Xianyang City, in a house under the jurisdiction of the Qin State Pedestrian Bureau.

Zhao Xie, who was in his twenties, was full of sorrow, looked at the white-bearded old man beside him, and said mournfully: "Xiangbang, it is reported that the day before yesterday, the envoy entered Qin, and the king of Qin made Zhao Tuo with his lesser, and set up a banquet in the palace to treat the envoy, give gifts and treasures, and soothe with good words. ”

"Now, the Qin people have sent us to receive us, but the title of the prince is rude, and the attitude is arrogant, from this point of view, I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete our mission to enter the Qin."

Acting Prime Minister Zhao Jing glanced at him and sighed: "In the past, Zhao was so strong, but he was still captured by the Qin people who broke Handan and captured King Zhao. The king led hundreds of people from his clan to avoid the Daidi, and did not dare to take Zhao as the name anymore, so he could only be called the king of Dai, in order to worship our ancestors of the Zhao family. When the Yan, Wei, Chu and other countries still existed, our country could still rely on it to resist the Qin people. ”

"However, today the Three Kingdoms are all gone, and the Qi people are even more humble to serve Qin, if it is not bad as expected, within a year, the King of Qin will definitely send troops to replace the land and completely destroy my Zhao Sheji."

Zhao Xie said with a pale face: "Since the King of Qin will definitely destroy my Zhao clan, why does the king still let Xiangbang bring treasures, beauties and famous horses to Qin?" ”

Zhao Jing smiled bitterly but did not answer.

This is the sorrow of a weak country, even if it knows that the other party has the intention of destroying itself, but it still has to grovel and offer treasures to the other party with a shy face, in order to seek a one-in-ten million chance of survival.

There are examples of Wu Wangfucha and Yue Wang Goujian, in case, in case this Qin Wangzheng is also a husband and the like, then they have hope of surviving on behalf of the country.

Moreover, when he came to Qin State this time, it was not impossible for him to complete his mission.

As long as that person is willing to help, with King Qin's favor and trust, he may be able to find a glimmer of life for the country.

Just like in the Battle of Changping that year, the Zhao people sent envoys to persuade Qin Xiang Fan Ju to finally let Qin withdraw his troops.

This is Zhao's only chance.

"According to the officials of the Qin State, the King of Qin is busy and can summon us in three days, which is mostly an excuse to show his majesty in front of us. But these three days are just right for us. ”

Zhao Jing stroked the white beard under his chin and whispered: "Today's Qin State Shaoshang Zhao Tuo is the grandson of the former Pingyang monarch, and his father and ancestors all know me, and they are all loyal and good to Zhao Guo. ”

"I also saw this son when he was young, I saw him clever at that time, but I didn't expect him to have such a military ability, in a few years, from a Zhao prince, to the Qin State of the high and low, but also participated in the battle to destroy Chu, repeatedly made great achievements, this ability is really shocking."

"Now that my Zhao family is facing extinction, he Zhao Tuo is also a descendant of the Zhao family. You and prepare gifts and treasures, I should personally bring gifts to visit, if you can use Zhao's relatives, say Zhao Tuo, my Zhao may be saved! ”

……

Uehara Township Chaoyangli.

"This is a vegetable made of sunflower (zū), and I invite the gentleman to taste it."

A plate of messy dishes came from the side, and his face was full of sincerity.

Zhao Tuo got off the chopstick, sandwiched a pickle into his mouth, and suddenly his spirits were lifted, and he was almost vomited out of acid.

"It tastes good."

He took a bite of corn, squeezed a smile at Heng, and changed the subject: "Your wife is about to give birth." ”

"It's probably in the past two months."

A shy smile appeared on Heng's face, and he bowed his head and said: "Heng Yijie villain, he can have enough food today, and he can marry a wife and have children, everything is given by a gentleman." ”

"What are you talking about, in the past, I was framed and hunted down by that Han Nan, but you risked your life to throw stones at him, I have never forgotten such things."

Zhao Tuo smiled, Heng was the first person he was close to after coming to this world, not only stood up in the incident framed by Han Nan, but more importantly, played an extremely key role in Jing Ke's matter, it can be said that without Heng's help, he Zhao Tuo may not be able to get to today's status.

Not to mention that this person is quite righteous, and listening to his words Zhao Tuo, he has successively made things such as manure and quyuan plow, and Zhao Tuo's title has been upgraded, and he also has a share of credit.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo's face was full of smiles, after a little hesitation, he suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to plead.

"Hengzhi's ancestors are all villains without a clan, and they are poor people from generation to generation. Now he has been given by the gentleman, fortunately for Qin, and he has to be appointed as a township official, which can be called the glory of the ancestors. However, he has no surname, and is often secretly ridiculed by others, and he is about to have a son today. ”

"I heard that the gentleman suggested to the king that in the future, if the Qin State has a title above the hairpin, the children can enter the room. I don't want my heir to be ridiculed for having no surname after entering the room, and I hope that the gentleman can give him a name. ”

As he spoke, he knocked his head on the ground, and his voice and gesture were sincere and sad to the extreme.

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, begging him to give him a gift.

Ancient surnames, the two are separated.

Don't marry with your surname, and don't marry with your family.

The noble have a clan, and the cheap have a name without a clan.

Therefore, in ancient times, from the name of a person, you can see his status, and even the origin of his ancestors.

Although with the chaos of the nations, the princes died one after another, and the nobles who used to be high in the family were reduced to commoners one after another, resulting in the title of the surname is no longer so strict.

However, a person with a clan, even if he is a commoner now, his ancestors must have been wide, and he will have a trace of arrogance in his innateness.

For example, Liu Ji, don't look at him as just a ranger who is rich and rich, but his great-grandfather is a doctor of Wei. Going back further, the Liu family came from the Fan family, which was one of the six secretaries who held the authority of the Jin State, which shows the nobility of his family.

And the name Heng, as soon as you hear it, you know that it is a generation of untouchables, the kind that has no interest.

So there is a clan and there is no clan, it just sounds different.

For people without clans, most people can't help but feel contempt in their hearts when they hear their names.

Although the times are different, the calculation of surnames is not very strict now, and the title of the surname is equivalent to the Spring and Autumn Taxi class, and you can even give yourself a name.

But if you take it yourself, you always feel inferior, and even because of your lack of cultural level, you may be ridiculed if you don't get it well.

Therefore, Heng is now begging Zhao Tuoci to get rid of this despised situation.

Zhao Tuo has a young master, which is equivalent to the level of the secretary in the Spring and Autumn Period, so he naturally has the power to give the family, and it can also make the family of the given family feel honored and praised for generations.

For this kind of request, Zhao Tuo has nothing to do.

He hesitated for a moment and said: "You are famous in the Qin State for your agricultural skills, and you will have the honor of today." Things such as manure and quyuan plough are the art of agriculture that benefits the country and the people. ”

"In this way, you will take 'farming' as your clan, and you can show the merits of the agricultural techniques you have studied from generation to generation."

"Nong?"

"My name is Nongheng?"

"I have a clan too!"

Heng's face showed an excited smile, and he hurriedly kowtowed to Zhao Tuo and shouted, "Thank you for the gentleman's clan, so my son also has a clan." My peasant clan has been grateful for the virtue of a gentleman for generations. ”

Looking at Nong Heng's excited appearance, Zhao Tuo shook his head with a smile.

Today, he is a farmer for the Heng family, and he thinks that even if the surname is unified in the future, the descendants of the farmer will definitely pass on the family of Nong, and the ancestor of the Heng family will never be forgotten.

Maybe the matter of Qin Shaoshang creating Zhao Tuo and giving the clan to their ancestors will also be written on the family tree.

"Nong's has been prosperous since today."

"And the Zhao family is ......"

A sigh flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

Why did he come to Shangyuan Xiangheng at this time, it was nothing more than to avoid suspicion and represent the envoy of the country.

The king of Qin wanted to destroy the country, and Zhao Tuo was not only the commander of the Qin state, but also the descendant of the Zhao family, and at this sensitive moment when the envoy entered Qin, he had to be extra careful and not have any contact with the other party.

Otherwise, whether there is an actual hookup or not, it is easy to arouse the jealousy of the king.

"Although the original body is a descendant of the Zhao family, his parents were killed by King Zhao and Guo Kai, and he died of illness in exile, and Zhao's kindness has long been exhausted. Even if the Zhao family is exterminated, there is no shame in his heart, not to mention that the Qin State is also surnamed Ying, Qin and Zhao are the same ancestors, and the sacrifice of the distant ancestors surnamed Ying has not been broken. ”

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.

As a consciousness from the afterlife, when he opened his eyes, the state of Zhao was already destroyed.

All he saw were ordinary people who had been exiled by the war, and even he himself was one of them.

Hungry for bark and grass roots, thirsty for sewage.

Watching those Zhao people secretly gnaw on corpses at night, he himself was hovering on the verge of starvation at any time.

Zhao Guo, Zhao Shi.

For the real "Zhao Tuo", there is no kindness at all.

"Myself...... Not a descendant of the Zhao family. ”

"What does the Zhao family do to me?"

"In my heart, there is only the world!"

Two days later, in the evening, Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang.

Because tomorrow, the king of Qin will summon the envoys of the country in the main hall, as a high-ranking military general in the country, and he is also the chief general of the Qin king's government, and he must participate in this court meeting.

"As expected, that generation of prime ministers really came to me, fortunately I flashed in advance, otherwise this matter would not be cleared up."

Zhao Tuo, who returned to Xianyang, breathed a long sigh of relief.

He already knew that two days ago, acting prime minister Zhao Jing came to the door to ask for a meeting and give gifts.

Fortunately, he had already predicted the operation of the envoy, not only avoided it in advance, but also instructed the people in the palace not to receive any gifts.

Let that generation go home in a huff.

Looking at it now, it was a good move.

Zhao Tuo secretly returned to Xianyang, but did not make a noise, and was afraid that the envoys of that generation would get the news, so they came to look for him overnight.

Fortunately, nothing happened that night.

On the second day, Zhao Tuo bathed and changed his clothes, changed his clothes, and went to the Qin Palace.

When he walked into the Qin Palace, he suddenly remembered that among the envoys who entered the Qin Dynasty this time, there was a name that sounded quite familiar.

"Zhao Xie?"

For surname information, please refer to "The Titles of the Ancients"

(End of chapter)