"What else do you know about that gentleman? It's not like you and I went to visit and didn't know anything, right? That would be too rude."
Sitting in the carriage, Li Si said to Dingwu helplessly.
"What can we find out in such a short time?" Dingwu shook his head, with a wry smile on his face, "Even now, we learned all this with great difficulty. After all, he only came to Chenggao a few days ago.
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Sighing, Li Si added: "Forget it, let's tell you everything you know first. Knowing is better than not knowing."
At the moment, he and Dingwu were about to visit the gentleman who had "spoken wildly" a few days ago. Recalling that at Dingwu's house just now, he learned the latest news from the front line, saying that the Allied Forces of the Five Nations suddenly retreated, and all the scholars in the courtyard were
Surprised, even Li Si was full of surprise.
Because the news came suddenly, it not only disrupted everyone's interest in talking, but also made them all confused and confused, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false. However, everyone was located in Sanchuan County, the border between Qin State and Shandong Kingdoms, and they all
He is a nobleman and is involved in all aspects. If he wants to find out whether something is true or not, it will only take him an afternoon and an evening.
The next day, more news came from the front line. After confirming the previous rumors, the scholars in Chenggao City could not sit still. Some people hurriedly packed their bags and left the city with their families and servants that day, especially those
Several Korean officials who had just arrived did not even warm their chairs and left in a hurry, coming and going in a hurry.
However, there were also people from some wealthy families who were overjoyed after hearing the news, waiting for the Qin army to return and surrender again. This naturally included Dingwu's family, and similarly, Li Si, who had originally planned to defect to Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei.
, naturally he will not leave.
Correspondingly, when everyone was not optimistic about Qin's situation and felt that the Five Nations Allied Forces could carry out a massacre, the "madman" who raised objections and accurately predicted the outcome naturally attracted the attention of interested people.
"There is indeed not much information about that person, and what I know is even less. I only know that he is Chen, and he just entered the city a few days ago. Judging from his dress and speech, it is obvious that he has a good family background, and he spends a lot of money.
A few days ago, I made a huge investment and bought a manor in the north of the city." Dingwu searched his mind and told him all the news he knew.
"Si's surname is Chen? Then she may be a descendant of the Chen State. People with the Chen surname were originally scattered in the Central Plains and Chu State. Yes, after the Tian family came to Qi, many of them moved to Qi State. The person you are talking about
Mr. Chen appeared in Chenggao, why did he come? Could it be that he also wants to enter Guanzhong?" Li Si listened to this and thought, "He can accurately predict the outcome of the Five-Nation Allied Forces. He must be a learned man and have a lot of knowledge.
, this time you are born, you must have something you want!”
"That's not something I can know, but you said he also wanted to join the Qin Dynasty. I don't think so," Dingwu shook his head. "The mansion he bought was originally a villa of the Korean clan. It was quite
It's as big as a village, but Mr. Chen came here alone and bought such a large area. He didn't want to take the manor and join the Qin Dynasty, right?"
"Oh? You mean the manor?" Li Si's heart skipped a beat, recalling inexplicably his experience when he was studying under his teacher. Doesn't the place where his master Xunzi taught also look like a village? But the people living in the village are all
They are just members of the same family.
Could it be...
Crunch…
Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"We're here." Dingwu opened the curtain and took a look, then called Li Si down, then looked at the courtyard entrance not far away, frowning, "It's strange, the courtyard of this house looks very grand.
But the past was obviously covered with vines and there were a lot of weeds around it. It was cleared up in a few days? How many servants did Mr. Chen hire?"
Muttering, he and Li Si walked hand in hand. When they arrived at the door, they saw that there was no servant guarding the door. Instead, there was a faint voice coming from the door. The two looked at each other and hesitated whether to go in, but heard a sound coming from the door.
call.
"Dingwu Jun, Li Jun, you are here too." The voice fell, and a thin but tall man strode out.
Li Si immediately recognized that this person was also at Dingwu's house yesterday, and his name was Xia Jing.
"You are also here to visit Mr. Chen, right? Don't send me a greeting. Mr. Chen has just come to Sanchuan and he doesn't have many servants. Come with me quickly. Mr. Chen is already surrounded by Katsuki and others.
I have to give a lecture."
"Shengji and the others are here too?" Dingwu was quite surprised, "I thought he would go to Zhao State with his family."
"There must be some people left in Qin." Xia Jing chuckled.
Li Si's mind was on another thing, and he handed over his hand and said, "May I ask Mr. Xia, Mr. Chen is going to give a lecture? Do you know which school of thought he is talking about?"
After asking this question, Dingwu also paid attention.
In today's world, great Taoist countries are competing for supremacy. The original countries are no longer standing side by side, and the momentum of hundreds of schools of thought contending has also subsided, but the inheritance of each school is still the same. Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Dharma, etc., which are the main prominent schools, also have their own active successors.
Li Si studied under Xunzi, studied Confucianism and had the same punishment name, so he attached great importance to the inheritance of the school. Even Dingwu, a disciple whose name was fake, couldn't help but pay attention when he heard this question.
"It's not clear yet. Mr. Chen didn't explain it, but judging from his age, he should also have a teacher." Xia Jing said, scanning the two of them, "You are well-informed. You have traveled thousands of miles to study. Hurry up and listen to what I said.
Maybe you can get some clues."
The three of them were walking and talking, and soon they arrived in a courtyard. They happened to see a group of people gathered together, all dressed as scholars, but there was a person sitting in the middle. If it wasn't Chen Cuo, who was he?
"That's Mr. Chen?" Li Si was surprised when he saw him, because he looked like he was at most thirty, but he had an extraordinary bearing. Although he was dressed in simple clothes and dressed in black, he stood out from the crowd just by sitting there.
It's hard not to be noticed.
"That's him, go over and listen to what they're talking about." Dingwu nodded, walked over with Li Si, and listened.
"...Gentlemen, I did not use any magic method to calculate, but after getting a lot of news, I deduced the situation from the perspective of rise and fall, and then I got the result."
Chen Cuo was obviously answering why he could accurately predict the advance and retreat of the five armies. He listened to everyone asking questions, but he was not confused at all and was very patient.
"Everything develops in a context. There are rumors everywhere about the affairs of the five armies. Although they are true or false, Chenggao is located in Sanchuan. Both the Qin and allied forces passed by and left many traces, so we can get a lot of clues. Again
In addition, this matter is developing rapidly, and the generals leading the army are not unknown people. All in all, it is clear."
As he spoke, he looked calmly not far away.
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"Rise and fall?"
At the end of Chen Cuo's sight, a middle-aged scribe stood on the top of the hill, watching from a distance, his face full of confusion.
On the side, the young man asked: "Master, you are well-informed, do you know this name?"
"I've never heard of him." The middle-aged scribe shook his head, "Let's listen to what he says and see if he is a deceiver under a false name. Then we can decide whether to visit him or not."
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"Sir, is this method of rise and fall really so powerful?"
"I can't say it's amazing," Chen Cuo smiled slightly and looked back, "But as long as you master the know-how, you can explain everything in the world."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
After all, this tone is really too loud.
Even Li Si couldn't help but frown. Even his pedantic teacher had never made such a conclusion. The man in front of him was not old, but his tone was really not young. He couldn't help but have the idea that the man in front of him might not have been fooled by chance.
The situation has been solved, and now you are using the topic to make yourself famous, right?
As soon as he thought about this, he looked at Chen Cuo's words and said: "The theory of rise and fall mentioned by Mr. is so exquisite, why is it not known in the world? Could it be that it has been covered up by various schools of thought?"
When Chen Cuo heard this, he looked over and said with a smile: "It's normal not to spread it to the world, because I have only compiled this method in recent years, and it has never been spread in the past."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was even more surprised!