In the Taoist Hall, although Si Baimao escaped, there were still unfinished business.

Han Sun was very generous, so he asked the Mohist to go to the inner room to get the invitation letter from Fengtian and distribute it to every bachelor.

The invitation even included Tan Ying and Si Qinghuang.

During the distribution, Han Sun came to the stage and sat firmly, looking around clearly:

"Although Si Baimao has evil intentions, this invitation is genuine and stamped with the seal of Fengtian.

"All the scholars came to Qin from all over the world, each with his own ambitions.

“Either you seek the Way, you seek power, you help the world, or you make your family rich.

"In this regard, our Qin Palace will only follow the King's teachings, recruit virtuous people, be famous for those who are righteous, and promote only those who are talented.

"Besides, this invitation is a personal matter, so you don't have to worry about it."

"If there are many scholars studying abroad this time, Qin Xuegong will make another selection.

"The autumn of Qin Zheng's employment of people was also a time when materialism would establish a new "Widian", and Fan Zi would seek axioms.

“Reconstructing mathematics with rules, reshaping physics with examples, studying law and politics to govern the world, we still have too many big things to do.

"Please also keep the invitation letter. If you go to Fengtian, you don't have to go to class tomorrow morning. The academy will record your name in the register. You are welcome to come back at any time."

The scholars thought that Han Sun would exert pressure, but they did not expect that he would be able to come and go so freely.

But Han Sun did hint that the future of the Qin Palace was very promising. Following the materialistic approach, this place was likely to become the birthplace of new mathematics and new physics.

On the other hand, if Fengtian has such a large influx of bachelors, will they really have so many materials to offer? Or should they become grandsons?

To take a step back, Fengtian did not hesitate to take this strategy in order to suppress Qin Palace. This is not just a recognition of Qin Palace's strength.

While he was thinking about it, he saw the chief bachelor grabbing the invitation, tearing it up and smashing it into pieces, without saying a word the whole time.

The Mo masters had already calmed down a bit, but seeing this, Lao Mo couldn't help but stare and raised his hand: "Young master, you can come and go as you please, why bother humiliating me, Fengtian, like this?!"

Before Ying Yue could reply, Pang Mu raised his hand and pointed: "Didn't you Fengtian deceive the Qin Dynasty? What do you want to do by recruiting the scribes of my first palace? The Lord sacrificed a lot of wine, respecting Fengtian's reputation and students' ambitions, and did not want to go into details.

Are you still aggrieved?"

Lao Mo suddenly became speechless. After struggling for a moment, he only waved his hand: "I won't argue with you..."

During this confrontation, three or five bachelors tore up the invitation letters and made their commitments on the spot.

Han Sun just pressed his hands and smiled and said: "Fengtian scholars are here, so there is no need to do this. If you really want to tear it up, please go back and tear it up. Otherwise, if the news spreads, outsiders will say that our Qin Palace does not respect Fengtian and will force the scholar to stay in the palace by tearing up the book."

"

The sound of tearing books was relieved a little.

Han Sun then said:

"There is indeed something wrong with Fengtian's move. I think someone was deceived by slander and came up with this strategy.

"To end this matter, I will go to Wangji tomorrow to have a talk to break this obstacle. Taking this opportunity, I will also go to the seven countries to set things straight.

"I would also like to invite you, Si Ye, to take over the duties of offering wine to you. All you learned scholars will assist Zuo Fanzi. All you bachelors, please concentrate on your studies and don't let your mind wander."

Fan Ya and other scholars immediately stood up and accepted the order.

This... is said very easily...

But if I remember correctly.

The last time someone at the prime minister level went to various countries as envoys to lobby the kings, I was afraid that Zhang Yi, the political strategist, was still trying to unite the countries to break up the alliance...

To put it bluntly, the so-called alliance means that the northern and southern countries unite into one, and unite the weak to attack a strong Qin.

Lian Heng formed an east-west alliance headed by Qin, trying to strengthen Qin to attack the weak and cut off the "vertical alliance".

It's just that Zhang Yishi was famous because he was sent as an envoy to break Qin's siege and break up the alliance.

What is the goal of Han Sun's trip, and who is the enemy?

This matter is probably not something that ordinary bachelors can know.

But they have already faintly felt that the world, which has been stable for hundreds of years, is faintly trembling.

But Tan Ying's eyes gradually glowed with a strange light.

Han Sun fiercely argued with the Eight Kings and Emperor Zhou?

I want to see this. I really want to see this.

…

After the discussion, Han and Sun Fan Ya sent away all the scholars, leaving only the learned scholars to talk in detail.

Tan Ying wanted to escape as a bachelor at this time, but Han Sun refused to allow it. He just regarded him and Fan Huashi as scholars and pushed them back to the table together.

Since it was a secret meeting of learned scholars, Han Sun no longer concealed the matter of the emperor's appointment. He revealed the inside story here and asked everyone for their opinions.

There is no doubt that Pang Mu and Zhou Jingzhi took the anti-contract side without even thinking about it.

Fan Ya, Tan Ying, Fan Hua Shi and a Legalist scholar also made anti-contract statements.

The attitude of the other scholars is quite ambiguous, and they probably want to wait for their own documents to come over to formally confirm the matter before making a decision.

Han Sun's intention was clear. The purpose of his trip was to persuade the emperor and the kings to invalidate this agreement. Therefore, before leaving, he asked everyone for advice, whether they supported or opposed it.

Hear some insights.

The opposing party, especially Pang Mu and Zhou Jingzhi, naturally talked eloquently and explained all the reasons.

As for those with ambiguous attitudes, they are just talking about it, meaning that they have limited talent and learning, and have no virtue and are unable to express their opinions on such an important matter. Among them, Ji Zengquan and Mu Yingzhen are the most ambiguous.

From this point of view, people like Fan Ya and Pang Mu who are loyal to their own opinions and have just rebelled against their family are in the minority.

Being wise and protecting yourself is the public choice.

What's more, for those who have become famous people, once the Taoism is granted to the people and the class distinction is solidified, the prosperity and wealth of their children and grandchildren will naturally be guaranteed, and their family members will always be superior to others. Who doesn't want this?

There is no doubt that this is also the biggest difficulty for Han Sun’s lobbying.

No matter how great justice and heaven are, can they outweigh selfish desires?

After talking like this until three o'clock in the morning, although there are no shocking insights, even the dullest scholar can understand the situation clearly.

The trouble with this "contract to seal the road" is that everyone must sign in and perform the contract for the matter to be established.

Otherwise, the seven kings will grant the Tao to the people, and you, Qin, will preach it generously. The result will be that the number of people in Qin who have gained the Tao will be greater, while the seven kings will have fewer and fewer Taoists.

In this agreement, the Eight Kingdoms and Wang Ji are like nine boards, which together form a wooden tube to protect the water inside.

As long as a board is slightly loose, water will flow out through the gap in that board.

Everyone is aware of this matter and will definitely solve it.

Therefore, if this agreement to seal the Tao is fulfilled, if there are still people who are disobedient.

Naturally, the other boards won't mind getting rid of it forever and dividing their lives.

With the edict of Emperor Zhou, Fengtian Academy is in charge, and with the long-term benefits, this alliance is far more reliable than Gongsun Yan's alliance...

Having said that, Han Sun finally looked at Tan Ying, who had been drawing and painting: "You have been painting for an hour, is your materialistic view so difficult to express?"

"I'm polishing it, I've already finished it." Tan Ying nodded in shock, then showed the paper to everyone, "This is my rough estimate of the map of the earth."

Although everyone didn't understand why he drew this, they still looked at it carefully.

It was a horizontal oval map. The place where Zhou Tianxia was located was blacked out. The vast area in the north was marked with "Hungarian", the south was marked with "Baiyue", and the west was marked with "Qiang".

Further to the west, there are legendary beings such as the Se-eyed Man and the Red-Haired Ghost.

The rest of the area, except for the extreme sea and the extreme south, which are marked with "sea", are covered with the characters "guo", large and small.

A similar "map of the world" has actually been done by someone before.

But no matter which version of the family, Zhou is the absolute center of the world, monopolizing seventy-eight percent of the world's territory.

However, in the picture of Tan Ying, I am afraid it is not even one-tenth.

Seeing this picture, although Fan Ya has become materialistic, his original intention has not changed. He just raised his hand and asked: "How did you get this picture?"

"According to many star longitudes and ephemeris records, if the earth is a ball, there are longitudes and latitudes. By comparing the ephemeris of various places, we can roughly calculate the longitude and latitude span of the Zhou Dynasty." Tan Ying pointed to the small "Zhou Zhou"

"Tianxia" said, "Si Ye should also remember that when explaining why the shadow is tilted north, it has been concluded that the area where Zhou Tianxia is located is nothing more than a piece of land north of the Tropic of Cancer. No matter how big it is, it can only be this big."

"This theory has not yet been written, and the calculation is not clear yet, so it is difficult to base this picture on."

"It doesn't matter, I just want to give you teachers a visual impression." Tan Ying took a picture of the map and said:

"Hun, Qiang, Nanyue, Semu, and there may be barbarians beyond the East China Sea.

“Aren’t there enough people?

"Is the way of heaven only available to us?

"We have sealed the way, and the ignorant people are enjoying themselves. We only want our descendants to be rich and honorable, and to have long-term peace and stability.

"Have you asked them their opinion?

"When we, the descendants, stick to the teachings of our ancestors and do not think about progress, we only know how to enslave the people and live in arrogance and extravagance.
To be continued...