The Chu State was in the southern part of the former Yunzhou, covering the former Anhua City. The former Yuntuo River is now called the Nanhe River in the Chu State, so the Chu State is also known as the Southern Chu.
Slowly and leisurely, it was almost a year later that Lin Jiang and Zhang Baolu came to the capital of the Chu State.
The Chu State Martial Arts Academy received the news, and led by the dean Chu Tiange, they personally went outside the capital to welcome them. This standard was more grand than that of the deans of other martial arts academies in the past. It was entirely because the news that Lin Jiang easily defeated Qin Wuyang and others at Hangu Pass was passed to the Chu State.
Qin Wuyang lost his fighting spirit with one move, and this strength shocked the world. At least Chu Tiange felt that he did not have this strength. Although he had never fought with Qin Wuyang, he also knew that he could not do it to this extent.
"Mr. Guigu, welcome to the Chu State."
Chu Tiange saw Lin Jiang and immediately stepped forward to salute, and then introduced himself.
"President Chu, you are welcome. I have come here to thank you for your kindness."
"It is a blessing for Chu that you have come to Chu. Please get on the carriage first. We will go to the Martial Academy."
"Haha, President Chu, aren't you afraid that I will teach you wrong things in the Martial Academy?"
"Mr. Guigu, you don't know that there are three big rivers in Chu, namely Nanhe, Leijiang and Longjiang, and countless other rivers. These rivers have also nurtured the broad-mindedness of the Chu people, which is comparable to the mountain stream-like heart of the Western Qin."
"Haha, that's good, that's good."
Lin Jiang laughed. It seems that the relationship between Chu and Qin is not very good.
However, Qin was in the upper reaches of the Yuntuo River. If it wanted to attack Chu, it could just go downstream. The strategic location was the kind of crushing. The two countries clashed several times.
Chu Tiange imitated Zhao and Qin and welcomed Lin Jiang to the Martial Academy of Chu. He also gave Lin Jiang the residence of the president of the Martial Academy.
"Is that the palace of Chu?"
The Martial Academy of Chu was very close to the palace, and Lin Jiang saw it at a glance.
"Yes, it's the royal palace of Chu. This palace was built in imitation of the Xia Palace. The ancestor of the Zhang family, a prominent family in Chu, was the first prime minister of Xia. He once brought back all the architectural drawings of Xia, but the scale of the palace is not as large as that of the Xia Palace."
"Zhang Family"
Lin Jiang thought of Zhang Ran. He didn't know how many years Zhang Ran lived after he fell asleep, and why the Zhang family became a prominent family in Chu instead of establishing a fiefdom on their own. Lin Jiang remembered that he had granted Zhang Ran a lot of land, so they could have established a fiefdom on their own.
"The Zhang family is the family of the Chu royal family's hundred-generation in-laws,"
Chu Tiange said again. Hundred-generation in-laws were something the founding emperor of Chu promised to the Zhang family. Although the Zhang family did not establish an independent country at that time, it was still an extremely powerful tribe, and it was right next to the original territory of Chu.
When Chu was founded and wanted to expand, the first family to be attacked was the Zhang family. However, the Zhang family was very powerful, but they had no ambitions. So they discussed with the then head of the Zhang family to marry the daughter of the Zhang family as the queen, and promised a hundred-generation marriage. As a result, the Zhang family surrendered to Chu and became the first foreign relative of Chu, making great contributions to the expansion of Chu.
Lin Jiang nodded. This was not surprising. It seemed that the Zhang family had a good life in Chu.
"Mr. Guigu, do you want to accept disciples in the martial arts academy?"
"Why, are the people of Chu really not afraid of my random teaching?"
"Sir, Chu is really not afraid"
"Okay, it seems that many people are eager to become my disciples, so I will follow your wishes and limit them to five people. You can arrange them"
"Thank you, sir"
Chu Tiange was immediately overjoyed. Although the number of five people was not large, he was also very happy. He had already inquired that Lin Jiang taught disciples in the martial arts academies of Zhao and Qin without hiding anything. If he taught seriously, he could select talented people and maybe he could cultivate a few martial saints.
"By the way, the tuition fee should not be less."
"Of course, the teaching of the world's number one martial saint is priceless."
"The world's number one martial saint? Is that my new title?"
"Sir, you got this title after you took action at Hangu Pass. Although I don't like Qin Wuyang, I have to admit that Qin Wuyang's martial arts are the best in the world." "Now that
the title of the world's number one has been announced, there won't be many people who want to challenge me. Let me make it clear first, I love peace the most and don't like fighting."
"Sir, don't worry, if anyone challenges you, they have to get past Tiange first."
Chu Tiange patted his chest and guaranteed that no one would be able to disturb Lin Jiang. If you want to challenge him, you have to fight him first.
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Half a month later, Lin Jiang's five disciples arrived. Two of them were martial arts grandmasters. These two were typical people who came to break through to the martial saint level. They were taken advantage of by the State of Chu. The remaining three were the most outstanding talents of the State of Chu, but their cultivation was not very high.
“Here are some of my experiences in cultivation. You two can take a look at them and then find a place to practice in seclusion. I can’t teach you anything now.”
Facing two martial arts grandmasters, Lin Jiang simply threw out a book on martial arts. If the two of them have a high level of comprehension, they might be able to break through to the level of Martial Saint in less than half a year.
The two of them thanked him immediately, and then sat aside obediently. Although the martial arts grandmaster was definitely a high-ranking official in the feudal country, they did not dare to make a scene in front of Lin Jiang, and were as obedient as primary school students.
"Your classes will be held every three days from now on. We will teach you to practice for half a day, and chat with you about other things for the other half of the day."
"Sir, what are you talking about? We are here to learn martial arts from you, not to chat."
"Practicing martial arts will help you to have a clear mind. Blindly practicing hard has no benefit other than hurting your body. If you master one method, you will master all methods. Did you know that when Emperor Xia taught his disciples at the Xiadu Martial Arts Academy, he also required his disciples to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
"Sir, are you comparing yourself to Emperor Xia?"
"Little guy, you are a rebel."
Lin Jiang laughed when he was asked back. It seems that these disciples of Chu State are not very convinced of him.
"Sir, Emperor Xia..."
"Don't say anything, I know what you mean, Emperor Xia is very noble, I know"
"I am Zhang Baolin, a descendant of the Zhang family, and I will not tolerate others insulting Emperor Xia. Although you are a master of martial arts, you can never be compared with Emperor Xia,"
the man said coldly. The Zhang family is a die-hard fan of Emperor Xia. Zhang Ran, the ancestor of the Zhang family, wrote a record of his work with Emperor Xia in his later years. It is a must-read for Zhang family disciples.
"Haha, I want to compete, what can you do to me, can you beat me?"
"You..."
"If you can't beat me, you have to be obedient, be good"
Lin Jiang laughed. He really dotes on his fans. He remembered the little guy and would give him some special treatment in the future to make him feel better.
How to teach disciples, Lin Jiang is already familiar with it. Three days later, Lin Jiang started formal classes. Chu Tiange also came to listen, and Lin Jiang did not drive him away.
"I already know about your martial arts skills. I will give you special training in the next class. Let's chat today, let's talk about Emperor Xia. Zhang Baolin admires Emperor Xia so much, can you tell me why you admire him so much?"
"Sir, Emperor Xia..."
Zhang Baolin immediately started to speak eloquently, praising Emperor Xia for various achievements.
"Well said, then let me ask you, how many other people from the time of Emperor Xia do you remember?"
"My Zhang ancestors, and..."
Zhang Baolin named a few more people, including the ancestors of the Chu State, etc., who were all relatively important figures in the Xia State at that time.
"Little guy, you are a good scholar. Let me ask you again, why is it that Emperor Xia is so powerful, but the Xia Kingdom has fallen to its current state? No one obeys the edicts of King Xia anymore, and even the annual grand sacrifices are not attended by countries."
"This..."
Lin Jiang's question stunned everyone. Does the first lesson really have to be so sharp? Although other countries do not listen to the Xia Kingdom, they dare not replace the Xia Kingdom openly.
"You can't answer, or you dare not answer. It doesn't matter. We can talk about it slowly later. Today, let's put it another way. In time, one vassal state wiped out all other vassal states and replaced the Xia Kingdom. Then, has the Xia Kingdom perished?"
"Of course it has perished. Without the Xia Kingdom, how can it not be perished?"
"Then after hundreds or thousands of years, will there be people who remember the Xia Kingdom and the Xia Emperor?"
"Of course they will remember. The achievements of the Xia Emperor are enough to be passed down through the ages. I dare not say about others, but as long as there are people in my Zhang family, there will be people who remember the Xia Kingdom."
"Then according to what you said, the Xia Kingdom did not perish. What perished was the Xia Kingdom in the Xia capital, not the Xia Kingdom in everyone's hearts."
"This..."
Everyone's brain circuits could not keep up with Lin Jiang's thinking. What was going on?
"I have traveled to many countries and heard people say that there are three meanings of human death. The first meaning of death is the death of your body, which is what we usually think of as death. The second meaning of death is that you are buried, and your relatives and friends come to pay their respects and send you off for the last time, thinking that you are dead in this world. The third meaning of death is that people who remember you and those who know you also die. It seems that you have never had this world.
If we understand it in this way, as long as someone remembers Emperor Xia, does it mean that Emperor Xia has lived forever, in our hearts..."
Lin Jiang continued. He was popularizing another level of leaving a name in history and being famous for generations. This was also said to the King of Chu and the kings of various vassal states.
Since the Xia Kingdom, there have been so many kings, and there will be more in the future. Do you want to be famous for generations? Well, work hard, work hard to become an emperor through the ages, and then you will live forever in the hearts of others, which is also your posthumous reputation.
Don't underestimate posthumous reputation. It is very powerful, especially for mortals. If you don't have immortality, wealth and glory, what else can you pursue if not these things?