Chapter 367: One Plan Harms All Nations

Prince Chun's Mansion.

Unconsciously, time has entered October.

For the past month, Li Nuo has been teaching in the tutoring class, and just finished the last batch of students' courses two days ago.

Even though he charges different tuition fees for each student, and does not charge a penny for poor students, the tuition fees collected from these 500 people have exceeded two million taels.

Among the 500 students, there are less than 20 students who are truly from poor families.

The rest of the students, even if they are not from aristocratic families, must be wealthy merchants.

The form of the imperial examination is destined to be just a game for the rich.

Li Nuo has done his best to plant a seed in their hearts. As for whether the seed can sprout and what it will eventually grow into, we have to wait and see.

Today, Prince Chun finally had some free time, and invited their family to visit the palace.

Li Nuo's family sat together, Li Yun sat in the corner, accompanied by the woman of the machine.

After not seeing each other for many days, the appearance of this mechanical woman looks more realistic, and even her eyes are more lively. This is because Li Yun's cultivation has broken through to the fifth level of Mohism.

Whether it is the development of medicine, agriculture, or military, they all cannot do without the help of Mohism.

During this period of time, Li Nuo has provided directional guidance, and Li Yun is responsible for implementing these ideas.

The cultivation of the two Mohists has naturally improved together.

In the past month, Li Nuo's Zongheng and Mohist cultivation have successfully entered the fifth level.

However, after the fifth level, the speed of cultivation growth has obviously slowed down.

Above the fifth level is the semi-saint. This huge gap has blocked countless geniuses.

During the meal, An Ning drank a mouthful of soup, looked at Prince Chun in surprise, and asked: "Brother, the chefs in your palace are much better than those in our family. Did you keep the best chefs here?"

Prince Chun said: "How is it possible? The best chefs in the whole of Daxia are all in your Li family."

An Ning showed a skeptical expression and said: "I don't believe it. They are all the same dishes. The taste of these dishes is just better here!"

Prince Chun asked: "Which dishes?"

An Ning pointed to the table and said: "This one, this one, and these ones..."

Prince Chun looked at the dishes she pointed to, with a proud expression on his face, and said: "These dishes, these dishes are made by this prince..."

An Ning was slightly stunned and speechless for a while.

As the regent prince, the dishes he cooked were even better than those of the gourmets who studied cooking all their lives. Look at the woman next to Li Yun... In their family, I'm afraid only the princess is normal.

Li Nuo took a bite of the dish and expressed his admiration for Prince Chun's cooking skills.

These dishes, whether in color, fragrance, or appearance, are better than the gourmet chefs in Li's mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that Prince Chun is the best gourmet in Daxia.

He even doubted whether his cooking skills were the best in the continent.

Li Nuo had seen some rumors about gourmets in a book of unofficial history that recorded the various schools of thought. The book said that gourmets who have reached a high level of cultivation can also have power that is not inferior to that of the various schools of thought. The power of gourmets can condense the sharpest weapon in the world, which can cut everything...

Of course, unofficial history can only guarantee that it is wild enough, not true.

A calligrapher can write the fate of others with a pen, and a thief can not only steal things but also steal hearts and lives, steal the hearts of women, and steal other people's lives for himself... These are all recorded in unofficial history and have never been proven.

After dinner, Li Yun mysteriously pulled Li Nuo aside and said awkwardly: "Well, can you lend me some money?"

Li Nuo was surprised: "You are also short of money?"

Li Yun said: "Of course I am short of money. My father used to give me a thousand taels of pocket money every month, but because I didn't get married, he stopped giving me money last month. Now I don't even have money to buy materials..."

Mohist research is indeed expensive. Li Nuo is busy with various things on weekdays, and he has no time to practice Mohism. Li Yun is his substitute. Only when Li Yun improves can he improve.

He didn't hesitate and said: "How much do you need? Is 100,000 taels enough?"

Li Yun's eyes widened, fearing that Li Nuo would regret it, and immediately nodded and said: "Enough, enough!"

He has never seen 100,000 taels in his life.

With this 100,000 taels, he can buy more and better materials for Qingqing. He put his arm around Li Nuo's shoulders and smiled: "Good brother, thank you!"

After returning to Ningxin Garden, Li Nuo asked Fenghuang to prepare 100,000 taels.

Li Nuo, An Ning and Yi Ren were not good at managing money, nor did they have the intention to manage money, so the financial power of the family was handed over to Feng Huang.

She was professional in this kind of thing. She was responsible for all the income and expenditure of the family. The finances of the Li Mansion were managed in an orderly manner by her.

In terms of wealth, although Li Nuo earned two million taels of silver a month, he was still a little worse than Feng Huang. Li Nuo didn't even know how much wealth she had.

In the study, Feng Huang was sitting in Li Nuo's seat to count the accounts. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked, "This 100,000 taels, are you going to give it to Prince Chun?"

Li Nuo said, "Uncle Chun is very good to our family. Ningxin Garden was given to us by him. This garden alone is worth more than 100,000 taels."

Feng Huang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask the accountant to withdraw 100,000 taels and have someone send it to Prince Chun's Mansion."

Li Nuo added, "Remember to hand it directly to Li Yun."

Feng Huang nodded and smiled, "Got it..."

Half a day later, Yuyin Pavilion.

Fenghuang looked at the white-haired old woman and asked, "Fifty thousand taels, what do you want with so much money?"

The old woman glanced at her lightly and said, "It costs so much money, so it will certainly be useful. Just prepare it right away. No need to ask any questions."

Fenghuang leaned on the chair and said, "No."

The old woman frowned and said in a cold voice: "What are you talking about? You don't think this is your money, do you? Without the support from above, you wouldn't be where you are today. Why, you have only been the wife of the Li family for a few days. I know who the last name is, I can give you all this, and I can also make you lose all this!"

Fenghuang crossed his arms across his chest and said calmly: "You also know that I am the wife of the Li family. My money is obviously the money of the Li family. Fifty thousand taels is not a small amount. I will give it to you this time just in case something happens in the future." If I'm found out, how do I explain it? Not only will all our previous efforts be wasted, but everything we have in Chang'an will also be lost..."

She glanced at the old woman and said: "I told you not to be anxious, don't be anxious, you insist on urging me, and now things have become like this, is it my fault?"

The old woman moved her lips and asked: "It's only fifty thousand taels, will it be found out?"

Fenghuang said: "You don't know how strict the imperial court is in tax inspection this year. Every incoming and outgoing payment will be inspected. We are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. If you insist on it, I can give it to you. I will pay for it in the future." Whatever happened, just don’t blame me..."

The old woman's expression was a little hesitant, but after a moment, she said: "Forget it, let's put the overall situation first. I'll find another way to get the money. Protect yourself and don't expose yourself..."

After a moment, she spoke again: "When I come this time, I have an important matter for you to handle."

Phoenix's eyelashes trembled slightly and she said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

The old woman asked: "It is rumored that the blood of the royal family can prolong life, and that the Emperor of Daxia was able to rejuvenate himself by massacring the powerful. Is it true?"

Phoenix shook his head and said, "How could I know such a thing?"

The old woman said calmly: "Just because you don't know, it doesn't mean that others don't know. Li Xuanjing is the most trusted person of the Emperor of Daxia. He must know something. Find an opportunity to ask around at the Li family. This matter is taken very seriously by the higher ups..."

…

Ningxinyuan.

The beautiful woman and the beautiful woman took their children back to the Song Mansion to see the old lady. An Ning was coaxing the children to sleep in their room. In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Dongfang Qing watched Li Nuo and Fenghuang painting, but she was thinking about eating for a while.

After Phoenix finished painting a lotus, he seemed to remember something and raised his head to ask Li Nuo: "Yesterday I heard some girls from Yuyin Pavilion say that the blood of the royal family can be used to make life-extending pills. Is this true..."

Li Nuo has also heard this statement.

People also said that the Emperor of Daxia used the essence and blood of powerful people to make elixirs to extend his life.

Later, Dali Temple specifically clarified the matter.

But Li Nuo had verified that it was not the boxing master named Zhao who killed those powerful people.

As for whether those people were killed by His Majesty, he had no way of verifying it.

Dali Temple's move may just be to guide public opinion. After all, this matter involves the emperor. If they are allowed to speculate wildly, the consequences will be difficult to predict.

Li Nuo said truthfully: "I don't know, but I haven't seen the so-called longevity pill in the book."

Before Li Nuo could speak, Dongfang Qing said: "My grandfather also said that this is not true. He said that only the Yin and Yang family of the sixth realm and above can extend the life of others, and they will also lose their own life..."

Butler Wu, who was fishing with the concierge Lao Huang on the promenade in the middle of the lake, suddenly turned around and said, "I remember the master said that the blood of the royal family, blessed by the fate of the country, seems to be different from that of ordinary people..."

Phoenix's eyes moved slightly, but he did not continue the topic. He shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. It sounds terrible..."

Dongfang Qing nodded and said, "Yes, why are you talking about this? When will we have dinner?"

…

Yuyin Pavilion.

The old woman stared at Phoenix and asked, "Are you sure?"

Fenghuang shook his head and said: "Anyway, the steward of the Li Mansion said so. You can judge for yourself whether it is true or false. However, even if this kind of thing is true, the Emperor of Daxia will definitely not let others know. I can’t just ask his father directly…”

The old woman murmured: "There must be a reason why the Emperor of Daxia trusts Li Xuanjing so much. He can't live younger and younger without a reason. This matter is 80% true. It would be great if we could catch that Zhao Wuji Already..."

Chu State.

Jingzhou.

In Jingzhou City, an old man in gray knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "It's not me, it's really not me. After the failed assassination of Li Xuanjing, I fled to Chu State and never set foot in Daxia again. How could I have killed those powerful people in Xia?"

As a martial arts master in the fifth realm, he was usually aloof and respected by others, but at this moment he could only kneel on the ground in humiliation.

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Because the people standing opposite him are all masters.

The faint aura coming from the leader, a man in black robe, made him unable to resist at all.

Half Saint!

Why are even the semi-saints from the sixth realm here?

When he thought about this incident, he felt that he was wronged. How could anyone accuse someone of this? Seeing that he was not in Daxia, he just casually accused him of such a big crime. Isn't this bullying?

A figure came from behind and whispered to the black-robed man: "Ancestor, I have asked the servants here. In the past year, this person has been here and has not left Jingzhou..."

Under the black robe, the wrinkled face did not show any surprise, and said lightly: "It is true."

The Emperor of Daxia quickly pushed someone to take the blame, obviously to hide his true purpose.

It seems that the incident is not a rumor...

There are more than one old guy who is about to die.

The royal family of the five dynasties is not so easy to kill, and there are not many small countries outside the five dynasties. Even if they are all slaughtered, it cannot meet the needs of everyone.

There is no time to lose, and we must act as soon as possible.

Those who act first will live forever, and those who act later will wait for death.

Even though he does not know how to refine the longevity pill, it will not be wrong to get their blood first...

Liangguo

Liang is a small country located between Chu and Xia. For hundreds of years, it has been closer to Chu. Under the protection of Chu, the domestic situation has been very stable. Since its establishment, the Yang royal family has been in power.

But this stability was broken yesterday.

Overnight, more than ten royal family members died tragically at home.

Those who died were all brothers and nephews of the current emperor.

The people of Liang were shocked and secretly cheered in their hearts.

These princes and nobles are all full of evil. The royal families of the five dynasties can still be restrained by others, but the royal families of these small countries firmly control the entire country and can do whatever they want without any restraint.

Unlike the common people, the surviving royal families of Liang are panic-stricken and terrified.

The homes of those royal families have certain guards, but they are still easily broken into by the murderer. Among them, there must be a master involved.

There are only two masters in the whole Liang Kingdom, one is His Majesty, and the other is the general who protects the country. To kill more than a dozen princes in one night, the power that can do so must come from the more powerful five dynasties.

During this period, there have been rumors that the royal blood can prolong life. Could it be that some strong people have set their sights on them?

For a time, all the royal children of Liang Kingdom hid in the palace.

The emperor of Liang Kingdom even dispatched all the troops near the capital to surround the palace. Every twelve hours, there are nearly a thousand guards on duty.

There are a small number of envoys stationed between each small country.

Such a big change happened in Liang Kingdom, and it soon spread to all countries.

After learning the news, the royal families of various countries were extremely terrified.

What they were most worried about still happened.

Those strong people have already started to attack the royal family of Liang Kingdom, and I am afraid it will be their turn soon.

Just when the royal families of various countries did not know how to deal with it, a message came from Ningguo.

The emperor of Ningguo abdicated.

Unlike any other change of imperial power in history, Emperor Ningguo did not pass the throne to his son or brother, nor was he overthrown by rebellious forces and reluctantly gave up the throne.

He took the initiative to abdicate, and did not designate the next emperor of Ningguo. He directly handed over the jade seal and handed over all the power of the emperor to the court.

From then on, the national affairs of Ningguo were decided by the officials in the court.

The emperor abdicated, and naturally no longer received the blessing of national destiny. He immediately lost the cultivation of the fifth realm.

This matter sounds like Emperor Ningguo is crazy. He gave up the throne of a country and insisted on handing over power to others, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that this is his life-saving move.

When he is no longer an emperor, the royal family is no longer a royal family. Without the blessing of national destiny, their blood naturally has no effect of prolonging life.

Either give up or die.

This is a question that does not need to be considered.

After the news of Ningguo came out, only the next day, the news came from Shengguo, which is adjacent to Ningguo.

Although the emperor of Shengguo did not abdicate, he also handed over the jade seal.

The jade seal represents the imperial power. Handing over the jade seal means handing over the imperial power. His fifth-level royal cultivation also completely disappeared at the moment of handing over the jade seal.

Although Shengguo retained the emperor, he was only a symbolic emperor.

The disappearance of his cultivation means that he no longer has the national destiny. Those strong men who want to prolong their lives will have no use killing him.

The royal family of Shengguo is also in name only.

All countries are very clear that the only meaning of their existence as small countries is to serve as a buffer between big countries. It is actually the same whether there is an emperor or not.

Their national strength is not even as good as a family of a big country. What can a fifth-level emperor change?

When the identity of the royal family can not bring them benefits, but will become a shackle for their lives, the royal families of various countries have made choices.

Starting from Ningguo Shengguo, then Jingguo, Jiangguo, Yanguo..., Liangguo, Jinguo, Zhouguo, in just one month, except for the five major dynasties, all small countries on the mainland have undergone the greatest changes in hundreds of years.

In these countries, the emperor no longer exists...

The power of the three provinces has been expanded unprecedentedly, but they are mutually restricted. No one can decide national affairs alone. No one can and no one dares to covet the supreme position...

A country on the mainland.

In a quiet mansion.

Lin Fuzhi opened an envelope, read the contents inside, walked quickly into a courtyard, and said to the figure who was watering the flowers: "Master, the emperor of Zhou has also completely given up his power..."

With the Zhou emperor in name only, there are only five dynasties and real emperors on the continent.

The water flow under the shower paused, and then continued to pour. After a while, the old man with his hands behind his back put the kettle on the stone table, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Good tricks, I wonder which old guy's handiwork is this..."

Lin Fuzhi was stunned for a moment and asked: "Master means..."

The old man showed praise and said: "With this trick, countless sixth realms on the continent are played in the palm of your hand, and no one in the countries dares to claim to be emperor anymore. This is the way of Zongheng..."