Chapter 195 Bloody Rivers and Lakes 4
So Zhao Xiaofei arrived at the foot of Wudang Mountain, but didn't ascend it. Instead, he set up a fighting arena in a small town called Fenglei Town at the foot of the mountain, inviting martial artists from all over the world to compete for the title of world's best. There was a place called Yuelai Inn in the town, so Zhao Xiaofei bought it and renamed it Aolai Inn. Zhao Xiaofei also asked Li Zichu if this Yuelai Inn was related to the Yuelai Inn in Beijing, as he had always read about it online. Yuelai Inn was a legendary ancient hotel chain.
Li Zichu replied, "In reply to your Highness, it has nothing to do with the Yuelai Inn in the capital! It's just that everyone likes to call it that!"
"What? Isn't this misleading? No, go back and discuss with the cabinet and issue a decree. It's called the Trademark Law! As long as one person goes to the government office to register the trademark, others cannot use it. Otherwise, they have to pay compensation to the other party, or negotiate with the trademark owner to resolve the issue!" Zhao Xiaofei talked about the trademark law of later generations.
Li Zichu, a Ming Dynasty man, naturally didn't understand, so he asked, "Your Highness, what if someone with ulterior motives registered this trademark at the government office in advance? And then that person made unreasonable demands on the original owner, wouldn't that be a disaster?"
Zhao Xiaofei was like, hey! This guy is awesome! He even thought of trademark squatting! If he doesn't work as a Jinyiwei anymore, could he become the Director of the Trademark Office?
Zhao Xiaofei said, "Before the Trademark Law is promulgated, we can do a preliminary survey to see how many well-known trademarks there are in the entire Ming Dynasty. We can register them for those who are ignorant of the law first and then give them to them!"
"Your Highness has a far-sighted vision, and I admire you!" said Li Zichu.
"Go away! Stop flattering me! What do you mean by foresight? Princess, you can come up with such a good idea to make the martial arts world at my service. This is foresight! The wife I marry is one in a million. If it weren't for the bad times, Princess would have the potential to be as great as Wu Zetian!" Zhao Xiaofei said with a smile.
Li Zichu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He thought, "What does your Highness mean? Is he trying to test my hand? Is he asking me if I support a female emperor ascending the throne? Isn't this ridiculous? Can a woman be emperor? This isn't the Tang Dynasty? This isn't Empress Dowager Liu E from the Song Dynasty? This isn't Empress Dowager Cixi! Oh! That's right! Li Zichu doesn't know Empress Dowager Cixi!"
Seeing Li Zichu's embarrassed face, Zhao Xiaofei said, "Sometimes it's better to live a simple life and not overcomplicate everything!"
After hearing this, Li Zichu realized that the prince was joking with him! He couldn't help but laugh! He said to Zhao Xiaofei, "This is what I do! My father said that you have to think more about everything you encounter! It's been a long time, and I'm used to it!"
"Who are the judges for this martial arts conference?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Your Highness! Shaolin and Wudang will each send three people to serve as judges!" said Li Zichu.
"There are too few people! Find another sect! If there is no consensus, the minority must obey the majority!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Then let's give the rest to the Emei Sect!" Li Zichu said.
"Okay! Let's give it to Emei!" Zhao Xiaofei said in his heart. He always felt that this time the six major sects would besiege Guangmingding.
Yes! Li Zichu replied.
"Who is the current leader of Emei?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"It's Master Miejue!" Li Zichu replied.
Zhao Xiaofei was drinking water when he heard it and immediately spat it out! Damn! Have I traveled to a martial arts world?
"Your Highness! Is there a problem? If not, then we won't let Master Miejue be a judge!" Li Zichu said.
Ahem! Zhao Xiaofei coughed twice and said, "It's okay! It's okay! Let's let this Nun Miejue be the judge! Later we'll give three plaques to these three sects. I've already thought of a name, it's called Famous Sects of the World! It means that these three sects represent the famous and upright sects in the martial arts world! Who are the judges sent by Shaolin Temple and Wudang?"
"Your Highness, the judge from Shaolin Temple is Master Huikong. The judge sent by Wudang is Taoist Lingxu!" said Li Zichu.
Zhao Xiaofei finished listening and realized that there were no names matching his own in martial arts novels. It seemed that the Emei Sect's Nun Miejue was just a coincidence. Perhaps Jin Yong had come across Nun Miejue's name in some book and included her in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
"Okay! Let's make arrangements. We'll have a good chat with these famous and upright people tomorrow. We must uphold the principles of openness and fairness in this martial arts conference, so that everyone can recognize this title of the supreme martial arts master and the best in the world! Let the Sword of the Heavenly Sword truly command the world!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Your Highness is wise!" said Li Zichu.
The next day, Zhao Xiaofei met with representatives from three major sects at the Outlet Inn. The three sects were either Buddhist or Taoist, and they all performed religious etiquette when they saw Zhao Xiaofei.
Zhao Xiaofei returned the greetings one by one. Master Huikong didn't look like the white-bearded old man Zhao Xiaofei had imagined or the one he saw in TV dramas. Instead, he looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties. His hair was shaved clean and he had a full beard, reminiscent of Lu Zhishen from TV dramas. Taoist Lingxu, on the other hand, had a more sage-like air, without much of a frivolous air.
The one Zhao Xiaofei wanted to see most was Nun Miejue. He'd always imagined her as cold, stern, and aloof. But after meeting her, Zhao Xiaofei realized she was a middle-aged Taoist nun with a lingering charm. Her skin was fair, her eyes ethereal. She was a perfect match for Taoist Lingxu, and Zhao Xiaofei even considered trying to match them up. Of course, it was just a thought!
"On behalf of the imperial court, I would like to thank you all for taking the trouble to come here! Even if the disciples of your three sects don't achieve the Martial World Supreme, the imperial court will still commend the three major sects. My calligraphy is not worthy of being displayed in a formal hall, so I have asked the Queen Mother to write the words "Famous Sects Under Heaven" for the three sects. When the time comes, it will be made into plaques and hung in front of the main halls of the sects."
After these words were spoken, the three of them's eyes lit up. But they quickly suppressed their emotions! Although they had utilitarian ambitions, they were still monks on the surface. They couldn't show it too obviously, so they pretended to be indifferent. But inwardly, they were overjoyed. With this plaque, other sects were no match for theirs. Their sect's influence in the martial arts world would reach a new level.
The three of them expressed their gratitude to the court for its attention to their sects, and said that they would pray for the court, the empress dowager and the emperor in the temple and the monastery when they returned.
Of course, Zhao Xiaofei was not interested in these things. His goal was to make these sects serve the Ming Dynasty, such as sending masters to the Jinyiwei, teaching them martial arts and improving their combat effectiveness.
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