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Before the feast, you should first bathe and change your clothes.

As the father of Zhao, although he has ceded the palace of Handan to Zhao Wang He, once he returns to Handan, of course, he stays in the palace, and Gongzi Zhang and Tian Buyu return to the former's mansion in Handan.

The rest of Zhao Chen, who have a mansion in Handan City, return to the mansion, and those who do not have a mansion go to the post house, in short, they have to bathe and change clothes before they can go to the palace feast.

As for Meng Zhong and the others, as the guards of Master Zhao's father, of course, they followed Master Zhao into the palace.

Under the leadership of several palace attendants, Master Zhao and Meng Zhong and his party came to a palace, and after entering the palace, Meng Zhong and others found that a pool had been built in the palace, and this pool was steaming at the moment, obviously prepared for Lord Zhao's bath.

"Meng Zhong, you choose another person to follow me."

Master Zhao gave an order, and under the service of several palace attendants, he dressed widely, and then stepped into the steaming pool, sat in the pool, and made a comfortable sound.

"Follow? What do you mean?'

Before Meng Zhong came back to his senses, he saw several palace attendants greet him and asked respectfully, "I don't know which one is Meng Zhong...... My lord? ”

"Uh, I'm Meng Zhong......"

Before Meng Zhong could react, he saw Master Zhao lying in the hot tub and urged: "Come in, during the long journey, you have to soak your body and relieve your tiredness." ”

Does this mean that you want to take a bath?

Meng Zhong was a little stunned and asked, "Master Zhao, am I either?" ”

I saw Master Zhao take his hand out of the pool, pointed at Meng Zhong and the others and said with a smile: "It's not just you, all of you want it, but this pool can't sit so many people, you pick one more person, and the rest of the people go to the side hall to take a bath, and there will be someone to serve you." ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong summed it up with everyone, and finally chose Meng Hu, because this guy sometimes has too bad a personality, and once he loses his temper, he can't even persuade Meng Sui.

So, Meng Zhong let Meng Hu stay, and as for the rest of the friends, they were led to the side hall by two palace attendants.

Immediately, two female palace attendants stepped forward and prepared to untie Meng Zhong and Meng Hu's clothes, which made Meng Zhong and Meng Hu subconsciously grasp their belts.

Seeing this scene, Master Zhao's father laughed and ridiculed Meng Zhong and Meng Hu: "I look at you and you, you have reached the age when you should get married, but haven't you even tasted the taste of a woman?" ”

Hearing this, the palace attendants on the side all showed a few smiles on their faces, especially the women among them, who teased Meng Zhong and Meng Hu with their naked eyes.

Seeing that Meng Zhong and Meng Hu really couldn't let go, Master Zhao shook his head helplessly, clapped his hands and ordered: "Okay, let's all step down and let these two boys come by themselves." ”

Hearing this, the palace attendants in the palace left one after another.

At this time, Master Zhao's father smiled at Meng Zhong and Meng Hu: "That's all right, right?" ”

Meng Zhong nodded, and then he and Meng Hu took off their clothes and went into the pool.

"Ah, it's hot!"

The grinning Menghu didn't notice the temperature of the pool water and screamed.

"Is this called hot?"

Master Zhao laughed, and immediately turned his head to look at Meng Zhong, only to see Meng Zhong sitting on the side of the pool, but his right hand was holding the sword placed next to the pool.

He teased, "Are you guarding me, or are you going to assassinate me?" ”

"Neither." Meng Zhong shook his head, glanced at Master Zhao, who was also naked opposite, and said with some embarrassment: "I just feel a little uncomfortable, if I grab something, I can relieve it a little......"

This explanation made Master Zhao quite stunned, but he could indeed see Meng Zhong's restraint at the moment, and asked curiously: "Haven't you bathed with your clansmen before?" ”

"Not really." Meng Zhong glanced at Meng Hu, who was paddling with his hands on the side, and explained: "I used to bathe and play in the small river in the countryside with Ah Hu, but ......."

He glanced at Master Zhao's father, and it was self-evident.

Master Zhao understood what Meng Zhong meant, and asked, "You can just treat me as an uncle and elder in your clan, haven't you ever bathed with your uncle and elder?" ”

Meng Zhong shook his head.

"What about your father?"

Meng Zhong shook his head again and explained, "Not long after I was born, my father died on the battlefield. ”

"...... like this"

Master Zhao's father nodded clearly, threw an apology, and then said half-jokingly: "In this case, you just let me be your father, looking at your age, your father should not be older than me...... You won't be restrained anymore, will you? ”

Meng Zhong smiled slightly, and did not respond to Lord Zhao's words.

Immediately, he couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhao, I heard that you have raised troops many times in your life, conquered the Daijun for the Zhao State, and defeated the alien ...... such as Lin Hu, Xiongnu, and Lou Fu."

"Not bad." Master Zhao nodded.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong pondered his words and said to Master Zhao: "Master Zhao has raised troops many times, and I think there are many Zhao soldiers who died on the battlefield, right?" …… What do you think about this? ”

Master Zhao was stunned, then looked directly at Meng Zhong and asked, "Do you think that I have raised troops many times, or countless Zhao people have died because of this?" ”

Meng Zhong nodded hesitantly.

Seeing this, Master Zhao shook his head slightly, and asked Meng Zhong with a smile: "Meng Zhong, in your opinion, how should a monarch govern his country?" ”

"All the people can live and work in peace and contentment." Meng Zhong replied.

Master Zhao smiled slightly when he heard this, nodded and said, "It is indeed the correct point of view. …… But the prerequisite for all the people to live and work in peace and contentment is that the country is strong enough to withstand the attacks of other countries. He raised his head and said: "Let's just say that I am Zhao State, there are Hu Rong and Xiongnu in the north, Lin Hu and Lou Fu in the west, and even the hinterland of the country used to have Zhongshan Baidi as a disaster; In the Central Plains, the Qin State once hoped that our Zhao State would submit, although Wei and Han were both the Three Jin Dynasty, they often invaded our Zhao State, and there was also the Qi State in the east, and once united Zhongshan and Yan to attack our Zhao State...... In this situation surrounded by enemies on all sides, how do you think we can make all the people live and work in peace and contentment? ”

Without waiting for Meng Zhong to answer, he changed his tone and said, "First of all, make the country strong!" ”

Lifting his hand from the pool water, Master Zhao said in a deep voice: "I know that you are a Taoist disciple and have correspondence with Mencius, but let me tell you, academic thought cannot save a weak country, and the law of the jungle is the eternal truth in this world...... If we want our people to live and work in peace and contentment, we must first make our country strong. …… You ask me if many Zhao people have died because of this because of the many times I have raised troops, I will not deny that my Zhao country can have the strength and prosperity of today, and I have sacrificed countless Zhao soldiers, but if you ask me if it is worth it, I will tell you that it is worth it! ”

"......" Meng Zhong's face showed a little thought.

At this time, Master Zhao changed his posture and lay down in the water, and continued to say to Meng Zhong: "You only see the harm brought by the war, but you ignore the benefits brought by the war...... I don't mean to conquer other countries. In the past, the alien races in the west and north often invaded our Zhao country and wantonly slaughtered the Zhao people, do you know how many Zhao people died at the hands of the alien race during that period? It is definitely much more than the Zhao soldiers sacrificed by Zhao in his crusade against Lin Hu, Xiongnu, and Lou Fu. My Zhao State attacked Zhongshan five times, and there were countless casualties, but this is much less than the killing that Zhongshan Kingdom once did when it invaded my Zhao State. Therefore, the necessary sacrifices are worth it, and the sacrifices of these Zhao pawns can enable more Zhao people to survive, as you said, to live and work in peace and contentment, and among these Zhao people, there are also those relatives who sacrificed Zhao pawns. …… I, Zhao Yong, don't like to fight, but there is no way, when I first succeeded to the throne, I faced the crisis of the countries trying to carve up my Zhao country, and I realized at that time that if you don't kill people, people will kill you; If you can't become strong, you're destined to become the meat of other people's mouths......"

Hearing Lord Zhao's words, Meng Zhong suddenly remembered the words of Song Wangyan, and remembered that Song Wangyan's words were almost exactly the same as what Master Zhao said today.

"If a monarch cannot even hold the country, how can he practice benevolent government so that all the people can live and work in peace and contentment?"

"......" Meng Zhong nodded thoughtfully.

Benevolent government, this is the thought of Mencius, he believes that benevolent government can make a country strong, but today Zhao's master said that the root of a country is the royal government, and only when the royal government is implemented, it is possible to achieve benevolent government.

These two conflicting thoughts made Meng Zhong think for a long time.

Seeing Meng Zhong's contemplative expression, Master Zhao said with a smile: "Boy, this is a matter that only the appearance of a country can think about, and it is too early for you." Okay, it's not too early, hurry up and take a bath. ”

Meng Zhong nodded and sped up his bath.

Subsequently, Master Zhao's father called the palace attendants standing outside the hall in, prepared a new set of robes for him, and also asked for a new set of armor for Meng Zhong and Meng Hu.

In order to take care of Meng Zhong and Meng Hu, Master Zhao sent off those palace attendants so that the two could dry their bodies and put on brand new armor.

It wasn't until Meng Zhong and Meng Hu finished dressing that Master Zhao summoned the palace attendants again and asked those people to wait for him to change his clothes.

During this period, Meng Hu stayed outside the temple, while Meng Zhong stayed outside the palace.

I don't know how long it took, Meng Hu screamed outside the hall.

"What's wrong, Hu?" Meng Zhong subconsciously held down the saber.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that Lejin and they're back......" Meng Hu explained with some humility.

Meng Zhong was suspicious, and walked into the hall, but saw Meng Hu standing among Meng Sui, Wu Ying and others, beating his chest at this moment.

After asking, Meng Zhong learned that it turned out that Meng Sui, Wu Ying, and Le Yi had special female officials to serve them in bathing and changing clothes, and Le Jin also told Meng Hu about this with an intoxicated face, so that when Meng Zhong appeared in front of the latter again, the latter looked at him with a resentful face.

Rolling his eyes, Meng Zhong walked into the hall again.

After a while, after Lord Zhao's father finished bathing and changing, he led Meng Zhong, Meng Hu and others to the palace where the palace feast was located.

During this period, Meng Zhong noticed Master Zhao's expression, and saw that the latter's expression was serious, and his heart sank slightly.

He had a hunch that something would definitely happen at today's palace banquet.

And this matter may affect the current pattern of Zhao Guoguo.