Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Tune the tiger away from the mountain, and the king of Wei sent Su Qin back to his hometown

Su Qin was the first to walk out of King Hui's Xingyuan. His steps were extremely slow and his steps were extremely small, as if he was dragging two stones behind his feet. The one who walked out next was Young Master Ang, with an even more depressed expression.Hearing the sound of Su Qin's footsteps gradually going away in the dark night, an indescribable feeling welled up in Young Master An's heart, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and walked slowly towards his tent.After walking a few steps, Young Master Ang couldn't give up after thinking about it, so he turned back and stood outside the gate like a spear.

After another half an hour, Pang Juan strode out of the gate. Seeing him, Pang Juan stopped: "My lord? Why are you standing here?" The young master bowed his hands and said, "Waiting for you, General!" "Oh?" "General!" Young Master Yan bit his lip for a while, "Mo... I beg you, General!" Pang Juan was taken aback, then laughed and said, "What is it that the last general is not the last general? If you have something to say, just tell me to do it!" "General, last general..." Young Master An's voice choked up, "The last general has loved battle formation since he was a child. He has read a few military books and learned a little about guns and sticks. Bewitched by Chen Zhen, he did many stupid things, especially the loss of Hexi. The general didn't know something, at that time, the last...the last general didn't want to live, it was the traitor who didn't let the last general die, the last...live, live It would be better to die! Later when the Qi people attacked me, the last general tried to cheer me up, but his skills were not enough. He was defeated even in battles. He was called an embroidered pillow by the people of the country. The general knows how to lead the army. Then he joined forces with Su Zi, and the last general felt that his intelligence was lacking. Today, all the countries are going to attack Qin personally. God has given a good opportunity. Useful. The last general...the last general just wants to carry a spear, cross the river, rush to the west of Hexi, fight to the death with the Qin people, and donate...donate...for...Hexi..." I couldn't speak.

"Young Master——" Hearing Young Master Ang's expression of his heart, Pang Juan was deeply moved, and held Young Master Ang's hand tightly. "In order to have an explanation to the tens of thousands of heroic spirits in Hexi, I ask the general to be fulfilled! First, I don't fight for the vanguard, second, I don't fight for the lieutenant general, and third, I don't fight for fame. I just want to be the first soldier of the Wei Dynasty to cross... cross..." Young Master Ang's feelings were sincere, and she choked up again. Pang Juan was filled with emotions, and he held Young Master Ang's hand even tighter: "Young Master's heart, Brother Juan knows it today! Alas, to tell you the truth, in the past few years, although Brother Juan valued Young Master, it was only on the surface. From today onwards, Brother Juan has valued the young master from the bottom of his heart!"

"Thank you, General!" Young Master Ang withdrew his hand, "Yang looks flashy, but in reality he is superficial. He is a rough person. I am now seeking a war, and I hope that my father will be able to fulfill me. I don't want my father to—" "My lord, please listen to Brother Juan!" "Please speak, General." "Young master, do you want to sacrifice your life in Hexi just like those tens of thousands of soldiers, or do you want to defeat the Qin people, take back Hexi, step on Qinchuan, and avenge those dead soldiers?" "The horse stepped on Qinchuan, avenging the dead soldiers!"

"If this is the case, the young master should follow His Majesty's order to accompany Su Zi to visit his relatives." "how do I say this?" "Six kingdoms conquered Qin, only Su Zi disagreed. Now Su Zi is the prime minister of the six kingdoms, Yan and Zhao both listen to him, and the kings of all countries buy his face. This man refuses to conquer, how can we succeed? It just so happens that Uncle Su Sick and dying, His Majesty had an idea and ordered him to visit his relatives and be filial, and to return to his hometown for the sake of clothing, in fact, he sent the tiger away from the mountain, lest he get in the way and hinder the important affairs. Your Majesty let the son accompany Su Zi, it can be said that he knows people and is good at responsibility. One son is elegant, the other The young master has been monitoring Su Zi for many years and is familiar with his routines, the three young masters are very important and have made arrangements, even if Su Zi is displeased, it is not easy to push back."

"This--" "Right now, everything is ready to defeat Qin. How to hold Su Zi back is the top priority. How long can you delay the son, and how long you can delay it. If the son succeeds, the defeat of Qin will only be half successful. It's not about Pang Juan, If there is no worry about the future, even if our three armies of the Great Wei attack Qin, even if we cannot step on Qinchuan, it is no problem to take back Hexi. What's more, today, the six countries are married, and hundreds of thousands of troops are suppressing the border. Even if the Qin people are protected by gods and demons, this time they must It is also doomed!"

Young Master Ang thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement: "Since that's what I said, I will accompany Su Zi to visit his relatives, and call him good-looking, and I have no time for him!" "My son, just go. As for the matter of the son bearing the brunt and crossing the river west to avenge the martyrs in Hexi, I have my own arrangements. As Su Qin said, defeating Qin is a major event, and there is no rush. Wait until everything is ready for the three armies to advance." At that time, Brother Juan will definitely invite you back to the young master, and worship the young master as the vanguard of crossing the river. Once he fulfills his long-cherished wish, he will be ashamed of the great Wei Xuehexi!"

Young Master Ang's eyes were shining brightly, and he held Pang Juan's hand tightly: "Thank you, General, for fulfilling the task!" Late at night. It was a dark moon, and Xuanli Village was in darkness, except for a few lights in the courtyard of the Su family. Lights streamed from the hall.In the hall, Su Li and Su Dai sat in one seat, and the three sisters-in-law sat in the other seat. No one spoke, and all of them looked serious.The children were not there, and they had obviously fallen asleep. After sitting for a while, Su Li raised his head, his voice hoarse: "Ada has been in a daze for several days, looking at it like this, I'm afraid it won't last for a few days."

Xiao Xier sobbed.When the two sisters-in-law heard this, they both whimpered and wiped away their tears.Xu was afraid of waking up the children, so the women didn't cry out. "Why are you crying?" Su Dai looked sideways at his wife and blamed, "Ah Da hasn't died yet!" Several women fell silent. "Second brother is not at home," Su Li said slowly, "we are the only ones in charge at home. As the elder brother, let me say a few words first. Last year, the rain was not good, the harvest was poor, and the days were tighter than usual. Don't worry about it. We can't wrong Ada. Ada has worked hard all his life, so I won't say anything superfluous, just say a little bit, Ada's funeral should be decent. I did a rough calculation, if you put a cypress coffin, please ask someone Leban, plus old clothes, artifacts, etc., let alone hardware. I’m the elder brother, and I’ll pay three pieces of gold!” Turning to his wife, he muttered, “Mum Shun’er, do you like it?”

"There are not even a few copper coins at home. Where can I steal three gold coins?" His wife gave him a gouging look, and her voice became rough all of a sudden. Su Li looked embarrassed and buried his head. "Do you want to follow the example of your second brother and sell the land too? Why did Ah Da get sick? You want Ah Da to lose his eyesight, don't you?" Su Li's wife refused to let her go. Su Li buried his head even lower. The scene was extremely embarrassing. After a long time, seeing that Su Dai didn't speak for a long time, Su Dai's wife became anxious and stared at him: "He is old, why doesn't he talk? We can't let the elder brother take the big head of Ah Da's matter!"

Just as Su Dai was about to speak, Xiao Xi'er got up silently and walked out of the hall door without a word. Looking at her back, Su Dai's face flushed red, and his voice almost murmured: "Brother is right, the second brother is not at home, so you can't pay him. Ada's funeral, you can't say anything more Take it out. It doesn’t matter how much it costs, we brothers will share it equally!” "What's wrong with this, I—" Su Li glanced at his wife and choked back his words. During the cold break, Xiao Xi'er came in again, carrying a heavy pot, knelt down on the table, and said slowly: "Brother, sister-in-law, third brother, sister, I don't have much money, so I just save this and put it all in the pot." Here, you count, no matter how much, give it to Ah Da!" Everyone, look at me, and I look at you. Su Li's wife got excited, stretched out her hand to pull over the pot, weighed it first, then stretched out her hand, and exclaimed: "Oh my god, where did my sister get so many copper coins? Come, sister-in-law count it!" Su Li's wife suddenly dumped the pot on the ground, and there was a huge pile, including copper coins and a few golden beans, which made everyone's eyes widen. Su Li's wife regained her composure, and turned to Xiao Xi'er: "Sister, how did you save?" Xiao Xi'er replied calmly: "Save some cloth, and I also kept some when my Ada passed away a few years ago. I can make up for this. If there is any difference, my brother, sister-in-law, younger brother, and younger sister will make up for it." "What's wrong with this?" Su Li asked anxiously, "Second sister, I've used up all of this, how are you doing?" Xiao Xi'er smiled bitterly: "My girl has one mouth, two hands, no matter what you do, you can pass." The next morning, when the sun rose, Su Hu woke up suddenly, opened his mouth wide, and kept smacking his lips.Su Yaoshi, who was always by the couch, heard the noise, and hurriedly handed over the water bowl to feed him a few mouthfuls. Su Hu muttered two words with difficulty: "Qin'er..." Su Yao rushed outside and shouted: "Li'er, Dai'er, come quickly, you are awake!" When the adults and children heard the shout, they all ran in and knelt down in front of the couch. Su Hu opened his eyes, but two words still came out of his mouth, and he kept repeating: "Qin'er, Qin'er..." Su Li glanced at Su Dai, not knowing how to answer. Su Dai rolled his eyes and knelt down in front of the couch: "Ada, the second brother is back soon. My second brother is a high-ranking official outside, and he is rushing to Luoyang right now. He said he came back specially to see you!" Su Hu grinned, his eyes moved to Xiao Xi'er. Su Dai called urgently: "Second sister-in-law, come here!" Xiao Xi'er knelt down in front of the couch and whispered, "Ada—" Su Hu stretched out a hand that could move, and tremblingly took out a piece of goatskin title deed under the pillow, and stuffed it to Xiao Xi'er: "Qin'er... come back... sooner or later, give this... this to... give him……" Xiao Xi'er took the land deed and broke down in tears: "Ada..." Su Hu stroked her hair: "Xi'er, Su... The Su family is right... I'm sorry, ah... Ada is right... I'm sorry!" Xiao Xi'er lay down on the couch, crying loudly: "Ada..." There were footsteps outside, Ah Hei barked wildly. Tian Shun'er ran outside, turned in after a while, and said to Su Li: "Ada, I'm looking for you!" Su Li went out in response to the sound, and after a while, he quickly walked back to the hall, and knelt down in front of Su Hu excitedly, holding a piece of land deed in his hand: "Ah Da, great joy! Butler Hao from Lizheng Mansion just came Butler Hao returned the 15 acres of land that the second brother pawned to the Li Zheng family a few years ago, this is the land deed!" "Liu... why did Lord Liu return...return it?" Su Hu's hazy old eyes glanced at the title deed. "Housekeeper Hao said that Mr. Liu passed away yesterday. When he was dying, he took out this land deed and asked Butler Hao to return it to our family!" Su Hu struggled a few times, trying to sit up, but was held down by Su Yao. Su Hu panted for a while: "Since...since the Dian...Dian is given to...the others, then...it belongs to the...they, hurry...quickly return...the...the...they!" "Ada, I said I don't want to die, but Housekeeper Hao refused, saying that it was Master Liu's will, and he dared not disobey it!" Su Hu closed his eyes for a while, then opened them again: "Why... why?" "Ada," Su Dai explained, "in the past two years, the Liu family has lost. Master Liu's son made a prodigal friend who said he was from Henan, and that person tricked him into going to Zhengcheng, South Korea, and lured him to a casino. His Wanguan family property is gone, Master Liu is afraid that he will make this prodigal son lose his temper!" Su Hu panted for a while, and looked at Su Li: "Li... Lier, people... are all... fascinated... when... when you are fascinated, please... take good care of the land... the land deed, and wait for Liu. ...Young Master Liu wakes up... wakes up, and returns...to him!" Su Li nodded: "Li'er obeys!" Su Hu waved his hand: "Go... let's go, Ah... Ah Da tired...!" Su Li ordered everyone to go out. When Su Dai walked into the courtyard, his wife followed him, tore off his clothes, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, when will the second brother come back?" Su Dai glared at her: "You just ask some strange things, how do I know when the second brother will come back?" "Didn't you just say that the second elder brother is a high official in various countries, and he is on his way home!" "I lied to Ah Da, do you take it seriously?" Su Dai gave her another look. "Well," Su Li's wife happened to come over, and continued, "I reckon you're a liar. If it's true, can your funnel mouth leak a little bit of air?" "Sister-in-law is right." Su Dai made a face at her. "He's big," said Su Dai's wife, "but how did I hear that the second elder brother has really become a high-ranking official!" "Who did you hear it from?" Su Dai gave her a white look. "I was washing clothes by the river, and I heard from passers-by. They all said that the nations gathered in Mengjin and elected a common minister. That person is really extraordinary. His surname is Su and his name is Qin, and he is from Luoyang. Isn’t that the second brother?” "Hey," Su Li's wife laughed, "My sister is really good ears, but her heart is too sincere. It's been more than ten days since Huimeng, if it's our second brother, it's already at the door of our house, can he not come back to show off?" ?Even if he doesn't miss the second sister, he won't even want Ada!" "Sister-in-law is right!" Su Dai nodded in admiration, and his wife glanced at him, "It's just you, listening to the wind is rain, pig brain!" Su Dai's wife murmured: "I...I...I just want my second brother to come back as soon as possible, the second sister-in-law...is so pitiful!" In the small yard separated by a wall, Xiao Xier, who was about to feed Ah Hei, listened to their conversation carefully.Thinking of Su Qin's parting words, and thinking that after Lao Xi'er passed away, she was really alone in this world, Xiao Xi'er felt sad, her eyes fell on Ah Hei who was staring at the food in her hand, her legs twitched Soft, thumping kneeling, dog food spilled all over the floor, hugging Ah Hei with both hands, hoarse voice, crying sadly. At the same time, Su Qin, who was still in Mengjin, was really in a hurry.He knew that Pang Juan would never lie about this matter, and there was no need to do so. It must be true that the father was dying. Thinking of his father, Su Qin felt a twinge of pain in his heart.Yes, he was ashamed of his father.His father was heartbroken because of him, because of his illness, and he was about to pass away. He was at the door of the house, and he couldn't go back to jump on tiptoe. For a while, he wished he could fly back with his wings. But he can't, because the world is far more important than his father.Su Qin had to admire Pang Juan's scheming.Apparently, Pang Juan went out of his way to visit Xuanli, not because he really cared about him, but to seek every possible opportunity to drive him away.The purpose of joining together is to reconcile the dispute, and once the marriage is completed, there will be a war, which Su Qin can't accept anyway. However, Zong Yuezhang had already ordered him to return to his hometown to fulfill his filial piety, and after thinking about it, he really couldn't find a reason to disobey this order. In the morning of the next day, he summoned Lou Suan, briefly analyzed the current situation, entrusted him with all the affairs of the countries, and asked him to pay close attention to the situation, and report to him in secret whenever there was a situation. It was a while after entrusting related matters. Su Qin was about to set off when Young Master Ang arrived and said, "Don't be in a hurry, Su Zi. Just now His Majesty summoned you and told you again and again that Su Zi's visiting relatives was unusual. To prevent accidents, he sent three thousand more guards to show respect." Ten li. In addition, His Majesty’s decree will deal with all matters related to visiting relatives. If Su Zi makes any mistakes, he will take them and ask them. I am trembling, and I have specially drafted several regulations, please Su Zi have a look!” He took out a scroll from his sleeve. Bamboo slips, presented to Su Qin. Su Qin unfolded the bamboo slips, and after a rough look, all the items are supervised, especially the first item, where Su Qin's actions must be arranged by the young master An alone. Seeing that he had actually become a prisoner, Su Qin smiled wryly: "Thank you for your care. Your Majesty is worrying too much. I am going back to my hometown to visit my relatives, and I am not putting myself in danger. How can there be any accidents?" Young Master Ang has already prepared to deal with it: "Your Majesty ordered that the success of the alliance is all due to Su Zi. The people of Qin must be jealous of Su Zi, or have the intention of harming Su Zi. Su Zi's safety is related to the marriage of all countries, so we must not be careless !" "My father is critically ill, and I want to go back to visit him as soon as possible." "Your Majesty is very concerned about your father's illness, and the imperial physician rushed there first. With your majesty's imperial doctor here, your father will be fine for a while, so Su Zi can rest assured." Young Master Ang blocked the conversation everywhere, Su Qin knew that there was no way out, cupped his hands and said: "I will respectfully listen to Young Master's arrangement!" "May I ask Su Zi, do you have an audience with the King of Zhou this visit?" "Listen to my son." "Since I said that, I took the liberty to do the work for you. As a Zhou citizen, Su Zi must not meet Zhou Jun when visiting relatives. Today is not what it used to be. The world is one king. Although Zhou is a kingdom, it is a small state. Su Zi is the prime minister of the six kingdoms." He is no longer an ordinary gentleman. It is difficult for a small state to show respect to the six kingdoms. The Zhou family is good at etiquette. I heard that the current head of the Zhou family is Yan Taishi, so I drafted a greeting card and delivered it to him. Under the door, see where he works." "Listen to my son." A cart of four horses is galloping on Wangcheng Street. The cart drove to the main gate of Miyagi, and a tall and thin man in his thirties jumped out of the car and quickly stepped on the steps in front of the palace. This person is Zhou Shixin Taishi Yan Shu, the eldest son of the late Yan Taishi.The old grand master passed away, and King Xian ordered him to succeed the grand master according to the system. The huge wall was empty.The Zhou family was lonely, if it wasn't for the great dynasty, there would be almost no one in the palace, not even a few eunuchs, all of them were old.Yan Shui was familiar with King Xian's habits, so he went straight to the imperial study without asking anyone. King Zhou Xian is here. The ministers greeted him and led him to see him. "Teacher, please sit down!" Seeing the ceremony, King Xian pushed the corner of his mouth to the seat next to him, and said calmly. "Your Majesty," Yan Shui couldn't hide his excitement, "Weichen is here to report a piece of good news!" "Hey," King Zhou Xian smiled wryly, "I haven't heard good news for many years!" "In the past, the relatives of all the countries were married, and they rejected Qin in the Mengjin League. They elected Wei Yu as the leader of the contract, and they all worshiped Su Qin as their prime minister. The minister received a letter of worship, saying that Su Qin, the prime minister of the six countries, returned to his hometown to visit his relatives recently and had an audience with His Majesty. The contract The special envoy of Chief Wei Yan, Wei Ang, son of the Wei family, accompanied him, and this is a letter of worship from the special envoy, son Ang, to my minister, Your Majesty, please read it!" Yan Shui took out a greeting card from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands. "The greeting card is for you, what does it have to do with the widow?" King Zhou Xian waved his hand and pushed it back, closing his eyes slightly. Yan Shu retracted the invitation, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.It is true that the greeting post should not be shown to the emperor, because I am too excited. "Su Qin?" King Zhou Xian muttered, as if thinking of something, half talking to himself, half asking, "But that Su Qin who was practicing art in Yunmeng Mountain a few years ago?" "Exactly!" Yan Shui replied, "According to my investigation, this person lives in Luoyang, a native of Yilixuanli Village. Rush to Yunmeng Mountain, study with Pang Juan, Sun Bin, and Zhang Yi in the savage Guiguzi, and after leaving the mountain, first go to Qin to seek scholars, and then unite the six countries to build this outstanding feat." "Oh, it's really done." King Zhou Xian's tone was still calm, "According to Aiqing, what kind of hospitality should I give you?" "Your Majesty," Yan Shui leaned forward and said, "Su Zi's talent is world-class, and the world obeys him with one call. He is here as a subject of His Majesty—" He lowered his voice, "As a Zhou native, Su Zi has made outstanding achievements. This time, when he returns to his hometown, he has a special purpose to meet him. He has a special meaning, and it may be of great use to my Zhou family. According to my opinion , Your Majesty should treat him with generous gifts and welcome him ten miles away to show his achievements." "Alas," Zhou Xianwang sighed, "The Zhou family has become like this, so what's the use of using it? However, this Su Qin is unique, and the widow really wants to meet him. Is it a big gift or a small gift, is it Jiao Ying?" Still waiting, Ai Qing will decide." "According to my humble minister's opinion, your Majesty is best served by Jiao Ying." Yan Shu hesitated, "However, if it is Jia Ying, there will be a guard of honor. Although there is a guard of honor, it has not been used for a long time, and it has long been scattered and disorganized." "Whatever is missing, Ai Qing will take care of it." "The minister complies with the order. But the money..." "Geometry required?" "There is still a shortfall of two hundred gold." For the Zhou family, two hundred gold is obviously a big number, King Zhou Xian couldn't help but let out an "oh", frowned, and after a while, his brows loosened, "The two uncles haven't paid tribute for many years, this is the reason. You can ask to see them, and tell them that the widows have ordered that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty each give a hundred gold to welcome Su Zi to visit his relatives." "The humble minister obeys the order!" Under the careful arrangement of the son-in-law, visiting relatives flocked for more than ten miles, and marched to the capital of Zhou in mighty force. Yan led people to Gongyi (Eastern Zhougong Shiyi), and together with Eastern Zhougong welcomed them to Luoshui in the east of the city.After meeting each other, Yan led the decree, saying that the emperor came to the square pavilion ten miles east of Luoyang City, and bowed to welcome Su Zi.Su Qin kowtowed to Wang En and ordered the chariots and horses to speed up so that the emperor would not wait for a long time. In order to welcome and send off guests from all over the world, Luoyang Wangcheng set up pavilions every ten miles outside the east and west main gates of the Wangcheng.There are three pavilions, each built in an open space, all in a square shape, and the one closest to the royal city is called Shilifang Pavilion.The ten-mile square pavilion is three feet long and three feet wide, and can accommodate hundreds of people. Even if it rains, it will not affect the reception. The Tianzijiao welcome is a big ceremony for the Zhou family, as many as ten li square pavilions, the guests are either saints or sages, at least they should be triumphant heroes.The Zhou Dynasty declined, there were no important guests, and few heroes returned to the house. The emperor had not welcomed him for a long time.This time the six kingdoms came to visit their relatives, and the emperor of Zhou put on the emperor's ceremonial ceremonial bow to welcome them. The people in the nearby towns were all alarmed, and they came to watch the excitement with their families and children. This excitement is really enough to watch.Standing on the top of Mang Mountain and looking far away, on the wide official road, on one side are the majestic and majestic chariots and horses visiting relatives that stretch for nearly 20 miles, and on the other side are the colorful guards of honor of the emperor and the common people in different clothes under the emperor's rule. , from the east gate of Luoyang to the Shilifang Pavilion, men, women, old and young are separated on both sides of the official road, and there are thousands of heads. People visiting relatives gradually approached the ten-mile square pavilion, and they could see the canopy of the emperor's chariot from a distance.The team slows down. A stone's throw away, the visiting chariots and horses stopped and lined up on both sides. Su Qin and Gongzi An drove out. The emperor's honor guard saluted and the welcome music played.Then came the cumbersome Dazhou suburban welcome and audience ceremonies, including giving imperial wine, rewarding meat, etc., which lasted for half an hour, and then Su Qin boarded the king's chariot and returned to the king's city with the emperor.The chariots and horses visiting relatives were divided into two teams, with a team of more than a hundred chariots. The leader was Gongzi An, accompanied by Grand Master Yan and two Dukes of Zhou, and followed closely behind Wang's chariot. The shore of Yishui. Returning to Wangcheng, King Xian went to court and ascended into the main hall. Su Qin and Prince Ang performed the audience ceremony, Su Qin clapped hands, and more than twenty gift boxes were carried up to the main hall one after another. After Su Qin kowtowed, he took out the gift list from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, the relatives of the six countries will meet in Mengjin. Due to business affairs, the six monarchs are unable to see your majesty. They all regret that, and entrust the minister and the special envoy Wei Wei I apologize to Your Majesty. This is a gift from the Six Monarchs, please check and see your Majesty!" At this time, the six kingdoms were already prime ministers. Su Qin didn't mention the six kings, but only the six monarchs, and used the term "audience", which was obviously to protect the Zhou family's face.The ministers knew it well, received the gift list, and stood by the side and sang in accordance with the usual practice: "Twenty dragon balls from Chu Gong, ten pairs of white jade discs, fifty pieces of silk; Qi Gong..." Neichen's sentences are inseparable from the word "gong", and the sound is deliberately dragged after this word.All civil and military officials were happy and full of pride, but King Xian was like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, frowned, and waved his hands with difficulty before his ministers finished singing: "There is no need to sing, and there is no need to test it, just carry it down." To Su Qin and Young Master Ang, he squeezed out a smile, "Trouble you, gentlemen, please take care of yourself! Please stand up, both of you!" Lift the gift box down. Su Qin and Young Master Ang thanked each other, got up and sat down. King Xian glanced at Grand Master Yan, the two Dukes of Zhou and all the officials: "My dear friends, it's getting late, the court will be dismissed!" Turning to Su Qin, "I have thin tea in the imperial study, Su Zi, can you be elegant?" "It's my honor!" King Xian stood up first, ignored Young Master Ang, and went to the side door.Su Qinchao's son An arched his hands, followed behind the minister, and also walked out.Young Master Ang was feeling embarrassed, Grand Master Yan took a quick step forward, bowed to him and the two Dukes of Zhou, and said, "I will prepare a table of thin wine in the morning, and I would like to invite you and the two Grand Dukes to have a drink at the mansion. I hope you and the two Dukes will respect you." Young Master Ang returned the salute: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." A group of four people stepped out of the main hall and drove to Grand Master Yan's residence. In the imperial study room, King Xian and Su Qin sat down as guests and hosts. A court lady had already set the tea set, and King Xian raised a cup: "Su Zi, please!" Su Qin didn't raise his glass, got up and left the table, knelt down and kowtowed: "The criminal Su Qin has committed an unforgivable crime, I beg your Majesty to punish him." "Hey, what is Su Zi's crime?" King Xian was a little puzzled. "Your Majesty," Su Qin kowtowed again, "there are three major crimes of disrespect for the people. One is that as a Zhou citizen, he failed to do his best for Zhou, and he was guilty of disloyalty; the other is that he joined forces with other countries to rule a Qin Dynasty, but failed to report to His Majesty in time. , there is a crime of usurpation; the third is to invite the six monarchs to meet in Mengjin, but fail to persuade the six monarchs to meet with your majesty, and you have committed the above crimes. The criminals have these three crimes, and their crimes cannot be pardoned. I beg your majesty to punish you!" "Alas," King Xian sighed, and put down his teacup, "Su Zi please get up. There is no loyalty in the world, how can you be unfaithful? The world is supreme, how can you overstep? son?" "Your Majesty—" Su Qin wept. King Xian got up and helped Su Qin to sit on the seat, returned to his seat and sat down, and raised his glass again: "I invite you here, not to talk about cooperation, nor to talk about the world, but to invite you to drink tea. Suzi, please !" Su Qin wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and raised his glass: "Your Majesty, please!" The two took a sip each, and King Xian put down his cup: "I have something else I want to ask Su Zi." "Su Qin knows everything." "Su Zi united with other countries, I have heard a lot of rumors. I really want to know, when Su Zi went to Yan country, did he meet Mrs. Yan?" Su Qin nodded: "I see." "Xue'er... is everything okay?" King Xian asked anxiously, leaning slightly. The Son of Heaven does not ask about major affairs in the world, but only cares about the safety of his daughter. Su Qin was filled with emotion, his eyes were moist, and he replied in a trembling voice: "Everything is fine, Mrs. Yan!" Seeing this, King Xian became more and more anxious: "Suzi, please tell the truth! Where did you meet Xue'er?" "Reporting to Your Majesty," Su Qin wiped away tears with his sleeve, "without Mrs. Yan, there would be no Su Qin today." "how do I say this?" Su Qin then recounted his experience in the country of Yan in detail, saying how he fell into trouble in the country of Yan, how he met Mrs. Yan, how Mrs. Yan helped him introduce the Duke of Yan, and how he helped him marry him. Fascinated, sighed again and again. "Your Majesty, for this meeting, Mrs. Yan is also here with Duke Yan." "Oh?" King Xian was both surprised and delighted, "Xue'er is here? Can you see her?" Su Qin shook his head: "I just heard that she is here. I heard that Mrs. Yan misses Your Majesty very much. During this alliance, Mr. Yan and his wife will go together. I wanted to meet Your Majesty together with my wife after the alliance. I didn't want to—" "Oh?" King Xian looked nervous. "Duke Yan suddenly received an urgent report from the prince, and hurried back to the country together with his wife." "Is there something important going on in Yan Kingdom?" "According to what I know, it is the envoy of Qin who went to Yan to ask for employment, and intends to marry the princess of the Qin family to the Crown Prince of Yan." "Oh!" King Xian heaved a sigh of relief and raised his glass, "Come on, Su Zi, please have some tea!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Qin raised his glass and sipped. King Xian put down his cup and changed the subject: "I live in this palace deeply, and I don't know the customs outside the palace. I heard that Su Zi is from Xuanli Village, and he is right under my nose. Can you tell me about your family, so that I can open my eyes?" "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Su Qin got up and knelt down, and kowtowed, "I came from a humble background, and I have been a farmer of the Great Zhou Dynasty for generations. Before the third generation, Su Wen, the ancestor of my minister, devoted himself to farming and mulberry farming. With good weather and good weather, he had good harvests for eight consecutive years. , was recommended by Lizheng, and was able to meet the emperor. The emperor An Wang Longyan was overjoyed, praised the ancestors, and gave a special plaque, a good field and a well, and the removal of the agricultural registration. It was passed down to my father Su Hu, who was grateful for the mighty Long En, the emperor, and dedicated his life to agriculture and mulberry , I hope to be praised by His Majesty again, but the sky is not beautiful. Although I have worked hard all the year round, my long-cherished wish cannot be fulfilled, and my father has also fallen ill due to overwork, and has been bedridden for a long time. My father hoped that my minister would work hard on farming and mulberry, and revive the ancestral business, but my minister had no ambition. Here, I have failed my father's trust. This humble minister..." He paused again and again, "Being unfaithful as a minister, unfilial as a son, you are really disloyal and unfilial!" King Xian of Zhou had never heard such stories of loyalty and righteousness from his subjects, he was so moved that he was speechless for a long time. "Your Majesty..." Su Qin broke down in tears. "Su Zi, please get up." King Xian came to his senses, helped Su Qin up with his own hands, and turned to his courtiers, "Draft the decree, the people of Xuanli, the Su family, have been farming for generations, devoted themselves to running the family, and raised their son Su Qin, who is worthy of being a hero. The strength of the six kingdoms has made the family of the six kingdoms, and the merits have chased the sun and the moon. Reward the good fields and five wells of the Su family, make Su Hu a rice man, and promote the whole family to the baron, and I admire it!" "The minister obeys the order!" Because he is the prime minister of the six kingdoms, with a prominent status, and the son is always around, Su Qin can't get away. At Maoshi the next day, Su Qin bid farewell to Zhou Tianzi, left Wangcheng together with Young Master Ang, went to the bank of Yishui to visit relatives and horses, and rushed to Xuanli in a mighty way.The provincial provincial dragon swayed back and forth, the sound of horses' hoofs on the official road, the rattling of wheels, billowing smoke and dust, and the colorful flags of the six countries waving in the wind. Wangcheng is 30 miles away from Xuanli Mao. Because the official road is taken, it takes an extra 20 miles, and a lot of time is spent at Yishui Ferry. It is already late in the afternoon when we reach Xuanli. Villages near and far shook again, and crowds of spectators flocked from all directions to the east bank of Yishui like going to a market, completely surrounding Xuanli Village. Regarding this important event that everyone in Luoyang knew about, the Su family seemed to be kept in the dark.Luoyang Qingcheng welcomed Su Qin yesterday. Although someone reported it, and some villagers even swore that he saw that the prime minister of the six countries was Su Qin, the Su family was still skeptical, especially Su Qin's sister-in-law, who didn't believe it at all. Perhaps King Hui Hui of Wei forgot his promise, and did not send an imperial doctor to treat Su Hu as Mr. Ang had said.Su Hu's condition continued to deteriorate. In the early morning of this day, he began to talk nonsense, one mouthful of Qin'er, and his voice became lower and lower. At last, he only opened his mouth, but no sound came out. More air was coming out of his nostrils, and less air was coming in. Even Su Hu Yao Shi offered water, but he refused to drink it. Su Li knew that Ah Da was leaving.In order for the old man to have a reunion, around noon, Su Li and Su Dai called all their family members in, ordered them not to go out, and knelt down in front of the main bed together. There is a brand-new cypress coffin in the main hall, and the tung paint is shiny. After Su Hu was settled, Su Li raised his head slightly, and asked his wife to open the door curtain so that Su Hu could see the coffin.Su Dai walked over, knocked the coffin loudly, and reported loudly: "Ada, this is the coffin, and the second sister-in-law bought it!" Tears welled up in the corners of Su Hu's eyes, his eyes turned to Xiao Xi'er, his mouth squirmed slightly. "Ada!" Xiao Xi'er knelt a few steps forward and put her head on Su Hu's body. Su Hu moved his mouth a few more times, but there was still no sound.He wanted to lift the hand that could only move, but he couldn't.Seeing this, Su Yao pulled his hand over and placed it on Xiao Xi'er's face. Su Hu struggled to move his fingers again, as if he wanted to wipe away Xiao Xi'er's tears. At this time, there was a riot in the village, and all the villagers flocked to the outside of the village.After a while, there were footsteps outside the door of Su's house, and someone ran in yelling: "Brother Su, Brother Su, hurry up, something important is happening!" You can tell it's Maguer just by hearing the voice. Su Dai glanced at Su Li.Su Li pursed his mouth, and Su Dai rushed out to greet him.Su Li's wife and Su Dai's wife looked at each other and ran out after each other.Tian Shun'er and his children also wanted to go out, just stood up, when they heard Su Li's heavy nasal sound, they knelt down again.Ah Hei put his head on Xiao Xi'er's side and didn't move. "Hush!" Su Dai was afraid that she would startle Su Hu, so he gestured and lowered his voice, "Maguer, what's the matter?" "My God, the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms that Zhou Tianzijiao welcomed yesterday is really the Second Young Master!" Magu'er couldn't restrain her excitement, "Quickly, tell my brother, and Xiao Xi'er!" "Ma Gu'er, are you serious? Is that man really the second brother?" Su Dai was surprised and delighted, half-believing. "When did Magu tell you a lie!" Magu stared at him, "The carriages and horses have passed Yishui, and the whole Yili has been turned upside down. Everyone in a radius of ten miles is going to meet you, only your family is stunned in this room." !" Su Li's wife was inserting a hairpin into her hair, she was dumbfounded when she heard this, and the hairpin fell to the ground with a "slap" in her hand. Su Dai's wife hurried back to the house, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly: "Brother, hurry up... tell Ah Da that the second brother is really back! The second brother has become a high-ranking official and is the prime minister of the six countries. After crossing Yishui, we will be home in a while, Maguer said!" Su Li looked at her suspiciously, and was about to speak when Maguer walked in. Seeing the situation, she swallowed back the words, walked quickly to Su Hu, put her hand on his face, and kissed his ear. While lowering his voice: "Brother Su, it's me, your eldest sister, I hope you are here! The eldest sister told you a big happy event, a very happy event, your second boy is back! I really didn't see it, what he said He is the prime minister of the six kingdoms. I heard people say that he has six big gold seals on his chest, and the six monarchs are walking around behind his ass. He came back yesterday, and the emperor of Zhou heard that he When I came back, I drove ten miles from the suburbs and put on a colorful battle. Everyone in Luoyang went to watch the excitement. Zhou Tianzi greeted the second young master and let him into the king's chariot, please enter the palace! Brother, this time You are so beautiful in your heart!" All eyes were on Su Hu. Su Yao didn't say anything, so Xiao Xi'er naturally thought that Ma Gu'er knew that her father-in-law missed Su Qin and wanted him to be comforted before he died, so she cried even more sadly. Su Hu closed his eyelids and grunted in his throat, no one knew what he said.From the look on his face, it was obvious that he didn't believe it. Magu was in a hurry, and was about to explain in a different way, when there was a sound of horseshoes outside the door, several palace riders rushed to the door first, and under the guidance of Si Nong, they stopped outside the door, the leader was Zhou's minister. The minister walked into the courtyard, took out the imperial decree, and sang loudly: "The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has a decree, and Su Hu, a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, listens to the decree!" It was only at this time that everyone believed that all this was true, but they didn't know how to accept the order. They were all stunned, including Ma Gu'er, who were all stunned for a while, and then knelt down on their knees in the courtyard like a dumpling. The courtier glanced at the coffin in the hall and saw that it was already lit. He read aloud: "Su Hu, a citizen of Xuanli, listened to the decree: Su's family has been farming for generations, devoted to running the family, and raising a son, Su Qin, who is worthy of being a hero in the world. Contribute to the marriage of the six kingdoms, chasing after the sun and the moon. Reward the five wells of Sumen's fertile fields, make Suhu a rice man, and promote the whole family to Baron, hereby!" None of the people answered, they looked at each other in blank dismay. Sinong shouted: "Hey, why are you in a daze? You still haven't accepted the order to thank you!" Only then did the crowd come to their senses, and knocked their heads loudly. Sinong said again: "Among you, which one is in charge?" Su Li kowtowed: "Grassman Su... Su Li kowtow... Kowtow!" 司农走过来，将他扯起，呵呵乐道：“苏大人，陛下明旨晋爵，从今日始，你一家不是草民了！”从内臣手中接过圣旨，又从自己袖中摸出一张地契，“这是天子诏书，你们可以悬于明堂，光耀子孙。这是五井良田的地契，你也一并收好！六国丞相大人顷刻就到，快出村迎接去吧！” 苏厉颤抖双手，接过圣旨和地契，愣怔有顷，转身回屋，激动地跪在苏虎榻前，颤声说道：“阿大，是……是真的，二弟成……成事了，陛下降旨，晋阿大为稻人，赐良田五井！阿大，你跟司农大人一样，是大夫了！” 苏虎动也不动，眼睛闭合，眼角挂着笑，脸上淌着泪。 “阿大，快看，这是圣旨，这是五井地的地契！” 苏虎依旧不动。 苏厉又要再叫，苏姚氏嗓音沙哑地说：“甭叫了，他听不见了！” 小喜儿伸手挡挡苏虎鼻孔，声音凄厉：“阿——大——” 苏厉大惊，细审苏虎，已经绝气了。 “阿大，阿大——”苏厉两手松开，圣旨和地契掉在苏姚氏脚下。 苏姚氏缓缓弯腰，伸手拾起掉在地上的圣旨和地契，盖在苏虎脸上。 院中空无一人。 野外的喧嚣声越来越近，众人尽去村外，恭迎六国丞相去了。 苏秦是在阿黑的疯狂一扑里回到轩里村的。 一踏上伊水河岸，苏秦的车马就被纷至沓来的人群包围。与昨日周天子郊迎时的隆重阵势相比，今日气氛更为热烈，也更为疯狂，因为这阵儿没有仪式，只有亲情，且夹道迎接的多是看着他长大的远近乡邻。 苏秦跳下车，与公子卬并肩走在省亲队伍的最前面。苏秦两手起拱，一路走，一路打揖，脸上挂着木然的笑。 四面八方赶来的大周乡民从轩里村一直排到伊水边，围拢在一条宽不足五尺的乡村土路两侧。所有人都很亢奋，所有眼睛都在盯着苏秦。近处的人争相挤到路边，目睹六国共相的风采，远处的人一边等待，一边七嘴八舌议论： “啧啧啧，人老几辈子也没见过这等排场！” “天哪，赶上天子出巡了！” “天子哪有这等风光？听说连朝都不上了！昨天那阵势，看过没？” “谁说是当今天子？我说的是穆天子！你小子，听说过穆天子吗？穆天子出巡时，那阵仗，那威势，连老虎也要下跪呢！” “好好好，不与你争了！知道不，我跟苏大人打小就熟，玩过尿泥呢。那时候，他一直不说话，就跟哑巴一样，你知道为啥？因为他是个结巴！” “啧啧啧，没想到一个结巴能有这般风光！” “就你那眼珠子，圣人站在跟前也看不出！不是吹的，我早就知道苏大人能成大事！” “净吹！” “谁吹谁不是人！那年在王城大街上，有个白眉老头替苏大人算命，说苏大人将来贵至卿相，没人肯信，只我信！” “你凭啥信？” “凭他是个结巴！” “嘘，快闭口，苏大人过来了！” ... 望着这众头攒动、人声鼎沸的热闹场面，苏秦不由自主地联想起几年前在这同一块土地上的遭遇，头皮一阵阵发麻，丝毫感受不出那种衣锦还乡的冲动与热望。倒是走在他身侧的公子卬被这场面深深感染，频频扬手，兴奋得好像是他在探家似的。 就在苏秦一切麻木时，一道黑影突然冲出人群，如利箭般冲进人海中间的几尺宽甬道，以迅雷不及掩耳之势扑向苏秦。 众人惊呆了，公子卬更是唬一大跳，脸色都白了，因那黑影的速度实在太快，过程也太突然，甚至连跟在苏秦身后的飞刀邹也不及反应。 是阿黑！ 最先反应过来的是苏秦。 “阿黑！”苏秦又惊又喜，轻叫一声，弯下腰去。 阿黑唧唧咛咛，在他身上乱拱乱舔。 苏秦紧紧搂住它，将脸贴在它头上，泪水盈眶，两手不住地顺毛捋动：“阿黑，阿黑……” 人们再次惊呆，不可置信地看着这一人一狗。 一番亲热之后，阿黑挣脱出来，一口叼住苏秦的宽袖子，呜呜叫着，拼命朝前拽。看到它的焦急状，苏秦心里一紧，再不管迎接队伍与出行礼仪，撩开大步，紧跟于后。 所有人被这条狗搞蒙了。没有人再欢呼，苏秦也没再向任何人打揖，只是本能地加快步伐，越走越快，紧紧跟定阿黑。阿黑越跑越快，苏秦跟着飞跑。 他们一路狂奔到家，还没跨进院门，就听到堂间传出小喜儿和大哥苏厉的悲哭声。 苏秦一头扑到堂门口，蒙了。 苏秦的两手扶在门框上，两腿似有千钧重，两脚如被钉在地上。 阿黑蹲在他脚下，不住地舔他颤抖的手。 不知过有多久，苏秦方才回过神来，身体朝前一扑，两膝打弯，扑通跪地，从喉咙眼儿里挤出一个低沉、变化的颤音：“阿——大——” 眨眼之间，苏家由大喜入大悲。接踵而至的苏代、苏厉妻、苏代妻及一群娃子这也明白过来，跪于当堂号啕大哭。尤其是苏厉妻，夸张的声音吓得阿黑夹起尾巴，悄悄溜到院子里。前来闹喜的人，包括陪同苏秦的周室大夫、纵亲司属众，皆被这场变故弄得不知所措，无不傻愣地站着。 院里院外，黑压压的净是人，却无一丝喧哗。 最先反应过来的是公子卬。 他面上悲，心里反喜，朗声吩咐随从：“快，传乐手，奏哀乐！” 省亲乐团赶过来，乐音由喜转悲，呜呜咽咽的哀乐响彻轩里，顷刻间就将苏家老小的哭声淹没。 哀乐声中，公子卬有板有眼地安排治丧。由于苏虎已经晋爵稻人，爵级虽然不高，却也是个大夫。公子卬眼珠子一转，吩咐以大夫规格为苏虎操办丧服礼器。 接后数日，公子卬表现出从未有过的亢奋，极其尽职地吆五喝六，为苏家老爷子的后事奔忙。 周室没落多年，莫说是寻常百姓，即使士大夫家有大丧，也远不及过去礼路周全，因而，掌管士大夫丧葬事务的职丧所剩无几，多已赋闲。公子卬打听到西周国河南邑有个资深的职丧，赶忙召请他来，吩咐他严格按照大周规制治丧。大周规制着重繁文缛节，灵堂设置、丧服冥器、墓室方位、主客礼仪等皆有讲究，甚至何时哭、如何哭、哭声大小也有规矩。公子卬一改平日不爱看书的旧习，使人寻来鲁人孔丘整编过的《仪礼》仔细研究，生怕职丧等人不尽职守。 在公子卬的督促下，整个伊里人声鼎沸，轩里村内外无处不晃动身着孝服的身影，哀乐阵阵，悲哭声声，吊唁车马更是不绝于途，苏家兄弟如几尊木偶般接受职丧等礼官的摆布。 一夜富且贵，苏氏一门似乎难以适应，尤其是苏厉妻和苏代妻妯娌二人。 丧事进入第七日，过后晌时，在灵堂前跪了大半天的苏厉妻有点内急，拿肘子轻轻碰触苏代妻，嘴角朝外面的茅房努了下。 苏代妻点点头，跟她一道出去。 妯娌俩上完茅房，苏厉妻却不急着返回，东瞅瞅，西看看，最后朝小喜儿的小院子一努嘴。几日来，所有的贵重礼品都在那儿。 小喜儿的院子不大，里外好几间，院门外侧各站一名执戈兵士，见二人来，横戈拦住。妯娌俩正欲走开，正在清点、登记礼品的军尉刚巧走出，认出是女主人，躬身揖道：“卑职见过两位夫人！” 苏厉妻哑着嗓子，小声问道：“能进去看看吗？” 军尉伸手礼让：“两位夫人，请！” 妯娌俩随军尉走进院门，刚至屋门口，人就整个儿傻了。丝绸、器皿等各色礼品琳琅满目，稀奇古怪，堆满好几个房间。靠墙处放着三只大红箱子，没盖，里面摆着金银珠宝，箱前蹲着三人，两人在清点，一人在登记。 妯娌俩梦中也未见过如此之多的宝贝，呆怔许久方才回过神来。苏代妻不敢再看下去，轻轻扯下苏厉妻的衣袖。 妯娌俩走出小院子，站在大椿树下。 “嫂子，恁多财宝，不会都是咱家的吧？”苏代妻小声问道。 苏厉妻没应声，顾自喘会儿粗气，猛地意识到什么，急道：“妹子，咋不见相爷呢？” “相爷？”苏代妻怔了，“哪个相爷？” 苏厉妻白她一眼：“瞧你笨的！就是二弟呀，咱家的大贵人！” “你是说二哥呀，”苏代妻笑了，“方才好像是公子邀他去帐子里，说是议事呢。” “议啥事？” “我咋知道？” “妹子，走，跟嫂子下灶去！” “这阵儿才半晌，下灶干啥？”苏代妻不解地望着她。 “叫你去你就去，管恁些干啥？”苏厉妻不由分说，扯起她的胳膊拐进灶火，烧出一锅热腾腾的酒酿杂烩汤。 苏厉妻盛出一碗，放在家中最好的一只黑色托盘上。 “妹子，你端上，陪嫂子走一趟。” "where to?" “相爷大帐，敬相爷喝！” “大嫂，二哥他不欠这个，听说好多人都在忙着为他烧饭哩！” “那是他们烧的。一桩归一桩。那年冬天，相爷饿肚子回来，本想喝口热汤，我这瞎眼的却没给他烧，失礼了。这阵儿得补上，不然，嫂子往后咋见他哩？” “妹子不敢，你和二嫂去吧。” “不妥。”苏厉妻连连摇头，“那两口子就像是锅里的油和水，一烧火就炸锅。再说，那桩事是嫂子做下的，跟二妹子无关。走吧，嫂子求你了！” “我不敢去！”苏代妻退后几步。 “唉，”苏厉妻落下泪来，“妹子不去也罢。谁欠的账，该谁还，谁让嫂子有眼无珠哩！” 苏厉妻端过托盘，径直走到村北麦场上。 去秋一场大雨将苏秦那年刺股悟道的草屋淋塌了。苏秦怀念那处地方，在原址扎下大帐，除去为父守灵，吃住都在帐里。 卫士报过，苏秦听说是嫂子，叫飞刀邹传见。苏厉妻端着托盘，走进帐门，双膝弯下，一直跪到苏秦跟前，举案齐眉。 苏秦惊问：“嫂子，此为何故？” 苏厉妻软声应道：“北风起，天气渐凉，奴婢为相爷炖碗热汤，暖暖身子。” 公子卬大是诧异，两道目光一会儿落在苏厉妻身上，一会儿又转向苏秦。 “奴婢恳求相爷，请用热汤！”苏厉妻再次出声。 苏秦苦笑一声，叹道：“嫂子大礼，秦实不敢当。” “求相爷了！”苏厉妻声音哽咽，“求相爷用汤！” 苏秦无奈，只好站起身，双手接过托盘，放在面前几案上。 苏厉妻腾出两手，俯首于地，叩道：“奴婢谢相爷不罪之恩！这汤是奴婢亲手烧的，请相爷享用！” 苏秦扫一眼案上的热汤：“嫂子可为当年不炊之事？” 苏厉妻再叩：“是奴婢有眼无珠，不识相爷。相爷若是不饮此汤，叫……叫奴婢……”再次啜泣。 “秦早忘记此事，也从未为此责怪嫂子，嫂子恭敬至此，却又为何？” “相爷位高权重，奴婢不敢不敬。奴婢恭请相爷喝汤！”苏厉妻边说边磕头。 公子卬不知前因后果，急了：“苏子，快喝吧，总不能让大嫂一直磕头吧！” 苏秦端起汤碗，轻啜一口，见已不太热了，咕咕一气饮完，抹嘴道：“谢嫂子热汤！” 苏厉妻将空碗放在托盘上，再三叩头谢恩，兴高采烈地出帐去了。望着她的背影，苏秦眉头皱起，发出一声长叹。 “苏子，你俩这是摆的哪门子迷阵，在下越看越糊涂。”公子卬急不可待地问。 苏秦遂将当年说秦失败、落魄归家的旧事细述一遍，末了叹道：“唉，世态有炎凉，人情逐势利；贫贱亲情远，富贵鬼魅依！” 公子卬唏嘘一时，应道：“苏子今得富贵，亲人亦当受益。我观近日有些礼金，苏子可否拿出些许，赈济乡邻？” “谨听公子！”苏秦拱手应过，转对飞刀邹，“众乡邻世代饱受无田之苦，你可筹备财物，连同列国诸君赏赐，一并用于购置田产。轩里村人，凡无地者，每户半井。附近伊里三村，凡无地者，每户十亩。剩余财物，留少许备用，余皆赈济，使大周贫民老有所养，幼有所抚，饥者得食，寒者得衣，失所者得居。” "Your respect!" “好！”公子卬朗声接道，“在下亦捐三十金，聊表心意。” “谢公子！”苏秦朝他抱拳。 “还有，”公子卬抱拳回礼，“在下临行时，陛下赐金三百，特旨在下为苏子起祠立府，在下这也正想与苏子商议此事。”