Zhang Lu said: "Why submit to Wei?"
Huang Xie said: "Why do we need to wear Wei clothes? We can only let the princes know about it!"
Zhang Lu thought for a while and said, "Teach me!"
After Zhang Lu was granted the title of Marquis of Ying, he should build a mansion in Xianyang City. Construction of this mansion has already begun, and the site chosen is the former Hu Yang's mansion.
After Hu Yang's death, his salary and salary were cut off. His wife and children could not bear the living expenses in Xianyang City, so they dismissed their young concubines and moved to Hu Yang's land. He hired a son-in-law to farm the land. Fortunately, most of Hu Yang's allotment fields are mature fields, and there are people working on them. He pays rent every year, so his life can go on. Zhang Lu, who had been named Prime Minister of Qin and Marquis of Ying, saw that Hu Yang's family was living in difficulty, so he proposed to the King of Qin that he use part of the money to build his own mansion to compensate Hu Yang's wife, buy the mansion down, and expand it for himself. 's mansion. Now that the mansion is being expanded, Zhang Lu still lives in Zheng Anping's mansion in the abandoned hill outside the city.
Unlike Zhang Lu who doesn't care about the industry, Zheng Anping is more concerned about making a fortune. Now his mansion has been expanded according to the standards of a public official, and his land has been allocated according to the standards of a public official. The recruited relatives are cultivating the land. Mang Wei and Chen Si, who use pseudonyms, have separated and are living alone. They all want mature fields, and they only pay taxes and do not participate in labor, and they do not have to run their own businesses. Compared to Zheng Anping, his style is much worse! However, he married a wife and hired servants from the government, and his life was pretty good.
Zhang Lu came out from Prince Chu's place and drove back to Zheng Anping's home with Zheng Anping. On the way, Zhang Lu told Zheng Anping his thoughts; when he got home, he asked Chen Si and Mang Wei to come over, discussed it in detail, and everyone got ready separately.
After the court dispersed the next day, Zheng Anping took Zhang Lu home and immediately arranged it with Chen Si and Mang Wei. Zhang Lu changed back into the silk robe given to him by Xu Jia yesterday, tied up his hair crown again, and drove back to Xianyang. When he came to the post where Xu Jia lived, he immediately asked the post official to see Dr. Xu Jia. The post official didn't recognize him, he only knew that he was an old friend of Dr. Xu Jia who came to visit yesterday. He informed Dr. Xu Jia. Dr. Jia must be welcomed out. Zhang Lu said: "I report that the master has access to the Prime Minister. Now I have prepared chariots and horses to welcome you!"
Xu Jia complained: "Uncle Fan, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm so rude today, why did I get into the prime minister's house!"
Zhang Lu said: "It's not necessary. The doctor can just go there."
Although Xu Jia was shocked, he did not dare to say anything. He only explained a few words to his entourage and then got into the car with Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu drove straight to Zheng Anping's mansion in Feiqiu. The carriage left the city and headed west along the avenue. During the years when Zhang Lu went to Hedong to build roads, the Qin State also built roads in the Guanzhong area under the auspices of Nei Shi, with the roads from Xianyang to various counties being the focus. Xu Jia stood in the car and didn't feel much bumps, so he complimented Zhang Lu: "Qin Dao is easy, so it should be strong."
Zhang Lu said: "Qin's road is easy, so it is easy to manage it. What the doctor has seen is true! I also know that Wei's road is dangerous, so it is better not to control it."
Xu Jia knew that Zhang Lu was using the topic to vent his dissatisfaction, so he did not dare to say anything more and could only remain silent. Changing the topic, he said: "The wilderness of Qin is neat and orderly, not as chaotic as the wilderness of Wei."
Zhang Lu still made use of the topic and replied: "The preface of Qin Ye lies in the straightness of governance. The way of Zhou is as straight as a whetstone, and it is as straight as an arrow. The same is true of the way of Qin."
The two started a verbal exchange in the car. Xu Jia found that whenever he praised Qin in the hope of making the atmosphere more friendly, Zhang Lu would turn it into a criticism of Wei; and it was difficult for him to refute, so he had to keep silent and his mood became increasingly heavy. .
The carriage drove for a while, and a tall house appeared in front of it, which looked so outstanding among the fields and farms. Zhang Lu pointed out: "That is the residence of the Prime Minister."
When the carriage arrived in front of the house, it did not stop. Instead, it drove directly into the side door and stopped in front of a stable. The two got out of the car and Zhang Lu said, "Doctor, please wait a moment. I'll let you in first." He walked out of the side door.
Xu Jia stayed beside the smelly stables, holding the cart and waiting respectfully, reminding himself secretly that he must not show any impatience. But he stood there until noon and no one paid attention to him. The four horses were also a little impatient. The servants in the stable came and went, but no one looked at Xujia or spoke to him.
Xu Jia felt that this might be Zhang Lu's punishment for him. If you don't think of a way to get out of it, it's not impossible to be stuck here all day long! He gritted his teeth, his heart pounded, and he stopped a passing servant and asked, "Uncle Fan, why don't you come out?"
The servant asked: "Who is Uncle Fan?"
Xu Jia said: "He who wants to bring me in."
The servant said: "That's Prime Minister Zhang."
Xu Jia pretended to be shocked and said hurriedly: "I would like to see him and guide him."
The servant said: "The doctor was appointed by Prime Minister Zhang. If you wish to see him, you can come in on your own without any guidance."
Xu Jia said: "No. I don't dare to look down upon sinners. I am willing to treat sinners as my own disciples." As he said this, he took off his shirt, leaving his spine bare. He also took off his crown and robes, letting his hair fall loosely. When the servant saw this, he had to run to find another person and whispered a few words. The person came over and said, "Why are you here, doctor?"
Jia Fu bowed down in the tunnel and said, "If you dare to ask me to be Prime Minister, I will apologize to you for my sins and wait for my sins at the door!"
After a while, Mang Lai came to the courtyard and said: "Prime Minister Zhang has invited you, sir, please come to the court!"
Xu Jia took a look and saw someone he didn't recognize. Isn't this Mang Wei, the third son of the Mangmao family? Immediately, his vision went dark, and he knew that the water in this pool was unfathomable. He tried his best to stay calm and pretended to be confused. He just pretended not to know him and did not stand up. He used his knees and hands and lowered his head to crawl from the west courtyard to the front hall. Mang Wei reported to the superior: "The Wei envoy needs to see Dr. Jia!"
Xu Jia didn't wait for Zhang Lu to speak, and Fubai paused and said: "I am guilty of a crime of death and cannot be punished! I didn't expect you to be able to put yourself on the blue clouds. If I am guilty of soup and wok, please stay in the land of raccoon dogs. I will only give you life and death." !”
Zhang Lu did not let Xu Jia go to the hall, but walked out of the hall, came to the steps, and asked: "How many sins have you committed?"
Xu Jia said: "The minister's hair is not as numerous as his sins!"
Zhang Lu said: "You have three sins. The tomb of Sui's ancestor is in Wei, and the Duke thought that Sui had an external interest in Qi, and hated Sui in Wei Qi. This is one of the sins. Wei Qi humiliated me in the toilet, and the Duke did not stop. This is a crime. The second is. How can you bear to be drunk and drown me? There are three sins. Having these three sins, eating his meat is not enough to eliminate the hatred. However, he got the deceased and gave him a silk robe, and he still saw his old friend. Love." Xu Jia paused.
Zhang Lu said: "I know what you mean when you come as an envoy. If you return well and treat him well, I will report it to the king. Sooner or later, he will teach you!" After saying this, he did not let Xu Jia get up, and turned around and went back to the back house.
Xu Jiayu paused. Mang Wei, who was standing nearby, said: "Doctor, please get up. Zhang Xiang is far away!"
When Xu Jia heard this, he stood up and said, "Does the doctor know me?"
Xu Jia sneered in his heart, I recognized you at the first sight! But he still pretended to be confused, turned around and looked at each other, and said in shock: "You are not Mang's family..." Mang Wei interrupted him and said: "I have no name, I met at the gate of the Duke Zheng Anping, and I asked him to assist me. Prime Minister Zhang."
Xu Jia suddenly said: "Thanks to the doctor! Mr. Zheng has an old life in Anping. I would like to meet you!"
Mang Wei said: "Doctor Zheng sees that Prime Minister Zhang is in charge of the military affairs, so it is inconvenient to meet him."
Xu Jia looked very regretful and said: "Young Master Wei Xinling heard that Mr. Zheng Qingyun is well-connected, but Uncle Fan also..."
Mang Wei interrupted: "Prime Minister Zhang, you are not Uncle Fan!"
Xu Jia bowed repeatedly and said: "Death penalty!"
Mangwei led Xu Jia out and pointed to the main road in front of him: "Master, just follow this road for ten miles and you will reach Xianyang."
Xu Jia thanked him repeatedly. Mang Wei helped Xu Jia get dressed, pulled up her hair a little, put on her crown, felt that the festival charm was still there, then said goodbye to Mang Wei and walked back to the post. Along the way, Xu Jialian said that he was lucky. Thanks to his quick wit, he was able to avert such a dangerous situation! Although after these twists and turns, fortunately the mission was basically completed. The mission tasks had actually been finalized with Zhang Lu two days ago. The two countries re-established their alliance and Wei did not suffer any major losses. This made Xu Jia very satisfied: although he suffered some personal humiliation, firstly, there was no danger, and secondly, the mission was completed.
The next day, a traveler finally appeared in the post and read out the edict of the King of Qin: "Although Qin and Wei made small mistakes, they did not hide their great virtues. Wang Shen is an alliance, and I have a relationship!" Xu Jia bowed and thanked him again. The passerby said: "Three days later, we will have a banquet with the envoys from the princes. I hope the envoys from Wei will come!" Xu Jia was overjoyed and responded one after another.
The scene that day was very grand. Since the Prime Minister's Mansion had not yet been completed, the banquet was held in a side hall of Xianyang Palace. The banquet was hosted by the Shaofu and prepared according to the specifications of Qidian. The Yuefu band, singing and dancing, continued. In addition to the princes and Zuo Tu of Chu, the envoys of various countries in Qin also included envoys from Qi, as well as merchants from other princely states in the name of envoys.
As soon as Xujia entered the temple, he received special treatment. He was not invited into the temple by passers-by, but was carried into the temple by two criminals! The two prisoners had obvious features. Their faces were burned, they were tall and strong, and they held their heads up and did not touch the ground. Xu Jia protested loudly and declared that he was an envoy of Wei State. The two prisoners directly clamped his neck, making him breathless and almost suffocated to death. When his mind was almost blank, he let go again, allowing him to breathe again. This time Xu Jia was honest and considered himself unlucky, otherwise he believed that the two men might really strangle him to death. For a moment, he completely lost confidence in himself: Didn't King Qin allow the alliance? Didn’t everything happen after Qin Prime Minister Zhang Lu lost his temper? For a moment, Xu Jia no longer dared to believe his own judgment. Did Qin want to go back on his word? or……
Two prisoners with marks on their faces carried Xu Jia to the steps inside the palace, where a table was actually set up. The prisoner threw Xu Jia onto the mat and stood next to Xu Jia with a fierce look. Xu Jia did not dare to resist and sat on the table enduring the pain. Envoys and merchants from various countries came in one after another, and all the passers-by were led to their respective tables. Just as it was natural to sit in the hall, the merchants also set up a table on the steps, and there was only Xu Jia at the bottom.
The dancing girl's dress next to her was swaying, and waves of light fragrance could be heard. Xu Jia didn't dare to watch and sat upright with his head lowered. The other guests pointed at him, but Xu Jia couldn't hear a word of what they said.
