General Qin

There are people outside the hall, or two.

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows, but did not act rashly.

This is the side hall of the Qin Palace, the core area of ​​the Qin Empire. There are Wei Weijun and Lang Weijun guarding heavily outside, it is impossible for ordinary people to enter the Qin Palace, let alone go outside the palace to peep.

Zhao Tuo stood in place, watching the changes.

At this moment, a woman's voice came from outside the hall.

"Oh, brother."

"It's impolite to watch through the wall."

"Yin Man, follow me in."

In a gentle voice, a boy walked in pulling a girl.

In an instant, the room was full of light.

The maiden is like a beautiful flower, blooming in the temple.

She is wearing a lavender skirt. She is petite and has not fully grown, but her appearance is like a finely carved jade.

Her age looks slightly younger than Zhao Tuo.

At this moment, the girl was pulled in by her brother, and she met Zhao Tuo's eyes as soon as she entered the palace.

Or thinking of what she did just now, the girl's fair face was flushed, and she showed an embarrassed smile, which was even more playful and cute.

Zhao Tuo recognized the girl's identity.

When he entered Qin with Jing Ke, he met the chariot that the girl was riding at the city gate.

That bright smile at that time warmed Zhao Tuo's heart, allowing him, who was always in a state of tension under Jing Ke's coercion, to see the sunshine, so it left a very deep impression on his heart.

It's just that Zhao Tuo is not what he used to be. Having experienced fighting in the battlefield, his mind is calm, and his eyes quickly moved to the young man next to him.

Compared with the young girl, the young man on the side is the one who really caught Zhao Tuo's attention.

The young man is about seven feet tall, with his hair tied up at the age of 10, and looks about the same age as Zhao Tuo.

His face is fair, his nose is straight, and his appearance is very handsome, especially his eyes, with a kind of gentle jade-like brilliance, at a glance, it will remind people of the adjective "pretty boy".

But when Zhao Tuo saw the clothes on the young man, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

The slender and long-legged deep clothes, the continuation of the skirts and hooked edges, and the jingle bells around the waist, are embroidered with cloud patterns all over the ground in bright colors, setting off the pattern of phoenix birds.

Compared with the solemn and simple, even a bit old-fashioned Qin costumes, this is a characteristic of typical Chu costumes.

If the young man wears a high crown unique to Chu people, he will look like a good son of Chu State.

"I have seen the son and the princess."

Zhao Tuo saluted, and the identity of the other party was self-evident.

The eldest son of King Qin.

The son Fusu.

"Mr. Zhao is a hero of the country, so don't be too polite."

Fusu returned the gift with a smile, and there was a unique Chu-style elegance in every word and deed.

Zhao Jun?

These days, the word "Jun" is a kind of honorific title, similar to "you" in later generations, it is used after a person's surname to represent respect for others.

Fusu regards a little public servant as the king with the respect of a son, which is probably the so-called "corporate of courtesy and virtuousness".

Zhao Tuo said: "If you don't dare to call yourself king in front of the son, you can call me Zhao Tuo."

Fusu shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhao has the ambition to be a Marquis. He gave up his sword and pen to join the army. Now he has personally captured the prince of Yan who assassinated my father. Since his father was in the country, Mr. Zhao admired Fusu and deserved the gift of Fusu. .”

As he said that, Fusu actually bowed to Zhao Tuo.

"Young master can't."

Zhao Tuo was startled, and hurried forward to hold Fusu back.

For Zhao Tuo, who has seen many similar scenes, this kind of scene is very old-fashioned, and it is nothing more than a means to buy people's hearts.

But when he was really in it, he couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

The dignified son of Qin Guochang thanked himself, isn't this kind of behavior moving?

Moreover, Zhao Tuo could feel that Fusu's words were sincere, and his actions were not hypocritical, but from the heart.

Such behaviors are indeed in line with the evaluation of the phrase "benevolent, humble, trustworthy and hardworking".

No wonder that when Chen She revolted in the future, he would pull up the banner of the son Fusu, and add the sentence "the common people hear a lot about his sages".

"OK OK."

Ying Yinman wrinkled her nose, she didn't like these red tapes.

She looked at Zhao Tuo, and asked with wide eyes: "Zhao... Zhao Jun, I heard that you conspired to send General Li to attack thousands of miles, and then stopped the Yan thief halfway, how did you know about them? Are you going to run east? And that ugly Yandan who assassinated my father, I heard that he has a white face and fangs, and is very vicious, how did you catch him?"

After asking questions like a cannonball, there was a pair of beautiful eyes full of curiosity.

Fusu beside him was also full of interest.

Zhao Tuo pondered for a while, seeing that both of them wanted to hear and King Qin hadn't come, so he cleared his throat and started talking about the battle in Yandi.

He was good at eloquence, but now he puts on the posture of a storyteller, using all kinds of story techniques, tricks, tricks, fighting on the battlefield, and the story of the Great War in Yandi is extremely exciting.

Especially when it comes to the drag racing battle in which Yan Dan was hunted down at the end, the atmosphere in the whole hall became tense.

There are not many entertainments in this era, not to mention that the two brothers and sisters Fusu and Yinman grew up in the palace. Although they can go out of the palace to play from time to time, they have never heard such a wonderful story, especially when it involves the assassination of their parents. Wang's mastermind even put his own emotions into it, completely entering the play.

When he heard that Yan Wangxi kicked his own son out of the car to escape for his own life.

Ying Yinman couldn't help scolding: "This father is really inferior to a dog, bah, bah, bah."

Fu Su also frowned and said: "The king of Yan is really a person with a cold nature. If the king is not upright, the ministers will be traitors. It's no wonder that the people of Yan Kingdom don't cultivate benevolence and morality, and they did the assassination."

When Zhao Tuo mentioned that the chariot overturned due to a series of car accidents, both brothers and sisters stared with bated breath, fearing that Yan Dan would take the opportunity to escape.

He also talked about later when Shejian hit the horse with an arrow and caused Yandan to fall to the ground, Fusu couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "What a good shooter."

Ying Yinman paid more attention to Yandan pretending to be dead and trying to sneak attack on Zhao Tuo.

When she heard that Yan Dan was holding a sword in his hand, most likely pretending to be dead, she looked nervous, her eyes were wide open, and her two small hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, fearing that the traitor Yan Dan would succeed in plotting and hurt the young man in front of her. .

And when she heard that Zhao Tuo had been prepared for a long time, he stabbed Yandan's ass with a sword first, and she covered her mouth and laughed with joy.

"The stabbing is so good that this villain dares to pretend to be dead!"

Even Fusu nodded and said: "Yan Dan is really a sinister person, if Zhao Jun hadn't managed to capture him, he might escape to Liaodong, and let our father's revenge be hard to avenge."

When Zhao Tuo finished telling the story, the two brothers and sisters were so engrossed in listening to it that they had forgotten how much time it was.

Ying Yinman obviously didn't have enough to say, and said earnestly: "Mr. Zhao's speech is really good, can you talk about other things. I also heard that you made a..."

"Yin Man."

Fusu yelled, and said: "Mr. Zhao was called here by my father, and I must have something important to discuss. It is already very rude for me to bother you here, how can I continue to embarrass Mr. Zhao?"

"oh."

Ying Yinman curled her lips and looked at Zhao Tuo with beautiful eyes, obviously attracted by his eloquence.

Zhao Tuo's gaze was fixed on Fusu.

This Mr. Fusu is different from what he originally imagined.

Judging from his performance and conversation, he is indeed a humble and benevolent son. He often mentions concepts such as "ritual" and "benevolence", which are obviously influenced by Confucian classics.

But Fusu is definitely not the kind of "Holy Mother" who "repays grievances with kindness", but is more similar to a gentleman in the pre-Qin period who "repays kindness with virtue and repays grievances with straightness". This can be seen from his disgust and hatred for Yandan and his son.

The so-called "resolute and brave", Tai Shigong's evaluation has already revealed traces at this time.

These can't be said to be good or bad, but according to Zhao Tuo's observation, the characteristics shown by Fusu are somewhat inconsistent with the entire Qin State's concept of governing the country by law, and words must be followed by law.

Not to mention the Chu suit worn by Fusu, which is also very inconsistent with the style of the entire Qin Palace.

"But why hasn't the father come yet? Brother, let's leave first, or else we will be seen by the father, and it will be inevitable..."

Ying Yinman blinked and looked at the gate of the palace.

King Qin was standing there, his tall body blocking the door.

"Hehe, now I think of the widow."

Fusu's character is shaped according to the "Historical Records" of "benevolence", "resolute and brave, trusting and fighting".

Regarding Fusu's suicide, according to the unearthed Qin laws, it may have something to do with the laws of Qin.

"Sleeping Tiger Land Qin Bamboo Sealing Diagnosis Style": Wujia of a certain Lishi reported: Jia's parents and sons and Wubing of Lishi were unfilial and dared to sue.

Shi Wujia asked the government to impose the death penalty on his parents and children living in Tongli. The reason for killing Wu Bing was that his parents and sons, Wu Bing, were "unfilial".

In the "Legal Questions and Answers" there is also: "To prevent the old suing people from thinking that they are unfilial, and to kill them, should they be the third ring (original)? If they are not appropriate rings (original), they must be persistent."

To prevent the elderly from killing their children on the grounds of "unfilial piety", they do not have to perform the "three-ring" procedures for reporting common crimes, but must immediately arrest the defendant to avoid escape.

Judging from the unearthed Qin Bamboo Slips, it can be seen that the patriarchal parents of the Qin State have absolute control over their children, even far surpassing the Confucianism of later generations. As long as they request "killing" for "unfilial piety", the government can directly arrest them without going through the three-ring procedure. kill.

Although there is a rule that "killing a son without permission is a Chengdan", but at the same time it also stipulates that "parents who kill and torture a son without authorization shall not be reported to the public office" and "don't listen to anything other than an announcement."

This is equivalent to acquiescing to the act of parents killing their children, and the government will not accept it, "don't listen."

The Father let the Son die, and the Son must die.

This is the law of the Qin State. It is cruel and ruthless. It should be the social norm at that time, and it is also a concept that is deeply rooted in the hearts of Qin people.

In "Historical Records", "the envoy arrives, sends a book, helps Su weep, enters the house, and wants to commit suicide"

"The father gave the son to die, and Shang'an asked for it."

This matter is very interesting when combined with the unearthed bamboo slips of the Qin Law.