Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 51, Zhang Cang

Xianyang Palace, Zangshu Pavilion.

A young man with a fair face and a bloated figure was flipping through the bamboo slips in his hand. Under an oil lamp, the young man's white hands were particularly dazzling.

""Mozi"?" A steady voice woke up the young man who was addicted to books.

The young man quickly raised his head, looked at the young man standing in front of the bookshelf, his expression changed drastically, he got up and saluted
"Zhang Cang pays homage to the king."

"Get up without ceremony, are you a Mohist disciple?" Ying Zheng picked up "Mozi" on the table and said, the library pavilion in Xianyang Palace can be said to be the one with the largest collection of books and the most varieties in the seven countries during the successive years of war in Qin State. There are all theories.

"My lord, I am not a Mohist disciple, but a Confucian disciple." Zhang Cang touched his nose and said.

"Then why do you read "Mozi"? Confucianism and Mohism are mortal enemies." Ying Zheng sat in Zhang Cang's seat and said with interest.

Everyone knows what the composition of the Mohist school is, so it is very difficult to see a Mohist disciple in the court, even if there is one, you can see it in the Shaofu. After watching "Mozi", Ying Zheng thought he had met a different Mohist disciple, but now he is more interested in reading "Mozi" by Zhang Cang, a Confucian disciple.

"I am not reading "Mozi" but reading articles about arithmetic. I have always liked arithmetic." Zhang Cang said, he was bitter in his heart. He liked books, calendars and arithmetic, so he left After visiting Xiaoshengxianzhuang for a period of time, I heard that the Zangshu Pavilion in Xianyang Palace was recruiting people, so I came to Xianyang non-stop, relying on what I learned in Xiaoshengxianzhuang, I defeated many competitors, and successfully moved in. A post that suits his appetite.

"I see," Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Cang who couldn't wait to leave, and couldn't help but think that widows are scary?So he asked, "Are you afraid of widows?"

"As the King of Qin, Your Majesty has a better chance of becoming the King of the World in the future. A minister is no more than a lowly person. How can you not be afraid when facing the sun and the moon like a fluorescent light in front of Your Majesty?" Zhang Cang replied immediately. He was not afraid, but It is troublesome, Zhang Cang is a very lazy person, and in his opinion, the powerful and the king can often bring great trouble, so when other Confucian disciples are actively involved in the world, he does not want to be an official. I bought a house next to Widow Sanghai Liu, and I am collecting various books to read.

Hearing this kind of flattery, Ying Zheng was disgusted at first, but seeing Zhang Cang leaving in a hurry, the disgust in his heart became less, and said
"You seem to be in a hurry to leave, don't you?"

"My lord, I still have some books that I haven't sorted out. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Zhang Cang was about to leave after speaking.

"Wait a minute, you said your name is Zhang Cang? I remember that Mr. Ziyou of Confucianism had a brother named Zhang Cang, is that you?" Ying Zheng asked.

"It's a minister." Zhang Cang said with a wry smile on his face, sighing in his heart, he really couldn't leave.

"I heard that Mr. Ziyou is going to the state of Qin recently. Can you tell me about Mr. Ziyou?" Although Ying Zheng was asking Zhang Cang, his words were full of undeniable objections. The escape route was blocked.

Zhang Cang looked at Ying Zheng, thought of his little junior brother, and seemed to think of something, his face changed slightly, and soon he became normal again, knelt down in front of Ying Zheng and said
"What does your Majesty want to ask?"

Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment. Zhang Cang, who was eager to leave before, had plans to have a long talk all night. This made Ying Zheng a little curious, but he suppressed his curiosity and prepared to ask about Ziyou. In the past six months, what he had heard the most was the news about Ziyou, and he yearned for it in his heart.

At this time, within the territory of Qin State.

Ziyou, Xuenu and Concubine Yan sat around the bonfire, surrounded by silence.

"Since everyone is here, come out." Ziyou said after taking a sip of his drink.

The faces of Xue Nu and Concubine Yan changed, and they looked around. There was no one in the silent woods. The figure hidden in the dark paused at this moment, their faces were cloudy, but they still walked out of the shadows and bowed to Ziyou

"Luo Wang, I just met Mr. Ziyou."

"Luo Wang!?" The expressions of Xue Nu and Concubine Yan changed drastically, and they immediately stood up and surrounded Ziyou. They naturally knew how powerful Luo Wang was, and basically nothing good would happen if they were approached by Luo Wang.

"Is it your people who followed us along the way?" Ziyou said lightly. He had already discovered Luo Wang's stalking along the way, but found that the other party was just helping them solve various troubles, which made him a little curious. The purpose of the snare, so he didn't break through it, but now he can't wait to break it out.

"Yes." Zhen Gang said.

"Looking at a killer group, when did you start protecting people? Or do you think there are so many bandits on the road that you can't stand it?" Ziyou joked.

He was really at a loss for words just now, if it wasn't for the order from above, he wouldn't want to do this kind of job of protecting people. You must know that protecting people is much more difficult than killing people.

"Sir, you were joking." Zhen Gang said.

"Tell me, why is the person behind you doing this?" Ziyou asked.

Zhengang was silent, and he didn't know why the organization asked him to protect Ziyou, but the order was here, and he had to execute it. Seeing Zhengang's silence, Ziyou knew that he had to go to Xianyang by himself, and now Luowang In the hands of Lu Buwei, the only one who can protect him with the net is Lu Buwei, and Lu Buwei's move is obviously to have a talk with him.

"Go back and tell the people behind you that I know." Ziyou said.

Zhen Gang nodded and walked straight away. Looking at the dark forest with doubts on his face, Zhen Gang said in a low voice, "What does he know?"

After seeing Zhen just left, Xue Nu and Concubine Yan sat down again.

"Sir, is Luo Wang looking for something for you?" Xue Nu asked,
"It's not the net, it's the man behind the net. He has something to do with me." Ziyou said.

"The person behind the net? Lu Buwei? What does he want from you? To win you over?" Concubine Yan said in surprise.

Ziyou was also silent, he didn't understand what Lu Buwei wanted him for, he came out this time to travel, so the courts of various countries did not take the initiative to contact him, even Yan Dan visited him in his own name, although Lu Buwei He used Luowang, a Jianghu killer group, to convey the news, and he didn't belong to the imperial court. Ziyou was very interested in this meeting. He wanted to know what Lu Buwei, the powerful minister, wanted from him?
Ziyou still has a lot of admiration for Lu Buwei. How many people in the world can do it from a merchant to the prime minister of Qin, but I don’t want to get in touch with Ziyou on a deeper level. After all, Ziyou knows what happened to Lu Buwei. Since ancient times, power ministers have not ended well, and too many contacts will cause trouble to the upper body.

(End of this chapter)