Hu Hai hurried back to the Lin Mansion, and the first thing he said when he saw Lin Ze was: "Lin Ze, did you guess that your father would impose a punishment, so you didn't go to Xianyang Palace?"
Lin Ze looked at the people behind Hu Hai, feeling more or less unnatural, as if they were injured. At this moment, they all looked at him with twinkling eyes.
He immediately denied it: "Young Master is joking. I'm not a fortune teller. How can I calculate these things? I really have something to do and it's inconvenient to go."
Just kidding, if they think they can guess that Emperor Qin will be angry with them and punish them, but they don't remind them, they will be alienated and resentful in the future.
Hu Hai's face was full of disbelief: "I don't believe it, you must have guessed it and deliberately didn't go."
Lin Ze said helplessly: "It's really inconvenient. I've reached a critical moment in my practice, so I stayed here to practice martial arts. It's an unlucky thing that I just broke through to the fourth-grade mid-level."
After saying that, Lin Ze let out a breath, and it was indeed the breath of the fourth-level mid-level. The faces of Huang Banban and others were soothed. They must be diligent in their martial arts training. It would make sense for Lin Ze not to follow him at such a critical moment in training.
Yes, if it were them, they would probably make the same choice.
But I felt even more depressed. I was whipped for no reason, but some people made breakthroughs in martial arts.
However, there was no blame for Lin Ze. Lin Ze was still so young and his future achievements were limitless. He only looked at him with admiration and envy.
Hu Hai was dumbfounded: "Have you made a breakthrough again?" His mood was very complicated. Lin Ze was the same age as him. At first, everyone was at the first level of martial arts. Then Lin Ze was ahead of him step by step. Now they are all at the intermediate level of the fourth level. He is not even at the limit of the third level.
Not reached yet.
Hu Hai secretly thought in his heart: The fourth grade is amazing. Isn't it just that I practice more diligently than myself? I will make you look good after I practice seriously.
Just listen to what Hu Hai said: "I have gone to practice."
Lin Ze hurriedly shouted: "Master, wait a minute, what happened? Master, please tell me, why did Your Majesty impose the punishment?"
Hu Hai described what happened in the hall.
Lin Ze asked with some disbelief: "Do you really think Fu Su was taught by Confucianists?"
Seeing Hu Hai nodding, Lin Ze thought: It is probably the Confucians who cherish their own feathers that they would come up with such a strategy.
But Fusu was also confused. He said this in front of Emperor Qin. Wasn't this an attempt to trick Confucianism? But he didn't know what Confucianism would look like when he heard this.
Lin Ze sighed. If Emperor Qin had not given a clear order not to cause trouble, Lin Ze would not mind digging a big hole for Confucianism and cutting off Fusu's "big arm".
However, Lin Ze followed his heart. Xu Fu had warned him not to offend the Emperor of Qin. Naturally, he would not trap himself in it just to help Hu Hai kill a Confucian. To put it bluntly, Lin Ze had no grudge against the Confucian, so there was no need.
"Kill the enemy eight hundred and lose one thousand to yourself." You have to kill yourself.
After thinking about it, Lin Ze felt that he couldn't let them have it too easy, so he attached his ear to Hu Hai and asked him to arrange someone to spread Fusu's words.
In this way, after Confucian heard about it, there would naturally be a crack between him and Fusu. Not everyone could accept it, and he was inexplicably betrayed by the "pig teammate".
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In the Imperial College, Zhou Qingchen's face darkened after receiving a piece of information. What do you mean it was taught by me as a Confucian? Fusu said this, didn't he want to trick me into being a Confucian?
Then I thought about it, no, maybe it was the news that Hu Hai deliberately released. Huh, you still want to drive a wedge between Fusu and Confucianism? It's a small trick that doesn't make sense.
On the other side, Fu Sheng and Chun Yuyue also received the same information. After thinking about it for a while, they felt that this matter was unusual and immediately went to Zhou Qingchen to tell them about it.
Zhou Qingchen burst out laughing after hearing this: "Don't panic, you two, how could Mr. Fusu be such a person? Someone must be secretly spreading rumors to drive a wedge between my Confucian family and Mr. Fusu."
However, Fu Sheng and Chun Yuyue looked at him with disbelief.
Zhou Qingchen said angrily: "Don't you believe Mr. Fusu? Do you still need to confirm it in person?"
Zhou Qingchen was really angry. Confucianism had not produced a grandmaster for many years since the disappearance of the sub-sage Meng Ke. It was not because Confucianism did not have talented people with outstanding talents, but because it lacked top-notch cultivation resources.
Now that he has finally managed to get close to Fusu, a top "second-generation official", and has won Fusu's trust, as long as he can help Fusu rise to power, Confucianism can naturally return to its peak.
As outstanding Confucian scholars, how can you listen to rumors like this?
Fu Sheng nodded in agreement: "Then please ask Brother Zhou to take us to meet Mr. Fusu and confirm the authenticity of the matter."
Chunyu Yue echoed: "You're right. Whether it's true or false, you'll know just once you ask."
Zhou Qingchen's face was gloomy: "Do you two know how difficult it is for me, a Confucian, to gain the trust of Mr. Fusu by lining up with Master Fusu? Do you really ignore the great cause of Confucianism?"
Fu Sheng sighed: "It is precisely because of the seriousness of this matter that we have to ask more clearly. We know very little about what kind of person Fusu is. I don't want my Confucian to be like Wu Qi, working hard for others, but really
I sold my life."
Chun Yuyue continued from the side: "Our life and death are small matters, and the foundation of Confucianism is very important. We really can't be careless. It would be better to ask other Confucian people. You must know that the two of us coming today are not entirely the two of us."
Thank you, Brother Zhou, please understand me."
Zhou Qingchen stared closely at Fu Sheng and Zhou Qingchen, realizing that they were resolute, he snorted coldly: "Then you two, please follow me to Qiyang Palace."
After saying that, he walked away.
Fusheng and Fu Sheng looked at each other and followed behind.
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In Qiyang Palace, Fusu heard that Zhou Qingchen was visiting and immediately went out to greet him. He said with a happy face, "Master Zhou is here."
Zhou Qingchen responded with a smile, bowed to Fu Su, and introduced him: "These two are our great Confucian scholars, Fu Sheng, Chun Yu Yue. By the way, Chun Yu Yue is the magistrate of Chang'an Prefecture."
Fusheng and Chunyu Yue looked at each other, saluted Fusu and said, "Greetings to Mr. Fusu."
Fu Su quickly stepped forward and helped the two of them up: "Since you are a great Confucian scholar, you don't need to be polite. Come in with me and have tea."
After speaking, the three of them were led into the living room and served tea and snacks.
Fu Sheng, Chun Yuyue nodded secretly, Fu Su treated others like a humble gentleman, he must be a great person, it seems that there is indeed something wrong with the rumors.
After taking the first sip of tea, Fusu asked, "I wonder what Master Zhou is here for today?"
Zhou Qingchen told what he had heard about the rumors, and did not say that other Confucianists had a lot of criticism about it. Instead, he said from a different angle: "I don't know who arranged this to secretly smear the young master."
Fusu gritted his teeth and said, "Who else could be there besides Hu Hai? Apart from my father, we were the only two people in the hall that day. Only he who saw it with his own eyes could leak the conversation between me and my father."
The smiles on Fu Sheng and Chun Yu Yue's faces were frozen. Were they really the true words of Fu Su and Emperor Qin?
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Fusu couldn't help but ask: "Is there anything wrong? I really feel that I have gained a lot from being with a great Confucian scholar. Since Hu Hai wants to pass it on, let him pass it on."
Zhou Qingchen's face softened slightly and he said, "Master, can you tell me the original words?"
Fusu felt that there was nothing to hide, so he said all those words.
Zhou Qingchen just wanted to look up to the sky and sigh: What a pig.