Zhang Sheng sat in the carriage, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Zhang Liang shook his short legs and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, why don't you let me argue with him!"
Zhang Sheng glanced at his brother and said, "What do you want to argue with him about?"
Zhang Liang puffed out his chest and said, "He scolded my father!"
Zhang Sheng asked: "Why did he curse?"
Zhang Liang pondered for a long time, then hesitated and said, "My father is against Master Fei, so Master Fei must be wrong, right?"
Zhang Sheng didn't say anything.
Zhang Liang opened his mouth and nervously pulled his brother's sleeve: "Brother, it should be Young Master Fei, right?"
Zhang Sheng sighed, rubbed his second brother's head, and said, "This is very complicated."
Zhang Liang was puzzled: "I'm just asking what's right and what's wrong, why is it so complicated?"
Zhang Sheng said: "There is not only right and wrong in this world."
Zhang Liang wanted to ask more questions, but Zhang Sheng closed his eyes and did not answer.
The child shook his brother's sleeve in dissatisfaction, then leaned on the car window to look outside, attracted by the hustle and bustle outside.
Zhang Sheng opened his eyes, looked at his second brother whose attention was instantly diverted, and sighed again.
The second younger brother admired his father and eldest grandfather the most. When he was just enlightened, he said that he also wanted to become the Prime Minister of Korea and become a pillar of Korea like his father and eldest grandfather.
My second brother is still young and doesn’t know that he wants to become the Prime Minister of Korea. Right or wrong is not important.
"It was my mistake." Zhang Sheng pressed his forehead and muttered to himself in annoyance.
He did look down on Gongzi Fei in his heart, and as he was busy with the funeral, he did not have many plans for this trip.
Besides, who would have known that Prince Fei, who was neglected by the King of Han, would actually live in Changping Jun's house and be valued by Changping Jun
Zhang Sheng suddenly thought, Gongzi Fei came to Qin to study, could it be that he was not studying under Xunzi, but...
Even though he was mediocre, Zhang Sheng had been the son of a nobleman for so many years, so he still thought of what he needed to think about.
If Gongzi Fei was just a disciple of Xunzi, then his perfunctory attitude would not matter. But if Gongzi Fei was a disciple of Lord Changping, then the significance of his action would be very different.
Xunzi had many disciples, so they would not argue with him. But Lord Changping was powerful, so he might think that the Zhang family was looking down on him.
When Zhang Sheng thought of Changping Jun's status in front of the King of Qin, he felt anxious and fearful.
Zhang Liang, leaning against the car window, looked back at his brother who was wiping his sweat, and then turned his gaze back to Xianyang City.
His elder brother thought he was young, so he didn't say anything to him.
If my brother doesn't tell me, can't I check it myself? Zhang Liang, who was a little spoiled at the moment, thought very confidently.
He was also a well-known child prodigy. His teachers all said that with his current knowledge he could become an official. Just check Gongzi Fei's reputation in Xianyang and it would be easy to find him.
When Zhang Liang was in the capital of Han, he often wandered around alone, visiting wise men and elders. So when he came to Xianyang, he thought he could still do it based on his past experience.
The next day, Zhang Sheng came to see Zhu Xiang in a panic.
Zhu Xiang thought Zhang Sheng was here to deliver a letter to him, but when he saw that Zhang Sheng looked like he was about to cry, he asked in confusion, "Why are you so flustered?"
Zhang Sheng fell to the ground and bowed: "My second brother left a letter and ran away! I, I don't know anyone in Xianyang City. I beg Lord Changping to help me. I, my Zhang family will definitely give him a generous gift..."
"Okay, get up." Zhu Xiang frowned, "Explain the cause and effect clearly."
Zhang Sheng cried and talked about Zhang Liang leaving a letter and running away to visit Gongzi Feiming.
He really has nowhere else to go.
He asked the Korean envoy team to report to the Qin government, but the Korean envoys were very afraid of the King of Qin. Although they would help him ask the King of Qin to find the child, they were dragging their feet in preparing gifts and words, and no one knew when they would be ready.
Zhang Sheng remembered that he still had a chance to meet Lord Changping, who was a well-known gentleman. Perhaps Lord Changping would help him because his younger brother was young.
Even though he had just offended Lord Changping yesterday, he couldn't care less about his second brother being lost.
"Xunzi, I'm going out for a while." After hearing what Zhang Sheng said, Zhu Xiang immediately changed his clothes and went out.
Xunzi asked, "You want to help him find it yourself?"
Zhu Xiang thought to himself, although the current Liu Hou was still a naughty child, he didn't want the Liu Hou of this world to leave the stage of history by being kidnapped by human traffickers.
Zhu Xiang had a headache. Xianyang City was so big, he didn't know if he could find it.
Although the household registration system of the Qin State was very strict, Shang Yang could not escape even if he wanted to. But now it is a feudal society without a surveillance network. When Qin Shi Huang was assassinated, no one could find the person, so it is even more difficult to find a lost child.
The upper limit of Qin's search for Shang Yang was to catch him, and the lower limit was to not catch the assassin who assassinated Qin Shi Huang. This range was so large that Zhu Xiang really didn't dare to count on it.
Zhu Xiang said, "Let me try. Han sent an envoy to Qin, but the child was lost in Xianyang. What's going on?"
Xunzi glanced at Zhang Sheng, who was crying, and said, "Xianyang is so big, it's hard to find a child."
"I know, I'll do my best." Zhu Xiang said, "He never goes out alone, he should be safe, he just hid himself."
Zhang Sheng cried and said, "He went out alone."
Zhu Xiang: “…”
Zhu Xiang took a deep breath and said, "How did you teach your child?! Where are the servants and guests you brought with you? Did they let your child go out on his own?! Forget it, let's talk while we walk."
Zhu Xiang had a headache. Was it true that Liu Hou in this world was going to be abducted by human traffickers and leave the stage of history? How did the Zhang family teach their children
On the way, Zhu Xiang heard the whole story.
When Zhang Liang was at home, he often went out without anyone around. Because he was loved by his parents and elders, and in order to train Zhang Liang, Zhang Ping quietly condoned this.
However, when Zhang Liang went out, the elders would send someone to follow him. And Zhang Ping had informed the guards of the capital, so Zhang Liang would be protected wherever he went and would not encounter any danger.
But who would have thought that after Zhang Liang arrived in Xianyang City, he also went out alone.
Zhang Sheng's current position is not prominent, and it is not good for him to show off more than the person in charge of the diplomatic mission. He accompanied the Han envoys to the Qin State this time, and did not bring many servants with him.
Zhang Liang had always been very well-behaved, and Zhang Sheng also thought that his smart second brother must know that it was dangerous to wander around in unfamiliar places, so he assumed that Zhang Liang would not run around.
So when Zhang Liang suddenly left a letter and ran away, Zhang Sheng and the servants he brought with him did not notice it.
Zhu Xiang looked at Zhang Liang's letter and asked, "Have you asked people nearby?"
Zhang Sheng was at a loss: "What do you want to ask?"
Zhu Xiang: “…”
Zhu Xiang held his forehead. Perhaps Zhang Sheng was so anxious that he became stupid. He couldn't be considered stupid.
Zhu Xiang guessed that Zhang Liang might be trying to sneak into the Xianyang Academy to find out about Han Fei. He sent people to the Xianyang Academy and went to where Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang lived to ask if anyone around had seen Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang would not have relied on his short legs to go to the Xianyang Academy. If he was not looking for a place to rent a carriage, he would have ridden his own horse.
Zhu Xiang came to where Zhang Sheng lived and first went to the horse farm to take a look. Sure enough, a foal was missing.
He felt relieved.
If you go out on horseback by yourself, you will have less contact with other people in the city and the possibility of being kidnapped is much smaller.
There were so many people and horses where the Korean envoys lived that the traces left by the foal had long disappeared.
Zhang Sheng's panic finally eased a little.
He looked at Changping Jun, who was chatting skillfully with the poorly dressed common people in Xianyang City, and inexplicably recalled Changping Jun's background.
He had heard that Lord Changping was born into a commoner family, so he loved the people. He thought it was just other people's flattery, but after seeing him today, he realized that perhaps his reputation was well-deserved.
He thought again of Changping Jun's disdain for the Zhang family, and felt mixed emotions.
Chang Pingjun and the Zhang family were not of the same kind, but he was willing to come and help him find his second brother. No wonder people praised him highly.
Changping originally belonged to Han. After Zhu Xiang was named Lord of Changping, the Han scholars did not have as good an impression of Zhu Xiang as those of the other six states, believing that Zhu Xiang had occupied the land of Han. Therefore, although the brothers Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang knew Zhu Xiang's reputation for benevolence, they did not have a deep understanding of him and did not have much respect for him.
Zhang Sheng was afraid of Zhu Xiang only because Zhu Xiang was the uncle of Crown Prince Zheng and the powerful Lord Changping of Qin.
Only now did he begin to face Zhu Xiang as a person.
When Zhu Xiang and Zhang Sheng were looking for the naughty kid everywhere, the naughty kid was trying to sneak into the Xianyang Academy.
When Zhang Liang was in Xinzheng, the capital of Han, he could go wherever he wanted, even sneaking into confidential areas.
He always thought that it was because of his excellent acting skills and intelligence that he could fool the adults and get into so many places.
Now he used the same trick again, thinking he could easily sneak into Xianyang Academy by pretending to be a student there. But the gatekeeper stopped him with a "show your ID card" request.
"Yan" is the identity card of the Qin State, and Shang Yang failed because of it.
At present, Qin has not yet unified the world, and its control over the Qin people is very strong. Now many Eastern scholars have come to Qin, and King Qin Zichu has added guards to Xianyang City, and the household registration verification has become more strict.
Anyone who wants to enter Xianyang City must first obtain a Qin identity token.
Zhang Liang originally had an ID card, but it was in Zhang Sheng's possession.
Although Zhang Liang had read a lot of things, Qin Law was not among them. So he didn't know that there was such a thing as an "identity card" in Qin.
Seeing that the Qin people were about to arrest him, Zhang Liang immediately brought up his identity as the son of the prime minister.
He was smart. He did not say that he was the son of the Prime Minister of Han, but lied that he was the son of Prime Minister Lin Zhi.
When Zhang Liang was in Han, he often pretended to be the son of a nobleman who was well known to his elders. He was dressed in a gentle manner and looked like a nobleman, so his lies always worked. When people who were disrespectful to him heard his lie, they immediately became respectful to him, and it always worked.
"No matter whose son you are, you are not allowed to enter the academy without a test." The gatekeeper was unmoved.
Zhang Liang shouted angrily, "How dare you stop me! If my father knew about this, your whole family would be sent to guard the border!"
The gatekeepers didn't even bother to raise their eyelids.
If he lets someone in without a "test", his whole family will go to guard the border.
Zhang Liang snorted coldly: "I don't believe you dare to stop me!"
He walked in with a swagger, thinking that the soldiers would never dare to hurt him.
As soon as he took a step forward, he was pinned to the ground and tied up by the gatekeepers.
This was the first time Zhang Liang was tied up in his life. He was so angry that he screamed and attracted a lot of people to watch.
"I am the son of Prime Minister Lin! How dare you hurt me!" Zhang Liang was so angry that he wanted to bite the soldiers who tied him up.
A person nearby couldn't stand it anymore and said slowly, "The Prime Minister of Qin is Lord Cai, Lord Lin is the chancellor. You are wrong."
Zhang Liang: “… ?!”
Zhang Liang was very smart and realized that he was being deceived. He snorted coldly, "I am from a noble family, and my grandfather was a high minister of the State of Zhao. Lord Cai is just an ordinary scholar, how could he be above my father!"
The man said, "Even if you say so, the Prime Minister of Qin is Lord Cai. You lied about being the Prime Minister's son and tried to break into a strategic area. Even though you are not yet an adult, you should be punished by being tattooed and exiled."
Zhang Liang cursed: "Who are you trying to scare?"
The man said, "I'm not trying to scare you. I'm just telling you the truth. You know what I mean? This is what Chang Ping Jun often says. Chang Ping Jun..."
"Okay, okay, Meng Yi, you can't stop talking about Changping Jun." Another fatter young man said, "Are you still going to listen to today's class?"
"Listen." Meng Yi said, "Zhang Cang, but Prime Minister Lin is the brother-in-law of Lord Changping. I cannot tolerate anyone tarnishing Prime Minister Lin's name."
Zhang Cang sighed: "Then I'll go to class and help you take notes?"
Meng Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhang."
"Who tarnished Uncle Lin's name?" A cold but hoarse voice sounded, and the noisy scene immediately fell silent.
Meng Yi and Zhang Cang's faces immediately became serious, and they bowed like everyone else.
Zhang Liang, who was covered in dust, raised his head and saw only a foot wearing a black cloth boot.
Ying Xiaozheng lowered his head and looked at the boy crawling on the ground, frowning: "Who are you?"
Zhang Liang: "I am..."
Ying Xiaozheng drew a long sword from his waist and stabbed the young man in the neck.
He said indifferently: "I can kill anyone who insults my elders."
Zhang Liang trembled and finally felt scared.
At this time, he finally realized that Xianyang City and Xinzheng City were different.
"I am Zhang Liang, the son of Zhang Ping, the Prime Minister of Han. I am accompanying the Han envoys to Qin." Zhang Liang's voice became weak. "I just want to go to the Xianyang Academy to attend classes."
Ying Xiaozheng did not retract his sword: "Since you are an envoy of the Kingdom of Han, you can enter the Xianyang Academy with your envoy's credentials. Why do you pretend to be Uncle Lin's son?"
Zhang Liang's mouth drooped, and he couldn't help but burst into tears: "I was like this in Xinzheng. As long as you claim to be the son of a noble, there is no place you can't go."
Aren’t you Qin people too weird
When the people around heard Zhang Liang's words, their expressions were somewhat complicated.
Ying Xiaozheng sheathed his sword and said, "If you are really the son of the Korean envoy, then let the Korean envoy come to the prison to take you away. Take you away and put you in prison."
The gatekeeper immediately said, "Yes, Prince!"
The prince?! Zhang Liang raised his head and finally saw the face of the person in front of him.
The man in front of him had a high nose bridge, large and narrow eyes, a sharp jaw, and a tall and straight figure. When he looked down at him from a high position, his aura was so arrogant that he couldn't help but hold his breath.
The naughty kid finally learned to be afraid.
Zhang Liang opened his mouth and burst into tears: "Wuwuwu, brother, save me! I don't want to be locked up in jail!"
Ying Xiaozheng was unmoved: "Take him away."
"Wait... wait a minute!" The person sent by Zhu Xiang arrived late, "Greetings to the Crown Prince! This person is the family member of the Korean envoy, and the Lord Father sent me to find him!"
Ying Xiaozheng hummed, and said, "Take him away."
The guards behind him carried the crying Zhang Liang away.
(End of this chapter)