Chapter 2 The second chapter revises the strategy, Su and Qin successfully merged with the three Jins

Young Master Hua hurried back to Xianyang, had an audience with Duke Huiwen overnight, and reported in detail how Su Qin planned to humiliate Zhang Yi and force him to enter Qin.After hearing this, Duke Hui Wen frowned, held his breath, closed his eyes and meditated, and did not say a word for a long time. After a while, Young Master Hua saw that Duke Huiwen's face was relaxed, and his eyes were slightly opened, knowing that he had returned from meditation, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, I have a confusion, and I haven't thought about it after walking this way." Duke Hui Wen raised his eyes and looked at him: "What you can't think about is why Su Qin took such pains to persecute Zhang Yi, isn't it?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Young Master Hua exclaimed in surprise, "It is this matter that I don't understand." Hui Wengong smiled slightly: "I am not wise, because I just thought about it, and this is also the matter." After a short pause, he sighed softly, "Oh, this Su Qin is really a genius, it is a pity that I missed him! " Young Master Hua said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you...haven't taught your younger brother yet." Duke Huiwen thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, let me tell you this, if there is no white, there will be no black; if there is no up, there will be no down; if there is no right, there will be no reverse..."

"This..." Gong Zihua became dizzy the more he listened, scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, then raised his eyes to look at Duke Huiwen, "My brother is stupid, please explain more clearly, Brother Jun." "You," Duke Hui Wen chuckled a few times, "you'd better figure it out for yourself." Turning to the minister, "What time is it?" The inner minister said: "Report to your lord, the first update has been handed in, and the person is determined." "Xiaohua," Duke Huiwen got up excitedly, and slowly got up, "It's still early, let's go, go out for a walk." Smiling at the courtiers, "Show Daliang to build a mansion!"

Gongsun Yan was concentrating on reading a roll of memorials in his study, when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside, and he was in a daze, the sound had reached the door. Gongsun Yan raised his eyes and was shocked, because it was Duke Huiwen, his ministers and Gong Zihua standing at the door.The Fu Wei who was on duty in the mansion followed behind fearfully. From the look, it was obvious that Duke Huiwen deliberately prevented him from reporting. Gongsun Yan hurriedly kowtowed: "My minister knocked on your lord! My minister didn't know that your lord was coming, so I was far away to welcome you. I hope your lord will forgive me!"

Duke Hui Wen took a step forward, helped him up and said, "Please get up, Aiqing." Several people walked into the hall and sat down respectively. Hui Wengong smiled and said to Gongsun Yan: "I heard that Aiqing is a night owl, so I specially chose to come here at this time, because I want to see what you, a night owl, are up to." Seeing Gong Zihua, Gongsun Yan already understood nine out of ten, smiled slightly, picked up the memorial he was reading from the case, and presented it with both hands: "My minister is examining the Hexi memorial." Duke Huiwen took the report, read it roughly, his face was full of joy, and he nodded with joy: "Well, yes, yes, after the wheat harvest this year, the people in Hexi took the initiative to pay for grain and fight for the service. Congratulations!" The newspaper was placed on the case, looked up at Gongsun Yan, bowed his hands and saluted, "Gongsun Aiqing should remember the first contribution to the great rule of Hexi."

Gongsun Yan turned back and bowed: "It's the king's great love blossoming, how dare the humble minister take credit for it?" Duke Huiwen laughed and said, "Gongsun Aiqing doesn't have to be overly modest. Without Aiqing's gentle and gentle strategy, even if a widow has great love, how can it blossom?" His eyes fell on the memorial again, and he seemed to think of something again, "Speaking of Hexi, that My name is Wu Qing, how is it going?" "Report to Your Majesty," Gongsun Yan pointed at the report, "This report was drafted by this person, and Hexi County performed it on his behalf. The year before last, you were promoted and appointed him as the commander of the Shaoliang government. After two years, he has done a very good job. According to my observation, at present Hexi, especially Shaoliang Weimin, all abide by the Qin law, this person is indisputable."

"You should be rewarded for your merits." Duke Hui Wen thought for a while, "You can draft an order to promote Wu Qing to be the captain of Hexi County, and be promoted to the first rank." "The humble minister obeys the order." "Well, what's more," Duke Huiwen paused for a moment, "I heard that there is Zhangyi in the east of Shaoliang City, which belongs to the Zhang family of the original Weimin. You can send an order to Wu Qing to investigate, and all Zhang family's property, even a piece of grass is worthless." Not less, all returned to the Zhang family."

"The humble minister obeys the order." "Gongsun Aiqing," Duke Huiwen held his breath, "these are still falsehoods. I am here to discuss important matters with Aiqing." Gongsun Yan leaned slightly: "I would like to listen to your majesty's orders." "Su Qin plotted to unite the Three Jin Dynasties, and the momentum is raging. If the Three Jin Dynasties unite, there will be no Qin! I can't sleep or eat in peace, so I'm here to hear what Ai Qing wants." Gongsun Yan knew that Duke Huiwen had a countermeasure long ago, and he came here just to test his depth, so he clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to your lord, I think that Su Qin's actions are doing what he can't do."

"What do you mean by that?" "If the three Jins can be united, they are not Sanjins. Since the three Jins were divided, for nearly a hundred years, the three Jins have been quarreling, fighting and fighting, and have deep grievances. They cannot be united at all. Su Qin insisted on doing this, it is whimsical , I feel sorry for him." "Aiqing underestimated this man," Duke Hui Wen said slowly, "Although I only saw him once, I could feel that he had a great aura about him. He is really an extraordinary person who can accomplish great things. He Zong, we can't take it lightly!"

Gongsun Yan pondered for a while, clasped his fists and said, "I have a request, and I hope your lord will grant it." "My love, please tell me." "My minister, please send me as an envoy to the state of Wei." "Your widow has exactly this intention!" Duke Hui Wen nodded in response, "At present, Marquis Zhao is the first to advocate, and Marquis Han has promised to join forces, so that son Zhang asked to hire Marquis Zhao, and discuss with Su Qin about the matter of joining forces. If there is no accident, Su Qin will surely I went to Korea recently. Among the three Jins, Su and Qin have merged the two Jins, and there is only one Wei State left. I think about it, and there is no one who is familiar with the ruling and opposition parties of the Wei State than Aiqing. Aiqing went to ask the King of Wei to prevent Wei Guo from joining Longitudinal. As long as the Wei state is not in harmony, the three Jins will be empty talk."

"The humble minister leads the decree!" "Love Qing," Duke Hui Wen sincerely said, "In the past, the Marquis of Wei gathered the princes in Mengjin and tried to attack me. At that time, the situation was very critical, and the Lord Shang went to Wei alone to save the defeat with his own strength, and finally Xue Hexi was ashamed. Fan Su and Qin unite the forces of the Three Jins again, and their intentions are also for me. Aiqing is going to Wei alone again, trying to turn the tide, repeating the heroic feat of Shang Jun who conquered Wei alone!" "Your Majesty is too famous." Gongsun Yan clasped his fists slightly, "I don't dare to catch up with Lord Shang. This time, that time. I will go here, but I will only do my best. As for whether I will succeed, I dare not." Extravagant." "Okay, okay," Duke Hui Wen also felt that the words were too much, hehe laughed, "Aiqing is not far from success after saying this!" Turning to Gong Zihua, "Xiaohua, you go with Daliang Zao You are also familiar with the streets of Daliang." "The humble minister leads the decree." "Do you know what to do?" Duke Huiwen stared at him. "This—" Let him ask this, and Gong Zihua was stunned. Hui Wengong said with a smile: "I heard that General Sun is good at chess, you have to tell him a word, just say that I set up a chess game for him in Xianyang and ask him for advice on chess." Gong Zihua suddenly understood, and responded loudly: "Your brother accepts the decree!" Everything is as Qin Gong said, and South Korea really supports Hezong with both hands.After Lou Huan envoyed Han as Zhaohou's special envoy and Hezong's deputy envoy, Han Zhaohou's reaction was very quick. After sending Zhang Yi away, Su Qinteng made an appointment to meet Mr. Han.Gongzi Zhang sent a message to Su Qin, saying that Han Hou regarded him very highly and treated him falsely.When Su Qin heard the news, he immediately played to Marquis Zhao, and formally envoy Han as special envoy of Yan and Zhao. Since Han Hou had agreed to join forces, it was tantamount to going to South Korea without a fight, and the purpose of Su Qin's envoy Han also changed to attack Wei in a detour. The distance between Zhengcheng, the capital of Han, and Daliang, the capital of Wei, is less than 300 li, and they can be reached within a day.If he wanted to get to Zhengcheng, he had to go through Weijing.Seizing this favorable opportunity, Su Qin deliberately walked very slowly when passing through the border of Wei. The way of caring for relatives was compiled into easy-to-understand ballads, copied into books, and widely distributed along the way, so that beggars, wandering entertainers, etc. spread the songs everywhere.Yan and Zhao had nearly 5,000 combined troops, and Su Qin asked the team to separate deliberately. Looking from a distance, it stretched for more than ten miles, with flags waving and gongs and drums blaring along the way, which was very ostentatious. This kind of momentum is far greater than the usual invitations among various countries. The government and the people of Wei State are naturally shocked, and everyone is talking about Su Qin and He Zong.King Hui of Wei carefully read the pamphlet distributed by Su Qin, closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, and asked Biren to summon Pang Juan, Lord Wu'an, and asked softly, shaking the pamphlet in his hand, "Juan, have you read this pamphlet?" This "juaner" sounded very useful to Pang Juan.Pang Juan knew that since he lost Sun Bin, his status in Wei Wang's heart had skyrocketed, even surpassing Xiangguo Huishi.King Wei Hui relied more and more on him, and whenever there was a major event, he would be the first to discuss it with him.Now that Sun Bin has become useless, Pang Juan sees that all countries have no opponents, and his ambitions are inflated, and he feels that the days of achieving his ambitions are numbered. At this time, seeing King Hui's kind and trusting eyes were looking at him all the time, Pang Juan's heart became more determined, and at the same time he was deeply moved. .” "I heard that Su Qin and the son-in-law are also from the same family. How is he?" "Dare to ask my father, what's the matter with Su Qin?" "What's his talent?" "Well," Pang Juan paused for a moment, then laughed, "How can I tell my son? Su Qin and Zhang Yi are fellow practitioners of oral and tongue skills. I can't praise you for anything else, but their tongue skills are very good!" "Oh?" Hui Wang was also happy, and laughed, "I heard that the king of Yue made Zhang Yi's tongue dizzy, and the widow always thought it was funny. Hearing you say that, it's true! Juan'er, if you compare it with Zhang Yi, How about Su Qin's tongue?" The two are in power, of course Pang Juan is more willing to accept Su Qin, and immediately smiled and said: "After leaving Guigu, I will not know. But as far as Guigu is concerned, if the two of you say ten sentences each, I would like to believe Su Qin." Three sentences, half a sentence for Zhang Yi." Hearing that Zhang Yi only had a half-truth, King Hui couldn't help laughing a few times, and said, "No wonder the King of Yue was fooled, it turned out to be like this! It seems that if you meet Zhang Yi in the future, you should also be more careful." Pang Juan laughed and said, "How can the king of Yue compare with his father? I'm afraid Zhang Yi's tongue will froze after seeing his father." Both of them laughed. After laughing for a while, King Hui stopped and turned to the topic: "Juan'er, in your opinion, how should I deal with Su Qin's alliance this time?" Pang Juan also suppressed his laughter, clasped his fists and said, "I implore my father to summon someone." "who?" Pang Juan clapped his hands outward, and a middle-aged man hurriedly walked behind Biren, and kowtowed: "Prince of the Kingdom of Wei, Ji Xian, kowtows to His Majesty, wishing His Majesty good health and long life!" King Hui was startled, and looked him up and down: "You are the Crown Prince of Wei Kingdom, Ji Xian?" Ji Xian wept and said: "The late emperor passed away, the grand master messed up the government, tampered with the last emperor's will, and abolished Ji Xian, causing chaos in the government and the public, and the anger of people and gods. Ji Xian implores your majesty to send troops to quell the chaos, and return justice to the world! " King Hui waved his hand, nodded and said, "My lord, I know about the matter of defending the country." Ji Xian understood the interest, and stepped back after another obeisance. Seeing him receding away, King Hui turned to Pang Juan thoughtfully: "The meaning of Aiqing is——" "Your Majesty," Pang Juan saw that King Hui called him Aiqing, and also changed his name, "Although the State of Wei is not big, it is a piece of fat. Now that the guards are fighting in the house, Ji Xian asked for help. I thought, why don't we take advantage of this opportunity—— "He paused, and made a gesture of swallowing it. "Well," King Hui thought for a while, then murmured, "This country of Wei should be sacrificed." "Your Majesty," Pang Juan showed his trump card, "The newly established Marquis of Wei is on good terms with Han, and the old Grand Master is on good terms with Zhao. If I promise to indulge my relatives, I'm afraid—" King Hui's heart skipped a beat: "Well, there are quite a few people." Perhaps after sitting for a long time, King Hui yawned heavily.Pang Juan saw it and got up to leave.King Hui went to the wooden couch on the side of the study and lay down on his side. He wanted to take a nap for a while, but his mind was full of the matter of defending the country, and he tossed and turned, unable to calm down. King Hui turned over several times, sat up suddenly, and asked Biren to prepare a car and drive it to Xiangguo's mansion. Hui Shi has always had the habit of taking a nap, and when they arrived at Weishi, Hui Shi hadn't woken up from his nap.Seeing that His Majesty arrived, the housekeeper flew to report, but was stopped by King Hui. King Hui asked the steward to lead the way, and together with Biren, he walked to the back garden. From a distance, he saw Hui Shi lying on a soft couch in the gazebo, sleeping soundly.King Hui came to the side, saw Hui Shi's snoring overshadowed, he was very envious, and smiled at the neighboring people: "Looking at this sleeping appearance, Hui Aiqing is really a blessed person!" But Piren pointed to the saliva dripping from the corner of Huishi's mouth, and said with a smile, "Look at Xiangguo's saliva, dripping into a line, like a worm on a tree slipping, and it's about to hit the ground." King Hui looked at it with his eyes, and he was happy, and he laughed. Hui Shi was startled awake by the laughter, opened his eyes and saw His Majesty, thought it was a dream, rubbed his eyes and looked again, seeing that there was no doubt, he hurriedly got down on the bed and knocked: "Your Majesty—" King Hui handed over a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Hui Aiqing, wipe your mouth before we talk." Hui Shi took the handkerchief, but pressed his sleeve to his mouth, and smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty laughed." King Hui pointed to the handkerchief: "Hui Aiqing, is this... a handkerchief?" Hui Shi smiled slightly, put the handkerchief into his sleeve, and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the fragrant handkerchief." King Hui was startled, then smiled and said, "Ai Qing can rob. Come, come, get up and talk." Hui Shi thanked him and sat down on the pavilion.The two gossiped for a while, King Hui returned to the main topic, talked about He Zong, frowned and said: "Accordingly, the integration of the three Jin Dynasties is not a bad thing, but for such a big event, Su Qin is not looking for widows, but looking for Zhao Yu, let him advocate, Where do you put the widow? Zhao Yu is weak and incompetent. After he ascended to the throne, he was restrained everywhere. If I get married to Zhao and Han Zong again, and sit at the same table with Han Qu and Zhao Yu, wouldn't it be—" He paused, and looked at Hui Shi angrily. "If Your Majesty is unwilling, then it's just a matter of disagreement." Hui Shi said slowly. "This——" King Hui frowned again, "Su Qin Shuzi, ostentatiously, talked about the benefits of joining forces. The Three Jin Dynasty was originally one, Zhao Yu first advocated it, Han Qu responded, and the Yan people helped, if the widow does not follow , wouldn’t it be the same as being openly hostile to the Three Kingdoms? Leaving aside Zhao, Han, and Yan, even the widow’s subjects must have two hearts. Besides, Su Qin first went to Qin, and now he is uniting with Yan, Zhao, and Han. The world is full of uproar, and he has become famous. After this person goes to Korea, he will definitely turn his head and go eastward to join the widow. If this person comes, it is wrong for the widow to see him, and it is also wrong for the widow to see him. After thinking about it, the widow is really There is a problem at both ends, so I come to ask Ai Qing, is there a perfect solution?" Hui Shi raised his head and said with a smile, "If Your Majesty is in trouble for this matter, I have a plan." "Ai Qing, tell me!" "When Su Qin came, His Majesty entrusted the country to His Majesty under the name of Autumn Hunting, and then made Lord Wu An assist the government. Su Qin and Lord Wu An are from the same family and know each other well. With him to deal with it, wouldn't Your Majesty advance as much as he wanted? Back off—” Before Huishi finished speaking, King Hui clapped his hands and shouted: "Miaozai!" After thinking about it for a while, he became more excited, shouted "Miaozai" several times, and drove back to the palace leisurely. In September of this year, when Han Zhaohou was paying homage to Su Qin, the ministers of King Wei Hui issued an imperial edict entrusting the country to Prince Shen and entrusting Pang Juan, Lord Wu'an, to assist the government.The next day, Hui Wang, Hui Shi, Bi Ren and several concubines in the harem, under the protection of Prince Ang, led thousands of soldiers and rushed to Liangyu to hunt. A few days after Hui Wang left the capital, Qin envoy Gongsun Yan and his party rushed to Daliang one step ahead of Su Qin.Gongsun Yan was overjoyed to learn that King Hui and Prince An were absent and that the government was entrusted to Prince Shen.This time Wei, Gongsun Yan's mission is to prevent Su Qin from joining forces.King Hui left the palace at this time, his meaning is self-evident, at least it shows that King Wei does not approve of the marriage of the three Jins, and this is exactly what he expected when he was in Xianyang.Gongsun Yan concluded that as long as King Wei is not in the palace, even if Su Qin makes a fool of himself with his three-inch tongue, it will be difficult for him to marry him. With confidence in his heart, Gongsun Yan calmed down more and more, and stayed in the posthouse. The next day, he went to court as a special envoy of Qin State, reported his intention, and handed over the letter of credence and betrothal gift to Qin and Wei for goodwill.The crown prince Shen Linzheng received the envoy from Qin State on the first day of the court, and the envoy was originally Wei Min, but at the moment it was a prominent Qin State Daliang Zao, so he was extremely cautious, greeted Duke Qin ceremonially, received the letter of credence and The betrothal gift is a resignation from the court, and Gongsun Yan is asked to return to the post office to wait for the order. Gongsun Yan bowed again and retreated to the court, returned to the posthouse, sat down in the hall, spread out two bundles of letters, and read them carefully. Later in the afternoon, there was the sound of carriages and horses outside the door, and the lieutenant reported Zhu Wei and Bai Hu's visit.This is exactly what Gongsun Yan was waiting for, so he rushed out to greet him, took a step forward, bowed and said: "Brother Zhu, Young Master Bai, Gongsun Yan has been waiting for a long time." Zhu Wei and Bai Hu were both startled, turned back to salute, and asked almost in unison: "Waiting for us?" "Of course," Gongsun Yan said with a smile, "I'm ready. If Shen Shi still doesn't see the two of you, I'll take a dog-beating stick and come to the door to inquire about the crime!" Both of them laughed. The three walked into the hall hand in hand, and sat down as guests and hosts.Gongsun Yan looked at the white tiger carefully, nodded and praised: "Master Bai, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are really promising!" Bai Hu recalled the past, and sighed sincerely: "Oh, sooner or later, when I think about those years, it's really like a dream!" The three of them talked about their farewell for a while, Zhu Wei asked Gongsun Yanping to retreat to the left and right, and brought the conversation to the main topic: "Brother Gongsun, we are here to visit you first, and to ask for something." "Master Zhu, please speak!" "Your Majesty finally woke up from his lethargy. The virtuous ministers, the villains, Wen Yong benefited the country, Wu Yong Wu An Jun, in recent years, he has made great efforts to govern the country. Brother Gongsun's grievances, I have already found out the whole story and reported it to Your Majesty." His Majesty heard the news, regretted it, and mentioned this matter many times in the court, saying that he was sorry for Brother Gongsun. His Majesty also said that the door of Wei State will always be open to Brother Gongsun. Whenever Brother Gongsun is willing to return, Your Majesty The metropolis is 30 miles away. As for Brother Gongsun, after serving Qin, he tried to conspire against Wei a few times, but each was his own master, and His Majesty assures that the past will not be blamed." "Alas," Gongsun Yan sighed, "The past, as Brother Bai just said, is really a nightmare! Your Majesty woke up from the dream, and Brother Bai woke up from the dream, but I have not woken up from the dream. Besides, I am not a person who has betrayed the Lord, since he has served Qin, how can he betray him?" Zhu Wei said anxiously: "The people of Qin and I are at odds with each other, and our hatred is irreconcilable. How could Brother Gongsun break with the past so quickly?" "To tell you the truth, Brother Zhu," Gongsun Yan said slowly, "When I first arrived in Xianyang, I couldn't figure it out. I have been an enemy of Qin for so many years, and even fought bloody battles with the Qin people in Hexi, but suddenly fell on the Qin people. , It’s like surrendering after losing a battle. For a period of time, I drank almost every day and didn’t want to face this reality. But later, I figured it out. The subordinate is the subordinate, the king is the king, and the world is the king. The world. Whether it is the Wei family, the Qin family, or the world, it is related or not related to this person. As recorded in "Spring and Autumn", since the Zhou family moved eastward, there has been no righteous war in the world. There has been neither Righteous war, whoever I, Gongsun Yan, is planning for, there is no righteousness or injustice. Your Majesty doesn't know me, don't use me, Qin Gong knows me, uses me, everything is as simple as that." "Alas!" Zhu Wei sighed, "If Bai Xiangguo knew that brother Gongsun thought this way, how sad he would be!" Hearing him mention Bai Gui, Gongsun Yan buried his head, gave a wry smile, and turned around: "Zhu Shangqing, today we only talk about the present, not the past, how about it?" Zhu Wei also gave a wry smile, glanced at Baihu, nodded and said: "That's fine, the road is made step by step, so there is no rush for this matter. Speaking of the present, I have something to ask for advice." "Brother Zhu, please speak!" "Su Qin proposed to unite the three Jin Dynasties, and both Zhao and Han have responded. After reviewing his proposition, I was very confused. After discussing with Brother Bai for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. I came here to hear Brother Gongsun's opinion. .” "May I ask Brother Zhu why he is in such a panic?" "To put it simply, there are pros and cons. If I join forces, will the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, or will the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?" "For the world, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages; for Wei, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages." "What do you mean by that?" "When Su Qin was in Xianyang, I had contacts with him, and I knew that he was a genius with great ambitions. At that time, what Su Qin planned was to assist Qin Gong to rule the world and achieve the unrivaled imperial career. I don't want Qin Gong to have no such ambition. Arguing fiercely with him, he refuted him to the point of resignation. Su Qin saw that Qin Gong didn't use him, turned around and went east, and then tried to find a way out, and then came up with a big game of marriage between the three Jins. I will talk to Brother Zhu and Young Master Bai Similarly, I also thought about this matter, and at first I was overwhelmed, but then the more I thought about it, the more it didn't make sense. Sigh, although this person is a great talent, he went into the side door, what a pity!" "Brother Gongsun, why are you so applauded?" Bai Hu interjected. "Because this game is very big." Gongsun Yan turned to Baihu and said, "Ordinary scholars, like me, including Shang Jun, are all seeking for one country, and the chess game they play is nothing more than a corner; Su Qin is different. His emperor's strategy is still to use this combination of vertical and vertical moves, and they are all looking at the world. They are playing a big game of chess in the world, which is far superior to us. I say that it is beneficial to the world, and this is what it means. Please see, San Jin If it is really united, there will be no internal disputes, and externally, the east can control Qi, the west can control Qin, and the south can control Chu, who dares to compete with them? All countries will not compete for the front, and there will be no wars. Wouldn’t it be beneficial to the world?” "Yeah, um," Bai Hu nodded again and again, "If you say that, Su Zi's plan is really brilliant!" "Why did Su Zi enter the side door again?" Zhu Wei continued. Gongsun Yan asked back: "May I ask you two, can the three Jins be united?" "Since there are such great benefits, the three Jins should be able to join forces." Zhu Wei nodded in response. "Alas," Gongsun Yan shook his head slightly, and sighed softly, "If the three Jins could join forces, they wouldn't be the Three Jins. Only seven hundred miles west of Hexi, Qin and Wei have become enemies to each other, and the grievances have accumulated to this day. The struggle between the Three Jins, More than seven hundred miles? Don’t say anything else, just talk about the 100-year grievances, can they be written off?” Cough, “Su Qin preached the ‘Three Tongs’, wanting the three Jins to have the same hatred, the same strength, and the same heart. First of all, the same heart, you say Can it be achieved? Can the three Jins be of the same strength if they are not in the same mind? Can they be the same if they are not in the same strength? Speaking of this, I think of a story next time. The rabbit pulls toward the wilderness, the tortoise pulls toward the pool, and the crane pulls toward the sky. The three parties try their best, but their hearts are different. Instead of not moving, the car is pulled apart by them. Su Qin wants to make the three Jins marry each other, just like the Qi people. Don't you just walk into a side door?" Zhu Wei and Bai Hu nodded frequently. Seeing that the two listened to it completely, Gongsun Yan added: "Also, if the three Jins really fulfilled Su Qin's wish and worked together as one, the result would be not only useless, but even worse." "And why?" Bai Hu was puzzled. "Let's think about it, who is not good for the three Jins to marry each other? It's not good for Qi, Chu, and Qin. The Three Jins have Qi, Chu, and Qin as their enemies. If the Three Kingdoms fight alone, they are definitely not the opponents of the Three Jins. However, the Three Jins If they can unite, why can’t the Three Kingdoms unite? If the Three Kingdoms followed the Three Jins and formed an alliance, Qi came from the east, Qin came from the west, and Chu came from the south, the Three Jins were a piece of iron and would be crushed into pieces. If Jin really achieves vertical marriage, Qi, Chu, and Qin really have no way to go, but this is the only way. I will say below that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits for Wei, all because of this." This analysis was reasonable, Zhu Wei and Bai Hu couldn't help but gasped, and looked at each other for a long time, silent. Not to be outdone, Han Zhaohou also selected 2,000 people to join the mission. With the addition of attendants, the total number of troops approached 8,000.Zhengcheng, the capital of Han, is only three hundred miles away from Daliang. Su Qin ordered his subordinates to still travel fifty miles a day as before, ostentatiously and leisurely along the way. When it was less than a hundred miles away from Daliang, Tanma reported that King Wei Hui entrusted the country to Prince Shen, and went to Liangyu to hunt with Xiangguo Huishi and An Guojun's son Ang.Wei Wang's move was obviously to avoid He Zong. The three deputy envoys Yan, Zhao, and Han were shocked when they heard the news, and hurriedly reported to Su Qin.Lou Huan suggested going straight to Liangyu, thinking that this would not only save several days of travel, but also capture the thief and the king.Ji Kuai and son Zhang Mu showed approval and looked at Su Qin. Su Qin pondered for a while, and sent an order to move on and drive directly to Daliang.After leaving for half a day, Tan Ma reported again that Gongsun Yan, the Qin envoy, had rushed to Daliang first.The deputy envoys looked at each other, and all looked at Su Qin. Su Qin said with a smile: "People from Qin are moving fast, so it's exciting to watch now." The team was still dawdling, and arrived at the outskirts of Daliang on the morning of the third day, stopped outside the city, and waited for the order of the palace.Not long after, a chariot arrived, Wei Gong Nei Shi got off the car, and read the prince's oral order to Su Qin, requesting that the chariots and horses be assembled on the spot, and the special envoys, deputy envoys and related envoys of various countries entered the city and stationed in the post. For such a high-level mission, the Wei people sent a Chinese doctor to come out to announce the decree, and it was the crown prince who gave the order. The deputy envoys were very upset and all showed anger.However, Su Qin smiled slightly, thanked him with his hand, settled down the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, took Ji Kui, Lou Huan, Gong Zizhang and the accompanying personnel, and drove into the city after Nei Shi's car under the banner of 20 cars. middle. As the convoy entered the city, Su Qin, Ji Kui, Lou Huan, and Gongzi Zhang stood on the car, bowing their hands to the onlookers with smiles on their faces.When walking to the South Street, Su Qin suddenly saw a person sitting cross-legged on the side of the road, disheveled, staring at this grand scene with dull eyes. Standing beside him were a few children, all of them like him, obviously street beggars .Maybe it was because of the bad smell they gave off, and the citizens who watched the excitement stayed far away, so these people were extremely eye-catching. Su Qin recognized Sun Bin at a glance, and with a "boom" from the bottom of his heart, he hurriedly called for a stop. The convoy stops. Su Qin jumped out of the car and walked towards Sun Bin step by step.Sun Bin watched him approaching without blinking, and smiled silly with his face up.Su Qin walked up to Sun Bin, felt sore, bent his legs, knelt down on the ground, bowed to Sun Bin three times, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Brother Sun—" Sun Bin still looked at him with dull eyes and smirked.However, at this moment, he laughed out loud, pointing to Su Qin, "clack, cluck..." like a hen crowing for reward after laying eggs. This scene that happened suddenly made everyone stunned.Su Qin, who is also the prime minister of Zhao and Han, and also the special envoy of Zhao, Han, and Yan, knelt down to a lunatic in the street. .Su Qin's bodyguard Fei Dao Zou hurriedly followed, standing a few steps away from Su Qin, watching the surrounding situation vigilantly.Zhao Guoshi, who was walking in front, hurried to stop, staring at the scene in front of him in a daze.Ji Kui, Gong Zizhang, and Lou Huan stood in the car awkwardly, not knowing what to do. The little beggars were terrified, they dared not move or move, their faces turned pale, and they stared blankly at all this, as if they were in a dream. After Su Qin paid his respects, he raised his head and looked directly at Sun Bin. Sun Bin stopped laughing and looked at him. At this moment, Su Qin saw two rays of light shooting out of Sun Bin's eyes, shining directly on Su Qin's heart. Su Qin suddenly understood, just as he was pleasantly surprised, Sun Bin withdrew his gaze, his gaze became dull again, he waved his hands, and began to beat the war drum: "Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom boom, boom boom boom..." Su Qin heard that it was Knowing that Sun Bin was urging him to leave quickly, he wiped away his tears with his sleeve, turned to Zou with the throwing knife, and said, "Bring the hardware!" Flying knife Zou took out the hardware and handed it to Su Qin. Su Qin respectfully placed the gold in front of Sun Bin, bowed three more times, turned and walked back to the car.Flying Dao Zou put the stool, Su Qin stepped on it, and boarded the vehicle.The convoy rattled along. As soon as the convoy left, several beggars around Sun Bin flew up to snatch the gold.Sun Bin didn't seem to see it, his eyes were still looking at the direction where Su Qin was going, and he was beating the war drum in his mouth. "What?" Pang Juan opened his eyes wide and looked at Pang Cong in amazement, "Su Qin actually knelt down to Sun Bin on the street?" Pang Cong nodded. Pang Juan pondered for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "How is Sun Bin?" "Sun Bin is still the same, at first he giggled, but later he beat the drums, and he no longer recognizes Su Qin." Pang Juan let out a long breath, paused for a moment, nodded understandingly and sighed: "Oh, back then the four of us were in Guigu together, we were like brothers, now we are all prominent, only Brother Sun is in such a situation, don't say It's Brother Su, even if the eldest brother sees him sooner or later, he will still be worried." After a short pause, "Also, Brother Sun is on the street all day, it seems that there is no way. Not to mention, it's raining and windy, he Where are you going?" Pang Cong hesitated, and said slowly: "Brother Sun is very unhappy in our courtyard. After going out, the world is wider and the earth is wider, and I feel much better. Later, I made friends with a few beggars. Brother Sun It's more like a different person, laughing from time to time. As for the place to stay, the little brother has also settled down. The small temple on the south street entrance used to belong to Chen Chen's house. Now that there is no owner, it should be automatically returned to our house. The little brother checked it on the spot, and it was quite quiet inside, and the house could be lived in, so he let brother Sun and a few beggars live in it. When the weather is good, there are beggars begging on the street, and brother Sun can't get hungry. In rainy and snowy weather, The little brother asked Fan Chu to bring some food to use, so that Brother Sun would not be hungry." Pang Juan nodded again and again: "Well, it's not bad to settle down like this, but...letting brother Sun live with a bunch of beggars, I've wronged him." "Brother," Pang Cong's voice was choked with sobs, "Your true love for Brother Sun really touched my younger brother. Don't worry, Brother Sun is both the elder brother's righteous brother and the younger brother's righteous brother. Although the eldest brother is busy with big things, this small matter I have my own younger brother to take care of me. For more than a year, it is not difficult for my younger brother to see that Brother Sun doesn't care about food and clothing, he doesn't care about the court, he only cares about being free and happy. On the street, it is better for Brother Sun to be comfortable and happy than being locked in the yard .Besides," paused, lowered his voice, "he is in the courtyard, not to mention disturbing the tranquility, and sometimes disturbing Madam, making the back garden like a haunted place, no one dares to go." Pang Juan nodded again: "Brother Onion said the same thing. Is there any discussion in the market about Brother Sun?" "As far as my younger brother knows, the story of Eldest Brother's righteousness in saving his grandson and never abandoning him has already spread throughout the countries, and everyone in Daliang is well-known. Everyone knows that Eldest Brother is a good man." "Alas," Pang Juan sighed again, "they don't know that the friendship between brother grandson and elder brother is definitely not on the surface. Back then, in order to save my father, brother grandson and elder brother went into and out of the tiger's den and were imprisoned. Bai Situ rescued him, and they almost died together at the hands of the traitor Chen Zhen." He sighed again, "Oh, brother Cong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to repay what elder brother owes brother grandson in this life." After speaking, I had mixed feelings and shed tears . "Big brother—" Pang Cong was also moved. At this moment, the disciples came to report that Master Su, the special envoy of the Three Kingdoms, was asking to see him. Pang Juan got up suddenly, walked back and forth in the hall a few times, raised his head and asked, "How many people are here?" "Reporting to the lord, he is the only one." "Oh?" Pang Juan rolled his eyes a few times, and said to Pang Cong, "Quickly, prepare a few wattles and a washboard, and put them in the living room!" As soon as the voice fell, Pang Juan had already left and rushed to the door, only to see Su Qin standing with his hands down. Pang Juan quickened his pace and called out as he walked, "Brother Su—" Su Qin took a few steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Pang—" Pang Juan stepped forward, grabbed Su Qin's hand, and shook it firmly: "I don't know Brother Su is here, so it's late to welcome, late to welcome!" Su Qin said with a smile: "I came here uninvited and took the liberty to disturb each other. I hope Brother Pang will forgive me." Pang Juan slapped him hard on the shoulder, and said angrily, "Brother Su is asking me about the crime! To tell you the truth, Brother Su, His Majesty has been traveling recently, and His Highness is in charge of the government. All the affairs of the court and the central government are delegated to him. I am so busy that I am dizzy. No, just came back from court, heard that brother Su is coming, before he changed into court clothes, he came out to welcome him!" Shaking his court clothes. Su Qin laughed a few times, and punched back: "Brother Pang, where did you go! In this city, who doesn't know that Brother Pang is busy, and dare to blame him? It's just... come here, everyone The two students, after thinking about it, are only brother Pang, an old friend, and after staying in the posthouse, their buttocks have not yet warmed up, so they hurriedly prepared a car to visit, and came to disturb us." The two exchanged a few words of courtesy, walked into the mansion hand in hand, and sat down in the living room. Pang Cong made the tea and left. After taking a sip of tea, Su Qin took the initiative to bring up the matter of Sun Bin, changed his face, and sighed heavily: "Oh, to tell you the truth, Brother Pang, I just saw Brother Sun!" Pang Juan pretended not to know, and asked in surprise, "Oh?" Su Qinfu sighed: "Oh, I have heard about Brother Sun. When I was in Handan, it was rumored that Brother Sun had committed a capital crime. Brother Pang rescued him and escaped his life. I don't want him to suffer more than ever, and become a madman." People. I just heard about it. I didn’t believe it at first. Today I saw the real situation with my own eyes. I—” Before Su Qin could finish speaking, Pang Juan choked up and broke down in sobs: "Brother Su——" Su Qin glanced at Pang Juan, and wiped his tears with his sleeve. "Brother Su," Pang Juan breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly, "Brother Sun is all to blame, I'm sorry for Brother Sun!" Standing up and setting the washboard, he grabbed a handful of thorns and handed it to Su Qin, " Brother Su, I have given you the advice of Mr. Sun, the brotherhood of my grandson, and the friendship of my classmates in Guigu. I deserve a thousand punishments! Today, my husband is not here, and neither is my elder brother, so I have to let Brother Su do the work for my husband and elder brother. Take the punishment, seek justice for Brother Sun!" His knees softened, he knelt on the washboard, took off his court clothes, exposed his back, and closed his eyes slightly, "Brother Su, punish me! If Pang Juan yells out, add Ten strokes!" Su Qin glanced at him, threw down the thorn stick, slowly got up, supported him with both hands, and sighed: "Oh, brother Pang, this, this, this... you... alas, how do you tell me to do it?" 庞涓挣开苏秦，复跪下来，再次乞请：“苏兄，你若不打，是害在下！不瞒苏兄，孙兄逢此大劫，皆因在下。在下若是不请孙兄下山，不请他来大梁，孙兄就不会……唉，不说了，打吧！你不打，在下心中的块垒不去，寝食难安哪！你打一下，在下心里就减轻一分，打十下，减轻十分，打一万下，在下……在下……”泣不成声。 见庞涓如此情真意切，苏秦尽管心如明镜，也是被他感动了，轻叹一声，再次扶起庞涓：“庞兄切莫自责！你如何对待孙兄，在下也早知道了。”故意顿一下，扫一眼庞涓，“在下走这一路，到处都在传颂庞兄，颂扬庞兄忠义分明，重情仗义，可追古人。在下……在下听了，既为孙兄难过，又为庞兄自豪。只是，孙兄是个诚实之人，如何犯下死罪，在下甚不明白，望庞兄告知。” 庞涓抹去泪水，在主位上坐下，唏嘘再三，将孙膑如何犯下死罪、魏王如何震怒、孙膑如何受刑、如何发疯及自己如何求情、如何救治、如何照料、如何放任孙膑住在街头等，从头至尾细述一遍。 苏秦听完，似是肃然起敬，连连拱手道：“此前所闻，只是个大要，在下今日方知，孙兄之事竟有如此之多的曲折。庞兄将事做到这个份上，也算竭力了，于情于义，都令在下敬佩。”摇摇头，复叹一声，“唉，当初先生为孙兄易名之时，在下也曾纳闷，今日看来，一切都是命定。” 庞涓依旧自责：“都怪在下，若是不写那封信，孙兄就不会下山，就不会来到魏国，也就不会……唉，是在下害了孙兄哪！” “庞兄，”苏秦脸色一沉，望着庞涓道，“说起这事儿，我们兄弟真得合计合计。依方才庞兄所言，孙兄必是蒙冤。依庞兄之见，会是何人陷害孙兄？” 庞涓一擂几案：“在下若是查出此人，看不将他碎尸万段！” “方才庞兄说，”苏秦倒是不急不缓，“孙兄蒙冤之时，秦国使臣正在大梁，会不会——”略顿一下，“在下是说，此事会不会与秦人有关？” 庞涓打个激灵，猛拍脑门：“对对对，苏兄所言极是，当时秦国使臣樗里疾就在大梁，后来在下私下打探，听宫中传言，孙兄与那人有过一面之交，说是弈棋来着。你知道，陛下最恨的就是秦人，孙兄不知深浅，与那厮弈棋，犯下大忌！” “单是弈棋不犯死罪。”苏秦似在启发庞涓，“在下在秦一年，甚知秦人。秦人夺占河西，谋得函谷，甚惧魏人报复，见庞兄、孙兄皆事魏国，秦人恐惧，或会想出下作手段，陷害孙兄。如果不出在下所料，那个刘清，还有那封书信，当是秦人所为。” 庞涓沉思有顷，渐渐现出怒容，震几道：“苏兄说得是！”顿了一时，更加认定此事，咬牙切齿，“狗娘养的！我早说这事儿蹊跷，原在此处弯着！”朝苏秦连连抱拳，“苏兄，在下谢你了！自孙兄受害，在下一直在访察此事，什么都料到了，只是未往秦人身上想。狗娘养的秦人，霸我河西，夺我函谷，可作旧恨，陷害孙兄，当是新仇。旧恨新仇，在下……在下不雪此耻，誓不为人！”猛击几案，震得咚咚直响。 “庞兄，”苏秦见火候已到，情绪激愤地接上一句，“秦人陷害孙兄，这仇这恨就不是贤兄一个人的，但凡鬼谷弟子，皆应雪报。只是——”话锋陡转，“庞兄可曾想过如何报仇？” 庞涓打个愣怔，见苏秦两眼紧盯住他，眼珠儿一转，稍作迟疑：“在下立即禀报陛下，引大军征伐暴秦，光复河西。” 苏秦摇头。 “哦？”庞涓惊道，“不伐秦国，如何报仇？” “不是不伐，是眼下不能伐。” “为何不能伐？”庞涓急问。 苏秦一字一顿：“因为秦国太强，单凭魏人之力，简直就是鸡蛋碰石头。” 庞涓脸色涨红，又羞又怒：“苏兄说的何话？在下不才，却视秦人为案上刀俎，圈中羔羊，何曾惧他？” 苏秦再次摇头，微微笑道：“庞兄说出此话，可见并不知秦。在下在秦数月，秦之优劣，可谓是耳闻目睹，不知庞兄愿意闻否？” “在下愿闻。” 苏秦侃侃言道：“秦行苛法，一人违法，十邻连坐，因而秦人不惧死而惧法。全民惧法，自是上下同欲，举国同仇，皆是死战之士。秦公年轻有为，谋算甚深，心狠手辣，连商君他都敢诛，没有什么是他干不出来的。秦国宫廷，无不惧他，因而是一呼百应。此人心胸甚大，比其父有过之而无不及。这且不说，秦公内得公孙衍、司马错、樗里疾、甘茂诸贤相助，外得函谷、河水之险，几乎就是四塞之国。河水之险自不必说，单是那道函谷关，在下亲自走过，当真是一夫当关，万夫莫开。退一步说，纵使庞兄攻开此关，自函谷至阴晋二百余里，每一步都是险峻，只要秦人步步死守，简直就是铜墙铁壁，插翅难逾啊！” 苏秦之言甚是实际，庞涓缓缓垂下头来，陷入思索。 苏秦更推一步：“还有，方今天下，万事莫过于得民。秦得河西，再得商於，扩地千余里不说，更增民众逾百万口。按十一抽丁，也比此前多出十万。庞兄是带兵的，十万之数是何概念，当比在下明白。” 庞涓陷入深思，有顷，抬起头来：“在下问一句，苏兄倡导合纵，可为制秦？” 苏秦点头道：“知在下者，莫过于庞兄了。” “再问一句，抛开孙兄之事，苏兄为何对秦人怀此仇恨？” “唉，”苏秦敛住笑，长叹一声，“说起来都难启齿。不过，庞兄既有此问，在下也只有实说了。在下出山之后，西去投秦，本想做出一番大业，岂料秦公不用不说，更将在下一番羞辱，令在下在天下士子面前丢丑。”哭笑一下，摇头再叹，“唉，那个场面，那种尴尬，在下……在下若是有剑在手，当场真就抹了脖子！” “苏兄莫要说了，”庞涓摆手止住他，“秦人这脓包，早晚得挤。苏兄的合纵大略，在下琢磨过多次。不瞒苏兄，朝臣对合纵均有抵触，包括陛下。苏兄初衷，在下也是今日方知。这事儿急不得，不过，在下一定尽力，说服朝臣，禀明陛下，全力支持苏兄。” 苏秦微微抱拳：“谢贤兄鼎持！” 庞涓朝外叫道：“来人，上酒菜！”对苏秦微微抱拳，“苏兄，久别重逢，什么话都不要说了，不醉不休！” “好，不醉不休！” 秋雨落下来。雨势虽已失去两个月前的刚猛，却有后劲，淅淅沥沥连下两日。孙膑是盘地行走，一旦下雨，就无法外出，只能躲在南街口的废弃破庙里。 几个乞儿在庙殿里把玩苏秦赏给的金子，一会儿吹，一会儿弹，爱不释手。孙膑坐在榻上，静静地望着这群乞儿。所谓榻，不过是范厨用土坯为他砌的土炕，很大，横竖可躺五六个人，上面还垫着干草，再上面是几张破席，几床被子散乱地堆在炕里侧。土炕虽是简陋，但对这群乞儿来说，却是天堂。 雨天不好讨饭，最小的乞儿似是饿了，走到门口朝雨幕里张望。 还真让他望到了。不远处传来脚步声，不一会儿，范厨披着蓑衣，提着一个盖了雨布的大篮子，嚓嚓嚓嚓直走过来，在庙门外重重咳嗽一声，直拐进来。乞儿大叫一声：“范伯来喽！”不无欢喜地冲进雨里，帮范厨提那篮子。 范厨让出一边，让他抬上，乐呵呵地走进殿里。 见孩子们全围上来，范厨这才打开篮子，根据饭量大小，将馒头逐个分过，对他们道：“你们都到偏殿里吃，范伯要给孙伯伯换衣服呢！” 几个孩子拿着馒头，赶往偏殿去了。范厨提上篮子，走至孙膑跟前，将几个馒头拿出来，又端出两碟小菜，摆在炕上，将他的内衣脱下，换上洗过的。又拿出两件新衣服，为孙膑穿上。孙膑静静坐着，默默地望着他，由他摆布。 范厨做完这些，从袖中摸出一个信函，递予孙膑，小声道：“方才小人在送饭途中路遇秦爷，秦爷托小人捎给先生一函，请先生拆看。” 孙膑拆开看过，递给范厨：“烧掉吧！” 范厨点头应过，拿出火石、火绳，打着火，开始烧信。孙膑看着他，见信烧得差不多了，淡淡问道：“范兄，庞将军那儿可有音讯？” “回禀先生，”范厨点头应道，“前日后晌，合纵特使苏大人到访，晚上吃酒，是小人做的饭菜。庞将军与他边吃边聊，谈笑风生，直到人定时分，皇天落雨，苏大人才辞别回馆。小人昨日听说，庞将军还让家老备下荆条、搓板之物，说是将军跪在搓板上，定要苏大人拿条子抽他，因由是他未能照顾好先生。今日晨起，庞将军见雨仍然在下，亲到厨房，特别关照小人，要多送一些饭菜，还要小人为先生增加几件新衣服，说是天气冷了，莫要冷坏先生。听那语气，庞将军对先生甚是关爱，情真意切。”略顿一下，挠挠头皮，“先生，您与庞将军之间到底怎么回事，小人实在看不明白。” 孙膑未予回答，眼中却是泪出，有顷，抬头望着范厨：“在下装疯之事，庞将军可有察觉？” 范厨摇头：“先生放心，在这大梁城中，此事只有秦爷与小人知晓。为先生诊病的黄先生本也知情，可秦爷出下大钱，让他搬家。小人问过秦爷搬往哪儿，秦爷说，黄先生眼下已在咸阳安下新家，这事儿就算了。再说，自那以后，庞将军再也没有追问此事，似是对先生的疯病深信不疑。” 孙膑微微点头。 范厨凑近，声音更低：“先生，秦爷还说，他想求见先生一面，让小人问问先生之见。” 孙膑思忖有顷，摇头道：“眼下不可。你可转呈秦爷，就说'瓜熟蒂自落，水到渠自成。'” 范厨应道：“小人记下了。先生用餐，小人告退。” 孙膑微微抱拳：“谢范兄了！” 苏秦在列国馆驿等候三日，终于等到殿下召见。 苏秦与三位副使上朝，呈上问聘礼单，备陈三晋纵亲、四国合纵的祈请，同时出具燕、赵、韩三国皆行纵亲的和约副本。太子申接过，客套几句，坦陈自己是代父主政，是否加入纵亲，难以自决，需廷议过后，禀报父王裁定。 见太子申无意再谈下去，苏秦诸人即行告退。 回至驿馆，几位副使，尤其是韩、燕两位公子，皆现躁态。公孙哙首先说道：“看这样儿，魏申是在踢皮球。” “嗯，”公子章点头附和，“魏人这是成心在磨我们呢。” “你们说得甚是，”苏秦扫他们一眼，微微笑道，“好事多磨嘛！再说，魏王不在，相国不在，辅国的武安君也未上朝，此等大事，让一个空头太子如何确定？” 公子章急道：“我们总也不能抻着脖子，眼巴巴地坐在这儿傻等吧！” “若是不想傻等，”苏秦呵呵笑道，“你们可到大梁城里城外转上几转。魏人做事的确了得，从安邑迁都迄今，仅只几年，就将大梁变成天下名都，可追临淄了。” 二人面面相觑，以为苏秦在开玩笑。 “还有，”苏秦接道，“你们亦可前去看看鸿沟，真是一个大工程，利国利民，泽润子孙。几年前在下去过那儿，站在堤边，感慨万千哪！唉，人生在世，莫过于成就一番伟业。别的不说，单此一举，白相国足以永垂不朽了！” 见苏秦说得认真，二人觉得他已胜券在握，松下一口气，转对楼缓道：“走走走，上大夫也去，多个人热闹些。” 楼缓抱拳谢道：“都去看古景，把苏子闷坏了，岂不误大事？你们去吧，在下留下来，陪他聊聊。” Everyone laughed.两位公子稍作准备，有说有笑地出门走了。 苏秦坐下，指着对面的席位对楼缓道：“坐吧，在下真也闷了。” 楼缓坐下，面色忧郁。 苏秦似是陡然想起来：“咦，你昨日不是拜访朱威了吗，他怎么说？” 楼缓轻声叹道：“唉，朱上卿东扯西扯，只不谈正事。在下几番开口，都让他岔过去了。” “怪道不见他今日上朝。”苏秦苦笑一声，“看来，我们此番来，是热屁股坐到冷席子上了。” “苏子，”楼缓不无忧虑，“三国特使上朝递交国书，这是何等大事，可魏人呢？朝堂上是空头太子，朝堂下是两个一无用处的中大夫，惠施不说了，庞涓、朱威、白虎等几大权臣也不在朝，这——”打住话头，看苏秦一眼，“苏子，照规矩说，合纵于魏并无坏处，为何他们——”再将话头打住。 苏秦长吸一口气，憋了许久，方才缓缓吐出：“是啊！”将眼睛微微闭上，“在下这也纳闷，庞涓本已承诺在下，今日竟也未见上朝，显然是在故意躲避。” “堂堂武安君，怎么也是说变就变？” 苏秦思忖有顷，朝外叫道：“邹兄！”不一会儿，飞刀邹急步进来：“主公？” “这两日可有人去过武安君府？” “昨日后晌，秦使公孙衍前去拜访。” “还有何人？” 飞刀邹摇头。 苏秦又吸一口气，闭目再入冥思，有顷，抬头又问：“孙兄的事，可有音讯？” “孙先生与几个乞儿住在南街口的一个破庙里。” 苏秦从袖中摸出一块丝帛，递过去：“你设法引开乞儿，将此信呈予孙兄。待孙兄看过，你就约他今夜三更，悄悄溜到庙门外面。”转对楼缓，“楼兄在南街口附近寻处偏静、无人房舍，待孙兄出来，就由邹兄背他过去，在下在那儿会他。” “孙兄？”楼缓惊道，“他不是疯了吗？” “有时候不疯。”苏秦淡淡说道，“去吧，此事绝对保密。” 二人快步出去。 傍黑时分，依然是商人打扮的公子华见周围无人，快步闪进秦国馆驿，直入公孙衍所住小院。公孙衍听出脚步是他，急迎出来，呵呵笑道：“真是巧了，在下正在想你，你就到了。”携其手，将他上下打量一番，连连点头，“嗯，像个大商人。这趟生意可有进展？” “在下正为此事而来。”公子华亦笑一声，跟着他走进厅中，在客位坐下。 “看这样子，像是发财了。”公孙衍亦坐下来，斟上一杯茶水，“来，喝杯茶水。” 公子华接过茶水，小啜一口：“在下托范厨转呈孙子一道密函，大意是说，庞涓已经懈怠，孙子脱离虎口的机缘已至，在下已安排好救他赴秦，最后又将君上切盼之情一并