Su Qin arrived in Xianyang in early winter, and it has been two months in a blink of an eye.Seeing that the new year is approaching, there is still no news from the Qin Palace, not to mention Su Qin, even if Zhu Yuan is far away, he can't sit still. This morning, Zhu Yuan ordered his servants to prepare chariots and horses, leave the east gate of Xianyang, and drive towards Zhongnan Mountain in the southeast.At noon, Zhuyuan rushed to the foot of the mountain, found an inn to send the cart, picked a good horse, prepared the saddle, turned over and rode, and galloped into the mountain road.Due to the extreme cold in the mountains and the unmelted snow, Zhuyuan went back to Hanquan in the dark on the third day after going through a lot of hard work.

After paying homage to Han Quanzi, Zhu Yuan gave a brief account of Su Qin's visit to Qin and his talents, and he said without doubt: "Sir, logically speaking, Su Zi's talent is just what Duke Qin needs, but Duke Qin is still not satisfied even today. Willing to summon him, the disciple can't understand it." Han Quanzi pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Has Su Qin ever discussed politics?" Zhu Yuan nodded. "How does he discuss politics?" "As soon as Su Zi arrived in Xianyang, Sheren felt that he was different from ordinary people. He told his disciples about him, and his disciples asked him to open an altar to discuss politics the next day. When discussing politics, Su Ziguo was extraordinary. He stood tall and saw far. When talking about the world, he believes that the general trend is towards unification, and all countries must return to Qin, and at the same time, he claims that he has three strategies to assist Qin, the upper, middle, and lower."

"Oh?" Han Quanzi frowned slightly, "What are the three strategies?" "The top policy is also called the emperor policy, which can make Qin Juyi conquer all countries, and the emperor will rule the world; the middle policy is also called the hegemony policy, which can make Qin prestige conquer the world and lead the princes; the bottom policy is also called the national policy, which can make Qin partial to Guanzhong and rest easy. .” "Oh," Han Quanzi sighed softly, "This Su Qin is really too smart!" Zhu Yuan asked in surprise, "Sir?"

Han Quanzi said slowly: "Many dogs that bite people don't bark, and dogs that bark don't bite people. All the countries in the world have risen to become kings, mostly in name, and the one who really wants to be king is the Duke of Qin!" "Mr. said," Zhu Yuan suddenly realized, "Su Zi shouldn't explain what Duke Qin is thinking." Han Quanzi sighed again: "Yes. Don't say it's Su Qin, even if he is old, he can only stop at the point. In Qin Gong's heart, the unification of the world is a long-term national policy, which can only be done, not talked about!"

Zhu Yuan bit his lips tightly, and said for a while, "It's my disciple who harmed Su Zi. If he is not allowed to discuss politics, it should be fine." Han Quanzi closed his eyes, concentrated his attention and fell into meditation again. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, "Everything is a determinant, Qin shouldn't get Su Zi." Zhu Yuan was in a hurry: "Disciple has been staying for several years just to seek a visit to a great talent. After finally waiting for Su Zi, this—" After thinking for a while, "disciple will recommend to Duke Qin again, and ask him to keep Su Zi. "

Han Quanzi smiled wryly, and shook his head lightly: "Slenderness is a definite number, so why force it?" Zhuyuan was stunned for a while. "Also, after you go back, you can tell Su Zi to let him leave Xianyang quickly, otherwise, he may be killed." Zhu Yuan was dumbfounded. Duke Huiwen sat in the study with his eyes half-closed, and his ministers bowed their heads and watched over him. After a while, Duke Huiwen said, "What is that Su Qin doing these days?" "Report to Your Majesty," the courtier replied, "sometimes reading aloud, and sometimes walking around the streets. However, ten days ago, Su Qin went out of the city twice."

"Oh?" Duke Huiwen opened his eyes anxiously, "What are you doing?" "According to the report from Hei Diaotai, this person either went to the fields or to the farmer's house in the village, chatted with the villagers, asked about the harvest, payment of food, service and other matters, but he was not in power. I thought it was a trivial matter, so I didn't alarm the emperor. " "Ah," Duke Hui Wen thought for a while, nodded and sighed, "This man is indeed a great talent, I should see him." After a long pause, "Xuan Daliang made an audience!"

"The minister leads the order!" In less than half an hour, Gongsun Yan kowtowed to see him. After seeing the ceremony, the monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other. Duke Hui Wen went straight to the topic and said with a smile, "the former Aiqing and the senior doctor strongly recommended Su Qin. The widow originally said to meet him for a while, but I didn't want to be busy with trivial matters for a while, so I forgot about it. Just now When the widow was dozing off, he suddenly remembered this matter, and was afraid of forgetting it again, so he called Aiqing urgently."

Gongsun Yan thumped in his heart, not knowing what to say.After a few years, Gongsun Yan not only knew Qin Gong, but also obeyed Qin Gong.However, Pang Juan and Sun Bin appeared out of nowhere, and the situation of various countries changed every year and every three years. It was as if the flowers were blinding the eyes, and the world seemed to be in a fog.Many changes, even if he is as talented as him, he has not fully seen through.Duke Qin has appointed him to serve as a great leader, but he is also vigorously seeking talents in other countries, which shows that he is dissatisfied with him.Although Gongsun Yan is incapable of fully seeing current events, he does have self-knowledge.At first, Gongsun Yan couldn't figure it out, and he was naturally depressed.However, after meeting Su Qin, Gongsun Yan was overwhelmed and determined to let the virtuous, and wanted to work side by side with Su Zi to help Qin Gong accomplish a great cause in life.Who would have thought that the situation would change suddenly, Qin Gong would not say anything when he didn't see Su Qin, and then he appointed Qi Lijii to envoy Wei to seek Sun Bin, which really made him unpredictable.

Seeing that Gongsun Yan didn't answer, but was just in a daze, Duke Huiwen smiled and said, "Aiqing, what's wrong with you?" Gongsun Yan came back to his senses, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I would like to listen to your majesty's orders!" Duke Hui Wen seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and laughed again: "Over the years, there have been people coming and going on the scholar street, and I have made scholars from all over the world bewildered. Since Su Zi is a great talent, I want to After a while, it happens that Aiqing is not in Xili, so I have to ask Aiqing to arrange it."

"This minister leads the decree." After a short pause, Gongsun Yan seemed to think of something, "This minister is going to invite Su Zi to the palace to have an audience." "No, no, no," Duke Hui Wen shook his head repeatedly, "Such a great talent like Su Zi, I should bow down to ask for advice, how can I work for Su Zi's noble body?" Gongsun Yan heard the coolness of Qin Gong's words, and felt a chill in his heart: "Your Majesty's intention is——" Duke Huiwen laughed and said, "I heard that there was a discussion on politics in Shizi Street. It's very interesting. I wanted to see it a long time ago, but I just had no chance. Now that Su Zi is here, I want to do two things at the same time. Please Su Zi will open another forum, firstly to see what discussing politics is, and secondly to listen to Su Zi's high-level opinions, and to discuss current affairs with Su Zi and the world's scholars, how do you like it?" Gongsun Yan pondered for a while, then said slowly: "This minister thinks something is wrong." "What's wrong?" "There is a lot of fish and dragons in Shizi Street, and your majesty is tantamount to putting yourself in danger if you openly show your face. If something goes wrong, my humble minister—" "Hehehe," Duke Huiwen laughed a few more times, "Aiqing is overthinking! In the past, when King Wen visited the virtuous, he did not hesitate to bow down to the side of the Weishui River. A widow visits a virtuous person, but if he walks a few steps in front of his own house, is there any difference?" Gongsun Yan hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty will decide this, and I will make arrangements for you. However, I will ask your Majesty to decide which day is suitable." "I heard that the political forum will open at Shenshi, so let's do it tomorrow." Hui Wengong said decisively, "You can tell the altar master to make it more lively. The widow has been bored in the court for a long time. I want to hear the sounds of the wild." "The humble minister obeys the order!" After Gongsun Yan resigned, he walked out of the palace gate in a daze, thought for a while, turned right to Shizi Street, and stood there for a while. He went back to the gate of the palace, jumped into the chariot and went back to the mansion, and asked the censor of the mansion to hold an invitation to invite the altar master to discuss matters. It was not Zhuyuan who came with the censor, but Jia Sheren. Gongsun Yan greeted him out of the mansion, saw it from a distance, and asked anxiously, "Where is Mr. Zhu?" Jia Sheren was startled, cupped his hands and said, "If you go back to Daliangzao, Mr. Zhu has gone back to Zhongnan Mountain." Gongsun Yan was shocked, and he was stunned for a while, before he said: "This is terrible!" Jia Sheren glanced at Yu Shi, then turned to Gongsun Yan: "What's wrong?" "Tomorrow's application time, Your Majesty wants to discuss politics with Su Zi." "Discussing politics with Su Zi?" Jia Sheren was startled for a moment, and then said happily, "This is a good thing! Su Zi has been waiting for several months, and there are many discussions in the scholar street. All the scholars see that Su Zi does not use it, and the political arena is closed." Thinking that the road to Xian is blocked, some impatient people have left Xianyang and turned to other places." "Mr. Zhu is not here, what should I do?" "Can you invite your lord to change the date?" Gongsun Yan shook his head: "Once your majesty makes a decision, how do you change it?" Jia Sheren lowered his head and thought for a while, then said decisively: "Mr. Zhu handed over all the affairs in the altar to the grassroots to take care of it. Now that the matter is urgent, the grassroots will convene the discussion on the political forum. How about Daliang's intention?" Gongsun Yan didn't have a better solution, so he nodded and said: "Since I have said this, I would like to ask Mr. Jia to act as the altar master temporarily for the discussion of politics tomorrow." Jia Sheren cupped his hands and said, "If there is nothing else to do with Daliang Zao, the grassroots will leave." Gongsun Yan also cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Jia, go slowly." Jia Sheren turned around, and as soon as he jumped into the car, Gongsun Yan shouted: "Slow down!" Jia Sheren jumped out of the car again and looked at Gongsun Yan: "What's the matter with Daliang Zao?" There is a saying in Gongsun Yan's words: "You have a purpose, tomorrow's political discussion, let's make it more lively!" "You can rest assured that Daliang made it." Jia Sheren nodded and smiled, "It's been a long time since there's been a discussion on politics in Shizi Street, and all the scholars are already impatient!" The Jia Sheren hurried back to Shizi Street and came to Yunlai Inn in a hurry. Seeing that it was Jia Sheren, Su Qin cupped his hands and said, "Oh, it's Brother Jia, please!" Jia Sheren didn't enter the door, he cupped his hands with joy on his face and congratulated, "Congratulations Brother Su, a happy event is coming!" Su Qin asked in a daze, "Where does the joy come from?" "Tomorrow's application time, Your Majesty will bow down to Scholars Street and listen to Brother Su discussing politics!" "Your Majesty bows?" Su Qin seemed taken aback, thought for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Still talking about politics?" Jia Sheren nodded solemnly: "Da Liangzao personally explained it to me. Daliangzao also said that your majesty has specially ordered that tomorrow's election will discuss politics and make it more lively. Your majesty is worrying too much. Your majesty bowed to Shizi Street It's the first time I've ever heard a scholar talk about politics, and it's hard not to think it's lively!" Su Qin thought for a long time, then put his hand into his pocket, wanting to pay for the altar opening fee with gold. When Jia Sheren saw it, he stopped him and said with a smile, "This time we're discussing politics, three golds will be exempted." Su Qin was stunned: "When discussing the political arena, you can't break the rules because of your subordinates." "Brother Su, don't worry," Jia Sheren said with a chuckle, "Your Majesty, listen to me, the expenses for opening the altar should be paid by the government. Besides, for such a grand event, anyone can listen to it if they want to. You can sell the number plate, and you can't lose money." !" "Since that's the case, Su Qin thanks Brother Jia!" Jia Sheren said irrelevantly: "Your Majesty, listen to me, brother Su should prepare carefully, and I will go back and arrange carefully. Mr. Zhu is not here for such a big event, so there must be no mistakes!" "Brother Jia!" The next day, when the handover was just over, there were gongers knocking on the streets of the scholars and shouting: "Scholars, great news, the political forum is open again, and the person who opened the forum is still Su Qin, a scholar from Luoyang! This discussion on politics, This is an unprecedented event, your majesty will listen to it personally, and it is the first time in the political arena, if you want to attend, you can register at the political arena with 30 won and enter with your number plate!" All the scholars rushed to tell each other, and there were many discussions.Some people shouted excitedly: "Scholars, listen quickly, Su Zi opened the altar again, and Qin Gong personally listened to the discussion of politics, which is unprecedented!" Someone answered: "My God, it costs thirty yuan to get a license, which is not a decimal number!" "What's thirty yuan worth? You can see Mr. Qin's demeanor, this small amount of money is worth it!" "Ai," a scholar sighed, shaking his head regretfully, "It's a pity that I'm so shy in my pocket, I don't have such a good fortune!" Another scholar took out thirty yuan from his sleeve: "My dear brother, don't be sad. I will lend you thirty yuan. Hurry up and get the license. It's too late. I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it with the money!" The scholar took the 30 yuan and cupped his hands again and again: "Thank you dear brother! Thank you dear brother!" He turned around and hurried towards Yingxiongju. When Shenshi was about to come, hundreds of soldiers came to Shizi Street, one person at five steps, and stood along the street.The hero lives in front of the gate, and there are ten soldiers on each side. All the scholars entered the arena in order with the number plates they had received. All the soldiers checked the number plates, searched their bodies, and let them enter. On the political arena, everything remains the same, except that the seats have changed. The main seat is placed in the middle, and there are two empty seats on the left and right sides of the main seat.According to Gongsun Yan's arrangement, there is no judging seat in the altar, and all licensed scholars sit on the ground in the empty field in front of the forum. At the time of Shen Shizheng, when a gong sounded, Jia Sheren, the altar master, came out of the side room and announced loudly to all the scholars: "Scholars, the time for Shen Shi has arrived, and the political forum is open!" As soon as the words were finished, there was a commotion outside the door, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps, and the courtiers sang loudly: "Your Majesty is here!" All the scholars turned around one after another, made a two-step-wide passage along the middle, and knelt down on the ground. Jia Sheren hurried a few steps, walked up to the scholar, and kowtowed: "Grassman Jia Sheren is on par with the scholars of the country, kowtow to your lord!" With a smile on his face, Mr. Huiwen walked into the courtyard along the passage, walked to the main seat, took a seat, waved his hands and said: "Mr. Jia, all scholars, please be flat!" Jia Sheren and all the scholars kowtowed in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Immediately afterwards, the former Grand Tutor Yingqian and Daliang Zao Gongsun Yan stepped forward, met the ceremony, and sat down in the two vacant seats on the left.All the scholars returned to their seats one after another and sat on the ground. Another gong sounded, and Jia Sheren sang: "Please open the altar, Su Qin, a scholar from Luoyang!" There was a sound from the side door, and Su Qin stepped out, knocked in front of Duke Huiwen, and said, "Su Qin, a scholar of Luoyang, knocks on your lord!" Duke Hui Wen looked at Su Qin carefully, and after a long while, he smiled slightly: "Su Zi, please get up!" He pointed to the guest seat on the right, "Please sit down!" Su Qin bowed again: "Thank you, sir!" He got up, went to the first guest seat on the right, and sat down. Jia Sheren stepped forward and sat on the lower head of Su Qin. Duke Hui Wen left Su Qin aside, looked devoutly at all the scholars present, cupped his hands again and again, and said: "You are in a remote place, gentlemen, Ying Si heard that you come from all directions, including Wuyue and Yandi. It can be said that it is not far away. Ying Si also heard that you are all well-educated people, each with unique skills, you value Ying Si so much, Ying Si should have met you long ago, thank you for your kindness," smiled wryly, and bowed again. Yili, "However, you don't know something. Although Qin is remote, there are many miscellaneous things. First, there are many internal and external troubles. Ying Si is poor every day and has no leisure time. I can't help myself! Ladies and gentlemen, Ying Si sincerely apologizes for all the neglect, and I hope everyone will forgive me!" After speaking, he stood up and clasped his fists to the crowd, bowing to the ground. Although Hui Wengong's behavior was polite, it was also touching. All the scholars present changed their sitting to kneeling, and kowtowed to the ground, and some of them even wept aloud. "Scholars, stay flat!" Duke Huiwen sat down first. All the scholars also changed from kneeling to sitting, and all eyes shot over. Hui Wengong turned around, bowed his hands to Su Qin and said, "Ying Si has heard Su Zi's name for a long time, and he wanted to ask for advice a long time ago, so it goes without saying the reason. Ying Si is here to meet you scholars, and secondly to Listen to Su Zigao's talk." Su Qin clasped his hands back and said: "Your Majesty is so busy that you can take the time to come here. The grassroots are flattered and grateful!" Hui Wengong pointed to Gongsun Yan, smiled slightly and said: "I heard from Gongsun Aiqing that Su Zi talked about politics in the past, and he wanted to teach Ying Si about his long-term strategy for governing Qin. Ying Si listened to it." "Su Qin talked nonsense, discussed politics with nonsense, did not intend to disturb the king, and was terrified in his heart!" "Su Zi doesn't need to be humble." Hui Wengong laughed again, "Ying Si is here to listen to Su Zi's high-level lectures. Why do you talk about disturbing the word? Ying Si is not talented, please teach Su Zi!" According to the plan he had planned last night, Su Qin decided to give up side-talking, but straight to the point, expressing his feelings directly, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is as open-minded as a valley, and Su Qin is very grateful. Su Qin is not talented. There are three strategies to govern Qin. Dare I ask you which strategy you would like to listen to?" " "What are the three strategies?" "The upper, middle, and lower strategies. The upper strategy can make the world unite, and it should be called the emperor's strategy; the middle strategy can make the princes submit, and it should be called the hegemony strategy; the lower strategy can make a corner of the country, and it should be called the state strategy." Hui Wengong still had a slight smile on his face: "Ying Si would like to hear the best policy." "The best policy is actually the way to control chaos." Su Qin talked eloquently, "The ancient chaos is nothing more than the two careers of kings and hegemons. In ancient times, the king's business, that is, the way Shang Tang and Zhou Wu practiced, was all about conquering the people. Sin, take the emperor who has no way and replace it. The ancient hegemony, that is, the way of Qi Huan and Jin Wen, is all about uniting the princes, fighting against the outside world, making the inside safe, and the alliance dominates the world." Duke Hui Wen asked with a smile, "What about the current chaos?" "Su Qin believes that the time has passed and the situation has changed, and the ancient way of governing chaos is not suitable for today's chaos. There is only one way to govern today's chaos: Great struggle to destroy the country, and the world will become one." Hui Wengong still had a smile on his face: "Ying Si would like to hear more about it." "Since King Ping moved to the east, the emperor of Zhou existed in name only, and it was in vain. It was unrealistic to replace him with the emperor. Since the separation of the three families into the Jin Dynasty, the disputes among the countries have become more and more serious. The people are in dire straits. The reason why the world is in chaos is because of division and governance. Divide and rule will lead to dispersal, dispersion will lead to chaos, chaos will lead to strife, and strife will lead to no governance. Therefore, if we want to govern the world today, we must start from the source and make the world one. As long as the world is one , as long as the countries disappear, the cars will be on the same track, the people will be in the same customs, the laws will be the same, and orders will go together, and government orders will be issued through officials at all levels, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.” "What Su Zi said, it should be the world of Great Harmony. It's just—" Hui Wengong smiled slightly, and turned the subject, "Such a wonderful place, according to what Su Zi said, it should be the eternal empire, but it has something to do with Ying Si?" Su Qin clasped his fists and said: "From Su Qin's point of view, the one who has achieved this great cause must be the king!" "Oh?" Duke Hui Wen pretended to be surprised, "Where did Su Zi say this?" "Report to Your Majesty," Su Qin replied without knowing it, "unification of the world will lead to great struggles; great struggles will destroy the country; destroying the country will require strength. Looking at the world, although there are many princes, there are only three with such strength—— Qin, Chu, and Qi are just that. Qi fights with its back to the sea, rich but loses its courage; Chu is large but has no governance, and the people need to be educated; only Qin has a harmonious government, the people are rich and the country is strong, and the law is strict. Harmony between people, great cause cannot be achieved, it should be unreasonable.” Duke Hui Wen still smiled: "Hehehe, Ying Si is very excited after hearing Su Zi's words! According to Su Zi's opinion, how should Ying Si implement the emperor's policy?" Su Qin has a well-thought-out plan: "The imperial career is huge, and it cannot be achieved overnight. Su Qin believes that the emperor can take three steps. The first step is to call the king and rectify his name; the second step is to make friends from afar and attack near; the third step is to sweep the world." Duke Huiwen's heart trembled suddenly, his face remained calm, but his eyes were wide open, he stepped forward, and said slowly: "I would like to hear more about it." Su Qin said frankly: "If the name is not correct, the words will not go well. The world has entered the era of the king, and today, there are five families who have joined the king with Zhou Tianzi. Song Gong and Zhongshan Lord are kings, which can be regarded as a joke, but Chu It is an indisputable fact that the Three Kingdoms of China, Wei, and Qi are crowned as kings. Among the three powerhouses of the Warring States Period, Qi and Chu have already claimed the title of king, but Qin is still the principality. With the reality of the kingdom, the name of the principality has lost three points in momentum. Jun If the emperor is the king, then the name of Qin matches the reality. At this time, the emperor will conquer the king with the king's order, make friends from afar and attack from near, and cannibalize and devour the surrounding neighbors. When the time is right, he can sweep the world and become an emperor." Hearing this, all the scholars on the field were tongue-tied and whimpered. Yingqian and Gongsun Yan also looked at each other and nodded at each other, their expressions were quite excited. However, Duke Huiwen suppressed his smile, pondered for a while, and looked up at Su Qin: "Listening to Su Zi's words, the widow is like hearing a heavenly book, and his eyes are wide open. It's just—" After a short pause, "Su Zi said Qin's best, you can know Is Qin's place short?" Hearing that Duke Huiwen changed his name to a widow, Su Qin's heart sank, and he said, "Please give me your advice!" Duke Hui Wen didn't look at Su Qin, but turned his eyes to the scholars: "According to what Su Zi said, the unification of the world will require great struggle; great struggle will destroy the country; destroying the country will result in strength. The strength of a country lies first in its military power, and the first military power lies in its manpower." As far as I know, Qin’s entire country has a population of only four million people. Excluding the old, weak and immature, the number of young men and women is only two million, and the male population that can be recruited is no more than 900,000. According to the practice of various countries, the whole country of Qin can only recruit 300,000 people. Even if the 300,000 people can not be conquered, because Qin has three places that cannot be conquered. One is the northwest border to resist Rongdi; To appease the old people; the third is to trade in the valley to help the poor. According to this calculation, Qin can only recruit 200,000 people. With 200,000 people, it is not enough to guard the land, how can we go far?" Mr. Hui Wen had reason and evidence, and he said that he was short, and all the scholars were convinced, and they all nodded in agreement.Su Qin's heart trembled, because what Hui Wengong said was not true at all, and it was far from his recent investigation. "It's manpower," Duke Huiwen obviously didn't want to say enough. "Look at financial resources. The world says that Qin is rich and strong, but it's not. As far as everyone knows, although Qin has undergone 20 years of reforms and financial resources, fundamentally speaking, It should be said that they have just escaped poverty, and the people just have enough to eat. Some families may become rich, but the national treasury is still empty.” All the scholars were surprised, and Su Qin was even more confused. Duke Hui Wen saw it, coughed lightly, smiled wryly, and made a gesture: "You may not believe it, thinking that the widow is not telling the truth, but deliberately pretending to be poor and complaining. All scholars, everyone has a heart of vanity. Who wants to expose their shortcomings? Everyone in the world says that the Qin State is rich and powerful due to reforms, but no one knows that the people who are rich are only the people. To reward farming and weaving, the ancestors implemented the tax reform without change. The tax system is still custom-made by the ancestors, and one out of ten. According to the new law, the slave farmers were abolished, and they were allowed to open up wasteland and farm land. Because the slave farmers had nothing to accumulate, the state not only had no harvest, but had to help them, and did not pay them grain for ten years and no food for five years. The reason why the Qin people supported the new law was that It’s all because of this.” He stopped talking, glanced at the crowd, and made a bitter face, “I’ll tell you all, in the widow’s treasury, the money saved is no more than ten thousand gold, and the grain stored is no more than a million stones.” Turning to look at Yingqian, “ The uncle has been in charge of the national treasury for many years, so what Ying Si said was false?" Ying Qian nodded in agreement. "Gentlemen," Duke Hui Wen smiled wryly again, with a dignified voice, "I am not afraid of jokes, and I reveal my family background. I just want to prove to everyone that I am not lying." If it’s not enough, how can we have a long-term plan?” All the scholars are amazed. At this time, Su Qin also felt the intention of Duke Qin, bowed and said: "Your Majesty knows the situation of the country like the palm of your hand, like a few treasures, Su Qin is ashamed. The world knows that Qin people are rich, but Su Qin only knows the twists and turns today. There are no trickles, how can there be rivers? Common people If you are not rich, how can you talk about a strong country? If Shang Jun’s reform is like this, it should be an unprecedented masterpiece.” Hui Wengong nodded slightly: "Su Zi has this insight, I am very comforted!" He paused, glanced at everyone on the field, and sighed, "Oh, as the saying goes, a good woman can't cook without rice. Qin's national strength is insufficient, financial resources are embarrassing. Even if you have the heart to rule the world, where does your strength come from?" Su Qin lowered his head, lost in thought. Yingqian and Gongsun Yan looked at each other with doubts on their faces, not knowing what your majesty's intentions were. Duke Hui Wen slowly turned his gaze to Su Qin: "What Ying Si said earlier is all due to external causes. What Su Zi doesn't know, there is another cause." Su Qin looked up at Duke Qin. Huiwen Gong's characters are powerful and righteous, and his righteous words are strict: "Although the Zhou family is small, the world is still the world of the Great Zhou, and the countries are still the subjects of the Great Zhou. The emperor of the Great Zhou, Chu, Wei, Qi, and Song can not be recognized, Han, Zhao The countries of Qin, Yan, and Zhongshan can deny it, but Yingsi dare not deny it. Because the Qin family and the Zhou family have the same origin, they are originally a family, and the blood of the Zhou family still flows on Yingsi. Therefore, as long as the emperor of Zhou is alive , as long as the Zhou family does not destroy the temple, even if Ying Si is strong, how can he do such unfaithful and unfilial things and trap the ancestors in a place of infidelity and unrighteousness?" This remark is simply to reprimand Su Qin nakedly. Su Qin blushed with embarrassment and hung his head in bewilderment. The scene was completely silent, and everyone's expressions were full of surprise. Hui Wengong turned his head and shot all the scholars, and said awe-inspiringly: "All the scholars have seen it. In recent years, all the countries in the Central Plains have become kings one after another. It is because of this that Ying Si dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool." His eyes moved to Su Qin. , "Thus, although the emperor's policy mentioned by Suzi is good, it is not a good medicine for Qin Dynasty. One is that Ying Si is not yet full of feathers, the climate is not mature, and it is unable to implement it. The other is that Ying Si is a mediocre person, hard to forget, and has no intention of implementing it." Su Qin was silent. "Okay." Seeing the atmosphere on the field, Hui Wengong's tone softened, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Today, Ying Si was fortunate to hear Su Zi's high-level lectures, and benefited a lot. It's late now, and Ying Si still has chores , I can’t have a happy chat with Su Zi and the other scholars. After Ying Si is busy, I will come here again some day, and talk to all of you and Su Zi.” Su Qin got up and kowtowed to the ground: "The grass people kowtow to thank you for your kindness!" Duke Huiwen got up slowly, and the courtiers sang: "Your Majesty, get up and drive back to the palace!" All the scholars got up one after another, once again dodged the passage, knelt down on both sides, and kowtowed in unison: "Respectfully send you off!" Duke Huiwen glanced at everyone and strode out. Yingqian and Gongsun Yan glanced at each other, then at Su Qin who was still kneeling on the ground, sighed softly, and followed closely behind.The scholars on the field saw all the soldiers retreating, and they also quietly stepped out of the hero's residence. From the beginning to the end, no one made a sound. The north wind howled, and it was freezing cold. On the political arena, Su Qin still knelt there with a blank expression.Not far from him stood Jia Sheren, looking at him quietly, looking like he wanted to come over to comfort him, or pull him up, but he didn't move. I don't know how long it took, when the sound of carriages and horses came from outside the door.Jia Sheren cheered up and went out to welcome him. He saw that it was his senior brother Zhuyuan.Jia Sheren greeted Zhuyuan, and told him a brief account of Qin's father-in-law's listening to politics. Zhu Yuan sighed softly, without saying a word, walked to Su Qin slowly, and called softly: "Su Zi." Su Qin raised his head and looked at him blankly. There was a voice in Zhuyuan's words: "There are unpredictable things in the sky. Look at this day, it will be cold even if it is cold. Su Zi should not stay here all the time." After a short pause, he made his words clearer, "Let's go, Su Zi better get out of here, the sooner you go, the better!" Putting his hand on Su Qin's shoulder, he pressed heavily with ulterior motives, sighed, and went to the room. Su Qin couldn't help shivering, and looked outside the room in a blink of an eye, the sky changed suddenly, dark clouds overwhelmed the top, and the wind blew, and it was really cold when he said it was cold. Hearing Zhuyuan's heavy closing sound not far away, Su Qin slowly got up, dragged his heavy legs, and moved back to the inn step by step. It was dusk, the snowflakes were flying one after another, and the earth was pure white. In the small courtyard of Yunlai Inn, Su Qin was sitting in the living room in a daze, staring at the old pagoda tree outside the window.The falling snow for nearly an hour covered the branches of the locust tree in silver, and a thick layer of snow had already accumulated on the big branch that once sent Wu Qin away. Su Qin was looking at the old locust tree in a daze when there was a knock on the door. Su Qin's heart moved, and he opened the door to see that it was the store owner. The shopkeeper saluted deeply, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, Suzi, how do you live here?" Su Qin bowed back and gave a dry laugh: "Fortunately, thank you for your care." The shopkeeper smiled again: "Su Zi has lived in the shop for more than two months, and the deposit he paid has already been used up. Meals and daily necessities are all on credit at the shop. The shop is small and the profits are small, Su Zi, look at this—" Su Qin felt a chill in his heart. Knowing that the shopkeeper saw that his future was hopeless, he came to chase away customers, so he suppressed his smile and said lightly: "Don't be polite, the shopkeeper. Of course you have to pay for the shop. Please ask the shopkeeper to figure out how much I still owe." ?” The shopkeeper was already prepared, and took out a piece of bamboo from his sleeve, and handed it to Su Qin: "I have already calculated it, please Suzi have a look." Su Qin took the bamboo piece, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "I have only lived for two months, and I have already paid for the hardware. Why do I still owe so much?" The shopkeeper smiled slightly: "If you go back to Su Zi, the bill is calculated one by one, and the shop will never charge an extra yuan. Su Zi checked into the shop at dusk on a dark day in October, and two dark days and two days have passed so far." , according to the rules of our shop, when three full moons are counted, the shop fee is 12 gold. Mr. Su has three meals a day and eats equivalent hardware. There are also house cleaning fees, laundry fees, tea fees, hot water fees for bathing, and maintenance fees. Horse fee, fodder fee, stable fee, carriage fee and other daily expenses will be discounted by three gold, and the total should be twenty gold. Mr. has paid hardware and still owes fifteen gold.” Su Qin's heart became angry, and his face turned purple: "Isn't it a black shop with an algorithm like yours?" The storekeeper smiled again: "This store has a long-standing reputation and has never hacked a single customer. Why did Su Zi say that?" "Okay, let me ask you, the store money is four gold per month, but you agreed to subtract one gold, why is it still counted as four gold?" The shopkeeper thought about it for a while, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "Oh, that's right, I remembered it, and there is indeed such a thing! How about this, the store will deduct one gold, and Su Zi will pay another fourteen gold." "You—" Su Qin was angry, "Since it is three gold per month, I only live for two months and two days, counted as March, and the total is only nine gold." "Su Zi, don't misunderstand," the shopkeeper said with a smile, "I did say that you will lose one gold, but it refers to the first month, not every month." Su Qin sneered: "I finally understand why that man hanged himself in your shop!" "This—" the shopkeeper couldn't hold back anymore, and his smile was replaced by a dry laugh, "One thing is one thing, Su Zi don't want to involve others." "Okay," Su Qin said coldly, "Go out, and I'll pay you the rest tomorrow." The shopkeeper bowed his waist and smiled, "Su Zi is not a renegades, he can pay tomorrow. Su Zi rests, and I will take my leave." After the shopkeeper left, Su Qin closed the door, with a pale face, walked around the hall several times, opened the package, took out the money bag, fumbled around, and found that there were only three gold coins, and after touching his body, it was only four or five copper coins , I stood there for a moment, thought for a while, and counted with my fingers: "I got thirty gold for selling the land, one gold for my elder brother, eight gold for clothes, eight gold for cars and horses, three gold for opening the altar, and three gold for the store. Guan exchange for one gold..." Su Qin counted seven to eight, and there really was only so much.Su Qin got up and walked back and forth a few times, bent down, picked up the account left by the store, and said to himself: "It's so annoying to settle accounts like this. The store fee should include cleaning fees, hot water fees, etc. As for maintenance Ma Fei, this is the first time I heard that there is also a fee for car storage, which is even more unbelievable. I blame myself for not asking about it when I checked in. Now I am only at his mercy. Anyway, sir, this car is worth it Some money, when I sell it tomorrow, I will pay him back." In the morning of the next day, Su Qin got up, saw that the snow had stopped, rushed to the backyard, put on a horse and horse, and went to the market.The shopkeeper was worried that he would sneak away and make people follow him far behind.Su Qin caught a glimpse of it, as if swallowing a fly, and only hoped to find a buyer quickly, return his black money, and leave this sad place. This day is the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Because it is a small moon, it will be the end of the new year in one day, so there are people coming and going in the market, and there are old Qin people buying new year goods everywhere.Su Qin found a lively place to stop the car, unloaded the horses, took out the prepared wooden sign and inserted it on the car, on which the word "Vend car" had already been written.After a while, several people gathered around and looked around the car, and one of them was lying on the snow, checking the axle. Su Qinqiu, who is dressed in brocade clothes, sells cars here, feels offended, so he ignores him, Gu Zi slightly closes his eyes, and stands to one side.During the interrogation, the man who got under the car stood up, patted the snow on his body, and asked Su Qin, "Sir, how much does this car cost?" Su Qin had already thought about it, and said without hesitation: "Twelve gold." The man got under the car again, inspected it carefully, shook his head and said: "It's an old car, you have repaired it not long ago." Su Qin nodded. The man patted the snow off his body again, and sighed softly: "Oh, this official, to tell you the truth, it looks like your car is old and dilapidated, and the decoration is poor. It has been used for at least a hundred years. There are cracks, and it is unusable. The officials know that the main purpose of the car is to sell the axle, and if the axle is not good, the car is a pile of waste." Hearing what the man said with a nose and eyes, Su Qin knew that he had met an expert, and asked eagerly, "In your opinion, how much is it worth?" The man held out four fingers. Su Qin said in surprise: "Only four gold? Let alone this car, just repairing it will cost two gold." The man said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, this car is worth six gold. Because it has been repaired, two gold will be deducted. If the shaft is damaged, another gold will be deducted. I will count you four gold. It depends on your car. For decoration, add an extra gold." The chariots and horses belonged to rich and noble families, and their knowledge surpassed that of Su Qin, but the man spoke clearly and logically. Su Qin was completely bewildered. After thinking about it for a while, he half-muttered: "I need twelve gold urgently, otherwise I won't sell it." "Hehehe, yes," the man smiled, "Everyone who sells carts and horses is anxious for money. If not, it would be nice to have a cart and a horse, and who would want to walk?" "How about eight gold?" Su Qin bargained. The man shrugged and walked away. Seeing the onlookers leave one after another, Su Qin became anxious and shouted: "Sir, stay!" The man came back.When several other people saw it, they gathered around again. Su Qin said with a smile: "I will give you the horse as a gift, and it only costs 12 gold." The man walked up to the horse, inspected the teeth, and praised: "Well, the horse is not bad, it is worth hardware." Su Qin said anxiously: "Sir, how about reducing you by one gold, eleven gold?" The man shook his head again: "According to your chariot and horse, it is too much for me to give you nine gold. To tell you the truth, sir, I already have a chariot and horse. Now is the New Year, everyone is buying new year's goods, busy for the New Year, no one is willing Buying a car. Looking at your complexion, I think you are waiting for money, and I really want to do you a favor. If the husband doesn’t sell it, we’ll just go our separate ways.” Su Qin thought that there was no way out, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, nine golds will be nine golds!" The man took out a money bag from his sleeve, counted out nine gold, and handed it to Su Qin. Su Qin took it, glanced at the chariots and horses, turned around and hurried away. Su Qin left with his front foot, and the people behind him shouted for joy.Not long after, the car buyer yelled loudly at the same spot: "Come and see, the car of the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, 100% red copper, a century-old antique, starting at 30 gold, come and see!" Su Qin's face felt hot when he heard it, and his heart felt like a knife stabbing him.Apparently, the man was deceiving himself that he didn't understand the goods, so he sold the good goods at a low price.Think about it too, if the red copper on the cart is turned into copper water, how much money can be cast?苏秦想想气恼，却也无理由返回交涉，只好撒开两腿，又羞又恼地逃离集市。 回到客栈，苏秦尚未把气喘匀，就已听到敲门声。苏秦开门，果是店家那张笑脸。 店家打一揖道：“苏子将车马卖了？” 苏秦也不答话，从袋中摸出九金，又将原来的三金拿出，一并儿摆在几上。 店家扫过一眼，笑着问道：“苏子，这才一十二金，尚差两金呢？” 苏秦心中憎恶，从牙缝中挤道：“就这些了！” 店家的脸上依旧挂着笑，但笑中已带讥讽：“苏子是干大事业的，区区二金，苏子想必不会赖账吧！” 苏秦心底泛起一阵恶心，从旁取出那两套从未穿过的士子服，冷冷说道：“这两套服饰是在洛阳新做的，连我身上这套共是八金。除去身上这套，单这两套，一套是春秋装，另一套是夏装，少说当值四金，我从未穿过，以此抵你二金如何？” 店家瞧一眼两套衣服，微笑中略带鄙夷：“苏子衣冠是量身定制的，于在下何用？再说，这些衣冠只合贵人穿用，在下身贱，哪里有福消受？退一步说，纵使能用，似此衣冠，在下在咸阳仅花一金即可买到，如何能值二金？” 苏秦怒极，将身上裘衣刷地脱下，扔在几案上：“加上这个，总该够了吧？” 店家望一眼苏秦，忖出他身上确无他物了，这才长叹一声，显出无奈的样子：“唉，也罢，得饶人处且饶人。念苏子租居本店多日，在下也就不与你计较长短了。你可以走了，苏先生。” 苏秦背起包裹，朝店家狠盯一眼，大踏步走去。 院中的老槐树上，一只小鸟飞来，在院中蹦跳几下，飞落于吴秦吊死的那根大树枝上，喳喳连叫几声，蹬落一团雪花。 通过与苏秦在论政坛公开议政，惠文公好不容易消除了苏秦的“帝策”影响，却又陷入另一重烦恼。 摆驾回宫之后，惠文公独坐几前，浓眉紧锁，闷有好一阵儿，陡然将拳头擂于几上，脸上现出杀气，怒道：“什么称王正名？什么远交近攻？什么一扫天下？寡人苦思数年，好不容易方才想定的秦国未来大政，竟被此人三言两语，赤裸裸地摆在天下人面前！这个苏秦，简直是在找死！”忽一下站起，在厅中来回踱步，“此人简直就是钻在寡人肚里的蛔虫，若不除之，不知要坏多少大事！” 又踱几个来回，惠文公回至几前坐下，叫道：“来人！” 内臣急进：“臣在！” “通知黑雕，让这个人彻底消失！” "The minister leads the order!" 内臣退至门口，转身正要离开，惠文公又道：“慢！” 内臣顿住步子，回望过来。 惠文公放缓声音：“你且退去，容寡人再加斟酌。” 刚好在这日后晌，使魏车队返回，浩浩荡荡地驶入咸阳东门。 将至秦宫时，樗里疾吩咐公子华：“你先进宫向君上复命，我去一趟士子街，看看苏子在否。” 公子华笑道：“都到家了，早晚都是复命，也不急在这一时。听上大夫念叨一路，想这苏秦本领了得，小华也去会一会他。” 樗里疾笑笑，二人同乘一车，驰至运来客栈，在门外停下，急入店中，直奔苏秦住处，连敲几声，未见回应。 店家过来，见是公子华，赶忙叩拜于地：“草民叩见公子爷！” 公子华指着苏秦的院子：“苏子可在？” 店家见公子华如此关注苏秦，暗暗叫苦，嗫嚅道：“苏子前……前晌退……退店，已是走了。” “走了？”公子华见店家言语吞吐，神色微凛，“他怎么走的？” “这……”店家越发支吾，“苏子盘费用尽，无钱再住下去，今日晨起，前去集市卖了车马，空身走了。” 公子华冷笑一声，正欲问话，樗里疾止住他，转问店家：“可知苏子投往何处去了？” 店家摇头。樗里疾朝公子华努努嘴，两人走出客栈，径去英雄居。不一会儿，公子华从英雄居里出来，打声唿哨，立时跟来数人，直奔运来客栈。 店家见公子华阴脸复来，又见几人面上皆有杀气，神色大变，不待问话，扑通一声跪在地上，结巴道：“公……公子爷，苏……苏子留……留有衣……衣冠。” 公子华冷冷地望着他：“说吧，还有什么？” 御书房里，惠文公在厅中闭目端坐，眉头紧皱，仍在琢磨苏秦之事。 陡然，惠文公睁开眼睛，从几案下摸过一片竹简，在正面写个“杀”字，在反面写个“赦”，拿过来端详一阵，抛向空中。竹简在空中翻转几下落地，在地上弹一下，不动了。 惠文公没有去看竹简，而是慢慢闭上眼睛。 不知过有多久，惠文公的眼睛微微启开，四处搜索那片竹简，见它弹落于墙根处，正面朝上，上面赫然现出一个冷森的“杀”字。 “唉，”惠文公眼中现出一丝失望，不无惋惜地轻叹一声，“苏子，不是寡人不惜才，是天不容你！” 惠文公正自嗟叹，内臣急进：“禀报君上，上大夫、公子华使魏归来，在外候见。” 惠文公正正衣襟：“宣其觐见！” 樗里疾、公子华双双进门，叩道：“微臣叩见君上！” 惠文公摆手：“两位爱卿，平身！” 樗里疾、公子华谢过，起身坐下。 惠文公问道：“此行可有佳音？” 樗里疾摇头道：“正如君上所言，庞涓果然不容孙膑，诬其谋逆，魏王不辨真假，轻信庞涓，判孙膑斩刑，庞涓及众卿求情，魏王改判膑刑，面上黥字，使孙膑成为废人！” 惠文公似是早已料到这个结果，面上并未现出异样，沉默许久，方才问道：“孙膑可知是庞涓害他？” 樗里疾再次摇头：“孙膑非但不知，反过来感激庞涓救命之恩。行刑之后，庞涓又将孙膑接入府中，悉心照顾，无微不至。庞涓此举惊动魏国朝野，闻者无不感动，均言庞涓是有情有义之人。” 惠文公微微点头：“这个庞涓，玩阴的竟然也有一手！只是——”顿住话头，眉头渐次拧在一起。 “君上？”樗里疾看得清楚，趋身问道。 “这样一来，情势倒是更糟了。” 樗里疾惊问：“为何更糟了？” “爱卿有所不知，”惠文公缓缓说道，“孙膑若不受刑，孙、庞尚有一争。二人相争，或利于我。如今孙膑成为废人，必无争心。庞涓又有养护之恩，孙膑心存感激，必思报答。孙膑形体受损，智慧却是未损分毫。庞涓本是虎将，再有孙膑点拨，更是如虎添翼。若是孙膑之智、庞涓之力合为一体，必是无往而不胜了！” 经惠文公这么一分析，樗里疾、公子华无不惊骇，面面相觑一阵，樗里疾急切说道：“微臣真未想到这一层，这——” 惠文公沉思一会儿，抬头望着樗里疾：“樗里爱卿，你可设法使孙膑知晓真相。以孙膑之智，若是知晓真相，必有应策，至少不会为庞涓所用。若无孙膑，庞涓就是一头猛兽，虽能张牙舞爪，却也不足为惧。” “君上妙计！”樗里疾大是叹服，连连点头，转过话锋，“只是——微臣连番使魏，前次使公孙衍出走，此番又使孙膑受害，魏人早对微臣防范有加。若行此事，君上最好另使他人。” 不待惠文公说话，公子华已经主动请缨：“君上，小华愿往！” “嗯，”惠文公当下允准，“小华倒是合适人选，此事可以定下。”转向樗里疾，“还有什么？” “君上，”樗里疾抱拳道，“微臣曾邀孙膑对弈，交谈中得知，鬼谷子收弟子四人，分别是庞涓、孙膑、张仪、苏秦。孙、庞习兵学，苏、张习谋学。听孙膑话音，鬼谷诸子中，他最敬重的是苏秦，称他可成大事。微臣之所以急急赶回，正是因为此事。君上，庞涓已死心于魏，孙膑又成废人，苏子——” “这么说来，”惠文公大惊失色，“连张仪之才也不及苏秦？” “想是如此。”樗里疾点头应道，“自始至终，孙膑从未提及张仪，微臣初交孙膑，亦不便细问。” 惠文公闭上眼去，陷入深思，良久，抬头望向樗里疾：“樗里爱卿，你速去召请苏秦，宣他马上觐见。” “晚了，”樗里疾轻叹一声，“微臣回来时，顺道拐入士子街，特去拜望苏子，店家说，苏子已经走了！” “走了？”惠文公大是震惊，“几时走的？” “今日前晌。” 惠文公陷入深思，过有一会儿，突然显出一副无所谓的样子，两手一摊：“此人要走，就让他走吧。樗里爱卿，你辛苦一路，定也累了，先去歇息几日。小华留步。” 樗里疾一怔，起身叩道：“微臣告退。” 就在退出时，樗里疾无意中扫到墙根处的竹简，见上面赫然现出一个“杀”字，心中一紧，不由自主地打了个趔趄。 惠文公怔道：“爱卿？” 樗里疾稳住身子，再揖道：“微臣告退。” 惠文公缓缓起身，走向门口，目送他走远，踅回来，凝视公子华：“小华，你刚回来，身子吃得消否？” 公子华拍拍胸脯：“君兄放心，小华结实着呢！” “吃得消就好。”惠文公略顿一顿，下定决心，“苏秦离开咸阳，必经函谷东去。你选几个精干小雕，追上此人，就地斩杀！” 公子华目瞪口呆，好半天方才愣过神来：“斩杀苏子？听上大夫说，苏子是大才！” “什么大才？”惠文公横他一眼，“哗众取宠之徒，留他是个祸害！” “这……”公子华似是没想明白。 “莫要多问，奉诏就是！” 见惠文公语气果决，不容置疑，公子华不好再说什么，跪地叩道：“臣弟遵旨！” 望着公子华退出房门，渐渐远去，惠文公缓缓走到墙根，拣起那片竹简，复回几前坐下，将竹简反过来，望着背后的“赦”字，长叹一声，闭上眼去。 公子华不无狐疑地走出宫门，叫过车马，径朝黑雕台驰去。 刚刚拐过一弯，就见樗里疾的车马横在街角，樗里疾站在车前，似在候他。 公子华停下车马，冲他叫道：“上大夫为何守于此处？” “恭候公子。” “候我？”公子华一怔，旋即明白过来，跳下车子走过来，小声道，“可为苏秦？” 樗里疾点头：“若是在下没有猜错，君上留下公子，必是要公子追杀苏子。” 公子华惊道：“上大夫何以知之？” “唉，”樗里疾轻叹一声，“在下退出时，无意中瞥到地上有片竹简，上写一个'杀'字。在下断定，那字是君上特别写给苏子的。在下由此判断，君上早知苏子之才，担心他出关之后，为列国所用，从而遗患明日，方才决定杀他。” 公子华急道：“君上既知苏子是大才，为何不用？” 樗里疾沉思良久，摇头道：“在下也是不知。依君上之智，不用苏子，想必另有缘由。” 公子华亦点头道：“嗯，上大夫所言甚是，君上谋事，看得远，不用苏子，必是另有缘由。只是——”略顿一下，“苏子既是大才，却要杀他，叫在下如何下手？” “在下守候公子，为的就是告诉公子这个。莫说是公子无法下手，即使君上，也并未真下决心。” “哦？”公子华大睁两眼，“君上未下决心？” “是的。”樗里疾郑重点头，“竹简正面写着'杀'字，背后必是'赦'字。竹简现于墙角，必是君上无法决断，这才写下竹签，听从天意，不想却是'杀'字在上。” 听樗里疾讲出这个细节，公子华似也察觉到了，沉思有顷，点头道：“既是天意，在下只能去杀苏子了。” “难决之事，方听天意。君上既听天意，心中分明是不想杀苏子。公子真要做成此事，君上若是追悔，公子岂不是——”樗里疾望着他，顿住不说了。 “这……”公子华垂下头去，思忖有顷，抬头望着樗里疾，“依上大夫之计，在下该当如何行事