The glorious atmosphere of Xianyang completely shocked Li Tonggu, who despised the Qin State.

In his previous impression, the Qin State was not ventilated and did not understand human ethics, and the Qin people were even more barbarians, fierce and cruel, and did not understand etiquette and music. When I really saw the wealth and prosperity of the Qin State, I realized that I was superficial.

Hearing that Xun Wuwu came to Xianyang, the King of Qin personally greeted him and respected him as a guest, and this bearing alone was better than the other princes, Li Tonggu had to admit that Gongsun Zheng's opinion was right, and the ambition of the Qin State could be seen. Perhaps, it was this unconventional wildness that was the key to the rapid rise of the Qin state.

Northwest of Xianyang City, Chongming Hall.

The King of Qin set up a banquet to entertain the four people from the Chong'an Academy, and the scholars of the Qin State gathered together.

In addition to Xun Wuwu, who was the sacrificial wine priest in Chong'an School Palace, Mencius, a century-old Confucian genius, was also invited to attend.

Meng Ziyu met Xun Wuwu outside Xianyang City, and heard that Chen Zhenyi and Nie Wenzheng had rushed to the West Sea, and after some trade-offs, he chose to go with Xun Wuwu to meet the King of Qin. After all, his mind was still born, and since Chen Zhenyi had already gone to the West Sea, there was no need for him to go again.

The King of Qin wore a black robe, with moire patterns embroidered on his shoulders, collar, and cuffs, and his own majesty between his eyebrows. The King of Qin raised the bottle and said loudly: "Gentlemen, drinking here today is the luck of the widow, but also the blessing of my Qin country. ”。

Fan Yi was sitting precariously and looked at King Qin with a smile.

Xun Wuwu visited various countries in his early years, and saw many famous people, princes and nobles in the world, but he was still in awe of King Qin. When King Qin asked about the cause of the chaos in the world, although he had an opinion, he did not say it lightly.

Fan Yi saw that the audience fell silent for a while, and said loudly: "Today's meeting, everyone can speak freely."

After Fan Yi finished speaking, he looked at Xun Wuwu opposite, and saw that he was expressionless and sat up straight. Knowing that his classmate and friend had concerns, he smiled indifferently and said, "Brother Wuwu, what do you think?" ”。

Hearing Fan Yi's words, King Qin also turned his head to look at Xun Wuwu, who was sitting at the head of the right side.

Xun Wuwu didn't want to say more on this occasion, but since the people were named, they could only reluctantly embarrass it, said it, drank a glass of wine, pondered for a moment and said: "The chaos in the world began with the division of the three families, the Son of Heaven is nothing, the world is in chaos, the cause is nothing more than the dispute over land, the folk customs are not ancient, the etiquette and music do not exist, and the root of it lies in the decline of the Son of Heaven and the lack of royal power."

Fan Yi smiled and said nothing, Xun Wuwu said something inconsequential, and did not touch on the core issue at all. Mencius knew it, but he didn't speak.

Mencius did not agree with the hegemony of the Qin State from the bottom of his heart, and the core idea of Confucianism based on benevolence and righteousness has always been his criterion for dealing with the world. Although the Qin State has changed in recent years, it still admires hegemony in its bones, is deeply influenced by Rong Di, sneers at Confucianism, and disdains the so-called etiquette and music of Zhou Tianxia.

It is true that the king of Qin cherishes his talents, but he believes in the calculation of the Guigu and the strict laws of the Legalists, and it is impossible to adopt the Confucian idea of governing the world with benevolence, which Mencius understands clearly.

Perhaps, Confucianism is useless in this troubled world. Mencius couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, it is a fact that etiquette and music do not exist, but people's hearts are still benevolent and righteous, and hegemony can occupy land, but it cannot unify people's hearts. Now that the Seven Kingdoms have their own ghosts, and the people of the Seven Kingdoms have also become capricious under the influence of the monarch's thoughts, this Confucian scholarship is probably useless, especially in the Qin State, and his own set of theories of the goodness of the human heart is undoubtedly some absurd doctrines.

"Your Excellency, gentlemen, can the student say a few words?" Gongsun Zheng clenched his fists and said loudly.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and a young man with a calm face and an aura between his eyebrows looked at King Qin expectantly. King Qin smiled and said: "Mr. Fan just said, everyone can speak freely, what do you think, but it doesn't hurt to say it......."

"To kill to stop killing, is the first thing to end this troubled world, to govern the troubled times must have iron-fisted means, must unify the world, in order to talk about governance, chaos can be great, now the Qin State is in full swing, should go east out of the Han Valley, annex the six countries, to achieve great governance"

"Kill to kill? Isn't it going to be ruined? Li Tonggu retorted.

"The root of the chaos is due to the different laws, people have different hearts, if you want to solve it, you have to die, and if you die a thousand and get ten thousand people to be governed, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages," Gongsun Zheng said.

Li Tonggu was about to say more, but was stopped by Xun Wuwu with his eyes.

King Qin looked at Gongsun Zheng and said, "Then what do you think the Qin State should do now to dominate the world?" ”。

Gongsun Zheng glanced at Xun Wuwu, and said without thinking: "Distant friends and close attacks, one by one, break the ......."

King Qin and Fan Yi glanced at each other, surprised by this student's insight, the two had already talked about long-distance friendship and close attack.

Mencius did not say a word from beginning to end, and drank silently.

Fan Yi looked at Meng Ziyu several times, and saw that he was worried, and he didn't want to speak, so he didn't bother.

Subsequently, everyone said some suggestions on the annexation of the Six Kingdoms by the Qin State, and the King of Qin listened humbly, sometimes pondering, sometimes smiling.

After coming out of Chongming Hall, Li Tonggu was puzzled: "Brother Gongsun, how can you say such a thing?" Did you know that the two countries are at war and it is the people who suffer? ”

Gongsun Zheng said disapprerovingly: "If we don't end this troubled world, the people will suffer forever, and the long pain is better than the short pain, and only when the world is unified, the people can live a stable life."

Li Tonggu sneered and said: "Everyone is dead, how can there be any stable life?" ”。

Gongsun Zheng smiled contemptuously, unwilling to bother to speak. Han Shaoqing suddenly raised his head and said: "I think Brother Gongsun is right, chaos can be ruled greatly, without the test of life and death, people's hearts will never be unified, if you want to end this troubled world, there must be a complete war."

"Shaoqing, why do you say that?" Li Tonggu looked at Han Shaoqing, who had always been taciturn, in surprise.

Han Shaoqing suddenly stopped, looked up in the direction of Xianyang Palace, and said with a resolute gaze: "With my blood, in exchange for peace for all generations, why not?" ”。

Han Shaoqing thought to himself that in this troubled era, the lives of ordinary people were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the monarch, and the only way to change this phenomenon was war, a war to unify the Spring and Autumn Continent.

Several people walked into a tavern.

Meng Ziyu has always been melancholy, Xun Wuwu understood his helplessness, and said lightly: "Brother Ziyu, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return ......."

At the moment, perhaps only wine can solve the bitterness in the heart. At the age of twelve, Mencius, who was well-read and determined to uphold the legacy of his ancestors and seek a bright road for the common people, traveled for more than 20 years, but was not taken seriously.

Xun Wuwu and Meng Ziyu cupped one cup after another, silently.

Gongsun Zheng and the others watched the two gentlemen drink vigorously, and wanted to persuade but didn't know why, so they could only watch quietly.

Just when the two of them were slightly drunk, an old man and a young man walked into the tavern, and the young man looked bitter and worried, and sighed before he sat down. The old man who followed the young man understood Childe's thoughts, but he was helpless. As protons, they have long lost their freedom, and their every move is under the surveillance of the Qin State, and if they say a wrong word, their lives may be lost.

The young man asked for two jugs of wine, and before the old man could say anything, he poured himself a drink.

"Sir, do you think I can go back in this life?" The young boy asked.

The old man lowered his head and pondered, and after a long while, he said with a resolute expression: "Don't worry, Childe, I will definitely find a way to let you go back to ......."

The young man smiled bitterly and said, "The Qin State has deceived people too much, if they can go back, I will definitely make them pay for their blood debts and blood ......." The son who drank to the head didn't care whether he was in danger or not, he just wanted to vomit as soon as possible.

The old man, who was frightened by the young man's remarks regardless of the occasion, looked around, afraid that there were the eyes and ears of the Qin State around him, if this kind of words reached the ears of the King of Qin, they would not want to go back in this life.

The old man's gaze met Xun Wuwu, and both of them were stunned. Xun Wuwu said excitedly: "Brother Yuanchun? ”

"Brother Sanssouci?"

The young boy looked up at Xun Wuwu, and said with a blank expression: "Mr. recognizes this person?" ”。

"Childe, this is the Chong'an School Palace's sacrificial wine Xun worry-free ......," the old man said excitedly.

A light flashed in the young man's eyes, and he hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "It turned out to be Xun sacrifice wine, and the bear is clumsy ......."

Hearing the name of the young son, Meng Ziyu and Xun Wuwu stood up suddenly, glanced at each other, and arched their hands: "Childe......."

The young man smiled sadly and said: "Two gentlemen, they are just a proton now, and they are no longer sons, so you don't have to be polite ......."

"How could Childe be?" Meng Ziyu asked with some puzzlement.

The young man shook his head, this painful memory was the last thing he wanted to mention, and he took a long breath and said, "This is not the place to talk, if you two are willing, can you go to the house to talk?" ”。

Xun Wuwu arranged for the three disciples to find an inn to live in, and he followed the prince of Chu to his residence in Qin.

Four years ago, the Qin State attacked the Chu State on a large scale, and the Chu State was defeated, in order to make peace with the Qin State, the King of Chu Xiang sent his son Xiong Wan to the Qin State as a hostage, and sent Huang Yuanchun to accompany him.

Speaking of which, Xiong Wan has been hostage for four years. During the four years in the Qin State, the two monarchs and ministers were cautious and walked on thin ice, for fear that they would make the King of Qin lively and cause death.

Since the defeat of the State of Qin four years ago, the State of Chu has been in a slump, and has no ability to welcome back this young son, and now he heard that the King of Qin sent a large army to detour through Bashu to attack the State of Chu, he became more and more frightened, for fear that he would never be able to return to the State of Chu in this life, and today he simply broke the jar and went out to drink.

Hearing what happened to Gongzi, Xun Wuwu sighed for a while, and comforted: "There is no endless road, I think Gongzi will definitely be able to return to the ...... of Chu safely."

Mencius also chimed in: "Since Gongzi has endured for four years, he must not give up halfway. The six kingdoms of Shandong are eyeing the state of Qin, and the state of Chu is still the power of the six countries, as long as the state of Chu is still there, the king of Qin will not kill the prince, and one day, the prince will definitely be able to go back."

The young prince of Chu Guo showed a pleased smile on his face and said, "Thank you two gentlemen......