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Yesterday evening, the envoys of Wu came to Taoqiu in front of the closed city gate, which was the second stop of their trip north to the Central Plains after Shangqiu.

After resting for the night, they finished freshening up in a hurry and were invited by Cao Bo to come to the "arena" in Waiguo District.

Wu rarely sent envoys to the north, and he ignored the alliance invited by the Jin State, perhaps because Wu Wang Shoumeng went to the meeting that time, looked at the patterns on his body, and then looked at the princes' crowns and shame, perhaps because he looked down on the princes' retreat against the Chu State. Therefore, although it is named one of the allies of the Jin State, the Wu people maintain an attitude of being separated from each other, and they are outside Zhuxia.

Therefore, Yan Yan's understanding of the Central Plains is still limited to the oral description of Gongzi Jizha, the country of Wu is vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many cities, even in the previous Shangqiu, he has never seen such a prosperous city as Taoyi, which can gather so many people.

The streets and alleys were crowded with cars, people rubbed shoulders, and the market was full of curtains, curtains, sweat and rain, which dazzled him and made him a little out of breath.

"Beautiful palace, rich city, but unfortunately the precautions are not very strict, I want to ask the pedestrians for their lives, let me lead the soldiers to loot the city of this city before leaving, I will definitely be able to get a big victory!"

Just when Yan Yan was still immersed in shock, an incongruous voice sounded next to him.

Although he is young, because of his father's specialization, and he has made some contributions in the war against Chu and Vietnam, he is already a doctor.

Five years ago, the Battle of Vachu and Yingying. Because he didn't catch the king of Chu, Wu Zixu, a big pedestrian, was furious. The Wu soldiers plundered for three days in revenge for the revenge of Chu for killing his father and brother and destroying the Wu clan. At that time, the crucian carp had just reached adulthood. also participated in it, and he followed his son-in-law to rob in Yingdu. The treasures in the Zhanghuatai of the Chu State were plundered to their heart's content, and the beauties with thin waists in the bedroom of the Chu King's Palace enjoyed them to their heart's content, and after the robbery, the palace was burned to ashes, leaving the Chu people in ruins.

There, Zhuan Kun learned the pleasure of the conqueror, and the taste was addictive, so he now stared straight at the noble women of the Cao Kingdom who were in Taoyi in two-color skirts, and the scholars who traveled with them—the flashy swords at their waists. Shoes studded with pearls, jade at the bottom. There were also all kinds of goods, money, mountains of grain, salt, fish, etc......

But Yan Yan hated his idea, and it was because of the heartbreaking plunder five years ago, as well as the funeral that Wu liked to do, that the princes still regarded Wu as a barbarian and called it "returning to the beast".

"Boyu, our trip is to make good relations with the old and let Wu State be listed above the princes' alliance again, how can we suddenly attack the city and plunder the wealth?"

But the crucian carp said: "Is it good to get through the old one? Chinese people probably don't think so. I have heard people privately call the king Wu Zi, which is so rude that if it were not for a pedestrian to stop me, I would have drawn my sword and cut his tongue! I've heard Sun Wuzi say it. Back then, there was a king of Chu who said this, 'I am a barbarian, and I don't talk to the princes'. The king of Zhou did not respect Chu, so he respected himself as the king. The same should be true of the state of Wu. Instead of learning from the appearance of the Central Plains scholars, he took off his short armor. Isn't it a hindrance to wear a crown robe? I really don't know what Ji Zi and you think. ”

Yan Yan disagreed: "China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; There is the beauty of uniforms, which is called Hua! At that time, Taibo Ben Wu, who initially wore the clothes of Zhou Renxuanduan, wore a crown belt to implement Zhou etiquette, but the effect was not great, and he was trapped in Yue and Jingman. Zhong Yong succeeded him, but in turn followed the example of the locals, cutting off his hair and tattooing patterns on his body as a decoration for his nude, did he deliberately abandon Zhou Li? This is actually a helpless move to facilitate the rule of the Jing barbarians and the Yue people. ”

"But now, our national strength is strong, and we are connected to the Central Plains again, as Ji Zhou, how can we not immediately abandon the customs and restore China's rules and clothing, do we have to completely turn into barbarians?"

The carp is still dressed as a traditional Wu person, and the "vulgar" in Yan Yan's mouth is what he is talking about, he scratched his short hair aggressively, patted the sharkskin sheath short sword "fish intestine" on his waist and said:

"What's so bad about barbarians? Since entering the Song Kingdom, I have felt that these people from the Central Plains State are too weak, no wonder they will be oppressed by the Chu State for hundreds of years. Wu Shi is invincible, and after the king solves the Yue people and Chu people, he will wave his army to the north to seek hegemony, Shangqiu, Tao, and even Qilu and other countries, and they can be subdued by force. At that time, the other generation will naturally bow their heads, call themselves King Wu, and then offer money and silk children, this is the right way! ”

At this time, Qu Wuji, who was in front, also finished greeting Cao Bo who came to greet him, and then it was the turn of the people behind them. So Yan Yan turned his head and ignored the carp, and instead stepped forward to bow down to a gentleman who was about the same age as himself.

"In Yanyan in Xiayanling, I have seen the gentlemen of the Central Plains."

He glanced at the jade jue tied with a weft belt under the boy's clothes, and could see that it was an extremely rare treasure.

This person's status seems to be second only to Cao Jun and Cao Guoqing, should he be a certain son-in-law?

The gentleman also arched his hand and said: "Doctor Lu Guo, the son of the Zhao family of Jinqing, has seen the gentleman of the south." ”

This is Zhao Wuxian?

Not only was Yan Yan surprised, but the eyes of a group of people on the side of the Wu State Mission also looked at it in unison, and they were all present at the conversation with Yan Yan when Ji Za said goodbye, knowing that Ji Zi spoke highly of this person. And last year, the prince's husband sent Mrs. Song Guo to bring porcelain to Wudi, she was particularly fond of this thing, and it also affected the nobles, but this thing was only produced by the Zhao family of the Jin Kingdom, and it is said that this is the industry founded by the young man in front of him.

Zhuan Carp held back for a long time before saying in a blunt manner: "It's even younger than the prince of my country......"

……

Almost everyone will be surprised by his youth when they first see him, and he has long been used to it, so he just smiles in return.

"Wuxian is already seventeen years old, and the second and third sons don't think I'm young."

The extravagance was run by Zigong, but nominally it was the common property of Wuxian and Cao Bo, so today he is also half the host.

So Wuxian invited the young man of Wu Guo who knew the etiquette, and the short warrior who was full of wild life next to him: "I live in the North Sea, and you live in the South China Sea." Originally, the wind and horses and cattle were not related, but they were blessed by Uncle Cao. But it's really rare to be able to meet here. Gather here today for great joy, please! ”

"Please!"

As far as the eye can see, the gentle lines of the hillside stretch out to the blue sky, and on the banks of the Jishui River below, a tall masonry building emerges in front of you, and a magnificent and majestic momentum erupts.

Is this what is called an "arena"? Not only did he say anything, but everyone in the envoy group of Wu was stunned, and they all said:

"Beautiful!"

Shirtless smiling. The newly built arena in Taoqiu is actually just the scale of a secondary school football field in later generations, with a sunken field in the center, and a raised earthen fence around it is inlaid with large stones brought from the upper reaches of the Jishui River. But it was already a remarkable building in this era, especially the main entrance, which was built so imposingly that it looked as tall as a three-story building from the outside!

It is no wonder that the people of Wu were surprised, their southern side of the river by the river of the dry column building is short, and the new capital "Wu Dacheng" personally supervised by Wu Zixu in the past ten years is more likely. So the next along the way. The exclamations and gasps of the people of Wu from time to time are a bit of a hillbilly entering the city.

After approaching, outside the gate of the arena is a wide square, with a circle of shops, pavilions, the largest of which is of course the official operation of the arena. A small building that sells "tickets" and "lottery heads". Most of the rest were wine shops with fluttering flags, and Tao Gu originally planned to set up a female lu, but he gave up under the opposition of Zigong, who had a spiritual cleanliness habit.

At that time, Zigong was resolute: "Rich and noble. It is what people want, and they do not get it by their way. Nowhere also. Although he is reckless and loves money, he never takes ill-gotten gains. If you don't do the unrighteous way, the female lu must not be opened! ”

Zigong doesn't like Guan Zhong, in addition to not paying much attention to faithfulness, one of the points is that he is a big revival, although he is seeking wealth for the country, but it is still beyond Zigong's bottom line.

However, the gambling houses are obviously within Zigong's bottom line, so there are many of them scattered in the alleys, so that the winners who have won the bet can spend all the money they have won. As for the loser, you can go to the liquor store to borrow wine to drown your sorrows.

As for the aristocratic teenagers who rushed to open meat after winning the game in their own carriages or Keju teams, or the spectators who lost the bet and were angry, they had to find another place to vent.

From the very beginning, Zhao Wuxian and Zigong made up their minds to make the extravagant place a comprehensive entertainment venue, bringing together the same juju, galloping, racing, cockfighting, and horn fighting, so that everyone could find their own fun. It can attract popularity like a whirlpool - this is the thoroughfare of all directions, the place where the wealth of the world gathers, and the growing floating population here represents endless money and opportunities.

In this era, there were no intellectual property rights, porcelain and paper could be kept secret, and the idea of this extravagant place could not be kept. Zheng Guoshang Jia has already built a cottage in Xinzheng, but because he does not occupy the natural advantage of Taoyi, and lacks Zigong's excellent management ability, the scale and influence are finally worse, and it is not enough to constitute competition.

……

On the wall of the entrance to the arena are inlaid with two murals of different colors of stones, with several racing cars on the left and a violent Keju race on the right.

After the Wu people walked into the arena, they saw a horseshoe-shaped racing track, a sandy racing track, a stone-built starting line and a grassy Keju field. Two parallel lines in the stadium are connected by a short curved arc, and along the straight line and curved arc is the stone-bottomed stand, on which rows of seats are piled up with burnt green bricks, which can accommodate 5,000 spectators.

Originally, Cao Guosicheng suggested that the people should not be allowed to enter at all today, and only the nobles would be allowed to enter, but Cao Bo thought that in that case, the competition would not be lively and interesting. Anyway, when designing the arena, the passage for the nobles to enter was separated, and it was also separated from the auditorium by a wall after entering, so as long as the security check was done, there should be no problem.

The fine cinder runway in the arena is as black as ink, and on the VIP seats that can only be climbed by monarchs and distinguished guests, the marble steps are carved and jade, the pu mats are neatly arranged, vegetables, fruits and drinks are placed on the table, and there are Cao Guomei's concubines waiting next to them. It seems that this is not a fierce arena, but a delicate handicraft, which makes the people of Wu admire again.

However, the samurai-dressed carp was unimpressed, and after the initial surprise he quickly regained his composure, and he deliberately showed disdain for it, and instead praised the capital of Wu.

"Although this arena is good, it is still not as far as Wu Dacheng, who is two hundred and seventeen steps and two feet on Thursday. Eight dry gates, eight water gates, all have tall buildings, this is the king of Lu ordered the great pedestrian to build also, ah phase soil taste water, like heaven and earth, but Song City, Taoqiu several times, not this small arena can be compared! ”

He can't speak well in Yayin, so he still needs to translate for him. Wuxian and Zigong, Kan Zhi and others looked at each other, and then heyed.

"Of course, it cannot be compared with the entertainment built by a large capital city and a small businessman."

Wuxian secretly complained in his heart, how can the son of this assassin Zhuzhu look like the first in the world of Wu since they met, is this the pride created by inferiority?

But I don't know if the translation of Yan Yan is not in place, and Zhuan Kun doesn't seem to hear the sarcasm in the words, he is still the same, and he can always pick out something bad in the arena. Yan Yan was full of apologies, and simply didn't help him translate it later, and let him entertain himself alone.

Zhao Wuxian turned his gaze away, in addition to the best front stand, there were wooden boxes on both sides of the side, with roofs, curtains and planks to isolate from the outside world, and only a few windows were opened for women and children to watch the games.

Wuxian knew that the girl who had just changed into a new hairstyle, Bo Mi, was inside, accompanied by her younger brother Xing Ao, and was also looking over here.

However, Qu Wuji, a pedestrian from Wu Kingdom, was still unconscious, he was holding his head high proudly, talking and laughing with Lord Sicheng of Cao State. That matter is not suitable for talking about it in public, and it is better to talk about it in private, so the plan to contact Qu Wuji has to be slow......

But what he didn't know was that Bo Mi, that is, the former maid Wei, was not looking for a distant relative who had been separated for a long time, but was hidden in the curtain, looking at Zhao Wuxian, who was sitting in a precarious position without blinking, and Zigong, Yan Yan and Yan Yan next to him.

Thanks to the box and the curtain, here she finally no longer has to look down at the gentleman......

He is so confident, whether it is his family or the country, he can take care of it.

……

After everyone pushed each other to sit down according to their respective titles, Yan Yan and Zhuan carp happened to be on the left side of the shirtless, and the musicians of Cao Guo rang in unison, and the game officially began.

Driven by the extravagance, Taoqiu has started in various industries, but in terms of attractiveness, it is still the racing and Keju that are better. (To be continued......)

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