The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1016 "Contribute Manpower" [Subscribe*Subscribe for monthly tickets]

Fu Nian was helpless, but he knew why Xunzi went there in person. It was not only to satisfy his youthful passion, but also because Confucianism also wanted to gain some results from it.

In the entire Confucianism, the only one who could make the navy and Taoism give him face and be willing to share their achievements was Xunzi.

Every time they went out to sea, gambling houses in Sanghai and even the entire Qi State would open to bet on whether they could succeed.

According to gossip, the reason why the navy failed time and time again and was able to quickly build ships and go out to sea this time was due to the investment from these gambling houses behind the scenes.

The gambling house doesn't want any results, they just want their data on going out to sea, how many days they encounter Kunpeng birds, how many Kunpeng birds are in an odd or even number, how big the largest one is, and how big the smallest one is.

These are all things that can be used as odds and cannot be manipulated behind the scenes. As for bribing the navy, Taoists and Confucianists and falsifying data, these gambling houses are not capable of that.

Therefore, every time the navy went out to sea to hunt Kunpeng, it became a gambling feast for the State of Qi.

The navy will not do business at a loss. If the encirclement and capture fails, the navy will take the opportunity to capture a large number of sea fish. After all, there will be no shortage of fish resources wherever they can find a group of Kunpeng fish.

"Teacher, what if Senior Brother Tonggu comes back when you are out to sea?" The boy spoke out to stop him.

He was really scared.

Every time these people went out and returned unsuccessful, they would be injured for dozens of days.

"If he really remembered my master, he wouldn't have chosen to visit me when I'm not around!" Xunzi rolled his eyes.

What could be more important than hunting Kunpeng on the sea?

In particular, he had a rumor that in his later years, Lie Yukou took the young Zhuang Zhou out to sea, challenged Kunpeng, and was then killed by Kunpeng. Only when Zhuang Zhou was sent back by Lie Yukou with great magical powers was he able to perform the Happy Journey.

If he could accomplish what even Lie Yukou couldn't do, wouldn't he be able to surpass Taoism?

As to whether this gossip was deliberately released by the Taoists or someone with ulterior motives to trick him into boarding the ship, it is no longer important.

Three people make a tiger. Even if it is a false unofficial history, it is true.

Who made them Confucians? They have the final say over public opinion.

Lu Jia stopped trying to dissuade them. Although he was a Chu person, not all Chu people were good at swimming and were not used to living on a boat.

Especially last time, these people actually took advantage of his youth and used him to make a nest to lure the great white shark, and then used it to seduce Kunpeng.

So, he really didn't want to go out to sea again.

Last time, these people said that he could attract a great white shark, and then the great white shark attracted Kunpeng, which proved that he was born with good luck. If nothing unexpected happens, if he follows them again this time, these people will tacitly use him to make a nest!
Fu Nian looked at his junior brother with sympathy. There was no doubt that if Lu Jia went with them again this time, he would definitely be caught.

You will definitely not die, after all, there are so many experts watching you, but there is still a certain degree of danger.

However... encountering a great white shark and Kunpeng face to face would probably leave a lifelong psychological trauma on the young Lu Jia.

Even if they captured Kunpeng in the future and created the Kunpeng Method, I'm afraid that because of the psychological shadow, Lu Jia would not think of touching or learning it.

"If you are so timid at such a young age, how can you be capable of great tasks in the future? Think about Zhuang Zhou. It was because he was taken out to sea by Lie Yukou when he was a child that he encountered Kunpeng head-on, and that’s how he became a master later on!"

Master Xun glanced at Lu Jia with a look of disapproval. "Really?" After all, young Lu Jia was too young, and naturally he was yearning for a figure like Zhuangzi.

"Others want this opportunity but can't get it. Do you think you're the only one blessed with good fortune? Do you know that the last test for the core disciples of the Taoist school is not to test their talent, aptitude, or perseverance, but to throw the Holy Grail. As long as you can throw the Holy Grail nine times, the Taoist school will accept you even if you don't have any talent or talent. On the contrary, if you can't throw the Holy Grail nine times, the Taoist school won't accept you no matter how talented you are."

"So, the opportunity to go fishing for Kunpeng was something that Master fought for you."

Xunzi continued.

Fu Nian held his forehead with his hands. The story of Lie Zi and Zhuang Zi was probably fake, but the last test of Taoism was to break the Holy Grail. This was true. It was just a combination of truth and falsehood to deceive a boy, and his own disciple. Uncle Master, do you really not feel pain in your heart?
However, Fu Nian did not tell Lu Jia the truth. After all, the Taoists and the navy had paid so much, and they, the Confucians, could not do nothing, so they could only "send people".

"I heard from Bingzhou that Loulan disappeared without a trace overnight. Emperor Xuanwu went there in person but could not find any human factors. Is this true or false?"

Xunzi asked again.

Although Bingzhou has blocked the news, people at their level will know everything they need to know.

"Junior Brother Zilu has also been to the ruins of Loulan himself. It is true that they disappeared overnight. It was not caused by human power. Perhaps there really is an immortal!"

Fu Nian hesitated for a moment.

They once believed what Yan Yan said, that immortals were just the exaggerations of the ancients about some incomprehensible things, and that when one reaches the Grandmaster level, he is no different from an immortal in the eyes of ordinary people.

But the disappearance of Loulan seemed to prove that their guess was wrong.

"Therefore, I suspect that Lie Yukou is not really dead, but has become an immortal. The secret lies in Kunpeng!" Xunzi said solemnly.

Fu Nian did not respond, his brows furrowed. Xunzi could guess this, and it was probably not just his personal idea. Therefore, the navy could have so much money to capture Kunpeng, there must be countless nobles or even the King of Qin and Emperor Xuanwu secretly supporting them behind the scenes.

"Uncle-master, it is not necessarily a good thing for a king to pursue immortality!" Fu Nian replied solemnly.

"What do you think of Zhao Zhenghe and Wen Zheng? Will there be a king who can surpass them in a hundred years?" Xunzi asked in return.

Fu Nian did not answer. It would probably take more than a hundred years, or even a thousand years in the future, to surpass these two people.

"Qin has a lot of problems, and Bingzhou has a lot of troubles. Emperor Xuanwu is okay, he is a master-level expert with a long life span, so he can suppress them, but what about Zhao Zheng?"

"Once Zhao Zheng dies, the chariot of Qin will be without a helmsman, and the chariot will be destroyed and the people will die at any moment."

"If the Qin Empire collapses, the peace and tranquility that the world has finally waited for will once again be plunged into a war among the princes."

"So you think those immortal Taoists are really detached from the world and just sit back and watch the world?"

"They are also looking for a treasure to prolong Zhao Zheng's life. As long as Zhao Zheng... not to mention living as long as King Nan of Zhou, but as long as his great-grandfather King Zhaoxiang of Qin reigned, the entire Qin State and the entire world will be stable."

Xunzi sighed and said.

He also learned from the Taoists that Ying Zheng's luck would not last long, and Laozi predicted the fate of the Qin State, saying that by the time of Ying Zheng's generation, the Qin State's luck had reached its limit.

(End of this chapter)