Lao Ai's rebellion did not have much impact, and it did not even spread everywhere. As soon as his army left Yongcheng, he was hit by Zhao Kuo's head-on attack, and he was captured by Zhao Kang. Then Meng Wu attacked Yongcheng, completely ending the rebellion. The officials and soldiers involved in the rebellion were punished and pardoned accordingly. Unlike history, this rebellion in the palace did not cause any trouble at all.

The King of Qin no longer needed to call on everyone to kill Lao Ai, nor did he exile Lu Buwei. The most difficult problem, Zhao Ji and the King of Qin also had a solution to the problem. The King of Qin did not even ask the ministers' suggestions, so he exiled his biological mother Zhao Ji to Bashu... and ordered local officials to supervise Zhao Ji, not allow her to go out, and not allow her to meet anyone. Then, the King of Qin thought the entire rebellion had ended.

During this rebellion, the King of Qin showed his iron-blooded skills and courage. He first directly controlled the prime minister and his followers through his confidant, and then defeated the rebels, and pardoned Lu Buwei, ministers who had made contributions to the Qin State. Even when it came to the question of his biological mother, he did not need others to persuade him, and it was arranged. The young King of Qin was not so angry that he lost his mind because of Lao Ai's affairs.

Zhao Kuo taught him benevolence and righteousness, Han Fei taught him the law, Di taught him the head-on... The most important thing is that Xunzi told him to think independently. The King of Qin always felt that although Xunzi had the shortest teaching process to him, the impact he had brought was very huge. Because of Xunzi, whenever Ying Zheng encountered something, he would temporarily take out his personal feelings according to what Xunzi taught and think from the perspective of a bystander.

Standing on the Qin State's position, rather than thinking about these things from his own, this will be of great help to the King of Qin. He can face these things calmly and choose the most favorable choice for Qin State.

In the ninth year of King Zheng of Qin (238 BC), there were many things happening in the world this year, and almost all countries experienced internal situations of all sizes. Chu State lost its last wise king and even the last wise prime minister. After killing Huang Xie on the charge of tyrant of tyrants, Li Yuan immediately supported the prince of the King of Chu as the king, and held the funeral of the King of Chu to mourn the wise king.

The nobles in Chu were already dissatisfied with Huang Xie, and Li Yuan's behavior was even supported by some nobles. After killing Huang Xie, Li Yuan successfully gained the support of the nobles and became the ruler of Chu. The King of Chu was too young, so Li Yuan naturally wanted to take charge of him. However, Li Yuan was different from Lu Buwei. He had no restrictions in Chu, and the King of Chu was not taken seriously by him at all.

During the King of Chu's ascension ceremony, Li Yuan walked in front of the King of Chu several times. It was not until a warrior scolded him that Li Yuan slowed down with a smile. His actions made some royal disciples in Chu very angry. Li Yuan also fulfilled his agreement with the nobles. He rewarded the land in the country to these people and allowed them to arrange their confidants to govern the place.

The efforts of King Chu and Huang Xie for decades were completely destroyed by Li Yuan within four days.

Of course, Li Yuan also has to face pressure from abroad, and the most important thing is pressure from Qin.

The Chu nobles in China were divided into two factions. Although both factions were dissatisfied with Huang Xie, their demands were different. Some radical nobles were very dissatisfied with Huang Xie's policy of bowing to Qin. They hoped that Li Yuan could lead Chu to recover lost territory, while the other nobles hoped to maintain the current situation and not to break such peace. Li Yuan thought for a moment and decided not to break the current peace.

Lu Buwei sent an envoy to Chu State, and Li Yuan presented the lost land outside Shouchun recovered by Jingyang to Qin State. He was eager to improve his relationship with Qin State. Of course, Qin State was happy to see this. After years of war between Qin State and Chu State, the relationship finally began to become harmonious. Li Yuan even sent a royal woman to Qin State to marry the King of Qin. Regarding this matter, Qin State's views on this matter are also very unified and acceptable.

The marriage between Qin and Chu has become a tradition.

Yi was a little unhappy. She felt that neither of them had met, nor did she know what each other's temperament was, so she wanted to get married. This was inappropriate, but she didn't know what politics was... Zhao Kuo did not object because Zhao Kuo knew how much benefit this matter would bring. The queen from Chu naturally wiped away her tears and came to Qin. She first wanted to visit Yi and then hold a wedding with Zheng.

However, the queen's Yayan didn't say very well, and Qin Yu couldn't understand anything. There was some problem with her communication with Yi. Yi looked at her daughter-in-law with a smile. After Zhao Kuo agreed to Qin and Chu's marriage, Yi naturally had no need to continue to object. This daughter-in-law looked very beautiful and beautiful. Judging from her appearance, like Yi, she was also a shy girl. She looked very timid.

At first she didn't understand why she came to Qin State and wanted to come here to pay homage to the wife of a minister. The people who accompanied her told her that this was the home of Wucheng Hou. They raised the King of Qin, so the King of Qin treated them as their parents. Only then did the queen realize that Yi still liked her very much. Perhaps her fearful look reminded Yi of when she was married.

Yi smiled and left her to have a meal, and gestured with her hands to talk to her.

This gave the queen the determination to learn Yayan well. When the queen was in Chu State, she was very careless when she studied Yayan, which led to the current situation. The King of Qin's wedding has washed away some of the uneasiness in these days. The King of Qin's wedding was not too luxurious, but it was also a grand event. The ministers came to attend the King's wedding one after another. It was late for the King of Qin to get married, but it was the time.

In charge of politics and marriage is considered a double happiness.

For some reason, Zhao Kuo suddenly felt relieved in his heart. His children finally grew up, started a family, and had their own family. Yi was very excited and couldn't help but cry. Zhao Kuo finally became an old father, celebrating with his ministers happily, temporarily suppressing all the unpleasant memories in his mind. Zhao Kuo also met the queen, and the queen didn't look like an rude person. Unfortunately, she looked a little silent and said nothing.

Zhao Kuo didn't know whether such a personality was in line with Ying Zheng.

However, Zhao Kuo still hopes that they can get along harmoniously and live together. For a person, choosing the right partner who will accompany him for life is very important. Now their marriage is mixed with too many political factors, but Zhao Kuo sincerely wishes them happiness.

Ying Zheng didn't seem to be as excited as getting married. He just smiled calmly until the wedding ended. Zhao Kuo still pulled Ying Zheng to his side. Zhao Kuo thought for a long time before saying, "I hope you can treat your family well... No matter what you want to do in the future, your family will be your strongest backing... Don't make her sad, don't get angry with her..."

Zhao Kuo drank a lot of wine that day, but he couldn't remember what he said to Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng remembered all these words in his heart and never forgot them.

The re-marriage of Qin and Chu was a very bad thing for all countries. Huang Xiehao tried his best to build a strategy of alliances against Qin, which was destroyed in this way. Lu Buwei needed to stabilize Qin's diplomacy, so he personally sent envoys to Qi, asking the King of Qi to come to the banquet with Qin. Inviting other kings to come, which is not easy to handle, especially for Qin, which has a bad record, this invitation is even more difficult.

But if there is a prime minister who is greedy for money, then this is not a problem.

After Lu Buwei gave enough money, Hou Sheng sat in front of the King of Qi and began to persuade the King of Qi to rush to Qin for a banquet. In Hou Sheng's mouth, this banquet was an important measure to improve the relationship between the two sides. It could make Qin a permanent ally of Qi, and even bring decades of peace to Qi. The King of Qi was dizzy when he heard this. Although many ministers opposed it, he believed that Qin would probably hold the king hostage, Hou Sheng guaranteed his life and accused the ministers of accepting bribes from Zhao and Wei.

In the end, the King of Qi decided to listen to his confidant's advice. As his mother once said, the king must listen to advice and cannot force talented people to leave.

The King of Qi decided to rush to Qin for a banquet.

Both Qi and Chu put down their guard against Qin and decided to stop in the subsequent wars, watching Qin better complete the strategy of annexing the Three Jins. Wei and Zhao were facing tremendous pressure at this moment, especially Wei. After the continuous defeats of Wei over the years, the territory was pitiful and there was no general who could command the soldiers and could not support his own army. They were already strangled by Qin.

The situation of Zhao State is not much better. The coalition forces can no longer transport food and grass to Zhao State. Although Zhao State can repel its attack in Qin State, every war has caused Zhao State to suffer a food crisis. The people fled due to hunger. Zhao State can mobilize fewer and fewer soldiers and less cultivated land, and it has fallen into a cycle of evil deeds. King Zhao also saw this.

He wanted to try to solve this problem, including updating agricultural technology, promoting livestock, reducing the burden on the people, and reducing the land of the nobles. King Zhao implemented a series of measures to get Zhao out of the food crisis. In order to cope with the dissatisfaction of the nobles in China, Li Mu led his soldiers to stare at it. King Zhao relied on this sharp sword and finally completed the preliminary method, exempting some people from military service in the country, allowing them to farm with peace of mind.

In Yan State, Prince Dan, who had just returned home, advised his father to carry out reforms in China, use the Qin system, encourage farming and sericulture, and treat the people in China equally. Unfortunately, Prince Dan was a little anxious. In his father's opinion, his proposals were dissatisfied with his governance. The King of Yan was furious and drove Prince Dan out of the palace and ordered that the prince would not be allowed to enter the palace again without his own summons.

The angry prince Dan had no solution in the face of such a situation. He could only make friends with famous talents and brave warriors everywhere.

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"Teacher, I heard that the King of Qin was newly married and invited the King of Qi to the banquet. The people of the country said that the King of Qi was going to die. What do you think about this?"

The old man stroked his silver beard and sighed: "The child from that time has now started a family and a career. The Qin people invited the King of Qi. People in China said that the Qin people wanted to kill the King of Qi. I don't think this will happen... Qin wished that the King of Qi could live for a few more years... I wish that Housheng could live for a long time, how could they plot to murder the King of Qi?" The old man shook his head and said: "It's a pity that his bad temperament will lead to the destruction of an ancient vassal state..."

The old man straightened his back and said, "The truth I know is that human nature is evil, and good behavior is achieved through acquired efforts. Human nature has a desire to be greedy for selfish interests from the beginning. Following this nature, there will be a struggle between people and no longer be concerned about humility..."

"So, the curved wood must be fumigated and corrected by tools before it can be straightened; the unsharp metal utensils must be sharpened by polishing. The "evil" nature of human beings must rely on teachers and teachings of laws before they can be corrected..."

The old man said, but the dozens of disciples sitting in front of him listened seriously. Suddenly, a disciple stood up and retorted: "I heard that Mencius said that the reason why people learn is because human nature is good."

The old man said angrily: "This statement is wrong! This is because he has never understood human nature, nor has he understood the difference between nature and acquired human behavior. Nature is born, cannot be learned, nor is it acquired human behavior. Etiquette and morality are formulated by saints. People can get it through learning, and can do it through hard work. It is impossible to learn..."

"I heard that Mencius said that human nature is kind, and they do evil only because they lose their nature."

"This statement is wrong. If a person's nature is born from its inherent natural qualities, then one must lose his nature. The so-called kind nature means that he is beautiful without leaving his qualities, and he is very good without leaving his qualities..."

Xunzi's gray beard shivering. He pointed at the disciple in front of him and "slandered" the proposition of a Confucian sage. Sometimes, the disciples felt that if the two were in the same era, it would be very interesting. Two debaters sat together and quarreled. Oh, no, it was a debate, which was obviously very interesting. Some disciples stood up again and asked, "Human nature is evil, so where did etiquette and righteousness come from?"

"All etiquette and righteousness come from the acquired efforts of the saints, not from human nature. Therefore, when a pottery worker uses soil to make pottery, then the pottery comes from human actions, not the nature of a pottery worker. When a carpenter processes wood to make wood, then the wood comes from the artificial efforts of the carpenter, not the nature of a carpenter..."

Xunzi answered several students' questions in succession and began to pant. He was old and no longer as speechless as he could say before. Seeing Xunzi breathing, the disciples did not dare to ask anymore. Xunzi sat on the simple wooden couch and looked at the disciples in front of him. In the crowd, he called his name to his side. He looked at Ming and said seriously: "I am here to accept you as a disciple on behalf of Gongsun Long."

"Although famous scholars are useless schools, I still hope that you can carry them forward... Don't interrupt it."

Hearing Xunzi's words, Ming frowned and stood up and said, "The logic of famous masters is the foundation of all theories... We determine the concepts for everything... How can you say that famous masters are useless doctrines?"

When Xunzi heard this, he immediately grinned. He nodded and said, "Okay."

The old man slowly closed his eyes.

The strong wind blew, blowing his gray hair.

Thunder roared everywhere in the sky, and soon drizzled.

It seems that the world is crying for the departure of sages.

When the disciples found that the teacher was no longer answering their questions, they were trembling all over and knelt in front of the teacher and cried bitterly.

In a courtyard outside Qi State, a sage sat on a simple wooden couch and walked through his life calmly.

That brilliant and wonderful life.

But he may never leave.

Listen, he is by our side.
Chapter completed!