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.
The corners of King Qin's mouth twitched. What did these people think of him? But seeing how everyone respected General Lu, he was also happy.
General Meng stood beside Wang Jian and whispered about Jiang Lu's past. Wang Jian was even more shocked. When did Qin Cang Kingdom have such a prince?
Seeing that Wang Jian was also about to go over and chat with Jiang Lu, leaving him, the king, to the side, the Qin King coughed heavily."General Wang Jian, why are you meeting me today?”
Wang Jian bowed." I'm here for Wei Liao. Since Wei Liao has agreed to stay in Qin Cang Country, I'm fine now."”
General Meng stood up and bowed.""I have something to report to King Qin. The spy from the imprisoned country, the State of Zheng, has been arrested and brought to justice.
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 the Qin Cang Kingdom, the Qin King 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.”
King Qin turned to look at General Lu." The State of Zheng is a spy sent by the Prison Country to encourage our Qin Cang Country to build a canal and waste our Qin Cang Country's strength. Why can't we kill them?"”
"You should ask Wei Liao about this." Meng Ling smiled.”
"Why can't we kill the State of Zheng?" King Qin looked at Wei Liao.”
Wei Liao cursed Little Rascal in his heart and could only helplessly say,""King Qin, please forgive me for my crimes.”
The Qin King nodded." I'll pardon you. If you have something to say, say it."”
Wei Liao said," Even though the State of Zheng is a spy sent by the Prison Country to encourage our Qin Cang to build the canal, the Qin Cang will still benefit the most after the canal is built.”
Meng Ling saw the disdainful look on Qin Liang's face and knew that this damned demon knew the whole story. She waved her hand and called Qin Liang to her side. Soon, she figured out the whole story.
The Prison Kingdom was the eastern neighbor of the Qin Cang Kingdom. Among the seven kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han, when the Qin Cang Kingdom's national strength was rising day by day and was eyeing the east covetously, the Prison Kingdom, which was the first to bear the brunt, was so weak that it could not withstand a single blow and could be annexed by the Qin Kingdom at any time.
Han Wangan had no choice but to adopt a very clumsy strategy of 'wearing'. He used the famous water conservancy engineer Zheng Guo as a spy and sent him to Qin to persuade Qin Cang to dig a large irrigation canal between Jingshui and Luoshui. On the surface, they said that they could develop the Qin Cang Country's agriculture, but their true goal was to exhaust the Qin Cang Country's strength.
Meng Ling pondered for a moment before looking at Wei Liao."What you mean is that the Qin Cang Kingdom isn't ready to attack the seven kingdoms yet. They need to build a canal to divert the attention of the six kingdoms and make them think that the Qin Cang Kingdom doesn't 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 Qin Cang Kingdom has a strong army. As long as the Qin King gives the order to start the war, a million mighty troops can set out at any time.”
Wei Liao shook his head." Things won't be that easy. With the Qin Cang Kingdom's strength, it shouldn't be a problem for them to destroy any of the Six Nations. However, if the Six Nations unite to fight against 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 Nations and unifying the East was something that no one had ever done in history. King Qin knew this very well. He did not 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 into it?" Meng Ling cursed in her heart. However, when she saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, even King Qin's face was filled with anticipation.
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 purpose is to use the construction of the canal to paralyze the kings of the six states, making them think that the Qin Cang Kingdom has no intention of conquering the world, while the Qin Cang Kingdom can send spies with enough gold and silver to drive a wedge between the six states and make them start fighting again.
" As long as our Qin Cang Kingdom holds Hangu Pass, we can stay out of the chaos. When the strength of the six states is almost exhausted, our Qin Cang Kingdom will send troops to Hangu Pass and take the territory of the six states with lightning speed.”
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. Do not waste farming and weaving, home can 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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