If King Qin hadn't been worried that once he drove him away, he would be assassinated by the national teacher, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Originally, this expedition to the Jin State, and when the situation was very good, the soldiers of the Jin State suddenly regained their combat effectiveness, which quickly reversed the situation, and finally forced the Qin State to withdraw its troops.

The national teacher thought that he had made great contributions to this expedition, and he was even more proud of his achievements, and he did not take the civil and military officials at all, even the king of Qin.

King Qin was such a clever man, on the one hand, he tried his best to meet the various unreasonable demands of the national teacher, and on the other hand, he sent people to secretly collect evidence, preparing to eradicate it in one fell swoop when he had the opportunity in the future.

For his strategy, he could not allow others to sleep soundly, and King Qin's forbearance finally brought him this precious opportunity.

Lü Fang, who had reversed the situation on the battlefield of the Jin State and caused the defeat of the Qin army, arrived in the Qin State.

The national teacher believes that Lu Fang, as the key person to change the situation of the war, King Qin has long hated him, and now he has thrown himself into the net, even if he does not kill him, King Qin will secretly send someone to eradicate him.

But what he didn't expect was that in the eyes of King Qin, he was arrogant and arrogant, and he had already become a thorn in King Qin's side more than Lu Fang.

And Lu Fang belongs to the disciples of the Zongheng family, although he once helped the Jin State defeat the Qin army, but for the Qin State who seeks to dominate the industry, all talents will not refuse, regardless of background, regardless of experience.

Back then, Duke Qi Huan ignored the previous suspicions and reused Guan Zhong, who had shot an arrow, and finally Guan Zhongfu left Duke Qi Huan became the head of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons.

And the ambition of the King of Qin was far greater than that time, if Lu Fang was willing to join Qin, then the King of Qin would do his best to meet his demands, and would not taunt or even want to eradicate him because he was once an enemy of the Qin State.

This kind of pattern and realm is not something that a Miao Jiang person can understand, and his self-confidence finally made him relax his vigilance.

After Lü Fang entered Xianyang, the monarch of Qin actually went out of the palace to greet him in person, which frustrated his plan to find an opportunity to kill him as soon as Lü Fang entered Xianyang City.

With the protection of King Qin, it became very difficult for Lu Fang to eradicate him above board.

In addition to showing the world and letting the whole world know about King Qin's open-mindedness and emphasis on talents, King Qin also hoped to win over Lu Fang, so as to shake the momentum of the national teacher in Qin and consolidate the royal power.

After Lu Fang lived in the palace arranged by King Qin, he immediately sent a letter to King Qin, hoping to open a museum to accept apprentices and spread the art of Gu refining to the world.

After King Qin saw this letter, he was quite interested, the Qin State was more open than the Central Plains, and the King of Qin had long had the ambition to seek the world, and for him, Gu worms could greatly accelerate his plans.

Compared to a national teacher, controlling Gu worms, he knows all the plans well, once he has no disobedience to the Qin State or wants to rebel and replace him, then the Qin State is like an undefended country to him, he can do whatever he wants.

Use Lu Fang to contain the national teacher, and at the same time cultivate more Gu masters, arm a tiger and wolf army, crisscross the seas, gallop the world, why not calm the Central Plains.

Therefore, the king of Qin met with Lu Fang overnight, and the two talked freely all night, because the two were talking secretly that night and no one was allowed to approach, so whether it was a eunuch or a courtier, they didn't know what the two talked about.

But from the next day, in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, a medical hall was quickly established, and all those who were willing to enter the medical hall as apprentices would receive preferential treatment from the Qin state, exempted from labor and military service.

However, in addition to teaching medical skills, the medical hall also teaches the art of Gu making, and everyone must learn the refining of Gu worms.

When the news came out, for a while, the people of Xianyang, the capital of Qin, were panicked, but fortunately, there was the strong support of the King of Qin, although people were worried, but it did not cause so much opposition as in the Central Plains.

In order to express his support for Lu Fang, King Qin personally sent his son to learn the art of Gu making.

With the monarch taking the lead, soon many princes and ministers who wanted to tie up also sent their children and grandchildren or family scrolls to learn Gu making.

Xianyang soon set off a wave of learning witchcraft, and the newly opened medical hall was overcrowded in less than three days.

Such a hot scene naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the national teacher, and he originally wanted to trick Lu Fang to Xianyang and find an opportunity to kill him.

Unexpectedly, Lu Fang was appreciated by the King of Qin, and he stole chickens and rice, and his status in the court was shaken.

For this reason, he wrote to the King of Qin, hoping to hold a battle with Lu Fang about the magic of witchcraft, the two of them made Gu worms respectively, and then let the Gu worms fight, if he won, the king of Qin must let Lu Fang leave, and he could not spread this kind of witchcraft that harmed Zhongliang.

If he failed, he voluntarily resigned and returned to his hometown, no longer intervening in state affairs, and never set foot on the land of Qin.

What the national teacher said was righteous and awe-inspiring, making people unable to see any flaws, and they also won the support of many ministers of the DPRK and China.

But the king of Qin didn't care about this, he was looking for an opportunity to deal with the national teacher and his remaining party in the court, if the national teacher could serve the great Qin and his hegemony with peace of mind, then the king of Qin could spare his life.

However, the strategy of retreating as advance did not make King Qin feel any sincerity, but was a strong threat.

It just so happened that Lu Fang was in Xianyang, and the two of them were fighting Gu, on the one hand, they could test Lu Fang's ability to see how many catties and taels he had compared to the national teacher.

On the other hand, it is also possible to find out all the ministers in the DPRK and China who support the national teacher, and when the national teacher falls, they will all be liquidated.

When the news reached Lu Fang, he immediately agreed.

Lu Fang originally wanted to expose the true face of the national teacher and use witchcraft to harm the people of the Central Plains, no matter what the purpose was, he could not weaponize the Gu worm and become a pawn in the struggle between the great powers.

If you win, you can also promote the treatment of Gu worms, so that more people can understand Gu worms, a poisonous insect.

Both sides had their own goals, but they both agreed to fight Gu.

The two agreed that on the fifteenth of next month, the two of them will officially compete for Gu worms in the Taiyuan Heights outside Xianyang City, and the rules of the competition will be stipulated by the two of them at that time, and then designated by the King of Qin, the two will compete for three rounds, and whoever wins two games first will win.

The news soon spread throughout the Qin State from Xianyang, and then spread to the six countries of Shandong through merchants, and for a time the world was in an uproar, accusing the Qin State of aiding and abusive, and openly spreading witch Gu, which was punishable.

There are even Zongheng families running around in various countries, hoping to join forces to resist the Qin army and completely destroy the Wu Gu.

However, in the face of the reproach of the Central Plains, the Qin State was unmoved, and still decided to continue the Gu fight next month as usual.

The time soon came to the next month, and there were a lot of people gathered on the loess plateau north of Xianyang to see the excitement, although people still had huge concerns about Gu worms, but they still wanted to find out.

Unexpectedly, the King of Qin did not participate, but sent the prime minister and the princes to participate.

King Qin's move was not because he was afraid that someone would plot against him by using Dou Gu, but because the six countries in Guannai used Dou Gu as an excuse to send troops to Qin under the command of the Jin State.

The King of Qin stayed in Xianyang and arranged the battle on the front line, so as not to fall into the mouth of someone to support the Gu worm.