"I have come to visit the Confucian school, hoping to exchange academic ideas with you, just like you, sir," Li Si said with a smile upon hearing this.
“Exchanging academic ideas, huh? Then you two go ahead and do your thing. I'll just sit in and listen,” Wang Han said, glancing at Gongsun Linglong. Gongsun Linglong was skilled in sophistry; Li Si and the others hadn't come to exchange ideas, but rather to intimidate him. However, Wang Han didn't intend to stop them.
Wang Han's gaze sent a chill down Gongsun Linglong's spine, and her mind raced. She couldn't afford to offend either side; it seemed she would have to embarrass herself this time.
The two sides quickly began communicating, but Wang Han only listened and did not interrupt. Everything proceeded as in the original story, and in the end, Gongsun Linglong made a huge fool of herself.
(Please speed up the plot. These last few chapters of Qin's Moon have been a bit boring.)
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Half a month passed quickly.
At dawn, countless elite Qin soldiers had already placed the seaside under martial law. As the sun rose, a huge ship, tens of meters high and hundreds of meters long, appeared in the distance and slowly docked at the shore, eliciting gasps of amazement from the people.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter..." As the mechanism was activated, a long staircase descended in front of the enormous ship.
"Look, it's fairy boys and fairies!" The onlookers exclaimed in amazement. After the stairs of the ship were lowered, handsome men and beautiful women dressed in white and carrying lanterns began to board the huge ship along the long stairs.
"It is said that these five hundred fairy boys and girls are all one in ten thousand. Each one was personally selected by the Lord of the Clouds to be sent overseas by His Majesty to find immortals and serve them."
"So beautiful."
People were once again amazed as they watched the celestial children board the ship.
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Not far away on the Confucian mountain, Wang Han, Xunzi, Zhang Liang, and others gazed at the enormous ship in the distance.
“That ship is called the Mirage. Ying Zheng began building it a long time ago, intending to send people overseas to find immortal islands and seek the elixir of immortality for him,” Zhang Liang said to Wang Han, gazing at the enormous ship in the distance. Although he already knew that Ying Zheng needed to live for the world to be stable, Zhang Liang still couldn't agree with Ying Zheng's actions.
"Immortal islands overseas? Hmph, there are no immortal islands overseas in this world. If there really were, I would like to go and see those so-called immortals. Unfortunately, there are none. I have never seen a real immortal." Wang Han chuckled and said, "However, there is a much larger land overseas, far larger than what you see now. But, the distance is very far. To reach it, such a large ship cannot withstand the wind and waves in the deep sea."
"How did you know that, sir?" Zhang Liang asked Wang Han in surprise, as this was the first time he had heard such a statement.
“I have been to many places, including overseas, including the destination of this ship, but I have never been to any so-called fairy islands, nor have I ever encountered any real immortals.” Wang Han said, looking at the ship in the distance. “Although I have not been to all of them, I have already seen what this world looks like.”
"Sir, you are truly knowledgeable. Could you tell me about the world overseas?" Zhang Liang asked with a smile, showing no doubt about Wang Han's words. Wang Han's knowledge and experience far surpassed theirs.
“This is the whole picture of the world.” Wang Han handed Zhang Liang a world map and said, “Although the Qin Kingdom is vast, it is still too small compared to the rest of the world. People overseas have much fairer and rougher skin than the Chinese, and their hair is mostly brown, blonde, or white. They are also taller than the Chinese. However, the culture of many countries is much more backward than that of China, but there are also powerful countries whose level of civilization is no less than that of China.”
"It really makes one want to go and see it," Zhang Liang, Yan Lu, Fu Nian, and Xunzi remarked upon seeing it, as they all stepped forward to examine it.
"Faced with such a vast world, if it weren't for Mr. Wang Han's intervention, we would have almost caused a major disaster," Zhang Liang remarked.
“In the past, we only knew that China was the Central Plains, and that foreign countries, although dangerous, were far behind China.” Yan Lu said with great emotion, “Now it seems that we underestimated the world and overestimated ourselves.”
"As times progress, one day the world will truly witness this world," Wang Han said with a smile. "But before that, China is not strong enough."
“So Ying Zheng cannot die now. If Ying Zheng dies, the Qin state will be in danger. Moreover, in today’s world, what China needs is unification, and what it needs is a domineering and powerful emperor.” Zhang Liang said, “But Mr. Wang Han, if the Qin state’s high pressure continues, it may not be a good thing.”
“Indeed, constant high pressure is not a good thing. It will only backfire after a certain period of time or intensity.” Wang Han nodded and said, “However, Ying Zheng’s high pressure now also has very important benefits. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods have lasted too long. If it continues, it may one day become like those small foreign states. So if we don’t unify things like the written language, China will still be a disorganized mess. Once something happens, different regions will draw their own borders according to their culture and customs. What will the result be? Will the next emperor be able to unify the language and the different cultures of the regions? What will China be like in the future? Now that the world has just been unified, it may not be realistic for Qin to use a gentle approach. It will take too long and the possibility is too low.”
"So Ying Zheng used this high-pressure method," Fu Nian said. "He wanted to see the unification of all things with his own eyes, to make China a true whole. Perhaps this was also one of the reasons he wanted to live forever."
“That’s right.” Wang Han nodded. Although he had never met Ying Zheng in this world, he had had quite a few conversations with Ying Zheng in the mythological world.
"So, sir, do you intend to stop Ying Zheng from seeking immortality?" Zhang Liang asked. Throughout history, emperors who sought immortality have never succeeded, and most of them met with a bad end.
"Yes," Wang Han said with a smile. "Yes, and this time I also want to destroy this ship and kill one of the Yin-Yang School members. This is one of the purposes of my trip to Qilu and Sanghai City."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wang Han with curiosity. Although they all knew that Wang Han was very powerful, no one knew exactly how strong he was, nor had they heard of him. However, it was certain that Wang Han could easily defeat masters like Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie.
"What does Mr. Wang Han think of the Yin-Yang School?" Zhang Liang asked.
“The Yin-Yang School is up to no good and harbors ulterior motives,” Wang Han said, shaking his head. “They are connected to the former Great Zhou Kingdom.”
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