Chapter 13: Childe Himeko

"It is rumored that the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the ritual music system was prevalent, was quite beautiful, and it was almost possible to close the door at night and leave no stone behind, and draw the ground as a prison. There is no greed, no evil, no mutual harm in society, once someone breaks the law, there is no need to punish, as long as you draw a circle on the ground, that person will stand in it and blame himself. There is even a legend that Confucius traveled around the world, and one day he saw a farmer dressed in filial piety clothes, singing loudly and working in geography. Confucius walked over and asked wonderingly, look at you like this, the old man has just died, why are you still so happy? The farmer said that I had done all three major things in my life very successfully: I sat down to marry a wife and have children, my wife was virtuous and my children were kind, second, I raised my children to adulthood, and third, I supported my parents and buried them very decently. When the old man died, it was providence. I've done everything I should do in life, not only do I have no guilt, but now I can say that I don't have any burden, do you think I shouldn't be happy...... Although these legends are not so credible because there is no accurate historical evidence to support them, they show the charm of the ritual music system from one side. "The young Meng Yi has nothing to do recently, but he has read a lot of pre-Qin classics, so he is dissatisfied with Li Si's wanton slander of Confucianism.

"Confucianism is best to talk about politics, lobby and lecture, and no one in the world can match it. But if you want to go out to fight, you don't know anything, and Confucianism doesn't pay attention to farming, but blindly attaches importance to moral cultivation, how can you dominate the world? Langguan Li Si said disapprerovingly.

"The Legalist doctrine is indeed the most suitable for the current national conditions of the Qin State, but the extremes of things must be opposed, the law is too strict, and sooner or later it will be cocooned!" The young Meng Yi thought to himself: Anyway, if you have nothing to do, why don't you discuss it together, if you can affect Yingzheng in the slightest, maybe you can alleviate the pain of the Chinese nation.

"Hey, you all digress, this prince knows the lesson of the fall of the Zhou Dynasty." Prince Yingzheng immediately eased the heated argument and changed the topic, "I heard that Ji Guang, the prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, is missing, what do you think of this person?" ”

"Ji Guang, the son of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, heard that he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, his martial arts are strong, and he also learns the art of war, and he is a rare genius in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Ji clan for hundreds of years." The young Meng Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "But the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has already reached the end of its rope, even if there is such a brilliant son, it can't save the building from falling down!" ”

"However, the whereabouts of Ji Guang, the son of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, are unknown after the city is broken, I think it is better to cut the grass and eradicate the roots to get rid of future troubles!" Li Si, a Lang official who was born in a Legalist, naturally paid the most attention to reality, and strived to punish the law harshly, and treat all enemies who dared to confront the Qin State.

"The world is so big, how to find a person who is bent on hiding in the vast territory of thousands of miles and the vast sea of people? Besides, if the six countries are not peaceful, how can it be possible to spend one's mind on a person who has lost a country? "The crown prince is very pragmatic, "You might as well think about it, how to participate in the government for this prince?" After the deed is done, there will be great thanks! ”

"Don't worry, the prince of Cheng Jiao and his relatives surnamed Mi are no longer worried, but the prince has just been canonized, and he is young, I'm afraid it's not realistic to participate in politics?" Of course, Langguan Li Si is optimistic about the crown prince Yingzheng with the support of Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei, but he is soft-spoken, and Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei definitely does not agree to someone to divide power.

"The prince is too anxious, he should first cultivate virtue, be filial to his parents and elders, and win a good reputation. Secondly, he studied learning, especially Legalism, to cater to the military and political trend of the Qin State. The young Meng Yi also did not approve of blindly expanding his power.

"In this case, Prince Ben will have to rely more on Mr. Li." Although the crown prince Yingzheng is young, the domineering spirit has been highlighted, "From today on, Li Si is the middle scholar of this prince." ”

She people began in the pre-Qin period, and were originally close to the monarch and the crown prince, and were responsible for the official position of recording the emperor's words and deeds in ancient times.

"Thank you, Prince!" Li Si was overjoyed, thinking that he had not obtained the consent of Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei in advance, but compared to Lu Buwei, he would not make trouble with the crown prince for a petty official. As for the prince's succession to the throne in the future, Li Si, who is close to the prince's subordinate officials, will naturally rise.

Although the young Meng Yi did not receive any reward, he was also very happy, the more stable the position of the crown prince Yingzheng, the more difficult it was to realize the conspiracy of the Dragon Slayer.

It's just that I've traveled for so long, why is there still no news of the Dragon Slayer? Could it be that this terrorist hiccups in advance?

As soon as he returned to Mengfu, the young Meng Yi received information from the black-clothed guard. The branch of Xianyang Black Guards is located in the "Dongjia Racecourse" opposite the Mongolian Mansion, and the person in charge of the horse merchant is the chief housekeeper of the Mongolian Mansion, Fu Bo. Fu Bonian is about forty years old, nearly one meter eight tall, fat body, big hands and feet, big head, big eyes, big nose, big mouth, all big together, the whole person looks like a fleshy, smiling Maitreya Buddha! It's really a person who lives up to his name, and it's so "blessed"!

"Young master, a new horse has arrived, do you want to take a look?" Fu Bo said the code, and at the same time he looked smiling, which was completely different from the traditional and strict old Qin people.

"Well, I'll want to see it right away." The young Meng Yi found a reason and walked towards the opposite "Dongjia Racecourse".

Although the black-clothed guard was established not long ago, he accidentally discovered the whereabouts of Ji Guang, the son of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and what is even more surprising is that Ji Guang, the son of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, is inextricably linked to the Killing Society.

The Lore Society is a group of killers who have secretly risen in the past decade, and they are only for money, regardless of the reason. Because they had never missed in all these years, it is very likely that the last assassination attempt would have prompted them to continue the assassination operation. It's just that since Ying Zheng returned to the palace, all aspects of the guard are very tight, and presumably the lore club has not found a suitable time.

The young Meng Yi instantly felt that his head was big, he had just helped Yingzheng solve the position of the crown prince, and he didn't think about beware of the assassin's assassination! The number of times the crown prince Yingzheng left the palace has increased significantly, which is a necessary process for the training of princes. The Qin State is a martial country, but it will not raise the children of the clan in the deep palace, otherwise how can it serve the public without military merits?

The young Meng Yi immediately ran to Tianji Pavilion's branch in Xianyang, "Qin Feng Building", but fortunately, he easily met Mrs. Dong, the owner of Tianji Pavilion.

"Madame must already know the relationship between Ji Guang, the prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Lore Society, I don't know what arrangements the Tianji Pavilion will have?" The young man Meng Yi asked straight to the point.

"Ji Guang, the prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Qin State have a great national hatred, and it is not surprising that they have something to do with the lore meeting, Tianji Pavilion is only responsible for intelligence collection, and the rest of the things are not taken care of." Mrs. Dong, the owner of Tianji Pavilion, did not accept the offer, but instead played "Tai Chi Push and Pull".

"Didn't you say that there were 6,000 eyes and ears and 60,000 answers? Does Tianji Pavilion want to stay out of the matter? "The young Meng Yi has the prince Yingzheng as his backer, and the descendants of the Meng family, so he began to speak hard.

"Six thousand ears and eyes, sixty thousand, should be scattered among the great six kingdoms, and hundreds of cities should be averaged, how many men can be distributed to each one?" Mrs. Dong, the owner of Tianji Pavilion, was not angry when she saw this, and told her bluntly.

"What? Madame is really a master of negotiation! The young Meng Yi suddenly looked like a defeated rooster, and asked with a purple face, "But if the Tianji Pavilion is not lethal, I'm afraid it won't have the ability to protect itself, right?" ”

"Of course, if you want to eradicate the Lore Club, it's not that easy. As things stand, it won't be possible even if we do our best. The reason why the Lore Club was able to be so arrogant was actually relying on the covert support of the magnates of the Six Kingdoms. If you want to deal with the Lore Society, only by sweeping away the Six Kingdoms can you shake its roots, otherwise that group of killers is endless, do you understand? "Mrs. Dong, the head of the Tianji Pavilion, pointed out the root of the problem.

"Tianji Pavilion can always find out the specific number of killers and the approximate time of the action this time." The young Meng Yi could only accept it when he saw it.

"Okay, you can go back and wait for news." Mrs. Dong, the owner of Tianji Pavilion, directly pointed out the send-off.

The young Meng Yi had just come out of the racecourse, and a red figure flashed in front of him. After a few days, Dong Rou, a girl who was only sixteen years old, had a plump figure, with a delicate goose egg face and a pair of charming eyes. Her beautiful eyes seem to be as seductive as speaking, clear as autumn water, adding to the charm. There was a shy smile on the corner of his mouth, and his face was radiant.

"Boy, did you leak my whereabouts? Why has Prince Yingzheng been able to block Miss Ben recently? The girl Dong Rou looked angry, and it was clear that it was the work of Xingshi to ask for guilt.

"Wronged, the prince wants to come to practice horseback archery, I can only choose the nearest Dongjia horse farm." The young Meng Yi immediately cried out bitterly.

"Did you say the prince wanted to pursue me?" The girl Dong Rou had a shy expression at the beginning of her love, and her hands were twisted and she didn't know where to put it.

"Possibly, but what do you think?" Of course, the young Meng Yi knew that Prince Yingzheng transferred his love for "Su'er" to Dong Rou, but he thought: How can these words be clarified? Do you tell Dong Rou that your eldest lady is a substitute?

"He dreamed! A little kid whose hair hasn't grown up yet, and still wants to fall in love? The girl Dong Rou looked like she was not afraid of the prince's identity at all, "But the prince invisibly scared away other suitors, after all, in the entire Qin country, who would dare to rob the prince's sweetheart?" ”

"Oh, I see." The young Meng Yi scratched his ears and cheeks, tried his best, and finally could only burst out with a sentence, "I don't know what to do?" ”

"Hmph, I think you want to befriend the prince, so you want to take Miss Ben as a meeting gift!" The girl Dong Rou lost her temper inexplicably, turned around and rode away.

"Oh my God, is this eldest lady taking a fancy to my eldest brother Meng Tian? No, my eldest brother was born a wood! Young Meng Yi suddenly had a thought, and even he himself was startled.

Meng Yi, a young man who returned home, thought about it, and ruthlessly pulled his eldest brother Meng Tian to run to a corner where no one was.

"Big brother, do you have a crush on Miss Dong?" The young man Meng Yi asked very seriously.