Chapter 10 Seven Jades Meet at Fengyue Tower
The Handan Fei clan originated from the state minister Feiyi during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao. Feiyi, originally a Hu person, was the Marquis of Zhao Su, King Wuling of Zhao, and King Huiwen of Zhao, and was one of the most relied on ministers of King Wuling of Zhao. During the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, various countries had already carried out reforms, Wei had Li Kui's reform, Chu had Wu Qi's reform, and Qin had Shang Ying's reform. The reforms made these countries gradually stronger, especially the Qin Shang Dynasty reforms, which made the Qin state the most powerful country in the world. In the face of this situation, King Wuling of Zhao and people of insight in Zhao realized that reform would lead to the prosperity of the country, and the old would lead to the demise of the country. Therefore, King Wuling of Zhao decided to implement the reform of "Hufu Cavalry and Archery" in Zhao State, changing the wearing of wide robes and large sleeves to corset Hufu, and changing the chariot into battle into horseback archery. However, the reform was strongly opposed by the conservatives of the Zhao State, and there was a situation in which the ministers did not want it. King Wuling of Zhao asked Fei Yi what to do, and Fei Yi replied: "I heard that the suspicious things are useless, and the suspicious deeds are nameless. If we want to change the old system and implement Hufu cavalry shooting, we don't have to worry about the criticism of the old forces. Since ancient times, customs and habits can be changed, and in the past, Shun and Yu had learned some customs from the Miao and Lu tribes, so the king should not have any worries. At the same time, Fei Yi actively made suggestions for reform and helped King Zhao Wuling to do the work of Gongzicheng, Zhao Wen and other conservative representatives. Because of the strong support of Feiyi, the determination of King Zhao Wuling to reform, in the end, with the assistance of Feiyi, King Zhao Wuling eliminated all interference and obstructed the successful completion of the military reform of "Hufu Cavalry Shooting", and successively destroyed Zhongshan, retreated from Sanhu, built the Great Wall, opened up the territory, and further strengthened the military strength of Zhao, so that Zhao entered the most glorious period in history, becoming the most powerful country in the East military strength, ranking among the "Seven Heroes" of the Warring States.
In 299 B.C., King Wuling of Zhao devoted himself to military affairs, abolished the crown prince's chapter and set up a young son He, who was the king of Zhao Huiwen, called himself the main father, and Ren Feiyi was the prime minister. Fei Yi also took on the important task of assisting King Zhao Huiwen. The eldest son, Zhao Zhang, the king of Anyang, held a grudge against the abolition of Chang Liyu, and colluded with Xiangtian Buru, trying to wait for an opportunity to seize power. Li Min, who was the Taifu of Zhao Guo at the time, sensed Gongzizhang's conspiracy and reminded Feiyi: "Anyang Jun is powerful and arrogant, with many henchmen and suspicious intentions. Tian Buli is rigid and self-serving, and he knows that he will not retreat. The two collude with each other, their ambitions are not small, and their disasters are not far away. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and disaster will come first, so it is better to pretend to be sick and pass on the government to Gongzicheng, so that you can protect yourself. Fei Yi said: "The lord father entrusted the king to me, worship the country, and say that he can appease Sheji." If you don't see any disaster today, and avoid it first, you will inevitably be laughed at by the world" rejected Li Min's persuasion. Fei Yi was also aware of Gongzizhang's schemes, and listened to Li Min's words, so he said to his close courtier Gao Xin: "If anyone asks to see the king in the future, he must sue me first" In 295 BC, Zhao's father, Zhao Huiwen, and Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang traveled to the Dune Palace (in today's Guangzong County), and the three of them lived in one place. Zhao Zhang and Tian Buli felt that "the king was not strong enough to go out", plotted a rebellion, and decided to strike first. They set up an ambush and sent messengers to pretend that the lord's father was sick and wanted to see King Zhao Huiwen. Fei Yi suspected that there was fraud, so he said to King Huiwen according to the prior arrangement: "Let me go to see the truth first, and if nothing happens, the king can go." Later, he took several followers out of the palace, and halfway through, he was mistakenly killed by ambush soldiers thinking that King Zhao Huiwen was killed. Although Feiyi was killed, it bought time for King Zhao Huiwen to counterattack, and King Qin's army arrived in time to extinguish the fire of rebellion ignited by Zhao Zhang.
After Feiyi's death, King Zhao Huiwen praised Feiyi's loyal deeds and took the east of Handan, the capital of Zhao, as Feiyi's fief. The loyal deeds of the loyal and loyal monarch of Feiyi, and the reform spirit of "doubtful things are useless, and doubtful deeds are nameless", are praised by the Zhao people. The descendants of the Fei family were also taken care of by the royal family, and lived in the grange of the Feiyi fief east of Handan for generations, and rested with the country.
Spring is coming, the sun is shining, all things are recovering, the farmers are sowing the hope of the year on the vast fields east of Handan, there is a mansion standing on the slightly high mound in the distance, the pavilions and pavilions in the house, flowers and trees, ponds and rockeries complement each other, complement each other, there are a few sounds of reading in the house from time to time, a stable and harmonious scene. This mansion is the grange of Feiyi, the important minister of King Zhao Wuling during the reign, since the death of Feiyi, it has become the settlement of the Fei clan, and now the head of the family is Feiyi's great-grandson Feijin, which is recognized as the most resourceful and decisive in the seven jades of Handan.
The sound of Dada's horses' hooves broke the silence of the grange, and the tenants who worked in the fields looked up at the knight, thinking that they would find a young man like a knight for their daughter; The girl in the village secretly looked at the knight, fantasizing about marrying a handsome knight, and couldn't help but blush. The knight rode his horse to the gate of the mansion quickly, and then jumped off the horse and ran directly to the study of the head of the Fei family.
"Lord, Li Min, the grandson of Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Lin Shouyi, the grandson of Prime Minister Lin Chengyi, have made an appointment with you to meet at Fengyue Tower in Handan at noon the day after tomorrow, this is a token they gave me." The knight half-knelt in front of a young man and respectfully took out two half-sized pieces of jade from his bosom.
The young man took the jade, took out two pieces of jade from the brocade box beside him, and put them together, both pieces of jade were tightly fitted, and then replied: "I know, you reply to them, I will arrive on time." Then he returned the jade to the knight.
At the same time, a similar thing happened in a mansion in Handan City, and the owner of this mansion was Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains.
Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, the minister of the Zhao State Clan, the younger brother of Zhao Huiwen Wang, is now the Minister of Zhao State, among the sons of Zhao, its "the most virtuous, happy guests, thousands of guests to cover the guests", the world will be called one of the four princes with Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, Meng Weijun Tianwen, Chunshenjun Huang Xie. Because the courtier he recommended, Zhao Hao, won the battle of Que and He not long ago, and now he is in the limelight. Zhao Hao was originally a small tax collector in Zhao Guotian's department, he came to Pingyuan Jun's house to collect taxes, but the housekeeper in Pingyuan Jun's house refused to pay taxes, Zhao Hao punished the crime according to law and killed the person in charge. When Pingyuanjun heard about this, he was about to kill Zhao Hao, so Zhao Hao took the opportunity to say to Pingyuanjun: "You are a noble son in Zhao State, if you connive at your retainers now but do not abide by the law of the country, the dignity of the country's laws will be weakened, if the dignity of the country's laws is weakened, the country's strength will be weakened, and the country's strength will be weakened, and the enemy's country will invade, and the enemy's invasion will not exist in Zhao's country, where can you get such wealth?" If you abide by the law with your noble status, then the whole country will look up to you, and the whole country will obey the law, then the country will be strong, and the country will be strong, then the country of Zhao will be consolidated, and the country of Zhao will be stable, and your wealth and wealth will be continued. Pingyuan Jun listened to Zhao Hao's words, felt that what he said was reasonable, and thought that Zhao Hao was very virtuous, so he recommended him to King Zhao, who appointed him to manage the national taxes, and the national taxes were very smooth, the people were rich, and the national treasury was full. Later, Zhao Hao became a general again and made many military exploits.
In addition to recommending a capable minister, Pingyuan Jun also raised a good son named Zhao Ying, who was recognized as the most righteous loser among the Seven Jades of Handan.
A knight rode his horse to the gate of the mansion quickly, and then jumped off the horse and ran directly to Zhao Ying's residence.
"Young Master Ying, the grandson of General Lian is honest, and Xu Yang, the son of the national captain Xu Li, has asked you to meet at Fengyue Tower in Handan at noon the day after tomorrow, this is a token they gave me." A knight also respectfully took out two pieces of jade from his bosom, which were only half of them.
The same young man took the jade, took out two pieces of jade from the brocade box beside him, and put them together, both pieces of jade were tightly fitted, and then replied in the same way: "I know, you reply to them, I will arrive on time." Then he returned the jade to the knight.
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Handan Fengyue Building, the largest restaurant in Handan, the behind-the-scenes controller is Guo Zong, the head of the Guo family, the first richest man in Zhao State, composed of Qingfeng Building and Wanyue Building, the whole is in the shape of "Hui", Qingfeng Building is in the center, and Wanyue Building surrounds Qingfeng Building. Qingfeng building is 5 floors high, wooden structure, is the highest building in Handan City except the palace, can overlook the whole city on the highest floor, its interior decoration tends to be perfect, the service is thoughtful, the people who can enter the building to eat are either rich or expensive. Wanyue Building is two floors, the first floor is the hall, the second floor is a single room, mainly for ordinary people to serve, the interior decoration and various services are slightly worse than the Qingfeng Building, but it can also be called beyond the general restaurant. Qingfeng Building has been prosperous for a long time since it was built.
There was still a while before noon, and Zhao Jie came to Fengyue Tower accompanied by Xingyi. Zhao Jie's black hair was curled up with white jade, he was wearing a white robe, a white belt was tied around his waist, and a snow-white jade pendant was hung around his waist. Xingyi 3,000 green silk is tied up with a hairband, the head is inserted with a butterfly hairpin, a pair of big eyes are beautiful and touching, lovely, wrapped in purple deep clothes, draped in purple gauze, the neck with beautiful lines is exposed in the air, the purple long skirt can touch the ground, with the slight swing of the airflow, thin powder, cute but not cheesy, such as the hibiscus out of the water "out of the mud but not stained, clear lotus but not demon".
"Guest officer, I've been waiting for you for a long time, Young Master Li asked me to wait for your arrival here, please come with me." The child in front of the Fengyue Building ran to Zhao Jie and said with a smile.
Zhao Jie glanced at Xiao Er, felt a trace of disgust, and then said, "Then you lead the way for me." ”
Zhao Jie followed behind Xiao Er, walked through the hall of the Wanyue Building, walked into the Qingfeng Building, and climbed to the top floor of the Qingfeng Building. Pushing open the door of the guest room, there was already a crowd inside, Li Min, Lian Zheng, Lin Shouyi, Fei Jin, Xu Yang, and Zhao Ying had already arrived.
The first meeting of the Seven Jades of Handan was of great historical significance in the eyes of later generations, who believed that it was at this time that the Zhao Jie power group began to appear. Because of this, Fengyue Tower has had a bad fate in history, and has been damaged many times and rebuilt many times.