Great Zhou Tianzi

Two brothers, Ji Jia and Ji Zhang, were locked in the same cell, which was dark and humid, where cockroaches and rats were rampant.

In fact, all the prisons in Zhaocheng were newly built, and the environment was not bad. This place was an exception, and it couldn't be more suitable for detaining them.

Ji Xueling walked down the stairs and appeared in front of the two brothers.

Ji Zhang's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he rushed over and grabbed the cell door and said, "Sister, sister, save brother quickly..."

Since Ji Jia was caught by Ji Xueling herself, the expression on her face didn't change much, but she still sneaked a few glances at her, and it could be seen that he still felt very much like getting help from this sister in his heart.

"I really don't understand why you guys choose to join forces with your enemies!" Ji Xueling said with a face full of disappointment: "Even if the father looks down on Ji Jie, he is still a courtier of our Great Zhou, a member of the royal family, and he will do everything with great respect." Zhou's interests are the first choice! You are good, your father's bones are not cold, and you have done such a rebellious thing, do you feel worthy of his old man?"

Ji Zhang lowered his head. He knew that the only one who could save them now was his younger sister, so he quickly succumbed and said, "Sister, it's my brother's fault. We also listened to the slander of the people of Qin, and that's why we made a stupid decision. Take care of yourself." Tell my cousin, let him let us go!"

Ji Xueling shook her head, and the hearts of the two of them sank to the bottom. Are they really going to be locked up here forever?

Ji Jia also didn't care about face, stepped forward and said, "Sister, brother didn't ask you anything, please help us!"

"Yeah, save us, we are brothers and sisters no matter what!" Ji Zhang said with a crying sound.

Ji Xueling thought for a while, and said: "It's not impossible to save you, but with my current ability, there is nothing I can do! But, if you are smart, you may be able to save yourself, but even if you are released, you will not be able to save yourself." You can’t stay in Dazhou anymore, you know?”

exile!

This word flashed in the minds of the two at the same time, Ji Jia sat down on the ground, and he understood what the so-called self-help was all about.

……

After reading Qin Qing's autograph letter, Ji Jie said with a smile: "Things went even smoother than we imagined. Lu Buwei turned from the main combat faction to the leader of the main peace faction. With his active persuasion, King Qin agreed to peace talks." , and let him take full responsibility."

At that time, Qin Guochao proposed to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty. Lu Buwei was a hard-core leader in the battle, so Meng Ao took the position of the general. defeat.

Meng Ao was defeated, the position of general was dismissed, and the little military power that Lu Buwei finally got was gone. He was not willing to see that little power fall into the hands of others. In addition to his personal relationship with Ji Jie, Xinling Lord Wei Wuji and With Qin Qing's face, she turned into a peaceful faction.

The Qin army was very powerful. It had almost never lost a battle since Shang Yang's reform, and thousands of people were captured at a time. If these prisoners could not be rescued, the army's morale would be in chaos, and the people's morale would also be affected.

Lu Buwei kept saying good things for Ji Jie, and mentioned more than once that Qin's greatest enemies were the six kingdoms of Shandong, not Da Zhou, and even less Ji Jie.

Then let's talk about peace, it's nothing more than losing some money, and Ji Jie doesn't dare to make excessive demands.

The king of Qin sent someone to send the letter of credence, the words were pertinent, and there was also a letter from Lu Buwei, and they agreed to meet in Wangcheng ten days later.

It's easy to be soft, Ji Jie is not a master who is unforgiving, but such a good opportunity, of course he has to kill them.

Next came the funeral of the emperor. On the day of the funeral, the brothers Ji Jia and Ji Zhang were released, put on brand new mourning clothes, and escorted the coffin of the emperor to the burial together with the spirit sending team.

The funeral was very lively and cost Ji Jie a lot of money.

Then, it was announced to the people that the crown prince Ji Jia and the second son Ji Zhang voluntarily renounced their royal status and asked to be exiled and never return to Da Zhou.

You are smart, if you are not willing to give up your royal status, you will never want to regain your freedom in this life. Exile is better than imprisonment.

The two brothers changed into sackcloth worn by ordinary people, and each carried a bag of dry food and a gold ingot from Ji Xueling in his pocket, and left the royal city.

……

Lu Buwei exchanged pleasantries with Ji Jie, and they sat down as the guest of honor.

"Master Lu, we are old acquaintances, so you don't need to talk about being polite, let's go directly to the topic!" Ji Jie said straight to the point: "Qin, as a vassal state, brazenly sent troops to attack the king's city of the emperor, and shot and killed King Zhou Nan, the Son of Heaven, we have to settle this account carefully!"

Lu Buwei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Then Mr. Zhaowen must let me go!"

"Lu Xiang was just joking, if you do business, no one is your opponent!" Ji Jie still smiled, took out a piece of paper and read according to it: "Many places on the city wall of the king's city have been damaged, and it will cost 5 yuan to repair it." Two taels of gold; Zhaocheng Dragon City required 2 taels of gold to repair the city wall; after the Qin army occupied the royal city, they burned and destroyed thousands of houses, looted countless grains and property, and had to pay 1 taels of gold for compensation; 2 taels of gold!"

Lu Buwei smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, a total of 10 taels of gold. Since Mr. Zhao Wen has proposed a condition, I will naturally agree. Let's sign the contract!"

Don't worry, where did you go? There's still more to come.

The 20 captured Qin troops were priced at 16 taels of gold each, for a total of [-] taels!

Lu Buwei was sweating coldly on his neck, thinking that I am already very good at doing business, I didn’t expect that there are people who are more profiteers than me, this is too cruel, a mouth is 16 taels, this is gold, not brass!

Lu Buwei used his innate bargaining skills, and he managed to get 12 taels of gold in one go, and Ji Jie expressed the deal.

22 taels of gold, filled dozens of carts, and when they were pulled to Wangcheng, the animals were so tired that they panted heavily.

Then let him go, when Lu Buwei saw eight thousand Qin soldiers in linen pants walking towards him, he was dumbfounded.

"This... Mr. Zhaowen, why are these people disheveled..."

"Is there a problem?" Ji Jie said with his hands behind his back: "Your 12 taels of gold bought 8000 people, and you didn't mention the equipment and weapons they carried with them. This thing is worthless, no matter how valuable it is, it can’t hold up to a large quantity, eight thousand pieces!”

Lu Buwei Xindao really met a master, I said, why is it so generous to drop from 16 to 12, so there is still a trick!

But you can't take such a group of people back, it's shameful!

"Well, let's talk about the equipment for these 8000 people, it's cheaper..."

"Okay, 5 taels of gold, even one tael less!"

"Uh!"

"..."