Zhang Ji silently looked at the girl in front of him, the lilac bun that was coiled up high, with the scarlet long skirt, and the light blue transparent hair ornament swayed gently with Gongsun Li's footsteps, revealing the nobility of the daughter of a country's clan.

Gongsun is a noble family surnamed Ji, and it is a noble family born from the royal family, although it is a long time ago, it has already come out of the five suits, but it is indeed the family of the Wei Dynasty, so this is also the main reason why Gongsun Yu is reluctant to surrender to Qin.

"Miss Gongsun, why do you want to go to the trouble of seeing me?"

Gongsun Li pursed her pink cherry lips and looked at Zhang Ji sitting in front of the table.

Zhang Ji had a gentle smile on his face, everything was in line with the rumored him, he, the guard of the Qin State and the favorite of the King of Qin, would never be arrogant and domineering to anyone who did not have a holiday, even if it was a slave, and he still had the gentleness of the Mo family and the love of the world in his heart.

"I ...... The daughter of the people, begging the captain of the guard, can spare the life of the ancestor. ”

Gongsun Li's voice was full of sorrow, and her voice trembled lightly.

Although he has the same youthful temperament as Red Lotus, unlike Red Lotus, living in a small country like Weiguo can always make people mature faster than their peers.

Since Zhang Ji was born in the Mo family and is a person recognized by Zhan Lu, the sword of benevolence, he must have benevolence in his heart.

A gentleman can be bullied.

The title of the people's girl should make Zhang Ji feel a little pity.

Moreover, the defense of the country is gone, and the position of the general of the defense of the country naturally does not exist, and Gongsun Li naturally has no problem with the people's daughter.

"Why did I let Grandfather Ling go?"

Zhang Ji propped his arms on the table, crossed his ten fingers against his chin, and said unhurriedly: "As a member of the patriotic clan, if the Gongsun clan lets go of Grandfather Ling, presumably he will also be bent on recovering the country, or join a certain country in Shandong, trying to take revenge on the Qin State." ”

"Miss Gongsun, what reason do you have for me to let go of an enemy of the Qin State?"

Gongsun Li's heart sank, and in all fairness, Qin Guo did not execute her grandfather, and he was already merciful.

It is better to die than to surrender, and death is the best and most convenient way.

But Gongsun Li still pretended to be calm and said: "Grandfather has already passed the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and he is dying, how much threat can he pose to the Qin State?" What's more, the general of your country, Meng Fu, broke through Diqiu City in just a few days, which shows that my grandfather is not an opponent of Qin at all. ”

"General Weiguo, great achievements, extraordinary strategy, this time the Qin State attacked Diqiu City, if it weren't for the big gap in strength between the two countries, coupled with the low morale of the coalition army, otherwise our Qin army would not have conquered Diqiu City so easily."

Zhang Ji did not waver, and put on a posture that he really did not intend to let go of Gongsun Yu.

"As long as I can release my grandfather, I can convince my grandfather not to oppose Qin anymore."

"Not enough."

"Not opposing Qin is just one of the most basic prerequisites for the release of General Gongsun."

Zhang Ji looked directly at Gongsun Li's light brown eyes, stared at them, and was not at all shaken by the weakness in those light brown eyes, and expounded a fact: "Gongsun girl, you have to understand one thing, if General Gongsun does not oppose Qin, Qin should release him." It is that General Gongsun does not oppose Qin, and the Qin State will consider releasing him. ”

"Lihui persuaded his grandfather to persuade those old ministers who were unwilling to surrender to Qin."

Zhang Ji still shook his head: "Good conditions, but not enough." ”

"The Qin State has the world's top civil and military forces, the Wen has the Wen Xin Hou Xiangbang Lu Buwei, and the Wu has the three generals Wang, Meng, and Qi, and the surrender of the old ministers of the Wei State is just the icing on the cake, even if it does not surrender, it will have no impact on the Qin State."

"No, the Qin State needs it."

Gongsun Li, who has been freely in and out of Weijun's Palace and the Great General's Mansion since she was a child, understands many things, such as the most scarce things in the Qin State at present.

"Scholar!"

Zhang Ji's pupils narrowed slightly, and he felt that he seemed to have underestimated Gongsun Li's wisdom.

Maybe the original Gongsun Li still had some naïve thoughts, but a few small mistakes could not hide her intelligence.

Like the barbarism of the Qin state, and the conflict between the rule of law and the teachings of many factions within Confucianism, Confucianism did not enter the Qin Dynasty and became a rule that Confucianism did not proclaim but almost no one dared to violate.

It was not until the time of King Zhaoxiang that Xunzi entered Qin, which was regarded as a preliminary breaking of the ice between Qin and Confucianism, and the construction of the Great Qin Academy Palace was a further ice-breaking act.

Rao is like this, the contacts between Confucianism and Qin are still not much, even the Confucian scholars in Korea are far more than those in Qin.

It is also for this reason that the Qin State has always attached great importance to scholars and has given very generous treatment to foreign scholars.

Foreign scholars entering Qin, after entering the border of Qin, after checking and confirming the identity of scholars, through any village in Qin, can eat and live for free, after entering Xianyang, they can live in the pavilion prepared by Qin for scholars, waiting for the monarch to summon or officials to assess.

Rao is like this, the Qin State is still short of scholars, so that the generals of the Qin State have to learn to deal with government affairs, and are responsible for the military and political affairs of some important places as military generals.

For example, the internal history of the Qin State has always been held by Wu Cheng.

Nominally, it is to defend the national capital, but it is not a helpless move caused by a lack of scholars.

The reason why the Qin State did not take action against Han, Wei and other countries after the defeat of the Hezhong Coalition Army this time was also limited by this reason.

Qin Guoda could take advantage of this to invade large areas of land in Zhao, Han, Wei, and Chu, but it could not send enough civil servants to govern the place, and there were too few warriors who could govern the army and dismount to govern the government.

So Gongsun Li's conditions did speak to Zhang Ji's heart.

"Go on."

Seeing that Zhang Ji asked her to continue, Gongsun Li was overjoyed.

In the past, Confucius traveled around the world for 14 years, but he only stayed in Weiguo for ten years, during which he set up an account to teach apprentices, and it was with Ji Zi to sigh 'Wei Duo Gentleman, there is no trouble'."

"There is a shortage of scholars in the Qin State, and if my grandfather can persuade those scholars to serve Qin, then he can recruit a large number of scholars from Weiguowei."

Zhang Ji thought about it and did not give a reply.

Don't look at Weiguo is indeed a small country, it was a vassal state of Wei before, and its martial virtues are not abundant, and it is often coveted by the surrounding countries, but the number of scholars in Weiguo is indeed ridiculously large.

Confucius set up accounts and taught apprentices in Weiguo for ten years, and established a nearly complete cultural and educational system for Weiguo, so that a small country like Weiguo has many talents.

Zilu, a disciple of Confucius, the first patriotic poetess in history, Mrs. Xu Mu, the famous general Gou Bian, Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Shang Ying, the three heavyweights, as well as the current Great Qin Xiangbang Lu Buwei, and Jing Ke, who joined the Mo family a few years ago, are all patriots.

Moreover, the scholars who defended the country were actually not disgusted by the harsh punishment and strict laws of the Qin State.

Li Kui, Wu Qi, Shen Buxian, and Shang Ying, the most famous and influential organizers of the four law reform actions in the Warring States period, three of them came from Weiguo, which shows that the thinking of the patriotic people is not pedantic, and their closeness and respect for Legalist thought almost lead the direction of this era.

Therefore, the scholars who defended the country were indeed of great benefit to the Qin state.

However, although Gongsun Li's conditions were very tempting, Zhang Ji did not intend to just agree.

The fiery gaze seemed to pass through the tightly wrapped vermilion dress.

Zhang Ji's black pupils stared at Gongsun Li, who was gradually becoming more confident, from the light purple bun with a little extravagance to the delicate and fair face, and then to the delicate and delicate body.

Zhang Ji's gaze was full of aggression, and that warm and straightforward gaze also made the excitement in Gongsun Li's heart gradually calm down.

Sure enough, I still can't escape this ending.

Gongsun Li smiled bitterly in her heart, but she was not too surprised by this result.

Ever since she decided to save her grandfather through Zhang Ji, she has made up her mind and is ready to sacrifice her life for it.

Gongsun Li bowed slightly, gave a salute, showed a bright smile, and her red lips lightly opened: "If the general does not abandon the posture of the little woman Pu Liu, Li is willing to recommend herself between the pillows." ”

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