Xuanxia

Chapter 435 The Three Stooges

"Huh? You live alone here?"

After entering Bai Xiaochuan's dormitory, Fu Qingzhou and Yue Heng both widened their eyes at the same time: "Isn't this a bit too extravagant?"

His dormitory was not a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits, but in modern terms, it should be called "Dabieye". In this era, they generally called it a "small building".

Bai Xiaochuan lives in an antique two-story building. Outside the building is a small bamboo forest and there is a small pond at the back. It doesn't look like a student dormitory at all, it's more like a secluded place.

"hey-hey."

Bai Xiaochuan scratched his head and smiled, "After all, my teacher is the vice-dean. He used to live in this small building. Now he has a house outside the academy, so he gave this place to me."

He led the two of them up to the second floor. There was no special study room in this small building. After passing a carved screen, there was a large desk behind it. The bookshelves on both sides were filled with exquisite books. The pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table were obviously high-quality goods.

"Wow……"

As expected, when Yue Heng saw the school supplies on the table, his eyes immediately lit up: "This is top-quality river ink! This brush... This set of brushes are wolf-hair brushes from Fangyuanzhai! And this..."

He fumbled around on the desk, looking like a country bumpkin coming to the city.

Bai Xiaochuan didn't mind at all. He took out a piece of paper from the table. On it was an article with only the beginning.

"Na."

He handed the beginning of the article to Fu Qingzhou and said, "Brother Fu, this is the article I want to write."

Fu Qingzhou moved closer to take a look.

"In terms of the power of the Jianghu, it is urgent to resist the threat from the northern barbarians and the southern border..."

He suddenly exclaimed: "Brother Bai, what you wrote is to mobilize the power of the Jianghu people to deal with the Northern Barbarians? And the Southern Xinjiang... the Southern Xinjiang monsters?"

"Yes."

Bai Xiaochuan winked at him and said, "Speaking of which, Brother Fu, you came at the perfect time. I want to write this article, and it has something to do with you."

"Me?" Fu Qingzhou pointed at himself, then realized: "Is it because of Luoyi?"

"good."

Bai Xiaochuan smiled and said, "It is precisely because you, Brother Fu, and the Wulin Alliance captured the Little Prince of Beiyi and expelled the Great Shaman of Beiyi that the court truly realized that there is actually a very powerful force in the martial arts world."

"Of course, some people in our academy have begun to study some issues... My teacher is very supportive of letting talented people in the martial arts world join in the cause of defending the country."

Fu Qingzhou nodded slightly: "I see."

He lowered his head and continued reading: "However, most people in Jianghu are detached from the secular world, prefer freedom by nature, and do not like being bound by constraints. They do not have a deep sense of family and country, so it is difficult for the court to recruit their power."

"This is because they enjoy wandering around the world, settling scores and taking revenge, and they don't want to be bound by the government, let alone join the army to resist foreign aggression. Therefore, it is not easy to make them serve the court..."

That’s all I have to say.

"Just these two sentences?" Fu Qingzhou laughed and raised his head: "Brother Bai, you spent three days and three nights thinking about it, and you only came up with these few sentences?"

"You do not understand."

Bai Xiaochuan sighed deeply: "I wrote two articles, but they were both torn to pieces by my teacher."

Yue Heng also came over at this time: "It seems that Brother Bai's teacher is a strict teacher."

"Strict, very strict..." Bai Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "He said that most of the suggestions I put forward in my article were exaggerated, unrealistic, and completely imaginary. He scolded me to the point of being bloody."

Fu Qingzhou became curious: "So, what suggestions did you make before?"

Bai Xiaochuan counted on his fingers: "Give officials and bounties to the leaders of the major martial arts sects, and let them take their disciples to join the army; the court provides resources to the martial arts people in exchange for their support; set up special envoys to win over and supervise the martial arts people, and..." "Stop, stop."

Fu Qingzhou couldn't listen any longer and said helplessly: "If I were your teacher, I would also tear up your article."

"Ah? Is that so?" Yue Heng scratched his head and said, "I don't really know much about martial arts, Brother Fu, what can you tell me?"

“It’s not that complicated.”

Fu Qingzhou spread his hands: "The leaders of the major sects in the martial arts world offer official titles and rewards to let them take their disciples to join the army. However, the largest sects in the martial arts world now have no shortage of money or land. How high of an official position can the court give them? How much real power do these positions have? Will there be conflicts with local officials?"

"Even if we solve these problems perfectly, how can we guarantee that they are willing to take their disciples to fight for their lives? Alas, there are too many problems here, and even many small conflicts that we can't think of may directly destroy the entire plan."

"This is just one suggestion from Brother Bai. The same goes for the other suggestions..."

He gave a brief analysis, but before he could go into detail, Bai Xiaochuan's face turned even paler.

Yue Heng, on the other hand, showed a thoughtful look: "Brother Fu, now I understand a lot..."

He said in a deep voice: "If the court wants to recruit people from the martial arts world, it should be more of a 'let nature take its course' rather than just thinking from the perspective of the court."

As he spoke, he walked to the table, picked up a pen, and began to write on a blank piece of paper.

Bai Xiaochuan's eyes lit up and he moved closer.

"The court can negotiate a flexible cooperation method with the Jianghu factions. They will not be forced to serve for a long time. They will only be called upon to help when the court needs them, and they will be free afterwards... In this way, the Jianghu factions will not lose their freedom, but will also receive the protection and resources of the court. Both sides will get what they need. Isn't that wonderful?"

"Furthermore, communication is the cornerstone of cooperation. The court should set up a special agency or personnel to serve as a bridge of communication between the court and the underworld, to convey information, explain policies, and resolve misunderstandings."

After writing, Yue Heng raised his head and smiled at Bai Xiaochuan: "In this way, the people of Jianghu can understand the sincerity and needs of the court, and the court can also understand the thoughts and difficulties of the people of Jianghu. The two sides will understand each other better, and cooperation will come naturally."

Bai Xiaochuan's eyes lit up and he patted Yue Heng's shoulder vigorously: "Great! Brother Yue is really talented!"

"Ha ha……"

Fu Qingzhou laughed softly and said, "Actually, I suggest that you write something more substantial on it."

"Something more tangible?" Bai and Yue looked at him and asked in unison.

"correct."

Fu Qingzhou spread his hands and said, "Look, what you wrote, about flexible cooperation and setting up institutions... It's still too vague. How can you cooperate flexibly? What kind of institution is that?"

After that, he smiled and said, "If you ask me, you guys actually overlooked one thing."

"What did you overlook?" Bai Xiaochuan asked anxiously.

"There's really no need to focus on the big sects when looking for people from the martial arts world to cooperate with."

Fu Qingzhou blinked and said, "Didn't you see the Hidden Dragon Hundred Talents Conference a while ago? The Hundred Talents were rewarded with a thousand taels of silver - just this alone attracted many young talents to attend? Were there many disciples from large sects? Of course there were, but most of them were disciples from small sects, or even independent cultivators."

"And the so-called top three and top ten rankings have driven countless people crazy. Not only are the people on the stage crazy, but the people off the stage are also proud of it."

"That's why, when the northern barbarians came to kill them, they would run forward without caring about anything else as soon as Alliance Leader Jiang raised his arm and called out! If they could accomplish something, not only would they be able to bring glory to their clan, but they would also be able to become famous throughout the world... Their desires are much smaller than those of the big clans."

Bai Xiaochuan was stunned when he heard this: "Not looking for a big sect? Then rely on some independent cultivators, will that work?"

The one who answered him was not Fu Qingzhou or Yue Heng.

Suddenly, a resounding and deafening voice came from outside the building!

"I can do it! I definitely can do it!"

(End of this chapter)