Mrs. Qin Xiangguo
Chapter 152 Behind the scenes 04
behind the scenes 04
Xiao He's face changed greatly: "Liu Bang, what are you doing here?!"
The bustling banquet suddenly stopped.
Everyone present turned their heads and looked at the young man sitting on the mat by the door.
Zhao Weizhen followed suit and was taken aback: Liu Bang? !
She admitted that she came to Pei County to meet Liu Bang, but she didn't expect that before she took the effort to find him, the other party came to her door by herself!
Liu Bang, the famous emperor of the Han Dynasty in history, is now only a young man in his early twenties.
He was born quite well—three courts and five eyes, lying silkworm and phoenix eyes, and a neat figure.Probably because of wandering in the streets all year round, his skin color is slightly dark, and he looks very healthy.
On the whole, he doesn't look like a street gangster, but rather like a leading man in a movie.
Hearing Xiao He's questioning, Liu Bang smiled indifferently. With such a smile, he showed three points of begging for nothing.
"Why," he said slowly, not forgetting to pick up the jug on the table, "You can see the important people coming to Pei County, but ordinary people can't see them?"
"you--"
The magistrate's face turned green.
Seeing this battle, Zhao Weizhen thought that everyone present knew Liu Bang, and he was still a "celebrity."
"Liu Ji, you are not allowed to behave wildly here!"
The county magistrate waved his hand: "Come on, give me a fork!"
Zhao Weizhen: "..."
Liu Bang: "..."
After the long case, the young man almost spit out the wine that had just been brought to his mouth.
"No way," Liu Bang looked up in disbelief, "My lord, are you serious?"
"Go away!"
The county magistrate issued a stern order, and saw three soldiers rushing out from the side, holding a wooden fork, they were stabbed to the ground by Liu Bang, and then they were pulled out skillfully like sweeping garbage.
From the time he entered the door to being forked away, the whole process took only 2 minutes.
Zhao Weizhen is stupid!
Judging from the actions of the soldiers, it is estimated that this is not a one-time or two-time thing.
"I also hope that Mr. and Madam will forgive me."
Xiao He reacted quickly, saluted Zhao Weizhen and Lu Buwei politely, and smiled apologetically, "Liu Ji is only known as the head of Guizhou. As he said, he just heard about the reputation of the two, and the people of Peixian want to pay their respects. Liu Ji is just a little bolder, he has no malicious intentions."
What else can they say when you have told them all?
Using the common people to excuse Liu Bang, if the couple blamed them, they would not take the common people seriously.
Such words of defense show that Xiao He still admires Liu Bang.
"The chief official is loyal, he is a man."
Lu Buwei said with a smile: "As you said, it's just curiosity, it's okay. Next time Mr. Liu Jialang is willing, the chief official will ask you to bring him along. Isn't it better to visit openly?"
Xiao He was startled when Lu Buwei punctured his own thoughts first, but he was relieved when Lu Buwei said the second half of the sentence.
Only then did Xiao He show a bit of sincerity: "Mr. Xie is magnanimous. If Mr. and Mrs. need anything, just ask."
With this episode, the county magistrate didn't dare to make any more fanfare.
The banquet ended cautiously, and then the county magistrate personally sent the two back to the post house.
On the carriage, Lu Buwei lifted the curtain, and glanced at Xiao He in the distance again: "This person is not bad."
Zhao Weizhen tilted his head: "Just because of his loyalty?"
Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing: "If righteousness could govern the country, then Young Master Dan would have unified the world long ago. It was just when Wei Zhen was in a trance, I had a chat with him, and I somewhat understood."
Zhao Weizhen: "Want to be promoted?"
Lu Buwei: "Give it a chance."
Zhao Weizhen thought so too.
She even arranged for Xiang Yu, who is less than one year old this year, how could she let Xiao He go!
This is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, so the ability to govern the country is naturally proper.
It's just that he is a small local official right now, so it's not easy to send him directly to Xianyang.
An analogy is to bring local grassroots cadres to the central () center in one breath-not to mention that others may not be convinced, how can Xiao He, who has no experience accumulation, still be the super capable Xiao He?
"Speak to the Sheriff of Sishui County," Zhao Weizhen said, "Let him pay more attention."
"Those who have the ability to seize the opportunity will naturally go up." Lu Buwei nodded.
"Besides Xiao He, I still feel..."
Zhao Weizhen stopped talking halfway.
Seeing her hesitation, Lu Buwei answered the topic with a smile: "The person named Liu Ji is also good?"
That's not bad.
This is Han Gaozu!
"It's really good." Zhao Weizhen thought hard, and finally said helplessly: "It seems that he has courage and has friends to protect him. He should be a person with strong communication skills and good leadership. But I can't think of where to arrange him."
"If you have no idea, just notify the sheriff." Lu Buwei suggested.
Zhao Weizhen shook his head: "I don't think the governor of Sishui County may not know him."
This is - Han Gaozu!
It's not that Zhao Weizhen's words are poor, but that this title can explain many things.
Liu Bang is too complicated.
To be able to become emperor from a grassroots, he is naturally quite capable.
Although the people who scold him in later generations are far more than those who admire him, Zhao Weizhen thinks this is not important at all.
The Overlord of Chu was admired by everyone, but in the end he was defeated and committed suicide.Liu Bang is not likable, and he never thought of staying behind—otherwise, how could he do those things?
But he has become the emperor, so he is not angry.
The headache for Zhao Weizhen now is that she really doesn't know how to arrange Liu Bang.
If he can take his official career steadily and climb up step by step, Zhao Weizhen will change his surname to Liu from now on, okay?
"never mind."
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, Zhao Weizhen chooses to give up: "If you have the ability, you can go anywhere."
Anyway, Qin State is not compared to the historical situation, and Liu Bang does not have the conditions to rebel.
If you don't rebel, being a happy hooligan leader in Surabaya may lead a happier life than being an emperor.
Let him figure it out!Zhao Weizhen decided not to worry anymore.
…………
……
A few days later.
Lu Buwei and Zhao Weizhen settled down in Pei County and temporarily lived in the local posthouse.
Zhao Weizhen didn't like to socialize, so he pushed all the activities organized by the county magistrate to Lu Buwei, while he stayed in the posthouse and continued to organize the framework of "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" with De Yin.
After writing for several days, Zhao Weizhen heaved a sigh of relief after solving a problem.
"Shall we go out for a walk?"
She said to her daughter: "Look what's new on the street, and buy some for Wen Yin."
Deyin: "It's all up to Grandma."
So Zhao Weizhen and Deyin didn't forget to take Jing Ke and Gao Jianli, who had grown mushrooms in the posthouse, out of the house.
The local county is far less prosperous than Xianyang, but Sishui County is located in the place where the original Qi, Chu, and Wei handed over, and it can barely be called an outstanding place.
Now that the autumn harvest is over, the city is still lively.
As soon as Zhao Weizhen and Deyin left the post house, they ran into a familiar person in an unfamiliar land without going far.
Pei County said it was not big, and it was not small, so Zhao Weizhen glanced past the passers-by, and saw Liu Bang who was directly forked out of the banquet by the county magistrate a few days ago.
He was dressed in plain clothes, but looked imposing. He walked along the street swaggeringly, and people greeted him from time to time on the road.
It can be seen that Zhao Weizhen guessed right, Liu Bang is indeed a celebrity in the local area.
But today, beside him was a silent little girl.
"Liu Ji."
Zhao Weizhen raised his voice slightly: "What is this for?"
Liu Bang in the distance suddenly paused and turned his head.
Meeting Zhao Weizhen and the others, he squinted his eyes, and then raised a smile that could be called bright.
"Oh, isn't this Mrs. Meng Wei!"
Liu Bang moved forward enthusiastically: "What a coincidence!"
He said this as if he had known Zhao Weizhen for many years.
It wasn't until he stepped forward that Zhao Weizhen could clearly see the appearance of the little girl behind him: she was born fair and clean, she looked no more than six or seven years old, her clothes were extremely clean and tidy, she looked like the daughter of a rich family.
Liu Bang saluted Zhao Weizhen decently, and then explained: "I saw this girl standing in a daze on the street, dressed decently, but I haven't seen it before, and I'm going to show it to Xiao He."
"But you got separated from your family?" Zhao Weizhen looked at the little girl.
The little girl raised her eyes.
She didn't say anything, and after meeting Zhao Weizhen's gaze, she looked her up and down first, and then glanced at Liu Bang warily.
Seeing that Liu Bang didn't pay attention to her, the little girl reached out and grabbed the corner of Zhao Weizhen's clothes, and nodded slightly.
Zhao Weizhen couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Although the girl didn't say a word, she conveyed everything she wanted to say to Zhao Weizhen with her eyes and movements.
Yes, she was separated from her family, and she didn't trust Liu Bang.
smart kid.
"I see." Zhao Weizhen understood: "Liu Ji, you are a man, and it is inconvenient to take a little girl with you, so leave it to me."
Liu Bang turned his head sharply to look at the little girl.
The little girl immediately looked away.
Her vigilant posture made Liu Bang very uncomfortable.
"Okay." Liu Bang said, "I still think it would be a waste of time to take her to find her father, so please trouble my wife."
"Go."
Zhao Weizhen smiled: "You don't need to bother."
After getting the approval, Liu Bang threw the little girl to Zhao Weizhen without saying a word.After saying goodbye, he left with swaggering steps.
When he was completely gone, Zhao Weizhen looked at the little girl again.
Deyin said softly, "Can you speak?"
The little girl followed the sound and looked over.
Today's Deyin looks like a beautiful girl.Her appearance is similar to Zhao Weizhen, but her clear eyes are very similar to Lu Buwei.This makes Deyin look gentler than Zhao Weizhen.
Hearing Deyin's concern, the little girl nodded: "I will."
She didn't wait for the two to be surprised, and then explained: "He doesn't look like a good person, I don't want to talk."
Zhao Weizhen laughed out loud.
He is indeed a smart boy, he is wary when he gets lost, and he knows not to talk to strangers.
"What's your name?" Zhao Weizhen asked.
"Pheasant."
The little girl answered concisely, and then looked seriously at Zhao Weizhen: "You are Mrs. Meng Wei that my father said."
Zhao Weizhen: "..."
She understood immediately.
"Your father," Zhao Weizhen asked, "is his surname Lu?"
"Ah."
So Empress Lu, the famous female politician in history, is indeed a six or seven-year-old little lolita now.
that--
It turned out that Liu Bang picked up his "future wife" who was separated from his family!
It's just that one is in his 20s, the other is only six years old, one thinks that little girls are troublesome, and the other thinks that big men are not good people.
Zhao Weizhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while: It's really a bad relationship.
"Do you know why Father came to Pei County?" Zhao Weizhen asked curiously.
"know."
Lu Zhi calmly replied: "Madam said that she wants to see Father."
Zhao Weizhen: "Then do you know why I want to see your father?"
Lu Zhi was silent for a moment, then shook his head honestly.
"I can't think of it." She replied: "There is always a need for a nobleman to see you. I can't think of where Madam needs Father."
"What if I say it's because of you?"
Zhao Weizhen asked with a smile: "I need a young apprentice. I heard that you are very smart, so I asked your father to bring me to meet you."
Lu Zhi: "How did Madam know..."
In the middle of speaking, Lu Zhi stopped abruptly.
She looked at Zhao Weizhen with vigilant eyes for a moment, and swallowed the words abruptly.
"It's my honor if Madam likes me." Lu Zhi said, "There is absolutely no reason to refuse."
OK!
Naturally vigilant, but also know how to seize opportunities.
The key point of Zhao Weizhen's sentence is in the first half of the sentence - she wants to take Lu Zhi as a disciple.
Such a good thing happened to her, but how did Zhao Weizhen know Lu Zhi?With such courage and heart, it is not much better than the young Ying Zheng.
Zhao Weizhen nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I'll take you to see your father."
I'm sorry Han Gaozu, Zhao Weizhen kindly took Lu Zhi, and said silently in his heart: I will take your wife away!
Xiao He's face changed greatly: "Liu Bang, what are you doing here?!"
The bustling banquet suddenly stopped.
Everyone present turned their heads and looked at the young man sitting on the mat by the door.
Zhao Weizhen followed suit and was taken aback: Liu Bang? !
She admitted that she came to Pei County to meet Liu Bang, but she didn't expect that before she took the effort to find him, the other party came to her door by herself!
Liu Bang, the famous emperor of the Han Dynasty in history, is now only a young man in his early twenties.
He was born quite well—three courts and five eyes, lying silkworm and phoenix eyes, and a neat figure.Probably because of wandering in the streets all year round, his skin color is slightly dark, and he looks very healthy.
On the whole, he doesn't look like a street gangster, but rather like a leading man in a movie.
Hearing Xiao He's questioning, Liu Bang smiled indifferently. With such a smile, he showed three points of begging for nothing.
"Why," he said slowly, not forgetting to pick up the jug on the table, "You can see the important people coming to Pei County, but ordinary people can't see them?"
"you--"
The magistrate's face turned green.
Seeing this battle, Zhao Weizhen thought that everyone present knew Liu Bang, and he was still a "celebrity."
"Liu Ji, you are not allowed to behave wildly here!"
The county magistrate waved his hand: "Come on, give me a fork!"
Zhao Weizhen: "..."
Liu Bang: "..."
After the long case, the young man almost spit out the wine that had just been brought to his mouth.
"No way," Liu Bang looked up in disbelief, "My lord, are you serious?"
"Go away!"
The county magistrate issued a stern order, and saw three soldiers rushing out from the side, holding a wooden fork, they were stabbed to the ground by Liu Bang, and then they were pulled out skillfully like sweeping garbage.
From the time he entered the door to being forked away, the whole process took only 2 minutes.
Zhao Weizhen is stupid!
Judging from the actions of the soldiers, it is estimated that this is not a one-time or two-time thing.
"I also hope that Mr. and Madam will forgive me."
Xiao He reacted quickly, saluted Zhao Weizhen and Lu Buwei politely, and smiled apologetically, "Liu Ji is only known as the head of Guizhou. As he said, he just heard about the reputation of the two, and the people of Peixian want to pay their respects. Liu Ji is just a little bolder, he has no malicious intentions."
What else can they say when you have told them all?
Using the common people to excuse Liu Bang, if the couple blamed them, they would not take the common people seriously.
Such words of defense show that Xiao He still admires Liu Bang.
"The chief official is loyal, he is a man."
Lu Buwei said with a smile: "As you said, it's just curiosity, it's okay. Next time Mr. Liu Jialang is willing, the chief official will ask you to bring him along. Isn't it better to visit openly?"
Xiao He was startled when Lu Buwei punctured his own thoughts first, but he was relieved when Lu Buwei said the second half of the sentence.
Only then did Xiao He show a bit of sincerity: "Mr. Xie is magnanimous. If Mr. and Mrs. need anything, just ask."
With this episode, the county magistrate didn't dare to make any more fanfare.
The banquet ended cautiously, and then the county magistrate personally sent the two back to the post house.
On the carriage, Lu Buwei lifted the curtain, and glanced at Xiao He in the distance again: "This person is not bad."
Zhao Weizhen tilted his head: "Just because of his loyalty?"
Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing: "If righteousness could govern the country, then Young Master Dan would have unified the world long ago. It was just when Wei Zhen was in a trance, I had a chat with him, and I somewhat understood."
Zhao Weizhen: "Want to be promoted?"
Lu Buwei: "Give it a chance."
Zhao Weizhen thought so too.
She even arranged for Xiang Yu, who is less than one year old this year, how could she let Xiao He go!
This is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, so the ability to govern the country is naturally proper.
It's just that he is a small local official right now, so it's not easy to send him directly to Xianyang.
An analogy is to bring local grassroots cadres to the central () center in one breath-not to mention that others may not be convinced, how can Xiao He, who has no experience accumulation, still be the super capable Xiao He?
"Speak to the Sheriff of Sishui County," Zhao Weizhen said, "Let him pay more attention."
"Those who have the ability to seize the opportunity will naturally go up." Lu Buwei nodded.
"Besides Xiao He, I still feel..."
Zhao Weizhen stopped talking halfway.
Seeing her hesitation, Lu Buwei answered the topic with a smile: "The person named Liu Ji is also good?"
That's not bad.
This is Han Gaozu!
"It's really good." Zhao Weizhen thought hard, and finally said helplessly: "It seems that he has courage and has friends to protect him. He should be a person with strong communication skills and good leadership. But I can't think of where to arrange him."
"If you have no idea, just notify the sheriff." Lu Buwei suggested.
Zhao Weizhen shook his head: "I don't think the governor of Sishui County may not know him."
This is - Han Gaozu!
It's not that Zhao Weizhen's words are poor, but that this title can explain many things.
Liu Bang is too complicated.
To be able to become emperor from a grassroots, he is naturally quite capable.
Although the people who scold him in later generations are far more than those who admire him, Zhao Weizhen thinks this is not important at all.
The Overlord of Chu was admired by everyone, but in the end he was defeated and committed suicide.Liu Bang is not likable, and he never thought of staying behind—otherwise, how could he do those things?
But he has become the emperor, so he is not angry.
The headache for Zhao Weizhen now is that she really doesn't know how to arrange Liu Bang.
If he can take his official career steadily and climb up step by step, Zhao Weizhen will change his surname to Liu from now on, okay?
"never mind."
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, Zhao Weizhen chooses to give up: "If you have the ability, you can go anywhere."
Anyway, Qin State is not compared to the historical situation, and Liu Bang does not have the conditions to rebel.
If you don't rebel, being a happy hooligan leader in Surabaya may lead a happier life than being an emperor.
Let him figure it out!Zhao Weizhen decided not to worry anymore.
…………
……
A few days later.
Lu Buwei and Zhao Weizhen settled down in Pei County and temporarily lived in the local posthouse.
Zhao Weizhen didn't like to socialize, so he pushed all the activities organized by the county magistrate to Lu Buwei, while he stayed in the posthouse and continued to organize the framework of "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" with De Yin.
After writing for several days, Zhao Weizhen heaved a sigh of relief after solving a problem.
"Shall we go out for a walk?"
She said to her daughter: "Look what's new on the street, and buy some for Wen Yin."
Deyin: "It's all up to Grandma."
So Zhao Weizhen and Deyin didn't forget to take Jing Ke and Gao Jianli, who had grown mushrooms in the posthouse, out of the house.
The local county is far less prosperous than Xianyang, but Sishui County is located in the place where the original Qi, Chu, and Wei handed over, and it can barely be called an outstanding place.
Now that the autumn harvest is over, the city is still lively.
As soon as Zhao Weizhen and Deyin left the post house, they ran into a familiar person in an unfamiliar land without going far.
Pei County said it was not big, and it was not small, so Zhao Weizhen glanced past the passers-by, and saw Liu Bang who was directly forked out of the banquet by the county magistrate a few days ago.
He was dressed in plain clothes, but looked imposing. He walked along the street swaggeringly, and people greeted him from time to time on the road.
It can be seen that Zhao Weizhen guessed right, Liu Bang is indeed a celebrity in the local area.
But today, beside him was a silent little girl.
"Liu Ji."
Zhao Weizhen raised his voice slightly: "What is this for?"
Liu Bang in the distance suddenly paused and turned his head.
Meeting Zhao Weizhen and the others, he squinted his eyes, and then raised a smile that could be called bright.
"Oh, isn't this Mrs. Meng Wei!"
Liu Bang moved forward enthusiastically: "What a coincidence!"
He said this as if he had known Zhao Weizhen for many years.
It wasn't until he stepped forward that Zhao Weizhen could clearly see the appearance of the little girl behind him: she was born fair and clean, she looked no more than six or seven years old, her clothes were extremely clean and tidy, she looked like the daughter of a rich family.
Liu Bang saluted Zhao Weizhen decently, and then explained: "I saw this girl standing in a daze on the street, dressed decently, but I haven't seen it before, and I'm going to show it to Xiao He."
"But you got separated from your family?" Zhao Weizhen looked at the little girl.
The little girl raised her eyes.
She didn't say anything, and after meeting Zhao Weizhen's gaze, she looked her up and down first, and then glanced at Liu Bang warily.
Seeing that Liu Bang didn't pay attention to her, the little girl reached out and grabbed the corner of Zhao Weizhen's clothes, and nodded slightly.
Zhao Weizhen couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Although the girl didn't say a word, she conveyed everything she wanted to say to Zhao Weizhen with her eyes and movements.
Yes, she was separated from her family, and she didn't trust Liu Bang.
smart kid.
"I see." Zhao Weizhen understood: "Liu Ji, you are a man, and it is inconvenient to take a little girl with you, so leave it to me."
Liu Bang turned his head sharply to look at the little girl.
The little girl immediately looked away.
Her vigilant posture made Liu Bang very uncomfortable.
"Okay." Liu Bang said, "I still think it would be a waste of time to take her to find her father, so please trouble my wife."
"Go."
Zhao Weizhen smiled: "You don't need to bother."
After getting the approval, Liu Bang threw the little girl to Zhao Weizhen without saying a word.After saying goodbye, he left with swaggering steps.
When he was completely gone, Zhao Weizhen looked at the little girl again.
Deyin said softly, "Can you speak?"
The little girl followed the sound and looked over.
Today's Deyin looks like a beautiful girl.Her appearance is similar to Zhao Weizhen, but her clear eyes are very similar to Lu Buwei.This makes Deyin look gentler than Zhao Weizhen.
Hearing Deyin's concern, the little girl nodded: "I will."
She didn't wait for the two to be surprised, and then explained: "He doesn't look like a good person, I don't want to talk."
Zhao Weizhen laughed out loud.
He is indeed a smart boy, he is wary when he gets lost, and he knows not to talk to strangers.
"What's your name?" Zhao Weizhen asked.
"Pheasant."
The little girl answered concisely, and then looked seriously at Zhao Weizhen: "You are Mrs. Meng Wei that my father said."
Zhao Weizhen: "..."
She understood immediately.
"Your father," Zhao Weizhen asked, "is his surname Lu?"
"Ah."
So Empress Lu, the famous female politician in history, is indeed a six or seven-year-old little lolita now.
that--
It turned out that Liu Bang picked up his "future wife" who was separated from his family!
It's just that one is in his 20s, the other is only six years old, one thinks that little girls are troublesome, and the other thinks that big men are not good people.
Zhao Weizhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while: It's really a bad relationship.
"Do you know why Father came to Pei County?" Zhao Weizhen asked curiously.
"know."
Lu Zhi calmly replied: "Madam said that she wants to see Father."
Zhao Weizhen: "Then do you know why I want to see your father?"
Lu Zhi was silent for a moment, then shook his head honestly.
"I can't think of it." She replied: "There is always a need for a nobleman to see you. I can't think of where Madam needs Father."
"What if I say it's because of you?"
Zhao Weizhen asked with a smile: "I need a young apprentice. I heard that you are very smart, so I asked your father to bring me to meet you."
Lu Zhi: "How did Madam know..."
In the middle of speaking, Lu Zhi stopped abruptly.
She looked at Zhao Weizhen with vigilant eyes for a moment, and swallowed the words abruptly.
"It's my honor if Madam likes me." Lu Zhi said, "There is absolutely no reason to refuse."
OK!
Naturally vigilant, but also know how to seize opportunities.
The key point of Zhao Weizhen's sentence is in the first half of the sentence - she wants to take Lu Zhi as a disciple.
Such a good thing happened to her, but how did Zhao Weizhen know Lu Zhi?With such courage and heart, it is not much better than the young Ying Zheng.
Zhao Weizhen nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I'll take you to see your father."
I'm sorry Han Gaozu, Zhao Weizhen kindly took Lu Zhi, and said silently in his heart: I will take your wife away!
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