Spring and Autumn I Am King

"Even the emperor has to go to support Zhao Hou. The king is still the Xiaozong of the Zhao family in name, why not go?"

Qin State, Dazheng Palace, the first snow fell from the gray sky and fell on the long beard of Pu, the eldest son of Qin State's eldest concubine.

He was standing outside the main hall of Dazheng Palace at this moment, begging Qin Bopan to follow his advice and go to the "Huangchi Meeting".

"The sage's words are reasonable, but...cough..."

Qin Bopan is less than thirty years old, but his health has not been very good since he was a child. At this moment, he still has a slight cough while standing in the hall. Mrs. Qin Bo hurriedly took the fox fur and put it on him, and said to Zi Pu quite dissatisfied: "Your Majesty's health has always been bad, and the great concubine still forced him to go thousands of miles away. Is this still an act of loyalty?"

Zipu sighed and said: "I don't know how difficult it is to go against the journey, and I hope that I can go up to the meeting of the Yellow Pond in place of your lord, but Zhao Guo ordered your lord to attend the meeting in person... If your lord does not go, on the one hand, it will appear Qin State is weak and cowardly, and on the other hand, it will also give Zhao State an excuse to unite the princes again and attack them."

"Chang Xiu, the great concubine, is going to threaten me!"

Mrs. Qin Uncle had been very resentful against Zipu since he had sent the son to Ye City in Zhao State as a hostage, and she wanted to stop him now. Fortunately, Qin Uncle also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she scolded her and asked her to stop her. Don't say the words of those women again.

"But with your body, what should you do if you catch a cold and freeze on the way..." Mrs. Qin Bo, who had lost her son, had red eyes, for fear that her husband would never return.

"There are doctors from the Qin country to take care of them along the way, it's okay, when we arrive at Huangchi, it is already the spring season, and Zhao Wuxi doesn't dare to let Qin Guojun die on the platform of the alliance, it's a hunting trip to the east. , The widow is nearly thirty years old, but he has never been to places outside the Qin state. Hahaha, besides, if the widow goes here, maybe you can see the thorns..."

Mrs. Uncle Qin wiped away her tears and nodded her promise. Uncle Qin was optimistic, but the thought of going to Zhao State to be the son of a proton at a young age made the husband and wife feel distressed for a while, and it was God who did not bless the State of Qin, although they both tried their best. But apart from the son, they have no other children. Several such as the lady, the beauty, and the eight sons have only given birth to a son and daughter...

The lack of prosperous children has always been a big problem that troubled Uncle Qin.

Just thinking about it, Qin Bo crossed into the chariot of the princes who had been waiting for a long time. The canopy was high, the flag was flying, and the old concubine sat with him on the right side of the car, and drove with him to the outskirts of Yongcheng. go.

Compared with a few years ago, Yongcheng has not changed much. It is just like the character of Qin people. The streets and alleys are straight, horizontal and vertical, and they are stable. Even the streets and walls are either gray or black, and there is no beauty at all.

Backwardness and simplicity have always been the style of this country. After delivering a large amount of food to the Zhao country every year, it became even more difficult. In this cold winter and twelfth lunar month, I don’t know how many people have no clothes and no brown, and it is difficult to continue.

But no matter how difficult it was, the people of Qin who got up early and were busy on the street would still bow down in the snow when they saw the monarch’s car driving, and greeted him with a high-pitched Qin Qi with a cracked smile, and then continued to sing and dance with their fou. , to please the gods of Qin.

Looking at these Qin people who are enjoying themselves, Qin Bopan's eyes are sour, he sighs, and said: "I heard that Yecheng has become the center of the East, known as the 'Golden City Thousand Miles', which is countless times more prosperous than Yongdu. If the widow has three strengths and two weaknesses, I am afraid that the son will return to the country to succeed him. The widow is afraid that he will be too comfortable in Yecheng, and he will be influenced by too much Zhao Guoli and music. He already thinks that he is really the Zhao family. No shirt to be a father!"

The great concubine quickly comforted him and said: "Although the prince is young, he has been writing letters in the past few years, and it should be more than that... On the contrary, he is in Zhao Guo's ears, and he may be able to know the reason for his sudden rise. After returning, he will Zhao State's law has gained profits and losses in Qin State, and reformed the law..."

"Reform..." Zipu didn't say it was fine, but when he said that, Uncle Qin became even more worried, he suddenly held Zipu's hand and said, "Master, when the widow was young, you were my grandfather and taught me a lot of things. The widow also knew that you were devoted to the public, so you were defeated in Hedong, and after Qin surrendered, although many people in the public clan urged you to punish you, they were all suppressed by the widow."

Zipu's heart trembled: "The gentleman's grace of protection, the old minister knows."

"But now, there is one thing that the widow is most worried about, and that is the ease with which the Qin State's system is made easier by the great concubine. But what the great concubine is doing now in Qin is not easy, and it has already provoked public anger..."

The reform of Qin State was implemented after Zipu was defeated by Zhao State four years ago.

In the first year, Zipu secretly trained in Lantian to imitate Zhao Wuzun and Wei Wuzun's "Ri Shi" of the Qin state. Increase the law of sitting together, and use heavy sentences for misdemeanors.

These are not bad, after all, the ancestors of the Qin state are also the ancestors of the law, Gao Tao, and they can completely prevaricate the past by restoring the ancestral system, but last year, the reform began to enter the deep water area.

Zipu disregarded that he was the biggest Shiqing of the Qin state, and resolutely abolished the old Shiqing Shilu system that had lasted for hundreds of years! Promote promotion by merit. At the same time, reward military merit, prohibit private fights, follow the example of Zhao State, and promulgate the system of twelve nobles rewarded according to military merit!

For a time, the husbands and clan of Qin State whose interests were violated were excited, and regardless of whether Zipu was their elder, they resisted them one after another. They went to the Dazheng Palace and cried to Mrs. Qin Uncle, saying that Zipu was old and confused and was in Dig the roots of the Qin state.

This is not over yet. With regard to the household registration system, Zipu also enforced the implementation of individual small families, announcing that "it is forbidden for fathers, sons and brothers to live in the same room", that is, it is forbidden for fathers, sons and adult brothers to live in the same room.

Compared with other vassal states, Qin state is located in the remote west. Although he has admired and learned Chinese culture from the time of Duke Xiang of Qin, there are still many customs of Rong and Di, such as the family of men and women living in the same room, and the three generations and four generations are not separated. As a result, many large clans have been created, and their power in the countryside is intertwined, and they can even openly challenge the Yongcheng government. Zipu knows that if the household registration is not in the hands of the government, the Qin state cannot be strong. UU read www.uukanshu .com taxes can't be raised either.

However, the conservative power of the people is huge. The new law has been implemented in the people for a whole year, and the clans in all parts of the Qin state have sent their children to the capital to say that the new law is inconvenient. People, let the Qin state go...

These opposing voices were suppressed by Zipu, who had sole power over the Qin state, and because Qin Bopan trusted him, he could only watch the new law continue to be implemented with an uneasy heart.

"Why don't they understand?" Zipu closed his eyes tiredly after Haoyan Xiang persuaded Qin Bo to leave.

The state of Zhao is getting stronger and stronger, while the state of Qin has reached the level of "unchanged, perilous, unchangeable or perished".

"There are countless laws in the world that have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. As long as it is beneficial to the country, one should not blindly imitate the old system. Therefore, Tang Wu did not follow ancient times and became king, and Xia Yin died not easily. With the old system of rituals and music, the Qin state will always be a small state in the West that was slaughtered and annexed by the state of Zhao!

Zipu's determination has been made. During the monarch's absence, the reform can be slightly eased, but when the monarch returns, he will carry out more in-depth changes!

"Tu has not had a good life for a few years. I just hope that in his lifetime, he can make laws for the Qin state and make laws for all the people, so that the state will be revitalized. I dare not say that he will compete with Zhao, but at least he can keep the Qin state's foundation for hundreds of years. It can also tell the surrounding Rong Di not to dare to invade! Let the princes not dare to underestimate Qin!”

The concubine of the Qin State over there was determined to insist on the reform. Qin Bopan's motorcade slowly traveled eastward along the Weishui and Weihan ancient roads, and arrived at Luoyang, the capital of the emperor, in mid-December.

And here, in the northern suburbs of Luoyang, Zhou Wangyi also had a gloomy face, got into the car of the emperor, with a guard of honor, ready to go to Huangchi to add luster to Zhao Wuxi's alliance...

ps: The second chapter is in the afternoon or evening (to be continued.)