Chapter 175

"Are you saying... Yan Dan?"

Nian Duan was very sharp and immediately guessed what Su Xuan was referring to.

In recent years, Leader Liuzhi Liuzhi Heixia had frequently associated with Crown Prince Yan Dan of the Yan State. Although it seemed harmless on the surface, when combined with the affairs of the Nong Family, this trend was the greatest problem of all.

The Mohists mostly came from the lowest rungs of society; it could be said that they represented the common people, the masses, and the peasantry.

They had always kept their distance from the powerful and wealthy, never dealing with them.

Yet, during the time of Leader Liuzhi Liuzhi Heixia, he broke this rule and began to associate closely with Yan Dan.

In Leader Liuzhi Liuzhi Heixia's own words, although Yan Dan was the Crown Prince of Yan and held a noble status, he sympathized with the lower classes and deeply identified with Mohist principles. Associating with Yan Dan was beneficial for spreading Mohist thought and doctrines within the Yan State.

In the past, although Nian Duan had some reservations about this, she had even developed some concerns.

For instance, if the Yan State were to fall, would the Mohists choose to help the Yan State, or not?

If they helped, it would be equivalent to casting themselves into the tides of the world's great trends, and wanting to extricate themselves later would not be so easy.

But ultimately, because she was not a member of the Mohist school, and these were merely her personal views, she had never spoken out.

Now, after hearing Su Xuan's words and hearing the story about the Nong Family, she immediately realized.

Associating with Yan Dan was not only of no benefit to the Mohists, but on the contrary, it might bring extremely serious hidden dangers to the Mohist school.

Back then, because the Nong Family assassinated Bai Qi, King King Zhaowang of Qin grew wary of the Nong Family and suppressed them, causing the Nong Family to decline.

Today, the Mohists were assisting Yan Dan. If one day the Qin State were to conquer the Yan State, the Mohists, bound by sentiment, would have to stand on the side of the Yan State and help them resist Qin. With the strength of the Yan State, aided by the Mohists, they might be able to withstand one Qin attack, but they would absolutely be unable to withstand a second or third.

To put it bluntly, if the Yan State were to fall, given the Mohists' actions in assisting Yan to resist Qin, they would absolutely face suppression by the Qin State. At that point, either the Mohist school would be destroyed, or the Qin State would fall.

With the Qin State as powerful as it was now, how could it easily fall?

"Master, what are you talking about?"

Duanmu Rong did not know that in just a short moment, Nian Duan had thought of so much; she only heard her master suddenly mention Crown Prince Yan Dan.

As for this Crown Prince of Yan, she had seen him a few times beside the Mohists; his manners were proper, and her impression of him was not too bad.

Nian Duan did not speak, but looked deeply at Su Xuan and said, "If what you say is true, I really should have a talk with Leader Liuzhi."

She continued, "According to what you said, the Nong Family declined because of the Qin State, and the Mohists have also buried hidden dangers because of their association with Yan Dan. It is evident that for the Hundred Schools of Thought, getting too deeply involved with those in the imperial court is not a good thing."

"If I choose to join the Yin-Yang School to help you compile medical books and teach physicians, your Yin-Yang School is so deeply intertwined with the Qin State. If something happens to the Qin State one day, it will affect the whole body, and I will be implicated as well. This is not a good thing for me."

Su Xuan said, "The logic is sound. If Mr. Nian Duan joins the Yin-Yang School, from then on, you will share the fate of the Yin-Yang School, but ultimately, there are some differences."

"First of all, the Qin State is not the Yan State. The difficulty of making the Qin State fall is extremely high."

Historically, although the Qin State fell in the second generation, if one were to investigate carefully, it was due to a series of coincidences. It can only be said that all the coincidences collided; if any one of those coincidences had not aligned, the Qin State could not have fallen so quickly.

Now, since Su Xuan has stepped onto the war chariot of the Qin State and is using the power of Qin to cultivate, it is naturally impossible for history to repeat itself; he will do everything in his power to rewrite everything.

And facts have also proven that history can be changed.

Just like how the Han State fell a few years earlier than in history, Han Fei is not yet dead, and Zhang Liang has also come to Xianyang. If subsequent operations are handled properly, these two can become powerful aids for the Qin State to unify the world.

"Secondly, if Mr. Nian Duan is truly prepared to disregard the people of the world, you could completely follow the Daoist school, find a deep mountain, live in seclusion, and ignore the suffering of the mundane world."

"But can Mr. Nian Duan truly let it go?"

Nian Duan fell silent again.

In Su Xuan's presence, she had been silent many times. Silence represented being speechless, representing that she did not know how to answer Su Xuan's words.

Su Xuan was right; she truly could not let it go.

Although she prevented Duanmu Rong from having too much contact with the Mohists, it was because she believed that the Mohists' association with Yan Dan was harmful and not beneficial to them, and it was not good for Duanmu Rong to be too entangled with the Mohists.

But beyond that, if there were disasters in the world and the common people were suffering, she would be the first to choose to step in and save them.

Just like the great disaster in the Han State earlier.

Because this is the responsibility and duty of a physician: to practice medicine, save the world, and deliver all living beings!

Earlier, Su Xuan discussed medical arts with her and then invited her to join the Yin-Yang School to compile medical texts together. She pondered for a long time without finding an answer.

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Now, after stepping into the Yin-Yang School and seeing the silk scroll that Su Xuan had ordered the Lord of the Clouds to write, she finally had an answer.

Nian Duan's brows furrowed, then immediately relaxed. She asked Su Xuan the final question, "If the medical book is successfully compiled, how can you guarantee that it can circulate throughout the world?"

Su Xuan replied, "Has Mr. Nian Duan not already seen the efficiency of the Qin officials?"

"I have said, I can persuade the King of Qin!"

Nian Duan had no more doubts.

She lowered her head, looked at Duanmu Rong, and said something that shocked Duanmu Rong, "Rong'er, in the time to come, we may have to stay in the Qin State for a long time."

Duanmu Rong's expression changed instantly; she had not expected her master to make such a decision.

Su Xuan ignored Duanmu Rong's expression and said to Nian Duan, "Mr. Nian Duan has made a wise choice!"

Nian Duan's expression was solemn as she sighed, "I hope so!"

She did not know if joining the Yin-Yang School was right or wrong, but Su Xuan's earlier words and the breadth of mind he displayed at this moment had indeed moved her.

Among the Hundred Schools of Thought, each sect and faction seems numerous, with various doctrines and ideas emerging one after another, but in the current world, there are few who truly care about the lower classes. Even the Mohists and the Nong Family have gradually changed.

Su Xuan might have other motives, but from his compiling of medical books and improving of agricultural tools, he is indeed thinking of the lower classes.

— Author's Notes —

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