fifth form

Chapter 1663 Contradictions
"Li Shaojun?"

"Gongsun Hong?"

As the link between the two, Zhang Xuezhou finally arranged for Li Shaojun and Gongsun Hong to meet.

The two looked at each other, obviously surprised by this kind of meeting.

Li Shaojun has been elusive for many years, while Gongsun Hong is well-known within Confucianism but unknown outside.

"I have admired you for a long time!"

"Nice to meet you!"

The two men met with great courtesy, constantly sizing each other up and guessing at each other's abilities and methods.

Those who spend a lot of time in the sea must be good at water methods, but they are definitely not as good as aquatic creatures.

The person who appears and disappears mysteriously must not have strong direct strength, which is why he hides like this.

After some investigation and the rumors they knew, the two quickly located each other.

"There is a saying in the Mohist mechanism that a tired bird returns to its nest. Your mechanical bird may be useful." Gongsun Hong frowned and said, "But it is hard to say whether your mechanical bird is a tired bird type."

"It's better to have a chance than no chance at all." Li Shaojun narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You are only good at water and familiar with the surrounding environment of the sea. If you don't have other guidance, you will never be able to find the Mechanical City in your lifetime."

"If you can't exclude the areas I have explored, you will have to repeat my exploration over the past ten years," Gongsun Hong said bluntly, "and you certainly don't know which islands in the sea can be used for supplies, so it's difficult to sail far!"

Gongsun Hong was obviously somewhat dissatisfied with the role played by Li Shaojun, and the rash insertion of people into the team would also add an element of instability.

Li Shaojun was dissatisfied with Gongsun Hong's belittling of the role of his mechanical bird. The other party had an aggressive attitude and verbally suppressed him when they first met. Even if he joined the team, he would inevitably belong to the third echelon, which would be completely different from the way he and Zhang Xuezhou cooperated.

"Brother, why don't we do it together?" Li Shaojun whispered, "It's just a few islands. We can just bring a few more experienced fishermen and it will be done."

"Although the Mohist School has disappeared, there are still many people who have Mohist institutions!"

Seeing Li Shaojun arresting people in front of him, Gongsun Hong couldn't help but remind Zhang Xuezhou in a low voice.

Li Shaojun didn't know what abilities Zhang Xuezhou had in the Mohist Mechanical City, but Li Shaojun had cooperated with Zhang Xuezhou many times and knew that this guy would not suffer any loss.

Compared with Gongsun Hong's role, Li Shaojun felt that Zhang Xuezhou played a better role.

Gongsun Hong felt the same way. Even if Zhang Xuezhou went to the Mo family mechanical city lying down, as long as Zhang Xuezhou had met the four dragon kings and had a certain relationship with Ao Li, the risk of them encountering high-level aquatic creatures in the sea would be greatly reduced, and they might even be able to get news from the aquatic creatures.

Although Gongsun Hong felt that this was a bit like trying his luck, searching for the Mohist Mechanical City was originally a matter of luck.

If the Mohist Mechanical City was not found, Gongsun Hong thought it would be a good idea to find some agarwood for Zhang Xuezhou. Practicing and discussing the Chapter on the Correspondence between Heaven and Man and the Chapter on Righteousness with Zhang Xuezhou and others would also be considered a gain.

He had explored the East China Sea area many times and didn't care about returning empty-handed again.

But Gongsun Hong was not happy that Li Shaojun took away the person he had chosen.

"Don't argue, we should work together to excavate the Mo family mechanical city!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt great to see that the two had conflicts after just meeting for a short time.

Although Zhang Xuezhou didn't have much hope for the Mohist Mechanical City, and didn't know what was inside, he was willing to take a look to see if there was any bargain.

He was not afraid of conflicts among his teammates, he was afraid that if there were no conflicts between the two of them, the team would not be able to control each other, thus making it impossible for a weak and sick person like him to participate in the operation normally, let alone divide the harvest. "Our old rule is to give each of us half, this kind of distribution is better than some hypocritical people who seem to want to take it all for themselves," Li Shaojun sneered.

"Li Shaojun, what do you mean by this?" Gongsun Hong frowned slightly.

"It doesn't mean anything special," Li Shaojun said, "We each go our own way. Dongfang Shuo and I will go out to sea to look for the mechanical city. If we find it, we will each take half. If we don't find it, it won't hurt our relationship!"

Li Shaojun only tried to win over Zhang Xuezhou and even mentioned the distribution of benefits. His approach gave Gongsun Hong a headache.

Zhang Xuezhou looked at Li Shaojun with great interest.

It seems that Li Shaojun keeps encouraging Zhang Xuezhou to leave the team, but this is just a way to turn passivity into initiative, not that Li Shaojun looks down on Gongsun Hong.

As long as the combination of Gongsun Hong and Zhang Xuezhou is disbanded, all the advantages of Gongsun Hong in dominating the team in the early stage will be abandoned. When the team is re-formed, Gongsun Hong will even seek to join.

This was a small point of conflict between the two, and it would inevitably lead to Gongsun Hong giving up his leadership.

Gongsun Hong's refusal to withdraw was also to maintain his dominance from being violated, which led to Li Shaojun's entry into the game being questioned and suppressed.

To be honest, Zhang Xuezhou still doesn't quite understand the real reason why Gongsun Hong asked him to investigate the Mechanical City.

Going out to sea to search is not a game. Even Dong Zhongshu, with whom Zhang Xuezhou had a good relationship, would not take Zhang Xuezhou on the risk unless it was necessary.

With the intervention of Li Shaojun, Zhang Xuezhou will eventually be able to find out the relevant reasons and avoid being the target of criticism.

After some tug-of-war, not only did Li Shaojun and Gongsun Hong fail to accept each other, but the conflict seemed to be getting more and more intense.

"Dongfang Shuo and I are friends, and we have worked together many times without any conflicts." Li Shaojun sneered, "He must be happy to play with me!"

"What a coincidence. Dongfang Shuo and I are also friends. We have also worked together before. Moreover, we are from the same school. It is not something that an outsider like you can interfere with," Gongsun Hong shook his head.

"You are an outsider now," Li Shaojun said, "Dongfang Shuo has come to recruit me with the decree of His Majesty. There can be no gap between us!"

"What a coincidence! Dongfang Shuo and I just formed an offensive and defensive alliance a few days ago," Gongsun Hong said, "He also needs me in the court in Chang'an!"

"You are wearing a scholar's cap, so you are obviously not an official. You can't help Dongfang Shuo." Li Shaojun said, "And I heard someone say that there was a man named Gongsun who was dismissed from his post because he did not do a good job in the court. It was a great shame!"

"What do you know? The rise and fall of officials in the imperial court is unpredictable. Only those who survive can have the last laugh." Gongsun Hong said nonchalantly: "Even if someone like you is recruited by the imperial court, you are just a spearhead. You will be thrown away after you are used. You will not last more than two or three years in the imperial court!"

"cut!"

Gongsun Hong's words really hit Li Shaojun's sore spot, causing him to hesitate for a moment in his search for the alchemy cauldron in the Mo family's mechanical city.

If you don't understand the rules of the court in Chang'an City and want to take advantage of the court, you may lose your head if you are not careful. Only experienced people like Gongsun Hong know how to advance and retreat.

Even after being directly exposed by Li Shaojun, Gongsun Hong was still able to respond sarcastically with a straight face. It was obvious that the other party's character could not be suppressed by a few words.

However, Li Shaojun also keenly discovered that Gongsun Hong seemed to be dependent on Zhang Xuezhou, and did not want to leave Zhang Xuezhou in exploring the Mohist Mechanical City.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't figure out his own advantages, and Li Shaojun obviously didn't figure it out either, and had no idea why Zhang Xuezhou had become an indispensable member of the team.

But if Gongsun Hong could do it, Li Shaojun felt that he could do it too. Even if he didn't go to the court in Chang'an City, he would not lose anything if he found the Mohist Mechanical City. If he failed to find it, it would just be a waste of time.

This made him repeatedly try to win over Zhang Xuezhou to set up another group to work alone, while Gongsun Hong realized for the first time that the team was out of control. A catfish would be inserted into their team, disrupting the previously tacit order, and thus they needed to rebuild the distribution of cooperation and interests.