Chapter 302: The Down-and-Out Sanhuan
Zhao Wuxian secretly said in his heart: "I originally wanted to carefully observe between Yang Hu and Sanhuan and bet on both sides first, but now Zifu He and Yang Hu have a dispute over which side to meet first, so I have to choose a side first." ”
Now that Zhao Wuxian is not by his side, he can only rely on his own adaptation, and he quickly calculates the stakes in his heart.
Sanhuan was the rightful ruler of the Lu State, and he was flourishing and deeply rooted in the Lu State, and Zhao Wuxian did not want to give up.
But the devouring minister Yang Hu in front of him is not so easy to get along with.
After thinking about it left and right, Zhao Wuxian thought: "I heard that Yang Hu acted regardless of his past suspicions, but on Sanhuan's side, if he followed Yang Hu to the banquet, I am afraid that I will confirm my identity as 'Yang Hu's Party', but it is not good to bargain with them, since this is the case, ......."
So Zhao Wuxian and Chaoyang Hu solemnly saluted and said: "I didn't tell Yangzi before, when I was in Xiaqiu, Dr. Zifu had already explained to me the order of coming to Qufu to visit. As a junior, it is appropriate to meet the three elders first, and as a newly appointed doctor, it is also appropriate to meet with the boss. The monarch did not dare to go to the private meeting when he was in his body, and Wuxian was also taught by his father to behave like this in the Jin Kingdom, and asked Yangzi to return first, and I will personally come to the door to make amends later. ”
Yang Hu straightened his face, and his angry tiger eyes swept across Zhao Wuxian's face, and then he showed a smile again, and his thick beard reflected the white teeth of the seeping people: "Since this is the case, I will no longer force it, tonight my mansion will be lit up all night, waiting for Zitai to arrive." ”
After saying that, he simply took his entourage away, and before leaving, he glared at Zifu He fiercely, for those who can still fight, he has his own tolerance, but for Zifu He, who has categorically refused to be solicited repeatedly, Yang Hu has already had murderous intentions.
Unlike the children of the Gong clan who were driving on the street and fighting dogs and cocks all day long, Zifu He can be said to be the most outstanding one among the young generation of the Lu Gong clan today, so he achieved the position of a doctor at a young age. It's a pity, why does this person have to go against himself everywhere? If only it could be like Ji Mei. It's good to use Shusun Zhi and others for their own use!
Yang Hu's car gradually moved away, and after only a while, Zifu He Shenyi was already half wet, but he didn't regret it.
"If I can win Zitai for Sanhuan this time. Winning the support of the Jin State Zhongjun Zuo can be regarded as completing the mission, I just hope that Sanhuan can understand my hard work. As long as this person is encircled, Yuncheng, who can threaten Shusun Zhi in the west, can rely on the power of the Zhao family abroad. It can also make Yang Hu worry more......"
Fang Caizi was also gambling, he observed Zhao Wuxian's temperament along the way, and realized that this exiled prince was generally a scrupling and well-behaved person, and when faced with a choice, he would definitely choose to visit Sanhuan first.
"Fang Cai is also on a mission, and I have no choice but to ask Zitai Duoduo to forgive me!"
"Zifuzi laughed, it should be like this."
Zhao Wuxian glanced at him lightly, he had already guessed his careful thoughts, but he didn't break it. Just ask Zifu to lead the way.
Duke Lu Huan has four sons, and the eldest son, Duke Lu Zhuang, inherits the monarch of Lu State; The eldest son of the eldest son, Qingfu, that is, the traitor who "Qing's father is not dead, and Lu is not over", is called Mengsun's family after Qing's father; The descendants of the second son Shuya are called Shusun, and the descendants of the youngest son Ji You are called Ji. Because the three families are all from the queen of Lu Huan, they are called "three Huan".
Zhao Wuxian read through the history of the Jin Kingdom, and there are many chapters involving the Lu Kingdom. He knew that these three families were not very prominent at first, first brothers fought and killed each other, and then were suppressed by the Dongmen clan after Ji You's reign. It was not until the life of Lu Xuangong that the dictatorship began, and it has only been a hundred years. Since then, "three Huan wins." Lu is like a small marquis, inferior to the family of Sanhuan".
According to the rules of the Lu country, those who are ordinary are close to the palace, and those who are not close to the cultivators are close to the door. Sanhuan's mansion is close to the palace room of the Lu State and is backed by the palace wall. In history, Lu Hou, who was unwilling to be a puppet, fought with Sanhuan many times, so they also built tall and thick walls to defend themselves, like three city fortresses. After the incident of Lu Zhaogong's loss of the country, Lu Hou's current domestic status is not as good as that of Jin Hou, just a clay puppet.
However, Sanhuan's good days didn't last long.
Lu Guo set up three secretaries. Among them, the Jisun family served as the Great Situ for generations, the Shusun family served as the Great Sima, and the Mengsun family served as the Great Situ, and after receiving the news that Zhao Wuxian had arrived, they gathered in the Great Situ Mansion of the Meng family.
The reason is that the two families of Ji Sun and Uncle Sun have been hollowed out by the retainers, and I don't know how many Yang Hu's eyes and ears there are in the house, and now the Meng family can still be regarded as the master on their own territory.
After walking along the avenue of the inner city for half a moment, Zhao Wuxian was led into the Meng Mansion by the quilt and dressed in He, and there were many guards in armor outside, but after entering the house, he saw that the courtyard here was a deep house, the inside and outside pattern was atmospheric, the carved walls of Junyu were very generous, and the decoration was also very gorgeous.
Walking into the courtyard, in front of a tall man, painted with a black, white, green and red color painting, the vertical person and maid leading by the side are beautiful and handsome.
Entering the house, I saw that the house was divided, each entry was separated by a moon gate, the corridor was inward, the layers along the way were tired, the pavilion was in the water, the trees were shady, the autumn chrysanthemum was purple and red, and the whole Meng's house was fragrant and lush.
Wuxian exclaimed: "It is worthy of the Shiqing family, this mansion is magnificent, I seem to have seen the legacy of Meng Xianzi." ”
Sanhuan can specialize in Lu for a hundred years, also because their respective families will have a strong head every few generations, and the Ji family has Ji You, Ji Wenzi, and Ji Wuzi; The uncle and grandson clan have uncle Muzi and uncle grandson Zhaozi; The Meng family has Meng Xianzi, who is also a leader for a while, and the crown is elegant and even admired by the secretaries of the Jin Kingdom.
Among them, Meng Xianzi likes to raise soldiers, and opened a precedent for the style of raising soldiers in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and Zhao Wuxian's father Zhao Ying's monks are following him, and he is also the one Lu Qing who talks about the most.
As soon as Zhao Wuxian's words fell, Zifu He didn't wait to answer, but he heard a loud voice coming from the side corridor: "The doctor should meet the current head of the Meng family, and his talent and virtue are no less than the ancestors!" ”
The two of them looked up, but saw a forty-year samurai dressed in a martial robe, standing respectfully in the cloister, bowing to them.
"Who is this?"
Zifu He introduced: "This is the son of the Emperor of Yi (cheng) Yi. ”
"Meng's retainers, Gongyi, have seen the doctor, and the three ministers are already waiting in the back hall, please go with the courtiers."
Zifu He said that the father-in-law was the chief minister of the Meng family's largest leader, and he was also the real power figure in the family.
Zhao Wuxian knew that the Lu State had always been the most prosperous of the Jisun clan, and he once presided over the three-point office and the four-point office, monopolizing half of the cities and resources of the Lu State, and the rest was evenly distributed to his uncle and grandson and Mengsun.
But now, the strength of the Ji family has fallen into the hands of the courtier Yang Hu, and the former glory is as yellow as yesterday. Looking at the two of them, the father and the son obeyed He and Yiwen, but the Meng family was more promising, if the head of the Meng family was really a capable person as he said, the future national politics of the Lu State should naturally fall into the hands of the Meng family.
After arriving at the palatial back hall, I saw that the door here was wide open, the windows in the hall were bright and bright, and there were three banquets in front of it, and there were three high-crowned and well-worn secretaries, probably three Huan. The back of the case is decorated with a screen, and behind the screen is a huge Lumancloth hanging down from the horizontal pillar of the top of the temple, fluttering with the wind, and the momentum is high.
The father-in-law stepped back and guarded the door, and under the recommendation of Zifu He, Zhao Wuxian took off his shoes and entered the footwear.
He looked at the three family leaders seriously, and one of them was Ji Sunsi, the nominal ruler of the Lu State. This man is in his early thirties, he is very tall, his beard is dark, he has a horse face, he looks forbearing, but his mental state is not very good, he has thick bags under his eyes at a young age, I don't know if he is melancholy.
The one on the right is the owner of this mansion, Meng Sun He Ji, who is also in his thirties, and both this person and his younger brother Meng Sun Yue once worshipped Confucius as a teacher of etiquette, so they seem to be quite polite, and they have been smiling at Zhao Wuxian. But although his face is like a crown of jade, he is gentle and elegant, but he does not have the bearing and grace that his father said, and he is a little cowardly in his speech and gestures.
The uncle on the left, Zhou Qiu, is only in his early twenties, he is thin and bearded. Just like Ji Sun's family was overshadowed by Yang Hu and Gongshan, Shusun's family was also regarded as a puppet by Xiaozong's uncle and grandson, and he talked a lot during this meeting, but none of them were nutritious.
For the princes who are popular with gerontocracy, these three ministers are a little too young, no wonder they will be hollowed out by their retainers, and it has something to do with the fact that they were too young and lacked prestige when they inherited the family business.
Wuxian was looking at Sanhuan, and Sanhuan was also looking at him, and after looking at each other for a while, they began their routine greetings.
Zhao Wuxian met the three of them according to the etiquette that he was very skilled in the Jin Kingdom, and regarded himself as a junior.
"The boy has seen three secretaries."
"Zitai is far away and tired, but he still has to rush to see the three of us, the so-called four peony Peng Peng, the king is in the evening, tomorrow and take a rest, and wait for the day after tomorrow to see the king."
The general process of meeting Dr. Shiqing is to recall the friendship and friendship of their respective ancestors, what Zhao Chengzi had made friends with Ji You when he accompanied Jin Wengong to Lu, and what Zhao Wenzi and his uncle Muzi also wrote poems and feasts......
After saying a half-loud and unnutritious conversation in Yayin, Zhao Wuxian even felt tired, feeling that it was really tiring to communicate with these old-fashioned Shiqing nobles, and the little freshness that Zhongdu Yi Ranqiu and Zeng Dian had brought him was gone. At this point, the conversation finally began to get to the point of mutual temptation.
Ji Sunsi, as the nominal head of Sanhuan, first pretended to be concerned and asked Zhao Wuxian if he could adapt to the west of Lu State, and how the government and people's livelihood were there, but Zhao Wuxian showed his homesickness.
"Although Pubei is beautiful and Qufu is good, it is still not as good as Xinjiang." He sighed, like a lonely boy who missed his father and brother.
After hearing this, Sanhuan glanced at each other, nodded slightly to each other, their faces relaxed, and when they spoke again, they spoke much kinder. (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for the book friend I am very stupid, the nine days of the flame feather, the leaves fall a few autumn sounds, Xunlang, minssing, kryss, scattered people, Tianyi*, book friends 150807195905421 for the reward!
Ask for collections, ask for recommendations, ask for subscriptions, and today is still three more monthly passes