Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 465, Ziyou’s marriage, Li Yuan’s plot

It was a few days later that the news of the capture of Yingdu was sent back to Xianyang from the front line.

After reading the newspaper, General Ying Zheng put it on the table and turned to look in the direction of Yingdu, his eyes filled with sighs and emotions.

"He committed suicide. After all, he was unwilling to return to Qin." Ying Zheng said with emotion.

Zi You looked at the military report on the table without replying. What Ying Zheng was referring to was Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, the first person to lend a helping hand when Ying Zheng was most helpless.

"Everyone has his own destiny, and the Chu Kingdom will always be in his heart. Without today's battle, there will inevitably be another battle in the future." Lu Buwei said.

"What Father Zhong said is true." Ying Zheng sat down again and said.

"The war in Yingdu is over. In order to stabilize Yang Duan and his Chu army, Wu Anjun and Wang Jian asked Yang Duanhe to lead the Chu army south to attack Changsha. Chang Wenjun has already arrived in Shouchun, and Shouchun will soon The news will be sent back," Ziyou said.

"We are no longer anxious about Chu State. Now we should talk about another matter." Ying Zheng looked at Ziyou.

Lu Buwei looked at Ziyou without saying a word with a smile on his face. Ziyou was looked at inexplicably by the two people and was a little confused.

"What happened to me?" Ziyou asked, pointing at himself.

"Bogu and Han Fei both told me that the war in Chu State is over and the teacher's wedding should be held. The teacher is the mainstay of our Qin State and has made countless contributions to our Qin State, so I want to make this wedding a big one. Special agent." Ying Zheng said.

When he heard that it was his marriage, Ziyou didn't know what to say for a moment, and he was suddenly at a loss. From his previous life to now, the most he has done is fall in love. As for getting married, he has never experienced it once, and he himself doesn't know what to do.

Lu Buwei saw Ziyou's nervousness and confusion and burst out laughing.

"I didn't expect that the Lieutenant, who is always calm and composed, would be nervous sometimes, hahahaha."

Ziyou rolled his eyes helplessly. Ziyou still valued getting married, especially this time he wanted to marry several people at once.

"There is no need for the teacher to worry about this matter. Xiaoshengxian Manor has sent back the news. Master Xun and Master Fu Nian will come by then. They will bring special people to handle it. Chang Feng and Shaozuo Mansion will also come by then. I will help, I have already asked the Taoist master to calculate the days. Now I have to send the teacher to talk to a few master wives about this matter. As for other things, the teacher does not need to worry about it." Ying Zheng also used the title of master wife.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Your Majesty." Zi You was also polite. Although it was his own marriage, there was nothing wrong with leaving it to professionals.

"Now that Master Xun is here, I don't need you for this matter. I'm just waiting for the wedding banquet." Lu Buwei said with a smile.

"That's natural." Ziyou said with a smile.

When Ziyou saw that nothing was wrong, he left Qin's palace and returned to his mansion.

After Mo Ya returned to Master Wang's Mansion, he turned back into the coachman and porter he had been before. He sat in the porter's room with a full jug of wine all day long, ate fruits and dried fruits that others had paid homage to, and drank fine wine. At night, he went home to hug his wife to sleep. Bai Feng, on the other hand, stood on Master Wang's residence as a guard, alerting the surroundings.

"Sir is back." Mo Ya put down the wine bottle and said.

Looking at Mo Crow who was about to turn into an alcoholic, Ziyou said

"If you keep drinking like this, pack up and prepare to go live with senior brother's white horse."

There are many drunkards in Xianyang City, but the biggest drunkard is a horse, Han Fei's white horse. When Han Fei was drunk with Jing Ke in Xianyang, he did not forget his white horse and took the white horse to drink every day. Over time, everyone knew that Han Fei had such a white horse. After Han Fei entered Tingwei Mansion, he could not drink during working hours, so he rarely appeared in wine shops.

But Han Fei went to work and White Horse didn't have to work, so a magical scene appeared in the entire Xianyang City. An old white horse with no one holding it shuttled back and forth in various restaurants and restaurants in Xianyang City all day long, and the people in the restaurants and restaurants Instead of driving it away, the boss treated it as an ancestor and fed it with good wine and fodder every day. Over time, the title of the biggest drunkard in Xianyang City was given to this white horse.

"That's not necessary. Ninth Young Master's residence is not as good as our King's Master's residence." Mo Ya shook his head repeatedly and said.

"Don't keep drinking during this period. It's time to get ready for business." Ziyou said.

Hearing that Zi Yu was getting down to business, the blush on Mo Ya's face immediately disappeared, and his originally frivolous look became serious.

"What's the matter, sir?" Mo Ya asked.

"I'm getting married."

After Zi Yu finished speaking, he went straight into the Master Wang's Mansion without waiting for Mo Ya, who was stunned, to react. Mo Ya was still stunned on the spot, a bit at a loss.

After entering the King's Master's Mansion, Ziyou went directly to the back garden. Usually, when nothing happened, Xue Nu, Fei Yan, Yan Ling Ji, Shao Siming, and Jing Salamander would be here. In the back garden, Xue Nu and Fei Yan were playing chess, Shao Siming was playing with the flowers and plants, Yan Lingji was feeding Gun Gun and helping him comb his hair, and Jing Salamander was looking at the book in his hand.

Seeing Ziyou entering the garden, everyone just glanced at it and then continued to do their own business. Feeling that he was being ignored, Ziyou smiled helplessly, stepped into the garden, and coughed twice at the five people.

The five of them looked at Ziyou. Ziyou looked at them and wanted to tell them about their marriage, but he didn't know what to say just when he wanted to. Seeing Ziyou hesitate to speak, Concubine Yan asked

"Is something wrong?"

"It's nothing. It's just that the teacher and the others are on their way here for our marriage." Ziyou said with a guilty voice.

"Marriage, what!? Marriage!!!" Concubine Yan and the four others said in surprise. Although Shao Siming didn't make a sound, his eyes were full of surprise. The scissors in his hand cut off a leaf that was growing well. .

After thinking about it all, Ziyou just said it directly.

"Well, the teacher came to Xianyang this time just for our marriage." Ziyou said.

"This is too sudden." The snow girl was so surprised that she was speechless.

"It's sudden for me too." Ziyou said helplessly, "But the teacher is already on the way."

"Then what do we need to prepare?" Frightened Salamander's voice was slightly trembling.

"There is no need to prepare anything. When the teachers and others arrive and after discussing with the elders, Chang Feng and Shao Zuofu will send people to arrange the arrangements." Ziyou said.

"This" Even Yan Lingji, who has always been bold, feels a little helpless at this moment.

Ziyou looked at the few people, thinking about how to visit the elders. Concubine Yan and Shao Siming agreed to go directly to Shangui and ask Shangui to inform the old Donghuang to come to Xianyang, and then he could go visit them. And Xue Nu has already recognized her ancestors in the Zhao clan. The patriarch of the Zhao clan is also in Xianyang now, so he can just come and visit him.

"That's the thing. It's my first time and I don't know what to do." Ziyou said.

The others were also confused. Ziyou's sudden news frightened them all. Their hearts could not help but speed up, and a sense of anticipation arose in the hearts of the five of them. Ziyou seemed to suddenly think of something and ran outside quickly.

"I won't be back today. I have some urgent matters to deal with."

"Wait" Ziyou had already disappeared without a trace before Jingshao finished speaking.

The five of them could only look at each other in confusion. In order to calm down their emotions, they could only continue to do their own things. However, Shao Siming cut off a flower. Concubine Yan, who had already won, was reversed by Xue Nu. After turning the tide of the battle, there were frequent fainting moves. Yan Lingji continued to comb Gungun's hair, but Gungun suddenly felt pain and found that a bunch of his hair had been pulled off by Yan Lingji. Jingli's hand holding the book also kept moving. trembling.

After Ziyou left the Wangshi Mansion, he ran into the Academy of Sciences without talking to anyone along the way, but directly found Gong Shuhai. After Mo Ya learned about Ziyou's marriage, he accidentally revealed it while drinking with others. Then the news that Ziyou was about to get married spread at an extremely fast speed. The entire Qin court began to pay attention to Ziyou's marriage. I want to express myself through this.

The news that Ziyou was about to get married also spread at an extremely fast speed. Hundreds of families, local powerful families, Ziyou's retainers in Wei, etc. were all actively preparing for this matter.

Chu State, Shouchun.

Chang Wenjun and Li Yuan stood outside Xiong Huai's hall, both waiting for the Qin imperial physician's diagnosis results for Chu King Xiong Huai. Chang Wenjun glanced at Li Yuan. Li Yuan's expression was as usual at this moment, and he was calm and relaxed. Seeing this, Chang Wenjun continued to remain silent.

Since arriving in Chu State, Li Yuan has entertained Lord Chang Wen and his entourage with extremely high standards. Even the ordinary accompanying soldiers are treated as well as ordinary ministers. At the same time, Li Yuan even showed his kindness to him without shying away from others. He sent various treasures and money to his temporary residence, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was bribing. A series of operations made Chang Wenjun wary. stand up.

During this period, Chang Wenjun also repeatedly proposed to Li Yuan that the imperial doctor he brought to treat Chu King Xiong Huai, but this was rejected by Li Yuan. Today, he repeatedly requested and even moved out Fu Su and Ying Zheng. , Li Yuan agreed to let him see the doctor, but Li Yuan only let the imperial doctor in, and did not let him go in to see the King of Chu.

Soon the imperial doctor and the chamberlain came back in a hurry, but at this time the imperial doctor's face was particularly ugly, and there was even some sweat on his forehead.

"How is King Chu's condition?" Chang Wenjun stepped forward and asked.

The imperial doctor glanced at Li Yuan, as if he thought of something, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said

"I don't know the condition of King Chu either. I need to go back and check the medical books to determine the true condition."

"In that case, Lord Changwen should go back with the imperial doctor." Li Yuan said with a faint smile.

"Lord Laolingyi is here." Chang Wenjun said with a smile.

After Chang Wenjun and the imperial doctor left, Li Yuan's expression changed and he said to the servant next to him

"How is the king's condition?"

The waiter seemed to have thought of something terrible, lowered his head and replied softly.

"The king's body is still as normal!"

"That's good." Li Yuan smiled and said nothing.

Chang Wenjun, who returned to the Qin embassy, ​​took the imperial doctor directly to the inner room. After dismissing everyone, he asked

"How is King Chu's condition?"

The imperial doctor's face became frightened and he replied

"King Chu, King Chu has starved to death. When I entered the hall, King Chu's body had already begun to stink. Several incense burners were burning throughout the hall, and the fragrance inside covered up the rotten stench emanating from King Chu's body. According to me I observed that the body of the King of Chu was shriveled up and his face looked haggard, just like someone who had died of starvation."

Hearing the words of the imperial doctor, Chang Wenjun's face became horrified. He had thought about any fate that would happen to Chu King Xiong Huai, whether he was software or secretly poisoned, but he never thought that Li Yuan would dare to directly starve Chu King Xiong Huai to death. .

"Stay back. Don't tell anyone about this, do you understand?" Chang Wenjun said coldly.

"No." The imperial doctor said with cupped hands. The imperial doctor still knew about this matter, otherwise the State of Qin would not have allowed him to come to Shouchun to treat the King of Chu.

After the imperial doctor left, Chang Wenjun leaned on his seat and fell into deep thought.

"What is Li Yuan doing?" Chang Wenjun said in a deep voice.

All Li Yuan's actions now make Chang Wenjun feel inexplicable and unbelievable. Not to mention that Li Yuan placed Chu King Xiong Huai under house arrest and starved Xiong Huai to death. This kind of thing has only happened in Zhao State's Sand Dune Incident, but starvation The death of King Wuling of Zhao was an order given by his son. In the final analysis, it was the king who killed the late king. Li Yuan, a minister, dared to starve to death the King of Chu, and no one dared to speak out. This made Chang Wenjun feel Incredible.

Secondly, Li Yuan starved the King of Chu to death and actively showed his kindness to him. This shows that Li Yuan has already moved closer to the Qin State, and they should have known about it earlier. After all, he came to the Chu State. The purpose of the trip was to find out the true situation of King Xiong Huai of Chu, so as to prepare for Qin's future theft of the country.

Li Yuan had not allowed him to visit the King of Chu before, but now he was allowed to visit him and told him the truth. What was the point of being spared? This puzzled Chang Wenjun.

"No matter what Li Yuan's reasons are, we'll find out after a while. As long as Fusu doesn't come to Shouchun, everything will be fine." After Chang Wenjun couldn't figure out all this, he started to write a letter, preparing to send Shouchun's The situation was communicated, so that Fusu in Xianyang and Xiling were mentally prepared.

Ling Yin Mansion.

After Li Yuan returned to his residence, he immediately summoned his staff.

"Mr. Song, today Chang Wenjun and the imperial physician he brought met with King Chu. They also know the true situation of King Chu. What do you think we should do next?" Li Yuan looked at his staff and asked.

"The matter of the house arrest of King Chu cannot be concealed no matter what, so why not let Qin know about it? How did Lord Chang Wen react?" Mr. Song asked.

"I only allowed the imperial physician to enter, not Lord Chang Wen." Li Yuan shook his head and said.

"In this way, we still have some chance, and the credit for this incredible contribution will be attributed to Master Ling Yin alone." Mr. Song said to Li Yuan.

"I just hope that the whole family will be safe and sound." Li Yuan shook his head and said.

The reason why Li Yuan laid countless mazes and conspiracies in Shouchun to make it unclear what he was going to do was for two things. The first was to obtain the huge credit of devoting the Chu Kingdom. Li Yuan also knew What was his reputation in Chu State? Especially after hearing about the results of Qin State's treatment of some old nobles from other countries and powerful people in his own country, he became even more frightened, so he wanted to seek a huge credit and let Qin State After occupying Chu State, they did not dare to attack him.

Secondly, the Chu clan and some old dignitaries of Chu State will never let him establish Fusu as King of Chu. No matter how he manipulated the King of Chu before, the King of Chu is still a member of the Chu royal family. Their interests were not damaged, so they didn't care who the King of Chu was. If Fusu was to be made King of Chu, first of all, the Chu clan would not agree, and secondly, some tough old dignitaries would not agree either.

Although Li Yuan controlled the King of Chu and the country of Chu, covering the sky with one hand, this did not mean that these people did not have the ability to resist him. Two-thirds of Chu's current military strength is in his hands, and one-third is in the hands of Chu's clan and old dignitaries. This was Li Yuan's promise in exchange for their support, but he didn't expect that it would now become own constraints. More than half of Li Yuan's men were handed over to Yang Duanhe. In Shouchun, he only had 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Imperial Guard, while the clan and old dignitaries still had these 50,000 soldiers stationed in Shouchun. Caicheng and Quyang near Chun.

Once these people know Li Yuan's true purpose, these people will definitely gather troops to besiege him. If these people started to make trouble, his plan of sacrificing his country in exchange for peace and wealth would be ruined, so he set up various mazes to confuse the clan and old dignitaries and gain opportunities.

"The clan and the old dignitaries are clamoring again to see the King of Chu and let the King of Chu preside over the government. They may have discovered something. Our people sent back the news that Mi Kai met with the Bai clan leader among the old dignitaries today. , the two of them had a great conversation," Mr. Song said.

"What do these two old guys want to do? Can't they wait any longer?" Li Yuan said coldly. Now in Shouchun, there have been many Li Yanfei rumors about Chu King Xiong Huai actually having died of a sudden illness, but he suppressed them all. That’s all. When this rumor spread, there were people behind it. As for the purpose, Li Yuan knew very well. It was just that someone wanted to follow the same path he had taken.

"The news that the soldiers and horses in Caicheng and Quyang have not moved yet shows that they are also testing, but we have to be on guard. Although these old dignitaries and clans do not have soldiers and horses in Shouchun, they have thousands of servants and slaves. If people really want to do something, they can do it,” Mr. Song said.

"Then what should we do? Now we have reached a critical juncture. Chen Wei from Quyang has agreed to join me. As long as we deal with Caicheng's guards, we can take action." Li Yuan said.

"Chang Wenjun, maybe we can cooperate with Chang Wenjun." Mr. Song said.

"Then don't we want to give away part of the credit?" Li Yuan said with a frown.

"Chang Wenjun's situation within the Qin State is not good. Xiong Qi's betrayal of the Qin State has caused the status of the Chu family's relatives in the Qin State to plummet. If Fusu's mother was not from Chu and was the sister of Lord Changping, I am afraid that the Chu family's influence would be at this moment. It has been liquidated long ago.

(End of this chapter)