Chapter 74 Section Five

When the autumn wind was cold and cool, Xu Jia, the special envoy of the State of Wei, arrived in Xianyang. As soon as the post house was settled properly, Xu Jia immediately called on Prime Minister Zhang Lu. He went to the post six times in three days and was rejected.The guard Qianchang downstairs of the majestic gate only said coldly every time, either the prime minister entered the palace, or the prime minister had just rested.No matter how Xu Jia took out the gold coin purse to deal with Qianchang's smiling face, that Qianchang would just ignore him with a dark face.After six days, he still couldn't see the prime minister, so Xu Jia became anxious.Since the "successful alliance" of the state of Qi, Xu Jia's talent has been greatly appreciated by the prime minister Wei Qi; As a real doctor in the diplomatic relations of the state of Wei, as long as he has made another meritorious service in diplomatic relations, he can be seen as an important minister of the emperor's territory.Xu Jia was proud of the spring breeze, so he invited himself to be an envoy to the state of Qin to renew the alliance between Qin and Wei.After the Qin State stationed troops six hundred miles away, King Anli of Wei and Prime Minister Wei Qi felt like thorns in their backs. They regretted that the former young people took part in the joint anti-Qin war launched by Zhao State. If they can repair with Qin State again, it will be Seeing Xu Jia asking for orders, Wei Qi immediately praised him greatly, and King Anli immediately issued an edict: Xu Jia is the special envoy of the king's order, and he will give a thousand gold to Qin to repair it!On the day when he left Daliang, King Anli of Wei led a hundred officials to the suburban pavilion. Xu Jia was as beautiful as a prince, and he was generous on the spot: "I have a good relationship with Zhang Lu, Prime Minister of Qin. If you can't make an alliance, you are willing Be punished!" King Anli also promised on the spot: "If the senior doctor can make the Qin Wei alliance and return, he will be the seal of ten thousand households!" Xu Jia could see clearly, and a group of doctors who were as senior as him could see it clearly. All straight.

After several days of running around to no avail, Xu Jia deeply regretted the big words that day. Originally, I had heard rumors that the special envoy of the State of Qin, Wang Ji, had a deep friendship with Zhang Lu, the chancellor of the Qin State. He and Wang Ji spent a few days dealing with each other outside the river, and helped the State of Qin take down the Hanwai Ferry. ?For this reason, Xu Jiacai blatantly said that he had a close relationship with Zhang Lu, Prime Minister of Qin. He just wanted to take advantage of the power of Qin State to clear the way for him to be crowned king as soon as possible. How could he think that he would be embarrassed today?On the way to Qin Dynasty, passing through Hedong County, Xu Jia gave Wang Ji three hundred gold, and strongly invited Wang Ji to go to Xianyang with him.But Wang Ji insisted on refusal, saying that the laws of Qin State were strict, and if the county guard did not obey the king's order, he would leave his post without permission. Wouldn't it be counterproductive if he was convicted of a serious crime?Xu Jia had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter Xianyang. Seeing that it was only ten days away, the envoy reported the first pass of mediation progress, but he hadn't even entered the prime minister's mansion, let alone had an audience with the King of Qin.The law of diplomatic relations of the State of Qin: When an envoy enters Qin, he first meets the diplomatic official "pedestrian" who belongs to the prime minister's mansion.Now Xu Jia is not only unable to enter the prime minister's mansion, even pedestrians do not come to the post house to hand over, he has become like a solitary guest who is ignored by no one, how can Xu Jia not be very troubled?Let's pay a lot of money to clear it. Three hundred gold was thrown to Wang Ji, and the rest was dedicated to Zhang Lu, Prime Minister of Qin, and he couldn't move it.In desperation, Xu Jia plucked up the courage to take a trip to the Weiguo Trading Company in Xianyang with his heavy belly, and donated 600 "benevolent funds" against the trading company.But when he had the money, he couldn't give it away. None of the Qin officials dared to accept his exquisite brown leather gold coin bag. After two or three days of running around, he couldn't even get a single gold coin.

Xu Jia really had no choice but to stay in the post house and think hard about retreating.Thinking of that Fan Ju back then, a few words could make Qi's monarchs and ministers stand in awe, Xu Jia couldn't help but let out a long sigh, if Fan Ju didn't die, why is it so difficult today? "Report to the doctor: a down-and-out scholar who claims to be an old friend is asking to see him outside the hall." Xu Jia was startled suddenly, old friend?Where is the old friend here?Thinking about nothing left and right, he waved his hand and said, "Lead him in." The accompanying official walked out quickly.In a short while, a middle-aged scholar with thin clothes and a lonely expression walked into the spacious main hall, without saying a word, he just silently stared at Xu Jia up and down.Suddenly there was a shock, and Xu Jia couldn't help backing away with a pale face: "You, you, you? Is it a human or a ghost? Fan Ju! Are you not dead?" He staggered and fell beside the table, panting.

The scholar smiled indifferently: "Escaping from death, struggling to survive, why should the doctor panic?" Dazed for a while, Xu Jia's heart suddenly brightened and he stood up holding the desk: "Uncle Fan, come, sit down." Turning around, he ordered loudly, "Come here, serve tea! A feast of wine and dinner!" It was originally convenient in the post house, before two cups of hot tea were finished, a table of wine and vegetables was brought in.Xu Jia held the teacup and said with a chuckle: "Uncle Fan, eat it while it's hot, don't be hungry, your body will be warm after eating!" I'll take it." After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp, and ate it indifferently.Xu Jia just held the teacup and looked at it carefully - the civilian man in front of him, except for the short upturned beard and slightly fatter body, was obviously Fan Ju back then; with food and clothing but a lonely look, he was obviously Fan Ju After escaping to the Qin State, he made a living in the market. With Fan Ju's ability, how could the down-and-out market not be so lonely?

After the scholar finished eating for a while, Xu Jia smiled pitifully: "Uncle Fan, at the turn of October, the clothes are so thin, how can they withstand the cold wind of Qin State?" Turning around, he said, "Come here, take a silk cotton robe Come." In a short while, a maid accompanying the envoy brought a red silk cotton padded gown on the girder.Xu Jia smiled and ordered: "Put it on for Uncle Fan." The maid was startled, then frowned, fanned her nose, and reluctantly put on the padded robe for Fan Ju. Xu Jia laughed loudly: "How about it, Uncle Fan, this is a Wei brocade silk cotton gown, worth ten gold pieces!"

"Thank you so much." The scholar still smiled lightly, "When I came here, I saw the doctor was depressed, did it make Qin unhappy?" "It's a trivial matter." Xu Jia frowned with a chuckle, "It's just that the Prime Minister Zhang Lu is very rare, and it's even harder to take care of than Tian Dan back then! Uncle Fan, do you think the old man is in a hurry?" The scholar smiled and pondered, "I do have acquaintance with Qianchang, the guard of the prime minister's mansion, but..." "Okay!" Xu Jia laughed immediately, "Uncle Fan, you are still my servant, with a monthly salary of ten gold! It is a great achievement to help me repair the Qin State. How about I guarantee you to be a young bastard?"

"Alright." The scholar stood up with a smile, "Then I invite the doctor to follow me to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Xu Jia laughed happily: "Uncle Fan is a man. Come here! Prepare the car! The Prime Minister's Mansion!" The chariot was ready for a while, and the scholar cupped his hands and said, "I'm familiar with the road, how about driving?" Xu Jia was in high spirits, and immediately ordered the driver to become a knight guarding the chariot, and he smiled and boarded the chariot.When the scholars drove out of the posthouse and went up the long street, they saw a group of patrolling officers and soldiers clasping their hands and waving their hands to order pedestrians to dodge. The official is smooth, and today the Qin people respect the Wei envoy as soon as they drive the car. It's really incredible!

When the car drove to the gate of Xiangfu, it didn't stop in the horse farm, but drove straight to the towering castle-like gate, and no guards and soldiers came to scold and stop it.Xu Jia was in a cold sweat, but saw the scholar turning his head and laughing: "Doctor, get out of the car and wait a moment, I will go in and find someone." After saying that, he got out of the car and floated into the prime minister's mansion, where two rows of soldiers with spears pierced the bamboo pole Generally straight, no one asked questions.Xu Jia couldn't help being very surprised, even though Fan Ju knew Qianlong, how could he enter the prime minister's mansion with such a face and not be subject to any interrogation?Confused, Xu Jia got out of the car and waited in front of the door as instructed.After a while, as dusk fell, I saw the carriages and horses rumbling, and the ministers with crowns and belts entered the prime minister's mansion in an endless stream. From the few words floating in the wind, I heard that the prime minister was entertaining all the officials, so Xu Jia couldn't help saying yes Excited, if you can get into the feast of Prime Minister Qin today, wouldn't it be a great honor to return to Daliang?

Unexpectedly, after waiting in the wind for half an hour, Fan Ju still did not come out, Xu Jia became a little impatient.Walking lightly to a sword-wielding leader outside the hall, Xu Jia bowed his hands respectfully and said: "Dare to ask the general, can you find the person who just went in, his name is Fan Ju, for me? I thank you in advance." A gold coin bag was stuffed in the past. "Fan Ju? Who is it?" With a dark face, the leader with the sword pushed away the clanking leather bag, and only said firmly. "It's the one who drove the car for me just now. I went in to find Qianchang. He is the old man's entourage."

"Bold!" The leader scolded, "That's the Great Qin Prime Minister Zhang Lu! Do you know?" "How? You, you say it again!" "That's the Prime Minister of the Great Qin Kingdom! He has eyes but no pearls." The leader cursed contemptuously. All of a sudden, Xu Jia felt cold all over his body, and fell limply on the big green brick floor.At this moment, a civil official came out of the hall and shouted loudly: "Wei envoy Xu Jia came to see me—!" The bright prime minister's mansion kowtowed more than ever.The leader with the sword came over and suddenly shouted: "Climb in! Quick!" Xu Jia cried out: "Prime Minister, Xu Jia apologized!" He cried and begged for mercy, and crawled into the Prime Minister's mansion like a dog hall.

Amidst the shouts of the sword-wielding warriors, Xu Jia crawled all the way through the courtyard three times, with traces of blood oozing from his knees, he was still crawling and screaming in terror.Climb to the fourth and enter the main hall, only to see that the lamps and candles in the hall are shining brightly and the cups are intertwined. The person in the jade crown sitting in the middle is clearly Fan Ju!As soon as the crying Xu Jia climbed into the hall, there was a burst of laughter in the hall.Fan Ju knocked on the table, and the hall fell silent immediately.Fan Ju said with a leisurely smile, "What is entering the hall? The name is here." "Young minister, dog... the senior doctor, Xu Jia, was originally the official dog of the prime minister Wei Qi." Xu Jia was crying, his tone-changing voice and weird nickname made the audience burst into laughter again. "A doctor? Or a dog? What is it?" Fan Ju's smiling mouth twitched. Xu Jia raised his head like a dog: "Dog! I am sorry..." "Apology? What's wrong with the dog?" "Xujiagou is guilty of making a pot of soup, please live and die with the beasts, and let the prime minister live!" Fan Ju laughed and said, "With such a punishment, how many crimes have you committed?" "The dog's hair of Baxujia is not enough to count as a dog's crime." Looking at the officials who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Fan Ju suddenly said seriously: "Xu Jia, you have committed three major crimes: doubting loyalty and jealousy, instigating Wei Qi to frame me, one of the crimes! Wei Qi tortured me and humiliated me in the latrine. , You are not only more than that, but also an accomplice, the second crime! You encouraged people to go to the toilet and drowned me, which is heinous, the third crime! What do you say now?" Xu Jiase was trembling, his upper teeth were grinding his lower teeth, but he couldn't speak a word. Fan Ju sighed heavily: "You need Jia Fei not only to be jealous of talent, but also to be greedy for meritorious service, and you have no ministerial character, and you have repeatedly insulted the country's mission. If you can be firm in today's matter, and mediate for Wei Guo in an upright manner, Fan Ju will not care about the past. , State affairs are public affairs. Who would have thought that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, and humiliate yourself to such a despicable point, it really makes Fan Ju ashamed! The country has such a despicable and shameless person in power, and it is safe and secure!" No matter how the officials of the Qin State sighed, Xu Jia only kowtowed to himself, and knelt down like a dog, raised his head and cried, "I just want to live as a dog! That's all!" Fan Ju smiled contemptuously: "If I miss you, I will save you from death today." Xu Jia suddenly showed a humble smile: "Little dog, thank you Prime Minister for your kindness in rebirth!" Fan Ju frowned, and suddenly said sharply: "Since you consider yourself a dog minister, you should be punished!" "Acknowledge the punishment! Puppy minister accept the punishment!" Xu Jia responded loudly as if he was willing to atone for his sin. Fan Ju turned around and gave some instructions to a standing servant, then turned around and said, "Okay, I'll give you a meal." After a while, I saw a maid walking into the hall with a black tray in her hand, and placed a thick pottery bowl on the ground in front of Xu Jia's head.Xu Jia saw that it was a big bowl of broken grass, black beans, dog food and horse food!Just as he was startled and inexplicable, two whale executioner slaves with branded faces came over, holding Xu Jia between their sides, and forcefully pressed his head and face into the big pottery bowl. All the officials laughed: "Wow! Hurry up!" Xu Jia didn't even make a sound when he was crying, he only whimpered and moaned and swallowed the forage with great difficulty, his cheeks were covered with grass clippings and bean dregs, but he was forced by the strong official slave to stick out his tongue to lick off the grass clippings and bean dregs.Amidst the roar of laughter, Xu Jia ate numbly, finally licked the thick pottery bowl clean, and crawled to the ground with a grunt in his throat. "Listen, Xu Jia dog minister!" Fan Ju stared coldly at Xu Jia, who was rolling his eyes, "Qin State can form an alliance with Wei State to repair it, but the King of Wei must immediately present Wei Qi's dog head. Otherwise, Da Qin will be with Zhao If we form an alliance, we will divide Wei into two!" "Prime Minister, is it true?" Xu Jia suddenly laughed hoarsely, "Hand over Wei Qi, and repair Qin Wei?" Fan Ju sneered and said, "You don't believe me?" "Believe me, believe me!" Xu Jia nodded again and again, "The little dog minister also hates this old dog, and must demand Wei Wang to hand over the old dog's head!" Fan Ju waved his sleeves but went away.There was a roar of laughter in the hall, and the servants and guards surrounded Xu Jia and shouted: "Little dog minister, get out! Quick!" Xu Jia laughed happily, and quickly climbed out without feeling embarrassed at all. Back at the post house, Xu Jia immediately ordered his entourage to rectify the carriages and horses, and went east of Xianyang overnight. Along the way, Xu Jia seemed to be floating with joy.In the decades of officialdom, there were only two people who made him hate and fear him, one was his own retainer Fan Ju, and the other was the prime minister Wei Qi.Fan Juzhi's talent is like a bright candle by his side, illuminating him as vulgar and vulgar everywhere, so Xu Jia both uses him and punishes him.Originally thought that the rectification of Fan Ju had lost its importance for a while, and Wei Qi was beaten to death for life.Who would have thought that Fan Ju escaped from the dead and became the prime minister of Qin!The moment he climbed into the prime minister's mansion, Xu Jia really thought he was going to die.I don't want Fan Ju to just punish himself lightly and let him go after eating a bowl of fodder. It seems that even if he is an enemy, he should be an enemy with such a gentleman.Look at Fan Ju, wanting revenge and repaying several crimes. Seeing that he finished eating the fodder, his face changed color and he turned around and left.If it was Wei Qi or the old man Xu Jia, his face would not change color and his heart would not beat. They would make him drink urine and eat feces in the same way. After playing with them enough, they would use a thin bamboo whip to simmer him to death!It seems that such a gentleman even blushes for revenge, but this gentleman and celebrity has something to do?He said he was humiliating his enemy, but he also gave himself a great kindness - forcing Wei Guo to hand over Wei Qi!Although Wei Qi promoted him, he has become a stumbling block to him now. Only by taking down this old man can he become the prime minister.But this old man is fierce and domineering and he is the most ruthless person, if he is not harmed, it will be a catastrophe for the extermination of the family!I don't want to come out with Fan Ju's move when I am scheming all day long, isn't it just what people want?How can I not make Xu Jia laugh out loud from the bottom of my heart?The world was originally a mess, scolding gentlemen harshly and treating villains leniently.For example, Fan Ju, although he only humiliated himself, must have become a mean person in the eyes of a group of scribes and in the historians' writing.Another example is the old man, even if we let Wei Qi go, so what if he is a gentleman?Aren't you being picky by those pedantic scholars anyway?Why bother!Is it as strong as being ruthless and making people happy?Now that Fan Ju has let him go, no one in the world can do anything to him anymore. If he personally sends the head of Wei Qi to Qin State, King Qin Fan Ju will definitely value him very much. Doesn’t it mean that even King Wei will be afraid of him three times? separated?At that time, hehe... The more Xu Jia thought about it, the more intoxicated he became, and he only urged his entourage to hurry along. Back in Daliang, Xu Jia did not meet Wei Qi first as usual, but made an exception and immediately met King Wei Anli in secret.When Xu Jia said such and such, King Anli frowned.Wei Qi is the uncle of King Anli. Although he is domineering and often acts of arrogance, King Anli is also very unhappy, but after all, he is a pillar supporting Wei. If Wei Qi is killed, who will he find? To support Wei Guo?Seeing that King Wei hesitated, Xu Jia didn't dare to speak dangerously, so he left the palace after thinking about it for a while, and then went to the prime minister's mansion. Wei Qi was drinking and laughing with a few confidants at night, when he heard that Xu Jia was coming, he broke up the banquet and immediately had a secret talk with Xu Jia in the study.Xu Jia said that as soon as his chariot and horse entered Daliang, he was intercepted by Wei Wang's secret envoy and entered the palace at the street of the Prime Minister's Mansion.Wei Qi asked why.Xu Jia mysteriously told how he worked so hard in the Qin State to reach an alliance with the Qin King Zhang Lu, and finally asked suddenly as if suddenly awakened, does the prime minister know, who is the current prime minister of the Qin State?Wei Qi was a little displeased, Qin Prime Minister Zhang Lu was overwhelmed, why bother to ask?Xu Jia lowered his voice and changed color, no, it's that Fan Ju from back then!Does the prime minister remember?Seeing that Wei Qi's face suddenly turned pale, Xu Jia vividly told the "story" of how he met Fan Ju in Qin Palace, how Fan Ju gritted his teeth and asked Wei Guo to hand over Wei Qi, and finally wiped his tears and sighed, King Qin Relying heavily on Fan Ju, he sent me back as a messenger and told the king of Wei: as long as the head of the prime minister is sent, Qin and Wei will be repaired, otherwise they will form an alliance with Zhao to carve up Wei.Wei Qi was shocked when he heard it, and immediately asked King Wei what he meant?Do you have a tone?Xu Jia shook his head in frustration, Wei Wang only said that it was a pity for Uncle Wang!I don't know why?Wei Qi's expression changed drastically, and he walked around anxiously in the study for a long time before finally laughing and saying, the old man is safe and sound, you go.Xu Jia choked up again and again, and said for a while that God would protect the prime minister and take care of him, before reluctantly leaving. In the early morning of the next day, a shocking news spread from Daliang: Cheng Lianlian escaped from Daliang at night, and his whereabouts are unknown!Xu Jia really couldn't hold back his joy, ran into the back garden, laughed and danced for half an hour, then entered the palace again wiping his tears, and reported the news of the prime minister's escape to King Wei Anli in pain.King Wei Anli was stunned for a long time like a fool, and finally asked Xu Jia, what did the doctor think should be done?Xu Jia Fudi cried loudly, it is an urgent matter, and immediately send a minister who is friendly with Qin to the prime minister's mansion to deal with it, otherwise Wei State will be in danger!King Wei Anli suddenly realized, and immediately ordered Jia to temporarily act as the prime minister's office to deal with urgent matters in response to the state of Qin.Xu Jia burst into tears, and as soon as he took the oath, he entered the powerful prime minister's mansion with vigor and vitality. Ten days later, secret scouts urgently reported to Daliang that Prime Minister Wei Qi had fled to Handan and lived in Zhao Sheng's mansion, Lord Pingyuan. The acting prime minister asked Jia to think for a while, and immediately sent a Kuaima special envoy to report to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xianyang: Wei Qi was protected by King Pingyuan of Zhao State, Wei State was helpless to Zhao State, and only the Prime Minister of Qin Wang was the leader!Within a few days, the special envoy of the State of Qin came to Daliang with the envoy of Wei, and conveyed the imperial edict of the King of Qin: Since Wei Qi has fled, the State of Qin will not pursue the monarch and ministers of the State of Wei; but the State of Wei must promise two things before it can form an alliance with the State of Qin : First, Wei State can no longer accept Wei Qi; second, Wei State and Zhao State must sever diplomatic relations.King Wei Anli summoned Xu Jia to discuss, and Xu Jia insisted on an alliance between Qin and Wei. King Wei Anli also had no choice but to get rid of Qin's military prestige close at hand, so he had to sign a Qin-Wei repair agreement with the special envoy of Qin. At this point, Zhao Guo parted ways with one of the oldest traditional allies. When the special envoy returned to Xianyang, King Qin Zhao immediately discussed the next step with Fan Ju secretly.Fan Ju said that Lord Pingyuan was the pillar of the three dynasties of Zhao State, and his foundation was more solid than that of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. As long as the prestige of Lord Pingyuan is weakened, Zhao State will have a lot to gain.King Qin Zhao was quite suspicious, fearing that it would arouse the hatred of Qin from all the people of Zhao State. Fan Ju shook his head and smiled, but told King Qin Zhao a story: People in the state of Zheng called uncut jade "pu", and people in Zhou called undried rat meat "pu".A man from Zhou passed Zheng Ren's shop with undried rat meat and shouted: "Who buys Pu?" Pu Shanghao, worthy of the name." Then he took out Pu from the cloth bag.Zheng Ren saw that it was rat meat, so he turned his head and left.King Qin Zhao said with a smile, Pu Pu was confused, but what did he have to do with Mr. Pingyuan?Fan Ju laughed and said, Mr. Pingyuan thought he was famous all over the world, so he arrogantly moved the throne of King Zhao Wuling out of the Taimiao, and relegated him to the Dune Palace to pay homage.Wuling King Zhao Yong is a peerless hero, and Zhao people have already complained a lot about Lord Pingyuan.It's just that the kings of the world don't know the truth, and they respect Mr. Pingyuan as a great virtuous pillar.If the king has the insight of a merchant in the state of Zheng, if you try "plain" and you will know that it is not "pure", why doubt it? King Qin Zhao laughed, and immediately sent a special envoy to send a letter to Zhao Guo, inviting Lord Pingyuan to enter Qin for a ten-day drink. At this time, Zhao He, the king of Huiwen who had reigned for twenty-three years, had died, and the crown prince Zhao Dan had been on the throne for only one year. This was King Zhao Xiaocheng.Although Zhao Dan is not as assertive as his father, he is too smart and wise. Seeing that he is too young to frighten a group of elders, he entrusts the great affairs to his uncle Ping Yuanjun.At that time, Yu Zi, a famous scholar from Chu State, came to Zhao, and the straw sandals and bamboo hats came to see Zhao Dan. He made a good speech, and urged Zhao State to form an alliance with the three Jins to repair Chu Qiyan and isolate Qin State!Zhao Dan appreciated it greatly, and immediately gave Yu Zi a pair of gold and white jade.The next day, Zhao Dan negotiated with Pingyuan Jun and met with Yuzi again. He appointed Yuzi as Shangqing, and he was in charge of Xiangru with Lin Xiangru, and he was above Lin Xiangru!From then on, this son of Yu was called Yu Qing by the Zhao people, and together with Lord Pingyuan, he became Zhao Dan's two major supporters, and the power of Lin Xiangru and veteran Lian Po gradually decreased. As soon as the special envoy of King Qin Zhao arrived in Handan, Zhao Guojun and his ministers were in trouble. Lord Pingyuan's wife is Princess Wei and Lord Xinling's younger sister, who was originally a key figure in Zhao Guowei's ties to Wei State.Wei Qi is a powerful minister among the ministers of the royal family of Wei who advocates advancing and retreating with Zhao Guo.Now that Wei Qi is threatened by Fan Ju, he fled to Zhao, the only country that can compete with Qin and has a deep relationship with him. How can Lord Pingyuan not accept it?If we hand over Wei Qi and see Wei drifting towards Qin State, it will be a great harm to Zhao State; if Wei Qi is kept safe, and then find an opportunity to support a new king in Wei State, and then escort Wei Qi back to Daliang to rule, Wei Zhao will still be in the third Jin Dynasty old league.With such a balance of interests and interests, Zhao Guo was naturally reluctant to invite Lord Pingyuan to be invited by the King of Qin.However, in this way, the Qin and Zhao countries will immediately confront each other, and it is not surprising that a war will break out.Zhao Guoxin has been on the throne for less than two years, and the overall situation of the government and the opposition is still complicated. A sudden war is obviously not good for Zhao Guo.With such a balance, it is impossible to face a stalemate with Qin.What's more difficult is that Qin's move was not to call Zhao Guo, but to avenge the prime minister; in the Warring States period, there were clear grievances and grievances, and celebrity revenge was not uncommon. Wei Qi's cruel insult to Fan Ju back then was Fan Ju who led the army It is not surprising that the whole world discusses and kills Wei Qi, but how about negotiating with Zhao Guo to hand him over?If Mr. Pingyuan did not come to the appointment, it would be obvious that he refused Qin State's negotiation to hand over the people, and Zhao State would be obviously rude. At that time, Qin State's army would press the border to coerce Zhao State to hand over people, and the other countries would have no reason to speak for Zhao State. Lin Xiangru made an impassioned speech, and the first sentence was: "There is no fixed trend in diplomatic relations, only interests and interests. Zhao Guo must not tie the fate of the country to the chariot of the alliance between Zhao and Wei!" Wei Qijie sent back to Wei State, and returned the charcoal group to Wei State, so that Wei State could settle with Qin State himself!Zhao Guo wants to be strong, in addition to maintaining no war with Qin, he should ignore the filth of other countries and fully implement the second reform! Unexpectedly, Yu Qing disagreed greatly.When Yu Qing fled to other countries, King Anli of Wei disliked Yu Qing's shabby appearance and didn't use her.Wei Qi, however, appreciated Yu Qing's talents, entertained him with feasts, and urged Yu Qing to stay in the prime minister's mansion as the chief secretary to help him govern.Although Yu Qing thanked her and left, she believed that Wei Qi was kind to her since then, and often went to Liang Wei Qi's mansion to openly beg for gold, and each time she took a few months to take care of her and left with a hundred gold.Today Wei Qi fled to Zhao, but how could Yu Qing agree with Lin Xiangru to send Wei Qi to Wei State?Although Yu Qing didn't talk about the interests of the country, she spoke shockingly about the ethics of repaying kindness and righteousness: "People say that Fan Ju: Every meal must be repaid, and every grievance must be repaid. Today's pursuit of Wei Qi shows that his grievances and grievances are clear! Qin is a country of tigers and wolves. , the king can still be like this, why am I the only one who is ruthless and unjust? A great state stands in the world!" After arguing repeatedly, Zhao Dan asked Mr. Pingyuan to make a decision.After repeated thinking, Lord Pingyuan finally advocated the preservation of Wei Qi, and decided to go to Xianyang to deal with King Qin's appointment. In March of this year, Lord Pingyuan entered Xianyang with a hundred warriors and a thousand cavalry, and was warmly welcomed by the emperor and ministers of Qin.After all the arrangements and ceremonies, King Qin Zhao lingered in the side hall of Xianyang Palace and had a small banquet with Lord Pingyuan.After drinking a few wines, King Qin Zhao said with a smile: "I have heard that Mr. Pingyuan is very righteous. I dare to ask you. I don't know if you will take care of it?" Mr. Pingyuan's heart sank, and he cupped his hands and smiled: "King Qin ordered, Zhao Sheng will do what he can. Yes." King Qin Zhao said: "Duke Huan of Qi got Guan Zhong as Zhong's father, and Ying Ji got Fan Ju as the king's uncle. Now Fan Jun's long-cherished enemy Wei Qi is in the king's house. Please send an envoy back to Zhao and take Wei Qi's head to Xianyang. How about it? " Mr. Pingyuan smiled and said, "If you can't do it, what will the King of Qin do?" King Qin Zhao said with a smile: "Needless to say, I have to ask Mr. Pingyuan to live in Qin for a long time." Don't forget each other. Wealth makes friends, and poverty helps each other. Wei Qi is Zhao Sheng's friend, and if he is in danger, he can't hand it over even if he is in my house, and now he is no longer in my house!" Qin Zhaowang laughed loudly: "Ah! Today Fang Xiao and Wei Qi are not in Pingyuan Jun's residence. It's easy to say, you just hang around in Xianyang for a few days, and I will try to take Wei Qi's head and see you." That night, King Qin Zhao sent a special envoy Kuai Ma to Handan, and presented Zhao Dan with a letter of credence, declaring that if Zhao Guo did not hand over the heads of Wei Qi, not only would he send troops to attack Zhao, but he would also detain Lord Pingyuan for a long time!When Zhao Dan saw that King Qin Zhao was so murderous, he immediately turned pale with fright. If Lord Pingyuan was not around, how would Qin support Zhao's attack?Without time to think about it, he immediately ordered the Royal Palace Guards to surround Pingyuan Monarch's Mansion to search for Wei Qi!However, Mr. Pingyuan had a secret order when he left, and the chief steward heard the news of the dispatch of troops from the palace, and immediately let Wei Qi go through the secret passage.Wei Qi escaped from Pingyuan Monarch's Mansion alone, and took refuge in Yuqing Mansion overnight.Yu Qing thought about the situation of the Zhao Kingdom, and knew that it was impossible to persuade the King of Zhao at this time, so she hastily sealed the seal and dismissed the servants. With only six confidant warriors, she and Wei Qi escaped from Handan in the fog at five o'clock .After getting out of Handan, the surrounding area was vast, and they didn't dare to go to that country. After deliberating for a long time, they finally sneaked into Daliang disguised as a business traveler.Yu Qing was originally from Chu, so she proposed to pay a visit to Lord Xinling, and asked Lord Xinling to write to Lord Chunshen of Chu in the name of Lord Pingyuan. But with the protection of Lord Chunshen, she could live in seclusion in the mountains and rivers of Chu.Wei Qi immediately agreed, and Yu Qing secretly came to Lord Xinling's mansion to see him. At this time, Lord Xinling had already become a high-ranking and idle minister who lived in seclusion because of his disagreement with Wei Qi's political views.At that time, Hou Ying, a well-known scholar in the eighties of Wei State, was by his side, and he greatly praised Yu Qing and his deeds. At the end, he sarcastically said: "It's hard to know people, but it's not easy to know people!" Lord Xinling was deeply ashamed , and immediately chased him out of the mansion, but Yu Qing had disappeared.The next day, he went out of the city to search, but the scouts reported that Wei Qi had committed suicide in shame and anger, and Yu Qing had fled and disappeared.Just at this time, Zhao Guo's special envoy rushed to Daliang, immediately cut off Wei Qi's head and flew straight to Xianyang. King Zhao of Qin received the head of Wei Qi, and he personally sent Pingyuan Jun back to Zhao.King Qin Zhao personally sent Wei Qi's head to Prime Minister Fan Ju's residence, and held a feast for the officials to celebrate.When the officials dispersed and Qin Zhaowang left Bai Qi and Fan Ju to secretly discuss the film, Bai Qi rushed to Lantian camp overnight.King Qin Zhao saw that Fan Ju didn't seem to be happy, so he asked with a smile: "Uncle Fan, what else is on your mind? It's easy to say it." "The great vengeance of the minister has been avenged, but the remaining favor has not been repaid." Fan Jujian asked, but he did not hide it. "Yien?" King Qin Zhao suddenly smiled, "The one who saved you?" "Exactly." Fan Ju cupped his hands and said, "This man rescued the minister twice, but the minister did not repay him." "This is my king's fault!" Qin Zhaowang slammed the case, "Saving the prime minister is a meritorious service to the country, why not add a reward? Uncle Fan said, what is this person's name? Where is he now?" "Zheng Anping. I will be a housekeeper in the minister's residence." "Ying Hou Dan said, this person follows literature and martial arts?" "Zheng Anping is a warrior, so he naturally joins the army." "Okay!" Qin Zhaowang clapped the case, "This king decides the title: Zheng Anping, the five great princes of the Jin army! It's a real job, and the general will be placed in vain. What does Ying Hou think?" "Fan Ju thanked my king!" When he chased and killed Wei Qi, Fan Ju regained his real name and surname in the world, and he was very happy at this time. King Qin Zhao smiled and said, "Uncle Fan, when you are happy today, can you tell me how Zheng Anping saved you?" "The danger of that year is hard to describe in a single word!" Fan Ju sighed, tears welling up in his eyes, and intermittently told King Qin Zhao about the experience of escaping back then—— Zheng Anping rolled up Fan Ju, who was covered in blood and stinky urine, on a straw mat, and carried him away.Zheng Anping's home is in a dilapidated and empty courtyard deep in an alley in the Guoren District of Daliang. The houses are collapsed and weeds are overgrown. The only dilapidated wooden building left by his ancestors is worth a few dollars. Nothing long.As soon as Zheng Anping entered the dilapidated courtyard, he immediately closed the door, carried the bloody and urine corpse to the bottom floor of the small wooden building by moonlight, laid it gently on the only wooden couch, and began to work nervously: hoisting the pottery corpse in the corner of the room. I picked a pile of dry branches in the courtyard to make a fire to boil water, stuffed a sharp short machete into the boiling clay pot, and then took out a package of herbs from a brick hole in the corner of the house, and put it in a pot. Pounded it into a paste in a small pottery bowl, and found two white wooden boards nearly two feet long from the wall, and brought them to Fan Ju's bed. Even though everything was ready, looking at the bloody Fan Ju, Zheng Anping was so terrified that he cupped his hands and prayed to the sky, then he gritted his teeth and took off Fan Ju's bloody clothes, and scraped off the blood from more than 30 wounds on his body with a machete. , apply herbal juice one by one.After the wound was treated, Zheng Anping clamped two wooden planks between Fan Ju's ribs, passed a piece of white cloth under the bed, wrapped Fan Ju's whole body and fixed it on the couch, and carried the only old cotton bed Fan Ju was covered.After everything was done, Zheng Anping hurriedly stewed mutton soup in a clay pot. After an hour of stewing, he opened Fan Ju's teeth with a pry and forcefully poured him a big bowl of broth... Three days later, Fan Ju finally woke up.After a few words of thanks, and some rambunctious answers, Fan Ju knew that Zheng Anping's ancestors had been a medicine farmer and a doctor, and that he had occasionally treated some of his brothers' acute injuries in the army. Treating him with such a terrible injury was really a mistake. .Due to the early death of his parents and his poor family, Zheng Anping is still alone. Later, when Zheng Anping heard that the special envoy of Qin State was coming in the prime minister's mansion, he asked the warriors in the post station for help, and quietly drove a canoe to wait for Wang Ji when he was not on duty, so that these things happened later.After Fan Ju entered Qin, Zheng Anping heard in the Prime Minister's Mansion that Qin had a new minister named Zhang Lu, so he went to Qin to find himself in the name of searching for his ancestors' mausoleum to relocate his parents. When he met an assassin, he rescued Fan Ju again. once…… "God's will!" King Qin Zhao couldn't help sighing, "If Zheng Anping has any more meritorious service, he will be worthy of being the king of Qin! Why is this king stingy with rewards?" After Fan Ju thanked him, he and Zheng Anping went to Lantian Camp the next day.Bai Qi was discussing secret plans with several generals in the shogunate of the Chinese army, and when he heard that Hou was coming, he immediately went out to greet him in person.When Fan Ju expressed his intentions in the future, Bai Qi looked at Zheng Anping and said: "According to the law, the five nobles can be the generals of one hundred thousand troops. However, Zheng Anping has not yet had the experience of leading an army, so he first served under the tent of General Meng Ao of the former army. How does Ying Hou think about being a Sima and then appointing him based on his talent and military exploits?" Fan Ju originally thought that the King of Qin had ordered that Bai Qi should immediately appoint Zheng Anping as the general of the army, but he didn't want to deal with Bai Qi like this, but he had nothing to say , then cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu An's words are reasonable, so he should be Sima first." Seeing Zheng Anping frowning, Bai Qi made an exception and said with a smile: "Five doctors don't worry. The Qin army has never made military exploits. The battle is imminent , if you make meritorious service, I will immediately give you the real post of general!" "Thank you, Lord Wu'an!" Zheng Anping was comforted by the stern and stern Lord Wu'an, and Zheng Anping's spirits immediately lifted. Fan Ju's unhappiness dissipated, and he entered the shogunate and Bai Qi secretly discussed for half a day, and then wanted to return to Xianyang at dusk.Just as Bai Qi was being sent out of the gate of the camp, a scout flew over and reported an urgent news: Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County in South Korea, was plotting to bring Shangdang land back to Zhao! Fan Ju and Bai Qi were greatly surprised, discussed in low voices, and immediately set off together, and rushed back to Xianyang overnight.