Chapter 3 Section Two

At sunset the next day, Yingzhu's chariots and horses finally passed Jingshui in a hurry, and then turned south and crossed Beiban to arrive at Xianyang. Ying Zhu had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the caravan. Ying Xi hurriedly said in a low voice outside the car, "Father Jun, Beiban has set up a military camp! Should we make a detour or stop?" He drove the curtain and said, "Get in the car and protect Mr., no matter what happens, don't come out!" While speaking, he jumped out of the caravan and got on Yingxi's war horse. After Yingxi said yes in the car, he ordered more than twenty knights Holding the caravan back and forth, they rode their horses and galloped straight to Beiban.

Beiban was originally an isolated plateau in the north of Xianyang, with a width of more than ten miles from north to south and nearly a hundred miles from east to west. The steep slope to the south is Xianyang, and the steep slope to the north is the Jingshui River Valley.The terrain of this plateau is high and lush, and it has always been a natural fortress barrier to the north of Xianyang.Even so, Kitakata rarely garrisons.Especially after Qin Huiwang, the Hexi Plateau in the north has been firmly controlled by the Qin State. Except for the Yinshan Huns, the threat from the north has basically been eliminated, and Beiban has only become a symbol of "Jincheng Tangchi".Now this barracks is suddenly stationed in Beiban, blocking the northern crossing into Xianyang, which really baffles Yingzhu.Seeing the barracks stretching forward, Ying Zhu didn't slow down at all, and led the chariots and horses behind him to rush forward.

"The carriages and horses are stopped! The inspection order is allowed!" A loud shout came from behind Luzhai in the middle of the road. "Mr. An is here—" a knight held up a torch and shouted from a distance, and the horse team was swept up in front of Luzhai like the wind.As soon as Ying Zhu reined in his horse, a black jade card flew out from his hand. "Token of Conferring the Emperor, you can't let it go!" Luzhai shouted loudly, and the black jade token flew back with a whoosh. "The old general Wangling, please come out of the camp to speak." Ying Zhu glanced at the big flag and knew that it was the army of the five doctors Wangling.

"So my lord, wait for a while." Luzhai replied, and saw a loud arrow flying straight into the depths of the barracks with the sound of a whistle. In an instant, there were horseshoes like rain, and a general rolled to the barracks gate like lightning, reining in the horse haha Laughing, "Ah, how did An Guojun get here?" "I was ordered by the king to treat the medicine in Beishan ten days ago, and there is no instant token." "There are medicinal materials in the caravan?" "The medicinal materials are in another cart, and in the caravan is the miraculous doctor who treated my father."

"Okay! Open the deer village, and the centurion will send An Guojun back to Xianyang!" Wang Ling waved his hand, and a cavalry team of hundreds flew out of the deer village from the shadow of the lamp, and two columns protected Yingzhu's chariots and horses.Wang Ling smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Although the old man is acquainted with Mr. An, he has to act according to the general's orders. Please forgive me." .” After saying that, he waved his hand and rode away. All the way out of the camp and into the city, there are many soldiers outside the Wangcheng District, and the long street in the Guoren District is also a dense and strict street for soldiers.Ying Zhu originally wanted to go to the prime minister's mansion to meet Cai Ze first, and ask him why he was called to return to the capital urgently, but when he thought of being "escorted" by Wang Ling's Hundred Horsemen by his side, he had no choice but to give up in resentment, and he didn't even think about it when he returned to the mansion. , I was busy first settling the food, clothing and shelter in Shicang.

This Shicang is strange, he can't stick to the luxurious courtyard that Ying Zhu had prepared, as long as he lives in a thatched hut, he can only say one sentence, "Old man is rustic, if he gets thatched, he will be at ease." After a while of secret business, the old family immediately vacated a small courtyard where the servants lived, cleaned it up and tidied it up, and asked Shi Cang to take a look.There is no screen wall when entering the small courtyard, and there is a large willow tree with thick embrace, the willow buds are just sprouting, green and fresh; behind the willow tree is a mound, intertwined with weeds and thorns, but it looks like a barren mound; behind the mound are three There are five willows, three thatched huts in a row behind the willows, and an old well with bluestone wells next to the huts.

Shi Cang looked at it and laughed, "Okay, it's just too clean." Ying Xi next to him couldn't help but sneered, Ying Zhu glared at his son, turned around and said solemnly, "This place was originally built as a mansion. The mound of the work shed at that time was the accumulation of soil from digging ponds. It is so simple and useless except for the quietness. Mr. insisted on dipping the soil, but Ying Zhu was ashamed." Shicang laughed loudly, "Although Mr. An is ashamed, Yes, I just want to be comfortable!" After saying this, Ying Zhu couldn't help laughing, "Mr. is so simple, Ying Zhu has no reason to be effective, and I feel very uneasy." Shi Cang laughed and said: "This old man who eats and drinks I don’t know why An Guojun settles down?” Ying Zhu said solemnly: “The delicacies in the world are delicious, but according to the names given by the master.” Shi Cang waved his hands again and again, “Wrong, wrong, those things you mentioned are not delicacies, they are bad. Food for the intestines. What I want to sip is the wild fruit of Qiaoshan Mountain, and what I want to drink is the spring of Feipu Mountain. If I don’t have these two things, the old man is full of problems.” Ying Zhu said with emotion: “Mr. Shi Cang snapped his fingers and said, "Pine nuts, hazelnuts, wild jujubes, wild apricots, wild pears, sheep dung dates, barley plums, mountain persimmons, mountain chestnuts, hickory nuts, etc., as long as they are picked by Qiaoshan, the old man can get them." Six or seven catties per day." Ying Zhu pondered, "Shanshui, is there a waterfall on the side of the village?" "Yes!" Shicang nodded triumphantly, "Water is a little easier, three altars a month, old man It’s enough just to make water primers.” Ying Zhu was surprised: “Don’t you eat five grains, Mister?” Shi Cang frowned, “I have no choice but to eat at any time, it’s just raw, not cooked.” Ying Xi next to him Unable to hold back, he burst out laughing, Ying Zhu was about to explode, but Shi Cang waved his hands and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, this kid doesn't laugh, that's why. It's natural, but it's useless to scold him." Ying Zhu Then he bowed deeply, "Mr. has a heart of mountains and rivers, but this son has no shape." Shi Cang laughed loudly, "Mr. An has worked so hard, I know."

During the conversation, the elder had already arranged all the chores, and as soon as he came to report, Ying Zhu sent Shicang to the hut, and he took Ying Xi and bid farewell to the elder.It was already the third watch when we returned to the main courtyard, so Ying Zhu called the elder to the study and asked Cai Zemi carefully the reason for his urgent summoning.The old man only told the story: three days ago, the official of the prime minister's mansion sent a letter from Cai Ze in the middle of the night, and told him to send An Guojun urgently overnight, and then left in a hurry.These past few days, the situation in Xianyang was abnormal, and the old family sent people to inquire everywhere, but they couldn't agree on what to do, and they didn't know anything.

Ying Zhu was so depressed that he couldn't sleep peacefully, and for a while he became inexplicably frightened.He has never been involved in state affairs, and Cai Ze's secret letter asked him to return it immediately, presumably because some major event related to him happened in the middle school.What else can there be besides establishing a reserve for such a major event?Could it be that the father made a sudden decision to dethrone himself as the crown prince and set up another crown prince?Most likely!Except for the abolition and establishment ceremony, who is the former prince and the person involved in the title of the king, who must get involved in the rest of the state affairs, who cares whether he is in Xianyang or not?If Cai Ze doesn't know clearly, it's hard to say. If he is entrusted with state affairs, why does he need Cai Ze's secret letter?

Three years ago, when Fan Ju was surveying the eleven princes, he visited Ying Zhu's Prince's Mansion a lot.Before leaving for the last time, Ying Zhu humbly asked for advice, and Fan Ju only said one sentence, "Ming Jun is in front, seeking the right way, and avoiding false power, which is the foundation of the prince." Since then, Ying Zhu has come to realize that besides studying hard, He deliberately took care of his sick body, but never used the title of prince to the outside world, in order to hide his strength and bide his time, so as not to invite the princes' suspicion and encirclement for no reason when his father still had doubts about him.Fan Ju quietly resigned a few years ago, but left Cai Ze with a secret note recommending Shicang to be his son's teacher.When he entered the palace that day, his father seemed satisfied with his body.And so on, everything seems to be a sign of success, how can there be such a huge turning point so suddenly?If this is the case, there are only two reasons: one is that the father is completely disappointed with his illness, and the other is that he has a very favorite candidate for the crown prince.If you think about it carefully, these two points are just logical.It is already a fact known to the government and the public that he is sick and weak.It is precisely because of this reason that I have no relationship with the military bow horse since I was a child, and I am purely a Wen prince.Such a "weak" defect was difficult for the ruling and opposition parties to accept in the Warring States Period.The father is a little alienated from himself and does not add heavy responsibilities to state affairs, obviously he has been hesitating all the time.Ying Zhu was convinced more than once that as long as his father had a favorite candidate, he would depose himself and establish another heir without hesitation!So, who will this new prince be?After thinking for a while, Ying Zhu suddenly realized, yes, Ying Hui, it must be him!Thinking of this, Ying Zhu couldn't help feeling a burst of sadness, this man is the king, and our family is closed...

"Father Jun, it's time to practice swords." Ying Xi rushed in like a gust of wind. "Stupid pig!" Ying Zhu was furious suddenly, and he slapped him across the face, "Practice your sword, practice your sword, you'll be as good as a bird!" Ying Xi, who had been slapped, rubbed her face but laughed, "Father Jun, let me vent my anger, am I right?" Ying Zhu couldn't help laughing angrily, "If you're rude, you've got an idea!" "Please bring an old country boy to take it easy, can I have an idea?" Ying Xi lowered her head and muttered in a low voice. "Shut up!" Ying Zhu yelled, pointing his son's forehead in pain, "Ying Xi, Ying Xi, you have become a crowned man, what is the way to stand up? Have you ever thought about it! You are stubborn, disrespectful, and willing to sink. Or die!" "Father, calm down." Ying Xi bowed his head with his hands down, "My son originally looked up to famous scholars, but this man is vulgar and vulgar. If he is really talented and knowledgeable, my son will naturally respect him." Ying Zhu glared at Ying Xi with a stern face, "Let's go see Mr. The father and son came to the small courtyard in a hurry, but saw that the gate was open, the thatched hut had no lights, and the courtyard was empty and quiet.Ying Zhu said in a low voice: "Mr. is tired. He must be resting. It won't be too late to come back tomorrow." Just as he was about to turn around and go out, he heard a voice from the top of Tuqiu suddenly said: "Why leave now that you are here? Tomorrow will be late." At the end of the day, Shicang, who was as skinny as pine wood, was already standing in the courtyard, "Mr. An, come in and talk." Ying Zhu said with a smile, "Mr. likes the true nature of the world, and there is a bright moon, so the courtyard is free." Shicang Yi He waved his hand, "The spring breeze sends you far away, it's not appropriate to talk about the courtyard. Enter the house." Then he went straight into the thatched hut.Ying Zhu suddenly came to his senses, and silently followed the hut.Shi Cang didn't light the lamp, he just pointed to the big straw mat, "An Guojun, sit down and talk." He sat down on the east side of the big straw mat first, naturally leaving the seat of Yingzhu on the opposite side to the west.The room was always dark and unclear, but Yingzhu knew the truth: Shi Cang was not an "official friend" with him, so he did not perform official rituals to be the north and south; The thatched hut regards itself as the owner and treats the guests.The next thing to do is to salute casually, and the arrogance of this unconventional old celebrity can be seen.Not only did Ying Zhu not think that he was disobedient, but he showed a respect, sat on the ground, bowed his hands solemnly and said: "For disturbing Mr. late at night, Ying Zhu apologizes in advance." Shi Cang said with a smile: "I was entrusted to do my duty originally to solve people's doubts. You just say it's okay." "The prime minister privately summoned me to return to the capital urgently. Yingzhu went in without knowing it, and there was no way to inquire about it. I don't know what happened in the country?" "This situation must be a change in the elbow and armpit." "How did you see that?" "Garrison in Beiban, Dingjie in Xianyang, inspectors do not investigate private affairs, these three are sufficient evidence that it is not the enemy's trouble." "If that's the case, what's the matter with this elbow and armpit problem?" "If it's not the royal family's civil strife, it's the change of powerful ministers. At present, there are no strong and powerful ministers in Qin State, so Lord An should understand." "Mr.'s opinion, has nothing to do with the waste storage and establishment of the storage?" Shi Cang smiled suddenly, "It turns out that An Guojun's heart trouble is here, but he is worrying too much." "How did you see that?" "An Guojun, as a prince, doesn't know the way of state affairs, but he is like a mediocre official student, and his mind is devoted to seeking solutions to political changes through the way of power. "Sir...can you disassemble it in detail?" Ying Zhu blushed and murmured for a moment. Shi Cang said with a leisurely smile: "Empty talk is hard for people to care about. Once the matter is clear, it won't be too late for the old man to dismantle it." "Okay, I'll see Cai Ze tomorrow." "It's wrong, it's wrong." Shi Cang said with a teasing smile, "Mr. An is really good at playing tricks and tricks. As a heir, if the country's life changes drastically, if you don't cooperate with the king immediately, but try the tricks first, this is self-destructive. Ying Zhu was startled, but felt that Shicang was making a fuss out of a molehill, so he cupped his hands and said, "Sir, Ying Zhu has it in his heart." After saying goodbye, he turned and left the house, and Ying Xi, who had been standing by the door, followed his father Tenten strode away. In the early morning of the next day, the central gate of An Guojun's mansion was wide open, and a bronze cart with a six-foot canopy rolled out, heading straight for the royal city.Paying attention all the way, Ying Zhu has already seen from the banner weapons and armor that the Dingjie soldiers are only the Xianyang defenders, and there is no main force of the Lantian Camp.The so-called Dingjie, the sergeant only checks the official vehicles. The people in the market are busy with their livelihoods as usual, and the market has not suddenly become deserted.Entering Wangcheng Shifang, you can see that the palace square, which has been empty in the early morning for many years, is already crowded with cars and horses, and a large area of ​​bronze carts with only six-foot canopies is densely lined up!At a glance, all the important officials and nobles had entered the palace.Ying Zhu originally thought he had come early enough, and planned to "coincidentally meet" Cai Ze at the gate of the palace, to inquire first before meeting his father.In this situation, Ying Zhu didn't dare to be negligent. Before the car stopped, he jumped to the ground and hurried into the palace. The huge royal palace was really busy. The more than a hundred government offices in the east, west and west sides of the main hall were all in place to act as agents.After passing the hatchback government office, the main hall is the 18th-level high platform.Ying Zhu saw the green smoke curling up from the two big bronze tripods in front of the main hall, and the white-haired man stood solemnly at the entrance of the tripod hall. He knew that his father was meeting with the ministers, so he hurried up the steps.Fang passed the big cauldron, but the old man greeted him and said softly: "Prince, please follow me, my king is not at the court meeting." Ying Zhu was stunned, and before he could think about it, he followed the old man around the main hall and left . After passing the two side halls in the east and west, you will find the Prime Minister's Royal History Office, and through the long corridor of the Long History Office, you will find the important study area of ​​the monarch.Since Qin Xiaogong, it has been the study of four generations of monarchs, and it has never changed.As soon as he entered the tunnel, Ying Zhu knew that he was going to meet his father in the study, and he couldn't help feeling relieved - the father didn't meet with the ministers, but waited to call him in the study, what an honor it was.Just when the heat was filling my heart, I saw that the old man had already passed the study crossing, but he still hurried forward.Ying Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out to call out to Shizhong, but coughed twice and held back.The old man looked back in the middle of the matter, and still walked without stopping.Big thing is bad!Ying Zhu's body was cold all of a sudden, but he could only keep up his mind and follow, his legs were as heavy as lead. There is only one official office behind the study, the only special official office located behind the study in the palace, and this is the Si Che Shu Chang's Office.Before Shang Yang's reform, there were four kinds of elders in Qin State: Da Shu, You Shu, Zuo Shu, and Si Che Shu.The four kinds of chiefs are all titles and titles, which are both titles and official positions.The chief minister of the great concubine praises the monarch, which is roughly equivalent to the early prime minister; the chief minister of the right is in charge of the royal family ministers, the chief minister of the left is the minister of the non-royal family, and the chief minister of Siche is in charge of royal affairs; among the four chief ministers, Except for Zuo Shuchang, who can be held by non-royal ministers, the rest are all full-time royal jobs.After the reform of Shang Yang, the official system of Qin State imitated the reform of the Central Plains, and the prime minister and general regent of the government were established.Only the last of the concubines, the Siche concubine, could neither be banned nor virtualized because of his special position, so he became the only remaining ancestral concubine with a combination of titles and titles, and they were all senior ministers of the royal family. .All the princes, grandchildren and nobles of the royal family hate this place the most.There are generally four functions of this office: first, registering the royal family's meritorious awards and punishment for crimes; second, registering and regulating the changes in the royal family's lineage, and dealing with royal family lineage disputes; third, taking charge of the royal family's treasury; Fourth, test the integrity of the children of the royal family, and correct and impeach the members of the royal family for their misconduct.All these and so on, but let you come, nine out of ten are troublesome matters such as investigation and impeachment.Ying Zhu is already a prince, but being led to such a place, can it be a good thing? "The elder is waiting at the office. The crown prince invites me. The old man has gone." With one sentence of explanation, the old man left in a hurry. Ying Zhu walked into the official office with a dark face, but there was no one in the hall.Depressed and depressed, Ying Zhu never wanted to take the initiative to ask questions in such a place, and was about to sit down on a big desk and wait, when he heard footsteps behind the big wooden screen, a white-haired old man shook out holding a bamboo stick "The old man has dismissed all the idlers. You are the crown prince Yingzhu? Do you still remember the old man?" Ying Zhu cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Wang is fine." The old man nodded his cane and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, Do you really remember? What is the family and branch of this old man?” He looked like he was studying the genealogy of the royal family.Ying Zhu was angry and laughed in his heart, but his face was stiff and he said: "Uncle Wang's surname is Ying and his name is Ben. He is the half-brother of the father and the king. He ranks thirteenth and is a direct descendant." The old man suddenly sank and groaned Said: "It's very good to be stubborn with me! Something happened to the royal family, shouldn't I ask you?" As he spoke, he tremblingly walked to the special couch behind the central case and took a seat, and tapped the bamboo stick, "Come here , look at this thing." Hearing that something happened to the royal lineage, Ying Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't dare to be negligent. He walked over and looked it over, but on the case was a square box wrapped in brocade—Shu Brocade!Ying Zhu didn't care about thinking about it, he reached out and pressed the copper rivet on the front of the box, and heard a vibrating sound, the box popped open, and a large square piece of brown-red dried meat appeared in front of him! "What's Uncle Wang's intention? Please tell me clearly." Suddenly, Ying Zhu was in a cold sweat. "This is a tribute from the Marquis of Shu, gizzard meat. Do you really not know it?" "Since there is a meat tribute, Brother Hui is honoring his father." "Filial piety? Do you dare to cry?" "If you are rewarded by your father, you will be the blessing of Yingzhu. Is there any reason not to?" "It's courageous. You come and smell it." Ying Zhu took a step forward to pick up the brocade box, and smelled a strong smell of smoked salt mixed with a faint stench. He frowned and said, "The original method of smoking and curing meat in Bashu has been cured for several years. The tribute meat thousands of miles away, after being smoked and marinated, will not spoil, and it will have a different flavor. Yingzhu thinks that there is no etiquette involved." "You didn't smell something strange?" "No." Ying Zhu shook his head. The old man kept a stern face and did not speak. He took a bright white silver cone from the copper plate on the desk, and suddenly inserted it into the meat in the box. Suddenly, a line of darkness jumped up like a snake dancing, spreading the silver cone in an instant!The old man pulled out the silver awl and threw it into the copper plate with a clang, then smiled coldly, "The alchemist of the East China Sea believes that this poison is the hookweed, which is abundant in Shushan. What do you say?" Ying Zhu's face turned pale with shock: "Father, did you lose your flesh?!" The old man was noncommittal, "You just said, what is Shuhou Yinghui's gift to the Prince's Mansion?" Ying Zhu let out a long sigh, clenched his teeth and suppressed the turbulent thoughts, cupped his hands and said, "Siche Shuchang Mingcha: Brother Hui has sacrificed three times since he was the Marquis of Shu, and the tributes to the Prince's Mansion are all Shushan jade pendants." One set, ten pieces of Shu brocade. Gizzard meat is the supreme tribute, and can only be paid to the father. The Marquis of Shu's move is in line with the law, and Yingzhu thinks it is no difference!" "Can the Marquis of Shu communicate with the Prince's Mansion with letters?" "The Marquis of Shu is busy with the military administration, and there is no letter from him. Only Yingzhu writes a letter every year to comfort Brother Hui." "Okay, you can reflect on yourself for a while, and the old man will come back in a while." After saying that, the old man lit his bamboo stick and went away. It was only a moment, but Ying Zhu was restless and unbearable until it was like a long night.Shi Cang expected it to be true, it really was an elbow and armpit problem!If the father is fine, everything still needs to be taken care of. If the father is poisoned by the flesh, and he can't get sick or die, the overall situation will be difficult to deal with!Seeing that his father and king are lazy in his old age, and whether he cares about state affairs, he wonders why there is no such an ignorant old king?Now that he is in a critical situation, he immediately sees the strength of his father's cornerstone. If there is no father, he, the false prince, will be in great danger immediately!What happened today is very strange. Could it be that the father is dying and someone wants to detain him secretly?Thinking of this, Ying Zhu was covered in cold sweat. At this moment, when he heard the bamboo stick beating, Old Uncle Wang came in panting and waved his hands, "Go, big study." Ying Zhu's pale face flushed, he stood up suddenly, staggered and almost fell.The old man just sneered, walked over with a calm face and stuffed the bamboo stick into Ying Zhu's hand, "What can you do with such concentration?" Ying Zhu tried his best to keep his mind and pushed the bamboo stick away, saying, "I'm only worried about my father. . " After saying a word, he suddenly pulled himself together and strode away in a hurry. The long corridor of the big study was still so quiet, stepping on the thick carpet, Ying Zhu was a little dizzy.Seeing the door of the study, Ying Zhu suddenly squatted on a horse, closed his eyes and took a few long breaths, Fang Jue calmed down.Walking into the study calmly, he saw his father sunken in the big pillow on the couch, his two long snow-white eyebrows twitching, his old eyes half-opened as if asleep, and there was no maid around. "Son, Yingzhu, please see my father." After a while of silence, King Qin Zhao, who was trapped in the pillow, said indifferently: "The matter has already happened, let him go, don't worry about it. You only plan one thing for me: how to govern Shu in the future? If Shu is not well governed, Qin will not be safe." Ying Zhu waited for a while, and saw that his father was still silent, so he replied respectfully: "My son, please remember." "A period of ten days..." Before he could finish his sentence, intermittent snores could be heard from the pillows on the couch. Ying Zhu bowed deeply, and left the study room, after a little thought, he came to Si Che's office again, and talked with Old Uncle Wang for half an hour before leaving the palace.According to Yingzhu's original intention, Cai Ze was the one he wanted to see most at this time, and asked him to give advice on how to govern Shu.However, Cai Ze is the prime minister who founded the mansion, so he has to go to the prime minister's mansion if he wants to see him.After thinking about it for a while, something seemed wrong, so Ying Zhu went straight back to the mansion. Ying Xi was already waiting anxiously at the gate of the mansion. Seeing her father's car driving back, she impatiently followed the car and ran to the corridor of the study, and rushed forward to help her father down.Ying Zhu looked at his hairy son, sighed and entered the study.Ying Xi followed in and hurriedly said: "Father, I practiced sword in the morning, and I met Mr. Shicang in the willow forest by the pool." Seeing that his father just kept silent and didn't ask any questions, Ying Xi hurriedly said, "I saw him last night. He was quite educated, so he told him that his father entered the palace today, and asked him what he thought? The old man just nodded and shook his head, then turned around and left, no wonder!" Ying Zhu was silent for a while, suddenly Turning around and waving, "Go, see Mr. Entering the small courtyard, I saw a straw mat on the old well platform, and an open fire next to it wrapped in clay pots hanging on iron supports. The courtyard was filled with a fresh and strange fragrance. On the well platform stone next to the straw mat, there was no human head!Ying Xi let out a cry, and was about to rush up to see what happened, but Ying Zhu waved his hands and smiled and said, "Sir, do you want to make tea?" After finishing the sentence, a head with loose long hair poked out from the mouth of the well, and turned around. Sitting upright, he exhaled deeply, and only after he lost his breath, he smiled and said, "Qiao yam tea must be drunk with a down-to-earth atmosphere. This old well leads deep to the Wei River, but I didn't expect it." Ying Zhu frowned , "Mr.'s method is quite magical, so I don't agree with it." Shi Cang laughed and said, "After King Hui, Qin State hated Fang Shi deeply. It’s advisable. The old man chats for entertainment and makes gestures, but it has nothing to do with the righteous way, and Mr. An should not be afraid.” Seeing that the unruly Shi Cang spoke seriously, Ying Zhu hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: “It turns out that Ying Zhu is shallow and ignorant, Mr. Forgive me." Shicang pointed at the straw mat on the well platform and said, "An Guojun sat down and talked. I'm afraid you are hard to solve this problem." "Sir, you can see the fire clearly, and there is no difference between the elbow and armpits!" Sitting on the ground, Ying Zhu described the situation of entering the palace today, and finally said worriedly, "To tell the truth, sir, although Ying Zhu escaped by luck, the road ahead is impossible. You have to deal with it." Shi Cang had been listening quietly, his black face as stiff as withered bark, but at this moment he suddenly asked: "Can you tell me the truth about the entanglement between you and the Marquis of Shu?" Ying Zhu sighed. : "This matter is nasty! Don't dare to hide it, sir." As he thought about it, he intermittently narrated a secret of the palace—— The grievances and entanglements between Prince Yingzhu and Shuhou Yinghui can be described as intertwined.King Qin Zhao had nine daughters successively, and their titles were: queen (principal wife), wife, beauty, beau, eight sons, seven sons, chief envoy, young envoy, and female royal.According to the traditions of the world, princesses enjoy Lumi more than nobles. Except for the queen, all "princesses" enjoy Lumi according to the official titles: the wife is better than the noble, and the year is three thousand stones; the beauty is less than the noble, and the year is two thousand stones; A good man is more expensive than Jue You, and the year is five hundred stones; eight sons are more expensive than Juezhong, one thousand stones; under the eight sons, all are six hundred stones.During the Warring States period, the great monarchs took the initiative to have thousands of "brilliant girls", Mozi and Mencius all denounced them.In contrast, the monarchs of the Qin Kingdom after Qin Xiaogong were much simpler. There were only about ten "animal daughters", and they generally followed the ancient tradition of "twelve daughters of the son of heaven and nine daughters of princes". There are customary rituals in the Zhou Dynasty: men marry at thirty, women marry at twenty, and the emperor and common people share the same ceremony.However, since the Spring and Autumn Period, weddings have been greatly relaxed in various vassal states.In order to increase the population, states have lowered the age of marriage to reward childbearing.Goujian, the King of Yue, took the young people as a problem, and strictly ordered that men in the country must marry wives before the age of 20, and women should marry at the age of 17, otherwise their parents would be punished with a felony!During these hundreds of years of loosening, many new early wedding laws gradually came into being, the most conspicuous of which is that the monarch can marry at the age of fifteen to benefit more children.When King Qin Zhao came back from Yan to take the throne, he was just fifteen years old, and the Queen Mother married a fourteen-year-old girl from the Chu royal family for him.The Empress Dowager Xuan was originally a woman from the royal family of Chu, so this fourteen-year-old girl became the official wife of the King of Qin as a matter of course, and was called Empress Mi in the palace.Two years later, the empress Mi gave birth to the first prince of King Qin Zhao, but she died of blood collapse.At the age of 20, King Qin Zhao crowned him with a grand ceremony, and the Empress Dowager Xuan conferred four concubines for King Qin Zhao at one time, but they were all below the "Eight Sons".In ten years, the four princesses gave birth to two sons and four daughters.One son is Ying Zhu, and the other is Ying Hui.Yingzhu's biological mother was a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, and her rank was Bazi, so she was called Tang Bazi in the palace.Ying Hui's biological mother was a descendant of the old Shu king, and her rank was Shaoshi, so she was called Wang Shaoshi in the palace.Since there is no queen, the three princes are raised by Tang Bazi, the highest-ranking son. They all eat, live and study in Tang Bazi's Jingyuan, play and practice martial arts, and get along very happily. In a flash of more than ten years, King Qin Zhao married four more concubines successively, and gave birth to ten princes and six princesses one after another.At this time, the Empress Dowager Xuan was dead, and King Qin Zhao was in charge, and re-arranged the ranks of concubines: the queen was vacant to show respect for the Empress Dowager Xuan's marriage; The daughters became beauties, lovers, and eight sons respectively.Unexpectedly, that Young Envoy Wang passed away inexplicably just after half a year as his eighth son. The sudden death of Wang Shaoshi started the dirty entanglement between Ying Zhu and Ying Hui. Among the three elder princes, each had his own heart disease, and the older he got, the more serious his heart disease became.The eldest son Ying Zhuo and the second son Ying Zhu are both frail and weak. They couldn't stand beatings when they were young.The third son, Yinghui, is strong and agile, and he is obsessed with sword fighting. He joined Meng Ao's army to practice at the age of thirteen, and was very much loved by King Qin Zhao.However, Ying Hui is bad at studying by nature, and complains of headaches whenever he reads books.The strict Tang Bazi beat Ying Hui many times, and once even broke the bamboo ruler.Ying Hui, with blood on his hands, escaped from Jingyuan, crying and howling to his birth mother Wang Shaoshi.Wang Shaoshi was very sorry, and immediately carried his son to King Qin Zhao and cried.King Qin Zhao had nothing to do, so he made an exception and allowed Young Envoy Wang to take over Yinghui's teaching duties.Although the two families are alienated and indifferent, after all, there is no deep hatred, and they are still living in peace. Wang Shaoshi died suddenly. Ying Hui, who was on the battlefield in Hanoi, returned to Xianyang overnight to meet his father and king. He insisted that his biological mother was murdered by Tang Bazi.King Qin Zhao suddenly became suspicious, and immediately ordered a secret investigation.I searched and checked for a month, but it was always nothing.But Ying Hui still insisted that Tang Bazi would not let go, and even threatened in private that he would kill the enemy for his biological mother!Yingzhu's mother and son, who endured for a month, were furious when they heard the news. Tang Bazi didn't see King Qin Zhao, but broke into the Tingwei Mansion to sue the prince for framing his adoptive mother.Ying Zhu invited Guo Wei to report that Ying Hui fled the army for private reasons, please punish him with military law! In this way, the scandal of the royal family is known to all courts, and it has naturally become a state matter.King Qin Zhao was annoyed, but he had no choice but to order Ying Zhu's mother and son to resort to the national law and military law.Three months later, Tingwei's Mansion and the Imperial Physician jointly issued a statement: Wang Bazi (rank at the time of death) died of cold, fever and plague, and the decoction vessels of the imperial medicine for diagnosis and treatment were all verified. Ying Hui should be sentenced to thousands of miles according to law.King Qin Zhao was silent for a long time, and suddenly ordered: "Yinghui will go to Shu! You will not be allowed to return to the country for three years!" In the eyes of the old Qin people, the mountains and rivers in Shu were far more dangerous and remote than Longxi, and exile in Shu was obviously the most severe punishment.Not only did Ying Zhu's mother and son have nothing to say, but a hint of remorse appeared on the contrary.After all, Tang Bazi single-handedly raised Ying Hui until he was ten years old. Seeing that his own son was weak, he had a good idea in his heart to raise Ying Hui so that his son would be able to help him in the future; He also got a notoriety of being heartless and ungrateful, how can he not regret it with heartache? Just one month after Ying Hui was exiled, King Qin Zhao suddenly made his eldest son Ying Zhuo the crown prince and Ying Zhu the king of An.All of a sudden, the three elder princes had their own endings, and the matter seemed to calm down. However, just three years later, King Qin Zhao suddenly canonized Yinghui as Marquis of Shu, and he took up the post on the spot without having to come to court.Ying Zhu's mother and son had no prior knowledge of this major change.If it wasn't for the friendship between Ying Zhu and the special envoy to Shu, I really don't know when the father will inform them?Tang Bazi was full of suspicion, and asked the prince when the prince visited his adoptive mother, but the prince didn't know it in advance.As a result, Ying Zhu's mother and son suddenly became suspicious and fearful together with the crown prince: Could it be that the old King of Qin is going to make Ying Hui the crown prince?If so, with Ying Hui's tenacity and fierceness, once the king came to Qin, Ying Zhu's mother and son would never have peace.The prince was also dissatisfied, but because of his frailty, he only sighed and sighed, and didn't say a word for a long time. "As long as the prince is at ease, I'm glad you wait for brother to help you wholeheartedly." Ying Zhu remembered very clearly that after his mother said this lightly, she left him and the prince and left.From then on, the mother only praised Ying Hui in front of everyone. Even if the prince visited several times and wanted to say something, the mother would still praise him endlessly, and left after speaking, and never had a mother-son talk with the prince. One year after Ying Hui became the Marquis of Shu, Crown Prince Ying Zhuo died suddenly in Daliang when he was sent as an envoy to Wei.The crown prince was weak and shrunken, and the Qin State was not optimistic about it. Now that he died suddenly, the government and the people were calm.King Zhao of Qin was so sad that he held a grand funeral for the prince, and ordered Baiqi Fan Ju and other ministers to recommend a candidate for the prince.At this moment, Ying Hui, who was returning to Xianyang to attend the prince's funeral, suddenly wrote a letter secretly, pointing out that the prince's envoy Wei Qian had entered the palace to bid farewell to his adoptive mother, and An Guojun Ying Zhu also had a farewell party for the prince. Please thoroughly investigate the cause of the prince's death.When Yingzhu's mother and son were panicked and disturbed, the official of the royal family's study secretly reported the news: King Qin Zhao angrily reprimanded Yinghui for "ignoring current affairs and not studying", and ordered him to return to Shu immediately, and he was not allowed to return to the country without a royal edict! Tang Bazi was very confused, and after many secret inquiries, he finally figured out a big secret: King Qin Zhao has always been worried about the weakness of Ying Zhuo and Ying Zhu's two sons, and has always placed high hopes on the strong and shrewd Ying Hui; Hui's exile to Bashu was actually to protect Yinghui from court battles; this time when the important ministers discussed the appointment of the crown prince, King Qin Zhao secretly ordered the elders of Siche to carefully check Yinghui's political performance in Shu, and immediately notified Fan Jubai I don't want to be at this moment, but Ying Hui jumped out impatiently and wrote a letter to impeach Ying Zhu's mother and son. , the matter of establishing the crown prince was naturally shelved. Ying Zhu's mother and son have passed the crisis, and have become more cautious since then. Instead of alienating Ying Hui, they use etiquette to mend their family relationship with Ying Hui, and they are always careful to maintain brotherhood in public.As time passed, the ministers of the country gradually forgot the filth among the princes, and Mr. An's virtuous name gradually spread among the court and the public. Three years later, the state of Qin and the state of Zhao were fighting for Shangdang, and the battle clouds were clouded, and the Changping war was imminent.Bai Qi and Fan Ju jointly wrote a letter to ask for the establishment of a prince, so as to stabilize the overall situation and unite the hearts of the people of the country.King Qin Zhao made a decisive decision without the slightest hesitation, and made An Guojun Yingzhu the crown prince, and immediately issued an edict to the government and the public.As the crown prince, Yingzhu's first major task was to guard Xianyang after his father secretly left for Hanoi.At that time, Ying Zhu went all out to inspect Guanzhong's military administration in many ways, and was unanimously praised by his father and courtiers.However, after three years of fighting with Zhao Guo after the Changping War, Qin Guo was defeated three times, Ying Zhu finally couldn't hold on, and fell ill again.Since then, Ying Zhu has never participated in any state affairs, and even the status of the prince seems to have been forgotten by his father.Until this sudden change in the court situation and the strict defense in Guanzhong, Ying Zhu has always been an outsider.If he hadn't entered the palace today, Ying Zhu would still not know the truth about Ying Hui's change. 原来，在长平大战后的三四年里，嬴煇一直与父王有着紧密的信使往来。络绎不绝的各种消息给了秦昭王一个强烈印象：蜀地大富，人口大增，可做秦国征战中原的雄厚根基！有此政绩，嬴煇便在父王的心头重新活泛起来。去年，父王特派最忠实的王族大将嬴摎为秘密特使，前往蜀地查核。嬴煇闻得密报，却是找不见特使在蜀地何处查核，情急之下，便以来春举行祭天大礼为由，在蜀地遍索特使摎。遍索两月，嬴摎却依旧没有显身。无奈之下，嬴煇只有孟春祭天，之后便依照规矩给父王进贡了祭天的胙肉。 驷车庶长告诉嬴柱：胙肉贡来之时，特使嬴摎尚未回到咸阳。秦昭王接到嬴煇贡品很是高兴，便邀了几位王室元老共享这难得的祭天胙肉。当侍女捧来两只热气蒸腾肉香扑鼻的大鼎，老给事中便依例插入银针检验，秦昭王呵呵笑道：“验个甚？祭天正肉，亲子之贡，还能有毒不成？”元老们也是一阵大笑喧哗，“多余多余！蛇足也！”谁想便在这君臣笑语之时，那支六寸银针竟骤然通体变黑，宛如一支焦碳，举座无不大惊失色！ “岂有此理！”父王脸色一沉，“银针定然有误，牵只狗来。” 一只高大的阴山牧羊犬刚刚吞下一块红亮的大肉，便怪叫着夹着尾巴打旋，没转两圈便倒在厅中一命呜呼了！如此一来，元老们目瞪口呆，一时竟无一人说话。秦昭王脸色铁青地站了起来，大袖一拂便径自去了。当晚，王族老将嬴豹便率领一个铁骑百人队兼程出大散岭，直下蜀地去了，然后便有了关中腹地的大军布防…… “除此而外，我甚也不知道了。”喋喋说完，嬴柱便是一声粗长地叹息。 故事说完，已是暮色将至。士仓卸下早已熄火的铁架上的陶罐，向井边两只陶碗中斟满了红亮的汁液，便一指陶碗道：“亦茶亦药，安国君来一碗如何？”嬴柱便道：“先生茶果有定数，安敢掠美，但请自便。”士仓道：“怕药味儿么？”嬴柱摆手道：“哪里话来，我吃得药，只怕比先生吃得桥山野果还多。”士仓呵呵笑道：“你药我药，非一药也。你喝下这碗，只日后别向老夫讨要便是了。”嬴柱也是一笑：“如此承情。”端过靠近自己的一碗咕咚咚喝了下去，便咳嗽一声大皱眉头，“苦涩酸甜，还有些许腐草气息，先生竟喝得下去？”士仓哈哈大笑道：“安国君硬口一个也，这便好！”一抹嘴便岔了话题，“说说，安国君如何应对老王？” 沉吟片刻，嬴柱终是摇了摇头，“我已被搅得心乱如麻，如何拿得出治蜀之策？” 士仓不屑地一撇嘴，“阴沟已过，太子已经平安，还乱个甚？” “先生说甚来！”嬴柱眼睛骤然瞪起，“嬴煇必要返国纠缠，到时还不是诬陷我母子害他！此等事谁又说得清楚？还不是父王一念决断？如此险境，我能平安么！” 噗地一声响，士仓喷出了一口药茶哈哈大笑道：“真道事中迷也。嬴煇已经死了，事情已经完了，老王已经在想如何治蜀了，偏你安国君还兀自神叨叨将心悬在半空，好笑也！” “嬴煇死了？你你你如何知晓？”极是整洁的嬴柱顾不得喷洒一身的药茶，竟急得有些口吃起来。士仓枯树皮般的黑脸倏忽板平了，“特使匿踪，便必是蜀地政绩有假；祭天胙肉有毒，关中大军布防，必是嬴煇要谋逆反国；嬴豹铁骑南下，必是奉密诏调兵定蜀。老夫料定，不多日必有嬴煇死讯！老王急求治蜀之策，必是蜀地民不聊生。如此这般而已，安国君信也不信？”寥寥数语，嬴柱顿时醒悟过来，伏身草席便是纳头一拜：“先生之言，醍醐灌顶。如何应对老王，敢请先生教我！” 对这番大礼士仓却视若不见，只悠然一笑道：“安国君，可知老夫师何家学问？”嬴柱坐正了身子答道：“人言先生法墨兼通，想必便是两家学问了。”士仓笑道：“法家之士，施政为本，岂能隐居深山？”嬴柱便道：“既然如此，先生自是墨家大师了。”“大师？”士仓嘴角撇出一丝揶揄，“秦人熟知后墨，你可曾听说过老夫这个墨家大师名号？”嬴柱摇摇头道：“我对诸子百家原是无知，敢请先生指点。”士仓道：“老夫原本无师无派，后读墨子大作，生出景仰之心，士人们便认老夫做了墨家，如此而已。”嬴柱恍然大悟：“如此说来，先生原是自成一家！”士仓哈哈大笑着连连摇头：“不不不，老夫还是墨家便了。方才安国君之难题，老夫便请老墨子教你，听好也！”咳嗽一声笑容收敛，厚重平直的河西秦音便在庭院中激荡开来： “虽有贤君，不爱无功之臣。虽有慈父，不爱无益之子。是故，不胜其任而处其位，非此位之人也；不胜其爵而处其禄，非此禄之主也。良弓难张，然可以及高入深。良马难乘，然可以任重致远。良才难令，然可以致君见尊。是故，江河不恶小谷之满己也，故能大。国士贤才，事无辞也，物无违也，故能为天下器。天地不昭昭，大水不潦潦，大火不燎燎，王德不尧尧者。千人之长者，其直如矢，其平如砥，不足以覆万物。是故，溪狭者速涸，流浅者速竭，硗确者其地不育。王者之能，不出宫中，则不能覆国矣！” 尾音长长一甩，士仓目光便盯住了嬴柱。嬴柱听得一头汗水，茫然摇头道：“似懂非懂，还请先生详加拆解。” “不学若此，难为哉！”士仓叹息一声，枯树般的指节将井台石叩得梆梆响，“这是《墨子》开宗明义第一篇，名曰《亲士》，说得是正才大道。老夫方才所念，大要三层：其一，为臣为子者，当以功业正道自立，而不能希图明君慈父垂怜自己，若是依靠垂怜赏赐而得高位，最终也将一无所得。其二，要成正道，便得寻觅依靠有锋芒的国士人才，虽然难以驾驭，然却是功业根基。其三最为要紧，说得是天地万物皆有瑕疵，并非总是昭昭荡荡，大水有阴沟，大火有烟瘴，王道有阴谋。身为冲要人物，既不能因诸般瑕疵而陷入宵小之道，唯以权术对国事，又不能如箭矢般笔直，磨刀石般平板。只有正道谋事，才能博大宏阔伸展自如，才能亲士成事。最后是一句警语：但为王者，其才能若不能施展于王宫之外的治国大道，功业威望便不能覆盖邦国，立身立国便是空谈！” 良久默然，满面通红的嬴柱喟然一声长叹：“先生之言，再造之恩，嬴柱没齿不忘也！” 士仓狡黠地呵呵一笑：“安国君，可知范雎对君之考语？”见嬴柱愕然摇头，士仓一字一板念出，“精明无道，愚钝有明，学而能知，可教也。今夜一谈，可知范叔之明矣！”嬴柱既惭愧又高兴，嘿嘿笑道：“若非应侯这考语，只怕先生不肯出山了。” “然也！”士仓得意地笑了，“竖子可教，老夫便值了。” “只是，”嬴柱嗫嚅着，“这治蜀之策……” “大道既立，对策何难？”士仓枯树般的大手一挥，“走，老夫让你看样物事！”说罢霍然离席，大步噔噔便进了茅屋。嬴傒连忙扶起父亲跟了进去，自己便石桩一般守在了茅屋门口。直到月落星稀雄鸡高唱，嬴柱父子方才离开了茅屋庭院。