26 January 259 B.C., Handan.

On this day, three people came from outside Handan City.

At the head was an old man with gray temples, wearing a Confucian crown and a Confucian robe, with a beard under his chin and at the corners of his lips, and he looked like a rather gentle old man.

The old man stood outside the gate of Handan City, looking at the Handan Avenue in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

"After many years of separation from the homeland, it is not easy for Handan to be so prosperous today."

To the left of the old man was a young man in his early twenties, with a narrow face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a black crown and a black robe, and he looked heroic.

The black-crowned scholar looked at Handan City in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Master Xun once said that Handan is better than Yingdu, I don't believe it." But what I see now is true of what Master Xun said. ”

The capital of Chu is called Yingdu according to convention, so the Yingdu mentioned by the black crown scholar is actually not the Yingdu that has been the capital of Chu for hundreds of years and has just been recovered by Sima Jingyang, the great of Chu, but Chencheng, the capital of Chu today.

To the right of the old man also stood a young scholar, who looked younger than the other scholar, just twenty years old, dressed in a blue robe, with a long figure, a resolute face, and a pair of sword eyebrows hanging upside down, which was unforgettable.

The blue-robed scholar looked at Handan City in front of him, and he was also shocked, and said: "Si, Brother Si, what you say is extreme, extreme." ”

The blue-robed gentleman was obviously a stutterer.

Although the three of them spoke Yayu, their accents were different.

The Yayu spoken by the old man obviously has a Zhao accent, while the Yayu of the black-crowned scholar has a Chu accent, and the Yayu of the blue-robed scholar has a Korean accent.

This is a pair of master and apprentice duo from three different countries.

The three of them quickly entered the city through the city gate.

When they entered the city, everything in front of them amazed the three of them, the wide streets, the crowded and endless crowds, and the beautiful women everywhere, all of which showed the prosperity of this Warring States metropolis and the prosperity of the Zhao State to these three people.

The old man known as Xun Shi sighed again: "When Xiwu left Zhao to Qi, Handan was still far inferior to Linzi. Returning today, Handan is far better than Linzi. Isn't this King Zhao better than King Qi? Therefore, Zhao Guoxing and Qi Guoqi also declined. ”

The two young scholars nodded in unison, and both said, "The disciple is taught." ”

The three of them walked forward, and they saw people from almost all countries along the way, and all kinds of accents echoed in the air of Handan City, and the flow of people was surging, and the speed of the three of them was extremely slow under the hustle and bustle.

The black-crowned scholar couldn't help but speak: "There are so many people in this Handan city. Many and disorderly are chaotic. Xun Shi once said, 'Go to chaos and be governed', isn't this in line with Zhao Guohu? ”

Master Xun thought for a moment and shook his head slightly: "No." Although there are many and disorderly people in Handan, there is nothing lawless. It is not only a place of small rule, but also a place of small chaos. If the king of Zhao rules him with courtesy and righteousness, it can be a great rule. If King Zhao does not rule him with courtesy and righteousness, it will be a big mess. ”

The black-crowned scholar nodded slightly, the expression on his face was thoughtful, and his eyes kept looking around, but from the expression on his face, he didn't seem to be very convinced by his teacher's words.

The green-robed scholar on the other side was also thoughtful, and after a while, he showed an expression of understanding, and nodded again and again: "Xun, Xun Shisuo, what he said is extreme, extremely true." ”

The three of them continued to walk for about half an hour, and finally left the lively main road of Handan City after inquiring all the way, and came to another avenue that was also very wide, but the flow of people was relatively sparse.

On both sides of this avenue are high-gate mansions, although there are high walls to separate, but just look at the gate of the mansion to know that it is a rich and noble house.

Although the flow of people on the avenue is small, but the traffic flow is not low, the three of them just walked for a while, there are several carriages passing by the three people, each carriage is extravagant and forced people to hug each other, the men sitting on the car are all rich in brocade clothes, full of momentum between raising hands and feet, obviously all of them are dignitaries.

The three of them walked on the side of the road quite conspicuously, attracting a lot of strange eyes, and the heart of the black-crowned scholar rose to his throat, for fear of hearing the sound of ridicule. But as the carriage passed by the three of them, there was only the sound of wheels rolling and horses' hooves, so the heart of the black-crowned scholar gradually relaxed as the sound of hooves faded away.

After another moment, the three of them stopped at the door of a mansion that was more luxurious than the others.

At the gate of the mansion, a guard politely stopped the three of them: "Sir, is there something wrong?" ”

The words were said to Master Xun.

Master Xun nodded and said, "Please inform Mi Qing that Xun Qing has been summoned." ”

Xun Shi's name was originally called Xun Condition.

And Miqing's name is, of course, Mi Xian.

The eunuch of Zhao State ordered Mixian.

That's right, although he is a eunuch, but Mixian actually has his own mansion in Handan City for a long time, and a generation of famous ministers Lin Xiangru served as Mixian's doorman in this mansion in his early years, and then was recommended by Mixian to King Zhao Huiwen.

The guard looked Xun Jing up and down a few times, and seemed to be a little unconvinced that such a dusty old man could have anything to do with his own master, but he still said: "In this case, sir, please wait here for a while, and wait for me to pass it on." ”

The guard's performance clearly fell in the eyes of the three of them, and the black-crowned scholar frowned very obviously, but he did not speak, and the blue-robed scholar was thoughtful and did not speak.

Xun Guo didn't look angry, but smiled very gently: "But it's hard work." ”

The guard turned to leave, and when the black-crowned scholar saw the guard walking away, he couldn't help but let out a low snort.

About a tea time had passed, and the guards still hadn't returned.

A look of dissatisfaction began to appear on the face of the black-crowned scholar, and he said, "This Mi Xian has summoned Master Xun here, but he is so lazy!" ”

As soon as the black crown scholar finished speaking, the door of the mansion in front of him suddenly opened, and an old man in gorgeous clothes hurriedly came out of the door with a large number of people.

"How did Xunzi come! But it's worrying. ”

Xun Guan smiled slightly, and saluted to Mi Xian in front of him: "Xun Kuang has seen Mi Qing, but he doesn't want to come quickly, but the road is difficult." ”

Mi Xian laughed, and also saluted, saying: "Xunzi doesn't know, I've been waiting for a long time, someone is coming!" ”

Mixian shouted, and saw several carriages driving out of the gate, each of which was more luxurious than the three of them had seen.

Mixian kindly took Xun Qian's hand and said, "Xunzi and board the car with me, enter the palace to meet the king!" ”