Qin Gong

Chapter 695: Bamboo slips, seen 56 years ago! Liu Meng's story.

Chapter 695: Bamboo slips, read five or six years ago! Liu Meng's story.

"Father!"

In the Feng Mansion, after Feng Jie saw Bai Yu off, he returned to the pavilion and stood behind his father Feng Quji.

"Father, the Bai family and the Sima family obviously agree to the division of fiefdoms! Right now everyone is testing your attitude. If you agree, I'm afraid that many noble families will have no scruples and submit a petition to the king together!"

Feng Jie looked at his father and spoke.

At this moment, Feng Jie was looking at his father's back with some confusion in his eyes. You know, in the court, except for the Chief Justice Li Si, whether it was the Left Prime Minister Wang Wan or other court ministers, most of the officials agreed to follow the Zhou Dynasty and carry out the feudal system.

And now, only my father has not revealed his attitude, which makes many aristocratic families such as the Bai family, the Sima family, and even the clan members not understand whether my father agrees with the division of fiefdoms and the counties.

"The king has already made up his mind to divide the counties!"

The elderly Feng Quji looked at the pool outside the pavilion and spoke softly.

This one sentence made Feng Jie behind him look surprised, while Feng Quji looked at the huge Prime Minister's Mansion in front of him, his eyes seemed to be thinking about something.

"Qin conquered all the states and annexed the world. How many people in the court do you think deserve the most credit?"

After a few breaths, Feng Quji sighed and asked.

When Feng Jie heard his father's question, he looked at his father and read out the name of the person in his mind without any hesitation.

"In terms of the greatest merit, among the military, the greatest merit should go to General Wang Jian and General Bai Yan. Among the court officials, the greatest merit should go to Wei Liao and Yao Jia."

Feng Jie said, and then gave his reasons.

“Although Han is a vassal state, it is only a county and is not Qin’s greatest enemy. Qin has two greatest enemies: Zhao and Chu. General Wang Jian led his troops to destroy Zhao and captured Handan. Deputy General Bai Yan captured Jingxing. The general captured the capital and the king, and destroyed the great threat to Qin. He should be credited with the first merit. The second is Chu. Chu has a territory of thousands of miles, and Chu officials are deeply rooted in the Qin government and the public. In the past, Li Xin led an army of 200,000, and Changping Jun rebelled. All of Li Xin’s 200,000 troops were killed in the battle, and several captains were killed in the battle. It was Bai Yan who faced the encirclement of Chu alone in the east of Chu, drove them away, and killed Jingqi, Changwen Jun, Changping Jun, and Xiang Yan!”

After Feng Jie finished speaking, his eyes were full of longing. There is no man in the world who leads a force and wants to be like this, fighting on the battlefield, making unprecedented achievements, and being famous for generations.

Unfortunately, Feng Jie also knew that there were too few people like this, and talent, opportunity and luck were all essential.

Anyone who possesses one of the three can become a famous general.

The combination of these three is rare in the world!

Feng Jie did not say anything more about Wang Jian leading troops to destroy Yan and Bai Yan leading troops to destroy Wei, but instead focused his attention on Wei Liao and Yao Jia.

"In the court, Wei Liao is in charge of the military deployment, the treasury, and the food supply. The king said that without Wei Liao, the world would be in turmoil! Yao Jia travels to various countries, risking his life to win over and alienate them, and gather military intelligence! I believe that Yao Jia is the eyes and ears of Qin and the sharp sword that will destroy the world!"

Feng Jie listed in one breath the four people he thought were most important in Qin's conquest of the world. He did not mention his father and himself.

Although Feng Jie has led troops and made meritorious contributions several times, and his father is now the right prime minister of the Qin State, he is still far inferior to these four people.

Inside the pavilion.

Feng Quji looked at the pleasant scenery and was not surprised after listening to his eldest son's words behind him.

"Do you know why the king ordered Wei Liao to make plans to destroy the Baiyue?"

Feng Quji said, turning around and looking at his eldest son who looked thoughtful, and continued: "Your Majesty had already intended to appoint Bai Yan as the eunuch, why did Your Majesty want to transfer Bai Yan away from Xianyang after Bai Yan returned to Qin after making great contributions?"

Having said this, Feng Quji slowly walked past his eldest son and headed towards the study.

Feng Jie turned around and looked at his father's departing back, his eyes full of surprise. Feng Jie had been curious before as to why the king was in such a hurry to attack a southern barbarian land like Baiyue just after annexing the princes. However, Feng Jie had not thought much about it and did not take it to heart.

Now after hearing what his father said, Feng Jie reacted. If it was General Wang Jian who led the troops to attack Baiyue, that could be explained, but why did the king also transfer Bai Yan from Xianyang and hand over the garrison in the northern border to Bai Yan, ordering him to resist the enemy in the north?

Xianyang City.

In the main hall of the Xianyang Palace, led by the eunuchs, Xu Fu and Liu Meng walked into the hall step by step. When they saw Ying Zheng in the hall, they knelt on the ground and paid their respects to Ying Zheng.

"Alchemist Xu Fu, meeting the King of Qin!"

"I, Liu Yu, pay my respects to the King of Qin!"

After Xu Fu and Liu Meng exchanged greetings, they heard Ying Zheng's voice in the main hall asking them to stand up. So they raised their heads and couldn't help but glance at Ying Zheng in the hall.

"Are you Xu Fu?"

Ying Zheng was in the hall, looking at Xu Fu with some confusion and suspicion.

"Reply to King Qin, I am indeed Xu Fu!"

Facing Ying Zheng's gaze, Xu Fu not only did not show the slightest fear, but instead looked very calm and saluted Ying Zheng.

When he was in Qi State, Xu Fu often came into contact with Qi's dignitaries and relatives. He even met the King of Qi once. So when he met King Qin Ying Zheng now, although Qin State had destroyed all the countries and annexed the world, and Ying Zheng was now the ruler of the world, in Xu Fu's eyes, as long as Ying Zheng saw him, it meant that Ying Zheng needed him.

As long as Ying Zheng needs him, he is not afraid!

When it comes to immortality, he is more prestigious than anyone else, and when it comes to immortality, even Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, the ruler of the world, is no exception.

"Is it the letter you wrote that says there is a fairy island in the sea?"

Ying Zheng knelt behind the throne again and asked.

"Replying to King Qin, there are indeed three fairy mountains in the sea, named: Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou!"

Xu Fu explained to Ying Zheng, and then in response to Ying Zheng's questions, Xu Fu told Ying Zheng in detail about his experience in seeking immortality, what he had seen and heard, and why he knew about the fairy island.

In the main hall.

Han Yezhe and other eunuchs stood in the corners of the hall. There were also eunuchs and maids on both sides of the hall.

At this moment, Yao Jia was also listening to the words of the alchemist Xu Fu with curiosity. As a person who had traveled to various countries for many years, Yao Jia not only had some impressions of Xu Fu, but he had also heard a lot of legends about immortality.

In the world, seeking immortality and medicine is no longer a secret, and the techniques of alchemy, although different, have been passed down among the people for thousands of years.

The pursuit of elixirs was even more popular among people. King Wei of Qi, King Xuan of Qi, and King Zhao of Yan all sent people into the sea to search for elixirs.

Before this, Han Fei also wrote a book mocking the alchemist for offering medicine to the King of Jing.

Because of his grudge against Han Fei, Yao Jia still remembers the original text: Someone presented the elixir of immortality to the King of Jing. The usher brought it in. The man who was shot asked, "Can I eat it?" The alchemist said, "Yes." The man who was shot took it and ate it. The king was furious...

Now, Yao Jia looked at Xu Fu, a very famous alchemist in the coastal areas of Qi State, who also claimed to be a disciple of Guiguzi. Yao Jia wanted to hear whether Xu Fu could really get the elixir.

"As long as we have three thousand boys and girls, we can go to the island and ask for medicine?"

"Yes! The King of Qin is now the common ruler of the world. Three thousand boys and girls are just a piece of cake! I am lucky to be able to use three thousand boys and girls in exchange for the medicine!"

For half an hour, he listened to Xu Fu talking about his experiences, and then responded to Ying Zheng's questions and stated his requests.

Yao Jia frowned slightly as he looked at Xu Fu, who insisted not to reveal his location. However, when he saw that Ying Zheng was obviously interested, he paused and then sighed helplessly in his heart.

Yao Jia could see that Ying Zheng longed for the elixir, and he could understand Ying Zheng even better. Now the whole world belonged to Qin, and Ying Zheng, who had become the common ruler of the world, was already in his thirties. In a few years, he would be forty.

Except for King Zhaoxiang of Qin, most of the Qin kings who ruled for several generations before Ying Zheng had very short terms in office.

There are people who were buried in their thirties or forties.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Ying Zheng not to be anxious and desire to obtain the elixir and seek immortality.

Not to mention Ying Zheng, even Yao Jia wanted to get the elixir and live forever.

"Order someone to take Xu Fu to stay in Xianyang. I will think about it for a few days. After preparing 3,000 boys and girls, Xu Fu will take them to the fairy mountain!"

Ying Zheng looked at Xu Fu, and after some hesitation, he finally agreed to Xu Fu's request.

Three thousand boys and girls were not a lot for Ying Zheng and the State of Qin, but it was not the first time that Ying Zheng had heard the news of the fairy mountain in Qi.

A long time ago, Ying Zheng heard many great scholars say that many people living in Qi, which lived near the sea, had seen the fairy mountain in the sea with their own eyes. And similar records have been found in many places over the past thousands of years, both in Qi and Qin.

Since Xu Fu was a famous scholar in Qi State and had a high reputation, Ying Zheng decided to trust him once. After all, apart from Xu Fu, Ying Zheng could not find anyone else to help him find immortality.

"Xu Fu! Thank you, King Qin! Xu Fu will never let King Qin down!"

Xu Fu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ying Zheng.

After the ceremony, looking at Ying Zheng who seemed to be preparing to get up and leave the hall, Xu Fu hurriedly spoke again and said that there was one more thing he wanted to report to the King of Qin.

As he spoke, under the gaze of Ying Zheng in the hall, Xu Fu asked Liu Meng who was standing beside him to speak.

When Liu Meng heard Xu Fu's instructions, he, who had been silent all the time, told Ying Zheng about his encounter with an old man riding a cow in front of Ying Zheng's curious gaze, as well as Han Yezhe, countless eunuchs, maids, and Yao Jia.

"Have you ever met that old gentleman?"

In the hall, if Xu Fu's arrival made Ying Zheng take it seriously, then Ying Zheng, who was originally curious about what was going on between Xu Fu and Liu Yu, suddenly changed his expression after hearing Liu Yu's words, and his eyes immediately became serious. He even straightened his body, leaned forward slightly, and looked straight at Liu Yu.

Under Ying Zheng's gaze, Liu Meng said he was not sure, but he had the honor of seeing a scroll of bamboo slips when he encountered it before, and vaguely remembered the contents.

Under the gaze of Ying Zheng and Yao Jia, Liu Meng slowly spoke out what he remembered.

After listening for a while, Yao Jia still didn't say anything. After all, Yao Jia had never read the bamboo slips much, and the original text on the bamboo slips was more of a short story.

But it's different from Yao Jia.

For a long time, Ying Zheng had been eager to meet the old man and wanted to invite the old man to serve as an official in Qin. He had seen the old man's bamboo slips countless times. When he heard Liu Meng's previous narration, Ying Zheng had already confirmed that the bamboo slips Liu Meng had seen must have been written by the old man.

"Where did you see the old man?"

After listening to Liu Meng's story, Ying Zheng sat up straight, looked at Liu Meng with a serious expression, and asked.

When Liu Meng and Xu Fu saw Ying Zheng's appearance, they looked at each other and almost instantly concluded that what Liu Meng said was really the same as the rumored bamboo slips, otherwise Ying Zheng would not have asked so eagerly.

In this way, that is.

Bai Yan!

It really is the person who wrote the book!

The mysterious old man riding a cow who has been widely rumored in the world for a long time, the author of the book, does not exist at all. Several years ago, the person that the princes and the nobles in the world had been looking for was actually Bai Yan!

Bai Yan was a general in the Qin State! There was no such thing as an old man riding a cow!

Thinking of this, both Xu Fu and Liu Meng were shocked. They had no idea why Bai Yan concealed the truth, nor did they know Bai Yan's purpose. The only thing they were sure of was that Bai Yan did not seem to want to be known to the world.

"Return to the King of Qin, in Langya!"

Liu Meng explained to Ying Zheng, and then, according to the request of his mentor Xu Fu, told Ying Zheng that before the old man left, he said he was going to the fairy mountain in the sea!

At dusk.

Outside the harem of the Qin Royal Palace, in the corridor, Ying Zheng came to the courtyard, looked at the corridors around him and the exquisite stone carvings in the courtyard, and the words that Liu Yu said in the hall today kept emerging in his mind.

"Xianshan!"

Ying Zheng looked thoughtful as he watched the sun gradually set in the evening.

If the old man really went to the fairy mountain, then it would explain why countless people in the world could not find the old man's whereabouts, while the State of Qi finally found one person, and Yao Jia was certain that he was a liar.

He sighed, listened to the footsteps beside him, and turned his head to look at Concubine Qi who was walking towards him.

"My beloved concubine is in Qi State. Have you ever heard of the fairy mountain?"

Ying Zheng looked back at the sky and asked.

Concubine Qi signaled the maid to leave first, and nodded after hearing Ying Zheng's words.

"I have heard some of it, but I have never seen it with my own eyes!"

Concubine Qi spoke to Ying Zheng, seeming to sense what he meant. Recalling the maid's previous report, she smiled and told Ying Zheng that although she had heard of it, she had never seen it, so she didn't know much about it.

"I heard that the king summoned the Taoist Xu Fu today? And I also learned from his disciples that the old man who wrote the book lives in the fairy mountain?"

Concubine Qi looked at the silent Ying Zheng and asked curiously.

Because of the affairs of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, the relationship between Ying Zheng and Princess Mi has become increasingly distant. Concubine Qi did not choose to do anything to add insult to injury, but she did maintain a good relationship with Han Yezhe as she did in the beginning.

After realizing that Ying Zheng had tacitly agreed, Concubine Qi dared to speak out.

"Your Majesty! Outside the palace gate, Liu Yu is asking for an audience. He said he knows the whereabouts of an old man and begs Your Majesty to summon him no matter what!"

Just as Ying Zheng was about to answer Concubine Qi's words, an eunuch hurried to Ying Zheng to report.

Hearing this, not only Ying Zheng and Concubine Qi, but even Han Yezhe who was standing beside them frowned in confusion.

"Send it to me!"

Ying Zheng and Concubine Qi looked at each other, then thought about it and realized that since it was a matter concerning an old man, he did not want to be careless, so he asked the officials to take the person to the study, and then he also took Concubine Li and Han Yezhe and walked towards the study.

After a while.

Ying Zheng stood next to the huge map, looking at it, and listening to Liu Meng kneeling on the ground and telling him everything he knew.

Soon, after learning that what Liu Meng said in the hall was a lie to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng immediately frowned. Concubine Qi and Han Yezhe were no exception. They looked at Liu Meng as if he were a dead person.

"I am ignorant, King Qin, please calm down. It was my mentor who forced me to cheat!"

When Liu Meng saw Ying Zheng turning his head to look at him, in just that simple moment, when he saw the look in Ying Zheng's eyes, Liu Meng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably with cold.

For the first time, Liu Meng clearly felt the pressure from Ying Zheng.

"Why did Xu Fu want to deceive me?"

Ying Zheng stared at the map, at the location of the former Qi territory. In the farthest corner of the coast, two words were clearly written: Langya!

After waiting for a long time for Xu Fu to come to Xianyang from Qi, Ying Zheng, who had just taken control of the world, thought that he could take advantage of the opportunity to find the elixir of life. And after hearing Xu Fu's story in the hall, Ying Zheng finally began to feel excited.

As a result, Xu Fu’s disciple Liu Meng told him personally that Xu Fu was lying to him!!!

How could Ying Zheng not be angry!!!

"It's because of Wu Lie-jun!"

Liu Meng's face turned pale, and he even felt a little regretful for deceiving his teacher Xu Fu and saying that he was going to Lu's family. He then returned to the palace alone.

However, at the moment, Liu Meng no longer had much choice but to tell what he knew.

"Wu Liejun?"

When they heard Liu Meng suddenly say the three words "Wu Liejun", Concubine Qi and Han Yezhe looked at each other in surprise, not understanding why this matter involved Bai Yan.

Even Ying Zheng put away his anger at this moment, frowned, turned his head with confusion, and looked intently at Liu Meng, whose face was full of fear.

Could it be that Bai Yan was also involved in Xu Fu's deception? Or was it Bai Yan who let Xu Fu deceive him?

While thinking, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that Bai Yan had indeed seen the bamboo slips, and after going to Linzi, Qi, Bai Yan did have the opportunity to see the bamboo slips in Qi. If it was Bai Yan who asked Xu Fu to come to Xianyang to commit fraud, he did have the ability to do so.

Can……

What was Bai Yan's purpose in doing this? Now that Bai Yan was already the Great Liangzao of Qin, with fiefdoms and even a title of lord, Bai Yan had no reason at all, and in Ying Zheng's heart, Bai Yan would never do such a thing.

"Say!"

Ying Zheng asked Liu Mu to tell him everything that had happened.

While Ying Zheng, Concubine Qi and Han Yezhe were looking at each other with puzzled eyes, Liu Meng's next words completely stunned the three of them.

"Replying to the King of Qin, Liu Yu had indeed seen the bamboo slips before, but not in Langya! Instead,..."

When Liu Meng said this, he looked at Ying Zheng cautiously.

"In Xianyang Lu family!"

Liu Mu explained, and then told the reason why he came to Xianyang a few years ago, and his relationship with Lu Lu, until he learned that Lu Qi of the Lu family was in Yingchuan and was helped by a young man named Yan, who was a general of the Qin army and also from Qi...

In the study room.

The anger on Ying Zheng's face had disappeared at some point, and was replaced by confusion.

The same thing happened to Concubine Qi and Han Yezhe as Ying Zheng. When the two of them listened to Liu Meng telling them everything that had happened in the Lu family in Xianyang five or six years ago, they kept their eyes open and listened attentively.

When they learned that the bamboo slips that Liu Meng had secretly read five or six years ago were the book that later became widely circulated, Concubine Qi and Han Yezhe both instinctively had an idea.

How is it possible! The old man who wrote the book had just appeared in the world two or three years ago and was known to the world.

How could it be possible that Liu Yu, five or six years ago, could have seen... the bamboo slips that would become famous throughout the world when he peeked at Na Yan's bamboo slips?

Suddenly, as she was thinking, Concubine Qi Muran thought that since it was Na Yan who was given to the daughter of Tian Mansion in Linzi, Qi State, then she reacted and remembered an idea.

Could it be that those bamboo slips were written by the young man named Yan?

At this moment, the moment this thought came to her mind, Concubine Qi was stunned. It felt like an electric current flashed across her head, her scalp was numb, and goose bumps appeared all over her fair skin under her Qin clothes.

How could Concubine Qi not know after hearing Liu Meng's story that the Yan was actually Bai Yan?

However, Concubine Qi never thought that those bamboo slips were written by Bai Yan!

Concubine Qi turned her head in a daze and looked at Ying Zheng who was standing beside her. She found that the gloomy look on Ying Zheng's face had long disappeared. Instead, he looked dazed and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"King Qin, I swear that if I tell a lie, I will be cut into pieces! King Qin can order people to investigate the Lu family shops in various places! My teacher wanted to confirm this matter before, so that he can use it to threaten Lord Wu Lie after returning to Qi!"

Liu Meng was afraid of being blamed by Ying Zheng, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ying Zheng, swearing that he had never lied.

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"Ayawn!"

In the study of a mansion in Linzi City, Bai Yan looked at Master Xu who was lighting a candle, and suddenly he sneezed violently, almost blowing out the lit wick.

"General, you've been drinking these days, don't catch a cold!"

Master Xu looked at Bai Yan with some concern and said.

Looking at Bai Yan rubbing his nose, and thinking about how Bai Yan had to appease the gentry in the city and drink every night during this period of time, Master Xu was really worried about Bai Yan's health, so he turned around and walked towards the wooden rack.

Ever since she learned that Bai Yan already knew about Cen Qing's affairs, Master Xu felt a little guilty towards Bai Yan. She had also heard Cen Qing's words in the past, and felt a little unhappy when she thought of how Ying had treated Bai Yan. And when she heard Cen Qing say that Ying would bring Bai Yan countless troubles in the future, and even his reputation might be ruined, Master Xu made up her mind and gave Cen Qing the poison without asking Bai Yan.

At that time, Master Xu had not expected that Cen Qing was so cruel. She wanted not only Ying's life, but also Bai Yan's grandparents' family.

Master Xu felt guilty when he thought that although Bai Yan's grandparents had already taken the antidote, the poison had already penetrated into their bones and muscles, and that Bai Yan's grandparents would not be able to work too hard in the future.

Even though Bai Yan had scolded her, even though Bai Yan did not blame her, Master Xu still couldn't help but blame herself.

"General, the soldiers have returned to report the news. Gui has escorted the carriages and horses and left Qi!"

Niu walked in at this time, saw Master Xu putting the official uniform on Bai Yan, then he bowed to Bai Yan and reported.

"okay!"

When Bai Yan heard that the fake old man had left Qi, he nodded and placed two bamboo slips in the carriage. After some time, he would take some time to write down the famous Confucian governance in later generations and send it to Xianyang.

When we think about today’s Confucianism, we are thinking about restoring the Zhou system. In the final analysis, it serves the scholar-official class, while later Confucianism serves the king and governs the people’s thoughts!

Bai Yan hoped that when the fake old man handed the book "Later Confucianism" to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng would not object and would rule the people with Confucianism.

After all, Qin laws can only govern the words and deeds of the people of the world. Only Confucianism can guide the thoughts of the people of the world!

This is also one of the reasons why the Qin State in later generations found it difficult to gain an advantage over the old clans of the six states.

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(End of this chapter)