Inheriting a Taoist temple, the story begins with Wu Zetian offering incense.

Chapter 405 Confucius Arrives at Hunyuan Palace! [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

After the first kiss, Gongsun Da Niang was no longer shy. She cupped Zhou Yi's face and kissed him several times, as if she wanted to make up for all the missed kisses.

Once she was completely satisfied, the girl prepared to leave.

"I'm leaving now, but you'll miss me!"

After saying that, she didn't wait for Zhou Yi's response before hurriedly stepping over the threshold of the Little Penglai Palace, disappearing into thin air along with the supplies on the ground.

Back at the Yiyuan Temple, Granny Gongsun held her head high, like a victorious female general. Princess Taiping, seeing this posture, knew she had succeeded and asked with a smile:

"Is it sweet?"

Aunt Gongsun handed her the snacks and treats she had brought:
“Your stepfather kissed me, your whole family has to take responsibility.”

Princess Taiping beamed with joy:

“Alright, no problem. Tomorrow I will have Sanlang choose a state for you as your fief.”

Grandma Gongsun put down her backpack:

"I don't want to... Oh right, your mom bought you some new underwear online, go try them on."

Princess Taiping thanked her, took the backpack, and went to Wuwei Garden to try on underwear.

Then, Gongsun Da Niang opened several large cardboard boxes containing wholesale sanitary napkins and other women's supplies. Yan Zhenqing's mother, Yin Shi, carefully put them into the room and then distributed them to the relatives of Li Chengqi and Li Chengyi, as well as Xue Chongjian's family.

Early the next morning, Aunt Gongsun rode her electric scooter and led a group of 10,000 riders to Yanping Gate to inquire about Wang Haibin's home.

Yanping Gate is the southwestern city gate of Chang'an, which is relatively remote. People usually go through this gate when they go to Kunming Pool.

However, precisely because of its remoteness, it became a very lively gathering place in the outer city of Chang'an. Just outside the city gate, you could see street performers selling plasters, fortune tellers, and people waiting for odd jobs on the roadside. It was bustling and lively.

After asking around, Aunt Gongsun finally found Wang Haibin's house in an alley. It was a two-courtyard house where Wang Haibin's two wives and concubines, his mother and children lived. There was also an old steward in the house who was in charge of daily purchasing.

When the cavalry arrived at the door, the old steward hurriedly came out to greet them. Upon learning that it was a deity from Yiyuan Temple who had come to visit, he quickly picked up a broom and swept the floor. After sweeping, he brought a wooden basin with half a basin of water to sprinkle on the street.

Even when the host is not home, the proper etiquette must still be observed.

After all the chores were finished, Wang Haibin's mother and her family came out to greet them. After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Gongsun Da Niang came to the courtyard and saw a seven or eight-year-old child holding a wooden sword and playing on a finely crafted wooden horse.

The saying goes, "You can tell what a person will be like at three years old." Wang Zhongsi, a famous military strategist of the Tang Dynasty, started practicing horsemanship as a child. No wonder he was able to defeat all the surrounding ethnic groups, from the Khitan to the Turks and the Tibetans, when he grew up.

Grandma Gongsun looked at the little boy and said:
"Little child, do you miss your father?"

Wang Xun put down the wooden sword in his hand, raised his head and said:

"I think, my father went to kill the Tibetans, and I will kill the Tibetans in the future."

Gongsun Da Niang rubbed his head:
"When you come of age, if Tibet still exists, every single official in the court should go home and sell sweet potatoes... Come, come, look at your father now."

Gongsun Da Niang took out her phone, found the video Li Bai had sent yesterday in her photo album, and played it for Wang Haibin's family.

When the elderly mother saw her child appear on the phone, she thought she had locked him in and immediately begged for mercy. Gongsun Da Niang said:
"This is a video recording, just like the portrait. We've cleared out a small courtyard in Daozhengfang, hoping your family can move there so that Xiao Xun can study at Yiyuan Temple... My master has predicted that he will become a great general in the future, and we plan to cultivate him from a young age so that he can go even further."

The Wang family members looked at each other in disbelief, never expecting such good fortune to fall into their laps.

A few years ago, his family sold their house in Chang'an to secure a government post, but just after they sold it, Emperor Wu passed away, and the court moved back to Chang'an from Luoyang.

With housing prices skyrocketing in Chang'an's inner city, Wang Haibin's family could only afford a cheap courtyard house in the outer city, hoping to move back to the inner city someday. However, housing prices have become increasingly outrageous, and the family regrets not buying a three-courtyard house back then. Now, their living conditions are inconvenient, and they can't afford a larger house.

If we could move to the inner city now, that would be a fantastic thing, especially in Daozheng Ward where property prices have skyrocketed. Being neighbors with the retired emperor and the Grand Preceptor Sima would be a dream come true.

Wang Haibin's wife hugged her son, Wang Xun, and asked:

"Could the deity really be referring to my son? Or could there be a mistake?"

She didn't think her mischievous child was a great general; he seemed more like a little devil.

Gongsun Da Niang said, "It is him, there is no mistake... Even if we are wrong, we can still train him to become a true great general."

Whether you are true or not, you are... With stacks of military treatises brought by Hunyuan Palace, Gongsun Da Niang was very confident.

Without further hesitation, Wang Haibin's wife first dug out the gold buried under the jujube tree, then began packing their belongings. The old housekeeper was also busy harnessing the oxcart, preparing to move.

As for the courtyard, it will be handed over to a brokerage firm to sell later, but not now. We haven't really moved to Daozhengfang yet, so we have to keep it for now. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, we can come back to live here. Otherwise, the whole family will have to sleep on the streets.

After moving to Daozhengfang, the future general and the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty became classmates in a spectacular fashion.

In the following days, the war in the Kaiyuan world of the Tang Dynasty was a series of victories. The Tibetans were not good at fighting, and with Li Bai carrying the Confucian Sage's carving knife, he could give the soldiers a buff. The war was almost one-sided.

Meanwhile, Li Yi, who was stationed in Shuzhou, also received an imperial edict to recruit people in Shuzhou who were not afraid of altitude sickness and launch an attack on Tubo from western Sichuan.

Building a 10,000-person Jingguan (a mound of corpses) before the end of the year is no small feat, but Li Yi, having finally gained command of the army, felt that one Jingguan was not enough; at least three were needed.

With several months left until the end of the year, killing 30,000 Tibetans was a piece of cake, wasn't it?

While fighting the enemy, Xue Chongjian also arrived in Yangzhou and boarded a large ship bound for Japan. Before setting off, he set out offerings and placed a Tai Chi diagram in the center to worship and pray for blessings, hoping that the gods would bless the journey with a smooth one.

The Yangzhou naval camp was very cooperative, allocating a total of ten large ships to him, and the sailors on board were all reliable people... Any soldier would be envious of such an opportunity to expand territory, and since Xue Chong was going to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty, the navy had to lend a hand.

In the Zhenguan era, the war situation in Liaodong gradually became clear. Li Jing's troops had crossed the Yalu River and begun to attack the core area of ​​Goguryeo. Cheng Mingzhen also pulled out the water fortress in the Paesu River and, following Li Jing's instructions, burned down Huangzhou City, which made Yeon Gaesomun, who was stationed in the capital of Pyongyang, furious but helpless.

Since the start of the war, they seem to have been led by the nose by the Tang army. No matter what tactics they deploy, the Tang army will know about them. Meanwhile, the opposition within Goguryeo took the opportunity to launch an attack, accusing him of being too tough on the Tang army. They said that if he had given in earlier, there would have been no war.

These Goguryeo nobles were quite shrewd, only realizing their mistake after suffering losses and being beaten.

But they made a mistake: even if they backed down, the Tang Dynasty would still attack... The vengeful spirits of the Han people on both sides of the Liao River have not yet dissipated, and this kind of hatred cannot be erased by simply backing down.

Regardless of their attitude towards the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will cease to exist.

The Goguryeo court sent a letter to Cheng Mingzhen begging for mercy, saying that they were willing to acknowledge the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain state, pay tribute every year, and would never break their promise.

Cheng Mingzhen and Li Jing discussed the matter over the walkie-talkie, and then Liu Rengui relayed a message to the Goguryeo people:

"Cherish your last moments, even crying counts!"

At this time, there were still more than twenty cities of varying sizes around Pyongyang in Goguryeo. It would not be easy to take them all down. However, as long as the high-pressure situation was maintained, the Goguryeo people, who had no way out, would eventually collapse.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius led his disciples to continue their arduous journey through the mountains, and finally, on the third day, they opened up a path and reached the summit.

Although the mountaintop is also overgrown with weeds and requires a lot of clearing, at least we can move the tents and supplies to the top and no longer have to stay at the foot of the mountain where there are no barriers.

They used horses to carry the loads, making several trips back and forth, and finally managed to get them all to the mountain.

However, moving to the mountain also meant that they could no longer fetch water from the river next to them. But this did not stump Confucius. He took out the scholar's brush he had been cultivating from his bosom, went to the gentle slope behind the mountain, and wrote the character "泉" (spring) in the air. Soon, a spring of water flowed out on the gentle slope.

This amazing scene stunned everyone. Zilu reacted the fastest and quickly led his fellow disciples to dig a small lake to store the water. They also dug a small canal to let the spring water flow from the flat ground on the mountaintop, dividing the spring water into upstream and downstream sections. The upstream section was used for drinking, and the downstream section was used for washing, so that the two sections would not interfere with each other.

Confucius tasted the spring water and found it sweet and refreshing, so he named it Ganquan (Sweet Spring). He then began to assign tasks, asking his disciples to build toilets and latrines, explore the gentle slopes behind the mountain, and survey the wasteland at the foot of the mountain.

The farmland on the mountain is not enough to support several hundred people; we need to increase the area of ​​arable land.

Fortunately, the area at the foot of Yunwu Mountain is all wasteland with a river running through it. With a little clearing, it can become fertile land. On the side is a narrow valley covered with weeds, which can be used to graze horses.

As the population grows, people will need to learn about raising horses, feeding horses, farming, and so on. In short, the Yiyuan Academy teaches everything from internal affairs and logistics to agriculture and military affairs.

As long as you are willing to learn, you will truly feel that the idea that learning has no end is not just empty talk.

Next, everyone cleared land, felled trees, leveled the ground, and built houses, busy and happy. On the day the huts were built, Confucius calculated that it was an auspicious day, so he led his disciples to worship heaven and earth and the Taiji diagram.

The affairs of state are of utmost importance, whether in military or religious matters. The old master attached great importance to this ceremony, not only personally preparing the offerings but also serving as the chief officiant, meticulously performing the sacrifice according to the rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After the ceremony, white clouds drifted across the sky. As the disciples looked up to look, they suddenly realized that the Master, who had been standing in front of the altar, had vanished without a trace...

(End of this chapter)