Meng Ling actually did not like Li Si. This guy was not as forthright as Wei Liao, but he had a belly full of schemes and hypocritical Confucianism. However, this person was also one of the most talented people in the world. Meng Ling returned the greeting and smiled."This is fate between the three of us. If you hadn't argued with the commandant at the city gate, my carriage would have passed by in a hurry, and Li Si would have been a passerby from then on.”
Li Si smiled." Without Young Master, there wouldn't be the Li Si of today. Young Master, you should accept Li Si's bow."”After saying that, he bowed deeply in the most respectful manner of the scholarly faction.
Jiang Lu bowed half way and smiled bitterly in his heart. Li Si was much more cunning than Wei Liao. He saw Jiang Lu sitting here and talking to his father, so he did it on purpose.
Qin Wangzheng's mouth twitched. What did these people think of him as? However, seeing how everyone respected Jiang Lu, he was also happy.
Meng Tian stood beside Wang Jian and whispered about Jiang Lu's past, causing Wang Jian to feel even more shocked. Since when did Great Qin have such a Prince?
Seeing that Wang Jian was about to go over and chat with Jiang Lu, leaving him, the king, to the side, Qin Wangzheng coughed heavily,"General Wang Jian, why are you meeting me today?”
Wang Jian bowed and said," I'm here for Wei Liao. Since Wei Liao has agreed to stay in Great Qin, I'm fine now."”
Meng Tian stood up and bowed." I have something to report to the King of Qin. The Han spy from the State of Zheng has been arrested. I don't know how to deal with him."
Meng Ling had never heard of the State of Zheng. She closed her mouth and sat down again.
Although Wei Liao and Li Si had returned to Qin, the King of Qin had yet to reinstate them. They could chat in the royal study, but they were not qualified to participate in court politics. When Wei Liao heard about the State of Zheng, his thick eyebrows trembled. He gave Jiang Lu a look, signaling him to protect the State of Zheng.
Jiang Lu had heard of the State of Zheng before, so he naturally wouldn't do such a stupid thing and pretended not to see it.
Wei Liao bared his teeth at Jiang Lu and kicked the small table in front of Jiang Lu, causing the tea in the jade cup to spill.
"Old man, as long as you promise me one thing, I'll help you protect the State of Zheng." Meng Ling looked at Wei Liao with an evil smile.”
"Speak." Wei Liao looked at Jiang Lu.
Meng Ling said," I want to have a master who can read, but I don't want to become a disciple of the scholarly faction. As long as you agree to teach me how to read, I'll come forward. How about it? A fair deal, fair and square."”
Wei Liao agreed readily. Although Jiang Lu was illiterate, he was naturally intelligent and would be easy to teach.
"Father, we cannot kill the State of Zheng." Jiang Lu stood up.”
Qin Wang Zheng turned to Jiang Lu and said," The State of Zheng is a spy sent by the State of Han to encourage the Great Qin to build a canal and waste the strength of the Great Qin. Why can't we kill them?"”
"You should ask Wei Liao about this." Meng Ling smiled.”
Qin Zheng looked at Wei Liao and asked,"Why can't we kill the State of Zheng?"”
Wei Liao cursed Little Rascal in his heart and could only helplessly say,""King Qin, please forgive me for my crimes.”
Qin Wangzheng nodded." I'll pardon you. Speak quickly."”
Wei Liao said," Even though the State of Zheng was sent by the Han Kingdom to instigate the Great Qin to build the canal, after the canal is built, the one who will benefit the most will still be the Qin Kingdom.”
Meng Ling saw the disdainful look on Zhao Gao's face and knew that this damned transvestite knew the whole story. She waved her hand and called Zhao Gao to her side. Soon, she understood the whole story.
The Han Country was the eastern neighbor of the Qin Country. Among the seven countries of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han, when the Qin Country's national strength was rising day by day and was eyeing the east covetously, the Han Country, which was the first to bear the brunt, was so weak that it could not withstand a single blow. It could be annexed by the Qin Country at any time.
Han Wangan had no choice but to adopt a very clumsy strategy of 'wearing'. He used the famous irrigation engineer Zheng as a spy and sent him to Qin to persuade Qin to dig a large irrigation canal between the Jing and Luo rivers. On the surface, they said that they could develop Qin's agriculture, but the real purpose was to exhaust Qin's strength.
Meng Ling pondered for a moment before looking at Wei Liao."Sir, what you mean is that the time is not ripe for Great Qin to conquer the seven kingdoms yet. We need to build a canal to divert the attention of the six kingdoms and make them think that Great Qin does not have the strength to fight.”
Wei Liao praised,"Young Master is wise, that's right."”
How could building a canal be related to conquering the six states? Wang Jian said straightforwardly,"Our Great Qin has a strong army. As long as the King of Qin gives the order to start the war, a million soldiers can go out at any time.”
Wei Liao shook his head," Things won't be that easy. With the strength of Qin, it won't be a problem to destroy any of the six states. However, if the six states unite to fight Qin, the situation will be hard to predict."
Therefore, the thorny problem before us is how to stop the six countries from "cooperating" and let the Qin army quickly subdue the six countries and unify the world to avoid too much entanglement and consumption of national strength.”
Destroying the six countries and unifying the Celestial Empire was something that no one had ever done in history. Qin Wangzheng knew this very well. He didn't want to fight a war without preparation, but he was still puzzled."What does this have to do with building a canal?”
Wei Liao looked at Jiang Lu with a wicked smile,""Young Master has already guessed my purpose, so let Young Master speak first.”
'F * ck, you old fox. If you have something to say, just say it yourself. Why did you have to drag me in?' Meng Ling cursed in her heart. However, when she saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, even Qin Wangzheng had a look of anticipation on his face.
Wei Liao also had the intention to test himself. If he didn't say anything, he would probably be looked down upon by this old man. Although he was young, he had a good brain. Meng Ling rubbed her nose and said,"Sir's goal is to use the canal to confuse the six countries 'rulers and make them think that Great Qin has no intention of conquering the world. Great Qin can send spies with enough money to drive a wedge between the six countries and cause them to start fighting again.
"As long as Great Qin guards Hangu Pass, we will be able to stay out of the chaos. When the six countries 'strength is almost exhausted, Great Qin will send troops to Hangu Pass and quickly take over the six countries' territories.”
Wei Liao praised," Young Master's words are in line with Liao's. However, Young Master missed out on one point. Building the canal is also to prepare for war."”
"Save some food." Meng Ling's eyes lit up.
Wei Liao laughed,"Young Master is indeed a genius."”He continued,"The foundation of governing a country lies in farming and weaving. Without grain, one cannot fill one's stomach, and without silk and hemp, one cannot cover one's body. Only by not abandoning farming and weaving can the country have reserves.
And this reserve was the foundation of war. The land was used to support the people, the cities were used to defend the land, and the war was used to defend the city. Therefore, plowing, defending the city, and fighting were the three main tasks of a king. Of the three, although war was the most urgent, it depended on agriculture. Even a country with ten thousand chariots had to implement the policy of combining agriculture and war.
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