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Chapter 137: Li Qing rebels against Zhou?

Qianyuan Hall.

After Li Qing entered the main hall, he saw Emperor Tianfu pacing back and forth in the hall, and was a little surprised in his heart.

With Emperor Tianfu's self-cultivation skills, his emotions and anger are not visible, but now he is pacing back and forth and appears very anxious. This is really rare, and it can also be seen that the frontline battle is indeed very bad.

Otherwise, Emperor Tianfu would not stop there.

"His Majesty."

After slightly suppressing the surprise in his heart, Li Qing stepped forward and saluted.

Emperor Tianfu stopped in his tracks, as if he had just noticed Li Qing's arrival, he waved his hands wearily and said: "There is no need to be polite, sit down."

Then he went to his dragon chair and sat down.

Li Qing also sat down, and then remained silent, waiting for Emperor Tianfu to speak, and at the same time thinking deeply about the purpose of Emperor Tianfu to find him.

The battle situation on the front line is critical, and it is useless to find him.

The previous battle with the barbarians was because the opponent was a foreign race, so he could use the luck of the human race and the way of Confucianism to suppress the opponent.

But the war between Liguo and Dazhou is an internal dispute among the human race.

In this case, Da Zhou could no longer rely on the aura of the human race to operate the war, because Li Guo also had the aura of the human race.

Without the luck of the human race, even if Li Qing went to the battlefield, he would still die if there were too many opponents, and personal force would not be of much use.

War is a gladiatorial battle between soldiers and countries!

Just as Li Qing was thinking about it, Emperor Tianfu finally opened his eyes, looked at Li Qing, and said, "Today, my Great Zhou's national fortune has skyrocketed, and you must have made great contributions."

"Give me a literary position for a scholar of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is a benefit in the present and a merit that will last forever. Unfortunately, I have nothing to reward you."

Li Qing shook his head when he heard this and said: "As the leader of Confucianism, I have the great responsibility to promote Confucianism and Taoism. These are the duties of the minister. Why do you need your majesty's reward?"

"Seeing that more and more scholars are embarking on the path of Confucianism and Taoism, and serving the country with literature, I feel very gratified in my heart."

This is what Li Qing said sincerely.

He bestowed academic titles on scholars not only for Da Zhou, but because he had to do so; only when there are more people who practice Confucianism, Confucianism and Taoism will become stronger.

Otherwise, how can Confucianism compete with Buddhism and Taoism?
Emperor Tianfu chuckled, and didn't continue on this topic, and asked instead: "I think Liu Tong must have told you about the bad situation on the front line."

"What do you think about this? Are there any countermeasures?"

As Li Qing expected, Emperor Tianfu summoned him for this purpose.

So he said directly: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that there is nothing I can do about the war between Da Zhou and Li Guo. After all, the situation this time is different from last time."

"Liguo is also a dynasty of our human race. It also has human luck and imperial dragon aura. Your Majesty cannot use the power of luck to defeat the enemy."

"Of course, if His Majesty wants you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country, then you will do your part and lead the way."

Li Qing is a member of the state of Zhou, and it is his duty to serve the country.

If Emperor Tianfu asked him to go to the battlefield, he couldn't refuse. If he refused, he would not even be able to pass the test in his heart.

As a scholar, if you don't even report to the country, what kind of books are you still reading?

First of all, it violated the basic requirement of loyalty!

Emperor Tianfu laughed when he heard the words, and said: "You are just a literati, not a general, what use is it for me to ask you to go to the battlefield?"

"Your going to the battlefield is nothing more than one more person in the war, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation; but you can play your role better if you stay in the country."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Tianfu paused, and then continued: "But the war between my Great Zhou and Li Guo is really not optimistic at the moment."

"Liguo has a strong military force, far surpassing my Great Zhou, and now it has lost thousands of miles of land. Kun'er has already written to me repeatedly to ask for reinforcements."

"That's why I want to ask, Qing has given me a scholarly position and opened a literary palace for me. I wonder if it is possible to form an army and go to the battlefield after a little training?"

This is Emperor Tianfu's idea and purpose.

Let domestic scholars and many Confucian scholars go to the battlefield!
Li Qing was also a little surprised after hearing this. The second prince Wu Kun's ability and character are well known, and he is especially good at leading troops in battle.

But now he repeatedly asks the court for reinforcements, which shows that the frontline battle is really difficult, otherwise he would not be like this.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this matter cannot be done."

Li Qing shook his head and rejected Emperor Tianfu's words, and said solemnly: "Many Confucian scholars have just stepped into Confucianism and Taoism, and they are not yet proficient."

"Not to mention how long it will take to train them to be able to skillfully use the sword to fight against the enemy. Even if everyone can use their abilities skillfully, they are just a group of literati after all."

"I have never set foot on the battlefield, never seen blood, and in front of the well-trained elite cavalry from the country, what is the difference between them and stragglers?"

"More importantly, if they are all sent to the battlefield, once the battle goes bad, all the scholar seeds of my Great Zhou will be ruined on the battlefield!"

Li Qing explained the pros and cons to Emperor Tianfu with a heavy voice.

He knew that there are many scholars in the Great Zhou who are now clamoring to join the army and fight the enemy on the battlefield after opening the Palace of Literature.

But only he knows how risky it is.

War is a huge slaughterhouse, and the power of an individual is insignificant in front of thousands of troops.

Even if it is as strong as a third-rank master, as long as he dares to set foot on the battlefield, he will be heavily besieged by the enemy until he dies.

If 300 people are not enough, it will be [-]!

If 3000 people are not enough, then [-]!

If 3 people are not enough, then 30!
No matter how strong the third-rank master is, how many people can you persist in besieging?

There are about hundreds of thousands of literati who opened up the palace of literature in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This number is quite a lot, but it is not much for the battlefield.

Hundreds of thousands of well-trained soldiers are undoubtedly a huge threat.

But the hundreds of thousands of literati, both young and old, good and bad, are nothing more than a group of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and they cannot withstand several times of charge by an elite cavalry army.

Li Guo is not a fool, once they know that these literati have set foot on the battlefield, they will definitely keep all these people behind at all costs.

In order to completely cut off Da Zhou's literary path!

After listening to Li Qing's words, Emperor Tianfu also realized the huge risk of doing so, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

It is not that Dazhou is incapable of forming, selecting, and training a literati army that is fully capable of fighting, but it will take time, a long, long time.

Li Guo would not give Zhou Guo so much time.

Li Qing also knew this very well, so after repeated consideration, he said to Emperor Tianfu: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, which may solve my great Zhou crisis."

"Huh? Tell me quickly!"

Emperor Tianfu's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately asked.

I saw Li Qing sitting up straight, then looked at Emperor Tianfu with piercing eyes, and said seriously: "I am willing to take the order to leave the country! Lobby to leave the country to stop the war and discuss peace!"

This sentence stunned Emperor Tianfu.

Lobbying Liguoguo to strike?
He quickly came back to his senses, then shook his head firmly and said, "No! Now that the battle is at a stalemate and Liguo has the upper hand, how could it be possible to stop fighting?"

"You make Liguo go into the mouth of a tiger like a sheep, and you will never return!"

"Not to mention that Li Guoguo has a huge appetite. Last time, he asked me to cut off Da Zhou's land for five thousand miles. Now their request will only be more excessive."

"I am the king of a country, how can I humiliate and ask for peace?"

Emperor Tianfu's words were extremely firm, and there was no room for change.

Afterwards, he didn't listen to Li Qing's further words, and waved his hands: "It's hard work for you to bestow a position on the literati of the Great Zhou today, let's go back and rest first."

Although Li Qing felt regretful, but seeing Emperor Tianfu's resolute attitude, he could only surrender: "I will resign."

Afterwards, he got up and left Qianyuan Hall.

Emperor Tianfu kept looking at Li Qing's leaving back until the other party disappeared at the gate of Qianyuan Hall, his face became a little bit heavy.

"Li Qing, are you really doing it for me, Da Zhou..."

"Still want to leave the country?"

Emperor Tianfu muttered to himself, his eyes were unpredictable.

The moment Li Qing said that he was going to leave the country as an envoy, he became alert in his heart, and his intuition told him that he must not agree to Li Qing!
We must know that Li Qing's current status is very special, he can be regarded as the benchmark of literati in the world, especially when he caused such a big phenomenon a few days ago.

This time, granting a position to the literati of the Great Zhou will directly increase the luck of the Great Zhou; and if such a person leaves their Zhou country and votes to leave the country...

The consequences are unimaginable!
It's not that Emperor Tianfu didn't believe in Li Qing's character, but he didn't dare to bet, because it was related to Zhou's national destiny!

So he chose to reject Li Qing without hesitation.

But how to solve the imminent war crisis?

Emperor Tianfu had many thoughts in his heart, so he could only let out a long sigh.

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After Li Qing left the palace, he was also thinking about the conversation he had just had with Emperor Tianfu in Qianyuan Hall.

And he also wanted to understand why Emperor Tianfu refused his envoy to Liguo - it was nothing more than worrying that he would betray Da Zhou and vote for Liguo.

Now that the Li country is powerful and the country is prosperous; and the Zhou country is in critical condition and has been retreating under the iron cavalry of the Li country. At this time, when he proposed to be an envoy to the Li country, it has to make people think and suspect.

And Li Qing could understand, but he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

"This is a common problem of emperors. It is impossible to trust anyone or anything that they cannot control."

"Or the only thing they really believe in is themselves."

Li Qing talked to himself in his heart, then pinched the center of his brows, feeling tired for the first time.

He has done his duty, even if the Emperor Tianfu finally does not allow him to leave the country as an envoy, then he has a clear conscience, after all, it is up to people to plan things.

How can it be up to the sky whether it succeeds or not?still in person.

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The fact that Li Qing bestowed the Palace of Literature on behalf of scholars has gradually faded over time, but his poems are still hotly discussed.

Many literati have begun to try to use their new abilities, use their talents to control their writing, and make various changes, which amazed others.

But because of this, a lot of ridiculous things happened.

Some people forcibly used powerful poems, causing their talents to be emptied in an instant, and almost collapsed to death; some people used poems to manifest flying swords, carried themselves into the sky, but fell down without control, and almost fell to death.

There are also people who want to use poetry to show beauty and do unruly things, but they are countered by their talents, and the Palace of Literature almost collapses because of this.

There are so many different things.

And these things also illustrate a truth, that is, all the scholars who have obtained the degree are uneven, and there is a lack of management and teaching.

If they can't get a good guide, these people can easily go astray and eventually suffer the consequences.

In response to this problem, Li Qing also gave countermeasures.

That is to ask the Holy Academy to record all the literati who have been awarded the degree, and then ask the major academies to discipline the students and teach the basic Confucianism and Taoism cultivation methods.

In addition to these things, the battle reports from the front line are all bad news. The army led by the second prince Wu Kun suffered setbacks one after another, while the Liguo army advanced all the way, and the land was constantly being eaten away.

Although the imperial court has been blocking news about the unfavorable situation of the war, how can such news be blocked?Word spread quickly.

As a result, a large number of people panicked.

Could it be that Da Zhou really can't beat Li Guo, is it over?

The entire Shengjing was shrouded in an atmosphere of uneasiness.

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A few days later, the Great Court Meeting.

Li Qing put on the vassal king's python suit and went to court with his sword.

All civil and military officials will be present at the Grand Court Meeting, and the dress must be formal, not casual, so he has to wear a boa suit.

The sky is not yet fully bright, and the morning star hangs in the sky.

There was only a slight morning light in the distant sky.

Now that autumn has begun, the weather is slowly turning cold, and the wind in the morning is a bit freezing, and many officials are shivering from the cold.

But Li Qing's physique is extraordinary, and he also has awe-inspiring aura to protect his body, so a little cold air is nothing to him.

Officials, big and small, walked on the huge square outside Chengtian Hall, and Li Qing's white embroidered gold python robe was undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

Many officials came over to say hello to Li Qing, and Li Qing responded one by one with a smile, showing no airs at all.

"Suppressing demon king, good morning."

A familiar voice came, Li Qing turned his head to look, it was Prime Minister Sima Yan.

Li Qing glanced at the other party and said with a smile: "It's quite early... The prime minister's complexion is much better than before."

After this old man became a Confucian, he looked much younger, his complexion was rosy, and his waist was much taller.

"Hehe, it's all the magical effect of Haoran's righteousness."

"Speaking of which, the old man needs to thank Zhen Yao Wang a lot."

Sima Yan said with a smile, his voice was bright but not hoarse, and he seemed full of energy, without any hint of old age.

"It has nothing to do with me, it's all because of the prime minister's own practice."

Li Qing smiled lightly, not taking credit for it.

Then the two walked towards Chengtian Hall together.

Sima Yan looked around, and then asked Li Qing in a low voice: "I heard in the past few days that the King of Zhenyao asked His Majesty to leave the country as an envoy?"

Li Qing glanced at Sima Yan with some surprise.

He had a private conversation with Emperor Tianfu that day, how did Sima Jun know about it?Is the news so well-informed?

"It is true, but His Majesty has not agreed."

Li Qing did not choose to hide it, and said regretfully.

Sima Yan was not surprised by Li Qing's answer, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, His Majesty will probably agree to it today."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing knew that the old man must have some insider information, but if the other party didn't tell him, he couldn't ask, so he could only bury his doubts.

(End of this chapter)