Chapter 30: On the Road

"Zhao Shu * The Biography of King Zhao Wuzhao" contains: In March of the second year of King Zhao Xiaocheng, King Wuzhao went to Qin as a hostage.

In the Warring States Period, proton was obviously a consumable, and there were few princes and nobles who could return to their homeland alive, and those who rarely returned to their homeland were often absent from their homeland all year round, and they had no strength in their homeland, and finally spent their lives gloomily and no one cared about them. As a result, there is a consensus in the upper echelons of society: no matter who he is, once he is hostaged, his political career will be completely ended.

Handan, Cuiweixuan, a mysterious shop newly opened in the downtown recently. It is rumored in the city of Handan that this shop is closed during the day and opened at night, and the people who come and go are either high-ranking officials and magnates, or wealthy businessmen, or heroic and wise men, or giant thieves, in short, they are all extraordinary people, and in that, nothing is not tradable.

"Knock knock", Zhao Jie slowly walked to the front of a closed house in the downtown area, and knocked on the heavy wooden door gently. After a while, a crack appeared in the wooden door, and a young man poked his head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Zhao Jie raised his hand and showed a piece of green dragon-shaped jade, and then said approachably: "Take me to meet your principal." ”

As soon as the young man saw the dragon-shaped jade, he immediately said: "Unknown husband and gentleman, a little slack, please forgive me!" Then the young man opened the door of the house, allowing Zhao Jie to enter the mysterious room, and then closed the door cautiously.

"Please come with me." The young man continued to speak in a deep voice, and Zhao Jie followed the young man into the basement without doubt.

Walking into the basement, the first thing I saw was dozens of young people of fifteen or sixteen years old writing books. On the right hand side of the teenagers, the vast sea of bamboo slips on the huge bookshelf is slowly decreasing, while on their left, stacks of paper are slowly piling up.

After a dozen steps, there is another scene, nearly 100 towering triangular bookshelves stand in the gloom, and the few books on them are all paper, giving people an eerie feeling.

A dozen or so steps will reveal a hall with an open door. Looking in from the door, I saw that the wide hall was divided into two halves by a long wooden table, and there was a plaque hanging on the innermost wall, with three large gilded characters on it.

After walking a dozen steps, I came to the end, and more than a dozen bedrooms appeared in front of me. The young man stepped forward and knocked on the door in the middle.

"Who is it? Didn't I tell you not to disturb me? An impatient voice came from inside the room.

"Brother Zhao, a distinguished guest is here." The young man turned his head to look at Zhao Jie, and then said embarrassedly.

"Distinguished guests? It doesn't matter what kind of bullshit identity he is, in my Cuiweixuan, everyone is treated equally! I said that if it's not open during the day, it won't be open, and you give him out for me. There were a few lazy shouts from inside the room.

"Are you really going to send me away?" Without waiting for the young man to reply, Zhao Jie opened his mouth and said loudly. In an instant, there were some chaotic sounds in the room, including the creaking of wooden beds, the swishing of clothes, and the sound of walking footsteps. After a while, the door opened, and a man in his twenties walked out.

"Zhao Yutian, you've been doing well lately!" Zhao Jie joked with a smile: "After leaving the Prince's Mansion, I started to wander the wreckage, isn't this too good!" ”

"Ugh! Your Highness, why are you here? Zhao Yutian said with a smile: "I didn't let anyone inform me, the hospitality was not good, sorry!" ”

"It doesn't matter, Lone doesn't care too much about these etiquette." Zhao Jie paused, and then continued: "There are some things I want you to do this time!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too polite, if you have anything, just order it directly! I will do my best. Zhao Yutian replied solemnly.

"Help me deliver this letter to Zhao Wei, the commander of Chu's internal defense." Zhao Jie smiled and took out a paper letter, and then solemnly ordered: "You must deliver this letter, it will be the most important thing for you in the next month!" ””

"Don't worry, I will do my best to complete it!" Zhao Yutian said respectfully.

"By the way, there's one more thing!" Zhao Jie continued: "In a few months, Gu may be away from Handan for a long time. After I leave, it will be more inconvenient to contact each other, so I will give the jade pendant to a woman. From now on, as long as I am away, you will listen to her, and you will not disobey her in the slightest.

"Honorable Order!" Zhao Yutian replied solemnly

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March is the spring of March, the season of red and willow green. Everything is revived, showing a beautiful scene of vitality. The air is filled with the scent of soil and grass, and the path by the moat is dotted with dots of green dotted with green dots. The weeping willow shook its beautiful green braids and reflected them in the clear water, and a few willow branches hung down to the water, and the breeze blew through them, drawing ripples. It was in this wonderful season that outside Handan, Zhao Jie had to leave Handan under the watchful eye of all people.

In the week before leaving Handan, Zhao Jie had exhausted the money in the treasury of the Prince's Mansion. Poor families inside and outside Handan, small merchants in urgent need of capital turnover, craftsmen willing to open shops, orphans eager for knowledge and other low-level people have more or less received gifts from Zhao Jie. It stands to reason that this is a blatant act of municipal favor, which has always been guarded and feared by the ruling class, and if discovered, it will be banned. But during the week, Zhao Jie's actions were not hindered in the slightest, as if the entire imperial court had not found out.

"Looks like everyone thinks I'll never come back!" Zhao Jie thought so.

Time passed slowly like flowing water, and the day agreed with Qin State to send the pledge had finally arrived, and Zhao Jie's motorcade slowly drove out of the palace and out of the palace gate.

Since ancient times, the land of the East has nurtured groups of industrious and simple people. At this moment, the people who were favored by Zhao Jie were waiting for Zhao Jie's arrival on the avenue outside the palace gate with their families.

When Zhao Jie's carriage appeared in front of everyone's eyes, everyone knelt down and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is immortal, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a smooth journey." ”

Seeing this situation, Zhao Jie couldn't help but leave a tear of excitement, he glanced back at Handan Palace, and silently thought in his heart: "I will come back."

At the same time, on the wall of the palace gate, Tian Dan looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but say to the guards around him with a gloomy expression: "The old man has been all his life, and he has been decisive, but this time, I don't know whether it is right or wrong in my heart, is it really old and indecisive?" ”

The guard was puzzled and did not answer, so Tian Dan stopped talking. In this way, Tian Dan kept staring at Zhao Jie's convoy.