Chapter 17 Section Five

A bronze chariot drove past the long street, the sound of the car was rumbling, the horseshoes were crisp, and pedestrians all looked sideways! It's not that Qin people are rare and strange, it's really that this incident is very strange.According to the luxury and elegance of this bronze chariot, it is customary to be driven by four horses of the same color, which is in line with the rules of a tall chariot with four horses.At least it should be driven by two horses, so that it can be regarded as light and simple.This is not only due to the majesty, but also because this kind of bronze chariot is solid and heavy, and it cannot be traveled for a long time by a single horse.But this chariot was only driven by a brown horse that was not very handsome, but it ran easily and hurriedly.Qin people have always had the tradition of riding on horseback, so how can we not be surprised?Even those with visual impairment exclaimed: "Ah, there is no driver!" "How can there be such a high-end car?"

But the owner of the car didn't seem to notice the crowds of pedestrians, so he shook the reins and urged the horse, heading straight for the brightly lit street in the southeast.When twilight had just fallen and the setting sun had not yet faded, the bright sea of ​​lights in front of me and the Chinese area that had fallen into the dusk behind me were like two heavens and one earth! This sea of ​​lights that can be seen in the distance is the famous Shangshangfang in Xianyang, the capital of Qin Dynasty. Old Qin people often say that Zhou and Qin have the same origin.The capital city of Xianyang built by the Qin people followed the example of the ancient system of Gaojing in the large layout, but the scale was much larger, and the small layout was slightly modified.The whole Xianyang is divided into two areas, namely "City" and "Guo". "City" is the area where the king's palace and government offices are concentrated. There are city walls on all sides, and the folks call it Xiaocheng or Wangcheng;During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the area of ​​"Guo" was far larger than that of "City", so there was a saying "a city with three miles, a country with seven miles".As for the size, there is no customization, it depends on the construction goals of the city and the possible population.The city walls of Xianyang are very large, and the scale when it was built has been comparable to Daliang, Linzi, and Luoyang at that time, making it the fourth largest capital city in the world.After more than 20 years of expansion, it has actually surpassed the three eastern capitals and become the largest capital city in the world.As for the capitals of all countries, the majestic momentum lies in the "city", and the wealth and wealth lies in the "Guo".It is the "Guo" district that can really attract the world's business travelers and the public.Craftsmen, businesses, merchants, shops, goods, utensils, and the civilization of the Chinese people are all reflected in "Guo", and the most influential one is the prosperity of the commercial market in "Guo".Business and travel generally lead to smooth logistics, and general logistics means that there is no shortage of goods and goods. The smooth flow of logistics not only makes up for the shortage of materials in the country, but also increases the treasury money and taxes.If the "Guo" district of a national capital can become a world-famous business travel city, the benefits it will bring to this country are really incalculable!

After three or four hundred years in the Spring and Autumn Period, merchants' commerce was like a pervasive trickle, which not only penetrated and disintegrated the ancient foundation of ritual rule, but also integrated the wealth of the world, bringing many benefits to the common people and the government.The pitiful government and businessmen in the period of the Zhou royal family have long been replaced by vigorous private businessmen, and the emerging vassal states have already looked at businessmen with admiration!When Guan Zhong of Qi State was the prime minister, the government intervened in commerce, managed the most important salt and iron, and unified management of private businesses, making commerce in Qi State the two major economic pillars that coexisted with farming, and also made Qi State Linzi the most developed in the Spring and Autumn Period. Most of the business travelers.

In the Warring States period, merchants and free craftsmen merged, and merchants were no longer just ox-cart merchants who sold finished goods, but also became producers who directly manufactured various utensils, and their role was even greater.At this time, Wei State, which first implemented land reform, became the largest market in the world.The prime minister, Li Kui, invented a method of flat selling—the state treasury buys the farmers’ surplus grain at a relatively high price when the grain is cheap in a good year, and sells the grain stored in the treasury at a low price (fair price) when the rice is expensive in a bad year; The degree of apology (third class in a good year, third class in a bad year) is approved.In this way, whenever there is a good harvest, the business travelers will transport the grain purchased at low prices in other countries to the state of Wei, and sell it to the treasury, and the treasury of the state of Wei will be extremely full; Grain, because they could not resist the steady stream of low-priced grain from the treasury of the State of Wei; let's transport it away, it would be even more expensive for people passing by for hundreds of miles to eat and add cattle and horse feed, so they had no choice but to admit that they were unlucky and cut the price accordingly.

In this way, the grain of Wei State has become only in and out, almost attracting most of the food goods in the hands of the world's merchants to Anyi Commercial Market in Wei State.Half of the credit for Wei's prosperity lies in the power of the world's wealth and goods flow!Until Wei Guo moved its capital to Daliang, Daliang was still a famous commercial city in the world. Shang Yang, who reformed in Qin State, was already familiar with Wei State, how could he ignore Wei State's basic way to get rich?However, Qin Feng is simple and unsophisticated, but the people have always hated businessmen.This kind of folk customs is very conducive to maintaining the true nature of Qin's agricultural warfare, but it is not conducive to the development of business in Qin.Weighing the interests and benefits, Shang Yang invented a unique way that is different from the inside and outside. For the people of the old Qin state, there was a firm policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business. Businessmen were not allowed to become officials. Twice as much tax as farming!For the six countries in Shandong, they opened their doors to business and established a big city in Xianyang. The tax rate is only half of that in the six countries in Shandong, attracting a large amount of business travelers and goods from the six countries to the West!

Because of this, when the Xianyang capital was built, half of the "Guo" district was the largest merchant district in Qin City and the Six Kingdoms, and it was named Shangshangfang - advocating merchants as if they were wise men!For this business district, Qin people can only go in to buy things during the day, but they can't go in to drink and squander at night. This is a restriction on alcohol. At first, the people of Qin and the businessmen from the Six Kingdoms felt awkward.After a long time, I got used to it.In the Qin people, one is to be intimidated by the law, and the other is to sneer at the business world, so it doesn't matter if you don't go there.In the six countries businessmen, it is convenient to be greedy for huge profits.Although Qin people only enter the market during the day, they must buy when they enter the market. There are very few customers who wander around in the Shandong commercial market; what's more, Qin people are already rich, and they are generous, neither haggling nor wordy, and leave after buying things. , It is extremely neat; if you meet the government of the Qin State for shopping, it will be even more profitable. Refined iron, raw salt, fur, weapons, horses, silk and other things are only good or bad, and they don’t bully merchants regardless of price.This is extremely rare in the six countries of Shandong!According to word of mouth, the reputation of Xianyang Shangshangfang has grown, and its reputation has become more and more famous. More and more merchants have come to establish various workshops and shops, and Xianyang has become more and more prosperous.

This Shangshangfang is divided into two areas: the west is Xianyang Nanshi, which is the trading district called "Qinshi" in the six countries of Shandong, and the five-mile long street is lined with shops and abundant goods; the east is foreign inns, workshops, The square area where hotels and merchants from the six countries live together.In the whole of Xianyang, this Shangshangfang is really a city that never sleeps. Its chariots and horses are flowing like streams of brocade clothes, and the scene of prosperity and luxury is not only out of place in the simple and simple world of Qin people, even in the six countries of Shandong, there are very few of them!After nightfall, there are no more black-clothed Qin people here, and the entire Shangshangfang has become a big city in the Central Plains for tourists from Shandong.The flow of people is so fast, the lights are feasting, it seems like a market in the sky!

The bronze carriage drove into the East Street of Shangshangfang in a hurry, and stopped in front of one of the largest hotels.A young man with a red silk cloak and hair without a crown jumped out of the car, handed over the reins to a waiter in red who was welcoming him, and strode into the shop with high spirits. "Dare to ask, sir, drink wine? Tea? Gambling? Play chess?" A beautiful waitress greeted him. "Eat wine." The visitor said coldly, and walked in with a livid face. "Sir, this room is clean." The waitress was still smiling, leading the way in front of the guests.

The spacious and bright hall was already full, and the waitress led the guests to a booth with a wooden screen: "This room just stopped drinking, sir, you are lucky." "Wine is good luck?" The visitor sneered, "A jar of Zhao wine, a tripod of Fengze elk, serve immediately!" "May I ask how many sirs are there? How much is a tripod of elk for three catties, one gold?" With a sound of "Pa!", the man in the red cloak clapped the case: "There is no elk in the famous Weifeng Ancient Residence? Or are you afraid that I will lose money?!"

"Mr. Forgive me. Our shop rules: elk are scarce and expensive, and customers must be reminded when ordering dishes. Sir, you must obey." The waitress smiled and saluted without being humble, turned and left. After a while, three waitresses in red skirts came in one file at a time, lightly placed the steaming copper tripod and wine jug together with the tableware, and left with a smile on their face.The red-clothed waitress from before floated in without any interval: "Sir, I'll serve." As she spoke, she opened the wine jar, and a bitter aroma of wine immediately permeated the air.

"Zhao's wine is strong. Mister can drink it. He is a hero." While pouring the wine skillfully, the waitress glanced at this handsome but angry guest, and naturally brought up the topic.Unexpectedly, the guest patted the long table impatiently: "You go down, there is no need to serve here." The waitress glanced at the guest in surprise, and quickly put on a smile and got up: "Sir, I am outside, you clap your hands." I'll come in." The guest waved his hand irritably: "I know, go, pull up the wooden screen." The maid still smiled, gently pulled up the movable wooden screen, and walked away lightly. The waitress has been wandering leisurely outside the wooden screen, nodding and smiling to the passing guests from time to time. This Weifeng ancient apartment is the hotel opened by the world-famous Bai family of Wei State in Qin State.It was first opened in Liyang. The deacon Hou Ying and the hostess Bai Xue have deep ties to Qin.After Bai Xue died with Shang Yang, Hou Ying and other veterans were unwilling to resign to the disappearance of Bai's business, so they each took charge of one and continued to operate.Hou Yu became the general manager in charge of Baishi Tianxia Hotel.When the Qin State moved its capital to Xianyang, Shang Yang, in order to attract merchants from the six countries, urged Hou Ying and Bai Xue to move the Weifeng Ancient Residence to Xianyang because of the prestige of the Weifeng Ancient Residence. Dong Xiangchun shoulder to shoulder.Shang Yang was torn apart by a car, and Bai Xue died in love. Hou Ying wanted to sell this ancient Weifeng apartment to Yi Dun, a great merchant from Chu State, so that Bai's merchants could leave Qin State forever.Unexpectedly, the state of Qin valued the Bai family's appeal to business travelers all over the world, and the new monarch Ying Si visited Hou Ying in Weifeng ancient residence twice, hoping that the Bai family businessmen would continue to stay in Xianyang and serve as a banner for merchants from Shandong.After repeated consideration and weighing, Hou Ying finally stayed. At this time, the capital of Wei State had been moved out of Anyi for many years, and Dongxiangchun in Anyi was no longer prosperous.Hou Ying simply moved all the valuable facilities and old management team of Dongxiangchun in Anyi to Xianyang, and restructured the layout of Weifeng Ancient Residence according to Dongxiangchun's management style, and simply made it big.This action became famous, and the Weifeng Ancient Residence immediately became the meeting center for merchants from the six countries and celebrities from all over the world in Xianyang, as well as a news distribution center.A group of supervisors, maids and servants here are all the old team of Xiangchun in Anyidong. They are well-informed and familiar with each other.This waitress is the foreman of the "long clothes" here.Different from other waitresses, she was wearing a long red dress with large sleeves, which was dignified and smart.The other waitresses wore short skirts with narrow sleeves, making them a little more feminine and lively.Although they are all cardamom years, their special professional experience has given them a unique keen eye for people.When a customer enters the shop, the "Long Yi" immediately sends out a natural signal signal as soon as he looks at his speech, manner, and gait, and a waitress suitable for receiving such customers steps forward to deal with it. At present, it is extremely rare for the foreman of the "long clothes" to personally deal with the guests serving behind the wooden screen. About half an hour later, Chang Yi seemed to have heard something, and pushed the wooden screen lightly, but couldn't help being shocked, and didn't know how to deal with it!The guest was already flushed and sweating profusely. The wine bar in his left hand was still shaking, but his right hand kept laughing: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin——, you, you are so stupid——! You don't know Su Qin's great plans, You, you, you, ah ha ha ha ha ha..." The laughter was sad and angry, and Chang Yi couldn't help but suddenly trembled.After a little thought, Chang Yi still walked in, and gently knelt down in front of the case: "Sir, it's the first time I drink this Zhao wine, I'll drink half of it, it's a big deal." "Laughing at me, Su Qin? Can't drink Zhao wine? Oh——, why are you here again? Get out, go!" "Yes. Sir, drink slowly, I'll get some hangover soup." Chang Yi stood up, but didn't leave immediately. "I, Su Qin, are you drunk? Don't be so noisy, go..." Before he finished speaking, he slumped on the case. At this moment, a waitress in a short skirt hurried in and whispered something in Chang Yi's ear.Chang Yida frowned: "How did this happen? I'll go and see. You call the bartender and take care of this gentleman." After speaking, he hurried out with the waitress and came straight to the parking lot. The parking lot of Weifeng Ancient Residence is a large courtyard enclosed by a tall wooden fence. There are six male servants who are proficient in swordsmanship to guard the place, and more than ten servants are dedicated to taking care of the vehicles and horses.The guests who come to Weifeng Ancient Apartment are not ordinary people, everyone is a high-end car and four horses, and each car is different, this parking lot has become a large courtyard where famous cars and horses gather in the world.When night falls, the parking lot outside the building becomes the most powerful signboard of Weifeng Ancient Residence.On the tall wooden fence, hung a circle of huge specially made lanterns, illuminating the courtyard brightly.The vehicles of various colors that entered the room were immediately led to different parking spaces by the waiters and arranged in a safe manner.According to the customary rules, the owner of the car usually gets off at the main entrance of the hotel and enters the store, and then the servant drives the car into the parking lot, arranges the car and horses and waits for the owner.For a group of high-end customers who like to drive in person, the "car waiter" from Weifeng Ancient Apartment will pick up the car at the main entrance of the hotel, drive to the parking lot and settle down.Once the carriages and horses are parked, the drivers will swagger into the shops specially opened for them in the parking lot, or eat, drink, or play games.The servants in the parking lot will brush and clean the car, or wash and feed the horse according to the requirements of the owner or driver of the vehicle.The bright and shiny carriages were full of people, the horses neighed, and everything was busy. As a result, this huge parking lot unexpectedly became a unique field for horses and chariots.Those guests who love famous cars and horses often come here on a stroll after socializing and having fun, admiring different vehicles of different shapes, commenting on them one by one, or even making a big splash, buying a good car they like at an astonishingly high price, or A horse driving a cart.Over time, the parking lot of Weifeng Ancient Residence has become a unique trading place for car and horse lovers.There are a group of "car idiots" and "horse idiots" who come to Weifeng Ancient Apartment to watch the cars and horses, and often go to the car and horse farm without entering the hotel. When the head waiter in long clothes and the maid in short skirts hurried to the horse farm, a group of gorgeous guests were discussing excitedly around a bronze chariot. "Elegant and expensive, great car!" "Six-foot hood, six-foot compartment, the grade is top-notch!" "Oh, it's not uncommon to have a six-foot car cover. There are many. The valuables are here. Look, the copper pillars on the car cover are inlaid with red jade! Has anyone seen it?" A yellow-clothed businessman exclaimed loudly in Chu dialect .Everyone's eyes followed his hand and gathered on the copper pillar of the car cover, and sure enough, they saw a two-inch square ruby ​​inlaid in the middle of the shiny bronze, shining brightly!They couldn't help being amazed and envious, scrambling around the car to touch and comment. "Come on! Look here!" Someone screamed at their feet, and everyone burst into laughter: "Ah, what a car idiot! Brother Han is so excited!" It turned out that a man got under the carriage with a small wind lamp and sat on the ground Looking at the bottom of the car, he heard the laughter of his comrades, and his tone suddenly became sharp: "Stop laughing! Come and see!" A dozen or so people in the circle didn't care about the expensive clothes, they all crawled under the car and stretched their necks. When they looked at it carefully, they were completely silent!It turns out that although the copper plate at the bottom of the carriage is rusty and mottled, the three inscriptions "Dongguanfang" can still be vaguely seen.Everyone knew at that time that "Dongguan" was Sikong of the Zhou royal family, who was in charge of all kinds of craftsmen; the three characters on the copper plate proved that this bronze plate was a special copper material refined by the royal family, which meant that this car The car is most likely a bronze car specially made by the royal family! "Western Zhou or Eastern Zhou?" Someone couldn't help asking softly. "Here! There are also engravings!" A man kneeling on the ground who looked like a nobleman carefully picked the copper rust on the inside of the car shaft, and paused every word: "辀—人——Zao, Li, Shi! Did you see that? Biren! Quick! Let's look at the lathe and the wheels!" Excited, they all found a few lanterns and held them up in twos and threes, looking carefully at the copper rusted parts of this mysterious car.After a while, a person squatting in the carriage shouted: "There are characters on the lathe! Yuren Yaohuang!" Another person shouted: "There are characters on the copper hoop of the wheel! The wheeler Gonglu!" Your son's sharp voice: "Here! In the shaft of the car——Wang Yu's Cepheus! My God, Cepheus! Cepheus too!" A series of discoveries really amazed these car addicts—the car in front of them is really a rare and famous weapon of the Western Zhou royal family!The copper engraved with the words "Dongguan" is dedicated to the royal family, and the "辀人" is the official name of a craftsman who specializes in making car shafts in the royal workshop of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Zao Li is the name of this craftsman; "It is the Yaohuang family, and the "wheelman" who makes the wheel is the Gonglu family.These inscriptions are enough to prove that this is a royal chariot of the Western Zhou royal family, and it is a rare treasure in the world.However, what surprised these car idiots even more is that this car is actually the king car that Cepheus used to drive!Cepheus, that is the god-like "car sage", who is more sacred than the three emperors and five emperors in the hearts of car idiots!Zaofu was originally a warrior of King Mu of Zhou, capable of subduing and taming wild horses.When King Mu of Zhou traveled westward to Kunlun, it was Zaofu who drove thousands of miles a day with four domesticated wild horses, so that King Mu of Zhou rushed back to Haojing in time to quell a rebellion.Since then, Zaofu has become the "Sage of Chariot Driving" and a hero that drivers will worship forever.Five or six hundred years later, these car enthusiasts actually saw the bronze chariot driven by Cepheus. ! The car idiots stared blankly at the car, touching here and there, you don't know what to do? After a long time, your young master suddenly came to his senses, and shouted in shock: "The divine chariot is here, why don't you pay homage?" Then he straightened up his clothes and bowed solemnly, and knelt down in front of the chariot.The car fanatics suddenly realized, and hurriedly followed the big obeisance and knelt down. At this moment, a wind lantern floated slowly, and two waitresses stood beside the car: "Hey, gentlemen are sweaty and ashamed, are you paying homage to the earth god?" . "Where is it? I want to buy this car? Whose car is it—?" The yellow-clothed businessman from the state of Chu became more and more anxious. "Oh, gentlemen want to buy this broken car?" The long-clothed waitress asked with a smile. "Exactly." The noble young master who just got up gave the car fanatics a wink, and said with a big grin: "This car is quite simple and pleasant. I want to gamble with the owner of the car and bet on the car. The maid in long clothes , can you invite the master?" "That gentleman is having a long talk over wine with a distinguished guest from Daliang, so he can't come, gentlemen, we can discuss it at another time." The long-clothed foreman had a pleasant smile on his face, but his bright eyes swept everyone's eyes. look. "Great guest from Daliang? Who is it?" A businessman in red said loudly with a Wei accent: "I know most of the Wei people in Xianyang, and there is no one who doesn't like luxury cars. I'll just go and invite them! " "Wait a minute, sir." Chang Yi smiled and said, "You are all old customers, so I don't need to talk about the rules here. You are not allowed to invite guests to gamble while you are busy. Sirs and adults have taken care of you, and my daughter thanked you in advance." The young master pondered: "That's right. Sister in long clothes, how long do I have to wait?" "Weifeng Law: You are not allowed to ask guests about their behavior. How can I be sure?" "Hey hey" Your young master grinned and blinked, then raised his voice abruptly: "Let's meet tomorrow, that gentleman is also a frequent visitor to Weifeng Ancient Residence, right?" The car idiots nodded one after another: "Okay." "Tomorrow will be tomorrow." "Then I'll take another look at this car." The long-clothed waitress made a salute: "Thank you so much. Gentlemen, wait and see, I'm going to serve the guests." After speaking, she smiled at the blank-looking waitress in short skirts: "Sister Qian, let's go." The wind lantern floated away again. When the long-clothed waitress hurried back to the shop, the handsome customer was already drunk, lying on the thick carpet and panting for a long time.The bartender stood aside blankly, but didn't dare to move him.Chang Yi felt strange, and softly scolded the bartender, "Heihong, why are you in a daze? Hurry up and serve ice wine to the guests!" The bartender quickly replied: "Sister in charge, this gentleman is strangely drunk. When I came in He was still laughing and reciting poems, scolded me for meddling, and told me to take the ice wine away. Suddenly he fell drunk and fell to the ground, Xiao Kezheng didn't know what to do." Chang Yi looked at it and ordered decisively, " Come on, pick up Mr., and I'll feed him." The "wine waiters" of Weifeng Ancient Apartment are different from other waiters, they are all young and healthy servants who are rough in martial arts, they are very energetic, and they specialize in taking care of those guests who are drunk.Heihong listened to the order, knelt down on the ground, and skillfully and lightly supported the guest in his arms, as if the guest sat up by himself.Chang Yi took a clay pot wrapped in cotton cloth on the side table, opened the cotton cover and the lid of the pot, knelt down on the ground, and fed the guests hangover soup with a long and delicate wooden spoon. Weifeng Guyu's "hanging wine soup" is quite different. It is a light wine stored in the cellar after being lightly brewed with wild fruits. The sweet and refreshing wine is called "ice wine" by old customers.Drunken people feel hot all over, dry mouth and heartburn, but drinking water feels too weak.After drinking a little ice wine, a gust of icy cold air will flow straight to the limbs and bones, and the mind will be much clearer immediately.It's just that it's difficult to brew this ice wine and it's free, so it can't be enjoyed by everyone, only the drunken ones are eligible to enjoy it.So there are often old customers who deliberately drink heavily in order to enjoy the taste of ice wine that can make people suddenly sober from numbness. "Sister in charge, is he interested?" the bartender Heihong asked softly. "Nonsense. This gentleman drank Zhao wine too vigorously for the first time... He must have something on his mind." After feeding half a can of ice wine, Chang Yi knelt down opposite the guest and looked at him in a daze, his voice as soft as a murmur. "Huh!" The guest suddenly let out a long breath, and the strong smell of Zhao Jiu permeated the small cubicle instantly. The bartender frowned, knowing that the guest was about to wake up, his hands were ready to help him up following the guest's movements.Seeing Chang Yi gently waving his hand at him, he stopped.In a moment, the guest opened his eyes and sat up suddenly, and said hoarsely: "You? You? I'm not drunk. Get up!" While speaking, he glanced at Tao Guan beside Changyi, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Wei There is such a good wine in Fengguyu, but there is no reason to sell it, what's the reason?" Almost at the same time, he quickly reached out and grabbed the clay pot, raised his neck and drank it dry, and the pot burst into laughter Smiling: "Okay, okay, Su Qin can drink too! The Zhao wine served is so refreshing! Brother Zhang, do you know? Hahahahahaha..." He straightened himself up, and with the help of the bartender, he stood up gracefully! Chang Yi also quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Sir, please sit down, drink some light tea, and listen to the little girl sing a song, how about?" "Singing? Hahahaha, you sing? How about me?" "That's the best. I'll blow the xun for my husband. Is it the song "Ya"?" "The song "Ya"? Not good. The song "Feng", "Qin Feng"! Okay, it's "Qin Feng"!" Chang Yi was stunned, his bright eyes looked at the frivolous and extremely excited guest. Scholars usually sing the tunes of "Da Ya" and "Xiao Ya". Even if they sing wind songs, they are at least "Guo Feng".The first two are royal songs, solemn and elegant.The latter is a popular song of Wang Jiguo, which is also Qingyuan tactful.There is also the song "Ode", because it is a temple song praising the emperor's virtue, and few people sing it anymore.Since Confucius classified and deleted the lyrics handed down from generation to generation, and compiled them into three hundred poems, the melody and tune of Geer have been roughly determined along with the lyrics.All kinds of "Wind" were originally popular tunes of the common people in various vassal states, and ordinary officials and celebrities were concerned about their status, so they disdain to sing in public.Just like speaking, since the Western Zhou Dynasty stipulated that the language of Wang Ji was an "elegant" official language, the languages ​​of other vassal states have become unrefined common folk languages ​​(dialects).Later Xunzi once said, "The people of Chu are at peace with Chu, the people of Yue are at peace with Yue, and the gentlemen are at ease with elegance." The common people of Chu speak the dialect of Chu, and the common people of Yue speak the dialect of Yue, but all gentlemen with status in the world should speak Elegant Mandarin.One sings and the other speaks, although it is not a fundamental matter, but it also directly shows a person's status and the level of knowledge of the scholar himself.No matter how you look at the guest in front of you, he is definitely a celebrity. Just the bronze car that makes the big business car fans covet, shows that he is definitely not an ordinary scholar!However, he actually opened his mouth to sing "Qin Feng", which couldn't but surprise the experienced female foreman.The melody of the people of Qin is simple, intense, desolate and desolate, it is simply a cry from the bottom of the heart!If you have been bumping on horseback in the wilderness, mountains, grasslands and lakes for many years, it is impossible to roar out that high-pitched and exciting tune. This handsome and gentle scholar, can he sing this kind of heart-piercing "Qin Feng"? Dazed for a moment, the long garment had already taken out a green jade xun from the pocket of her close-fitting skirt, brought it closer to her beautiful lips, and a high-pitched melody broke through the air!The long reverberation echoed throughout the store.The guests laughed heartily, and suddenly sang loudly, the hoarse voice after drinking added a bit of desolation and pain—— With an intense and high-pitched ending, the singer stopped abruptly, and the hall was so quiet that no one made a sound. There was a burst of laughter, "Wow!", the guest dropped a bag of gold cakes, and strode out unsteadily. "Sir, I don't need so much!" Chang Yi picked up the purse in surprise, but the man had already staggered away. "Hurry up and catch up! Take him back to his residence!" Chang Yi ordered the bartender, and the two hurriedly chased him out.When he arrived at the chariot and horse farm, he saw that the bronze chariot had already rolled away.Chang Yi hurriedly asked the car attendant on duty at the parking lot, and the sturdy and brave car attendant replied: "The car waiter Jing San drove the guests back. Mr. Yang lives in Liyang Inn on Changyang Street." Chang Yi let out a long breath, relieved, and turned back to the shop.It turns out that this Weifeng Ancient Apartment is famous all over the world for its meticulous care of guests.As long as the guests are drunk and do not have a driver to drive, they will be sent back by the car attendant of Weifeng Ancient Apartment.The guests are also satisfied, and the waiter is also happy.Because the guests usually want to give some rewards to the car waiter, even if he was drunk at the time and did not pay, they will definitely send someone to deliver it the next day.Moreover, the Liyang Inn on Changyang Street is also a well-known guest house run by the old Qin people, so there will be no accidents. However, this bronze cart did not drive to Changyang Street, but went all the way out of the North Gate and went straight to Beiban. Ban who, high slope also.Beiban is a mountain plateau across the north of Xianyang City, with dense forests and three avenues leading directly to the top of the plateau.Climb to the top of the plateau and you will see an endless flat fertile field.Compared with Beiban after King Qin Zhao, Beiban at this time was just a wild and rough mountain plateau, which was much more desolate than the shore of the Wei River in the south of Xianyang City.The Qin law rectified, and each of the three roads leading to Beiban has its own special purpose.The widest avenue in the middle, with a slightly gentler slope, is a special lane for the government chariots and horses and all single vehicles.The east road is slightly narrower and steeper, and it is a special road for the delivery vehicles of farmers, business travelers and craftsmen.The West Road is the narrowest and steepest but also the shortest.Right now, this bronze cart got out of the north gate, went straight into the central avenue, and drove all the way to the high slope with verdant trees.At that time, the sky was changing, and the people were still. The bronze cart drove up to the top of the plateau, then turned into a side road, and stopped in the open space among the Beiban pine forests. The driving horse seemed to feel something strange, neighing all by himself, almost throwing the "driver" out of the car! More than a dozen black shadows surrounded him in surprise and sigh.A man who looked like a nobleman stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Jing San, this is your bounty. I have rewarded you with this stupid horse, go back to the city, you have nothing to do here." The waiter was frightened by the horse's sudden onset, and almost fell off the carriage with a vertical leap. He was still in shock but flattered, and hurriedly bowed his hands: "Sir, the bounty is too much. There is such a good horse, how can Jing San bear it?" ?” "Young master rewarded you, take it and leave. Are you so noisy?" A fat man in yellow scolded impatiently. "Yes, yes, Jingsan has gone." The chariot waiter hurriedly got on the horse and shook the reins, and shot out of the pine forest like an arrow. The fat man in yellow chuckled and said, "Brother Yimao, you are negotiating this deal with the idiot." As he spoke, he walked to the side of the bronze carriage and patted the carriage vigorously: "Hey! Wake up——! Yeah, the smell of alcohol is so strong Heavy! It seems that this brother has drunk a lot." Seeing that the people in the car were still snoring loudly, Fatty leaned into the car and patted the owner's face: "Hey! I woke up..." Before the words finished, there was a cry Shouting, "Boom!", he fell to the side of the wheel, almost burning his eyebrows with the torch in his hand. The person in the car suddenly sat up!Under the light of the torch, he saw his long hair loose, his face flushed, his eyes frighteningly sharp, he looked around, and asked coldly, "Where is this? Who are you waiting for?" The prince in yellow clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Sir, I have offended you so much, please forgive me. I am Yi Mao, a businessman from the Chu Kingdom, so I am very polite here. Dare I ask you about your name and surname." "Luoyang Su Qin." The person in the car got out of the car with one leg tilted, although his feet were a little sloppy, but it was obviously a different person from the drunken sleep just now.With his reserved full shirt and the back of a pair of big sleeves, he glanced contemptuously around and said with a sneer, "It looks like he's a wealthy businessman, but he does such a thing?" Yi Mao smiled respectfully and said: "Although I don't know your name, Mr. Gu is not an ordinary person. I made this bad plan because it was inconvenient to negotiate in the Weifeng ancient residence. I love high cars, and I am called a 'car crazy'. See you now The gentleman's car is simple and elegant, and he wants to buy it with a thousand pieces of gold, plus one or two new cars and four horses. I don't know what you want, sir?" Su Qin was stunned, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "I was able to buy the car attendant of the Weifeng Ancient Residence and hijack the guests to Beiban Pine Forest, which shows good intentions. However, if I don't sell it, what will you do?" "You don't know people's respect!" The fat businessman shouted, "Since you are a car idiot, how can there be any car or horse that you can't afford?" "So it seems that you are going to make things difficult for others?" Su Qin sneered, with contempt on his brows. Yi Mao, who looks like a noble son, is still smiling all over his face: "Mr. Shang Wang gave up his love. Judging by his attitude, he must have the world in his heart. Why should he care about a mere bronze cart? We wait for merchants, and we are able to live with rare goods. Stand shoulder to shoulder with us?" These words are extremely appropriate, for a celebrity, he really disdains to stand shoulder to shoulder with merchants; and as a famous merchant in the world, it is indeed rare to be able to compliment a celebrity like this.From this end alone, one can tell that this Yi Mao is definitely not an ordinary businessman. Su Qin is a man of temperament, if he is in a good mood when his career is successful, these words can completely make him give up this king's chariot.Even though this is a royal chariot bestowed by Emperor Zhou, and it is an old royal chariot that Yanji has replaced, it not only has the glory bestowed by the Son of Heaven, but also the friendship of Yanji's exchange of chariots, it is by no means an ordinary chariot .Even so, Su Qin still regards it as something outside of his body, and doesn't pay much attention to it, just like he treats any goods and money indifferently. However, at present, Su Qin did not have such a calm state of mind, he only felt a strong insult!In Xianyang Palace, he met a big and unexpected setback. He was depressed and had no way to vent. A pot of world-famous Handan strong wine made him feel strong cynicism and jealousy in his erratic, which also added a few words. Divided into a heroic spirit.At this moment, he, who was excited and unrestrained but depressed in his heart, felt that the group of businessmen in front of him were really dirty, especially this nobleman-like Yi Mao, who was even more abominable!Su Qin was originally from a family of merchants, and he knew the world's great merchants like the palm of his hand, so he naturally knew that Yi Mao was the younger brother of Yi Dun, a great merchant in the Chu Kingdom, and the overlord of the business world.But because of this, Su Qin felt that what was hidden under his respectful appearance was money, rape, and deception!Who is Su Qin?In the midst of surging anger, Su Qin suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "Yi Mao, Yi Mao, have you ever heard that a soldier can be killed but not humiliated?" "Sir, why did you say that? How dare Yi Mao insult famous people? It's just for business." In the peaceful words, Yi Mao's smile has been restrained, and a sinister light oozes from his eyes. "Famous people in the world, don't do business with cheap merchants!" Su Qin's voice was stern, and he strode to the shaft of the car, and was about to get in the car and leave. "Hey! I can't go-!" The fat businessman shouted and waved his hand, and his fellow car idiots surrounded him with torches, shouting in unison: "Scholars can't be humiliated, I wait for businessmen to humiliate me!" Is it?" "Yes! Who dares to call me a cheap businessman!" "I don't know respect, and I'm not satisfied with buying an old car with a thousand dollars?" "A famous person? I think he is a wild person!" "There is no end, How can I leave? Are businessmen easy to bully?" "If you are a celebrity, draw your sword, and a businessman will also be ashamed!" Su Qin turned around and smiled coldly: "Do you want to be a robber? Or do you want to fight privately? This is Qin." 话音落点，车痴们顿时愣怔在那里——秦国新法如山，抢劫与私斗都是死罪，一经查实，立即斩首！谁都会顾忌自己的生死，更何况这些富商大贾？猗矛却是狺狺笑着走了过来：“我等并未用强，买卖不成，仁义尚在。先生却自恃名士，辱骂我等，这该当有个了结吧？秦法纵然严明，也总须讲个公道吧。” “对！该当有个了结！”车痴们又轰然动了起来，举着火把凑集到苏秦周围。 “噢——”苏秦冷笑：“天下之大，无奇不有啊，强盗也要讲公理了。我倒想听你个说法，如何了结？” 猗矛依旧阴柔的笑着：“先生与这位肥兄决斗一场，便了却今日恩怨。” 私相决斗，本是春秋以来士子阶层的风气。士人兴起之初，多受贵族挑衅与蔑视，为了维护自己的尊严与声誉，往往拔剑而起与挑衅者做殊死拼搏，以表示虽死不受侮辱的名节气概。此所谓“士可杀，不可辱”。几百年下来，决斗便成了维护尊严名节的古老传统。决斗杀人，官府历来是不加追究的。猗矛不知苏秦根底，提出决斗只是个试探；若苏秦剑术高强，自然只好收场；若苏秦是那种只文不武的士子，则必定要“成交”这笔生意了。 听得决斗二字，苏秦却被激怒了，右手向车厢一探，一柄青光凛凛的长剑便锵然在手：“谈何决斗？一起来吧。” 猗矛却摆摆手：“不能，肥兄一人替代我等便了，如何能以众凌寡？” “好，便是我来啦——！”黄衣肥子拉着长长的楚腔，丢掉手中火把，笑眯眯的拔出了一口弯月似的吴钩，脚步象水牛般沉重的挪了过来：“出剑啦——！”肥胖的双手攥着一口半月形的细剑，样子颇为滑稽。 苏秦不禁哈哈大笑。他练剑十多年，却从来没有与人真正交过手，今日第一遭就遇到了这么样一个滑稽人物，便不由自主的大笑起来，学着他的楚腔：“肥子先出剑啦——！” “敢笑我？找死啦——！”黄衣肥子大怒，吴钩一挥，便见一道弧形的寒光向苏秦胸前逼来。苏秦浑身灼热，浑不知这吴钩“斜啄”的厉害，只一剑直刺当前，却是又快又准！这吴钩“斜啄”是当胸横划，速度稍慢，攻击的范围却是极宽。寻常剑士但见一片弯月形剑光逼来，便往往不知从何处防御？若有刹那犹豫，这吴钩便划到胸前，人便会被拦腰划开！偏偏的苏秦是简约剑法，不管你如何挥舞，我只一剑直刺！只听叮当一声大响，火星飞溅，两剑相交，吴钩剑竟是光芒顿失，黄衣肥子噔噔噔后退了三步！ “啊哈哈哈哈哈哈！”苏秦却畅快无比的大笑起来，心思老师这简约剑还当真高明，第一剑便将这楚剑吴钩震退，便不由胆气顿生。原来，苏秦剑术缺乏天赋，老师便教他反复练习快剑突刺，说不管敌人如何挥剑，你只一剑快刺，只要做到“快稳准狠”四个字，自保足矣！苏秦自然信奉老师，寻常练剑便是千遍万遍的突刺快剑，经常惹得张仪大笑不止。苏秦却不管不顾，只是一剑一剑的认真突刺。今日临敌，这一剑快刺竟大是威风，如何不高兴万分？ 黄衣肥子恼羞成怒，吼叫一声“真找死啦——！”便要冲上来拼命。 “且慢。”猗矛却伸手拦住了肥子，对苏秦拱手笑道：“决斗完了，先生胜。日后我等绝不再找先生聒噪便是。” “算你明理。苏秦告辞。” “且慢。”猗矛轻捷一闪，便拦在了苏秦面前。 “猗矛，还做劫盗么？”苏秦冷笑。 “先生差矣。”猗矛满面笑容：“先生快剑，猗矛生平未见，斗胆想与先生走几圈。十剑为限，点到为止，可否？” 苏秦初尝快剑之妙，内心正在兴奋处，听得猗矛要和他比剑，而且“点到为止”，乐得再尝试一番，便欣然应道：“好！就陪你十剑便是。” 四周火把顷刻又围成了方圆两三丈的一个大圈子。猗矛拔剑，却是一口小吴钩，长不到两尺，与苏秦的三尺长剑相比，显得寒瘦萎缩。猗矛右手持剑，左手是弯弯的青铜剑鞘，显然是剑、鞘双兵。他猫腰蹲身，喝声“开始！”便挺着剑缓缓围着苏秦打起了圈子。 苏秦的快剑有两个前提，一是正面对敌，二是敌不动我不刺后发先至。如今猗矛围着他打圈，他也便挺着长剑转圈，始终与猗矛保持正面相对。转得两三圈，猗矛突然一声大喝，吴钩与剑鞘一划一击，同时两路攻到。苏秦在他喝声一起时便一剑刺出，直指猗矛胸膛。 “好！第一剑！”猗矛一跃丈许，闪出苏秦剑光，却又立即逼上来绕着苏秦打圈子。 苏秦狂饮了一坛赵酒，能够一时清醒，全因了渭风古寓特制的醒酒汤。但那醒酒汤解得一时醉意，却并不能消解酒力。本来就飘飘然如腾云驾雾的苏秦，几圈转下来便觉眼前金星乱冒，心中明白上了猗矛的恶当，却是已经晚了，一声“猗矛……”喊出，脚下虚浮，天旋地转，便硬生生栽倒在地！ “好！妙！”“小子倒——！倒——！倒了——！”车痴们挥舞着火把跳了起来。 “还是公子高明啦！各位听公子的啦——！”黄衣肥子挥舞着吴钩叫起来。 猗矛冷冷笑道：“肥兄带两个人，立即将那辆车秘密运出秦国，藏到郢都家库中。韩兄带两个人，立即将这个不识敬的主儿抬到官道旁边，好衣服全部剥了，弄出遭劫的样子。各位该得的利金，我改日如数奉上。如何啊？” “好！便这样了。”其他商人车痴也知道猗顿家族财势太大，王车肯定是人家的，平白得一笔巨额利金也就知足了，便异口同声的答应了。 “立撤！半年内，谁也不许在咸阳露面！”猗矛一声令下，车痴们便熄灭了火把，悄悄的分头出了北阪松林。