A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

It was very easy for Wu Da to win someone's favor. In just one month, Wu Da had successfully turned several adults into his puppets.

Wu Da also discovered that the higher the official position, the more difficult it was to control. After several experiments, Wu Da found that this was also related to his own status.

The county magistrate and Ximen Qing who were under his control at the beginning were not important figures, so as a commoner it was naturally not difficult for him to control them. But now it is different.

Wu Da had to regretfully give up his plan to control the entire court and instead cast a wide net. Seeing that the imperial examination was about to begin, Wu Da began to find ways to improve his reputation.

Many of these calligraphy and paintings were "accidentally" leaked out, attracting many people to admire them, and people even began to speculate who this hermit of Songshan was.

"I think this hermit from Songshan should be the specially-appointed Marquis of Shenwu. After all, everyone knows that the current emperor loves calligraphy and painting, and this Marquis caught the eye of Your Majesty because of this."

"Brother Li, what you said is absolutely right. I was originally unconvinced, but now that I have seen the paintings of this hermit from Songshan, if the Marquis of Shenwu is really the hermit from Songshan, I am convinced."

With the help of two people, most scholars matched Wu Da and Songshan Jushi and thought they were the same person. So with the help of some people's connections, Wu Da was invited to a poetry reading.

There are not only children of nobles here, but more importantly, students from poor families who come here because of its reputation. This is also the goal of Wuhan University - to invest in students from poor families. Such people, no matter how high their positions, will be controlled by Puppet Pill.

At the poetry meeting, everyone finally met the famous Shenwu Hou. They were a little disappointed when they saw Wu Da's size, but then they couldn't help but admire him during the conversation with Wu Da.

Just like that, through a few simple poetry gatherings, Wu Da used his puppet pill to control a large number of poor students. If these people hold high positions in the future, then the entire Song Dynasty will be ruled by Wu Da.

Soon, the imperial examination began. Some of these puppets failed, while others passed. Then they each began their own destiny, either serving as an official in the court, returning to their hometown to study hard, or returning to their hometown to become a teacher.

No matter what they do, as long as they are alive, Wuhan University will make the best use of their resources.

After the imperial examination was over, these people were scattered all over the country like pebbles, and some of Wuhan University’s little ideas were slowly implemented.

The current situation of the Song Dynasty has three main internal reasons - the military advisors are not strong enough; there are serious factional struggles in the court; the economy also has big problems, and in addition, there are foreign enemies eyeing it covetously.

Wuhan University can only temporarily use these scattered stones to start small-scale rectification in various counties and prefectures, such as developing agriculture according to local conditions and subtly changing people's minds.

A single spark can start a prairie fire. Although we cannot directly promote the concept of republicanism, we can spread some ideas about gender equality.

At the same time, Wu Da also asked the people he could contact and control to teach his children, making sure that his daughter would have the talent to govern the country like his sons. In his heart, Wu Da was silently brewing a big plan.

The emperor didn't know what Wu Da was doing. He was intoxicated with his paintings every day. He couldn't even control the various parties in the court, so how could he control others?

Soon after passing the imperial examination, Wu Song received the emperor's marriage grant and married the emperor's sister. Although this woman was a princess, princesses of the Song Dynasty were not very arrogant, unlike those of the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Song also loved his gentle and considerate wife. He had no intention of taking a concubine, mainly because he was used to being poor. Under such circumstances, he and his wife always lived in harmony.

This princess was also a rare example of happiness among the royal princesses. Seeing that her sister was happy, the emperor wanted to have Wu Da's children become in-laws, which coincided with Wu Da's thoughts.

"I see that Wu Er and his wife are in harmony, and I was thinking, what if I marry my daughter to your Bin'er?" The emperor asked tentatively, showing full respect for Wu Da.

"I am terrified, but if the emperor marries his daughter to Bin'er, I promise that Bin'er will treat the princess well. However, Bin'er is only three years old now, it is too early to talk about this."

"Hahaha, it's getting late. My ninth son is now nine years old. Although Dasheng'er is six years old, if you are willing, I can let him wait."

"How can I let the Ninth Prince wait for Sheng'er? This is unreasonable."

"It's okay. If we are destined to be together, it won't be a problem to wait for a few years. Let's make it this way. I will wait for the two children to grow up and then arrange their marriage." The emperor became more and more excited and insisted on doing so. Wu Da agreed.

At the same time, he also found two daughters of the same age as Sheng'er to raise together with Sheng'er. If Sheng'er was unwilling, these two girls would replace Sheng'er as the prince's consort or even the empress. If Sheng'er was willing, these two girls would become Sheng'er's helpers.

Of course, Wu Da also used puppet pills on these two children. Some things still need to be planned well.

With the help of the puppet, Wu Song also joined the army. Under Wu Da's persuasion, the emperor felt that his brother-in-law was more reliable than others, so Wu Song had power in his hands.

The people following Wu Song are Wu Da's puppets, so there is no need to worry about Wu Song being brave but not wise. As long as he is brave, that is enough. As for the planning, others have done it for Wu Song.

Wu Song had been at the border for a year when he won a victory. Although it was not a big battle, it was still very good. The emperor was quite satisfied with Wu Song.

More importantly, Wu Song's wife, children, brothers, nephews and others were all left in Bianliang. They were all hostages, so the emperor was completely confident in Wu Song.

During the time Wu Da was in Bianliang, the most important thing he did was to build up his reputation. He did not serve as an official in the court, but only had a nominal title of Marquis Shenwu. Apart from being able to see the emperor from time to time, he had no other benefits, and he was not even allowed to attend court.

With such an official position and the emperor's favor, Wu Da's journey to improve his reputation became extremely easy. He even gained the emperor's trust more than other officials.

Secretly, Wu Da began to train his children. He seemed to be born with an understanding of imperial power. He taught them all to his two children, and they learned very quickly.

Wu Da observed the two children, tested their character and knowledge, and felt that Wu Sheng was more qualified, but what was important was the thoughts of the two children.

As time passed, Wu Song finally became a general, and Wu Da's puppets became powerful in their own ways. Under Wu Da's command, the puppets began to slowly exert their strength.