Chapter 1 There will be a coming south
The morning in Handan City is still full of noise. The gates of the city, in particular, were crowded with people preparing to enter the city. They carried the goods and the things, and waited for the moment when the gatekeeper opened the gate.
However, contrary to this, Li Sanshuilu has long been crowded with people, and even if you go in now, you won't be able to find a place. Li San simply opened the window of the door and let Zhang Zi set up a table in the courtyard and give a special lecture. Those who come from the south to the north are willing to spend some money and drink a bowl of water here. Even if you sit on the ground, you are willing to eat.
Zhang Zi put on a posture and stroked the ruler, but heard him say loudly: "But it is said that in the past, when Pangu began, Nuwa pinched people, and there were these ten lands and thousands of people. However, although Nuwa is a god, there are times when she is tired, and she is a clay figure that she pinched later, which is not the beginning of the goodness, but with tigers and wolves as companions, and livestock as neighbors, not ploughing or doing, and plundering for a living. Only on the grassland, those who have violated my frontier ......"
As soon as the people who came and went heard it, okay, Zhang Zi stopped talking about history, but instead talked about wild news and miscellaneous notes, but fortunately, these things also have some mass base, which attracted more people's attention. Zhang Zi's tongue is full of lotus flowers, this side of the box said that the Hu people's Ru Mao drank blood, which made people feel that they were barbaric, and the other side of the box said that they were brutal and murderous, and the people who said were full of righteous indignation, eager to pick up knives and guns, and fight to the death with the Hu people.
Among the people, not all of them are cultivators, for example, the table in front of the head is drinking tea transferred from Shu, and the discerning people see that they are rich and rich. You must know that now this tea, because of the leadership of the king, is gradually prevalent among officials, but because of the extremely high price, it is difficult for ordinary people to drink it. And these two not only drank freely, but also behaved generously and decently, and they had some net worth.
Among the two, the middle-aged man had a kind face and a beautiful beard, and although the bench was rampant here, he still knelt on the seat. Next to him, a young man in Hu Yi also knelt beside him, listening to Zhang Zi's spit with relish, and laughing with the middle-aged man for a while, but he was also very complacent.
But I heard Zhang Zi say, "The Hu man raised his knife and cut off Chen's arm, Chen was in pain, unconscious, and said bitterly in his heart, 'Why is God so eyeless, but he gave birth to such a beast'..."
The young man looked at the surrounding sailors, and then at Zhang Zi, and said with a wry smile: "The people's hatred for the Hu people is innate, but the king thinks that the Hu people can be used by me." The entanglement of this matter is difficult to distinguish. ”
"Yes, the king is a heroic man, but only in this matter, he is screwed with Sikong. In the long run, I am afraid that it will not be a blessing for the country. The middle-aged man also sighed and said.
The young man brought the tea to his lips, heard the middle-aged man's words, smiled and teased: "What the eldest brother said, but his heart is very weak." It is said that the king is very satisfied with the machete made by his brother's family, and if it is easy to use, it must be promoted in Zhao State, and it is not known. And this machete, the first to be supplied, should be the cavalry of Daijun. In this way, the eldest brother should be happy. Hu Ren didn't charge you a benefit fee, you should have snickered? ”
"Hahahaha, if that's the case, it's really my brother's fault. That's it, this tea, I'm pleased. The middle-aged man said cheerfully.
"Yes, it turns out that the eldest brother doesn't want to pay for it. I knew that I wouldn't order some tea, let's drink some boiling water, it may not be necessary! However, this can be regarded as the momentum of the Guo family. The young man said helplessly.
"Alright, okay, stop pretending. Who doesn't know that you, Captain Li, can speak in front of you. Not to mention inviting you to tea, even if it is to go to a banquet, it is worth it. ”
Yes, these two are none other than Guo Ju, the head of the Guo family in Handan, and Li Zhuo, the school captain.
It is said that the two did not know each other, but because the Guo family presented Zhao Yong with an iron machete made of Chu craftsmanship, and Zhao Yong handed over the work of testing the knife to Li Zhuo, the two became acquainted. However, with Guo Ju's ability, he only knew that Li Zhuo was a celebrity in front of Zhao Yong, and as for the captain of which battalion, even Wu Guang couldn't say clearly. It was because Guo Ju had to go out in person, and he would be Li Zhuo for a while. And Li Zhuo's gags and slippery hands really hurt Guo Juju, so he didn't sell better than him all the time.
"That's it. I didn't return to the camp last night, and I already had to bear the military regulations. General Pang, you don't know that the military discipline is strict, if I dare to delay any longer, I am afraid that I may be expelled from the camp. At that time, it is estimated that the king will not favor me, so I will discuss this banquet later. ”
Guo Ju saw that he was so cautious, but there was no surprise, so he could only find another opportunity. However, he suddenly thought of something, so he whispered to Li Zhuo: "I heard that in the past few days, the king has been angry with Sikong and Sima a lot because of the matter of Daijun, I don't know if it's true?" ”
Li Zhuo's eyes rolled, knowing what the other party meant, but pretending not to know and said, "This little brother can't be heard." I'm a little lieutenant, where do I know so many things? ”
Guo Ju knew that Li Zhuo was lying as soon as he heard it, and he couldn't be too offended despite the fact that he still needed this person's help in front of him, so he found a step for Li Zhuo and said: "That's right, this kind of secret must only be known to the people above, and we people, even if we guess, we can't guess it." But there's one thing I'm sure of. ”
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Naturally, it's a big wedding!"
After the agreement of the district rats, Zhao Yong will marry Bo Ji from South Korea as his wife in April. This matter has begun to spread since Zhao Yong came back from the district rat last year, and Sikong Zhao Cheng, as the main person in charge, can be regarded as heartbroken this year. Of course, Zhao Yong's master Feiyi is also enthusiastic to help, and the two old opponents who are opposed to each other in the DPRK and China rarely express a consistent attitude on this matter: no matter how much it costs, it will not hesitate.
The ancestors of Korea are the descendants of King Wu of Zhou, but in that year, with the Jin Kingdom into Han Yuan, Han was the clan. Therefore, South Korea's requirements for etiquette are not ordinarily high. Although Zhao is slightly stronger than South Korea, it is not from the Wang family after all, so Zhao Yong's marriage to Bo Ji is a bit of a subordinate marriage in the eyes of Koreans. This is also a headache for Zhao Cheng.
However, Zhao Guoren is obviously full of expectations for this lady, and many people even rushed to tell each other, thinking that this is an excellent opportunity for Zhao and Han to recuperate, and even put up lanterns in some places, praying that the day of Zhao Yong's wedding will come soon.
But fortunately, although Zhao Yong was not interested in Boji, he did not show any special refusal to these red tapes. Because in his opinion, as long as he marries a Korean lady, even if he is in the palace in the future, he must take care of the faces of the two countries. But Li Zhuo knew in his heart that Zhao Yong did not attach importance to this marriage. Instead, he put all his energy on Daijun, who had just returned, because the news that Yan Guo and the Hu people were about to move was sent to Handan for several days, making Handan City, which was wrapped in joy, a little gray.
Li Zhuo smiled noncommittally, picked up the tea and was about to enter the mouth, but saw that in the crowd listening to the book, the figure of a person became more and more familiar the more he looked, as if he had seen it somewhere, and after looking carefully for a long time, he suddenly remembered who this was.
Then he put down the cup, separated a few people, walked up to this person and smiled: "I didn't expect to meet my brother here, it's really a coincidence." ”
The man put down the tea bowl in his hand and said with a wry smile: "Where in life do you not meet, I never thought that such a low-key person can meet you." ”
"I don't know if my brother is here, visiting relatives or friends?"
"The visit is over, this visiting friend went to the appointment, I don't know if the old friend still remembers."
"I guess I'll remember."
"That's good, that's good."
Guo Ju saw Li Zhuo's gaffe, so he followed him to this person, and saw that the two of them were always testing each other when they talked, and they didn't dare to interject when they had something to say. At this moment, the two seemed to be finished talking, and they couldn't help but interject. But he heard Li Zhuo bow his hand, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time, Brother Le Yi." ”
"It's been a long time. Nine doors and one farewell, two years have passed. I didn't expect to meet in Handan City, the opportunities in the world are wonderful. ”
"That's why you can rest assured that you will leave. Presumably, you will definitely come to Handan. ”
"So, I'm here." Le Yi said, smiling faintly.
Situ Temple.
Li Dui knelt behind a few cases, put away the volumes of accounts in front of him, and put them on the shelf behind him. Then he clapped his hands and looked at the bamboo account books full of houses, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was as if a great feat had been accomplished.
In fact, he is qualified to be excited, because here is the account book of the entire Zhao Kingdom last year. Zhao Guo's commercial tax, agricultural tax, the barrenness of each field, the type of field, and so on. All localities shall hand over to the bereaved department according to the account books of each county, and after the bereaved people of the bereaved department complete the accounting of the account books, they will accompany the account books to Handan for accounting. And after Zhao Cheng's protection, Li Dui entered Sikong Temple to assist him in completing this work. In the past two days, Zhao Cheng has been busy with Zhao Yong's wedding, and almost all the work in this area has been pressed on himself.
Fortunately, Li Dui has Zhao Cheng's support, and he is also sociable, has a good brain, and has a good relationship with the officials in Sikong Temple, so that he completed this work without being tired to death.
"Done?" Just when Li Dui was complacent, Zhao Cheng's voice came from behind him. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Lord Sikong." ”
"Well, how? Could there be any omissions? ”
"The accounts of the counties and counties of the country have been accounted for. Although there are still some discrepancies in it, I think it is still within the scope of negligibility. Even if the king asks, there must be no problem. After seeing Zhao Cheng kneeling and sitting down for a few cases, Li Dui hurriedly stepped forward to help him, poured half a cup of tea from his clay pot, and sat respectfully under him, waiting for him to speak.
"You must be cautious and don't make too many mistakes." Zhao Cheng took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said: "You have the heart to forge ahead, and there are only three things you care about the most?" ”
"Please advise."
"The first is the money bag, the second is the big board, and the third is the soldier oil. If anyone can make the king happy in these three places, this future can be regarded as decided. Zhao Cheng stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Li Dui was confused. He knows this "money bag" and "soldier oil", but what is this "big board"?