Chapter 305 The Best of Both Worlds
Li Mansion.
The pretty female official of Zhao looked at Li Nuo and said, "As long as you help the Fourth Prince to ascend the throne successfully, we will definitely do what we promised you."
If it wasn’t the New Year, Li Nuo really planned to kick them out.
After all the trouble, it turned out to be a blank check to let him take charge of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple of Zhao State.
These two people just came to him to get something for free.
He did ask clearly what kind of help they needed from him.
The old emperor of Zhao State sensed that his time was up and prepared to pass the throne to one of his four sons.
Within a year, the four princes of Zhao State will jointly supervise the country and each will display their talents. Whoever has the most outstanding political achievements will become the next emperor of Zhao State.
The State of Zhao is not a small country. Once he ascends the throne to become emperor, he will not only have supreme power, but also have the cultivation of the sixth realm.
In order to obtain the throne, the four princes naturally used every possible means.
These two people were representing the fourth prince of Zhao State, asking Li Nuo to go to Zhao State for help.
In other words, the prerequisite for Li Nuo to be in charge of Zhao's laws for a period of time is that he has to help the fourth prince of Zhao successfully seize the throne.
If he had this ability, why would he go to Zhao State?
Li Nuo couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you look for Zonghengjia?"
This kind of thing is more related to the expertise of the strategists, but is not within the business scope of the legalists.
The female official shook her head and said, "It was the strategist who approached us, but we rejected him. The strategist is full of schemes and intrigues and is not trustworthy."
Li Nuo asked: "So you trust me?"
The female official said, "To be honest, before we left Zhao, we consulted a fortune teller and she said that there is someone in Daxia who can help us, so we came here."
Li Nuo was surprised and said, "How dare you calculate this?"
He was not surprised that the Yin-Yang School could calculate these things. What surprised him was that someone actually dared to calculate the destiny of the five dynasties.
It's not that this thing cannot be calculated, but it involves a big cause and effect. If you calculate it, you will inevitably suffer backlash.
The pretty female official lowered her head and said, "Master Gongsun died after he finished calculating this divination..."
The death of this Yin-Yang master was just as Li Nuo had expected. He asked curiously, "How did you know that I am the one who can help you? Did that master count me as one of them?"
The pretty female official shook her head and said, "No, she just said that when I come to Daxia and see that person, I will naturally know. I have a hunch that you are the one I am looking for..."
Li Nuo was speechless for a moment.
He didn't know how to help them...
However, the Yin-Yang masters are not charlatans. The Yin-Yang masters at the fifth level can already glimpse into the true secrets of heaven.
Maybe the other party really figured something out.
The female official looked at Li Nuo and said, "I know you are a practitioner of law. I can promise you that even if my brother loses in the end, I will definitely give you enough compensation. At least, it will be greater than what you have gained in Da Xia for half a year..."
Li Nuo did not answer immediately.
After seeing the two off, he began to think carefully.
The female official's last sentence was correct. Staying in Daxia would not be of much help to his cultivation.
All those who could be killed and should be killed in the court had been killed by his father, leaving nothing for him.
From the perspective of spiritual practice alone, anywhere is better than staying in Chang'an.
If the fourth prince of Zhao could successfully ascend the throne, the female official would only need the emperor to say a word to do what he promised.
In addition, there is another huge benefit to doing this.
The merit of following the dragon is the achievement that every strategist dreams of.
Especially the merits of following the emperors of the five dynasties were even more powerful, and could even allow ordinary people to ascend to the fifth level of the strategist in one step.
How many strategists have been waiting for such an opportunity all their lives.
Generally speaking, many people who practice Confucianism will also practice Legalism. These two schools have many similar concepts and can be practiced at the same time.
But I have never heard of anyone practicing legalism and diplomacy at the same time. One must always be fair and just, while the other will do anything to achieve his goal, which will inevitably break the law. You can only choose one of the two.
Unless the means used by the strategists are all fair and aboveboard.
But seizing power is not a game of house. It's about whose methods are darker and more ruthless.
If he had chosen this path, all his efforts as a Legalist would have been in vain.
However, regardless of whether he helps the Fourth Prince of Zhao or not, he has to make this trip to Zhao.
Li Nuo didn't know much about the situation in Zhao State. He remembered that there were history books of various countries in his father's study, but he had never been interested in this aspect and had never read them.
The imperial court was pushing for a major legal reform regarding the powerful and wealthy, and my father was still busy in the Dali Temple.
Li Nuo could enter his father's study at home at will. He walked into his father's study and quickly found the book he wanted on the bookshelf.
This book records the history of the State of Zhao in detail. After reading it for a while, Li Nuo discovered that it has always been the tradition of the State of Zhao to let the princes jointly supervise the country and choose the one with outstanding political achievements to pass on the throne.
Unlike Daxia, Zhao never had a crown prince.
The emperor would select several princes early on, give them certain real powers, and evaluate their political achievements.
During the probation period, the one with the best political achievements and the most recognition from the people and the court will become the next emperor.
The princes of Daxia took turns to serve as regent, which was originally modeled after the State of Zhao.
In order to gain recognition, the selected princes would certainly work hard to improve their political achievements, and at the same time they would also keep an eye on the mistakes of their competitors. This also made Zhao the country with the most honest officials and the best public security among the five dynasties.
However, the book also mentioned that Zhao State still had some problems.
For example, the princes only cared about the capital and the emperor, because it was closely related to their political achievements, and they ignored the situation of the people outside the capital.
In addition, the issues of the powerful and the aristocratic families are also something that all the princes are unwilling to touch upon.
All their policies and measures are superficial and not really for the people, etc.
Li Nuo closed the book.
The situation in Zhao State was much better than he had imagined.
The competition among the princes is open and everything is based on political achievements. They cannot use any shameful means.
At least, it can't be used openly.
As for how much recognition you can get, it depends on your means.
Some princes distributed porridge at the city gate every day, while others simply gave money directly to the people, hoping to improve their reputation among the people.
Compared with the common people, the support of officials was more important, which led to the factions within the Zhao court being no less frequent than in Daxia, and even more so.
Many counselors would also take this opportunity to join the prince who wants to seize the throne and give them advice.
If the prince they support successfully ascends the throne, they will inevitably rise to prominence.
Among them, there are also many strategists.
In this case, it’s not that Li Nuo can’t help them.
As long as he helps them improve their political achievements in a positive way instead of using any conspiracy or trickery, he can not only improve the Legalists, but also the Diplomats at the same time.
If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait for decades to gain this kind of merit again.
Putting aside their reputation as strategists, their abilities are still very strong.
The control of the diplomats is somewhat similar to the confinement of the legalists, but also somewhat different. It is even stronger than the legalists'.
Both the strategists and the legalists can imprison a person from a distance.
But the Legalists could only restrict his actions.
The strategist could crush his heart from a distance.
When the Prince of Han framed Yiren, it was a strategist who secretly acted.
In addition, the diplomats can control people's thoughts invisibly, which is something the legalists cannot do.
This ability is quite suitable for the Legalists.
Although the code can confirm the identity of the criminal, in order to convict him, one still needs to find evidence himself.
If he had the cultivation of a fourth or fifth level strategist, as long as he locked onto the criminals, he could influence their minds and make them confess the crime themselves.
Unfortunately, he didn't know how to practice as a strategist...
Both the School of Diplomacy and the School of Yin and Yang require instruction from a master, and it is almost impossible to learn on your own.
Although there is a portrait of the fourth-level strategist on the code, Li Nuo can directly obtain the fourth-level strategist's cultivation and use his methods by consuming his life span, but he cannot get his memory and still cannot get started on his own.
You can't always get the ability of a strategist by spending money every time you need it.
He couldn't afford to exchange his life for a hundred days at a time.
There should be many strategists in Zhao State now. When the time comes, we can use legal means to catch one and ask him. I just don't know if they will say...
Li Nuo stood up, put the book back to its place, and was about to leave when his eyes suddenly moved.
He pulled out a book next to the history of Zhao State and looked at it.
There were a few big words written on the cover of the book.
"Introduction to the Art of Diplomacy".
(End of this chapter)
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