Chapter 131: Heavenly Heart Can Be Asked, but Human Heart Is Unfathomable
Most of the people who left the city had already left, and Qu Fu drove into the city in a carriage, and of course Qu Fu, the son of the city guard, would not be subject to any interrogation. The soldiers at the gate of the city all cast curious eyes, and they didn't know what kind of prominent person was sitting in the carriage, and they actually let the city guard, who usually looked above the top, drive the car himself.
Wei Li didn't want to enter the carriage to face Gong Jiu Ge and Yan Pan, so he sat on the right side of the driver and talked to Qu Fupan: "Does Gongzi Qu know the details of Baili Bolang's people? I don't want to listen to those rumors in the market, I want to hear your opinion." ”
Qu Fu's face trembled, his eyes wandered, and he thought about the gains and losses of this matter left and right in his heart, "If you tell Wei Li the details of Baili Bolang, it is equivalent to indirectly offending this Chu magnate, if it reaches his ears, he will definitely not spare himself, and the benefits of doing so are also huge, and he can befriend Wei Li, a rising star in the rivers and lakes." Who dares to guarantee that Wei Li will not be another Qiao Feng in twenty years? or even enter the ranks of the world's top masters in thirty years. To get in touch with such a master is to bet on the future."
Qu Fu's face was sometimes hesitant and cautious, sometimes a little crazy, and finally chose to "fight big with small" to bet on a shop, and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, don't call me Gongzi, everyone who is familiar with me calls me Qu Fat, if Brother Wei is willing to take me as a friend, I am very happy to call me Qu Fat or Xiaoqu." ”
Wei Li saw the whole process of Qu Fu's hesitation and struggle, which is also where Qu Fu is smart, if he agrees, Wei Li will doubt the news he said.
Qu Fu gradually slowed down the speed of the carriage and said slowly: "This starts with Baili Guang, the previous head of the Baili family. Baili Guang is also the last Ling Yin of the Chu State, and the Baili family reached its peak in his hands, becoming the head of all the families in the Chu State, and there is a faint tendency to fight against the Chu royal family. However, after King Xiang succeeded to the throne, he reused the "Nine Question Heavenly Knife" Qu Yuan, and gradually suppressed the strength of the family, and later replaced the position of Bailiguang Ling Yin with Qu Yuan, and Bailiguang died of depression soon after stepping down from Ling Yin's position. ”
"Baili Guangsheng has three sons, each of whom is a dragon and a phoenix among people. The eldest son Baili Qingshan is not only both civil and military, but also has outstanding achievements in governing the local government, after the death of Baili Guang, he was ordered to carry the banner of the Baili family, and he has been conscientious for 20 years, and is now the deputy of Qu Yuan. Ten years ago, in the process of opening up the territory of Chu to the south, he defeated 30,000 rattan armor soldiers of Nanban with 5,000 infantry, and more than 25,000 people were killed on the spot by 30,000 rattan armor soldiers of Nanban, and the remaining 5,000 prisoners were all buried alive by him, and only more than 800 people survived after the battle of 5,000 infantry under his command. This battle made him famous in the Chu State, and began his continuous wars against the Southern Barbarians, each battle was a disastrous victory, and every battle did not leave a living. The third son, Baili Min, is in charge of the internal affairs of the Baili family, and is in charge of the eleven caravans of the Baili family, as well as a fleet. Every year, a large number of precious items are sold from Nanban and Nanyang into the Central Plains countries to seek huge profits, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Baili family is currently rich and rivals the country. ”
Wei Li frowned when he heard this, the Baili family is so powerful, it seems that there will be a lot of trouble in the future, but this Qu Fu has said so much is very ordinary news, and it is easy for Wei Li to find out.
Yielding may have sensed Wei Li's dissatisfaction, he continued: "The Baili family seems to be powerful, but in fact there are many internal contradictions. Baili Qingshan and Bai Li Min are both sisters-in-law in the family, Bai Li Guang doted on his youngest son Bai Li Min the most during his lifetime, and emphasized in public many times that he would pass on the position of family master to his younger son in the future. Later, Bailiguang was hit, and the Baili family was also troubled internally and externally, and Bailimin was still young at that time, which was not enough to convince the public, so Baili Qingshan was able to get the upper position. After Baili Qingshan became the head of the family, Baili Min took the opportunity to go out to take charge of the family business, and rarely returned to Shouchun over the years. ”
"Although Baili Bolang is also the son of the Baili family, he does not enjoy the blessing of the Baili family. After Bailiguang's death, he joined the army, starting from the lowest pawn, and rose step by step to the rank of infantry captain by virtue of his military merits. In the first battle against Nanban, the main general was killed, he was temporarily promoted to general, became famous in the first war, was valued by the king, and was exceptionally promoted, so he has today's reputation and status. Baili Bolang's mother is a maid of the Baili family, and Baili Guang was buried with Baili Guang after his death, which is said to be the handwriting of Baili Qingshan. ”
Qu Fu nagged a lot, but the most useful sentence was the last sentence, there must be a contradiction between Baili Bolang and Baili Qingshan. As for the contradiction between Baili Qingshan and Baili Min, Wei Li couldn't believe it, it was normal for some dirty things to be in the big family, but if it was all dirty things, Wei Li would have to wonder if some people were deliberately guiding public opinion.
Wei Li's eyes were fixed on Qu Fu: "It's not difficult to find out this news, but it's not easy either, how can I believe that you are a fool?"
Qu Fu sighed: "If twenty years ago, every prince of the family tried his best to manage his reputation, for fear that others would not know how talented and capable he was, in order to be able to gain a foothold in the court and bareage the lintel. ”
"Now the sons and brothers of Shouchun City are competing to show who is more incompetent and who is more spending. The jealousy on the green building is more than ten times more than 20 years ago. ”
Wei Li, who knew that things were abnormal, would be demons, remained silent, waiting for Qu Fu to explain the reason.
Qu Fu sighed: "This is all because of a new policy promulgated by Qu Zi, allowing the elite nobles of the Chu State to go to the most remote places to open up territory for the Chu State, lead the common people in poor areas to get rich, and educate the barbarians. At the beginning, most of the children of the family in Shouchun thought that this was a shortcut to the south and rushed to sign up. More than 100 children of the family went to southern Xinjiang and served as county commanders, county officials and other local chief adjutants. A year later, more than 90 of these family disciples were killed by the local Diao people, and more than 10 people risked their lives to flee back to Shouchun, not only by Qu Ziwen, but also implicated in the damage of the family. Now few of the children of the various families in the Chu State dare to take the lead, and everyone is comparing who is more ridiculous and who is more mediocre. Baili Ye is an outlier among all the sons of the family, and if Brother Wei kills him, he must be careful of the revenge of the Baili family. ”
Wei Li had long been prepared for the revenge of the Baili family, but he only sighed at Qu Yuan's policy: "Using the rich to enter the poor and barbaric areas, bringing education to the local people, and leading the local people to become rich, this is a moral policy, but also a pioneering act, I didn't expect such a result! Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and I am honest and do not deceive me!"
Qu Fu also conformed to the Tao: "Who said no, although Qu Zi is smart and world-famous, he is known to be not inferior to Zhuge Kongming, and his "Nine Questions Heavenly Knife" is the most reasonable of the poor world, but he can understand the heart of heaven, but he may not be able to understand the heart of the people, the sky is noble and can be asked, and the heart of the person is unpredictable." ”
"I always feel awkward to call you Xiaoqu, but I still call you Qu Fat. Are you going to disguise yourself like this forever?"
"Although the king is in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, he is overly governed, and his health is getting worse, this day will change one day, isn't there a saying called guarding the clouds and seeing the moon?"
Wei Li chuckled, this fat man was actually quite funny, and he had the heart to hit him and said, "What if you can't wait for the moonlight?"
Qu Fuman said indifferently: "Then it's good for me to be like this, I can be safe and stable here, who wants to go to Nanban to suffer!"