When this incident reached Ziyou's ears, Ziyou had already returned to the territory of Qin. Ziyou returned to Qin cautiously at first. Under the news of his deliberate walking, more and more people Knowing Ziyou's secret, he returned to the Qin State. Now the entire Qin State, including hundreds of families, have set their sights on Ziyou.
Along the way, Ziyou could find spies from various factions and hundreds of families in Qin following him. Black and white Xuanjian wanted to take action many times, but was suppressed by Ziyou because all Ziyou had to do was spread the news that he had entered Qin. Go out and put pressure on Lao Ai.
At the Changxin Hou Mansion, Lao Ai looked at his staff, Mr. Wei.
"Sir, now that Ziyou has returned to the territory of Qin, what should we do?" Lao Ai asked Mr. Wei anxiously. Now there is no way back for Lao Ai. He had already completely cut off his efforts to send people to assassinate Ying Zheng. own way out.
Originally, he thought that Ying Zheng was the only one with Gai Nie, but the sudden appearance of the God Swordsman and Li Hun exceeded his expectations, especially the God Swordsman. At first, Lao Ai was prepared to do it himself, but because Mr. Wei gave up the idea because he said that a gentleman should not stand under dangerous walls. When he learned that there was a group of divine swordsmen following Ying Zheng, Lao Ai was so frightened that he led many years into the trap. Naturally, I know what kind of existence the God Slayer Swordsman is.
"Master Marquis, we have no way out. Although Ziyou is back, he still needs time to rectify the Qin royal family. You must know that the clan has long complained about the scene of people outside the Qin Dynasty court hall, but there is no chance. Expelling these outsiders, and the King of Qin's family, in addition to the Chu family, are Confucian disciples and other foreign scholars. Although they are all under the command of the King of Qin, there is nothing we can do about it. If we provoke it a little, the King of Qin's family will be in chaos." Mr. Wei stroked his beard and said to Lao Ai.
The conflict between the Qin clan and foreigners has been around for a long time. Gan Mao and Ying Ji were obvious examples. Ever since the Great Qin God of War and the Great Qin Master went offline, the Qin clan has never seen such outstanding figures. Therefore, Qin The power of the imperial clan in the court is getting smaller and smaller. Now, except for a few hereditary princes, there is no longer any imperial clan of Qin in the imperial court.
When King Qin Zhaoxiang arrived, most of the Qin clan returned to Yongcheng and returned to their roots as old Qin people. I don’t know what the great devil thought. Anyway, at that time, the Qin court was all foreigners except relatives. This was also The Qin clan had complaints, but King Qin Zhaoxiang's title of Great Demon King of the Warring States Period was not for nothing. Even if they had complaints, they did not dare to speak out and could only endure it.
"Sir, you are indeed my Lord Lu Shangye." Lao Ai looked at Mr. Wei with gleaming eyes and said, although the clan is now in decline, who dares to really underestimate the clan, even Lu Buwei does not dare to underestimate the power of the clan. It is the most loyal and beneficial force to King Qin.
"In addition, the Marquis should continue his previous actions. Now the military power in the hands of the Queen Mother is in the hands of the Marquis. Now we only need to place people in Yongcheng and replace the guards in Xianyang in advance. When the day comes when the king takes charge, we will The plan can come true." Mr. Wei looked at Lao Ai and said.
"When the time comes to kill Ying Zheng, and with the Queen Mother's edict, I will support Chang'an Jun Chengjiao's child to be the king of Qin. Then the world of Qin will be ours, and I will get involved in politics, and replace Lu Buwei first." Lao Ai held her hand. Mr. Wei's hand said.
Wang Lao'ai thought again and again about Li Chengyu's child. If he hadn't died, and according to Zhao Ji's hungry look, he would have let Zhao Ji give birth to his child. Unfortunately, everything failed, so he could only make Li Chengyu's child. The child who cannot speak yet is the King of Qin, which can also stabilize the people of Qin. As long as he takes control of Qin and relies on the power of Qin to heal himself, Lao Ai believes that he can definitely show off his unique skills again.
Seeing the news of his secret return to Qin spreading like wildfire, Ziyou naturally pretended to be in a hurry to rush back to Xianyang. Yan Lingji looked at the leisurely Ziyou and felt the shaking carriage and asked
"Do you have to do this?"
"It's not necessary, but the longer Lao Ai's matter is delayed, the more troublesome it will be. It's better to solve it quickly. In half a month, the day when the King of Qin will take charge, we must give Lao Ai hope." Ziyou put down the hand in his hand and said.
"First give people hope, and then let people perish. You Confucians are really dirty." Yan Lingji said. They all say that Baiyue people are ruthless, but really compared with people like Baijia, they are still children. Yan Lingji Ji Ke finally figured it out. The Confucianists chanted various slogans, but when it came to actually taking action, they didn't care. After all, whoever lives has the right to speak.
"Confucians are not people who only know how to read. If just reading can change the world, then everyone should study." Ziyou said, the current Confucianism is not complacent. To be precise, the current environment does not allow Confucianism You are complacent and arrogant. If you are complacent, hundreds of schools of thought will all focus on the position of Confucianism.
Although each school has different ideas, they all have one thing in common, and that is pragmatism. Each school believes in a very basic and simple truth. Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, studying abroad is not something you can do. The purpose of going out to play is for you to get in touch with society, be beaten up by society, and then learn how to live better in this era.
"Why don't you just kill Lao Ai? Lao Ai is the Marquis of Changxin and holds military power. If he is allowed to rebel, the soldiers of Qin will be fighting each other." Yan Lingji asked in confusion.
"It must be impossible to kill him. How could sir make such a mistake?" said the snow girl.
"You will know this by then. Lao Ai is just a sword held by others from beginning to end. The sword in Zhao Ji's hand and the sword in Lu Buwei's hand." Ziyou said.
"You guys have dark hearts when you dig them out." Yan Lingji said, then looked at the snow girl and said, "Aren't you afraid to be around such people?"
"Don't be afraid, sir, he won't sell me. At first, he said he wanted to sell Fei Yan, but in the end, wouldn't he still be fat and white?" Xue Nu said with a shrug.
Just when Ziyou was about to enter Xianyang, an uninvited guest stopped Ziyou.
"Jun Weiyang, the clan member of the Qin State, would like to see Mr. Ziyou." Jun Weiyang stopped Ziyou's carriage and said.
The driver, Hei Hei Xuanjian, stopped the carriage and Ziyou stepped out of the carriage. Lord Weiyang was the leader of the Qin clan and Ying Zheng's uncle according to his seniority. Ziyou got out of the carriage and came to salute in front of Lord Weiyang. said
"I wonder why Mr. Weiyang came to see Ziyou?"
"Come here for our Qin affairs." Lord Weiyang said to Ziyou. Although the Qin clan rejected foreign ministers, they were still respectful to Ziyou, not only because Ziyou had controlled the locust plague in Qin. What's more important is Ziyou's disciple, Chuiliyi. Chuiliyi is a descendant of Yanjun Yingji. Needless to say, Yingji's status in the Qin clan is needless to say.
Ziyou accepted Chuiliyi as his disciple, which was a signal to the clan. Ziyou intended to re-establish the clan's right to speak in the Qin court, and Chuiliyi was that person. This was just a signal from afar, although the clan could understand it. However, he still didn't know Ziyou's specific attitude, so Weiyang Jun came back to visit Ziyou and asked about the relationship between the clan and foreign guests.
"I wonder if Mr. Weiyang has anything to discuss with you?" Ziyou said, pointing to the tea stall not far away.
Weiyang Jun and Ziyou walked into the tea stall. After they sat down, the boy poured some tea for them. Weiyang Jun looked at the poor quality tea and drank it in one gulp without disgust.
"We old Qin people have something to talk about. I came to visit you this time to ask your views on the clan and foreign guests."
In fact, everyone in the clan came to see Mr. Weiyang before coming here, thinking about how to talk to Ziyou about this matter without losing etiquette. They thought of many ways, but in the end they felt it was inappropriate, and it was the old Mr. Weiyang who After much deliberation, it was better to ask directly, so that my Qin clan would appear to be aboveboard.
"I wonder if Mr. Weiyang knows Qin's future goals?" Ziyou said as he drank the tea in one gulp.
"Of course, our Qin State's ambition is to go east, destroy the six countries and unify the world." Weiyang Jun said with fists. This is the biggest goal of the old Qin people in a hundred years. The six generations of Qin monarchs have been pursuing this goal during their reign. Head out east.
"Then why do we talk about foreigners? The world in the future will be the world of Qin. Everyone in the world is from Qin. The clan is still the clan. What kind of foreigners are there?" Ziyou said to Lord Weiyang.
Weiyang Jun was stunned for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, Ziyou continued.
"I know what Mr. Weiyang wants to ask, but Mr. Weiyang, have you ever thought about how Qin went from a remote small country to a big country that is now eyeing the six countries? Among them, the foreign guests you call are the biggest help First, why is the clan called a clan? At first, Gongzi Qian was in charge of Qin's troops and horses, but for the sake of Qin, Gongzi Qian had his fingers cut off and gave way to Gongxiao. For Qin's reform, Gongzi Qian was tortured and had the bridge of his nose dug out. Then he stayed behind closed doors for eight years.
Duke Xiao died of illness. When Shang Jun was fighting with the old gentry, it was Gongzi Qian who stabilized the overall situation and ensured the stable development of Qin. Later, King Huiwen took power. Gongzi Hua and Gongzi Ji, one of them was called the God of War of Qin, and the other One person is known as the wise man of Qin, and he helped King Huiwen ascend to the throne with both civil and military skills.
In my opinion, the clan is the biggest support and trump card of the King of Qin. Whenever there is a crisis in the Qin State, the clan is the one who stands up for the King of Qin and stabilizes the Qin State. They regard one family as one country and the country as one. Your own home to love.
But what happens next? During the reign of King Zhaoxiang, Prince Fu of Jingyang and Prince Qi of Gaoling were both masters of power, and their private wealth was more important than that of the Qin royal family. After the Queen Mother died, the four nobles were expelled, and the royal family was not taken seriously. But did Weiyang Lord ever think about it? Were there any talented people in the clan at that time? Is there anyone who can help Qin to unify the world?
Is it because the Qin kings in the past dynasties did not want to use the clan? Wouldn't it be important to King Qin if there were people like Gongzi Hua and Gongzi Ji in the clan? No, the goal of the clan should not be to care about gains and losses in the court. What should be done is to help the King of Qin stabilize the court, stabilize the national destiny of Qin, stabilize the people of Qin, and stabilize the world for the future Qin.
The clan has never lost power, but the kings of Qin in the past have been waiting for the clan to understand their responsibilities. The same is true for the current king. When the king's power is declining, isn't it the clan that has maintained the majesty of the king? Does Lu Buwei dare to compete with the clan? The clan has taken the wrong path. They should not be fighting for power with foreign ministers. No one can take away the power of the clan. The King of Qin is also a clan, and the clan is one with the King of Qin. "
After hearing Ziyou's words, King Weiyang was dissatisfied at first, because in his opinion, Ziyou meant that there were no worthy people in the clan. But after hearing Ziyou's next words, he fell silent again. There were no worthy people in the clan. There are many capable people, but they are all focused on fighting with the court's foreign ministers. Ever since the clan lost power in the court, the clan's heart has become unbalanced, but they have forgotten that they have never lost power, and neither has the clan. We need to compete with foreign ministers for supremacy. The foreign ministers rely on the King of Qin, and the King of Qin’s background is the clan.
"Thank you sir. May I ask, sir, what will happen to the clan in the future?" Lord Weiyang said to Zi Xing.
"Let the young people of the clan come out. They should not fight with the ministers in the court. They should leave their footprints on the land of Qin and guard the four sides for the King of Qin. They are still young and should play their part for the country of Qin. own strength." Ziyou said.
There are still many capable people in the clan. The disciples of the clan receive an excellent education from birth and learn knowledge that ordinary people cannot learn. And no one is more patriotic to Qin than the clan members, because the country is their home. , How is it possible that such people do not go out to various parts of the Qin State to build a beautiful Qin State, but stay in the court to engage in power struggles and make things worse? Get them all out to work and shine.
"But..." Lord Weiyang did not say anything. The overwhelming power of the Four Nobles had aroused the fear of King Qin. He was afraid that the tragedy would happen again.
"What kind of person do you think the current King of Qin will be?" Ziyou asked.
"Although the king has not yet taken charge of the government, he has already behaved like a wise king." Weiyang Jun said. As Ying Zheng gained the right to speak in the court, the results he handled on several major issues were very commendable.
"I can tell Weiyang Lord clearly that the current king is definitely not a person who can't stand meritorious officials. He is not afraid of having superior achievements, nor is he worried that there is someone in the clan who is wiser than him. If there is a wise person in the clan, I'm afraid The king is the happiest one. It is better for one person to support a family than to support the family together with brothers and sisters." Ziyou said.
"Thank you sir for your advice. I will discuss it with the clan at the next meeting when I get back." Weiyang Jun said.
Ziyou watched Weiyang Jun give him a cup of tea. It was Ziyou's attempt to let the Qin clan come out. After Qin unified the six countries, in addition to making great strides and involving the issue of eggs and heirs, Another issue is the sense of belonging of the six countries to Qin. This is difficult to do.
All Ziyou can think of now is to let the Qin clan go out and let these young people go to the grassroots with their love and passion for Qin and learn how to deal with the people. After Qin unifies the six kingdoms, these people will also shoulder the responsibilities It plays the role of stabilizing the four sides. After all, the clan is much stronger than the elders of the Six Kingdoms.
That's all for today. Brothers, take a day off tomorrow to finish your graduation thesis and internship report. I'm going through the outline. It's really not something that humans do.
Recently, my graduation thesis has increased to tens of thousands of dollars, and I am almost exhausted. I have been writing every day for three days before going to bed at around 2 a.m. and getting up again at 8 a.m. Take a day off, otherwise my mind will be heavy and I will not know how to continue writing.
(End of chapter)
