fifth form

Chapter 2385 Halo
Zhang Xuezhou wrote a lot of advice half a month ago. These advices were written in plain language which was easy to understand, but they were inevitably long when they were closed.

Zhang Xuezhou submitted it and waited for the new emperor to read it when he had time, and then found some advice that was not suitable for him to use in the court, and then saw how the ministers would react to see whether he could impeach him.

Zhang Xuezhou thought a lot, but he never thought that a minor official under his command would dare to read out advice using the imperial decree.

Normal speeches on people's livelihood and state affairs are nothing more than clichés that can make people sleepy, but few of Zhang Xuezhou's regulations follow the conventional route and are even extremely unsuitable for the current social form of the Han Dynasty.

If the Confucian advice to add "ritual" was reasonable, then opening more than ten or even twenty large-scale academies in Chang'an City was obviously absurd.

However, the argument of strengthening the country through agriculture and warfare has significant drawbacks. A good plan may not necessarily lead to a good outcome after its implementation.

These contents triggered continuous criticism and rebuttal in the court, as well as endless debate, and even became quite popular recently.

What caused the problems in the harem was the "Yin-Yang Theory" expounded by Zhang Xuezhou.

In this advice, Zhang Xuezhou talked a lot about the equality of men and women, the harmony of yin and yang in monogamy, etc., which is really heretical.

But this is how things are for male officials, and things are completely different from the female perspective.

At least the queen of the time liked this advice very much, and even ordered to summon Zhang Xuezhou to explain the reasoning behind it.

"That's how it is," Sang Hongyang whispered, "The good news is that Brother Dongfang, you are the only one who has been favored by the Pepper Palace!"

"The bad news is that you've put His Majesty in a difficult position," Han Yan said.

"Wait, let me straighten it out!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands, indicating that he had forgotten his previous nonsense.

He knew that there would be some problems when getting along with the new emperor, but he didn't expect that the problems would be so sudden.

"I haven't even met the Queen!"

After Zhang Xuezhou sorted out the confusion, he replied angrily, indicating that his remarks were not made to please the queen.

When he said this, his voice rose a little, which made the new emperor, who was teasing Huo Qubing in the hall, prick up his ears slightly and the expression on his face relaxed a lot.

No matter how outrageous Zhang Xuezhou's remarks were, at least the other party had no selfish motives. For Zhang Xuezhou, who had never met the queen, it was impossible for the other party to please the queen.

All of these were just coincidences as the other party made wild remarks in order to resign from his official position.

"Godfather, is the Dongfang Gao at the door really that powerful?"

Hearing the questioning voice in his ear, the new emperor looked at Huo Qubing who was sitting obediently.

This made him smile.

"His name is not Dongfang Gao, his name is Dongfang Shuo," the new emperor explained, "He has some good skills, and no one can find him when he hides!"

"It turns out his best skill is hide-and-seek!"

Huo Qubing let out a cry of disappointment and felt that his interest in Zhang Xuezhou had greatly decreased.

In his innate cognition, he felt that Zhang Xuezhou was very strong, but if Zhang Xuezhou was only strong in this aspect, it would not be in line with his philosophy.

"Hide and seek is also a good skill," said the new emperor, "If you can hide to the extreme, you will have a skill that ordinary people cannot match!"

"Can Dongfang Gao hide to the extreme?" Huo Qubing asked.

"He should be just a little bit short!"

The new emperor thought about Zhang Xuezhou's performance when he encountered Gongsun Gui. At that time, Zhang Xuezhou took the new emperor to hide for a period of time.

Zhang Xuezhou’s hiding skills are good, but what is even better is the opponent’s on-the-spot reaction ability.

No matter how profound one's skills are, one must be able to hit the opponent. With the same level of cultivation and the same skills, the person with better on-the-spot reaction will always win. This also causes the differences among thousands of cultivators of the same level.

The new emperor gestured for a moment, and then explained his ideas to Huo Qubing in great earnestness.

"Although you are very capable, godfather, you are not the most powerful person in the world. This idea is not necessarily correct," said Huo Qubing.

"My foster father must be the most powerful man in the world," the new emperor emphasized.

"I don't think so," said Huo Qubing.

"Definitely is!"

The new emperor quarreled with Huo Qubing as usual.

Huo Qubing was young, but very smart. He was outspoken and had no ulterior motives. He argued for the sake of argument, which made the new emperor relaxed. "You can't even beat Dongfang Gao, so you're definitely not the most powerful person in the world!"

When Huo Qubing's childish voice was heard again, the new emperor was about to refute, but suddenly came back to his senses.

"How do you know that my adoptive father cannot defeat Dongfang Shuo?" asked the new emperor.

"I feel you can't beat him," Huo Qubing said seriously.

"My foster father is strong enough to fight a bear, and he has magical powers with his sword. He is not weak among all the cultivators. Where does this feeling come from?" The new emperor asked with interest, "Did Dongfang Shuo show you some mysterious skills, or is he talking nonsense again?"

"He is this big, and you are this big, godfather. If he is bigger than you, you lose!"

Huo Qubing stretched out his hands and drew two circles, one big and one small.

He indicated that the new emperor was the small circle, and Zhang Xuezhou was the big circle.

After a simple comparison, the big circle wins.

Huo Qubing's way of comparison left the new emperor speechless, and he found it difficult to understand the world of children.

But after hearing Huo Qubing's nonsense, he cleared away all the anger in the palace.

"Dongfang Shuo, come on, come in!"

He extended his hand towards Zhang Xuezhou who was standing at the door, motioning Zhang Xuezhou to come in.

"Bing'er said you are older than me and that you can beat me. I am a little curious," the new emperor waved.

"I am older than the Marquis. This is normal, right?"

Zhang Xuezhou walked in with a confused look on his face.

After learning the news from Sang Hongyang and others, he felt that the new emperor must be a little annoyed with him and would definitely seek to eliminate the possibility of conflict.

He simply ignored the new emperor and empress's words about "beating", and talked directly about something that had nothing to do with "beating".

"Is this normal?" The new emperor frowned and asked in confusion, "Then tell me how you are bigger than me?"

"I'm old!"

Zhang Xuezhou grunted.

This brought the new emperor back to his senses, and he felt that Huo Qubing might have regarded age as the standard of strength.

For children, age is indeed an important factor. The advantage of a five-year-old beating a three-year-old is almost overwhelming, and children also like to use age to show their strength.

He only felt that Zhang Xuezhou explained it to him, and in a short time he understood the meaning expressed by a three-year-old child like Huo Qubing.

"So, I really can't beat you!"

No matter how much the new emperor respects the supremacy of imperial power, he will not compare his strength with military generals who are good at conquering, nor his wisdom with think tanks, nor will he compare his age with older people.

In terms of age, he had to admit that Zhang Xuezhou was indeed older.

To the children, Zhang Xuezhou is older, which makes him better than him.

The new emperor spread his hands, indicating that he was not as skilled as others.

This made Huo Qubing open his mouth. He didn't expect that the new emperor would admit defeat so quickly.

Huo Qubing really wanted to see Zhang Xuezhou's abilities. In the world he perceived, he could see all kinds of bizarre halos.

These halos, whether strong or weak, exist on every living creature.

For example, the snakes, insects, and toads he dug up were found to be stronger than the small snakes, the small snakes were stronger than the toads, and the toads were stronger than the insects.

When this halo is transferred to a person, it also presents an extremely strong contrast.

Among the people Huo Qubing came into contact with, Zhang Xuezhou's brilliance was undoubtedly the strongest, and even the personal guards around the new emperor seemed a little dim.

"Is this kind of light really used to compare years?"

After Zhang Xuezhou interrupted him, Huo Qubing couldn't help but doubt the halo world he perceived.

He could only lament that he had no cultivation and could not quickly acquire strength, making it difficult to verify what he had seen.