"Oh, a descendant of Lu Ban?"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with surprise.
Then, he immediately thought of the other party's identity.
Lu Ban!
Also known as the public loss class.
During the Warring States Period and the Pre-Qin period, there were two families who were proficient in the art of traps:
One was the Mohist School of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
One was the descendants of Lu Ban, the ancestor of carpentry.
Since this person claimed to be a descendant of Lu Ban, he should be a member of the Gongshu family.
"Let him in."
Then, Ying Zheng said.
This descendant of Lu Ban would be a great help to the State of Qin if he could obtain their support.
However, he didn't know who the descendant of Lu Ban was here for.
Soon, a middle-aged man in purplish-red clothes, about 40 to 50 years old, walked into the hall with a walking stick in his hand.
Sitting on the throne, Ying Zheng sized up this man and found that the skin on this man's face was loose and full of wrinkles. He had no hair on his head, and was bald. However, because the top of his head was sharp, he looked extremely ugly and showed signs of premature aging.
That was why the eunuchs thought that he was an old man.
"Gongshu Chou, descendant of Lu Ban, greets Your Majesty.”
After the descendant of Lu Ban entered, he bowed to Ying Zheng.
"Descendant of Lu Ban, why have you come to see me?”
Ying Zheng asked.
"Your Majesty, I'm here to represent the entire Gongshu family to join Your Majesty and the Qin country.”
"From now on, the Gongshu family is a minister of the Qin country.”
Gongshu Chou said respectfully.
"Oh, your Gongshu family wants to rely on my Qin country. Why?”
Ying Zheng was curious.
The Gongshu family had not appeared in the world for a long time and should be hiding in the outside world. He was very curious why the Gongshu family took the initiative to jump out this time and join the Qin country.
"Ever since Shang Yang's reform, the Qin Kingdom's national strength has been growing stronger and stronger. Although His Majesty the King of Qin is young, he has just taken over the power. In just a few months, he has already destroyed the Wei Kingdom.”
"The emperors of the five countries were afraid and gathered 300 assassins to assassinate him. However, they didn't expect that there would be an expert hiding in the State of Qin, and the assassination failed.”
"I feel that the chaos that has lasted for hundreds of years in the world might end in Your Majesty's hands. Therefore, I came to seek refuge with Your Majesty and the Qin country to find a future for the Gongshu family.”
Hearing Ying Zheng's question, Gongshu Chou gave a logical explanation.
"Haha, what a wise ruler. Gongshu Chou, I accept your Gongshu family's allegiance.”
Hearing Gongshu Chou's explanation, which was obviously filled with flattery, Ying Zheng was overjoyed and agreed immediately.
He finally understood why all the emperors of Huaxia liked those treacherous officials who flattered him and not those loyal officials who spoke ill of him.
However, although Gongshu Chou's words were nice, he was not considered a treacherous official.
Because he happened to have something on and needed the Gongshu family's help.
"Gongshu Chou, I heard that your Gongshu family's mechanism techniques are extremely powerful. Can you design more powerful bows and siege weapons for our Qin army?”
Then, Ying Zheng asked.
As far as he knew, the Gongshu family and the Mo family had been fighting for the title of the number one mechanism technique in the world for the past one to two hundred years.
But in Ying Zheng's eyes…
Traps should be used in the development of bows, crossbows, siege weapons, and other armaments.
Instead of fighting with the people of the martial arts world.
What was the difference between this and using one's weakness to attack the other's strength?
"Of course, Your Majesty. I'm not boasting, but if my Gongshu family claims to be the best in the world, no one will dare to claim to be second. Your Majesty wants us to design armaments. As long as it's related to wood, we can design it.”
Hearing Ying Zheng asking about the crossbows and siege weapons, Gongshu Chou boasted.
"How does it compare to the Mohist Art of Traps?”
"As far as I know, the founder of your Mo family, Lu Ban, seemed to have lost to Mo Zi in the battle of mechanisms, right?”
A hint of amusement flashed across Ying Zheng's eyes.
"That…that's because my ancestor's luck was bad.”
Gongshu Chou did not seem to have expected that Ying Zheng would know about this extremely secretive matter that only the Gongshu Family and the Mo Family knew. His face turned pale instantly, and he tried his best to explain himself.
However, Gongshu Chou was interrupted by Ying Zheng.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gongshu. Among the 300 assassins who tried to assassinate me, a few of them are the commanders of the Mo family.”
"That's why I don't have a good impression of the Mo family.”
"When I pacify the six countries, unify the world, and destroy the Mo family, the reputation of the number one mechanism technique in the world will belong to your Gongshu family.”
Ying Zheng said immediately.
"In addition, my Qin country is about to send troops to attack Yan, Han, and Zhao. If your Gongshu family designs bows and siege weapons for the Qin country, it can help my Qin country destroy the Yan, Han, and Zhao countries.”
"Not only did I bestow the reputation of the Gongshu family's number one mechanism technique in the world, but I also established a branch for your Gongshu family in the Qin country's imperial court so that all of your Gongshu family's disciples can enter the imperial court.”
Then, Ying Zheng continued.
"Is that true?"
Gongshu Chou was stunned when he heard this, but his eyes were filled with joy.
He had come to seek refuge in Qin.
He wanted to be a small official in the Gongshu family.
However, he did not expect that Ying Zheng would give him, and the entire Gongshu Family, such a generous treatment.
"As the ruler of a country, I naturally take my words seriously.”
Ying Zheng nodded.
"No, Your Majesty."
"That's right, Your Majesty. Although the Gongshu family is a descendant of Lu Ban, it's fine to give them the reputation of the world's number one mechanism technique.”
"Your Majesty, please retract your order."
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the civil and military officials who were standing beside him were instantly unwilling to do so, and began to voice their objections.
Prime Minister Wang Wan, Imperial Envoy Li Si, and Chief Justice Feng Quji also stood out to remonstrate.
"I've already made up my mind.”
Hearing that all the civil and military officials in the imperial court were against him, Ying Zheng's eyes turned cold, and his tone turned cold.
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