Fan Ju knelt in front of King Qin, his face pale and bloodless.

King Qin was also silent, these days, there are not many people who impeach Fan Ju and ask him to punish Fan Ju. Because of the law of the Qin state, if the person who is recommended violates the law, the person who recommends him will also suffer the same punishment. Fan Ju has always been not close to the ministers, and since he entered the Qin State, there are only two people he has recommended, and the two people who saved him and recommended him to the King of Qin.

One Zheng Anping, one Wang Ji.

When Zheng Anping was at war with Lian Po, he surrendered to Zhao and betrayed Qin, which was a great crime, Fan Ju as the person who recommended him, should be executed, because the King of Qin loved him, severely reprimanded those who impeached Fan Ju, and helped him cover up this matter, but he could never have imagined that the second recommended Wang Ji actually collaborated with the enemy and wanted to give the party to Zhao Guo...

As a result, the ministers in the country can no longer sit still, the Qin State has always governed the country by law, Fan Ju has committed a lot of things, he is in the Qin State, he killed people without trial, including his own disciples, etc., and the people he recommended have also committed serious crimes, crimes like this cannot be forgiven. The ministers came to the king of Qin every day, hoping that the king of Qin would govern the country according to the law and not destroy the foundation of the Qin state.

On the one hand, he also knew that the law was the foundation of the Qin State, and each generation of the Qin King was familiar with the law and acted strictly according to the law, because they had to set an example, and the rest of the nobles could follow him.

King Qin knew this very well, but he was also very aware of the importance of Fan Ju to the Qin State.

Not only is it important, but emotionally speaking, Fan Ju is also the best of King Qin... Friend. When Fan Ju had never come to the Qin State. There are four nobles in the Qin State: Marquis Wei Ran, Huayang Jun, Jingyang Jun, and Gao Ling Jun. Among them, Wei Ran and Hua Yangjun are the younger brothers of King Qin's mother, Empress Dowager Xuan. And Jingyang Jun and Gao Lingjun are both the younger brothers of King Qin Zhao.

The Marquis served as the minister of state, and Huayangjun, Jingyangjun and Gaolingjun served as generals, and they all had fiefdoms, and because of the protection of the Empress Dowager Xuan, their private wealth even exceeded that of the state. When the Marquis of Qin became the general of Qin, he had to cross Korea and Wei to attack Gangshou of Qi, hoping to expand his Taoyi fiefdom. The king of Qin was almost overshadowed by them, and his ambition was difficult to reward.

At this time, the king of Qin met his destined person, Wang Ji found him a person named "Zhang Lu", this Zhang Lu was very rude, he staggered to the palace, when the king of Qin saw him, his eyes were full of disdain, when the guard told him: The one in front of you is the king of Qin, please visit. Zhang Lu arrogantly said: Where is the king of Qin? There are only the queen mother and the marquis in the Qin country!

At that moment, King Qin was impressed by this madman, at least, by his courage, this was the first person who dared to talk about the Queen Mother and Wei Ran in front of him so openly.

So, King Qin politely welcomed the young man to his palace, knelt in front of him, and earnestly asked him for advice. Zhang Lu didn't say a word, just looked at himself, until the king of Qin repeatedly bowed for a long time, and he didn't know how many times, Zhang Lu told the king of Qin the truth of making friends from afar and attacking closely, and dividing the princes. King Qin thought this was very good, and in the next few years, sure enough, according to Zhang Lu's strategy, the Qin State successfully captured dozens of cities.

Subsequently, Zhang Lu helped the King of Qin to expel the four nobles in the country and abolish the empress dowager. completely took back the power in the hands of King Qin, and at this time, "Zhang Lu" was already King Qin's most trusted confidant. However, the Qin people did not attach much importance to this person who had suffered humiliation in the Wei State, and they all thought that what he said about the long-distance and close attack was not surprising, the Qin State was strong, and if he found a strong general, he could win no matter what, and he still needed Fan Ju to dictate him?

It's just that they don't understand that the strategy proposed by Fan Ju is very detailed. He said: Wei and Han are located in the Central Plains, like the hub of the world, their position is quite important, and they should be dealt a heavy blow first, relieve the trouble of the henchmen, and strengthen the strength of the Qin State. After Wei and Han returned to Qin, Zhao in the north and Chu in the south, Zhao and Chu were annexed, and Qin's biggest opponent at that time, Qi, must be afraid and did not dare to compete with Qin for a while.

When the state of Qin is so strong that it overwhelms all countries, it can eliminate Wei, Han and other "captive states" one by one, and finally destroy Qi and dominate the world.

The state of Qin adhered to his strategy, and even the road to unification in the future was completed according to his vision... In addition to these, Fan Ju opened up his way to attract talents for the King of Qin, Xunzi was invited by him, and he made every effort to govern Bashu, relocate people, build cities, repair water conservancy, and govern agriculture, so that the local economy has made great progress... King Qin is also more and more inseparable from this sage who is proficient in politics, strategy, and strategy.

It turned out that his name was not Zhang Lu, his name was Fan Ju.

It turns out that he does not have a quirk of bathing, but has suffered inhuman humiliation.

So the king of Qin domineeringly gave Zhao and Wei an order: Whoever dares to take in the enemy who offends the widow will destroy your country! The king of Qin gave Fan Ju the head of Wei Qi, who had insulted Fan Ju at the beginning, and held his hand and promised him: As long as the widow is still alive, no one will dare to humiliate you again, and no one will dare to bully you again.

King Qin came out of his memories and looked at the trembling old man in front of him, Fan Ju's hair color also turned gray, King Qin laughed, and he said, "Uncle Fan... You're getting old, too. Fan Ju raised his head and looked at King Qin in front of him, this is... Hint?

King Qin said calmly: "The widow can't do without you, please don't care about those rumors, please go back to your house, have a good rest for a few days, the widow promised you, as long as the widow is still alive, no one will be allowed to humiliate you, if someone blocks your frame, you can kill him, this is the widow's order." ”

"But... The Law... King, I..."

"It's okay, it's okay, Uncle Fan, go back and rest."

Fan Ju lowered his head and sat in the carriage, no one dared to stop his frame, but no one looked at him directly at the ministers who passed by, as if they didn't see him. Fan Ju understood that these people did not dare to offend themselves in person, because all those who offended themselves were already dead. When Fan Ju returned to the courtyard in a daze, the doormen had already prepared water for him.

Fan Ju scrubbed his body again and retched again.

That humiliation, Fan Ju took a long time, but he couldn't wash it off from his heart, every night, he would still wake up from the nightmare, and roared in his mouth: I didn't, I am not guilty.

When Fan Ju sat down in his place again and began to read the horse service book, suddenly a doorman walked in, and the doorman said seriously: "Some people in China say: Cai Ze, a guest from Yan Kingdom, is a resourceful person with outstanding knowledge and eloquence in the world. As soon as he sees the King of Qin, the King of Qin will definitely put you in a difficult situation and deprive you of your throne. ”

Fan Ju raised his head, at this moment, his heart was so calm, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "The affairs of the five emperors and three generations, the doctrine of all the sons and hundreds of schools, I am well versed, and I can convince them of many people's clever words, how can this person embarrass me and seize my power?" He said to the doorman, "Call this man." ”

The doorman walked out, but Fan Ju knew that this person called Cai Ze wanted to see him very much, people at home and abroad were afraid of him, how could this Cai Ze dare to be so arrogant? Fan Ju didn't wait too long, just a moment later, the Yan man called Cai Ze was brought in, Cai Ze raised his head arrogantly, with a look of disdain, Fan Ju smiled, this look is familiar.

He asked, "You once threatened to replace me as Qin Xiangbang, is there such a thing?" ”

Cai Ze nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Fan Ju was a little curious about this Cai Ze, he looked at him seriously, this Cai Ze was wearing simple clothes, not like a person who loves money... There are scars on his body, he should have participated in the war, this arrogant character, is it a Zongheng family? He spoke again, "Let me hear what you have to say. ”

Cai Ze said: "Why are you so slow to understand the problem!" The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter change throughout the year, and they will automatically retreat after completing their mission...", as soon as Cai Ze spoke, Fan Ju already understood in his heart that this Cai Ze was a Taoist scholar, and he also understood what Cai Ze was about to say, but I don't know why, this time, he did not interrupt the Taoist lobbyist in front of him.

"The book says, 'You can't stay long after you become famous.'" Why should you endure the calamity of these four gentlemen? Why don't you send Xiangyin back at this time, give it to a virtuous person, retire yourself and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests to watch the flowing water, you must have the reputation of being honest and honest in Boyi, enjoy the title of Marquis for a long time, and be called a marquis from generation to generation, and have the reputation of Xu You and Yanling Jizi to be humble, and live a long life like Wang Qiao and Chi Songzi....."

Cai Ze can be said to have made sufficient preparations, as soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't stop, and asked Fan Ju from time to time if what he said was correct, Fan Ju just nodded stiffly and said yes. In this way, Cai Ze talked about all kinds of retreats, and he said more diligently, and he also gave examples, starting with Shang Ying, Wu Qi and others, and the words all said that Fan Ju did not know how to advance and retreat.

Fan Ju just listened to his words in a daze, and the guests were very strange.

If Fan Ju had met such a lobbyist in the past, he would have beaten him out a long time ago, but now, how could he listen to this person talking nonsense here? Cai Ze was also a little panicked in his heart, he had been talking for so long, why didn't Fan Ju have any explanation? Cai Ze said again: "Now the King of Qin has broken the law in order to protect you...", when he said this, Fan Ju was finally moved.

During this period of time, the king of Qin has been hiding in the palace, saying that he is seriously ill and does not want to see anyone, because everyone is persuading the king of Qin to cure Fan Ju's crimes, but the king of Qin just refuses, so he did not hesitate to arrest several ministers who proposed punishment, but the matter did not pass because of the arrest of these people, but intensified, and those ministers who have implemented the law all their lives will never tolerate Fan Ju trampling on the laws of Great Qin.

Cai Ze is indeed very able to speak, his eloquence is almost comparable to Huang Xie, Fan Ju listened to him seriously, and then said with a smile: "Okay, I heard: If you have desires but don't know how to satisfy them, you will lose your desires; If you want to possess without knowing moderation, you will lose possession. Thanks to my teaching, I obey my orders. He bowed down to Cai Ze, and Cai Ze hurriedly returned the salute, and then laughed.

He didn't expect that he could really convince this Ying Hou.

The next day, Fan Ju took this Cai Ze to find King Qin.

"What do you say? Would you like to recommend this... Cai Zelai as the Minister of State? King Qin's eyes widened, he looked at Fan Ju in front of him, the whole person was a little confused, and he asked with some confusion: "But, why is this?" The widow will not cure your sin, and you will help the widow..."

"My lord, Mr. Cai Ze told me, "If you have desires but don't know how to satisfy them, you will lose them; If you possess without knowing moderation, you will lose possession", the man whom I have recommended has committed a crime, and if I leave before you have punished me, I am afraid... When I make another mistake, I won't be able to save my life...", Fan Ju said seriously.

King Qin licked his lips, he looked at Fan Ju, his eyes were full of incredulity, and he asked, "Uncle Fan, did you leave the widow like this?" The widow is even willing to do it for you... How can you? ”

"King, this Mr. Cai Ze is a rare talent, please allow me to leave and return to my fiefdom, he can take over from me..."

King Qin just looked at Fan Ju in front of him, his eyes were full of disappointment and frustration, he sneered, waved his hand, and said, "Uncle Fan wants to leave, how can the widow stop him?" Just do what you say! He turned around and stopped looking at Fan Ju, Fan Ju bowed down towards King Qin, and then turned around and walked out of the familiar palace of King Qin, Cai Ze looked at them with some surprise, but just watched Fan Ju leave here in despair.

Sitting in the carriage, Fan Ju only took six or seven guests and rushed towards his restaurant.

Since leaving the palace, Fan Ju has stopped talking, he is always silent, and he rarely eats... No matter how much they tried to persuade them, they couldn't change that.

Sitting in the carriage, Fan Ju touched his hot forehead, obviously, the doormen also noticed this, they hurriedly stopped in a post station, and quickly went to invite a doctor to treat Fan Ju. Lying on the bed, Fan Ju became weaker and weaker, his whole body was curled up together, his whole body was trembling violently, and his mouth kept saying: I am not guilty, I did not fornicate with King Qi, I did not betray the head of the family...

In a noisy courtyard, many people were beating him, defecating on him, throwing him into the wilderness...

"Uncle Fan... As long as there is a widow, no one can humiliate you, no one can bully you... As long as the widow remains. ”

The familiar figure sounded in Fan Ju's ears, his body no longer trembled, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a few tears crossed his face.

"The King..."

Fan Ju finally stopped moving.

.........

In the palace of King Qin, King Qin always felt a little sad in his heart, and the minister in front of him was still talking about his philosophy of governance, and King Qin suddenly said: "Uncle Fan... Widows..."

He opened his mouth, only to find that Cai Ze in front of him was looking at him in surprise.

King Qin hurriedly apologized to Cai Ze.

"The king~~~", a samurai rushed into the palace and raised his head in horror, "Ying Hou died of illness...."

"Wait?" , Cai Ze was stunned, he looked at the warrior, turned his head again, and looked at King Qin, King Qin was stunned for a long time, and then, he said to Cai Ze: "Please come to see the widow again tomorrow." Cai Ze didn't dare to disobey, so he had to leave. When Cai Ze left, the samurai also walked out.

King Qin covered his face in pain, slowly squatted on the ground, gritted his teeth, and cried silently, tears couldn't help falling, and there was a sharp pain in his heart, as if a sharp blade had dug out a piece of meat from his chest, so helpless, so painful.

............................

"Uncle Fan, the widow's side is all arranged by Wei Ran and others! From childhood to adulthood, the widow is isolated and helpless, the widow obviously has ambitions that no one can match, but he is locked up in this palace and cannot be realized, please teach the widow, what should the widow do? ”

"Please expel the four nobles! I can help you. ”

"But... If it is revealed, you will die. ”

"If I die and the Qin State is governed, and my life can allow you to realize your ideals, then it is more meaningful for me to die than to live."

PS: The Qin State lost the sharpest blade, and the strongest hilt. Next, will the six countries fight back wildly?

Stay tuned.