Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 126 This world is still young, keep striving, young man!

"To make Prince Dan admit defeat! Sir, you are truly amazing!"

"Hu Hai must become a strong person like you, sir!"

"Sir, would you like some tea?"

Qin Feng sat there shirtless, and said calmly, "Go and get ready. ♝🐜 👌🎈"

Hu Hai was taken aback. "What am I preparing?"

Qin Feng said, "Thorns!"

Hu Hai asked, puzzled, "Sir, are you going to beat me? What have I done wrong?"

Qin Feng looked at Hu Hai and said, "You didn't do anything wrong, but if getting a beating might make you do some things right, do you think that beating would be meaningful?"

Hu Hai's big eyes darted around. "This student doesn't understand. Please enlighten me, sir."

Qin Feng put down his teacup, pointed to the office, and asked, "What is the World Walking Foundation?"

Hu Hai said, "It is an institution jointly established by the seven states and the various schools of thought."

"That's right," Qin Feng said. "Without the support of the six states and the recognition of the various schools of thought, this foundation is just a few dilapidated buildings! It has no meaning whatsoever!"

"Power and status are certainly important, but if no one supports you, no one stands by your side and agrees with you, then what's the point of having these few dilapidated houses, a few broken pots, and a broken chairmanship?"

Hu Hai realized, "We cannot make things difficult for the envoys of the six states, nor can we let them lose faith in the foundation! We must win them over."

"That's right!" Qin Feng patted Hu Hai's head. "Take off your shirt, tie it with thorns, and go confess your sins. Be sincere. If the other party doesn't accept it, then kneel down and kowtow to him twice."

Hu Hai hesitated, "Wouldn't it be too shameful to do that?"

"Shameful? Haha!" Qin Feng laughed. "What's shameful about it! Think about how Your Majesty was bullied in Handan, the capital of Zhao. You, a mere illegitimate prince, still a child, apologizing and kowtowing—who will take that seriously? When people discuss it, they'll only say you have great magnanimity and can admit your mistakes, not that you're shameful! That's a plus for you, not a minus!"

"Of course, you don't need to worry too much; they won't make things difficult for you."

"Now that I have thoroughly humiliated the envoys of the six kingdoms, they are all in a dilemma. If they leave, they will not be able to explain themselves to the kings of the six kingdoms. If they stay, they will feel ashamed. If you apologize now, it will be like giving them a way out."

"No one will argue with a child!"

"These people are all shrewd; they'll all know how to back down gracefully!"

Hu Hai nodded, "Understood! I'll go and apologize right away!"

After Hu Hai turned around, he seemed to remember something and said, "Sir, when I was watching your fight, Uncle Wang asked me to give you a letter. I'll go now."

Qin Feng casually opened the letter; inside was a letter and a chip.

Qin Feng looked at the letter, on which was written a line: "You brat, I sent you to Hongmeng Abyss as an undercover agent, why did you run back to the human world to infiltrate?"

"You never lift a finger as a rickshaw puller! Besides cooking, I also have to drive for you—I'm doing two jobs!"

"Do you want to work your uncle to death?"

"Also, Master said that you think I'm a spy from heaven, so you've been avoiding me all this time. Is that true?"

"You little bastard! You can distrust others, but how can you distrust your uncle? We're blood relatives! Would I betray you?"

"Who told you I'm a spy? Which gossipy guy is trying to sow discord between us, uncle and nephew!"

"Uncle, I can assure you, I'm not a spy, not anyone's spy! Your background is just a bit complicated! Come see me when you have time, and I'll tell you more!"

"Now I'm giving you a task. The chip contains the supply orders that Master has assigned to you!"

"The Master said, if you can't handle this, don't wander around outside, get back here and catch the carriage!"

"Uncle Ziming, stay."

Qin Feng inserted the chip into the AI, and the next moment a dense array of tasks appeared on it, along with a map, time, quantity, location, and requirements.

Qin Feng's eyes widened as he read the densely packed terms, rubbing his temples. "I can understand wanting supplies, but asking for heads is really difficult!"

"Master, you're something else! You're a top jungler, how come you're too lazy to even take the red and blue buffs, and just go and kill the Dragon King instead!"

"So, in your eyes, only the Dragon King counts as a monster? Aren't the birds, bears, lizards, and the red and blue buffs monsters too?"

"I have to clean up all of these myself, and you've given me a time limit to clear out the remaining monsters? Aren't you making me the villain?"

"As expected, being a coachman isn't an easy job..."

Qin Feng slumped into the chair, sighed for a while, then rallied himself, picked up paper and pen, and began to write.

"Now that I'm the president, I need to learn how to use the power I have to manage my stress!"

"The foundation needs to expand; it needs several new departments!"

"An organization is just like a company. A normal company has administrative departments, production departments, sales departments, operations departments, technology departments, customer service departments, etc."

"The foundation also needs to establish an armed security department, a materials operation department, a liaison and intelligence department, a technology research and development department, a general affairs and personnel department, and a logistics support department."

"These functions need to be differentiated one by one!"

"The Armed Security Department is of utmost importance. The Foundation must have its own reliable violent organization, instead of relying on Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry every time. We can build our own armed force, and I must lead this force!"

"Secondly, there's the Logistics Operations Department, responsible for distributing supplies—a very lucrative job..."

Qin Feng began writing his meeting minutes.

On the other side, the envoys from the six kingdoms were filled with apprehension.

The four lords of the Warring States period were gathered under a tent. The four men had lost their previous high spirits when they were shouting insults, and each of them looked ashen-faced.

Especially Lord Mengchang, who gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "It is absolutely impossible for the Qin state to produce a second demigod so quickly!"

"It's one thing for Qin Feng to be a demigod!"

"Qi Tian is one too!"

"And Qi Tian happens to be at the first realm! Compare that to Qin Feng's realm more than half a year ago!"

"I can confirm it: Qin Feng is Qi Tian, ​​and Qi Tian is Qin Feng!"

Beside him, Lord Xinling, looking disheveled, suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself. "Last time, Qin Feng's letter practically named Qi Tian as the president. Now that I think about it, how could I have been so stupid!"

"The fact that Qin Feng so directly designated someone as the president can only mean that this person and Qin Feng are sworn brothers!"

"And since Qin Feng is an only child, that can only mean that Qi Tian is Qin Feng!"

"Qin Feng wrote a letter to himself, asking to be the president of the association!"

Lord Pingyuan said sadly, "The Qin government had already hinted in Xianyang that the chairman was Qi Tian, ​​but we didn't believe it and insisted on walking into the line of fire, causing all these troubles and even fighting with him. In the end, we were completely humiliated by him! We four brothers have lost all face and have no face to stay in this foundation any longer."

Lord Chunshen looked at Lord Pingyuan, "So, what do you plan to do? Go back? If you go back, what will happen to the materials on that spaceship? I've already sent photos of the materials to the King. The King has high expectations of me. If I go back empty-handed, the King will kill me!"

Lord Pingyuan said bitterly, "But how can we go to the foundation now? If the video gets out, our ugly appearance will be exposed, and then the king will know that we can't get those benefits! We will become expendable pawns."

Inside the tent, the atmosphere was deathly still, until a voice came from outside the door, "Inform Lord Xinling! Prince Huhai of Qin requests an audience!"

Lord Xinling looked around. "Qin Feng's taunts are here! Gentlemen, shall we leave?"

Lord Pingyuan gritted his teeth and said, "A loss is a loss, there's no point in denying it. Being less skilled is simply being less skilled!"

Lord Mengchang said, "Let Huhai in! I understand the principle of standing up straight when being beaten."

The tent flap was lifted, and there was a young boy named Hu Hai, shirtless, carrying a bundle of thorns on his back, walking in.

Before the four gentlemen could speak, Hu Hai suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to them, saying, "Hu Hai was young and ignorant, and indiscriminately killed innocent people, harming the servants of the young masters. I have come to beg for forgiveness!"

Hu Hai kowtowed directly, revealing a bloody gash on his back, which left the Four Gentlemen speechless.

This... shouldn't we be laughing at ourselves? Why did Qin Feng suddenly send Hu Hai to apologize?

What does this mean?

Is this a more sophisticated form of mockery?

But Hu Hai's kowtowing was genuine, and the wounds on his body were real too!

Of the four, Lord Xinling was the quick-witted. He hurriedly stood up and pulled Huhai to his feet, saying, "My lord, why bother! They are merely a few servants. Why must a noble person like you act so rudely!"

The other three also realized what was happening and hurriedly gathered around to brush the dust off Hu Hai's body.

"Young master, you're being too polite! Is it really worth making such a fuss over the lives of a few servants?"

"Young Master and we are all members of the royal family. In a sense, we are blood relatives within the Five Families. We are all one family. How can we get angry because of some outsiders!"

"Young master, please get up! Why make such a fuss over a few servants!"

Hu Hai looked at the four gentlemen and said, "Hu Hai was young and ignorant, and wrongly caused the death of an innocent person. Today, I apologize with thorns on my back. Please, gentlemen, do not misunderstand Mr. Qi because of Hu Hai! Mr. Qi had no malicious intent!"

The four gentlemen patted Hu Hai on the shoulder, chatting and laughing, each of them very generous and proper.

"Don't worry, young master. We are adults, why would we get angry with a child like you?"

"As the saying goes, 'No friendship without a fight,' Mr. Qi is our friend! We'll need to rely on Mr. Qi a lot in the future!"

"Young master, if you ever need our help in the future, just let us know. From now on, we're all family! There's no need to be so formal!"

"Yes! From now on, everyone is a member of the foundation. We must work together, pooling our wisdom and efforts, to ensure the foundation's development!"

"Yes, yes..."

Hu Hai said, "By the way, Mr. Qi has already had General Meng Tian destroy all the equipment of those reporters who were watching yesterday, and erase their memories as well. That match was an internal friendly competition; there was no hatred involved, and no one outside the base will know about it!"

The four gentlemen laughed even more heartily, especially Lord Mengchang, who said, "Master Qi's calculations are truly flawless. Please convey our gratitude to Master Qi!"

Hu Hai bowed and said, "Sir asked me to invite four people to stay at the young master's villa. Everything is ready for you. Soon, Mr. Qi will hold a general meeting of all directors to distribute responsibilities and obligations. I hope that all of you uncles will not be absent."

The four stood up and said, "Of course, we'll go to the other courtyard now to prepare. We won't miss the meeting!"

"Everyone here works for the foundation, how could you be absent!"

Hu Hai turned and left the tent, heading towards the residence of Prince Dan and Shen Buhai.

Inside the tent, Lord Xinling watched Hu Hai's retreating figure and murmured, "Now I finally understand how the strategist Su Qin persuaded the rulers of six states with just his words! The art of diplomacy and the art of persuasion—truly remarkable!"

Lord Mengchang sighed, "There's always someone better, and everyone is stronger than the last. Losing to Qin Feng isn't shameful! Even Zilu lost to him, so what are we?"

"That makes sense!" said Lord Chunshen. "I'll go to the other courtyard to wash up and change my clothes. I've been feeling really uncomfortable lately!"

"Haha! Same here. Let's go! Let's go to the other courtyard to have meetings and work. There's no need to make an enemy of someone we can't beat!"

"Pack everything up, let's go to the other courtyard! We'll keep this place from now on!"

The Four Lords of the Warring States period, along with their respective followers, scattered like birds and beasts.

As for Prince Dan and Shen Buhai...

Crown Prince Dan was quite surprised by Hu Hai's act of pleading guilty with thorns on his back. He quickly helped Hu Hai up, knowing that Hu Hai's actions were exactly what Qin Feng wanted.

Since that's the case, I have to give Qin Feng an explanation for Wei Zhuang's matter, and I have to hand over those people! Although I may be a bit dishonest, concealing evil is not something a virtuous gentleman should do! Moreover, Qin Feng has already shown both civil and military courtesy. If I don't give him an explanation, I'll be ungrateful and won't be able to stay in the foundation in the future.

As for Shen Buhai, Lord Shen already knew that Qi Tian was Qin Feng. Now that Hu Hai had come to pay his respects, he naturally treated Hu Hai with the respect due to a senior uncle, offering him comfort and encouragement.

Those who come from the Legalist school are more or less socially adept, and their tongues are incredibly smooth. Shen Buhai speaks with tight logic and clear patterns, and he established a deep friendship with Hu Hai in just a few words.

Hu Hai's outburst naturally reached the Xianyang Palace through palace spies.

Inside the royal palace, Li Si, holding the secret report, relayed it to Ying Zheng word for word.

Behind the curtain, Ying Zheng laughed out loud after hearing this, "This kid has been corrupted by Qin Feng!"

"First, he ran over and killed someone's guards with a bulldozer, then he turned around and apologized, fighting with these people and becoming like brothers!"

"You've played your part perfectly, haven't you!"

Li Si laughed and said, "Prince Huhai is already clever and quick-witted, and now that he has met a resourceful strategist, he will naturally learn very quickly!"

"Excellent, excellent!" Ying Zheng said to the person beside him, "Gai Nie! When your strategists are recruiting, could you consider Hu Hai?"

Upon hearing this, Gai Nie, who had been hiding in the shadows, awkwardly stepped forward and said repeatedly, "Your Majesty, the Strategists have always had very few members, usually just three. Now, with the addition of Junior Uncle Qin Feng, it's purely because my master is taking on disciples on behalf of our master. The Strategists have already reached their limit in terms of numbers, so even if we were to have another master take on disciples, it's unlikely we'd be able to accept any more!"

Ying Zheng sighed, "How should I put it, the School of Diplomacy is a pity if there are too few of you, but if there are too many, others will not be able to survive! You all have self-awareness, and you have kept yourselves in a half-dead state, which is why you have been able to continue for so many years."

Li Si laughed, "Whether or not you join the School of Diplomacy is unimportant; what matters most is learning the art of diplomacy! It's rumored that this art isn't taught before you even begin, but rather is something you already know before you even enter the school!"

"Some people join the School of Diplomacy, but they don't know the art of diplomacy and maneuvering."

"Some people, by mastering the art of diplomacy and maneuvering, actually become strategists!"

Gai Nie cupped his hands in greeting, "Lord Li Si is absolutely right! Junior Uncle Qin Feng is an unparalleled genius, born with the art of diplomacy. If Prince Hu Hai could learn even a fraction of it, he would surely achieve great things!"

"Enough! All of you, step aside!" Ying Zheng waved his hand. "Li Si, keep an eye on the next trade deadline and urge the Gongshu family to make progress!"

Li Si replied, "Yes! This humble subject takes his leave!"

Li Si turned and left.

Inside the vast palace, Gai Nie did not leave, but respectfully said, "I report to Your Majesty! The Qiongqi Society, the intelligence organization of Hongmeng Abyss, has achieved intelligence sharing with the Qin court. Both sides have decided to exchange reliable personnel next time to establish a long-term intelligence exchange and sharing system."

Ying Zheng said, "This is good news! The King's willingness to share intelligence with our Great Qin is an improvement in mutual trust! As for the personnel to be dispatched, do you have any recommendations?"

Gai Nie said, "In my opinion, the Qiongqi Society values ​​Master Meng, the Traveling Scholar, and Qin Feng, the Coachman, more than anyone else. If we send ordinary intelligence agents to them, we'll probably only get ordinary information, not anything of great value. Unless we can send an intelligence agent who is connected to Qin Feng or Master Meng, they won't take it seriously!"

"Your Majesty believes that Zhang Beihai, Qin Feng's former homeroom teacher, is the most suitable candidate. He has served as the Minister of Justice for fifty years, working diligently and conscientiously. Moreover, he has a very good relationship with Qin Feng. If we can make good use of Zhang Beihai, it will be easy to infiltrate Hongmeng Abyss and obtain high-level intelligence. At the same time, if Qin Feng learns of this news, he will surely feel the Emperor's great favor and work even harder for our Great Qin."

Ying Zheng said, "Zhang Beihai? Isn't he dead? I saw his name in the list of death row inmates in the memorials."

Gai Nie said, "The fake death was personally orchestrated by Cheng Tingwei, the head of the Court of Justice! Zhang Beihai was his former subordinate, and he couldn't bear to kill him!"

Ying Zheng laughed and asked, "Is it that you can't bear to kill them, or that you never intended to kill them at all?"

Gai Nie said, "Young Master Fusu was very angry when he learned about this. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, so he punished Cheng Tingwei. Cheng Tingwei only returned to work last month."

Behind the curtain, Ying Zheng's voice was calm: "In this world, who doesn't deceive their ruler?"

"Without Fusu's tacit approval, would that man surnamed Cheng dare to do this?"

"Fusu is deceiving the emperor, and if you know this but don't report it, you are also deceiving the emperor!"

"Not to mention Qin Feng, he hides everything from me! That kid practically has 'deceive the emperor' written all over his face!"

"Under the whole heaven, everyone is the same in deceiving the emperor! But as long as it's for the sake of Qin, all deception can be forgiven!"

Gai Nie respectfully said, "Thank you for your pardon, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)