Qin Hu

Chapter 147 Get fooled one by one!

This time, Zou Yao didn't ask any more questions, but directly growled, "We want all of this box of candles..."

"Alai! Bring all the lanterns from every household, replace them with candles, light them up, and have fun with the people and distinguished guests."

Staying in this deep mountain and old forest for one more day, the more he yearned for the life in Chu before, and tried many times to reform, but all had little effect.

As a last resort, he could only hold back. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally had to vent his anger first. As for whether there were still candles, there was no need to worry at all.

But Alai didn't react for a while, and asked dully: "All, all light candles? Then light the torches?"

"Stupid boy! What kind of torch do you want to light? It's just the kind that burns up, a puff of oily smoke sticks to your face, and flying ash is scattered..."

Zou Yao rolled his eyes angrily: "Could it be that I'm going to be laughed at by the distinguished guests! Hmm. Just this time, don't make another example!"

After thinking about it, he still spoke in a relaxed tone.How to say, I am not a person who seeks pleasure, so I can't let the mountain people under the rule misunderstand.

Hearing this, Alai's slightly frowning brows relaxed immediately, and while running off the stage, he smiled and shouted: "Folks! I want to borrow the lanterns from each family..."

"Light up all the candles in this box, and give the distinguished guests a more memorable night! Try to ensure that the lanterns are in good condition. If they are damaged, you will be compensated for one loss!"

"it is good!"

"As it should be!"

"We also want to see what it would be like if the candles and lanterns were all lit."

The mountain people echoed, and some people left the square one after another to fetch lanterns from their homes, and some people asked jokingly, "Is this lantern going to be replaced by a new one? You don't need the old one."

"Definitely, definitely. You shouldn't be at fault!" Alai said politely. With the assistance of ten sailors, he arranged for people to light candle lanterns and hang them on the tall pillars around them.

These posts were formerly used to hold torches.

Not long after, the lanterns with candles inside, like fish scales or like sparks, spread out high and low in the square of Chaliao, and suddenly it was as bright as day.

Zou Yao's eyes were also filled with a little bit of candlelight, and his heart was so warm that it was about to melt. He felt as if he had returned to and immersed himself in the prosperous situation of Shouchun, the capital of Chu, and Handan, the capital of Zhao.

After a long time, he suddenly came back to his senses, and listened to the tidal tiger proprietor toast to himself and comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be sentimental. With you who treat the people like a son, I believe Dongou will become better and better!"

"Where, where. We still have to rely on the respected customers to sell us more refined salt and candles!" Zou shook his hand and lowered his head in shame.

"It's easy to say! Easy to say! We come and go frequently." Seeing that Zou Yao was like this, Zhao Zihu heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the overall situation of Dongou had been settled.

Just wait for a few more transactions before piercing that layer of window paper...

Zhao Zihu was thinking about it, but he noticed that Zou Yao's eyebrows suddenly froze, and he waved to himself with a half-smile.

"Respected guest! Please come forward and discuss in detail."

Zhao Zihu got up to leave the case, suddenly feeling ominous.

He went to Zou Yao's case and bowed his hands, but saw the king motioned to listen to him again.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zihu heard Zou shaking in his ear and said something surprising.

"The respected guest is from Qin."

He couldn't help being startled, blinked, and then smiled: "How does Your Majesty see it?"

Zhao Zihu was very frank, and his heart was even calmer. He had already seen through it, but he didn't immediately attack him. He thought it would be easy to resolve it.

Otherwise, with only a dozen or so people like myself, even though we won't be defeated...

But to get out of trouble, or to control the overall situation, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble.

Shi Lu is also a human being, and he immediately noticed: "Brother! You are..."

Xiangli Yuegeng put his hand on the hilt of the sword in an instant, ready to wait for an opportunity.

"Brother, don't worry." Zou Yao said in a leisurely tone, but he was actually panicking inside.

What kind of Chaohu proprietor is this, he is so close, it feels very oppressive, okay...

And this look, we feel that we are just a little chick who can be manipulated by others, right?

His forehead was sweating, and he said with a smile on his face, "Zunke lost his beard. The most important thing is, after thinking about it, we can't think of any overseas island owners who can produce high-yield refined salt for a long time. and candles!"

"Tsk! You guessed it. You can even guess that we are from the Daqin royal family?" Zhao Zihu found it very interesting.

Zou shook his head, and then shook his head again: "The emperor has an entire Mohism under his command! It shouldn't be surprising to see what his generation researched and improved."

This is so clever...

Zhao Zihu had to express his admiration. He was able to think of Mohism from the novelty of refined salt and candles, and then proceeded to explore. This was beyond his expectation.

But such a smart person is good!

What annoys him the most is old men like Lao Xiangli and Han Fei who pretend to be confused and pretend to be ignorant, or are simply fools who shout and kill.

"That being the case! How will Your Majesty deal with us?" Zhao Zihu asked again playfully, and got the answer right away.

Zou Yao suddenly had a look of astonishment on his face, obviously saying...

Do you think we are so stupid?

Knowing that you are from the royal family of Great Qin, I still want to trick you...

Do you think your life is long, or is life in a poor mountain valley not miserable enough?

"Then the king will continue this business?"

To Zhao Zihu's words, Zou Yao replied without hesitation: "Of course! By the way, you can also tell us how Daqin is developing recently?"

"From this point of view, Your Majesty seems to be yearning for our Great Qin." Zhao Zihu said, waving his hands behind his back, signaling Xiang Liyue to relax his guard.

Seeing this, Shi Lu left the case with confidence and boldly, came to the two of them, and said with a light smile: "Brother! You really are not willing to be buried here for life..."

"Good job!" Zou Yao snorted angrily at Shi Lu, thinking to himself, bring the enemy to our house and tempt us with things?shameful!
Then, he clenched his fist by his mouth, coughed a few times in embarrassment: "As for the iron law created by Shang Jun like Daqin, how could we yearn for..."

"At most, I'm just curious about what new things there are, and besides, when will Daqin play himself to pieces."

Zou Yao's outspokenness did not annoy Zhao Zihu, but he just found it rather strange. How could anyone with a little discernment see that the Great Qin would not last long.

But after thinking about it, Zhao Zihu was relieved, remembering that Zou Yao in the history of his previous life was just to protect the environment and the people, so when Tu Sui was about to kill him, he simply voted...

And after this person voted, he was still paying attention to the general trend of the world, and speculated that Qin would perish, waiting for an opportunity to do something to revive the ancestor's hegemony, and this was how the later "Ping Qin Zuohan" came about.

But, Zhao Zihu now not only wants Zou Yao to vote for Daqin, but also wants him to gradually submit to him, to support his father.

Zhao Zihu laughed immediately: "What's the point of standing outside and watching! If you want to see how Da Qin finishes playing, you can end it yourself if you have the guts?"

"A man who judges the situation, rebels rashly, wastes life and material resources, isn't he a fool." Zou Yao retorted.

In fact, he knew that someone who could pretend to be a businessman and make Lu obediently be a guide was definitely not an idiot, nor was he trying to provoke him, he must have other deep meanings.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zihu said something that sounded out of tune: "Oh! Judging the situation? It seems that the king is destined to die of old age in this poor mountain ditch..."

"Daqin is getting better and better now. It not only has the production technology of refined salt and candles, but also improves the official system, punishes corruption and eliminates evil, and is very popular among the people."

Before testing Zhao Zihu's identity, Zou Yao's voice was so low that even Shi Lu could hardly hear him, let alone the laughing mountain people in the audience.

And this time, although the voices on the stage were getting louder, the mountain people did not have the slightest doubt, they only thought that these big brothers were expressing their opinions on Da Qin through their own experience.

Zou Yao, Wu Zhu, Shi Lu, Yi Yu Song and other leaders used to criticize Da Qin from time to time, especially A Lai, Ah Tie and others. I am having fun.

"How is this possible?" Zou Yao retorted subconsciously, but thinking about the delicious food he ate before, and looking at the brightly lit lanterns and candles, he suddenly felt that those things he said should not be aimless.

Zhao Zihu took advantage of the situation and added to the flames: "That's right! The King Wuzhu from Minyue is said to be a cheerful and generous person, so it might be easier for him to listen to advice. Why don't I put the refined salt and candles first? Just sell it to him!"

"slow!"

The corner of Zou Yao's mouth twitched because of it, but Ah Zhu's mouth that can make a dead man alive?When you wait for Daqin to go over with these few people, you are afraid that you will be fooled.

What's more, the refined salt, the candle, the fat that just arrived in the mouth...

Even if they are brothers, they can't give it to others so easily!
Zou Yao expressed a little discouraged: "Didn't it just be agreed that these two things will be sold to us first? At most, let's help you earn Ah Zhu first, and see what he means..."

"If he has intentions, we will advance and retreat with him!"

Hearing what Zou Yao said, Zhao Zihu exchanged glances with Shi Lu.

Zhao Zihu nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

He really didn't have time, so he followed Shi Lu to find King Wuzhu of Minyue.

The division of administrative regions according to later generations is a cross-provincial transaction. In this age when the mountains and forests were undeveloped and the transportation was inconvenient, it would take at least ten days and a half a month.

However, he still asked with a little concern: "Is it convenient? Is there any risk?"

Immediately understood what Zhao Zihu said, whether those other leaders of Song Dynasty would have a trumpet to stare at them, seeing through the fake superficial discord between himself and Wuzhu...

Zou Yao's breathing was stagnant, and he glared at Shi Lu: "Brother! What did you say?"

Shi Lu grinned apologetically and said that he basically confessed what should be said and what should not be said.

"Who is this..."

"Great Qin son, Zihu."

"hiss!"

Zou Yao really couldn't believe it this time.

What is the virtue and the ability of our land of Baiyue...

To ask a Daqin son to come forward and pretend to be a cheap merchant to lure him.

Convinced, he repeatedly bowed to Zhao Zihu.

"Don't worry, my lord! What we said just now is that 'earning' Ah Zhu over will naturally cause him to suffer a lot, and others dare not comment..."

He paused and said: "If this matter fails, we guarantee that we will do everything possible to send the young master and others out of Dongou safely."

Zhao Zihu waved his hand, chuckled and said nothing, he hasn't reached the point where outsiders will fight to protect him, not to mention his and Xiangliyue's own abilities...

The ten sailors who went deep into Baiyue with them are even more familiar with mandarin duck formations and guerrilla warfare. Unless they are poisoned in advance, they will be invincible.

"Then please stay for two more days, honored guest. After two days, you will see someone!" Zou Yao got up again and raised his hand, then quickly walked off the stage and whispered to Alai.

Following his explanation, Alai looked up at Zhao Zihu in astonishment, with some doubts in his eyes, finally he took the order, took a big gulp of wine, and then ran away from the crowd, and quickly disappeared in the night of the mountains and forests middle.

The laughter and laughter here did not end until midnight.

After the show ended, Zhao Zihu, Xiangliyue and others were placed in the three rooms on the right side of the row house beside the square.

Before parting, Zhao Zihu asked Shi Lu very puzzled, how Alai would "earn" King Wuzhu of Minyue.

Shi Lu also smiled and said nothing, just want the young master to wait and watch the show.

he thought to himself.

Son!
But you didn't say clearly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of refined salt and coarse salt...

But correspondingly, knowing that there was a lot of miasma in the mountains at night, Shi Lu left a bag of wormwood balls for Zhao Zihu.

It means that it has to be lit and carried when going in and out, which can repel miasma and insects.

Two days passed in a flash.

In the past two days, Zhao Zihu, Xiang Liyue and others lived in peace in Dongou's village. Zou Yao's meals and entertainment almost used up most of the food and drink accumulated before.

Many mountain people, including Ah Tie, at first wondered why the king would spare no expense...

But afterward, he found a reason for Zou Yao that "he attaches great importance to refined salt and candles, and wants to take the opportunity to make himself bigger in front of other leaders".

Zhao Zihu could see that Zou Yao was very popular among the more than 4 mountain people, let alone the question of whether he voted for Qin...

Even if people want to punish the mountain people severely, the people who are dealt with will at most just hesitate, think about what they did wrong, and will not resist.

The evening of the third day.

There was a commotion outside the village.

When Zhao Zihu, Xiangliyue, etc. were curious and followed the mountain people to the gate of the village, they saw a wave of sand and dust billowing on the slightly rugged mountain road ahead, as if people were chasing each other on horseback.

When people gradually got a clearer view, the first thing they saw was Alai riding a magnificent white horse, fleeing ahead.

... blah blah!

While running, this kid grinned and challenged the pursuers behind him: "Come on! Come on! Come and chase us..."

"Wu Zhu Da Wang! Are you old and frail? After chasing us for a day and a night, you still fall so far."

None of the two pursuers behind was old.The first one was tall and thin, with a full beard.

He flicked the whip, drove the horse under his crotch, pointed at Alai viciously and cursed: "What a little monkey spirit! Are you itchy again..."

"He came to steal our family's Lu again in the middle of the night! Don't think that our family really dare not discipline you, a little monkey spirit, for the king of your family. Get off your horse and be whipped!!"

(End of this chapter)