Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 323 It’s Okay Not to Go
Lu Zheng and Qing Wan strode away, and the three Meng family members did not dare to stop them.

Mi Gu's eyes flickered, and he winked at an official beside him and said, "What are you standing there for? Take Master Meng to the mansion to recuperate. If he gets any underlying illness, how will I explain this to Master Meng?"

The officials understood and realized that Mi Gu intended to delay the Meng family.

After all, if things continue like this, it will be bad for the reputation of all parties.

The three members of the Meng family traveled all the way to Yongzhou City. When they learned that Lu was a guest at the Mi Mansion, they rushed over directly without even taking a rest.

He had just experienced another confrontation of momentum, and before he could react, he was forcibly escorted into the Mi Palace by a group of priests.

The elder Meng Jie came to his senses and quickly looked at Mi Gu, saying anxiously, "Mi City God, please send someone to talk to Lu Zheng again. We need to invite him back to Yingdu!"

They came here with the instructions of the ancestor. They rode non-stop from thousands of miles away. If they don’t bring the person back, they will fail to complete their mission!
Mi Gu sneered in his heart, thinking that it was probably too late to ask for help now.

He turned to look at Zhao Ming and said, "Judge Zhao, go find out if Lu Zheng and the others have gone far. Let them stay in Yongzhou City for a while longer! As for whether I can persuade them, I can't guarantee it."

"Thank you, Mi City God." Meng Jie hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude.

After receiving the instructions, Zhao Ming quickly left the Mi Mansion and went to the street where Lu Zheng and the others left.

With a quick move, Zhao Ming saw Lu Zheng and the other man on the street not far away, walking slowly out of the city.

Zhao Ming followed slowly behind until he saw Lu Zheng and the other two leave the city and leave on the flying bird in the painting, then he slowly headed back.

In a living room of the Mi Mansion, two people from the Meng family were drinking spiritual tea to soothe the mind.

As for Meng Yu, he was deeply hurt by the words of the sage and went into seclusion to heal his wounds.

Zhao Ming came to the living room and reported, "Sir, Lu Zheng and his companions have already left Yongzhou City. Someone saw them flying away on a bird. I chased them all the way, but lost them..."

Mi Gu couldn't help but smile in his heart, but his face darkened and he said unhappily: "You can't even catch up with one person, how can you do anything!"

"I am incompetent, please punish me, sir!" Zhao Ming bowed.

Mi Gu waved his hand and said, "Go down, don't stand here!"

Zhao Ming quickly retreated.

When Meng Jie heard that Lu Zheng had just left, his expression changed slightly, "He really left?"

He thought Lu Zheng was just throwing a tantrum. After all, how could he be so disrespectful to a great scholar who had invited him?

Mi Gu thought to himself, if he doesn't leave, could he be waiting for you in Yongzhou City?
Mi Gu said, "To be honest, they were planning to leave Yongzhou City today, and I was just about to send him out of the city..."

Meng Jie was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "Where are they going?"

Mi Gu said slowly, "Who knows? Our Chu State is vast. Where they choose to travel is their private matter. It's not easy for me to ask!"

Meng Jie was a little restless. They had just found the person, and now the person had left. They had to continue looking for him.

Seeing Meng Jie's anxious look, Mi Gu couldn't help but ask, "Meng Jie, did your family ask you to capture Lu Zheng? He's a scholar from Anguo, and he's related to the Anguo royal family. If you do this, it will easily cause a conflict between the two countries!"

"Uh, this..." Meng Jie said hurriedly, "It's not that we're going to capture him and take him back, it's that the ancestor asked us to invite him to our mansion..."

Mi Gu chuckled, "Why didn't you explain this matter clearly just now?"

Meng Jie showed a hint of embarrassment. Their attitude just now was indeed a bit problematic.

The main reason was that they thought that if they brought out their own ancestors, the other party would definitely be willing to go with them.

After all, even the children of the Meng family rarely see their ancestor, so this opportunity is rare. As a result, Lu Zheng is not interested at all.

Mi Gu saw Meng Jie's expression changing and wondered why the Meng family sent these people over. Is there really no one left?

Even he has to be polite when facing Lu Zheng. These people are even more arrogant than him, but he has to choose the person to be arrogant with!

Mi Gu couldn't help feeling a little gloating.

Meng Jie stood up and said, "I have to go find them!"

Mi Gu said, "Forget it. Yingdu is a place like this. I am only from Anguo. There is no reason why I will go back with you."

Yingdu is very prosperous, but for a foreign Confucian or Taoist scholar, it would probably be difficult to adapt to it.

Meng Jie couldn't help but say: "We will protect him well."

"You guys?" Mi Gu smiled softly, "Based on what you three did just now, can you still protect him?"

He had seen what happened just now. If the two sides fought, Mi Gu was sure that the three people from the Meng family would not be Lu Zheng's match.

Meng Jie's face flushed when he heard this, thinking that Lu Zheng's aura had indeed overwhelmed them just now, but aura did not represent real ability.

Their Meng family still has a place in Yingdu, so there will definitely be no accidents when Lu Zheng visits them.

Mi Gu said quietly, "You should take a good rest first. Aren't you tired after all this journey? I'll have the local city god keep an eye on their movements. Once we've located them, it won't be too late for you to chase them... Master Meng Yu, it looks like you need to rest for a few more days."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jie and the others also felt that they would not be able to find the person if they chased after him, so they might as well ask the local Mi City God for help.

The ancestor gave them a long deadline, so there was no need to rush.

Meng Jie thought for a moment and thanked him, "Then I'll have to trouble the City God Mi."

"No problem, no problem!" Mi Gu said with a smile, "I am also familiar with your family's great scholar Meng, so you can just rest assured and stay as a guest in my house." Mi Gu gave a few instructions to the officials next to him, and asked the servants to take the two people from the Meng family to rest. He still looked polite.

Afterwards, Mi Gu called Zhao Ming again and asked, "Are they really gone?"

Zhao Ming whispered, "I watched them leave the west gate and head west."

"Tsk..." Mi Gu exclaimed in amazement, "He really has no intention of meeting that great scholar!"

Confucian and Taoist saints are not famous in the world, so great Confucian scholars are the world's top literati.

The abilities of every great scholar should not be underestimated. With a little guidance from them, one can improve his literary talent, avoid many detours, and benefit for life.

However, when Lu Zheng was given the opportunity to meet the great scholar in person, he actually refused it.

Zhao Mingdao next to him said: "Maybe he has his own plans."

Mi Gu stroked his chin and said, "After all, he is a great scholar of our Chu State. Perhaps he is trying to avoid suspicion."

A scholar from An State visiting the home of a great Confucian scholar from Chu State would inevitably arouse suspicion and criticism from outsiders.

Zhao Ming couldn't help but say after hearing this: "If he wanted to avoid suspicion, he wouldn't be here these days."

"Well, it seems so." Mi Gu pondered, "Never mind what they think, let's just hold those people from the Meng family back."

"Where is the City God in that place?" Zhao Ming asked.

Mi Gu said calmly, "Tell them to be more careful and pretend they didn't see anything even if they saw it. We're building water conservancy projects recently, so it's more important to do more practical work!"

"I understand." Zhao Ming understood and hurried to do as he was told.

Mi Gu drank his tea happily. As for why he helped Lu Zheng so much, the reason was simple. Lu Zheng could bring him many benefits, but the Meng family could not.

Although the Meng family has some influence in Yingdu, that is in Yingdu, not in Yongzhou.

Far water cannot quench near thirst.

Lu Zhengze actually gave him a lot of plans that could bring him benefits.

Mi Gu could clearly tell what was important and what was not.

If he doesn't help with this little favor, he would be too heartless.

The ones who came were only a few youngsters from the Meng family, not the great scholar, so he could just perfunctorily deal with them. He really didn't have the time to provoke Lu Zheng just to help the Meng family.

After this period of time, he will no longer be able to control what happens to Lu Zheng and the Meng family.

Mi Gu smacked his lips and said, "But speaking of it, even that great scholar values Lu Zheng. It seems that my choice was right!"

Mi Gu was somewhat glad that he did not choose to be hostile to Lu Zheng at the beginning, but instead established a relationship with him and had some friendship with him.

……

Qing Wan sat on the bird's back, looking at the shrinking Yongzhou City, and whispered, "No one is chasing us!"

Qing Wan was still worried that someone would stop them again, so she watched along the way and found that there was no movement.

Lu Zheng smiled faintly, "That's good, it saves some trouble."

Qing Wan tilted her head and said, "Hey, he's a great scholar. Is it really okay if we don't go?"

Qing Wan is now well-read and knows that after the saints, the great scholars are the most powerful figures.

If such a powerful person sends someone to find them and they don’t go, and the other party gets angry, won’t they be in trouble?
Lu Zheng said calmly, "So many people want to see me, I can't possibly have to go to all of them. That doesn't make sense. It's my choice whether to go or not..."

"If we don't go, they'll be angry with us. They're so petty, we shouldn't go at all. I wonder what the tempers of the great scholars in this world are like."

If the visitor was more polite, Lu Zheng would consider it.

But the attitude of the three Meng family members was arrogant, as if they had taken advantage of Lu Zheng, the great scholar of the Meng family.

In the past, Princess An Jing of Anguo had personally invited them, and her attitude was much better than these people.

From this we can see a glimpse of the situation.

It’s better not to go to the Meng family in Chu.

Qing Wan listened to Lu Zheng's words and couldn't help nodding her head, thinking it made a lot of sense.

If that great scholar took his anger out on them for such a small matter, he would not be a good person and would only make himself uncomfortable if he went there.

Lu Zheng recalled what happened just now, and vaguely felt that the righteousness on Meng Yu's body was different from Meng Yu's own aura. It should be the righteousness from someone else.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but look at Qing Wan next to him. Qing Wan usually absorbed the righteous energy in the Wen Palace world during her practice. The aura after refining was no different from her own aura, and she even cultivated a trace of righteousness.

That Meng Yu is not even as good as Qing Wan.

He couldn't help but shake his head secretly, wondering why the Meng family would send such a person here.

However, the incident has passed, and he probably won’t meet those people again. Lu Zheng didn’t think much about it and drove the bird westward.

(End of this chapter)