Madam, protect me!

Last time, Li Nuo spent a lot of effort to prepare for the martial arts conference.

First, he tried his best to get the court to agree, and then asked his mother-in-law to travel thousands of miles back to persuade the Sanqing Sect to let the first sect of Daxia take the lead. He wrote letters to each sect one by one, sent plaques and clothes, and tried every possible way to make them participate in face.

It took several months of effort.

This time it was much simpler.

Last time he asked for help from others, this time they asked for help from him.

The martial arts people still value loyalty. Li Nuo did not charge any fees for helping them improve their skills. He asked them to do a small favor, and no sect refused so far.

Because there were too many sects to improve their skills, Li Nuo could not complete it in a short time, so he had to wait until the martial arts conference was over before he could hand over the improved skills to them.

In this way, they could not leave in a short time.

During this period, Li Nuo asked the Sixth Princess to arrange for them to stay in the capital of Zhao State.

The Sixth Princess came forward, and the Zhao court did not raise any objections to this, and it was easily passed.

After all, the same thing had been done once in Daxia, and the alliance between the court and the martial arts world did play a big role in maintaining local stability, which has been confirmed in Daxia.

The court quickly arranged everything for them.

The one who benefited the most from these people gathering in the capital was actually Yiren.

She no longer lacked a sparring partner.

It was impossible for even the top sects such as Sanqing Sect or Tianjian Sect to let the masters of various sects and the peak masters of the fourth realm who were only one step away from the masters to serve as sparring partners.

With more and more martial artists in the capital, not only did Yiren have new insights every day, but Li Nuo himself also miraculously broke through to the inner breath realm.

The former site of Sifang Pavilion in the capital of Zhao.

In order to facilitate management, a year ago, the court moved Sifang Pavilion to the next door of Honglu Temple. The original Sifang Pavilion was originally planned to be demolished and a new garden was built.

The holding of the martial arts conference caused the court to temporarily cancel this plan, and slightly cleaned and repaired it as the venue for the martial arts conference. The plaque at the door was also changed to "Wulin Village".

The masters of various sects who participated in this conference had just participated in the martial arts conference held by Tianjian Sect.

But they had to ask for help from others, and it was a major matter related to the practice of the sect, so they were embarrassed to refuse.

Fortunately, the court also valued these martial artists. Not only did they provide food and accommodation, but also provided them with good food and drink every day, and were responsible for preparing all matters related to the conference.

In addition, every master could also get an identity token issued by the court.

This card has certain privileges, such as not kneeling when meeting officials, free accommodation in post stations in various places, impeachment and admonition of local officials, etc., which can be said to give them enough face.

The only thing that made them uncomfortable was that there were too many rules here. Spitting anywhere would actually be arrested. During the conference, wasting food, being late for competitions, not saluting opponents, drinking, fighting privately..., all had to be reflected in the confinement room.

Even if they are careful, they will violate a rule unconsciously.

Although they don't like these rules, they can only tolerate them.

There is no way to tolerate them. The sect's skills are still in the hands of others. Before they get the improved skills, they can't go anywhere.

These rules are applied equally to everyone, whether ordinary disciples or the head elders, if they make a mistake, they will be punished.

At first, they felt embarrassed, but as more and more people were punished, they didn't feel anything...

They didn't really have much interest in the martial arts conference.

When they were in the Tianjian Sect, they had sparred with these martial arts fellows.

However, they were full of expectations for being a sparring partner for the gifted woman.

The girl was very young, not only was she extremely powerful, but her swordsmanship attainments were even more amazing.

Every time they sparred with her, they also gained a little.

The gains from sparring with her were even greater than those from sparring with masters of the same level.

However, there were too many people sparring with her, and they needed three days to get a turn...

Princess Mansion

Li Nuo learned from Zhao Zhiyi that those martial arts sects had reached a series of agreements with the court on maintaining local stability and promoting regional harmony.

The court officially recognized these major sects and granted them certain privileges.

This helped to enhance their prestige, strengthen their status in the martial arts world, and expand their influence on small and medium-sized sects.

At the same time, the court would also provide them with certain protection.

When there were some grievances between sects, the court could mediate and directly provide military protection when necessary.

There were frequent cases of martial arts sects annexing each other or even exterminating each other because of personal grudges.

The court did not intervene in these matters before.

But if the court wanted to manage, it could easily suppress any martial arts force.

At the same time, these martial arts sects should also shoulder some social responsibilities.

They should restrain their disciples to prevent them from violating the law with force and committing crimes. At the same time, they should also help the court maintain local stability and contribute their own strength to building a more stable, peaceful and just society.

This is a win-win situation for the court and the martial arts world.

Daxia has already done it, and it only needs to be replicated in Zhao.

It is not difficult to make this happen, but the opportunity is difficult.

Someone is needed to serve as a bridge between the court and the martial arts world. In Daxia, Li Nuo can do it alone.

In Zhao State, in the martial arts world, all the major sects owed him favors. Although he had no control over the court, the Sixth Princess had a certain say.

The two of them worked together perfectly, one in charge of the outside and the other in charge of the inside.

As soon as the two finished talking about this matter, they saw Doctor Sun running in quickly from outside. When he stepped over the threshold, he accidentally fell, but he didn't care at all. He got up and ran to Li Nuo and said, "Doctor Li, it's done, we've done it!"

These days, according to Li Nuo's instructions, he and several old friends have been studying smallpox.

They left the capital for hundreds of miles and finally found a village that was suffering from smallpox.

After many experiments, they have successfully confirmed that the pox fluid obtained from cattle with pox can prevent people who have not been infected with smallpox from being infected with smallpox.

Although it is not a cure for smallpox, it can eliminate smallpox before the disease occurs.

This is another major progress in medicine.

After confirming this matter, the cultivation of several of them has increased significantly.

This is just the credit for discovering this matter.

When more and more people are free from smallpox, they will surely be able to enter the fifth realm.

Li Nuo actually already knew about this. When his medical Qi increased significantly, he knew that Doctor Sun and his team had succeeded.

His cultivation was much lower than theirs. As the one who proposed it, he benefited more. He had just broken through the second realm not long ago, and he touched the barrier of the third realm again.

This is the advantage of the way of the philosophers. If you find the right direction and practice, you can even achieve one realm a day.

Doctor Sun stood up straight, bowed deeply to Li Nuo, and said: "Doctor Li, on behalf of the doctors and people in the world, thank you for your contribution to medicine..."

...

Zhao State.

Capital.

In the past two months, major events have happened every few days.

The two major events that happened in the past half month have far-reaching impacts.

First, the court strengthened its ties with the martial arts sects and reached an important agreement with them.

For the people of the capital, this matter is not very meaningful, but it is of great benefit to the people in the places where these martial arts sects are located.

The important forces of the court are all placed around the capital and in the army, and the power of local government is relatively weak.

These sects with masters are all local snakes. If they help, the stability of the local area can be greatly enhanced.

Another thing is closely related to everyone.

From the nobles to the ordinary people, everyone can benefit from it.

Several gentlemen from the medical school and several famous doctors in Zhao State jointly announced that they have found a way to eliminate smallpox.

Speaking of smallpox, both the common people and the dignitaries are terrified.

Although smallpox is not a terminal illness for high-level doctors.

But once smallpox spreads, high-level doctors will inevitably be firmly controlled by the royal family.

At that time, whether it is the common people or the dukes, once they are infected, they can only leave it to fate.

This news not only made the lower and upper classes of the capital city boil at the same time, but also set off a huge wave among doctors.

After the news came out, countless doctors went to the capital city to confirm.

Behind these two things, there is one person.

The Sixth Princess.

It was the Sixth Princess who proposed to hold the martial arts conference.

The medical school was also planned and built by the Sixth Princess.

Speaking of the Sixth Princess, it is inevitable to think of the Fourth Prince.

She is the Fourth Prince's biological sister, and everything she does represents the Fourth Prince.

During the struggle for the throne, her achievements will naturally be counted on the Fourth Prince.

If before, the other princes could still compete with the Fourth Prince in terms of political achievements, after this incident, there is no hope at all.

It is less than four months before His Majesty announces the ownership of the throne.

In four months, they cannot achieve greater achievements than this.

Shunwang Mansion.

The three princes rarely gathered together.

Prince Shun, the eldest prince, glanced at the other two figures and said, "How long has it been since we three brothers sat down and had a good cup of tea like today?"

The other two princes did not speak.

Although the three brothers had a good relationship when they were young, they naturally alienated each other after they became adults.

Especially when the emperor announced that several people would compete for the throne, almost every time they met, they were tit-for-tat and refused to give in to each other.

Seeing that the two did not speak, Prince Shun said, "Are you willing to watch Prince Sheng take that position?"

Prince An was holding back his breath and said angrily, "He even solved the smallpox, what else can we do?"

Whether it was catching thieves, solving cases, or building a medical school.

These were not big things.

But their people even solved the terrible plague that had ravaged the continent for thousands of years. Who could compare with this?

For such achievements, it would not be an exaggeration for the court to build a monument for him.

The three of them wanted to make more political achievements.

But they were willing but unable to do so.

Previously, they distributed porridge and money, held free clinics for many days, and recently they have to build their own medical schools. No matter how much money they have, they can't afford to spend it this way.

They don't have the ability to raise money like the sixth sister. The palace is almost broke, and they have to ensure that the daily porridge is not interrupted.

If they stop, I'm afraid the people will immediately turn to scold them.

After these things, the reputation of the fourth prince has reached a peak among the people.

Under the influence of public opinion, most of the neutral court officials would probably also lean towards him.

If this was King Sheng's own ability, they would have accepted it.

He should be the emperor if he could do this.

But the problem is that from beginning to end, King Sheng did nothing.

All his political achievements were established by the Sixth Princess and the Sixth Section Champion of Daxia.

They believed that they did not lose to King Sheng, except for their luck.

It was all the difference between counselors.

King Shun held the teacup and said, "It's okay to lose to you two, but I really don't want to lose to that idiot. What else does he have besides a good sister?"

Although the other two did not speak, their fists were clenched.

They were a few years older than King Sheng and watched him grow up with their own eyes.

He had not shown any talent since he was a child and had done a lot of ridiculous things. The three of them had never regarded him as an opponent, and that was indeed the case.

In the past six months, he had not made any remarkable achievements except following behind them.

None of the three would be willing to lose to him.

Prince Shun was silent for a moment, looked at the two again, and said: "Why not join forces to send him out first, and who the emperor will choose from us in the end, it depends on our luck..."

...

Princess's Mansion.

It was late at night.

Yiren was still practicing diligently. Li Nuo closed the half-written manual and moved the joints of his fingers.

These days, everything went quite smoothly.

The Sixth Princess said that the Fourth Prince's reputation among the people has reached a peak.

Even the three princes combined cannot compare with him.

The students of those academies have made rapid progress in the past month. If nothing unexpected happens, Wansong Academy should be able to surpass the other academies in the imperial examination one month later.

Next, Li Nuo didn't know what to do specifically.

He had done enough for the Fourth Prince. If all these credits were attributed to the Fourth Prince, under normal circumstances, it would definitely be enough to compete for the throne.

Let alone fighting for the throne, even if he has ascended to the throne, the achievements he made during his reign will be recorded in history books.

Having done so much for others, it is time to think about his own tasks.

There are less than four months before returning home.

He has not yet completed the things that his mother-in-law and the beautiful lady An Ning have entrusted to him, and the expectations that Fenghuang has placed on him.

Li Nuo glanced at Yiren who was practicing outside, and then looked at the two quilts on the bed...

After practicing, taking a bath, and changing into pajamas, Song Yiren walked into the bedroom.

Seeing Li Nuo standing by the bed, motionless, she walked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Nuo pointed to the quilt and said, "I was reading a book on the bed and drinking water just now, and I accidentally wet the quilt."

He hung the quilt on the screen and said, "I'll go to another room to change one."

He walked out of the room and came to another guest room.

Although no one lives here, the servants of the princess's mansion come to clean every day, and there is no shortage of bedding and pillows on the bed.

Li Nuo picked up the quilt and put it in the cabinet and locked it.

Then, he returned to the master bedroom, shook his head and said, "There is no quilt there, I will ask someone to send one..."

Song Yiren waved her hand and said, "Forget it, it's late, and everyone else is asleep, so don't disturb them."

Li Nuo said what he wanted to say for a while, and for a moment he forgot what to say next.

At this time, Song Yiren continued, "Just cover yourself with a quilt tonight, anyway, this quilt is big enough to cover the whole bed..."

After a brief moment of daze, Li Nuo nodded slightly.

Things went much more smoothly than he thought.

According to the plan, he needed to take three steps.

The fact is that he only took one step, and Yiren took the remaining two steps.

He lay on the bed, and after a moment, the quilt beside him was lifted, and another figure also lay in.

The two slept on their own side, each with their own thoughts.

Li Nuo was thinking, if he could use the excuse of the quilt being wet today, what excuse should he use tomorrow?

Song Yiren's eyelashes were also trembling slightly in the dark. In fact, she could easily dry his wet quilt with her true qi, but he didn't expect it, and she didn't mention it.

She always kept Fenghuang's words in mind, and opportunities need to be seized.

If there is no opportunity, create one.

The next day, night.

Li Nuo walked out of the study and found that Yiren was not practicing in the yard.

He walked back to the bedroom, and just as he stepped into the door, he smelled a burnt smell.

His quilt was thrown on the ground, and a big hole was burned on it.

Song Yiren held a candle, stood by the bed, and said to him apologetically: "My earrings fell under the bed. When I lit the candle to look for it, I accidentally set your quilt on fire..."

During this period, the poor quilt that accompanied Li Nuo for more than a dozen nights, after being flooded, suffered from fire, and finally became completely unusable.

It was already late at night, and the two of them could only make do with one quilt again tonight.

The next morning, Song Yiren, who was used to getting up early to practice, naturally woke up earlier than Li Nuo.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the face that appeared in her dream last night.

Last night, she had a dream. In the dream, it was Song Jiaren who was taken to Sanqing Sect by her mother to practice when she was a child.

He and Li Nuo were childhood sweethearts, growing up together. He would draw for her and play the piano for her. When she was eighteen, she married him as promised according to the engagement they had made that year...

Just when she dreamed that he had just lifted her red veil in the bridal chamber and was about to take the next step, she woke up at an inopportune time.

Because she had never experienced it before, she couldn't imagine what it was like.

But fortunately, when she opened her eyes, she still saw him.

Li Nuo was still sleeping soundly. As usual, Song Yiren quietly leaned over and kissed him gently on the forehead.

Just when she put her head back and was about to get up to practice, she found that Li Nuo's eyes were open.

Her eyes suddenly widened.

"My wife..."

After a vague voice, she was embraced in a warm embrace, her lips were blocked, and she couldn't say anything...