Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1875: Chapter 1406: Pending Repairs (2)

And for someone who is determined to transcend and leave the Primal Spirit Realm, the deterrent is just too great. He should stay away from it.

So Li Zhirui adjusted his purpose of coming to the capital of Daqian back to the original plan: to quickly spread the various drawbacks of Confucianism and the situation in Guan Province to a large number of people, without giving the Confucians any time to react.

Ideally, he would unite several schools of thought, so that they could immediately follow up after his move, completing everything before the Confucians could react, leaving them no time to respond.

At the same time, it would also instill a preconceived notion among many people that their current living conditions are inseparable from Confucianism!

“Who are the sworn enemies of Confucianism?”

Li Zhirui thought to himself while muttering, “The Mo Family and Legalist faction are definitely among them, but who else?”

“Merchants?” After all, the Confucians have put forward the slogan of Scholars, Farmers, Artisans, and Merchants, placing traders at the bottom. If this was truly promoted, merchants would definitely be hit hard!

In tackling Confucianism and making life difficult for them, merchants can be considered to play a part.

As for the remaining Military Family, Yin Yang School, School of Names, and School of Zongheng, they don’t have major conflicts with Confucianism, but are they willing to see Confucianism continue to dominate and remain at the top of the Hundred Schools, while their own doctrines are always beneath?

“This matter cannot be rushed, it must be precise and we must find trustworthy allies!”

Although Li Zhirui was deep in thought, he still kept part of his attention on his surroundings, and was startled by a commotion.

A crowd had gathered not far away, and he wasn’t sure what had happened.

When he approached, he pieced together from their chatter that a Confucian disciple had knocked over an old farmer selling vegetables. The once fresh and vibrant leaves were now dull and many were damaged.

The old farmer was pulling at the scholar, wanting compensation, but the scholar refused, saying it had nothing to do with him and was unwilling to compensate. This stalemate attracted more and more onlookers on the street.

Most people sided with the farmer, hoping the scholar would compensate him.

Seeing the high value of the scholar’s attire, it was assumed he came from a wealthy family, not lacking a few pieces of silver. Why haggle so long in the street, losing face?

“Hmph! I just won’t compensate, what can you do to me?”

The besieged scholar said angrily, “My father is about to be appointed Capital Governor!”

The Capital City, the area two hundred miles beyond the city walls and within the river, although much smaller than other regions, as a governor near the capital, its status was the highest from all perspectives.

It could be said that this was truly stepping into the higher ranks of Daqian’s officials!

Upon hearing this, the noisy environment suddenly quieted down. Many of them were ordinary people, naturally not daring to provoke the son of an official.

Li Zhirui raised his eyebrows; this person was clearly spoiled by his family, incredibly foolish! To cause such trouble for his father at such a critical time.

As he said himself, he was only about to be appointed, not yet officially the Capital Governor. Everything was full of uncertainties.

His actions were practically handing a weapon to his father’s political enemies!

Just as he thought of this, Li Zhirui noticed several figures hurriedly leaving, and he immediately understood that this was likely a trap for the Capital Governor.

What a pity, having such a foolish son; the once smooth path to a bright future now faced added obstacles.

This incident also made him realize the ubiquitous and ruthless nature of the internal struggles within Daqian’s officialdom, not only requiring personal caution and vigilance against political adversaries, but also for one’s family.

Li Zhirui took this to heart, perhaps it might be useful in the future.

Then he no longer paid attention to the follow-up of this matter and turned away.

As the sky darkened, he did not continue wandering the streets, as the capital of Daqian, despite covering a hundred miles, couldn’t possibly be traversed in a short period.

But taking it slowly was fine, no hurry, he planned to stay in the capital for a while, randomly picking an inn that looked decent to rest.

A night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Li Zhirui left the inn directly to continue investigating the situation in the capital, gathering clues, and evaluating potential alliances for himself

…

While the flowers bloom, each branch stands.

In the Void Chaos, in an unknown corner.

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As for the remaining Military Family, Yin Yang School, School of Names, and School of Zongheng, they don’t have major conflicts with Confucianism, but are they willing to see Confucianism continue to dominate and remain at the top of the Hundred Schools, while their own doctrines are always beneath?

“This matter cannot be rushed, it must be precise and we must find trustworthy allies!”

Although Li Zhirui was deep in thought, he still kept part of his attention on his surroundings, and was startled by a commotion.

A crowd had gathered not far away, and he wasn’t sure what had happened.

When he approached, he pieced together from their chatter that a Confucian disciple had knocked over an old farmer selling vegetables. The once fresh and vibrant leaves were now dull and many were damaged.

The old farmer was pulling at the scholar, wanting compensation, but the scholar refused, saying it had nothing to do with him and was unwilling to compensate. This stalemate attracted more and more onlookers on the street.

Most people sided with the farmer, hoping the scholar would compensate him.

Seeing the high value of the scholar’s attire, it was assumed he came from a wealthy family, not lacking a few pieces of silver. Why haggle so long in the street, losing face?

“Hmph! I just won’t compensate, what can you do to me?”

The besieged scholar said angrily, “My father is about to be appointed Capital Governor!”

The Capital City, the area two hundred miles beyond the city walls and within the river, although much smaller than other regions, as a governor near the capital, its status was the highest from all perspectives.

It could be said that this was truly stepping into the higher ranks of Daqian’s officials!

Upon hearing this, the noisy environment suddenly quieted down. Many of them were ordinary people, naturally not daring to provoke the son of an official.

Li Zhirui raised his eyebrows; this person was clearly spoiled by his family, incredibly foolish! To cause such trouble for his father at such a critical time.

As he said himself, he was only about to be appointed, not yet officially the Capital Governor. Everything was full of uncertainties.

His actions were practically handing a weapon to his father’s political enemies!

Just as he thought of this, Li Zhirui noticed several figures hurriedly leaving, and he immediately understood that this was likely a trap for the Capital Governor.

What a pity, having such a foolish son; the once smooth path to a bright future now faced added obstacles.

This incident also made him realize the ubiquitous and ruthless nature of the internal struggles within Daqian’s officialdom, not only requiring personal caution and vigilance against political adversaries, but also for one’s family.

Li Zhirui took this to heart, perhaps it might be useful in the future.

Then he no longer paid attention to the follow-up of this matter and turned away.

As the sky darkened, he did not continue wandering the streets, as the capital of Daqian, despite covering a hundred miles, couldn’t possibly be traversed in a short period.

But taking it slowly was fine, no hurry, he planned to stay in the capital for a while, randomly picking an inn that looked decent to rest.

A night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Li Zhirui left the inn directly to continue investigating the situation in the capital, gathering clues, and evaluating potential alliances for himself