"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
Zhang Liang was shocked when he heard Xun Zi's words.
Fu Nian, who was filled with resentment towards Xun Zi, also subconsciously rejected him.
Who was Xun Zi?
Xun Zi was one of the four Celestial Realm experts in the world, a Half-Saint of the scholarly faction.
It was the scholarly faction's style.
His status in the Confucian school was no less than Ying Zheng's in the Qin State.
The officials of Qin State would not ask Ying Zheng to apologize just because someone below them had made a mistake and offended the enemy.
The scholarly faction would never allow Xun Zi, the pillar of the scholarly faction, to never lower his head and become a Celestial Realm expert just because someone among the scholarly faction had made a mistake.
He lowered his proud head to others.
Moreover…
Due to Ying Ze's various manipulations, as well as the attacks from the Yin-Yang School, Legalism School, and many other schools of thought, he was unable to escape.
The Mo Family's reputation was almost half ruined.
Xun Zi, a Confucian sage who had retired for many years, had come out to help Zhang Liang and the others clean up their mess.
Even if he succeeded.
Xun Zi, who originally had no blemishes on his body, would definitely attract a lot of controversy in the future.
For example:
Xun Zi was an expert of the Celestial Being Realm, and his position in the scholarly faction was even higher than the leader of the scholarly faction. It was impossible for him not to know about the various plans of the scholarly faction.
Was that Xunzi of the scholarly faction a sanctimonious person?
Was that Xunzi from the scholarly faction the mastermind behind the scenes?
Wait, wait, wait!
"Martial Uncle, let's think about it carefully. There might be another way!”
The previously furious Fu Nian's tone suddenly weakened.
It was truly unimaginable.
If the Confucian Half-Saint Xun Zi came out to take the blame for Zhang Liang's people, it was very likely that Xun Zi would lose his reputation and integrity in his later years.
At the side.
Zhang Liang, who was hiding in the scholarly faction and had been using the scholarly faction to cause trouble for the Qin country.
Although he had a deep hatred for her.
But he was not an emotionless monster.
Xun Zi treated him well.
How could he let Xun Zi, a highly respected old man who had retired for many years, come out again and sully his reputation?
"Martial Uncle, leave this matter to me. Even if Zhang Liang has to risk everything, he will definitely help the scholarly faction survive this crisis!”
Zhang Liang gritted his teeth and said.
However, Xun Zi slowly shook his head.
"Zhang Liang, although you are one of the smartest youths I have ever met, the crisis facing the scholarly faction is something that you cannot resolve with your strength and status.”
"If you really want to contribute to the scholarly faction, you should go to Xianyang first and meet Young Master Ying Ze, who is currently in charge of the Qin Kingdom.”
"I'm old, and bowing to a peerless Emperor like Ying Zheng, who has unified the world, is a little shameful, but not too shameful. 'However, that little fellow Ying Ze…is still a little too young. If you talk to him before I do, I might still be able to preserve some of my dignity when I meet Ying Ze personally.'”
Xun Zi stroked his long white beard and sighed.
Zhang Liang quickly lowered his head.
The reason why Ying Ze slaughtered the Confucians and the Confucian-leaning forces in Xianyang…
It was for his system reward.
Ying Ze slandered the Confucians and wanted to put them on the pillar of shame.
It was to prevent the Confucians from stirring up the public opinion and finding trouble with him. It would be difficult for him to explain to the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, so he could only strike first.
However, these two points…
No one in the world knew.
Everyone thought that Ying Ze was going all out to attack the Confucians because he wanted to take revenge on the Confucians on behalf of the State of Qin for the rebellion in Qi Lu and Huai Yin.
Fu Nian thought so.
Thus, when he learned of the crisis the scholarly faction was facing, he did not think of finding trouble with Ying Ze. Instead, he wanted to find trouble with Zhang Liang.
Xun Zi also thought so, so he felt that he was in the wrong first. He was the one who did not watch over Zhang Liang previously. It was his fault.
Therefore…
As one of the Four Great Celestial Beings in the world, he had to face Ying Ze and the State of Qin's slandering of the Confucians.
He didn't think of revenge, nor did he feel any anger.
Instead, he decided to lower his head and prepare to apologize to Ying Zheng, begging for mercy.
Zhang Liang also felt that the crisis the scholarly faction was facing today was because his actions had angered Great Qin.
Xun Zi was already so old, yet he still came out to clean up his mess.
He even wanted to ruin his chastity in his later years.
It was all because of his reckless actions.
"Uncle-Master, don't worry. Even though Zhang Liang has a deep hatred for Great Qin, he is still very powerful. He wanted to destroy Great Qin in an instant, but this time, Zhang Liang would do everything he could to beg Ying Ze to let the Confucians go!”
Zhang Liangqiang gritted his teeth and said loudly.
However, when he raised his head.
Xun Zi had actually disappeared from this place. No one knew where he had gone.
Deva Realm powerhouses really came and went without a trace.
"Zhang Liang, you have to remember what you said today. If you still want to play tricks in the future and really want to bring our scholarly faction into eternal damnation, I, Fu Nian, guarantee that I will definitely not let you off!”
Fu Nian had also discovered Xun Zi's departure.
Once again, he stared coldly at Zhang Liang and warned him.
Then, he turned around.
He quickly walked out.
Xun Zi, Zhang Liang, and the others were going to work hard to save the reputation of the scholarly faction.
As the leader of the scholarly faction, he naturally had a lot of work to do.
……
A day later.
Mount Tai in the east.
It was the first of the five mountains in the world.
It was beautiful, tall, and steep, with the most abundant spiritual energy.
Before the Qin Dynasty, seventy-two emperors had come here to worship Mount Tai, enjoy their destiny, expand their fame, and stabilize the hearts of the people.
After the Qin Empire was established, peace was restored to the world.
On Great Qin's land.
Countless literati, poets, and chivalrous men often came to this place, leaving behind countless strokes of ink and stories of chivalry.
However…
More than twenty days ago, the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, decided to travel east to Mount Tai due to a rebellion in Qilu.
After imitating the 72 emperors before the Qin Dynasty, they held a ceremony at Mount Tai to calm the hearts of the people.
At this moment.
The foot of Mount Tai was surrounded by countless of Great Qin's elite Golden Iron Cavalry and Yue armored soldiers.
On every tree halfway up Mount Tai.
Snares could be seen everywhere, and many experts of the Shadow Secret Guards were hidden in all directions.
Mount Tai.
There was also Prime Minister Li Si, Secretary of State Zhao Gao, Great Qin General Wang Jian, Meng Tian, Imperial Censor Feng Jie, and many others.
The entire Mount Tai.
They were armed to the teeth.
At the top of the mountain.
Recently, Ying Zheng had not paid any attention to anything outside the window, and had been fully focused on bathing and changing clothes, worshipping his ancestors, and worshiping heaven and earth.
Today, as usual, he was praying to heaven and earth.
After Great Qin unified the world.
Bless Great Qin for good weather and for the people of Great Qin to live in peace.
However, at this moment.
A breeze blew past, and countless soldiers and top-notch martial grandmasters armed Mount Tai to the teeth.
Suddenly, a white-bearded old man appeared.
He waited for Ying Zheng, who was standing on top of the altar, to finish today's ritual in an orderly manner.
Then, he gently raised his hands and bowed.
"Xun Zi of the scholarly faction has come today with an apology gift. He carries a bramble to beg for forgiveness and greets His Majesty the King of Qin.”
The old man said.
Everyone on Mount Tai was shocked.
The Six Sword Slaves, Zhang Han, and many other Great Grandmasters beside Ying Zheng immediately drew their swords.
A moment later.
He quickly withdrew his sword.
A celestial being was not a human. His strength had already surpassed the knowledge of ordinary people.
Ordinary people were like ants in front of martial grandmasters.
A great grandmaster in front of a Celestial Realm expert.
They were also ants.
The Six Sword Slaves, Zhang Han, and the others were extremely afraid of Xun Zi. There was also Prime Minister Li Si, who used to be Xun Zi's disciple, and the Great Qin Central Mansion Master, Zhao Gao.
He saw Xun Zi coming to look for Ying Zheng.
He also retreated respectfully, not daring to say anything.
However…
The Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, who was standing in the middle of the ministers, did not show any change in his expression when facing Xun Zi.
"So it's the Half-Saint of the scholarly faction, Mister Xun Zi. Mister, you announced that you don't care about worldly affairs more than ten years ago. Why did you suddenly come to Mount Tai to visit me?”
Ying Ze's expression was indifferent, and his tone was flat.
When Xun Zi heard this, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, this old man has indeed retired long ago, but your young master is too powerful. With just a few moves, he has already forced my scholarly faction into a state of drunkenness and is about to enter a bottomless abyss. As a member of the scholarly faction, this old man has no choice but to stand up and use this old man's face to beg Your Majesty to allow his young master to disturb my scholarly faction once!”
"My young master? Very powerful? He wanted to kill the Confucians with just a few moves? Even a Celestial Being like Xun Zi had to come to him and beg for mercy?”
Ying Zheng, who had been staying on top of Mount Tai and paying no attention to the outside world, had not heard about the changes in Xianyang recently.
Hearing Xun Zi's words.
He didn't show it on the surface, but he was confused on the inside.
Which son of mine is so powerful?
Fu Su? Impossible!
Huhai? Impossible!
Young Master Gao? Impossible!
Young Master Li, Young Master Yuan, and Young Master Hong?
Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! None of it was possible!
Xun Zi, this old fellow, is he old and muddleheaded?
Among my many sons, not a single one of them is outstanding.
Fu Su and Huhai, who had been nurtured at a great price.
He didn't have any talent.
How could there be such an awesome son as Xun Zi said?
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