In the same small hall, Duan Ganpeng, who had finished his day's work, leaned lazily on the low couch, enjoying the service of the beautiful little maids, one beating his legs, one beating his back, one wiping his face, and finally one was waiting with tea. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After pondering for a while, Duan Ganpeng let out a long breath and sat up, "Water." ”

Immediately, a little maid knelt down and handed the water cup on the plate.

After taking a few sips, Duan Ganpeng waved his hand, "Let's all go down and call the housekeeper to come up." ”

"No!" The four beautiful girls bowed down and withdrew.

After a while, the pot-bellied butler came up, and after saluting, he asked with a smile, "Master, are these maids still suitable?" ”

"Okay." Duan Ganpeng nodded, indeed, since that paper-making man came over, Duan Ganfu's life has actually been a little better. "I didn't hear you say this, call a few people quickly, I have something to discuss."

"No." The housekeeper didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly retreated. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard Duan Ganpeng add, "Call a few descendants of my Duan Gan family as well."

"No!"

After a while, a gentle footstep sounded, and after the housekeeper entered first, two lines of mermaids entered, and at this time, Duan Ganpeng had already sat upright, and the small hall had been lit with an oil lamp.

The people who came in were obviously divided into two rows, the one on the left was all young people, obviously the descendants of the Duan Gan family, and the one on the right was mostly middle-aged, and there were even a few elderly people, that was Duan Gan's friend's disciple. The door is the diner, the Warring States period there was a wide range of diners, whether it is the prince and noble, or the wealthy family, all take pride in receiving the scholars, on the one hand, of course, for someone to help come up with ideas to do things, on the other hand, there is still the Chinese since ancient times in the style of comparison. Duan Ganpeng is naturally no exception, but compared to those nobles who raise disciples purely for the sake of face, Duan Ganpeng is still more pragmatic, and the people he raises are all down-and-out scholars who have a certain amount of real talent and learning, of course, because of the high requirements, Duan Ganpeng's disciples are not many, only about 20 people, and only 15 people can do it at the moment.

Duan Ganpeng sat on the top seat, the diners sat on the side below him, and the descendants sat on the other side, opposite the diners, and after everyone sat down according to their status, Duan Ganpeng's voice sounded, "I called everyone here today, or for Wei Zhao's business." ”

Everyone listened quietly, Duan Ganpeng's voice was not loud, and it was a little hoarse, obviously talking too much during the day, but there would be no other sound in this small hall, so everyone could hear it clearly.

"Wei has announced that it will send troops to rescue Zhongshan State, that is, it will be directly opposite to Zhao State, Wei State's military strength is definitely stronger than Zhao State, this is beyond doubt, but the key is in Wei Hou's mind, whether to only save Zhongshan State, or to teach Zhao State a lesson, or to invade Zhao State's land to strengthen itself, we can't judge."

"Therefore, there is no conclusion on how my Qi country will respond. Some people think that we should unite with Zhao, defeat the Wei army, force the Marquis of Wei to resign as the uncle, and at the same time cause Zhou Tianzi to return to Luoyang, then my Qi country is bound to become the cause of the king, what do you think? ”

Since the news of Anyi came, Qi Hou had to invite his ministers to discuss matters every day, while Duan Ganpeng was busy with the court every day, except for the first day when the news came, after convening the disciples to discuss for a short meeting, this was the second time to convene his advisers and disciples to discuss this matter.

Immediately, an elderly diner arched his hand and said, "My lord, I think it's inappropriate." If you directly unite with Zhao, it has a bad reputation, just because Zhao is to capture Zhongshan, and Wei sent troops, on the other hand, Wei Hou is justifiable, one is Zhou Tianzi's uncle's country, there is the responsibility of saving small countries, and the other is that Zhao invades Zhongshan and destroys the country, all countries can save it, this is the ancestor of King Wu. Therefore, even if our Qi State and Zhao State defeat Wei State, Zhao State still invades Zhongshan State, which is not beneficial to our country's reputation, and our Qi and Zhao countries may not be able to defeat the Wei army so that Wei Hou returns Zhou Tianzi, and even Wei Hou is defeated, but will take advantage of Zhou Tianzi's righteousness, and it is not beneficial to me. ”

The old man spoke eloquently, touching his beard and seemed a little proud, it seemed that most of the diners had discussed some recent important events in their boredom.

"Zhou Sheng's words, I think it's inappropriate." Of course, these diners will also compete for favor, and immediately another middle-aged man jumped up and retorted, and the old man in front of him was called Zhou Sheng, "This is a pedantic view, that Zhongshan country is a country built by a Hu people, and it has not been canonized by Zhou Tianzi. ”

Obviously, this is a radical, and the sentences are directly aimed at the old man in front of him, and the old man is so angry that he stretches out his hand and says, "Er, your junior!" ”

But before he could say more, another doorman jumped out, "This is a bad thing, Zhongshan Country and my Qi Country do not border, what is the use of crossing the land of Zhao State to attack other countries, even if you occupy the territory?" ”

"You can exchange with Zhao State, as long as it is profitable, you can send troops." As soon as the former's voice fell, someone picked up from behind. In fact, not only Duan Ganpeng was more enlightened, but during the Warring States Period, large families only had diners, and they were all like this, and the diners naturally vied with each other to speak in order to show themselves, and they would never be like some dynasties in later generations, and the subordinates did not dare to speak loudly in front of the Venerable Master.

In fact, usually these diners still have a hand in conversation and discussion in their spare time, but at this time, in front of the head of the family, they will naturally sell as much as they want.

Immediately, someone picked up again, "Zhongshan is already in the territory of Zhao State, it is in Zhao State's bag, if I get involved in Zhongshan, and even threaten Zhao State to benefit, or provoke Zhao people to dislike, it is better not to mention Zhongshan, only join forces with Zhao State to block Wei State, maybe I can form an alliance with Zhao State, and let Zhao State compensate at the time." ”

"No!" The old man who spoke first finally took a breath, and this would be connected. "Blocking Wei for Zhao State, the beneficiary is Zhao State, and the one who loses troops is my Qi State, even if Zhao State accompanies some grain and grass afterwards, what is the use?"

"What does that mean by Zhousheng?" As soon as Duan Ganpeng opened his mouth, other people had something to say, and they also held back.

"Definitely won't unite with Zhao to block Wei, why do you want to unite? If Zhao is defeated, and the Wei army does not retreat, then Zhao is in danger, I can send troops to save Zhao, this is to save Zhao, not to join Zhao, with me as the leader, the righteousness is in me, the reputation is in me, and the profit is also in me! ”

Duan Ganpeng nodded rarely, "Good." ”

After receiving the praise of the lord, the old man Zhou Sheng immediately thanked him, but after the salute, his head was raised a little, obviously the lord's praise had made him feel that he was a level higher among the people.

And the next words made the head that had already been raised a few points raise a few points again, only to hear Duan Ganpeng say, "I also said this to the prince, why do you have to act now?" Why don't you wait until Zhao Wei decides the winner, when Zhao Guo comes to beg me? ”

"Of course, there are also people in the court who oppose it, and the old doctor alone said that he should immediately unite with Zhao State, defeat the Wei army, force Wei Hou to resign as the uncle, and cause Zhou Tianzi to return to Luoyang, so as to become the king of my Qi country. There are not a few such voices, after all, last year was defeated by the Wei army, and my Qi country was ashamed, now is the time, and it is inevitable that some people will not be able to bear it. ”

"But there are also some people who know that our Qi country is newly defeated, and the morale of the army is not high, and it is difficult to support a direct confrontation with the Wei State, so there are also people who have the same idea as me, to watch the battle of Zhao Wei, sit back and wait for Zhao to lose, and then save Zhao from death, so that fame and fortune will be gained." Duan Ganpeng said firmly.

"The lord is clever!" The diners lost no time in complimenting in unison.

"The power of one person is limited after all, and I still need you to help me refer to it if necessary." Duan Ganpeng said. "What I said about sitting and watching the battle of Zhao Wei has finally been approved by the Marquis of Qi, so what you have to do is to help me analyze the trend of the battle of Zhao Wei, and when and how my Qi State participated, and so on, I still need you to help me share my worries."

"It is our duty to share the worries of the Lord." The diners replied in unison.

Nodding, Duan Ganpeng turned his head to look at the descendants of the Duan Gan family who were sitting on the other side, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”

The first in line was still Duan Ganming, and after all the disciples looked at each other, he still said first, "Ming thinks that the new recruits of my Qi State have not been properly trained, and if they rush to fight with the Wei State, they may not have a good result." ”

Duan Ganpeng nodded and said, "This is exactly what I'm worried about, so those in charge of this matter need to hurry, and they can't take it when they need it." ”

"Maybe some generals are still willing to fight, it's just a matter of timing." The next one is quite a bit of a feeling of learning and selling.

But not every child has something to say, and Duan Ganlei simply kept silent.

However, Duan Ganpeng didn't let him go, and finally called out to him, "Lei, take a good look at the Zheng family's paper mill, maybe it will be of great use." ”

Although he didn't really understand the relationship between papermaking and national events, Duan Ganlei still said yes. Duan Ganpeng didn't say much, and waved his hand to end this small meeting of Duan Gan's family.

By this time, the night was already deep. Walking into the backyard, Duan Ganpeng couldn't help but stretch out his arms, arguing for a long time, today finally has a preliminary conclusion, and he can relax a little. However, what he didn't expect was that the first person to leak the conclusion of the court was his own family, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much, because he didn't think of concealing it, especially like this, and finally Qi Hou listened to his Duan Ganpeng's opinion and decided.

As soon as his eyes were closed and opened, it was a day, but when it was clear the next day, Duan Ganming had already woken up, but he didn't want to get up in bed for no other reason, just because he felt that he saw disappointment in the eyes of the head of the family last night, so he had to think about it. Is it because of the fact that the technical fighters I told the truth still wouldn't have a good result when they met Wei Bing? I have already said it very tactfully, and the head of the family should also know the current situation of the skilled fighters, but why was there displeasure at that time?

After thinking about it for a long time, there was no answer that could convince me, but I could hear a grunt from under me, and my stomach was hungry.

Then solve this most important problem first, so Duan Ganming struggled to get up from the bed, washed himself, drank morning tea, and then walked outside. The courtyard of Duan Gan's house is outside Linzi City, next to the West Gate, which is also a mile or two away, and it is not very far, so Duan Ganming generally walks to the West Gate, has breakfast there, and then walks to the technical combat barracks in the south of the city to supervise or replace the head of the family to insist on the training of new recruits.

Duan Ganming's daily life is still relatively leisurely, for example, he doesn't worry about training, looking at Duan Ganpeng's face, in the technical combat barracks, his status is also relatively high, so at this moment he walked slowly on the way to the West Gate, guessing the mind of the head of the family.

In fact, this era is not too early to say, commoners are naturally their own solution, and even some only eat two meals a day, the aristocracy will naturally pay attention to some, breakfast and lunch and dinner are generally no different, but it is said that Cheng Tang said "Gou Ri Xin, Ri Ri Xin, and Ri Xin", so there will always be someone who has innovation, such as the Zheng family, who opened the hotel, just a few months ago grandly launched the so-called noodles.

Noodles are made by grinding wheat and similar cereals and stretching them in water, boiled in boiling water, and then added to the broth, and although they are not satisfactory as a main meal for the aristocracy, they are not only easy to eat but also time-saving for breakfast. Therefore, Duan Ganpeng is also obsessed with this. And Zheng's breakfast shop has also opened four or five in Linzi, and in order to please Duan Gan's family, naturally there is also one near the West Gate.

Not surprisingly, since returning to Linzi, Duan Ganming has become a frequent customer of this breakfast shop.

It didn't take long to walk, and as soon as he entered the breakfast shop, a guy immediately greeted him, bowed down and smiled and invited Duan Ganming into a special separate room, Duan Ganpeng would not come to this kind of small shop with his own identity, so Duan Ganming became the most distinguished guest of the small shop. Soon, a good beef noodle, as well as a few delicate side dishes, and a light rice wine was served.

"May I come in?" Duan Ganming was just about to raise his luxury when he heard Zheng Wuwei's voice coming from outside the door.

"Come in." Duan Ganming's voice was arrogant, although they were already in a cooperative relationship, although they inherited the favor of the Zheng family, but the gap in identity still made Duan Ganming a little arrogant.

Zheng Wuwei naturally didn't care, and skillfully walked in and sat opposite Duan Ganming, obviously often like this.

"What worries does Ming Gongzi have, why don't you frown?" After sitting down, Zheng Wuwei said.

"It's none of your business." Duan Ganming started to eat and said angrily.

Zheng Wuwei laughed with him and didn't make a sound.

After eating a few bites, Duan Ganming seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and added, "Speaking of which, you also know that it is nothing more than Wei Hou's desire to save Zhongshan, and it has nothing to do with your business. ”

"Not necessarily." Zheng Wuwei said with a smile, obviously the business people have a good temper. "Everything in the world, no matter how big or small, has to do with business. If Wei successfully saves Zhongshan, it is indispensable to convene the princes of the world to celebrate, and the Marquis of Qi will inevitably be in a bad mood after he comes back, and the Marquis of Qi will be in a bad mood, and the courtiers will also be in a bad mood, and the disciples of the Linzi nobles will also be in a bad mood, and they will inevitably drink less, and the business of my hotel will naturally be worse. ”

"Far-fetched!" The long luxury in Duan Ganming's hand was still stuffing noodles into his mouth, "You traders are the most treacherous, in fact, no matter who wins, you can make money." ”

"Hehe," Zheng Wuwei still laughed with him, "Businessmen are naturally born to pursue profits, but they do have some relationships, and they can deal with some things as soon as they know." But Ming Gongzi didn't seem happy about anything, but he didn't say anything yet. ”

"Actually, there is nothing to say, there are people in the court who want to save Zhongshan, but my uncle is unwilling, and he has to wait for Wei Zhao to divide the victory."

"And what does the prince mean in the end?" Zheng Wuwei's tone was a little anxious, causing Duan Ganming to glare at him.

But Duan Ganming still didn't care after all, and then said, "Naturally, it was Uncle Jia who persuaded the Marquis of Qi to sit and watch the battle of Wei and Zhao, wait for Zhao to lose, and then save Zhao, so that I can gain fame and fortune." ”

"There's something wrong with that." Zheng Wuwei frowned.

"What's wrong?" Duan Ganming is a little unhappy, Duan Ganpeng is the head of the Duan Gan family, the idol of young people, how can he question it?

"Wait for Zhao to lose, and then save Zhao is not appropriate. If Zhao automatically retreated the land of Zhongshan after his defeat, and then respected the Marquis of Wei as the country of the chief, then the Marquis of Wei would inevitably return happy, how to save Zhao again? Zheng Wuwei said slowly.

"yes!" Duan Ganming threw away the luxury in his hand, clapped his hands and said, "That's it, Zhao Hou retreated, how to save Zhao again?" Why didn't I think of it? ”

"I can't take it seriously, I'm just talking nonsense." Zheng Wuwei waved his hand again and again.

"I didn't think of those diners in my house, and the head of the house didn't think of it, why did you think of it?" Duan Ganming clapped his hands again and said, "No, I have to talk to the head of the family." ”

Saying that, Duan Ganming was about to get up, but quickly sat down again, "The head of the family is in the palace now, so let's wait for the evening." ”

After that, Duan Ganming picked up Chang Lu again and dealt with a mouthful of noodles.

"No, the head of the family didn't say it explicitly, maybe he also thought of such a situation, but he didn't tell us. Or, on purpose, not to say it, to consider us? Speaking of this, Duan Ganming's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but lose his long luxury again, stood up and crossed the small table, and hugged Zheng Wuwei's shoulders, "If I can be appreciated by my uncle, it will be your credit!" ”

"It's an honor, it's really the honor of the villain, and I hope the villain has no intention of just saying that he wants to mistake the son." Zheng Wuwei said modestly.

"Well, what you said is still reasonable." Duan Ganming let go of Zheng Wuwei's thick shoulders and sat down again, "The more you think about it, the more reasonable it becomes." ”

"Still not right!" Duan Ganming shouted again.

"What's wrong?"

"If Uncle Jia thought of this possibility, then there must be a way to deal with it, otherwise how could he talk to the prince? If Uncle Jia asks again, ah, since you have thought of this, what can you do? How do I answer? Duan Ganming's thoughts had obviously been put on the matter of reporting to Duan Ganpeng privately tonight.

"I don't know, I'm just a businessman." Zheng Wuwei waved his hand.

"I just said that you businessmen are profit-seeking, you must have ideas, say it, and my son will reward you." Duan Ganming shouted, full of son-in-law.

"I really don't have any ideas for the time being, maybe it's like me and other businessmen, let's take advantage of the situation, and the rest, specific, I'll think about it later." Zheng Wuwei arched his hand.

"Okay, I'll just say that first, otherwise I think too much in one day, and my uncle will be suspicious." Duan Ganming had already begun to fantasize.

"But I still have to help me think slowly, and tell me a little bit when I think of it, the matter of your paper mill is covered by my son." Duan Ganming couldn't help but lean over and pat Zheng Wuwei's shoulder.

"No, obey the orders of the son, I am afraid that the son will not dislike it." Zheng Wuwei arched his hand and said, "By the way, didn't you just ask the prince what is worrying about him?" ”

"No, no sorrow now. Eat, have breakfast, eat noodles. Duan Ganming still had a mouthful of something in his mouth and said vaguely.

"It's okay, it's okay, so-and-so is here to accompany Childe, and Childe will say anything he needs." Zheng Wuwei said with a smile, but he thought in his heart, maybe your head of the family thought about it for several nights, but the head of my family thought about it a lot in one night.