On the left side of the chess table, Jiang Li was watching the game with both eyes, but his mind was thinking about how to reply to Ying Zheng.
This was the olive branch that the Ancestral Dragon had thrown out. His answer represented whether he accepted or not.
If he didn't accept it, Ying Zheng would take back the olive branch. If he accepted it, Ying Zheng would transform into the CEO of a start-up company and talk about his future with Jiang Li.
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Li thought that a high-quality talent like Master Li would not go to a start-up company to suffer. He would not be able to play his role at all and waste his time and energy. He would wait until Zulong's company went public before looking for Mr. Li to be the CEO.
After some consideration, Jiang Li looked up at Ying Zheng and said slowly,""Your Majesty, the Qin State is far stronger than the six countries in the east. Unless the six countries unite again and gather their troops to attack the Qin State, the six countries in the east are trapped in the Qin State's strategy of befriending distant countries and attacking close ones.”
"Ever since the Great King Caiying, Minister Lyu has been devising strategies and winning thousands of miles, allowing the Qin Country to annex large areas of land from the Chu, Wei, Han, Zhao and other four countries and harvest a large number of people. Today, although the strength of the Qin Country has not reached the level of sweeping the world, it is not a big problem to destroy the Han and Zhao countries.”
"Currently, the Qin country needs to win over the Yan and Qi countries, stabilize the Wei and Chu countries, and gradually swallow up the Korea and Zhao countries. They need to make friends from afar and attack from afar. In the end, they will break through the six countries one by one and achieve hegemony.”
After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded in agreement and sighed in his heart. Jiang Li did not want to be his pawn. What he said was only to express what the State of Qin should do, not what he, the King of Qin, should do.
Dispelling the sigh in his heart, Ying Zheng put down the chess piece and praised with a smile,"Sir, you have the seven countries in your heart and have long seen through the shortcomings of the six countries. You have also seen through the Qin country's expansion strategy. I respect your talent and hope that you can contribute to the prosperity of the Qin country. The Qin country will definitely treat you as a national scholar to comfort you.”
" Your Majesty, you praise me too much. Jiang Li came to the Qin Dynasty to make a name for himself. He wanted to make use of what he had learned in his life and leave a name for himself.”
Jiang Li responded with a smile and made his stance clear. He was working for the State of Qin, not a pawn of the King of Qin to confront Lu Buwei head-on.
It can't be helped. Who asked you to have no power? Mr. Li doesn't want to suffer. We can share wealth and honor, but we can't share hardships now.
Behind him, Ge Nie sized up Jiang Li from the corner of his eyes. He couldn't help but feel jealous.
Thinking back to half a year ago, his junior brother went to Korea and he came to Qin. Now, his junior brother Wei Zhuang was in the same situation as him. They were both quietly developing and did not have a stage to show their talents.
South Korea's General Ji Wuye controlled the government. Although the situation in Qin was slightly better, Lu Buwei was undoubtedly many times more ferocious than Ji Wuye and more difficult to deal with. The two were not on the same level.
He had been in the State of Qin for half a year. When he entered the State of Qin, he was the first to be subdued by Ying Zheng. He looked forward to the big cake that Ying Zheng had drawn. As a result, he, one of the two descendants of Ghost Valley, could only be a personal guard now.
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Time passed, and the chess game was coming to an end. Jiang Li threw away the chess piece in his hand and said sincerely,""Your Majesty's chess skills are outstanding. Jiang Li is far inferior to you.”
"I always feel that Teacher is deliberately modest.”Ying Zheng didn't have the slightest bit of pride when he said this.
"Your Majesty, you don't know."
Jiang Li smiled bitterly." Although the four arts of the literati are the four arts of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and chess is ranked second, I'm only proficient in calligraphy, painting, and zither. I've only just begun to learn the art of chess."”
"Sir is still too modest." Ying Zheng shook his head and smiled. He didn't think that Jiang Li's chess skills were weaker than his.
Looking at Ying Zheng's expression, Jiang Li felt very helpless. No one would believe him if he told the truth. The world was getting worse by the day!
At the same time, he felt that the Ancestral Dragon was a little pitiful. Since he was young, he had suffered hardships that ordinary people could not bear.
As the King of the State of Qin, the most respected person in the world, Ying Zheng was born in the State of Zhao. He was from zero to nine years old. This was the most naive, romantic, and carefree age. As the son of the royal family, Ying Zheng had been living in Handan for nine years. He was a hostage.
Thinking about how Ying Zheng was still a child, facing the ridicule and scolding of others all day long, there was no need to say how uncomfortable such treatment was. In any case, ordinary children would definitely not be able to withstand it, let alone work hard.
Later, Ying Zheng returned to the country and became the king of Qin a few years later. Ying Zheng was only thirteen years old, and because he was the king, the pressure on him to study was far greater than what ordinary people could imagine. Zhao Ji would definitely arrange his time to be full.
While the sons of other noble families were searching for flowers and willows, Ying Zheng was learning all kinds of knowledge to gradually grow into a qualified king.
The pitiful matter was not over yet. When he reached adulthood, he could finally make his own decisions. In the end, he had to face the threat of Prime Minister Quan and was unwilling to return the power to him.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li's eyes softened. He said to Ying Zheng slowly,"" When I saw Your Majesty today and thought about Your Majesty's life experiences, a sentence emerged in Jiang Li's mind. This sentence is undoubtedly the truest portrait of Your Majesty.”
"Oh!"?" What?"? Ying Zheng was curious and whispered," Mister, please speak clearly!"”
Jiang Li coughed and said calmly,""When Heaven is about to give a great responsibility to a person, it must first torture his mind, work his bones, starve his skin, empty his body, and disturb his actions. Therefore, he must be patient and help him in what he cannot do.”
These words caused Ying Zheng's eyes to flash as he muttered,""When the heavens are about to give a great responsibility to a person, they must first suffer from their will, work their bones, starve their skin, empty their bodies, and disturb their actions. Therefore, they must be patient and help them in what they cannot…"
Soon, Ying Zheng understood the meaning of these words.
If God wanted to place a heavy responsibility on someone, then he must first make his heart suffer and suffer, and even make his body and bones tired. This would shock his soul and make his temperament tough, so as to cultivate his ability.
After completely understanding the meaning of this sentence, Ying Zheng felt as if they were bosom friends. It turned out that Mr. Li understood him better than anyone else.
As a ruler, coupled with his experiences since he was young, he had no friends. The two words he often said seemed to be destined to be lonely for the rest of his life.
At this moment, he really wanted to have a drink with Jiang Li and talk about everything. He wanted to pour out the bitterness that he had been suppressing for a long time.
"When the heavens are about to give a great responsibility to a person, they must first suffer from their will and work hard on their bones…"
Ge Nie heard someone chanting silently beside him. He agreed with Jiang Li's words and immediately saluted him." Mr. Li's knowledge is as vast as the sea. This statement has expressed the thoughts of some successful people and can also serve as a warning for those with great ambitions.”
"Brother Ge Nie, you flatter me."
Jiang Li returned the greeting first, then looked at Ying Zheng and said,""Seeing Your Majesty today, I have a feeling in my heart. I really have to say it. I hope Your Majesty won't take it to heart.”
"Listening to you is better than reading ten years of books.”Ying Zheng's eyes were bright as he invited with a hint of anticipation,""It's already noon. I would like to invite Mister for lunch.”
" Ancestral Dragon is treating us to a meal and a drink…" Jiang Li was stunned. He was a little reluctant.
At this time, he should go to Zhaoxian Palace to look for Dongjun Yanfei and play the role of a bootlicker, telling her about the pain of lovesickness and persevering to bootlick Dongjun Daren into Dongjun Furen.
Moreover, he could also catch the Moon Goddess and the Dark Law Great Si Ming, and capture three imperial ladies with one net.
Although he didn't want to, he still had to give her face. Jiang Li was flattered and said,""Jiang Li couldn't refuse Your Majesty's kind invitation.”
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