Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1251 How many times?
  "So...senior doesn't care about the mirage's departure?"

In the wooden house in the bamboo forest, Gu Xun looked at Xunzi's slightly hazy face through the rising water vapor, and asked in surprise.

This question arises from the real reason why Gu Xun came to see Xunzi today - that is, to inquire about his attitude towards the voyage of the mirage.

There is no doubt that judging from Ying Zheng's solemn attitude towards the mirage's voyage and the Yin Yang family's vigorous promotion of the construction of the mirage ten years ago, this ship is definitely an important part of Donghuang Taiyi's plan.

Mirage is going to sail in the East China Sea, and the Confucian holy land Xiaoshengxianzhuang also happens to be located on the coast of the East China Sea. It is difficult to say whether there is any internal connection between the two that goes beyond the scope of coincidence.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is purely a coincidence, because Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was a native of Lu after all, and he has always loved Mount Tai. It is normal for Xiaoshengxianzhuang to be located on the land of Qilu.

But since Gu Xunren is here, it doesn't hurt to stop by and inquire about it.

And the answer he got from Xunzi was exactly what he asked in return:
  There is no need to pay attention to the mirage's departure.

Xunzi took a leisurely sip of tea and replied slowly, "Heaven has its own time, earth has its talents, and people have their own governance..."

"Hundreds of years of turmoil, only people have carried it out from beginning to end. Everything that Donghuang Taiyi pursues is nothing but a mirror, a fantasy, in my opinion."

"So I...or rather the Confucians have never cared about the Yin Yang family's evil tricks, they just don't want to come into contact with them."

"I never thought that the Yin Yang family could do anything if they had Ying Zheng's support. I was just... dissatisfied with Donghuang Taiyi's behavior of bewitching the king."

"Well..." Gu Xun pursed his lips and fell into deep thought.

He ignored Xunzi's thoughts and theories.

The way of heaven is natural...the movement of heaven is constant...the relationship between heaven and man...the destiny of heaven is controlled and used...

This great Confucian was a very realist, and his attitude towards the theory of ghosts and gods was far more contemptuous than Confucius's "respect ghosts and gods and keep away from them".

Of course, Gu Xun judged from the meaning of his words just now that Xunzi most likely did not believe in the existence of gods and ghosts, but he just felt that the only rulers in this land now were humans.

The gods have long gone away and will never return.

Therefore, Xunzi didn't care about Donghuang Taiyi's pursuit of Canglong Qisu, but he hated him for bewitching Yingzheng and going to war for the elusive immortality.

"So... this voyage will ultimately be in vain?" Gu Xun came to his senses and finally confirmed.

"...At least this time." Xunzi closed his eyes and was silent for a moment before replying in a quiet voice.

This answer made Gu Xun's brows jump.

At least...this time?

So the first time will definitely be in vain, but can there be a second time?
  Did Xu Fu go to sea many times?

Gu Xun tried hard to search his memory, and found that as far as the history he knew, there was only mention of Xu Fu taking three thousand boys and girls to Yingzhou eastward, and there was no mention of him going to sea several times like Zheng He.

If you don’t say it, it means there may or may not be something - this kind of thing must not be treated as calories by Gu Xun.

Hmm... Speaking of which, this voyage is indeed different from what Gu Xun knew.

Xu Fu...that is, the number of boys and girls required by Yun Zhongjun is not three thousand, but only one thousand, five hundred men and women each.

Is it because the world of Qin Dynasty is inconsistent with the historical facts he knows, or is this voyage just an attempt?
  "What about next time?" Gu Xun asked with a calm face as thoughts were flying in his mind. "Next time?" Xunzi stroked his beard and smiled, "Let's talk about the next time."

"Uh……"

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There is an inn on the second floor of Songhai City.

"Hahaha..." Master Ban stroked his beard, held his head high and laughed loudly, looking like he was overjoyed, "I didn't expect it! I didn't expect that Gongsun Linglong's mouth would be so powerful that it would be broken in the hands of that boy Tianming. .”

Everyone who listened to Thieves Zhi's detailed account of the outcome of the argument couldn't help laughing, and Big Hammer was laughing from ear to ear.

Although he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Tianming, Tianming was the giant of the Mohist family after all. He defeated the master's argumentative genius. In any case, it was something that showed the face of the entire Mohist family... but this matter could not be revealed in a short time.

"That's right! To deal with such a scoundrel, you have to treat her like this! You have to find an even more scoundrel to treat her severely!" Big Iron Hammer laughed while not forgetting to loudly support his giant. Although Something is not quite right.

To him, Gongsun Linglong's theory was clearly unreasonable nonsense and the most despicable and despicable behavior.

Upon hearing this, Xue Nu immediately refuted Big Hammer, "Tian Ming is a giant, how could you say that about your own giant?"

"Hehe! Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!" Big Hammer also reacted and touched his head as if surrendering, "That's not what I meant. You understand..."

Gai Nie then answered, "Treat others in their own way. This is the best way to deal with famous debaters, and it is almost the only way. Of course, not everyone can be perfect. make it happen."

To put it simply, playing rogue also requires skills.

Back then, Gongsun Longzi could win half the game even if he played rogue in front of Zhuang Zhou. How about trying someone else?
  Mr. Zhuang can't stop slandering you!
  "Tian Ming must have received the guidance of Mr. Zhang Liang before he used the theory that a white horse is not a horse to refute Gongsun Linglong... He is indeed one of the three heroes of Qi and Lu, and he is indeed worthy of his reputation."

As soon as Gai Nie said this, everyone suddenly realized.

Of course, the content of enlightenment is not the same.

What Sledgehammer thought about was that no wonder his own giant suddenly seemed to be so smart, while others thought a little more - no wonder Mr. Guy said he would admit defeat.

It's no good if you don't admit defeat. You can't learn to play rogue on the other side. That would be a loss of status. It would be better to lose a lot of face than to lose.

On the contrary, the teenage Tianming didn't have such worries and could let go of his face and do whatever he wanted.

"Mr. Zhang Liang is really powerful. He actually figured out Gongsun Linglong's scheme early on." Master Ban stroked his beard and couldn't help nodding in admiration.

Gai Nie's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.

The real ability Zhang Liang showed in this debate was not to teach Tianming how to deal with Gongsun Linglong.

In fact, from this point of view alone, Zhang Liang's guidance can only be said to be quite qualified - taking advantage of Tianming's younger age and lower seniority in pretending to be a Confucian disciple, he can still flexibly apply the principle of "white horse is not a horse". counterattacked the opponent.

If it were another person, actually this might not be appropriate. After all, you have to be moderate when playing rogue, and deliberately scaring other people's horses away would be a bit too much.

Fortunately, Gongsun Linglong also cooperated, and was actually aroused by Tian Ming and lost his manners. Otherwise, even if Tian Ming was young, this matter would still be involved.

(End of this chapter)