Chen Sheng stood up, pulled the door open, "What's wrong?"
Wu Guang pushed Chen Sheng inside the door, closed it, and said:
"Do you want to pull off a big job?"
"What's big?" Chen Sheng asked, "What's big?"
"Now, are we dead or alive?"
Chen Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Half-dead man?"
He didn't know how to respond either.
After all, one's own words ultimately mean that death is certain.
Wu Guang smiled softly and said, "Good!"
"Such a half-dead man!"
Wu Guang pressed down on Chen Sheng's shoulder and asked, "Are you going to run away with everyone?"
Chen Sheng asked in confusion, "Run?"
"I certainly want to run!"
"Kill those two dog officials, then run with everyone!"
"But what about the parents and villagers in our hometown? If we are subject to joint punishment, they will surely die."
Wu Guang smiled and said:
"Okay, since you also know that they will die if they are implicated."
"We can't run, won't that just mean we're waiting for death?"
"We can do nothing today; waiting for death is still death. Isn't it also death if we make a big move?"
"We are all going to die, but dying for national affairs is better, isn't it?"
Chen Sheng was stunned and asked, "What does that mean?"
Chen Sheng was stumped by Wu Guang's words.
Wu Guang smiled softly and said, "Do you know Zhao Zi?"
Chen Sheng nodded and said, "I know the lineage of Zhao Zi."
"My little uncle was the one who almost died after taking the medicine from the Zhao Zi lineage, but he was saved by it."
Wu Guang smiled and said, "Do you know that Zhao Zi, the founder of the Zhao Zi lineage, had another identity as well?"
Chen Sheng shook his head.
Wu Guang loudly declared, "He was the Emperor's Mentor of the Great Qin."
Chen Sheng suddenly sat up straight, "Impossible!"
"How can Zhao Zi, who is so great and saved countless lives without taking money, be the Emperor's Mentor of the tyrannical Qin Dynasty?"
Wu Guang patted Chen Sheng, "Calm down, calm down."
"I knew you would react like this."
"But, Zhao Zi never admitted that he was the Emperor's Mentor of the Great Qin."
"Before the Great Qin unified the realm, Zhao Zi once helped Emperor Qin."
"But now, even Zhao Zi no longer helps the Great Qin. What do you think is the reason for this?"
"Isn't it because the tyrannical Qin Dynasty is too cruel, and even Zhao Zi feels that it cannot be saved?"
Chen Sheng was stunned.
Yes, Wu Guang is right.
Zhao Zi, in Chen Sheng's eyes, has always been a figure like a god:
He is the founder of the martial arts of the Zhao Zi lineage, a divine being who provides medical care to all without charge.
So just now, he would be worried:
The Qin Dynasty, in his eyes, is savage and despicable, while Zhao Zi is sacred. He feels that the sacred image in his heart has been tarnished.
He fell silent for a moment, then spoke slowly:
"You're right. We are already half-dead. Running is death, making a big move is also death. Since it's all death, why not die for our ideals?"
"Good, that makes sense."
Wu Guang saw that Chen Sheng was wavering, so he continued:
"I've heard that the laws of Qin are harsh, but the people have already grown weary."
Why don't we follow the example of ancient heroes and rise up against the oppressive rule of the Qin Dynasty? Perhaps we can pave a way to survival for the people of the world."
"The world has suffered long under the rule of the Qin Dynasty. No one dares to raise a flag and rebel, so let us, the poor and lowborn people, change this world!"
A glimmer of determination flashed in Chen Sheng's eyes. He knew this was an unreturning path, but also the only way forward.
In the end, he is also young.
Young people want to do what?
Isn't it just the desire to dominate the world, achieve glory in history?
Isn't it just to bring peace and prosperity to the world, to gain fame and fortune, and have one's name spoken of by all?
"Since today we're all going to die, let's do something big and make history for the world. Why not?"
"If we cannot overthrow this tyrannical Qin Dynasty, at least let the people of the world see that we, the common people, are not something they can exploit at will!"
"And let that Zhao Zi, who has a heart for the nation, see what his own students have brought to this world in its wretched state."
Wu Guang deeply inhaled and said, "Alright, let's make a big move. But we must not act blindly; we must have a plan."
"I have a plan."
Chen Sheng smiled, and he exchanged a look with Wu Guang, both of them bursting into laughter in unison—
"You're also thinking the same way."
"The Emperor Qin did too many things that went against the Dao in his pursuit of eternal life."
"I once eavesdropped on the county officials during their meals when they were discussing matters, and I heard about how he sent his son Fu Su, who had advised him, to the frontier."
"Many people in the common people have heard of his reputation for wisdom."
"Xiang Yan was a general of Chu State. He had won many battles and showed great concern for his soldiers, so the people of Chu loved him very much and had deep affection for him."
Some believe that Xiang Yan is already dead, while others think he may have fled and is now a fugitive with an unknown whereabouts.
"If we pretend to be the troops of Prince Fu Su and Xiang Yan, and issue a call to rebellion to the world, we should have many people responding to us."
Wu Guang smiled, "As I thought."
"However, before that, the first problem we need to solve is how to get these people to be willing to join us."
"How can we be sure that no one among them will betray us and expose us?"
Chen Sheng nodded, "I think so too."
"We need to come up with a way to make an appeal."
...
["Now, the master has a chance to appear once again."]
["It will appear before the two in the form of a manifestation or a dialogue board, telling them about their future fate and pointing out their path forward."]
["Willing?"]
"Pointing the way?"
Shit!
Zhao Anping quickly realized:
In the original text of the "Chenxi Shijia" section of the Records of the Grand Historian, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang went to find a fortune teller.
"They consulted a soothsayer. The soothsayer understood their intentions and said, 'All your matters will be successful, and you will be rewarded. But have you consulted the spirits in your divination?' Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were delighted and thought about it, saying, 'This is to teach me how to inspire the crowd first.'"
