When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 651 Zhang Ji: Let me taste the saltiness of breast milk for my child!
"It's done!"

Following a resounding call, Zhang Ji slowly stood up with his wives, concubines and two children, and walked out of the ancestral hall with solemn expressions, leaving the Zhang family cemetery where eight generations of the Zhang family's ancestors were buried.

The Zhang family cemetery covers an area of ​​about 200 to 300 acres. There is a significant difference between the eighth-generation ancestor of the Zhang family and the insignificant gentry in later generations. Most of the land they occupied was saline-alkali land that was not suitable for farming.

Most of the land in Anyi is saline-alkali land, and because Anyi is dotted with large and small salt ponds and salt lakes, the salt content in the land is so high that it is daunting, and almost everything planted will die.

Therefore, there are few farmers in Anyi but many merchants, and their main livelihood is to obtain salt from the salt pond and sell it.

After leaving the Zhang family mausoleum, Zhang Ji did not choose to ride in the same carriage with his wife and children, but chose to ride a horse and travel with a middle-aged man.

"Brother Fuqiu, thank you for your help."

Zhang Ji bowed to the middle-aged man on his horse.

"No need to do that. This time I am just following the master's orders."

In response to Zhang Ji's thanks, the middle-aged man seemed a little cold, as if he didn't take it too seriously.

You know, apart from the disciples of hundreds of schools, Zhang Ji is now the number one person in the world in terms of fame and status, second only to Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei who just wrote a book. Even the remaining princes like the King of Chu and the King of Yan are far from comparable to Zhang Ji.

Countless scholars and heroes flocked to the State of Qin to join Zhang Ji. If Zhang Ji had not been very selective in selecting his retainers, he would not have accepted everyone like he had done with Lord Xinling, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Chunshen and Lord Mengchang. Instead, he required that the retainers must have a skill that was beneficial to the country.

Skills like chicken-stealing and dog-stealing are not beneficial to the country, but if the person was good at martial arts in the past, then even if he was a thief, Zhang Ji would give him a chance to reform and incorporate him into Luowang's intelligence team.

Perhaps it was because he had a soul from later generations, so even though Zhang Ji was also vain, he saw more clearly the pros and cons of the methods used by the so-called four great princes of the Warring States Period to recruit retainers.

Chunshen Jun had many retainers, but most of them were elegant people who could recite poems, compose music, play the piano, sing, dance and write. They were all literati and musicians. He only recruited a small number of elite retainers like Li Yuan who could do practical things for him, so they would naturally not arouse the fear of King Kaolie of Chu.

Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng is mostly portrayed as a heroic and tragic knight and swordsman of Yan and Zhao, but he is an elder of the royal family who was relied upon by King Huiwen of Zhao and King Xiaocheng of Zhao, two princes whose countries were in doubt and whose rulers were young, to consolidate their status. After the Battle of Changping, he sent 3,000 retainers to the battlefield to save Handan from danger, and he was not feared at all.

Mengchangjun was an exception. The relationship between the kings of Qi and the royal family had always been bad. The royal family had repeatedly rebelled, disobeyed the king's orders and even endangered national interests. What's more, Mengchangjun had a dirty trick to begin with, so he naturally attracted more attention.

Xinling Jun recruited retainers with various talents, but he also accepted many ordinary people who did not have any special skills.

At first, Hou Ying was just a low-ranking retainer who looked plain and had no special talents. However, because Xinling Jun considered his reputation, he was not only recruited as a retainer, but also promoted to a high-ranking retainer.

This gives people a feeling of recruiting private soldiers. A group of talented scholars and heroes leading a group of untalented vanguards is disturbing.

Zhang Ji was very lucky to meet a king like Ying Zheng, who openly recruited retainers who were beneficial to the country. The number was not large, and there were only three or four hundred people in the Luonan Palace, but each of them had the ability to serve as a minor official in various departments.

And the middle-aged man in front of him is also one of the talents that Zhang Ji wants to recruit.

Of course, from a certain perspective, it was Master Xun who wanted to put him into Zhang Ji's Luonan Mansion.

This man, named Fuqiubo, was one of Xunzi's disciples. He was 35 years old, but had never entered officialdom. He was even envied by Hou Sheng, the prime minister of Qi.

How should I put it? Fuqiubo was an excellent scholar, but as a person... he was far inferior to Shusun Tong, who was known as the Confucian master of the Han Dynasty.

It’s not that Fuqiu Bo has a bad character, but that he is too straightforward. If he were to be a pure scholar, there would be absolutely no problem. His identity as a direct disciple of Master Xun would protect him throughout his life.

But Fu Qiubo was unwilling to be a pure Confucian scholar.

Historical books say that Fu Qiubo was proficient in the Book of Songs, but this does not mean that Fu Qiubo was a pure literary figure.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Book of Songs was used for self-cultivation and governing the country.

The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: Feng, Ya and Song. Feng is a collection of folk customs collected from the people, including those of Chen, Wei, Qin and Qi. The folk customs of each country are included in it, reflecting the current situation of the people.

Politicians can summarize the laws of people's lives from these folk customs, see what people want, and see the current situation of people's lives, laying a good foundation for governing government affairs. By studying "Ya" and "Song", one can learn the moral character and principles of being a person and governing a country, which can correct oneself, transform others, clarify virtues, and be close to the people.

Therefore, those who were proficient in the Book of Songs in this era were all great talents who could govern the country and ensure the people's safety, and they were definitely not just literary figures who simply read the Book of Songs.

But his upright temper and scholarly pride may be the reason why Fu Qiubo was only evaluated as "excellent in studying the Book of Songs".

Master Xun once said that Fuqiu Bo openly wrote a letter to King Jian of Qi to impeach Qi's prime minister Hou Sheng for corruption.

Who is Hou Sheng?

Qi Wang Jian’s uncle!
Not to mention King Jian of Qi, who in the entire State of Qi didn’t know that Hou Sheng was corrupt?
From a public perspective, King Jian of Qi had to rely on Hou Sheng and Hou Sheng's prime minister's office to stabilize the weak State of Qi; from a private perspective, how could the extremely filial King Jian of Qi touch the only younger brother of the deceased queen?

However, King Jian of Qi could not bear to see such a brilliant scholar die, so he destroyed the memorial privately. However, the stubborn Fu Qiu Bo directly intercepted his carriage and impeached Hou Sheng in front of countless people.

You may say he is stupid, but he still knows how to take advantage of the anger of the people to impeach and win.

You think he is smart, but how can such a thing be publicly impeached?
In the end, if it weren't for Master Xun's consideration, the grass on Fuqiubo's grave would have been almost as tall as a person.

But Fu Qiubo still didn't know how to adapt. Even Master Xun himself didn't understand. He was a flexible person, and his disciples were all people with flexible bottom lines like Li Si and Han Fei, so how come he happened to have a stubborn donkey?

Finally, Master Xun simply forced Fuqiubo to Zhang Ji, a guy who only recruited people based on their talent. However, even though Zhang Ji was praised by all the scholars for establishing the Daqin Academy, Fuqiubo still treated him indifferently.

Even if Zhang Ji took the initiative to offer help, Fu Qiubo would ignore it.

Helplessly, Zhang Ji, feeling defeated, returned to the carriage.

In the carriage with the three wives and the great contributor of the Zhang family, Zhang Ji had just opened the curtain when he saw Yan Lingji covering her red lips and pointing at Zhang Ji with a sweet smile.

"Sisters, if I win the bet, I will say that he is just trying to please the cold shoulder!"

"My husband is mine tonight, and you are not allowed to snatch him away!"

Even after becoming a mother, Yan Lingji still did not change her nature. If you want such a little goblin to calm down, you might as well hope that the sun rises from the west.

But Zhang Ji, who had just suffered a setback from Fu Qiubo, had a lot of complaints but nowhere to vent them, so he just glared at him.

Yan Lingji, whose status had risen with the birth of Xiao Yang'er, glared back without any hesitation, but then her beautiful eyes turned slightly, revealing a sly smile, and she quickly covered her chest with her hands as if she was holding her heart.

"Sisters, look, my husband is mean to me!"

"Sister, I'm timid. If I get scared and my breast milk flows back...what should I do if Xiao Yang is hungry?"

"My sister is from a humble background, and her life is as fragile as paper, but how can Xiaoyanger starve?"

The talkative Yan Lingji used her ability to confuse right and wrong to portray Zhang Ji as a big devil who bullies women.

And this was not the first time. Every time, Zhang Ji would be taught a lesson by all his wives and concubines, regardless of whether Zhang Ji had provoked Yan Lingji or not.

As long as Yan Lingji is in a good mood, it doesn't affect the secretion of breast milk and doesn't delay Xiao Yang'er's eating, everything will be worth it.

Seeing that Yan Lingji was about to succeed again, Zhang Ji was furious and pressed Yan Lingji down on the thick cushion. With a "hiss", he tore open her red and black skirt. The fat mountain and snow sea that had swelled up due to the breastfeeding period came into view, and at the same time, a salty and fragrant smell hit his nose.

Zhang Ji moved closer and spoke unclearly, not paying any attention to the gazes of Jingwei, Chaoxi and Feiyan.

"I'll come and taste the saltiness of breast milk for my child!"

(End of this chapter)