Chapter 191 The stairs are easy to go down
Gongsun Ce's figure approached Xunzi again, which surprised Xunzi a little.

In his imagination, Gongsun Ce should give up using martial arts and use the power of blood at this time.

Xunzi suddenly felt that Gongsun Ce had matured a lot. Although the power of blood was good, the iron must be strong itself. Only by practicing martial arts well can one be invincible in every battle.

Gongsun Ce moved and appeared in front of Xunzi like a ghost.

He swung the Sun-Covering Sword in his left hand, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Xunzi's throat. The sword was so powerful that it seemed as if it wanted to swallow Xunzi whole in the sword light.

There was a flash of surprise in Xunzi's eyes, but he immediately regained his composure.

He moved his body slightly and easily avoided the sword.

Seeing that his sword missed the target, Gongsun Ce swung out the Tianwen Sword in his right hand.

The Tianwen Sword pierced Xunzi's chest with a whistling sound.

Xunzi smiled slightly, moved his body slightly again, and avoided the sword again.

At this time, the dragon scale sword in Gongsun Ce's mouth also whizzed out, turning into a sword light and going straight to Xunzi's face.

Xunzi saw this, his expression remained unchanged, he waved the ruler lightly, and an invisible barrier appeared in front of him.

The dragon scale sword hit the barrier, making a crisp "ding" sound, and then bounced back.

Gongsun Ce saw this, his eyes remained calm. The next moment, he moved like the wind, and both swords came out. The Sun-Covering Sword and the Heavenly Question Sword intertwined in the air to form a sword net, and attacked Xunzi.

Upon seeing this, Xunzi waved the ruler in his hand, which was so tight that no ink could penetrate it and it was airtight, completely blocking out Gongsun Ce's sword moves.

One of them attacked and the other defended, one was fast and the other was slow, and they engaged in a thrilling contest on the devastated plain.

Gongsun Ce's swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and Xunzi's ruler was extremely mysterious, and for a while the two of them were fighting endlessly.

Xun Zifeng looked more and more relieved, as he felt that he had a successor.

Mao Heng, Fu Qiubo, Li Si, Han Fei, Lu Jia, Zhang Cang, Chen Xiao...

Xunzi had many disciples, many of whom were famous, but even more who were not.

However, because Xunzi had not used force for many years and had been concentrating on comprehending the state of unity between man and nature, none of his disciples could fight.

Knowing that Gongsun Ce entered Xiaoshengxianzhuang and grew to the current mid-level grandmaster level, Xunzi felt that his martial arts could be inherited by someone.

As time went on, Gongsun Ce's attacks became more and more fierce, while Xunzi's defense became more and more tight.

However, at this moment, Gongsun Ce suddenly paused, revealing a flaw.

When Xunzi saw this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He swung the ruler violently, and an invisible force of energy attacked Gongsun Ce.

Although Gongsun Ce discovered this flaw, it was too late to avoid it.

He had no choice but to take the blow head-on, and saw the energy hit his sword, making a loud "bang" sound.

Gongsun Ce was shocked and retreated repeatedly, but he was not injured.

Xunzi stopped suddenly at this moment, "My evil disciple, watch out! This is what I have learned all my life!"

Xunzi stared at the ruler in his hand, then he took a deep breath and slowly raised the ruler.

This is not just a teaching aid, but also the crystallization of his lifelong knowledge.

Xunzi nodded slightly and began his teaching.

"Evil disciple, do you know the essence of the theory of human nature being evil?"

Xunzi's voice was deep and magnetic, and every word seemed to strike Gongsun Ce's heart.

Gongsun Ce was slightly stunned, and then replied: "Teacher believes that human nature is evil, and it is necessary to learn and educate to eliminate evil thoughts and cultivate good nature."

Xunzi nodded with satisfaction and continued, "That's right. So, can you understand anything from the theory of human nature being evil?"

Gongsun Ce fell into deep thought. He understood that Xunzi wanted him to think about the battle strategy from a completely new perspective.

After a moment, he raised his head, a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes: "Find the enemy's weakness, then strike it with one strike, making it unable to counterattack."

Xunzi smiled and nodded, and the ruler in his hand suddenly turned into a stream of light and went straight to Gongsun Ce.

The speed and power of this move are astonishing.

However, in Gongsun Ce's eyes, this move seemed to be much slower.

He clearly saw the trajectory of the ruler, and also felt the profound true energy and grandmaster's intention contained therein.

However, Gongsun Ce did not choose to dodge. He knew very well that this move was created by Xunzi based on the theory of human nature, and the martial arts truth contained in it was far beyond the reach of ordinary moves.

He took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, and prepared to meet the blow, so as to understand and learn this move.

Just as the ruler was about to hit Gongsun Ce, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.
This power came from the vulnerable place deep in his heart, and the trajectory of the ruler changed, attacking Gongsun Ce's eyebrows.

Gongsun Ce forced himself to suppress the feeling of powerlessness, faced the ruler fearlessly, put his hands together, and tried to catch it.

However, Xunzi's ruler suddenly changed direction when it was about to touch him, bypassing his hands and going straight to his chest.

Gongsun Ce frowned slightly, but it was too late to dodge. He could only watch the ruler hit his chest, but Gongsun Ce did not feel any force coming.

Xunzi stood there, looking at Gongsun Ce, with a hint of relief in his eyes. "Do you understand?"

Gongsun Ce nodded and shook his head, "So that's how it is, it triggers the inner weaknesses of others, shakes their minds, and the moves automatically attack the opponent's weaknesses.

So that's how it is. If there is no weakness, then create one. This is indeed what the teacher has learned throughout his life."

Zhang Cang, who was watching from the sidelines, had a strange look on his face. He had never expected that the seemingly frail old man would have such an outrageous level of fighting power.

Zhang Cang: (°Д°)
Gongsun Ce touched his chin and said, "Great~"

Xunzi smiled calmly and stroked his white beard, hiding his achievements and fame. Did he really think that the title of being invincible in his youth was earned for nothing?

When I was young, it was not difficult to find someone who was more senior than Xunzi in Confucianism. But it was difficult to find someone who was better at fighting than Xunzi.

Xunzi paused while stroking his beard. "I haven't seen you use your bloodline power for a long time. Why don't we have another fight?"

Gongsun Ce's expression was a little subtle, "Teacher, let's not talk about this, let's drink tea."

Xunzi was silent for a moment. He suddenly remembered that Donghuang Taiyi was also defeated by Gongsun Ce. He immediately understood that Gongsun Ce was giving him a way out.

Xunzi chuckled and said, "Let's go to the coast and let me see what we have."

Gongsun Ce nodded, "Alright, let Senior Brother Fu Nian call everyone up, so that they can understand what it means that there are always people better than you."

In recent years, Confucianism has begun to have the idea that wisdom is more important than force, and Xiaoshengxianzhuang is no exception.

However, military force is the basis of wisdom. For example, Han's strategy to weaken Qin not only built the Zhengguo Canal for Qin, but also sent a water conservancy talent, Zheng Guo, to Qin.

Although Qin did not make any major moves for ten years on the surface, it directly destroyed Han in the year when the Zhengguo Canal was completed and a good harvest came.

Therefore, only wisdom and strategy can only lead to laughter. Only by combining both can sustainable development be achieved.

Xiaoshengxianzhuang is located in Sanghai, and is built close to the sea. You can see the sea when you open the window of some rooms in Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

So it only takes a few steps to get to the beach from Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Gongsun Ce opened his mouth and told Fu Nian, "Brother Fu Nian, gather the Confucian scholars to go to the seaside and show you something good."

At this time, Zhang Cang also woke up from his shock. He asked Xunzi in a strange way, "Teacher, you have such strength, why didn't you tell us?"

Xunzi smiled slightly and said, “When I was young, I wanted to realize my ambitions and transform Confucianism into what I wanted, so I studied martial arts and literature diligently.

Finally, at the age of thirty, I successfully became the number one master of Confucianism, and debated with hundreds of schools of thought at the Jixia Academy, becoming a great Confucian scholar. People call me Xunzi or Master Xun.

However, I soon realized that these tomorrows alone were not enough to conquer the entire Confucianism.

There are many schools of Confucianism, some believe in scholars, some believe in force, and some believe in power…

I tried many times but failed to convince the people, so I became discouraged and focused on teaching and educating people, placing my hopes on my disciples.

A teacher who teaches and educates people does not need strong military power, but needs extensive knowledge and the ability to impart knowledge. "

Zhang Cang sighed when he heard this, "Ah! I never thought that the teacher had such a past. What do you think of my junior fellow apprentice now? Is there any hope that he can unify the major schools of Confucianism?"

Xunzi's eyes stayed on Gongsun Ce, "I will wait and see. Besides, Tongming's ideas are stronger than mine."

Zhang Cang's heart began to beat wildly.

"Zuo Zhuan: Duke Xiang's 24th Year" says: "The highest is to establish virtue, the next is to establish merit, and the next is to establish words. Even if they are not abandoned for a long time, this is called immortality."

To establish virtue means to establish noble moral qualities, that is, to embody noble moral standards through personal behavior, speech and thoughts.

To make meritorious service means to achieve remarkable achievements or contributions, which now means military merit or actions to improve people's livelihood.

To leave behind words or language means to have sufficient influence on future generations.

Establishing moral character is undoubtedly the most difficult task, and of course establishing meritorious service and making statements are not easy either.

However, so many people have come one after another just to achieve these three things.

What Zhang Cang was thinking at this time was, if he could help Gongsun Ce complete the integration of Confucian schools, would he have achieved both meritorious service and made his mark?

Gongsun Ce heard Zhang Cang's suddenly faster heartbeat through the sickle weasel. He glanced at Zhang Cang and thought that Zhang Cang must be fantasizing at this moment.

As for what Zhang Cang was thinking, Gongsun Ce didn't care at all because it was not important.

Fu Nian, who was checking the accounts in Xiaoshengxian Manor, put down the account book and began to organize people after receiving the message from Gongsun Ce.

It was still morning, so classes were still going on in Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Cultural classes in the morning, physical education classes in the afternoon, that's roughly the flow.

However, classes are not always held. After class, the Confucian scholars in Xiaoshengxianzhuang can move freely, form groups for discussion, or study individually...

It feels a bit like being a college student. It seems like there are a lot of big classes, but actually there is a lot of free time.

Therefore, the news that Fu Nian organized Confucian scholars to go to the seaside spread quickly in the village, arousing everyone's curiosity and discussion.

A huge group of Confucian scholars gathered in front of the gate of Xiaoshengxianzhuang. They were dressed in plain and elegant robes and lined up in an orderly manner, ready to go to the beach.

(End of this chapter)