The Great Seminary

Chapter 136 Who Asks the Ultimate
The reason why Lu Zhenduan surrendered to Zhang Gui's tyranny after all his men were killed was not simply because he was afraid of death.

But in this world where success or failure is the only criterion for judging a hero, if you die, you die, but if you live, you will live.

Even if his reasons for failure are sufficient, he will only become a laughing stock for the rest of his life and live a life worse than death.

So when Zhang Gui used the divine cluster of 'fate meets gray and black' to secretly kill all the officers of the Dragon and Tiger Shogunate who betrayed him, he appeared in front of Lu Zhenduan.

Tell him clearly that he will not be touched at all.

He was also willing to donate half of the profits from the opening of Zhihai Town as military funds for King Zhen.

Lu Zhenduan, who calls himself a "true scholar", convinced himself with the four words "put the overall situation first".

The next day, he appeared on the training ground of Zhihai Town with Zhang Gui.

But the awkward thing is that although he had clearly convinced himself to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, Lu Zhenduan always put on the "literary spirit" of unwillingness to surrender, which was really disgusting.

Fortunately, Zhang Gui has always been able to bend and stretch when the situation is stronger than him.

Since he cannot compete with King Zhen for the time being, whether in terms of personal strength or the military strength of the camp, whether overt or covert.

And for his own selfish desires and future, Lu Zhenduan was willing to help fool King Zhen.

So what if he said a few weird things?

"What are you talking about? Why would I want to harm you?

But I was indeed negligent in this heat, please forgive me, please forgive me."

As he spoke, Zhang Guixian used the main divine cluster 'Water and Fire Aid' and waved his hand to release a little steam.

Then he used the power of 'Embers' to instantly lower the temperature.

“It’s cool now.

Lu Zaicheng, you see, the waters around our Zhihai Town are now crowded with merchant ships, and 25% of them are transporting grain to Xianrong Island.

It is also said that in the entire East Guangdong Province, except for the ports opened by the three ancient "state noble" families of Liang, Chen, and Zhu, the rest were all involved by King Zhen.

What on earth does Your Highness want to do when you are so impatient?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenduan frowned and said nothing.

He just took out a cloth to wipe the sweat from his forehead, looked at Zhang Gui and asked:
"Is this ability to turn heat into ice the ability of the Pingyang Zhang family's divine cluster?"

"Half of it, and the other half are little tricks I developed myself."

"Based solely on the ancient bloodline inheritance, Long Hu can be considered a top figure."

Lu Zhenduan gave Zhang Gui a rare friendly look.
"As long as you don't make any mistakes, becoming a marquis or a prime minister in the future is not a fantasy."

Zhang Gui laughed heartily.
"Yeo Jae-seong wants me to submit to King Zhen, right? I wonder if you read yesterday's court report..."

"Are you saying that Prince Zhen's elder brother, His Royal Highness Prince Kui, has taken over the Jinling capital, and Prince Huai has established his residence in Minzhen?"

Zhang Gui nodded, "Lu Zaicheng is indeed well-informed.

Previously, King Feng had established his residence in the western Guangdong Sea, King Zhan in Jingchu, and King Kang in Hubei and Hunan.

Now two more kings are touring the southern kingdom.

Let’s not talk about Prince Huai, let’s just talk about Prince Kui. He is the eldest son of the “current emperor” and the legitimate son of the former queen.

Although the land it occupies is not directly adjacent to the sea, Jinling is backed by a thousand-mile-long river in the north of Beijing, with millions of acres of fertile land, a dense population, and wealth for the people since ancient times.

Do you really think that King Zhen defeated the Yuanshan detachment by luck?

In this small island country, fresh mushrooms have taken over the world.

Can you surpass all the kings and ascend the throne in the future?"

“Of course not.

But, Yang Longhu, will the King Kui whom you just recommended definitely be able to ascend the throne in the future?
Or perhaps, compared to the other brothers who left Beijing, King Zhen lacks nothing.

If you don't need it, why would you go far away and seek something that is close by?"

Zhang Gui's face suddenly darkened.

"King Zhen certainly has everything he needs, but he looks down on me, a barbarian general who rose to prominence through flattery. He's been staying in my fiefdom for several days, but hasn't even seen me once..."

"Long Hu, do you think that just because King Zhen looks down on you, other princes will look up to you?"

This was a slap in the face, but Zhang Gui was not the kind of person who would pretend to be ignorant when he knew the truth, so he could only hang his face and remain silent.

Seeing this, Lu Zhenduan thought that his eloquence had worked, and he was shocked. He treated Zhang Gui more seriously, even respectfully.

"The general is a man of great talent, but when he first met Prince Zhen, he failed to show his potential, which led the prince to misjudge him..."

"Zaicheng, please wait, someone is coming."

Zhang Gui suddenly stopped Lu Zhenduan's speech and pointed at a white cloud flying in the sky outside the crystal window.

"Is this move the magical power of one of the masters under King Zhen's command?"

Lu Zhenduan carefully examined it for a few times and answered affirmatively:

"Longhu, the person coming is Shen Shijing, the exiled white porcelain immortal from Qingdou Academy."

Zhang Gui had received a letter from Zhang Jiujiang and learned that the people from Qingdou Academy had left Zhihai Town on the day King Zhen set foot on Xianrong Island.

Hurried back to the academy.

After all, the elder brother of Mr. Huaihe, the principal of Qingdou Academy, is a veteran of the three dynasties of Ming and Song dynasties, and the "current emperor" Hezheng Emperor relies heavily on Hexiang Gong.

At this sensitive time, it is not appropriate for Qingdou teachers and students who are traveling abroad to get too involved with King Zhen.

Unexpectedly, the female teacher Shen Shijing reappeared in Zhihai Linhai.

Zhang Gui was a little confused for a moment.

But even if it was just to make life easier for his little friend Zhang Jiujiang in Qingdou Academy, he would not neglect Shen Shijing.

He nodded and said, "So it's Mr. Shen from Qingdou Academy. We've met a few times before.

You have come in such a grand manner, let's go down and meet you."

Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Lu Zhenduan followed Zhang Gui down the lighthouse and said:

"Long Hu didn't know that this 'Exiled White Porcelain Immortal' had become a close friend of His Royal Highness Prince Zhen.

Are you planning to revive Han Li's country?"

"She's Qing Doushu. She's working for King Zhen in a private capacity, right?"

Zhang Gui was stunned and asked:

"This Shen Zexian has some connection with the Han Li royal family, right?"

Seeing that there was no way to put on airs in front of Zhang Gui, he was directly exposed by him.

Lu Zhenduan praised sincerely,
"Long Hu is truly able to see the big picture from the small details, and has such a sharp mind.

Shen Shijing is indeed the granddaughter of the former King Han Li. Later, her father failed in the fight for the throne and fled to Dongzhou. After many twists and turns, she stayed in Qingdou.

But there are still considerable forces lurking on Xianrong Island.

Originally, she didn't care about power.

But the country left by our ancestors was overthrown by traitors, so we can only..."

Seeing that Lu Zaicheng was a hypocrite who was quite selfish but liked to pretend to be loyal and righteous, he voluntarily defended Shen Shijing without any benefit.

She has to be portrayed as a white lotus who doesn't love power and has to participate in the national struggle just for the sake of her ancestral legacy.

Zhang Gui laughed secretly and thought to himself:
"Oh my, I haven't experienced the baptism of many pure internet celebrities in my previous life, nor have I been influenced by the green tea-type white lotus heroines in movies and TV dramas.

Is Lu Zhenduan's Taoism any good? "

Down the lighthouse.

The two had just stepped onto the flat stone pavement of Zhihai Town Pier when a white cloud descended from the sky.

When it was more than ten feet above the ground, the clouds turned into countless wisps of snow-white air, revealing Shen Shijing's figure, who looked like a fairy descending from heaven.

(End of this chapter)