Chapter 338 News From Chang'an

Ministry of Works.

The door of the Shangshu Yamen slammed shut.

The Minister of Works pulled Li Nuo into the inner room, pinched the short beard on his chin, and whispered: "Brother, are you serious?"

Although they had only known each other for a few days, he and Li Nuo had already called each other brothers when they met.

The main reason was that Li Nuo was simply his lucky star.

Whether he could enter the fifth realm of Mohism depended on Li Nuo.

Li Nuo nodded.

"Hiss..."

The short beard on the chin of the Minister of Works was pulled off by him.

The rumors outside were true!

The Sixth Princess wanted to fight for the throne!

Their support for the Fourth Prince was just a cover.

Although he owed Li Nuo a lot of favors, he could help him with other things without blinking an eye, but this matter had a different meaning.

The law did not stipulate that court officials could not vote for the Sixth Princess at that time.

But His Majesty selected four regent princes, which meant that he intended to let one of them succeed to the throne. Voting for the Sixth Princess was a bit of a disobedience to His Majesty.

Disobeying the emperor is a taboo for officials.

Only the imperial censors would do this.

But then again.

If the Sixth Princess can take the throne, it will be better for the people of Zhao State than if the four princes take the throne.

Only she truly cares about the people.

At this time, Li Nuo continued: "If the Sixth Princess succeeds in taking the throne, she will vigorously develop the Mohist School. At that time, the court will set up another department to recruit Mohist masters, and will allocate a part of the funds from the national treasury every year for Mohist research..."

The Minister of Industry suddenly raised his head and said in disbelief: "Really?"

Since the end of the Warring States Period, the Mohist School has declined.

None of the countries on the mainland is willing to vigorously support the Mohist School.

Although the Ministry of Industry is controlled by the Mohist School, they do the hardest and most tiring work, and they don't have much power. All their research can only be funded by themselves.

Let the national treasury allocate funds to the Mohist School, which is something they dare not even dream of.

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Brother Zhou has also seen that the Sixth Princess values ​​Mohism very much. The things made by Mohism are very useful. The Sixth Princess and I both believe that the importance of Mohism is far above other schools. The Six Arts can only be used to amuse oneself, but the Mohist art in a broad sense is the key to improving national strength and the ladder for the progress of human civilization..."

The eyes of the Minister of Industry flashed, and Li Nuo's words really touched his heart.

No one has ever made such a high evaluation of Mohism.

In the past few days, he has already seen that Li Nuo and the Sixth Princess not only understand Mohism, but also attach great importance to Mohism.

If the Sixth Princess takes the position, it will be a great benefit to the Ministry of Industry.

Thinking of what Li Nuo had just said, he looked at Li Nuo and asked, "What is Mohism in a broad sense?"

Li Nuo explained, "Mohism in a narrow sense refers to the art of mechanical creation. Mohism in a broad sense is to study the truth of heaven and earth, from microscopic particles to the macroscopic universe. In short, revealing and applying the laws of the world are all Mohist techniques..."

The Minister of Industry was confused.

As the peak of the fourth realm of Mohism, he could not understand these words.

However, although he did not understand what he said, he was very clear about one thing.

If the Sixth Princess came to power, it would not only be a blessing for the people, but also a blessing for Mohism.

Even if there was no favor, he was inclined to the Sixth Princess in his heart.

He pondered for a moment, looked at Li Nuo, and asked, "How many officials have we won over?"

...

After a long time, Li Nuo walked out of the Ministry of Industry.

From the beginning, he never thought of relying solely on favors to get votes from the Ministry of Industry.

The six ministers of Zhao were all selected by the national teacher, and none of them was an ordinary person.

If you want to get the support of the Ministry of Works, you can't just promise him personal benefits, but let them see fundamental changes.

Among the various schools of thought, Mohism is the most easily overlooked.

But in fact, they have unlimited potential, but they just don't know how to develop it.

When they turn from Mohism in a narrow sense to Mohism in a broad sense, the world will unveil its true veil.

These changes should actually start from Daxia first.

But unfortunately, he was constrained everywhere when doing things in Daxia.

On the contrary, in Zhao, after the Sixth Princess came to power, all their propositions could be implemented smoothly.

Because they have walked this way hand in hand.

The Sixth Princess is to him like Prince Chun to his father.

If she can sit in that position, then even if Prince Chun fails in the end, they still have a good way out.

Before leaving the Ministry of Works, the Minister of Works told him that he didn't have to worry about other officials in the Ministry of Works.

This is the benefit of winning over the chief officer first. The six ministers have absolute control over their respective yamen.

If the minister is dealt with first, Li Nuo and the Sixth Princess will not have to think about the officials below.

If the entire Ministry of Works is counted, they have nearly thirty votes.

In addition to getting votes, Li Nuo himself also gained unexpectedly from the hard work of the past few days.

He has one more power in his body.

Mohism requires active practice, and it is not easy to enter the country. A large number of Mohist mechanisms must be made by hand.

Although Li Nuo himself did not deliberately practice Mohism, he opened up the research on optics for Mohism, so it is not strange to enter the country.

The power in his body is so complicated that he doesn't know which one to practice.

And next, the types of power in his body may increase.

He also plans to move a few military books to deal with the Ministry of War, and some basic biological and agricultural knowledge, which can be sent to Sinong Temple as a favor. Time is tight and there are too many things to do. Fortunately, he is not alone now.

Those officials who have decided to support the Sixth Princess will naturally use their connections and power to win support for the Sixth Princess.

The more officials are won over, the easier things will become in the future.

Next, Li Nuo plans to let the Sixth Princess come forward in person.

He has paved the way for her, and it is time for her to stand up herself.

In the small courtyard, Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and said unconfidently: "I, can I do it, I don't know anything..."

Li Nuo looked at her and said: "Don't worry, I will teach you how to do it. I have always been in the front, this time it's your turn..."

There are less than three months before the election, and it's time to push the Sixth Princess to the front.

In this way, he also has time to continue to complete the tasks assigned by his mother-in-law.

Li Nuo glanced at the open space in the courtyard.

Song Yiren held the sword, feeling a little irritated.

She had worked hard enough, why hadn't she made a breakthrough yet...

If she couldn't make a breakthrough, how could she know whether the marriage predicted by the old man was true...

...

Time passed in a flash, and it was a month.

The imperial examination had been over for several days, and the list of new Jinshi was just posted on the palace wall.

In this imperial examination, the court admitted a total of 60 Jinshi.

Twenty-seven of them were from Wansong Academy, almost half.

What's even more incredible is that not only the top scholar in the imperial examination came from Wansong Academy, but five of the top scholars in the six subjects, except for the top scholar in the ritual subject, were students of Wansong Academy.

In the history of the imperial examination in Zhao State, no academy had ever done this.

The four academies had about the same number of admissions in each imperial examination. This time, the number of Jinshi in Wansong Academy was almost the sum of the other three academies.

The top scholar in the six subjects of Daxia had been teaching the students of Wansong Academy, and people had heard about it a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, he not only passed the imperial examination himself, but also taught others to pass the imperial examination.

In the imperial examination, the other three princes were once again ruthlessly crushed by the fourth prince.

In fact, after a month, even if the three of them joined forces, they could not be compared with the fourth prince in terms of political achievements.

In the past month, the Sixth Princess has done a lot for the Fourth Prince.

The Princess's Mansion and the Ministry of Works have created a batch of telescopes that can see things that are far away and invisible to the human eye.

She presented this batch of telescopes to the Ministry of War and asked them to distribute them to the army.

On the battlefield, this thing can play a great role.

At the same time, under the promotion of the Sixth Princess, the Imperial Hospital also carried out in-depth cooperation with the Ministry of War.

The Imperial Hospital will train a group of military doctors for the Ministry of War. Although there are many military doctors accompanying the army on the battlefield, even high-level doctors can only treat a limited number of wounded.

The Imperial Hospital has developed a drug that has an incredible effect on treating wounds and carbuncles.

On the battlefield, once a soldier is wounded by a sword and the wound develops carbuncle, unless there is a great doctor of the fourth realm present, he will surely die.

The emergence of this medicine enables ordinary doctors, or even the wounded soldiers themselves, to treat carbuncle wounds.

This is another great progress in medicine, which greatly improves the survival rate of wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

In addition, the Princess's Mansion also co-edited a military book with the Ministry of War. It is said that the military cultivation of several officials in the Ministry of War has been significantly improved.

Not to mention the significance of these measures to the country, at least the votes of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War are already in the pocket of the fourth prince.

The officials of these two departments have received huge benefits from the Princess's Mansion, which is not only beneficial to the country, but also to themselves.

The six princesses have achieved this level. If their votes are cast for other princes, how will the people and other court officials look at them?

Which officials in the court dare to confide in them in the future?

In addition, during this period, the Princess's Mansion also frequently traveled to the Sinong Temple.

It is said that Sinong Temple is exploring ways to increase grain production. Once successful, the grain production of Zhao State will more than double.

The strong men of the farming family can easily increase the yield of crops with their true qi.

But a person's ability is limited. Even if they are exhausted, they can only nourish a fruit tree and a piece of land with their true qi.

What they are studying is a means to double the grain without the true qi of the farmers.

Although the votes of Sinong Temple are not as many as those of the six ministries, there are still five votes.

The other princes were all won over by officials one by one.

But the Sixth Princess can win a whole part for the Fourth Prince every time.

Not to mention, this is not all.

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has close contacts with the Princess's Mansion. Her Royal Highness often goes to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue's mansion to visit the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue's mother.

A few days ago, Her Royal Highness donated some calligraphy and paintings to the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue held a calligraphy and painting exhibition and invited calligraphy and painting masters from the capital to appreciate calligraphy and paintings.

After the exhibition, none of the dozens of paintings and calligraphy remained.

All the works were bought at high prices by the masters of painting and calligraphy.

The auction amount was said to be as high as one million taels.

The Sixth Princess did not take a penny of the silver and donated it all to the national treasury.

The other princes all asked for money from the Household Department, but the Sixth Princess sent money to the Household Department instead.

And with the friendship of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, even if all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue sided with the fourth prince, there would be nothing surprising.

These incidents, one after another, made the other three princes extremely jealous.

The officials of the Liubujiu Temple are also the ones they want to win over, but they can neither write military books, nor understand farmers, nor do they understand the Mohists. Even if they are willing to donate their treasures, they cannot sell them for such a high price. .

What's more, in the past few months, in order to compete for position, they have sold off all their valuable things and spent them all on the people.

And the money in the Princess Mansion seems to be endless.

She can always get money from various places.

They tried all kinds of methods, but they couldn't recruit a few people. King Sheng didn't have to do anything in the past few months. He stayed in the palace, had sex, drank wine and beautiful people every day, and could have all this so easily. God is so amazing. unfair?

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable to them, they gradually lost all hope.

They don't have the help of the No. 1 scholar in six subjects. They have done everything they can. As for the result, they can only leave it to God's will...

In the past month, if there was anyone who could be compared to the Six Princesses in terms of discussion, it was Da Xia's top scholar in six subjects.

More than 90% of the credit for the fourth prince's current status must be attributed to him.

It was he who wiped out the robbers, he solved the long-standing cases in the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, he united martial arts and medical schools, he taught the students of Wansong Academy, he also helped solve smallpox and malaria in Taiyuan Hospital, Telescope, There is no doubt that the calligraphy and paintings in the Book of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs were written by him...

He even knows more about farming than Sinong Temple.

The common people and powerful officials of Zhao State finally experienced for themselves the horror of being the number one scholar in six subjects.

Whoever he helps will win.

When the Sixth Princess invited him from Daxia, everything was doomed.

As we all know, King Sheng relied on the Sixth Princess.

The man behind the Sixth Princess is the top scholar in Daxia's six subjects.

There are rumors among the people that they have been privately engaged for life, and after the election, the sixth princess will officially marry him.

The evidence is that in the past few months, he and the Sixth Princess have been almost inseparable, and they have already lived together. This is not a secret in Zhao State...

…

Daxia.

Chang'an.

In the past few months, Chang'an has been in constant turmoil.

The large number of assassinations of powerful people not only did not end, but intensified.

From viscount to duke, one after another died, and in the end, even the county king was not spared.

The powerful people died and fled.

So far, apart from some princes, there are almost no dignitaries in Chang'an.

The people had different opinions about this, but the court never found out the result.

A few months later, Chang'an has completely become a forbidden area for the powerful.

In addition, due to a large number of official vacancies, the imperial court added another imperial examination a month ago.

The number of people admitted to this imperial examination reached an unprecedented two hundred.

Although a large number of people were admitted, the level of discussion about the imperial examination was far less than last year.

The number one scholar in all six subjects was awarded to one person. Such a thing did not happen this year. The number one scholar in the imperial examination and the number one scholar in six subjects were won by seven different people.

The attention of this imperial examination was not high. Even though the imperial examination had just ended, few people remembered their names.

It's just that occasionally someone laments that if Princess An Ning's marriage had been brought up a year later, there wouldn't have been the situation last year where no matter which champion she married, she would be the same person.

There are seven choices for this year's No. 1 pick.

Of course, there are no ifs in this world.

Princess An Ning is now pregnant, and people occasionally see her walking on the streets with the Phoenix girl from Yuyin Pavilion.

As for the consort, I haven’t seen him for a long time.

At the beginning of the year, he had already accompanied the delegation as an envoy to Zhao.

Regarding this matter, the people of Chang'an still occasionally discuss it.

The excellent number one scholar in the six subjects is definitely a shock to the past and the present, but his official career has not been smooth. From the Ministry of Rites to the Honglu Temple, and then to the Ministry of Punishments, he has always been outside the center, and now he has been kicked out directly. To Chang'an...

The right prime minister in the fifth realm of Confucianism has paid too much for Daxia.

In the hearts of the people, the Prime Minister has always been selfless.

But on this matter, many people did not approve of him.

And as some caravans from Daxia returned from Zhao and brought some news about Li Nuo, this disapproval of the right prime minister gradually reached its peak.

Their top scholar in six subjects in Daxia was not reused in Daxia and remained on the bench. However, when he arrived in Zhao State, he promoted so many reforms that benefited the country and the people, allowing the people to treat diseases and increasing grain production. , and to reduce soldier casualties...

What does this make the people of Daxia think?

They still don’t have enough to eat and can’t afford to see a doctor!

Why do people from Zhao State do so?

But can you blame Li Nuo for this matter?

cannot.

Anyone with any conscience thinks so.

He suffered so many grievances in Daxia that he was almost forced to leave by the Right Prime Minister.

Even if he stayed in Daxia, he wouldn't be able to do anything.

Obviously, Zhao State values ​​talents more than the Daxia court.

If the people of Chang'an heard these things, they only felt envious of the people of Zhao State and angry at the imperial court for not paying attention to talents. After the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital learned some news, they completely lost their defense.

"What!"

"Smallpox can be prevented, and malaria can be cured?"

"Can carbuncle be cured without the doctor's true qi?"

"What kind of medical book can improve cultivation by writing your name? Is there such a thing?"

When they heard about Li Nuo's medical reform in Zhao State, they were shocked and broke down.

If they knew this before, they would have trampled the door of Li's house long ago.

Many of them had seen Li Nuo in person and treated his injuries.

They knew him first!

But all these good things were taken by the doctors of Zhao State.

Although they dared not curse openly, they didn't know how many times they cursed the right prime minister and the court in their hearts. They were so blind that they forced such talents to serve other countries. As their own people, they didn't get any benefits at all...

Prince Chun's Mansion.

"What!"

"Telescope, microscope...what are those?"

"These are all made by Li Nuo?"

"Why didn't he say it before?"

Li Yun sat in a pile of mechanical parts, and after listening to what the servants of the palace said, he was stunned.

He did so much for the Mohist School of Zhao, why didn't he ask him for help in Daxia?

My father and his father are best friends!

When he asked me for help, did I say no?

Is their relationship not as good as those people in Zhao?

I thought they were friends, but it turned out that it was always my wishful thinking...

Ningxin Garden.

Accompanied by two female doctors, Jia and An Ning were basking in the sun on the grass by the lake.

Not far away, Fenghuang was playing shuttlecock with Mu'er and Ning'er.

Su Qing walked in from outside with a dark face.

On her way here, she heard some news.

What's the matter with the sixth princess of Zhao?

Why is she going to marry Li Nuo?

Also, what does Yiren do for a living? She has created such a good opportunity for her. Only the two of them are together, but other women will take advantage of it. How can she be so disappointing!