Chapter 57 Chapter One Arrives in Xianyang

The birthplace of the Qin State is on the east bank of Qinchuan in the upper reaches of the Weishui River. Since the ancestor Fei Lian, Qin people advocated martial arts, lived in the form of nomadic clans that lived on water and grass, struggled to survive in this difficult land, and fought against Xi Rong and Quan Rong for a long time. Every word of their history is written by Written in blood and tears. Although the form of tribal fighting groups made their relationship with the land weak and difficult to take root, it also enabled the ancestors of the Qin people to continue to migrate to the undeveloped west and struggle with mixed races without being limited by the land.

During the reign of King Zhou Xiao, Feizi, surnamed Ying, was conferred here because of his contribution to raising horses and fans for the Zhou family, and established a vassal of Kinki; in fact, he undertook the arduous mission of guarding the frontier and defending the barbarians for the Zhou royal family. The long period of more than 100 years in the Western Zhou Dynasty was the most difficult and difficult time for the Qin people. With blood, sweat and the lives of countless people, they defended the western defense of the Zhou Dynasty and continued to expand to the west.This kind of courageous spirit of facing severe challenges all the time and unswerving perseverance has laid a solid foundation for Qin.

The once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity finally came to the people of Qin. Because King You had no way, the Zhou family invaded Haojing, King You was killed, and the authority of the Zhou family disappeared. King Ping moved to the east, and Qin Xianggong was promoted to the rank of vassals by King Ping because of his meritorious escort. Qin finally had the legal status of a vassal state. At the beginning of the Warring States Period, Qin was the least powerful of the Seven Heroes, and the monarchy fell to the side.It was not until the unworldly overlord Qin Mugong came to the throne and reused foreign politicians Bailixi, Jian Shu, Gongsunzhi and others that the foundation of a powerful country was laid.

The real prosperity of the country and the strength of the army came from the reforms of Qin Xiaogong and Gongsun Yang, which destroyed the traditional clan and tribal structure by "turning the boxes and boxes", reformed the military system, judged the nobility by military merit, and raised the power of the royal family to the limit at that time.He moved the capital of the country to Xianyang, built magnificent city gates and palaces, unified the weights and measures of the whole country, merged the country into thirty-one counties, and abolished the boundaries of the old sealed areas. tax.

So far, Qin State has become the overlord of the world, and it is deeply feared by the eastern countries. When Xiang Shaolong traveled a long distance and fled from Handan to Xianyang, Qin State was enjoying the earth-shaking reform achievements of Gongsun Yang. Xianyang is located in the south of Jiuji Mountain and the north of Wei River, so it is also called Wei City. Xiang Shaolong took his lovely wife Wu Tingfang, and led Teng Yi, Wu Zhuo and Guo Qian's general Kouguan into Qin. After the hardships of trekking through the mountains and forests, they arrived at the south of Xianyang and landed. Wu Yingyuan had led his family, Zhao Qian, and Lu Buwei's number one subordinate, Tuxian, to wait at the ferry. It was very grand.

When Wu Tingfang's father and daughter met, they were ecstatic, as if they had passed away; it also touched the sadness of Wu Zhijian's heroic suicide, with mixed feelings!Pulling Zhao Qian to talk endlessly. Xiao Yuetan and another Confucian student who looked like a military advisor, accompanied by Tu Xian, welcomed Xiang Shaolong happily. This picture is tall and slender, in his thirties, very strong, with dark skin, flexible movements, and a fearsome and mighty demeanor in his demeanor. His eyes are full of spirit, and he has a horse face. Not handsome, but masculine and charismatic.

He strode forward, pulled up Xiang Shaolong's sleeves, and said with a long smile, "How lucky is Tu Xian, to finally meet the outstanding person whom I have admired for a long time. If not for Xiang Shaolong, who would have achieved such immortality?" Xiang Shaolong didn't know how to deal with this kind of enthusiasm, so he quickly gave in, thinking at the same time that it was the honeymoon period between Lu Buwei and the Wu family, and Tu Xian was ordered by Lu Buwei to win over them well. Tu Xian met and exchanged greetings with Teng Yi and Wu Zhuo one by one, with a cordial and warm demeanor.

Jing Jun came out of nowhere at this time, everyone was very happy to meet again after a long absence. Xiao Yuetan put on the posture of an old friend, and introduced the young man to Xiang Shaolong, saying: "This is Mr. Li Si, a famous scholar from Chu State, and now he is the lord's servant." Sheren are diners. Xiang Shaolong secretly wondered why the name "Li Si" was so familiar, he suddenly remembered, and said with emotion: "It turns out that it is Mr. Li Si who assists the famous master to rule the world!" Li Si was shocked, and bowed his head and said: "Mr. Xiang is laughing at you. Li Si can't say that he has any ambitions. He just wants to show his strengths under the leadership of Lu Xiangguo, and his wish is enough!"

Xiao Yuetan flashed a strange look, and thought to himself that Li Si was a celebrity in Chu, and he was just saying it politely. In fact, Li Si was unknown, but with his sharp tongue, Lu Buwei liked him a little. Come along today He also made a request on his own initiative, wanting to see Xiang Shaolong's demeanor, why did Xiang Shaolong seem to be famous for him for a long time?Can't help asking: "Where did Shaolong hear about Mr. Li?" Xiang Shaolong groaned in his heart, could he tell Xiao Yuetan that he knew Li Si from the movie "Qin Shihuang"?Quickly changed the subject and said, "Master Lu has become the prime minister?"

Tu first came to Xiang Shaolong's side, and said gratefully: "Master Lu, I must clearly express his gratitude to Mr. Wu, Young Master Ying Yuan and Shaolong. If Queen Ji and Prince Zheng hadn't been able to return to Xianyang safely, things might have gone wrong. Another matter. Queen Ji and Prince Zheng gave great respect to Shaolong in front of the king and Lord Lu, and the king specially arranged a dust-cleaning banquet for Shaolong tomorrow night, so that Shaolong could have a chance to rest. From now on, we will be our own people gone." Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly in his heart, what you said was nice, but you just tricked Xiang into being Lu Buwei's lackey!

He was extremely tired of politics and power struggles, and he was not interested in participating in the struggle between Lu Buwei's foreign political group and the local dignitaries, so he made a secret decision in his heart. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Just looking at the new residence of the Wu family in Xianyang consisting of twelve triad courtyards, we can know the grand courtesy of the Qin people to the Wu family, and we can also infer King Zhuang Xiang's love for Zhu Ji, Ying Zheng, who was pretended by Xiao Pan, and Lu Buwei. favorite. Although this Wujia new house is far from the scale and grandeur of the Wujia castle in Handan, it is located in the area where the ministers and ministers live near the Xianyang Palace.Riding a horse and galloping slowly for about a cup of hot tea, you can arrive at the city gate at the entrance of Xianyang Palace. Xianyang Palace is divided into inner and outer cities. The inner city is mainly composed of the Xianyang Palace in the north of the Weishui River and the Xingle Palace in the south of the Weishui River. Across the Weishui River, the 280-step-long Wei Bridge connects the two sides of the river, forming a magnificent group of palaces, and the scale is far from The palaces of Handan or Daliang can be reached. The two palaces are majestic, all of them are high-rise buildings, with the lofty, broad and magnificent momentum that strangles the sky above and presses down on Li Shu, which implicitly looks like a ruler over the world. The outer city is more than ten times larger than the inner city. It is a county town where common people live together. It has developed commerce, frequent travel, and there are many kinds of goods, which are of high quality and low price. When Xiang Shaolong's motorcade passed by the market in the east of the city, he saw various livestock products for sale, such as meat, hide, tendons, horns, fat, glue and so on.In addition, there are pottery, wood, ironware, textiles and other handicraft products, which are far beyond the reach of Zhao and Wei. It can be seen that there is a direct relationship between national power and economy. According to Tuxian, who was in the same car, Xianyang's operations are divided into private and government-run. The government has agencies and officials to manage market trade to monitor and promote the development of commerce.For example, setting up salt and iron officials, "workrooms" and "workers" who manage the handicraft industry, and officials such as Situ, Sima, Sikong, and Zhitian, to determine product specifications, quality, or production directions. This reflects the strong economy of the Qin State. strength. On the road to Wujia Xinzhai, the folk customs are simple and simple, and there are few fresh clothes that can be seen everywhere in Wei Zhao and other countries, but the population is more prosperous than Daliang, and Handan is even more incomparable. Xiang Shaolong felt refreshed and thought to himself that this is the scale of a powerful country.Pedestrians are mostly equipped with weapons, and the martial arts is so strong that Wei Zhao can't match it. Arriving at the square in front of the main house of the Wu family, Tu waited to say goodbye and left. Before leaving, Li Si secretly expressed to Xiang Shaolong that he would like to come see him tomorrow morning. After Xiang Shaolong readily agreed, Li Si left in a daze. Everyone in the entire Wu family came to the gate to welcome these heroes and cronies of the Wu family, especially Xiang Shaolong, who has become the star pillar of the Wu family and is highly respected. Wu Yingyuan allocated four groups of houses to accommodate everyone temporarily, and most of the soldiers will set off for the large ranch in the northern suburbs of Xianyang tomorrow morning. Because Qin State has a large land and abundant resources, the scale of the ranch is even larger than before. After Xiang Shaolong received the congratulations from his relatives, Chunying and other four daughters had the opportunity to embrace him, Wu Tingfang, and Zhao Qian to his new Yinlong residence. Tingfang couldn't bear the hardships of the journey and fell ill, Xiang Shaolong was frightened and rushed to her boudoir. Yi Renqing had lost a lot, her face was pale, but half of her illness was due to missing Xiang Shaolong, seeing him back, she hugged him and wept with joy, before the dinner, her spirits improved a lot, and she was able to leave the bed for activities. Seeing the happy appearance of all the girls in Chunying, Xiang Shaolong also relieved his worries, put his arms around the waists of Tingfang and Zhao Qian, and happily asked: "Who will accompany me tonight?" The two girls blushed, and they naturally wanted to accompany him. Wu Tingfang smiled and said, "Why don't the three of us accompany you together! I'm afraid you can't handle it." Zhao Qian also smiled shyly and said, "Where are the other six girls? How can you deal with it?" Xiang Shaolong glanced at Chunying's four daughters, and wondered, "Why are there six?" Tingfang smiled and said, "Did you forget Princess Qian's Cuitong and Cuilu?" Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "Aren't they staying in Handan?" Zhao Qian complained: "You forgot about them! Fortunately, Yang Taogong sent someone to pick them up secretly in the chaos. They arrived in Xianyang ten days earlier than you." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said, "Why don't you call them to see me?" Zhao Qian let out a soft cry, and saw two beautiful maidservants rushing out from the inner hall, bowed down in front of Xiang Shaolong, and couldn't help crying. Xiang Shaolong felt a pity for ignoring their apology, he felt sorry for Dasheng, he got up and helped the two girls, and after comforting him, he went to the main house lobby to have dinner with Wu Yingyuan, Tao Fang and Wu Zhuo were also present. , Teng Yi and Jing Jun. After persuading each other to drink and congratulate each other, Wu Yingyuan sincerely thanked and said: "Our Wu family can have this chance of rebirth, thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, regardless of life and death, to fight for it." Tao Fang said: "This time we can really live and work in peace and contentment. After the queen and the crown prince returned to Xianyang, Lord Lu was immediately named Prime Minister of the Right. As long as he made more military achievements, he could be promoted to a noble and a marquis. Our Wu family has this big Relying on the mountain, the master is in the spirit of heaven, and he is at ease." Mentioning Wu Zhiji and the wives, concubines, servants and servants who died with him, everyone's expressions darkened. Wu Yingyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Xiangguo will definitely recover this bloody debt for us. Steward Tu told me privately that Xiangguo already has a plan to attack Zhao, and he hopes that Shaolong will carry it out." Xiang Shaolong was troubled in his heart, to be honest, his main enemy was only Zhao Mu, King Zhao was at best an accomplice, if he wanted to lead the army to capture the cities in Zhao territory one by one, it was really not what he wanted. He felt a deep distaste for aggressive warfare. There is also a bigger problem, that is, how can he not become Lu Buwei's minion, because the Qin Shihuang in history broke with Lu Buwei around ten years after he ascended the throne, how could he stand on Lu Buwei's side? But it seems that everyone in the Wu family has long regarded Lu Buwei as their new master, as if they will live and die together, advancing and retreating together.I can't tell them what direction history will develop, and I can't convince them by asking myself. This is indeed a headache. He sighed and said, "King of Qin canonized Master Lu as prime minister, so don't all the local dignitaries in Qin have any objection?" Seeing that he didn't care about Lu Buwei's plan to entrust him with important tasks, Wu Yingyuan looked at him strangely, and said, "Not only are there objections, but they are very fierce." He paused and said, "Qin Ziwei After Shang Yang, the xenophobic sentiment was quite strong. Later, in order to disintegrate the alliance between Su and Qin and avoid the joint attack of the six eastern countries, Zhang Yi was forced to use Zhang Yi to counter the alliance. Afterwards, Fan Ju was reused to adopt the strategy of long-distance and short-term attack. Strategy, dealing with the situation of the alliance of the six countries, can be said to be a last resort, and we have to use foreign talents to plan for ourselves." He sighed again and said, "But after Bai Qi was bestowed dead by King Zhaoxiang, Qin's military was very dissatisfied, and finally forced Fan Ju to lose his position, and the xenophobic sentiment grew again. Although we have Qin blood, we are eventually regarded as outsiders , belongs to Master Lu's system, so we must help Master Lu wholeheartedly, otherwise if he falls, we will not have a good life." The last few sentences are naturally to remind Xiang Shaolong. Teng Yi and others were silent, the three of them all followed Xiang Shaolong's lead and only valued Xiang Shaolong's thoughts. Tao Fang interjected, "Master Lu's strategy is to make military achievements first, because the people of Qin have always valued martial arts and despised business, and of course no one will doubt Master Lu's ability to make money in business, but in terms of military affairs, the people of Qin think that He doesn't know anything, so if he can make achievements in this area, his status will be as stable as Mount Tai, and we must do more for him in this area." Teng Yi said in a deep voice: "Who are the main people in Qin who oppose Lu Buwei?" Wu Yingyuan said: "The most important thing is the local dignitaries headed by Yang Quanjun. Because Queen Ji was Lu Ye's concubine, they suspected that the crown prince was not the king's flesh and blood, so they brought out the king's second son, Cheng Yu. This group of people They are all from the powerful faction of the Qin State, Lord Lu is very afraid of them, even the king dare not disobey them too much, so even though Lord Lu was appointed Prime Minister of the Right, the Prime Minister of the Left still had to appoint Yang Quanjun." Tao Fang was afraid that they would not understand Mr. Yang Quan, so he further explained: "Mr. Yang Quan is the younger brother of Queen Zhaoxiang. When the king was able to become the crown prince, he tried his best to persuade his sister to make her speak to King Zhaoxiang. The biggest one, and now he is inferior to Master Lu, so he is naturally extremely unconvinced." Everyone was stunned. King Zhaoxiang is the grandfather of King Zhuangxiang, the father of the current Yingzheng, Yingyiren. At that time, Yiren's father, An Guojun, was still only a heir, and he didn't pay much attention to Yiren, otherwise he would not have sent him to Zhao as a hostage. After Lu Buwei got the "exotic goods" of Yiren, he gave a big silver bullet and bribed An Guojun's favorite Mrs. Huayang's sister and Yang Quanjun, so that they could lobby Mrs. Huayang and King Zhaoxiang's concubine respectively, and then let them influence An Guojun With King Zhaoxiang, the stranger has a chance to aspire to the throne. Xiang Shaolong knew that this was not the time to persuade Wu Yingyuan to be careful of Lu Buwei, so he stopped talking and changed the topic. After some romance, the dinner was over, and they went back to their residences to rest. Leaving the lobby, Teng Yi and Wu Zhuo accompanied him on the pretext of sending him back. Teng Yi asked in a low voice: "Shaolong doesn't seem to have much affection for Lu Buwei, does he?" Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Businessmen only care about profit. Would Brother Teng be willing to make friends with such a person?" Wu Zhuo frowned and said: "But as the young master said, our fate has already been linked with him, if he collapses, we are also finished." Xiang Shaolong really wanted to tell them about Xiao Pan, but finally suppressed this unwise thought, and said with a smile: "This matter should be adjusted accordingly! After Lu Buwei's position is stabilized, we will try to draw a clear line with him, otherwise It will definitely exhaust him to death. This is my idea, don’t tell anyone, not even Jing Jun and Tao Fang.” The two of them had long been convinced by Xiang Shaolong, and seeing that he trusted them so much, they both nodded happily. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After saying goodbye, Xiang Shaolong returned to the new Yinlong Residence. The house was brightly lit, and all the girls gathered in the hall to watch Zhao Qian and Wu Tingfang play chess.Tingfang's body has not yet fully recovered, so she went back to her room to rest. Xiang Shaolong first visited Tingfang's family in the room. I don't know if this beauty is due to the influence of the environment, or Xiang Shaolong's favorite pet, the original glamorous demeanor has turned into a charming and noble temperament, and she is wearing a plain blue and light yellow phoenix-patterned lady's costume , deliberately dressed up for him in a high bun, with plain crescent eyebrows, full of elegant and seductive style, although his face is still a little pale, but there is a delicate and charming posture, in the light of the lights, the beautiful eyes are hidden. A sea of ​​affection and attachment to him. Since the trip to Daliang, in order to deal with Zhao Ren, he rarely had the opportunity to be alone with her like this, so he couldn't help but feel apologetic. The laughter of the women came faintly from the hall, but it did not destroy the harmony here, but added to the feeling of happiness, satisfaction and warmth. Seeing him walk into the room, Tingfang said, "Ah!" She sat up with a joyful embrace, her jade face glowing. Xiang Shaolong sat on the edge of the couch, hugged the beautiful woman who had thrown himself into his arms, and felt her tall and crisp breasts undulating, full and attractive life. He rubbed his cheeks against her pink face, looking at the back of her neck and the white undergarment at the neckline, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart, and he was more confident in protecting his beloved woman than ever before. But before reaching this journey of faith, he has experienced countless heartbreaking things. He thought of Zhao Ya, and felt a pain in his heart!There was no more hatred for her when she learned that she had betrayed him.But so what?They have no chance of repairing. Does Ji Yanran who is in Wei country know that he has come here?In this ancient world where communication is difficult, they seem to live in two different planets.No wonder the ancients had so many hurts and feelings about parting. The pain of lovesickness really makes people suffer. It is because of this that Tingfang fell ill and lost weight because of love. Now Tingfang and Zhao Qian are alone and helpless, the only thing they rely on is themselves, how can he not pamper them and love them? I don't know if the illness makes people particularly vulnerable, Tingfang shed tears of love, hugged him tightly and said: "My husband! I miss you very much!" Xiang Shaolong thought of Beautiful Canniang again, and for a moment he was heartbroken, hugged Tingfang and fell onto the couch, and pulled her outer robe, so that her body, which was wrapped in snow-white inner clothing, was rapidly rising and falling.An intoxicating fragrance filled the nostrils, and her delicate and plump chest muscles could be seen from the deep open neckline. Xiang Shaolong buried his head in her chest, his tense nerves relaxed, and at the same time he grew tired of fighting and killing. He only hoped that he could retire to the spring forest and bring Ji Yanran and Mei Canniang together. Live the intoxicating life that envies mandarin ducks but not immortals. In my mind, I sketched out the beautiful scenery of slow flowing streams, dense green grass, verdant forests, and white mountains and white waters. What he asked for was not fancy clothes and gourmet food, but a primitive and poor life.In this vast and sparsely populated world, finding a paradise, reclaiming barren fields, planting some crops, having the beautiful man in his arms raise ducks, and being in charge of fishing and hunting by myself, until I die of old age, my wish is fulfilled. Tingfang's pretty face was full of glow, her star pupils were closed tightly, her breathing became short of breath, mixed with soft moans that made him shake from time to time, it was obvious that she was full of spring passion, irresistible. Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to occupy her, thinking of the virgin forest he had passed through when he came here, the dense fog that filled the sky from time to time, the waterfall that flew down Qianxun, and the big lake in the mountains, he couldn't help thinking about it, and secretly made up his mind that one day, He will die in the mountains.For a person in the 21st century, this kind of life is the most charming. Tingfang tried her best to open her beautiful eyes, shooting out the scorching passion, blaming him for still not having sex with her. Xiang Shaolong was so intoxicated that he forgot everything, and devoted all his attention to her charming body.