Diqin Designer

Chapter 129: There is no more Liu Hou of Han in this world
Ying Zheng allowed Zhang Liang to meet Li Nian, of course, because he valued his talent, but it was also because Zhang Liang's fate was already determined, and he couldn't do anything even if he knew Li Nian's background.

Li Nian nodded and said, "Yes!"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "I guess the Zhang Liang in history that Brother Nian knows is quite well regarded?"

Li Nian said: "More than true, he is known as the 'Saint of Strategy'. In the long history of two thousand years, he is not necessarily in the top three, but he is in the top ten, so there must be little controversy. When the later dynasties established the Temple of Martial Arts, he was worshipped as a secondary deity."

Zhang Liang nodded, he understood everything. The King of Qin learned about the later history from this later generation, so he appreciated and treated him with special courtesy.

The Xiang family was suddenly captured in Xianyang and the entire family was exterminated. This was probably because the history told by this later generation made the King of Qin feel that the Xiang family was a disaster, so he eliminated them in advance.

But these also prove one thing: in the history that should have happened, Qin perished!
Unfortunately, it probably won't happen again, and even if it does, he won't be able to see it.

Zhang Liang did not ask much about his deeds in history which should have happened.

So what if I asked?
What "Saint of Strategy" and what "vice-honored in the Temple of Martial Arts"? Those are honors that belong to another Zhang Liang in history, not to him.

Furthermore, when mentioning Zhang Liang's deeds, it is inevitable to involve other righteous men who fought against Qin in history.

If possible, Zhang Liang still hoped that they would not be mentioned.

Although he also knew that even if he didn't ask, this person from later generations would still tell the King of Qin, it would be better to reduce the risk for those anti-Qin heroes whom he had never met before.

Zhang Liang looked at Li Nian and asked with a smile, "Brother Nian, why do you want to help the King of Qin?"

This question made Li Nian silent. There were not only him and Zhang Liang in the palace, but also guards, eunuchs, and palace maids. Someone among them must have informed the First Emperor of his conversation with Zhang Liang.

It was magnanimous of the First Emperor to allow him to talk with Zhang Liang, but he would never allow them to have a secret conversation, and the content of the conversation must be known to him.

After thinking for a while, Li Nian said, "There are many reasons. To be honest, first, I am afraid of pain and torture. Second, I think the Qin Dynasty can be better now and not repeat the mistakes I know in history. Third, I don't want to see war and chaos again.

"Maybe in Brother Liang's eyes, Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, Zhao, Wei, and Han are different countries, and it's okay for them to attack each other. But to me, who comes from the future, the seven countries are all brothers and sisters of the same family, with the same Chinese bloodline, and we shouldn't kill each other."

"At this time, a Qin that can become better will help stabilize the world and reduce the possibility of brothers killing each other."

"Fourth, I hope that China in this world will not repeat certain things in history that I know of."

"The world is big. Why do we have to keep fighting on this land? Why do brothers kill each other? If you want to fight bravely and fiercely, why don't you fight with foreigners? The world outside is very wide."

Zhang Liang understood Li Nian's meaning. He was not trying to help Daqin, but for China.

But now that the Qin Dynasty has unified the world, to a certain extent, the Qin Dynasty can be regarded as China, and helping the Qin Dynasty will help him achieve his goals.

Zhang Liang didn't know that Li Nian fell directly in front of Ying Zheng when he traveled through time. If he had traveled in front of Liu Ji in Pei County, he would probably have changed his excuse.

If he were to travel back in time to the time of Pei Gong, would he leave Pei Gong and take the initiative to go to the First Emperor to reveal his origins, and bring changes to this world's China through the First Emperor?

Li Nian had also thought about it.

The answer is no. He would definitely wait for the fall of the Qin Dynasty, or cling to Pei Gong and become a founding hero of the Han Dynasty, or form his own team to dominate the world.

"Then China must have suffered from foreign disasters in the future, otherwise Brother Nian would not remember it so deeply."

'It's not that he has to help Qin, but Qin is his only and best choice. If Han unifies the world, it is Han that Brother Nian will help today.'

"Thank you, Brother Nian, for clearing up Liang's confusion!"

Zhang Liang was curious: "Brother Nian is from the future, so is the future very different from this world?"

Li Nian said: "It is indeed very different. In later times, productivity is high and products are abundant. In my later China, almost no one is hungry or clothed. There is no need to worry about food and clothing. Instead, people only think about how to eat and dress better."

"If people pay attention to nutrition and health, they will not eat food with additives, nor eat livestock fed with feed. They will eat naturally grown meat, and will not eat meat that is too fat. Instead, they will eat lean meat."

"We have airplanes and trains for traveling, and we can travel thousands of miles in a day. We also have computers and mobile phones that can connect to the Internet, so we can know what's going on in the world without leaving home."

Although there were many terms he did not know their meanings, Zhang Liang did not ask too many questions. He smiled and said, "After listening to what Brother Nian said, I also want to see the scenery of the future. I think the future will definitely be a prosperous era, and the people of the future will definitely be happy and contented."

Li Nian shook his head and said, "Although there are abundant resources and people can eat and wear warm clothes, every era has its own problems and difficulties. Not everything is rosy."

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Brother Nian is right. When you are hungry and cold, food and clothing are the primary problem. Once you are full and warm, other problems will arise."

After hearing what Zhang Liang said, Li Nian said, "If we really compare, the later generations are definitely better." Zhang Liang said, "Brother Nian just said that the world is very big and the outside world is vast. Can you tell me a little bit about it?"

Li Nian asked someone to bring a world map and a globe to Zhang Liang.

Seeing that Great Qin was only a small area on the map and globe, Zhang Liang shook his head and sighed, "I never thought that the world we live in would be like this. To me, Qin is already a huge country, but it is only a small part of the whole world. The vastness of the world is beyond my imagination."

"Brother Nian, what does it mean that this land we are on is called Asia?"

Li Nian said: "This is the name of later generations. The full name is 'Asia', which means the place where the sun rises in the east. It is said that this name was given by the Phoenicians in the West, not by us. In the future, it can be called 'Qinzhou' or 'Xiazhou'."

Zhang Liang nodded and asked, "Other continents also have inhabitants. Are they different from each other?"

Li Nian said, "There are people in other continents, but many of them are different from us. For example, in Europe, the people there are mainly Caucasians. Their skin is whiter than ours, and their hair color is not black, but red, brown, and gold. The same is true for their eye color."

"For example, in Africa, there live black people. As the name suggests, their skin is very dark. If you have seen white people and black people, you can tell the difference at a glance."

Zhang Liang just smiled and didn't respond to Li Nian's words. Li Nian sighed inwardly and continued, "In addition to people, the climate and products of each continent are also different. For example, Antarctica is not only extremely cold all year round, but also has darkness for half a year and daylight for the other half."

Li Nian told Zhang Liang about the unique things in each continent, and picked out some interesting ones, such as the white bears in the Arctic, the penguins in the Antarctic, the alpacas in America, the kangaroos and platypuses in Australia, the lions and giraffes in Africa...

These things that Zhang Liang had never heard of before seemed quite magical. He thought that there could be such a wonderful place in the world with so many wonderful things and exotic customs. He wished he could go there in person.

Unfortunately, he understood very well why Li Nian told him all this. She wanted him to give up his desire to die and make him interested in living.

They talked for a long time, until a night passed and the morning light shone into the hall from outside the palace.

Looking at the light outside the palace that was beginning to spread across the sky and earth, Zhang Liang said, "A night has passed!"

He stood up and bowed to Li Nian: "Thank you, Brother Nian, for telling me all this. It gave me the opportunity to realize the vastness of the world and the wonders of the outside world."

Although he had been talking with Zhang Liang all night, Li Nian did not feel tired at all. He looked at Zhang Liang and said, "If possible, I don't want Brother Liang to make this choice."

Whether it is the First Emperor, Zhang Liang, Pei Gong, or Xiang Yu, these people are not only historical figures that Li Nian knows, but also the marks shared by this world and the original world, making him feel that this country is the Great Qin, and this is also a China.

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "I understand your good intentions, but if my wish in this life cannot be fulfilled, what is the point of living in this world?"

Li Nian originally wanted to persuade Zhang Liang again by saying that this world would be a time of great changes for China, but he also knew how Zhang Liang would answer. He did not expect that the scene he had imagined before would come true.

Zhang Liang regarded destroying Qin and restoring Han as an inevitable mission in his life. Now that Qin could not be destroyed and there was no hope of restoring Han, his life had lost its meaning.

For a life that has lost its meaning, there is no difference between dying today and dying tomorrow.

Zhang Liang said: "You left your own era and came here alone. Brother Nian is the loneliest person in this era."

Li Nian was stunned by these words. Zhang Liang then said, "I have something to say to you, brother Nian: your hometown is where your heart is at peace! Now, it's time for you to return to your hometown!"

Without further explanation and without trying to sow discord between Li Nian and the First Emperor, Zhang Liang calmly walked out of the hall to greet the morning light coming in from outside.

Li Nian stood up, looked at Zhang Liang's back, and saluted, "Goodbye, Brother Liang!"

Liu Hou of the Han Dynasty, the "Saint of Strategy" throughout the ages, will no longer be seen in this world, and his name will no longer be mentioned in future generations of this world. Instead, he will be replaced by another "Saint of Strategy", another deputy deity in the Temple of Martial Arts.

Zhang Liang will become an insignificant name, and like hundreds of millions of people over the past two thousand years, he will be quietly buried in the yellow sands of history and no one will know him anymore.

In the Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng received the news that Zhang Liang had committed suicide. Although he had expected this result, he was still silent when he heard about it.

After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng gave the order: "Send him to Xinzheng for burial. Don't make it public. Choose a place in Xinzheng and erect a monument with the inscription 'Tomb of Zhang Liang, Marquis of Han'."

In the end, the handsome young man was unwilling to be used by him and chose the ending that was destined from the beginning.

Ying Zheng flipped through the bamboo slips that recorded a night's conversation between Li Nian and Zhang Liang. There was almost no content about the Qin Dynasty or governing the world. It was all about talking about strange things around the world.

Ying Zheng understood what was going on. The young man did it on purpose so as not to embarrass him or Li Nian, and the reason was simply because he appreciated the courtesy he showed him.

"This Zhang Liang, Zhang Zifang..."

When seeing Zhang Liang's message to Li Nian, Ying Zheng shook his head. This was said to Li Nian as a way of repaying Li Nian for talking with him all night, but it was also said to him intentionally.

(End of this chapter)