Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 175 A hundred secrets and one sparse

It was truly a twist of fate. Wang Xi told Tao Mo about his family background purely for fun, and he never imagined it would escalate to this point.

Wang Xi had also carefully considered how to develop Taoist thought. However, governing the country with Taoism was not feasible because it could not fundamentally shake Confucianism and Legalism.

We need to find another way.

Wang Xi planned to incorporate science into Taoism, since Taoism has a cosmology and the idea of ​​studying the laws of all things, so he decided to fill in that gap.

Unexpectedly, Wu Chongwen and his group used the girls' pursuit of education to attack the Nameless Academy.

There was no other way but to keep filling in the content.

The effect was quite remarkable. After Wang Xi's debate at Zhang Baishou's shop, a small wave of Taoist thought surged in Chang'an.

Women, in particular, became very fond of it.

However, this also offended some powerful and influential families.

Ultimately, one cannot have both fish and bear's paw. Social status and marriage, and women's education, may seem unrelated, but in this matter, they represent two different groups.

It's a choice between two options; you can't appease both.

At that time, Wang Xi and Huangfu Sengnian were discussing how to make choices. As for the ideological aspect, it was relatively simple. Ideology is not like laws or written rules, into which things can be filled, especially Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, which are comprehensive ideologies.

After careful consideration, everyone still felt that marriage based on social status was on its last legs, and that whoever wins over young people wins the world, no matter when or where.

What young people want is actually more freedom.

Therefore, Wang Xi's Taoist theories are obviously very attractive to young people.

At the same time, there was very little opposition.

The reason is quite simple: the imperial court has always been promoting Taoist thought, after all, Lao Tzu's surname is Li.

In short, during the Tang Dynasty, Taoist thought had an imperial background. In addition, Li Longji was suppressing Buddhism and would definitely want to elevate Taoism, so no one dared to openly oppose it.

However, these remarks made Hongxiu somewhat worried, since Wang Xi had not rejected those noblewomen at Zhang Baishou's shop.

This is also the focus of this public opinion.

Why do those women advocate Taoist thought? Isn't it because they value the balance of Yin and Yang?

This is a practical example.

Today, Hongxiu came to the academy and saw that her four senior brothers, Wang Xi, Li Jieman, Wang Shuang, and Huangfu Sengnian, were lying on the couch by the pond, sunbathing. So she went over to them.

"Brother Que, did you design this place just so we could lie down?" Li Jieman suddenly turned around and lay down on the bed.

Wang Xi replied lazily, "Of course not. Originally, it was a plan to invite some women to help us relax, under the guise of learning medicine. But who knew that all those palace prostitutes would turn into junior sisters, and this place was abandoned."

Li Jie was very excited, "Then let's find some more!"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Forget about it. Nowadays, we emphasize the balance of Yin and Yang, so we can't do these things."

"Ugh!"

Wang Xi covered his face with a handkerchief, saying, "You reap what you sow."

Suddenly, a clear voice rang out, "Wang Xiaoque."

Wang Xi sat up abruptly and saw Hongxiu appear in the corridor. "Teacher."

Hongxiu asked, "Why are you lying here?"

Li Jieman quickly said, "Let's take a rest. We were really exhausted a while ago."

Hongxiu nodded gently, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Wang Xi hurriedly asked, "Is there something you need, teacher?"

Hongxiu asked, "Have you heard about those rumors circulating outside?"

Wang Xi said, "There are many opinions circulating outside. I wonder what you mean, teacher?"

Hongxiu asked somewhat uneasily, "Is it that our academy is willing to recruit those noblewomen?"

Of the four lying down, three were genuine nobles.

"So that's what you were worried about, teacher." Li Jieman shook his head and said, "Don't worry, teacher. That's what I said, but no one will come."

Hongxiu asked curiously, "Why?"

Wang Xi said, "Because if a woman wants to come to our academy, she must get her parents' approval."

Hongxiu said, "Isn't it always the parents who decide when their children go to school? What's so special about that?"

Wang Xi said smugly, "This approval is different. What we mean is that no matter who they are with, or what outrageous things they do, as long as it's not illegal or immoral, it's fine. Even if their parents are very open-minded, they would never allow it."

They had also studied this point. A direct refusal was definitely not an option, as that would be truly deceiving the world. The best approach was to offer a condition that they could not accept.

Hongxiu nodded, slightly relieved. "It's better not to do it if we can avoid it. At least we should wait until Linglong and the others graduate."

She was definitely very biased towards Linglong and the others. In her heart, Linglong and the others were like her own younger sisters, and she naturally didn't want them to suffer too much harm.

Actually, Linglong and the others didn't dare to go to their senior brothers, such as Linghu Baodi, about this matter; they could only express their concerns to Hongxiu.

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Teacher, rest assured, the master has considered everything very thoroughly, there won't be any problems."

"Brother Sparrow, teacher."

Just then, a shout was heard, and Xue Jun was seen waving and running over.

Wang Xi asked, "What is it?"

Xue Jun said, slightly out of breath, "My cousin is coming to our academy."

Wang Xi laughed and said, "Sure! As long as her parents agree and make it clear that if your cousin were here and got together with someone from a poor family, you wouldn't interfere."

Xue Jun nodded and said, "I told you, my uncles and the others all agreed."

Hongxiu couldn't help but furrow her brows.

"????"

Wang Xi blinked, looking at Xue Jun incredulously, "You mean your cousin's parents allowed her to come to our college?"

"Ah."

Xue Jun nodded.

Wang Xi asked, "Aren't they afraid that your cousin will fall in love with someone from a poor family?"

Xue Jun shook his head. "I'm not afraid."

Wang Xi asked, "Really?"

"real!"

Xue Jun then asked, "So, what kind of assessment is required to be admitted?"

"Uh."

Wang Xi's eyes flickered, and he said, "You know the teacher's temperament. He treats everyone equally, and the assessment will naturally be based on personality. If your cousin is very unruly, then she will have a chance to be admitted."

Xue Jun was overjoyed and said, "Really?"

"Uh, why are you so happy?"

"Ouch!"

Xue Jun said, "Then my cousin will definitely be able to enroll."

"how do I say this?"

"Have you forgotten that the reason my cousin is still unmarried is because no one dares to marry her? She's just too fierce. So, for my uncle, let alone a poor family, even an ordinary person would be willing to marry my cousin if they dared to do so."

"Your cousin?"

"Ah."

Wang Xi's memory is rather closed off; it won't come to mind unless he thinks about it carefully. After concentrating, a scene suddenly flashed through his mind, and he exclaimed in shock, "Is it Xue Bao'er, the one who played polo with a spiked club?"

Hongxiu's beautiful eyes snapped open as she stared at Wang Xi in shock.

Xue Jun chuckled and said, "We weren't playing polo back then, we were hitting you, you've forgotten."

Wang Xi thought about it carefully. It seemed that the dog-headed vulture had taken advantage of the chaos to strike first, and he deserved to be beaten. But holding a spiked club seemed a bit exaggerated. He swallowed and said, "Ahem, although the master requires a more mischievous personality, your cousin's level of mischievousness seems a bit too high. Who can control her?"

"Only you, sir."

Xue Jun said, "I have already told my uncle that only the master can discipline my cousin, and my cousin is willing to be disciplined by the master."

"His!"

Wang Xi gasped in shock.

Xue Jun said, "Brother Que, if you still don't let my cousin enroll in school now, I'll die."

Li Jieman said tremblingly, "If we let your cousin enroll, we'll all die. It's better to..."

Wang Shuang added, "You're the only one who will die."

Before the words were finished, someone said, "But there's more than one." Linghu Baodi walked over with a bruise on her lip.

Huangfu Sengnian asked, "Baodi, who were you fighting with this time?"

"It wasn't fighting, it was getting beaten up," Linghu Baodi said, covering her mouth in frustration.

Wang Shuang immediately said, "Who hit you? I'll go and get revenge for you."

Linghu Baodi said, "My sister."

"Cough cough!"

Wang Shuang immediately coughed so hard she nearly died.

Wang Xi had a much deeper impression of Linghu Baodi's older sister, Linghu Changge, who was even more impressive than Xue Bao'er.

Linghu Baodi covered her mouth and said, "My parents have already agreed, and my sister also said that this is my last chance, and I cannot afford to fail."

As they talked, Li Xun, Dou E, Yang Hun, and others came in one after another, and their experiences were similar to those of Linghu Baodi and the others.

Who says only men are unruly? The Tang Dynasty had no shortage of female versions of scoundrels.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Xi suddenly realized that she was still a good boy.

As expected of the Tang Dynasty, a country that produces many shrewish women.

Nima!

Hongxiu, standing to the side, was in a real bind. If she had taken in some well-educated and sensible noblewomen, like Ashina Mi, it would have been much better.

People like Xue Bao'er and Linghu Changge—just thinking about it is terrifying!

Having no other option, Wang Xi could only say that he would have to ask the teacher first how to conduct the assessment.

The fourth senior brother arrived at the back hall dejectedly.

"Now look what's happened, we've made a mess of things."

Li Jie sighed.

Wang Xi complained, "Why didn't anyone remind me at the time?"

After saying that, he looked at Huangfu Sengnian and said, "You, as a professional analyst, are not very good."

Huangfu Sengnian was also annoyed at his oversight, saying, "At the time, I was only thinking about how to change the public opinion, and I overlooked the fact that some noblewomen are even more outrageous than you, you dog-headed vulture."

".!"

Wang Xi said, "I really thank you for your compliment."

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Whether this is a bad thing or not depends on how we look at it. If we want more people to accept Taoist thought, then we must recruit them into the school. Otherwise, we can find some reasons to keep them out."

Li Jie asked, "What reason?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "For example, the academy is not big enough, but that can at least buy some time."

Wang Shuang said, "Then let's delay for now, but whatever we do, we must not let them enroll, otherwise we won't be able to have such a good time."

Wang Xi said, "But I still have an imperial order to carry out. Which is more important?"

Li Jie said, "We've already done enough. Why take such a big risk for such a small achievement?"

Wang Xi said, "Even setting aside the imperial decree for now, Taoist thought has become extremely important to us. Besides..."

He suddenly frowned. "Why should we, a bunch of grown men, be afraid of those women?"

".!"

There was silence in response to him.

Wang Xi said, "You guys are really hopeless."

Li Jie said, "You don't know, some women are just scary. You never know what they'll do. Take Xue Bao'er for example. Who would have thought that she would bring a spiked club to a polo match? Luckily, you ran fast."

"Isn't that right, Coco?"

Tao Mo suddenly strode in with trembling long legs. "This old man thinks Young Master Li is right. Even the sage said that only petty men and women are difficult to deal with."

Playing polo with a spiked club, Tao Mo would rather do double the amount of homework during winter break.

"Cheer up."

Wang Xi said, "We can delay, but we need to come up with a foolproof plan. We don't know how long we can delay. Besides, we also have our own advantages."

As he spoke, he stood up, patted Tao Mo on the shoulder, almost knocking the old man over, "It's Old Tao. Old Tao has such a high reputation now, we can use Old Tao to train those women. We dare to deceive the emperor, why should we be afraid of a few women?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "That is true, but according to Taoist thought, we cannot discipline them."

Wang Xi said, "Don't fool yourselves. What Taoist thought? Isn't it all just nonsense we made up? What it is is up to us. As long as they dare to come, we can play with them as we please."

"play?"

Li Jie's small eyes suddenly lit up. "Explain in detail."

"You little brat!"

Wang Xi glared at him.

Huangfu Sengnian asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

Wang Xi said, "I haven't decided yet."

All three rolled their eyes.

Wang Xi said, "But we have the initiative, so we can still play this game well."

Just then, a servant suddenly came to the door and said, "Sir, Mr. Qujiang requests an audience."

Tao Mo was startled. "Why does he want to see me?"

Huangfu Sengnian frowned and said, "It must be because of Taoist thought. You are already highly respected."

Wang Xi sighed, "We've been trying to avoid letting you stand out too much in this area, but in the end, we couldn't avoid it!"

Tao Mo asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Of course I can't see him."

Wang Xi said, "Mr. Qujiang is a man of genuine talent and learning. You are just a half-baked scholar. If you try to talk to him about ideas, you'll be exposed in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I'll go talk to him instead."

After saying that, he stood up and was just about to leave the house when he suddenly turned back. "Old Tao, try harder and do more homework. If you can do it, I won't have to worry about you."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Tao Mo was so frightened that he was trembling all over. After Wang Xi left, he said aggrievedly, "Actually, I have tried my best."

Huangfu Sengnian suddenly said, "It seems that hard work alone is not enough."

Tao Mo was taken aback. "Then what else is needed?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Exam!"

Tao Mo immediately collapsed to the ground.

At his age, it must have been tough for him!

Upon arriving at the front hall, a hint of disappointment flashed in Zhang Jiuling's eyes when he saw Wang Xi enter.

"This humble one, Wang Xi, greets Mr. Qujiang."

"No need to be polite."

Zhang Jiuling then asked, "I wonder if your husband has any free time?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Yes. But you cannot see Mr. Qujiang."

Zhang Jiuling was taken aback. "Why?"

I didn't expect such a direct refusal. Is this the Taoist philosophy?

Wang Xi said, “Actually, my master greatly admires Mr. Qujiang’s talent. If we were to meet him on the street someday, we would drink together for three days. But we cannot see Mr. Qujiang now, because if we do, visitors will come in droves. At present, my master only wants to educate us well. Fame is something he hates in his life.”

Zhang Jiuling immediately said, "I was presumptuous. Please tell the gentleman that I am very grateful for his honesty. If we are fortunate enough to meet again someday, I, Zhang Jiuling, will gladly risk my life to accompany him."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Oh, I'll remember that."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

"I'll see Mr. Qujiang off."

After seeing Zhang Jiuling off at the door and waiting for him to leave, Wang Xi sighed deeply. This lie was getting bigger and bigger; how was he going to handle it?
Just as I was about to go back, I suddenly heard someone call out, "Wang Xiaoque".

Wang Xi turned his head and looked, "Uncle Gao."

The visitor was none other than Gao Lishi.

The reason is obvious: Li Longji wanted to see his beloved nephew.

(End of this chapter)