Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

It was not until they entered the courtyard that Tian Mi put down the bamboo basket and spoke, "Master Xiangguo, do you know why they said that to me but I didn't refute them?"

"The clear will be clear, the turbid will be turbid, and rumors will stop at the wise." Su Xuan answered without thinking.

Tian Mi's eyes lit up, and she murmured softly, as if recalling the past. Then she looked at Su Xuan and asked seriously, "Does the Prime Minister think... that I am a vixen?"

Su Xuan did not answer directly, but asked, "Why do you want to label yourself? The one carrying the bamboo basket, singing ballads, and happily picking plantain seeds, isn't that you?"

Tian Mi was slightly stunned, and then she saw Su Xuan continue, "Beauty is a gift, but it is also easy to be envied. When they say this about you, aren't they envious of your beauty?"

Tian Mi's mood instantly brightened up. She blinked her eyes. Her pair of beauty moles and peach blossom eyes made her look charming and enchanting.

"Can I take this as the Prime Minister praising me?"

"If you think so." Su Xuan shrugged without comment.

Tian Mi brought the tea set and poured tea for Su Xuan. She put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly and said with a smile, "Then I will take it as a compliment from the Prime Minister."

"Please sit down for a moment, my Lord. Lunch will be ready soon."

After saying that, she tied on an apron and went to the kitchen to prepare.

Not long after, she brought a few plates of fried side dishes and placed them on the table.

"Mr. Prime Minister, please try it." She brought a pot of fine wine and poured a glass for each of them.

Su Xuan tasted the side dish and was a little surprised because it tasted really good.

"We farm girls are quite proficient in cooking." Her charming peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, looking somewhat proud.

"I noticed that there seems to be no trace of other people in the room. Have you lived alone all this time?" Su Xuan asked tentatively. He was actually a little curious about how Tian Mi changed from her current appearance to her appearance in the future.

Tian Mi was silent for a while, and her expression became obviously depressed. "My parents died a long time ago."

"Sorry..." Su Xuan looked apologetic.

Tian Mi waved her hand, "It's okay, it's been a long time."

She took a sip of the wine, her red lips were moist, and her peach blossom eyes stared straight at Su Xuan, "Master Xiangguo, do you want to hear my story?"

"Since my parents passed away, I have no one to talk to. I have kept everything in my heart for too long." She drank the wine in the crystal glass and fell into nostalgia. "My father died on the battlefield because of the army conscription when I was ten years old."

"Since then, I have been dependent on my mother. The first year was relatively ok, and many people helped me and my mother."

"But soon, everything changed. Every time they came to help, they always looked at my mother with ill intentions. Although their eyes were very hidden, I still noticed it."

"I drove them all away and told my mother about it. She sighed but didn't say much. Since then, our lives have become much more difficult. We have been hungry and full every day."

"Gradually, rumors started to spread from somewhere, saying that my mother was a vixen who flirted with men everywhere."

"They were just like they are now, being sarcastic and gossiping behind each other's backs."

"My mother couldn't stand the rumors and collapsed, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide."

"The night before that, my mother held me and talked to me for a long time. I thought I could get through it all."

Her nose twitched, and her voice trembled a little, becoming much colder. "Later, I began to take revenge on them. Didn't they say that my mother and I were vixens? Then I became the vixen!"

"I began to learn to use my beauty to make them fight for my favor, causing fights and family discord."

"I took revenge on everyone, but I can't be happy at all, because my mother will never come back."

Two lines of clear tears slid down from the corners of Tian Mi's eyes. She sobbed softly. She looked so weak that I felt pity for her.

"Master Xiangguo, can I borrow your shoulder for a moment?"

Although she was asking, she threw herself into Su Xuan's arms without saying a word, rested her head on his shoulder, and sobbed softly.

Chapter 147 Farming Manual

Looking at Tian Mi's true feelings, Su Xuan could no longer tell what was real and what was fake.

He patted Tian Mi's back gently to comfort her.

When her crying gradually died down, her face revealed a pair of tearful faces, and her pitiful appearance made people inexplicably want to protect her.

"Mr. Prime Minister, thank you so much for today!" She thanked him earnestly and was very sincere.

Tian Mi, who was at an arm's length away, put her hand on her forehead after saying this, and began to sway from side to side. With a drunken look in her eyes, she leaned towards a palm's length away from Su Xuan, "Prime Minister, I...may be a little drunk."

Her words began to become unclear, and she mumbled something under her breath, as if she was talking drunkenly.

Su Xuan's mouth twitched. It was just one drink, wasn't it? He was already drunk?

Is this the legendary "a girl chasing a boy is easy to get"? Su Xuan felt that Tian Mi's layers of tricks, one after another, made him fall into the trap unknowingly.

He originally wanted to help Tian Mi into the room to rest, but Tian Mi, who was still talking the previous second, became unconscious the next moment and lay limply on her body, motionless.

In desperation, he had to pick up Tian Mi by the waist and lay her gently on the bed.

"Why do I feel so hot?" She closed her eyes tightly and muttered softly. Her body began to twist restlessly, and the straps on her shoulders slipped down as she pulled.

She believed that no man could resist such temptation.

However, the reality was completely opposite to what she expected, because Su Xuan took a wet silk cloth and placed it on her forehead.

The cool touch made her feel much more awake.

He wiped his cheeks all over, and then there was the sound of water dripping as the silk cloth was twisted. He repeated this several times, and finally put the towel on his forehead.

An inexplicable feeling arose in Tian Mi's heart. She pursed her pink lips, opened her charming peach blossom eyes slightly, and looked at Su Xuan secretly.

"Are you feeling better now?" He asked, as if he noticed that she had woken up.

"Prime Minister?" Tian Mi covered his head with one hand, frowned slightly, and looked at Su Xuan with confusion.

"Head hurts."

"You were drunk just now." Su Xuan looked at her seriously, "I made you a bowl of hangover soup. After you drink it, you will feel much better when you wake up."

As he spoke, he lifted her neck and leaned her against the head of the bed.

Tian Mi stared at Su Xuan blankly, while this man was holding a hangover soup and a spoon. He even blew on it considerately to her lips. When he saw that the temperature was right, he handed the spoon to her mouth.

"Open your mouth!"

It's like coaxing a child.

And she just obeyed like a child.

Spoonful after spoonful of warm hangover soup flowed down her throat into her lungs, making her close her eyes in comfort.

For some reason, my eyes became moist and misty.

It's not that she can't drink, on the contrary, she can drink a lot. It's just that everyone has always been thinking about how to get her drunk and how to take advantage of her. Only Su Xuan is different. He will patiently wipe herself with silk cloth over and over again, and feed herself sobering soup spoon by spoon.

He is really special, like he is glowing, so warm that people can't help but want to get close to him.

She stared at Su Xuan and didn't want him to leave her sight for a moment.

"Have a good rest." Su Xuan helped her tuck the quilt up.

Just as Su Xuan was about to leave, Tian Mi reached out and held him back, "Prime Minister, can you stay with me a little longer?"

She had a pitiful look in her eyes, full of anticipation, showing the fragility of a woman to the fullest.

Before Su Xuan could answer, Tian Mi pulled his sleeve again, but this time with a little more force. Taking advantage of her pulling him, Su Xuan fell down and pressed Tian Mi under him.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their skin touched, and the atmosphere instantly became charming.

Tian Mi's pair of peach blossom eyes were now sparkling and full of charm, showing her allure and allure.

She stretched out her wrist, which was as white as snow, and wrapped it around Su Xuan's neck. There seemed to be a spring in her eyes, "Master Xiangguo, I, I seem to like you."

Su Xuan raised the corner of his mouth in a smile that only belongs to a winner.

Both treated the other as prey and both achieved success. Is this a win-win situation?

He didn't think much about it because there was a beautiful lady waiting for him.

......

Farmer's Lieshan Hall.

"When using a curved plow, you need to hold the plow frame with both hands, tilt the plow body slightly downward, and push forward with your lower body. Only in this way can you ensure the depth of the plowing. When plowing the land, it is best to plow in a straight line, plowing back and forth several times. Only in this way can the soil be soft enough and the seeds will grow more luxuriantly when sowing..."

"Damn it, farming is clearly the responsibility of Shennong Hall, but now they want us to learn this Farming Manual!" Tian Meng angrily threw the manual on the table. "Shennong Hall has grown a lot recently with the help of Qu Gengli's Autumn Wind. It's fine for the old Zhu family to show off his achievements in front of the hero, but now they want us to learn something that doesn't exist. This is really too much!"

"It is well known in all six halls that the chief hero favors Hall Master Zhu." Wu Kuang was much calmer. "But I have to say that this curved plow is much easier to use than the previous straight plow, especially the function of the plow handle being able to rotate in any direction. Rotating it back and forth is also very interesting."

"It's obvious that the old man from the Zhu family wants to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of our halls!" Tian Meng snorted coldly, "In terms of farming, which of the six halls can compare to his Shennong Hall?"

"Brother Wu Kuang, if you want to go farming, go ahead. I don't have the time for that." Tian Meng snorted coldly, "I'm still thinking about getting my beauty back as soon as possible!"

"You really want to try to get the upper hand over the swan?" Wu Kuang said angrily, "No matter how hard you try, Tian Mi will never fall in love with you!"

"That's not your decision! Just wait to drink at my wedding wine!" Tian Meng looked very confident.

"You are quite good at daydreaming!" Wu Kuang's eyes turned cold, and he confronted her, "Only I can win Tian Mi's heart."

"In that case, let's each try our best to see who has better skills!" Tian Meng was not convinced.

Both of them looked at each other fiercely. They would never give up until they determined who was the better one!

What they didn't know was that the most beautiful woman in the farming family, the goddess they were pursuing, was lying limply on Su Xuan's body at this moment.

Chapter 148 Gongshu Chou

"My Lord Prime Minister~" Afterwards, Tian Mi snuggled in Su Xuan's arms and called out in a tender voice.

Her slender five fingers stroked Su Xuan's chest intentionally or unintentionally.

Looking at the silk cloth with fallen plum blossoms not far away, Su Xuan didn't expect it at first, but was soon surprised.

Who can resist Tian Mi, a perfect virgin who is charming on the outside but coquettish on the inside?

The current Tian Mi is not like the Tian Mi of later generations, but it doesn’t matter. He can develop her slowly and make her indifferent to other men but do whatever she wants with him. Su Xuan is quite confident that he can achieve this level.

"Lord Xiangguo, can you come visit me more often in the future?" She hugged Su Xuan's arms, bit her lips lightly, looked up at Su Xuan, her eyes full of dependence, "I don't know why, as long as Lord Xiangguo is by my side, I feel more at ease than ever before."

"I originally wanted to take you into my inner room and let you live in the Prime Minister's Mansion." Su Xuan teased, "But from what you said just now, you didn't want to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. What's going on? My Mi'er wants me to keep her in a golden house?"

"No!" Tian Mi was surprised and happy. She said with a coquettish voice, "Of course I want to be with the Prime Minister, but I am also thinking if I can do something to help the Prime Minister solve his problems."

"My Mi'er is really considerate." Su Xuan touched her head and then said, "How about letting you be responsible for promoting potatoes and sweet potatoes?"

"It just so happens that you are also a member of the Tian family. This matter can help you gain considerable reputation. When the position of the head of the Sixth Hall of the Nong Family becomes vacant, you will be the most suitable candidate."

Tian Mi's eyes lit up; this arrangement really touched her heart.

"Shennongtang has always been responsible for growing grains, but I have no power or influence, so I'm afraid they won't..."

"Don't you have me?" Su Xuan scratched her nose. "Just let Xia Kui know about this. He won't refuse."

"My Lord Prime Minister, why are you so nice to me?" Tian Mi looked at Su Xuan infatuatedly, with his figure all she could see in her eyes.

"You are my woman. If I don't treat you well, who should I treat well?" Su Xuan pinched her face, as if to say, how can you be so stupid as to ask such a question?

"By the way, you really haven't been tempted by the idea of ​​a beautiful woman hidden in a golden house that I just mentioned?" Su Xuan looked at her with a smile, "I think it's not a bad idea. Those who can be hidden in a golden house are all extremely beautiful women who are one in a million. Doesn't this just show your charm?"

"Here, it's just the two of us, we can do whatever we want."

Tian Mi instantly understood the meaning of Su Xuan's words, her face flushed, and she couldn't help but be interested in this suggestion.

After the tender moment, Su Xuan did not stay any longer and returned to Gewuyuan.

The word "ge wu" is taken from "Ge wu zhi zhi" in "Book of Rites·University" compiled by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty, which means to acquire knowledge through the principles of things and to seek truth from facts.

This is also the reason why Su Xuan named the institute Gewuyuan.

As soon as he entered the Gewu Academy, Su Xuan met Gongshu Chou, the master of the domineering mechanical arts.

"Greetings, Prime Minister." Gongshu Chou bowed respectfully and then asked, "When will Prime Minister's Hundred Schools Summit be held in Xianyang?"

"Instead of caring about the Hundred Schools Summit, you might as well pay more attention to the disciples of your Gongshu family." Su Xuan glanced at him calmly, "In the past seven days, twenty ideas for mechanical transformation have been adopted, ten of which were provided by Mohist disciples, while your Gongshu family only provided less than five."

"In the past, Gongshu Ban was defeated by the Mohists in a duel. So many years have passed, but his descendants are still inferior to the Mohists?" Su Xuan deliberately provoked him because he knew that the old man would fall for it.

Gongshu Chou's eyes darkened. He had always been brooding over the fact that the founder had lost to Mozi. The reason why he asked about the Hundred Schools Summit was that he wanted to compete with the Mohist mechanical arts at the Hundred Schools Summit to clear the name of the founder.

"I have seen all those innovations in mechanical modification, and they are all insignificant." Gongshu Chou retorted, "I can easily design a better one."

"Losers always find countless excuses for themselves, but this still cannot change the fact that they are losers." Su Xuan was merciless. "The reason why I asked you to take over the Institute of Gewu temporarily is that I have high hopes for you, but now, I am very disappointed in you."

"I, Gongshu Jia, am the best at mechanical engineering!" Gongshu Chou's eyes turned red, "I, Gongshu Jia, am no less capable than the Mohists!"