From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 222 Huang Longshi, a fraudster; Huang Sanjia, a charlatan seeking fame and fortune.

three days later
Anyuan City, on the banks of the Deer River

A bluestone street leads directly to the dock, and the streets are bustling with activity on both sides.
Early in the morning, in front of a steaming breakfast shop, an elderly man in black held a small bowl, slurping the thin porridge from the rim of the bowl.

On his Thursdays, the people sitting there were mostly early risers going to work and farmers going to the market, with the occasional man dressed as a wanderer, but they all looked down on their luck.

Just as I was getting into the middle of my slurping, I overheard a discussion.

"Have you heard? A huge fire burned down Fenglingdu, leaving the entire ferry crossing completely destroyed and killing so many people. The prince's son is really arrogant, daring to do such a thing even under the walls of Tai'an City!"

"Yes, the heir of the Prince of Jing'an and the heir of the Prince of Beiliang burned dozens of ships in a fit of pique. They're really bold. But I heard they've been imprisoned."

"Jailed? Dude, your information is outdated. They were released yesterday."

"They've been released? No way! He truly lives up to his reputation as the son of a prince; he can solve everything just by throwing some money at him."

"I heard that they were set up this time."

The discussion suddenly quieted down, and the voices became furtive.

"Being schemed against? Who could scheme against the sons of a prince, let alone two of them?!"

"Of course it's that Huang Sanjia."

"?" The old man in black suddenly stopped slurping, and the thin porridge in his mouth choked him and went down his throat due to inertia.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough...!"

The old man in black, who had been choked by the fumes, coughed violently.

In an instant, tears streamed down his face, and he lost all semblance of his former superiority.

The commotion attracted the attention of the down-on-their-luck martial artists, who glanced at him and then fell silent.

He put down the bowl, took out a cloth to wipe his mouth, turned around, and then dragged the small stool under his bottom a few times before coming to the side of the group of martial arts practitioners.

"Gentlemen, what was that you saying earlier about Huang Sanjia plotting against the two princes' heirs?!"

"Hey, we didn't say anything. You're old and your hearing isn't good."

One of the martial arts figures quickly said.

"Yes, yes, we didn't say anything."

Clearly, these江湖人士 (jianghu figures) didn't want to cause trouble.

The old man smiled and looked at the group of martial arts practitioners, saying, "Actually, I don't like people calling me Huang Sanjia, because it makes me seem too arrogant. I also don't like people always attributing things that weren't my doing to me, just like what you did just now."

Several martial arts figures' expressions changed drastically. They stared blankly at the old man in front of them, who looked as if a gust of wind could blow him over. Their thoughts inevitably froze for a moment.

The next moment, a martial arts practitioner collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

"I don't have much patience, so your time is running out."

"I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll talk...!"

The martial arts figure who had spoken earlier quickly replied, "Yes, yes, it was the Prince of Jing'an who said it. He said he encountered you on his way to the capital and humiliated you. Xu Fengnian did the same thing. He said you are petty and must want to take revenge on the two of them, so you plotted against them and made them burn down Fengling Ferry."

"How did you know?!" Huang Longshi narrowed his eyes, the light in his eyes growing increasingly dangerous.

"Yes, it's already spread. I left the capital last night, and the news has been circulating since yesterday afternoon."

"Huang, Huang, Huang Laoqian...!"

The martial arts practitioners, who had been talking in silence, were nearly scared to death. As they were talking, they suddenly felt a loss of voice. They quickly looked up and saw that the old man in black who had been sitting in front of them had disappeared, leaving only a small stool.

Huang Longshi used his divination skills to plot against the heirs of the Prince of Jing'an and the Prince of Beiliang, causing them to fight in the river and igniting Fengling Ferry. His intentions are despicable!
"His heart is worthy of death!"

Outside Tai'an City, looking at the high city walls, Huang Longshi's expression was very bad.

Huang Longshi, a fraudster; Huang Sanjia, a man who seeks fame and fortune.

It is now famous throughout Tai'an City.

Soon, he will be famous throughout the world.

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Tai'an City, Jing'an Prince's Mansion
Although it was merely a showy princely residence in Tai'an City, the arrival of the prince's heir brought a lively atmosphere to what was once a rather quiet mansion. "They burned down Fengling Ferry, and that's the end of it?!"

Yu Xuanji still found it somewhat unbelievable to see Zhao Xun return.

"What else can we do?!" Zhao Xun said, "Next is the stage of rebuilding with compensation. I hope His Majesty won't ask for an exorbitant amount this time." Zhao Xun made a distressed expression, "Damn it, that Xu Fengnian is a real scoundrel. He actually dared to use rockets. He's just been spoiled rotten by his father."

Yu Xuanji felt that this guy was mocking himself, making it seem as if he hadn't ordered anyone to launch rockets.

"Alright, I know I acted impulsively this time, but I was tricked, you know? Huang Longshi tricked me, that must be it!"

"Really? Why would Huang Longshi scheme against you?!"

“Because I insulted him, he’s petty and wanted to cause me trouble. Xu Fengnian also insulted him, so he also wanted to cause trouble for Xu Fengnian, which is why he caused this mess.” Zhao Xun said righteously. “This kind of guy is too hateful. I finally understand why he wanted to start the Spring and Autumn War. It’s because he’s a born bad guy.”

He spoke of righteous indignation, and Yu Xuanji believed him.

What about the facts?
This was certainly not Huang Longshi's doing.

This was written by Zhao Xun.

Snow is a world where luck plays a significant role.

A group of weaklings are fighting each other for luck.

Since they're a bunch of noobs, no one can stop them.

Most importantly, the weaklings in this world who are vying for luck know that luck is very important, but no one really knows how to use it.

They only know that possessing good fortune is of great benefit to them, and they are still in a primitive, passive stage of utilizing good fortune.

Unlike him, who was already figuring out how to use up his luck to benefit himself.

In this newly created world, even passive use of luck can bring enormous benefits, let alone active use.

However, this thing is also a double-edged sword. You may think you have mastered destiny, but you never know when it might backfire. Primal destiny is sometimes very sensitive, and the people of this world don't seem to realize this.

Huang Longshi is a typical example.

This guy is indeed a genius, known as one of the top three. His ability to predict the future course of history is unparalleled.

Then, he also wanted to influence or even rewrite the course of history through his actions.

Okay, this is standard practice for time travelers. Li Chengqian did the same thing in the world of Joy of Life.

However, people are different, and their understanding of fortune and cause and effect varies, leading to different choices.

Huang Longshih may have become arrogant and started messing around because his unparalleled role as the "book-turner" made him successful in everything he did.

He believed he knew the future course of history. He foresaw that if the states of the Spring and Autumn Period remained divided for a long time, the wars would continue for much longer, and the people would suffer even more. Therefore, he actively promoted wars among the states of the Spring and Autumn Period, accelerating the process of Li Yang unifying the world, exchanging short-term, brutal warfare for lasting peace.

This kind of "killing to stop killing" behavior can be argued in two ways, and it cannot be arbitrarily defined.

but……

He overlooked, or rather, was completely unaware of, one thing.
Prolonged division and continuous warfare resulted in the deaths of one group of people; prematurely initiating a national war resulted in the deaths of another group.

The war, which was supposed to happen twenty years later, was brought forward by twenty years. Are the same people who went to the battlefield and died the same ones?
The country was supposed to be destroyed twenty years later, but it was destroyed twenty years earlier. Are the people who died in the war the same people who died twenty years later?

If Xu Xiao was a butcher, burdened with the karma of his slaughter on the battlefield, then Huang Longshi's actions meant he carried the karma of almost all the dead throughout the Spring and Autumn Period's wars.

Then look at Li Chengqian. He changed the course of history in the world of Joy of Life, but he was cautious with every step he took. He only killed one person at a time. Unlike the war between states in the Spring and Autumn Period, where cities were besieged and massacred at the drop of a hat, with hundreds of thousands dying, and those who should not have died were the ones who died.

The Little Celestial Venerable Meng created a world and created many worlds. The Spring and Autumn Period war here is obviously based on the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period of his previous life. He was originally waiting to see the birth of a First Emperor who would unify the world, but you just randomly chose someone from the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period to unify the world...

Can you guarantee that Little Meng Tianzun doesn't want to one day project his shadow into this world and play a game of unifying the world?

As a result, you unified the world ahead of schedule.

Little Meng Tianzun has no pride!
Moreover, the unification of the Liyang Dynasty was half-hearted.

The six vassal kings were one thing, but in the end, they even enfeoffed Chen Zhibao, the King of Shu, and restored the Western Chu kingdom. So, did they achieve unification or not?
Of course, none of this is the reason why Zhao Xun suddenly attacked Huang Longshi.

His reason for doing Huang Longshi was that doing such a person burdened with karma would bring merit, and even immense merit.

(End of this chapter)