In the State of Qin's Political Discussion Hall, the court meeting had begun early in the morning. Many officials had already taken their positions, and Li Xiang was already seated at the side. However, the people of Qin were still dark-skinned. Li Xiang's white clothes were like the glow of the night sky, very eye-catching. However, most people did not recognize Li Xiang. They only saw that he was brought in by Che Ying and thought that he was an ordinary scholar recruited by the Duke of Qin's order to seek talents.
There were even some people who had begun to speculate that Li Xiang was brought here to participate in the internal affairs of the Qin Country. Was Che Ying trying to bring him through the back door? At the beginning of the court, the most important thing in the State of Qin was to recruit talents. Jing Jian, the minister in charge of recruiting talents, spoke first,""As of now, a total of 17 scholars have entered Qin, a total of 166 people. Among them, the Wei Kingdom has the most scholars, a total of 77 people. All of the scholars who entered Qin have now moved into the recruitment hall.”"This is a new matter that has no rules to follow. Everyone, express your opinions. What should we do next?”asked Ying Quliang, the Duke of Qin.
When the monarch gave an order, he naturally needed an answer. However, no one was willing to take the lead in this matter. There was no precedent for this. The Qin country could not afford to lose now. If they made a mistake, they would probably take the blame.
"Hey, say something. Why are you pushing me? Think of a way!”The literati and generals pushed and shouted, playing with a ball. Immediately, a burly black man sitting in the front couldn't stand it anymore. This man had a strong build, and one could tell at a glance that he was a military general. He even looked a little like the future Zhang Fei, but he was also a man of great intelligence. He was none other than Ying Qian, the eldest brother of the Duke of Qin, Ying Quliang.
Before Ying Quliang took over the throne, Ying Qian had received a lot of support. However, he himself had no intention of fighting for power. Now, he and Ying Quliang could be considered as brothers, and he was in charge of the army.
"This old man has something to say to everyone.”A white-bearded old man who was also sitting at the front cupped his hands and said. This person was the elder of the previous dynasty, the representative of the old aristocratic family, and the highest level existence in the State of Qin's literati, Gan Long.
"Since ancient times, the search for talents has always been to choose a virtuous person and then visit them. Today, the search for talents order is like a stone hitting water. Who knows if there will be street scoundrels mixed in.”Speaking up to this point, Gan Long glanced at Bai Shun. "What are you looking at? Have you ever seen such a handsome street scoundrel?”Li Xiang didn't care what position this person held and directly retorted.
"Pfft, this gentleman is to my liking.”Ying Qian, who was drinking water, spat it out and laughed. "Bold scholar, it is already a great favor to let you participate in the Qin country's court meeting, yet you still dare to be rude to the Qin country's important officials?”Behind Gan Long, his wretched looking disciple Du Zhi pointed at Li Xiang and shouted.
"Du Zhi, shut up!" Before Bai Shun could reply, Che Ying, who had brought Bai Shun with him, stood up and pointed at Du Zhi. "Che Ying, what right do you have to tell me to shut up? As a Qin citizen, you're still helping an outsider.”Du Zhi said with a bad temper. " You…" Che Ying wished he could chop this idiot into pieces. He roughly understood how terrifying Li Xiang's schemes were. Using a phrase that Li Xiang had once left out, it was called " When angry, the princes are afraid." "Alright, shut up! This was a court meeting, not a wet market! Doctor Gan Long, continue!" Ying Quliang slapped the table and said solemnly. The old man Gan Long was very calm. He did not look angry at all, as if nothing had happened."This old minister proposed a method to teach the Qin scholars to list out the books they have read before determining their positions.”"According to the meaning of the doctor, whoever reads more books is a wise man?”Gongsun Jia, the chief historian, asked." "Can a person who doesn't read be a wise man? He spoke like an ordinary person. Even if he was not a scoundrel, he would not be a wise man.”Gan Long, this cunning old man, seemed not angry, but in fact, he had pointed the spearhead at Li Xiang again. That's right, Li Xiang's words just now were indeed very different from the previous debate on the country. Even Che Ying almost felt that he had been switched.
However, Li Xiang was following the principle of speaking to others. Could you speak the same way as a speech or an essay? Wouldn't that be tiring? Li Xiang did whatever he wanted, regardless of whether he was a saint or a devil. Wouldn't it be stupid to scold people in a scholarly manner?
"This minister thinks that the doctor's method is very good.”Du Zhi immediately stood up and said, afraid that others didn't know that he and Gan Long were wearing the same pants. "However, if we were to compare how many books one has read, the Confucian scholars would definitely take the lead. However, there are many scholars entering the Qin Kingdom this time, so we can't just compare the number of books one has read. Otherwise, the other scholars would definitely not be convinced.”Gongsun Jia shook his head and said. "Then what should we do? Tell me!" When Du Zhi heard someone rebut, he glared over. "We'll think about it later." The chief historian shook his head. "Think about it later? If there was still no movement after three to five days, all the scholars in Qin would have left. What was the use of wanting to come out then?”Du Zhi said angrily.
However, his words were coincidentally right. The situation was urgent now, and they had to immediately decide on a method. This time, no one refuted him, and the chief historian also sighed.
"What the chief historian said just now is that we can't completely judge one's ability based on one's reading. In other words, reading is also a measure of one's ability. Why don't we implement this method first and filter them before moving on to the next step?”Gan Long was conservative and greedy for power, but his brain was still very good. He quickly thought of a way to satisfy both sides. "Good! Just do as the doctor said, it could be considered a delaying tactic.”In fact, Ying Quliang already had an idea in his mind. It was fine to implement Gan Long's method first, as it could indeed filter out a group of people.
"Wait!" Old man Gan Long spoke again. This time, he looked at Li Xiang. Li Xiang knew that this old man was courting death again.
"Is there anything else?" Hearing Gan Long's order, Ying Quliang, who was about to dismiss the court, frowned slightly and asked.
In fact, Ying Quliang had already noticed the hostility Gan Long and the others had towards Li Xiang, or rather, towards the scholars of Qin. They were worried that their authority would be taken away and shared by others.
"Since Ruler is worried that this old minister's method might be wrong, why don't we try it first and let General Che Ying test this person?”Gan Long cupped his hands slightly and said in a seemingly calm manner. "Che Ying, sir, what do you think?”Ying Quliang didn't object to this, but looked at the two of them and asked.
"It depends on what Mister wants." Che Ying didn't dare to help Li Xiang. He took a step back to show that he didn't exist. "As you wish." Li Xiang said indifferently. "Since Mister has said that it is up to you, then Senior Physician Gan Long, you may begin.”Ying Quliang nodded and sat down after he finished speaking.
Now, only Li Xiang himself, Che Ying, who had seen a corner of him, and the Duke of Qin, Ying Quliang, who was sitting on top of him, knew about Li Xiang's talent.
Ying Quliang wanted Li Xiang to directly participate in the court meeting because he wanted to see how this great talent who could toy with the Qi and Wei dynasties would deal with the stubborn old man in the court. With Gan Long as the leader, these old clans were shouting to recruit talents to strengthen Qin, but they were unwilling to give up their power, and even wanted to fight for power, which made Ying Quliang's head hurt.
Li Xiang knew this. This group of old nobles was already like this. If the future reform touched their interests, they would definitely plot all kinds of schemes. It was no wonder that Shen Buhai's reform was so decisive, directly slaughtering those old nobles. To Gan Long, Bai Shun wasn't just a person, but a representative of the scholars of the various kingdoms in Shandong. If he wanted to protect the rights of the old noble families, he had to suppress Li Xiang. Gan Long was not unconcerned about Li Xiang's previous "rude remarks". Therefore, the combination of political enemies and personal hatred made this old guy go against Li Xiang again.
Unfortunately, this Old Gan Long was so ignorant that he chose Li Xiang, the toughest person, to attack. It was undoubtedly like hitting a rock with an egg.
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