Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Qi State, Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village.

Xun Kuang, who had a head full of white hair and was troubled by his decreasing hair volume, welcomed a special guest, the famous master Gongsun Bai.

Looking at the sudden visit of an old friend in front of him, Xun Kuang was quite surprised. After all, the two of them had not seen each other for more than ten years. This old friend who suddenly visited seemed to be up to no good.

While Xun Kuang was thinking, a smile appeared on his face, and he personally greeted him out of the room, saying with a smile: "It seems that the old guy can live for many more years!"

"Aren't you just more powerful than me and will you live longer than me? There is no need to emphasize this matter." Gongsun Bai, who knew how weird Xun Kuang's character was, said with a wry smile. In front of Xun Kuang, apart from quarrels, both sides They were barely evenly matched, but in other aspects, he was far from his opponent.

"Is this a fact? Do you need to emphasize it?" Xun Kuang invited Gongsun Bai into the room. Although the seaside in October is not as cold as Yandi, it has also entered winter. Elderly people generally don't do much. Like this season, even Xun Kuang and Gongsun Bai have already been able to avoid the cold and heat.

"You old guy, why did you come all the way to Qi? Could it be that the famous people can't live in Zhao because Qin destroyed Zhao?" Xun Kuang personally poured tea for Gongsun Bai.

"Famous people don't have their own sects, so what can Qin do to famous people? But in your little Confucian Sage Village, so many disciples gather together. When the Qin army comes over one day, you have to think carefully about yourself. How should we deal with ourselves?" Gongsun Bai countered.

Compared with famous people with small families and small businesses, how Confucianism should respond to the upcoming changes in the world is more urgent.

Now that Qin has destroyed Zhao and Yan in succession, South Korea is just hanging on and has surrendered to Qin. The remaining Wei, Chu, and Qi are no longer opponents of Qin. How can the Confucianists in Qi stay away from this?

In the future world structure, how Confucianism should adjust the relationship between itself and the future Qin State can be said to be a matter that can determine the future rise and fall of Confucianism.

"It's still early, it's still early. If Qin wants to attack Qi, it will take almost ten years. Wei and Chu will not be destroyed, but Qin has no intention of attacking Qi. By that time, I will be an old man. How can you still manage Confucian affairs?" Xun Kuang said without much concern.

"Ten years? I'm afraid not necessarily. With the current speed of Qin State, I am afraid that Qi State can be conquered within five or six years. I think the King of Qin has the ambition to swallow up the world and will not let the war last too long. Not only does he If you want to conquer the world, you must also rule the world." Gongsun Bai said.

"Whatever, that's not something I need to worry about. Now that the Confucian school has a leader, I'm just an old man who came back from Jixia Academy. Let me tell you, you came from Zhao this time, what exactly are you doing? For what? Because your inexplicable visit makes me quite uneasy." Xun Kuang said straight to the point.

"There is no too complicated reason, it's just that I was entrusted by someone." Seeing Xun Kuang take the initiative to ask, Gongsun Bai did not hide it and said bluntly: "Yang Ming asked me to invite you, old guy, to go to Yandi."

"Yang Ming?" Xun Kuang was slightly startled when he heard Gongsun Bai's words. He couldn't react for a moment. Yang Ming, this name appeared many times in Xun Kuang's life, but that's all, because it appeared in The only thing he recognized was the name, not the person.

"The current prime minister Zuo of Qin is also the person in charge of Yan." Gongsun Bai explained.

"It turns out it's him. He has been famous for a long time. But I have no contact with him. How could he think of inviting me?" Xun Kuang said in surprise. He was not a stranger to the Qin State. He had been to the State of Qin when he was 20 years old. If he had wanted to, it would have been a common thing for him to receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries in the State of Qin. The King of Qin at that time did not allow Xun Kuang to stay in the State of Qin. Although Yang Ming was the Prime Minister of the Zuo State of Qin, , but can Prime Minister Zuo be more valuable than King Qin?

Could Yang Ming, the Zuo Prime Minister, be able to offer a higher bargaining chip than the King of Qin?

So when he heard Yang Ming's invitation, Xun Kuang just smiled indifferently, without any fluctuation in his heart.

"The Grand Master is different. I have become an errand boy, but you are a guest. The difference in treatment between Grand Master and Grand Master is so exaggerated." Gongsun Bai said with a bitter smile.

The gap between people is really a cruel thing. It is best not to compare, otherwise it will only make yourself more depressed.

"Grand Master? Is it valuable? I heard that in Jicheng, the reclusive old man from the farm family has disappeared. Even the farm's treasure that holds the mountain has been demolished by the Prime Minister Zuo of the Qin State." Xun Kuang sneered.

The Grand Master is indeed the limit of this world, but that's all.

"There are tens of millions of people in the world, but how many people can break through to the realm of great masters? How many people can we count on both hands today? Don't be too busy to refuse. This is a letter sent to you by Prime Minister Zuo. , you might as well read it before talking." Gongsun Bai took out a cloth bag from his sleeve and placed it in front of Xun Kuang.

This cloth bag is very small, just like a pencil case. How many bamboo slips can it hold? And with Xun Kuang's eyesight, he could naturally see it in an instant, and Xun Kuang, who had not cared much at first, suddenly became interested.

It is very difficult to convince others, especially people like Xun Kuang. Not to mention a bamboo slip, even a scroll full of words may not be able to shake his will.

But now, Gongsun Bai came to Songhai City in Qi State in person, just to deliver this bamboo slip?

Am I the kind of person who can be convinced by a few numbers on a bamboo slip?

"In the past, Lu Buwei showed off the Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family in Xianyang City, promising a thousand pieces of gold. Now Yang Ming has asked the head of a famous family to send a bamboo slip even though he is not willing to travel thousands of miles. It is not out of style." Xun Kuang did not forget to tease Gongsun Bai. .

Then Xun Kuang took the bag, opened it without much care, and then took out a bamboo slip.

"Ha! You really cherish words like gold." Xun Kuang shook his head and said, but when his eyes casually glanced at the bamboo slips, he was suddenly startled one by one. What did he see?

I saw that in an instant, Xun Kuang's casual and playful eyes had changed, replaced by solemnity. It is true that a bamboo slip cannot write a few words. He stopped looking at a bamboo slip.

It seemed that there was an inexplicable and magical power between those few numbers, which made the only great master of Confucianism so shaken that he forgot what he had just said.

Gongsun Bai was extremely surprised when he saw the scene in front of him. He asked Xun Kuang to go to Jicheng. Gongsun Bai was not optimistic about it. If it were not for him, he would not be Yang Ming's opponent. Moreover, the Qin State had already occupied all the land of Zhao, whether it was famous people or Gongsun Bai. If everyone still cares about Qin's attitude, he will not be the messenger, lest he be ridiculed by Xun Kuang just like before.

Gongsun Bai knew how difficult Xun Kuang was. Although famous people were good at debating, they could not win every quarrel. At that time, Hui Shi, the famous senior scholar, could not quarrel with the Taoist Zhuangzi.

But, what exactly is written on it? I'm afraid there aren't even ten words, can these few words make this old guy do this? Gongsun Bai poked his head out curiously.

Sure enough, there were not even ten words, not even one bamboo slip was filled.

only……

In Gongsun Bai's sight, a row of Qin's small seal scripts appeared: Those who follow the way of heaven are numerous, those who follow the way of humanity are few.

"There are many people who follow the way of heaven, but there are few people who follow the way of humanity?" Gongsun Bai pondered, unable to think of a reason for that moment.

"This Prime Minister Zuo of the Qin State is amazing!" Amid Gongsun Bai's doubts, Xun Kuang put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and his expression no longer had the joking look before, but was replaced by caution.

"Five hundred years ago, King You of Zhou died and the country was destroyed. Since then, rituals and music have collapsed. The turmoil in the world is not only the war between countries, but also the collapse of people's hearts and the collapse of order. In such a chaotic world, hundreds of people With the rise of schools, from Taoism to Confucianism, to Mohism, and even your famous schools, they are all trying to build a new order, a new order in which people can live and work in peace and contentment." Xun Kuang said to Gongsun Bai.

However, although Xun Kuang's words were addressed to Gongsun Bai, to Gongsun Bai, it sounded more like Xun Kuang was talking to himself.

"Whether it is the Taoist Li Er, the Confucian master, or the Mohist, it is the same. Unfortunately, their descendants are really not up to par, so they all go to learn martial arts and read the books left by their predecessors. Why are you pursuing the way of heaven, even if you still remember that the Baijia was founded for the sake of humanity." Xun Kuang said.

"Grand master, is that used to describe a martial artist? It was an honorific title for the ancestors of each family, and now it has become? Grand master, ha!" Xun Kuang sneered, naturally scorning the so-called great master.

At this time, Gongsun Bai seemed to understand the meaning of the saying, "There are many people who follow the way of heaven, but there are few people who follow the way of humanity."

This probably means that this old guy obviously has the strength of a great master, but he never shows off his martial arts. Even the core disciples within Confucianism don't know that this senior of theirs has the best personal martial arts in the world.

"However, Yang Ming's ability to write such words does not live up to his reputation as a great master." Xun Kuang solemnly put away the letter and said.

Looking at Xun Kuang's actions, Gongsun Bai already knew that this matter was mostly done. Although Xun Kuang was stubborn, he would definitely be able to persuade him. He was very straightforward and would never be sloppy.

"So what's your choice?" Gongsun Bai asked.

"There are few people with humanity, do you think I can miss it? I'm going to see what kind of humanity there is in Yang Ming, and see if his humanity is the humanity I understand." Xun Kuang stood up and said.

Under the winter sun, Gongsun Bai saw Xun Kuang in his youth again in a trance. At that time, Xun Kuang was not joking, but sharp-edged.