Zhang Ruo followed Bai Qi to attack Chu and snatched back all the salt springs, and then together with Bai Qi and Sima mistakenly seized Jiangnan (south of the Jinsha River, Lijiang and Yao'an) and invaded Qianzhong County.

After that, Bai Qi and Sima Cuo returned to Guanzhong, and Zhang Ruo stayed in Qianzhong County.

Therefore, Zhang Ruo has not only been the county guard of Shu County for decades, but also guarded Qianzhong County across the town of Ba County, and he has to drift back and forth along the Yangtze River every three or five times.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhu Xiang and Li Bing to have any personal prejudice against Zhang Ruo of the former Shu County. Although Zhang Ruo is not a person who loves the people, he is definitely a capable general who is loyal to the king of Qin and the state of Qin.

Zhang Ruo thought that Li Bing had come to Shu County, and he would finally be able to return to Guanzhong to retire. He happily returned to Xianyang before he finished his journey, and a paper order asked him to go directly to Qianzhong County as a county guard.

Zhang Ruo thought that Li Bing could take over his responsibility of guarding Qianzhong County. Who would have thought that King Qin would just cut him half of his work.

Zhang Ruo, who was bitter, went back to visit his relatives and returned to work in Qianzhong County.

"I didn't expect to meet Changpingjun again." Zhang Ruo smiled bitterly. He also thought that he would definitely die of old age on the land of Qianzhong County, and he would not have the opportunity to see Zhu Xiang again.

"Zhang Gong can call me Zhu Xiang." Zhu Xiang said, "I'm not used to others calling me Changpingjun, maybe Zhang Gong called me several times, but I didn't respond, and I thought I was calling someone else." ”

Zhang Ruo smiled: "If you call me Zhang Gong, I should at least call you Zhu Gong." ”

Zhu Xiang touched his nose: "Actually, I am a commoner, I don't have a surname, Zhu Xiang is the name I gave myself, to be precise, I should be called 'Zhu Xiang'." ”

Zhang Ruodao: "No wonder others call you Zhu Xianggong." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "So just call me Zhu Xiang." I still have a lot of places to rely on Zhang Gong. Moreover, General Sima Jin and I are also friends, and Zhang Gong and General Sima Jin's grandfather, General Sima Cuo, are friends of the same generation, and of course they are also my elders. ”

Zhang Ruo is not only good friends with Sima Suo, but also has relatives with Sima's family in the family. At the mention of Sima Jin, his expression became very soft.

Sima Cuo's grandson, he also picked it up and threw it to play.

"How is Jin Er now?" Zhang Ruo asked, "He is already very good at following Wu Anjun, right?" ”

Zhu Xiang nodded: "Very promising." When he and I were planting potatoes in Changping, he ran around while undressing in front of the king, and was kicked into the field by General Wang Ji. ”

Zhang Ruo's kind smile froze.

Zhu Xiang began to count Sima Jin's unreliability. From running naked in front of the old King Qin, to pulling Wang Yi on stage to play musical instruments, and then visiting him in Xianyang, he secretly ate the steamed pigeon with wolfberry and red dates that he specially made for Bai Qi.

If Sima Jin hadn't had a good grandfather, he would probably have been beaten to death.

Zhang Ruo raised his trembling hand, held his forehead, took a deep breath and said, "This kid, why is it the same as before?" ”

Zhu Xiang leaned over: "He was so naughty when he was a child? ”

Zhang Ruodao: "Brother Sima spoils this grandson too much. ”

Zhu Xiang was close: "Zhang Gong said in detail. ”

Zhang Ruo said angrily: "What are you going to do after you hear it?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Of course, after returning to Xianyang, I laughed at him in front of him and shared his ugly things with other friends." ”

Zhang Ruo couldn't cry or laugh: "Okay, I'll tell you." ”

was so troubled by Zhu Xiang, Zhang Ruo's attitude towards Zhu Xiang was a lot more casual.

In his eyes, Zhu Xiang has changed from a sage with many magical auras to an interesting junior who is well-informed but overly lively.

Zhu Xiang is not only interesting, but also very good at taking care of people, especially good at taking care of the elderly and children.

After Zhang Ruo tasted the dishes made by Zhu Xiang himself, he understood why Ying Hou and Wu Anjun didn't even return home and wanted to go to Zhu Xiang's house to care for the elderly.

Zhang Ruo jokingly thought, if he was more powerful, would he be able to ask the king to go to Zhu Xiang's house for the elderly?

Alas, he is still not good enough, so he can only die in Qianzhong County.

"I really envy Ying Hou and Wu Anjun's future names." Zhang Ruo drank the red dates and wolfberry tea brewed by Zhu Xiang and sighed, "The new Shu County Warden Li Bing is also a powerful person. I am not as good as my predecessors, and I am easily caught up by those who come after me. ”

Zhu Xiang looked at his favorability list, and the avatar of Zhang Ruo, who already had a heart, said: "Zhang Gong doesn't need to envy others, Zhang Gong is also a person who can leave a name in history." ”

Zhang Ruo smiled: "I, it's too much." ”

Zhu Xiang shook his head: "Even if future generations don't know Zhang Gong's name, what Zhang Gong has done will leave ripples in history and affect the development of future generations." Zhang Gong, you are the founder of the development of Shu County, and history will not forget you. ”

Even if Xu Ming and Xianghe did not leave their names in history, the system still recognized them as people who had an impact on history.

So Zhang Ruo, who can occupy an avatar in the favorability list, must also be.

Although most people in later generations only knew that Chengdu City, which imitated Xianyang City during the Qin Kingdom, was built by Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi, few people knew Zhang Ruo. But his name should be recorded in the historical sources.

Even if his name is not recorded in the historical records, his contributions to future generations are engraved in the long river of history and will never disappear.

Zhang Ruo was silent for a long time, and sighed with a smile: "Zhu Xiang, your words are inexplicably trusted. ”

Zhu Xiang said with a smile: "I look at people very accurately, and those who say that they are talented must be talented." Zhang Gong believed me. ”

"Good, good, I believe in you." Zhang Ruo was comforted by Zhu Xiang like this, and his mood was much better.

He has worked in Shu County and Qianzhong County for most of his life, and he thinks that he has made outstanding political achievements. But when he learned what Li Bing had done, he was struck down, and the terrifying talent of Li Mu, a young general who had just arrived in Qianzhong County, struck him again, making the old man feel that he had lived in vain.

Zhu Xiang's words freed him from this emotion.

Others are others, and they are themselves. Just because others do well doesn't mean you do badly.

Since it is said that Zhu Xianggong, who has the guidance of the gods, recognizes that he is a virtuous person who will leave a name for himself in later generations, what else does he have to feel sorry for?

After a complaint, Zhang Ruo got a lot closer to Zhu Xiang again. His favorability towards Zhu Xiang not only skyrocketed by half a heart, but he also cooperated and connived at Zhu Xiang in action.

For example, when Zhu Xiang said that he wanted to destroy the snails, he sent the troops left behind to directly follow Zhu Xiang's instructions, eliminating cumbersome procedures.

As the county guard of Qianzhong County, he still has this bit of autonomy. It's just that he has always been cautious and will not take the initiative to take this responsibility.

But in the face of Zhu Xiang, Zhang Ruo thinks that it doesn't matter if he takes a little responsibility. I believe in Zhu Xiang, there will be no mistake.

Zhu Xiang's reputation had not yet reached Qianzhong County. But his appearance was too strange, coupled with the exaggerated introduction of the Qin soldiers who came with Zhu Xiang, the news that Zhu Xiang was a living immortal immediately spread throughout Qianzhong County. Zhu Xiang argued against Fang Shi in the Xianyang School Palace, and also became an immortal disciple.

Hearing that Zhu Xianggong stepped on the auspicious clouds and flew into the sky, with a finger of his jade-like hand, flames immediately poured out on the ground, red, yellow and purple seemed to be blooming, and those monks who wanted to challenge him immediately rolled with their heads in their hands, revealing a terrifying prototype.

Zhu Xianggong held his hands together, and the monks who revealed their prototypes were blown into the air by the breeze, their hideous expressions became serene, the evil qi on their bodies was washed away, and they became human again.

Those people knelt on the ground one by one, grateful for Zhu Xianggong's kindness, and were willing to become Zhu Xianggong's disciples and serve him.

Zhu Xianggong waved his hand and said that he relied on the mountains and the mountains and the water. Man should rely on himself, and do not ask for the reward of the gods.

"Is it true?" Zhang Ruo asked in surprise.

Zhu Xiang smashed the table with his face: "Fake!" It's all fake! Who is there! ”

Zhang Ruo stroked his beard and couldn't help but smile: "It is said to be a family member." ”

Zhu Xiang: "......"

He thought about it for a while, and then remembered that this "home" was not the "Home" he had seen, but one of the hundreds of sons who was evaluated as not in the stream.

After he came to this era, he learned a lot of knowledge and understood the hundred schools of thought more thoroughly. For example, the "home" that rarely appears in film and television works is only understood by him after coming to this era.

The Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to the opinions of the people living in the city, so there were barnyard officials who specially collected folk rumors and wild history legends and presented them to the king of Zhou as public opinion.

The idea of the family is not to teach people how to write, but to pay attention to the rumors in the streets and alleys, and hope that the king will pay attention to these ballads formed by the fantasies of the common people, and open up the way of speech.

They would compile folk songs and legends, and occasionally write their own stories about the evils of the times.

Because the family focuses on the folk dialect and does not have many systematic political propositions, it quickly became unpopular. However, the idea of family has been passed down to future generations.

Whether it is the legendary stories of the Tang and Song dynasties, the opera stories of the Yuan Dynasty, or the stories of the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are excellent writers who use illusory stories to describe the social state at that time and satirize reality.

Therefore, like the Mohists, peasants, and other hundreds of schools, although the complete structure of the academic community has disappeared, their ideas have been passed down to future generations.

"I hope they don't do too much exaggerated processing when they collect stories." Zhu Xiang raised his forehead, "I just did this to crack superstition, and as a result, I became a new superstition?" ”

Zhang Ruo smiled: "I can understand your depression. But there are many foolish people among the common people, and they must choose a god to believe, and it is better to believe in you. ”

The corners of Zhu Xiang's mouth twitched: "I don't want to be made into a clay statue and put in the temple to encounter smoke and fire." ”

Zhang Ruo laughed.

Zhu Xiang originally thought that it was just some embarrassing rumors, which were not a big deal, at most it would make some of his actions more convenient.

Unexpectedly, this rumor actually caused him a big event.

After Li Mu recovered Yunmengze, that is, the vassal state of the Far Chu State around Dongting Lake, Zhu Xiang was busy with the construction of terraces in the west of Qianzhong County, so he set off to Yunmengze to survey the water and soil conditions of Yunmengze to see how to drain and build fields.

When Zhu Xiang arrived at Yunmengze and observed the situation of the snail at the water's edge, a child suddenly came out of the water, so frightened that the guards almost released arrows.

The child spoke the muttering Chu language, and kept bowing to Zhu Xiang, knocking his head out of blood.

Zhu Xiang learned simple Chu language in Xianyang, and said in Chu language, which was not very fluent: "Speak slowly, what happened to you?" ”

Zhang Ruo stopped and said, "Zhu Xiang, you should punish him first." If you don't punish him, you'll get into a lot of trouble later. Whenever they have something they can't solve, they will come to you. ”

Zhu Xiang sighed: "I know." Okay, send him to the barracks as a slave, but I also want to hear why he dares to stop me. The common people were afraid of officials and soldiers, especially children of his age. He didn't even want his life, I'm afraid there was really something big. ”

Zhang Ruo stared at Zhu Xiang speechlessly for a long time, and then asked Zhu Xiang to step aside and interrogate the child who suddenly emerged from the water.

Zhu Xiang walked to the side and said to himself: "Zhang Gong and I haven't known each other for long, and they began to dislike me?" ”

The guards sent by King Qin, who was ordered to protect Zhu Xiang, wanted to speak, but he was afraid that he would commit the next offense, so he could only endure it.

Zhu Xianggong, reflect on yourself!

Zhang Ruo was originally very impatient, thinking that it was a trivial matter of who was sick and who starved to death. But as the child explained further, Zhang Ruo's expression gradually became solemn.

Zhu Xiang waited in the shade of the tree for a long time before Zhang Ruocai came over.

"It's a nuisance." Zhang Ruo sighed, "Although the Qin State attaches great importance to witch Gu, the Chu State is really ...... It's a barbarian. ”

Zhu Xiang's eyelids jumped. The Qin people actually scolded other countries for barbarianism?

Zhang Ruodao: "Zhu Xiang, you go back to the nearest city to rest first." I'm going to lead the troops away for a while. ”

Zhu Xiang was surprised: "Leading the troops? Did the boy say that there was a bandit somewhere? ”

Zhang Ruo pressed his brows and said, "It's more troublesome than banditry." You know the heavy gods of the Chu Kingdom, right? ”

Zhu Xiang nodded.

Zhang Ruodao: "The state of Chu not only values the gods of ancestors and ancient times, but also regards mountains, rivers, trees, and animals as gods. The towns are fine, especially the villages. ”

Zhu Xiang frowned. What Zhang Ruo said should be that the people of Chu still have a large number of primitive worship.

Most of the primitive worship was bloody, and blood sacrifices were mostly used. Could it be that there is a large-scale blood sacrifice where?

It's not a horror story, it's something that will happen in this era.

Because of the frequent wars, the feudal system and the slave system are entangled, in the past, most of the blood sacrifices were made with slaves, but now there are not enough slaves in many places, so prisoners of war may be used, and even civilians may be used.

When the religious power of folk primitive worship was strong enough, they encountered a plague or a village where outsiders gathered, and they would slaughter it as a sacrifice.