Chapter 209

Xun Shuang raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, and asked with some surprise: "Are you trying to recruit Cai Bojie? That won't be easy!"

"Although your current status and position are already quite high, Cai Yong has had a glorious past, and he is a great Confucian scholar renowned throughout the world. Ordinary recruitment is unlikely to succeed."

Don't be fooled by his current appearance of being down on his luck; that is merely a facade.

His status and position are firmly established!

The identity of a great Confucian scholar alone outweighs many things.

"This son-in-law understands!"

Su Xuan nodded with a smile: "That is why I must ask you, Father-in-law, to keep him here for a few more days. I will find a way to prepare in these coming days, striving to persuade him to stay when the time comes."

"Moreover, it is not that I want him to serve as an official under my command, but rather that I wish to open an academy in Jiangling City and have him teach there to help me cultivate some talent."

"Oh, right!"

Speaking of this, Su Xuan looked at Xun Shuang with eager eyes and said: "Father-in-law, why don't you also take up a position at my academy and come to give some lectures when you have time?"

"This way, it will also be convenient for you to see Cai'er often."

"In addition, I can often personally, or have the Divine Doctor Hua Tuo, check your health and nourish your body, striving to help you live to a hundred years old. What do you think?"

If he could get Xun Shuang to help as well, that would be truly wonderful.

The effect would be even better than Cai Yong's.

"You rascal!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Shuang was momentarily caught between laughter and tears; he reached out and pointed at Su Xuan, saying indignantly: "You haven't just set your sights on Cai Yong, you've even set them on me!"

"Should I say you are ambitious, or just bold?"

"Hehe!"

Su Xuan chuckled upon hearing this: "I have no choice! You know that my foundation is shallow, and seeing that this chaotic era is approaching, what else can I do if I don't find a way to cultivate more talent myself?"

"I am not like the top noble clans such as the Yuan clan or the Hongnong Yang clan, whose students and former subordinates are everywhere under heaven."

"Many talents, even if I want to recruit them, may not necessarily be willing to come."

"So I can only think of ways to cultivate them myself in advance."

Furthermore, he still has many reforms to carry out in the future.

Only with relevant talents he has personally cultivated can he use them with confidence and ease!

Otherwise, the resistance to his future reforms will only be greater.

If he cannot even handle things internally, let alone externally.

"That is true indeed~!"

Xun Shuang nodded while stroking his beard upon hearing this.

He had to admit that Su Xuan was thinking very far ahead.

This is good; having foresight is the only way to go far in the future!

"Let me consider it further!"

Xun Shuang did not agree directly in the end, but he did not refuse outright either.

"I will find a way to keep Cai Yong for a few more days; I am also very curious about what method you intend to use to make him stay."

"If you can truly make him stay, it is not impossible for me to take up a position at your academy and come here to live for a period of time now and then to give a few lectures."

"Work hard! I am looking forward to it!"

With that, Xun Shuang turned and left.

In any case, he currently holds no official position, and having lived in seclusion for many years, he has spent these years writing books and establishing his theories.

He truly does not have much interest in officialdom anymore.

Furthermore, the younger generation of his family has gradually grown up, and he has basically devolved the family power, so there is no need to worry that the family's operations will have problems if he is not in Yingchuan.

When all is said and done, he is already old.

The thing he cannot let go of the most is still Miss Xun Cai Cai.

Even though she is married.

If he could come here often to see Miss Xun Cai Cai.

And when Miss Xun Cai Cai and Su Xuan have children in the future, he could even help raise his grandchildren nearby and enjoy family life; that seems quite nice too.

Additionally, he was indeed quite tempted by what Su Xuan said about nourishing his health.

When people get old, it is inevitable to be a bit afraid of death.

Even Xun Shuang himself is no exception.

Being able to live a few more years and hold a few more grandchildren is a good thing.

But the prerequisite is that Su Xuan must be able to persuade Cai Yong.

At that time, he would only need to hold a nominal position; the main teaching tasks could be completely left to Cai Yong to lead, and he could just provide support, so he wouldn't be so tired.

Otherwise, if he were asked to lead an academy, he wouldn't be willing at all!

He is already seventy or eighty years old and doesn't want to suffer that hardship again.

"Really? Done! Then it's a deal!"

"I will definitely find a way to persuade Master Cai! Hehe!"

Su Xuan shouted at Xun Shuang's retreating back.

Xun Shuang waved his hand without looking back, signaling that he had heard.

After Xun Shuang had walked far away, Su Xuan also began to stroke his chin and ponder: "How should I persuade Cai Yong?"

"Ordinary means and methods are definitely not going to work."

"My relationship with Cai Yong is not close; we only just met today, so I'm afraid relying on personal connections won't have much effect."

"Then I can only find another way."

"Perhaps, the Confucian cultivation method should also be brought out?"

The Confucian cultivation method is a concept found in many novels from his past life.

Therefore, over the past year or so, Su Xuan would, from time to time, attempt to deduce and create a Confucian cultivation method.

Of course, a Confucian cultivation method in the traditional sense that involves the path of spiritual energy is not particularly desirable.

Unless it is based on the Star Formula, with the concepts of Confucian cultivation added in for modification and compilation.

But that would be a bit of a hybrid, not the true Confucian cultivation method in Su Xuan's mind.

"The true Confucian cultivation method should be a path of self-cultivation, nurturing a breath of noble spirit, and cultivating the power of the mind."

Su Xuan muttered to himself.

He immediately began to attempt the deduction.

Because there had already been quite a bit of accumulation in the past, the deduction speed was quite fast.

In his mind, inspiration kept emerging and combining.

Half an hour later,

【Based on the Spirit-Refining Method and Daoist Visualization Method, you have gathered inspiration from Confucianism in your past life's memories, combined it with the transformation and improvement of the mind during the internal martial arts cultivation process, and integrated your insights from the transformation of your own state of mind to create the Confucian cultivation method: Noble Spirit Formula.】

【Noble Spirit Formula】: By practicing this, one can condense the power of the mind through reading and comprehending the wisdom in books, improve one's state of mind, condense the seed of the mind, and master the power of the mind.

"It's done! It was actually successfully organized and created; this is great!"

The moment he successfully deduced this cultivation method, Su Xuan was overjoyed.

At the same time, because this cultivation method was directly fully comprehended for him.

In an instant, his power of the mind began to truly manifest and emerge, and it began to surge violently.

"Hum!!"

After reaching a certain level, it even began to affect reality, causing the items in the study to tremble and shake slightly.

Su Xuan only felt that a new power, distinct from spiritual power, was beginning to be born in his sea of consciousness.

This power was extremely pure and special.

It seemed as if it were omnipotent, capable of being used to accomplish many extraordinary things.

Of course, this was just an illusion.

The power of the mind might possess such characteristics, but before the quality is strong enough, it is certainly impossible to achieve.

"Hmm... the power of the mind seems to be very important for martial artists to break through various realms, especially the 'Seeing God Without Destruction' realm."

"If one can actively cultivate the power of the mind and strengthen it to a certain level, then the difficulty of breaking through to 'Seeing God Without Destruction' will be greatly reduced."

"Therefore, I still need to create a cultivation method for the power of the mind that is suitable for martial artists."

Su Xuan thought to himself.

After all, most martial artists are actually not suitable for practicing the Confucian path, and it is not very compatible.