Fu Nian did not answer Zhang Liang's words. He threw all the remaining fish food into the water with his backhand, clapped his hands and said, "You two junior brothers, please take care of yourself."
After saying that, Fu Nian also left here.
He still has a lot to deal with.
Only Yan Lu and Zhang Liang were left. The latter glanced at the former and said with a smile, "Brother, it seems that your peaceful days are coming to an end."
"Every feast in the world will eventually come to an end." Yan Lu replied calmly, "Zifang, you...maybe it's time to leave."
Zhang Liang lowered his head and smiled, a flash of memories flashed in his eyes, "If you want to leave, it would be better not to come in the first place."
"When Han Fei...senior brother returned to China, didn't he never leave?"
It would not be difficult for Zhang Liang to get out of the trouble at Xiaoshengxian Manor at this time.
Gu Xun’s face will be given to Ying Zheng.
But he was unwilling, just like Han Fei had to fight for a glimmer of life for South Korea no matter what, even if South Korea was actually dead.
Then Zhang Liang asked Yan Lu, "Senior brother...don't you plan to do something? You shouldn't stay..."
Yan Lu raised his head and glanced at the sky, "Unlike Senior Brother Han, I can't shoulder too many responsibilities and have a lazy temper. I just stay in the village."
"As for life and death..." Yan Lu smiled and did not continue.
He takes everything very lightly, including life and death, and even...including the life and death of others.
Nowadays, the most relaxed person in Xiaoshengxian Village is Yan Lu, because he even takes the life and death of Xiaoshengxian Village lightly.
In a sense, if Yan Lu had joined the Taoist Tianzong back then, he might have become a genius on par with Xiao Meng.
Zhang Liang heard the carefreeness and indifference in Yan Lu's words, and he didn't understand it somewhat - he could understand some things being downplayed, but was it too much to downplay everything?
However, if he didn’t understand, Zhang Liang had no right to ask about Yan Lu’s decision. He smiled and raised his hand and saluted, “Senior brother, take care of it!”
"The same goes for you, Zifang." Yan Lu smiled and bowed in return.
Immediately the two of them left separately.
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At the same time, Xianyang Imperial Prefecture.
"Sanghai has been very lively recently." Zi Nu sat on her knees in front of the dressing table in her room, talking softly to Gu Xun who was lying on the bed behind her.
She doesn't often stay in the Imperial Master's Mansion, but when Gu Xun comes back, she will definitely come back to accompany him.
Gu Xun lay on the bed and replied lazily, "Sanghai has always been very lively."
In fact, as a large coastal city in the far east, Songhai's prosperity is indeed ranked among the highest in the empire.
Zi Nu turned her head and rolled her eyes at him, then went straight to the point, "The situation of Little Saint Xian Manor has been very bad recently, and it seems to be in danger."
"Well..." Gu Xun groaned and then slowly responded, "From the beginning of Mohism's Qinglong Project, Confucianism is destined to slip into the abyss bit by bit. The only difference is how fast it falls and how deep it falls.
"
The emperor was assassinated and the empire lost great face.
For the sake of the emperor's face and to maintain the empire's rule, the empire must find this place.
Although the real culprit is undisputedly the Mohist family, the Mohist family's troubles are hard to find.
The Mohists all hid, so ordinary Mohist scholars kept their heads down and kept a low profile. The land of Qilu was the stronghold of Confucianism, so there were no Mohist scholars at all.
Under such circumstances, the empire forced the Mo family to vent its anger, which would not achieve the effect of finding trouble at all, and would only make people laugh more.
If you want to vent your anger, it is natural to vent your anger on the person who is least likely to be offended. This will be most effective.
Therefore, finding Confucianism was a logical outcome.
As for whether Confucianism has anything to do with the previous assassination, it doesn't matter. After the empire claims that it does, it will be there even if it doesn't - although in fact it does have something to do with Confucianism, but not much.
The emergence of the Book Burning Order became the perfect opportunity and reason for the empire to take action.
"It's not unusual for the empire to attack anyone, but... you really don't want to care about it?"
Gu Xun replied calmly, "There are so many things in the world, do I have to get involved in every one of them?"
"Let them deal with Confucian matters by themselves."
"You don't care about the life and death of the ovary?" Zi Nu turned around completely and stared at Gu Xun seriously and asked.
Gu Xun sighed softly, "If Zifang wants to live, nothing will happen to him. The outcome depends on him."
"As for Confucianism, as for the Little Saint's Village... I originally wanted to keep it, but it has nothing to do with Zifang and the others. It's just that the Little Saint's Village is useful."
"But now that I think about it, it's not indispensable, so I don't care."
For friends, Gu Xun only saves people, not troubles.
He didn't help Han Fei protect South Korea at all back then, and he certainly wouldn't protect the Little Sage Village for Zhang Liang or Yan Lu today.
There may be differences between South Korea and Xiaoshengxianzhuang in the eyes of others, but to Gu Xun they are all the same.
"Aren't you afraid that the ovary will scold you in your heart?" Zi Nu asked back.
She is one of those people who feels that there is a big difference between the two. After all, South Korea will definitely not be saved, but there is still a chance for Xiaoshengxianzhuang.
However, she also understood Gu Xun's thoughts and did not force him to take care of this matter, just a reminder.
We have been friends for many years, but if there is a quarrel over this...it would be a bit uneconomical.
Although Zhang Liang is not such a person, the hatred... has never been clear. Just like before the fall of Korea, no one expected that Zhang Liang would become the person most hostile to the empire and Ying Zheng.
Gu Xun smiled when he heard this, "If Zifang wants to scold me, he will scold me directly instead of holding it in his heart and scolding me secretly."
"As for whether he will scold me... Haha, Zifang is a smart man." Gu Xun saw this clearly.
Gu Xun's words did not mean that Zhang Liang knew not to fall out with him because he was smart, but that Zhang Liang was sensible enough to trace the source and clarify the cause and effect.
At that time, he did not blame Guxun for the destruction of Korea, because the main culprits were the Korean court and the Qin court.
Naturally, Gu Xun will not be angered by what happened at Little Saint Xian Manor now... The culprits are still the imperial court and some Confucian members with ulterior motives.
Zi Nu sighed and shook her head, "Just think it's okay for you."
She felt that when it came to the emotion of hatred, things should not be taken too absolutely, but she did not want to force Gu Xun, so she could only stop there.
Gu Xun understood her concerns, but didn't care.
On the one hand, he trusted Zhang Liang.
On the other hand, when you are with friends, it is impossible to accommodate everything.
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The next day, Songhai.
One thing attracted the attention of many people - Fu Nian, the head of Xiaoshengxian Village, asked to see the emperor.
The emperor also agreed to his request and received him and the great Confucian scholar Xunzi today.
The meeting lasted for more than half an hour. Xunzi and Fu Nian left the general's residence with calm expressions, and everything seemed to be normal.
However, many forces who paid close attention to this matter made similar judgments at the first time - Xiaoshengxian Village may have completely fallen out with the emperor.
As Xunzi and Fu Nian were, there should have been a banquet after the emperor formally received them, but now there was no banquet at all.
Of course, Ying Zheng has a domineering character, so it is understandable that he deliberately did not hold a banquet because he was dissatisfied with Xiaoshengxian Village.
But when the two left the General's Mansion, there was no one to see them off, as if they were just two unrelated people leaving. This explains the problem.
Although this meeting was requested by Fu Nian, it was someone sent by the General's Mansion to pick him up when he came.
This shows that the emperor is still very willing to see Xiaoshengxianzhuang turn to him.
But sending someone to pick him up, but not sending anyone off, excluding the small probability event that the emperor deliberately lost face in Xiaoshengxian Village, there is only one possibility - the emperor was angered by Fu Nian and Xunzi, so he changed his attitude.
No matter what the specific content of the meeting was, whether Fu Nian Xunzi angered the emperor, or whether the emperor's request was completely unacceptable to Fu Nian Xunzi, the two sides broke down further.
Judging from the calmness and calmness of the two people when they left, this result was most likely what they had expected.
Everything that happened after that also confirmed the speculations of others.
Before daybreak, in the afternoon of that day, the empire sent troops to block the mountain gate of Xiaoshengxian Manor.
This does not completely seal the entrance and exit of Little Saint Xian Villa, because it is built on a mountain and is connected with the western mountains of Songhai. Even if only the mountain gate is blocked, one can still hide directly from the Villa into the forest.
This also shows the empire's attitude - it will not completely exterminate the Little Sage Villa and will allow the students in the villa to leave the academy on their own.
Not to mention the reaction of Xiaoshengxianzhuang to this, other Qilu Confucian students immediately exploded.
Although there are a small number of well-intentioned people within Confucianism who want to take advantage of this opportunity to pull Xiaoshengxian Manor off the altar and move it to the 'holy land' that they are burdened with, most people put pressure on Xiaoshengxian Manor just for the sake of
Let this Confucian holy place be their flag waver in resisting the book-burning order.
Although their thoughts did not consider the life and death of Xiaoshengxian Village, but...as a Confucian holy land, Xiaoshengxian Village carries this name, so it naturally has to bear corresponding responsibilities.
Neither side can be right or wrong.
Now that the empire is really planning to attack Little Saint's Village, these pedantic Confucian scholars will naturally return to protect Little Saint's Village.
However, this time the empire's response was very tough, which was completely different from the previous cold treatment. It directly dispersed the Confucian scholars who had criticized the matter and surrounded it in the general's palace. At the same time, it severely reprimanded the Confucian doctorate officials headed by Chun Yuyue.
The situation quickly took a turn for the worst.
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Outside Songhai City, the Mohist stronghold.
After learning about the situation in the city, Master Ban quickly summoned everyone.
"The empire has taken action. The mountain gate of Little Saint's Villa has been blocked." Looking at the people arriving, Master Ban explained the situation in a deep voice.
"Are you ready to take action now?" Gao Jianli asked immediately.
Master Ban shook his head, "The time has not come yet, the Empire and Little Saint Xian Manor have not really met each other at war."
If the two sides don't start fighting, there is no way they can't take action. Otherwise, the empire is the one who is being unreasonable. Once they take action and are unreasonable, it will become the Little Sage Manor.
Pirate Zhi asked worriedly, "How much time can we have in Little Saint's Village?"
Master Ban stroked his beard with a solemn look on his face, "I don't think it will take long, old man. I'm afraid we will see the outcome today."
Destroying Confucianism is a big project, but destroying Xiaoshengxian Manor only takes one day at most.
"Why are you suddenly taking action?" Tian Ming, who finally arrived, asked in confusion.
Yesterday, he ran to Songhai City enthusiastically and walked around the city eight times with Shao Yu. In the end, as Master Ban expected, he did not find a chance to sneak in quietly.
This made him very angry, but he had to accept the reality.
He couldn't take the risk of being discovered, because it was Xiaoshengxianzhuang who would bear the consequences.
Master Ban replied in a deep voice, "Fu Nian and Master Xun went to see Ying Zheng today. I'm afraid the two sides were very unhappy."
"It would be unwise to provoke the emperor at this time." Snow Girl frowned and sighed softly.
"Perhaps I have to do it." Master Ban sighed.
It can really be said that the Little Saint Xian Village has reached this point and has nothing to do with me. It is purely forced by the external environment. It is completely different from the farmer who has his own problems and was taken advantage of by the trap.
If I had to say I did something wrong, it would probably be that I didn't give up the bottom line just to survive.
"I'll go to the city and keep an eye on it." It was a busy day and we were about to leave.
However, Thief Zhi stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile, "It's better to leave this kind of matter to professionals."
Tianming thought for a moment and did not fight with Robber Zhi.
This kind of work is indeed the best for Tao Zhi, so there is no need for him to stand out.
After all, he also wanted to help Little Sage Village, not cause trouble.
After saying this, Robber Zhi set off.
Master Ban looked at Gao Jianli and Xue Nu, "Xiao Gao, Axue, please be ready at any time."
The two nodded and left to prepare.
Master Ban finally looked at Gai Nie, who was silently listening, and said hesitantly, "Mr. Gai, I didn't know you..."
Ge Nie is not a disciple of the Mohist family, so Master Ban cannot directly instruct him to do things.
Gainie understood what Master Ban meant and immediately replied, "I'll help too."
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Tianming didn't need Master Ban's arrangements at all, and went to prepare on his own. Even if Master Ban asked him to stand by, I'm afraid he wouldn't be willing.
Master Ben probably knew it and had no intention of stopping it.
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At the same time, inside the Little Saint’s Villa.
The three master brothers of Qilu and Qilu gathered together again. Zhang Liang and Yan Lu both had conspicuous smiles on their faces and seemed very happy.
Although Fu Nian didn't smile, his expression was very relaxed, and he must be in a good mood.
The reason why the three of them were in a good mood was because of the previous meeting.
The purpose of Fu Nian's meeting with Ying Zheng was to try to reason with him and move him emotionally, so as to persuade the emperor to withdraw the book-burning order or reduce the intensity of the book-burning order.
He hopes to use the gentlest possible method to prevent the situation from developing into the worst direction.
But Xunzi had different ideas from him.
Xunzi didn't want to stop anything, he just wanted to criticize Ying Zheng.
When Ying Zheng came to Xiaoshengxian Manor before, he also wanted to solve the problem gently, so he always exercised restraint, but now he obviously thinks that his previous idea was a mistake.
The emperor could not stop it, could not exhort it, could not enlighten it.
Then there's nothing more to say, just start spraying and that's it.
Today he followed Fu Nian to see the emperor. He showed no restraint at all and perfectly demonstrated his level as the best debater in hundreds of schools. From government affairs to people's livelihood, from officials to the emperor, from top to bottom, from shallow to deep, he was impressed by everything.
He went through it again, especially his expelled disciple Li Si, who received special attention.
Li Si, who was accompanying Fu Nian and Xunzi at the time, was so sprayed that his face almost turned green.
With his city being able to show it so obviously, Xunzi's words were undoubtedly extremely lethal.
