Xu Gao replied affirmatively: "As long as I explain to him, Wu Jing will definitely listen to me, Mr. Su rest assured, I am deeply favored by Mr. Da, I really don't want to go, you just listen to me, and let Xu Gao feel at ease." ”

Su Qin listened to what Xu Gao said, and knew that he was indeed sincere, and if he refused again, it would be unkind, so Su Qin agreed to Xu Gao. They agreed that ten days later, Xu Gao would send Wu Jing to drive the carriage to pick up Su Qin, and then they would go on the road together.

Su Qin and Xu Gao drank and chatted for more than an hour, he got up to say goodbye, Xu Gao knew that he had something to do, and he didn't keep much, he asked Wu Jing to drive Su Qin home in a carriage.

As soon as Su Qin's carriage arrived at the mouth of the alley, he found that an old man was hobbling deep into the alley, because the alley was narrow, the carriage was blocked by the old man, and he couldn't pass it, so he could only follow the old man and move forward slowly.

Su Qin found that the speed of the carriage had slowed down, which was a little strange, and he lifted the curtain to look out, and he was surprised to see the old man. That old man was his father.

Su Qin hurriedly ordered Wu Jing to stop the carriage, jumped out of the carriage in one step, rushed to the front of Su's father, supported him, and said distressedly: "Why don't you tell us in advance, we can also pick you up." Look, you're tired. ”

Father Su had been on the road for a long time, and his body was indeed a little unbearable, he looked at Su Qin and gasped for breath. said: "You have been gone for a few months, I have never seen you, I miss my grandson, I also miss my son, I have long planned to come and see you, but this body is not in charge, and I don't dare to come out and walk around casually." ”

When Su Qin heard this, he felt very guilty, since he moved out of the house last time, he had only returned to the Su family's compound three or four times, mainly to visit his father during the New Year's holidays, and the time he stayed was very short each time. Since the last time I went back to the Dragon Boat Festival, I haven't been back until now.

Su Qin hurriedly apologized to his father, asking him to forgive himself and a pair of children for not fulfilling their filial piety, and it was not even appropriate for the old man to worry.

Father Su said: "Don't go to your heart, you all have your own things to do, I can understand this truth, how can I pull you back." I have a particularly important thing to do this time. ”

Su Qin was very surprised, he let out an "oh", and hurriedly asked Father Su: "I don't know what is so urgent, let your old man come out for a trip in person?" ”

Father Su's expression suddenly became very respectful and pious, and he said, "This morning, Zhou Tianzi sent someone to my house to announce your entry into the palace for an audience. I don't know what urgency the Son of Heaven has? ”

Father Su took a breath and continued: "I said that you live elsewhere, and the messenger of the decree ordered me to find you quickly and let you enter the palace immediately. That's why I'm fighting this old bone to come out and report to you. ”

Su Qin heard his father say that Zhou Tianzi actually wanted to meet him, he felt very strange, he had nothing to do with him, he saw what he was doing, could it be that his little fame outside made him interested, and he wanted to hear his analysis of the general trend of the world?

Thinking of this, Su Qin felt a little proud in his heart, and felt that his efforts had finally gained a little. I thought to myself: "If we can persuade Zhou Tianzi to adopt the strategy of uniting the eastern princes, it will not be a good thing for the Zhou family, and it will also ensure the peace of the Zhou family for decades." ”

Su Qin then sent his father to his residence and asked him to see his two grandchildren and reunite with his relatives. Then, Su Qin hurriedly came out of his residence, and he instructed Wu Jing, who was sending him back: "I want to go to the palace, you can give me a trip." ”

When Wu Jing came out, Xu Gao had already simply announced to him that he wanted him to follow and serve Su Qin's instructions, so he also obeyed his master's instructions and obeyed Su Qin's orders. The two then rode in a carriage to the palace of King Zhou.

Zhou Tianzi has the heart to expand, but it is difficult for the royal family to survive, where is the floating wealth used for the construction of the palace. Therefore, compared with the Xianyang Palace of the monarch of the Qin State, the palace of Zhou Tianzi is only half the size of the family.

Su Qin came to the front of the palace, thought about it, and decided to take the back door of the palace, because the front door of the palace is generally used for court meetings and ceremonies, and it is more appropriate to go through the back door for the audience on weekdays.

Wu Jing drove the carriage to the north of the palace, across the moat, he stopped the carriage, and the remaining dozens of zhang roads were guarded by palace guards, and Su Qin needed to walk to clear the customs.

Because Su Qin was not sure whether he could see Zhou Tianzi that day, he asked Wu Jing to wait for him outside, it was possible that he would come out of the palace soon, and then he would have to trouble Wu Jing to send him home again.

Su Qin left Wu Jing outside the moat to wait, got out of the car and walked towards the back door of the palace alone. He was about to go up the drawbridge of the moat when he was stopped by the palace guards. Su Qin didn't have the pass token of the palace at hand, and he didn't have the people in the palace to lead him, so he could only rely on his three-inch tongue to explain vigorously.

The guards didn't pay attention to Su Qin at first, they stood there indifferently, listening to Su Qin's words, but there was no reaction. Wu Jing saw that Su Qin was there and no one cared about him, and he remembered what his master Xu Gao often said: "Money can make ghosts grind." Wu Jing thought that this matter was also simple, shouldn't he just give the guards a little benefit!

Wu Jing saw Su Qin standing awkwardly outside the drawbridge, so he took out a string of money, bolted the carriage to the weeping willow tree by the moat, and walked towards the drawbridge. Wu Jing handed the money to Su Qin and gave him a look. Su Qin immediately understood, he took the money string, blocked it with the sleeve of his robe, and put it in the hands of the guard.

The guards finally understood Su Qin's intentions this time, and they asked Su Qin to cross the drawbridge and wait outside the north gate, and then a guard entered the palace through the side door and went to report to the upper part of the palace.

After half an hour, a eunuch came out of the palace, wearing a square crown and holding a bamboo token, and shouted to Su Qin: "The Son of Heaven announced that Su Qin entered the palace to see him, and Su Qin immediately followed me." ”

Su Qin saw that the eunuch's eyes were always looking up, his head was raised high, and he didn't even look at himself, and felt that the eunuch in the palace was too arrogant and pretentious.

Su Qin thought they were funny in his heart, but on the surface, he remained silent and followed the arrogant eunuch into the palace. Wu Jing watched Su Qin enter the palace, and then returned to the carriage with confidence and continued to wait there.

After Su Qin saw that after entering the palace, he saw that there was a corridor more than one zhang wide leading straight to the south, and on both sides of the corridor were imperial gardens, some hundred-year-old trees with deep roots and thick leaves, and the branches were swaying. A few chrysanthemums are still blooming beautifully, and the Imperial Garden, although not very large, is also very delicate.