Chapter 286
[Master, how come you chose three more study companions in one breath this time? Didn't the emperor say four study companions per person?]
Her host now had five tails of varying sizes following behind her. With her entourage expanding, she walked with an undeniable swagger.
The system believed that if it weren't for her status and her slight concern for her public image, her host would be strutting with absolute arrogance right now.
Not to mention the system, even the five study companions behind her couldn't help but worry when they heard the divine artifact's question.
The Young Preceptor's entourage of study companions had exceeded the quota. Could it be that one of the five of them would be eliminated?!
Especially the three who had just joined the crew today; they looked at each other, their faces flushing slightly, but none of them wanted to be the one told to leave.
After a few awkward glances at one another, they all turned their eyes toward Yue Fuguang, who was walking at the very front.
With six pairs of eyes as bright as stars looking at her, the highly perceptive Yue Fuguang sensed it.
She said nonchalantly, "You said it yourself, that's the emperor's rule. I can choose to listen to it or ignore it. I am the dignified Young Preceptor of a nation, so what if I have one extra study companion? Does anyone dare to jump out and object?"
Yue Fuguang spoke casually, but in the eyes of the little companions behind her, it was incredibly domineering.
Yue Fuguang's tall and mighty image in their hearts instantly surpassed that of their fathers.
Pairs of adoring eyes gazed at her fervently. If Yue Fuguang's skin weren't thick enough, she would have been burned right through.
The system seemed to just realize this and said loudly, [That's right! With Master's status, having a few more study companions is perfectly fine. Back at Mount Lingxu, in Master's palace, not counting the ones in the outer halls, there were thirty-three little immortal attendants in the inner halls alone. If you pulled out any random one of them, they could flatten the Six Nations within a single day.]
The older and younger study companions thought: Does that mean we are also the Little Immortal Lord's immortal attendants in the mortal realm?!
Whether they were or not, the few of them instantly straightened their backs. The five of them were now among the people closest to the Little Immortal Lord.
As the people closest to the Little Immortal Lord, they absolutely could not bring disgrace to her.
Especially the newcomers; the three of them had fought their way out from over a hundred qualified candidates.
They were able to be selected because the Immortal Lord was giving face to their fathers.
From now on, the prestige they held in front of the Little Immortal Lord would have to be earned by themselves!
"I originally did want to choose two girls to be study companions, but who asked Feng Tang's family to only have sons of the right age?"
Speaking of this, the new study companion behind Yue Fuguang, the only boy among the five, Feng Tang's second son, nine-year-old Feng Xiu, had a lot to say.
His mother had given birth to the three brothers in quick succession, and only a few years later did she give birth to his little sister, Feng Yu, who was only three years old this year.
If it weren't for the fact that his sister was simply too young, and sending her to the Young Preceptor would mean making the Young Preceptor babysit rather than having a study companion, such a great opportunity would never have fallen to him.
His father said that luck is also a part of strength.
His older brother, Feng You, was thirteen and studying at the Imperial College, preparing to take the imperial examination for the scholar degree this year. Therefore, the opportunity to be a study companion to the Little Immortal Lord fell upon him and his third brother, Feng Liang.
Compared to his third brother, who was only seven this year, he, who was about to turn ten, was obviously of a more suitable age.
[Master, why did you insist on choosing the little brat from Feng Tang's family as a study companion?]
"Who told your Master to find Feng Tang pleasing to the eye? Little Zhu, didn't you also say that Feng Tang is a pretty good guy?"
[Master, Little Zhu thinks he is pretty good because I can sense he harbors great goodwill towards you, Master.
Master, the other two study companions, did you also choose them just because you found their fathers agreeable?]
"It was because of their fathers, but also because they themselves are very fine young girls.
Wu Yong's younger sister, Wu Yunmiao, is the same age as my second sister. Both are nearing the age for marriage prospects. Staying by my side for a year or two will be better for their futures.
At the very least, they will have more choices, and in the future, no one in their in-laws' families will dare to bully them.
As for Bao Qianjun's daughter, Bao Zihui's younger sister Bao Zilan, although I have only met Bao Qianjun once and don't know him well, I deeply respect his loyalty to the sovereign and love for the people.
Bao Zilan is very smart and has great potential. The father and daughter are worth me giving their family a chance."
The system seemed to agree completely. [Master, if you want to accomplish things in the future, you indeed need to cultivate some of your own people.
Even if we do nothing, when Great Yan falls in the future and we migrate to an island, we will still need to bring some people with us.
Your little study companions are excellent candidates.]
Hearing the young immortal lord's words and the divine artifact's talk of their own people, the worries in the hearts of the few people finally settled completely.
A boundless sense of lofty ambition surged within them. The meaning of their studies seemed to change from this day forward.
To transform themselves into useful people, people useful to the young immortal lord, became their greatest motivation and goal for learning at this moment.
The person teaching Yue Fuguang and the others in the morning was Feng Tang. The lesson covered the local customs, regional powers, and military and political situations across Great Yan.
Yue Fuguang did not know what the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Princess had been learning before she arrived.
But ever since she started attending classes, she slowly began to sense that something was off.
It was normal for the master to teach the Confucian classics, history, philosophy, and literature, as well as the Six Arts. After all, Great Yan also aimed to cultivate talents in a well-rounded manner, encompassing morality, intellect, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor.
They were not trying to raise frail scholars who couldn't tell the five grains apart or lacked the strength to truss a chicken.
But it was one thing to include various crime-solving details when teaching the law; it was another when the astronomy and geography teacher used the map of Great Yan to teach them.
They even gave brief introductions to the minerals currently discovered in various regions.
When Feng Tang talked about local customs today, he was also constantly slipping in his own agenda.
He explained the main cash crops of the local areas, the yield per acre, the tax situation, the living conditions of the commoners, and exactly whose hands the land was primarily concentrated in with absolute clarity.
He even casually mentioned the deities worshipped by the local people.
The background information of key officials in regional factions and the military and political spheres was detailed extensively. Feng Tang even analyzed the personalities and moral characters of several important figures.
While Yue Fuguang listened with great interest, her head was full of question marks. Were these things really meant to be spoken out loud?
Yue Fuguang couldn't help but mutter in her heart. Right now, they were talking about the domestic affairs of Great Yan. In a few days, would they start teaching her about the other five nations?
Was this to give her a comprehensive understanding of Great Yan before she even started expanding territories?
[Master, did Feng Tang just say that the border army general of Xinzhou, Murong Liang, has a son named Murong Qian?]
"It seems so. Little Zhu, what is it? Is there a problem with this Murong Qian?"
At the entrance of the Hongwen Pavilion, because of this brief exchange, a large golden foot was withdrawn.
[The problem is huge. Master, let me tell you, this Murong Qian is the father of the future Emperor Shizong of Liang, the one who was posthumously honored as Emperor Shizu of Liang.]
[So it was his family that founded the nation after succeeding the Tong family's throne!]
[Master, this Murong Qian is actually Hong Yueling's husband. Do you still remember Hong Yueling, Master?]
Yue Fuguang thought for a brief moment before recalling who she was. "She is the one who wanted to marry the Crown Prince, and even almost became my sister-in-law. Why didn't she marry the Crown Prince, and instead married into the Murong family stationed at the border?"