The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

The clothes Lu Buwei prepared for the son Yiren were of course decent clothes, but their shape was not from Zhao or Qin, but from Chu.

"This..." Yiren was a little bit resistant to wearing Chu clothes, but he had enough trust in Lu Buwei, so he still put on this set of clothes awkwardly.

In the Warring States period, there was a clear chain of contempt among the major vassal states. If the current strength of the country is put aside, it is probably that the vassal states surnamed Ji despised the vassal states that were enfeoffed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and then they despised the vassal states that usurped power together. .

Of course, Qin and Chu are two exceptions, because as long as they are there, they are the bottom of the chain of contempt of the other vassal states, and it is almost impossible to distinguish who is worse.

Qin and Chu were despised for the same reason—they were both regarded as barbarians by the rest of the Central Plains.Why are they called barbarians?There must be future generations who will cry out for them, because the two countries are both of the orthodox blood of the Yellow Emperor in terms of blood.

No, since ancient times, China has judged whether the other party is a barbarian not because of blood relationship, but to distinguish the other party's culture and customs.In other words, as long as the other party accepts the influence of the Central Plains culture, has all the etiquette progress and is willing to learn Chinese traditional culture, then even if the other party has red hair and green eyes, they will be recognized.

On the contrary, if the etiquette and customs of each other are very different, even if the other party has customs that the Central Plains culture cannot accept, then even if they have the same appearance, even if the other party is of the same origin as themselves, they still despise to the end.

For example, Zhao State and Qin State are from the same origin, both of them have Ying surname Zhao, but Zhao State belongs to the accepted Central Plains culture, Qin State is a barbarian culture, and even Zhao State looks down on Qin State.This is precisely because the Qin Ying family after the westward migration was influenced by the culture of the other side in the process of resisting Xirong, and there was a policy of sacrificial burial that was gradually despised after the Central Plains culture entered the Warring States Period, and barbaric policies of recording meritorious deeds and massacres by head , Even the state of Qin is not particular about diplomacy.

As for the state of Chu... this country was not very particular from the time it was founded to the end. One of Qin and Chu was influenced by the Rong people, and the other was influenced by the Yue people.

Ingeniously, the fate of the two seems to be the two sides of the mirror-the turning point of their fate is at the same period, and it is because of different choices.

The first turning point occurred in the battle between Xia and Shang.At that time, the Qin people took refuge in the Shang Dynasty, and relying on their ancestral talent and domestication skills, they were reused by the Shang Dynasty and gradually became marquises.At the same time, the Chu people were forced to relocate to the southwest because they were driven out several times by bloodline families that did not belong to the Shang Dynasty. In the end, they could only rest temporarily in the Jianghan River Basin and merge with the local tribes.As time went by, these Chu people were gradually assimilated by local tribes and forgot the language and culture of the Central Plains, so they were regarded as barbarians by the Central Plains dynasty.

The second turning point was in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

In this choice of fate, the state of Qin chose to help King Zhou of Shang who trusted them, while the people of Chu chose King Wen of Zhou who sent people to seek their help.

After this battle, the Qin people became captives of the Zhou Dynasty because they failed to stand in line, and were later assigned by the Zhou Dynasty to move from the east to the west to resist the barbarians Xirong.But the Chu people were reluctantly made princes because they had contributed their strength in this battle, and got a very small fiefdom.Although the rewards are not generous, at any rate they have also taken a big step towards the civilization of the Central Plains from west to east.

And when King You of Zhou was in power, the two clans made completely different choices. This was the third turning point.

The Qin clan chose to escort King Zhou You's prince, King Ping, to the east to become a feudal lord, while the Chu people chose to sit on the sidelines at this time.After the second emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou Huan, came to power, the already fattened Chu people begged for a higher title. After being rejected, the Chu State simply assumed the title of king.

At that time, there were only two kings in the world, one was the king of Zhou, and the other was the king of Chu. After that, the state of Chu began to fight for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Later everyone knew that Qin and Jin were good, but few people knew that the honeymoon period between Qin and Chu was longer than that of Qin and Jin.

After Qin and Jin were defeated in the Battle of Chaoshan, Qin secretly held hands with Chu, who was also defeated by Jin in the Battle of Chengpu. The two sides decided to join forces to fight against Jin. years of union.It wasn't until Qin became strong after Shang Yang's reform that Qin and Chu ended their honeymoon period and began a century-old road of loving and killing each other.

Although the relationship is complicated, generally speaking, the alliance between Qin and Chu is more important than confrontation.Because of this, the current Chu State's power in Qin State can be said to be deeply rooted and intertwined.Queen Mother Mi, the mother of King Zhaoxiang, is from Chu, and Queen Ye Yang, the wife of King Zhaoxiang, is also from Chu. Now the wife of Prince An Guojun, Queen Huayang, is also from Chu.

The blood of the Qin emperors flowed with the blood of the Chu people, and so did the blood of the Chu emperors.

In the view of Chu people, Qin State is their second hometown and place of employment. Because of its basic national policy, Qin people have good adaptability to the foreign population, so that these entangled forces of Chu State became the unification of Qin State later. A big stumbling block on the road of the Six Kingdoms.

This is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.

It's not that Yiren is not happy because he wants to wear Chu clothes, but he thinks that he should wear Qin's clothes when he finally returned to the country. What's the matter with wearing Chu clothes now?

However, Lu Buwei only said calmly: "Young master, An Guojun has not yet asked for the seal for you."

One sentence made the hairs on Yiren's back suddenly explode.

He immediately understood what Lu Buwei meant. Lu Buwei was implying that there were still variables in his affairs.The Yiren, who was dazzled by the fact that he was finally able to return to the country, woke up in horror.

That's right, although he holds the son's seal now, he has not been officially canonized, and no one can say what the future will hold until the last moment.

And all his advantages lie in - Madam Huayang and the information he brought back.

"Master, there must be a lot of troubles in this trip, and you should be more careful."

The two men looked at each other for a moment, Yiren took a deep breath, rubbed his face, and changed his expression to one of admiration and apprehension, Lu Buwei smiled and nodded, affirming Yiren's actions.The two looked at each other and smiled with a tacit understanding in their hearts, and then carefully deliberated over and over again. After confirming that there were no loopholes in all the rhetoric, Lu Buwei also gave the stranger a small wooden sign that had been fumbled out of the pulp.

"This is the statue of Chu State." Lu Buwei said, "I found out from my wife's sister before that this is the statue of the patron saint of Mrs. Huayang's clan."

Then, he explained the details of this god to different people, and then he said in relief: "You don't need to show that you understand it too carefully. You are a hostage in the country of Zhao, and it is impossible to find out everything. Chu."

If you say it clearly and honestly, it will be a bit deliberate. People always like to associate with stupid people, and people who are too smart will make people vigilant.

The stranger understood, he touched the appearance of this god, and carefully held it in his chest.

After ensuring that the other person remembered the key points, the two entered Hangu Pass.

Sure enough, as Lu Buwei had guessed before, the treatment received by foreigners entering Qin could not be called kind.At this time, Qin State was undergoing post-war repairs and was preparing to accept Zhao State's war indemnities.

These were all expected by Yiren and Lu Buwei.

After returning home, the foreigner failed to meet his father, so he kowtowed to his father at the door, making a full gesture.Then he went to see his mother, Mrs. Huayang, and the attendants he sent responded in a short while and agreed to the meeting, which was a good sign.

Young Master Yiren hastily cleaned his face, shook his clothes, and prostrated himself in front of Mrs. Huayang, weeping and crying.Mrs. Huayang has no impression of this cheap son to be honest. Yiren was a little transparent when he was still in the mansion, and he was quiet when he left, but now he saw that this young man was wearing a Chu suit, with dark skin and a regular appearance. Looking at her sincerely, her eyes were full of admiration and admiration. The childless Mrs. Huayang suddenly felt a little sore in her heart, and she actually gave birth to a denominator.

An Guojun has many children, but these children all have their mothers, and they are not close to her.

Earlier, Mrs. Huayang was still wary of these children, but when she was finally willing to admit that she couldn't have children, An Guojun didn't have any young children who lost their mothers for her to adopt, and the older ones were too old for her to adopt. There is no relationship at all with her.

It was at this time that the stranger appeared.In the middle of the ranking, no one is above or below, no one is in Qin State, will not dangle in front of her, and is in Zhao State as a hostage, has contributed to the country and has a certain amount of political capital, the most important thing is... Xia Ji, the son of Yiren's mother, is nothing but She is an unfavored concubine and will not hinder her status.

As far as Yiren is concerned, she can give more help than Xia Ji, so if Yiren is clear, he will naturally know where to lean.Of course Mrs. Huayang is not so boring that she wants to compete with Xia Ji for favor, but she also doesn't want to make trouble in the future.Therefore, when she was persuaded by her sister to agree to adopt the foreigner, she also saved a hand, that is, she did not ask An Guojun to formally confer the son of the foreigner.

As long as there is no official canonization, it is just a private matter of An Guojun's family behind closed doors, no one else cares whether it is canonized or not.Mrs. Huayang has few choices, but there are also many. Choosing a different person is just the most convenient.

They are already at this age for each other, so talking about family affection is a bit exaggerated, but talking about interests is more reliable and credible.

The other person needs her support to sit on the throne, while Mrs. Huayang needs the other person to be her backing, and also to rely on for the rest of her life.

But now, Yiren has passed the first test and returned to Qin State safely.

The second level... The Empress Dowager Huayang rubbed her sleeves indiscriminately, and was successfully pleased by the strange man in a well-dressed suit. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled charmingly and brightly.

It's over.

Just looking at this trick proves that Yiren's mind is clear. A person who can judge the situation will not be too bad in the future.

But when the stranger took out the small wooden sign and said that he would pray to the God of Taiyi every day to protect his mother's health, Mrs. Huayang was really shocked.

She did not pretend to be human, and personally took the small wooden sign that was held in the palm of the hand by a stranger, and lightly touched the face of the god she was familiar with with the onion fingers stained with Danko. The understandable protoss language, and seeing the patina on it that cannot be faked, Mrs. Huayang couldn't help sighing softly: "My son really put his heart into it."

The stranger kowtowed, and said in his mouth: "The son is not filial, he can't take care of his mother, he can only pray for his mother and talk about masturbation, he should not say a word of his heart."

After the Yiren finished speaking, he said shyly: "It's just that my son lives in Zhao Country. Although I asked someone to ask for this Taiyi God tablet, I don't know much about it. I don't know if the God will blame it..."

Mrs. Huayang chuckled, she helped her "son" who was almost a few years old with her own hands, and said softly: "God is merciful, and you are filial, you didn't mean to offend, how could you blame me? If you I don’t understand, I’ll talk to you in two days, and if you apologize sincerely then, God will forgive you.”

"Then it will bother mother... There is one more thing, heck, after all, the child can only be regarded as half a Chu person..." The other man was a little embarrassed, he touched his nose and said in embarrassment, "Before I was afraid that God would not Accept the prayers of me, a half-foreigner, and always wear Chufu whenever I pray for blessings. This, this is the child's fault, that..."

Mrs. Huayang raised her eyebrows to look at him, but her eyebrows softened a lot, "You are deceiving God, but you are right, you are half Chu people, and wearing Chu clothes to sacrifice is not out of order, my son Don't worry."

Ying Yiren is not even a quarter of Chu people in terms of blood, and if he is half of them, of course he will go to Mrs. Huayang's side.This point, Yiren understands, and of course Mrs. Huayang understands it too.

Now Mrs. Huayang admits this, whether it is out of emotion or because of other factors, it is a guarantee for mutual peace of mind.

The mother and son looked at each other holding hands. Mrs. Huayang found some excuses for being busy with business affairs for Mr. An Guojun's failure to accept the stranger's request. Father's delight.

"Since that's the case, what about your wife?" Mrs. Huayang didn't express her opinion when she heard that a stranger named a woman from Zhao country as his wife. Her tone was still kind, "That can be regarded as your friend in need. She also came to Qin State together?"

"In terms of mother, Zhao Ji has just given birth, her body is weak, and she can't stand the long journey. I was anxious to see my mother, so I put her mother and child in a safe place first, thinking that I will settle down here before moving them. Take it." The stranger said very lightly.

Hearing this, Mrs. Huayang frowned slightly, "You child, why are you so reckless in doing things? Your wife is a new mother, how can she take care of the child by herself? She is alone and has no help."

Naturally, the stranger could only obediently admit his mistake, and told about the fact that Lu Buwei's wife was taking care of each other with Zhao Ji and the others.Mrs. Huayang's attitude was slightly better, "Forget it, there are a lot of things going on in Xianyang now... If your wife and child stay in a safe place, I'm not in a hurry to bring them back. I don't have time to teach her now either. My son's wife... is always a rude person."

She paused, and said softly, "So as not to be looked down upon."

The foreigner's pupils shrank suddenly, he swallowed with difficulty, lowered his head to hide his emotions, and said meekly: "The son listens to the mother."

That night, under the pretense that Mrs. Huayang was going to see Lu Buwei the next day, and that he needed to teach his teacher some etiquette for an audience, Yiren met with Lu Buwei.As soon as he heard Mrs. Huayang's words repeated to him by another person, Lu Buwei frowned and pondered, and said after a while: "Madam and young master should not go to Xianyang for the time being."

"How can this be done?" Yiren objected, "We don't have much property left for them, they can do it in an emergency, but if they stay there for a long time, they will definitely be bullied."

At the beginning, Lu Buwei and Yiren walked separately. Lu Buwei took the more difficult road, but Yiren went all the way south to Puyang, Lu Buwei's hometown of Weiguo.They stayed there pretendingly for a day, then quickly changed the frame and clothes, and took someone else's guide to leave Weiguo and enter Weiguo.

The State of Wei was originally a subsidiary state of the State of Wei, and it was also a domestic state. It was very easy for those who held the nationality of the State of Wei to enter Wei, and there was almost no need for interrogation.In this way, Yiren took his wife and luggage to the agreed place under the escort of several soldiers from the Wei Kingdom.

However, when they arrived at the junction of Han and Wei, they encountered a group of bandits. Although they managed to save their lives, most of their belongings were taken away, and most of the wrestlers were killed or injured.Yiren simply divided the remaining property into several shares and handed them over to a few wrestlers who were injured in protecting them, and asked them to bury the dead on their behalf, dismissed those people on the spot, and drove for his wife himself.

And when they crossed the border between Han and Qin, Yiren once again ran out of money.

At this time, it was not long after the border between South Korea and Qin was redrawn, and the management of the border was not yet strict.At that time, Yiren had no way to confirm whether Zhao Guo's pursuit had arrived here. To be on the safe side, Yiren used this carriage as a price, and asked the locals to help them take a shortcut, bypassing the city defense of the Korean soldiers.

As a result, this was not the right decision.But it was undoubtedly correct for the aliens at the time.It just has to be mentioned that the Yiren couple were almost penniless when they arrived in Yewang City——the most valuable thing on Yiren's body is the square seal representing his identity, and other than that, his son's swaddling clothes. A few pieces of gold pressed into thin sheets.

Gold is hard currency no matter where it goes, but this thing is not easy to sell, and it will never be used unless it is absolutely necessary. This is what Lu Buwei prepared for them before leaving.

Therefore, when Lu Buwei and his party arrived, what they saw was a couple who had more money than they prepared but were extremely embarrassed.

Lu Buwei and Yiren rested at the local inn for one night, then drove west, and left the rest of the affairs to Mrs. Lu.Yiren didn't quite know how much Lu Buwei had left for Mrs. Lu, but he didn't think it would be much.

He also heard from Lu Buwei that he would not take people over for the time being, so he wanted to send things over there. The problem is that Yiren doesn’t have property himself, but Lu Buwei does, but what’s the matter with letting others take care of his wife and children?

The other person was a little annoyed, but when he was about to say something to Lu Buwei, he saw a strange expression on Lu Buwei's face.

Aliens:?

Lu Buwei pondered for a while, then said again and again: "An'er will take good care of them."

Stranger: "..."

Sir, he really did everything he could to comfort me!This little Lu An has no hair yet, how can he take good care of Zhao Ji and others who are staying in Yewang City!