The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 85: Changping Jun and the Farmers (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Changping Jun, whose surname was Mi and clan was Xiong, was named Qi (his name was lost in history, this name was discovered by archaeology and is questionable). He was the son of the current King Kaolie of Chu. He was named Changping Jun when he was young. Although he was in Qin, he was not a hostage, but served as an official in Qin.

The Qin and Chu clans had been intermarrying for generations, and the Chu clan was extremely powerful in the Qin dynasty, both in the harem and at court.

Changping Jun is of noble status and extraordinary ability. He is the leader of the younger generation of the Chu faction.

He is the nephew of King Xiaowen of Qin and Queen Huayang, and also a relative of Queen Huayang. He is the cousin of the current King Zichu of Qin, the uncle of Ying Zheng, and a peer of Mi Yu. It can be said that he is the top aristocrat in both Qin and Chu countries, and is a person of noble birth.

Zichu's ascension to the throne was greatly helped by the Chu faction, and this Changping Jun was extremely shrewd. No matter how Mi Yu instigated him, he would never be disrespectful to Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, nor did he have any hostility. He didn't care at all that Mi Yu and Cheng Jiao were his closest people.

During the past two years, Ying Zheng and Changping Jun had some interactions and they became familiar with each other. In Ying Zheng's impression, his cousin was not an easy person to deal with. Now, he was not yet thirty years old, but he had an excellent appearance, was handsome and tall, and was knowledgeable and talented. He was respectful to the wise and humble, and knew how to advance and retreat and understand gains and losses. He was a first-class hero.

The stupidity and shortcomings of the nobility are not visible in him at all, but rather he has many advantages of all the nobility. Fortunately, he is not the King of Chu now, otherwise it would take a lot of effort to destroy Chu.

Being able to become the leader of the Chu faction in the Qin court at such a young age is not just due to status, but also due to his abilities.

Now that Changping Jun has sent a visiting card and asked to introduce a great sage to him, he has to give him this honor, as the farmers also need it.

Since you have recommended me, I will accept it.

Food is the primary need of the people. Nowadays, the grain output in the world is shockingly low. The yield per mu is no more than two dan (hui, third tone) of rice (the dan in the Qin system was both a unit of volume and a unit of weight. Here we use the weight unit, one dan is about 60 jin).

Improving agricultural production is urgent. The best agricultural talents are undoubtedly in farmers' families. These people don't think about studying farming all day long, but always think about other things. I need to guide them onto the right track.

There are also agricultural calendars, solar terms, medical techniques and medicines, all of which require farmers.

As long as you can do a good job of explaining your affairs, I can forgive your later acts of rebellion, except for Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, which cannot be forgiven.

Tian Guang, as long as you are sensible, I will forgive you and I hope you can seize this opportunity.

Even without Changping Jun's introduction, Ying Zheng planned to find an opportunity to invite the farmers to have a chat.

As for the fact that the elders of the Nong family killed Bai Qi, it is too ridiculous. It is purely the Nong family's nonsense. Bai Qi died more than 40 years ago. How could he still be alive? The six elders were only hall masters at that time. Could they be the top masters in the world in their thirties or forties, and they could assassinate the highest general of the Qin Dynasty, Wu Anjun? If the Nong family has this ability, then it is not the Qin Dynasty that unified the world, but the Nong family.

Bai Qi should die. Although he worked hard and made great contributions, he had to die. First, his contributions were greater than his master's. King Zhaoxiang was not afraid, but he had to pave the way for his son. Second, for whatever reason, he was proud of his achievements and did not obey orders. Third, he killed too many people, which shocked the world, so he had to take the blame. Otherwise, how would the world view Qin? If Bai Qi did not take the blame, would King Zhaoxiang take it? It was just an old story of Shang Yang.

Speaking of it, the Nong family and the Qin Dynasty are very compatible. The Qin Dynasty is based on farming. Every adult male is allocated 100 acres of land. If he farms well, he will be rewarded and given a title. It would be strange if the Nong family did not surrender to the Qin Dynasty. It would be reasonable for the Nong family to join the Qin Dynasty with the support of the court. Now think about it, it was probably because the Nong family wanted to join the Qin Dynasty, but was intercepted by Changping Jun and taken to the Chu State.

When Changping Jun brought Tian Guang to the emperor, Ying Zheng personally went out the steps of the palace to greet them and said loudly from a distance: "Changping Jun, it's been a long time since we last met. The person next to you is the chief hero of the farming family, Mr. Tian Guang. I have heard of your name for a long time. I am here to pay my respects." Tian Guang had just taken office as the chief hero. He was in his prime, tall and strong, and Ying Zheng secretly praised him when he saw him, saying that he was a good husband.

Seeing Ying Zheng so enthusiastic, Lord Changping immediately felt a chill in his heart. He thought that one must ask for something when giving a gift to someone, and secretly complained that he should not have brought Tian Guang with him.

It was just Tian Guang's request and he couldn't refuse, so he had to agree for the sake of his reputation. He was now completely worried. He had no hope of becoming a farmer.

Changping Jun and Tian Guang had met once. Although the Nong family valued friendship and loyalty, they also loved fame and fortune. How could Tian Guang not be jealous of his writing of a book? However, the Nong family had little influence in the Qin Dynasty. There was nothing he could do. Although the Nong family was based on agriculture, farmers had never had much status. Even the leader of the Nong family could not sit in the first row at the academic conference.

How easy is it to ask to see the Crown Prince of Qin?

After seeing the elegance of Ying Zheng at the Academic Discussion Ceremony, I became even more determined to serve him. Don’t forget, the ancestor of farmers is Shennong!

Shennong sent his daughter Jingwei to teach the prince the art of saving lives. Although she was a doctor, we farmers are also a family. This is no longer a hint, but the ancestor is clearly telling the farmers to submit to him. If we don't, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the ancestor?

Tian Guang didn't want to be a peasant all his life. Although he could do good deeds and benefit the people as a peasant hero, the world was much broader in the court.

He remembered that he had met Changping Jun once. In his impression, although Changping Jun was young, he was humble. So he came to him and asked for introduction. Sure enough, Changping Jun's words showed that he hoped he could join the army and support the development of the Nong family in Chu. However, Chu was a poor place with only nobles. Even with the support of Changping Jun, it was impossible for the Nong family to get on the stage. It was not as good as Qin. He should see what the prince said first. If the prince did not give up, then Changping Jun, I'm sorry, Tian Guang will remember the favor of introduction.

Changping Jun forced a smile and bowed: "Greetings, Your Highness."

When Tian Guang saw Ying Zheng's enthusiasm, he was overjoyed and humbly bowed: "I, the humble servant Tian Guang, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I never thought that my humble name could be heard by His Royal Highness. I am so lucky."

Ying Zheng approached, bowed and returned the greeting, and said to Tian Guang: "No, no, Mr. Tian is a famous chivalrous man, and I have often heard of him in the palace. How can he be a little-known person?"

Then he looked at Lord Changping and said with a smile, "Lord Changping has not come to my place for a long time. Come on, both of you please come into the hall and have a seat and talk."

After they sat down, Ying Zheng smiled and said to Tian Guang, "Mr. Tian, ​​what a coincidence. I wanted to invite Mr. Tian to have a chat in a few days, but I didn't expect that Lord Changping would introduce me. It's really fate, haha."

Changping Jun said: "That is indeed a coincidence. I wonder what your Highness wants to talk to Mr. Tian about?"

　Note: Today, the staple food of Daqin is mainly millet (millet), which is divided into three grades according to the degree of peeling. The coarsest is the third-grade coarse rice, followed by the second-grade zuo (zuo, fourth tone) rice and the first-grade hui (hui, third tone) rice.

　　The processing ratio of the three is approximately 2:1.5:1.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)