Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

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238 BC.

The Qin State sent troops to conquer Yan, even though the King of Yan abolished the crown prince of Yandan to appease the anger of the King of Qin, there was no cavalry that could stop Qin State.

One year later, the Qin army broke through Jicheng, the capital of the Yan State, and the Yan State was destroyed. Qin established counties in Yan.

When Chang'an Lord Ying Chengyu came to Jicheng, the former capital, his first impression of it was that it was dilapidated.

The country of Yan has been poor and weak all year round, and has just experienced wars. Although the Qin army ordered not to hurt civilians, the city is still in a state of poverty waiting to be rebuilt.Ying Chengxue has hardly left Xianyang since he was a child. In his cognition, the country should be prosperous and majestic, but the situation in Jicheng is really beyond his cognition.

After entering the post house, he found a suitable time to deliver a message and visit the local sheriff.

As soon as he entered the gate of the sheriff's mansion, the local sheriff immediately came out to greet him in person.

"Mr. Chang'an!"

The sheriff turned pale in shock, and hurriedly raised his hand to worship: "Why is it that you are here, but there is news from Xianyang?"

Mr. Chang An shook his head.

"Please hurry up," he said politely, "I was entrusted by Brother Wang and Xia Yangjun, and I came here for a private matter."

As he spoke, Mr. Chang An took out a letter from his cuff and handed it over.

The local sheriff is also from Qin, so he naturally knows Xia Yangjun's handwriting and seal.

His expression was slightly stern, and he opened the letter with full respect and quickly glanced at it, which probably meant that Lord Chang'an secretly entered Jicheng with official orders, and asked the county guard to help him as much as he could.

"I will live up to my entrustment." The sheriff promised: "Dare to ask why your majesty came here?"

Mr. Chang'an thought for a while: "How is the situation of Gong Zidan?"

The sheriff was taken aback: "Young Master Dan?"

Lord Chang'an suddenly felt bad: "Could it be..."

"No, no! He is not on the escape and death list." The sheriff hurriedly waved his hand.

You must know that once Jicheng was broken, King Yan was delighted to see that the situation was not good, so he ran to Liaodong.It was the Qin army who followed closely and was captured.

As for the abolished Young Master Pill...

"I don't know about that either." The sheriff hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but wonder: "After the crown prince was abolished, Prince Dan was rejected by King Xi of Yan, so he was pushed out of the court. The same treatment as ministers and nobles."

The implication is that he has already been demoted from Yan Ting, so he is ignored.

For the old nobles of various countries, Qin's policy is to retain the empty titles of this generation, but their fiefs and assets will be automatically recovered upon death, and will no longer be hereditary.And these old nobles, either go to Xianyang, or live in the original capital of their own country, and they are not allowed to take a step.

Gongzi Dan is also among them.

"Your Majesty, do you want to find Gongzi Dan?" the sheriff asked.

"Don't startle the snake."

Mr. Chang An shook his head.When he left Qin, Mrs. Weizhen specially told him not to come forward rashly and let Yandan know his identity.So Lord Chang'an asked again: "How dare you ask the county magistrate to know that there is a man named 'Tian Guang'?"

"I know." The sheriff replied: "The generation of celebrities in Jicheng are old and known for their benevolence, righteousness and chivalry."

"Trouble the county guard to find some trustworthy people for me."

Lord Chang'an implored: "Go and inquire about this man named Tian Guang."

Although the county guard didn't know what he meant, but the person who came was Qin Wangzheng's half-brother, and he still had a letter from Xia Yangjun in his hand.So naturally he didn't dare to be negligent, and he responded repeatedly, and even allocated one of his personal guards to Mr. Chang'an as a guide.

On the way back, Mr. Chang'an deliberately chose to walk instead of taking a carriage.

While observing the desolate scene in Jicheng, he repeated Zhao Weizhen's entrustment in his heart.

When leaving, Mrs. Weizhen gave him a "gift" for Yandan, and then she said that she wanted Mr. Chang'an to inquire about the movements of a famous scholar named Tian Guang.

There are too many people known as "celebrities" in this world, and their reputation cannot be spread to Xianyang. It can be seen that this Tian Guang is nothing more than that.Mr. Chang'an thought for a long time, but he didn't understand where Mrs. Weizhen heard of this name, and what's the use of inquiring about this person.

A helper, or an enemy?Or Madam Weizhen has other plans?

This is the first time Mr. Chang'an has left Xianyang alone, and it is also the first time he has left Qin.Mrs. Weizhen personally entrusted it, and it was related to Brother Wang's friend. Even if the matter had nothing to do with his future, Lord Chang'an decided that it should be done with ease, so as not to disappoint Mrs. Wang and Brother Wang.

"This Tian Guang, is he famous in Jicheng?" So Lord Chang'an turned his head and asked the guard.

"Back to your majesty, you are indeed famous."

The guard walked behind Mr. Chang'an, and responded earnestly: "Mr. Tian Guang used to be a hero in the country of Yan in the early years, and everyone praised him as a hero. Now that he is old, he treats the knights who come and go with him, and he has the name of 'Jiexia'." .Even now, his reputation in Jicheng is very high."

Lord Chang'an couldn't help frowning: "The county guard doesn't care?"

Guard: "Uh..."

The so-called rangers and swordsmen are actually mostly gangsters and drunkards with vain names.If they gather in one place, if there are too many and for a long time, they will easily cause trouble. That is to say, the Qin law is strict and cannot tolerate these people, so it is relatively rare in Xianyang.

"If you want to clean up these people, you have to have a name." The guard said helplessly: "At present, they have never caused trouble or violated the law, so they can't just drive them away."

Also.

Qin Lv Zhaozhao, even though Lord Chang'an doesn't like these so-called knights, he can't drive them out for no reason.

He could only press his dissatisfaction in his heart.

Seeing that Mr. Chang An let go of this topic, the guard took a breath in his heart and continued: "I heard—"

In the middle of talking, I heard loud laughter and noise from far away on the street.

Just after the war, there were very few vendors and shops open on the streets of Jicheng, except for the stench coming from a corner of the street along the wind.

Mr. Chang An looked up, and saw a dog meat shop in the distance not only opened the door, but also had a long table in front of the door.

The dog butcher was standing behind the stall, while two men sat face to face in front of the long case. One was poorly dressed and drunk, and sat on his knees instead of kneeling, showing no elegance at all; the other was neatly dressed, He has the air of a gentleman, with a building next to his hand, and he is laughing with the lunatic-like figure in front of him.

"Yes, yes, what a good wine!"

The drunk man held up the flagon and said to the dog meat dealer, "Good wine should be paired with good meat and top-notch music! Gou Tu, bring me another two catties of dog meat; you—"

He pointed to the person sitting opposite: "How about playing a song for this wine and meat?"

But the dog butcher snorted coldly: "Jing Ke, you haven't paid the meat money for yesterday!"

The drunk man named Jing Ke was disappointed and said: "This is a great day, what are you doing with the money? I will give it to you, and the meat first!"

"You pay the money first."

"Meat first!"

"Jing Ke, don't be shameless!"

"Goutu, you are looking for trouble!"

In the streets and alleys, in broad daylight, a drunk man and a dog butcher were yelling so loudly that they wanted to fight.

But the person who looked like a gentleman at the side didn't make a sound to stop him, he just hugged his building and smiled, as if he wanted to play another song for the dispute between the two.

It's just a rascal.

Lord Changan raised dogs in the palace when he was young, and the pets he raised were loyal, so he would not see others eating dog meat.

Originally, when he saw the dog meat stall, he frowned, but when he saw the noise in front of the stall, he even dismissed it.

He was just about to express his opinion on this, but he never thought of the guard beside him saying: "This Jing Ke, the name of Gao Jianli who drank with him, is said to have traveled in various countries in the early years. He liked to make friends and was known for his generosity. Afterwards, it was because of Tian Guang’s love and care that he often helped out.”

Funded by Tian Guang?

Mr. Chang'an froze for a moment, then couldn't help looking at the dog slaughter stall in the distance.

There was a lot of noise in the street, soldiers came soon, they broke up unhappy, Gao Jianli and Jing Ke dragged each other, they actually walked away while singing.

Since it was funded by Tian Guang...

The next morning, Lord Chang'an thought about it and decided to try his luck.

After brewing a great deal of determination, he walked out of the post house holding his nose, heading to the shop of the dog butcher.Fortunately, he found the person he wanted to see before he reached the dog meat stall today.

The so-called "generous man" Jing Ke was lying on the street opposite the post house.

There was no Gou Tu and no Gao Jianli beside him, there were many travelers in front of the posthouse, most of them looked sideways, and the other was a tall man, lying on the side of the street, holding a wine jug in his hand, half asleep Raving.

Mr. Changan: "..."

The young man thought for a moment, then stepped forward with his clothes on his shoulders.

"This strong man," he took the initiative to approach, "why is he lying on the street?"

Hearing this, Jing Ke raised the eyelid closer to Lord Chang'an, and gave him a drunken glance.

Eyes on one eye, Jing Ke Dengji said angrily: "You can control it!"

Then he raised the jug, opened his mouth and poured it.It's just that after pouring for a long time, a few drops of wine have not been poured out, and the jug has long been empty.

Lord Chang An took the opportunity to say: "It's cold on the ground, if this strong man doesn't mind, why don't you and I change places, how about I buy you a drink?"

Jing Ke sneered a few times, and dragged his voice in a strange way: "Nothing to be courteous - either adultery or robbery. Are you an adulterer or a thief? Oh..." He paused, and then said: "Your accent, you are Qin people."

The man was already drunk, he spoke with a big tongue, and then imitated Qin Di's accent, so he couldn't hear clearly.

Therefore, Mr. Chang An was not annoyed by the other party's ridicule, but instead smiled and said: "The so-called alcoholic, isn't it because of drinking and talking, as long as you get along with each other? Is it good to drink a pot of wine with your friends? Seeing a strong man is heroic, I like it, I just want to make friends, there is no other meaning."

I thought that these words would be rewarded by unruly people, but I didn't expect Jing Ke to wave his hand indifferently.

"I have no friends." He said bluntly.

"..." Mr. Chang'an was choked up in confusion.

Lord Chang'an said helplessly: "I saw the strong man yesterday. The strong man sang and fought with his friends in front of the dog meat stall. He was not happy. The dealer of the dog meat stall specially set up a long case for the strong man. Isn't he a friend of the strong man?"

"A butcher's ear," Jing Ke said disdainfully, "what kind of friend are you?"

"What about the musicians with the strong men?"

"Jizhu can still listen to it, forget about the others."

"That……"

Lord Chang'an saw that Jing Ke was not so clear-headed, and his demeanor was even more drunk than yesterday, so he couldn't help but become bolder: "What should I do to protect a strong man?"

"You said Tian Guang and Gongzi Dan, heh!" Jing Ke spit out the two names without thinking, and a look of unrestrained contempt appeared on his face reddened by alcohol.

Chang'an Jun tilted his head expressionlessly.

"The strong man is very disdainful when he speaks of Tian Guang, why?" he asked.

"despise."

"Mr. Tian Guang has the name of 'Jie Xia', a generation of chivalrous men, do strong men actually look down on them?"

Jing Ke laughed out loud.

He laughed like a child, and the more he laughed, the more exaggerated it was, as if Mr. Chang An had told some joke.At the end of the laugh, he covered his belly with his hands and rolled on the ground as if no one was there.

"Hero!"

Jing Ke was born strong and had a loud voice, and he raised his voice with confidence, which surprised Mr. Chang'an.

"Why... hiccup, chivalrous man?" He laughed out of breath: "If you really have loyalty, courage, and a heart to help others, why not do it wrong? Just learn from the second son of the Confucius family, read more books, and take in more disciples." , broadcast ideas; or learn from the deserter surnamed Guan, and go to assist a monarch in real ways, which one can't?"

Mr. Chang'an was startled, and then realized that Jing Ke was talking about Confucius and Guan Zhong.

He wanted to refute, but then he thought about it, people who have died for hundreds of years are not from Qin, so what does it have to do with him.

Lord Chang'an was silent, but Jing Ke didn't intend to be silent.

"The principle of being a human being is as simple as that. If you feel that the world is not peaceful, you should find a way to settle him! You say that you don't want to be an official because of injustice. If you don't want to be an official, you come to hang out with a group of local ruffians. You call me a hero, and I praise you for your righteousness. This, isn't this a child's play, haha!

"Heroes and heroes are just a bunch of drunks looking for an excuse to fool around. It's okay to fool three-year-olds, but to fool adults?"

As he said that, he lay back down again, his eyes were foggy, it seemed that he was drunk from alcohol, and had reached the point of being unconscious.

"Since that's the case..."

Lord Chang'an probed further: "You disdain me, why are you being taken care of by Gongzi Dan?"

Jing Ke took it for granted, "Become famous."

Mr. Changan: "What?"

Jing Ke shook his arm impatiently: "He told me to... hiccup!"

As soon as the words were blurted out, a shocking wine hiccup came out of his stomach, and Jing Ke almost vomited out all the food and wine in his stomach.

Lie on your back and vomit like this, you will choke yourself to death by suffocating.

The experienced Jing Ke hadn't even reached the point of unconsciousness, and immediately struggled to get up, tilted his head and vomited furiously into the ditch by the street.

After spitting out the alcohol, the cold wind blew, and he was more than half awake immediately.

Recalling the conversation just now, Jing Ke's heart shuddered, and he turned around abruptly.The street crowd in front of the post house was bustling with each other, rubbing shoulders, and there were no Qin people in front of him who came forward to talk to him.

Jing Ke froze for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped himself twice, the pain made him even more sober, but he was still not sure whether the young man who came forward to talk to him was a dream of drinking too much, or a real existence .

If true...

It doesn't matter.Jing Ke thought about it again, and he didn't say anything!

What's the matter with Tian Guang and Gongzi Dan funding him, the two of them have supported so many people, it's nothing to say.

Thinking of this, Jing Ke lay back down with peace of mind.

And Mr. Chang'an had strode into the post hall long ago.

Recalling what Jing Ke said, the young man was startled into a cold sweat.

Without Mrs. Wei Zhen's advice, he really might not be able to think of anything.But Mr. Chang'an has some understanding of Gong Zidan's character and style, and he also knows the nature of these knights.

Ying Chengxue is young, but not stupid.

If you think about the matter of Gong Zidan secretly funding the knights, you can think of the next thing.

The young man strode back to his residence, rummaged through the boxes, and took out a three-foot-long wooden box from the luggage.

The guard asked curiously, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"Visit Prince Dan."

Lord Chang'an replied: "Jun Xia Yang asked me to give Yan Dan a gift."