Home Categories historical fiction The Great Qin Empire III: Golden Armor and Iron Horse

Chapter 70 Section 1 The Yongxiang of Ligong is deep and deep

At the turn of October, the grass and trees in the plains of Qinchuan were pale and yellow. In the afternoon of that day, a group of chariots and horses left the South Gate of Xianyang, crossed the Weishui Dashi Bridge, and drove towards a gray castle in the southeast valley.Almost at the moment when the caravan was about to enter the castle, a fast horse flew from behind and shouted: "The Yezhe Yushu urgent report!" A bronze wagon surrounded by the horse team stopped, and a person beside the car stopped immediately. Taking the feather book from the knight's hand, he quickly opened it and handed it into the caravan.After a while, a word came out of the caravan: "See you tomorrow, Wang Ji." After saying that, he stamped his feet lightly, and the horse team rumbled into the castle.When the fast horse knight flew away, the cold autumn wind slowly obliterated the valley castle at dusk.

King Qin Zhao was very bored, so he came to this palace where he seldom stayed.This palace is called Li Palace, which was built by his father, King Huiwen.As for why he called such a name, King Qin Zhao really couldn't explain it clearly. I remember that when he asked his mother, the queen just smiled: "I don't know, what is it called?" Don't ask any more.He has always been very tired of complicated and confusing palace secrets, and even has an instinctive dislike for all conspiracies.However, he was born in the palace and became a king, and he was also a non-government king with the most intertwined power.After Xiaogong Shangyang's reform, Qin has never seen such an intricate interweaving of power.At this time, if he gets rid of the word "conspiracy", he is destined to be crushed to pieces!How stupid the heavens are, how did he let him, a man who is tired of schemes, wear the crown that needs schemes the most during the extraordinary period, and he is destined to be soaked in schemes all his life?The Empress Dowager Regent, the Founding Minister of Power, the four nobles, and the majestic Lord Wu'an, surrounded by mountains of power, he, the King of Qin, can only wander in the canyons of these mountains of power, which is really horrifying and inexplicable.Although the regent mother has gone, the situation is even more sinister.Although the queen mother is also arbitrary, she always respects him as the son of a monarch.Before the mother committed suicide, she once told him that when the mother is old, you will grow up too. In the spring of next year, the mother will help you to govern yourself.With the shrewdness of the queen mother, it is impossible not to tell the uncle and the prime minister about such important matters, but the uncle and the prime minister not only did not mention a word, but the power was even more inflated.The most troublesome thing for King Qin Zhao was that Wei Xie expanded the feudal cities of Ranghou himself, Huayang Lord, Jingyang Lord, Gaoling Lord, and Wu'an Lord to hundreds of miles in one fell swoop in the name of rewarding military merits, and became real seals.

Qin Fa: Heroes are falsely appointed, and the prince's land is no more than sixty miles away, and he has no right to rule.It can be said to expand a hundred miles in vain, but the most important thing is the seal.The so-called real seal means that the feudal lord has the right to govern the people and collect taxes; but if the seal is real, private soldiers will follow one after another, and the fiefdom may become an autonomous family that evades the county government.If this practice becomes a regular practice, wouldn't the solid foundation of Qin Fa gradually disintegrate?Fortunately, Bai Qi insisted on not accepting the order on the grounds that "the fiefdom is burdensome and no one takes care of it", which made King Qin Zhao secretly heave a sigh of relief.Since the three monarchs received the Baili Shifeng, the prime minister Wei Xun has been in the same spirit as these three people, with great momentum, and was called "Chu Four Nobles" by the people of Xianyang.Without his mother, he frightened Wei Xie. King Qin Zhao really didn't know where this powerful old uncle would go.With the prestige and power of Lord Wu'an, Bai Qi could have restrained Wei Xun, but Bai Qi was actually a soldier idiot. Apart from fighting for excellence, he was always oblivious to the subtleties of state affairs and government affairs; Bai Qi would personally sit in charge of food, grass and supplies every time there was a war, so Bai Qi was naturally in the same party as Wei Xing.With such a great situation, it is difficult for King Qin Zhao to fight alone. As the years grow older, although there is a little bit of power to protect himself, it is far from enough to clean up the court situation.

Without being in charge of the government, he only read a lot of documents that had been reviewed by Wei Xie in Xianyang Palace all day long. King Qin Zhao was naturally irritable and depressed, so he simply came to this Li Palace to spend the winter, so that he could be released in the Zhongnan Mountain Winter Hunting Ground every once in a while. The horse gallops.Unexpectedly, after entering the River Valley Palace, the heart is still heavy, the landscape is still gray, not only does not have the slightest sense of relaxation and comfort, on the contrary, it adds a bit of emptiness and loneliness.King Qin Zhao also expected this to be the case, so he brought a complete set of engraved slips of "Book of Shang Jun", and he wanted to spend some time in the palace to figure it out, to see if he could find some useful strategies from it?

In the afternoon of the next day, King Qin Zhao was wandering outside the pavilion by the pond with a volume of "Book of Shang Jun", when the servant reported that Wang Ji had arrived.King Qin Zhao ordered the maid to make tea under the Maoting, and ordered the servant to lead Wang Ji here directly.After a while, Wang Ji strode in hastily, and King Qin Zhao glanced at him and smiled: "If there is a wind under your feet, those who visit will surely gain something." Bad news, the alliance between Qin and Wei has been formed." He respectfully placed the copper box held in both hands on the Wangqian stone case.King Qin Zhao's eyes flashed: "No more?" Wang Ji looked at the old servants outside the pavilion and the tea-making maid under the pavilion, but King Qin Zhao said, "My king is still at peace, so I can talk when I have something to say." Wang Ji said in a low voice. : "The old minister visited a genius in the world!" "Really?" Qin Zhaowang's eyes flashed suddenly, but he smiled lightly, "What's the name? What's so strange about it?" Such a simple question, but Wang Ji suddenly hit him. After a stumbling, he hurriedly said: "This person was originally a scribe of Xu Jia, a senior official in Wei State, but his current pseudonym is Zhang Lu, and the old minister is suspected to be Fan Ju, a famous scholar in Daliang!" King Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing: "You Wang Ji, no one has messed with anyone. If you know it clearly, then you can live in rare goods?" Wang Ji blushed in embarrassment for a moment: "How dare the old minister be so rash? It's just that this person has many twists and turns in this matter, please tell me, old minister Wang Rong, carefully." Qin Zhaowang pointed to the opposite side Shi's case: "It's just right for the sun to shine in the west, so it's too late to sit down."

Wang Ji talked for half an hour, but King Qin Zhao didn't intervene. When Wang Ji finished speaking, it was already dusk, and King Qin Zhao was still silent in bewilderment.Wang Jisu knew the nature of King Qin, so he didn't ask any questions, but just sat silently facing each other.After a long time, King Qin Zhao suddenly said, "Zhang Lu is Fan Ju, can you prove it?" "No." Wang Ji looked solemn, "Zhang Lu is Fan Ju, it's just that the veteran speculates based on reason." "Have you ever told Zhang Lu about such conjectures?" "The old minister said it three times, but he was noncommittal. He only said two words at the end, 'I will be at peace if Qin wins, so why worry about who will do who? If you don't see the king of Qin, you can only be Zhang Lu.'"

"Just say it, but what do you mean by that?" "Veteran's opinion: If Zhang Lu really is Fan Ju, it is because Fan Ju is afraid of the power of Wei Qi and believes that only the King of Qin can protect him from the danger of his life, and he did not want to leak any news before." "It can be predicted that Ranghou's actions and deeds are enough to prove that this man has extraordinary scheming, but how can he prove that he has great scheming?" "At the moment, there are all evidences of talents. To identify great talents, only my king listens to this person talking about the country and the world." Turning to a low voice, "The old minister should do it secretly."

King Qin Zhao fell into deep thought, got up abruptly for a long time and said, "Speak in the study room of the visitor." Then he strode away. At the middle of the night, Wang Ji had just left the palace and galloped away, and returned to the Xianyang mansion, it was already a perfect match.Wang Ji didn't have time to take a bath and eat, so he first found the tough censor and ordered him secretly.This censor was originally an official of the royal palace. He was specially selected by King Qin Zhao as an arm figure for Wang Ji's mission. He was not a subordinate of Wang Ji.But after Wang Ji's order, the elite censor immediately took two knights out of Xianyang, and galloped eastward in the light morning mist.Wang Ji was extremely tired at this time, and fell asleep when he entered the dormitory, but when he woke up, it was already afternoon, he used two pounded rice balls to drink a pot of broth, and hurried to the side courtyard.

Zhang Lu was walking cautiously in the courtyard.At the stone gate leading to the garden of the main courtyard, a big black dog guarded the threshold and snored firmly under the autumn sun, but its narrowed eyes only flickered at wanderers.The autumn wind blew, and the fallen leaves rustled all over the courtyard. Zhang Lu strolled to the stone gate and said with a smile: "The guards will guard, and you can lie to me by snoring? Stupid dog!" The big black dog groaned in frustration, and suddenly opened its eyes wide After flashing at Zhang Lu, he really closed his eyes and snored.Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing and squatting in front of the big black dog's head and said, "You're not bad, come back and look at the big yard with me, how aggrieved it is here." But the black dog didn't respond anymore, just laying on the threshold while purring. It doesn't move anymore. "It's a pity, you Black Panther was born without a master, and you are only here to be a watchdog." Zhang Luwu muttered to himself, and wandered around the yard again.

Wang Ji's mansion is very small, with only three entrances, and the last entrance is a small garden of two mu of land, with this thatched cottage next to it.Seriously, this courtyard is the residence of the servants. There are two men, two women, four servants and four guards, occupying the eight best thatched huts.Zhang Lu came in a hurry the day before yesterday, and was temporarily placed in this side courtyard where he would not meet any visitors.Fortunately, the servants of Qin officials are all appointed by the government according to the law. Not to mention the guards, they all have their own houses in Xianyang City.No one lives at home, so it is naturally smooth and quiet.Zhang Lu stayed at the end of the West Chamber for two days, and he didn't even see anyone except the maid who delivered the food.An old mulberry tree in the middle, three or five Populus euphratica plants on both sides, more than a dozen thatched huts on three sides, and a high bluestone wall without doors around it is the whole view of this courtyard.No matter whether you enter or exit, you have to pass through the threshold guarded by the big black dog, and then enter and exit through the gate of the mansion.This big black dog has a simple and fierce appearance and sleeps all day long, but in fact it is very shrewd. It knows exactly who should go in and who should go out. Lying in front of the threshold, it will never admit the wrong person.In two days, as long as Zhang Lu wandered three feet away from it, it would give a clear whine warning from its throat.Later, seeing Zhang Lu wandering around during the day and night, but he didn't seem to run away without authorization, the big black dog opened his eyes and closed his eyes.

Zhang Lu strolled in front of the door again, and suddenly saw the big black dog standing up, with its front paws on the ground, squatting solemnly inside the stone door.Zhang Luzheng thought it was amused, when he heard the slight sound of footsteps gradually becoming clearer. "What a skill, kid!" Zhang Lu smiled at the big black dog, then turned and left. "Black Panther." Wang Ji entered Shimen and reached out to rub the top of the big black dog's head, "I have no time to linger during this time, and I reward you with a big bone with meat!" With an excited snort, he took the lotus leaf bag in his mouth.Wang Ji patted the panther's head and said in a low voice, "Go, nothing will happen now." The panther then rushed to the back of the hut.Wang Ji came to the last thatched hut in the west wing with a smile and cupped his hands: "Sir, you are lying high, but you are disturbing me." "Will the visitor pay a visit?" The snoring in the hut stopped suddenly, the wooden door creaked open, and the person who was wearing undressed bowed his head: "Zhang Lu is negligent, my lord forgive me." "Sir, you don't need to be polite, just take it easy, and the old man is waiting for you to speak here." Then he turned and walked to a Populus euphratica tree in the sunny part of the courtyard.At this time, two maids came to the small courtyard from the stone gate in the back garden, cleaned the fallen leaves, set up seats and made tea, and within a short while, the small courtyard of the hut was filled with a warm autumn day.When Zhang Lu tidied up and came out, the small courtyard was already filled with the fragrance of tea.Since returning from the same road with Zhang Lu, it was also the first time for Wang Ji to look at this mysterious figure in broad daylight.This man is tall and thin, and the ramie cloth clothes seem to be dangling on a bamboo frame; the sharp cheekbones are like cliffs soaring into the sky, but his face is like a wide field. The beard is obviously shaved, and a pair of slender eyes are often squinted, but as long as the eyes flash, a lightning bolt will flash across your heart; There are three long scars on her body, even in broad daylight, the scars that are about to drip red are shocking! "Are you surprised?" Zhang Lu smiled lightly, and sat down without waiting for Wang Ji's invitation. "God grinds talent, old man sighs!" Wang Ji sighed but laughed again, "Sir, but seeing that this old man is worthy of friendship, how about calling each other elder brother? It's better than official title." "Okay!" Zhang Lu Then he clapped the case and said, "If you bother brother Wang, you will repay him in the future." Wang Ji then said, "Brother Zhang is a real talent, so it is the best repayment." For Yi Yin, Zhang Lu will never disappoint Brother Wang. Brother Wang still has doubts?" Wang Ji just shook his head and smiled: "It doesn't matter if I have some doubts, but King Qin is not in Xianyang now, but Brother Zhang has to wait for a while It's gone." Zhang Lu's eyes flashed suddenly: "King Qin has many doubts, I just listen to Brother Wang's arrangement." Wang Ji hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang is on a mission! King Qin is going north for inspection." Zhang Lu shook his head and smiled. "How can the king of Qin escape from the central government when the state of Qin is in a subtle conflict? Brother Wang has underestimated Zhang Lu." Wang Jilue thought for a while and said, "I'm so stupid, I just ask Brother Zhang: Can you bear a little loneliness? Zhang Lu laughed and said, "Brother Wang parted with this small side courtyard, and that big black dog, I will be Taigongwang." "Taigongwang? Brother Zhang is so patient." The old man is not lacking, but he has lost the way of respecting the virtuous." Zhang Lu laughed: "Of all things in the world, only this virtuous word is unpredictable. For example, Zhang Lu, I am priceless when I am in power, and I am worthless when I am not in power. Dogs don’t eat! How dare you respect the virtuous like a king?" Wang Ji sighed, "If you survive a catastrophe, brother Zhang must have good luck." After saying this for a while, the sky darkened.Wang Ji then called the elders to make some arrangements, and arranged the resting places of several servants and guards in the three tearooms in the back garden, and moved all the books, slips and classics in the study room of the mansion to the small side courtyard, and made it a temporary study room; an old servant A maid stays in the side courtyard to take care of her, and cooks in the side courtyard alone.Finally, Wang Ji waved the big black dog over and pointed out: "Black Panther, brother Zhang lives here, you guard it. The two of them can come and go as they please, and no one else is allowed to come in and out, understand?" With a loud cry, he squatted in front of the threshold and let out a majestic grunt.Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing: "This kid can be called a dog, so don't worry, Brother Wang." After a lot of tossing, it was not ready until the third watch.Wang Ji left, but the lamps and candles in the study in the small side courtyard were kept bright until the east turned white. From then on, Zhang Lu lived an extremely free and easy life like a prisoner in this quiet small courtyard.When the cat enters the study room in the afternoon, it’s a long night holding candles, and it’s just after five drums in the Qiaolou that it falls asleep completely. When it wakes up, it’s often the sun in full bloom. After bathing and eating, it wanders in the small courtyard. The only pastime is talking with the black panther. Until the black panther purred and closed his eyes amidst his babbling, then the cat entered the study again.Occasionally, Wang Ji came to visit and talked about the divergent state affairs of Xianyang in the world. Zhang Lu just listened casually and almost never commented. .Suddenly, from winter to spring, Zhang Lu reread Wang Ji's two carts of slips three or five times, and re-edited and transcribed a copy of "Book of Shang Jun" that was full of errors in one summer. Wang Ji came to visit again this day, and when he entered the study and saw the twenty-six volumes of "Shang Jun Shu" neatly stacked on the case, his eyes were so surprised: "Brother Zhang, what are you doing?" By what proofreading?" Zhang Lu said with a smile, "I have a bookstore in my chest, how can there be another!" Wang Ji exclaimed again and again: "Yeah, this engraving work alone can enter the Xianyang School Bookstore!" Zhang Lu I couldn't help laughing out loud: "I am an official of the original book, but the school bookstore is my job." Wang Ji shook his hands again and again: "Where is the word? I think this revised edition is really rare in the world, and I'm afraid you will take it away!" I just couldn't bear to release the volume when I read the essence of the comments.Zhang Lu then said: "To pass the time and ears, it was originally edited for you. What's the use of taking it away?" Wang Ji was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the elders to bring a jar of old Qin wine from the main courtyard, and then ordered the maid in the side courtyard to make it Two pots of green sunflowers, then drink with Zhang Lu. Wang Ji told a piece of state news: Ranghou Wei Xun will personally lead an army of 150,000 to cross the two countries of Han and Wei to attack Gangshou of Qi State; "Why didn't General Bai Qi command the troops?" For the first time Zhang Lu became interested in Wang Ji's news. "Bai Qi is sick on the couch." "Ranghou's move, what are the people in the country talking about?" "Gangshou is next to Ranghou's fief, and people in the country say that the four nobles intend to expand the fief." "Has King Qin ever urged Bai Qi to fight?" "King Qin lives in seclusion, and there is no movement yet." Zhang Lu silently thought for a long time, then suddenly clapped his hands on the table and said: "Brother Wang will come to see the King of Qin tomorrow and present this letter." After finishing speaking, he took a brass pipe as thick as a thumb from the bookshelf behind him, and handed it to Wang Ji with both hands. , "Go and stay, this is a book." Wang Ji was surprised. He took the brass pipe and saw that the mud seal at the end of the pipe was seamless, comparable to the skill of the brilliant scribes in the palace study. Two extremely ancient characters were clearly pressed on the mud seal. Wang Ji I don't know it!Wang Ji had been a palace official for several years, and he had to deal with a lot of documents every day. In his memory, the recommender submitted the letter for the recommendee, and he always kept his mouth open.The reason is the law of Qin State: the recommender is the guarantee of the recommendee, if the recommendee is convicted, the recommender will be held accountable!But this is the case, the recommender and the recommendee are connected with each other and form one body. If the recommender wants to write a letter to the King of Qin, the recommender must read the letter. Special secret delivery! "What's the matter with the letter, can you tell me, brother Zhang?" Wang Ji couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed as he held the clay-sealed copper pipe in his palm. "Brother Wang will be safe only if it is sealed." Zhang Lu just smiled lightly. Wang Ji's heart skipped a beat: "Brother Zhang has something to say?" Zhang Lu paused word by word and said: "This person has no definite name, and his whereabouts are unpredictable. The only ministers are the ears of those who pay attention." "Wonderful!" Wang Ji clapped his hands and laughed, "The visitor was originally a messenger, wonderful! That's what the old man said." In the early morning of the next day, Wang Ji led a team of hundreds of knights to escort a cart of documents out of Xianyang, and arrived at Li Palace at noon.The subordinate officials went to hand over the documents to Chang Shi, and Wang Ji came to the study of Li Palace to meet King Qin Zhao.After talking about Zhang Lu's situation, Wang Ji presented the clay-sealed copper pipe with both hands.King Qin Zhao took the copper pipe, looked at the mud seal and said, "Is this your seal?" Wang Ji hurriedly said, "This book is the original seal of Zhang Lu, and the seal is not recognized by the old minister, so I asked the old minister to forward it." King Qin Zhao said: "Zhang Lu is recommended by you, why do you make such a blind presentation?" Wang Ji said solemnly: "This person has no name and no whereabouts, and the old minister is only an audience." King Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing: "You were originally an audience It’s no wonder you have something to say. It’s unsealed.” Wang Ji took the copper tube and unsealed it neatly, took out a roll of parchment in the tube and presented it, King Qin Zhao unfolded it and browsed it, threw it to Wang Ji and said, “See for yourself. "Wang Ji picked up the parchment from the book case, and felt something was wrong, and quickly browsed, it was shocking: Wang Ji had also read countless letters from famous scholars, but it was unheard of for him to submit such a letter!At the beginning, it was alarmist talk, then it was exaggerated, and then it was threatened with talent, blatantly trying to force King Qin to use him, and go if he doesn't need it.Such a number of ways is really incredible!No wonder Qin Wang looked gloomy and was thrown over by him.The more Wang Ji thought about it, the more frightened he became. Sweat dripped down his forehead, but he couldn't say a word. "What do you think?" "Absurd, ridiculous! This person should be punished!" "What crime should be punished?" Wang Ji was at a loss for words for a while, but suddenly he choked out a sentence, "Old minister Rong will investigate the law carefully, and then sue my king." All of a sudden, King Qin Zhao laughed loudly: "Wang Ji, Wang Ji, you are really just a visitor." The laughter was still echoing, but he suddenly lowered his voice, "Tomorrow afternoon, send a car to Zhang Lu Enter Li Palace." Wang Ji couldn't turn his mind around, he was stunned for a while before he nodded numbly: "Old minister, obey!" He raised his head and wanted to ask a few more questions, but King Qin Zhao was no longer in the study. When Wang Ji came out of the study, he happened to be waiting in the corridor with the clerk, and reported that the return documents had been loaded properly.Wang Ji just waved his hand and said to go, then hurried out of the palace and boarded the chariot.Back at the Xianyang mansion, Wang Ji hurried to the small courtyard without eating any food, and said to Zhang Lu who was wandering in the courtyard: "Brother Zhang has done a good job!" With a flash of sharp eyes, Zhang Lu It was a burst of laughter: "Okay! The King of Qin is really sharp!" "Mingrui?" Wang Ji asked in surprise, "How do you know?" Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing: "Brother Wang's face is like Wang Zhao, how can you He!" Wang Ji couldn't help shaking his head dejectedly: "It seems that the old man can only be a visitor." Zhang Lu solemnly bowed: "Smiling to the ear, why should the king be like this? Zhang Lu is also the same I'm really worried. But look, brother Wang, I'm ready to leave Qin." After saying that, he dragged Wang Ji into the study of the hut, but saw that the three-bay study was already tidy, and there was a single bamboo slip in the middle of the desk. It is four big characters - Zhang Lu Qu Ye. Wang Ji couldn't help being surprised and said: "Since I come back, Brother Zhang can leave in person. If I don't come back, you won't leave without knowing the news. What's the use of keeping these bamboo slips?" Zhang Lu said with a smile: "If the King of Qin abandons me, the king will Brother will not come to see me today, so why should Zhang Lu sit on the sidelines and wait for a rabbit?" "Wait a minute!" Wang Ji was even more puzzled: "How do you expect that if the old man doesn't come tonight, the King of Qin will abandon him?" Zhang Lu said: "Brother Wang is too busy It's short for reason. Seeing King Qin abandoning me, I feel embarrassed, and I have to plan a reason to deal with me." Wang Ji couldn't help laughing: "Even so, how did you get out of this courtyard at night? The black panther is a miracle." Zhang Lu laughed loudly: "The miraculous person is psychic, and the black panther and I are already close friends!" With a soft whistle, the black panther suddenly rushed in and squatted at Zhang Lu's feet. A bundle was hung on the panther's neck and he whistled again, and the panther rushed out again, without even looking at Wang Ji.Wang Ji couldn't help being amazed, he blushed repeatedly, but he didn't say a word. At dawn the next day, a sealed caravan rattled out of Yezhe's mansion. A six-foot-high black triangular flag was planted in front of the car, with two prominent white characters on the flag-passing the car.When the car went out of the middle gate, a group of armored knights lined up in front of the mansion immediately divided into three rows, and the left, right, and rear guarded the passing car and rumbled away.Those who pass the car, the special vehicle for transporting the secret documents of the royal palace, are also under the jurisdiction of the Yezhe.The Qin law has a decree: When passing a car on the road, all officials and civilians must avoid the chariots and horses ten feet away, but if they collide, they will be killed on the spot!As a matter of fact, the escort of ordinary documents does not use the banner of "transfer car", and only dispatches the car when escorting public items such as express imperial edicts or military seals.Today, as soon as the passing car drove onto the street, it went straight to the south gate of Xianyang. Autumn frost and morning mist filled the plains of Guanzhong, and it was said that as soon as the caravans and horses crossed the Weishui Baishi bridge, they would be galloping in speed, and arrived at the boundary of Ligong in half an hour.The barracks stationed at the outskirts inspected Wang Ji's caller Jin Lingjian, and the passing chariot and horse team went straight into the garden and arrived at the gate of the castle.According to the law of the royal palace, the audience sent the car straight to the corridor of a heavily guarded side hall.Behind this side hall is an independent courtyard, and in the center of the courtyard is the center of the Li Palace - the Monarch's Study Room.Between the side hall and the monarch's study room, there is a secret passage about two arrows away.As soon as the guest's car arrives at the corridor of the side hall, the car will drive into the gate of the hall from the special lane, and the guest will follow the car to check and hand over the secret documents to the long history in charge of secrets or the chief servant, and then the guest will immediately exit the side hall and load the car. Leave the palace after returning documents. As the car drove into the side hall, the chief servant greeted him.Wang Ji personally opened the wooden door of the sealed carriage, stretched out his hand as a salute, and a tall and thin man in black and wearing a mask got out of the carriage.The gray-haired head servant didn't speak, just reached out to ask, then turned and left.The man in black bowed his hand to Wang Ji and followed. After walking more than thirty steps from the side hall, the man in black followed the figure of the old servant and turned into a stone gate on the west side, and the eyes were suddenly dark.From the distant copper lanterns, it can be seen that this is a long tunnel sealed with black coarse woven curtains.As soon as he entered the dark tunnel, the old servant shouted just enough for the people behind him to hear clearly: "Enter Yongxiang, silence and hurry!" and hurried forward.The man in black, however, walked unhurriedly, looking at the spear warriors hidden in the shadows interlaced with the wind lanterns of the bronze man, and sighed heavily from time to time. After walking more than 200 steps, I saw a light in front of me, and two tall stone gates just swallowed the long Yongxiang.Standing under the light in front of the stone gate is a middle-aged man with a jade crown and long beard, standing on both sides are four guards with swords and four young servants.The old servant stood sideways against the wall, and then shouted: "King Qin is in front, pay homage!" Suddenly, the man in black who was following from afar burst into laughter: "There is only the Queen Mother Ranghou in the Qin Kingdom, so why is there a King Qin?"The old servant's face changed in astonishment, and when he turned around, he yelled angrily: "You humble commoner! Ande is so mad!" But the man in black smiled leisurely: "Everyone in the world knows, why is it that the people of Qin cover their ears and steal the bell?" The old servant was about to get angry, But seeing a middle-aged man with long beard and jade crown walking quickly from the stone gate, he immediately bowed deeply: "Welcome to Mr. Ying Ji." The man in black also bowed calmly: "You are a commoner, how dare you work for the King of Qin? King Qin Zhao said: "Mr. is only a guest at Yingji's seat today, and he has no courtesy as a subject. Please, please!" The man in black smiled calmly: "It is better to obey your orders than to be respectful." He cupped his hands and moved forward. .The guards in the hatchback were stunned.King Qin Zhao whispered to the old servant: "Close Yongxiang. No one from Xianyang is allowed to enter Li Palace." After saying that, he turned around and left.The old servant behind him stretched out his hand and slapped the mechanism next to the stone gate, and the two heavy stone gates rumbled shut. Entering the stone gate, you can see a few wisps of autumn sun falling on the thick red felt from the gaps in the heavy curtain, making it even more gloomy.King Qin Zhao led the way, passed through a large wooden screen, and saw bamboo slip bookshelves standing against the wall, a rusty ancient bronze sword on the sword stand in front of the bookshelf, and a large book table in the center piled up with hills For ordinary bamboo slips, there is a couch in front of the book.Looking at it as a whole, there is a kind of solemnity and quietness in the simplicity and dignity. King Qin Zhao said with a smile: "This is the study room of the Li Palace. When no one comes in, you can be free and easy, sir." After finishing speaking, he walked to the couch and swept his sleeves, then turned around and bowed solemnly to the man in black, "Yingji sweeps the couch. Sir, please take a seat." The man in black took his seat calmly, without a single word of humility.King Qin Zhao bowed deeply again: "Dare to ask, sir, why do you call him Dang?" The man in black said, "Quan is Zhang Lu." King Qin Zhao then said: "Can you please take off your veil and show your true colors?" Zhang Lu said: "The guest does not frighten the master, and he has no face to show others, please forgive me." Qin Zhaowang bowed his hands and said: "Sir, since you know that Qin has no king, why teach me?" Zhang Lu glanced at the study casually, There was just a rambling response in the mouth.King Qin Zhao bowed deeply: "Sir, since he judged the dangerous situation of Qin State, he should guide the way for Ying Ji." But Zhang Lu still glanced at the bookstore, but he didn't respond casually.King Qin Zhao was silent for a moment, then sighed.Zhang Lu stared at the "Great Qin Zhaoyu Map" on the wall, sighed but remained silent.All of a sudden, King Qin Zhao kowtowed with tears in his eyes and said, "Sir, do you really think that Yingji can't be pointed out?" In a daze, Zhang Lu hurriedly left the couch and knelt down with tears in his eyes: "The King of Qin worshiped the commoner, and he saw that the crisis was saved. Your sincerity. Please, Your Majesty, Fan Ju is willing to pour out his heart and soul!" After saying that, he tore off his mask, "I am the leader of the Great Liang, Fan Ju, who entered the Qin Dynasty after life and death, and dare not lie to my Majesty!" Glancing at the three dark red thick and long scars, King Qin Zhao was shocked and moved: "If you humiliate a man like this, you have never heard of it in the world! The way of heaven is clear, if Ying Ji can't wash away Mr. Xue's shame and humiliation, he is in vain as King Qin!" These words came from the mouth of King Qin Zhao, which is like a shocking thunder of the king's vow of revenge!Fan Ju's heart surged suddenly, he fell to the ground and choked up, but he couldn't say a word.King Qin Zhao helped Fan Ju up and said solemnly: "Qin is in danger, and the great hatred is all due to the master's plan. If you win the country, but you have a great plan, you and I will share the honor and disgrace!" After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand, A maid floated in with a tea set and made tea on the table next to her.After the tea was poured, King Qin Zhao personally held a cup for Fan Ju, and the two of them calmed down after drinking for a while. Autumn is short, and suddenly the sun sets and the sun rises.In the dark study room covered by curtains, King Qin Zhao and Fan Ju traveled tirelessly for thousands of miles without knowing how long it took.After getting out of the study, Fan Ju staggered and fell to the ground. The servant came to help him, but he was already snoring loudly.King Qin Zhao was laughing to himself, but he also snorted and lay down on the red felt.
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