When the people around heard that Hedong had asked for support for the grain, they all showed disdain. Although it is not obvious, it is also seen by Zheng Anping. I thought, the fruit is Huang Xie's words!

After going to the court, Zheng Anping stood outside the palace for about half an hour, and without doing anything, he was announced to be dissolved; What the bigwigs discussed and made in the temple, the people outside didn't know anything.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zheng Anping returned to the pavilion, had breakfast, and then went to Xianyang Palace. This time, the squire accepted the document delivered by Zheng Anping, and after giving the receipt, Zheng Anping returned to the pavilion. When the post official saw Zheng Anping coming back, he reported: "Prince Chu said, if the doctor returns, he is willing to see him." Zheng Anping didn't have anything else to do, and he didn't go back to the room, he went directly to the backyard. knocked on Huang Xie's door, and it was Mang Shen who came to greet him, and when he saw that it was Zheng Anping, he hurriedly welcomed him in. Huang Xie and the crown prince Fu were giving a lesson to the prince, and when they heard that Zheng Anping was visiting, they all got up to greet each other. After Zheng Anping greeted them one by one, the guests and hosts sat down.

Huang Xie asked: "The Hedong document has been delivered, and there is no news within a few days." There is nothing to do today, the ministers are east, and the doctor goes to the room together. ”

Zheng Anping said: "The prince's palace is not accessible to the lowly ministers. ”

Huang Xie said: "That's not what I said. Doctor, guest of the guest also. And for Hedong Cheng, you have to visit our house, and the prince is honored! Although the journey was not far, he prepared his carriage and horses, crossed the river over the bridge, and came to the palace built for the prince.

The palace built for the marriage of the crown prince is next to the Ganquan Palace. The building structure has been completed, and now it is being mobilized from the state of Chu to this side to gather a few cases of Xi Ji, the lord of the beard, and even tents, curtains, lamps, candles, smokers, and other daily necessities and ceremonial items. Since the transportation of all items is by land in Wuguan, the amount of transportation each time is not very large, and the delicate and fragile items are all shoulder-picked, which have been transported several times and have not yet been prepared. The use and assembly of these things, the Qin people are almost laymen, and they also specially invited craftsmen from Chu to carry out interior decoration. This palace imitates the style of the Chu Palace in appearance, and the interior decoration is even more gorgeous, and it is outstanding in a plain Qin palace group.

The front of the door was guarded by the halberd soldiers of the Qin army, and the specifications were almost the same as the Ganquan Palace next to it. The crown prince and Huang Xie are both acquaintances and masters here, so they naturally entered the palace without hindrance.

Unlike the palaces in the Central Plains, which are heavy courtyards, the palaces of the Chu State tend to develop more towards the sky. In the Central Plains, the nine steps are already the specifications of the Son of Heaven. In the Chu State, the nine steps can only be regarded as the start, and the "nine-story platform", that is, the eighty-one steps, can be regarded as a high platform.

Although it is modeled on the architecture of the Chu State, it cannot be built so tall. The front hall is built on a rammed earth platform with five steps, but the two floors rising here and there still show the unique style of the Chu State. The harem is built on a more towering rammed earth platform, and from the front hall, you have to go up eighteen steps to enter the harem. The area saved by the high-altitude development was contributed to an artificial lake, on which several pavilions were built, and a few lotus flowers floated on the water. From design to construction, the craftsmen of the Chu State are responsible for it, and the core part is also constructed by the craftsmen of the Chu State.

The building of the Chu style is built, and it also needs to be decorated with the style of Chu. The most important part of the decoration of the Chu State is the painting. The lacquer of the Chu State is divided into nine colors, mainly red and black, followed by yellow, blue and green, and occasionally filled with gold and silver. If the building is still planned by the Chu State and the Qin State is produced, then this kind of decoration is completely handed over to the Chu people. The King of Qin recruited craftsmen from his hometown of Nanjun (Ying) and Nanyang, while the King of Chu sent the best designers from Chen. So now except for the guards in the palace who are Qin people, everyone else is Chu people, and the communication between them is also in Chu sound.

Looking at the gorgeous decorations in the palace, Zheng Anping was completely speechless except for his praise. And Huang Xie had to seriously discuss with the supervisor and give some instructions whenever he went. The prince listened attentively beside him.

In the noise on the side, Huang Xie seemed to inadvertently say to Zheng Anping, "Gongzi should be the king of Anguo!" ”

Zheng Anping almost subconsciously asked, "What merit?" ”

Huang Xie said: "For Yu Zhao, it is his merit to lead the army back to the country. ”

Zheng Anping suddenly remembered Hu Yang: the entire battle was commanded by Hu Yang, he worked so hard that he sent his life in, and in the end he only got a "Ping", no reward or punishment; And Gongzi was named a king just because he was a spy in Zhao State for half a year and was named as the leader for a few days at the last moment! But after thinking about it, Jingyangjun and Gaolingjun may not have worked hard as An Guojun, aren't they also Jun? He is a disciple of King Qin, and he was born to be a prince. And himself, who has worked hard all his life, has the highest ideal of making meritorious contributions to the marquis!

He shook his head, banishing the thoughts from his mind. I heard Huang Xie say again: "For the quality of foreign countries, great merit!" The crown prince is hostage to Wei, and he is also the position of the prince. ”

Zheng Anping asked with some surprise: "Prince, the prince is also." Would you rather have merit than gain? ”

Huang Xie said with a smile: "With your relatives as the prince, it may be difficult to convince the public; With merit as the prince, all of them are dissatisfied. The prince of Qin is the quality of Wei, and the prince of Chu is the quality of Qin, and they are all princes. The king of Xiwu was in Luoyang, and all the princes of Qin were in Xianyang, but the king was in Yan. In Qin, Gongzi Zhuang is the longest, and his strength is the strongest. However, even if Huiwen helps him, he will not be able to stand in the end, who is it? Not to be questioned by other countries. Cover for the quality of other countries, its merit is great! ”

Zheng Anping knew that Huang Xie was a person, and almost every word he said had a deep meaning, and he would not say something useless; Words like this, which have no head and no brains, have a deep meaning. But Huang Xie didn't say it, and Zheng Anping could only guess by himself, but he felt that this matter was a little far away from him, and he had no intention of exploring it deeply. After returning to Hedong, ask Zhang Lu again!

When they returned to the pavilion, the postman held out a festival charm and said, "The marquis summons the doctor, and may the doctor go early." ”

Zheng Anping was taken aback. I thought that the paperwork would go up, and there would be news in a day, but I didn't want to have the result so quickly; And what's worse is that he also went out, with Prince Chu and Huang Xie. Time was pressing, he hurriedly said goodbye to the prince and Huang Xie, and then hurried to the prime minister's mansion.

There were many people in the courtyard and wing rooms of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were all officials from various departments who had come to do business. Zheng Anping presented the festival charm, glanced at the person who was receiving him in the room, and said: "The prince and the prince are waiting for each other, and I wish to go immediately!" Take Zheng Anping to the hall.

Today happens to be the time for Wei Ran to deal with the government, and the Cao Zhi keeps waving the pen in the hall, and hands over the processed documents to Wei Ran for inspection, and Wei Ran usually uses the Zhu pen to approve the word "can", and it can be done immediately; If you approve a "proposed approval", you must report it to the King of Qin for final approval; If the handling is not satisfactory, Wei Ran will express his opinion and let the engagement be reformulated.

The reception was engaged in the establishment of the hall and reported: "Hedong Chengguan Doctor Zheng Anping to meet you!" ”

There was a "pass" from above, and he motioned for Zheng Anping to go to the court. Zheng Anping went up the steps, bowed his head and crossed his hands into the door, and reported: "Minister Zheng Anping has come to see!" One of the people in the hall pointed to the inner room and motioned for Wei Ran to be there. Zheng Anping reported again in front of the room, and heard a sound of "Incoming!" Zheng Anping pushed the door in.

Wei Ran sat in front of the desk in the middle of the case, and there were two other people next to him who were reporting. Wei Ran motioned for Zheng Anping to sit down, finished the documents of the two engaged in it, and let them go out, not letting people in first. Then he turned to Zheng Anping and said: "Zhang Qing guards the east of the river, so Wei Di is also in charge of the world." In the past, Qin and Wei fought for more than 100 years in Hexi and Hedong, and Qin was mostly trapped. Now that it has been obtained, the Qin State is all fortunate. Zhang Qing is in charge of the power of the world in the posture of Wang Zuo, and everyone who knows it thinks that Anyi should be prosperous, Qin should be strong, and Wei should be destroyed, and this time to make contributions! Doctor Su Zuo Zhang Qing, accompanied by Cao Reckless, smelled life and death, so he dared to speak of his liver and gallbladder, and told each other. ”

Zheng Anping had never dealt with Wei Ran at close range before, and he had heard that Wei Ran was strict in governing the army, decisive in killing, and ruthless. Now I heard his warm words, I don't know the good luck, and bowed down and said: "The ministers have shallow knowledge, they don't know the country, and they listen to the teachings of the princes!" ”

Wei Ran said: "Whoever goes out to fight, prepares his soldiers' food, the soldiers are no longer recruited, the food is no longer registered, and the victory is to see his merits." Today, Zhang Qing guards the east of the river, has land and people, has to kill 10,000 people, and builds roads. Now the road has not been opened, the land has not been decided, the people have not been settled, and the religion has not been established, but they want to re-establish themselves in the country, and they will be defeated in the same way! The doctor may not have heard of the Qin law, so he should say it. If today's minister approves his book, the grain will come out, and Zhang Qing has no merit, so he would rather laugh for the world! May you think about it! ”

When Zheng Anping heard this, he was like five thunderbolts, and bowed down and said: "The minister has heard of the Qin Law and does not know its politics. Dare to enlighten the monarch, what should be done to save it? ”

Wei Ran said: "I have his book, and I have not made it public." May Qing take a small mistake and ask for it! I don't know the meaning of the book, but I am wrong! ”

Zheng Anping said: "Rong Chen sued Zhang Qing!" ”

Wei Ran said: "Xianyang to Hedong round trip for several days. Thou shalt not go with a book today, and the ministers shall discuss the princes and be white to the king. Food or not, and defeat has been done! ”

Zheng Anping listened, not only could he not be allowed to report to Zhang Lu, he even had to make his own decisions, and he had to be fast, otherwise he would have reported it! He was heartbroken and said: "Chengchen's mistake is also, his book is not a book of keep." ”

Wei Ran picked up the document handed over by Zheng Anping in the morning from the case, returned it to Zheng Anping, and then handed him a verse talisman, and said: "Qin Lu, there is a mistake in the official transmission, and he will be flogged twenty." Thou art the leader of the gate! ”

Zheng Anping was dumbfounded now, he asked for the paperwork back according to the advice of the marquis, why did he have to be punished?

Wei Ran saw Zheng Anping's eyes wandering, so he said: "If it is a mistake, you should be punished." Cheng and Shou are born and die, and the small punishment is resigned! The history of the coming day is not worth it! Wave your hand to let Zheng Anping go down.

Zheng Anping picked up the paperwork, grounded the knot, his heart was horizontal, and said: "I sincerely serve the teachings of the prince!" "Politely leave. When he went out, he handed over the festival charm to Xing Cao, and Xing Cao transferred it to Gong Cao. Gong Cao sang loudly: "Hedong Cheng reported a mistake, and he was flogged twenty!" Two people came over and took Zheng Anping to the side of the steps below the hall, one held Zheng Anping's head, one pressed Zheng Anping's feet, lifted his placket, revealing his big buttocks, and the other two held a bamboo stick and beat fiercely.