Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 324 Zhang Kaidi: Ji Wuye, you have to win!
The night was dark.

Inside the Korean royal palace, candlelight flickers.

The light reflected off Ji Wuye's face, which was now contorted with rage.

The "ironclad evidence" provided by the straw-cloaked man, which accuses Qin Shimo Yu of colluding with the Qin state, is now quietly placed on the table in front of King Han An.

King Han An only glanced at the contents before he was instantly enraged and slammed his fist on the table!

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!!"

"I believe I have treated him well! Not only have I entrusted him with important responsibilities, but I have also repeatedly defied public opinion and strongly supported his various 'new policies' in the Baiyue region! But I never expected that this man would secretly collude with that ruthless Qin?!"

"Tomorrow at court, I request that the Grand General and the Minister of the Imperial Library confront each other in court! If this matter is true, then I... will not let it go lightly!!"

Upon seeing King An of Han, he was met with the "thunderous rage" he had anticipated.

Ji Wuye, satisfied, bowed and quickly left the palace hall.

He was afraid that if he slowed down even a step, he would burst out laughing.

However, just after Ji Wuye's figure completely disappeared.

On the throne, King Han An's face, flushed with anger, quickly faded, replaced by a chilling coldness and... indifference.

Whether Mo Yu betrayed his country or not, he didn't know.

But who is the true master of Ji Wuye and his 'Nightfall' faction, which has infiltrated the Korean court and the country...?

Does he really think he, the king of Korea, is blind?!

only……

He was tired and weary.

All I want is peace and stability.

Therefore, he was willing to turn a blind eye and let the Qin state plant spies in his territory.

This is how they show their submission.

In exchange, they could sit on the throne, living a life of debauchery and comfort until old age.

As for the mess left behind
Then we can only trust the wisdom of future generations.

Anyway, by the time the building was about to collapse, he was already dead.

What does the raging flood have to do with him?

Therefore, from Han Wang'an's perspective.

It is known that Ji Wuye is a traitor planted by the Qin state.

Now, this seasoned Qin traitor has suddenly come to accuse Qin Shi Moyu of being a Qin spy.

Haha, that's absolutely ridiculous!

What kind of spies would attack and accuse each other?
The butt determines the head!

Therefore, no matter what irrefutable evidence Ji Wuye presents today.

King Han An directly admitted that he was making a false accusation.

not to mention……

In just six months.

During the Qin Dynasty, Mo Yu submitted various "tributes" and "profit sharing" under different pretexts, both openly and covertly.

Its total amount has quietly accounted for more than 60% of his main source of personal income!
Regardless of the previous share of Fire Rain Agate.

This time, with technical support provided by Qin Shi Moyu, Zhang Kaidi will lead a major overhaul of the textile industry, generating profits and dividends.

Those are all considerable numbers.

Moreover, this dividend is the kind that he can just sit there and do nothing, and the money will automatically be deposited into his personal slush fund.

Not only does he not have to worry about anything, but he can also freely use the funds without being constrained by the court or the law.

Furthermore, it is foreseeable that the amount of this sum will increase over time.

So, here's the current situation.

Ji Wuye, known as the "Number One Qin Traitor of Korea," secretly divided the wealth of the people under his rule.

He ran over and told him that Han Mo, the commander of the "money bag" who contributed at least 60% of his income, was a traitor to Qin!
Tell him to kill Qin Shi Moyu.

Don't say that Qin Shi Mo Yu is most likely not.

Even if he really is a spy for the Qin state, so what?
Based solely on the money Qin Shi Mo Yu gave him.

Would Han Wang An care?

He could tolerate even Ji Wuye, who was innocent and caused trouble in South Korea and took his money from Qin Jian.

Qin Shi Mo Yu is someone who gives him money, how could he not tolerate Qin Jian?
Hesitating for even a second is an insult to the little money in your slush fund!
Han Wang An even wanted to express his opinion.

We need a dozen of these traitors who hand over money; the more the merrier.

Just then, a kind-looking attendant walked in from outside the hall.

This person was once a disciple of Han Mo.

During the Qin Dynasty, Mo Yu repeatedly sent gifts to King An of Han, and it was through this person who got them approved.

Han Wang An glanced up and repeated Ji Wuye's accusations against Qin Shi Moyu.

"I have entrusted the matter of textiles to Prime Minister Zhang. Please convey my imperial decree that Prime Minister Zhang must thoroughly investigate this matter tonight! He must find out the truth clearly and thoroughly during tomorrow's court meeting!"

"promise."

The attendant clasped his hands in a salute and then turned to leave to deliver the imperial decree.

"Etc., etc."

Seeing his bewildered expression, King Han An quickly stopped him, fearing he hadn't grasped the deeper meaning of his words, and added:
"It's getting late, and the palace curfew is approaching. After you deliver the message to the Prime Minister's residence, you don't need to return to the palace to report back."

"promise."

The attendant bowed again with clasped hands.

"...Go, go."

Han Wang An waved his hand impatiently at his dull-witted appearance.

I don't know if he understood my hint that he should send an extra copy of the message to Qin Shi Moyu.

However, it doesn't matter, that old fox Zhang Kaidi will definitely understand what I mean.

Nowadays, most of the profits from South Korea's textile industry have ended up in the mouths of the old nobles, led by the Jang family. They are reaping more benefits than the King of Han himself.

These old guys, like themselves, have all tasted the benefits of Qin Shi Moyu.

In Han Wang'an's view, Zhang Kaidi would never allow Ji Wuye to kill Qin Shi Moyu, this god of wealth, so easily.
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The study of Han Xiang Zhang's residence.

The night was deep, but the candlelight still shone brightly.

The elderly Chancellor Han listened quietly to the report from his palace attendants, closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke:
"I understand His Majesty's decree. I will immediately send men to thoroughly investigate this matter. As for you..."

He pointed to his attendant and said, "Since it's getting late and we can't return to the palace, why don't you stay at my residence for the night?"

As he spoke, Zhang Kai completely ignored the attendant's reaction and waved for the manor's old steward:
"Your Majesty's eunuch must be exhausted from his journey. Have a maid prepare a guest room and some wine and food for a late-night snack to help this young man recover."

Then, two burly guards from the Prime Minister's residence, one on the left and one on the right, "respectfully welcomed" the messenger and led him out of the study.

Opening his mouth, he looked expressionlessly at the bowing old steward and whispered the order:

"Have someone keep a close eye on him, so he doesn't have a chance to spread the news. But also be careful not to leave any evidence that would make it difficult for me to explain to the King."

"clear."

The old butler nodded respectfully, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

His father was the steward of the previous prime minister's residence, and he followed his father since he was a child, working for Zhang Kaidi.

Their ability to read between the lines and guess the superior's intentions was already unparalleled.

He always understood his prime minister's orders with remarkable precision.

While I wouldn't claim to be flawless in my work, I've never made any major mistakes.

Therefore, Zhang Kai had always found it extremely convenient to use this old steward. "As for the King's orders... you should personally deliver this letter to Ping'er."

Zhang Kai picked up a pen, quickly wrote a few lines on a bamboo slip, and handed it to the old steward.

He was already quite old, and although he had not yet retired, his declining energy had rendered him unable to handle matters, and he could only keep an eye on the general direction.

The one who truly got things done was his son, Zhang Liang's father—Zhang Ping, who is now the Minister of Works.

It can be said that as long as Zhang Ping retires, the position of Chancellor of Han will surely be his.

Then there was Zhang Liang, whose intelligence far surpassed that of him and his father.

According to Zhang Kaidi's original plan, the Zhang family would produce at least four generations of Han prime ministers.

This will inevitably lead to the Zhang family's great prosperity.

However, the appearance of Mo Yu in Qin's Time.

However, Zhang Kaidi sensed a dangerous trend on the originally planned path of inheritance.

He's too young!

That's...too strong!

Although Qin Shi Mo Yu is now twenty-eight years old.

But in Zhang Kaidi's eyes, this young man, who was not yet thirty, already possessed such abilities, made him feel deeply threatened.

Even though I am old and frail and my memory is not as good as before, I often forget many trivial things as soon as I say them.

But Zhang Kai still clearly remembers the day of his enthronement ceremony, when Qin Shi Moyu debated with the scholars, speaking eloquently and analyzing the overall situation of the world, displaying a heroic and commanding presence.

He still remembers every word Qin Shi Moyu said back then.

"The state of Han is weak and its people are impoverished."

He murmured to himself, his cloudy eyes peering out the window at the cold, bright moon that seemed to dim the stars in the sky.

He whispered Qin Shi Mo Yu's three strategies for strengthening Han:
"Don't attack! Focus on industry! Focus on commerce!"

I was reminded of Qin Shi Mo Yu's calm remark:

"Me? I just want the people of the world to live a few years of peace. The people have suffered too much these past years, let them have a rest."

Zhang Kai couldn't help but let out a long, complex sigh:

"This young man... possesses the qualities of a sage, and his talent is in no way inferior to that of Shang Yang and Zhang Yi of yesteryear..."

This is precisely what Zhang Kaidi fears and worries about.

Anyone who wants to accomplish something will inevitably take the first step of trying to seize power.

Without sufficient power, what's the point of discussing reform?
When Shang Yang entered Qin, he implemented reforms, which marginalized the Ganlong faction, a traditional aristocratic family in Qin, and they disappeared from public view.

When Zhang Yi returned to Wei from Qin to become prime minister, Hui Shi, the original prime minister of Wei, stepped down from the position and yielded the throne to a more capable person.

Zhang Kaidi's expression was very clear.

Even with the resources he had accumulated, his son Zhang Ping could not bridge the enormous gap between him and Qin Shi Moyu.

In other words, if Qin Shi Mo Yu were allowed to continue developing in South Korea...

Several years later, he became the Chancellor of Han.

It will inevitably fall into Qin Shi Moyu's hands!
This young man is incredibly capable, and his cunning is chillingly deep.

During his enthronement ceremony, Qin Shi Moyu used his new textile technology as leverage, promising that the Mo family would only be responsible for production, and all finished products would be distributed by Zhang Kai.
In exchange for this, he gained his tacit approval and support for the Mohist school's entry into Han.

Zhang Kaidi initially thought this was a good deal.

And indeed, he reaped enormous benefits for himself and the interest groups behind him in this transaction.

This made the alliance of the old noble families of Han Palace, with the Zhang family at its core, more stable and its foundation more profound.

However, just these past two days, Zhang Kai overheard that those old nobles who had profited immensely from this technological innovation were now privately praising Commander Han Mo.

They even started actively discussing whether there were other "new gadgets" like textile technology that could allow them to earn even more and more amazing profits.

It was only then that Zhang Kaidi suddenly woke up.

He'd fallen into the trap!

The textile technology that Mo Yu brought out in Qin Shi Huang was exchanged for far more than just the Mo family's entry into Han!

He was using textile technology as bait, luring his old Korean nobles, one by one, to the hook.

Show them what benefits they can gain by following Qin Shi Moyu!
A single textile technology was enough to feed these old nobles.

What about copper smelting? Iron smelting? Agriculture? Brewing?
Can all of these lead to new technologies?
If they succeed, how much profit can they make?!
In the Qin Dynasty, Mo Yu initially entrusted Zhang Kaidi with full control over the distribution of profits from textile technology.

But he didn't promise to hand over the other technologies as well!

If Qin Shi Mo Yu really comes up with other technologies, then Zhang Kaidi will no longer be able to firmly control the distribution of this huge profit.

So, will those Korean nobles who were originally banded together under him for mutual benefit switch allegiance to the commander Han Mo, who can offer them more?
The result, of course, is self-evident.

That was an incredibly skillful move.

So clever that even he, a cunning old fox who had spent his whole life navigating the treacherous waters of officialdom, fell for it.

It wasn't until recently that I belatedly realized something was wrong.

But it was all too late.

Even if Zhang Kai himself were to personally engage in a battle with such a cunning young man, he might not be able to win, let alone Zhang Ping, who is even less capable than him.

To be fair, the emergence of a genius like Mo Yu from Qin Shi Huang's time was undoubtedly a great thing for the impoverished and weak state of Han.

But for the Zhang family, it was a bad thing.

How should one choose between the interests of the nation and the interests of one's family?

He served as prime minister of Han for five generations, and served five kings of Han throughout his life.

It can be said that he devoted his entire life's energy to the court and the nation of South Korea, working tirelessly and selflessly.

So... of course he'd choose the interests of his Zhang family!

He dedicated his life to the country, and he deserves all of this!

Moreover, South Korea was weak, and even if Shang Yang were alive, he couldn't save it.

If that's the case, then why should such a great talent as Qin Shi Moyu be confined to a small country like Han?

"I'm doing this all for your own good..."

He squinted at the night outside the window and murmured to himself.

Zhang Liang went to the State of Wei; how could his grandfather not know?

He even dispatched a large number of his personal guards to escort him and ensure his safety.

Therefore, Zhang Kaidi was naturally aware that Zhang Liang was temporarily in charge of Wei Mo in the state of Wei, stirring up trouble.

As for that mysterious Wei Mo commander who destroyed the entire Wei Kingdom's Luo Wang organization, led elite border cavalry to a decisive victory over Qin's vanguard general Meng Wu, annihilated the Dragon Tiger Cavalry, and called himself the "Six-Finger Qin Demon"...

With the information he had, he could easily guess that this disciple of the contemporary Mo family master, the Six-Fingered Black Knight, had no other information about him except for his title. It was as if the 'Six-Fingered Qin Demon' had sprung out of a rock, and he must be none other than Han Mo Commander Mo Yu!
Only in this way could Zhang Liang, who was still young and inexperienced, have the possibility of temporarily taking over the leadership of the entire Wei Mo and commanding the heroes.

However, although Zhang Kaidi guessed it, he never revealed this news to anyone.

On the one hand, it was because his grandson Zhang Liang was on good terms with Qin Shi Mo Yu, and he didn't want to put Zhang Liang in a difficult position.

On the other hand, it's because this Commander Han Mo is too cunning and ruthless!
Unless absolutely necessary, he truly did not want to, or rather, dared not, stand on the opposite side of Qin Shi Moyu.

Even this time, Zhang Kaidi only intends to sit back and watch the two sides fight, without taking sides.

He had absolutely no intention of killing Qin Shimoyu; that would be too dangerous and too foolish.

He simply wanted to use Ji Wuye as a "blunt knife" to "invite" the great god Qin Shi Moyu out of Korea.

The temples in Korea are too small to accommodate this great deity.

The vast territory of Wei provided a boundless space for Han Mo to lead such outstanding individuals, allowing them to fully display their talents and realize their ambitions!
However, all of this is contingent on Ji Wuye being able to defeat Qin Shi Moyu.

Even Zhang Kaidi didn't have much hope for this.

Can……

What if?
What if that brute Ji Wuye suddenly had a sudden flash of inspiration?
Or perhaps, with the support of the Qin state behind him, he could actually win this game?
(End of this chapter)