46 Chapter 46
◎Stop looking. ◎
The day after Fusu ordered someone to deliver the breeding manual to Han Fei's house, Zhang Liang left Xianyang.
According to the people sent by Ying Zheng to monitor Zhang Liang, he looked gloomy when he left.
Li Ying pondered for a moment and said, "What does he mean by this? It's just this one booklet, not a magical weapon. Will it be of any use to him if he takes it back to Korea?"
Fusu shook his head and said, "I'm not Zhang Liang, how can I know what he's thinking?"
"The Sage's intentions are truly difficult to fathom," Li Ying said. "One of the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty has already arrived. Are the other three far behind? Young Master, when will you go find the other three?"
Fusu held up three fingers. "Of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, one has come, and the remaining one is..." He bent a finger. "How many is this?"
Li Ying said, "There are four of the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty. Young Master, you must not forget Chen Ping."
As for Chen Ping and Xiao He, Fusu did not intend to look for them specifically. As long as the Qin Dynasty could move forward smoothly, there would be no shortage of talents flocking to Xianyang.
Fusu said, "I did intend to look for Han Xin, but later I changed my mind."
Li Ying asked curiously, "Why? Generals you raise yourself are more lethal. Look at how Emperor Wu of Han trained Wei Huo. The Xiongnu must have something to say about that."
Fusu said, "If Han Xin's life trajectory had been changed, he might not have been the great general Han Xin."
Li Ying scratched his chin and said, "But... for a general, as for this profession, besides education, talent is also very important. For example, uh, there are too many examples. For example, the one who talks about war on paper. You must be familiar with him, young master. He was defeated by your Wu'an Jun."
Fusu thought for a moment and said, "That's not without reason. But there's one thing we've overlooked before."
Li Ying asked doubtfully, "What's going on?"
Fusu held his forehead and said, "Huaiyin... is in the State of Chu."
Li Ying: “…”
"Ah." Li Ying said, "So Han Xin is also from Chu."
Fusu said: "Yes?"
Li Ying chuckled: "Xiang Yu is also a Chu person. You Qin and Chu are really... a mixture of love and hate."
After years of marriage, you hit me and I hit you, and in the end you destroy me and I destroy you. It would be really confusing.
This sounded too strange, so Fusu decided to change the subject: "Before Zhang Liang leaves Qin, my father's people will keep an eye on him."
"Doesn't your father care about him?" Li Ying wondered.
Fusu said: "And me."
That's right, Li Ying thought, the King of Qin would definitely not care about this white-bodied young man who looked like he had nothing but good looks, but Fusu knew that Zhang Liang was a terrible person, both to the Qin State and the King of Qin.
——Although Fusu himself was only concerned about the assassination of Qin in Bolingsha, he was unable to explain it to Li Ying because he could not read minds.
As the New Year holiday was over and school started, Fusu did not forget to study porcelain making while studying literature and martial arts. Li Ying suggested that he might as well study glass as well.
Fusu was writing a letter to Han Fei at the time. He put down his pen, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Glass?"
"I heard that glass crafts didn't develop in ancient times because we already had porcelain, which was both practical and valuable for appreciation," Li Ying said. "But I think both have their own advantages. Young Master, since you've already done both, why not just do both?"
Fusu said: "Whether it is porcelain or glass, they are useless things. They are not what Qin State needs right now. My father is hard to spare to make them. I can only learn the theoretical knowledge first and then try to make them slowly."
Li Ying said he understood: "Before conquering the six kingdoms, combat power comes first."
Fusu lowered his head to write. Li Ying leaned over to take a look and said, "Master, you are still arguing with Han Fei."
Without even looking up, Fusu said, "This is called a debate. Thank you."
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many schools of thought, and everyone believed that their own ideas were the best, and all the princes and countries should adopt their own school's doctrines to govern the country.
During the Warring States Period, many schools of thought had declined, but those that survived remained true to their original aspirations, insisting that their own ideas were the best.
Although Han Fei disliked the Qin State, which bullied his Han State at every turn, from the bottom of his heart, he had to admit that the strength of the Qin State was the best and most powerful evidence for his argument for the Legalists.
But now, the eldest son of Qin and the heir of Qin said that the Legalists were wrong. How could Han Fei tolerate this?
In person, he acted as if he didn't want to talk to Fusu, but then he turned around and ordered someone to send a long paper to the palace, in which he analyzed and argued the correctness of his Legalist thought.
——Thanks to the invention of paper, if it were bamboo slips, Han Fei would definitely not have been able to write so much.
Fusu's letter refuting Han Fei's argument was delivered to Han Fei's residence the next day. After that, the teacher and student began to exchange letters across the palace wall, and the various viewpoints they expressed were very interesting.
According to the doctor who treated Han Fei, Han Fei's fighting spirit has been particularly strong in the past two days. In order to have the strength to read and write, his appetite has doubled. If he continues like this, his recovery is just around the corner.
After Ying Zheng knew about this, he asked Fusu to let him read the correspondence between the two of them. He was greatly inspired by this and issued several new decrees, making the court officials throughout the Qin State even busier.
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The first major event that happened in the court after the New Year was that the right prime minister Changping Jun was dismissed due to illness and replaced by Wang Wan.
——After Ying Zheng gave Changping Jun the opportunity, Changping Jun did not say a word during the entire New Year period. He ignored Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng certainly did not indulge him.
Although the king's statement was to allow Changping Jun to recuperate and serve Qin in the future, some perceptive ministers, thinking back to what happened a year ago, had already sensed something was amiss.
They believed that Changping Jun, or the Chu ministers headed by Changping Jun, were about to fall out of favor with the king.
Of course, these Chu ministers certainly do not include Li Si, who was born in Chu.
Therefore, although the ministers of the Chu clan have been marginalized recently, Li Si still has constant contacts with the ministers.
The two diametrically opposed attitudes not only spread in the court, but also affected Fusu's companions.
Li You was not affected at all and continued to study and practice martial arts as usual, but Mi Qing began to become absent-minded. He was a quiet man to begin with, and now he spoke even less, often sitting alone.
The other three were quite worried about this, but Li You was not in a position to step forward. Wang Li and Meng Hua didn't know what to say, so after discussing it, they went to ask Fusu for help.
"Mi Qing?" Fusu wiped the water off his hands, slightly surprised. "Didn't my father say that Changping Jun was ill, and that he was dismissed from his position as Right Prime Minister so that he could recover in peace? His title is still there. Where did these rumors come from?"
"Yeah, I don't know who started spreading these rumors..." Li You said with a bitter face, "and they even dragged my father into this. These past few days, I haven't dared to talk to Mi Qing, for fear that he would think I had bad intentions."
Fusu sympathetically said, "Then you are quite innocent."
——But, this couldn’t be a rumor made up by your father, Fusu thought.
This is Fusu's inherent prejudice against Li Si. In fact, Fusu is very clear about Li Si's political skills and does not really doubt him.
Wang Li hurriedly said, "Young Master, do you have any ideas? Otherwise, I won't dare to talk to them."
Meng Hua said worriedly, "They are all silent, and I dare not speak either. Young Master, what should I do?"
Fusu couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, I have figured out the situation. I'll find Mi Qing one day and talk to him about it."
But Fusu was certainly not just doing it for them, his target was Changping Jun.
Rumors are just rumors. Don't let Changping Jun be irritated. If the rumors are confirmed and really cause losses to the Qin State, that would be terrible.
Mi Qing was sitting in the corridor as usual, lost in thought, when suddenly someone sat down next to him.
Mi Qing tried to stand up when he saw who was coming, but Fusu held him down. Fusu was not very strong, and Mi Qing could have easily broken free, but he just maintained the movement of wanting to stand up and said, "Master, the stone steps are very cold."
Fusu smiled and said, "Since you know it's cold, why are you sitting here? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
Mi Qing forced a smile and said, "I am older and in good health. I won't get sick. Sir, please stand up first."
Fusu stood up and walked to the railing next to him and said, "Then sit here and help me."
Mi Qing had no choice but to reach out and carry Fusu to sit on the railing, fearing that he would fall, and then stood over and carefully protected him.
"It's okay, you sit down too." Fusu said, "I can't fall down."
Mi Qing shook her head: "Thank you, Master. I'd like to stand for a while."
Fusu showed a helpless expression and sighed: "It would be better if you were a little dumber like Meng Hua."
Mi Qing was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Meng Hua is not stupid, but I do want to be a fool who knows nothing."
Fusu said, "I don't think so."
Mi Qing asked in surprise, "Young Master?"
Fusu said, "You don't want to be a person who knows nothing and wait for others to decide your future. You would rather know everything and then take control of your own destiny."
This was a very tempting statement, and Mi Qing's heart trembled, but he still shook his head: "Master, I can't do it."
Fusu nodded and asked, "Mi Qing, do you consider yourself a Qin or Chu?"
Mi Qing paused and said frankly, "I always thought I was a Qin person, but my father...he wanted me to be a Chu person."
Mi Qing's mother was a Qin person. His father was busy with affairs since he was young, so he spent more time with his mother and was more deeply influenced by her. Naturally, he was more inclined to his Qin identity.
But as he grew up, his father noticed this and could not accept that he had a Qin son, so he began to educate Mi Qing, saying that your father and grandfather were Chu people, and you are also a Chu person.
Fusu sighed: "Changping Jun...he is also a Qin person."
Mi Qing said, "Father doesn't think so."
"It doesn't matter." Fusu curled his eyes. "Changping Jun's opinion is not important. He can only be a Qin person."
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