Above the sky, billowing white clouds reflect a faint golden color under the sun, and the stratus clouds are churning, and occasionally the faint mountains and rivers below can be seen from thin places.
On the sky thousands of meters high, dragon boats with gardenia yellow and red sails are flying slowly. The turbulence draws long cloud trails.
Lorraine Hill stood facing the wind at the bow of the ship, her cyan hair and crimson headband fluttered in the wind, not messy, but with a kind of elegant beauty. There were also a few people standing behind her. Although no one spoke, everyone It seemed that he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
The girl at the bow looked at the vast and boundless sea of clouds below, and her gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the cover of these clouds and reach the rolling mountains and land below.
"The following is the Tianfeng Pass." Lorraine Hill's voice broke the silence and came through the howling wind.
"Yes, Your Highness. However, there are not many guards at Tianfengguan, and the few remaining dragonriders have also left."
After the new king and the second king passed away or disappeared one after another, the power of the dynasty and clan was also scattered. Some retired from the world, some merged into other organizations, and some became tiny forces, looking for a way out in this troubled world.
"Then who is under management now?" Lorraine Hill asked again.
"This is not clear, because the new king was defeated by the Beifu army very suddenly, and the continents in the hinterland of the Central Plains lost their allegiance almost overnight. Later, only the local shepherds struggled to maintain a few books of order, which was very unstable. "
"Then the Beifu army took over part of it, and took the rest of the people to continue the eastward expedition to King Huainan. There were not many people left behind. In addition, the 'Kunlun Yuting' ordered the Beifu army to disband and go back to seclusion. The remaining Beifu army also fell into confusion."
"Zhuo Muye died in the battle at Biyi Pass. Although he killed many members of Kunlun Yuting, the combined strength of the twelve families was too terrifying to change the status quo. After the Beifu army was defeated, only a few remained People escaped from birth."
"Zhuo Muye, oh..." Lorraine Hill has also heard this name often this year, and sometimes his mood is quite complicated.
She admires this loyal general, but the object of his allegiance is not very good, but Lorraine Hill will not be harsh, after all, the environment in the Eastern Continent is like this, and perhaps in the eyes of many people, this is the He is the most worthy of respect and admiration.
The traditional concept is like this, learn one's own ability, serve the king, settle the affairs of the world, win the fame before and after, and gain glory and wealth.
Such an idea could not be wrong in the past, but it is a bit outdated now.
For everything in the past, Lorraine Hill will not deliberately belittle it, but it will not use it to educate and domesticate it. It can exist in dramas and games, but it is not suitable to appear in textbooks to ask the next generation to follow suit.
You have to look forward, if you miss the past all the time, you will become a nagging old lady, the girl shook her head, letting her thoughts escape from the sadness of the past.
I am still a little sentimental. As a sensitive and changeable wind, this may also be a shortcoming. Keti is much simpler. She seems to seldom think about these troublesome things. Occasionally, Lorraine Hill sees her writing a diary and says "today Lorraine Made me small biscuits, delicious, very happy. ''In the afternoon, Lorraine took me to bask in the sun, lying under a tree and sleeping comfortably. ''After waking up, I saw Lorraine reading a book next to me. She told me a story and was very happy. '
That kind of pure joy and happiness permeates between the lines, sometimes making Lorraine Hill wonder if Ketty is the real wisdom and cleverness, who can always catch the little sparkle in life and let it warm him.
For Vimiya, it has another personality. As a singer, she has seen all kinds of people, such as fanaticism, admiration, aloofness, indifference, etc., and her voice is also very changeable. Sometimes cold, sometimes gentle, sometimes lively, sometimes angry, perfectly adapting to various needs, sometimes Lorraine Hill will be confused, which one is real, when asked this question, Vimiya answered in this way.
"Actually, all of them are real. Real people are also so complicated, with different images and different emotions, but it is difficult for everyone to accept, because it is too difficult to remember such a complicated person, so it needs to be simple. There are labels for
"Many of the people who come to listen to my singing are fanatical, and sometimes even frightening, but I know that it is not like this all the time among them. Depression, restraint, and anxiety have tortured many of them. People, many people listen to music just to find a kind of comfort and relaxation.”
"So, even if everyone's performance is not elegant, and sometimes they even lose control of their emotions, I will not blame them. If my singing can give everyone a moment of relaxation and warmth in a difficult life, then I will be very happy .”
As the successor of Sifner, or the reincarnation, Vimiya's singing is like the slowly coming tide, drowning the audience, and then gradually immersing in the distant world in the singing, in such an environment and emotion I experienced a completely different life and experience in the song, which made people's mind swayed, and they didn't get out of this flooded world until the singing ended. It felt like a world away, but it was extremely fun.
To use another metaphor, Lorraine Hill is the best listener, with her natural ability and sensitivity, she can detect the most subtle changes in things or emotions, and Sifner is the best singer, who can sing Her own emotions and thoughts infect everyone. Brenard is the best writer. She rejects subjective and emotional things by nature, and only writes records with the coldest and objective facts. As for Cloyati, she may She is the best guardian and destroyer. In fact, there is not much difference in the essence of the two. They are both manifestations of power. The only difference lies in whether she still has something to protect. If not, it is like biting herself. The world is like a snake, and finally destroys itself.
What would she do if it was Brunard who faced this situation at this time
When Lorraine Hill felt that he was a little restrained, he suddenly thought of himself as the original opposite, how Brenard would deal with such a situation.
Although the two of them had never really communicated with each other, they were already very familiar with each other's temperament and soul essence after being together for a long time in the deep memory. Lorraine Hill recalled slowly closing his eyes and pressing his fingers between his eyebrows , and then tried to imitate Brenard's cold and cold appearance.
After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, but at this moment, Lorraine Hill's eyes turned nearly gray, and her expression became much colder.
'how to respond? '
'Clear them all directly, whether it's righteousness or fame, don't you have it. '
' But someone would be innocent. '
'Innocence is just a vain concept. In essence, human beings are no different from animals or even bugs. In order to survive, it is normal to abandon some of the same kind. '
'It will have a bad influence, and future generations will use it as a basis to imitate and gradually degenerate. '
'Then let it be rationalized. It's not that you can't do it, but you just don't want to be contaminated with this kind of thing. In the end, it's still weak and too kind. '
'What should a human being be like? '
"..."
The gray coldness in the eyes gradually dissipated, and returned to transparent and clear blue.
"Huh-huh-" Lorraine Hill took a few deep breaths before recovering from it.
I can't imitate Brenard in the future, she and myself are too bad, too cold and cruel, Lorraine Hill thought to himself.
Brenard is undoubtedly calm and rational, and can look at things from the most low-level and objective perspective, but he is too direct and cruel in dealing with some issues, which is unacceptable.
If it is in a life-and-death extinction disaster, Brenard may be a better leader than Lorraine Hill, but because his methods are too cold and direct, once people get out of that state, they will instinctively reject them. Because no one wants to live in such an environment.
In contrast, Lorraine Hill and Sifnerin are much softer, easier to be accepted and trusted, and maintained for a long time. As for Cloyati, there will be no so-called schemes and systems. For troublesome things, just burn everything up, and solve the problem from the root of the problem.
The four primordials represent the desires of four human beings.
Perception, the desire to see, hear, and touch the world.
The desire to express, confide, and reveal one's emotions and thoughts.
Order, calm, objectivity, the desire to control everything.
Confusion, anger, the desire to break free and destroy everything.
The most perfect state is that the wind collects everyone's wishes and ideas, feels the subtle expectations and changes in everyone's hearts, and sets the general direction for the future. Rock makes a calm and detailed plan based on objective conditions and reality. Hold the plan, use your singing voice and emotions to impress everyone, and move towards the goal in a state of unity, and then use your own strength to escort all the implementation until the final success.
The problem Lorraine Hill is facing now is that she knows what kind of future is right, but in the current situation in the Eastern Continent, many forces have their own plans, and they will not easily follow the direction she proposed.
If using this as a reason to destroy the other party, Lorraine Hill thinks that the crime is not so serious, and it is too cruel, but if she does not do so, she has no good way to make the other party conform to her idea for the time being.
The five veins of Qingluan in the north want to repeat the path of Chifeng in the past, and build a new country with the revived patron saint as the core. On top of that, resources are monopolized, and then mortals have their own places, and circulation is restricted, so as to facilitate management.
If the 'Kunlun Yuting' came to rule the world, they don't need scholars, they don't need imperial examinations, and they don't even need a large army. Back in ancient times, the land was sparsely populated.
Although such a system is stable, it will also cause the society to fall into a long-term stagnation and lose its fresh vitality. As time goes by, when the strength of other civilizations slowly catch up and can be crushed, such a structure will collapse suddenly .
Therefore, this seems to be a good choice, but it is the scene that Lorraine Hill does not want to see the last time. Even if the country established by the Qingluan Five Meridians can unify the world, it will be better than the 'Kunlun Yuting', at least the establishment of the Qingluan Five Meridians China is still a secular country, as long as it develops slowly, with the inflow of Western technology, there will always be a class awakening and usher in a day of change.
Alas... It feels a little troublesome.
While Lorraine Hill was still thinking about something, the clouds below the dragon boat became thinner unknowingly, and the thousand miles of fertile fields came into view, and the golden ears of wheat on the ground were connected into one piece, among which there were scattered scattered It is a small village, and occasionally farmers who are smaller than sesame seeds can be seen walking on the ridges of the fields.
"Where is this?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.
"Your Highness, this is Wuquezhou, one of the most grain-producing counties in the Central Plains. In ancient times, this was the hinterland of the Huoque Kingdom and the birthplace of the dynasty." A person behind him The scholar stepped forward and introduced to Lorraine Hill that he came from Fangyou Academy in Xuanyuanzhou. His surname was Yu and his first name was Caifeng. He was a representative of the students in the academy today.
"Wuquezhou, it should not be far from Luojing." Lorraine Hill recalled seeing the map before.
"Which side is Luo Jing occupying now?"
"Since Luojing was captured by the Beifu army, it was guarded by soldiers left by the Beifu army for a period of time, but because of the death of General Zhuo Muye a while ago and the imperial order issued by the Kunlun Yuting, the Beifu army guarding Luojing had to retreat and leave. .”
"The members and disciples of the 'Kunlun Yuting' now occupy Luojing, but they don't like to deal with trivial matters, so when it is implemented, it is actually a militia team formed by some aristocratic families in Luojing to patrol."
"You know the details. Did you just come out from Luo Jing some time ago?" Lorraine Hill turned around.
"Returning to Your Highness, in fact, I only went to Luojing once a few years ago, and now these news are actually transmitted through the book friends in the same courtyard."
"Oh, it seems that there are quite a lot of students visiting You Academy. Can you tell me about the famous academies in the Xia Dynasty? I didn't know much about this area before, but I only heard a few names occasionally."
Hearing that Lorraine Hill was interested in where the academy came from, the scholar with a sword also introduced it to the Phoenix with great interest.
"The most famous academy in the world is the Jixia Academy in Yunmen, Dongshan. It is said that there is a huge purple banyan tree in that mountain, and a sage once taught under the tree."
"Since the establishment of the dynasty, because His Majesty admired the enlightenment of that saint, he asked people to move the Jixia Academy to Luojing. Although there is an old site on Dongshan, many of its classics and personnel have already been moved to Luojing in the middle of the dynasty. .”
"Jixia Academy's enrollment quota is divided into several blocks. Some are recommended by the clan or door-to-door, and some are admitted by various states. There are high requirements for age and qualifications. The courses of study are also very compact and will be assessed every year."
"In addition to Jixia Academy, the next one is Luojingzhong's Nandou Academy, which is also one of the official schools. As long as you get a certain degree of merit, you can pay a fee to enter it to borrow books. There are often famous teachers to teach, you can contact Many masters, if they have good talent, will even be accepted as apprentices by some masters and registered on the register. Compared with Jixia Academy, it will be much more relaxed, and the restrictions on age and qualifications are much smaller."
"Further down, there are famous academies in various states, such as the 'Wangyou Academy' where I am, the 'Shixuan Academy' in Sulanzhou, the 'Indigo Book Pavilion' in Nolanzhou, and the 'Huanxi Bookstore' in Moshangzhou. ’ and so on, there are about fifteen or so schools, although their standards vary, but compared to other unknown small academies, they are much better, and there are few bullying incidents.”
Then, Yu Caifeng continued to introduce the systems of various academies and the mechanism of the dynasty to obtain fame and even become an official.
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