"The most important thing in the troubled times is military power, the laws of the Qin State are strict, and the king is in charge of the Tiger Fu as a matter of course, but Lü Buwei may have a conflict with the King of Qin because of the military power, and our Meng family can naturally influence the political situation of the Qin State." The young Meng Yi pointed out the struggle between the future kingship and the relative power.

"Grandson, you have sharp insights, but you must keep the bottom line, otherwise you will inevitably repeat the mistakes of the ministers." General Meng Fu said with relief, "You want the help of Tianji Pavilion the most at this moment, so that you can ask the crown prince for merit." Right? ”

"Grandfather is really scheming, and he has long seen his grandson's plan." The young Meng Yi was a little surprised when he heard it at first, and then he was relieved, no wonder his grandfather secretly helped Tianji Pavilion to buy real estate and increase manpower in Xianyang, it turned out that it had already been laid out.

Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy!

Subsequently, General Meng Fu invited Mrs. Dong's mother and daughter from Tianji Pavilion to come to Mengfu as guests. And the two brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi naturally accompanied them.

At this time, in the Xianyang Mengfu, a fierce martial arts battle was being staged.

The candidates for the martial arts fight include the girl Dong Rou, the teenager Meng Tian, and the teenager Meng Yi. The candidates to preside over the martial arts are Meng Fu's father and son, and Mrs. Dong, the wife of Tianji Pavilion.

First of all, the girl Dong Rou and the honest Meng Tian competed. The girl Dong Rou used a long whip, and the young Meng Tian wielded a wooden sword, and the two fought on par.

Then there was the competition between the teenager Meng Yi and the girl Dong Rou. The young Meng Yi is like a mortal spirit monkey, climbing the rockery pavilion and circling the girl Dong Rou from a distance, but he doesn't fight with the girl Dong Rou, and the two reached a draw again.

In the end, when it was Meng Tian's turn and Meng Yi to fight, Meng Yi obviously showed a few flaws, pretending to be physically exhausted, so that Meng Tian could easily win the championship.

"Hmph, mother, I don't accept it. The two brothers were clearly cheating. The girl Dong Rou was angry.

As the saying goes: a soldier never tires of deceit. The courage of the horseman can only dominate one place and dominate for a while. Besides, I am willing to gamble and lose. "Mrs. Dong, the master of Tianji Pavilion, did not mean to favor her own daughter at all.

"Madame is not only insightful, but also broad-minded." The young Meng Yi accepted it when he saw it, and was naturally willing to please Mrs. Dong, "I don't want some chivalrous women to just rely on their old and high skills to bully weak teenagers." ”

"Are you a weak teenager? I'm so angry with Miss Ben! The girl Dong Rou screamed loudly, so angry that she wanted to kill.

"Well, it's all a minor issue. Mrs. Dong, presumably my grandfather has already conveyed the prince's request, I don't know what the decision of Mrs. Dong and Tianji Pavilion is? The young Meng Yi saw that the idlers present had been dismissed, so he simply opened the skylight and said something bright.

"Before answering, I wonder how likely is it that the crown prince will succeed to the throne? How do you guarantee success? Tianji Pavilion Master Madam Dong looked at him and threw out a new question.

"Since ancient times, those who have been strong and strong have been kings! In this way, with the full support of our military lords and nobles, even without the approval of the clan surnamed Ying, the succession of the crown prince Yingzheng is basically an ironclad thing. The young Meng Yi did not wait for the signals of his grandfather Meng Wei and his father Meng Wu, and took the lead in shouting amazing words.

"Since ancient times, those who have been strong and strong have been kings! It seems that the Mongolian and Wang families have reached a military alliance. My Tianji Pavilion is naturally not willing to lag behind, but after the matter is completed, what benefits can Tianji Pavilion get? "Mrs. Dong, the master of Tianji Pavilion, has already regarded the young Meng Yi as the person who speaks to the Meng family, and directly proposed the willingness to be paid.

"I don't know what benefits Tianji Pavilion wants to get? Don't open your mouth. The young Meng Yi changed his previous respectful posture and was ready to bargain like a profiteer.

"It's very simple, expel the Xiongnu, build the Great Wall, and make a truce to support the people." Mrs. Dong, the master of Tianji Pavilion, replied nonchalantly while sipping tea.

"It is not difficult to expel the Xiongnu, but the construction of the Great Wall is too costly for the people and money. I'm afraid it's hard to achieve it with the power of Qin alone. Although the young Meng Yi was surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Tianji Pavilion's knowledge to be so far-reaching, but he still wanted to test it.

"It's really difficult to use the power of Qin as one country, so you need to unify the seven kingdoms, raise the power of the world, and slowly figure it out, do you still think it's difficult to achieve?" Mrs. Dong, the master of Tianji Pavilion, seemed to be saying something that was very natural.

"Unification of the Seven Kingdoms? Mrs. Dong is so courageous, but the kings of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have never thought about it, but they undoubtedly failed. Why does Mrs. Dong think that the crown prince Yingzheng will be able to do it after succeeding to the throne in the future? The young Meng Yi was not shocked on his face, but he was shocked by the monstrous waves in his heart, thinking that Mrs. Dong knew the prophet of the future?

"Because of the favorable time, place, and people, the Qin State will take the lead. Moreover, the national fortunes of the six countries have fallen to a low point, and there is a huge disparity between the strength and weakness, how can the Qin State be willing to miss such a good opportunity? I am optimistic about the future Qin state, not the future Qin king. Tianji Pavilion Master Mrs. Dong said bluntly, and then looked at the young Meng Yi meaningfully.

"Although this is a high request, I think the prince will definitely agree. I just don't know how much help Tianji Pavilion can give? The young Meng Yi did not hesitate to give an affirmative answer, and at the same time looked at Mrs. Dong eagerly.

"6,000 ears and eyes, 60,000 internal responses, infinite intelligence, I don't know if this kind of help is big enough?" Mrs. Dong, the head of the Tianji Pavilion, threw out a specific number.

"Bluff......" The masters of the Meng family were all shocked.

"6,000 ears and eyes, 60,000 internal responses, and infinite intelligence are enough to destroy the country and prosper the country." The young Meng Yi exclaimed, "In this way, I wish we all had all our wishes come true." ”

In this way, with the help of Tianji Pavilion, the young Meng Yi quickly developed the black-clothed guard in the name of the crown prince of Qin.

In less than a year, in addition to the headquarters of the Qin State, the "Black Guards" have set up branches in the capitals of the six countries, and set up branches in strategic locations, and a large intelligence network has been quietly opened.

In the prince's bedroom in the palace of the King of Qin, the young Meng Yi and the prince Yingzheng had just finished a day of study. Li Si, as a disciple of Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei, served as a Lang official and was responsible for teaching Wang's eldest son Yingzheng to study, and the young Meng Yi naturally became the prince's companion.

"In short, the Zhou Dynasty was divided into the Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou, the Eastern Zhou was a continuation of the Western Zhou, and the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou were both small states that split from the Eastern Zhou clan, and the two belonged to fraternal states, but the relationship was not harmonious. Zhou Tianzi could only live in the Western Zhou Kingdom. The Qin state and the surrounding powers often levied taxes and troops on the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties. At the same time, the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou often attacked each other. ”

Langguan Li Si also continued to explain, hoping that the crown prince Yingzheng could understand the history of Zhou Chao, "When King Zhou Yu reigned, the status of Zhou Tianzi was completely in vain, and his land (Zhou Tianzi's Wangji) was also divided into two by Korea and Zhao, with Luoyi's Henan Wangcheng as the Western Zhou, still Luoyi, and Gongfu Cheng Zhou as the Eastern Zhou, which was governed by the Eastern and Western Zhou dukes respectively, and Zhou Tianzi moved from Cheng Zhou to the royal city and was attached to the Western Zhou Duke. ”

"The Zhou Dynasty is completely finished, which means that the Warring States Period is coming to an end." Prince Yingzheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Meng Yi, what do you think of the fall of the Zhou Dynasty?" ”

"The Zhou Dynasty was a very magical dynasty. Relying on the sub-feudal system, the Western Zhou Dynasty was once very powerful. However, after King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, the land of Zhou Tianzi's Wangji became smaller and smaller, but he still continued to divide the clan and reward the princes. The Zhou dynasty continued to decline after the Warring States period and was gradually overtaken by a number of weaker states. How did the Zhou Dynasty decline? In my opinion, internal strife and lack of progress are the biggest reasons for failure. The young Meng Yi boldly expressed his opinion.

"The internal struggle is very well understood, and the civil strife in the Zhou Dynasty has never stopped, which is visible to everyone in the world. But the Zhou Dynasty didn't want to forge ahead, so how to start? ”

"The eastward migration of King Zhou Ping is a big strategic mistake, how can the land of Wangji, which is thousands of miles away, give up because of the threat of Rong Di? On the other hand, the ancestors of our Qin State, who were enshrined in the West, have occupied most of the territory of the Central Plain after nearly a hundred years of hard work in the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and have risen to become an emerging power in the West. However, after King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, the land of Zhou Tianzi's Wangji became smaller and smaller, but he still continued to divide the clan and reward the princes. It's really short-sighted and self-defeating. The young Meng Yi unceremoniously criticized the decision-making of the Zhou Dynasty.

"Indeed, the Zhou Dynasty is really divided into successes, and it is also divided into defeats!" Prince Yingzheng also sighed appreciatively, "No one thought that Zhou Tianzi would end up with no land to live in!" ”

"Not only that, but the ritual system of the Zhou Dynasty was also an important reason for its demise." Langguan Li Si was born in the Legalist sect, so naturally he did not forget to crack down on Confucian etiquette and music culture.

Zhou Gong "made rituals and music" and established a complete set of ritual and music systems, legitimizing and ceremonial various patriarchal feudal systems from the Son of Heaven to the Shu people, so as to balance the distribution system of rights.

"Etiquette" is actually a kind of hierarchy in the form of "etiquette", he strictly distinguishes the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, brothers, husbands and wives, as well as relatives, respect and humility, and nobility and lowliness, ensuring the supremacy of Zhou Tianzi;

"Making music" is to combine music and dance with etiquette. Sacrifices, expeditions, alliances, banquets, weddings and funerals all have their own rituals and music and dances, and they are strictly differentiated according to different ranks. Such as sacrifices, the Son of Heaven sacrifices heaven and earth, and sacrifices five rituals; The princes sacrifice mountains and rivers and five rituals, but cannot sacrifice heaven and earth; Doctor Qing sacrifices five rituals; priestly sacrifice ancestors; It is also like death, the death of the Son of Heaven is the death of the sun, the death of the doctor is the death of the sun, and the death of the scholar and the common man is the death of the day.

The etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty had strict regulations on etiquette, living rooms, clothing, utensils, etc. at all levels, and violating the regulations was regarded as indecent manner. Zhou Gong used this cumbersome etiquette to inculcate people of all ranks, so that they could keep to themselves, do their duty, follow the rules, and never commit crimes.

"Please sir!" Prince Yingzheng didn't know much about the Zhou Dynasty's etiquette, so he was naturally very interested.

"The Zhou Dynasty's ritual and music system did establish the authority and status of Zhou Tianzi at the beginning, but it was complicated and extravagant, consuming the country's already small manpower and material resources, making the Zhou Dynasty more and more impoverished and weak." Langguan Li Si talked eloquently, but still did not forget to attack other doctrines, "The current Confucianism is to inherit the idea of the Zhou Dynasty's ritual and music system, and talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in fact it is meaningless to the country. ”