Chapter 367: Vicissitudes of Life
Under Su Qin's questioning, Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian couldn't bear it, he could only lose the car to protect the handsome, and first relieve himself of his responsibility. Ji Bian said: "In my court, it was true that the minister spoke ill of you to me at that time, and he was Lu Tong. ”
Ji Bian's voice became smaller and quieter, and at the end of the day, he was almost like a mosquito, and he was still a little ashamed, because at the critical moment, he had to give up the favored ministers who were very close to him.
Ji Bian said as he pointed to Lu Tong behind him. Su Qin grabbed Ji Bian's words and scolded: "My Tao is for no reason, how can I let Zhou Tianzi be my enemy." It turned out that it was Lu Tong, the minister, who was making trouble of it. ”
Su Qin then ordered loudly: "Come on, tie up Lu Tong for me." Ning Jun, Yan Sui and other tiger generals behind Su Qin rushed up with the guards, pushed Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian aside unceremoniously, and arrested and bound Lu Tong three times and five by two.
When Lu Tong saw the majestic soldiers rushing towards him, his legs were already trembling with fright, he originally hoped that Yu Jibian could protect him, and no matter how bad he was, he could say a few good words for himself. However, the development of events is in the opposite direction.
The dignified Zhou Tianzi, the nominal ruler of the world, actually laid a soft egg in front of the powerful Su Qin, not only did not dare to protect his close ministers, but also fell into the well, in order to clear his name. It's really a strange thing, who would have expected the change of the world to be such a drama.
Lu Tong saw that Ji Bian was pushed aside by Ning Jun and the others like a mustard, and thought: "The big tree that I have been relying on has fallen, and the tree has fallen and scattered, so let's run for our lives." ”
Lu Tong was in a hurry and shouted: "Prime Minister Su spared his life, the minister is really wronged." He pointed to Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian and said: "Ji Bian accepted bribes from the people of Qin, so he designed to trick you into the palace and calculated against you." I was also forced to join him out of necessity. ”
Lu Tong was in a hurry, and he no longer called Ji Bian the Son of Heaven, but called him by his name, which shows that the so-called "Son of Heaven" in his mind is also a nominal fool. Su Qin listened to Lu Tong's words, sneered, and thought, "You still need to say this, I have already seen it." ”
Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian was worried that Lu Tong had betrayed him, so he scolded viciously: "You traitorous villain, you keep slandering the widow. Back then, because Prime Minister Su exposed your deception, you didn't deceive Xu Gao's huge family property, and you held a grudge against him, and tried your best to get the widow to attack Prime Minister Su. ”
Su Qin listened to Zhou Tianzi scolding his former favorite retainer and today's enemy Lu Tong, and secretly laughed in his heart that they were really dog-eat-dog, a pair of shameless people. He didn't care how the two of them defended themselves, and issued an order to Ning Jun and the others: "Escort Lu Tong and wait for disposal." Let's go into Luoyang City. ”
Su Qin did not continue to blame Ji Bian, he was relieved at this time, in order to please Su Qin, Ji Bian invited again: "I have prepared a dinner party for you in the palace, if Prime Minister Meng Su does not give up, it is better to come to my palace today." ”
Su Qin nodded, he also wanted to sell face to Zhou Tianzi, so that he felt that he was still in the same front as him, so that he could at least get Zhou Tianzi's support for the Hezong Alliance on the surface.
Therefore, Su Qin said: "You have repeatedly and sincerely invited, and I will not agree again, it is very inappropriate." Then I will be respectful and obey my orders, and go with you to the palace for a feast. ”
Su Qin then arranged for the South Korean army to be camped outside Luoyang City to strengthen his prestige. Then let Zhou Tianzi personally lead the way in front, and he drove into Luoyang City with more than 2,000 entourages of the Six Nations Mission.
At this time, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and the people in Luoyang City should have closed the courtyard gate, eat some dinner, and then go to bed. However, when Su Qin's motorcade walked on the streets of Luoyang, he could see crowds gathered at the gates of many people's houses.
They whispered in the dim light as they watched the huge lineup of missions. Su Qin occasionally saw the situation outside the carriage from the thin cracks in the curtain of the carriage, and felt a complex feeling of both joy and sigh.
I am happy that the spring breeze has returned to my hometown proudly, and I can see my relatives who are concerned day and night, and my old father and Su Xi, Su Dai and other brothers no longer have to worry about their future, they will be sincerely pleased and proud of their achievements. Returning to the hometown with wealth, who is not excited, overjoyed!
What he lamented was the comparison between the past and the present, as if there was a world of difference. He is still the son of a businessman who has great ambitions, persists in struggle, but abandons his family, but in the past, she was an outcast, but today she has become the most enviable object in Luoyang and even the world. In just two or three years, the identity has changed dramatically.
Su Qin couldn't help but think: "What if in my life, I will never be able to open the situation and die in a foreign country?" People will definitely say that this is a madman who does not know the height of the sky, isn't it a big laughing stock for the ages? ”
"What if you are content with the status quo, honestly do the leather business in Luoyang, never set foot in current affairs all your life, and only be a small person in the market who runs for three meals a day? It's just a muddled life, reluctantly engaged in a very boring business of buying and selling. ”
There are thousands of paths that can be chosen in a person's life, but each person can only have one choice, and the one he chooses is undoubtedly the most daring, adventurous, resistant and difficult. How many setbacks and tribulations have we gone through to get to where we are today!
In the dark, the eyes of heaven seem to be observing everyone's thoughts, desires and passions, watching everyone's efforts, calls and actions, however, people's lives can not be put at the mercy of the hand of fate, some people succeed, some people fail, and more people retreat.
Those who can stand at the head of the tide are always very individual lucky people, and there is no shortage of unknown strugglers in the world, who can see their wishes and dedication!
Just like Zhang Yi at this moment, he and his wife Yao Yue sat in another carriage behind Su Qin, silently looking at the success of their senior brother Su Qin, feeling that it was more about making people.
However, Zhang Yi will not lose confidence because of a temporary setback, it is undoubtedly a coward's doing, facing difficulties, even if he is broken, he has to fight for it once, and live vigorously for it. He can't predict whether the road ahead will be light or dark, but he must not lose the courage to move forward!
Su Qin and Zhang Yi were both full of thoughts, and their moods fluctuated. Su Qin's convoy followed Ji Bian's lead and came to the palace of Luoyang Zhou. The dignified son of heaven, personally leading for a citizen, the people in Luoyang City who saw this scene were extremely shocked, but everyone understood: This is the true portrayal of the subversive changes in strength and power.
Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian was bent on winning over Su Qin, so he gave him special treatment, and the two walked straight from the south gate of the Luoyang Palace side by side and entered the palace.
Su Qin recalled that he used money to dredge up the relationship from the back door of the palace, followed a eunuch, and entered the palace like a thief to see Zhou Tianzi. Since Zhou Tianzi let himself go through the front door, he would never enter through the side door.
If Wei Wei can see this scene at this time, I don't know what to think, three years ago, Wei Wei led the troops to attack the Yiqu, returned to Xianyang victoriously, and was also promoted by Qin Jun Yingsi, and entered the palace from the main gate of Xianyang Palace, however, Wei Wei was soon persecuted because of his high merits.
Su Qin didn't expect Wei Wei's incident, but he didn't care about repeating it. These noble princes in the past, thinking that the world was all out of their own hands, did whatever they wanted, and the children of the common people could only look up to them and let others slaughter them, and today, as a commoner, they will walk on this road that symbolizes supreme power and glory.
"The appearance of the commoners, the feelings of the commoners, the aspirations of the commoners, and the lives of the commoners are all the same as those of the nobles. Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind? Su Qin's heart was full of new feelings, and he confidently entered from the main gate of Luoyang Palace.
And a hundred years later, a completely impoverished folk pavilion chief, under the struggle and coincidence, finally officially ascended the throne of the emperor in Dingtao. "Princely generals, would you rather have a kind?" It is precisely the strongest voice of the times in this hundred years.
Zhou Tianzi's banquet was held in the main hall, the regulation was very high, in the center of the main hall, there were nine square tripods symbolizing the supreme strength of the Son of Heaven, each weighing about 1,000 catties. The gluttonous pattern engraved with blue-faced fangs on the body of the tripod means that the Son of Heaven is like the legendary delicious gluttony, with a great appetite and a fragrant meal; It also showed a hideous color, making the subjects who served around him afraid of the dignity and inviolability of royal power.
Su Qin and the members of his mission above the middle doctor level sat on the main hall of the Luoyang Palace, enjoying the meat that was constantly coming out of the Jiuding, and also drinking the wine brought by the waiter at will. Everyone didn't care about the etiquette of the banquet guests in the palace of the Zhou Dynasty, those were just rigid rules and regulations that were envied by the subjects in the past.
Zhou Tianzi Ji Bian looked at Su Qin and his subordinates, all of them were happy in the main hall, of course he was unhappy, he felt that his past scenery was no longer good, and his face was lost, but he was afraid of the power of these people, he could only swallow his anger.
In the past, Ji Bian faced the powerful princes who came from afar, and he couldn't put on the posture of the Son of Heaven, and now in the face of new civilians, he still has no way to regain the prestige of his ancestors.
After all, the kings of the vassal states are all nobles from the old days, and many of them are people with the same ancestral surname as themselves, and they were the same family five hundred years ago, but these people in front of them are clearly the descendants of the "mud legs" who used to cultivate around the "well field". Ji Bian couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart: "The world is changing, and the transformation is uncertain; The vicissitudes of life, as far as Si! ”
However, he could only sigh helplessly, and hoped to survive as much as possible in the midst of the upheaval. Where is there any way to restore the majesty of the Zhou Chamber?