Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 349, Xiao He

Chen Ping's appointment was just a simple transfer. Others only sighed with emotion when they found out that Chen Ping's future was limitless, but as another edict was issued, the entire Qin State exploded.

Ying Zheng announced in public that he would appoint Ziyou as Taiwei.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Qin court exploded. Everyone looked at Ziyou with complicated expressions, especially the military personnel, whose expressions were extremely ugly. They wanted to step forward and say something, but Ziyou Their achievements over the years were actually achieved by themselves, which made them unable to speak, so the entire Qin military became weird.

Ying Zheng didn't care about the military's reaction. These people were typically unconvinced, so he just needed to give them a reason to let him take it.After Meng Wu and Wang Jian got the book of war written by Zi You, they stayed up all night watching and studying it, treating it as a treasure.

Especially Meng Wu, Meng Wu never leaves his hand for a moment, for fear of losing this rare military book. In the Qin army, all the major families have more or less inherited military books, but only the Meng family does not. Now that it is rare to have profound military art to supplement the Meng family's foundation, Meng Wu naturally does not dare to slack off.But Meng Wu was too happy too early. Now he has only read two of the 24 articles in "The Art of War". If he found out later that it was gone, or even one article was only half an article, I don't know what Meng Wu would have done. reaction.

And Wang Jian, who was located in Chu State, even sighed with emotion in public.
"Master Wang's way of using troops is like a man of heaven."

As Meng Wu and Wang Jian's reactions were consciously promoted by Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei, the entire Qin State and the whole world knew that Ziyou was not only good at strategy, but also an expert in commanding troops and fighting.The Confucians no longer pretended, and publicly admitted that there was a military chapter in the "Xing Lun" written by Zi You, which included four volumes of military books.

For a time, the whole world began to talk about this matter, and some people even called Ziyou an immortal descended from heaven, just like the Nine Heavens Xuannv who assisted Xuanyuan Huangdi to become the co-lord of the human race, and came to assist Qin to unify the world.

People who lack entertainment are naturally happy to hear about these gods, demons, and strange things. Various legends have also been made up about the same people, such as the reincarnation of Jiang Taigong, the reincarnation of ancient gods, etc.

Zhao Kingdom, Yanmen Pass, Li Mu was listening to Sima Shang talking about various things happening outside these days. After saying that Zi You was worshiped as Taiwei, Sima Shang paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Li Mu looked at his deputy general Sima Shang and asked.

"General, is this Mr. Ziyou really the reincarnation of Taigong, the reincarnation of an ancient god?" Sima Shang asked curiously.

Li Mu looked at Sima Shang, who was full of curiosity, sighed helplessly, and asked
"These are all rumors, do you really believe them?"

"It's not that my subordinates believed it, but other than this statement, there is no way to explain why he was able to write the art of war that Meng Wu and Wang Jian were full of praise for?" Sima Shang shook his head and said, not that he really believed it. Such absurd remarks, but other than such absurd remarks, there is no explanation that can explain the truth. When there is no reasonable explanation, no matter how absurd the remarks are, people will gradually accept them.

Ziyou, a Confucian scholar, without having ever been on the battlefield, wrote art of war that put two great strategists to shame. This makes people think about gods, demons, and monsters.

After listening to Sima Shang's explanation, Li Mu was also stunned. Indeed, this ridiculous explanation was indeed more reasonable at this time, but Li Mu shook his head and said
"If he is really the reincarnation of the Grand Duke, the first thing he will do is settle accounts with the current royal family of Qi, instead of helping Qin to unify the world. This is just Qin's strategy."

"What do you mean?" Sima Shang asked in shock.

"Among these rumors, apart from the various deifications of Ziyou, the only constant is that Ziyou was sent by God to help the Qin State unify the world. Faced with these words, you begin to think that they are true, but what about these people? ?Especially what about the people of Wei and Yan who had just been captured? Originally, Wei Wangzeng and Yan Wangxi had a bad reputation among the people, especially Yan Wangxi who did the scandal of running away before the battle, which made the entire Yan The people of the country are heartbroken.

Now that there are rumors that Zi Youtian descended to help Qin unify the world, these people will think that Qin will be the orthodoxy at this time, and their idiot kings are the ones who should be defeated. In their hearts, they will not If you continue to resist Qin, after Qin wins people's hearts, there will be no more turmoil in these places. "Li Mu explained in a deep voice.

Sima Shang took a breath of air and his eyes were full of shock. He originally thought these were just rumors, but now it seems that this is completely Qin's plan with the help of these rumors.

"Don't forget, Confucianism controls the mouths of scholars in the world. They are the masters of playing with public opinion. One of Ziyou's best things is to use public opinion to boost his own power." Li Mu also had a headache at the moment. The Yan Kingdom is dead, and the next one is either the Chu Kingdom or the Zhao Kingdom, and the Zhao Kingdom is more likely. Li Mu has a headache when he thinks that he will have to face a person with such a heart like Ziyou in the future.

In a head-on battle, Li Mu was confident that he could protect Zhao State, but if he really wanted to play something dirty, Li Mu didn't dare to say that he could guard against Zi You.

"A Confucian mouth can kill more people than the sharpest sword." Li Mu shook his head and said.

When Sima Shang heard Li Mu's words, he immediately thought about it, and then hesitantly said
"General, are some of the recent rumors in Handan related to them?"

"What happened in Handan?" Li Mu asked excitedly. Now Handan is Li Mu's life point, and Li Mu is very sensitive to any slight changes in Handan.

"A few days ago, my personal guard went home to visit relatives. After he came back from Handan, he told Pao Ze about the most talked about things in Handan recently. Zong Zheng was imprisoned before, but there were rumors that Zong Zheng was poisoned and killed by Guo Kai. into prison." Sima Shang said.

"what!?"

Li Mu stood up suddenly and realized one thing. Zhao Yan had lost news for a long enough time. He also knew about Zhao Yan being imprisoned before, but Zhao Yan was the Zongzheng of the Zhao clan after all. Even if Zhao Wangqian Even if he suffers from brain disease, it is impossible to kill Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi represents the Zhao family. Once Zhao Wangqian kills Zhao Yi, it means that Zhao Wangqian will break with the Zhao royal family and a person who has a distant relationship with the courtiers. , King Zhao Wangqian has also lost the support of the royal family, can he sit firmly on the throne?

Even if Zhao Yi's Zongzheng status cannot protect him, there is also a prostitute. Zhao Wangqian has no brains, but it is impossible for the prostitute to be without a brain. Otherwise, in order to support Zhao Wangqian to rise to power, when Zhao Wangyan just died, he would not I went to seduce Zhao Yi.To the prostitute, Zhao Yi is not some face or some unobtainable white moonlight. Those are all words in the book to deceive children. There are only interests in the adult world. Zhao Wangqian is a notorious concubine. , to be able to become King Zhao, Zhao Yi, the Zongzheng, accounted for half of the credit behind this.

"General, this is just a rumor. If Zong Zheng was really poisoned, this matter will definitely not be hidden." Sima Shang'an said. He naturally knew the relationship between Zhao Yi and Li Mu. Zhao Yi relied on Li Mu's military power to fight against Zhao Wangqian and Guo Kai in the court, and Li Mu relied on Zhao Yi in the court to ensure that there would be no problems behind his back. .

"I'm afraid it's too late. When this news spreads, it means that it is [-]% true. Otherwise, according to Guo Kai's character, it is absolutely impossible for this news to leak out." Li Mu slowly closed his eyes, already believing it in his heart Zhao Yi was killed.

"Then what should we do? Without Zongzheng maintaining the internal affairs, general, you are likely to be slandered by those villains!" Sima Shang said anxiously.is it possible?I'm afraid Zhao Wangqian can no longer accommodate him without them, Li Mu thought in his mind.

"Send someone to contact the people Zongzheng left behind at the beginning. I am safe for the time being." Li Mu said. Now Zhao is isolated and helpless. He is Zhao's last trump card to resist Qin. No matter how stupid Zhao Wangqian is, he will not be able to survive. He still knows the importance of his own wealth and life.

"promise!"

In Xianyang, Ziyou was lying on the rocking chair bored, watching the techniques of Kyushu.Although he is now the Taiwei of the Qin State, in fact this position does not require him to do anything. When Wei Liao was here, everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The Guan Cao in the Taiwei's house can deal with anything, so as long as he is fine Just take a look and let people know that he, the lieutenant, is still alive.

Yan Lingji lay on the rocking chair next to Ziyou and read the storybook leisurely. This kind of storybook was introduced by novelists. Especially after Ziyou developed printing technology, this kind of storybook quickly became popular. .

"Today is the day when Enke will be released, why don't you, the person in charge of the imperial examination, go and take a look?" Yan Lingji said, putting down the "The Legend of the Heroic Heroine" in her hand.

"What's there to go to? Although I am the person in charge, the examiners are my two senior brothers, and the candidates' answers are finally reviewed by Wenyuan Pavilion, the Prime Minister's Palace and the Baiguan, so there can be no trouble." Ziyou said .

In order to prevent anyone from engaging in malpractice for personal gain, Ziyou used all the methods currently available. The first was the anonymity method. All the names of the candidates were affixed. After the examination papers were collected, the soldiers personally escorted them to the Prime Minister's Mansion. The person copied the text himself, and then sealed all the originals. The person who copied the text was also monitored, and then the copied answers were sent to the reviewers.The whole process is supervised by people from Heibingtai. If anything goes wrong in any part, Heibingtai can take action directly.

"Then how are you going to promote the imperial examination?" Yan Lingji asked curiously.

"There is no rush for the imperial examination. We can only take it slowly. Now that Chen Ping has done a good job, what I have to do now is to improve the literacy rate of the people as much as possible." Ziyou said helplessly. Food and clothing were a problem, let alone the literacy rate. Fortunately, through continuous efforts and drawing a big pie for the Confucian disciples, Qin's literacy rate was raised, but the improvement was limited.

"I don't understand these things, but how are you preparing for Xiaoyi's matter?" Yan Lingji asked, looking at the great and small Kyushu techniques in Ziyou's hand.

"I'm not sure, so I can only rely on Old Donghuang Taiyi for this matter." Ziyou said helplessly. The complexity of the art of Kyushu is far beyond his imagination, and there is no way to learn it in a short period of time.

"Then how are you going to deal with the Yin Yang family?" Yan Lingji asked curiously.

"Of course I have my own way." Ziyou said with a slight smile.

Yan Lingji rolled her eyes, stopped talking, and continued to read her notebook.After half a stick of incense, Zhao Gao found Ziyou.

"Sir, this is Enke's final list. Your Majesty has already read it and asked you to publish it," Zhao Gao said.

"Let me take a look." Ziyou reached out and took the list.

After opening the list, the first name that caught his eye immediately attracted Ziyou's attention. The word "Xiao He" made Ziyou unable to take his eyes away.

"Where is this Xiao He from?" Ziyou asked.

"He is from Fengyi, Pei County, Chu State. He took part in the imperial examination two years ago, and then served as a jailer in Luyang. When the court officials, prime ministers, and kings saw this person's articles, they were full of praise and praised his talents. It is the number one appointed by the king." Zhao Gao said.

After hearing Zhao Guo's words, Ziyou knew that this person was not the same person, but the historical leader of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He.This was Xiao He's first contribution to the stability of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that without Xiao He, Liu Bang would not have been able to make a comeback after repeated failures.There is no doubt about Xiao He's talent, and Xiao He is very suitable for the unified Qin State.

"What official position are you going to give Xiao He?" Ziyou asked.

"The king is going to let him enter Wenyuan Pavilion." Zhao Guo said.

"Wenyuan Pavilion? Help me tell the king that Xiao He's talents are definitely not something Wenyuan Pavilion can accommodate. Let him handle the imperial examinations under my staff again." Ziyou said, he was worried about whether Someone came to take over the imperial examination stall, but Xiao He unexpectedly took the initiative to join in.

"This slave will report back to the king." Zhao Gao said.

Ziyou continued to look at the list, wanting to see if there were any other important figures in history, but until he finished reading, Ziyou did not see any other familiar names. Thinking about the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty in history, Ziyou wondered if he could recruit them all and work for him.

At this time, in the recruiting hall.

Xiao He, dressed in sackcloth, was watching the rare Qin Fa. At this time, Enke had just finished. Some candidates who had gone crazy went out to relax after the exam. Xiao He was the only candidate left in the recruitment hall. Although Xiao He's family Some money can afford him to study, but when he is helpless, he is a small family and cannot get a lot of books to read.This is also the reason why Xiao He participated in the Qin imperial examination.

Just because he passed the Qin imperial examination and joined the recruitment hall, he could read the books in the recruitment hall at will.Xiao Heyi, who took part in the imperial examination for the first time, was only ranked in the middle because of his poor background. After studying in the Talent Recruitment Hall for more than half a year, he was sent to Luyang.It is precisely because of these six months of study and the experience of serving as an official in Luyang that Xiao He, who lacked knowledge, directly enriched his knowledge and won the first place in this examination.

(End of this chapter)