From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 258 It's not that easy to fight.

Qingzhou, Chunshen Lake, Kirishima

At dawn, Zhao Xun stood on a rock, staring blankly at Spring God Lake.

Pei Nanwei slowly walked up behind him. "Your Highness, do you really think Xu Xiao will die in the capital this time?"

"Do you know what I saw when I went to the capital to see the emperor last time?" Zhao Xun smiled. He hadn't expected that the court officials, led by Zhang Julu, would cause such a big incident in Tai'an City.

"What wouldn't they do to fight for his power and profit?" As if recalling something, a glint of disdain flashed in Pei Nanwei's eyes.

"You're wrong. In the past, they were fighting for power and profit, but now they're fighting for the orthodoxy. They firmly believe that governing the country according to their own ideals is the best way to ensure long-term stability and prosperity. Anyone who goes against their ideals is a political enemy or a treacherous minister."

"Isn't this a bit too presumptuous?"

"Do you think this is arrogance?" Zhao Xun said. "This is the way of cultivating Confucianism. You've already established yourself as a third-rank official, how come you still don't understand?"

Pei Nanwei blushed. "When I was at the third rank, I didn't have such thoughts."

“So Confucianism still needs improvement.” Zhao Xun took her hand and strolled along the lake. “The creation of Confucianism was too hasty, and there are many schools of thought in Confucianism and Taoism. Each school has its own core doctrine and its own ideas. The ideas of many schools are even conflicting. Therefore, you can never see Confucianism and Taoism as a whole. You can only see them as a union. In this union, there may be different divisions of labor and different ideas, but there must be a unified core and a common goal. Different methods are used to achieve this core idea and common goal.”

"What are our core values ​​and shared goals?"

"This is my trump card, but I can't reveal it now." Zhao Xun grinned. "Everyone thinks they're all grown up, that they're all well-versed in Confucian classics and can easily save the world and govern the people. They even copied my Shiqu Pavilion. Don't they realize that I pioneered Confucianism? How could someone as shrewd as me not have a back door?"

"If Xu Xiao dies in Tai'an, Beiliang will surely revolt. Qingzhou is the only way for Beiliang to advance south. Should we call all our fellow disciples back?"

"Summon them? Do you think a few more of them can stop the 300,000 iron cavalry of Beiliang?" Zhao Xun shook his head. "Don't worry, Xu Xiao won't die so easily, and Xu Fengnian won't be so easy to deal with either." As Zhao Xun spoke, he looked towards the direction of Tai'an City. Within a realm invisible to the naked eye, a vast flow of fortune surged, colliding, impacting, devouring, and churning...

A sudden cloud and dense rain enveloped the world.

"Heh, as expected of the protagonist, impressive, impressive. This time, Northern Liang should be able to stand on its own!"

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What is the protagonist's greatest strength?
Of course, it's about turning adversity into opportunity, breaking down the old and building anew, finding new life in the most desperate situation.

In the fourth year after Zhao Xun established the Confucian way of life, which was later known in history as the fourth year of the Confucian calendar, Xu Xiao, the King of Beiliang of the Liyang Dynasty, came to the capital to pay homage. As soon as he entered the capital, he was detained on the street by the Ministry of Justice, and all his bodyguards were beheaded.

The next day, the Ministry of Justice imprisoned him on charges of abusing his power and plotting rebellion, and prepared for a joint trial by the three judicial departments.

The world is shocked!

What happened next was even more unexpected. That very night, the Crown Prince of Beiliang sneaked into the capital, stormed the imperial prison, and rescued Xu Xiao. Although the Ministry of Justice was prepared, no one expected that this Crown Prince of Beiliang, who was known for his纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled and dissolute young man), was actually a Confucian scholar at the third-rank Life-Establishing Realm. Moreover, during the breakout, he broke through two realms and entered the first-rank Quasi-Saint Realm of Confucianism. He publicly defeated the Grand Secretary Zhang Julu and fought his way out of the capital, disappearing without a trace.

The unrest in Northern Liang prompted the immediate mobilization of a large army, which served as a signal. In an instant, all the vassal kings across the land followed suit. The King of Yanci, the King of Guangling, the King of Huainan, and the King of Jiaodong all responded by mobilizing their troops in the name of defending the king. Northern Mang also took action, with its border army beginning to assemble.

Suddenly, the atmosphere was tense and the world, which had been at peace for just over a decade, was once again on the brink of war.

The imperial court also took action, issuing twelve imperial edicts in a single day, all condemning the King of Northern Liang as a traitor and calling on the whole country to join forces against him. At the same time, it issued arrest warrants for the King of Northern Liang and his son who had fled the capital, offering huge rewards.

"Breaking through two realms in one battle, that's the protagonist's halo! And is it the burst of luck belonging to the True Martial Emperor and the King of Qin? This Xu Fengnian's protagonist halo is much stronger than I imagined!"

On the misty island, Zhao Xun chuckled softly, "Father, are you starting to get restless now?"

Zhao Heng's face darkened. "You make it sound so easy. In the current situation, Qingzhou needs to deal with it. The imperial edict has arrived, ordering the Qingzhou navy to blockade the Yanzi River and Chunshen Lake, cutting off the route of Beiliang to the south."

"Since the imperial decree has been issued, what's there to say? Hasn't the Qingzhou navy already assembled?"

“The 300,000 iron cavalry of Beiliang are not something that the Qingzhou navy can withstand. If we fight them head-on, we will suffer heavy losses and may even repeat the disaster of Xiangfan City!” Zhao Heng said. “Why not take advantage of the fact that Xu Xiao and his son have not returned to Beiliang to eliminate them? With your current strength, I don’t believe you don’t know where they are.”

"You're thinking too simply," Zhao Xun said with a smile and a wave of his hand. "Xu Fengnian has already reached the level of a Quasi-Saint, a world apart. He has already taken Xu Xiao back to Beiliang. The imperial court has been chasing him all over the country in vain. Don't worry, this battle won't happen."

"Xu Xiao has already returned to Beiliang? A fight won't break out?"

“If we were going to fight, we would have done it long ago. Three hundred thousand iron cavalry sounds impressive, but Beiliang is currently the target of everyone's attacks. They wouldn't be so foolish as to raise an army now. If he does, all the vassal states of Liyang will definitely target them, and Beimang is also watching them from behind. Although Xu Xiao is only a minor grandmaster, he is a master strategist and would never raise an army out of anger. He didn't raise an army in the White Robe Incident ten years ago, and he would be even less likely to do something like this, where he is attacked from both sides and puts himself in a deadly situation. You can put your mind at ease.”

"Even if he doesn't raise an army, his relationship with the imperial court has already been completely severed."

"Not necessarily. The court is different now than before. Just wait and see, there might be even bigger news in a few days!"

"In a few more days?"

"Hmph, you see the world as a powder keg, but you're ignoring one fact: in recent years, under Zhang Julu's rule, the central authority of Liyang has greatly increased, and the lives of the people have been getting better and better. At this time, if war were to break out suddenly, the consequences would be something these people couldn't afford. Just watch, at most they'll just be talking big."

Not long after, on the very next day, Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Liang, also issued a proclamation, pointing the finger directly at Zhang Julu. He claimed that the Grand Secretary Zhang Julu had long harbored rebellious intentions, and now that he controlled the court and held the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords, he was truly the greatest traitor since the Spring and Autumn Period.

He was framed and suppressed by Zhang Chenlu because he exposed this fact, and then listed Zhang Julu's ten major crimes and eight major facts.

The declaration caused an uproar throughout the land!

(End of this chapter)