Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Gossip

early morning.Inside the city of Linzi. A carriage was driving on the road leading to Qi Palace. The sound of "Tuk Tuk" horseshoes broke the silence of the morning and announced the beginning of a new day. "My lord, you didn't close your eyes all night again!" Li Yao said to Yan Ying who was sitting in the carriage while driving the carriage. "Didn't you stay with me all night without closing your eyes? Before dawn, I finally finished writing the memorial to present to the Lord today. I hope the Lord can approve my proposal!" Yan Ying's eyes were bloodshot, smiling, But the exhaustion of body and mind is revealed in the voice.As he spoke, he subconsciously patted a bundle of bamboo slips beside him.

"I guess, if the lord approves your suggestion, then this year will be another year of hard work for you!" "You guessed right, you guessed right! Hahahaha!" In the living room of the Qi Palace Inner Palace.The lights are brilliant. Duke Jing sat at the head, Liang Qiuju sat at the head on the right, and Yi Qian sat at the head on the left.The table in front of everyone is covered with dishes and wine utensils.There are two beauties kneeling beside each of them, one on the left and one on the right, feeding vegetables and wine to the people they serve respectively. In front of them, eight women were beating and strumming musical instruments, and more than ten women were singing and dancing to the music.

Jing Gong, Liang Qiuju, and Yi Qian ate, drank, listened, watched, pointed and talked and laughed. "Ha——" Duke Jing yawned and stretched his waist, "It's almost dawn, isn't it? I haven't closed my eyes all night, and I'm a little sleepy. I need to rest for a while. Liangqiu Aiqing, let them all go down! Let's continue drinking when the widow wakes up!" "Yes, my lord!" Liang Qiuju agreed with a flattering smile. In front of Qi Palace. "Woo—" Li Yao reined in the reins, stopped the carriage, jumped off first, and then helped Yan Ying get off the carriage.

After Yan Ying got off the carriage with the bamboo slips in his hand, he walked straight to the palace gate.He walked past the gate guards and was about to enter the palace gate, but was blocked by an official-looking man who came out of the gate. "Morning Xiangguo!" The man bowed his hands to Yan Ying, and then said, "I report to Xiangguo, the lord has an order. I will neither come to court nor see anyone today!" "What?" Yan Ying couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this, and when he came back to his senses, he hurriedly bowed his hands to the man in return, and asked anxiously, "Master Du, do you know why the lord is not coming to court?"

"Don't worry, Xiangguo!" Seeing the question, the man hurriedly pulled Yan Ying into the palace gate, lowered his voice, and said to Yan Ying, "Du Wei dare not lie to Xiangguo. The thing is this: Lord Liangqiu and Lord Yi don't know Where did I find a group of women, and they quietly brought them into the inner palace last night, saying that they were asking the lord to listen to new songs and watch new dances. The three of them drank wine, listened to music, and watched dances all night. I'm sleepy and just rested. I heard that after they wake up, they will continue to drink and listen to music!"

"How could it be like this..." Yan Ying was very angry when he heard the words, but because the matter involved Jinggong, he couldn't get angry, so he had to swallow the words behind. "Xiangguo, that's the way it is. Du Yan dare not disobey the emperor's order, you should go back first, and come to court tomorrow!" "Alas—" Yan Ying sighed, shook his head, turned around helplessly, and walked out from the palace gate. next morning. "My lord, I hope the king can come to court today!" Li Yao was driving the carriage while talking to Yan Ying who was sitting in the carriage.

"Yes, I hope the lord can come to court today!" From the tone of his voice, Yan Ying was not sure whether Duke Jing could come to court. In front of Qi Palace. Yan Ying was politely persuaded by Du Yan to return. In the living room of the Qi Palace Inner Palace.The lights are brilliant. Jing Gong, Liang Qiuju, and Yi Qian Junchen were still surrounded by the beauties, eating and drinking, listening, watching, talking and laughing. In Yan Ying's study. There is a roll of bamboo slips spread out on the desk, on which is a passage of Guan Zhong's discussion on "Ming Jun" and "Loyal Minister": "The one who can imitate the way in the country and add it to the people, and is enough to decorate the officialdom is the Ming Jun; Those who can speak to the Lord at the top, devote themselves to the people at the bottom, and are able to cultivate righteousness and obey orders are loyal ministers."

Yan Ying paced back and forth in the room.Sometimes I stop, think about something, then shake my head, sigh, and continue pacing. Early morning of the eighth day. In front of Qi Palace. Yan Ying was walking towards the palace gate. "Morning Xiangguo!" Du Yan greeted him out of the palace gate, bowing his hands to Yan Ying with a smile. After Yan Ying bowed his hand to return the salute, before Du Yan could speak, he asked anxiously: "Master Du, my lord has been ignoring the government for seven days and seven nights, I wonder if I'm going to court today?" "Reporting to Xiangguo, my lord slept well last night and decided to come to court today. However, for some reason, my lord was arguing in the hall with Doctor Xianzhang who just came in!"

"What? The monarch and his ministers are arguing?" Yan Ying didn't wait for Du Yan's answer, then stepped into the palace gate and walked towards the main hall. Inside the main hall of Qi Palace. Jinggong sits on the throne. "...Xianzhang, my lord, please give me a death sentence!" The other ministers hadn't arrived yet, only Xianzhang was standing on Jinggong's left.When Yan Ying walked into the palace door with bamboo slips in his hand, he only heard Xianzhang talking loudly. "Okay, okay! Yan Xiangguo is here, let him comment!" Seeing Yan Ying's arrival, Jinggong shouted to Xianzhang.

"My lord, Yan Ying kowtows to see the lord!" Yan Ying quickly walked up to Duke Jing, knelt down and kowtowed. "Sir, please get up, please get up quickly!" Jing Gong lowered his tone and said to Yan Ying in a normal voice. "Thank you, my lord!" Xie Bi, Yan Ying got up and stood on the right side of Duke Jing. "Mr. came just in time, I'm about to ask you to comment!" "My lord, I don't know what's going on, so please tell me clearly!" "Sir, the thing is like this: Dr. Xian criticized the widow for not drinking for seven days and seven nights in a row. He wanted to persuade the widow to stop drinking, and threatened to say that if the widow did not follow his advice, the widow would ask him to die. Sir, if the widow If you follow his advice, isn't the widow just obeying and being controlled by the minister? To be honest, the widow doesn't want to follow his advice, and the widow is reluctant to let him die. So, I'd like to ask the gentleman to comment on whether the widow is wrong or the string Is the doctor wrong?" The more Jing Gong said, the more excited he became.

"My lord, since the lord is an important minister to judge, please forgive me and say it bluntly: The lord has been drinking day and night for seven days and ignoring the government affairs. It is indeed that the lord has not done things properly." "What? Even Mr. Lian, you also criticize the widow for drinking? I think that the husband should teach the widow a lot about the affairs of the princes and the government of hundreds of officials. I hope that the widow will drink some fine wine, listen to music, and watch dances. It's better not to interfere, sir. Besides, I have lived a poor life for six or seven years since my husband became prime minister. Now that the state of Qi is in great order, I should enjoy myself. What's wrong with this?" "My lord, don't get angry, Rong Chen said carefully. In ancient times, people drank alcohol to clear the blood and harmonize the spirit, and they stopped drinking. They never overdid. Therefore, there is no resentment outside the government, no chaos inside, the people support it, and the country's prosperity lasts for a long time. However, the faint kings like Xia Jie and Yin Zhou, who indulged in wine and sex all day long, ignored the government, had resentment outside the government, and internal chaos, and then lost When he lost his country, he also lost his own life. Now, the lord has been drinking and having fun for seven days and seven nights, ignoring the government. Does the lord want to lose the country and his life like Xia Jie and Yin Zhou did?" At this point, Yan Ying paused, Looking at Duke Jing, seeing that Jing Gong was listening intently, he continued, "Furthermore, although Duke Zi promulgated the four strategies for governing the country in the past six or seven years, the national strength of Qi State has increased compared to previous years. The life of the common people has improved compared to previous years, but if the lord seeks pleasure from now on, officials of all sizes will follow suit, and many of the common people will do evil because of the pursuit of pleasure, then the achievements that have been made will be lost. The situation will also be replaced by chaos. Therefore, Dr. Xian is right to advise the lord to drink in moderation and not to drink too much!" "Oh." Hearing this, Duke Jing finally seemed to realize something, "Mister is right, Doctor Xian is right, I will stop drinking from now on!" "Master Mingjian!" Yan Ying gave a salute to Duke Jing, then turned to face Xianzhang, "Doctor Xian, you are so lucky to have met such a Mingjun as the Lord! If you met someone like Xia Jie or Yin Zhou My foolish lord, based on your words and deeds just now, it is not your turn to 'ask for death', your head may have been chopped off long ago! My lord is reluctant to let you die, why don't you hurry up and thank your lord!" "Chen Xianzhang's words are too aggressive, offending the lord, thank you for not killing me!" Hearing Yan Ying's words, Xianzhang knelt down in front of Jinggong and kowtowed to thank him. "Doctor Xian, please rise, please rise quickly! You are admonishing and loyal, how can I be willing to kill you?" After Jinggong finished speaking, he laughed loudly, which caused Yan Ying and Xianzhang to laugh too. At this time, the other ministers who had just stepped into the gate of the palace saw that the three of them, Duke Jing and his ministers, were laughing. You look at me and I look at you. No one knows what happened here just now. One afternoon a few days later. In the back garden of the Qi Palace. The tender green willow leaves and pink peach blossoms convey the message of spring. Inside the gazebo.Jinggong sat behind a table with a roll of bamboo slips on it, and two servants stood behind him.From the looks of it, Duke Jing seems to be waiting for someone to arrive here. Suddenly, a handsome girl about thirteen or fourteen ran out from the bushes.She called "Daddy" and "Daddy" while running into the gazebo. "Father," the girl held Jinggong's arm with both hands, shaking it coquettishly, "Why are you sitting here alone? You can go over there with the boy to have a look! The scenery over there So beautiful!" "Lianlian, my good daughter," Jing Gong looked at the girl with a smile on his face, and gently patted the girl's hands holding his arms with the other hand, "Daddy is waiting for Yan Xiangguo here, there is an important Things need to be discussed. You can play alone first. After Dad finishes his work, he can play with you, okay?" "Daddy," Lian Lian blinked her big watery eyes, nodded, and at the same time reluctantly let go of Jing Gong's arms, "Okay then! After you finish your work, you must accompany me Children play!" "Daddy keeps his word. After finishing the work, he will definitely play with my good daughter!" Jinggong patted Lianlian's immature shoulder with his hand lovingly. "Yan Xiangguo is here!" Following an announcement, Yan Ying hurried into the gazebo after a servant. "The minister, Yan Ying, kowtows to see the lord!" Yan Ying walked in front of Jing Gong, and was about to kneel and kowtow while speaking. "Excuse me, sir! Excuse me, sir!" Seeing that Yan Ying was about to kneel and kowtow, Duke Jing quickly tried to dissuade him with a smile, "In this gazebo, sir, don't pay any respects!" "Thank you, my lord!" Seeing what Duke Jing said, Yan Ying had no choice but to bow his hands. "Hee hee! Hee hee!" Seeing Yan Ying's respectful expression, Lian Lian couldn't help laughing out loud. "Huh? What are you laughing at?" Duke Jing suddenly became serious, "Lian Lian, meet Yan Xiangguo soon!" "Yan Xiangguo, my daughter is being polite!" Lian Lian stopped laughing and saluted Yan Ying when she heard Jing Gong's order. "My lord, this girl..." Seeing this, Yan Ying didn't know why, and wanted to ask Jing Gong. "Hahahaha! This woman is the widow's daughter, Lianlianye!" Duke Jing knew what Yan Ying wanted to ask, so he interrupted his question with a smile. "Oh, so it's the young lady!" Yan Ying felt a little embarrassed when he heard Duke Jing's words, "How dare I accept the gift from the young lady? I should salute to the young lady!" Jinggong smiled and said nothing. "Young Master Lianlian, my minister, Yan Ying, is being polite!" Yan Ying turned to face Lianlian, and bowed his hands respectfully. "Excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir!" Lian Lian imitated Jing Gong's tone and said to Yan Ying. "Lianlian, go and play. Daddy is going to discuss something with Xiangguo." Jing Gong told his daughter with a smile. "Thank you, my lord!" Lian Lian followed Yan Ying's example and bowed her hands to Duke Jing, then ran out of the pavilion with a "hee hee", "hee hee" smile. "Sir, please sit down!" Jing Gong pointed to a brocade mat on the right side. "Thank you, my lord!" Yan Ying bowed his hands and sat down. The two servants behind Duke Jing poured tea for Duke Jing and Yan Ying respectively, and then exited the pavilion. "Sir," Jinggong pointed to the bamboo slips on the table, "I agree with everything you said in the memorial, except for two things." "My lord, what two things?" Yan Ying asked hastily after hearing the words. "The first thing is to further reduce and exempt taxes as Mr. said. The widow thinks that the state of Qi today is no longer the state of Qi six or seven years ago. The lives of the people are much better than in previous years, and they should pay more to the state. Taxation is the key, how can it not increase but decrease?" Yan Ying seemed to have expected Jing Gonghui's objection, so he calmly replied: "My lord, the reason why I propose to further reduce taxes is mainly because of two points: First, the people's life is better than in previous years. , but for the vast majority of people, they only solved the problem of food and clothing, but they are not rich. In case of floods and droughts, there is still no food left to make up for the apology. Guan Xiang once said: "The way to govern the country must first enrich the people." If the people are rich, it is easy to govern, but if the people are poor, it is difficult to govern. 'If Qi wants to achieve long-term stability, it must further reduce taxes to make the people of the whole country rich. The second is to win the hearts of the people for the Lord..." "Sir," Duke Jing interrupted Yan Ying impatiently when he saw that Yan Ying was about to explain the second reason, "I have decided on this matter—taxes will be increased without reduction. Please Stop explaining, sir!" "Then...then..." Yan Ying didn't expect that Duke Jing would not even give him a chance to explain, so he made such a decision, and suddenly he was at a loss for words, "Then...the second thing my lord disagrees with is what?" "The second thing is that Mr. said that the punishment should be further eased. The widow thinks that doing so will only encourage unruly people to commit chaos. Therefore, after six or seven years of lenient punishment, the widow decided to return to the previous practice of severe punishment. What do you say, sir?" Yan Ying knew that it was useless to say anything, so he bowed his hands to Duke Jing and saluted: "Since the lord's will has been decided, then let's do it according to the lord's will!" "Okay! Tomorrow is the court, and the widow will issue an order to the whole country..." Mr. Jing stopped talking when he saw a servant and a servant-like person hurrying towards the gazebo. The servant walked into the gazebo, bowed his hands to Duke Jing and saluted, "Report to my lord, the horseman Zhang San said he has something important to report to the lord, so I brought him here!" "What's the matter?" Jing Gong asked sharply towards Zhang San, the horseman who was already kneeling in front of him. "My lord... my lord," Zhang San, the groom, trembled all over, and his voice trembled, "yes...that's right, Yu...'Jade Lion' got a sudden illness, and the rescue...rescue failed, and he just...died just now!" "What? 'Jade Lion' is dead?" Duke Jing was furious when he heard the words, and jumped up, pointing at the horseman Zhang San and shouted, "Do you know that this 'Jade Lion' is my favorite BMW, It was fine yesterday, why did it die today? You must have killed it!" "My lord! The horse was not killed by a villain, no..." Zhang San, the groom, argued while knocking his head like pounding garlic. "Go, pass on the widow's order, pull this dog head out and kill him!" Jing Gong was furious, and ordered sharply to the servant who brought the horseman Zhang San here just now. "Obey!" The servant agreed, turned around and walked out. "Wait a minute!" Seeing this, Yan Ying stood up abruptly, stopped the servant, then turned to face Jinggong, cupped his hands and saluted, "My lord, calm down! My lord, please sit down first, Rong Chen said." In a word." Although Jing Gong was still angry, he still listened to Yan Ying's advice and sat down angrily. "My lord! The villain is not guilty, the villain is not guilty! Don't kill the villain, don't kill the villain..." Zhang San, the horseman, begged for mercy, and kowtowed his head like pounding garlic. "My lord," Yan Ying bowed his hands to Duke Jing again, "Zhang San is clearly guilty, but he keeps claiming his innocence. It's really abhorrent! Wait for me to enumerate his crimes for the lord, so that he knows what he has committed. What's the crime, it's not too late to kill after that. Do you think it's okay?" "Yes." Duke Jing replied. "Xiangguo, spare your life! Xiangguo, spare your life..." The horseman Zhang Sanyi heard Yan Ying say that he was "guilty" and wanted to kill him, so he hurriedly crawled up to Yan Ying and kowtowed like garlic, begging for mercy. "Shut up!" Yan Ying yelled at Zhang San, the stable boy, "Zhang San, listen carefully! You have three crimes: Your lord has assigned you to manage the matter of raising horses, but you failed to do so, causing the horse to fall ill and die. , this is your damned first crime; you clearly know that the 'Jade Lion' is the lord's favorite BMW, but you let 'Jade Lion' die, this is your damned second crime; you let the lord Killing someone because of the death of a horse, the people will definitely hate our lord when they hear about it, and the princes will definitely despise our state of Qi after hearing about it, so that our lord will accumulate resentment against the people and make our state prestige. Sweeping the floor, this is your third crime. Zhang San, you have these three crimes, how can you claim your innocence?!" Jing Gong was listening to Yan Ying's list of the "crimes" of the horseman Zhang San, and the more he listened, he became more and more embarrassed. After Yan Ying listed the three "crimes" of the horseman Zhang San, he turned to face Jing Gong, bowed his hands and saluted, "My lord, I have finished listing the three crimes of this guy, please let me deal with it!" "Oh," Jinggong sighed, and then said with a little guilt while gesturing, "Sir, let him go! Don't kill him to hurt the reputation of benevolence!" Hearing Duke Jing's words, Yan Ying yelled at Zhang San, the horseman who was still kneeling on the ground: "Zhang San! You have committed three damning crimes, but the lord let you go, why don't you thank the lord! " "Thank you, my lord, for not killing me! Thank you, my lord, for not killing me..." Upon hearing Yan Ying's words, Zhang San, the groom, hurriedly crawled up to Duke Jing, kowtowing to thank him. that night. In Yan Ying's study. Yan Ying was sitting under a lamp reading bamboo slips.He bowed his head to read the bamboo slips for a while, raised his head and let out a long sigh, then stared at the front with melancholy eyes, motionless, as if he was thinking about something. "Zhi Niu——" the door opened, and Li Yao walked in with a piece of clothing in his hand. Li Yao walked up to Yan Ying, and while putting the clothes in his hand on Yan Ying, he said softly, "My lord, it's late at night, please add another dress!" "Okay, okay!" Yan Ying asked Li Yao to put on the clothes obediently. After putting on Yan Ying's clothes, Li Yao did not leave the study immediately, but stood there and asked softly, "My lord, when you came back from the palace this afternoon, you didn't say a word on the way. After you returned home, you kept silent. Sullen. But did you encounter any difficulties?" "Oh," Yan Ying sighed, and then said slowly, "I'm really worried that Jiang's Qi State will become Tian's Qi State one day!" "Why?" Li Yao was puzzled upon hearing this. "Erniu, sit down and let me tell you 'why'." Yan Ying pointed to a seat beside the table. After Li Yao sat down, Yan Ying asked, "Erniu, do you still remember the 'Humen incident' six or seven years ago?" "Is it the case of Gao, Luan, Bao, and Tian's four families besieging Humen?" "Exactly. In that incident, Gao and Luan were expelled from the state of Qi, and the Bao and Tian families divided up the property of Gao and Luan. At that time, I was the one who persuaded Tian Wuyu to hand over the property he had shared to Because of this, Tian Wuyu gained the trust of the monarch. Later, Tian Wuyu not only bribed the monarch’s mother, Meng Ji, and got Gaotang’s town because of it. , Zi Zhou and other princes welcomed back to the state of Qi, and used their own money to purchase property for them respectively. For those princes and grandsons who have no official salary, Tian Wuyu generously donated his money and distributed his salary to them. Come on, from the king and the mother of the king, down to the sons and grandsons, everyone praises Tian Wuyu as a 'good man'." "I also heard from many coachmen of ministers in the court that Mr. Tian gave their masters many valuable gifts, and their masters are also very grateful to Mr. Tian!" Li Yao interjected. "Erniu, in your opinion, what is Master Tian doing this for?" "To buy people's hearts!" "Yes, it is to buy people's hearts. However, if what Tian Wuyu bought was only 'official hearts', then what his son Tian Qi is buying now is 'people's hearts'." "Buying people's hearts?" "Yes, to buy people's hearts. Since he succeeded his father as a doctor, Tian Qi has sent people to visit the poor and widowed old people in the country, and privately sent food and clothes to them. For those people who borrowed food from Tian's family, Tian Qi Always use a big clock to measure out and a small clock to measure in, so that the people who borrowed grain not only do not have to pay interest, but also can take advantage. For those poor who borrowed money and grain from Tian’s family but could not repay the debt, Tian beggars would tell them in person. The IOUs are burned, and the poor who have borrowed money and grain are no longer allowed to repay their debts. Although Tian Qi has not been an official for a long time, judging from the documents reported from various places, many people in the country have praised Tian Qi’s virtue, and even There are quite a few people who are willing to serve their lives for Tianqi but worry about finding no place. Tell me, isn’t this buying people’s hearts?” "Yes." Li Yao nodded and continued listening. "Oh," Yan Ying sighed, patted the bamboo slips on the table with his hands, and continued, "Guan Xiang said well: 'The actions of government follow the people's will; the abolishment of the government is against the people's will.' I What I am worried about is that the "people's hearts" will be bought by the Tian family, but the Jiang family will lose Qi because of "going against the people's hearts"! For this reason, I propose to the monarch to further reduce taxes and ease punishments, so as to conform to the people's hearts, Win the hearts of the people and retain them! However, the monarch not only refused to accept my suggestions, he even refused to let me finish my explanations and explanations, and insisted on increasing taxes and severe punishments. As the saying goes: "A king's life is hard to break." As the prime minister, I can only follow the king's will against my will!" "My lord, don't worry! If you have the opportunity to persuade the monarch again in the future, if you persuade him a few more times, maybe the monarch will accept your suggestion." Li Yao persuaded. "Oh," Yan Ying nodded helplessly, "It seems that this is the only way to go!" Day and day. Qi Palace Inner Palace.In Jinggong's study. Jing Gong sat behind the desk, looked at a servant who was kneeling in front of him, and listened intently to his report. "...Xiangguo said, I just feel cold occasionally, it's nothing to worry about, the medicine has been used, and I'm sweating, and I can go to court tomorrow. Xiangguo also said, thank you, my lord, for sending someone to visit me!" The servant finished his report and raised his head. Come and look at Jinggong. "Mrs. Yingji is here!" Duke Jing was about to say something when he saw a palace maid come in and loudly announced the news of "Mrs. Yingji"'s arrival. "Please, please!" Duke Jing became excited when he heard the report. "My concubine, please greet the lord!" Infant Ji, who was about twenty years old with heavy makeup, walked up to Duke Jing lightly, bowed her knees and saluted with a smile on her face. "Ai Ji, please get up quickly!" Jinggong asked with a smile while gesturing "Please get up", "Ai Ji, what are you doing in the widow's study instead of playing in the back garden?" "My lord," Yingji got up and walked to Jinggong's side, leaned over and put her hands on Jinggong's right shoulder, and shook her head, "This concubine is here to invite the lord to watch the circus!" "Circus? What circus?" Jinggong asked with a smile, tilting his face sideways, looking at Yingji's young and charming face. "My lord, have you ever seen how many horses make a car?" Yingji asked with a smile. "How many horses and a cart?" Duke Jing replied after a moment of thought, "I have seen one horse, two horses, three horses, four horses, and yes, there are six horses." Car, that is the car that Zhou Tianzi rides in!" "Then, have you ever seen a cart with eight horses and a cart with sixteen horses?" "What? A car with eight horses, or a car with sixteen horses? I haven't seen it before." Jinggong replied while shaking his head. Yingji shook Jinggong's shoulder again, and then said with a smile: "Since you haven't seen it before, you can accompany my concubine to open your eyes today!" "Ai Ji, where are you going?" Duke Jing asked in bewilderment. "Where are you going? Go to Trent! Isn't that your resting place, the racecourse?" Yingji replied, while smilingly grabbing Jinggong's arm, trying to pull Jinggong up. "Okay, okay, I will accompany Ai Ji to open your eyes!" Jinggong smiled and agreed, while standing up. To the southwest of Linzi City, about two miles away from the city, is the Trent Terrace: the height of the platform is about three meters, and the square is about twenty feet.On the platform, there are several palaces built on the south, north and west sides, which are specially used for the emperor and ministers of Qi to play here or for the frontier messengers to rest their horses here; there are no buildings on the east side, only installed at the edge of the platform There is a row of wooden railings as high as half a person, which are specially used by the monarch and ministers to watch horse racing, racing cars, or military commanders when they review their generals and command drills.In addition to dozens of steps built on the west side of the platform for people to use when going up and down the platform, there are ramps at the southeast and northeast corners of the platform leading from the bottom to the top.The platform is surrounded by a wide circular passage.On the outside of the passages on the south and north sides, there are horse farms with thousands of horses.On the outside of the east passage is a large square, which is used for training horses, training or racing horses and racing cars in peacetime, and for gathering and training troops in wartime.The outermost circle of the entire group of buildings and facilities is surrounded by wooden fences as tall as a person, and there are gates in the east, south, west and north, each gate is guarded by eight heavily armed soldiers.What a Trent, like an independent city! At this time, Jing Gong and Ying Ji, surrounded by several servants and court ladies, were sitting side by side by the easternmost wooden railing on the Trent platform, drinking tea and laughing, waiting for the "circus" to start. "My lord, it's started!" A servant pointed to a corner of the east square and shouted to Duke Jing. "My lord, hurry up, stand up and watch!" Ying Ji shouted excitedly as she held Jing Gong's arm. on the square. A handsome young man is driving a carriage pulled by eight horses, performing a "circus": jogging for a while, running fast for a while; running a straight line for a while, running a curve for a while; "Stop", the front hooves of the horses running ahead rose into the air, but the carriage stopped motionless...in the stands. "Okay! Okay! That's great!" Yingji yelled cheerfully while holding on to the wooden railing beside her with both hands. "It's wonderful! It's just amazing!" Standing beside Yingji, Jing Gong was full of praise while watching, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned around to tell a servant behind him, "Go, invite the driver to come See widow!" "Of order!" the servant agreed and ran off the stage. the stands. "Xiaomin kowtows to the king!" The handsome young man driving the car came up to the stage profusely, knelt in front of Jing Gong, kowtowed, and said. "Young man, what's your name?" Duke Jing asked. "Reporting to the monarch, the surname of Xiaomin is Zhai, and the name is Zixian." "Oh, Zhai Zixian." Duke Jing nodded, and asked again, "From tomorrow on, you will drive exclusively for the widow, and the widow will give you a salary of ten thousand bells, are you willing?" "Xiaomin is willing! Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!" Zhai Zixian kowtowed repeatedly while thanking him. "Okay then! Go down and get ready, and then perform your stunt of driving sixteen horses and a cart for everyone!" "Xiaomin obey!" Zhai Zixian kowtowed again before standing up. That night. In the living room of the Qi Palace Inner Palace.Bright lights, very lively. Accompanied by Ying Ji and Zhai Zixian, Jing Gong was drinking, talking and laughing, listening to music and watching dances. "My lord, you gave Zhai Zixian ten thousand bells, and you should also reward your concubine!" Yingji took Jinggong's arm, smiled, shook it, and acted coquettishly. "Okay, okay, the widow should reward Ai Ji..." next morning. The entrance of a small gate in the inner palace of Qi Palace. A gatekeeper with only one foot and two crutches stood motionless and guarded. Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of horse bells from inside the door, followed by a burst of laughter from men and women. The gatekeeper hurriedly moved his crutches and one foot, walked to the center of the door, and looked inside.I saw: a carriage pulled by six horses was coming towards the door. In the carriage were Jinggong and Yingji, who were disheveled and disheveled, and Zhai Zixian was driving the carriage.It seems that several people have drunk a lot of wine, talking and laughing while half drunk and half awake. Seeing this, the gatekeeper frowned, stood firm on his heels, and was ready to block the car. "Stop!" As soon as the carriage reached the door, it was stopped by the gatekeeper. "You... who are you? How dare you stop... the widow's car!" Jing Gong asked the gatekeeper vaguely, half-rolling his tongue. "You are not like our king! Go back!" shouted the gatekeeper, slapping the driving horse with a crutch. "Go back! Go back!" Seeing this, Zhai Zixian sobered up immediately, reined in the reins, turned the horse's head, and drove the carriage back to the inner palace. that morning. The gate of Qi Palace was closed tightly. Yan Ying paced anxiously outside the gate of the main hall, looking up at the sun for a while, bowing her head for a while and sighing. At this moment, Yi Qian came from the direction of the inner palace. "Yan Xiangguo, why are you still waiting here?" When Yi Qian saw Yan Ying, he quickly bowed his hands and saluted. "Oh, so it's Lord Yi!" Seeing the arrival of the money, Yan Ying cupped his hands to return the gift, and asked eagerly, "Does Lord Yi know why my lord hasn't set up court today when it's almost noon?" "Yan Xiangguo, I have just inquired about it from the servants. The thing is like this: this morning, the lord took Mrs. Yingji with disheveled clothes and disheveled hair. He was half drunk and half awake in a six-horse carriage. I wanted to go out through the small gate of the inner palace, but was stopped by the gatekeeper with two crutches. The lord felt a little ashamed, so he didn't set up a court." "Oh, I see!" "Yan Xiangguo, if you're willing to wait, you can wait a little longer. I'm taking your leave!" Yi Qian bowed his hands to Yan Ying, turned around and walked out of the palace. After waiting for the money to leave, Yan Ying walked straight towards the inner palace. Qi Palace Inner Palace.In Jinggong's study. Jing Gong sat behind the desk, still disheveled and disheveled, but he was already sober.He rested his hands on the edge of the table, lowered his head, and was thinking about something. A servant came in, bowed his hands to Duke Jing, and reported softly: "Master, Yan Xiangguo is asking to see you outside the door!" "No..." Jing Gong raised his head, he might have wanted to say "I don't see you", but he swallowed the words and said, "Please come in, Yan Xiangguo!" "Of order!" the servant agreed, and walked out the door. After a while, Yan Ying walked in after the servant. "My lord, Yan Ying, pay my respects to my lord!" Yan Ying approached Duke Jing, knelt and kowtowed. "Excuse me sir, please sit down quickly!" Jinggong said while pointing to a seat beside the table. "Thank you, my lord!" Yan Ying kowtowed again, got up and sat down. "Seeing the widow's appearance, sir must find it ridiculous?" Jinggong said with a wry smile. "I dare not! My lord has not set up a court today, and I am worried that my lord will not be safe, so I came here to greet you." Yan Ying bowed his hands and replied respectfully. "Sir," Jinggong smiled wryly again, and then said slowly, "Since Mr. asked, I will not hide it: I drank alcohol again last night. Although I was not fully drunk, I could not fully wake up. Untidy, with disheveled hair, with a concubine and baby, in a six-horse carriage, going out from the small gate of the inner palace, but was stopped by the gatekeeper with crutches. "The gatekeeper also reprimanded the widow loudly: 'You are not like our king!' Yes, the widow was at fault in this matter. However, thanks to the advice of the master and the senior officials, the widow was able to lead the people to protect the foundation of Qi. But now he was humiliated by a gatekeeper with double crutches, and Qi was humiliated. In this way, how can the widow be side by side with the princes of other countries?" Seeing that Duke Jing was telling the truth, Yan Ying persuaded him politely: "My lord, you must not be angry about this matter; you don't have to hold grudges against that gatekeeper. I have heard such a saying before: 'There is no direct speech , there is a hidden monarch on the top; the people often hide their words, and the monarch has arrogance.'In ancient times, the Mingjun was on the top, and the subordinates often spoke directly; , taking a concubine with you, and going out of the palace in a six-horse-drawn carriage that only the Son of Zhou can ride, is indeed a disrespectful act. Think about it, my lord, if you really leave the palace gate and go to the street, let Many people saw it, and they would be ridiculed by everyone! If it spread to the ears of the princes of various countries, they would be ridiculed and even disgusted by the princes of all countries! And the gatekeeper saw the lord's disrespectful behavior, so he directly banned the lord, making My lord is not humiliated, this is really your blessing, my lord! For this, I should congratulate my lord!" As Yan Ying said, he bowed his hands to Duke Jing and saluted. "Sir, what you said is very true! I feel even more ashamed after hearing this!" Jing Gong finally realized his mistake after listening to Yan Ying's persuasion. Seeing that Duke Jing was already repentant, Yan Ying persuaded him further: "My lord, I ask my lord to reward the gatekeeper to show that the lord likes kind words; treat the gatekeeper with courtesy to show that the lord accepts advice. " "Can you do this?" Jing Gong asked with a smile. "Why not?" Yan Ying also asked with a smile. “先生，如果寡人按守门人应得的钱财，加倍给他，并且对他免征赋税，那么你看可以吗？” “当然可以！”晏婴高兴地答道，并向景公拱手施礼，“臣在这里替那个守门人谢主公赏赐之恩了！” 景公闻言，哈哈大笑。 晏婴见了，也跟着笑了起来。 数日之后的一个晚上。 齐宫内宫客厅中。The lights are brilliant. 景公正与婴姬、梁丘据、裔款等人一起饮酒作乐。 正在高兴头上，景公忽然想起了什么，用右手指着左手中端着的酒杯，故作严肃地说道：“各位爱卿，如果晏相国在这里，恐怕又要批评寡人贪图享乐、贪杯误事了！” 梁丘据笑道：“主公，臣曾听说过，临到死亡的罪犯尚且尽力寻求欢乐。我们总不能为了所谓的仁义道德，而生活得连罪犯都不如吧？” 裔款也笑道：“主公，您是万民之主、一国之君，更不能生活得连罪犯都不如啊！” “二位爱卿说得对，说得对啊！”景公言毕，哈哈大笑。 梁丘据等人也跟着景公一起哈哈大笑。 at the same time. 从外阜通往临淄的大路旁边的一家小饭馆里。 昏暗的油灯下。晏婴、李垚和四名携带兵器的差役正围坐在一张木桌旁，吃着简单的饭菜。 “请问几位客官，还需要再添点儿什么吗？”一个饭馆老板娘模样的中年妇女走到桌前，面带笑容，高声问道。 “哦，”晏婴见问，连忙放下手中的碗筷，抬头答道，“不必了，大嫂！我们填填肚子就行了，马上还要赶路哪！” 李垚听晏婴说“马上还要赶路”，连忙咽下口中的一口饭，问道：“大人，马上就要赶路，不住下么？” “不住了。咱们已经出来好几天了。我得早点儿赶回去，把沿途农民春耕播种的情况向主公禀报才是。若不连夜赶路，怕是明天晚上也赶不到临淄。”晏婴看了看李垚手中的碗筷，催促道，“你快点儿吃吧！吃完了，去看看马喂好了没有！” “是，大人！”李垚答应一声，低下头，用筷子快速往嘴里扒着饭。 齐宫内宫客厅中。 景公等人仍在饮酒作乐。 坐在景公身边的婴姬双手捧起景公的酒杯，举到景公面前，嗲声嗲气地说道：“主公！难得您这几天心情好、兴致高，臣妾再敬您一杯！” “好，好！”景公接过酒杯，笑得合不拢口，“既是爱姬敬酒，寡人岂能不喝！” 婴姬看着景公一饮而尽，笑着用双手把酒杯接过来：“主公，臣妾有句话，不知当说不当说？” “爱姬有话要说，还有什么当说不当说的？你只管说就是了！” 婴姬把酒杯放回桌上，又看了看坐在左右两侧的梁丘据和裔款，然后说道：“主公，前几天，您赏赐了那个架双拐的守门人，听说朝中大臣们都很赞成。可是，您答应赐给翟子羡万钟粟的俸禄，怎么至今还没有兑现啊？” “哦！”景公似是想起了自己曾经许下的诺言，“不是爱姬提醒，寡人险些忘记。明日临朝，寡人就颁布对翟子羡的赏赐！” 婴姬听罢，用双手拉着景公的一只胳膊，一边摇着，一边说道：“主公，对看大门的、赶马车的，您都给那么丰厚的赏赐。臣妾每天给主公带来多少欢乐，是不是也应该赏赐呀？” “应该，应该！”景公一边用手轻轻地拍着婴姬拉着自己胳膊的手，一边笑着答道。 裔款朝景公拱手施了一礼：“主公，那梁丘大人和微臣，是不是也应该赏赐呢？” “应该，应该！”景公越说越兴奋，“明日临朝，寡人一并赏赐你们就是了！” 梁丘据见状，连忙用双手端起自己的酒杯，高高举过头顶：“为了感谢主公对微臣的恩赐，并表达微臣对主公的忠心，微臣敬主公一杯！” “微臣也敬主公一杯！”裔款学着梁丘据的样子，也把自己的酒杯高举过顶。 景公身后的两名宫女，忙把景公、婴姬面前的酒杯分别斟满。 婴姬先用双手把景公的酒杯捧起，送到景公手中，然后又用双手举起自己的酒杯，笑盈盈地说道：“臣妾也要敬主公一杯！” “好，好！”景公高兴地举起酒杯，“寡人就与众爱卿同饮此杯！” 景公一饮而尽，然后哈哈大笑。 婴姬等三人也是一饮而尽，然后随着景公哈哈大笑。 at the same time. 从外埠通往临淄的大路上。 in the dark.李垚正赶着马车行进。车前、车后各有两名骑马的差役持械护卫。 Daytime the next day. 时已近午。The sun is shining brightly. 晏婴一行车马匆匆进入临淄城门。 李垚跟随晏婴多年，深知晏婴的习性，一进城来，便回头问道：“大人，快晌午了，是先回家，还是……” “先去宫中！”不等李垚说完，晏婴便高声吩咐。 Qi Palace Inner Palace.In Jinggong's study. 景公正独自一人坐在书桌后，手按桌沿，一动不动，铁青着脸，一声不吭。 一名内侍悄悄进来，走近景公，拱手施礼，轻声禀报：“主公，该吃午饭了！” “不吃！”景公气呼呼地答道。 “是！”内侍轻声答应一声，慢慢退了出去。 没过一会儿，那名内侍又悄悄走了进来。 “启禀主公，晏相国从外埠回来了，正在门外求见！”那名内侍向景公轻声禀报。 “什么？晏相国回来了？”景公犹豫了一下，但还是吩咐道，“请晏相国进来吧！” “是！”那名内侍答应一声，匆匆退了出去。 过不多时，晏婴跟在那名内侍后边走了进来。 “臣晏婴给主公请安！”晏婴走到景公面前，跪地叩头。 “先生免礼，请坐！”景公冷冷地说道。 “多谢主公！”晏婴谢过景公，起身在客位坐定，然后问道，“臣刚从外埠赶回来，想请主公晚一会儿用餐，听臣将沿途农民春耕播种的情况简要禀报一下，不知主公可否恩准？” 景公似是没有听见晏婴说话，铁青着脸，一言不发。 “主公可是不愿晚一会儿用餐？”晏婴见状，有些诧异，便小心翼翼地试探着问道。 “非也！”景公似是刚刚听见晏婴说话，高声答道，“不瞒先生，寡人正在生气！” “主公可是生臣的气？”晏婴闻言，更觉诧异。 “哪里、哪里，”显然，景公的语气已经有所缓和，“先生代寡人到外埠巡视，旅途劳顿。寡人应当感谢先生才是，怎会生先生的气呢？” “既然主公不是生臣的气，那么敢问主公：却是为何生气呢？” “唉，”景公长叹了一口气，然后答道，“事情是这样的：婴子是寡人的爱妾，聪明伶俐，善解人意，深受寡人喜爱；翟子羡是寡人新近得到的一名车夫，虽然地位低贱，但是驾车技术高超，很受寡人赏识；梁丘据、裔款二人都是寡人宠信的大臣。对此四人，寡人今日上午临朝时颁布了分别赏赐万钟粟的命令。但是，寡人的颁赏令下达了许多遍，职计都不听从照办。为此，寡人非常生气。于是，寡人就命令士师把职计罢免。但是，寡人的免职令下达了许多遍，士师都不听从照办。寡人曾经听说过，作为统率一个国家的国君，宠爱谁就能赏赐谁，厌恶谁就能罢免谁。但是现在，对我所宠爱的人，我不能赏赐；对我所厌恶的人，我不能罢免。请先生说说看，这样一来，寡人不是失去国君的权力了吗？寡人又怎能不生气呢？” “噢，原来如此。”晏婴仔细听完景公的叙述，这才恍然大悟，于是略加思索，然后娓娓劝道，“主公息怒，切莫气坏了身体！臣曾经听说过这样一句古话：'君正臣从谓之顺，君僻臣从谓之逆。'如今，主公执意要赏赐那些专靠阿谀奉承迎合主公意愿的人，却命令下属官吏一定要服从主公的命令。恕臣直言：这样一来，只能使君失其道、臣失其职啊！” “……”听到这里，景公张了张嘴巴，似是想说什么，但又把话咽了回去，继续专心地听着晏婴往下说。 “主公，可能您也听说过，先王曾经确立所爱，那是用来勉励人们从善的；先王也曾确立所恶，那是用来禁止残暴行为的。过去夏、商两代前期之所以兴盛，其原因就在于，那时的圣王们'利于国者爱之，害于国者恶之'。因此，他们昭明所爱，贤良的人就增多；他们昭明所恶，奸邪的人就灭迹。从而形成天下政治清平、百姓和睦团聚的局面。而夏、商两代后期之所以衰败，其原因就在于，那时的昏君们'顺于己者爱之，逆于己者恶之'。由于他们沉迷纵欲享乐，言行怠慢轻率，因此，他们昭明所爱，奸邪的人就增多；他们昭明所恶，贤良的人就灭迹。从而最终导致百姓离散、国家覆亡的结局。主公！如果您上不想想圣王们兴盛的原因，下不看看昏君们衰亡的结局，那么臣实在担心，您违背了治国之道，而有关部门的官吏又不敢争谏，将会导致齐国社稷覆亡、姜氏宗庙被毁啊！” 虽然在晏婴说话的过程中，景公一直专心地听着，并不时点着头，以表明自己听明白了，但是直到晏婴把话说完，他才似乎真的听懂了：“哦，按照先生所言，在这件事情上，是寡人不够明智，而职计、士师做得对啊！” “主公，臣意正是如此！”晏婴向景公拱手施了一礼，然后接着说道，“赏功罚过，乃历代圣王之遗训。主公要赐婴姬四人各万钟粟，即是要赏无功之人，职计虽不从而无过；主公要罢免职计，即是要罚无过之人，士师虽抗命而有德。有职计、士师这样的忠于职守、敢于拒绝执行主公错误命令的人来作主公的下属官吏，真是主公的造化啊！” “先生，寡人已知过矣！就照职计、士师的意见办吧！”景公语气平和，略带愧疚地说道。 “主公，既是如此，臣就告辞了！”晏婴一面说着，一面向景公拱手施礼，“请主公先用餐、歇息，臣午后再来向主公禀报各地春耕播种的情况。” “且慢！”景公把手一扬，笑着说道，“先生刚刚回到临淄，想必也还没吃午饭，不如留下来陪寡人一起吃吧！咱们边吃边谈，先生意下如何？” “这……”晏婴本想婉拒，但踌躇片刻，还是笑着答应下来，“既是主公盛情挽留，那臣就敬谢主公赐饭啦！” “嗳，寡人应该感谢先生才是！如果不是先生刚才一番教诲，寡人可能现在还在生闷气，哪里吃得下饭啊？”景公言毕，哈哈大笑。 晏婴见景公如此说，也跟着笑了起来。 One day a few days later.sunny. In the back garden of the Qi Palace.姹紫嫣红，百花争艳。 景公在夫人和女儿莲莲的陪同下，正在园中漫步赏花。三人边走边看，边说边笑。一片欢乐的气氛。 正在此时，一名内侍快步走进园来，向景公施礼、禀报：“主公，晏相国求见！” “晏相国求见？快请！”景公一听说晏婴求见，显得十分兴奋。 “遵命！”内侍答应一声，快步走出园去。 景公转身对夫人说道：“夫人，你和莲莲先到各处转转吧。寡人同晏相国说完话，再去找你们。” “爹爹，您可千万别让孩儿久等啊！”莲莲拉着母亲的手，朝园中别处走去。 不一会儿，晏婴跟在内侍身后，快步走进园来。 “臣晏婴拜见主公！”晏婴走近景公，拱手施礼。 “先生免礼！寡人正有事要请教先生哪！” “主公……”晏婴本是有事来见景公，一听景公说是有事要“请教”自己，连忙撇开自己的话题，问道，“不知主公可有何事下问？” “先生，事情是这样的，”景公神情严肃地说道，“寡人昨日出去打猎，到了山上就看见虎，到了水边就看见蛇。寡人昨晚想了一夜也没想通，今天正要请教先生：这是不是人们所说的不祥之兆呢？” “哈哈哈哈！”晏婴闻言，未语先笑，笑毕才回答景公，“主公勿忧，主公勿虑！臣曾听说过，对于国家来说，不祥之事有三：有贤而不知，一不祥；知贤而不用，二不祥；用贤而不任，三不祥。而主公所言之事，根本不在其中。主公不妨想想看：您到了山上看见虎，那是因为山上有虎的家呀！您到了水边看见蛇，那是因为水边有蛇的洞呀！您到了虎的家、蛇的洞而看见它们，那本是很正常的事情嘛，怎能说是不祥之兆呢？” 景公听了晏婴的一番话，觉得心中豁然开朗：“噢，原来是这么简单的道理啊，寡人怎么就没想到呢？” 景公说完，自我解嘲地哈哈大笑起来。 景公笑毕，这才想起询问晏婴的来意：“先生来见寡人，有何要事？” 晏婴恭恭敬敬地回答：“臣来见主公，并无要事。只是臣打算明日离都，到北方各地巡视一番，特来向主公辞行。” “怎么，先生刚刚回来不久，又要出去？这次打算出去多少天啊？” “多则两个月，少则一个月。不知主公能否恩准？” “时间长短，但凭先生主张。只是先生一路上千万要保重才是！” “多谢主公！”晏婴行礼谢毕，忽然又想起了什么，“主公，酗酒伤身误事，臣还望主公节饮！” “先生所言极是，寡人记住就是！” “主公，臣告辞了！”晏婴躬身拱手，再施一礼。 “先生，多多保重！”望着晏婴离去的背影，景公如释重负似地长长地呼出了一口气，然后笑着摇了摇头。 一天下午。日已偏西。 田间。玉米秧已一尺多高，但因缺水和日晒，叶子都打蔫了。 晏婴正在同一位锄禾的老农说话。李垚立在晏婴身后。四名携带兵器的差役站在距离他们不远处的大路上，守候在车马旁，并警惕地观察着周围的情况。 那位老农一手拄着锄把，一手指着田里的玉米秧，心疼地对晏婴说道：“大人，咱这一带已经半个多月没下雨了，要是再有十天半月不下雨，这些庄稼可就全完了！” 晏婴问道：“老伯，前两年你们这里不是又打了一些井吗？能不能派上用场呢？” “大人有所不知，天不下雨，井里水少，水少地多，哪里够用？再说，如今井里水已不多，只能先尽着人用，哪还敢用来浇庄稼？” “老伯，您看还有没有别的办法可想呢？”晏婴焦急地问道。 “唉！能想的办法都已经想过了。庄稼人嘛，自古以来就是靠天吃饭……”那位老农无意间抬头看了看天，忽然好象发现了什么，用手指着日落的方向，高兴地喊了起来，“大人，雨来啦！” “什么？雨来啦？”晏婴顺着那位老农手指的方向看去，看到的只是落日的余晖，并没有雨，便奇怪地问道，“老伯，哪里有雨啊？” “大人，咱们这里有句谚语：'日落三条箭，隔天雨就现。'可准着哪！”那位老农用手指着日落的方向，“您看见没有？一、二、三，从太阳落山的地方甩过来三条云彩，那就是'三条箭'。只要有了它，第二天肯定会下雨！” “噢，”经那位老农指点，晏婴这才看清了那“三条箭”，并明白了那位老农高兴地喊起来的原因，于是也跟着高兴地喊了起来，“这下可好啦！庄稼有救啦！百姓有救啦！” next morning. 连日来，此时已是天色微明。而今日此时，天色却是黑沉沉的。 路边的一家小客栈里。 劳累多日的晏婴一行六人正在睡梦之中。 “轰隆隆隆——轰隆隆隆——”忽然，从远处传来一阵沉闷的雷声。 雷声虽然不是很响，却首先惊醒了李垚。 “大人！大人！打雷啦！打雷啦！”李垚“蹭”地一下坐了起来，一面抓起衣服往身上披，一面高兴地大声呼唤着在离他不远处睡着的晏婴。 “什么？打雷啦？真的打雷啦？”晏婴被李垚唤醒，也“蹭”地一下坐了起来，并抓起衣服往身上披。 “大人，是真的打雷啦！我听得清清楚楚！”李垚高兴地答道。 “轰隆隆隆——轰隆隆隆——”由远而近，又是一阵雷声传来。 “我还以为是在作梦哪，原来是真的！”听到雷声，晏婴高兴得像个孩子似的，“走，咱们出去看看！” 客栈外。 大路上站满了附近的村民。男女老少，有说有笑，都仰望着天空。 远处传来闪电的亮光。近处的雷声越来越响。 一阵凉风过后，铜钱大的雨点纷纷落了下来。 “噢！下雨喽！下雨喽！”人们不约而同地欢呼起来。 “大人，您可真是贵人！您住到我家客栈，就给我们这里带来了甘霖！”站在晏婴身旁的那位年约六十来岁的客栈主人笑着对晏婴说道。 “老哥哥，我可没有那么大的神灵啊！我离开都城一个多月了，天天毒日头，都快把我烤焦了，我也是刚刚遇上头一场雨啊！哈哈哈哈！”晏婴笑着说道。 雨越下越大，但人们仍沉浸在喜悦之中，欢呼着，说笑着，谁也没有回家的意思。 “大人，雨下大了，别淋坏了，咱们回屋吧！”一直站在晏婴身后的李垚，拉了拉晏婴，低声劝道。 “多好的雨啊！你就让我再淋一会儿吧，就淋一小会儿！”晏婴笑着拒绝了李垚，并喃喃地叨念着，“'日落三条箭，隔天雨就现'，说得真准啊！” After a few days. After the rain, the sun shines.The sun is shining brig