Ch 264: Liu Bang: Stop Arguing, the Qin and Zhao States Will Both Perish in the Future! The World Belongs to My Great Han

The scene fell into dead silence.

Ying Yiren’s pupils contracted, and a monstrous wave surged in his heart. He followed the direction of Chu Mo’s Avatar’s gaze and looked towards a certain spot in the void.

After a few breaths, a sigh sounded.

Two slender figures walked out from the void. The person on the left wore an iron mask, his eyes cold and deep. The person on the right had silver hair, but he possessed an unspeakable aura.

“Fi-, Fi-, Fi-…” Ying Yiren stammered.

“I am Ying Qian! Please enlighten me.” The iron-masked man cupped his fist towards Chu Mo’s Avatar. He completely ignored Ying Yiren!

Ying Yiren was stunned for a moment, and an understanding dawned on him. His face became extremely unsightly, and he opened his mouth, but couldn’t say anything.

“…Prince Qian?” The Avatar’s eyes narrowed slightly. Ying Qian was the elder brother of Duke Xiao of Qin. Duke Xiao of Qin and Shang Yang were a perfect match, implementing reforms. Ying Qian was even punished because of the legal changes, and Shang Yang cut off his nose for breaking the law, after which he wore an iron mask.

Of course, this was the history Chu Mo knew before his transmigration. As for what the situation was in this transcendent version of the era… he couldn’t be sure. After all, as a foundation, Ying Qian’s strength was undoubtedly extremely terrifying. If he really had his nose cut off as well… the reason and process might be different from what he had seen in his previous life.

“Your Excellency, you’ve misunderstood something.” The silver-haired old man on the right said in a slightly hoarse voice, “We didn’t refrain from acting simply because Gongzi Zheng is the son of the King of Qin.”

For these ancestor-level figures of the various states, bloodline wasn’t important; the legitimacy of succession was the most important. In the final analysis, Ying Zheng’s legitimacy… originated from the Zhao state, not the Qin state.

Even if the bloodline was the same, their attitude towards Ying Zheng would only be the same as facing a legitimate King Zhao.

“The reason we didn’t act was simply because…” Ying Qian sighed softly, his expression becoming extremely heavy. He said in a low voice, “The old geezer of the Zhao state told us… about That God.”

If there was no Vast Heaven God, then they would definitely flatten everything without hesitation… But with That Person involved, the situation was completely different. Not to mention resisting the Vast Heaven God, even facing that Confucian Sage at this moment, they had to be extremely cautious.

How could they resist if the Vast Heaven God spoke? Even the Son of Heaven during the peak of the Zhou dynasty… was only the Son of Heaven…

“Your Excellency.” Another Qin ancestor spoke, staring intently at Chu Mo’s Avatar, enunciating each word, “Please explain your ultimate goal… Do you really want to destroy the Qin state?”

“If it’s just to cede land, we’ll admit defeat… But if it’s destruction…”

The Qin ancestor clenched his fist, then sighed dejectedly and released it. He seemed to be helpless as well. He had no doubt that if the existence in front of him really had That Person backing him… his, Ying Qian’s, resistance would be instantly crushed.

They had watched Ying Yiren being captured, and even followed Ying Yiren here… wasn’t it because of this?

They were willing to sacrifice their lives for the Qin state, but… they weren’t willing to make pointless sacrifices. Or rather, if both of them were to have an accident… the Qin state would truly be finished… With both of them present, even if the Qin state’s situation was dire, there might still be a chance to recover after some time.

“You’re asking the wrong person.” Chu Mo shrugged, glancing at Ying Zheng with a hint of strangeness. “I’ve completely delegated authority…”

The expressions of both of them changed simultaneously. They looked at each other, repeatedly sizing up Chu Mo, still somewhat uncertain. It wasn’t until impatience appeared on Chu Mo’s face that they suddenly realized and quickly looked at Ying Zheng.

Although he still had other thoughts in his heart, since Chu Mo had already said this much, Ying Qian immediately asked Ying Zheng, “What price do you need us to pay…”

“I want to unify the Six States.” Ying Zheng said, enunciating each word.

At this moment, the expressions of the two Ying ancestors changed. Not to mention them, even Ying Yiren was shocked at this moment, and finally laughed mockingly…

“You, don’t think that the Six States…” Ying Yiren’s words suddenly stopped, because he suddenly realized that the Qin army had been easily defeated by the Zhao army. If he despised the Zhao army and the Zhao state’s strength, he was essentially despising his own Qin state.

Ying Qian said calmly, “The Zhao army is indeed very strong… But that has no meaning, after all, the reason why the world is in this state is mainly because of Confu…”

Ying Qian suddenly stopped talking as well, his eyes flickering uncertainly. He realized that they were so wary of That God… and there was no doubt that the Confucian Sage would be even more wary. After all, they had learned from back channels that That Person in the heavens had wanted to bring the Confucian Sage to the sky a long time ago.

In fact, the Military Sage, as well as the Daoist Quasi-Sage Zhuangzi and other existences… had already ascended into the Heavenly Court.

As the strongest of the existing Sages, the Confucian Sage’s presence on the earth, openly influencing the order of the various states with his will, was a very taboo act. If it weren’t for the fact that Confucius and Lao Tzu had a very close relationship… and that Lao Tzu possessed a very special identity, perhaps That Person in the heavens would have already taken action.

“It’s meaningless.” Another Qin ancestor spoke, his expression complex as he gazed at Ying Zheng, his tone strange as he said, “Even if you defeat the other states… it will be meaningless! The world is too big, the various realms intertwined.” The ancestor’s voice was strange, “Even if you destroy them, it will be difficult to truly transform the other states… into a part of the Qin state, or rather, a part of the Zhao state you’re currently in.”

“The laws and rules that prevail in each world are different…”

“Then I’ll unify the laws of the various worlds…” Ying Zheng interrupted the ancestor.

Chu Mo’s Avatar’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought of… standardizing writing and the gauge of cartwheels… When his main body had traveled through the various realms before, he had actually noticed minor differences, but these differences had no effect on Chu Mo. So he didn’t pay too much attention… But it was clear that for ordinary people, the impact was still quite significant.

Considering that there was indeed no problem of law differences in the various worlds in later generations… the Ying Zheng in history should have indeed accomplished what he was saying at this moment.

“You can’t do it…” Ying Qian said coldly, “If you force it… even if you succeed, there might not be a problem while you’re alive… But as soon as you die, it will inevitably break apart again and return to its former state.”

Chu Mo’s Avatar was stunned for a moment, and thought of the Qin dynasty’s demise after the second emperor, his expression becoming somewhat subtle. He actually knew that the Qin dynasty’s destruction was already doomed at the moment of unification… It was a very simple principle, it had eaten too much at once.

Qin Shi Huang exerted the remaining strength of six generations, but the world conquered by the six generations wasn’t even as large as the world conquered by Qin Shi Huang alone. Was it because Qin Shi Huang’s ability surpassed his six ancestors? Obviously not!

It was because Qin Shi Huang forcibly swallowed the entire world. And the other ancestors… chose to slowly devour and slowly digest. After Qin Shi Huang swallowed the world, it directly led to the Qin state being unable to digest it, and the control over various places declined sharply… And then, there was no then!

Even Liu Bang, strictly speaking, hadn’t solved this problem. The method he used to deal with the inability to digest… was essentially still the enfeoffment system of the Zhou state. It was just that he was enfeoffing his own descendants…

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“Even excluding the law problem… excluding the communication problem… you don’t have enough manpower to send to other worlds to manage those people!” Ying Qian continued.

“That’s just because you don’t understand the Zhao state.” Ying Zheng interrupted the ancestor, his eyes filled with frankness, seriousness, and a hint of determination.

“I hope you take a good look… at this Zhao state that has been transformed by Chu-zi, by me, by everyone… When you taste the basic logic of this country, you will understand that all your worries are just jokes.”

Many Qin people were silent. They wanted to refute, but they didn’t know what the current situation of the Zhao state was… They wanted to refute, but didn’t know where to start.

Letting out a light breath, Ying Qian said softly, “Although… it’s very excessive! But I still want to ask… are you willing to define the country after the unification of Qin and Zhao as the Qin state! If you are willing, I, he, and even the entire Qin state, are willing to obey you…”

“Shut up.” An enraged voice suddenly rang out, and the figure of the Zhao ancestor walked out from the void. He glared ferociously at the two Qin ancestors. Clearly, he had already arrived and had been listening all along, and at this moment, their words had undoubtedly touched his bottom line.

“Actually, there’s no point in you discussing these things.” Chu Mo’s Avatar finally couldn’t help but complain in a low voice, “Whether it’s the Qin state or the Zhao state, in the future… they will eventually disappear into the long river of history.”

“Yes, the one who wins in the end… is actually a Han!”

The scene was silent, and then the expressions of the others changed drastically.

“What do you mean by that!?” Ying Qian’s gaze was sharp. The Han state? What country is that?!

Ying Qian was somewhat at a loss. He didn’t remember a state called Han among the Seven Warring States.

Chu Mo’s Avatar smiled silently, and looked at Liu Bang, who was standing silently in the corner, “What do you think?”

“…Me!” Liu Bang was silent for a moment, then sighed, “If you don’t mind, I can be frank… Anyway, I’m already a dead man! Even if they want to kill me, I probably won’t be able to do it.”

“…I thought! You would be considerate of the you of this era.” Chu Mo’s Avatar stroked his chin, clearly somewhat surprised.

“Forget it! I understand too well how terrifying this transformed country is…” Liu Bang gave a bitter grin, “As long as the world is stable, I won’t have the chance to rise against the trend!”

“Of course, I still have some talent for cultivation… If a noble person takes a fancy to me and provides enough cultivation resources, maybe I’ll have the chance to become a Divine General… But that’s all it is…”

Liu Bang was very frank. After seeing Chu Mo’s Avatar nod, he scanned the crowd and said, “Letting out a light breath, he carefully explained.

In the authentic history without Chu Mo… Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, eliminated Lü Buwei, formally took over the power of the Qin state, used the unparalleled momentum to unify the various states, used the methods left by his ancestors to force Confucius to take action, forcing Confucius to ascend! At the same time, he was wooing Mozi! He created the First Dragon Method…

He was invincible, sweeping across the world… Finally, he arrogantly carried out the Slaying Heaven, attempting to make his country truly comparable to the country in the heavens… For the first time, he established the Mount Tai Sacrifice, attempting to usurp the power of the List of Gods from the Vast Heaven God, and he, as the Emperor of the Mortal World, would confer the divine titles.

This aroused the wrath of the heavens, and a calamity descended, causing him to die young. And the Qin state also quickly… because it had offended the heavens, coupled with an unstable foundation, it was directly turned upside down…

In the end, he, this small knight… seized the world.

It was silent.

Not to mention the three ancestors of the two countries.

Even Ying Zheng, who had been educated by Chu Mo, had a dazed expression at this moment. He had thought of many identities for Liu Bang. After all, Liu Bang could be regarded as one of his teachers besides Chu Mo…

Although he had always felt that Liu Bang’s vision and ability were beyond imagination, and even thought that he was an Emperor Teacher… he really didn’t expect that Liu Bang was actually an Emperor.

“…Wait!” Ying Qian belatedly realized, his expression changing several times, and he exclaimed, “You… are from the future…”

“Wait a minute! Could it be.” The Zhao ancestor’s heart trembled, and he looked at Chu Mo in disbelief, “You are… the…”

Chu Mo calmly stared at him, and then heard him say, “You are the Vast Heaven God of the future… You used some method to become the existence closest to the Heavenly Dao in the future! That’s why you came to this era, and that’s why the Heavenly Dao is like that… That’s why you were able to manifest the image of the Vast Heaven God, and even prevent the Vast Heaven God in the heavens from stopping you.”

Chu Mo: “…”

You’re wrong, but it seems like you’ve guessed a lot of things! But…

Chu Mo’s Avatar rolled his eyes, indicating that he was speechless. He thought about it, and didn’t explain it to him. He turned around, and his figure suddenly disappeared!

Without Chu Mo’s presence, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly changed.

After everyone looked at each other, they were silent for a long, long time.

Finally, Ying Qian spoke again, letting out a sigh, “Then I’ll take a look at the Zhao state first!”

He believed Chu Mo’s words, mainly because this was perhaps the only reasonable explanation. Especially since he had secretly observed this Chu-zi who had traveled through the various states and arrived at the Qin state, and knew that his knowledge was vast… far beyond imagination!

If that knowledge came from the future… then everything could indeed be explained. Although even if that knowledge wasn’t created by Chu Mo… being able to control it to that extent was extremely terrifying… But he could at least understand that kind of Chu Mo.

Ying Zheng gazed at Liu Bang with a complex expression, but there wasn’t much anger. After all, he was only thirteen years old and didn’t have a son named Hu Hai… and hadn’t unified the world yet… Listening to his future was more of a psychological experience of listening to a story.

Although there were gains, that was all it was!