Chapter 278: The Scholars Return to Jin

After the Jin army returned to China, the doctors were puzzled as to why the Qin army could accurately control their lives. Yu Biao thinks that it should be the scholars who will make suggestions from it; Later, a secret letter sent by a spy lurking in the Qin State confirmed his suspicions, and Zhao Dun hid the secret letter.

One day in April of the thirteenth year of Duke Lu Wen (614 BC), Zhao Dun invited the ministers to the Zhufu Palace on the outskirts of the capital under the guise of an outing and showed them the information.

Xu Jia scolded the scolding after reading it, and it would be a "traitor". But Zhao Dun said: "I am so incompetent, so that there is no 'Qin traitor' in the court of the Jin Kingdom." At present, the scholars will be in Qin, and Jia Ji will be in Di, and the two countries have always been enemies of Jin, and it is a great disaster. In the face of such difficulties, how should we solve them? ”

Xun Lin's father said: "If you want to eliminate the harm of the two, you can only recall them back to the Jin Kingdom." ”

Zhao Dun said: "It's not that I haven't thought of this way, but I can only recall one, so who should be called?" ”

The loyal and honest Xun Lin's father said casually: "Then call Jia Ji!" Jia Ji is good at diplomacy, and maintains a good relationship with the doctors of the princes of the Central Plains, and the old lord of the fox clan is prominent, and summoning him will also appease the hearts of the old people. ”

Seeing the flash in Zhao Dun's eyes, Yin Que continued: "Jia Ji likes to make trouble, and his crimes are serious, so don't call him." It is better to summon the meeting (the fiefdom of the priest will follow). At the meeting, he can be willing to be subordinate to others, but has strong self-esteem, and has a soft temperament without committing mistakes; His wisdom was sufficient to stabilize the country, and his flight to Qin was not due to a crime. ”

Yu Biao and Luan Dun supported Xun Que, while Xu Jia supported Xun Lin's father. Zhao Dun thought to himself, it would be nice if there were seven Qing - it was very easy for six people to vote for a draw.

Fortunately, Zhao Dun already had a result in his heartβ€”he would never recall Jia Jiβ€”and he pretended to think for a moment and announced that the soldiers would be recalled from the Qin State. But Qin Kanggong would never put such an outstanding figure back into the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin people devised an ingenious plan for the Recall Society.

Wei Li's son is called Wei Shouyu. Wei Li is known for his bravery, but Wei Shouyu is not, he is a quick thinker and can speak well. Zhao Dun quietly found Wei Shouyu and handed over the top-secret task to him to carry out.

Soon there was a rebellion in the Jin Kingdom. A person who used to be a "retainer" in Liang Yier's house told Zhao Dun that Wei Shouyu was actually involved in the plot to murder Xianke four years ago, but he never exposed it; The whistleblower said that he could provide sufficient evidence to prove it, and then he found the sacrificial pit where the sacrifice and the letter of the alliance were buried when the Liang Yier group held the oath.

Zhao Dun hurried to that place with the informer, and under the informant's identification, the attendants dug up the letter of alliance and the remains of the sacrifice. In the letter of the alliance, it is stated that the participants have formed an offensive and defensive alliance to kill Xianke, and the name of "Wei Shouyu" is written at the end.

Zhao Dun was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of Wei Shouyu. But Wei Shouyu happened to be not at home, and the soldiers arrested his family. Wei Shouyu heard the news and immediately fled back to Wei City, and after arranging the city defense task, he fled to Qin State and asked Qin Xianggong to defect to Qin State with his fief.

Qin Kanggong was happy in his heart, but he was not the kind of person who would easily trust people, and he asked, "So, is the accusation against the master true?" ”

Wei Shouyu didn't think much about it, and replied casually: "Yes." ”

Qin Kanggong asked again: "The five doctors all have reasons for murdering Xianke. But the Master and the Son did not have a holiday, so what was the Master's reason? ”

This question was not within the scope of Wei Shouyu's preparation, but he opened his mouth and replied without even blinking his eyes: "The minister is not because of Xianke, but because of the Zhao family." After the Jin army occupied Cao State, his father disobeyed the military order and burned down the house where he was detained; Duke Wen wanted to execute his father, but he cherished his father's talents, so he sent Zhao Yu to see if his father could still be used by him. Thanks to the blessing of Bi Gong's spirit in the sky, his father escaped.

But Zhao Yu regarded this as his own credit, and even privately sent someone to ask for a bribe. When his father didn't give it, Zhao Yu slandered Jin Jun, so that his father was not promoted to a secretary until he died. After Zhao Dun took power, he still did not change his attitude towards the Wei family, and the filthy ministers in this really didn't want to mention it anymore. In fact, the ultimate target of the five doctors is Zhao Dun. Liang Yier knew the inside story of the Wei and Zhao families, so he found the minister. Chen Zhengchou did not have a chance to bring down the Zhao family, so he participated in the conspiracy of the five doctors. ”

Qin Kanggong finally believed his explanation and began to prepare for the reception.

Wei Shouyu continued: "The Qin and Jin dynasties have been fighting for many years, and Wei Cheng has always provided sergeants for the Jin army. Many of the sergeants had made great achievements, and they feared that they would be liquidated if they defected to the Qin state. Before leaving, the minister assured the Wei people that he would invite a Qin doctor worthy of the trust of the Jin people to come and sign an alliance with the Wei people to protect all the interests of the Wei people. The Wei people said that if the ministers could not do this, they would never take refuge in the Qin state. Therefore, please send a doctor to follow the minister to Wei City and form an alliance with the Wei people. ”

Qin Kanggong looked around, and the only suitable candidate among the Manchu doctors was Shihui (Xian Xian had died, and the Jin people did not trust the Qin people). Qin Kang Gongxuanshi would come out and order him to complete the task with Wei Shouyu. Wei Shouyu had already seen the Shihui when he went to court, but he didn't have a chance to communicate with the other party, and now he quietly stepped on the other party's foot while the Shihui was standing side by side with him. The priest understood and gladly accepted the order. However, Wei Shouyu's small movements did not escape the eyes of the doctor.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, he went around the court to ask to see Qin Kanggong and said: "The Jin people are deceitful, who can guarantee that the Wei family is not using tricks to kidnap the Shihui?" The minister did not think that the priests could go with him. ”

Qin Kanggong said: "The scholars will be benevolent and will not abandon their families and defect; It's not that he doesn't understand the Qin Law, how can he bear to be punished by his family? ”

"Well," he said, "if the priest asks you for forgiveness from his family, you must not agree." ”

Qin Kanggong said: "Of course the widow will not. ”

Qin Kanggong personally led the army to send Wei Shouyu and Shihui to the Yellow River crossing. The Qin people could see across the Yellow River that a large number of people had gathered on the other side. Wei Shouyu said that those people were the patriarchs and other important figures of various families in Wei City.

Just as the two of them were about to get on the boat, Shihui suddenly turned to Qin Kanggong and said, "The Jin people are like tigers and wolves, if they deceive and detain the ministers, the ministers will not be able to return to the Qin State, and the ministers' wives and clansmen will also become sinners." But it is not in your interest to hold those people accountable, so please forgive them for their innocence. ”

Huan Chao stared at Qin Kanggong. Qin Kanggong said: "If the widow can't send your family back to the Jin Kingdom, let the Yellow River punish the widow." ”

The Priest Club then turned away with peace of mind. Huan Chao caught up with him, gave him a horsewhip and said, "Master, don't think that no one in the Qin Kingdom can see through your trick, it's just that my suggestion has not been adopted by the lord." ”

The scholar smiled slightly, boarded the ship and said goodbye to the Qin people. As soon as the ship reached the east bank, the Wei people erupted in enthusiastic cheers, and people gathered around Shihui and Wei Shouyu to leave the riverbank.

In this way, the Shihui returned to the Jin Kingdom and reused, and finally rose to the position of the general of the Chinese army. Qin Kanggong did not break his promise, and he soon sent the family and property of the Shihui back to the Jin Kingdom.

But some members of the Shihui family were ashamed of his deception, and these people volunteered to remain in the Qin state and changed their surname to "Liu". One branch of the Liu clan later moved east to Feng County in Xuzhou, and at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the family produced a capable man named "Liu Bang", who later established the Han Empire.