Chapter 551 The one who added fuel to the fire, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan!

Chapter 551 The one who added fuel to the fire, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan!

Gao Yao just sat quietly in his seat. As time passed, the officials' discussions gradually became quieter, and they had almost finished their work.

At this time, Gao Yao gently knocked on the exquisite yet majestic chair under his seat. "Da Da Da..."

The crisp knocking sound was particularly loud in the quiet court, as if it was an invisible order. The officials who were still talking in a low voice suddenly became quiet, and the court fell into silence again, and everyone's eyes turned to Gao Yao.

Gao Yao slowly stood up, his posture was straight and his aura was powerful. He looked directly in the direction of Gongzi Gao, with a look of scrutiny and a hint of amusement in his eyes, and said, "May I ask your Majesty, what do you think about this matter?"

The prince sat high on the throne, and frowned slightly when he heard Gao Yao's question. He glanced at the ministers below, and then looked at Gao Yao's completely careless attitude and words, and suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Those officials just spoke very logically, but Gao Yao didn't seem to take it seriously at all. But he also knew that in this southern border, Gao Yao held great power and many things were actually decided by Gao Yao. He sighed helplessly, then cleared his throat and said, "Well, what the ministers said makes sense. Let's leave this matter to the prime minister."

Although he was dissatisfied, he had to accept this result. After all, the situation in the southern border was like this. The young master sat high on the throne, leaning back slightly, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, but he could only accept this reality.

Gao Yao bowed slightly, with no expression on his face, and just responded calmly, as if all this was within his expectations. The officials in the court looked at each other, and although they had various thoughts in their minds, they did not dare to show them, and could only stand there quietly, waiting for the follow-up arrangements.

Gao Yao deliberately asked about this matter because of a profound consideration, and it was not a whim. He had his own calculations deep in his heart, and he wanted to use this question to carefully see how much of a stir this matter had caused in the court and how many people it had affected.

After coming back and hearing about the academy established by various schools, Gao Yao realized that something was wrong. The cooperation between Mohism and Confucianism became the key to Gao Yao's suspicion.

Mohism and Confucianism are two completely different schools of thought. Their academic viewpoints and styles of doing things are quite different, and they can even be said to be completely incompatible.

It is like fire and water that cannot coexist. One advocates universal love and non-aggression, and is more pragmatic and down-to-earth; the other advocates benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, and pays more attention to etiquette and moral norms. These two schools are now working together in the same college. This scene is indescribably weird no matter how you look at it.

What made Gao Yao feel even more strange was that this matter happened quietly when he was not in the southern border. Very few people knew about Gao Yao's voyage, and those who knew certainly did not dare to tell others. He only inspected the defense of various places, and this matter was approved by Gongzi Gao, the nominal King of Qin, before it could be carried out.

Although Prince Gao was the King of Qin, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the real boss of the Southern Territory was Gao Yao. He had worked hard for many years in the Southern Territory, and had an absolute say in both military deployment and government affairs.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be understandable to be intimidated by the name of Gongzi Gao. But these people from the Mohist and Confucian schools are all people with certain abilities and vision in their respective fields. They are well-read and knowledgeable, and it is impossible for them to be completely ignorant of the situation and power structure in the southern border.

Gao Yao didn't think these people were so stupid that they couldn't even tell who the real ruler of the Southern Territory was. Since they could tell, but chose to look for Gongzi Gao as their support, there must be some unspeakable secret behind this.

Gao Yao realized that there was something wrong with this matter. Perhaps there was a mysterious force behind it, trying to use the cooperation of various parties to achieve some ulterior purpose. And this purpose might very likely pose a threat to his position and power in the southern border. And Gao Yao had roughly guessed that the person behind this was most likely the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

In this ever-changing situation where various forces are maneuvering, there are many people who have ideas about high-level development, but either they lack sufficient insight to seize opportunities; or they do not have strong strength to support them. Even if they realize the existence of opportunities, they can only sigh and have no ability to push things in the direction they expect.

Only the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan has this possibility. Not only can he keenly perceive the subtle interest relations between various forces, but he also has enough strategies and means to take action against Gao Yao in an unknown way.

However, there was a problem that puzzled Gao Yao. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not seem to worry at all that Gao Yao would guess that he was the one behind the scenes. Gao Yao was no ordinary person. He was deep-minded and ruthless. He had been struggling in this complex situation for many years and had rich experience and keen intuition. But the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan seemed to be certain that even if Gao Yao knew the truth, he would not be able to do anything about it.

Gao Yao hadn't figured it out before, but today's scene made him realize that even if he knew that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was manipulating everything behind the scenes, it would still be difficult for Gao Yao to deal with it.

Those people from various schools of thought almost represent the opinions of all the literati in the world. Their words are like sharp swords, which can easily cut a person's reputation and prestige. If Gao Yao handles this matter carelessly, he will be criticized by all the literati in the world. By then, the image and power he has worked hard to build for many years may collapse in an instant in the public opinion.

Even Shangshan College, which was originally located in the southern border and seemed to be peaceful, was affected to a certain extent by this incident. The four Shangshan masters in Shangshan College were the objects of admiration of scholars all over the world. They were knowledgeable, virtuous, and had extremely high prestige in the literary circle.

At the beginning, it was the four elders of Shangshan who, out of their beautiful hope for cultural prosperity and the contention of a hundred schools of thought, suggested that Gao Yao relax restrictions and allow the people of a hundred schools to develop freely in the southern border. Gao Yao also agreed to this idea, but it also inadvertently gave the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan the opportunity to use this incident to deal with Gao Yao.