After sending Li Xiang and Xun Kuang off, King Qi woke up the next day. Recalling their conversation the day before, he smiled and felt much better. He immediately sent someone to accompany Xun Kuang to the Sang Hai selection site to build a manor.
However, King Qi quickly realized that something was amiss. -- Yes, in Li Xiang's description, Sun Bin was a great talent, but his original goal was to recruit him!
As expected, when King Qi sent people to look for Li Xiang again, he was told that he had already left Qi State and that he did not know where he had gone. He could not help but sigh.
He was neglecting the essentials and pursuing the trifles. If he could keep Li Xiang, how could Sun Bin compare to him?
However, this King Wei of Qi could be considered a famous monarch in history. He quickly calmed down and sent a secret envoy to Wei to secretly search for Sun Bin and use all means to bring him back to Qi.
After learning that Li Xiang had left Qi State, King Qi was puzzled, Xun Kuang felt pity, and the happiest person was the Prime Minister of Qi State, Zou Ji.
Zou Ji knew that Li Xiang had met with the King of Qi the previous night and had not slept the entire night. He valued his own power very much, just like another person, Pang Juan.
Zou Ji tossed and turned for the whole night. He had even decided to send someone to the market to spread Li Xiang's rumors tomorrow to force Li Xiang to leave. However, he did not expect to be told that he had left Qi State the next day.
Zou Ji was already prepared to use the same trick he used to deal with Tian Ji in the future on Li Xiang, but it was all in vain. This was truly using the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman.
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On a public road, a black-robed man was driving a carriage, and a white-robed man was sitting inside.
"Teacher, when you met King Qi yesterday, you clearly could have stayed in Qi, so why did you come back to Qin with me?”The black-robed man turned around and asked Li Xiang, who was in the carriage. "What, do you think it's good for me to stay in Qi?”Li Xiang sat in the carriage and swayed as the carriage moved forward. "No, I can't! Of course, it was good to come to the Qin country! However, Teacher clearly said that the Qin country was weak and poor, why…"
This black-clothed muscular man was shockingly the Qin State's secret envoy Che Ying who had a conflict with Li Xiang in the tavern that day!
"Weak Qin, how do you know that it won't become strong Qin in my hands?”Li Xiang smiled confidently and said. "Mister has a good plan to strengthen Qin? That was great! But…forgive me for being blunt, but if Mister truly wanted to help Qin, why did you offer King Qi a national policy yesterday?”Che Ying immediately revealed a happy expression when he heard Li Xiang's words, but he also raised a question.
The news of the King of Qi bestowing the Sage Manor to Xun Kuang had already spread today. It was basically because Li Xiang had presented the national policy to the King of Qi in return for the meal of the Confucian youth Xun Kuang. He received a special reward and then gave it to Xun Kuang. This story had already become a good talk among the scholars of the Qi State. Presumably, the other six states would soon hear about it. It was precisely because of this that Che Ying was puzzled. Since Li Xiang wanted to enter Qin, why did he have to offer King Qi some national policy before leaving? If he really wanted to repay the Confucian disciple's meal money, he could have just come to him. Did he really think that the Qin State was so poor that it couldn't even afford to pay for a meal?
"I haven't even entered Qin yet, and you're blaming me for aiding the enemy?”Li Xiang asked with a smile. "I wouldn't dare, but I still don't understand. When I see Ruler in the future, Ruler will definitely be confused and might not be able to trust you completely.”Che Ying said that he didn't dare, but in reality, he had a different attitude. "Since you want to know so much, then I'll tell you. Yesterday, I recommended a genius to King Qi. He's Pang Juan's fellow disciple, Sun Bin.”Li Xiang glanced at the black-robed man whose ears were perked up as he slowly said. "What?" Che Ying was startled. He didn't care about his horse anymore. He turned to Bai Shun and asked loudly," Mister, do you know about the recruitment notice of the Duke of Qin? It was the Duke of Qin who wanted the help of the talents of the six countries in Shandong. Why did Mister give the talents to Qi? Was it because he was worried that Sun Bin would affect Mister's future position in Qin?”"Are you asking for a beating? He's been dissing me since the first time we met.”Li Xiang chuckled and asked. "Teacher, if teacher helps my Qin country to invite Sun Bin, forget about beating him, even if you want to take this lowly one's life!”Surprisingly, the black-robed man was not angry. Instead, he cupped his fists and looked at Li Xiang solemnly. "Ai, if I say you are stupid, you might not admit it. If I let Sun Bin go to the Qin country to beat you up, you might be the sinner of the Qin country.”Li Xiang shook his head. "Sir, please speak clearly!" The black-clothed muscular man's heart tightened. How did he become a sinner of a country that had fallen? He had clearly always been thinking for the Qin country.
"Originally, there was no meaning in telling you, but if you want to listen, then let me tell you. However, I won't repeat it to Qin Jun in the future. If he wants to know, then tell him. Sun Bin and Pang Juan were from the same sect. Pang Juan was afraid of Sun Bin's talent and wanted to learn about the Ghost Valley's wonderful technique from Sun Bin. Therefore, he dug out Sun Bin's kneecap, carved words on his face, and imprisoned him in Wei Country's private residence so that Sun Bin could never show his talent again. I recommended Sun Bin to King Qi not only because I wanted the reward to pay for the meal, but also because I wanted to create conflict between Qi and Wei. If the Qi Kingdom got Sun Bin, they must have cheated him out of Pang Juan's hands. The more important Sun Bin was to the Qi Kingdom, the more Pang Juan would see him as a threat. The Prime Minister of Wei, Gongshucuo, had died. Now that Pang Juan was the only one in power, he would definitely regain control of the military. Only when Sun Bin entered Qi would Pang Juan be able to divert his attention and Qin would have the time and opportunity to grow stronger. Pang Juan still has the intention to destroy Qin, but you want me to lure Sun Bin into Qin. At that time, Pang Juan will definitely think that Qin is a big threat and send troops to attack again. How can Qin have the ability to fight against them?”
Li Xiang spoke with assurance, causing Che Ying to be dumbstruck. He was so impressed that he wanted to prostrate himself on the ground. This was the true scheme of the world, toying with the various countries in the palm of his hand. How terrifying.
"I was stupid and blamed you wrongly. Please punish me!”Che Ying roared in pain. If he wasn't driving, he would have knelt down and apologized to Li Xiang. "There's no need for punishment. Remember to tell Qin Jun yourself when he asks about it.”Li Xiang waved his hand indifferently. "Yes, sir!" Che Ying nodded his head vigorously, but he couldn't wait to tell the Duke of Qin, Ying Quliang, about Li Xiang's achievements and talents. "However, I didn't trick King Qi. If Sun Bin enters Qi, Qi will indeed be able to achieve great things and become a great threat to Qin in the future.”Li Xiangyu thought of how powerful Tian Qi would become in the future. Even when Qi State gradually weakened, Tian Qi would be able to be called the East and West Emperor together with Qin State. "That's right, Mister is a great man. However, Qi and Qin do not share a border, so Mister need not worry too much.”Che Ying was in a good mood as he laughed.
That's right, the current Qin State was so weak that it was in a precarious situation. Not to mention unifying the six states, even going to the east was a luxury. Che Ying was only a warrior secret envoy, how much foresight would he have?
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