General Qin

Xianyang City, in a house under the jurisdiction of the Qin State Pedestrian Administration.

Zhao Xie, who was in his twenties, looked at the white-bearded old man beside him with a sad face, and said in a mournful voice, "Xiangbang, it is said that the envoy of Qi entered Qin the day before yesterday, and the king of Qin made Zhao Tuo with his youth, and set up a hall in the hall. Treat Qi envoys with banquets, present gifts and treasures, and comfort with kind words."

"Now, the people from Qin have sent us to receive us, but they are only dukes and nobles. They behave vulgarly and have an arrogant attitude. From this point of view, our mission to enter Qin may be difficult to complete."

Zhao Jing, the prime minister, glanced at him and sighed: "In the past, when Zhao was strong and prosperous, the Qin people broke Handan and captured the king of Zhao. The king led hundreds of people from his clan to hide in Dai, and he dared not use Zhao as his name anymore. Can be called the king of Dai, to worship our ancestors of the Zhao family. When Yan, Wei, Chu and other countries still exist, our Dai country can still rely on it to resist the Qin people."

"However, today the Three Kingdoms are all destroyed, and the Qi people are even more humble to serve Qin. If it is not bad, within a year, the King of Qin will definitely send troops to replace the land and completely destroy our Zhao family."

Zhao Xie looked pale and said, "Since the King of Qin will definitely destroy my Zhao family, why did the King ask Xiangbang to bring treasures, beauties and famous horses to Qin?"

Zhao Jing smiled wryly but did not answer.

This is the sorrow of a weak country and a small country. Even if they know that the other party intends to destroy themselves, they still have to bow their knees and shamelessly offer treasures to the other party in order to seek a one-in-a-million chance of survival.

There are the examples of King Fuchai of Wu and King Goujian of Yue. What if, what if this Qin Wangzheng is also Fuchai and the like, then they have hope of surviving on behalf of the country.

Moreover, it is not impossible for him to complete his mission when he comes to Qin this time.

As long as that person is willing to help, with King Qin's favor and trust in him, perhaps he can gain a chance for the country.

Just like in the Battle of Changping that year, the Zhao people sent envoys to persuade Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju, and finally let Qin retreat.

This is Zhao's only chance.

"According to the officials of the Qin State, the king of Qin is busy and can only summon us after three days. This is probably an excuse to show his majesty in front of us. But these three days are just enough for us to use."

Zhao Jing caressed the white beard under his chin, and whispered: "The young master of the Qin State, Zhao Tuo, is the grandson of the former Pingyang Lord. His father and ancestors all knew me, and they are all loyal and good to the Zhao State."

"I also met this son when I was young. I saw that he was clever at the time, but I didn't expect him to have such an ability to fight in the army. In a few years, he changed from a member of Zhao's family to a high-ranking young master of Qin. In the battle of destroying Chu, he made great achievements repeatedly, and this kind of ability is really shocking."

"Now my Zhao family is in danger of extinction, and Zhao Tuo is also a descendant of the Zhao family. You should prepare gifts and treasures, and I will personally bring them to visit. If I can use Zhao's relatives to persuade Zhao Tuo, my Zhao family May be saved!"

...

Chaoyangli, Shangyuan Township.

"This is a vegetable (zū) made from sunflowers. Gentlemen, please try it."

A plate of messy dishes was served, with a sincere look on his face.

Zhao Tuo put down his chopsticks and took a pickle into his mouth. He was so refreshed that he almost spat it out.

"tasty."

He took a mouthful of millet and rice, forced a smile on his face, changed the subject and said, "Your wife is about to give birth."

"Probably in these two months."

With a shy smile on Heng's face, he bowed his head and said: "You are a villain, you can have enough food today, you can marry a wife and have children, everything is a gift from a gentleman."

"What are you talking about? I was framed and hunted down by Han Nan in the past, but you took the risk of throwing stones at him. I have never forgotten such things."

Zhao Tuo smiled. He was the first person he was close to after he came to this world. He not only stood up in the incident of Han Nan's framing, but more importantly, he played an extremely critical role in the incident of Jing Ke. It is said that without Heng's help, Zhao Tuo may not be able to get to where he is today.

Not to mention that this man is quite loyal, and he listened to Zhao Tuo's words, and successively produced retting fertilizer, Quyuanli and other things. Zhao Tuo's promotion of the title is also due to his contribution.

Seeing Zhao Tuo's face full of smiles, he hesitated for a while, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed in plea.

"Hengzhi's ancestors are all villains without clans, who have been poor in the head of Guizhou for generations. Now Heng is bestowed by a gentleman, fortunately for the Qin Dynasty, and has been appointed as an official in the village. They can be called glorious ancestors. However, Heng has no surname and is often subject to Others secretly ridiculed that today is about to have a son, although he is humble, he also has a heart to love his son."

"I heard that the gentleman suggested to the king that in the future, those who have the title of hairpin or higher in the state of Qin will have children who can enter the room. I don't want my heirs to be ridiculed for not having a surname after entering the room. I hope the gentleman can give me a family name."

As he said that, Hengji kowtowed to the ground, his voice and posture were sincere and mournful to the extreme.

Zhao Tuo was taken aback for a moment, then realized that he was begging him to give him his family name.

Ancient surnames, the two are separated.

Marriages are distinguished by surname, and high and low are distinguished by family name.

The noble has a clan, the humble has a name but no clan.

Therefore, in the ancient world, one can see his status and even the origin of his ancestors from the title of a person.

Although the feudal lords died one after another as the nations fought, the nobles who used to be aloof and possessed surnames were reduced to common people one after another, which made the appellation of surnames less strict.

However, even if a person of Youshi is a commoner now, his ancestors must have been richer, and there will be a trace of arrogance in his innate.

For example, Liu Ji, don't look at him as just a ranger who is fooling around, but his great-grandfather is the doctor of Wei Guo. Going back further, the Liu family came from the Fan family, and that was one of the six ministers who held the power of the Jin state, which shows the dignity of his family.

As for this kind of name, one can tell that it is the kind of pariah from generation to generation, with no future.

So Youshi and Wushi sound different.

For people without a clan, most people can't help feeling contempt when they hear their names.

Although the times are different, the surname is not very strict now, and the title that cannot be changed in the future is equivalent to the scholar class in the Spring and Autumn Period, and you can even take a surname for yourself.

But if you take it yourself, you always feel that you are inferior to others, and you may even be ridiculed if you don’t get it well because of your lack of education.

Therefore, Heng is begging Zhao Tuo to bestow his family now because he wants to get rid of this despised situation.

Zhao Tuo possessed the title of Shaoshangzao Gaojue, which was equivalent to the rank of Qing in the Spring and Autumn Period. Naturally, he had the power to bestow a clan, and he could also make the family who was bestowed a clan feel honored and praised.

For this kind of request, Zhao Tuo has nothing to do.

He hesitated for a while, and said: "You are famous in the Qin State for your farming skills, and you have the honor of today if you have not changed your title. Things such as manure and Quyuanli are the techniques of farming that benefit the country and the people."

"In this way, you will take 'Nong' as your surname, which will show the merits of your agricultural skills from generation to generation."

"Nong?"

"My name is Nong Heng?"

"I have a clan too!"

With an excited smile on Heng's face, he hastily kowtowed to Zhao Tuo and shouted, "Thank you gentleman for giving me a family name, so my son also has a family name. My Nong family has always felt the virtue of a gentleman for generations."

Seeing Nong Heng's excited appearance, Zhao Tuo smiled and shook his head.

Today, he bestowed the family name of Nong on behalf of Heng. Even if the surnames are merged into one in the future, the descendants of Nong Heng will definitely pass on the family name of Nong. He will never forget Heng, the ancestor of the De family.

Maybe it will also write in the family tree that Qin Guoshao created Zhao Tuo and bestowed a family name on behalf of their ancestors.

"The Nong family has prospered since today."

"And Zhao's Sheji..."

A sigh flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

Why did he come to Uehara Township at this time? It was nothing more than to avoid suspicion on the envoy of the country.

The king of Qin's dignitaries perished in the Dai state, and Zhao Tuo was not only the coach of the Qin state, but also a descendant of the Zhao family. At this sensitive moment when envoys came to Qin, he had to be extra careful not to have any contact with the other party.

Otherwise, no matter whether there is an actual hook-up or not, it will easily arouse the fear of the king.

"Although the original body is a descendant of the Zhao family, but his parents were killed by Zhao Wang and Guo Kai, and died of illness among the people. Zhao's kindness has long been exhausted. Even if the Zhao family is exterminated, there is no shame in my heart, let alone Qin is also a surname. , the same ancestor of Qin and Zhao, and the sacrifices of the distant ancestors with the surname Ying have not been cut off."

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.

As a consciousness from the later generations, when he opened his eyes, the country of Zhao had perished.

All he saw were ordinary people who were exiled due to the war, and even he himself was one of them.

Hungry eats bark and grass roots, thirsty draws sewage from ravines.

Watching those Zhao people secretly gnaw on the corpses at night, he himself was on the verge of starving to death at any time.

Zhao Guo, Zhao family.

For the real "Zhao Tuo", there is no kindness at all.

"I myself... am not a descendant of the Zhao family."

"What can the Zhao family do to me?"

"In my heart, there is only the world!"

In the evening two days later, Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang.

Because tomorrow, the king of Qin's dignitaries will summon the envoys of the Dai Dynasty in the main hall. As a high-ranking military general in the country, he is also the chief general of the Qin Dynasty's internal decision to destroy the generation, so he must participate in this court meeting.

"As expected, the prime minister of the country really came to me. Fortunately, I flashed ahead of time, otherwise it would be difficult to clear up this matter."

Zhao Tuo, who returned to Xianyang, let out a long sigh of relief.

He already knew that two days ago, Prime Minister Zhao Jing came to see him and gave him a gift.

Fortunately, he had already predicted the envoy's operation, not only avoided it in advance, but also ordered the servants in the mansion not to accept any gifts.

Let that generation return with regret.

Looking at it now, it really was a good move.

Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang in secret, and he didn't say anything, because he was afraid that the envoys of the generation would get the news and come to look for him overnight.

Fortunately, nothing happened that night.

On the second day, Zhao Tuo bathed and changed clothes, changed his clothes, and went to Qin Palace.

When he entered the Qin palace, he suddenly remembered that one of the envoys who had entered Qin this time sounded quite familiar.

"Zhao Xie?"

For surname information, refer to "The Names of the Ancients"