Since Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi lived in Qin Yiren's mansion, Qin Yiren had something to do, arguing with the two all day long, not only his eloquence has grown greatly, but his knowledge has also improved greatly.

Qin Yiren's understanding of the Warring States Period is mostly from books and the memories of his predecessors, Xunzi and Gongsun Longzi's footprints have traveled all over the world, and how extensive they have seen and heard are far beyond the comparison of books.

"It's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and that's the case!" Qin Yiren was very emotional.

On this day, Qin Yiren was arguing with the two, and Meng Zhao came to report: "Son, Li Si asks to see." ”

Since Li Si took over the dispatching responsibility, he has been conscientious and has done a good job, and Qin Yiren is very satisfied. However, Li Si rarely had anything to do, and he came to ask for a meeting, which must be important.

"Call him in." Qin Yiren commanded.

Meng Zhao received the order and strode away.

"Who is Li Si?" Xunzi asked.

"It's the scholar who came to participate in the ceremony this time." Qin Yiren explained to Xunzi and said: "He was originally a small official of the Chu State, but he has extraordinary insight and far-sightedness, and he is a talent that can be created. ”

"Oh." Xun Zi was very interested and said: "Why is Childe so praised? ”

Li Si is the future prime minister, with a lot of innovation, Qin Yiren's praise is just a small compliment, how can he praise it?

"He's here, and the gentleman will see it at a glance." Qin Yiren knows that it is better to meet than to be famous, no matter how good he says, it is better to let Xunzi see it with his own eyes.

Meng Zhao led Li Si to turn around, and Li Si was busy saluting. During the salute, he was decent, without the slightest rudeness, showing a good personal cultivation, Xunzi saw it in his eyes, and he appreciated it and bowed his head slightly.

"Lis, what's the matter with you?" Qin Yiren asked.

"Childe ......" Li Si glanced at Xunzi, and stopped talking.

"Say it." Qin Yiren smiled: "If you need help, I will definitely do my best." ”

"Gongzi Xie." Li Si no longer hesitated, straightened his mind, and said: "Si wants to worship Xunzi as a teacher, but I am afraid that Xunzi will not accept it, and I also ask the son to say a lot of good words." ”

Worship Xunzi as a teacher? Aren't you a student of Xunzi?

Qin Yiren was surprised, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing, I think it is perfect." ”

"Gongzi Xie! Xie Gongzi! Lees was overjoyed.

Xunzi's name moves the world, if you can worship under Xunzi, Li Si has a bright future and is unlimited.

"Sir, Li Si's heart for learning is very strong, and I ask Mr. to fulfill it." Of course, Qin Yiren has to speak for Li Si, when will he not get together at this time?

This is a favor, why not?

"What I have learned is not Confucianism, Confucianism, Illegality, Ink and Beauty, what art do you want to learn?" Xunzi's eyes widened and looked at Li Si.

Although Xunzi's scholarship is attributed to Confucianism and is one of the six great Confucian sects of Confucianism, in fact, his scholarship is completely different from Confucianism, neither Confucianism nor Legalism, he is a family of his own.

As we all know, at the beginning of the establishment of Confucianism, Confucius led his disciples to travel around the world, wanting to ask for officials, but they could not get it. In the end, he was reused in his parents' country, Lu, but he was driven out.

Later, Mencius inherited the teachings of Confucius and led his disciples to travel around the world, seeking advice everywhere. Wherever he went, the kings of all places treated him as a guest, listened to his arguments, but did not give him an official position, which made Mencius very distressed and depressed.

During the Warring States Period, the turmoil was turbulent, as long as the monarch who wanted to make a difference had to recruit talents, why did Mencius have such a great reputation, but he couldn't ask for an official position?

The reason for this lies in the fact that Confucian scholarship has been congenitally deficient since its founding, with huge defects, lack of operability, and pedantic remarks. As long as it is not a pig's head, you can see this, because Confucius and Mencius have been seeking employment all their lives, but they cannot enter the profession in their lifetime.

Xunzi saw this drawback, and devoted his life to transforming Confucianism, wanting to make Confucianism more practical and operable. Of course, Xunzi exhausted his life's efforts, but he didn't do it.

What really did it was Dong Zhongshu, who proposed to "depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone". Dong Zhongshu combined Confucianism and law to form a family of his own, so that Confucianism was operable, Legalism was no longer so naked and domineering, and the strengths of the two families were combined and could be used to govern the country.

The "Confucianism" proposed by Dong Zhongshu to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has long been no longer the way of Confucius and Mencius, but is the cloak of Confucianism and the essence of Legalism.

Although Xunzi failed to successfully transform Confucianism, it was precisely because of his pioneering that Dong Zhongshu succeeded. "Mr. Wen is good at the art of the emperor, and he is willing to learn it." Li Si's words were astonishing.

The art of the emperor was very popular in the Warring States Period, and Xunzi was the only one who really became a family of his own. His two major disciples, Li Si and Han Fei, followed him to learn the emperor's technique and became famous. Han Fei, in particular, went one step further and became a master of legalism, and the art of the emperor was comprehensively developed in him and became famous throughout the ages.

"Emperor's art?" Xunzi's eyes rolled, and he stared at Li Si and said, "Your ambition is not small." ”

Anyone who learns the emperor's art must be a person with great ambitions, can Xunzi not be surprised?

"If you can settle the world, Li Si will not be a descendant." Li Si has the world in mind and has great ambitions, and he does not hide it at all.

"If you don't practice the art of the emperor, once you practice it, you will either succeed or be ruined, have you thought about it?" Xunzi reminded him.

Those who learn the art of the emperor, success is a hero who is difficult for people to reach, and failure is a thief, and it is inevitable that he will be ruined.

"Li Si has already thought about it and will not change." Li Si's tone is not high, but he is resolute.

"Then come to my door." Xunzi nodded in agreement.

"Student Li Si meets Mr." Li Si knelt on the ground and saluted Xunzi.

"Get up, get up." Xunzi accepted his salute, helped Li Si up, and was very pleased: "To have such good materials and beautiful quality, this life is enough!" ”

"Mr. Xie's kind words." Li Si thanked Qin Yiren. Qin Yiren was handling affairs, and Huang Shigong came in and saluted: "I've seen Gongzi." ”

"Sir is here, please be seated." Qin Yiren invited Huang Shigong to sit down and asked, "Is there something wrong with Mr.?" ”

"Childe, I'm ......" Huang Shigong hesitated.

"Tell me, what?" Qin Yiren asked, "But is there a difficulty with the secret soldiers?" ”

"The difficulty is that there are not enough people, and Childe can no longer recruit some people to help." Huang Shi made his intentions clear: "This secret soldier has a lot of things to do when it comes to formation, although Yao Jia and Dun are weak, but they can't be busy." ”

The secret soldiers, that is, the spy agencies, have a lot to set up, although Huang Shigong, Dun Qiao, and Yao Jia are all great talents, they are also very busy.

Qin Yiren took a look, and saw Huang Shigong with a dark circle under his eyes, like a national treasure panda, which was a clear proof that he couldn't rest well.

"There's a guy who's suitable." Qin Yiren frowned.

"Who?" Huang Shigong hurriedly asked.

"Lieutenant." Qin Yiren said the person's name.

"It's naturally good for him to come, but he wants to write a military book." Huang Shigong groaned.

Qin Yiren originally had the intention of letting Wei Yi form a secret army, but Wei Yi wanted to write a military book, so Qin Yiren had to dispel his thoughts: "His military book has gone through the efforts of his great-grandfather, grandfather and father for three generations, if it can't be written, it will be really embarrassing." If he wants to be in charge, he will hardly have time, and Xiangzhu should be fine. ”

Helping and being in charge are two different things. Huang Shigong is such a talent, he presides over the secret soldiers, but he is tired enough, if Wei Yu is in charge, how can he have time to write a military book. If you help, you'll be able to spare time.

Qin Yiren ordered someone to invite Yu Yu to come, and as soon as he told him about the matter, Wei Yi groaned: "Childe is far-sighted and far-sighted, and it is right to help one or two, but I am from Wei." ”

Wei Yu is not only a Wei person, but also the son of Wei Guowei, in modern terms, it is "**", which makes people scruple.

"What happened to the Wei people?" Qin Yiren didn't want to think about it, and blurted out: "Zhang Yi and Fan Sui are both Wei people, why should they lose to Qin?" Le Yi is also a Wei person, why should he lose to Yan? ”

Zhang Yi, Le Yi and Fan Sui are all from Wei, they are loyal, dedicated, and praised, this is the best model, Wei Yi was moved, and said: "Meng Gongzi will not give up, Wei Yi is willing to do his best!" ”

"Haha!" Qin Yiren laughed heartily, and he was very happy.

Wei Yi was Qin Shi Huang's "military advisor", and single-handedly planned the unification war launched by Qin Shi Huang, and Qin Yiren had long been fighting his idea. Wei Mi's promise to help the secret soldiers was a good start, and it can be said that Wei Mi's follow-up was a foregone conclusion. Outside the Hu Feng Wine Shop, there were many people, and there were countless people who came to participate in the auction.

The five major merchants, as well as countless trading companies, have come.

This auction is held exclusively for them, and they compete for naming rights and sponsorship rights, can they not come?

However, they were in a difficult situation, because Qin Yiren ordered that an "entrance fee" should be charged, and all trading companies participating in the auction must pay an entrance fee of 100 gold, otherwise, they would not want to enter.

Of course, the number of 100 gold is only the floor price, and the maximum is not capped. Many trading companies only want to pay the entrance fee of 100 gold, however, the regulations behind Qin Yiren make them crazy, and the admission fee is given to the trading companies with a lot of "priority".

As for what the priority is, of course, there is an explanation, which is very tempting.

"It's a shame that he is the grandson of the king, so he has plucked his feathers!" Madame Yu chuckled, waved her hand, and said, "Three thousand gold." ”

Immediately, someone offered 3,000 gold, and Mrs. Yu entered.

"This woman is so generous, we can't be left behind." Lao Yidun waved his hand: "Three thousand gold." ”

In front of everyone's eyes, none of the five major merchants will have descendants, each of them is 3,000 gold, which is 15,000 gold.

Then, even the trading companies that are second only to the five major merchants, they can't be stingy, as little as a thousand gold, as much as two thousand gold, and this entrance fee increases dramatically.