People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

“I just spent money to have the old man renovate the fake prime minister’s mansion. It’s a large place, enough for them to live on.”

Cao Ze said, "Okay, I'll be going now."

Li Zuoche suddenly said, "Brother Cao, you went to the palace today, could it be that the Queen is looking for you again?"

Cao Ze paused for a moment and then said, "You should be prepared."

Lian Cheng asked gruffly, "What are you preparing?"

Ya Fei and Xue Nu couldn't help but look at Cao Ze, wondering if something had happened again.

"The Queen, through the King, has appointed me as Zhao Qian's tutor."

"What?"

Li Zuoche thought he was hallucinating. "But you hit Zhao Qian, didn't you?"

Cao Ze had no choice but to say a few kind words on behalf of the queen, since her skills were quite impressive.

He briefly explained the situation, omitting the pleasant time he spent talking with the Queen.

"The Queen is a decent person. She found me to be a good person with many strengths, so she recommended me to the King."

"Fortunately, I met the Snow Maiden and wrote the 'Snow Maiden Song,' which brought me some fame."

Ya Fei scoffed, "She has quite a good eye."

Li Zuoche asked with some concern, "Guo Kai is Gongzi Qian's nominal teacher. In that case, Guo Kai might target you. What are you going to do?"

The Snow Woman looked worried and felt a pang of frustration at the thought that she couldn't do anything about it.

Cao Ze said, "What can I do? We'll deal with whatever comes our way."

Ya Fei concluded, "Now that Mr. Cao Ze is Zhao Qian's teacher, at least his safety won't be a problem. We can discuss the rest later."

After Cao Ze left Feixue Pavilion, the full moon of the sixteenth day of the lunar month shone brightly, making the entire city of Handan seem as if it were draped in a layer of silver gauze.

As he walked, he pondered to himself.

Now, "On the Six States" has spread throughout Handan and has great influence. In three to five months, all seven states will know about "On the Six States," but they may not necessarily know about the author.

After all, in this era without the internet, it's not easy for someone who is alone, penniless, and undocumented to make a name for themselves in the seven kingdoms.

We need to find another opportunity to give him a boost and deepen the impression that the princes, nobles, scholars, and generals of the seven kingdoms have of him, Cao Cao.

So……

It refers to a few lines of eloquence spoken in the Zhao court, similar to the four lines of Zhang Zai: "To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the past sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations."

Let's take out our papermaking, printing, traditional fertilizer production, and traditional steelmaking techniques and show them off.

Cao Ze put his hands behind his back, thought about it for a while, and found that none of them were quite suitable.

The four lines by Zhang Zai are too grandiose, to the point that they appear false and empty. The reputation he has built up is easily backfired, and he is criticized by various parties.

It would be better if I could point out things like papermaking myself.

However, wouldn't that just create problems for myself later?

When the time comes, if I go to see Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng immediately asks me, "What merit have you made for Qin?"

Or, to put it another way, if the ruler of Zhao, who is strong, leaves Zhao without cause, is he imitating Su Qin and dying to sow discord between Qin for the sake of Zhao?

That would be a huge problem.

Forget it, let's not bother with this nonsense.

Before the waste is completely gone, I can use the waste more often.

Publish some policy essays, mathematical theorems, physical theorems, Yangming's philosophy of mind, evolutionary theory, etc., to help yourself build a reputation for being righteous.

After all, he was once a university student who was only slightly weaker than an elementary school student.

Who knows, it might add another scientist to the Hundred Schools of Thought, making him a founding father of physics or mathematics!

Cao Ze felt a little excited at the thought of becoming the patriarch of mathematics and physics, cursed by countless students in later generations.

I really want to improvise a dance under the moon right now, to celebrate this great idea after practicing it for two and a half years on Longhu Mountain.

But as they approached Qingping Residence, Cao Ze suddenly sensed something was amiss.

It seems no one is watching us around tonight.

Does this mean the Luo Wang organization is giving up?

Cao Ze's expression turned serious. Given the style of the Luo Wang organization, they wouldn't easily let go of the traitor Jing Ni unless they suffered a major loss, such as beheading Yan Ri.

Oh right, we also have to add Li Wu, who was abducted by him.

Back at Qingping Residence, Cao Ze entered the house and found Li Wu and Jing Ni together.

Cao Ze immediately said, "There were no people monitoring us tonight, so you were the ones who made the move?"

Li Wu shook her head. "How could I possibly take action without your permission?"

He then added, "I've noticed this too. What's even stranger is that there are fewer city guards patrolling today than usual, and the intervals between them are different from before."

Cao Ze frowned and said, "Does the Luo Wang dare to make a move here?"

Jingni put on her fish-scale armor and wrapped Xiaoyan'er up, saying, "No need to think about it anymore. They've started their attack."

Li Wu's pretty face changed slightly. "They've been waiting for you to come back?"

Although Cao Ze was startled, he remained calm and said in a deep voice, "This place is very close to the royal palace, so the Luo Wang will not send many people."

Jingni placed the sleeping Xiaoyan'er into Liwu's arms.

"I'll stay behind to hold off the enemy. You and Li Wu can take the child and escape when the opportunity arises. The Luo Wang will not dare to recklessly hunt you down within Handan City."

Holding Xiao Yan'er, Li Wu said with some panic, "Near the palace, the Luo Wang is so blatant. Could they have bribed the powerful figures in Zhao?"

If that's really the case, their chances of survival in Handan are truly slim.

Cao Ze took a deep breath and thought back.

Zhao Qian didn't have that ability, and Guo Kai couldn't possibly have colluded with the Luo Wang organization to kill him, a minor celebrity who had been recommended by him and was still nominally associated with Zhao Yan, right after becoming prime minister.

The most reasonable guess is that Guo Kai facilitated the Luo Wang organization.

As expected of someone who rose from a lowly position to become prime minister, he used the strategy of using someone else to do his dirty work in a completely discreet manner.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense!"

Cao Ze quickly said, "Do as Jing Ni says, let's go find someone first!"

At his speed, he could reach Feixue Pavilion in a few minutes to get reinforcements.

With Jing Ni's strength, she should be able to stall for a few minutes without any problem.

Just as Li Wu was about to say something more, a grinning voice came in.

"Hey bro, you're back now, come out and see your old brother. I've been missing you terribly these past few days, haha."

Chapter 66 Do you think I'm stupid?

Cao Ze stepped out of the house, his eyes fixed on the newcomer, followed by six Absolute-level and two Earth-level assassins from the Luo Wang organization.

"Shen Leping? Was this your doing?"

"Don't talk nonsense. It was an order from above to kill the traitor Jing Ni. I was just following orders, brother. Please don't take offense."

Changing the subject, Shen Leping said, "To be frank, I admire you, young man. This time, the target of the Luo Net is only a traitor, and has nothing to do with you. If you can hand over the He Shi Bi to me, I can decide to let you go. How about that? Fair enough?"

Cao Ze chuckled, and a faint golden light appeared around him.

"Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Shen Leping clapped his hands. "Not bad, not bad, young man, you have guts."

"Lord Xuanjian, thank you for your help."

Cao Ze scanned his surroundings and vaguely sensed a violent undercurrent lurking in the darkness.

Li Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Hei Bai Xuan Jian? Isn't he dead?"

Shen Leping rubbed his head, quite annoyed, and said, "He wasn't completely dead. Leader Yanri revived him and even asked me to assist him. This guy's brain isn't working properly."

"You guys enjoy yourselves, I'll just watch the show."

Shen Leping landed on the high wall in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, a violent sword aura burst into Qingping Residence.

Jing Ni's expression turned solemn as she swung her sword, shattering Xuan Jian's fierce sword energy.

Then dozens of tiny cracks appeared instantly in the ground all around.

A tall, upright man, dressed in blue robes, wearing a black belt and a blue headband, carrying two swords, walked into the courtyard with a blank expression.

His black hair was casually tied up, giving him a carefree and unrestrained look, but his aura was so deep and dark, even somewhat sinister.

There was no trace of the charisma that once made him a swordsman revered by many masters in the martial arts world.

Shen Leping glanced at the unlucky ones who were caught in the crossfire with a hint of regret.

The task hadn't even started before three accounts were already deleted.

Xuan Jian is very strong. After being resurrected, he became even stronger as a pure killing machine, but he is mentally confused and not thinking clearly.

If it weren't for the leader of the Sun-Covering Sect controlling him with special secret methods, he would never have assisted such a freak in a mission, no matter what. Who knows if he might suddenly stab him in the back? It's best to stay far away from him.

Shen Leping made up his mind that after this mission, he would replace Yan Ri with someone else. Wouldn't that Qian Sha with the Eight Linglong be more suitable than him?

Li Wu spoke solemnly, enunciating each word clearly: "The righteous blade takes lives, the reverse blade suppresses souls, the Eight Swords of Yue, the Black and White Mysterious Cuts."

Cao Ze shone with golden light, and looking at Xuan Jian who was approaching step by step, he shouted in a low voice: "Let's begin!"

It can be confirmed that not many people from Luo Wang came tonight.

Aside from the three assassins of the "Absolute" level who died in the crossfire between Xuan Jian and Jing Ni, there were two "Earth" level assassins and three "Absolute" level assassins.

But these are not threats.

Jing Ni took a step forward, gripping the Jing Ni Sword, and thrust it straight at Xuan Jian's face.

Xuan Jian's face was numb and his eyes were dull, but his fighting instincts were extremely terrifying. He not only blocked with his white sword in an instant, but also slashed at Jing Ni with his white sword in the next moment, forcing Jing Ni to take two steps back.