On the 61st General's Palace

An agreement was formed between the three of them, with Shangqing Sima Terrier in charge of the literary examination, Shang61 General Meng Fu in charge of the martial examination, and Lü Buwei personally in charge of the etiquette, and the person with the advantage of the three could be the prince.

Lü Buwei got up, "It is unfair to establish a prince for the important matter of the country, and this prime minister will enter the palace to discuss together, and you must not contact others during the period, so as not to leak it." ”

Sima Terrier smiled indifferently, "Okay, those who are clear will be self-purifying, and they will follow Xiangguo's words." ”

The three of them got up, Sima Terrier was silent, and he couldn't judge which side Lu Buwei was on for a while, so he ordered someone to invite him back to Mengfu, not wanting to be preempted by Lu Buwei, but now he had to do this, fortunately, he was prepared in advance, and ordered someone to take Qin Guoli and law books to study day and night, plus the content he produced Cheng Jiao had already mastered, and he would definitely win.

Lü Buwei also does not fight uncertain battles, he previously competed with Ying Zheng for swords, and completely defeated Cheng Jiao in terms of martial arts, as for other kings and grandsons, he was also inferior, the Qin people were still martial, their martial arts were superior, and Zheng'er was completely dominant, and he was not sure in terms of literature and etiquette, so he sent someone to find out.

This person is the prime minister's long history, quite talented, less famous, how can he not be aspired, and finally won the appreciation of Lu Buwei, the style of the great Xingshi people during the Warring States Period, but all aspiring people lobby around, various schools of thought are numerous, a hundred schools of thought contend spontaneously, Taoism, law, Confucianism, soldiers, and ink compete with each other and also absorb each other.

Bring the order of the Prime Minister's Mansion to the door of the Shizi Mansion, ordinary people want to enter and can't do it at all, the order is handed over, the person sees that it is the person of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and enters with Changshi, at this time it happens to be past the time to practice martial arts, so the same calculation, the next person enters with Changshi, Yingzheng is reading a book, with a cloth belt wrapped around his arm, and he was accidentally injured when he practiced the sword before.

"Shizi, this is the prime minister's chief history."

"Lord Changshi."

Ying Zheng bowed down, and Changshi hurriedly returned the salute, "Shizi, you can't help it, you can't do it." ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "The elders are respected, how can you not do it." ”

Changshi smiled, at a young age, as the son of the world, there was no rebellious spirit, so it was the most rare, step in, three large rooms, Changshi was completely stunned, the middle hall was completely filled with bamboo slips, except for an aisle, almost occupied by bamboo slips.

"Who did Childe learn from?"

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "I used to study with the people sent by the palace before, but then the people stopped coming, so I simply borrowed the book from the palace." ”

"In this way, Childe is self-taught, so it is even more rare." After Changshi finished speaking, he stepped forward, picked up the book from it, and carefully untied the rope on it, and his expression suddenly changed, "This is Xunzi's work, and I don't want my son to also dabble in it." ”

Ying Zheng said: "Each family has its own strengths, and Ying Zheng also saw it by accident, and its unique insights are refreshing." ”

Changshi nodded again and again, "Xunzi's learning takes into account the etiquette of Confucianism and the rule of Legalism, in the early years, I heard people mention that he gave lectures in the palace of Qi Guoji, so he happily went, and he didn't want to leave after he arrived, and he has not heard from him since, and most of them live in seclusion and pure places to study knowledge." ”

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Blindly learning without using it is just mediocre learning, if you have real talent to learn, why not be widely accepted by disciples to open a sect and carry forward the knowledge!" ”

"Childe's words are not unreasonable."

Changshi nodded again and again, stepped forward, there were many dabbles in the book, casually mentioned Yingzheng one by one to answer, I don't want to be smart at a young age, there is a large stack of bamboo slips in the closest position to the table, Changshi stepped forward and showed joy, but saw that the "Book of Shang Jun" was written on it, which was the code left by Shang Ying.

"I don't want my son to be interested in Qin Fa as well."

"As a Qin person, how can you not understand the Qin law."

"It is commendable, the talent of the son of the world is the blessing of Qin."

Changshi left, and Xiao Zhao Guo stepped forward, "Childe, what is the origin of this person, why is he asking the east and the west?" ”

Ying Zheng smiled indifferently, "The queen mother has explained, if the people of Xiangguofu deal with it as good students, it will definitely be useful in the future, and there should be no harm in thinking about it." ”

"Childe's true talent and real learning are not comparable to those gentlemen."

"Okay, the waiter is handed over to you, you must be diligent in practicing."

"Don't worry, Childe, hand it over to Xiao Gaozi, who dares to be lazy and not pick his skin."

Changshi returned to the house and heard what he saw and heard in detail, Lu Buwei nodded again and again, if Yingzheng is really mediocre, it will be troublesome to operate by himself, and some things even make people feel far-fetched, but now it is different, and he has already planned in his heart, and it just so happened that Meng Yu returned to Xianyang and immediately started it.

The three of them avoided suspicion and entered the palace, the outer hall of the palace has a residence, the courtiers can rest here when they deal with government affairs late, there are people who serve without worrying about food and clothing on weekdays, a group of warlocks in the center of the hall sacrifice to the sky for alchemy, Ying Yiren is seriously ill and has no way to eat medicine, after eating the pill, he is suddenly much more relaxed, and he is more convinced, and he orders someone to take medicinal materials and make every effort to alchemy.

"What does that mean?"

"Elixir."

Meng Fu snorted coldly, "How can people eat grains without disease, and when they are sick, they should be doctors, this kind of thing is the most unbelievable." ”

"The old general is careful that if he says too much, he will lose." After speaking, Sima Terrier glanced at Lu Buwei, this kind of little trick seemed to be the most hurtful inadvertently, and Lu Buwei laughed loudly on the side, "This prime minister also agrees with General 61, since the king believes it, he simply let it be." ”

Three days have passed, the matter of the establishment of the prince has already spread in Xianyang City, according to the rules of the Ying family's grandchildren and grandchildren are eligible, the officer in charge moved out of the register and carefully verified, except for boys under the age of ten, a total of fifteen healthy and disease-free patients, four of whom entered the barracks to experience training and were promoted to generals, how could such an opportunity be missed, the family immediately ordered someone to rush to the barracks to recall.

In the outer hall of the palace, the three of them had their own hearts, and there had been an agreement before that no one was allowed to leave before the big exam, and an inner attendant entered, "Xiangye, the Queen Mother is invited." ”

Lu Buwei stood up, "Two, Lu Mou will leave for a while, I guess he won't mind?" ”

"The Queen Mother summoned her, it is appropriate."

"It doesn't matter."

The queen mother in everyone's mouth is Mrs. Huayang back then, who had no children under her knees, and got the benefits of Lu Buwei and was changed by another person to change her life to Chu, and now she also gets the benefits, and she is promoted to the queen mother and enjoys wealth.

Lü Buwei followed the chamberlain into the backyard, bowed his head all the way forward, this is the place where the palace ladies live, on weekdays, the prince must come to greet him in advance, and he did not dare to look left and right so as not to break the rules, the backyard has been to the right, and the courtyard on the left side is inhabited by the Empress Dowager Xia, who has a different mother.

Lu Buwei came to the door and nodded at the waiter, and the waiter smiled and said: "The queen mother has ordered, if the prime minister comes, you can go in directly to meet you!" ”

"Thank you."

Lu Buwei tidied up his clothes, the Empress Dowager Huayang's power in Xianyang City should not be underestimated, stepping in, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and it was also a little damp, it must be someone who was taking a bath or had just washed it, and it must be the Empress Dowager Huayang who could be here.

"Queen Mother, Lü Buwei came to ask for a meeting."

"Come in."

The voice of the Empress Dowager Huayang came from the room, and Lu Buwei bent over and walked in respectfully, with his hands in front of him, his eyes staring at his feet and not daring to raise his head.

"The Empress Dowager is so terrible?"

"Otherwise, the Queen Mother is noble and beautiful, and Lu Buwei doesn't dare to face it."

"Hahaha." The Empress Dowager Huayang leaned sideways, her hair draped in front of her, she was in a good mood just after bathing her body, and now she was even more proud of Lu Buwei's praise.

"The Empress Dowager Ben ordered you to look up."

"Yes."

Lu Buwei looked up, and it was exactly as he expected, the Empress Dowager Huayang was full of laziness, and a long leg stretched out from the gauze tent, although she is still a half-old, she must have something extraordinary to be able to make An Guojun fascinated back then.

"I heard people talk about the uproar about the matter of Lichu these days, you are a caring person and talk to me about your heart, how is Zichu's illness, and what will be the future of Qin State?"

Lu Buwei bowed down and said: "This matter is related to the fortune of the country, Buwei does not dare to say it lightly, and the king Fuze Enji will definitely be healthy." ”

Huayang raised his head and sighed, stretched out a lotus-like jade arm in the gauze tent, Lu Buwei hurriedly lowered his head, and Mrs. Huayang sat up, "After all, I have watched Zichu come over step by step over these years, everything is good, but the body bones are a little worse, I am afraid that I will follow the king, Xiangye is Qin's auxiliary minister, and there are some things that do not need to be avoided." ”

"The Queen Mother clearly sees that for the sake of security, the only way to establish a reserve is to establish a reserve first."

"This method is good, but it is inevitable to oversee it in a hurry."

"The Queen Mother is relieved, she has discussed with Lord Sima and General Meng of the 61st Dynasty and stood up three times."

"Sima Terrier, Meng Yu, plus you Lu Buwei!" Empress Dowager Huayang looked at Lu Buwei with a smile, "This matter can be done, don't worry about it, if someone dares to come out to obstruct it, the Empress Dowager will be the first to not let him go." ”

"Thank you Queen Mother, Buwei will definitely do his best to make this happen."

"It's inevitable that I'll be lonely in the palace gate, and it's difficult to find a suitable person to talk to, but it's convenient to come and go around often in the future." After speaking, Lu Buwei's eyes drifted, and the veteran of Lu Buwei's love field knew that the queen mother, who lived alone in the deep courtyard, still had a physical emptiness in her heart.

"Lu Buwei obeys the order, there is still something to do in the palace, so retire first."

After Lu Buwei finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly, if it was too late, I am afraid that it would not be easy to get out, and he must be cautious about everything at this juncture, so as not to affect his own plans.

Side hall of the royal palace

Sima Terrier half-squinted his eyes, Meng Yu leaned on there to take a nap, Lu Buwei left, and the two fell into silence completely, Sima Terrier meant that he would unite Meng Si to elect Cheng Jiao as the prince, who wanted Lü Buwei to move so fast, Meng Si was good at everything, once he was trapped by loyalty or affection, he would definitely not be able to let go of the most proud thing in his heart, integrity.

"General 61 is really calm."

Meng Xi sneered, "Why not? ”

Sima Terrier sneered, "Do you know who Lu Buwei wants to promote?" ”

"I don't know!"

"Cheng Jiao is smart and benevolent, and it is the best choice, if General 61 is really for the sake of Qin State, he will simply join forces with the old man to promote this matter."

Meng Yu disagreed, "Since the rules have been set, Lord Shangqing is afraid that he is not going to break the rules, and he will stand up after three attempts, and whether it is appropriate to try literature, etiquette, and martial arts will be known as soon as he tries it." ”

"These are just traps set by Lu Buwei in advance, just waiting for you and me to get into."

"If this person can win the Sima Da Humanities Test, and at the same time win the first place in the old man's martial arts test, even if it is a trap, he will not hesitate to get into it."

"Pedantic."

"Could it be that secretly making small moves and handing over the great responsibility of the Qin State to an incompetent person is loyalty, which is the so-called righteousness in your mouth?"

"You."

Sima Terrier was speechless for a moment, footsteps sounded, and Lu Buwei entered from outside the door, "The two of you must be in a hurry, Lu Buwei is at fault." ”

"It doesn't matter."

"What does the Queen Mother say?"

Lü Buwei said: "Concentrate on Qin, choose the virtuous and establish the reserve." ”

Meng Xi smiled: "This coincides with the king's intentions, the old man already has a test method, I don't know how the two of you are?" ”

Sima Terrier smiled indifferently, "I know it in my chest." ”

"If you don't have a shame, you have to open the classics to make a decision."

"Lord Sangkoku, please."

Lu Buwei stepped forward and stretched out his hand to take the book of Shang Jun, which was left by Shang Jun and Shang Yang in the past, which recorded the laws and regulations of the Qin State, and how to judge how the decrees were implemented, and when he opened the bamboo slips, he couldn't help frowning, even if he couldn't remember the details of the laws and regulations of the Shang Jun book, not to mention that Yingzheng was just a child.