The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 362

In fact, Li Xian was right. Zhou Chu was indeed careless. Or rather, since Zhou Chu became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had been able to do things smoothly thanks to his knowledge that was beyond the reach of his time, his infallible strategies, and the strong support of Jiajing.

Furthermore, it seemed that everything in Jiangnan was truly under control, so Zhou Chu only brought Shen Lian, a dozen or so Jinyiwei centurions, Chunlan, and others with him to Yuyao.

The Tiger Warriors remained in Datong, while the main army in Jiangnan was stationed in Suzhou Prefecture.

Li Xian was like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows. Although he didn't know what kind of hidden power Zhou Chu had around him, he knew that there must be one. The Japanese pirates in Suzhou Prefecture before, the Japanese pirates in Chongming County later, and even Zhou Chu's terrifying record of suppressing the Japanese pirates were definitely not something that the garrison in Jiangnan Province could accomplish.

Moreover, when the Japanese pirates first appeared, the army in Jiangnan Province was not yet under Zhou Chu's control.

Therefore, just in case, Li Xian specially ordered people to conduct a search in Yuyao, especially in the vicinity of the academy. However, since the academy was located on a mountain, it would be very easy for them to hide some people.

Although Li Xian hadn't figured out any results, based on his understanding of Zhou Chu, he knew that Zhou Chu's visit to Yuyao was for the sake of the academy, not for fighting against the entire Jiangnan Group as he had done before.

Moreover, on the surface, the entire Jiangnan region is under Zhou Chu's control. Zhou Chu has been doing everything smoothly for the past year or so. This should be the time when Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is most careless, and it is also the time when Li Xian is most confident of succeeding in the assassination.

If Li Xian didn't act now, he couldn't think of a more suitable time to do so.

These more than a thousand people were selected by Li Xian from those families, and many of them had practiced martial arts since childhood. Moreover, they had been trained by Li Xian for a long time.

Although their current combat strength is far inferior to that of an army like the Tiger Legion, it is still far superior to that of ordinary garrison soldiers.

Inside the academy, at Zhou Chu's residence, it was already night. Zhou Chu was reading by lamplight when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Shen Lian and the others didn't stop him, presumably because they were acquaintances. Zhou Chu got up to open the door and found Hai Rui standing outside.

"Hai Rui, what's the matter?"

Zhou Chu still liked Hai Rui very much. Later generations have smeared Hai Rui, mainly on his attitude towards his family. These smears have been proven by many people to be pure rumors and extremely unreasonable.

These days, Professor Hai Rui and Zhou Chu have discovered that he is simply born to do scientific research, with persistence, seriousness and a pursuit of truth.

Even if his talent in physics might not be the most outstanding, Zhou Chu firmly believed that Hai Rui would go the furthest in the future.

Zhou Chu ushered Hai Rui into the house.

"Teacher, what about that story you told before about using a kite to attract lightning...?"

Hai Rui hesitated before speaking.

“I’ve already said it, that story is fake, just a story, because it contains many fallacies. The reason I told this story is to teach you to think dialectically and how to distinguish right from wrong.”

After Zhou Chu sat down, he took a sip of tea.

"Teacher is right. If this story is true, how could the person who touched the kite string and copper key that attracted the lightning be unharmed? But I'm wondering if there's another way to attract the lightning down. Our college is located at a high altitude. If we fly more kites during thunderstorms and tie the other end of the kite string to a tree, the lightning that attracts the lightning will strike the tree."

Hai Rui expressed his thoughts.

Zhou Chu nodded upon hearing this.

"That's a good idea, but to increase the success rate, we need to fly more kites. By the way, it would be best to tie them to jujube trees."

Zhou Chu thought for a moment and then said.

Why use jujube trees?

Hai Rui asked with some doubt.

"Because I want lightning-struck wood. Jujube wood is extremely yang and strong, making it the perfect material for making lightning-struck wood."

Zhou Chu's answer left Hai Rui speechless.

"Does the teacher also believe in ghosts and spirits?"

Hai Rui asked with some doubt.

In his view, Zhou Chu had studied the study of things so profoundly that he should not have believed in ghosts and gods, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. Our understanding of this world is like the blind men touching an elephant. The study of things is the side we touched, while the ancients touched the other side, the theory of ghosts and gods."

"If there were no concept of ghosts and gods, then medicine would have no foundation. Modern medicine originates from Taoist medicine, and its foundation is the Five Elements, ghosts and gods. There are the Thirteen Ghost Needles in medicine, and even ghost veins."

Zhou Chu spoke eloquently to Hai Rui.

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui seemed to ponder. He didn't know much about medicine, but he did know that doctors diagnosed patients based on the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

"The study of things is just a discipline, and it does not represent the ultimate truth of the universe. Everything is only temporary, and there is no eternal truth."

Zhou Chu looked at Hai Rui's slightly confused expression and said...

"The students still don't quite understand."

Hai Rui scratched his head and said.

"For example, a farmer who raises chickens has more than a hundred chickens. He feeds the chickens at the exact time of Mao Shi (5-7 AM) every day for a long time. As a result, the chickens will wait at the exact time of Mao Shi every day. They will think that there will be food at the exact time of Mao Shi every day and regard this as the ultimate truth."

"Until one day, the farmer fell ill and did not feed the chickens on time. The chickens were puzzled as to why what they had always believed to be true was no longer accurate?"

"For example, every time before this farmer feeds the chickens, he will knock on the iron basin. The chickens will then believe that there will be food after the iron basin makes a sound, and they will conclude that this is a golden rule."

"Whether it's the former or the latter, to put it bluntly, chickens can't see the whole picture. Like blind men touching an elephant, they summarize some phased phenomena as profound truths. What's the difference between us and those chickens?"

Zhou Chu looked at Hai Rui and smiled.

Hai Rui was deeply shocked by these words, but upon reflection, he realized that Zhou Chu's words made perfect sense.

"Therefore, we should not regard any simple truth as the ultimate truth. There is no eternal truth, because our perspective on the world is so narrow that we can only see a very small part of it. We must learn to question everything, make bold assumptions, and carefully verify them."

Zhou Chu continued.

"The student respectfully accepts your instruction."

Hai Rui suddenly knelt down in front of Zhou Chu and said.

He felt as if he had been enlightened; since birth, his understanding of the world and his perspective on it had never been so clear.

Such a profound act of imparting knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts is certainly worthy of Hai Rui kneeling before.

Zhou Chu didn't stand on ceremony and accepted Hai Rui's kneeling obeisance without any hesitation.

"If you are willing, from this day forward, I will take you as my disciple."

Zhou Chu smiled.

"Students couldn't be happier."

Hai Rui said with a happy face.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! A large number of people have come down from the mountain, roughly estimated to be over a thousand. They are all dressed in black and are probably heading for you."

Outside, Shen Lian suddenly spoke urgently.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu's expression instantly changed.

"You should leave here immediately."

Zhou Chu looked at Hai Rui and said.

"The students swear to live and die with their teachers."

Hai Rui said firmly.