Cheng Xi is a minister, but he can do the king's work.
The nine words made Cai Ze, who was already sweating on his forehead, sit on pins and needles, like awns piercing his back.
Ze shouldn't have come today. Why do you act like a minister? This son just wants to be a king!
Cai Ze felt very remorseful, and the intestines in his belly turned black because the cyan color was not enough.
There are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country.
This is an eternal truth.
Cai Ze didn't dare to say anything, and his mind was tense.
It's obvious that there are legs under the buttocks, but why does it feel so piercing?
Not to mention Cai Ze, who is good at protecting himself in troubled times, even Feng Quji, who is best at opportunism and taking advantage of others, also knows that this is not a good idea.
Only a very small part of what Cai Ze said to Ying Chengyun today was sincerely thinking about Ying Chengyun.
For the sake of the late King Zhaoxiang, if he said a few words to this son, it was all the old man's inner self-hypnosis.
If the old man really believed in King Qin Zhaoxiang, he would not have resigned because of the slanderous words of three or two people.
The old man has lived a long life and has seen many things.
Wu'an Jun Baiqi, who had witnessed with his own eyes that he had never been defeated on the battlefield, had become so famous that it was difficult to find anyone who could match him in the country.
On the night when King Qin Zhaoxiang went to look for him, Bai Qi, who was usually in good health, suddenly died of a serious illness and the massacre of a generation came to a sad end.
I also witnessed with my own eyes that Fan Ju, whom he worshiped in the Qin Kingdom, knew him well and recommended Liang En, after he removed the four nobles and regained the royal power for King Qin Zhaoxiang.
King Qin Zhaoxiang said in front of Fan Ju that he missed Wu'an Lord Bai Qi and it would be better not to kill him. The Prime Minister Fan Ju, who was so frightened that he had been suppressing Bai Qi, immediately resigned and went back. King Qin Zhaoxiang did not retain him, and soon Fan Ju, who was in good health, also died of a mysterious illness.
Regardless of other things, these two things alone made the old man believe that King Qin Zhaoxiang could use people but could not tolerate them.
The old man's feelings for King Qin Zhaoxiang were average. Although he had served under King Qin Zhaoxiang, he had no feelings for King Qin Zhaoxiang. How could he care for King Qin Zhaoxiang's great-great-grandson Ying Chengxuan?
The reason why he has such psychological activities in his heart is that the old man always believes that if he wants to deceive others, he must first deceive himself.
As long as you think so in your heart, even if you meet people who have the ability to see into people's hearts, the probability of the old man lobbying is still very high. After all, what he means is what he says.
In the final analysis, what the old man is planning today is just like what Ying Chengxuan said, it is about the aristocratic family.
If Ying Chengxuan stops fighting with these aristocratic families, the old man can continue to drink soup behind the great aristocratic families of Qin.
The old man who cannot leave Qin due to special reasons does not have many demands. It would be a blessing to maintain the status quo and let the descendants of the Cai family live in peace.
The old man didn't care at all about being forced by the Qin family's alliance, and he never thought about revenge.
There is no benefit in succeeding in revenge. If you fail to succeed, you may die. What is there to take revenge for?
The old man was always low-spirited, otherwise he would not have succeeded his lord Fan Ju after he "died of illness" and served as King Qin Zhaoxiang's minister for several months.
The old man's plan was very clear. If his lobbying failed today, he would go find the First Emperor after leaving Xianyang Prison.
The current muddy water is not clear to the bottom, and the old man will never set foot in it.
The old man would ask the First Emperor for some planks to build a bridge across the muddy water.
The old man always thought that Ying Chengyu was like Shang Yang, and Fan Ju was like those ministers who had a bad fate, doing things for Qin Jun with his own words and the king's words.
Otherwise, Ying Chengyu's behavior cannot be explained at all. Let's start with the fact that the Qin State has no queen and wants to exterminate the nobles.
So what is left of Qin? Isn’t there only one Jun left? Isn’t this centralization of power?
From Duke Xiaoxian to King Zhuangxian, every generation of Qin kings did this.
It is true that the royal family is the largest noble family.
But it would be foolish to equate the royal family with His Majesty and think that Your Majesty is also a noble and would side with the nobles.
King Wu Jifa established the Zhou Dynasty and determined the ten levels of people in the world, the emperor, first level, princes, second level ministers and officials, and third level.
We are all high-ranking officials, and there is still one prince missing between us and the emperor.
Isn't this what it means to weaken the power of the ministers and strengthen the power of the emperor?
The old man thought that everything was settled and there would be no danger in his trip, so he entered Xianyang Prison.
Outside the prison, the heads of the aristocratic families who were sitting in carriages waiting quietly and contentedly thought it was the reason for their persecution.
It's ridiculous. How can an old man who is good at preserving himself in troubled times risk his own death?
The old man never expected this.
It turned out that Ying Chengyu did not work for the king, but wanted to be the king.
Ze is in danger today!
"Sir, why don't you say anything? Do you really want to spend the rest of your life in Xianyang Prison?"
Ying Chengyu thoughtfully wiped the sweat from the old man's forehead with his sleeves, gently and carefully.
It seemed that in front of her was not a rotten old man, but a delicate and beautiful woman as beautiful as a flower.
"Then I have to make it clear to my husband. Bao Beringzhi only stayed for three days. My husband is older than Bao Beringzhi and physically weaker than Bao Beringzhi. He can't survive as long as Bao Beringzhi. He can only survive." …”
Ying Chengyu first stretched out two fingers, hesitated for a moment, and then broke off another one.
"one day?"
The old man finally spoke, but what he said was the date of his death, Sheep Wrath.
"Ze and you are the same monarchs, so you kill as many times as you want? How can you be more domineering than the late King Zhaoxiang? Are you really going to give me no way to live if you don't do what you want?"
Ying Chengyu smiled sheepishly.
"Guncheng-Jun made the mistake of blaming Chenglong. A great talent like Gangcheng-kun cannot be accomplished in one day. Chenglong is talking about one breath."
Cai Ze's face looked much better after hearing the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the whole sentence, his originally angry face turned into real anger.
"As long as I say no, you will kill me immediately?"
Ying Chengyu nodded.
Cai Ze grabbed two of Ying Chengyu's fingers and said angrily: "What's the difference between one breath and two breaths? You're so confused!"
Ying Chengyu patted the old man's hand and told the truth.
"It really doesn't make any difference. Cheng Yu just wants to put some psychological pressure on Sir. Seeing how Sir looks like this, even if he is just pretending, the pressure should have been put on him."
Cai Ze was speechless. For a moment, he didn't know whether to praise Ying Chenglong for his honesty or to feel sad for his own life.
Sincere words are the most hurtful, and Cai Ze was seriously hurt by Ying Cheng.
"Ze met Tang Ju when he was in his prime. Do you know Tang Ju?"
Ying Chengyu nodded and said, "Liangren, a famous physiognomist. His prime minister, Li Dui, said that Li Dui could hold the country's title within a hundred days. Within a hundred days, Li Dui was worshiped as the prime minister by King Zhao. Tang Ju because This matter is famous all over the world, and everyone in the world says that his physiognomy is accurate."
Ying Chengyu didn't mind chatting more with Cai Ze, since he was very free every day anyway.
The more Cai Ze spoke, the more he was exposed, and the deeper he understood Cai Ze, the dark prime minister under the lamplight.
If a person wants to hide himself, the easiest way is to speak less.
The more you say, the more likely you are to make mistakes, even if what you say is a lie.
"Of course. When Ze met Tang Ju, he was already forty years old. Ze asked Tang Ju how long Ze had left. Tang Ju smiled and said, 'There are still forty-three years.' Now three out of seventy, Ze should have thirteen years left." Years to live.”
Ying Chengyu understood what the old man meant. The old man was testing.
Tang Ju, the master of physiognomy, said that I am not old enough to die. No matter whether I agree to your request or not, I will not die today and you will not kill me.
Ying Chengyu pointed to the prison roof made of solid black solid stones above his head.
"If I don't die, there will be no heaven in the Qin State. The foundation of physiognomy is destiny, and Chenglong doesn't believe in heaven. If sir, you believe in heaven, then you and I might as well give it a try today."
Give it a try!
Will Ze risk his life to fight you?
The old man realized that this person in front of him was really irritating, and said angrily: "Boy, the matter has come to this, you don't have to say anything shameful to me. Please tell me clearly how far the rebellion has gone. If I find that nothing has been done, Maybe, it’s better to die in Xianyang Prison, at least this way my descendants can still live.”
Although Ying Chengyu said that he was doing things for him, the First Emperor, the old man didn't believe it at all.
The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.
If a minister can perform the duties of a king, he must usurp the throne.
The Tian family of Qi State also said that he was a loyal minister and acted on behalf of the emperor, and then usurped Qi State.
The Zhao family, the Wei family, and the Han family of the Jin State were also like this at first, and then the three families divided the Jin State.
The last time Lu Buwei took over the power, saying that His Majesty returned to power as an adult, there was a rebellion in the Qinian Palace.
From ancient times to the present, those who exercise the monarch's power are those with evil intentions. Except for the Duke of Zhou, there will be no one in the future.
Your boy's compulsive and rogue attitude is not at all like Duke Zhou, but more like your mean grandfather, King Qin Zhaoxiang.
Ying Chengyu was confused.
Based on his current understanding of the old man in front of him, the old man's talent is definitely underestimated by the people in the world.
But the world's evaluation of his ability to preserve himself in troubled times is absolutely correct. The old man's life is the fundamental interpretation of a gentleman not erecting dangerous walls.
No, maybe not an underestimation.
Ying Chengyu denied the inference he made a second ago.
That old boy Meng Ao, Wang Yan and the others didn't know that this man's talent was normal, and those who were good at leading troops in battle were usually insensitive in political affairs.
But Uncle Lu, how could my grandfather not know this man’s talent?
The reason why he didn't pay attention was that this person was afraid of death.
Uncle Lu, Grandpa, they can't make this person wholeheartedly serve as an official.
Uncle Lu, Grandpa, they don't trust this person, and they are reluctant to kill him.
This is the real reason why this person has been able to relax in Qin for so many years and no one cares about him.
In history, most people who are involved in important events attach great importance to honor and integrity.
To fame and honor, life is like dung.
Prince Dan of Yan approached Tian Guang and told him that he wanted to kill King Qin, and told Tian Guang not to leak the matter.
Tian Guang recommended Jing Ke, and immediately said that the prince warned me to keep the secret because he didn't trust me, and then committed suicide.
The superiors like people who value integrity the most, not people like Cai Ze who value life the most.
If Prince Dan of Yan was looking for Cai Ze at that time, there is a high probability that Cai Ze would have thought it was too dangerous to assassinate King Qin when he went out.
If we can't do this, then it will be revealed that I am an insider, and I will be implicated and killed.
As soon as he thought of this, Peipianpidian went to Qin State to inform him.
Then there would be no need for Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin, and he would directly die from the State of Yan.
But Ying Chengyu is not afraid of this. He hopes that Cai Ze will reveal everything.
The more the nobles in Xianyang paid attention to him, the happier he became.
"Gang Chengjun." Ying Chengyu squinted his eyes and said, "Are you planning to stabilize me first and report to His Majesty immediately after leaving Xianyang Prison? Are you not just pretending to be like this now?"
The old man was furious.
"You idiot, don't underestimate Ze! Even your grandfather didn't look down on Ze like this!"
"It seems that Chenglong mistakenly blamed Tsunade-kun. Don't blame Tsunade-kun. It's time for dinner. Let's eat some food first."
Ying Chengyu called the jailer to give some instructions, and soon eight food boxes and two jugs of fine wine were served.
Once the lid of the box made of green bamboo is opened, the aroma fills the entire cell.
"Tsunari-kun please."
"Ze Dao is indeed a little hungry."
The two of them chatted while eating, and the topics they talked about were varied, from the beauty on the balcony to the parallel system of counties and states.
After a while, there was a violent knock on the door.
Bang bang bang~
The sound of the meat palm and the iron door clashing was dull.
"Brother! Send me food quickly!"
The voice is loud, clear and impatient.
"Is this Gan Shangqing?" Cai Ze raised his glass and took a sip of wine, speaking casually.
There were three ounces of wine dripping on the sleeves, and two water marks appeared.
"Sir, please stay away."
Ying Chengyu stood up apologetically, gathered a handful of hay from the ground, and kneaded it into a ball skillfully.
The corners of Cai Ze's eyes twitched.
"Boy, what are you doing?"
"He was too noisy, so I blocked his mouth and he'll be fine soon."
Ying Chengyu walked out of the cell door without closing it. Cai Ze looked at the open cell door with longing in his eyes.
"What the hell! I didn't feed you the day before yesterday! Nogong is recruiting Tsunade-kun! Just calm down! If you dare to take out this ball of grass, Nogong will throw you to the ground!"
The world is quiet.
Cai Ze turned his head silently, mechanically picked up vegetables and meat, and put them into his mouth with relish.
"Okay, Tsunade-kun, let's continue talking."
Ying Chengyu felt refreshed and knelt down in front of Cai Ze again. He saw that Cai Ze looked slightly unnatural.
Honest explained: "You can tell by listening to Gan Luo's angry voice that he is not hungry, and I have not blocked his mouth with hay balls before. I said and did that just to scare Tsunagi-kun. Tsunagi-kun You are so attentive that you must have seen through it a long time ago, so you are pretending to be scared, thank you Tsunari-kun for your cooperation."
Cai Ze smiled bitterly and immediately broke the news and said: "Chang'an Lord does not have to be so honest."
Ying Cheng said with surprise: "In front of Mr. Cheng, it is better for him to be honest. Sir, there is no need to panic. Even if Mr. disobeys, Cheng Cheng will not let Mr. suffer from hunger. After one breath, Mr. will leave this world of misery. .”
"...Ze still wants to suffer more." Cai Ze put down Kuaizi and got off the bed, bent at 90 degrees and bowed down, saying: "Ze Wei, Lord Chang'an, is following your lead."
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Ying Chengyu hurriedly ran out of the bed, helped Cai Ze up with both hands, and helped Cai Ze sit up again.
"How can Chenglong be treated as a great gift from a gentleman!"
"I heard that Lord Chang'an loves to raise scholars, so Ze is willing to join Lord Chang'an."
Ying Chengxiu was overjoyed and said: "Chengxiu gets his husband, just like Xuande got Kongming, and Liu Bang got his ovary."
Who is Xuande? Who is Kong Ming?
Who is Liu Bang? Who is the ovary?
Four questions flashed through Cai Ze's mind. He was familiar with hundreds of books, but he didn't know anything about the four people Ying Chengyu gave examples.
"The king is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but his wisdom is far inferior to that of others."
"It's not your fault, it's your fault."
"Your Majesty, you can't do anything wrong. It's just that you are ignorant."
"..."
For a while in the prison, the host and the guest were polite and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
For example, Duke Xiao of Qin heard that Wei Yang was tyrannical, a preacher, and advocated reforms, and shouted sir to save Qin.
For example, when King Zhuangxiang of Qin met Lu Buwei, he bowed his head and made a happy promise that everything will be decided by you.
The relationship between the two warmed up rapidly, like a monarch and his ministers who had been dating for decades.
Cai Ze knew everything about Ying Chengyuan and told him everything. His views on the situation and his expectations for the future benefited Ying Chengyuan a lot.
Time passed quickly, and the two of them chatted gradually and seemed to be in a good mood.
I don't know how long it took, but the cell door rang and two people entered.
A man stood in front of the cell door with his back turned, and the knot of a black scarf could be seen on the back of his head.
His back was straight, and his hand was holding the hilt of the sword at his waist, like an unsheathed sword.
The other man walked like a tiger, with a veil on his face, and his exposed eyes were sharper than a golden-winged eagle soaring high in the sky, filled with dissatisfaction and anger.
"You idiot! What's the point of calling me in such a hurry!"
