My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!
Chapter 565 - 362 Street Abduction_2

But the promotion of healthcare reform is not going so smoothly.

The court, through legislation, limited the prices of medicinal herbs, causing the Medical Halls in various states to simply close their doors and cease operations. The wealthy still have channels to seek medical treatment, but ordinary people find it difficult to seek medical help, or they have to spend a higher price to buy previously available medicinal herbs. In anger, they began to curse the court instead.

After countless disturbances, local government offices could only turn a blind eye to this policy.

No wonder his cultivation in the Medical School has been stuck at the Fourth Realm Peak, just one step away, yet unable to break through.

As they spoke, a figure walked into the government office. Zhou Yu turned around and immediately bowed, respectfully saying: "Greetings, Left Prime Minister."

Afterwards, he cupped his hands towards Li Nuo and said: "I will take my leave first, Lord Li has matters to instruct."

After Zhou Yu left, the Left Prime Minister smiled faintly at Li Nuo and said: "Congratulations, how does it feel to be a new father?"

Li Nuo's feelings these days are complex, with joy, but also confusion and unease, though mostly a sense of responsibility.

The Left Prime Minister patted his shoulder, subconsciously using Vast Qi to probe his body, a hint of joy appearing in his eyes, asking: "Confucian Third Realm?"

Li Nuo nodded.

The Left Prime Minister seemed to remember something, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "He too was in the Confucian Third Realm back then..."

Li Nuo asked: "He is..."

The Left Prime Minister replied: "Your father."

Li Nuo knew that his father had Vast Qi back then, but he didn't know that, at such a young age, he had practiced to the Third Realm just like him.

Li Nuo knew well where his cultivation came from.

All of his Confucian cultivation was gained through various reforms and changes benefiting the people, belonging to the practical school.

The Confucian School and the Legalism differ. Legalism focuses externally, being a purely practical school, only concerned with whether judgments are fair.

The Confucian School practices both internally and externally, with the cultivation of the heart being more important than practice.

Li Nuo felt that in his short few months in court, when it came to contributions to the people, he had already surpassed the Left Prime Minister.

But the Left Prime Minister has reached the Fifth Realm, while he is only in the Third Realm.

The fact that he hasn't practiced as long as the Left Prime Minister is a significant reason, but more importantly, it is the cultivation of the heart.

The Left Prime Minister, being such a Great Scholar, must have long since placed life and death aside and is willing to sacrifice himself, his family, and everything he owns for righteousness at any time.

Li Nuo couldn't do that.

He has always adhered to doing as much as his abilities allow.

Knowing that his abilities are lacking, he didn't touch the famous families in the recent tax reform at all.

But, including the Left Prime Minister, another part of the Confucian disciples, backed by a sense of Vast Qi, dared to challenge formidable entities like the nobles and famous families, disregarding the consequences even when their strength was still weak.

His father was able to advance to the Confucian Third Realm without doing much, showing how firm his belief was back then.

Li Nuo admired them but wouldn't emulate them.

Strictly speaking, he is not a true Confucian, nor a true follower of Legalism. People often refer to those who cultivate with three or more forces as the Syncretic School. Li Nuo's inner power encompasses up to ten types; perhaps no one in history has been as eclectic in cultivation as he is.

Fortunately, although his cultivation of the heart doesn't match theirs, he can completely make up for it with practice.

The Left Prime Minister quickly recovered from his memories, earnestly advising Li Nuo: "Establishing virtue, establishing merit, establishing words, you have already achieved the first two, and you can gradually begin to establish words."

Self-cultivation, taking good care of the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world are the guiding principles of Confucian cultivation.

Establishing virtue, establishing merit, and establishing words are the ways to achieve these principles, which Confucian disciples strive for their entire lives.

Among these, establishing virtue refers to setting a perfect moral example, influencing future generations with noble virtue, which is self-cultivation.

Establishing merit refers to building great achievements, bringing tangible benefits to the country and the people. Li Nuo has already accomplished this through various reforms.

Establishing words originally meant proposing perceptive insights or writing works that can be passed down through the ages, enlightening and guiding successor generations.

In establishing words, the Confucian ancestors reached the pinnacle. The current Confucian disciples mostly inherit the thoughts of the ancestors and rarely have pioneering theories. Establishing words now refers to disseminating and teaching, spreading the words of the ancestors.

The Left and Right Prime Ministers, with countless disciples, can be said to have peaches and plums all over the world. Under their tutelage, many disciples possessed Vast Qi, and as teachers, their cultivation was also enhanced.

These three points are the necessary paths of Confucian cultivation.

For Li Nuo to complete establishing words, he doesn't necessarily need to recruit a large number of disciples like the Left and Right Prime Ministers.

Teaching in the academy is also one path.

Both Prime Ministers were once teachers at the Four Great Academy in their early years, teaching countless students.

However, it was different from what Li Nuo did in Zhao Country.

What Confucian "establishing words" taught was not painting, music, or riding and shooting, but Confucian thought. The more students influenced by their thoughts, gaining Vast Qi, the more they can enhance their own cultivation.

The Left Prime Minister looked at Li Nuo and explained in detail: "When selecting students, it's best to choose those from humble backgrounds. They have suffered more hardships in their youth and can better understand the plight of the people. Some disciples from poor families, or sons of merchants, landlords, and small scholarly families can also be chosen. Although they live comfortably, they have also faced oppression from higher strata, making it easier for their thoughts to change. The thoughts of disciples from Great Families are deeply ingrained and challenging to alter, so there's no need to waste time on them..."