Chapter 437 – The Literary Meeting (10,000-word Chapter)

The cultural meeting was held at the Imperial City’s Lake Lu, where pergolas were erected around the lake to frame an area large enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

The late summer sun was still hot, but the lake was cool and breezy.

Originally, the literary meeting was organized by the State Council, and most of the participants in the meeting were students of the State Council.

But Pei Man Xilou a stir, make such a big noise, the characters attending the meeting will immediately be different, the state academy students can still participate, but it is in the periphery, can not enter the pergola.

The literary meeting was held at midday, because then the courtiers could take advantage of an hour’s break and attend in a dignified manner.

As noon approaches, the students of the State Scholarship Academy, wearing Confucian shirts and crowns, are stopped at the periphery by the forbidden army in solid armor.

“This is a literary meeting run by our State Council, why are we not allowed to enter?”

“How can the host/client relationship be reversed?”

“Not only are there forbidden troops controlling the field, even the magicians of the Heavenly Superintendent have come to prevent people with suspicious intentions from mixing into the literary meeting, could it be that His Majesty is going to participate in the literary meeting?”

As they were talking, a carriage came and stopped at the square outside of Lake Lu, and inside the carriage came down one of the honored and military generals.

They should not have anything to do with the Wen Hui, and they all came here for the four words “to discuss the art of war”.

Not only did they come, but they brought their women and heirs with them.

“Look, the princes are here, the six ministers, the ministers, and the university professors of the temple cabinet ………”

“I guessed there would be big shots coming over, but I didn’t expect so many to come? A literary meeting, why is it so much.”

“Brother, this is what you don’t understand, a literary meeting is naturally impossible, but behind this meeting, it is ultimately a matter of negotiation. There are no small matters between the two countries. The gentlemen are here to build momentum and pressure.”

“A mere barbarian who dares to come to the capital to discuss the Dao, not knowing the heights of heaven. Later on, let’s see how Great Confucian Zhang Shen will teach him a lesson.”

After the military generals, there were the courtiers of the third rank and above, such as the Minister of Justice, the Minister of War, and the university scholars of the Imperial Court.

Some of the bigwigs of the court also brought their female family members, such as Wang Simu, who was quite famous for her literature, and she wore a light pink lady’s dress, with exquisite makeup and a dignified appearance.

“Hanlin Academy’s Qinggui also came, interesting, this group of scholars boasts of their unparalleled learning, later on, they will surely attack that Pei Man Xilou in a group ……..” The eyes of the scholar from the Imperial College lit up.

A group of young officials dressed in green robes entered the venue with high spirits.

The Hanlin Academy was a place where learned men gathered, and although this group of Qinggui had no power in their hands and were young, they were definitely one of the most learned groups in Dabong.

They are in the prime of their lives, with their memory, perception, and sharpness of mind at the peak of their lives.

With their entrance, the confidence of the students of the State Academy was doubled.

The Qing nobles of the Hanlin Academy took their seats and talked in low voices:

“I’ve read the Hokusai Canon, the level is there, however, mixed but not refined.”

“To us, it is true that it is not refined, but to the scholars of the world, it is profound na.”

“This person is indeed powerful, in a single field, we can beat him, in terms of the wide wrestle of what we have learned, we are ashamed to be inferior.”

“By the way, if we’re talking about the art of war, no one in our Hanlin Academy can surpass resignation, right?”

In an instant, a gaze looked at the handsome and picturesque young man.

Xu New Year sat behind the case, clearly perceived that not only colleagues of the Hanlin Academy, not far away from the Lords and Princes also heard the sound to look.

That is natural, I majored in the art of war ……… He was just about to nod his head when he heard a snort of laughter among the honored ones, “Pei Man Xilou is discussing with Zhang Shen Da Ru, and the teacher is not inferior to the student.”

Xu New Year was a bit annoyed, and said aloud, “The sage said that there is no age to learn, and that those who reach the top are first, so who says that a student must be inferior to a teacher?”

The nobles and military generals burst into laughter, knowing that he was Xu Qi’an’s cousin, and a few of them laughed with particular abandon, writing scorn on their faces.

This Xu New Year’s learning is there, but in addition to a mouth can curse flowers, other areas, in the Hanlin Academy is not much colorful.

It is ridiculous for him to say that a student can outwit a teacher.

Hmm? Cursing?

The honored military generals reacted with a violent stutter of laughter.

Xu New Year took a sip of tea and rose haughtily.

………..

Xu Qi’an, wearing light armor and a standardized saber at his waist, followed Huaiqing and Lin’an’s carriages to the venue, where the luxurious carriage slowly pulled up to the curb, and Huaiqing Framed, dressed in a plain palace dress and a long, fiery red gown, got off the car at the same time.

Then, in unison, they raised their hands and shielded themselves from the fierce sun.

Princesses afraid of the sun hand shade …….. A certain guard, these words leapt out of his mind, and immediately afterward, he saw the eunuch holding up a Chinese cover to shield the two princesses from the sun.

Framed looked back and searched through the crowd, her watery peach blossom eyes had confusion, she didn’t know who the dog slave had disguised himself to look like.

The camouflage is still quite good well …….. Framed heart a little disappointed, because she in the words of the book common in the “like each other people will have a heart to heart” this kind of description.

The two princesses just entered, they saw Xu New Year standing at the edge of the case, emotional speech, spitting fragrance, pointing at a cadre of honored nobles and cursing angrily.

The honored military generals were furious, and you and I surrounded Xu New Year, and the latter loftily did not fear, quoting classic sentences and sharp words.

Many of the military generals were already ruffling their sleeves.

The princes sipped their tea and watched the play in a leisurely manner.

Huaiqing frowned and reprimanded clearly, “Unbridled!”

Her appearance when she was furious, full of majesty, but also extremely intimidating, not only Xu New Year stopped the abuse, even if the gas wailing on the top of the military generals, but also lay down the flag.

The princes and lords rose and bowed, “Greetings to the two princesses.”

Huaiqing grunted coldly and took his seat with his framed, and two guards.

Xu New Year took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then looked at Wang Simu in the upper left seat, and it happened that the other party also looked over.

Yesterday, Wang Simu specially sought him out, hoping that he could display his talents at the literary meeting, to gain a good name and add to his prestige.

Miss Wang didn’t expect Erlang Xu to make a killing at the literary meeting and shock the audience.

Because of the appearance of Zhang Shen, Mr. Zhang is Xu Erlang’s teacher, and his appearance is enough.

Xu Erlang smiled at her, just as he had smiled in the clouds after hearing it yesterday.

At this time, the respectful shouts of the scholars and guards came from the periphery: “Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, greetings to the Third and Fourth Emperors ……….”

The crowd in the pergola looked sideways, only to see the Crown Prince supporting an old man with white hair and crutches, walking along the passageway surrounded by the forbidden army towards the pergola.

“Tai Fu?”

Wyking blurted out in surprise.

And the framed subconsciously scrunched her head, she had grown up with this stinky old man beating her hand for years.

Tai Fu wasn’t targeting Lin An, Tai Fu was targeting the scum.

The crown prince assisted Tai Fu into the pergola.

The princes rose and bowed respectfully.

In terms of seniority, all of you here are Tai Fu’s juniors.

Xu New Year saluted in unison with his colleagues and scrutinized the old man who was being assisted by the Crown Prince, his hair was white but still lush, a truly enviable amount of hair.

His face was furrowed, his skin felt badly saggy, and his eyes were slightly cloudy, but this old man had a unique aura.

He remembered that Dean Zhao Shou had said that Tai Fu was the only contemporary scholar who had raised a vast and righteous spirit.

The three dukes of this dynasty are all of the first rank, but have no real power. Tai Fu was originally expected to be in charge of the cabinet, but when the father of the emperor monasticism, ignore the government, Tai Fu want to hold bamboo strips to beat the father, was stopped. After that, there is no chance of career, will be in the palace to concentrate on learning.

I didn t expect that even the Tai Fu had come ……… Xu New Year s heart.

The Crown Prince snorted coldly and looked towards the Grand Priest of the State Scholarship, saying faintly, “The old man has lived in seclusion for many years, only to realize that the State Scholarship is a generation worse than the next.”

The High Priest blushed.

The princes who also came from the State Prison were also a bit embarrassed.

The face of the court is their face.

A barbarian young man in the capital made a splash, if it is martial arts would be just, barbarians are originally coarse martial artists. On the contrary, he is famous for his learning.

You should know that the greatest pride of the human race is culture, and all things are inferior, but only reading is high.

Confucianism is the system of the Central Plains people, a unique cultural treasure, and a place of pride for countless people.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stagnant, Huaiqing got up, pushed the Crown Prince away from the Crown Prince, and assisted him to take his seat, his voice clear and cold:

“Taifu, Pei Man Xilou talent amazing, only on the four books and five sutras, the great priest is not weak him. The person who has studied a wide range of wrestling, and can be profound, is too rare. But don’t worry, with Zhang Shen stepping in, I think everything is secure.”

Tai Fu patted the back of Huai Qing’s hand and had a few smiles:

“If Your Highness is a man, how can that barbarian have the chance to show off his power in the capital? I have come to join in the fun this time, I just don’t believe in evil, my Dafeng scholar forest has many talented people, countless up-and-coming talents, really no one can suppress a barbarian who has learned some saint’s fur?”

It was, a light laugh came from outside the pergola, with a touch of leisure, and retorted:

“The sage said that there is no class without teaching. Tai Fu has a barbarian on the left and a barbarian on the right, have you taken the sage’s teachings to heart?”

Outside the pergola, Pei Man Xilou, who had a head full of white hair, entered the pergola with a charming and graceful Huang Xian’er, as well as a vertical-pupiled teenager with a grim aura, entering the pergola in a grand manner.

They were obviously foreigners and guests, but they assumed a relaxed posture of idleness, as if they themselves were the masters of the Cultural Society.

For the town halls of the princes and honored military generals, there was no concern or show of weakness.

The students of the State Prison, the Qinggui of the Hanlin Academy, the princes present, the honored military generals ………. Silently gazed at Pei Man Xilou, the barbarian with amazing talent and profound learning.

No one responded, but quietly straightened their backs and smoothed their emotions as if they were on the spot.

“In the White Head Department, the eldest son of the Pei Man Clan, Pei Man Xilou, meet you all!”

Pei Man Xilou used his own learning to portray the image of an amazing scholar, his purpose, has been achieved.

This time, at the Wen Hui, he intended to push his reputation to the peak again and pave the way for the subsequent negotiations.

………..

Hsu Mansion.

Chu Yuanzhan sat in the courtyard, at the stone table, cupping a wine glass in his hand, and beside him sat Lina, Li Miaozhen, and Xu Suzun.

“Why does he get to go into the Imperial City? What’s he going to do? Isn’t he afraid that Emperor Yuan Jing will behead him.” Chu Yuanzhan said sourly.

He coveted the Wen Hui, as a swordsman from a scholarly background, or a former scholar, this kind of peak dueling Wen Hui was a fatal temptation for Chu Yuanzhuan.

But he couldn’t enter the Imperial City anymore, much less participate in the Wen Hui in full view of the public, all because of Xu Qi’an. If it hadn’t been for helping him in the first place, how could it have been so miserable.

So come over to him for a drink and a few complaints.

I didn’t realize that the man who started it all went in himself.

Chu Yuanjian’s heart was as sour as cha lemon.

“I want to go too.”

Xu Zhongyin said crisply.

“The Wen Hui is just a bunch of readers discussing boring stuff, you wouldn’t want to go. This kind of place has nothing to do with us masters and disciples, so why don’t we just eat pastries and drink sweet wine brews at home.”

Lina takes the opportunity to educate her apprentice that she is still pushy, and hopes that her apprentice will gradually become pushy as well.

“Master, there will be a lot of good food in Wen, the last time Cauldron fought with the monks, I followed an uncle and ate a lot of good food.”

Xu Lingyin delivers the killing blow.

“Yeah oh, why didn’t I think that Vin would have wine and food.” Lina’s eyes glistened.

The angle is very tricky ah ……… Chu Yuanjian touched Xu Lingyin s head and felt that this naive girl was quite cute, and then remembered the nightmare tutorial in Yunlu Academy that day.

He withdrew his hand silently.

Li Miaozhen said, “That barbarian has been arrogant recently, I look uncomfortable and can’t help but want to stab him with my sword.”

Look at who is not happy and stab who, are you really the holy maiden of the Heavenly Sect ……… Chu Yuanzheng felt that the one with the most slots in the Heaven and Earth Association is Li Miaozhen.

No. 1 is unknown, No. 3 Xu is a gentleman, No. 6 Hengyuan is compassionate, and No. 5 Lina is not smart and loves to eat, but has no flaws of her own that would make people want to “throw up in their mouths”.

Seven and eight have been “missing” for years.

No. 9 Golden Lotus Taoist Master has a gentle nature, is an elder to be respected, cultivates merit, has a recognizable character, and has no bad habits.

Only Li Miaozhen is the most helpless, she is the holy daughter of the Heavenly Sect, should be indifferent, cold and quiet, the results of two years of training in the mountains, hard to train themselves into the urgent public justice, to eradicate evil Flying Swallow heroine.

“The Guozijian readers are so bad that they still have to rely on the Cloud Deer Academy readers to set him straight.” Li Miaozhen said.

Chu Yuanjian nodded with a smile, “Zhang Shen authored the ‘Six Sparse Notes on the Art of War’ which is marvelous, and with him out there, that barbarian won’t be able to be arrogant for long. However, this person can write the Bei Zhai Da Dian, enough to start a sect and become a generation of famous Confucianism.”

Li Miaozhen frowned, she heard that Chu Yuanjian did not think highly of Zhang Shen and said, “This barbarian is so powerful?”

Chu Yuanzhan nodded his head.

“If it’s compared to poetry, it should still be Xu Ningyan who’s better.” Li Miaozhen asked cautiously.

Chu Yuanzhan snorted.

Li Miaozhen frowned, “Hanging too?”

Chu Yuanjian shook his head and laughed, “No, Xu Ningyan’s poetic talent is unrivaled, but a literary meeting is not a poetry meeting. Besides, Xu Ningyan can’t make an appearance.”

………

In the middle of the city.

Although the common people couldn’t enter the Imperial City, they were extremely discussing the Ceremony, and were even more excited about the results.

Even the hard-working peddlers, sitting at the stalls to eat a bowl of noodles, you can hear the neighboring table moments in the discussion of the literary society, pointing out the mountains and mountains, stirring up the text.

“This reminds me of last year’s fight, what a sensation it was. In the end, our Xu Yinluo stepped forward and saved the day.” A cargo man in a blue lab coat bared a mouthful of pasta and said loudly.

“A literary meeting is not a fight, but it’s a pity that Xu Yinluo is not a scholar and can’t help.” The companion responded regretfully.

The owner of the noodle stall uncovered the hot pot, and while laying down noodles, he picked up the stubble and said indignantly, “The State Elementary School readers can be such losers, to lose to a barbarian, I’m blushing for them.”

The diners at the other tables couldn’t help but say, “It would be nice if Xu Yinluo were a scholar.”

In the eyes of the people, Xu Yinluo is an omnipotent hero, a legendary figure of Dafeng, and a great man with a true conscience.

That’s why they had a blind admiration for him, thinking that Xu Yinluo was omnipotent. But reason told them that Xu Yinluo was not a scholar, and his learning was definitely inferior to that barbarian.

Therefore, he could only lament: it would have been better if Xu Yinluo had been a scholar.

The owner of the noodle stall held the noodles and handed them to the customer and laughed, “But this barbarian dares to challenge the great scholar of the Cloud Deer Academy, he simply doesn’t know the heights of heaven.”

The diners laughed.

…………

Palace, inside the bedchamber.

Emperor Yuan Jing was lazily sitting on the collapse, flipping through the Taoist scriptures, when the sound of footsteps came, and the old eunuch returned with small steps, whispering:

“The news came from the Wen Hui side, Pei Man Xilou and the Hanlin Academy adults argued about scripture, strategy, livelihood, farming, history ………. without losing ground.”

“It’s already a disgrace to my Da Feng if I don’t fall behind.” Emperor Yuan Jing said with little expression.

When the old eunuch saw the emperor show this expression, he knew that he was displeased in his heart.

In the final analysis, Pei Man Xilou so show off, the biggest disgrace is still the king of a country.

“May there be a discussion on poetry?” Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly said.

The old eunuch shook his head.

“He is self-aware.” Emperor Yuan Jing snorted a laugh, and just as the laugh started, he suddenly grimaced and snorted coldly.

After a pause, Emperor Yuan Jing said, “Zhang Shen hasn’t come yet?”

The old eunuch bowed his head, “Mr. Zhang Future.”

Emperor Yuan Jing slowly nodded his head, “There’s no rush, the literary meeting hasn’t gotten to the main topic yet. Although the readers of Yunlu Academy are annoying, they have never disappointed in their learning.”

He had a rather relaxed demeanor.

………..

What is the main topic of the conference?

It’s a war. It’s a war that’s happening in the North.

In the delegates of the State Prison, a scholar rose and made an indignant statement:

“The barbarians have been disturbing the borders for many years, killing the people of my Dafeng and causing far-reaching harm. Now that they have been crushed by the iron hooves of the northeastern Jingguo, they have shamelessly come to my Dafeng to ask for help.

“Barbarians are barbarians, brazen.”

The students of the State Elementary School on the periphery responded, angrily scolding the barbarians for their “shamelessness”.

Huang Xian’er smiled all concerned, her fingers twisting her sideburns.

The vertical pupil teenager’s face was filled with anger, trying his best to suppress the snake’s brutal and bloodthirsty nature, and his vertical pupil swept the scholar with a gloomy glance.

Pei Man Xilou’s face didn’t change, and he even laughed and said:

“The Witch God Cult claims the northeastern part of the Nine States and is only three states away from the Da Feng’s immediate neighbors. With Da Feng’s population and military strength, at a certain cost, they can be blocked outside the three states.”

He paused for a moment, and only when he saw that the dukes and military generals showed expressions of approval did he continue:

“But if the northern territories are also occupied by the Witch God Cult, the Jing Kingdom’s cavalry will move south and can attack the capital directly. The Kang Kingdom and Yan Kingdom will then attack from the east and echo each other. Wouldn’t the Great Feng be in danger.

“As we all know, there are endless grasslands in the north, and if the Jing Kingdom gains the northern territories, it will be able to raise more cavalry, and at that time, even if the Great Feng has artillery and crossbows, it will not be able to stop this group of `invincible’ on the land.

“Therefore, by sending troops, the Great Feng is not helping my God Race, but is helping itself. My God Race has a hard time reproducing and has a low population, and even though they nuisance the border from time to time, they don’t have the strength to go south, and their threat to the Great Fathers is limited. But the Witch God Cult is different.”

No one’s arguing back.

The schoolmasters of the Hanlin Academy, the scholars of the Imperial College, and even the courtiers actually recognized his words.

The northeast, under the control of the Witch God Cult, is rich in material goods, both for hunting and farming, and farming civilizations have the most prosperous populations.

The population of the Witch God Cult is too far off compared to the Great Bong, and that’s because of the limited territory.

If the northern territory fell into the hands of the Witch God Cult, and a portion of the population was relocated to the north, the population of the Witch God Cult would double, or at least double, in twenty years at most.

Pei Man Xilou said in a deep voice, “At that time, my God Race’s today will be Da Feng’s coming day.”

Xu New Year watched silently from the sidelines.

This group of fools, unknowingly controlled by the other side of the initiative, you want to discuss, should not be to ask for chips, how to discuss the need to send troops, sure to send troops ah, this is undoubtedly ……….. Er, the discussion of chips seems to be the negotiation table to do things, is the matter of all the public, really should not be talked about at this time.

The centerpiece of this literary meeting is actually that Da Bong’s side wants to bring down Pei Man Xilou’s image, and bring down his pushiness.

But the form is not very optimistic ah, this guy himself can be very eloquent and eloquent, and then occupy the “righteousness” of the need to go to war.

Xu New Year’s gaze flicked around, noticing that many of the military generals were eager to try and seemed to want to say something, but ended up frowning in silence.

Still have self-awareness, this group of military generals cursing is still sloppy, debate? Even if they have a wealth of experience in leading troops, but also said Pei Man Xilou, bah, coarse martial ………

“All gentlemen usually in the courtroom is not sharp-tongued, too Fu beat the palm of this Palace, is not able to talk, how are not talking.” Framed anxiety.

“How can Taifu go down, he is a respected senior, the seniority difference is too much, even if he wins, it’s not honorable, people will only say that I, Da Feng, use the big to bully the small. Your Excellency is also this reason, moreover, if your Excellency go down, I can guarantee that Pei Man Xilou will take the initiative to compete with them in a learning contest ………”

Wyvern rarely said a whole lot of things to explain to his stupid sister:

“The learning of all the princes has been deserted, except for a few of the university professors.”

The framed man’s eyes widened and he muttered, “What about that? Pissed off.”

The faces of the academics of the State Prison were heavy, and the academics of the Hanlin Academy were likewise looking as if they were on the brink of an attack.

Chief Minister Wang sighed, “Pei Man Xilou is amazingly talented, it’s really surprising.”

The young official of the Hanlin Academy, who had entered with confidence, fell off markedly from his current silent and serious stance.

Wang Simu looked at Erlang Xu frequently, expecting him to step up and perform.

Chief Minister Wang noticed his daughter’s eyes and said, “Why is Erlang so silent today?”

Wang Simu frowned.

Just as the crowd was dumbfounded and struggling to think of a solution, there was a flash of clear light in the sky above Lake Lu, and Zhang Shen, who wore a Confucian robe and a Confucian crown, appeared out of thin air.

Then he fell towards the lake.

With another flash of clear light, Zhang Shen appeared in the pergola, with a bit of aftershock still lingering in his demeanor.

The cowhide he blew must be: the place where I am is not Yunlu Academy, it is in Lake Lu. That s why it almost fell into the lake ……… Xu Qi an spat madly in his heart.

“Zhang Daju is here.”

“Mr. Zhang has finally arrived, I knew Mr. Zhang wouldn’t be absent.”

The schoolchildren on the outside cheered as if they were relieved.

All the males laughed, and those who were friends with Zhang Shen spoke up, “Brother Jingyan, you’ve come.”

Zhang Shen nodded nonchalantly, and then he saw Tai Fu and hurriedly bowed, “Student Zhang Shen, meet Tai Fu.”

Taifu gave a “hmmm” and finally smiled on his face, “Zhang Zhengyan, this young man from the White Head Department would like to ask you for advice on the art of war, so please instruct him.”

Inside the pergola, the atmosphere was on a high.

Zhang Shen looked around and looked at Pei Man Xilou, who had Chinese hair like snow, and said, “Are you the Pei Man Xilou who authored the Bei Zhai Da Dian?”

Pei Man Xilou rose for the first time and bowed, “The student has met Mr. Zhang.”

Zhang Shen waved his hand, “There’s no need to be polite, you want to fight me in the art of war?”

The shed was quiet for a moment, and the crowd waited in eager anticipation.

Huang Xian’er sat up slightly straighter and narrowed her eyes, gazing at the readers of the Cloud Deer Academy.

Vertical pupil boy convergence of arrogance, the Confucian system of the fourth grade master, is Pei Man big brother of the “enemy” of this meeting, although he despises the readers, but the Cloud Deer Academy of the readers are not in the scope of disdain.

Even though the Confucian system has been in decline for many years, the accumulated power is still there.

“The student is not very talented and would like to ask for advice from Mr…” Pei Man Xilou’s smile was gentle and accomplished.

Zhang Shen rolled his eyes:

“Aren’t you being a hooligan, the old man hasn’t led an army for more than twenty years, he’s almost forgotten what it’s like to sleep on a pillow. I’m still talking about the same thing I’ve been talking about for more than twenty years, what kind of art of war are you discussing with me.

“Why don’t you discuss the art of war with Wei Yuan to go, this old boy sitting in the court, dark sons all over the world, twenty years of planning without stopping, just waiting for one day thick and thin.”

Pei Man Xilou laughed, “Mister, isn’t this also playing the fool?”

The vertical pupil teenager couldn’t help but interject and coldly grunted, “Why don’t you let Big Brother Pei Man and Supervisor Zheng fight it out.”

This time, Pei Man Xilou did not reprimand the teenager and asked with a smile:

“Then I will not ask for advice on the art of war, in fact, the student has long admired Mr. War Book, I heard that Mr. is proficient in the art of war, and that his book ‘Six Sparse Notes on the Art of War’ is widely circulated and praised by everyone.

“Late learners are not talented, also authored a book of war, this book took several years, not only integrated into the military law of the Central Plains, but also the barbarian cavalry’s way of war. I also ask for your advice, sir.”

Said the boy, looking to the vertical pupil beside him.

Xuan Yin opened the small wooden box at his feet and held out a thick book: the Hokusai Soldier Scrolls

On the Dafeng side, everyone looked at each other in dismay, not realizing that this person was not only proficient in the art of war, but also wrote a book of war?

Readers pay attention to writing books to establish a biography, even if the learned person is also very cautious about writing books. A book is revised for many years before it is published and widely publicized.

As for some essays and notes, at this point in time, they are not really called “books”.

For example, Xu Qi’an has read that book “Great Zhou Gathering Doubts” in Cloud Deer Academy is notes, calling it not a book.

Therefore, the crowd was half-convinced by Pei Man Xilou’s words.

Tai Fu’s face visibly sank.

Chief Minister Wang and other old men of the officialdom, their faces also stared with a bad premonition.

Out of respect for the book, Zhang Shen incomparably serious hands received, the lake breeze blew, the pages of the book clattered, flying through.

Zhang Shen’s changing face was seen by the crowd in the arena, first stunned, then appreciative, and in the end, actually uplifted.

Pei Man Xilou asked, “What do you think, sir, of this book?”

Zhang Shen didn’t answer immediately, and after a moment of contemplation, sighed, “Wonderful.”

“The book is divided into three volumes, the first volume of the Way of War, discusses what is the art of war, what is war, that is, people who do not understand the war read it, but also know what is war, the outline.

“The second volume of the discussion on strategy, the soldiers are not always in the right situation, the water is not always in the right shape, the description is too good. The twelve strategies of strategy and offense make people applaud ah.

“Even more rare is the third volume, which is a fine study of military formation, providing many kinds of formations for the cooperation of martial artists and ordinary soldiers, greatly utilizing the usefulness of ordinary soldiers.”

Pei Man Xilou is indeed amazingly talented readers, the way of war, he Zhang Shen lost, Confucianism is concerned about the thoughts through the mind, the dead duck mouth hard this kind of thing, he can not do it.

Besides, if he loses the literary meeting, the one who loses the most face is still Emperor Yuan Jing and the court, Yunlu Academy has been expelled from the court long ago, he doesn’t need to go against his heart for the sake of the face of this group of wine bags in the State Scholarship Academy.

Zhang Shen sighed tersely, “The old man’s ‘Six Sparse Notes on the Art of War’ is really not as good as your book ‘The Art of War of Bei Zhai’, and I am willing to pay tribute to you.”

“It is said that the readers of the Cloud Deer Academy are of high character, and their names are true.”

Pei Man Xilou laughed, laughed heartily.

Why did he pick Zhang Shen as a stepping stone? There are three reasons: Zhang Shen is famous enough; Zhang Shen has been living in seclusion for more than twenty years; Zhang Shen is a Cloud Deer Academy reader, who is straightforward and has a guaranteed moral character. As long as his own military books could convince the other party, he would not suppress them with a clear conscience.

A gentleman can be deceived by a square, that’s what it’s all about.

There was silence in the pergola and everyone lost their expressions.

Vertical pupil teenager Xuan Yin hissed and laughed: “It is said that Dafeng’s literary way is flourishing, and all of them are seeds of reading. It seems that they are not as good as my big brother Pei Man. Eldest brother, when you return to the north, you will be the Xu Yinluo of our Divine Race.”

He means as much loved as Xu Qi’an.

At these words, outside the pergola of the State Elementary School students and shame and anger, want to retort angrily, but feel ashamed to open their mouths, abuse will only be more humiliating, suffocated teeth.

The Hanlin Academy’s schoolboys looked embarrassed.

Other areas of academics, they can still have a back and forth discussion, debate, fighting this piece of the war, the schoolboys have not even been to the battlefield, have no right to speak, paper will only make people laugh.

Huang Xian’er laughed delicately, not knowing if she was happy or mocking.

“This Wen Hui is not interesting at all, I should have known better than to come.” A female family member complained.

They came with anticipation and enthusiasm, wanting to see the barbarians suffer, not Yang Wu Yang Wei, powerfully defeating the Dabong readers.

Huaiqing sighed, she is a daughter body, this kind of occasion is not good to go down, otherwise it is to hit the face of the readers, moreover, the way of war, she has only read some military books.

That Pei Man Xilou was the young master of the White Head Department, long time war veteran and experienced, his level must be much, much higher than her.

“Help me back!”

The Taifu gripped his cane and gave it three hard pause, growling lowly.

The old man was filled with disappointment.

………..

In the bedchamber.

The old eunuch ran in with quick feet and an apprehensive face.

The curtains hung low and on the couch, Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at him and did not speak.

The old eunuch whispered, “Zhang Shen, give in ……..”

“Pop!”

Emperor Yuan Jing slammed the book in the old eunuch’s face.

………

Lake Lure, in the pergola.

Pei Man Xilou bowed towards the four directions with a gentle smile and a gesture of not being proud of his victory or discouraged by his defeat: “Thank you all for your guidance, Dafeng is worthy of being a place where the Way of Literature flourishes, and it is a place to which one aspires.”

It sounded like a taunt in the ears of the crowd, no, it was a taunt.

Tai Fu’s face sank and he quickened his pace.

The princes rose and left the case in silence, intending to go away.

“Duk!”

The sound of the glass resting on the table was a little heavy, drawing sidelong glances from those around him.

Erlang Xu rose in a fluttering manner and said aloud, “My big brother has a poem: bear to see the little child become a new noble, and go to the ring in anger to strike again.”

The voice traveled.

Tai Fu stopped and looked back.

The princes and honored military generals looked over.

The students of the State Academy looked over.

Pei Man Xilou was stunned as he looked at this young official of the Hanlin Academy who spoke provocatively.

Xu New Year looked at the white-haired barbarian and said indifferently, “This official will discuss the art of war with you.”

When this statement was made, there was an uproar in all directions.

“Resignation!”

His peers in the Hanlin Academy had signaled with their eyes that he should not be impulsive.

Xu Rui old in the official reputation is good, all Chuzhou massacre case, blocked in the noon gate scolded the king of Huai accumulated.

This reputation was hard won, and it would be a shame if it was ruined because of a moment of indignation or impulse.

“Mr. Zhang is his teacher, and even he lost, so Xu Ruizao thought he could win?”

“Why bother to humiliate people again, Pei Man Xilou wrote a book on military affairs, even Zhang Daju was ashamed of himself and praised it.”

“We are also indignant, just, just this Xu resigned old is too reckless.”

The students of the State Prison were talking about it.

Pei Man Xilou suspected that he had misheard and stared at Xu Xinxin for a moment before suddenly remembering that this was Zhang Shen’s disciple.

Just …….. The teacher is losing and the students are trying to get back in the game?

The vertical pupil teenager Xuan Yin had a cold smile on his face, while Huang Xian’er was bored and playing with her wine cup, saying faintly, “Boring.”

Wang Simu stared in dismay, she didn’t think that Xu New Year had held back half a day, but for this moment?

Intentionality! Chief Minister Wang was furious in his heart.

“Lord Xu, have you ever practiced soldiering?” Pei Man Xilou asked with a smile.

Xu Xinxin shook his head.

“May you have gone to war?” Pei Man Xilou asked again.

Xu Xinxin still shook his head.

This barbarian-born scholar shook his head slightly, “Although you majored in the art of war, you are talking about it on paper, how can you discuss the art of war with me.”

Xuan Yin, a young man with vertical pupils, scoffed, “Have you also written a book of war and want to take it out to compete with my big brother?”

Seeing Xu New Year being mocked by the barbarians, the crowd also felt humiliated.

Zhang Shen looked at his favorite disciple with surprise, saying that this kid is confused? I am ashamed to be inferior to the teacher, he jumped out for what? Give me revenge.

However, let him suffer a setback is also good, Xu Rui old is too smooth, whether it is the family, schooling, officialdom, he has not suffered too much frustration.

Xu New Year lifted his chin and proudly said, “That’s right, I do have a military book here, so I’ll ask Brother Pei Man to give me some guidance.”

“!!!”

Everyone, including Zhang Shen, froze and looked at Xu New Year with extremely blank gazes, the same as Pei Man Xilou, they suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

Ignoring the crowd, Xu New Year fished out a threadbare book with a light brown spine from his arms.

Pei Man Xilou saw four words written on the front cover: the Art of War by Sun Tzu.

Well-read, he had no recollection of the name, not of the military books that were in circulation in the current world, nor of those old-fashioned ones that the court had just repaired and gifted to him.

But he was a lover of books, and would not despise any book for its title, ingesting it with a raised hand and flipping through it with a smile.

“Soldiers, the country’s major events, the place of death and life, the way of survival, can not be ignored also ………”

The opening chapter is pretty good, a simple statement of the importance of war that hits the nail on the head quite well.

Keep looking down:

“Therefore, the Scripture of the five things, the school of thought, and to seek its feelings: one is the Tao, two is the sky, three is the earth, four is the general, five is the law.”

Pei Man Xilou slightly nodded his head, put away some of the inner contempt and scrutinizing mentality, to be able to write this sentence, the person who wrote the book does have some real skills.

When he saw “The Art of War is also a tricky way”, he finally moved, his pupils contracting slightly: “Wonderful, wonderful! This is a wonderful statement.”

Pei Man Xilou read on hungrily, gradually immersed in the sea of knowledge, lingering, ignoring everything around him.

There are twelve chapters in this book, which are so extensive that it not only describes the theories and experiences of war, but even summarizes the laws of war.

This book has transcended the realm of scheming, and what is set forth in the book is not limited to simple scheming and military tactics, but is something much more macroscopic and higher level.

For example, the book says that politics is an important factor in deciding whether to win or lose a war. The level of high was pulled up all of a sudden, and Pei Man Xilou had a feeling of enlightenment.

The barbarians fought the war only to plunder, Pei Man Xilou also believes that fighting is fighting, factors outside the battlefield are important, but the victory or defeat of the war is ultimately the difference between the two sides of the war power of the fall.

The Book of War had few words, and compared to his large, thick book, it seemed humble. But it was word for word, and each sentence was worth pondering for a long time.

On the contrary, he transcribed the various battles and tried hard to analyze the details with words. Summarizing the various camps and emphasizing the importance of the pawns ……… mussels.

Of course, there are flaws in this book, such as the fact that it fails to mention the role of the Wulf throughout, and how to utilize it.

After a long time, Pei Man Xilou finally broke free from his immersive reading and let out a contented sigh, “Benefited greatly, benefited greatly ……..”

Then he realized that the Daibong people around him were looking straight at him.

The crowd was dumbfounded.

The series of changes in Pei Man Xilou’s expression just now fully showed them the words “ecstatic”, “breathtaking”, “hungry” and so on.

It makes one incredibly curious as to what is written in the book that would make an amazingly talented character react in such a way.

Pei Man Xilou looked at Xu New Year, then looked at the Sun Tzu Art of War in his hand, hesitated, struggled, and finally let out a long sigh and made a deep bow:

“Lord Xu, it is I who have lost.

“I have no other request but to implore Lord Xu to let me transcribe this book, and I would like to perform the rite of a disciple and call you sir.”

This book is indeed far superior to the “Hokusai Art of War” he wrote, and there is no point in talking tough.

Vertical pupil teenager Xuan Yin, his eyes rolled round: “Big brother, you, you ……….”

The charming and enchanting Huang Xian’er, at this moment, her delicate face finally had no more lazy and diffident confidence, and her flowery face changed slightly.

There was an uproar and an explosion.

Pei Man Xilou conceded defeat, ashamed of himself.

Moreover, in order to be able to copy the book on military affairs written by Xu Rui Lao, he even went so far as to call himself a student.

The lords and military generals stared straight at the military book in Pei Man Xilou’s hand as if it was the most tantalizing thing in the world.

Chief Minister Wang looked deeply at Erlang Xu, his eyes and expression frozen in general.

Wang Simu’s heart thumped wildly as she obsessively looked at Xu Erlang, who stood proudly in the middle of the field.

Taifu leaned on his cane, took two steps forward, squinted his eyes, scrutinized up and down, and then stumbled hard on his cane twice, stroking his beard and laughing:

“This is my Dabong readers, this is the true rising star.”

The Third Princess and the Fourth Princess looked at Xu Ruixu, their eyes blooming with color.

“The Xu Clan is truly a pair of masters in one family, Xu Qi’an is already dazzling, and this Xu Resignation Old, is not even the slightest bit inferior.” Someone lamented.

Zhang Shen grabbed the military book from Pei Man Xilou and read it with deep confusion.

His changing expression was the same as Pei Man Xilou’s just now.

By the time he finished reading it, he was dumbfounded.

“No, no, who wrote this book of arms? Resignation, who wrote it?” Zhang Shen asked excitedly.

What is the standard of his own disciple, he will not know? Xu Ru Lao excelled in the art of war, but it is absolutely impossible to write such a book of war that is so heavenly and earthly.

The author of this book of arms is otherwise known.

Zhang Shen couldn’t wait to find out who the original author was, and that Da Feng had such a character.

Xu New Year nodded his head slowly, “It is true that I did not write this book of war.”

The hall’s clamor was stagnant, and the crowd looked at him in bewilderment and confusion, and then at Zhang Shen.

Gradually came back to the fact that the author of this book on military affairs, which convinced Pei Man Xilou, was someone else?

“It’s Wei Yuan, isn’t it Wei Yuan?” Zhang Shen asked again.

A single gaze fell on Xu Erlang.

Wei Yuan …….. Pei Man Xilou muttered.

Wei Yuan ah! The crowd came to a sudden realization.

“What’s this got to do with Wei Gong?”

Erlang Xu frowned, a little displeased, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and he drew his voice up, “This is a book of war authored by my elder brother.”

In an instant, inside and outside the pergola, on the shores of Lake Lu, it was quiet as a pin could be heard.

……….

PS: I wish I could write a 10,000 word chapter every day and my brain says: no, you can’t do it.