Careerist in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 145 Confucianism and peasants exchange courtesy
After Lu Wei returned to the inn calmly, he meditated and practiced internal energy as usual.

Night has already fallen, and Songhai Night Market is particularly lively, with crowds of people coming and going.The battle with Wei Zhuang lasted very short.The reason why we delayed our return from dusk until after sunset was that more time was spent on the way back to the city from the seaside.

The consumption of internal energy was not great, and it didn't take long for the Sea Swallowing Sword to recover on its own after it was returned to its sheath.

The mental drain is a little bigger.Guigu Hengjing's swordsmanship has gone through so many generations of modifications and improvements by Guiguzi. It is characterized by its characteristics of being as wild as the wind, as fierce as a wave, as powerful as the sky, as fast as lightning, changeable, and deadly with no breathing room for the enemy.

Coupled with Wei Zhuang's talent and ability to integrate his own characteristics with those of the Shark Tooth Sword into his swordsmanship, even though he has not yet reached the Dacheng stage ten years later, he is only half a step away, which is very bad. deal with.

Faced with such swordsmanship, most people may not even be able to adapt to the rhythm of his first few swords and fall dead.

'But fortunately, I am still slightly better~'

The master of the hall had not hesitated to praise the other party in his heart for so long, just to finally add this sentence silently to praise himself~

At Guanhai Cliff, after Chi Lian and Bai Feng each eliminated their targets, they were extremely anxious and were about to go out to look for them when they saw Wei Zhuang walking slowly, his whole body wet and still dripping with sea water.

"Zhuang" Chi Lian was surprised and wanted to take a step forward, but seemed to suddenly think of something and stopped midway.As for Bai Feng, he had already looked elsewhere.

"Your mission is accomplished, that's good."

Wei Zhuang had no luck in evaporating the accumulated water on his body, but let it stick to his skin, feeling the feeling of failure today.

The murderous sword move spread across all directions, but the opponent's sword force could only break it with one blow. In the end, he had no choice but to put away his sword and block it, and was hit towards the sea.

Due to environmental reasons, this battle ended quickly.If he were on flat ground, his breath would only be slightly affected by the sword energy, and he would still have a lot of room for counterattack.

But defeat is defeat. Wei Zhuang's pride can make him reluctant to accept defeat, but he can't justify his defeat at all.

When he returned to the beach from the sea, Lu Wei had already left.He had no intention of catching up and continuing the fight. Instead, he climbed back to the path outside the Little Saint's Village on the [-]-meter cliff, killed the frightened target who happened to come down, and completed the quicksand mission.

'I lost the first round, but your idea that I would not be able to complete the task because of this did not come true. '

Recalling this, Wei Zhuang gave the next step of instructions to his two subordinates in a voice as cold as the sea water on his body:
"There are still two targets left. Let's deal with them as soon as possible."

He didn't have to explain to anyone why he was like this.

No need to respond, Bai Feng and Chi Lian left silently.After walking about ten steps, Chi Lian finally couldn't help but look back at the always straight and broad back, at the soaked white hair and floor-length coat that the cold sea breeze could no longer blow.
This back view is the direction she will spend her whole life following.

The land price in Songhai City is much more expensive than some areas in Handan City and Jicheng. There are too many scholars who stay here for a long time.

In this era, if ordinary people have no money, they are not qualified to leave production and concentrate on learning.

Even though the dignified Hall Master Lu didn't have enough money to buy his favorite three-story building in the city, he had to write a letter asking the messenger to speed up the return to Daze Mountain, and asked Lu Qing to send his disciples to escort the coins.

The messengers in Songhai City are personally run by Xiaoshengxianzhuang.Because there are students from the six countries who come here to study, and for the convenience of all students being able to have stable contact with their families, Songhai sent envoys to various parts of the six countries.

Therefore, it is understandable that the price is a little expensive.

Originally, the master of the hall still thought that after working so hard for so many years, it was rare for him to come to Songhai City.After buying the farm base, you have to go to Haiyue Xiaozhu to enjoy the view of "the sea is the same color as the sky", taste the famous "shark's fin and bear's paw", and enjoy yourself.

But now it seems that I am not rich enough after all, and I am not rich enough to never need to ask the price of something I like.
It is better to be more realistic and go to an inn. Although the prices of the dishes there are not cheap, the owner of the inn, Pao Ding, is one of the Mohist leaders and commands the Mohist forces in the entire Songhai City.

Judging from the name of the chef and the fact that he is responsible for the food at Little Sage Village, this man is probably the best chef in the world.

However, what the Hall Master is more interested in him is the identity of the Mohist family he represents.

Food is the spice of life, and its value can never be ranked among the most important.

Nian Duan, as the best doctor in the world, deserves Hall Master Lu's careful planning for a long time, but the best cook in the world in front of him only needs to satisfy his appetite occasionally when he is in Sanghai.

Even if he dies, there will be no regrets.

'If the future farm disciples of the Songhai branch are allowed to keep an eye on this place, they will be able to grasp the Mohist news to a certain extent. '

Lu Wei calmly found a table and chairs in an inn and sat down. He felt that the front desk of the inn and the waiter had strong internal strength, and knew that these people were disciples of the Mohist family.

At this time, their disguise is still a little shallow.I am afraid that only after the flag of Qin is planted in Songhai, the Mohists will cautiously carry out deeper concealment.
Pick up a piece of grilled venison with chopsticks, it tastes very delicious.

It is far better than the deer meat that the master of the hall got from hunting with Xiang Bo when he was in Chu State.In terms of raw materials, the venison from Chu State must be of better quality, but the skills of these rough guys at that time were really incomparable to those of the cooks.

“Tender and refreshing, the meat has a beautiful texture.”

In the Little Sage's Villa, Li Shiqi and Zhang Liang were sitting across from each other, and they were also eating rare dishes.

Li Shiqi was full of praise for the 'Spring Dove' in front of him. Every time he took a bite, he had to close his eyes and savor the taste.

"Brother Li, as long as you like it~" Zhang Liang drank a small glass of wine with a bright face and his eyes were as calm as water:
"This spring dove is made from sage buds and turtle dove prunes. The two flavors are perfectly combined. It tastes even better when paired with Ba Qing wine. Brother Li might as well give it a try."

"My dear brother Li likes to experience the flavor of distant scenery, so he entrusted the owner of an inn in the city, Chef Ding, to order a box of exotic dishes."

"It just so happened that his inn had a lot of Shu ingredients, so he made this Shu banquet."

"Senior Brother Zhang San is so polite, Li really doesn't dare to accept it."

Li Shiqi put down his chopsticks and drank, shaking his head happily.

His Confucian teachers were of the same generation as Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang, and were the Confucian predecessors of Master Xun's generation.Now that Fu Nian is about to take over as the head of the clan, Li Shiqi still wants to call Zhang Liang his senior brother despite his age.

After all, no matter how young Zhang Liang is, he is still a direct disciple, and he is just one of the many ordinary students listening in class. "Senior Brother Zhang will not invite Li to a banquet and drink for no reason. I don't know what instructions he has, but Li will do his best to help."

After Li Shiqi finished eating the food and drinking the wine, he cupped his hands and clasped his fists. What he did was a Jianghu etiquette, not a Confucian salute.

Naturally, this detail was not ignored by Zhang Liang. After putting away the dishes and handing them over to a Confucian disciple to take away, he said calmly:
"I heard from Senior Brother that Brother Li has been studying at Xiaoshengxian Manor for nearly [-] years. Why has he joined a farm now?"

"Li will never forget the kindness of Confucianism in solving doubts." When Li Shiqi faced this question, he answered simply:
"But the farmer, Hall Master Lu, cares about his disciples, values ​​the people, and is more tolerant of Mr. Li's wanton behavior."

"If such a person is invited, Li will be willing to go to pieces for him!"

"I see." Zhang Liang nodded frequently. He had learned about Li Shiqi's talents before this meeting. He knew that his Confucian standards were acceptable and that he had gained something from studying for 20 years.

However, because he loved drinking, learned a lot from other academics, often made friends with unscrupulous people, and had poor grades in the six arts, he was not favored by his teacher and could not be accepted as his direct successor.

'You can still continue to study at the village for 20 years even if you are not a direct disciple. With such perseverance, you can achieve certain achievements in anything you do'

Zhang Liang had no ill feelings towards Li Shiqi. He secretly learned many more theories from other sects than Li Shiqi.However, Zhang Liang was smart and could take care of everything he studied, so he was loved by the teacher for this.

The two have many similarities, but their experiences in Confucianism are quite different, which is a vivid reflection of their differences in talent.
"I had a great conversation with Hall Master Lu Wei, and I know that he is a kind and simple person. Brother Li is worthy of what he has learned in his life."

"The reason why we invite Brother Li to the banquet this time is mainly because of the farmhouse gift that Brother Li brought."

After understanding part of Li Shiqi's attitude, Zhang Liang finally revealed his true purpose.As for the deep curiosity about the farmer and Lu Wei, he would draw his own conclusions from listening during the conversation.

"Li Mou guessed it was also for that object."

Li Shiqi said, "Sure enough," he said: "Confucians will pay attention to the content of the scroll, but the more important thing is the 'paper'."

According to Lu Wei's instructions a long time ago, the old Confucian scholar introduced the 'paper' in varying degrees in front of the future 'sage seeker'.

There is a lot of information about the organ workshops opened in Gonggong Hall under the leadership of the hall master.

The strength of Gonggongtang can be slightly revealed in front of the right person!
'Farmers have also begun to develop mechanism skills. Where did their inheritance come from?'

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At night, Zhang Liang found Fu Nian to report, and Li Shiqi found Lu Wei to report.

After listening to Li Shiqi recite the entire conversation between him and Zhang Liang, Hall Master Lu patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction and told him his decision to open a Gonggongtang branch in Songhai.

Li Shiqi was not surprised to learn that he was the supervisor here. Instead, he went straight into his role and asked the hall master for details:
"Master, do you want Gonggong Hall in Songhai?"

"The first batch of disciples and resources will arrive soon. You first need to spread your connections in Songhai City and actively make friends with Confucianists."

Lu Wei opened the window mysteriously and looked deeply into the distant sky: "Ziwu will also come to help. You two will build some boats on the sea in the next few days."

"The headquarters will deliver a monthly quota of supplies to Songhai. As for the use of these supplies, Li Sheng can decide on his own."

"Yes!"

"Elder brother, the paper material is made by the farm's machinery workshop. I have discussed with Li Shiqi that they can sell some to Little Saint Xian Manor every month."

Zhang Liang did not need to describe everything to Fu Nian in detail, but only briefly told the story of the conversation.

"The farm's machinery workshop?" Fu Nian frowned slightly, and then quickly relaxed, not caring about the farm's internal affairs: "Can Li Shiqi decide on his own about such a sale?"

"He said that he had a certain share that he could decide on his own," Zhang Liang smiled: "But I estimate that [-]% of this is a plan that Lu Wei and Li Shiqi had discussed long ago."

"Lu Wei intended to ask Li Shiqi to sell his favor to the Confucianists. The subsequent decision was to hope that this person could become a link between Confucianists and peasants."

"The farmer wants to befriend us. How does Senior Brother think the Confucians should respond?"

"Etiquette requires reciprocity. It is impolite to go but not come; it is impolite to come but not go." Fu Nian recited "Book of Rites: Qu Li Shang" and made a quick decision:

"Zifang, order your disciples to make a copy of the books in the library that deal with farming and skills, and send them to Daze Mountain."

"In addition, from the treasury, I picked out a pair of white jade and the set of "Guo Feng" I copied the day before yesterday, and gave them to Li Shiqi."

"I will personally select a good pheasant tomorrow and go visit Hall Master Lu Wei."

"Yes, I'll get it done right away."

"One more thing." Fu Nian said to the farmer, his expression instantly becoming serious.Although his face was originally upright, at this moment, he was even more angry:
"These days, three guests of Little Saint's Villa have died suddenly in Songhai, and one of them died on the trail down the mountain from Little Saint's Villa."

"I have investigated and found out that the murderer is most likely the dead Korean killer organization: Quicksand!"

Speaking of this, Fu Nian glared at Zhang Liang: "What do you think of this?"

"Elder brother Mingjian, Liusha and I are old acquaintances." Zhang Liang clasped his hands and replied calmly: "If Liusha is really responsible, we must immediately find out their remaining targets and protect them."

"That's it." Fu Nian stood up, picked up the sword and put it on the Tai'a sword sideways. He carefully stroked the simple texture of the sword body, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart:

"Go and prepare a gift for the farmer."

"Zifang retires."

(End of this chapter)