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Chapter 545 Yang Ji’s Choice (Part )

Yang Ji returned to his tent in a state of uneasiness and locked himself in it, leaving even the routine night patrol to his deputy.

The next morning, after Luo Yi came back, Yang Ji asked for leave and rode out of the camp with two followers.

The camp of Luo Yi's Yan-Liao army was set up at the foot of a mountain 20 miles southeast of Anding City. In the past, it was to protect Jingzhou and defend against the Turks in the north who moved south and harassed Chang'an. Now, they were eyeing Guanzhong covetously and were ready to move south at any time.

Luo Yi, Yang Ji, Zhao Cihao and other senior generals in the army all lived in Anding City, the seat of Jingzhou, and generally lived in the city. However, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Luo Yi became malicious, and then 200,000 cavalrymen from the northern Turks marched south, and the situation in the Tang Dynasty suddenly changed. Luo Yi not only entered the military camp himself, but also controlled the army day and night.

Moreover, all the generals, both big and small, in the army were ordered to enter the camp and be ready to receive orders at any time. Only when the situation was not very urgent would everyone take turns to go home every five or six days.

Today is the day Yang Ji goes home. According to military orders, he can stay overnight and return to the barracks early tomorrow morning.

Along the way, Yang Ji looked very heavy, his eyes were a little red and bloodshot, and it was obvious that he did not get enough rest last night. The relaxed scene of talking and laughing when he returned to the city in the past was no longer there.

The two followers felt a little strange, but did not say much. Perhaps the general was in a bad mood. The general was in rebellion and the situation was critical. Another deputy general, Zhao Cihao, was killed on the spot by the general because of a mistake.

After a long journey, they returned to the city and came to Yang's Mansion in the center of the city.

"Is the master back?"

Butler Yang Fu knew that the master was not on duty today and might go home, so he waited in front of the mansion gate early in the morning.

Hearing the hurried sound of horse hooves, he hurried out of the gatehouse, with a smile on his face, and went forward to greet him, while nagging: "Master, I'm glad you're back. The young master has been naughty these past two days and has not studied hard."

"Not only did they throw the teacher's assigned homework into the sink, but they also put ink on the edge of the classroom door, and covered Mr. Wei's head with ink when he was about to enter the room to teach."

"Madam can't discipline her anymore, so she said she'll leave it to you to take care of when you get home?"

"Look, the young master is still standing in the lady's room as punishment."

"Look."

Seeing the old butler who came to greet him chattering on and on, Yang Ji would definitely lose his temper and teach his little devil a lesson under normal circumstances.

But today he had something on his mind and was in no mood to pay attention to Yang Fu. He snorted lightly, put on a cold face, threw away the reins, and walked into the mansion alone.

Yang Ji did not stop in the front hall when he passed by it. He went straight through several doorways and came to the study room at the back. After instructing Yang Fu not to disturb anyone, he came to the bookshelf on one side of the study room and kept looking for something.

Although Yang Ji usually did not read books, he was now in a high position and often dealt with powerful families. He also led tens of thousands of troops, so sometimes he had to take time out to read books to enrich himself.

Not only that, he also imitated the rich families and pretended to be cultured. He set up a study room at home and put up several bookshelves, filling them with all kinds of books.

Not to mention, sometimes his subordinates came to visit him and talk about some things in the study. Seeing those soldiers looking at him with respect as if he were meeting the kings and nobles, Yang Ji's vanity was greatly satisfied.

Although most of the collected books are books on military strategies, there are also some books on various schools of thought that were seized when searching the wealthy families in Anding City. Some time ago, when they searched Zhao Cihao's house, they also moved some books back from his study.

After searching for a while, Yang Ji's eyes lit up. Isn't this the Spring and Autumn Period that Li Yan mentioned?
After taking it out and looking at it, there were indeed two words written on the cover: Spring and Autumn. Yang Ji took the book, sat behind the table, and began to read it carefully. Although he was a latecomer, Yang Ji still knew most of the words. He had been flipping through the pages for more than an hour, but he still couldn't find the story of Lü Buwei and Ying Yiren that Li Chengqian had mentioned.

The names of countries and characters in the Spring and Autumn Period were a mess. Today, Zheng attacked the Zhou emperor, tomorrow, Jin attacked Chu, and the day after tomorrow, Chu attacked Qi. Yang Ji was so confused that he felt dizzy. He couldn't help but understand why his kid didn't study hard.

The Qin State did exist, but there was no such names as the Qin-Zhao conflict, Lu Buwei, Ying Yiren, King Zhaoxiang, Lady Huayang, and Qin Shihuang as Li Chengqian mentioned?
Could it be that this kid Li Chengqian was lying to him? A look of suspicion flashed across Yang Ji's face.

At this time, the housekeeper Yang Fulai called Yang Ji to have lunch. Yang Ji threw Chunqiu on the table and felt that he was being fooled by Li Chengqian, a half-grown kid.

I was furious and yelled, "Can't you see I'm busy? What are you eating?"

"Get out of here"

When Yang Fu was scolded by Yang Ji, his face immediately turned embarrassed. Recently, the master's temper had become worse and worse. He would lose his temper at the slightest provocation and even beat two servants some time ago.

Yang Fu didn't want to get into trouble, and was hesitating whether to tell his wife and ask her to come and talk to the master. Or should he ask again whether to send the meal to the study, or just leave and ignore it?
Just when he was in a dilemma, Yang Ji in the room said, "Oh, go and call Mr. Wei to me. I need to talk to him about something." "Yes, sir!"

Finally hearing the truth, Yang Fu quickly and loudly responded with a "yes", and then went to find the private school teacher who was specially hired by the mansion to teach the young master to read.

After a while, an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a long robe, came to Yang Ji's study under the guidance of Yang Fu.

After the report was made, the housekeeper left, and private school teacher Wei Chongde trembled into the study. Just as he was about to pay his respects, Yang Ji grabbed Mr. Wei's arm and pushed him onto the chair, then asked, "Have you ever disrespected the Spring and Autumn Annals?"

Originally, Wei Chongde thought that the master was blaming him for the young master's desecration of the book. The old man was worried, because he knew that Ji Ji was a general of the Yan Liao army, commanding tens of thousands of troops, and was ruthless and killed people without blinking an eye.

Some time ago, they raided the residence of Zhao Cihao, a good friend and comrade in the army, causing chaos and killing many people. It took more than ten days before things calmed down.

Wei Chongde was born into a wealthy family in Jincheng, Northern China. However, during the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, his family chose the wrong side and was destroyed by Xue Ju. As a side branch, Wei Chongde was lucky enough to escape to Jingzhou with his family. In order to make a living, he came to teach in the home of this vicious general.

Although Yang Ji was vicious, he was not stingy and gave a generous salary. Wei Chongde's family of eight lived under the roof of others and depended on Yang's mansion for their living. They did not want to cause a big disaster because of the young master's desecration of books. The world outside was not peaceful now.
Just as he was about to explain the matter, he heard Yang Ji asking about the Spring and Autumn Annals, and he felt relieved and said quickly, "Master, I have been to the Spring and Autumn Annals. I wonder if you have any instructions?"

Wei Chongde did not call the general "master" but "master", and he just pretended to be an old man, just to hint to the killer Yang Ji in front of him that they were at home now and he was an old man who could not stand the hard work, so he should not pick up a knife and kill people for no reason, which would bring harm to innocent people.

Hearing the expected answer, Yang Ji happily picked up the Spring and Autumn Annals that he had been flipping through all morning and said enthusiastically: "That's great, old sir, since you are familiar with the Spring and Autumn Annals, you must have read the story of Lü Buwei and Ying Yiren. I just..."

"Uh"

"I just searched for a long time, but couldn't find their story. Sir, can you help me find it?"

Wei Chongde was relieved when he saw Yang Ji asking for advice. He asked about these academic matters and thought Yang Ji would be able to answer them. He stroked his gray beard calmly, regained his spirit, smiled and said, "Master, you misunderstood."

"The history you mentioned about Lü Buwei and the Qin hostage Ying Yiren happened at the end of the Warring States Period. There is no record of it in the Spring and Autumn Annals, so of course I can't find it."

"Well?"

Yang Ji was stunned. It seems that this story is true?
As for whether it was the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period, Yang Ji was not sure, but he just wanted to make sure that Li Yan was not lying to him, so he asked anxiously: "Whether it is the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period, as long as there is this story, it will be fine. Since you have read it, why don't you tell it to me again?"

"What's so difficult about this?"

Wei Chongde saw that Yang Ji's attitude was very polite, and nodded with satisfaction. He felt a little proud of being a teacher, and said with a smile: "Since the master wants to hear it, I will tell him."

"What you said is indeed recorded in history. It happened during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty eight or nine hundred years ago."

"It is said that in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, after a long period of fighting among the princes, only seven princely states remained in the world to compete for supremacy."

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"Between Qin and Zhao"

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"Later, Lü Buwei wrote Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, which was revered and admired by later generations. He is famous throughout the ages and will be passed down in history forever!"

Wei Chongde spoke for an hour straight and was so thirsty that he kept glancing at Yang Ji, but Yang Ji was so engrossed in listening that he didn't even bother to pour a glass of tea for the old gentleman. Mr. Wei stared at the teacup on Yang Ji's table, swallowing his saliva, but he didn't dare to take it.

So he endured the discomfort and responded to Yang Ji's inquiries about details from time to time, so that the story that could have been told in one incense stick took him an hour to finish.

Yang Ji knew everything, even the rumors about the truth of Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng's bloodline. He also knew everything about Lu Buwei's fate after Ying Zheng ascended the throne, which Li Yan did not mention.

After the two men finished speaking, Yang Ji nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that there really was a story about rare goods being valuable in history. Although there were some differences in the details from what Li Chengqian said, it was generally the same. The real history was even more thrilling and exciting than what Li Chengqian said.

Although Lu Buwei was killed in the end and had a miserable end, that was after Emperor Ying Shi Huang grew up.

One emperor, one courtier
(End of this chapter)