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

Chapter 1197 Zhang Cang's Expedition [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Everyone wants to climb up, but those who really stand at the top feel that it is lonely up there.

"I want to lead the yellow dog with you to go out of the east gate of Shangcai to chase the cunning rabbit. Is it possible?"

After returning home, Li Si sighed and said to his second son.

He once thought of climbing up step by step, reaching the highest point, becoming the prime minister of a country, second only to the emperor, and making his name go down in history, bringing honor to his family.

Now, that position is within his reach, but he begins to miss the leisurely life before he entered officialdom, when he would chase rabbits with his children and yellow dog.

"Did something happen to father?" Li Si's second son was puzzled and looked at his father with some concern.

Being in a high position and having great power also means that one may die without a burial place at any time, and even the entire clan may be implicated.

"It's okay, I just feel a little nostalgic. We haven't gone on an outing together for a long time!" Li Si shook his head.

He was just speaking from his heart.

They all have a strong desire to fly, that is the spirit of youth.

It’s like when you were young and faced with the most beautiful woman in the world, you wanted them all, but when you got older you realized you couldn’t afford them!
"Father, Sang Hai has sent a message. Master said that my junior master is also going to go out to serve as an apprentice. He hopes that father can give him a position as a keeper of the archives in the Qin State." The eldest son Li You also spoke.

As the eldest son, Li You is also involved in politics. Although his position is not high now and he is only a county lieutenant in Chang'an County, he is under the emperor's feet after all.

"Is it just a position of keeper of archives?" Li Si was stunned.

Not to mention that he is now the first person to reform the Qin State and is in charge of the Qin State Reform. Even his main job is the Minister of Justice, one of the Nine Ministers of the Qin State.

Does he need to recommend for the position of librarian in the Royal Library?
"Junior Brother Zi Cang has gone out on a mission?" Li Siyou suddenly reacted.

In the past, Xunzi would never have asked him for help. Rather than asking him to find a job for Zhang Cang, it would be more accurate to say that he was doing this to bring him closer to his master and really treat him as the pillar of his master.

"Well, Master is waiting for my father's reply so that Junior Master Uncle can come to Xianyang." Li You continued.

“The title of Keeper of Repository is too low. If I just ask for the position of Keeper of Repository and it gets out, I will be laughed at by my colleagues!” Li Si smiled and shook his head.

Since it was Xunzi who entrusted him with the task and it was also to strengthen the connection between him and his fellow disciples, it was impossible for him to just let Zhang Cang serve as a librarian.

There is no need for him to recommend for such a position, and it would be an abuse of personal relationships if any of his judges did so.

"Father plans to recommend Junior Master Uncle..." Li You was also very curious.

When he himself entered officialdom, Li Si was just a retainer of Ying Zheng, so the tone had already been set, but Li Si's status rose with the tide, and he was promoted rapidly as a result.

"The water in Xianyang is too deep. I, your father, cannot guarantee my own safety. So, I will be sent to a wealthy county to serve as the Censor!" Li Si thought about it.

He believed that Wang Wan would give him this little bit of face.

Moreover, Xunzi's reputation was there, and Zhang Cang was Xunzi's last disciple. Based on this identity, it was completely wrong for him to be appointed as the Censor-in-Chief of a county.

The most important thing is that the censors are noble and upright, which is the most suitable position for young people who have just started their careers, and they are not afraid of offending others.

"Then I will write back to the master right away!" Li You was also happy for his father.

After all, they all knew that although their father came from a Confucian family and was one of the disciples of the contemporary literary master Xunzi, his relationship with Confucianism and his mentors was not that good.

Now that this situation has changed, they are naturally happy. "Go ahead, let Junior Brother Zi Cang come to Xianyang first. As for the specific official position, I am sure he will be a Supervisory Censor!" Li Si smiled and nodded.

As for letting Zhang Cang join his staff, Li Si did not think so. If he wanted to become the prime minister of the empire, he needed people from all over the country.

Anyone who can become a teacher's disciple must be talented and knowledgeable.

What's more, the teacher is still alive and his reputation is there.

Even if you don't recommend yourself, the empire will pay attention to anyone who recommends you.

As for what Zhang Cang looked like, Li Si didn't have a deep impression. He only remembered that when he and Han Fei started out, Zhang Cang had just started to learn, and was still a chubby little boy with a blessed look.

However, judging from the six arts of a gentleman in Confucianism, Zhang Cang should not be too fat now.

Xunzi was relieved when he received the reply. Although with his reputation, he did not need others to recommend his disciple to become an official, and he had the right to recommend, but he always felt that he lacked care and love for Li Si, and felt guilty, so he deliberately found an excuse to deepen the relationship between the two.

"Stop eating. You've become so fat. Pack up your things and get ready to ride the Mohist Suzaku to Xianyang to pay a visit to your senior brother Tonggu on behalf of your master!" Xunzi kicked the mountain of meat that was being eaten.

"Ah? I don't want to see Senior Brother Tonggu!" Zhang Cang raised his head from the table full of meat.

He wanted to go on a military expedition, but he really didn't want to meet Li Si.

He knew his senior brothers well. The most powerful ones at the moment were Senior Brothers Tonggu and Zifei. One was the Chief Justice of the Qin Dynasty and also the Special Envoy for the Reform, and the other was the Chief Justice of Bingzhou.

However, Senior Brother Tonggu was a conservative person who was cautious in his actions and even went to the point of strict laws. He didn't think he could get along with Li Si.

It would be better to go to Bingzhou to find Han Fei. After all, Han Fei's unruly character is well-known in Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

He felt that he and Han Fei were more suitable.

"There is no abundant meat in Bingzhou, the sky is filled with yellow sand and endless wilderness..."

"Master, stop talking. I'm going to Xianyang, and no one can stop me!" Zhang Cang decisively gave up on Han Fei.

Compared with life, what does it matter which senior brother you meet? If we can't fight, just see each other less often.

"Actually, the main reason is that your senior brother Tonggu is short of people under his command now!" Xunzi sighed.

Li Si's roots in Qin were too shallow. Once Ying Zheng died in the future, Li Si would inevitably become the target of public criticism and the object for the new king to establish his authority.

Therefore, he is now taking advantage of the fact that he is still alive to help Li Si train a certain team as much as possible, so that even if there are changes in the political situation in the future, the new king will not dare to touch Li Si easily.

Therefore, he would bring not only Zhang Cang but also the other Confucian scholars who were leaving Xiaoshengxianzhuang to Xianyang and hand them over to Li Si, so that Li Si would be given priority in selecting and retaining them.

"Teacher, are you planning to pass on your sect's legacy to Senior Brother Tonggu?" Zhang Cang suddenly asked the key question.

He supported Li Si so strongly, if not regarded Li Si as his successor, how could he do so?
Xunzi shook his head and said, "Tonggu follows the path of Legalism, but his teacher is ultimately a Confucianist." It is very clear.

Li Si and Han Fei were both very talented, but neither of them followed the Confucian path, so his successor could only be chosen from Gongsun Ni Zi, Mao Heng and others, or simply not choose anyone and have them go into the coffin with him.

"I want to learn the great righteousness!" Zhang Cang suddenly said.

(End of this chapter)