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

In the second year of King Qin, in winter, the streets and alleys of Qin State were full of cheerful atmosphere.Although the Qin army lost a large piece of land due to unfavorable defense before, for the old Qin people, they have long been used to the coming and going of land.

Moreover, what was lost was the land that Qin had just seized before, and everyone had no sense of belonging there, as long as the land was not their own. Therefore, apart from the families of the soldiers who participated in the war, they also cared about whether their men would be punished. Many people pay attention to this matter.

This year's Chinese New Year is a relaxation for the people of Qin who have suppressed it for a long time. Before that, the King of Qin specially ordered an early end to the folk observance of filial piety, so that the common people can have a relaxing and happy New Year this year.The people of Qin State kept their filial piety for two consecutive years, and they were indeed suppressed badly.

Over the past few years, more and more foreigners have flowed into Qin State, bringing different local customs. Qin State has smooth water conservancy and promoted new agricultural tools. La!

Merchants from the Six Kingdoms who entered the Qin Dynasty were also taken aback by the enthusiasm. The goods they prepared could not cope with such a large flow of goods, so they had to urgently transfer goods from various parties.

Those who came to deliver goods, those who came to make money after hearing the news, originally wanted to see the situation in Qin State, and blocked the gate of Xianyang City tightly every day.

"Why are there so many people this year!" The young man who had been upgraded from a street patrolman to a city gate guard was sweating profusely in the winter, and even his whole body was steaming from the outside. Show the instructions for entering the city, and try to communicate with these people from the six countries who speak the Daqin dialect with a heavy accent, while asking the old seniors with themselves, "I don't remember that there were so many people last year!"

"They're all here to buy cloth." The senior's face was so calm that he collected the environmental protection fee for entering the city one by one, with a very ethereal expression on his face. He glanced at the young man with flames in his eyes, and reminded him, "Smile, remember to smile .”

"My... work hard." The young man gritted his teeth to put in the dirty words, and muttered, "Isn't it just a piece of cloth, what's the matter!"

Ah.

The senior took a look at this idiot who didn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and saw through the essence of this bachelor at a glance, because as long as there is a wife in the family, no man will say this sentence.

They will basically be popularized by the women at home who are enthusiastic about shopping: This is not an ordinary piece of cloth. Shu cloth cut into a belt!

It is a limited sale, it is priceless, and it is the Shu that the same style of the king and princess is no longer available!cloth!

Except for Chengdu, which went to Shu County, only Xianyang sold it exclusively, and people from the six countries rushed to buy the Shu cloth! !It is no ordinary cloth!

A few months ago, the King of Qin sent envoys to various countries and brought these beautiful, brightly colored and unique cloths. At present, the female relatives of all countries are crazy, and the aliens sent one for each country, which is too exaggerated. Insufficient yield of precious.

The problem is that for the female relatives, if they want to use this cloth to make a complete set of clothes, they can make two sets of clothes with one piece of cloth, and after a little searching, they can barely make three sets.

Now the backyard of these kings exploded, and the kings also had headaches, and they all secretly scolded the King of Qin for being unkind.

I want to give my mother a big wife, a concubine and a concubine, what about Lao Tzu?

Where is humanity?Can you still be happy to be an enemy?

In addition to giving gifts to the kings of various countries, Qin Guo also specially sent a congratulatory gift to Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling.

After the envoy of Qin State left the palace of the King of Wei, he brought a lot of gifts and stopped at the gate of Lord Xinling's house.It would be too impolite for an envoy to come and stay behind closed doors. Lord Xinling could not do such a thing, so he could only open the door to welcome guests.

The envoy of the Qin State respectfully handed over the gift list, Lord Xinling refused deliberately, but the other party said: Our Qin King said that although you defeated us, our Qin State respects the strong, heroes cherish heroes, and do not know each other without fighting.I gave this gift this year to show my appreciation for you from the State of Qin, not to persuade you to join the enemy. We have already explained it to King Wei, please don’t worry, Mr. Xinling, just accept it.

The messenger uttered these words in plain language outside the door, and everyone in the street could hear them.Wei Wuji had no choice but to accept it, otherwise it would appear that he was too stingy.

After seeing off the Qin envoy, his disciples congratulated him one after another.

"Why do you like it?" Wei Wuji said calmly, and the disciples saw him so puzzled, "It's the first time in history that Qin Guo has announced his greetings to the public."

"The first time?" The man curled his lips and tilted his head slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Did you forget that the last person who was so promoted by the Qin State... was the one who killed more than [-] troops of the Zhao State. Zhao Kuo."

Hearing this, the doorman was stunned, and only murmured: "Well, how can this be the same?" Wei Wuji walked slowly into the room, not even having the desire to glance at the gift list, and only left a deep sigh, "It's the same, it's all the same." It's an act of revenge."

It happened that he could see through, but he couldn't do anything about such obvious instigation.

Just because he was prepared in his heart, when he heard from his friend Lord Longyang that Qin State only sent one piece of cloth to King Wei, but gave him four pieces, Lord Xinling just smiled lightly, not much surprised.

His appearance made the anxious Long Yang calm down a bit, he sat down with a concerned face, "But you already have a countermeasure?"

"Not at all." Lord Xinling poured himself a drink, he looked at his friend who was showing surprise, "Qin Guo intends to provoke the relationship between me and the king, what can I do?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to the king, not me."

Lord Longyang was speechless, and the two of them sat quietly for a long time before they heard Lord Xinling say calmly, "Mr. Longyang should not come here again in the future."

"Mr. Xinling?"

"There are many wise men around the King of Qin, and the king is suspicious by nature. With such calculations... I'm afraid I won't be able to please him. Lord Longyang is different after all, so there is no need to involve yourself."

Wei Wuji raised his hand to stop Lord Longyang who was angry when he heard the words, and said: "Mr. Longyang, don't think too much. If it's because Wuji doesn't believe in Lord Longyang, I just want to leave a clear-headed place for Wei Guo. It's just people."

"If Wuji is punished by His Majesty, only Lord Longyang will be able to persuade His Majesty in the future."

His eyes were sincere, but there was exhaustion and sadness in his dark eyes. Seeing his friend like this, Longyang Jun felt heavy in his heart, and actually carried a bit of sadness.After a pause, he slowly said, "Since Mr. Qin appreciates Mr. Xinling..."

Wei Wuji shook his head slightly with a smile, and looked up at him, "Longyang Jun knows my answer."

Seeing that his friend was suddenly speechless, but his eye circles were slightly red, he laughed loudly, got up and fetched two long swords, "Mr. Longyang, can you enlighten me?"

The Weiguo Street, separated by a wall, is full of people. The people of Weiguo have good expectations for the future, while the two handsome and handsome men inside the wall are fighting each other with swords. And helpless.

But no matter what the people who received the gift from the King of Qin thought, the Shu cloth of the Qin State really made its reputation a hit.

The brocades of the Shu Kingdom are of excellent quality, and the effect of the indigo-dyed fabrics made from this raw material is extremely amazing.

And when the skillful embroiderer processed it into a ready-made garment, it made women scratch their heads and want to get it.

Here we must praise the harem of the King of Chu. The Kingdom of Chu itself is also a big country of silk fabrics. The harem of the King of Chu is also the highest in the harem of the seven countries. The color of the women is also the best, so they are used to competing for beauty.

It's not that the King of Chu is a womanizer, there is really a last resort.

The current King of Chu was a hostage in Qin State. After his father died, he wanted to return to China to inherit the throne, but was stopped by King Qin. Chun Shenjun of Chu State used tricks to bring him back. At that time, he was already 29 years old. Haven't given birth yet.After becoming the Queen of Chu, the harem was empty for many years, which made Chunshen Jun who supported him enthroned very anxious.

Whether it was due to the friendship between the monarch and his ministers or political investment, Chunshen Jun later offered many beauties. It was not until five years later that the younger sister of Li Yuan, who he presented, gave birth to the first child. Beginning to bear fruit.

Therefore, the number of King Chu's harem is very large, which directly caused King Chu to be completely embarrassed when he received the congratulatory gift from King Qin.He has no queen and no wife, and it is a problem to reward anyone, so he simply cut a piece of cloth and divided it equally to show fairness.

What else can the wives do?Of course, I can only think of ways to play with the little fabric in my hand!

Making handkerchief headbands is a basic job, splicing is the norm, taking out the embroidery thread and filling in the white part is normal, and what is even more advanced is removing the silk thread from the cloth bit by bit and re-twisting the thread.This is no longer a war to capture the attention of the King of Chu, but a war for the dignity of women!

Cough, the concubines in the palace showed their magical powers and stared blankly at the melon-eating crowd. The ordinary women in Chu State didn't know what was going on in this competition. Anyway, they saw that the ladies in the palace seemed to be all over the place overnight. Wearing clothes of this color.

So what else is there to say?This is the trendy color of this year!As a result, the ladies of Chu State used tap water to push up the demand for Qin State's fabrics, and the situation that this fabric could not be bought at all raised the price to the sky.

There are daily business contacts between Chu and Bashu, and some merchants who bought this kind of fabric in small quantities from Shu in the past were going crazy with joy, watching the price soar all the way.

Some merchants who couldn't resist the temptation of high prices sold a batch of fabrics, and soon these fabrics that appeared on the market were looted.The main looting force comes from the concubines in the palace. Although all of them don't seem to care, which concubine doesn't want to be the first to use this kind of fabric to make clothes for her upper body?

Under such intense demand, some businessmen soon left Chu.Their destination was naturally Qin, and along the way they also met many merchants from other countries, and they communicated with each other... Hehe, the situation is roughly the same.

They are all here to purchase this kind of Qin cloth.

Different from the situation of the Six Kingdoms who broke their heads, Shubu was in the state of Qin, which was a situation where flowers bloomed inside the walls and fragrant outside the walls.

This is also related to the personal preferences of the Qin State. The Qin royal family respects black, and this Shu cloth is blue and white, which belongs to the cool color system, which is a little different from the majestic and solemn atmosphere of the Qin State.

I can't say it's bad, but it always makes people feel a little out of place.Therefore, after the appearance of the cloth, it was mainly welcomed by young ladies, until the king's family changed into this cloth at the previous banquet.

It is obviously the same fabric, but it looks lively and lively on the little prince, pure and gentle on the queen, and firm yet gentle on the king.

As soon as these three people came out, people could tell they were a family of three.

And wait for the two empress dowagers to appear... oh well, the piping of the sleeves of the two empress dowagers also has elements of this kind of fabric, so the family should not be too conspicuous together!

Almost on the next day, the entrances of the shops that were previously bought by young ladies were completely blocked by the purchases sent by the mistresses.

A few days later, when Xunzi and his students went out for an outing, their cloaks were all replaced with indigo-dyed robes.

However, there are no prints on their clothes, only white marks on a few folds. They look very fresh and clean, and have a calm and peaceful attitude. A group of Confucian scholars are walking on the snow together. state.

It's just that it looks a little cold in winter.

Xunzi introduced the clothes on his body to the person who came to ask for advice, "This is a clean cloth."

With a gentle smile on his face, he said slowly: "The clothes are dyed with indigo, and the indigo comes from Polygonum indigo. This means that the blue comes from the blue and is better than the blue."

"This robe is green and white, it is pure and upright, that's what I call innocence." Xunzi smiled at the visitor with stunned and respectful eyes, very tall.

At the end of the line, Lu An quietly gave his husband a big compliment.He glanced left and right at the crowd that quickly surrounded him, especially many young people with longing in their eyes, and felt that his advertisement was also very powerful.

Lu Xiaoan rubbed his fingers, thinking that there should be no fish that slipped through the net under the continuous attack of this wave of advertisements, and he squinted his eyes in delight, as if he could see the grand sale of fabrics.

He is satisfied, but the brothers who were dragged out by him in the winter are not very satisfied, but those who are younger than him are hard to say about him, and those who are older than him are kept out by Wei Liao without a trace, and in the end they can only pinch in secret. He clenched his fists, thinking that sooner or later he would catch this brat and beat him up, and secretly poked in his mind how to teach him a lesson to relieve his anger.

The most uncomfortable person in the crowd was Han Fei.

Han Fei belongs to the Korean clan. Although he can only be said to be a distant relative in his generation, and his family fortune has also declined, the education he has received since he was a child definitely does not include what he is now, such...

He can't even find the words to describe what he's doing now!

Lu An was so sensitive that he sensed the low air pressure on his side. It turned out that the younger brother was angry. Cough, well, he really meant to use the color of his senior brothers to advertise. There is no way, his master may accept the apprentice Looking at the faces, almost none of the Xun family's disciples are ugly, and all of them are handsome young men.

Put on the robe on your body and stand there, even if you stand still, it is the most beautiful scenery.Leaving aside the daughter-in-law, even the man's eyes glow green, isn't it!

However, the younger brother's mood still needs to be appeased. Lu An deliberately walked two steps behind and walked to Han Fei's side.

"Senior brother..."

"Senior brother." Han Fei has a slight stuttering problem, and he would try to keep his words brief on weekdays, but such a blunt tone like today's is rare. Lu An knew immediately that his junior brother must have seen through his plan, tsk, Junior brother is too smart to be fooled.

Even though he thought so, Lu Xiaoan immediately changed his mind and changed his rhetoric: "Senior Brother, Senior Brother knows you are unhappy, but you have to think about Senior Senior Brother and them."

"...What do you want?"

"Eldest brother, they haven't married a wife yet." Lu An said in a small voice, "You see, elder brother, they are either studying Confucian classics every day, or helping their husband teach, and they don't take them out of the academy." He looked serious He had to say to Han Fei who showed a surprised look: "The parents of the brothers are not in Qin, so we can't find anything for a while. As the brothers, can we help?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several senior brothers immediately cast deep gazes, but there was no emotion at all in them, only the big one—why are you so shameless?

Lu Xiaoan: ...

Lu Xiaoan: This is very angry, I feel that you are slandering me and I have proof!

But in any case, after Xunzi's propaganda, the name of clean cloth has spread, and his words have spread at the same time-clothes are dyed with indigo, and indigo comes from Polygonum indigo.

That's right, it's the key word - Polygonum indigo.

What is Polygonum indigo?All the people who got the news started to inquire, and they quickly got the answer. Polygonum indigo is just a weed that can be seen everywhere in this era.

That is to say, the cunning Qin people used a certain method to concoct this kind of grass, and then they got something called indigo.

Almost at that moment, Polygonum indigograss, a weed that can be seen everywhere, was bought in large quantities as if it had become some kind of treasure in an instant, and Qin Guo's tense and defensive posture after that made people sure that this was the secret.

At present, many merchants sent people to sneak into many ways to test, and finally got the key word-lime after paying a huge price.

In the spring of the following year, the method of making indigo was finally cracked.Although I don't know how Qin State dyed such unique patterns, at least it can dye blue cloth.

In order to seize the first-party market, many merchants bought Indigo at a high price and promised that they would buy it for a long time.

Finally, a farmer couldn't resist the temptation of profit, and planted indigo grass during the spring plowing of that year.

The author has something to say:

Green is taken from blue, and green is from blue; ice is made from water, and colder than water.The wooden rope is straight in the middle, and the wheel is thought of as a wheel, and its bend is in the middle.Although there is violence, those who no longer stand up will make it so.Therefore, the wood will be straight by the rope, and the metal will be sharpened to benefit.

——BY, Xunzi.

That's right, that's what he said! !This is a historical coincidence duck!

PS: The son of King Chu is said to belong to Lord Chunshen.

Hmm...there were actually two (suspected) green-haired ones in the same period. The Warring States Period is really subtle.