Chapter 404: Persuading Zhang Liang

Sanghai Cheng!

Coming to Sanghai Cheng again, things had changed. In a few years, Sanghai Cheng had changed tremendously; even saying "the sea has turned into mulberry fields" would not be an exaggeration.

Because the target was overseas, Sanghai Cheng, as a port city, especially the place where the Mirage ships were built, naturally received Great Qin's attention. In a few years, Sanghai Cheng stood out and became one of Great Qin's few majestic cities.

In a few years, it had expanded several times, and the permanent population reached over ten million. In the whole of Great Qin, those that could compare to Sanghai Cheng were only a few, such as Xianyang, Nanyang, etc.

And the Little Sage Manor, which was originally the greatest power in Sanghai Cheng, was now much more desolate than before.

Because of Great Qin's development in these few years, the original Qin Mohists and Qin Agriculturalists were developing at high speed. With this behemoth Great Qin supporting them from behind, the Mohist School and the Agricultural School, two major schools, could be said to be developing extremely quickly.

As for the original Mohists and Agriculturalists, some were absorbed by Great Qin. As for those stubborn ones, they naturally knew to hide in the shadows.

Great Qin's changes over the years made those petty people even more desperate. With more grain, the people in various places became more and more convinced of Great Qin.

Without the foundation of the bottom layer, those remnants of the six states could only hide deeper. Otherwise, if discovered, they would be reported.

These years, several remnants of the six states' nobility originally wanted to make a desperate strike, but they were reported by their own people, and one was even captured by his subordinates and sent to Great Qin's Xianyang.

The hearts of the people had been won. It could be said that Great Qin's foundation for ten thousand generations had been established. Those remnants of rebellion no longer had any threat and dared not stand out at all.

Some had even fled Great Qin.

"Mr. Zhang Liang."

Seeing Zhang Liang again, Su Fan also felt a bit of emotion. The once spirited Zhang Liang was gone. At this moment, Zhang Liang's face was still as graceful as before, but his eyes were lifeless.

His spirit had been consumed.

Su Fan knew why.

Zhang Liang spent his whole life running for the great cause of restoring the Han state. However, Great Qin's changes in these few years made him understand that restoring the state was already impossible.

Great Qin had won the hearts of the people, and they had no chance at all. Thus, there was no sustenance in his heart, as if he were a walking corpse.

If it weren't for his cultivation, he would probably have died if he were an ordinary person.

"Marquis Su, you won."

Zhang Liang looked at Su Fan lifelessly. "This time, Marquis, you came to see Liang, are you here to mock Liang?"

"Do you think I would be that bored?"

"Zhang Liang, you and I made a bet back then, and now I have achieved it."

Su Fan looked at Zhang Liang seriously. Zhang Liang's ability was absolutely top-tier in this world. The Three Heroes of the early Han were not a joke.

Perhaps in terms of internal affairs, Zhang Liang might not compare to Xiao He, and even compared to Li Si, he was a bit inferior.

But his wisdom and strategy far exceeded these people.

Su Fan naturally hoped that Zhang Liang's wisdom could be used on the right track, rather than wasting time like this.

"It is indeed Liang who lost."

Back when Su Fan left Sanghai Cheng, he once found Zhang Liang and had a showdown with the other party, hoping that the other party would let go of that unrealistic idea of restoring the state.

His arrival destined that they could not succeed. If Zhang Liang and the others wanted to restore the state, they first had to make the world miserable; only then could they use the commoners at the bottom to rebel.

Since ancient times, only when the commoners at the bottom were miserable was there a possibility of rebellion.

At other times, it was impossible. Have you ever seen a prosperous dynasty where a rebellion succeeded?

But Zhang Liang was very confident back then. He believed that he would succeed sooner or later. He didn't care about Su Fan's sudden arrival and pointing out his identity.

Su Fan saw this and made a bet with the other party about whether Great Qin could calm the world in a few years.

As a result, it was clear that he won; otherwise, how could Zhang Liang be so decadent?

"Zhang Liang, you are a smart person. You should understand that from the beginning, you could not succeed. The six states were defeated and destroyed by Great Qin because they no longer fit the era."

"Why were the six states swept away? I think as a Han noble, you should know."

"The six states back then were not Great Qin's opponents, and now they are even less so. Now the hearts of the people in the world have returned to Qin. I said it long ago, but you didn't believe it back then."

"The commoners of the world are the simplest. They don't ask for much; as long as they can survive, that's enough. As long as this point is satisfied, no matter who it is, they cannot bewitch them."

"Is it that they forgot their identity? They betrayed their identity."

Suddenly, Zhang Liang couldn't help but say indignantly.

"Haha! Identity?"

"You talk to them about identity? It was your Han state that couldn't protect them first; it was your Han state lord and nobles who betrayed them first."

"Moreover, the six states back then, when did they ever treat these people as their own?"

Su Fan said with a tone of mockery. Once these words were spoken, Zhang Liang froze, and then his face was full of decadence.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it!"

"Back then, you six states didn't treat these people as humans, and now it's still the same. They are just tools used by you powerful people. They are illiterate, but they are not fools; they can distinguish between good and bad."

"Great Qin now lets them eat and drink their fill, so they will naturally be loyal to Great Qin."

"As for identity, ten million years ago, weren't you all Zhou people? The world divides and unites; this is the Dao of heaven and earth."

"So Great Qin unifying the world is the general trend, and no one can stop it."

"Do you know why His Majesty knows about you but has never taken any action? Because in His Majesty's eyes, you are just a mantis trying to stop a chariot, not worth worrying about at all."

"His Majesty's eyes have always had only one target: humanity's greatest enemy, the Divine Court. Among your group, there are people from the Divine Court."

"So, Marquis Su, why did you find Liang today?"

After Zhang Liang was silent for a long time, he looked up at him. "Are you trying to make Liang betray them?"

"Haha! You underestimate me too much. I said it before, Great Qin doesn't put them in its eyes at all. Even if some of them are from the Divine Court, so what? Can they cause any impact on the current Great Qin?"

"Now the world is peaceful, the people live and work in peace, and they have no ability to stir up any waves."

"So just relying on that group of people, once the army arrives, they can only be defeated and flee. I came to find you because of your talent."

"His Majesty has great talent and bold vision, wanting to crusade against the Divine Court and annihilate this greatest enemy of humanity, so he needs more talent."

"I don't want you to waste your time. Restoring the state is impossible, but if you don't restore the state, you have other ambitions."

"Hmph! For that Ying Zheng?"

"Wrong! It is for humanity." ===== CHAPTER 405 =====