Chapter 25 Confession to the Goddess
Xiang Shaolong was stunned: "Gan Mao's grandson? Isn't that the prodigy Ganro? Although there is no such person in the original book of "Xun Qin", he is extremely famous in history, how can I forget him, shouldn't he be there for Lü Buwei? ”
Gan Mao is a native of Cai under the Chu State, once served as the left minister of the Qin State, and is now Xiang Shaolong's position, a famous general of the Qin State, and later abandoned Qin to join Qi, and finally died in the Wei State.
Xiang Shaolong saw that Gan Luo was not yet ten years old at this time, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, white teeth and red lips, which was endearing.
The state of Chu has produced this kind of literary and elegant character. Seeing that he is dressed ordinarily, he doesn't have a very good life in the future.
Although Gan Luo was young, he was polite, and he stepped forward to the end and said, "Meet Lord Zuo Xiang." ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "No courtesy, are you Gan Xiangguo's grandson?" Gan Xiangguo is good, what's your name? ”
Gan Luo said: "My name is Gan Luo, and my grandfather has passed away. ”
Xiang Shaolong said: "What is the matter with you coming to me." ”
Gan Luo said: "My grandfather wanted to go back to Daqin when he was alive but couldn't get it, but now that he has passed away, he doesn't dare to forget his grandfather's will, so he has come to Zuo Xiang, hoping to fulfill his grandfather's wishes." ”
Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: "Shouldn't you take refuge in Lu Buwei?" I think it is because Lü Buwei was powerful in history, and now his power is no less than that of Lü Buwei, and this time he sent an envoy to Wei to give him a chance to get close to me, otherwise, maybe he would have to go to Qin by himself. ”
Xiang Shaolong knew that Gan Luo had been smart and witty since he was a child, and he was a well-known prodigy in Chinese history at the age of twelve. There are such talents who want to defect to themselves, of course they are happy, and they don't have to play tricks with children to get away with them, make it difficult, in order to show their nobility, so they nodded and said: "You are the grandson of Gan Xiangguo, and you have the heart to return to Daqin to serve, we naturally welcome it, I am going back to Qin soon, you go back and clean up, and then go back to Xianyang with me." ”
Gan Luo originally prepared a lot of rhetoric, trying to persuade Xiang Shaolong to take him in, but he didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to agree so quickly, he had a feeling that he didn't make it out, but he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I'll go back and pack my bags, and I don't have a few family members, so I will return to Qin with Lord Zuo Xiang." He walked away happily.
Xiang Shaolong cherished Gan Luo's talent very much, and felt that it was a pity that he died early, except for the envoy to Zhao Guo and the prime minister at the age of twelve, he did not leave any other deeds.
Some say that he was summoned back to heaven by the gods and died without illness, and some say that he died by himself and was killed by molesting the princess, these are all nonsense. The biggest possibility is that he was born under Lü Buwei, implicated by Lü Buwei, or because of Lü Buwei's ambitions, he was killed by Lü Buwei, and history has not clearly recorded it. I hope that he defects to himself instead of Lü Buwei and can rewrite his life.
When Xiang Shaolong returned to Xianyang, the siege of Hangu Pass had been lifted, and Xiang Shaolong had officially assumed the post of left minister in Xianyang. Now Xiang Shaolong can already compete with Lu Buwei.
Xiang Shaolong put Gan Luo next to Prince Zheng, who was two or three years younger than Prince Zheng, and read to him as a companion to study and grow up with him.
The Wu family transferred back a large number of people to guard Xiang Shaolong's general's mansion, Wu Tingfang and Shu'er also returned, and Wang Jian officially became the commander-in-chief of the border pass.
Xiang Shaolong felt that his specific work as Zuo Xiang would be very troublesome, and he was not a person who could be patient and would bow down to everything, so he wanted to find an assistant, but he had to find someone who was good enough, so he thought of Li Si.
Now Li Si has just completed his studies and entered Qin, and he has joined Lü Buwei's disciples, and he has not had time to display his talents, nor has he received Lü Buwei's attention, so he just transferred him to his side. But with his relationship with Lü Buwei, he couldn't ask for help, so he found King Qin, transferred Li Si to the crown prince first, and then slowly asked him to help him.
This is a piece of cake for King Qin, Li Si is just a nobody, and it is reasonable to ask for someone directly, just saying that he is studying with the prince.
Lü Buwei, as the right minister, was powerful, recruited 3,000 guests, was busy fighting for power and profit, wrote books and said, and was compiling the "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" in an attempt to make a name for himself.
Xiang Shaolong, as the left minister, did not recruit customers, but he accepted a lot of skilled craftsmen, concentrated on the development of technology, pursued technology as the king, opened a factory, and made a lot of money.
The policy of the Qin state was to encourage commercial development, increase commercial tax revenues, and reduce taxes from the poor. Do everything you can to increase the population, especially young adults. Population was the greatest resource at that time.
passed the year smoothly, and King Qin did not die. Xiang Shaolong knew that he had changed history again, and he didn't know if Lu Buwei didn't dare to poison him, or if he was poisoned but was avoided by King Qin. In short, Lü Buwei should know that King Qin was guarding against him, and he would not dare to be too arrogant in the future.
Xiang Shaolong was more performing the duties of the Taifu at this time, and the duties of the left minister were mostly in charge of Li Si, and if he didn't fight, the general was useless. In the process of teaching the prince, there was a lot of communication with the goddess of the qin, and the relationship between the two also warmed up sharply.
Xiang Shaolong likes to take Wu Tingfang and Shu'er around in his spare time, and often invites the goddess of the piano.
At first, the goddess of the piano was embarrassed, and she pushed it off. Wu Tingfang and Shu'er saw that their husbands were attracted to this beautiful woman, but they were not jealous, but took the initiative to help Xiang Shaolong go to Qinqing. Qin Qing began to accept the invitation to play together, and became closer and closer to Wu Tingfang and Shu'er, and practiced yoga with them. Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before the goddess Qin marries into the general's mansion.
Xiang Shaolong has no experience in chasing women, but he also knows that men have to confess first. Wu Tingfang and Shu'er helped Xiang Shaolong carefully design an opportunity to confess.
In the soothing sound of the piano, the three beauties stretched their graceful postures, doing various difficult yoga movements, and their bodies were slightly sweating.
When Qin Qing knew that this yoga was created by Xiang Shaolong, he was shocked. With in-depth practice, Qin Qing also felt that she was more beautiful and moving.
Xiang Shaolong's surprise to himself is multifaceted, he can be literate and martial, talented, noble, and gentle, and he is very comfortable with Xiang Shaolong, and he feels that the atmosphere in this home is different when he gets along with his family.
Xiang Shaolong is not like other big men, he disrespects women that day.
Xiang Shaolong loves his woman very much, although Shu'er is a concubine, but Xiang Shaolong's attitude towards her seems to be treating a princess, let alone Wu Tingfang. Not only does he respond to their needs, he tries every means to make them happy, and even often cooks for them by himself, without the slightest idea of "a gentleman cooks far away". They are very happy every day, which is also the reason why Qin Qing is willing to befriend them, and in such an atmosphere, they can also make their mood better.
After practicing yoga and bathing, I showed more ice muscles and jade bones, and was full of energy. The three of them rested for a while, whispering about their daughter's house, and the atmosphere was warm and relaxed.
Finally, Wu Tingfang said: "Sister Qing, let's go, let's go for dinner, you go over first, and Shu'er and I will arrive later." ”
Qin Qing didn't think too much, she was also quite familiar with the General's Mansion, she knew where to eat, and it wasn't the first time she went, so she left first.
When I came to the outside of the restaurant, I pushed the door, and the door opened, and it was dark inside. Shouldn't this time be so dark?
Suddenly, there was a flash of firelight, and a hazy figure, holding a fire fold in his hand, lit the candles on the table, one, two.
Only then did Qin Qing see that the windows in the house were covered by thick cloths, and the man who lit the candles was looking at him with a smile, it was Xiang Shaolong.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little ambiguous, which made Qin Qing's heart beat faster.
Xiang Shaolong walked over, closed the door, and took Qin Qing's hand.
Qin Qing struggled slightly, but did not break free, and let Xiang Shaolong hold his hand, blushing and lowering his head.
Xiang Shaolong pulled her down to a long table and sat her on a chair.
Qin Qing found that this table was not the round table used for eating, but a rectangular table with two chairs on either side and two candles in the middle of the table. In front of her was a wooden tray with a round silver lid fastened. On the table next to it, there is a white tablecloth folded into a triangle, on which a knife, fork, and spoon are each side-by-side, and it is very beautifully made, like a snow drinking knife, shiny. On the other side was a wine lord, and the faint aroma of wine wafted over.
In this era, everyone sat on the ground, and there were no chairs, but Xiang Shaolong was not used to it, his family used modern tables, chairs, and benches, and Qin Qing was no stranger.
Xiang Shaolong lifted the silver lid, and a burnt aroma of fried meat came to his nose, inside was a heart-shaped steak, and there were two emerald green vegetables around it, which made people very appetizing.
Xiang Shaolong said softly: "Qing'er, this is the steak I specially made for you. As he spoke, he gently hugged Qin Qing from behind and taught her how to use the knife and fork hand in hand.
The scene became more and more charming, Qin Qing felt that her face was getting hotter and hotter, and her heart seemed to be jumping out.
After Xiang Shaolong taught Qin Qing, he sat down in his seat, raised the wine lord, and said, "Qing'er, this steak is taken from the most tender meat on the beef loin, marinated and fried in oil, and the taste is very good." Let's eat slowly, taking a small sip first. Casting the candlelight, looking at Qin Qing's beautiful face, Xiang Shaolong's heart was drunk.
Qin Qing heard Xiang Shaolong call herself affectionate, very shy, but she didn't refute it, she also felt that the relationship between the two had naturally developed to the point where she could be called so.
Today, Xiang Shaolong is going to confess to her, and she is also very excited. The time for Xiang Shaolong's admiration is not short, and it is time to take this step.
Xiang Shaolong saw that Qin Qing didn't speak, so he continued: "The meat quality of each part of the cow is different, and you can make many kinds of steaks, and I will often make them for you in the future." ”
Qin Qing had tears in her eyes and said softly, "Okay! Thank you! ”
Xiang Shaolong walked in front of Qin Qing, took out a garland and put it on Qin Qing's head, knelt on one knee, took Qin Qing's hand, and said affectionately: "Qing'er, marry me!" ”