"Okay!" Qin Song took a wine cup for himself without hesitation,
He sat down next to Ying Zheng,
He reached out for the wine pot,
Qin Yi grabbed it first and poured him a full cup,
He glanced at Ying Zheng, who was thinking about something, turned around and asked with a smile, "Will there really be good wine tomorrow?"
Qin Song took the wine cup and drank it in one gulp. Then, he took the wine pot from Qin Yi's hand,
He still liked to drink by himself,
He smiled and said, "I'm lying to you... have you seen any good wine that can be brewed in a day?"
Qin Yi's face quickly fell,
Qin Song smiled and said, "However, although there is no good wine,
There is a strong wine that you have never tasted in your life. I won't let you down tomorrow. "
Qin Yi said happily, "Then I'll wait for the good news?"
Qin Song replied with a hum.
He looked at Ying Zheng and smiled slightly,
He said, "The King Of Qin is summoned,
What orders do you have? "
Ying Zheng looked at the young man with a smile on his face.
What appeared in his mind was the youth covered in wounds, chained to the wall, looking at him coldly and saying, "Killing people is just a nod of the head. Do you really want to humiliate me to this extent?" For some reason, he felt a little breathless. Why did he lose his mind back then when such a young man was like the bright moon and the cool breeze..,
Forcing him into such an unbearable situation....
The wound on his chest seemed to begin to ache again..
His gaze drifted outside the window and back again,
He asked, "Born in sorrow and die in peace... who wrote this sentence?"
Qin Song almost forgot about this matter,
Why was he still thinking about it after so long? He shook his head and said, "I don't remember."
Ying Zheng said, "I sent people to Chu and other places to inquire, but no one has ever heard of this sentence. I also sent a letter to Chu, saying that if Chu Chu sent the full article, I would not invade for the next five years. How do you think the King Of Chu reacted? "
Qin Song smiled. Does that mean that they won't be able to invade within the next five years?
He shrugged and said, "How would I know?"
Ying Zheng sneered and said, "Not long after, the King Of Chu indeed sent an article over. It was beautifully written, but unfortunately, it was full of flowery words. I was sick of reading it!"
Qin Song could only smile bitterly. This seemed like something King Chu would do.
Ying Zheng stared at him without blinking and said, "I have already announced to the world that whoever can publish the full text will be rewarded with a title of nobility. As for the author of the text, one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers is free to choose …"
Qin Song raised his cup and said with a smile, "Then I must congratulate Your Majesty in advance for finding such a talent …"
Ying Zheng interrupted him and said, "How do you know that I haven't obtained anything yet?"
Qin Song thought that he had let it slip. After a slight shock, he smiled and said, "If the King Of Qin had already found someone, you wouldn't have come to ask me."
Ying Zheng's gaze finally moved away from his face and said lightly, "My reward is not small. Unfortunately, until now, not to mention the author and the original text, I can't even get one more sentence or word … Qin Song, what do you think is the reason for this?"
Qin Song drank the wine in his cup and said, "Your Majesty should discuss this matter with the ministers of the imperial court."
"But I think that in this world, only you, Qin Song, can give me an answer."
Qin Song smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't remember this matter."
He sighed and said, "It's just a few words. Why is the King Of Qin so persistent?"
"Although it's just a few words, each word is like a gem that can illuminate thousands of miles. Besides, the story you told me, Qin Song, about buying the bones of a horse with a thousand gold coins, I've always kept it in my mind … But, Qin Song, you're really strange, as you can forget such a wonderful story so easily, and you don't even have the intention to ask for it. "Ying Zheng said slowly," Tell me, if I add another condition … "
Qin Song smiled and drank slowly, but he didn't say anything.
Ying Zheng stared at him and said word by word, "If someone writes the entire text, I will respectfully send Yi An back to his country and help him ascend to the position of King Of Chu … What do you think?"
Qin Song couldn't smile anymore. His hand that was holding the cup stopped in midair. His expression was slightly cold. He didn't want to beat around the bush and said, "Your Majesty, do you think that the text was written by me?"
Ying Zheng looked at him and said, "It wasn't?"
Qin Song drank the wine in his cup in one gulp and said, "It wasn't."
Ying Zheng took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and asked, "What about this one?"
Qin Song glanced at it and then looked away. He still said, "It wasn't."
He said again, "King Of Qin, don't think too highly of me. If I could write such a beautiful text, why would I be called 'Qin Song'?"
In the eyes of the people of that era, music couldn't compare to poetry and essays in elegance. As a result, the name of Qiu Yun was much more resounding in Southern Chu than his. If he could really write such an essay, how could those refined scholars dare to use the words "Qin Song" to refer to him?
He didn't want to continue arguing with Ying Zheng, so he stood up and said, "I have an appointment with someone to drink tea. If Your Majesty has nothing else to say, I will take my leave."
But he didn't wait for Ying Zheng to answer. He cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Ying Zheng's eyes followed the young man's back and watched him disappear outside the door. He closed his eyes and thought, "Even Yi An … In this world, what else can move you? Qin Song?"
His fingers gently ran across the paper. Where his fingertips passed, there was the young man's confident and vigorous handwriting. "Prosperity, the people suffer. Death, the people suffer."
Qin Yi sent Qin Song downstairs and returned to the private room. He saw Ying Zheng looking downstairs expressionlessly. His eyes were heavy. He couldn't help but sigh silently. "If you knew this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place."
He also looked up and saw that the person next to the young man who didn't look like a person reached out and put his hand on the young man's shoulder. He lowered his voice and said something, which made the young man shake his head and laugh. He laughed so hard that his eyes seemed to be twinkling like stars, which made the passers-by feel absent-minded.
This young man, why didn't he smile at him like that? Qin Yi was a little jealous. That young man also smiled at him, but it was a pity that the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Qin Yi didn't come back to his senses until the two of them got on the carriage. He coughed to cover up his gaffe and said, "Your Majesty, if you say that Qin Song isn't the author, I would believe you. But when he said that he didn't even remember the article, I don't believe a word of it … Your Majesty, maybe he's not … Otherwise, why would he refuse such an offer?"
Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze from downstairs and said coldly, "Naturally, it's because he has other plans."
Qin Yi said disapprovingly, "He just came out yesterday. What plans could he have?"
Ying Zheng said lightly, "Qin Yi, don't ever underestimate him."
Qin Yi didn't take it to heart. He was just a teenager. No matter how good he was, there was a limit. He was more inclined to believe that Qin Song saw that Ying Zheng was using the article "Born in hardship and die in peace" to do him a favor. After all, he was just a teenager.
But he still agreed. He couldn't tell the King Of Qin directly that he just didn't want to be entangled with him.
Ying Zheng said again, "Pass down my order. Yi An will be appointed as a doctor. He will be in charge of the recruitment of talents."
"Your Majesty?"
Yi An was the prince of Chu, and he had that kind of relationship with Ying Zheng. Was it appropriate for him to be appointed as an official?
Ying Zheng said, "Qin Song once said that if you want to attract talented people in the world, you must first let the world know that I have a heart of love for talent …"
Thousands of gold for a wen, three dukes for a person, and a hostage for an enemy country to be an official. This should be enough sincerity, right?
After a pause, he said, "Among all the countries in the world, who can compare to Southern Chu when it comes to recruiting talents from the people? In the past, other countries also learned the imperial examination method of Southern Chu. Unfortunately, they made it so that scholars from other countries often went to Southern Chu to participate in the imperial examination. After they obtained scholarly honors, they would be put in important positions when they returned to their countries. Southern Chu has been weak for a long time, but it can occupy the most prosperous land and struggle at death's door until now. One of the important reasons is that scholars who return to their countries feel grateful for the friendship of Chu and secretly help them. Yi An is the prince of Southern Chu. Even if he spends most of his time indulging in the four arts, under the influence of others, he is still much better than the people of Qin. "
Qin Yi muttered, "If he wanted to use someone, he should use Qin Song. In any case, he was born in Xie Yuan …"
Ying Zheng said indifferently, "He was indifferent when I offered him the position of Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. What's a mere scholar?"
Qin Yi couldn't help but feel a little scared. He said, "Your Majesty, if Qin Song really admitted that he wrote that essay, would Your Majesty really make him one of the Three Dukes? He is only sixteen years old, right? "
Ying Zheng said indifferently, "Qin Song's talent is not inferior to anyone else's. If he dares to take the position of Prime Minister, I will dare to give him the title. If he is willing to take the position, I will be willing to use him."
"But Your Majesty, after all, he is …"
Ying Zheng interrupted, "In Daqin, I alone have the final say. Even if I give him a high position, what can he do?" If he could be made an official, he could also be removed from an official position. Even if he was made Prime Minister, what could he do?
Qin Yi looked at Ying Zheng. He tactfully did not remind him of the fact that he had almost died at the hands of Qin Song.
…
Qin Song went downstairs and turned around to look at the iron arrow nailed into the signboard behind him. Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder. Han Pu laughed and said, "What are you looking at?"
"Looking at the arrow."
Han Pu also glanced and muttered, "What's there to look at?"
"I was shot by it before." Qin Song reached out to touch the spot on his shoulder where he had once been injured. He closed his eyes and said, "… It was very painful."
Han Pu looked around and put his arm around his shoulder. He lowered his voice and said in his ear, "Actually, I was also shot by it before … It was very painful!" His appearance was very exaggerated.
Qin Song could not help but laugh. He walked side by side with him to the carriage and asked, "Where is Yu Sheng?"
Han Pu said, "I sent him back."
He continued, "I don't think Yu Sheng is a spy. He is so honest, he is not pretending."
Qin Song smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if he is a spy or not. After all, he was sent by the King Of Qin." No matter if he was sent to protect him or to monitor him, as long as he was sent by Ying Zheng, he could not completely trust him.
"That's true." Han Pu nodded and changed the topic. He said, "What did the King Of Qin say to you?"
Qin Song shrugged. "He was just trying to find something to talk about." What did he mean by "Born in hardship and die in peace"? It was obviously just a joke he made up at the last minute.
Han Pu laughed and bumped his shoulder. He said, "Maybe he just wanted you to know that he was the one who asked Qin Yi to shoot that arrow for you — to show off his achievement!"
Qin Song shook his head and laughed. He said, "Do you think everyone is as boring as you?"
Han Pu said disdainfully, "That guy is even more boring than me!" A man who was in love was not only boring, but also childish.
Qin Song could not be bothered with him. He asked, "Western Qin and Northern Qi, I don't think they have ever fought before?"
The topic changed so quickly! Han Pu said, "Yes, they used to be separated by Wei and Han, so they could not fight. Why? They have not fought for at least a hundred years. "
Qin Song sighed and said, "Don't you think that the arrow Qin Yi shot at Wang Meng was especially gentle?"
"It's normal to be gentle." Han Pu had already noticed it. They were so close to each other, but the force was still so light. He snorted and said, "When he shot at us, he was shooting at death's door. When he shot at Wang Meng, it was just a warning. Of course, it's different."
If he had shot at Wang Meng with the force he used to shoot them, his body might have turned cold by now.
Qin Song said, "That's why I'm curious. Why was it a warning?"
"Qin Song, you're the one who's curious." Han Pu said, "You're talking nonsense. What are you trying to say?"
Qin Song said, "You've tried to assassinate Ying Zheng many times, so you should know him well. Tell me, with his temperament, why would he spare Wang Meng's life?"
"Yeah." Han Pu was also surprised. "With Ying Zheng's temperament, why would he spare Wang Meng's life? Besides, he did it right in front of you. Unless … "
Han Pu's eyes suddenly widened. He lowered his voice again and said, "He doesn't want to fight!"
"Yeah, he doesn't want to fight." Qin Song shrugged and sighed. "Even you can tell that he doesn't want to fight."
Han Pu said, "If even I can tell, then doesn't that mean Qi Ren …"
Qin Song said calmly, "Qi Ren can naturally tell as well."
Han Pu said, "That can't be, right? There are many capable people around the King Of Qin. The King Of Qin himself is also quite wise. Don't tell me none of them can tell that Qi Ren is deliberately testing them? "
Qin Song said, "It's not that they can't tell, it's just that they don't even bother to look at it. In the end, they don't care about Northern Qi at all. They're just a group of barbarians. First, they'll temporarily stabilize them. After they catch their breath, they'll devour them in one gulp. How is it worth their time to study them? "
Qin Song smiled and said lazily, "Therefore, Daqin's biggest problem now is not that Qi Ren is testing them, but that things have been going too smoothly for them in the past few years. For so many years, they've always been the ones taking the initiative to attack. They've always thought of themselves as invincible tigers hunting everywhere. They've never thought that someone would also think of them as prey that must be hunted …"
"Previously, I thought that everything would be fine after dealing with Qi Ren's testing and preventing them from invading on a large scale. Now that I think about it, what's the use of dealing with them? Qi Ren already has the intention to fight for the world, but Qin Ren still doesn't have the intention to start a full-scale war. Once Qi Ren invades Daqin and finds that Daqin can't deal with them, they'll send more troops south. At this time, I'm afraid that Daqin, which is strong in offense but weak in defense, will be flustered and may be defeated. " Qin Song said, "Daqin has many elite soldiers and strong generals, but it lacks a strategist who's very careful and good at analyzing the overall situation. It also lacks …"
"What?"
Qin Song shrugged, "… a basin of cold water." The entire Daqin was now in a state of fever and arrogance.
Han Pu sighed and said, "Then what should we do now?"
Qin Song glanced at him and said, "Do you think we have nothing better to do? What does it have to do with you? "
Han Pu looked at him eagerly, "Qin Song …"
"You'd better move quickly!"
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