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Chapter 126 I already knew Zifang's intention
But this trace of shame was wiped out by Zhang Liang in an instant.

In the face of national hatred and family feuds, even if that person speaks well of him to the King of Qin, what can he do? If he can make the King of Qin change and turn Qin back from the brink of destruction, then he is an enemy and should be eliminated!
Besides, this was just his guess. That person might not have said good things, and the King of Qin's current attitude towards him might have been fake.

Even though the King of Qin called him "Zifang, Zifang" in a friendly manner now, he might turn hostile at the next moment and have someone drag him out and cut him into pieces. Zhang Liang would not be surprised at all.

Many thoughts were running through his mind, but Zhang Liang remained calm on the surface and said modestly: "Your Majesty, I am overpraising you. Although I have some quick wits, how can I compare myself with the great men of all time?"

Ying Zheng said: "Now the six kingdoms have been destroyed and the four seas have been united, but the empire is not yet settled. Zifang, how do you think I should settle the empire and subdue the four seas?"

This is still a test for him, he must demonstrate his true abilities!
Zhang Liang said: "In my opinion, there are three reasons why the world is not stable: first, although the six kingdoms have been destroyed, their influence still exists; second, the Qin Dynasty lacks officials; third, the people of the six kingdoms do not trust the king yet."

Seeing that Ying Zheng did not interrupt, Zhang Liang continued: "The first can be divided into two categories: one is the nobles of the six countries who remained, and the other is the legal texts and other things left by the six countries."

When saying this, Zhang Liang apologized in his heart to the nobles of the six countries in the world.

If the King of Qin heard his words and carried them out, it would surely bring disaster to the remaining nobles of the six countries.

But he had to say it. If he wanted to gain the trust of the King of Qin, he had to say so. Only by stabbing the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, from whom he himself came, could he gain the trust of the King of Qin.

Otherwise, could it be possible to let the King of Qin let go of the nobles of the six countries, show kindness to them, and then the world would be stable?
No fool would believe that, right?

But doing so also has risks. Will the King of Qin believe that he has really betrayed his origins?

Would the King of Qin think that since he could betray even his own origins, he would betray the Qin Dynasty one day and stop trusting him?

Of course, what can we do without risk?

While it is useful to think carefully, thinking too much and then hesitating to act will result in having many plans but few decisions, or even having plans but no decisions, which is more harmful.

Although Zhang Liang was not a top decision-maker, he also knew this truth. He said: "The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms and took away their status and splendor. How could the nobles of the six kingdoms not hate them?"

"They were once a prominent family in the six kingdoms, and they had great prestige in the six kingdoms. They only needed to raise their flags to attract people to respond. This was the source of the chaos in the world."

At this time, Ying Zheng said: "Han was also destroyed by my Great Qin. Your ancestors served as prime ministers of Han for five generations and were also from a prominent family. So, doesn't Zifang hate me?"

Zhang Liang was prepared for this question from Ying Zheng. He sighed and said, "I dare not deceive the king. I once hated the king and the Qin Dynasty. However, I have traveled around the world for many years and have seen many things. I no longer hate them."

As he spoke, Zhang Liang talked about the people and things he had seen during his travels.

These people and things did not deceive Ying Zheng. They were telling the truth, and only the truth can deceive people.

What he said were all his true feelings. He did think that a unified world was better than seven kingdoms coexisting, but he just didn't like the fact that the country that unified the world was Qin.

"When many nations coexist, the wars will never end. The people will suffer and the fields will be filled with bones. Only by unifying the world and ending the chaos can this situation be reversed."

"Your Majesty destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world. You have done a great service to the people. How can I hate you?"

These words not only explained why he did not hate Ying Zheng and the Qin Dynasty, but also explained why he wanted to stab the aristocratic class of the six countries from which he came: he could not bear to see the world fall into chaos again!

Zhang Liang continued, "If you want to control the troubles of the nobles in the six states, I think you should divide their clans and relocate their people, turning large clans into small households, and then make them move away from their ancestral homes and live elsewhere."

This is a ruthless strategy. If it can be carried out, it will be devastating to the nobles and local tyrants of the six countries.

Ying Zheng thought to himself: "Eight points are true, two points are false, but these two points are the most important." "If the written laws and other things left by the six countries are kept, it will not only be inconvenient for the governance of the Qin Dynasty, but also remind the world all the time that you are from Qi and he is from Chu. There is a difference on the surface, so how can they regard themselves as Qin people?"

"Your Majesty, you are now promoting the use of Qin language and Qin money in all places, which is to eliminate this difference. Over time, when everyone in the world speaks Qin language, uses Qin language and Qin money, they will all be Qin people."

Ying Zheng said: "Zifang said that the Qin Dynasty lacks officials. What should we do?"

Zhang Liang said: "The lack of officials in the Qin Dynasty refers to the whole world. That is, there are not enough officials to govern the original six kingdoms."

"Please forgive my lack of wisdom. I can't think of any perfect solution. I can only share some of my wisdom with you, Your Majesty."

"Liang believes that Your Majesty should make some choices, temporarily abandon the remote and difficult to control places, and take the nearby and easy to control places, first take the near and then the far, first take the easy and then the difficult."

"Your Majesty, I am not asking you to completely abandon the remote areas. You just don't want to invest too much in them for now. You can enfeoff the princes in various places and let them guard them on your behalf. When you have enough officials in the future, you can take back the enfeoffed areas and govern them in a unified way."

This was actually Wang Wan's control center, a method of enfeoffment in remote areas, but this policy had not yet been announced to the world, so Zhang Liang had no way of knowing about it, which meant that it was thought up by Zhang Liang himself.

Zhang Liang also talked about his views and solutions to the problem that "the people of the six countries originally did not trust the king", which were all very reasonable and enough to demonstrate his talent.

But the more talented he was, the more regrettable it was for Ying Zheng that such a great man could not be used by him and the Qin Dynasty, but instead came to destroy his Qin Dynasty.

After Zhang Liang finished speaking, he thought he would be praised by the King of Qin, but he heard a sigh. He did not look up, but he seemed to see the King of Qin shaking his head and sighing.

"I admire Zifang's talent very much. What a pity!"

Then Zhang Liang heard: "It's a pity that Zifang didn't come here for the Qin State sincerely."

"Even if I don't care, Zifang will never let go of his hatred for me and the Qin Dynasty."

"How could a man of such caliber as Zifang serve an enemy country?"

After hearing what the King of Qin said, Zhang Liang remained silent and did not argue that he did not have it and that his Majesty was wrong.

As a wise man, he knew that it was meaningless and he could not deceive the King of Qin.

After a long while, Zhang Liang asked, "When did the king know the purpose of my visit?"

Without waiting for Ying Zheng's answer, Zhang Liang asked himself, "When the bamboo slips were delivered to the king, I thought it was a good plan, but I didn't expect it would lead to me falling into a trap."

Ying Zheng gave a shocking answer to Zhang Liang: "No, it was earlier than the bamboo slips, earlier than when Zifang had not yet thought of going in and out of Xianyang to kill people."

How can it be?

Before he had the idea of ​​going in and out of Xianyang to kill people, the King of Qin already knew about it?

Could the King of Qin predict the future?

No, connecting all the doubts together, a flash of inspiration flashed through Zhang Liang's mind:

The person who advised the King of Qin must have told the King of Qin about his affairs in advance!
(End of this chapter)