Chapter 654

Turkic.

As the Great Tang sent troops to the Northern Song side to help the Northern Song quell the rebellion, the matter gradually fermented.

The leader of the Turkic, Li Cunxu, also received this news.

"Hahaha!! Great, truly Heaven is helping me!"

"Sure enough, my Turkic should be the king of this territory!"

Looking at the secret report in his hand, Li Cunxu could not help but laugh loudly.

"Now the Great Tang has transferred its excellent generals and a large number of soldiers to the various prefectures and counties of the Northern Song."

"Then isn't the Great Tang now like a lamb, just waiting for us to hunt?"

"The interior of the Great Tang must be empty now; this is an opportunity given by Heaven for our Turkic tribes to rise!"

"Li Shimin is truly muddled!"

Li Cunxu's eyes were shining with gold, and his heart was extremely happy.

He felt that the time to attack the Great Tang had come!

However, Li Cunxu was, after all, a heroic master who unified the Turkic tribes and other nomadic peoples; he did not go to the Great Tang to clamor after learning this news.

Li Cunxu knew the principle of startling the snake; he wanted to wait until the Great Tang's army had gone almost all the way before leading his own sons to trample on the Great Tang's land and steal the Great Tang's rich property.

Of course, Li Cunxu would absolutely not be stupid enough to wait and do nothing.

Li Cunxu was now preparing to continue as usual on the surface, sending a few small parts of troops to the Great Tang's border to carry out some disturbances to paralyze Li Shimin's nerves.

And in the dark, Li Cunxu notified the leaders of the various grassland tribes; he wanted them to sharpen their knives, prepare their horses, and let their sons practice in advance.

Li Cunxu wanted to tell the various grassland tribes that the time for the nomadic peoples on their grassland to trample on the Central Plains had come!

Just as Li Cunxu thought, Li Shimin was indeed paralyzed by Li Cunxu; Li Shimin did not pay attention after learning that there were always some nomadic people invading the border on the grassland, but there was no big movement.

He now put all his energy into the Northern Song, and did not think deeply about the Turkic matter.

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The master of the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, Fu Nian, felt very helpless after learning that Zhang Liang appeared in Dongjun and actually stood firmly on Gai Nie's side during the vertical and horizontal struggle between Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang.

Subsequently, Fu Nian left the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, preparing to go personally to persuade Zhang Liang to return; Fu Nian did not want the Little Sage Virtuous Manor to be involved in this muddy water because of Zhang Liang.

Following the cultivation of the unique Haoran Qi of their Little Sage Virtuous Manor, with deliberation, Fu Nian quickly found Zhang Liang in Dongjun.

When Zhang Liang saw Fu Nian come out personally, a trace of surprise also appeared in his heart.

He had thought before that since he was so partial to the Mohists, the Little Sage Virtuous Manor would definitely send someone to recall him.

But Zhang Liang had not thought that the person who came would actually be the master of the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, Fu Nian.

"Master."

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Liang bowed gently toward Fu Nian.

"Having stayed outside for so long, it's time to go back, Zifang."

Fu Nian said softly.

After hearing Fu Nian's words, Zhang Liang's body stiffened; he knew that he could not escape the recall of the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, but he was really unwilling to go back now.

After being silent for a moment, Zhang Liang gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and said softly:

"Master, Zhang Liang is unwilling to go back."

"Zhang Liang still has some things not finished; after Zhang Liang finishes, he will definitely return to the Little Sage Virtuous Manor to plead guilty."

Looking at Zhang Liang's appearance at this time, Fu Nian did not have any expression on his face; he knew Zhang Liang's temperament very well and knew that Zhang Liang would not obediently follow him back because of his one sentence.

"Zifang, do you know why the Little Sage Virtuous Manor has been able to maintain a transcendent status among the Hundred Schools of Thought and has never declined?"

"It is precisely because the Little Sage Virtuous Manor has always maintained a neutral state, neither partial to any side nor actively being an enemy of any side."

"If the people of our Little Sage Virtuous Manor do their studies safely and steadily in the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, then the Little Sage Virtuous Manor will continue to flourish."

Fu Nian put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky gently, and continued.

"And your approach will not only involve you in the chaos of the Great Qin and the Hundred Schools of Thought, but will also pull the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, this last pure land, into the muddy water."

"These, I hope you know."

Hearing Fu Nian's words, Zhang Liang's body stiffened and then said:

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely not pull the Little Sage Virtuous Manor into the water."

"The things I want to do now only represent me, Zhang Liang, and have nothing to do with the Little Sage Virtuous Manor."

Subsequently, Zhang Liang looked at Fu Nian with some questions and continued:

"Master, didn't you teach us since childhood to let the world be peaceful?"

"The Little Sage Virtuous Manor is indeed a place for studies, but why can't we help the people escape from water and fire and let the world be truly peaceful?"

"If we cannot display our learning, then what is the use of us learning those studies?"

Hearing Zhang Liang's question, Fu Nian shook his head very helplessly.

"We scholars indeed want to display our ambitions when we learn."

"But Zifang, ask your own heart, do you really want to let the common people escape from water and fire to do what you are doing now?"

Fu Nian said thoughtfully and softly.

Hearing Fu Nian's words, a trace of surprise appeared in Zhang Liang's eyes.

"I hope you don't pull the Little Sage Virtuous Manor into this catastrophe."

"I have a premonition that the current Great Qin is different from the previous Great Qin; if the Little Sage Virtuous Manor is pulled into this muddy water, then the Little Sage Virtuous Manor might really be completely destroyed in this era."

Fu Nian looked at the distant sky and said quietly.

"I have no power to restrict you in what you want to do."

"But I hope you don't forget to think three times before acting."

"If you change your mind in the future, or encounter any life danger, you can return to the Little Sage Virtuous Manor to take refuge."

"Zifang, you must remember, you are forever a disciple of my Little Sage Virtuous Manor."

Before Zhang Liang could react, Fu Nian slowly dissipated in the sky like fragments.

And after Zhang Liang heard Fu Nian's words, he could not help but frown.

Indeed, as Fu Nian said, the reason why Zhang Liang was doing what he was doing now was because he could not let go of the hatred for his country back then.

He had thought before about borrowing the power of the Little Sage Virtuous Manor to pull the Little Sage Virtuous Manor into the water through himself, helping himself realize the dream of overthrowing the Great Qin.

Zhang Liang had stayed in the Little Sage Virtuous Manor for a long time; he knew that the Little Sage Virtuous Manor was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

For so many years, nearly half of the students who walked out of the Little Sage Virtuous Manor had become high-ranking officials of the Great Qin; as long as the Little Sage Virtuous Manor gave an order, it could make the Great Qin become chaotic.

But just now Fu Nian told him that if the Little Sage Virtuous Manor were pulled into the water, it would actually be destroyed by the Great Qin.

This caused great doubt to arise in Zhang Liang's heart.