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Chapter 270 Problems that stump the saint
  Just when Zilu came back with a pile of firewood.

What did Zilu see?
  He saw Yan Hui scooping up some rice secretly and ate it himself.

Zilu was so angry that he was furious.

Among Confucius, Zilu certainly admired his teacher - Confucius the most.

But except for Confucius, none of the other ten philosophers convinced Zilu.

Only Yan Hui, this senior brother, Zilu admired and admired very much.

Of course, he was taught a lesson by Yan Hui when he first started.

I have experienced the terrifying strength of this senior brother.

Yan Hui came back carrying a stone of rice by himself, so one can imagine his strength.

But what is the senior brother he admires and respects the most doing now!
  He was eating secretly!

This caused Zilu's faith to collapse, and Yan Hui's image was completely destroyed in front of him.

Zilu threw the firewood in his hands to the ground with a crash.

He left without saying a word.

Zilu angrily came to where Confucius was.

"Senior Brother Zilu, when will dinner be served? I'm so hungry."

"Senior Brother Zilu, when will you and Senior Brother finish cooking?"

"Look at Senior Brother Zilu's face, there is something wrong."

Zi Lu was filled with anger now. How could Yan Hui be such a person!
  Confucius usually admired Yan Hui the most and liked Yan Hui the most.

And he often praised Yan Hui as a role model.

It is obvious to everyone that Yan Hui is indeed worthy of the position of senior brother.

Over the years, no one has threatened Yan Hui.

Not even Zengzi and him.

Seeing Zi Lu walking over angrily, Confucius certainly knew his student's temper.

"Zilu, aren't you cooking with Yan Hui?"

"Why did you come here?" Confucius asked softly.

Yan Hui asked: "Do benevolent and honest people also change their moral integrity?"

Confucius replied: "If you change your moral integrity, can you still be called a benevolent and honest person?"

Zilu said: "Like Yan Hui, don't you change your moral integrity?"

Confucius said: "Yes."

Zilu told Confucius what had just happened, "But I just saw Yan Hui stealing rice."

When Confucius heard this, he asked, "What's going on?"

However, Confucius absolutely believed in Yan Hui, and Yan Hui would never do such a thing.

"I have believed that Yan Hui is a benevolent man for more than a day. Even though you say this, I still will not doubt him. There must be a reason. Just wait, I will ask him." Confucius sent someone to call Yan Hui. Come over.

"Teacher, what do you want from me?" Yan Hui bowed his head to Confucius and said.

"I heard from Zilu that you stole rice." Confucius asked straight to the point.

Yan Hui said sheepishly: "When I was cooking, some dust fell on the rice."

"I didn't want to waste it, so I secretly grabbed it and ate it."

When Zilu heard Yan Hui's words, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Confucius also understood why Yan Hui did this, and he turned to look at Zi Lu.

"Zilu, do you know now?" Confucius stroked his beard and said, "This is not the first day that I have begun to believe in Yan Hui."

Then Confucius told everyone about it.

The disciples trusted Yan Hui even more.

Ye Zhen looked at Yan Hui, he was worthy of being a Fusheng in the future.

Ye Zhen has watched the whole process.

People used to say that hearing is false and seeing is true.

Now, seeing is not necessarily believing.

That's where it comes from.

Soon everyone was sharing the cooked rice.

Although it is just rice, for everyone who has eaten wild fruits and vegetables for several days.

This is undoubtedly the best delicacy in the world.

After everyone was half full, Chen Guo actually sent soldiers here.

After seeing Chen Guo's soldiers, the two sides were immediately at war with each other.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if someone was going to kill someone and silence them in the next second.

The general from Chen State said: "My lord is kind and gives you a chance and hope."

"There is a nine-curved pearl here."

"If you can untie it, our two countries will let you live."

"If you can't get it out, we'll keep you trapped here until you starve to death."

"Didn't you, Confucius, say that you are very smart and have great wisdom?"

His soldiers brought an ornate box.

The box was delivered to Confucius.

Then these Chen soldiers left.

It wasn't until those soldiers had completely left that the rest of the disciples gathered around.

Confucius opened it and saw a nine-curved pearl inside.

The nine-curved pearl is smooth and shiny, with only one small hole at one end and one at the end.

There is also a bundle of silk thread and several bamboo slips inside the box.

After reading the requirements above, Confucius told everyone.

"Put this silk thread through this nine-curved pearl, from one end to the other."

"Is it that simple?" Zilu heard this and asked, "What's so difficult about it?"

Zilu immediately asked Confucius to help him.

Zilu picked up a piece of thread and threaded it directly into one of the holes.

But no matter how Zi Lu did it or how hard he tried.

There is no way to get even an inch into this thread.

"What the hell is this? Look at me smashing this thing." Zilu scratched his head and ears anxiously, like a monkey.

A savage like Zilu, such a delicate thing.

Of course it's not suitable for him.

This thing was passed to Yan Hui's hands, and after some experiments.

Yan Hui found that he had no choice.

Confucius just watched everyone experiment one by one.

"Elder brother, let me try."

"Let me do it, I think I can."

“I helped my mother thread needles when I was little, so I have experience with that.”

Obviously the disciples knew that this was an opportunity to shine.

If you successfully unlock this Nine-Tune Pearl, it will be equivalent to saving Confucius and all the other students.

Seventy-two sages? It is possible that he will be directly ranked among the ten philosophers.

For so many students, the highest goal is to become the Ten Philosophers.

The Seventy-Two Sages alone are already beyond everyone's reach.

This time is the best opportunity.

Confucius did not expect that Chen Guo would have such a problem.

Ye Zhen watched from the side, "Is this true as recorded in history?"

"So there really is a Nine-Tune Pearl?"

Because this begins with Confucius on his way out of the state of Chen.

It is recorded in unofficial history that Confucius was passing by the state of Chen.

I met two girls picking mulberry trees.

One of them said this.

Master, when you travel to Chen, you will definitely run out of food. I can't wear the nine-piece pearl. When I come back, I'll ask my mulberry picker.

These two mulberry-picking girls seemed to possess prophecy.

Not only did he encounter the desperate situation that Confucius would encounter, but he also predicted what Confucius would encounter. This mulberry-picking girl is clearly a type of person with special powers, possessing the power of prophecy.

But this is only recorded in unofficial histories.

Ye Zhen only saw this record by chance.

I didn’t expect this to actually happen in history.

In fact, this is a little trick of Chen Guo.

Because the two countries Chen and Cai besieged Confucius and his party forcefully.

It's totally unreasonable. After all, Confucius didn't offend them.

Chen Guo didn't know who came up with this plan.

I want to use this nine-melody pearl to make things justifiable.

If Confucius could not figure it out, Chen and Cai would use this reason to besiege Confucius.

Although this makes no sense, it is not the only solution.

If Confucius couldn't figure it out, he would really be trapped and die here.

In the future, others will only remember that Confucius made a bet with people from the state of Chen, and lost to the state of Chen because he was not smart enough.

After looking at the other disciples, none of them failed.

Confucius himself looked at this nine-curved pearl in his hand.

Looking at the Jiuqu Pearl, it is obvious that the two holes are not facing each other.

Otherwise, the thread would have been passed on long ago.

Ye Zhen said: "This is called Jiuqu Pearl. The pearl refers to the appearance of a bead."

"Nine bends should describe the passage inside the bead as having nine twists and turns."

After Zilu heard Ye Zhen's explanation, "How do we get through this?"

"This Chen Guo clearly wants us to die."

Confucius was also stumped for a moment.

Time passed by like this.

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

This was already the sixth day of their siege.

In these two days, although everyone lived frugally, the rice brought back by Yan Hui had been used up.

Plus some supplements of wild fruits and vegetables, as well as some game meat that Ye Zhen brought back from time to time.

From time to time, Confucius led everyone to sing loudly together, reciting poems and teaching lessons.

Ye Zhen also relied on his own spiritual power to treat everyone's illnesses.

You can't tell at all, it's like everyone is going to die here.

The soldiers of Chen and Cai were dumbfounded.

They have been besieged for six days and six nights, but these people are still alive and well.

"Damn it, it seems like nothing happened to Confucius and his students."

"They are actually still in the mood to sing."

"I want to see how many days they can be happy!"

At this time, everyone was still thinking hard about the nine-curved pearl.

But until now, no one has thought of any good solution.

"It's better to let me split it with my sword." Zilu was about to draw his sword.

"How about burning it with fire?"

"No, no, I think water is fine."

Ye Zhen just sat aside, but Ye Zhen didn't waste these two days.

Confucius had great attainments in martial arts and the power of faith.

No less than his achievements in Confucianism and Taoism.

Ye Zhen has benefited a lot from these two days, especially Ye Zhen has a deeper understanding of "The Whisperer".

"Today is the sixth day."

"Zigong should be back tomorrow with reinforcements from Chu." Ye Zhen estimated the time.

As soon as Zigong came back, the matter was over.

Ye Zhen stood up, "I have a solution."

"You?" Zilu looked at Ye Zhen questioningly.

"Senior Brother Qinlao, do you have a method?"

"Senior Brother Qinlao, if you have any method, tell me and listen."

In recent days, Ye Zhen has quickly become involved with everyone.

Because Ye Zhen relied on his spiritual vision and some mountain herbs here to heal many people.

And from time to time Ye Zhen would bring back some game.

This is all protein and fat, although each person only gets a small bite.

But being able to have a sip of broth is very satisfying.

Therefore, Ye Zhen's reputation among his disciples has risen rapidly.

Zilu asked, "Qin Lao, do you really have any solution?"

"Of course." Ye Zhen smiled slightly, "If you believe me, just do as I say."

"I promise that I can solve this Nine-Tune Pearl."

These days, everyone has tried all kinds of methods to get this Nine-Tune Pearl.

All of them have no effect at all.

No wonder Chen Guoguo agreed to let them go if they could unlock the Nine-Tune Pearl.

Obviously this is an impossible task.

"Zi Lu, go find me an ant nest and find the queen in the ant nest."

"Bring back the queen and one worker ant."

"Worker ants choose the largest one."

After Zilu heard Ye Zhen's words, he looked confused, "Aren't you going to unlock this Nine-Tune Pearl?"

"What do you want me to do to find an ant nest?"

"You are not a three-year-old child anymore."

Ye Zhen just said: "Just do as I say."

Zi Lu didn't know why, but he still did what Ye Zhen said.

"If I knew you were playing tricks on me, Qin Lao."

"I will definitely beat you until you are full of teeth!" Zilu clenched his fist.

After a while, Zilu came back.

Zilu was worthy of being called a savage, and he found the ant nest so quickly.

"Where is what I want?" Ye Zhen asked.

Zilu threw a bamboo tube to Ye Zhen, "The queen ant and worker ants are inside."

Ye Zhen nodded with satisfaction, only to see Ye Zhen fixing the queen ant on one end of the Jiuqu Pearl with a grain of rice.

In addition, the silk thread was carefully tied to the worker ants.

Then put the worker ants at the other end of the Jiuqu Pearl.

Everyone looked at Ye Zhen's incredible operation.

"Then it's time to witness the miracle."

Everyone was staring at the little worker ant.

The worker ants soon began to crawl into the interior of the Jiuqu Pearl.

No one can see what's going on inside.

But everyone can see that the silk threads left outside are entering the inside of the Jiuqu Pearl little by little.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the Jiuqu Pearl.

After a while, the worker ants crawled out from the other side.

Met the queen ant who was immobilized by grains of rice.

With quick eyes and hands, Ye Zhen quickly pulled out the worker ant, along with the silk thread behind it.

In this way, the Jiuqu Pearl was cracked.

The entire silk thread passed through the two holes of the Jiuqu Pearl.

The disciples present looked at this scene dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)