Ji Palace is located in Linzi, outside the west gate of the palace city, and the palace city is only separated by a wall, there is a special boulevard to communicate with the palace city. As long as the king of Qi walks out of the west gate, he can go directly to the Ji Palace. The west gate is also known as Jimen, and the Jigong Palace is located outside the Jimen, so it is also called Jixia.

Ji Palace covers an area of thousands of acres, from the west gate, extends to the south gate, stretches for several miles, is cut into many squares by the vertical and horizontal Qianmo, garden lawn, lotus pond fish pond, etc., each square constitutes a courtyard, the pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard are row after row, the fruit trees and flowers contrast with each other, look at it from afar, like a huge back garden.

All the scholars who defected to Jixia, as long as they learned something, they all had a place to live and raised. Ji Gong to learn as the top, if the knowledge is recognized by the scholars, you can be recommended by the sacrificial wine, through the school palace order to play the Qi Palace, by the King of Qi edict for Mr. Jixia. Whoever is hired as Mr. Jixia can be assigned a courtyard in the Ji Palace, get the salary of the doctor in the court, start a sect, and choose apprentices to teach art.

In the center of the palace is a large mansion, sitting on the north and facing the south, and is inhabited by sacrificial wine. In front of the gate is a square square, paved with bricks and stones, surrounded by towering trees, and a lawn under the trees, which can accommodate up to thousands of people. All large-scale forums will be held here.

When Shen Shi arrived and Su Qin and his entourage, the funeral was ready, the line was about to begin, and the square was silent. Facing the courtyard gate, the Nanmu coffin with Peng sacrificial wine is painted black and shiny, and the coffin head is a huge "lay" word, and above the word "lay a generation of grandmasters" four words, all of which are the titles of the prince of Qi. In front of the coffin, a new forum was built from wooden planks, about three feet high, and a black linen blanket was laid on top. On both sides of the forum, dozens of wreaths were placed, apparently sent by the ministers of the court and the central government and the gentlemen of Jigong.

A layer of mats was spread on the brick floor, and on the mats stood the soldiers, all dressed in linen. The scholars were divided into several teams, and there was a sudden person in front of each team, all of whom were majestic and had quiet expressions. No need to ask, they are all Mr. Kinoshita. The people behind him are his disciples. New scholars, those who have not yet learned or do not want to learn will stand on both sides and form their own columns. In the center of the square, there was an open space about a large step wide, which could stand in two rows, and it was obviously reserved for Su Qin and them.

Sure enough, as soon as Su Qin and his party arrived, someone guided them into this empty field. Su Qin took the lead, and behind him stood Gongzi Wei, Gongzi Zhang, Gongzi Xu, and Lou Zhuan, and then behind them were the accompanying people such as Flying Dao Zou, standing in front of their respective seats.

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, Tian Ying, who was presiding over the funeral, walked into the forum after a gong sounded, bowed to the coffin and all the scholars, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "Gentlemen, guests, scholars, at three o'clock on the day of Xin Chou, a generation of grandmasters, Mr. Peng Meng, who sacrificed wine under the Jixia, went to the crane immortal. Today, we gather here to deeply mourn and remember Mr. After a pause, he coughed and glanced at everyone, "Friends, the sacrifice begins, bow to Mr. Peng's heroic spirit!" Then he turned around, knelt down on the altar, and bowed to the coffin.

Thousands of people on the field knelt down and made a great bow. At the same time, musicians kneeling on either side of the coffin played mournful music.

After a while, the mourning stopped.

Tian Ying turned around, tears flowed out, and her voice was choked: "Friends, Mr. Peng is gone, the king is sad, and he has been on leave for seven days, and he has set up a mourning hall in the palace to keep a vigil for Mr. day and night." Mr. Peng's lifelong rigorous scholarship and integrity, since he entered the Jixia, he will dedicate the rest of his life to Jixia, dedicate himself to academics, advocate the Jixia Forum, encourage hundreds of schools of thought to contend, make Jixia academic style prosperous, and lead the world of learning. In order to commemorate the great achievements of Mr. and inherit the last wish of Mr. Wang, our king issued an edict to set up a forum before Mr. Ying's soul to see him off with academic contention. After speaking, he stretched out his sleeve to wipe away his tears, took out the edict from his sleeve, stood up, and read it aloud.

After Tian Ying finished reading, all the scholars present wiped their tears with their sleeves and choked up.

Tian Ying listened to everyone's choking for a while, raised his hand slightly towards everyone, and politely said: "The forum begins, please take a seat!" ”

Everyone was kneeling, but now they also sat on the ground.

Tian Ying saw that everyone was seated, and continued: "Friends, all the official forums of Ji Palace are presided over by the sacrificial wine. Today's forum, is to see off Peng sacrificial wine, in the knowledge of shallow, dare not transgress, especially in the king's grace, please return to Peng sacrificial wine's former friends, the world-famous academic champion temporarily substitute for the sake of wine, presided over today's forum. As he spoke, he turned around and shouted, "Please have a new sacrificial wine!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a bald head spun out from behind the coffin.

Seeing that it was a funny traveler, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Someone had already guessed that it was him, and when he saw the bald head at this time, he couldn't help but be proud, and nodded to the left and right.

Chun Yuji was not in a hurry to go to the altar, but turned straight to the front of the coffin, neither bowed nor bowed, only stretched out his hands and slapped three times in a row on the coffin board with the word "lai", and shouted: "Old Mengzi, don't sleep!" Sit up, put your ears up, and host the forum for you, and listen carefully! If someone has a good opinion, you slap it; If someone doesn't speak well, you let out a fart; If someone is neither good nor bad, close your eyelids and let him speak! ”

On such a quiet occasion, Chun Yuyu suddenly shook his bald head and spoke like this, and everyone was shocked: it seemed inappropriate to want to laugh; It's unbearable not to laugh.

There was unspeakable embarrassment on the field.

Chun Yu knocked and patted and made a fuss for a while, and then attached his ear to the coffin, listened attentively for a while, frowned and shook his head: "This old Mengzi sleeps like a dead man, watch me hit him with a hammer!" As he spoke, he rolled his eyes around, and saw a hammer used to knock nails in a coffin next to him, so he spit a few mouthfuls of spit on the palm of his hand not without exaggeration, took the hammer, knocked it on the coffin board several times, listened to it again, and turned around in surprise, shook his bald head from side to side, and said happily, "Hehehe, you old thing, you can't sleep now, and finally get up!" As he spoke, he threw the hammer aside, slapped it a few times on his body, and walked into the forum.

This series of behaviors was almost like a burlesque performance, and everyone could no longer help laughing, I don't know who laughed first, then laughed loudly, and some people even burst into tears and wiped their eyes with their sleeves. Even Tian Ying couldn't help it, and burst into laughter. The atmosphere on the field suddenly became lively.

Su Qin suddenly understood Chun Yuji's intentions, and nodded again and again in admiration. Yes, who can speak freely in a debate of this magnitude, where the atmosphere is stagnant and dreary? If everyone doesn't speak freely, how can they argue? King Qi Wei and Tian Ying were dense and sparse, and this omission made Chun Yuqi seamlessly make up for it at this time. I have heard it for a long time, and when I see it today, Fang Xin's rumors are true.

Chun Yu walked to the field happily, bowed to everyone, bowed his hand, pointed to Tian Ying and continued to ridicule: "The old man is at ease in Handan, and suddenly he received an urgent letter from the doctor, saying that the old Mengzi has something to do, and he asked the old man to come quickly." The old man thought that something good was good, so he took the cart of the horse, and hurried to hurry, and the journey that had been three months was reached on the twentieth..."

Rushing from Handan to Linzi, the carriage of the horse walked for 20 days like a snail, but Chun Yuyu planned to go for three months, and spoke seriously, and everyone laughed again.

Chun Yuji was interrupted, so he had to pause, and when he saw that the laughter stopped, he continued: "The old man came, but the old Mengzi went to sleep." Tell me, the old man and him, I haven't seen him for ten years, the old man finally ran to him, the old Mengzi is good, and he fell asleep! I was uncomfortable for a few days, and then I figured it out. In this life, people go to bed early and sleep late, sleep for a long time and sleep for a short time, sleep well, they are all sleepy, Lao Mengzi is sleepy, and he goes to sleep first, which is understandable. Thinking about it like this, I don't feel uncomfortable in my heart, but I feel that Lao Mengzi is not righteous enough to do this. When an old friend comes to see him, even if he wants to sleep, he at least has to say hello! ”

Chun Yulu said these words, which were both sincere and thorough, and really showed his skills. Everyone present admired him, even if Gongzi was convinced, staring at him without blinking, and nodding his head.

Chun Yuji saw that the audience was silent, all eyes were staring at him, his bare head shook again, and he turned the conversation: "King Qi is reluctant to keep Lao Mengzi, and he wants to keep him, so he has a whimsical idea to hold this forum and ask Lao Yu to preside over it." The old man had a broken mouth, and he couldn't be restrained, so he wanted to refuse politely, but he remembered Lao Mengzi, so he had to respond. Lao Yu has never presided over the forum, but Lao Yu is thinking, as the name suggests, the forum is expensive in the words, and the words are in the quarrel. Lao Mengzi didn't say quarrels, he said they were quarrels. The word song is the call of a bird, and this word is used wonderfully. A bird chirps and chirps, and all the birds come together to call and contend. Just rushed to this word, and I took Lao Mengzi. Distinguished guests, all bird friends, at this moment, everyone gathered here, in front of the old Mengzi to argue, the old decay has nothing to invite, only to ask everyone to stretch their necks, open their throats, express their chests, and sing what they want. If you sing well, you can sound loudly, and you can sing convincingly, which is male. On the other hand, if it doesn't sound loud enough, it's not good enough, and it's unconvincing, it's a female..."

As soon as the word "female" fell, the audience laughed again and burst into applause.

Chun Yuyu made a gesture, everyone stopped laughing, and listened to him continue: "I think again, since it is a dispute, there must be a theme, otherwise the east family says donkeys, and the west family talks about horses, and they can't be pulled together." This debate was sent to the old Mengzi. Lao Mengzi has been learning all his life, and he has taken the world as his own responsibility. Since the old man is the host, he will also make an independent decision, and determine a theme for today's debate: the world is governed and chaotic! ”

There was another round of applause.

"In ancient times, if you don't rule it, you will be chaotic, and if you don't rule it, you will rule because of chaos. However," Chun Yuyu shook his head again and turned the conversation, "The old decay is good, not to control chaos in the world, but to be reckless." Today, it is quite difficult to talk about controlling chaos by force. Fortunately, there is no endless road to heaven, and the old man was worried spontaneously, and suddenly saw a person. This person also takes the world as his own responsibility, a bit like Lao Mengzi. The difference is that this person not only shouts loudly, but also practices himself, which is far better than Lao Mengzi. The old decay is even good, sincerity makes Xian, and solemnly recommends him to the altar! What are you capable of competing with him! But when the male and female are decided, since the old decay is a sacrificial wine, they have to invite a wine, but the old decay only invites the male, not the female. The wine is a hundred years old, but it can be fragrant for ten miles, and it was specially brought from Yan Country by the old decay! ”

Chun Yu laughed and teased, with twists and turns, everyone laughed and rolled their eyes around, not knowing who he wanted to recommend.

Chun Yu coughed heavily, stepped down the forum, walked straight to the crowd, stood still in front of Su Qin, and bowed deeply to him: "Old Chun Yu Yu has seen Mr. Su Qin, the envoy of the four countries!" ”

Everyone was taken aback, and all eyes shot towards Su Qin.

Because they were all wearing linen clothes on this day, Su Qin and the others were born again, and everyone did not see who it was, but from the signs of the last entrance and the reservation of vacant seats in the center of the scene, it was inferred that their identity was prominent, and they were actually the envoys of the four countries, and the leader was the famous Su Qin.

Regarding Chun Yu's sudden move, Su Qin seemed to have expected it, and got up and bowed back: "I have seen Chun Yu's predecessors in the late life!" ”

Chun Yu arched his hand: "Old and abrupt, please ask Su Zi to come on stage to teach!" ”

Su Qin replied: "The seniors carry love, and the later life is better than being respectful!" ”

"Hehehehe," Chun Yuyu stretched out his hand to hold Su Qin, "Suzi, please in the altar!" ”

Su Qin did not shirk and followed Chun Yuyu to the altar.

There was another round of applause.

After the applause, Chun Yu pointed to the platform and said with a smile: "There can only be one person standing on this platform, Su Zi comes up, and the old man has to go down." ”

Before Su Qin could answer, Chun Yuyu had already turned around and walked to the side of the stage, took Tian Ying's hand, walked in front of the scholars, and sat down on the seats reserved in advance.

Su Qin sent them to sit down, only then did he turn around, bow to the coffin three times, get up and bow deeply to everyone, and said loudly: "Luoyang scholar Su Qin has seen all gentlemen and students!" After a pause, he cleared his throat, "I have been hoping for Mr. Teaching." This time, I wanted to come to the door to ask for advice, but Mr. took the crane first, which really made me feel nostalgic. In the next place, he was only interested in seeing off Mr. Left, but he was loved by his predecessors and wanted to be on the altar under the main theory. All the sons here are generous families, especially Chun Yuzi's predecessors, who are also masters in the academic world, and they dare not show off, but in front of Mr. Peng's heroic spirit, they dare not say anything lightly. I can't advance or retreat under it, so I have to reluctantly make it difficult, and the class gets an axe, and I am ugly here! ”

The opening remarks are decent. All eyes were on Su Qin.

"Gentlemen," Su Qin abruptly changed his words, "As Chun Yuzi's predecessors said, for more than a year, he has been committed to merging and longitudinal, and the world is boiling over this, and there are many miscellaneous discussions. Today, since we are discussing the chaos in the world, I want to take this opportunity to confess a few words. First, to clarify the traces of the heart, and seek advice from the people present; Second, I will sue Mr. Yu Yingling and ask Mr. for protection! ”

The field was as silent as death.

"Gentlemen," Su Qin glanced at everyone and said loudly, "The world is definitely not a whim at the next moment, but the trend of the times and the desire of the people. You may ask, where is the trend of the world? There is only one reply below - the world is the same. So, how can the world move towards great harmony? In my opinion, there are only two ways: one is that the world is one, and the avenue is unified; The second is the co-governance of all nations, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and coexisting in republicanism. If the world is unified, there is only the combination of the strong and the strong, the destruction of the country and the implementation of the imperial system. When I went to Qin the year before last, Zhang said this, and I think you must have heard of it. If the nations are ruled together, the world will be republic, and there is only one way to join forces. ”

Next, Su Qin discussed the cooperation in detail, from the fate to the concept to the process, talking about how he said that Qin was frustrated, how to stab the strand with a cone, and told the story of the pianist with emotion. The soldiers have no worries about food and clothing, and most of them sit and talk about the Tao, how can they have such an experience, so everyone is worried and sighs.

Su Qin talked alone for an hour, then stopped talking, hugged his fists and said: "Talking nonsense in the next day, I laughed at the generous family!" No matter who among you is ashamed to ask, if you want to learn from Su Qin about the world's indulgence, the king's control of chaos, etc., Su Qin is willing to be taught! After saying that, he smiled slightly, and his eyes swept to everyone on the field again.

Under Jixia, it seems that this important debate occasion is often an opportunity for various sects and factions to show their strength, so all the sects are riveting, wanting to show their skills in the forum and attract more disciples, but unexpectedly killed Chun Yuji and Su Qin out of thin air, and almost took away all the colorful heads.

However, at this time, the crowd did not come out as enthusiastically as usual. This is because, although there were more than 1,000 scholars present, most of them were disciples of various sects. The gentleman didn't say anything, and the disciple didn't dare to come forward. And the dozen or so gentlemen in front of them did not dare to start the war lightly, because this argument was really important, and if they were defeated, their lives under the Ji would not be easy. Besides, Su Qin can speak well and is famous among the world, and at this time, he is also the envoy of the four countries, and his momentum is like a rainbow. Chun Yu has traveled all over the world, his wisdom is outstanding, and at this time he is the new sacrificial wine, and he has to weigh his words even more in front of such a senior master.

Su Qin saw that everyone was looking at each other, and no one would come forward, so he hugged his fists and smiled: "Gentlemen, Su Qin is waiting!" ”

As soon as the words fell, one person suddenly stood up, took a few steps forward, stood still in front of the stage, and arched his hand: "If you talk about the world, Zou Yan, who is under Qi, wants to ask Su Zi about the world." ”

Su Qin bowed his hand and replied: "Zou Zi, please speak." ”

"I don't know what the world is, how can I talk about the chaos in the world? I would like to ask Suzi below, what is the world? Zou Yan asked, looking at Su Qin as if he was challenged.

Zou Yan is less than 30 years old, fine acting and easy to learn, in recent years, he has devoted himself to the study of the four poles and eight wildernesses, yin and yang and five elements, and has quite a lot of experience. Not long after Zou Yan came, he was appreciated by Peng Meng because of his specialization, and he was hired as Mr. Jixia a few years ago, but it was surprising that there were only three disciples under his disciples. Now is a good opportunity, Zou Yanzi does not want to miss it, so he takes the lead.

Su Qin arched his hand and replied: "The people of the world, as the name suggests, are above the earth and under the sky. In the next thought, everything covered by the sky, contained by the earth, encompassed by the Liuhe, transformed by yin and yang, wet by rain and dew, and supported by morality, can be called the world. ”

Although what Su Zi said was, it was too general. What I want to ask next is, how big is the Liuhe of heaven and earth? ”

Su Qin arched his hand and said: "I heard that Zou Zi has a big Kyushu early in the morning, but I didn't know the details, so I just asked for advice today." ”

"Su Zi is too modest!" Zou Yan said this, he couldn't help but be proud in his heart, and said, "I think that the sky is like a dome, and the earth has four poles, and the Kyushu contained in "Yu Gong" is not all in the world, but it is actually a state in the world, which can be called Chixian Shenzhou. Under the dome, within the four poles, Chixian Shenzhou should be one-ninth, and there are eight other states, which are not contained in "Yu Gong", so the world does not know. ”

Su Qin smiled slightly, nodded and asked, "May I ask Zouzi, there should be land in the world, and there should be heaven on the earth, is this reasonable?" ”

Zou Yan nodded: "Of course." ”

"Excuse me, Zou," Su Qin grasped a point, and then argued, "The sky is a dome and must be round, and the earth has four poles, which must be square." If it is said in this way, the four corners of the earth will be heavenless. If there is no heaven on the earth, is it still called the earth? ”

Everyone laughed.

"This..." Zou Zi said to himself, his face was embarrassed, and he clenched his fists again and again, "Su Zi is high-minded, and he has been taught in the next!" With that, he turned and strode back, sat down in his seat, and closed his eyes in contemplation.

"Tan Tianyan" has always been aggressive, and this time he was defeated after only one battle, which really shocked the students. After a while, a middle-aged man stood up in the crowd, and everyone saw that it was Mr. Jixia who was cautious.

Cautious to the study of Huang Lao, a thick person, rigorous style of study, many writings, reputation can be traced to Peng Meng, more than 200 followers, on the field, the longest team behind him.

Cautious enough to walk to the stage, bowed down and said: "Zhao people are cautious to ask Su Zi for advice." ”

Su Qin returned the salute: "Shenzi, please speak!" ”

"Su Zi wants to seek the way of the world in the bloodless sword, and he will be respected. However, I want to know more, assuming that Su Zi is successful, how will the world be governed together? How do nations coexist? ”

What Shenzi asked was exactly what he was asking for in the future. The way of co-governance and symbiosis has long existed in the previous kings. In the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the avenue was connected, the world was deified, and there were tens of thousands of princes in the world, coexisting and coexisting, and there was no dispute. Since the summer into business, since business into the Zhou, morality declined, the Son of Heaven ruled the world with etiquette and music, and the princes could follow the rules and live in harmony. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the etiquette has collapsed, and the world has not been cured. The wind of the world is declining, if the world is the same, it should start from the beginning of the wind. Therefore, in Xiahe, it can be divided into three steps: the first step is to indulge in the relatives of the countries of Shandong, turn hostility into jade silk, and jointly control the tyrannical Qin; The second step is to reconcile with Qin, so that the world will indulge in relatives, and the princes will sit together at the same table, seek common ground while reserving differences, educate the people, and restore etiquette and music; The third step is to promote good and suppress evil, eliminate selfish desires, revive morality, and bring the world to great harmony. ”

After Su Qin finished talking about the future vision of Hezong, everyone was shocked and suspicious, and they all looked at each other, thinking that they were listening to the book of heaven. Be cautious enough to clench your fists slightly, and then said: "Su Zi is ambitious and hardworking, whether he succeeds or not, he is respectful!" According to Su Zi, if the world is the same, can there be a son of heaven? ”

"Yes."

"The Son of Heaven or the people, which is more expensive?"

"It's all expensive, it's not expensive. The world set up the Son of Heaven for the sake of the world, not for the sake of the Son of Heaven. The reason why the people set up the Son of Heaven is not for the benefit of the Son of Heaven alone, but for the benefit of the world. ”

"How can the Son of Heaven rule the princes? How do princes rule the people? ”

"Rule it by the way. The way of heaven is through, and the saint has nothing to do. The saint is fine, what is the matter with the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven has nothing to do, the princes have nothing to do, and the people have nothing to do, so the world of the Holy Way is governed by inaction. ”

"Can you elaborate on how to rule the world with Taoism?"

"The Tao has all virtues, and virtues have all techniques. During the time of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, the Holy Monarch practiced benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, music, name, law, punishment, and reward. Benevolence to educate the people, righteousness to guide the people, etiquette to the people, happiness to the people, name to the people, law to the people, punishment to the people, reward to persuade the people, the world is governed by this, and the road is thus opened. ”

Cautious to the heart of the heart convinced, arched his hand and said: "What Su Zi said, what he said is reasonable, I am convinced!" With that, he turned around and sat back down.

Next up was Tian Piao.

Tian Piao is Peng Meng's proud protégé, and he is also Mr. Jixia, who is good at eloquence, known as "Tiankou Piao", and has many disciples.

Seeing that Shen was leaving, Tian Xiao stepped forward, hugged his fists and asked: "Su Zi is both talking about Taoism and virtue, and Qi people Tian Xiao has questions." The eight techniques of Tao and virtue, although they have their advantages, also have their disadvantages. The benevolent can be benevolent, but also partial; The righteous can be cautious in their words and deeds, or they can be hypocritical; Those who are courteous can advocate respect, or they can be lazy; Musicians can be emotional, but also lustful; The famous can be upright and humble, or they can be usurped; The Dharma can be different or treacherous; Those who are tortured may not obey or be violent; Those who reward can persuade loyalty and ability, or they can give rise to yin disputes. ”

"Yes," Su Qin replied with a salute and replied, "Xia Qi and Shang Tang used the Eight Techniques to rule the world, and Xia Wei and Shang Xuan used the Eight Techniques to kill the world, what is the reason?" It's in the Daotong. The art is used for the Tao, and it is also for the Tao. There is a way in the world, and if you make good use of it, you can govern the world; If the world is out of order, the art is abused, and the world can be chaotic. ”

Tian Xiao nodded: "Su Zi not only advocates the Great Dao, but also uses the Son of Heaven to govern the people, and uses the law to Qi the people, may I ask Su Zi, which is more important than the Tao and the law?" ”

"If the Tao is in the world, the poor and lowly will not complain, the rich and noble will not be arrogant, the foolish and weak will not be afraid, the wise and brave will not be bullied, and the people will be happy and convinced; If the law is practiced in the world, the poor and lowly will not dare to complain, the rich and noble will not dare to be arrogant, the foolish and weak will not dare to be afraid, the wise and brave will not dare to deceive, and the people will obey because of fear. In the following view, the law is inferior to the Tao. ”

Tian Biao nodded again and asked: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, benevolence and righteousness were not completely abolished, and etiquette and music were not completely chaotic, but Kong Qiu could not bear it, wandering around the world, advocating morality, and practicing benevolence and righteousness, but as a result, he ran into walls everywhere, panicking like a lost dog." Now that Suzi is advocating the avenue again, isn't it following in the footsteps of the hills? ”

Su Qin sighed lightly and slowly responded: "Kong Qiu ran into a wall, it is not moral, benevolent and righteous, and it is not appropriate. Morality, benevolence and righteousness are practiced in peaceful times, not in troubled times. Those who walk in troubled times are only strong and powerful. In the next day, we advocate cooperation, aiming to balance and guide the forces of the world, so that the world can rest and return to tranquility, and then use etiquette, music, fame, law, punishment, and reward to bring the world to justice, and then return to benevolence, righteousness, morality, and restore the peaceful and prosperous world. The urgent task of the moment is not to advocate morality, but to check and balance the forces of the world, eliminate wars and chaos, and make the world dare not fight. ”

Tian Piao was convinced, hugged his fists, and sat down.

Yin Wenzi, who was sitting next to him, got up and said, "Qi people Yin Wen asks Su Zi for advice!" Since Su Zi ruled the world with the Tao, he discussed the Tao with Su Zi below. According to the way of heaven: the turn of the circle is not able to turn around, but has to turn; The stop of the party cannot be stopped, and it has to be stopped; The world is declining, and if you can't go down, you have to go down; People have selfish desires, and they have to survive if they can't survive. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, people's hearts have not been ancient, selfish desires are overflowing, and morality is declining, all of which are heavenly movements. Su Zihe indulges in seeking great harmony, and great harmony will dispel selfish desires. Su Zi restrained his selfish desires with force, didn't he go against the grain? ”

Su Qin replied and said with a slight smile: "I have heard Mr. Yin's name for a long time, and I am very fortunate to see it today!" In my opinion, Mr. Yin's argument is biased. As far as we know, Tianxingjian is the Tao, and all things are born without merit. The old teacher said: 'All things are born without resignation, and success is not achieved.' Clothed and nourished all things without being the main, often without desire, can be named small; All things are returned to the Lord, but they can be called great. It is not self-sufficient in the end, so it can become great. 'In the lower part is to cut it off, and the way of heaven is not selfish. Those who keep their own selfishness are also people. Besides, the people of the ancients could keep the way of heaven, but why can't the people of this world? ”

Yin Wenzi was impressed and retreated.

Later, Mr. Jixia, Ji Zhenzi, Xu Xing and other factions and some travelers who have no sect for the time being came to the scene in order, and asked questions about the unity of the world and the control of chaos.

Seeing that no one was on the field anymore, Chun Yu's shiny bald head slowly walked to the front of the stage, and said, "Qi people Chun Yu asked Su Zi for advice." ”

Seeing Chun Yuji's appearance, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere on the field became relaxed. At the same time, all eyes are also staring, because everyone knows that this is the finale to watch today.

"Senior, please speak!" Su Qin replied.

"Su Zi is highly knowledgeable and good at talking about the road, but the old man can't say anything about you. Old and shallow, just use the vulgar and vulgar things to make the right, Su Zi must answer with the way of governing the world, can you? ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and realized that Chun Yuyu was going to say a hidden word. The hidden language is to ask this and answer the other, and the technique is somewhat similar to the comparison and xing in the poem, which requires immediate questions and answers. Qi Xiang Zou Ji is good at playing hidden words, and he used the piano as a metaphor for politics and won the phase. Hidden language plays with quick wit, which is very difficult to deal with, not to mention answering the hidden language master in public!

Forced here, Su Qin had no way to retreat, so he had to gather his mind and say: "The late student is willing to be taught!" ”

Chun Yuji said slowly: "The son does not leave the mother. ”

Everyone took a deep breath and stared at Su Qin.

Su Qin closed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and responded in a deep voice: "You don't leave the people." ”

"The upper beam is not right, and the lower beam is crooked."

"Heaven is not healthy, and humanity is difficult."

"The fur of the fox is white, and I don't dare to make up the sheepskin."

"Virtue and the world should not be mixed with adultery."

"All beasts deer one by one, and the deer shall not live, and the beast shall not eat."

"A hundred lords fight for a day, the sky is not peaceful, and the lord is not at peace."

In the last few sentences, Su Qin blurted out almost without thinking, and it was exquisite in terms of artistic conception, wording, and battle, and everyone applauded.

Chun Yuyu smiled slightly, and took a deep look: "Su Zi is really a genius of the world, and the old man admires it!" Then he turned to the scholars, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, after the old man has finished asking, what else do you have to ask?" ”

The crowd looked at each other, and no one got up again.

"Hehehehe," Chun Yuyu laughed a few times, "It seems that today's Ming, male and female, has been finalized!" "Turn to Su Qin and give his hand," Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, go, go with Lao Mengzi to drink!" ”

The audience erupted in thunderous applause.

The next day, Peng Meng was buried in Jishan, more than ten miles away. More than 1,000 students and officials from the DPRK and China, plus the lively citizens of Linzi, the funeral procession was bustling, stretching from Jigong to Jishan, and the pomp was better than the palace.

After burying Peng Meng, Tian Ying and Chun Yuyu pushed away the chores and rushed to the palace, and it happened that the prince was also there.

Tian Ying carefully reported the debate and the funeral of Peng Meng, King Qi Wei's eyes were slightly closed, and he listened attentively, thinking for a while, and turned to Chun Yuji: "Old Master, according to your discerning eyes, how is Su Zi's talent?" ”

Chun Yu shook his bare head a few times, and said slowly: "Su Zi's talent, the grass people dare not be arrogant. However, there is a comparison between the grass people, and the king may be interested. ”

"What's the comparison?"

"Back then, Zou Zi used the piano as a metaphor for politics, and was appreciated by the king and used it as a phase. The grass people knew that Zou Zi was good at the qin, and they couldn't rest assured that they were good at politics, so they came to the door and asked the government in hidden words. ”

King Wei was very interested, leaned over and said, "This matter is new, and the widow has never heard you talk about it!" ”

Chun Yu said with a smile: "The small skills of carving insects, the success of the tongue, are insignificant. ”

"Tell me, what did the Master ask?"

"The grass people asked him, 'The son does not leave his mother.'" ”

"The son does not leave the mother?" King Wei repeated softly, pondered for a moment, raised his head and asked, "What did Zou Aiqing say?" ”

"The people will not leave the king."

King Wei slapped his thigh: "That's right! What else do you ask? ”

"The grass people asked again, 'The upper beam is not right, the lower beam is crooked', and Zou Zi said, 'The king does not know the world'. The grass people asked again, 'The fox is white, and he doesn't dare to make up the sheepskin', and Zou Zi said to 'the ministers who govern the country, how can they be mixed with it'. ”

"Good, good!" King Wei praised repeatedly, "That's all? ”

"The last question of the grass people is: 'All the beasts are deer by one, and the deer shall not be born, and the beasts shall not eat.'" ”

"What's wrong with Zou?" King Wei asked urgently.

"A hundred officials rule a corner, the people are not safe, and the officials are not allowed to support."

King Wei punched heavily on several cases and said: "Good Zouzi, that's right!" ”

"Yes," Chun Yu nodded, "Zou Zizhi is right, the grass people are convinced, knowing that he is not only good at the piano, but also good at politics, and the king has used him for the right person." ”

"Yes," King Wei sighed, "without Zouzi, there would be no rule of Qi today!" After a pause, "Hey, Master Fang said that there is a comparison, where is the comparison?" ”

"During the debate yesterday, the grass people asked Su Zi again in the same words, and they also wanted to try this talent."

"Good master, absolutely!" Before Chun Yuji's words fell, King Wei had already intercepted the conversation excitedly, "First say, 'The son does not leave the mother', what is wrong with Su Zi?" ”

"The king will not leave the people."

King Wei took a long breath, looked up and thought for a long time, and nodded: "Well, that's right!" The water can carry the boat, or it can capsize the boat, and the holy king cannot leave the people! The next sentence, 'The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked', how did he deal with it? ”

"Heaven is not healthy, and humanity is difficult."

"Fox white fur, don't you dare to make up the sheepskin?"

"Virtue and the world should not be mixed with adultery."

What about the last sentence? All beasts deer one by one, and the deer shall not live, and the beast shall not eat. ”

"A hundred lords fight for a day, the sky is not peaceful, and the lord is not at peace."

"A hundred lords fight for a day, the sky is not peaceful, and the lord is not at peace." King Wei muttered and repeated, closed his eyes slightly, fell into deep thought, and looked up at Chun Yuyu for a while, "Su Zi and Zou Zi are very different from each other, compared with the two, which master thinks is better?" ”

"The grass people only compare their words, and they dare not make judgments. However, yesterday's debate, Su Zi has won the jackpot. ”

"Well, Suzi won the jackpot." King Wei nodded, glanced at the frontier, and turned to Tian Ying, "Aiqing can inform the envoys of the four countries, and say that the widow is free, and invite him to the palace tomorrow to ask him about the matter of indulging in Qin." ”

Tian Ying arched his hand: "The minister's order!" ”

Chun Yu and Tian Ying both retired.

Looking at their backs fading away, King Wei turned to Bijiang and asked, "Jiang'er, you also tell me, the old master's hidden words, Zou Zi and Su Zi, which is better?" ”

"Aren't the old master and father all clear-cut?" Frontier response.

"The widow is asking you!"

"Erchen thinks that Su Zizhi is better."

"Why is Suzi better?"

"Zou Zi only thinks of Qi country, when he is a national talent, Su Zi is thinking of the world, when he is a talent of the world, and his son thinks that Su Zi's view is better than Zouzi."

"You're right," said King Wei slowly, "if you choose only one of the two, who can use it?" ”

"Suzi." Frontier without thinking.

"No, no, no," King Wei shook his head repeatedly, "It's Zouzi!" ”

"Father, why is this?" Bi Jiang was puzzled, glared and asked.

"If the world is public, who is our Tian family? If there is no dispute in the world, how can we glorify the foundation of our ancestors? Su Zi's argument is too lofty, and it can be discussed in the Ji Palace, which is not practical. ”

"This..." Bijiang became more and more puzzled, "since it is not practical, why does my father still make an appointment to meet Su Zi and join the indulgence?" ”

"Because of the shame of the Yellow Pool!" King Wei was almost word-a-word, and his voice burst out from between his teeth.

Bijiang was still confused, and looked at King Wei in confusion: "Father..."

"Jiang'er," King Wei changed his face and smiled slightly, "You can slowly realize this matter!" ”

Three days later, the Qi dynasty was made. The king of Qi announced the edict in the court, and the state of Qi joined the Zongqin, according to the practice of the previous four countries, worshiped Su Qin as the secretary of state, the special envoy of the state of Qi, and gave a mansion of Ji Palace, with five hundred taels of gold, and thirty servants, so that the doctor Tian Yingshizi Tian Wen was the deputy envoy of the joint longitudinal and the doctor of the Jin Jue.

The incident happened suddenly, and many courtiers were stunned, especially Xiangguo Zou Ji, General Tian Ji and other opponents of the alliance, and they couldn't turn back for a while, and looked at each other in the court.

After a "retreat", King Qi Wei, accompanied by his ministers, went out of the wrong door. Su Qin walked out of the palace gate with all the ministers, and was about to step down the stone steps, when he suddenly heard a voice behind him: "Suzi! ”

Su Qin turned around and saw that it was Tian Ying, and said, "I've seen the doctor below!" ”

Tian Ying returned the salute and said with a smile: "Suzi is done, congratulations!" ”

"Speaking of which," Su Qin also laughed and clenched his fists again, "Aren't they all from Doctor Yucheng?" I am still thinking about when to find an opportunity to express my gratitude to the doctor. ”

"How is Suzi going to express it?" Tian Ying tilted his head and asked with a smile.

"There is no shortage of beautiful things in the world, and there is no shortage of doctors, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I really can't think of an expression, and I am despairing, and I suddenly think of a person, and the doctor may be interested."

"Alone?" Tian Ying sneered and said, "It won't be a stunning in the world, right?" ”

"I heard that the beautiful woman in the Doctor's Mansion rubbed shoulders, and then there were beautiful women, wouldn't it add to the chaos?"

"So, a man?"

Su Qin laughed: "It's not a woman, it's a man." ”

"Ho, you can make the men who are interested in it..." Tian Ying stared and thought for a while, looked at Su Qinle and said, "I said Suzi, don't go around the bend, who?" ”

Su Qin looked at the courtiers who were walking past in twos and threes, and lowered his voice: "If the upper doctor has Yaxing, he can go to the next place with him." ”

After leaving the palace gate, Tian Ying waved back his car, jumped on Su Qin's, drove his whip, and galloped straight to Jixia.

The two came to the Ji Palace and stopped in front of the door of the sacrificial wine.

Tian Ying was stunned and looked at Su Qin puzzled: "Su Zi, the man you are talking about can't be this old bald head, right?" ”

"Hehehe," Su Qin said with a smile, "yes or no, Doctor Shang, please come in!" ”

Ji Gong is not compared to other places, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of scholars, exchange of learning and art, all courtyards do not have gatehouses.

Tian Ying followed Su Qin straight into the door in confusion.

Chun Yuji heard the voice and greeted him: "Hehehe, Suzi is done today, it seems that he is inviting the old man to drink thank you!" ”

Su Qin Changyi: "Exactly!" ”

"Where's the wine?" Chun Yuyu looked at Su Zi and asked.

"Wherever the wine is, it is not as good as the wine of the gentleman, and I dare not bring the wine in my later life."

"Yo hey," Chun Yu shook his bald head a few times, "You thank the old man with the old wine, and you have to invite someone to accompany you, this is a clear robbery!" ”

Everyone laughed.

The three of them entered the hall and sat down.

Tian Ying's eyes turned around, and when he saw that there was no one else, he couldn't wait to look at Su Qin: "What about people?" ”

Su Qin smiled: "Not here. ”

"Where are the people?"

"Girder."

"Who?"

"Sun Bin."

Tian Ying was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, gasped, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't that person crazy?" ”

Su Qin smiled faintly: "Sometimes it's not crazy. ”

Tian Ying suddenly understood, stood up suddenly, paced back and forth in the hall, and after a while, he paused and said, "Suzi, let's say, how can I let him come to Qi?" ”

"Steal."

"Steal?" Tian Ying was stunned again, "Who is going to steal?" ”

Su Qin slowly turned his head over and turned to Chun Yu little by little.

Tian Ying's gaze also turned around, staring at Chun Yuyu's bald head.

Chun Yu didn't know why at the beginning, but at this time, he heard the taste, and was surprised and surprised: "What? Want to be a thief? Stealing people? Then he shook his oily head like a drum, "Don't do it!" Don't do it! I don't do it when I die old! ”

Su Qin sighed: "Alas! ”

Chun Yuyu turned his head around: "Hey, what are you sighing for?" ”

Su Qin sighed again: "My late life is regretting my predecessors!" ”

"Don't be a thief, why don't you feel sorry?"

Su Qin said slowly: "Life in the world is nothing more than living a chic life, a stimulating life, and a shocking life!" In broad daylight, in the heavily fortified Daliang City, under the nose of the King of Wei, he devised a clever plan to steal out a madman who could not move his legs, and this madman is the descendant of the Spring and Autumn Soldier Saint Sun Wuzi, and is a generation of soldiers that no one in the world can match. Also, "Smile slightly," how would the historian write this good story? ”

"This..."

"If the seniors are not happy, the later generations have to ask for others." Su Qin was about to leave.

"Hey, hey," Chun Yu hurriedly stopped, shaking his head, "Don't hide it from the two of you, the old man also stole people, he stole at night, stole women, but the old man didn't say stealing people, only stealing incense." Su Zi proposed to steal a man in broad daylight, but Yu Lao Yu was fresh, it must be exciting, and it was not too late for Lao Yu to think about it. Then he scratched his ears and cheeks, and pretended to fall into bitter thought.

Looking at his funny appearance, Su Qin and Tian Ying both laughed.

Half a month later, King Qi Wei ordered Chun Yu to carry 50 carts of salt to Wei, to show favor to Wei, Qi and Wei indulged in relatives. The flying knife Zou was sandwiched in the mission, and he was accompanied by Chun Yu. Su Qin also lived in the Ji Palace, or studied "Shao" from Yongmen Zhou, or discussed with the gentlemen, students and courtiers of the Qi State how to realize the way of federal co-governance and the way of heaven within the framework of the world's indulgence.

Time is like an arrow, and it is another year, and the Black Carving Platform ushers in the annual promotion assessment.

All chicks were divided into groups according to males and females, batches, etc. The main test of the male chick is Che Weiguo, and the main test of the female chick is Tianxiang. In addition to the main examiner, there are five senior black eagles at the eagle level as deputy examiners, and a separate scoring system is adopted, with the highest score of five and the lowest score of zero.

The assessment items are divided into five items, namely eaves and walls, short weapons, darts, disguise, and customs of various countries. These five items are basic subjects, and there is no distinction between male and female. After that, the male and female will take two more exams, one is compulsory and one is optional. Riding and archery is required for males and jiu-jitsu for females. Whether it is a basic item or a self-selection, five deputy examiners serve as judges, and each individual item of each chick is scored, five points are a full score, and less than three points are unqualified. Whether it is a basic item or a self-selected item, those who fail to pass one item can stay in Taiwan for one year to repeat the exam and retake the exam next year. If you fail in any two cases, you will be immediately removed from the list.,Send to serve in the three armies.,The black eagle treatment of yourself and your whole family will be banned or replaced accordingly.,This is a very humiliating ending that every chick doesn't want to face.,Because of this,Hina doesn't pass the assessment and suicide happens from time to time.。

If you pass all the subjects, you can enter the last two and most thrilling subjects, which will be assessed by the examiner. If these two levels are passed, the person being assessed will be officially promoted from the chick to the second level - owl. Once he/she becomes a tyrant, he/she can be assigned individual tasks to contribute to the country and to the family.

Qiu Guo and the ten girls who arrived at the same time were placed in the seventh group of hens. The assessment time for each group is one day, from early morning to noon, the basic subjects, and the afternoon is the optional subjects and the last two levels.

Due to the hard training, Qiu Guo's group passed all the ten basic subjects and optional items of the young eagles.

In the optional program, Qiuguo chose cooking skills, and it was specially designated by the examiner Tianxiang. As early as a few months ago, Qiuguo was "honored" to be chosen to serve "Falcon" Tianxiang, and the two lived in the same room, and any training she did was at the behest of "Falcon".

In terms of these two subjects, Qiu Guo also likes cooking the most. Qiuguo loves to cook since she was a child, and at the age of five, she learned from her mother how to grow vegetables, harvest vegetables, pick mushrooms, pick roses, etc., and at the age of eight she could take charge of the spoon, and at the age of ten she could independently make a table of wine dishes. But here, what she wants to test is not the Qin cuisine that she is good at, but the Zhou cuisine. Tianxiang specially matched a chef from Luoyang for her, and spent a month teaching her dozens of authentic Luoyang dishes. Since arriving at the Black Sculpture Stage, everything in the past has been very far away for Qiu Guo, and even the faces of her grandfather and Ah Da have gradually blurred. However, as long as she stood in front of the stove, as long as she fried Zhou Cai, she could think of Su Qin, the Zhou man who almost froze to death at the door of her house and she almost followed along.

When it was approaching, Yu Qiuguo and the other ten girls said that the time to really test them had finally arrived.

The girls stood in unison in the examination room.

The so-called examination room is just an open space, and the open space is next to the grass house where they live.

The chief examiner Tianxiang with four carved feathers on his head came over and stood in front of the team.

The girls held their breath, and ten pairs of eyes met Tianxiang's falcon-like gaze nervously, for none of them knew what they were going to do this time.

"Girls," Tianxiang glanced at them one by one, a smile on her face, "before the assessment, I order you to go back to your own house and take out your favorite things!" Listen clearly, it's the most favorite thing! ”

The ten girls went back to their respective houses, and after a while, they returned to the venue with their favorite things.

Tianxiang looked at it, and sure enough, they were all the girls' daily loves, including sachets, cats, dogs, splendid belly pockets, tortoiseshell hairbands, swords, and a girl carrying a small box with a lock.

Tianxiang checked them one by one and asked about the origin of these beloved objects, and the girls answered them one by one.

Tianxiang looked at the girl with the small box: "Unlock!" ”

The girl hesitated, opened the copper lock, and lifted the lid of the box, which was empty, with only a dozen bamboo slips, each with a different pattern painted on it.

"Who sent you?" Tianxiang asked.

"Brother Ah Qiang from the neighboring village..."

"Why did he write this to you?"

"He's..." he said he liked me..."

Tianxiang gave her a smile, nodded, and walked to the front, and the last person—Qiuguo.

There was nothing in front of Qiu Guo.

"What's your favorite thing?" Tianxiang stared at her.

"I don't have a favorite thing." Autumn fruit answered.

"Think about it again, what is there that you can't give up?" Amaka inspires her.

"I can't bear my eldest brother, my mother, my grandfather, and my younger siblings, but they are not here." Autumn fruit answered.

"Don't you have a badger?"

"But... it's a wild badger, it's..."

"Go, bring it!" Amaka gave her a smile.

Qiuguo ran into a forest and whistled at the mountains. A wild badger ran out and rubbed against her. Qiuguo hugged the wild badger and walked to the field.

"Find a rope and tie it up." Tenka ordered.

Qiuguo found a rope and tied it around the neck of the badger.

"You all go, get dry wood." Tenka ordered.

And the women took a bundle of dry wood and piled it up in a large heap.

"Autumn fruit, burn up." Tenka ordered.

Qiuguo lit the pyre, and the flames were blazing.

Tianxiang looked at the girl with tortoiseshell, sachets, belly pockets and other items: "Throw your treasure in." ”

The girls looked at each other and threw the treasure in their hands into the fire.

Tianxiang looked at the one with the box: "Throw it in, from today onwards, you can't have them anymore!" ”

The girl threw the box in.

Amaka looked at the girl with the sword and nodded at a stone.

The girl walked to the stone, raised her sword high, and threw it at the stone.

The sword was shattered and split into three.

"It's your turn!" Tianxiang looked at Qiuguo and the two people holding cats and dogs.

The three girls looked at each other.

"Tie their legs together."

The two girls tearfully tied their respective dogs and cats with ropes.

Only the autumn fruit does not move.

"Autumn fruit?" Tianxiang shouted.

"It's not my favorite!" Autumn fruit answered.

"Tie it up." Tianxiang's voice aggravated.

Qiu Guo stroked the badger and tied its four legs with a rope.

"Throw it into the fire!" Tenka ordered.

The two girls picked up their respective dogs and cats and threw them into the fire.

Cats and dogs screamed and struggled.

Qiuguo's badger was frightened, screamed in despair, and struggled to escape.

"Throw it in, Qiuguo." Tianxiang looked at Autumn Fruit.

"Sister Eagle," Qiu Guo knelt down, tears streaming down, "It's really not my favorite, and it's not the one I'm most reluctant to, please let it go." ”

"Not your favorite, why do you kneel for it? Why weep over it? ”

"I'm wronged!"

"Throw it in, it's not wronged!" Tianxiang said lightly, "I know you have been caring about it, and you will be anxious if it doesn't come for a day." Caring is liking, worrying about it if you don't see it for a day, it's the favorite! ”

"I..." Qiuguo couldn't say it, and began to cry.

"Throw it in, Qiuguo, it's worth it. A few months ago it fell into a hunter's trap, and you were the one who saved its life, and it was you who raised the wounds for it. It owes you a life, and it's just going to pay you back today! ”

"Qiuguo, throw it in." All the girls persuaded in unison.

Qiuguo's hands are shaking, and Qiuguo's heart is crying.

"Autumn fruit?" Tianxiang's voice sounded again, and her tone was slightly stern.

"Autumn fruit!" The girls shouted in unison.

Qiuguo picked up the badger.

The badger struggled to break free.

"Throw it in!" Tianxiang ordered, and her tone was majestic.

Qiu Guo shuddered, closed his eyes, and threw the badger into the fire.

The badger screamed and threw itself desperately in the fire.

The rope burned, and the badger, covered in fire, jumped out of the fire and fled.

Tianxiang raised his hand, a white light flashed, and the badger screamed and fell to the ground.

A dart was firmly stuck in its neck.

"Qiuguo, it doesn't hurt anymore. Pick it up and throw it in the fire. Tianxiang said lightly.

Qiuguo walked over, picked up the badger, patted it gently, and threw it into the fire, ignoring the blood and scorching heat.

Tianxiang applauded.

The girls applauded.

Qiuguo wept sadly.

"Girls, please come with me, you still have one last hurdle, I wish you success!" Tianxiang turned around and walked to the training hall not far away without looking back.

Qiuguo and the girls followed silently. Except for Qiuguo, all the girls were relaxed, because, in the past half hour, they had given up their favorite things. From now on, there is nothing they can't bear to give.

Walking into the hall, the girls stood down in the hall.

A black eagle approached, holding ten sleek wooden sticks.

"Girls, one for each!" Tenka ordered.

Each of the girls took one.

"Lift up your skirt and insert it into your treasure!" Tenka ordered.

The girls were horrified and looked at each other.

"Remember your oath?" Tianxiang's face condensed, and she said slowly, "Since you have promised the country, your body and mind are no longer yours. Your treasures no longer belong to any man, but to heaven. Heaven has given it to you, and your first time will be handed over to Heaven! ”

The girls knew that they had to pass this level, so they squatted down and lifted their skirts.

Qiu Guo also squatted down.

"Qiuguo stand up!"

Qiu Guo was startled and stood up.

"Out of the line."

Autumn fruits are listed.

Tianxiang looked at the other girls: "Plug it in." ”

The girls closed their eyes and gritted their teeth and inserted their sticks.

Tianxiang instructed the female eagles to check them one by one, and pointed to a black door: "The nine of you follow her, enter that gate, merge with the male eagle, and complete the final carving ceremony!" ”

Nine girls stood in a line and walked into the black door.

Autumn fruit shuddered. She understood Tianxiang's voice and knew what was waiting behind the door.

"Thank you, Sister Eagle!" When they all entered the door, Qiuguo bowed deeply to Tianxiang.

"If you want to thank you, thank Su Qin!" Tianxiang smiled faintly, "The Golden Eagle has an order, your first time belongs to him!" ”

The next morning, Tianxiang handed over a chick eagle to Qiuguo: "Qiuguo, you successfully passed yesterday's assessment, and you have officially become the registered black eagle of the Black Carving Platform." This is a young eagle, eight months old, which is the age of recognition of people, and from this day on, it belongs to you to raise and train. You name it. ”

"I want to call it Huanhuan!"

"Okay." Tianxiang smiled bitterly and grimaced at her, "It seems that you really can't give up that badger!" ”

Qiuguo smiled back at her, and was about to reply, when the young eagle next to her screamed in fright and hid everywhere.

Amaka looked at the sky.

A large bird is hovering overhead, making a call.

The big bird slowly landed on the carving platform.

It is the golden eagle of Gongzi Hua.

After a while, Si Diao took the golden eagle to Tianxiang's residence.

Tianxiang appeased the golden eagle, rewarded it with a chicken, took a tightly bound soft bag from the root of its leg, and opened it to reveal a piece of silk.

It was Gongzi Hua's secret order that she should rush to Daliang immediately.

Nowadays, the Spring Festival has passed early, the weather has warmed up, and the spring flowers are blooming, and the people of Daliang have begun their most important outdoor activity - kite flying. King Wei Hui was so childlike that he made a huge eagle-shaped kite and flew it in the imperial garden. Looking at the kite gradually rising and rising, King Hui's mood is also like this kite, floating with the warm wind.

"Your Majesty," said the Piren, putting his palms on his eyes and looking at the kite high above, "all of them have become little black dots." Even if it's a real goshawk, I'm afraid it won't be able to fly so high. ”

"Hehehe," King Wei Hui loosened the silk thread in his hand twice, "Look at this momentum, it is going to rise!" ”

"Your Majesty," said with a smile, "in a few years of great governance, the state of Great Wei is like this eagle, reaching up to the nine heavens!" ”

"Well said!" King Hui smiled, "The higher it flies, the more power it has to dive downward." I heard that Yingsi raised a few black eagles, and the widow wanted to see if his black eagle was powerful, or the widow's goshawk was powerful. ”

"The king is going to cut down Qin again?" The Viren asked softly.

"Needless to say," said King Hui in a loud voice, "Hexi is lost in the hands of the widows, and it will be retaken in the hands of the widows." If not, after a hundred years, how can the widow meet the ancestors and the ancestors? ”

"The king's wish will soon come true," said the people excitedly, "The Qi State has entered the indulgence family, if the Chu State also enters, the Shandong countries will really be merged into one by Suzi, and the Qin State will not be able to withstand half a year even if it has copper walls and iron walls." ”

"Yes, but," King Hui tightened the kite string a few times, "even if the nations do not indulge in relatives, the widows will also cut down Qin." The widow has worked hard for several years, and now the treasury is full, the military is revived, the virtuous ministers are in the dynasty, and General Pang is in charge of the countries, and the army of the tiger is invincible, who are the widows afraid of? "After a brief pause, "However, having said that, Su Zi is longitudinal, and the six countries are indulging, which is even better, and it can be said that God helps me!" ”

The two were gossiping, and the minister on duty led Zhu Wei to walk quickly.

"Kick off my king," Zhu Wei arched his hand, "the Yan envoy will come to the court and give me a thousand miles of horses and fifty good horses; Zhao envoy came to the court and sent me one king and ten dancers, and ten musicians; Qi envoys came to the court and gave 50 cars of refined salt to congratulate their relatives! ”

"Hehehe," King Hui couldn't help but rejoice, "the nations indulge in relatives, and there are many good things!" After a pause, "Who did Tian Yinqi send here?" ”

"Chun Yu Yu."

"Hehehe, it's the old master," King Hui laughed, "Isn't he in Handan, when did he go to Linzi?" ”

"The Ji Palace sacrificial wine Peng Meng Xie Shi, Chun Yu rushed to mourn, and the King of Qi sent him."

"Okay, good," King Hui laughed twice more and turned to the neighbors, "How much help you can get!" The envoys of various countries have come to the court, and the widows can't wait slowly, so you arrange an agenda, and the widows will summon them separately. ”

"Commandment."

Huiwang will meet more guests in the afternoon, one when there are few guests, and two when there are many guests. When the envoys of the pro-country arrived, King Hui had to meet with them, and the neighbors arranged two people a day according to the routine.

Among the envoys, Chun Yu is funny and wise, and King Hui is the most favorite, and he especially told the people to put him in the back, so as to leave enough time to chat.

The next day, the next day, the people first arranged for the Yan envoy to meet him, and then Chun Yuji. Yan makes a good horse, since Bole. King Hui was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked him for advice on the way of horses, and they talked so well that they forgot the time.

The neighbors were in a hurry, and reported that the envoy had arrived and waited outside the hall.

The Yan envoy retired, and the people led Chun to the audience.

Chun Yu saw that the knock was over, and King Hui asked him to sit down, but in his heart he was thinking about Fang Cai's way of knowing horses, and his expression was in a trance.

Chun Yu stared at King Hui, and after a while, he got up and knocked: "Your Majesty, the grass people are retreating." ”

"Oh," King Hui was stunned and nodded, "Okay, well, then let's see tomorrow." ”

After the second day, Chun Yu came again according to the appointment, and when he saw him, he saw that King Hui was still in a trance, and immediately knocked: "Your Majesty, the grass people have retired." Before King Hui could speak, he got up again and retreated.

King Hui was stunned, and glanced at the neighbors in embarrassment.

The neighbor caught up and said to Chun Yu apologetically: "Sir, how about coming back tomorrow?" ”

After the third day, Chun Yu knocked as promised.

King Hui got up and helped him to sit down with his own hands.

Chun Yu sat down and stared at King Hui again, and saw that his mental complexion was the same as that of the previous two days, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the grass people are here to disturb again!" ”

"Hehehe," King Hui waved his hand, "Mr. Chunyu, don't talk about this, the widow has a matter, and I really want to ask you." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"The gentleman met the widow twice, but he didn't say a word, got up and left, is the widow not enough to speak, or is there another reason?"

"It's not the king's insufficiency and words, but the king's heart is ape, and he has no intention of meeting the grass people."

"Oh?" King Hui Daqi, "Tell me, why is the widow so ape?" ”

"Back to the king," said Chun Yuji, "I asked to see him the day before yesterday, and the king intended to gallop; He asked to see him yesterday, and the king intended to make a sound, and the grass people were retiring. ”

"Tut-tut," King Hui was shocked and praised, "Sir! Don't hide from Mr., the day before yesterday Mr. came, it happened that Yan envoy offered a thousand miles of horses, a widow and a good horse, although he saw Mr., his heart was really concerned; Yesterday, Mr. came, it happened that Zhao envoy offered a trick, few people heard the beauty of his voice, did not have time to listen, although he saw Mr., the heart is really concerned. He turned to the neighbor and laughed a few times, "See, Chun Yuzi is like a worm that has penetrated into the heart of a widow, and he knows what the widow thinks!" ”

The people also laughed, turned to Chun Yuji, and asked casually: "Sir is a worm in the king's heart, can you tell me what the king is thinking about this Chenguang?" ”

"Hehehehe," Chun Yuyu laughed a few times, "wait for the grass people to try!" ”

Chun Yuyu faced King Hui, his eyes were closed, and he was trying to improve his luck, as if he really wanted to drill his Yuan Shen into King Hui's heart.

King Hui was suddenly shocked, as if he was facing a great enemy, and he stared at Chun Yu with all his attention.

After about three breaths (one breath and one breath for one breath), Chun Yu took a long breath and opened his eyes.

King Hui was nervous and curious, and stared at Chun Yuji without blinking: "Sir, what are you thinking?" ”

Chun Yu shook a few shimmering brain shells: "The king is thinking, this old bald man, can he really become a worm and get into the heart of the widow?" ”

"God! God! King Hui was incredulous, and exclaimed repeatedly, "That's what the widow really thinks!" ”

"Hahahaha..."

The people have already seen that Chun Yuyu is playing tricks, pretending to be admired, and praising a few words.

King Hui was in high spirits, and Chun Yu was in the sea and the sky, from the world's major events to the way of health preservation, from the strategy of governing the people to the art of the royal maid, talking freely for two hours.

Seeing that the sky was already dark, Chun Yuyu got up and knocked: "Your Majesty, Chenguang is not early, and the grass people have retired." ”

King Wei Hui also seemed to be tired, and arched his hand: "It's really a pleasure to talk to Mr. In recent years, Tian Yinqi has been against the widow in everything, and he has followed the widow's mind, and he has calculated it back and forth, but the only thing is to send a gentleman to make it. ”

Chun Yu knocked and said: "Thank you for your love." ”

"Come and don't go, it's indecent!" King Hui turned to the neighbors, "Tian Yinqi gave the widow fifty carts of salt, and the widow gave him forty carts of dried mushrooms and ten carts of spring tea, lest he go back empty and make fun of the widow." As for the gentleman, he will have a chariot and ten jewels. The gold is free, and it is not uncommon for the gentleman anyway. ”

"The king laughed." Chun Yu arched his hand, "Don't say it's gold, even if the king rewards a piece of grass, the grass people will also regard it as a treasure!" ”

"Hehehe," King Hui was happy, and his eyes rolled, "Since the gentleman said so, he gave him a piece of grass." ”

In the Wei dialect, the pronunciation of the word "green" in the grass is close to the word "gold", and the king of Wei Hui was originally a joke, but as soon as the words fell, Chun Yu bowed to the ground, and the words were clear: "The grass people thank the king for the golden grass!" ”

The grass turned into golden grass in the blink of an eye, and King Hui's eyes blinked a few times and laughed: "Hahahaha, Mr. is really anxious." Then he instructed the people, "Tell the goldsmith to turn fifty taels of gold, cast one plant of gold grass, and reward the gentleman." ”

"Command!"

In Qin's leather goods store, Ruilian accompanied Ruimei to choose leather goods, Pang Cong sat there drinking tea, and Gongzihua accompanied her.

Rui Mei chose two pieces, a leather gown and a leather robe, and took out a soft ruler to compare the cuffs, shoulders, arms, waist, etc. After a while, Rui Mei was obviously satisfied, folded them, put them aside, and took a pair of leather boots from the shelf.

"Sister Mei," Ruilian hesitated and whispered, "It's spring, and it will have to heat up soon." ”

"I have to buy it!" Rui Mei stubbornly responded, "When I saw him the day before yesterday, there was a crack in his heel!" ”

"But this leather robe..." Ruilian took the leather robe and lowered her voice, "It's worn by other people, General Sun, he...

"yes, yes." Rui Mei woke up, rolled her eyes a few times, and beckoned to Pang Cong.

Pang Onion rushed over.

"Trouble the housekeeper to tell the shopkeeper if he can change this leather robe."

"What's the change?"

"Wrap it around your body and legs, it's like this gown."

Gongzihua had already understood, walked over, and took down a set of tight-fitting leather goods from the high shelf: "Two ladies, look at this, is it okay?" ”

Hearing that she was also called "Madame", Ruimei blushed and turned her head.

"Hehehe," Pang Cong looked at it and smiled from ear to ear, "Cheng Cheng Cheng!" Try it on your body, turn to Ruimei, the word "Lord" behind "Gong" didn't come out, and hurriedly changed her words, "Sister Mei, I think this set is good." This is worn by the Hu people in the north, it is easy to ride a horse, and it is wear-resistant, which is just right for him! ”

Rui Mei smiled, put this suit into a bag, and turned to Ruilian: "Sister Lian, let's go, let's go to South Street and put it on General Sun, the north wind is blowing, God may be cold again, and there was a heavy snowfall in March last year!" ”

Pang Cong paid, Gongzihua collected a whole number, gave the change to favors, and sent them out.

When sending the guests out, two more sons and sons rushed to the store.

The two wore swords and were heroic.

Gongzihua felt familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, and was guessing to himself, when the first person came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Qin, I can't recognize your Brother Tian!" ”

"Oh my God, it's you!" Gongzihua recognized Tianxiang at this time, grabbed her hand, pulled her into the store, went straight into the backyard hall, closed the door, and turned to look at another child, "You are..."

"Autumn fruit meets the golden eagle!" Autumn fruit prostration.

"Yo hey," Childe Huada was surprised, "It's long and strong!" ”

"Qiuguo has just been promoted, I brought her here to see the world!" Tianxiang boasted.

"Congratulations!" Gongzihua gave a thumbs up and praised it, pointing to a side room next to him, "Qiuguo, you go there to rest for a while, let's discuss something!" ”

Qiuguo responded to his promise and walked out quickly.

Tianxiang closed the door, turned around, hugged Gongzihua tightly, her eyes flowed, and her voice was like a warbler: "I miss you!" ”

Gongzihua warmed up with her for a while, and then let go of his hand: "Look at your urgency, now is not the time to linger!" ”

"Who is entangled with you?" Tianxiang glanced at him, walked to the companion seat and sat down, "It's just to hook you lightly and try your skills!" ”

"Okay, good," Gongzihua smiled, "Try again at night!" ”

Tianxiang threw him a flattering look and stared at him: "The golden eagle is urgently called, there is a big event!" ”

"Did you see those people at the door just now?"

"Buying something?"

"Yes, there are two women among them, both of whom are princesses of the Wei family, one of them, called Princess Lian, is Mrs. Wu Anjun, and the other is called Princess Mei, who is Sun Bin's person."

"Knowing them, what's wrong with them?"

"Princess Mei has to go to see Sun Bin almost every day and give him a, which is very bad for us!"

"Oh?" Tianxiang was stunned.

"That's right, the Qi envoy is here, if it is not expected, the Qi people should be here to ferry Sun Bin. We must rob Sun Bin before the Qi people make a move! ”

"If Sun Bin doesn't agree, how can he rob him?"

"I can think of one, but that infatuated princess comes to see him almost every day, which is a ** annoyance."

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"There is only one person who can stop Princess Mei, Prince Shen!"

"Understood." Tianxiang smiled, "What is the best identity?" ”

"It's still the princess of Yuguo. Ask him to come out, lie and explain the matter of Mianxianglou, and then enter the East Palace Mansion as a palace maid and nest beside the prince. When I get rid of Sun Bin, the affairs of Wei will be handed over to you! According to the judgment of the king, as long as Pang Juan lives, Wei will be the top priority, especially in the next few years. ”

"Order!"

The next day, Qiu Guo, dressed as a small servant, came to the gate of the East Palace Mansion and handed a private letter and a small gold nugget to the door captain. The doorman picked up the gold, examined the autumn fruit, and went in with the letter.

The prince Shen looked at it, and saw that there was a line of juanxiu text on it, with a line of words: "Jing Nu Qishu, I am at the corner of the city." Love but not see, scratching his head and hesitating. "It's Yu Gongzi who made the payment.

This is a poem by Shao Feng in "Poems", and it is also the first time he visited Mianxiang Mansion to Tianxiang, and the young man Yu in the letter should be Tianxiang.

Prince Shen's heart tightened, and he raised his head: "Who sent it?" ”

"It's a little guy, this Chenguang is waiting for a reply in the side hall."

"Call him in!"

The doorman went out and brought Qiuguo in.

Because he has entered the Qin Palace, seen a big scene, and practiced on the black carving platform, Qiu Guo was not afraid, and his expression was calm.

"Where did this letter come from?" Prince Shen asked urgently.

"My master asked the villain to send it."

"Where is your master now?"

"In the inn."

"Which inn?"

"It's not far from here."

Prince Shen thought about it for a while, changed his clothes, and went straight to the inn with Qiuguo.

Qiu Guo introduced him into a set of elegant courtyards, poured tea, withdrew, closed the door with his hand, latched the courtyard door in the courtyard, and guarded in the side hall.

The living room darkened.

The one who stood up to greet him was a merry man, dressed in purple.

"You are..." Prince Shen stared at him, both excited and stunned, "Young Master Yu? ”

Tianxiang didn't respond, looking back, her eyes were like fire.

The two stared at each other for a long time, and neither of them spoke.

Tianxiang whispered: "Jing Nu Qishu, I am at the corner of the city." Love but not see, scratch your head and hesitate..."

Prince Shen followed: "Jing Nu Qi Jiao, let me take care of it." Tong Guan Youwei said that she was beautiful. Self-shepherding, beautiful and different. The beauty of the bandit girl, the beauty of the beauty..."

Tianxiang slowly took off the purple son's coat, took off the crown and ornaments, and showed her daughter's outfit.

"Sure enough, it's you, Tianxiang!" Prince Shen was excited.

"Brother Shen..." Tianxiang pounced and threw herself into the arms of Prince Shen.

The two embraced.

After a long time, Prince Shen let go of Tianxiang and whispered: "Tianxiang, you... Say quickly, where have you been in the past few years, I think I am so bitter!" ”

"Brother Shen," Tianxiang burst into tears, "that night, I was sleeping soundly, and suddenly a few people broke in, holding swords, I was stupid, and I didn't dare to scream." When the leader saw that I was beautiful, they tied me up, and fearing that I would scream, stuffed a silk silk in his mouth, put it in a sack, and carried it to a cart, and I did not know where it went. "And then?" Prince Shen said urgently. "They walked all day, and they came somewhere, and it was desolate, and there were many houses, and they settled down, and began to eat and drink, and some people let me out, and let go of my hand, and gave me food."

"And then?" Prince Shen's eyes were anxious.

"After eating, I saw that the men had drunk too much, so I slipped into the stable, and shrank under the manger. When they saw that I was missing, they searched everywhere, in the stable, but they didn't look under the manger. Later, when it was almost dawn, they stopped looking, and they were all tired, and they all slept. I slipped out of the manger and ran wildly into the wilderness until dawn, and when I saw a small village in the distance, I went into the village, and when I came to a house, I saw a lady cooking breakfast, and I knelt down in front of her, saying that someone had robbed me, and when the lady saw that I was pitiful, she hid me. I didn't dare to go out, I lived in her house for more than ten days, and I felt that there was no movement, so I put on the clothes given to me by my mother, pretended to be a village girl, and left. ”

"You didn't ask where it was?"

"I asked, and the eldest lady said that they are the Korean party."

"Going to the party?" The crown prince was stunned and pondered for a long time, "Since you escaped, why didn't you come to me?" ”

"I don't dare!"

"Oh?"

"Along the way, I listened to them talking, mentioning many people, and also mentioning Brother Shen, I..."

"Huh?" Prince Shen exclaimed, "Who are they mentioning?" ”

"There is Chen Shangqing, there is An Guojun, there is Qin envoy, and what Gongsun Yan..."

"Gongsun Yan? What did you say about him? ”

said that Chen Shangqing should have been the prime minister a long time ago, but Gongsun Yan didn't know each other, so he dared to fight, and said that Brother Shen helped him, and this time it was a little bit of color for him. The one at the head also said that Brother Shen likes me, saying that it is time to wait for the place, light up the lights, strip off my clothes, and take a good look at why Brother Shen likes me..."

"Brute!" Prince Shen shook several cases with a punch, and his face was hideous.

"Brother Shen, I'm almost never going to see you again!" Tianxiang muttered and cried sadly.

"Where have you been hiding all these years?" Prince Shen said with concern.

"I lived in Yiyang, lived in a cousin's house, he was in a big family in Yiyang to do the accounting room, I heard him say that Wei moved the capital to the beam, said that Gongsun Yan ran to Qin because of the matter of Mianxianglou, Chen Zhen did not become the Xiangguo, it was Hui Shi who was the Xiangguo, and said that Chen Zhen also ran to the Qin State, I really don't know, he hurt Gongsun Yan so badly, what did they do in the Qin State? Although the matter of Mianxianglou is not good, it is a good thing for me, at least I have become a free man. My cousin wants to marry someone for me, I refuse to live or die, my cousin asked me why, I said I only love one person, that is, Brother Shen, my cousin said how can this be a mile, the identity is not worthy, because Yu Guo is no longer there, we are all victims, I cried. When my cousin saw that I was stubborn, he didn't force me anymore. Last year, my cousin saved some money, set up a black gold stove, and made a lot of money, so he funded me to find Brother Shen. ”

"Tianxiang, let you suffer." Prince Shen felt distressed, "Let's go, let's go back to the house with me!" ”

"Brother Shen, you can't call me Tianxiang anymore! Also, how can I walk through your house? I..."

"yes, yes." Prince Shen nodded, pondering for a while, "How about this, don't you call yourself Yu Gongzi, just be a Yu Gongzi, I will give you money, and you can find a secluded house to live in here nearby." ”

"This can't be done, if I look for a house, if Brother Shen always comes, others will be suspicious. Brother Shen is the crown prince, how can he easily come to the private house and walk around? ”

"This..."

"How about this," Tianxiang came up with an idea, "You lead me into the mansion and call me Zhi'er, just say that I am a new palace person, leave me by your side, pour tea for you, grind ink, beat your back, wash your feet..."

"This, this, this..." Prince Shen waved his hand again and again, "This is too wronged for you!" ”

"Brother Shen," Tianxiang moved in his arms, sticking to a down-to-earth attitude, "As long as you can be by Brother Shen's side, you can see Brother Shen sooner or later, Zhi'er is willing to do anything, and she is willing to eat any hardship!" ”

Prince Shen was greatly moved and hugged her tightly: "One day, Wei Shen will repay you!" ”

The two hugged for a while, Tianxiang pulled him into the bedroom, gently unbuttoned his clothes, put his face on his chest, listened to his heartbeat, and whispered softly: "Call me Zhi'er!" ”

"Zhi'er..." Prince Shen picked her up and put her on the couch.