Now it is also the middle of the first month of the second year of Yingzheng, Shang Ying, Zhang Yi, Gangchengjun and Cai Ze went to Shang Jun's mansion with a tacit understanding after the early dynasty.

Inside the study!

Shang Ying and the three of them sat down separately, and the servants took the lead in saying that Shang Ying took the lead in speaking: "Above the court, I haven't understood what the king means for a while, and on the way back to the house, I carefully recalled what the king said in the court, and then I realized that the king's mind and spirit are really shocking to the past and the present." The old man is not in case of emergency. ”

Cai Ze also sighed: "Yes, the king did not adopt the results discussed by the court, but handed over the politics and military affairs of the two counties to the Qiang and Yi clans, which is to tell the two clans his sincerity for the return of the two clans to Qin." If the two clans still dare to be half-hearted, they will be the enemies of the Qin State, and the whole clan will slaughter them. ”

Zhang Yi also said: "Yi thinks that what Shang Jun said about the slaughter of the whole clan is just a threat. Since the king ascended the throne, he has never done anything that he is not sure of, and the king naturally handed over the politics and military affairs of the two counties to the two tribes, and he is not afraid that the two tribes will get out of control, and he must have something to rely on. Let the patriarchs of the two clans come to Xianyang to accept the post of Taishou, I'm afraid things are not so simple. ”

"However, no matter what hole cards we don't know about the king, put the two counties to the Qiang and Yi clans to govern, I'm afraid that even King Zhaoxiang doesn't dare to do this, he's only ten years old this year, it's really the demon of Qin. ”

"Yes, doing things under such a little King Qin, I feel frightened and don't dare to make the slightest mistake. Cai Ze sighed.

Shang Ying said with a smile: "Gang Chengjun's words are different, since the three of you and I entered the cabinet, the king has never interfered in the matters decided by the review, and every time there is a major event, he will discuss with us and others, humbly ask for advice, and rarely make decisions without authorization." Today's events, now that I think about it, may not be as arbitrary as you and I think. At the beginning of the court discussion, the king asked me to discuss first, and after listening to the opinions and opinions of the Manchu ministers, Wang Shang still insisted on his own decision-making, which shows that the king has enough confidence to control this matter. ”

However, it is no wonder that Gang Chengjun feels this way, and the majesty of the king is getting heavier and heavier. Yi, in front of the king, did not dare to have the slightest distraction, lest he be disrespectful to the king. Zhang Yi agrees with Cai Ze's opinion.

Shang Ying also recognized Zhang Yi's words, because he had a deep understanding of this morning.

Xianyang Palace!

After Ying Zheng went down to the court, he took Zheng He on the road to Xianyang Palace, Zheng He saw Ying Zheng's absent-minded appearance, and asked softly: "Isn't the king worried about the early court?"

Ying Zheng said in a flat and confident tone: "Since Lone has done it, he will not be afraid of that, let alone afraid of the dissatisfaction of the ministers." Lone was wondering if Daqin should have his own academy to cultivate more talents to prepare for the future. ”

Zheng He thought for a while and said: "Just like the 'Jixia School Palace', it combines Taoism, Confucianism, Law, Fa, Soldiers, Agriculture, Yin and Yang, and Light and Heavy Schools?"

Ying Zheng said: "This matter has not been thought about yet, and I still need to discuss it with the four cabinet elders another day, and I am making a decision." ”

The two walked for a while, Zheng He looked at Yingzheng in front of him, his face was embarrassed, but he still spoke: "Your Majesty, he left." ”

Ying Zheng paused, he naturally knew who Zheng He was talking about, he had thought about it, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

After thinking about it, he said: "The Tao is not the same, it's just morning and night, you asked people to choose a beautiful mountain peak to build a mountain villa three hundred miles outside the southern city of Hanzhong County, it is called 'Wanmei Villa', and you know that you have a way to make him accept it." ”

Zheng He responded: "Huh." ”

Ying Zheng looked at the palace with a gloomy expression, sighed, and said: "From now on, there will be one more white-clothed swordsman on the rivers and lakes who is lonely and loves swords. ”

In the afternoon, Xianyang Palace, back garden!

Under a big tree, Ying Zheng sat on a chair made for him by the Manufacturing Division to read a book, next to the smoke of the incense burner, Zheng He stood respectfully behind him.

Suddenly, Ying Zheng seemed to think of something, raised his little head, and said, "The sage has been in the Qin State for three months, right? As the lord of the Qin State alone, he has not gone to visit him until now, which is really rude." ”

Zheng He replied respectfully: "It's been three months and five days. ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Prepare one or two, let's go and meet you." ”

"No. Zheng He bowed, then turned to leave.

"The proposer of both rituals and laws and the unification of kings, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to meet Xun Sheng, one of the three sages of Confucianism, who countless descendants of Yan and Huang could never dream of. Ying Zheng whispered.

Soon, an unremarkable car drove out of the palace gate and headed for Xicheng District.

Xicheng District, a remote alley, the end of the alley is a flat land, you can see three wooden houses in front of you, the wooden house on the left is a little big, from the sound of children reading: "Learn and learn it, isn't it also pleasant? There are friends from afar, are you happy? people don't know and are not ashamed, not also gentlemen?"

"It is rare for a person to be filial and easy to offend. Those who are not good at committing crimes and are good at making trouble, there is no such thing. A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence.

"Clever words, fresh and benevolent. ”

"I have three times a day, and I have been in the same situation. Seek for others but not be faithful, make friends but not believe, and pass on the word but not get used to it?"

Ying Zheng's car was driving on this path, and when he heard the sound of reading, he said with some surprise: "The Analects, no, didn't the Analects be written in the Han Dynasty? Yes, Xun Sheng has always admired Confucius, and it is normal to use Confucius's words for enlightenment." ”

The car driver came to the door, and with the support of Zheng He, he got out of the carriage, and the people in the house where the children were studying seemed to hear the movement, explained a few words, and walked out.

Ying Zheng looked over and saw a man wearing a black and blue robe, a mustache, and eight feet tall, walking from inside.

Ying Zheng thought in his heart that this person should be Li Si, judging by his age, he was only twenty-seven or eighteen, and his black eyes gave people a gentle and cautious feeling.

Li Si saw Ying Zheng and the two, Ying Zheng was in front and Zheng He was behind, and he knew at a glance who was the master and who was the servant. Countless thoughts flashed through his heart, and in an instant, he guessed Yingzheng's identity.

Although he was a little surprised, his face was still calm, and he came to Yingzheng and said, "Li Si has seen Gongzi, I don't know what Gongzi is talking about?"

Ying Zheng replied: "Mr. is polite, the student Zhao Zheng came today, one: to meet the sage, and the other is to ask the sage to solve the student's doubts." ”

"Childe wait a minute!" he bowed and walked towards a wooden house in the back.

Ying Zheng returned the salute, and then looked around, although this place is a little remote, but it is a pure place, a place for self-cultivation.

Soon Li Si came back, and he saluted again, and then said, "Childe, the teacher is invited!"

Ying Zheng replied: "There is Mr. Lao." ”

"Don't dare. ”

As Li Si walked towards the wooden house behind him, bypassing the private school, Ying Zheng saw an old man standing in front of the wooden house.

Ying Zheng quickened his pace, came to Xunzi, gave a disciple salute, and said, "Student Zhao Zheng has seen the master!"

Xunzi replied: "Besides, I've seen the son." ”

Although Ying Zheng is young, but the identity is there, Confucianism is the most important gift, although Ying Zheng came to meet as a disciple, how dare Xunzi sit in the room and wait for Ying Zheng to go to the ceremony.

The four of them entered the house, Xunzi sat down on the main seat, Li Si knelt opposite Yingzheng, and Zheng He stood behind him.

Ying Zheng was the first to speak: "It is the luck of the Qin State that the master can come to my Qin country, Zhao Zheng only came to see him today, and please don't blame the master." ”

Xunzi said: "Xun is just a common people, it is a great fortune for the son to come today, how can there be blame." ”

Ying Zheng saluted again: "The students came today because they were confused, and I asked the master to guide the students." ”

Xunzi said: "Childe also invites him to come, and the old man must do everything he can to solve his doubts for his son." ”

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "What the student said is really absurd in the eyes of the master, and it is strange and confusing, and it is not strange to return to the master." ”

When Li Si heard this, he turned his head and looked at his teacher, his teacher generally scoffed at this kind of thing, although Ying Zheng had not said what it was, what he said just now should be a ghost and a god, Confucianism did not believe in this kind of thing, he was really worried that his teacher would be unhappy and drive Ying Zheng out of the door, thus offending the king of Qin.

Xunzi said calmly: "The old man believes in it." ”

Ying Zheng's heart is actually not as calm as he seems to be, what he is about to say is another big secret in his heart, which is the secret that he has always been worried about, and even feared.

Ying Zheng took a breath lightly, calmed down, and said: "Since five years ago, students have been dreaming: there are many, many worlds like we live in dreams, and there are not only human races in these worlds, but also many races that we can't understand, and they are as wise as us.

These worlds are like boats in the sea drifting towards an unknown direction, in the process of drifting, the two worlds will approach each other and then come into contact, and finally merge into one world, the races in the two worlds will have a big war because they are not the same race, the war of extermination, landslides and earth cracks, floods are happening from time to time, rivers of blood flow, mountains of bones can be seen everywhere. ”

"Dare to ask Master, if our world meets the races of other worlds, how will we survive?"

Xunzi's face remained unchanged, but his heart was already turbulent, and after Yingzheng finished speaking, he was still silent.

Li Si was also shocked at this time, and Zheng He was the same, he did not doubt Ying Zheng's words, because he came to this world to talk about it, and because of this, he thought that what Ying Zheng said was not a dream but was true.

Although Li Si was shocked that Yingzheng would have such a dream, if he believed it or it would happen, he would not believe it anyway.

asked, "Dare to ask Childe, what is the race in Childe's dream?"

Ying Zheng replied: "Some are similar to our human race but are as tall as mountains, some are as small as ants, some are dog-headed and bull-headed, and some humans have wings behind them, and there are too many to count. ”

"Gongzi Xie informed!" Li Sili said, but he didn't believe it when he heard that tone.

Xunzi, who had been silent, spoke: "The dream that the son said, the old man believes it. As for whether it will really happen, heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for death. If it should be treated, it will be auspicious, and if it should be chaotic, it will be vicious. The son is worried, why not know the royal way, learn to rule the world. ”

Ying Zheng was a little disappointed, his so-called dream was what he saw from God's perspective in the void chaos when he was reborn in this world. Xunzi: "Heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for ruin." On the surface, it means that the laws of nature are eternal and unchanging, and that it does not exist for Yao, does not perish for the sake of Yao, and so on, but in fact does not believe his words.

But think about it, people are Xun Sheng, how can they believe because of a few words from themselves, they are already very grandmaster if they don't drive themselves out.

Ying Zheng saluted and said: "Student Xie Fuzi taught, Master has served as the sacrificial wine of the Jixia School Palace of Qi State three times, and he should know a lot about the Jixia School Palace, the student wants to establish a school palace belonging to the Qin State in the Qin State, and wants to ask the master to serve as the master of the School Palace, I don't know what the master wants?"