Chapter 273: Ying Zheng was twelve years old that year
No matter how times change.
One thing remains unchanged.
The weak will eat the strong, and strength will prevail.
So Zhang Heng didn't care about Hou Wu's worries.
What kind of storms have he not seen? What will happen when the great era comes?
Let the wind and waves rise and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
...
February spring breeze.
Rebirth.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Heng has been in Zhending Realm for a year.
It’s not unknown, Henggu Zhai has been open for almost five months.
To ordinary people.
Five months is enough time for two strangers to go from acquaintance, to understanding, to falling in love, and getting married.
But for Zhang Heng, five months is not even enough for him to have a good sleep.
"My flying sword technique is stuck in the realm of thousands of swords flying together, and swords flying like rain."
"The way of time is even more difficult to get started with. It only lasts for a hundred years."
"Those who are affected by my time mark will be deprived of a hundred years of life. For ordinary people, a hundred years of life is an exaggeration, and those who are affected will die."
"But for a true immortal who has lived for thousands of years, even if he is afraid, he will not even have the courage to take action, unless there is not much left in his life."
"True immortals are like this, and the lifespans of earthly and heavenly immortals are even more terrifying."
"Unless you have been severely injured and your life is short, you can completely ignore my time mark."
Zhang Heng examines himself three times every day.
I found that his biggest problem now is that he lacks the means to press the bottom of the box and make both the earthly and heavenly immortals fearful.
Although the saying that time is respected and space is king is true.
But this is for people with the same level of cultivation. The difference between cultivation level and realm is too big. Even if you have time and space to protect yourself with secret techniques, it will be difficult to change your fate against the will of heaven and compete with the stronger ones.
Zhang Heng wanted to compete.
Ask yourself, you can only cultivate deeply on the path of time.
What if a moment in a hundred years was transformed into a moment in ten thousand years?
If the true immortal is hostile to him, he will fall under the mark of time.
Even earthly immortals with a life span of 100,000 and heavenly immortals with a million-year lifespan do not dare to take it lightly. They must be careful of capsizing in the gutter.
"The way of time is broad and profound."
"The purpose must be based on the way of the sword."
"Although there are three thousand avenues, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, but there is a distinction between superior and inferior. It is still clear at a glance who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother."
"In terms of kendo, it is almost impossible for an entry-level kendo to win against an entry-level way of time."
"My cultivation level will be difficult to improve in a short period of time."
"If you want to settle down and be able to control the situation, you can only work hard on magical powers and secret techniques, so that you can defeat the earthly immortals at the level of a true immortal, or even attack the heavenly immortals."
Zhang Heng thought about it.
Normally, it would be impossible to accomplish this in a short period of time.
Fortunately.
Zhang Heng possesses the dream skill, and he can use it for a hundred years while others can use it for one year.
In the initial stages, time still makes sense.
If we use the method of Huang Liang and Yi Meng to explore the mystery of time, it is impossible to say that there will be great gains.
"Hua Rou, how long have you been with me?"
Zhang Heng called Hua Rou and planned to let her go out to wander around while she was in seclusion.
"Uncle, it's been a year."
Hua Rou didn't know what Zhang Heng meant, so she answered carefully.
"One year is already a long time."
Zhang Heng took out a Qiankun Bag and handed it to Hua Rou: "You have worked very hard over the past year. In just one year, you have walked a path that would take an ordinary monk five or even ten years to walk."
"This is good, it means you are suitable for practice."
"But it's not good enough. Reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, and working behind closed doors all day long won't do."
"There are five treasures in spiritual practice: Heaven, Dharma, Wealth, Love, and Earth."
"You have no shortage of talent, and you have no shortage of skills and treasures as well, as I support you."
"But destiny, destiny, timing, lovers, and earth are not things I can help you solve."
"Didn't you say before that you miss Yuan Wen and Han Li?"
"If you miss them, go and have a look. You are different from me. I have found my own way, but you haven't yet. You don't even know where the road is. There is no use in practicing hard."
"In that case, go outside and take a look and find your own path."
Hua Rou has been here for more than a year.
Always following Zhang Heng.
After being at ease for a long time, you will get used to it.
At this time, when I heard that I was asked to go out and make a living, I felt a little anxious and full of frustrations: "Uncle, I am only seventeen years old. Is it too early to go out and make a living?"
Zhang Heng asked: "How old is your friend Han Li?"
Hua Rou thought for a moment and said, "As old as me."
Zhang Heng continued: "At this time last year, Han Li packed up her bags and went to Qingyun Gate to look for opportunities. She was only sixteen years old at that time."
After speaking, Zhang Heng asked again: "How old is your friend Yuan Wen?"
Hua Rou replied: "Yuan Wen is two years older than me, and he is nineteen years old this year."
Zhang Heng nodded: "Yuan Wen was able to repay his master's favor and kill the enemy bandits with his sword as early as two years ago. Now he has joined the Huangshi Sect and became a disciple of the Immortal Sect. He has studied swordsmanship and met your two friends.
Bi, don’t you feel like you’re missing something?”
Hua Rou thought for a moment: "Without hard work and an indomitable will to follow the path."
Zhang Heng nodded: "Yes, you are very smart, but smart people often like to calculate gains and losses, do things that are sure of themselves, and are unwilling to take risks. This is wrong. Without a fighting heart, seeking stability in everything will make you lose.
Lots of opportunities.”
"Now a great era is coming, and the world will undergo great changes."
"Flowers in a greenhouse are not strong enough to endure the bitter cold."
"Now, it's time for you to step out of the greenhouse and find your own opportunities."
Hear the sound.
Hua Rou gradually made up her mind.
Then he held the Qiankun bag and knelt in front of Zhang Heng: "Uncle, I'm leaving."
"go Go."
"The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
Zhang Heng waved his hand and shot a sword light into her body.
If Hua Rou encounters an invincible opponent, this sword light will protect her.
But Zhang Heng hoped that Hua Rou would not need this sword light and make a future on her own.
"Boss, Miss Hua is gone?"
Turn back.
When he learned that Zhang Heng asked Hua Rou to travel, Hou Wu stamped his feet anxiously: "My boss is so cruel. How young is Miss Hua? It won't be too late in a few years."
Zhang Heng shook his head: "Since you are traveling and gaining knowledge, of course the earlier the better. Wait until you are in your twenties or thirties. By then, your character will have been set, so where can you start talking about tempering?"
Hou Wu smacked his lips a little: "Miss Hua is only seventeen, and she has only been on the road for only a year. If there is something good..."
Zhang Heng still shook his head: "Don't worry, I have a backup plan for her. In special circumstances, I won't let her suffer."
"Besides, seventeen is not too young."
"The year before last, when I brought her out from Liujiapu, she saw twenty-eight times in one summer alone. People thought she was ugly and had to add two sheep before they would marry her. Otherwise, she would already have two.
The mother of a child.”
Hou Wu was stunned for a moment.
Then he laughed and laughed: "Hua girl, the birth is not very beautiful, but it doesn't use two sheep. In the past, Qin Mugong only used five sheepskins to exchange for Baili Xi."
Zhang Heng said seriously: "The reason why Baili Xi was able to exchange five sheepskins for it was because no one could see his value. The same goes for Hua Rou. When I took her away, I left a thousand pieces of gold to the Hua family.
So Hua Rou respects me very much, not only because of my kindness in preaching, but also because of my kindness in knowing others."
Hou Wu stopped joking and sighed: "Hua Rou is very angry with me. It's a pity that I am a person with no ability and can't help her. It was in vain for her to call me sir."
Zhang Heng doesn't see it this way: "Hua Rou has a lot of courage. If you want to help her, take care of Hengguzhai. One store will become two, and two stores will become four. When will Hengguzhai
His signs have been opened all over the country. When she needs people, she can give people money or give money, and it will naturally help her."
Hou Wu thought for a while.
Gritting his teeth, he said: "I came out of the palace. I was purified at the age of eight. I have been in the palace for more than twenty years. Although I have not made much progress in the inner prison due to my personality, I can say that I have known people for the past thirty years.
There are no eunuchs of all ages who I don’t recognize."
"I'll make some preparations later. The powerful eunuchs have foreign residences. Now that I'm the shopkeeper of Xianyinfang, I have a small status."
"I'm going to visit Yi Er. For the sake of old friendship, and with some additional measures, I won't be driven away."
"As long as you don't chase me away and go back and forth, it won't be easy to get acquainted with me."
"These people work as servants in the palace. They know many people and respect many people."
"Some people are still dirty and treat King Qin's treasure trove as their own home. If they use this line, they don't have to worry about no business in the store."
Zhang Heng was a little moved.
In the past, Hou Wu was most taboo about mentioning the word eunuch, perhaps because of his physical disability.
Not to mention seeing his former colleagues, it was too late to hide, for fear that others would know that he came out of the palace.
Now for Hua Rou, I can actually face my past.
Zhang Heng sighed, Hua Rou's words of "Mr." were really not in vain.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
"I'll pay some money from the counter and see what happens later."
Hou Wu left happily.
A few days later, it turned out to be true.
As Hou Wu took care of things, little eunuchs often knocked on the door in the middle of the night.
Just ask.
They were all here for his godfather. He didn't tell anyone who his godfather was. He only said that he had made an appointment with Hou Wu to get something and how many spiritual stones he would sell for it.
Zhang Hengduo doesn't care. As long as he has Hou Wu's token, he will give him money.
Only half a month.
The name of Hengguzhai has become famous. Everyone knows that Hengguzhai has treasures that are not available elsewhere, and even accepts private orders.
What a customization method.
Whose baby do you like? Just give me a shout.
It can be delivered to you in as little as ten days or as long as several months.
Don't ask how it came about.
Zhang San has a speaker and wants to replace it with a Tama.
Li Si has a tama, which is like making a trumpet.
Use Zhang San's trumpet in exchange for Li Si's tora head, and then make a fortune in the middle. This is business.
Come and go.
Once you have a name, more people will send treasures for consignment.
The more treasures there are, the more people will buy them.
Over time, even the birthday gifts for Queen Mother Huayang and her younger brother Yang Quanjun were purchased from Hengbaozhai through the help of his disciples. This alone made Hengbaozhai famous.
"Business has become more and more prosperous during this period of time, and it is inseparable from your hard work."
"I'm not a solitary eater. I won't say anything about it. From now on, you will account for 20% of Hengbaozhai's business. When others ask, you will be the second owner."
Zhang Heng called Hou Wu over: "From now on, you are no longer a buddy. We are two big and small, but we have no dignity. We are both the boss. I am the eldest boss and you are the second boss."
Hou Wu heard about it.
He said hurriedly: "Master, I won't let you down."
Zhang Heng smiled and said, "I can rest assured that you will do the work."
Hou Wu quickly stepped into the role of the second boss and said seriously: "Boss, Hengbaozhai is now gaining momentum and its name has been announced. I'm thinking that I can start training shopkeepers so that I can open branches in other cities in Qin in the future.
.”
Zhang Heng said, "Just do what you want."
"Yes, boss."
Hou Wu felt beautiful.
As he walked to the door, he remembered something and stopped: "My boss, I heard from the palace that King Qin Yi talked about his hardships as a hostage in Zhao State many times after drinking. He also said
Now that I have become the King of Qin, my wife and children are still in Handan, and I will shed tears if I talk too much."
"Yeah!"
Zhang Heng thinks about it.
This year is the second year that Qin Yiren became King of Qin.
According to normal historical development, Zhao Ji should come back with her son.
But it is different from the normal historical trend. Here, Zhao Ji and her son have not been sent back by Zhao State. The reason is that Zhao Xuanji, the Prime Minister of Zhao State, opposed the public opinion and believed that sending Zhao Ji mother and son back would not be beneficial to the country. Instead, it would make people think that Zhao Ji
The country is weak.
As a result, Zhao Ji's return was delayed.
"I also heard people say that when King Qin came back, he didn't even think about Zhao Ji at first."
"It was Prime Minister Lu Buwei who spoke well of Zhao Ji every now and then and praised Zhao Zheng, the hostage who stayed in Zhao State, as a smart man. This made King Qin change his mind."
Speaking of which.
Hou Wu paused slightly: "King Yi of Qin is the king of Qin and the face of Qin. Because Zhao Ji is so arrogant, I guess it is impossible for Zhao to detain Zhao Ji again, otherwise it will inevitably lead to war."
Zhang Heng nodded silently.
Zhao Ji's son Zhao Zheng, who later became King of Qin Ying Zheng, should be twelve years old this year.
History books say that the King of Qin was young but mature in politics and had strong opinions. I don’t know if this is the case in reality.
Not to mention that in this era where there are monks and immortals.
The government of Qin could not be like history. He ascended the throne at the age of thirteen and swept across the six kingdoms.
"It should be possible. This is Qin Shihuang in the world of cultivation."
"Speaking of destiny, Hua Rou, Bai Hao, Zhao Yi, Yuan Wen, and Han Li are all supported by destiny."
"It is impossible for the King of Qin to have no political power, and it will only become stronger."
"In addition, the recent generations of kings of the Qin Kingdom can all be called Ming Lords. Over time, the national power has greatly increased. It is difficult to say whether there are heavenly immortals in the Qin Palace, but there is absolutely no shortage of earthly immortals and true immortals in the Qin Dynasty."
Think of this.
Zhang Heng sighed again: "The First Emperor is only twelve years old. It will probably be twenty or thirty years later when he takes full advantage of his strategy to conquer Yunei and devour the princes for two weeks."
In the seventeenth year of the First Emperor's reign, Qin general Nei Shiteng destroyed Han.
In the twenty-sixth year of the First Emperor's reign, Qin general Wang Ben destroyed Qi.
At this point, all six countries were destroyed.
And before that.
Although the First Emperor ascended the throne at the age of 13, it was not until he was 21 that he became fully fledged and crowned the emperor.
Earlier, the power belonged to the Queen Mother Huayang, Lu Buwei, and some ministers.
You read that right, it’s the Queen Mother Huayang.
This woman who recognized Qin Yiren as her son and promoted him to the throne of the country did not die until the 17th year of the First Emperor.
When she was alive, Lu Buwei would give her three points. As for Zhao Ji, who had a private meeting with Lao Ai, he didn't even dare to breathe when he saw her.
Let’s look at today.
The existence of Mrs. Huayang has merits and demerits.
When a foreigner in Qin died and the king of Qin was still young.
Because of her existence, Lu Buwei cannot be the only one in the family, and she can be called the magic needle in the sea.
Similarly, because of the self-respect for power, it took nearly ten years for the King of Qin, who had just ascended the throne, to take over the power at the age of 21.
Before that, the King's Seal of Qin was just a decoration.
Only after the Empress Dowager Huayang's seal and the Prime Minister Lu's seal have been affixed, can the King of Qin's seal be affixed.
If the two are not sealed, the seal of King Qin alone will be invalid.
This shows how aggrieved the Qin king's government was back then.
This also created the foreshadowing of a breakup between the two sides.
In her later years, Mrs. Huayang was imprisoned in a deep palace.
Lu Buwei was even worse. What talent you have, you can live in a city of 100,000 households, and what virtue you have, you can shoulder the responsibility of your father-in-law.
Lu Buwei remained silent.
That night he drank poison and committed suicide.
Count it up.
Lu Buwei, who drank a dove for a word, and Xun Yu, who committed suicide for an empty food box, can both be regarded as decent people.
certainly.
In the ten years since the Qin Dynasty was in power, Ying Zheng had gained the power to dominate mountains and rivers thousands of miles away.
Lu Buwei, who had three thousand guests and was extremely powerful, did not dare to look at him.
If you don’t want to be decent, there will be people who will help you be decent.
Lu Buwei is a very proud person.
He only said one sentence before his death: "With this King of Qin, the six countries are in danger. It's a pity that I can't see it anymore."
"There are so many beautiful people in the country, wouldn't it be a pity if we don't participate in one or two in the future?"
Zhang Heng looked outward.
Look at the location of Qin Palace.
Vaguely, he seemed to see a middle-aged emperor wearing black robes and a crown, looking at him with the same gaze.
"First Emperor!"
Zhang Heng murmured to himself.
After a while, he told Hou Wu who was beside him: "I am about to practice the Huangliang method in seclusion. If there is nothing urgent, please don't disturb me."
Hou Wu had a question mark on his face: "My boss, what is the Huangliang method?"
Zhang Heng glanced at him and said only two words: "Sleep."
Hou Wu was stunned for a moment.
He is not a practitioner, but his eyes are strange, so he can be called a stranger.
So he didn't know that there was a word called Huangliang Yimeng.
I don’t even know that some people can improve their spiritual conduct by sleeping.
"Master, how long do you want to sleep?"
Hou Wu suggested: "It's still early now, why don't you wait until night before going to bed, otherwise if you go to bed now, you won't be able to sleep at night."
"Nonsense."
Zhang Heng looked like a fool: "I fell asleep to practice cultivation. I will not wake up until this time next year during this retreat."
"But you don't have to be afraid, I'm just asleep, not dead."
"I will set up a ban later, emit fairy light from my body, and seal this room. If there is something very urgent, you can call me outside the room, and I will wake up by then."
Hou Wu was a little frustrated: "My boss, what is a very urgent matter?"
Zhang Heng thought for a moment and replied: "You are going to die."
Hear this.
A picture emerged in Hou Wu's mind.
He carried Tianyuan on his back and held the original imperial city with one hand, shouting: "My boss, save me!"