abnabooks #333 - The courage to fight to the death! The spirit of Ying Zheng!
#333 - The courage to fight to the death! The spirit of Ying Zheng!
Zhang Liang didn't know that when he felt the aura of righteousness, it could even cause Wei Zhuang to feel a sense of crisis in the dark.
He nodded as a matter of course and said, "The aura of righteousness is indeed abundant and unstoppable. I have only just begun to dabble in it. I only know that the aura of righteousness is divided into nine ranks, with the ninth rank being the lowest and the first rank being the highest."
"Then what is above the first rank?"
Wei Zhuang's question was also what Han Fei wanted to know.
However, Zhang Liang couldn't answer this question. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled wryly and uncertainly, "I don't know either. I am only just entering the ninth rank now, and all I have obtained is a seed of the aura of righteousness. But I imagine that there must be even more profound and incredible realms above the first rank."
Han Fei looked at Zhang Liang with concern, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Brother Wei Zhuang, Zifang, it seems that you and I need to visit our uncle. He has really created a big stir."
The emergence of this so-called new system of the aura of righteousness really made Han Fei feel a strong sense of unease.
However, when Han Fei suggested going to visit Luo Fu in person.
Wei Zhuang suddenly frowned as if he had thought of something, and said, "Han Fei, I saw my senior brother."
Han Fei was stunned and looked at Wei Zhuang in surprise. In a flash of thought, he reacted quickly.
The only person in the world who could be called senior brother by Wei Zhuang was Gai Nie, who, like Wei Zhuang, was a successor of the Ghost Valley's art of combining and separating.
However, didn't Gai Nie go to the Qin State?
Wei Zhuang hasn't left Xin Zheng during this time, so how could he have seen Gai Nie?
Unless Gai Nie came to Xin Zheng, the capital of Han.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang are different, not only because they, as fellow disciples, have to abide by the rules of Ghost Valley and determine the next generation of Ghost Valley master amidst the disputes of the world.
More importantly, compared to Wei Zhuang, who can only collect protection fees in Xin Zheng now, Gai Nie became a sword instructor in the Xianyang Palace long ago.
It is said that Gai Nie is responsible for teaching the King of Qin swordsmanship in the Xianyang Palace.
Theoretically, it is impossible for him to leave Xianyang and the Qin State to run to Xin Zheng.
Unless Gai Nie betrayed the Qin State, or accepted some mission that required him to make a special trip to Xin Zheng.
But the former is obviously impossible. After all, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang, as disciples of Ghost Valley, cannot betray their sect. And the guess of accepting a mission is very unlikely.
Because Han Fei had already investigated that the current King of Qin, Ying Zheng, should have taken power long ago, but unfortunately, his power is still controlled by Lu Buwei.
The King of Qin has no power at all, and Gai Nie, as the King of Qin's sword instructor, is almost inseparable from the King of Qin.
Unless… unless the King of Qin also came to Xin Zheng.
But how is this possible?
The King of Qin appearing in Xin Zheng is simply like a joke.
After subconsciously denying this guess, Han Fei quickly realized that it seemed that only this seemingly absurd possibility was the most likely to be true.
King of Qin, Ying Zheng, appeared in Xin Zheng?
Just thinking about such a scene made Han Fei's scalp tingle.
Without a doubt, the Qin State is the strongest of the seven kingdoms in the world today.
The ferocious Qin is not a false reputation.
And as the gateway for the Qin State to expand eastward.
The Han State has been repeatedly beaten back and forth by the Qin State countless times.
It can be said that the Han State and the Qin State have a truly deep-seated hatred, even greater than that between the Qin and Zhao states.
In such a situation, if something goes wrong, even the Han State may be destroyed.
As long as the news of King of Qin, Ying Zheng, in the Han State is leaked out, it will be a disaster for the Han State.
Not to mention if something unexpected happens to King of Qin, Ying Zheng, in Xin Zheng.
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Han Fei even ignored the words he had just said about visiting Luo Fu.
"Brother Wei Zhuang, did Mr. Gai Nie come alone?"
Wei Zhuang looked at Han Fei in surprise, and shook his head in Han Fei's increasingly desperate eyes, "Senior brother did not come alone, but to **** Young Master Shang!"
Han Fei was completely dead this time.
Young Master Shang, this is almost undisguised.
I didn't expect the contemporary King of Qin, who is regarded by many people as a puppet of Lu Buwei, to have such courage to put himself in a situation where he can be reborn from death.
This Young Master Shang, who dares to appear in Xin Zheng at such a risk, is probably planning to use the Han State from the beginning to achieve his own goals.
Of course, with Han Fei's and Liu Sha's intelligence network, it is certainly possible to guess the purpose of the King of Qin, just like the Qin State's high-level officials.
After all, few people in the world can guess the King of Qin's idea of seizing military power.
And those who can guess it must be people who are loyal to the Qin State's orthodoxy.
Han Fei's lack of intelligence and other aspects made him make a wrong judgment.
In his opinion, the only explanation for the appearance of the King of Qin in Xin Zheng under the pseudonym of Young Master Shang is that he plans to use the method of attacking foreign enemies to complete the process of his own accession to power and control of power.
In this regard, the Qin State has many precedents to follow.
Especially the betrayal of Cheng Jiao before, which gave the Qin State a reason to send troops to attack the Han State early on.
In addition to Cheng Jiao's mother being from the Han State, the key point is that when Cheng Jiao launched the rebellion, he was supported by the Han State behind him.
Even if Cheng Jiao hadn't died too quickly, Cheng Jiao, who had escaped the disaster, would have definitely hid in the Han State.
Now it is even more desperate that even Young Master Shang himself does not hesitate to take risks.
While Han Fei was shocked by the courage and boldness of the King of Qin, he also began to worry about the future of the Han State.
His face was gloomy and uncertain, constantly changing. Han Fei said, "Brother Wei Zhuang, may I ask where Young Master Shang and Mr. Gai Nie are now?"
"I do know where Young Master Shang and senior brother are, but… Han Fei, do you really want to see them? In what capacity do you want to see them?" Wei Zhuang shook his head and said after signaling Han Fei to calm down, "Once the whereabouts of Young Master Shang and senior brother are exposed, even a slight mistake will have unimaginable consequences."
Han Fei smiled wryly and rubbed his slightly swollen eyebrows, and said, "Do you know why Young Master Shang came here?"
On this point, Wei Zhuang really knew a thing or two.
Although he was not sure whether the information he knew was true or false.
After all, the dignified King of Qin, appearing in Xin Zheng in disguise, was not for Luo Fu, this Confucian saint, but for Han Fei.
This reason seems fake no matter how you look at it!
Seeing that Wei Zhuang did not give him a response for a long time.
Han Fei suddenly froze.
Just now, Han Fei thought that Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, had appeared in Xin Zheng as Young Master Shang to recruit his uncle.
But now, seeing Wei Zhuang's reaction, Han Fei clearly realized that he had guessed wrong.
However, the issue of Young Master Shang is of great importance.
Unlike Zhang Liang's inexplicable comprehension of the so-called Confucian Taoism technique just now.
It must be known that with regard to Young Master Shang, even a slight mistake may lead to the entire Han State being attacked by the Great Qin.
Don't forget that the 100,000 Pingyang heavy armored soldiers led by Wang Jian are stationed on the border between the Qin and Han states.
And as the weakest of the seven kingdoms, the Han State, facing the threat of 100,000 ferocious Qin troops at all times, one can imagine how frightened the Han State is of the Qin State.
To a certain extent, as long as the Qin State finds a reason to send troops, it can easily destroy the Han State completely, especially now.
It must be known that not long ago, the Qin State had resisted the alliance of the six eastern states, but compared to the six-nation coalition, this alliance did not really hurt the Qin State's vitality.
That is, now, the internal affairs of the Qin State are unstable, and the contradiction between Chancellor Lu Buwei and the King of Qin is almost on the surface.
Otherwise, with the past style of the Qin State, it would have retaliated against the previous alliance long ago.
And the Han State, which is like a nail nailed on the necessary road for the Qin State to expand eastward, is the weakest country.
As long as the Qin State is given a reason, the destruction of the Han State is almost unstoppable.
The last alliance had already brought a heavy burden to the six eastern states. At this time, if the Qin State finds a reason to attack Han, even the Zhao and Wei states, which are as close as lips and teeth, may not really send troops. At best, they will only make a show of threatening, and like Chu, Qi, and Yan, they will at most mediate in the court.
After six generations of kings' efforts to govern, the Qin State has truly formed an overwhelming advantage over the six eastern states in all aspects.
Under this circumstance, as the prince of the Han State, the only thing Han Fei can do is to avoid any reasons that the Qin State may find to take action.
And martial arts techniques, whether they are warlocks or others, are insignificant in front of the army.
After all, since the end of the mythical era, this world has been rapidly declining in power and upper limits at an inhuman speed.
Even now, the power mastered by many ancient gods and demons has become a legend.
"Brother Wei Zhuang, why did Young Master Shang come to Xin Zheng?"
Wei Zhuang did not keep him in suspense, but looked at Han Fei with a strange look, and said, "Young Master Shang hopes to meet you in private."
Han Fei was stunned and said in surprise, "Are you kidding me? Young Master Shang is not here to see Uncle Luo Fu, but to see me?"
Nodding affirmatively, Wei Zhuang said, "That's right, Young Master Shang is here to see you."
Han Fei was even more confused now.
However, the issue of Young Master Shang is of great importance.
Unlike Zhang Liang's inexplicable understanding of the so-called Confucian Taoism technique just now.
It must be known that with regard to Young Master Shang, even a slight mistake may lead to the entire Han State being attacked by the Great Qin.
Don't forget that the 100,000 Pingyang heavy armored soldiers led by Wang Jian are stationed on the border between the Qin and Han states.
And as the weakest of the seven kingdoms, the Han State, facing the threat of 100,000 ferocious Qin troops at all times, one can imagine how frightened the Han State is of the Qin State.
To a certain extent, as long as the Qin State finds a reason to send troops, it can easily destroy the Han State completely, especially now.
It must be known that not long ago, the Qin State had resisted the alliance of the six eastern states, but compared to the six-nation coalition, this alliance did not really hurt the Qin State's vitality.
That is, now, the internal affairs of the Qin State are unstable, and the contradiction between Chancellor Lu Buwei and the King of Qin is almost on the surface.
Otherwise, with the past style of the Qin State, it would have retaliated against the previous alliance long ago.
And the Han State, which is like a nail nailed on the necessary road for the Qin State to expand eastward, is the weakest country.
As long as the Qin State is given a reason, the destruction of the Han State is almost unstoppable.
The last alliance had already brought a heavy burden to the six eastern states. At this time, if the Qin State finds a reason to attack Han, even the Zhao and Wei states, which are as close as lips and teeth, may not really send troops. At best, they will only make a show of threatening, and like Chu, Qi, and Yan, they will at most mediate in the court.
After six generations of kings' efforts to govern, the Qin State has truly formed an overwhelming advantage over the six eastern states in all aspects.
Under this circumstance, as the prince of the Han State, the only thing Han Fei can do is to avoid any reasons that the Qin State may find to take action.
And martial arts techniques, whether they are warlocks or others, are insignificant in front of the army.
After all, since the end of the mythical era, this world has been rapidly declining in power and upper limits at an inhuman speed.
Even now, the power mastered by many ancient gods and demons has become a legend.
On a real battlefield, at most, the mechanical arts of the Mo family and the Gongshu family can play a decisive role.
Ordinary warriors, at best, are only capable of fighting a hundred men.
Even Gai Nie, the Sword Saint who is famous among the seven kingdoms, was seriously injured when facing three hundred Qin soldiers. Although Gai Nie needed to protect Jing Tianming, making a quick escape impossible.
But those three hundred Qin soldiers were not considered the true elite of the Qin army.
If it were on the battlefield, facing the true elite of the Qin army, even a record of three hundred would be impossible for Gai Nie to achieve.
It is evident that in this world, warriors cannot play a decisive role on the battlefield.
How could Han Fei have imagined what extent the Confucianism and Taoism system created by Luo Fu would reach, especially with Zhang Liang, the first person to attain the Confucian and Taoist Sacred Domain and resonate with the divine world?
He truly gave all living beings a chance to realize the power within themselves.
Even Zhang Liang's system, which could barely be considered as having opened the door to Confucianism and Taoism, brought a sense of threat to Wei Zhuang. It is evident that if this system develops, it will inevitably become the mainstream of this world.
When the strong stand in great numbers, even the kings of the various states will have to bow their heads obediently before those who can single-handedly face an entire army.
“Ninth Prince, Young Master Shang is of great importance.” Although Zhang Liang is not yet the strategist of the future, he is gradually showing some of the powerful innate wisdom within the Quick Sand.
Han Fei steadied his mind and said, “Young Master Shang’s sudden appearance means that we must not allow any accidents to happen in South Korea.”
Frowning, Han Fei said, “With the power of our Quick Sand alone, we cannot guarantee complete protection for Young Master Shang.”
Wei Zhuang disagreed, saying, “I think you are overthinking it. With Senior Brother's protection, plus Quick Sand, unless Young Master Shang's identity is exposed, inviting the entire Xin Zheng's targeting, otherwise, we will definitely be able to let Young Master Shang leave safely!”
Han Fei gave a wry smile. What he was worried about was not just Ying Zheng's life.
But he could not give the Qin state any reason to attack South Korea.
If Ying Zheng is sent out of Xin Zheng and South Korea safely, everything will be fine.
But if Ying Zheng dies in Xin Zheng, then South Korea will really be unable to explain it.
Do not think that this possibility is very low. Although Ying Zheng is now the legitimate King of Qin, and his younger brother, Cheng Jiao, also died because of the rebellion.
But among the Ying clan of Qin, there are still many people who can take on the role of King of Qin.
Even Changping Jun, who is now in the Qin court, will be able to transform and inherit the throne of Chu when Qin attacks Chu in the future.
Within Qin, there are also members of the royal family.
Especially in this situation, where the conflict between Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng is already out in the open.
Once Ying Zheng has an accident, then Qin will inevitably, at the first moment, have Lu Buwei and other Qin court officials support a new King of Qin, and then immediately destroy South Korea.
Ying Zheng having an accident in South Korea is something that even many people within Qin want to see happen.
For Ying Zheng, who has not yet taken power, living is his greatest confidence.
Once any accident occurs, then a huge storm will inevitably be set off in the Qin court.
Now is not the future, when Ying Zheng takes power and begins to show the domineering ambition to swallow the six states of Shandong. When Qin begins to annex the six states, Yan Prince Dan assassinated Ying Zheng because there was no other way.
But now, even if the six states of Shandong know that an accident with Ying Zheng can cause great internal turmoil in Qin.
But none of them are willing to bear such a price.
On the one hand, if any of the six states of Shandong does this, they will become the focus of Qin's revenge next.
On the other hand, doing so is a bit too taboo.
Although from the Spring and Autumn period to the late Warring States period, assassins have been active for almost hundreds of years.
But in fact, the practice of assassins targeting the rulers of other countries is the bottom line of the various countries.
Unless it is really to the point of family ruin and willing to perish together, otherwise, doing so will inevitably become a freak in the entire circle of feudal lords.
After all, since the enfeoffment of the Zhou Dynasty, the major vassal states have formed a special circle through intermarriage.
In this circle, mutual attacks and wars are nothing.
But assassination is really overturning the table.
Although, from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period, the bottom line has become lower and lower, and the former etiquette has completely failed to restrain the vassal states. But some unspoken rules still exist.
South Korea, this country that is just stuck on the only way for Qin to go east.
It is the most important thing not to offend Qin and give Qin a reason to send troops.
If King Ying Zheng of Qin dies in Xin Zheng, South Korea, then the Ying Qin clan who succeeds to the throne will inevitably avenge Ying Zheng at the first moment of ascending the throne.
Even if Ying Zheng leaves Xin Zheng alive, if he is injured in South Korea, it will still give the other party a reason to send troops.
It can be said that in Han Fei's heart, Ying Zheng is like a hot potato, a huge trouble that can destroy the entire South Korea.
If his ideals are realized and reforms are carried out in South Korea to become stronger, South Korea may still have a chance to fight, but now… …
Do not look at South Korea now, which has both Ji Wuye, who is known as the strongest general in a hundred years, and Bai Yifei, the Blood Cloak Marquis who leads an army of 100,000.
But in front of Qin, South Korea's little military strength does not even need Qin to take it seriously. Even the 100,000 Pinyang heavy armored soldiers stationed on the border between Qin and South Korea are enough to flatten the entire South Korea.
The title of Qin as a country of tigers and wolves is definitely not a false name.
Under the military merit system, the soldiers of Qin can be said to be happy to fight; purely from the will to fight, none of the six countries of Shandong can compete with Qin.
The military merit system is a powerful system that can truly allow an ordinary commoner to become a nobleman as long as he is willing to fight on the battlefield, has luck, and has strength.
The 100,000 Pinyang heavy armored soldiers are almost completely crushing South Korea in terms of combat will, armor, and weapons.
Even if Bai Yifei comes up with that fancy ice trick, on a real battlefield, as long as the military merit system does not collapse, then countless Qin soldiers will flock to him. Even if they pile up, they can kill Bai Yifei.
As for Ji Wuye, the so-called strongest general in a hundred years, that is only something that can be boasted about in South Korea, the weakest country.
Putting it in Qin, let alone comparing it with Wang Jian, a general who destroyed countries, even compared with the young Meng Tian, it is a ridiculous thing.
It is very clear that South Korea now cannot withstand Qin's attack at all.
Even, once Qin is given a reason to send troops, even within South Korea, I do not know how many people will surrender at the sight of the wind.
In this case, one can imagine how much pressure Han Fei has in his heart.
Wei Zhuang has confidence in Gai Nie, but Han Fei does not.
Just in terms of the price of failure, the pressure that Han Fei and Wei Zhuang bear is completely different.
Taking a deep breath, Han Fei looked at Zhang Liang and said, “Zifang, we must do everything possible to ensure the safety of Young Master Shang, and we must never let Young Master Shang have any accidents in Xin Zheng.”
After a slight pause, Han Fei continued, “Young Master Shang’s identity is too special. There is only one person who can help conceal Young Master Shang’s identity now.”
Zhang Liang instantly guessed Han Fei's thoughts and blurted out, “Mr. Luozi.”
“That’s right.” Nodding, Han Fei said, “Only Uncle Shi can guarantee Young Master Shang’s absolute safety.”
Although Luo Fu is now holding the identity of a Confucian sage.
But his ideal of pursuing universal harmony is the common wish of all the masters and hundreds of schools, even the monarchs of various countries, and even the powerful and the people.
Really, from the Spring and Autumn period to the present, the entire China has been in chaos for more than five hundred years.
After more than five hundred years of war, the ideal of universal harmony and peace has become the consensus of everyone.
Even illiterate commoners do not want any more wars.
And giving a theoretically feasible way to achieve universal harmony, Luo Fu's reputation, whether among the masters and hundreds of schools, or among the high-level officials of various countries, has reached an unprecedented peak.
Especially with the Confucian school, which is best at wagging its tongue, no matter how huge the analysis of the various branches within the Confucian school is. But on the matter of praising Luo Fu, the various branches of the Confucian school are all in unison.
This has made Luo Fu even more like a benchmark and a banner for the entire world. His reputation is so high that even the big bosses of the masters and hundreds of schools, such as Xunzi, Beimingzi, and Six-Fingered Black Man, are overshadowed in front of Luo Fu.
Luo Fu is now more like a standard, a banner.
Attacking him is tantamount to denying the world's targeting of the ideal of great harmony and peace.
To some extent, Luo Fu's thorniness is even no less than that of Ying Zheng, the King of Qin.
After all, even Qin cannot afford the price of attacking Luo Fu.
That is a bad one, and it may even lead to a new round of vertical alliance.
But for Han Fei, putting Luo Fu and Ying Zheng, who is using the pseudonym Young Master Shang, together.
On the contrary, to a large extent, it can more safely guarantee Ying Zheng's safety.
On this point, Han Fei and Zhang Liang obviously thought of the same thing.
But soon, Zhang Liang frowned and said, “Ninth Prince. Mr. Luozi is now traveling the world and has not served any country. How can we get Mr. Luozi to accept the protection of Young Master Shang?”
“No need for Uncle Shi to agree.” Han Fei said confidently, “We only need to send Young Master Shang to Uncle Shi's side, and we don't even need to tell Uncle Shi Young Master Shang's identity.”
Zhang Liang was obviously worried about this kind of first-strike-then-report approach and said, “In this way, wouldn't it make Mr. Luozi unhappy?”