Chapter 139: Xue Gongtian Wen
"That Tian Wen...... Is there such a status? β
Beside Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, who was also mixed in the welcome procession, couldn't help but ask.
It's no wonder he was so shocked, after all, in this team to welcome Tian Wen, there are Zhao Guo's minister Feiyi, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui, Yangwenjun Zhao Bao, and even Anyangjun Zhao Zhang and Tian Buyu and others are not far away, it is not an exaggeration to say that those Zhao courtiers who are not in Handan are now removed, and the rest are basically to welcome Tian Wen, including Que Guanzi and his disciple Pang Xuan.
It may be that only Master Zhao and Zhao Wang He did not come to greet him in person.
But even so, this is already a welcome procession that far exceeds the specifications, maybe the monarchs of small countries such as Weiguo and Lu came to Zhao, and Zhao did not move so much.
After listening to Meng Hu's words, Le Yi explained with a little emotion: "After all, it was Tian Wen...... In addition to the monarchs of various countries, he thought that he was the most famous nobleman. β
"Hmm."
On the side, Meng Zhong couldn't help but snort lightly, attracting Le Yi's puzzled and curious gaze: "Ah Zhong, do you have a gap with that Tian Wen?" β
Hearing Le Yi say this, Meng Zhong realized that it was his own mentality that caused trouble.
Yes, he was purely a little disgusted with Xue Gongtian Wen.
Think about the brother Tian Zhang he met some time ago, that is the famous general of the Qi State who really made the Qin State feel jealous, who in the world does not know the name of "Kuang Zhang"? But even such a famous general, on behalf of the Qi State Linzi envoy Zhao Guo is also very low-key, I remember that a few days ago when Meng Zhongxiang sent this brother, Tian Zhang only had a few carriages of entourage and more than a dozen chariot guards, and there were only four or five entourages and guards when he was full, but this Tian Wen had more than three hundred carriages to follow - how can you Tian Wen be virtuous? Do you have any merits that can be compared to Kuang Zhang? Or do you Tian Wen think that he is better than Hui Shi, Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan and other modern celebrities?
I have to say that today's Tian Wen is naturally difficult to compare with Hui Shi, Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Mencius, Gongsun Yan, Tian Zhang and other modern and contemporary celebrities, he is nothing more than an excellent background - his father Jingguo Jun Tianying is the son of King Qi Wei and the brother of King Qi Xuan, nothing more.
Of course, Tian Wen himself is also talented, but this talent is not enough for him to make such an exaggerated pomp as "more than 300 carriages followed".
In general, there is still one reason: Tian Wen is rich, extremely rich!
The pomp and circumstance that did not match his own talents was one reason, and the other reason was that Tian Wen was said to have let his entourage slaughter the Zhao people and kill hundreds of Zhao civilians.
Although it was true that those civilians of the Zhao State made fun of Tian Wen's short and thin stature first, just because of a few words of ridicule, they connived at the slaughter of hundreds of lives and the destruction of a county town, as if this kind of senseless killing was disgusted by Meng Zhong and his Taoist thoughts.
And at this moment, Tian Wen, the minister of Qi State, known as "Xue Gong", had also slowly stepped off the carriage.
As depicted in that rumor, Xue Gongtianwen's figure is not majestic, only about seven feet, not much taller than Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi, who are sixteen or seventeen years old.
As for his age, he was about thirty-five or six, and he was wearing a very luxurious brocade robe, and the brocade robe was embroidered with some patterns with gold thread - because of the distance, Meng Zhong couldn't really see it, but even so he could feel that Tian Wen's robe was worth a lot.
"Fat Xiang, Anpingjun, Fengyangjun, Yangwenjun, don't come to harm."
Just when Meng Zhong was secretly looking at Tian Wen in the distance, the minister of Qi had already stepped forward quickly, and came to the ministers of Zhao such as Feiyi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, and Zhao Bao, who were also walking towards him, and bowed their hands, close without being rude.
At the same time, his retinue also stepped out of the carriage one after another, including scribes in plain robes, well-dressed scribes, but more often than not, some "chivalrous" who were dressed differently but held swordsβas is the modern name for these rangers who knew how to use swordsmanship and ran in all directions.
It is worth mentioning that although most of these heroic dresses are dressed in clothes made of linen, they have different "styles", and some wear sleeveless robes; Some have a shoulder-length sleeve on the left; Some have less shoulder-length sleeves on the right; Some deliberately wore one less sleeve and tied the outer linen clothes to their belts; Others tied their burlap clothes with belts and deliberately let them hang down on their bodies.
There are even people who deliberately use copper rings, iron rings, etc., to string a thin hemp rope and decorate the outer linen clothes.
All in all, these heroic dresses are very "individual" at a glance.
But the most individuality is not the clothes of these heroes, but their hair.
Ordinary people, whether they are ordinary civilians or "armorers" such as Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi, will basically comb a hair bundle, while adults, that is, men who have reached the age of a weak crown, will wear another hair crown on the hair bundle, which is really meticulous.
For example, old ministers and old nobles such as Fei Yi and Zhao Bao, even if their hair is gray, their hair must be meticulously cared for, which is also the so-called "etiquette".
However, those chivalrous bravery, or unkempt hair, or wore hair crowns very casually, regardless of whether the hair was straightened or not, and even Meng Zhong saw many chivalrous warriors braiding thin straw ropes in their hair.
It makes people feel "extraordinary" at first glance.
Of course, although most of these heroic heroes have poor appearances and different "personalities", it is not difficult to see from their fierce and fierce eyes that most of these are outlaws who "despise their lives".
At this time, Tian Wen and Feiyi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao, including Gongzi Zhang and other Zhao courtiers had finished their greetings, boarded the carriage prepared by Feiyi for Tian Wen, and slowly walked towards the city.
And after Tian Wen and the important ministers of Zhao State, Tian Wen's disciples and entourage followed behind without anyone else, so that some of the junior officials of Zhao State who came to witness Tian Wen's demeanor could only get out of the way and let these people move forward, not to mention Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Le Yi and others who were mixed in the general welcome procession.
"It's just no one!"
Meng Hu commented with some unhappiness on Tian Wen's disciples and entourage.
Hearing this, Le Yi glanced at Meng Hu in surprise, as if he was surprised that Meng Hu could still say such a gentle thing, but immediately, he also nodded and echoed Meng Hu's point of view, after all, he saw with his own eyes that those disciples of Tian Wen, especially those swordsmen in different dresses, when they entered the city, they raised their heads one by one and raised their toes, without the slightest intention of looking at the welcoming people on both sides of the road.
"It's a bit overdone with pride." He said calmly.
"Heh, let's go."
Meng Zhong beckoned to the two companions.
At this time, the flow of people watching outside the city gate had slowly dispersed, and Meng Zhong and several people mixed in the crowd and returned to the city.
On the way back to the palace, they bumped into the carriage of Zhao Zhang, the king of Anyang.
After the carriage stopped, Tian Buyu greeted Meng Zhong and the three of them with a smile in the window: "Ah Zhong, did the three of you also come to witness Tian Wen's demeanor?" β
"Yes, after all, it's the world-famous Xue Gongtian Wen." Meng Zhong nodded.
"Huh." Tian Buyu laughed twice, and then asked again: "Then now, are the three of you going back to the palace?" β
"yes." Meng Zhong nodded and said.
Hearing this, Tian Buyu beckoned and said, "Then come up, Gongzi and I, give the three of you a ride." β
Glancing at Meng Hu and Le Yi, Meng Zhong and the three of them finally boarded Gongzizhang's carriage, and after getting into the carriage, the three of them saw Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang, who was obviously not pale.
"Childe, what's wrong?"
Meng Zhong asked Zhao Zhang puzzled, after all, a moment ago, when Gongzi Zhang greeted Tian Wen, he was still smiling.
Hearing this, Gongzi Zhang snorted coldly, and said with a thick and unswerving color: "Tian Wen's ...... I don't know how to lift! β
Seeing that Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi looked puzzled, Tian Buyu explained on the side: "Fang Cai, the son wanted to invite Tian Wen to the mansion for a banquet and stayed for a few days by the way, but Zhao Cheng also made the same invitation, so Tian Wen politely rejected the son and accepted Zhao Cheng's invitation. β
Meng Zhong frowned slightly when he heard this.
It stands to reason that when foreign envoys visit Zhao State, they generally live in the post house, such as Meng Zhongxin's brother Tian Zhang, who has been living in the post house when he was in Handan.
Of course, this is not an explicit provision, like Gongzizhang and Anpingjun Zhao Cheng invited Tian Wen to their respective mansions for a few days, no one would talk about this.
It's just that today Tian Wen Wanyan rejected Gongzizhang's invitation, but accepted Anpingjun Zhao Cheng's invitation, which can see a lot of clues, and even Tian Wen's subjective position.
"Damn Tian Wen! Damn Zhao Cheng! β
may be because the carriage is full of his own people, Gongzizhang did not hide his grudge against Zhao Cheng and Tian Wen, scolded and scolded along the way, and even threatened to give Tian Wen who lost his face a good look.
And Tian Buyu did not take Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi as outsiders, and said solemnly with the mustache on the side of his mouth: "It is said that when Zhao Suhou was still in power, Zhao Chengcheng had correspondence with Tian Wen's father Tian Ying, and Zhao Cheng was friendly to Qi State, which is also known to everyone, Tian Wen chose Zhao Cheng instead of Gongzi You, this is not surprising...... Zai Xia is just worried that Zhao Cheng, Li Dui and others will use Tian Wen's fame to suppress the son. β
"How dare he?!"
Gongzi Zhang's eyes widened.
Tian Buyu shook his head and said in a low voice: "You still have to be cautious......"
Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, turned his head to Meng Zhong and the others, and said, "Ah Zhong, you have to be careful, maybe Tian Wen will also find trouble for you." β
"Me?"
Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi looked at each other.
Seeing this, Tian Buyu twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate the fame of a few of you...... After all, you believe in the guards, not long ago, they attacked the Qi camp at night with 500 soldiers, and broke the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Qi general Tian Touch, as long as Zhao Cheng and Li Dui provoked a few words in front of Tian Wen, Tian Wen didn't care, those unruly swordsmen under his hands would definitely have trouble with you......"
Speaking of this, he paused, lowered his voice and added: "Don't forget, the army of the Song State also captured Xue Yi before, Xue Yi, isn't it Tian Wen's fiefdom?" β
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Hearing this, Meng Zhong's expression was pale.
After a while, Gongzizhang sent Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, and Le Yi to the palace, and then returned to his mansion.
At this time, Le Yi asked Meng Zhongdao: "Tian (Dai) Xiang is very reasonable, then Tian Wen may really come to you for trouble......
"Huh."
Meng Zhong snorted lightly.
It is true that he does not have a good impression of Tian Wen, but he will not take the initiative to cause trouble for Tian Wen.
But if Tian Wen's people take the initiative to stir up trouble......
He is not a bully!