The four hundred and twentieth chapter of the battle of Taoism
After Li You returned to Li Mansion, he immediately went to find Li Si, bowed and said, "Father, the child is back."
Li Si looked at Li You and said in surprise: "The conversation is over so quickly?"
Li You smiled bitterly and replied: "After we talked, I thought I couldn't compare to Lin Ze, so he made an offer that I couldn't refuse."
Li Si frowned slightly and said, "What conditions would make you so rude? Did you agree?"
Li You shook his head and said: "The child dare not agree easily. The blame falls on his father. I'm afraid my father will need to talk to him again. As for the conditions..."
Li You paused, took a deep breath and said, "The title of Marquis of the Li family is hereditary and will be passed down from generation to generation."
Li Si heard this and sneered: "How can he guarantee that the Li family will be a prince for generations? Even if Hu Hai succeeds to the throne, will he really be able to do whatever he wants?"
Li Youzheng replied: "Reform and reform, adding one level to the eighteenth level of title, but it can be inherited and replaced. Father, do you think people in the world will support or oppose it?"
Li Si's face turned serious. If Hu Hai really proposed this proposal, I'm afraid no one from the world's most powerful families would object. Who wouldn't want to be a prince for generations to come?
I originally thought that the other party was just making empty promises and making random promises, but now that he has spoken about restructuring, and it is extremely feasible, Li Si can't help but feel a little moved.
"Didn't you blame the matter on my father? Go and ask him to come over and let my father have a good talk with him," Li Si made a decision immediately.
Li You quickly took people to the Lin Mansion and informed Lin Ze of the matter.
Lin Ze felt a little surprised. Li You's previous behavior clearly showed that he was willing to welcome but also refused, and raised the price.
Lin Ze's price was very high, and he didn't mind if the other party asked for a higher price. As long as Hu Hai could get the upper hand and pay a small price, it wouldn't be a big deal. What he was afraid of was that the Li family wouldn't ask for the price.
He originally thought that Li Si would have to ignore him for a few days before taking advantage of the general trend. Unexpectedly, not long after Li Yougang left, he came back with Li Si's invitation.
Lin Ze immediately followed Li You to Li Mansion and met Li Si in the living room of Li Mansion.
"Greetings to the Prime Minister," Lin Ze saluted with his hands in hand.
Li Si nodded slightly, waved his hand to dismiss the servants, and then said slowly: "Do you want to support Hu Hai's succession?"
Lin Ze nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I hope that the Prime Minister will help me, and there will be a generous reward in the future."
Li Si raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "But why would I help an enemy? Don't forget, two of my tribesmen died at the hands of you and Huang Jing respectively. Both of you are Hu Hai's confidants, and you still want me to support you."
Hu Hai?"
Lin Ze sighed and said: "Those are all misunderstandings. I am willing to apologize to the Li family."
Li Si just looked at him calmly and said nothing.
Lin Ze had no choice but to say: "The Li family supports Mr. Hu Hai. We don't have any big hatred at all. We have turned the hostility into friendship and we can live in peace."
"If the Li family supports Fusu's succession, it will really be a disaster."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Si's mouth: "Alarmist."
Lin Ze shook his head and said, "I'm not being alarmist. Don't you, the Prime Minister, know that Mr. Fusu attaches great importance to Confucianism? If Fusu succeeds to the throne, Confucianism will be highly valued, and won't the Li family be in disaster?"
Li Si's expression was indifferent, Lin Ze was talking nonsense, and he didn't even have the intention to refute.
However, Lin Ze didn't seem to notice Li Si's face and said to himself: "Has the Prime Minister forgotten that he studied under Xunxian, and Xunxian came from the Confucian sect?"
Li Si's face changed slightly: "How much do you know?"
Lin Ze smiled slightly and said: "In the past, the Confucian sages were so powerful that they had seventy-two sages, all of whom were top figures and martial arts masters. The seventy-two sages each had their own understanding of the Confucian sages' scriptures, and they followed their own understandings.
He created schools within Confucianism, so there are seventy-two schools of Confucianism."
"Among the various schools, the one who has the most true inheritance from the Confucian sage is the semi-sage Meng Ke. What is puzzling is that there is a school that is boycotted by other sages and denounced as deviant. That school was founded by Xunxian
Dharma school.”
"Fortunately, the Confucian sage had extraordinary magnanimity. Although he did not like Xunxian's ideas, he never criticized his disciple Xunxian harshly. Although other great sages expressed their dislike for Xunxian, they could do nothing about it because of the Confucian sage's face.
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"It was not until the mysterious disappearance of the Confucian saint that the Confucianists collectively launched an attack on Xunxian and drove him out. If Xunxian's martial arts cultivation had not been amazing, he might have died at the hands of his former colleagues. Then the Confucianists collectively announced that Xunxian
He was expelled from Confucianism and had nothing to do with Confucianism."
"The Prime Minister should know this past better than I do."
Li Si's face was extremely ugly. The Xunxian Lin Ze was talking about was his mentor Xun Kuang. When he was studying under him, he heard his mentor talk about this more than once.
Even because Confucianism did not recognize their status as masters and disciples, when Xun Kuang took Li Si to travel around the country, he used the Legalist name he later adopted.
"I dare to ask, Prime Minister, if Confucianism takes root and expands in the Qin government through Fusu, do you think they will remember that the Li family is the continuation of the Legalism of the past?"
"How the sages treated Xun Xian back then, today's Confucianists will probably treat the Li family twice as much. This is not a simple grudge, this is a battle of orthodoxy that will never end." Lin Ze said flatly.
"Besides, the Prime Minister should know the strength of Confucianism better than I do."
Li Si finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Shut up."
Lin Ze was very aware of current affairs and kept silent, quietly watching Li Si's expression change with uncertainty.
After a long time, Li Si said: "Master Hu Hai is willing to suppress Confucianism on behalf of the Li family?"
Lin Ze replied decisively: "As we all know, I am from Fangxian Dao and belong to the Taoist lineage. If the Prime Minister needs it, Master Hu Hai should not hesitate to take action to slowly weaken Confucianism."
Li Si snorted unconvincingly: "Two conditions. This requires Master Hu Hai's personal answer. In addition, the Li family will not help Hu Hai succeed to the throne before Fusu arrives in Chang'an."
Lin Ze immediately understood what Li Si meant. The two conditions naturally included the previous promise that the Li family would be hereditary. Hu Hai's personal answer was because he was afraid that Lin Ze would deceive others and speak indiscriminately.
As for Fusu not returning to Chang'an, the Li family would not say anything, but they told Lin Ze clearly that the Li family had to see Fusu's sincerity before making a decision?
Lin Ze couldn't help but cursed in his mind as an "old fox". He wouldn't let go of a rabbit when he saw one. He had to see if there was a fatter one.
However, Lin Ze is no longer very worried about this matter. According to his understanding of Fusu, he may not be so bold as to abandon Confucianism to gain Li Si's support.
Therefore, Lin Ze bowed his hands to Li Si and said, "The young master will naturally come to visit the Prime Minister. I'll take my leave."