Chapter 227: The Grandmaster's Sorrow (10,000 monthly votes requested!)

"It is the same for us."

With Qi Yinglong taking the lead, people from the remaining countries stood up.

All the civil and military officials who had just been carried up were stunned.

Who do these envoys from various countries want to see? Why don’t they even say a name?

How do we know who you want to meet if you don't tell us?

Hiding one's head and showing one's tail, could it be that the trouble is finally coming? Only a few people know who this group of guys want to see.

Not many people know about Gu Dan's existence. Even if they do, they only know that there is such a person but do not know his name.

In addition, Gu Dan's attitude has always been that he does not want to show his true colors in public, so Wang Mang and others did not publicize it widely. They simply grafted Gu Dan's deeds onto Mo Qiu and changed the storyline.

After all, Gu Dan has done enough. If they are still unable to clean up such a good situation, it would be better to let them all go and replace them with capable people.

Qin Lisheng is already a master, and he also has the status of a national teacher. He has more than enough status and strength to deal with anyone in the country. He does not need to bring up Gu Dan. Therefore, his civil and military officials do not need to know about Gu Dan's existence and cause trouble for him.

Those who know will naturally know, and those who don’t know don’t need to know.

However, this riddle-like question did indeed arouse the hostility of the civil and military officials. Some civil officials even raised their eyebrows and wanted to step out and teach these envoys a lesson.

Wang Mang coughed lightly and said thoughtfully, "He doesn't like noise and doesn't compete for fame and fortune. If you don't have important matters, please don't disturb me. If you have important matters, you can also submit them and I will send someone to pass them on. It is not up to others to decide whether to see him or not."

The civil and military officials who were unaware of the situation said: "?"

Why did the emperor start to use riddles when he spoke? It seems that there really is someone who refuses to reveal his name, and even the emperor cannot make the decision?

Could it be that he is a master-level figure with a cold temperament, so respected that even the four countries want to take the opportunity to pay him a visit? "Okay."

Qi Yinglong sighed, a look of loss flashed across his eyes, but he didn't dare to make a fuss.

After issuing the edict of confession of guilt, he resigned from the throne and the responsibilities of a monarch, and then hurriedly came from afar before the founding of the Xia Dynasty, bringing valuable gifts for congratulations. Wasn't it just to win the favor of that being?

What the hell is Xia Country? He doesn’t care about it at all. What he cares about is the people standing behind Xia Country.

As several future generations of emperors will have to submit to each other, it is undoubtedly crucial to establish good relations in advance.

In the end, he did come and gave me the gift.

But that person wasn't here! This made Qi Yinglong feel like he was flirting with a blind man, and for a moment he lost interest.

"There is one more thing. I wonder if Emperor Xia can make the decision?"

Qi Yinglong stopped talking, but Xue Wenjian, who was following him, took a step forward first, now standing at the same level as him, and asked.

When the civil and military officials who had just been silent heard this, they became excited and some of them began to roll up their sleeves.

What does that mean? You just established the country and you're asking if you can make the decision? This is a slap in the face of the emperor!

If the king humiliates his minister, he will die!

If you don't stand up now, you will never stand up in your life.

"What is it?"

This time there was no need for Wang Mang to speak, as Qin Lisheng, the imperial teacher of the Xia Dynasty and a giant of the Mohist school, asked first.

As masters, they must consider the emperor's face in the court and cannot undermine the emperor's majesty.

The questions from the Grandmaster of Daqi were naturally answered by the Grandmaster of the Xia Dynasty. It was impossible for the emperor to answer each question as if it were an interrogation. If you didn't know, you would think that the Xia Dynasty was paying tribute to Daqi! "I wonder if the Xia Dynasty is willing to accept the Grandmaster of another country?"

Xue Wenjian asked directly.

"Um?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally excited temple suddenly became quiet.

You can hear a pin drop!

Even Wang Mang felt like there was something wrong with his ears. "What did you say?"

"May I ask Xia Chao if he is willing to take in the Grandmaster?"

Xue Wenjian said without any hesitation.

Wang Mang looked at Qi Yinglong who was standing beside Xue Wenjian.

Qi Yinglong's expression did not change, as if he had known the news a long time ago.

The Grandmaster may not be that important to a country - but to the royal family, it is very important.

Without a national guardian, I can't sleep well.

But now times have changed.

Now someone stronger than the Grandmaster has appeared.

Several masters were completely helpless.

And that person is still very young - there is no problem for him to live another hundred or eighty years, which is enough time to outlive all the current masters.

The most important thing is that the other party is not a person who kills indiscriminately, nor does he intend to massacre the entire royal family in exchange for a new group of people.

Since the other party wants to promote the righteousness of Mohism, it is unlikely that the countries will fight again while the other party is alive.

In this case, does it really matter how many grandmasters a country has?

If six grandmasters couldn't defeat him, seven grandmasters could? It would be a tragedy for any grandmaster to be born in the same era as him.

The once aloof and unique position was forcibly pushed down, and there was no way for him to resist.

This impact cannot be seen now, but there is no doubt that unless that person dies, the treatment of the Grandmaster by various countries will definitely be greatly reduced.

It's not that such a big country can't afford a few masters, the key is that masters can also give birth to children, and there are even some masters who are good at this and give birth to hundreds of geniuses in their lifetime ! The masters may not like wealth and glory, but their children may like it! In the past, there was no way, so I had to accept it.

When the master attains enlightenment, the whole family will benefit.

Now that the strongest one has appeared, the Grandmaster will naturally have to step back a bit.

As long as you follow his instructions and do your best, I don't believe there is any master who is blind! Since you favor the master because of your personal martial arts, you will naturally ignore the master because of your stronger personal martial arts.

This is what a qualified country should do.

As a qualified emperor, even if we have to add the word "predecessor", Qi Yinglong is undoubtedly qualified.

He soon realized this.

So he had no objection to Xue Wenjian's choice.

After all, Xue Wenjian had been in Daqi for decades, and he was a native of Daqi. Even if he had to move to another place to settle down, he should at least consider the Buddha's face, right? If he wanted to escape from the Xia Dynasty, then he could escape. Let's part ways in peace.

If I have problems in the future, I can find someone to say a few good words to him. Why stop me?

Wang Mang showed a clear joy on his face, and asked hurriedly: "What is the name of this Grandmaster?"

"My name is Xue Wenjian."

Xue Wenjian bowed and saluted without any neglect, nor did he rely on his status as a master to ignore this unknown emperor.

Since this guy was able to sit on the throne of the Xia Dynasty, he must have gotten that person's approval.

No matter whether it is a lucky sick cat or a roosting tiger, you have to give enough respect to the other party for his sake.

"As a Grandmaster, there is almost no place in the world that he cannot go. May I ask why Grandmaster Xue is willing to come to the Xia Dynasty to work?"

Wang Mang asked.

Xue Wenjian: “.”

Don't you know why I came? Wang Mang certainly knew, but he didn't say it and pretended not to know.

Then a different answer must be given.

You can't say that you just want to come and ask how to surpass the Grandmaster, or even just knowing the direction is fine.

"I have heard of Mozi's name for a long time, and I have a deep feeling for his morality. I only regret that I have never met him. This is really a great regret in life! Since I have no chance to meet him, I would like to come to the country that gave birth to him to see him with my own eyes and experience it. I hope Your Majesty will help me!"

Xue Wenjian clasped his fists in greeting and spoke righteously.

"good!"

Wang Mang clapped his hands, his face full of joy, not hiding his delight at all.

Don’t worry about whether the other party admires Mohism’s morality or not, just say whether he is a master!

The Xia Dynasty now has unconditional donations of materials from several countries. It is not short of anything, but it lacks manpower.

These former enemies who have come to us may be easier to use than our own people.

Although Qin Lisheng was also a master, he was a giant of the Mohist school after all, and he had to take all aspects into consideration when doing things. It was impossible for Wang Mang to really treat the giant of the Mohist school like an ordinary minister.

But the masters of other countries are different!

You guys sent this up yourself!

"I am deeply touched by Master Xue's kindness, and I have no reason to refuse! Xia Chao welcomes you very much, and will definitely host a banquet for you to show respect."

Wang Mang said this with great emotion, and looked at the envoys from other countries with full of anticipation.

The former emperor of Dayong stood up without any hesitation and talked about the master?

You all have to step back a bit! "Two masters from Dayong are willing to rush to the Xia Dynasty, but they have some family matters that have not been dealt with yet, which has delayed them for some time. I wonder if Emperor Xia is willing?"

The former Emperor of Dayong said without any hesitation that the main point was arrogance.

Because of that bone, many pseudo masters were born in Dayong, and then they were defeated by Gu Dan.

In this case, it would be better to send a few more over to learn from them. Even if we can't get any information, those two masters won't make a difference.

With these two examples, even the former emperor of Daqing, who had a great relationship with Dayue, the predecessor of the Xia Dynasty, stood up and said, "Daqing also has a master who wants to come to the Xia Dynasty to study and learn."

Daqi and Dayong both have Grandmasters. What if they really get something? It is better to lose a Grandmaster than to let the other party have the opportunity to eat alone! Whether you can win at the starting line is one thing, and whether you have worked hard is another.

Only the last former emperor of Dai Viet had a bitter look on his face. You all have large families and powerful strength, but I'm afraid you don't know the hardships of Dai Viet!

There are only three Grandmasters in Daiyue, one of whom was killed by Mo Qiu . They still refuse to let go of the remaining two. This is really outrageous!

The former emperor of Dai Viet gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and said angrily: "A master from Dai Viet has also come to surrender!"

Fuck you, I'm following you! "Okay, okay!"

Wang Mang was overjoyed. In just a moment, the Xia Dynasty went from having one miserable master to having six! This begging style of governing a country is probably unprecedented and will never be repeated.

What to do if there are too few Grandmasters in your own country? Just ask for them from other countries! Being an emperor like this is really refreshing! Although Grandmasters are famous for their personal martial arts and may not necessarily have the ability to govern the country and benefit the people, what Wang Mang lacks now is the control over various places.

To put it bluntly, there are not enough people to manage the four directions.

This meant that even after the Xia Dynasty was established, there would inevitably be some blind bastards secretly doing all sorts of small things.

With the addition of a few new masters, they can be allowed to leave the imperial capital and help temporarily manage one side of the country.

There is no need for these masters to come up with any brilliant suggestions or constructions. They just need to ensure temporary stability in the area and prevent the people below from messing around.

He may not understand governance, but how could he not understand killing?

With the Grandmaster's strength, anyone who dares to do anything tricky will suffer the consequences if caught!

With the generous donations from several countries and even the support from the masters, the heavy burden on Wang Mang's shoulders was lightened a lot for a while, and he felt refreshed all over.

The emperors before him had never done this because they were afraid that the master would get greedy and suddenly become interested in power and have other thoughts. However, Wang Mang had no such concerns at all.

Do you understand what it means to have someone behind you?

"I will always remember your friendship and will never forget it."

Wang Mang nodded with a smile.

These words were very well said. He knew what these people were really planning, but so what? Coming to the Xia Dynasty and still wanting to escape? They 'll just have to work like cows and horses for a while! When the Xia Dynasty has trained its own people, these masters can go wherever they want. Anyway, they can't be treated like grandfathers.

Outside the palace.

On the streets of the imperial capital, the surging crowds still refused to retreat.

They gathered together, perhaps coming from all over the world, just to witness the prosperous scene of the founding of the Xia Dynasty and to express their relief that the war was finally over.

At this time, there were no longer so many distinctions among these people, because they were no longer the people of a fallen country and they all had a common name.

People of the Xia Dynasty!

Some merchants and travelers were distributing various candies, and people living nearby were offering tea for free. Everyone stood on the street and chatted with each other, and an atmosphere of peace and joy filled the air.

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Gu Dan was also among them.

Beside him, Andy Hui was holding Cang's hand, while Cang's mouth was stuffed with candies, his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

When he was in the Gu family compound, of course no one treated him badly, but Gu Dan never allowed him to eat too much candy. It was nothing like today, when he could eat as much as he wanted without any supervision.

Xiaoying just stared blankly at the joyous crowd. After a long time, a smile appeared on her slightly thin face.

This brand new country, different from the one in Dayue, brings happiness and joy to its people.

Without the threat of war and the helplessness of being burdened with all kinds of exorbitant taxes, smiles are so contagious and everyone is reluctant to leave.

When the Xia Dynasty was still a big month, such days had disappeared for too long.

Xiaoying recalled her years in the imperial capital and could not remember any day during the big moon that made the people so excited and thrilled.

Even on the day of Emperor Zong Ming's birthday, no matter how beautifully the decorations outside were, the people kneeling on the ground were filled with anxiety and fear.

Have we ever celebrated as happily as we do today?

The old country is gone, and those sad things should also disappear.

A brand new life is just around the corner.

"Do you regret not visiting the Wanshou Palace?"

Andy Hui, with a head full of silver hair and even a white beard, suddenly asked a question.

The Wanshou Immortal Palace he was referring to was the imperial palace of the Xia Dynasty at that time, but he had become accustomed to calling it that and had not yet changed his mind.

"What's so good about it? There are so many people here."

Gu Dan shrugged and said indifferently.

In fact, a few months before the founding ceremony, he was definitely one of the first people to know the news.

Even Wang Mang secretly visited him several times.

But Gu Dan didn't nod and agree to go.

Apart from pretending to be a Taoist priest to cure illnesses and save lives, Gu Dan spent the rest of his time practicing the White Lotus Visualization Diagram and stayed by Andy Hui's side.

It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that he is inseparable. We can only say that he follows closely.

"What you hate most is crowds of people!"

Andy Hui was puffing his beard and glaring, doesn’t he know what kind of character this guy has?

When I took the girl to the small courtyard before, this guy refused to even bring out tea. Then he closed the gate and disappeared for several days.

The question is whether he went to treat the patient.

After a while, the girls he had brought to Gu Dan with great difficulty naturally realized that Gu Dan looked down on them and they stopped having any contact with him.

"No way! You remembered it wrongly."

Gu Dan said without changing his expression.

"You kid."

Andy Hui shook his head and was about to scold when he suddenly heard a scream from afar.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The voices kept ringing out, and they definitely didn't come from just one person.

Even the originally joyful and festive atmosphere was interrupted, and countless people looked over curiously.

I saw an official from the Ministry of Rites in official uniform, holding a piece of paper and trying hard to explain something.

But the more he explained, the more dissenting voices there were, and the noisier they became.

You can even see a ranger with a knife at his waist, angrily snatching the paper from the official and tearing it into pieces.

The official continued to talk without stopping.

Then the Ranger drew out his knife and put it directly on the official's neck! "What's going on?!"

Xu Zhian quickly poked Gu Dan. He knew that Gu Dan was very powerful. How could such a change happen on such a happy day? The Xia Dynasty had just been established. If an official was killed by a ranger in the imperial capital, the impact would be too bad.

In fact, with Gu Dan's strength, he had naturally heard about what happened there a long time ago.

The official came with the emperor's edict and announced the news of Mo Qiu's death.

It was taken down directly by the angry people.

But Gu Dan did not move. He looked around, as if he had realized something, and said, "It's okay, it's not a big problem."

The problem is indeed not big.

Shortly after the ranger put his knife to the official, several people rushed forward and subdued him in the blink of an eye.

"The Royal Guards are here, don't cause any trouble!"

Zhong, who was from the White Lotus Sect and was one of the deacons sitting in Wang Mang's hall, shouted sternly.

As soon as the three words "Jinyiwei" were uttered, the originally chaotic crowd suddenly quieted down.

Although Dayue is dead, the residual power that once hung over the heads of these people still exists - that residual power may not be a good thing, but it is enough to strike fear into people's hearts.

What’s more, they are a group of killers from the Jinyiwei.

The bloody storm that the Jinyiwei once brought to the imperial capital is still remembered by many people.

Reporting the name at this time naturally made people even more frightened.

The knight was taken away by the Jinyiwei in the blink of an eye. With this example, the frightened officials were calmed down, and a piece of news finally began to spread among the crowd.

“Is it fake?”

"impossible!"

"How can a saint die?"

Wave after wave rose from the ground, with all kinds of accents, the only thing in common was the voice of doubt.

Finally, the news came to Gu Dan and others.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites came out and shouted loudly: "Mo Qiu has passed away. The emperor has named him the most holy teacher and Mohism is the state religion."

Even Andy Hui was shocked.

Andy Hui really knows Mo Qiu, and they have had many meals together in Gu's courtyard.

Naturally, their relationship is not as close as that with Gu Dan, but they can still be considered somewhat familiar friends.

Especially after what the other party did, Andy Hui actually admired him very much in his heart, but he just didn't say it.

"Mo Qiu. Him? What's going on?!"

Andy Hui grabbed Gu Dan's arm, and his old hands exerted so much force that wrinkles appeared on his green robe.

Before this, Gu Danke had never mentioned this matter.

He thought that the busy man was too busy to come over, but he never expected that he would never see the person again!

"Brother Mo, he needs to recover from his injuries. It's just a bit troublesome, so it's not convenient for him to come out for the time being."

Gu Dan did not avoid the question and answered it seriously.

"Do you think I'm a seven-year-old kid? Why do you need to send someone to announce the death of your wounded?"

Andy Hui was very angry.

“Really, it’s a bit complicated to explain.”

Gu Dan wanted to say something.

"Your life can be saved, but you need someone to pass on the news of your death? No one will ever see you in this lifetime, right?"

Andy Hui interrupted and asked directly.

Gu Dan was silent.

He has always avoided talking about this matter, but there is a time when he cannot avoid it.

It’s easy to deceive yourself, but how can you deceive others? “You.”

Seeing Gu Dan’s silence, Andy Hui felt a little distressed.

He and Mo Qiu were just acquaintances, but it was hard to say how close they were.

In terms of relationship, Gu Dan and Mo Qiu are the ones who have a deep relationship.

But he had experienced the loss of a good friend before, more than once, so it was no exaggeration to say that he could empathize with her.

Andy Hui knows very well that this feeling is definitely not pleasant.

No wonder this guy would come and hang around in front of him whenever he had free time. More than 20 years ago, when he was thinking about ways to bring those girls to the Gu family courtyard all day long, this guy would avoid him!

This is because I am afraid that he will pass away too!

For a moment, the scolding that was about to come to his lips was turned around, and Andy Hui patted Gu Dan's shoulder, which seemed a bit difficult.

As he grew older, he was no longer tall and strong, and his back became hunched. He could not walk far without having to rest for a while.

Time is unforgiving, and who is not in the midst of time? "Don't waste your time on this old man. You should also have your own things to do."

Xu Zhian's nose was slightly sour, but he smiled and said: "I am old, but I am not stupid. As a doctor for so many years, I have seen too many births and deaths. What can be done while alive is the most important thing and cannot be delayed."

"No delay."

Gu Dan just shook his head, and his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched unconsciously.

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