The auspicious place of Qin is on the east bank of Qinchuan on the upper reaches of the Wei River.
Since their ancestor Feilian, the people of Qin have advocated martial arts and have struggled to survive in this difficult land as a nomadic clan living in pursuit of water and grass. They have been fighting against the Xirong and Quanrong for a long time. Every word of their history is written by
Written with blood and tears.
Although the form of tribal fighting groups made it difficult for them to take root in the land due to their weak relationship with the land, it also enabled the ancestors of the Qin people to not be limited by the land and continue to immigrate to the unopened West and fight against foreign ethnic groups.
During the reign of King Xiao of Zhou, Feizi, surnamed Ying, was awarded the title of King of Kinki for his contribution to raising horses and breeding horses for the Zhou royal family, and established a vassal of Kinki. In fact, he undertook the arduous mission of guarding the border and defending the barbarians for the Zhou royal family.
The more than 100 years of the Western Zhou Dynasty were the most difficult and difficult years for the Qin people. They spent their blood, sweat and the lives of countless people to defend the Western Defense of the Zhou Dynasty, while constantly expanding to the west. This kind of people faced harshness all the time.
The challenges and perseverance of the brave spirit laid a solid foundation for Qin.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity finally came to the people of Qin.
Because King You was immoral, the Zhou Dynasty invaded Haojing with the Quanrong army, and King You was killed. The authority of the Zhou Dynasty was completely gone.
When King Ping moved eastward, Qin Xianggong was promoted to the rank of vassal by King Ping because of his meritorious service in escorting him. Qin finally had the legal status of a vassal state.
When the Warring States Period began, the least powerful among the seven heroes was the Qin State, with its monarchy falling apart. It was not until the immortal overlord Qin Mugong came to the throne and relied on foreign politicians Baili Xi, Jian Shu, Gongsun Zhi and others that the foundation of a powerful country was laid.
Base.
The true prosperity of the country and the strength of the army came from the reforms of Qin Xiaogong and Gongsun Yang, who "rummaged through everything" to destroy the traditional clan and tribal structure, innovate the military system, judge titles based on military merit, and elevate the power of the royal family to the limit at that time. They also moved the capital.
As far as Xianyang, magnificent cities and palaces were built, the weights and measures of the country were unified, the land was merged into thirty-one counties, the boundaries of the old feudal areas were abolished, people could own private fields, and the state directly calculated and taxed the fields.
At this point, Qin suddenly became the overlord of the world and was deeply feared by all the countries in the East.
When Xiang Shaolong traveled a long distance and fled from Handan to Xianyang, the State of Qin was enjoying the fruits of Gongsun Yang's earth-shaking reforms.
Xianyang is located to the south of Jiuji Mountain and north of the Weishui River. Therefore, it is also called Weicheng.
Xiang Shaolong took his beloved wife Wu Tingfang, Teng Yi, Wu Zhuo and Guo Qianjia generals to the Qin Dynasty. They were warmly welcomed by the generals guarding the gate. At the same time, they sent people to report to Xianyang and transferred five large ships to avoid the enemy.
After they had gone through the hardships of trekking through the mountains and forests, they arrived at the south of Xianyang and landed. Wu Yingyuan had already led his family generals, Zhao Qian, and Lu Buwei's number one subordinate Tu to wait at the ferry in a very grand manner.
When Wu Tingfang and his daughter met, they were overjoyed and felt as if they were in another world; but it also triggered the sorrow of Wu's heroic suicide, and Zhao Qian was pulled by Zhao Qian to talk endlessly with mixed feelings.
Xiao Yuetan and another young man who looked like a Confucian scholar and a military advisor, accompanied by Tu Xian, happily greeted Xiang Shaolong.
This picture has a slender body, about thirty years old, very strong, dark skin, nimble movements, and an intimidating and powerful manner, with bright eyes and a horse face.
He is not handsome, but he has a masculine spirit and charm.
He strode forward, pulled up Xiang Shaolong's sleeves, and said with a long smile: "How lucky is Tu Xian to finally meet the outstanding person he has long admired? If not Xiang Shaolong, who could achieve this immortal thing?"
Xiang Shaolong didn't know how to deal with this kind of enthusiasm, so he quickly gave in, thinking at the same time that it was the honeymoon period of the relationship between Lu Buwei and the Wu family, and Tu Xian had been ordered by Lu Buwei to win over them.
Tu Xian met Teng Yi and Wu Zhuo one by one and exchanged greetings with a warm and cordial expression.
Jing Jun came out of nowhere at this time. Everyone was very happy to see each other again after a long absence.
Xiao Yuetan pretended to be an old friend and introduced the young man to Xiang Shaolong: "This is Mr. Li Si, a famous scholar from the state of Chu. He is now the eldest master's successor."
Those who give up are the diners.
Xiang Shaolong secretly wondered why the name "Li Si" was so familiar. He suddenly remembered it and said with emotion: "It turns out to be Mr. Li Si who Shaohuai assisted the famous master in his ambition to unify the world."
Li Si was shocked, lowered his head and said: "Mr. Xiang is just kidding. Li Si does not have any great ambitions. He just wants to show his talents under the leadership of Lu Xiangguo. Yu Yuan is enough."
Xiao Yuetan flashed a strange look, thinking to himself that he said that Li Si was a famous person from the Chu State, and it was just a polite compliment. In fact, Li Si was unknown, and it was just his sharp tongue that made Lu Buwei quite fond of him. He is here today.
He also took the initiative to make a request and wanted to see Xiang Shaolong. Why does Xiang Shaolong seem to have been famous to him for a long time? He couldn't help but ask: "Where has Shaolong heard about Mr. Li?"
Xiang Shaolong was crying in his heart, could he tell Xiao Yuetan that he knew Li Si from the movie "Qin Shihuang"? He quickly changed the subject and asked: "Did Mr. Lu become the prime minister?"
Tu Xian came to Xiang Shaolong and said gratefully: "Master Lu, I must clearly express his gratitude to Mr. Wu, Mr. Ying Yuan and Shaolong. If Queen Ji and Prince Zheng hadn't returned to Xianyang safely, things might have turned out badly.
Another thing. Queen Ji and Prince Zheng praised Shaolong in front of the king and Mr. Lu. The king specially arranged a dust-cleansing banquet for Shaolong tomorrow night, so that Shaolong could have a chance to rest. From now on, everyone is his own.
Already."
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, you said it nice, but you just tricked Xiang into becoming Lu Buwei's lackey.
He was extremely tired of politics and power struggles, and had no interest in participating in the struggle between Lu Buwei, a foreign political group, and local dignitaries, so he secretly made a decision in his heart.
Just looking at the Wu family's new house in Xianyang, which is composed of twelve triple courtyards, we can see the grand courtesy of the Qin people to the Wu family. We can also infer that King Zhuang Xiang loved Zhu Ji, Xiaopan's fake Ying Zheng, and Lu Buwei.
of favor.
Although this new house of the Wu family is far from the scale and grandeur of the Wu family castle in Handan, it is located in the area where ministers and ministers gather near Xianyang Palace. You can reach the central entrance of Xianyang Palace in about a cup of hot tea by riding a horse.
City gate.
Xianyang Palace is divided into inner and outer cities.
The inner city is mainly composed of the Xianyang Palace in the north of the Wei River and the Xingle Palace in the south of the Wei River. It spans the Wei River and connects the traffic on both sides with the 280-step-long Wei Bridge, forming a magnificent palace group, and its scale is far from the
The palaces of Handan or Daliang can be reached.
The two palaces are majestic and majestic. They are both high-rise buildings, with the upper part dominating the sky and the lower part suppressing the common people. They have a lofty, broad and magnificent aura, which gives the impression of a king dominating the world.
The outer city is more than ten times larger than the inner city. It is a county town where civilians live together. It has prosperous commerce, frequent travel, and a wide variety of goods with high quality and low price.
When Xiang Shaolong's motorcade passed by the market in the east of the city, he saw various livestock products for sale, such as meat, leather, tendons, horns, fat, moong cross, etc. In addition, there were also pottery, wood, ironware, textiles, etc.
The prosperity of handicraft products was far beyond the reach of Zhao and Wei, which shows that there is a direct relationship between national power and economy.
According to Tu Xian, who was riding in the same car, Xianyang's operations are divided into two types: private and government. The government has agencies and officials to manage market trade to monitor and promote the development of commerce. For example, the salt and iron officials were established to manage the handicraft industry.
"Gongshi", "Gongshi" and officials such as Situ, Sima, Sikong, Zhitian, etc. to determine product specifications, quality or production direction, which all reflect the strong economic strength of the Qin State.
On the way to Wujia's new home, we saw simple folk customs, rare clothes and fine clothes that could be seen everywhere in Wei, Zhao and other countries, but the population was more prosperous than that of Daliang, let alone Handan.
Xiang Shaolong felt refreshed and secretly thought that this is the scale of a powerful country.
Travelers are often equipped with weapons, and the martial arts is so strong that Wei and Zhao cannot match it.
Arriving at the square in front of the main house of the Wu family, Tu Xian waited to say goodbye and left. Before leaving, Li Si secretly expressed to Xiang Shaolong that he wanted to come see him tomorrow morning. After Xiang Shaolong happily agreed, Li Si left in a daze.
Everyone from the whole Wu family came to the gate to welcome these heroes and confidants of the Wu family, especially Xiang Shaolong, who has become the star pillar of the Wu family and is highly respected.
Wu Yingyuan allocated four groups of houses to temporarily accommodate everyone. Most of the soldiers will go out to the large pasture in the northern suburbs of Xianyang tomorrow morning. Due to the vast land and abundant resources of the Qin State, the scale of the pasture is larger than before.
After Xiang Shaolong dealt with the congratulations of his relatives, Chunying and the other four girls had the opportunity to embrace him, Wu Tingfang, and Zhao Qian to his new Hidden Dragon Residence.
Tingfang couldn't bear the hardships of the journey and fell ill. Xiang Shaolong was so frightened that he rushed to her boudoir.
Yi Renqing had lost a lot of weight and her face was pale, but half of the cause was because she missed Xiang Shaolong. When she saw him back, she hugged him and cried with joy. By the time of the dinner, she was in much better spirits and could already leave the bed and move around.
Seeing the happy faces of the Chunying girls, Xiang Shaolong was relieved. He put his arms around the waists of Tingfang and Zhao Qian and asked happily: "Who will accompany me tonight?"
The two girls blushed, naturally they both wanted to accompany him.
Wu Tingfang smiled and said, "If the three of us accompany you together, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
Zhao Qian also smiled coquettishly and said: "Where are there six more girls? Let's see how you can cope with them?"
Xiang Shaolong glanced at the four Chunying girls and wondered: "Why are there so many six?"
Mrs. Tingfang smiled and said, "Have you forgotten Princess Qian's emerald green trees and tung trees?"
Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said: "Aren't they staying in Handan?"
Zhao Qian complained: "You have forgotten them. Fortunately, Yang Tao Gong sent someone to take them out secretly during the chaos. They arrived in Xianyang ten days earlier than you."
Xiang Shaolong said happily: "Why don't you call them to see me?"
Zhao Qian let out a sweet cry, and saw two beautiful maids running out of the inner hall, prostrating themselves in front of Xiang Shaolong, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Xiang Shaolong felt apologetic for neglecting them, and felt pity. He stood up and helped the two girls up. After comforting them, he went to the lobby of the main house to have dinner with Wu Yingyuan. Also present were Tao Fang and Wu Zhuo.
, Teng Yi and Jing Jun.
After drinking and congratulating each other, Wu Yingyuan expressed his heartfelt thanks: "Our Wu family can have this chance of rebirth only because of everyone's concerted efforts and risking life and death to win it back."
Tao Fang said: "We can really live and work in peace and contentment this time. After the queen and the prince returned to Xianyang, Mr. Lu was immediately named the Prime Minister of the Right. As long as he performs more military exploits, he can be promoted to a noble title. Our Wu family has this great leader."
My patron, my spirit in heaven is at peace."
When mentioning Wushi and his wives, concubines, and maidservants who died with him, everyone's expressions darkened.
Wu Yingyuan gritted his teeth and said: "Lv Xiangguo will definitely recover this bloody debt for us. Butler Tu told me privately that the Prime Minister has a plan to attack Zhao Guo, and he hopes that Shaolong will execute it."
Xiang Shaolong was troubled in his heart. To be honest, his main enemy was only Zhao Mu, and the King of Zhao could only be regarded as an accomplice. If he were to lead his army to capture the cities in Zhao one by one, it would be really not what he wanted.
He truly felt a deep disgust for aggressive war.
There is also a bigger problem, that is, how can he become Lu Buwei's pawn, because in history, Qin Shihuang broke with Lu Buwei around ten years after taking the throne, so how can he stand on Lu Buwei's side?
But it seems that everyone in the Wu family has long regarded Lu Buwei as their new master, as if they share life and death, advance and retreat together. I can't tell them what direction history will develop, and I wonder if I can't make them believe it. This is true.
It's a terrible headache.
He sighed and said: "The King of Qin canonized Mr. Lu as prime minister. Do the local dignitaries of Qin State have no objection?"
Wu Yingyuan saw that he didn't care about Lu Buwei's plan to entrust him with an important task. He looked at him strangely and said, "Not only does he have objections, but he also opposes them very fiercely." He paused and said, "The Qin Self-Defenders
After Shang Yang, the anti-foreign sentiment was quite strong. Later, in order to disintegrate the alliance promoted by Su Qin and avoid the joint attack of the six eastern countries, Zhang Yi was reluctantly used to fight against the alliance. Later, Fan Sui was again used to adopt distant diplomacy and close attack.
It can be said that we have no choice but to use foreign talents to plan our own strategies to deal with the joint efforts of the six countries."
He sighed again and said: "But after Bai Qi was granted death by King Zhaoxiang, the Qin government was very dissatisfied, and finally forced Fan Sui to lose his official position, and the xenophobic sentiment grew again. Although we have Qin blood, we were eventually
We are regarded as outsiders and belong to Mr. Lu’s system, so we must do our best to help Mr. Lu, otherwise if he falls, we will not have a good life."
These last few sentences are naturally meant to remind Xiang Shaolong.
Teng Yi and others were silent. The three of them all followed Xiang Shaolong's opinions and only valued Xiang Shaolong's ideas.
Tao Fang interjected: "Master Lu's strategy now is to establish military exploits first, because the Qin people have always valued military affairs over commerce. Of course, no one doubts Master Lu's ability to make money in business, but in terms of military affairs, the people of Qin think that
He knows nothing, so if he can make achievements in this area, his position will be as secure as a mountain, and we must do more work for him in this area."
Teng Yi said in a deep voice: "Who are the main people in Qin who oppose Lu Buwei?"
Wu Yingyuan said: "The most important thing is the local dignitaries headed by Yang Quanjun. Because Queen Ji was once Lu Ye's concubine, they suspected that Prince Zheng was not the king's flesh and blood, so they brought out the king's second son Chengchong Qiao. These people
They are all powerful figures in the Qin State. Master Lu is very afraid of them, and even the king dare not disobey them too much. Therefore, although Master Lu was appointed as the right prime minister, the left prime minister still had to use Yang Quanjun."
Tao Fang was afraid that they did not know Yang Quanjun, so he further explained: "Yang Quanjun is the younger brother of King Zhaoxiang and the queen. When the king was able to become the crown prince, he also tried his best to persuade his sister to persuade King Zhaoxiang, so he always thought that he had made a contribution.
The eldest, now he has fallen below Mr. Lu, so naturally he is extremely dissatisfied."
Everyone was stunned.
King Zhaoxiang was the grandfather of King Zhuangxiang, the current father of Yingzheng, and Yiren. At that time, Yiren's father An Guojun was still the crown prince and paid little attention to Yiren, otherwise he would not have been sent to Zhao as a hostage.
After Lu Buwei obtained the "wonderful goods" from Yiren, he used silver bullets to bribe the sister of Mrs. Huayang and Mr. Yang Quan, the most beloved of Mr. An Guo, so that they could lobby Mrs. Huayang and King Zhaoxiang's concubine respectively, and then let them influence Mr. An Guo.
With King Zhaoxiang, strangers have a chance to aspire to the throne.
Xiang Shaolong knew that this was not the moment to persuade Wu Yingyuan to be careful about Lu Buwei, so he stopped talking and changed the topic. After a romantic affair, the dinner was over and everyone returned to their residences to rest.
After leaving the lobby, Teng Yi and Wu Zhuo excused themselves to send him back and walked with him.
Teng Yi asked in a low voice: "Shaolong doesn't seem to have much affection for Lu Buwei, does he?"
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "Businessmen only value practical benefits. Is Brother Teng willing to make friends with such a person?"
Wu Zhuo frowned and said, "But as the young master said, our fate is already tied to him. If he collapses, we will be doomed."
Xiang Shaolong really wanted to tell them about Xiaopan, but he finally suppressed this unwise thought and said with a smile: "We will adapt this matter accordingly. Only after Lu Buwei's power position has stabilized, we will try to draw a clear line with him, otherwise we will definitely
Tire him to death. This is my idea, don’t tell anyone, not even Jing Jun and Tao Fang."
The two of them had long been convinced by Xiang Shaolong, and seeing that he trusted them so much, they both nodded happily.
After saying goodbye, Xiang Shaolong returned to his new Hidden Dragon Residence.
The lights were brightly lit in the house, and the girls gathered in the hall to watch Zhao Qian and Wu Tingfang playing chess. Tingfang, who had not fully recovered from her illness, went back to her room to rest.
Xiang Shaolong first went to visit Tingfang in the room.
I don't know whether it was due to the influence of the environment or Xiang Shaolong's beloved pet that this beauty's originally beautiful appearance turned into a charming and noble temperament. She wore a lady's costume with a plain blue ground and light yellow phoenix patterns.
, the maid with a high bun and plain eyebrows, who had been specially dressed for him, was full of elegant and attractive charm. Although her face was still a little pale, she still had a charming and delicate beauty. In the light of the lights, her beautiful eyes were hidden.
Extreme affection and attachment to him.
Since his trip to Daliang, in order to deal with Zhao Ren, he had rarely had the opportunity to be alone with her, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.
The bursts of laughter from the girls could be heard faintly from the hall, but it did not destroy the harmony here, but instead added to the feeling of happiness, satisfaction and warmth.
When Mrs. Tingfang saw him walking into the room, she said "Ah" happily and sat up, her face shining brightly.
Xiang Shaolong sat on the edge of the couch and hugged the beautiful woman into his arms, feeling the rising and falling of her tall and perky breasts, and the plump and alluring feeling of life.
He rubbed her pink face with his cheek and looked at the snow-white underwear at the back of her neck and collar. He felt excited in his heart. He was more confident than ever before to protect his beloved woman.
But before he reached the journey of having this faith, he had experienced countless things that broke his heart and soul.
He thought of Zhao Ya, and felt a pang in his heart that he no longer had the hatred he felt when he learned that she had betrayed him. But so what? There was no possibility for them to reconcile.
Does Ji Yanran, who is in Wei State, know that he has come here?
In this ancient world where communication was difficult, they seemed to live on two different planets. No wonder the ancients had so many emotions and feelings about parting. The pain of lovesickness really makes people suffer, and it was because of this that Tingfang fell ill.
, lose weight for love.
Now that Tingfang and Zhao Qian are alone and helpless, the only one they can rely on is themselves. How can he not pamper them and love them?
I don’t know if the illness makes people particularly vulnerable, but Tingfang shed tears of love, hugged him tightly and said: "Husband, I miss you very much."
Xiang Shaolong thought about the beautiful Canniang again, and for a moment he was so distressed that he fell onto the couch with Tingfang in his arms, and opened her robe, revealing her rapidly undulating skin wrapped in snow-white undergarments.
The intoxicating fragrance hit her nostrils, and her delicate and plump breasts could be seen through the deep neckline.
Xiang Shaolong lowered his head and buried himself in her breasts. His tense nerves relaxed. At the same time, he was tired of the struggle and vendetta. He only hoped to retreat to the land of spring forest and bring Ji Yanran and Mei Canniang.
Live an intoxicating life where you only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals.
In his mind, he pictured the slow-flowing stream, the lush green grass, the verdant trees, and the beautiful scenery of the white water of Danshan Mountain.
What he wants is not fancy clothes and delicious food, but a primitive and poor life.
In this vast and sparsely populated world, finding a paradise, reclaiming wasteland, planting some crops, raising ducks by the beautiful lady in your arms, and being responsible for fishing and hunting until you die of old age, is all you want.
Tingfang's pretty face was glowing, her starry eyes were tightly closed, and her breathing was quickening. From time to time, she was mixed with the excitement that shook her soul, which showed that she was full of love and could not stop it.
Xiang Shaolong was not in a hurry to occupy her. He thought about the primeval forest he passed through on his way there. On the way, he encountered thick fog from time to time, or waterfalls and large lakes in the mountains. He couldn't help but fly over in his mind, and secretly made up his mind that one day,
He will live his whole life in the mountains and forests.
For a person in the 21st century, this kind of life is the most charming.
Ms. Tingfang managed to open her beautiful eyes, shooting out the scorching flames of passion, blaming him for still not having sex with her.
Xiang Shaolong was so drunk that he forgot everything and devoted all his attention to her charming body.