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

"Ying Zheng, you tyrant, your Qin state will surely perish!"

"And Tang Yu, how dare you aid and abet evil! You treacherous bastard!"

"Heaven does not bless my Confucianism! Heaven does not bless my Confucianism!"

Outside Xianyang Palace, all the Confucian scholars who participated in the incident were imprisoned here, crying and shouting.

The executioner, wielding a long sword, ignored all of this and swung his blade straight down!

Tang Yu stood to the side with his arms crossed, watching the scene with great interest.

When he first transmigrated, he was indeed a modern person who had never even seen a pig slaughtered. Now, he can watch everything with a blank expression.

He knew this was something unavoidable in this era, and also something unavoidable in his own life; all he needed to do was adapt.

Tang Yu nudged Fusu beside him and spoke in a meaningful tone.

"Fusu, what is your opinion on this incident?"

Seeing such a tragic scene, Fusu remained expressionless. He glanced at Tang Yu and spoke respectfully.

“Teacher, Fusu believes that these people deserve their punishment and should have been executed by slow slicing.”

"However, the teacher said that they were decent people in life, so he gave them some face."

Tang Yu: ……

Good heavens, this guy is even more ruthless than me. No wonder he's Zheng Ge's son!

But when it was their family members and three clans' turn to be brought forward, Fusu frowned and turned his head away with a look of reluctance.

Tang Yu saw this and sighed deeply.

It seems I was overthinking things; Fusu is still the same Fusu.

He was, after all, the blood of the First Emperor flowing in his veins, but his inner gentleness and kindness could not be changed.

However, he also knew that all of this was something Fusu had to learn and accept.

A person cannot only be kind; he also needs to have a terrifying edge!

Zhang Liang was standing in the crowd at that moment.

He carefully folded the white paper printed with the contents of the new Qin law and tucked it into his chest, afraid that it might be damaged in the slightest.

Looking up at Tang Yu, who stood in the crowd and was the center of attention, Zhang Liang's eyes couldn't help but reveal a light of longing and admiration.

"Your Excellency, I was reckless before!"

After reading the contents of the new Qin law, he realized that the Grand Preceptor had always taken the people of Qin as the standard and foundation.

Everything Tang Yu did was for the benefit of the people; he had no selfish motives whatsoever!

But what terrible consequences would it cause if we were to start a rebellion in this increasingly prosperous Qin state?

It would render Tang Yu's efforts futile, causing people to be displaced once again, families to be torn apart again, and countless families to repeat the tragedy of their own Zhang family...

Upon seeing the Confucian scholars being cut in half at the waist, Zhang Liang had already turned and left.

He was going to visit Tang Yu at his residence.

Just as he said, if Tang Yu really gained his approval and did what he wanted to do but didn't dare to do.

Then Zhang Liang would surely dedicate himself to Tang Yu and the Great Qin Dynasty, even unto death!

As for Ying Zheng...

Even though Zhang Liang had put aside his personal hatred, his entire Zhang family had died at the hands of Ying Zheng, and he could not easily let it go.

All he needed to do was become one of Tang Yu's retainers and offer him advice and strategies.

"Ding dong!"

Hearing the notification coming from his chest, Tang Yu was somewhat bewildered.

The phone rang?

He shook his head before realizing that he had traveled to the Qin Dynasty, where cell phones no longer existed.

However, when he took the map out of his pocket, he realized that the sound was coming from the map itself.

There were originally three red dots on the map, but now one of them has disappeared.

The other red dot, still in Xianyang, also became very dim, and even the red dot far away in Huaiyin region faded considerably.

"Disappeared? Zhang Liang, it seems you've finally come to your senses!"

Tang Yu had realized that Zhang Liang's life trajectory had definitely changed after this incident, and that he no longer harbored hostility towards the Qin state.

He was ready to welcome Zhang Liang, one of the three outstanding figures of the early Han Dynasty, one of the ten philosophers of the Temple of Martial Arts, the second sage of military strategy, and the sage of strategy!

At the same time, Tang Yu had already figured out how to use Zhang Liang's talents.

……

"Zhang Liang pays his respects to the Imperial Preceptor."

As expected, upon returning to his former residence, Tang Yu saw Zhang Liang waiting respectfully from afar.

Faced with his surrender, Tang Yu naturally didn't put on airs and instead hurriedly stepped forward.

"Young Master Zhang, please rise! You've come to see me today; has it been because you've already made up your mind?"

"Zhang Liang is completely convinced by the Grand Preceptor's actions!"

"From now on, Zhang Liang will put aside his previous thoughts and hatred, and become a true citizen of Qin!"

"At the same time, I hope that the Grand Preceptor can put aside past grievances and accept Zhang Liang, this worthless retainer!"

"Oh? A retainer?"

Tang Yu was somewhat surprised to hear this word, which was both unfamiliar and familiar.

Before the Qin state unified the six states, the practice of having retainers was extremely popular, and almost every important figure would keep retainers.

The idiom "chicken crowing and dog thievery" originated from two retainers.

These retainers naturally all possessed some extraordinary abilities and were of great use.

However, after Qin unified the six kingdoms, although retainers still existed, their numbers decreased significantly.

"Why not serve as an official in my Great Qin?"

"I remember you participated in the assessment for secretaries and officials this time. With your talent, you should pass the assessment with ease. Wouldn't it be better to become an official of our Great Qin?"

"Master Imperial Master!"

Zhang Liang was afraid that Tang Yu would misunderstand, so he quickly lowered his head to explain.

“It’s not that Zhang Liang is unwilling to become an official of Qin, but rather that there is indeed considerable hatred between Zhang Liang and the Qin state, and he does not want to go against his grandfather’s words at present.”

"Please forgive me, Your Excellency!"

Tang Yu nodded; he had learned about Zhang Liang from his previous history books.

After meeting Zhang Liang, he also had the Black Ice Guard collect information about Zhang Liang's family, so he learned something about what had happened in the past.

He had guessed long ago that the other party would definitely not be willing to contribute to Ying Zheng and others, so he had already made the best arrangements for them.

That was to send him to meet his future old rival, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!

"In that case, I, your teacher, will naturally not force you."

Tang Yu nodded, but his words only made Zhang Liang feel even more guilty.

The Imperial Advisor is truly a person of noble character!

However, after I chose to become the Grand Preceptor's retainer, I not only failed to share his burdens, but also went against his wishes.

While Zhang Liang was feeling guilty, Tang Yu directly expressed his thoughts.

"In that case, Zhang Liang, I'll give you a task."

"Please speak, Your Excellency, I, Zhang Liang, will certainly do my utmost!"

"Go find a man named Xiang Yu..."