Brutal touch

Chapter 5: The ten wise men and the six surnames were humiliated, and the bravery and bouldering first showed their strength.
  "People have to accept old age. It's not far from the Prime Minister's Palace to Chuwang Palace. There are so many people taking care of you along the way, but I feel more and more that this road is impossible." Nan Buwen's voice trembled slightly, and he said King Chu said.

"Are you tired of the old prime minister saying this?" King Chu said.

"I can't even talk about being tired. It's too cold at high places. I've stood with the king at the top of the country for so long. It's inevitable that there will be some oversights. The king is kind-hearted and doesn't care about the old minister. But the old minister is old after all, so we can't count on him. The king has always been considerate of the old ministers, but in the end he missed the state affairs."

"Nan Buwen is getting old after all. Although refining Qi can extend a person's lifespan, after decades of wind and rain, he is already exhausted in terms of his state of mind. If he is an immortal, he will have to go through what kind of torture." When the king thought of this, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He turned around and asked, "What kind of person are the six surnames you recommend?" "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that those six surnames are no longer human beings. In other words, they should be called six surnames. It's spirited." "Oh, did that Six Surname really destroy the body?" "Yes, although the soul is fragile, it can last a long time if it is carefully cared for. Although the body is strong, it is easily damaged over time. Seeking immortality, but immortality How difficult it is, the people below have no hope of improving their Qi skills, so it is inevitable that they will have this idea."

"The late king once said that those who could not practice Qi in the past could only live to be thirty years old. Those who could practice Qi could probably live for ten years longer. But later, those aristocratic families relied on the accumulation of their predecessors and climbed up the ladder. Slowly, I can live to be sixty or seventy years old. Shizhe is afraid that he can live to be eighty or ninety years old. I don’t need to talk about it when it comes to you. I seek longevity for this reason, although it is just a family policy to make a profit for the whole world. , but do not love the body but have alienated themselves from the great road, is it necessary for such a person to use it?"

"Your Majesty, the sixth surname is a concubine. He did many shameful things in order to get a job. In order to make a name for himself at the Death and Life Conference, he even destroyed his body in front of so many people. I don't want this kind of flattery. I have tarnished the king's virtuous name, but recently I heard that the Fourth Young Master had a lot of contacts with Li Weng." Nan Buwen said in a low voice.

"If you don't have enough food and warmth, you need to be full and warm. If you have enough food and warmth, you need wealth. If you have wealth and honor, you need longevity. What do people want?" King Chu did not respond to Nan Buwen's words. Instead, he sighed with emotion.

"Your Majesty." Nan Buwen whispered again.

"To reach this point in the country of Chu, you have everything you should have, but in the end you will get a little notoriety. Do you want me to take the blame for them?" King Chu said angrily.

"My king has been a king for ten thousand years. Since ancient times, there has never been a king who is not a king. There is no such heartless person, and there is no reason for the king to bear the infamy. But as a royal family, the fourth son's actions are all in the eyes of outsiders. The incarnation of the king, but the Fourth Young Master has been guilty of some taboos recently. Unfortunately, there were many outsiders around at that time, who listened and spread rumors, which inevitably made people's hearts upset. "

"This group of people are already restless. There are several severe droughts in the north and savage chaos in the south. It is already a troubled time. It's just a matter of working together in different boats. They also want to fight for good things and good positions. Looking at others on the boat, they can't wait to see each other. People perish and boats overturn. The whole country is like this. I don’t know what to do when the country is in such a state."

"Your Majesty, please don't get angry. These people can kill them. Even if Your Majesty doesn't kill them, they will still be punished by God. It's not worth it for Your Majesty to disturb your Liver Meridian and harm your cultivation for these few people."

"You can't kill him. He is so big and needs someone to take care of him. There are still savages in the south who are causing trouble in the country and the royal family. They are crying for poverty and complaining one after another. Killing people at this time will cause chaos in the country in no time."

"Your Majesty, this is a noble statement for the country. I am ashamed of myself." Nan Buwen bowed his head and saluted. When he raised his head again, King Chu had disappeared. Nan Buwen coughed a few times, and several servants came in and helped Nan Buwen into the long meeting hall. The original nine ten philosophers had already sat down, and the first position was reserved for Nan Buwen. Nan Buwen walked over and sat down with help, and said: "There is still about a month before the big meeting. This I hurriedly called everyone to the capital at that time, I am really uneasy."

"Mercy, mercy. The old Prime Minister's words are serious. The royal capital is prosperous like never before in the world. It is a blessing for us to be here for a reason. We will be embarrassed if the Prime Minister says this." Said the Lord of Red Bull City on the side. Tong Kui glanced at the Lord of Red Bull City and remained silent. Tongma said: "Master Xiangguo, who is going to by-elect Shizhe? Why do we still have no news at all? What is this going to do?" Nan Buwen smiled and said to Tongma: "Let Tongma Your Excellency, I'm surprised. I didn't mean to hide it from Lord Kirima. It's just that the king has repeatedly stated that the matter should not be made public until it is completely settled. These days, I'm afraid that talking in my sleep will reveal national affairs. If Lord Kirima is surprised, I will I apologize to Lord Kirima."

"I can't afford it. It's been a long time since the old leader of the Nan clan passed away. I am the leader of the ten philosophers. If there is no good candidate, I can recommend it. All the ten philosophers can recommend it. If you are thinking about it, just put the ten philosophers like this." The person you selected is a wrong calculation." Tongma said sternly.

"Lord Tongma, this is a meeting of the Ten Philosophers." Buji on Nan Buwen's right said.

"You also know that this is a discussion, so what we want to discuss has been decided by you. Just agree or disagree, and it can be finished in two sentences. Lord Buji, is this a discussion?" said Tongma next to him. Tongkui said.

"Little thing, you dare to resist the king's order." Gong Zhao said at the side. Tong Kui glanced at Gong Zhao, but unfortunately Gong Zhao was higher than himself and Tong Ma, so he did not dare to reply.

Nan Buwen said: "What Mr. Tongma and Mr. Tongkui said are reasonable. Why don't we bring the candidates in first, and then we can make a decision after we meet." He waved to the chamberlain, who led the six surnames in. Seeing Nan Buwen and Shi Zhe sitting there, the Six surnames knew that they were discussing their own affairs, so they hurriedly knelt aside and said, "The villain, Six surnames, would like to pay homage to your lords." Nan Buwen saw that all the Ten Zhes had met Liu. He said: "My lords, this Sixth surname is the candidate to fill Shizhe's position. Lord Tongma, are you satisfied?" Tongma suddenly changed his words and said, "That's all, I agree." Although Tongkui was very satisfied. He was confused, but seeing Kiruma's reaction, he knew that he shouldn't say any more. Baoshi suddenly said: "To destroy the country and establish it through military rule, I don't know what kind of skills the six surnames have practiced." Nasara said again: "Since Lord Tongma has agreed, is there anyone who objects?" Baoshi wanted to speak again. , Nan Buwen said again: "Since everyone agrees, then from tomorrow onwards you will be Shi Zhe, Liu surname."

Nan Buwen saw the situation and wanted everyone to disperse. Boshi suddenly stood up and said: "My lords, I will not do this Shizhe. Please find someone else to fill it." Tong Kui also stood up and said: "Your Majesty. Since I ascended to the throne, nearly twenty people have changed among the top ten philosophers. There has never been such a precedent. If this continues, I will not be able to continue as one of the top ten wise men. Please find someone else to fill my position." "Tongkui, sit down." Tongma whispered. Tong Kui looked at Nan Buwen, then at Tong Ma, and said, "No one should care about the affairs of the country." He sat down angrily. The sixth surname was about to stand up and thank him, but unexpectedly something like this happened, so he had to continue kneeling.

Nan Buwen raised his head and looked at Baoshi and said, "Master Baoshi, don't be so excited. Just say whatever you think. We are discussing state affairs." Baoshi said, "Since the establishment of Shizhe, there has been a rule that the person who touches the country must be the one who touches the country the most." Only the strongest ten are qualified to become the Ten Philosophers. Now, we are selected into the Ten Philosophers without asking about the techniques or trying our abilities. Is there an explicit order from the King?"

"It turns out that Master Baoshi is talking about this. I have tried the skills of the six surnames, and I do have this responsibility. If Master Baoshi doesn't believe it, you will know after you try it." Nan Buwen said. "Okay, then I'll give it a try." Bouldering said, stood up and walked towards the sixth surname, and said: "Get up, let me try your skills." The sixth surname replied "Yes" and stood up and said, "Can you compete with Master Bouldering?" It's a great honor for me to fight against you." "No need," said Baoshi, "I ruined your Shizhe's future, you should hate me." "That's because you have the means." After Liu Xing finished speaking, he took out a palm .

"This guy has poison on his body. If he uses poison to get a little bit of it on me, I'll be dead." Baoshi thought, and made more than ten moves while looking for the six surnames' flaws.

Tong Kui looked at Liu Xing's skills and realized that Liu Xing was as strong as the old leader of the Nan tribe. Even if it was slightly inferior, it was not much different. It was no longer tenable to criticize Liu Xing based on his strength. Bouldering and Liu Xing had gone through more than thirty moves in a row, but they still couldn't find a flaw in Liu Xing, and Liu Xing couldn't even touch Bouldering. Bouldering already knew that Liu Xing was very capable, and if he couldn't win quickly, he would drag him down for a hundred or two hundred seconds. Even if he can beat him, the other ten philosophers will definitely agree with Liu Xing's strength. "Well, I can only take a gamble. If I lose my hand, I will be in trouble." Liu Xing was wondering why he was surrounded every time. Why was the poison about to hit Boulder suddenly scattered, and suddenly Boulder flew forward and struck a palm, Liu Xing quickly summoned the poisonous body protection around him, but the poison he had practiced with Qi actually gave way to Boulder, and there was no trace of it at all. Willing to approach bouldering. Liu Xing also knew that he was definitely no match for Bouldering. However, if he made up his mind to only defend but not attack, and had Yu Tian nearby, he would be sure of being invincible. Liu Xing was expected to face Shi Zhe and Nan. It’s not easy to pester people who don’t smell. The two of them only fought for a few moves, and the six surnames couldn't even get close to Bouldering. Bouldering had no choice but to take risks and take the initiative to attack. Six surnames were protected by poisonous gas, and it was difficult to get hold of bouldering. They saw that the two of them had fought ten moves. All of them were surprising to Shi Zhe. The six surnames handled several bouldering moves. They felt that their bouldering skills fluctuated. Sometimes they almost seriously injured themselves, and sometimes they were so overwhelmed that they almost died in their own hands. I had heard about bouldering before. With all the legends about him, he thought that it was impossible to defeat bouldering with his skills. Today, it seems that his bouldering ability is not much better than his own.

The Sixth Surname knew what kind of status and reputation killing one of the Ten Philosophers would bring to him, but he was also afraid that Boshi would deliberately lower his strength to tempt him to take risks. After weighing the pros and cons, he felt that he was slowing down, and suddenly heard Boshi yelling and slapped his hand. Attacked, he hurriedly slapped the boulder and was forced a few steps away. The Sixth Surname blamed himself for being careless, and immediately discovered that the palm hit him just now was a real hit. He also relied on his own maneuvering and dodging method to hold up nearly ten moves in front of the boulder. He carefully noticed the movement of the boulder. He felt weak and out of breath. He gradually couldn't keep up with his pace. His face turned pale and he was close to blindness. Knowing that the boulder was indeed poisoned by the poison in his own palm, he took advantage of a flaw in the boulder and flew up to attack quickly. This move was only intended to kill him, and he showed off what he had learned all his life. He planned to use bouldering as a trick. Even if he wasn't poisoned, he would never be able to escape from this move. The six surnames could no longer see anything in front of them during this charge and kill. They could only see the situation where they were among the top ten philosophers and admired by all parties. Their body and spirit moved. The impure thoughts in the six surnames' hearts inevitably shook their body skills. In an instant, I felt my eyes go dark, and all the joy of Shizhe in front of me disappeared.

"These six surnames are not weak at all, at least compared to the patriarchs of ordinary aristocratic families, they are still impressive, but it would be ridiculous to face the real Shi Zhe." Gong Zhao took a sip of tea and continued. "You are too greedy. Poison technique is a heretic after all. Although we both practice Qi and have different skills, it is surprising that you are the only disciple who has reached the realm of ten philosophers by relying on poison technique. There can also be a second person. Can’t do it?”

The guards from the north and south stayed there for half a day and said, "Everyone seems to have seen it clearly, but I still don't understand. It should be conclusive that the boulder was poisoned. How come the outcome was suddenly reversed?"

"Then if you were an adult, would you attack directly?" Tong Kui asked with a smile. "There is indeed no reason to let such a good opportunity go to waste, but if the opponent was Shi Zhe, he would never lose so quickly. Based on this, I will not do such a stupid thing." said the South and North Guardian.

"A huge shape is also a kind of virtue, and a huge sound is also a kind of ability. If you don't show your skills, your soldiers will not dare to take them. The skills of the six surnames have been exhausted. Even if they don't risk the last move, they will never be able to fight again. It is impossible to win, not only by bouldering, but even if you all here can't do it now, if you go back and think carefully for a moment and a half, it will be easy to win against these six surnames. Old Xiangguo, I'm afraid these six surnames are not qualified."

Several chamberlains came in, looked at the Sixth surname who fell on the ground and said, "My lords, the Sixth surname is poisoned."

"Poisoned, what kind of poison?" Tongma asked.

"It seems to be his own poison. Fortunately, he used his innate Qi to protect him and was saved." The chamberlain replied.

Nan Buwen asked a few chamberlains to take the six surnames down, and discussed a few things with Shi Zhe before comforting Shi Zhe that he was tired and told them to leave.

The ten philosophers dispersed, and only Gong Zhao remained in his seat, saying to Nan Buwen, "Is this what the king wants?"

Nan Buwen nodded and said: "It's not impossible for the six surnames not to be Shizhe. It's just a matter of finding an opportunity in a few days for the six surnames to meet the king secretly. But across the Shizhe layer, the king may not Even if they trust him completely, the Six Surnames may not necessarily try their best. Even if the Great Magic is not perfect today, it cannot be easily changed. If the Six Surnames have reservations and cannot improve the Great Magic, their hard work will be in vain in the end." "Great magic is a technique for calming down troubled times. It has been improved by countless sages and powerful people. Only the kings of the past can master it. Even at your level, those who are not specialized in Liujia Qimen cannot understand this level of magic. It's not easy. Such a person only came out of the country." Gong Zhao suddenly paused, he really didn't know how to describe the Six Surnames, and even now, Gong Zhao still couldn't believe that people like the Six Surnames really existed. Nan Buwen took over and said: "When things have reached this point, we still have to ask the king whether he should directly issue an order to appoint the six surnames to serve as the ten philosophers. The hundreds of thousands of nobles in the country have deep roots and luxuriant leaves, and there is always a vacant position among the ten philosophers. After all, it is nothing. Good thing."

Besides, the ten philosophers dispersed, Tong Ma, Tong Kui, the Lord of Red Bull City and the North and South Guards had a tacit understanding and went to Tong Ma's hotel together. The guards they brought with them guarded the inside and outside, and the waiters served tea and some preserved fruits. The four of them sat down without saying a word. For a long time, Tong Kui couldn't hold back anymore and said, "You guys must have something to say. What does Nan Buwen want to do in this matter today, and what do the other ten philosophers mean." "Judging from today's discussion, Nan Buwen Bu Wen wants to ask Liu surname to be the Ten Philosophers, but Baoshi doesn't seem to agree with this." said the Northern and Southern Guardians. "Anyone can see these points, but what does Nan Buwen mean? With a person with the six surnames and the kind of skills he has practiced, the Prime Minister's Office would not have such a candidate even if he wanted to appoint one of his own. , Could it be that there is no one in the Prime Minister’s Mansion? It’s even more difficult to see through Boshi. He is a master who has not expressed his position in several discussions. Today, he has resisted to the end even though the eldest brother has admitted it. What does he want to do? "

Tong Ma suddenly asked: "Tong Kui, how long will it take for you to win against that Sixth Surname?"

Tong Kui thought for a long time and said: "If you don't know the methods of the Six Surnames, based on those weird rumors, I'm afraid it will take two hundred moves before I can kill. Of course, the Six Surnames have used all their cards today. If I fight again in the future, I'm afraid thirty moves will be enough." Decide the winner.”

Tongma asked again: "Then do you think your bouldering skills are better or worse than yours?"

Tong Kui replied: "I'm afraid it's between brothers." Tong Kui was suddenly startled after saying this.

Tongma took a sip of tea and continued: "It's not hard to figure out why Nanbuwen recommended this sixth surname. There must be the king's intention behind it. Great magic is the art of establishing a country that affects the country. It must be the king's. It can only be driven by a general state, but several of the king's sons are not satisfactory. I am afraid that it is necessary to improve the great magic before the Six Surnames can be added to the position of the Ten Philosophers, so I did not raise any objections in the discussion. It was just a stone-throwing defeat of the Six Surnames. It only took forty strokes and that’s what surprised me.”

"Mercy, mercy, either Master Baoshi knew the details of the Sixth Surname before, or Master Baoshi was gambling with his life. Based on what he has seen in Red Bull City, Master Baoshi has no interaction with this Sixth Surname, and the Sixth Surname's behavior doesn't seem like he has seen him before. Mr. Bouldering. At that time, Mr. Bouldering, I am afraid that he was really betting on his life to defeat the six surnames quickly. After all, if he really dragged it out, it seemed that the six surnames were qualified to be the Ten Philosophers. For the bouldering master himself, he missed too many moves. There are dangers too.”

"This is really interesting. You are so wise even if you don't hesitate to offend the king and risk your life. What is the purpose of doing this?" Tong Kui said.

"Mercy, mercy. Now that we know why Mr. Xiangguo did what he did, it is not an important matter why Mr. Baoshi did this. At present, there is a shortage of ten philosophers, and a big discussion is approaching. Who will fill this position is the most critical. , strike first to defeat others, strike later to control others."

Tongma said: "This is the right argument. Is there anyone under your command who can be worthy of Shizhe?"

(End of this chapter)