Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

Zhang Liang is a complete contrarian, and he's also a master at reversing cause and effect to argue!

In his past life, Tang Yu was infuriated by these keyboard warriors, but he couldn't kill them across the internet.

Right in front of him was a complete troll, and Tang Yu was filled with murderous intent.

He has decided that if he cannot persuade this future one of the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty to surrender, he will definitely kill him first!

Unaware that he had just narrowly escaped death, Zhang Liang was still waiting for Tang Yu to explain his opinion. But in the end, Tang Yu shook his head and said to him:

"If that's the case, then how do you think this matter should be handled?"

A smile appeared on Zhang Liang's lips.

His purpose in coming here today is to ensure that Tang Yu loses to him in this debate, which would mean that Qin has lost to him and that what Qin did this morning was unreasonable and lacked righteousness.

If Tang Yu knew about his idea, he probably wouldn't be able to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Isn't this what later generations called the "spiritual victory method," or the "Ah Q spirit"?

"In my opinion, Xiong Kuo's crime was to injure people by riding his horse in Xianyang City. Moreover, he was originally a citizen of Chu. If he really broke the law, he should be punished according to the laws of Chu."

"The laws of Chu state clearly stipulate that in such cases, the nobleman who caused the injury only needs to compensate the injured commoner; there is no need to pay such a heavy price."

After saying this, Zhang Liang looked quite smug, as if waiting for Tang Yu's approval. Tang Yu felt a sudden jolt in his head upon hearing these words.

Is Zhang Liang really a master strategist? Is he even out of his mind? Is he even speaking human language?

Tang Yu's lips twitched, and he finally looked at Zhang Liang with a look that suggested he was an idiot, while still mentally organizing his thoughts.

Zhang Liang had expected Tang Yu to agree with or praise him, but he was somewhat surprised that he hadn't received the result he wanted.

Looking up, he noticed Tang Yu's unusually strange gaze and couldn't help but ask:

"Why is the Grand Preceptor looking at me like that?"

After adjusting his mindset slightly, Tang Yu repeatedly reminded himself to stay calm, after all, Zhang Liang was still young!

"Zhang Liang, let me ask you this: Now that the world is unified, all the people of these six states, whoever they may be, are now subjects of my Great Qin. Why then do we still need to govern them according to the laws of the six states? Do you think this is reasonable?"

"Of course it makes sense. After all, although the Qin state unified the six states, the people and commoners of those six states were not originally citizens of Qin."

"Moreover, the nobles of these six countries should be tried according to the laws of those six countries. They should be tried according to the laws of the country in which they belong."

After hearing this, Tang Yu almost laughed out of anger at Zhang Liang. So what are you talking about after all this time?

So, after I've unified things, all I'm doing is letting you continue doing whatever you want? Just like I don't exist? Then all my efforts were for nothing?

"Leaving aside the fact that the six states had long since perished, there was only one Qin state in the world."

Zhang Liang's face darkened upon hearing this, after all, the six states had already been destroyed by Qin, and their laws were no longer relevant.

However, Zhang Liang still believed that if nobles from the six states broke the law, they should be tried according to the laws they were accustomed to.

"Just considering what you said about breaking the law and being judged according to the laws of the original country, in that case, I, your humble advisor, will propose to His Majesty tomorrow that His Majesty grant me the title of king of a small country in the far western border region. In that case, I, your humble advisor, will be able to roam freely in the Great Qin, and no one will dare to stop me."

These words piqued Zhang Liang's curiosity. He couldn't understand the meaning behind Tang Yu's words, so Tang Yu had to explain them to him.

"Since you believe that nobles from other countries who commit crimes in Qin should be tried according to the laws of those other countries."

"Then I'll establish a small border state where the laws stipulate that I can do whatever I want without breaking the law. In that case, I can burn, kill, plunder, and even murder hundreds or thousands of people in Qin without it being illegal. What do you think?"

"That's obviously illegal..."

But when Zhang Liang instinctively opened his mouth, he found himself speechless, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

According to Tang Yu's account, if it's illegal, doesn't that mean he himself is wrong?

"And let me tell you, Zhang Liang, I don't know what you're really thinking, but today in court, the Xiong family's actions were purely their own doing, and have absolutely nothing to do with me or His Majesty!"

Tang Yu stood up and looked directly at Zhang Liang, his tone unusually serious.

"Qin law stipulates that riding a horse freely within Xianyang City will be punished in secret. Moreover, injuring someone while riding a horse is an even more serious crime, and intentionally killing a child is an unforgivable crime. My trial of Xiong Kuo did not violate Qin law in the slightest. Is it wrong to abide by the law?!"

"The Qin law came first, and he violated it himself afterward. Didn't he know that what he did was wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with obeying the law..."

Zhang Liang was speechless, but could only nod, because he realized that what Tang Yu said made sense.

"Since I did nothing wrong by abiding by the law, does that mean that Xiong Meng, driven by desperation, ordered him to assassinate His Majesty because of me and His Majesty?"

“We were just acting in accordance with the law, punishing the wrongdoer according to the law, and giving an explanation to the injured citizens of Qin. The knife was in his own hand, and he chose to assassinate. How can you blame me for that?”

Zhang Liang fell silent upon hearing this, because according to Tang Yu's explanation, there was indeed no mistake.

After all, it wasn't Tang Yu who stabbed Ying Zheng with Xiong Meng's knife; it was Xiong Meng's own choice.

"But they are nobles after all. Does that mean they should be punished so severely just because they injured an ordinary person? Is that really reasonable?"

Tang Yu understood immediately upon hearing this, because Zhang Liang had previously been a nobleman of the state of Han.

He actually always wanted to restore the six states, not because he thought Qin was so bad, but simply because he wanted to return to the privileged class. That's how he thought.

Seeing that the strategist in front of him had not yet realized the problem, Tang Yu patiently explained.

"If you and your son are hit and injured by someone riding a horse in a place where you are even riding horses, or even if your son is killed, and then the person who injured your son throws you a bag of money and drives away, what would you do?"

"At this point, do you think they should have just settled it with some money, or do you believe that everyone is equal before the law and they should pay the price for their mistakes? Tell me, Zhang Liang!"

Hearing Tang Yu's final roar, Zhang Liang's forehead broke out in a fine layer of sweat.

Even if he wanted to say something against his conscience, he simply couldn't do it.

He knew he had lost; all he had asked for was fairness against the nobility.