As expected, Qin Mo was dragged away by Qin Wuyang's men. He had to be dragged away. This nonsense made everyone look gloomy. Qin Wuyang hurried over to apologize.
"President Qin, there is no need to be like this. I understand young people. Who hasn't been young before?"
"Alas, the king has seven sons, four of whom are already adults, but none of them are useful. Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about it."
Qin Wuyang sighed. The King of Qin was still a powerful ruler. During his years in office, the national strength of Qin was also thriving. However, his sons were not talented, but mediocre. As a senior member of the royal family, Qin Wuyang was also quite worried.
"Dean Qin, there is no need to be like this. I don't think Qin Mo is a fool. If he is trained, he may become a pillar of the country in the future."
"Mr. Guigu actually thinks highly of him?"
"Not really. I think that people can be divided into innate and acquired talents. It's like practicing martial arts. Some people are extremely talented. This is God's gift, there is no doubt about it. But even if a person is mediocre, if he can be taught by a famous teacher and is willing to work hard, he also has the opportunity to become talented. This is the meaning of education, and this is the essence of the martial arts academy. If the martial arts academy only wants geniuses, then what is the point of a martial arts academy?"
"This..."
Qin Wuyang disagreed. He felt deeply the gap between geniuses and mediocre people. With the same teaching, a genius can learn it once, but a mediocre person can't learn it even after eight or ten times. How can they be compared?
"Teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Everyone has his own strengths. The reason why the princes of Qin are called princes is that they have more opportunities than others. There is only one King of Qin, but there are many princes. Not everyone can become a king, but everyone has the opportunity to become a talent, just like Dean Qin. You may not be the material to be a king, but you are a good dean."
"This, this, sir, please be careful with your words."
Qin Wuyang's face changed drastically. Can he say this, or say it in public.
Lin Jiang smiled and said no more, but the people on the side were thoughtful after listening.
This sentence was heard by the King of Qin that night. So, on the morning of the third day, a group of people appeared in front of Qin Wuyang's mansion, and this group of people escorted a large number of treasures.
"Mr. Guigu, I am the commander of the guards of the Qin Palace. I am here on the order of my king to present you with a gift of money. Please teach the four princes on behalf of the king."
A general appeared. After he finished speaking, four carriages appeared. Each carriage was loaded with treasures. This gift of money was definitely the best in Qin.
Lin Jiang stood there, neither refusing nor agreeing. He just looked at the commander. His stern eyes made him feel more and more stressed, and cold sweat began to flow from his head.
"Sir, I'll go to the palace."
Qin Wuyang noticed something was wrong. He felt that the King of Qin was too overbearing. Although he seemed to be treating Lin Jiang with courtesy and presented him with an unprecedented gift of money, he did not allow Lin Jiang to refuse. If
it were for ordinary people, this would naturally be a gift, but Lin Jiang was not. He was a martial saint. There were only a few martial saints in the entire Xia Kingdom. He could just leave. In other vassal states, he could still receive extremely high courtesy.
"President Qin, stop."
"Sir."
"Since the King of Qin is so kind, then I will agree."
"Sir, I..."
"Where are the four gentlemen?"
Lin Jiang said lightly. Soon, another four carriages appeared, including Qin Mo, who had been seen before. They all saluted Lin Jiang, the etiquette of master and apprentice.
"Since you have performed the teacher-apprentice ceremony, then you are my disciple. I will not accept the tuition in vain. Let's start the first lesson today."
"The first lesson is called calming the mind. A superior should have the demeanor of not changing his face when a mountain collapses in front of him, so the mind must be calm. Come, open your legs, half squat, and do horse stance."
Lin Jiang said as he walked. He came in front of the four people and asked them to do horse stance. Then Lin Jiang walked to the front of the gate. There was a row of stone pillars here, which were used to tie reins. Qin Wuyang's mansion had many guests visiting, and they came on horseback. Lin Jiang took one in each hand and directly pulled up the stone pillars buried deep in the ground, which made Qin Wuyang's eyelids jump.
Sure enough, Lin Jiang placed the stone pillar in their hands and said, "For three hours, don't move and don't let the stone pillar fall. Whoever drops it will have to restart the count. If it falls more than three times, go home."
After Lin Jiang finished speaking, he turned around and went back to Qin Wuyang's mansion, leaving a group of people there in an uproar.
"Dean Qin..."
"Do as you say. If you can't bear this little hardship, you are not worthy of being a disciple of the Martial Saint,"
Qin Wuyang said lightly. This was Lin Jiang's counterattack against the King of Qin. Qin Wuyang acquiesced because he also felt that the King of Qin was a bit too much. If they discussed it properly, he would not refuse it based on his understanding of Lin Jiang.
"Fuck, you're screwing me,"
Qin Mo roared and wanted to throw the stone pillar away, but Qin Wuyang gave him a cold look and he backed off. Although he was stupid, he knew how to read the eyes. Now was not the time to throw a tantrum.
The other three young masters did not say a word. The stone pillar weighing hundreds of pounds was indeed very heavy, but they had all practiced martial arts since childhood and had internal strength, so it was not a difficult thing.
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Early the next morning, Lin Jiang met the four young masters of the Qin State at Qin Wuyang's mansion. Everyone sat in a strange posture because they were a bit cruel yesterday. Even if they were all martial arts masters, they had to suffer a lot. Now they should have muscle soreness or even muscle strain.
"Would you like to introduce yourself?"
"Sir, I am Qin Si",
"Qin Mo"
, "Qin Li" and
"Qin Cheng"
The four introduced themselves one by one. They were the four adult sons of the King of Qin. According to the Xia law, men were considered adults at the age of 16. Lin Jiang also had some measures for the ceremony of coming of age, which have been used to this day.
"Yes, you can persist, which shows that you are still talented. Today's second lesson is that the body is the capital of all affairs. Whether you will become a martial arts master, a king, or someone else in the future, you must have a good body. Go back and recuperate. Come back to class in five days."
Lin Jiang nodded, and then asked someone to take them away. The four looked at each other. They were all ready to suffer again today, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
After five days, the four were fully revived. They were young and strong, and with the top medical conditions, five days were enough for recovery.
"The previous two classes were just appetizers. Starting today, it will be the main course. What I will teach you in the future will focus on being a monarch, a king, and a heroic lord. I will basically cover martial arts, not much."
"If you can learn 10% of the essence of the following knowledge, you will be a qualified King of Qin. If you can learn 30%, you will be as wise as your father and grandfather. If you can learn 70%, then you will be the most powerful King of Qin in the history of the Qin State. If you can learn 100%, you will be worthy of the title of the greatest emperor of the ages."
"Sir, does the greatest emperor of the ages refer to someone like Emperor Xia?"
"Yes, perhaps you can even surpass him."
"This..."
The four of them couldn't believe it. With a thousand years of history in the Xia State, which monarch dared to say that he could be on par with Emperor Xia?
"Don't disbelieve it. Let's talk about it after the class. Today we will talk about the general outline first. All future classes will be based on today's general outline. You can also write it down,"
Lin Jiang said to the servants beside him, asking them to write it down so that they can use it later. Lin Jiang can also look at it because he is also afraid that he will not be able to remember it by then.
"A ruler should understand these three sentences: law, technique, and momentum."
"What is law? Law is the law. There is no permanent momentum. Any law has its appropriate time..."
"What is technique? Technique is the technique of controlling people. Ministers are people, people are people, and warriors are also people. A ruler does not have to be the strongest in martial arts, but he should have..."
"What is momentum? You can understand it as authority, the authority of the king, but where does the authority of the king come from..."
Lin Jiang talked freely. This outline has several thousand words. He racked his brains to write it in the past few days. The main reason is that he did not study seriously back then and did not remember many things, so he could only combine the novels, TV, movies, etc. he had read before, and tried his best to explain the law, technique, and momentum.
The four princes did not actually understand it. They just thought that this theory was profound and unfathomable, and it must be very cool, but in another room, Qin Wuyang and King Qin heard it clearly.
Qin Wuyang seemed a little uneasy. Was it really good for him to hear such an imperial technique? The King of Qin's expression became more and more mysterious.
"Uncle, God bless the Great Qin. Mr. Guigu is a peerless talent."
The King of Qin finally patted Qin Wuyang's shoulder gently to reassure him and put the matter to rest.