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Li Xuanjing looked at the names on the spirit tablets and said, "Back in those days, there was a group of young people who were ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of earth. They read a few saintly books and were fortunate enough to pass the Advanced Scholar exam. Just as they entered the court as officials, they thought about doing something for the world, for the common people."

"They wanted to implement agrarian reforms so that those who farmed could have their own land, ensuring there wouldn't be any starved commoners in Daxia."

"They wished to reform the Imperial Examination so it wouldn't be the exclusive domain of famous families, giving all poor family's students hope to change their fate through the examination."

"They wanted to abolish the redemption silver system, revoke the noble privileges, eliminate hereditary titles, and create a Daxia where everyone is equal and nobles who break the law are punished like commoners."

"They..."

...

Li Xuanjing gently touched the spirit tablets and said, "Later they failed. Among the seventeen people who attempted reform, sixteen were executed for conspiracy. Only one managed to survive indiscreetly, promising those seventeen that within his lifetime, he would fulfill their unfinished undertaking."

He turned to Li Nuo and said, "This is the origin of your name."

Li Nuo gently exhaled.

He had actually understood these things ever since he first felt that trace of Vast Qi from his father at the Ministry of Justice.

But this was the first time his father had spoken of it face-to-face.

Li Xuanjing gazed deeply out the window and said, "The things they wanted to accomplish were almost coming to fruition back then..."

He didn't express the latter half of the sentence, but Li Nuo was well aware of it.

In these years, he had made the famous family officials tremble with fear, and Daxia's nobles were nearly decimated. The obstacles to reform were gone, thus implementing those policies naturally became much smoother.

The ideals of those young men were about to be realized.

Daxia was only a step away from the Daxia they envisioned.

Yet now, because of one person's appearance, this narrow gap had become an insurmountable chasm.

The world those young people wanted to create was indeed possible, but only if the power truly concentrated in the hands of the commoners, or those willing to stand on their side.

That world wouldn't need an authoritarian ruler, nor could it have an emperor.

Li Xuanjing, with his hands behind his back, spoke softly, "For years, that one who survived by cunning gradually realized a few things. To truly complete their aspiration, Daxia and the whole continent need a thorough transformation. The commoners don't need an emperor; the world doesn't need an emperor. Reform must reach the head of the emperor..."

Li Nuo's gaze subtly shifted.

It turned out his father had already thought of this point. However, the emperors of the Five Great Dynasties were inherently the strongest on the continent. After annexing vast territories from Wei Country and Qi and Chu, the current Emperor's power had swelled to an extreme level, especially in Chang'an, likely not even the Saint could handle him.

Li Nuo looked up at him and said, "Father, you should come back to Zhao Country with me first. I promise to fulfill the wishes of you and those uncle and elder uncles, and this won't take much time..."

Li Xuanjing looked at him and revealed a rare smile.

He gently patted Li Nuo's shoulder and said, "You have your mission, and I have mine. You carry an even more crucial responsibility, don't worry, I can handle these things."

Li Nuo wanted to say something more but suddenly turned his head toward the hand resting on his shoulder.

From this hand, he felt an aura that, even now, filled him with an unmatched feeling.

It is Confucian, Legalism, Yin Yang School, School of Cross and Vertical...

Any of these forces, alone, were stronger than his current self.

At that moment, he understood everything.

From the start, he had underestimated his father.

The one who controls everything behind the Emperor of Daxia, it's him...

The top strategist of the School of Cross and Vertical foresees everything, has solutions to every unexpected situation, not to mention the moment earlier, what he felt from him wasn't merely the force from the School of Cross and Vertical.

He gently took a breath and asked, "Is all of this still within your plans, father?"

Li Xuanjing walked to the door, looked up at the sky, and said, "To reshape this world and break the cycle of history that has been repeating for thousands of years, relying on us alone is far from enough. We must sow the seed of fire in the hearts of people across the world. Even if we fail in the future, as long as there is a seed, one day, this continent will blaze with flames spreading in all directions..."

Li Nuo watched his silhouette, realizing only now how far larger it was than he imagined.

For so many years, he bore all these alone; it must have been tough...

At this moment, two auras descended from the sky, landing in the courtyard.

They were the Left and Right Prime Ministers.

Feeling the aura emanating from the Left Prime Minister, Li Nuo's face showed a faint smile.

Yet, at this moment, the Left Prime Minister's eyes were focused on only one person.

Li Xuanjing walked up to him, cupped his fists, and bowed, saying, "Teacher."

The Left Prime Minister trembled as he held his wrist and spoke with a trembling voice, "I knew it, I knew it!"

Looking at this familiar face, tears streamed down his cheeks, "All these years, you've had it hard..."

...

Chang'an.

Within mere days, nearly a hundred students from the academy joined Confucianism, which should have been a joyful event for Confucianism, yet no one felt like celebrating.

This is the first time since the founding of Daxia that Confucianism directly conflicted with Imperial Authority.

For the past two years, the various reforms proposed by Li Nuo, Scheeren of the Secretariat, were implemented by a multitude of Confucian officials. All Confucian officials felt they were very close to realizing the ultimate ideals of Confucianism.