In the 30th year of King Xiang of Chu, the winter of this year seems to have come earlier than usual. In the early morning, the cold wind howled between the heavens and the earth, blowing on people's faces, piercing people's pain. The mountains in the distance are covered with snow-white quilts and connected to the blue sky, making it picturesque and beautiful. The snow on both sides of the bluestone paved road slowly melted and merged into a small stream that flowed into the ditch on the side of the road and into the old river. The ice edge of the eaves melted into droplets of water and fell into the water, splashing in all directions, and the sound of the water was crisp, like a symphony echoing in the ears. Caixia used light to break through the darkness of the cold night to bring dawn to everyone, heralding the arrival of light.

Ten miles outside Pengcheng City, Zhao Jie set up a banquet here for Zhao Yin to practice. "Persuade you to have a glass of wine, and go north with no one to accompany you. I wish you all the best in this trip, and come to say that you have a glass of wine. Zhao Jie frequently persuaded him to drink and expressed his wishes. A glass of mild wine went down his stomach, and the affectionate wishes that were still in his mouth were naturally strong in the depths, and Zhao Jie was in tears unconsciously.

After a few glasses of warm wine, Chaoyang had already revealed half of his face, Zhao Yin saw that it was not too early, so he said to Zhao Jie affectionately: "Your Highness, it's not too early, let's stop here!" There will be a period later. ”

"There will be a period later, goodbye to the rivers and lakes." Zhao Jie choked up and replied. As soon as the words fell, Zhao Yin walked out of the Ten Mile Pavilion. Outside the Shili Pavilion, a batch of excellent healthy horses has already been prepared. Zhao Yin jumped on the horse, and several guards behind him also jumped up and boarded the healthy horse.

"Uncle Xie." Then Zhao Jie, who walked out of the Shili Pavilion, made a standard thank you salute and shouted in his mouth. This voice is meaningful, and all the entanglements are in this word. Zhao Yin leaned over and saluted back when he heard this, then turned his horse's head and rode away, and his guards also sped up their horses and left.

Zhao Jie stood in place until Zhao Yin's figure was out of sight

More than ten years later, when Zhao Yin was dying, someone asked him if he regretted his original choice, if he chose to follow Zhao Jie that day, his future would definitely be extraordinary. Zhao Yin replied: "I don't regret it, as a retainer of the Zhao family, everything is important to the Zhao family, and I will contribute where I am most needed." At that time, the Zhao forces of Qi needed me the most, and I naturally returned to Qi without hesitation. This answer spread to the people, and the people of the time said that the sage of the Zhao family was the best in the world.

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Life has to go on, God doesn't care about sorrow, and time doesn't slow down because of people's expectations. After grief, Zhao Jie puffed up his chest and resolutely walked towards the inn to continue his life.

Before entering the inn, the crisp baby's laughter and the ethereal daughter's laughter came into Zhao Jie's ears, and Zhao Jie knew that this was Xingyi playing with Xiang Peng. Since Zhao Jie rescued Xiang Peng back to the inn, Xiang Peng was almost all held in Xingyi's arms at other times except for eating and sleeping, fortunately he was still a baby, and he had to sleep for seven or eight hours a day, otherwise Zhao Jie probably wouldn't be able to talk to Xingyi.

Zhao Jie walked into the inn and saw Xingyi holding Xiao Xiang Peng in both hands, sitting on a stone bench to teach him to speak.

"Mother." Xingyi taught.

"Lang." Xiao Xiang Peng babbled, and his pronunciation was not accurate.

Zhao Jie walked up to Xingyi and picked up Xiang Peng, Xiang Peng took the initiative to open his arms and jumped into Zhao Jie's arms.

"Good Peng'er, really good." Zhao Jie said with a smile. Although this little baby forcibly occupied Xingyi, so that Zhao Jie and Xingyi had less time to spend alone, from the bottom of his heart, Zhao Jie still liked this poor child who had lost his relatives.

"Brother Jie, let's accept Peng'er as our adopted son, you say it's good!" Xingyi saw Zhao Jie's love for Xiang Peng, so he said on the side.

In China's 5,000-year history, most of the emperors, generals, and warlords liked to adopt their sons. The reason for this is that ancient China was a patriarchal society, and the degree of intimacy between people was maintained by blood relatives or in-laws. In the cruel natural selection, the group is more able to withstand the blow than the individual, so blood relatives or in-laws are very important in maintaining the centripetal force of the interest group. However, a person's fertility is limited, and the medical conditions in ancient times were backward, so it is impossible to support all children. Moreover, children may also be unqualified. It's not up to the task. Natural selection, survival of the fittest, no matter what kind of society it is, orphans exist. As the saying goes, "hardship can make a person", orphans who grow up in a very harsh environment and have a strong ability to survive are a group of people with a bright future in the eyes of the superiors. Because of the turmoil and bullying, the orphan is particularly grateful for the favors given by others, and Confucianism, which is dominated by the idea of loyalty and filial piety, also reduces the possibility of children betraying their father. Once accepted as a righteous son by a certain leader, most of them will swear allegiance to the death.

Receiving Yizi is a very common phenomenon in traditional Chinese society. In fact, people who are not related by blood are fixed in the way of "quasi-blood affinity" and "quasi-blood affinity". For Zhao Jie, he doesn't care at all if his son is not a righteous son, he is confident that he can achieve something without relying on his righteous son. But what made him care was the attitude of the star instrument. So he replied to the stars, "Do what you say, I will listen to you." So Xiang Peng became Zhao Jie's righteous son.

Zhao Jie continued to play with Xiao Xiang Peng for a while, and then returned to his room, where there seemed to be someone waiting.

"Zhao Wei, the commander of the internal guard of Chudi, pays a visit to His Highness." As soon as the people waiting in the room saw Zhao Jie, they knelt down on one knee and saluted.

Zhao Jie looked at the kneeling internal guard commander, his robe was snow-white and spotless, kneeling on one knee, empty posture but not touching the ground. His hair was jet black, bringing out the sheen of his pearly white neck under the bun. His back was straight, like a tree, and he contained great tenacity. His skin is like a white snowflake, and it seems that a smile can capture people's souls. His eyes were dark and bright, as if a single look could seduce people. His body exuded a scent like lanfei musk, which can make people lose themselves like drugs. He tilted his head slightly, his expression was quiet and serene, the corners of his mouth were curved into a smile, and his movements were natural and chic, elegant and full of sunshine.

In the information obtained by Zhao Jie, there are not many descriptions of this person. Zhao Jie only knew that he was a descendant of the Zhao prisoners of war who were captured by the Chu State after the defeat of the Jin State in the Jin-Chu War. According to tradition, he and Zhao Jie belong to the same generation, and will become the retainer of the next head of the Zhao family in the future. And from the current point of view, the next head of the family is Zhao Jie nine times out of ten. In the book introduced by his father Zhao Dan to Zhao Jie's list of internal security commanders, there are only 8 words for this person's evaluation: Command 100 people, only Chu is strong.

The room was silent for a few minutes, and while Zhao Jie looked at Zhao Bian, Zhao Biao also looked at him, and at this moment, only the sound of two people breathing was spreading in the air.

"You're late," Zhao Jie spoke first.

"It's not too late, it's just the right time." Zhao Wei explained.

"What is your job?" Zhao Jie didn't bother with him and continued to ask.

"Zhou loses its peak, and everyone in the world chases it. I, Zhao Chen, the protector of the lord is one after the other. Zhao replied.

"I'm going to Ying, are you ready along the way?" Zhao Jie continued to ask.

"Your Highness, rest assured, everything is in place, only the gentleman is owed." Zhao replied.

"Can I trust you?" Zhao Jie asked cautiously.

"You'll see." Zhao Wei replied firmly.

"In that case, I'll wait and see." Zhao Jie nodded.

After a conversation, the interview with Zhao Wei was completed, and then the two began the etiquette of retainer certification. Zhao Jie handed over a piece of jade pendant to Zhao Jie, indicating that Zhao Jie accepted Zhao Bian's allegiance and dragged his safety to Zhao Jie. Zhao Braided took the jade pendant and hung it on his body, saying that he accepted Zhao Jie's leadership and was his own leader.

After the ceremony, Zhao Wei took out a small box from his sleeve and offered it to Zhao Jie and said: "This is the treasure I have obtained in recent years, and it has the same origin as Suihou Zhu, and I am now dedicated to His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness can use this thing to mobilize all the forces of my Zhao clan in Chu State." ”

Sui Hou Zhu is the national treasure of the country in the Spring and Autumn Period, according to legend, the monarch of the country of Sui Hou saw a wounded big snake on the side of the road on a trip to the roadside of the pain, Sui Hou felt compassion, let people give the snake medicine bandage, released into the grass. After the serpent recovered, he came to Suihou's residence with a night pearl and said: "I am the son of the dragon king, and I am grateful for the grace of the king to save my life, and I have come to repay the virtue." So there is the Suihou Zhu that is popular in the world.

During the reign of King Wu of Chu, Suiguo "is not guilty, but he is guilty", and King Wu of Chu began to cut down Sui Hou Zhu in order to snatch it and take it for himself. After several stubborn resistances, Suiguo was finally defeated by Chu. With the destruction of the country and with Hou Zhu for the king of Chu.

Sui Houzhu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and Suihou Zhu are equally famous, the world said: "Sui Hou Zhu, Bian He, the one who gains, the one who loses is poor." At that time, the people of the world, from the princes and doctors to the common people and slaves, were all crazy about it.

In his previous life, Zhao Jie had also heard of the idiom Suizhu and Bi, but after Chu was destroyed by Qin, Qin Shi Huang had Suihou Zhu and He's Bi. Later, He's bi was built into a jade seal, and Hou Zhu didn't know what to do. I've never seen what kind of thing Sui Hou Zhu is. Zhao Jie cautiously opened the box, only to see a glass jade plaque lying in the wooden box, with a big character "Ling" written on it. At this time, Zhao Jie understood that Suihou Zhu was a glass bead. It is made from volcanic glass, which is produced naturally.