(Change, the previous chapter is a fire, not a fire)

In the thirty-fifth year of Qin Shi Huang, at the beginning of December, Ye County, Nanyang County, Zigaoli.

Ye's has a long history, which can be traced back to Ye Gong of Chu three hundred years ago, so in the final analysis, Ye's surname is also after the surname Mi, and later in the war of the Three Jin Dynasty to attack Chu, Nanyang returned to South Korea, and Ye's family entered Han, but it also spread out its branches, and lived in this group, called "Zigaoli", and the whole place was the Ye family.

At the inner gate, Heifu had to dismount, not because he dared to stop him here, but because the road in the middle was paved with bluestone, and people came and went, and it became extremely smooth, and now it was snowing, and the horse's hooves were even more slippery when he stepped on it.

He could only walk in, the Ye family was connected to each other, and the houses on both sides were quickly left behind, and in a short time, the old Ye family house with white walls and red tiles arrived.

Although it was snowing in the sky, the entire group of people seemed to have gathered here, surrounding Ye Teng's house, ignoring the snowflakes on their shoulders, all of them were worried, and sighed - Ye's pillars are probably not able to survive tonight.

While everyone in the Ye family is worried that the family backer will collapse, they also have their own calculations: Ye Teng was worshiped as the Marquis of Lun by Qin Shi Huang, but he has no children and only one daughter, what should be said about this title inheritance?

So the brothers and uncles who were closer to him all brought their children and grandchildren here, hoping that Ye Teng would call them in at the last moment and succeed them......

Everyone had their own thoughts, until a burst of Suosuo's footsteps broke the dull atmosphere, and a voice sounded: "Changnan Hou has arrived, let me go!" ”

"Chang Nan Hou?"

The Ye clan is at a loss, what happened in Jieshi has not yet reached here, they only know that Ye Teng was named "Gaoliang Marquis", of course, it is not the meaning of sorghum, but taken from the ancestors of the Ye family: Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang, the word is high, that is, the protagonist of Ye Gong Haolong......

But what Changnanhou is unheard of.

But Gongao, they know each other, this is Ye Teng's son-in-law Heifu's cronies, escorted Ye Zijin back to his hometown last month, and left in a hurry the day before yesterday, and then looked at the extra monarch and marquis banner in his hand, everyone suddenly understood something, and hurriedly avoided saluting.

Under the guidance of Gong Ao, a dusty black-faced man went straight to the door, and the door closed again, blocking the Ye people who wanted to inquire about their condition!

This was the first time Heifu had come to the Ye family's old mansion, and before he entered the door, the two children ran over from the snowy yard and plunged into his arms.

"Father!"

It is Heifu's two sons, Po Lu and Fu Bo, Po Lu was born in the 29th year of Qin Shi Huang, six years old, and is as tall as Heifu's waist, and Fubo was born in the 32nd year of Qin Shi Huang, also three years old, just as tall as Heifu's knees.

Hefu picked them up one by one and asked, "What about your mother?" ”

Fu Bo was a little scared, hugged Heifu's neck and didn't speak, but Po Yu was bigger, struggling to get down, and said, "Mother is inside, accompanying my grandfather." ”

Hefu carried them into the warm room, threw the snow-stained coat by the door, and went into the back room.

At this time, Ye Zijin also heard that Heifu was coming and walked out of the ward.

Look at Heifu, is this still his plump and beautiful wife? I haven't seen him for a few months, my chin is as sharp as an awl, it's so thin that it's painful, my hair has never been thinned, I don't know how many nights I haven't slept in, and it's completely hard to brac.

Heifu was no better, for he was in a hurry, he hadn't taken a shower for a few days, his body was stinky, his cheeks were red from the cold, and his hair was blown messy by the wind.

When encountering this kind of thing, there is no dignity and reserve, only embarrassment.

"The beloved is here."

But Ye Zijin's voice was still firm, and he didn't rush over and cry bitterly as soon as he saw Heifu.

Just because when her father was seriously ill, she was the backbone of this family, if she collapsed, who would be in charge, the group of relatives outside who stretched their necks and hoped that pie in the sky would fall?

Hefu went over and hugged his wife, wrapped his strong arms around her thin back, and whispered in his ear:

"I'm here, it's all right, it's all right."

Ye, who had been supporting herself alone for a long time, finally couldn't help sobbing on Heifu's shoulder for a while, but soon she wiped away her tears and said to Heifu:

"Father is dying, what he has been talking about is to see his lover for the last time!"

……

Ye Teng has been ill for more than half a year, and all kinds of doctors in Xianyang have broken the threshold of Ye Mansion, and Qin Shi Huang even sent the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuhe to treat him, but to no avail.

Under the candlelight, the former powerful old man was described as withered, his breathing was weak, and he was about to run out of oil.

When he opened his eyes with difficulty, he saw a dark shadow beside the couch.

"Woman."

Heifu came over, but Ye Teng closed his eyes tiredly, he could only call softly: "Woman, it's me, it's Heifu, I'm back!" ”

After a long time, Ye Teng opened his eyes again, glanced at Heifu, and said with a shake in his beard: "It's Heifu, no wonder it's so dark no matter how I open and close my eyes!" ”

Heifu couldn't cry or laugh, when is this old man Ye, and there is still time to bury him, but he heard Ye Teng ask, "What about Zijin?" ”

"Woman, it was you who let Zijin go out, saying that you had something to say to me alone."

Heifu was very helpless, it seemed that Ye Teng was really sick and confused, such a conversation had already happened once a moment ago, and when he settled his wife to rest outside, and then returned to the ward, he found that Ye Teng was asleep, so he had to sit here for a long time.

"That's right......"

Ye Teng sighed: "What does the old man want to say to you?" Hey, I can't remember, you can say it first. ”

The two haven't seen each other for two years, although there is a correspondence, but it is still not as fast as talking in person, so Heifu picked up the urgency and said that the victory of Haidong, the accident in the south, and the series of things that he was named Lunhou by Qin Shi Huang told Ye Teng briefly and concisely, while also paying attention to the old man not to fall asleep again.

Ye Teng only listened absentmindedly, until he learned that Heifu had made "Changnanhou", that he suddenly became energetic and scolded:

"The old man has worked hard all his life, he has the merit of destroying Han, and he has to seal the customs until he dies, you are only in your early thirties, and you can be called a prince? Really, really......"

As he spoke, he coughed violently, and his voice was terrifying, like a dying struggle from a broken drum.

Heifu hurriedly stroked his back and said with a smile: "Although they are all Lunhou, the Hou of the woman is well deserved, and my Hou is the sweet jujube stuffed by His Majesty, so I have to promise two years of Pingyue, and the weight is far inferior to you......"

Ye Teng said: "It's okay, Weng's son-in-law is a marquis together, although it is not as good as the three generations of Wang Qian's ancestors and grandsons, but it is not bad." ”

At this time, he also remembered what to say to Heifu.

Ye Teng held Heifu's hand, and Heifu could feel that it was skinny and lifeless.

"I only have an only daughter, no son, and I don't want to give this title to those relatives, you let Fubo take Ye as the clan, this Gaoliang Marquis, I was a traitor in Korea, destroyed the mother country, and fought all my life in exchange, if it comes in time, it's a pity."

Hefu hesitated: "It's all right, it's just that this is not in accordance with the law, right?" ”

The order of inheritance in the Qin Dynasty was: sons, children, fathers, mothers, male homosexuality, female homosexuality, wife, eldest father, eldest mother, and co-birth children (nephews and nieces), and the priority was lowered. In the case of title succession, women are automatically skipped.

There is also a supplementary decree: "The deceased sons of the Marquis of Che and the Marquis of Lun and have children born with grandchildren shall be allowed to be heirs." "In the absence of children, the son of the brother may be the heir of the grandson or the step-brother, provided that the son of the brother is the successor......

Ye Teng has no son, his brothers have all died, and so on, even if he wants to succeed, it should be his brother's son's turn, there is no reason to let his grandson attack the lord, even if Heifu and the youngest son change his name to Ye Fubo.

Wait, why does it feel like I have changed my last name, and my name suddenly sounds better? No wonder so many protagonists are surnamed Ye!

Ye Teng smiled: "The law, what is the law?" The law is His Majesty's mood, why can Wang Qian's Marquis Wu Cheng directly skip Wang Ben and pass it to Wang Li? Is this legal? You should know who is the only person in the world who can change the law! ”

Indeed, Wang Qian's Marquis Wucheng should have been passed on to Wang Ben, but in order to highlight Wang's merits, Qin Shi Huang personally intervened, first promoted Wang Ben to the Marquis of Che, and then passed the throne of Wang Jian directly to Wang Li, only changing "Wucheng" to "Wucheng" and forcing Getun to surrender.

"This is the requirement of Wang Qian's death, I am the only minister who helped His Majesty destroy a country except for Wang's father and son, it is not too much to make such a request, right?"

Looking at Ye Teng's eyes, Heifu suddenly understood Ye Teng's intentions......

"The ...... of Women"

He was a little moved, Old Man Ye, an old conspirator, was dying, and he didn't want to do him a big favor!

"In the past, Wang Jian would kill 600,000 people, afraid that His Majesty would suspect him, before leaving, in addition to complaining that he had not been able to seal the marquis for many years, he also invited the Wang family to have a good field and a beautiful house, saying that he hoped that his descendants could send him to his body, His Majesty laughed, and then readily agreed......"

"After Wang Jian came out of the customs, he sent people back to Xianyang five times, asking His Majesty to give him good land again, others seemed to him to be greedy and insufficient, it was too much, however, His Majesty has always been suspicious, and the empty Qin State armor was specially commissioned to Wang Qian, and he invited Tian Zhai more in order to strengthen himself!"

"Wang Jian invited Tian Zigu, and now I invite my stepwife Weng Zhishi for my son, inheriting the position of Gaoliang Marquis, it is also self-reliant......"

does not comply with the law, but does not exceed the emperor's bottom line, this is the art of self-protection and self-defilement!

In that way, his family members, as well as the newly baked three-year-old marquis "Ye Fubo" in the future, will become a reassuring pill for Qin Shi Huang, and a guarantee for Heifu to develop in the south with peace of mind......

seems to be Ye Teng's selfishness, but in fact, it is full of the old man's good intentions.

Heifu bowed solemnly and nodded to Ye Teng: "From today on, Fubo is the grandson of the Ye family!" ”

"Okay, okay...... In this way, the old man has nothing to worry about. “

Ye Teng said so many words, and he was so tired that he closed his eyes and gasped with difficulty, Heifu thought that the old man was asleep again, so he could only wait for him to wake up and tell him the important words.

But soon, Ye Teng's voice sounded, as if in a dream.

"Do you understand that?"

……

Everyone is a black-bellied person, and the black man naturally knows what is going on: "What the woman said is 'a big fish in the sea'?" ”

Ye Teng didn't answer, it was a tacit acquiescence, and Heifu continued:

"Four years ago, before I left Xianyang and went to Jiaodong to take up my post, the words that the woman gave me were 'big fish in the sea'."

This is an allusion, Meng Weijun's father, Jingguo Jun Tianying, due to selfishness, prepared to strengthen the fiefdom of Xue County, so that its height could be comparable to Linzi, and he would be independent behind closed doors. The diners were dissuaded, Jing Guojun was furious, and it was strictly forbidden for the guests to talk about this matter again, and those who spoke were killed!

Only a bold doorman visited Tian Ying and only said three words to him: "Big fish in the sea!" Then he turned around and ran.

Tian Ying didn't know what he meant, so he could only promise to let him speak freely.

The doorman said: "Don't you hear the big fish in the sea? The net can't catch it, the hook can't catch it, and there are no natural predators in the sea, but once the big fish leaves the water, even the little ants can do whatever it wants. The country of Qi is like the water of the lord, you can weigh the world and salute with the princes, not because Xue Cheng is strong and has many armor, but because the monarch is Qi Xiang and has his back against the mountain. If Jun breaks with Qi and is no longer protected, even if the wall of Xue County is built as high as the sky, will it still be able to stop the 100,000 troops of Chu and Wei? ”

Tian Ying suddenly realized, so he stopped building Xue.

Hefu told the story of the big fish of the sea again, and said:

"I originally thought that what the woman meant was that I was like a fish in the sea, in Nanjun and Guanxi, I could rely on the Qin people, and I was deeply trusted by His Majesty and cooperated with my colleagues, so I could be like a fish in water and display my talents to the fullest."

"But when I go to Jiaodong, it is the farthest place from Xianyang. The head of the Qianqian has not been gathered, the people's hearts have not been decided, and the fields are full of heroes, and I seem to be near the sea, but in fact I am a fish that has come ashore. If you don't want to fall into the shallows and die in the shallows, and be swallowed by ants, you must invoke some talents and become siblings......"

"It's really a rotten wood, do I mean that?"

Ye Teng said angrily, his eyes still closed.

"Of course not."

Heifu smiled: "I later realized that the woman's real warning is that Qin is like the sea, I am like a fish, if I leave this vast water, I will be like a Tian Ying who has escaped from the Qi country, I can't survive, so the fish can't get out of the abyss!" ”

This is a dilemma that every high-ranking person cannot avoid.

Ye Teng is a smart person, he vaguely sensed something, and hoped that Heifu would abide by the responsibilities of Qin officials and not have messy thoughts just because he was far away from Xianyang.

This is Ye Teng's own experience, if there is no protection of the Qin Dynasty, he, and the entire family, will be torn to pieces by the relics of the Six Kingdoms, so he can only be loyal to the Qin Dynasty, and he dare not have a different heart - for Han Shou but betray Han, for Qin officials but betray Qin, he will be ruined and scolded for eternity!

Ye Teng thought that Heifu's situation was similar to him, and he must not go the wrong way!

The last thing he couldn't let go of before he died was Heifu's thoughts.

But he heard Heifu say: "This is true, but if the sea is about to boil, will the fish in it move and wait to be stewed into soup?" ”

Ye Teng opened his eyes abruptly and looked at Heifu in surprise.

"How can the sea be boiled when it's so big?"

Heifu gently fiddled with the lamp on the table: "The sea does not give up its water, so it can be big, but if it is cut off from the living water, and then cooked it on a fierce fire, there will always be a day when it boils, and the woman will feel it......"

It was obviously a cold and snowy day, but Heifu stretched out his hand and said, "This day, it's getting hotter and hotter!" “

Ye Teng was really sweating, the heat was rolling, how could he not know? But still don't give up:

"Can't you admonish and stop it? This is the duty of Qin officials! ”

Heifu was silent for a long time before he said, "The fish in the kettle are jumping and struggling, can they stop the fire?" The woman should know what is the source of the fire that boils this sea...... Gongzi Fusu, Mao Jiao, me, and even you, the woman, we have tried, and we can't stop. ”

He and Ye Teng both know what each other is, so at this moment, Heifu doesn't have to be an actor, he doesn't have to pretend to be a lonely minister, a mentor and a friend, a good official of the Qing Dynasty, and a cadre of the country......

He is just a middle-aged man who is hesitant when he stands at the fork in history, facing a choice that will affect his life, affect 30 million people, and will also affect the world for 2,000 years!

Is it to turn the tide, or to add fuel to the fire?

Okay, before opening your mouth and closing your mouth to save the people and save the world, save yourself first.

He said from the bottom of his heart: "I can't expect the fire to stop by itself, and I can't do it wholeheartedly, without the slightest selfishness, for several years, Heifu has been running around, making up for the country's leaks, being a dog for His Majesty, working hard and complaining, but he is really tired." I think, too, it's time to think about it for yourself......"

"That's it...... My life will not be long in the world, the next road, whether it is life or death, can only rely on you to walk, the old man is only glad that the ghost uncle has arrived outside the door, I don't have to see the day of boiling. ”

Ye Teng saw it and laughed.

All that remains, one last question.

"But what are you going to do, O Hauff? How to solve the dilemma of big fish in the sea? Fish, how to get out of the abyss? ”

"For others, it's almost impossible, but for me, it's not difficult."

Hefu approached, and in the ear of the old man, who was about to die, told him his answer:

"There is a fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun. Turned into a bird, its name is Peng! ”