Careerist in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 190 A New Beginning

In the backyard garden of Xiaoshengxian Manor, Master Zhang San leaned on a tree trunk, admiring the snow while opening the bamboo slips reporting the Northern War in his hand.

When Zhang Liang learned from Lu Wei that Liusha was in Jicheng a few months ago, he had other views and speculations about the Jicheng battlefield and the relationship between various schools of thought.

But the premise of all this is that what Hall Master Lu said is true.

Although Hall Master Lu has no reason to deceive himself on this matter, there is a possibility that his farm subordinates may be inaccurate in their investigation or that the quicksand is playing tricks on them, and they cannot rashly affirm or deny certain things.

He couldn't contact Quicksand and couldn't directly verify the truth.But even if he got in touch, Zhang Liang couldn't do anything.

He originally had to maintain his identity as an observer of the current situation for a long time.

But on New Year's Eve, news came that King Yan Dan had died and Jicheng had been breached, and Zhang San, the leader of the family, was already ready to make a move.

According to the most widely known information, the core reason why Jicheng was breached was because of quicksand:

When King Dan of Yan climbed up the city wall to reward the defenders, the Qin army, which had learned this information in advance, launched an offensive again. However, the morale of the Yan army, which had just received the reward and learned from King Yan that reinforcements would arrive within three months, reached its peak. , The resistance the Qin army encountered that day was greater than any previous siege.

The enthusiasm of the Qin army inevitably gradually declined. At this time, quicksand took action.

Wei Zhuang, the owner of Quicksand, suddenly broke out and attacked the city wall from inside Jicheng. Facing the bewildered Yan army among the rebellious army, Shark Teeth was invincible and captured Yan Dan, who was protected by only two guards.

Ten swords later, Yan Dan was the leader, and Wei Zhuang jumped off the city wall with the head of the last King of Yan.
Everything happened too fast, and before anyone could react, the Yan Kingdom defender’s last belief: King Yan Pill, was beheaded in full view of everyone.
The originally high morale immediately turned into confusion, and then the overall situation fell into a downturn.

Under the city, Qin general Li Xin, who was in charge of today's siege and was actively contacted by Liusha, discovered that Liusha had indeed taken off Yan Dan's head as promised. He immediately laughed and ordered the drums to be beaten so that all the reserve Qin troops who had prepared in advance could come forward.
The Jicheng defenders had no reserve force. Faced with the news that the king had been killed, some soldiers had their eyes cracked and were about to die with the Qin people, but more soldiers lost their will to resist and began to flee.

The chaos on the city wall turned into a complete rout after the Qin army attacked.

Jicheng was captured and the Yan Kingdom perished.

When the Qin army wiped out all the resistance forces in the city and came to the dilapidated palace of the King of Yan, the kerosene and flammable fodder that had not been removed from the palace showed that King Dan of Yan originally planned to burn the palace to death after the city was defeated. Fortunately, the quicksand city wall took action. He was unable to command the palace to set fire.

Liusha has made great contributions to the Qin State. This killer organization, which was originally a fugitive from the old Korea, was released from the wanted list. Moreover, Liusha's reputation has also been greatly increased because of its ability to take the head of King Yan among thousands of troops.

However, what increased was his reputation as a killer.The quicksand created by Wei Zhuang, a disciple of Guigu, and Han Fei in the past, are getting further and further away from the path they started on, and instead sinking deeper and deeper into another bloody road.
Rolling up the bamboo slips, quicksand did indeed appear in Jicheng as Lu Wei said. This shows that other information provided by Lu Wei is likely to be true. Zhang Liang is sure at this moment that there is another hidden truth behind the Qin-Yan war. .

Based on his understanding of Wei Zhuang, there was no need to wait in one place for a year if he was just killing people.

Quicksand’s time and Wei Zhuang’s time are very precious.

Yan Dan probably used the lives of his soldiers and common people to cooperate with Liusha and implement fake death to protect himself and the Mohist family.

Zhang Liang had no clear evidence to prove this. He only inferred this conclusion from limited intelligence and hints from Lu Wei's previous conversation.

The greatest use of this conclusion is that it helped Zhang Liang know in advance that the Mohists would continue to firmly oppose Qin in the upcoming changes.

This is a reliable ally, and if the Mohist giant is still Yan Dan, the other party has a similar identity and position to himself. There is no harm in establishing a simple connection with the Mohist family now.

It just so happened that in the past year, he had thoroughly explored the identity of the shopkeeper of an inn in Songhai City and confirmed that he was a disciple of the Mohist family. This was a good opportunity and it was not a coincidence.

Confucianism and Mohism have had fierce conflicts in history, but the current social environment is very different from before, and both sides have a tendency to downplay their hatred.

Just wanting the two families to stand side by side in the same direction still faces huge difficulties. Zhang Liang is ready to help overcome this difficulty in his own way.

While making plans, there was a regular sound of squeaking in the snow, and Fu Nian, the head of Little Saint Xian Manor, also came to the backyard to enjoy the snow.

"Senior Brother," Zhang Liang calmly brushed off the snow that had fallen from the treetops on his shoulders because he was leaning on the tree trunks. Then he walked out of the forest to the path and saluted Fu Nian solemnly.

"It turns out to be the ovary. Come take a walk with me."

Fu Nian stopped and nodded, taking Zhang Liang for a walk in the backyard.There is still snow on the ground, and the cleaning disciples are mainly focusing on the front yard, which is the facade, so they haven't had time to pay attention to the back yard.

The two owners of the Little Sage Village left a long series of similarly spaced traces on the white snow.

"What book is Zifang reading today?"

Fu Nian accidentally glanced at the bamboo slips in Zhang Liang's hand and asked casually.

"Brother, don't be surprised. When Zifang read the second verse of "Mencius - Gongsun Chou Chapter [-]" this morning, he received a bamboo slip from the north. He found it interesting, so he took his things to the backyard to be lazy, but was interrupted by his senior brother. Caught."

Zhang Liang sheepishly held his hands in his hands and apologized with a smile.

"One's ambition arouses one's anger, and one's anger arouses one's will. Today's people who crumble are those who follow the trend, it is anger, and it reacts in their hearts." Fu Nian shook his head, and did not ask Zhang Liang to open the bamboo slips and take a look: In the north, except for thistles, Except for the destruction of the Yan Kingdom in Chengdu and the survival of the Yan Kingdom in Liaodong, there are no new deeds.

He used the sentences from the Mencius chapter that Zhang Liang just said to warn this junior brother who has hatred of his country and his family to pay more attention to the right path and not go astray.

"The world is in chaos, and the Little Saint Xianzhuang cannot help the world, so it can only do well on its own. Zifang still needs to pay more attention to the way of learning, thinking that when the situation is stable in the future, he can teach the world's students."

"I cultivate my awe-inspiring spirit by myself, and take the career of my Confucian ancestors as my own responsibility." Zhang Liang answered with his hands raised, and Fu Nian was very satisfied with this answer.

As for what Zhang Liang's "Haoran Qi" actually refers to, the two have different understandings.
Such ambiguous words were naturally intentional on the part of Master Zhang San, but did Fu Nian, who was 'satisfied', really not see it?

Zhang Liang didn't know.

In fact, in his eyes, Fu Nian, as the leader of Confucianism, concentrated on learning, which could be truly rigorous scholarship, or it could be a kind of invisible rebellion against the Qin Dynasty.
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Thirty miles away in the northern suburbs of Jicheng, two men in black robes were confronting each other on the snow.

"Mo Mei?" One of them spoke in a deep voice, staring at the black sword in the hand of the person in front of him: "The world-famous Mohist tycoon Yan Wangdan died in battle in Jicheng, but Mo Mei, who was the Mohist tycoon's token, was in your hands. Here, you are the new Mohist giant?"

"This has nothing to do with you." The voice of the swordsman holding the black eyebrows was hoarse, and his age could not be heard.

Both of them could sense that each other had good skills. After a long confrontation, the person who took the lead in asking the question took off his hat:

"Don't blame me, your Taoist family, Zong Xiaoyaozi, has no ill intentions towards the Mohist family." The face under the bamboo hat was clear and handsome, and his eyebrows were filled with the meaning of immortality and Taoism. He was full of righteousness: "I came to Yan to help Yan. The Dan giant fought against the brutality, but due to various reasons, it was still a step late and failed to enter Jicheng before the war started."

"So I simply looked for good opportunities around Jicheng. I heard that the Yandan giant was killed by Liusha a few days ago. I was angry and accidentally discovered your whereabouts. I didn't know your identity and mistakenly thought that you were sneaking around. I didn't mean to obstruct you."

"Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Taoist sect?" The hoarse voice sounded again, and his tone was much more friendly: "Yes, I am the new Mohist tycoon, and I have received the fate that Yan Wangdan issued in advance."

"That's it." Xiaoyaozi seemed to easily believe these words, and the tense muscles in his body relaxed: "The heroic men around Yan Dan are all wanted by the violent Qin Dynasty. I have shown my sincerity. I wonder if you can take off your hat. You Shall I be honest?"

"I hope you will forgive me." The hoarse voice refused quickly, but the movement of his hand retracted the black eyebrows, showing further goodwill: "The Mo family is in turmoil. It's not that I don't trust Master Xiaoyao, but I was secretly trained by the Yandan giant. Even within the Mo family, his true identity will not be exposed."

"In that case, you should leave first. The Mo family really needs you to come forward to appease people." Xiaoyaozi gave way in a reasonable manner and did not dwell too much on the issue of identity.

"Thank you Master Xiaoyao for your understanding. After I appease the Mo family, I will definitely apologize to Master Xiaoyao again."

The two of them separated. Xiaoyaozi looked at the leaving figure of the giant man in black, looked back in the direction of Jicheng, put on his hat again, and left in the other direction.
The last tycoon of the Mo family, the Six-fingered Black Man, also hid his entire body under a black robe. Given the current situation of the Moh family, it is understandable that the tycoon of the Moh family would follow the precedent and hide his identity. However, there is probably a big problem with this person's identity.

Xiaoyaozi quietly guessed in his heart, but no matter what, it is a good thing that the Mohist family has a new giant so quickly. This important group of scholars can quickly stabilize.

The Taoist sect also had to take an anti-Qin stance.
In the Daze Mountains, Lu Wei only heard about the outcome of the war in the north. This was already doomed.

The killer group Liusha has completely become famous all over the world, but the plan of Wei Zhuang and Changping Jun is to launch a rebellion in Xinzheng, so it should make Liusha quiet.

The remnants of the Yan Kingdom still need to be wiped out for a while, and the lands of Yan and Zhao have to be digested. As long as the Korean rebellion is carried out in time, the Qin army should not be able to make any big moves next year.

This will be the calm before the violent storm, and it will be a new beginning for the Qinglong Project.
(End of this chapter)