Lin Zhen leaned out of the car window and looked back, Zhu Xiang didn't know when he moved the huqin out.

When he saw Lin Zhen leaning out of the car window and looking back, Zhu Xiang seemed to have expected this scene, grinned at Lin Zhen, sat on the big stone on the side of the road and played the huqin, and sang "Xiaoya White Horse".

The friend rode away on a colt like snow, and his character was like that of a jade tree; I hope that friends will write more after parting, and do not forget the friendship between us.

The work of "Xiaoya White Horse", some people think that the king wants to keep the sage to serve in the court, but the sage has to return to the mountains and forests, so the king has nothing to do in order to seek talent. However, the original meaning of the poem was to say goodbye to friends, and many people in later generations took the meaning of parting from their friends. Zhu Xiang sang "Xiaoya White Horse" at this time, which was very appropriate.

Lin Zhen burst into tears and sang "Weifeng Papaya" in response.

You give me papaya, and I return you Qiongju. The relationship between the two of us will always be as good as it is now!

Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen sang and said goodbye to each other, attracting many pedestrians to stop and watch. Many people were moved by the parting of these two people.

Lin Xiangru couldn't help choking.

Only Ying Xiaozheng pulled Lian Po's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Lian Weng, is the county where Uncle Lin is going to be far away from us?" ”

Lian Po said: "It's not far, it's a day's journey." ”

Ying Xiaozheng said: "Then why did Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin cry like this? ”

Lian Po said: "They are sick. ”

Lin Xiangru slammed the ground with a cane and scolded: "Don't teach bad politicians!" They are good feelings! ”

Ying Xiaozheng frowned. Who is right?

When half a month later, Lin Zhen went home to visit relatives, continued to tease Ying Xiaozheng, and snatched the shortbread that Zhu Xiang made for Ying Xiaozheng, Ying Xiaozheng realized, it seems that Lian Weng is right!

"Uncle Lin, didn't you go to be a county guard? Let's go! ”

"Don't go, Zheng'er will give the shortbread to his uncle to eat, and the uncle will leave!"

"It's all up to you, hurry up!"

Zhu Xiang said to Xue: "Why is Lin Li getting more and more naïve, and his age is about to regress to the same age as Zheng'er?" ”

Xue Dao: "Aren't you too?" ”

Zhu Xiang coughed dryly and refused to admit it. No matter what he said, his mental age is older than Lin Zhen, right?

……

After Li Mu and Lin Zhen left one after another (but Lin Zhen would return to Handan Province every month), Zhu Xiang's life was much quieter.

He still led Ying Xiaozheng to listen to Xunzi's lectures every day, and then walked around the ridges to guide winter wheat planting.

After the jointing of winter wheat, it is a period of high incidence of many diseases. Zhu Xiang looked at the wheat in the field every day by the ridge, instructed the farmers to weed and kill the foci of infectious diseases, added organic fertilizer in time to increase the ability of wheat to resist diseases, and opened ditches to prevent fungal accumulation.

Ying Xiaozheng didn't understand. He just took Zhu Xiang's rough big hand, followed his uncle to wander around the ridge, accepted the praise of the farmers, and walked more and more steadily.

The peasants all have good manual work. Whenever Zhu Xiang squatted next to the ridge and chatted with them, they would pick grass and flowers and make small toys with two hearts. Ying Xiaozheng goes out every day and always gets a lot of new toys.

The toys will wither on the second day, but on the second day, Ying Xiaozheng will have new toys.

Occasionally, Zhu Xiang would visit carpenters and blacksmiths and ask them to build new farming tools.

At this time, Ying Xiaozheng will harvest large toys such as wooden animals and rolling hoops.

After Zhu Xiang saw that Ying Xiaozheng was becoming more and more proficient in running and jumping, he asked Xianghe to build a small unicycle for Ying Xiaozheng, so that Ying Xiaozheng could push his toy friends around.

The wheelbarrow was invented and perfected during the Qin Dynasty and was already common in the Western Han Dynasty. Now that there is a prototype of a wheelbarrow, Zhu Xiang has reduced the time for perfection, and Xianghe is very happy. Soon, Ying Xiaozheng's toy unicycle became a good thing for nearby farmers.

When Zhu Xiang saw the farmer pushing a wheelbarrow to transport things, he slapped his head and laughed dumbly.

There were many things in his mind that would benefit this era, but he couldn't think of them for a while. Sometimes, what you do on a whim may be very convenient for civilians.

My own brain is really an inexhaustible treasure trove.

After Zhu Xiang praised himself, he immediately went to Xianghe and asked Xianghe to hide the origin of the wheelbarrow.

Xianghe was very helpless: "Zhu Xianggong, you don't have to be so timid. If you're really afraid of making a big splash, why don't you just make your reputation louder and go to a wise king? I think there will be a king who will bless you. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I'm a civilian, where can I go?" Life is good now and I'm satisfied. ”

Xianghe is even more helpless. You're satisfied, we're not.

He was thinking about whether to visit Lin Xiangru and let Lin Xiangru persuade Zhu Xiang to leave.

Because of Lin Gong's kindness, Zhu Xianggong was reluctant to leave Zhao State. But Zhu Xianggong's countless abilities as a living person, how can he be trapped in Zhao Guo, who can't display his talents? Lin Gong should think about the people of the world, not be limited to one country and one place.

After Xianghe made up his mind, he went to visit Xun Condition.

Although Mo Ru is hostile, they are each other's confidants at the same time as hostile and recognize each other's ideals of wanting to make this world better.

At the same time, Moru supported the unification of the world, believing that the unification of the world was the root cause of ending the suffering of the people. Therefore, Xianghe believes that in the matter of Zhu Xianggong, Xun will be on his side.

After receiving Xianghe, Xun shook his head and said: "Your Mo family recognizes the word 'righteousness' to death, and Juzi will still die in the city after Yangchengjun abandons him; How can we destroy Zhu Xiang's 'righteousness' and 'faith'? If Zhu Xiang is a person who betrays his righteousness and destroys his faith, how can he live countless people? ”

There is a great son in the Mo family who was a subordinate and friend of the Yang Chengjun of Chu State. Wu Qi's change of law threatened the interests of the old nobles of the Chu State, and the old nobles of the Chu State shot Wu Qi on the mourning hall of the King of Chu, shooting the remains of the King of Chu into a hedgehog.

After the new king succeeded to the throne, more than 70 nobles were killed for this matter, including Yangcheng Jun. However, although he killed these nobles, he abolished Wu Qi's law.

When Yangchengjun fled from the Chu State, the Mo family was martyred on the grounds that "the Juzi is not righteous, and no one in the world believes in the Mo family", and more than 180 Mo family disciples died together.

Later, the Mo family found that such an approach would only make the Mo family's children consume in vain, and could not realize the Mo family's political ideals. As a result, Mohist thought gradually changed, and it was more inclined to unification.

Although Chu Mo was attached to the old nobles who opposed Wu Qi at that time, he also saw the benefits of Wu Qi's reform to the Chu State. The monarch of Chu killed the people who were hostile to Wu Qi, but did not continue Wu Qi's changes, which made Chu Mo very disappointed in the monarch of Chu. They thought that if Chu State did this, the matter of Yangchengjun would still happen.

This is the reason why Chu Mo gradually moved closer to Qin Mo.

Leaving aside the follow-up matters for the time being, Chu Mo knew that Yangchengjun was guilty, but he was still willing to die in order to keep his promise, in order to understand the righteousness of the Mo family. Xunzi pointed out this point and told Xianghe that it was impossible to persuade Zhu Xiang to leave Zhao State.

"Could it be that you just watched Zhu Xianggong trapped in Zhao State?" Xianghe sighed.

Xunzi said: "There is a chance, and the opportunity is in Zheng'er." If Gongzi Chu is made the crown prince, Zhao will definitely send this proton born to Zhao back to Qin to compete for the throne. At that time, Zhu Xiang, as the person who raised the political child, would definitely return to the Qin State with Zhu Xiang. When you say that the male lord who can appoint Zhu Xiang is the king of Qin, right? ”

Xianghe nodded: "King Qin is indeed the male lord. In my opinion, the only country in the world that has the tendency of unification is Qin. ”

Xunzi sighed: "But the Qin State values interests over benevolence and righteousness, and Qin rules the world, is it really a good thing for the people of the world?" ”

Xianghe said: "Zhu Xianggong and Zheng'er may be able to change Qin." ”

Xunzi said: "You have a lot of confidence in him. But I hope so, too. ”

Xianghe said: "Our Mo family will continue to stay by Zhu Xianggong's side, hoping that Confucianism can also help Zhu Xianggong." ”

Xunzi nodded: "Of course." My disciple has entered Zhao and has become a guest of the Zhao clan. They will speak for Zhu Xiang at the right time. ”

Harmony and hand-in-hand.

Xunzi returned the salute.

The leaders of Confucianism and Mohism reached a tacit understanding at this time and temporarily stood on the same front.

At this time, Xunzi and Xianghe both believed that Zhu Xiang had left Zhao very early, and the situation in Zhao was still very stable.

Things always take a turn for the worse when everyone thinks things are calm.

At the beginning of this year, after the capture of Yewang, the Qin State took a short break for half a year, and continued to march towards Shangdang, capturing the Gur and Lun clans in Korea.

King Han sent someone to ask the King of Qin for guilt, willing to sacrifice Shangdang County, and asked the King of Qin to withdraw his troops.

King Qin agreed, thinking that the strategic goal had been achieved.

At the same time, Feng Ting, the county guard of Shangdang County, was unwilling to surrender to Qin, and sent people to Zhao to lobby, wanting to dedicate Shangdang County to Zhao and use the power of Zhao to resist Qin's army.

King Zhao was very happy and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.

Zhao Taizu was originally far away from the throne, but because the crown prince died of the plague, he was made the crown prince and succeeded to the throne as the king of Zhao.

King Zhao Huiwen and the ministers of the court were not at ease with the king of Zhao, who succeeded to the throne with a weak crown, and let Zhao Weihou listen to the government. The credit for King Zhao's first year after succeeding to the throne to force back the invasion of the Qin State also fell on the head of Empress Zhao Wei. King Zhao has been holding his breath in his heart.

Now that Feng Ting, the county guard of Shangdang, took the initiative to dedicate the seventeen cities of Shangdang, King Zhao was overjoyed.

Someone took the initiative to bring the city to vote, doesn't this prove that the prestige of his lord is far away?

Moreover, in the seventeenth city of Shangdang, even if it was his father and grandfather, it was very difficult to conquer so many territories. I can get the seventeen cities of Shangdang without spending a single soldier, doesn't this prove that I am even more powerful at forcing my father and grandfather?

The more King Zhao thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to agree immediately.

But although he is not capable, he is still cautious. The state of Qin was strong, and the king of Zhao was a little worried about this old king of Qin, who had been an enemy of the state of Zhao since his grandfather, so he still asked the ministers for their opinions one by one.

What King Zhao didn't expect was that Lin Xiangru, who had always been cautious, opposed him to accept Shangdang County to guard the city, and everyone knew that after Lin Xiangru got older, he would no longer be brave enough to face King Qin. His uncle, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, has always been the only minister of the country, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, but this time he insisted on standing on the opposite side of Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and prevented him from accepting the sacrifice of the city.

Zhao Bao burst into tears: "Your Majesty! The Qin State has been fighting for several years, and it will be able to get the party when it is seen. We, Zhao Guo, didn't do anything, but we wanted to get the party for nothing. The sage said that unprovoked gain is a great evil! This is the Korean people blaming Zhao Guo, absolutely unacceptable! ”

King Zhao was very dissatisfied: "How can this be said to be for no reason? The Shangdang county guards and commoners hated Qin's tyranny and longed for the virtue of the widow, so they were willing to defect to the widow! ”

Zhao Bao still wanted to persuade him again, but King Zhao asked him to leave, no longer listened to Zhao Bao, and accepted the suggestion of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains.

The suggestion of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, is that in the entire seventeen cities, it is a fool not to take anything for nothing, and not to take what is given for nothing.

King Zhao said that Uncle Pingyuanjun was right.

Therefore, King Zhao sent Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, to Shangdang to receive Feng Ting's surrender, and sent people to occupy Shangdang County.

The old King Qin, who had already accepted the Korean sacrifice of the city and thought that he could take a temporary rest after getting Shangdang County, learned of this and was so angry that the wine glass in his hand was smashed.

King Zhao, are you sick?! The widow and you are incompatible!

When Zhu Xiang learned about this, his head "buzzed", and he didn't relax for a while.

He didn't know much about the historical context of the pre-Qin period in time, and when he heard that Lian Potun was in peacetime, he also knew that the Battle of Changping was about to start.

Although Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, is short-sighted and dizzy, he has a much better vision than King Zhao. He knew that Qin Guo, who received Shangdang County, would definitely not give up, so he recommended Lian Po to defend the city.

Lian Po put on armor and went into battle, and before leaving, he came to Zhu Xiang's house to scare Ying Xiaozheng, saying that he would beat Ying Xiaozheng's mother country, Qin, to the ground, and make Ying Xiaozheng cry.

Ying Xiaozheng didn't cry. He made a hard note of Lian Po again in his heart.

Lin Xiangru fell seriously ill after Zhao accepted the Shangdang County Guard and offered the city. When Lian Po went on the expedition, he still went out of the city with the support of Zhu Xiang.

Lian Po comforted Lin Xiangru: "Compared with the siege field, I might as well get up in vain; But defending the city, Bai Qi can't stand cheaply in me. What's more, it is not in vain that the Qin generals who are now attacking the party are not in vain. You don't need to worry. ”

Lin Xiangru coughed dryly a few times, and held Lian Po's hand tightly with both hands: "Be careful, don't ...... Aggressive! ”

Lian Po patted the back of Lin Xiangru's hand and said, "I still need you to teach me about the war?" Take good care of your illness and wait for my good news in Handan. ”

Lian Po put on his helmet, turned over his horse, and left Handan City in high spirits.

Lin Xiangru stood on tiptoe and looked at Lian Po's departing back from afar, until he couldn't even see the dust raised by the horse's hooves, and then coughed and said, "Go back." ”

Zhu Xiang squatted on the ground and said, "Elder Lin, I'll carry you." ”

Lin Xiangru did not refuse. He lay on Zhu Xiang's back, coughing dryly, coughing heartbreakingly.