Handan Qiyu met at the beginning of the year, talked about heaven and earth, talked about ideals, spoke the truth in his heart, and told others to listen.

The wine is still open, looking up at the sky, looking down at the ground, the spirit in the chest, the heaven and the earth are shocked.

It is said that Zhao Jie walked into the attic, and everyone reported the year again, Li Min was the longest of all, and naturally became the boss, followed by Xu Yang, the second, and then the integrity, the third, Lin Shouyi was the fourth, Feijin was the fifth, Zhao Ying was the sixth, Zhao Jie was the smallest, and the seventh was the seventh, and then everyone knelt at the table according to the order, Li Min was on top, and the others were on the bottom, with the right as the respect.

When everyone was seated, Li Min summoned the shopkeeper who was waiting outside the door for instructions and said to him, "Let's have a feast." After listening to the shopkeeper, he raised his hands and patted three palms, suddenly, the crisp music sounded, and the two teams of bewitching Zhao Nu walked into the attic with delicious food, at the same time, a bead curtain suddenly hung down outside the main door of the attic, and an ethereal song came from outside the bead curtain, and the dancing girl began to dance outside the bead curtain, looking out from the attic, the figure was hazy, and a sense of mystery arose spontaneously from the hearts of Zhao Jie and others. The breeze is blowing, the wine and food, the music and dance, the beauty is on the side, in such a beautiful scenery, Zhao Jie can't help but feel a little drunk.

"Your Highness, I will toast you next." Fei Jin saw Zhao Jie for the first time, so he took the lead in raising a glass to Zhao Jie to drink.

"." Zhao Jie woke up from his intoxication, raised his wine glass, and then drank it all. Put down the cup, and the star instrument next to him filled it for Zhao Jie.

"Your Highness, I will also toast you below." So the room was full of the smell of wine, and the sound of persuasion was endless.

After a round of drinking, Zhao Jie and the others stopped one after another and began to talk about business, Li Min first said: "Today I invite everyone here to travel the world, as we all know, His Royal Highness Jie has been ordered by the king to travel the world, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers have been determined to study with His Royal Highness. Now I want to ask the fifth and sixth brothers, if you can also enjoy Kyushu with us. ”

Zhao Ying said hesitantly: "I want to discuss it with my father first." If I don't join, I'll send to inform you, and if I don't, it means I'll join you, and you send someone to inform me of the time and place of the assembly. ”

"My parents are dead, and I don't need to ask for advice, I can make up my mind. Such a grand event, how can I be missing? Hijin replied categorically.

Zhao Jie wanted to stop talking, and he wanted to stop talking: "Traveling abroad, the long is three years, the short is one year, during which the money is spent is unknown, and the currency systems of various countries are different, there are many bandits along the way, and the money is difficult to carry, I don't know if you have solved this problem." ”

"Your Highness has been thinking a lot, although each country has different currency systems, they all recognize gold and silver, and when it comes to a country, it can be exchanged for gold and silver first." Fei Yi is well-informed and said with a smile.

"Alright! Even so, we have traveled a long way, and should we always carry a great deal of gold and silver? Gold and silver are heavy and easy to attract thieves, and our group is at most twenty or thirty people, how can we have the manpower and material resources to look at a large amount of gold and silver? Zhao Jie said helplessly with a bitter face.

"Nowadays, there are three ways for talents to travel the world. The first is to raise money to travel, there are not many people who travel the world in this way, the most typical of which is the example of Su Qin, the story of Su Qin's travel to the world and the defeat of the family is known to women and children. The second is to travel with the support of others, and there are fewer people who travel the world in this way, among which the four princes support the doormen to travel the world, supplemented by businessmen who support others to travel the world. The third is to give lectures while traveling, so that the believers can gain the believers by giving lectures, and the believers are responsible for the accommodation and food. Those who traveled the world in this way were the sages of several major schools, the founder of which was Confucius. The fourth method chosen by the most people to travel the world, lodging and eating in the halls built for the purpose of seeking merit in various countries or places, although the conditions are difficult, but the cost is very small. I don't know which one His Highness wants to choose? Zhao Ying knew a lot about this because he often took care of his father's affairs, so he said his advice when he was slightly drunk.

"Choosing the first way has been denied, the third way is unrealistic, the fourth way is not suitable, I can only choose the second way, Pingyuanjun among the four princes, that is, your father, it is estimated that he will support you, it seems that I can only find businessmen to support, but I don't know which businessman to find to support me." Zhao Jie analyzed to himself.

After listening to Zhao Jie's words, Li Min replied: "I think we are the richest man in Zhao State, and the owner of this restaurant, Guo Zong, is good. ”

"When I was young, I read the living notes of my ancestors of the Zhao family, although the Guo family has been friends with my Zhao family since Zhao Jianzi was the head of the Zhao family, but today, the Guo family is already flourishing and deep-rooted, I am afraid that the next person will not get the support of the Guo family, I want to ask you to go with me to strengthen my momentum." Zhao Jie thought about it for a while, and then followed suit.

"Seventh brother, with a gesture, we will accompany you." Li Min generously agreed, and the rest of the people also nodded.

"Thank you, big brothers, I toast you and toast to our youth." Zhao Jie raised his glass and drank it all, and the joyful atmosphere of the banquet reached **.

The sundial's hands point to the end of the day, and when the depth of the water in the leaky pot reaches the end of the hour, the feast ends. Zhao Jie, Li Min, Lian Zheng, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, Xu Yang, and Zhao Ying made an appointment to meet Guo Fu tomorrow, and then each went home to rest accompanied by a maid or a small servant.

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On the second day, Zhao Jie went to Guo's mansion as promised, and when Zhao Jie arrived, Zhao Jie, Li Min, Lian Zheng, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, and Xu Yang had already happened to arrive, so Zhao Jie and others walked to the mansion together, but the guards at the door stopped them. Zhao Jie bowed his hand to the guards in front of the Guo Mansion and said, "This eldest brother, please inform me, just say that the son of the prince of Zhao came to visit the head of the Guo family." ”

After hearing this, the guards ran straight into the mansion, and after a while, the middle door was opened, and Guo Zong, the head of the Guo family, came to greet him in person.

"Cao Min Guo Zong doesn't know that His Royal Highness Taisun is coming, so if he has any negligence, please ask His Highness for forgiveness." Guo Zong said as he made a gesture to kneel.

Zhao Jie hurriedly pulled him up, and then said: "I suddenly came to Guo's Mansion today, without telling in advance, the so-called ignorant is not to blame." And the Guo family has been following my Zhao family since the founding of my Zhao family, and I am very close to the Zhao family, so I don't need to see the outside world like this, if the Guo family looks up to me, I will call you "Uncle Guo"? ”

After hearing this, Guo Zong hurriedly said modestly: "How dare you, how dare you." The grass people have a low status, how can they be His Royal Highness's "Uncle Guo". ”

Zhao Jie comforted Guo Zong and said: "Uncle Guo doesn't have to be modest, it's decided, and I will call you "Uncle Guo" in the future." Zhao Jie pointed to Li Min, Lianzheng, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, and Xu Yang behind him and said, "Uncle Guo, please lead us into the mansion!" These are my good friends, and I'll introduce you to them later. ”

After speaking, Zhao Jie stepped across the door of the mansion, Li Min, Lian Zheng, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, and Xu Yang followed closely behind, Guo Zong woke up from his surprise, walked quickly to catch up with Zhao Jie, and led Zhao Jie and others to the lobby of Guo's mansion.

After everyone sat down, Zhao Jie introduced Li Min, Integrity, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, and Xu Yang to Guo Zong one by one: "This is Li Min, the grandson of Fengyang Jun Li Dui, mature and steady, knowledgeable, and has a wide range of friends. "This is Fei Jin, after the former minister of the country, after Fei Yi, he has been deeply influenced by family education, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable. "This is an honest and honest general, the grandson of Lian Po, taciturn and strategic. "This is Lin Shouyi, the grandson of Lin Xiangru, who is like a river, eloquent, and young and promising. "This is Xu Yang, the son of the national lieutenant Xu Li, who is strong in martial arts and brave and fearless. ”

After the introduction, Zhao Jie and Guo Zongpan talked: "Uncle Guo, I'm going to go out to travel the world soon, but it's not easy to carry money, I don't know if Uncle Guo can help." ”

"Your Royal Highness said with a smile, the grass people have heard the name of the Seven Jades of Handan for a long time, I can see it today, and I can fund you to travel the world, this is an honor in the next, I Guo has followed the Zhao family since Zhao Jianzi, and has not been Zhao smelting iron, so I have today's wealth, and I can help the descendants of the Zhao family today, and I can live up to this life, and I can see the ancestors after death." Guo Zong said with a smile.

"Uncle Xie, Guo." Zhao Jie said gratefully, and Li Min, Integrity, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, and Xu Yang followed closely to thank each other.

Guo Zong took out a jade talisman from his arms, let the maid next to him take it to Zhao Jie, and then continued: "Guo's family is engaged in iron smelting, and has accumulated wealth so far, and can be rich with the king. ”

Zhao Jie took the jade talisman, thanked him, and then continued to talk with Guo Zong for a long time before leaving.

After Zhao Jie said goodbye, a handsome and beautiful man who surpassed a woman walked out from behind the curtain and said to Guo Zong: "Dad, then Zhao Jie came here with some powerful people to ask for money, obviously bullying people, how can you give him the jade talisman?" ”

Guo Zong looked at his son and said earnestly: "Kai'er, our Guo family can be rich today because we have always been the largest supplier of iron tools for the Zhao army, without the large-scale procurement of the Zhao army, our iron workshop will soon be unable to operate, so it is the top priority to establish a good relationship with the royal family and the powerful people in the court." And Zhao Jie's son is extraordinary, and it is likely that he will succeed to the throne in the future, so in order for my Guo family to continue to be rich, it is necessary to meet his requirements now. I know that you like the Qin State, and think that the Zhao State will eventually be destroyed by Qin, and the Guo family can ensure that the wealth is not lost, but Fang Jinqin and Zhao are the strongest in the world, Zhao and Qin have won five battles and three victories, the two sides are not up and down, and the victory or defeat is especially unknown, and it is not appropriate for the Guo family to move to Qin at this moment. I, the Guo family, had better prepare with both hands, so let's go to the Qin State, run all the Guo family industries in Qin, befriend the high-ranking officials of the Qin State, and leave a way back for my Guo family. ”

"The child obeys his father's commands." Guo Kai replied.

A month later, Guo Kai left Zhao and went to Qin, and after some pondering, he understood that his father had demoted his status in disguise, and he was arrogant and blamed Zhao Jie for what happened to him. At that time, Zhao Jie did not know that he already had his first enemy, and this enemy would cause him great trouble in the future.