Careerist in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 82 Xinling Temple

Xiang Dong's death was of no value at all, and could even be regarded as a complete humiliation for the Xiang family.

The army mutinied, and several low-level primary schools united to design a plan to invite Xiang Dong to inspect the army. Once he entered the military camp, he was quickly surrounded and killed.

Subsequently, these small schools coerced the lower-level soldiers and led more than 300 people to cross the border and surrender to Qin.

Halfway through the journey, they were overtaken by the Chu Army's Shadow Tiger Legion, and the rebels were completely wiped out.The leader of the rebellion was caught, and after torture, the truth of the matter was due to a tael of gold:
Xiang Dong rushed to the border to guard the morale of the army and improve morale, so he brought a large amount of reward property with him.

After arriving at the border, Xiang Dong himself didn't take any of the rewards and distributed them all. But the problem was: the soldiers all thought it was unfair!
Take the official position in a primary school as an example: each person in the primary school with the surname Xiang will receive two golds, and each person in other primary schools will receive one gold.

Such differential treatment made the leading rebels think that they had been insulted and had to be washed away with Xiang's blood!
So, they planned an incident
This would have been ridiculous enough.

However, what’s even more ridiculous is that Chu State’s reward for the primary school level this time was originally one gold!
The extra gold earned by the generals of the Xiang family was a reward from Xiang Dong's own money for the clan on behalf of the Xiang family.
This matter is decided by him personally. As a major general, Xiang Dong has extremely high authority.

The 'trivial matters' were not reported to General Xiang Yan. The General had great trust in his eldest son. After leaving all the power to his son, he still had more important things to be busy with.

So, such a childish and ridiculous thing happened.

The captain of Xiang Dong's personal guard knelt down and told the general's palace the whole process and completed his mission, then he immediately drew his sword and committed suicide.

As a personal guard, it is a grave sin not to die with the general.

General Xiang Yan was so shocked that he had no time to grieve when he received the news of the birth of his eldest grandson.
When he first heard Xiang Bo tell this story in tears, Lu Wei, who was well-informed, was also surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed reasonable.

Because Xiang Dong is indeed such a person who values ​​relatives over outsiders.

In the past, when the steward came to Shouchun for the first time, he went hunting with Xiang Dong. At that time, Xiang Dong asked the soldiers to ensure that the deer he wanted to enjoy must not be bumped to prevent the meat from deteriorating.As for the big deer and hares he didn't want, he generously rewarded them to ordinary soldiers.

From the trivial matter of allocating prey and the current incident of dividing gold, we can see that Xiang Dong's "loving soldiers" are the "results" of his learning of the art of war, and his arrogance as a noble is his true character.

The future overlord who was born upon the news of his father’s death had no idea how much of this gene he inherited.
Xiang Dong's name has now become a taboo in the Xiang army, a taboo that must not be mentioned.

As a major general, he did not die on the battlefield, but died under the sword of his own soldiers. This shame wiped away all his previous achievements and turned him into a complete sinner.

So much so that his name will not appear in his son Xiang Yu’s memory of growing up.
Of course, even though Xiang Yan himself admitted that [-]% of the responsibility for the army mutiny lay with the dead Xiang Dong, the few small colonels and about [-] soldiers who led the rebellion were still sentenced to serious crimes.

The direct relatives in the country were cut in half, and the collateral relatives were made into slaves.
Lu Wei came to Shouchun this time to present a joyful gift to Young General Xiang, but now he witnessed a tragedy.
If it weren't for meeting Chu Nan Gong in Yunmeng Market and reaping the huge harvest, this trip to Shouchun would have been a complete waste of time.

The year started off inauspiciously, as Lu Wei bid farewell to the listless Xiang Bo and quickly left Chu.

Before leaving, he went to the entertainment area of ​​Yunmeng Market again and watched a complete witch dance for the first time, but he did not meet Chu Nan Gong again.

This time Lu Wei chose to return to Yan from Chu to Wei, then to Zhao, and then to Yan, which was the same as the return route of his last caravan.

Last time, due to the stalemate in the Qin-Zhao war and the order from the Gonggongtang headquarters, Lu Wei was worried about the affairs of Jicheng, so he left the caravan halfway and rushed back to the Yan Kingdom.

Although the war between Qin and Zhao is still going on this time, the current general manager no longer has to rush. He can travel around the customs and customs of the three Jin lands to accumulate knowledge.

The first target is Daliang, a city that will be flooded by the Yellow River in seven years.

The Wei State is located in the center of the world, where the four battles are fought. If it is strong, it is the overlord of the Central Plains and majestic in all directions.If you are weak, you will be surrounded by dangers and be attacked by silkworms everywhere.

This year, Han and Wei sent allied forces to follow Qin to attack Zhao. As a result, Daliang City became less popular and lost some vitality compared to Shouchun.

Lu Wei took the horse and paid a large fee to enter the city at the door. Walking on the streets paved with bluestones, he could still feel the bustling scene of the past.

Songhai in the state of Qi is the headquarters of the Confucian Little Sage Village, where Confucian scholars work side by side.In Daliang City, Confucian scholars wearing Confucian robes are also very common.

This is the legacy of the old days when Marquis Wen of Wei worshiped Zi Xia, a Confucian disciple, as his teacher, and Confucian scholars still have a favorable impression of him.

The Wei State has produced a lot of talents over hundreds of years and is famous throughout the world. Unfortunately, many of them have fled to other countries. In the past few years, even Wei Wuji, the Lord of Xinling, could not tolerate it.
But no matter how arbitrary and ignorant the King of Wei was, he could not change the people's aspirations in Daliang City: Lord Xinling's former disciples donated their own money, and the people around him made their own efforts to build a Xinling Mausoleum dedicated to the memory of Wei Wuji in the northern district of Daliang City. temple.

As one of the names he would use in the future, the chief steward went straight to the Xinling Temple, bought sandalwood from the two temple keepers, and bowed respectfully to the Xinling Temple:
"The sword energy reaches the autumn water, and the heroic wind reaches the clouds."

He whispered sentences from the miscellaneous books he read in the past, regardless of whether they fit the situation. Anyway, in this era, being able to read poetry is a luxury in itself.

As for what Lu Wei really thinks in his heart, it is:

"I will take care of your wife and daughter, don't worry about it~"

After paying homage, the steward calmly glanced at the temple keepers on both sides of the ancestral hall, and walked away gracefully.

Each of these two people has extraordinary internal strength and is a talented person!

Since he is willing to serve in front of Xinling Temple, he must be a loyal disciple of the former Xinling Lord Wei Wuji.

The people of Lord Xinling are the people of my future self!
You have to gain a good impression first, it will be much easier to conquer in the future.

Of course, there are also farm strongholds in Daliang City. Although Siyuetang is mainly the sphere of influence here, Lieshantang, Shennongtang, and Kueitang also have branches here.

Qi and Wei are adjacent to each other. The first step for Qi's forces to leave Qi is probably to enter the territory of Wei.

Although Lu Wei had good relations with the Zhu family and Situ Wanli, he did not have the habit of living in other people's territory for a long time, so he spent his own money to find an inn in Daliang City to stay.

For the next three days, he would go to Xinling Temple before sunrise every day. Facing the rising sun, he would give three sticks of sandalwood to Lord Xinling, leave a seemingly heroic poem, and then turn around and leave.

When he finished worshiping at Xinling Temple for the fifth time, the two temple guards finally spoke up and stopped Lu Wei.

"Young hero, do you have an old relationship with Lord Xinling?"

One of them spoke and looked closely into Lu Wei's eyes.

"Mr. Xinling is kind to me, so I passed by Daliang this time to pay homage to him." The steward nodded sincerely, without fear of scrutiny.Although he has never met Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, it is true that Lord Xinling is kind to him.

At this point, Lu Wei added: "Besides, I feel sorry for the place where I can't forgive Lord Xinling."

The temple guardian who had not spoken spoke sincerely when he saw the young man in front of him, his eyes were pure, and he said calmly: "You can have such thoughts about Lord Xinling. He will be relieved to know it privately."

"Your Majesty is usually very tolerant towards others. Your Majesty will not take it to heart or remember why you think you are guilty of it, so you don't have to blame yourself too much."

The young man in front of him looks like he is only eighteen or nineteen years old at most, or even younger. What bad things can he do to Lord Xinling who died four years ago~

"Jun Xinling is tolerant and generous, and I know that." Lu Wei nodded: "Since the two seniors are willing to guard the temple for Lord Xinling, they are probably also followers of Lord Xinling. After hearing what senior said, the boy feels a lot better."

"I'm the farmer Lu Wei, who are the two seniors?"

Wiping the non-existent tears, the steward held his hands and bowed.Since the young man in front of him worships Lord Xinling, he is not a bad person. In addition, he is a disciple of a peasant family, so he is from a famous family.

Although there are many ruffians and hooligans among farmers, most of them are honest and responsible people, and the young man obviously belongs to the latter group.

Thinking of this, the two temple guards nodded and supported Lu Wei's arms, not daring to accept his worship:
"Zhang Er and Chen Yu are just unknown people and cannot deserve the gift of a young hero."

The older of the two was Zhang Er, who expressed relief, and the younger was Chen Yu, who initially called Lu Wei.

Two celebrities are very good friends!The manager has a plan in mind.

"The two seniors volunteered to guard the shrine for Lord Xinling. They are indeed loyal people. It is not an exaggeration to accept the boy's worship." Lu Wei's luck caught the two of them off guard and forced him to bow.

"What a strong inner force!"

Zhang Er and Chen Yu, who were shocked and took two steps back, were amazed. They didn't feel angry. They just thought that it was a blessing for such a chivalrous young man to have extraordinary abilities: power lies in the hands of benevolent people!
After completing the prayer, Lu Wei looked up again, but now, he looked hesitant.

When Zhang Er and Chen Yu saw this, they immediately said, "Brother Lu, do you have something to hide?"

"Although the two of us have average reputations, we can still share the burden for you!"

"It's hard to say, but this matter is really of great importance!" Lu Wei looked at the two people in front of him, as if he had made up his mind, and his expression changed from hesitant to firm:
"You two have been standing in front of Xinling Temple for many years. I can trust your senior."

"I don't know, seniors, do you know that before Lord Xinling was alive, he had a green jade pendant with the words: Yan Wuji engraved on it."

"This!" Zhang Er's expression changed dramatically among the two, while Chen Yu looked slightly ignorant.

"This matter is indeed of great importance, please come with me!"

Zhang Er clapped his hands, and two rangers wearing bamboo hats suddenly appeared and took their place as temple guardians.

"The Yan Wuji jade pendant was given to Lord Xinling by King Zhao of Wei before his death."

Arriving at a private house near the ancestral hall, Zhang Er turned the secret mechanism and led Chen Yu and Lu Wei into a secret room on the rock wall.

"I followed Mr. Xinling, and he treated me with great courtesy. He once told me about this past incident."

Zhang Er said as he lit the candle in the secret room: "And show the jade pendant in front of me and several other guests."

Really, then there is no need for me to make up stories~, the steward listened to his words with a solemn face and felt happy in his heart.

Chen Yu was younger and a follower of Lord Xinling, but he didn't have time to meet Lord Xinling himself, so he knew nothing about this story.

"According to what Mr. Ling said, when he was young, King Zhao gave him a jade pendant. Firstly, it was taken from the meaning of "Tongyanwuji", and secondly, he hoped that he could become an upright and outspoken minister in the future!"

"Lord Xinling did it!" Chen Yu became excited when he heard this.

Zhang Er didn't care about Chen Yu's interruption, but turned to look seriously at Lu Wei who mentioned the jade pendant again after many years: "This jade pendant was later given to a concubine by Lord Xinling. Lu Little brother mentioned this.”

"I heard what the old man Yichu said!" Lu Wei took over the words with clear eyes, and he spoke clearly: "At that time, I talked with the old man about my admiration for Lord Xinling, and said that if I could see him before my death, Such a gentleman will die without regrets."

"But the old man chuckled and did not respond directly. Instead, he said that he had seen a beautiful woman holding a baby somewhere in the Chu region. On the baby's chest was a 'Green Words Wuji Jade Pendant'."

Snapped!After Zhang Er heard this, he stood up suddenly with a flushed face and his lips twitched for a long time. Lu Wei looked at him and did not stop talking:
"After the old man finished speaking, he left."

"I was extremely puzzled at first, but that old man is a man of great wisdom, and his words and deeds must have profound meanings."

"I combined what he said with my question, and I came up with a surprising and wonderful idea."

"Mr.

His loud voice echoed in the secret room for a long time.

Zhang Er didn't feel the ringing in his ears at all, he just held the table with pale fingers: "What about the old man?"

"It's the sage of Chu, Nan Gong of Chu!" Lu Wei said the name without stopping.

"It's him!" Zhang Er's body was shaky and almost unsteady, so he had to sit down again: "What this man said must be true!"

"I will tell everyone the news immediately!" When Chen Yu heard this, he had no doubts and ran out immediately.

"No!" "No!"

But Zhang Er and Lu Wei stopped him almost at the same time.

Chen Yu turned around with confusion on his face.

Zhang Er and Lu Wei looked at each other after shouting. Lu Wei spoke frankly first: "When I talked with Nangong, he once said that he didn't want to mess with the world, so the content of the conversation should not be told to outsiders!"

"Today in front of the Xinling Temple, I was so moved that I broke my promise and felt extremely painful inside, but I have no regrets."

"If this matter spreads widely and Nangong is disturbed by the common people, the boy will have no choice but to commit suicide to apologize!"

Chen Yu heard this, but Zhang Er nodded in understanding. Since Lu Wei knew about the 'Yan Wuji' jade pendant, he couldn't panic. The reason why he wanted to stop Chen Yu was because:
"This matter must not be leaked. Otherwise, if the enemies of Lord Xinling know about it and the young master changes because of it, we will be cut into pieces, and we will not be able to explain to you, sir!"

"Enemy." Chen Yu calmed down now. He and Zhang Er obviously knew that there was another hidden reason behind Lord Xinling's death.

"This news can only be told to the trusted colleagues of the former Xinling Lord disciples and quietly look for the young master. Otherwise, it will be a mistake!"

Zhang Er pulled Chen Yu over and knelt down directly in front of Lu Wei. Lu Wei hurriedly tried to pull the two of them up, but couldn't.

"Young hero, you are willing to break your faith today to tell us the news. You are a great kindness and you should be honored by us!"

"I also want to meet the successor of Lord Xinling, but there is no merit in this matter!"

The manager tried his best to pull the two of them, but when he saw that they were really not moving, he had no choice but to accept the courtesy: "I wonder what you will do if you find the young master?"

"Mr. Xinling's kindness to us and other disciples cannot be repaid in ten lifetimes. If you find the young master, you must die to repay it!"

Yan State, Luqiu Pavilion.

Lu Ni looked at the healthy Xiao Yan'er playing with butterflies in the backyard, her cold expression relaxing slightly.

Even the efficiency of looking down at Qilu Qiuge's daily chores has improved a lot.
(End of this chapter)