Lucheng.
The Ming Emperor's ceremonial guard marched out majestically from the east gate.
The whole city of Lu was silent as three thousand Confucian scholars watched Emperor Jiajing leave with the ceremonial guard, their eyes extremely complicated.
This hero's performance during the Three Emperors' Alliance was undoubtedly the most powerful and shocking!
Even though Lu Chunqiu announced that Emperor Chu had won, three thousand Confucian scholars recognized that Emperor Jiajing was the only hero!
Such a heroic leader should be worthy of their attachment.
The so-called learning of literature and martial arts is a good thing for the emperor's family.
But at the last moment of the alliance between the three emperors, Emperor Jiajing actually clashed with Lu Chunqiu?
Three thousand Confucian scholars were depressed.
He wanted to join the Ming Dynasty and follow Emperor Jiajing.
But my mentor Lu Chunqiu was obviously not the same person as Emperor Jiajing. What should I do?
Teacher's kindness is as great as heaven!
Once a teacher, always a father!
Even among heaven, earth, monarch, relatives, and teachers, the monarch ranks before the teacher.
However, Emperor Jiajing was only the future monarch that Confucian scholars preferred, and the two sides did not have a well-deserved monarch-minister relationship.
But Lu Chunqiu, the master, was already a sure thing.
Three thousand Confucian scholars may have asked Lu Chunqiu, or even performed the apprenticeship ceremony.
Even the most unfamiliar people have studied and understood the chapters and verses of the sages in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals".
However, the Emperor of Da Chu later announced in public that the [Three Emperors' Alliance] would no longer be held in the future, and this time it would be the last one.
The Confucian scholars were shocked!
I originally thought that the process of this alliance was already quite exciting.
Whether it was the breaking of Emperor Han's sword, Emperor Chu's inscription on the sky, Jiajing's victory over the two emperors, or even Lu Chunqiu's rare move, it was enough to become the focus of public opinion in the world!
But the Confucian scholars never imagined that they would be lucky enough to participate in the last [Three Emperors' Alliance]!
From now on, the alliance will become extinct, and will Emperor Wen Dou never appear again?
Is Emperor Chu warlike?
Confucian scholars' interpretations of this matter are surprisingly consistent.
They all agreed that the young Emperor Chu had just been declared the winner in the alliance, so she was arrogant and about to start her militaristic life!
The Emperor of Chu was in vain for the comfort of the Holy Spirit in the world. Even if the Confucian scholars did not accuse her in person, they would definitely criticize her behind her back so that the whole world could see clearly the emperor's 'true face'!
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"Human nature is ultimately profit-seeking."
In the Mansion of Marquis Wenxin in Lucheng, Fan Li said this while picking up vegetables.
It was getting dark.
Half a day after Emperor Jiajing left, Emperor Liu Xie of Han also left.
Emperor Han's departure seemed very low-key, almost making people suspect that he took advantage of the darkness to cover up and left quietly to avoid embarrassment.
Like the Han Emperor, there were hundreds of Confucian scholars who left in the night.
Fan Li's words about human nature and profit-seeking just now were referring to these Confucian scholars.
Although they also left the city at night, the Confucian scholars were definitely not following Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
They were almost chasing in the completely opposite direction, which was the direction of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Jin, only the first batch of people have left tonight."
"According to the usual practice, after the three emperors meet, I will give lectures to the Confucian scholars for a month. But looking at the current situation, in the next few days, a certain number of Confucian scholars will quietly leave Lucheng every night and go to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Jiajing."
Lu Chunqiu himself smiled bitterly as he spoke.
"I'm afraid I am the one with the fewest students attending the lectures among the Wenxin Hous of the Lu family in the past. I'm so ashamed. I'm so ashamed."
Lu Chunqiu shook his head repeatedly.
Fan Li didn't want to dampen his interest, so he changed the subject and said, "The Marquis has profound cultivation and can withstand the power of the Emperor. I admire him."
"Me? Resist the emperor?"
When Lu Chunqiu heard this, he clapped his hands and laughed.
While laughing, an ancient book floated above his head. It was the Lu family's most important treasure [Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals].
Fan Li said nothing, quietly waiting for Lu Chunqiu's explanation.
"Mr. Jin, from now on, I will serve as a minister in the same court as you, so I won't hide anything."
Lu Chunqiu made a motion of turning the book. The ancient book above his head automatically opened a few pages without any wind.
Sudden!
[Lu Shi Chun Qiu] A page in the book detached itself from the book and floated in mid-air.
Just a few breaths later, the page spontaneously combusted!
Soon, it turned into ashes and dispersed in the wind.
Fan Li understood instantly.
"Is this "Lu's Spring and Autumn" beyond repair?"
Lu Chunqiu nodded.
"When the last page is burned out, there will be no more "Lu Spring and Autumn" in the world."
This is the price of resisting the emperor!
Even though it is the amazing work of Taizu Lu, even though it has consumed countless manpower and material resources, it is the masterpiece of Confucianism and Taoism practitioners of that generation.
But in the face of the power of the emperor, it is still far from enough!
Fan Li was confused: "Why are you so strong, Emperor?"
A few days later, Emperor Chu's honor guard left Lucheng.
Lu Chunqiu saw him off for a hundred miles without saying a word.
At this time, less than half of the Confucian scholars left in Lu City were waiting to listen to Lu Chunqiu's teachings, teachings and answers to their questions.
When Lu Chunqiu reached a hundred miles, he immediately stopped and did not take another step forward.
On the Emperor Chu's dragon chariot, there were three people sitting at this time, namely Xiang Ning, Fan Li and Lu Fubao.
Needless to say, Fan Li, with his overwhelming power, came to Lucheng from Chu State, and how he would go back.
The dragon chariot was comfortable and spacious, like a luxurious movable bedroom. Fan Li did not feel crowded or embarrassed at all.
As for Lu Fubao, she is about to become the imperial concubine of the Great Chu Emperor.
Letting Lu Fubao ride the dragon chariot was Da Chu's silent promise to Lu Chunqiu.
"Dad, you should come to visit your daughter often."
Lu Fubao is worthy of being the beloved daughter of Marquis Wenxin. Although she is only a teenager, she is unexpectedly calm and sensible at this moment.
The dragon chariot moved forward for dozens of miles, but stopped again.
Someone blocked the road and asked to see Xiang Ning, Emperor of Chu.
"This is Liu Bei. What's wrong with him?" Xiang Ning was confused after hearing the report from the guard.
Fan Li explained: "Liu Bei is a lineage of the Han royal family and the uncle of the current Han Emperor. He came to see His Majesty, so he naturally represents the Han Emperor and expresses goodwill."
Xiang Ning immediately allowed Liu Bei to meet him.
At this time, Liu Bei had changed into official court clothes.
Wearing a large scarlet robe and wearing a gold and jade belt around the waist, he is indeed majestic and noble.
Liu Bei first looked at Fan Li and then greeted Xiang Ning.
"I am sent by His Majesty the Emperor of Han to make an appointment with His Majesty the Emperor of Chu. After Your Majesty returns, please marry Princess Changle as soon as possible. Only in this way can the world know that the Chu-Han Alliance is good and that the Liu family and the Xiang family are already one family. .”
Urging marriage?
After Fan Li heard this, he secretly thought about it.
Why rush to get married?
Was Liu Xie depressed and confused after his defeat?
Or maybe this failure made the Han even more unstable, and he continued to use Chu's reputation to intimidate dissidents?
"I know, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Xiang Ning was a little embarrassed.
Not to mention that she was originally a woman disguised as a man, but now her future imperial concubine is sitting on the dragon chariot, and Liu Xie is here to urge her to get married?
Xiang Ning actually felt like he was a 'scumbag'.
Just when Xiang Ning suspected that the Han Emperor was looking for trouble, he saw Liu Bei presenting a scroll.
"This is a copy of the map. It is the suspected tomb of the last emperor of the previous dynasty. After my Majesty returns to China, he plans to explore the authenticity of the suspected tomb. He also invites His Majesty the Emperor of Chu to go there."
"If Chu and Han jointly inspect the suspected tomb, once it is confirmed that it is the real imperial tomb of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, Chu and Han can each take half of the treasure!"
