Since Meng Wu cleared out several detailed works of other countries in the center of the Wen Ring, there have always been sergeants guarding the center of the Wen Ring, and all the scribes have been much stricter, most of them only discuss knowledge, and rarely discuss state affairs.

Although Ying Zheng was still wearing civilian clothes this time, because he was going with Lu Buwei, he did not hide his identity as before.

And in terms of timing, it was also time for Ying Zheng to openly appear in the middle of Wen Zheng.

Lü Buwei's two entourages drove their horses to Wen Kuoju in advance, notified Sima Zhuo to come to pick him up, and arranged for the sergeant major in Wen Zhuo to maintain order.

When Ying Zheng and Lü Buwei arrived at Wen Zhuangju, Sima Jie was already waiting at the gate, followed by dozens of scribes. Needless to say, these scribes were all selected by Sima Jie to compile the "General History of Sima".

Sima Jie saluted and said: "Weichen greets the king, Lu Xiangbang, and Li Tingwei. ”

The scribes in the back also paid their respects.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and said: "Excuse me, the widow has not been here for a long time, and today I came to visit Lu Xiangbang." ”

Sima Jie got up, got out of the way, and made a gesture of please: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangbang, please inside." ”

Yingzheng and several people got off the horse, Lü Buwei's two guards led the horse, and the scribes lined up on both sides, and Yingzheng and Lü Buwei took the lead in entering the gate of Wen's residence.

Since it was opened, Lü Buwei has basically not come to Wenzhuju much, because this is Yingzheng's proposal to start, and Yingzheng doesn't invite him to come, so it's really not good for him to come here directly to investigate. What's more, there are still a lot of bachelors and guests in his house who often go in and out of Wenluo, so in order to avoid suspicion, they can't come here for no reason.

But not coming doesn't mean not paying attention, Lü Buwei inquired about the movements and situation of Wen Juju from the scholars who came to Wen Juju almost every day, and Sima Jie was ordered by Yingzheng to compile "Sima Tongshi", and Lü Buwei also knew about it for a long time.

Ying Zheng has also been looking for an opportunity to ask Lü Buwei to come to Wen Kuoju, but he didn't find the opportunity until today.

Sima Jie took Yingzheng and Lü Buwei to a house in the inner courtyard.

Yingzheng came to this place, and it was the place where Sima Jie handled official business, but after it was renovated and arranged, it had some feelings of the royal family's place.

Ying Zheng sat on the upper seat, and Lu Buwei sat beside Ying Zheng, and roughly glanced at the furnishings in the room, with a different meaning in his eyes.

Sima Jie did not sit down, and stood there in an orderly manner.

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei and took the lead in saying, "The middle father is still satisfied with this article?" ”

"Very good." Lu Buwei's eyes returned to Ying Zheng, "Being able to take care of Wen Liju in an orderly manner in just two or three months shows that Wang Shang has a unique vision and chose the right person at the beginning." ”

After saying that, Lu Buwei looked at Sima Jie again, with some approval in his eyes.

Ying Zheng also looked at Sima Jie and said: "Sima Jie, it's rare for Lu Xiangbang to come to Wen Xiangbang, so you can briefly state the situation of Wen Xiangbang to Lu Xiangbang." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sima Jie arched his hand and said, then looked at Lu Buwei with an admittedly clear gaze.

Lu Buwei made a gesture of please with a smile on his face.

Sima Jie bowed to Lü Buwei again and said: "Although the Wenluo Residence does not provide food, lodging or salaries for its guests like other mansions, this has broken the original inherent restrictions, so that the scribes are no longer bound by the constraints of various mansions and can communicate with the scholars of other mansions, so there is really an endless stream of scribes from various prefectures and even countries every day. In the process of the exchange of scholars, wonderful remarks and profound insights are really endless, many of which are useful to Daqin and even the world, and Xia Guan himself has also benefited a lot. ”

"Can you write down all these useful things you said?" Ying Zheng asked.

Sima Jie nodded, then raised his hand sideways and gently pointed to the wooden frame on one side of the wall. The wooden frame is divided into several layers, and the bamboo slips are placed on it, which basically blocks the wall and makes it impossible to see the wall.

"Your Majesty, please see, these are the opinions of the scribes who have been screened three times by the lower officials, and the best of the best, most of them are mainly governing the country and government, and there are some classic expositions of various schools." Sima Jie said.

Ying Zheng smiled: "Okay, good, during this time, you have finally been busy in vain, you have worked hard." ”

"Doing your best for the king is within the duties of the lower officials." Sima Jie said.

Lü Buwei walked to the wooden frame and flipped over the bamboo slips. I opened one and looked at it, then put it back, opened another one and looked at it, and nodded from time to time.

"There are about a lot of guests coming and going here." Lu Buwei asked as he flipped through the bamboo slips.

"Back to Xiangbang, all those who have come to Wenluoju will basically be registered in the register, and the number of statistics has exceeded 20,000 at present, and those who frequent it are basically maintained at about 2,000 per day."

"20,000?" Lu Buwei grinned, obviously he didn't expect that the scribes who had come to Wen Zhuangju would actually reach this number, and he was in Lu Fuzhong, providing food and shelter, and also paying salaries, and it was just less than 3,000 people.

"Yes, but some of them are tourists from all over the world, and there are not many people who stay in Qin." Sima Jie said.

"The scribes from the Lu Mansion, how are they doing?" Lu Buwei asked, obviously the level of the Lu Mansion guest represented his face.

Sima Jie smiled lightly, and said admittedly: "The disciples from the Lu Mansion can be regarded as superior in terms of knowledge and knowledge, and many scribes from other mansions often come to the Wen Ju in order to discuss with the guests of the Lu Mansion. ”

Sima Jie didn't mean to be a sycophant, and that was indeed the case.

After listening to this, Lü Buwei smiled knowingly, was in a happy mood, and didn't ask anything anymore, and continued to flip through the bamboo slips, obviously, Lü Buwei was extremely interested in these high-minded records.

Ying Zheng also walked to the front of the bookshelf and asked softly: "Sima Jie, do you mean that so many books have only been screened three times and collected on the basis of merit?" Wouldn't it be that the books would fill the room before sifting? ”

Sima Jie took a few steps forward, came to Yingzheng's side, and said, "Your Majesty, it's like this. At first, the subordinates mobilized a lot of scribes and asked them to record what they saw, heard and felt, after all, this process was also the process of applying what these scribes had learned, so the scribes were happy to make the trip. During the day, they record what they hear, and at night they sift through and record their opinions. As time went on, more and more people joined in, so over time, the number of books became more and more. ”

"Are the scribes outside the door the ones who recorded these letters?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Back to the king, not all, but these people are the core." After Sima Jie finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Buwei.

Sima Jie's own team can be regarded as formed, and the people who greeted Yingzheng and Lü Buwei were obviously selected by Sima Jie to edit "Sima Tongshi", but without Yingzheng's consent, Sima Jie was obviously inconvenient to say this matter in front of Lü Buwei.

Of course, Ying Zheng knew what Sima Jie meant, and turned to Lu Buwei and said, "Father Zhong, the widow ordered Sima Jie to sort out the opinions of these scholars in the world, and it also has another purpose. ”

Lü Buwei finally put down the bamboo slips in his hand, turned around and said: "The old minister just turned over these bamboo slips, and found that the insights in these records are indeed extraordinary, I don't know what the king's intentions are?" ”

Ying Zheng smiled slightly: "Last time, the widow saw that the disciples in the Lu Mansion were busy compiling the "Spring and Autumn Period of the Lu Family" in the middle father's mansion, so he felt that he also wanted to use the power of the people in Wen Juju to compile a history book, one to detail the life and achievements of the Qin lords of the past dynasties, and the other is to collect some ancient stories and legends, as well as the process of sealing the king and marquis at that time in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so as to know oneself and know the other and prepare for war. ”

Ying Zheng's intention in compiling the "General History of Sima" is reasonable and does not seem to be superfluous, and its real purpose is certainly not convenient to explain to Lü Buwei, so it is necessary to find a reasonable excuse.

The corners of Lu Buwei's mouth rose, and he smiled and arched his hand and said: "Since the king has the world in mind, when he is unified in the future, it is a must to sing praises to the ancestors and ancestors. As for wanting to learn more about the nations with the help of history, although it is desirable, it is also necessary to be careful not to make the nations suspicious. ”

"What the middle father said is very true." Ying Zheng said, "That's why the widow ordered Sima Jie to operate in secret, and even the middle father didn't know about it today." ”

Ying Zheng said this, and even why he wanted to hide from Lu Buwei was logical.

Lu Buwei still smiled and said, "The king is so thoughtful, the old city is very pleased, and I don't know how this matter is going?" ”

"The process of this matter, the widow does not often ask about it, and he has to ask Sima Jie." After speaking, Ying Zheng looked at Sima Jie, and the message in his eyes was to tell Lu Buwei truthfully.

Sima Jie bowed slightly, and arched his hand and said: "Returning to the king, Lu Xiangbang, the lower officials have selected some scribes, all of whom are reliable people, who are responsible for the compilation of historical books, and are still in the stage of collecting historical materials. ”

After hearing this, Lü Buwei rolled his eyes and said to Yingzheng: "Since the old minister has not heard about this, there must be no one from the Lu Mansion among these scribes." ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "The widow knows that the people in the middle father's mansion are busy with the compilation of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period", and it is inconvenient to disturb, so Sima Jie is specially ordered not to trouble the people in the Lu mansion. ”

Ying Zheng's performance was natural, and he didn't mean to guard against Lu Buwei at all.

Lü Buwei raised his hand and said: "The king is too worried, the compilation of "Lü's Spring and Autumn" is nearing the end, and there are not so many people needed. ”

"Then there will be Lao Zhong's father." Ying Zheng gladly accepted.

Obviously, it is inappropriate to refuse Lu Buwei at this time, but it is up to him to decide how to use these Lu Mansion guests after they participate.

"What is the king polite to the old ministers?" Lü Buwei said, "By the way, I don't know what the king named this history book. ”

Ying Zheng said sincerely: "The widow ordered Sima Jie to run this matter, so he temporarily took a name called "Sima Tongshi", and after Dacheng, what name will be changed, and then we will discuss it." ”

"Oh? Sima Tongshi ...... "Lü Buwei was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Yingzheng would be named after Sima Jie's surname, and this naming method was obviously imitating his "Lü's Spring and Autumn".

Sima Jie is young and his official position is not high, so if Ying Zheng can make this decision, he must be Ying Zheng and the people he trusts.

"Sima Jie." Lu Buwei's eyes were a little different when he looked at Sima Jie, "The old man has a question, I hope you will answer it truthfully." ”

Sima Jie arched his hand and said: "Lu Xiangbang, excuse me, Sima Jie knows everything." ”

Lu Buwei nodded and asked, "A few years ago, in the Great Qin Dynasty, Sima Cuo's predecessor who single-handedly promoted General Bai Qi, who is you?" ”

"This ......" Sima Jie looked shocked, he never expected Lu Buwei to ask such a question.

Sima Cuo, Bai Qi's mentor, the three generations of monarchs who served the Great Qin, disagreed with Zhang Yi at that time, and put forward the suggestion that Bashu should be destroyed first, while King Qin Huiwen adopted Sima Cuo's suggestion. Later, Sima Coo led his troops to destroy Bashu, which led to the current territory of Great Qin. After retiring after the success of the body, his son Sima Jin was implicated in the white uprising, and except for Sima Jin, the Sima family had long disappeared and disappeared.

The reason why Lü Buwei asked this was that when Yingzheng appointed Sima Jie before, he secretly investigated.

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei suspiciously, and then looked at Sima Jie, but seeing Sima Jie's expression, it was definitely not a reaction that had nothing to do with Sima Cuo.

The three of them were silent for a while, and Ying Zheng took the lead in speaking: "There are no outsiders here, so you will answer Lu Xiangbang's question truthfully, and the widow also wants to know the answer." ”

Sima Jie stabilized his breathing, looked at Yingzheng's firm eyes again, and said admittedly: "The name of the ancestor, you can't call it directly, it is my great-ancestor, after retiring, I ordered our descendants to do good everywhere to repay the king's kindness, but it's a pity that I haven't seen the face of my great-ancestor, and everything I know is what my father said." ”

Although there was already a vague guess, Ying Zheng was still shocked and opened his mouth wide.

Sima Hong's father and son are really the queen of the famous family.