People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 329, Xu Qing: Why am I a Gongyang Confucianist again? (Seeking monthly votes)
After handing over the Wu Sui army to Meng Tian, ​​Ying Zheng, accompanied by an army of over a hundred men and escorted by Xu Qing and Gai Nie, headed towards Xianyang.

Just as Xu Qing and his group continued their journey, with the instigation of certain individuals, the news that Xu Qing had been forced to leave Korea and enter Qin spread like wildfire throughout Korea and surrounding countries within just seven days.

Anecdotes about celebrities are always a topic of conversation for everyone, especially for someone like Xu Qing, the renowned deputy head of a medical family.

In Xinzheng, at the manor that Xu Qing gave to Zi Nu.

Zi Nu, Nong Yu, Zhang Liang, Han Fei, and Wei Zhuang sat together. Wei Zhuang took a piece of intelligence from his pocket and slammed it on the table.

"According to the intelligence from Liusha, after staying in Wusui for a day or two, Xu Qing and the King of Qin continued their journey toward Xianyang under the escort of the army."

"What's interesting is that Wang Yi, the veteran general of Qin stationed in Wusui, attempted to assassinate the King of Qin, but ultimately failed and was executed. Now, the commander of the 100,000 Qin troops in Wusui is a young man named Meng Tian."

Wei Zhuang calmly recounted the information about Xu Qing.

"Where is Hei Bai Xuan Jian? Has he stopped attacking them?"

Zi Nu followed up with a question, her purple eyes flashing with worry.

Nongyu also looked at Wei Zhuang nervously, waiting for what he would say next.

"He seemed to have vanished, and didn't make a move against Xu Qing and the King of Qin again," Wei Zhuang continued.

“Miss Zi Nu and Miss Nong Yu need not worry about Brother Xu. Even if Hei Bai Xuan Jian wanted to make another move, he would have no chance. The fact that Liu Sha was able to find out that Brother Xu and the King of Qin had left Wu Sui is obviously because someone deliberately spread the news.”

Han Fei smiled gently and said.

"Brother Han Fei, do you mean that Brother Xu deliberately released this news to announce the King of Qin's whereabouts and thus deter those treacherous villains in the shadows?"

Zhang Liang looked at Han Fei and asked.

"That's right. The reason why Luo Wang dared to assassinate the King of Qin was because the others did not know that the King of Qin had secretly left the Qin Kingdom."

"Now, the King of Qin not only has the support of 100,000 Qin soldiers, but also the support of Brother Xu, the deputy head of the medical family. No matter how bold those people in Qin are, they would not dare to openly assassinate the King of Qin."

Han Fei twirled the gold coin in his hand and said confidently.

"The new commander of the Qin army is named Meng Tian. If nothing unexpected happens, he is a direct descendant of the Meng clan and the grandson of Meng Ao, a veteran general of Qin."

“The Meng clan wields immense influence in the Qin military and is utterly loyal. Now that they have explicitly supported the King of Qin, neither Marquis Wenxin Lü Buwei nor anyone else dares to act rashly,” Zhang Liang said.

Ying Zheng was so suppressed before because he had no power and no troops. Now that he has 100,000 Qin soldiers in his hands, who would dare to underestimate this King of Qin?

"If nothing unexpected happens, it was Brother Xu who leaked the information about the King of Qin. After all, he is most adept at using the general trend to carry out open schemes and suppress people with power."

As Han Fei spoke, he looked at Wei Zhuang, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

Wei Zhuang's face darkened, and he coldly glanced at Han Fei, his murderous aura rising from his body.

"Brother Wei Zhuang, don't take it seriously, I was just joking." Han Fei smiled awkwardly and quickly raised his hands.

The other three covered their mouths and chuckled. In front of one Guigu Hengjian, saying that another person was good at intimidating others with his power was just a provocation.
However, judging from Xu Qing and Wei Zhuang's style of doing things, they had actually doubted more than once whether Wei Zhuang was really a disciple of Guigu.

"This guy really can't stay still anywhere," Zi Nu said with a light laugh, relieved.

"Brother Xu is indeed an outstanding person, destined to stir up a storm. It is normal that he caused a great change in the situation in Qin as soon as he entered the country. After all, even after he left, he still caused a great uproar in Han."

Han Fei sighed helplessly.

As news of Xu Qing's arrival in Qin spread, the crowd was outraged, especially the people of Xinzheng, who almost surrounded the government office to demand an explanation.

Meanwhile, the court officials who had previously followed Xu Qing began to stir up public opinion in an attempt to use public anger to clear up the real reason why Xu Qing left South Korea in order to protect themselves.

After recalling the information he had received, Zhang Liang began to speak.

"There are constant rumors outside about Brother Xu's entry into Qin, but the most widespread one is that Brother Xu was forced to leave Han by Ji Wuye."

"As for the other rumors, such as having affairs with the harem, corruption, and forming cliques, they were all taken as slander by Ji Wuye against Brother Xu."

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent. Apart from the uncertainty about the affair with the harem, they knew that Xu Qing was not wronged in any way.

The current one-sided public opinion, although people know that someone is pushing things behind the scenes, is mostly due to Xu Qingli's excellent public image.

Nian Duan helped Xu Qing build momentum in various countries day after day, while Xu Qing himself relied on his miraculous medical skills to treat people for free, and had already established himself as a benevolent doctor with high medical ethics and a heart for the people.

And Ji Wuye? He was already a powerful minister whose crimes were too numerous to count in the eyes of the people.

When a good person and a bad person are put together, if the good person has a problem, it must be the bad person's doing.

So why did Xu Qing leave Han for the enemy state of Qin? He must have been forced to leave by Ji Wuye. Han couldn't tolerate such a loyal and virtuous person, and afterwards, in order to shift the blame, they made all sorts of false accusations. In the end, it was Doctor Xu who was wronged.

"Ji Wuye has shot himself in the foot. He was thinking of using his father to kill Brother Xu, and even if he failed, he could force Brother Xu to leave."

"But I didn't expect public opinion to be so one-sided, and he became the target of everyone's criticism." Han Fei said with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Although Han Fei knew that the Qin state was taking action to clear Xu Qing's name, he was not idle either.

Under the pretext of appeasing the people and maintaining the face of the royal family, he persuaded his father to tacitly agree that Xu Qing's entry into Qin was the result of being forced by Ji Wuye.

He, the King of Han, was misled, not because he harmed loyal officials and forced Xu Qing to leave.

Seeing Han Fei's unpleasant expression, Zi Nu naturally understood why he was acting this way.

Although Ji Wuye reaped what he sowed, the Korean state would also be affected by this incident, starting with the reaction of the medical community.

Xu Qing is the deputy head of the medical family and represents the medical family's return to the imperial court. Now that he is being forced to leave Korea, medical families all over the world will surely feel that Korea is being unfair.

Doctors from other countries will no longer come to South Korea, and South Korean doctors will also be troubled by this incident, wondering whether they should continue to stay in South Korea.

"Are you worried about the medical family?" Wei Zhuang asked coldly.

Han Fei glanced at Wei Zhuang and sighed softly.

"It's alright for doctors, since Brother Xu is not in any trouble. No matter how much the state of Han is affected, it won't be like the Qin state, where famous doctors are not produced for a hundred years and good doctors are scarce."

"What I'm worried about is the opinion of scholars from all walks of life. The most terrifying thing about doctors is not their medical skills, but the personal connections they have."

However, no sooner had Han Fei finished speaking than Nongyu's personal maid, Hongyu, hurriedly pushed open the door and said in a panic...
"Sister Zi Nu, something terrible has happened! General Ji Wuye was assassinated on his way back to the General's Mansion, and the assassin was..."

Hongyu, panting, wiped the sweat from her face and hesitated to reveal who the assassin was.

"Assassination? Who assassinated Ji Wuye? Was it the Mo family or the Hidden Dragon Hall?" Zi Nu stood up and asked.

Han Fei and the others also looked at Hong Yu. In their opinion, only the Mo family and the Hidden Dragon Hall of the Farmer's School would be willing to assassinate Ji Wuye for Xu Qing.

After all, these two families have the closest relationship with Xu Qing, and they are the most disregard for the law when they do things.

"Neither. He is a person who claims to be a Confucian scholar of the Gongyang School."

After calming her breathing, Hongyu looked at the group and said.

"Confucianism!? The Gongyang School of Confucianism!? When did Ji Wuye offend these people!?"

Zhang Liang suddenly stood up and said in surprise.

The others also showed surprise, even Wei Zhuang looked surprised.

Although the Gongyang School of Confucianism did not hold a very high position within the Confucian school, firstly because they had few disciples, and secondly because although they had a copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals, this version of the Spring and Autumn Annals was extremely fragmented and mostly oral, without being compiled into a written book.

But no one dared to underestimate or offend Gongyang Ru, because these madmen were extremely vengeful. The saying "even a nine-generation feud is acceptable" was not just a figure of speech, but something that Gongyang Ru actually did.

Ji Wuye has messed with these people; he's really messed with them.

“It wasn’t that Ji Wuye offended these people. Before Gongyang Ru was killed, he shouted that he was avenging Mr. Xu, saying that Mr. Xu was Gongyang Ru’s disciple,” Hongyu said.

"what!?"

Zi Nu, Nong Yu, Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang were stunned again; this series of news completely bewildered them.

Xu Qing is a Taoist disciple, so when did he become a follower of the Gongyang School of Confucianism? Taoism and medicine are not separate, so it's plausible that Xu Qing is both a Taoist disciple and the deputy head of a medical family.

But how did Xu Qing get involved with the Gongyang School of Confucianism?
“I remember this guy was once a Confucian scholar. Could it be that he studied the Gongyang School of Confucianism?” Zi Nu said thoughtfully.

"No way? Is it really that much of a coincidence?" Zhang Liang said, somewhat incredulously.

"Given Brother Xu's vindictive nature, perhaps he really does have some connection with Gongyang Ru," Han Fei said after a moment's hesitation.

"Gongyang Ru assassinated Ji Wuye in broad daylight, shouting the slogan of avenging Brother Xu. What Brother Han Fei feared has finally happened," Zhang Liang said with a wry smile.

Gongyang Ru openly attempted to assassinate Ji Wuye, and although he failed, he completely confirmed the rumors that Ji Wuye had forced Xu Qing away.

Then South Korea will also be labeled as harming the loyal and virtuous, and where will scholars go to South Korea in the future?
Han Fei sighed deeply, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Xu Qing was gone, leaving him with a mess.

"Well, what's done is done. We can only try to make amends later."

"Now that Ji Wuye's reputation is completely ruined and he even killed Gongyang Ru's disciple, he's extremely busy and overwhelmed. It's time for us to take this opportunity to launch a counterattack," Han Fei said.

"A counterattack? Brother Han Fei wants to take the initiative to attack Nightfall?" Zhang Liang asked in confusion.

“That’s right, I plan to get rid of Emerald Tiger first.”

Han Fei looked at the others with a serious expression and began to explain his plan.

(End of this chapter)