Chapter 36 The first section of Taimiao Le stone whip to whip the royal family

An Guojun Yingzhu rushed back to Xianyang at night, but what greeted him was an extremely embarrassing disaster. The family elder urgently reported that the two wives of Huayang and Huayue were detained by Tingwei's mansion, and the charges were rumored to be unclear.Ying Zhu was stunned immediately, and when Meng Wu hurried over, he was still at a loss.Meng Wu ordered the old guards and maids of the family who were in a mess to retreat, sipping hot tea and sitting silently with the father of the royal family.Ying Zhu didn't realize it, and let out a long sigh but never said a word.After a long time, Meng Wu cupped his hands and said, "My nephew's opinion, Uncle Jun should go back to Xianyang." Seeing that Uncle Jun just sighed and said nothing, Meng Wu said again, "Uncle Jun is ordered by the king to lead his nephew to support the son to leave Zhao. According to repeated reports, the young master will not flee to Zhao before the thaw in March. Uncle Jun can go south as much as he likes, and my nephew stays in Lishi Fortress to support him." Ying Zhu suddenly said, "What a strange thing! What reason do you say? "Meng Wu pondered: "It is common sense to speculate that there are two ways to get a family member guilty, either being implicated by the husband or interfering in state affairs privately. Now that the uncle is safe, the wife's crime may have something to do with state affairs." Ying Zhu frowned. Unwilling to believe: "Will it be related to Chu's attack on Qin?" Meng Wu said with a smile: "Just now my nephew took the liberty to speculate, but the truth is hard to say. The two wives are originally from Chu, so it's hard to say that there is no such possibility." Meng Wu's modesty and refusal to refute made Ying Zhu lose interest in listing all possible possibilities. "It's difficult!" Ying Zhu sighed after a moment of silence, "Meng Wu, I am charged with the mandate of the king and I am in charge of secret travel, how can I leave Hexi without authorization!" Meng Wu pondered for a while, and still smiled modestly: My nephew saw that such a big event happened so suddenly, it is very likely that the king ordered the gentleman to return to the capital. It is better for the gentleman to get ready to go." Ying Zhu was shaking his hands and head in frustration, but he heard the sound of horseshoes outside the tent!Then there was an exceptionally loud call from the prince's guards: "The special envoy of the king has arrived—"

The king's order was so simple that there was only one sentence: "The prince will return the capital immediately, and the original matter will be handed over to the former general Meng Wu." Ying Zhu had no time to praise Meng Wu, so he took the light car specially made because he was ill and could not ride long distances. went south.After driving for three days, it was noon when we arrived in Xianyang.According to the law of being ordered and summoned, Ying Zhu did not go back to the Prince's Mansion to rest first, but went straight to the palace to have an audience.Unexpectedly, the old father and king did not summon him, only the old elder Shi Huanli came out and passed on an edict: Bring Yingzhu to the Tingwei mansion for a meeting.Then let him go home to rest.

Unclear and coldly treated, Ying Zhu didn't dare to be careless, and immediately went out of the palace and transferred to Tingwei's Mansion.Tingwei Mansion is located in the middle of Shangjun Avenue, adjacent to the former Shangjun Mansion.The mansion is not tall and majestic, and there is no traffic in front of the gate, but it has a simple and quiet majesty.Ying Zhu ordered the car to stop at the carriage and horse farm, and then he walked into the mansion and went straight to the study to wait for the old Tingwei.This old Tingwei has a well-known word of mouth among officials in Xianyang, "the only hall with cold noodles". "Cold face" means that he never smiles. "Weiyitang" said that he only handles official business in the hall all day long, and no one has ever seen him in the study.Ying Zhu felt that the two wives were in a real embarrassment, and didn't want to meet the old Ting Wei in the hall, so he chose to wait in the study, preferring to meet the old Ting Wei after he left the hall.A rough-handed maid made some tea and hurried away.Ying Zhu hadn't finished sipping a cup of tea when the maid came back in a hurry and said that the old Tingwei invited him to the hall for a meeting.Ying Zhu shook his head and sighed, stood up and went to the front hall.

The old Ting Wei was discussing matters with a group of subordinates, when he saw the crown prince entering the hall in a hurry, he broke up the meeting and had a private meeting with the crown prince after being courteous.After entering the court, Ying Zhu could only act in accordance with the law. Before sitting in the case, he said: "Ying Zhu came to meet with the order, and only listen to the old Tingwei's notice." Then he waited silently.The old Tingwei didn't have any greetings, he coughed heavily and said: "This Tingwei was ordered to inform Mr. An that the son and other people had a secret edict to establish a heir, and the secret love was leaked for no reason. It will not only put the son in danger, but also put Qin Qin in danger. The country is not good for Zhao State's Jiaotong University; Ben Tingwei filed a case for a thorough investigation, and was reported: Mrs. Huayang's wife, Mrs. Huayue, ordered her younger brother, Miqi, to enter Zhao as a private envoy, and used the black ice platform without authorization and contacted Lu Buwei. He lived in Handan for a long time to shop for prostitutes, but was arrested by Zhao Guo and confessed to the country's secrets; Ben Tingwei arrested the two wives and put them in prison according to law, and they are currently being interrogated, and the confession will not be announced." Reciting the sentence was like a sentence, and then there was a heavy cough, "Please have a meeting with Mr. An, and ask one question: Has Mr. An ever mentioned the matter of the son's establishment of a heir to any of his wives? Do you know the secret decree and establish a family?"

After a moment of silence, Ying Zhu carefully said: "Ting Wei investigates the case according to the law, and I should state the truth. However, Ying Zhu came back with a lot of bumps, and his heart is already in chaos. Please rest overnight and recover after a clear mind. question." "Yes." The old Tingwei stood up, "The Tingwei will wait for the reply until tomorrow's sunset." After finishing speaking, he sent Yingzhu out of the hall without a single private word. It was already time to light the lamps when we returned to the mansion, Ying Zhu ignored his hunger, and immediately called the master secretary, the elder and several servants in charge to inquire about the news.After gathering together from all parties, the matter finally had a rough idea: three days before the incident, Mrs. Huayang's personal maid, Mei Shu, left the house and did not return; three days later, the two wives were arrested at the same time, and Mrs. Huayang followed without making any pleadings. The officers and troops left; that night, Tingwei's Mansion notified the Prince's Mansion: the maid Mei Shu was transferred to the guardianship of Tingwei's Mansion as a witness, and the Prince's Mansion was not allowed to intervene in private; Knowing the truth, the family elder has already fled without a trace; since then, the whole family has no way of knowing the circumstances of the interrogation of the case.

Ying Zhu couldn't make any sense after hearing this, and just meditated and kept silent.The main book is a meticulous and thoughtful middle-aged man, seeing the old servants looking at each other at a loss for what to do, he hesitated to speak.Ying Zhu's heart flashed, and he ordered several servants in charge to go to their own affairs, leaving only the old master of the family to talk to each other.Just now, the master secretary cupped his hands and said: "I would venture to ask, is An Guojun going to save the two wives, or let the Tingwei Mansion judge the crime according to the law?" Ying Zhu frowned and said, "It must be saved." "I think there are three things that are unclear about this matter: First, Mrs. Hua Yang has never been involved in political affairs, so why did she plot such an important matter behind An Guojun's back? Second, how can the two wives get the secret edict news? Third, Mei Shu is Madam's personal maid, and she has always been loyal, so how could she suddenly report it? If these three things are not clear, there is no way to rescue them." The three things mentioned all imply that Mrs. Huayang may have been instigated by Mrs. Huayue.The elder of the family suddenly came to his senses, and immediately continued: "In my old opinion, Mrs. Huayang has been wronged eight or nine times, and the lord should try to complain for her." Ying Zhu thought for a long time and finally sighed: "It's hard! Both of them are guilty of the same crime. One person, but how do you focus on it?" The chief scribe said: "The key to this case is to know the secret edict. Whoever has the secret edict is the mastermind and the mastermind. From my guess, Mrs. Huayang has no connection with Wang Gong. There is absolutely no possibility of knowing the secret edict before Mr. An." Ying Zhu couldn't help being surprised: "Hey! How do you know that I know that the secret edict is after the two wives?" I am in charge of official affairs, and there are records of people who go to and from officials in the mansion every day. A few days ago, I checked all the records in the past few years, and deduced it according to the state affairs law: half a year ago, Mrs. Huayue happened to enter the mansion first on the day when Siche Shuzhang came to the mansion; On that day, Lord An met Mrs. Huayue in Tangdi Garden first, and then met Mr. Siche Shuzhang in the secret room of the study; if Mr. Siche Shuzhang came from a secret edict, Mrs. Huayue must also come from a prophet's secret edict. Based on this, it can be inferred that It cannot be ruled out that Mrs. Huayue had already informed Mr. An of the secret edict while drinking and chatting. If this is true, it will not be difficult to clear Mrs. Huayang."

"According to what you said, it can also be inferred that after I got the secret edict, I told the two wives later!" "No." The chief secretary looked calmly at Ying Zhu, who had lowered his face, "If this is the case, Mr. An will definitely conspire with the two wives. Once they conspire, at least Mr. An will never agree to use Mi Qi as a special envoy." More fundamentally, Mr. An and his two wives had only one night together after meeting with the elder Si Che, and he was summoned by the elder Si Che at dawn. He left Xianyang and went north to Hexi at dusk. According to common sense, such a major plan cannot I was in a hurry overnight. If Mr. An really participated in the plan, he would immediately cancel the private plan after he got to lead the army to meet the son's king's order. Mr. An went north and the private plan continued as usual. I don’t know. One, two, and three are linked together, if there is no one, there will be no two or three, and if there is no two or three today, there will be no one. From this, it can be seen that An Guojun did not inform the two wives of the secret edict.”

"So, can I get rid of the Ting Wei Mansion's investigation?" "If you deal with it properly, you can get rid of it." "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!" The meal and wine for the master and servant lasted about half an hour.Ying Zhu, who was not good at drinking because of his taboo, made an exception and drank two jugs. He blushed while talking and agreed on a general plan.After the banquet was over, Ying Zhu's whole body seemed to be falling apart. He was helped into the bathroom by two maids, soaked in a big hot tub of massage and massaged for about half an hour, before he was lifted onto the couch, he snored loudly as soon as his head rested on the pillow.Unexpectedly, she woke up inexplicably in the middle of the night and could not fall asleep again. In the dark night, the shadows of the two ladies were always swaying around mysteriously.Ying Zhu simply sat up wrapped in a big quilt, without turning on the lamp, he just stared at the icy moonlight on the red carpet floor in a daze, with big characters dancing wildly in his heart--the catastrophe is coming, can you escape it? ?

To be honest, it is really hard for Ying Zhu to predict the depth of his involvement in this sudden crime.It is a fact that Mrs. Huayue knew the secret edict in advance and disclosed it to him before Si Che, and it is also a fact that he showed it in front of the two wives after getting the secret edict.In that wild autumn night, two wild women served him so drunk and excited that he couldn't control himself, except for the unrestrained yelling and incoherent vulgar language and the two snow-white bodies that were always shaking in front of his eyes afterwards, He couldn't remember what he should have said or what he had said.Looking back, the two sisters were so happy that night, they often couldn't help lying on him and giggling, playing with him, always saying something that he himself was happy to hear, and he nodded repeatedly, and the two sisters giggled Chang Xiao scrambled to flatter him.Now that I think about it, apart from the big event that I just got news from different channels that day and is closely related to everyone, what else can I chatter about?But, what is it that he nods repeatedly?If it is true that the two sisters said that they would send private envoys to Zhao Xiang to help the stranger return to Qin, why didn't they even have a single memory of them?If it wasn't for this matter, what else would he need to nod himself?He vaguely remembered two women, one riding on his face and the other lying on his body, moaning and slapping him coquettishly and beckoning him to speak. For a moment, he collapsed on him laughing.What could it be then?If it really was the matter, why did he have to nod in agreement?Even if his son came back unexpectedly without his knowledge, as a father, how can he be unhappy?Then, it is... that's right!Ying Zhu's heart suddenly trembled and flashed - Mi Qi entered Zhao, and he had to present the token of the Prince's Mansion to obtain the customs clearance order in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Government and Municipal Office!

In this way, how can I escape the guilt? However, there is plausible reason for the dismantling of the late chief secretary.If I responded to Ting Wei's question with "the onset of the disease, coma and unconsciousness on the same day", what was left to Ting Wei was likely to be the same reasoning as the master's book, and I was likely to escape the catastrophe.However, if the two wives want to reduce their guilt and insist that this matter requires Mr. An's approval, how can they justify themselves?Thinking about it carefully, he was really not sure about these two women. The physical intimacy was so unforgettable that he couldn't leave even for a moment, but his heart was always covered by clouds and fog, and he didn't know the depth.They often hugged him behind his back and made a group of mysterious chirping. When they saw him coming, they giggled and separated to serve him so that he didn't have a chance to ask a question.According to ordinary people's thinking, the two wives have no sons, and it is he who is the prince who relies on him. In any case, there should be no conspiracy to put him in a disadvantageous position.However, if you think about it again, you will be confused if you care about it. Seeing that there is hope for successors, the two wives will not do stupid things that backfire. Now that they are in prison, it is even more difficult to guarantee that they will not bring him out as the crown prince to reduce their guilt for self-protection.

Sure enough, what should he do? The best strategy, of course, is to deal with the two wives innocently, while keeping himself.In the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, this is really a trivial matter for a prince.But this is the state of Qin, such an idea is simply absurd and whimsical!If you violate the law, you must be judged as a crime. This is an unchangeable law in the Qin State. Unless the old father and the king give an amnesty, it is tantamount to nonsense to escape such a serious crime of leaking secrets!Things have come to this point, someone must take responsibility for the leak and the serious consequences it brings.For the current plan, being able to keep himself is already a blessing, so why try to rescue the two wives again?Huayang Huayue, if Yingzhu can't save it, it can't be saved... Early in the morning, Ying Zhu, who was soundly asleep, was awakened by a maid who told her that the elder had ordered her to come in and report to Mr. Gang Cheng that Cai Ze was waiting in the main hall.Ying Zhu suddenly sat up, put on his clothes, hurriedly washed and washed, and rushed to the main hall with big strides. He bowed in front of him: "Gang Chengjun wants to kill me!" Cai Ze laughed and bowed quickly: "March is not yet See, I don’t want An Guojun to become a modest gentleman!” Ying Zhu didn’t care about socializing, he grabbed Cai Ze and left, and when he closed the door of the study, he made another long bow: “Gun Cheng, save me!” Cai Ze held him up Ying Zhu asked in surprise, "Why is Mr. An panicking?" Ying Zhu stomped his feet again and again: "The two wives were arrested, how could Ying Zhu not be implicated? My old father, Wang Huo, called me urgently but he didn't see me. The situation is in danger!" Cai Ze suddenly realized, his eyes flashed for a long time, "Ah—" and he said with a leisurely smile: "Mr. An, there is a way that people are fascinated by things, and it is unexpected!" "What are you talking about?" Ying Zhu looked ignorant and astonished, "You, you, you say I'm fascinated? You say I'm fascinated! I'm so fascinated, are you really fascinated!" Cai Ze couldn't help laughing: "Yes! An Guojun, the old man came here before breakfast. Mao, the stomach is empty, don't you teach people how to be full?" "It's easy to talk about." Ying Zhu opened the door and shouted, "Drink and drink! Hurry up!" After a while, the food and wine were served, and Cai Ze immersed himself in eating and drinking after taking his seat.Ying Zhu, on the other hand, didn't eat or speak, while looking at Cai Ze, he kept rubbing his way to Cai Ze's side from his seat, as eager as a dog looking at its owner begging for a bone.Cai Ze ate calmly for a while, but finally couldn't bear it, put down the ivory chopsticks and said with a smile: "Mr. An treats guests like this, how can I beg the old man? Come! Sit down and talk." Ying Zhu stared at him without realizing it: "No no no Gang Cheng-jun just say hello and me too, it’s not too late to say hello!” Cai Ze’s male duck voice croaked and laughed: “That’s all, come on, sit back and listen to the old man!” Seeing that Ying Zhu was just staring at himself, Cai Ze suddenly felt cramped, so he got up and left his seat and bowed: "Your Majesty, the Lord of Ten Thousand Chengs, is he so panic-stricken? Please take your seat, I have something to say." Ying Zhu suddenly smiled before standing still. He put his hands on the ground and moved his big butt abruptly and retreated: "You just say!" Cai Ze then sat down and smiled: "Mr. An, this matter seems to be a dangerous situation, but in fact, it is probably all right." "How so? How can nothing happen? What is the root cause?" "First, Lu Buwei knew that something happened to Mi Qi, so he made a careful plan. Second, the old maid and Lu Buwei's new wife and deacon of the business company have returned to Xianyang safely. Third, the old man is trustworthy, and the son and Lu Buwei has already left Handan, as long as there are no accidents on the way, he can return home safely." "This? What does this have to do with the matter of the two wives?" Ying Zhu was still in a state of confusion. "Don't you hear that you are drawing your salary from the bottom of the pot!" "Ah, ah, ah—" Ying Zhu finally understood something. "On the other hand, Mr. An did not foresee the matter of the two wives. There is no danger at all, and there is no need to worry." "Didn't I predict it?" Ying Zhu was surprised and changed his words quickly, "Yes, yes, I didn't predict it!" "Whether you have foreseen or not is not up to you, it is the fact that I infer." Cai Ze bang bang on the big case, "If you foreknow, the two wives will confess; if the two wives did not confess, it proves that you have not foresaw. Isn't it?" "You, you, how do you know that the two wives have not confessed?" "If the two wives have already confessed, it may not be possible for An Guojun to go to Tingwei's mansion." "That's right!" Ying Zhu let out a long cry, how could he be so bewitched by such a simple truth?With the hard heart of the old father who enforced the law like a mountain, but with the confession of the two wives, can he not be imprisoned?The old Ting Wei asked if he had foreseen it, and if the two wives confessed, would they still question them according to the law?Didn't you let me confess the confession earlier?That's right!The two ladies didn't say anything!Suddenly, a trace of guilt filled Ying Zhu's heart, and he couldn't help but bowed his hands earnestly, "Gun Chengjun, the two wives are grandsons of the ancestor Xuan Empress Dowager. They are alone and have no heirs. They only rely on Ying Zhu to take care of them. Dare to ask for help!" "Save? Which one to save?" Cai Ze's white eyebrows raised suddenly, "One person must bear the responsibility for this case, and one person may be freed if he handles it properly. If two people can be saved, it may be difficult for heaven!" After being silent for a long time, Ying Zhu sighed: "Woohoo! But if there is only one person, what can I say?" "If Mr. An has this heart, I will have a plan." Seeing Ying Zhu hurriedly approaching him again, Cai Ze whispered.Ying Zhu nodded while listening, and a rare smile appeared on his face recently. As soon as Cai Ze left, Ying Zhu slept behind closed doors until the afternoon, feeling much refreshed, sipping a few cups of hot tea, and then drove to Tingwei's mansion.The court had no gossip with the old Ting Wei, so he asked An Guojun to answer yesterday's question truthfully.Ying Zhu replied very concisely: before leaving Xianyang, he had never disclosed the secret edict to the two wives, and he had no way of knowing how the two wives got the news about the secret edict, so they dared not venture to speculate.The old court lieutenant asked him to write the name of the official and title in hand on the bamboo slips recorded by the clerk, and clapped his hands flatly and said: "The meeting is over. Mr. An is waiting for the verdict." Ying Zhu nodded and left, and then came to the palace. Chief Shi Huanli is in the outer hall of the king's study, and the officials are submitting letters, sorting them out in order of priority, and selecting the most important ones to submit immediately after the old Qin king's nap.When he buried his head, he heard the breeze in front of the desk, and a black wooden box was already placed on the desk.As soon as Huan Li looked up, he saw that the old servant in the main hall was standing in front of him silently stepping on the thick red sticky floor, so he smiled lightly and said, "The old temple master is going to stop someone again?" The old servant blushed, while Shaking his head, he said in a low voice: "Look, the crown prince is urgently writing the letter! Could it be that your elder brother dare not accept it?" Huan Li was stunned, put down the book in hand, opened the black lacquered wooden box, and uncovered the red silk that covered the box, A smaller ancient bronze box appeared, and on the box was the Black Eagle emblem of the Prince's Mansion!According to the official document submission law: the prince's letter to Chang Shi has no right to open it, and must be submitted to the King of Qin immediately.Huan Li raised his hand to cover the wooden box and held it up: "The old temple informs the prince that the letter has been delivered, please wait for your reply." Seeing the old servant shake it out silently, Huan Li carried the wooden box into the inner hall of the study. In the season of spring return, King Qin Zhao, who had been on the sick bed for a long time, gradually recovered his complexion. After hearing Huan Li's loud and generous report, he smiled lightly: "I can hear you, it's so loud. Open the prince's book, and you can read it easily." "Old minister understands!" Huan Li's heart felt hot, and he couldn't help but choked up a sob.In recent years, the old Qin Wangfeng was paralyzed on the couch, not only hard of hearing, but also mumbled indistinctly.In desperation, Huan Li and CRRC Fu Ling (the chief servant) found an extremely smart and reliable young servant to enter the inner study. He had only one job: guarding the bed of the King of Qin all day long as a "servant of edicts".Every time an important minister had something to do, the young servant would kneel down on the couch and lean against the king's pillow to listen to the old King of Qin mumbling, and then turned around and repeated it to his subordinates.After a few times, the elders of the royal family, Cai Ze and other important ministers were very disturbed. Such a sound transmission to decide the matter, but if there is a mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable!Huan Li was even more nervous and inexplicable, sweating profusely every time something happened like a nightmare—whether it was the old Qin king who was really in a coma in his old age, or the young servant who made a mistake in sound transmission, as long as one or two state affairs were absurdly broken, he who had lived in the center of the palace for many years The long history and the old CRRC Ling who are in charge of the secrets will inevitably become treacherous villains who "work in collusion to deceive the king", and will be reviled by the government and the public for thousands of years!After thinking over and over again, Huan Li and the old CRRC made a secret plan, and then imposed "punishment" on the young servant to prevent the growing servant from showing unreasonable ambitions. It was a secret punishment. Fresh hot horse urine was poured into a sealed wooden barrel, and the human head was stuffed into the lock and fumigated until the horse urine was breathless. After repeated several times, the person would lose his eyesight—his eyes were invisible as usual.Decades later, the world-renowned musician Gao Jianli was sentenced to be cut in half for assassinating Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang valued Gao Jianli's talent in attacking architecture and pardoned him. See all history books.This is something. Hearing the dull whimper of the young servant, Huan Li beat his chest and cursed himself in the execution chamber.Seeing that he was almost insane, the old senior Che Ling mocked him for "seeking loyalty and righteousness, selling spears and selling shields", and he never asked him to be imprisoned after laughing.After the beginning of winter last year, the originally alert, intelligent, handsome and pleasant young servant suddenly became dull and dull. Although the rumors were still good, his pair of eyes that seemed to be still bright stared blankly at the front all day long, and his dark cheeks were always There was a thin tear line hanging, Huan Li's heart trembled just looking at it!Although he had already asked the King of Qin to bestow generous rewards on the young man's family, every time he saw this young man kneeling silently by the side of the king's couch, he felt an indescribable pain.After the New Year's Eve, the spring is here, and the old king of Qin is getting better, and today he can speak clearly. How could he be relieved and burst into tears? "Read it well..." Qin Zhaowang's hoarse voice was as kind as if he was comforting a child. "Hey." Huan Li agreed, wiped away the old tears, opened the copper box, unfolded the bamboo slips, coughed and began to read, "My son, Ying Zhu, paused: I am deeply moved by the king's order to establish a different person as my son, and I will always remember my father's insight However, I dare not make a judgment on this matter, so I ask my father to make a decision: Xia Ji, the alien mother, came from a lowly background, and her roughness is not enough to be my son's official wife; my son's wife, Mrs. Huayang, was convicted of a crime, and now she is in prison. The son's wife; in this way, the son has no wife, and the sons have no real mother. On the day when the son returns from a different person, it seems inappropriate if there is no real mother to teach; how to deal with this matter, the son is really at a loss. I implore father and king to make a decision." Gathering the bamboo slips, Huan Li added, "The crown prince's book is finished." King Qin Zhao, who had been leaning on the big pillow with his eyes closed for a long time, was silent for a long time, and said abruptly, "What does Chang Shi think about this matter?" "Old minister..." Huan Li pondered for a while and was about to speak, but King Qin Zhao slapped the couch railing: "Xuan Yingzhu!" Ying Zhu, who was waiting to see the side hall and stared at the iron horses on the eaves, was led into the deep and dark inner hall of the king's study by the old servant. When he entered the door, he threw himself on the ground and said loudly: "Spring is coming, and the sun is born. My son wishes my father Wang Kangtai." Qin Zhaowang With a faint smile: "I have learned the etiquette well. Sit down." Hearing Wang Ta's old voice, Ying Zhu couldn't help being astonished and bowed to the ground one after another: "Woo hoo! I'm so touched!" King Qin Zhao's long brows were as white as frost and snow, and his old face was as calm as water. He gently raised his hand and said, "Sit down and talk. What's going on with Tingwei Mansion?" Ying Zhu walked on his knees. Standing upright and kneeling before the case on the side of the couch, he briefly talked about what had happened, and finally concluded: "The conspiracy of the two wives has not been heard by the ministers, but the court will handle it according to the law." Qin Zhaowang said: "If you are a court lieutenant, how will the case be decided?" Ying Zhu continued without hesitation: "Based on solid evidence, judged according to the law, and the first offender shall be cut in half!" Amnesty?" "..." Ying Zhu suddenly hesitated to speak. "Today's letter, do you want to get married again?" King Qin Zhao followed up lightly. "..." Ying Zhu still dared not speak. "Ying Zhu," King Qin Zhao sighed heavily, patting the railing of the couch, "If you are a king, you should have a public heart. If you don't have a public heart, you can't handle a public weapon. Even if you have a plan, you should also base it on the law. The foundation of Qin's prosperity lies in the law. The law strengthens the country, and the law disrupts the country. From ancient times to the present, it is unheard of for the king to disrupt the law and make the country safe! The king is not a minister of law enforcement, but he is the foundation of protecting the law. He has always disrupted the law , from the beginning of the king. If the king does not mess with the law, there will be good people in the world. If the king messes with the law, the people will collapse for thousands of miles. It is said that the king's words are like silk, and his appearance is like a fiber. It is true! You are now the prince, and you will eventually be the king of the country. Heart, trying to open the country's law? Even if you are incompetent, you just stick to the Qin law and stand still, waiting for the next wise king of the Ying family, and you will not lose your success! You are mediocre, but you always have the heart to disrupt the law. It’s different from self-destructing the foundation. If that’s the case, the Qin people’s Ying’s An Neng is great in the world? What a pity! The Qin people will die from you and my father and son!” After each word, the sonorous and hoarse voice echoed in the hall , the vicissitudes of life were filled with slow and solid swings, and suddenly stopped, and the hall was silent. "Your Majesty...Prince...Emperor Physician!" Huan Li, who had been writing in a hurry, suddenly raised his head, only to find that King Qin Zhao had sat up at some point, his face was flushed, his forehead was dripping with sweat, his snow-white beard and hair were scattered, and he looked like he was about to be violent. Pounce on the lion!But Ying Zhu, who had been training with his head bowed, collapsed in front of the case with a pale face and tears. The old doctor was flustered for a while, and King Qin Zhao, who was full of energy, had already fallen asleep exhaustedly, but Ying Zhu who woke up just sat there in a daze.After a long time, Ying Zhu stood up supporting the case, bowed deeply to the king's couch, and walked away. Cai Ze was waiting in the study of the Prince's Mansion, seeing Ying Zhu's bewildered look, he couldn't help laughing: "Mr. An has lost his soul! Do you want to find an alchemist?" Ying Zhu shook his hand impatiently: "Mr. It’s so noisy! It makes me feel ashamed!” Cai Ze stared at the pair of bulging eyes of Yanshan in surprise: “How so? Did you hit a nail?” Ying Zhu blushed and slapped the table, "Facing father and king's reprimand, I just wish I could get into the cracks in the ground! Mr. Gang Cheng, Ying Zhu is over, over..." As he spoke, he fell down at the desk and cried loudly.Cai Ze was very embarrassed, came over and shook Ying Zhu's shoulder and hurriedly said: "Mr. An, make it clear! If you are really tired, I will go to the palace immediately and admit the crime of instigating and abetting, and you have nothing to do with it!" Ying Zhu stopped After weeping and sighing a few times, he recited his father's instructions sentence by sentence, and finally wept bitterly again. "An Guojun, Cai Ze congratulates you first! Come drink!" Cai Ze danced and laughed loudly. "You! Crazy?" Ying Zhu was startled, turned around and wanted to call the doctor. "Wait, wait!" Cai Ze laughed and sat across from him and continued to take pictures, "I'm just waiting here. If there is no good news from the Ming Dynasty tonight, Cai Ze will never seek anything again! Let's drink!" Seeing that Cai Ze was so determined, Ying Zhu didn't seem to be laughing at all. Although he was skeptical, he really called the maid to set up a small banquet, so he absent-mindedly entertained Cai Ze and started drinking.Before the three patrols, it was already dark, and Ying Zhu was thinking about how to find a reason to send Cai Ze away so that he could figure out a countermeasure, so he heard a sudden announcement from the courtyard: "The king ordered the special envoy to arrive! An Guojun received the edict—" Ying Zhu was suddenly shocked , Turned over and got up and took the pouring table with a loud noise, but he stumbled out of the study room regardless, but bumped into the old waiter Youyou in the corridor, and the two fell to the ground together. "Alas! Mr. An is alive and well." The old servant tried his best to smile and picked up the wooden box on the ground. "Old Monastery, I'm ashamed..." Ying Zhu's face turned red. "An Guojun, read it yourself." The old servant held the wooden box with both hands and laughed softly, "If you hadn't submitted the letter urgently, this edict would have been issued today. The old man said goodbye." He waved his hands and shook it out. "Big lights! Hurry up!" Ying Zhu hurriedly ordered, while opening the wooden box and unfolding the bamboo slips, two lines of clear characters appeared under the two bright lanterns: Ying Zhu strode back to the study room, and stuffed the bamboo slips into Cai Ze's hands, who just stood beside him panting, "The old priest said, if I don't write the letter, this edict will be issued today." Cai Ze opened the bamboo slips After a quick glance, he let out a long cry: "WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOn "Wait, wait!" Ying Zhu quickly grabbed Cai Ze's lapel, "Don't say that, Mr. Gang Cheng, as long as you get this edict, it's worth a reprimand. You just say, I'm fine?" "An Guo Junzhen!" Cai Ze smiled wryly, "If something happened, would Lao Wang be so sad? Today's training has a lot of meaning!" Ying Zhu was puzzled: "What's the meaning? I only listened to it. Trembling and frightened!" Cai Ze said solemnly: "The one who is trembling and frightened, Mr. An, is the old Wang's resignation. The old man speculates on the original intention of the King of Qin, and seems to be setting up regulations for the royal family. .After the left and right things are over, the old man will go." Shaking duck steps, he hurried away. Ying Zhu felt relieved, and managed to sleep soundly through the night, and arrived at Tingwei's Mansion in the early morning of the next day.As soon as the old Ting Wei saw the edict, he summoned the Prisoner and took Ying Zhu to the official prison in the northwest of the city.According to the laws of the State of Qin, there are government prisons in all counties and counties, and only those prisoners who have not been convicted and those who have been sentenced to hard labor for misdemeanor crimes are held; once convicted, they will all be sent to Yunyang State Prison for detention.According to the current theory of yin and yang and five elements: the law is based on the nature of water and yin and level, and from the nature of metal to kill. The north belongs to water and the west belongs to metal.Therefore, most of the official prisons are built in the northwestern part of the city where there are few residential buildings, and Xianyang is no exception, but they are much larger than the county official prisons.After stopping the carriage outside the high stone wall of the official prison, Ying Zhu followed the jailer into the dark stone gate on foot, and zigzag to a large lonely stone house.The Prison Cheng summoned the jailer to open the huge copper lock, and with a gesture of his hand, he guarded the door.When Ying Zhu entered the room, his eyes suddenly went dark, and a damp musty smell came to his face, and he couldn't help coughing and sneezing loudly. "Husband..." A figure on the wooden couch in the corner rushed over to hug Ying Zhu and burst into tears. "Madame is suffering..." Ying Zhu comforted Madam Huayang at a loss, and whispered into the woman's sticky ears, "Don't cry, don't cry, what matters. How do you confess? The old sister said too much ?” "I didn't say anything. Elder Sister took it in her arms and said that everything was her plan..." "How do you know if you're going to commit a separate trial?" "Sister is imprisoned in the compartment. She knocked on the wall at five o'clock the day before yesterday, and stuffed a thin piece of bamboo through a crack in the brick." Mrs. Huayang fell in Yingzhu's arms, and quietly took out a piece of bamboo from her chest, which was obviously no longer plump. Bamboo slices as thick as fingernails and the size of palms approached Ying Zhu with sobs.Under the dim twilight, a line of needle-pricked blood characters was jumping red - don't push me for anything! Ying Zhu choked with sobs, and as soon as he grasped his big hand, he wiped the bamboo slices from the woman's palm into his own. Suddenly, he beat his chest and stamped his feet and cried loudly: "Madam! There is no mother in the house, and Ying Zhu has no wife. God has tortured me! Madam is innocent!" , the law of the country is selfless, but if I endure it for a few days, my wife will be able to clear up her grievances and return home! Howling howling—killing people with pain!" "Ying Zhu!" Suddenly, I heard a female voice yelling wildly from the other side of the wall, "Your wife is innocent! Am I guilty? You and my wife are so heartless! I want to retract my confession today, and everything is done by your wife Teach you to be innocent! Teach you to be innocent!" "Mi's boldness!" the jailer yelled loudly and walked to the door, "Aren't you afraid that the crime will be worse!" "The law is not Agui, I am afraid that your crown prince will fail!" The woman just jumped and shouted, ignoring the warder's scolding. "Bold Mi!" Ying Zhu strode out with a sullen face, went straight to the door of the cell and reprimanded angrily, "The national law is now, you are allowed to talk nonsense! Let's miss you and my wife and sisters, don't care about it today. You He only stated what was the matter, but Ying Zhu repaid his grievances with virtue!" The woman giggled for a while: "I miss you! I miss you coming here to accompany me!" "Crazy man!" Ying Zhu yelled angrily, turned around and said loudly to the Prisoner, "Tell her when she wakes up: her family is in charge of her family, I teach her to be at ease." Take it in stride. Back at the mansion, Ying Zhu collapsed on the couch and couldn't get up anymore.At dusk, the chief scribe came to report that it had been closely investigated: the current visitor to the palace, Mi Liang, was the uncle of Mrs. Huayue, who had followed the Queen Mother Xuan to Qin and had been serving as chief scribe under Wei Xun; when Wei Xun was demoted , this person was trusted by King Qin Zhao, and he stayed in the palace to fill the title of Wang Ji, the visitor; this time it was the news that Mi Liu, who sent the secret edict to the elder Siche, revealed the news to Mrs. Huayue.Ying Zhu asked feebly: "If that's the case, what can we do?" The chief secretary said in surprise: "An Guojun should have met with Tingwei's mansion and pointed out that Mrs. Huayue and Mi Ling had colluded to break the law, so that Huayang could be saved. Madam too!" Ying Zhu gasped and sat up: "The royal family regards protecting the Dharma as their bounden duty. You should tell the elders of the family and the people in the mansion, and from now on, no one will interfere with this matter. Don't let the matter of Mi Ling leak to the outside world, just listen to the court officials. The verdict is the investigation." After saying that, he waved tiredly to the bewildered master and closed his eyes. Inexplicably, Ying Zhu fell ill.For half a month, I stayed behind closed doors, didn't eat or drink, didn't think about it, and could only lie on the sick bed weakly, as if I didn't even have the strength to speak.老太医几番望闻问切，除了嬴柱自己再熟悉不过的阴虚阳亢脾胃不和心悸虚汗等几样老病，无论如何也揣摩不出这种有（症）状无（病）因的“病”究为何物，只有先开了几剂养心安神温补药，而后立即报请太医令定夺。储君得无名怪疾，太医令何敢怠慢，当即上书老秦王，主张请齐东方士施治。谁料秦昭王却只冷冷一笑，咕哝了一句谁也不敢当做口诏传给太子的话：“人无生心，何如早死？秦岂无后乎！”撂过太医令上书竟是不置可否。 转瞬河消冰开，启耕大典在即。自秦昭王风瘫在榻，近年来的启耕大典都是太子嬴柱代王典礼，而今太子卧病，启耕大典却该何人主持？便在国人纷纷揣测之时，王宫颁下了一则令朝野振奋而又忐忑不安的诏书：秦王将亲自驾临启耕大典，大典之后举行新春朝会，再于太庙勒石！且不说启耕大典由高寿久病的老秦王亲自主持已经令朝野国人振奋不已，更有多年中断的新春朝会与闻所未闻而又无从揣测的太庙勒石两件大事，老秦人的激奋之心便顿时提到了嗓子眼——秦国要出大事了！ 消息传到太子府，嬴柱坐不住了。老父王以风瘫之躯勃勃大举三礼，他这个已过天命之年的老太子能安卧病榻？果真如此，不说老父王有无心劲再度罢黜太子，只那遍及朝野的侧目而视与非议唾沫也足以使人无疾而终，其时自己何颜面对国人面对天下！素来遇事左顾右盼的嬴柱这次不与任何人商议，夜半披衣而起振笔上书，力请代父王主持三礼，否则自请废黜。书简连夜呈送王宫，嬴柱便守着燎炉拥着皮裘坐等回音。眼看春寒料峭中天色大亮红日高挂，一辆辎车才嘎吱嘎吱到了府门。老内侍带来的口诏只有两句话：“本王振事，与汝无涉。汝病能否参礼，自己斟酌。” 第一次，一股冰冷的寒气弥漫了嬴柱全身。 那领无价貂裘滑落到燎炉然起熊熊明火，他依然木呆呆地站着。 二月初十，咸阳国人倾城出动涌过横跨滚滚清波的白石大桥，在渭水南岸的祭天台四周观看了盛大的启耕大典。嬴柱四更即起，沐浴冠带，鸡鸣时分便出了咸阳南门过了渭水白石桥，于朦胧河雾中第一个守侯在了进入大典祭台的道口。红日初升，当须发霜雪的老父王被内侍们抬下青铜王车时，嬴柱无地自容了，一声哽咽热泪纵横地扑拜在了车前。老父王拍了一下座榻横栏，随行在侧的桓砾便前出两步高声道：“秦王口诏：太子代行大典，本王监礼可矣！”嬴柱陡然振作，对着老父王深深一躬便驾轻就熟地开始了诸般礼仪。祭天地祈年、宣读祭文、扶犁启耕、犒赏耕牛、巡视百户耕耘、授爵先年勤作善耕的有功农户。马不停蹄地奔波到春日西斜夕阳晚照，才结束了这最是劳人的大典。当张着巨大青铜伞盖的王车辚辚归城，秦昭王坐正身躯向道边国人肃然三拱行拜托万民大礼时，欢腾之声骤然弥漫四野时，嬴柱禁不住又一次热泪盈眶了。 次日清晨，接着新春朝会。朝会者，聚国中大臣共同议决国事也。依着传统，这种朝会一年多则两三次，至少一次。这一次便是启耕大典之后的新春朝会。自秦昭王风瘫以来，秦国已经有七八年没有朝会了。这次远召郡县大员近聚咸阳百官而行新春朝会，实在是振奋朝野的非常之举。清晨卯时之前，所有有资格参加朝会的官员都冠带整齐地候在了正殿外的两座偏殿大厅。相熟交好者便低声询问议论几句，问得最多的话是：“足下以为今日朝会当首决何事？”答得最多也最明确的话是：“伐交逼赵，迎还公子。”嗡嗡低语中卯时三声锺鸣，正殿大门隆隆打开。官员们便依着爵次络绎出厅，踩着厚厚的红地毡踏上了三十六级蓝田玉砌成的宽大台阶，鱼贯进入了久违的大殿。 谁也没有料到的是，被抬上大殿的秦昭王却是一句话不说，进入王座只一摆手，长史桓砾便开始宣读近日尚未发出的几卷诏书，唯一稍能引起朝臣关注者，便是前将军蒙武被升爵一级，调任离石要塞做守关副将。宣读诏书便是将已决之事通告朝臣，而并非征询商讨，朝臣们听了便是听了，谁也无须说话，只一心等待那个真正要“会议”的轴心话题。谁知接着却是纲成君蔡泽向朝臣知会李冰平息蜀地水患的功绩，桓砾再度宣读了一卷诏书：蜀郡守李冰爵封右庶长，兼领巴郡，授“五千”兵符，得调驻蜀秦军随时讨伐苗蛮之乱。此事原是朝臣皆知，自然也不会有任何异议，人们依然在等待那个“会议”话题。 谁知等来的却是老秦王淡淡的四个字：“移朝太庙。” 太庙勒石虽是已经预先通告的大礼之一，然则谁也没有真正将这件事放在新春朝会之上。盖勒石者，无一不是念功念德以传久远。而太庙勒石，自然便是念兹念祖追昔抚今。老秦王高寿久病，忆旧念祖也是老人常情，太庙勒石也是垂暮之年的题中应有之意，作为开春大礼也不会有谁非议铺排过甚。然则，朝会无“会”，便行此等“虚举”，眼看便是将太庙勒石看作了最重大的国事，朝臣们心下便有些不以为然。战国之风奔放少迂腐，臣下耿耿言事蔚然成习，当下便有一班资深老臣先行站起诘难：“秦王多年未曾朝会，念王老病之身，臣等无意责之。今日既有朝会，便当会议迫在眉睫之国事，何能因勒石太庙而疏于国家大朝？”领头说话者便是那个“冷面惟一堂”老廷尉。 秦昭王却只有一句话：“今日朝会便在太庙。勒石之后卿等再行会议。” 如此一说，便只是个先后次序之事，朝臣们再无人异议，鱼贯出宫各登轺车便浩浩荡荡地到了太庙。太庙在王城之内王宫北面的一座小山之下，松柏苍郁殿阁层叠恍如一座城堡，第三进的中央大殿供奉着秦人嬴氏王族的历代国君的木像，香烟缭绕肃穆静谧。秦昭王车驾当先而行，到得巍巍石坊前便停了车马，被六名内侍用一张形同王座的特制坐榻抬着进了太庙。随后官员们得到的命令是：“本王已代群臣祭拜，彼等无得停留，直入大殿庭院。”朝臣们不禁便是一阵惊愕！ 太庙者，邦国社稷也。如此重地任是国君亲临，也须前殿祭拜方能进入中央正殿庭院，等闲臣子不奉王诏则根本不得进入太庙。如今既来，如何能“无得停留直入大殿庭院”？虽是惊愕疑惑，然终究只是一件关乎礼仪的事。在“礼崩乐坏”的战国之世，在蔑视王道礼治的秦国朝臣心目中，如秦昭王这般越老越见强悍的国君能下如此诏令，必然有着比礼仪更重要的因由，走便是了，说甚！ 一条石板道将大殿庭院分做了东西两片柏林。朝臣们从石板道络绎进入庭院，便见东手柏林空地中一柱红绫覆盖的两丈大碑巍然耸立，碑前三牲列案香烟缭绕，秦昭王的坐榻已经落定在大殿与柏林之间。兼职司礼大臣的老太庙令将朝臣们分派成两方站立：王族臣子一方，非王族臣子一方。历来按文武成方按爵次列队的传统规矩今日竟被破了，臣子们便又是一阵惊讶迷惑。 “太庙勒石大礼行！乐起——”老太庙令一声号令，大殿高台下的两方乐队骤然轰鸣，宏大昂扬的乐声顿时弥漫了柏林弥漫了太庙。蔡泽听得明白，这乐声不是各国王室在大典通行的《韶乐》，而是秦风中的《黄鸟》，心中不禁便是一动，左右一瞅朝臣们也是眉头大皱，便知今日勒石必非寻常！《黄鸟》是春秋时期风靡秦国朝野的一首歌谣，是老秦人追思为秦穆公殉葬的子车氏三良臣而传唱的挽歌。至于战国，《黄鸟》依然是秦国朝野最熟悉的悼亡歌。然终因此歌隐隐包含了对秦穆公杀贤而导致衰败的谴责，从来不会在礼仪场合被当做开礼之乐。更有甚者，今日勒石在太庙，太庙大殿的正中位置便供奉着赫赫穆公，开乐便是《黄鸟》，老秦王要做甚？ “老臣有话！”乐声未到一半，王族队首的老驷车庶长嬴贲大踏步到了秦昭王坐榻前，“今日太庙大礼，如此乐声暗含讥讽伤及先祖，是为司礼失察。臣请重奏大乐开礼，后治太庙令之罪！”话方落点，王族大臣们便是一声呼应：“臣等赞同老驷车之见！”蔡泽注意到，只有默然肃立的太子嬴柱没有开口。 “我王有诏。”未等迷惑观望的非王族臣子们出声，秦昭王身边的长史桓砾便哗啦展开了一卷竹简，一字一顿地高声念诵，“王道礼乐之论，多文过饰非之颂。不开责己求实之风，何能固我根基？昔年孝公之《求贤令》，历数先祖失政之过，方能脱秦人之愚昧，开千古大变之先河。祖先之过不能及，今人之失不能议，君何以正？国何以强？卿等毋做迂腐之论，当襄助本王立万世规矩也！” “我王明察，臣等赞同！”蔡泽目光一扫，非王族大臣们便异口同声地一片呼喝。王族大臣们一阵寂然，终是默默认了。 “大乐重行——”太庙令悠然一喝，忧伤悲怆的《黄鸟》重新荡开。大臣们已经从显然是事先准备好的诏书中嗅到了一种异乎寻常的气息——老秦王精心谋划有备而来，责穆公而扬孝公，这太庙勒石便必然大有文章，一切都只能等到勒石揭开之后再说了。人同此心心同此理，太庙柏林中便是一片前所未有的肃穆。 “太子代王揭碑——” 冠带整齐的嬴柱肃然上前，双手搭住红绫两角轻轻一抖，那幅殷红的丝绫便滑落到了碑座的大石龟上——凛凛青石历历白字便赫然眼前！随着太庙令一声“太子诵读碑文”的司礼令，嬴柱对着大碑肃然一躬，便高声诵读起来。朝臣们的目光随着嬴柱的诵读声盯着碑文移动，那一个个深嵌石碑的白色大字竟似一颗颗铁钉砸得人心头噗噗做响！ 嬴柱高声诵读着，满面通红，汗水涔涔。苍苍柏林一片肃然，朝臣们粗重的喘息声清晰可闻。无论是因何而发，无论是因谁而起，痛切深彻的碑文都像长鞭抽打着每个人的魂灵！直到嬴柱念罢最后一个字，朝臣们还是肃然默然地伫立着，连大典礼仪惯常呼喊的秦王万岁也忘记了。