enemy of civilization

Chapter 71 Sun Wu decided to write me into Sun Tzu’s Art of War
The thick porcelain tea bowl contains the fragrant technology brought from the future era, a model of sauce aroma.

There are several wooden plates placed around the porcelain bowl. In the simple tableware, there are some Antarctic sweet shrimps, deep-sea tuna, snowflake steak, and Nanda District roasted bird skewers.

Although such a table looks chilling, in this Spring and Autumn period, it can definitely be regarded as a palace feast.

Faced with such sincerity, Guigu's eldest brother, Sun Wu, was not polite at all. He picked up the wine, drank a bowl, and kept saying, "Good wine! Really good wine! Come on, fill it up for me!"

Friends who drink frequently know that the light aroma is for novices who are new to drinking, the strong aroma is for middle-aged and older drinkers, and the sauce aroma is the real favorite of experienced drinkers.

There is no doubt that Sun Wu knows wine!

In contrast, Sun Wu was always eating and drinking, while Xu Yang, who was serving the drinks opposite him, was very stiff.

Sun Wu noticed Xu Yang's stiff pouring posture, and raised his brows, "Is there something bothering you, brother! Just tell me if you have troubles, brother, I will explain it to you!"

Xu Yang wanted to say in his heart, you are the one that bothers me the most, can you disappear for me quickly?
But you can’t be so honest, especially when you are facing the person who is the most powerful military strategist Sun Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. You are a dragon, you have to hold it, you are a tiger, you have to hold it .

There is a saying that a scholar meets a soldier, and the reason is unclear.

Not to mention that it was unreasonable for Xu Yang to meet Sun Wu. Confucius, Lao Tzu, Zhuang Zhou, and Mencius had to pretend to be grandsons when they met the grandson of the military strategist in front of him.

These four people are all theoretical, but Sun Wu is a practical person!
The four of you are following the rules, and one of the art of war is not to follow the rules, but to use surprise troops!
After thinking about this, Xu Yang felt less entangled in his heart.

Xu Yang's thoughts were fleeting, and he said with a kind smile on his face, "If I remember correctly, isn't Senior Brother assisting the king in the capital of Wu State to fight against Chu State? How come you have time to come to me?"

What Xu Yang mentioned was the 507-year long war between Wu and Chu from 485 BC to 20 BC.

It is now 501 AD, which means that it has only been five years since the war started.

Logically speaking, at this stage, Sun Wu should join Wu Zixu, the Prime Minister of Wu, to command the Wu army to start a war of annihilation against Chu!
But now, Sun Wu, if you don’t go to fight, why are you here with me?
Facing his junior brother's question, Sun Wu hesitated for a moment and then cursed, "Madman!"

Xu Yang was stunned, "Madman? Senior brother, are you saying that the King of Wu is a madman?"

Sun Wu said, "It is true that the king is a madman, and Wu Zixu is also a madman!"

Xu Yang handed over the wine, "What's the meaning of this statement?"

Sun Wudao said, "Brother, you know that I am from the Sun family, a prominent family in the Qi State. My ancestors have been from the prominent family of the Qi State for three generations. In the earliest period when Duke Huan of Qi was in power, my family had already achieved great fame!"

"To this day, although the family situation is in decline, it is still in good shape!"

"As a brother, I grew up in the military and was exposed to the military affairs. Later, by some strange combination of circumstances, I met my master. Thanks to the connection between my master and my tutor, I went to the deep mountains to write about the art of war, hoping to become a famous one one day. The great general who shakes the world."

"Eight years ago, the King of Wu wanted to dominate the Central Plains, so I took his name."

"When I first met King Wu and Wu Zixu, I felt that these two were the best among men and could achieve great things."

"But in recent years, as the war against Chu has become more and more successful, King Wu has become more and more arrogant. He can no longer listen to any opinions from my brother. His behavior is no different from that of a madman!"

Xu Yang said, "Well, what about Doctor Wu Zixu? I heard people say that Doctor Wu Zixu is a capable person comparable to Guan Zhong Leyi! How can he be a madman?"

Sun Wu sighed, "Brother, when I saw Wu Zixu for the first time, I really thought he was the contemporary Guan Zhong, but I had never seen him. When Wu Zixu took down Yingcheng, the capital of Chu, Wu Zixu opened the coffin and flogged the corpse of the king of Chu in order to avenge his father and brother! What are the similarities and differences between this kind of behavior and that of a lunatic? When a military strategist starts a war, he emphasizes a man who advances and retreats with the right way and makes choices with virtue. How can I join him in such a behavior?"

Xu Yang also knew a little about what Sun Wu said.

Wu Zixu whipped the corpse!This is a famous historical scene!

When Wu Zixu was persecuted, the king of Chu used Wu Zixu's father and brother to force Wu Zixu to come back, but Wu Zixu did not go back.

Then the king of Chu State cut Wu Zixu's father and eldest brother into pieces.

Wu Zixu was so angry that he visited the four countries and wanted revenge.

Later, Wu Zixu got to know the young master of the state of Wu, supported the young master to rise to power, and then mobilized the state of Wu to destroy the state of Chu and defeat the state of Chu.

The only regret is that the king of Chu died before Wu Zixu could take revenge. For this reason, Wu Zixu hated him and opened his coffin and whipped his body to vent his hatred!

Wu Zixu's approach seemed indifferent to Xu Yang, and even Xu Yang agreed.

But Sun Wu is not Xu Yang.

Sun Wu was a child of a noble family, and the old Sun family had already risen to prominence at the time of Duke Huan of Qi!

Duke Huan of Qi happened more than 600 BC, and now it is 500 BC.

In other words, the old Sun family has been prosperous for more than 100 years, more than ten generations, and the atmosphere of being a descendant of this aristocratic family has been cultivated. Sun Wu, who was born in an aristocratic family, is very particular about the ethics of corpses.

In Sun Wu's opinion, Wu Zixu's behavior was an extreme act and something that offended his principles, so Sun Wu ran away halfway. I can't serve you two lunatics, so I left!
According to official historical records, Sun Wu would eventually go back and continue to work with Wu Zixu to conquer the Chu Kingdom. Even more than 20 years later, Wu Zixu was assassinated, King Wu Fu Chai succeeded to the throne, and Sun Wu retired to write the art of war, and finally died in Wu. country.

But this is not history, this is a game.

The little bit of history in the game is at best a reference.

"What are you thinking?" Sun Wu looked at his junior brother who lowered his head and said nothing, "Do you feel that your actions as a brother are not benevolent enough?"

Xu Yang raised his head and said, "Senior brother has said what he said. Junior brother thinks that this move of senior brother is very appropriate!"

Sun Wu said, "Is it appropriate? How to obtain the appropriate method?"

Xu Yang thought for a while, dipped his fingers into the coarse porcelain bowl and wrote a few words on the table: Wu, Chu, Qin, Qi...

Xu Yang said, "Senior brother, which country do you think can win the world now?"

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang, "Of course it's Wu! In today's world, the state of Wu is unstoppable! Chu has been defeated, and it will only be destroyed sooner or later. When the time comes, the state of Chu will be destroyed, and then the state of Yue will be destroyed! The one who takes control of the Central Plains is not Wu. King, no!"

Xu Yang smiled and pointed to Qin Dao in the west, "The country of Wu cannot shine like a firefly, how can it compete with the bright moon!"

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang, "You said Qin can achieve great things? Junior brother, are you kidding?"

"What kind of place is Qin? The land of Qin is bitterly cold. There are no boys, only cows and horses!"

"And Wu has thousands of acres of fertile fields, endless fertile fields, and a prosperous people. Why do you think Qin is better than Wu?"

Xu Yang said, "Teacher taught me that it is better to be born in a state of worry than in a person who has no worries about food and clothing. Qin was born with worries but never died. If it takes time to live without worries about food and clothing, it will surely dominate the world, dominate the Central Plains, and frame the four seas!"

"It's a long wait," Sun said.

Xu Yang nodded, "Yes, so senior brother, are you interested in taking a gamble with me?"

Sun Wu's eyes showed some interest, "What are you betting on?"

Xu Yang said, "Let's bet on who will unify the world in the end! Is it the Wu in your mouth or the Qin in my mouth?"

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang's determined eyes, "I'm afraid it will take hundreds of years for something like this to happen. By then, you and I will have turned into decay. How can we get involved in gambling?"

Xu Yang smiled and said, "It's easy! There are immortals in this world, and immortals have the art of immortality. Why don't senior brother and I go find the art of cultivating immortals together? It's not difficult to live as long as Peng Zu, so this bet can be fulfilled."

Sun Wu shook his head, "The art of immortality lies in meeting rather than seeking. For example, if I meet Mr., I have already met Mr. once in this life. It will be even more difficult to meet Mr. again. You can't even find the gate of Ghost Valley, and there is no hope for immortality." , Junior brother, please don’t mention the word “immortal” again.”

Seeing Sun Wu being so sure, Xu Yang knew in his heart that Sun Wu looked down on those who cultivated immortality.

In fact, we can't blame Sun Wu for this. Immortality was popular in the beginning. At least in the years when the Zhou Dynasty was strong, immortality was indeed an orthodox art.

But with the decline of King Zhou, immortals became more and more mythical. Until later, when the princes and nobles heard about immortals, they thought it was a scam and got out of here!

It is even said that the princes and kings have begun to guard against the spread of immortals. The most important manifestation is that the princes and kings have supported various schools of thought to promote human rights ideas and combat the doctrine of immortals, thus squeezing the living space of immortals.

But Xu Yang is a beta player. Xu Yang knows that this is a game, not history, and that immortals really exist!
Xu Yang looked at Sun Wu and said sincerely, "I know that I hate immortals, but this art of war also has a saying, what is arsenic for others is my honey! Although immortals are hateful, the art of immortality is not hateful. This art is like soldiers."

"Soldiers are very evil! However, there are weapons like weapons, and the person who uses them is in the heart; there are weapons like people, and the person who uses them is in the heart."

"The magic of immortality is the same! The magic of immortality is like a weapon, the user lies in the person; the magic of immortality is like a person, the user lies in the heart."

"If we cultivate immortality with integrity, how can we become the puppets of those weird immortals?"

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang with a little desire in his eyes.

There is no one who is not afraid of death while alive.

The same goes for princes and nobles.

Sun Wu also wanted to live a long life, to see which family would win in the end of the world's competition, to see which prince would become emperor in the turbulent times.

But Sun Wu had another idea. What his junior brother said made sense. If he had the chance, he would copy it into his own military strategy!

When the time comes to write a miscellaneous chapter for Junior Brother, it won’t count as Junior Brother’s meeting today!

Xu Yang did not expect that his senior brother had secretly planned to write himself into his famous work Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Xu Yang was still appealing to Sun Wu at this moment, "Not all immortals are bad, and not all people are good. Some people are immortals if they live in mountains. Senior brother retreats to the mountains, isn't he cultivating immortality? Why don't you practice this most important thing with me, junior brother? Where are the orthodox immortals?”

Sun Wu looked at this junior brother, "What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"

Xu Yang said calmly, "I don't have gourds or medicine. I just want to show you a different world, brother. The world is huge. There's no need to just look at the Central Plains. Maybe there are other places."

Xu Yang really wanted to persuade Sun Wu to go to Hangu Pass 15 years later, and then sit on the city wall and wait for the famous scene of Laozi leaving Hangu Pass in the west, and then get the Tao Te Ching, thus starting the road to immortality!

But Sun Wu didn't seem to understand.

Sun Wudao said, "Senior brother can't understand what I'm saying, and I don't want to understand. I came here originally because I wanted to find Master Ou Yezi to forge a sword, and then go back to the mountains and forests, but I didn't expect to meet my junior brother."

"Then for the sake of brother, why don't you tell me one more thing?"

"The King of Wu is so arrogant now that he has ordered Ou Yezi to build a magic weapon within this month, otherwise he and his wife will be questioned. For this reason, Master Ou Yezi set off half a month ago and rushed to the Xishan Mountain of Wu State. That’s right here.”

"The Kingdom of Yue is not willing to let the Kingdom of Wu get the same magical weapon as them. The King of Yue has sent an assassin to assassinate Master Ou Yezi in the near future!"

"Your swordsmanship is good, why don't you hurry down the mountain and rescue Master Ou Yezi now!"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Xie, who had been eavesdropping in the room, couldn't sit still.

Although Ou Yezi is not Mo Xie's biological father, he is Mo Xie's biological father in the mission and is the key NPC of Li Moxie's mission.

Mo Xie couldn't help but said, "Husband! This matter is urgent, don't slack off!"

Xu Yang looked at Sun Wu in front of him, and all he wanted to say between his teeth at this moment was, Damn you, you're a DJ!
Why are you just talking about such an important thing now?
We both have been in ink for a long time, and you told me that my father-in-law is about to die!

Can't you say it from the beginning?

Should I rush over now to save my father-in-law, or to collect his body?

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang's strange look and felt a bit resentful, "Master Ou Yezi, even if he doesn't die in the hands of the Yue assassins, he will definitely die in the greed of the King of Wu!"

"Based on my understanding of King Wu, King Wu will not agree that someone else's sword is sharper than his!"

"This time, when Master Ou Yezi forged the King Sword, it was also the day he committed suicide and became a benevolent man!"

"So, no matter what happens, Master Ou Yezi is bound to die. There is nothing much to say about a mortal person."

"Junior brother, you have some skills like Ou Yezi. Why don't you follow me into the mountains and live in seclusion together to avoid the disaster of the sword? What do you think?"

Xu Yang looked at Sun Wu, "Absurd!"

"When encountering the disaster of the hilt, he just wants to escape into the mountains. How can such a person be called a general!"

"When you encounter a slight setback, you have to go into seclusion and complain to your master. If that's the case, senior brother, I don't want it!"

"I'm going to save my father-in-law right now, and then I'll fight my way into the royal capital. I'm going to use my sword to teach King Wu what awe is!"

Sun Wu looked at the back of his high-spirited junior brother, and then said in a long voice, "Junior brother, you have just come out of the mountain, and you are young and energetic. I don't blame you. If you see what happened to the court, you will come back and live in seclusion in the mountains with me." Yes! I'll be waiting for you in Xishan! When you come back, admit your mistake!"

Xu Yang didn't say much, jumped out, mounted the white horse, and roared away.

Sun Wu looked at Xu Yang's leaving figure and pondered for almost three sticks of incense.

Sun Wu seemed to have thought of something, "He seems to have taken away the divine horse of Chu that I just obtained!"

"Forget it, my brothers, don't worry about it so much."

"But why do I feel like something is wrong?"

Sun Wu was thoughtful, and soon, Sun Wu slapped his thigh, rushed out the door, and shouted loudly, "Junior brother, the Yue assassin assassinated Master Ou Yezi on the Miluo River!"

"The Miluo River is in the north, you seem to be running in the opposite direction!"

"You were running on the mountain road to the south. That road is the way to Qin!"

"Junior brother, you ran in the opposite direction. You can't save Master Ou Yezi like this!"

Sun Wu thought for a while, and Mo Xie stood awkwardly at the door and looked at Sun Wu, "Elder brother, what's going on?"

Sun Wu stamped his feet, "Brothers and sisters, take care, I'll go rescue Master Ou Yezi! Then I'll go to Qin again, hoping to find my junior brother!"

Say it, Sun Wu hurriedly drank a bowl of wine, got up and left.

Li Moxie looked at the empty courtyard and regretted for a moment why he didn't add Xu Yang as a friend. If he were friends with Xu Yang, he could directly chat with him privately, but his teammates couldn't chat over a long distance.

It's over now, Xu Yang ran in the wrong direction and went to Qin.

Who is in charge of the Qin State now?

In 500 BC, Duke Ai of Qin had just died, and Duke Hui of Qin came to the throne.

Duke Hui of Qin was not King Huiwen of Qin. King Huiwen of Qin was the King of Qin more than 100 years later, the King of Qin who valued the strategist Zhang Yi.

And this was Qin Huigong in the early days of the Qin Dynasty, who had just settled Hanzhong, allowing the Qin Dynasty to gain a firm foothold and have a place to make a living.

(End of this chapter)