Diqin Designer

Chapter 128: Not a prophet, but from the future
Ying Zheng nodded, and was about to step into Liuying Palace to test the writing effect of the paper, when he suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and said to Li Nian: "I have brought someone with me today who you may want to meet but also may not want to meet."

'Someone I might want to see but might not?'

"What the First Emperor meant by this sentence is that I want to see this person, but I don't want this person to go to Xianyang, which means that Xianyang is very dangerous for this person."

"There are only two people who meet this standard: the Duke of Pei and the Marquis of Liu."

"If it was Pei Gong, even if the First Emperor would let me meet him, he would not take the initiative to bring him to see me. Besides, Xianyang should not be dangerous for Pei Gong now."

"Then there is only one possibility, the person the First Emperor brought was Liu Hou!"

"Alas, Liu Hou, why do you want to go to Xianyang? Once you enter Xianyang, you can't leave."

Li Nian was just trying to figure out who this person was when he saw Ying Zheng shouting behind him, "He is the person you want to see, and he is also the target of your trip to Xianyang."

Li Nian was stunned. What did that mean? Was the person who looked like Liu Hou coming for him?

Then he reacted and understood what was going on. If it was as he thought, Liu Hou would most likely come to Xianyang on his own.

"Li Nian, I allow you to have a chat with Zifang!"

After saying that, under the escort of the guards, Ying Zheng entered the Liuying Palace. Only then did Li Nian see the man who was "escorting" behind Ying Zheng.

He was a young man, wearing a simple blue suit, with a calm smile on his face, eyes as gentle as jade, and a handsome face, even more beautiful than the woman.

The moment he saw the young man, Li Nian couldn't help but think of the words that were widely circulated on the Internet in later generations: "The man on the street is as beautiful as jade, and the young man is unparalleled in the world!"

At this time, a eunuch who had been with Ying Zheng walked up to Li Nian and reminded him in a low voice: "Sir, the king has ordered that you can talk to him, but you cannot get close to him."

Li Nian nodded. Combined with what the First Emperor had just said, "He is also the goal of your trip to Xianyang," how could he not understand that Zhang Liang came to Xianyang specifically to kill him?
Li Nian was looking at Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang was also looking at Li Nian.

In Zhang Liang's eyes, Li Nian was very special, young, not very handsome but not ugly either, with fair skin, tall, and a very unique temperament.

The strangest thing was the look in Li Nian's eyes when he looked at her. It was quite complicated, as if she had known him for a long time, and it contained many emotions including admiration and sighs.

But after seeing Li Nian, Zhang Liang searched his memory and was sure that he did not know this person and had never had any contact with this person.

"I didn't expect that the man who advised the King of Qin was so young. He doesn't look like a member of the Qin royal family. Which country is he from?"

Zhang Liang bowed to Li Nian and said, "I am honored to meet you, Brother Nian. Please forgive me for my inappropriate address to you."

"It's not presumptuous, it can be done..."

Li Nian returned the greeting, but was hesitant when he wanted to address Zhang Liang. He really didn't know how to address Zhang Liang. It was not appropriate to call him "Liu Hou" or "Zi Fang", so he could only call Zhang Liang "brother".

"It is Li Nian's honor to be able to address you as 'brother'."

This made Zhang Liang confused again. Before he went to Xianyang, he had imagined various possible reactions of the target after meeting him, but he never thought that the target would be so polite to him.

This obviously means that he knows him and knows him very well, but how is this possible?
He didn't even remember meeting the other person!
unless……

Zhang Liang thought of his prophetic guess again.

After eliminating all the impossible, the remaining answer, no matter how absurd it is, is the only answer:
This person had some kind of prophetic ability, and he knew him through this ability.

And in the future that this person had foreseen, he must have accomplished something great that would make people both admire and sigh for him now.

I admire his achievements in the future I saw, and I sigh that he can no longer reach that future. As for what great things he has accomplished?
Perhaps his wish to destroy the powerful Qin and restore the Kingdom of Han was realized.

'No wonder the King of Qin changed. He actually has a man who can predict the future.'

"With this person here, there is no hope of destroying Qin today. We can only wait until this person and the King of Qin are both dead. Unfortunately, I will not be able to see that time."

Zhang Liang sighed in his heart, he understood everything. The King of Qin asked him to meet this man, he must have wanted this man to convince him through his ability of predicting the future.

Although he had such a guess in his mind, Zhang Liang did not show it. He asked, "Brother Nian, do you know Liang?"

Li Nian said: "We know each other!"

This answer is enough. Zhang Liang dared to conclude that this person named "Li Nian" had some kind of foresight.

How unfair is the heaven? Why did it let this man fall into the hands of the King of Qin?
He was surrounded by guards, and there were also guards around Li Nian. Even if he wanted to rush up and assassinate Li Nian, he would not have any chance.

After a brief chat, Li Nian and Zhang Liang suddenly found themselves at a loss for words.

Actually, there are things to say, but some things are hard to say or ask.

At this moment, Ying Zheng came out of Liuying Palace, with several eunuchs behind him each holding a stack of paper with words on it. It was obvious that Ying Zheng had tried to write on the paper.

Glancing at the silent Li Nian and Zhang Liang, Ying Zheng knew what was going on and said, "This paper is indeed more convenient for writing than bamboo slips. Make some more and send them to me."

That thing called "paper" was made for writing and can replace bamboo slips?

Zhang Liang was thinking about it when he heard Ying Zheng say, "Li Nian, Zifang will stay in Liuying Palace today. I will allow you to talk to him."

Li Nian and Zhang Liang both understood the meaning of Ying Zheng's words: I allow you to tell Zhang Liang the history of future generations, and you must make him change his mind and work for me and the Qin Dynasty!
Of course, Zhang Liang didn't know that Li Nian came from the future, and he thought that the King of Qin allowed Li Nian to tell him the things that he had predicted in order to change his mind.

This made Zhang Liang moved again.

In order to retain him, the King of Qin not only agreed to take him to see Li Nian, but also allowed Li Nian to tell him about the prophecies.

Li Nian was also amazed at the magnanimity of the First Emperor. Not only did he not kill Zhang Liang, but he also asked him to do his best to retain Zhang Liang and change his mind. He said, "I obey your command!"

Zhang Liang also bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Inside Liuying Palace, after Li Nian and Zhang Liang sat down as host and guest respectively, neither of them spoke immediately and there was silence in the hall.

After a long while, Li Nian said, "Since the king has allowed me to tell Brother Liang, there is nothing to hide. In fact, I am not from this world, I come from the afterlife!"

Zhang Liang showed some surprise and a hint of "As I expected" on his face. Li Nian added, "I come from more than 2,000 years later than this world."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang looked at Li Nian and said with a smile: "So it's not a prediction of the future, but a prediction from the distant future."

"So, to you, we are all people in history? Our deeds are also recorded in the history books?"

'You have already guessed my origins before? Although you didn't guess that I came from the future, you have guessed that I can predict the future. You are worthy of being called the 'Sage of Strategy' who will be remembered for thousands of years.'

Unfortunately, after learning about his origins today, it will be difficult for this wise strategist to leave the Qin Palace alive.

　Everyone, please take care of yourselves.

　
(End of this chapter)