Chapter 58: The Emperor's Teacher

  "Psst!" Qin Yiren covered her mouth with both hands, almost biting off her tongue.

  Qin Yiren never thought in his dreams that he would actually meet Huang Shigong, and not only did he meet him, but he also beat Huang Shigong into a pig's head.

  Huangshi Gong, a famous hermit in Chinese history, with legendary and mythological colors, later generations even revered him as a divine man.

  Huangshi Gong became famous because he was the teacher of Zhang Liang, and gave Zhang Liang the "Taigong Bingfa". Zhang Liang studied hard on the "Taigong Bingfa" and finally achieved something, becoming a famous strategist in Chinese history, assisting Han Gaozu Liu Bang to conquer the world, and being praised as the "Emperor's Teacher".

  Zhang Liang's success not only made Huang Shigong famous in later generations, but also made the "Taigong Bingfa" widely known.

  Huangshi Gong was a recluse, not widely used in the world. How his talent is, no one knows. But it can be inferred from Zhang Liang that he must be an unmatched military strategist, otherwise, he would not have given Zhang Liang the "Taigong Bingfa".

  Regarding the origin of "Taigong Bingfa", there has been controversy in later generations, with some saying it was written by Jiang Ziya. However, those who have read "Taigong Bingfa" all know that it originated from the Warring States period, as the words and sentences are filled with a strong flavor of the Warring States era.

  As for who wrote the "Taigong Bingfa", there is no way to investigate. However, its relationship with Huang Shigong is extremely great, it may be that he inherited from others, or it may be that he wrote it himself. In any case, judging from his careful observation of Zhang Liang's temperament, we can know that the "Taigong Bingfa" has a great relationship with him, otherwise he would not have been so meticulous.

  "In the Warring States period, there were many amazing people, and you'd run into one if you weren't careful. The other day, I beat up Mao Sui, and now I've beaten Huang Shi Gong again." Qin Yi Ren sighed: "With so many amazing people around, even a careless fart might encounter them, it's really tormenting my heart!"

  Qin Yi has been in the Warring States for a short time and has met many amazing people, but there are still many more to come.

  "Go back!" Qin Yiren turned around and ran towards the Poplar Forest.

  "What's going on?" Meng Zhao, Ma Gai and Fan Tong widened their eyes in confusion, still unclear about the situation, but had to follow and run back.

  When Qin Yiren returned to the Populus euphratica forest again, he only saw the bloodstains and signs of fighting on the ground, but there was no sign of Huang Shigong.

  "My experience today is very similar to 'Zhang Liang's Shoes', could it be that Huang Shigong wants to give me the 'Taigong Bingfa'?" Qin Yiren pondered over Huang Shigong's intention.

  "Zhang Liang's footwear" and Qin Yiren's encounter today are identical, the only difference is that Zhang Liang completely followed Huang Shigong's requirements to do it, and finally obtained the "Taigong Bingfa". While Qin Yiren was beaten by Huang Shigong, with no gain.

  "Is my temper really too big?" Qin Yiren retorted.

  At that time, he thought Huang Shigong was insulting him. Only now did he realize that Huang Shigong was testing him, and he couldn't withstand the test.

  With the talent of Huangshi Gong, if he were to be recruited by his side, it would be of great benefit to Qin Yiren. For Qin Yiren to return to the state of Qin and ascend to the throne of the king of Qin, it would be of immense help. Unfortunately, they missed each other, and Qin Yiren was deeply regretful.

  "But can I really put it on him?" Qin Yiren asked himself: "Even if Zhang Liang met this Huang Shi Gong, he wouldn't be able to put it on him, would he?"

  Qin Yiren and Zhang Liang had similar experiences, the only difference being that Qin Yiren met Huang Shi Gong in his prime, while Zhang Liang met an old and decrepit Huang Shi Gong.

  Think of Zhang Liang when he was putting on his shoes, several times he wanted to beat up Huang Shi Gong, seeing that he had become old and frail, he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he could only hold back his anger and help him pick up his shoes, and put them on for him. If Zhang Liang encountered the current robust Huang Shi Gong who was as strong as an ox, Zhang Liang would have certainly beaten Huang Shi Gong to the point where even his mother couldn't recognize him.

  "Don't blame me! Who told you to try it in such a humiliating way? Can't you think of another way?" Qin Yiren realized that he couldn't accept this humiliation.

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  Handan City East, Lian Po's mansion, occupies a large area of land, with hundreds of rooms.

  Lian Po was practicing sword in the courtyard, with flashes of light and whistling wind. Lian Po's swordsmanship was impressive. Just then, Jia La rushed over and whispered something in Lian Po's ear.

  "Really?" Lian Po's eyes suddenly widened, like two huge bronze bells.

  "A thousand truths and ten thousand certainties!" The old man hurriedly affirmed a sentence.

  "Haha!" Lian Po threw his sword at the old man and rushed out like the wind.

  Huang Shi Gong's nose was blue and his face was swollen, his eyes were squeezed into a ball, like a pig's head, he covered his face with both hands, hiding in the alley in front of Lian Po's mansion, looking at Lian Po's residence, hesitating.

  "Isn't this Yellow Stone Brother? How did you end up like this?" Just then, a thunder-like voice rang out from Cong Li.

  "You've got the wrong person, I'm not Huang Shi." Huang Shi Gong hastily denied, he was beaten by Qin Yi Ren into this state, did he have the face to see people?

  "Huang Shi, your skill in changing faces is really impressive!" Lian Po gave Huang Shi a thorough examination, pointing and laughing loudly, extremely delighted.

  Listening to Lian Po's laughter, Huang Shi Gong hated that he couldn't drill into the ground: "Brother Lian Po, thank you for your hospitality, Huang Shi is leaving."

  "That won't do." Lian Po, without saying a word, grabbed Huang Shi's hand and dragged him back to the mansion, pulling him into the study. He closed the door, smiled and asked: "Who was so bold as to beat up Huang Shi, one of the top military strategists in the world, like this?"

  Huang Shi Gong was highly skilled with his hands and was a master of military strategy, yet he had been beaten so badly that Lian Po was genuinely curious about who could have laid hands on him.

  "Huang Shigong was too ashamed to say that he had tripped and fallen while walking."

  "Huang Shi, are you going blind in your old age? Can't even tell the difference between a win and a loss?" Lian Po insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

  Huang Shi Gong was speechless for a moment, his face redder than a rooster's crown, and he couldn't utter a word.

  "Tell me, who is the capable person?" Lian Po looked like a curious baby, staring with his big eyes, as if he wanted to dig out the answer from Huang Shi Gong's mouth.

  Isn't this rubbing salt into the wound of Huang Shi Gong? But who made this matter so astonishing? If Lian Po doesn't get to the bottom of it, he won't be able to sleep at night.

  "Alright, I'll say it." Huang Shi Gong knew that even if he were more skilled, it would be difficult to escape from Lian Po's hands, and this matter couldn't be left unsaid.

  Stammering and stuttering, it took half a day's effort to finally get the situation explained.

  "Haha! I'm dying of laughter! Dying of laughter!" Lian Po first threw his head back and laughed loudly towards the sky, then he held his belly and laughed, finally falling to the ground laughing, curled up into a ball, like a dog, still laughing loudly.

  Huang Shi Gong was a renowned military strategist, yet he was defeated by Qin Yi Ren, a fallen prince. Such an event had never occurred since the beginning of time, and Zuo Qiuming couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Don't laugh!" Huang Shigong's face fell as he shouted.

  "Alright, I won't laugh anymore. Haha, it's killing me!" Lian Po tried his best to hold back his laughter, but couldn't help it.

  Huang Shi Gong's face turned black with rage as he listened to Lian Po's laughter, and he was about to explode.

  "You want to be a teacher of emperors?" Jian Bo finally held back his smile.

  "I see that he has some talent and is a promising young man, so I'd like to give him some guidance. With my help, it's not impossible for him to return home and inherit the throne of Qin." Huang Shi Gong knew he couldn't deceive Lian Po, so he had no choice but to admit it.

  "Yesterday at the Hu Feng wine shop, you had a mind to it, I went to test Qin Yiren, right?" Lian Po got up from the ground and patted his robe.

  "Please forgive me, General Lian Po." Huang Shi Gong had no choice but to apologize.

  "This Qin Yu is somewhat talented, but he's not the best military seedling. I know a good military seedling who can defeat him ten times over." Lian Po shook his head, thinking Huang Shi Gong was not worth it.

  "Who?" Huang Shi Gong's eyes shot out a sharp light.

  "Yu Wei." Jian Wei spoke out a name that would be remembered for eternity.

  "What a martial family?" Huang Shi Gong was shocked, exclaimed, and then shook his head: "His family has a profound origin, three generations of national officials, how can he follow me to learn the art of war?"

  "This is also good. Then how can I introduce you to the prince?" Lian Po asked with a smile.

  Huang Shi Gong slowly shook his head and said, "Brother Lian Po does not know that if it were in the past, this would be no problem. The great battle of Changping, Qin won and Zhao lost, the trend of the Zhao state has gone, the trend of the Qin state has been established. If I were to make plans for the Qin stranger, gather a group of heroes, sweep away the six states, and complete the great unification, it would not be impossible."