Dao Fruit

"Hmm?"

As soon as Li Kun said "I'm going to die soon", Qiu Yan, who had great concentration, was moved and was about to speak.

But Li Kun waved his hand to stop him, and then said: "Qiu Qing, don't be surprised, and don't say more. I have verified this from many sources, and there is absolutely no mistake. I know that you have a high level of cultivation, but some things cannot be offset by magical powers alone..."

At this point, he shook his head, sighed, and said in a rather helpless tone: "The King of Hell wants people to die at three o'clock in the morning, who dares to keep them until five o'clock?"

"King of Hell?" Qiu Yan's heart moved, and he released his perception, covering Li Kun's body, trying to find out something, but as soon as the perception touched his clothes, a torrential force burst out, bouncing Qiu Yan's perception back!

Even at the moment of contact and covering, in Qiu Yan's perception, it was just a hazy piece, as if a person was walking in the fog, and could only vaguely see a little bright yellow luster in the depths of the fog and catch a little dragon energy pulse.

On the opposite side, Li Kun did not feel anything. After sighing, his spirit was slightly low, but he quickly adjusted himself, showing a little bitter smile, and continued: "Not many people know this news, even my queen and mother don't know, and my condition is not caused by a simple disease. Even the imperial doctors can't see the clues. The only few who know have been ordered to keep silent by me."

As soon as he said this, Qiu Yan restrained his perception, knowing that the emperor told him such a secret thing, it couldn't be a whim. He turned his eyes slightly, and his peripheral vision swept over the white-faced old man Wei Gonggong standing not far away.

Just now, this Wei Gonggong had dispersed several guards and eunuchs around him, and ordered them to stand farther away to ensure that they would not hear what the emperor said.

Qiu Yan could understand this.

There is no trivial matter in the palace. As long as these guards and eunuchs leak out what they see or hear, it will be enough to cause a big commotion. It is inevitable that someone will be bribed by an outside official. The entire palace is so big that it is difficult to identify all the bribed people. Moreover, sometimes guards and eunuchs may inadvertently reveal something, and there is no need to bribe them at all.

What Li Kun said at the moment was too serious. To be on the safe side, the best way to prevent it is to keep all those who may leak it away.

"However, the emperor's safety is equally important. Letting these people retreat and weakening the defenses means that even if I want to harm the emperor, this eunuch Wei is confident that he can take me down? Or is there another master hiding? After all, this is the palace, and some masters are not surprising. Of course, in the palace. The dragon energy is strong, and the suppression of supernatural powers is even stronger..."

All kinds of thoughts flashed in his mind, and Li Kun continued: "Now, I told this news to Qiu Qing, in fact, I also entrusted him."

As soon as these words came out, the dragon energy and luck in the palace changed rapidly and gathered towards Qiu Yan, making his luck rise higher and higher. Rising step by step!

"Trust orphans?"

Immediately, a word appeared in Qiu Yan's mind.

Although Li Kun is young and has not been on the throne for a long time, he is not without descendants, but he is still young. If he is really as he said, he will not live long. Then after his death, if his son ascends the throne, he will be a young emperor.

In Da Rui, there is almost no precedent for a young emperor to ascend the throne.

"...I know that you have become a great Confucian master. You are not interested in power, so I can trust you. In addition, your position in the Imperial College is also for this. The doctor of the Imperial College can preach and answer questions, which is enough for you to pass on your own ideas and learning to students and show them to the world!"

"So that's the reason..."

After hearing this, Qiu Yan's mind turned, and he had a clearer understanding of many things that happened today.

Today's reward, three positions, official rank is only five grades, which seems not high, but involves three parties, from influence, power, to academic ability, it is not something that can be explained by simple rank, it can be said to be grand.

What's more, Li Kun also suppressed Qiu Yan's military exploits and left them for later rewards. From this aspect, this reward has greatly exceeded Qiu Yan's expectations.

You know, the army that Qiu Yan organized has now been included in the national war front, and some of Qiu Yan's actions on the grassland have long been regarded as part of the national war. Now that he is away from the battlefield and the army, no matter how good the army is, when it comes to rewarding merits, Qiu Yan can still get some credit.

It can be said that suppressing the military merits now is to accumulate them. When the time comes, giving them all at once will definitely be much better than consuming them in advance now.

To put it another way, even if the war situation changes, the military merits and humanistic merits can be divided into two parts, and Qiu Yan will never give up the rewards he has already received.

Of course, there is a hidden problem here, that is, Qiu Yan's identity as a monk also determines that he cannot get a position of too high a grade at present, otherwise, the censor will not propose "excessive rewards", but "evil ways that harm the country".

"Now it seems that this Supreme Human Emperor is trying to exchange something with me. He knows that what the great scholars and masters want is nothing more than the spread of their teachings, so he caters to my wishes and gives me the title of Doctor of the Imperial Academy. With this title, I don't have to spend energy managing the Imperial Academy, but I can still teach and impart knowledge to disciples in it..."

Qiu Yan was thinking about this, and Li Kun on the other side said again: "I have read both of Aiqing's two classics. The painting "Yu Bu" has thousands of miles of history, everything is detailed, and there are all kinds of mysteries. , It is really a valuable weapon of the country and cannot be easily revealed to others. Even if we copy the original copy in the future, it will not be published in the world to prevent it from being taken advantage of by interested people. At most, it will be passed on to all the generals in the army. "

The meaning of these words is to treat the Ministry of Public Affairs' picture scroll as a secret of the military and state and keep it. It seems to be unfavorable to Qiu Yan, but in fact it is a high praise.

A painting is solemnly collected by the royal family. Even the original copy, which is derived from the original and does not have much order and blessing, is afraid that it will be looked at by interested people and threaten the safety of the country. Doesn't it mean that one painting can change the destiny of the country?

This is also true. The Public Information Department of "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is related to geography and is of great help to the march. Da Rui can use it to defeat the enemy's army, but if the enemy gets it, he can still know the geography of Da Rui very well.

Qiu Yan had expected this, and was not surprised. Besides, he was the author. Even if the calligraphy and painting classics were not around, he could still display the power of the classics. Naturally, he had no objection to Li Kun's decision to collect Yu Bu.

Moreover, if you want to gather enough popularity, maintain the inheritance of humanistic Shinto, and leave a name in history, you must have something to do. The royal family's collection of pictures can completely achieve this idea.

What's more, even if you collect the original, it's impossible to get the original without diluting it, but you will have some reservations. These things are tacitly understood by both parties.

Seeing that Qiu Yan didn't say much, Li Kun knew that the other party understood what he meant, so he added: "As for "Zhibu", it can be called the essence. It inherits the wisdom of the predecessors and inspires the thoughts of future generations. It has some views on the military system. It coincides with me, so I hope Aiqing can start the next reform of the military system. "

By this time, Qiu Yan finally understood the emperor's thoughts and the origin of the position of "Privy Councilor Chengdu".

But then, he said: "As far as I know, neither Prime Minister Ma nor Prime Minister Wang agrees with the reform of the military system. On the contrary, some young officials are quite interested in it, but what they want is not the same as what Your Majesty wants." Not the same."

From a simple point of view, the reform of the military system seems to be aimed at improving the combat effectiveness of the army. But strictly speaking, the simplest way to improve the combat effectiveness is to have enough money in the treasury to provide enough pay, replenish troops, and meet supplies. With these material foundations , and if we strengthen ideological construction, it will not be difficult to build a strong army.

This is also Wang Fu's idea. If the national treasury is filled, he will naturally have money to strengthen the army. Now that the new law has begun to take effect, the national treasury has some surplus money, but the sudden outbreak of national war is a gold-swallowing behemoth. If it lasts for a long time, it will definitely destroy the country. The foundation he had finally accumulated was completely exhausted, so this time, Wang Fu faintly stood on the side of the peace faction.

But from the emperor's point of view, strengthening the army is only one of the goals. Li Kun may have valued his achievements in building a business and opening up new territories, but if he is really not going to die soon, if he still pursues these industries, he will inevitably die in the middle. , leaving a mess and making the situation difficult to clean up, so at this time, he still wants to reform the military system. The reason is...

"To consolidate military power, level the mountaintops of the army, and strengthen control over the army, the emperor wants to lay a foundation for future generations..."

After thinking about this clearly, Qiu Yan looked at Li Kun again, and his sense of him had a certain change.

Li Kun's face became increasingly tired, but he still said: "I don't want you to make a decision now, but you are a great scholar and a monk. You have a long-lasting vision and are proficient in human inheritance. You will definitely be helpful to Da Rui." , I hope you can think about these things. Fortunately, Aiqing will be a Hanlin bachelor from now on and can always be by my side. I can say many things slowly. "

All three positions have a purpose.

"The abilities of the three are all useful. They showed kindness to me and alerted the old and new parties, making it difficult for me and the two parties to be of the same mind. However, the emperor's intentions are not empty..."

When Qiu Yan walked out of the imperial study, he couldn't help but sigh, but when he recalled the figure of Li Kun sitting at the desk reviewing memorials despite his exhaustion when he left, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Everyone in the world has their own needs. Even if you use your mental skills, you can't erase many..."

With this thought, a legalist order in the sky faintly pulsed.

"However, the emperor deliberately asked King Ding to read the edict. Is there any deep meaning in it?"

After thinking about it, he walked out of the palace, and then his heart was shocked. He felt a huge force roaring towards him. He immediately restrained his thoughts and concentrated his mind!

In the distance, in the huge city, halos of light are rising——

Hundreds of halos!

Great scholars gathered together!