Xue knelt beside Zhu Xiang's bed, holding Zhu Xiang's hand and not daring to cry, for fear of disturbing Zhu Xiang's rest.

Ying Xiaozheng got into Zhu Xiang's quilt again, hugged Zhu Xiang's arm and didn't let go, and refused to leave.

The old King of Qin asked Xue and Ying Xiaozheng to stay and guard Zhu Xiang, and he left with the others.

"When Zhu Xiang entered Qin, he had already guessed that Lin Qing and Lian Po were old, and asked the widow to go to worship, and the widow agreed." Old King Qin sighed, "I didn't expect Lin Qing to be so fast...... Alas, the widow originally planned to let him take Zheng'er with him, but as soon as he returned to the Qin State, he was running around continuously, and Zheng'er's body was probably unbearable. Zichu, you go with Zhu Xiang. Cai Qing, do you want to go too? ”

King Qin originally asked Zhu Xiang to take Ying Xiaozheng away, because Zhu Xiang had to bring Zheng'er back to Qin for the sake of Zheng'er's good. Now that he found out that Zhu Xiang and Zichu were indeed close friends, he didn't have to toss Zheng'er.

Zichu knelt down to receive the order.

Cai Ze said: "Xue Ji and Zheng'er have to be taken care of. I'll sacrifice to Lin Gong from afar. ”

He guessed that the old King of Qin would only let Zhu Xiang leave Qin alone, even if Zhu Xiang was captured by other countries on the way, and Xue Ji and Zheng'er were in Qin, Zhu Xiang would not be used by other countries.

He didn't expect that King Qin would actually let Zi Chu go with him. The old Qin king was closer to Zhu Xiang than he imagined, and he didn't know if the old Qin king himself realized it.

"I'll take care of Yukihime and Masa'a." Prince Zhu patted his chest and said, "Why don't you let Xue Ji and Zheng'er live in my mansion?" ”

Cai Ze shook his head: "Xue Ji definitely wants to take care of the house before Zhu Xiang comes back." She wouldn't go anywhere else. ”

Prince Zhu said with a kind look in his eyes: "Xue Ji is indeed a good match for Zhu Xiang." ”

When the old Qin King saw the expression of the crown prince, he guessed that Xue might have behaved very well when he met Mrs. Huayang.

I don't know what Zhu Xiang taught Xue Ji to make Dazhu feel so emotional.

……

Zhu Xiang slept deeply for a whole day, and when he woke up, it was already dusk on the second day.

The old King of Qin and the crown prince Zhu had already left, and the snow brought water to wipe Zhu Xiang's face.

"Xue, I'm going to worship Duke Lin, the King of Qin will definitely detain you in the Qin State, you have to use the name of filial piety for Duke Lin, and you won't go out behind closed doors." Zhu Xiang advised, "Although you must keep filial piety, you must not eat meat." Especially Zheng'er, eggs, milk and meat cannot be missing every day. ”

The nephew raised his head on Zhu Xiang's lap: "Zheng'er is fat, it doesn't matter if you don't eat meat in January." ”

"It's related!" Zhu Xiang gently tapped on the top of Ying Xiaozheng's head, "You are growing your body, you can't be a vegetarian." Xue, you too, don't hurt your body because of Shouxiao, Lin Guild will be sad. ”

Xue squeezed out a smile and said, "You are, looking at your white hair, Lin Gong is so distressed when he sees it." ”

Zhu Xiang touched his hair: "Fortunately, in my dream, Lin Gong saw me who had just left Handan." ”

After sleeping all day, Zhu Xiang recovered from his grief and began to prepare for leaving the Qin State.

Fan Ju thought that Zhu Xiang was weak and would cry for many days, so sad that he was bedridden.

Seeing that Zhu Xiang quickly cheered up, although the smile on his face decreased a lot, he did not have daily sorrow and sorrow, and even began to work for King Qin, he was surprised.

Bai Qi remembered that Zhu Xiang had obviously made preparations for death in Changping, but with a smile on his face, he took Zhao Bing and Qin Bing to farm the land, and held some New Year's celebration for the soldiers.

"He is a down-to-earth person, although he is affectionate, he will quickly collect his mood and look forward and move forward." Bai Qi said, "The king exchanged Handan City for Zhu Xiang, not to exalt Zhu Xiang. ”

Fan Ju sighed again and again.

When Zhu Xiang asked him to find a craftsman to improve the paper, he not only agreed, but also played the role of the King of Qin, asking the King of Qin to gradually replace the documents with paper to improve the efficiency of document delivery.

King Qin agreed. He first asked officials to transcribe and compile the stored classics into a book, and then gradually replaced the bamboo slips.

This can't be done overnight, at least with a buffer time of a year or two. But paper, with its convenience and cheapness, has become a foregone conclusion to replace bamboo slips.

This matter reached the ears of the other six countries, and after the monarchs of each country understood the convenience of the paper, they all beat their chests and regretted not going to pick up Zhu Xiang earlier.

King Zhao was also sighing. When he saw Qin Guo using paper, he knew that the paper was good.

Through the introduction of paper, Zhu Xiang established a real reputation in the Qin state. The Qin people's view of Zhu Xiang is no longer "the legendary very powerful Zhu Xianggong". He really made achievements in the Qin State.

After gaining initial fame, Zhu Xiang dedicated the "lunar calendar" of the lunisolar calendar to the future generations of the Qin Dynasty, called the "Qin calendar". He said that different dynasties have different calendars, and the Qin State should also have a "Qin calendar".

Since ancient times, the Chinese calendar is the unity of yin and yang, and the ancient stargazing platform of the Tao Temple site around 2100 BC is to observe the position of the sun, and the Qin people know the goods. After Zhu Xiang presented the calendar, the king of Qin immediately ordered Taichang to gather people to survey and observe.

Although the King of Qin did not immediately use the calendar offered by Zhu Xiang, his attitude already showed that he was very satisfied with the "Qin calendar" offered by Zhu Xiang. Zhu Xiang made another contribution.

Later, Zhu Xiang taught people to improve the technology of sugar and salt production. The official salt of the Qin State immediately carried out technological reforms, and with the generosity of the King of Qin, the sugar making technology was written on paper for free and distributed and promoted.

For a time, not only the people praised Zhu Xiang, but even the nobles of the Qin State praised Zhu Xiang.

After that, Zhu Xiang and his son-in-law Chu were named after the king of Qin and toured the country to guide the cultivation of agricultural mulberry, and it was only April.

When Zhu Xiang learned in his dream that Lin Xiangru had passed away, the old King Qin had already ordered the school captain to accompany him to protect him. When Zhu Xiang and his son-in-law Chu left Xianyang, the old Qin king replaced the unknown lieutenant with Meng Wu, the son of Shangqing Mengfu.

Speaking of Meng Wu, you may not be familiar with it, Meng Wu has two sons who are still a young man in the head horn and have an unknown reputation, named Meng Yi and Meng Tian.

Old King Qin was extremely nervous, grabbed Fan Ju's hand and said, "I regret agreeing to agree to Zhu Xiang to worship Lin Qing!" ”

Fan Ju smiled bitterly: "Mengwu is brave, he can definitely protect Zhu Xiang and Gongzi Chu, you can rest assured." ”

Bai Qi, who was silent on the side, secretly laughed in his heart.

When Zhu Xiang was waiting for Lin Xiangru's news, he said that he suddenly left Qin State without doing anything after coming to Qin State, which was a little awkward. So before leaving Qin, he had to do something to show that he, the king of Changping, was not a white man, and he didn't flee to another country after leaving Qin.

Then, he made a series of achievements within a month, shocking the Seven Kingdoms, so frightened that the King of Qin did not dare to let Zhu Xiang leave Qin, for fear that the Six Kingdoms would raise troops and kidnap people.

This Zhu Xiang is really interesting.

Chapter 51: Three Vertical Instruments

Because Zichu's body was too weak, the traveling team could only take a carriage, and the speed of travel was not too fast.

Zhu Xiang was speechless: "I might as well bring Zheng'er out." Tie Zheng'er to my back, and I can ride a horse. ”

Zi Chu, who was disgusted, crushed the cake in his hand.

Zhu Xiang handed over a stone: "What kind of skill is it to pinch cakes, can you crush the stone?" ”

Meng Wu, holding his sword, took a few steps back and hid himself in the shadows.

Recently, the Qin State has contracted its front and made every effort to develop production, and Mengwu returned to Xianyang from the border to rest.

When he was summoned by the King of Qin, Meng Wu thought that he had another opportunity to send troops to make contributions, but he never thought that he would actually be a guard.

There is actually no shame in being a guard for Gongzi Chu, but King Qin ordered that Gongzi Chu doesn't matter, and he protects Zhu Xiang for the widow, which is very so-called. Meng Wu hoped that he would not encounter any danger that would make him choose one or the other along the way.

Meng Fu entered Qin from the Qi State, although he made great contributions, but he has always been very low-key. Meng Wu also developed a temperament that does not like to talk.

Seeing that today's son-in-law Chu is looking for Zhu Xianggong's stubble, and tomorrow Zhu Xianggong will seize the opportunity to come back, both of them are so weak that they can't even beat the bandits, and they are also very diligent in practicing sword fighting every day, Meng Wu's heart is full of little bits.

I heard that after the son Chu returned to Xianyang, he hired a famous swordsman to guide him, and Zhu Xianggong's teacher was Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Xun Guo and other powerful people, why did the swordsmanship of these two nobles hurt his eyes so much?

Meng Wu remembered the two sons who admired Zhu Xianggong very much at home, and sighed in his heart.

He promised to tell his sons about Zhu Xianggong after he went back, but can he really tell these things to the children? It will definitely destroy the good impression of Zhu Xianggong in the hearts of the children.

However, Zhu Xianggong's cooking is really delicious, no wonder General Bai and Ying Hou will live in Zhu Xianggong's house.

Meng Wu has always thought that the world-famous national scholar Zhu Xianggong must be a person who is very in line with the image of the legendary sage, and Gongzi Chu has always become the favorite talk object of many nobles in Xianyang City with the image of an elegant and noble son.

Now the image of Zhu Xianggong and Gongzi Chu in his heart is completely disillusioned.

He thought this was the limit, and when they finally arrived at Lin Xiangru's hometown, Meng Wu realized that this was just the beginning.

After arriving at Lin Xiangru's hometown, Zhu Xiang and Zi Chu, who had been suffering from each other endlessly along the way, quieted down.

Lin Xiangru has a very high reputation, and when he returned to his hometown, every family hung up white flags for Lin Xiangru. Even though a few months have passed, the farmers walking on the country roads still have a look of relief on their faces when they look in the direction of Lin Xiangru's burial.

Meng Wu asked the guards to be stationed in the nearby mountains, and he took ten men to disguise themselves as guards, and entered the village with Zi Chu, who was pretending to be a wealthy merchant, and Zhu Xiang, who was pretending to be an old account office.

In recent days, many people have come to worship Lin Xiangru, and the villagers wiped their tears with their sleeves when they pointed them in the direction, and muttered a few words of disrespect to King Zhao.

Meng Wu didn't understand it very well, and Zi Chu didn't hear it clearly.

Zhu Xiang clenched his fists, guessed something in his heart, and did not ask immediately. Everything will be known when I see Lin Zhen.

They came to the place where Lin Xiangru was buried, and the rest of the Lin family had left according to Lin Xiangru's last wishes, and only Lin Zhen, who had been with Lin Xiangru, lived in front of the mausoleum.

Walking outside the wooden fence, the cheerful singing sound wafted into my ears.

Meng Wu frowned, and it was rare to be the first to speak: "Did you go the wrong way?" ”

Zhu Xiang and Zi Chu glanced at each other, did not knock on the door, and did not find someone to pass the word, the two of them raised their feet at the same time and kicked open the wooden door fiercely.

"Who!" The Lin family tightened their grip on their weapons.

Lin Zhen, who was sitting on the ground, raised his head and said happily: "Stop, you all stand down." ”

"But ......" The Lin family looked at the two visitors with fierce expressions and hesitated.

"Stand down, it's my friend." Lin Yi waved his hand, "Go out, close the door today." Someone came to worship Father and blasted it away. ”

"Lin Li! What are you doing!! When the Lin family left and the wooden door was closed again, Zhu Xiang said angrily.

Lin Zhen slapped the leather drum in front of him twice: "Play music." ”

Zichu raised his forehead: "You ...... Do you remember that you were guarding the tomb of Gong Lin? ”

Lin Zhen slapped the leather drum again: "I know." ”

Zi Chu said: "Even in the Qin State, which does not pay attention to funerals, it is necessary to forbid joy in the first year of losing his father. ”

Lin Zhen clapped the drum vigorously as if provocatively: "I am not a Confucian student, and I don't respect Zhou Li." Knock knock, knock knock. ”

Zhu Xiang rolled up his sleeves and pulled out the sword at his waist: "Lin Li, are you looking for a beating!" ”

Lin Zhen glanced at the white-haired old gentleman, and threw away the leather drum in amazement: "Zhu Xiang?!" ”

Zhu Xiang raised his sword: "You only recognize me now?!" Look at the sword!! ”

"Hey, hey! If you have something to say, it's good to say! Lin Zhen threw away the leather drum, got up and ran, "Xia Tong!" Get out of the way! ”

He recognized Zichu at a glance, so he asked Jia Ding to retreat.

Lin Zhen guessed that Zichu was coming, and Zhu Xiang would definitely come back as well. But he didn't recognize it, this old man was Zhu Xiang, so he didn't hide when Zhu Xiang approached, and now he is being chased and running around Zi Chu.

Meng Wu was dumbfounded and still hasn't come back to his senses.

They're here to worship Lin Qing, right? Why are the people who keep filial piety for Lin Qing singing happily?

Zi Chu, who was used as a pillar, also pulled out his sword, and stabbed straight no matter who the person in front of him was. Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen stopped at the same time and glared at Zi Chu angrily.

Zi Chu withdrew his sword: "Fighting in front of Lin Cemetery, do you know the etiquette?" ”

Lin Zhen stepped forward, as if the person who was chased and cut by Zhu Xiang just now was not him, put his hand on Zhu Xiang's shoulder and said, "Isn't Xia Tong a teacher from the merchant who worships Lu Buwei?" He is full of rudeness, how do I feel that he worships Xunzi as a teacher? ”