Chapter 15: The Way to Recruit the Confucians!
"State Preceptor."
At this moment, a man in white walked up to the Star Cluster Platform and said,""The doctor ordered Zhao Gao to meet the state preceptor."
Han Xu calmly looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard and said,"Tell him that I can't be bothered with the factional strife in the Imperial Court, but don't get in my way.”
"Otherwise, I'll clean up the trash that blocks my way.”
The white-robed man was a man that Ying Zheng had specially assigned to Han Xu. Currently, he was in charge of guarding and delivering orders to the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.
After interacting with Han Xu for a few days, he had developed a deep admiration for Han Xu and did not hesitate at all when it came to Han Xu's orders.
"Here."
He nodded and turned to leave.
Han Xu held a chess piece in his hand and muttered to himself,"Zhao Gao is a scum of Great Qin.”
"However, scum has its uses. With the First Emperor and I around, he won't be able to cause any trouble.”
"On the contrary, if we can use him well, scum…"
Pa!
A chess piece fell on the chessboard.”
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When the white-robed man walked out of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, Zhao Gao hurriedly went up to him and asked hopefully,""State Preceptor, are you willing to see me?"
The man in white repeated Han Xu's words word for word with a straight face.
"…Otherwise, I'll clean up the trash that blocks my way.”
He looked at Zhao Gao and said,"These are the Imperial Advisor's original words."”
Zhao Gao's pupils suddenly constricted, and his face instantly turned pale.
His eyes kept flickering as if he was thinking about the meaning of Han Xu's words.
A moment later, Zhao Gao took a deep breath and raised his head in fear, looking at the white-robed figure at the highest point.
Zhao Gao gulped. Facing Han Xu's impolite words, he didn't dare to refute a single word. He just bowed, turned around, and left in a hurry.
From the beginning to the end, he did not dare to say a word.
Han Xu did not even look at Zhao Gao. When he was useful, Zhao Gao was just a pawn. When he was not useful, Zhao Gao was not worthy of his attention.
He looked into the distance.
In his vision, the world was filled with colorful colors.
These colors represented the power of all living beings, telekinesis, the strength of experts, and the different fates of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
At this moment, some dark colors were slowly approaching Xianyang.
Han Xu knew that this meant that some people from the Hundred Schools of Philosophy had already set off.
Xianyang was about to become the focus of the world!
At this moment, Han Xu took out another chess piece from the chessboard and said loudly,"Go and invite Prime Minister Li Si to see me."
His voice spread throughout the entire Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, reaching the ears of the white-robed man at the bottom.
"Here." the white-robed man replied.
In less than 15 minutes, Li Si's carriage stopped in front of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.
After getting off the carriage, Li Si looked up at the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets and could not hide the shock in his eyes.
Although the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets had been established for a few days, no one could figure out Han Xu's background. Furthermore, Han Xu had made great contributions and Ying Zheng valued him highly, so even Li Si did not dare to come here rashly.
Otherwise, he would end up like Zhao Gao and run into a wall.
Zhao Gao and the others had accumulated a lot of prestige in the Imperial Court, but in Han Xu's eyes, they were just so-so.
This was Li Si's first time here.
Li Si took a deep breath and entered the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets without looking around.
Through the teleportation array, they reached the Star Cluster Platform.
When he saw Han Xu, Li Si quickly bowed.""Greetings, Imperial Preceptor."
"Sit." Han Xu nodded slightly.
Li Si then sat across from Han Xu.
Li Si hesitated for a moment before getting straight to the point. Without exchanging pleasantries, he said,""May I know why Imperial Preceptor called me here?”
Han Xu looked up at Li Si. His eyes were very deep, and Li Si felt as if his soul had been seen through.
This made him slightly shocked. He quickly looked away and did not dare to look at Han Xu.
"The Prime Minister is Xun Zi's student, right?" Han Xu smiled.”
Li Si's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
This was a secret among the commoners, but it was nothing to the upper echelons.
Everyone knew that Li Si came from Confucianism and studied under the Half-Saint Xun Zi. However, halfway through, Li Si switched to Legalism, believing that Legalism was the true foundation of governing the country.
In other words, he could be considered a traitor and was not loyal to the scholarly faction.
Of course, Li Si believed that he was a master of both Confucianism and Legalism.
Han Xu's question was simply exposing Li Si's shortcomings.
If anyone else asked this question, Li Si would definitely flip the table.
However, facing Han Xu, he pondered for a moment and felt that if he flipped the table, he might be torn apart, so he chose to follow his heart.
"Yes, when I was young, I studied under Xun Zi.”
Li Si deliberately added the word 'young'.
Han Xu smiled and did not pay attention to Li Si's details.
"Then you must know Xun Zi very well."”
Li Si nodded.
Han Xu did not waste any time and went straight to the point."Then, if I ask you that I want the Confucians to help Great Qin educate the people and educate scholars, what do you think Xun Zi will do?”
Li Si's expression turned serious. He finally understood that the state preceptor was not intentionally exposing his shortcomings.
He pondered for a moment and then said with a solemn expression,"Xun Zi would be very cultured and scold the state preceptor for daydreaming.”
Han Xu laughed.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea."You understand the scholarly faction quite well. How do you think I can get the scholarly faction to help Great Qin?”
This time, Li Si pondered for a while. He frowned as if he could not find a solution.
He said," Mencius gave scholars a sense of righteousness, while Confucius gave scholars an unyielding and unyielding spirit. Confucianism cannot be suppressed by violence.”
"If you want the scholarly faction to help Great Qin, there are only two ways.”
"Which two methods?" Han Xu asked.
" First, make His Majesty admit his mistake," Li Si said." Also, cancel the decree of 'writing with the same language' and restore the culture and language of the six dynasties.”
"Are you deliberately leaving a flaw to split the future generations?" Han Xu sneered.”
Li Si felt as if his body temperature had plunged into winter, and his scalp went numb. He lowered his head, not daring to look at Han Xu.
In Han Xu's opinion, Ying Zheng's greatest contribution was not to unify the six states, but to share the same knowledge.
Because of the "Book of the Same Language", the Chinese thought was extremely unified, and the Chinese culture lasted for a long time!
Compared to the Roman Empire, the former Roman Empire spanned across three continents. How powerful was it?
However, after it split, it could no longer be unified and would forever split apart!
Why?
It was because their culture was not unified. Each had their own language and culture. If they did not treat each other as a family, how could they be unified?
Therefore, Han Xu was in full agreement with the idea of writing the same text. He wanted Ying Zheng to cancel this great decree, but Han Xu was the first to disagree.
He put down the teacup and said lightly,"The second method."”
Only then did Li Si feel the suffocating feeling disappear.
He took a deep breath and said," The second method is to enter the 'Analects of Confucius' left behind by Confucius and discuss the Dao with Xunzi. If Confucius agrees, Xunzi will be defeated, and the scholarly faction will be at peace.”
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