A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 41 Qin Xiang was born a slave

The princess of Jin was on her way to marry Duke Qin.

The huge wedding convoy painted a khaki road into colorful colors, with red cloth, black armor, yellow banners, and white clothes...
"Is Baili Xi still in the motorcade?" Boji, who was about to get married, asked the maid next to her.

"Princess, I just sent someone to see her, and she's still here!"

When Boji heard that she was still there, she nodded to show that she understood.

"Princess! Princess! Someone escaped again!"

When Boji heard someone escaping, she thought it was another slave who had escaped, so she said casually: "Oh! If you can escape, just run away! It's my big day and it's not a good time to see the public. In this case, you go and pass the order. All dowry slaves will be pardoned, and those who want to leave will be given travel expenses; those who don’t want to leave, I will ask Qin Jun for their citizenship as a sign of great joy."

Boji's ability to do such things was due to the influence of her mother. Boji's mother was a woman from the Bai Kingdom. Because of the influence of the ancestor Si's wife Ling, the women of the Bai Kingdom were all proud of reading, and the men were also proud of their studies. Si Zhu’s saying: It is virtue for a woman to be talented. For their own happy life, they all support each other.

So among the countries in the world, there is an outlier like the Bai Kingdom. Although the population is not large, the people's cohesion is extremely high, and most of the Bai people practice monogamy. In the Bai Kingdom, it is very common for women to do things, and there are even some Female judges and businesswomen.

This is also the reason why the Bai Kingdom is called a country of gentlemen by the people at the bottom. In addition, since the current head of the family, Bai Zhi, succeeded to the throne, he ordered that no slaves be allowed in the country and liberated all the slaves in the Bai Kingdom. They will support themselves as free citizens of the White Kingdom, but they will need to pay taxes and will not be allowed to leave the country for three generations.

Later, the Bai family took the lead in freeing the slaves, but most of the Bai family slaves did not want to be released, so they all became Bai family's employees, referred to as servants. They needed to give them money and food every year. In addition, in order to protect the Bai family's secrets, they were Servants also have many restrictions.

Here, the slaves in the convoy were very excited when they heard that they had been released, and they all wished the princess a happy future, abundant descendants, and a long life.

While Bo Ji was watching the lively atmosphere of the motorcade with a happy face, a maid suddenly ran up and said:

"The princess is in trouble! Baili Xi ran away!"

"Ah? When did you run away? Wasn't it still there before?"

"Princess, just now, it was the slave who ran away before!"

"Ah?" Bo Ji was speechless after hearing this. Then he ordered: "Tell me to send someone to inquire about his whereabouts. Let's see how Qin Jun solves the problem when we see him!"

"Here!"

Baili Xi was a gift from Boji to Qin Jun. What girl doesn't have a child? In order to gain the favor of her future husband, Bo Ji heard that the contemporary Duke of Qin was eager for talents, and at this time she happened to know that one of the prisoners of war in the Yu State was a great talent, named Baili Xi.

So she asked Duke Xian to send her some slaves as a dowry, and Duke Xian agreed. Bo Ji personally classified Baili Xi as her dowry slave and gave it to Lord Qin.

As for why Bo Ji knows Baili Xi's talent, it has to talk about Baili Xi's birth and experience.

Baili Xi was a native of the Yu State. He was well-read in poetry and books, and was a scholar. However, due to his poor family and the strict patriarchal system of the Yu State, civilians had no hope of becoming an official.

At this time, Baili Xi's wife Du Shi stepped forward and encouraged Bai Li Xi to travel to various countries to seek official positions. Du Shi was a very knowledgeable woman and knew that her husband was a genius.

On the day of Bailixi's trip, there was no way to open the pot at home. But Du Shi still got up early in the morning, slaughtered the only egg-laying hen in the family, chopped the door latch and used it as firewood, stewed the hen and cooked rice to give Baili Xi a farewell party.

With his wife's expectations and his determination not to let his talents be buried in the dust, Baili Xi embarked on the road to travel and seek official positions.

After Bailixi set out from Nanyang, he traveled through Song, Qi and other countries, but because there was no one in the court, he was not hired. In Qi State, Baili Xi fell into trouble and once begged on the streets to continue his career as an official.

On this day, he met Uncle Jian in Zhi of Qi State. The two had a long talk and soon became close friends. After Uncle Jian learned about Baili Xi's ordeal, he immediately said to him:

"What a shame! In today's world, it's easy for a noble's son to be an official, but it's difficult for a commoner to be an official! Which country in today's world doesn't value birth?"

After hearing this, Baili Xi felt the same way. At this time, Uncle Jian changed the topic and said:

"You know that I was also born as a commoner, but do you know where my knowledge in this life comes from?"

Bailixi asked: "Where?"

"white!"

"white?"

"Yes, Bai Guo. Do you know where Bai Guo was born?"

"The book says that the Bai family was a general and minister of the Duke of Wei after Dayu. Because of his meritorious service in protecting the emperor, he was granted the title of Bai and established the Bai Kingdom."

"That's true, but do you know who the ancestor of the Bai family is? When was he born?" "This..., I only know that the ancestor of the Bai family, Juan, was a fierce general during the reign of King Wu, as famous as Fei Lian. And the Bai family has also been around for generations. It is said that there are military strategies, and famous and fierce generals of the Bai family appear frequently."

"Of course. But you don't know that Bai Gongzhu was born as a slave!"

"Ah? Is there still such a thing?"

"Hmph! These are words banned by nobles from all over the world! Only in the Bai Kingdom, people there do not shy away from talking about the birth of the ancestor of the Bai family. Many Bai family members are even proud of it, and they started from a young age and became princes."

Bailixi was very excited after hearing this and said: "This is really my ambition!"

Uncle Jian continued: "So, the place I recommend to you is the Bai Kingdom. The Bai Kingdom does not select talents based on their status. If a great talent like you goes to the Bai Kingdom, he will definitely be reused.

In addition, Bai Guo has a strong academic style. You can also improve your knowledge while serving as an official. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds? "

After Baili Xi heard this, he bowed to Uncle Jian and said, "Thank you for your advice, otherwise Baili Xi wouldn't know what to do!"

When Uncle Jian saw this, he returned the greeting to Baili Xi and said, "Haha! You are a man of great talent. The friendship between you and me is the friendship between gentlemen. There is no need to be polite."

When Baili Xi saw this, he stopped saying thanks.

After that, Baili Xi embarked on the road to Bai Kingdom. Because he was poor, Uncle Jian gave him some money for travel expenses and accommodation expenses.

After Bailixi arrived in Bai Kingdom, he quickly attracted the attention of Bai Xuan, the king of Bai Kingdom at that time, with his talent, and appointed him as the chief of ceremonies of Bai Kingdom.

However, due to the small number of people in Bai country, the improvement of the system, and the large number of talents, Baili Xi had no place to display his talents.

At this time, Baili Xi was on good terms with Bai Zhi, the then young master. Bai Zhi told Bai Xuan about Baili Xi's plight. Bai Xuan thought it was reasonable and could not bury the talent, so he recommended him to He Bai Guo has good relations with Yu State.

This allowed Baili Xi to not only go to Yu State to display his talents, but also to accompany his wife. Finally, with Bai Zhi's help, Baili Xi was appointed as the doctor of Yu State.

After that, the Jin State destroyed the Yu State, and Bailixi was captured and became a slave. Bai Zhi heard that Baili Xi was captured and became a slave, so he asked someone to tell Boji, who was about to get married, that Baili Xi had a great talent for helping the world, and that Qin Jun regarded wealth as his life. This led to the following. thing.

Boji's wedding convoy has arrived at Yongcheng, the capital of the Qin State. The wedding was very gorgeous and solemn. After a complicated wedding ceremony, Duke Qin and Boji officially performed the ceremony of Duke Zhou.

The next day, Boji talked to Qin Gong about Baili Xi. Boji said: "Your Majesty, I know that you are always thirsty for talents, so I married to Qin this time and found a man who can be your best friend." A great talent that saves the world!"

Duke Qin was overjoyed and held Bo Ji's hand and said excitedly: "Really? Madam, you also know that the State of Qin lives far in the west, bordering Rong and Di, and is often harassed by them. I have always wanted to get a wise minister, so that I can help I will strengthen Qin and protect its people.

Unfortunately, because the Qin State is too remote, every time I went to visit the talented people of Xia, they all refused to accept me when I heard that they were coming to the Qin State. This troubles me very much. If Madam really has a talented person to send to me, would you please tell me where the talented person is? I will definitely visit and welcome you in person. If he is truly a great talent, Ren Hao and the State of Qin will remember Madam's great kindness! "

After hearing this, Bo Ji looked at Duke Qin emotionally and said, "Don't worry, Sir, he is definitely a great talent, and he is a great talent recognized by the Bai Kingdom."

"Bai Guo admits it? That must be true. Bai Guo is a country of gentlemen and will never tell lies. Where is the great talent? I am going to visit you right away."

Then Bo Ji told Duke Qin about Baili Xi and the movements of Baili Xi that he had discovered.

It turned out that Bailixi escaped on the way to Qin and fled all the way to Wan, where he was caught by soldiers guarding the border of Chu. The people of Chu saw that Baili Xi was good at raising horses, so they asked him to raise horses.

Here, Duke Qin heard about Baili Xi's talent and wanted to redeem him with a large sum of money. However, he was afraid that the people of Chu would not agree to release Baili Xi after knowing his talents, so he sent someone to say to the people of Chu:
"Our country already knows that the dowry slave Baili Xi is in Chu State. The slave escaped. This is a shameful thing! In order to punish him for showing the majesty of Qin Gong, please let our country redeem him with five black sheepskins. This is something that Qin State attaches great importance to, and for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, I ask your country to agree."

After thinking about it, the people of Chu finally agreed to return Baili Xi to Qin. At this time, Baili Xi was already in his seventies. Qin Gong released him and discussed with him the issue of governing the country.

Baili Xi said: "I am already over seventy years old, what else can I want? Besides, I am still a subject of a subjugated country, so what is there to discuss!"

Qin Gong said: "Yu Jun did not take advantage of you, which led to the country's collapse. This is not your fault! This is exactly why I want to ask you for advice!"

Baili Xi still disagreed, so Qin Jun insisted on asking him for advice, but Baili Xi finally obeyed. So the two people discussed the affairs of Qin and the world for many days. Duke Qin found that Baili Xi was indeed a great talent and was very happy. He immediately asked Baili Xi to handle the state affairs and appointed Baili Xi as the prime minister of Qin.

Baili Xi declined and said, "I am not as good as my friend Uncle Jian. Uncle Jian is a virtuous person but the world does not know it. I once traveled in Qi and begged for food from the people of Zhi Yi because of my poverty. Uncle Jian took me in."

At that time, I wanted to serve Qi Jun Wuzhi, but Uncle Jian stopped me, and I escaped the disaster of Qi State. He recommended Bai Guo to me. When I went to the Bai Kingdom, I was indeed reused. Later, I wanted to return to the Yu Kingdom and asked Bai Junzhi for his recommendation.

At this time, Uncle Jian still stopped me. Although I knew that Mr. Yu would not reuse me, I was really greedy for money, salary and title, so I would stay there for the time being. As long as I listen to Uncle Jian's recommendation, I can be reused; every time I listen to Uncle Jian's advice, I can escape from danger every time; only once did I not listen to his advice, and I encountered the disaster of Lord Yu, so I know that he is a virtuous man people. "

So Qin Gong sent someone to invite Uncle Jian with generous gifts and appointed him as a senior official. He worshiped Uncle Jian as the chief of the right concubine, and Baili Xi as the chief of the left concubine.
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Good ministers originate from counties and counties, and fierce generals emerge from the ranks of soldiers. This can be proved by the hundreds of miles of Siyan.

(End of this chapter)