Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Along the way, Ying Zheng was silent most of the time. Why did he suddenly mention this matter now that he arrived in Xianyang?

Su Xuan was a little surprised and shook his head, "I don't deserve such praise from the king. As for swordsmanship, I have only learned a little bit and I still have a long way to go."

Ying Zheng's eyebrows jumped, "Sir, you are too modest."

Luowang's top-ranking killer can be killed easily, is this just a slight hunting move?

"I am actually quite curious about who will win and who will lose if you compete with Mr. Gai Nie." Ying Zheng looked at Su Xuan with interest.

"Then Mr. Gai Nie must win." Su Xuan answered without thinking.

"Why?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.

"Because I never engage in meaningless fights." Su Xuan shook his head. "Or to put it another way, compared to winning or losing in swordplay, I value my ideals and ambitions more and know more clearly what I want."

Ying Zheng felt the same way. In order to realize his ambitions, what were the hardships, pains, and setbacks?

He will eliminate anyone who stands in his way!

He was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Sir, to be honest, the Qin State is not peaceful right now."

"Inside, Lao Ai abuses his power and forms a clique for personal gain. Lu Buwei holds the power and has evil intentions. He has repeatedly tried to put me to death. I want to get rid of these two people as soon as possible. Please help me, sir."

At this point, he no longer wanted to wait. How long would he have to wait for Lao Ai to rebel?

The master told him that there are still nine states outside the nine states! Not only the six states, but there are many other countries waiting for him to conquer. He didn't want to waste time on such things, so he asked Su Xuan for advice and wanted to take the initiative.

Su Xuan pondered for a moment, "It's not difficult to get rid of these two people. The key is to have a suitable reason to uproot their power. Only in this way can the king establish his prestige as quickly as possible and regain his own rights."

"What good ideas do you have, sir?" Seeing Su Xuan's confident look, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.

"I have heard that Lao Ai was sent into the palace by Lu Buwei. May I ask Your Majesty, is this true?" Su Xuan asked in a deep voice.

Ying Zheng's face darkened slightly and he nodded.

When he mentioned this incident, the two children in the sweet spring came to his mind.

He had known for a long time that Zhao Ji was committing adultery in the palace and had an affair with his mother Zhao Ji, but he did not expect that his mother Zhao Ji actually gave birth to two sons for him!

After this matter was discovered, Lao Ai actually thought of getting rid of himself. If he had not been alert and walked out of Ganquan Palace with his mother Zhao Ji, he would probably have been beheaded by now.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, which general is trustworthy? And how many troops can be mobilized?" Su Xuan naturally knew the reason for Ying Zheng's change of mood, but he ignored him and asked the next question directly.

"The Meng family and General Wang Jian are all loyal to the Qin Dynasty. They can mobilize an army of 50,000." Ying Zheng answered truthfully.

"Fifty thousand troops are enough." Su Xuan chuckled. "I have heard in Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han that Lao Ai has evil intentions and intends to rebel. Why doesn't the king send people to capture him?"

Ying Zheng's eyes widened. Lao Ai did show signs of rebellion, but this matter was an extremely secretive one. How come everyone knew about it?

"Has the king ever read the court bulletin?" Su Xuan asked with a smile.

"The court reports have been popular in various countries in the past month. The anecdotes and interesting stories in them are even more talked about with great relish. As far as I know, almost every official in the Qin State has subscribed to the monthly reports."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that three people make a tiger?" Su Xuan's smile deepened. "If the nobles, the people, and even a child of the seven countries all knew that Lao Ai had evil intentions and intended to rebel, would Your Majesty be able to deny his guilt by arresting him?"

In Su Xuan's opinion, it doesn't need to be as complicated as history says. It is only natural for Ying Zheng to ascend the throne and take back his own rights. Is there any need to wait for him to rebel?

With soldiers at hand, we can capture him directly and his guilt will be confirmed.

Ying Zheng's eyes widened slightly, his eyebrows raised, and he just stood there in a daze, forgetting even to breathe.

He was shocked. He had never thought that a small newspaper report could have such amazing power.

Why didn't they directly destroy Lao Ai's forces and capture him in the past? That's because, without irrefutable evidence, this approach would not convince people and would not establish their own authority.

But now it is different. Even a child on the street knows that Lao Ai is a traitor, and everyone in the world knows it. And you still say that he is a loyal minister. Are you going against the entire Qin State and the entire world?

This is a huge trend that will crush Lao Ai to death!

"Color!" Ying Zheng looked excited and held Su Xuan's hand. At this moment, he only felt his heart was excited, and all the gloomy air was swept away.

As the King of Qin, if his subjects had evil intentions, he had to wait until they started to rebel before he could suppress them. That was too frustrating.

Now the initiative is in his hands!

If I want you to die, you must die!

Chapter 123 Xianyang (Part )

Xianyang is located south of Jiuyi Mountain and north of Wei River. Both the mountains and rivers are sunny, so it is called Xianyang.

Xianyang was established during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin. At the beginning, Shang Yang built Xianheng and Yangli here in order to smoothly implement the reform. Duke Xiao of Qin merged them into one, and it became Xianyang.

After six generations of emperors worked hard to govern, Xianyang is now a prosperous place with eight streets and nine alleys, and merchants from seven countries gather here.

After entering Xianyang, Su Xuan and Ying Zheng acted separately. Ying Zheng returned to the Xianyang Palace, while Su Xuan went to the Violet Chamber of Commerce's base in Qin State.

Looking at the building that was exactly the same as Zi Lan Xuan, Su Xuan turned his head and blinked at Zi Nu, "Did Miss Zi Nu use some magical power? She actually moved the Zi Lan Xuan from Xinzheng here."

Nong Yutan opened her mouth slightly, her eyes full of surprise, "Sister Zi Nu, how did you do it?"

Zi Nu rolled her eyes at Su Xuan charmingly, "How can I have that ability? Even the Fairy Zixia in Journey to the West would find it difficult to do such a thing."

"Zhen Yuanzi can do it! Last time, Big Brother Su Xuan told me that Zhen Yuanzi has a magical power called the Universe in His Sleeves, which can hold everything, even the heaven and earth." Nong Yu raised her wrist slightly, as if raising her hand, and answered immediately.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her smiling eyes were curved like two little crescent moons, twinkling.

He slightly tilted his body and looked at Su Xuan and Zi Nu with a smile in his eyes.

It’s so great to have Sister Zi Nu, Brother Su Xuan, and Zi Lan Xuan who looks exactly like her.

Zi Nu held her forehead helplessly and looked at Su Xuan and Nong Yu, clearly saying, there is nothing I can do about you.

The three of them walked into Zi Lan Xuan together and found a private room. Su Xuan then told Zi Nu about how to deal with Lao Ai.

"The King of Qin will be crowned in a month. What we need to do is to eliminate Lao Ai before he is crowned."

"Isn't it a bit too hasty?" Zi Nu asked.

Su Xuan shook his head. "For things like this, we have to cut the Gordian knot quickly. We just arrived in Xianyang, and no one would have thought that we would suddenly attack Lao Ai. This is the best time."

Zi Nu nodded and didn't say anything more. She knew that Su Xuan always had his own opinions and once he made a decision, it would be difficult to change it.

After pouring a glass of wine for Su Xuan, she got up and left to arrange the specific matters.

Su Xuan lay on his side on the cushion, supporting his cheek with his right hand, feeling the gentle breeze. The beautiful sound of the piano entered his ears. The beautiful woman's bare hands danced gently and quietly. The pure tone was like a clear spring in a mountain stream or the chirping of birds in an empty mountain. It made people feel peaceful and intoxicated unknowingly.

"Miss Nongyu, when we are done with this, how about we go out for an outing and go boating on the lake?" He opened his eyes and suggested.

"Okay, then let's call Sister Zi Nu and the three of us will go together." Nong Yu's beautiful eyes lit up and she nodded happily in agreement.

Su Xuan held his forehead helplessly.

Should he say that Nanyue was too naive or too stupid?

......

Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lu Buwei stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, weighing the pros and cons and thinking about what to do next.

He was full of fear towards Su Xuan.

His existing talents are already enough to threaten and impact me.

Now he does control the military and political power of Qin, but with Ying Zheng's coronation and Su Xuan's entry into the officialdom, will it still belong to him?

A sense of urgency arises.

Must take the initiative to do something?

A light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind. He remembered that the young man Li Si who had come to him not long ago seemed to be Su Xuan's junior fellow apprentice.

But through him...

A series of plans emerged in his mind.

As for Ying Zheng? Using Luowang to assassinate him is obviously not feasible. A relative of the Ying clan? Or, Lao Ai?

When he thought of Lao Ai, murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he wished he could cut him into pieces.

The thing he regretted most was that he gave Lao Ai to Zhao Ji.

Lao Ai was a man with no special skills except for his way of dealing with women. After winning the favor of Zhao Ji, he gained considerable power. Over the years, he had grown stronger and was gradually able to compete with him. When she saw him before, she would put on a show of trying to please him, but now she was too lazy to even do that.

What's more important is that he has no self-awareness and thinks that he has gained his current power through his own abilities. Little does he know that without Zhao Ji's support, he is nothing. Even a dog won't even look at him if he walks on the side of the road!

Now he is even thinking of rebelling and making his own child king. He almost fainted from anger when he heard the news.

It doesn't matter if this idiot is looking for death, the key is that he will implicate himself!

When he knew that there was no room for improvement, he chose to take the initiative against Ying Zheng, because he knew that after Ying Zheng knew about this, he would no longer trust himself after taking power. He would only find someone to replace him, keep himself away from the center of power, or even get rid of him.

So he chose to strike first.

This power struggle was destined to be a life-and-death struggle from the very beginning, with no room for mercy.

Years of career in officialdom had made him a heart of stone. His eyes were fierce and he sneered.

Since Lao Ai wanted to rebel, he would push him from behind to complete the plan of killing someone with a borrowed knife. He would hide behind the scenes and adapt to the changes of the situation. No matter what, he could always take the initiative.

If everything goes well and Ying Zheng can be eliminated, that would be the best. If not, he can just go with the flow and give him another shot.

Even in the worst-case scenario, he can stay out of it and make plans.

Chapter 124 The Most Charming Color (Additional Update)

In a private room of Zilanxuan, Su Xuan was helping Zi Nu comb her hair and fix her hairstyle.

He tied up Zi Nu's soft long hair and braided it into a bun in front of her forehead, and on both sides of her cheeks, a strand of purple hair fell to her shoulders.

After fixing her hair, Su Xuan did not rush Zi Nu to get up. He took out a purple mandarin duck flower hairpin and pinned it on the ends of her hair, and gently put a pair of small and delicate purple crystal pendants on her earlobes.

Looking at the radiant and dazzling Zi Nu, Su Xuan was a little dazed. He had not expected that just a little bit of dressing up could have such an amazing effect.

Su Xuan put his hands on Zi Nu's shoulders and pushed her in front of the bronze mirror, as if showing off his masterpiece. He smiled and asked, "How is it, Miss Zi Nu, do you like it?"

At this time, Zi Nu's cheeks were slightly hot. The man was combing the woman's hair. Only the most loving couples would do such a thing.

Combing your hair also means combing it from head to toe, and walking hand in hand until old age.

The purple girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, her left finger lifted half of her sleeve, and her right hand pinched the hem of her skirt. She was inexplicably nervous and expectant. She raised her eyelids slightly and looked intently, only to see a woman with bright eyes and extraordinary beauty coming into her sight.

She was wearing a purple silk dress with a butterfly-patterned corset around her slender waist. Her shoulders and hips were broad, and her figure was graceful. Under the purple skirt, a pair of straight and round legs, as white as mutton-fat jade, were revealed. In the afterglow of the setting sun, they were stained with a layer of golden light, shining brightly.

Her jade feet were wearing a pair of strappy high-heeled shoes. Perhaps she was staring too intently, or perhaps she was too surprised, so she stood on tiptoe unconsciously, revealing a girlish posture.

Zi Nu pursed her red lips slightly, the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, purple light flashed in her eyes, and she looked bright and beautiful.

The self in the mirror looks like a young girl in her twenties, very charming and lovely.

Thinking about who caused all these changes, she gently twirled the hem of her clothes with her left little finger, as if bringing back the immaturity and shyness of her girlhood. She lowered her eyes slightly, then looked at Su Xuan again, met his eyes, and said seriously, "I like it very much."

She placed her right hand on the purple mandarin duck flower hairpin in her hair and stroked it gently.

A purple mandarin duck hairpin, a purple silk dress, a purple crystal pendant, and purple strappy high heels, she knew that these were all specially prepared for her by Su Xuan. How could she not feel such a straightforward gesture?

So she responded generously.

Su Xuan sighed that he was indeed a genius.

As early as when he was in Korea, he had personally visited many clothing stores and found that the textile industry during the Qin Dynasty was extremely advanced.

Stockings, underwear, and all kinds of clothing can be easily made.

So he specially bought a clothing store, and the clothes he wears now were tailor-made by this store.

When it comes to enjoyment, he is naturally positive. Of course, in addition to himself, he is also always thinking about Xue Nu, Jing Wei, Madam Mingzhu, Zi Nu... Giving them customized clothes can not only deepen the relationship between the two, but also allow him to enjoy the benefits. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Su Xuan can only say that it is our responsibility to promote the development of the times!

"I'm new in Qin State. Miss Zinu, would you mind walking with me in the evening?" Su Xuan put one hand behind his back and the other hand with the palm facing up, performed a gentleman's courtesy, and invited with a smile.

Zi Nu's mind suddenly emerged the scene where he invited her to watch a play together, but the difference this time was that she put her hand on Su Xuan's hand, and the two of them lightly clasped hands and smiled at each other.

As the lights came on, the two walked side by side.

The streets are brightly lit with colorful lanterns hung high. Some people walk in groups of three or five on the streets, enjoying the rare leisure and elegance. Others walk in groups to enjoy the delicious food at the night market. The noisy hawking sounds and the bustling crowds form a picture of the hustle and bustle of life.

The two of them walked aimlessly on the street. When they saw jugglers, they would stop to watch. When they saw delicious food, they would buy some and savor it. When they walked out of the street, they each had a palm-sized puppet hanging around their waists.

"Big brother, big brother, do you want to buy a flower for this sister?" A little girl about seven or eight years old ran over, holding a bunch of flowers in her hand, looking at Su Xuan with anticipation.

Su Xuan was a little confused, and then he was overjoyed. It seemed that God was helping him!