Around the time of the unitary hour, Hui Ang took Meng Zhong to the palace in a carriage for a banquet.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the guards of the palace were lighting the lamps, fires, and braziers near the palace roads one by one, and illuminated the palace with the light of oil and firewood.

Meng Zhong privately speculated that the oil and firewood consumed by the palace that night might be enough for a month's consumption in his Montessori township.

"These are also the "superfluous" things that the Master resisted, right?"

Meng Zhong thought secretly in his heart.

However, he didn't tell Hui Ang these inner words, because he felt that it was meaningless.

After a short time, Meng Zhong followed Hui Ang to the main hall of the main hall, and under the guidance of a confessor, he walked into the hall.

As the main hall of the palace, this palace is naturally magnificent, only the pillars inside and outside the palace, or need to be hugged by two people, not to mention the carvings and ornaments in the palace, it is difficult to imagine how much financial resources the Song Kingdom consumed when Song Pigong built the entire palace.

At this time in the hall, there was already someone sitting behind a desk, it was none other than Qiu He, the minister of the Song Kingdom.

When he turned his head and saw Hui Ang and Meng Zhong walking into the hall, although his face did not change, he frowned slightly, especially when he saw Meng Zhong.

In all fairness, as an important minister of Zhao Wangyong when he implemented the "Hufu Cavalry Shooting", Qiu He had both civil and military skills, and won the trust of Zhao Wangyong, which is why Zhao Wangyong sent him to the Song State as the minister of state to supervise the cooperation between Zhao and Song.

How could such a character be afraid of Meng Zhong, who was only fourteen years old, at most, he felt that it was too embarrassing for him to debate with a teenager at his age of forty or fifty, even if he won, his face would be dull, not to mention that he was still speechless by Meng Zhong this afternoon.

"Dr. Hui."

Qiu He got up and arched his hand towards Qiu He, who was walking towards him, and immediately, he didn't forget to say hello to Meng Zhong kindly: "Little brother, meet again." ”

"Hatred."

"Doctor Qiu." Hui Ang and Meng Zhong also returned the salute.

The seats of the palace banquet naturally have strict rules, no, after a few simple greetings between the two sides, some palace people invited Hui Ang to the chief on the west side.

At this time, Hui Ang saw that there was still a desk under his seat on the west side, so he casually asked, "Whose seat is this?" Tang martingale? ”

The Tang Ying in his mouth is also an important minister of the Song State, but Hui Ang is very bad with this person.

Unexpectedly, the palace man replied: "Doctor Hui, this is the ...... given by the king to this king" She glanced at Meng Zhong, and after a slight pause, she continued: "The seat set up for this little prince of Meng Zhong." ”

It can be seen that she doesn't know Meng Zhong's identity and doesn't know how to call it, so she finally uses the honorific title of Xiao Gongzi.

Hui Ang was stunned when he heard this, even if he didn't expect that Song Wangyan would set up a seat for his brother-in-law Meng Zhong alone.

On the other side, Qiu He also looked at this scene in surprise, to be honest, he really thought that the seat was reserved for Tang Ying.

"Little boy, haha."

Hui Ang smiled, beckoned Meng Zhong and said, "Ah Zhong, since it is the king's good intentions, you can sit down quickly." ”

Meng Zhong was also a little confused, but he still sat down behind the second desk on the west side according to Hui An's instructions.

Not long after, Song Wangyan, who was wearing an apricot white royal robe, walked in from outside the hall, and when he saw this, Hui An, Qiu He and Meng Zhong all stood up and bowed their hands.

"Sit down."

Song Wang Yan waved his hand, immediately walked to the throne, sat down, looked at Qiu He on the left hand side, and then looked at Hui Ang and Meng Zhong on the right hand side, and then said with a smile: "Today is a small banquet between the widow and the three of you, only the four of me, no need to be restrained." ”

The last sentence didn't have to be restrained, he looked at Meng Zhong and said.

I have to say that after reading the details of Meng Zhong and his nearly three generations, Song Wangyan has a good impression of this son, after all, Meng Zhong's grandfather Meng Shu, father Meng Qu, and brother Meng Bo are all soldiers who sacrificed for the Song Kingdom, and they can be called loyal martyrs - although there is no such statement at this time.

After Song Wangyan finished saying this, a team of palace people held a tray and served dishes.

According to the Zhou etiquette, the number of dishes in front of people of different status is also different. Of course, if he really followed the Zhou rites, Meng Zhong was not qualified to sit alone in the hall - he was not even qualified to stand.

In the end, there were seven dishes on the case of Song Wangyan, five for Hui Ang and Qiu He, and four for Meng Zhong.

The four dishes are a whole chicken, a whole fish, a bowl of meat that doesn't look like pork, and a bowl of boiled vegetables mixed with some mushrooms.

Hui Ang and Qiu He have a whole fetal sheep more than him.

As for Song Wangyan's side, on the basis of Hui Ang and Qiu He, melons and fruits were added.

I have to say that it is already a very remarkable thing to be able to set up a separate table in the Song Palace and get the treatment of four dishes, even if it is the suzerain of the Meng clan, Meng Qi, when he arrives in the palace, he is afraid that he only has this treatment, or even worse.

Immediately, the sound of palace music sounded in the hall, ding ding dong, melodious and long, during which there was a group of music girls dancing, I am afraid that they are all in their teens to twenties, they look very young and beautiful, quite eye-catching.

For these music and dances, Song Wangyan was afraid that he was tired of watching them for a long time, so he paid attention to the reactions of the three people below.

I have to say that Hui Ang and Qiu He's attitudes are very flat, the former strokes his beard and admires the dance of the music girl, squinting his eyes slightly from time to time and nodding slightly, as if he is intoxicated by dance music; And Hui Ang was sitting upright, without the slightest wave on his face.

As for Meng Zhong, who should have seen this kind of dance for the first time, he looked at the women with curiosity, and by the way, he also looked at the buildings in the hall.

After a while, the girls finished dancing and retreated in turn, at this time, Song Wangyan suddenly smiled and asked Meng Zhongdao: "Boy, have you ever taken a fancy to one of these women, and the widow can give it to you." ”

Hui Ang and Qiu He were stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Meng Zhong with a smile, after all, in contemporary times, dancing girls and music girls are also a kind of 'gift' given to each other by powerful people, and even many people regard them as elegant things.

As soon as Meng Zhong heard Song Wangyan's tone, he knew that the monarch was ridiculing him, and after thinking about it, he replied: "I have heard that a pool of water raises a pond of fish, and the music girl here has adapted to the life in the court. Again...... The boy is about to go to the war with Teng, even if he is lucky to survive and return to the countryside in the future, he will also have to work hard all day in the farming, and I am afraid that he will not have time to enjoy their beautiful dance. It not only harms the interests of the king, but also fails to make the boy get tangible benefits, and perhaps causes a woman to die of depression, why do such a thing? ”

On the side, Hui Ang felt a hint of sarcasm in Meng Zhong's words, and hurriedly said, "This is the saying of "the way of heaven", right? ”

After that, he arched his hand to Song Wangyan and said: "My king, my brother insists on stepping on the battlefield to serve the country, but the ministers are reluctant to persuade him, and his heart is very strong. The king gave the music girl, if I was told that the Song Kingdom was missing a warrior because of this, what should I do? ”

"Hahahaha......"

Song Wang Yan laughed when he heard this, and revealed the matter.

In all fairness, he didn't fail to hear the hint of sarcasm in Meng Zhong's words, but he didn't care - a righteous man whose ancestors, fathers, and brothers all died for the country, even if there was a little complaint, Song Wangyan could understand.

After all, he is not really "reincarnated".

After laughing, Song Wangyan asked Meng Zhong about Zhuangzi's current condition, mainly his physical condition, and Meng Zhong answered truthfully one by one.

Then Song Wang Yan sighed and said: "My Song Kingdom is not without great sages, such as Song Xuan, Hui Shi, and Zhuang Zhou, but they are not used by widows, otherwise how can Qi and Chu be afraid?" ”

Indeed, the most famous of the modern Song State is Song Jun, Hui Shi, and Zhuang Zhou, among which Hui Shi is Hui Zi, who dedicated almost all his energy to the Wei State; And Song Jun, in his early years, studied in the Jixia School Palace of Qi State, and was respectfully called "Mr. Jixia", but it is a pity that he is the same as Zhuang Zhou, he is a Taoist disciple, and the purpose of learning is to understand the truth of the world, not for officials.

Zhuang Zhou is the same, the biggest official he has ever been in his life is a small official in Qiyuan, and since then, Chu and Song have repeatedly refused to ask him to be the minister of state.

Whenever he thinks of this, Song Wangyan can't be said to be unpopular.

Hearing this, Qiu He also smiled and asked Meng Zhongdao: "When Master Zhuang lived in seclusion, what did he do on weekdays?" ”

Meng Zhong replied, "During the day, he will take our disciples on a trip, but most of the time the master is thinking, and occasionally, the master will take us to observe the heavens at night. ”

"It's really a great sage." Qiu He praised it.

Immediately, he suddenly asked, "Why don't you want to help King Song like such a great sage?" Could it be that in the eyes of the master, the king of Song is not a Ming monarch? ”

Hearing this, Hui Ang said unhappily: "Qiu Xiang, you are suspected of attacking this statement." ”

Qiu He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Doctor Hui is serious, I just asked casually, after all, in Zhao State, the subjects of Zhao State unanimously support the monarch......"

With that, he turned his head to look at Meng Zhong, and Song Wangyan also looked at Meng Zhong with great interest, wanting to hear how Meng Zhong, a disciple, would defend his teacher Zhuangzi.

Seeing that under Hui An's worried expression, Meng Zhong said lightly: "It's not that the master is unwilling to assist the king, but he is unwilling to assist any monarch in the world. As for whether the king of Song is a "Ming monarch", the kid thinks that "Ming" means to distinguish between right and wrong...... For example, at this moment, or the king also felt that what Doctor Qiu said was inappropriate, but because Doctor Qiu was a messenger sent by Zhao State, he should leave his face and not expose it in person to embarrass the doctor, which is what Ming Jun did. ”

Qiu He opened his mouth and couldn't refute it on the spot.