Careerist in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 146 Fu Nian
"Weichu came to Sanghai and lived in a simple place. Brother Fu Nian will take care of you."

The inn was not a good place to receive friends, not to mention that the visitor was Fu Nian, the quasi-head of Confucianism, with an extraordinary status.

Lu Wei took the pheasant gift that the other party brought, which means "obeying the law and dying for justice", and handed it to Li Shiqi to send upstairs first. After that, he and Fu Nian went out to walk around Songhai City and chat.

"A gentleman pursues his career rather than seeking food. Hall Master Lu Wei's style is simple, but it is consistent with the etiquette of a saint."

Fu Nian put on thin simple clothes today, with Tai'a hanging around his waist. Compared with the majesty in the small sage's manor, he looked more approachable:
"There is a lot of free space in the guest pavilion in the Little Sage Manor. The one next to Master Fengbeard has not yet been placed. If Hall Master Lu is interested, he can also stay in the Little Sage Manor for a few days."

"I have always longed for this place of Confucian elegance. I just like to visit the Songhai City night market at night. It is inconvenient to live in the mountains, but it is more interesting to live in the downtown area."

The chat between the two was not really chatting, and the wandering between the two was even less likely to be real wandering. Lu Wei could sense what Fu Nian's words were foreshadowing, and he was deliberately leading him to approach a certain place.

In front of you is the Silver Water Bridge.

Stepping on the solid bridge, their speed slowed down.

"The prosperity of Songhai Fanxianjiguan is indeed endless. Every ten days and nights in Dongshi, there are all-round silk and bamboo music and dance performances. Hall Master Lu, if you are interested, you can go and take a look."

Fu Nian didn't feel anything strange after Lu Wei politely refused to stay at Little Saint's Villa. Instead, he followed his words and recommended several places to visit in Songhai City. The busiest times were at night.

He is a serious Confucian leader, and he knows a lot about fun~
The master of the hall wrote them down one by one and said that he would definitely go and watch them one by one.

The Yinshui Bridge is very wide, and the river runs across the entire city under the bridge. The river water directly enters the sea, and the flow speed is very gentle here.

In addition to this river, there is another river in the north direction of Songhai City. The terrain there is high and the cliffs are broken, so a majestic waterfall is formed where it enters the sea.

However, because the terrain there is too weird and difficult to see, even martial arts experts rarely go there.

After crossing the Yinshui Bridge and walking about a hundred meters further, Fu Nian stopped in front of a grand vermilion building in the busy city.

The large plaque on the entrance hall of the building has the two ancient characters "Zhan Qing" engraved in bright gold.

"Green is the color of life. It represents the color of things when they are born."

"This place is a lecture school set up by Confucianism in the city."

"I heard Li Shiqi tell you about this place." Lu Wei nodded and followed Fu Nian in.Avoiding the class hall where they were chanting "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye" loudly, the two of them came to the empty and spacious hall on the left:
"The Confucian predecessors were very enlightened, so passers-by who can write their names in an orderly manner, regardless of status, can attend free classes at the Zhanqing Hall."

"Those with excellent grades can also go to Little Saint's Village for further study."

When the master of the hall said this, his tone overflowed with praise: "It was along this path that Li Shiqi entered Confucianism."

Opposite the hall where they were, there were about a dozen archery targets, with a center line in the middle of the field.This place is undoubtedly the Shooting Hall of the Six Arts, but it should also have the function of learning swordsmanship.

"Confucianism believes in 'helping the world'. Giving any student a fair hope of studying within the scope of his or her ability is an inevitable requirement for Xiaoshengxianzhuang to serve as a role model for scholars all over the world."

Fu Nian accepted the praise calmly. When he mentioned this, he changed his voice again and focused on the place where they were: "Confucian disciples study literature and martial arts. This place is a martial arts hall."

"Painting Master Lu has always thought of Master Feng Beard's ability to wield a sword. His level of swordsmanship is extraordinary, so he happened to be here. I wonder if he would like to discuss and exchange ideas with Fu Nian?"

"A gentleman invites me, so I dare not refuse."

This quasi-head of Confucianism holds Tai'a and creates his own sword technique of the Holy King, but he is not a martial artist.

The real purpose of suddenly requesting a sword showdown is not the sword showdown itself, but the next topic to be taken up after the showdown.

"In this competition, you and I are not competing in sword moves, only sword power."

Fu Nian and Lu Wei stood facing each other. After both of them drew their swords, the Confucian leader added another rule.

The hall master's response was to move the sword horizontally in front of him and the force of the swallowing sea sword floating behind him.

Fu Nian deliberately took a slow step and raised his sword. The bright pressure on Tai Ah Kuo's sword condensed but did not expand.

Both sides took the initiative to give in at the first opportunity, humbly gathering strength in their own half and not rushing to contact immediately.

In sword fighting competitions, the difference between victory and defeat often occupies a higher position.Pure sword fighting focuses on gaining insight into each other's swordsmanship.

Going a step deeper is the observation of each other's personalities.

In this world that started with swords, swordsmen and swords have something in common.

In the past when he was in Jicheng, Tian Guang said that Fu Nian and Lu Wei were the representatives of the next generation of Confucian and agricultural disciples, but there were big differences:

Fu Nianzhen studied Confucianism since childhood, while Lu Wei had no in-depth study of farming itself.

The development of the hall master's martial arts academy to its current state is all to realize his own evil ambitions.

This sword fight was not essentially a test between scholars and peasants, but Fu Nian didn't know that.

The characteristic of the Holy King's swordsmanship is rules, and the sword force is the perfect embodiment of the rules.

The Whale Drinking Sword Technique has the same nature as the Swallowing Sea Sword, and what they have in common with Lu Wei's ambition is tolerance.

The two are indeed roughly similar, because they both point in the same direction: the administration of the court.

The pressure in the hall continued to rise. Lu Wei and Fu Nian no longer paid attention to their swords, but their eyes fiercely jumped back and forth between each other's pupils.

The center line left with ink on the floor disappeared bit by bit under the expansion of the two sword energies.After the two people's swords gathered strength in the first stage, the next step was to collide with each other.
The heavy pressure makes people breathless.

Not far from where they were competing with each other, the lecturer and students suddenly felt as if their hearts were being grabbed by someone's hands. The whole class became strangely quiet, leaving only the thumping of the heartbeat in everyone's ears.
When the last trace of ink on the center line of the floor disappeared, Lu Wei and Fu Nian simultaneously pointed the tips of their swords at each other from afar.

The two suppressed sword movements collided fiercely!
But just at the edge of the disappeared center line, they automatically dispersed in tacit agreement.
Ordinary people would encounter the majestic force of the sword that would cut them to pieces with thousands of swords. In the end, only two gusts of breeze would be left, blowing on the sword tips pointed by Tun Hai and Tai A, then split into two, and brushed over their faces. .

Bang, the two famous swords were finally sheathed at the same time.

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"Brother Lu, when he was going down the mountain from Xiaoshengxian Village the evening before yesterday, did he meet someone from Quicksand?"

After the sword fight, the two looked at each other and smiled, walked out of the Zhanqing Hall together, and continued walking on the streets.After getting to know each other's swordsmanship closely, their words suddenly became more frank and cordial.

"I met Wei Zhuang in Quicksand, and I tried a trick with him."

He answered Fu Nian's question honestly. The hall master knew that since Fu Nian asked this question, he must have found something.

"The descendants of Guigu ended up becoming a notorious killer organization."

Fu Nian shook his head: "In the past, Zongheng was known as Zongheng. For hundreds of years, when generals came out to pay homage to prime ministers, they were frightened and said, 'When you are angry, the princes will be afraid, but if you live in peace, the world will rest'."

"This generation will eventually come to an end."

In Guigu Zongheng, Gai Nie is now the personal bodyguard of King Qin of the Qin Kingdom.Wei Zhuang was originally a great general of a country, but now he has become a mountain killer.

Although their swordsmanship is still the best in the world, in Fu Nian's eyes: if they break away from the foundation of their sect, Guigu will definitely die.

"In the great era, appropriate changes are inevitable." Lu Wei was not explaining for Guigu, his target was Confucianism: "Confucianism is now concentrating on learning, isn't it also a change made."

In the past, Confucius took three thousand disciples on study tours. Today, Xiaoshengxian Village will definitely not be able to follow in the footsteps of the saint.

"The foundation of Confucianism is knowledge, but the foundation of Guigu's foundation is not killing people."

Fu Nian sternly retorted: "Just like the foundation of a farmer's life is the land. Even though Brother Lu has done many great things in various countries over the years, he has not been separated from the farming itself, right?"

"Wei Shou is taught." Hall Master Lu immediately admitted his mistake, but Fu Nian was a person who discussed matters, so when he saw him like this, his expression softened and he continued:
"About an hour after Brother Lu fought with Wei Zhuang, Gao Ming, the senior official of Qi State, went down the mountain after conversing with me and was killed on the mountain road behind."

"Earlier, two other officials in charge of Songhai also died in his own house: one was poisoned and died suddenly, and the other had his throat cut off with a slender sharp weapon."

"There are at least three people who came to Songhai City from Quicksand."

Lu Wei was not surprised that Fu Nian could get this information, but he wanted to know why the Confucian leader told him this.

The hall leader was puzzled, so he decisively asked for the exit.

Fu Nian took Lu Wei to the back mountain path of Shangxiaoshengxian Village and answered this question directly:

"I got news that there are still goals in Quicksand that have not been executed."

"Just two officials and one senior official are not worthy of Wei Zhuang's massive effort to come to Songhai."

"The remaining goals are more important!"

"I thought Brother Lu was one of the targets."

"But now from Brother Lu's tone, it seems not?"

"Weizhuang didn't recognize me at first, so that's probably not the case." Lu Wei nodded.What Fu Nian could tell was the truth, but what he couldn't tell, such as "knowing that there is a target in the quicksand," was tightly hidden.

"Brother Lu's swordsmanship is extraordinary, but there are three people in the quicksand."

Lu Wei came to attend his succession ceremony. Out of his own responsibility, Fu Nian said kindly: "Even if Liusha's initial target was not Brother Lu, you may not be listed as a target again after fighting against Wei Zhuang."

"If you feel there is any danger, you can come and stay at Little Sage Manor at any time."

"Thank you Brother Funian, I won't be polite."

Regarding the quicksand, the hall master was not very worried.

They are now reduced to a killer group, but not completely.

Wei Zhuang is still planning to restore the country by force.His main focus was on the rebellion that started in Xinzheng a few years later.

Behind this rebellion, there is the shadow of Lord Changping and the shadow of the peasant family.

My brother from the Zhu family of Shennong Hall has some cooperative relations with Liusha.This Qianrenqianmian is the only one among the higher-ups of the farm family, besides Tian Guang, who has maintained contact with Mr. Changping!
Since the fall of Korea, the Shennongtang of the Zhu family has been infiltrating across the border into the old areas of Korea. The purpose of this is self-evident.

In the conversation between the Zhu family and himself a few years ago, he said that he did not know who the Chu nobleman was who helped him expand in Chu.

This may have been true at the time, but now, it is impossible for the Zhu family not to know the identity of Lord Changping.

In addition to Tian Guang, Lord Changping needs a second force among the farmers.

Tian Guang didn't want the entire farm family to stand against Qin, so Lord Changping deliberately gave charity to Liutang in order to make everything final.
(End of this chapter)