My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 268: People have no manners, what will happen if they don’t die (1 update, 4000 words)
In ordinary life, it is normal for an old mother to speak but her son does not listen.Especially if it is placed in the homes of ordinary people, it is not even a feather.

Even in the eyes of King Qi himself, this was nothing.

He just felt that his mother had a bad memory.

Moreover, when historians recorded this incident, they pointed out that King Qi himself said that he did not hear clearly.

However, in a country, which minister the king attaches to will determine the rise, fall, honor, disgrace, success or failure of the country!
For a majestic king to make such a joke on such a major event, it naturally lowered the bar for the princes and kings in the world.

Even if Qi Wangjian didn't pay attention at all and didn't listen, or the queen was so angry that she spoke too softly, so Qi Wangjian didn't listen.There seems to be no difference between the two situations, but their nature is completely different.

As a king who was responsible for the rise and fall of a country and the livelihood of millions of people in the country, Tian Jian's performance when faced with such matters related to the rise and fall of the country simply lowered the lower limit of the princes and kings in the late Warring States period.

During this period, the vassal states were on a decline due to internal corruption in the country.Except for Qin, which is flourishing, other countries are in a state of chaos.

It's just that the princes and kings of other countries, although they know that the situation in their country is deteriorating, are still willing to fight hard.Stay away from treacherous ministers, reuse capable people, and get close to wise men. Even if you know that you are not good enough, you still try to use your brain to find a way.

But King Qi seemed to have no understanding of the situation in the world at that time and knew nothing about the international situation.

He was so dismissive of things like appointing ministers.

King Qi, who did not write down the Queen's warning, began to make full use of his big ears.

The loyal ministers would not listen to a word of their advice, but the traitorous ministers would just say a few words and immediately follow them.

As time went by, the entire Qi State was in a state of chaos.

Until now, there are many traitors in Qi's court.There are not many people doing serious work, they are all busy making money.

However, logically speaking, a country governed by such a mediocre and incompetent leader should be in chaos within Qi.

But what he saw in front of him surprised Zhang Liang.

The entire Qi State is a prosperous scene.

Linzi City——

On the street, it was really noisy with drums and gongs, and there were endless voices.The carriages and horses flowed in front and back like flowing water, without interruption from morning to night.Horse-drawn carriages and horse-drawn carriages reared each other and lined the streets together.

There are entertainment venues everywhere, with men and women wearing all kinds of clothes. A few steps to the east, there are people selling cloth, mats, and weaving shoes; a few steps to the west, there are people selling sheep and chickens; a few steps to the north, there are people selling sheep and chickens. , another vaudeville performance.

Crowds gathered around these performances.

They perform many things, such as burlesque, cockfighting, wrestling, acrobatics, dance, etc.

Of course, the most popular one among them is the performance of actors and actresses.

During this period, princes and nobles often trained actors and actresses to perform rapping and amusing performances.

Actors are generally male, especially short dwarfs, who are more likely to make people laugh.

Other than that, it’s just acrobatics.

Even Zhang Liang couldn't help but stop and have fun when he saw this.

These wandering entertainers tied two wooden sticks twice as long as their bodies to their calves. While walking quickly, they threw seven swords into the air one after another. After catching the fallen swords, they continued to throw them up. The seven swords Forming a gorgeous ellipse in the sky.

They perform and make money at the same time.Sometimes I will compete with my colleagues to see which company has more advanced technology.

Walking to the south, there is the Nülu - the brothel.

There are rows and rows of two-story attics, with tacky-looking women standing on them.Climb high and shout, just for the man below the tower to get gold coins in his pocket.

In addition to prosperous commercial activities, the people of Qi seem to be holding entertainment activities day and night throughout the country.

They don't turn off the lights at night, and the night market lasts until late.

During the day, many people were playing yu, drums, zither, building, playing harps, fighting cocks, running dogs, Liubo, and Cuju on the streets, which was more lively than the capitals of the other six vassal states combined.

The men were shirtless and the women were inappropriately dressed.There are no constraints at all.

In such an environment, a handsome man with dark clothes and an elegant temperament walked around among the crowd, like a white crane emerging from a flock of pheasants.

Because he was so good-looking, Zhang Liang made women feel ashamed when they saw him.As soon as he appeared, men and women on both sides of the street immediately focused their attention on his face.

The man means that to Zhang Liang, and the woman means that to Zhang Liang.

Looking at these greedy eyes, Zhang Liang knew what they were thinking.Zhang Liang was a little angry.

Human beings have no manners, so why not die!

Seeing these pairs of eyes, Zhang Liang became more and more disappointed.

He sighed in his heart, 'I didn't expect that Qi State would become like this.Is it true that no one can compete with Qin in today's world? '

It's not easy for him to wear a hat on this street.People come and go here, and there are patrolling soldiers everywhere to supervise market transactions.

If you wear a hat, you will be the most conspicuous one in the crowd. People will look at you wherever you go.

Zhang Liang finally lost to reality. Looking at the deteriorating social situation in Linzi City, these malicious eyes forced Zhang Liang, a man who regarded himself as a gentleman, to quickly return to his own life. residence.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would get into bad trouble.

The markets in Linzi City are arranged neatly in the direction of southeast, northwest, and more regular than fish scales.

He walked along the straight street and came to a village.

In ancient times, China had a vast territory and many people.

Every house is very large, and the courtyard is as big as four or five rooms.And people with higher status and more wealth will naturally live in larger houses.

Since the pre-Qin period and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people have been competing for houses.

Their houses are divided into seven-entry houses, five-entry houses, three-entry houses, and one-entry houses according to the grades from high to low and according to the number of yards.

A house is a house, not counting lakes, ponds, gardens, etc. it owns.

The house that Zhang Liang came to was a three-entry house.

In the city of Linzi, a person who lives in a house with three entrances has neither a high nor a low status in the eyes of the surrounding neighbors, and he never attracts attention.Zhang Liang is Zhang Liang after all.

Although he was wandering outside, he never gave up revenge in his heart.He also knew that even if his family was rich, the money he brought with him would be spent sooner or later.

Moreover, what he wants to do is revenge, and he needs to win over the friends. If he is just a scholar, it is very inconvenient to make friends with others. Moreover, how can he not have money to do big things?

So Zhang Liang chose to come to Qi State, a place where dragons and snakes are the most mixed. It is a paradise for merchants and a cozy home for wanderers.

He pretended to be in business.

Now Zhang Liang's identity is a businessman from Qi State - his name is Zhang Bo.

Brother Zhongshu Ji was the eldest brother in the family at that time.Zhang Liang is the eldest brother, so his pseudonym is naturally called Zhang Bo.

Seeing Zhang Liang coming back, Zhang Liang's intimate servants gathered around him.

They had just settled down in Linzi City.

He walked around the country, stopping and stopping, and stayed in each city for a while.Sometimes Zhang Liang went to visit famous local sages, but since he wanted to visit, he always had to take out his belongings. Because of this, Zhang Liang spent a lot of money along the way.

In addition, he is going to look for the descendants of the aristocratic family and the princes and grandsons who escaped from Korea together.

These people who were originally fleeing to escape the pursuit of the King of Qin were in a huge panic because their status had completely changed. They lived in anonymity and were still melancholy and uneasy.

But when they saw Zhang Liang "chasing" so persistently and never giving up, Zhang Liang was like a little firefly in the dark night, bringing them some hope.

These people met with Zhang Liang one by one, talked about old times, and gave him financial support.

In the spring of this year, Zhang Liang came to Linzi City.

The reason why Zhang Liang chose to settle in Linzi City was because he discovered that Linzi City had a great advantage - chaos.

King Qin destroyed four countries and was not willing to show mercy to the nobles.His enemies are all running away.

At that time, the world in the minds of people all over the world was only that big.

There was Qin State in the west and a war was going on in the south. These people had no place to run, so they all came to Qi State in the end.

Along the way, Zhang Liang also met many people from Zhao, Wei, South Korea, and Yan.

They all said that they came to Qi because they were afraid of Qin's oppression and management.

It is precisely because of what he saw and heard along the way that Zhang Liang's hope of restoring his country was increased.

He saw that no one in the world liked Qin, so he was satisfied.

He decided to temporarily establish a stronghold in Linzi City.On the one hand, he does big business and makes enough money; on the other hand, he wants to contact the nobles of various vassal states who are fleeing from disaster. For those who need help, Zhang Liang will not hesitate to give them property and help them survive.

The guest house is green and new, and although Zhang Liang's house has only three entrances, there is a lake inside.

This is the reason why Zhang Liang chose to buy this house - as long as there is water, it can be built into a Korean style house.

Zhang Liang was sitting on the chairman's chair under the corridor, and his servants and dead men had been waiting here for a long time.

Like Zhang Liang, they also went out to explore the road.

As long as you take the initiative to wander around, talk to people, and chat, you can always find people you knew in the past, or find out where princes and princes from other countries are.

But as soon as Zhang Liang sat down, his servants all said.

"Young Master, with all due respect, this Linzi City is not suitable for us."

"I think so too. The city of Linzi is too chaotic. In the eyes of the people of Qi, not only do they have no laws, they also have no regard for etiquette, justice and integrity."

"Yes, young master, their eyes have been blinded by money. Besides being drunk and dreaming about life and death, they can't think about any important matters of family and country."

"Men stay in women's houses all day long, immersed in it; men and women neighbors on the street are wild and wild, gathering together all the time to have sex. It's really ridiculous."

"They just live one day at a time and don't think about the future at all."

Zhang Liang said slowly, "Chaos makes it easier for us to hide. People in Qi are not unified, and it doesn't happen in one day. The king of Qi is dim-witted, so he put his uncle in a high position and appointed his uncle Hou Sheng as the prime minister. Hou Sheng excluded him. The loyal ministers and talented people in the court abandoned Jixia Academy and forced the talented people away, which led to the situation in the country where the people were idle."

"But even so, you have seen it. To this day, Qi country can be regarded as the richest country in the world."

"Because the national policy of the State of Qi is to encourage people to engage in business. At first, Guan Zhong vigorously developed commerce and helped Duke Huan of Qi accumulate wealth, and then he helped Duke Huan of Qi to establish his hegemony. Later, the State of Qi used commercial transactions to defeat the State of Lu. After that, the State of Qi We have always attached great importance to industry and commerce, and we have had a set of national experiences in specifically controlling commerce for a long time.”

"When King Jian of Qi succeeded to the throne, his mother, the Queen, was the regent. The Queen was virtuous, very cautious in dealing with Qin, and honest in dealing with the princes. Qi was located on the edge of the East China Sea far away from Qin, and Qin attacked Han and Han day and night. The Five Kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Yan, and Chu.”

"The five countries were busy saving themselves from Qin's attack, so Qi did not experience any war in the more than 40 years since King Jian of Qi took the throne."

"The long-term peace, coupled with the relaxed business environment in Qi State, coupled with the fact that Qi State has always been prone to prostitution, the king is stupid, greedy, stingy, lustful and extravagant, over time, the country's morale deteriorated, and Qi State began to decline. "

"The prosperity in Linzi City is just an illusion. Although there are many people coming and going on the street, there are actually very few people paying the bills. Nülu are set up all over the streets, but few people go in. There are also many people in front of the shops. It’s already covered with cobwebs, and the garbage in front of the door hasn’t been cleaned for a long time.”

"I think most people in this country are heavily in debt. And those stores opened today and will have to close soon."

The servants nodded after hearing this.

"Young Master is indeed aware. I asked my neighbors on the street, and they all said that it is no longer possible to do business, and they can only go back to farming. But most people's fields have been occupied by treacherous ministers and guests from the six countries. Occupied in the name of the government, many people have no land to farm. In order to make a living, they either go out to perform arts, or they can only help the landlords cultivate the land in exchange for food rations."

Zhang Liang said nothing, feeling bitter in his heart.

After leaving South Korea, Zhang Liang suddenly realized that his past complaints were wrong.

In the past, he was always dissatisfied, why did God want South Korea to perish so early? If he was given another ten years and waited until he became an official, South Korea would definitely have a chance.

But when he left Xinzheng and saw the lives of more and more people and the various conditions in the world, Zhang Liang discovered that he had thought too simply in the past.

"With Qi's situation, even if Qin doesn't attack them, Qi will perish on its own."

A servant slapped the table and said angrily, "Not only that, the people of Qi don't care about their country at all. I only asked eight families today. Seven families actually told me that they didn't know that Qin was already preparing to attack The country of Qi."

"The most terrifying thing is that they all said they had never heard the boast that Prince Qin would destroy them within two years."

"Even if someone knew about it, they actually asked me what this has to do with them. People in Qi don't care about their country at all!"

(End of this chapter)