Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 121 The Star Falls, Ziwei Star Moves! (seeking subscription)

Ten days.

Ji Heng and his party have arrived in Yongcheng.

Just as soon as he settled down, he received a letter from Xianyang before he even greeted the officials of Yong County.

Wang Ben died of illness!
After receiving this letter, Fusu Huhai and the others changed their expressions in surprise, and they couldn't care about anything else. After a few words with Ji Heng, they hurried back to Xianyang on horseback.

Wang Ben is the pillar of the country, once it collapsed, it would have a great impact on Daqin.

Sitting on the bullock cart, Ji Heng watched Fusu and the others go away. He waited until the figures of these people disappeared completely, then raised his head solemnly and looked at the sky. The Ziwei star that is blinking.

Ji Heng turned his head.

He patted the buffalo and said softly, "Niu Er, we can rest for a while again."

The buffalo wagged its tail, as if responding.

Ji Heng laughed loudly, and shouted to several attendants, "Go back to Xianyang."

Fusu and other young masters left in a hurry, but Ji Heng and his five attendants were not treated like this, and could only go back in a bullock cart. At this time, Ji Heng also had to feel that the young masters of the Great Qin Dynasty seemed to be weak in writing, but in fact they were all proficient in the six arts. , Archery, horseback riding are self-evident.

Even Hu Hai has a skill in riding.

Without Fusu and others, the ox cart was quite empty.

After driving out of the range of Yongcheng, Ji Heng made room for the bamboo slips, and said to the attendants who were following the ox cart, "Come up and sit down, too."

The leader's attendant said: "We are ordered to protect Mr. Ji, how dare we ride in the same car with Mr. Ji."

Ji Heng said indifferently, "Oxcarts are meant for riding. Now that Fusu and others have left on horseback, it's okay for you to come up and sit. When you get near Xianyang, it's not too late to go down. There's no need to care about so many rules." , I, Ji Heng, have never been a well-behaved person."

talking.

Ji Heng moved his body inside.

Make room for the five attendants.

The leader's attendant still wanted to refuse, Ji Heng frowned and said: "Come on, we came here from Pingyang today, and now we have to rush back to Xianyang. This journey is quite exhausting, and people have to learn to use tools , and you don't think so highly of me, I'm just a down and out person."

"Come up."

The chief attendant looked around, then at the other attendants, hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

talking.

Then he got into the bullock cart.

Seeing this, several other attendants also boarded the cart in a panic, but the five of them squeezed together and did not dare to take up too much space in the cart. He handed over the rope and said: "You guys come up, I will be light, and you will drive this cow away."

There was a burst of laughter from the bullock cart.

Ji Heng was half lying on the bullock cart, occupying a large area by himself. He looked at the leader's attendant and asked, "What's your name?"

The chief attendant said: "My name is Liao Ke, and I'm a soldier who lives in Fengxinli."

"How many people are there in the family?"

"Four."

"How's the condition at home?"

"It's just barely making ends meet at the moment."

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Ji Heng asked about the family situation of these five attendants. Without exception, the family status of the five people was not very good. They are pretty good in each of them.

How difficult the world is.

Even these servants are so poor, and the rest of the people at the bottom are probably even worse.

Ji Heng looked at the sky and said in a deep voice, "You can actually rest easy. The most difficult time for Daqin may be over soon."

Liao Ke smiled, but didn't dare to answer.

He's just a Scholar.

I don't know much about these things, and I even don't think so.

But this Mr. Ji can make the eldest son so respectful, and he is not very good at teasing himself. He just said that the most difficult time for Daqin is about to pass. No matter how you listen to this sentence, it feels far away.

Now the pillar of the Great Qin Dynasty has fallen.

How can people believe this?
How dare you believe it?

Ji Heng didn't say much.

He has his own basis for judgment. If he would have dared not say that a few days ago, especially after knowing the situation at the bottom, no one would believe it. But at this moment, he has more A lot of confidence, even a certainty about it.

The most difficult time for Daqin is indeed coming to an end.

It started with Wang Ben's death.

Think of this.

Ji Heng was also quite emotional.

The Wang family is really loyal to Da Qin.

Even if it is death, it is also beneficial to the country.

walked for a while.

Through a paddy field.

Seeing the emptiness around, Ji Heng suddenly became interested and asked: "In winter, snakes hibernate and don't stay in the fields, so now there are basically only loach in the fields, and there is no one around. There is almost no oil and water in the food outside, it's time to add some food to yourself."

talking.

Ji Heng turned over and got off the bullock cart.

Liao Ke waited for the attendants to also jump down in a hurry.

Liao Ke stopped him and said, "Sir, don't do anything, let us do this kind of thing."

Other people around echoed: "Mr. Ji, leave this kind of dirty work to us. We grew up in small fields. We may not be good at other things, but we are still good at catching loach."

"Haha."

Ji Heng took a few glances, nodded his head, and said, "Okay, then I'll be in charge of watching the ox carts, but you have to catch more. In recent years, there are few men everywhere, and the number of people catching loach has decreased a lot. , the loach in the field should be fatter and bigger than usual."

Liao Ke smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir."

"Loach fish are easy to catch. We used to catch them a lot when we were young. There are also skills in catching this thing. One is to find holes, and the other is to see if there is any new mud nearby. Loach fish will spit the mud out of the hole. So pay attention to it a little bit, and it’s basically a one-shot one.”

talking.

Liao Ke set an example in person.

He found a loach hole in the field, planed the mud outside a little, stretched his hand in along the hole, then stared at the place where the water was coming out, and quickly blocked it with the other hand, after a while After groping, a loach about four or five taels was caught.

The others followed suit.

One person directly took off the clothes on his body, tied the corners of the clothes, and then grabbed them firmly to make a simple package, leaving only a small slit for the loach to get in through the hole.

This set of procedures is very proficient.

Apparently a lot has been done in the past.

With Liao Ke in front, the other attendants became interested and went into the field one after another to catch loach.

Ji Heng didn't urge, just watched from the side, waiting for Liaoke and others to take out a Qin Banliang from their sleeves every time they caught a loach.

The four people in the field caught it for almost half an hour, and they caught as many as thirteen pieces. The attendant's "package" was packed to the brim, and in the end it couldn't fit in the package, so they couldn't let it go. He stopped his hands, looking rather unsatisfied.

While Liao Ke and others were cleaning the mud off their feet, Ji Heng quietly placed thirteen Qin Banliangs under the weeds in the field.

This scene fell in Dao Ke's eyes.

Liao Ke walked over and said awkwardly, "Sir."

Ji Heng said indifferently: "It's just a sale, everything is marked with a price, if someone's field is damaged, and the loach is caught, he should pay a certain amount of compensation, one loach is one dollar, overall, I still make money." .”

"Mister is at a loss." Liao Ke whispered: "This loach is not worth so much money."

Ji Heng smiled and said: "Money is something outside of the body. To me, it is worth spending more than a dozen dollars to buy a happy event. And it won't be long before I can get some new money. It's a luxury right now." what?"

"It's getting late, it's time to hurry."

Ji Heng turned over and got into the car.

Liao Ke also got into the car, the group of people compared in the car, the atmosphere is very active.

night time.

Ji Heng and his party returned to Xianyang.

Liao Ke and the others got off the bullock cart a few miles outside the city.

In Xianyang City, there is nothing but plain.

The whole country mourns.

Every household was fluttering long white cloth banners, and the people in the city were greatly mourned. I don’t know how many people held road sacrifices for Wang Ben on the road. It spread throughout the city and even across the country.

When approaching the city.

Ji Heng got out of the bullock cart with a serious look on his face.

A group of people walked towards the city with solemn expressions, and when they entered the city, the sound of grief was even more obvious.

Ji Heng let out a long sigh.

In the end, he didn't stop, but went straight back to the house.

Liao Ke was in charge of returning the ox cart.

When Ji Heng returned to the house, there was a lot of dust in the house.

He poured the loach into a wooden barrel, boiled some hot water in the house, and began to process the loach.

Soon.

The fragrant loach soup is out of the pot.

Ji Heng had a very appetizing meal. In the past ten days, he accompanied Fusu and others to visit various places. Tiredness was second to none. The main reason was that the food was really bad. Small officials are almost the same, there is no hope for big fish and meat, and even leeks are pitiful.

Water came out of my mouth.

Now that I'm back home, I won't treat myself badly.

Sufficient oil and salt.

While eating, Ji Heng took out a jug of chilled wine from the well, then poured a glass at the palace, and said with great emotion, "Go, Marquis Tongwu."

He has never met Wang Ben.

But for Wang Ben, he still respects him very much.

The Wang family has been in charge of Qin for generations, and it can be said that they have devoted themselves to the Great Qin. If it were not for the outstanding martial arts of the Wang family and his son, it would not be so easy for the Da Qin to wipe out the world. Those who are good at fighters have no great achievements. This evaluation is most suitable for the Wang family and their sons.

The dead are gone, the living are like this.

Wang Ben died at this time, and his death was very valuable.

Although this idea is undoubtedly inappropriate, it is true.

Ji Heng poured himself a bronze jue, drank it all in one gulp, then stopped thinking about the Wang family, and began to eat big pieces. He would not be sad for Wang Ben's death, for such a person, he only had respect in his heart. Enough, any more would be artificial.

Ji Heng ate happily.

After eating and drinking, there was still a lot of loach left in the pot.

He took out several bamboo tubes from the back kitchen and divided the loach into five portions.

Then handed it to Liao Ke and others standing guard outside the courtyard.

Liao Ke was taken aback.

Ji Heng said calmly: "I bought this loach with money, and I prepared the bamboo tube myself. It's not a bad rule for me to give it to you on my own initiative. You can take it back at ease. The Qin government abides by the law, even if someone finds it , I can also tell clearly."

Liao Ke's complexion changed slightly.

Ji Heng laughed and said, "Just clean yourself."

"Your family background is not very good, and it is more difficult to monitor me. You don't have to accept this kind of love in the future, and you can do whatever you want."

"If you are really worried."

"I'll show you the way."

"When the spring comes, go to the army. The situation in the army is better."

"Daqin's environment is about to change!"

Liao Ke and the others looked at each other with seriousness in their eyes.

After hesitating for a while, Liao Ke cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Mr. Ji for your guidance."

Ji Heng waved his hand, turned and went back to the house.

Liao Ke and the others held the bamboo slips tightly in their hands. There was still residual warmth on the bamboo tube, and bursts of tangy aroma wafted in the air, which made people's taste buds excited. Liao Ke solemnly said to the surrounding people: "Mr. Benevolence is someone that the eldest son should respect, but as a Daqin soldier, we must not cling to it, and we must abide by the law in the future."

The attendants around nodded and said, "I'll wait to find out."

A gust of wind came.

Liao Ke and the others had disappeared.

Liao Ke stood in a corner where no one was around, looking at the bamboo tube in his arms, his eyes showed a hint of thought.

It's spring, go to the army?

In fact, he never thought of going to the army.

In the past, he served only in the vicinity of Xianyang. It is a long way to go to Beiyuan, but Ji Heng is someone that the eldest son should respect. Today, he said more than once that the Great Qin Dynasty is going to change, which made him feel a little hesitant.

He raised his head and looked at the city.

The whole city is plain.

His heart sank.

He doesn't understand the situation in the world, but from what he perceives on a daily basis, the world seems to be in chaos again. If the world is really in chaos, perhaps joining the army is indeed a good choice, but once he goes to the army, life and death are at stake. It's hard to predict.

I have a wife and children at home.

a time.

Liao Ke had a hard time making a choice.

People time points.

Liao Ke and the others changed shifts with the other attendants.

Holding the bamboo tube, Liao Ke walked quickly towards the house, and when he got home, he knocked on the door loudly and shouted: "My mother, open the door."

soon.

There was a sound of thoughtful footsteps in the house.

After some trials, the tightly closed house was opened, and the house was pitch black.

"The beloved is back."

Liao Ke smiled and said, "I have something to do today, so I came back early."

At this time.

Only a little candle was lit in the house.

Liao Ke handed over the warm bamboo tube in his arms.

The woman wiped her hands and took the bamboo slips over. She smelled the aroma and her eyes showed a look of shock: "My beloved, what are you?"

"This is a superior." Liao Ke paused. He originally wanted to be called a superior official, but felt that the words were inappropriate, so he changed his tune and said, "This is a gift from a great man, and it contains pre-made squid. There is a lot of salt, you wake up those two cubs, didn't they say that they haven't eaten oil and water for a long time, let them eat it this time."

"Sir, why don't I leave it to you," the woman said.

Liao Ke waved his hand, and said with a sly look in his eyes: "I've eaten it. We caught these loach in the fields, and there were more than a dozen of them. During this time, the food at home was very poor. We should give it to those two. It's time for you to grow up, little bastard."

The woman hesitated for a moment, seeing that Liao could persist, she had no choice but to reply 'eh'.

However, she did not directly share the loach in the bamboo tube, but washed it back and forth with cold water several times to wash off the oil and salt on it as much as possible. Now that her family is poor, the price of oil and salt is not cheap, so she can save a little A little bit is a little bit.

Soon.

The two children who were sleeping soundly had already got up from the bed.

Seeing the loach in the bowl, his eyes were filled with joy, Liao Ke touched the heads of the two children and said with a smile: "Eat it."

The two children hesitated for a moment, but did not dare to eat, but looked at the woman, who nodded kindly.

After eating loach, the two children said excitedly that it was delicious.

Clean up after eating.

Liao washed her body with cold water and returned to the bed.

He stretched out his arms and hugged the woman's waist, and whispered in his ears: "I want to go to the army in the spring of next year. Before I came back today, the big man said that the situation in Daqin might change. Right now, Marquis Tongwu died of illness, and life at home is getting better and better." The more difficult it is, when the two cubs are growing up, they will always be full and hungry. After all, there is no way, and when the two cubs get older, it will become more and more difficult for the family to make ends meet."

"In recent years, it has been difficult for the imperial court to enlist soldiers."

"There are not many young and strong places."

"If I take the initiative to go after the beginning of spring, I should be able to get approval."

"If the world really changes, you may be able to find a good future in the army, and then your family will be able to live better."

"This big man is extraordinary."

"The eldest son respects him very much, I don't think he will lie to us."

talking.

Liao Ke's strength increased a bit.

It's just that after listening to Liao Ke's words, the woman's body obviously tensed up, and she didn't make a sound for a long time, as if she was already deeply asleep.

After a long time.

There was no sound around.

Only then did the woman speak in a sobbing voice.

"Oh, good."

The words fall.

The house fell into deathly silence again.

(End of this chapter)