Capital city, the residence of the left prime minister.
"Master, you seem to be in a bad mood." Ji Zhibai carefully placed the tea on the table in front of Liu Shan, and then carefully withdrew his hand. He curled his fingers tightly, but then slowly loosened them.
Back then, the two were teacher and student. Although Ji Zhibai was in awe of Liu Shan, he was not servile to him. Sometimes he was even a little unruly and was scolded by Liu Shan, but Ji Zhibai was even happy.
But ever since his literary talent was dismissed, Ji Zhibai found that his mentor cared less and less about him, and he gradually lowered his posture and became more and more humble, and could never return to the pure teacher-student friendship of the past.
Ji Zhibai's hatred towards Fang Yun grew day by day, and he even began to feel dissatisfied with his mentor.
But no matter what, Ji Zhibai is always well-behaved and obedient in front of Liu Shan.
Liu Shan has a fair face and elegant appearance, and he still vaguely resembles the handsome man from Jingguo back then. But now his temples are gray, his forehead is covered with fine wrinkles, and there are even slight bags under his eyes.
Liu Shan sighed softly, shook his head slowly, and said: "The Dragon Gate appeared in the sea of learning, one hook caught ten thousand hearts, and it is a good story in ten countries. You and I have both been to the sea of learning, so you naturally understand the difficulties. Fang Yun is so lucky that he actually caught 100,000 fish by himself. Even if I want to pretend to be calm, I really can't do it."
Ji Zhibai found it hard to accept that Liu Shan changed his self-proclaimed name from "teacher" to "old man", but he still comforted him, "Only you, teacher, have cultivated yourself well. I heard that the people from the Lei family and the Zong family are as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Lei Mo's literary talent cracked a crack, and he was also called "the fool of learning" and got angry at the head of the family. As a result, the head of the family lost his temper and fought back, which triggered internal strife in the Lei family. The head of the Lei family was originally a decoration. Fortunately, the Lei family must stabilize, otherwise the head of the family may really be replaced again."
Even someone as experienced as Zuo Xiang Liu Shan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he heard the words "Xue Hai Da Sha".
A great scholar was given such a nickname. This stigma will never be washed away in his lifetime.
Thinking of the stigma, Liu Shan's face darkened again.
In Tongshan, just outside the capital, there is a couplet hanging on his ancestral temple: "Green mountains are lucky to bury loyal bones, while white iron is innocent to cast treacherous ministers." This is a great shame and humiliation for him.
As a university scholar, he never fell ill, but after being attacked by the people, he actually spent seven days in a daze. If Ji Zhibai hadn't discovered something was wrong and recited the "Spring and Autumn Annals", he would have made a big mistake.
Ji Zhibai didn't notice Liu Shan's strange expression, and continued, "However, I heard that in Xuehai, Fang Yun was annoyed by the Lei family. They said that once they leave the Blood Mang Ancient Land, they will use the authority of Wenxing Longjue to abolish the bloodline of the Lei family's dragons! The Lei family values the bloodline of dragons very much and protects it in every way. If Fang Yun really deprives them of their bloodline, hundreds of years of hard work will be ruined. By then, the Lei family may have to change the head of the family again."
Liu Shan said slowly: "His Majesty the Dragon Saint of the West Sea will definitely not agree."
Ji Zhibai said helplessly: "The problem is. I heard that in ancient times, the status of Wenxing Dragon Lord was higher than that of ordinary dragon half-saints. Of course, it is slightly inferior now. But even so, as long as Fang Yun uses the excuse that 'the Lei family dragon attacked Wenxing Dragon Lord' to launch the bloodline deprivation, the Four Seas Dragon Saints will be unable to stop it."
"That makes sense. However, doesn't the Lei family have the protection of Thunder Ancestor?" Liu Shan said.
Ji Zhibai hurriedly said, "I also asked a friend of the Lei family the same question. But he said that once the Lei family uses the relics of the Thunder Ancestor, it will be a fight to the death. They can only use it at the critical moment. Moreover, it is normal for Wenxing Longjue to be scolded and deprived of his pseudo-dragon bloodline. The Lei family can't find a reason to refute. Although the Thunder Master is mysterious and powerful, he is only a legend in the Dragon Clan. He has never left any real deeds in the history of the Dragon Clan. Even the so-called Thunder Ancestor relics may be the things of the Dragon Saint. You must know this."
Liu Shan nodded and said, "The Lei family is quite patient, that's right. Although Fang Yun is strong now, it will take a long time for him to grow and he may fail halfway. If the Lei family really uses the Lei Zu relics to destroy Fang Yun, they will bear eternal infamy and even... suffer revenge from the reverse blood."
When Ji Zhibai heard the words "revenge against blood", he couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Blood revenge originally meant a combination of "revenge against race and blood relatives". If a scholar encounters great injustice or wrongdoing and is unable to resolve it, and he or she takes revenge at all costs, even violating the principles of scholars to the point of being inhumane or treasonous, it will be called blood revenge.
Once blood revenge begins, not only will the avenger be killed by the Holy Court, but the person being avenged will also be subjected to the most severe punishment from the Holy Court, usually death. If the crime is too serious, the entire family may be executed and other members of the clan may also be punished.
Ji Zhibai said: "Teacher, you are right. If the Lei family only obstructs Fang Yun and causes the Holy Path to fall, they will only be cursed. But if they use the relics of the Thunder Ancestor to attack Fang Yun, even if the Holy Academy cannot exterminate them because of their great merits, countless scholars will take revenge on the Lei family. If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Academy will probably turn a deaf ear to it at first, and will only take action after the Lei family has suffered a heavy blow."
Liu Shan smiled and said, “However, Fang Yun’s holy path ends here. The Blood Mang Ancient Land must be the place where his dream ended.”
Ji Zhibai whispered, "Master, as far as I know, the highest-ranking scholar in the Blood Mang Ancient Land is the Grand Secretary, and... the Grand Secretary of the Blood Mang Ancient Land will be eroded by the power of the Blood Mang, and the power of the Wentai will be greatly weakened, barely only the strength of a novice Grand Secretary."
"If Fang Yun can enter, others can naturally enter as well." Liu Shan said with a smile.
"Ah? But the road leading to the ancient land of Xuemang is firmly controlled by the Holy Academy and is under the responsibility of the East Holy Pavilion. Not to mention the Lei family, even the Dragon Saints of the Four Seas have no way to deal with it." Ji Zhibai said.
"The Dragon Clan and the Lei Family have been trying every possible way to find the fragments of the Dragon Slaying Sword. They know much more about the Blood Mang Ancient Land than you and I do. Since the Dragon Saint of the West Sea used Wenxing Longjue as bait to lure Fang Yun into the Blood Mang Ancient Land, there must be a reason for that."
"That's what my mentor said."
"The battle for the head of the nation is about to begin. Let's go in and take a look."
"yes."
The two men held the official seal in their hands, and their spiritual thoughts passed through the official seal and the holy temple, entering the scene where Confucius and the literary world were competing for the head of the country.
Fang Yun and a dozen other top scorers sat on the green lotus leaves. Without the great scholars around them, they felt more at ease.
Mo Shan of Jia country said with a smile: "Fang Xusheng, thank you for your generous help, otherwise the top scholar of Jia country this year would probably be Lei Shushan."
"It's just a small favor, nothing to worry about." Fang Yun said half-jokingly.
"After the fight for the head of the country, let's meet at the gate of Chongwenyuan. I have some small gifts for you." Mo Shan said with a smile.
"Oh? Thank you, Brother Mo. I'll tell you in detail when the time comes." Fang Yun cast a kind look at Mo Shan, vaguely guessing in his heart that Mo Shan might give him the Mo family's mechanical beast.
Although the mechanical beast is powerful, it takes a lot of time to nurture and communicate with it. Except for those from the Mohist or Industrialist school, other scholars cannot have so much time. If you are not from the Mohist or Industrial school, spending the same amount of time on your own holy way will bring you far greater gains than forcibly mastering a mechanical beast.
Since Mo Shan said he would give it as a gift, it naturally wouldn’t be an ordinary mechanical beast.
.(To be continued.)