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"Ahem..." Ying An coughed at the right time, interrupting the PY transaction between Lord Taishan and Jing Ke.

Glancing at Jing Ke's spirit, Ying An said, "Jing Ke is dead and no longer belongs to the mortal world. Please, my husband, take the spirits of these assassins to the underworld for disposal! Don't forget, the Yin and Yang are separated!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I'm taking my leave now!" Lord Taishan knew very well that Ying An had no intention of getting involved in the matter of sending women to Ying Zheng.

In this regard, the Lord of Mount Tai was very curious and wanted to know what would happen if a new Gongsun Li Ji suddenly appeared in another world in the future.

Can Jing Ke's son, Jing Tianming, still become the protagonist?

Obviously, the mischievous element in Ying An's character was fully magnified in the Lord of Mount Tai.

Accompanied by the rolling of cold wind, the Lord of Mount Tai waved his sleeves, and Jing Ke and several residual souls instantly disappeared into the space channel.

When this bizarre scene completely faded, countless civil and military officials in the court remained stunned for a long moment. Truly, this experience of witnessing the spirit of the deceased was the most bizarre experience they had yet.

Chapter 277: Amazing temptation! Laying the foundation for eternal prosperity!

Ying An was not in a hurry to discuss with the court officials the next step of sending troops under the pretext of the assassination attempt by the four countries.

After giving the court officials some time to calm down, Ying An looked at Zhao Yi and said, "Mr. Guigu! Gai Nie's loyalty to our Great Qin is not absolute. For your sake, I will expel him from the Great Qin and will never employ him again!"

Zhao realized in an instant that Ying An's so-called loyalty was not absolute, but was just a way of giving face to him, Guiguzi.

Loyalty is not absolute, and the opposite is absolutely disloyalty!!

At this moment, Zhao Yi felt deeply saddened by Gai Nie's dullness, not being able to grasp the power of the Guiguzi Zongheng lineage at all. He was also grateful to Ying An for showing him favor and not implicating the Zongheng family.

Zhao Yi, who had been to Mount Tai at the invitation of Xunzi before, knew very well how powerful Ying An was.

To some extent, he alone was enough to conquer the world. Not to mention, Ying An had not only become the King of Qin, but was also close to the Lord of Mount Tai, who controlled the Kingdom of the Dead.

Under this premise, if Ying An really implicated the Zongheng family because of Gai Nie, no matter how famous the Zongheng family had been among the various countries, when the Qin Dynasty unified the world, it would be the time when the Zongheng family would be completely cut off.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Yi bowed to Ying An. Then, he looked at Gai Nie with a look of disappointment and said, "Come with me!"

At this point, Gai Nie himself no longer had the face to stay in the court of the Qin Dynasty.

With a look of shame on his face, Gai Nie bowed to Ying An, as if he wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he finally sighed, followed Zhao Yi dejectedly, and left the hall of Xianyang Palace.

After watching the Zongheng family leave, the guards who had just gathered in the hall, at Ying An's command, dragged the bodies of Jing Ke and other assassins from the Three Kingdoms out of the hall.

Soon, a group of palace maids in charge of cleaning came into the hall carrying wooden buckets and rags and quickly cleaned up the bloodstains.

After everything settled, Ying An glanced at the numerous civil and military officials and said in a deep voice, "The four nations of Wei, Yan, Qi, and Chu have vainly attempted to thwart the long-cherished wish of our great Qin kings through despicable assassination tactics. This feud is irreconcilable."

After a few high-sounding remarks, Ying An changed the subject and said, "My dear ministers, the time has come for the Great Qin to unify the world!!"

"Long live our king, long live the Great Qin!"

At present, with the strength of the Qin Dynasty, the remaining four Shandong states are almost trapped.

Even before, if Ying An himself had not had a status and had not participated in the tasks of the chat group, the Wei State, which was about to be surrounded by the Qin State, would probably have become the third country to be destroyed under the iron hoof of the Qin State after the Zhao State.

Of course, it’s not too late now.

Although after Ying An became the King of Qin, it was unlikely that he would take action personally.

But he now has a wealth of talented people under his command. All the philosophers have surrendered to Qin.

With the four corrupt countries, there seems to be no possibility of resistance.

Under Ying An's orders, the destruction of Wei was the first thing on the agenda. Ying An even requested that the destruction of Wei be the congratulatory gift for his ascension to the throne.

To be on the safe side, Ying An did not really hand over everything to the Qin military.

After all, although Wei was now weak, Daliang itself, through its successive generations of development, was undoubtedly a formidable city among the Seven Kingdoms, one that was easily defended and difficult to attack. It was even considered the best in the world.

In another timeline, the Qin Dynasty, in order to destroy the Wei Kingdom, directly flooded Daliang and completely captured this powerful city. However, this took too long.

This was obviously not what Ying An wanted.

In order to capture Daliang as quickly as possible and destroy the State of Wei, Ying An thoughtfully tasked all the philosophers with assisting the Qin Dynasty in capturing Daliang.

Among the hundred families, the one who makes the greatest contribution to the destruction of Wei can enter the Thunder Pool and survive the tribulation once.

The moment Ying An broke the news, the entire school of thought erupted in excitement. Whether it was the Confucianists, who valued benevolence, or the Mohists, who advocated universal love and non-aggression, no one jumped out. The Confucians and Mohists even took the initiative to offer advice on how to help Qin conquer Wei.

In fact, transcending the tribulation in the Thunder Pool is the ultimate dream of all spiritual cultivators.

If you have never learned the method of cultivating the soul, you would never imagine that there is such a mysterious method in the world that divides the human body into yin and yang based on qi, blood, and soul.

Of the two, once the spirit and soul are cultivated, one can directly get rid of the limits of life and death.

Especially a thunder tribulation, which can instantly double the lifespan of the soul from 500 years! More importantly, once you survive a thunder tribulation, your soul will be filled with pure yang energy. You will no longer be afraid of the mystery of reincarnation and possession.

This single benefit alone was enough to establish the foundation for eternal prosperity among the various schools of thought. Even if a devastating blow truly struck, as long as there was a single soul cultivator within the sect who had survived a single thunder tribulation, they could reincarnate and cultivate anew. Decades later, the doctrine could be rebuilt.

Such benefits were so tempting to the various schools of thought that they could not refuse them.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight of the Mohist School even began to join forces with their arch-enemy, the Gongshu Family, to build special mechanical equipment for sieges.

The Confucian Xunzi even promised that Confucian disciples would spare no effort to help the Qin Dynasty destroy the Wei Kingdom.

Yin-Yang School's Donghuang Taiyi, Taoist Beimingzi, Legalism...

Never before has the various schools of thought worked so unitedly to assist a country.

Apart from anything else, with the help of various schools of thought, in just a few days, the Qin Dynasty sent an army of 200,000 and attacked the Wei State directly.

Among the 200,000-strong army, there are many famous figures among the various schools of thought.

In the Xianyang Palace, ever since Ying Zheng faked his death and escaped, and was sent to another Qin Dynasty by Ying An, Ying An moved his residence from his original residence to the Xianyang Palace.

Now, all he lacked was the title of ascending the throne. In reality, the power of the Qin Dynasty was already completely in the hands of Ying An.

In this way, Ying An's backyard naturally became a harem.

Inside the Xianyang Palace, in a side hall.

Ying An sat opposite a man wearing a Xiezhi crown and dressed in official attire of the Qin Dynasty.

The chess game between the two of them, which was clearly divided into black and white, seemed to have reached its final stage.

After looking at the chessboard for a long time, Han Fei suddenly threw the chess piece aside and said, "I admit defeat!"

"You're really interested!" Ying An calmly dropped his chess piece as well. While waiting for the Black and White Sisters to clean up the mess, he looked at Han Fei with interest and said, "You are now the pillar of the Legalist school. Even though you are in the court of the Great Qin, are you really not interested in destroying Wei? Don't forget, I can promise that the person who makes the most contribution this time will be able to transcend the tribulation in the Thunder Pool! Don't you feel tempted at all?"

Han Fei smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

Chapter 278 I don’t mind burning books and burying scholars a few times!

Not tempted?

How could I not be tempted?

If it were some ordinary secret manual of magical skills, Han Fei might be able to hold it in with his own wisdom and determination.

But once the Secret Method of the Soul embarks on the path of cultivation, it becomes the most thorough idealism.

To a certain extent, the improvement of one's strength can be regarded as a confirmation of one's own philosophy.

The more precise the concept and the more rigorous the logic, the faster the progress of spiritual cultivation will be and the fewer loopholes there will be.

And every thunder tribulation is a test of one’s own ideals.

Han Fei, the epitome of Legalism, fused law, magic, and power into one. While he might not have much ambition for strength now, his pursuit of Legalist ideals knew no bounds.

Han Fei dreamed of a chance to enter the Thunder Pool and transcend the tribulation.

It was such a good opportunity, but Han Fei gave it up. The real reason was not anything else, but Han Fei's sister Honglian!

That's right, after learning that Ying An used entering the Thunder Pool as bait to deceive the various schools of thought into assisting the Qin in attacking the Wei Kingdom.

Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Agriculture, Yin-Yang, Diplomacy... Each school of thought is eager to use all the tricks it has in its back box.

As a member of the Legalist school, Han Fei certainly had the same idea.

Unfortunately, before Han Fei could make any move, a red lotus suddenly appeared before his eyes. Hong Lian, using her soul to leave her body, appeared before Han Fei and pleaded with him to give up this opportunity.

Han Fei originally wanted to refuse, but after Honglian made it clear to him the current situation of the Qin Dynasty, Han Fei had to admit that as a member of the Legalist School, facing this temptation, he could only retreat, not advance.

The reason was simple. After Shang Yang's reforms, the Legalists had already dominated the Qin Dynasty. Even though Ying An had recruited people from various schools of thought, the number of positions in the court was always limited.

In this case, if Han Fei really got the opportunity to enter the forbidden zone as a Legalist, then the various schools of thought would definitely unite and target the Legalists first.

Who made the Legalists so powerful that they could threaten all other schools of thought?

As an emperor standing high above everyone else, Ying An cares about balance, not dominance by one party.

Of course, although Honglian persuaded her brother to give up this opportunity, she also gave Han Fei corresponding compensation.

For example, now!!

Seeing Han Fei's wry smile, Ying An smiled and said, "You are Madam Honglian's brother. Speaking of which, even I have to call you cousin. It was I who really asked Honglian to persuade you to give up this opportunity!!"

Han Fei was stunned at first, but then he quickly reacted. After looking at Ying An in astonishment, Han Fei suddenly realized what was going on.

With Ying An's strength, he shouldn't need to resort to political manipulation to control the Qin Dynasty. However, if he wanted the Qin Dynasty to move towards his envisioned future, then a balance in the court was inevitable.

Whether it is one dominant school or a hundred schools of thought contending with each other, it actually has little impact on Ying An's own power. However, it is different for the common people in the court and the people of the world.

Of course, Ying An did this because he was confident that he could absolutely control the world. Even if he offered to cross the tribulation as a reward, Ying An would be careful not to give anyone the opportunity to retaliate.

Han Fei, who suddenly understood, bowed to Ying An and said, "Fei, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I knew you guessed what I was thinking!" Ying An laughed and did not care about Han Fei's attempt to guess the emperor's intentions.

Han Fei was able to figure out Ying An's thoughts, not because Ying An was really that simple, but because it was inevitable due to the development of the court.

As long as he guessed that the Qin Dynasty was already unbalanced due to the emergence of various schools of thought, then Ying An would have almost no choice.

Choosing one of the limited answers is obviously not a difficult task.

"Han Fei!!" His expression changed, and Ying An said seriously, "I hope that after you overcome the tribulation, you can unite the Legalists in the court."

Although the Legalists were a prominent school among the Hundred Schools of Thought, their legacy was in reality difficult to maintain. Even during the Qin Dynasty, when the Legalists dominated the court, no further expansion or creative development of their ideas was made.

Often, true Legalist figures often emerged from other schools of thought. Han Fei and Li Si, for example, are prime examples. Both studied under the Confucianist Xunzi, yet both became prominent representatives of the Legalist school.

Han Fei, in particular, integrated the legal and political forces and became the culmination of the Legalists.

After hearing Ying An's request, Han Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean that the future disputes among the Hundred Schools will be limited to the court?"

Nodding in affirmation, Ying An said, "That's right. This time, the expedition to destroy Wei will be a natural outcome. Even if Qi, Yan, and Chu join forces to resist, they will definitely not be able to stop the Qin army from unifying the world. But after unification, the real challenge will come."

Even though Ying An has now become a strong man who has experienced eight thunder tribulations, he will still not forget the fate of dying at the hands of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

In Ying An's view, putting all the blame for the demise of the Qin Dynasty on Hu Hai seems reasonable, but it is just a superficial appearance.

What really led to the demise of the Second Qin Emperor was not simply Zhao Gao's meddling. More importantly, the unified Qin Dynasty did not unify its ideology like Emperor Wu of Han.

Although Confucianism was established as the only school of thought when Emperor Wu of Han abolished all other schools of thought and promoted Confucianism as the only official ideology, there were also constant disputes within Confucianism after Emperor Wu of Han.

The Guliang School, the Gongyang School... have been arguing with each other all the time.

Gongyang, who had the upper hand, was the main culprit for the demise of the Western Han Dynasty and brought about the rise of Wang Mang.

The emergence of Wang Mang not only cut off the destiny of the Western Han Dynasty, but also made Emperor Guangwu, who would later establish the Eastern Han Dynasty, regard the Gongyang School as a scourge. He personally took action to suppress the Gongyang School and support the Guliang School.

Ying An was well aware of how terrifying this ideological struggle was. He allowed the struggle to exist within the court, but he absolutely would not allow it to spread outside the court.

In Ying An's view, the imperial court of the future would be a hodgepodge of hundreds of schools of thought. All disputes could be fought out in the court, but any ideas that spread from the court must be carried out to the end. No one, no school of thought, would be allowed to slander them.

If someone disrespects him, Ying An wouldn't mind burning books and burying scholars a few times.

Han Fei was the leader that Ying An found for the Legalists.

However, Han Fei's achievements were insufficient and his position was too low to allow him to have the final say among the Legalists. However, as long as Han Fei became a thunderbolt, the Legalists in the court would naturally understand his intentions and move closer to him, eventually forming a unified Legalist faction.

Although Han Fei was not clear about the future, he knew that Ying An was different now.

As a king, once he makes a decision, no one is allowed to challenge his will.

Taking a deep breath, Han Fei bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chapter 279: A Hundred Schools of Thought

Facing Ying An's will, even Han Fei's sister Honglian, who was a favored lady in Ying An's harem, had no intention of resisting.

In recognition of Han Fei's understanding, Ying An immediately arranged for Han Fei to enter the Thunder Pool to transcend the tribulation in the Xianyang Palace.

Previously, when Ying Zheng was undergoing a tribulation, Ying An used his immense magical power to forcibly suppress the fluctuations of Ying Zheng's soul during a thunder tribulation. Everything happened silently, and no one except Ying An and Ying Zheng himself knew that in addition to Ying An, another master of the soul who had also undergone a tribulation had appeared in the world.