Chapter 20: Zhanlu
"The rooster crows at the beginning of the morning, and the crows quarrel. That doesn't go to Hongchen to make trouble?
The road is long, the water is long, and the fame is all in Xianyang Road. Yesterday was young and today is old. The mountains are still good, and the people are haggard. β
Yan Shi stared at this tall mansion in the downtown area of Xianyang, but it looked particularly deserted, with two big characters "Lu Mansion" written on it in small seals.
"Master Guoshi, sir, please come in. An old servant pointed respectfully inside.
Yan Shi nodded and walked into the mansion.
LΓΌ Buwei's mansion was originally the most lively and noisy place in Xianyang, there were once 3,000 guests dancing with fish and dragons, but now it is extremely quiet, which makes people can't help but think of the sentence "snub in front of the door", but Yan Shi is not "the same person who has fallen from the end of the world", so he can't empathize, but he also sees the hot and cold state of the world.
"After the lord was dismissed, most of the thousands of guests in the house left, and they all saw the king's intentions, and there were a lot of the rest, but they were all sent away by the lord. The old servant looked around at the deserted surroundings and couldn't help but sigh.
"Master, he has never wanted to delay others in his life, otherwise he would not have ...... with the Queen Mother back then" Speaking of this, the old servant knew that he was speechless and hurriedly shut up.
Yan Shi's eyes were calm, and he followed him to a huge house full of bamboo slips, there were many people in it, and Lu Buwei stood there calmly.
When he saw Yan She, he said kindly: "Mr. Yin, you are finally here." β
Yan Shi said: "Lord Lu knows about me?"
Lu Buwei smiled and said: "The intelligence of the net is the best in the world, with your current status, how can I not have information about you here, but this will soon belong to you." β
Yan Shi didn't speak, looking at the many busy figures around him.
Lu Buwei said: "These are all confidential copywriters that have been accumulated for more than ten years, and the old man thinks that he will not stay in Xianyang for a long time, so let them pack up and deliver them to the king." β
Yan Shi asked casually, "I don't know what?"
Lu Buwei stroked his sleeves and said: "Daqin has 15 counties, 313 counties, and a population of 14.6 million, and all kinds of their household registrations are here. The twenty-three laws of the Qin Law, the two thousand six hundred and eighty-three, the original sample is also here, and there are also the ...... of river canal construction and military rectification"
He said like a treasure, and suddenly pointed to a small room: "There is all the relevant information of the net, including the list of killers, intelligence networks, personnel information, etc., and the old man will send someone to you later." β
Yan Shi looked at the room, then at Lu Buwei, and suddenly said, "To put it mildly, Lord Lu looks like he is now, it seems that he is delivering the aftermath." β
"Deliver the aftermath?" Lu Buwei laughed at himself, "With the affection between the king and the old man, I don't think he will want my old life, at most demote me to Xianyang." β
But for an ambitious official, leaving officialdom and government affairs is equivalent to being dead. β
A painful look appeared on Lu Buwei's face: "Chang Yu's matter is indeed the biggest mistake in my life, I thought Zhao Ji was just too lonely, but I didn't expect Chang Yu to be so ambitious, I didn't expect Zhao Ji to hate me so much." β
"After 20 years as an official in Qin, I think I am worthy of the tens of millions of people of Great Qin and the three generations of ancestors, but I am ashamed of this matter. β
Yan Shi said coldly: "This is not the reason why he deposed you. β
Lu Buwei turned around and suddenly said: "Back then, King Zhuang Xiangxian was critically ill, and I hesitated between Zheng'er and Chengcheng. β
"At that time, there were many people who supported Cheng Chan, because Zheng'er was born in Zhao State, but Cheng Chan was a prince who grew up in Qin State since childhood. Later, I examined the two of them, and finally persuaded the first king to establish Zheng'er as the prince, so that he is now the king of Qin. β
"I know that some people secretly say that the reason why I did this is because Zheng'er is not the son of the first king at all, but the son of me and Zhao Ji. β
A smile flashed on Lu Buwei's face: "Of course this is not true. β
"At that time, I gave a few questions to the two of them, the first question was the geometry of Qinguo County. Cheng Chan told me the two numbers very accurately, but Zheng'er recited the names of the fifteen counties and the three hundred and thirteen counties to me one by one. β
The second question is the situation of Qin's foreign wars since King Zhao, Cheng Yu replied, since King Zhao, Great Qin has won 16 big victories and 29 small victories abroad; Zheng'er replied that since King Zhao, Great Qin has been defeated five times, and those five times should not have been defeated, but they were all defeated, and they need to be remembered. β
LΓΌ Buwei was full of energy: "At that time, I knew that Cheng Chan could only be the king of success, and the only one who could level the world was Zheng'er." β
"I still think so, but I regret it a little, if I chose to become a python at the beginning, it may be difficult for Daqin to dominate the world in a short time, but it will take decades to cannibalize the Six Kingdoms, and then Daqin Sheji can last for at least three hundred years. β
LΓΌ Buwei's eyes were profound: "Although Great Qin will inevitably reach an unprecedented peak because of Zheng'er, it will also collapse in an instant because of his death.
After that, on the ruins of Great Qin, there will be a new kingdom that will be re-established, and the entire nation will be branded with its name. β
"But that will have nothing to do with Great Qin, the nascent empire will be born on Great Qin, but it will also destroy the glory that should belong to Great Qin. β
Lu Buwei looked embarrassed.
Yan Shi knew that the brand new name was called "Han", and after more than 2,000 years, most people in this land would be named after it, and if the Qin Dynasty could last a little longer, maybe it would be called "Qin".
Time also, life also.
"Life and death in the world are like this, impermanent and orderly. Lu Buwei, you have already seen through all this, why are you unwilling to let it go?"
A pitch-black figure appeared here, like a dark light, unable to see the face clearly, unable to see through the form.
In his hand, he held a sword.
A sword like no other.
"Zhan Lu!" Yan Shi called out the name of the sword.
LΓΌ Buwei looked at the figure and said calmly: "I can't let go, why don't you let go?" Otherwise, why are you willing to be the head of this net, Zhan Lu was originally the sword of benevolence, but because of you, he was stained with endless blood. β
This person is the leader of the net, an immortal assassin who is above the first rank of the heavenly character, and holds the famous sword of Ou Yezi Zhanlu.
The man was silent for a while, and then said indifferently, "I have come to see the new Lord of the Net. β
Yan Shi looked over and said, "I'm right here." β
"I know. β
"And then?"
"I need to see if you have what it takes to be the master of the net. β
"What if I don't?"
"I will not disobey the order of Win Zheng, but a dead man cannot be the master of the net. β
"So, if I can't pass your test, I'm going to be a dead man?"
"Not bad!"
Zhan Lu Divine Sword, out of the sheath.
A peerless and unrivaled, wonderfully harmonious celestial, and the supreme sword intent across the universe forced out.
There is only sword intent, no killing intent, but this is the strongest killing sword Yan Shi has ever seen in his life.
γ Sogou