allonlinenovel Chapter 96 Kong Hexuan
Chapter 96 Kong Hexuan
Chapter Ninety-Six Kong Hexuan
With the sons of major clans and powerful families all mobilized, the entire Yanhuang Kingdom was filled with an atmosphere of impending storm.
After all, such a grand event as the National Children's Championship is extremely rare, and this event also attracted many foreign visitors.
On the outskirts of Tianling County, in the desolate wilderness, a carriage slowly made its way.
"Ye Ru, you went to Western Shu without any attendants, really, and the food was so bad."
Little White sat in the carriage, licked its little paws, and picked up a piece of jerky to eat.
"The journey from Yangzhou to Chengdu is extremely bumpy, so we should try to minimize the number of people traveling."
Ye Ru brought many books with him on this trip. He flipped through them and talked, and then he saw the Yin-Yang School in the book, so he stopped and studied it carefully.
"The Shu brocade from Jincheng is quite good. It is one of the three great brocades along with Song brocade and Yun brocade. I will bring some back for my fellow villagers in Qingyun County when I return."
Ye Ru casually said, picked up the tea set on the table, brewed a cup of fragrant tea for himself, and looked at some stories about the Yin-Yang School.
Xiao Bai shook his head and went back to sleep.
The journey was incredibly boring, but Ye Ru enjoyed this quiet and peaceful time, where he could read many books without being bothered by worldly troubles.
Time passed slowly, and just as the carriage was about to leave Yangzhou City, a muffled sound suddenly came from afar. He quickly looked ahead and saw a young man in brocade robes sitting on the ground in the distance, staring blankly at the flying boat in the distance.
"I wonder if this gentleman could give me a ride? My flying boat has broken down."
However, when he saw Ye Ru's carriage, he was overjoyed and waved his hand loudly.
Ye Ru turned to the flying boat, and couldn't help but be somewhat surprised:
"The flying boat of the Gong family?"
Like the Mohists, the Gongjia (工家) focused on mechanical engineering. However, the Mohists' core principles were "universal love and non-aggression," and mechanical engineering was only one part of their doctrine. The Gongjia, on the other hand, was a separate school that separated from the Mohists. They mainly focused on mechanical engineering, such as cloud ladders, crossbows, and other defensive mechanisms.
Ye Ru's words piqued the curiosity of the young man in the brocade robe, who then asked:
"Brother, do you know Flying Boat?"
"Come on up first."
Ye Ru said.
"Good fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of good fortune. Thank you for giving me a ride, brother. Are you from Yangzhou? Do you know the top scholar Ye Tongsheng?"
The young man in the brocade robe said.
"I know you. May I ask your name?"
Kong Hexuan.
"A member of the Confucius family?"
Ye Ru was taken aback. He hadn't expected to encounter someone from the Confucius family here. No wonder they possessed such a valuable flying boat.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. This Ye Tongsheng is truly a genius. He actually managed to become one of the top five scholars. Even we, the Confucian family, can only look up to him in awe."
"When you see someone virtuous, think of emulating them; when you see someone not virtuous, reflect on your own shortcomings. If I could get to know Yip Tung-sang, it would be my greatest fortune."
Kong Hexuan smiled and said, a hint of admiration appearing on his face. Then, noticing the book Ye Ru was reading, he asked curiously:
"Are you interested in the writings of the Yin-Yang school?"
"Just taking a casual look. It's said that the Yin-Yang School is one of the Nine Schools of Thought, but now it's even inferior to novelists."
Ye Ru sighed and said.
"There are twenty-one schools of Yin and Yang, totaling three hundred and sixty-nine chapters. Among them are: 'Gong Tao Sheng Zhong Shi' (14 chapters), 'Gongsun Fa' (22 chapters), 'Zou Zi' (49 chapters), 'Zou Zi Zhong Shi' (56 chapters), 'Cheng Qiu Zi' (5 chapters), 'Du Wen Gong' (5 chapters), and 'Huangdi Tai Su' (20 chapters), etc. However, apart from a few fragments, all have been lost. Do you know why?"
Kong Hexuan smiled slightly and asked.
"Initially, the Yin-Yang School was a pawn of Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, and was in charge of astronomy. However, due to Ying Zheng's tyranny, the Yin-Yang School wanted to redivide the seven kingdoms in order to strengthen its own power."
"However, Li Si discovered this situation and eventually led a large army to wipe out the entire Yin Yang School, leaving only a few high-ranking members, led by Donghuang Taiyi, who disappeared without a trace, which is why they have fallen to this state."
Ye Ru opened the book, looked up and said to Kong Hexuan.
These words caused a look of shock to appear on Kong Hexuan's face. Such a secret was known only to the various prominent families, and even among the wealthy and powerful, few people knew about it.
"In the past, Qin Shi Huang also burned books and buried scholars alive, which led to the decline of the Confucius family. In the end, there were only three half-sages left."
"If it weren't for the Dong family's implementation of unification in the Han Dynasty, which suppressed all other schools of thought and exclusively promoted Confucianism, they would probably have been lost in the long river of history."
Kong Hexuan's expression changed, but he then became cautious in his speech, his curiosity about Ye Ru growing even stronger.
Just as Ye Ru was about to continue reading "Zouzi", a sharp shout suddenly came from the front, bringing Ye Ru's carriage to a stop.
"This road is mine, this mountain is mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll!"
Suddenly, three bandits stood in front of them, holding swords and glaring angrily.
"We actually encountered bandits in this desolate wilderness."
Ye Ru was taken aback, and the two got out of the car.
"Hmph, this is a famous person in Yangzhou, the top scholar in the fifth grade, Ye. Leave some money, and Ye will bless you to pass the county and county examinations. One hundred taels each."
Among the three bandits was one dressed as a scholar, which made the other two look rather strange.
You should know that if a scholar were to act as a robber, and were discovered, he would be expelled from all the literati in the land.
Moreover, they would be barred from taking the imperial examinations for life, and in severe cases, they might even be imprisoned.
Ye Ru's lips twitched slightly; someone was actually impersonating him...
"You three, are you sure you're not mistaken...?"
"Enough with the nonsense, pay up now! We're just ordinary thieves, we won't take your lives!"
"The scarred man at the head of the group shouted."
"A gentleman uses words, not fists. If you are discovered by the soldiers, you will likely be beheaded."
Kong Hexuan said.
"Beheading? I am the top scholar in the imperial examination, who dares to behead me!"
The scarred man was taken aback, then shouted, seemingly to encourage himself.
"Using someone else's name is an even more serious crime."
Ye Ru stepped forward and smiled slightly at the three bandits. Instead of being angry, he found the situation rather amusing, wondering how they had come up with such a bizarre method.
How did you know I stole the information?
The scarred man was taken aback, but then covered his mouth, leaving the scholar looking at him with a look of utter disappointment, cursing inwardly:
"This scoundrel...he can't even steal properly..."
Ye Ru took out his academic credentials and handed them to the three robbers, then said helplessly:
"I am Ye Ru..."
Upon hearing this, the three robbers froze, while Kong Hexuan, recalling the events of the previous incident, swallowed hard, his face gradually filled with shock...