In the first month of the forty-eighth year of King Zhao of Qin, Handan, State of Zhao.

It has been snowing heavily for three days in a row, and the snow on the road is three feet deep, with no sign of stopping. In the just-concluded Battle of Changping, the Qin army killed 400,000 people in Zhao's trap. The city was in a state of depression, and everyone

I am in danger and there are few pedestrians on the road.

I saw a carriage coming at high speed, running over the snow quickly, making a "creeping" sound. The carriage stopped in front of a mansion gate. The gate was very wide, but there was not even a plaque on it.

An old woman got off the carriage, and immediately someone ran out of the house to greet her. A man who looked like a steward ran out and shouted: "Third Aunt, please come to the inner hall quickly. My young master has been waiting in the lobby for a long time."

"Here he comes. Mr. Lu has already told me about the situation here. Don't worry. As long as I, Aunt Zhao, are here, any child can be delivered safely!" The third aunt muttered as she walked away. The three of them

My aunt is a well-known midwife in Handan City. She has delivered no less than forty or fifty children, and none of them had any accidents.

As he was talking, he entered the lobby. There was already a young young man there. When he saw the old woman coming, he stood up in a hurry and said: "Third Aunt, please make sure to keep their mother and son safe. I can pay you any amount! I, the foreigner, will do what I say!"

"The foreigner was a hostage sent by the Qin State to the Zhao State four years ago. However, the war between Qin and Zhao continued, and he was also treated coldly by the King of Zhao. He was able to survive with the help of the big businessman Lu Buwei.

"Since you agreed to Mr. Lu, there is no need to be polite to me. Take me in quickly. I will do my best!"

"That's it, thank you very much! Zhao Jia quickly takes Aunt Three to the inner hall."

Zhao Jia hurried to the inner hall with his third aunt. Within an hour, there was a cry of a baby in the inner hall, and the stranger was overjoyed. Soon the third aunt came out with the child in her arms and said with a smile: "Congratulations!

It’s a boy, mother and child are safe.” The stranger was so excited that he took the child and shouted: “I’m a father! I’m a father! Zhao Jia, look how much he looks like me!”.

"Congratulations, young master, congratulations to the young master! Look at this little mouth, it looks like a young master!" Zhao Jia pointed at the baby and said. Zhao Jia was originally from the Qin State. He followed a foreigner to the Zhao State as a hostage a few years ago. However, the relationship between Qin and Zhao has always been tense.

They were not favored by King Zhao, so the two of them depended on each other, and the relationship between master and servant was very deep. In this lonely time, they were very excited about the arrival of this little life! This may add a touch of brightness to their future lives.

Just at this time, a middle-aged man broke in. This man was of medium build and extraordinary appearance. When he saw the stranger, he hurriedly said: "Buwei was late because the road was blocked by heavy snow. How are my wife and children?"

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"Sir, you came just in time. Thanks to the third aunt, the mother and son are safe! He is a big boy. Come and see how blessed this child is!" the stranger said excitedly.

"Haha! Congratulations, sir, on your son! This is God's blessing to you!" After congratulating the stranger, Lu Buwei turned to his third aunt, took out a bag of silver, stuffed it into her hand and said, "Thank you, sir."

Auntie! Please accept the money! I, Lu Buwei, will never forget the kindness of third auntie.

Remember!" It turns out that the Battle of Changping had just ended at this time. The Qin army killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers. Everyone in Zhao hated Qin. When the midwives heard that they were going to help Qin's hostage deliver the baby, they all avoided it. Lu Buwei finally invited her.

Lu Buwei promised to pay ten times the fee for the third aunt who was proficient in delivering babies.

The third aunt hurriedly excused herself and said, "I agreed to this because I am grateful to you for your care of our family over the past few years. You are so polite!" Although she said this, she weighed the money in her hands and put the money bag away with a smile.

Put it in your pocket! After the third aunt collected the money and gave some instructions, she stood up and left.

After Lu Buwei and Yiren went into the inner hall to visit Yiren's wife Zhao Ji, they returned to the lobby. Zhao Jia had already prepared a pot of hot tea and stood beside him. Lu Buwei and Yiren sat around the table on the floor, drinking tea and saying:

"The smooth delivery of Zhao Ji is a blessing to the young master! But now is an extraordinary period. The of the little prince is not at the right time. We cannot hold a banquet for him with great fanfare to celebrate his day, which is wrong to the young master!"

"Sir, the safety of my mother and son is already a great blessing for me. How can I expect anything else? I have been looked down upon for a long time. Thanks to you, the hotel has been repaired. It is all your credit for me to be able to live here!"

"Young master understands the righteousness, and Bu Wei admires it from the bottom of his heart! Has the news of Zhao Ji's been spread?"

"Not many people know about it yet, but it will definitely spread within a few days."

"Now, the relationship between Qin and Zhao is tense. At this moment, we can only try to keep a low profile and cannot do anything to irritate the Zhao people. We need to keep everything simple at the moment... I don't think anyone in Zhao will want to have anything to do with us at this time."

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"It doesn't matter. A few days ago, I ordered people to take down the plaque of "Qin Guo Pavilion" to avoid any accidents."

"Young Master's actions are very timely! We still need to go to Zhao Wang's palace to take care of things. The people of Zhao now want to kill Young Master, and King Zhao will also want to use Young Master to vent his anger. We must make preparations in advance."

"In this case, I have to bother you, sir."

Lu Buwei stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, he took a deep look into the inner hall, his heart filled with joy and uneasiness.

After leaving the Qin Palace, Lu Buwei went straight to Jianxin Mansion. Jianxin Lord Guo Lian was King Zhao Xiaocheng's favorite and discussed everything with him. When he came to the door of Jianxin Mansion, Lu Buwei took out some scraps of silver and sent him away.

Go in and report that Guo Lian, Lord of Jianxin, was playing with the jade rabbit donated by the Chu merchants. Hearing that someone was visiting, he hurriedly put away the jade rabbit, straightened his clothes and walked into the main hall. Lu Buwei had been waiting in the lobby for a long time.

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Guo Lian came here for a brief moment. On weekdays, Guo Lian got a lot of benefits from Lu Buwei, and naturally knew that Lu Buwei was secretly helping foreigners. Now that the relationship between Qin and Zhao is on the same level, this time he must be here for Qin's proton.

Guo Liannai pretended to be mysterious and said: "Sir, please wait for a long time. I just came back from the palace, so I was delayed for a while."

"How dare I blame you, sir? I think you have many things to do every day. It is a great kindness for you to take time out of your busy schedule to meet us common people. I wonder why King Zhao summoned you this time?"

Seeing Lu Buwei take the bait, Guo Lian said: "There is nothing important. It's just Changping's new defeat and the Qin army's advance. The king wants to find a place to vent his anger."

At this time, Lu Buwei already understood Guo Lian's intention and followed suit: "Could it be that the king wants to attack Qin's proton?"

"Yes, I'm afraid that the young master of the Qin Kingdom will die soon!" Guo Lian pretended to be melancholy.

Lu Buwei laughed loudly when he heard this. Guo Lian originally wanted Lu Buwei to beg her, but now she was confused and asked doubtfully: "Why are you laughing, sir?"

"I laugh at why the king is so stupid!"

"How do you say this?"

Lu Buwei stopped laughing and asked seriously: "May I ask, sir, what benefit does killing the proton at this time bring to Zhao?"

Guo Lian pondered for a moment and said, "It can relieve the king's anger!"

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"The king is relieved, but this will further anger the Qin army and make their attack on Zhao more violent." Seeing Guo Lian's silence, Lu Buwei continued: "What good will killing the proton do to you, sir?"

"To me, haha... Mr. Lu is joking, what good can it do to me?" Guo Lian laughed awkwardly.

"Since killing the protons is not good for Zhao or you, why do it? This will only speed up Qin's use of troops against Zhao, and if Handan is captured, the Qin army will not let you go. The world

Everyone knows that most of King Zhao’s plans come from adults, and the killing of Qin’s protons must also be blamed on adults. How can adults stand on their own feet at that time?” Lu Buwei looked at Guo Lian’s eyes.

Feeling a hint of fear, he continued: "If you are interested in King Zhao at this time, King Zhao will think that you are thinking carefully about the country of Zhao. If anything happens to the country of Zhao, you are also a kind person to Qin. Besides, I heard

The foreigner has been designated as the third generation successor of the Qin State. If he can really ascend to the throne of the Qin State, he will definitely be grateful for your life-saving grace today. Why don't you give me some advice to your Majesty?"

Guo Lian blinked and understood in her heart that Lu Buwei was not an alarmist. King Qin Zhao did have the intention of destroying Zhao State, and he had to plan for his future, so he said: "Sir, what you said makes sense. Tomorrow I will advise the king on the death of Qin's prostitute."

No!"

"Your Excellency is also a sensible person. I heard that Qin Zhizi has just given to a son. As a result, Qin Zhizi is even more important. Please keep him safe as well. I will explain your thoughts to Qin Zhizi."

"That's inevitable!"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved and the sky was getting dark, Lu Buwei stood up to say goodbye and returned to his mansion.

Early the next morning, Qin Guoguan received a day gift from Guo Lian. Although it was just a robe for children, Yiren and Lu Buwei knew in their hearts that Guo Lian had convinced King Zhao not to embarrass Yiren for the time being.

, this calamity was temporarily avoided. The stranger thought that it was not appropriate for him to show up at this time, so he sent Zhao Jia to seal a hundred gold coins as a thank you and sent it to Guo Lian's house. Guo Lian was very happy to hear this.

On the third day after Zhao Ji gave , Zhao Ji's father secretly came to visit him. Most of the time he saw strangers, he didn't have a good look, but he was only concerned about the safety of Zhao Ji and the child. Zhao's father's name was Zhao Jincai, and he was engaged in selling sea salt in Handan.

There are three shops in Handan and a small amount of property.

The State of Zhao does not rely on the sea, but all salt is transported from the State of Qi. It is difficult for ordinary traders to bear the cost of the long journey, and there are many thieves. Only large households can rely on bodyguards to travel. Lu Buwei sells a large amount of sea salt from Qi every year and distributes it to various merchants.

Earning huge profits, Zhao Jincai is one of Lu Buwei's merchants.

Zhao Jincai once brought his daughter Qiaoer to visit Lu Buwei, saying that he was entrusting her to find a wealthy family to marry, but in fact he wanted to offer her as a gift. Lu Buwei saw that Qiaoer was quite beautiful and danced gracefully, so he stayed in the house to take care of her. He didn't want to see that day.

The foreigner came to Lu Mansion to visit, and Lu Buwei wanted Qiaoer to perform a dance. The foreigner actually fell in love with him at first sight. Lu Buwei saw the foreigner's thoughts and sent him to the Qin State Pavilion. The foreigner was very happy, and he relied more on Lu Buwei in the Zhao State.

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After noon, Lu Buwei came to visit the stranger, and happened to bump into Zhao's father. Zhao Jincai saw that it was Lu Buwei, so he pulled him to the corner and complained: "Brother Buwei, you and I are both businessmen. I entrust my daughter to you.

I wanted you to help me

I'm looking for a rich family so that I can be a part of it, and it will be easier to do business in the future. This is good. After marrying Qin Zhizi, my life is not guaranteed now, and I may be implicated, let alone glory and wealth!" Zhao Jincai felt like this

A business lost money.

"Brother Zhao, this is wrong. The profit from doing business can only be ten times at most. Now Yiren is the heir to the throne of King Qin. Once you ascend the throne, you will be the head of the country. How can you be compared with gold and silver? What we have to do now

Even if we can protect father and son, and let the son inherit his father's legacy, our family will be able to have glory for eternity!"

"I don't dare to expect to be the head of the state now. Whether he can return to Qin or not is a question!"

"That's why he needs us now! Brother Zhao, just imagine, if he is going smoothly now, how can he look at us? I

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I heard that if you help a person when he is in trouble, it will be ten times more precious than helping him in ordinary times!"

Father Zhao heard what Lu Buwei said was reasonable, but now that the matter has come to this point, he has no good solution and can only seek happiness for himself!

The two came to the lobby, and Zhao's father asked if he could name the child. The stranger replied that it was not yet time.

Lu Buwei said: "The child was born in the first month, and he will be a politician in the future. I hope he can become the king of Qin in the future. It would be better to call him Ying Zheng." Both Yi and Zhao's father praised him for his kindness.

After that, I received some congratulatory gifts one after another, mostly from Qin businessmen who were good friends with Lu Buwei, and the stranger thanked them one by one.

A few months later, the Qin army's attack became more and more intense, and King Zhao wanted to kill Qin's hostage to vent his anger. Guo Lian said: "Killing Qin's hostage now will only anger the Qin army and will not do any good to Zhao. The king just needs to send more men now."
To be continued...