Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 419 New and Old Prime Ministers

Han Fei didn't know that on the same day that he met his father, Li Si had already sped up and arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xianyang City.

When approaching Daliang City, Li Si decisively separated from Han Fei, then pulled the chariot and took on the same style as before with brother Haoran, and rushed all the way to the Qin State. He could run hundreds of miles in a day, leaving behind those who followed him. Covering the sun almost broke his leg.

In terms of endurance, internal martial arts warriors are inferior to external martial arts warriors, not to mention that Li Si is still capable of both internal and external martial arts.

After being led to bathe and change clothes, and wash off the dust from his body, Li Si was led to the study room to meet Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei was still loading coins and writing. Li Si did not disturb him, but waited quietly on the side and watched quietly.

After a while, Lu Buwei finished writing the calligraphy, then turned around and was about to let Li Si comment on his calligraphy.

After all, traditional Chinese characters were spread from Confucianism, and according to the information he received, Li Si was also involved in the creation of traditional Chinese characters. This was a major point in his appreciation of this young man.

But before he could speak, he saw something that couldn't be described in words. The body was huge, but the head was the size of a normal person, and it looked a bit delicate.

Seeing such a thing that he didn't know how to describe, Lu Buwei couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Student Li Si has met Mr. Xiangguo!"

Seeing Lu Buwei's eyes, Li Si saluted and his bulging chest muscles began to beat subconsciously as he spoke.

Etiquette is a major foundation of Confucianism, not only on the conceptual level, but also on behavior. Li Si also agreed with this, so he learned the etiquette very well and learned the essence.

Lu Buwei came back to his senses just after Li Si spoke. His expression was a bit weird, especially when he looked at the other person's beating chest muscles, he had the urge to dig out his eyes.

"I heard that all four of you brothers practice external martial arts. Are they all like you?"

When asked directly, Lu Buwei was very curious about how much stimulation Master Xun received. Not only did he practice external skills on his own, he also asked his four disciples to practice them, and they became like this.

I had seen information about the three of them from Luowang's information before, but they were only tall and tall, so I didn't care about them at the time. After all, there were so many tall people, and many of the guards in my mansion were tall.

But the thing in front of him obviously exceeded the limit of the word burly, and he didn't know how to describe it.

"Returning to Mr. Xiangguo, among our senior brothers, Junior Brother Haoran has the highest level of Chinese and foreign martial arts, followed by Senior Brother Fu Nian, and then Senior Brother Han Fei. His cultivation level is the worst, slightly worse than Senior Brother Han Fei."

Replied respectfully, Li Si has a clear understanding of his own cultivation. In terms of combat power, he is no worse than Senior Brother Han Fei, but his cultivation is always a little behind.

This is a gap in innate qualifications and there is nothing we can do about it.

"Master Xun is also like you?"

Lu Buwei couldn't imagine the current figure of Master Xun, and he didn't know how to describe it. He always felt very scary.

"Teacher, because he is old, although he is at a higher level in external martial arts training, his body shape has hardly changed much. He is just the same as Master Kong Sheng."

Li Si did not hide anything. It was indeed difficult for his teacher's figure to improve much. He could only develop horizontally. His height was about the same as the stone statue of Master Kong Sheng.

"Same as Master Kong Sheng?"

Unable to help but look at the thing in front of him again, Lu Buwei felt that the image of Master Kong Sheng in his heart was about to crack.

Li Si's expression did not change at all, and he replied seriously: "Master Kong Sheng was tall and strong, and he was good at guarding and shooting. Our chariot technique and drifting sword technique were learned from the classics left by Master Kong Sheng."

"Drifting Sword Technique?"

His expression was even more strange, especially when he saw the giant sword behind Li Si that was bigger than the door panel of his study, Lu Buwei felt that something in his head was completely cracked and shattered.

He thought that the arrival of this young man would bring him a surprise, but he did not expect that the surprise would be so big and scary, and even some of his previous perceptions would be subverted.

"That sword of yours is quite heavy, isn't it?"

Lu Buwei became interested in the huge sword behind Li Si. He couldn't figure out how someone could use such a heavy sword.

Had he heard of the giant sword built by Ou Yezi? It was said to be the heaviest sword in the world, but it felt that it was far inferior to the thing in front of him.

"This sword is called the Confucian Sword. It is a sword standard in our Little Sage Village. The sword weighs three thousand kilograms, which corresponds to the three thousand disciples of Master Kong Sheng. The sword body is 72 inches, which corresponds to the 72 sages of Master Kong Sheng's disciples... …”

Taking off the Confucian sword hanging from his back, Li Si explained with a sense of sanctity on his face.

This was the size he had originally decided with his senior brother, and it had a profound meaning.

However, Lu Buwei's face couldn't help but twitch when he heard it, and the Six Sword Slaves hiding around the study also felt a little numb looking at such a thing.

If you have the nerve to tell me whether that thing is a sword or a Confucian sword, aren't you afraid that Confucius and Meng Sheng will crawl out of the coffin and clean you out?

"Can you play chess?"

After Li Si finished his introduction with a sacred look on his face, Lu Buwei quickly changed the subject, feeling a little itchy.

"Students will be better."

Li Si nodded and gently placed the Confucian sword on the floor, but even so, the protruding sword grid broke the template on the floor, making Lu Buwei even more speechless.

Ignoring these, Li Si took the initiative to walk to the side and bring over the chessboard placed there, and knelt down opposite Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei held the sunspot and landed first, and said with emotion: "The last time I played chess with the real person in this position was also very young."

Looking back now, I miss that boy so much, and at the same time, I feel more and more afraid of him.

Over the years, I have been in a high position, controlled an empire, and my resourcefulness has greatly increased, but I still can't do anything to that kid.

There is no way, that kid is too thief, good at winning by surprise, using unexpected means to defeat the opponent, he can't even imagine what means the opponent will use to break the game next.

"But that Huang Tianhou?"

Li Si asked, looking neither humble nor overbearing.

It is not the time for him to just join the Little Sage Village. After studying with Brother Haoran, his vision has been greatly improved. Especially after taking Brother Haoran's ten ambitions as his own ambitions, he feels that his whole body and mind are full of energy. Be sublimated and have a higher level view of many things.

Because of this, he was highly recognized by the six kings during his travels in the six countries. Even Zhao Wangjia praised him highly and regarded him as a confidant.

Nowadays, the kings of the six countries highly recognize his talents and abilities, and some even promise to treat him as prime minister.

So even if he faced Lu Buwei now, he would not kowtow. Before, it was just pure etiquette and politeness.

"How do you think you are better than that kid?"

Lu Buwei asked, as his father-in-law, he was qualified to talk about that kid.

"Students are self-aware that they are not as good as Huang Tianhou in terms of talent or ability, but they know that a person's talents are not weaker than Huang Tianhou."

After falling again, Li Si said, preparing to lead out Brother Haoran and pave the way for him.

"Is it that Haoran?"

Lu Buwei had some guesses. He knew some information about this person.

"It is Brother Haoran. Although the student has never met Huang Tianhou, based on the student's understanding of Brother Haoran, it is no exaggeration to say that he is unprecedented."

Nodding, Li Si still has great respect for Brother Haoran. Most of his current achievements are attributed to Brother Haoran. It was Brother Haoran who allowed him to see the farther scenery.

"What talent do you have? Can you help Qin to unify the world?"

Lu Buwei asked, becoming more and more interested in that Haoran.

Li Si shook his head and said: "Qin's unification of the world is a foregone conclusion. Both the Prime Minister and Huang Tianhou have laid a solid foundation for Qin's unification.

Nowadays, some people are just struggling to their death. It is ridiculous to think that the internal struggle in Qin will be a big turning point.

The students and Brother Haoran are not very interested in this kind of established thing. What we are planning is after reunification.

According to Brother Haoran, it is difficult to conquer the world and even more difficult to defend it. That is the real challenge for us. Unifying the world is just the beginning. "

"It's hard to conquer the world with one sentence, but it's even harder to defend the world!"

His old eyes lit up, and Lu Buwei admired the young man in front of him and Haoran more and more.

"Brother Haoran's talent is hard to describe, but his ambition has been revealed, and the student has always regarded it as his own ambition!" Li Si said as he took out the scroll he had been carrying with him from his sleeve and held it with both hands. Presented to Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei was indeed very interested in this. After taking it, he unfolded it and saw a line of words. At the same time, there was a vast and upright atmosphere hidden in the lines.

"Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, establish an intention for all things, establish virtue for the people, enlighten all peoples, legislate for the family and the country, inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, develop new ideas for today's people, create thousands of ways for future generations, and Peace for all eternity!"

After reading the ten lines above, Lu Buwei was greatly shocked.

Over the years, he has been leading the compilation of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, incorporating some of his own ideas, hoping to make it famous throughout the ages and become Qin's governing philosophy.

But after seeing the ten sentences in front of me, I feel that the Lu Spring and Autumn Annals I made up is a joke, not on the same level at all, and even seems a bit petty.

"Isn't this the awe-inspiring spirit?"

After being silent for a long time, Lu Buwei turned the topic to the vast aura revealed between the lines, which felt somewhat different from the aura of awe.

There are also many Confucian people in the Qin State, and among them there is one who cultivates Haoran Qi and is a lineage of chivalrous Confucianism passed down by Mencius.

But this feeling now was somewhat different from that aura of awe, which reminded him of another piece of information he got from the snare.

"This was written by my teacher Xun Fuzi. It incorporates the talent created by my teacher, and talent can only be cultivated based on the Qi of Haoran. It is a major foundation for the future of my Confucianism."

As Li Si responded, he mobilized his talents, showing a strong and upright spirit, which resonated with the talents on the copybook.

This calligraphy is the core of the mental method he cultivates, and it is also where his state of mind lies.

"If you have such an ambition, you must be talented and talented."

Lu Buwei looked down at the scroll copybook in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more fond and shocked he became. He couldn't help but sigh that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Young people nowadays are really getting more and more scary, making the older generation like him feel even more stressed.

"It's just that with such ambition, it would be better to go to King Qin's side."

Looking up at the young man opposite, Lu Buwei recognized his talent and ambition, but he also had doubts.

With such an ambition, it would be more appropriate to go to Ying Zheng.

Although there are some reasons from the information sent back from the cover of the sun, it is not enough.

"It is true that the King of Qin's side is more suitable, but students are human beings after all, and they will have selfish motives, so the students came to Mr. Xiangguo."

Li Si seemed very calm and did not shy away from his own ambitions and tricks.

But Lu Buwei had no words because it was not enough.

Li Si also didn't know enough, so he continued to lie: "As the saying goes, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their king. Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, can regard this as the student's test for the King of Qin. If the King of Qin wins in the end, the student will choose to surrender and assist The King of Qin successfully accepted the inheritance of the Prime Minister, allowing the Qin State to stabilize as soon as possible, and used this as capital to open up a situation with the King of Qin.

If the Prime Minister wins, it will prove that the King of Qin is nothing more than this, and the world in the future can only be governed by students. "

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lu Buwei's face, he shook his head and said with a smile: "You are more ambitious than you were this year!"

But the Lord of the Snare, who was hiding outside the study, heard a black line on his forehead, and felt that Li Si was a little too arrogant.

But he didn't pay much attention to it. If he really lost, he would definitely not give up and would definitely use all available resources to continue climbing up.

Moreover, Li Si's idea also has merit. If it can be developed into a chess piece belonging to the net and integrated into the Qin Dynasty, it may come in handy at a critical moment.

You can contact them privately. I believe that smart people will know how to make a choice.

And that Haoran, their network needs such a talent!

"That is a better era for students. If Mr. Xiangguo can be in the era that students will face in the future, he will definitely have more ambitious goals and achievements."

Li Si didn't know the master of the snare hidden outside, and was still communicating with Lu Buwei.

"Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable for everyone, and I am getting old too."

Lu Buwei sighed with emotion. He was indeed getting old and his energy had declined recently. He really needed to find a successor to train him.

"Looking at your actions among the Six Kingdoms over the years, are you trying to understand the Six Kingdoms and prepare for unification of the world?"

Turning the topic to Li Si's whereabouts over the years, according to the information obtained by Luowang, this person has not always stayed in the Little Sage Manor these years. He has been traveling among the six countries for more than half of the time, constantly serving in the courts of various countries. He solved problems for the kings of the Six Kingdoms and gained high recognition.

Even Zhao Wangjia admired him very much, and he even suspected that the reason why Zhao Jie and others so boldly and madly sought power to usurp the throne and poisoned Zhao Wangyan was probably related to this person.

"Master Xiangguo, are you referring to what happened when the students were in Zhao?"

Li Si seemed to have guessed Lu Buwei's thoughts and calmly brought up the matter.

"It's not just that."

Lu Buwei did not deny it, which was indeed doubtful.

Li Si's expression remained unchanged and he said seriously: "The student said before that Qin's unification of the world is a foregone conclusion. No one can stop it. No matter how hard you try, it will be in vain and will not help.

The Six Kingdoms are not enough for students to put their minds into planning. The original purpose of proposing the strong Zhao Shi Ce to Zhao Wangyan was more to confirm what he had learned and to prepare for the governance after unifying the world.

Both the students and Brother Haoran believed that the future unification of the world must not use the enfeoffment system, otherwise the outcome of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties would inevitably be repeated.

If you want to create a dynasty that can last for eternity, you must implement the county system that has begun to take shape now, implement real rule of law, and limit power. Only in this way can the dynasty continue.

It is very difficult to achieve this. It is more complicated and dangerous than Shang Jun's reform. If you don't have enough understanding of the world, it will be difficult to achieve it.

Therefore, the student made an agreement with Brother Haoran that the student would walk in the courts of the Six Kingdoms and understand the nature of the dignitaries in the court. Brother Haoran would hide his whereabouts and wander among the people to observe the real life and needs of the people at the bottom.

Only by integrating knowledge and action, and integrating up and down, can we create a truly perfect legal system..."

Li Si expressed his ideas seriously. Li Si attached great importance to this point. He is a person who likes to abide by rules. In addition, the ideas he learned from his teacher Xunzi made him determined that only perfect rules can limit power. Don't let anyone abuse it.

As long as power is limited, many problems can be avoided.

This is what Brother Haoran once said. He deeply believes it and has been working hard towards this goal.

"Even the power of the prime minister must be limited?"

After listening, Lu Buwei asked, with a cold look on his face.

Li Si did not have the slightest fear and replied solemnly: "Not only the power of the prime minister, but also the power of the king. The rise and fall of a country and the rise and fall of the world cannot be pinned on one person or a few people. This will inevitably lead to corruption.

Just like King Ji of Qin back then, he ordered the death of Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of Qin, which led to the collapse of Qin's military system and even the impact of the military merit system established by Lord Shang, which led to the Qin Dynasty being invaded by the six kingdoms. Within the country, they even had to personally conquer the country to stop the attack of the six countries.

From some aspects, what Qin Wangji did was not wrong, but it was wrong for the country's political system.

If something like this happens once, it is enough to endanger the foundation of the country. If it happens frequently, no matter how strong the country is, it will decline.

During the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many hegemonic-level countries emerged, but they could only flourish for a short period of time and could not survive. Qin's current achievements can be regarded as a miracle.

Six consecutive generations of kings have worked hard to govern, which is unprecedented in history, but we cannot place our hopes on this. No one can guarantee that the future King of Qin will be as wise as ever and will not make any wrong decisions that will lead to the collapse of the country.

Therefore, power must be limited, firstly to reduce the occurrence of errors, and secondly to reduce the adverse effects caused by errors.

The King of Qin was too domineering, so students gave priority to Xiangguo. "

He firmly believed that only by governing the country according to law could a country's dynasty continue, rather than the false rule in name only of the Zhou Dynasty.

After hearing this and seeing Li Si's seriousness and determination, Lu Buwei instead of being angry, smiled.

"You don't look like a Confucian disciple at all. You are even more extreme than your teacher Xun Fuzi."

He appreciates this concept, which is more conducive to the long-term stability of the country.

"The Zhou rituals advocated by Confucius are very different from the Zhou ritual system advocated by Confucians today, because Confucians have become a force, and they inevitably mix their own interests in their ideas.

The enfeoffment system is not beneficial to the world, but beneficial to their survival. They are no longer pure. Only law can truly become the main body of a country's governance. "

Li Si replied that this was his own point of view and philosophy, which made Lu Buwei appreciate it even more.

(End of this chapter)