Zhang Lu heard that he had been promoted to a doctor without exception, and said with a smile: "The doctor has stopped leading 100 people, and you think that 100 people can pass through Yiquye?" Sima Jin, the public doctor also, guarding the public ride, leading five thousand pawns and being the right minister, Sima Jin Gong is better than the public ride, what is the minister's merit? ”

Wang Ji heard Zhang Lu's dissatisfaction and said: "Qingben Buyi, it is not easy to get a doctor." Be careful not to say too much. Do it yourself, things will change. ”

Zhang Lu said: "The minister is a worker, and he still leads 5,000 people. Success only leads 100 people, how the opposite! The king wants to make every effort to pass through the canal, and he can't succeed without 100,000 people. Is it a mere doctor? Or with Huayang Jun's leadership? ”

Wang Ji noticed that something was wrong and asked, "Are you not doing anything to Huayang Junhu?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "The ministers were ordered by the king to serve Huayang Jun with righteousness, and the matter was completed, so he returned." Then he showed the festival charm given by Huayang Jun.

Wang Ji patted his knees and sighed: "Mr. mistaken! Huayang Jun, Uncle Wang. Isn't it too much for you to do? What's more, Huayangjun praised you very much, so why should you abandon it? ”

Zhang Lu said: "The minister is recruited by the king, how can he make contributions to Huayang Jun?" The minister is a doctor, and the king is rewarded? ”

In a word, Wang Ji was stunned, and it took a long time to recall, and said: "Mr. Chen Unknown is loyal and righteous!" Dare not do your best to repay! The minister is widowed and talented, and he failed to recommend Mr. Yu Wang, and Mr. He taught me. ”

Zhang Lu glanced at Wang Ji and said, "I will report to the king of Qin, and Zhang Lu will pay his life." Dare to ask the king of Jin to write. ”

Wang Ji said: "How difficult is it. Please sir, please write it. ”

Zhang Lu also asked the post official for a piece of wood and pen and ink, and wrote another one and handed it to Wang Ji.

Three days later, Wang Ji went to the pavilion to find Zhang Lu and said: "The king will discuss with the marquis of the palace to fight Gang and Shou, and to expand Taoyi." The matter of Yiqu is not a matter of urgency for the time being. The book of Mr. has been presented to the king, the king, the word, and the pavilion can also be used. The minister is not effective, may the gentleman not be guilty! ”

Zhang Lu didn't inquire about his own affairs carefully, but asked, "Why attack Gang and Shou." Where is the longevity? ”

Wang Ji said: "Wen Gang and Shou are under the pottery, and they can be reached in one day along the Jishui." ”

Zhang Lu said: "How can you attack it? ”

Wang Ji said: "Qin and Sanjin are peaceful, Fu is with Chu, and if you want to attack now, you must also Qi and Yan." Qi and Yan are not connected with Qin, but they are from Tao Jinzhi, so they take Qi's Gang, Shou, or east to Linzi, or north to Yanjing, all of which can be passed. ”

Zhang Lu said: "Hou is a general? ”

Wang Ji said: "No, Keqing is the general." ”

Zhang Lu said: "Keqing stove? Who? ”

Wang Ji said: "Hearing the Chu people, the Marquis visited Nanyang, so he was a guest. ”

Zhang Lu said: "Gang, Shou, Xiaoyi also; Qi, weak countries also. But why should the king do it himself? ”

Wang Ji said: "Tao and Qin do not connect the border, and Qi will pass through the Three Jin Realm, and will send an envoy to pass it." Therefore, treat it to the king. ”

Zhang Lu said: "Qin must be cut every year, what can I do? ”

Wang Ji said: "Sir, I don't know, Qin's law is severe, and the prisoners are in the wilderness. Now that he has regained the righteous canal, he has collected more than 10,000 troops, and he will also attack, and he will be safe! ”

Zhang Lu said: "Building roads and four links, isn't it for peace? ”

Wang Ji said: "Therefore, the king wishes Mr. Qi to pass through the righteous canal." ”

Zhang Lu said: "Why don't you do the right thing, but the soldiers will fight Gang and Shou?" ”

Wang Ji said: "The passage of the righteous canal will also get 100,000 people, and the merit is still in a different day." And the soldiers are just and long, and they can do it on the same day. The people will also be fast, not a different day. ”

Zhang Lu said: "It's a good thing! Suddenly asked an unexpected word: "What do you think about Huayangjun?" ”

Wang Ji said: "The soldiers of Gang and Shou are discussed by the Marquis, and the king has few words. Huayang Jun didn't have time to discuss it. ”

A month passed, and the King of Qin did not summon Zhang Lu. Another month passed, and the King of Qin still did not summon Zhang Lu. The expedition to Gang and Shou began to gather from the counties to Hangu Pass. King Qin still did not summon Zhang Lu.

After the troops of Gang and Shou set out, the king of Qin announced the establishment of Beidi County and Longxi County. Beidi County is mainly inhabited by the Rong people, and except for Yiqu, the other six counties have been established a long time ago. Longxi County is mainly the area where the Di and Rong people live together, in a sense, it can be regarded as the birthplace of the Qin people, (above) Tai County and Ji County are the earliest counties of the Qin State, and the place of "Qin" is not far from these two counties. Although the Qin people conquered this area very early, they never made it a county, even though it is now the westernmost region of the Qin state - it is probably a nostalgia for their homeland, so that everyone can't bear to turn their birthplace into a border county!

The task of establishing counties was completed by Wei Ran, the marquis, as usual. The seventy-year-old man once again set foot on a distant land.

Two months later, Wei Ran reported that he would set out from Yuzhi County and travel 600 miles to Xuyan County, a small city nestled between mountains and deserts.

Zhang Lu once again asked Wang Ji to write to the King of Qin and ask for a summons. King Qin seemed to suddenly remember, and hurriedly apologized to Wang Ji. The next day, after the next court, the king of Qin immediately sent a car to meet Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu, who had already received the news, did not wear the Chu clothes presented by Huang Xie, but wore a short brown with many sewn patches, and got into the car proudly. Zhang Lu lived not far from Zhangtai Palace, which was the main office of the Qin Dynasty to deal with court affairs. But today, instead of summoning Zhang Lu at Zhangtai Palace, the King of Qin went to Yichun Palace, a palace where a harem lived, thirty miles away.

The bus Sima drove outside the palace gate, let Zhang Lu get out of the car from here, and sent him straight into the inner courtyard of the palace. There is a large hall in the middle of the courtyard, there are long corridors on the east and west sides, and doors are open on both sides of the corridor, which is where the concubines of Qin lived, which is called "Yongxiang". When there is nothing to do, these doors are closed.

When Zhang Lu entered the courtyard, he naturally didn't dare to go up to the hall, so he had to stand with his hands crossed at the bottom of the steps. After a while, the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of cars outside the door were ringing, and Zhang Lu knew that King Qin was coming. At the moment when the palace gate opened, Zhang Lu flashed into Yongxiang.

The king of Qin came in a car, wearing a long sword, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and a dingdong sound. got out of the car and asked the eunuch who came to greet him, "Where is Zhang Lu?" ”

The eunuch just saw Zhang Lu standing in front of the steps with his hands crossed, and when King Qin entered the door, he focused on King Qin, and with a wrong eye, Zhang Lu disappeared. Looking around, the eunuch was so frightened that he almost urinated: Zhang Lu was actually standing in Yongxiang.

The eunuch helped King Qin out of the car, turned around and ran in front of Zhang Lu, and whispered: "What is Yongxiang?" The king! ”

Zhang Lu said: "Qin An has a king? I only know that Qin has a queen mother and a marquis. King Qin Ande? When the eunuch was anxious and helpless, the king of Qin himself came over, bowed down, and said: "The widow should be ordered for a long time, and the matter of the righteous canal is urgent, and the widow invites the queen mother at dusk." Now the matter of righteousness is over, and the widow has to be ordained. Stealing Min Ran is not sensitive, and respects the gift of the guest and host. ”

Zhang Lu originally wanted to provoke King Qin and take advantage of the chaos to say his claim, but King Qin's move made Zhang Lu unable to step down. Zhang Lu had no choice but to get back on track, salute respectfully, and said: "The minister has no form, his mouth is nonsense, and he is guilty of capital crimes!" ”

King Qin waved and let Zhang Lu go to the palace. King Qin walked the east steps and let Zhang Lu take the west steps, Zhang Lu was not polite, and after a salute, he went straight up the west steps. Although this is a harem, there are not many eunuchs and guards, and even the people who drive have not left yet, and when they saw that King Qin was very respectful to Zhang Lu, they all dropped their jaws in shock!

Entering the main hall, King Qin said: "How can Mr. be lucky to teach the widow?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "How dare you! ”

King Qin asked again: "Why is Sir fortunate to teach a widow?" ”

Zhang Lu said again: "How dare you!" ”

King Qin said for the third time: "How can Mr. be lucky to teach a widow? ”

Zhang Lu also said: "How dare you! ”

King Qin said: "Mr. is unfortunate enough to teach the widow to be evil? ”

Zhang Lu said: "Don't dare to do it." The husband is sparse and deep, Wen Wangzhi and Lu Shang. Today's ministers are also detained by the king, and those who wish to Chen are Kuangjun's affairs, between the flesh and bones, so the king asks three questions and does not dare to do the right thing. The minister is not afraid to speak. If the minister knows that today's words are in front and tomorrow is in the back, there can be little to make up for Qin, and this minister's great wish is also, what trouble will the minister have! Those who are afraid of the ministers, after the death of the ministers, the world sees the ministers loyal and die, and they all wrap their mouths and feet, and Moken Township Qin. If the husband is poor and humiliated, the trouble of death, the minister does not dare to be afraid. The minister dies and Qin governs, it is the minister who dies and is virtuous! ”

King Qin said: "Mr. He Yanye!" The husband of the Qin country is far away, the widow is stupid, and he has to be ordered by Mr. Mr.'s words, no matter how big it is, up and the Queen Mother, down to the minister, I hope Mr. will teach the widow, no doubt the widow! ”

Zhang Lu said: "The kingdom of the king, the four stoppers are solid, fight for millions, the chariot is a thousand times, the advantage is to attack, and the unfavorable is to defend, this king's land is also." The people are timid in private fights and brave in public wars, and the people of this king are also. And the ministers are not in their positions, the marquis is disloyal to Qin, and the king's plan is also lost. ”

King Qin said: "The widow is willing to hear the miscalculation. ”

Zhang Lu said: "Fu Hou Yue Han, Wei and attack Qi Gang and Shou, not a plan. If you have fewer teachers, it will not be enough to hurt Qi, and if you have more teachers, it will harm Qin. The king's plan is to reduce the number of teachers and learn about the soldiers of Han and Wei. In the past, the king of Qi attacked Chu in the south, broke the army and killed the generals, and opened up thousands of miles, but the land of Qi size was unsuccessful. Who? The situation cannot have either. When the princes saw the disadvantages, they raised troops and attacked them. The soldiers insulted the soldiers, and they all blamed the king. Qi is so a big breaker, with its cutting Chu and fat Han and Wei. This so-called thief also steals grain. The king is not as good as a distant friend and a close attack, and if he gets an inch, he will have the king's inch, and if he gets a ruler, he will also have the king's foot. This Zhao alone has 500 miles of Zhongshan, and there is no harm in the world. ”

King Qin said: "The widow is also willing to open up the land and get it, and the situation cannot be had." The land of Longxi, the hometown of Qin. Dijon harmed each other, and it couldn't be done for a long time. Yiqu, Rong people, have been serving for a long time, and they are still suffering from the heart. Although he is afraid of power and obeys, the world has changed, and he rebels when he hears profit, and he does not turn his heels. And the people of the princes, the land of the distant land? ”

Zhang Lu said: "No. Qin's place is convenient, the law is strict, the upper and lower are abiding, the reward must be believed, the offender must be blamed, from the prince to the common people, there is no escape. Fu Qin's trip is also, where in the world is not Qin soil? Rewards and punishments are also the same, why don't the people in the world be Qin people? Persuade farmers to plough, tithes and taxes, why not return to Qin in the world? In addition to the land, the husband must follow the Qin law, must believe in rewards and punishments, must enter taxes, and must pass through what he has. So who in the world is not Qin Tianxia? ”