Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1316 1 Inch Lovesickness Continuation 5

Emperor Ai, this old-fashioned man, refused to give in, but he also didn't reveal any news about Jiang Xinxin to anyone.

Jiang Xinxin had plenty of strength and means. Starting from the second night, she told Emperor Ai about the fallacies in the current Confucian classics, and then expanded on various historical events, subtly teaching him how to govern and broadening his horizons and knowledge.

Just like that, two months passed, spring came and flowers bloomed at the foot of the mountain, and the sword-testing competition held once every five years in the martial arts world was about to be held in Zhengyang Palace.

Today, the Zhengyang Palace is located on the Tiandu Peak, overlooking the imperial palace.

At night, while Jiang Xinxin was teaching, she couldn't help but sigh at the old man Jin Xu's mind: "I don't know what Jin Xu was thinking at the beginning, and I can't understand why he would cooperate deeply with the court in the capacity of the so-called headmaster of the Zhengyang Palace of the righteous martial arts world."

"If Zhengyang Palace was just a Taoist resort, it would be fine, but Zhengyang Palace recruits many disciples and teaches martial arts. It's hard not to make the court think too much."

Emperor Ai had been convinced by Jiang Xinxin, so he was willing to share his own views at this moment: "The teacher's position is far higher than that of ordinary people, even higher than that of the emperor, so it is difficult to understand why Master Jinxu insisted on grasping that spider-like hope."

"Master Jinxu is not completely ignorant of the rules of the game of power. Don't think that he only sees the benefits of being able to gain access to the imperial court. If Zhengyang Palace can use the power of the imperial court to suppress all major sects, it will become the true number one in the martial arts world and be able to maintain this dominant position for a long time."

"Perhaps he has also seen clearly the court's disdain for the martial arts world, so he believes that as long as Zhengyang Palace does not interfere in court affairs, does not side with court factions, and does not participate in power changes, he can rest assured forever."

"The most important thing is that Jinxu Zhenren seized the opportunity. He nominally made contributions to the court, so in exchange for the qualification to establish a sect in Tiandu Peak, it was really an excellent deal."

Jiang Xinxin just nodded casually, and took the opportunity to teach Emperor Ai: "I personally do not agree with suppressing or even banning martial arts because of fear of choking."

"Just for the sake of the court's military strength, there should be no intention to suppress military power, let alone the act of banning military power."

"In this world, not every strong man has the strength to fight two people at once, and the vast majority of poor families lack the strength to even make a living, so there are only a few people who can seriously practice martial arts, let alone learn horse riding and archery."

"There are many barbarians around Dajing, and the border is full of dangers. If we continue to suppress military force under such circumstances, I am afraid that the country will be destroyed and the race will be extinct."

Emperor Xiaoming in the palace would probably just use this as an excuse to balance the court, but Emperor Ai, who witnessed the capture of the previous emperor and succeeded to the throne in front of the coffin, had a deeper understanding of the military power of the Guze people.

What's more, Jiang Xinxin has explained in detail the various forces surrounding Dajing over the past few days. Even if Emperor Ai has never experienced the disaster of being captured by the Guze people, he should understand the life-and-death relationship between Dajing and the surrounding four barbarians.

Of course, Jiang Xinxin also brought up a lot of private matters, but it was clear that the young Emperor Ai had already taken a lot of it in, and even became less frightened and unstable. He could even joke with Jiang Xinxin now: "This year's sword test competition happens to be held in Zhengyang Palace, aren't you going to join in the fun, teacher?"

Emperor Ai now has only one imperial seal to use, and he has no power at all. However, he has already made a plan. Although he is not keen on seizing power and restoring his position, he does not want to waste Jiang Xinxin's painstaking teaching. He even begins to plan to become a teacher for Emperor Xiaoming's son.

Jiang Xinxin wanted Emperor Ai to have some secret contact with Shanshuidu. "Someone has come from Shanshuidu. Wen Siyuan is a good person. If you reveal your identity, he will definitely be able to serve you."

Emperor Ai had other plans, and was not in a hurry to contact Shanshui Ferry. "Shanshui Ferry seems to be independent of the court and the martial arts world, but the information it holds is so important, so I guess there must be entanglements between various forces within Shanshui Ferry, which is not conducive to my revealing my identity."

Jiang Xinxin agreed with Emperor Ai's consideration, but emphasized: "I mean Wen Siyuan is good."

Emperor Ai held his forehead with one hand, secretly sighing that he was so relaxed in front of Jiang Xinxin. However, he became more and more curious about the leader of Shanshuidu Sect, Wen Siyuan, who Jiang Xinxin mentioned, and even became interested in the sword-testing competition that had attracted Jiang Xinxin.

Seeing Emperor Ai eager to try, Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but laugh, "Go if you want to. Anyway, I have plenty of ways to make you stand in front of Jin Xu and he won't recognize you at all."

Emperor Ai wanted to go to the sword-testing competition to see what he could do. Jiang Xinxin directly brought him a set of clothes for him to change into, and also provided him with a lifelike wig as a friendly gesture. She also picked out a puppet in the space to transform into the appearance of Emperor Ai as a monk, and accepted Jin Xu's supervision on behalf of Emperor Ai.

It is easy to climb Tiandu Peak, but difficult to enter Zhengyang Palace. The Sword Testing Conference is a martial arts event jointly organized by the five most famous sects today, namely Zhengyang Palace, Shanshuidu, Chaomu Pavilion, Yao Sect, and Mu Mansion.

It aims to showcase the Kung Fu talents of the younger generation from various schools and sects, and there are also disciples from other smaller schools who try to make a name for themselves through this event.

The biggest problem facing Jiang Xinxin and Emperor Ai was that they had no sect or school. Because this year's sword test conference was held on Tiandu Peak, Zhengyang Palace had imposed certain restrictions on the participating disciples, and those without a sect or school could not enter.

Jiang Xinxin went directly to find the leader of Shanshuidu Sect, Wen Siyuan. She knew that Wen Siyuan had been secretly looking for her. Now that she offered herself to him, she believed that Wen Siyuan would be very happy.

Emperor Ai knew that Jiang Xinxin was a lively person with some bad tastes. After getting rid of the biggest knot in his heart, Emperor Ai himself was two years younger than Emperor Xiaoming in the palace, and he also regained a lot of his lively personality.

As the leader of Shanshuidu, Wen Siyuan has a great status in Zhengyang Palace. Not only is he assigned a separate courtyard, but the disciples of Shanshuidu who attend the conference also have separate residences.

This would make it convenient for Jiang Xinxin and Emperor Ai to find Wen Siyuan.

In broad daylight, Wen Siyuan met Zuo Qingci and returned to his residence. Before he opened the door, he noticed a stranger in the room.

Wen Siyuan hesitated for a moment and didn't rush to open the door, but Jiang Xinxin greeted him, "Master Wen, aren't you going to come in?"

Wen Siyuan couldn't help but tighten his hands on the door. Just now he only detected the breathing of a young man, but the one who spoke this time was a young woman.

The arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so Wen Siyuan finally pushed open the door.

Emperor Ai was diligently pouring tea for Jiang Xinxin, while Jiang Xinxin smiled and looked at Wen Siyuan, who had not planned to close the door after entering. "Master Wen, aren't you afraid that everything I say next will be made public and will be detrimental to the martial arts world?"

Wen Siyuan shook his wrist, opened the folding fan in his hand, and fanned himself gracefully, but his whole body was tense and he had already been thinking about how to survive.

"The young lady and this gentleman came to visit me in broad daylight, so I guess they are not here to chat with me."

"I am the humble one, the leader of Shanshuidu Sect. I wonder what the young lady and this young man are doing?"