Zhu Xiang has always been a truth-telling character in front of the King of Qin, and he first praised the importance that Qin attaches to farming.

Before the Qin State seized the territory of the Zhou royal family, agriculture was very underdeveloped. During the Shang Dynasty, the Qin people gradually attached importance to farming. Now, the importance of agriculture in the Qin State has reached the point where it is incompatible with the other six countries.

The iron refined by the Six Kingdoms first met the needs of weapon casting, but the Qin State would allocate a share to promote iron agricultural tools; The Six Kingdoms only attached importance to horse domestication, and the Qin State specially sent officials to manage and promote cattle; The Qin state also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build water conservancy projects, which could slow down the progress of the Eastern Expedition......

For example, now that the King of Qin has obtained Zhu Xiang, he is willing to stop the pace of conquest and let Zhu Xiang first review the fields of Qin before continuing to plot unification.

"There is not much difference between the Qin State and the Six Kingdoms in terms of military strength, whether it is the cavalry of the Zhao State or the armor soldiers of the Wei State, only in terms of combat power, they can compete with the Qin State. But it must be the Qin State that unifies the world, because the national strength of the Qin State is stronger than the six countries combined. Zhu Xiang said, "If they lose a war, they won't be able to slow down for many years." It only takes a year or two for the Qin State to be able to conquer again. It is the economy that fights the war. ”

King Qin smiled and said, "You must also be dissatisfied. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Yes." The punishment was too heavy and the laws were too detailed, which would constrain the further development of Qin's national strength. Even if the troubled times require the use of heavy rituals, if the punishment for sprinkling ashes on the ground is as heavy as murder, such a heavy code will be meaningless. ”

Zhu Xiang is not a metaphor, but Qin Law is indeed like this, and sprinkling ashes on the ground will be punished with severe corporal punishment.

King Qin continued to smile and said, "Then do you think when the widow should reduce some corporal punishment?" ”

Zhu Xiang thought for a while and sighed: "Give it to the next King of Qin, or the King of Qin after unification." Specific...... I write a document for you? ”

King Qin laughed: "Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang, are you finally willing to do things other than farmland for the widow?" ”

Zhu Xiang said solemnly: "I have always been willing." ”

King Qin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then you are optimistic about the timing, when you should be the minister of state, you should still be the minister of state." ”

Zhu Xiang sneered: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to be the minister of state, it's really not good......

King Qin said: "Then wait until you do a good job." Listening to Meng Wu, are you trying to find a way to let Lian Qing and your friend Li Mu enter Qin? ”

Zhu Xiang took a deep breath. King Qin finally asked about it.

He revealed the words to Meng Wu and waited for the King of Qin to come and question him. King Qin hung him for several days before summoning him, and he was almost out of breath.

"I have a way." Zhu Xiang said, "After Duke Lian and Li Mu enter Qin, they may not be used by the king, but without Lian Po and Li Mu in Zhao State, it will be no different from the death of the country." The only ones who could resist the Qin army were Lian Gong and Li Mu. Especially Li Mu, his ability to use troops is probably the second Bai Gong. ”

King Qin sat up straight and left the back of his chair: "Li Mu has not yet had a record, and you have such a high opinion of him?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Li Mu has a record, but his record is in the fight against the Huns. Although I can only talk about the use of soldiers, I can see the quality of the generals' use of soldiers. Ordinary generals only need to fight bravely, good generals only need to learn to train soldiers, and famous generals need talent. Li Mu has the talent to become a famous general. ”

King Qin seemed to smile: "You still recommend others to me." According to what you say, Li Mu is another Ma Fujun of Zhao State? ”

Zhu Xiang shook his head: "No, Li Mu is Wu Anjun of Zhao State." ”

King Qin's face moved slightly, and he continued to smile: "You dare to tell Bai Qing this?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Dare." ”

King Qin sighed: "According to what you say, the widow wants to find Bai Qing's replacement, and the Qin State and the like can't find it, so they have to go to the Zhao State to find Li Mu?" ”

Zhu Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not ......"

King Qin's body leaned forward: "You also found a new 'Wu Anjun' in the Qin State?" Could it be Meng Wu? ”

Zhu Xiang hesitated for a while, but still spoke: "Wang Qian." ”

King Qin was slightly stunned: "Who is that?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "A young friend mentioned by Meng Wu. He brought Wang Jian to my house for dinner. Wang Jian gave me a similar feeling to Li Mu, and Bai Gong also liked him very much, saying that he would definitely become a very powerful general in the future. ”

King Qin sighed: "Young? Alas. Anyone else? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Meng Wu's son Meng Tian is also good. ”

King Qin's sigh became louder. He raised his forehead and said, "Meng Tian, is it?" I'll let him be an attendant for Zheng'er. Then Wang Jian was given to Zichu as an attendant. Anything else? ”

Zhu Xiang shook his head: "There is nothing else." ”

King Qin said: "It seems that the widow really wants to find a way to let Li Mu enter Qin." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Your Majesty, after Li Mu enters Qin, I am afraid he may not be willing to lead troops...... However, if the king asked him to continue to guard against the Huns, he would definitely be willing. ”

"Then go and fight the Huns." King Qin said, "The widow asked him to build the Great Wall." ”

Zhu Xiang nodded vigorously: "He is very good at this." ”

Seeing Zhu Xiang's flattering appearance, King Qin smiled: "But how do you let him enter Qin?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I want to use spring flowers. Chunhua is the mother of Zheng'er, although she abandoned Zheng'er, but this is just my side of the story. She may have been in danger, so she had no choice but to throw Zheng'er at my door. Although I am Zheng'er's uncle, if she returns to Qin, Zheng'er will definitely prefer her biological mother. ”

King Qin's expression became extremely strange, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "You go on." "Keep.

Zhu Xiang said: "I am the heart disease of King Zhao, and my status as a commoner in the Qin State is from my relatives......"

"Stop, stop," King Qin waved his hand, "your status comes from a relative?!" You are the Changping Jun of the Qin State, and your feudal monarch is not because you are a relative! ”

Zhu Xiang smiled and said, "That's true, but in the other six countries, although they have heard of my reputation, they have not seen what I have done with their own eyes. Let them admit that the son of a peasant has become a great sage and is reused by the Qin state, and they are more willing to believe that I am favored by the king because of Zheng'er. ”

The corners of King Qin's mouth twitched again. He propped his forehead: "Go on." "Keep.

Zhu Xiang said: "If King Zhao wants to shake my position, the best way is to send the spring flowers that I have a grudge against into Qin." I think Li Mu is the most suitable person for the position of escort. ”

King Qin said: "You want to detain Li Mu in the Qin State?" ”

Zhu Xiang sneered: "If King Zhao asks Li Mu to escort Chunhua into Qin, it will be a clear abandonment of Li Mu." In order to let King Zhao abandon Li Mu, it is necessary to use Lian Gong. Your Majesty, the cities that Zhao gave to Qin in the Covenant of Changping, Qin are not easy to manage for the time being, can they be exchanged for honest dukes? King Zhao forced me away first, and then forced away Gong Lian, can he still keep Li Mu? ”

King Qin said generously: "Yes." But five cities can be exchanged for a cheap duke? ”

Zhu Xiang nodded: "Yes." Gong Lian's expedition to Yan not only made the Yan people hate him to the bone, so that the other five countries did not dare to lend a helping hand to him, but he also offended the nobles in power of Zhao State. Why do the people newly promoted by Zhao Wang do stupid things like winter sowing? They want to make the peasants' fields unharvested, so that they can buy good land at the lowest price! ”

King Qin's body leaned forward and straightened up again: "That's ...... How is that? After King Zhao's stupid behavior, is there such a reason? ”

King Qin said a few times, "It's actually like this", and then laughed: "Lian Qing has cut off their financial route, they must hate Lian Qing to the bone." But King Zhao is not too stupid now, and he made a gesture of protecting Lian Qing by giving Lian Qing the title of king. He also knew that the only person he could rely on now was Lian Qing. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "The matter of Zhao Guo's failure is the fault of King Zhao, how can you let Lian Gong bear it?" As long as people spread the truth in the Six Kingdoms, let everyone know that Lian Gong did such a cruel thing for King Zhao's stupidity. It was King Zhao who was cruel, not Duke Lian, and the enemy of Yan State was also King Zhao, so King Zhao would naturally not dare to protect Duke Lian. ”

King Qin was silent for a long time, he looked Zhu Xiang up and down, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Although this is true, Zhu Xiang said very bluntly that this was King Zhao's fault, not Lian Po's fault, which still made him a little embarrassed.

In this world, the king's faults should naturally be borne by his ministers. Zhu Xiang despised King Zhao so much, did he only despise King Zhao, or did he treat all kings equally?

King Qin didn't like Zhuangzi, but he didn't like Zhuangzi's frivolous attitude. As a king, he is supposed to be higher than anyone else. But with Zhu Xiang's attitude, it seems that Wang is just an ordinary person.

However, King Qin was able to bow to Fan Ju again and again, and asked Fan Ju to help him. As long as Zhu Xiang's plan was beneficial to him, he put it aside after a moment in his heart, and continued: "Are you trying to force King Zhao to break with Lian Po? ”

Zhu Xiang nodded again: "Yes." As long as it is rumored that the matter of Yan is instructed by King Zhao, then the people around King Zhao who hate Lian Gong will definitely say to King Zhao that if King Zhao shields Lian Gong again, it will be to admit to the whole world that he instructed Lian Gong. At this time, the Qin State exchanged the city for the honest duke, and he could not only exchange the incorruptible duke for benefits, but also transfer the stigma on the incorruptible duke to the Qin state. ”

King Qin muttered, "This stigma doesn't matter to the Qin State. Are you sure that this will allow Lian Qing to enter Qin? ”

Zhu Xiang gave up his hand: "I am willing to lobby in person." ”

"Don't even think about it, you stay in Xianyang." King Qin said, "You can still come back when you go to Zhao Kingdom?" ”

Zhu Xiang pointed to his white hair: "I can pretend to be an old man, they can't recognize me." ”

King Qin waved his hand: "I will discuss it with Mr." Zhu Xiang, if your plan succeeds, Lian Qing and your friends may be disgusted with you. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I am willing to bear their disgust. ”

King Qin smiled: "So don't tell them, this is your plan." Lian Qing is unwilling to lead the troops, so he can teach others to lead the troops. Li Mu was unwilling to fight the Zhao State, so he could go to fight the Xiongnu. They will all become the help of the Qin State. ”

Zhu Xiang hesitated: "But hide ......"

King Qin stood up, and Zhu Xiang also stood up immediately.

"Sometimes it's better for everybody to tell a little lie." He walked up to Zhu Xiang and patted Zhu Xiang on the shoulder, "Do you think about how much trouble you will have after Chunhua enters Qin?" ”

Zhu Xiang said calmly: "I won't be in trouble, Xia Tong will take care of everything." He can't even control the people in his inner court, and the king can give up on him. ”

King Qin laughed again: "That's true. But did you let Chunhua enter Qin, just for Li Mu? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "It's still for Zheng'er." Listening to the prince, many people lobbied him to ask him to find an adoptive mother for Zheng'er. Zheng'er doesn't need an adoptive mother. ”

Zheng'er is not Xia Tong, he is just a child. As long as he has an adoptive mother, Zheng'er will be separated from him, go to his adoptive mother's side, and be restrained by his adoptive mother. But Zheng'er has never had a mother, and it doesn't conform to the etiquette law, so it's best for Zheng'er's biological mother to come back.

No matter how stupid Chunhua is, as long as Xia Tong doesn't give her a chance to be stupid, there will be no problem.

And even if Xia Tong can't control Chunhua, there is still him.

"You are all based on Zheng'er, who will definitely believe in you and will not throw himself into his own mother." King Qin said, "You're not afraid that Zheng'er will be encircled by his own mother?" ”

Zhu Xiang smiled proudly: "Zheng'er will definitely not." Zheng'er is very smart! ”

King Qin thought about Zheng'er's appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "That's true. It was also difficult for him to imagine what it would be like for Zheng'er to be surrounded by his own mother who had abandoned him.

Others think that Zheng'er is just a child, and he may not remember the events of his childhood. But King Qin asked Zheng'er about when he was a child, and Zheng'er remembered everything very well when he was less than a year old. So Chunhua can't deceive Zheng'er.

"You're going to use these tricks." King Qin said, "Do you have any other plans?" ”

Zhu Xiang thought for a while and said, "There are still ...... If I go to Changping, maybe the people of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty will flock to the Qin State? ”

King Qin was helpless: "Don't even think about it." Do you want to send troops to arrest you in the land of the Three Jins? ”

Zhu Xiang sneered: "I'm not that important. However, the Qin State was stronger and richer than the other six countries, and even if it did not use troops now, it would be easy to attract more commoners and scholars. Maybe some cities don't need to be fought, and someone can dedicate them to the Qin State. I'll go back and write a paperwork for you. ”

King Qin said: "You mean that your teacher Xunzi said that the teacher of the royal road is the teacher of benevolence and righteousness?" ”

Hearing from King Qin's mouth, "The Teacher of the Royal Road, the Teacher of Benevolence and Righteousness", although Zhu Xiang felt a chill, he still nodded: "Yes." The Qin State has now reached the point where it can unify the six countries in terms of strength, and the rest is only a matter of time, so the next thing is to find a banner of justice and prepare for the unification. ”

King Qin sighed: "The question of that time, is it more than ten years, or decades?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Anyway...... Should it be less than thirty years? ”

He didn't believe that the current Qin State could unify later than it did without him.

King Qin's face was strange: "Are you saying that in the hands of Zichu or Zheng'er, the Qin State will be unified?" ”

Zhu Xiang nodded like pounding garlic: "Definitely!" ”

King Qin sighed: "I hope what you say can come true." ”

Will it really be so fast? King Qin was actually a little unconvinced. Although the Qin State is strong now, it is not the first time that the Qin State has been strong. The combined strength of the six countries is also staggering.

Can the Qin State really unify the world in just thirty years?

As long as there is still a male lord in the Six Kingdoms, the Qin State will not be able to do it.

But there are many miraculous things about Zhu Xiang, and the priests in the palace all assert that Zhu Xiang is Jiang Taigong sent by God to assist the Qin State in ruling the world.

So Zhu Xiang's judgment may be an omen of destiny.

King Qin glanced down at his withered bark-like hand and shook his head with a smile.

He patted Zhu Xiang's shoulder again and said, "Zhu Xiang, don't you want to farm?" Lin Zhen brought cotton seeds, you go and plant them. ”

Zhu Xiang was stunned: "Your Majesty, you want to drive me away?" ”