Chapter 309: Probing

"Is Boss Su planning to leave Sanghai Cheng?"

Zhang Liang was an extremely intelligent man; from just a few bits of information from Su Fan, he had already deduced his own guess.

Regarding this, Su Fan was not surprised at all.

No matter which world it was, Zhang Liang always represented the pinnacle of wisdom; the title of Sage of Strategy and the status of a Sage represented the pinnacle in a certain aspect.

"Indeed! I have stayed in Sanghai Cheng for a long time, and I want to go to Xianyang City to take a look, to see just how prosperous the center of the Great Qin Empire is."

"Mr. Zhang Liang also knows that I am a successor of the School of Novelists, so naturally, I want to carry forward the School of Novelists. The School of Novelists is not a prominent school like Confucianism or Taoism, so I can only do my best."

Su Fan said with a smile.

"So, Boss Su intends to defect to the Great Qin Empire?"

Hearing this, Zhang Liang's expression did not change, but his voice sank a few degrees unconsciously.

In these days, he had met with Su Fan several times, and through brief exchanges, he had sensed that this person was extraordinary; his intelligence was even more refined and detached, and his knowledge was vast.

He was definitely a top-tier talent; Zhang Liang considered his own intelligence to be extraordinary, yet when facing this person, he also felt significant pressure.

His insight was no less than the First Senior Brother, and his ability to hide his talents was no weaker than the Second Senior Brother.

Zhang Liang was very clear that such a person was like a dragon hidden in an abyss; once there was an opportunity, he would inevitably soar into the sky.

And the Great Qin Empire could provide this opportunity.

In his heart, he was hostile toward the Great Qin Empire and that First Emperor, and he was determined to overthrow the Great Qin Empire; however, he had to admire that ambitious First Emperor. At the very least, in terms of employing people, that First Emperor was indeed incomparable to the rulers of the former Six States.

Now that the Great Qin Empire had unified the world, the remaining power of the Six States' nobility could only develop slowly in the shadows, waiting for the Great Qin Empire's weaknesses to appear, and then overthrow the Great Qin Empire in one fell swoop.

As someone firmly committed to overthrowing the Great Qin Empire, Zhang Liang also knew that in the current Great Qin Empire, if Ying Zheng did not die, it would be very difficult for them to achieve anything.

And Ying Zheng's ambition and talent caused more and more talents to gather in Xianyang City.

Even Zhang Liang himself sometimes wanted to give up.

Facing Ying Zheng, this Emperor Through the Ages, he knew he had no chance of winning.

Regarding this successor of the School of Novelists before him wanting to defect to the Great Qin Empire, Zhang Liang had actually guessed it in his heart long ago.

After all, if the other party really wanted to expand the reputation of the School of Novelists, the ultimate method was to defect to Ying Zheng, reveal his own abilities, and use the channels of the Great Qin Empire to revitalize the School of Novelists.

This point was something all the Hundred Schools of Thought were doing; even their Confucianism had some disciples who had defected to the Great Qin Empire.

"Alas! What a pity!"

Zhang Liang felt a secret regret in his heart; originally, he had thought that if he could pull this person to their side, it would inevitably be of some help to their great cause of overthrowing the Great Qin Empire.

Especially given Su Fan's identity as a member of the School of Novelists, and the two novels he had created were very attractive, which could absorb some of the power of the common people.

Moreover, Zhang Liang had already investigated clearly that this person was also a Qi Refiner; although his strength could not compare to his own, it was not too far off.

For such a person to defect to the Great Qin Empire was naturally a great pity for him.

"Haha! Correct. If we can borrow the power of the Great Qin Empire, it can also allow our school to move more smoothly. After all, compared to Confucianism and Taoism, our School of Novelists is worlds apart."

"So we can only take a shortcut."

"Moreover, the Great Qin Empire was able to unify the world, and that First Emperor His Majesty is indeed a ruler of great ambition and talent. Defecting to him does not disgrace my status."

Su Fan looked at Zhang Liang and said with a smile.

He naturally knew what Zhang Liang's identity was—one of the ringleaders of the rebellion against the Great Qin Empire. To be honest, regarding the other party's intentional or unintentional probing these days, Su Fan's impression of Zhang Liang was not very good.

Su Fan could never understand why he was determined to restore his state; he was not the King of Han, and if he were Murong Fu, that would be one thing.

You are just a noble of Han.

Is it really necessary to restore the state?

With Zhang Liang's wisdom and ability, after joining the Great Qin Empire, it would definitely not be difficult to revive his family.

To become a general or a minister—Su Fan felt that if Zhang Liang joined the Great Qin Empire, his future status would definitely be no weaker than Li Si's.

So Su Fan could not understand why he wanted to oppose the Great Qin Empire, and with his intelligence, as long as Ying Zheng was alive, the Great Qin Empire would be very difficult to overthrow.

Historically, if it were not for Li Si and Zhao Gao, to be honest, the Great Qin Empire could never have been overthrown.

Hu Hai ascended the throne and almost ruined all the talents of the Great Qin Empire.

Zhao Gao even slaughtered most of the talents of the Great Qin Empire; later generations said that Zhao Gao was a man of Zhao, an undercover agent in the Great Qin Empire.

If one were to speak of this theory, combined with Zhao Gao's actions, it was indeed plausible.

But in reality, Zhao Gao was a member of the Great Qin Empire's imperial clan; otherwise, how could he have become Ying Zheng's confidant?

He was one of the Nine Ministers.

Su Fan had never understood Zhang Liang's behavior, and he liked the nobles of the Six States even less; they had no concept of great unification at all.

The reason why Ying Zheng's status in history was so high was precisely because he ended the enfeoffment system.

If the Great Qin Empire had not unified, then one could imagine what the future would look like—would it be like Europe?

It was the Great Qin Empire and the Great Han that passed down the idea of great unification, and only then did Huaxia have such an inherited bloodline.

Compared to Ying Zheng, the nobles of the Six States were far inferior in their vision.

As for people like Xiang Yu, perhaps some people regarded Xiang Yu as a hero, but Su Fan did not think so.

If Xiang Yu were merely a general, that would be fine; even if he did evil, it would not matter much. But as a monarch, his slaughter was a different matter.

Everyone said Ying Zheng was a tyrant, but he never slaughtered a city; at most, he was just a bit harsh because he valued Legalism.

Compared to Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu had no heart of a sovereign at all.

Of course, in the world of Qin's Moon, Xiang Yu was still a child.

However, regarding this, Su Fan did not think highly of Zhang Liang and his group at all. This was not a historical world; in this extraordinary world, Ying Zheng, who possessed the Luck Divine Dragon, was almost invincible.

Unless all the experts of the Hundred Schools of Thought attacked together.

But was that possible?

Regardless of what conspiracies the Yin-Yang School had, at least on the surface, they were the henchmen of the Great Qin Empire, and the Heavenly Sect of Taoism had never wanted to resist the Great Qin Empire.

In fact, Taoism would not resist either; the Daoist Method follows nature, conforming to the Heavenly Dao.

The Great Qin is the Heavenly Dao, and it is fundamentally impossible for the Heavenly Sect to oppose the Great Qin.

The Taoist Sect can be said to be the most powerful among the Hundred Schools of Thought; while Confucianism and the Mohist School have many experts, compared to the Taoist Sect and the Yin-Yang School, they are likely lacking by a few degrees.

The Yin-Yang School alone is even enough to contend with the Mohist School and Confucianism, especially the Mohist School; although they have many people, how many experts do they actually have?

Truly not many; the previous generation's Mohist Leader passed away, and the current Mohist Leader's strength is really not very impressive—in Qin Shi Mingyue, he is not even a match for a Protector of the Yin-Yang School.

One can imagine.