Diqin Designer

Chapter 127 The First Emperor takes Zhang Liang to meet Li Nian
But how could that person know so much? Could it be that he has the ability to predict the future?

In addition to the ability to predict the future, Zhang Liang also thought of another explanation: this person knew him, and it was not just an acquaintance, but a deep understanding of him, and was most likely also a Korean.

It was rare for the people of Han to have a great talent. Instead of thinking of avenging the Qin Dynasty's conquest of Han, they defected to the King of Qin, gave him advice, and tried to save the Qin Dynasty from decline.

What does this person think?

If this person was really a Han citizen, Zhang Liang would like to ask him in person: Have you forgotten your homeland and the national hatred and family feud caused by Qin's conquest of Han?
Zhang Liang quickly searched his mind, but after much thought, he could not find a suspect among the people he knew who matched the name.

Seeing Zhang Liang remained silent, Ying Zheng could guess what he was thinking and said, "If Zifang is interested, you can go with me."

Zhang Liang was different from Xiang Yu. Although Zhang Liang also hated him and the Qin Dynasty and had assassinated him according to the history mentioned by Li Nian, he did not massacre the Qin royal family like Xiang Yu did.

Based on Li Nian's historical analysis, he believed that Zhang Liang had the opportunity to kill the Qin royal family before Xiang Yu.

Zhang Liang arrived in Xianyang with Pei Gong.

Given Zhang Liang's status with Pei Gong, it might not be possible for him to ask Pei Gong to order the massacre of all the Qin royal family members, but he could still kill a few royal family members to vent his anger.

However, Zhang Liang did not do so.

This gave Ying Zheng a very good initial impression of Zhang Liang. He felt that Zhang Liang assassinated him because of national hatred and family feuds, and wanted to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and restore the Kingdom of Han, not for personal venting, which was understandable.

Seeing Zhang Liang's looks and talent again today, he admired him even more. If possible, he really didn't want to let such a talented person who would be remembered for generations die. He also wanted to try to save him one last time.

This is the charm of a person who is excellent to a certain level. Even if he is your enemy, you will still admire him!

After hearing the words of the King of Qin, Zhang Liang thought about it for a moment and immediately understood that the King of Qin wanted to take him to meet his target in Xianyang.

But why did the King of Qin do this?
The next moment, he also understood that the King of Qin took a liking to him and hoped that the man could persuade him to surrender to the Qin and work for the Qin.

Zhang Liang was somewhat moved by the King of Qin's decision. Although he knew that King Qin would not work for the Qin Dynasty, he still wanted to try his best to win him back. However, the national hatred could not be forgotten, and the family hatred could not be rejected!

Zhang Liang stood up from his chair and bowed to Ying Zheng sincerely: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Zhang Liang saluting, Ying Zheng knew that even if he took Zhang Liang to Li Nian, Li Nian would most likely not be able to be convinced, but he also couldn't let Zhang Liang go.

Although he admired his talent and personality, he was the king of Qin and the ruler of the world, so he had to consider the interests of Qin.

Knowing that Zhang Liang was a talented person and that releasing him might endanger the Qin State, they still let Zhang Liang leave Xianyang alive. This was irresponsible to the Qin State.

Not only Ying Zheng was aware of this matter, but Zhang Liang was equally clear in his mind. After his purpose of coming to Xianyang was exposed, there were only two options left for him: one, to stay alive but be imprisoned by the King of Qin; two, to die!

There seem to be two, but in fact, for him, there is only one!
Under the "escort" of the guards, Zhang Liang walked with the King of Qin in the palace. Seeing that the King of Qin did not take him out of the palace, Zhang Liang had doubts in his heart and felt even more heavy.

Because this means that the person who advised the King of Qin lived in the palace, which means that this person was most likely a member of the Qin royal family.

This was obviously very unfavorable news for Zhang Liang!

If this person was a member of the Qin royal family, not only would he not be able to get rid of him, he would not even be able to sow discord between him and the King of Qin.

Soon, Zhang Liang followed the King of Qin to a palace, or to be more precise, to the palace's jurisdiction area, but not yet to the main hall.

On the way, he saw that many square pools had been dug and kilns had been built. Many people were working there, some of them even wearing handcuffs and shackles.

It didn't look like a palace at all, but rather like a workshop moved in. Was this where that person lived?

It was really strange. Zhang Liang couldn't help but wonder what kind of person this person was. Maybe he was different from what he had imagined before...

Seeing the King of Qin coming, the Qin soldiers guarding the area and the people working there wanted to salute, but the King of Qin stopped them: "Everyone should do their job. There is no need to salute."

Li Nian had already received the news that Ying Zheng was coming, and was standing outside Liuying Palace waiting. He was a little surprised to see Ying Zheng's team coming.

Why are the guards behind the king protecting someone? Could it be a prince or an important official?

Speaking of which, he has not met any prince or minister since he came to Daqin. Is he going to break this precedent today?

But who is coming?
Fusu, Meng Tian, ​​or Wang Jian?

While thinking, Ying Zheng had already approached, Li Nian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, Li Nian, greet you!"

After hearing Li Nian's words, Zhang Liang, who was being "guarded" more than ten meters behind Ying Zheng, thought secretly in his heart that he had never heard of anyone in the Qin royal family named "Li Nian".

However, there were so many members of the Qin royal family that he did not know all of them, so it was not surprising that there was one named "Li Nian".

However, there is another possibility: "Li" is his surname, and this person is not a member of the Qin royal family.

It would be better if this person is not a member of the Qin royal family. Perhaps he can sow discord between him and the King of Qin. However, since he is allowed to live in the palace by the King of Qin, he must be trusted by the King of Qin. I'm afraid it is not easy to do!

Moreover, judging from the fact that this man was able to change the King of Qin and make him issue those decrees, his intelligence must be top-notch in the world. If he wants to sow discord, he probably won't be able to hide it from the other party.

"No gift!"

Ying Zheng saw Li Nian holding a pile of yellow cloth-like things and asked, "Could this be the paper?"

Zhang Liang behind him was confused. What paper? What is paper?
Li Nian nodded and said, "It is this paper. I just made it today. I was just about to present it to the king, but I didn't expect the king to get there first. Because it was made so quickly and in such a hurry, and it was the first time, the quality of this paper is not good."

The color is yellowish, and because the material was not swung evenly when it was put into the curtain, the paper is uneven in thickness, which is worse than the coarse yellow paper burned for the deceased during the Qingming Festival.

Ying Zheng didn't care too much and said, "It's good as long as it can be made. As for the poor quality you mentioned, we can improve it later. All papermakers will be rewarded!"

With paper, he could do many things, such as teaching materials and dictionaries as Li Nian mentioned, using paper to preserve files, and using paper to convey government orders to the world.

It is really inconvenient to record things on bamboo slips nowadays.

Li Nian handed the paper to Ying Zheng, letting him feel it personally.

This paper feels different from silk and other fabrics in texture. It is not smooth but a bit rough. However, it is also very soft and will not damage the skin.

Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that this thing was not only used to record and spread text in later generations, but also had a major use as a toilet.

I wonder what it feels like to use this thing to go to the toilet?
Suppressing the idea of ​​using the paper to go to the toilet, Ying Zheng decided to try the writing effect of the paper first and asked, "Have you ever written with this paper?"

Li Nian shook his head and said, "Not yet. If the king is interested, you can come into the palace and take a test!"

(End of this chapter)