Chapter 49 He Zong's new banner bearer Tian Wen

Since the failure of the Five Kingdoms to defeat Qin in 318 BC, the life of Gongsun Yan, the leader of the Hezong Movement, has not been easy.In 316 BC, when the Qin State was attacking Bashu, in order to gain the support of the Qi State, King Wei Xiang decided to replace Gongsun Yan with Tian Xu, a native of Qi State who lived in Wei State, as his prime minister. For this day, Gongsun Yan has long been mentally prepared.But he was indignant about having Tian Xie replace him. Because Tian Need's behavior is really bad.Even a good old man like Hui Shi couldn't help advising him back then: "You must be kind to others. Although you feel that you have taken root in front of King Wei, there are too many people who want to get rid of you. Be careful." To be uprooted."—One can imagine what kind of advice a man can get.

Gongsun Yan said to King Wei Xiang: "The reason why you use Tian Xu is to satisfy the king of Qi. But in fact, the king of Qi doesn't like Tian need. How about this, I recommend someone to you. If he comes Serving as Xiangguo is not only satisfying to King Qi, but also a good thing to Weiguo." King Wei Xiang said: "Okay! If there is such a person, I will certainly be happy." Gongsun Yan said: "Do you know who is King Qi's most trusted minister?" King Xiang of Wei said, "Tian Ying." Gongsun Yan said: "By the way, Tian Ying is the younger brother of the King of Qi, and also the Prime Minister of Qi State. He is very popular in Qi State. Why don't you invite Tian Ying's son Tian Wen to come to Wei State to be the Prime Minister?"

"Tian Wen?" King Wei Xiang's eyes lighted up unconsciously.He had heard about this young man for a long time, because he had heard too many stories about Tian Wen, and as soon as this name was mentioned, King Wei Hui would feel a thunderous familiarity. Regarding Tian Wen's life experience, "Historical Records" records it like this. Tian Ying had many wives and concubines and had more than forty sons.Tian Wen's mother was of low status, and the day Tian Wen was born was the fifth day of May.Tian Ying didn't even take a look at it, but just sent someone to say that the child should be thrown away after birth!

"Throw it away!" A light sentence is as simple as throwing away a cat or a dog.Maybe for some men, having a child is just a process of sowing seeds, and they don't care about it after sowing, so it doesn't matter about the relationship of flesh and blood. Tian Wen's mother was heartbroken, but she didn't dare to disobey Tian Ying's order, and she didn't even dare to argue, so she nodded silently. Fortunately, after Tian Ying said this, he quickly forgot it and did not send anyone to supervise and check.Tian Wen's mother had the courage to hide the child in the house and feed it secretly.

Tian Yinggui is the most powerful minister of the Qi State, and his family has a big business. There are more than a thousand servants in his family?Therefore, he has never been aware of the existence of this child.Maybe once or twice, he also regarded him as the son of a servant, and walked past without paying much attention. Seven or eight years later, Tian Wen has grown into a big child.His mother thought to herself, she can't keep it a secret for the rest of her life, let her son be a criminal!Besides, after so many years, she has never figured out why Tian Ying threw away Tian Wen at that time, maybe it was because she was unhappy for a while, so it's over?

With this in mind, she brought Tian Wen to Tian Ying. Unexpectedly, when Tian Ying saw Tian Wen and asked about the situation clearly, her face turned dark all of a sudden.He stared at her and asked, "Didn't I tell you to throw this child away? Why did you keep him alive!" The poor woman trembled with terror, not knowing what dreadful thing was going to happen next.On the contrary, Tian Wen was very calm. He stepped forward and kowtowed to Tian Ying, and asked, "Father, why did you abandon me?" Tian Ying turned her head to one side and did not answer.Tian Wen just stared at him without blinking.As soon as Tian Ying met his gaze, her heart felt weak, and she quickly avoided it.The father and son confronted each other like this for a long time, Tian Ying couldn't bear it at first, and finally said reluctantly: "Children born in May will be disadvantageous to their parents when they grow to be as tall as a door frame."

"Father," Tian Wen asked again, "please tell me, is a person's fate determined by God, or by the door frame?" Tian Ying couldn't answer. "If it's up to God, then why do you worry about it? It's useless to worry about it; if it's up to the door frame, then we can make the door higher, and then higher, until I can't grow as high as I am, Isn't it all right?" Tian Wen said with an innocent smile on his face. Tian Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shouted loudly: "Forget it, forget it, stop talking!" From this time on, Tian Wencai obtained the status of the young master of the Tian family.This status is not so much bestowed by Tian Ying as it is earned by himself.

A few years later, Tian Wen was already a young man of sixteen or seventeen.One day, Tian Ying was drinking, and Tian Wen was waiting on him.He suddenly asked Tian Ying a question: "What is a son's son?" "grandson." "What about the grandson's grandson?" "Great-great-grandson." "Where's the great-great-grandson's great-great-grandson?" Tian Wen followed closely. "How do I know?" Tian Ying became impatient, "What exactly do you want to say, just say it straight, don't go around the bush." Tian Wen said solemnly: "You have been in power in Qi State, and you have experienced three generations of kings. The land of Qi State has not increased because of you, and our family has accumulated ten thousand taels of gold, but you have not seen a single talented person under your family." people."

Tian Ying's face suddenly changed, and he slammed the wine glass on the desk. Tian Wen was still as calm as ever: "As the saying goes, there must be a general in the family, and there must be a minister in the family. But in our family, your wives, concubines and maidservants wear silk and satin, and eat good food. food, but the scholars who follow you can't even put on a coarse cloth jacket, and can't even eat enough chaff. But you still keep accumulating wealth and are indifferent to national affairs. I'm not criticizing you, I just feel very dissatisfied I understand, so I boldly said it..."

Tian Ying's face turned red and white, sat there sullen for a while, refused to drink or eat food, flicked his sleeves, got up and left. Not long after this conversation between the father and son, Tian Ying issued an order to let Tian Wen take charge of the family's external affairs, that is, welcome and send those things. Tian Wen's shot was really extraordinary.Ever since he became the housekeeper, the popularity of Tian Ying's family has increased.Many scholars who were well-respected in Qi State took refuge in Tian Ying's family, and many people came from abroad.Of course, there are also some people whose origins are not so righteous, some are losers in political speculation, and some even escaped after committing a crime.Tian Wen treats these people equally, regardless of high or low, regardless of where they come from. He serves them with good wine and good meat.

Once, Tian Wen entertained guests for dinner at night, and one of the guests was eating in the dark with a firelight behind his back. go.Tian Wen immediately stood up and showed the angry guest his rice bowl.When the man saw that there were only two pieces of char siu and a chicken leg in the Tianwen bowl, which was no different from his own, he couldn't help feeling ashamed, and immediately drew his sword and committed suicide. Tian Wen also has a habit: when receiving guests, his secretary sits behind the screen with a pen and takes notes, writing down the conversation and the family situation of the guests.For example, where do you live, how many people are there, and how are your economic conditions?The guest left and just returned to his home, Tian Wen's envoy arrived, bringing gifts to express his condolences, and the whole family was polite, the elderly had wine and meat, and the children had clothes, everyone was happy.After the envoy left, the family closed their doors, and all of them, full of tears, praised Tian Wen's benevolence and righteousness. Tian Wen's reputation quickly spread throughout the princes, even overshadowing Tian Ying.Under such circumstances, Tian Ying followed the trend and made Tian Wen his son. In 316 BC, when Gongsun Yan asked King Wei Xiang to ask Tian Wen to be the Prime Minister, King Wei Xiang agreed without hesitation.Although he likes Tian Xu very much, he knows that Tian Wen's weight is a whole weight class higher than Tian Xu's, and the two are not the same. Gongsun Yan went to Qi State in person, asked Tian Ying's consent, and invited Tian Wen, the great god, to Wei State.And he himself, after completing the handover procedures with Tian Wen, quietly came to South Korea to replace his uncle as Prime Minister of Han. In this way, Tian Ying and Tian Wen's father and son served as the prime ministers of Qi and Wei respectively, and Gongsun Yan served as the prime minister of South Korea. The situation of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Han became clear.The banner of the Hezong Movement was also handed over to Tian Wen by Gongsun Yan. Tian Wen will soon find out that the vertical movement and the morality of the rivers and lakes are completely different things, and it is not so fun.