The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Chapter 250 Returning the Male Girl

The team walked and stopped, enjoying the scenery along the way.

When I come across some interesting place, I stop and stay there for a day or two.

Ten days later, the team arrived at Dingtao, the capital of Cao State, where Cao State King Boyang was holding a meeting in the main hall.

When the eunuch reported that Confucius and Zixuan were visiting, he asked the ministers, "My dear ministers!"

"Master Kong and City Lord Zixuan are here. Do you think I should see them or not?"

The city governor, Gongsun Jiang, came out and reported, "Your Majesty, Confucius was unsuccessful in both Lu and Wei, and therefore came to Cao."

"The Confucian ideas and political ideas he advocated were not suitable for the Cao State."

"Currently, the internal affairs of Cao are unstable. If Confucius is invited to the court to participate in government affairs, it will surely make the situation of Cao even worse."

"I suggest that Confucius be ignored. Your Majesty should treat City Lord Zixuan with courtesy and only see her."

After hearing this, Cao Boyang thought it made sense, so he ordered people to invite only Zixuan and not Confucius.

Zixuan was very angry after hearing this and thought to himself, I came here with the Master, but you didn't receive him and only saw me.

It is obvious that you do not take me seriously. How can I abandon you and go alone?

Cao Boyang, if you are so short-sighted, you still want to be a king? Your country will be destroyed sooner or later.

As Zixuan expected, ten years later, Cao Boyang was bewitched by Gongsun Jiang and left Jin State, attempting to dominate the world.

He actually attacked the State of Song without considering his own capabilities, and was defeated by King Jing of Song.

The Song army swept through the enemy with overwhelming force, captured Taoqiu in one fell swoop, and captured and killed Cao Boyang and Gongsun Jiang.

Afterwards, the entire clan of the two men was wiped out, leading to the complete destruction of the Cao State.

This is a sequel. Continuing from the previous chapter, Zixuan said coldly to the eunuch:

"Tell Cao Boyang that we have to go back to the other courtyard for an emergency and will come back another day!"

After saying this, the two of them left without looking back. The eunuch returned to the main hall and told Boyang what Zixuan had said.

Cao Boyang looked at Gongsun Jiang bewilderedly: "My dear Gongsun!"

"It seems that City Lord Zixuan is angry. What do you think we should do about this?"

Gongsun Jiang was also a little confused. He didn't expect that City Lord Zixuan had such a bad temper.

He couldn't afford to offend her, so he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I, the Lord of Guanzixuan City, am also angry."

"How about this, you give me a table of wine and two male concubines."

"I heard that Zixuan's queen died three years ago, and he has not yet succeeded her."

"Let Nanji explain the king's actions in front of Zixuan and say some nice things. Perhaps Zixuan will calm down."

Cao Boyang nodded and said, "This is the only way for now. Please go there for me, my dear minister."

Gongsun Jiang took the order and waited for the imperial kitchen to prepare the delicious dishes and put them into the food boxes.

He selected two more stunningly beautiful girls and slowly walked towards Zixuan Villa.

When Zixuan heard that Gongsun Jiang was coming to visit, he did not respond and asked the guards to tell him that he was busy and had no time to meet guests.

Gongsun Jiang had no choice but to leave the wine, food and male concubines behind and left in disgrace.

The guard brought the food box and the handsome man to Zixuan's room and said, "Your Majesty, Gongsun Jiang put these things down and left."

"What do you think we should do with all this food and the concubines?"

Zixuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll give these meals to you guys."

"Return these two male concubines to me intact!"

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty!" the guard agreed and took the food box and the concubine away.

When Confucius heard about this, he was very moved and thought Zixuan was very loyal, so he went to his house to express his gratitude.

Zixuan waved his hand and said, "Master, you don't have to be so polite! If Cao Boyang looks down on you, he is actually looking down on Zixuan!"

"How can I associate with him? Cao Boyang treats you like this. Do you still want to stay in Cao State?"

Confucius shook his head: "As City Lord Zixuan said, Cao Boyang is not worthy of being with me!"

"Once the disciples have replenished their supplies, we will leave Cao State immediately!"

Two days later, Confucius and Zixuan didn't even say hello to Cao Boyang.

He led more than 3,000 people to leave Caodu and head towards the State of Song.

In the Puyi County Magistrate's Mansion, Gongshu Shu frowned when he listened to Chi Hou's report.

Why did Confucius lead three thousand disciples to Puyi? The retainer Lu Bing asked:

"My lord, I believe Confucius was sent by Duke Ling of Wei to spy on us!"

"Ever since he separated you from the Crown Prince, he has been worried about you."

"In my humble opinion, we should stop Confucius and prevent him from entering Puyi City."

"If possible, let's capture Confucius and all his disciples. I heard that all of his disciples were talented and ambitious."

"If they can be used by me, why worry about the great cause not being accomplished?"

"If Confucius disagrees, then this is sufficient proof that he is here to harm you!"

"Then we will kill them all so that they don't have to go back to help Duke Ling of Wei!"

"Gongshu Shu listened to what he said and thought it made sense, so he ordered him to lead his troops to intercept him halfway."

Zixuan and his group were walking forward leisurely when they suddenly heard someone shouting "Ma Si" in front of them.

Confucius hurriedly called over his disciples and said, "Zigong, go and see what's going on up ahead!"

Zi Gong agreed and ran forward, and came back after more than ten minutes:

"Master! The troops from Puyi City have blocked our way and want you to come forward and answer them."

Confucius asked his disciples, "Do you know who the governor of Puyi is?"

Zilu replied, "I know that the prefect of Puyi is Gongshu Shu, who is a close confidant of the Crown Prince Kuai Kui of Wei."

"He originally served in the imperial court, but Duke Ling of Wei was worried that the crown prince would become too powerful, so he exiled him to Puyi City to serve as a prefect."

"Gongshu Shu has always been extremely ambitious and has always wanted to launch a coup to oust Duke Ling of Wei and install the crown prince on the throne."

Confucius nodded and said, "I see. But why did they stop us?"

Zilu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Master, please go up and ask and you will know."

So, the disciples surrounded Confucius and came to the front of the team.

Zixuan heard their conversation clearly, but she did not rush forward, but chose to wait and see.

When they were almost at the front of the team, Confucius seemed to remember something and asked Zilu:

"Aren't we in Cao State? How come we are back on Wei State soil?"

Zilu was also confused. He scratched his head and said, "Perhaps we have lost our way."

Confucius nodded. This was the only reason that could explain it.

Arriving at the front of the group, Confucius asked Lu Bing, "Why are you blocking our way?"

Lu Bing said coldly, "I suspect you are a spy for King Wei and want to enter the city to find out the truth!"

After hearing this, Confucius became very angry and thought to himself, why do I only run into people with brain diseases along the way?

"General! I am leading my disciples to the State of Song. I am just passing through. How can I come to inquire about this?"

"Haha! Just passing by? Is this the road you take to get to Song State? You can't make up a lie without making it more complete!"

Confucius thought to himself that he had really encountered an enemy and it was difficult to explain himself.

"General, how can you believe what Kong said?"

Lu Bing stroked his beard and said, "Unless you lead your disciples to surrender to the county governor!"

Confucius became even more angry when he heard this: "You are talking nonsense!"

"Kong was once the Prime Minister of Lu! How could I possibly surrender to you youngsters? Stop daydreaming!"