Chapter 49 Section Three

In the breezy autumn of August, another grand state funeral finally came to an exhausting end. Gang Chengjun Cai Ze and the "Old Third Wife" team had just finished the funeral of King Zhaoxiang, everything was familiar, and there were no disputes about previous problems because of precedents, and everything went smoothly.The only difficulty is Yingzhu's posthumous title.Ying Zhu passed away suddenly at the age of fifty-four. He had been the crown prince for nearly thirty years, and he had only been the king for a year. praise.The third wife advocated a word for "wen".Although Cai Ze felt that the word "Wen" was too flattering, he couldn't think of a more appropriate nickname. After all, it was a posthumous title for a monarch. As long as a person is not the lord of a bad government, he usually always focuses on praise.After some deliberation, Cai Ze added his title of title and the official seal of the prime minister to the letter written by the third wife, and reported it to the new emperor as a "court meeting".

In the middle of the night, Lu Buwei came to the prime minister's mansion for a meeting in the early morning, and he took the bamboo slip. "Gang Cheng-jun, the word 'wen' seems to be inappropriate, how about thinking about it again?" "Once you make a false appearance, you'll gain a lot of knowledge!" Cai Ze smiled teasingly, feeling very unhappy.As the prime minister of the prime minister's state funeral, even if the new monarch has other opinions on the posthumous title, he should explain it to him in person. Even if he writes a letter to reject it, it is normal. How can a false figure who is behind him hold his own letter to reconsider?Even though Lu Buwei is the Minister of Gu Ming, after all, the foundation of business travel, is it possible that even the knowledge of etiquette should be pointed out?More fundamentally, Cai Ze firmly believed that the new monarch had no reason not to agree with this posthumous title. How could a son refuse to praise his father?At present, there is no refutation of the imperial edict, but only Lu Buwei came here with the letter. It is clear that Lu Buwei thought it was inappropriate, or persuaded the new king, or directly intercepted the letter at the Changshi Office, and came to him without reporting the new king.If it was the former, Cai Ze would have great doubts, what reason could Lu Buwei use to convince Xin Jun to obey?If it's the latter, Lu Buwei is relying on his life to despise him as a prime minister, how can Cai Ze bear it?

"Whatever word you say is appropriate, the old man agrees!" Cai Ze chuckled. "Gang Chengjun, this book has not been reported to the new emperor." Lu Buwei was calm and calm, "I saw this book before the case of the elder Chang Shi and used it for consideration. The elder Chang Shi said that I was a false prime minister, and this book has the seal of the prime minister's official , it should be a consensus between the two parties, so I will take it. If Buwei’s opinion cannot be established, you can submit this book. If Buwei is lucky enough to say something reasonable and is accepted by Gang Chengjun, you can still write it in this way. It has nothing to do with me."

Lu Buwei explained the reason first, and Cai Ze naturally knew that Lu Buwei had seen what was on his mind.What Lu Buwei said is indeed true, according to this, it is a false appearance that he is contemptuous.However, Lu Buwei obviously only explained and didn't care about it, and also specifically stated that if what he said is reasonable, it has nothing to do with him, and he will not claim credit at all. Cai Ze felt a little bit apologetic, cupped his hands and smiled: "In this way, the truth is for the old man's sake. .” "That depends on whether Mr. Gang Cheng accepts my statement. If I don't accept it, I have ulterior motives."

Cai Ze laughed loudly: "That's unreasonable! Well, well, just say it!" "Buwei thinks that the single word 'wen' is too praiseworthy, and it only attracts the world's opinions. Since ancient times, those who have not established the foundation of the country with great virtues have not been posthumously written. Who can compare with a king Wen of Zhou? The world of the Warring States period , a posthumous text of the King of Qin and a posthumous text of the King of Zhao, both of which are two characters, Hui Wen! Mr. Gang Cheng thought to himself, the first king died a year after he ascended the throne, how can He De and He Gong be called a word of "Wen"?"

Cai Ze nodded slightly and smiled: "Why doesn't this old man know this? It's just that I can't come up with a word that makes me feel like I'm thinking. You just say what words and words, and this old man doesn't have to think about it." "According to the precedent, we will also add a word, modifying the word '文'." "Add what word?" "Filial piety. Xiaowen." "Filial piety?" Cai Ze's eyes flashed and his eyes rolled continuously, and he suddenly smirked and clapped his hands, "Wonderful! The word 'filial piety' came first, and he made an article from the virtues of the previous king, and the word 'wen' became a follower. Praising virtue for hidden merit is in line with Yingzhu!"

"So, Gang Chengjun accepts his words?" "Nah... Hey, I said you Lu Buwei, did you come up with this idea?" Lu Buwei laughed loudly: "Wei Jun accepts the words, whoever thinks what he thinks!" Then he thought, "The court meeting is coming soon, should Mr. Gang Cheng talk to the third wife in advance? Otherwise, whoever will argue in the court When you wake up, it seems that Mr. Gangcheng is determined to go his own way." Cai Ze wanted to say something, but finally smiled a bit sourly, okay, okay, that's the only way to deal with it. Three days later, at the court meeting, all the ministers agreed with the posthumous title of "Xiaowen", and the Empress Dowager Huayang and the new king Yingyiren did not have any objections.Cai Ze won the unanimous praise of the emperor and his ministers. After a while, he went back to the mansion and thought about it carefully. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the word Lu Buwei figured out was unbelievably subtle!Let me talk about the word "filial piety" first.In ancient civilizations, "filial piety" was originally a broad virtue. "Book·Yao Dian" has a cloud: "To restrain harmony and filial piety." Those who restrain are competent and complete.That is to say, it is filial piety to be able to harmonize people from all directions, what a lofty state!During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "filial piety" gradually became concrete and blood-related.Confucianism regards filial piety as supporting and respecting relatives and doing good to parents.Confucius said: "Today's filial piety is to be able to support." Mencius said: "The most filial piety is to respect relatives." For all loved ones not just parents.Therefore, Mozi said: "Filial piety is beneficial to relatives." After the connotation of filial piety is so clear, there is a "filial son".He who is obedient and respects his parents is also a filial son. "Poetry · Daya · Drunk" has a cloud: "When the majesty is Kong, the gentleman has a filial son. There is no shortage of filial sons, and Yongxier is like it."

However, as a traditional etiquette that summarizes the life achievements, words and deeds of the noble class, posthumous posthumous methods still use the original broadness as the criterion for paying attention to the meaning of words.Especially for single characters, the posthumous posthumous method is almost always based on the original meaning and ancient meaning.From the posthumous posthumous point of view, "filial piety" is the highest state of virtue, which not only includes filial piety to parents, but also means the integrity and achievements of governing the country with great virtue.As the sage of the state of Qin, Qin Xiaogong only had the word "filial piety" in his posthumous title, and his focus was naturally on the ultimate virtue, not just filial piety to his parents.From this point of view, Yingzhu, who has only been the monarch for one year, is obviously unattainable.

The mystery lies in the method of posthumous posthumous title, the combination of the two characters complement each other, thus producing the third connotation! The "literature" of the posthumous method focuses on laying the foundation, emphasizing integration and harmony, emphasizing the creation of civilization, and emphasizing the preservation of success. "Yi Xici Xia" says: "Things are mixed, so they are called Wen." Confucianism defines "Wen" as a kind of self-cultivation that is opposite to "Quality" and "Wildness".Confucius said: "Quality is better than writing, and history is better than quality. Wen is gentle, and then a gentleman." However, in terms of posthumous posthumous law, "literary" is like "filial piety", which not only includes the cultivation of tolerance, but it is by no means only Self-cultivation.

Tradition of posthumous posthumous title: a single word takes the ancient meaning, and multiple words take the same meaning.Those who agree, the meaning of combination, the meaning of the present world.According to the posthumous posthumous law, a monarch like Yingzhu is unworthy of his name no matter whether he uses the word "wen" or "filial piety" alone.However, if the two words are combined, subtle changes have taken place in the connotation.The key to the change is that the meaning of the word is closer to the secularization and concretization since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States!A "filial piety" refers more to the virtue of filial piety, and the meaning of supreme virtue is diluted; a "wen" refers more to personal cultivation and tolerance, and the meaning of civilization creation and achievements is diluted.In this way, the full implementation of the word "filial piety" fits well with Ying Zhu's loyalty and filial piety to King Qin Zhaoxiang and his gentle yet wise disposition.Without the word "filial piety", or using any other word to match it, it is obviously inappropriate, and it will naturally arouse discussions and disputes in the court.Cai Ze, the Chief Minister presiding over the state funeral, must be the first to be embarrassed!However, Cai Ze did not feel lucky.The inexplicable knot in his heart is, as a famous scholar in the world, how could he fail to figure out the subtleties of Ying Zhu's posthumous title?Haven't figured out the word to match?Lu Buwei is a business traveler, how can he have such insight?Is political insight stronger than me, or is my intellectual talent superior to me?For the first time, Cai Ze faintly felt the threat from Lu Buwei, and his heart suddenly sank!When the new king came to the throne, the first major event of the first court meeting was to pay homage to the prime minister.The new king Ying Yiren is not a hero, and the queen mother Huayang is not the kind of heroine who is both politically aware and passionate about power.At this time, the leading prime minister is unusually important, almost certainly the founding prime minister.When Cai Ze entered the Qin Dynasty, the one he dreamed of was this kind of prime minister.Only by becoming the prime minister of the founding government can the Jiran faction's idea of ​​governing the country be put into practice, and the eternal achievements of Shang Yang can be established.However, there are eccentricities and fate, Cai Ze entered the Qin Dynasty for nearly twenty years, but he only served as the first prime minister for one year. Since then, he has been in the high court, wearing a high crown of the emperor, and began to have a title without a job or a title. The power of wandering wandering.Wanderers, one job and one job, no definite power and duty.In the state of Qin, only famous scholars who entered the Qin Dynasty who had great reputation but were not trusted and were worshiped as Shangqing would fall into such a state of namelessness. This was the case with the rhinoceros head when Qin Hui was king.The reason why Cai Zeqi didn't go away like the rhinocerose head, after all, he had an unshakable idea in his heart-after King Qin Zhao, the state of Qin would inevitably resume its founding prime minister, and the founding prime minister was none other than Cai Ze!Facts are also confirming Cai Ze's thoughts step by step: in the last few years of King Qin Zhao, he and the old crown prince Ying Zhu were co-chairmen; He has become the de facto prime minister; counting the ministers of the Qin State, no one is worthy of competing with Cai Ze in terms of qualifications, talents, and knowledge; Picture into Qin.From this point of view, Cai Ze is obviously the only candidate for the founding prime minister of the Qin State, and naturally the best candidate.Apart from the collapse of the Qin Kingdom, there were no surprises.

But it is unbelievable that the businessman Lu Buwei quietly entered the Qin State at this time. Since meeting Lu Buwei, Cai Ze has never seriously thought about this businessman.Rather, Cai Ze never cared about this person.As a drinking and chess player, Cai Ze likes Lu Buwei.Cai Ze believes that Lu Buwei's strategic talents that have once been beneficial to him are just "smart from reading the world".As for knowledge, Lu Buwei has always been humbly asking for advice in front of him, Cai Ze would not even think about it.For more than ten years, Lu Buwei has gained Cai Ze's approval for only one aspect, and this is the friendship of righteousness!Not to mention the soul-stirring dead soldiers of the centurion, they are Tian Dan, Lu Zhonglian, Fan Ju, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Xinling, a group of famous heroes including him, Cai Ze, or Mao Gong. Xue Gong and other talented people in the world, as long as they get along with Lu Buwei, they can miraculously quickly become best friends, which is really unbelievable!Obedience is obedience, after thinking about it, Cai Ze attributed Lu Buwei's strengths more or less to his ability to travel - but for the sake of profit, he gave his name without making money!In other words, in Cai Ze's heart, Lu Buwei's emphasis on righteousness is just a way for businessmen to make friends, and it has nothing to do with whether he really values ​​righteousness, at least it is something else.But because of this, Cai Ze didn't think deeply about Lu Buwei's feat of protecting Ying Yiren from Zhao and fleeing back from Zhao, which shocked the Qin government and the public.In his view, a businessman who has made great contributions to the country can naturally become an official.Cai Ze believes that any economic bureau under the prime minister's jurisdiction, Lu Buwei, is competent, but Lu Buwei is nothing more than that! In retrospect, after Lu Buwei entered Qin Dynasty, every step was unexpected.First of all, instead of being Shang Qingning, he was the chancellor of the prince's mansion, which caused Cai Ze to be very contemptuous.Later, he suddenly took over the official market secretly and started a business war with merchants from the six countries.Cai Ze agreed this time, thinking that Lu Buwei's practice is the right way.Unexpectedly, when everyone saw that this person would at best be a "big official" in the "official class", Lu Buwei suddenly became a veritable high-ranking official-Prince Fu!Cai Ze didn't take it seriously.This Prince Fu has always been a teacher of the king. Although he has no real power, he is a high-ranking minister admired by everyone. The most important thing is to be in charge of a minister of learning and morality. Letting a businessman be Prince Fu Zhi is a big joke in the world!What then?Not only did he do it, Lu Buwei also did it impressively, and Cai Ze couldn't help being greatly unexpected.But even so, Cai Ze still didn't think that Lu Buwei would pose a threat to himself as the prime minister.Until Lu Buwei accidentally became the Minister of Gu Ming—at least in Cai Ze’s view, it was accidental—and made a false appearance almost at the same time. Apart from the initial resentment of being excluded from the critical moment, Cai Ze still did not think that Lu Buwei would pose a threat to oneself.The fundamental reason why Cai Ze decided so was that Lu Buwei's talent was unbearable to be in charge of the government, and the false appearance was only a temporary position. There is a world of difference between the prime ministers. However, this posthumous title incident made Cai Ze suddenly wake up.According to Lu Buwei's current momentum, as long as he can be recognized by a group of ministers, coupled with the trust of the new king Ying Yiren, he may become another candidate for the opening of the government.If this is the case, wouldn't Cai Ze's great dream of success be forever in vain? That night, Cai Ze stayed up all night, and drove into Wangcheng just after dawn. Empress Huayang just came back from Fengjing Valley tomb-sweeping, feeling a little sad. A sister, Mrs. Huayue, was tortured to death. She could not be buried together in her husband's cemetery, nor could she be buried alone in the mausoleum. She could only be buried in the ruins of the landscape that she loved during her lifetime.If Ying Zhu hadn't had an inexplicable affection and hobby for Elder Sister, and personally pleaded with the old father Wang, Elder Sister would really have died without a burial.After all, this Fengjing Valley is the old Zhou royal city, and it is also the place where the old Qin people pay homage to their ancestors for their achievements in establishing the country, and it is not a real barren mountain and wild valley.After the death of this elder sister, Empress Hua Yang suddenly lost her energy, and even lost the interest in comforting and flattering the old man. If the old man lived for another three or two years, I am afraid that she would lose this frail body in sight. And the favorite of the coquettish King Qin's husband.The reason why Xia Ji, who had lived in the cold palace for a long time, was secretly summoned to Zhangtai, and was able to make a comeback with her old husband, could it be said that it was not the bitter fruit of her own laziness in flattering and comforting?When Sister was alive, Mrs. Huayang was a flawless woman in Wangcheng, she stood above all disputes and only cared about her frail and sick husband; in the eyes of her husband Yingzhu, she was a lovely person who couldn't leave even for a moment. Not only is she intelligent, tender, and considerate, but she also has two advantages that all the women around Yingzhu can't match: one is the wonderful life-saving nursing method like a alchemist, and the other is the extremely pleasant couch style.Even so, the fact that she has never had children and has always been the main wife of the old prince Ying Zhu and has always been the only spoiled one is really half the credit of the old sister. Back then, as soon as Mrs. Huayue knew from the Queen Mother that she was going to marry her younger sister to Yingzhu, she urged her to practice the first-aid techniques handed down from her family repeatedly, and she searched all the way for the secret recipe of heart-saving medicine that had been lost for a long time from the old people of Chu State. It is said that this is her standing technique, and she must practice it repeatedly.Later, sister unfortunately became a widow and became a frequent visitor to the Prince's Mansion.In all fairness, at first she had a grudge against the informal chats and jokes between the elder sister and the prince's husband.Once, this elder sister slept with her overnight under the unexpected heavy rain, and whispered all night before she really accepted her from the bottom of her heart.After all, Sister has experience and insight, and she explained the secrets of the palace and the benefits of trapping Yingzhu tightly. What shocked her the most was the words that Sister put her arms around her, almost sticking to her ear .The elder sister said that when the Queen Mother Xuan was looking for a husband for her, she had secretly told her: Wei Xie is too domineering, and sooner or later there will be big troubles; there will be no successors after entering the Qin Mi family, and the only hope is to use her two sisters to marry Ying Ying. The marriage of the royal family of the Mi family, as long as one person can become famous, the Mi family will have a foundation... From that day on, she became more and more intimate with Ajie.Finally, the hot sister captured her, and also captured the young Ying Zhu, and the three became one... With the wise sister, not only did she truly consolidate the wife status of the Lady, but also In the process of setting up a descendant, the Mi family has achieved a pivotal wife position in the Qin court.However, the night she and her elder sister were suddenly thrown into prison by Ting Wei, she was in despair.The elder sister put her arms around her and repeatedly told her that if there is an elder sister in everything, the younger sister will definitely be innocent. If you have to bear the heartache and go on, Mi Shi can't live without it!Elder Sister whispered in her ear, do you know?Not only to be a queen, but also to be a queen mother!I only remember one thing, without my sister, I will just be a passionate girl! ... "Report to the Empress Dowager: Mr. Gang Cheng, please see me." "Teach him to come here." After Hua Yang's thoughts were broken, he suddenly woke up. Cai Ze was led into the Populus euphratica forest beside the big pool by the maid.The autumn sun sprinkled the quaint thatched pavilion through the leaves, and a tall and charming figure stood under the pavilion bathed in a piece of gold and red, so gorgeous that it dazzles the eyes!All of a sudden, Cai Ze felt a little regretful, and he was stunned, not knowing whether he should move forward or not. "I know it's Gang Chengjun." The graceful Chu Yin from the pavilion floated over. "Veteran Cai Ze, I have met the Queen Mother!" "Going into the mountains to call Lin? Nong screamed loudly." The gorgeous golden red figure turned around and giggled. "The old minister has something to report, dare to ask the queen mother to move to the political affairs room!" "Yo! Don't you know how to speak in a low voice?" Seeing Cai Ze's head flushed with sweat, Hua Yang laughed uncontrollably, "Talk to the prime minister and you will get the political affairs room. Is it a courtesy or a law? Old Master Lin can't speak anymore?" "Old minister..." "Okay, okay, come in and sit down, the pavilion is the same as the political affairs room." Huayang Hou smiled and let Cai Ze into the Maoting, turned around and clapped his hands, "serve tea, it's fresh green." A faint promise was heard In a short while, a maid floated into the pavilion and set up the tea stove on the table leaning on the pillar, and a light smoke unique to charcoal fire floated faintly. "Old ministers are not good at drinking, just plain water." "Hey! Who doesn't know that Nong is a tea fanatic? Is my Zhenze tea not good?" "Old minister, I want to say..." A strange fragrance wafted from the skirt within a few feet away, Cai Ze frowned, feeling very cramped, clearly standing beside the stone pier but could not sit down.Empress Hua Yang suddenly came to her senses, took two steps back and sat on the other side of the stone pier opposite the big stone case, and said with a smile, "Nong sat down and talked slowly, what's the matter?" "Two things about the old minister." Cai Ze sat down in front of the stone case, cupped his hands a little calmly, "First, the funeral of the previous kingdom is over, how will the empress dowager handle the affairs of the new monarch? Second, according to the precedent, the previous king The widow should be enshrined by the new emperor, and the current queen mother will inherit the title of queen mother. I don’t know what the queen mother thinks about it yet. With these two things, the old minister wants to listen to the queen mother’s wishes first.” "Did you come here on orders?" Empress Huayang smiled coldly. "No. The old minister please see the queen mother on his own initiative." "Understood, Lennon is taking care of the empress." Empress Huayang smiled teasingly. "Don't dare." Cai Ze said frankly that he had already figured out the belly draft, "The old minister temporarily assumes the power of prime minister, and is in the center of state affairs. No. It is difficult to speak when the official document involves the empress dowager. Considering that the former king and the empress dowager have a long-standing trust and friendship with the veterans, so I invite you to see me. I hope that the empress dowager will clearly understand this painstaking effort." Huayang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly looked worried and concerned: "I don't know what you mean by the temporary power of prime minister? When the first king took care of his life, this queen, the new king, and the prince Fu could all hear it clearly. How can it be?" Suspended?" "Dare to ask the queen mother, what did the former king say when he was in charge of life?" Cai Ze's spirit suddenly lifted. "That is to say, if Mr. Gang Cheng is the prime minister, Qin will have no worries." Empress Hua Yang paused every word, speaking very seriously. "Does the historian have records?" "Don't you know? When I'm in pain, can I take care of my left and right?" After being silent for a long time, Cai Ze sighed heavily: "In this way, this matter is a mystery!" "Are you suspicious? I clearly heard Zi Chu and Lu Buwei, but can't I hear it? I've heard it, what's the use of the historian writing it or not!" Hua Yanghou yelled angrily and then suddenly changed the subject, "What should I do about those two things?" How to deal with it? Lennon just planned a way." Cai Ze was about to speak, but a maid hurried in from outside the pavilion and whispered a few words in Huayanghou's ear, Huayanghou said with a smile that it was a coincidence that he came too, so she stood up and smiled sweetly at Cai Ze, Gang Chengjun first When I go back, she will come to see Lennon if there is something to do.Cai Ze felt awkward for a moment, stood up and walked away.But the maid stopped him from smiling, "Gang Chengjun, please follow me," and led him out from another forest path behind the Maoting. After Ying Yiren came to see Huayang, he had no other choice. Since Lu Buwei's "heart talk", Ying Yiren has really started "heart fasting".Meng Wu, who entered the palace secretly, led 20 iron eagle swordsmen to guard day and night, and Cai Ze and his group of veterans went all out to deal with the national funeral. Lao Huanli and his wife were in front of the court affairs, and Ying Yiren, who was guarding the funeral, was really clean. for several months.Living in seclusion, he held his breath and breathed deeply, calmly pondering those unbearable past years, even before guarding his father's coffin alone, he never stopped roaming "heart fast".When lying on the couch tired, he drank a cup of calming soup prepared by the old doctor, and fell asleep completely forgetting himself.After a few months, the original inexplicable anxiety and inexplicable fears that suddenly struck from time to time gradually disappeared, and the endless nightmares disappeared.By the time his father was buried in autumn, Ying Yiren's expression had been greatly restored, his face was ruddy, his steps were steady, his steps were steady and his speech was clear.According to the ancient tradition of mourning, a filial son must be haggard and lose his shape in order to show his grief and filial piety. If a filial son is in mourning and looks radiant, it is incredible; Whether it is openly questioning the king's virtue is also unknown.However, Yingzhu's miraculous recovery was the complete opposite. Instead of arousing criticism from the government and the public, it caused congratulations from the government and the public. The state of Qin can no longer rule with a weak monarch!The old Qin people spoke in unison. While Ying Yiren was ashamed of his radiant complexion, letters of congratulations to the king from various county and county government offices and Dazu villages flew to the desk one after another, and there were endless calls to ask for credit for the imperial physician order.Ying Yiren anxiously asked Lu Buwei how to deal with it. Lu Buwei smiled lightly and said: "The person who holds the public weapon is selfless, and the king's strength depends on the world, so everyone in the world congratulates him. My king only needs you to do the right way in private, and you will be at peace." State governance, why worry about it?" But once you face the state affairs directly, it is really easier said than done! Ying Yiren carefully read the "Key State Affairs" specially sorted out for him by the elder Shi Huanli, and was surprised to find that the unresolved problems accumulated by the Qin State since the Changping War were really a mess!The principle of the eldest father King Zhaoxiang's administration in his later years is that everything should be postponed. Except for successors and immediate affairs, almost all state affairs are left to future generations. There are as many as four hundred and sixty-three pieces of books!My father has been in power for a year, probably because he knew he was going to die soon, so he followed the example of his father and approved 134 letters of "waiting for later punishment"!These nearly 600 pieces of official documents involve the government and the people of the Qin State, big and small, many people and many things, such as famine relief, ditches and water conservancy, government and city taxes, county and county boundaries, court personnel, royal affairs, prison lawsuits, diplomatic relations difficulties, etc. Rewards for military exploits, migration of refugees, etc., etc., Ying Yiren was dizzy and terrified after watching it! "The difficulty of the country's affairs has come to this!" Ying Yiren's heart was disturbed again under the slap in the face. At this moment, the elder Shi Huanli silently brought a copper box.Ying Yiren finally got impatient: "As long as you bring more, I'll see what's the use!" But Huan Li cupped his hands and said, "This is the secret edict of the former king. The former king left it to the old ministers one month before his death, and told him not to come. When the new king is in power, he can't come out." Ying Yiren was surprised, he touched the copper box and opened it carefully, and a roll of parchment under the three-layer partition was unfolded on the desk, and there were only a few words: Suddenly, Ying Yiren saw the long conversation between his father and king after he recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, and his eyes were blurred with tears.Knowing a son is like a father, honestly the so-called!The father knows that he is not the hero, and he also knows that the son is not the hero. He has already said it with all his heart. In the future, he must do two important things: one is to find a strong minister to assist him, and the other is to leave behind a man who can be the hero. Prostitute. "The king is weak for three generations, and the state of Qin is about to decline!" His father's words shocked him beyond words, but there is God's will in the dark, can he be the master of his son's affairs?It is most important for the current strong ministers to lead the government, otherwise even a conservative monarch will not be able to do well. According to Ying Yiren, the prime minister should naturally be Lu Buwei.He admires Lu Buwei's virtue and ability, and admires Lu Buwei's tenacity and courage even more. However, he is just a rootless king who has returned from wandering, and he does not have the authority to appoint himself the prime minister of the country.Can the Meng family support Lu Buwei?Can the Queen Mother support Lu Buwei?Can old Cai Ze agree with Lu Buwei?The Meng family is an important force of the generals of the army, the queen mother is the force of the court and the royal relatives, and the old Cai Ze is the force of the courtiers and county officials.Lu Buwei, a business traveler, entered Qin alone, what kind of foundation can he have?Speaking of it, he may not be as good as himself, even if he has gained some popularity due to his talent and merit, but if he wants to take over the power of the founding prime minister, how much does a little popularity count?Except for the mutual support between him and Lu Buwei, neither of them has the power to echo him, so what can we really do? After thinking over and over again, Ying Yiren still decided to come to see the Queen Mother first.As long as the Queen Mother approves of Lu Buwei, it will be easier for Meng Ao to deal with resistance.From Ying Yiren's point of view, both the father and the queen mother appreciated Lu Buwei very much when they first established their lineage. Until Lu Buwei became the prince Fu, the father and queen mother still relied heavily on Lu Buwei, at least Ying Yiren never heard from the queen mother. Any criticism of Lu Buwei.But because of this, Ying Yiren decided to put aside his personal grievances against the queen mother who was obsessed with punishing her biological mother, and came to put an end to this biggest court affairs and promote the state affairs first.Ying Yiren is confident that he has a lot of insight into women. For a woman as charming as Hua Yanghou, as long as she has a little compromise and respect for her family, there should be no difference.How many people can there be in the world who are strong, shrewd and well versed in political affairs, such as the mother Xuan Tai? "Hey! I didn't know Zichu would come to see me, so sit down." Hua Yanghou stood under the porch and smiled lightly. "Zi Chu pays homage to his mother..." Ying Yiren choked up and fell down on the yellow leaves all over the ground. Hua Yang wiped away his tears with a look of unbearable sadness: "It's time to be polite. Once upon a time, God knows, I became an orphan and widow... Come, sit here and talk." Sitting under the pavilion, Ying Yiren folded his hands and said sadly: "After Zhangtai returned to the capital, Zi Chu was in mourning, confused, and failed to perform more filial piety at his mother's knees. Today, I come here to plead guilty." Hua Yang's eyes flickered and he couldn't help laughing: "I see, I see, Zi Chu is serious? Tell me something." Ying Yiren was quite embarrassed, but he also blushed and said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that a few old ministers proposed a grand meeting on the day of Lidong. I don't know what mother wants?" Hua Yang said afterwards: "I only know that the court meeting always starts in spring, but this time it will be in Lidong, don't you think it's weird?" Ying Yiren smiled apologetically and said, "The old minister's heart is nothing more than eager to create a new one, and he probably didn't consider whether the season is appropriate?" Hua Yang said afterwards: "Hurry up to the court meeting, don't you know what to wait for?" Ying Yi said: "In the past, the meeting of the new dynasty has always focused on worshiping the prime minister. From Zi Chu's point of view, I probably can't get rid of this old practice." Empress Huayang was surprised and said, "Yo! Don't you know that what father Wang Gu Ming said that night, Cai Ze is the prime minister?" Ying Yiren smiled and said: "Zi Chu also said that Lu Buwei was co-leading the post of prime minister. The queen mother clearly observed: it was an appropriate measure during the national funeral at that time. According to the law, there can only be one prime minister." Hua Yang smiled and said, "Yo! I don't know that there is only one prime minister. I just said, who is the one?" Ying Yiren cupped his hands and said, "Zi Chu dares to ask mother to show me." "What do you want me to say, Wang Wu joked, whoever said it is whoever it is!" "Well, I said two people that time." "A prime minister, a false appearance. Can't remember which one was before and after?" "What does the empress mean, Cai Ze is the prime minister?" "Since the emperor's order has been issued, it will be changed from day to day?" Ying Yiren was silent for a moment.He already clearly understood that the Empress Dowager was determined to make Cai Ze the prime minister.That being the case, I can only be noncommittal right now, and think about it later before making a fuss.Seeing that Ying Yiren remained silent, Huayang smiled lightly and said, "Is there anything else? It's just one thing?" Ying Yi said: "If there is any more, it will probably be the honorary title of Empress Dingmu." "Hey! How is Nong planning to deal with the queen mother?" "Dare to ask your mother to show you." Ying Yiren forcibly held back the concession he had planned to make: as long as Empress Huayang agrees with Lu Buwei as prime minister, he will allow the queen mother to "merge the country" into the court, at least half of the queen mother Xuan .Now the empress dowager is just pretending to be ignorant, and she is embarrassing herself on the grounds of protecting the king's life. Naturally, she has to give her a soft nail and see how she asks for a price. "I have to say more!" Empress Hua Yang giggled, "I don't know who the three of you are holding hands with because the former king took care of his life?" "The father wants the mother and the queen to help Zi Chu with Lu Buwei, and Zi Chu is grateful to the father..." Hua Yang's big soft eyes suddenly stared at Ying Yiren coldly. After a moment of silence, he flicked his long sleeves and sneered and left the Maoting.Ying Yiren bowed deeply to Hua Yang's back: "The autumn is getting colder, the queen mother takes good care of herself, and Zi Chu will retire." After Populus euphratica walked in the Queen Mother's quarters for a long time, Ying Yiren finally let out a long sigh helplessly. The Xianyang Imperial City is very large, with six areas in general: the central hall and the square in front of the hall are the court meeting area, the pine forest area near Beiban in the north is the Taimiao area, the royal government office area is in the west, and the monarch administration area is in the east. After the district, the northwest area is the royal workshop and storage area, and the northeast area has a large garden covering an area of ​​more than 300 mu as the palace area, commonly known as the harem.The harem is further divided into two areas: the west is the dormitory area of ​​the living kings and queens and princesses of all levels, and the east is the dormitory area of ​​the empress dowager.The former is small and the latter is large.The reason for the period is: in the Warring States period, there were at most 20 concubines and concubines of the monarch, and the total number of maids and servants was only two to three hundred; while the Queen Mother's bedroom area lived for generations, the number far exceeded the queen's bedroom. area, the area is naturally large.That is to say, according to the royal law, the queen dowager's quarters are not the exclusive residence of the queen dowager (the former king's wife), but the residence of all the concubines of all deceased monarchs.Yingzhu is the monarch, so Empress Huayang is naturally the master of the queen's bedroom.Ying Yiren became the monarch, and Empress Huayang became the queen mother, so they naturally moved into the queen mother's quarters.There are many accidents in kings, and there are many people who die suddenly in their prime.However, when the monarch passed away, most of the empresses and concubines were in their prime, so naturally they all moved into the empress dowager's quarters.Accumulated in this way, the queen dowager's bedroom area has to accommodate all the concubines who did not die with the previous king, and its size and complexity far surpassed that of the queen's bedroom area. Before coming to see Empress Huayang, Ying Yiren specially summoned the old man who was in charge of the court, and asked him to choose the most secluded residence in the Queen Mother's palace area.Unexpectedly, the old man frowned with a pair of white eyebrows and shook his head. His Majesty doesn't know, the Empress Dowager's bedroom is the most complicated and complicated!Ying Yiren was very impatient. There was not even a quiet place to live in such a large palace with more than 300 acres of gardens?What a thing!The old man who smiled wryly brought a box of brochures in his arms, opened the scrolls and talked for half an hour, and Ying Yiren was dumbfounded.According to the old story, there are fifty-three concubines living in the empress dowager's palace. The oldest one is a sixteen-year-old young envoy of King Qin Hui, who is more than eighty years old now; there are still six concubines of King Qin Wu. , are already octogenarians; King Zhaoxiang has the most widows, twenty-three of them, except for no "empress", there are other concubines; although King Xiaowen's widows are few, he has a complete set of empresses and concubines, a total of twenty-six; According to the law of the royal family, the widows of the former kings are all honored with two levels of filial piety, so that almost everyone has an independent courtyard; there are only forty-two courtyards in the Queen Mother's palace, plus three large courtyards for maids and servants. The quiet and spacious place has long been used Occupy, but where to squeeze out one? Ying Yiren was dubious in the end, and took the opportunity of entering the Queen Mother's bedroom to check it out for himself. If he could choose a pleasant courtyard for his quiet biological mother, it would be a place for filial piety.But wandering around for an hour, walking through this garden with cascading courtyards, he was finally disappointed.Except for the Populus euphratica forest and a large pond, there is really no free space in the entire Queen Mother's dormitory.It's hard to be filial!Could it be that the poor biological mother of Qingxin I really didn't have the fate to enter the queen mother's bedroom... "Your Majesty, Lord Changshi, please return to the East Hall quickly!" As he walked out of the Populus euphratica forest, the Iron Eagle Swordsman who was accompanying him suddenly floated down from a big tree and hurriedly reported.Ying Yiren wanted to go out of Wangcheng to discuss today's affairs at Lu Buwei's mansion, but when he heard the rumors from the elder Chang Shi, he immediately boarded the car and returned to the front area of ​​Wangcheng.等候在东偏殿书房的老桓砾见嬴异人进来，立即打开了王案上的铜匣：“禀报君上：上将军蒙骜紧急上书。”嬴异人心下顿时一紧，老蒙骜要做甚？不及入座便从铜匣中拿出一卷竹简哗啦展开，瞄得几行，心头便噗噗大跳起来！ 老臣蒙骜顿首：秦国政事荒疏久矣！流弊丛生，吏治松弛，朝野散漫，奋发惕厉之心已流于无形也！昭襄王着意守成，先王未及着力，新君即位，任重而道远。当此之时，整饬朝局刷新吏治理顺政事为当务之急，否则东出中原将遥遥无期矣！惟其如此，老臣请以吕不韦为开府丞相，总领国事，力行新政。老臣遍观国中大臣，德才兼备而能总揽全局者，非吕不韦莫属也！老臣之心，惟王明察，当于朝会立决之，跌宕蹉跎，大道之忌也！上将军蒙骜秦王元年秋。 “上书报太后了么？”愣怔之间嬴异人蓦然问了一句。 “太后摄政未成定制，是故未曾报太后宫。” “备车。上将军府。” “君上要见上将军，宣召入宫较比妥当。” 嬴异人摇摇手，回身从案下拿出一件物事塞进腰间皮袋回身便走。 突然造访的新君显然使上将军府大感意外，合府上下莫不脚步匆匆神色惴惴。老太子先王嬴柱当年是府上常客，一应仆从无不识得。这新君少时也在府上修学五六年，然则从赵国归来便从来没有再来过，一朝为君，岂能与少时小公子等闲视之？更要紧的是，以上将军与先王的笃厚之交，先王弥留时竟然未召上将军顾命，此中玄机谁能说得清楚？新君突然驾临是祸是福谁又能说得清楚？ 嬴异人制止了要去通报的家老，一边打量着尚有朦胧记忆的路径庭院池水林木，一边咀嚼着那些遥远的往事。令他惊讶的是，这座与武安君白起府邸同样厚重古朴而又宏阔简约的府邸，除了砖石屋瓦在岁月风雨中已经变黑，当年与他等高的小胡杨树已经长成了金灿灿的参天巨木，覆盖一片大池的绿蓬蓬荷叶也做了的片片残荷外，几乎没有丝毫变化！过了这片胡杨林，便是当年与蒙武同窗共读的小庭院了。晨功午课暮秦筝，他一生中最快乐的时光竟都点点滴滴地刻在了这片庭院，洒在了这片胡杨林，以致三十多年的王子生涯中，只有这寄身篱下的上将军府对他处处透着亲切，透着温暖。不知不觉地，嬴异人痴痴地走进了暮色中金红的胡杨林，耳畔弥漫着叮咚筝声，当年那稚嫩滚烫的歌声竟是那般真切，萧萧雁羽，诉我衷肠，子兮子兮，道阻且长！呵，胡杨林，异人回来也…… “老臣蒙骜，参见君上！” 嬴异人蓦然转身，暮色之中泪眼朦胧，蒙骜一时竟惊讶得无以应对了。 “老将军，异人本该早来也……” “君上国事繁剧，老臣心下明白。” “往事如昨也！”嬴异人粗重地叹息一声，“只可惜蒙武没有一起回来。” “君上感怀旧事，老臣何忍卒睹也！”蒙骜揉了揉已经溢出泪水的老眼，昂昂一拱手道，“君上若因老臣上书而来，敢请书房容臣禀报！若着意怀旧，老臣唤来当年书童领道！” 嬴异人不禁笑道：“着意怀旧，有那工夫么？好！书房说话。” 两人来到书房，蒙骜吩咐已经掌好灯火煮好茶的侍女退了出去，又叮嘱家老守在府门，任何人来访一律谢绝，随即肃然就座，一副即将大论的模样。嬴异人却摇摇手道：“老将军莫急开说，且先看看这件物事。”说罢便将一支铜管递了过来。蒙骜接过打开方看得一眼便双手瑟瑟发抖，及至看完，嚎啕一声“先王也！”便扑倒在了案上！嬴异人不胜唏嘘，拭着泪眼起身肃然一躬道：“目下朝局，尚望老将军鼎力襄助也。”蒙骜止住哭声，霍然站起扶住了嬴异人：“先王有此遗诏，蒙骜死何足惜！君上但说，何事为难？”嬴异人道：“老将军力保吕不韦拜相，然太后却不赞同，此事最难。” “太后欲以何人为相？” “刚成君蔡泽。” “君上之心，属意何人？” “首选吕不韦。若是无可奈何，也……” “老臣既蒙君上信託，自当尽忠竭力。君上但回，老臣自有主见！” “老将军之意……” “黑脸事体，君上只做不知便了。” 嬴异人又是肃然一躬，道声老将军酌情为之莫得为难，便匆匆去了。 思忖片刻，蒙骜立即启动。先唤来主书司马与军令司马，吩咐主书司马将呈送秦王的上书再誊刻一卷，清晨卯时不管自己是否回来，上书立送太后寝宫；军令司马连夜赶赴蓝田大营，将自己的上书副本交于王龁，请与五大夫爵以上的老将会商呼应。吩咐一罢，蒙骜便登上一辆垂帘缁车辚辚出府去了。 暮黑一掌灯，老驷车庶长嬴贲便生出了倦意。侍女正要扶他就寝，家老却匆匆来报，说上将军蒙骜请见。这老蒙骜也是，不知道老夫规矩么？老嬴贲嘟哝一句，打着哈欠又是揉眼又是挥手，掌高灯煮酽茶，这老东西能折腾人也！两名侍女窃窃笑着连忙收拾，便闻沉重急促的脚步声腾腾腾砸了进来。 “老哥哥也，叨扰叨扰！” “也就你了，谁个敢坏老夫这见灯睡？”老嬴贲竹杖跺得噔噔响。 “老弟兄一起啃了十三年血锅盔，还怕老哥哥生咥了我！” “呵呵，你顽头大，我却咥得动么？”老嬴贲竹杖敲打着长案板着脸，“尝尝我这太白秋茶如何？先说好，只许吃不许拿！” 蒙骜哈哈大笑：“拿多拿少说话了，几时有个不许拿！”说着捧起大陶盅吱地长啜一口，不禁便是啧啧赞叹，“给劲给劲！正克得硬面锅盔！家老，备一罐我带了！”廊下家老笑吟吟嗨地一声，便一溜碎步去了。 老嬴贲无可奈何地摇头笑笑：“老兄弟便说，甚事忙活得不教人睡觉了？” “不是大事能搬你这尊睡神？”蒙骜半是神秘半是正色地压低了声音，凑到了老嬴贲案头，“国丧已罢，新君朝会在即，你这王族掌事倒做了没事人也！” “王族掌事算个鸟！枯木一株罢了。” “甚甚甚？整日忙活算个鸟！精铁打在刀口！” “聒噪聒噪！只说甚事？” “新君新朝，何者当先？” “将相当先，自古皆然，用问么？” “有将无相，车失一轮，立马便要滚沟也！” “老夫吃你吓么？纲成君为相朝野皆知，孰能说无相！” “老哥哥仔细思量：自应侯范雎辞秦，昭襄王暮政期的丞相从未开府，相职也总是太子与蔡泽共领，打实处说，从来便没有名正言顺的开府丞相！权宜之计或可将就一时，然秦国要大兴，一直没有开府丞相岂非贻笑天下！然则新朝要定开府丞相，自然便有新旧两选。老哥哥说，这蔡泽行么？” 老嬴贲呵呵一笑：“老兄弟与蔡泽交厚，要老夫举他开府领政？” “错错错也！你我老军，几曾有过闪烁试探之辞？” “那便明说，究竟要老夫做甚？” “吕不韦堪为丞相！” “你是说，那个保异人逃赵回秦的吕不韦？” "Exactly!" 默然片刻，老嬴贲微微点头：“此人也算得商政两通，然蔡泽亦是计然名家，又无大错，较比之下，倒是难分伯仲也。” “错也错也！”蒙骜连连拍案，“甚个难分伯仲？天壤之别！吕不韦长处有三：其一，博学广才，多有阅历！其二，心志强毅，临难有节，重义贵公，具首相之德行！其三，有气度有心胸，不狗苟蝇营，不斤斤计较，坦荡无私，行事磊落！便说饮酒，举碗便干，赤膊大醉坦荡率真，与我等老军直是异曲同工之妙！此等人物，可遇不可求也！” “呵呵，说了半晌，原是教人家给喝服了。” “岂有此理！”蒙骜脸色张红高声大嚷，“你老哥哥尚败我三碗，吕不韦何曾喝过我也！”转而嘿嘿一笑，“老哥哥别说，我还真服吕不韦饮酒，不是服他酒量，是服那赤膊痛饮，虽大醉而不猥琐下作的本色气度！老哥哥也当知道，当年之商君、张仪、范雎，但凡名相器局者，哪个不是本色雄杰！哪个不是醇醇率真！惟其能酒而本色直道，真英雄也！” “呵呵，虽是歪理，老夫也认了。还有甚事？” “没了，该说说当年了……哎哎，别忙睡也！” 蒙骜言未落点，老嬴贲白头猛然一点便扯起了悠长的鼾声。蒙骜愣怔站起哭笑不得地一招手，便有两名黝黑肥壮的侍女抬着一张军榻从大屏后出来，将军榻在案前摆好，一名侍女跪身偎住了老庶长，只轻轻一扶，老庶长嬴贲身子一歪便顺势可可地躺在了军榻，粗重的鼾声竟丝毫没有间断！两侍女相互一点头，便轻柔无声地抬走了鼾声大作的军榻。蒙骜在旁直看得噫噫惊叹不绝，及至鼾声远去，竟情不自禁地大笑着吼了一声：“老哥哥！睡便睡，莫忘事也！” 立冬时节，秦国的朝会大典终于要举行了。 谚云：十会九春。说得便是朝会历来都在开春。其时若无大战，郡县主官便要齐聚都城，在国王主持下与朝官一起议决诸般大事，启耕大典、祭祀天地宗庙、拜谒年高退隐功臣等等礼仪盛典也都要借着百官云集接踵举行。士农工商诸般国人庶民，则是一边议论着庙堂风云，一边郊野聚合踏青放歌、祭扫祖先坟茔、疏浚沟洫忙活春耕等等不亦乐乎！朝堂锺鼎声声，原野耕牛点点，窝冬之后的一切都在开春之时苏醒了萌动了。春行朝会，那是天道有常，国人从来以为是题中应有之意。 惟其如此，这立冬朝会便显得极是突兀！仿佛寒天要割麦子，国人硬是懵懂着回不过神来。便是国中官吏，也是窃窃以为不可思议。冬令肃杀，万物闭藏，此时岂能大行彰显新朝的朝会大典？然则无论如何不同寻常，秦国朝野还是默默认同了。毕竟，秦国目下正在连丧两君的非常之期，不借着冬令时光从容琢磨筹划，开春大忙之际岂能容得终日论争？当此之时，通会诏书一下，郡守县令们便匆匆动身了，朝官们也各自忙碌谋划起本署在朝会的待决大事。官道车声辚辚，官署昼夜灯火，市井街谈巷议，宫廷雨雪霏霏，秦国朝野第一次在窝冬之期骚动了！ 较劲的关口只在一个，今朝丞相究是何人？ 华阳后看到蒙骜上书，原本竭力压抑的一腔愤懑骤然发作，当即秘密召来蔡泽将事说开，要蔡泽明白说话，想做丞相便同心较力，自甘沉沦便等着罢黜治罪！蔡泽原本尚以为蒙骜等一班老将拥戴自己无疑，乍见蒙骜上书便如一桶冷水当头浇下，愣怔片刻突然怒火中烧！你老蒙骜与我蔡泽素来交好，不赞同老夫也罢，何须如此阿谀鼓噪一个商人吕不韦！若无不可告人之密岂非咄咄怪事？然蔡泽毕竟是蔡泽，虽则气得脸色铁青，却硬是隐忍未发，只对华阳后深深一躬，兹事体大，容老臣告退思虑而后做答。回到府中蔡泽再三权衡，深觉蒙骜此举大非寻常深浅莫测，不能正面计较；蒙骜之忠直秉性有口皆碑，上将军举荐领政大臣也是职责所在，自己若以事中人之身公然回击，一定是引火烧身无疑；事之要害依然是也只能是吕不韦，吕不韦之要害，则是究竟适合不适合做秦国丞相？若吕不韦不堪为相，便是釜底抽薪，谁也无可奈何！然则，要说出一番吕不韦“不堪为相”的凭据却是谈何容易！要将这“不堪”之理再变成公议，更是谈何容易！思谋竟夜，蔡泽心头终于一亮，立即伏案挥笔写了起来。清晨霜雾正浓之时，蔡泽从一条隐蔽小巷秘密进了太后寝宫，与华阳后整整密议了一日，方才趁着暮色出宫。 次日卯时，华阳后风风火火到了王宫书房，将蒙骜上书气冲冲摔在了嬴异人案头，指斥蒙骜举荐失察，竟担保一个心怀叵测不堪为相的商人执掌秦国相印，是可忍孰不可忍！嬴异人大为惊讶，思忖间陪着笑脸道：“母后自是明察知人。然这'心怀叵测，不堪为相'八字断语若无凭据，你我母子却如何面对朝野公议？” 嬴异人没有料到，华阳后竟一口气款款说出了六条凭据： 其一，吕不韦早年周旋齐燕两军之间，既卖燕军兵器又做齐军后援，左右逢源而暴富，实为见利忘义之奸商！其二，吕不韦野心勃勃，当年在邯郸援助嬴异人，便有“此子奇货可居也！”之语，入秦居心不良！其三，吕不韦多言秦法弊端，赞同墨家义政，若为丞相，必坏秦国百年法度，大行王道儒政！其四，吕不韦曾为文非议商君“趋利无义”，若主秦政，必与商君之法背道而驰，其时秦国必乱！其五，吕不韦曾作“吏本”一文，以官吏为国本，藐视王权庶民，一朝为相，必与民争利，与王室分权，使权臣坐大而行三家分晋之故事！其六，吕不韦有“荡兵”之说，自诩疏通兵道，实则主张“义兵”，指斥秦国出兵山东攻城略地为不义之道，若主国政必与山东六国罢兵息战，使秦国大业毁于一旦！ “敢问母后，如此六则，譬如为文，却是从何说起？” “晓得侬不信！自己看了！”华阳后一招手，身后侍女便捧来一只红木匣恭敬地搁置王案中间，又熟练地打开了匣盖取出几卷竹简依次摊开。 嬴异人惊讶得眼睛都瞪直了！面前这些竹简纬编精细刻工讲究，正是吕不韦“器不厌精”的往昔做派，竹简上的刻字也分明是吕不韦的手迹么！吕不韦偶尔为文他也知道，当年毛公薛公也说过，可三人谁也没见过吕不韦的文章。嬴异人记得有次酒后请求吕不韦展示大作，吕不韦哈哈大笑连连摇手：“游思断想也！岂登大雅之堂？毛公薛公腹中藏书万卷，尽可教授公子！”今日华阳后竟能有吕不韦如此多的书简，岂非咄咄怪事也！ “子楚，愣怔甚来，看了！” 嬴异人皱着眉头瞄了过去，一卷卷确实扎眼—— 安危荣辱之本在于主，主之本在于宗庙，宗庙之本在于民，民之治乱在于有司。三王之佐，其名无不荣者，其实无不安者，功大也！ 义者百事之始也，万利之本也，中智之所不及也。不及则不知，不知则趋利。趋利固不知其可也！公孙鞅、郑安平是矣！公孙鞅之于秦，欲堙其责，非攻无以，于是为秦将而攻魏，终阴杀公子卬而为无道也，行方可贱可羞！ 为天下及国，莫如以德，莫如行义。今世之言治，多以严刑厚赏，此世之苦害也！以德以义，则四海之大，江河之水，不能亢矣！ 世当荡兵以息战。古圣王有义兵而无暴兵。义兵为天下之良药，暴兵为天下之恶药。用兵若用药，得良药则活人，得恶药则杀人！ ... “母后之意，如何处置？”嬴异人推开了竹简。 “一则下书问责蒙骜。二则公议拜相事了。”华阳后从未有过的利落。 “公议？行朝会么？” “朝会之先，当先召王族元老与在朝大臣议决了！” “王族元老向不参政，妥当么？” “毋晓得王族议政祖制了？不参政不议政，王族不是摆设么？” “子楚遵母后命！” “这便是了！”华阳后灿烂地笑了，“只我母子一心，才有个安稳，晓得了？”说罢一摆手唤过身后妙龄侍女亲昵指点道，“娘晓得子楚冷清，我给你物色了一个侍榻女，震泽吴娃，医护之术青出于蓝了！你且试试如何？不可心娘再物色了。晓得无？” “子楚谢过母后！” “好了，母后去了。”华阳后笑吟吟走了。 嬴异人皱着眉头唤来老给事中低声吩咐两句，老给事中便领着那个美艳的少女走了。嬴异人粗重地叹息一声，不禁焦躁地转悠起来，转悠得一阵自觉心头突然一亮，召来老长史桓砾密议一阵，便立即分头登车出了王城。 却说老长史桓砾从密道出宫直驱上将军府，将书简木匣交给了蒙骜便马不停蹄地回宫去了。蒙骜思忖片刻，吩咐家老立派精干仆人去城中太子傅府送信邀约吕不韦，自己便登上缁车出了咸阳南门直奔吕庄。到得吕庄堂上未曾饮得两盅酽茶，吕不韦轺车便辚辚回庄了。 “茶不行。上酒上酒，老赵酒！”吕不韦进门便嚷了起来。蒙骜却浑不理睬，板着脸将案上木匣中的竹简哗啦反倒出来：“过来瞅瞅，谁个的物事？”“甚宝贝也？”吕不韦走过来不经意一瞄，不禁大是惊讶，蹲身连翻几卷，凝神片刻恍然玩笑道：“呵呵，如此半拉子物事竟蒙老将军