Chapter Seventy-Three: Negotiation

"Master Hou, what are you doing here this time?" When Le Rui saw that Zhao Jun had taken out such a precious thing, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Jun smiled and glanced at Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling opened his mouth and said: "Master, that's the case, in Xianyang City, His Majesty thinks that I am a righteous daughter and named me Princess Yangxin, and he also said that as long as our Mo family can disarm the armed forces, he will allow our Mo family to publicly preach morality, as long as it does not bewitch the public and endanger the law and order of the imperial court." ”

"Well, I see." Le Rui nodded, in fact, he knew a little about this matter, although Zhao Ling went to Hengshan County after leaving Xianyang, and did not return to Jimo directly, but she sent a message through the channels of the Mo family.

Zhao Ling looked at Le Rui with some drumming in his heart, and hesitated: "Master, we"

At this time, the ruler raised his head and glanced at Le Rui a few times, although he didn't care much about things in the Mo family, except for the organs, but when it came to the survival of the Mo family, he would still come forward.

It can be seen that the two are a little hesitant.

Zhao Jun was not in a hurry, he knew that with such a big matter, Le Rui could not make a decision easily, so he took the opportunity to go out for a while, and he would not come until half an hour later.

After coming back, Zhao Jun took the initiative to speak: "Actually, there is no need to be too embarrassed about this matter, you must understand, now the world is the world of my Great Qin Empire, Your Majesty has always been an iron-fisted means, and will not allow uncontrolled forces to exist at all, the reason why I have not dealt with you all these years is mainly because I am busy dealing with the Civil War, as well as the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and other state affairs, once Your Majesty has free up his hand, I am afraid that he will not be polite to you, now is a good opportunity, and you don't have to hide all day long in the future." ”

Gong Yi and Le Rui were silent after hearing this, they had to admit that Zhao Jun's analysis was very right, if Qin Guo was really determined to deal with them, their Mo family would not be able to stop them even if they were powerful, but they still had some scruples.

Zhao Jun said: "Mr. Le, in fact, you have always been a person I admire, you once said that in life, some things are to be done knowing that you can't do it, Mr. Mo Zhai, the ancestor of the Mo family, has been running around for the morality of the Mo family all his life, and seeking benefits for the people, I believe that you also have such a mind, now that my Great Qin has unified the world, you must give up some things if you want to educate the world, don't you?" ”

"Master Hou is right, the Qin State has unified the world, and it is not like the troubled times in the past, so there is really no need for armed forces, as long as I can promote the morality of my Mo family, what if the old man dies?" Le Rui said with a righteous and awe-inspiring voice.

Just a moment later, he had some doubts and said: "But Hou Yedang also knows that the Qin State pays attention to the rule of law, and the Legalists are all over the government and the opposition, and Prime Minister Li Si can't tolerate other families to serve in the Qin Dynasty at all, even if we are born and walk, I am afraid that we will be hit by people with intentions, and then there will be no self-defense power, and I am afraid that everyone will be in danger."

Also, although our Mo family disciples can't be said to be all over the world, but there are quite a few people, roughly estimated to be nearly 10,000 people, and most of them are orphans picked up by my Mo family since childhood, except for martial arts and good conduct, they don't know anything, and they don't have any means of making a living. ”

"Well, that's what Mr. Le said." Zhao Jun nodded, and then pondered: "Sir is mainly concerned about three issues, one is that he is afraid that someone will deliberately suppress him and cannot protect himself, the second is that the morality of the Mo family cannot be implemented, and the third is that the Mo disciples cannot make a living, right?" ”

Le Rui and Gong Yi nodded after hearing this, Zhao Ling was also a little worried beside her, after all, she was the saintess of the Mo family, and she had deep feelings for the Mo family, so it was impossible to watch the Mo family go to a dead end.

"Actually, this is easy to solve." Zhao Jun suddenly smiled, and then said firmly: "I hereby guarantee in the name of Shenwu Hou that you will not be suppressed in any way after you disarm your forces, as for the second question, I have my own opinion, I think whether it is Legalism, Confucianism, Moism, etc., they all have their own strengths and advantages, but first of all, they all have one thing in common, that is, for the sake of the people of the world, in this case, why can't they coexist?" At the very least, that's my political ambition.

Of course, now I can only be the master of Linzi, I can't guarantee too much, Ben Hou can only say that under my rule, your ability can be displayed, and it is also guaranteed that you can transmit the doctrine openly in Linzi, and Ben Hou is ready to restore the Jixia School Palace in the future, if you want, I can ask you to teach in the early stage.

As for the last question, I also thought about it, as long as you want, I can pay to support them, so that they can still show their strengths, but in order not to make people scruples, I think they still don't let people know, and at the same time, I also need the existence of such a force, not only that, I can also give resources to you as an agency, but you need to help me a little. ”

"Restore the Jixia School Palace?"

Gong Yi and Le Rui looked at each other and were moved, they knew the grand occasion of the Jixia School Palace back then, although it was impossible to be as brilliant as it was back then, but the situation of the Mo family could be improved a lot, and the problem of their scruples was also solved by Zhao Jun, and there seemed to be no reason to refuse.

"Master Hou, I believe that there is no gratuitous favor in the world, I want to know your conditions and requirements, since you have made such a great effort for us, I think we should do something." Le Rui looked at Zhao Jun calmly at this time and asked.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Hehe, we don't talk darkly, the reason why Ben Hou tries to protect the Mo family is that he doesn't want the Mo family's chivalrous spirit and frugal morality to be lost, and love and non-aggression is also an excellent morality to teach the people to be good, and Ben Hou recognizes it."

The second is that I do have selfish intentions, as I said just now, your Mo family's armed forces are lifted, and I am responsible for one of my conditions, I need them to do things for me, and they will not be cornered after leaving the Mo family, this is the best of both worlds, and I am also very interested in your skills, if it can be used in the army, it would be even better, of course, Ben Hou will also pay to provide you with resources. ”

"We have no problem with the former condition, as you say, the best of both worlds." Speaking of this, the public ruler hesitated for a moment and said: "But our Mo family research institutions are hobbies, and we will not make profits from this, and we don't want to mix too many impurities, and the second is to do assistance for some just wars, although Hou Ye's personality is not bad, but before the real performance, we can't define it, but if Hou Ye can provide us with some convenience, when encountering something that does not violate the principle, I think our Mo family can help." ”

"Okay, Mr. Gongyi is really quick to speak, this Ben Hou can understand, in the future, I will let you sincerely use the organ to serve Ben Hou, and you can rest assured, the Mo family's internal affairs Ben Hou will not interfere." Zhao Jun said with a smile.

Le Rui nodded and said, "Master Hou is generous, the old man admires it, but I think you should have one more thing to say." ”

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from Mr. Le." Zhao Jun smiled, the Mo family has such a lot of energy in Qidi, they must know his current predicament.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Jun said: "Presumably, Mr. Le should understand a thing or two, Benhou really wants to govern Qidi well, and also wants the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but for various reasons, there are many misunderstandings between the people and the government, so I think Mr. Le can come forward to mediate, so that they don't have to resist the government and cooperate with me to manage Linzi." ”

After hearing this, Le Rui said: "There is nothing difficult about this, I can do it, but Hou Ye should understand the style of local officials in the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty's taxes and forced labor are too heavy, plus the Qin law is unfair, it is inevitable that the people will resist, even if I ease the relationship for Hou Ye this time, but the people are disappointed?" Then it won't be useful even if I show up next time. ”

"Please rest assured, sir, Ben Hou guarantees with his reputation that he will not let the local people be treated unfairly, and I can call the shots and exempt the people from forty percent of the tax and servitude." Zhao Jun opened his mouth and said, he deliberately did not say the number of years, nor did he say the emperor's order.

"It's great that the people don't have to suffer anymore."

Gong Yi and Le Rui were overjoyed after hearing this, minus forty percent of the tax is nearly half, although there is no Qi country when the tax is light, but compared with other countries are not much different, and since Zhao Jun guaranteed in the name of Shenwu Hou, then presumably Zhao Jun can do what he says, and they have a lot more confidence to lobby the people of Qi.

Le Rui finally said: "Okay, it is enough to have Hou Ye's words, although Hou Ye can rest assured, within three months at most, I will hand over the armed forces of the Mo family to you, and the preacher of the Mo family will also persuade the people of Qi within this time, so that they can initially trust Hou Ye, as long as Hou Ye is sincere, I don't think anyone will deliberately oppose Hou Ye, if there is really such a person, I think it is also a minority, and it can be deterred by force." ”

"Okay, sir, then I'll wait for Mr. to hear good news." Zhao Jun laughed, the goal was achieved.

In the end, under the send-off of Zhao Ling, Zhao Jun left the Mojia Valley.

And after Zhao Jun left, Le Rui suddenly laughed in the room and said, "Haha, my Mo family is expected to recover its former glory." ”

"Restore the glory of the past? Senior brother, now it's just Linzi County, how can we restore the grand occasion of the year. The ruler asked a little puzzled.

Le Rui said with interest: "Just Linzi County? I'm afraid it's more than that, don't you see anything from Shenwu Hou? ”

The male ruler was stunned: "What do you see?" ”

"Ambition! Zhao Jun has a kind of ambition in the world, maybe he didn't notice it himself, but I can feel it, there is a kind of ambition lurking in his whole body. Le Rui said thoughtfully.

"I didn't see it, I just think that Master Hou is generous and shrewd, senior brother, how do you see that he is ambitious." The ruler asked.

Le Rui analyzed: "If Master Hou has no ambition, why does he subdue the hearts of the people, it may be explained that he is benevolent, but think about it, why does he want the Mo family to be a hero?" And he can't see the light, I think he must be plotting something, and the exemption from taxes and forced labor is not at all for him to call the shots, so I expect him to be determined to be the world, don't forget, he is still the emperor's son. ”

"Then what does this have to do with our Mo family?" The ruler asked again.

Le Rui couldn't help but shake his head and said with a wry smile: "Senior brother, it seems that you are really distracted, didn't you listen to what he told us just now, he said that the coexistence of a hundred schools is his ambition, which is to imply that we want to be big, and he will let the Mo family see the light of day again." ”

The ruler nodded understandingly, and then asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

"Follow him, follow him closely, as long as we don't violate our Mohist moral principles and try our best to support him, we only have this choice." Le Rui said with a firm eye.

(To be continued)