Changshun used extremely ruthless methods to maintain his position as eunuch and chief internal affairs officer, and he resorted to all possible means. This shows that there is no emotion at all in court struggles.
Facing the words spoken by these swordsmen, I immediately felt chills running down my spine. Several swordsmen said: "We are going to duel with Bufan." Changshun said with a smile: "Okay, this is your business." The swordsman stood up with the sword in his arms, his head lowered, coldly He smiled and said, "You all come together." These swordsmen drew their swords and pointed out at full speed. Swordsman Liao Bufan just avoided the sharp edge, unsheathed his sword and charged forward. There were several swords coming down from the sky. Swordsman Liao Bufan swung the long sword upwards, and the sword came down from the air and broke, slicing down the swordsman's throat. The swordsman retreated hurriedly, busy thrusting with his sword, but was knocked away by the swordsman's approaching sword. Seeing that the tip of the sword was so close to its throat, it didn't dare to move rashly. It was frightened and cold sweat flowed from its forehead. Swordsman Liao Bufan sheathed his sword. Such a fast sword made them unable to defend themselves. He said: "Such a fast sword, what kind of swordsmanship are you doing?" Liao Bufan said coldly: "One kill in ten steps." One of the swordsmen said: "Okay One kill in ten steps, we are convinced." Then he knelt at Bufan's feet and said: "Please accept our worship." The swordsman Bufan immediately helped them up and said: "We are both the king's masters. It is our duty to teach the king's swordsmanship well and to relieve the king's worries." Changshun stepped forward and looked at them, saying: "Yes, it is our duty to take care of the king's worries. While teaching the king's swordsmanship well, you also We must protect the king’s safety.”
Zhao Wangyong stood in front of Handan City and looked away. Bai Laoyi's vehicle stopped within sight of Zhao Wangyong, stepped down and called: "Your Majesty." Then he ran up and said: "Your Majesty." Then he knelt down and bowed. Zhao Wangyong helped the old white ant up and said, "Uncle Wang, there is no need to pay such a courtesy." The little ant and white peony behind him knelt down at the same time, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty." Zhao Wangyong looked at the little ant and asked: "This is..." said the white old ant, "This is the little ant that the old minister has recently acquired." King Zhao Yong said happily, "Uncle Wang has another counselor beside him." Look at the age of the little ant and its relationship with it. He is of average size and can be valued so highly by the old white ant. He is by no means an ordinary mediocre insect. He is young and promising. He is young and promising. Bai Shao raised his head and looked up at him and said: "Brother Wang." Zhao Wangyong put his eyes on Bai Shao and said in surprise: "Sister Wang is so stunning!" Bai Laoyi stood aside and said: "Little girl Too many are stubborn and undisciplined." Zhao Wangyong stepped forward and said, "All of you, get up." He stood in front of Mr. Bai, looked up at him, and said, "Uncle Wang, let's go into the palace together and talk about it later."
The old white ant and Zhao Wangyong entered the Zhao Palace together. Zhao Wangyong sat in front of several tables, looked at the old ant Bai, and said: "Uncle Wang, please take a seat." After the old ant Bai kowtowed, he said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he sat aside. Zhao Wangyong looked at Mr. Bai and said, "Uncle Wang, you have worked hard here." Mr. Bai said, "Serving the country and the people, I don't feel it is hard. I hope that the king will take state affairs as the most important thing." Zhao Wangyong said, "I have worked hard for the country and the people." Already known, what can Uncle Wang gain from going to Zhangshui?" Bai Laoyi said: "I have gained a lot from Zhangshui. Qin and Zhao have just experienced a war, and most of the young and middle-aged people have participated in the war. The old, weak, women and children are left. They are living in dire straits. Your Majesty, our people are suffering! We have no food left." Zhao Wangyong said with a sad face: "The widows are already among the memorials written by Uncle Wang. I saw it, and Uncle Wang has a good plan for this." Bai Laodama presented an account book and said: "Your Majesty, I have an account book here, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it." King Zhao Yong ordered the eunuch standing beside him to take the account book from Bai Lao The account book in Ant's hand was carefully checked. The white old ant said: "Your Majesty, this is the account of the money donated by various local officials at Zhu Mu's funeral. What clues can your Majesty see?" Zhao Wangyong looked at the numbers in the account and said: "They are The money donated is several times more than their annual salary." Are you even thinking about where the huge sums of money donated by these local officials come from? It was Zhao Wangyong who suddenly woke up and said: "Corrupt officials, no wonder the people of our Zhao country are so poor, we should start with them first to combat corruption." The old white ant immediately bowed to him and said: "Your Majesty is a wise man and a talented person. What your Majesty said is very good. Yes, the first priority is to rectify the administration of officials, so as to appease the people and make them convinced." Then he ordered his followers to bring up boxes after boxes of silver and place them in the middle of the hall, saying: "Your Majesty, Zhu Haiyan will help the local officials The donated money will be handed over every penny." He also presented Zhu Haiyan's thank you note. He was shocked by the words in it. He looked up and said, "Zhu Haiyan is a loyal minister of Wu Chong, an upright official! Put these The money is abundant in the treasury, and the military supplies are expected." Bai Lao said: "The Qin State is conducting large-scale military exercises in Lantian. It wants to go east to Hangu Pass and shock the princes of Shandong, but our Zhao State is worried. Your Majesty needs to station troops in Taiyuan and Anyi. Make them respond to each other from afar, and suppress the Qin State from going east again. Money and grain are the most important thing in the army, and these money are used to finance the army. At the same time, the king can send envoys to Wei and Chu, so that the two great countries of Wei and Chu can cooperate with each other. We, the Zhao State, have formed an alliance, and South Korea must follow it to form a unified force and jointly resist, and the border fortress will be safe." After hearing what Bai Laoyi said, Zhao Wangyong felt that it was just what he wanted, and said: "If this continues, the few will be safe. Chong can free up his hands to rectify the officials, recuperate with the people, and reorganize the army to prepare for war. So, why Chong is willing to send an envoy to the two big countries of Wei and Chu?" Bai Laoyi recommended: "Your Majesty, let the old minister's new retainer Xiaoyi go as an envoy. There are two big countries, Wei and Chu." Zhao Wangyong pondered for a long time and said, "How can a little ant be able to take on this responsibility?" The old white ant sat aside and said, "Your Majesty, this little ant has extraordinary talents and can talk. He is eloquent and benevolent, and impresses the two kings of Wei and Chu with the sincerity of the little ant." Zhao Wangyong said: "Okay, let the little ant enter the palace."
Zhao Wangyong summoned Xiao Yi in the palace. Xiao Yi entered the palace of the King of Zhao and met Zhao Wangyong. He kowtowed and said like a Confucian scholar, "Your Majesty." Zhao Wangyong said, "You are Xiao Yi." Xiao Yi looked up at him and said, "I am Nan. Xiao Yi." Zhao Wangyong looked at Xiao Yi and said: "Uncle Wang recommended you to Wei Chu as an envoy to the two countries of Wei and Chu. Are you willing?" Xiao Yi replied: "For the sake of the stability of the people of Zhao State, I am willing to go to Wei as an envoy. The two kingdoms of Chu." Zhao Wangyong was very happy after hearing this and said: "I personally appoint Nandan Xiaoyi as the ambassador of Wei and Chu. Let's set off today." Xiaoyi knelt down and said: "I accept the order." Zhao Wang Yong said: "My beloved, please be free." Then Xiao Yi left the Zhao Palace.
The next day, Xiao Yi stood in front of the carriage, and only Bai Shao Chong came to see him off. Bai Shao looked at the little ant and said, "The road is long and long, so you need to take care of it." The little ant and the white peony looked at each other, like two lovers saying goodbye. Xiao Yi said: "Miss, please take care and wait for me to come back." Bai Shao said affectionately and silently: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Xiao Yi stepped back a few steps, bowed, turned around, got into the car behind him, and looked back Go and call out: "Bai Shao, go back." Bai Shao stood there and just waved his hand, watching it leave. Xiao Yi drove out of Handan City. Suddenly, I heard an insect calling from above the city tower: "Little ant, little ant." The boxcar stopped in front of the city tower. Xiao Yi got up and got off the car, looked up and saw Bai Shao standing on the tower, accompanied by a maid. The little ant called out: "White peony." The white peony said: "Little ant, I will miss you." The little ant said: "White peony, you have to wait for me to come back." The white peony just nodded silently. Xiao Yi then turned around and got into the car, stood on the car and called out: "Bai Shao, please go back, it's windy outside." Bai Shao called out: "Okay, I listen to you." Two lines of tears fell down. Xiao Yi drove away until Xiao Yi's carriage disappeared from its sight.
The green mountains in the distance are empty, with occasional drizzle falling. On the edge of the Zhang River, crossing the Zhang River is the territory of Wei State. This is where it met white peony root, and the impression was particularly profound. After the little ant stayed at the edge of Zhangshui for a while, he drove across Zhangshui, entered the territory of Wei State, and entered Daliang, the capital of Wei. Xiao Yi drove the car and stopped outside Daliang City. The soldiers guarding the city asked: "What kind of insect is under the city? What are you doing in Daliang, the capital of Wei?" Xiao Yi stood on the carriage and shouted: "I am Xiao Yi, the envoy of the State of Zhao. I am sent to Wei as an envoy on the order of the King of Zhao." Kingdom, please open the city gate, general." Then the city gate opened, and Xiao Yi drove into Daliang, the capital of Wei.
Xiao Yi stood outside the main hall of the Wei Palace, waiting for the king of Wei's summons. The eunuch entered the palace of Wei and faced the king of Wei. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the State of Zhao is outside the palace asking for an audience." The king of Wei sat on the main hall and said, "I know, you can go down first." After the eunuch withdrew, The King of Wei faced the Prime Minister of Wei and said: "Prime Minister, why do you think the envoys from the State of Zhao came to our State of Wei?" The state defeated the state of Zhao. The next day, it attacked Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao. The state of Zhao used all the troops in the country to defend Handan. After several months of fighting, the Qin army could not conquer it and retreated. The state of Zhao's national power was greatly damaged. The envoys of the state of Zhao came this time. He must have come to unite our Wei State to resist the powerful Qin State." The King of Wei began to mutter at this time and said: "If we summon the envoys of the Zhao State, we will offend the Qin State, and the Qin State sends troops to attack. How should we, the Wei State, defend ourselves? ? If we do not summon the Zhao envoys, we will offend Zhao and we will lose the barrier of Zhao. What do you think I should do?" At this time, King Wei was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do. However, the Prime Minister of Wei disagreed and said: "Your Majesty, otherwise, if the envoys of the State of Zhao are turned away, it will be a sign of weakness to the State of Qin, and the State of Qin will send troops even more unscrupulously to attack the State of Wei, which will pave the way for the subsequent sending of letters to the east. Guguan made preparations, and the strength of our Wei State was also weakened. Your Majesty, I thought it would be better to meet this Zhao envoy." The King of Wei listened to Wei Xiang's opinion and said: "Okay." Then he looked To the outside of the main hall, he said: "It is reported that the envoys of the State of Zhao have entered the palace." Then it was announced.
Xiao Yi helped the envoy go up the steps and entered the palace of the King of Wei. He met the King of Wei and said, "Foreign Minister Xiao Yi, please come to see the King of Wei." The King of Wei saw that Xiao Yi looked dignified and behaved like a gentleman. King Wei asked: "Under the main hall is the envoy of Zhao State, Xiao Yi." Xiao Yi replied: "Exactly." King Wei asked again: "Looking at your accent, you are not a insect from Zhao State." Xiao Yi raised his head He replied: "The foreign minister was originally from Nan Dan. He crossed the sea from Nan Dan to Qi State in the east, and then went to Zhao State. He was trapped in Zhang River. Xin was rescued by Zhao Wang Shu Bai Lao Da Yi and was accepted as a guest in the mansion." Wei Xiang He stepped forward and said: "The insect that is valued by the white old ant is by no means a mediocre insect. He must have a strategy for governing the country in his heart. If you enter our Wei Kingdom, the king will make you a senior official and you can participate in the government." The little ant replied: "If he deserted the old white ant and defected to the Wei State, wouldn't he be a small insect who forgets his loyalty for profit? Then who would believe him? It is not what a gentleman would do."
