The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1092 Threatening Xunzi [Subscribe*Monthly Tickets]

"Should we kill him?"

Many nobles in Xianyang, and even the Qin royal family, were in turmoil.

"Is Li Tonggu a problem? The real problem is your Majesty! Even if Li Tonggu dies, there will still be Wang Tonggu and Chen Tonggu..."

"Then you can't just do nothing, right?"

"If you can do it, go ahead and get your assassins, go to the palace and kill His Majesty!"

"I suspect there are members of Luowang and Shadow Guard among you!"

……

This was destined to be a secret meeting that ended in failure.

Killing Li Si was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. The person who really drove this reform was Ying Zheng, a person they could not shake.

As for the assassination of Ying Zheng?

You don't want the Nine Clans anymore?
Regardless of success or failure, the Nine Clans have nothing to lose.

They just want to protect themselves, not risk their lives.

What’s the point of success if all nine clans are gone?

"They're smart!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian and Zhang Han both have spies undercover in every household.

Especially at this time, they dared not let Xianyang be in turmoil.

If they were not afraid that killing would cause the other side to band together for warmth and end up in a desperate situation, they would have wanted to kill a few people to deter them.

"But the longer the backlog lasts, the more miserable Lord Li Si's fate will be in the future!" Zhang Han said with a sigh.

Li Si was essentially taking all the responsibility for the reform on himself, and he had to bear all the consequences and grudges.

This also made them somewhat unable to understand Li Si.

According to their previous investigations on Li Si, Li Si was a man who was good at dealing with people, did things flawlessly, and was able to protect himself. They simply could not believe that the other party would take the initiative to stand up.

"Have you ever thought that Lord Li Si is under too much pressure?" Hei Bai Xuan Jian shook his head.

He could probably guess what Li Si was thinking.

"Pressure?" Zhang Han was puzzled.

"Yes, Lord Li Si wants to go further. Who is his opponent?" Hei Bai Xuan Jian asked back.

Zhang Han was thinking, among the nine ministers of Qin, Feng Quji, the Minister of Rites, Weiwei and Langzhongling did not participate in the competition for promotion of civil officials, Dian Keqing Dun Ruo, Shangqing Yao Jia, Zhisu Neishi Li Yao, Taifu Mengwu, and Shaofu Zhang Han.

Excluding Dun Ruo, Yao Jia, Meng Wu and Zhang Han himself, only Feng Quji and Li Yao are left.

These two are not ordinary people.

As the head of the Nine Ministers, Fengchang was responsible for assisting the Prime Minister in managing the Nine Ministers, and had obvious advantages.

According to the Qin State's promotion rules, after Xiong Qi and Wang Wan retired, Feng Chang and Ting Wei would take over as the two prime ministers.

Now Li Yao suddenly appeared, directly threatening the status of Li Si and Feng Quji.

If nothing unexpected happens, the position of Right Prime Minister should be vacant, and it is a foregone conclusion that Li Yao will become the Left Prime Minister.

Therefore, Li Si stood up now to fight with Feng Quji!
And they were fighting for the position of Right Prime Minister, which he had never thought of before, second only to the emperor.

After all, Zuo Xiang means assistant, and he is the deputy prime minister.

Before Li Yao showed up, Li Si knew that his background was not as good as Feng Quji's, so he only dared to dream of the position of left prime minister.

But now Li Yao has directly taken the position of Left Prime Minister, leaving the position of Right Prime Minister with the highest status for the other nine ministers to fight for.

If he didn't risk his life now, he would be stuck in the position of the Imperial Court until his death. If Feng Quji came to power, there would be a major reshuffle, and he might not even be able to keep his position as the Imperial Court.

Zhang Han understood what Hei Bai Xuan Jian meant. Li Si was forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to fight.

The struggle in the court is like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will die!
"Of course, it is not ruled out that Lord Li Si was really fooled by the Emperor!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian thought for a while and continued.

Li Si might have had to fight, but it is not ruled out that Li Si suddenly came to his senses and truly had the awareness of sacrificing one's life for righteousness like the Confucians and committing oneself to the law like the Legalists.

After all, with Yan Yan's words, it is possible that Li Si could really be persuaded.

"In fact, no matter what the reason is, at least Lord Li Si dared to stand up, which is something that ordinary people cannot do." Zhang Han said with some admiration after thinking about it.

Everyone knew that the unified Qin State needed to reform, but those who had the talent to do so were afraid of death, and those who did not have the talent did not get a chance.

As long as Li Si stood up, he would be a loyal and righteous minister and hero of the Qin Dynasty.

"He needs the support of Confucianism!" said Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

"So?" Zhang Han asked in confusion.

"I have sent people to Sanghai Xiaoshengxianzhuang to invite Master Xun to come out and preside over the unification ceremony!" Heibai Xuanjian said with a smile.

"Ah?" Zhang Han was stunned. I haven't thought about these things, but you have already sent people to do it.

"As long as Master Xun is willing to come, it will be a good thing for the empire and for Lord Li Si!" Hei Bai Xuan Jian said with a smile.

He is not stupid. He not only helped Li Si, but also Feng Quji. No matter who of the two comes to power, he will not be the one to be reckoned with. He is betting on both sides.

Although the benefits are not great, as a spy chief, what position can he rise to?

In the backyard of Sanghai Xiaoshengxianzhuang, a killer wearing a black tights, a hat with a pocket on his head and a spider web mark on his neck stood at the gate of the bamboo garden.

“???” As the most hidden leader of Confucianism, Xunzi naturally sensed the killer’s presence at the first time. However, when he was still thinking about how to kill the person silently and bury him as fertilizer, the killer just stood at his gate.

"Are you Luowang's top killer, or a fledgling killer?" Xunzi, who originally wanted to solve the problem with a slap, asked curiously.

When Old Man Bailu heard Xunzi speak, he retracted the whip he was about to swing.

"I'm here on the orders of Lord Xuan Jian!" The killer broke out in a cold sweat and was also very panicked.

Who the hell told him that Master Xun was a frail old man?

Also, the information doesn't mention that Xunzi had a master-level chariot driver with equally unfathomable strength.

"Black and White Xuan Jian?" Xunzi was surprised. "The Confucian Xiaoshengxian Manor and your Luowang have never had any conflicts. We have always lived in peace. I have never had any contact with Black and White Xuan Jian. What does he want to do by looking for me?"

"Your Excellency hopes that Master Xun can go to Xianyang to preside over the ceremony of unifying the empire!" the killer said gritting his teeth.

"Oh?" Master Xun became interested.

It’s not that Ying Zheng didn’t invite him, but he refused on the grounds of being old and weak.

Because Confucianism believed that Qin Shi Huang seized the world by means of killing, and that Qin exterminated the Zhou Dynasty and was a traitor, so as a pillar of Confucianism, Xunzi would naturally not go to Xianyang.

Once he went, it would mean that Confucianism recognized the Qin State as orthodox.

This is inconsistent with the Zhou rituals advocated by Confucianism.

Therefore, Confucianism chose to remain neutral, neither acknowledging nor blocking it.

That is to say, the group of corrupt scholars from Qi and Lu who were jumping for joy became obedient after being killed by Fu Nian.

"Master Xun, you don't want your disciple Master Tonggu to die a violent death, right?" the killer continued with a stiff upper lip.

"Are you threatening me?" Master Xun suddenly became furious, and his figure suddenly appeared where the killer was standing before, and the killer was directly blown away by his righteous energy.

(End of this chapter)