Madam, protect me!

Ningxin Garden.

Since Jiaren and An Ning gave birth to their child, Ningxin Garden has been extremely lively every day.

During this year, Li Nuo has changed many government offices. His colleagues from the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Ministry of Justice, and the Secretariat have all come to present gifts.

In the past two days, representatives from major martial arts sects have also been sent to congratulate.

Since the end of the last martial arts conference, many martial arts sects have set up offices in Chang'an. The Huashan Sect and Hengshan Sect, which are closer to Chang'an, have all the heads and elders, and those farther away have also sent representatives.

Although the Sanqing Sect is thousands of miles away, the two sisters also came all the way to Chang'an to congratulate.

Just now, Li Nuo sent off several guests from the Zhao State delegation, and finally got a moment of leisure.

Jiaren and An Ning recovered very well, or there was nothing to recover at all.

On the third day after giving birth, Jiaren picked up the sword again.

Yiren was promoted to Grandmaster before her, and she still couldn't let it go.

Yiren's practice was equally hard.

In recent days, she challenged An Ning several times, but all ended in failure.

It's not that the Grandmaster of the Legalist School is better than the Grandmaster of the Martial Arts, but when Li Nuo was revising the laws of Daxia before, he was with An Ning. Yiren's breakthrough was later than her, and her progress was not as fast as hers, and she was always suppressed by An Ning.

Li Nuo went to the baby room to check on the three little guys, and found that Mu'er and Ning'er were squatting at the end of Li Yan's bed, curiously looking at something.

Mu'er looked up at Li Nuo and asked curiously: "Brother Li Nuo, why is Li Yan's there different from ours?"

Li Nuo didn't know how to answer this question from an eight-year-old girl, so he could only say: "You will know later..."

Just then, his mother-in-law came in, and Li Nuo ran away.

He has been at home for the past half month. Taking advantage of today's free time, he plans to visit the Ministry of Justice and the Secretariat.

In the past half month in Chang'an, no serious cases occurred. After Li Nuo dealt with some files accumulated in these days, his life span increased by about two months.

After the law was completely revised, the life span increased several times when dealing with the same cases as before.

After walking out of the gate of the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo was about to go to the Secretariat, but his steps paused slightly.

"Calculate marriage and fortune!"

"Ten cents per time, if it is not accurate, I will refund the money!"

"Take a look!"

Li Nuo's eyes looked at a street diagonally opposite the Ministry of Justice.

Familiar fortune-telling stall, familiar grandfather and grandson.

When in Zhao State, Yi Ren saw this grandfather and grandson in the capital, and asked him to calculate two hexagrams, both of which came true later.

Unexpectedly, after Li Nuo and Yi Ren came back, they also came to Chang'an.

Li Nuo hesitated for a moment, but still walked across the street, clasped his fists to the old man, and said, "Senior, we meet again."

The girl with some baby fat on her face smiled at him and said, "Brother, the person outside the destiny, it's you!"

Li Nuo was slightly stunned: "The person outside the destiny?"

At this time, the fortune-telling old man who closed his eyes and rested slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Boy, what is it?"

Li Nuo thought for a while and said, "Fortune-telling."

The old man looked at Li Nuo, stretched out his right hand, moved his fingers, and said, "You are young, and you have at least 30 years to live."

The remaining lifespan of Li Nuo in the code is more than 12,000 days, which is just over 30 years.

Of course, with his sixth realm of cultivation, it is not surprising that he can calculate these.

Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "Then let's calculate the marriage."

The old man glanced at him and said, "You have already had five marriages, are you still not satisfied?"

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment and said unsurely, "Five?"

Including Yi and Fenghuang, there are only four, where did the five come from?

The fortune-teller did not explain and said, "Twenty cents."

Li Nuo left a silver ingot, and the old man said, "It's too much."

Li Nuo said, "The extra money is a thank-you gift from the younger generation to the older generation."

If it weren't for him, Jia and An Ning would not have accepted Yi and Fenghuang so easily. Although he might not have meant it, he was indeed the matchmaker between Li Nuo and them.

Li Nuo did not stay for long. After paying the reward, he said goodbye and left.

After he left, the girl couldn't help asking, "Grandpa, didn't you say before that we should stay away from people who are not destined to be with us? Why did we return to Chang'an?"

The fortune-teller stroked his long beard and whispered, "People who are not destined to be with us may also be destined to be with us. The closer you get to him, the more likely you are to see the truth..."

...

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo entered the palace and came to the Secretariat.

Although the left prime minister gave him the privilege of working from home, he still had to come to the government office from time to time.

"Congratulations, Lord Li!"

"Congratulations, Lord Li, on having a son and a daughter!"

In the Secretariat, officials of all ranks saw Li Nuo and clasped their fists to congratulate him.

Li Nuo returned the greetings one by one and came to his own office. Not long after, Zhou Yu walked in from outside, bowed and smiled, "Congratulations, Brother Li."

The duty of the chief secretary of the Secretariat is to assist the secretary of the Secretariat in completing some miscellaneous tasks and clerical work. He is considered the secretary of the secretary of the Secretariat. Not long after Li Nuo came to the Secretariat, Zhou Yu became his exclusive secretary.

Through Zhou Yu, Li Nuo learned about the recent court affairs.

The inspecting censors, the imperial sword, the additional imperial examinations... Li Nuo's last three consecutive unexplained actions had significant effects. Judging from the feedback from various places, the tax revenue of the Ministry of Revenue this year could reach several times that of previous years.

This was just a blow to the middle-level landlords. Above them, there were also aristocratic families.

Li Nuo had never thought of solving the problem once and for all through violence. To be honest, the aristocratic families are still unshakable by the court.

However, the promotion of medical reform is not so smooth.

The court has restricted the price of medicinal materials through legislation, and the medical clinics in various states have simply closed down. The rich still have channels to see a doctor, but the common people have no access to medical treatment, or need to pay a higher price to buy the previous medicinal materials. In anger, they cursed the court instead.

After countless uproars, local governments can only turn a blind eye to this decree.

No wonder his recent medical cultivation is stuck at the peak of the fourth level, just a little bit away, but he can't break through.

As he was talking, a figure walked into the yamen. Zhou Yu looked back and immediately bowed, saying respectfully: "Meet the Left Prime Minister."

Then, he bowed to Li Nuo and said: "I'll take my leave first. Lord Li has something to tell you."

After Zhou Yu left, the Left Prime Minister smiled at Li Nuo and said: "Congratulations, how do you feel about being a father for the first time?"

Li Nuo's feelings these days are complicated, with joy, confusion and uneasiness, but more of a sense of responsibility.

The Left Prime Minister patted his shoulder and subconsciously used the aura of righteousness to explore his body. A hint of joy appeared in his eyes, and he asked: "The third realm of Confucianism?"

Li Nuo nodded.

The Left Prime Minister seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes. He whispered: "He was also the third realm of Confucianism back then..."

Li Nuo asked: "He is..."

The Left Prime Minister said: "Your father."

Li Nuo knew that his father had a righteous aura back then, but he didn't know that he was so young and cultivated to the third realm just like himself.

Li Nuo knew very well how he got his cultivation.

All his Confucian cultivation was gained through various reforms and changes that benefited the people. He was a practitioner.

Confucianism is different from Legalism. Legalism cultivates the outside and is a pure practitioner. It only looks at whether the punishment is fair.

Confucianism cultivates both inside and outside, and cultivating the mind is more important than practice.

Li Nuo thought that in just a few months in the court, he had surpassed Zuo Xiang in terms of contribution to the people.

But Zuo Xiang had the fifth realm, while he only had the third realm.

An important reason why he had not practiced as long as Zuo Xiang was that his time was far less than Zuo Xiang. What was more important was his inner cultivation.

A great Confucian like Zuo Xiang must have long put his life and death aside. For the sake of justice, he could sacrifice himself and his family at any time. Everything they had could be given up.

Li Nuo could not do this.

He always believed that he should do as much as he could.

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Knowing that he was not capable enough, he did not touch the aristocratic families at all in this tax reform.

But including Zuo Xiang, another part of Confucian disciples, with a great spirit, dared to challenge the powerful and the aristocratic families when their strength was still very weak.

My father was able to enter the third level of Confucianism without doing much, which shows how firm his faith was back then.

Li Nuo admired them, but he would not imitate them.

Strictly speaking, he was not a true Confucian, nor a true Legalist. People often call people who practice more than three kinds of power as miscellaneous. Li Nuo has as many as ten kinds of power in his body. I am afraid that no one in history has practiced as many as him.

Fortunately, although he can't compare with them in cultivating his mind, he can make up for it in practice.

Zuo Xiang quickly woke up from his memories and said to Li Nuo earnestly: "Establish virtue, establish merit, and establish words. You have already done the first two, and you can gradually start to establish words."

Cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world are the Confucian practice guidelines.

Establishing virtue, establishing merit, and establishing words are the ways to achieve this program, and they are also what Confucian disciples pursue throughout their lives.

Among them, establishing virtue means setting a perfect moral example and influencing future generations with noble virtues, that is, self-cultivation.

Establishing merit means establishing great achievements and bringing practical benefits to the country and the people. Li Nuo has also done this through various reforms.

Establishing words originally refers to making speeches or writing works that put forward insights, and these speeches and works can be passed down to future generations and inspire and guide future generations.

In establishing words, the Confucian sages have achieved the ultimate. Most of the current Confucian disciples are the inheritance of the thoughts of the sages, and it is difficult to have groundbreaking theories. The current establishment of words refers to teaching and passing on the words of the sages.

The left and right ministers have many disciples, and it can be said that their students are all over the world. Under their teachings, many disciples have a noble spirit, and as teachers, their cultivation can also be improved.

These three points are the necessary path for Confucian practice.

To complete the establishment of words, Li Nuo does not have to recruit a large number of disciples like the left and right ministers.

Teaching in academies is also a way.

In their early years, both prime ministers were teachers in the four major academies and taught countless students.

However, it was different from what Li Nuo did in Zhao State.

What Confucianism teaches is not calligraphy and painting, nor riding and shooting, but Confucianism. The more students are influenced by their thoughts and cultivate a noble spirit, the more their own cultivation can be improved.

Zuo Xiang looked at Li Nuo and said in detail: "When selecting students, it is best to choose children from poor families. They suffered a lot when they were young and can better understand the difficulties of the people. Some children from poor families, or children of merchants, gentry landlords, and small nobles are also OK. Although they live a good life, they are often oppressed by the upper class and their thoughts are easy to change. The thoughts of children from big families are deeply rooted and difficult to change. There is no need to waste time on them..."

He passed on his experience of "establishing a word" to Li Nuo without reservation.

Twenty years ago, he had high hopes for Li Xuanjing.

Twenty years later, he passed on this hope to his son.

Finally, he took Li Nuo to the yamen, handed him several books, and said: "This is what I have learned in my life, and I have given it to you. I hope you can carry forward Confucianism, and I also hope that my Great Xia will have a Confucian saint in the future..."

Li Nuo accepted the books, nodded, and said solemnly: "I will work hard."

The books given by the left prime minister were not heavy, but Li Nuo's heart was heavy.

It is not a problem for him to reform medical care, farmers, and Mohism. How can he change other people's minds and let those rich children who have been living a life of luxury since childhood understand the difficulties of the people, and betray their own class without suffering?

Leaving the Secretariat, Li Nuo's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Huh...

He really has this ability.

He has cultivated too many and too diverse, and he almost forgot that he is still a fourth-level peak strategist.

The most powerful ability of a strategist is to influence other people's thoughts.

The greater the difference in cultivation, the easier it is to change other people's thoughts.

He couldn't change the thoughts of high-level practitioners with his current cultivation, but facing those ordinary students who were not even practitioners, what they thought in their minds was beyond their control...

Li Nuo suddenly felt something and turned his head to look in a certain direction.

At the door of a certain government office, a figure stood there, standing with his hands behind his back, looking at him from a distance.

Li Nuo politely nodded to the right prime minister and continued to walk towards the palace gate.

The right prime minister looked at his back, a hint of strangeness appeared in his eyes, and whispered: "The third realm..."

...

After leaving the palace, Li Nuo went to Sinong Temple again.

After several months of experiments, the yield of some crops such as wheat and rice has increased slightly, and Sinong Temple is trying to promote it on a large scale.

When leaving Sinong Temple, Li Nuo had a few peaches in his arms.

During this period, there was no shortage of fruits at home. Mu'er and Ning'er were almost tired of the farmers' top-quality fruits.

Li Nuo did not go home directly, but took a detour and walked through the entrance of the criminal department.

The fortune-telling stall was still there.

But the fortune-teller was gone, and only the girl was sitting there.

There were no customers in front of the fortune-telling stall, so Li Nuo walked up and asked, "Girl, where is your grandfather?"

The girl looked up at him and said, "Grandpa asked me to tell fortunes here by myself. If you want to tell fortunes, you have to wait until grandpa comes tomorrow. My cultivation is not high, and I can't tell your fate."

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to tell fortunes."

He took out a peach from his arms, handed it to her, and said, "This is for you."

The girl wanted to refuse, but when she smelled the refreshing fruit fragrance, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out, swallowed silently, reached out to take the peach handed over by Li Nuo, took a bite, and exclaimed, "What a delicious peach!"

Li Nuo smiled and said, "I There are many delicious fruits at home. Do you want to visit me? The food cooked by my chef is also delicious..."

The girl was moved, but hesitated, and said: "But, I still need to tell fortunes here."

Li Nuo said: "I have some ancient books on Yin and Yang at home. You can take a look at them..."

The girl put away the fortune-telling flag neatly and said happily: "Then let's go!"

Li Nuo asked tentatively: "Your grandfather won't be angry if you go to my house?"

The girl waved her hand and said: "No, he used to let me tell fortunes alone. I often sneaked out to play by myself, and he didn't punish me. There are only me and him left in our Dongfang family. He also expects me to take care of him in his old age..."