Zongwu: Saving Wu Meiniang at the beginning

"But if they don't obey and insist on doing something bad, I'm not a good person, so killing a few insignificant people won't be a pity."

"I know that the Mohists just took the wrong path and were deceived by Yan Dan, but they are not pure traitors. Unless it is necessary, I will not kill them for your sake." Wu Ming glanced at Duanmu Rong, then looked at Xue Nu, which resulted in silence and a roll of the eyes.

"The disciples of the Mohist School are spread all over the place. Except for the one in the Mechanical City, most of them have been well integrated into the Tang Dynasty. This shows that the court is accepting of you."

"Yan Dan never pursued the so-called Mohist ideals. He did it to restore his country. You must understand this. In order to restore his country, he even colluded with the Xianbei people."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it is true. The person who rescued him that day, if I am not mistaken, should be called Murong Hua, who is a descendant of the Xianbei. He also has another name, Guan Yutian."

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Chapter 166: Night Ends and Dawn

"Guan Yutian? The leader of the Supreme Alliance?"

"Yes, that's him. The surname Murong belongs to the royal family of Yan during the period of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms. Including Gusu Murong who was killed by me before, they all came from here. Their only ambition is to restore their country, and if they want to restore their country, they naturally have to destroy the current peace."

"With such a person as his partner, how can Yan Dan still have universal love and non-aggression?"

"Don't say anymore. We have already seen through him when he hurt Yue'er." Duanmu Rong touched Yue'er's head. The little girl looked gloomy at this time. Obviously, the name Yan Dan was more like a nightmare to her.

"You don't have to do that. You and Yan Dan don't have any feelings for each other. Hasn't it always been Concubine Yan who has been good to you? That's your mother. I know she's still alive and I'll help you find her."

Wu Ming rubbed Yue'er's head. She was still a little girl, so she should be hurt. This was the fun of raising her.

"Do you know where Mother is?"

"We don't know yet. The only thing that is certain is that she is still alive."

"Your mother, Concubine Yan, is from the Yin-Yang family. Her status is higher than that of the Moon Goddess. She is second only to Donghuang Taiyi from the Yin-Yang family, and her strength is not low. I have some clues and will help you find her later."

"Thank you, bad guy."

"I've helped you so much, and you still call me a bad guy?"

"You killed Brother Shao Yu, so you are a bad person."

"I can't refute this. Everyone should do his job according to his position. Xiang Shaoyu is a traitor of the old Chu, and I am from the Tang Dynasty. We are born to be opposites."

"He has a special physique. After reaching a higher realm, although he may not be able to beat me, he may hurt the people I care about. Such a person is a hidden danger and must be killed."

"Old Chu is not like Old Yan. Only Yan Dan is left of Old Yan, but Old Chu is very powerful, and who knows how many forces are hidden in secret." Wu Ming patiently explained to Yue'er. Some things must be made clear from the beginning to avoid trouble in the future.

Although young girls are innocent, they are also prone to going to extremes. Wu Ming doesn't want these worries to be hidden in Yue'er's heart for too long, and eventually she turns evil. That would be bad.

"A lot of people did die in the Mechanical City, but if you pay attention, you should be able to find that Jing Ke and Gao Jianli are all loyal to Yan Dan. They are different from you. These people deserve to die."

"What about my mother? Will you kill her too?"

"Femme Yan is not from the old Yan family. She approached Yan Dan in order to obtain a treasure called the Blue Dragon Seven Stars. Legend has it that if you unlock the secret of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars, you will gain immortality. The Magic Sound Box that the Moon God took away is also closely related to the Blue Dragon Seven Stars."

"What about you? You don't have any idea about the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon?" The Snow Girl finally calmed down. When she heard Wu Ming talking about the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, she couldn't help but feel curious. You know, this is immortality.

"What's the point of immortality? I like women. If you can live forever with me, then I have some ideas. If not, then to me, immortality is useless."

"Only a ghost would want to live forever with you." The Snow Girl's pretty face turned red. She couldn't accept such straightforward love words.

"Haha, if I could become a ghost that would be fine. You could be a female ghost and I'd just reluctantly be a sex ghost." Wu Ming laughed wantonly.

"Humph! Shame on you."

"What's the point of having face? If I can kiss you with face, I can get you with face."

"For beauties like you, I have to shamelessly take them first. No matter whether you like it or not, I will take them first. Even if you don't like them now, you can't escape after a long time, and you will like them slowly." Wu Ming smiled. Women like Xue Nu are too naive. There is no extra words to scold them. They have no power at all.

“You…really….”

"Okay, he is just like this. What's the point of being angry?" Duanmu Rong comforted Xue Nu helplessly. The two of them had lived together in the Mechanical City for a long time. As both were women, they naturally had a good relationship. However, he didn't want Xue Nu to get angry for no reason.

"He is too proud. He is clearly bullying us, but he is so righteous. It's so infuriating." Xue Nu stomped her feet in a naive manner. She was kissed and touched by Wu Ming, but she couldn't do anything about it. Of course she was angry.

"Our Rong'er is still the most open-minded one." Wu Ming hugged Duanmu Rong and kissed her hard on the face.

"Bad brother, do you mean that mother and that person have a bad relationship?"

"When you were born, the relationship was still okay. Concubine Yan was deceived by Yan Dan's sweet words and even betrayed the Yin-Yang family. Otherwise, they would not have had you. Concubine Yan, like Moon Goddess, practiced a kind of predictive technique called stargazing. Once this technique is damaged, the power will be destroyed."

"Your mother fell deeply in love and gave herself to him without hesitation, which led to the birth of you."

"It's a pity that she soon discovered that Yan Dan was with her only to gain support from the Yin-Yang family. After she found that she couldn't rely on the Yin-Yang family, your mother fell out of favor."

"Then Old Yan fell, your mother disappeared, and Yan Dan entrusted you to your sister Rong. Then he completely hid himself and lurked in the Mo family."

"The only thing that puzzles me is why he is so obsessed with Tianming. Tianming has no background in the court. Even if Concubine Li is from the Gongsun family and is the granddaughter of the old Wei general Gongsun Yu, Yan Dan should not be so obsessed with her."

"The old guards have been completely integrated into the Tang Dynasty, and Gongsun Yu died in battle at an early age. Yan Dan has no way to take advantage of them."

"I may know something." Even though her face felt a little hot from Wu Ming's kiss, Duanmu Rong's mind remained clear.

"Master... Yan Dan once asked a clay Buddha to tell his fortune, and the Buddha said that the night would end and the day would dawn. The explanation from the clay Buddha was that he should find someone named Tianming."

"Clay Buddha, he can find a clay Buddha. If that's the case, then it's really possible."

"It was the Clay Buddha who came to me on his own initiative, asking me to help him cure his fire poison."

"So that's how it is. Rong'er is really amazing."

"It's not that I'm great, it's that my master once left me a fire monkey. This fire monkey is a rare beast, and it is very effective against the fire poison of the Clay Buddha. In fact, his poison is a punishment from heaven, and I don't have any better way to deal with it." Duanmu Rong spoke coldly, not wanting to take credit for herself.

"God's punishment, this thief God is interesting, but I believe that man can conquer nature. As long as I am strong enough, nature can't do anything to me. The clay Buddha can't save himself when crossing the river. He is too weak to be bullied by nature." Wu Ming was disdainful of the clay Buddha. He knew that he could not fight against the way of heaven, but he still couldn't help showing off his ability to steal secrets from heaven.

After all, he is just a vulgar person who cannot see the difference between fame and fortune.

You must know that if you don’t have the ability, fame and fortune will be a disaster.

The mysterious secrets he keeps muttering cannot be revealed, and then he goes around the world telling fortunes for people. If he doesn't die, who will?

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Chapter 167: Master Ban

The Tang Dynasty in this world was a powerful country. Until Li Shiming's death, it had never stopped waging wars. This also meant that after Li Zhi took over the Tang Dynasty, the most important task was not to wage foreign wars, but to resolve internal unrest.

When the country was first established, it seemed prosperous, but in fact there were countless rebels. In those countries that were destroyed not long ago, there were always some royal families who escaped death and suddenly turned from high-ranking nobles into rebels. After these people saved their lives, the first thing they thought of was to restore their country.

It can be said that although there is only one Murong Fu, there are thousands and tens of thousands of people similar to Murong Fu. Most of these people have inherited some of the heritage of the old country, have connections and money, so they can naturally do whatever they want.

Of course, only the royal family and nobles wanted to restore the country. There were very few ordinary people. For the common people, what they wanted was very simple. They just wanted to have a full meal during the day and to be able to roll into bed with their wives at night. With these two things, most of them were satisfied.

Most of them are ordinary people, and not all of them have the ambition to replace someone else.

Becoming a king, a prince, a general, or a minister is not something that is truly special, and it is not the dream of ordinary people.

"I should use my Mohist method here."

"I have broken your Mo family's tactics."

"The Mohist philosophy of non-aggression is the highest concept in mechanical engineering."

"I broke into the Mechanical City."

"I am from the Mohist School..."

"Your Mohist School has been defeated..."

"Oh, oh, my descendants are unfilial and have failed to promote the mechanical arts of the Mohist school, which has led to the bullies showing off their power." Master Ban finally couldn't bear it anymore and sat down on the ground, crying like a baby. Standing not far from him was the complacent Gongshu Chou.

The two old men are about the same age, and both are among the best masters of mechanisms in the world.

Now, one is crying and the other is laughing, which looks really funny considering one of them is fat and the other is skinny.

"Grandpa Ban, please get up quickly. Yue'er didn't even cry, why are you crying like this?"

"Woo woo, I can't stand it. This is too bullying. These mechanisms have been changed into this, which is completely contrary to my Mohist philosophy of universal love and non-aggression. How can this mechanism city be called a Mohist mechanism city?" Master Ban kicked his short legs. The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. Fatty's body turned over like a little wild boar.

"Pfft...!"

"Sister Xuenu, if you laugh at this time, you are just adding fuel to the fire." Duanmu Rong pulled Xuenu, and their conversation attracted the attention of Old Man Ban. His crying became much quieter, especially after he noticed Wu Ming. The old man rolled over and got up from the ground, and the bitter expression on his face disappeared. It was obvious that he didn't want to lose face in front of Wu Ming, the culprit.

"Although the Mohists and Gongshuists have different philosophies, the products of mechanical devices should not be completely opposed. Wood and stone have their advantages, but bronze also has extraordinary advantages. If we don't want this mechanical city to be easily breached, we must transform it."

"You old man, you have lived to such an old age, but you don't learn from your failures. Instead, you only think about the glory of your predecessors. With this kind of thinking, you will not achieve anything even if you live another hundred years."

"Have you ever thought about the mechanical arts of the Mo family? Why did they fail so easily this time?"

"In the art of machinery, Gongshu Chou is the true master. He doesn't know how to improve. After so many years in the Tang Dynasty, Gongshu's mechanical art has already integrated the advanced concepts of countless schools. Does this mean that Gongshu is no longer Gongshu because of the integration of these?"

"When human power is limited, without a learning mentality, even without us, one day in the future, the Mohist Mechanical City will eventually be annihilated under the wheels of history. It is not advisable to stand still."

"Hi hi hi... Lord Wu, you are too kind. Gongshu Chou does not deserve such a high evaluation. It is precisely the pressure from Mohist mechanical techniques that forces me to keep improving. I do not want to lose again, so I will not miss any opportunity to improve myself." Gongshu Chou laughed a few times. Although he was very satisfied in his heart after receiving Wu Ming's affirmation, he still appeared humble.

"This is where you are stronger than others. So many of the extremely convenient mechanical creations in the imperial court are created by you, Gongshu Chou. This achievement is very worthy of recognition. A hundred years later, people will only know that Gongshu Chou's mechanical creations are unparalleled. Who would know about the Mohist Mechanical City that is hiding in these Hundred Thousand Mountains and only cares about its own pleasure?" Wu Ming smiled. He really admired Gongshu Chou. The Gongshu Chou in this world, with the help of the Tang Dynasty's momentum, developed Gongshu Chou's mechanical creation to another peak.

If this is not the case, do you really think that just anyone can silence all the mechanisms in the Mechanical City?

The Mohist mechanical art, known as the "wood and stone walking" art, has its own brilliant and powerful side. Although Old Man Ban failed to bring forth something new, he was a very qualified successor to the Mohist predecessors and is equally worthy of the title of master.

It's a pity that his vision was too low, and he met Gongshu Chou who was about to enter the master realm. It can only be said that those who fall behind will be beaten, which is indeed a true saying.

"Old man, the Mohist Mechanical City has been labeled with my label since I came here. It no longer belongs to the Mohist School. If you don't want this Mechanical City to completely lose the Mohist image, the best way is not to cry here, but to improve your own skills. As long as your mechanical concept and the practicality of your mechanical skills are better than Gongshu Chou, this transformed place may be able to be changed back according to your ideas."

"I'm telling you these words for the sake of Miss Rong and Miss Xue. These are good words, and you have to listen to them."

"I will not let these Mohist disciples in the Mechanical City go. Their only way to survive is to work for me. I am not a good person and I don't have any morals, so I will make changes when I am in a good mood. Don't say I didn't warn you."

After Wu Ming finished speaking, he took Duanmu Rong and Xue Nu and left. Yue'er followed them happily. The girl was still young and did not have those deep-rooted prejudices.

Now, after some communication, the misunderstanding with Wu Ming was resolved, and with Duanmu Rong's guidance, he naturally felt much better.

Time flies, and the living must move forward.

"Do you understand? You old bastard."

"If you tell me, I will understand!"

"Haha, I'm glad you understand. Now that I, the Gongshu School, have surpassed your Mohist School, my previous frustrations have been resolved. From now on, there will be no more hatred between you and me. There will only be differences in our philosophies."

"This is the result of my many years of research on mechanical engineering. Take it and have a look."

"You...you are willing to do this, so Wu Ming is worthy of you?"

"Haha, it's not because of Lord Wu. The only thing Gongshu Chou was loyal to in his life was the mechanical arts, and only the mechanical arts. This is why Gongshu's disciples served as officials in the court, but I hid behind the scenes early on. Power can also corrupt a person's will, and I don't like it."

Gongshu Chou shook his sleeves, and the metal mechanical feet fell to the ground without making much noise.

Old Man Ban's eyes were deep, as if he understood and yet didn't understand. However, judging from his expression, it was highly likely that Wu Ming and Gongshu Chou did not do that useless work.

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Chapter 168: Memorials

The stars are twinkling, and in the blink of an eye it is already late at night.

After the meal, Wu Ming, holding Duanmu Rong in his arms, leaned on the Mohist mechanical chair, and looked through the Mohist martial arts books with the help of the Mohist's special oil lamp.

The lineage of the Mohist Mechanical City did not produce any outstanding talents in this generation, but the people were not good enough, and it had nothing to do with the Mohist classics.

The Mohist school led by Yan Dan had already deviated from the core idea of ​​Mohism. This behavior that went against the doctrine meant that even if he learned the Mohist skills, he would not be able to go too far.

The Machinery City can be considered to belong to the Mohist Xia lineage. In addition to this lineage, the Mohist school has two other branches, the Mohist Debate lineage that mainly promotes Mohist thought, and the Mohist Science lineage that specializes in Mohist studies to benefit the people.

Ke means science, and the name was given by Wu Ming. Just listen to it. The Mo Bian lineage is more idealistic, thinking about spreading Mohist thoughts all day long. The Mo Ke lineage is the most pragmatic. Nowadays, many conveniences in life for the people of Tang Dynasty are inseparable from their shadow. Gongshu Chou's biggest opponent is not the Mohist Mechanical City+, to be precise, it should be the Mo Ke lineage.

The Mohist Mechanical City branch is the most hopeless one.

Especially under the leadership of Yan Dan, the troublemaker, the team couldn't even play the ball.

Yan Dan: You are aloof (┬┬﹏┬┬).

Wu Ming was flipping through the book, and Duanmu Rong was also flipping through the book, but in her state of mind, it made no difference whether she flipped the book or not.

She stole a glance at Wu Ming, looked at his serious profile, and then looked at the big hand that disappeared at her collar. Duanmu Rong felt like making a few comments.

So, holding someone else's snow child and reading a book is a way to train your state of mind?

Listening to Yue'er and Xue Nu's whispers not far away, and then stealing a glance at the woman standing not far away with a playful look in her eyes, Duanmu Rong really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

But with this overbearing man around, even if there really is a crack in the ground, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to drill into it.

Duanmu Rong, whose thoughts were slipping, suddenly noticed a finger appear in front of her. The finger was as white as warm jade, with fine texture, and it was slender and looked very powerful.