Zhu Xiang was stunned.

He looked down at the child in his arms, speechless for a while.

Ying Xiaozheng said with a straight face: "Uncle, what you said, you believe in Zheng'er." I have my eldest father and father to take care of, Xun Weng, Lian Weng, Fan Weng, and Bai Weng to teach, and the teacher has also entered Qin, so my uncle can rest assured that he can go to Shudi. I will also take care of the elders on behalf of my uncle. ”

Zhu Xiang pinched Ying Xiaozheng's cheek and said, "Zheng'er, you are only five years old." ”

Ying Xiaozheng said: "I'm six years old! ”

Zhu Xiang said: "In my uncle's place, you are only one year old if you live for a year, so you are five years old." ”

Ying Xiaozheng was helpless: "Uncle, I don't want to argue with you about this...... Didn't you say believe me? ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "I believe in you, and I am worried that you will not conflict." You are still a child, no matter how good you are, when you are a child, you should be protected by your elders. When the young eagle learns to fly, the eagle hovers around to protect it. ”

He shook the child in his arms and walked towards the place where Xia Tong was forced to drink medicinal food: "Uncle will create a childhood where Zheng'er can not only give full play to his talents, but also laugh easily. Uncle hopes that when you grow up and should take responsibility, you can recall your childhood with your elders and smile happily instead of frowning and complaining about why you have been so bitter since you were a child. ”

Ying Xiaozheng's stiff little face fell: "Uncle, I'm not a child...... Not just ordinary children. ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "Your uncle is not an ordinary uncle. Don't worry, a political son, my uncle can still protect it. But Zheng'er is right, going to Shu County is indeed a good idea. ”

Ying Xiaozheng's waist straightened: "Uncle and aunt can rest assured that they will enter Shu!" Xianyang hand it over to me! ”

"Hmm." Zhu Xiang smiled.

After Ying Xiaozheng was hugged by Zhu Xiang and laughed at Xia Tong, he ran away under the pretext of continuing the class, leaving Xia Tong with no chance to reprimand him.

Xue shook her head and said, "Zheng'er has been too naughty lately, it's time to reprimand." Love, if you indulge in the rudeness of the elders to the elders, I will do it. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Okay, I'm in charge of petting, and you're in charge of teaching." ”

Xue glanced at Zhu Xiang and left angrily.

Xia Tongdao: "You can leave the matter of teaching Zheng'er to me." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "You still forget it, if you beat Zheng'er, Zheng'er may get worse." Precocious boys always like to their own fathers, but they are especially well-behaved in front of female elders. ”

Xia Tong pinched his chin and tilted his head: "There is still such a statement?" How can I ......"

He thought about it if he was taught a lesson by the prince. Ahem, he really only confesses his mistakes.

"Zheng'er knows that I have a plan to go to Shu County, did you tell him?" Zhu Xiang sat at the head of Xia Tong's bed and said.

Xia Tong, a weak chicken, fell down again because of a spring cold, and was wrapped in a quilt to recuperate.

Xia Tong shook his head: "I don't want you to go to Shudi, Shu is full of poisonous miasma, poor mountains and bad waters, and the people are not civilized, it is too dangerous." Although staying in Xianyang is more depressing, at least your life can be guaranteed. But that's what I thought before. ”

Xia Tong smiled bitterly: "The king is really old, and even the king and grandson are suspicious." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "He is suspicious of you, so you have to do things better." Otherwise, if you temporarily recuperate because of his suspicion and beating, he will think that you have a grudge against him in your heart. ”

Xia Tong sighed: "It's really hard to do." ”

Zhu Xiang sneered: "It's almost the same when you become the king of Qin." ”

Xia Tongdao: "Maybe I'm more suspicious than Jun Shang now, you give me caution." ”

Zhu Xiang rolled his eyes: "Then don't secretly pour out the medicinal food." You first live to the age of the king, strive to let Zheng'er be the prince for forty or fifty years, and then you can't bear to force the palace to make you the king. ”

Xia Tong almost choked with laughter: "Okay, good, I'll work hard." When you talked to Li Mu about Shudi, you didn't avoid Zheng'er, and Zheng'er might have guessed it yourself. Sometimes I suspect that Zheng'er is already an adult, maybe now that Zheng'er is the king of Qin, he doesn't need you to assist him. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "You don't say a few unlucky words." Set a small goal first, and let Zheng'er be the prince for at least ten years. ”

Xia Tong waved his hand: "Okay, okay, if you say a small goal, a small goal." I feel like I'm in good health and it's easy to accomplish this little goal. Are you really going to Shudi? How do you convince King Qin? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Tell the truth. The nobles of Xianyang are very annoying, and they only farm so much. I didn't bother to pay attention to them, I was going to the south to plant rice. The land in the Kanto region and the Central Plains is dominated by millet, millet and wheat, and the cultivation methods are relatively mature. Now that I've passed on what I know about farming, it's time to go south. ”

Zhu Xiang hugged his arms and shrugged his shoulders: "The Qin State wants to unify the world, not just the Central Plains." After thousands of years of cultivation in the Central Plains, there is no one in the south. The customs of the south are not the same as those in the north, and the Qin State does not know how to govern the south. The king is a wise king, and he knows how much it will be beneficial for Qin to unify the south if I make achievements in Shu County. ”

Xia Tong pondered for a while and sighed, "I want to go with you." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "You can't go." The Marquis of Shu rebelled one after another before. Even if the Marquis of Shu has been withdrawn now, you go to Shu to be the county guard, and wait for others to say that you are the third rebellious prince of the Qin State. ”

Xia Tong sighed: "Yes." Do you want to take Zheng'er with you? Aren't you afraid that Zheng'er will get sick? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "It's not that I want to take Zheng'er, but if I go to Shudi, the king will definitely ask me to bring Zheng'er." If Zheng'er is in Xianyang, I can also fake my death and escape; Zheng'er is by my side, and Shu is far away, so I won't rest assured that Zheng'er will return to Xianyang alone, and will definitely come back with him. That's why I don't want to leave Xianyang. ”

Zhu Xiang knew that he doted on Zheng'er, and King Qin also knew it.

Ying Xiaozheng stayed in Xianyang, and with the elders taking care of him, Zhu Xiang might not be too worried. But if Ying Xiaozheng and Zhu Xiang go out together, Zhu Xiang will never leave Ying Xiaozheng and leave alone, and let others take Ying Xiaozheng home.

Xia Tong held his forehead: "He underestimated your doting on Zheng'er." Even if Zheng'er is in Xianyang, you won't leave Zheng'er alone. You still have so many relatives and friends in Xianyang, and any one of them can restrain your steps. ”

Zhu Xiang spread his hands: "Treat others with yourself, the king is not you, he doesn't understand what you understand." Don't worry, I'm completely sure that Zheng'er won't get sick because of the climate in Shudi. ”

Shu was developed earlier, as long as you don't go to the woods, there will be no poisonous mist miasma. Other diseases, mostly due to mosquito bites and heat stroke, can be prevented in advance.

Even if there is no Dujiangyan, the Chengdu Plain is also a place with a relatively prosperous economy. Holding garlic, ginger and chili peppers in his hands, he is not afraid of dampness and heat, and compared with Xianyang, Shu is a good place for children to nourish their bodies.

It would be better if Xia Tong could go together, but King Qin definitely disagreed.

"There's another reason why I took Zheng'er." Zhu Xiang lowered his voice and said, "If the king is suspicious of you, isn't he jealous of Zheng'er?" ”

Xia Tong sat up straight.

Zhu Xiang's house was full of King Qin's eyes, but the house where Xia Tong lived was empty, and the windows were open when he was alone during the day, and it was difficult for others to overhear their conversation.

Xia Tong gritted his teeth, his face trembled slightly: "How old is Zheng'er?!" ”

Zhu Xiang said indifferently: "Zheng'er is not only precocious, children of his age often get sick, he has hardly ever been sick, and occasionally he is infected with wind and cold, and he only coughs for a few days to get better. Everything indicates that he was born with a miracle and was given by God to the monarch of Qin. When the king is old, he is suspicious of whom, not necessarily because of rational judgment of who can threaten his position, but also because of jealousy. ”

"Xia Tong, you also said that you are jealous of Zheng'er's intelligence and body. But Zheng'er is your son, so you are both jealous and expectant. King Qin and Zheng'er are separated by two generations, and Zheng'er's feelings for him are not as deep as he shows. ”

"I heard that a monk entered the palace to refine the elixir for the king of Qin to prolong life, and once mentioned that Zheng'er was blessed by heaven and wanted to use Zheng'er's child's urine as a medicine. What if Fang Shi wants to use the blood and flesh of Zheng'er next time? ”

"I want to take advantage of the fact that the king is not completely mediocre, and take Zheng'er to Shu to avoid the limelight temporarily. This is also a warning to the king. ”

Zhu Xiang laughed at himself: "One after another endless temptations, if I don't do something, he still thinks that my temper is clay." ”

Ministers can't blindly obey the king, they also need to game.

Although King Qin Zhaoxiang was not so mediocre as to listen to Fang Shi in history, Zhu Xiang would not gamble with his nephew.

Chapter 77: Floating Lanterns, Fireworks

After having a chair, the king of Qin summoned his ministers to sit on chairs, and the courtiers knelt on the cushions as before.

Now he looked down at Zhu Xiang, who was kneeling on the cushion, and was silent for a long time.

The palace man standing next to him lowered his head, and his breath was stagnant because of the solemn atmosphere.

"...... you" King Qin slowly opened his eyes that had been closed for a long time, his loose and puffy eyelids trembled, revealing his still clear eyes, "You want to take Zheng'er to Shudi?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Yes, your lord." Zheng'er is young, and it will be a few years before he will be enlightened. Before that, I hope to take Zheng'er to see more different customs. ”

King Qin looked at Zhu Xiang, and Zhu Xiang looked back at King Qin without fear.

King Qin was in a very complicated mood.

He both likes Zhu Xiang's uprightness, but also hates Zhu Xiang's never-fearless demeanor.

He has been the monarch for so many years, and even the crown prince and the marquis will hide fear in their eyes when they face him. Why can Zhu Xiang be like this?

After another half of the night, King Qin saw that Zhu Xiang was indeed not shaken at all, and sighed deeply: "Recently, some people's small actions are indeed too much, and the widow will beat them." Don't be discouraged, Zheng'er is still young and can't afford to travel long distances. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "With me, Zheng'er won't be tired." As I said in my last book, it is not difficult for the Qin State to unify the world, but the difficult thing is how to govern it. The customs of the Central Plains are similar to those of the Kanto, and the Qin State is relatively easy to govern. However, the land of Chuyue in the south is very different from the customs and customs in the north, and it is the most prone to chaos. ”

Zhu Xiang shook his body slightly. His legs were a little numb.

"The country is based on food, and the people are based on food. The situation in the south was stable, and the common people were not in turmoil, and finally fell into the word food and clothing. The prestige of the king is very high, so I can test how to make the food and clothing of the southerners of rice and soup fish better than before in Shudi. As long as life is better now than before, and the customs and customs are different, the southerners will not miss the past. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Shu is closed, and there have been several rebellions. Only the prestige of the king, who has been in power for decades, can protect me and Zheng'er as we travel south. ”

King Qin's expression changed, and he was actually persuaded when Zhu Xiang was in the book.

Although he has occupied Shu and Chu for many years, these two places have not been familiar, and the implementation of Qin law is very difficult, in a semi-free-range state, and there are often civil unrest.

With Zhu Xiang's ability to soothe the people, he may really be able to solve a problem for himself.

It's just that Zhu Xiang wants to take Zheng'er with him...... King Qin said again: "You can go, but Zheng'er can't." ”

Zhu Xiang said bluntly: "Zheng'er is young but has already made a big move, and I am very worried about him. Let him fade out of the court's sight for a few years, it will be better for him. Before leaving, I have one more thing to ask for your consent. ”

King Qin was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhu Xiang took a deep breath and bowed to the ground: "I want to make an appointment with all the magicians in Xianyang to expose their deception!" ”

King Qin's heart was stricken, and he stood up suddenly, and the chair made a harsh noise: "Zhu Xiang! Do you also listen to rumors that widows will harm the government? ”

Zhu Xiang said very quickly: "It is precisely because the monarch will not harm Zheng'er that the minister dares to make this request." ”

He smashed the ground with both fists, raised his head and straightened his spine, and said, "Can the magician forgive them for saying that the boy's urine does not endanger the safety of children?" ”

"Whether it's urine, hair, or nails, what do you say about yang and yin, in essence, you don't treat people as people, as alchemy materials!"

"The common people are desperate to survive by changing their children, and even the common people know that this breaks through the boundaries of human beings. In the name of immortality, that group of magicians said that children have vitality, and tomorrow they say that women have vitality. In the face of wise kings, they only dare to ask for hair nails; In the face of a mediocre king, they dare to ask for flesh and blood, bones, and hearts! ”

Zhu Xiang gasped for breath, his face flushed with anger.

"I know that everyone wants to live forever, and the magicians will go all the way west to the Qin State to deceive after the rise of Yan and Qi."

"Troubled times are suffering, and the chaos of Fangshi is not as good as natural disasters and military disasters. I am humble and humble and have never thought of taking the initiative to provoke anyone, as long as I bury my head in guiding agricultural affairs, I can live one more common people. ”

"But they should never be eyeing Zheng'er!"

Zhu Xiang's eyes were red: "I am not a sage, whoever touches my family and fights for my life, I will make them regret it." ”

"Kill a magician, and they will continue to cheat. I will destroy their foundations, and I will cut off their ways. ”

"Even if the magicians will not be cut off, I will turn them from nobles to rats who can only survive in the gutter. Wherever they went, there would be people of insight who would stand up and rebuke them. ”

"Your Majesty, if there really are immortals, then I am the most likely person to be bestowed." Zhu Xiang rolled up his sleeves and exposed his arms, "Your Majesty, let them try, if they drink my flesh and blood, will they live forever, will I shed all my blood and die, and will I invite natural disasters after I die." ”

King Qin glared at Zhu Xiang angrily: "Are you threatening the widow? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Your Majesty, you are the great-grandfather of Zheng'er, although it is arrogant to say such things to a monarch, but in my heart, you are indeed my family and my elders." I am only angry at the magicians for their incestuous and innocent harm. ”

"Now the wise people of the Seven Kingdoms are all disgusted with witchcraft, if the king orders me to refute the magicians, the way of alchemy, and the theory of ghosts and gods, the seven kingdoms will only have more respect for the king. Not afraid of life and death, not afraid of ghosts and gods, Fang is the hero. ”

King Qin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then had indescribably complicated feelings.

When he faced Zhu Xiang, he often had such complicated feelings.