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Chapter 118 Midnight Midnight
Shangcai, for the area where the Central Plains and Huainan meet, it is said that the ancestor of mankind, Fuxi, drew hexagrams on the banks of the Cai River because yarrow was born in Caidi, so he named the place Cai.During the reign of King Wu of Zhou, he enfeoffed his younger brother and uncle Du in Cai, established Cai State, took the country as his clan, and passed it down for eighteen generations for more than [-] years. He was called Shangcai.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, the feudal lords fought together, the Cai State was destroyed, and Shangcai became the territory of the Chu State.Shangcai is an important military town in the northwest of Chu State, and its main defense targets are the Wei and Qin countries in the northwest.

Shangcai Wuhua Tianze is full of outstanding people, and talents have emerged in large numbers for hundreds of years.There used to be a reputation of "Confucius's disciples are 72 sages, and Cai has six people".In recent decades, the most outstanding figure is Li Si, who assisted Qin Shihuang to unify the six kingdoms and is known as the prime minister through the ages.

Li Si grew up in Shangcai. When he was young, he worked as a small official in charge of documents in his hometown. "Historical Records Biography of Li Si" records: One time, Li Si saw rats eating poop in the toilet. When people or dogs came to the toilet, they all ran away; Big and fat, they play and mate leisurely in the rice piles, without the threat and fright of people or dogs.Therefore, he sent out such a sigh: "The virtuousness of a person is like a mouse, and it is in his ears!"

It was precisely because of the inspiration of the two mice that Li Si made up his mind to first go to Qi State to learn from the great Confucian Xunzi at that time.After completing his studies, under the influence of the trend of chasing fame and fortune during the Warring States Period, Li Si also wanted to become a general and become a prime minister to show off his ambitions.At that time, after carefully analyzing the situation in various countries, he gave up the country of Chu where he was born because of the incompetence of the king of Chu, and thought that other countries were going downhill, so he chose to go west to strengthen Qin.

After Li Si entered the Qin Dynasty, he was first appreciated by the prime minister Lu Buwei, became a small official, and later became the guest secretary of the King of Qin.Afterwards, he made steady progress all the way, and formed a perfect combination of monarch and minister with Qin Shihuang, the first emperor through the ages. After sweeping the world, Li Si also fulfilled his ambition and became an extremely human minister.

The Li family had married many times with the Qin royal family, and they were very prominent for a while, but after the death of the first emperor of Qin, Li Si was confused about establishing the heir, which laid the root of the disaster for the Li family's downfall.One trick was murdered by the treacherous minister Zhao Gao, and the city was abandoned in Xianyang, and the building collapsed instantly.

The only surviving eldest son, Li You, also died in battle now. Compared with Li Si's misery, Li You was luckier.After his death in battle, his body was not exposed in the wilderness. Chu people who admired his bravery collected his body and transported him back to his hometown of Chu for burial.

The burial of Li You was pushed out by the Taichang Order of the Chu State. Because of his care for the female assassin and because he wanted to leave Pengcheng for a while to relax, Yin Xu accepted this drudgery that no one else would look down on.

General Yin didn't care, and took Su An and three hundred soldiers all the way to travel around the mountains and rivers to have fun.At this time, Yin Xu and his party walked by the Ma Cai River and headed towards Shang Cai. On the hearse behind them was the coffin of Li You, the prefect of Qin Sanchuan.

The sky is getting late, and the waves of the setting sun shine on the banks of Caihe River, which is quiet and beautiful.Compared with Pengcheng's intrigues and treacherous turmoil, it is a rare comfort.Speaking of which, since time travel back to the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Yin Xu's life has never been so leisurely, and his mood has eased a lot.

At this time, Su An came to report: "General, it's evening, you think you rushed to the town ahead to rest, and are you still camping by the river?"

Yin Xu thought for a while, pointed to a broken hut in the distance and said, "Put General Li You's coffin there, and then camp by the river. It's still not cold. This place is very good."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away! Su An took the order to go, and he did all these things properly. Pu Jun stayed in Pengcheng and paid attention to the situation in one aspect. Although Yin Xu left for a few days, the situation Still have to pay attention.

Yin Xu made such an arrangement. On the one hand, he was really greedy for the leisurely scenery by the river, and on the other hand, he wanted to wait for someone.

When night fell, the firehead soldiers were making a bonfire, and the wild animal barbecue brought along along the way was extremely delicious, and everyone was talking and laughing.Fortunately, Li You's coffin was placed in a thatched hut far away, otherwise it would have been a little awkward.

After a while of hilarity, they all returned to their tents to rest.When the moon was in the middle of the sky, Yin Xu quietly got up and slipped over, sat down on the steps of the hut, and waited for the guests to visit.

Sure enough, when the sound of light footsteps sounded in the middle of the night, the guest came.When the guest stepped into the room, he immediately noticed something was wrong, the long sword swished out of its sheath, and a female voice shouted, "Who?"

"Don't be nervous, it's me. I knew you would come, and I was here to wait for you in case you were afraid."

"Yin Xu?" The female voice asked in confusion.

"Who is it if it's not me?" General Yin stood up, and Flint lit an oil lamp prepared in advance.Under the dim light, a young girl was standing at the door holding a sword. It was Li You's niece, the female assassin that night.

Perhaps because of the night, the female assassin hadn't masked her face today, and Yin Xu could finally appreciate her unique appearance.There is a bit of nobility in his handsome appearance, and there is also a bit of wild beauty, and his graceful figure is highlighted by the black clothes, which is quite fit.The temperament she exudes is quite different from that of southern girls like Fan Yilan and Li Yuniang. This may be the characteristic of northwest girls!Thinking of his background, Yin Xu thought so.

The most unique thing is that this woman is sad because of the death of her relatives, and she has a lovely and pitiful demeanor, which has a special charm.

The female assassin noticed that Yin Xu's expression was different, she frowned, and her eyes immediately showed a look of warning.Yin Xu smiled in his heart: being treated as a pervert, alas!He sighed softly: "It is inconvenient for you to attend the funeral, go and see off General Li at the end!"

The corpse had been stored for a long time, and the coffin had to be sealed. The woman stepped forward and hugged the coffin, weeping bitterly, tears rolling down from her eyes.Yin Xu just stood and watched from a distance, silent, this is his own moment, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to disturb him.

After a long while, the woman stopped crying and said thank you to Yin Xu in a low voice!
Yin Xu shook his head lightly: "I can see that you and General Li have a deep relationship, and I'm happy to see a fulfillment of filial piety."

The woman nodded and said: "Yes, my uncle is my only relative, and I have sacrificed a lot for it. Unfortunately, I have misunderstood him before. Later, I realized that I wanted to be more filial, but I couldn't anymore. My uncle gave up on Yongqiu. Never came back."

Yin Xu sighed softly: "A child wants to be raised but the relative is not around. This is probably the biggest regret in the world."

The words touched the woman's sadness, and tears glistened in her beautiful eyes amidst the sentimentality.Yin Xu said some comforting words, and the woman stopped crying.

Yin Xu smiled and said, "By the way, I still don't know how to call the girl?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "My name is Ziye!"

It was midnight at this time, and I didn't expect that this woman's name was Ziye, so it was really suitable for the occasion.At the same time, I thought that the name of Fusu's son was Ziying, which was very similar. It seemed that the previous guesses were not far from each other.Immediately boldly asked: "Ying Ziye?"

PS: In thunderstorm weather, I dare not turn on the computer too much, so I will update a chapter first tonight.Add a chapter tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

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