The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 623: Fish Fighting to Cross the River [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

Yan Yan took the records about Ji Hao from Mo Ya.

He can truly be considered a remarkable person living in seclusion in the city.

Based on his surname, the Mohists speculated that Ji Hao was a distant descendant of the Zhou royal family. He was unruly when he was young and wandered among the princes, seeking to be valued by them. However, because of his unruly nature, he compared himself to Confucius, Mozi, Laozi and other sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and even said that the words of the saints might not be true and could not be fully trusted. Therefore, he was considered a heretic by the Hundred Schools of Thought and was not valued by the princes.

But according to the records of the Mohist school, this Ji Hao was truly talented. He was well versed in the theories of hundreds of schools of thought, especially the Legalist school. He was also good at martial arts and had once fought a sword fight with a leader of the Mohist school and remained undefeated.

The most important thing is that according to the Mohist records, the last time Ji Hao appeared was not far from the Wenming Hall of the Zhao Palace in Handan, which is where Ying Zheng was born.

"Does Ji Hao have a daughter or granddaughter?" Yan Yan suddenly became interested.

If Ji Hao had a daughter or granddaughter, she would be the perfect template for Afangnu.

"Nothing was found!" Mo Ya shook his head.

Perhaps the only one who knew was Ying Zheng himself.

"Then go check it out!" Yan Yan said with a frown.

Mo Ya nodded. Without any instructions, he had already sent people to investigate.

When the novel is reflected in reality, the destructive power of this thing is extremely shocking.

"Have you found the teacher?" In the Qin army tent, Ying Zheng asked Zhang Han and Hei Bai Xuan Jian who were standing behind him.

Zhang Han and Hei Bai Xuan Jian lowered their heads and remained silent. It was too difficult to find a master who was devoted to hermitage after so many years, especially since no one knew whether the hermit was still alive.

"Bingzhou seems to be looking for the royal army as well!" Zhang Han spoke after hesitating.

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

When he was young, he was taught by a strange man, but because he was a strange man, the teacher never told him his name.

Ying Zheng remembered that he was not in good health when he was young. In addition, the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan between Qin and Zhao made the people of Zhao extremely hostile to him and bullied him, so that the young Ying Zheng even dared not go out for a time.

Until I met that teacher.

The teacher told him that if he was beaten, he should fight back. If he couldn't beat him today, he should work hard on his training and fight back tomorrow. As long as he worked hard enough, he would be able to fight back sooner or later. Even if he couldn't fight back, others would not dare to bully him easily anymore.

It can be said that the appearance of that teacher was a ray of light in the darkness of Ying Zheng’s youth.

And the forbearance that Ying Zheng later displayed after returning to Qin was also taught by that teacher.

The teacher was well versed in the teachings of hundreds of schools of thought and taught him a lot of them. He also told him a truth: the teachings of predecessors are meant to be surpassed, not to be followed.

But later on, the journey back to Qin State was too dangerous for Ying Zheng, and he had no time to say goodbye to his teacher. Later, he had no chance to come to Handan again, and they lost contact.

Ying Zheng only remembered that the teacher seemed to have predicted that they would be separated, so at the last moment, he told him that no matter whether he became famous or died in the future, glory and fortune would have nothing to do with him, and he was not allowed to mention his name.

He also told Ying Zheng a meaningful story.

On a turbulent river, there is a solitary boat, a fisherman, and a carp striving to swim upstream. The carp tries again and again to jump over the riverbank and enter the river, but fails again and again. So the fisherman stretches out his oar and gives the carp a push, and the fish enters the river from then on.

The young Ying Zheng at that time could not understand the meaning of this story.

It was not until later that Ying Zheng understood the meaning of this story.

I am the carp leaping upstream, and the teacher is the fisherman. The fisherman just pushed the carp, and they have never met again since then. Each of us has our own destiny.

"Forget it if I can't find him!" Ying Zheng retracted his thoughts. Maybe the teacher deliberately didn't want to see him, otherwise why didn't he contact him for so many years?
Zhang Han and Hei Bai Xuan Jian looked at each other, a little hesitant. Are they really not going to look for it?
"You are stupid. The king just doesn't want to disturb the king's teacher's life. It doesn't mean that the king really doesn't want to know how the king's teacher is doing now!" After leaving, Hei Bai Xuan Jian looked speechlessly at Zhang Han who was about to recall the Shadow Secret Guard.

"But, without a name or surname, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Handan, and so many years have passed. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack!" Zhang Han said in a low voice.

There is no name, no portrait. We only know that he used to live in a house not far from Wenming Palace. Where can we find him?

"Stupid!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian felt a little disappointed with his friend.

How could a person who could become a king's teacher be an unknown person?

As long as he is not an unknown person, there must be records of Mohist school in Zhao State and Handan!

Ying Zheng was young and didn’t know the name of the royal teacher, but would Mohist not know it?

"Give me ten gold coins and I will find the name of Master Wang for you!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian turned his eyes and looked at Zhang Han.

Zhang Han was stunned for a moment, then silently reached into his arms and took out a gold ingot. He wanted to break out the weight of ten gold coins, but it was directly snatched away by Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

"I'll tell you the answer tomorrow!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian snatched it and left.

"..." Zhang Han looked at the departing figure of Hei Bai Xuan Jian and then realized that he seemed to have been tricked.

It was obviously their joint mission to investigate Master Wang, so why did he have to pay for it himself?

Hei Bai Xuan Jian quickly found Yan Yan and invited him to drink.

"So, King Qin really had a strange man teaching him when he was young!" Yan Yan looked at the Hei Bai Xuan Jian who was bleeding profusely, and sighed slightly. It seemed that the novelist really hit the jackpot this time.

"Well, so, I hope the Northern Emperor can help the Mohist School find it!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian said seriously.

"How much can you offer?" Yan Yan asked with a smile.

"Hardware!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian said with a smile.

"Seven gold!" Yan Yan bargained with a smile. Brothers should still settle accounts clearly.

"Six gold at most!"

"make a deal!"

"The other party's name is Ji Hao. He is a distant descendant of the Zhou Dynasty and is well-versed in hundreds of schools of thought. He once lived in seclusion in Handan for a period of time. After King Zheng of Qin left Handan, he also left and his whereabouts are unknown!" Yan Yan handed the information found by Mo Ya to Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

"Just for a name, you ask me for six gold coins. Isn't that a bit too much?" Hei Bai Xuan Jian felt a little painful.

I thought the Mohist School would have more news about the King’s teacher.

The results were almost identical to what they had found, except for one more name.

"The reason why the Mohist School has been able to survive in the world for so many years is that they know the ways of the world. They are obviously living in seclusion and don't want others to know about it. Naturally, the Mohist School won't disturb them. It's already very good that we can find out these things!" Yan Yan rolled his eyes.

It is easy to offend people by snooping into the life of a strong person.

The reason why the Mohist School has been able to survive in the world for so many years is not only due to its military force and large numbers of people, but also its human relations and worldly wisdom.

After thinking about it, Hei Bai Xuan Jian nodded. After all, the money was paid by Zhang Han, so it wouldn't be a loss to just charge him a fee for running errands.

(End of this chapter)