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

Chapter 227 Fan Yuqi and Yan Dan [Please subscribe and vote]

"Sir, you have subverted everyone's view of Confucianism!" Ying Zheng leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, saying seriously.

Not only him, but also all the Qin kings and old Qin people throughout the Qin Dynasty had a bad impression of Confucianism, because in the eyes of the Qin people, scholars were rich people who could only talk nonsense, discuss government affairs, and complain about nothing.

Therefore, during Shang Jun's reform, many people such as scholars and merchants were expelled. Qin only needed soldiers and farmers, not those who were not engaged in production.

Therefore, there were actually not many Confucian scholars in the Qin State. Ying Zheng's concept of Confucianism was more limited to those formal and royal doctrines that respected Confucius and restored ancient times.

But after meeting Yan Yan and knowing what he had done, Ying Zheng finally understood why Confucianism and Mohism could be regarded as prominent schools in the world.

In addition to the royal way, Confucianism also has a hegemonic hand!

There is no doubt that Yan Yan is the representative figure of Confucian hegemony!

Yan Yan was a little surprised. He knew that Ying Zheng was dissatisfied with Confucianism, but now it seemed that his appearance had slightly changed Ying Zheng's views.

This is also a good thing for Confucians!

"Is King Qin afraid of death?" Yan Yan suddenly asked.

Ying Zheng was stunned and immediately became vigilant. When the guards around him heard Yan Yan's words, they immediately unsheathed their swords and warned Yan Yan.

Usually when you ask this question, the next moment you are facing each other with swords.

But when Ying Zheng saw Yan Yan leaning on the railing with his hands and his eyes looking into the distance, he realized that Yan Yan was really asking him if he was afraid of death, not threatening him.

"To borrow Taoist words, life and death are just the alternation of reincarnation. The death and death of all things in the world are just passers-by in time. No one will not die, and no one will not be afraid of death. I am also afraid, but I am more afraid of not being able to die. Leave your own traces in this world!" Ying Zheng waved his hand to the guards around him to take back their swords, and then he answered Yan Yan's question seriously.

Yan Yan nodded, who is not afraid of death, but there is no point in being more afraid of death!

"In the future, I will give the King of Qin a big gift, but that will be after the Qin Kingdom has been unified!" Yan Yan thought of paper. Although he didn't know the specific process of paper manufacturing yet, he roughly knew it. He just needed to find Some craftsmen can make it after just a few experiments.

However, once paper comes out, it will have a devastating blow to the nobility, and the nobility will no longer be able to form a monopoly on knowledge.

At that time, the nobles will definitely try their best to kill the man who created paper, no matter what!

Therefore, Yan Yan asked Ying Zheng if he was afraid of death. Once the paper appeared in the hands of the King of Qin, even if he was the King of Qin, those people would still dare to assassinate the King of Qin.

"We'll wait and see!" Ying Zheng smiled and was also curious about what kind of gift Yan Yan was talking about.

Yan Yan smiled and nodded, looking towards the northeast, or to Tunliu, northeast of Changping.

There was a great war going on there, which was Qin's revenge for Zhao's alliance, and Zhao was completely unable to resist Qin's counterattack.

The State of Qin sent General Meng Ao to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Qingdu, with Zhang Tang as the governor. The State of Zhao also sent Hu Zhuo to lead an army to resist, while the Qin army was stationed in Tunliu.

The Qin State, which had been unable to attack for a long time, once again sent a young man who was not familiar with military affairs. Chang'an Jun Chengyu led an army of 50,000 with Fan Yuqi as general and rushed to Tunliu to support Meng Ao.

"Sir, what do you think of this battle?" Ying Zheng also followed Yan Yan's gaze and saw Yan Yan's gaze resting on the soldiers on the expedition. He also understood what Yan Yan was looking at, so he asked.

"Difficult!" Yan Yan shook his head and then smiled, "The King of Qin really loves his younger brother. When the five kingdoms united and Xianyang was in crisis, Cheng Yu was sent to Xianyang. When the alliance dispersed, the morale of the Qin army was like a rainbow. At that time, Chenglong will be sent again!"

Yan Yan smiled, Cheng Yu was really lucky. When the Qin State was in the most difficult time, Ying Zheng refused to let him stay in Xianyang and stay away from the battlefield. When he achieved military success everywhere, he sent Cheng Yu out again, accompanied by Meng. Generals like Ao, Zhang Tang, and Fan Yuqi were on the side, which meant they were here to gain military merit and gain seniority.

"Great Qin has always been the overlord among the princes. One of the most critical reasons is that the army of Qin has always been in the hands of the clan. This was the case for Chuiliji and Yinghua during the reign of King Huiwen, and the same was true for King Zhao and King Zhuang during the Qin Dynasty. The captain of the state, now that Duke He is old, I also need a trustworthy clan member to control the army of Qin!" Ying Zheng said seriously, without any concealment.

Qin is known as the army of tigers and wolves. Naturally, it is clear that all rights and voice come from the army. Therefore, the army of Qin must also be controlled by the clan.

Although Cheng Xi is still young, Duke Xi is already old. They must make a handover before Duke Xi retires. Let Cheng Xi lead the troops and gain military merit now to prepare for Cheng Xi to succeed Duke Xi in the future.

Yan Yan sighed. The Qin clan and Ying Zheng had good intentions, but they underestimated the people's hearts!

Cheng Xi, Cheng Xi, the name itself may be ominous, and it may also make Cheng Xi mistakenly think that he is really qualified to ascend to the throne.
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Zhao Guo, Tunliu, Qin army camp.

Fan Yuqi and Cheng Yu also arrived with an army of 50,000 men. Meng Ao seemed to be worried about Cheng Yuqi and Fan Yuqi, so he transferred Zhang Tang back from the distant Wangdu to help Fan Yuqi and Cheng Yu.

And this truly reflects Ying Zheng's love for Cheng Xi.

Hard battles and difficult battles will always be fought by Meng Ao at the front. Cheng Yu and Fan Yuqi don't have to do anything. They only need to sit in Tunliu, intimidate Handan, and support Meng Ao who is far north of Zhao.

You can really just sit back and wait for its achievements, and you will be able to obtain military merit.

"Is General Fan Yuqi in the tent?" A cheerful voice came from outside the general's tent.

"Prince Dan, please come in!" Fan Yuqi recognized the source of the voice, smiled and asked someone to open the camp door.

Prince Dan is now a hostage in Qin, and Qin Yan is now in an alliance. In addition, the current Qin Wangzheng and Prince Dan were both hostages in Handan, and they also took care of the young King of Qin. Therefore, although they were hostages, Prince Dan did not There are not many travel restrictions, and no one will care about where you want to go. When Yan Dan walked into the camp, he saw that there was only Fan Yuqi in the entire camp, and there were no other generals or lieutenants.

"General Fan Yuqi is here well!" Yan Dan smiled and sat down in front of Fan Yuqi gracefully.

"Prince Dan is not in Xianyang, why did he come out?" Fan Yuqi looked at Yan Dan warily.

"I'm bored, come out and get some air. Xianyang has long been ruled by Lu Buwei, and I was suffocated even in Xianyang!" Yan Dan continued with a smile.

Fan Yuqi's eyes became more solemn, "Prince Dan, be careful what you say!"

"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words, be careful with your words. I have had enough of this sentence for a long time. Since I was born, I have been either a hostage in the State of Zhao or a hostage in the State of Qin. I have been asked to be careful in what I say and do. The fate of the entire Yan Kingdom rests on me alone. Those who know know that I am the prince of Yan Kingdom, and those who don't know think that I have committed some heinous crime to be treated like this." Yan Dan suddenly became violent, but he couldn't Know how much is true and how much is false.

Fan Yuqi looked at the violent Yan Dan without saying anything. To be honest, he did sympathize with Yan Dan.

When Yan and Zhao formed an alliance, Yan Dan was held hostage by Zhao as a hostage for the alliance. Then Yan broke the alliance and was beaten into a dog. Yan had to form an alliance with Qin, and then Yan Dan sadly left Yan and entered Qin as a hostage. , spend your whole life either being a pledge or being a proton.

"At least in Qin, the king still attaches great importance to Prince Dan and does not treat Prince Dan as a proton!" Fan Yuqi comforted.

"But Dan is still a proton after all, isn't it?" Yan Dan continued.

"And Xianyang is decided by Zhao Zheng?"

Fan Yuqi immediately sat up straight and signaled his guards to stand down. This was a criticism of Lu Buwei. Once the news reached Lu Buwei's ears, he would definitely die.

"Prince Dan, be careful!" Fan Yuqi said seriously.

"A merchant who takes concubines and steals the country, the general is afraid of him?" Yan Dan asked with a flushed face and a smell of alcohol.

"I drank too much Prince Dan!" Fan Yuqi's eyes gradually turned cold.

Taking concubines and stealing the country is not something that can be said casually. If word spreads, it is a serious crime.

The so-called taking concubines and stealing the country means that Lu Buwei gave Zhao Ji to Qin Yiren who was still in Zhao as a hostage at that time, and Zhao Ji was also given to Qin Yiren when she was already pregnant.

In other words, Ying Zheng is actually Lu Buwei's heir, and now that Ying Zheng has become the king of Qin, it means that Lu Buwei succeeded in stealing the country.

"The general is afraid of Lu Buwei, but Dan is not. This matter has never been a secret in Handan. The general will know about it if he goes to the streets of Handan and asks anyone casually." Yan Dan continued.

Fan Yuqi's eyes wandered and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He was a long-established nobleman of the Qin State, so he naturally hated to see an outsider like Lu Buwei steal a high position, and he became the prime minister of the Qin State just because of his merits as a dragon.

Not being able to see others well is a common problem among all people.

The old gentry of Qin State have long been dissatisfied with those outsiders occupying high positions in Qin State. Therefore, they have not been dissatisfied with Lu Buwei and others for a day or two.

But now that Lu Buwei is so powerful, they can only choose to lie dormant.

"Prince, be careful!" Fan Yuqi still asked Yan Dan not to continue this topic.

"The current position of the King of Qin is unfair. As an old nobleman of the Qin State, how can General Lu Buwei seize the country so easily?" Yan Dan did not stop talking.

"Prince Dan is drunk. I pretend I didn't hear what happened today!" Fan Yuqi stood up and was about to send Yan Dan away.

"Dan is not drunk, the general is drunk!" Yan Dan continued.

"If the general was not drunk, how could he obviously know everything but pretend that he could not see it?"

Fan Yuqi fell silent and did not drive Yan Dan away again.

Seeing this, Yan Dan inadvertently revealed a smile.

"Young Master Cheng Xi is the orthodox one of Qin!" Yan Dan continued, "Young Master Cheng Xi has pure blood, the blood of King Chu, and the orthodoxy of Qin. Even King Zhuang of Qin thinks that Cheng Xi should inherit the throne of King Qin. Otherwise, why would you name the young master Cheng Xi?"

(End of this chapter)