I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 25

Lucheng is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery.

In particular, this place is full of literary spirit, and it is a holy place for talented people all over the world to study!

Although Xiang Ning is the son of the Great Chu, it is the first time he has left the territory of Chu.

At this moment, the emperor's guard of honor could see the head of Lu Cheng from a distance, and Xiang Ning was already very excited.

"Good mountain, good water, good city!" Xiang Ning couldn't help admiring.

As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar voice came from her ear.

"Landscapes and cities are both good, but this kind of goodness is all piled up with money."

Xiang Ning's good mood quickly faded.

She glanced at the man beside her, Fan Li.

How dare this guy ride on a dragon chariot without the permission of his majestic son of heaven!
Fan Li didn't care about Xiang Ning's mood, he came all the way with a guard of honor, did he have to endure the torture of the journey?

With Fan Li's current status, there is absolutely no need to wrong himself.

The emperor's dragon chariot is very comfortable.

Of course, Fan Li can also pay for it himself, and use the huge financial resources of the Fan family to build a frame that is more comfortable than the Dragon Chariot.

It's just that time is a little tight, Fan Li just thought about it and gave up.

So what about rubbing against Xiang Ning's dragon chariot?
As the most powerful traitor in Dachu, this is just a basic operation, wrong 6.

"Landscapes are formed by heaven and earth, and Lucheng is prosperous because of literary spirit. Duke Jin only evaluates Lucheng with vulgar bronze smell, don't you think you are too shallow?"

Xiang Ning was already sulking at Fan Li, so he would seize the opportunity and immediately make sarcastic remarks.

After hearing this, Fan Li was not angry at all.

"Your Majesty still needs to study more."

He didn't wait for Xiang Ning to get angry, and continued to explain.

"The ancestor of the Lu family, the first generation of Marquis Wenxin, was the richest man in the world at that time, and his wealth was even far superior to that of ordinary vassal states."

"After the demise of the previous dynasty, the Lu family moved here to build the city. It took a hundred years to complete the construction of Lu City. During this period, no country in the world attacked this city. Does Your Majesty know why?"

Xiang Ning was dumbfounded.

She doesn't like reading, especially history books, so how can she know the origin of Lu Cheng?

Xiang Ning shook his head in embarrassment, and Fan Li didn't laugh at her.

"Lücheng was actually a dead place back then. The land was barren and the mountains and rivers were exhausted. The princes of the world abandoned it like a shoe, and it was a waste to send a soldier or a soldier."

"This is impossible!"

Xiang Ning immediately retorted.

"From the perspective of Lucheng's mountains and rivers, it can be described as a land of fish and rice with a radius of a hundred miles. It is enough to farm, store people, and raise soldiers."

"I also heard that the mountains in Lucheng are rich in treasures and can be used to pick precious elixirs regularly. Today, practitioners today use half of the herbs needed for elixirs to come from the mountains around Lucheng."

After Xiang Ning finished speaking, he looked at Fan Li triumphantly, his eyes seemed to say, I still have some knowledge.

Fan Li nodded, then shook his head again.

This little girl actually compares her knowledge with her?

Although he is a time traveler, the original owner, Fan Li, is a real academic master, who has read through contemporary classics, histories, anthologies, and collections.

Fan Li said: "In the early years, Lu City was indeed a dead land. But the ancestors of the Lu family came here to build the city because of this, because it was abandoned by the princes of the world, so the Lu family could build the city with peace of mind."

"The Lu family built the city, relocated countless peasants, and reclaimed tens of thousands of mu of fertile land."

"Above the barren hills, practitioners hired by the Lu family cultivated them in person, and set the rule of not taking a single plant or tree for a thousand years, and finally turned a barren hill into a treasure mountain full of spiritual roots and exotic plants."

"As for the construction of Lu City, its specifications and standards are completely modeled on the capital of the previous dynasty. The cost of building the main city alone is enough to open another country in the world that was divided by the feudal lords at that time!"

"After the main city was built, the first-generation city lord immediately began to give lectures."

"Based on the family biography "Lu Family's Spring and Autumn Annals", the Confucian students who came to study at the Lu family can practice Haoran Qi several times faster than ordinary Confucian and Taoist practitioners."

"Gradually, countless Confucian and Taoist scholars came to Lu City to study."

"A few hundred years later, almost all Confucian and Taoist practitioners in the world have studied "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", and Marquis Wenxin of Lu's family has become the world's Confucian and Taoist teacher, and the city of Lu has prospered as a result!"

Fan Li explained it in detail, and Xiang Ning was already dumbfounded.

Seeing her unfinished look, Fan Li also wanted to show off, and let the girl see his erudition, so he continued talking.

"I also heard that "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family" was not written by the Taizu of the Lu family, but the Taizu of the Lu family invited all the famous Confucians in the world at that time with his huge wealth to co-author this book."

"So, Lu Cheng and "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" were all created with money."

Xiang Ning couldn't help asking, "Where did the Lu family get so much money?"

She completely forgot that just now she laughed at Fan Li with a mouth full of copper.

Fan Li laughed and said, "Thousands of years of accumulating praise, could it be that the most famous family in the world is injecting water? It is said that the cost of building Lu City is less than one-tenth of the Lu family's savings."

"And I also heard that the cost of writing "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" was even more than that of building Lu City."

Xiang Ning opened his mouth wide and couldn't say a word for a long time.

For practitioners, is worldly wealth of little value?
On the surface, that may be the case.

But if the wealth accumulates to such a degree that you want to be terrifying, after all, no matter how noble a great practitioner is, I'm afraid you will have to bow down in the end!

Xiang Ning was completely convinced.

It turns out that money can really do whatever it wants?

Why does she, the empress who is rich in the world, look like a bumpkin who has never seen the world in front of Mrs. Lu?

Fan Li said that he had enough money, and began to talk about culture.

"There is a saying: The talents in the world share one stone, and Lu Cheng alone has eight fights. The Chu, Han, and Ming dynasties share one fight, and the hermits in the world have another fight."

"We came to Lu City this time, and we can see the demeanor of the contemporary Wen Xinhou."

Xiang Ning was already very guilty.

She lacked confidence and asked: "I... I don't read much, if Marquis Wen Xin wants to test my literary talent, please ask Duke Jin to help me."

Fan Li nodded: "Naturally, Marquis Wen Xin said that Po Tian is only a Marquis, so why should he compare himself with the Son of Heaven?"

Wow!
Xiang Ning was moved when he heard that, and his affection for Fan Li increased several times in a row!
Suddenly, someone from the front came to report.

"Five miles away from the city, there is a guard of honor from the Emperor of Han Dynasty."

"Emperor Han sent an envoy to ask, is Your Majesty willing to enter Lucheng with him?"

Xiang Ning didn't dare to call the shots, so he glanced at Fan Li, who nodded insignificantly.

"Clean up the team, get closer to the guard of honor of the Emperor Han, and enter the city together." Xiang Ning immediately sent an order.

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Lucheng, Mansion of Marquis Wenxin.

The huge main hall of the Hou Mansion is as luxurious and spacious as a palace.

All the servants and guards withdrew, and there were only two men of similar age who looked about 50 years old, standing and looking at each other.

One of them was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with a square face and a broad forehead, dignified and majestic.

The other man wore a turban with his hair tied up and a Confucian uniform, and he was very elegant.

The scholar in Confucian uniform cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is so honored to recruit Lu Chunqiu. However, I haven't met the two emperors of Chu and Han..."

Emperor Jiajing had a smile on his face, but he always gave people a condescending majesty of the superior.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "It is impossible for the Lu family to be neutral in the end. Marquis Wen Xin needs a backer after all. But does the Marquis think that I am a merchant who can be chosen at will?"

(End of this chapter)