Diqin Designer

Chapter 242: Victory News Reached Xianyang

In Xianyang, since it was a day off today, Fan Zeng invited a few friends to a restaurant for a small gathering.

In the history that should have happened, the Qin Dynasty did not have a set day of rest, but because of the changes brought about by Li Nian, the Qin Dynasty also had a day of rest.

Fan Zeng met these friends after he arrived in Xianyang. They all took part in the Xianyang examination and could be called classmates according to the terminology of the imperial examination in later generations.

Several people were feasting and discussing something in the box, but what could men talk about when they got together?
Maybe at the beginning they would talk about beauties and strange stories, but as time went on the conversation would often turn into a discussion of the past and the present, of all things in the world, of what changes have taken place in their own court, and of what events have occurred internationally.

Some women think that when men get together, they will always talk about them. This is a typical assumption. In fact, when men get together, they don't talk much about topics related to women.

Fan Zeng eventually boarded the Qin ship, but according to his thinking, he was not rebelling against Chu, but infiltrating the enemy to find out the flaws of Qin and prepare for the restoration of Chu.

He was discussing with several friends the current Great Qin's strategy towards foreign nations. One of them said, "I heard that the Great Qin has established diplomatic relations with the Xiongnu and will jointly build a city on the border for trade between the two sides."

The fact that the Xiongnu and the Qin Dynasty established diplomatic relations was not concealed but announced to the outside world. Of course, only the part that could be announced was announced.

Another person said: "This is a good thing for Daqin. Today, the world has just been settled, and Daqin has a lot of work to do. The Xiongnu have many cattle and horses, so it is a good opportunity to buy cattle and horses from the Xiongnu and bring them back for farming."

Another person said: "I heard that the Xiongnu are going to send people to Xianyang to learn the teachings of the Qin Dynasty. Will this help the enemy? They will learn the teachings of the Qin Dynasty and use them to strengthen themselves and become the enemy of the Qin Dynasty!"

There were five people in the box. The last person besides Fan Zeng laughed and said, "It is unlikely that they will be of any help to the enemy. First, what they have learned will be limited. They cannot learn just because they want to. "

"The second is that even if they learn something, they need to be in a corresponding environment to apply it. What is applicable in Qin may not be applicable in Xiongnu! For example, even if they learn mathematics and the study of things, how can they be used after returning to Xiongnu?"

"Third, the Xiongnu are barbarians, their country is small and their people are few, they don't know etiquette, nor do they know how to count. How can they compare with the great Qin?"

Fan Zeng smiled and said, "I have the same thought. However, the Qin Dynasty allowed the Xiongnu to send people to study in Xianyang. I am afraid that they also intended to influence the Xiongnu. Because those who can be sent to study abroad are definitely not Xiongnu herdsmen or slaves, but the sons of Xiongnu leaders or their confidants."

"If these people live in Xianyang for a long time, write the characters of the Great Qin, learn the language of the Great Qin, and speak the language of the Great Qin, how are they different from the Qin people? If they return to the Xiongnu one day and see that the Xiongnu are different from the Great Qin, what will they think and what will they do?"

One person answered: "It must be imitating the Qin Dynasty and changing the Xiongnu!"

Fan Zeng nodded and said, "That's right! The Qin Dynasty established diplomatic relations with the Xiongnu and the two sides traded with each other. They must have had this in mind. They wanted to benefit the Xiongnu through trade and influence them to change their ways."

The other people who were able to take part in the Xianyang exam were naturally not stupid. After listening to Fan Zeng's words and thinking carefully, they felt that things were probably just as their brother Fan said, that the Qin wanted to influence the Huns and make them change into the shape of the Qin.

Someone asked, "Hasn't anyone in the Xiongnu noticed this?" Fan Zeng picked up a piece of grilled fish and put it in his mouth. Then he remembered some things that had happened recently. He liked to eat fish sashimi, but the doctors in Xianyang said that fish sashimi contained tiny things that were invisible to the naked eye and would cause illness if consumed for a long time, which resulted in him not daring to eat it now.

Those doctors also said that close relatives should not marry each other. If they do, the children born will be more likely to be deformed. Fortunately, he did not marry his cousin, otherwise he would have given birth to a son without a nose or eyes...

Just thinking about it made Fan Zeng scared. In addition to these, it is best to boil water before drinking; the decision of whether to give birth to a boy or a girl lies not in the girl but in the boy; do not spit at others casually, as human saliva contains tiny things. If someone is sick, the tiny things that caused the illness will be transmitted to others through the saliva.

He had never heard of these strange stories in all these years, but he heard them now when he came to Xianyang. He also knew why the doctors spread these stories, it was all because of Master Li Nian in Liuying Palace.

That man is extremely knowledgeable. Not only does he know about major world affairs and can govern a country, he can also make all kinds of exquisite things, and now he has also involved medical skills.

With that person around, Fan Zeng felt that his goal of restoring Chu was a long way off, but he really couldn't think of any way to get rid of that person.

That man was highly valued by the Emperor Qin. According to his observation, his guards were second only to the Emperor Qin, and those princes were inferior to him. How could he be eliminated?
Moreover, his feelings towards that person were quite complicated. On the one hand, he knew that if he didn't get rid of that person, his dream of restoring Chu would be hopeless. But on the other hand, he admired that person for his public spirit and for working for the world. He could be regarded as a sage of their time. Why didn't he want to work for him, but instead wanted to get rid of him?

Suppressing the thoughts that surged in his mind and swallowing the fish in his mouth, Fan Zeng said, "What if I see it, what if I don't see it?"

"I heard that the Xiongnu is ruled by the Chanyu and his chieftains. Although the Chanyu is the co-chief, he does not have the power to dominate alone. It will be difficult for them to be united. Moreover, the Xiongnu has lost their courage after the battle in the past. How dare they rebel against the Qin Dynasty?"

There are some things that Fan Zeng did not say. The Qin Dynasty probably wanted to make the Xiongnu's high-level officials corrupt, indulge in the pleasures that the Qin Dynasty brought them, and eventually be swallowed up by the Qin Dynasty, skin and bones.

This strategy for establishing diplomatic relations between the Qin Dynasty and the Xiongnu was probably the work of that young man. Although he is young, he is extremely talented. There is no sage in ancient times who is more talented than him!
One of them was about to say something else when, at this moment, a loud noise came from outside. Listening carefully, it seemed that someone was saying "victory" or "great victory", but where did the great victory come from? They were walking in the palace and didn't know that Daqin had recently started a war with someone.

One of them opened the door of the box and walked out. He happened to run into a few diners who were discussing this matter, so he asked, "Excuse me, where did the victory news come from? Who did you fight against?"

A diner laughed and said, "It's normal that you don't know. This victory news just spread in Xianyang City. I only found out about it when my servants reported it to me. I was just about to go and see what was going on."

"It is said that the Marquis of Tongwu won a victory in the east and wiped out a group of rebels organized by the princes of the six kingdoms. I have heard of some of them before, like the one named Song..."

Another guest at the side said, "His name is Song Yi, and he was the former governor of the State of Chu!"

The guest nodded and said, "Yes, his name is Song Yi. He managed to escape when my Great Qin conquered Chu before, but he was not so lucky this time. He was finally caught by Tong Wu Hou. Unfortunately, a Chu king named Xiong Xin escaped. There are so many Chu kings. When one dies, another one comes. It won't be long before another one appears, right?"

The guest sighed, "These people are really something. Even if they were once princes, or nobles, they have to rebel when they have a good life. Your Majesty doesn't care about their past."

(End of this chapter)