The sudden declaration of war by Great Wei.
It was a real surprise to the world.
No one would have thought that in the face of the declaration of war by the Tusi Dynasty, Great Wei would dare to respond to it, and that it would be so desperate.
When the dragon of public opinion took to the air in Great Wei.
A terrifying public opinion that climbed to the extreme, the people were truly united in this moment.
Resisting foreign enemies.
The nine state princes and the lords began to descend to lead the troops, and all departments were flying.
Responding to the imperial court’s declaration of war.
On this day, Great Wei awoke, making the world suddenly remember that Great Wei was not a small country, it was a dynasty, an immortal dynasty.
But it was the Primordial Yuan Dynasty that was happiest, to say the least.
They can’t wait for Great Wei and Sudden Evil to fight now, to the death, preferably with both sides losing.
After all, it would be very difficult for Wei to win a fight with Sudden Evil, but it would not be possible if they were assisted by the Primordial Dynasty.
Compared to the excitement of the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, the foreign nations of Great Wei were completely desperate.
Wasn’t their greatest hope the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty?
Now that Great Wei has declared war with the Sudden Evil Dynasty, it is highly likely that the two countries will fight to the bitter end, and the Sudden Evil Dynasty will have no time for itself.
And Wei’s anger will be vented on their heads at the first opportunity, because if it wasn’t for them, Wei wouldn’t have fought with the Sudden Evil Dynasty.
As for the Primordial Yuan Dynasty.
They would like to see the two countries fight and be left alone, and you want to drag me down with you?
Get lost.
This moment.
The ruler of the Chen Kingdom, the Si Long Kingdom, and the many countries that were or were not at war, were utterly and completely desperate.
People are different from each other in their sorrow and joy.
They were desperate.
But it was the State of Chen that was most desperate now, already the Great Wei army had slaughtered its fifteenth city.
No matter what the final choice was, the Great Wei army simply did not stop slaughtering the cities.
The people of the state of Chen are also completely desperate, from their initial arrogance and unity of purpose to the current disillusionment of the people, and are now cursing the incompetence of the ruler of the state.
They began to curse the incompetence of the king and the cowardice of Chen’s generals, so that they had died in vain.
The curses were so overwhelming that the ruler of the State of Chen carried too much on his back.
“Surrender! Surrender!”
“I, the State of Chen, surrender!”
“No more killing! No more killing!”
Finally, under all the pressure, the ruler of the State of Chen spoke with unbelievable difficulty and he surrendered.
The State of Chen had surrendered!
With the State of Chen resisting for a day, it finally chose to surrender.
When the sound of surrender was heard.
Unparalleled sounds of celebration came from the Great Wei army.
When the Marquis of Sheyang heard the sound of surrender, he did not rejoice, but demanded that the State Monarch of Chen open the gates of all the remaining capitals or he would not regard the surrender.
The ruler of the State of Chen tried to send someone to negotiate terms, but was rebuffed outright, as the State of Chen was no longer in a position to negotiate terms.
Knowing the attitude of the other side, the ruler of the State of Chen knew that there was no turning back, so he made a decree to open all the gates of the city.
At that moment, the five million strong army directly took control of all the main cities of the State of Chen, but the other side surrendered and they did not add to the slaughter.
At the same time, the battle report also reached Great Wei at the first opportunity.
“The State of Chen has surrendered!”
“The Hundred Kingdoms have sent messengers to our Great Wei, surrendering and claiming vassalage, Great Wei has won.”
“We have won! We have won!”
The news spread almost instantly to Wei, and now all the people of Wei were watching the battle.
The news of the surrender of Chen and the attitude of the hundred kingdoms was naturally the first to reach Wei.
This is news that is uplifting to the people of Great Wei, and naturally it cannot be delayed.
Inside the Hall of Mandarin.
When a heavenly decree arrived, all the civil and military officials were overwhelmed with excitement.
“Chen has defected! Yes! They have finally voted!”
“Not only that, the foreign nations have also sent messengers to surrender and talk.”
“We have won this battle.”
However, just at that moment, a voice sounded out.
It was the voice of Zhao Wan’er.
“Lord Xu, His Majesty’s oracle, the Sudden Evil Dynasty has sent Sudden Evil Prime Minister Yelu Mu and Great General Youta, to Great Wei, willing to make peace on this matter.”
“Please prepare for Lord Xu to dock this matter.”
As Zhao Wan’er’s voice rang out, the crowd in the hall was completely stunned at this moment.
The Sudden Evil Dynasty had taken the initiative to make peace?
Although Xu Qingnian had previously said that if Great Wei fought to the death, the Turkic Evil Dynasty might not dare to fight, what he hadn’t expected was that Turkic Evil would be so quick to wimp out?
If we say that the surrender of the Chen Kingdom is a happy event.
But if the sudden evil dynasty were to make peace, it would not be a happy event.
It is a great joy.
Originally, when the Tusi Dynasty declared war, if they had thought that Wei would withdraw their troops or take the initiative to make peace first, the result would have been similar to what Xu Qingnian said.
Wei would have been forced to retreat, followed by the impeachment of Wei for the matter of the Chen Kingdom, and the end result would have been that Wei would have paid the silver, and most likely the foreign kingdom would have seceded anyway.
The end result would be that Wei would pay compensation in silver, and most likely the foreign kingdom would still secede.
But now that the Soviet Dynasty has taken the initiative to come to peace talks, then Wei has instantly gone from being passive to being active.
Because the Tusi Dynasty did not want to fight.
Naturally, the Sudden Evil Dynasty would not dare to make all kinds of demands, and on the contrary, Great Wei could take advantage of the opportunity to calm the chaos.
This is simply a great advantage.
“Shouren! Old man, I am convinced! I am completely convinced!”
Duke An was incomparably excited as he grabbed Xu Qingnian’s hand, an old face looking incomparably excited.
“Shouren, I don’t know what to say, after this battle, you will be the first person in Great Wei, and your name will go down in history.”
Chen Zhengru was also so excited that he didn’t know what to say.
Xu Qingnian was truly extraordinary.
It was not a matter of scheming, but Xu Qingnian’s boldness.
In fact, if they were asked to think about it, they could also think of this solution, but they did not have the courage, nor did they dare to gamble.
Xu Qingnian dared to gamble, and he also had the courage.
More importantly, Xu Qingnian had a kind of confidence, a kind of confidence that made everyone believe in him.
It is because of this confidence that Xu Qingnian has.
He was able to save the day and help the building to fall.
If anyone else had been in command, Wei would have ceased to exist, and this was Xu Qingnian.
This man, this battle, will be known throughout the ages.
In the face of the praise of the princes, Xu Qingnian looked very calm.
He was not joyful or excited, but relieved, utterly relieved.
He had bet right.
He had won this gamble on national luck, and he had won so completely and so incredibly.
“My lords, Mister Xu will go back to rest first.”
“I will leave the rest of the matters to your Excellencies.”
“Tomorrow, when the peace talks are over, Mister Xu will come back.”
The battle was over.
The surrender of the Hundred Kingdoms and the peace talks of the Sudden Evil Dynasty had been won completely and utterly, and as long as one did not die, then this matter, would end here.
After half a month of high mental tension, it had also made Xu Qingnian tired.
It was hard to describe the tiredness that made Xu Qingnian look drowsy.
The crowd looked at Xu Qingnian, they knew that Xu Qingnian had given too much during this period of time.
The rivers and mountains were almost on Xu Qingnian’s shoulders alone.
Although they were involved in this war, all the choices, all the pressure, and all the curses that would come afterwards, were all borne by Xu Qingnian alone.
Now, the war was over.
Naturally, Xu Qingnian had to go back to rest.
Looking at Xu Qingnian’s back.
At this moment, within the Mandarin Hall, all of them bowed towards Xu Qingnian in unison.
“We, the people, send off Lord Xu with respect.”
The princes spoke.
In this battle, Xu Qingnian had given so much, so much.
They were merely witnesses.
This obeisance was willingly offered by them.
Xu Qingnian’s pace was slightly sluggish, and he turned around, also paying his respects to the princes, before continuing to walk forward.
Today.
The sky is cloudless.
The sun shone gently on Xu Qingnian.
On the way, when the people of Kyoto saw Xu Qingnian, they could not help but bow towards him.
They even shouted “Lord Xu”.
Faced with the people’s voices, Xu Qingnian kept a gentle smile on his face.
And at the same time.
When Xu Qingnian returned to the Shouren Academy, the students also bowed towards Xu Qingnian in unison.
“Rest, the battle is over.”
Xu Qingnian shouted, and also let the crowd go to rest.
During this period of time, Great Wei had indeed been too tired.
Whether it was himself or the crowd, everyone was tired, and all of them were certainly involved in this war.
After saying this, Xu Qingnian returned to his room.
After a simple wash, Xu Qingnian lay down on his bed.
He was really a bit tired.
He needed a good rest.
Because he knew that there was an even harder battle to be fought next.
The war was over.
The peace talks had only just begun.
Including the many things that would follow the peace talks.
Will the literati of the world leave themselves alone?
The next move of the Great Wei Literati Palace.
What will the Great Wei clan kings do next?
The Great Wei Dynasty has only done one thing right.
There are still too many things left to deal with.
If you want to be salty for the rest of your life, you still need to work hard.
With weariness, Xu Qingnian drifted off to sleep.
In the midst of Great Wei, many things were happening.
The vassal kings from all over the world had gone on an ambassadorial mission to discuss the matter.
Envoys from the Sudden Evil Dynasty, too, had arrived in Great Wei, travelling in Sudden Evil Dragon Boats, as fast as they could, not wanting things to deteriorate further.
The kings of the foreign kingdoms have also sent messengers to beg for surrender.
Great Wei’s Ministry of War, Ministry of Household, accounted for the casualties of this war as well as the spoils of war.
The nine state princes also gave military orders at the first opportunity to control the states separately, and to send troops in first, regardless of the outcome of the peace talks.
The foreign states now were no longer in any position to negotiate with Great Wei, and there were only two options before them, either to die or be garrisoned.
The reason behind the beheading of the king of the state of Chen by the foreign king of Chen in the dead of night was naturally understood by the world, and by begging for surrender, the king of the state of Chen was bound to die.
Rather than suffer all sorts of shame and die, it would have been better for the King of the Different Surname to do so, so that there would be an explanation.
It must be said that the ruler of the State of Chen still had some temperament.
The rest of the vassal states, however, were different, and sent messengers in the hope that there would be a way out.
In the end, the Ministry of Rites issued an imperial decree requesting all foreign states of Great Wei to send messengers to Great Wei, as quickly as possible and without delay.
It did not matter whether they had or had not participated in the war, whether they had or had not impeached Xu Qingnian.
All foreign nations must send messengers, this is an order from Great Wei.
All foreign nations had to send messengers, this was an order from Great Wei.
In a moment, the foreign nations of Great Wei all realised one thing: Great Wei was really going to move this time.
Some of the foreign nations, who had not participated in the battle and had not impeached Xu Qingnian, wanted to wait and see, but that did not mean they were loyal to Great Wei.
Now that Great Wei has won, it is impossible for them to go it alone.
In the final analysis, it is still the one who has the biggest fist who speaks the truth.
But while the public opinion of Wei is like a dragon, for the world’s scholars, they don’t care.
Xu Qingnian’s massacre of the city was against the principles of heaven, against the ways of mankind, and against the ways of Confucianism, against the ways of the saints, and this the readers did not put aside.
The only thing they could say was that it was always a hidden problem.
The only thing that could be said was that it was always a hidden problem. And as word spread that the Tusi dynasty had come for peace talks, the whole country of Wei became even more boisterous, and the people were completely seething.
How could the people not be excited by the fact that the Tusi dynasty was afraid of the peace talks?
After all, if there was a real fight, everyone would dare to fight, but they would not want to fight either. If they could gain benefits without fighting, who would not be happy?
Xu Qingnian’s fame, along with the peace talks, has been thoroughly imprinted on the hearts of the people of Wei.
Everyone knew that it was Xu Qingnian who, with his own strength, had convinced officials from all over Wei and even the Empress of Wei.
The phrase, “No one dies in life since the beginning of time,” was hailed by countless people.
Xu Qingnian loved his people like a son and served his country with fidelity, how could the people not know about his ambition?
In the middle of Kyoto, the residence of King Huai Ning.
The figure of the masked man reappeared and stood in front of King Huai Ning.
“If we let him continue like this, it will be detrimental to our plans.”
Prince Huining’s voice rang out as he looked at the masked man and said so.
However, the masked man shook his head and looked at Prince Huaining, saying.
“In this battle, Xu Qingnian can indeed be crowned a marquis, and the people of Great Wei do admire him, but our plans are not something that can be shaken by a single Xu Qingnian.”
“What is the use of having a high public opinion in Great Wei? The battle for national fortune is our true grand plan.”
“In this battle, he has helped Great Wei, but he has also helped us, and in a few days, the time will be truly ripe.”
“Your Majesty, get ready.”
The masked man spoke out, not putting Xu Qingnian in his eyes in his words, and mentioned the word national luck.
After Prince Huai Ning heard this again, he could not help but frown in curiosity.
“The time is ripe? Nowadays, Great Wei has settled its civil strife, and the Sudden Evil Dynasty has even taken the initiative to make peace, and the people of Great Wei are united in their opinions, so where is the time ripe?”
“I hope your Excellency will remind me.”
Prince Huaining frowned, now that the entire Wei nation was united, and Xu Qingnian had sealed his godhood in a battle, Wei was indeed seeing prosperity and was very likely to return to its heyday, how could the time be ripe?
“This matter involves our true core, it is not that we are unwilling to tell Your Majesty, but the time is not ripe for Your Majesty.”
“Your Majesty just remember that stealing the Great Wei’s national fortune is what is fundamental to you and I. The fact that the Great Wei is strong is not a bad thing, but on the contrary, it enhances the national fortune for us.”
“What we are scheming for is not a mere Great Wei, I hope Your Majesty will understand.”
“This Xu Qingnian, no matter how strong he is, if we look at the world, he is only a Confucian genius. Even if he leads Great Wei to prosperity, at most he will only set it back fifty years.”
“Throughout the ages, how many immortal dynasties have perished in history, and how many emperors who swallowed mountains and rivers have been turned into white bones and yellow earth.”
“When you think about it, Your Majesty, I dare to ask, is Xu Qingnian comparable to the Great Ancestor of Wei?”
The masked man opened his mouth to inquire, looking at Prince Huai Ning.
And in the face of these words, Prince Huai Ning was silent.
Yes, if a dynasty is strong, can it be strong for ten thousand years? The words of “Long Live Long Live Long Live” are only self-deceiving after all.
No matter how immortal your dynasty is, no matter how much you swallow the mountains and rivers, no matter how magnificent you are.
In the end, you will be nothing but a pile of yellow earth and yellow sand.
“Compared to the Great Ancestor, what is Xu Qingnian worth?”
Prince Huining said in a contemptuous tone.
It was not that he despised Xu Qingnian, nor was he arrogant, but in the eyes of the Great Wei royal family, Tai Zu was a true god.
One man, one sword, had built the Great Wei Dynasty during the turbulent times. Whether in terms of means or wisdom, how many people in a thousand years could surpass Tai Zu?
How many heroes and heroines were there when the Great Wei Dynasty was founded, any one of them, when put into the present, would be the brightest star above the firmament.
These stars, on the other hand, looked incomparably dim in comparison to the Great Wei Ancestor.
So to compare Great Wei Tai Ancestor with Xu Qingnian was an insult to Great Wei Tai Ancestor.
When this was said, the masked man could not help but speak out.
“As strong as the Great Ancestor, he is only a momentary light in the vault of the ten thousand ancient heavens, so what is he, Xu Qingnian, worth?”
“Your Majesty, our great plan transcends everything, no longer should we place our eyes on a mere Great Wei Dynasty, even if the Great Wei Dynasty were to unify the Central State, what would it matter?”
The masked man’s voice was full of temptation and infection, and Prince Huai Ning fell silent.
After a while, he nodded and said.
“Good, in that case, the king will act according to the plan, thank you for the advice, my lord.”
Prince Huaining spoke.
And the masked man nodded and continued.
“Your Majesty, you do not need to appear for anything during this period of time, when the time is ripe, I will naturally appear here and come back to inform Your Majesty then.”
“During this time, if anything happens to the king, just burn the incense.”
The latter spoke, and as he said this, his figure gradually dissipated.
And as the masked man left, Prince Huai Ning’s eyes were filled with curiosity.
He was curious as to what the other party was going to do in order to break the game.
Yes, his plan was not to seize the imperial power of Great Wei, but to steal the national luck.
The Great Wei’s national luck.
If it was just a fight for imperial power, he had too many ways to steal it, and would not have handed over the Qilin Talisman.
Stealing the national luck was his real plan.
At the moment, Wei’s public opinion was like that of a dragon, and with Xu Qingnian, a genius of the ages, how on earth could he break the situation?
He could not figure it out, nor could he understand it.
It was just that he did not know much about the masked man, and the only thing he knew was that the power behind this man was terrifying.
As for how terrifying, he was not sure, as he had not really gone into it yet.
But in any case, the other party was offering an offer that he could not resist.
The price to pay, of course, was also enormous.
But none of this mattered, as long as their promises, which were not false, were far, far more precious than the Great Wei throne.
The two are incomparable.
And at the same time.
The Great Wei Heavenly Prison.
Looking at the iron window, the dragon of public opinion, Zhang Ru’s gaze was incomparably cold.
On the contrary, since entering the prison, Peng Ru had not spoken any words, nor had he felt any emotions, as if he was truly willing to go to prison.
“Peng Ru!”
“Xu Qingnian is truly a despicable and shameless villain, he has used the people’s will to fool the world, trap our Palace of Literature, and trap our Palace of Literature in an unkind and unjust place.”
“Throughout his rise to fame, Xu Qingnian attacked Yan Ru, slandered the holy will, caused the saint’s sculpture to shatter, and has since continued to humiliate my Great Wei Palace of Literature and target my Zhu Sheng lineage.”
“He destroyed Yan Ru, put his heart to death, disregarded Peng Ru, disrespected his elders, and today even put Peng Ru and me, in the heavenly prison, how can this person become a great Confucian? How could this man have come this far?”
“Everyone has been fooled by him, the people of the world are foolish.
“Pity, pity, pity! I hate that I am incompetent, otherwise I would have made this Xu Qingnian lose his name and die without a burial place.”
Zhang Ning’s voice was low, but full of coldness, an extremely terrifying coldness, he hated Xu Qingnian to death.
These words were uttered and he was complaining, while hoping that Peng Ru would be able to come up with a way to resolve this matter, otherwise he was too stifled and he really could not let go of it.
Xu Qingnian had imprisoned him, causing him to lose face, and although he was not dead, it was more painful than being dead.
How could one not feel ashamed when a great scholar was detained in a heavenly prison?
At this moment.
The fact that Peng Ru remained silent made it even more difficult for Zhang Ning.
But this suffocation made him think and think, and he could not sleep all night.
“Peng Ru!”
“If you don’t do something, our Zhu Sheng lineage will be completely overwhelmed by Xu Qingnian.”
“He, Xu Qingnian, killed the surrender and even massacred the city… We, the scholars, must not tolerate this.”
Zhang Ning knelt on the ground as he kowtowed towards Peng Ru, the several days of captivity had been unbearably hard for him, and he could not bear the humiliation.
Originally, Zhang Ning thought that Great Wei was bound to lose this battle, and once the battle was lost, they would be able to get out, and by then, unleashing the power of the world’s scholars, they would be able to make Xu Qingnian pay a terrible price.
But now, with all the battle reports ringing out, it was deliberately said to them by someone, just to disgust them.
Zhang Ning knew that Xu Qingnian had already won.
They were in jail, and were purely and truly looking for abuse, not seeing any bit of hope left.
So Zhang Ning couldn’t be angry, he really couldn’t be angry.
The Sudden Evil Dynasty had declared war, and he had been excited for a long time, to the extent that Great Wei would inevitably choose to back down.
But what he didn’t expect was that Wei would declare war.
He was not afraid of declaring war, after all, if Wei declared war, it would only be a matter of talking tough, but what he didn’t expect was that Tusi would send someone to make peace.
This was completely beyond his imagination.
Xu Qingnian’s prestige had also reached an unprecedented level, which made him feel unbearable.
Now he could not wait to swallow Xu Qingnian alive.
“This game, has become a dead end, we are defeated.”
Peng Ru spoke, and he finally gave an answer, but this answer caused Zhang Ning to despair.
It had become a dead game? The Palace of Literature had been defeated?
No! No! No! He didn’t accept it, he didn’t accept it.
“Pengru, there must be a way, there must be a way, how can it be possible that my titled Wen Palace can’t deal with a single Xu Qingnian?”
“Pengru, you must be able to come up with a solution.”
Zhang Ning was already furious, he looked at Peng Ru, pleading with him to come up with a solution, a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, there was no way he didn’t have a solution.
He ignored Zhang Ning and looked out of the window.
He was silent.
Zhang Ning was even more desperate as he sat there, his eyes filled with humiliation and despair.
About an hour had passed.
Finally, Peng Ru’s voice rang out.
“Actually, it’s not that there’s no way out, it’s just that I don’t want to go this far, and you won’t necessarily agree.”
Peng Ru spoke out, his tone calm.
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Ning’s godless gaze immediately flickered with light as he looked towards Peng Ru, his eyes incomparably curious and excited.
“I also hope that Peng Ru will speak straightforwardly.”
Zhang Ning asked.
“It’s just that, it’s just that, let’s not talk about it, let’s not talk about it.”
“Although this method can cause Xu Qingnian to lose his reputation and even die without a burial place, the sacrifice is too great for the old man to say.”
“Forget it, we have lasted for five hundred years of the Great Wei Palace of Literature’s glory, even if it has fallen now, this is natural in heaven.”
Peng Ru vetoed Zhang Ning’s request.
The desire for love and affection was held with extreme precision.
It made Zhang Ning’s heart feel like a million ants, unable to calm down at all.
“Peng Ru, you can say it.”
“I will definitely agree, as long as I can make this Xu Qingnian, eat his own evil, I will do whatever it takes.”
Zhang Ning spoke up, looking at Peng Ru, and said this.
And Peng Ru sighed long and hard and looked at Zhang Ning, his gaze calm and incomparable, and said.
“You!”
“Are you really willing to pay ……. all the price?”
The voice sounded, and Zhang Ning was slightly stunned, but soon he kowtowed towards Peng Ru and said in a firm tone.
“I, I am willing!”
He was willing.
At this moment.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature.
On top of the Dragon Chair.
The Minister of Rites was standing in front of the Empress.
“I, wish to ennoble Xu Aiqing as the Duke of Great Wei, I wonder what does Wang Aiqing think?”
The empress opened her mouth, the war had ended, basically drawing to a successful conclusion, now just waiting for Xu Qingnian to have a good rest for a day and finish negotiating with all the countries, then it would be officially over.
But after the war was over, there were still some things that needed to be done.
For example, rewarding her for her work.
Xu Qingnian was the first to get credit, and she was to be knighted, and not as a marquis, but as a duke.
It was only when this was said that Wang Xinzhi froze, and then laughed bitterly.
“Your Majesty, Shouren’s merit is the first, not to say that there is no one before him, but at least during the Wuchang period, I am afraid that no one can overshadow him.”
“The Duke is still a bit exaggerated, not that Shouren is not worthy, but his age is again, the youngest Duke since ancient times in Wei is over sixty years old.”
“It is already enough for Shouren to be crowned a marquis, and when Lord Xu is forty-five years old, there will be no problem at all in promoting the duke again.”
“Furthermore, if Shouren were to be made a marquis, he would be the youngest marquis in Great Wei.”
Wang Xinzhi spoke up, he understood the empress’ feelings, in fact Xu Qingnian’s title of duke was nothing, with such a war record, it would be no problem to title a king.
This is the biggest dream of a king who is defending his country, the rest is to open up the territory. Xu Qingnian has solved the biggest internal problem, after this battle, at least for a hundred years, the foreign countries will no longer dare to shout, from now on it will be a real tribute, they will have to do whatever they are told to do.
So there was no problem with even being crowned king.
But age-wise, Xu Qingnian is only just twenty years old, and this is the dynastic system, which must not be disrupted.
It was not that everyone would not agree, rather it was because everyone agreed that such rules would be broken.
Xu Qingnian was worthy of the title of Duke and also worthy of the title of King, but the question arises: during the Wuchang years, Xu Qingnian was made a Duke at the age of twenty.
Would someone else be crowned at eighteen in the next year? And if one encounters a traitor and asks for a dukedom, should it be given?
After all, there was a 20-year-old duke in the previous dynasty, so it’s not too much to ask for an 18-year-old one in this dynasty, right?
As for whether he is as good as Xu Qingnian, it depends on whether he has thick skin or not.
In the case of the rivers and mountains, there are many rules, not rules that you are born with, but rules that are accepted by everyone.
A marquis is enough.
Even a marquis could shock the world.
When Xu Qingnian reaches the age of forty, he can be crowned a duke, no problem at all.
Of course, if Xu Qingnian did something else that would shock the world, he would immediately be crowned a duke, no, he would immediately be crowned a king.
The empress was silent.
And the Minister of Rites, Wang Xinzhi, continued to speak.
“Your Majesty, in fact, to Shouren, the title of Duke or Marquis is actually the same, it is nothing more than a false name.”
“At the moment, the matter Your Majesty is considering should not be a title, but a position.”
The Minister of Rites reminded.
The title of Duke or Marquis was nothing more than an empty name.
The main thing at the moment was Xu Qingnian’s position.
It was not a bad idea to be the Young Minister of the State, but the problem was that the post of Minister of the Six Ministries had to be given to Xu Qingnian.
And among the six ministries, the empress would need to think hard about which one to give the post to, after all, there was only one position.
“En, I, understand.”
The empress nodded, this point is indeed a matter of urgency, given the marquis position, the position also needs to be promoted.
It was definitely time to give the position of Shang Shu, the Young Secretary of the Supervising State was only a temporary position.
The official title is still that of Minister of the Six Ministries.
After all, if Xu Qingnian became Shang Shu sooner, he could also become the Prime Minister of Great Wei sooner.
“All right, let’s give Xu Aiqing the title of Marquis, but forty-five years old is too late, wait another ten years and add the title of Duke.”
“As for the name, take the title of pacifying the chaos.”
“Wang Aiqing immediately prepare all the ceremonies, after the peace talks, with the 30th of December, to hold the ceremony of marquis, and invite the whole world, the process must be solemn, and at the same time build a marquis’s residence for Xu Aiqing, based on the standard of the state duke’s residence, only more but not less.”
“If possible, in the middle of the marquis’s residence, open a school, I heard that the Shouren school is somewhat full, all expenses from the state treasury.”
The empress opened her mouth and had already helped Xu Qingnian think of a title, and by the way, she had also built the marquis’s residence for Xu Qingnian in advance, all of which the empress had already thought of for Xu Qingnian.
But what shocked Wang Xinzhi the most was the title of Marquis of Ping Chaos.
This word, Ping Chaos, had a great meaning, not weaker than the meaning of Zhen Guo An Guo, but after thinking about it, Xu Qing Ye deserved this title, ah.
“My servant, receive the decree!”
Wang Xinzhi paid his respects.
Then, Wang Xinzhi continued to speak.
“Your Majesty, the ambassadors of the Sudden Evil Dynasty have arrived at the capital of Great Wei.”
“All the foreign kingdom ambassadors, one after another, are also arriving at the capital of Great Wei, should we go and remind Lord Xu a little?”
Wang Xinzhi asked.
“No, let them wait, even if the Emperor of the Sudden Evil has arrived.”
“Aiqing Xu, it’s time to get some rest.”
The empress spoke, not caring, in her eyes these people did not deserve to disturb Xu Qingnian’s sleep, these days, what Xu Qingnian had done, she saw it in her eyes.
She was indeed tired and needed a good rest.
“Minister, I understand.”
Wang Xinzhi nodded and continued to speak immediately afterwards.
“Your Majesty, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty has sent a secret letter, and its intention is that it is willing to assist Great Wei.”
Wang Xinzhi spoke out, informing the Empress.
And hearing this, the Empress did not show any hint of surprise, as if she had expected it.
“I, understand, this matter must not be publicized, just inform Xu Aiqing tomorrow, and it will also be a base for the peace talks tomorrow.”
The empress opened her mouth, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty was willing to assist the Great Wei, what was on everyone’s mind.
So there was no more thinking.
“My servant, receive the decree.”
Wang Xinzhi nodded, and then there was nothing more to do, so he left the middle of the great hall.
And so it was.
It was until the following day at noon.
In the middle of the Shouren Academy.
Xu Qingnian slowly opened his eyes.
He had had a long sleep and all his tiredness had completely dissipated.
Instead, he was energised.
Stretching his back, Xu Qingnian slowly spoke.
“Who first realized the great dream, I know my own life.”
“If the sky does not give birth to me, Xu Qingnian, the Great Wei is like a long night.”
Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but shout out, looking even more energetic, he had a good sleep, and it was because all the stress was almost gone that Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but lament.
A battle that was impossible to win was not only won by himself, but also almost crushingly won.
This is really, save the wild waves from falling down and help the building to fall down ah.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian wanted to shout, “All stand up”.
However, such words were better left alone, as they seemed a bit nerve-wracking, and a shout of “Great Wei is like a long night” would suffice.
Only, the next moment, when Xu Qingnian pushed open the door of the room.
In a flash, all the disciples of the Shouren Academy, including several Shang Shu State Dukes, stood outside the door in unison.
All of them looked at Xu Qingnian.
They had also heard clearly what had been said just now.
Several Shang Shu revealed smiles, several State Dukes also revealed smiles, and as for the students of the academy, they looked at Xu Qingnian with a look of incomparable admiration.
From the sky not giving birth to me, Xu Qingnian, and the Confucian Way being as long as night for ten thousand years, to the present Great Wei being as long as night for ten thousand years.
Xu Qingnian had only taken one year.
Moreover, this statement was a bit arrogant for anyone to say, but Xu Qingnian was the only one who said it was not arrogant at all, and even a bit modest.
“Ahem!”
At this moment, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but cough, he really didn’t expect that both the Shang Shu and the Duke of State had come to the Shouren Academy.
This was a bit awkward.
If he had known, he wouldn’t have pretended to be a bleep.
“Hahahahaha, Shouren, why don’t you continue?”
An Guo Duke was the first to speak up as he laughed loudly and questioned Xu Qingnian.
The rest of the Shang Shu and State Dukes couldn’t help but follow suit and laugh.
“No more, no more.”
“Gentlemen, why did you come to my academy today?”
Xu Qingnian smiled, pretending to be bleeped with his own students, that was fine, pretending to be bleeped with him, the big shots, would be meaningless.
He still had to maintain his humble persona.
Although not many people would find themselves humble.
“Shouren, all the emissaries from the foreign countries have come to the capital, including the emissaries from the sudden evil to make peace, and His Majesty’s intention is for you to go there personally.”
Wang Xinzhi spoke up, he was the Minister of Rites, and he was naturally in charge of these diplomatic matters.
“Good.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, the matter of the peace talks did have to be dealt with.
After this matter was dealt with, it would be considered truly over.
“Alright then, Shouren, I’ll inform them to go to the Great Hall.”
Wang Xinzhi nodded and said so.
But when this was said, Xu Qingnian frowned.
“What’s the point of going to the Great Hall?”
“They are also worthy of going to the Great Hall?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and said one sentence that made the crowd stare.
Good fellow, the Great Hall wasn’t even worthy?
Come to think of it, it really wasn’t worthy.
Wang Xinzhi came back to his senses and looked at Xu Qingnian.
“Then ……. What place to go to talk?”
“The side hall?”
Wang Xinzhi asked.
“The emissary of the foreign country, just find a random inn, one that doesn’t spend too much, and go to the inn to talk.”
Xu Qingnian calmly said.
When this was said, several Shang Shu and State Dukes, including the students of Shouren Academy smacked their lips.
Good man.
A random inn for foreign ambassadors? This is somehow a bit disrespectful, isn’t it?
After all, Wei is a nation of manners, so this is …… The first thing you need to do is to get a new one.
“The foreign countries begged for surrender, and it was in exchange for the blood of Great Wei’s generals.”
“If we treat them too well, will the generals under the nine springs, be convinced?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and made the crowd silent with a single sentence.
It really wasn’t that he was deliberately pretending to be a bleep.
The foreign nations were now coming over to beg for surrender.
Did Great Wei need to give them face?
To target the foreign nation now was to humiliate them, as much as they wanted.
Otherwise, how will the blood of the generals be repaid?
When people surrender, you are polite and courteous? It is true that this is a state of benevolence, justice and etiquette, but the etiquette of Great Wei is for friends, not for enemies.
As for other foreign countries, Xu Qingnian also had no good attitude.
If they are not of our race, their hearts will be different. If they do not participate in the war, they are not afraid to offend Great Wei, nor are they supporting Great Wei, but in the end are they just waiting and watching?
Of course, there are a few countries that are loyal to Wei, and Xu Qingnian is naturally aware of this and will give certain benefits.
It’s just that the attitude of Great Wei must be set right.
What is wrong with humiliating a group of dogs and C*cks?
Indeed, as Xu Qingnian said these words, there was some silence, but they soon nodded their heads.
“Alright, I’ll go and arrange it now.”
Wang Xinzhi nodded as he tried to understand.
The Duke of An Guo and the others also nodded their heads and looked at Xu Qingnian.
“Shouren, old man is liking your temper more and more, good, after this peace talks, go to old man’s house, don’t want to leave without drinking for three days and three nights.”
Duke An laughed out loud.
The other princes also laughed loudly, and their goodwill towards Xu Qingnian had indeed increased.
This is the backbone of the Great Wei.
So what if you are an ambassador?
Do you have to go to the inn just because you are told to? No? If you don’t go, you will be killed.
Do you really think Wei is a clay Bodhisattva?
“What about the emissary of the sudden evil?”
Wang Xinzhi continued to ask.
“That’s not necessary.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head, and Wang Xinzhi was relieved at that moment.
But the next moment, Xu Qingnian’s voice made him flinch again.
“Arrange an elegant room for them, the sudden evil envoys still need to be treated differently.”
Xu Qingnian said so.
The crowd: “…….”
That’s it?
Arrange an elegant room?
Good man.
There really are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.