Think of this.

In his reply to Wang Ben, Bai Yan looked thoughtful. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to write the following words.

"Although Wei has surrendered, there are still troubles..."

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The next day.

Bai Yan got up early and put on black clothes. After washing, before having breakfast, he saw his cronies coming hurriedly to report.

Bai Yan was a little surprised when he learned that Ban Ding had brought three people outside the gate of the mansion, but after thinking about it, Bai Yan still asked his cronies to bring them in.

After a while.

Bai Yan was in the room and saw Ban Ding followed by three middle-aged men.

"Meet the general!"

When Ban Ding saw Bai Yan, he quickly stepped forward to salute Bai Yan, then turned around and introduced the three people behind him to Bai Yan.

"General, these three people are Peng Bo from Peng Ni City!"

Following Ban Ding's words, the burly-looking Peng Bo raised his hand to Bai Yan and saluted slowly: "Meet General Bai!"

"These two are the Zhongli brothers of the Zhongli clan, Zhongli Chuan and Zhongli Hao!"

Ban Ding looked at the other two men.

When the two men saw Ban Ding introducing themselves, they also saluted Bai Yan.

"Zhonglichuan, meet the general!"

"Zhong Lihao, meet the general!!"

Compared with Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan and Zhong Lihao are a little thinner. It can be seen at a glance that they have been hanging out in restaurants all year round.

"Bai Yan!"

Bai Yan returned the gift with his hand, and was a little surprised that Ban Bing would bring these three people from the Chu clan here.

Thinking of this, Bai Yan looked at Ban Ding.

"General, these three gentlemen were in Qi State before, and they passed by along the way. They also heard that the general had a dream and found the Jiuding, so they wanted to pay a visit to the general."

Ban Ding looked at Bai Yan calmly and explained to Bai Yan softly.

Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan, and Zhong Lihao also looked at Bai Yan at this time.

"Especially now in the Chu Kingdom, the King of Chu is unethical, killing his brother and killing good people, and appointing the treacherous minister Jing Qi, which makes the Chu Kingdom unpopular both inside and outside the court! I heard that the general had a dream, so I wanted to clear up the confusion!

"

Ban Ding raised his hand and said to Bai Yan.

Regarding the fact that the big tripod that Bai Yan sent to Xianyang was the Jiuzhou tripod, when Ban Ding learned the news, everyone was shocked, especially when he heard how Bai Yan found the Jiuzhou tripod!

Later, Ban Ding found out why Bai Yan was not worried at all when he told Bai Yan that the cauldron was fake.

It turns out that the tripod in Pengcheng at that time was really the Kyushu tripod.

"The three of you are visiting, Bai Yanding should explain in detail, please!"

How could Bai Yan not understand what Ban Ding said.

The sentence "Jing Qi is unpopular in the Chu Kingdom" is telling Bai Yan that these three people representing the Chu Kingdom's gentry came here because of Jing Qi's unpopularity, in order to know whether they can win the hearts of the people here.

'.

If it can win people's hearts, it will naturally be what people want.

In the main hall.

As they knelt down behind the wooden table, Bai Yan, who was sitting behind the master's wooden table, whispered what he had dreamed about in his dream.

Following Bai Yan's words, not to mention Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan, and Zhong Lihao, even Ban Ding listened carefully and looked at Bai Yan in surprise.

“It seems that Qin’s acquisition of the Nine Provinces Cauldron is really a blessing from God!”

After hearing the whole process of how Bai Yan obtained the Kyushu Cauldron, Zhongli Chuan shook his head and sighed, and then looked at each other with Zhong Lihao and Peng Bo.

"If it weren't for God's instructions, how could I entrust General Meng to do so?"

Zhong Lihao also spoke, and then looked at Bai Yan: "I have often heard that the Qin State is cruel, the laws of Qin are harsh, and the King of Qin is even more cruel and unkind. Now that I heard that the general has a dream, it suddenly made us realize that right and wrong actions should be witnessed with our own eyes.

Only then can we tell the truth."

Zhongli Hao first complimented Bai Yan, and then took the opportunity to talk about the Qin Law of Qin, as well as the character of the King of Qin, and what he had seen with his own eyes. He asked Bai Yan both inside and outside his words.

Everyone in the world knows that the Qin State is cruel and the Qin laws are strict, and countless people say that Ying Zheng is cruel and unkind. If the Qin State defeats the Chu State, will those rules and regulations of the Qin State be transferred to the Chu State? Will Ying Zheng remember their merits and give them good treatment?

The status, power, and wealth of their Chu country (in front of them).

"Yes! How can ordinary people's words be heard!"

"No, only the general, who is an important minister of the Qin State, can know the good and bad, and the character of the King of Qin!"

Zhong Lichuan and Peng Bo naturally understood and agreed with each other with a smile.

Because before getting a reply from Bai Yan and the Qin State, even Peng Bo had a conflict with Jing Qi a long time ago and forged a grudge. Now that Jing Qi has gained power, the Peng family and Peng Bo are spending all day in the Chu State.

He was on tenterhooks, fearing that Jing Qi would take the opportunity to get rid of their Peng family.

But at the moment, Peng Bo didn't dare to rashly say that he wanted to help Bai Yan and the Qin State, which would cut off all his escape routes.

"In the past, there were disputes in the world, constant conquests, annexation of various countries, and sometimes the country was destroyed. In this way, Qin wanted to be strong, so it was governed by Legalism. Over the past hundred years, Qin was able to get rid of the weak and survive among the countries, but the strictness of Legalism

, it is also rare in the world, and it is difficult for the world to accept it, even if it is Bai Yan, it cannot be avoided!"

Bai Yan also spoke with a smile on his face and explained the reason.

Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan, and Zhong Lihao all listened attentively. When they heard Bai Yan's explanation, the three of them couldn't help but nod. In fact, the Qin State had indeed become strong through Legalism, and now it was destroyed one after another.

Lose Han, Zhao and Wei.

"General Bai Yan, do you also think Legalism is strict?"

Zhong Lichuan looked at Bai Yan, raised his hands and asked, in fact, the most unacceptable thing about Qin is that Qin's laws are too strict.

They were born in the Chu Kingdom and their families owned fiefs, but they still preferred the Mohist idea. The etiquette was not as good as that of common people, and the punishment was not as good as that of officials. That is to say, only they, the children of noble families, could have it. Other common people could not have it.

qualified.

And even if they break the law, they cannot be punished.

This is a rule that has been handed down since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and is also followed by all the princes in the world, with the exception of Qin.

"If Legalism is not strict, how can it be called Legalism? In Qin, if one person makes a mistake, the whole family will be affected."

When Bai Yan heard Zhong Lichuan's words, he smiled and shook his head.

This made Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan, and Zhong Lihao look happy. As long as Bai Yan agreed with them, that would be fine. As expected, even Bai Yan wanted to restore the Zhou Dynasty's rule of Confucianism and etiquette.

It seems that Bai Yan is also a person like them.

"However, now that all the countries are standing side by side and fighting for years, when the Qin State is determined to inherit the destiny and unify, the country cannot leave Legalism, and the people must become a strong country. Only when the world is unified and there are no more disputes can we choose

Its good governance!”

Bai Yan changed the subject and said to several people.

Bai Yan also told several people that it was not that the Qin State wanted to use Legalism, but that it could use Confucianism to govern the country now that there was no choice, or when the world was unified.

certainly.

This is definitely not Bai Yan's innermost thoughts. Although Bai Yan does feel that Legalism is harsh and ruthless, compared to the current Confucianism, Bai Yan would rather have Legalism.

The current Confucianism swears that the people are the first priority, the country is second, and the king is the most important. But in fact, it upholds the Zhou rites and disparages the legal system. It wants to punish the officials but not the common people.

Behind the saying that the people can be followed but not understood, it is revealed that Confucianism does not take the people into consideration at all.

If the current Confucianism is really applied, it is estimated that there will be countless ordinary people who have grievances but no lawsuits.

The Confucianism advocated by later generations is another Confucianism, and this Confucianism is not Confucianism!

In the main hall.

Bai Yan, who was kneeling behind the wooden table, looked at Peng Bo, Zhong Lichuan, and Zhong Lihao with hesitant expressions on their faces. They looked at each other, and finally nodded slowly. Bai Yan looked at Ban Ding calmly.

Looking at Ban Ding, who also had a thoughtful expression on his face, Bai Yan knew very well that the issues that Peng Bo and others were concerned about were not things that Ban Ding had always been particularly concerned about.

At the moment, Ban Ding also wanted to ask Peng Bo and the others.

Thinking that since Ban Ding could take the initiative to see these three people and persuade them to come to see him, Bai Yan was almost completely sure that there must be a force behind Ban Ding, but Ban Ding didn't want him to know about this force.

, or Ban Ding has his own ideas.

Bai Yan couldn't help but look at Peng Bo.

"In Peng Ni City next to Jiujiang, Peng Qi, the ancestor of the Peng clan, raised more than 6,000 clan soldiers. His son Peng Bo once had a conflict with Jing Qi. Peng Qi and Xiong You had a private agreement before."

When he first investigated the Chu State and later returned to Xianyang, he wrote the incident on bamboo slips and sent it to Ying Zheng. Therefore, Bai Yan always remembered this incident deeply.

Previously, Xiong You defeated Xiong Fuchu and succeeded to the throne as the new King of Chu. This meant that it was definitely impossible for Ban to have contact with Xiong You, and it was even less possible for Peng Bo to tell others such a fatal secret.
Chapter completed!