Zichu finally got to eat roast duck.
The filial son Ying Xiaozheng personally made roast duck for Zichu. Zichu enjoyed it with one portion of duck meat and one portion of scallion dipped in sweet noodle sauce.
Zhu Xiang was laughing to himself while wrapping roast duck for Xunzi.
In front of Xunzi, Ying Xiaozheng could only be a filial and good prince.
I see you are still rebellious, but you dare not rebel in front of Xunzi
After eating the roast duck, Zichu and Zhu Xiang admired the moon for a while, cursed the mediocrity in the court for a while, and then went to bed.
Early the next morning, Zichu took Ying Xiaozheng back to the palace and continued to work on official business.
Zhu Xiang stood at the door to see him off, and asked Zichu to carry two fat ducks and two fat chickens away.
Zichu had just finished his mourning period, so he should take care of his body. Zhu Xiang had already written down the recipes for crispy roasted chicken and roasted duck to the imperial chefs in the palace, so that Zichu and Zheng'er could enjoy as much as they wanted.
Not long after Zichu and Ying Xiaozheng left, the brothers Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang came to visit.
Both brothers had bloodshot eyes, and it seemed they didn't sleep well at night.
Zhu Xiang was laughed at by Zichu for bullying the younger generation. Although he knew that Zichu was joking, he still felt a little embarrassed when he saw Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang again.
With a stern face, he invited the Zhang brothers, who must not have had a good breakfast, to have a meal. He arranged millet porridge and steamed dumplings, as well as a dish of pickled cabbage with a little hot sauce and a dish of pickled radish mixed with sesame oil.
Zhu Xiang said: "If you can't eat spicy food, don't dip it in hot sauce. You can eat xiaolongbao with vinegar."
Zhang Sheng and Zhang Liang thought they had no appetite, but unexpectedly they gulped down a large bowl of porridge and ate five baskets of steamed buns.
Zhu Xiang kept asking people to serve him buns, but they didn't notice that they ate so many.
After seeing the two men finish their meal, Zhu Xiang asked someone to make some light green tea for them to relieve their greasy feeling.
The two drank tea, feeling warm and lazy, and they were both terrified and couldn't help but relax.
After Zhu Xiang saw that the two men had relaxed, he took them to the house where Han Fei had lived.
Han Fei would continue to live here when he returned to Xianyang, so he left a lot of manuscripts here and asked his servants to take care of them.
The two men saw that Han Fei had left Xianyang for several years, but Zhu Xiang not only preserved Han Fei's courtyard, but there was not even a speck of dust on the cabinets, which showed that he often sent people to clean it. They knew that Zhu Xiang was indeed very close to Han Fei.
The two of them were a little embarrassed. No wonder Changping Jun was so angry yesterday after he guessed my father's plan.
A gentleman can be bullied, but that doesn't mean he won't get angry when he is bullied, nor does it mean his relatives and friends will swallow their anger.
"These are the manuscripts he wrote when he was in Xianyang Academy. When he came back from Southern Qin, he might have edited more than half of them. But just from these manuscripts, we can see his talent." Zhu Xiang said, "You can read these first. Go to the pavilion in the courtyard. It's brighter there than in the house."
Zhu Xiang selected a few books and took the Zhang brothers to the courtyard. There were tables and chairs in the pavilion, and a small stove to heat water and add tea at any time.
Zhang Liang noticed that there was a small stool under one of the chairs, and immediately realized that this was Changping Jun taking special care of him, and he felt mixed emotions.
When the two brothers saw that Zhu Xiang had specially brought a soft cotton pillow, their faces turned red.
Especially Zhang Sheng, who couldn't help feeling embarrassed after realizing that Zhu Xiang treated them as his juniors.
He is obviously about the same age as Duke Xiang of Zhu!
Thinking that Duke Xiang of Zhu was already famous when he just came of age, while he himself had not achieved anything at the age of thirty, Zhang Sheng swallowed his words of refusal.
Seniority is not determined by age. He is marrying above his station because he can be the junior of Lord Changping.
After a short period of getting along, Zhang Sheng already knew that Changping Jun lived up to his reputation and that it was the Han court that underestimated Changping Jun. The fear in his heart finally turned into respect.
The main theme of Han Fei's political thought is "centralization of power in the monarch", the so-called "matters are in all directions but the key lies in the center, the sage holds the key and all directions follow his lead". He hated the hereditary aristocratic families who "violated the law to benefit themselves and consumed the country to benefit their own families", and advocated "dispersing their factions, taking in the rest, closing their doors, and depriving them of their supporters".
This political proposition was no different from the previous life even after meeting Zhu Xiang.
The difference between the Han Fei in this life and the Han Fei that Zhu Xiang knew was that the Han Fei was more down-to-earth, he lowered his head to see the common people, he integrated law and Confucianism more perfectly, and his words were not too extreme.
However, his political ideas were already very annoying in the eyes of the hereditary noble Zhang family.
These words were almost like scolding Zhang Xiang.
Although little Zhang Liang was spoiled by his family, the intelligence of the young Liu Hou was not low. He only flipped through a few pages of Han Fei's works, and his eyes dimmed.
If he was scolded by Zhu Xiang yesterday, little Zhang Liang still had some hope and hypnotized himself that Duke Zhu Xiang was the Lord of Changping of Qin, so he was biased towards the Prime Minister of Han.
After reading Han Fei's works, he immediately understood in his heart, just as Changping Jun and his brother said, even if Han Fei had the support of the Zhang family, the King of Han would not use Han Fei.
Little Zhang Liang said dejectedly, "If these books were to be spread, you would definitely become a virtuous person praised by the world."
Zhu Xiang said: "He already is now."
Looking at little Zhang Liang's dejected look, Zhu Xiang couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
He just couldn't do anything with well-behaved children. Even though little Zhang Liang was a naughty kid yesterday, little Zhang Liang today was indeed polite and considerate.
Zhu Xiang consoled him, "Perhaps the disaster of national destruction is imminent, and the King of Han and the ministers of Han will rise up. You don't have to be too depressed."
Little Zhang Liang was puzzled: "Zhi Leng?"
Zhu Xiang stood up the chopsticks he was using to pick up the cakes: "Stand up."
"Puchi..." Little Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing and quickly covered his mouth.
Zhu Xiang chuckled and handed a piece of osmanthus cake to little Zhang Liang: "You get hungry quickly at your age. Even though you just had breakfast, you should be a little hungry. Eat some osmanthus cake to fill your stomach."
The elder gave it to him, so he dared not refuse. After wiping his hands with a handkerchief, little Zhang Liang took the osmanthus cake with both hands, took a small bite carefully, and then his eyes lit up.
Zhang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the melancholy on his brother's face disappear.
He praised: "The chef at Lord Changping's house has superb skills. I have never eaten such delicious food in Korea."
Zhu Xiang held up the tea to cover his smile: "I am the chef. Thank you for the compliment."
Little Zhang Liang almost bit his tongue.
Zhu Xiang said, "Don't be surprised. Cooking is my hobby. But I didn't cook specifically for you two. The prince stayed at home yesterday, and I prepared breakfast and cakes for him, but I prepared a little more."
Zhang Sheng and little Zhang Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Changping Jun scolded them yesterday, and now he is cooking for them. That will scare them to death.
However, Zhu Xiang's kindness also made the two brothers guess that although Zhu Xiang was dissatisfied with the Zhang family, he had no intention of arguing with the younger generation after his anger subsided, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But Zhang Sheng felt a little embarrassed about being called a junior.
When little Zhang Liang heard the name "Prince Qin", he remembered the terrifying figure he saw yesterday and couldn't help but shrink his shoulders.
When Zhu Xiang saw that little Zhang Liang was afraid of Ying Xiaozheng, he couldn't help but laugh.
I don't know if Zhang Liang will assassinate Zheng'er again after the fall of Han in this life. I hope not. Zheng'er in this life will definitely have a stronger control over the world, and Zhang Liang may not be able to escape.
"If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me." Zhu Xiang said, "I'm not working in the fields today, so I'm very free."
Little Zhang Liang was surprised and asked, "Going to the countryside? Not going to court?"
After he was surprised, he immediately covered his mouth.
How can I not control my mouth!
Zhu Xiang said gently, "My only skill is farming. The important affairs of state are taken care of by the ministers in the court. I don't have much talent in government affairs, so I won't show off my talent. During the month you spend in Xianyang Academy, you may also follow the students to work in the fields. Agriculture and sericulture are important affairs of the state. If you don't know agriculture and sericulture, you don't know how to benefit the people; if you don't know how to benefit the people, you don't know how to make the country rich."
How did Zhang Liang become a famous prime minister and his personality change drastically
It was not to assassinate Qin or restore Zhao, but to see the suffering of the people at the end of Qin. When he first followed Liu Bang, he only assisted Liu Bang "temporarily" and was determined to restore Han and serve as the prime minister. Later, he prevented Liu Bang from enfeoffment and inherited the Qin system. Zhang Liang's change was almost earth-shaking. His life focus also shifted from the King of Han to the common people.
Huang Shigong only passed on the art of war to Zhang Liang; his philosophy of life and ideas on governing the country were his own.
Little Zhang Liang is still Zhang Liang. Zhu Xiang's scolding made him wake up early, and he might become a virtuous man like "Liu Hou" early.
Zhu Xiang was willing to give some advice, and the brothers Zhang Sheng and little Zhang Liang immediately began to study very diligently.
Zhu Xiang looked at little Zhang Liang's eyes full of curiosity and couldn't help but sigh.
Being awake is accompanied by pain.
Moreover, the Zhang Liang in the history books has Liu Bang, and the Zhang Liang here will not necessarily serve the enemy who destroyed Han. He may live in pain all his life.
History changes. The frustrated will rise up, while the once successful will fall into the dust.
Zhu Xiang sighed inwardly, and focused his attention on teaching the Zhang brothers carefully.
Without thinking about the future, Zhu Xiang was still very happy just thinking about teaching smart children.
Young Zhang Liang stayed in the Xianyang Palace as a book boy.
Xunzi originally looked down on Zhang Ping, but after taking a few glances at little Zhang Liang's homework, he took little Zhang Liang with him as his book boy.
Zhu Xiang originally planned to keep little Zhang Liang by his side to teach him. He had not met such a smart student for a long time.
But since Xunzi tried to snatch the person away, he could do nothing about it.
After hearing Zhu Xiang's praise, Ying Xiaozheng was very disdainful and specially left the palace to test young Zhang Liang.
Young Zhang Liang was very courageous. Although he had been imprisoned by Ying Xiaozheng, he was no longer afraid after a few days and even argued with Ying Xiaozheng about book knowledge.
Ying Xiaozheng hadn't met someone who could argue with him for a long time, and he also had the youthful spirit of winning. He left the government affairs to Zichu and wanted to compete with Xiao Zhangliang.
Zhu Xiang was extremely helpless.
Not only did he turn into a pufferfish after his rebellious period, but he also puffed up his lungs and grew thorns when he saw people, and he also turned into a fighting cock, right
It is so difficult to raise a child during his rebellious period.
Zichu was even more helpless: "Since the prince wants to be lazy, can the prince's uncle please come to the palace to handle government affairs on behalf of the prince?"
Zhu Xiang said earnestly: "Xia Tong, you are already a mature King of Qin, you must learn to handle government affairs by yourself. What are you going to do after Zheng'er and I leave... Ah, don't pull my hair!"
Prince Chu of Qin pulled the high white ponytail of Qin Changping Jun, who was too lazy to wear a crown, and left the manor under Xunzi's angry glare.
The book boy Zhang Liang was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out of his head.
He thought, fortunately his elder brother was living and studying in Xianyang Academy. His elder brother was timid and would be frightened to death after seeing this scene.
Ying Xiaozheng crossed his arms and snorted coldly: "My father and uncle are so unbecoming, and you still want me to respect them?!"
Little Zhang Liang covered his ears silently.
He did not want to hear the rebellious words of the Crown Prince of Qin, for he was afraid of being buried in Qin.
After a month, Ying Xiaozheng defeated little Zhang Liang who had no cheats and gave him a sword with great pride, telling him to keep an eye on it at all times so that he would learn from his mistakes and become braver.
Little Zhang Liang, who had lost all his reverence for the Crown Prince of Qin, was so angry that he wanted to break his sword.
He cursed: "When you become the King of Qin in the future, you will definitely be a tyrant!"
Ying Xiaozheng crossed his arms and said, "Yes, I am a tyrant."
Little Zhang Liang was so angry that one of his baby teeth was worn loose and he spat out the tooth covered in blood.
Ying Xiaozheng pulled Zhu Xiang's sleeve and laughed until tears came out: "Hahahaha, uncle, I made him so angry that he vomited blood!"
Zhu Xiang gave an awkward smile.
He also said that little Zhang Liang was a naughty child, and the rebellious teenager in his family was the naughtiest child.
How will history books record this? !
No matter what the history books record, he will make a note of it in his diary. After Zheng'er has passed his rebellious period, he will mention this to Zheng'er, hoping that Zheng'er will bravely admit that this is his dark history and will not quibble and say that he never did it.
Little Zhang Liang was so angry that he vomited blood, and followed his brother who couldn't help laughing.
Ying Xiaozheng wiped away the tears from laughing: "I thought he would study in Xianyang for a few more years before returning."
Zhu Xiang said: "He is very confident that he can learn thoroughly just by reading books. And he doesn't have time to learn slowly."
Ying Xiaozheng put away his smile and snorted coldly: "A mere child, can he save Han?"
Zhu Xiang said: "Even if he is not a child, he cannot save Han."
Not only are the King of Han and his ministers mediocre, but now the territory of Korea is only composed of small cities around the capital, and the hardware does not support Korea's rise.
If Qin attacked Han now, Han might only have soldiers left to guard the capital, and all other places would have to be abandoned.
So Zichu did not plan to attack Han again.
Before the Qin State was ready to swallow up the world in one go, the Seven Kingdoms were better off remaining seven, or even more than seven. This way they would fight among themselves endlessly and would not be able to work together.
Precisely because South Korea is weak and likes to dance, it should be kept.
Ying Xiaozheng thought of the current strategy of the Qin State. In his dream, he grew from weak to strong and annexed the world forcefully; his elder, the King of Qin, grew from strong to weak, first dismembering the world and then slowly annexing it.
The difference between the two is that the elder Qin kings suppressed their desire to achieve great things and focused more on the long-term stability of the Qin State after it unified the world, and left the future of the Qin State to themselves.
Ying Xiaozheng felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.
In the dream, I unified the world by myself, without relying too much on my ancestors. Because when King Zheng of Qin succeeded to the throne in the dream, the Qin State was beaten back to Hangu Pass, and the occupied Three Jins were almost gone.
As for himself, he truly went a step further than the previous Qin King.
The achievements may be less, but the burden is heavier.
When he succeeds to the throne in the future, this world will not belong to him alone, but to the world built by his great-grandfather, great-father, monarch father and four generations of his family.
"Uncle, if Zhang Liang becomes an enemy of Qin, I will kill him."
"oh."
"Hmm? Uncle, what's your attitude? Didn't you hear me? I will kill him!"
"Zichu has become a mature King of Qin. Should we prepare to set off for Southern Qin? Your aunt must miss us very much."
"Okay! Uh... Uncle, why are you changing the subject?"
Zhu Xiang said helplessly: "I didn't change the subject. All the enemies of Qin's unification of the world will be wiped out. Isn't this a matter of course?"
Ying Xiaozheng crossed his arms and said, "Yes! Let's go back to the palace and tell our father that we want to go back to Southern Qin!"
Prince Chu of Qin sneezed loudly in the Xianyang Palace.
He said to the ministers who were discussing politics, "It must be Zhu Xiang who is thinking about me. It must be bad!"
Ministers: “…”
The Lord falsely accuses Lord Changping at the slightest sign of trouble. I really don't know whether their relationship is bad or too good.
Thinking of the families who had just been exiled for "secretly communicating with the six states", the ministers sighed in their hearts. Of course, that was too much affection.
Could it be that Duke Zhu Xiang was favored by the King of Qin for four generations in a row? That would be too scary. His descendants will...
Uh, it seems that Duke Xiang of Zhu only has one blood relative, and that is the Crown Prince of Qin
The ministers were suddenly enlightened.
Unless the King of Qin wanted to depose the crown prince, how could he believe the slander against Duke Xiang of Zhu
After Duke Zhu Xiang plotted rebellion, did he make the Crown Prince of Qin the Crown Prince
Those families who were abandoned from the market really died of stupidity.
(End of this chapter)