Facing Fu Nian, who had a particularly respectful attitude, Ying Zheng showed a slight smile on his lips, and his eyes also fluctuated.
To be honest, he was actually a little surprised.
Ever since his plan to confer Zen status on Mount Tai came to light, Confucianism, which was already noisy, has not stopped for a day.
Forget about being noisy, the key is that what you say is generally not pleasant to listen to.
Of course, there are high and low levels of dissatisfaction, but the best among them are those like Xiaoshengxianzhuang who simply remain silent.
Fu Nian's current attitude change is not to say a 180-degree U-turn, but at least a 90-degree turn.
With Ying Zheng's understanding of Confucianism, this is not easy.
But an accident was an accident, and of course he was happy to see it happen.
Ying Zheng didn't like Confucianism, but he was just bored, not to the point of hating it.
The Mohist family had its own private armed forces, and the peasant family had hundreds of thousands of disciples and generals without seeds. In comparison, the Confucian family was much more harmless.
Ying Zheng is not cruel, he is just... ruthless to the people, just like people looking at ants.
People don't care about the life or death of ants.
Ying Zheng stopped talking about Feng Chan and asked instead, "I heard that Fusu personally visited Little Saint Xian Manor before?"
Fu Nian nodded slightly and replied, "It is indeed the case. Your Highness Fu Su was so kind and condescending that you came to the village in person and pointed out Fu Nian's big mistake. I'm really ashamed."
"Well..." Ying Zheng nodded calmly, "The library of Little Saint Xianzhuang... is indeed a big omission. What's going on now?"
"The grassroots arranged for the students of Xiaoshengxian Village to copy and replace it day and night. Now the replacement has been basically completed, and the original copies have been sealed and stored."
Ying Zheng snorted lightly and expressed no comment on Fu Nian's solution.
It seems that he is satisfied, but he also seems not to be very satisfied.
But Fu Nian knew in his heart that Ying Zheng was definitely not very satisfied.
After all, he planned to burn the book, so it didn't matter whether Xiaoshengxianzhuang re-copied it in Xiaozhuan or not.
Next, the two were silent for a while, focusing on the chess game.
Fu Nian's chess skills are superb, but Ying Zheng is not bad either, and Fu Nian is not easy to show off, so the situation in this game becomes more and more anxious.
At this time, Ying Zheng spoke again and said, "Mr. Fu Nian is willing to accompany you to the Yishan sacrifice ceremony later?"
Fu Nian was startled, then immediately agreed, "Of course, Fu Nian is very honored."
Of course he couldn't refuse this.
Gu Xun is probably the only person in the world who dares not to give Ying Zheng face and refuse his personal invitation.
Besides, this is not a bad thing. Fu Nian has no reason to refuse.
At present, although there are many Confucian scholars in Yishan, almost more than the people in the empire, they are only responsible for discussing the details of the Zen ceremony in front of Ying Zheng after the ceremony.
As for the qualifications to participate in the ceremony, they belong to the imperial officials and have nothing to do with them.
Of course, no one else can participate, but I can do it alone, which is not always a good thing.
Being someone who stands out is always easy to attract jealousy.
But now that Fu Nian has stood at the foot of Mount Yi on behalf of Xiaoshengxian Village, the limelight is definitely out, no less than a little more or less.
Ying Zheng then asked suddenly, "I remember Mr. Fu Nian's junior brother, Mr. Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes of Qilu, and Mr. Zhang San are also here, right?"
"I also want to meet a young talent who can be as good as Mr. Fu Nian. Let him come when we climb the mountain."
Fu Nian's eyes changed slightly, he nodded calmly, clasped his hands in salute, and replied, "Thank you for your Majesty's appreciation. I would like to thank you on behalf of my wife."
Ying Zheng waved his hand slightly, "In the chess game, sir, there is no need to be polite."
Next, the two ended the chess game in silence.
Fu Nian lost.
As for whether Ying Zheng defeated him or he kept it to himself, only Fu Nian knows for sure.
Neither of them cared much about this game anyway.
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Jiaodong County, on the outskirts of Songhai City, is the stronghold of the Xiang clan.
The Xiang family basically had no involvement in the matter of Mount Tai's enshrinement of Zen.
Shao Yu was quite interested, but Tian Ming was restricted from going, so he couldn't even go.
The main reason is that this matter is indeed inconsistent with the Xiang family's profession.
Their subordinates are all soldiers, and Taishan Fengchan... Unless they plan to directly raise troops to rebel, there is definitely no need to go there.
Of course, they really want to rebel and besiege Mount Tai, but unfortunately they don't have the strength.
In Taishan, there are no experience server accounts for hundreds of thousands of peasant disciples. Facing Ying Zheng who is protected by thousands of armor-piercing soldiers, they can only beat him on the head.
However, although the power is not enough, it must be created, and it will not work if it is not created!
When the three generals Long Qieying and Bujibu come together, they will definitely not blindly consider the so-called anti-Qin forces and anti-Qin alliance like the Mohists.
What they care more about and identify with more is the strength of their own troops.
They had previously approached Shao Yu to discuss matters related to the expansion of their troops, but because Shao Yu's eyes had not recovered, they decided not to do so for the time being.
Now, Shaoyu's eyes have completely recovered and his physical condition has returned to its peak state.
It’s time to talk about the serious business of restoring the glory of the Chu army.
"What do you think?" Shao Yu, who knew the purpose of Long Qie's visit, did not respond, but asked instead.
As a serious soldier who has been on the battlefield, Shao Yu also feels that having soldiers under his command gives him confidence.
But now the world is ruled by an empire. Even if the central court does not have enough control over the local areas, recruiting troops and horses is an act of seeking death.
So this is an issue that requires long-term consideration and brainstorming.
Yingbu was the first to reply without thinking, "First of all, we must gather the old troops. The Thunder Leopard Army and the Shadow Tiger Army were not completely wiped out back then."
Shao Yu touched his chin and nodded.
Although the combined remnants of the two legions did not amount to a thousand people, they were already a force that could not be ignored for the Xiang clan at this time.
Besides, he's still a veteran.
The problem is...that was many years ago.
After the Tenglong Legion was crippled, the remnants of the army have been maintained under the leadership of Long Qie for so many years.
Without the backbone of Shadow Tiger and Thunder Leopard, how many people can be found now?
"Recalling the old unit... are you sure?" Shao Yu asked directly as he thought of it.
Ji Bu was the first to answer, "I have some features, so there should be no problem."
Shaoyu turned to look at Yingbu. He curled his lips and said hesitantly, "I...I...can also think of a way."
In fact, unlike Ji Bu who was really confident, Yingbu was not sure at all when it came to the specific implementation step.
He himself has been living in a state of drunkenness and dreaming these past few years, and the lives of his surviving brothers are very different from his. It will not be easy to get them back.
Pre-Qin was not a modern era, and electricity could be supplied to the whole country.
Upon seeing this, Long Qie said, "I will ask the people from the Tenglong Legion to help. Maybe if I spend more time, I can still get the person back."
Those who could accompany Yingbu Jibu in the battle until they were almost completely destroyed were die-hard members of the Chu State. Even after so many years, as long as someone raises their arms and calls out, there is a high probability that they can still be brought back... provided that they listen to the call.
