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Chapter 69 Chapter Six

The winter in Linzi has a special taste, that is, it is cold.The mighty sea breeze is like a whip with water, it is cold and wet when it hits people, no matter how thick you wear it, you can never enjoy the dryness and warmth.Wodong, a native of the Central Plains, is afraid of the dry cold wind that blows the skin apart, and the heavy snow that blocks the path.People in Linzi Wodong are afraid of the cold sea breeze that seeps into their skin, but in winter they stay behind closed doors, stay by large or small burning stoves, and do some indoor work to pass the long cold. However, this kind of cold water is helpless for the palace.As soon as you enter the palace gate, there is a huge charcoal stove every few dozen steps. The main hall and several commonly used side halls are even more brightly lit, which lasts day and night.The cold and wet sea breeze immediately turned into warm and moist in the palace, neither dry nor cold, very comfortable.

"Report to my king: Su Qin asks to see you." "Let him come in." King Qi Xuan, who was reading by the burning stove, didn't lift his head. A rickshaw was parked alone in the bleak and cold carriage and horse farm, and Su Qin was stamping under the rickshaw with his sleeves folded. In the past, Su Qin always drove straight to any royal palace.But this time when he entered Qi, he had to wait inexplicably to enter the palace. Sometimes even the ordinary officials of Qi entered, but he was still waiting.Even so, Su Qin didn't feel angry at all, and waited calmly every time.Over the years, he has seen too many ups and downs of this kind of immediate favor and disgrace, and he has become numb.With the disintegration of the alliance, all countries and the state of Qin have negotiated peace and ties, and he has been emptied of the quilt in the state of Yan. He has neither great power to rely on nor real power in his hands. Can the state of Qi be as prominent as it used to be?King Xuan of Qi gave him a vacant position as a guest minister, neither doing anything nor asking for advice, but he coldly left him indifferent.Su Qin was not in a hurry, and was even more tolerant of loneliness. He actually felt that this was a good time for him to study hard again. In addition to studying, he strolled to Jixia Academy to chat with young students.After a few months of calm down, not only did I get to know a few post-school friends, but also gained a lot of insight from them.

"Xuan Keqing Su Qin entered the palace—!" The servant's cold and sharp voice floated down from the high royal steps. Flicking the sleeves of the cotton robe, Su Qin strode up the nine-level jade steps, and without the guidance of his servants, he arrived at the Dongnuan Hall where King Qi Xuan stayed together in winter. Just as he was about to salute, King Qi Xuan stood up to help Stopped him: "Su Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are a little more immortal and elegant." "Su Qin has lost some weight, but his heart is still clear." Su Qin is not good at humor, and he always cuts off this kind of social rhetoric and directly approaches the topic.

"Tea. Su Qing, please take a seat." King Qi Xuan may have been sitting for a long time, and picked up the scroll of bamboo slips on the desk leisurely: "Su Qing, this scroll has been copied all over the world recently, have you ever read it?" Su Qin glanced at the big characters on the title and smiled: "King Qi also read it? Can you read it?" "It's all in one piece." King Qi Xuan shook his head: "This Zhuangzi is also strange, telling so many unmarginal and inexplicable stories, such as the big fish in the North Sea, the flamboyant sparrow, the robber foot, Tian Zifang, and the dream butterfly. What do you want to say? It’s a lump of batter, yet there are so many people scrambling to pass it on to see it, and the Jixia Academy is arguing all day long? Su Qing, tell me, what’s the use of this?”

"If you don't write it for the king, the king of Qi doesn't need to read it, so naturally he can't understand it." "Don't write a book for the king? No wonder, he can't even be a lacquer garden official." King Xuan of Qi was surprised, and then smiled contemptuously: "Write a book for the commoner, can the commoner give him the honor of the official title?" "The world is so big, not everyone may be honored by being an official." "Is there any reason for this? Confucius said: If you are good at learning, you will be an official. That's right! This Zhuangzi must be poor in learning." King Xuan of Qi suddenly felt that he had dug into the root of writing a dough letter, and he was extremely reserved and confident.

Su Qin laughed in a rare way: "Confucius is Confucius, Zhuangzi is Zhuangzi... King Qi, don't think about it. If you think about it, King Qi is not King Qi, but Zhuangzi." "Okay, let's not talk about this uneducated Zhuangzi." King Xuan of Qi smiled: "Is Su Qing okay?" "I have two matters, both of which are the top priority of Qi State." Su Qin said bluntly: "First, Zhao State has already started planning the second reform, Qi State should start immediately, and we must not relax because we are far away from Qin State." King Xuan of Qi nodded deeply: "Let me think about it, and I will wait for Mr. Mengchang to come back and discuss it. The second thing?"

"Su Qin recommends two great talents to be the pillars of Qi's reform." "Oh? Still a great talent?" King Xuan of Qi smiled faintly: "Let me tell you." "One's name is Lu Zhonglian, and the other's name is Zhuang Xin. They are both talented and famous scholars in Jixia Academy." "Jixia Academy..." King Qi Xuan's faint smile disappeared, but he frowned and asked, "Su Qing, do you know the rules established by the former king for Jixia Academy?" "I know: but Xu Zhixue is not allowed to be an official."

"Since this is the case, how can this king break the law of the previous king?" "The king of Qi is in trouble." Su Qin said solemnly: "There is no way for the king to fight for hegemony. The establishment of the Jixia Academy by King Wei was originally a great effort to gather talents from all over the world. It is absurd and unacceptable. The king of Qi Guangda Ji went to the school, and famous scholars from all over the world flowed into Qi State. If they don’t choose talents and use them, they will be lost. At that time, Qi State will become a desert of talents. The country will soon decline."

"It's easy to talk!" King Qi Xuan's eyes widened in surprise, and he patted the long table, but his face suddenly changed into a mocking smile: "Su Qing, are you reminding me that you are a great talent in this world? Did Xiao Wang use it?" Su Qin was stunned for a while, the brilliance on his face and the flames in his eyes immediately dimmed. After a moment of silence, he stood up and cupped his hands: "Su Qin will leave." Then he strode away. "Hey, Su Qing..." Qi Xuan Wang was very embarrassed, but he couldn't say it when he wanted to call Su Qin back, and he walked around the palace impatiently with a blushing face.After all, Su Qin is the prime minister of the six countries who is famous all over the world, so it's fine if he doesn't need it, how can he easily offend him?The two generations of monarchs of the Qi State made great efforts to open the Jixia Academy, isn't it because of the heart of recruiting scholars?A person like Su Qin, who is talented, knowledgeable, and comes from a famous family, is more inspiring than an old celebrity like Mencius who talks about learning. Said, spread the word, wouldn't Qi Wang Jingxian's reputation plummet?If most of the scholars from Jixia Academy really made it to the top, how would the state of Qi save face?Thinking of this, King Qi Xuan didn't hesitate any longer, and ordered loudly: "Prepare the guard of honor for warming up the car! Hurry up!"

As soon as he left the palace, Su Qin jumped into the car and drove out of the city. Entering the palace this time, Su Qin came prepared.Yesterday, I received an urgent letter from Su Dai, saying that Zizhi once again urged him to return to Yan to pursue a great cause. From those evasive words, Su Qin sensed Zizhi's ambition and the danger of Yan.Originally, he planned to return to Yan Kingdom after meeting King Xuan of Qi to try to prevent the disaster of the country. He had already asked Jing Yan to bring the guards out of the city to wait.He entered the palace to see him, just wanting to give King Xuan of Qi a solemn reminder before leaving, and even recommending two heroes, Lu Zhonglian and Zhuang Xin, to King Xuan of Qi. After all, Qi State has the foundation and strength to contend against Qin State. King Xuan is still considered a shrewd monarch. If he cheers up, he is expected to replace Chu as the leader of the six kingdoms.But he never expected that King Xuan of Qi would measure him so filthily and mock him so contemptuously!At that moment, Su Qin's mind quickly flashed the famous motto "Scholar can be killed, but not humiliated", and he was almost about to refute King Qi Xuan sternly, but he finally held back.The old voice of the teacher sounded in his ears: "It's not the person, don't talk to me. This famous scholar talks about the way of a king, be careful, be careful." Since King Xuan of Qi is not a king to be said, there is no need to waste his mind.

As soon as he got out of the west gate of Linzi and met Jing Yan, he saw smoke and dust rising in front of him, and a group of chariots and horses rolled up with banners and flags!Su Qin's eyes were clumsy, and he ordered: "Get out of the way." Then he walked to the side of the horse path.But Jing Yan shouted in surprise: "Brother, there's a 'Zhang' on the black flag! There's a 'Tian' on the red flag! Who could it be?" Su Qin was startled, and squinted his eyes carefully, looking carefully at the approaching man. The guard of honor in the car finally murmured in surprise: "Zhang Yi, Mr. Meng Chang, that's right!" After thinking for a while, he ordered decisively: "Jing Yan, go to the trail! I don't want to see them." Jing Yan was stunned for a while, and then said softly: " Go up the trail!" Su Qin's cavalry swept up a field fork like the wind. While walking, I heard the rumbling of the car behind me, and a loud shout came along with the wind: "Wu Xinjun——! Tian Wen is here——!" Su Qin smiled wryly and said: "You can't outrun him, just wait." As soon as the horse team took the reins, they saw an express carriage of four horses whirl in front of them, and a man in the carriage unfurled his cloak, and flew out of the carriage like a big bird with a burst of laughter: "Wu Xinjun, where did Tian Wen offend, and he wanted to take the road?" Su Qin said with a smile: "I don't know the king because I'm stupid. I just avoid the way. Why take the way?" "Mr. Wu Xin doesn't need to say more, Tian Wen understands." Meng Changjun said generously: "Please go back with me, Mr. Wu Xin, and meet with Brother Zhang for a few days before we talk about everything. I have everything to do." Before Su Qin could speak, he saw a team flying out of the west gate of Linzi Chariots and horses, coming straight to the field path! "King Qi warms up the car?" Meng Changjun let out a low cry of surprise, and looked at Su Qin suspiciously. Su Qin also saw clearly that the person who came was King Qi Xuan's car warmer, and his heart moved, but he just smiled lightly: "Meng Changjun, I still have to go, my roots are in the country of Yan." Sima has arrived to warm up the car.Before the car stopped, King Xuan of Qi opened the heavy cotton curtain and jumped down, bowing to Su Qin on the horse: "Mr. Wu Xin, Tian Bijiang is so abrupt, please forgive me." Meng Changjun was very surprised. He had never seen this brother Wang so humble. What happened today?Without time to think about it, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Chen Tianwen sees my king." Qi Xuanwang smiled and said: "Meng Changjun, you are back well, God's will, God's will, Lord Wu Xin shouldn't have left Qi." At this moment, Su Qin has already dismounted. After all, King Qi Xuan came after him personally and made amends in person. Su Qin is not a pedantic scholar, so how can he be stubborn and not know how to turn around?He also bowed deeply when he came over: "Su Qinyuan is so presumptuous, please forgive me, King Qi." King Qi Xuan hurriedly helped him up with a smile and said: "Meng Changjun, please take a rest at your house for a night, tomorrow When the state was discussed together, this king will immediately select a mansion for Lord Wu Xin." Lord Mengchang took the order, and Su Qin did not refuse, so King Xuan of Qi boarded the carriage and left. "Get in my car, let's talk when we go back." Meng Changjun smiled and pulled Su Qin into the wide and sturdy four-horse express car, waved to Jing Yan, and drove out of the field fork.On the official road, but Zhang Yi's carriage and horses were missing, Su Qin couldn't help being very confused: "Meng Changjun, Zhang Yi didn't know that you were chasing me?" Invite him to come back." After saying that, he shook the rein and rode into Linzi City. In addition, Zhang Yi has excellent eyesight, and he has seen that Su Qin made a detour, and he expected that Lord Mengchang would definitely chase after him, but he didn't want to meet Su Qin in a hurry, so he told Ying Hua: "Go to the posthouse." He actually entered Linzi first .Just after staying in the post house, Feng Huan, the manager of Meng Changjun's guest, came to treat the guests.Zhang Yi decided to go alone, but Yinghua Feiyun objected in unison.Zhang Yi smiled and said, "Qi State is not Chu State, like a bird frightened by a bow." Ying Hua said with a straight face, "No, that country cannot be taken lightly. Fei Yun, you follow him as a servant. I will drive and stand outside the door." Fei Yun made a grimace and said: "That's right, I still treat you alone!" Zhang Yi smiled helplessly: "Stick to me? Okay, let's go." When we arrived at Mengchang Monarch's Mansion, it was just at dusk, and the candles in the hall were brightly lit and the stove was red, as warm as a spring day.Su Qin was chatting with Mr. Mengchang in the hall, when suddenly he heard a long message from the courtyard: "The prime minister is here!" He couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Mengchang has also put on a posture?" Before Mr. Mengchang could speak, Su Qin had already walked out of the hall quickly , but stood in the porch in a daze, unable to speak—in the dark twilight, Zhang Yi walked over with a limping step, leaning on a slender, shiny iron cane. Heart trembling!The unusually familiar tall figure seemed a little stooped, and the flying spirit that was always engraved in Su Qin's heart turned into serious wrinkles. Suddenly, Su Qin clearly saw Zhang Yi's gray hair at the temples! "Brother Zhang..." Su Qin strode over and grabbed Zhang Yi's hands tightly. Zhang Yi didn't speak, but her hands trembled uncontrollably. "Brother Zhang, let's go." Su Qin whispered, gently helping Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi shook her arms and said coldly: "I dare not be the prime minister of the Six Kingdoms." She went straight into the hall. Suddenly, Su Qin's face turned pale, and a cold feeling penetrated into his heart—could it be that people's hearts are so unpredictable, that even Zhang Yi, who has been with him for more than ten years, has become such a snobbish villain?If so, is there any trustworthy friendship in this world?In an instant, cold tears welled up in his eyes, and Su Qin almost passed out! "Wu Xinjun, there is nothing unclear, let's go." Meng Changjun's broad-minded laughter rang in his ears. A gust of cold sea breeze blew towards his face, Su Qin shivered, and finally held back the body and mind that was about to collapse, clenched his teeth, and strode into the hall.Mr. Mengchang is very good at making friends and mediating. He has already ordered Feng Huan to close the door of the mansion to refuse visitors, and arranged the "boy servant" Feiyun in the small case behind the big screen. There are only three in the hall. Long case. Meng Changjun respectfully invited Su Qin and Zhang Yi into the two honored seats, and he took a horizontal seat in the last seat, and bowed first: "Brother Su and Brother Zhang respect the world, and it is an honor for Tian Wen to have a drink with Tian Wen today. When this is a blessing, Tian Wen will drink the three jue first to celebrate!" After saying that, he drank the three jue in succession. Zhang Yi's eyes flashed, and Meng Changjun held up the jue again and said with a smile: "Brother Su and Brother Zhang are not easy to meet. We meet again today, so we should celebrate. Tian Wen drinks three more jubilees to celebrate the reunion of the two brothers!" After finishing speaking, he drank three more times Grand Duke. Seeing that Su Qin and Zhang Yi looked at him without speaking, Meng Changjun raised the bronze baron again: "Brother Su left Qi, it is Tian Wen's fault. Brother Zhang lives in a posthouse, it is Tian Wen's fault. The two brothers apologize!" After he finished speaking, he drank the three lords in a row, and the aroma of wine filled the hall for a while, and it was extremely strong. Mr. Mengchang looked at Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and raised the bar again... "Crack!" Zhang Yi clapped the table and said, "Are you going to let us drink? Come on, brother Su, we did it!" Mr. Mengchang laughed, and hurriedly raised his jue to join him: "I did it with the two elder brothers. This is a catch-up!" As soon as the third jue touched it, Mr. Mengchang drank it all in one gulp.Su Qin and Zhang Yi didn't look at anyone, and each drank a jug silently. "Meng Changjun, you don't need to torment yourself." Zhang Yi finally said with a straight face: "It's good if you are on the spot. I have two questions to ask Brother Su. If Brother Su speaks the truth, Zhang Yi will be enough." A cold light flashed in Su Qin's eyes: "Ask." Zhang Yi's gaze also came up to him: "Qu Yuan assassinated Zhang Yi, will Brother Su know about it?" "Naturally." "You knew about Yun Mengze before we got together?" "Of course." "Are you intentionally not telling me?" "Exactly." Zhang Yi took a deep breath: "Brother Su, do you have a last resort?" "No." Su Qin was surprisingly calm. Zhang Yi was furious, and suddenly stood up and said sharply: "Su Qin! I have been a classmate for fifteen years, but Zhang Yi didn't see that you are a villain who forgets righteousness! From today on, you and I will never give up!" After finishing speaking, Dudu lit the iron Then the stick pushed the door out!Meng Changjun was shocked and changed his face, rushed up and blocked the door: "Brother Zhang calm down, and let Brother Su say a few words, before we leave." Zhang Yi smiled coldly, pushed Meng Changjun away and left.Fei Yun winked at Mr. Mengchang, and hurried over to help Zhang Yi. Watching Zhang Yi go away helplessly, Meng Changjun was stunned in the courtyard and was at a loss.According to Mr. Mengchang's emphasis on life, it is the biggest failure to try to resolve things but make things stiff.He sighed in frustration, and walked back to the hall heavily, only to find that Su Qin was gone too!Without saying a word, Meng Changjun rushed to the courtyard arranged for Su Qin. Unexpectedly, the courtyard was completely dark. He was about to turn around, but saw a solitary figure facing the wind under the big pine tree with tangled branches!Mr. Mengchang couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, walked over and said softly: "Mr. Wu Xin, why don't you speak? There must be something hidden about this matter." "A bosom friend doubts me, what can my husband say?" The voice from the darkness was so cold. Meng Changjun sighed heavily: "Brother Su, Tian Wen has been with you since the beginning of the alliance. I know that in many cases, in order to maintain the situation, you would rather bear the grievances in secret. The coalition changed generals, you are Zilan How many grievances did you endure? Back in the country of Yan, you made a fool of yourself for that domineering general...Brother Su forgives Tian Wen for saying bluntly: You are proud and talented, but you procrastinate and kill. The decision is not as good as Zhang Yi, why didn't you say what you said clearly?" "I treat Zhang Yi closer than my own brother. Tell me, how can he doubt Su Qin?" Su Qin suddenly turned around and shouted angrily: "He! You can't ask me like that at all! You know?!" Jun Mengchang was stunned for a while, and smiled kindly: "Okay, okay, let's put this matter aside for now, and the three-foot freeze will have a day to dissolve. Wu Xinjun, I only ask you for one thing." "Let's talk." Su Qin consciously lost his composure, and his tone softened a lot. "Don't leave Qi State, don't fall into Yan State's muddy pond again." "Live in Qi State?" "I'll deal with this, brother Su can do a lot in Qi!" Su Qin smiled silently. Obviously, he felt that Mr. Mengchang was trying to comfort himself.Meng Changjun said solemnly: "Tian Wen dare not tease Brother Su. During this trip to Qin State and Zhao State, Tian Wen is very vigilant. He deeply feels that Qi State is in dire straits. I should strongly advise King Qi to cheer up and reform in Qi State!" "Okay!" Su Qin suddenly grabbed Meng Changjun's hand: "You stand up boldly, Su Qin will assist you with all your strength!" Meng Changjun laughed loudly: "Brother Su is so bad! You are ten times better than me in this kind of thing. Tian Wen only has one thing, I will protect you!" Su Qin also laughed: "Let's talk about it when the time comes, no one will do anything wrong." The two returned to the hall again, continuing the drinking session that was suddenly interrupted at the beginning, drinking and talking until four o'clock.Su Qin was helped away, but Mr. Mengchang was not tired. After thinking for a while, he called Feng Huan to give instructions in a low voice.Feng Huan went south overnight with a confidential letter. At three poles in the sun, Mr. Meng Chang drove a light cart to the post house, and went straight into the courtyard where only foreign prime ministers could live.In the light mist, Zhang Yi was practicing sword on the grass.Mr. Mengchang is also a famous swordsman. Looking at the sluggish sword momentum and intermittent sword moves, he knew that Zhang Yi was still depressed.Meng Changjun waited patiently for Zhang Yi to finish the Wu hook's grounding action, clapped his hands lightly and smiled, "It's okay, I didn't make Wu hook into a hoe." Zhang Yi walked over with a sword in his hand: "I will do it when I get up early in the morning." A lobbyist?" Meng Changjun laughed loudly: "The world's most powerful mouth is here, who dares to be called a lobbyist? Let me see if you are sick?" Zhang Yi smiled lightly: "Please take your troubles, thank you, Zhang Yi is not yet soft tofu." "That's it!" Meng Changjun followed up generously: "Brother Zhang, who is he? With a heart of iron and courage, can he be defeated by two words of quarrel?" Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing: "Are you good at it? Call me heartless?" Suddenly, her face darkened and she said coldly: "Tell me, didn't I ask him to explain? Why didn't he explain?" Jun Mengchang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, don't get angry. Tian Wen's foolish opinion, let me just listen to it: the mysteries of the world will always have solutions. If Brother Zhang believes in Tian Wen, Tian Wen will be able to clarify the matter and give the two brothers an explanation. If Su Qin really Tian Wen is the first to refuse to betray friends!" Zhang Yi sighed: "Those who know me say that I am worried, but those who don't know me say what I want? But it depends on God's will." "Prime Minister, I'm here to invite you into the palace. The King of Qi summoned you." Meng Changjun smiled and got down to business. "Really?" Zhang Yi was obviously surprised.Ever since King Qi Wei, Qi State has been inexplicably reserved towards Qin State envoys.When the special envoys of the important ministers of the State of Qin came to Qi, they always asked to meet three or five times, and even had to dredge their joints before they could meet the King of Qi.King Xuan of Qi was exactly the same as Naifu, except for the time when the six kingdoms were defeated, Zhang Yi entered Qi twice and was only summoned two days later. There was no major mission this time, so King Qi was quick?Although it was an accident, Zhang Yi was not surprised, and said with a leisurely smile: "Meng Chang-jun enters the hall and wait a moment, I want to bring something." After a while, the two cars entered the palace and drove straight to the Dongnuan Hall.As soon as the chariots and horses stopped, King Qi Xuan greeted him with a smile: "The prime minister is here, how lucky is Tian Bijiang?" Zhang Yi also bowed deeply: "The king of Qi came out to welcome him, how lucky is Zhang Yi?" King Qi Xuan came to support him After holding Zhang Yi, he took Zhang Yi's hand again, and walked into the hall with Zhang Yi shoulder to shoulder with a smile.In the warm small hall, apart from the throne, there are only two cases for ministers, and there is a harmonious atmosphere of secret talks and drinks.After breakfast, there is hot Mengshan black tea in the white jade cup on the table, it is really very comfortable.For King Xuan of Qi, who always pays attention to dignity in front of his subjects, this is really the first time he has done so. But Zhang Yi didn't feel flattered and humbled at all, instead she sat down calmly, put the shiny iron stick to her hand, and took a cup of tea to sip.Meng Changjun looked at Zhang Yi, frowned and sat down opposite. "I would like to invite the prime minister to meet today. It turned out that Tian Bijiang wanted to ask for advice." King Xuan of Qi said leisurely: "Now that the alliance has broken up, and the countries have returned to the old situation, I hope that the prime minister will not think of being an enemy of the Qi country, and work for Tian Bijiang." Solve difficulties and puzzles." "King Qi asked a question, Zhang Yi should answer it honestly." "I heard that Chu Yan and Zhao Han are conspiring and planning to reform again. Is it true?" Zhang Yi said with a smile: "This is the scouting job, the king of Qi must know more than Zhang Yi." A joke, put aside the problem of confirming the rumor.King Xuan of Qi was laughed at by Zhang Yi: "Why would you dare to use the prime minister as a scout? If there is a real reform, which country does the prime minister think will be successful?" Zhang Yi said with a smile: "This is God's will. I know." Although King Xuan of Qi still had a smile on his face, his brows were wrinkled.Lord Mengchang couldn't help saying loudly: "My king teaches state affairs, why should the prime minister be so joking?" Zhang Yi said with a frank smile: "It's not Zhang Yi's joking, it's actually the king of Qi joking about state affairs." King Xuan of Qi was surprised: "Why did the prime minister say that? Can't you ask about it?" There was some displeasure on his face. Zhang Yi still smiled neither humble nor overbearing: "Does King Qi know Taigong Jiang Shang?" King Xuan of Qi said: "The Taigong is the first monarch of Qi, who doesn't know?" Does the king know?" King Xuan of Qi was surprised and said, "There is such a thing? Why?" Zhang Yi said eloquently: "King Wu defeated Zhou, and according to the usual practice, he divined good and bad luck in the Taimiao. Rushed into the Taimiao, stepped on the tortoise shell, and shouted: "Hang the people and punish crimes, the world's way! Do what you should do, and don't do what you should not do. Why pray for a rotten thing?!" At this time, the sky was thundering and lightning, and the rain was pouring , the officials were terrified. Tai Shi ordered the Tai Gong to be punished for the crime of blasphemy. But King Wu bowed to the sky and shouted: "The way of the world, you should do it, although the sky can't stop me!" business." King Xuan of Qi smiled awkwardly: "What does the prime minister mean, this king doesn't need to ask about reforms in other countries?" "Zhang Yi understands King Qi's intentions: he doesn't want to fall behind other countries, but also fears that the reform will fail, and he will be burdened by it." With one sentence, King Xuan of Qi opened his eyes wide, and then said: "Reformers, the country's rise and fall, are full of suspicion. Watch and see, and those who can succeed in the reform have never heard of it! When the national conditions change, they will change, and when they remain unchanged, they will not change. Can it be broken? Treating the country's plans with suspicion and luck, isn't it just joking about state affairs?" These words were upright and resounding, and Jun Mengchang admired him a lot. He couldn't help standing up and bowing his hands to King Qixuan and said with emotion: "The words of the prime minister are the most reasonable in governing the country. I hope my Wang Mingjian!" King Qi Xuan originally wanted to ask the well-informed Zhang Yi to talk about the experience of other countries, and by the way, reveal some insider facts about these countries that are clamoring for reform, and then think about it for himself. How should Qi State respond?Looking at the cold and whistling sea breeze passing by outside the palace wall, listening to anecdotes and anecdotes beside the red charcoal stove, King Xuan of Qi really wanted to enjoy an interesting winter day comfortably.As far as my heart is concerned, I just want to worry about the country and respect the virtuous in front of the prime minister of Qin, so as to cover up the disrespect to Su Qin yesterday.I don't want to ask about the reform by accident, but I was seriously taught by Zhang Yi, and I can't help but feel very unhappy; I can only stay in my heart.After a moment of thoughtful silence, King Xuan of Qi smiled generously: "Tian Bijiang will never forget the words of the prime minister's gold and stone. Let me think about it for a few days. If there is any difficulty, I will ask the prime minister again." Zhang Yi's heart was clear, she stood up and said with a smile: "The King of Qi is busy with affairs, Zhang Yi sent the King of Qi something, so I will leave immediately." "How dare you ask the Prime Minister to give you a gift? I'm so ashamed." King Xuan of Qi was happy again. After all, this is a matter of great face. Zhang Yi turned around and said to the attendant at the entrance of the palace: "Please let me enter the palace." When the servant called, Ying Hua came in holding a copper box and presented it to King Xuan of Qi to open it.King Xuan of Qi saw that there were several neat rolls of bamboo slips, and he couldn't help laughing and said, "What book did the Prime Minister give me?" "Report to the King of Qi: This is not a scroll, it is a reform measure agreed by all countries." "This? This? How?" King Qi Xuan was stunned. He sent so many scouts to various countries, and what he reported was only superficial news. How could the actual reform measures be obtained easily?Even if Zhang Yi knew about it, how could he easily give it to another country?For a moment, King Xuan of Qi suspected that Zhang Yi was playing tricks on him again.But Zhang Yi smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, King Qi, Zhang Yi put it all together, and it's probably not bad. The reason why he gave it to King Qi is because King Qi has great ambitions for political reform." "The prime minister has praised you, how dare you accept it?" Qi Xuan Wang suddenly became happy, and he was so humble that he became a courtier. "However, Zhang Yi believes that if the King of Qi wants to reform, there must be one person who cannot succeed!" "Who? The prime minister said nothing." "Su Qin!" Zhang Yi said with a blank expression, "Without Su Qin, you can't succeed." King Xuan of Qi was very surprised, and looked at each other with Lord Mengchang, but was speechless for a while.In this moment of daze, Zhang Yi has already left the palace.Looking at the back of Zhang Yi walking alone, King Xuan of Qi shook his head: "This person is really unpredictable." Meng Changjun was also in a fog of Zhang Yi's sudden change, and cautiously probed: "My lord is saying that Zhang Yi's recommendation is not credible?" King Xuan of Qi whispered rather mysteriously: "You don't know that Qu Yuan assassinated Zhang Yi. It was Su Qin and Qu Yuan who conspired together. Later, when they met Zhang Yi, they didn't know about it. As a result, Zhang Yi was intercepted and became lame. What do you say?" , Zhang Yi doesn’t hate Su Qin?” Jun Mengchang said with a smile: “I’m ashamed that I don’t know about it.” King Xuan of Qi chuckled: “There’s a lot to be said about this matter, we have to read it before we talk about it.” When Meng Changjun left the palace, he went straight to the post house.Zhang Yi was walking alone on the grass in the courtyard, and seeing Mr. Meng Chang striding towards him, he couldn't help laughing and said, "It seems that Mr. Meng Chang has a bad face." Mr. Meng Chang pulled Zhang Yi up and left: "The courtyard wall has ears, go inside and talk. But Zhang Yi didn't move: "Meng Changjun, even if you call Potian here, no one dares to spread it, just say it." Meng Changjun said: "Don't be so confident, Su Qin and Zhang Yi are enemies, how does King Qi know?" Zhang Yi smiled lightly Said: "The grievances of powerful officials and the grievances of famous people are always circulating in the world. After two years, I am afraid that even the old women in the country will be told as stories." Mr. Mengchang said: "In this way, you intend to repay Brother Su? " "How do you say that?" Zhang Yi turned around quickly, her tone as cold as a knife. Lord Mengchang looked at Zhang Yi with piercing eyes: "Knowing that the king of Qi knew that Su and Zhang were enemies, but he wanted to recommend Su Qin as an enemy, which made the king of Qi suspect that there was a trick, so he dared not reuse Su Qin. Such intentions, is it not revenge? " Zhang Yi looked at the solemn Lord Mengchang, but suddenly smiled, stomping on the grass with his iron stick: "Mengchang Lord, you have been a powerful minister for many years, but you don't understand the emperor's heart? Remember one sentence: with your strength, King Qi must use Su Qin!" "How do you know that?" Meng Changjun forced a question. Zhang Yi said with a leisurely smile: "Su and Zhang have enmity, the king of the world is safe, does Lord Meng Chang think so?" As a man of the world, how could Mr. Mengchang not know all the doubts that the monarchs and ministers of the six countries have about Su Qin and Zhang Yi's conspiracy to manipulate the world?Even among the four young masters, there was no lack of this kind of discussion. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but suddenly said: "So, Brother Zhang intends to recommend Brother Su at the time of feud?" "Such an opportunity may only come once." "Okay!" Meng Changjun clapped his hands and laughed, "The two brothers are back together, and Tian Wen set up wine to celebrate!" "Wrong." Zhang Yi stomped her cane and said coldly, "I just don't want to let a great talent go to waste. What's the matter with grievances?"Meng Changjun was stunned for a long time, but shook his head and left in frustration.
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