Since it was already the end of December, a few days were the time of the turn of the years, so Zhou Bian had been quietly staying in the courtyard, either reading and writing in the house with Sun Man, the king of Ningyue, or practicing swords and martial arts in the courtyard with Fan Yu and Su Rui, and the days were comfortable and comfortable. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ning Yue and Wang Sunman went out a few times, and every time the Wei doctor on duty at the gate of the courtyard and the Wei soldiers on guard just asked where to go, they didn't stop at all, but each time they were accompanied by at least one Wei doctor, but Ning Yue and Wang Sunman didn't care, they were originally going to visit some nobles and important ministers, and they were worried that they didn't know the way.

In the face of the visit of the ministers of the Zhou family, many people chose to close the door and not see it, thinking about it, first, the royal family came in a hurry, and did not prepare any gifts at all, second, many people did not know the attitude of Wei Hou, so it was naturally inconvenient to meet, and third, it was the time for the New Year, who was not busy at home, and how could they make time?

However, unexpectedly, the last person to visit, who thought that he was the least likely to meet him, was also one of the most important ministers of Wei, Gongsun Acne, but agreed to meet Ning Yue and Wang Sunman.

In the living room, Gongsun Acne was extremely hospitable and took out the treasured Shuzhong tea, although the attitude was lukewarm, and there was no practical content in the conversation between the two sides, but Ning Yue and the two were extremely excited, and after coming back, they told and analyzed it for a long time in front of Zhou Bian, after all, this is a good start to build a good relationship with the Wei people, and it is also a signal, at least the living environment of the royal family in Anyi can be confirmed.

It's just a pity that Gongzi Ang is not in Anyi with his troops, and it is said that he can only return to Anyi after the year, otherwise in Anyi City, there will be one more nobleman who is clearly close to the royal family and has weight.

Soon it was the end of the year and the beginning of the year, and the upper and lower palaces of Anyi were busy with various activities for the New Year, and Ning Yue and the others did not go out.

In the Wei Palace, eunuchs sent a large pile of beef and mutton, various seasonings, and fine wine, and even thoughtfully prepared rice that was popular in Luoyang for the Zhou royal family. This fine wine is naturally Wei wine, not Luoyang soju, but the amount of wine and meat is enough for more than 300 people in the royal family, regardless of whether they are high or low, to eat wine and meat during the New Year.

At the end of the year, even the Wei doctor who was on duty at the gate of the palace said goodbye and left, and before leaving, he naturally repeatedly explained not to go out these days, because if he wanted to go out, Wei would be unaccompanied, and the safety of the royal family could not be guaranteed. Ning Yue naturally said yes again and again.

Back in the courtyard, Ning Yue immediately commanded the carpenters in the entourage, carved the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty and the ancestors of the previous dynasties, and instructed the imperial kitchen to prepare three animal sacrifices. Although he is in a different place, as the Son of Heaven, how can he not worship his ancestors and worship God? It's just that the king is young and has no heirs, and the big sacrifice in the ancestral temple in Luoyang can only be handled by the queen mother and the main sacrifice.

So, Zhou Bian, who thought that he could live a relaxed and comfortable life this year, had to be dragged by Ningyue Wang Sun Man and others to stay up late and get up early.

At the end of the year, in the dim side of the palace, the drowsy Zhou Bian was listening to Wang Sunman's equally listless sacrifice with spirits, but he suddenly heard the bells and drums in the Wei Palace, and then the crackling sound also remembered, it should be the sound of throwing bamboo into the fire, and then a melodious male voice sounded, "Bye!" ”

"Bye-bye!"

Although he hadn't seen it in person, Zhou Bian could still imagine how grand and spectacular the ancestor worship ceremony should be in the tall ancestral temple of Wei Palace at this time! Maybe even Luoyang at this time is far inferior, at least there is no sound of firecrackers. And looking up, in the palace hall, which is not too big, the altar that was temporarily erected, and a few people, formed a stark contrast with the momentum of the Wei people's sacrifice, even if Zhou Bian was open-minded, the mood at this time was not good.

The huge sacrifice of the Wei people lasted for a few days before it gradually quieted down, and under Ning Yue's arrangement, the simple sacrifice of the royal family and ministers also lasted for a few days, although the conditions were simple, but every ancestor king, every immortal, must be taken care of, isn't it?

So when the busy days finally passed, Zhou Bian actually felt that he had lost a few pounds, so much so that Zhou Bian was a little suspicious that Ning Yue arranged so many projects to be angry with the Wei people? However, it made Zhou Bian at this time have a deeper understanding of "the major affairs of the country, in Rong and worship".

In addition, in his spare time, he also heard Ning Yue say that when the Wei State worships its ancestors, there is also King Wen of Zhou in the ancestral temple, because the Marquis of Wei is also the descendant of Prince Wen, to be precise, the Marquis of Wei should be surnamed Wei. According to legend, King Wen of Zhou has a hundred sons, there are nineteen who can be examined in history, of which the fifteenth son is Ji Gao, because he was sealed in the country of Bi, also known as Bi Gonggao, after the country of Bi was destroyed by the Jin State, Jin Xiangong gave the land of Wei to Bi Gonggao's descendant Bi Wan, this is the ancestor of the Marquis of Wei, so in the ancestral temple of the Wei State, the first place is King Wen of Zhou, the second is Bi Gonggao, and the third is Bi Wan.

To put it this way, Wei Hou and Zhou Tianzi are still relatives, but there are many descendants of Zhou Wen, not to mention Wei Hou, in fact, Han and Yan Guo, among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, are also descendants of the surname Ji, and then the Lu State that still exists in this era is also surnamed Ji, but most of these countries do not respect the status of the Zhou family.

However, now it seems that although Wei Hou hijacked Zhou Tianzi, he still fought for a lot of benefits for the Zhou family in front of South Korea, but when Wei Hou did this, whether there was a trace of it for the sake of the same surname Ji, only Wei Hou himself knew.

Ten days after the New Year, the breath of the New Year has slowly faded, Ningyue Wang Sun Man went out to move again, but there is still no gain, but the movements of Wei up and down know some, such as Wei Hou is about to start the spring ploughing ceremony, the messenger to Puyang and Daliang has set off, Wei Hou is arranging for the army to return to the court, and then the treasury is also transferred, some people say that it is to issue salaries and subsidies to the triumphant army, and some people say that it is to prepare for the ceremony of the army returning to the dynasty, but in the eyes of Ning Yue and others, Both of these conditions should exist at the same time.

After Ning Yue came back, he also analyzed it with Zhou Bian, the reason why Wei Hou quietly returned to Anyi a few years ago must be because it is close to the New Year, and it is not easy to arrange a welcome ceremony, according to Wei Hou's temperament, if this ceremony is a little simpler, it is better not to do it, so it is very likely that in the spring of this year, when the tens of thousands of troops still in the east return to the dynasty, a celebration ceremony will be arranged to highlight the national prestige of Wei, so that it is good to prepare a grand and luxurious.

Thinking about it, there is only this possibility, which is most in line with Wei Hou's character, otherwise Zhou Bian really doesn't believe that Wei Hou has changed his temperament.

Time flies quickly, except for Ning Yue and the others who go out occasionally, the people in the Zhou room are almost forgotten by the Wei people, but the treatment has never been bad, Zhou Bian's daily meat is even more than when he was in Luoyang, it is the time to grow his body, Zhou Bian naturally will not go to be polite to Wei Hou.

At the end of the first month, Zhou Bian received a letter from Luoyang again, this time it was still Wang Ping who came to deliver the letter, since Wang Sunman, this person seems to be specialized in this line, but fortunately, now Zhou Bian has settled in Anyi, and Anyi is only less than ten days away from Luoyang.

The letter from the Queen Mother and the Grand Master described in detail the process and content of the ancestor worship ceremony, and perhaps in the eyes of these two people, this is the most important thing. Bai Gui's letter said a lot of facts, such as the delivery of soju and iron smelting, nearly half of the people of Gongyi have returned to live in the newly built houses in Gongyi, and the Koreans have sent a batch of indemnities, or copper coins and cloth, which have been divided according to the method of the previous batch, and so on, all of which are good news.

However, one of the small pieces of news attracted Zhou Bian, that is, Liu Million, who originally opened a store in Xinzheng, was going to open a hotel in Anyi after the first month, and he was going to cooperate with the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven to spread the news network to Anyi, and the money for opening the store this time will be earned by Xinzheng's store, which is also a benign development.

After sending Wang Ping away, life returned to peace, and since the first day of Mrs. Wei's departure, no important Wei man came, until one day in February, the porter came to report that a young son came to visit.

When he heard that Gongzi Ang was coming to visit, Zhou Bian and Ning Yue and others went out together.

Gongzi Ang was still dressed as a scholar, with long sleeves and white clothes, and when he saw the monarchs and ministers of the Zhou family coming out together, he showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"See the king, how can a foreign minister be the prince himself?"

"Deserved, deserved. We are in Anyi, and there is still a place to rely on the son. Ning Yue said with a smile.

"This is not the place to talk, please come in." As he spoke, the royal family invited the prince into the front hall.

Wei Hou is not a stingy person, as a meeting room, the front hall of this partial palace is still so big, and there is no problem for twenty or thirty nobles to sit calmly.

After the guest host was done, Gongzi Ang took the lead in opening his mouth.

"It's been more than a year since I was apart, and I met the king again, but I was in Anyi, which is really unpredictable."

It can be seen that the prince is ashamed, and the royal family did not speak, but waited for the other party to continue.

"At the end of last spring, after the news of the Korean army's brazen attack on Luoyang reached Anyi, the prince of my family gathered the important ministers of the court and the central government, and the result of the discussion was that there was no need to send troops immediately and wait for the results."

Childe Ang said slowly, but he did not elaborate on the results of the discussion, and it was not necessary to think about it.

"Later, one day, the prince of my family suddenly only summoned some sons such as Gongsun Acne, Wang Cuo and me into the palace, all of whom were important figures in my Wei country, no more than thirty, and the prince suddenly proposed to send troops, and invited the king to the Wei army, and then attacked Xinzheng together, if it can be defeated, it will be beaten, and if it can't be beaten, it will be surrounded, so as to uphold the name of righteousness for the Zhou family, to achieve the hegemony of the prince, and at the same time, the king is also required to personally crown the prince as the prince and the prince."

"As soon as I heard it at the time, I understood that the Son of Heaven would definitely not leave Luoyang like this, the prince said that it was please, it must be strong, I didn't want to be so, so I spoke out against it at that time, the prince wanted to uphold the righteousness of the Zhou family, I was extremely supportive, I wanted to get the name of the princes and uncles, I also agreed, but I can follow the example of Qi Huan Jinwen and go to Luoyang to be entitled, instead of inviting the Son of Heaven out of Luoyang like this."

"Hey!" Speaking of this, Gongzi Ang sighed.

"It's a pity that the prince won't listen to me, and everyone else agrees with the prince's idea. Of course, the prince also said other reasons to invite the king to Anyi, and it was not enough to serve the king at this time. Anyway, in the end, I had to be silent. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Bian and the others were also silent, other reasons? Although Gongzi Ang did not say it clearly, Zhou Bian thought that it was because Wei Hou was worried about his potential, worried that the Luoyang royal family would be revived one day, and he would return to the respect of the Son of Heaven who commanded the world.

After a moment of silence, Gongzi Ang whispered, "However, I believe that if the prince and the prince relieve the siege of Luoyang, the king will not treat the prince badly." ”

Gongzi Ang suddenly said this, but he didn't continue to say this, but said after being silent for a while.

"Finally, the prince still sent troops, and the prince was worried about me, so before the prince sent his troops, he sent me to the west of the river to lead the troops, and he did not return until the day before yesterday."

It seems that Wei Hou was afraid that Gongzi Ang would report the news, and Zhou Bian suddenly sympathized with this Gongzi Ang, Wei Hou's own brother.

"However, as far as I know, the prince still sought justice for the Zhou family, and I think the Son of Heaven should also feel it, isn't it?" Gongzi Ang suddenly raised his head and smiled slightly.

"Well, let's not talk about that. But please rest assured, as long as I, Wei Ang, am still in Anyi, I will definitely protect the safety of the king and his ministers. Childe said loudly.

"Of course, and in life, the king is also assured, he will never be treated badly." Childe Ang added.

"Haha, thank you Gongziang, but please rest assured, I am waiting here, the courtyard is clean and tidy, all the utensils are complete, and the daily food is better than when I was in Luoyang. Please also ask the prince to pay tribute to your lord, thank you to my monarch and ministers! As if amused by Gongzi Ang's last words, Ning Yue said after laughing twice.

"That's fine, in short, in Anyi, if there is anything, just come to me, in Anyi, I can still help." Childe Ang also smiled.

"Gongzi Ang's maintenance of my Luoyang monarchs and ministers, the king and I have always remembered it, and we are grateful, otherwise my monarchs and ministers would not have greeted them together. I'm not false, if you have any needs in Anyi, you will definitely be annoyed by Gongzi Ang, please don't dislike it. In the future, my royal family will be rewarded. "Ning Yue is right.

"No, Brother Ning is wrong!" Childe Ang is also colorful. "I'm not helping the monarchs and ministers of the Zhou family, but helping my Wei country, I'm not trying to repay the royal family, but to make my Wei country forever."

"I have said it, I have said it, the Wei State is as strong as this, and the country is naturally eternal." Ning Yue hurriedly followed.

After shaking his head and laughing bitterly, Gongzi Ang did not answer.

Soon, everyone stopped talking about this topic, but Gongzi Ang talked about some of Anyi's history, characters and specialties, as well as interesting things.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and it was about to be dinner, when Zhou Bian was about to leave Gongzi Ang for dinner, he heard Gongzi Ang look outside the palace and say,

"It's not early, this time the foreign minister came, and he also had the order of the widow to invite the king to come to the front palace for the banquet. My prince said that since the king came to Anyi, it was the annual sacrifice, and he failed to find time to entertain the king well. ”

Wei Hou invited, how dare he refuse? After Zhou Bian and his ministers looked at each other, they only heard Ning Yue smile and said, "It's a blessing that Marquis Wei invites you, and after the king of my family changes his clothes, he will go immediately." ”

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