Chapter 250: The World Discusses Martial Arts
The city of Linzi was uneasy. Although the people here had done sufficient psychological preparation when the city gates were opened, their fate was no longer in their own hands. How could they not be a little nervous? This was a matter of life and death, and even the prosperity and decline of the entire clan. If they were not careful, they might end up in disgrace.

Therefore, even though all the powerful families were confined to their mansions by the Dong'a Army, they still tried their best to find out the news about Yang Chong's entry into the city.

After all, Linzi City is too big. Even though Bai Feng has mobilized the troops and the power of Night to control every place, there are still some fish that slip through the net, so they really managed to find out some information.

For example, Yang Chong never came out after entering the Palace of King Qi.

It was normal for Yang Chong to enter the Prince of Qi's palace at this time, but the fact that he did not come out had other meanings.

The kings of the seven kingdoms, in addition to their supreme power, the beauties in their harems are also the envy of all men in the world. What can a man do when he enters such a place?

For a moment, some so-called smart people have figured it out.

In addition to some rumors that had occasionally been heard before, it was rumored that Yang Chong's family had a brothel owner and an oiran, a Yue ethnic seductress, and a killer of the night. Naturally, these women's identities were not worthy of Yang Chong, but Yang Chong still took them in, and even made the owner of Zi Lan Xuan his principal wife. Such a thing had a lot of implications.

Why does Yang Chong not care about a woman's identity? The reason is probably not difficult to imagine. Since he doesn't care about her identity, he can only care about her looks. Yang Chong has been labeled as a lustful man.

These people in Linzi City are not afraid of Yang Chong's lust, but they are afraid that Yang Chong is not lustful. If Yang Chong really has no weaknesses, how can they show goodwill to Yang Chong?

The powerful people in the city have too many reasons to please Yang Chong, the new master of Linzi City. However, pleasing others is a technical job and they have to please others in every way possible.

However, what surprised them was that although Yang Chong lived in the Palace of Prince Qi, he did not enter the harem that once belonged to Tian Jian.

It seems that Yang Chong entered the palace of King Qi just to show his status to the world, and he had no interest in sexual pleasure.
Could it be that we have seen it wrong? Or are those women in the palace not enough to satisfy the new King of Qi? After all, according to rumors, the women in the new King of Qi's harem are all stunningly beautiful.

On the second day after Yang Chong entered the Palace of King Qi, imperial edicts were sent out from the four gates of Linzi City to all parts of Qi. The content of the edicts was very simple, merely summoning officials from all parties to go to Linzi to report on their work.

Yang Chong did not have high expectations for whether his edicts could be followed by the officials of Qi. If half of them could honestly follow the edicts of him, the new king, and come to Linzi to pay homage to him, this would have met Yang Chong's expectations. There must be many people who were waiting and watching, and even some so-called "heroes" who thought they were not ordinary people and felt that their chance had come in the troubled times. To deal with these people, the soldiers under Yang Chong's command had gone through several battles and had completely transformed into an elite force.

Those who disobeyed the imperial edict would naturally be surrounded and suppressed by a large army.

Yang Chong even hopes that there can be more people like this. Some things cannot be rebuilt without being destroyed, even a country is like this.

Yang Chong captured Linzi without bloodshed, which certainly saved lives, but the inherent chronic diseases of Qi State were also lost with an opportunity to be completely eliminated.

Therefore, with the overall situation already decided, Yang Chong still needs some people's resistance. Only in this way can he take the opportunity to clean up the people and free up some resources.

However, Yang Chong seemed to have overestimated the determination of the Qi people. When his edicts reached various places one after another, there were very few places where resistance existed, so few that he did not need to send many troops to resolve the problem.

Faced with such a situation, Yang Chong had no choice but to adopt another approach. Since some things can only be accomplished quickly without destruction, Yang Chong could only respect reality and use another more gentle way to integrate Qi's resources. He would first cultivate an army of sufficient size for himself, and then rely on the army to realize his plan.

It was also during this process that Yan Lingji had already rushed from Dong'a City to Linzi with light luggage. This was the freedom that belonged to Yan Lingji. Like Zi Nu, although she wanted to rush to Linzi at this time, she had to stay in Dong'a City to guard the rear for Yang Chong and mobilize all the resources that could be mobilized to send them to Linzi. From now on, Linzi would be Yang Chong's rear base, so naturally it had to be managed well.

"What are you looking for?" In the Palace of Prince Qi, Yang Chong looked at Yan Lingji who was sniffing around like a fox, and was speechless. Perhaps only Yan Lingji could do such a thing.

"It really is the smell that belongs to you, without any of those inappropriate smells." Facing Yang Chong's questioning, Yan Lingji remained unmoved until she checked every last detail, and then she replied to Yang Chong.

"What's that weird smell?" Yang Chong, who had nothing to do, also wanted to amuse Yan Lingji. After all, it would be too boring if no one shared the joy of conquering Qi.

But not everyone can share Yang Chong’s happiness. Of course, Yan Lingji is not one of them. She is the one who can share everything with Yang Chong.

"There are a lot of beauties in the Palace of King Qi, right? Noble ladies, princesses, concubines and so on, aren't you allowed to do whatever you want now?" Yan Lingji looked at Yang Chong. Even though she believed that Yang Chong could do everything, she was shocked that Yang Chong could take over Qi in such a short time and basically maintain its stability.

Yan Lingji believed in Yang Chong unconditionally because of emotion, but she was also rational.

Yan Lingji knew very well how powerful Qi was to Yang Chong. They were not on the same level. It was extremely unfair to let Yang Chong go to war with Qi in such a hurry. If it was not fair, King Zheng of Qin would not have gone to great lengths to give Yang Chong a crown.

"So what?" Yang Chong asked back.

"So did you do whatever you wanted?" Yan Lingji interrogated. She had the qualifications and the confidence to do so.

"I thought about it at first, but then I felt that it was meaningless. It was just building my own happiness on the suffering of others. Besides, doing so might not make me happy." Yang Chong said.

The moment Yang Chong entered the Palace of Prince Qi, he thought of indulging himself, but he quickly came to his senses. In fact, such indulgence was very boring. He was not an unsatisfied young man who wanted to pounce on a beautiful woman when he saw her.

If it was just physical indulgence, even if the object was Tian Jian's concubine, or the so-called princess of Qi, what was the difference between that and prostitution?

So Yang Chong would rather wait for a few days until Yan Lingji comes.

"You are very kind to women." Yan Lingji's expression became gentle. In fact, she was just pretending just now. She didn't care whether Yang Chong was indulgent or not.

Even if Yang Chong did whatever he wanted in the Qi Palace, Yan Lingji would not feel angry. It was not because she did not care about Yang Chong. On the contrary, she not only cared about Yang Chong, but also cared about Yang Chong more than anyone else. But it was also because of this that Yan Lingji felt that as her man, Yang Chong should not be bound by people or rules, and only do what he wants to do, because her man is the strongest.

Even when it comes to women, Yan Lingji has enough confidence. She believes that no matter how many women Yang Chong has, he will always love her the most. On the premise of guaranteeing this and believing this, Yan Lingji does not care how many women Yang Chong has. She is even willing to see Yang Chong take those so-called noble ladies and royal princesses into his harem. Her man deserves the best things in the world.

"It's not that I'm gentle with women. After all, I don't know them. I'm just waiting for your arrival. Compared to physical indulgence, I prefer being with you." Yang Chong looked at Yan Lingji. Although he was already very familiar with her, he still had the same passion for everything about Yan Lingji. That familiar body, familiar smell, familiar eyes, each time they gave him a different feeling, both physically and psychologically.

"You've already tricked me into giving you what you want. It's no use for you to keep saying the words I like to hear." Yan Lingji said with disdain, but her eyes were full of smiles.

That undisguised look was telling Yang Chong, "Please say more of these words. I'd like to hear them!"
"Is it really useless?" Yang Chong asked back.

Yan Lingji, who liked to hear this kind of words, became anxious again after hearing this. She was not satisfied yet.

Yan Lingji knew that in order to satisfy herself, she also had to satisfy Yang Chong, so she decided to do all the things that Yang Chong liked most in the past.

Unfortunately, Yan Lingji was still disappointed this time, because at this time, someone came to visit King Chong of Qi.

Yang Chong belongs to Yan Lingji, but King Chong of Qi does not.

In the study that once belonged to Tian Jian, Yang Chong saw an old man who was a little bald and had a shiny forehead.

The old man was quite tall. Although he was not young anymore, his back was still straight and his wide Confucian robe was stretched very tight on him. Although it was completely the attire of a Confucian scholar, no one would believe him if someone said he was so weak that he could not even tie a chicken.

"Confucian Xunzi greets His Majesty." The old man bowed to Yang Chong.

"What king?" Yang Chong did not accept Xun Kuang's salute.

Xunzi's visit to the Qi Palace today naturally had a reason. It was all because of Yang Chong, because Yang Chong dispatched troops to blockade the Jixia Academy.

The Jixia Academy has been run by the Qi King's lineage for many years, and it has almost become a common holy place for all schools of thought. In the Jixia Academy, there are students from seven countries. Here, students can go to any of the hundreds of schools of thought to study and listen to lectures. Here, masters of the hundreds of schools of thought debate with each other and pursue higher knowledge.

The various schools of thought and their contending opinions could be most truly reflected in the Jixia Academy.

Yang Chong, the new master of Qi, sent troops to blockade the Jixia Academy. Not knowing what Yang Chong's attitude towards the Jixia Academy was, they could only send Xunzi, one of the few remaining masters among the Hundred Schools of Thought, to the Qi Palace to find out Yang Chong's attitude towards the Jixia Academy.

Faced with Yang Chong's silly question, other people might find it difficult to react and wonder why Yang Chong asked such a question, but an old man like Xunzi reacted. This was for him to express his attitude towards Yang Chong's entry into Qi State.

"Xunzi meets His Majesty the King of Qi." Xunzi changed the way he addressed Yang Chong to show the attitude of the Jixia Academy towards Yang Chong.

"Mr. Xun, long time no see." Yang Chong smiled.

Looking at Yang Chong's smiling face, Xunzi instinctively felt a chill. This was not because Yang Chong was the new master of Qi, but because of something else. It was because Yang Chong did not play by the rules, and also because of Yang Chong's unfathomable personal strength. All these cast a veil of mystery over Yang Chong.

Mystery is the most annoying thing for smart people. Coincidentally, Xunzi is the smartest among smart people.

"I can not only allow the Jixia Academy to continue to exist, but also increase investment in it." Yang Chong said.

"What is the king's purpose?" Xun Kuang asked tentatively. At this time, he had already reacted. He was afraid that his visit to the Qi Palace this time was a trap. All of this was planned by Yang Chong.

The Jixia Academy will certainly be of great use to Yang Chong's future plans, but his proactive visit now has put the Jixia Academy in a passive position. It is unlikely that the Jixia Academy will be able to bargain with Yang Chong in the future.

"The world is discussing martial arts." Yang Chong said.

"The whole world is discussing military affairs?" Xunzi was stunned. In the previous moment, he thought of various conditions that Yang Chong might propose, but he had never thought of this possibility.

The world is discussing martial arts? What martial arts are they discussing?

"The thing I am most proud of in my life is my victory in the war, which only ranks third. The second is my martial arts skills," Yang Chong said proudly.

Hearing Yang Chong say this, Xun Kuang couldn't help but think of some rumors he had heard about the farmers' family before. Those six old guys were completely wiped out. Considering the martial arts that Yang Chong possessed at his current age, it was indeed terrifying.

"My lifelong hobby is martial arts, which ranks second to all others. So this time I plan to invite the leaders of various schools of thought to discuss the martial arts of the world in order to seek the highest martial arts." Yang Chong said.

The special nature of the sword world allows Yang Chong to fully utilize the martial arts of this world for his own benefit. Taking advantage of this opportunity at the Jixia Academy, he can invite the top masters from various schools of thought and use the sword world to absorb the essence of martial arts from various schools of thought. This is very important for Yang Chong.

As for the talented scholars in the Jixia Academy, as long as the Jixia Academy was still in Linzi, Yang Chong had enough means to recruit them under his command and there was no need to rush.

(End of this chapter)