After giving the specific figures, Liu Ji hurriedly added:
"But this is only the number of people under extreme circumstances. As for how many people can really be used, I don't care."
Being able to mobilize 12,000 people does not mean that the Zhu family is really willing to spare the entire Shennong Hall to help the Mo family.
What Liu Ji said here was rather vague. He did not explicitly say that the Zhu family would not agree. He only said that it would depend on the actual situation.
Master Ban nodded and understood what Liu Ji meant, "We understand this. Naturally, it is up to the Zhu Family Hall Master to consider it based on the actual situation."
Upon seeing this, Liu Ji hurriedly asked, "Can you tell me why there are so many people?"
To be honest, Liu Ji had already concluded in his heart that it was impossible for his hall master to really mobilize tens of thousands of manpower for the Mo family. He estimated that five thousand would be the maximum limit.
If the Mo family definitely needs so many manpower, it will probably have to be discussed within the Sixth Hall...or to put it more clearly, it will have to be decided by their new hero.
On the surface, this operation was a cooperation between Shennongtang and the Mohist family, and in the eyes of the people in Shennongtang, only the two senior officials of the Zhu family and Liu Ji knew that it was actually a cooperation under the instruction of their heroes.
If Shennong Hall cannot bear the needs of the Mohist family, the six halls will definitely have to contribute.
Of course, the first thing he needs to do is to figure out the whole story.
What exactly is the Mo family trying to do, and what is the Qinglong Plan?
After Master Ban and others looked at each other, Master Ban, the old man, answered Liu Ji:
"Since we want to cooperate, I won't hide everything from you, brother Liu Ji. However, old man, I must also tell the ugly things first. You must not leak these contents to anyone except the Zhu family hall master."
Liu Jizheng looked serious and replied in a slightly serious tone, "Brothers from the Mo family, please rest assured. Although I, Liu Ji, am a mouthful, I will never say anything I shouldn't."
Master Ban stroked his beard and smiled, calming down the atmosphere and saying, "Xiao Gao and the others mentioned to me what happened in Daze Mountain before. Naturally, we can trust brother Liu Ji's loyalty."
Then Master Ban got to the point, "About the Qinglong Project, I wonder if brother Liu Ji knows anything about it?"
Liu Ji spread his hands and replied with a smile, "Looking at me like this, you know I must know nothing."
Master Ban smiled when he heard this and asked, "Does Brother Liu Ji know anything about the plan to assassinate Qin many years ago?"
"Plan to assassinate Qin?" Liu Ji was stunned. He didn't understand why it was suddenly mentioned in the old almanac for so many years, but he still replied, "Everyone knows that Mr. Jing Ke's bravery and fearlessness are touching."
Liu Ji himself did not accept assassinations based on his interests, but this did not prevent him from respecting warriors like Jing Ke who dared to sacrifice themselves.
When the topic of Jing Ke was mentioned, many people present had complicated expressions.
Master Ban put away the sigh in his heart and continued, "The assassination operation that year was planned and implemented by His Highness Prince Dan of Yan, the previous tycoon of our Mohist family. It was called the Dragon Slaying Plan."
Liu Ji nodded, he knew all this - he only found out about Yan Dan's identity recently.
"But that's just an appearance." Master Ban said about the truth that no one else knew, and even few people within the Mohist family knew. "In fact, there were three parties who planned and implemented this assassination."
"In addition to the Mohist family, there are also farmers and Xiong Qi, the then Lord of Qin Changping."
"In other words, the planners are Prince Dan of Yan, Kui Tian Guang, the peasant hero, and Xiong Qi, the Lord of Changping."
"The farmer was involved in that matter!?" Liu Ji asked in disbelief.
That assassination, no matter how you look at it, has nothing to do with the peasant family?
It wasn't that he didn't want the farm family to be involved in the plan to assassinate Qin, but he simply didn't understand it.
Seeing this, Master Ban explained, "In that assassination, the peasant family was not directly involved in the operation. However, Xia Kuai Tian Guang provided some assistance. Our Mohist family was responsible for the execution. Changping Lord Xiong Qi helped smoothen the relationship within the court and facilitated the assassination."
Opportunity for assassination."
"Ah..." Liu Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He didn't expect that there were so many secrets hidden behind the assassination that year.
After calming down, Liu Ji turned to ask, "What does this have to do with the Qinglong Project?"
"It has a lot to do with it." Master Ban explained, "That assassination, that is, the Dragon Slaying Plan, was actually the prelude to the Azure Dragon Plan, or the Azure Dragon Plan is the follow-up to the Dragon Slaying Plan."
"The Dragon Slaying Plan failed, and the Blue Dragon Plan came into being."
"Same as the Dragon Slaying Plan, the masterminds of the Green Dragon Plan are still Prince Yan Dan, Xia Kui Tian Guang, and Changping Jun, and the target is still Ying Zheng's life."
"At the same time, just like the Dragon Slaying Plan, the Qinglong Plan also has the Mohists executing the final kill, and Changping Lord is responsible for opening up relations within the Qin State and providing opportunities for assassination."
"And the farmer is still responsible for assisting and coordinating."
"However, unlike the last time that only Xia Kui Tian Guang was required to take action, this time the entire farm family is required to take action to provide sufficient manpower."
After Liu Ji listened to this series of contents, he was stunned.
Not because of shock, but because of confusion.
Go around together, or assassinate?
Nearly twenty years have passed since the plan to assassinate Qin, so why are you still clinging to the assassination?
If you want to overthrow the empire, there must be other ways, so as not to endanger Ying Zheng's life, right?
Liu Ji didn't understand the Mohist family's obsession with assassinating Ying Zheng, but he was too embarrassed to ask directly. After he came to his senses, he didn't make any comment on the Qinglong Plan, and just asked the question:
"Just to cooperate with the assassination, do we need tens of thousands of people? Isn't this enough to directly attack Ying Zheng's convoy?"
Master Ban gave a wry smile when he heard this, "According to the original plan, of course we won't need so many people, but..."
"Brother Liu Ji, you have to know that this plan was agreed upon by a tripartite agreement. Each party is important, but now one party is missing."
Liu Ji was stunned when he heard this.
Among the tripartite planners of the Blue Dragon Plan, the Nong family has been basically separated from the plan for many years, and there is almost no one inside who knows the content of the Blue Dragon Plan.
However, farmers are only gradually disengaging and can continue to support the Qinglong Plan as long as the leadership is willing.
But the other party besides Nong Mo - Lord Changping, completely disappeared into thin air.
Master Ban continued, "Without the support of Lord Changping, we can only find other ways to find or even create opportunities to assassinate Ying Zheng. In this way, the difficulty will be greatly increased, and the manpower required will become unknown."
Liu Ji couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard this, and questioned, "Then we won't need so many people, right?"
"Isn't Ying Zheng coming to Songhai? When he enters the city, he won't be able to surround himself with thousands of soldiers to protect him at all times. He can always find a suitable opportunity, right?"
Although Liu Ji didn't know what method Master Ban meant by "creating" the assassination opportunity, he could probably guess that it wasn't a good idea.
So he still tends to look for existing opportunities.
Coincidentally, Ying Zheng's eastward patrol also gave them an opportunity to take advantage of.
When Master Ben heard this, the smile on his lips became even bitterer:
"To be honest, we originally planned to choose the implementation location of the Qinglong Plan in Songhai City, but now we have given up. Instead, we will take action in advance before Ying Zheng's east patrol convoy arrives in Songhai."
"Why?" Liu Ji became more and more confused about the mental state of the Mo family.
What's wrong with not playing the good low-difficulty mode and insisting on challenging the high-difficulty mode!
"Because the imperial master is currently in Songhai." Master Ban explained melancholy, "We cannot wait until he and Ying Zheng meet up before taking action, otherwise we will definitely fail."
"We can only take advantage of the fact that Ying Zheng's convoy has not reached Songhai and assassinate Ying Zheng in advance."
When he assassinated Ying Zheng under Gu Xun's pressure, Master Ban knew without even thinking that he was seeking death.
"Oh." Liu Ji nodded, "That Imperial Master, I've heard of his name too."
"But...that's not all, right?"
Gu Xun's reputation is certainly terrifying, and Liu Ji also admits it.
You know, among the many forces in the world, the one who suffered the biggest loss at the hands of Gu Xun was their farm family.
But there is no need to increase the difficulty of the entire assassination operation several levels out of thin air just to avoid him, right?
After all, he is just one person, can he still be tied to Ying Zheng?
Could it be that the aftermath of Jing Ke’s failed assassination had left a psychological shadow on the Mohist family?
Liu Ji couldn't help but slander the Mo family's behavior in his heart.
Master Ban didn't explain much, he just smiled bitterly and replied, "On this point, we can responsibly say that it's very, very important!"
"Brother Liu Ji, tell the Zhu family hall master the truth about this. I believe he will understand."
Master Ban always doesn't like to talk too much about Gu Xun's issues, or the entire Mohist family doesn't like to talk too much about Gu Xun's affairs either.
If you can't afford to offend anyone, just stay away from them as much as possible.
It would be best if the higher-ups of the farmer's family can understand. If they don't understand... then try to persuade them.
Speaking of which, Liu Ji couldn't say anything else.
To be honest, he felt that there were big problems with the Mo family's Qinglong plan, but if he really wanted to say it, he couldn't seem to find anything wrong with it.
Every item of Mohism is well-founded and not decided randomly, but when they are all combined, Liu Ji finds it awkward...
For now, he can only blame it on the fact that he doesn't know the specific details of the plan, so he has some misunderstandings. Maybe he will understand it when he understands it more thoroughly.
Maybe...
Just when Liu Ji wanted to ask for further details, another person came.
"It seems that I came at the wrong time." Zhang Liang is also used to coming to Mo's house and he never pays attention to etiquette. He just opens the door and enters.
After entering, he discovered that there was an outsider in the house that he didn't even recognize.
Upon seeing this, Master Ban greeted with a smile, "What did Zifang say? You came at the right time."
"Let me introduce you, this person is Mr. Zhang Liang and Zhang Zifang, the third head of the Confucian Little Sage Village."
"This person is Brother Liu Ji, the general manager of Shennong Hall, a farmer's family. He was ordered by the master of Zhu Family Hall to discuss the Qinglong Project with us."
Zhang Liang and Liu Ji looked at each other, with different emotions in their eyes.
Liu Ji was mainly surprised and curious.
He had also heard of the names of the Three Great Masters of Qi and Lu, but this was the first time he had seen them.
Not to mention anything else, Zhang Liang's handsome appearance made him secretly sigh and envy him.
At this time, Zhang Liang was more interested in playing.
He had heard Liu Ji's name mentioned by others. He had wanted to see it before, but today he got his wish.
But at first glance, he didn't see anything extraordinary about Liu Ji.
Except for his free and easy temperament, which is quite eye-catching, everything else is mediocre.
His strength is average, his appearance is average, and his status is just that... maybe he has great intelligence and is as wise as a fool?
Of course, these thoughts do not prevent Zhang Liang from saying hello first, "Confucian Zhang Liang, you are polite."
Seeing this, Liu Ji quickly returned the favor, "You're too polite, I'm very familiar with Mr. Zhang San's name."
"A little bit of fame made Brother Liu Ji laugh." Zhang Liang replied humbly.
Liu Ji didn't know how to answer the question. He had rarely dealt with a serious Confucian gentleman like Zhang Liang before.
Master Ban took over the conversation and said with a smile, "Zifang came just in time. We are discussing the Qinglong Project. You can also help come up with ideas."
Zhang Liang was a little hesitant when he heard this, "It's hard for me to ask about this matter, right?"
He was just putting on a show, retreating in order to advance. After all, he had a special status, so he still had to show off.
Master Ben waved his hand nonchalantly, "Come and sit down and chat. I don't mind, old man. Why are you embarrassed?"
Master Ban didn’t completely believe Zhang Liang, but he didn’t intend to reveal all about the Qinglong Project today.
What he wanted to talk to Liu Ji was mainly about some vague and general issues.
Even if it is leaked, it will not cause the Qinglong Project to directly fail. Instead, it will give him the opportunity to confirm who among the people present has the problem.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Liang no longer refused, he stepped forward and took a seat with a smile, looking at everyone present, "I wonder how the Qinglong Plan is going?"
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More than an hour later.
In Songhai City, the General's Mansion.
"The Qinglong Plan is indeed an extension of the past plan to assassinate Qin." Zhang Liang said softly to Gu Xun, who was sitting opposite him, "The purpose is still to take Ying Zheng's life."
Regarding this point, he had actually already guessed.
The only plan that Prince Dan of Yan and Lord Chang Ping can dream about is probably related to Ying Zheng's life.
Gu Xun was quite emotional about this, "Ah... They always rely on sporadic violence to solve problems. This group of Jianghu people..."
"Brother Gu, do you think their plan is unreasonable?" Zhang Liang asked with a smile.
Gu Xunyi shrugged, "In terms of their purpose, of course it is useful, whether it was Jing Ke's assassination of Qin back then or the Qinglong Project today."
Jing Ke assassinated Qin in order to delay Yan.
Ying Zheng was young at the time, and his heirs were relatively young. Once he died suddenly, the Qin Dynasty would be thrown into chaos, and other countries would be given a chance to breathe.
The Qinglong Plan is to overthrow the empire, and killing Ying Zheng is the most efficient and effective way to overthrow the empire.
Gu Xun sneered at this because this kind of assassination might solve the problem, but it often caused more serious problems.
If Jing Ke had succeeded in his assassination of Qin, he might have bought some time for the Yan State, but it would also most likely have brought a heavier disaster to the Yan State.
The same goes for the Qinglong Project this time. If Ying Zheng dies, the empire is likely to fall apart quickly, but the resulting turmoil in the world will be an out-and-out disaster.
The people who plan such things may or may not know the consequences. In short, in order to achieve their goals, they show ignorance.
