The Eastern Zhou Dynasty fell completely under the control of the Taoist schools of Ren and Chan, occupying the orthodox position of the Ren school, while the Western Zhou Dynasty, with its Nine Dragons Star Crown, also held the orthodox position of the human race. While the Eastern Zhou Dynasty attempted to annex the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty also sought to incorporate the Eastern Zhou Dynasty into its territory.
The two dynasties represented a clash between two major forces: the Human and Chan sects and Penglai Island. It was inevitable, or rather, the Human and Chan sects were united as one, advancing and retreating together. After the defeat of the Jie sect, they should have occupied the position of the protagonist of heaven and earth, but the existence of Penglai Island made it impossible for these two forces to reconcile. Laozi of the Human sect naturally wanted to regain the orthodoxy of the Human sect. Back then, Xuantian had schemed against him and taken away the orthodoxy of the Human sect by stealing the Nine Dragons Star Crown. Xuantian was unwilling to accept this, so it was truly unavoidable for these two forces to clash.
Although the Eastern Zhou court is now under the control of the two religions of Ren and Chan, it is a puppet state, but at least the government is unified, which is much better than the Western Zhou. The Western Zhou occupies most of the land in the Southern Jambudvipa, but in reality, there are many feudal lords in the Western Zhou, and no one obeys the administration of the Western Zhou court.
The Western Zhou court was the weakest; unification would be difficult for it!
When bloodshed begins, someone should be born to fulfill that destiny.
Above the East China Sea lies Penglai Island.
He bid farewell to his sister Huixin, dressed in white. Huixin said, "Brother, you've had a hard time on your journey."
Liao Zhen laughed and said, "Sister, why do you care? You should know that for us cultivators, a hundred years is but a moment, and a thousand years is but a snap of the fingers. I am only going down to the mortal realm for a visit. How can I be expected to suffer?"
Huixin laughed and scolded, "By being cunning, although a hundred years can pass in the blink of an eye, it is not an easy time. This time you are ordered to go down to the mortal world to establish a military school, but it is not a good job."
Liao Zhen asked, "Why do you say that, sister?"
Huixin's expression turned serious as she said, "Our Penglai Island does not establish its own religion. Instead, the teacher establishes the doctrines through his disciples. It seems that among the lower realms, Confucianism, Mohism, and Taoism are the most prominent, while Legalism is gaining momentum and catching up with the first three. Together, they are known as the Four Great Schools of Thought. Among these, we have learned that Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalism all belong to our Penglai Island. These three schools educate the world on behalf of the emperor, and our Penglai Island has the most prosperous fortune. Moreover, the teacher's merits are immeasurable, so Penglai Island's fortune is naturally worry-free. However, the School of Military Affairs is the most prominent among all schools of thought because it has extensive karmic connections. We don't know what will happen in the future."
Upon hearing Huixin's words, Liaozhen immediately understood what she meant: the actions of military strategists are most prone to karmic consequences. If he were to pass on the military school, one could imagine the depth of those consequences. He paused, then said in a deep voice, "With your great abilities, how could you not have considered this? It is precisely because the military school is a distinct lineage that it is essential to the world. No matter how much karma the military school incurs in the mortal realm, it will be of no concern to us on Penglai Island! The military school is indeed different from the Confucianism, Mohism, and Han Fei's teachings!"
Upon hearing this, Huixin was shocked and angrily said, "What do you mean by that? You and I studied under the same master and learned our skills. Although we are skilled now, we will always be disciples of Penglai Island. How can you say such things? If you do something treacherous and ungrateful, don't blame me for turning my back on you and doing the great deed of killing my own family!"
Upon hearing this, Liaozhen realized that her elder sister had misunderstood, and quickly said, "Sister, please don't worry, please listen to me."
Hui Xin coldly replied, "Go ahead and say it. I want to see what kind of 'clear and simple' explanation you have."
Upon hearing these words, Liao Zhen felt a chill run down her spine. She knew that if she didn't offer a reasoned explanation, she would likely face difficulties today. She braced herself and said, "Sister, you must know that 'there is no eternal protagonist in the world.' Even the once dominant Wu and Yao clans have fallen. The Jie Sect once occupied the fortune of the human race, but it was later attacked by the three sects and was almost wiped out. Even the great sects of saints cannot escape this principle, let alone the emperor's court."
He paused, then continued, “The great trend of heaven and earth is that ‘what is united for a long time will inevitably divide, and what is divided for a long time will inevitably divide.’ This time, the lower realm is in chaos, with wars breaking out. Heaven and earth should naturally return to their proper order. My school of military strategy is a timely action, in accordance with the way of heaven. The actions of the military school are acts of killing and warfare, but they are killing and warfare on behalf of heaven. Success is in accordance with heaven, and so is failure. Although the cause and effect are great, there is no cause for concern. In Penglai, there were Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalism, who taught and educated the human race on behalf of teachers. My school of military strategy is to promote the unification of the human race, not to educate. Even though there is a cause and effect connection, it does not affect the fortune of Penglai Island. The fortune of the military school is connected to the fate of the ruler and the nation, not to the fortune of Penglai Island. That is why I said what I did earlier.”
Upon hearing this, Huixin smiled and said, "In that case, sister has misunderstood me."
Liao Zhen secretly wiped away a cold sweat. He knew how formidable his older sister was. If he were to be caught by her, he would be in serious trouble. Upon hearing Hui Xin's words, he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, sister, you are overthinking it. Nothing's wrong." After saying that, he turned and headed down to the lower realm.
In the primordial world below, the Warring States period was in full swing, with numerous feudal lords vying for supremacy, and the situation of seven kingdoms competing for hegemony had already taken shape.
Liao Zhen wandered through the primordial world, thinking to himself, "My teacher asked me to establish the School of Military Strategists to help unify the world. My junior brother Cangjie, Daqian, transformed into Confucius to pass on the Confucian school, but I cannot use my real name to spread the teachings. Before I became a disciple, my sister and I depended on each other for survival, sharing life and death. There were only two of us in the family. My sister treated me like a mother, but I had to respect her as the elder daughter and myself as the younger son. As the younger son, I should take the surname Sun. Since the School of Military Strategists uses martial arts, I will be named Wu. In this way, I can spread the teachings." Thus, Liao Zhen changed his name to Sun Wu and descended to the primordial world to spread the lineage of the School of Military Strategists.
Military strategists are those who summarize military experiences and lessons and study the laws of victory. Later, military strategists were further divided into four categories: military strategists, military situation strategists, military yin-yang strategists, and military technique strategists.
Later generations respectfully referred to Sun Tzu, who passed down the lineage of military strategists, as Sun Tzu!
At the same time as Liao Zhen descended to the mortal realm, Lu Ya, the tenth prince of the Golden Crow of the demon race, and the demon master Kunpeng also descended to earth. Although they were different, they both hoped to pass on the demon race's ideology. After discussing it, Lu Ya changed his name to Su Qin, and Kunpeng changed his name to Zhang Yi. They took the demon race's ideology as their teacher, created a fictitious teacher named Wang Xu, and passed on the doctrines of the School of Diplomacy. "Wang" means self-respect for the demon race! "Xu" means to promote and glorify! The name Wang Xu thus means the hope to promote and glorify the demon race.
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