PS: Yingdu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are not the same, and the Yingdu at this time should be Yanying, that is, the ruins of today's Yicheng Chu Imperial City, located in the upper reaches of the Han River, not Ji Ying in the Warring States Period (Jingzhou Jinan City Ruins). Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition, I would like to ask for a recommendation ticket!

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On the outskirts of Yingdu City, Ye Gong, Bai Gong, and the two county princes of Chu State took a car together, and they were high-sounding, and those who saw them avoided them one after another.

However, under the canopy, he was strongly invited by Wang Sunsheng to get into the car, but he was a little uncomfortable standing on the main seat.

Shen Zhuliang has never had a good impression of Wang Sunsheng, when Wang Sunsheng defected from the Zhao family into Chu, Zixi planned to take him in, Ye Gong once persuaded: "I heard that Sheng is cunning and troublesome, but as a Zhao minister, he betrayed the Zhao family, so Yin brought him in, I am afraid that it will cause harm to the Chu State!" ”

Zixi has always felt that he is ashamed of the crown prince's construction, loves the house and Wu, and also regards Wang Sunsheng as his own blood nephew, and tries his best to defend him, saying that he was loyal and brave when he was stationed in Lu Hun, and he did not lose his respect for the king of Chu......

Shen Zhuliang disagreed, and pointed out for a while that all this was because Wang Sunsheng was selfish!

However, Zixi's mind has been decided, Wang Sunsheng was accepted by him, and entrusted with military power, first became a doctor of the nest, and now because of the merit of recovering the lost land of Wu, he was promoted to the white duke, and the entire Anhui land has become his fiefdom, and its power is second only to Ye Gong who defended the city.

Although Bai Gong proved himself with his merits, Shen Zhuliang's opinion of him still did not change, both of them were noble people, so naturally they couldn't turn their faces in public and deny them, but in their words, there was also a bit of vigilance and distrust.

Bai Gongsheng was very interested in talking today, he pointed to the Yingcheng in front of him with great interest and said, "Ye Gong, please look at this city wall." “

The city wall of Yingdu was destroyed when the Wu army entered Yingdu twenty years ago, these are newly built in front of you, each wall is about four miles long, the city wall is made of earth, it is formed by tamping, the wall is tall and majestic. There are gates around the city wall, and the four corners are prominently protruding, but they are beacon towers. Like a turquoise ribbon, the Han River spreads from the northwest, floats outside the east wall, and is led in, becoming the moat of Yingdu.

Bai Gongsheng said with some complacency: "In the past, the Chu State used the traditional two-version wall method, which was time-consuming and laborious, I managed to find some craftsmen from the northern Zhao State, used the four-version city building method, built the city in Anhui, and recommended this method to Ling Yin, so that there is a new city wall in Yingdu, Ye Gong, you see, is it much stronger than before?" “

"Twenty years ago, I also came to Yingdu several times when I was young." Ye Gong didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Bai Gong's gourd, and he had been dealing with it lukewarmly.

"Twenty years is enough time to turn the world upside down."

Bai Gongsheng seemed to ignore the coldness in Ye Gong's words, turned his head, looked at the north, and said with palpitations: "You must know that those plate craftsmen are just ordinary people in the countryside, and they can't be compared with those great craftsmen in the Linzhang School Palace, who claim to be engineering. Zhao Hou has a Gongzheng under him, whose name is Gongyin, and he is the best among the craftsmen. Not only was he able to build ladders, catapults, ballistas and other offensive and defensive tools, but he also came up with the method of burning bricks to build the city wall, which was a little more advanced than the rammed earth version. ”

What's even more amazing is that it is said that the public transport team is also developing a strange thing, which looks like a sand-like powder, which is mixed with water to form a slurry, but it can harden in the air, fixing sand, stone and other materials together, as if they are naturally bonded together. This thing is called cement, and when I left the Zhao family a few years ago, the public transportation class was about to start experimenting with cement pavement in the Yecheng Palace, and I don't know if it was going to start to be popularized in the Zhao country. “

"Is there such a thing?" For this thing, Ye Gong had some interest, and couldn't help but imagine, if the cement was used in Fangcheng and strengthened it, wouldn't that Fangcheng be a fortress that would not fall?

However, Bai Gong sighed: "It's a pity that the core craftsmanship of the Zhao clan is secret, and outsiders don't know how to make it, otherwise, it can be used by my Jing Chu......"

After entering Yingdu, the curfew had not yet arrived, and the carriage passed through the bustling crowd, and the people avoided it one after another. Bai Gongsheng also pointed to the goods of the vendors in the east and west markets, but the theme is inseparable from the advanced nature of the crafts and customs of the Zhao State such as paper and porcelain, as well as the impact of these things on the Chu State.

"Paper can replace slips and silk books, and I don't know how much silk and the labor of making bamboo slips are saved; The porcelain is also good, it is deeply loved by the Chu people, and the four-wheeled carriage has become a must-have thing for the nobles of the Chu State. It can be seen that Zhao Guo's things are good. By the way, there is also iron, whether it is iron farming tools or iron weapons, which are extremely popular with princes. Does Ye Gong think the same way? I heard that you are in Wancheng, and you also follow the example of Zhao Guo, prosper the iron industry, and cast weapons, so that the people around you praised: Wanju iron spear, miserable as a bee fly......"

"Thanks to Wanye, there are several large iron mines." Ye Gong was also not modest, but he still emphasized: "Iron smelting, this is not something that Zhao Guo has always had, but it was developed by Ou Yezi, the swordsman of Chu State, and it was obtained by Zhao State. Although Wan Tie is not as good as Zhao Tie, and the forging is not satisfactory, as long as the craftsmen of the Chu State are good at studying, they will be able to catch up with the Zhao State sooner or later! “

Bai Gongsheng laughed: "I also believe that the iron smelting of the Chu State can catch up with the Zhao State, and there are still more smelting and casting craftsmen in the Chu State, and the rest of the means of making paper and porcelain are no longer a great secret, as long as I think about it a little, or spend a lot of money to ask the craftsmen of Zhao to enter Chu, I can also imitate one or two." ”

But then he suddenly lowered his tone: "But in some aspects, the Zhao State has left the princes too far!" “

Shen Zhuliang couldn't help but say, "What does Bai Gong mean?" “

"That's the law of Zhao Kingdom!" Bai Gongsheng became serious and said, "Although I followed the example of the warriors of the Zhao State in Anhui, I established a new army of 3,000 people, called the Chu warriors. But gradually found that if there was no supporting law as a yardstick for the nobles and the common people, it would be useless to have no soldiers. Ye Gong, I heard that you also respect the rule of law in the land of Wanye, oppose the father as the son hidden, you should also be a good law-abiding person, the Chu State is now in great need of a law change, does Ye Gong agree with this? “

Ye Gong once had a discussion with Confucius about the rule of law or etiquette, and this matter was widely spread along with the story of "Ye Gong is a good dragon", and it is not surprising that Bai Gong knew.

In this way, Bai Gong's intention could not be more obvious, he was testing Ye Gong, wanting to ask him to put pressure on Yingdu and make some changes in the Chu State......

"Chu State, there are some changes that need to be made...... But as for how to change, we have to discuss it with Ling Yin and Sima. Ye Gong seemed to agree, but in fact reserved his opinion, and at the same time reminded Bai Gong, don't forget their identities, just two county dukes, the head of the Chu State, are still Zixi and Ziji!

Bai Gong also realized that he had lost his words, and said with a smile: "Naturally, the king and the two uncles should know." ”

While speaking, the two had arrived at the palace of the Chu State, two rows of tall catalpa trees stood on both sides of the avenue outside the palace, and the two county dukes consciously got off the carriage and walked into the palace gate.

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The main palace of Chu is called "Yunmengtai", although it is not as gorgeous and towering as Zhanghuatai, but it is more majestic and impressive. At this time, it was spring, and in the courtyard of the palace garden, the stream made a beautiful sound, the breeze in the sun shook the grass, and the clumps of pandan spread fragrance. After the renovation, the high hall and deep houses are stacked on top of each other, several layers of railings enclose the Xuan corridor, and the doors of each palace room are painted with the crimson that the Chu people love after being carved out.

Ye Gong and Bai Gong stared intently, and entered the main hall through the palace, but saw that the smooth stone room was decorated with green feathers, and the wall was hung with jade hooks bending and crystalline, with red bricks bearing dust on the top and pu mats laid out below. In addition to the young Chu King Xiong Zhang sitting on the main seat, there are also Chu State Ling Yin Zixi, Sima Ziqi, Right Yin Wang Sun Xuan, Yun Gong Douxin, Le Yin Zhongjian, and pedestrian Wang Sun Yu sitting on both sides.

Shen Zhuliang and Wang Sunsheng bowed down from afar, met the queen of Chu, and greeted the rest of the ministers of Chu.

Ling Yin Zixi is already old, and his dark hair in the past is now a little gray, but when he saw that Ye Gong and Bai Gong, who had been "discordant", entered together, he was happy, so he smiled and greeted them almost, and then said: "Today, on the order of the king, all the ministers and county dukes are summoned to Ying, one is to celebrate the return of the national capital, and the other is to discuss, last month, Zhao held an alliance meeting in Huangchi, at which the Son of Heaven sent a letter to the uncle, Zhao Hou has been the lord of the Central Plains, he not only wantonly divided the territory of the princes, but also put pressure on the Chu State demonstration, Intending to manipulate Chen Cai and compete with Chu for Huaishui vassalage, should Chu deal with it now? ”

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Sima Ziqi, the two nodded, and Zixi continued: "What do you county magistrates think, just say it." ”

"It's better than a word!" As soon as the words ended, someone stood up and asked to speak, it was Wang Sunsheng who was evaluated by Sima Ziqi as "eager for quick success", two years ago, he mainly took advantage of Zhao Guo did not gain a firm foothold in Huaishui, hit his twilight return, and for more than a year, he repeatedly wrote to ask for support for Qi State, and Hugh wanted to let Zhao Guo Kuang Central Plains.

Now that he has spoken first, he is probably going to fight again.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Sun Sheng saluted the King of Chu and everyone in the palace, he said: "Sheng thinks that it is really unwise to have a bad relationship with Zhao State at this time, Chu State, I'm afraid you have to give up Chen Cai!" ”