It is not only Housheng who was shocked.

The next day at noon, King Qi, who had just woken up, was also shocked after listening to Hou Sheng's report.

"This King Zhao is so willing to spend money?"

Hou Sheng said with a smile:

"King, now the other princes are in a group, and our Daqi is the only country that has not been involved in the war."

"Then won't the other princes have to flatter us?"

As Hou Sheng said, these days, the envoys from Qin, Chu, Wei and even Han gathered in Linzi, and everyone wanted to convince the King of Qi to send troops to cooperate with their war.

At this time, the winning rate of Qi will increase sharply on which side.

The King of Qi:

"Then do you think, which country should I support?"

Hou Sheng said without hesitation:

"Of course it's Zhao State, the king."

The King of Qi laughed:

"Just because King Zhao's bid is the highest?"

Hou Sheng nodded and said:

"I think there are several benefits to supporting Zhao State."

"First of all, Qi and Zhao are still allies at present. The Great Qi supports Zhao State, which is normal for both emotion and reason, and the other princes have nothing to say."

"Secondly, Zhao State has the highest price, which can give other princes a warning effect."

"If other princes seek great Qi in the future, they must offer higher prices."

When King Qi heard this, his eyes lit up and signaled Hou Sheng to continue speaking.

Later, I will tell you again:

"Finally, if you support Zhao State, Daqi will not need to send troops this time."

"Da Qi can concentrate on first digesting the conquered Yan land, and then watch Zhao and Qin become a ball."

King Qi touched his chin and pondered for a while, and said:

"These two countries are the great enemies of the Great Qi in the future. It is good to let them fight together, but what if one of them wins and becomes stronger?"

Hou Sheng smiled and said:

"The king is worried too much. These two countries are now worth the pound."

"Even if one of the countries wins, it will be a killing of one thousand enemies and losing 800 yourself. How can it become stronger?"

"On the contrary, Daqi took advantage of this period of time to work hard to develop well."

"The national strength of the two countries was consumed by the war. The Great Qi took advantage of the situation to develop, which is really a way to prosperity and strength."

King Qi listened carefully to Hou Sheng's words, but did not immediately express his opinion.

"Housheng, your words are indeed quite reasonable, but I still need to think about it."

"You go down first, by the way, remember to bring those things that Li Jian gave into the palace."

Hou Sheng was stunned when he heard this.

Originally, Hou Sheng thought that after he finished speaking, the King of Qi should directly agree with his opinion.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, King Qi hesitated and did not express his opinion immediately.

This immediately alerted Hou Sheng.

Could it be that there are other forces in the middle of the country who are also secretly influencing the king behind their backs?

A sense of crisis began to arise from Hou Sheng's heart.

Who is this damn guy?

Li Jian walked out of the carriage and looked at the Jixia Academy in front of him.

This museum full of humanistic atmosphere reminded him involuntarily of the universities in later generations.

At this moment, a quarrel sounded.

"Confucius is the real saint of literature!"

"Who said that Mr. Li Kui is the saint who led all the schools of thought into the palace of princes!"

Li Jianxun looked at it and found that it was a group of Confucian scholars confronting the Legal scholars.

The two groups of people were clearly distinguished. Confucian scholars wore Confucian crowns and Confucian robes, while Legal scholars wore shaved crowns and black robes.

Many people on both sides had long swords around their waists, and some people had even pressed their hands on the hilt of the sword, and they were very imposing to fight at a moment's disagreement.

The number of Legal scholars was relatively small, but the momentum was even stronger. They all pointed directly at the noses of Confucian scholars and quarreled loudly, forcing the Confucian scholars in front to retreat step by step.

At this moment, a deep shout rang out.

"Shut up to me!"

Xunqiu came hurriedly with a few old men.

Xunzi said coldly:

"What's the point of being a good boy who is not good at studying and is thinking about quarrels and fights all day long?"

A Confucian scholar was obviously dissatisfied and said:

"Aren't we arguing with these Legalists?"

Xunzi shook his head and said:

"Arguing cannot be considered a dispute, and your quarrels have no reason, they are just to suppress each other."

"Go back and do a few articles and criticize the other party's opinions, which is better than anything else."

"The debate at the academy will begin again next month. If you continue to waste time here, you will have no choice if you recommend the list to the palace!"

It was related to the future. The scholars of the two factions finally stopped quarreling. After making a few harsh words from each other, they each dispersed.

Xunzi said a few words to the old men around him, and the old men also dispersed, looking at the direction, they should be trying to persuade these scholars.

Li Jian then took Han Fei up and greeted with a smile:

"Master Xun, why are you safe?"

Xunqiu looked up and saw Li Jian, and immediately smiled:

"I heard that Li Qing came to Linzi two days ago, so I thought about when to visit Li Qing."

"I didn't expect that Li Qing came to the door on his own initiative, which really made me flattered."

Li Jian laughed:

"What the Master said? I came here at the king's order this time and wanted to have a good discussion with Master."

Han Fei followed the situation and greeted Xunzi.

Xunzi nodded and smiled:

"Come on, please come here."

The two walked along the road of the Academy and towards Xunzi's residence.

Along the way, scholars from the academy kept saying hello to Xunkui.

Li Jian watched and was puzzled.

Most of the scholars who are good at asking are Legalism, farmer, Taoist, but there are almost no Confucianism.

You know, Xunzi is now recognized as the world's number one scholar!

There were obviously many Confucian scholars passing by, but no one came forward to greet him...

Is this former high priest of Jixia Academy, whose relationship with Confucianism has become so tense?

Soon, the three of them arrived at Xunzi's residence and sat down with the guest of honor.

Li Jian straight to the point:

"Master, this time I am on behalf of the king to invite you to Handan and open a new academy."

"The king said that as long as the Master is willing to go to Handan, the affairs of the Academy will be decided by the Master's will."

"Also, the king is willing to enthrone the Master as his subordinate to help the Master develop the Academy better."

When Xunqiu heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved.

Li Jian in front of him was the Xiaqing of Zhao, who was a serious official of Zhao.

On the other hand, in Qi State, the high priest in Jixia Academy is usually the doctor.

If some high-ranking priests do not win the will of the King of Qi and do not even have the title of doctor, they will be awarded an honorary doctor.
To be continued...