Chapter 37: Sabre-rattling

Lian Po doesn't like this kind of occasion, because people on this occasion are full of hypocrisy.

Zhao Ran made a speech there, which was nothing more than recalling the glorious footprints of Zhao Xian's predecessors and telling his status in the eyes of the clan over the years. I don't know what kind of virtue this old man can have, and he can enjoy such respect from everyone.

How did he know that these people were not so much admiring Zhao Xian, but rather a bloody and tearful accusation of the situation of the Zhao family in Jinyang in recent years, if it weren't for Zhao Xian leading these people to secretly compete with Zhao Yong, I'm afraid their lives would be even more difficult than this. Gratitude to Zhao Xian is precisely to vent his dissatisfaction with Zhao Yong.

"Ladies and gentlemen," after a long call, the main lord finally appeared. Zhao Xian saw that Zhao Ran had almost set off the atmosphere, and finally got up under everyone's gaze, and said with a smile: "The old man really didn't expect that there would still be everyone cheering for his life, and the old man is here, thank you in advance." Everyone who dared to accept the salute got up and returned the salute.

"Since the ancestor Zhao Jiangong built Jinyang City, it is about two hundred years old. Two hundred years old, the city wall here, there is the blood of the Zhao clan, and there is also the soul of the Zhao clan, they bless us unscrupulous descendants, safely survived the wind and waves of two hundred years, and can still talk and laugh here, this is the merit of the ancestors! The old man has been growing up for a few years, and I am here to accept your congratulations, which is the blessing of the ancestors! As he spoke, the old tears were rampant, and in the direction of Jinyang Wangcheng, he was prostrate on the ground, sobbing and crying.

Everyone really didn't expect that after a good birthday celebration, Zhao Xian, who was still full of spring breeze just now, turned into an unscrupulous descendant and thanked his ancestors? But everyone else has done this, and he is also a descendant of the Zhao family, so he naturally does not suffer, so he followed Zhao Xian's example, saying: "Thank you for the blessing of the ancestors", and prostrate on the ground in the direction of Wangcheng.

Zhao Xian felt that it was almost over, and the people next to him hurriedly helped the old gentleman, the old gentleman tidied up his appearance, and continued: "The old man has lost his temper. However, the old man thinks that on such occasions, it is the duty of my generation to recall the glory of our ancestors. If there is no ancestral cloth, how can we be prosperous and rich? Why did Zhao rank among the princes? Not to mention deterring the Central Plains, the tiger is looking at Sanhu! ”

Everyone's emotions were finally mobilized by this old gentleman with a lotus tongue, all of them waved their arms as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the blood was almost ready to spurt out, presumably anyone couldn't help but applaud when they saw it, and even some elderly relatives and friends of the clan burst into tears.

"These feats, these glory, are not given by God, nor are they accidental, but the bones of the Zhao family of our generation are piled up, and the souls are filled, standing majestically, standing arrogantly, and they are made up of the blood of the Zhao clan relatives who cannot be destroyed by others, can not be defeated, and are constantly broken, this is the glory of Jinyang, and it is the glory of our waiting!"

Everyone's emotions were mobilized to the peak, everyone's expressions seemed to be crazy, many non-Zhao clan people who came to worship Shou, seeing this scene, even felt scared, they didn't know why Zhao Xian would say such a thing, let alone why his words had such magic, they just subconsciously felt that today's birthday banquet was extraordinary.

Li Dui and Jia Cha watched coldly, and both of them could guess Zhao Xian's thoughts. As for the reaction of the crowd, they can also estimate it. Without him, in the eyes of the Zhao family in Jinyang, Zhao Yong is a mean and unkind image circulating, whether it is the compilation of the people, or the thorough investigation of the land, Zhao Yong did not show favoritism for the Zhao family, and even in some cases, Zhao's status is not transcendent, often the responsibility is shared, and there is no preferential treatment. This kind of example is not a precedent, Zhao Xianhou, Zhao Liehou, and even Zhao Suhou were so harshly criticized during the reign of Zhao Xianhou, but it didn't take long for Zhao Hou to compromise based on the consideration of border stability. After Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, especially after the New Deal, the Zhao family in Jinyang did not show their due friendly attitude once, and even became more demanding, which made them accustomed to enjoying a comfortable life, how could they accept it? It is for this reason that Zhao Xian's reminiscence of the ancestors' words resonated with everyone, reminding them that their current glory and wealth are what they should enjoy, not given by some people.

"What the clan father says, something knows. However, today's Zhao family, how can there be any glory at all? Just when everyone was immersed in the glorious dream woven by Zhao Xian, a slightly hoarse voice broke the silence. Everyone cast their eyes on the person who made this shocking remark, and between one sat on the couch, an old man with a clear face, with a serious face, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he was not afraid at all, and he trembled to stand up, and slowly walked towards the crowd with a crutch. Everyone saw that he was this old man, and knew that he had a lot of complaints about what Zhao Yong did on weekdays, and it was certainly not surprising to say this. However, now that there is a large public, not only the Zhao clan, but also other outsiders present, it is a great risk to say such things. The eyes of everyone looking at him also revealed admiration.

On the stage, Zhao Xian looked at the old man, and then looked back at Zhao Ran, Zhao Ran nodded at him, and Zhao Xian understood.

"As the clan lord said, that's in the past! It was the time of Zhao Jiangong and Zhao Xianggong, and our clansmen were infinitely beautiful. However, now that it has changed, the Zhao family is a criminal! The Zhao family is the one who steals! Our lord just doesn't like us! We, my lord, he is facing outsiders! The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but throw away his crutches, and howled loudly in the direction of the royal city: "Ancestors! Obviously my ancestor, the king of all nations. There are rules and regulations, and the descendants of Yi. Guan Shi and Jun, and the palace has. Desolate and desolate, the sect is extinct! ”

Seeing that the old gentleman was so excited, and he said that it was the most painful, everyone followed his example, and cried towards Wang Cheng, chanting in their mouths: "Obviously my ancestor, the king of all nations." There are rules and regulations, and the descendants of Yi. Guan Shi and Jun, and the palace has. Desolate and desolate, the sect is extinct! ”

"Shangshu, Xia Shu, Song of the Five Sons" has a cloud: Taikang, the son of the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, likes to be happy, loses his virtue, and does not return for several days of pleasure and hunting, so that the monarch Yi of the poor country captured the capital, and drove Taikang's younger brother and mother away from the capital, and arrived on the bank of Luoshui, the five people complained about Taikang, and recounted the teaching of the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu, in addition to "the people are the state, the solid Bangning", but also said "desolate and desolate, and the ancestors are extinct", which became the earliest sigh of the death of the country.

Hearing this, everyone's hearts jumped, this sentence is contrary to Zhao Yong's new policy thoughts! So he looked at the old man's eyes, and suddenly became unusual, and then looked at the current situation, what kind of birthday banquet is this, this is a naked demonstration! This is a challenge to today's king! This is simply a great rebellion!

Jia Cha couldn't help it for a long time, and hurriedly jumped out and responded: "The old gentleman's words, I'm afraid it's alarmist!" He sneered, and then looked at everyone, "Today is Mr. Zhao's birthday banquet, we gather here, in addition to recalling the great achievements of the ancestors of Zhao State, we should also see that now Zhao Guo's soldiers are strong and strong, and the cavalry Zhao Shu led by the monarch has recovered the land occupied by Zhongshan, and now it is in the north, fighting against the enemies of Zhao State." A few days ago, Yuanyang won a great victory, annihilating the defenders of Lou, it was the biggest victory in recent years, such a happy event, wouldn't it be even more fortunate that my Da Zhao has such a brave king? Where is the trouble of 'falling into the wilderness and reverting to the ancestors'? ”

After everyone in the audience listened, they also turned their heads and ears, not daring to answer. After Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, although he was different from Zhao Suhou's willingness to conquer, once the army was dispatched, most of them were able to achieve victory, especially the capture of most of the territory of Zhongshan, which was more than his father. Now that the north is fighting with Sanhu, they have not heard of defeat, and on this point, the prestige has caught up with Jian Xiang and the others.

Seeing Jia Cha's words, he pulled the atmosphere that he had finally ignited back to reality, and the old man was obviously angry, he hit the ground with his cane, and said angrily: "Shaft! But my Zhao family slave, this is my clan's business, what do you do! ”

Jia Cha took a step forward proudly, put his hands behind his back, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring voice: "I am an official of the Zhao State, not a slave of the Zhao family!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Zhao clan relatives scolded one after another, pointing at Jia Cha and asking him to apologize. In the eyes of these people, Zhao Guo is the Zhao State of the Zhao family, not the Zhao State of any person, and other people who are not Zhao are just serving the Zhao State. This is exactly what all the Zhao family thinks, and it is also the fundamental contradiction between Zhao Yong and the Zhao clan.

From the perspective of Zhao Yong's later generations, since he is the monarch of Zhao State, then this country is Zhao Yong's final say, and everyone else is his own courtiers to help him govern the country. However, the Zhao clan members believed that the Zhao State belonged to the entire Zhao family, and Zhao Yong was only born in the monarch's family, so he was qualified to manage the Zhao State. Therefore, it is reasonable to treat yourself preferentially. This point, in fact, Zhao Yong and Zhao Xian had already communicated that day, and the different concepts and ideas of the two were the reason why the Zhao clan was disgusted with Zhao Yong.

Just when the crowd was enthusiastic and everyone was about to add their fists and kicks to Jia Cha, Zhao Xian, who was watching the battle coldly from the sidelines, finally spoke: "Everyone, please listen to the old man." Then the people stopped to hear what the old master had to say. The country of Zhao is not only the Zhao country of the Zhao family, but also the Zhao country of the king, which is the command of heaven and the choice of the ancestors. No matter how bold we are, we can't be disrespectful to our ancestors and contempt for our ancestors. ”

Zhao Xian spoke, but everyone was blinded, just now this old gentleman is reminiscing about the ancestors, and mobilizing everyone's emotions, how eager he is, and his thoughts are also obvious, so that the old man who is clear and straightforward speaks, and Jia Cha is in the book. But Zhao Xian said opinions that were different from everyone's thoughts, either he misunderstood, or Zhao Xian had other secrets, no matter what, it was enough to give people a sense of loss.

However, Li Dui was hidden in the crowd, looking at Zhao Xian with a sad look, he naturally didn't believe it, Zhao Xian had no complaints, on the contrary, as the banner of the Zhao clan in Jinyang, if it wasn't for his nod, Zhao Ran and Zhao Yan would not control the city gate, if there was no provocation from him, these Zhao clan relatives would not be so fanatical, and when all the preparations were almost completed, he wanted to say that he was playing with everyone, everyone should wash and sleep. Even if he killed Li Dui, he didn't believe it, he must have another trick.

Zhao Xian watched everyone salute him, very satisfied, he tidied up his clothes, and said loudly: "As a member of the Zhao clan, he naturally has the responsibility to share the worries of the king. However, on the side of the king, there are always rebellious ministers and thieves who encourage the king to act like this. It is because of our clansmen that they are separated from the monarch and cannot be compatible with the gas. This is not the sin of the king, but the sin of others. ”

Therefore, a certain plan is to admonish the king as a clansman, the pros and cons of the same city, and change the evil and return to the right path to the king. If the king turns a deaf ear, a certain general will represent the Jinyang Zhao clan as the clan prince and break with the king until the king repents! ”

(End of chapter)