Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

This anger is of course justified, the state of Chu is in danger now, but as the crown prince of the state of Chu, the future king of the state of Chu, he can only sit as a hostage and do nothing in Handan.

This prince originally studied with the princes of the State of Zhao in the palace city of Handan, but with the opening of the Huaxia Academy, all the princes of the State of Zhao, including Zhao Heng, were sent to the Academy of Handan. Therefore, the prince of Chu Kingdom naturally came to the Huaxia Academy and lost the opportunity to enter the palace city of Zhao Kingdom.

After the Crown Prince of Chu paused for a while, he continued to say to Lord Linwu who was beside him: "Mr. Linwu, you have also gone to see many ministers of Zhao State for a while, presumably they are also avoiding you?"

Lord Linwu's face froze when he heard the words, and after a while, he slowly nodded and said: "Prince Mingjian, it is indeed so." "

The reason why Lord Linwu was sent to Handan was that his first mission was to prevent other countries from plotting against the young prince. In addition, he actually had another more important mission, which was to get to know more about Zhao Guo. Big figures above the political arena, so that these big figures can persuade Zhao Guo to side with Chu State at critical times.

In the past few years, Lord Linwu has indeed known a lot of people from the Zhao Kingdom, and there are even several people who call him brothers.

However, at the critical moment, after learning the news of Lord Linwu's meeting, these big figures in Zhao State completely avoided seeing each other, making it clear that they didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Lord Linwu is not a fool, so he can very keenly perceive one thing from the attitudes of the ministers of Zhao State, that is, at least until now, the high-ranking king of Zhao State has not actually had any The meaning of wanting to intervene in this war that is related to the life and death of Chu State.

For the current state of Chu, this is definitely an out-and-out bad thing.

Looking around the world, there are actually very few countries that can prevent the Han-Wei coalition forces from raging in the territory of Chu.

Qi State and Yan State are now being combined into one pot of porridge, and these two countries will be eliminated directly.

Although Qin State used to be an ally of Chu State, it has been Chu State's great enemy these years. It is really hard to say whether such a big enemy can send troops to rescue Chu State.

Moreover, Qin State actually has another problem, that is, if Qin State sends troops, it is hard to say whether it can beat the Han-Wei coalition army.

If it was five years ago, at the time when the Battle of Changping broke out, no one in this world would have doubted that the Qin army would be able to completely defeat the Han-Wei coalition army.

However, now is no longer the moment when the Qin State was so powerful in the Battle of Changping.

The country that now shakes the world is called Zhao Guo.

Only if Zhao Guo is willing to take action, Chu State can survive the raging soldiers of Han and Wei.

In order to get Zhao Guo to take action, the Crown Prince of Chu State and Lord Linwu spent a lot of effort, but unfortunately, neither the Crown Prince of Chu nor Lord Linwu could see the king of Zhao State that they wanted to see so much.

Under such circumstances, the helpless Prince Chu had no choice but to choose a roundabout tactic, that is, he wanted to convey his intention of seeking help to King Zhao through the gentlemen of the Huaxia Academy in front of him.

You must know that these gentlemen from the Huaxia Academy are also the senior officials of Zhao Guo and belong to the advisory group of the king of Zhao Guo, so they have the qualifications to meet Zhao Dan at any time.

Of course, since there are hundreds of scholars gathered in Huaxia Academy, there are also a lot of gentlemen, and the prince of Chu State is a little bit scratching his head when he wants to find a gentleman to help him.

But in the end, the prince of Chu State made a decision, that is to choose the leader of Confucianism among them, that is, Xun Kuang, the great sacrificial wine in the Huaxia Academy, as the object of help.

Although the prince of Chu had vaguely heard of the twists and turns caused by the entry of the Mo family into the Huaxia Academy not long ago, in the view of the prince of Chu, since Xun Kuang's student Li Si has become Xun Kuang's influence is clearly beyond doubt.

If he could get Xun Kuang's help, then the prince of Chu felt that his plan to ask King Zhao for help would be very likely to succeed.

But obviously, at least until now, luck has not been on the side of the prince of Chu.

He had been waiting outside Xun Kuang's door for two full hours, but he still hadn't been summoned by Xun Kuang.

Because Xun Kuang once served as the Lanling Commander of the Chu State, the prince of the Chu State actually had a good impression of Xun Kuang, and he did not hesitate to choose to study Confucianism when he chose.

The fact that the crown prince of Chu chose Confucianism was once a big sensation in the Huaxia Academy. For this reason, Xun Kuang personally met the prince and gave him some encouragement.

But now it seems that this favor does not seem to have any effect.

Looking at the still closed door in front of him, the prince of Chu State fell into trouble.

If you leave, I'm afraid there will be no way to help Chu country again, but if you continue to stay here, it seems that there is no hope of success.

what should i do

What the Prince of Chu didn't know was that at this moment in Xun Kuang's mansion, several important figures of Confucianism were caught in a moderate dispute because of him.

Chapter 644 Xun Kuang's gift plan (fourth update)

In fact, ever since the prince of Chu sought an audience outside Xun Kuang's gate, Xun Kuang immediately summoned several important figures of Confucianism, that is, those Confucian priests in the Huaxia Academy, and began to discuss Let's talk about this matter.

The reason for this is because Xun Kuang felt that this seemed like a good opportunity.

Xun Kuang coughed and said to the Confucian offering wine in front of him, "Everyone, Chu is now under siege by Han and Wei. The prince of Chu asked us to help him outside the door. The best time to expand influence within the country, what do you think?"

As soon as Xun Kuang said these words, the few Confucian priests who were present at the ceremony couldn't help but feel a little moved.

No matter for any school of thought, expanding its influence is a must.

A Confucian contemplated offering wine for a long while, and then said to Xun Kuang, "Xunzi, Chu is a barbaric land that has never been enlightened, and is about to be destroyed by Han and Wei. If you support Chu at this time, It seems a little unwise."

Xun Kuang shook his head, and said to the Huaxia Academy Jijiu from Qi State, "I don't know about Jijiu. I used to be an official in Lanling County of Chu State. Although many people in Chu State have Dongyi style , but in fact they are no different from the people of the Central Plains, they only need to be patiently educated, and don't worry about their ignorance of etiquette."

Another Confucian Jijiu said: "The problem now is that even if we are willing to help the prince of Chu, we may not be able to solve this matter. If we can't solve this matter but blindly agree, wouldn't it be a waste of money?" Shame on my Confucian reputation?"

Xun Kuang pondered for a while, and said, "This is indeed a problem. The reason why I invite you here today is to hope that you can brainstorm and see if you can solve this problem."

After a pause, Xun Kuang continued: "This prince of Chu State worshiped Confucianism in the academy, he can be regarded as a Confucian scholar, and he is very interested in Confucianism. Diligent and inquisitive, he is an out-and-out supporter of Confucianism."

"I think that Confucianism has never been supported by any monarch since it was founded hundreds of years ago. Even the Qi State and the so-called Jixia Academy at that time only regarded Mencius as a consulting guest. I I thought that the Huaxia Academy would make the situation better, but the fact is not what we imagined, and the Mohists have entered the Huaxia Academy instead."

"From this point of view, neither Qi State nor Zhao State is a good place for Confucianism to develop. If Chu State can be successfully helped this time, then Chu State is likely to become the first country to support and accept Confucianism. , The vassal states governing the country with Confucian ideas, if we miss this opportunity, we will definitely become the sinners of Confucianism."

Although Xun Kuang had always been criticized as a Confucian heretic, he was still a Confucian leader after all, and what he was thinking at this time was also the interests of Confucianism.

After hearing Xun Kuang's words, several Confucian priests couldn't help being moved.

Although Confucianism and Mohism have always been called "Confucianism and Mohism", in fact, these two schools have never received thorough support in any country. It took root and blossomed among Qin and Qin, and bore brilliant fruits.

Among the several overlords in the Warring States Period, the rise of Qin, Wei and today's Zhao is inseparable from the role of Legalism.

Confucianism has always chosen to support Qi and Lu. It goes without saying that Lu is a scum and is still destroyed.

Although the monarchs of the Qi State founded the Jixia Academy and made Confucianism the largest sect in the Jixia Academy, they actually only regarded Confucianism as a tool, and never really regarded Confucianism as a school. thing.

Even when the famous Mencius was in Qi State, the monarchs of Qi State did not adopt Mencius's suggestion, and finally ran away in anger.

Under such circumstances, Confucianism urgently needs the support of a country to prove that it is not inferior to other schools of thought, especially Legalism.

Under such circumstances, when Xunzi said that the state of Chu might completely fall to Confucianism because of this incident, he immediately got the consent of these Confucianists to sacrifice wine.

Someone said: "If that's the case, then let's call the prince of Chu Kingdom in."

Another person shook his head to express his disapproval: "I haven't even thought of a solution yet. If the prince of Chu Kingdom is called in, but he can't give any solution to the problem, wouldn't he be looked down upon instead?"

Under such circumstances, several gentlemen of Confucianism had to search their brains and began to think about what kind of solution could solve the predicament in front of them?

As everyone present, it is of course possible to directly speak to King Zhao, but this is an option that is absolutely impossible to succeed.

The Confucian sacrificial wine present knew very well that if people like himself went to intercede with King Zhao, the wise King Zhao would probably gain insight into the motives of Confucianism.