Just after Yiren returned to Handan from Wu'an, Lu Buwei, whom he had never met before, suddenly came to visit. As soon as they met, he mentioned that he was planning to establish a heirloom for Yiren, which aroused Yiren's vigilance. He didn't know where Lu Buwei came from or what his purpose was. Although the safe approach is to immediately cut off all contact and kick Lu Buwei out, but...
After sending Lu Buwei away, the best man said: "What you have done is not appropriate. The origin of the Lu family is unknown, so it cannot be used!"
The stranger said: "His arrogant words cannot be trusted. However, I entered Zhao alone, surrounded by enemies on all sides. If I can find cover, isn't that okay?"
The groomsman said: "If you want shelter, you should join a wealthy family. How can that Wei Jia do business in Handan?"
The stranger said: "That Wei man has no roots in Handan, so he can be used by me just right!"
The best man said: "It may be used by Zhao people."
The stranger said: "Following its traces and sneaking up on it, you may get the truth, but that's not the case! He can come, but I can't go there alone?"
The best man said: "Strong and weak have different powers!"
The stranger said: "If we talk about the King of Zhao, I don't know how to match him. If we talk about the Lu family, we can give it a try! Let's discuss how to use it!"
The next day, Lu Buwei visited again, and this time he sent a talisman and said: "If you need it, you can go to the Lu family in the south of the city to get it."
The stranger said: "Is it limited?"
Lu Buwei said: "The Lu family in the south of the city is a humble person. There is no limit!"
The stranger called a young attendant and said, "Tong Wangjian, I am willing to take over your duties!"
Lu Buwei immediately took Wang Jian away and went around the shops in the south of the city, giving orders one by one. As soon as he saw the festival sign or the young master arrived, he would deal with everything. Everything that goes out is recorded in the account. The shopkeepers and housekeepers in the shop all agreed one by one. The Lu family had many shops in the south of the city, covering many industries. The two of them shopped until noon before returning. Lu Buwei wanted to send Wang Jian back. Wang Jian was willing to wait for his husband to return first. Lu Buwei said: "I live here casually in my shop and have no fixed place! Business people are wandering all over the world. If you want to find your brother, you can go to the shop and ask him, and you will know his situation." Wang Jian came out in response.
After Wang Jian came out, he bought salted fish meat from several fish and meat shops. By the way, he asked Lu's shop. Everyone said that Lu's shop was a big shop in Handan. It traveled between Puyang, Yangzhai, Daliang and Handan and did big business. There are more than a dozen shops in Handan Nancheng, with businesses ranging from local specialties to jewelry and jade.
Wang Jian carried the fish and meat he bought into a Lu's shop selling cloth and asked for a hundred dollars. Hang the money and fish on a twine and carry it to the northeast corner of the city.
After Wang Jian came back, he told what he saw and concluded: "Lu's shop has more than ten shops. It is true that he has a connection with all the shops and lives there again. However, he does not always live in Handan and travels to Puyang. , Yangzhai, Daliang, and Handan."
The stranger said: "What can we do if we borrow his power?"
The groomsman said: "He is very familiar with the family affairs of the young master, and he may also know the family affairs of the Zhao family in Handan. If you look into it from time to time, you will definitely find something."
The stranger said: "Of course. He is a merchant, not the Zhao family. Even if the Zhao family bought it, I can't accept it! Even if I can't accept it, I should use it again."
The next day, when Lu Buwei came to the door again, the stranger received him warmly and entertained him with the fish and meat purchased by Wang Jian yesterday. During the dinner, Young Master Yiren suggested that he was unfamiliar with the people in Handan and wanted to make some friends with the noble Young Master of the Zhao family in order to respond. Lu Buwei introduced to him in great detail the young masters of the Zhao family currently living in Handan City, and which young masters could invite the young masters in the royal city.
Finally, Lu Buwei said: "We dare to invite the young master Jiefu to send a letter to the Zhao offices. The young master's house is not high, so we dare to invite him to Handan to set up a wine shop."
The stranger nodded and said, "It's all thanks to Mr. Sir!"
Lu Buwei immediately sent the driver who followed him to the cloth shop to call the tailors and buy new crowns and robes for each of the eleven people here. Lu Buwei personally instructed the styles of crowns and robes, one for Qin and Zhao for spring, autumn, winter and summer. After finishing the work, Lu Buwei was about to leave, but Yiren repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, asking him to finish dinner at the house. Lu Buwei said: "I am a humble concubine but have no merit. How can I feel at ease when I take the young master to give me food first?"
The stranger said: "Running around Handan, what is the meaning of futility!"
Ten days later, the cloth shop made six sets of crown clothes for these eleven people, packed them in boxes, and sent them to the house. I tried them on one by one, and they all fit.
Lu Buwei's repeated visits seemed to have reminded the merchants in Handan, and many respectable merchants also came to the door and expressed their willingness to serve the young master. Treat strangers equally so that they can be comforted.
The spring equinox is approaching, and spring plowing is busy outside Handan City. And envoys from various countries are also constantly galloping on the traffic thoroughfares. The Changping War that ended last year was naturally a major event that affected the balance of power among the princes. Envoys from various countries frequently visited Handan and Xianyang, hoping to understand the strength of the two countries and decide their next course of action.
Who won the Changping battle? Judging from the results, the Qin army finally occupied Shangdang, and victory should belong to Qin. But Shangdang is already in ruins. If the Qin State expends the power of the whole country and only captures a broken Shangdang, it will naturally be more losses than gains. So how much price did Qin pay to defeat Zhao Jun?
Although Zhao Jun withdrew from Changping and gave way to Shangdang. But Shangdang was not originally the territory of Zhao State, but a county in South Korea. Zhao Guode's joining the party was originally a windfall. Now this foreign wealth is gone, but Zhao Guo's fundamentals have not been lost. In the battle of Changping, how much did Zhao Guo suffer? Was it damaged?
In addition, Zhao will offer six cities to Qin. Where these six cities are located will also affect the development of the situation!
Envoys from various countries are desperately looking for clues, hoping to find out the answers to these questions. However, the news received by the princes was very contradictory. The prince of Qin entered Handan as a hostage, while the prince of Zhao Pingyuan entered Xianyang to offer six cities to the king of Qin for peace. It seems that both sides suffer losses and urgently need to ease relations in order to take a breather.
The scenes discovered by the envoys in Xianyang and Handan showed that the spring plowing on both sides was proceeding normally. Although a large number of families in the suburbs of Xianyang and Handan had lost their loved ones, they were still far away from each other and every family mourned. Whether it was Qin or Zhao, apparently neither was bleeding to the point of collapse, and both sides wanted to stop their losses in time.
This result is absolutely unacceptable to Chunshenjun Huang Xie. He went to Anping Jun Tiandan to discuss. Tian Dan's body became weak after experiencing a winter. He reluctantly said to Huang Xie: "The disciples of Qin and Zhao are all martial, but if they have enough strength, they will not be able to make peace. Just treat them as you please!"
News came from Xianyang. After Lord Pingyuan entered Xianyang, he was warmly received by King Qin, and the two sides conducted friendly negotiations on the handover of six cities. But the King of Qin seemed to have great respect for Lord Pingyuan and kept him in Xianyang again and again. But Zhao Haoliao was put back. Yu Qing, who was hiding in Luoyang, also came back.
Offering six cities to Qin was proposed by Su Li of Luoyang. The idea at the time was that since the dispute between Qin and Zhao was caused by the exchange of six cities, Zhao would be considered to have made amends by giving up all the six disputed cities to Qin. . But after Zhao Hao arrived in Xianyang, the six cities proposed by Qin were not the six insignificant cities that were controversial at the beginning, but the six cities in Taiyuan and Wu'an occupied by Sima Jin and Wang Lu this time. This made Yu Qing find it difficult to accept. But Zhao Hao believed that since he had originally agreed to negotiate peace on six cities, he had already negotiated based on this condition. If he went back on his word, it would be Zhao who went back on his word! The two argued all the way until they entered Handan.
The turmoil between the princes did not affect Lu Buwei's rhythm. Two days after measuring the clothes of Young Master Yiren, he invited Young Master Yiren to a banquet at Hanyuefang. On that day, Lu Buwei drove the car himself, and the stranger only took the best man there. When we arrived at the place, we realized that it turned out to be a singing and dancing place. The elder in front of the square recognized Lu Buwei and came up to talk to him: "Sir, have you invited the young master to come?"
Lu Buwei said: "He is a stranger!"
The stranger is dressed in Qin clothes, dusty and dusty, and does not look like a noble son. But the elder still bowed to the ground respectfully and said: "I am a humble concubine, and I would like to see you, the young master!"
Lu Buwei said: "Young master heard that a banquet was held in the village and wanted to come to see it personally. You can serve me with your best efforts!"
The elder immediately stood up and led everyone to the backyard. He pointed out as he walked: "On that day, I will close all my doors and only serve the young master's guests. No one else knows about the young master's affairs. The banquet will be held in the back hall. I will remove all the fences and make them three rooms wide. Put silk and bamboo under the eaves, and dancers dance in the courtyard. Is this okay? "
There are halls and wing rooms in the front and back yards of Yiren, and there are wing rooms on both sides. It can be seen that some rooms are brightly lit with candles, and the sound of singing on silk and bamboo can be heard from time to time. It is obvious that the business in the shop is booming. But the back hall was empty.
Lu Buwei said: "Young master, I will eat it now to see its effects. You should serve him with all your strength!"
The elder said: "Young master has a destiny, and I dare not resign as a humble concubine. Then I will spend one gold to speak first!"
Lu Buwei took out a piece of gold cake from his sleeve and said: "Young master, how can I get a gold theory? If you get something good, there will be another reward!"
When the elder saw the gold cake, he was overjoyed. He immediately called the stranger and his party to the hall, and called the child security guard to come and set up the case and light the lamp. He went out and ordered the kitchen to prepare food. Went to the back to look for Le Wu again.
Lu Buwei said: "Hanyuefang is famous in Handan, and it is the first month of Handan. It has three wins, wine, food, and beauty. When the young master holds a banquet here, young masters from all over the world will flock to it!"
The stranger said: "I have lived in Qin for a long time, and I don't know the wind of Handan. Please help me!"
Lu Buwei said: "Wei Shu people travel to Handan and travel to wealthy families, and we are well aware of their nature. Young Master, please sit back and relax, as everything is done by a lowly common person." He took out a piece of slippery slip from his arms, with each person's name and net worth written on it. . Lu Buwei entrusted the slips to strangers without looking at them himself, but talked eloquently to the people he invited, as if they were treasures from his family. The stranger couldn't help but admire: "Sir, he is well versed in the ways of Handan."
The time was just right, Lu Buwei had introduced the guests to the banquet, and the food and wine in the kitchen were ready. The servants carried them to the hall on several tables, and spread them between the banquets, which were divided into three tripods and two gui. Although there are only three tripods of food, there are three animals in them. The two guis are not millet but wheat and rice. There are also nine kinds of fruit and vegetable sauces and vinegars, separated into front and back. The five musicians and dancers of Youjiu bowed in front of the banquet, retreated to the bottom of the banquet, tuned the strings properly, and began to play carefully. A singer sang gracefully, and a dancer danced gracefully.
