He put down the small rice poured with meat sauce and wiped the oil on his beard: "They trust Zhu Xiang so much? ”

Bai Qi said: "The people who can let Zhao Bing kill the generals for him, they have obviously completely listened to Zhu Xiang's reputation. ”

King Qin smacked his mouth, swallowed the taste in his mouth, stroked his beard and said, "Do you believe in Zhu Xiang's reputation?" ”

Bai Qi said: "I guess that Zhu Xiang's ability may be even more terrifying than his reputation. ”

King Qin smiled: "Why do you say terrible? ”

Bai Qi said indifferently: "Those who use Zhu Xiang may be able to defeat the Six Kingdoms more easily than my soldiers." The last general begged the king not to let Zhu Xiang return to Handan. Even if it is only a small possibility, Zhu Xiang must not die. ”

King Qin smiled and shook his head: "You only see his ability, you also have to see his character." He dared to argue with the widow for Zheng'er, if he was detained in the Qin State, endangering the lives of Zheng'er and Zhu Xiang's wife, even if he had a son Chu, he would not be at ease for the widow's use. ”

Speaking of this, King Qin's expression became a little strange. His smile seemed to be mixed with some excitement and schadenfreude.

"If Zheng'er and Zhu Xiang's wife are in danger, maybe he will be even more angry after learning Zichu's identity." King Qin said with a smile, "He dares to reprimand the widow for not loving his great-grandson, and he may dare to raise a sword to assassinate Zi Chu." ”

After Zhu Xiang came to Changping, the Lian family supervised Zhu Xiang's sword practice every day under the orders of Lian Po and others.

The three elders were heartbroken by Zhu Xiang's too weak strength.

Bai Qi watched Zhu Xiang's sword practice course once, and after a few glances, he turned around and left, never watching Zhu Xiang practice sword again.

Bai is the main general, and he is a person who is moody. But Zhu Xiang's appearance of practicing swords was too anxious, and he was afraid of taking a second look, so he couldn't help but rush up and snatch Zhu Xiang's sword down, and then hit Zhu Xiang's head hard.

If it weren't for the Lian family telling him that Zhu Xiang was really working hard and seriously practicing swords, he would still think that Zhu Xiang was using chaos to perfunctory the homework assigned to him by Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, and Xun Qian.

"With Zhu Xiang's sword skills, Gongzi Chu stands in front of Zhu Xiang, and he can't assassinate him." Bai Qi said, "Your Excellency has decided to let Zhu Xiang return to Handan?" ”

King Qin smiled and bowed: "Yes." ”

Bai Qi sighed in his heart and said no more.

He lived to be sixty and already knew when to say something.

In order to snatch the good winter wheat seeds brought by Zhu Xiang, the Qin soldiers almost fought. After Zhao Bing learned about this, he made a good joke about Qin Bing.

Zhu Xiang couldn't laugh.

As the weather gradually cooled, Zhao Bing's illness and injuries worsened increased.

Although he brought food, he did not have enough medicine.

Most of the people in this era are sick and rely on themselves to carry them over, and even if he brings medicine, he can't save people.

Zhu Xiang thought about how to treat the wounded.

Some therapeutic herbs, high concentration alcohol, allicin extracted with lime and high concentration alcohol...... He did have a lot of knowledge in his head to save the wounded, but none of it worked.

Where did he find the herbs? And how do you get a lot of high-concentration alcohol when you don't have enough food? The preparation of allicin also needs alcohol, and garlic is still in the Western Regions, not introduced to the Central Plains!

It is completely impossible to seek medication. Zhu Xiang wants to reduce the rate of illness and the deterioration of the injured by changing environmental hygiene.

In this era, injuries are mostly treated with a soldering iron to smooth the wound, stop the bleeding and burn away the germs in the wound. However, the germs inside the wound are powerless, and the burn may worsen.

Zhu Xiang asked the wounded to endure the pain, wash the wounds with warm boiled water, and then treat them with a soldering iron, which reduced the casualty rate of the wounded soldiers.

Zhao Bing was very moved and respected Zhu Xiang even more. Zhu Xiang was still very weak.

He originally wanted Zhao Bing to take more baths, change his clothes frequently, and drink boiled water. In this way, most of the lesions can be eliminated to the embryonic stage.

But he only pushed for the wounded to be cleaned and then treated.

Zhao Bing only has one or two sets of clothes, and it is impossible to change clothes frequently; Even if coal is dug up, the coal supply for cooking and heating in winter is very tight, how can there be enough hot water to boil every day; Even if they had, they wouldn't have time to boil water for a bath every day.

The people of Qin would not do charity, most of the grain and grass brought by Zhu Xiang were confiscated, and the food that Zhao Bing ate every day could only keep them from starving to death. After the daily heavy labor, they are so tired that they can barely move, and they fall asleep upside down, how can they still have time to take a bath and wash their clothes?

When even survival is a problem, it's a joke to say that you pay attention to personal hygiene.

Zhu Xiang sent people to clean up the incinerated garbage in time and pay attention to the purity of the water source, and he had already reached the limit.

The people around him died one by one, and the bodies had to be burned every day.

Zhao Bing would not have any dissatisfaction with Zhu Xiang for not saving these people, and they even respected and admired Zhu Xiang even more fervently.

Only Zhu Xiang was the only one who mourned for the fire that burned on the corpse every day.

At this time, he could only make himself happy by going to the poor mouth of King Qin and peeking at the trembling eyes and twitching corners of his mouth of Wu Anjun, who was trying to keep his face expressionless.

Perhaps it was because he overstimulated Wu Anjun, Bai Qi finally couldn't help it, and when Zhu Xiang went to patrol the farmland, he found Zhu Xiang to chat alone.

They stood in front of a small lake with a difference in elevation and chatted. The guards patrolled a little farther away, and the sound of the rushing water drowned out their voices if they lowered their voices slightly.

Bai Qi got straight to the point and said: "You are too rude to King Qin. Although King Qin is now conniving at you, it is dangerous. ”

Zhu Xiang was surprised that Bai Qi would kindly warn him.

He saw that Bai Qi was very good at protecting himself, and he thought that Bai Qi would not be nosy and watch himself die in silence.

Bai Qi thought that Zhu Xiang's surprise was a surprise of what he said, and he continued: "The kings of various countries have promised a lot of benefits when they ask for soldiers. But when they wanted to put the minister to death, no merit or promise was of any use. ”

Zhu Xiang looked at Bai Qi in a daze.

He found that Bai Qi was not only persuading him, but also talking about himself.

"I know." Zhu Xiang said, "I know that in this generation, human life is like a mustard. In the eyes of the king, even if a commoner like us becomes a close minister, he can kill as he wants, no different from slaves. ”

He picked up a small rock and swirled towards the lake.

The small stone jumped three times on the surface of the lake and fell into the water.

"During the reign of King Zhao Huiwen, he used to be very fond of fencing. More than 3,000 swordsmen were raised, and more than 100 people died in fencing every day. Zhuangzi used the sword of the Son of Heaven, the sword of the princes, and the sword of the common people to persuade King Zhao Huiwen, and King Zhao Huiwen listened, and then the more than 3,000 swordsmen committed suicide. Zhu Xiang smiled, "Heh, suicide." ”

King Zhao Huiwen wanted to watch people dance swords, and these swordsmen killed and injured more than 100 people every day for King Zhao Huiwen's amusement; King Zhao Huiwen is going to be a benevolent monarch, and these swordsmen have committed suicide.

"No one in the world thinks there is anything wrong with this, and they all praise King Zhao Huiwen." Zhu Xiang said, "No one cares if those more than 3,000 swordsmen are innocent, and no one cares about their lives. ”

Bai Qi also knew about it. When he heard about it at the time, he didn't think about King Zhao Huiwen, but about the more than 3,000 swordsmen who committed suicide, which was a pity.

Bai Qi doesn't pay much attention to the common people. He didn't value the common people of other countries at all. He just thinks it's stupid.

Those who can perform fencing for King Zhao must be very good swordsmen. Isn't it more beneficial for Zhao to organize these people into the army to fight for Zhao?

At that time, Bai Qi's experience was not enough. Later, he learned that outside the Qin State, it was difficult for the Shu people to get ahead in the army.

Later, he knew that even if the Shu people got ahead in the Qin State, their status was completely different from those born nobles.

Zhu Xiang said: "Wu Anjun, I have read many history books. Most of the ministers who were suspicious of the monarch could flee to other countries, while the ministers from humble backgrounds could only commit suicide. ”

Bai Qi said calmly: "If it is in the Qin State, even if it is a minister with a high background, if the monarch wants him to die, he can only die." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "For example, Shang Jun? ”

White nods.

Zhu Xiang asked, "I'm not sowing discord. If King Qin wants to kill you, you can only confess your guilt and ambush you? ”

Bai Qi glanced at Zhu Xiang and said, "I can't escape from the Qin State." ”

Zhu Xiang sat down by the lake and said, "Yes, so after Wu Anjun learned of Xiangguo's malice and King Qin's partiality, he could only endure it silently, and he didn't even struggle." Wu Anjun can see it through. ”

Bai Qi did not answer.

He found that he still underestimated Zhu Xiang. Zhu Xiang, like him, also sees very clearly.

Bai Qi was very sad in his heart after learning that Fan Ju had a gap with him and that King Qin was too partial to Fan Ju. But he didn't do anything, and he didn't plan to do it.

As an official in the Qin State, his net worth and life were tied to the likes and dislikes of the King of Qin. The king of Qin wants him to be Wu Anjun, and he is Wu Anjun; If the king of Qin wants to demote him to a commoner, he can only be a commoner; If King Qin wanted him to die, no matter how much credit he had, even if he didn't make any mistakes, he could only die.

He did something that he struggled with, but it would cause the King of Qin to be disgusted.

Quietly watching King Qin make decisions like this, and continuing to do things for King Qin calmly and conscientiously, is the best solution to get a glimmer of life.

He thought Zhu Xiang didn't know, but it turned out that Zhu Xiang knew.

Zhu Xiang looked at the lake, and his eyes were empty: "Wu Anjun, in fact, the things I said to King Qin about Xiangguo have been polished. That's not what I thought in my heart. ”

Bai Qi knew that he shouldn't ask, and it might not be a good thing to ask. But he sent God, "What is your truth?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Fan Ju is narrow-minded, lustful for profit, harming loyal ministers and endangering the Qin State; King Qin listens to and believes partially, only values relatives and not virtues, if it weren't for Fan Ju who was indeed virtuous before, they would be traitors and faint kings, what is the difference between them and King Zhao? ”

The world says that the Battle of Changping was the beginning of the decline of the Zhao State and laid the foundation for the unification of Qin Shi Huang.

The world looked at the article that was actually scolding Qin Shi Huang, saying what "Fen VI Yu Lie", as if Qin Shi Huang was sitting on the merits of his ancestors and enjoying his achievements.

In fact, as long as you look at the history books, you can know that after the Battle of Changping, the Zhao State was indeed weakened, but the Qin State did not seize this opportunity. On the contrary, the king of Zhao rose up from then on, and the state of Zhao became prosperous and strong again. If it weren't for the fact that two successive generations of King Zhao were stupid, even if there was only one generation of mediocre King Zhao, the State of Zhao would be able to recover its strength.

After the Battle of Changping, the old King of Qin, who had been wise all his life, became a faint king.

Zhu Xiang looked at the letters between the old King Qin and Fan Ju, and thought to himself that there must be many people in the future who touched their deep affection for the monarch and ministers.

Even Taishi Gong, who didn't like the Qin Dynasty and the Qin State, when he wrote that Fan Ju resigned from the position of Xiangguo because of the words of the old Qin King, he defended the old Qin King in a sour tone, "The old Qin King just wanted to inspire Fan Ju, Fan Ju himself had a ghost in his heart, thinking that the old Qin King was beating him, so he ran away."

This pair of monarchs and ministers is really touching.

So what is behind this touching love between the monarch and the courtiers? It was Bai Qi who was unjustly killed, it was the 200,000 Qin soldiers who were beheaded and killed under Hangu Pass, and it was the ordinary Qin people who had already gone out of Hangu Pass with the Qin army to farm in the land of Sanjin and then were expelled and killed.

After the Battle of Changping, the King of Qin did not listen to Bai Qi and believed in Fan Ju, and the Battle of Handan was defeated miserably, and he was beaten to Hangu Pass.

The land of the Three Jin Dynasty that Bai Qi had won all his life was recovered by the Three Kingdoms, and the Qin State once again retreated in Hangu Pass and did not dare to go east, and once returned to the beginning of the Warring States Period.

If it weren't for the fact that the Chu State happened to be in civil strife at that time, the Qin State still occupied part of the territory of the Chu State. The efforts of the old Qin King in the past forty or fifty years are basically in vain.

After the Battle of Changping, the old King of Qin lived for nearly another ten years. This decade is the decade when the land of the Qin State is constantly lost, and the good generals and famous ministers have gradually become mediocre.

The two people nominated by Fan Ju were lowered, and according to the decree of the Qin State, Fan Ju should be held responsible. But the old King Qin ordered that no one in the court was allowed to mention this matter, and those who raised it were executed.

Ah, this touching love of the king.

Zhu Xiang picked up another stone and spun it towards the lake.

This time, the stone jumped on the surface of the lake seven times, which was very powerful.

"There is no difference between the Qin State and the Zhao State, both of them can do whatever the monarch wants, and the monarch's favored ministers can do whatever they want. Others, no matter how correct the starting point is, no matter how much credit they have established, like the Duke of Lian and Duke Lin of the Zhao State, the monarch will discard when he says so. Zhu Xiang looked at the lake and said, "The difference may only be who the pet person is, whether it is yourself or not." ”

Zhu Xiang smiled and said, "King Qin is very fond of me now, and it feels really good to be a favored minister." ”

Bai Qi stood behind Zhu Xiang and asked, "Are you also disappointed in the Qin State?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "How can I be disappointed in a country where I can be a favored vassal." Wu Anjun, thank you for your words today. ”

"Since you know in your heart, it doesn't matter if I say it or not. I should thank you for interceding for me in front of King Qin. Bai Qi asked the doubts hidden in his heart, "You should hate me, why do you want to help me?" ”

Zhu Xiang smiled again, but his tone was a little indifferent: "I actually don't care about the Zhao people and the Qin people. If I have to say that what I care about should be the people around me, and ...... Let the world be unified as soon as possible and end the war. ”

The mediocrity of the old King Qin made the Qin State inactive for ten years, and it became impossible to go east again.