The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 677: The King of Qin is here, and there is a future!

Zhong Cang is now in charge of work in Wei State. On the Qi State side, the most suitable candidate is still Lu Buwei.

Ying Zheng ordered Lu Buwei to lead officials and 50,000 elite troops, together with Qi officials, to Qi to preside over the specific matters of Qi's entry into Qin.

King Jian of Qi and Hou Sheng would definitely have to go back as well. Firstly, this would prove that they were not forced to stay and surrender, thus demonstrating the benevolence and righteousness of the Qin State; secondly, with their cooperation, the Qin State could be taken over more stably and smoothly.

The entire Qi State was divided into five counties: Donghai County, Qi County, Langya County, Jiaodong County, and Jibei County.

In order to express the importance of Qi's scholars, Fu Nian was also transferred back from the Western Regions to serve as the county magistrate of Jiaodong County.

Li Si also followed Lu Buwei to Qi and served as the county magistrate of Langya County.

He also recruited Xunzi and Duanmu Jingde from Xiaoshengxianzhuang to be Grand Secretaries of the Xianyang Academy and treated them as high ministers.

There is no need to rush into Xianyang. You can temporarily serve as the chief secretary under Lu Buwei and stay in Qi to assist Lu Buwei in governing Qi.

The signal given by Ying Zheng was very clear. The scholars in Qi had no chance to advance before, but now they have it.

The King of Qin is here, and there is a future!

A bright career prospect is right before your eyes!
After receiving the conscription order written by Ying Zheng himself, Xunzi could not control his excitement even though he was already old and his hair had turned completely white.

The highest official position he had ever held in his life was just a county magistrate, but now, he was able to leap into the core of the empire and become the chief secretary of the prime minister of the Great Qin. Such a huge opportunity must have made him very excited and overwhelmed.

What Confucians seek throughout their lives is to cultivate themselves, regulate their families, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.

I have spent my whole life cultivating myself, my whole life raising my family, my whole life teaching, and my whole life having students all over the world. However,
There is just no opportunity to realize my ambitions and govern the country!

But now, this long-awaited opportunity is right in front of us.

Now we can assist the monarch in governing the country, and the current Qin Dynasty's governance strategy has many similarities with Xunzi's ideas.

How could Xunzi not see that the world would inevitably be unified?

Facing this unprecedentedly vast country, facing a future of peace and tranquility for all people in the world, there is also Ying Zheng, the holy emperor destined by heaven.

Xunzi looked at the conscription order written by the King of Qin in his hand and he really couldn't refuse.

As for Duanmu Jingde, when he received the conscription order, even though he had cultivated his temperament and had a deep self-cultivation over the years, he still almost lost his composure.

If you are good at being an official, you can study; if you are good at studying, you can be an official.

The purpose of studying is to become an official!

Otherwise, why study so hard?

After receiving the imperial edict, Duanmu Jingde forced himself to remain calm, told his disciples to continue studying hard, and returned to his study room, almost tripping over the threshold.

He took the conscription order in his hand, looked at it again and again, and after a long time, he carefully put it away.

Duanmu Jingde is over fifty years old, which is a good time for him to be an official, especially a high-ranking one!

With the relationship with Duanmu Rong, his disciple Fu Nian, and his friendship with Nian Duan, his future will be limitless once he enters the officialdom.

He had been waiting for this conscription order for too long, but he was a man of dignity after all, and he was too embarrassed to send a letter to his daughter to ask her to recommend him. He was also considering his daughter's situation.

Given Duanmu Rong's temperament and wisdom, she would not take the initiative to mention the matter since her father had not spoken.

But even though he didn't say it, who knew how much he envied Fu Nian and Li Si!

During the rapid expansion period of the Qin Dynasty, Fu Nian and Li Si were promoted at rocket-like speed. As soon as they entered the officialdom, they became the Qin King's confidants and were promoted and valued. In their middle age, they had already become high-ranking county officials.

Duanmu Jingde looked at the two younger generations and it would be a lie to say he wasn't anxious.

Every Confucian scholar wants to enter the government, assist a wise ruler in governing the country and bringing peace to the world, and at the same time enjoy wealth and honor and leave his name in history.

Duanmu Jingde's ability, character and wisdom are all first-rate, otherwise he would not have been able to become the master of Xiaoshengxianzhuang and compete with Xunzi.

Seeing that his younger generations were boarding the big ship and were about to leave their names in history with the help of the Holy King, he could only live in a small house by the sea and teach. This feeling was extremely uncomfortable and anxious.

He has waited for too long for the King of Qin to come and recruit him. He looks towards the west every day, waiting for this day!
The reason why Ying Zheng did not employ Duanmu Jingde and Xunzi was because of today.

Xunzi and Duanmu Jingde had been doing business in Qi and Lu for many years. Although they had never been officials, they were indeed famous people with great prestige.

There is no shortage of children from wealthy families among the disciples recruited by Xiaoshengxianzhuang. Xiaoshengxianzhuang is not just a simple school, it can be said to be a school in itself. How could a wealthy family not attach importance to the education of their own children?
Even an aristocratic education may not be as good as the education in Xiaoshengxianzhuang, and you can also make more connections in Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

In the land of Qi and Lu, Xiaoshengxianzhuang is undoubtedly the best place to study and learn, and it is also the most powerful force of Confucianism. In the whole land of Qi and Lu, the influence of Confucianism is second to none, and it can even be said that the influence of Confucianism is the strongest.

With the reputation of Xunzi and Duanmu Jingde, plus their numerous disciples, once they entered officialdom, they would be two political forces that could not be ignored. They could play a key role in stabilizing the State of Qi and smoothly absorbing it.

So even though Ying Zheng knew that Duanmu Jingde was too embarrassed to say it but was eager to enter the officialdom, he pretended not to know, just to kill two birds with one stone today!
As for Xunzi's reputation, it goes without saying. He served as Jijiu (the head of the academy) of Jixia Academy three times. After King Xiang of Qi restored the country, Xunzi also participated in the reconstruction of Jixia Academy and became the leader of the academy. Unfortunately, Qi at that time fell into a complicated situation of co-governance between the King of Qi and the nobles. The path of advancement for ordinary scholars was greatly suppressed, and it was difficult for ordinary scholars to make a name for themselves.

As a leader among ordinary scholars, Xunzi could only make a living by teaching in frustration and could hardly realize his grand ambitions.

But as long as Xunzi is given a chance, he can exert great power. To be frank, in the land of Qi and Lu, with the help of Xunzi's power, a huge political force can be pulled up in an instant, and this force is relatively small compared to the old nobles involved.

Duanmu Jingde represented a group of people with higher births, while those around Xunzi were people of ordinary births. These two groups were destined to confront each other.

Although Xunzi lived in Xiaoshengxianzhuang, in terms of seniority and status, he was actually of the same generation as Duanmu Jingde, and was Duanmu Jingde's junior. This was the influence of his background, and there was also the suppression of the old aristocracy on the new ordinary scholars.

Therefore, Ying Zheng was not afraid at all that Confucianism would become too powerful in Qi and Lu. If you didn't care about Confucianism, they would just start fighting among themselves.

Ying Zheng treated them very well, at least higher than their disciples, and he had to maintain his reputation as a teacher.

Confucianism attaches the most importance to this.

Of course, Ying Zheng also valued it. Any ruler would like to have a clear hierarchy between the ruler and his subjects.

With the support of Tian Jian, Hou Sheng, Duanmu Jingde and Xunzi, the slight opposition from the remaining nobles and businessmen was no longer worth mentioning.

As long as you know them thoroughly, you won't be afraid of them doing things insincerely.

On the contrary, Ying Zheng even expected them to cause trouble, so that he could use their heads as a warning to others and take the opportunity to quell public anger and win their hearts.

However, there are not many such people. In the face of absolute power, the nobles have always been very docile.

Even a blind person can see the current situation in the world.

Now all the pressure is on the State of Chu.

When the State of Wei was destroyed, King You of Chu had already fallen into an anxiety that was difficult to relieve. But just two months later, the State of Qi followed the example of the State of Han and surrendered to the State of Qin without even firing a single arrow.

Today's Qin State has become so powerful that he could not even imagine it. As for comparison, there is no need for any comparison anymore.

Although the Chu State had a vast territory, it was sparsely populated. Secondly, many places had not been developed. Thirdly, many places were not actually controlled. Fourthly, the local independence was too strong and there was no way for them to unite into one force.

Even without talking about the current rebellion in the country, the force that the entire Chu State can mobilize is at most 30% of that of Qin State, or even less than 30%. In addition, there is no unity, so it is impossible even if they try their best.

Are the feudal lords and nobles in various places the kind of people who would fight to the death?
Now the State of Chu is divided into two, and there is endless internal strife. If the internal strife cannot be resolved, Qin will wait until it has absorbed Wei and Qi, and then it can move south in one fell swoop and destroy the State of Chu.

King You of Chu had no doubt about this.

Then King You of Chu became even more anxious. The current internal and external situation made him unable to sleep or eat. He was extremely irritable every day, and even wine and sex could not soothe his heart.

He also felt that his health was deteriorating and he had to make arrangements for his funeral.

As for Fu Chu, no matter how much he didn't want to think about the threats from the outside world, he had to think about it now.

Fu Chu knew very well that the Qin State would never stop its pace of conquest.

What's more, now there is only one step left to unify the world.

No one will stop at this last step.

Now, facing the Qin State, it cannot be said that the Chu State is completely powerless to fight back, but it is also doomed to be defeated.

What Fu Chu wanted was to become the King of Chu, not to destroy his country. Now that the Chu State was gone, what was the point of fighting any more?
But he is now in a dilemma. Things have come to this point and he has no other choice.

If you surrender to Big Brother, you will surely die.

If it did not surrender, the State of Chu would be destroyed when the State of Qin attacked.

There is even less hope for my own king.

He was also uncontrollable and extremely anxious.

It was at this time that Mao Jiao, who was sent by Ying Zheng to serve as his retainer, made a suggestion.

It was also he who suggested Fu Chu to seek help from Qi and Wei last time.

Mao Jiao told him: If he surrenders to the King of Chu, he will surely die.

Now the two sides are incompatible. Even if they are willing to surrender, their subordinates will definitely not be willing to do so, because under the current circumstances, even if they surrender unconditionally, they will surely be purged by the King of Chu.

But as long as you continue to resist, you will have enough room to advance or retreat.

(End of this chapter)