Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 769 Chapter 314: Sealing the Chancellor Again! Zhao Feng Displays Authority! Military Reform! Academic Palace System! (Part 2)
Previously on Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield...
When Chunyu Yue voiced his question.
All the ministers' eyes shifted together toward Zhao Feng.
Ying Zheng simply offered a faint smile and stayed quiet, for his son took after him; the Qin never favored just one school of thought at any moment.
"From Shenzhou's very beginning, since the Spring and Autumn era, the Hundred Schools of Thought have risen successively, their wisdom and legacies persisting right up to today."
"I established the Daqin Academy to educate the world's people and nurture talents for Qin, thereby strengthening our nation's might."
"Once built, the academy won't focus on a single art or path alone, but will include instructions from every one of the Hundred Schools."
"What I seek for Qin isn't elevating one art or path, but welcoming all streams, absorbing the finest from the Hundred Schools—I want them all."
Zhao Feng swept his gaze across the assembled court, his voice booming with authority.
The ministers' faces showed subtle changes, filled with reverence and admiration as they regarded Zhao Feng.
Welcoming all streams, drawing the best from the Hundred Schools.
This bold ambition of Zhao Feng shone through clearly.
"Can my Confucianism teach at the academy too?" Chunyu Yue inquired anxiously.
He feared his earlier deeds might draw Zhao Feng's ire.
"As I stated."
"Every Hundred School can share their teachings."
"Be it Dao, Fa, Ru, or Mo, Gongshu, Bing!"
"All Hundred Schools are welcome to teach. In time, Qin will require not just officials for governance, but also battle commanders, warriors, craftsmen, builders, and all sorts of skilled individuals."
"After this court session ends, I'll release an edict announcing to all under heaven that any Hundred School eager to transmit knowledge may register in Xianyang. I'll send officials to evaluate them, and the worthy ones can join the Prefectural City Academy and State Mansion Academy as instructors, spreading the Hundred Schools' arts throughout the realm." Zhao Feng grinned and declared resoundingly.
Hearing these words.
Chunyu Yue's excitement was plain to see as he bowed deeply: "The Crown Prince's vast benevolence."
Numerous Confucian scholars in the hall echoed: "The Crown Prince's vast benevolence."
Evidently.
Zhao Feng's broad-mindedness and refusal to dwell on old grudges earned their deepest respect.
Since Zhao Feng's rise as Crown Prince and Fusu's dispatch to the Northern Frontier, they had feared bleak prospects in Qin.
Yet Zhao Feng showed no retaliation. Now granting them equal chances to instruct—how could they remain unmoved?
"Grand Tutor Chunyu, after court adjourns, visit my estate."
"I have a vital mission for you."
Zhao Feng smiled faintly as he addressed Chunyu Yue.
"I shall attend without fail." Chunyu Yue bowed at once, his heart trembling intensely.
Zhao Feng smiled, surveying the court.
"My loyal subjects."
"Let's resume our discussions." Zhao Feng commanded.
"Your Majesty, Crown Prince, I report."
"All preparations for the princess's wedding stand complete; the ceremony can occur in ten days."
"Kindly decide, Your Majesty and Crown Prince."
An elderly official advanced—it was Minister Zhang Cang, the humblest among the Nine Ministers.
Speaking of him.
Though history recalls him less grandly than Han Fei or Li Si, he shares their master, being a pupil of Xunzi too.
With Zhao Feng's clan restoring their lineage.
Zhao Ying now held true status as Qin's princess.
A royal princess's wedding demanded utmost ceremony and scale.
Preparations proved thorough, arrangements magnificent.
"Tingwei."
"Is your residence prepared?"
Ying Zheng inquired with a grin.
Li Si rose thrilled, proclaiming loudly: "To Your Majesty, my home stands ready—we can receive the princess anytime."
For the Li clan.
Once Zhao Ying entered their doors.
She became far more than a mere principal wife; she was their shield of fortune.
With Zhao Ying in their fold, the Li family's glory would endure forever.
Under the First Emperor's reign today.
When the Crown Prince one day takes the throne.
The Li family would rank supreme beside the Wang family, bound for eternal splendor.
"Li You."
Ying Zheng turned his gaze to Li You.
"Your Majesty."
"I've awaited marrying Ying'er for ages." Li You beamed with excitement.
The woman he cherished would finally become his bride, the moment he'd longed for endlessly.
"Excellent."
Ying Zheng nodded with a smile.
"Minister Zhang."
"The date for the wedding has been fixed. Ensure every ritual is properly observed."
"On the day itself."
"I shall attend the Tingwei Mansion personally, accompanied by the Empress, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess Consort." Ying Zheng declared.
"I accept the decree." Zhang Cang bowed at once.
Next.
Yu Liao advanced: "Reporting to Your Majesty."
"Several days back."
"At Qin's northeastern frontier, envoys from Tu An and Goguryeo approached our border commanders for talks. They seek to dispatch emissaries to Qin bearing tribute." Yu Liao proclaimed loudly.
"Tu An? Goguryeo?"
"What nations are those?"
"I don't recall ever hearing of them."
"Those lands bordered Yan before and never touched our Qin directly. But with Qin's unification of Shenzhou, they now share our borders."
"Even Yan once cowed them into submission—how much more so our mighty Qin?"
"No wonder these petty realms tremble before Qin."
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The court officials buzzed upon mention of Tu An and Goguryeo, dismissing them as savage minor powers.
How grand is Qin's splendor today?
How vast its national might and martial prowess?
Insignificant nations like these? They warrant no concern.
Such is the arrogant poise of an empire's supremacy.
On this note.
Zhao Feng grinned too, heart swelling with joy.
Huaxia folk, Qin realm, Qin warriors.
His dream: towering over every land and race.
The empire's glory, the people's valor—both shall blaze in days to come.
"Feng'er."
"I remember your Donghu raid: one detachment under you aimed for a shortcut across Tu An, only for their troops to bar the way. Your elite fighters barely escaped mortal peril to return to Qin." Ying Zheng eyed Zhao Feng and questioned.