After Zhang Yu returned to his residence, he thought carefully for a while before sending a letter to Yang Ying, saying that he wanted to pay a visit to the Governor. He also said that he would like to discuss some matters regarding Tianxia's etiquette in private and asked if she could make arrangements.
Yang Ying was very happy when she received the letter. After discussing it with her younger brother, she immediately sent a reply, saying that she had already made the arrangements and that she could arrange for a carriage to pick Mister up whenever it was convenient for him.
Zhang Yu knew that if this matter was delayed for too long, it could lead to many variables. Thus, after sending another letter, he arrived at the Protectorate Manor the next day.
Yang Ying personally stood at the door to welcome him. She clasped her hands together and said, "Greetings to Mister. My younger brother is waiting in the hall. Please follow me."
Zhang Yu bowed once more before following her inside. They passed through corridors and halls before finally stepping up the stairs to the inner hall. There, they saw a Xiao Tong dressed in casual clothes standing in the hall.
Although he had never seen this person before, he had sensed his aura before. He knew that this was the current Protectorate Manor's Governor, Yang Jue. Thus, he clasped his hands together and bowed, "Greetings to the Governor."
Xiao Tong also raised his sleeves to return the greeting, "Greetings to Zhang Canzhi."
After the greeting, Xiao Tong invited him to sit down. Immediately, someone served him fruits and vegetables and refreshments. He looked at Zhang Yu and asked seriously, "Did Zhang Canzhi come this time because of the dispute over etiquette?"
Zhang Yu replied, "Yes, I came for that."
Xiao Tong thought for a moment before saying, "Is Zhang Canzhi trying to persuade me to accept the old etiquette?"
Zhang Yu replied, "I'm afraid that the Governor is wrong. Tianxia's etiquette is Tianxia's etiquette. How can it be considered old?"
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, "I do not agree with Zhang Canzhi's words. What is old etiquette? This is an inappropriate etiquette. Now that the way of the world is changing, using the old etiquette is no longer enough to deal with matters. Only by establishing a new law can the people be comforted. "
Following these words, a man walked in from outside. He was about thirty years old and had a small mustache. His eyebrows were long and thin, and his eyes were big. He looked very energetic and charming.
He first bowed to the seat. "Greetings, Governor." Then, he casually cupped his hands to Yang Ying. "Greetings, Captain Wei."
Yang Ying snorted. Obviously, she didn't like this person.
Xiao Tong said, "Zhang Canzhi, this is my clan brother, Yang Qiu. Zhang Canzhi said that he wanted to discuss etiquette. My clan brother also had many doubts, so he wanted to come to the banquet to listen."
Zhang Yu had done his research before coming here. There were currently two factions within the Yang family. One faction was staunchly conservative, while the other wanted to instigate the Protectorate to overthrow the Beacon Tower and become the true ruler of the East Court.
Since this person rejected Tianxia's etiquette, it was obvious that he was the latter.
However, this person's arrival was probably arranged by the Governor.
Superintendent Chi and the others thought that the Governor was still young and didn't understand many things. However, he felt that the Governor couldn't be treated as a child. Just like now, the Governor was afraid that he wouldn't be able to avoid his etiquette, so he found someone to block in front of him.
Needless to say, this was definitely the doing of the previous Governor Yang.
This person was really good at balancing the situation. Under his leadership, the Army of God had been working honestly. Even if they wanted to cause trouble, they were quickly suppressed. It wasn't until his death that the situation in the Protectorate worsened.
Yang Qiu found a seat and sat down. He looked at Zhang Yu and said with a smile, "I heard that Tianxia didn't enter Taiyang Academy through the entrance examination, but through self-recommendation. I don't think he studied etiquette very well."
Yang Ying was unconvinced. "Nonsense, how could Sir not know etiquette? When he talked about etiquette, he was much better than those teachers."
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "Mr. Yang advocates new etiquette, but rejects Tianxia's etiquette as old etiquette. If I don't know etiquette, shouldn't you be happy?"
Yang Qiu laughed and did not respond to this question. He said to himself, "I know that Zhang Canzhi is talented, but for a person like you, you can only recommend yourself to enter the Protectorate Manor and cannot pass the exam. Doesn't that mean that there is a problem with the original rules of the Protectorate Manor?"
Speaking up to this point, he bowed to Yang Jue and said, "Governor, in the Governor-General's Office, the mediocre and incompetent people are sitting comfortably in the top positions, while the talented people are gloomy and unable to spread their wings. The etiquette of the Governor-General's Office has truly reached a point where it cannot be changed."
Zhang Yu glanced at this person. He finally understood that this person's position was even lower than he had imagined. This person did not care about the division of the old and new etiquette at all. He just wanted to use the new etiquette as an opportunity to climb up the social ladder.
Xiao Tong didn't say anything, but looked at Zhang Yu, as if he was waiting for what he would say next.
Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then said to Yang Qiu, "Since Yang Lang Jun is a member of the Yang clan, then you should have been taught Tianxia etiquette at a young age."
Yang Qiu didn't deny this. "Of course." However, he added, "However, this Yang has long since stopped performing those old rituals. These things are really cumbersome and complicated. They can't be eaten, nor can they be used. There's no time to waste, and they're usually quite annoying. What's the use of them?" He turned his head to look at Xiao Tong and said, "I think the Commander-In-Chief has a deep understanding of this."
Zhang Yu suddenly said, "Then I wonder if Yang Lang Jun can put his five fingers together?"
Yang Qiu didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yu only said, "Yang Lang Jun, you will know when you try."
Yang Qiu looked at the seat, sneered, and tried to put his fingers together. But he soon found that he couldn't put his five fingers together because his knuckles were slightly twisted. Looking at the large pores inside, he could only use his other hand to pinch and try to put them together. But after a while, he seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on his face changed slightly.
Zhang Yu said, "Yang Lang Jun's bone fracture disease has already begun."
Yang Qiu's face turned pale, and his hands began to tremble. Even Xiao Tong and Yang Ying, who were sitting on the seat, had the same frightened look in their eyes when they heard these words.
Bone fracture disease was a very terrible disease. People who suffered from this disease had bones that were very easy to deform. Not only the body's bones, even the skull may be diseased. The person who suffered from this disease often suffered unbearable pain, and could torture any normal person to a miserable state.
The reason why Governor Yang Xuan had died so young was because of this illness.
He was only in his eighties when he died, which was too short for a person from Tianxia who was supposed to live a long life.
In fact, this disease was brought about by the other half of Yang Xuan's blood. It was a genetic disease often seen in the Anren Royal Family.
Yang Jue and Yang Ying were both likely to inherit this disease.
As for Yang Qiu, his grandfather was the brother of the second Governor Yang Gong, and he also married a woman from the Anren Royal Family.
Zhang Yu looked at Xiao Tong and Yang Ying and said, "Governor and Captain Wei can also take a look."
The two hurriedly stretched out their hands and tried to take a look. They found that the fingers were arranged neatly, and there was no such problem. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But Yang Ying was still worried, because this disease had been troubling their Yang Clan, and they didn't know when the disease would break out.
After panicking for a moment, Xiao Tong calmed down. He cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhang, do you have any way to treat the fracture disease?"
Yang Qiu was stunned, and then looked over with expectation.
Zhang Yu nodded with certainty and said, "Yes!" He looked at the three people, "That is the Tianxia Ceremony!"
"What?" Yang Qiu was angry and said, "Zhang Canzhi, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Yu said faintly, "I'm not talking nonsense. You've been taught the rites before, so you should know that there are many etiquettes in the rites of Tianxia regarding one's appearance. When these etiquettes are integrated into one's daily life, it can straighten one's muscles and bones, improve one's facial features, and beautify one's appearance. I dare say that when you didn't abolish the rites of Tianxia, you were healthy and healthy. Later on, you didn't use the rites of Tianxia and gradually developed some minor problems."
Although Yang Qiu felt that it made some sense, he couldn't be convinced.
He sneered, "How can this be compared? At that time, I was still young. Now that I am over forty years old, how can I not have some illnesses? Moreover, my uncle, the former Governor, scrupulously abides by the Tianxia Ceremony. He walks, sits, and lies according to the etiquettes, but he is still troubled by the fracture disease. It can be seen that Zhang Canzhi's words are nonsense. "
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said, "The former Governor was able to live over eighty years old because he performed the Tianxia Ceremony. Let me ask you, how many people in the Yang family who suffer from the fracture disease can live over fifty years old?"
Yang Qiu thought about it and it seemed to be true. He muttered to himself, "Could it be that I was wrong …" He suddenly looked up and asked as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw, "Then if I perform the Tianxia Ceremony now, can I still be saved?"
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Of course you can be saved. I have a set of breathing techniques here. As long as you perform the Tianxia Ceremony diligently every day, you can stop this disease."
"Really!" Yang Qiu was overjoyed, "Zhang Canzhi won't lie to us, right?"
Yang Ying was immediately dissatisfied, "Why would Sir lie to us?"
Zhang Yu said, "There should be people in the Governor's Office who know the rules of qi channels. If the Governor is not at ease, you can choose a few people of the Yang family and perform the etiquettes diligently for a period of time. After a period of time, you can test and distinguish the authenticity."
Xiao Tong thought about it at this time and asked doubtfully, "Zhang Canzhi, since the Tianxia Ceremony and the Breathing Technique can have this effect, why hasn't anyone mentioned it to us before? No one mentioned it to my father? "
Yang Ying was also stunned.
Yang Qiu slammed the table hard and said angrily, "Yes, since there is such a method, why didn't you tell my uncle?"
Zhang Yu said calmly, "That's because this Breathing Technique is the ancient Tianxia Ceremony. Very few people know about it now."
Yang Qiu said in disbelief, "Don't you even know about Taiyang Academy?"
Zhang Yu said lightly, "Because the Breathing Technique is the True Cultivator, which is what Xuanxiu thinks is passed down by the old cultivators. After the new method was established, the etiquettes were slightly simplified and the changes in breathing were removed. This method gradually disappeared. Today, there are very few people who know about this method. If it wasn't for an elder who taught me by chance, I also wouldn't know about it."
Because the Tianxia people lived long lives and rarely suffered from diseases, it didn't matter even if they didn't use the Breathing Technique. However, it was very different for mixed-race people or even natives.
If his teacher wasn't an old cultivator and corrected the etiquettes taught by Tao Sheng as a foundation, he also wouldn't know about this.
Xiao Tong sat at the top, thinking.
Yang Qiu didn't dare to say anything now. If the Breathing Technique was really useful, then he would be throwing away his life by abolishing the Tianxia Ceremony.
After a long time, Xiao Tong looked at Zhang Yu and asked carefully, "Sir, did you come here today to say this?"
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "I only have one question to ask the Governor. Governor, do you still think you are a Tianxia person?"
Xiao Tong was stunned for a moment, then said seriously, "Of course I am."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "In that case, I don't need to say anything more." He took out a pre-written record of the Breathing Technique from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of him. Then he walked out of his seat and came to the middle of the hall, saying, "I have said what I should say today, so I don't need to stay here any longer. Governor, Yang Weiwei, I will take my leave. "
After raising his sleeves to salute everyone, he turned and walked out of the hall.
Yang Ying also hurriedly left her seat and said, "Sir, I will see you out."
When Zhang Yu walked out of the government residence, he looked up at the stars in the sky above, and there were always a few that were particularly bright.
When he was at the banquet, he could see that the Governor was actually very smart and had his own ideas. He didn't need to teach him anything, he just needed to explain things clearly and let him judge for himself.
Of course, if it was Yang Ying, he couldn't count on it.
However, as Chi Xuejian and the others said, the battle of etiquettes was only a battle of etiquettes after all. Although it was also very important, it was not the most important, because in the end, what determined the victory or defeat of both sides was still martial strength!
There would be a battle between the Army of God and the Xuanfu sooner or later, but he didn't know when it would erupt.
He thought that although he had seen the [Spiritual Chapter], it was only enough to protect himself. There were still many shortcomings in other aspects, so next, he needed to find a way to increase his strength.
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