Chapter 8 In the second quarter, Shuangjie gathered to comment on the world

As soon as Sanqi entered the willow forest, he heard a burst of hearty laughter: "Traveling on horseback, the Su brothers are really handsome!" Following the laughter, a tall young scholar walked out of the forest path, wearing purple clothes and bamboo crowns, clasping his fists in his arms extraordinary. Immediately the leader is a young man in red and jade crown, handsome and refined, but it is Su Qin, the second son of the Su family.He got off his horse and laughed loudly: "Hearing the news, you're here, how can it be an outing? Brother Zhang is so eloquent!" He walked forward quickly, clasped four hands, looked at each other and laughed again.

"Brother Su, are you here safe and sound?" The visitor unintentionally used an official courtesy. "So what if I'm sick?" Su Qin took it seriously and asked teasingly. "Zhang Yi is quite good at medicine." "Zhang Yi, it is possible to heal the country. Heal people? Tsk tsk tsk!" "Is there no one in the country?" "There are people in the country, but there is no Su Qin among them." "The son has not entered the country, how do you know that there is no Su Qin in the country?" "The son is not Su Qin, how do you know that Su Qin is determined to enter his country?"

The two walked while talking, responding quickly and without thinking, like gossip.The two weak-crowned teenagers who followed were surprised and novel, and the older one stomped his feet and said loudly: "Slow down, okay? Is this the knowledge of celebrities?" Su Qin and Zhang Yi, who were walking forward, laughed and turned around.Su Qin smiled and said: "Oh, there are two younger brothers. Brother Zhang, this is the third brother Su Dai, and this is the fourth brother Su Li. The third brother and the fourth brother, this is the brother Zhang Yi who I usually mention to you and also!"

Su Dai and Su Li bowed their hands and said in unison: "I have heard about Brother Zhang's name for a long time, and I have met Brother Zhang!" Zhang Yi said seriously: "You two little brothers, Mo Xiao, have been arguing with Brother Su for more than ten years, and they will feel flustered if they don't say a few words when they meet." The four of them laughed loudly, Su Qin said: "Third and fourth brothers, to practice their academic and eloquent skills, I have to ask brother Zhang a lot." "Brother Zhang, please give me some advice." Su Dai and Su Li bowed again without waiting for Zhang Yi to speak.

Zhang Yi said teasingly: "Brothers of the Su family, all of them are extremely clever, and they are so clever that they can be fooled. I, I am not fooled." The funny voice made the two brothers Su Dai and Su Li laugh out loud. Su Qin pulled Zhang Yi up and said, "Let's go, let's go into the village. There's a lot to talk about." Zhang Yi sighed while walking, "Brother Su, I really didn't expect that Luoyang Wangji had such a beautiful manor? There are many manors in the countryside of Anyi, but they can be crowded. How can it compare to this boundless wilderness, a lonely manor, Occupying the scenery of heaven and earth."

Su Qin couldn't help laughing: "Brother Zhang, you really treat poverty as a thin waist. Anyi is ahead of the world. There were already many villages outside the city walls decades ago. Naturally, they are looking at each other with smoke. Hearing the barking of dogs, everyone is prosperous. This Luoyang Wangji is dilapidated and desolate, Brother Zhang does not see its decay and decadence, but only sees the beauty of its wilderness and lonely village, which is ingenious." Zhang Yi was originally in love with the scene, but he didn't expect this level. After Su Qin said it, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Su's arguments are correct, and Zhang Yi admires it."

"Admiration? I'm afraid it's not necessarily true. Hey, fourth brother, tell the elders, and clean up the dust for Brother Zhang." But Su Dai said: "Fourth brother, it's better to tell sister-in-law directly that it works, she has good food." Then he ran into the village with Su Li first. Seen from the outside, Su's Manor is a shadowy mystery.The not-too-high courtyard wall is covered with layers of tall trees, and even in the dead wood season when the leaves are withering, the manor houses cannot be seen at all.The gatehouse facing south is also an extremely common two-bay room.A tall and ferocious yellow dog was squatting in the doorway, when it saw its owner leading a stranger in, it suddenly stood up, wagging its tail and whining lowly from its throat.Su Qin smiled and said: "Huang Sheng, this is Brother Zhang, do you recognize him?" The big yellow dog said "Wow!", sniffed at Zhang Yi's clothes, wagged its tail and went away.Zhang Yi said with a smile: "A dog from the Su family is actually so psychic? Tsk tsk tsk!" Su Qin said with a smile: "This is the shepherd dog my father brought back from Hudi. It is indeed quite spiritual. Brother Zhang, this way."

Bypassing a bluestone screen wall that tightly covers the courtyard, the first entrance is a row of six-bay ordinary thatched huts, which seem to be lived by servants.After passing the thatched hut, there is a spacious and empty courtyard. The three mulberry trees have already sprouted new leaves. The walls of the huts on both sides are covered with various agricultural tools such as plows, hoes, and shovels, just like a small farmyard.At the end of the small courtyard is another row of six-bay thatched huts, and a hallway in the middle is blocked by another large screen wall. Walking through the hallway and bypassing the screen wall, a tall stone square stands in front of you, and the scene in front of you changes drastically—a piece of clear water, an isolated island with verdant flowers and trees in the water; weeping willows around the water surface are fresh green, forming a green barrier around the water; Slices of roofs leak out behind the willows, which is surprisingly quiet and elegant!Zhang Yi smiled in surprise: "There are two heavens inside and outside, which is rare in the world!" Su Qin smiled lightly: "It's nothing new. The difference between inside and outside of Suzhuang is the pace of change in the world."

Zhang Yi suddenly smiled and said: "So, the outer courtyard is Shibo's first step to test, and the inner courtyard was built in the past ten years?" Su Qin nodded, "Brother Zhang is really clear. However, in the end, it is also related to my father's heart and nature. He doesn't like to publicize, hides his wealth and reveals his clumsiness, and does his own way. Waiting for idlers, my father has always received him in the outer courtyard." Zhang Yi nodded thoughtfully: "Su Shibo is really a strange man, it's a pity to see him." Su Qin said with a smile: "my father and elder brother travel around for more than half of the year, and I rarely see them."

While talking, the two of them walked through the willow forest and came to an isolated green brick courtyard in a zigzag way.Su Qin pointed out: "Brother Zhang, please, this is my residence." Zhang Yi looked around, and saw that this small courtyard was backed by forests, facing the water in front, and far away from other houses. Where; look up again, the four large stone characters on the forehead of the gate of the small courtyard come into view impressively - thundering tile kettle! Zhang Yi looked at it intently: "Brother Su, your ambition is immeasurable." Su Qin teased: "What do you say about 'Linggu Cuiwei'?" The two laughed at the same time and walked into the small courtyard.

But seeing that there is only one big square house in the courtyard, it is difficult to measure it with the usual few bays.In the middle of the big house is a small hall. The west compartment is small, hidden behind a wooden screen without any carvings; the east compartment is very large, accounting for almost two-thirds of the entire house. But concealed it.The furnishings in the hall are simple and simple, without a single piece of luxurious furniture. Zhang Yi praised sincerely: "Brother Su is rich and noble without losing his true colors, which is very rare." Su Qin couldn't help laughing and said, "True color? I'm waiting for a pot, why should I be a bell?" Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "Brother Su's wonderful words! It's a pity that the kettle is about to thunder, but the bell and tripod are corroded." Su Qin shook his head: "Brother Zhang can always find his own way, Su Qin feels ashamed." Zhang Yi shook her head even more when she heard it: "Brother Su is not good. Don't you remember the teacher's language test? 'The talent of Su Qin, light the fire in the dark night. The talent of Zhang Yi, there is something new'. Brother Su is much smarter .” Su Qin was silent for a while, and sighed: "I didn't understand the teacher's test words in the end. Hey, they are here." In the chaotic footsteps, Su Li's tender voice came from outside the door: "Second brother, the food and drink are here—!" Su Dai pushed open the courtyard door, and two servants walked in carrying a large food box. Followed by a plump and luxurious woman! Su Qin pointed at the woman and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, this is my sister-in-law, she is an old lady." Housekeeper is the name given to the head housekeeper by the nobles of the day, Zhang Yi naturally immediately understood the status of this woman in the Su family, and hurriedly bowed deeply: "Wei Guo Zhang Yi, I have met Mrs. Chang's Wife." There was a bright smile on the woman's face, and she saluted casually: "Sir, celebrity, don't listen to the second uncle's jokes. The little girl is crazy, and she should take care of the three younger uncles. The Su family relies on them. This is me I personally cooked a few dishes for my husband, come here, carry them in and arrange them." He talked quickly, talking and doing, and in a short while, four tables of wine and dishes were set up in the living room. Su Qin said softly to Zhang Yi: "Sister-in-law is very kind-hearted, she can drink alcohol." "Don't flatter me." The woman said with a smile, "Come on, take a seat. Sir, take the seat with the east hand, and the second uncle sits with the west. The two younger uncles sit in the south. Okay, that's right." It was quick and neat, without any humility comity. The three Su brothers and Zhang Yiju sat down happily.Zhang Yi was about to express her thanks to this shrewd and capable elder sister-in-law, but seeing the smiling Su Qin still looking at the elder sister-in-law, she didn't speak.At this time, the sister-in-law had already walked to the youngest Su Li's case and said with a smile: "The old man and the husband are not here, so I naturally want to respect the gentleman." Zhang Yi glanced and saw two wine barons on Su Li's case, knowing this The sister-in-law has everything in mind, so she smiles like Su Qin and lets herself be manipulated. The woman raised the cup of wine: "Mr. came to the humble house. The Su family is a little rough. I hope you will forgive me. The little girl and the three uncles will clean up the dust for the gentleman. Come on, do it!" She drank it all and smiled happily Looking at Zhang Yi. "Thank you, Mrs. Zhang Yi." Zhang Yi drank it all in one gulp, and the three Su Qin brothers also did it together. The woman saluted with a smile: "Sir, I'm talking about important things with my uncles, and I'm leaving." Turning around, she said, "Fourth brother, I left a servant outside the door. If you have anything to say, just talk about it. I'm leaving, ah." Waiting for Su With a sharp promise, she had floated out of the yard briskly. Su Qin: "How? My sister-in-law is a character." Zhang Yi smiled: "It's rare to be proficient in affairs without sticking to etiquette!" Su Li smiled innocently: "Second brother is most afraid of sister-in-law, saying that she is 'unreasonable'." "Fourth brother is in trouble! Why are you afraid? That's annoying." Su Dai seriously corrected: "There are two ends of righteousness and profit. If you don't talk about righteousness, you must be a person who talks about profit. How can the second brother not be annoying?" Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "Su Dai is so eloquent, Brother Su is a good teacher." One sentence diverted from the criticism of the sister-in-law. "Brother Zhang," Su Qin said with a smile, "come on, have another drink and talk." "Okay." Zhang Yi said, "Third and fourth younger brothers, let's work together." After drinking the wine, he set his eyes on the case, and saw that the two bronze tripods were steaming!Looking at the desks of the three brothers Su and Qin, they turned out to be shining copper tripods, and they couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Su, today we are only short of Zhong Ming!" Su Dai was the first to say: "Brother Zhang, I don't know, my sister-in-law likes to show off, and my second brother is very annoying. Today she heard that famous people from the Wei Kingdom came, so she just moved out this set of tripods. It's a cliché. Now the rich Who in a wealthy family doesn’t have this thing? It’s just that people in Luoyang don’t dare to use it and do rare things. Big sister-in-law is a frog in the bottom of the well, Brother Zhang laughed at her.” Zhang Yi laughed out loud, and chanted in a long and serious voice: "Open the cauldron!" Opening a cauldron cover, through the curling hot air, you can see the oily red, bright and fragrant, and you can't help but exclaim: "It's so square meat!" Opening another tripod, I saw a circle of snow-white thick soup surrounded by a clump of crystal green, which was really beautiful: "Hey! What kind of vegetable is this? It smells so strange! Don't worry, it smells like wild vegetables? It doesn't look like it. " Su Qin smiled slightly: "Brother Zhang, don't think about it, you don't know it. This thing is a weed in the Western Regions. The Hu people call it 'Mushu', and the people in the Central Plains write it as 'Alfalfa'. It was the first-class fodder for the Hu people's horses. Many years ago , My father was doing business in the Western Regions to buy horses, and he often had picnics in the grasslands. He couldn't bear to eat fat sheep all day long. Once he had a whim, he picked a lot of fresh pasture and cooked it in broth! After eating it, it was refreshing and delicious. It was very delicious. My father asked a shepherd for a bundle of old alfalfa and brought it back. He planted the seeds and planted half an acre of land in the village. It is spring now, and the wild alfalfa is fresh and green. My sister-in-law regards it as a treasure. refused to offer it." Zhang Yi was so fascinated by this, she couldn't help picking up a chopstick and chewing it for a while, then exclaimed, "Wonderful! It's just a fairy grass!" The three Su brothers laughed together.Su Li clapped his hands: "Brother Zhang, I stole a pack of alfalfa seeds for you, how can you thank me?" "Steal?" Zhang Yi held back her laughter and said in a low voice: "If you get a pack of fairy grass, I will give you a book of secrets! How about it?" "Okay! It's a deal." Su Li rolled his eyes: "Sister-in-law is very strict, so it's not easy to steal." The three couldn't help laughing for a while, and took out the green alfalfa to taste together, all of them were full of admiration.After a while of laughter, Su Qin smiled casually: "Brother Zhang, did you come all the way from Anyi just for this wild vegetable?" Zhang Yi just sighed: "To tell the truth, Brother Su, I have encountered a problem. My mother forced me to marry a wife. I wanted to avoid it, but I didn't know where to go? I just wanted to hide, and I also listened to Brother Su's high opinion by the way." .” "Really?" Su Qin laughed secretly in his heart when he heard the words, knowing that this junior brother was clever but arrogant, even if he wanted to ask others for advice, he had to find a reason to "listen by the way", so he didn't care about it, and followed along. The topic asked: "But I don't know where Brother Zhang's ambition is?" "I want to go to Qi State first, and then go to Chu State if I don't have much fun." Zhang Yi didn't mention the matter of running away from marriage again. "Brother Zhang thinks that Qi and Chu can become a major event?" Su Qin's eyes lit up. "Qi State, Tian Yinqi has been king for more than 30 years. The people are rich, the army is strong, and the national power has already ranked first among the six countries. It is the most promising state in the world. Naturally, we should visit it. As for Chu State, Although there is no achievement of victory for decades, it has a large population and great potential, and it is also a country that can be built. What do you think, brother Su?" When the words came to the point, Zhang Yi became very serious. Su Qin: "Brother Zhang doesn't care about Wei Guo?" Zhang Yi: "Speaking of my motherland, it is really emotional. Although it is strong, it has suffered repeated setbacks. The land of Hexi was taken back by the Qin State, and the capital was moved to Daliang. .” "I think Brother Zhang should start with the state of Wei." Su Qin's eyes sparkled: "Extravagance is decadent, and personnel affairs are also. If the state of Wei has a great talent in power, rectify the administration of officials, and sweep away extravagance, why worry about the country's weakness? With the foundation of the state of Wei, once it is revitalized , dominating the Central Plains, what country in the world can be an enemy? Brother Zhang was born in Wei, how can he seek far away instead of near?" "In that case, why don't Brother Su go to Wei State?" Zhang Yi smiled slyly. "People say, good horses are single. I went to Wei, where do I put brother Zhang?" Su Qin smiled teasingly. Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "In this way, Brother Su has left Zhang Yi with a golden job." Su Qin smiled and said, "Is there any reason for this? It's because I don't like the frivolous style of government and people in Wei State. If Brother Zhang can rule Wei, he will have to work hard to change customs. For example, Shang Yang changed customs in Qin State." Zhang Yi thought and nodded: "You and I have been soaking in Wei Wangwushan for ten years. At that time, brother Su said that he hated Wei country. How could Zhang Yi forget it? It's just that I have already occupied three powerful countries, but where does brother Su stand? ?” Su Qin smiled: "Brother Zhang might as well do something for me, the world is so big, where do I want to go?" Zhang Yi knew that although Su Qin was a little less sensitive, he thought things through deeply and was always able to inspire deafness in places that ordinary people couldn't imagine.This question was obviously considering himself, after a little thought, he said: "Brother Su's ambition is in the north, Yanzhao two countries, but?" "How did you see that?" "Yan Kingdom is a strange state." Zhang Yi said frankly: "Among the oldest vassal states entrusted by King Wu of Zhou, only Yan Kingdom survived the sinking and became one of the Seven Great War Kingdoms. If we talk about its foundation, there is no other country in the world. Right. Moreover, Yan State is connected to Hudi in the north and the sea in the east. It is deep and vast, and the national style is fierce. If it is rectified, how can you know that it will not become the top of the world? Besides, Zhao State is now the most powerful in the three Jin Dynasties Its cavalry is the strongest in the world; it has defeated the Xiongnu in a row for decades, expanded its land close to Chilechuan, and swallowed half of Zhongshan, greatly increasing its power; The barrier of the great river is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The monarch Zhao Yu is serious and diligent, and the government and the public are quite prosperous. Such a country has an unlimited future!" Zhang Yi said excitedly, but seeing Su Qin just smiled and shook his head, he stopped suddenly: "Could it be, Can Yan Zhao become a great talent of Brother Su?" Su Qin smiled leisurely: "Brother Zhang has covered all the strengths of Yanzhao in a few words, which can be described as excellent. However, Brother Zhang has not mentioned the shortcomings of Yanzhao. This shortcoming is enough to offset its strengths." "I haven't thought about it, I would like to hear my brother's opinion." Suddenly, Zhang Yi felt that she hadn't figured out the general situation. Su Qin: "The greatest shortcoming of Yanzhao and Yanzhao lies in the fact that the old system was established and the law has not been reformed. The Seven Great War States, Wei, Chu, Qi, South Korea, and Qin, have successively reformed, but Yanzhao has not made a big move. In other words, the state of Zhao was established by the division of Jin from the three families, and then fell into military strife and had no time to reform. Apart from each other, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be swallowed by the Wei State and Qi State. Without reform, the country has no vitality. Got a stretch?" Zhang Yi suddenly understood in his heart, and secretly admired, but then asked again: "Could it be that you and I can't be reformers, like Li Kui, Wu Qi, Shen Buhai, and Shang Yang, and become a generation of famous ministers of a powerful country?" Su Qin laughed loudly when he heard this: "Brother Zhang can really imagine things, I admire him!" "It's really a pity that I didn't study Legalism." Zhang Yi sighed self-deprecatingly: "Brother Su is optimistic about Qin?" "Brother Zhang, what do you think?" Su Qin nodded seriously. Apparently, he didn't expect that this was Su Qin's serious choice. Zhang Yi shook his head in confusion: "To tell you the truth, Brother Su, I have always hated Qin, and I know very little. Brutally brave and warlike, it is a wonder that the warring states have a great future. Even if there is Shang Yang's reform, it is just a momentary cheer, at best it is comparable to South Korea. Moreover, the new king of Qin is ungrateful and ungrateful. high hopes?" Su Qin was not surprised at all, and said with a leisurely smile: "Brother Zhang, you still haven't got rid of the prejudice of Wei and Qin's long-cherished hatred, and you don't know much about Qin. To be honest, I didn't like Qin at first. But There is a question in my mind all the time: Why did a great scholar like Shang Yang go to Qin State? If Qin State is ignorant and mediocre, how can it reuse Shang Yang’s reform for more than 20 years? If Shang Yang’s reform is as the Central Plains said, cruel and harsh How could the Qin State have such military strength to retake thousands of miles of Hexi in one fell swoop? I had this doubt, so I went to Qin State with my father last winter. What I saw and heard was really eye-opening. Once I entered Hangu Pass , I saw that the fields are fine and the villages are neat. Although it is cold in the north, the fields are bustling with repairs and ditches, and the Weishui cargo ships are shuttled back and forth. It can be said that there is no such vitality in any country in the world today! My father traveled all over the world. An old businessman from all over the world, he pointed to the cargo ships shuttling back and forth in the Weishui River, and said to me: Merchants enter the country to see the flow of goods. People regard the laws of the country as sacred; the people do not fight selfishly, the officials do not bribe, the businessmen do not cheat, the work does not cheat, the road does not pick up lost things, and the door is not closed at night; foreign businessmen feel safe, but most of them have moved their families to Xianyang. In more than ten days , I heard that all the criminals I saw were oriental merchants! Brother Zhang, we have traveled a lot, do you think that country has such a climate today?" Seeing Zhang Yi shaking his head silently, Su Qin stopped talking: "Zhang Yi Do you think otherwise?" Although Wei State borders Qin State, Zhang Yi has never been to Qin State.Even so, he firmly believes that he is still sure of the foundation of Qin.If someone else said these words, Zhang Yi would definitely laugh at them with contempt, but senior brother Su Qin was calm and thoughtful, and never wrongly praised people. Since he had experienced it himself, what he said was categorically true.However, Zhang Yi was still very surprised. According to Su Qinzhi, isn't Qin a country of great rule?How is this possible?Seeing Su Qin looking at her, Zhang Yi smiled thoughtfully: "Superficially, there was great rule in Lu State, so what's the result?" "Brother Zhang's meaning, I understand." Su Qin drank the wine poured by his third brother Su Dai, and said with emotion: "Although Lu State was once ruled by etiquette and law, and the country was once prosperous and prosperous, but its monarchs and ministers are old-fashioned. The internal strife was fierce, and finally shrank and declined. Zhou Gong feudalized the city. He was originally the number one vassal in the world, but he was even inferior to Song, a descendant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. And speaking. The foundation of the new law of Qin State is unprecedentedly stable, and the power of the old family has not risen for more than 20 years. Although the new king Ying Si has cracked Shang Yang, he will completely suppress the power of the family trying to restore it, and eradicate the old family at once! The new law of Shang Jun is not only not It will be shaken, and it will go further, and it will be implemented in the Rongdi area of ​​​​Longxi. The ministers who followed the reform of Shang Dafu Jingjian and Guowei Che Ying will also retire. The county guard Chili was ill, and Sima, the general guard of Hangu Gate, was wrong. None of the county magistrates during the Shang Dynasty would be dismissed, and the reformists held great power. You said that the state of Qin can be ruled temporarily? There is one more Strange man, I came to Qin State last winter. Does Brother Zhang know?" Zhang Yi was surprised: "Strange man? But that rhinoceros head?" "Of course!" Su Qin excitedly clapped the case: "You are a high-ranking scholar in Wei, and he has become a minister of Qin!" "The rhinoceros head has already arrived first, why does Brother Su still go to Qin State? The good horse is not alone?" Zhang Yi didn't think so. Su Qin smiled quite mysteriously: "Brother Zhang, strategist in the world, is there anyone above you and me?" Zhang Yi suddenly laughed: "Brother Su is saying that if you enter the Qin Dynasty, the rhinoceros will do nothing?" "Exactly." Su Qin said confidently: "The first strategy of Xishou is to persuade Qin to become king, which can be said to be ignorant of current affairs. There is no movement this spring, which proves that the new king Ying Si did not adopt it, so he was only made Shangqing. Above Qin Qing, it has always been a false job." "In this way, Brother Su's determination to enter Qin Dynasty is already determined?" Su Qin nodded: "Brother Zhang thinks?" Zhang Yi sighed with emotion: "I don't know much about Qin Guoyuan. Brother Su respects him so much, it seems that it is not bad. But there is a rhinoceros head in Qin, brother Su should be cautious." "It should be so." Su Qin said with a smile: "After ten years of forging a sword, once it is unsheathed, who in the world is worthy of opponent?" Encouraged by Su Qin, Zhang Yi burst into pride, and laughed heartily: "Okay! Brother Su will join Qin, Zhang Yi will join Qi, and gallop the world! Come on, do this!" Drank it down.