Wandering the Heavens

The person sent over was Yi Xiaochuan, who had an iron walnut stuffed in his mouth. Gao Yao quickly took out the iron walnut and found a sword to cut the thick rope tied to him.

"Yi Xiaochuan, my good brother, where have you been these years? Why is there no news at all?"

Gao Yao was particularly excited to meet an old friend in a foreign land.

"Brother, let Brother Yi take a break and drink some water!" Xiaoyue was a little worried that Yi Xiaochuan would be shaken to death by Gao Yao.

"Yes, yes, good brother, come in and sit down, and eat something first. It's been a long time since I last saw you eat." Gao Yao and the servants quickly helped Yi Xiaochuan up and walked into the house.

Yi Xiaochuan had been imprisoned for a long time, and he was a little dazed and dull. He let the two men help him into the house and sit at the dining table. His eyes finally showed some life. Looking at the food on the table, he suddenly felt a surge of energy and grabbed the bowl and chopsticks and started to eat voraciously.

Seeing this, Xiaoyue quickly asked the maid to pour him some water.

"Brother Yi, eat slowly. If it's not enough, there's more. Brother, go to the kitchen and make some more."

"Okay, sister, just watch out, I'll be back soon."

Yi Xiaochuan ignored Gao Yao's departure. Tears started streaming down his face while he was eating. Finally, he burst into tears and knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, and vomited out the food he had eaten.

Seeing this, the maid quickly took Xiaoyue away, fearing that he would scare the pregnant woman.

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After a night's rest, Yi Xiaochuan finally recovered. At this moment, he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the pillar, staring at the flowers and plants in the yard.

"Gao Yao, why are you here? And you are a marquis. Who gave you the title?"

"You can finally speak properly. Didn't we drink with that Liu Ji back then? When I woke up the next day, I found that I was separated from you, and then I was kidnapped halfway and taken to a mountain village, where I met the current emperor. A gentleman beside her told me to do things according to his requirements and sent me home. I cooked for them in that mountain village and learned to read and write. By the way, he also taught me some martial arts. Later, we left the mountain village and went to a place called Pei County. I still cooked for them. Later, His Majesty asked me to come to Guanzhong, saying that I was to cook for the migrant workers who were building Chang'an City. More than a month ago, His Majesty became emperor and made me Marquis of Anyi." Gao Yao briefly recounted his experiences over the years.

"Pei County? So, Liu Bang became the emperor?" There was a gleam in Yi Xiaochuan's eyes.

"Liu Bang? You mean the King of Han? After defeating Xiang Yu, he was surrounded by your majesty's army, defeated and captured. He was just executed two days ago." Gao Yao didn't care.

"What? Emperor Gaozu of Han is dead? Then who is the emperor now?" Yi Xiaochuan grabbed Gao Yao's shoulders.

"You don't even know who the emperor is?" Gao Yao tried to break free.

"How should I know who the emperor is! I was captured in Wujiang River, and when I saw something again, I was in your mansion!" Yi Xiaochuan became excited again.

"Okay, okay, don't get excited. The emperor's surname is Lu, and his name is Lü Zhao." Gao Yao was afraid that he would go crazy again so he quickly told him the emperor's name.

In her enthronement edict, Lu Zhi changed her name to Zhao, for the sake of the throne and for the convenience of the people.

This word was plagiarized by Yu Xian from Wu Zetian.

"Zhao, which Zhao?" Yi Xiaochuan seemed to have grasped something.

"This is a new word. There is also a sentence called day... day..."

It was quite difficult for Gao Yao. He didn't remember much when he was forced to read and write. A poor student is a poor student.

"The sun and the moon in the sky?" Yi Xiaochuan blurted out.

"Yes, that's the word! I'm really not good at studying." Gao Yao scratched his head embarrassedly.

"It looks like you guys are having a pleasant chat!"

The two looked up and saw Yu Xian and Lu Su, with a maid taking care of Xiaoyue.

"Gao Yao pays his respects to the Princess Royal and the Imperial Preceptor." Gao Yao stood up and saluted reflexively.

Yi Xiaochuan was breathing heavily, and suddenly jumped up and hit Yu Xian with his fist.

"Yu Xian, it's all your fault. You killed so many people. I'm going to kill you!"

Yu Xian gently raised his hand to take Yi Xiaochuan's fist.

"Xiaochuan, what are you doing? Apologize to the princess and the imperial tutor immediately." Gao Yao quickly knelt down and pulled Yi Xiaochuan's clothes.

"It's okay. My father-in-law and I won't care about it. You should get up soon!" Lu Su was too lazy to pay attention to Yi Xiaochuan's impotent rage.

"Gao Yao, I will leave Daqin in half a year. I will fulfill my promise to you then. You'd better be prepared!" Yu Xian removed Yi Xiaochuan's arm and pushed him aside.

"Really, I... I am so happy, Master Emperor, thank you, thank you! I can go home!" Gao Yao, who had just stood up, knelt down again, knocked his head on the ground, and tears and snot flowed all over the floor.

"Uncle, is Gao sad or happy?" Lu Su was a little confused.

"You should know the phrase 'crying of joy'."

Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan didn't know when Yu Xian left. When he came to his senses, Yi Xiaochuan pestered Gao Yao to explain how the world became like this and why Liu Bang did not become emperor.

Gao Yao is in the kitchen all day long, so how would he know these things?

In the end, it was Xiaoyue who told him about the world situation in recent years.

Everything was different from what his elder brother Yi Dachuan had told him. For example, the current emperor was Lü Zhi, who had no relationship with Liu Bang. If there was any relationship, they could only be enemies. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu at Wujiang, he was surrounded by Lü Zhi's troops on his way to Luoyang. He tried to fake his death to escape but was discovered. He was eventually executed along with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.

Originally, after Liu Bang ascended the throne, he killed the kings of different surnames and some meritorious officials. Except for the diehard followers of Liu Bang, all the others surrendered to Lu Zhi and they are still alive and well.

Xiao He was still his prime minister, Zhou Bo was still the general...

The current dynasty is still Qin, and Lu Zhi is holding Qin Shihuang's Tai'a sword and the imperial seal presented by Xiao He.

He began to doubt himself. Which history was true?

When Yi Xiaochuan was doubting his life, the scholars who received the imperial edict finally arrived in Chang'an within the specified time. They had to come, because the emperor's edict clearly stated that those who did not arrive in Chang'an and report to the local officials before the deadline would be listed as traitors by the court.

These officials were all disciples who were recruited by Lu Gong when he opened a school in Pei County. They are now capable of standing on their own and are absolutely loyal to the Lu family.

Chang'an City was quite popular at this moment. The civilian workers who built the capital were basically soldiers who were not suitable for combat in the army. They became the first residents of Chang'an City. Those who had families were sent by the government to reunite with them, and those who had no families were arranged for marriage by the Chang'an County Government, so they finally had a home.

Along the way, they have gained some understanding of this new court, and the unhappiness in their hearts has gradually subsided.

After everyone arrived, Lu Zhi summoned them to the imperial city, met them and said some polite words, and then handed the matter over to Yu Xian and Lu Su.

The next day, the tug-of-war officially began. Yu Xian first took them to review the history since King Ping's eastward migration, then talked about why the Hundred Schools of Thought emerged, and finally put forward the ultimate purpose of this gathering of philosophers: to gather the strengths of the Hundred Schools of Thought and create the foundation for China to last forever.

After several months of wrangling, the Hundred Schools of Thought were divided into two categories: Art and Tao. Art is the means, and Tao is the ideal and morality. To build an ideal country, both are indispensable and complement each other.

Yu Xian had seen the fierceness of scholars before the Five Dynasties. The swords they carried were not just for show. When the quarrels got intense, they would draw them out and fight. That was fine, but some of them would draw their swords and stab themselves after losing the argument, shouting that they had no face to live. Fortunately, Yu Xian was mentally prepared and arranged people, otherwise, I don't know how many idiots would die in the meeting of all philosophers.

When Yu Xian finally carried several large boxes of information to Lu Zhi to report, she almost cried.

Fortunately, Yu Xian had made a backup plan. Once these people arrived, they could not leave Chang'an. The court would fund the construction of a place for them to work. At that time, Daqin still owed the people of the world a set of laws, and these people were the elites from all walks of life and all classes of Daqin society, and they just happened to be able to participate.

At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor felt the pain of separation from their families, so he ordered their families to be moved to Chang'an for reunion and allocated houses and land to them.

It can be said that this achieved multiple goals at one stroke. Not only did it solve various problems with the new laws, it also enriched the population of Chang'an. These people were concentrated in Chang'an for easy monitoring, and the risk of local rebellion was greatly reduced.

Upon hearing Yu Xian's idea, Lu Zhi, who had just wanted to bang her head against the wall, suddenly became happy. Looking at the happy Lu Zhi, Yu Xian sighed inwardly that he was so unstable even though he was the emperor.