At Haishi, Yuxiu Palace.

Lin Miaoyi stood by the lotus pond and looked up at the stars. The expression on her face was sometimes nervous, sometimes panicked, and sometimes expectant. It was very complicated.

"Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!"

"Hai Yan He Qing! Singing and dancing bring peace~"

Listening to the shouts of the watchmen in the palace, a woman in red palace clothes behind Lin Miaoyi said: "Sister, it's the second watch. Do you think the emperor will summon us today?"

Lin Miaoyi lowered her head, turned around gracefully and looked at the woman and said, "How can we guess the emperor's thoughts?"

Looking around, he saw no patrolling eunuchs passing by. The woman in palace clothes leaned into Lin Miaoyi's ear and whispered: "I think the emperor's expression was very interesting when he saw my sister today. I guess the emperor will summon my sister to go to bed."

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Lin Miaoyi shook her head: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful of others listening, but don't dare to criticize the emperor."

"Yes~" the woman in palace clothes responded, but soon said worriedly: "Sister, if the emperor doesn't like us... what will happen to us?"

Lin Miaoyi shook her head and replied: "Don't think so much, just wait and see."

After Lin Miaoyi finished speaking, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, remembering the way the emperor looked at her in the afternoon. There was appreciation but no desire in it, just like a handsome young man admiring a piece of beautiful jade.

If it were normal times, Lin Miaoyi would like this look very much. She likes this feeling, but now she is not qualified to expect such feelings. If the emperor does not like them, what they will face may be very terrible.

Uneasy, Lin Miaoyi looked at the bright starry sky again, trying to let this beautiful scenery suppress her inner uneasiness.

On the other side, in the Jingxin Hall, Jiang Beiran was sitting on the dragon chair, reading a book called "The Book of Xin Ci".

Jiang Beiran likes to read books when he has nothing to do, but he usually reads books on formations, medical scriptures, and literature. He is not interested in history or governance. Of course, books related to the latter are generally not available.

That's it.

But now in this meditation hall, these two types of books that he usually doesn't read account for the vast majority. At first, he was a little uninterested, but after reading a few books, the catalog alone made him feel that this kind of book

It's actually quite interesting.

For example, the "Book of Xin Ci" in his hand was written by a prime minister named Xin Ci, but he was not the prime minister of the Sheng Kingdom, but a dynasty that had passed away.

This book contains a lot of his theories on "people control", some of which amazed Jiang Beiran, and some of which made him very angry.

For example, in the article "Weak People", there is a method of controlling the people called "use the weak to defeat the strong, use evil to control the good".

To put it simply, if the king uses the strong people to attack the weak people, then all that will be left in the country will be the strong people. But if the king uses the weak people to attack the strong people, then the strong people will be wiped out.

And what Xin Ci advocates is to use the weak people to attack and rule the strong people, because if the strong people are allowed to attack and rule the weak people, the strong people left behind will be difficult for the ruler to deal with, and it will make the court appear weak.

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Therefore, it is better to mobilize the weak people to get rid of the strong people. What will be left is a group of dwarfs, and the court will naturally be able to deal with them with ease.

Killing the outstanding people, keeping the ignorant people, and eliminating the fittest, indeed makes it easier for the rulers to manage, but the country has also become a stagnant water.

If the article "Weak People" only goes as far as "Use the Weak to Fight the Strong", then Jiang Beiran can still think that this is a choice of the king, but the subsequent part "Use Evil to Control the Good" is really disgusting.

The chapter describes that if good people rule bad people, the country will be in chaos; if bad people rule good people, the country will prosper.

The reason is also very simple. Let the bullies who represent the traitors dominate one side and prey on the common people. If the people can be trained to tolerate such bullies, then they will naturally be more able to tolerate the imperial rule.

Therefore, rogues are the first line of defense for the full-time imperial power.

'Damn it, Xin Ci has absolutely nothing to do with giving birth to a son...'

Holding his breath, Jiang Beiran read the "Book of Xin Ci" to the end. After all, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles. If you want to change a country, you must first understand how it became like this.

"call……"

Putting the book down, a sentence suddenly popped into Jiang Beiran's mind.

When I looked up the history, I found that there was no chronology in it. Every page was written crookedly with the words "benevolence, justice and morality". However, I couldn't sleep. I read carefully for half the night, and then I could see the words between the words.

Come on, there are two words written all over the book: 'Eat people'!"

This governing science is really full of darkness and oppression, which makes Jiang Beiran want to vomit.

Putting the book down, Jiang Beiran rubbed the bridge of his nose, and a feeling of being a successor came to his heart.

"Jiang...no, the emperor...the emperor."

Just when Jiang Beiran closed his eyes to rest, Mu Yao next to him suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Beiran asked with his eyes closed.

"Can you assign me something to do? I don't want to waste my time like this."

In the words, Jiang Beiran could tell that Mu Yao's temperament had been softened a lot. Although there was still some personality in the words and she did not want to call herself a slave, Jiang Beiran had no intention of forcing her to this point immediately. After all,

Although my father gave me privileges, I was bullied so badly that I don’t know if this privilege is useful.

So Jiang Beiran opened his eyes and asked, "Have you ever attended private school?"

"Of course I have read it." Mu Yao replied.

"Have you studied the Eight-Part General Study?"

The status of these eight general studies here is similar to that of the Four Books and Five Classics. They have a significant and far-reaching influence on thought, academics, and culture, and are must-read books for students.

But Mu Yao is a cultivator, and what a cultivator calls reading is really just reading, in order to understand those peerless martial arts and mysterious mental methods.

That's why Jiang Beiran asked this question.

"I have studied it. I have also studied famous studies, Tongli, and Wenrong."

"Oh?" Jiang Beiran was a little surprised after hearing this, and his view of Mu Yao changed a little.

So he waved to Mu Yao and said, "Come here."

At this moment, Jiang Beiran was wearing imperial robes and sitting on the dragon chair, and this was his palace. This wave and a word made Mu Yao instinctively want to raise her hands to protect her chest.

'No...that's not right! Why am I afraid of him? It's just a matter of Qi training. If he really dares to do anything random, see if I don't break his hand! That's right! I wanted to prove that I'm not afraid of him, so I agreed to him.'

Convincing herself in her heart, Mu Yao walked to Jiang Beiran.

Pushing the candlestick forward, Jiang Beiran asked: "Why do you learn these things?"

"I can learn whatever I want to learn." Mu Yao replied.

"Oh, that's it." Jiang Beiran said and moved the candlestick back, "Then just go back and stand."

"???"

Mu Yao, who was full of doubts, instinctively stretched out her hand to pull the candlestick back, but she saw Jiang Beiran glance at her.

After being glanced at, Mu Yao immediately stopped her hand and even her body froze.

'Why does he have such a momentum...it's just...just like Big Daddy.'

Thinking of the previous sentence "If you dare to do the following again, I will make you remember it for a long time", Mu Yao immediately retracted her hand and stood up straight.

'I...I don't want to suffer immediate losses, eh! I don't want to suffer immediate losses!'

Taking a deep breath, Mu Yao looked at Jiang Beiran who had rearranged the candlestick and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, did I say something wrong?"

Jiang Beiran picked up another book and replied: "I don't like to listen to nonsense."

"I know, I will answer it properly next time."

But after Mu Yao finished speaking, she found that Jiang Beiran had already opened the book and started reading, and had no intention of continuing to ask her.

This made Mu Yao very anxious. She had been standing there for a whole long time, and she didn't want to waste her time like this anymore.

But facing Jiang Beiran, she didn't dare to have an attack at all.

'I'm not afraid of him, I'm afraid of Big Daddy!'

After convincing herself in her heart, Mu Yao rubbed her hands vigorously and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what should I do so that you can give me another chance?"

Jiang Beiran then put down his book, looked at Mu Yao and said, "When you ask for help, say please."

Rubbing her hands harder twice, Mu Yao said with all her strength, "Please... please give me another chance, your Majesty. I will answer well this time."

Jiang Beiran nodded with satisfaction, pushed the candlestick back to Mu Yao and said, "Go ahead."

"My eldest father taught me... He said that even if you do hundreds of good deeds as a person, you cannot change the world. Only by truly understanding the truth of the world can you save all people from the fire and water."

Hearing this, Jiang Beiran discovered that Yin Jianghong's forcing this silly girl into the palace was not just random. At the same time, he also understood why Yin Jianghong told him about Mu Yao's life experience before.

"You have ideals, so you want to use your knowledge after the Demon Cult takes control of Sheng Kingdom?"

"I, I didn't think about it..." Halfway through her words, Mu Yao changed her words and said, "Well, that's what I thought."

"Very good, then this opportunity has come early. This palace is the best place for you to display your talents and knowledge."

After hearing this, Mu Yao muttered: "Dad just asked me to be a female official... I can use whatever talent I can."

After hearing this, Jiang Beiran smiled and said, "Do you know the name of the Prime Minister?"

Seeing that Mu Yao's expression was a little confused, Jiang Beiran shouted to the eunuch next to him: "I will serve you with pen and ink."

"yes."

The eunuch's hands and feet were very nimble. In an instant, he placed the Four Treasures of the Study on the book and began to sharpen the ink.

Jiang Beiran took a sniff and said, "I don't like using oil fume ink when writing, so I'll use pine fume ink instead."
To be continued...