The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 187 A True Gentleman

"Ugh……"

I heard a deep, slightly sharp sigh, which came from Yingzi.

I forced myself not to turn my neck and not to look at Yingzi's expression.

Say it quickly!
Whether your answer is right or wrong, please tell me now!
I prayed in my heart, this was really too painful!

I am bullying a young gentleman.

He is only eight years old but already has so much knowledge and is about to become a great man.

But they will lose everything because of a non-human like me.

If my teacher had not died because of him, I would have definitely followed him.

What a joy it is to walk with a gentleman...

"call!"

I heard the voice of the libation.

The chief priest Zou Zi has arrived.

He and the Chu Mo master Deng Ling student dragged me off the podium.

The students of Dengling were not the scholars of Jixia.

But I respect him more than I respect Mr. Jixia because he is a true gentleman.

This gentleman was very angry, as could be seen from his violent behavior.

He locked my right arm and dragged it outward, as if he wanted to pull my right arm off.

He pulled me so hard that it was painful and I wanted to scream out.

I, who am good at shouting, did not shout.

This is what I deserve.

I clenched my teeth, the pain in my right arm making me feel good.

I am an inhuman being, and I deserve to be treated like this!
If cattle and horses are disobedient, they should be whipped hard!
Is this the end?
Yeah.

My departure will put an end to the 22nd debate.

If Yingzi doesn't answer, there will be no problem.

Even if I shout loudly now, Yingzi will give an answer quickly.

As long as Yingzi doesn't respond to me, my cries will be useless.

So I won’t shout...

Commander, I have tried my best.

Hu is good at shouting.

When shouting is useless, calling is useless.

Having committed such a serious mistake, I will definitely be expelled from the Jixia Academy.

Since I am no longer in the Jixia Academy, there is no possibility for me to cause trouble to Ying Zi in the future.

He was the noble Prince Qin, the most learned prince.

What about me? I am not a human being.

Outside Jixia Academy.

As lowly as I am, let alone talking to Yingzi, even if I could just see him from afar, that would be enough for me to brag about.

I was daydreaming and my mood unexpectedly became good.

Until... I heard the voices of my fellow apprentices:

"A white horse is not a horse! Ying Chengjiao is not a human! Right!"

"..."

I heard Senior Brother Xuan calling out, Senior Brother Qi calling out, and Junior Brother Shu Tu calling out...

These shouts made my head, which was good at shouting, buzz as if it was hit by a sledgehammer!
Don’t shout… don’t shout…

Don't shout...don't shout!
I struggled hard, and my right arm was about to break!
I didn't break free. How could I break free from the hands of the Dengling students? The Dengling students are good at martial arts!

I kicked my legs toward the sky.

Like a prisoner who was tied to the iron rack and was making his final struggle before death.

My tears flowed uncontrollably, blurring my world.

"No...no...don't you all want to stop being human? I'm fine alone! Stop shouting!" I finally shouted out.

No one paid attention to me, or maybe someone did, but I didn't hear it.

I could only hear one voice:
"A white horse is not a horse! Ying Chengjiao is not a human! Right!"

"A white horse is not a horse! Ying Chengjiao is not a human! Right!"

"..."

I collapsed like a puddle of mud, sitting on the ground outside the school and crying loudly.

I have no idea when Deng Ling students gave up on me.

Although I am good at shouting, the sound of my shouts cannot be heard louder than that of my fellow disciples.

Yingzi is finished.

The brothers are also finished.

The commander is dead.

The eight-year-old young gentleman was harmed by me.

My fellow disciples were also harmed by me.

Everything I valued and examined was disappearing!
If I am the world and I am really the king, then I want it all back now!

I can not do it.

I am so stupid.

I still don’t understand the teacher’s last lesson.

My world exists because of me, but I am not the king of the world.

I can only observe, I cannot change.

I can not care about anyone, this is my right.

But I don’t care about people’s power.

Caring means not letting people, things and objects develop according to my ideas.

My fellow disciples were pulled out one by one and sat or stood beside me.

The Jixia Academy will not accept us anymore... I fell into deep despair once again.

It suddenly occurred to me that now that we were all expelled, there would be no Gongsun Longzi School in the Jixia Academy.

Thousands of people surrounded me and my fellow disciples.

They pointed at us, their faces full of disgust and their words full of disgust.

"What an inhuman being! How could he be so vicious!"

"The Zhao people are so terrible. I heard that they kill people if they don't agree with them."

"Gongsun Longzi is just like that. He will do anything to win, using sophistry and deception. How good can the disciples he teaches be?"

"Get out of Jixia Academy!"

"Yes! It has polluted the academy's land!"

"It makes me extremely uncomfortable to share the same sky with such people!"

"..."

I was like a living corpse, watching and listening numbly.

I really didn't expect this result.

There was a buzzing in my ears, so I lowered my head and saw an exposed stone.

I took a deep breath and shouted at the loudest voice in my life:

"This is all my fault! It has nothing to do with my master! It has nothing to do with my fellow disciples! I apologize with my life!"

I aimed at the stone, closed my eyes, clenched my teeth, and knocked it down with all my strength!
I hope to use my blood to clear the stigma of Gongsun Longzi's school.

There was no severe pain in the forehead, but there was a tearing pain in the hair.

Someone grabbed my hair the moment I knocked down.

Now, he was jerking my head upwards, using brute force.

I struggled hard, but I was not as strong as him, so I was forced to look up.

I saw an expressionless handsome face with burning anger in his eyes.

I recognize him, his name is Gai Nie.

He is a retainer of Ying Zi and also the sword master of our Zhao State.

"You have brought disgrace to the people of Zhao!" the Sword Master growled.

I felt so guilty that I was too ashamed to look the Sword Master in the eye.

With his eyelids lowered, he could see the white shirt of the Sword Master.

The word "Sword Saint" is not well-known in the Jixia Academy, but it is extremely famous in our Zhao State.

Juggernaut.

Sword refers to unparalleled swordsmanship, and saint refers to a holy mind and character.

Those who can be called sword saints are all true heroes!
The State of Zhao has only produced two sword masters so far.

The Sword Saint twenty years ago was Lu Gou Jian, and the Sword Saint today is Gai Nie.

"Gai Nie! Don't be rude!" It was Ying Zi's voice.

"Yes." The Sword Master responded in a dull voice.

He let go of my hair, and I think he must be unwilling to do so. As a swordsman, he should have stabbed me to death with the legendary Chengying Sword... I also want to be stabbed to death.

I lowered my head:
"Just kill me."

"I have never heard of anyone in the world losing his life because of his love of learning." A small figure came into my sight. It was Yingzi.

He is only eight years old and not tall.

I could see his face even when I lowered my head.

I was so ashamed that I lowered my head and tried to bury it in my chest.

Damn it.

My hand was held and it felt warm.

The hand holding mine was very small, it was Yingzi's hand.

He took my hand, stood in front of me and said:

"Isn't it just a question? Isn't it just that more people want to know the answer to this question? Why did it become like this?

"Zou Zi, this is my first class.

"You expelled my students and disrupted my classes. You have to prepare some good food for me later, otherwise this matter will not be tolerated."

As I listened to Yingzi's voice, his warm smile came to my mind.

Can't he hear our questions and understand our intentions?
No! I don't believe it!
He deserves to be called a son!
Why is this happening? My mind is confused, my soul is out of my body, and I don’t know where I am.

I don't understand.

Why does Yingzi want to help us?
We wanted to destroy him!
"Sir, their intentions are sinister! This is not a sincere request for advice! This is a trap!"

"Yes sir, don't be fooled by them!"

"The Master said: 'Repay grievances with virtue. How do you repay virtue? Repay virtue with virtue, and repay grievances with justice!' Confucius advocated treating hatred with justice, rather than simply repaying with virtue!"

"We all know that you are a true gentleman, but gentlemen are not made of stone or wood, and they can get angry. When faced with this kind of treatment, they should be expelled from the Jixia Academy!"

"..."

The voices of the students rang in my ears, and they were talking about expelling us.

There were some students who should be studying Confucianism. They said they wanted to fight with us on behalf of Yingzi in order to save our lives.

I didn't speak.

If I were the only one in this situation, I would die.

But now I am the owner of the Gongsun Longzi school, and I want my teacher’s teachings to be passed down.

I am shameless.

I wishfully hoped that Yingzi would be able to speak for us again and let the matter just pass.

Will Yingzi speak for us again despite the public outrage?

He actually would...

When the students' voices of condemnation gradually faded, Yingzi spoke up:
“When a white horse is not a horse, it is a name.

“When the white horse is a horse, it is a shape.

“When Ying Chengjiao is not a human, it is just a name, because I, Ying Chengjiao, cannot represent everyone, right?
"At this time today, this school asked me, Ying Chengjiao, to give a lecture, so only I, Ying Chengjiao, can give the lecture.

"If anyone can give a lecture at this time today and in this classroom, then all of you can give a lecture.

“So, Ying Chengjiao is not a human.

"But if it's a shape..."

Yingzi let go of my hand, and I couldn't help but look up slightly, following his figure out of the corner of my eye.

He spread his hands and smiled mischievously:
"I have a head with a nose, eyes, ears, a mouth, and two arms and legs.

“I think I should be considered a humanoid.

"I said I am a human being, I think you all have no objection, right?
"If someone comes out to object, I'll be really angry."

I heard laughter, in twos and threes.

Then, they became one...laughed away our sins, laughed away our expulsion.

Yingzi smiled:

“It’s just a simple question, don’t make it so complicated.

"It seems that I can't continue with today's class. I hope you can come to my next class."

There were many responses:

"I will definitely come if you give me a class!"

"When will you open your door to accept disciples? Can I take you as my master?"

"Sir, please change to a bigger school next time. I think Baixue Plaza is a good choice."

"Teacher, you have only answered questions today and have not yet started to talk about the study of form and name... These people are really hateful! I still think they should be expelled from the academy!"

"..."

I left in a daze, followed by my fellow disciples.

For the next three days, I didn't leave the house.

My fellow disciples came to me and praised me, saying that I was doing this for my teacher and that I was a righteous man.

What kind of hero am I?

I said I was avenging my teacher, but was it really Yingzi who killed my teacher?

The time has come for the master to die... I almost harmed a true gentleman!

I have been wondering, why did Yingzi help us? We are clearly trying to destroy him!
For his reputation as a gentleman?
He is a gentleman even though he expelled us!

Not only did he not expel us, he also admitted in public that he was not a human being.

Wait... I wasn't almost hurt, I was already hurt!
The fact that Ying Zi called himself a non-human might become a good story in the Jixia Academy.

But if it gets out, it will definitely become a topic of attack on Ying Zi in the future!
I know too well the evil of human nature!

I am the bad guy!
There will definitely be evil people who will say to Yingzi:

"Since you have admitted that you are not a human being, what you said is not human. What is there to listen to if it is not human?"

On the fourth day, I walked out of my residence.

This is my fault and I can't get away with it.

I walked to Yingzi's residence and asked my fellow disciples to tie my hands and make me kneel down on my knees.

There were eight other fellow disciples who also tied their hands and knelt with me.

The students and teachers coming and going looked at us sideways.

I lowered my head and pretended not to see.

In less than half an hour, Yingzi came back from outside.

"Get up, get up, what are you doing?" Yingzi pulled me up and shouted to my fellow disciples around me.

I can't afford:
"Yingzi, kill me."

The brothers also shouted:

"Yingzi! Kill me!"

Yingzi laughed angrily:
"Okay, if words don't work, let's use actions, right?
“I’m only eight years old, and you’re all older than me.

"Kneeling to the young, this will give me a reputation of being rude.

“Please die, let me kill you, and lose the reputation of a gentleman.

"What have I done? Why do you hate me so much?"

My fellow disciples and I were very panicked and kept denying it.

This time we are sincerely asking for death and have no intention of harming Yingzi!

Ying Zi looked solemn:

"Then hurry up and get up!"

We all stood up one by one.

As Yingzi untied us, he sighed and said:
"I know what you are thinking, you don't have to blame yourself.

“It is a moral obligation to avenge the master.

“Although I respect Gongsun Longzi very much, and although your behavior is unacceptable, your heart in doing this is moral.

"For the sake of a few dozen righteous hearts, what does it matter if my reputation is damaged a little?
"Lao Tzu said: 'If one has the Way but no technique, one can still find the technique. If one has the technique but no Way, one will only be able to find the technique.'

“I’ll twist it a little.

“You have moral principles in your hearts. Although you know how to avoid doing wrong things now, you can learn from it in the future.

"But if you don't have morality in your heart, even if you know a lot, you will stop there. You can't learn morality."

My doubts were resolved.

My eyes filled with tears.

Teacher, you are mistaken. This is a true gentleman.

I knelt down again:

"I wish to follow Yingzi!"

Yingzi pulled me, talked to me and asked me to get up.

I said nothing and just knelt.

I know I only have one chance.

Three days later.