The Confucian scholars were the first to stand up and say, "I'm afraid the Qin state is about to descend into chaos."
"The Ying clan was weak, and Lü Buwei was originally the most powerful, but then a male favorite named Lao Ai appeared. The Qin Dynasty was quite different in this respect!"
Confucianists are masters of indirect speech; they can insult you without you even realizing it.
"Hahaha, just one male concubine has caused chaos in the Qin state. The Qin state has truly disgraced their ancestors!"
The other members of the Hundred Schools of Thought also began to whisper among themselves. The sordid affair between Zhao Ji and Lao Ai could be kept secret from the people of Qin, but not from the members of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
A fake eunuch was able to be ennobled in Qin, slept with someone's wife and drove her to suicide, and the Ying clan didn't dare utter a word.
In their view, the Qin state had truly disgraced their ancestors.
The Legalist representative among the Hundred Schools of Thought was immediately disgraced, since Legalism was the foundation of the Qin state. Although the Legalist representative had not pledged allegiance to Qin, he had still sent disciples to Qin.
Just then, a child who looked to be only about ten years old stood up.
"I am but a humble junior, but I believe that the Qin state may be playing a much larger game!"
Everyone looked at the child, who had a robust and chubby face, and a pair of bright black eyes that moved nimbly, as if they could see through everything in the world.
This was the first time Lu Li had ever seen such a bright and intelligent child, and even Guiguzi's eyes lit up.
"Oh? Who are you?" the Confucian scholar asked.
The boy walked to the center, cupped his hands in greeting to the assembled scholars, and said, "This junior, Zhang Liang, greets all the seniors!"
"Zhang Liang!"
Lu Li was startled upon hearing this.
Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang, was one of the famous strategists of the Han Dynasty, and was known as one of the "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty" along with Han Xin and Xiao He.
He was skilled in military strategy and had a profound understanding of military tactics.
He assisted Liu Bang, the King of Han, in winning the Chu-Han Contention and establishing the Han Dynasty.
No wonder Lu Li thought this child was very intelligent; he never expected him to be Marquis Liu, Zhang Liang!
He is the epitome of strategizing within the tent and winning battles a thousand miles away.
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