Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 499, Mirage

In the Qin Palace, Ziyou and Ying Zheng were sitting across from each other.

"The teacher asked you to come back so hard and come directly to see me. It's my fault. But is there no problem in Baiyue?" Ying Zheng asked.

"There are basically no problems with Baiyue. I have left the rest to Wang Jian, Tianze and the Zhu family. The three of them should work together to stabilize Baiyue." Ziyou said.

"That's good. In the past few days without you, there has been no peace in the court." Ying Zheng said with a headache.

"I heard about it on the way here. It was a conflict between the alchemist and the minister. Wasn't this matter settled with a fire?" Ziyou said.

"It's calmed down, but I feel that the minister will not give up. We can't blame Yun Zhongjun for this matter. After he entered Xianyang, he stayed in the alchemy room honestly and ignored what happened outside the window. Only those who The alchemists who are used to cover up people's eyes are the ones who make the most noise. If we weren't worried about arousing suspicion, we would all want to bury these alchemists alive," Ying Zheng said.

"Most of these alchemists are charlatans from the Fang Ji family. Burning them to death would be an advantage for them," Ziyou said.

No matter how you say it, Yun Zhongjun is from the Yin Yang family and is one of the five elders. He still has the arrogance he should have. Naturally, he disdains being like these wild people.

"News has come from the Western Region. The approximate location of Loulan has been found, but the entrance to Loulan has not been found," Ying Zheng said.

"Found it?" Ziyou said in surprise.

"Yes, this is the news sent back by Lu Jia's pedestrian army. Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai have taken control of the Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Regions." Ying Zheng handed the information sent back from the Western Regions to Ziyou.

It records in great detail everything from when Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai entered the Western Regions with their pedestrian army and the vanguard of hundreds of families. Three years ago, He Yangli and Abatu occupied Yanzhi Mountain and continued to advance westward, relying on war to support war to open up the Hexi Corridor. Two years ago, the Qin State established Jiuquan and Wuwei counties as a bridgehead for the Western Regions. . Although the two cities had not yet been built, several military forts were built to garrison the army.

Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai led the pedestrian army to find Loulan, but they got lost and came to Cheshi Kingdom. As one of the larger countries in the Western Regions, Cheshi Kingdom was once conquered by He Yangli and Abatu, and became a vassal state of the Youxian King. Later, the Youxian King Tribe was destroyed by the Qin army, and the Heyang Tribe and Abatu Tribe moved to the central area of ​​the Youxian King Tribe, so the Cheshi Kingdom claimed to be free from the control of the two tribes.

After Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai learned about this, they felt that since the Cheshi Kingdom had previously submitted to the Heyang Tribe and the Abatu Tribe, and the two tribes now submitted to the Qin State and became part of the Qin State, then the Cheshi State would naturally be They became a vassal state of the Qin State, and now they actually announced their separation from the Second Division, which meant they separated from the Qin State. This was a naked betrayal and a disobedience to the king's religion.

So the two of them led an army of 300 troops and 700 cavalry from the Heyang tribe, a total of 1,000 people, and went to attack the Cheshi Kingdom. The king of the Cheshi Kingdom heard that Qin had come to attack them with the cavalry from the Heyang tribe. I was frightened at that time, but after learning that there were only a thousand people, I immediately mobilized the army to prepare for avenge. But what the king of the Cheshi Kingdom didn't know was that these 700 cavalrymen from the Heyang tribe were trained by Heyangliu himself and prepared to contribute to Yingzheng as a reserve army for the Huqi camp, while Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai's 300 cavalry troops He is also the elite among the elite of the Qin army. These one thousand people are equivalent to 300 officers and 700 extremely ferocious elite cavalry, plus Qin's advanced weapons.

The pedestrian army broke through 20,000 in one battle and directly defeated the elite troops of the Cheshi Kingdom. After that, a thousand people directly captured the royal city of the Cheshi Kingdom and captured the king of the Cheshi Kingdom. Lu Jia and others did not know the general situation of Che Shiguo, so they supported Che Shiguo's youngest son as a puppet.

It was precisely because of this battle that Qin's reputation was quickly spread among the countries in the Western Regions. Especially when they knew that Qin had destroyed the powerful Xiongnu, these countries were terrified. They were powerless against the Xiongnu and were beaten like sons by the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu were beaten like sons when facing Qin. As long as they were not stupid, these kings understood that Qin was the real grandfather.

In order to prevent Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai from leading an army to attack them, most of the countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to the King's City of Cheshi to meet them, hoping to become a vassal state of Qin and pay tribute to Qin.

After reading this letter, Ziyou was still in shock. Although the Cheshi Kingdom was not the most powerful among the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Region, it was still among the best. However, it was defeated by Lu Jia and Gongsun Bai. Knocked off.

"Not only that, teacher, please read this letter again." Ying Zheng took out another letter with a complicated expression and handed it to Ziyou.

After Ziyou opened it curiously, he was stunned.

"Senior Brother Lu Jia provoked civil strife in the Wusun Kingdom, and also provoked conflicts between the Wusun Kingdom and other countries? How did he do it?" Ziyou asked in surprise.

"I don't know, but Lu Jia's letter said: Wusun disobeys the king's teachings and does not send envoys to the court. He is despising the power of heaven. As a traveler of the Qin Dynasty, I must take his king's head and offer it to the king." Ying Zheng said with the corner of his mouth raised.

No monarch would not like such a minister who is capable, smart, loyal and always puts the majesty of the king first. Zhao Gao looked at the raised corners of Ying Zheng's mouth and thought of the way Ying Zheng laughed wildly in the hall just after getting the letter.

Ziyou was speechless when he thought that his calm senior brother had such an arrogant side. This was indeed hit by Lu Jia. The Wusun Kingdom not only fell into civil strife, but also caused other powerful countries in the Western Region to go to war with Wusun. At the same time, they are secretly stirring up hatred between these countries. If this continues, the entire Western Region will be instigated by Lu Jia and turned into a pot of porridge.

"Senior brother is indeed very capable. Back then, he disguised himself as an ordinary person and infiltrated the famous masters to learn their eloquence skills. Moreover, he also had the future head of the famous master, Gongsun Bai, by his side. I carefully believed that they could indeed do it." You said.

"The happiest people should be the vanguard troops of the Baijia. The more chaotic the Western Regions are, the more they can play their role and infiltrate these Western Region countries." Ying Zheng said.

The peaceful Western Region is not what Qin wants, nor is it what Baijia wants. Only by causing chaos in the Western Regions can the Baijia show their true abilities. The most glorious time of Baijia was when small countries were everywhere in the Spring and Autumn Period and civil strife continued.

"Senior brother, they have already taken the first step in the Western Region, so we must follow them as soon as possible. Your Majesty, please allow me to take people to the Western Region to look for Loulan." Ziyou said.

"Okay, that's what I have in mind. When the teacher comes back from the Western Regions, Baiyue's matter will be over." Ying Zheng said.

"Well, as for what happened with Mr. Yun Zhong, I will go take a look. I will explain it to senior brother and Marquis Wenxin," Ziyou said.

"Then please leave it to the teacher."

Zi You stood up and saluted Ying Zheng, then left directly for the alchemy room where Yun Zhongjun was.

At this time, Yun Zhongjun was sitting in front of a huge alchemy furnace and playing with some medicinal herbs. The boys and girls beside him were controlling the heat at all times and putting the medicinal materials selected by Yun Zhongjun into the alchemy furnace. .

A waiter opened the door and saluted Yun Zhongjun.

"Sir, Master Wang outside the door wants to see you."

"What?" Yun Zhongjun stood up in a hurry, but after thinking of something, his eyes subconsciously looked at a boy beside him. After seeing that the man had no reaction, Yun Zhongjun coughed lightly and said

"Take it to the reception room."

"promise."

Yun Zhongjun stood up and gave instructions to the person responsible for controlling the fire before heading towards the reception room.

When Yun Zhongjun arrived at the reception room, Ziyou was drinking tea. After seeing Ziyou, Yun Zhongjun clenched his fists nervously.

"I pay my respects to Master Wang. I am from the East China Sea. Xu Sheng has met Master Wang." Yun Zhongjun saluted to Zi Xuan.

"Well, I have heard about you. The elixir you refined helped the king cure his headache. I am very satisfied. As for the incident in the court about the alchemist harming the country, I also know that you are not among them. You just want to take care of yourself. Refining medicine." Ziyou nodded and said.

"Thank you for your understanding, your Majesty. Your Majesty called me to Xianyang and gave me a high-ranking official position. Naturally, I have to bear in mind my identity and mission." Yun Zhongjun glanced at Zi You to indicate that someone was watching.

Ziyou smiled slightly, condensing a little internal energy on his fingers, and then the inner energy suddenly dispersed, turning into countless golden butterflies and flying around. The boy who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping saw a golden butterfly land on his shoulder. superior.

Before the boy could react, the golden butterfly suddenly exploded. The powerful internal force directly shattered all the bones in the boy's body, and then the boy fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Okay, there's no one outside anymore," Ziyou said.

"Thank you, Master Wang. This person is sent by the descendant of the God Clan to monitor me." Yun Zhongjun said.

"Well, there should be others besides this person, right?" Ziyou said.

"Yes, as far as I know, the descendants of the Gods sent a total of six people to monitor me. Of course, they were discovered by me. There may be others who have not been discovered by me." Yun Zhongjun said.

"Don't worry about these people. You just need to rest assured and do everything well. I came to you this time for court matters." Ziyou said.

"Don't worry, sir, I have absolutely no involvement in those people's affairs." Yun Zhongjun said nervously.

Although Yun Zhongjun did not go along with those wild alchemists before, his mentality was the same as theirs. He believed that if Ying Zheng wanted to use them now, he would not let anything happen to them. But Lu Buwei's fire made them understand that as long as they harmed the interests of Qin, no matter who protected them, they would die, even if it was Ying Zheng, he would not let them go.

"I know, so you don't have to worry about these things. I will help you deal with the affairs of the court. Accordingly, you must help me hold back these descendants of the Gods and let them prepare for the sea wholeheartedly. Don't let them see it. Here comes the flaw," Ziyou said.

"Don't worry, the descendants of the God Clan have been confused by the news I sent. They now think that the king is completely obsessed with alchemy. Previously, the king asked Gongshujia and the Mohist family to start studying the ship blueprints sent back from Baiyue and were building a huge ship. ." Yun Zhongjun said.

"Yeah." Ziyou said.

"Do you have any other instructions, sir?" Yun Zhongjun asked.

"No more. Remember the task assigned to you. If you complete it well, I will cancel your wanted order and give you an environment where you can study alchemy with peace of mind." Ziyou said.

"promise."

After leaving Yunzhongjun, Ziyou went to the Academy of Sciences. He was going to see how the Gongshu family and the Mohist family were doing with their research on Baiyue's ships.

After arriving at the gate of the Academy of Sciences, Ziyou entered the Academy of Sciences after being searched three times. Everyone in the Academy of Sciences was as busy as before, and Zi You didn't bother them but went straight to find Gong Shuqiu and Xiangli Guan.

"This Baiyue ship technology is so advanced." Gong Shuqiu and Xiangli Guan said while looking at the model in the water.

"It seems that you have seen the excellence of Baiyue's ships." Ziyou looked at the two of them and said with a smile.

"Greetings to Master Wang." The two of them saluted.

"How about, tell me about the excellence of this Baiyue ship." Ziyou said.

"First of all, Baiyue's ship is not made of human power, but of this sail. After our experiments, we found that this sail is not only faster than human power, but can also be adjusted at any time according to the wind direction. Secondly, its bottom is different from the flat bottom of the Central Plains. The boats also have a pointed bottom, which can break through the wind and waves as much as possible and increase the speed of the boat. Moreover, their hulls are specially built for going to sea." Gong Shuqiu said.
"I really didn't expect Baiyue to have such advanced shipbuilding technology." Sagaritan said with emotion.

Listening to what the two said, Ziyou nodded. In fact, he only knew that Baiyue's shipbuilding technology was very powerful, but he didn't know what was so powerful, but now he knows. The current ships of Baiyue are actually sharp-bottomed ships and sails that can cross the sea in later generations. No wonder it is recorded in history books that Baiyue ships can sail from Jiaozhi to Kuaiji.

Is it strange that such a ship cannot travel like this? But Ziyou was still surprised to think that Baiyue could build such a ship now. Historically, pointed-bottomed sea-going ships and sails did not appear until thousands of years later. Thinking that such technology had a gap of a thousand years, Ziyou felt a little regretful. If Baiyue's shipbuilding technology had continued, they might have started the great voyage.

However, considering that the emperors of the Han Dynasty in history were not very interested in immortality and immortality, Ziyou can understand why Baiyue's shipbuilding technology did not continue. What's more, in the early days of the Han Dynasty, the king of Baiyue was Zhao Tuo, and Zhao Tuo was always unwilling to submit to the Han Dynasty. Baiyue relied on ships to sneak attacks on the Han Dynasty. After Baiyue surrendered, the Han Dynasty destroyed Baiyue's ship technology. possible.

"Do you have the confidence to build a better building ship?" Ziyou asked.

"Yes, after the Yin Yang family heard about going to sea, they provided us with a blueprint. Combining these two blueprints, I believe we will be able to build an unprecedented ship." Gong Shuqiu said.

(End of this chapter)