Xianyang

Fan Ju sat in the courtyard and looked at Wang Ji who came to visit him.

Fan Ju has no intention of entertaining guests at the moment, but for Wang Ji, he has no way to chase away guests, this Wang Ji has a great favor to Fan Ju. At the beginning, Fan Ju was framed, insulted and beaten by Wei Qi, the minister of Wei, and was almost beaten to death, but it was Zheng Anping, a Wei man at that time, who rescued him, changed his name to Zhang Lu, and hid him in his own home. After Wei Qi beat Fan Ju, he quickly regretted it, and hurriedly sent people to look for him, but he couldn't find him.

It was at this time that the State of Qin sent a messenger Wang Ji to the State of Wei, Zheng Anping set up a banquet to entertain him, Wang Ji asked him if there was a virtuous person worthy of recommendation in the State of Wei, Zheng Anping pulled out the seriously injured Fan Ju, Wang Ji asked him about the dignitaries, Fan Ju's reply made Wang Ji throw himself to the ground, thinking that this was a talented sage, so he and Zheng Anping brought him back to the State of Qin, therefore, Zheng Anping and Wang Ji were both benefactors of Fan Ju.

One saved his life, while the other brought him back to Qin and recommended him to the king of Qin.

Fan Ju just smiled, he treated everyone like this, greeted with a smile, just revealed a kind of rejection from his bones, he neither asked nor answered, the guests saw him like this, and naturally had to leave, but Wang Ji was different, he talked about the past happily, he said: "When I saw you in Wei State, I knew that you would definitely have great achievements. ”

"Do you remember? At that time, you were sitting in the carriage, and we had just entered the Qin Kingdom, and we met Wei Ran, who asked me if I had brought a lobbyist from another country, and I swore to him that if there was a lobbyist in the carriage, he would teach me that the head of the person would be separated, and he would not die well, so he would leave. But you guessed that he would send someone to come, so you got out of the car and pretended to be a retainer, and sure enough, he sent a knight to check, and you were able to enter the Qin Kingdom. ”

Wang Ji seemed to recall, shook his head, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, you, Ji, and Anping were all people who were not known by others, but had great ambitions, and now you are a marquis and have been favored by the king, and Anping became the general of Qin because of your recommendation, and made a contribution, but I am still the one who was not known by others at the beginning..."

Fan Ju frowned, still speechless.

Seeing that he hinted like this, Fan Ju didn't respond, Wang Ji looked at Fan Ju and said seriously: "You offered the king a strategy of distant friendship and close attack, and helped the king expel the four nobles in the country, and became the minister of Qin by the king's favor, but my official position has not changed." I've heard that there are three things that are unpredictable, and there are three things that can't be helped, do you know? ”

Fan Ju shook his head.

Wang Ji continued: "The king may die that day, this is the first thing that cannot be predicted. I died suddenly, and that was the second thing that could not be predicted. You die suddenly, and that's the third thing that is unpredictable. If the king dies one day, you regret that I have not been used by the king, there is nothing you can do. If I die suddenly, you regret that you didn't recommend me in time, there's nothing you can do. ”

"If you die suddenly, and you regret that you didn't repay me, there's nothing you can do."

Fan Ju closed his eyes, still didn't pay attention to him, Wang Ji stood up, bowed to Fan Ju, and left his courtyard, Fan Ju watched him leave, this is not the first time Wang Ji came to find himself, Fan Ju is unwilling to owe favors, unwilling to bear the favor of others, so after being reused by King Qin, he recommended Zheng Anping and Wang Ji, Zheng Anping is cautious, can use soldiers, can serve as a general, but Wang Ji is a person...

He is ambitious and talented, Fan Ju wants to recommend him to become a county magistrate, but he is unwilling, he wants to be a county guard.

Fan Ju frowned and walked out of the courtyard, he still had to discuss with King Qin about the important affairs of the Qin State, and the matter of Wang Ji could only be talked about later. It's just that when talking about state affairs with Fan Ju, the careful King Qin soon discovered Fan Ju's abnormality, and Fan Ju seemed to be worried about something. King Qin put down the bamboo slip in his hand and asked, "The widow is not happy to see you, is there something that the widow doesn't know?" ”

Fan Ju glanced at King Qin, so he didn't hide it, and told King Qin about Wang Ji looking for an official on his own.

King Qin laughed and said, "Wang Ji has brought a great sage to the Qin State. But the widow forgot his reward, and it was the fault of the widow. He said, and suddenly said: "There is a lack of a county guard in the party, so it is better to let him serve as it." Fan Ju was stunned for a moment, and wanted to refuse, but he was a little hesitant, so he could only get up and thank King Qin, who directly pulled him and sat him down.

King Qin said with emotion: "In terms of talents, Zhao Dan has capable people like Ma Fujun, Wei Wuji, Yu Qing, and Tian Dan by his side, although there are only you by the side of the widow, but the widow can entrust you with all the big and small state affairs, treat your affairs as your own affairs, and completely trust you, this is where Zhao Dan is not as good as the widow." Fan Ju hurriedly responded.

King Qin said: "He put a group of fierce tigers in a cage and didn't give them enough meat, so the tigers could only bite each other and fight to survive... The kingdom of Zhao will surely perish in the hands of the widows. After destroying the Three Jin Dynasty, swallowing Yan and merging Qi, he crusaded against Chu with the strength of the whole country, and became a king of the world. Fan Ju laughed and said, "The king should be the first to attack the state of Chu. ”

"Why is that?"

"The king of Chu has great ambitions and can use people, Huang Xie seems to be close to the Qin State, but in fact, he never misses any opportunity to attack the Qin State, and the King of Chu trusts Huang Xie very much and listens to all his suggestions. Zhao is the closest to Qin, but King Zhao has capable people but doesn't know how to use them, King Wei looks generous but is actually suspicious, King Yan is a mediocre villain, and sooner or later he will force away all his capable ministers, and King Qi is just a mediocre lord who relies on his mother for everything and has no opinions. ”

"So if the king attacks the Three Jin and Qi Yan, and wants to destroy them, the Chu State will go all out to rescue, but if you attack the Chu State, the Three Jin Yan Qi may not be able to go all out to help, that is, the Ma Fu Jun of the Zhao State, the Pingyuan Jun of the Wei State, these people want to save them, and the ministers expect that their king will not fully support them, if the villains around them say a few words, it will be even more difficult for them to get support...."

"The Chu State that wants to fight moves its capital, and does not dare to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains again, so that the king can start to conquer the Central Plains countries, this is the first step of a king in the world, weak Chu." , Fan Ju said firmly, as if he had thought of something again, raised his head, and said with emotion: "If Ma Fujun is here, he will definitely be able to give the most perfect strategy for the world, but it's a pity... A person like him can only be driven by a mediocre person like Zhao Dan..."

King Qin gritted his teeth and said resentfully: "Don't talk about this matter anymore!" ”

.......

King Zhao sat sullenly in the palace, he had not held a banquet for many days, and the ministers did not dare to come to his banquet at all. He can only wait for Ma Fujun now, and when Ma Fujun comes back, he can set up a banquet to reward Ma Fujun who came from afar, and with Ma Fujun's reputation, the minister will not dare not come, right? King Zhao was thinking about it, and Zhao Hui, the imperial historian, suddenly came to visit, and King Zhao received him.

Zhao Hui sat in front of King Zhao and asked with some ill will: "Shangjun, when are you going to hold a banquet?" ”

King Zhao was a little angry, thinking that he was making fun of himself, and said in frustration: "When Ma Fujun comes back, the widow will set up a banquet again." ”

Zhao Hui asked with some surprise: "There are great sages rushing to Zhao State, don't you set up a banquet to entertain them?" Hearing the word Daxian, King Zhao suddenly had a spirit, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "What Daxian?" Zhao Hui looked at him in surprise and said: "General Le Yi's son Le Jian, and his brother Le Cheng, these two people heard that you attach great importance to talents, and fled from Yan State to Zhao State, and the minister heard that they have gone to Xiangguo's mansion, don't you know about this?" ”

"Hahaha, there is a great sage to serve?" , King Zhao laughed, and rushed out of the palace, Zhao Hui hurriedly followed behind him, and said: "The minister of state is really too much, he doesn't want to tell you anything, I think he deliberately despises you, and he also met with the great sages who came to serve privately, is this trying to win over the minister?" King Zhao didn't seem to hear Zhao Hui's complaints, and shouted: "Prepare a car for the widow!" ”

Zhao Wangcai didn't care if Wei Wuji told him or not, as long as the virtuous came to Zhao State, he must send someone to be optimistic this time, and he couldn't let the virtuous run away again.

Zhao Hui looked at King Zhao, who left the palace in a hurry, looked a little confused, stretched out his hand to cover his forehead, and accepted other people's money, but this thing was not done at all, didn't this ruin his reputation? I'm a man who does what I say I do, what can I do?

When King Zhao laughed and walked into Wei Wuji's courtyard, everyone hurriedly got up to meet him, King Zhao cordially met all the guests of Wei Wuji, even those who were dressed plainly and from a despicable background, did he have the slightest contempt, his attitude, but made many of Wei Wuji's guests have a good impression of him, Wei Wuji came to King Zhao's side with a middle-aged man, and was about to bow down for a long time, King Zhao helped them all up.

"Okay, this is General Rakuma, right?" , King Zhao asked.

Le Jian looked at the King of Zhao in front of him, the rumor is true, this King of Zhao still attaches great importance to his minister, he hurriedly saluted and said: "Le Jian to meet the king...", King Zhao laughed again, held the hands of Wei Wuji and Le Jian with both hands, stepped up to the top position, and let them sit beside him, indicating his closeness, Wei Wuji's banquet here is still relatively simple, only wine, not much food.

However, King Zhao didn't care about this.

"Shangjun, not long after General Lejian arrived, he first went to defeat General Le Yi before coming to me, and I was about to recommend him to you." , Wei Wuji said seriously, and King Zhao said with a smile: "A person like General Lejian, even if there is no one to recommend him, the widow will definitely be reused." Wei Wuji shook his head and said, "Shangjun, the law just formulated, the virtuous people to serve the Zhao State, must be recommended by someone, if he makes a mistake, the person who recommended him will be guilty of the same crime as him." ”

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "What you said is very right, the widow almost forgot." ”

King Zhao looked at Le Jian and said a little heavily: "When General Le Yi was still there, he often talked about you, and the widow wanted him to write a letter to let you return to Zhao, but he said that although he was a father, he was unwilling to interfere too much with your choice, he said, only you know who you should work for... The widow respects him very much, and gives him money and gifts, and he doesn't want it..."

"He's a noble gentleman... Every time I heard that you led the soldiers of the Yan State to defeat the Hu people, the widow was very worried, worried that one day, you would bring troops to attack the Zhao State...", King Zhao had a lot to say, Lejian just listened carefully, smiled calmly, and said nothing. King Zhao said: "When General Le Yi was seriously ill, the widow wanted to write a letter on his behalf and let you come back to serve your father. ”

"General Le Yi did not allow it, he said: My son should lead the soldiers to fight in all directions and become famous in the world, how can he waste his time to serve me?"

The more King Zhao talked, Wei Wuji saw Lejian's increasingly lonely face, stretched out his hand, and pulled King Zhao's sleeve, King Zhao looked at him in surprise, and then looked at Lejian on the side, only then did he react, and hurriedly said: "You can come to Zhao now, this is something worth celebrating, the widow wants you to inherit the title of the monarch of the country, and you will replace General Le Yi and command the soldiers of Zhao State, what do you think?" ”

Lema shook his head, and he said: "I came to the Zhao Kingdom, without any merit, I will be rewarded by you like this, and become a feudal king, this is because my father's shadow is undesirable to me, and it is also disgusted by my father, please allow me to be a general, I will defeat the enemy for you, and get the corresponding reward with enough merit." ”

"This....", King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "If you are a virtuous person, you can only serve as a general in Zhao State, who else dares to serve the widow?" The widow wants you to be the general of the Zhao State, and after you defeat the strong enemy, the widow will reward you, do you think it's okay? Only then did Le Jian nod and agree to King Zhao, and King Zhao was even happier and smiled from ear to ear.

Leaving Wei Wuji's courtyard, Le Jian rushed towards Le Yi's courtyard, where he had been living with his family all this time.

As soon as he came to the gate of the courtyard, he saw a scribe, the scribe looked personable, about the same age as himself, and at this moment, he was looking at the music room seriously, from top to bottom, the music room looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "May I ask you what is the matter?" ”

"Are you Le Yi's son?" , that person speaks a Zhao dialect mixed with Qi language, if you don't listen carefully, you really can't understand it.

Rakuma nodded and said, "I'm Rakuma, I don't know who you are?" ”

The scribe looked disappointed, shook his head, and turned away.

"Compared to Le Yi, you are too far behind."

Rakuma watched the strange scribe leave, but he didn't understand what he meant. This man is waiting for himself here, just to humiliate himself?

Zhao Guoren is really strange.