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"Of course it's the ruler of a country, the king of a country, who takes the throne. Only with a king can there be a country."

At this moment, Ying Zheng's attendant spoke up.

"Well, you can't say I'm wrong, but I think the foundation of the country is these people, these people sitting here drinking and eating."

"It is the pedestrians who are resting and rushing outside, it is you, it is me, it is everyone who makes up this country."

"The title of 'King' has existed for a very, very long time. How did the title of 'King' come about in the first place?"

"Back then, there was no status, no established families; the first king earned everyone's recognition through his own strength."

"People recognized him, believed in him, so they followed him and assisted him. In the end, one of them became king, and the rest became his followers."

"The king should be like that now; he should be strong enough to subdue others with his wisdom, strength, and will."

"To make other capable people willingly follow him and help him conquer the world!"

Qin Qi spoke.

"Only those who are strong enough to subdue everyone can be called kings. This is the first time I've heard such a thing."

Ying Zheng couldn't help but burst into laughter. Indeed, if you are not strong enough, why should we follow you?

Just because your father or elder is a king, does that make you a king? You are not powerful enough; even if you sit in this position, you won't be able to hold it.

This has happened countless times in history. Only by being strong enough to make others submit can one secure the throne!

"Then let me ask you another question, sir: how does one become the ruler of the world? Is it by being benevolent and righteous, or by being virtuous?"

"None of these are correct. The ruler of the world should be the one with the strongest army and the most powerful horses."

"If a righteous person is to be the ruler of the world, then how did the Zhou emperor lose his empire?"

"If those of high moral character are destined to be rulers of the world, then why didn't Confucius, Mencius, and Lao Tzu become rulers?"

"The person who ultimately becomes the ruler of the world may not be benevolent or virtuous, but he will certainly have a strong army."

"Boom!"

As Qin Qi and Ying Zheng were talking, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky outside, and it began to drizzle.

The people in the tavern hurriedly left when they saw it start to rain; some went home, and others went to take care of other matters.

Only Qin Qi, Xue Nu, Ying Zheng, and his entourage remained in the tavern.

"I have one last question. May I ask how you would rate yourself? And how do you compare to King Ying Zheng of Qin?"

Ying Zheng asked.

"Hmm, this person is acting strangely. Let's go, the carriage is still outside, we need to hurry up and get it ready."

Xue Nu frowned. Looking at Ying Zheng, she felt that his identity was definitely not ordinary, and asking this question at this moment was extremely dangerous.

She reached out and grabbed Qin Qi's wrist, intending to lead him away directly. Qin Qi stood up with Xue Nu.

But as he was leaving, he turned back to Ying Zheng and said:

"If I had been born into a family of emperors and generals, only one of me and Ying Zheng could have survived. If he had died in the end, I might have gone to his grave to pay my respects."

"But you are lucky. I was not born into a family of emperors or generals. I am just a wandering musician."

Qin Qi looked at Ying Zheng without the slightest fear in his eyes. He recognized him and wanted to see what this emperor of all ages was like.

"I don't think so. You should be the lucky one, otherwise you would be the one who dies in the end."

Are you afraid of dying?

Ying Zheng looked at Qin Qi, and when he looked into the other man's eyes, he saw a familiar look, the look he saw every day when he looked in the mirror.

They were equally ambitious, confident, and unruly.

"There is no empire that never falls, no general that never loses, and no one who never dies. I may die one day too."

"But I will do my best to live until the day I die."

"Stop showing off, you idiot, hurry up and get going."

At this moment, the Snow Woman asked the shopkeeper for an umbrella, and holding the umbrella, she took Qin Qi's hand and walked into the rain.

"May I ask if I could leave my name?"

Ying Zheng looked at Qin Qi, who was walking into the rain, and asked.

"Qin Qi, the musician Qin Qi."

Qin Qi spoke.

"Qin Qi... is he the enlightener of the Great Qin Empire, or perhaps the one who enlightens me, the King of Qin?"

Ying Zheng murmured, "If this man is the Grand Tutor of my Great Qin, then the unification of the six kingdoms will be just around the corner!"

After he and the snow woman had walked away, the snow woman asked:

"That person looked very noble, and his aura was not that of an ordinary person. He must be a high-ranking official or nobleman."

"He's much better than that one."

"Huh? You know him?"

"I don't know him, but I know his name."

"What's that person's name?"

"King Qin, Ying Zheng!"

The Snow Maiden was stunned into silence. The person who had been talking to them for so long was actually King Ying Zheng of Qin!

"Are you crazy? Didn't you say you were a wanted criminal from seven countries? How dare you say such a thing in front of them!"

"Aren't you afraid he'll send troops to hunt you down?! No, we have to get out of here right now, or the Qin army might surround us in the next second!"

"Don't panic, no matter what happens, I'll handle it."

"I feel like the worst luck of my life was meeting you. Stop pushing, or I'm going to get soaked."

The Snow Woman said this.

Chapter Sixty-Three: Suppress all other schools of thought, and establish my own supreme authority!

"With so many people in the group, how come I was so unlucky as to find you?"

Xue Nu and Qin Qi sat in the carriage and hurriedly left the small town under the cover of rain. Xue Nu was afraid that if they were late, they would be surrounded by the Qin army.

"This scene makes me want to play a piece of music."

Qin Qi sat cross-legged on the carriage, placed the zither on his lap, and began to play, accompanied by the sound of raindrops hitting the ground and the clatter of horses' hooves.

The Snow Woman listened quietly. The song started off very calmly, but this calmness was like the calm before a storm.

When we reached the middle section, a sudden gust of wind arose, and thunder roared along with the torrential rain, making it feel as if we were in the apocalypse!

As Xue Nu listened, she couldn't help but clench her fists. She began to feel tense and dangerous, and her eyes were fixed on Qin Qi.

As the middle section passed, the music became lighter and more cheerful again. The Snow Woman breathed a sigh of relief and unconsciously picked up her flute to play.

Accompanied by the sounds of the zither and flute, the thunder in the sky gradually subsided, and the rain slowly lessened.

When the song ended, the rain had stopped and the dense clouds in the sky began to disperse.

Sunlight streamed through the gap in the dark clouds, casting a golden glow upon Qin Qi, while a rainbow appeared in the sky!

"Why did you meet me? Maybe it's because I'm handsome. Fate is just so wonderful."

Qin Qi stopped playing the zither, turned to look at Xue Nu, and smiled.

"Even if we are destined to be together, it's a doomed one, definitely not a good one."

The Snow Maiden looked at Qin Qi and the beautiful rainbow in the sky, and couldn't help but laugh. She spoke to Qin Qi in a coquettish tone.

She felt that this might be fate. Originally, she felt lifeless and didn't know where to go.

But after an unexpected encounter with Qin Qi, and a series of unexpected events, though quite worrying in the process, all that was afterward...

Watching the clouds disperse in the sky, and seeing the bright sunshine and beautiful rainbow, the Snow Woman suddenly found it quite interesting.

It felt as if this wasn't a homeless wandering, but a spontaneous trip, with beautiful scenery everywhere you went.

"By the way, I've never asked you before, where do you want to go? What do you want to do?"

The snow woman asked curiously.

"As for me, this time I'm going to travel all over the seven kingdoms, visit all the schools of thought, and then..."

"Suppress all other schools of thought, and make myself the sole ruler!"

Qin Qi laughed wildly. The mission required him to suppress all schools of thought. But what did it mean to suppress all schools of thought? Did he kill all the members of the various schools of thought?

This is not very realistic, but if one were to defeat all the other schools of thought by oneself, one would be the only one left to rule.

Could that be considered a form of suppressing all schools of thought?

After all, there was a saying in later history: "Dismiss all other schools of thought and exclusively honor Confucianism," but he was only honoring his own path.

“I sensed it before; you always say some very arrogant things. You are a complete madman.”

The snow woman said with a hint of joking.

However, though he said that, he secretly had a feeling, a kind of expectation, that this arrogant man in front of him might actually be able to do it.

If that day ever comes, this man will leave an indelible mark on the strength of the seven kingdoms and on future history!

His name will be remembered by everyone!

"Let him be a madman then! The roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles high!"

Qin Qi said.

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A few days later, Ying Zheng of Han and Han Fei met in a small courtyard.

“Tell me something you don’t want to know the answer to, and you’ll die.”

Han Fei spoke to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng paused for a moment, then smiled. Han Fei frowned when he saw Ying Zheng's reaction.

This reaction was completely different from what I had expected.

"I met someone on my way here, and he said something to me that I found quite interesting."

"He told me that there is no empire that never falls, no general that never loses, and no person that never dies."

"I may indeed die, but I will try my best to live until the day I die."

What do you think of what he said?

Ying Zheng looked at Han Fei. The other man said he would die. He might indeed die, but he might not die because of this matter.

"This person stands in a very high position. He can only say such things by looking at the past and the future, not from the present or the past."

"The most precious thing is the last sentence: He will die, but he will try his best to live until the day he dies."

"I sensed an unparalleled open-mindedness and profound realm from him. He had seen through life and death, and could even regard his own death as nothing."

Han Fei shook his head. It's not easy to see through life and death. Even the bravest person would care if they knew they were going to die.

But they will hide their fears and find reasons to justify their willingness to die.

But the person who said this didn't think that way. Life is life, and death is death. People don't want to die when they're alive.

He will strive to live until the day he dies; life is natural, and death is natural.

"May I ask who that person is?"

Han Fei asked.

"He claimed to be a wandering musician, and I suddenly realized that people who have been wandering are all very capable."

"For example, his musician, for example, you, for example, Gai Nie."

As Ying Zheng spoke, he turned to look at Gai Nie in his youth. At this time, Gai Nie was still a handsome young man, not the middle-aged man he would become later.

"A wandering musician?"

Han Fei looked puzzled. Were there any great musicians near Han? Perhaps there were, but the person who could say such a thing was certainly not an unknown figure.