The Prime Minister's Residence.
Li Lin settled Han Xin and the others in the guest rooms in the west wing.
Because Zhang Liang was covered in wounds, he was very weak.
Therefore, Li Lin specially arranged for him to stay in the East Pavilion and assigned some maids and servants to take care of him.
He received little nutrition in the imperial prison, and now his face was extremely pale as he lay on a soft couch.
"My lord, Han Xin is guilty. Han Xin has failed your guidance and training. Han Xin was too reckless!"
Han Xin knelt on the ground, extremely annoyed.
He regretted it after all this happened.
While in prison, he figured out what had happened and realized that he had handled interpersonal relationships terribly, almost implicating his mentor, Li Lin.
If Li Lin is also angered by the emperor, and his political enemies take advantage of his misfortune...
Then he'll never have a chance to turn things around.
“You are still too young and don’t understand the principles. He insulted His Majesty, so you should have killed him. As for the rest, you should have reported it to His Majesty and let him make the decision. Instead, you acted first and reported later, which is a blatant provocation to His Majesty and the higher authorities. They will think you are going against their will. What good will that do you? Furthermore, you openly resisted the captain’s arrest. If you weren’t my disciple, the captain would have already taken revenge on you!”
Looking at Zhang Liang lying on the bed, barely breathing, Li Lin was in no good mood at all.
He gave Han Xin a severe dressing-down.
to be honest.
Han Xin's flaws were too obvious. He was ignorant of human relationships and had extremely low political awareness, which was related to his early experiences.
Xiang Yu was the same; he insisted on adhering to aristocratic rules, but Liu Bang was a petty person who didn't follow those rules. What could you do about him?
It's a pity about Zhang Liang.
"My lord, no, no, no, it's my mentor. Han Xin knows he was wrong and promises you here that he will never act impulsively again!"
"No, impulsiveness is acceptable, but irrational impulsiveness is unacceptable. You lack rationality, you lack a rationality that is extremely keen in judging life, daily life, and politics. Here's what we'll do: after we return from quelling the rebellion in Chu, you will follow behind Mo Zhiyuan and learn from him."
"Huh? Mo Zhiyuan is just a decrepit old man, what's so special about him that I...?"
"Hmm? What? Do you think there's a problem with what I said?"
"But, but..."
"If you don't calm down, you won't be able to make rational judgments. And Mo Zhiyuan's characteristic is calmness, which is his strength and your weakness, do you understand?"
"Han Xin understands!"
Han Xin nodded as if he understood, then stepped aside to make way for Li Lin.
Li Lin walked to Zhang Liang's bedside.
Grasping Zhang Liang's arm, which was covered in whip marks, he said with great heartache, "Zifang, it was because I was too impatient that I urged Long Er and Long San to bring you back to Xianyang City quickly. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to take the shortcut back from Julu. I am truly sorry!"
"Prime Minister, please do not blame yourself. It is fate. I, Zhang Liang, was destined to suffer this calamity. I do not blame anyone. I only regret that on that day, I was indecisive and only severed the root of the problem without taking my life. Alas!"
Lying on the bed, he turned to his side, slightly raised his head, trembled slightly, and then let out a series of sighs.
"Zifang, do you know what I admire most about you?"
"What?"
"You hate evil as if it were your enemy! By the way, I also know that you planned to assassinate His Majesty, didn't you?"
"ah......"
His eyes widened suddenly. "How did you know?"
"Han Xin, go check if anyone is outside the door and listen for footsteps around you."
"promise!"
Li Lin knew that the First Emperor had sent people to monitor him, so he deliberately sent Han Xin to search the place, in order to see if the surveillance was really that excessive, going so far as to penetrate deep into the residence.
"No, Master."
"Hmm, it seems His Majesty knows his limits and is keeping watch outside the palace."
"What is it, Your Excellency?"
"My mentor?"
"Han Xin, remember this: inside the Prime Minister's residence, you can say anything outrageous, but once you leave, remember this: don't say anything carelessly, or you'll face utter destruction!"
"Han Xin will remember this!"
After admonishing Han Xin, Li Lin turned his head and looked at Zhang Liang, who was looking at him with curiosity. He couldn't help but laugh. "Zifang, I know your background, I know you are very dissatisfied with the Qin court, and I also know that you are a nobleman from the royal family of the six kingdoms. So I have long been aware of your intention to assassinate the tyrant."
"Huh? You also call him a tyrant?"
"Yes, His Majesty is indeed a tyrant, monopolizing the power of life and death over all the people under heaven. He is a tyrant, but he is also someone who wants to be a good emperor. People are not diodes; there is no absolute good or absolute bad. We must look at people dialectically."
"Ah? Dialectics? What is dialectics? Please enlighten me, Your Excellency!"
Han Xin listened intently, and similarly, his opinion of the First Emperor was extremely negative.
If Li Lin weren't still serving as the Prime Minister in the Qin Dynasty, he would have wanted to leave Xianyang long ago.
"The world, after a long period of division, will inevitably unite; after a long period of unity, it will inevitably divide again. This is a natural law, just as the moon waxes and wanes. When the Qin Dynasty unified the six states, it was not because the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six states, but because the natural law chose the Qin Dynasty. In fact, history is full of coincidences, but within these coincidences, inevitability is highlighted. Why was the Qin Dynasty able to destroy the six states, and not any one of the states of Yan, Han, Wei, Qi, Chu, or Zhao that destroyed the other six?"
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