Chapter 409 Tell me! Who is stronger between me and Liu Zhong?
The First Emperor read one book after another, not seeking to be proficient in the theories of all schools of thought, but only to extract fragments for use in governing the country, which was quite similar to the pleasure of panning for gold on the beach.
After reading twelve pages, someone asked to see me.
The visitor was Mao Sui, a famous scholar from Xianyang Academy.
Xianyang Academy was a newly established government office of the First Emperor, and it was divided into two distinct factions: one faction was the disciples of Xunzi, and the other was the disciples of Guiguzi.
When the First Emperor wanted Mao Sui to come in, Zhang Han did not wait outside the door as he did in the past. Instead, he followed closely behind him, staring at the frail old man in front of him, ready to take action at any time.
"Your Majesty."
Mao Sui, who is nearly sixty years old, has a hunched back, a thin body, and looks frail.
It is hard to imagine that such a little old man, when he was young, had climbed the stairs with a sword, and used his verbal talent and sword skills to force the King of Chu to agree to the Chu-Zhao alliance.
"No need to be polite, sir, what brings you here today?"
The First Emperor personally helped Mao Sui up, and Zhang Han's hand was placed on the hilt of the sword at some point.
"My teacher Guiguzi is in Pei County. His ability is a thousand times greater than mine. Your Majesty, please come and see him."
Mao Sui performed the ceremony very respectfully.
He was from Zhao, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period, a retainer of Lord Pingyuan, and had an irreconcilable feud with Qin and a hatred of the King of Qin for destroying his country.
He sacrificed himself and forced the King of Chu to surrender within five steps, just to save the Zhao capital Handan from Qin's siege.
He served Zhao and fought against Qin throughout his life. After Zhao was destroyed, he traveled around in an attempt to restore Zhao in his old age in order to repay Pingyuan Jun's kindness.
If Guiguzi had not sent him a document some time ago asking him to serve as an official in Qin, he would have been unable to repay his teacher's kindness and would have stood on the opposite side of Qin all his life.
He came here today at the order of his teacher, who wanted to see the emperor.
The First Emperor's eyes first lit up, and then he immediately smiled.
"A teacher should be modest. A teacher need not be better than his students, and a student need not be worse than his teacher."
Mao Sui was surprised.
The First Emperor was eager for talents and treated them with sincerity and excellence. This was what he saw with his own eyes and heard with his own ears after he came to the State of Qin. Even the previous lord, Lord Pingyuan, was far inferior to him.
Why didn't he rush there immediately after hearing the news that his teacher was in Pei County, but instead declined politely?
"Your Majesty, do you not wish to see my teacher?"
Mao Sui asked directly.
"Sir, you are just as the rumors say, a quick-witted man." The First Emperor praised him again and said, "It would be a great honor for me to meet Guiguzi, but not at this time."
"My teacher has traveled the world and made the four seas his home . If I don't go to see him today, I won't be able to see him tomorrow. Your Majesty should leave quickly."
"Sir, please don't worry. Go back first. I will definitely be able to see your master."
Mao Sui took a step forward anxiously and wanted to say more.
In a flash, Zhang Han was standing in front of him with a cold face. He drew the Qin sword from his left waist with his right hand, and pulled it out of the sheath an inch. He raised his left hand and pointed it at the door.
"please."
Mao Sui’s old eyes are focused, like a bright candle!
"The reason why Your Majesty did not go to Pei County"
"Zhang Han, send Mr. Mao out."
"only!"
When Zhang Han responded, his arm had already hooked on Mao Sui's arm and he forcibly pulled Mao Sui out of the house.
Twenty years ago, Mao Sui, who was forcing King Chu Lie with a sword, might have been able to fight him. But now, Mao Sui's mind and spirit are better, but his body is ten times weaker.
After going in and out ten times, he met the First Emperor who refused to listen to him, so he had no choice but to leave.
The martyr's ambition is still strong in his old age, but his broken body will not allow him to give up. How sad!
The First Emperor did not think Mao Sui was pathetic, he just thought someone was hateful.
He unified the country and thought he would have successors.
He conquered the world, and a certain boy defended it. After the elder brother's death, the younger brother inherited the throne. It's a beautiful story.
Who would have thought that this boy would neither learn the way of a king nor the way of a tyrant, and even regarded the way of an emperor as a scourge and tried to avoid it as much as possible.
The Qin Dynasty conquered the world through military force and the art of war was prevalent. However, a certain person read all the books on military strategy but threw them all out of his mind. Although he had Li Mu, the Lord of Wu'an of Zhao, by his side, he never used military tactics in battle.
He led the army to charge in person and came up with an unprecedented theory of military situation. The Qin Empire has a million strong army, and it needs a little boy like you to charge into battle?
Upon learning that Guiguzi had suddenly appeared in Pei County, Ying Zheng immediately knew that this must be related to someone. The group of Guiguzi's disciples entered Xianyang after someone's suggestion.
The diplomats have always been famous for their reputation of "when they are angry, the princes are afraid, and when they calm down, the world is at peace". This saying has both praise and criticism, and it gives the diplomats the greatest affirmation from two opposite aspects at the same time.
Even though the ancestor of the school of diplomacy, Guiguzi, is around, he doesn't learn the art of diplomacy. Instead, he is obsessed with the tricks of human nature and even picks up a sword to practice that crappy "Yellow Emperor"!
There have never been such a large dynasty in the 36 counties of the world, and such a brilliant family business that has never been seen before. Practicing martial arts means being invincible in the world. Can you hold on?
One person can fight against ten, a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand people. Can he defeat the 100,000-strong Wang family army in the northeast, or the 100,000-strong Meng family army in the northwest?
Why bother learning Yin-Yang magic! Can it predict the rise and fall of an empire? Bullshit! Xu Fu, the most accomplished Yin-Yang master and known as a real person, couldn't even predict his own life and death! It's better to learn martial arts that can protect yourself!
Ying Zheng stared at the pistol on the table and cursed in a low voice:
"Idiot! So stupid!"
After the First Emperor cursed, he felt a little better and picked up the black gun. The iron barrel was shiny enough to reflect one's reflection, and the touch was smooth with clear texture.
The moment he put it in his arms, his anger rose again.
"What's the point of practicing martial arts when you have this thing! If you want to do something well, you must first sharpen your tools! If you have tools that can do something but don't use them, it's not human nature! Stupid, stupid, stupid! You bastard!"
After a long scolding, the First Emperor sneered.
"A lord is so powerful that he can make me afraid of bad things and not go! If you let Guiguzi escape, I will cancel the Huashan Mountain Search Order and make you hold that broken copy of "The Yellow Emperor" and live your whole life as a pure Yangzi!"
Pei County.
Old Man Liu looked reluctant as he was dragged to the city wall of Pei County by his third son and his wife.
There were several tables on the top of the city wall, on which were placed fruits, wine, meat, vegetables and delicacies.
This was of course against the rules, and the soldier on duty did not turn a blind eye and asked Old Man Liu in a friendly manner.
"Is the food tasty?"
Old Master Liu did not speak. His second son Liu Zhong, who was sitting next to him, stood up and bowed, saying:
"It was all caused by my good-for-nothing third brother. I am ashamed to ask you to make an exception now."
Several soldiers were flattered.
"Second Master, you are too serious."
"Yes, yes, this place has never been so lively."
"It's more popular when it's lively!"
“…”
Old Master Liu felt that it was a bit noisy and patted his two sons lightly.
Liu Zhong's expression remained unchanged. He naturally extended his hand and led the soldiers to sit at another table.
He deliberately lowered his voice a little, and the soldiers immediately followed suit. Everyone raised their glasses and chatted and laughed.
Old Master Liu called over his third son Liu Ji, who looked like a scoundrel, and pointed at Liu Zhong and said:
"Look at your second brother, then look at you!"
Liu Ji chuckled, puffed out his chest, held his head high, and looked disdainful.
Old Master Liu frowned and pushed away the maid who was hammering his legs.
"why are you laughing?"
Liu Ji leaned lazily on the stone platform.
"I can't learn Second Brother's skill in welcoming and seeing off guests, but I have seen people who are better than Second Brother. The prostitutes in Daliang make everyone feel at home, which makes them feel comfortable in their hearts and their crotches even more comfortable."
Liu Zhong, who had been listening to the noise over here all the time, froze as he tried to do two things at once. He felt that the smiles on the faces of the soldiers opposite him were mocking him, and he almost burst into curses.
Old Man Liu picked up his stick and was about to hit him.
"You bastard! I..."
"master!"
Liu Ji's mother stopped her husband and glared at her most beloved third son.
"Why did you ask your father to come here to see you? Since you want to prove that you are better than your second brother, why don't you start now!"
She gave birth to four sons, but the youngest, Liu Jiao, was more sensible than Liu Ji and was already involved in family affairs at this time.
Only the third son, Liu Ji, was idle and did not do his job, and he got into trouble every day. But the more this happened, the more she favored Liu Ji. As a mother, she always hoped that all her children could live well.
Usually Liu Ji was very respectful to his mother, but today, for some reason, he sneered.
"What a hurry!"
Old Man Liu was really angry this time. He pushed his wife away and swung his stick down.
"You brat! How dare you speak to your mother like that? I'll beat you to death!"
Bang~
However, the stick did not fall on Liu Ji as usual.
Liu Ji grabbed it, added a hint of sarcasm to his sneer, and snatched the stick in his hand with force.
Old Man Liu had never experienced such a thing before and was stunned for a moment.
Liu Ji's face became ferocious, he bent his legs, and hit his legs hard with the wooden stick in both hands!
With a crisp sound, the wooden stick broke into two pieces.
"Liu Ang, I was letting you go before. I, Liu Ji, have traveled all over the world and never had an opponent. Lord Xinling also said that I am an excellent martial artist. How can you beat me?"
"Liu Ji!"
Liu's mother shouted loudly. This was the first time she had scolded Liu Ji loudly since he came of age.
She could hardly recognize her children. How could the third son, who was just a little naughty but always made her happy, become like this?
"Kneel down! Apologize to your father!"
Liu Ji threw away the two pieces of sticks and snorted softly.
"Ji's mistake is that he shouldn't have been born into the Liu family and shouldn't have been the son of Liu Ang, who has no sense of justice!"
Old Man Liu was breathing rapidly. He stepped forward and slapped Sanzi in the face, but Sanzi pushed him hard instead and he fell onto the chair.
"It's a rebellion! It's a rebellion! It's a complete rebellion! Get out of here!"
Old Master Liu shouted loudly!
"Liu Ji! Bastard! How dare you speak to my father like that! I'll chop you to pieces!"
Liu Zhong couldn't hold back any longer, so he drew out the long sword from the waist of the soldier next to him and jumped up to chop him angrily! He knew that his third brother would be able to dodge it with his martial arts skills, so he didn't hold back this time.
Even though the two brothers often have conflicts, they are still brothers after all.
Liu Zhong looked down on his third brother's habits, but he never disowned him and secretly paid off a lot of Liu Ji's gambling debts.
The sword came very fast, heading for the head. Liu Ji seemed to be unable to dodge it, and only had time to turn his head to avoid the vital point.
The sword scratched his arm, tearing his clothes and causing blood to flow out.
Liu Ji looked at his second brother who was standing there with a cold and emotionless look , muttering "Why didn't you dodge? I didn't mean to hurt you", throwing away his sword and hurried over to see his injury.
With a kick, Liu Zhong flew backwards three meters and fell on the table where he had just talked with the soldiers, and the wine and food were shattered all over the floor.
"You want to kill me?"
"Ji'er!"
Liu's mother screamed in shock, rushed over to grab her third son's arm, tears in her eyes, and tore off the sleeve of her clothes to bandage it.
While bandaging, he said:
"Your second brother didn't mean it."
Liu Ji felt reluctant, but he quickly suppressed it. He pushed his mother away and pointed at Liu Zhongli and shouted:
"He wants to kill me! Didn't you see that? You are still on his side!"
"Third brother, you..."
Liu Jiao, the youngest of the Liu family, said that he got along best with Liu Ji. When he was a child, he was bullied. He went to his father, but his father didn't care. He went to his second brother, but his second brother told him to stop playing with those people. He could only go to his third brother, who would help him fight back.
This time I spoke up to ease the tense atmosphere.
Liu Ji interrupted in a harsh voice, and his glance at him scared Liu Jiao so much that he dared not speak. He just felt that his third brother was going to eat him.
"Shut up! Have you forgotten who helped you fight when you were little? Are you going to side with Liu Zhong too? Hahaha, second brother is doing well now, and third brother is shit, so you only recognize second brother and not third brother, right?"
Liu Ji laughed out loud.
"Ji'er, what's wrong with you..."
Mother Liu wiped her tears, kept muttering, and rushed towards her third son several times, but was stopped by Old Grandpa Liu every time.
Old Master Liu frowned and looked at his third son who had turned his back on his relatives. He said nothing and just controlled his wife.
"Liu Ji! What on earth are you going to do today!"
Uncle Liu spoke up. He was the eldest son of the Liu family. He was usually honest and simple. He knew that he was not as capable as his second brother, so he was willing to retreat behind the scenes.
Today, the third brother acted so recklessly that this honest man was so angry that his eyes were red with anger and he shouted loudly.
"What should I do? Hahahaha, good question!"
Liu Ji leapt to the edge of the three-meter-high city wall. Behind him was the outside of the city. An ordinary person would surely die if he fell down. Seeing this, Liu's mother covered her chest and kept shouting for him to come down.
Liu Ji tore off a piece of his linen shirt, wrapped one hand around his injured arm, bit the strip of cloth with his teeth, and helped to tie a knot.
Standing on the city wall, he was taller than everyone else.
He pointed at his father, mother, eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, as well as the soldiers from Pei County, the maids from the Liu family, and Liu Ji's servants.
"Today, Nai Gong will let you wait and see what kind of person Nai Gong is! Compared with Nai Gong, Liu Zhong is not even worthy of carrying his shoes!"
Most people believed that the third son of the Liu family became insane because he was jealous of the second son, Liu Zhong, and was so angry that he became crazy.
Some people feel sympathy, some feel disgusted, and some even feel like watching a clown show.
However, at this moment!
The rumbling sound of gongs and drums rang out, and the loud clashing of metals and irons!
The earth roared without warning, thunder continued, and the wine and delicacies on the table shook along with the wooden table.
"Haha, I'm here to pick you up. Show me the outside of the city!"
Liu Ji laughed wildly and everyone looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw thick smoke billowing in the distance and a group of cavalrymen in distinctive armor rushing towards Pei County. They moved quickly in two columns, and two black lines stretched out behind them, as if there was no end.
Amid the yellow sand, one could see that all the horses were tall and big, extremely majestic. There were no more than ten of them in Pei County!
"This is Qin Jun!"
A soldier on duty lost his voice.
Although the State of Chu has been destroyed, deep in the Chu land, they still consider themselves Chu people.
"Liu Ang!"
Liu Ji jumped off the city wall, grabbed his father by the collar and went to the top of the city wall, asking him to look at the smoke-filled area and the ferocious army.
"Tell me! Who is stronger between me and Liu Zhong?"
