Xue Qingfu glanced at Su Yun and Qiu Shuijing, and said with a smile: "Qiu Taichang has made a big splash this time, demoting several high-ranking officials. The emperor is favoring him, and his power is so great that it makes all officials tremble with fear. This is not a good thing."
Qiu Shuijing said: "Teacher, please teach me."
Xue Qingfu followed the emperor's carriage and said slowly, "The Huang family of Huang Shicao, the Wei family of Zhongsan Dafu, and the Zhao family of Changshi Zhao are all famous and great families. The emperors of all previous dynasties have always respected them and never deprived them of their official positions. You have offended these families by depriving them of their official positions. But this is a bad thing, and it may turn into a good thing."
He raised his head, looked at the emperor's carriage, and said with a smile: "Huang Shicao has a younger brother named Huang Chunfeng. Let him take over Huang Shicao's position. The Huang family wants the official position. As for Huang Shicao, let him go to Lingnan to dig up the ashes. In this way, you can show the Huang family that you are against the matter, not the person, and against the person, not the Huang family. When Huang Chunfeng takes the position, he will be your man, and the Huang family will also keep the position of Shicao. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Qiu Shuijing listened quietly.
Su Yun and Bai Yuelou followed behind them, listening carefully, and each had their own insights in their hearts.
Xue Qingfu smiled and said, "The Huang family handled it this way, the Wei family handled it this way, and the Zhao family handled it this way. You have established your authority in the court, and you have placed your own people there, without offending other families. This is not just the best of both worlds, but the best of all three."
Qiu Shuijing praised: "Teacher, you are very wise, but I will not accept it."
Xue Qingfu was stunned.
Qiu Shuijing said: "I would rather take the straight path than seek the crooked path. What I want to do is to change this country, change this world, and change Yuanshuo's poverty and weakness! The aristocratic families monopolized resources, and then monopolized education, and then monopolized education and knowledge, which caused Yuanshuo's poverty and weakness. I want to open up education and promote enlightenment, so I must start with the aristocratic families!"
He was in high spirits and walked forward: "Since I have already offended the three great families, I will offend them to the end. While the emperor is favoring me, I will select outstanding talents from the Tiandao Academy and assign them to these official positions. These people are the capital for my reform!"
"You are doomed to fail."
Xue Qingfu followed him and sighed, "You will be beaten to pieces. You thought too well, but you forgot one thing."
His eyes fell on Di Ping: "The royal family is the greatest family. Your hope for reform is all on the emperor, but what if the emperor changes his mind? Even if the emperor doesn't change his mind, what if the royal family changes their mind?"
Qiu Shuijing said: "Teacher, this is the difference between you and me. I am for reform, to change the fate of this country which is poor and weak and oppressed by foreign countries, but you are not. You are just for your own ambition."
Xue Qingfu fell silent, then suddenly smiled and said, "But my path is easier to succeed."
“That’s the sad thing.”
Qiu Shuijing said calmly: "Because if you succeed, Yuan Shuo will still be the same Yuan Shuo, and nothing will change."
Ahead, Emperor Ping's carriage stopped in the orchard and said with a smile, "What are you talking about, my dear ministers? Come here quickly."
Xue Qingfu and Qiu Shuijing walked forward, and Su Yun and Bai Yuelou followed behind.
Emperor Ping was surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. He walked slowly and pointed at the ripe fruits on the trees in the palace. He said, "The fruits on Yuhuang Mountain are becoming more and more delicious. Go pick some and try them."
The palace maids and eunuchs went to pick fruits. Di Ping smiled and said, "You don't have to be so reserved. Just sit around. Lord Su, please follow me."
Su Yun was stunned. He was on the same level as God.
"Master Su of Tongtian Pavilion is very powerful and has great means. With your status, I have no choice but to reward you. But I did not expect you to dare to come to Dongdu to receive my reward."
Di Ping sighed: "You are very brave!"
"If you dare to hit the emperor, you must be very brave."
Su Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty..."
Di Ping showed a joking expression: "Brother Su, you are still timid."
Su Yun gritted his teeth, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did Brother Diping say I was timid?"
Di Ping laughed loudly. Xue Qingfu heard the laughter from a distance. He looked up and whispered, "Shui Jing, guess what they are talking about?"
Qiu Shuijing asked, "If I were to reduce the power of the feudal lords and the interests of the major aristocratic families, would Saint Xue support me?"
“My support is useless.”
Xue Qingfu retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Your decrees cannot leave Dongdu. Decrees are implemented by officials. Officials of all sizes form a network that governs the country. These officials often come from major families. Your decrees are intended to weaken them, but you still want them to execute them?"
"Guess what they are talking about?" Di Ping turned around and looked at Xue Qingfu and Qiu Shuijing and asked in a low voice.
Su Yun said: "A dispute over political views."
Di Ping raised his head and smiled, "That's what they're fighting for. They're fighting for fame, for profit, and for whether the path is right or wrong. What about you? Brother Su, what are you fighting for?"
Su Yun lowered his eyes, thinking of the lowly demon tribe in Tianshiyuan, the lower-class people in Shuofang, and what he had seen and heard along the way to Qianwa Angdongdu. He didn't know how to answer.
"Perhaps you want to rise to prominence and become a high-ranking official, or perhaps you want to be a great talent, write a book and become a saint, or perhaps you want to accumulate wealth and bless your descendants, or perhaps you have great ambitions and even want to sit on my throne!"
Di Ping put his hands behind his back, his face bright, and smiled: "The things that people dream of all their lives, I have had since I was born. These things that I have fought for all my life are not worth mentioning to me because they are what I have had since I was born. You seek fame and fortune, for your wealth, for your life, for your beautiful wives and concubines, for your descendants, for the country, and so on, I don't care!"
Su Yun said: "Brother Diping cares about his own life."
"That's right! I have everything. The only thing I don't have is eternal life!"
Emperor Ping's expression suddenly darkened, and he said, "So after I inherited the throne, I began to plan the path to eternal life and immortality. Xue Taichang tried to control me and undermine me, how could I tolerate him? Let him go back to Shuofang and retire!"
He waved his sleeves and said, "Taichang Qiu keeps talking about reforms every day, but he can't see what I want at all, so I'm too lazy to use him! Only Taichang Qu is wholeheartedly studying immortality, so I use him and let him lead the smartest people in the world to Tianshiyuan. Taichang Qu really lived up to me and actually opened up the fairyland, giving me hope of immortality!"
His face became increasingly gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Thieves! Even you, Pavilion Master Su, you are all thieves!"
Su Yun was stunned.
Just now Di Ping was still talking and laughing, and could even joke with him and call him brother, but in the blink of an eye he became murderous and extremely cold. He was truly moody and unpredictable.
"Tianmen Town is mine, and the Eight-sided Sky Tower is also mine. It is you, this group of ambitious people, who have taken away my immortality!"
Emperor Ping said viciously: "The seven great families of Shuofang, the old boss of Shuobei, the Marquis of Shuofang, and Saint Xue, the God King and the Monster King of the No Man's Land, are all thieves and deserve to die!"
He took a few deep breaths and started coughing again.
"It seems that Di Ping's illness has not been completely cured." Su Yun thought to himself.
"I asked Qiu Taichang to continue Qu Taichang's research and come up with a unified method, but he refused to do it. He was indecisive and wanted to change the method. He didn't know what I meant at all!"
Di Ping exhaled and said coldly, "Just when some Tiandao Academy scholars died, he was already upset and started to make irresponsible remarks. How can I tolerate him? So I will send him to Shuofang and let this big catfish muddy the waters of Shuofang."
He turned to look at Qiu Shuijing who was talking to Xue Qingfu, his face clouded with gloom: "But he also became a thief. He actually used the last Chaotianque to threaten me. Damn it, damn it!"
Su Yun shuddered.
Qiu Shuijing seemed to sense Di Ping's gaze and turned around to look. In the blink of an eye, Di Ping's face became bright and energetic, as if the sun had parted the dark clouds.
Su Yun shuddered again: "Demon! The emperor is the human demon! He is much scarier than Wutong!"
"Qiu Shuijing obtained the secret of immortality and used you to show it to me, so you are also a thief!"
Di Ping glanced at Su Yun and sneered, "You live in Tianmen Town, and you also stole my immortality method and my immortality method! You are all thieves, and you use the immortality method to threaten me, asking me to do this and that!"
Su Yun said coldly: "What exactly does your majesty want to say?"
"Brother Su."
Di Ping changed his expression again and said with a smile: "I can give you everything you want. As long as you give me the complete immortal method, I can fulfill all your wishes!"
Su Yun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I only know the unified techniques for the foundation building and soul-enriching realms. I know nothing about anything more advanced."
Di Ping said quickly: "You can get the following skills from Qiu Shuijing and Saint Xue. I can see that although they don't get along with each other, they all admire you."
Su Yun said: "Your Majesty, if I have immortal magic, I will definitely pass it on to others so that Yuan Shuo can become stronger and resist foreign enemies. Can your majesty do it?"
Di Ping's expression changed drastically, and he said coldly: "This world only needs one emperor, an immortal emperor!"
Su Yun shook his head, turned and walked towards Qiu Shuijing and Xue Qingfu.
Di Ping looked at his back with murderous intent in his eyes.
Su Yun stopped and slowly turned his head, with the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf, looking very wild and intimidating.
The two men looked at each other, and Su Yun continued to walk towards Qiu Shuijing and Xue Qingfu.
"This beast!"
Emperor Ping was furious: "I must tame you!"
Su Yun left the palace and returned to Xianliangyuan, feeling hesitant. Dongdu was indeed not a good place. As Qiu Shuijing said, he was just a small scholar after all and it would not be easy for him to stay there for long.
"Perhaps being a junior official in the Ministry of External Affairs is a good choice," he thought to himself.
At this time, Bai Yuelou came hurriedly and cried out: "Big Brother, help me!"
Su Yun was surprised and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The Great Qin envoy Cang Jiuhua, please treat me to a meal!"
Su Yun laughed out loud and said, "Just go and eat, why ask me?" As he was speaking, he suddenly felt hungry.
"No, no, I clearly ate an argali sheep in the palace. That argali sheep was as big as a hill!"
Su Yun frowned slightly, touched his stomach, and said reluctantly: "We are all brothers in the Institute of Gewu, I will accompany you to eat. But I will say this in advance, I will only eat and will not help you fight."
Bai Yuelou nodded repeatedly: "With the support of Senior Brother, I feel much braver."
"How about adding the senior sister?" The young girl Wutong came in from outside, and Jiao Shuao followed her silently.
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