Global Reincarnation: Spending 1 billion at the beginning

"Old friend? What do you mean, sir?" Fu Nian understood in his heart, but did not say it out loud. This seemed a bit subtle.

Li Si didn't mind and said, "The old friend I want to meet is Xun Qing."

The Xunqing in his mouth refers to Xunzi.

Xunzi was Li Si's mentor. Considering Li Si's current status and reputation, it is not inappropriate to call him this.

"Your Excellency, if you want to see Uncle Master, just go ahead and lead the way." Fu Nian will not stop him. Li Si is a high-ranking official, so he can't stop him either.

"In that case, I'll bother Mr. Fu Nian."

"Sir, please."

Fu Nian stood up, made a gesture of invitation, and guided Li Si towards the back mountain.

The mountain behind this is a dense bamboo forest. There are clear and loud sounds of birdsong in the forest, and the fragrance of strange flowers wafts from the forest, which makes you sober.

Walking on the bamboo forest path, the breeze blows on your face, and the bamboo leaves fall with the wind, which makes it look particularly peaceful and natural.

After a while, everyone came to a small building in the forest.

This is a house made of bamboo in the forest. It is very small. There is a circle of bamboo rafts standing outside. There is a door on the front. The door is closed tightly, which seems to isolate the small building from the outside world.

"Sir, this is where Uncle Master lives in seclusion." Fu Nian pointed to the small building and said with a hint of respect.

Li Si nodded and didn't say much.

Squeak!

At this time, the door outside the small building opened, and a six or seven-year-old child came out.

The chubby little boy blinked his big black eyes, looked around at the people around him, then made a Confucian salute and said: "Master is studying the ancient sage's classics in seclusion and does not see outsiders. Please come back."

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Li Si put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Please tell Xun Qing that it is his student Li Si who wants to see you."

When he arrived here, Li Si did not force his way in as prime minister, but obeyed the Confucian etiquette of teachers and students and waited outside the door, waiting for the results after the notification.

The child bowed, re-entered the small building, and went to ask for instructions.

Everyone didn't wait too long, and soon the child came out.

"Sir, Master said that he was in seclusion and devoted himself to reading the ancient scriptures. No matter who came, he would not see him. He also said, please go back to where you came from."

After the child finished speaking, he turned back and closed the door again.

This scene is very similar to the plot in the anime, except that the reason why Xunzi did not see Li Si in the anime was because Li Si killed Han Fei, causing Xunzi to lose his best disciple, which made Xunzi have a great prejudice against Li Si.

Xunzi's unwillingness to see Li Si is also related to Han Fei's murder by Li Si, but it is not as decisive as in the anime.

Confucianism pays great attention to etiquette and rules, advocating fairness, justice and peace. Li Si's actions made Xunzi despise him, so he closed his doors.

Hearing this, Li Si trembled in his heart and said quietly: "Don't you see?"

Although Li Si has become the prime minister, Confucianism has always paid attention to the relationship between teachers and students, and he could not forget Xunzi's sincere teachings no matter what.

It can be said that without Xunzi’s teachings, Li Si would not be where he is today.

"Hey, Xun Qing is so arrogant. He even refused to see Mr. Li even if he said he wouldn't see him. According to my little girl's opinion, this is simply disrespectful and he wants to rebel."

Gongsun Linglong stood at the back and said in a strange tone.

"Uncle Master has studied ancient books diligently and worked hard, and has formed a habit. I hope Master Li will not blame him." Fu Nian explained at the side.

He didn't bother to pay attention to Gongsun Linglong's words.

"Qing Xun is still so angry. It seems I shouldn't come today." Li Si knew that Xunzi must have blamed him for plotting against Han Fei, so he refused to see him.

Shaking his head slightly, Li Si turned around and said to Fu Nian: "Mr. Fu Nian, it's rare for you to come to Xiaoshengxian Manor today. How about we have a negotiation?"

"Discuss peace?" Fu Nian raised his eyebrows slightly, his thoughts changing rapidly.

Yan Lu and Zhang Liang, who were beside Fu Nian, glanced at Gongsun Linglong behind Li Si.

Discussing peace is a common way of contest between various schools of thought. The winning party will be treated politely by everyone, while the losing party will naturally be unable to hold his head high in the future.

This is a competition involving personal face and sect face, and both sides take it very seriously.

Confucianism is a holy place for scholars all over the world, so naturally there are not a few people who are good at discerning peace.

But the person they have to face is Gongsun Linglong, who is known as a genius in the art of sophistry. On the path of arguing, Gongsun Linglong can be said to be the master of this path, and few people can match him.

Even those who are as strong as Confucianism frowned.

"What? Isn't Mr. Fu Nian unwilling?" Li Si spoke again, with a hint of majesty in his tone.

"No, Mr. Li invited me, how can Fu Nian refuse to comply? In that case, why not hold this competition tomorrow?" Although Fu Nian was a little worried, he was not timid.

However, Li Si suddenly made this request, which caught Fu Nian off guard and had no time to prepare. He had to find a way to postpone it until tomorrow before making plans. This could be regarded as buying himself time to prepare.

"Well, it's getting late now and the sun is setting in the west. So we will choose this time tomorrow. What does Mr. Fu Nian think?"

Li Si seemed to have expected it, and nodded in agreement.

In this way, if Confucianism loses, there will be nothing left to say.

"Thank you, Mr. Li. Fu Nian is very grateful." Fu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. At least they had one more day to prepare.

Li Si and others came prepared and were obviously sure of victory. It was natural for Fu Nian to buy time for himself and others, so Li Si did not allow it.

"Mr. Fu Nian, I'll take my leave first. We'll meet at the Confucian reception hall at this time tomorrow." Li Si cupped his hands and said.

"Master Li, please go slowly, please."

Li Si left, and Fu Nian took Yan Lu and Zhang Liang to see him out the door and send him off respectfully.

However, Li Si suddenly turned around at this moment and looked at Fu Nian...

"Mr. Fu Nian, the rebellious Mo family seems to have come to Songhai City recently. If there is news about these people, I think you know what to do, right?"

Li Si looked at Fu Nian and said calmly.

"Fu Nian understands what the Lord said, please rest assured." Fu Nian raised his brows, changed his mind, and replied lightly.

Confucianism and Mohism are both from the same school of thought, and they still have similarities in some concepts. He has also heard a lot about what happened not long ago.

However, to Fu Nian, this has nothing to do with him.

For Confucians, it is enough to manage oneself well. It is better to be less concerned with other people's business.

"In that case, I can rest assured. By the way, before leaving Xianyang, His Majesty the Emperor asked me to bring something to Mr. Fu Nian." Li Si said calmly, his voice was very soft, and there was no noticeable change.