Qin Dynasty: Who offended my frail and sickly minister?

The doctor from Jimo was so stifled by his barrage of questions that he couldn't get a word out. The veins on his forehead throbbed, his face turned bright red, and his chest heaved violently several times, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Good heavens, this is the ultimate sophistry of the School of Diplomacy!

Zhou Wenqing was also stunned by what he heard, so engrossed in watching the excitement that he forgot to eat the fruit he was holding.

What does it mean to say, "My king is merciful and has left room for negotiation for Han"?

—Isn't it because they deliberately delayed and pretended not to know, intentionally giving Han a window of opportunity to spread public opinion and share the benefits among the five states, thus confirming the evidence of Han's theft and treason, while allowing Qin to firmly occupy the moral high ground?

There's also the statement, "The king is benevolent and has long since given up on recovering it, and will not use this as an excuse to cause trouble."

That's even more absurd. It's clearly because the Qin Dynasty possesses a more advanced printing technique that has yet to be revealed to the world. The mere outflow of papermaking methods is simply not enough to shake the Qin Dynasty's cultural hegemony, so there's no need to be petty and pursue or hold accountable them.

However, these schemes, which were actually driven by selfish motives, were transformed by Yao and Jia's words into something that appeared upright, benevolent, and open.

Every word exuded the magnanimity of the Qin Dynasty, and every sentence praised the virtuous rule of the King of Qin. The cover-up was so meticulous that if he hadn't been the mastermind behind the scheme and knew the whole story, he would have been convinced by this grand and eloquent argument and truly believed that the Qin Dynasty had suffered a great injustice but still cared deeply for the world!

He glanced around discreetly out of the corner of his eye.

Liu Bang and Fan Kuai stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with solemn admiration, as if they regarded Yao Jia as a god. Liu Bang even unconsciously straightened his back, as if afraid that he was not standing upright enough and was not worthy of this "great Qin spirit".

The Qin officials and attendants accompanying them also wore solemn expressions, sometimes filled with righteous indignation at the despicable acts of the Han state, and sometimes moved and admiring their king's magnanimity. They all stood tall and proud, as if they themselves were gilded with a layer of golden light.

Needless to say, the officials behind Hou Sheng were wishing they could bury their heads under the table.

As for the ministers who had originally stood behind Tian Zhong, they all remained silent. Some stared down at the rim of their bowls, while others looked towards the center of the hall with flickering eyes, their expressions alternating between confusion and shame.

They were clearly brainwashed by Yao and Jia's shocking sophistry to the point of questioning their existence!

Zhou Wenqing withdrew his gaze and looked at Yao Jia again with a solemn expression.

Good heavens, no wonder the ancients said, "A tongue with three inches is stronger than a million soldiers!"

In comparison, the exhilarating and once proud verbal battle I had in the Xianyang court was nothing more than child's play and not worth mentioning at all!

Opposite Yao Jia, the doctor from Jimo was clearly driven to desperation by his opponent's preemptive attempt to seize the moral high ground. His outstretched finger trembled uncontrollably, and he was so angry he was practically fuming. In the end, he could only manage to squeeze out a single sentence through clenched teeth:

"...You, you're exaggerating, you're spreading alarmist rumors!"

"Exaggeration, alarmism?"

Yao Jia seemed to have been waiting for this explanation, nodding slightly and a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Since the doctor has always viewed it this way, believing that stealing the cultural heritage of other countries is just a trivial matter and not worth mentioning."

He slowly turned to the side, his gaze sweeping unhurriedly over the officials in the hall, and looked towards the direction of the Jixia Academy outside the city wall in the distance. His tone was gentle and relaxed, as if he were having a casual chat, without any ripples in his expression.

"Then tomorrow, I will send men to set fire to your Jixia Academy in Qi."

"What does the doctor think?"

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I got my graduation certificate! After a few days of rest at home, it's time to start catching up on updates! (⊙ω⊙)

If you find a newly released chapter tonight that doesn't connect with the previous ones, I'm sorry, friends. Just remember to scroll back a bit, and you'll probably be able to connect them (*＾-＾*).