Li Si's eyes flashed, his eyebrows lowered, and he said respectfully: "I don't dare to mention Zhu Xianggong's recommendation." ”

Chun Shenjun was silent.

This "dare not mention", is it a denial, or does he not dare to mention that he was recommended by Zhu Xianggong before he became famous, so as not to discredit Zhu Xianggong's reputation?

Chun Shenjun looked at Li Si, and finally sighed: "Does Zhu Xianggong praise me, or do you want to kill me?" ”

Li Si didn't go around Chun Shenjun this time, maintained an expression of frowning eyebrows, and said calmly: "Doesn't Chun Shenjun also admire Zhu Xianggong, so I can't wait to get rid of it?" ”

Chun Shenjun listened to Li Si's words, and once again determined in his heart that Li Si was probably really a talent recommended by Zhu Xiang.

"Then Zhu Xiang did this, did he want to kill me?" Chun Shenjun asked.

Li Si shook his head: "This matter is really done by businessmen." However, Chu Chen asked me to return to Zhu Xianggong, and I will bring Zhu Xianggong's opinion. ”

Chun Shenjun sighed again and said, "Okay, I'll wait for Zhu Xianggong's words." ”

Chun Shenjun left, and Li Si was sent to the door.

After closing the door, Li Si rubbed his hair, almost breaking the crown.

When Chun Shenjun asked if it was Zhu Xianggong who recommended him as an official, Li Si wanted to admit it directly.

He knew how much fame the "Zhu Xianggong recommended" would bring him.

But when the words came out, he denied it.

"I'm afraid that rashly taking advantage of Zhu Xianggong's reputation will cause displeasure to the prince, the prince and the king of Qin." Lees muttered to himself.

He did think so, but when he said it, why did Li Si feel a little annoyed and angry?

It's weird.

Li Si told Zhu Xiang about the affairs of the Chu State, especially what Chun Shenjun said when he came to visit.

Zhu Xiang was stunned for a long time, waved his hand, and asked Li Si to rest first, and then tell him what to do after thinking for a while.

Xue Ji sensed the distress in Zhu Xiang's heart and asked Zhu Xiang why.

Zhu Xiang wanted to hold the matter in his heart, but perhaps he wanted to find someone to talk to, so he told Xue Ji.

"I originally went to Changping just to save my fellow villagers, and later I was held up on the altar of caring for the common people of the world. I know I'm not such a saint, but I'm still a little ashamed when I want to do something harmful. ”

Yukihime wondered: "Why isn't the lover a saint?" The beloved man really cares about the common people of the world. ”

Zhu Xiang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I didn't." My heart is small, and I can only fit the person in front of me. ”

Xue Ji still didn't understand why Zhu Xiang was too humble: "There are indeed beloved." In addition to the beloved, which other feudal lord will bury his head in the field and cultivate with the common people? And in Zhao State, even if someone else held a knife, a lover refused to kill. ”

Zhu Xiang's lips moved, and his rebuttal turned into a long sigh.

He doesn't want to kill because he doesn't want to break the moral bottom line of modern people in his heart, which is already in jeopardy; The reason why he buried his head in the ground was because he was originally a common person, whether in his previous life or in his present life.

Now I don't want to do anything that endangers the common people in the Chu State, but also because of the three views of modern people, I am not a saint.

But in the eyes of the world, it may be.

War is bound to happen, but the psychological pressure of leading a war by yourself is completely different from watching the Qin State launch a war.

But Zhu Xiang didn't want to retreat behind his friends this time.

If he didn't personally participate in the series of wars launched by the Qin State in order to unify the world, did these wars really have nothing to do with him at all?

Grain is what he helps to increase production; The weapons were improved by him; Even about strategy, he discussed it privately with his friends many times.

It's just that he didn't stand in front of people, so the negative criticism of outsiders about disliking the war was blocked by his friends.

However, other people's comments are someone else's business, and what they have done, don't you know what you have done?

Not only does he want to accelerate the pace of Qin's unification of the world, but also want to be a hypocritical ostrich, Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang, even if the people of the world praise you as a saint, do you have a clear conscience?

"You're right, I figured it out." Zhu Xiang put his coat on Xue Ji's shoulders and said, "Although the winter in Wu County is mild, you should also wear an extra piece of clothing." ”

Yukihime nodded: "Okay." Love, aren't you really depressed? ”

Zhu Xiang said with a smile: "Before you do something to hurt others, it is inevitable that your conscience will be unsettled. But I'm not going to lose my plane because I can't bear it. ”

He did figure it out.

Xue Ji said: "If the good man really doesn't want to do it, leave it to others." Zheng'er will definitely be willing to help her lover do it. ”

Zhu Xiang couldn't straighten up with a smile: "Forget it, let Zheng'er do everything, my uncle will be too useless." ”

Xue Ji thought for a moment and nodded again: "The lover is right. The good man hurried to stop being depressed, so as not to make Zheng'er look uncomfortable. ”

Zhu Xiang couldn't laugh.

He can see that his status in Xue Ji's heart is indeed behind Zheng'er.

Tomorrow I'll make something for Zheng'er that he doesn't like to eat!

On the second day, Ying Xiaozheng looked at the dishes on the table and asked in disbelief, "What kind of dish is this?" "Why do you feel a little afraid to enter?

Zhu Xiang smiled and said: "Huoxiang bean curd burns brains, stinky tofu stews stinky mandarin fish, sour bamboo shoots stir-fried crispy fat intestines, and vegetarian dishes are the simplest sauce chili peppers mixed with leeks." ”

Even if Ying Xiaozheng was used to green onions dipped in garlic, he was terrified of the food that was full of terrifying dishes in both appearance and smell.

He asked, "Uncle, I haven't been correcting paperwork in the quilt lately. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Well, I know. ”

"There were a few times when I didn't take a nap, but I really had a good rest," he explains. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I'll mention this later." ”

He pinched his nose: "Why am I eating these!" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Try it, it tastes really good." ”

Li Mu supported his forehead: "Don't rely on Xue Ji to bully Zheng'er when she goes to the textile workshop, can these things be imported?" Zheng'er! Don't eat! ”

When Ying Xiaozheng said "it tastes good" in Zhu Xiang, he put aside his prejudice, picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of something that I didn't know if it was bean curd or brain flower and put it in his mouth, and then his eyes lit up: "Really!" ”

Li Mu: "......"

Ying Xiaozheng tasted the fat sausage again.

The fat intestines are washed very cleanly, there is no trace of fat and oil, first marinated and then fried, plus the taste of sour bamboo shoots, the aftertaste is endless.

Ying Xiaozheng praised: "The fat intestines are delicious!" Sour bamboo shoots are also delicious! ”

He stretched his chopsticks to the stinky tofu stewed stinky mandarin fish, pinched his nose and ate a few chopsticks: "Although it stinks, it is really fragrant, and the more you eat, the more fragrant it becomes." ”

As for the sauce and chili pepper mixed with leeks, it is an ordinary dish.

"Delicious, really delicious! Teacher, you eat too! Ying Xiaozheng, who is not a picky eater, immediately moved his chopsticks like flying and feasted.

Li Mu wanted to speak and stopped, and then kicked Zhu Xiang hard under the table.

Zhu Xiang covered his leg with a painful cry, worried that his leg would be kicked off by Li Mu.

"Don't cook strange meals for Zheng'er." Li Mu gritted his teeth, "There is a lot of light food in the palace, this is etiquette. If Zheng'er gets used to these strange meals, what will happen in the future? ”

Zhu Xiang covered his legs and said, "Changed the etiquette?" ”

Qin Shi Huang even wiped out the Six Kingdoms, can't he eat brain sour bamboo shoots, fat intestines, stinky tofu, stinky mandarin fish in the palace? Who do you look down on?

Li Mu said: "You want to teach a tyrant? ”

Zhu Xiang asked: "King Qin is not a tyrant, do you believe this yourself?" ”

Ying Xiaozheng raised his head: "My father can also be counted?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "A sick tyrant is also a tyrant. ”

"Oh." He continued to bow his head and suffer bitterly.

Chapter 140: Cabbage Manure Vegetable Sludge

A few days later, Li Si took Zhu Xiang's handwritten letter with him.

Chun Shenjun couldn't sleep and eat after Li Si left, and when he slept at night, Zhu Xiang's cold face with white hair kept flashing in his mind, and he personally drove to the south bank of the Yangtze River to wait.

As soon as Li Si crossed the Yangtze River, he opened Zhu Xiang's letter.

Zhu Xiang did not say whether this matter had anything to do with him or not, but only introduced the habits of cotton, saying that the Qin people spun cotton cloth to replace linen.

Cotton cloth is softer and warmer than linen, and if the common people change linen to cotton, they may be able to get one step closer to the ideal of "food and clothing".

Zhu Xiang also reminded that the textile process of cotton and hemp is different, and the Chu State blindly grows cotton, but does not know how to weave, I am afraid that it will harm the people. If Chu really wants to grow cotton, let the craftsmen transform the loom before trying to plant it. The Qin State would definitely not sell the cotton loom directly to the Chu State.

Chun Shenjun looked at Zhu Xiang's letter over and over again, but he couldn't see what strategy Zhu Xiang was using.

Is it really that I am thinking too much?

Cotton is indeed a good thing, and the Qin State itself is growing it in large quantities. The State of Chu walked by touching the stones of the State of Qin, and could he still fall into the river?

Chun Shenjun couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He can't doubt Zhu Xiang's character just because Zhu Xiang has been on bad terms with him.

What's more, Zhu Xiang's strategy was based on the premise that he wanted to kill Zhu Xiang. If he didn't have the intention of killing Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang's plan would not be established.

Chun Shenjun sighed and took the letter to find the king of Chu.

After reading Zhu Xiang's letter, the king of Chu immediately took Zhu Xiang's letter into his arms, and then asked: "What Zhu Xianggong means is that he does not approve of Chu planting cotton?" ”

Chun Shenjun said: "Zhu Xianggong just reminded us that now the Chu State can't spin cotton cloth even if it grows cotton. ”

A minister immediately said: "Merchants can buy cotton seeds, and naturally they can also buy tools for weaving cotton." Didn't the king order the whole country to promote the planting of cotton, what did they plant in their private fields, and what did it have to do with the king? ”

King Chu thought about it, this is the case.

He likes to wear silk, even if he wants to wear cotton cloth, even if Chu State can weave cotton cloth, he will definitely only wear the best cotton cloth bought from Qin State, so he will not deliberately promote cotton cultivation.

The reason why he refuted Li Si before was only because Li Si reprimanded Chu Guo for "stealing" cotton seeds, brushing his face and making him very angry.

Another minister said: "If you don't know how to weave cotton, you naturally won't grow cotton; Merchants want to make a profit, they switch to cotton and make their own profits. As long as the taxes can be collected, it will be no obstacle to the Chu State. ”

King Chu thought about it again, this is indeed the truth.

Chun Shenjun's lips moved, his hands clenched on his knees, and he sighed in his heart, not arguing with his ministers.

In addition to the fact that his current status is far less than before, and he can no longer argue with his ministers, he also knows that even if he says something different from them, it will not help.