Be a sick and weak noble son in Daqin

The author has something to say: Old Man: You are talking about Guiguzi, so what does it matter to me, Wang Xu?

Liyang Palace, study room.

Since the founding of the state of Qin, the capital city has been moved five or six times. After Xian Gong succeeded to the throne, he moved the capital city from Yongcheng to Liyang. It is only more than [-] years ago. This city is not big, and the area occupied by Liyang Palace is also very small. , even the relatively affluent small towns in the Central Plains can't compare.

The study room was full of bamboo slips, and the small space was completely occupied. Even the king's table seemed a bit crowded after entering.

It records the details of the reforms of the various countries in Shandong over the past few years. Qin Gong reads in the study when he has time. Although he is not proficient, he is also familiar with the reforms of various countries.

It is very difficult to learn the laws and regulations. Even if he is talented in reading, he still loses a lot of hair because of these bamboo slips. If this continues, he will show signs of baldness at a young age.

For hundreds of years, there have been many reformers in various countries in the world, but few have truly succeeded. Zheng, Yue, Jiang Qi, and even Jin, which was divided into three, are all examples of failures. It is too strong. If Qin wants to reform, it will not only move the land system and tax system.

Among these failed countries, Wei State and Chu State, which have successfully reformed, are even more conspicuous. Both of these two countries border on Qin State. If their neighbors become stronger, they will bear the brunt of it. If they cannot become stronger, the next step will be even more difficult.

When Wei Yang was in Wei State, he was the concubine of the old prime minister Gong Shucuo, and he had a penetrating understanding of Wei State's reforms. When he entered Qin, he brought a lot of bamboo slips, the most important of which was Li Kui's "Fa Jing".

The complete set of "Fa Jing" is more complete than the collection in Duke Qin's study.

Today's world of great controversy is also a world of great changes. The reforms of Wei and Chu have almost been completed, and Qi and South Korea are undergoing changes. Coincidentally, the reforms in the other two countries are also legalist scholars.

Each faction of Legalism has its own emphasis. Be careful that the rule of law is in Qi, and the rule of Shen Buhai is in Han.

The study was quiet and there was only the sound of flipping books. The servants were guarding outside, and no one was allowed to come and disturb. Wei Yang sat opposite, watching Qin Gong concentrating, and then looking at all kinds of things in the room. Shujian, my heart quickly settled down.

Such a diligent monarch is rare in other countries. If Duke Qin has read these slips and already has an understanding of the new coup laws of the countries, then the next thing should be much easier.

For hundreds of years, regardless of success or failure, the ministers in charge of reforms in various countries have seldom had a good death. When he decided to take this path, he never thought about the future. People can make achievements in one life and comfort their lives, so why force it? Funeral.

However, these were all previous thoughts. He never thought that he would meet such a king who was diligent and simple, and most importantly, he had a heart that wanted to strengthen Qin.

Wei Yang sighed in his heart, and subconsciously told him that with such a monarch around, he might not end up in the same fate as Wu Qi.

Qin Gong looked at the bamboo slips presented by Wei Yang with a serious expression, which recorded his experience in Qin State for several months, and also listed Qin State's current ills.

The land system is chaotic, the official system is complicated, the army is aggressive, the style of the army and the emperor, and the military is more important than the culture...

Everything made him feel heartbroken. Qin has been like this for hundreds of years. It is not easy to eradicate it. If these problems are not solved, how can Qin be strong?

The study room was quiet for a long time. After Qin Gong read the last word and closed the bamboo slips, he sighed heavily and said, "Mr. , Do you have a countermeasure for reform in your mind?"

"July fire, passing my mountain hills. Daughters plow and weave, men serve as soldiers. There is no reward for meritorious service, and there is no plowing for fields. There is no rescue in the famine, and there is no success in the years. Go to the sky leisurely, forgetting the common people." Wei Yang did not answer, but slowly He read a ballad. He traveled in Qin for several months and heard someone sing this song more than once.

There is no reward for meritorious service, and there is land but no plowing.

There is no salvation in the famine, and there is no success in the year.

The state of Qin had to change, and it had to change drastically.

The land system must be changed, the tax system must be changed, and the reward and punishment system must also be changed. How can such a country be strong? Qin people are brave and the whole country is a soldier, but the people do not want to be soldiers and fight.

There is no reward for meritorious service in war, and there is no compensation for the death of their wives and children. They fought bravely on the battlefield to defend their home and country, but they would also worry about what happened afterward. You Fu, the combat effectiveness of the Qin army will definitely increase a lot.

The customs of Rong and Di can be changed slowly in the future. The most urgent thing is the land system, tax system and rewards and punishments.

Wei Yang finished reading the ballad and didn't say anything else, just looked at Qin Gong quietly, making sure that there was no hesitation in his eyes, only the determination to reform, and then calmly smiled, "Since you want to change, then change thoroughly. "

After finishing speaking, he took out other scrolls of bamboo slips from his side and handed them over, in which he wrote his general thoughts on Qin's reform. Qin's country is now in chaos and the people are weak, and there are too many things to be changed, so it has to be done step by step.

Qin Gong couldn't wait to open the bamboo slips, and then carefully read the words inside. As it was getting late, the servant came over in time to light the oil lamps, and lightly lighted all the oil lamps on the lamp stand without making any movement, and then retreated.

The lamp stand in the study room is lit up to four lamps on weekdays. You are frugal, and you don’t want to consume too much lamp oil even if you stay up late at night. Today’s situation is really unusual.

The young monarch of Qin State looked at the bamboo slips with a more dignified expression than before. If you are poor, you want to change;

Qin Dewei martingale, like a fish in water, God bless Qin.

Autumn is cool, and the heat dissipates quickly after a few autumn rains. The elderly and children who are afraid of the cold have already taken off their short shirts and put on thick clothes. In this crisp autumn, Liyang City seems to be a little different from before.

On the day when Qin Gong changed the court to the wine shop in the city, almost all the ministers met Wei Yang. Based on what Wei Yang said at that time, they all felt that he was a pedantic nerd who was stupid in reading, and it was not worth mentioning at all.

However, before discussing it for too long, it was reported in the palace that Qin Gong had a long talk with Wei Yang for several days, even to the point where they could not even take care of food. As soon as this news came out, the whole court was shocked.

Who in the Qin Kingdom didn't know the temper of their lord, what he hated the most were those who could only talk but couldn't do practical things. According to his original words, they were mediocre people who wasted the opportunity to study in vain.

When we were in the restaurant, Wei Yang was full of benevolence, justice and morality, he was the kind of person that the king hated the most, how could he talk with the king for so long, could it be that the king has changed his sex?

In the doctor's mansion, Du Zhi, the doctor of the middle school, sat in the guest seat angrily. When he talked about Wei Yang, his tone was full of disgust. He didn't like Shandong scholars entering Qin. In his opinion, Qin State belonged to Qin people. Qin Guo, Shandong scholars come here to join in the fun when they have nothing to do?

Now that the countries in Shandong are staring at Qin State, it is hard to guarantee that it is not because other countries deliberately sent people here to weaken Qin, and the Qin people have to come to govern Qin State themselves. At least you can rest assured that you don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

Old Qianlong sat calmly in the main seat, closed his eyes and meditated, and opened his eyes slowly after Du Zhi finished speaking, "I don't believe you yet, what are you in a hurry for?"

Du Zhi snorted, holding the table and said loudly, "Master, what is Wei Yang capable of? He was just a bastard in the Wei Kingdom. If your lord uses him to carry out Laoshizi's New Deal, I will be the first to disobey."

Who hasn't read the books of sages, so he has to use him to defend martingale?

There are few scholars in the state of Qin, but it does not mean that there are no scholars in the state of Qin. Let Wei Yang mess around in their state of Qin. What should we do if things go wrong?

Old Qianlong coughed twice, and a trace of contempt flashed through his squinted eyes, "I said earlier that we must follow the ancestral system and cannot be changed. If the emperor insists on making nonsense, he should have a long memory."

He had served Duke Qin for several generations, and Duke Xian was also polite to him when he was alive, if even he could not reprimand Duke Qin, no one in the court of Qin would be qualified to do so.

The law of the ancestors cannot be changed, otherwise there will be chaos in the country. He has persuaded him many times, but the emperor just doesn't listen. The young people always have to take some detours to know what the right way is, and he has to bear the losses himself.

"There are old things like us on the left and right supporting us, so we won't make the Qin country too chaotic." Old Qianlong raised the corners of his lips slightly, and sighed at Du Zhi, who blushed anxiously and had a thick neck, "You are still too young."

Where is this? It was not as lively as it was when the Qin State was in turmoil. When Duke Xian succeeded to the throne, he directly launched a coup. How many people died back then, but now it is different. Live as you want.

"If your majesty really wants to go to war under the instigation of Wei Yang, how will the doctor stop you?" Du Zhi thumped the table bitterly, and looked up at the indifferent old Qianlong. He didn't think this time would be the same as before. I don't think relying on the power of the old clan can stop their monarch's whim.

The Duke of Qin has always been powerful. No matter how powerful the old clan is, they have to bow their heads in front of the Duke. Their emperor is also stubborn. He will never give up until he achieves his goal. Are you fooling around?

"Why do you want to stop it?" Lao Qianlong shook his head, took a sip of tea, and then said unhurriedly, "Let the king change it, if you don't let him change it, he always thinks that the change is a good thing, and he suffered a lot after the change You know who you should listen to, so let him go now."

Du Zhi had no choice but to clench his fists and sit back. If Old Ganlong didn't do anything, he couldn't do anything as a Chinese doctor. Could it be that he just watched Qin Guo being played by a guard in the applause?

I heard that the king of Han appointed a guy named Shen Buhai to be the prime minister. That guy is also from the Legalist school, and he started to toss as soon as he took office. Is it going to become the second Korea?

Du Zhi is so angry, he has been in the court for so many years and now he is just a doctor, how much more capable can Wei Yang be than him?

There is also Sun Boling, who is useless and directly worshiped as a military adviser. Even people who have been sentenced can get official positions in Qin State. How should Shandong countries think of them when word spreads?

He won’t talk about the son of Wei Guo. After all, he lives in their Qin country. In other words, Wei Guo sent Qin’s proton. nothing bad.

All the countries in the Central Plains think that their Qin State is a land of barbarians and Di Di, not to mention giving away their hostages, they even disdain to make friends with them. Duke Wei is so knowledgeable about the general situation, it’s not that the people of Qin are ignorant of good and bad.

But Wei Yang and Sun Boling just couldn't do it!

It is up to the people of Qin to complete the affairs of Qin, your majesty is just messing around!

No, they can't sit still and wait for death. Old Qianlong doesn't care about this matter, he, Du Zhi, will take care of it.

Rumors abounded in Liyang City, all discussing Wei Yang, who was little-known but could be summoned by Duke Qin. They thought that he would be reused after talking with Duke Qin for such a long time, but as the days went by, , nothing happened.

There was no worship, no honor, not even ordinary rewards, it was as if nothing had happened.

The old clans were suspicious, always feeling that there was something behind their lord, but after waiting for so many days, they still hadn't reversed, and they gradually became relieved.

That Wei Yang is a pedantic nerd, it was only on a whim that Your Majesty asked him to go to the study with him, and when he came to his senses, he must still feel that he was useless.

The wine shop is the place where news spreads the fastest. Every day, someone sends the news collected here to Qin Gong's case. Scholars who have been here know this well.

Many traveling scholars from the Central Plains countries were valued by the monarchs to pay homage to officials when they talked about political affairs in wine bars. Of course, the Qin State was no exception. As long as they had the ability, they could be found anywhere.

So even if the consumption of the restaurant is not low, there are many people who come to guard it every day. They may have real talents, or they may just make up for it. No matter what, the flow of people in the restaurant has increased anyway.

Wei Ji just smiled and did not comment on their discussion. After all, no one knows what Qin Gong and Wei Yang said together and what they will do next, but he can be sure of one thing, the reform is bound to proceed as in history, It might even come sooner.

Wei Yang did not move, and still lived in the courtyard of Mr. Wang Xu, but he has been very busy recently, and he hardly sees anyone except when eating, so it is no different from before.

Sun Boling was curious about what he was doing every day. After getting permission, he flipped through the bamboo slips in his room, and then he was no longer interested. The bamboo slips in the room were full of various laws and regulations. A headache, let alone research.

He was not interested in these things in the first place, and now that he has been tortured, he doesn't want to see those things even more. After his curiosity was satisfied, he never harmed others again.

"I heard that Qin Gong is very happy recently, and he sent so many letters to Wei Yang. Why didn't he give him a new house?" While talking about the finished sweet potato balls, he was drooling, trying to use other topics to resist the temptation of the sweet smell.

It wasn't that he disliked his junior brother, but that the room was too small to fit so many bamboo slips, and Wei Yang would have to share a room with him if he sent some more. For his own sake, he really took this issue seriously.

Mr. Wang Xu sat and squatted next to him with a few little dolls, ignoring his apprentice's question at all, just wanting to know when those sweet potato balls can be eaten.

Wei Ji sat next to him, holding a little prince in his arms, looking at the old man and the children and telling them not to steal them. They had already eaten a lot of sweet potatoes that had been steamed just now. up.

The young man educated the old and real children just now, drank a glass of water to moisten his throat, and then replied solemnly, "Probably because Wei Yang is not too conspicuous, after all, he will do big things in the future. You can't die before you leave the teacher."

"Death before leaving the teacher, this is an appropriate description." Sun Boling read these words again, thinking about what might happen after Wei Yang directly became famous, and then sighed helplessly, "In the future With his ability, even if Duke Qin directly let him be an official, he won't be the one who suffers next."

They are students of Guiguzi, if they can't even solve this problem, how dare they say that they are students of Guiguzi?

Oh, by the way, Wei Yang really can't say that he is a disciple of Guigu when he goes out.

Master Sun corrected the mistakes in his words in his heart, and then continued to mutter silently. There are not many kind people like him in Guigu's sect. Regardless of Wei Yang's gentle and polite appearance, in fact, that guy is better than Pang Juan. Still dark.

Pang Juan is ruthless and stupid, Wei Yang can get rid of the stupidity, and he can only leave the word ruthless.

The little prince sat on Wei Ji's lap and played with his hair. The young man had not yet been crowned, and his black hair felt very good to the touch, and it was refreshing and comfortable to wrap around his hands.

"Sir, does Mr. Wei Yang know that you say that about him in private?" Wei Ji was playing with the little guy, seeing Wei Yang drifting over dizzy after smelling the smell of sweet potato balls, he responded with all kinds of words to Sun Dajun's words distrust.

Before meeting Wei Yang, based on his impression of Shang Yang in the history of Shang Yang's reform, he might believe this kind of rhetoric. After seeing the real person, let's forget it. None of the ghost valley disciples he knew fit the ghost valley in his mind. The mysterious image of the disciple.

Not to mention Guigu's disciples, Guiguzi himself has almost collapsed, so don't ask so much from his apprentices.

Mr. Wang Xu seemed to have sensed that someone was talking about him. He squatted on the ground and looked at him aggrievedly. He pursed his lips and asked cautiously, "Can I eat it?"

Wei Ji: ...

For the sake of stuttering, you always really don't want to look good.

Wei Yang came over with heavy dark circles under his eyes, saw their teacher squatting there with a few dolls, he hesitated for a moment, then walked to the side and squatted down, covering his growling stomach and asking, "Can you eat it?" Yet?"

"Well, I can see clearly the inside of this kid." Military Master Sun shook his head with a smile. He never avoids the Lord when he speaks, but this one is different. Whenever he starts to tell the truth, this kid You can somehow change the impressions in other people's hearts. After so many years, few people have discovered that this guy is really dark.

"Brother Ji, uncle should be here soon, if it's not good, we won't be able to eat it." The little prince looked at the sky, shook his short legs and said with a sad face, "Si'er really wants to eat sweet potato balls."

Everyone present had seen the tragic situation of Young Master Qian when he was eating, and they all patted their chests with lingering fear. The cook had so many eyes, if he hadn't had a good attitude, he would have put down his spoon and quit.

Fortunately, the meatballs have already been rubbed and put into the pot. Next time, I must talk to the young master. Cook as soon as you cook. Please don’t ask so many people to watch. He is not the chef of the state banquet in the palace. I really can’t bear it. so treated.

Wei Ji put the child down, got up and went to the pot to look at the sweet potato balls rolling in the oil. He felt that the color was about the same, so he asked the cook to take them out with a colander and put them on the plate.

Probably the first thing he ate was roasted sweet potatoes, so Young Master Qian has a special liking for sweet potatoes. Qin Guo is now promoting sweet potatoes, but his love for sweet potatoes is so deep that he only left a small piece of land in the mansion garden to grow potatoes , and the rest were all planted with sweet potatoes.

Every time the food in his house matures, there will be more stocks here. There is no way to do it, so I can only find a way to eat it, grilled, fried, steamed, boiled, everything is delicious.

If too many are delivered, they can be made into dried sweet potatoes and stored. The cellar in the yard has not been dug yet, so it is not convenient to store things, so everything must be eaten as soon as possible.

At this time, the benefits of the large appetite of the people around you are reflected. No matter how many things are brought over, as long as they are made into delicious ones, Young Master Qian can solve most of them in one visit, and there is no need to worry about leftovers.

The little prince’s worry is not unreasonable. I originally prepared a lot of sweet potatoes today, but something went wrong. After steaming, a group of children led by Wang Xu ate nearly half of them, so there were no sweet potato balls left. How much did you download?

Why did those little guys sit in a row? It's not because they did bad things with the old man.

The longer we get along, the more I feel that the old man really has nothing to do with the legendary mystery. Wei Ji shook his head helplessly, and asked the cook to put the rest in after the sweet potato balls in the pot were fished out.

The method of this thing is very simple. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small pieces and steam them. After steaming, take them out and press them into a puree. Because there is no white sugar now, I directly use the common maltose, and mix the sugar and sweet potato puree while it is hot. Together, after cooling, add glutinous rice and stir evenly.

Their glutinous rice flour is freshly made from glutinous rice. Tofu is very popular in Qin State recently, and all kinds of tools for making tofu are also very popular. They can also be used to grind glutinous rice.

Soak fresh glutinous rice in water overnight, then add water to grind it into a slurry, hang it in a cloth bag the night before, wait for the water to dry up, break up the wet glutinous rice dough, and use it as glutinous rice flour after drying.

Mix the mashed sweet potato with glutinous rice flour and knead it into a ball with your hands. After kneading into balls, put them in the pan and deep-fry them until the shell is hard. Then take them out. The round sweet potato balls on the plate are very appetizing just by looking at them. .

Grandpa Wang Xu couldn't sit still soon, and so did the little ones, but the sweet potato balls just out of the pot were too hot, so they could only stand by and worry.

Wei Ji didn't care about them, seeing that the cook could control the heat, he sat back leisurely, "You can't eat it when it's too hot, or you'll get burned. Mr. Guigu doesn't even understand this, does he?"

The old man snorted, stood up straight and looked at the young man who had never agreed to be his apprentice, "Who is Mr. Guigu? Old man Wang Xu, I don't know Mr. Guigu."

Grandmaster Sun pushed the wheelchair over and looked at the hot meatballs and raised his chin reservedly, "No matter who you are, unless you have iron teeth and copper teeth, you can't eat these meatballs until they cool down."

Reserved, calm, can't you learn more from him?

There are not many students who are so considerate of their teachers these days. I didn't see that kid Wei Yang didn't even try to persuade him, so I knew that he was staring at the pot with the baby dolls.