Chapter 19 When I return triumphantly, Ye Chi will die!!!
It's time!

The setting sun is like blood and heavy as a mountain.

Inside Tu Sui’s mansion.

The lights were dim, leaving only a corner of the study as bright as day.

Tu Sui sat at the desk with a solemn expression, and a hint of hostility could be seen between his brows.

On the desk, yellowed bamboo slips lay quietly. They were the thirty-six volumes of "Poisonous Strategies and Military Plans" that he had once sneered at and thrown away.

Tu Sui's eyes were as sharp as torches as he scanned the bamboo slips coldly, and an indescribable complex emotion surged in his heart.

He remembered that when these bamboo slips first came into his hands, he only took a quick glance and felt that the words were eccentric and the strategies were absurd, which were inconsistent with his experience of fighting on the battlefield.

So he angrily threw it away like a piece of trash and let it be covered by dust.

However, tonight, these bamboo slips that he once disdained came into his sight again.

Tu Sui took a deep breath, suppressed the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, stretched out his rough big hands, and slowly opened one of the volumes.

With just one glance, he felt a black screen before his eyes.

"Ridiculous! It's absolutely ridiculous!" Tu Sui roared, and his voice made the walls of the study buzz.

He stood up suddenly and threw the bamboo slips in his hand hard on the table. There was a loud "bang" and the bamboo slips broke into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere!

There was a gleam of anger in his eyes, like two blazing flames, which seemed to burn everything in the study.

His face was twisted with anger, with veins bulging, like winding dragons, moving freely on his skin!

"Ye Chi, you young boy, how dare you speak so arrogantly?" Tu Sui growled, gritting his teeth. "Even if your poisonous strategies and thirty-six volumes on marching have some merits, how can they be compared with my experience in fighting on the battlefield? You have fought countless battles in your life, why did you ever need to rely on the strategies of a Confucian scholar like you?!"

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the dark night sky outside, and the anger in his heart grew stronger.

He has been practicing martial arts since he was young and has fought in hundreds of battles before achieving his current achievements and status.

However, now Ye Chi wanted to challenge his authority and status with a poisonous strategy and thirty-six volumes of military operations. How could he not be angry?
Tu Sui took a deep breath and tried to calm the anger in his heart.

He knew that he couldn't lose his mind because of momentary anger.

Although Ye Chi was hateful, his vicious strategy and the Thirty-Six Volumes of the March were widely circulated among the officials in the Qin court. If he killed him rashly, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.

However, this does not mean that he will let Ye Chi go.

Tu Sui secretly swore in his heart that the day he returned triumphantly would be the day Ye Chi died!!!

He wanted to let Ye Chi know that he, Tu Sui, was the real invincible general of the Qin Dynasty, and not a Confucian scholar like him who could only talk about military affairs on paper!

Thinking of this, Tu Sui’s anger gradually subsided.

He turned back to the desk and once again threw aside the poisonous strategies and the thirty-six volumes of the march.

This time, his eyes were full of determination and resoluteness.

He believes that his own strength is enough to cope with all challenges without relying on the help of others.

Tu Sui sat upright in the study, his belief becoming stronger and stronger.

He believed that when he stepped onto the battlefield again, that would be the time when he would become famous and feared the world!
And Ye Chi, his poisonous strategy and the thirty-six volumes of marching will eventually become the stepping stones for his success in slaughtering Sui!!!

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The sun has set, but the afterglow still lingers. Inside Ye Chi's mansion, the school is brightly lit. Ye Chi sits upright, surrounded by Fusu and other young masters, listening intently as he tells stories about the rise and fall of the dynasty.

Ye Chi spoke in a steady voice, like a spring hitting a rock, and said: "Since ancient times, the rise and fall of dynasties have all had their own ways!"

"The rule of Yao, Shun and Yu was based on virtue, so the world was peaceful. Although the Yin, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties experienced prosperity, they eventually declined because people's hearts were no longer as they used to be and virtuous governance no longer existed. Today, I will use the Shang and Zhou dynasties as an example to explain to you the reasons for their rise and fall."

He paused, glanced at the young masters, and seeing that they all had solemn expressions, he nodded secretly in his heart.

Then he continued: "In the last years of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou was incompetent and doted on Daji. He neglected state affairs, indulged in wine and women, ignored state affairs, and imposed heavy taxes and torture. The people suffered terribly. All these evil deeds finally angered the gods and the people, leading to the demise of the Shang Dynasty."

Fusu frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Mr. Ye is right. King Zhou's debauchery and immorality are hateful, but the harm caused by Daji should not be underestimated. Women have been the cause of national disasters since ancient times. We should take this as a warning."

Ye Chi nodded in approval and said, "My Lord, you have a good point. There are many people who have ruined their country because of women, not just Daji."

"However, the reason why it can lead to the country's downfall is because the king cannot control himself!!"

“So it is said: A gentleman should focus on the basics. Once the basics are established, the Way will emerge.”

"If the king can stick to the right path and stay away from the temptation of women, the country will be safe!"

He cited the Zhou Dynasty as an example, saying: "I'm sure you have heard of King You of Zhou's story of lighting beacons to amuse the princes."

"King You lit beacons several times to make Bao Si laugh, and eventually lost the trust of the world! When the Quanrong invaded, no one came to rescue, and the Western Zhou Dynasty fell!"

All the young masters sighed when they heard this, and became secretly alert in their hearts!

Seeing this, Ye Chi continued, "King You's actions are really bringing disgrace upon himself and digging his own grave."

"However, the reason why it can be so absurd is that people's hearts are no longer as they used to be and moral governance no longer exists."

“So it is said: destiny is beyond human control.”

"However, human efforts can also change the situation. The key lies in whether the king can cultivate virtuous governance and correct people's hearts."

Ye Chi also cited several historical examples of dynasties that declined due to the immorality of their kings, such as King Jie of Xia who was tyrannical, incompetent, and all of which led to the downfall of the dynasty due to the lack of popular support.

The young masters were terrified and sweating profusely after hearing this, as if they saw their own future destiny.

The night deepens and the moon rises to the zenith.

Ye Chi finally finished the last example. He sighed and said, "Since ancient times, prosperity and decline have all depended on people. As children of the royal family, you should take this as a lesson, cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country and bring peace to the world."

Upon hearing this, all the young masters stood in awe and responded in unison: "We will follow Mr. Ye's instructions!"

They have secretly made up their minds to cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the country and bring peace to the world, so as to live up to the emperor's grace and the trust of their country.

Ye Chi smiled and nodded, signaling them to leave, while he stayed in the school to ponder alone.

He looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky outside the window, with its light shining all over the earth, and couldn't help feeling filled with emotion.

"I wonder if Tu Sui has come to his senses now?" Ye Chi muttered to himself, "If he still persists in his delusion and insists on doing what he wants, the great Qin will be seriously injured by this battle!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown and become worried.

However, he also knew that he had done everything he could, and the rest depended on God's will and human circumstances.

I hope God will bless the Qin Dynasty and the soldiers who conquered the Baiyue people, so that they can return to the right path!

(End of this chapter)