Six Kingdoms Bi Chapter 6 The disappointed Liu Ji
Zhang Er was originally a native of Daliang in the Wei Kingdom, his family was poor, he was a ranger in the city when he was young, and he had a reputation for being good and righteous all day long. In the thirtieth year of King Wei's reign, his fate turned in a completely different direction. At that time, the Wei State was fiercely attacked by the Qin State, and the situation was precarious, so the King of Wei had to kill the thief to save Zhao, and Xinling Jun, who had lived in Zhao for ten years, asked him to return to China for emergency help.
After he took over as general, Xinlingjun lived up to expectations, and once again united with the five-nation alliance to defeat the Qin army in Hedong, and Meng Fu had no choice but to lead the Qin army to retreat to Hangu Pass. It can be said that he alone was the biggest obstacle to Qin's eastward expansion, and he was the only one who defeated the strategy of the Qin army twice in a row at the end of the Warring States Period.
With his reputation for impatience and righteousness, Zhang Er successfully became a guest of Xinling Jun. As a Wei person who has listened to the legendary stories of Wei Gongzi since he was a child, Zhang Er is very satisfied to be able to serve him, even if he is only the lowest level of guests. However, if the external enemy does not exist, the internal fighting will be born, and the son, who is already famous for his talents, was used by the Qin people to divide the situation, and after all, he was defeated by the emperor's heart.
It has been three years since Shin Lingjun died of drinking and self-harm. Now it is the reign of Wang Zeng of Wei, and it happens to be the third year of the king. The once world-famous Wei Gongzi is rarely mentioned. Originally, many of Xinlingjun's disciples also dispersed, leaving only a few people who still inherited Xinlingjun's legacy and became famous in the Wei State.
Zhang Er, who lost his lord, lost his job, and killed people in a weapon fight with others in Daliang, and had to flee with his life. He chose Wai Huang, and here changed his fate again. The Huang family has a daughter, who is famous for her beauty and abnormality. It's a pity that after being married to an old man by his father, the Huang lady was unwilling to go out and meet Zhang Er.
Zhang Er's friend acted as a matchmaker for him and proposed to Huang's daughter: "Except for Zhang Er, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a suitable person anymore." ”
He is also well-informed and has a good conversation, not to mention that God gave him a good looks, and his physique is also very strong.
Before the prevalence of Confucian culture, women were very free to marry, and love was in harmony and evil was divided. Husbands and wives come and go, and they don't get along with each other, and it's the same as the thinkers who go around preaching doctrines, although this is also part of the collapse of Confucianism.
In short, the Huang daughter was very satisfied with Zhang Er, and quickly married Zhang Er after getting rid of her ex-husband. Huang Gong could not only move up and down to erase Zhang Er's murder.
With his experience as a subordinate of Xinling Jun and the rich wealth of the Yue family, he squandered his wealth and made friends with heroes, and became the first hero of Waihuang. He was also elected as the Waihuang County Commander with the support of the Yue family and the doormen.
During the feudal founding period of Shiqing Shilu, most of the monarchs and ministers discovered talents from the doormen, and thought that they had talents to join the nobles, and if they were appreciated, they could become subordinate officials and retainers. At the end of the Warring States Period, the four gentlemen of the Warring States Period were the most raised, one of whom could move the world, and he could participate in politics at the top of the country.
There are countless rangers who rely on the rich between the counties, and the soil of the Six Kingdoms is barbaric and the local heroes are strong, even in the Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he vigorously attacked Haoqiang, but it was only successful for a while, and it didn't take long for Haoqiang to gradually evolve into a family clan that controlled the local government. Compared with the Qin Land with strict punishments, the homeland of the Six Kingdoms is really scattered and amazing.
Speaking of which, Zhang Er and Lu Pheasant are also good as Qin and Jin, her only daughter Princess Lu Yuan married Zhang Er's son Zhang Ao, and the daughter Zhang Yan was arranged by her to be the queen of Liu Ying. It's just that Zhang Yan was widowed early, and after Zhu Lu was killed, he lived alone in the Han Palace. After Zhang Ao's death, he was called King Lu Yuan, and he followed the title of the princess to take the title of the princess in the Western Han Dynasty.
Liu Ji admired Xinlingjun's legacy, and after entering Wei, he heard a lot of rumors about the heroes of Waihuang, so he naturally wanted to join Zhang Ermen. Liu Ji listened to the guidance of the peddlers and pawns in the county, and finally found Zhang Er's mansion.
Zhang's Mansion is rebuilt from the Huanggong Courtyard, covering a wide area and a large family, with two servants guarding outside the vermilion lacquer gate, dealing with the rangers who come to vote. Liu Ji was a little excited and a little nervous when he saw this.
The last man was more than six feet tall, with a slightly convex forehead, an extraordinary countenance, and a slightly immature look. A slave asked Liu Ji: "Are you also here to vote for Zhang Gong?" Liu Ji nodded and didn't say anything.
The other person saw that Liu Ji was silent, and he was in a bad mood after working for most of the day: "I'm afraid you're not a dumb person?" ”
He glared at the impudent servant and retorted, "How can your father be dumb. ”
The insulted slave wanted to reach out to hit Liu Ji, but Liu Ji avoided it as expected. Another older servant grabbed the man who was about to do it, and said, "Don't be troublesome, beware of your lord's punishment for you." The older slave apologized to Liu Ji and invited him in.
Only then did Liu Ji carry the burden and hold the short sword in his hand, and walked into the door proudly. Zhang Er's house is very delicately decorated, and there are many rangers outside the front hall who try their swordsmanship, and the crowd surrounding the battle applauds from time to time.
He was arranged to live by the retainers who greeted him in the courtyard, although it was only a simple room, and the furniture was neatly arranged and very neat.
Liu Ji, who was hungry, was not embarrassed to ask the slave for food, and when he ate the first bite of food, it was already at the night banquet.
Zhang Er sat in the main seat, and several doormen with strong swordsmanship sat behind the desk close to the main seat. Liu Ji had watched the competition between them before and was very impressed. Liu Ji was assigned to sit at the end of the seat, and he looked at a young man in his twenties from a distance, with a short beard, bright eyes, and a very kind smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen." When he opened his mouth, the noisy voices in the hall gradually quieted down, "Welcome new friends here, I am fortunate to meet you, it is really providential."
I have followed Xinlingjun and witnessed the beautiful scenery of Xinlingjun leading the Five Nations Alliance to attack Qin, and also witnessed Xinlingjun's depressed old age. The first glass of wine was to honor Ling Jun, and it was he who brought us together. ”
Zhang Er held the bottle with both hands and drank all the wine in the bottle. The doormen at the bottom also responded in unison to Jingxin Lingjun, Liu Ji followed the actions of others, and his eyes were red with excitement when he was attracted by the sense of ceremony.
Zhang Er picked up the wine jug and poured another glass of wine, held the wine bottle and continued: "The Six Kingdoms have been suffering from Qin for a long time, and there are countless soldiers killed by the Qin people. ”
The crowd followed Zhang Er and drank a full cup of wine.
Zhang Er held up the last glass of wine: "Finally, I must respect all of you here, do not forget the will of the Emperor of Xinling, and come here to join my cause of resisting Qin." ”
Liu Ji completely thought that he had found a master at this time, and he couldn't help but be moved to tears. It's just that he was very strange, but the reactions of the people around him were very flat, and he didn't think about it when he was emotional.
When he opened his ears to signal to enjoy the food, Liu Ji's unbearable stomach rumbled. He pretended to be indifferent, eating the meat on the board, ignoring the few doormen who stared at him in surprise, after all, having a full stomach was the most important thing right now.
After more than half a month, Liu Ji already fully understood why the guests who came early were relatively cold, and he really had to talk about this again and again before the banquet began. The people who originally thought that Zhang Er would be able to lead the troops into battle were already the same as the doormen who had come to eat and eat, and they no longer pursued more. Only a very small number of ambitious people saw the situation and left early.
Liu Ji originally planned to leave, but thinking that he would be ridiculed after he went back, his father would have to farm by himself. In the end, I decided to stay, it's pretty good to have food, drink and learn swordsmanship here, how can I force it?
The single father of Lu Pheasant is persuading Father Lu to find Qin Law in advance to teach his brother and sister, since Shang Jun, Qin's law is strict, the law is not merciful, and if you are not careful, you will be fined, punished for Chengdan, no matter how serious it is, it is possible to be beheaded. In order to avoid breaking the law without knowing it at that time, Lu Pheasant had to strongly recommend that Lu's father carry out legal education at home.
Qin Law is updated from time to time, and Lu Gong tried to find the latest Qin Law bamboo slips in front of him, which really wasted a lot of thought, so Lu Gong's study was filled with the sound of Qin Law education after the Art of War.
"Money is not good, miscellaneous. Money, dedication, and decrees are used for it. The people use money in the city, and the beauty and evil are mixed, so don't dare to be different. Golden Cloth"
Lu Gong first read the original text before explaining to the second son and eldest daughter who were staring at each other: "The government collects copper coins, and packs them with 1,000 coins, and seals them with their orders and seals. and if the amount of money is less than 1,000, it shall also be sealed. The good money and the bad money should be packed together. When the money is paid, the seal is to be presented to the order, inspected and then unsealed and used. The common people used coins in transactions, and the quality was common together, and they were not allowed to choose. ”
If this golden cloth law can be implemented forever, then there will be no phenomenon of bad money driving out good money. In ancient times, copper coins were easy to wear, and people loved new money and hated old money, so they could earn the difference in the price of the wear and tear part by leaving the new coins in their hands and using the old coins. This law is to protect the interests of old money, after all, copper was money in ancient times, and no one wants to hold a copper coin with insufficient weight in their hands.
Lu Pheasant thought that the money law in the second year of the Han Dynasty was also inherited from Qin, prohibiting people from selectively accepting copper coins, and those who refused to accept defective and worn copper coins would be fined four taels. It's just that the corporal punishment of the Qin law was continued to be practiced in the early Han Dynasty, and it was not until Chun Yu Tiying wrote a letter to save his father that the corporal punishment was basically eliminated.
Now they still start with the daily life of "Jin Bu Law", and in the future, there will be "Lu Law" and "Tian Law" to learn more.
Before King Qin became the first emperor, the land of Qin belonged to the state, and the huge state-owned land was the premise of ensuring military merit and knighthood.
The landless were reduced to working as domestic servants for the landables, or cultivating official land for scarce food. When land is the means of production, landless people will inevitably be reduced to the bottom of society. When the Qin State conscripted and issued servants, they would give priority to sending sons-in-law and merchants to serve in places with heavy labor, and the heavy agricultural policy can also be seen from this.
Although Confucianism often criticized Qin's heavy laws, Xunzi, who had once entered Qin, expressed his admiration for Qin's hegemony, and since then many Confucian scholars have gone to Qin to seek development.