Seeing that this girl is at the age when her love is just beginning, it is inevitable that she is a little shy. Xiao Yi was saved from this crisis by this girl, and he promised to thank the Chong family. Xiao Yi was about to get up, but was stopped by this woman, saying: "Master, your body has not recovered yet, you need to rest for a few more days." Xiao Yi smiled and said: "Look at me, I have been resting for several days. If you continue to lie in bed and rest, your bones will become soft. It’s time to go out and stretch your meridian bones." After that, he stood up and stretched himself. Xiao Yi just stood up and felt a little dizzy. Maybe his body was still not used to it, so he asked again: "Why don't you see your father?" Come back." Xiao Yi nodded silently and walked out, sitting in the yard. The girl then followed without saying a word. The little ant looked around the yard. The yard was really big. It seemed that this girl must be a lady, and her father was an amazing insect. Xiao Yi asked again: "Thank you for taking care of me. I still don't know who the girl's name is?" The girl replied: "Little girl Bai Shao." The Bai family is a common surname in Zhao State. A girl must have her own surname. It is a family of officials. Little Yi kept chanting, "Bai Shao, a good name, a nice name." Bai Shao snickered and said, "Young Master, it sounds good as long as it sounds good. My father got it at will. Young Master is really good at talking." Xiao Yi looked at it. Bai Shao in front of me doesn't know what's wrong with herself? It feels like I am deliberately trying to please other insects, and it will make me happy when it is happy, as if the center of the world revolves around it. If he gets this girl, it's his blessing. Maybe it's love at first sight.
Late at night, when the insects are quiet, the little ant is lying on the bed, and his mind is full of its figure, which makes the insect unable to get rid of it. He stood up and sat in front of the desk, pondered for a while, and looked at the downlight placed aside. The breeze knocked on the window sill, and the lights began to dance around. Xiao Yi stepped forward and closed the window, spread the brocade silk on the table, and with a stroke of his pen, the white peony roots appeared vividly on the brocade silk. He observed it carefully and placed it under the pillow. The little ant sat cross-legged in front of the window sill again. Looking around, the lights in Bai Shao's boudoir were still on. It must not have fallen asleep at this time, because it could be seen that it had been sitting in front of the desk.
In the middle of the night, its father came home at this time, walked to the door of his house, and went to knock on the door. Bai Shao ran out of the hospital, opened the door and said with a smile: "Dad, you are back." Xiao Yi walked out and stood at the door of the room. When Bai Shao's father entered, he bowed and saluted, and said: "Big insect." Bai Lao looked at Xiao Yi. , said: "It seems that your body has recovered." But the little ant was polite and said: "Thanks to the care of the white big insect, the little boy is fine." The old white ant smiled and said: "It's okay, okay. I'm tired. You go back to your room to rest." After a busy day, Bai Laoyi walked into his study, took off his outer robe and sat in front of the desk. Bai Shao took the big robe and folded it on top of the desk. Beside the pillow. Bai Shao stood aside and said, "Father, it's so late, you are still busy." Bai Shao said earnestly: "Your Majesty appointed me as a tax collector, and I went to Zhangshui for inspection. As a father, I want to report to your Majesty. The situation here is reported back to Handan and up to heaven to hear it." Bai Shao stood aside quietly without saying a word. After a long time, he left, brought the steaming lotus seed soup, and said: "Father, let's drink a bowl of lotus seed soup first." There was a daughter who was really considerate, just like her parents' little cotton-padded jacket. Unfortunately, her mother died early, and only They are father and daughter, and the insects depend on each other for life, so the old white ant loves his precious daughter very much. Girls must be rich and raised to develop their noble temperament. It likes writing, and its father found a good gentleman in the Kingdom of Zhao to teach it writing or knowledge. She can be regarded as the most talented girl in Handan City with both talent and beauty. Bai Shao ant drank the bowl of lotus seed soup and said, "Daughter, it's already very late. You should go back to your room to rest first." Bai Shao was about to walk out of his father's study when he turned around and said, "Father, you also need to be early." Take some rest." Then he walked out of the study.
Mr. Bai sat in front of the desk, lit the oil lamp next to him, and continued writing the memorial. After finishing writing, I closed the memorial, took a nap, and went out early in the morning. It just so happened that Xiao Yi got up early, and Xiao Yi bowed and said, "Big insect." Old Bai Yi turned around and said, "Why don't you continue to rest." Xiao Yi replied politely: "Xiaosheng has nothing to do, either. So come out for a walk." The old white ant also nodded and hurriedly walked out, got on the large horse caravan parked in front of the courtyard gate, and left. There was a driver driving the car in front. With such a lineup, we knew that it must be a big king of Zhao State. official.
Xiao Yi stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked around. During its time of trouble, many things were heard. It is said that the Qin State conducted a large-scale military exercise in Lantian to intimidate the military power Zhao State. In the territory of Zhao State, Zhongshan State often harassed Taiyuan, and the border was tight. Xiao Yi returned to the study, sat in front of the desk and pondered for a long time, and wrote an article on "On Checks and Balances". Bai Shao secretly entered its room and stood behind it to watch. The beginning of the article read: "Since the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward, the royal family has declined, princes have been fighting for hegemony, and the world has been in chaos. It is all the fault of the later kings who did not respect the previous kings. The collapse of etiquette The happiness is bad, and the people are suffering. Since Qin was strong but the others were weak, and they went out of Han Valley to march eastward, the six countries were afraid of it. Looking at the power of the world, only Zhao, Wei, and Chu can resist it." Bai Shao couldn't help but praise: " Good! Well written." The little ant then raised his head and said in surprise: "White peony root." I don't know when it stood behind the little ant and suddenly saw the white peony root, so it was frightened and looked at it. sluggish. Bai Shao said shyly: "Master, let me grind the ink for you." The two insects had a secret affection for each other, but they didn't express it. Xiao Yi looked up at the white peony root in front of him, and the ink from the pen tip dripped onto the bamboo slips. Bai Shao looked at the ink dripping on the bamboo slips and spread, and looked up at Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi quickly lowered his head and avoided Bai Shao's eyes. Looking at the few drops of ink, he quickly explained: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. , I think of some unnecessary things to make you laugh. It seems that I have to rewrite again." I changed the bamboo slips and started to rewrite. After writing for a while, I looked up at Bai Shao. At the same time, Bai Shao also raised his head and looked at each other. And go. Bai Shao looked at it blankly and said: "You are not the only one here who has random thoughts, I am the same, Master." Xiao Yi just smiled slightly, buried his head and continued writing, and finally wrote this article "On Checks and Balances" and put down the pen.
Xiao Yi looked at Bai Shao affectionately and said, "Can you play a song for me." Bai Shao said, "Okay." Bai Shao walked into her boudoir, walked out with the pipa in her arms, sat down and played the song "Asking for Love." "The little ant stood up and chanted: "An insect is not intoxicated." It went out, took out the gentleman's sword that Yan Sangzi gave it from the package, took out the long sword from its sheath, pointed it to the sky, and chanted: "The long sword asks the sky. Come on," he took back his drunken step and squatted down, lightly tapped the long sword, and chanted: "The earth is also moved." He stood up to block the sword and used the strength of his waist to spin his wrist to dance the sword flower. After standing up, he turned around and drew out from behind. , crossed his legs, squatted and stabbed out, chanting: "The sunset is long and the rainbow is shining, I ask you for your love." He jumped up and flew up, landed on the ground and squatted with his legs crossed, pointed the long sword, and chanted: "Guan Yu strikes the sky. Looking at each other from thousands of miles away from Yunya." Looking up at the sky, he threw his sword upwards, caught it, and danced the sword flowers, which were as long as a white crane. He leaned forward slightly, waved them, and chanted: "The falling rain and flying flowers come to Zhangshui City." She put away the sword and stepped up in small steps. He presented it, swung his sword and flew back, flew back to stab, and chanted when he landed: "I meet you in the majestic and vast vastness." She put her sword away and cupped her hands forward, chanting: "We will stay together hand in hand for a long time, and we will grow old to accompany you. Heaven and earth will be with you forever." ." Bai Shao finished playing and looked up at each other, nodding silently, with tears in her smile, as if she was moved by the poem of beauty that she recited.
Today, Mr. Bai rushed to the county government office to gather the local officials. Bai Laoyi sat in the hall and asked: "The Zhang River is at the feet of the emperor. Taxation is not a problem. The king appointed me as the grain tax official. You should know what to do next." All the local officials below are asking. It was silent, you pushed me, I pushed you. At this time, a ragged official broke into the lobby, knelt down and said: "Big Chong, the waiter of Zhangshui Hall is bowing down to the big Chong." Bai Lao DaYi stood up and was shocked, saying: "Zhu Hai DaYi, why are you dressed like this?" Zhu Hai When Yan was about to speak, he was interrupted by the local officials around him, who said first, "Big Chong, please punish Zhu Haiyi for the crime of disrespect." Zhu Haiyan was not afraid at first when facing these officials, and he swallowed what he wanted to say. These officials were so tactful that they immediately used the junior officials as scapegoats. An official stood up and reprimanded Zhu Haiyan: "Zhu Haiyan, you have blocked me from collecting taxes from the people several times, which has delayed national affairs. You What crime should be committed?" Then he faced the hall and said: "Big insect, please punish it." The old white ant stood up and said: "The national law is ruthless, Zhu Hai ant, don't blame me for dragging it out for being careless about personal matters. Lobby." These officials crowded up and said, "Behead this audacious Zhu Hai to show the public." The old white ant suddenly raised his head and watched Zhu Hai being escorted out of the lobby and sent to the execution ground.
Zhu Haiyan knelt on the execution platform, and the people watched, all crying and shouting. These officials sent heavy troops to stop him. Mr. Bai and these officials sat at the desk. Bai Laoyi stood up and pronounced Zhu Haiyi's crime, saying: "Zhu Hai, as a servant of our Zhao Kingdom, you have repeatedly obstructed officials from collecting taxes from the people. This is to pay taxes to the court. I have betrayed you." I'll behead you and plead guilty." Zhu Haiyi, who was kneeling on the execution platform, lowered his head and said, "I plead guilty, plead guilty." All the people knelt down to plead with him, shouting: "He is a good official, but he can't Kill! Mr. Qingtian!" Regardless of the people's obstruction, the white old ant stood up and threw down his token. He turned his back and said: "Kill!" An old woman rushed out from the swarm of insects and shouted: "My son. Ah! My son." Zhu Haiyan knelt on the execution platform and shouted loudly: "Mother! Mother!" Bai Laoyi turned around and looked at the old woman under the execution platform and said: "Auntie." The old woman knelt down. He looked up and cried bitterly, saying: "O big insect! I'm already half an insect buried in the loess. If my son violates the national law, I will let you die for my son." He got up and rushed towards the Haechi standing by the side. , hit his head under the Haezhi, and blood spurted out. Zhu Haiyan, who was kneeling on the execution platform, cried out: "Mother! Mother!" The old white ant shouted: "Old lady." He ran forward and said: "Old lady, what are you doing?" The old woman opened her eyes slightly and said in a slightly trembling voice: "My son is honest, not as smooth as you officials. He works honestly for the people. The people's families are very poor and cannot pay the money and food you require. I This silly son of mine used the money and food he had saved to hand it over for them. He always said to me, Mom, don’t worry, he will pay it back to us when there is a good harvest next year." Then he looked at the Zhu Haiyan, He shouted: "Son!" Finally the old woman died.
