Chapter 72 The third quarter of the heart of a hero

Back in Linzi, Lord Mengchang immediately entered the palace to continue his "King Grinding" kung fu. This time, King Xuan of Qi was in a hurry. As soon as he saw Lord Mengchang coming, he immediately said two pieces of news: First, Zhao Yong had returned to Handan from Yunzhong, and Zhao's major reform plan had been determined: the "revolution of soldiers" was the main one, and he was currently in the process of Secret planning with Fei Yi, Lord Pingyuan, etc. It is expected that there will be big moves next year; second, King Yan has already handed over all the power to Zizhi, and Zizhi is cleaning up the administration of officials, and a large number of officials from the old family of Yan State will be abolished. It is said that it will be implemented next year "The New Deal of the Son", the government and the people of the Yan Kingdom are in a state of turmoil!King Xuan of Qi obviously had a sense of urgency and wanted to move quickly in Qi State.Lord Mengchang laughed and said, "If my king has the will to change the law, he must make a decision before moving. I think it's better to ask Lord Wu Xin to make a comprehensive plan and not to compete with other countries for power." King Xuan of Qi said: "That's right, just say, how What to do? You can’t move anymore?” Lord Mengchang said: “My king must imitate Qin Xiaogong, as long as one thing is done well: make good use of Su Qin and give Su Qin enough power!” Qi Xuan Wang thought for a while and said: “Okay! You will know Su Qin, get ready to reform and complete the case, and this king will immediately start paving the way for him." Meng Changjun was very excited, and bowed deeply to King Qi: "It will be very lucky for the Qi country, and my king will be very lucky!" Then he left the palace and hurried to find Su Qin.

There is an alley in the south of Linzi City, named Kexiang, where more than a dozen guest ministers lived, including Su Qin. Keqing is a kind of official vision when the feudal lords were in conflict during the Warring States Period.In fact, Keqing is not an official, but just an official title bestowed by the monarch on foreign officials in exile, or someone who is difficult to settle for a while, which means that the government is supporting you.Keqing has no rank of title, no official office to belong to, and no actual management. The daily expenses are provided by the official office in charge of diplomatic relations through the post office staff, which is actually just a sojourn.Guest officials from various countries in the Central Plains usually live in post houses as guests.The state of Qi is rich and known for respecting the virtuous, so each of the guest qings is equipped with a mansion and a car.It is said to be a mansion, but in fact it is a small courtyard with five or six rooms that can barely be regarded as two entrances; it is said to be a cart, but it is not a cart with a high or low canopy, but a low-carriage cart pulled by a horse. That's all.In Qi State, this standard is no more than a third-rate celebrity in Jixia Academy.Most of these guest officials had no choice but to live in exile. They had no wealth, high chariots and horses to travel around and make friends with, nor did they have noble and important officials to visit them.As a result, this alley is extremely deserted, and the sea breeze is blowing in winter, so there are almost no people.

Mr. Mengchang specially drove the lightest single-horse cart to come.Even so, the sound of the rumble and rumble of the car was still astonishing on the cobblestone road in the alley.One after another the doors opened creaking one after another, and people poked their heads out one after another to see what happened.Seeing that the person who came was Meng Changjun, and the car drove straight to the deepest point, there was an explosion in the alley! "A comeback! Su Qin is coming out of the mountain again!" A guest minister announced loudly to the neighbor who opened the door confidently.

Leaving aside the amazed comments behind him, Mr. Meng Chang went into the small courtyard.The courtyard and the alley are as deserted, and the yellow leaves from the big tree in the courtyard are falling all over the courtyard, making a rustling sound, which is actually desolate.Mr. Mengchang walked through the hall in the middle of the main room, entered the backyard, which is the second entrance, and shouted loudly: "Mr. Wu Xin, I'm here." Then he heard a small door creak next to him, and an old man came out to laugh Said: "Dare to ask your lord's name and surname? Master Keqing has gone out." Meng Changjun said with a straight face: "Are you an official servant?" The old man smiled and said: "Exactly." Meng Changjun said: "The official servant is so big? You don’t guard the gate, you don’t sweep the fallen leaves, and you sleep in your room?” The old man hurriedly bowed: “How dare this old slave do this? Mr. Keqing was annoyed by the strange looks of the neighbors, so he ordered the gate to be open all day long. Mr. Ke Qing refused to sweep the fallen leaves in the courtyard, saying that it was the weather of heaven and earth. This old servant can only cook two meals a day, and even two pots of boiling water. He is really too busy to panic." Mr. Mengchang sighed: " If that is the case, I don’t blame you. Where did your lord go?” The old man said: “My lord never greets this old slave when he goes out. However, this old slave probably should be back, it’s time for dinner.”

While talking, he heard the rustling footsteps of fallen leaves in the front yard, and a voice came in: "Old man, who are you talking to?" The old man stepped forward and said loudly: "It's good that your lord is back, we have guests." Mr. Mengchang turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu Xin, I'm so leisurely." Su Qin laughed happily: "Mr. Mengchang, how did you find it? Come, fortunately, there is sun, and I'm sitting in the courtyard. The old man, serve tea." The old man Hearing that it was Mr. Mengchang, he was so panicked that he couldn't speak well, so he went to boil water and make tea in a hurry.

The courtyard is shallow and small, and there are no high-rise buildings with sunshades, so the entire courtyard is exposed to the sun in the winter in the afternoon.Two stone benches and one slab are half buried by fallen leaves, making people feel as lonely as if they were sitting in the countryside.Lord Mengchang couldn't help sighing: "I went straight to Qin State that day, and didn't accompany you to Laizi. I don't want to let you live in such a mansion. Tian Wen is ashamed." Is it also very comfortable? I am happy or not, I care about people's hearts." Meng Changjun was surprised: "How? Have you been to Xiaoyao Peak in Mengshan?" Su Qin smiled and said: "I have been there two or three years ago, although I dare not say yes His bosom friend can be regarded as a friend." After speaking, he sighed deeply: "Mrs. Zhuangzi has gone, what a beautiful woman, she was smiling when she left."

"You? Do you know Mrs. Zhuangzi passed away?" Mr. Mengchang was even more surprised. "I stayed there all night." Su Qin nodded. "Do you know we're going?" Meng Changjun was taken aback. "I know. I know you will go, and Mr. Chunshen will go too. You are all friends of Zhuangzi's landlords." Mr. Mengchang took a long breath: "Don't talk about Zhuangzi, once you talk about Zhuangzi, everything in the world will be boring, and you will only have the energy to travel and live in seclusion." Su Qin laughed and said: "That's not necessarily the case, there will always be people who do things in the world If you all become Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi will be cheap." Meng Changjun smiled and said: "Brother Su is more knowledgeable. Hey, I came to tell you that King Qi invites you to plan a law reform bill, and I will solemnly invite you out of the mountain soon !" Su Qin was not surprised at all, but just smiled: "How? Qi Wang made it?" Mengchang Jun said: "It's done. I think it's Datong this time." Su Qin nodded, thinking but didn't speak.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the old servant hurriedly said: "My lord, there are people outside the door asking to see you!" Mr. Meng Chang smiled and said, "Someone asks to see you, why are you panicking?" The old servant said: "This man is leaning on an iron crutch, and there is a dark thing on his back..." "Tieguai?" Mengchang Jun's eyes lit up and said, "I'll go and have a look." Then he strode to the front yard.As soon as Su Qin got up, he heard Meng Changjun's surprised voice: "Brother Zhang, what are you so particular about?" Su Qin had already left the hall, and saw a familiar figure standing in the small courtyard, which was clearly Zhang Yi!But that look is surprising: in the cold winter, he was only wearing a thin cloth gown, neither a high crown nor an official uniform, and his long hair was scattered on his shoulders. He looked like a poor scholar.But what surprised Su Qin and Meng Changjun even more was that he carried a dry thorny thorn on his back!

Seeing Su Qin coming out, Zhang Yi pulled the cloth belt on his chest, took the thorn sticks from his back, held them in both hands and bowed deeply: "Zhang Yi is shallow-minded and takes kindness as hatred. Please brother Su hit me with twenty thorn sticks!" "Brother Zhang!" Suddenly, tears filled Su Qin's eyes, and he rushed forward and hugged Zhang Yi tightly! Jun Mengchang laughed loudly, but shouted in surprise: "Release quickly, the twig is clamped on his chest, it is covered with blood!" Then he went up to separate the two, and carefully took off the twig that was as thick as a finger. As expected, there were bloodstains on the thorns, even Zhang Yi's shirt was torn!If so, Su Qin and Zhang Yi didn't realize it at all, they looked at each other with teary eyes and laughed heartily.

"Good thing! Have fun!" Meng Changjun was overjoyed: "Old man, do you have any wine?" The old servant hurriedly said: "The wine is not good, there are two jars." "As long as you have it, take it out quickly! Let's go, Brother Zhang and Brother Su, sit in the inner courtyard!" Mr. Mengchang completely became the master in Zhang Luo. The old servant quickly went to pick up the wine jar, and ran over with a big bowl, with a face full of panic, he said: "My lord, I don't have anything to drink with. Only, there is only a basket of jujubes, really..." Mr. Meng Chang said with a smile "Goat jujube is good, just bring it." Su Qin was busy looking for a cotton robe in the house, and came out to put it on Zhang Yi, while smiling: "This basket of goat jujube is still from the old man." The son sees that his old father sent it, and it is being sold today, so I am ashamed." Zhang Yi looked at the deserted courtyard, and Su Qin's broad-mindedness revealed a kind of loneliness that had never been seen before. His temples turned gray, he was so thin and thin that he wore a cotton robe, but his figure was empty and invisible, and his heart felt sore.

But Zhang Yi is an open-minded person after all, and the chance of Su Qin's comeback is in front of him. He rubbed his eyes and said with a smile: "Yangzaoer is good! Back then we used to pick a cloth bag for the teacher, and every time the lectures were finished at the end of the month, the teacher would come back Use goat jujube to drink." Su Qin continued: "The teacher also uses dried goat jujube to make wine. One winter, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Brother Zhang cleaned the teacher's cave study and drank half of the teacher's goat jujube wine secretly. Mr. Mengchang, do you think our teacher is like punishment?" Mr. Mengchang's innocence rose up: "I think about it, spanking! My buttocks are swollen!" Su Qin said seriously: "No. The teacher punished him and drank the half jar again!" "Happy! What a ghost!" Meng Changjun clapped the stone case: "Brother Zhang, you are so lucky! You are blessed by stealing wine, you must be drunk." Su Qin continued: "Brother Zhang is secretly Le, but with a frowning face, he begged the teacher, saying that the brother stole the wine as a lookout, and the brother should be punished together. The teacher stroked his white beard and smiled, "Okay, partner, we will be punished together!" Brother Zhang called me to drink together , that sheep jujube wine, sweet and sour in the cold, we kept shouting that it was delicious, and we drank half of it in a short time!" Meng Changjun chased after him with a look of eagerness: "Tsk tsk tsk, this goat jujube What stamina is it after drinking?" Su Qin said with a smile, "You asked brother Zhang." Zhang Yi shook his head and laughed, "What stamina is it? My lips have been swollen for three days, and I can't eat or talk, so I can only face each other constantly. Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..." Before he finished a word, Mr. Meng Chang laughed so hard that Su Qin and Zhang Yi also laughed. Mr. Mengchang became interested, and placed a basket of jujubes in the middle of the stone case, raised a big bowl and said, "Come on, double happiness is here, go with the jujubes, it's done!" "It's done!" Su Qin and Zhang Yi also raised The bowls were all in line, and when they hit each other, the three of them drank it all in one gulp.Jun Mengchang put down the bowl and laughed and shouted: "Hey! The tail of the wine is light and spicy!" Zhang Yi also laughed and said: "If you can't hold back the alcohol, add another character. It is light and spicy, which is called the tail of the wine. !" Su Qin laughed loudly: "Come on, the jujube is here." The three of them each grabbed a handful of jujube and stuffed it into their mouths to chew. Unable to understand, the three of them shouted at the same time: "Come again!" They couldn't help laughing again. Looking at the sheep dates again, they are as small as the belly of a little finger, the color is black, red and purple, the jujube meat is only as thick as money, but the sweet and sour taste is extremely powerful, the three of them couldn't help but marvel.Zhang Yi picked up a goat jujube and said with a smile: "Do you know what the Qin people call goat jujube?" Meng Changjun said with a smile: "Then who knows?" Zhang Yi said: "The goat jujube was called by Mencius." The people of Qin call it 'sheep dung jujube'. Look, it's small and black, doesn't it look like a dung egg?" Meng Changjun shook his head and laughed: "It's not elegant, so what if it looks like a dung egg? Old Mencius is the best." Su Qin said with a smile: "Elegance comes from vulgarity, what is elegance without vulgarity? It can't be said to be good or bad." Meng Changjun blinked and smiled: "You are pleading for the vulgar, you know, this world How many kinds of jujubes are there?" Su Qin was stunned: "Yo, I really don't know, so tell me." Meng Changjun broke his fingers and said: "Pot jujube, Yaozao, white jujube, sour jujube, big jujube, stuffed jujube, bitter jujube, scorpion jujube, Tang jujube, purple jujube, calendar jujube, Three-star jujube, Pianbai jujube, Guanzao, blue-and-white jujube, Chixin jujube; divided by region, there are Qi jujube, Anyi jujube, Hanoi jujube, Donghai steamed jujube, Luoyang Xiabai jujube , Mrs. Liang’s Zao’er; those named after livestock animals include Dog’s Tooth Date, Chicken Heart’s Date, Niu’s Head Date, Macaque’s Date, Claw’s Horn Date, Sheep’s Date, and Horse’s Date; And the Queen Mother of the West Zao’er! How many are there in total?” Zhang Yi laughed and said, “Hey, you’re very knowledgeable! He said the names of thirty kinds of Zao’er in one go, which is really amazing!” Mr. Mengchang smiled triumphantly: “The two elder brothers are so The university asks, can I survive without a long memory?" The three of them laughed again. Yang Zao'er drank the tail of wine happily, but the red sun sank unknowingly. Mr. Mengchang went out for a while, and when he came back, he told the elders to just clean the courtyard and not to be busy with other trivial matters.After a while, two high-box ox carts rattled to the gate, and several young and strong servants shuttled in to carry things, such as pounded rice, ground noodles, slaughtered pigs and sheep, dried meat, etc. Fish and shrimp, old Lanling wine sealed with mud, bundled winter vegetables, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in large jars and small jars, cotton curtains to block the wind, a large burner, a few bags of charcoal, and so on. There is also a chef who is good at cooking! Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Send charcoal in the snow, Mr. Mengchang!" Su Qin couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Mengchang, why bother? I don't feel comfortable if I make it so bright." Mr. Mengchang laughed and said: "You are at ease, I am so embarrassed But where to put it? In another ten and a half months, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the door if I want to please you." Zhang Yi smiled and said: "The chariots and horses of Yingying have blocked the gate?" Jun Mengchang said: "Brother Zhang understands people, I have to Seize this opportunity." The three of them burst out laughing. In less than half an hour, the small courtyard with sparse yellow leaves was suddenly brightly lit and became rich, bright, warm and comfortable. The whole courtyard was filled with the strong smell of meat from the kitchen.Sitting in the hall of the main room, the three of them could see the lights of the kitchen and the shadows of the chef's knives and shovels flying around at a glance. It felt fresh like never before.Mr. Mengchang smiled and said, "The courtyard is deep on weekdays, so how can you see such a warm and prosperous scene?" Zhang Yi said with emotion: "Speaking of which, Brother Su and everyone have never passed through such a small courtyard. Zhang Yi is a small family courtyard. I have been like this since I was a child." Su Qin said: "Confucius said that the world is one, and every family is like this." Zhang Yi said: "Every family is like this, but it is easier said than done?" The three of them were silent for a while. After a while, when the wine and food came in, I drank happily.Mr. Mengchang talked about King Qi's decision to use Su Qin's reform. Zhang Yi was very happy. He immediately proposed to drink the three nobles. Lots of ideas.Su Qin listened attentively, but rarely spoke. At the end, Meng Changjun smiled and said: "Brother Zhang has said so much, but in fact, only one of them needs to be crucified." "That one?" "Will the Qin Congress suddenly attack Qi?" Su Qin's face sank: "Mr. Meng Chang, how can you ask such a question if you have a good relationship?" "It doesn't matter, but what you said is true." Zhang Yi smiled slightly: "Since the rise of Qin, the six kingdoms of Shandong have been full of strange phenomena: doing good deeds is to resist the threat of Qin, and doing bad things is forced by the threat of Qin. Threats from the Qin State, treacherous and corrupt officials also called the threat from the Qin State. In a word, they all regarded the threat of the Qin State as their own life-saving straw. People like Meng Changjun regarded the threat of the Qin State as the fundamental one for the success of the reform. It can be seen that this chronic disease is deep!" Zhang Yi said with a dignified tone: "But what about the reality? Qin is not strong enough, and Qin is also very afraid of the six kingdoms of Shandong to fight against Qin. Otherwise, Zhang Yi's Lianheng How did it become the national policy of the State of Qin? In the final analysis, Fang is expanding its strength today, everyone needs to expand its strength, and it also takes time. Whoever seizes the opportunity and expands quickly will take the lead, and whoever misses the opportunity If you don’t expand, whoever will perish! Brother Su knows best in his heart that even if Qin State starts the war of annihilation from today, Qi State will be the last one, and there are at least ten years left!” Zhang Yi sighed for a long time: “Ten One year, how many things can be done in ten years? Speaking of threats, Qin Xiaogong and Shang Yang have been in danger of being divided up by the six countries for 23 years since the reform, and that is the real threat! To the end, to success. Some people say that it is God's will. But don't forget that at every juncture of the reform, there are more people who say: following the ancestral system is God's will, and the reform is against the sky. Think about the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Three For a hundred years, where is God’s will? It’s not in other places, it’s in people’s hearts! It’s in the courage and courage of those involved, it’s in their indomitable tenacity! Where is the threat? It’s not in other places, it’s in their hearts! It’s not in Qin or the Six Kingdoms! Mr. Mengchang, have I answered you?" Zhang Yi's words were really chilling and resounding, and the words made Mr. Mengchang sweat on his forehead, stood up abruptly, and said with a deep bow: "Brother Zhang took a dose of strong medicine, Tian Wen was covered in cold sweat, and he was ashamed. But Su Qin sighed with emotion: "Brother Zhang, you have been in Qin for more than ten years, and you have been so diligent. Su Qin feels ashamed! This experience makes my heart tremble, and it also makes me proud. Well, that's great!" Zhang Yi was originally blushing with excitement, but now she felt a little embarrassed.Su Qin and Meng Changjun are both arrogant people. Even Zhang Yi, who is comparable in talent, has never said a word of "obedience", let alone "ashamed of himself" and "ashamed of himself"?At the moment, it is certainly not a false story.Zhang Yi smiled and cupped his hands and said: "The two brothers rewarded Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi was ashamed to receive it. Simply, I will reward myself with a noble title!" "That won't work," Meng Changjun said anxiously: "We also want to celebrate a noble!" Su Qin responded with a smile, and asked Zhang Yi to receive another noble, and the three of them made another grand noble. Putting down the wine baron, Su Qinruo said thoughtfully: "It seems that the state of Qin raises people's courage. Brother Zhang's words are not based on talent, but on heroic courage. It is conceivable that this kind of courage pervades Qin. What kind of weather is it in Yeshan Township in the country? I have heard the Qin people's oath: "Jiu Lao Qin, let's go to the country together!" Just this sentence, the courage of the people is mighty. The high-pitched Qin Yin, the simple and solid folk customs, have been influenced by your ears and eyes every day, and they have nourished Brother Zhang's heroic courage." Then he sighed: "I, Su Qin, have been hovering among the six countries for more than ten years. The courage is actually drifting away. Every time I see the disintegration after failure, every time I see the monarch and his ministers in the face of danger, I feel heartbroken. After a long time, I often feel empty. I don’t know when Su Qin actually I fell in love with Zhuangzi, but I often think about how to let go and live in seclusion? A political strategist, a political strategist..." As he spoke, his eyes became moist. "Brother Su, a hero has his true colors." Zhang Yi's eyes were also moist. The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the sea breeze was howling, and the three of them talked with emotion until dawn.