Chapter 12 King Jian of Qi and Queen Jun
Jin Yao also knew that he had played a big joke, because he remembered that Han Fei had exchanged the jade pendant for wine, so he thought it was not that important and took it for granted. In addition, the Mohist classics began to have an impact on him.
"Brother Han, I have a business, I wonder if you are interested?" Thinking of wine, Jin Yao suddenly got an inspiration.
The wine in the pre-Qin period was actually something like fruit vinegar. It didn’t have a high alcohol content and the craftsmanship wasn’t that advanced.
"What kind of business? For anything less than 100,000, forget about it!" Han Fei asked in confusion, unable to keep up with Jin Yao's thinking.
"..." Jin Yao and Li Si were silent. Is this how rich people think? They won't accept orders below RMB 100,000!
Li Si suddenly thought of something, poked Han Fei in the waist and reminded him, "Mohist school!".
Han Fei also suddenly realized that Jin Yao was probably trying to express his apologies and then take out some of Mohist's unique inventions to start a business partnership with him to make up for the value of the jade pendant.
"Brother Jin, tell us something!" Everyone was expressing their apologies, and Han Fei was also a very versatile person, so how could he keep harping on it? So he was curious to know what other weird inventions the Mohist school had.
"Wine!" Jin Yao said.
The alcohol content of the wine in this era was not that high. It was made from the natural fermentation of wild fruits and grains. It was called wine, but in fact it was similar to vinegar.
"Wine!" Han Fei's eyes lit up when he heard the word "wine". He was addicted to wine and would do anything for it. He once took the ancient sword of Tangxi from the Korean state to exchange with Lian Po for nine coral jars filled with wine.
"Tell me in detail!" Han Fei decisively put the matter of Yu Jue behind him. At worst, he would be beaten half to death by Hong Lian. As long as he had good wine, he would not be afraid of death!
"Let's wait until later. Now is not the time to talk about this!" Li Si pointed to the crowds around him that had begun to gather in the hall and the debate was about to begin.
"Okay, Brother Jin, come in with us!" Han Fei didn't want Jin Yao to run away, so he and Li Si took Jin Yao into the hall and went straight to the first seat on the left side of the hall.
That was Xunzi's seat. They were disciples, so naturally they had no seats, but they could stand behind Xunzi and watch the ceremony from a close distance. Even Han Fei and Li Si had to leave.
"How did you get to that position, young master!" After Pao Ding and the waiters served delicious food to each table, he was somewhat surprised that Jin Yao had managed to join Master Xun's direct team.
"This brat!" In the viewing seats, Master Xiang was also a little surprised. You were asked to come to watch the ceremony and learn, but how come you could only get into the group of core Confucian disciples and even ran directly to the position behind Xunzi.
"He... " Gongsun Linglong also noticed Jin Yao's appearance and felt inexplicably happy.
He is actually a core disciple of Confucianism. He can produce such a jade pendant, so his family background should not be bad, and he should be a good match for me.
"Hmm?" Gongsun Long and Han Tan saw that Gongsun Linglong started talking but didn't finish, so they followed her gaze and found that Jin Yao appeared in the hall, at the position of the core disciple of Confucianism.
"Master Xiang!" Gongsun Long and Han Tan both looked at Master Xiang. What do you Mohists want to do? A Mohist disciple actually sneaked into the group of core Confucian disciples. Isn't the level of this person a bit too high?
Mr. Xiang smiled but said nothing, thinking MMP in his heart.
He also didn't know how Jin Yao did it. He was able to break into Confucianism so quickly.
"Ding~" A crisp sound of jade chimes rang out, and everyone, regardless of their status, stood up and looked towards the side passage behind the center of the hall.
A young man in imperial robes supported a woman in brocade clothes and walked to the seat in the center. Behind them were a group of Confucian scholars, who took their seats after the young man and the woman took their seats.
"King Jian of Qi, Queen Jun!" Jin Yao guessed the identities of the young man and the woman.
The real king of Qi was King Jian of Qi and the queen who actually held power in Qi behind the scenes.
"Greetings to the King, Greetings to the Queen!" Everyone bowed after the Confucian "gladiators" and the King of Qi took their seats.
King Jian of Qi still looked at his mother out of habit, and only after getting his mother's approval did he bow to everyone.
"This..." Han Fei frowned unconsciously.
Li Si also shook his head subconsciously.
Jin Yao noticed the changes in the expressions of the two men. Even if he did not know the direction of history, he could tell that these two great Legalists had probably excluded Qi from their list of countries to be succeeded because of this subtle action of King Jian of Qi.
His gaze shifted from Han Fei and Li Si to the other scholars, and he found that many of them were talking in low voices, some with fiery eyes, while others were secretly shaking their heads.
"A tragedy caused by an action?" Jin Yao suddenly thought that those who could observe Qi Wangjian's action and shook their heads were probably the truly talented people. It was a pity that there was no one who could burst out with a strong desire to save Qi.
"Have you ever thought that this was done on purpose by King Jian of Qi?" Jin Yao spoke casually, and only Han Fei and Li Si could hear it.
"Brother Jin, are you saying that in order to maintain the peace of Qi and implement the national policy of not going to war with other countries, King Jian of Qi did this deliberately, just to let the world see that Qi has no intention of competing for hegemony and that he is a king without ambitions?" Han Fei reacted. If this was the case, then this King of Qi was a little scary.
"Who knows? My teacher told me that no king is simple!" Jin Yao smiled and shook his head. He didn't know whether King Jian of Qi was really cowardly or just forbearing.
Han Fei and Li Si looked at King Jian of Qi and fell into deep thought. They seemed to be too young. Was what they saw really the truth, or something others deliberately made them see?
Given the vastness and wealth of Qi, if King Jian of Qi really secretly built up his military equipment and hid an army of three or five hundred thousand or more, it would probably be difficult for other countries to discover it.
Li Si once again pulled Qi from the blacklist and placed it on the same level as Qin. Even Chu and Zhao had to fall behind. After all, Qi's history and national strength were there.
Xunzi, who was sitting in front of them, seemed to have heard their conversation. He turned around and glanced at Jin Yao, somewhat surprised. He didn't know this disciple and had never seen him before. The fact that he had such insights proved that he was not an ordinary person.
"Ling Xu?" Xunzi's gaze lingered on Jin Yao's sword, then he looked at the prime minister in the guest seats and nodded.
Mr. Xiang also nodded in response.
"The Mohists are worthy of being the Mohists. Once they agree to help, they will do their best. They are the role model of all other schools of thought!" Xunzi thought to himself. In addition to the Prime Minister to keep things under control for him, he also sent the successor of the Mohist lineage to protect Han Fei and Li Si.
That's right, Xunzi mistakenly believed that Jin Yao was sent by Master Xiang to protect Han Fei and Li Si. He was also surprised at the confidentiality of Mohist intelligence that he could discover that Han Fei and Li Si were his true disciples, so he asked the future leader of the Mohist lineage to come in advance to build good relationships with Han Fei and Li Si.
