Chapter 13 Section 2 Handan encounters strange things carefully

A huge convoy set up camp in the valley outside the south gate of Handan. When Lu Buwei entered the valley on his fast horse, the camp had been pitched for three days.As soon as he got together with Jing Yun, the chief escort, Lu Buwei took the old boss and three young deacons to count the goods immediately.When twilight fell, all the 364 carriages were counted, and none of the carriages were damaged or damaged.Lu Buwei was very satisfied, so he hosted a banquet in the chief's tent that night to reward Jing Yun's cavalry team, and all the riders also had a drink together on the grass under the moonlight.Lu Buwei ordered the boss to pay the wages, and each driver added ten of the most affordable "Linzi knives" in addition to the agreed wages.The valley cheered for joy, the coachmen held up their wine bowls and shouted vigorously, "Long live Shaodong!" Lu Buwei didn't dare to drink to his heart's content, so he drank a few jugs, leaving Jing Yun and the boss to take care of all parties, and then went to his own Went to rest in the tent.

In the early morning of the next day, a luxurious bronze car rattled out of the valley and entered the South Gate of Handan without haste. Handan at this time, before the war with Changping, it was a different scene.After the war, although Zhao State was seriously injured, its diplomatic relations with other countries in Shandong have reached the best state.In view of the painful price of almost subjugating the country, the Zhao State has withstood the storm of the strong Qin that swept across Shandong.For Zhao, which had wiped out 600,000 troops in the First World War and was devastated by Qin's onslaught for three consecutive years, some assistance was really a drop in the bucket.It was only after Shandong Business Travel entered Zhao that Zhao Guo really came back to life and gradually recovered.Today, although the ruins of the war can still be seen everywhere inside and outside the city of Handan, the market transactions are full of vitality, and the shops are full of cars and horses.

As soon as the bronze black car entered Nanmen Long Street, it avoided the busy city, turned into a secluded alley, and came zigzagging towards Wanggong Street.King Zhao's Palace is the same as all other palaces, facing north and south. Outside the city tower is a wide and quiet stone street covered by trees. Almost all the residences of prominent royal ministers are on this street.The strange thing is that there are intermittent red walls behind the big trees on the east and west sides of this street, and there is no east-west mansion door facing the street.It turns out that this street is just a road for carriages and horses, and all the mansions are located in more than ten streets and alleys on both sides of the road.The bronze car drove on the boulevard for a while, and then turned into the third stone alley on the east hand.There is only one mansion in this street, and it is very grand. The majestic six halls are almost the same as the palaces of small princes. Word - Pingyuan Junfu.

The bronze black chariot rumbled into the carriage and horse farm opposite the entrance hall, and stopped at the most suitable position for easy entry and exit under the guidance of an officer with a sword at the entrance.The car came to a complete stop, and without waiting for the warrior driver to turn around, Lu Buwei in white and jade crown pushed aside the copper-clad wooden gear and got off the car leisurely.At this moment, a dilapidated single-horse black caravan rattled into the carriage and racecourse, and was about to stop beside the bronze black car.The officer with the sword turned around and said in a low voice: "The car that is out of service, you can't park in the official yard!" The old man driving the car turned red and was about to argue, but he heard the person in the car whisper, and circled the old horse. Dang bang bang bang to the next to the work depot.

Lu Buwei became curious, so he looked around the work yard, and saw a thin and pale young man walking out of the messy oxen and carriages. The bamboo crown on his head was dim and dirty, and his black robe was covered with various patches. , walking in a hurry, but seemed vain and hesitant, clearly wanting to enter the mansion, but his eyes kept on looking at the spear soldiers on both sides of the gate, and at the glamorous gatekeeper standing in the middle of the steps in the hall. Suddenly, Lu Buwei's heart moved, and he walked calmly behind the man in black. The gatekeeper waved his hand arrogantly, clearly telling the man in black to go away quickly.Although hesitant and cowering, the man in black still walked under the six steps, and before he could open his mouth, the gatekeeper yelled in disgust: "Didn't you see that there is a distinguished guest behind? Go away, go away, and you don't feel shabby standing in the middle." !" The man in black hesitated for a moment, and finally walked to the open space by the gate and stood there alone.Lu Buwei turned around and whispered a few words to the old man in yellow who was following, and the old man hurried to the carriage and horse farm.

As soon as Lu Buwei walked to the door and signed up, the chubby face of the gatekeeper immediately filled with a smile: "Your Majesty has an order: if you come, you can go straight to the main hall, and you don't need to report. Please, sir." Lu Buwei entered the mansion leisurely, and then entered the second Entering the courtyard, you can hear the sound of generous discussions in the main hall from afar.At this moment, a capable scribe greeted him: "It's very inconvenient for the political affairs hall, please come with me, sir." He led Lu Buwei to a big house in the east of the political affairs hall.Lu Buwei knew that the Political Affairs Office was the palace where Lord Pingyuan gathered his ministers to deal with state affairs, and there were so many officials and scribes that there was almost no free time.The study and living room in this Populus euphratica forest is where Mr. Pingyuan meets important guests.

When we reached the end of the corridor, a burst of old laughter came from the room: "Mr. Buwei, don't come here!" "Mr. Pingyuan, don't come here safely." Lu Buwei replied with a smile, and bowed deeply after bypassing the large wooden screen at the entrance, "Buwei has been ups and downs along the way, and he is three days later than the agreed date. Please forgive me, Mr. Pingyuan." "Buwei, please take a seat. Serve tea." Mr. Pingyuan, with white beard and hair, leaned on the couch and gave a salute. When Lu Buwei sat down in front of the long desk on his left, he smiled leisurely. .Businessmen are not military strategists, if the three-day period is considered a delay, sir, he is blaming himself."

"Mr. Pingyuan is so open-minded, Buwei is very impressed." Lu Buwei smiled modestly and respectfully, "I have transported the utensils ordered by Zhao Guo last year to Handan, may I ask where to hand them over?" "One delivery?" Mr. Pingyuan sat up straight in surprise, "How many are there?" "Three hundred large-scale cloud ladders, sixty cloud carts, six hundred siemen knife carts, one thousand machine-made crossbows, one hundred thousand six-inch fine iron arrow clusters, six thousand fine iron sabers, a total of six colors One hundred and seven thousand nine hundred and sixty pieces." Lu Buwei finished the report in one go, without delay.

"Okay!" Mr. Pingyuan laughed after he took the proposal, "How much money is there, why didn't you report it?" Lu Buwei lily replied: "Last year's order price was slightly higher, but this year's price has fallen to the same level. Zhao's large arms business should be calculated according to this year's price, so it has not been reported." "There's no reason for that!" Mr. Pingyuan laughed loudly, "The price of an order is the price. If you think about it, isn't it a cheating merchant? The old man only said: weapons are the life of a country. As long as the goods are high-quality, the old man can only increase the price to reward the merchant, and there is no way to reduce the price." Say!"

Lu Buwei bowed solemnly: "Mr. Pingyuan respects merchants. How can Buwei be ashamed of Zhao Guo? Dare to ask the king's family to write an order, and Buwei will directly transport the weapons to the Julu barracks. After being fully inspected by General Li Mu and tried for a month, As expected, Buwei will come to settle the settlement based on the general's official letter. If there is any disagreement, Buwei will not take any money." "Buwei is a businessman, and a true righteous man!" Pingyuan Jun sighed, and leaned tiredly on the big cushion of the couch, "Buwei, if the entire army hadn't been wiped out in the Changping War and the army was exhausted, how could Zhao Guo buy it? Merchant weapons? Although Lu Zhonglian recommended you at the beginning, I still feel uneasy. After nine years of continuous wars, the old man re-established the government as a regency. The first priority is to rebuild the new army, and this weapon is the most important thing. This is the most important thing At that time, if the merchant's weapons can satisfy the generals and soldiers of the army, he will be the hero of Zhongxing Zhao Guo. Even if the old man gives away ten thousand gold, what can I say!"

Lu Buwei bowed deeply in the seat, "You speak business with a fair heart, and Buwei should be worthy of you in the end." Mr. Pingyuan sighed with emotion: "My old man knows a lot of people! There are very few business travelers in the world with one step. The outside is round and the outside is solid, and the inside is magnificent. It may not be able to reach it!" Facing the handsome and talented man, it seems that he is nostalgic for the heroic style that has disappeared suddenly. "Ping Yuan Jun's award, the younger generation is ashamed to be worthy of it." Mr. Pingyuan laughed loudly: "The old man is arrogant, and the one who won the wrong award is ashamed!" Before the laughter fell, a civil servant hurried in and whispered a few words, Jun Pingyuan's thick white eyebrows frowned immediately: "Alright, bring him in." Seeing this, Lu Buwei said: "You are busy with state affairs, so Buwei bids farewell. Mr. Pingyuan shook his hand quite mysteriously: "Don't go, don't go, you're curious." Lu Buwei smiled with great interest: "It's a great fortune to meet a strange person, why would you dare to refuse?" Sit down again. There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the big wooden screen, and a young man in black came in like a bamboo pole: "Qin Guozhi envoy Ying Yiren, I have seen Mr. Pingyuan." With a deep bow, his pale face flushed immediately. Pingyuan Junda leaned on the couch and only "hummed", and he didn't even lose his body. "I want to report to Pingyuan Lord," Ying Yiren bowed humbly, "It has been ten years since the foreigner entered Zhao as a hostage. During the ten years, the two countries fought continuously, and the diplomatic relations were interrupted. , Most of them were detained by your country, and less than one-tenth of them were sent to me. If things go on like this, the stranger will die in another country. As a hostage, the stranger has nowhere to turn for help. I only ask Mr. Pingyuan to intervene in this matter and give the stranger a way out .” "Hosage?" Mr. Pingyuan burst out with a sneer, "Old King Qin has launched a series of wars, how many times has he cared about your life as a hostage? If you can't stop the war, are you still a hostage? If I knew you were so contemptuous in Qin State, You should have taken your father as a hostage in the first place. Three years after the war, why did the State of Qin give you food, clothing, and goods? The people of Qin killed my sons of the State of Zhao and left a river of blood. If I hadn’t taken care of you, you would have been hacked to pieces by the people of Handan. ! Can live to this day?" Strange to say, under the thunderbolt and lightning flashed by the old Mr. Pingyuan, this thin, pale and timid young man stretched a little, and said with a bleak smile: "Mr. , It is not right to live in a foreign country. However, everyone has the desire to survive. Today, the stranger is the last invitation. Since Mr. Pingyuan despised me and insulted me, the stranger should be ashamed even if he is brazen enough to survive." While speaking, his teeth were clenched, and a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He turned around and slammed into the big pillar in the hall. "Wait a minute!" Lu Buwei had already seen the clue, and rushed forward to hug Ying Yiren with a flying stride.If so, the force of resignation brought Lu Buwei into the big pillar together, and with a bang, a big green bump hit Ying Yiren's forehead.Lu Buwei said indignantly: "Bold Qin people! Are you going to trap Pingyuan Lord in benevolence and injustice?" In the blink of an eye, Mr. Pingyuan's face changed drastically.In any case, Ying Yiren is still a hostage of Zhao State. If he really dies in his own hall, not to mention how different countries gossip, just giving Qin State a big excuse is a taboo in diplomatic relations.Thoughts flashed, and he was about to shout at someone, but saw that Lu Buwei had already hugged the thin black man who had little strength, so he left his seat with a long sigh, and walked to Ying Yiren who was paralyzed on the carpet and was panting. In front of him, he smiled indifferently: "An Guojun Ying Zhu has become the prince of Qin, he is your father, why don't you ask Zhao Guo to let you go back?" Ying Yiren gasped and said, "You know the situation of the Qin Dynasty, why ask why?" After thinking for a moment, Mr. Pingyuan smiled faintly: "The old man's words were inappropriate just now, so please forgive me. From next month, the old man will inform you of the Handan Order and give you some food, clothing and utensils every month; you can also bring a letter to Xianyang yourself. If the old king of Qin remembers you as a prince, or your prince’s father remembers you as a prince, it will be your period of wealth and honor. You can do it yourself, go.” Turning around, he gave another order, “Come here, bring the wound medicine for the son for three days , send him out of the house." The depressed Ying Yiren was helped up by a warrior, and left with tears in his eyes. "It's an eye opener today." Lu Buwei smiled, "It's a miracle that Mr. Pingyuan took care of such a person himself." "I don't know anything about Buwei, take a seat and listen to the old man." The sudden trouble was eliminated, Lord Pingyuan had a good impression of Lu Buwei, and he sighed when he sat on the couch, "Buwei, don't look at this hostage prince and beggar. However, it was a dark knot between Qin and Zhao. The old king of Qin was vicious, and he ignored the hostages, which was clearly throwing a barrel of fire oil to the state of Zhao. The old king of Qin had a wishful calculation: the Zhao people hated Qin, and the hostages of the state of Qin would be punished. Die, as long as this hostage dies in Zhao State, no matter whether you kill him or starve him to death, Qin State will cause trouble. This old man is not in the game! If you don’t kill or let go, you will die or live, and teach you old Yingji to turn his face. If you want to be king and grandson, you are just wasting so much, but what can he do to me!" "Mr. Pingyuan is swaying all over the place, I don't admire you." "It's difficult, old man!" Pingyuan Jun shook his head, "Qin Zhao Shanhai's blood feud, it's not easy to let this kid survive! The soldiers are protecting him, the soldiers are resentful, maybe one day they will stab him to death with a spear, then what can you do? Let it go No matter what, it must be a broken corpse on the street. Is there enough food and clothing, the boy is free and easy, and the people of the country are scolding. Hand over to the Handan government office, it is as troublesome as a soldier, and he may be starved to death and poisoned to death someday. Up and down, left and right Difficult, only the old man can handle this in person. In this way, it has to be handled in secret, neither here nor the government can know. If this here knows that the old man is taking care of him personally, he will come to the door every day without fear. If the government and the public knew it, they would scold the old man for making a fuss out of a molehill and being too close to the Qin Dynasty... Do you think it is difficult for the old man?" Seeing Jun Pingyuan's snow-white beard trembling, his red face suddenly turning black, and his black face suddenly turning red, Lu Buwei was speechless.After a long silence, Lu Buwei sighed and said: "The way of heaven is clear, and when you are old enough to seek the country, there will be good rewards in the end!" "I hope this is a good reward, I am ashamed!" Lord Pingyuan laughed loudly, "If you solve my problem, I will tell you something, that's all, how could there be anyone else!" "Mr. Pingyuan has a strategy in mind, and I would like to be taught if I am not Wei." Lu Buwei left his seat and bowed solemnly, very respectful. "Be polite and courteous." Mr. Pingyuan stretched out his hand to give him a hand, stood up and said with a smile, "Your step is business, and this old man is in charge of government. It's a pleasure to chatter a little and not be afraid of revealing secrets!" "Those who don't seek profit, even if they have the heart, they don't have the guts." "Joking and joking." Mr. Pingyuan turned around and waved his hands, "Old man, use my car to take Mr. out of the house." This four-horse bronze chariot with a six-foot canopy came out of the mansion, and it first attracted the envy and amazement of the officials of the chariot and racecourse.Lord Zizi Ling lived in a snail's nest, Lord Mengchang passed away, and Lu Zhonglian returned to hermitage. The old Lord Pingyuan became the leader of the world's political strategists, and he also regained the power of Zhao State in his later years.Even this four-horse chariot, which is well known to everyone in Handan, rarely leaves the house.The car has a cover but not a canopy, and passengers can sit or stand, and passers-by and city people can clearly see the people on the car at a glance.Pingyuan's car to see off guests is precisely to give the guests this kind of glory that is watched by the crowd.This chariot is tall and big, with a shiny bronze body and a six-foot canopy that is incomparably luxurious, and the four flaming red horses are even more magnificent.Once he walks through the market, this guest will instantly become a distinguished figure in Handan!With such glory, how can the officials who enter and exit not stop in amazement? However, Lu Buwei frowned.As soon as the car left the mansion, he lightly stamped his right foot to stop.After getting out of the car, Lu Buwei bowed to the old man with a happy face: "Buwei is going to do business outside the city, dare not waste everything, dare to ask the old man to return to the car, Buwei will apologize to the lord someday." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand. Then, the old man in the yellow shirt at the carriage and racecourse opposite came quickly, and put something into the small copper box on the outside of the carriage.The old man who was originally displeased immediately felt relieved: "Since the master wants to go out of the city on his own, the old man will not be far away." After finishing speaking, the four fiery red horses neighed and turned to the car door in unison. . Getting into his own carriage, Lu Buwei let out a long sigh, leaned on the big soft cushion, stomped his foot lightly, and this special carriage with bronze grids and curtains on all sides drove out of the street and flew straight to the south gate .At dusk, the black chariot flew out of the camp in the valley again, entered the south gate of Handan, and came towards Hufang, where the lights were bright and the horses were singing. Hufang in Handan is the area where Hu people live together.Zhao Guo Hu Feng has a long history. After Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu rode and shot, Zhao Guo successively conquered the northern Hu people. Lin Hu Qiang, Hu Donghu and many other Hu tribes who collapsed and dispersed moved to the grasslands in the northern part of Zhao State, and Hu businessmen also entered. The city in the hinterland of Zhao State was conquered.At that time, the population was the foundation of prosperity, and no country would refuse foreigners to enter and settle down. For a time, Handan was very popular, and the Hu people's settlement almost occupied the entire northwest urban area of ​​Handan.The Hu people's business brigade mainly imported horses, cattle, sheep, leather weapons from the prairie, and exported salt, iron, cloth, silk, five grains and spirits from Zhao.Over time, this Hufang in Handan became a foundation for the Central Plains countries to trade with the barbarians on the grassland.Hu people's business travelers are honest and rough, and they most recognize old customers who have dealt with and keep their promises. In addition, the wine is very popular, so there are many Hudi wine shops in this Hufang.For any large business, the Hu merchants will invite the merchants to the wine shop to have a drink first, and after the deal is completed, they will stay overnight with the hot Hu girls.Both parties were happy the next day, and the business was as stable as a rock.There is a proverb in Handan: "Hujiuhu girl, Yi Yuhudi, Hufang is magnificent, and the hot wind is blowing." It is the unique scenery of this Hufang District. The black car drove into the widest cobblestone street, and then turned into an alley flickered by wind lamps. Halfway into the alley, you can see the four big characters "Daihai Huyu" flickering and flickering with the wind lamp.When Ziche arrived at the door, he saw four blonde girls in red beard standing standing under the lantern in the foyer.At first, the two came up with smiles, one opened the curtain of the car, and the other stretched out his hand to support the distinguished guests in the car. "No." Lu Buwei pushed aside the snow-white plump arm, stepped out of the car, "Yunlu." A man with a beard and a beard greeted us attentively: "The Yunlu is behind, please come with me, master." The Hu apartment is loose and spacious, which is very different from the apartment in the Central Plains.Entering the brightly lit foyer, there is a bamboo fence corridor about three feet wide and about an arrow's length long, which the barbarians call the arrow path.There are often merchants who are eager for skills after drinking, so they plant a bunch of grass at the end to show off their arrow skills.Passing through the corridor, there is a green grassland with a size of tens of acres. The tall and straight Populus euphratica surrounds many large and small "courtyards" in a dense manner. Wind lanterns flicker and fly in the forest courtyard, and the tents behind the wind lanterns It is the unique guest room of Hu Yu. Passing through a quiet forest path, you can see two wind lanterns hanging on two simple bluestone lampposts, the word "Yunlu" swaying with the wind, it is like a Yinshan pasture in a trance.Within a stone's throw of the lamp post, there are one large, three small and four tents.The bearded man stopped in front of a large white tent in the middle, cupped his hands high and said: "Report to the master: Yunlu has six acres of grassland, three maids in the right tent, two cooks in the left tent, and old servants in the back tent. If you need it from time to time, shake the wind lamp in front of the tent, and the servant will arrive immediately. Report to the master, and the report is over!" "Hu people can also learn Zhouzhang." Lu Buwei smiled and waved his hands, "Three maids retreat, and the right tent stays." "Master!" The bearded man blushed immediately, "The three girls are as white as snow on the Yin Mountain, as tender as Dai seaweed, as gentle as sheep, and the sour and hot milk of a horse is like gurgling spring water! If the master wants to retreat, he will look down on me, Dai Hailin Hu !" Laughing for a while, Lu Buwei suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I'll ask for it after the business is concluded. It's a lot of money for you." "Hi!" the bearded man let out a high-pitched voice, and strode to the right tent.At this time, the old man in the yellow shirt who had arranged the carriage and horses just arrived, so he whispered a few words with the bearded man outside the right tent.After a while, the three bearded girls happily followed the bearded man. As soon as he entered the big tent and stepped on the six-inch thick woolen carpet, Lu Buwei's whole body felt sore and limp, and he lay down on the ground without any explanation and stretched for a long time.The old man in the yellow shirt stepped into the tent lightly, sighed and said: "Mr. really should have a maid. I'm old, so I'm looking for a bearded girl to come in." Lu Buwei turned over and sat up suddenly, and said with a smile: "I'm lazy, but I'm here What's the maid doing?" The old man in the yellow shirt apologized and said, "Sir, you have a body of ten thousand gold, and you only take the old man with you when you travel, and there are many things around you that are inconvenient. In the eyes of the old man, a swordsman and a maid are indispensable." Lu Buwei thought for a moment and said : "Maid, let it go. It's good to have a swordsman, but there is no suitable one at the moment." "In the opinion of an old man, the righteous Jingyun is the best." "Jing Yun? Overqualified and useless." Lu Buwei shook his head but suddenly realized, "Yes, please recommend one." "Okay, I'll take care of this matter." The old man in yellow shirt said with a smile, "Sir, if you're so tired, what would you like for dinner?" "How tired are you?" Lu Buwei waved his hand absently, "Hubing mutton bone soup, Xuegan mash." The old man turned around and was about to leave, but Lu Buwei said abruptly, "Today's business is done well! Do you know where you live?" The old man suddenly smiled and said, "Mister is so concerned about some trivial matters? Everything is clear, I will report to you tomorrow." Lu Buwei shook his hand: "No, we will talk about it after dinner." The old man shook his head helplessly, and went out of the tent. After a while, a large pot of thick and white mutton bone soup, a plate of black thick and soft oat cakes, and a barrel of sweet mash filled with a strange fragrance were brought into the tent.Lu Buwei wolfed it down for a while, and his body was covered with sweat immediately. He got up and took a bath with hot water in the back tent, changed into a loose silk robe, and called the boss for a consultation.Half an hour later, the old man in the yellow shirt hurried out of the Yunlu.Lu Buwei also wandered out of the big white tent, and leisurely entered the Populus euphratica forest with rustling leaves. Although it is early autumn, the morning in Handan is already somewhat bleak and cool. A very unusual two-horse carriage left the Daihai Hufu, and after several twists and turns, it drove into a secret and quiet long street, and at the end of the long street, it suddenly turned into a stone alley.There was another turn at the end of the alley, and the car stopped abruptly.The driver turned his head and said in a low voice: "Report to Mr.: the alley is narrow and the road is narrow. You can't return to the car." There was a cough in the car, and a man in white clothes came out of the car, whispered a few words to the driver, and the car left the white clothes The man turned back with a rattle. The man in white stood at the entrance of the alley and sized him up, he couldn't help frowning.This alley hidden behind the long street is really strange: on both sides are the same color of clear stone walls, high enough to block the sight of the surrounding roofs, and the alley, which was originally only a road for one car, is surrounded by high walls It becomes a deep canyon; at the entrance of the alley, there are two huge old elm trees with a canopy, and the branches stretch out to embrace each other, making the deep alley canyon dark. You can't see far into the alley; the leaves of the old elm trees have begun to fall, scattered yellow leaves are swirling in the alley with the wind, and the sound of rustling makes it even more lonely and empty. After thinking for a moment, the man in white finally stepped into the dark alleyway. Walking into the alley Zhangxu, a smell of rotten leaves came to my face.It was clearly a slate alleyway, but there was no sound underfoot, so quiet that it made one's heart beat.Looking down, the fallen leaves year after year have piled up two or three feet deep, only the rotten fallen leaves in the middle have faint footprints, which can be regarded as an inconspicuous path.It is hardly necessary to figure it out, but there are very few people going in and out of this alley.The man in white walked silently for a while, and suddenly saw a door opening in the stone wall on the right hand, and a dark object was firmly embedded in the stone walls on both sides.Upon closer inspection, the dark objects turned out to be two solid wooden doors. The entrance hall was three to five feet deep, and there were three steps outside. The man in white thought for a while, then knocked hard on the door: "Open the door, I am the creditor—" After shouting several times, the dark iron-clad wooden door slammed open a small window, and a middle-aged man in red clothes poked his head out to look at the people for a while, and then stretched out his voice: "Master owes you money? How much?" How much?" The man in white yelled angrily: "This young man doesn't pay back his debts, and he still lives in such a remote place. If I hadn't followed him down, no one would have found the alley that the dog couldn't smell! Pay me back quickly, and you wait for the guardian!" I am not afraid of him! I am a foreign businessman, and I have the official business document from the Handan government office..." "It's so noisy!" The red-clothed official said with a sullen face, "Say! How much do you owe?" "Hundreds of gold! I borrowed it during the Changping War, and it has been almost ten years. If it is now, who will borrow it?" "Noisy!" The official in red yelled again, "Say! How much is Guan Jin?" He made a gesture to close the window. "Wait a minute." The white-clothed man immediately smiled, "According to the debt collection market, you can collect five out of a hundred, and the door is hardware. But I am afraid that I will not get it back once, so I always think about it, and I can't let the people of Qin take advantage of it. If I want to come often, I will pay a customs fee of fifty." "Okay! Bring it here." The red-clothed official made a gesture to close the window again. "Here we come." The man in white hurriedly handed over a delicate and heavy leather bag with a clanging sound, but his face was full of distress.The red-clothed official couldn't help laughing: "Sir, you are really nice. To be honest, you won't lose money. If you don't have the money for the wine, let alone owe you a hundred gold, even if you owe you ten thousand gold, you don't even think about stepping into this Half a step to the door! Do you understand?" "Why don't you say it!" The white-clothed man patted his chest, "As long as the business goes smoothly, you'll pay for the wine!" The door creaked and opened, and the red-clothed official said in a low voice with a mysterious expression on his face: "Although this man is poor, he has a weird temper. If anything happens, just shout, and I will wait for my brother to come. Be careful around." .” The man in white agreed and walked into the courtyard.Although this courtyard is very narrow, it is surrounded by tall buildings and a courtyard in the middle, which is as precipitous and dark as the stone alley outside the gate.There are a few stone tables and stone benches in the courtyard scatteredly, which is obviously a place for the guards, officials and soldiers to eat.Bypassing the screen wall of the courtyard, there is half a small courtyard overgrown with weeds.An old black caravan was parked in the courtyard. The three-bay house was in the north, and the paint on the pillars was mottled and peeled off like a dilapidated temple.An old man, dressed in rags and looking like a housekeeper, was swaying in the corridor. He was lighting a fire in front of a large stove. The smoke from the damp firewood was lingering, making the old man cough uncontrollably. The man in white clasped his hands and said in a loud voice: "The creditor of the merchant, please see the young master, please report." The ragged old man turned around and stared blankly at the person coming, as if looking at a stranger from outside the sky.After a long time, an old voice finally floated over from the smoke: "Who is under your feet? Want to see the young master?" "Ten years ago, Hu Yu drank heavily, the young master knew it well!" the white-clothed man said loudly, his momentum seemed to be overwhelming. The old servant wiped away the tears that had been choked by the smoke, and went silently to the dark house.After a while, I heard loud shouts in the big house: "What's the point! What a hut? Teach him to come in! I'm so poor, but I'm afraid!" Hearing the shout, the man in white turned to look at the red-clothed man who was leaning against the screen wall and watching the bustle. The official waved and smiled slyly, and strode in without waiting for the old man to come out. The dark main hall was so empty that there was only one couch and one table, and the young man in black, thin and pale was still yelling irritably. When he saw the man in white walking in behind his back, he staggered and almost fell down: "You, you, aren't you that kind of person? When did I owe you money?" Seeing that the man in white just looked at him up and down, he yelled again: "You want to ask for favors? I don't admit it! I would rather die than live, and I don't want your favor! You want to ask for favors? Don’t be angry, I’ll give you that broken cart and that scrawny horse in the courtyard!” "Don't be restless, my lord." The man in white smiled slightly, but his tone was mellow and peaceful, "What you said before was all false, and it was all just to see you, please forgive me. To be honest, I am Lu Buwei, a merchant from Puyang. I have met you, Young Master." After saying that, he bowed deeply.The dark, thin and pale young man was stunned. Looking at this man with a calm demeanor and luxurious clothes, his two slender Qin eyes blinked quickly, and finally said with a straight face and coldly: "Please go back, Ying Yiren!" There is no business to do." "I want to be courted by the eldest son." Lu Buwei said abruptly. "How so? Say it again?" Ying Yiren giggled, only looked Lu Buwei up and down, and quickly thought about how to deal with this vicious tease. "Your Majesty's court." Lu Buwei repeated it word by word. Ying Yiren's pale face suddenly turned red, and he tried his best to suppress his anger and smiled teasingly: "My Court? Please come from the Majesty's Court first, and then come to the Great My Court." "My lord is on the way!" Lu Buwei shook his head seriously, "Our door is waiting for the lord's door to grow, so we have to grow up first." Ying Yiren was slightly taken aback, thought for a long time, and bowed deeply: "May Mr. Wen have a good opinion. Please." At this time, the old man outside the door moved into the big burner that had finally lit the fire, and finally there was some heat in the cold and damp big house.There was only one shabby long table, and the two sat on the same shabby straw mat facing each other.Ying Yiren ordered, "Serve tea." Then a skinny maid with a wrinkled face came and brought several tea-making utensils on a mottled wooden tray, but she just knelt and sat on the copper stove. He bowed his head in silence. "Make tea. Are you in a daze?" Ying Yiren knocked impatiently to solve the case. "Report son: No, there is no tea." The skinny maid's voice was as thin as a mosquito. Lu Buwei said with a hearty smile: "It's cold here, and it's best to boil a big bowl hot." Ying Yiren, who was full of shame, came back to his senses and said, "Hurry up, boil the water." The skinny maid hurried away . "If you are in such a difficult situation, sir, you will laugh at me!" Ying Yiren let out a long sigh. "Long Feitianhai, there is still a latent period, the young master is in trouble for a while, why are you so depressed?" "Sir, I don't know something." Without saying a word, Ying Yiren wept, "I was sixteen years old before I was crowned, and I was taken as a hostage by Zhao. Twelve years have passed, and I am already twenty-eight years old! Since I grew up Since the beginning of the Great War, I have been imprisoned, unable to live or die, spending time in this living tomb. Although I am in my prime, I have gray hair on my temples, and my heart is like ashes... At the entrance of the alley The two old trees are about to wither, they lose their leaves every year, and give up their hearts every year, the trees are still like this, how can people be embarrassed!" Before he could say a word, Ying Yiren leaned over his desk and cried loudly. After a long silence, Lu Buwei sighed with emotion: "The changes of fish and dragons are unpredictable! Buwei just asked: Is the prince Yiying the king's artifact with him? Are there any gifts from the old Qin king?" Ying Yiren nodded: "The people of Zhao searched all the money back then, but none of these utensils were touched. I sent the old housekeeper several times to sell them in the market for money, but no one was willing to buy them. It's strange!" "It's not strange, it will be clear in the future." Lu Buwei smiled, and then solemnly warned, "Young master should properly collect these utensils, and ignore the market for everything, let alone give it away." "Okay, remember." Lu Buwei said in a low voice: "It's not suitable to talk for a long time here, I will invite you to be a guest in three days and then talk about it." "It's hard." Ying Yiren shook his head again and again, "If I want to leave the alley, I have to talk to Mr. Pingyuan. After tossing back and forth for half a month, I still can't get a release card." "You don't need to worry about this matter, you just need to take care of yourself." During the speech, Lu Buwei had already stood up and cupped his hands, "I will leave. There is no need to see him off." Ying Yiren was still in a daze, and Lu Buwei had already gone out, under the porch After whispering a few words to the old servant, he led the old man there.After about an hour, the old housekeeper came back with a bang in the broken car, unloading a few big sacks of things.The skinny maid giggled and was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground. In a short while, the long-lost aroma of meat, coriander, and wine filled the courtyard.Ying Yiren was hungry and drunk before drinking a bowl. He fell limply on the couch and muttered to himself: "It's weird..."