The Most Powerful Man in the World

Wang Ru narrowed his eyes and stared into the distance: "Hey, that figure seems to be Zuo Lengchan!"

Several guards subconsciously made a defensive gesture. After all, Zuo Lengchan suddenly came to make people doubt their motives, in case Zuo Lengchan was going to be detrimental to them.

On the other hand, Li Shishi seemed very calm, waved his hand and said: "No need, now we are on other people's territory, if the other party is really going to harm us, no matter how much you take precautions, it's useless, you might as well take a look. Let's see what Zuo Lengchan came here for."

After looking at Wang Ru and the others, Li Shishi said calmly: "It's all for the old man to stabilize, don't lose the face of the prince."

Here Zuo Lengchan and Fei Bin rushed down the mountain all the way, and they saw Li Shishi and his party from a distance.

Although he knew that with Li Shishi's group's footsteps, he wouldn't be able to go down the mountain for a while, but when he caught up, Fei Bin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now the Songshan faction is about to have a big catastrophe, and for the Songshan faction, the only way to protect themselves is King Ning.

The figure floated down, Zuo Lengchan bowed his hands at Li Shishi and Wang Ru with a smile on his face: "Brother Wang Xian, Mr. Li, Zuo is polite!"

Li Shishi smiled and said: "The leader of the Zuo alliance is really polite. I don't know if the leader of the Zuo alliance is here, but is there something wrong?"

Wang Ru looked at Zuo Lengchan on guard and said: "The leader of the Zuo alliance does not want to take us to the court, and go to the court to take credit!"

Zuo Lengchan was stunned for a moment, and said with a straight face: "Brother Wang Xian, what do you say, how can Zuo be such a despicable villain."

Li Shishi smiled aside and said, "Leader of the Zuo Alliance, don't have the same knowledge as General Wang. General Wang is a rude person. He can say whatever he thinks, but he has misunderstood the leader of the Zuo Alliance."

Zuo Lengchan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Disciple Wang Xian has a straightforward temperament, and Zuo will not care, but Zuo has come here this time, but he has something he wants to ask Mr.

Seeing Zuo Lengchan's expression, Li Shishi faintly felt that the next conversation might be related to whether he could persuade Zuo Lengchan, so he said with a straight face: "If the leader of the Zuo alliance has anything to say, just say it outright. Li must know everything and say everything."

Zuo Lengchan looked around, and Li Shishi reacted and waved: "Except for General Wang, you should step back and protect yourself around you."

These guards glanced at Zuo Lengchan and Fei Bin, and slowly retreated more than a dozen meters away. Zuo Lengchan nodded with Fei Bin, and saw Fei Bin jumped, and he landed not far away after a few ups and downs. On the top of a mountain peak, it is condescending, and the surrounding scene is unobstructed.

Then Zuo Lengchan looked at Li Shishi solemnly and said: "Mr. Li, if Zuo is leading the Songshan faction to assist the prince, how will the prince plan to arrange my Songshan faction?"

Li Shishi's eyes suddenly lit up, resisting the surprise in his heart, he took a deep breath and said: "When it came, the prince once told Li to ask the leader of the left alliance no matter what, the prince once said that as long as the leader of the left alliance helps him achieve success The great cause is definitely a reward for meritorious deeds, even if it is a hereditary prince, the prince is willing to reward him."

Zuo Lengchan narrowed his eyes. He is a heroic figure. In the past, his eyes were indeed only on the rivers and lakes, and he never thought of being ranked in the court.

However, the accident at the Jinpen Handwashing Conference was a blow to the head, which suddenly woke Zuo Lengchan from his dream of dominating the arena.

Although the rivers and lakes are big, they are only a corner of the rivers and mountains.

Their Songshan sect is very strong in the rivers and lakes, and there are only a few sects that can be compared with them, and even his cultivation base can be placed in the forefront of the rivers and lakes.

But so what, just because Liu Zhengfeng bought the false title of a court sergeant, he was taken to Jinyiwei, and Yue Buqun, who became the court's eagle dog, seized the handle, and stunned their Songshan faction with a rebellious hat.

With such a big hat, the Songshan faction couldn't bear it, but just thinking that the Qingcheng faction was destroyed in one day because of Yu Canghai's assassination of the court uncle, Zuo Lengchan couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart.

There is not much road left for him, either wait for the imperial army to come to Songshan to pacify their Songshan faction, or as Wang Ru said, take Wang Ru and his party and hand it over to the imperial court, in order to make up for the shortcomings, but Yue Buqun is the Jinyiwei. Qianhu and Zuo Lengchan did not think that Yue Buqun would miss such a good opportunity to deal with their Songshan faction, so this move seemed beneficial, but it was actually too risky.

Another thing is to raise a faction to surrender to King Ning, and follow King Ning to rebel and fight.

What is Zuo Lengchan's temperament, he has always acted domineeringly, and he wants something, even if he is unscrupulous, he is straight, so Zuo Lengchan would rather help Ning Wangju's faction to fight for his life.

But Zuo Lengchan really didn't think that King Ning promised to reward the hereditary princes. What kind of concept is that? Just look at the honors of the hereditary princes in the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that Qian Li looks for a marquis. For many people, being able to make a marquis is already the greatest honor, but the honor of the duke far exceeds that of the marquis. King Ning's promise can be said to be sincere.

As for whether his Zuo Lengchan will be able to have enough merits to obtain the position of the king in the future, Zuo Lengchan never doubts that what he wants to do, no matter what he wants to do, even if he is desperate for his life. to achieve.

Li Shishi has been paying attention to Zuo Lengchan's changes in expression, seeing the expression of emotion in Zuo Lengchan's eyes, Li Shishi couldn't help but feel a little joy in his heart, and persuaded: "If what Zuomeng has learned is buried in the rivers and lakes. It's really a pity, the rivers and lakes are just a small quagmire, how can they accommodate such a person as the leader of the Zuo alliance, only this day is the place where the leader of the Zuo alliance has learned."

Saying that, Li Shishi respectfully bowed to Zuo Lengchan, and said sincerely: "On behalf of my prince, Mr. Li asked the lord of the Zuo alliance to think of the people of the world, help my lord to eradicate the stupor, rebuild the universe, and restore the peace and prosperity of the people of the world! "

Zuo Lengchan came back to his senses and quickly stepped forward to help Li Shishi up with both hands. Looking at the sincerity in Li Shishi's eyes, he took a deep breath and nodded his head: "Zuo Moueng's lord is deeply loved and willing to serve the lord. !"

Although he had already guessed that Zuo Lengchan was going to belong to his own prince, Zuo Lengchan did not open his mouth and agreed, Li Shishi was a little unconvinced after all. Hearing Zuo Lengchan's words at this moment, Li Shishi couldn't help but be overjoyed. , couldn't help laughing and said: "Hahaha, with the help of the Zuo alliance master, the great cause is hopeful!"

Of course, people like Li Shishi didn't wonder why Zuo Lengchan's attitude changed so quickly, but no matter what, at least Zuo Lengchan was willing to help King Ning, and they were worth it.

The influence of the Songshan faction on the rivers and lakes is not small at all. There are thousands of disciples. The most important thing is that Zuo Lengchan and the thirteen Taibao of the Songshan faction are all experts in the arena. When the time comes to deal with Chu Yi, it will be another time. It doesn't fit.

The group returned to Songshan Mountain and entered the living room. The relationship between the two parties was naturally very different.

Li Shishi looked at Zuo Lengchan and said, "Leader of the Zuo alliance, Li came to recruit the Wuyue Sword Sect on the orders of the prince. I wonder if the leader of the Zuo alliance thinks that Huashan and Hengshan might be recruited?"

Zuo Lengchan pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Don't hide Mr. Li, not long ago, Zuo sent someone to deal with Liu Zhengfeng, who colluded with the demons of the demon sect. As a result, Liu Zhengfeng bought the post of sergeant from the imperial court. My disciples therefore He was captured by Jinyiwei Qianhu Yue Buqun, and he was even labeled as a rebel."

Li Shishi was stunned for a moment, the doubts in his heart dissipated, and he naturally understood why Zuo Lengchan suddenly changed his attitude, from hesitating to choosing to help his own prince.

Since he came for the Wuyue Sword Sect, Li Shishi naturally added some information about the Wuyue Sword Sect, frowned and said, "Isn't Liu Zhengfeng the actual controller of the Hengshan Sect, isn't Yue Buqun the former head of the Huashan Sect? Why did you suddenly become a thousand households of Jinyiwei?"

Zuo Lengchan smiled bitterly and said: "How did Yue Buqun become a thousand households of Jinyiwei, Zuo really doesn't know, but in Zuo's opinion, the Wuyue Sword Sect, Hengshan Sect, and Hengshan Sect cannot win."

Li Shishi stroked his beard and looked at Zuo Lengchan, and saw a cold look flashing in Zuo Lengchan's eyes: "But the Huashan School and the Taishan School are very likely to be used by the prince!"

Li Shishi's eyes lit up and said: "How can I say this, since Yue Buqun is a thousand households of Jinyiwei, how can the Huashan faction be used by the prince..."

But before the words were finished, a smile appeared on Li Shishi's mouth, and he suddenly realized: "So it is, it seems that the Huashan faction must have broken out in civil strife, and that's why the former head Yue Buqun joined the court and became a thousand households of Jinyiwei. Speaking of which, just as the leader of the Left Alliance said, the Huashan faction can definitely be used by the lord!"

[On the first day of the beginning of the month, the monthly pass was still in the top three in the early morning, but when I woke up, it fell to the seventh, and I was confused. I didn’t say it, let’s see if there is a monthly pass, and smash it. Today, let’s go to the fifth watch, okay? it is good!Ask for a monthly pass. 】

Chapter 2 The way of life of the Kong family! 【[-] more】

On top of a carriage, Chu Yi sat firmly in it, with the book in his hand. At this moment, the horse galloped in a hurry, and the visitor presented a secret letter to Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin sent the Dongchang scout and drove his horse forward, parallel to the carriage. At this moment, in the carriage, Chu Yi's voice sounded: "Cao Shaoqin, is there something wrong?"

With Chu Yi's current cultivation base, just relying on induction, it is impossible to hide the troubles within a radius of more than ten meters from him.

Cao Shaoqin said respectfully, "Supervisor, Dongchang has a secret letter to submit."

Saying that, Cao Shaoqin opened the carriage window and presented the secret letter to Chu Yi. Chu Yi took the secret letter, opened it with a glance, and said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, "It's interesting, it's really interesting, but Yue Buqun will seize the opportunity."

When Cao Shaoqin heard this, he could not help but curiously glanced at the secret letter in Chu Yi's hand.

Chu Yi handed the secret letter to Cao Shaoqin and said, "You also have a look."

The secret letter is naturally what happened at the Liu Zhengfeng Golden Basin Handwashing Conference, Cao Shaoqin squinted his eyes and said, "This Yue Buqun is really as the governor said, but the Songshan faction is really unlucky enough. Being caught by Yue Buqun's painful foot, this time the Songshan faction may not escape the disaster."

For these sects above the rivers and lakes, whether it is the Songshan sect or the Hengshan sect, in Cao Shaoqin's eyes, they are the best ones that can be destroyed.

Now that Yue Buqun had his eyes on the Songshan faction, he had the intention of destroying the Songshan faction in one fell swoop. Cao Shaoqin naturally applauded.

It is even more impossible for Chu Yi to take this matter to heart. He just instructed Dongchang to keep an eye on the follow-up. As for whether the Songshan faction will be destroyed by the court, that is the matter of the court. Chu Yi has no interest in worrying about it. .

"Cao Shaoqin, where are we now?"

Cao Shaoqin said respectfully: "Report to the governor, and according to the governor's instructions, we will return to Beijing, pass through Shandong, and turn to Qufu. Now we have entered the boundary of Qufu."

A bright light flashed in Chu Yi's eyes: "Stop!"

Soon the carriage stopped steadily, and Chu Yi walked out of the carriage. Looking around, he saw a green field all around. The breeze was coming, and the crops in the field were swaying with the wind. It looked harmonious.

Abandoning the car and getting on the horse, Chu Yi and his party stabilized the speed of the horse and slowly moved forward. At this moment, Fang Li took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi: "Master, we are going to Qufu this time. I think that the master is going to the Confucius Mansion in Qufu. Bar!"

Chu Yi smiled slightly, and the fool knew that he came to Qufu for the Kong family.

The Confucius family has a great influence in the world's scholarly forests. The Duke Yansheng was enshrined by the imperial court in all dynasties, and his status can be said to be respected. For thousands of years, dynasties have changed, but the Confucian family has been passed down from generation to generation. Split, but even if it is split, it can still be mixed together. It is in the same vein as the Southern Taoist Tianshifu, which is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

With a bit of worry on his face, Fang Li whispered: "The Governor, the Confucius family has a high status, the Governor must think twice before acting!"

Chu Yi couldn't help chuckling, and said with a bit of disdain, "Then it depends on the choice of the Kong family! If the Kong family knows the interest, Chu is not someone who kills!"

While speaking, Chu Yi said to Cao Shaoqin, "Has the whereabouts of the Governor ever been reported?"

Cao Shaoqin hurriedly said: "According to the command of the governor, after entering the Shandong territory, the slaves have already sent someone to quietly pass the governor's walk. It is expected that with the status of the Kong family in Shandong, the governor must have received the governor at this time. News coming straight to Qufu."

When Chu Yi talked about the Confucius family with Cao Shaoqin and Fang Li, in the huge mansion of the Confucius Mansion in Qufu, the contemporary Duke Yansheng Kong Wenshao and a group of clan elders sat in the hall with a solemn expression.

Kong Wenshao looked solemn, his eyes swept over the clan elders and said slowly: "Every clan elder, Chu Yi came straight to me in Qufu, what is the goal, I think even if I don't say it, everyone should know it in their hearts!"

One of them is about [-] years old and is the younger brother of Duke Yansheng of the previous generation. His name is Kong Hongli. The replacement will not harm my Confucius family, a mere emperor's favorite minister, how can I handle my Confucius family?"

He was also a clan elder, who looked only about forty, so he could not help frowning and said, "Third Uncle's words are bad, Chu Yi is extraordinary, in his eyes, he doesn't respect the literati. , not to mention that he killed the literati like slaughtering cattle and sheep, just his actions in Jianyang County, Fujian, don't you have any feelings?"

Kong Hongli snorted coldly, "The Zhu family is the Zhu family, so how can I compare it to my Confucius family? There are seventy-two sages and sages sitting down with the ancestors, the most holy teachers, and his Zhu family is just a Zhu Xi who deserves to enjoy the Confucius Temple!"

Saying that, Kong Hongli's eyes flashed brightly and said, "In these years, the Zhu clan has been holding the right to speak in Shilin, and its influence has overwhelmed my Kong clan. The removal of the Zhu clan this time is really heartwarming."

Apparently, the rumors about Chu Yi targeting the Zhu family in Jianyang County had already spread, but looking at Kong Hongli's reaction, it was obvious that there were actually many factions within Confucianism.

Confucianism is indeed the representative of Confucianism on the bright side, but there are many factions within Confucianism. After the death of Confucius alone, Confucianism during the Warring States Period was divided into eight schools, such as Zizhangzhiru, Zisizhiru, Yanshizhiru, etc. It has also derived schools such as Gongyang School, Neo-Confucianism, and Psychology.

The Zhu family is the representative of the Neo-Confucian school. Because of the prevalence of Neo-Confucianism, naturally the influence of the Zhu family has greatly increased, which will affect the interests of the Kong family to some extent. Therefore, the Kong family is actually very repulsive to the Zhu family.

This time, knowing that the Zhu family was destroyed by Chu Yi, the Kong family felt that something was hurting them, but it was more of a joy.

When the Zhu family was destroyed, the Confucian school of Neo-Confucianism, which had the right to speak, naturally lost its leader. When the Confucian family raised their voices, the right to speak would naturally return to the hands of the Confucian family.

Kong Wenzheng couldn't help frowning and said, "Isn't the clan uncle afraid that the calamity of the Zhu family will be repeated in my Kong family?"

Kong Hongli was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Is it just relying on him Chu Yi? My Confucius family has passed down for thousands of years, and I have never seen any strong winds and waves, even if it is Meng Yuan, who was murderous in the past, it is not a courtesy to my Confucius family. Youjia, as long as the emperor wants to sit firmly in the country, he will respect my Confucius family, he, Chu Yi, is just a slave to the royal family, does he dare to touch my Confucian family?"

Kong Wenzheng couldn't help sighing when he heard the words, his eyes fell on the patriarch Kong Wenshao and said: "Patriarch, don't provoke Chu Yi, or my Kong family will probably follow in the footsteps of Zhu's!"

Most of the dozen or so clan elders sneered at Kong Wenzheng's remarks, thinking that Kong Wen was unfounded and worried that in this world, who would dare to touch their Kong family.

Even if the Ming Dynasty does not exist and the dynasty is changed, their Kong family will be safe and sound, and they will enjoy the same glory, wealth and honor, and the imperial court enshrines them.

Kong Wenshao stroked his beard, his eyes flickered, nodded slowly, his eyes fell on Kong Wenzheng and said, "Ninth brother, you will handle the matter of welcoming Chu Yi!"

Kong Wenzheng couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words. Kong Wenshao chose him to be responsible for meeting Chu Yi instead of choosing Kong Hongli and others who rejected and even despised Chu Yi. This already showed Kong Wenshao's attitude.

Kong Hongli and the others couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard the words, Kong Hongli even said to Kong Wenshao, "Patriarch, you..."

Kong Wenshao coughed lightly, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, you are a teacher who learns from past experiences and future events. As the saying goes, don't be afraid of [-], but be afraid of what happens. It's really the bloody cases that Chu Yi made, the Songyang massacre, the Jiangnan massacre. The capital tragedy, now that even the Zhu clan has been destroyed by you, are you really not afraid of his Chu Yi butchering knife and falling on my Kong clan's head?"

Thinking of what Chu Yi has done in the past, no matter how much they rejected Chu Yi, Kong Hongli and the others couldn't help but stiffen, and a little chill appeared in their hearts.

As the so-called scholar encounters soldiers, it is not clear why it is reasonable. If Chu Yi is a patriarch and a powerful person above the court, they are not afraid of the Kong family, but Chu Yi is a servant, even if Chu Yi is really like that. Treating the Kong Clan the same way they dealt with the Zhu Clan, it seems that they don't even have a chance to complain.

Kong Wenzheng glanced at the clan elders, and there was a bit of disdain in the depths of his eyes.

For thousands of years, the Confucius family has been able to pass down like a mountain between dynasties, and the way of doing things is the real principle.

As the saying goes, a man can bend and stretch. Since he can't provoke Chu Yi, he should make a low profile. There is a saying that if you reach out and don't hit a smiling person, their Kong family has a low profile. Can Chu Yi still deal with them for no reason? Can't do it?

Whenever the dynasty is changed, the Confucius family will stand on the side of whoever is stronger.

Outside the main hall, a servant of the Kong family came in a hurry, stood outside the main hall and said respectfully: "Master, hurry up and report!"

A teenager standing by the side stepped forward to take the letter and walked to Kong Wenshao in a low voice, "Father!"

Kong Wenshao took the letter, opened it, raised his brows, then looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, Chu Yi has now entered the territory of Qufu and will arrive at my Kong family in a few days."

Speaking of that, Kong Wenshao glanced at everyone and said slowly: "I hope that during this period, no one will take any drastic actions, it is related to the existence of Kong's family. If someone breaks into any trouble, don't blame the ancestral hall of the public, and put it away. Expel the Kong clan."

Chu Yi and his party are not slow. When they approached Qufu City, Chu Yi changed into a carriage, and the carriage walked slowly. From a distance, an ancient and vicissitudes of architectural community came into view. It was standing in the land of Shandong. Above, the Confucian family that has prospered for thousands of years is located.