother thought, they were still spoken from Gu Lie's mouth just now, so he must have gained some insight.

Otherwise, he wouldn't come to show off his learning in front of me, all smug.

No matter what, it's a good thing worth being happy about.

But it's just this person behind my younger brother...

Gu Qingwan, having come to her senses, immediately looked at Gu Lie and smiled, saying:

"All right, you've been diligent today; tomorrow and the day after, sister won't look for you, but the day after that she will."

Gu Lie knew he couldn't escape.

Besides...

Gu Lie now really wants to learn something.

Otherwise... Lu Yuan brother always treats me as an ignorant fool and doesn't want to talk to me.

Lu Yuan brother doesn't want to talk to me...

Then how am I supposed to learn to speak for my sister to hear?

If I don't learn to speak for my sister to hear, then won't I suffer again in the future?

So, immediately, Gu Lie nodded without any unhappiness and said:

"All right, next time sister, find me something proper and deep, not those old, cliché things; learn something that'll let people laugh at me."

Watching her younger brother actually willing to study, Gu Qingwan almost laughed out loud.

And the teachers nearby were all stunned, mouths agape.

Before, when everyone tried to get Gu Lie to study, it was really harder than driving a donkey to turn a millstone; but now...

Gu Lie actually wants to study on his own??

And he wants something with depth??

This??

Everyone stared at each other, you looking at me, I looking at you, not knowing what illness Prince Lie has contracted today.

It's like he's become a different person.

Gu Qingwan was overjoyed inside, but kept a straight face as she lifted her head and said:

"All right, sister knows; go rest."

Immediately, Gu Lie tidied up the messy fishing gear he had just put on the ground, then hummed a song, turned, and prepared to leave.

When he saw the teachers nearby, Gu Lie raised his eyebrows and said with disdain:

"You guys are worthless."

Many teachers:????

What business is it of ours?!

Gu Qingwan felt amused inside, but pretended to be angry and said:

"Gu Lie, no rudeness allowed!"

And now the smug Gu Lie didn't even bother with his sister, shouldering his fishing rod and such, he left the grand hall, feeling pleased with himself.

After Gu Lie left, Gu Qingwan then looked at the teachers nearby and said:

"You all go back as well."

The teachers were taken aback, then quickly bowed and said:

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the teachers left, Gu Qingwan then looked toward the grand eunuch nearby and said:

"Summon the Heaven-Supporting Guard."

The grand eunuch nodded repeatedly, responded, and immediately went out.

However, just after stepping out the door and taking two steps, the grand eunuch came back and said:

"Your Highness, the Heaven-Supporting Guard is already waiting."

Then, a Heaven-Supporting Guard wearing blue ceremonial robes and a black official hat lowered his head and entered.

He held up a yellow rectangular box with both hands.

After the grand eunuch received it and handed it to Gu Qingwan, she immediately opened the yellow box.

She then immediately examined it.

However, after glancing at it twice, Gu Qingwan gritted her teeth, furrowed her brows, and angrily shouted:

"Who told you to record this?!"

(End of chapter)