Chapter 35: Going to the Feast

"What's the hurry? Frizzy. Meng Yuan unhurriedly pulled the fishing rod, and the fish ran away.

"Teacher, you're not in a hurry. But now she has attacked my Bai family! Bai Jiayi said anxiously, "I heard that she has asked people to investigate the matter of Old Lady Bai becoming an evil worshipper. ”

At the mention of this, Meng Yuan snorted coldly: "Demon magic and evil arts, the Seven Kingdoms will not tolerate it!" You're embarrassed to say this! ”

Bai Jiayi hurriedly shook the pot and said, "The students don't know either!" Although the old lady Bai is nominally my elder, there is no contact between us, who knows that he will become an evil cult after he is buried? Someone must have framed it! ”

"If you do something wrong, you have to admit punishment, and the king will punish you, and it is all right to be in love with the law." Meng Yuan still looked like he didn't care about himself.

"Yes, yes, the student should be punished." Bai Jiayi responded with his mouth, but he slandered in his heart: "The old immortal is still pretending to be here, and the Meng family is the biggest force in the old clan." The Yingyi people want to deal with the old clan, and sooner or later they will deal with you. Do you blame me for the evil art of the Bai family? You may not have used this old thing, I saw you twenty years ago, you just looked like you were half cut into the ground, but you survived two monarchs, and now you are still alive and well, I heard that you can still count women at night, if you want to say that there is no name, ghosts don't believe it! ”

Seeing Bai Jiayi admit his mistake, Meng Yuan said: "There are some things that should not be rushed. When the new monarch ascends the throne, she naturally wants to show her authority, and we just look at it. ”

"But—" he said, as his voice changed, "and we cannot compromise on key issues. ”

"What does the teacher mean? What is the matter of national policy? Xi Qiming asked.

After each county lord takes office, he will "set a national policy" for some time. That is, to formulate the strategic direction for the next national development, this decision is an important thing that determines the direction of the fate of the entire country.

Originally, according to tradition, the Yingyi people should set national policies after taking office, and under normal circumstances, they follow the ancestral system.

But the Yingyi people dragged it on for so long on the grounds that state affairs were complicated.

Bai Jiayi said: "Yingyi people appoint Zhang Beichen, I'm afraid they don't want to follow the ancestral system!" Attempt to change the law! ”

"Jun Shang is young, and it is understandable that he wants to change." Meng Yuan said, "But we, the old ministers, have to take care of the king." You can't let the king listen to the villain's slander and mislead the state affairs! ”

"After all, she is the monarch, and I am afraid it is inappropriate for us to directly oppose her." Xi Qiming's mind moved, and he said: "Not long ago, the king issued a recruitment order, and many scholars came to the Qin State to offer advice to the Qin State. They will also be involved in the formulation of national policies. Why don't we win them over and let them come forward, and the king can't say anything! ”

Meng Yuan nodded slightly and said, "You have made some progress." ”

"If we can win Zhang Beichen to our side, then the matter will be nine out of ten!" Xi Qiming said.

"Zhang Beichen, he killed the people of my Bai family!" Bai Jia and B were a little angry.

"Brother White!" Xi Qiming comforted: "I can understand you, but in the face of big things, don't worry about this." ”

"You and I have to think about the family!"

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Zhang Beichen stayed in Baiyang County for more than ten days to deal with the affairs of the county.

Labor management, field division, population registration, water conservancy projects, etc., he let people implement them one by one, so that things in Baiyang County will become orderly, with the "Reclamation Order", even if Zhang Beichen leaves, the successor can easily manage here.

After doing this, he packed his bags and went to Liyang, the capital of Qin.

Before leaving, Yingyi asked Che Yang to give Zhang Beichen a BMW with the blood of a demon beast, but he could travel thousands of miles a day, and Zhang Beichen rushed to Liyang within a day.

At this time, Liyang City was much cleaner and more orderly than he had seen more than a month ago, and he heard that the Yingyi people had ordered people to manage the displaced people and dispersed them to various counties for resettlement.

Zhang Beichen was about to go to the Qin Palace to meet him, but was stopped on the street.

"May I ask if Mr. is the county magistrate of Baiyang County, Lord Zhang Beichen?" He was stopped by a man dressed as a servant.

"Exactly, what's the matter with you?" Zhang Beichen asked.

The servant said, "My lord wants to invite you to the mansion, please don't postpone it." ”

"Who are your lords?" Zhang Beichen wondered in his heart, how long has he been in Liyang City, and this person knows the news? It seems that the energy is not small.

"My family is the Qin State Doctor Xi Qiming." The officer said.

West Begging? Zhang Beichen naturally knew who he was, the current family of the Xi family. His ancestors once followed the first monarch of the Qin State to fight the world, and his military achievements have been passed down to this day.

This is the backbone of the old clan, and when he comes to invite himself at this time, he must have some plans.

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. Let's see what he wants to do! Zhang Beichen relied on the fact that this was the national capital, and he had Hu Cheng's protection, so he agreed to go to the appointment.

He followed his servants to a mansion that was enormous, with high walled courtyards dividing the city into contrasting spaces, with people rushing to survive on the outside and nobles on the inside.

Zhang Beichen walked in, and there were pavilions, flowers, birds, strange stones, and even monsters everywhere! After passing through the vestibule and atrium, Zhang Beichen came to the backyard garden.

A middle-aged man in a robe walked towards him and said to Zhang Beichen: "Zhang County's order is going to the appointment, and Xi is far away to greet him, no wonder, no wonder!" ”

"Nishi-sama." Zhang Beichen returned the salute.

Xiqiming has already prepared a wine banquet, all kinds of fine wines, and delicacies from the mountains and seas.

The two were talking at the table, and there were dancing girls and singers playing the piano and drums, dancing and dancing.

The dancing girls and singers here are all cardamom years, with good figures and appearances. Xi Qiming had been observing Zhang Beichen, and was a little surprised to see that Zhang Beichen didn't care about these women at all.

Zhang Beichen is at the age of Fang Gang, and he actually has such determination, this person is really not simple!

As everyone knows, Zhang Beichen has seen Yingyi and Wei Yao, so he naturally doesn't take these rouge vulgar fans in his eyes. And he came through time, I don't know how many dances I've seen before, and I've seen everything bigger than this! This little thing can't move his Dao heart at all!

The two chatted for a while, they were all saying polite words, and Xi Qiming called him a brother and sister to get closer.

After a few more glasses of wine, Xi Qiming said tentatively: "Brother Zhang, I heard that you came to Qin State, you are alone, you have no wife and concubines, and your daily life is inevitably inconvenient. There happens to be a little girl below, twenty-eight years old, well-read and proficient in vocal music. ”

"I see that Brother Zhang is young and promising, I don't want to dislike it, Xi is willing to marry the little girl to Brother Zhang, how about it?"

Zhang Beichen didn't expect that the two hadn't chatted a few words, and they weren't familiar at all, so the other party would send their daughter!

There will be no pie in the sky, this is an undisguised woo!

Zhang Beichen also said tentatively: "Lord Xi laughed, Zhang Mou came to Qin not long ago, and he hasn't settled down yet, how dare he get married?" ”

"What kind of problem is this!" Xi Qiming waved his hand and said arrogantly: "I have some land in the next place, and I will give it to Brother Zhang as a dowry for the little girl at that time, so as to ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing!" ”

"Adults love you, Zhang is afraid it will be difficult to lose weight." Zhang Beichen still refused.

Xi Qiming smiled: "Brother Zhang, are you afraid that I will cheat you?" You don't have to. This is the custom of our Qin State. ”

He explained: "The old Qin people are very xenophobic, if you want to gain a foothold in the Qin country, it is best to marry the Qin people, so that everyone will recognize you and think that you are a family." I saw that you have great talents, and I have the heart to love and cherish talents, so I tell you like this. ”

"If you and I get married, if you encounter any trouble in the Qin State in the future, I will help you with all my might!"

"Oh?" Zhang Beichen deliberately did not express his position, and said tentatively: "How dare I accept the so-called merit and unhappiness?" ”

"Hahaha!" Xi Qiming thought that Zhang Beichen was moved, and said: "I just simply appreciate talents. ”

"Of course, if Brother Zhang supports the ancestral system of the Qin State at the National Policy Conference in a few days, I will ensure that you will be prosperous!"

He finally stated his purpose, and asked Zhang Beichen to persuade the Yingyi people to give up the idea of changing the law.

The old clans formed interest groups through marriage. If Zhang Beichen agrees, it means that he will join the camp of the old clan, and he will not be suppressed in the future, and he will get a lot of benefits.

After speaking, Xi Qiming looked at Zhang Beichen with confidence. The conditions he gave were very generous, sending money, sending officials and giving people away, even the Yingyi people couldn't give Zhang Beichen more benefits.

In his opinion, Zhang Beichen came to Qin State, naturally, like other scholars, he wanted a bright future, and now it was in front of him, how could he not be tempted?

It can be seen from the events in Baiyang County that this person is a person who is both talented and ambitious!

Zhang Beichen smiled and said nothing, the other party still underestimated him too much. What is the high-ranking official Houlu, my ambition is much greater than you think, if she marries a Yingyi person, the entire Qin country will be her dowry!

"No wonder the Yingyi people asked me to go back to the capital, it turned out to be to set a national policy." Zhang Beichen also knew why the Yingyi people let him come over.

He stood up and said, "The kindness of the adults is understood in the heart, but the subordinates are soft-spoken, I am afraid that they will not be able to help the adults." ”

Xi Qiming frowned slightly, his originally kind face suddenly became gloomy, his eyes stared at Zhang Beichen like an eagle falcon, and asked: "Zhang Beichen, the Qin State has great rivers and mountains, and there are also swords and swords. ”

"I advise you to think about the matter of setting a national policy. One mistake is a catastrophe! ”

"Thanks for informing, goodbye." Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Zhang Beichen turned around and left directly.

Looking at Zhang Beichen's back, Xi Qiming's face was gloomy, and a figure came in the dark, it was Bai Jiayi, who made a movement to wipe his neck.

Xi Qiming shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "With the protection of a master, you can't move him." ”

"Just a county order, dare to be so presumptuous, and don't take our old clan in their eyes!" Bai Jiayi's tone was full of murderous intent.

"Brother Bai, don't worry, everything has been arranged. Let's salute first and then soldier, on the day of the national policy, if he is obsessed, he will definitely die! Xi Qiming squinted his eyes slightly, "There are hundreds of families, and there are talented scholars, but he is not the only one!" ”