Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 551 Who is the most important?

"Should it be complicated?" Gu Xun raised his wine glass, tilted his head towards Yan Lingji, and said with a smile, "This is not a big deal. Of course it wouldn't be that simple if it were Tianze who has a special status, but you... just never mind."

"Otherwise, how do you think you, a wanted criminal, walked into Shouchun, the capital of the Chu Kingdom, safely?"

"Well... this shouldn't be a hindrance, right? I'm mainly active in the old land of Baiyue... Besides, they should pay more attention to you, the shopkeeper, right?" Yan Lingji hesitated, feeling that her identity should have no impact.

Gu Xun took a sip of wine and said leisurely:

"Don't look down on the Chu State so much. The news of Tianze's resurrection spread all over the Seven Kingdoms some time ago. It's impossible for the Chu State not to pay attention to the abandoned prince of Baiyue who has a grudge against his family. Your existence is naturally part of the concern. These days, he has followed I am active in various countries, and the State of Chu will not ignore you as a little maid accompanying me. Moreover, the new king of the State of Chu has ascended the throne, and the powerful Chun Shen Jun has died and his family has been wiped out. The situation in the country is in turmoil. It is precisely this When you are sensitive..."

"The fact that you successfully entered Shouchun City means that they have given up on wanting you."

"Okay, what you said makes sense." Yan Lingji nodded helplessly, which was regarded as approval, but she still had questions, "But you said that the Chu State will take care of the face of you, the Qin State's Imperial Master... The relationship between Qin and Chu is not that good, right? ?”

Nowadays, among the six countries in Shandong, the one with the worst relationship with Qin is Zhao, followed by Chu.

"Relationships are bad, but disputes between countries will not make a fuss about you, a Baiyue woman, especially since your status is a bit special and you are neither above nor below."

"What do you mean?" Yan Lingji was even more confused. What does it mean to have neither a higher nor a lower status?
  "For someone like you who has an identity problem and is closely related to me, an important minister of the Qin State, the Chu State would not mind using your identity to make things difficult for me under the right circumstances. It has no practical effect. It is just disgusting and disgusting to them. That's not bad." Gu Xun spread his hands and explained in detail, "But here in Chu State, you are a remnant of the Baiyue rebels in the past, a felon who should be killed on sight. If they really want to reveal your identity, they will instead It’s uncomfortable. If I don’t kill you, I’ll be embarrassed, but if I kill you, I’ll offend me to the point of death. The benefits are not big, and it’s not worth it.”

"So as far as the Chu State Court is concerned, it will quietly withdraw your wanted notice and treat it as if nothing happened. Everyone will be fine."

"...You Central Plains people are so complicated." After explaining, Yan Lingji had nothing to say and chose to fire a map cannon.

Gu Xun was also used to being slapped, so he replied smoothly:

"It doesn't matter if we don't go back to Baiyue, it's not a good place anyway, it's in a remote place."

Yan Lingji rolled her eyes at him again and retorted quite quickly.

"Shopkeeper, comforting people is not the way you do."

"It's just facts." Gu Xun spread his hands and said without any shame.

Baiyue seems to be very good in terms of geographical location, not far from the Pearl River Delta. However, the Pearl River Delta these days has a hammer meaning. It has many mountains, water, forests, snakes, insects, rats and ants, but not much land suitable for farming. It belongs to In areas of little value, although there are many local products that are valuable in the Central Plains, such as fire rain agate, it is a pity that the labor force is insufficient, the collection is laborious, and the transportation is difficult.

Taken together, it is a place with poor mountains and poor waters, where unruly people thrive.

The Lingnan side was even worse, and later even swallowed up Ying Zheng's 500,000-strong army...

"Forget it, I won't argue with you about this." Yan Lingji did not insist on taking advantage of Gu Xun in this regard, and brought the topic back to the beginning, "What else will you do as the shopkeeper after you return to Xianyang? Join the court. Are you officially intervening in the politics of Qin?"

"Well...if I say yes, what do you think?" Gu Xun did not answer, but asked Yan Lingji another question.

"Yes? If so... then that's a surprise." Yan Lingji spread her hands, "You have never shown any enthusiasm for power." "But speaking of it, you seem to have always valued the Qin State. Entering The court situation is not completely impossible."

Gu Xun glanced at her and smiled clearly, "You don't want me to participate in Qin's affairs?"

"Well... I can't say I don't hope, but if you choose this path, you will rarely leave Xianyang in the future. I will feel bored if you stay at home all the time." Yan Lingji said calmly without trying to quibble. Come up with your own ideas.

"Haha, don't worry." Gu Xun reassured, "I have already said that I am not interested in political competition. I will definitely have to interfere with some matters in the court in the future. After all, my identity is on the line, but not much."

Yan Lingji didn't show much joy. She supported Gu Xun no matter what he chose, and she had no intention of letting herself influence Gu Xun's decision. "Why?"

"Since the shopkeeper values ​​Qin so much, why did he choose this almost indifferent treatment?"

"Who do you think is the most important to me in the Qin Kingdom?" Gu Xun smiled and asked.

"Well... Ying Zheng." Yan Lingji didn't know why, but she still gave her own answer first.

"No." Gu Xun shook his head and denied.

"Ah... King Qin is not important, who else can he be?" Yan Lingji asked in confusion.

"The King of Qin is very important to the State of Qin, but not important to me. He is an adult. What he learns, thinks, thinks, and does are all based on his own decisions. I can't interfere, and I don't need to interfere."

"He has value to me and I have value to him, but neither of us can make the other fundamentally change."

"Just like the sun in the sky, is it important? Of course it is important and indispensable, but you don't have to care about the sun, just let it hang there, so it's not important."

After Gu Xun explained, before Yan Lingji could think about it, he said the answer, "What is really important is Fusu."

Yan Lingji was still a little dazed by Gu Xun's words. After hearing the real answer, she was too lazy to think about those words. She seemed to be feeling something and replied, "Fusu, Crown Prince? It turns out that you are going to fight again." King Qin’s idea is a good choice, Fusu should be able to handle it easier than his father.”

After seemingly understanding Gu Xun's plan, a new question came again, "But isn't the Central Plains particular about the succession of the legitimate son? Fusu is not the legitimate son, so the throne may not be his, so you still have to be more active to help him?"

"That's what I should worry about. Just take care of yourself." Gu Xun didn't explain this time, just casually said.

He is not trying to stage a coup, he is just following the trend and making some small impacts in key places. There is no need to worry too much, or it should be said that he cannot control too much.

Ying Zheng will make arrangements for the throne himself. If he interferes too much in such a sensitive issue, it will be bad. Just wait patiently and piously.

Yan Lingji was also used to Gu Xun's way of suddenly not answering sometimes, so she stopped asking questions and just settled down to eat.

　Diarrhea, uncomfortable, late, sorry
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)