Chapter 49: Bringing Peace to the Country and Pacifying the World

  "Miss, these past few days Master has not allowed you to go out," Behind the crowd, two girls appeared, and one of them had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, skin as white as snow, an absolutely stunning face like a delicate jade carving, so beautiful that it was like a celestial being from heaven, making everyone reluctant to blink their eyes. She was none other than Yun Wenyin, the number one talented woman of Lingyun City.

  The maid beside her, Shuang'er, remembered Yun Tianchou's warning and whispered in her ear.

  Yun Wenyue gently shook her head: "We've all been at home for a few days, feeling suffocated. Father went out today, let's go out for a bit, father won't know."

  Miss insisted on doing so, and the servant girl Dou'er had no choice but to nod her head slightly and say softly: "You should go home early, otherwise Master will be angry when he comes back."

  The maids in the mansion were all afraid of Father, Yun Wenyue knew that Shuang'er was afraid of being scolded by Father, and smiled gently: "Little maid, even if Father is hard on you, I won't let him make things difficult for you."

  The little maid nodded, feeling sweet in her heart. She was able to follow such a good young lady, and even if she was scolded by the master, she would have no regrets.

  Let this little girl put her mind at ease, Yun Wenyue tapped her lotus step and found a vacant spot to stand on, gazing far away at the high platform above. Today was dull at home, she had originally planned to come out and clear her mind, but unexpectedly saw that it was crowded here, and Cloud Girl followed curiously and walked in.

  Lingyun City actually opened such a large academy, and it's unknown whose handwriting it is. Yun Wanjun looked at the black-faced man on the high platform, his vague figure, and felt more and more familiar.

  At a glance, this familiar face turned out to be Zhu Ziming, the great official Zhu. Yun Wenyue was taken aback for a moment, it was him after all. With his intelligence, he could make this newly established academy prosperous and thriving, and only he could do it.

  Yun Wanjing's beautiful eyes were like autumn water, but what she really wanted to know was what Zhu Ziming would say standing on this high platform.

  "Zhu Ziming naturally did not know of Yun Wenyue's arrival, he cleared his throat and said loudly: 'Ladies and gentlemen, young masters, young ladies, esteemed elders and fellow villagers, thank you for your presence at Mingli Book Academy.'"

  Suddenly a burst of loud noise, making everyone dizzy and confused, what young masters and misses, finally even coming to the parents and relatives, is this nonsense? What kind of moral character does this Confucian scholar have?

  "Alas..." The crowd's sighs rose and fell in waves, filled with disappointment...

  Yan Yun's face turned pale with cold sweat, "Zhu brother, stop messing around! I can't take it anymore... I've invested several thousand taels of silver here... Don't let me lose everything!"

  This Zhu Xiao Ge...... Kong Li lightly laughed twice, also didn't know what he wanted to do.

  Shen Bi Xing was both angry and amused. Her future husband, what kind of person is he? How can he always have the demeanor of someone who doesn't deserve to be at the dinner table?

  Among the whispers of the crowd, Zhu Ziming suddenly became stern and said: "In ancient times, those who wanted to make their virtues clear to the world first governed their states; those who wanted to govern their states first regulated their families; those who wanted to regulate their families first cultivated themselves; those who wanted to cultivate themselves first rectified their hearts; those who wanted to rectify their hearts first made their intentions sincere; those who wanted to make their intentions sincere first extended their knowledge, and knowledge is precisely what one gets from reading books and learning for oneself!"

  As soon as the words came out, everyone nodded slightly, this sentence was full of profound meaning and had a nice ring to it, and it was also rich in great wisdom and philosophy, it was truly ingenious. The look of disdain in their eyes immediately disappeared, and they looked at Zhu Ziming with a few more points of reverence: "This young man is indeed extraordinary!"

  "What a wonderful saying for those who want to cultivate themselves, first rectify their hearts!" Kong Li praised and said that this Zhu Xiao Ge is really good at playing with profound words, such articles are truly wonderfully written.

  Mr. Chen and several other gentlemen also secretly praised him, silently memorizing the poem in their hearts. The poem's words were concise and profound, even great writers and geniuses would find it difficult to express such grand truths.

  "Zhū Zǐ Míng is indeed a strange talent," Yún Wǎn Qīng murmured, always doing things that people wouldn't expect.

  "This rascal," Shen Biyin said with a pout, but her heart was filled with inexplicable worry. Her future husband was so outstanding, she should be happy, but he was the son-in-law of their own family, and should be treated with respect...

  Zhū Zǐ Míng continued: "As for governing the country and pacifying the world, without reading books, where would one's profound knowledge and wisdom come from? Where would one's strategic thinking and foresight come from? The previous emperor encouraged literary pursuits, precisely because Yan State lacked people with such talents. Therefore, I, being humble and unworthy, hope to establish a school, cultivate learned and farsighted scholars who can serve our great Yan State, and assist the Emperor in governing the world!"

  Now the State of Yan appears to be prosperous and peaceful, with its people living and working happily. However, everyone knows that the grassland tribes outside the Great Wall have already formed a powerful Mongol Empire, which is growing stronger by the day and is now overlooking the Central Plains.

  Although the Central Plains martial arts masters are numerous and can be matched with one hundred, their powerful iron cavalry cannot shake the city of Yan State. However, for some reason, the Central Plains martial arts have also been passed down to Mengguo, and countless masters have emerged in Great Mengguo. The situation is no longer as easily controlled by Yan State as it was before.

  The people of Meng are naturally cunning and intelligent. In those days, the former emperor hastened to this point, thinking that Yan would produce more talented and farsighted strategists to alleviate the difficulties in the Central Plains.

  "Only those who govern the country can bring peace to the world!" Everyone whispered a sentence, and immediately their eyes burst with fiery light. For the sake of Yan State, they must make sure their sons study hard to serve Yan State!

  "Well said! Young master is talented!" Dozens of young masters couldn't help but let out a loud shout, their hearts bursting with excitement. If they could conquer the world, what would a decade or so of hard study amount to?

  "'Govern the country and bring peace to the world,' Confucius shook his head: 'I am inferior to him.'"

  Chen Jin secretly sighed, Zhu Xiaoge is indeed a strange person.

  Zhū Zǐ Míng secretly wiped a cold sweat, fortunately he had memorized these things before, otherwise he really didn't know what to say.

  "We're going to sign up! We want to enroll in the academy and study!" Dozens of students couldn't help but shout.

  Yan Yunli was overjoyed in his heart and hastily called Liu Guanshi. He whispered a few words in his ear.

  Liu Guanshi quickly walked to the front of the crowd, had several servants bring over a table and chairs, and immediately took out a brush pen and official paper to sit down. Liu Guanshi said: "Those who want to sign up, please come here to write your name."

  Looking at this lively scene, Yun Wenyu quietly looked at Zhu Ziming with a smile all over his face, and found that he couldn't see him more and more clearly. His way of thinking seemed to be really different from ordinary people, even himself couldn't guess what he was thinking.

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  PS: Because Lao Xue is doing construction work, the spring and summer seasons are the busiest, but every year it's only busy for three months. So Lao Xue doesn't have time to slack off and can only maintain a stable update schedule. Every day he works all day and then goes home to write at night until now, really tired. Hope brothers can support more, ask for rewards, ask for recommendations. Brothers, after this busy period, Lao Xue will frequently burst with energy every day.