While the Yue monarchs and ministers were plotting, Wang Liangyu had already left Kuaiji City on his Taxue Wuzui, heading north towards Gusu, the capital of the Wu Kingdom.
Wang Liangyu is not alone, but following a caravan.
Originally, Wang Liangyu was planning to fight alone in the world.
However, he was persuaded by Fan Li.
It’s not that the road is dangerous, the key is that you don’t know the way.
"Isn't there a map?"
Wang Liangyu asked such a question stupidly, and then saw a map handed over by Fan Li.
The so-called map can no longer be described as crude. In fact, it is just some scrawled and distorted lines, plus some place names, and it is impossible to distinguish the southeast from the northwest.
In this primitive era, road construction was almost non-existent. There were only simple and well-maintained yellow mud roads near the city. If it was a little more remote, there would only be complicated and narrow paths leading to nowhere. Even most of the time, there were no roads at all.
Just wilderness.
It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to rely on this map to travel to Suzhou.
At this point, Wang Liangyu gave up the thought of traveling alone, and under Fan Li's arrangement, set off with a caravan heading to Suzhou.
The caravan has professional guides. They are the real living maps. Which mountains to climb, which rivers to cross, and which roads to take are all deeply engraved in our minds. These cannot be replaced by the lines on the map.
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Traveling all the way through mountains and rivers, crossing mountains and crossing rivers when encountering them.
During this period, except for some reckless jackals and tigers and leopards delivering food, they did not encounter even a single robber or robber. This made Wang Liangyu, who wanted to be a hero and a righteous man, a little disappointed.
However, everyone in the caravan was grateful and admired Wang Liangyu extremely. No business trip was as easy as this time.
Usually when doing business, there are many dangers. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. This trip was protected by Wang Liangyu, so it was safe and sound.
Before I knew it, more than a month had passed.
"Sir, this is Zhenze!" Lu Qi, the leader of the caravan, stood beside Wang Liangyu and pointed to the other side of the lake with a relaxed smile on his face, "On the opposite side is Gusu City!"
Zhenze should be Taihu Lake!
Wang Liangyu thought to himself, jumped up and stood on Tuxue Wuzui's back, looking far into the distance, wanting to see Gusu City, which the caravan said was a hundred times more prosperous than Kuaiji City.
But where can the shadows be seen clearly?
Seeing this, Lu Qi chuckled: "Don't worry, we can reach Gusu City in a few days!" After a pause, he added mysteriously, "If you are lucky, you can also see Wu's warships.
I don’t know how much cargo a ten-foot-long ship can carry!”
When Wang Liangyu heard this, he became interested. A ten-foot-long warship would be extremely impressive even two thousand years in the future.
Wuyue is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has a developed water system. Both countries have huge naval forces, which are unparalleled in the world.
Unfortunately, after the war between Wu and Yue, the Yue Navy was almost completely wiped out. The former Yue warships were either destroyed or captured by the Wu State. The Yue Navy existed in name only, and the shipyards in Houhai (now Hangzhou Bay) of the Yue State were in ruins.
A piece of ruins.
After walking along the south bank of Taihu Lake for several days, we can see Gusu City in the distance. The tall city wall is like a continuous mountain range, stretching across the bank of Taihu Lake.
Comparing Gusu City with Kuaiji City, Wang Liangyu marveled inwardly: "It is more than twice as big as Kuaiji City!" After a pause, he secretly exclaimed, "The capital of Wu State is already so magnificent, but what about other vassal states?
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The State of Wu is now powerful, and Fu Chai wants to dominate the Central Plains. However, the State of Wu has a shallow foundation after all, and is far behind the established vassal states of Qi, Jin, Qin and Chu.
After walking for another half a day, Gusu City is within easy reach.
Unfortunately, there was a long queue at the city gate, and I couldn't enter the city for a while.
"I'm afraid we have to wait for a while. Young Master, why don't we go and try the grilled fish from the Wu Kingdom? It is very different from the fish from the Yue Kingdom and has a unique flavor." Lu Qi pulled Wang Liangyu out of the group and headed towards the food tent set up next to the avenue.
, while walking, he introduced, "According to legend, the grilled fish of Wu State originated from Taihu Gong, and was carried forward by Zhuan Zhu, and now it has become the signature delicacy of Wu State."
Wang Liangyu didn't know who the Duke of Taihu was, but Zhuanzhu's name was familiar.
Zhuan Zhu Assassins Wang Liao, one of the four famous assassins!
"Zhuan Zhu was able to assassinate King Liao, so his martial arts must be quite strong." Wang Liangyu was not interested in grilled fish, but instead became interested in Zhuan Zhu. This was also the purpose of his travels around the world, to visit martial arts masters and exchange ideas.
Thinking of this, Wang Liangyu couldn't help but ask: "Does Zhuan Zhu have any descendants?"
After Zhuan Zhu successfully assassinated Wang Liao, he was chopped into pieces by Wang Liao's guards. Wang Liangyu did not expect to see Zhuan Zhu, but Zhuan Zhu should have descendants, who might have inherited Zhuan Zhu's martial arts!<
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Lu Qi pondered for a moment and said: "Zhuan Zhu has a son, Zhuan Yi, but he went on an expedition with King Helu of Wu a few years ago and was seriously injured and died of illness soon after."
"Can Zhuanyi have any heirs?" Wang Liangyu was a little disappointed and then asked again.
Lu Qi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't know about that, but after entering the city, I will inquire about it for the young master."
Wang Liangyu cupped his hands and thanked him. Then, with a sudden movement in his heart, he added, "I also want to ask Leader Lu about something. Are there any practitioners in Gusu City?" After a pause, he added, "Whether it's practice or not.
Those who use fists and kicks are the ones who practice writing and practice Taoism."
The military sage Sun Wu was a household name in Wu State, but Wang Liangyu didn't worry about finding him.
When he came to Gusu City, Sun Wu would definitely want to meet him, but there must be more than just one practitioner in the huge Gusu City. Wang Liangyu also wanted to visit more other practitioners and ask for advice.
"Young Master, this is really embarrassing for me!"
Lu Qi laughed, and while asking Wang Liangyu to eat fish, he added.
"However, I do know that the Kingdom of Wu is rich in assassins. In the past, there were Zhuanzhu who assassinated the king, and later there was Li assassinating Qingji. Now in Gusu City, there are no less than a hundred assassins alone. Among them, the most powerful ones are no less powerful than Zhuan Zhu.
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Wang Liangyu was stunned when he heard this. Is Gusu City the home of the Brotherhood?
"Where can I find them?"
Lu Qi laughed dryly when he heard this, and quickly shook his head: "The assassins may be hiding in the market, or hiding in the palace of the minister. It will not be easy to find them."
It’s all in vain!
Wang Liangyu complained silently and looked at Lu Qi with a dangerous expression.
Seeing this, Lu Qi shrank and added repeatedly: "It's not easy to find them, but you can, sir, let them find them on their own!"
"What do you mean?" Wang Liangyu was stunned and looked at Lu Qi in confusion.
"Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts. If the young master were to leave the arena, wouldn't he be afraid that he would not be able to find practitioners?" Lu Qi poured a glass of wine for Wang Liangyu and said in a low voice.
Lu Qi travels all over the country and knows very well the temperament of those knights who show off their martial arts. If they are provoked, they will fight.
Wang Liangyu was a little hesitant after listening.
It's a good idea to have a martial arts competition. You don't have to bother looking for Zhuan Zhu's descendants. Most people who practice martial arts will not refuse.
If there are more tricks, one after another, and some provocative slogans such as "Martial arts are the best in the world, Confucianism, Legalism and Taoism are bullshit", practitioners from hundreds of schools of thought will definitely rush to the stage without any effort.
Find.
Although the idea is a good one, Wang Liangyu is still a little worried about provoking a strongman.
When the time comes, if you are counterattacked and killed, it will be a shame and your life will be lost!
After thinking for a while, Wang Liangyu came up with an idea and was flexible: "It's too ostentatious to show off. We can hold a Tao discussion conference and recruit practitioners from all over the world. We can gather together to discuss Tao and discuss it until the point is over. Wouldn't it be great!" "Is this possible?" Lu Qi frowned, not very optimistic about Wang Liangyu's idea.
"Of course!" The more Wang Liangyu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He put down the wine glass he had just picked up, and continued with a light of wisdom in his eyes, "We need to make it bigger, the bigger the better!"
"Life in this world is nothing more than fame and fortune!"
"Let's publicize the name of the Dao Discussion Conference and make it known to all the states!"
"Discuss the Tao and compete with each other!"
"In this way, no matter whether you are a martial arts practitioner or a Confucian, Legalist, and Taoist scholar, you will definitely not miss this opportunity to become famous!"