NOVEL WEB Chapter 338 Chang'an News_3
Moreover, these past few months, to secure their position, they've already sold all valuable possessions and spent it all on the people.
Yet the silver at the Princess Mansion seems endless.
She always manages to obtain silver from various places.
They've exhausted all means but couldn't recruit many people. Yet King Sheng, doing nothing but indulging in pleasures at the King Mansion, daily fine wine and beauties, easily possesses it all. How unfair is the heavens?
Seeing the situation becoming increasingly unfavorable to them, they've gradually lost all their spirit.
Without the help of the Six Subjects' Scholar, they've done all they could, and as for the outcome, they can only leave it to fate...
In the past month, if there's someone whose popularity rivals the Sixth Princess, it would be the Six Subjects' Scholar of Daxia.
The current status of the Fourth Prince owes more than ninety percent of the credit to him.
The Thief Sect was eradicated by him, the unresolved cases in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice were solved by him, the Martial Arts and Medical School were united by him, students of Wansong Academy were taught by him, smallpox and malaria were resolved with his help, the thousand-mile mirror, military books, Ministry of Revenue calligraphies were undoubtedly his handiwork...
He even knows more about farming than the Sinong Si.
The people and noble officials of Zhao Country finally experienced the fearsome capabilities of the Six Subjects' Scholar.
Whoever he helps, wins.
When the Sixth Princess invited him from Daxia, everything was already predestined.
Everyone knows King Sheng relies on the Sixth Princess.
And the man behind the Sixth Princess is this Six Subjects' Scholar from Daxia.
Rumor has it they've already privately pledged their lives to each other, and after the election, the Sixth Princess will officially marry him.
The evidence being, these past few months, he's almost always been with the Sixth Princess, they even live together now, which isn't a secret in Zhao Country...
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Daxia.
Chang'an.
In the past few months, Chang'an has been in continuous turmoil.
The massive assassinations of nobles not only didn't end but became increasingly violent.
From Viscount to Duke, batches died one after another; eventually, even Commandery Princes weren't spared.
Nobles either died or fled.
Now, throughout Chang'an, except for a few Kings, nearly all nobles are gone.
The people have various opinions about this, but the court hasn't found a result.
Months have passed, and Chang'an has completely become a forbidden place for nobles.
Moreover, due to the massive vacancies in officials, the court added another round of Imperial Examination a month ago.
This Imperial Examination admitted an unprecedented number of two hundred people.
Despite the high admission numbers, the discussion about the examination is far less intense than last year.
Instead of one person securing all six subjects, seven different people each took the top spots in various subjects this year.
The attention to this year's examination isn't high; even though it has just recently concluded, few remember the names of the top scholars.
Occasionally, someone sighs, saying if the marriage of Princess Anning had been postponed by a year, last year's situation, where no matter which top scholar she marries, it's the same person, wouldn't have happened.
This year's top scholars at least give seven options.
Of course, there's no "if" in real life.
Now, Princess Anning is already pregnant, occasionally seen strolling on the streets with the Phoenix lady from Jade Sound Pavilion.
As for the Prince Consort, he hasn't been seen in a long while.
Earlier this year, he accompanied a mission to Zhao Country.
Regarding this matter, the people of Chang'an still occasionally discuss it.
A top scholar of six subjects is absolutely stunning in history, but his career path wasn't smooth; from the Ministry of Rites to Honglu Si then Ministry of Justice, always on the fringe, eventually directly expelled from Chang'an...
The Right Prime Minister in the Fifth Realm of Confucian vested too much in Daxia.
In the people's heart, the Right Prime Minister has always been impartial.
But in this matter, many don't acknowledge him.
As some commerce delegations returned from Zhao Country bringing news about Li Nuo, this disapproval of the Right Prime Minister reached its peak.
Their Six Subjects' Scholar, not utilized in Daxia, being sidelined, while in Zhao Country he pushed for so many beneficial reforms, providing medical treatments for people, increasing grain yields, reducing soldier casualties...
How could the people of Daxia feel?
They are still underfed and unable to afford proper medical care!
Why should Zhao Country have all this?
Can this be blamed on Li Nuo?
No.
Anyone with a bit of conscience thinks this way.
He suffered so much injustice in Daxia, nearly forced away by the Right Prime Minister.
Even if he stayed in Daxia, he couldn't achieve anything.
Evidently, Zhao Country values talents far more than the Daxia court.
If hearing this made Chang'an people feel envy towards Zhao Country people and anger at the court's negligence in valuing talents, hearing certain news made Imperial Physicians at the Imperial Hospital completely lose composure.
"What!?"
"Smallpox can be prevented, malaria can be treated?"
"Treatment for abscesses without Medical School True Qi?"
"Medical books, writing names to enhance cultivation, does such a thing exist?"
Upon hearing Li Nuo's medical reforms in Zhao Country, after the initial shock, they all lost composure.
If they had known before, they would've broken down the gates of Li Mansion long ago.
Many among them had personally met Li Nuo and treated his injuries.
They knew him first!
Yet, all these benefits are now seized by Zhao Country's Medical School.
They dare not openly curse, but in their hearts, they've cursed the Right Prime Minister and the court countless times for being blind, forcing such talents to serve another country, leaving them without a shred of benefit...
King Chun Mansion.
"What!?"
"Thousand-mile mirror, microscope... what are those?"
"These were created by Li Nuo?"
"Why didn't he say anything before?"
Li Yun sat among a pile of mechanism parts, dumbfounded upon hearing the mansion servants' report.
Why did he do so much for Zhao Country's Mohist School, but never approached him in Daxia?
His father was the best friend of Li Nuo's father!
When he asked for help, had he ever refused?
Is their relationship not as valuable as Zhao Country people?
Believing they were friends, how could it be one-sided...
Ningxin Garden.
Accompanied by two female physicians, Jiaren and Anning basked in the sun by the lakeside meadow.
Nearby, Phoenix played shuttlecock with Mumu and Ning'er.
Su Qing walked in sternly.
On her way here, she heard some news.
What's going on with the Sixth Princess of Zhao Country?
How could she be marrying Li Nuo?
And what's Yiren doing, creating such opportunities for them to be alone, yet allowing other women to take advantage? Such a failure!