The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Immediately afterward, he heard Jiang Chuan say, "Your Farmer's Family has been hiding in the shadows for years. Although I don't know what you're planning, I can tell you that an organization has been watching you for a long time, and they have already secretly infiltrated the Farmer's Family."

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"If you don't take precautions, sooner or later it will bring a great disaster to the farmers, which may very well be a complete catastrophe."

Upon hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Tian Guang's gaze immediately sharpened. Without any hesitation, he directly inquired of Jiang Chuan, "Please tell me, sir, what organization is this?"

Because Jiang Chuan's words mentioned the rise and fall of farming families, Tian Guang couldn't help but pay attention.

Jiang Chuan didn't hide anything, "The Net!"

Tian Guang felt a chill run down his spine.

He was no stranger to the Luo Wang organization, an assassin organization established by the Qin state and notorious for its ferocity in the six states east of the mountains.

Has the Net actually set its sights on farmers and infiltrated their homes?

Tian Guang's mind raced, and he asked Jiang Chuan again, "Thank you for informing me, sir!"

Jiang Chuan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just reciprocity. Besides, I really don't like the Net."

Chapter 282 Enlightenment of the Four Seasons, in the Land of Qi and Lu!

Jiang Chuan did not choose to become close friends with Tian Guang.

After fighting Tian Guang and being told some things, Jiang Chuan chose Li Kai.

He continued on his journey.

Although the battle with Hikaru was very brief, he still gained some insights during the process.

The Farmer's Twenty-Four Earthly Branches are extremely ingenious. If possible, Jiang Chuan would really like to capture Tian Guang and then use illusion magic to obtain the complete cultivation method of the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches from him.

However, in the end, he gave up.

After all, he was already a grandmaster who had forged his own path.

Others' ways and methods are ultimately theirs; they can be used as a reference, but they cannot be completely copied.

Observing Tian Guang's Four Seasons Sword Technique was enough for Jiang Chuan.

As night deepened, Jiang Chuan found a place to spend the night, and then his spiritual consciousness entered the misty space, which was the space of the blurry Yin-Yang diagram. Here, he deduced and practiced the Four Seasons Sword Technique that he had observed during the battle with Wada Hikaru.

Spring brings life, summer brings prosperity, autumn brings decay, and winter brings death.

This is the change of the four seasons.

Through the changing seasons, farmers have developed the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, with each season having six solar terms. These six solar terms are equivalent to six 397 nodes. When all these nodes are completed, the season changes.

In addition to this, Jiang Chuan also knew that besides the twenty-four seasons of the land, there were two other hidden changes: the alternation of day and night.

Because in addition to the four seasons, a year also has the distinction between day and night.

There are also significant differences between day and night within the same day.

The next day.

Jiang Chuan woke up from his sleep, drew his sword, and then unleashed a set of sword techniques.

If Tian Guang were here, he would be utterly astonished, for the sword technique Jiang Chuan was using was none other than his Four Seasons Sword Technique, but the Four Seasons Sword Technique in Jiang Chuan's hands was completely different from Tian Guang's Four Seasons Sword Technique.

After the four sword techniques of Spring Birth, Summer Flourishing, Autumn Withering, and Winter Annihilation, Jiang Chuan's sword moves suddenly changed. The sword of Winter Annihilation transformed from a sword of annihilation into a sword of vitality. Then, in a reversal, the sword of Spring Birth, like the continuous spring rain, became deathly still. The sword of Summer Flourishing, which was originally a majestic sword that was domineering and awe-inspiring, like a blazing sun, became extremely sinister, with the power of withering lingering within it. And the sword of Autumn Withering became far superior to the sword of spring. As the saying goes, "Since ancient times, autumn has been associated with sorrow and desolation, but I say that autumn surpasses spring."

The changing seasons were all reversed in Jiang Chuan's hands. The sword moves after the reversal seemed unchanged, but they became even more bizarre.

Through studying Tian Guang's Four Seasons Sword Technique, the leader of the Farmer's Swordsman, Jiang Chuan's understanding of the principle of Yin-Yang reversal has become increasingly profound.

His journey continued.

Although he had already broken through to the Grandmaster realm, he did not choose to end his journey there.

From Han to Zhao, and from Zhao to Yan, and around Yan, besides Zhao, one could also go to Qi and the grasslands inhabited by the Donghu and other foreign tribes.

However, Jiang Chuan did not go to the place where the alien race lived.

He headed towards the State of Qi.

The State of Qi was once a renowned and powerful state among the six states of Shandong.

After Jiang Ziya assisted King Wu of Zhou in overthrowing the Shang Dynasty, he was granted a fiefdom. Since Jiang Ziya's enfeoffment, the state had prospered through salt production and land reclamation, becoming incredibly wealthy and possessing tens of thousands of soldiers. By the time of Duke Huan of Qi, it had become a powerful eastern state bordering the sea. Duke Huan heavily relied on Guan Zhong, and through the policy of "honoring the king and repelling the barbarians," Qi became the first of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and was known as the "Kingdom of the Sea." When the Jiang Qi dynasty passed to Duke Kang of Qi, the minister Tian He exiled Duke Kang to an island near the sea, "providing him with the resources of a city to support his ancestral sacrifices." Tian He then declared himself ruler, becoming known as Tian Taigong of Qi. This act is now known as the Tian Chen usurpation of Qi.

After Tian Chen usurped the throne of Qi, Jiang Qi was replaced by Tian Qi. However, Qi did not weaken as a result. On the contrary, during the reign of King Min of Qi, Qi expanded outwards, annexing Song in the south and repelling the powerful Qin in the west, reaching its largest territory at one time.

However, this golden age was shattered many years ago by the weak state of Yan.

King Zhao of Yan established the Golden Terrace to seek out talented individuals and appointed Yue Yi and others as generals. This nearly led to the destruction of the powerful state of Qi, which resulted in the death of the King of Qi. Although King Zhao of Yan ultimately refrained from destroying the state due to concerns, Qi never recovered after that.

Even after King Zhao of Yan died, the state of Yan declined rapidly, and the state of Qi did not rise again.

Even now, King Jian of Qi is a mama's boy.

King Jian of Qi ascended the throne at a young age. He was mediocre and lacked initiative. State affairs were decided by his mother, Queen Jun. Queen Jun was virtuous, cautious in dealing with Qin, and trustworthy in dealing with other states. As a result, Qi did not suffer from war during King Jian's reign.

Unfortunately, the Queen eventually reached the end of her life and passed away more than a decade ago.

Even after the death of Queen Consort, King Jian of Qi had been on the throne for many years, but he still lacked his own opinions on matters of state and family, because he had always relied on his mother.

After his mother, he began to rely on his uncle, Hou Sheng.

Although Hou Sheng was the younger brother of Queen Jun, Queen Jun knew that he was a person without talent, so she never gave Hou Sheng an important position during her lifetime. However, she did not expect that after her death, King Jian of Qi would seek any cure in desperation and begin to give Hou Sheng an important position.

Hou Sheng thus became the prime minister of the State of Qi. He was greedy by nature. It could be said that as long as you gave him money, he would do anything for you. The key point is that he was the kind of person who would definitely do things if he was paid.

Qin saw this and kept bribing Hou Sheng. After the death of the queen, Qi completely sided with Qin because Hou Sheng kept instigating King Jian of Qi.

This is also why, although two alliances were formed later, only five states participated, with Qi not among them.

However, it seems that this was also because the State of Qi had completely sided with the State of Qin.

Even after the death of the queen, the State of Qi was never attacked by war.

Firstly, Qin would not take the initiative to attack Qi. Secondly, Qi had Qin's protection. Several neighboring states of Qi were either very weak, such as Yan, or dared not take the initiative to invade Qi. After all, their own countries were neighbors of Qin. What if they invaded Qi and Qin joined forces to surround and kill them?

It can be said that for as many years as King Jian of Qi reigned, there were no wars in Qi. Therefore, when Jiang Chuan came to this country, the first thing he felt was that the atmosphere was completely different from that of Han, Zhao and Yan.

Chapter 283 An Encounter in the Mountains

Perhaps because they had not suffered from the ravages of war for so long, the people of Qi did not have the same sorrowful expressions as the people of Zhao and Han, nor did they have the same hardship as the people of Yan, who lived in a barren and cold place.

Because the State of Qi was located by the sea, its commerce was developed and its people were extremely wealthy. In addition, the headquarters of Confucianism was located in the State of Qi, and in the past, there was the Jixia Academy, where the various schools of thought discussed their doctrines.

In addition to their affluent lifestyle, the people of Qi were also well-educated and reasonable, and were extremely romantic.

They were like the small country in the story of "a small country with few people," confined to one place and not interacting with other countries. Even though they were known as the six states of Shandong, the people of Qi had gradually forgotten what war was like because they had never experienced war for so many years. They were intoxicated by the peace they had experienced and were living a peaceful and prosperous life, unwilling to wake up.

As Jiang Chuan traveled along the way, the Qi Kingdom in his eyes could be described as "living in a drunken dream," as if the entire Qi Kingdom was filled with a drunken dream.

If the war had not spread to the State of Qi, this country could indeed have been called a paradise. For the Mohists, who advocated universal love and non-aggression, this country was simply heaven, a fairyland.

Unfortunately, this was only temporary.

Even though there had been no war for decades since King Jian of Qi ascended the throne.

But this cannot change the general trend of the world outside.

The world today is an age of great strife.

The Qin state had already risen to prominence during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. Although it went through two short-lived rulers afterward, by the time of Ying Zheng, after ten years of dormancy, using Lao Ai and Lü Buwei as sacrifices, he demonstrated his abilities and officially took the throne. Several years later, under his control, the Qin state was completely repaired and ready to set sail, and then... conquer the six states.

With the outbreak of war, the peace of the State of Qi will inevitably be broken sooner or later.

If the State of Qi continues to lack a sense of vigilance and fails to prepare for war at any time, the country will be destroyed sooner or later.

However, it's clear that none of them realized this.

Or rather, even if someone is aware of these things, they cannot awaken those who are lost in their delusions.

Jiang Chuan knew the fate of the State of Qi in history, so he didn't say much. In comparison, the fact that the State of Qi had fallen into a deep sleep was actually a good thing for the people of Qi.

Because the State of Qi was not only the last of the six states in Shandong to perish, but it also surrendered voluntarily without even engaging in war.

Therefore, the people of Qi were able to be saved.

Jiang Chuan, dressed in white and carrying a long sword, walked across the land of Qi. In the lands of Yan and Zhao, his attire was not unusual, but in Qi, it seemed somewhat out of place.

The State of Qi was the headquarters of Confucianism, and Confucianism flourished there.

Along the way, Jiang Chuan didn't see many chivalrous heroes, but he did see many Confucian scholars dressed in Confucian robes, reciting classical Chinese texts.

Jiang Chuan now has a deeper understanding of the fact that Confucianism and Mohism are considered the two most prominent schools of thought in the world.

The Mohist school became a prominent school of thought because it was rooted in and had a great influence among the common people.

Confucianism, however, is different.

The greatest influence of Confucianism was on the upper class, specifically among the "scholars," or intellectuals. Unlike the mysterious and secluded schools of Taoism and Yin-Yang philosophy, Confucianism, which emphasized education for all, was indeed able to grow very easily.

Anyone who is willing to learn can be easily transformed into a Confucian scholar by Confucianism.

Aside from Confucian scholars, the second most common people Jiangchuan saw were merchants.

The State of Qi was a major commercial power.

For many years, it has never suffered from war. Merchants from all countries are happy to come to Qi to do business. At least within Qin, because the people's lives are relatively good, there are far fewer bandits than in other countries.