People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 474 Xuanxia has four treasures

Liu Bei left first. When Xu Shu entered the thatched cottage and did not return for a long time, Liu Bei knew that Xu Shu was ultimately unable to change that person's mind.

Of course he was a little sad.

He believed that this Wolong must be a talented person. This was his feeling based on a superficial conversation in the room, and it was also a trust in Xu Shu's vision.

It was certainly frustrating and regrettable that such a talented person looked down upon himself, but what cast an even greater shadow over Liu Bei's heart was Zhuge Liang's pessimistic attitude towards the future.

Will the Han Kingdom really be cut off from the road ahead as he said? Even to survive for ten years, it would require great luck and the most ideal scenario...

No matter what, I will not accept my fate. The only luck left in Liu Han is in my hands. I must do my best to protect it!

This was the last thought in Liu Bei's mind as he left here. Today's setback would not make him depressed, but instead made him more motivated.

As an enlightened monarch, Liu Bei was indeed tolerant towards his subjects. Not only did he not blame Xu Shu for his failure, but he also gave Xu Shu enough time to reminisce with this so-called "Wolong".

Xu Shu, who stayed behind, had played a game of hand-to-hand combat with Zhuge Liang that had lasted for half a day, and the game had finally come to an end. Although he could still make moves, the gap in points was quite large. No matter how hard he tried, there was no hope of winning at all.

Xu Shu shook his head. Actually, his chess skills were pretty good. Even if he was not as good as Zhuge Liang, the gap was definitely not that big. It was just that he was absent-minded today, so naturally his chess performance was not up to par.

Grabbing a few chess pieces and scattering them on the chessboard, he smiled bitterly: "Brother Kong Ming is an excellent chess player. I am far inferior to him."

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and looked over: "Why did Yuanzhi admit defeat? Why didn't he continue to make moves?"

Xu Shu was also stunned, his eyes full of confusion. He looked at Zhuge Liang, then at the chessboard: "The game is over, there is no chance of turning around, how can I make a move?"

"Yes, it's the end. No matter how hard you try, it's all in vain."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly when he heard this, and slowly began to pack up the chess pieces. As he did so, he said, "Since Yuanzhi understands this principle, why should he be so persistent?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Shu froze as if struck by lightning.

Looking down at the chess situation again, he couldn't help but feel complicated, a feeling of unwillingness and helplessness.

In fact, he has always had intuition in his heart, but he has never been willing to face it.

He was unwilling to admit that the cause he had fought for for so long was ultimately in vain. He was even more unwilling to be marginalized in the Xuanxia era and then disappear in the dust of history as the last generation of scholars.

"Is it really the end?" Xu Shu couldn't help but mutter when the chessboard was cleared.

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Today's situation seems to be in the middle, but in fact it is the end. It's not that I don't want to come out, but I can't do anything. If the destiny is not yet determined, we can still try, but if the destiny is determined, it cannot be reversed."

After saying that, Zhuge Liang stood up, shaking his feather fan, and then walked slowly to the back.

Xu Shu looked over blankly. He saw a wooden shelf with many bamboo slips piled on it, but there was also a pile of paper books next to it.

Obviously, he saw that the bamboo slips were mostly covered with dust, but the paper books were very clean, which showed that Zhuge Liang read more paper books. Xu Shu soon realized what these paper books were. Only Xuanxia in the north would regard such relatively exquisite paper books as the mainstream text carrier.

He immediately understood that although Zhuge Liang lived in the countryside, he was actually very concerned about the north.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang casually took out a few things from the pile of paper books, including a monthly report, a natural journal, a Xuanxia law, and a natural scripture. Then he returned to the table and sat down, placing these things in front of Xu Shu.

Xu Shu looked down and vaguely understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

He picked up the Xuanxia Code and flipped through it casually, and saw that there were many items in it with detailed explanations. The unusual thing was that there were many additional notes or annotations on it. Obviously, these were the notes and interpretations made by Zhuge Liang when he was reading these things. This serious study surprised Xu Shu.

He picked up a few other books and looked at them, and found the same thing in all of them.

At this time, Zhuge Liang's voice also came.

"Don't you think, Yuan Zhi, that with just these four things, Xuan Xia is already invincible? I have been studying the Xuan Xia system for several years, and the more I study, the more powerless I feel.

The maturity and direction of its laws perfectly confirm the creed and ideas of naturalism. The rights of the common people will eventually be upheld. With such a governance, the people's support will be indestructible.

There are journals on nature that can prove the usefulness of natural science methodology. Thanks to this, the advantages of Xuanxia technology today are beyond the reach of other countries.

The monthly report can serve as an eye-and-ear supervision, providing feedback from the people below and monitoring of the localities above. It ensures that the vision and hearing are correct and the administration of officials is clean, and can be regarded as a sacred tool for the country.

With the "Natural Scriptures", public morality was rebuilt, and good customs were recreated. The people were content with their affairs, and Xu Chen's contribution to writing the Scriptures and establishing the Dao was no less than that of the ancient sages. "

When he said this, Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, as if he was sighing to himself, or talking to Xu Shu.

"The world's structure has been reshaped. This is not a struggle between Han and Wu and Xuanxia, ​​but a struggle between the old Chinese order and the new order. Liang has studied Xuanxia for many years and has come to the conclusion that the north is much more advanced than us. This is the path of the great way, upright, mighty and unstoppable."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he smiled faintly. It was hard to tell whether his smile was happy or sad. He just saw through the situation and accepted it.

Xu Shu remained silent for a long time, just staring blankly at the books in front of him, and had no intention of refutating Zhuge Liang's remarks.

Whether it was his admiration for Zhuge Liang's talent or his own judgment, he actually knew that these words were correct, but he had never dared to face his heart and admit it.

Seeing Xu Shu's disappointed expression, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Yuanzhi, why bother with this? Although the Han Dynasty is beyond saving and scholars like me will also fall into the dust, it is a blessing to be able to witness this civilization change."

Xu Shu raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang with a blank look.

Zhuge Liang stood with his hands behind his back, looking towards the north at the door. "Although it is not good for us scholars that Xu Chen has emerged in this world, it is a great blessing for the people. This is not a bad thing. Soon, I will go north to seek and see the true face of Xuan Xia with my own eyes. I want to personally experience this unimaginable change of the times."

Xu Shu smiled bitterly: "I wish Brother Kong Ming a smooth journey, but I still have to finish the journey ahead. If it is really impossible, I will accept it."

(End of this chapter)