Xue County,
Residence of Confucius.
"Hierarch Lord, ever since the news of the Residence of Confucius opening books for free spread, the Confucian scholars who had gathered in Linzi have rushed over. I'm afraid that no one will be interested in the library that the Qin Emperor has set to open in three days!”
Meng Shu said proudly.
"Is there any new reaction from the Qin Emperor?”
Kong Xiong, who was sitting at the head of the table, also had a smug look on his face, but he still asked.
"No!"
"According to the news from the prefecture, the Qin Emperor has been discussing the art of immortal pills with an alchemist he met in Sanchuan Prefecture ever since he moved into the palace!”
Meng Shu said proudly.
"He wants to seek immortality with his countless brutal Dao?”
"But this is good news for us!" Kong Xiong said disdainfully.”
"That's right!"
"This time, we have obtained the support of more than half of the aristocratic families in Qi Land. Even if the Qin Emperor is a dragon that has crossed the river, he can forget about resisting us!”
"Right now, there are only some poor people from the common people left in Linzi City, as well as those destitute disciples of the Hundred Schools. Not only the library, but the Qin Emperor's recruitment order will also become a joke!”
Elder Song Yun added with a smile.
"Didn't we agree to arrange for more of our disciples to participate in this assessment?”
Meng Shu asked in confusion.
"It was indeed so at the beginning!"
"However, the patriarch of the Tian family said that he wanted to give the Qin Emperor a better show of strength and let the people of Qi understand who the true master is!”
"You can be an official, but it has to be my official!”
Song Yun replied casually.
"I see!"
Meng Shu's face darkened, and she was even more furious.
The original plan had such a big change, and he, the deputy leader who had come up with the plan, actually didn't know at all. Wasn't this too much?
However, after glancing at Kong Xiong, who seemed to be smiling, Meng Shu had no choice but to suppress the grievance in his heart.
There was nothing he could do. Although he was a descendant of Mencius, his status in the Confucian Sect was no match for Kong Rong's. If he fell out with him in public, it would only give Kong Rong an excuse to deal with him.
Moreover, the one who changed this plan was the former head of the Tian family, Tian Dan, who was once a member of the Qi Kingdom's royal family. He was not someone Meng Shu could provoke.
"Everyone, although the adjustments will increase the prestige of our scholarly faction, wouldn't we push this tyrant into a corner by openly confronting the Qin Emperor?”
"Don't forget, he is the ruler of the world now. There are tens of thousands of troops accompanying him!”
Elder Yan Han said hesitantly.
"Ying Zheng must have the courage to do that!”
" Everyone, the influential people from the six dynasties have gathered in the land of Qi Lu. If Ying Zheng dares to do such a cruel thing, not only will the land of the six dynasties be engulfed in flames, even his hometown, Guanzhong, will be on fire!”
Kong Kong said indifferently.
"Hierarch, you mean that in Xianyang City, besides Eldest Young Master Fu Su, there is a greater helper?”
Meng Shu probed.
"Of course!"
"Our scholarly faction has been able to rule the world for hundreds of years, so how can our available strength be limited to what it looks like?”
"Besides, the people of Qin are also humans. They had been following Ying Zheng all this time, but it was only because of their own interests!”
"Now, Ying Zheng's system of prefectures and counties has obstructed everyone's hope of splitting the earth and making them marquises. His base camp has long been divided!”
Kong Rong said proudly.
"Hierarch Lord is indeed far-sighted!”
Meng Shu was secretly shocked, and as he tried to guess the identity of this new scholarly helper, he took the lead in congratulating Kong Xiong.
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Sishui County.
Dreamy Cloud Swampland.
"What is this Qin Emperor trying to do?”
"Could it be that he really indulged in the art of medicinal pills and abandoned the government?”
Xiang Liang handed the information in his hand to Zhang Liang and said,""I wonder if Zi Fang has any insights?"
"Those people from the Residence of Confucius have been arrogant for too long and have been completely blinded by power!”
"In General Xiang's opinion, how did the former Qin Dynasty, which was located at the border, sweep through the six directions and unify the seven countries in ten years?”
"Firstly, it is naturally the luck of the State of Qin to have produced seven generations of capable rulers!
On the contrary, our Great Chu and the other countries have fatuous kings, abandoned court rules, and endless internal strife among the various races. When the Qin country continuously expanded its territory, we were unable to join forces to resist the Qin country like in the past!”
"Especially Qi Wangjian. He clearly had the strength to contend with the Qin country, but he had always been dispirited and did not advance. In the end, his hundreds of years of foundation had been wasted!”
"But what does this have to do with the current situation?"”
"Actually, the reason is because of another point. That is, although this Qin Emperor Ying Zheng is brutal, he is definitely not bad at scheming. He has been enduring patiently this time because he wants to distinguish between friend and foe!”
Zhang Liang said with a disappointed expression.
"Isn't Zi Fang overestimating Ying Zheng?”
"If he had the courage to kill, he would have done it a few years ago!”
Xiang Liang asked doubtfully.
"That was then, that is now. At that time, the Qin Country had just achieved hegemony. In order to appease the world, they naturally had to be gentle and tolerant!”
"But now, as the Qin Emperor suddenly began to pretend to be benevolent and righteous, many foolish men and women among the people were bewitched by him. They already have a certain foundation in the hearts of the people.
Moreover, although the free library and the recruitment order did not have good results due to the hidden conflict of the Confucian school, it also made it easier for those who went to take the examination to be used by the Qin country!”
"Don't forget that the scholarly faction has been dealing deadly blows to other theories in recent years. Once the Qin Emperor gives them a chance, these people will immediately charge forward!”
"When the time comes, even if there's a big mess, Ying Zheng can throw these people out to be scapegoats, and then give up the vacated official positions.”
Zhang Liang said helplessly,
Although he had once joined the scholarly faction and even obtained the status of a Great Scholar, he did not truly consider himself a scholar.
"Then how should we deal with it?"
Xiang Liang says nervously.
"Very simple, learn from the Qin country and endure for a period of time!”
"In a situation where it doesn't affect our fundamental interests, we might as well cooperate with the Qin Emperor's imperial edict and fight for the official positions vacated after the suppression of the Confucians!”
"We only need to endure for a few years. When Ying Zheng dies, Fusu and the others will not be able to hold up the great pillar.”
Zhang Liang said in a deep voice.
"Mister Zifang is wise!"
Xiang Liang let out a long sigh of relief. The way he looked at Zhang Liang also became more respectful, and even the way he addressed him changed.
However, he didn't know that Zhang Liang wasn't as optimistic as he seemed.
Although Ying Zheng certainly did not have many years left, his princes were still not of much use.
However, judging from the changes in the past few months, there seemed to be a mysterious expert who could influence Ying Zheng's decisions.
If they could not be eradicated, it would be even more difficult to revive the six dynasties when Ying Zheng died of old age in the future!
Who was this expert?
Why was it unknown before? Did it really fall from the sky?
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