Outside the side hall of Zhangtai Palace, Ge Nie, who had just stepped out of his cottage, walked quickly toward them. He finally stopped three meters away from Jiang Li. Neither of them spoke, and they quietly sized each other up.
" Ge Nia, Sword Saint, One-track Mind…" Jiang Li slandered him secretly. His eyes wandered from top to bottom, looking at Ge Nia.
Thinking about Ge Nia's future, Mr. Li couldn't comment.
Everyone's thoughts and goals were different. It was their freedom to choose what path they wanted to take, and Ge Nia was undoubtedly a very noble person.
Across from him, Ge Nie had the same look in his eyes. His eyes moved up and down, staring at Jiang Li, whose name was unknown.
" Thick internal energy, steady aura, not weak…" Ge Nia evaluated in his heart.
He had heard a lot about this famous painting saint and poet in Handan, but he had finally met her.
As a new disciple of Phantom Valley, Ge Nia had his own pride. Looking at Jiang Li in front of him, he couldn't help but admire him.
Putting aside the two titles of the Saint of Paintings and the Immortal of Poem, the other three volumes of the four books written by Jiang Li a few days ago were very impressive. They could be passed down for thousands of years and had a long history. They were for future generations to learn and read, to appreciate the meaning of the books, and to understand the principles of life.
After a brief exchange of glances, Ge Nia bowed first."Gui Gu Ge Nie greets Mister Li. The king is waiting for Mister Li's arrival in the hall!”
" It's said that Guigu 'zi only takes in two disciples in his lifetime, and they are divided into vertical and horizontal disciples. The winner of the two will become the new Guigu' zi. Although Guigu 'zi is stronger than a million troops, he is afraid of the vassals when he is angry, and the world will rest when he is peaceful.”
Jiang Li continued to boast,""Since the birth of Phantom Valley, the most widely known disciples of Phantom Valley are Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, and Pang Juan.”
"Su Qin colluded with the six countries and wore the seals of the six countries to force the Qin country to abolish the plan of becoming emperor. Zhang Yi was a great talent and had great strategy. He had disintegrated the alliance of the six countries and helped Qin to dominate the world. Pang Juan was brave and invincible, allowing the originally weak Wei State to dominate the Central Plains. Sun Bin was a wise man who was invincible. He besieged Wei to save Zhao and killed Pang Juan. He wrote an unprecedented military book that was handed down to the world.
"To attack horizontally in order to seek benefits is to be arrogant. To attack vertically in order to seek reality is to be close.”
Hearing Jiang Li talk about the glorious historical achievements of the Phantom Valley, Ge Nie said humbly,""Mr. Li seems to have done a lot of research on the Ghost Valley.”
"I have a general understanding of it, but I only know a little."
Jiang Li smiled and said sincerely,"" I admire you very much, Mr. Phantom Valley. I wonder if Brother Ge Nie could introduce me to you. Jiang Li would like to have a long talk with Mr. Phantom Valley about the Dao of learning.”
A hint of helplessness appeared on Ge Nie Henggu's face."Before Ge Nia and Junior Brother left the mountain, Master left behind a bamboo scroll. He said that he was traveling around the world. Ge Nia doesn't know where Master is, so it's difficult for Mister Li to fulfill his wish.”
"Wandering…"
Jiang Li was not surprised. He asked curiously,""As far as I know, your junior brother is in the Wo Nation, which is the weakest of the seven nations. The population of the Wo Nation is only two million, and there are only 250,000 soldiers available. Moreover, the great general of the Wo Nation, Ji Wuye, controls the government and treats the king of the Wo Nation as a toy. Wei Zhuang chose the weakest Wo Nation, so why did Brother Ge Nie choose the strongest Qin Nation?”
"From the Five Tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period to the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the world has been in constant war for the past five hundred years.”
Ge Nia's gaze was steady as he slowly said,"No matter how strong or weak a country is, the ones who suffer are the commoners. The current situation is in Qin, and the six countries are in danger. Qin has the determination to unify the world, so Ge Nie will naturally contribute his strength.”
"Brother Ge Nie cares about the people of the world.”Jiang Li was humble and ashamed. He put Ge Nie on a pedestal.
After a simple round of bragging, Ge Nia led Jiang Li up the stairs and into the side hall. He saw the young Ancestral Dragon Ying Zheng standing with his hands behind his back.
In the middle of the palace, Ying Zheng was wearing a black royal robe. On his head was a crown with a beaded curtain. A long sword hung from his waist, which accentuated his heroic figure.
In terms of appearance, although Ancestral Dragon was a little worse than Mr. Li, he was still quite good. He was a rare handsome man.
Jiang Li walked to a spot several battles away from Ying Zheng. He tidied up his clothes and maintained the demeanor of a gentleman. He bent down slightly and saluted with his hands clasped together." Greetings, King Qin, from the State of Zhao!"
Since he was not a citizen of the State of Qin or an official of the State of Qin, he could only address Ying Zheng as the King of Qin or the Great King, not the King.
Fortunately, there was no such thing as a servant kneeling down in this era. When the aristocrats saw the emperor, they only needed to bow down and did not have to kowtow on the ground.
Who knew which idiot came up with this kowtow? If he wasn't a good person, he would be a dog.
In this era, if one had to kneel and kowtow to the king, Mr. Li could not do it. He could only call out to the king.
Swoosh!
Ying Zheng walked up to Jiang Li and stopped Jiang Li from saluting. He smiled and said,""There is no need to be so polite, sir. I have long been looking forward to meeting you and learning from you to resolve the confusion in my heart.”
"Jiang Li's talent is shallow. I'm afraid he'll disappoint Your Majesty!”Jiang Li was extremely humble. He did not have the slightest bit of self-confidence or arrogance.
In the past, Jiang Li could have pretended to be a master and learned from Zhuge Wuhou, making the Ancestral Dragon visit the thatched cottage three times. But now, because of Sister Ji, Jiang Li was not only feeling guilty, but also lacking confidence.
"Mister's name is known throughout the seven countries, there's no need to be so apologetic.”Ying Zheng took Jiang Li's hand affectionately and led him to the chess table. He raised his sleeve and invited him,""Sir, please take a seat. I heard that you are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I would like to play a game with you.”
Chess?
The corners of Jiang Li's eyes twitched. His chess skills were only passable. They were far inferior to reciting poems, drawing pictures, and writing books.
Since the Ancestral Dragon wanted to play chess with him, Jiang Li couldn't refuse. If he said he wasn't interested, he would be stupid and ignorant of the ways of the world.
After a while, Jiang Li knelt on the left side of the chess table. In ancient times, the upper right was respected, so he could not sit randomly.
The officials and nobles of this era were deeply influenced by the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty. They believed that kneeling was the standard etiquette for receiving guests. If they sat down to receive guests like in the later generations, they would be regarded as barbarians in the border area, vulgar and lowly, and did not understand etiquette.
After Ying Zheng sat down and knelt down, Jiang Li said honestly,""Jiang Li's chess skills are average. He's far from being proficient, let alone a master. Your Majesty, please spare me some face.
"Mister is too humble. This should be the one saying this.”Ying Zheng replied with a smile and took the lead to start the game without any politeness.
In Ying Zheng's opinion, Jiang Li's reputation was spread all over the world. He had written four volumes of masterpieces at the age of eighteen. In addition to his reputation as the Art Saint and the Poet Fairy, Jiang Li's chess skills must be much better than his. Therefore, it was better to play first to prevent himself from losing too badly later.
" This…" Jiang Li felt helpless. He had planned to seize the initiative, but the Ancestral Dragon was one step ahead of him.
Alright then!
Then let Zu Long beat Mr. Li in chess and make it a good story, increasing Zu Long's brilliance.
Behind them, Ge Nia, who had outstanding chess skills, walked over and stood beside the two of them, staring at the chess table.
As a disciple of Phantom Valley, Ge Nia was proficient in the art of war, the Eight Trigrams, astronomy, and geography. He was also very good at chess.
A gentleman has six arts: etiquette, music, archery, driving, calligraphy and mathematics. The four arts of literati are piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Ge Nia had understood and learned all of these ten arts.
One of the two books referred to reading books, and the other referred to learning calligraphy. It was the difference between reading and writing.
Fifteen minutes later, Ge Nie, who was watching the game, was surprised. His eyes were full of surprise. The game was not even halfway through, and Mr. Li was already at a disadvantage. He was about to lose.
At this moment, Ge Nia was a little confused. Could it be that Mister Li was trying to be modest and deliberately lose to the king to avoid embarrassing the king?
It should be like this. Mr. Li had come to Qin to be conferred the title of Marquis and Minister. He wanted to display what he had learned in his life. Although the King had not yet taken charge of the government, time was fast, so he still had to give him face.
Even if he lost in chess and news of it spread to the outside world, people would not think that Mr. Li's chess skills were bad, but that he was being modest.
As the saying went, the most fatal thing was to imagine things. Ying Zheng's thoughts were the same as Ge Nia's. He also thought that Jiang Li was giving in to him on purpose.
After two moves, Ying Zheng slowed down and smiled bitterly.""Sir, you don't have to be like this. I'm sincerely convinced that I lost to you.”
"To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, Jiang Li's chess skills are average. He's no match for you.”Jiang Li said sincerely. He was not joking at all.
However, Ying Zheng didn't think so. Since Mr. Li wanted to lose, he couldn't talk about it, so he changed the topic."Mister has been in Xianyang for almost a month. What do you think of the current situation in Qin?”
" The State of Qin…" Jiang Li muttered. His brain was working quickly.
He knew the Ancestral Dragon's purpose. He valued his reputation and wanted to recruit him to strengthen the momentum of his camp.
As for his ability to govern the country, it could only be seen after he took office. A few books, a few paintings, and a few poems were only achievements in knowledge, not practical ability to plan.
It was obvious that it was not wise to rely on the Ancestral Dragon now. When the time came, Lu Buwei would definitely target him first. After all, he was famous and had a high reputation. When the big stick swung down, the ones who were injured would always be the tall ones, and the short ones would be ranked behind.
At present, he needed to keep a distance from the Ancestral Dragon. Mr. Li would benefit from the fight between the dragon and the tiger, and he could take advantage of both sides by being neutral. When the time was right, he would turn hostile and defect to the Ancestral Dragon to get rid of Lu Buwei.
Minister Lyu or something, Mr. Li, was unhappy. This was his position. Why did he have to fight with Mr. Li? Who else could he mess with?
In a few days, he would go to the Recruitment Palace and find Li Si. In the future, Prime Minister Li would be the one to do the work, and Mr. Li would be the one to take the credit.
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