Dong Zhongshu's mood became increasingly depressed, but Dou Ying was full of fighting spirit. He kept cheering Dong Zhongshu up, cheering him up, showing the courage to not see the garden for three years, and doing another career. He even used Confucius as an analogy. Confucius was in a down-and-out life and had no chance to realize his ambitions, but never gave up and eventually became a saint. How many kings and princes do you remember when they were at the same time as him?

As he spoke, Dou Ying was even moved by himself.

Is it important to be a great minister? Of course it is important, but it is just wealth and honor during his lifetime. Whether it can be remembered by future generations has nothing to do with how many officials he has been. Confucius' highest official position was only the Grand Secretary of the Three Months, Lao Tzu was a clerk, Mencius had never even served as an official, and Xunzi was just a Lanling Order. However, they left behind their knowledge, thoughts, and immortal reputation.

Specifically, he has been a general and a prime minister, and has reached the peak of his life. Even if he is an official, he will not make any progress. Since that is the case, why not concentrate on his studies and leave one or two works that can make him famous in history?

Dou Ying told Dong Zhongshu about his thoughts. Although Dong Zhongshu was not as determined as Dou Ying, he did not object and became much happier.

When he arrived in Chang'an, Dou Ying pulled Dong Zhongshu straight to Tianlu Pavilion, found Sima Tan, the Grand Historian, and proposed to review the old Qin Dynasty files in the palace. Dou Ying and Dong Zhongshu were both doctors around the emperor, and they called for the old Qin Dynasty files, which were equivalent to classics and did not involve the secrets of the dynasty. Sima Tan agreed without thinking too much.

Dou Ying asked Dong Zhongshu to check the files in the palace, but he left the palace and went straight to Princess Guantao's Mansion.

Since she went to see Dou Ying last time and was driven out of the gate by Dou Ying, Princess Guantao was a little afraid of Dou Ying. At this moment, she was shocked and very happy. She quickly welcomed Dou Ying to the hall. As soon as Dou Ying sat down, she said straight to the point: "Have you heard about Liang Xiaozengyi?"

Princess Guantao nodded embarrassedly. The emperor gave Liang Xiao a new name. No matter what his original intention was, it would at least mean that the emperor would not be unfavorable to Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao gave Maoling's property to Meiren Wang. In fact, he slapped Princess Guantao with a loud slap Wang Meiren, but her competitor Princess Pingyang sent it to the palace.

"I heard that, I felt relieved when I learned that Liang Xiao's favor was still strong."

"You should be nervous." Dou Ying said bluntly: "After this change, Liang Xiao may not give you any benefits. I know that your family has a billion yuan and doesn't care about that little money. But can your children defend this industry? If you can't make any money open, even if you have gold coins, you will be able to eat up sooner or later."

Princess Guantao sighed: "Things have come to this point. What can you do?"

Dou Ying did not answer Princess Guantao's question. "Your Majesty is going to fight the west, and Cao Shi, the Marquis of Pingyang, was the chief general, and Wei Qing is the deputy general."

Princess Guantao was confused by his jumping thinking, but then her face changed drastically. She smelled the crisis from this arrangement. Cao Shi was Princess Pingyang's husband, Wei Qing was Wei Zifu's younger brother, and he also came from Princess Pingyang's mansion. These two people are all in Princess Pingyang, which means that the emperor must support Princess Pingyang.

What about the queen? If Wei Zifu or Wang Meiren gives birth to a prince, the queen may be transferred at any time.

Princess Guantao thought more and more. She even felt that the emperor asked her to buy Liang Xiao's property at a low price. Now Liang Xiao and she turned against each other, refused to support the queen, and instead gave gifts to Mei Ren Wang. Isn't this a trend worthy of vigilance?

Princess Guantao became nervous and stood up from the table. She grabbed Dou Ying's sleeve tightly.

"Son of the King, save me!"

Dou Ying glanced at Princess Guantao with a hint of unconcealed sneer on the corner of her mouth. He was qualified to do this. In terms of seniority, she was of the same age as Princess Guantao. In terms of ability, he could leave Princess Guantao several streets. Now Princess Guantao has made another big mistake, so he can of course mock her to the fullest.

After putting on his airs, Dou Ying let go and raised her two fingers. "There are two ways to calm down the situation."

Princess Guantao was overjoyed. "You said, I'll listen to you."

"First, of course, it is to send children to join the army. The family of Lehous originally had the obligation to join the army to fight. Shandong has flooded the waters and the imperial court has been fighting for years, and the cost is insufficient. If you are willing to pay someone to help the war, the emperor will definitely not object. If you can make a contribution, of course, it is better. Even if you cannot make a contribution, you can accumulate connections in the army."

"Will the emperor agree? What if he is injured? The battlefield is a dangerous place."

Dou Ying said angrily: "Why are you looking for wealth if you are afraid of death? Besides, look at the boys in your family who fight cocks and dogs every day, dance with swords and swords, and are still afraid of going into battle? Didn't your Chen family's marquis earned on the battlefield?"

Princess Guantao was choked by Dou Ying and could not speak. She blushed and had to talk to him. "What about another way?"

"Another way is to spend some thoughts on academics. Your party is already well-known, but the results are limited. Apart from the techniques provided by Liang Xiao, most of them are verbal ways, which are superficial and cannot be put into practice. You should have some plans and come up with something practical. It can not only open up a new source of wealth, but also make it famous all over the world."

Princess Guantao was excited. "What is the actual thing?"

"Either it is a specific technology that can solve practical problems, or it is a new academic theory. If it is a practical technology, it is naturally not necessary to say much, and it will be known by a test of the truth or falsehood. If it is a theory, it must withstand scrutiny and not be empty or irrelevant. Just like Dong Zhongshu's three strategies of heaven and man, it seems to be large in scale, but there are many flaws in reality."

In order to convince Princess Tao of Guan, Dou Ying "betrayed" Dong Zhongshu without hesitation. Princess Tao of Guan was known to have Dong Zhongshu's refutation by Liang Xiao, but now he heard that Dong Zhongshu said that the disaster was neglected by the emperor, which was both funny and sad. Dong Zhongshu spent most of his life to establish this theory, but in the end he humiliated himself, which was really pitiful.

This also reminded her that it is better to do something real than saying big and empty words. The academics done by Liang Xiao and his wife seem to be not as elegant as the class, but they have few flaws and become the way to make money.

Princess Guantao was very grateful to Dou Ying’s suggestions and accepted them all.

Dou Ying finally put forward a suggestion: Princess Guantao Chang assisted Dong Zhongshu in studying the economic gains and losses of the Qin Dynasty. Specifically, it was to provide a sum of funds to protect Dong Zhongshu's life. After Dong Zhongshu achieved results, the Chen family organized a gathering to preach. Finally, it organized people to copy and disseminate, promote Dong Zhongshu, and publish his research results all over the world.

Dou Ying roughly estimated it and thought it would be calculated in one year. The total cost should not exceed three hundred gold.

Princess Guantao had almost no hesitation and agreed immediately. Firstly, this matter was proposed by Dou Ying, and she could not refute Dou Ying's face. Secondly, three hundred gold was not money for her at all. If she could win a reputation and keep the position of queen, the deal would be profitable.

Dou Ying returned home with satisfaction.

After leaving Princess Guantao's Mansion, he did not go to other places. He directly ordered people to summon the Dou family's children. Anyone in Beijing would come to Wei Qihou's Mansion to report on a certain day.

Yan An got off the boat, picked up his hem, took a big step, rushed towards Liang Xiao who was standing on the shore, and laughed loudly from afar, "Mr. Jun, you are too polite, I can't afford it. If the censors knew about it, they would impeach me for being rude."

Liang Xiao came up and reached out to hold Yan An's arm. "Okay, okay. There is no censor here, so don't be too particular. I am a idle person now and shouldn't disturb your itinerary, but if I don't come to welcome you, I'm afraid you will say I'm not a friend enough."

"How dare you, how dare you?" Yan An said repeatedly. The two of them were talking and laughing. They got on the horse together and walked towards the other courtyard.

It was not the first time Yan An came here, and he was not unfamiliar with Lushan Villa. But when he arrived at the foot of Bailu Ridge, he was still surprised. The courtyard on the hillside had expanded at least twice, and seven or eight yards of all sizes were scattered between the mountains. They looked at each other across the trees, but did not interfere with each other. They adapted to local conditions and had different styles. The only place they were the glittering glazed windows.

Yan An was surprised. "June, you are this."

"I am in poor health. I have received the grace of Your Majesty and recuperated in Lushan Mountain. I was idle and wanted to chat with someone. This Yuzhang is remote and there are not many scholars, so I built these courtyards to recruit famous people from all over the world to live in a short time, give lectures and discuss the Tao, and spend time."

Yan An didn't say anything, but his eyebrows were slightly frowned. According to Liang Xiao's words, he wanted to recruit guests. He was not such a person before. The Lord's father Yan took the initiative to rely on him, but he refused. Why did he have such thoughts again?

Liang Xiao saw Yan An's expression in his eyes, pretended not to know, and then said, "I also know that although there are many famous scholars in the world, few are indifferent to fame and fortune. Any talented person is willing to go to Chang'an to serve the court. Even if he comes to Yuzhang, he may want to take me as a shortcut. In order not to delay their future, I must make it clearer."

Liang Xiao led Yan An to the front of the main hall and pointed to the plaque in the hall. When Yan An saw that there were four seal characters written on the plaque: Bailuyuan. He said lightly: "Good name, Bailuyuan on Bailuling is very suitable for the situation."

"This white deer is not that white deer." Liang Xiao laughed.

Yan An was puzzled: "June, what do you mean by white deer?"

"The common people in white do not seek wealth." Liang Xiao pulled Yan An into the courtyard, pointing to the clean and tidy high-rock chairs, exquisite but not flashy pen, ink, paper and inkstone. "I hope that those who come here are sincerely interested in learning, rather than asking for my recommendation, and become officials in the court, so he named Bailuyuan. Those who come here can ride deer into the mountains, but cannot go out to compete with deer."

Yan An suddenly realized and couldn't help but shake his head. "Your Majesty has such a deep meaning, it may take some verbal explanations to explain it clearly. There are probably many people who have gone for nothing."

"That's right, it is precisely because of such concern that I want to ask Mr. Yan to write a big fu for my White Deer Courtyard to explain the meaning of the white deer for me. Mr. Yan is famous for his name. People all over the world will understand the meaning of the white deer after reading your fu, so they will naturally not go in vain."

Only then did Yan An understand Liang Xiao's true intention. He used his pen to show the people of the world that Bailuyuan had nothing to do with the court and was second to show that he had no intention of raising his disciples and devoted himself to studying. This was the key. He was the envoy of the emperor. After Chang'an, he naturally had to report his experiences here to the emperor. With that fu, even if the emperor refused to believe it, he would not find Liang Xiao's fault.

"Since you don't ask for Ganlu, what are your Bailu Academy studying?"

Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Arithmetic, physics, and some tricks that you experts like to look down on, such as iron smelting, salt making, etc. I don't want to raise a bunch of idle people in vain, I have to be self-sufficient."

Yan An couldn't help laughing. Of course, he knew that Liang Xiao and his wife had a good reputation for making money. Although the knowledge they studied was not very profound and subtle, they were all practical techniques. Glazed glass and iron smelting brought them a lot of money. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have built such a big deal to build such a beautiful Bailuyuan.

"Then I can't write this essay in vain, right?" Yan An put aside his doubts and joked. "I don't dare to be too greedy. I just want to have a place to stay for a few days when I have the opportunity to come to Yuzhang, how about it?"

"Welcome at any time. Even if you don't say it, I will leave a place for you." Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Of course, I also know that the price of your Yan An's pen will definitely not treat you badly. Before leaving, Cheng Yi will inevitably be able to do anything."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Yan An had a mission to chase Chang'an and could not stay in Lushan for a long time. He only lived for two days before setting off. During these two days, Liang Xiao introduced to him in detail the purpose of establishing Bailu Academy. Of course, chatting with people is just a joke, but it is also a fact that he does not intend to study too profound problems. At present, the scholars in the Academy are all people who study arithmetic, physics and even the art of craftsmen, and the most studied knowledge is geometry.

Liang Xiao asked Yan An to attend a gathering of scholars discussing geometric issues, and gave him a volume of the original geometric translations. These translations were copied on new paper, with neat handwriting and exquisite patterns, which made people love them.

Yan An exclaimed surprise at the soft and smooth new paper. Liang Xiao gave him fifty new paper and told him that the development of the new paper in the Huainan Prince's Mansion has been completed and mass production is imminent. However, Huainan King himself is a great scholar and needs to use a large amount of paper. It is estimated that it will not be possible to supply large amounts of paper in a short period of time.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has his heart, Yan An remembers it one by one.

What surprised Yan An the most was that, as one of the former envoys, Liang Xiao was interested in the situation in Nanyue and did not even ask a question about a word. Yan An was curious and finally had to take the initiative to raise his mission.

Liang Xiao listened quietly and finally said: "Jun Yan, it was originally a good plan to get Panyu from the sea, but unfortunately this plan has been exposed in advance. Although Lu Jia is a child, she is not stupid, not to mention that there are experienced generals such as Zhao Guang to support each other. If you do not have careful preparation, it is best not to use troops to Nanyue. Remember, remember!"

Yan An bowed to receive the teachings.

(To be continued.)

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