The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 80 Xunzi's Visit (Please subscribe, please vote)
Zichu and Ying Zheng could not catch up with the hot stove, but this prince was the legitimate son of King Yan. If the cold stove here could be heated up, the return rate would be worth looking forward to.

Chu Mo said, we have decided to make friends with Yan Gongzi Dan.

Of course, this idea of ​​Six-Fingered Black Knight was naturally proposed by someone.

The embarrassing thing was that later when Chu Mo was scouting the area in Handan, he met a farmer's family. After some understanding, the Six-Fingered Black Knight discovered that the other party thought the same way.

Both factions are major sects in the world, and most of their influence is in the State of Chu. The chivalrous leader Tian Guang and the giant Six-Fingered Black Knight have known each other for many years, so they are unlikely to fight. After the Six-Fingered Black Knight offered many benefits, the two factions successfully conducted friendly negotiations, and the farmers were willing to make concessions.

Let’s invest together!
Yan Dan's teacher is already a member of the Nong family, needless to say, and his status within the Nong family has been raised. On the Mohist side, the leader Six-Fingered Black Knight also personally accepted Yan Dan as his disciple. It's strange to say, the Nong family doesn't seem to be such an easy-to-talk-to person, but no matter what, it's a good thing anyway, what can the Nong family do to the Mohist family?

This was both a surprise and a joy for Yan Dan.

Yan Dan's life in Zhao State in the past two years was just as expected. Without Ying Zheng's help in Handan, his life became worse and worse. His life was not miserable, but at least unbearable. After all, he was used to a good life with Ying Zheng.

It is not easy to live alone in Handan. None of the letters I sent to Yan State were replied, and it seems impossible to go back home.

I can only hope every day whether Brother Zheng can help me, but unfortunately Brother Zheng is too busy and too far away, so he has only sent two letters in the past two years.

Ying Zheng did not forget his investment, and he knew that this younger brother of his, who he had trained with great effort, was not a mean-spirited person, so he still needed to comfort him from time to time.

When Yan Dan heard that Ying Zheng became the crown prince, he felt mixed emotions. His own brother Zheng had already become a successful person, and after only one year he became the crown prince. It was said that he was blessed by heaven. When he thought about it again, his brother Zheng was living a better life in Zhao State than himself. It was hard to describe the feeling in his heart.

The only thing that makes me feel comforted and grateful is that Brother Zheng has not forgotten me. He even wrote in the letter that he is trying to find a way to help me return home.

When Nong Jia and Chu Mo came to his house and said they would help Yan Dan return to the State of Yan, Yan Dan was so happy that he couldn't help himself. It turned out that hard work paid off.

Since there is still no clue about Brother Zheng, we should seize the opportunity in front of us.

As for Ying Zheng, there are other things.

Since the first day of the Academic Ceremony, Nian Duan has become the most famous person in the world. Countless people invite her every day. Some of them she can decline politely, while some are great masters of the time who humbly invite her and it is inconvenient for her to refuse. As a result, Ying Zheng has no chance to invite her even if he wants to. Of course, Ying Zheng has been too busy these days.

Among the people present that day, there were many people who truly cared about the people. They did not care about their own development, but returned to their hometowns overnight with artifacts and books, and tried their best to spread the message. The sooner the message was spread, the sooner more people would live.

Ying Zheng had also made preparations in advance. He had prepared a lot of printed books and forged utensils. Everyone who participated in the debate ceremony at the academy could receive ten copies. Of course, the characters in the printed books were all in Qin's small seal script.

It was free, and Ying Zheng spent a lot of money to get it.

This material cannot be printed and distributed for free to the world; it must be spread with the help of these intellectuals.

Firstly, the cost is too high and people cannot afford it; secondly, it involves medical skills and without the guidance of intellectuals, it is easy to make things worse; thirdly, there are too many illiterate people today.

Fourthly, it is out of selfish motive. Those who come here to participate in the academic discussion ceremony of the academy are, no matter how poor they are, well-known figures in the local area. If they help spread the news, it will have a better effect on enhancing the reputation of Ying Zheng and Nian Duan.

Anyway, there is no need to worry about someone else taking the credit. As for those who spread the message getting some reputation, that is what they deserve. Overall, everyone is happy and it’s a win-win situation!
It is natural to do things from beginning to end, and do them perfectly.

As expected, everything went as planned by Ying Zheng. As the incident progressed, no one doubted the title of Qin Crown Prince Ying Zheng as the son of destiny. Some places even built ancestral temples for Ying Zheng and Nian Duan. Previously, paper and books only benefited scholars, and mainly facilitated the nobles and cultivated some poor families. However, no matter how poor the family was, it was not something that ordinary people could touch. In this era, they could not even be called common people because common people had no surnames.

Only such actions to prevent smallpox and save women and children can truly benefit all people in the world.

Coupled with Ying Zheng's unremitting marketing methods, everyone in the world knows about it, and all the effects are positive. The huge prestige and good reputation gained, as well as the invisible benefits brought by it, are immeasurable.

The word "name" cannot be seen or touched, but it is a truly powerful force.

For a king, this kind of power is more effective in conquest and rule than a million troops, and is far more powerful than killing.

Wherever the royal army passed, the enemy surrendered at the sight of the enemy, and it was no longer impossible for the people to have food and drink.

Of course, there must be a royal army, because the people’s memory is always not very good.

Often we only remember the good things when we are guilty of a second sin.

On the basis of having a royal army, better and greater reputation can greatly reduce the cost of maintaining stability and ruling, and the saved energy can be invested in other places, but if there is no royal army, there will be no rule.

Ying Zheng was not in a hurry for these things and waited quietly for time to ferment and help him.

Now he is meeting with the real big shots among the Hundred Schools.

On the second day of the academic discussion ceremony, several people had already sent in visiting cards asking for a meeting, which was enough to keep him busy for several days.

The first person Ying Zheng met was Xunzi.

Xunzi, whose name was Kuang and whose courtesy name was Qing.

Today, he is the most senior and prestigious representative of Confucianism, bar none (the timeline of Qin Shi Ming Yue is wrong, Xunzi died in 238 BC at the age of 75. This article is based on the original setting, in which Xunzi lived to be a hundred years old).

Given Xunzi's reputation and Confucian status, there was no need for him to come to see Ying Zheng. Moreover, he was on good terms with Chunshen Jun of Chu and served as a county magistrate in Lanling. But now he traveled thousands of miles and stayed in Xianyang for half a year, which was quite solemn.

For a person like this, giving so much face is probably for the sake of his disciples and inheritance. At his status and age, these are the only things that can make him work so hard.

Ying Zheng had talked to Ran Hong in private. Ran Hong had studied at Xiaoshengxianzhuang and had also been a disciple of Xunzi. When Xunzi first came to Xianyang, Ran Hong went to visit him, but Xunzi said nothing and only said that he wanted to meet Ying Zheng.

In that case, we can only meet in person.

It would be inappropriate not to meet such a person.

Anyway, it was Xunzi who had something to ask for, and the initiative was in Ying Zheng's hands, so it wasn't a big problem.

(End of this chapter)