Chapter 16: The Fortune of the Eater

In the food customs of Zhao State, the most distinctive thing is the good wine of the Zhao people. Perhaps it was because the Zhao people and the merchants had a common ancestor, or perhaps because the southern region of the Zhao ruling area was originally the center of the Shang king's rule, and under the influence of the Shang king's habit of drinking, the Zhao people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were also addicted to alcohol, and even the supreme rulers of the Zhao State were no exception. Looking through the historical materials about the Zhao State, the records of the Zhao people drinking are quite rich.

"Han Poetry Biography" records that after Zhou She's death, "Jianzi and Zhu Dafu drank in Hongpitai and drank ...... wine". Zhao Xiangzi entertained the acting king, placed wine for the acting king, and killed the acting king when the wine was drunk. "Historical Records of the Zhao Family" records: King Wuling of Zhao visited the Great Tomb, dreamed of the virgin drum and piano and sang poems, "Different words, the king drinks and enjoys, and dreams of several words." "King Wuling of Zhao conquered Zhongshan, "returned, rewarded, amnesty, and put wine sugar five times", "Shuowen": sugar, Wang Debu also drank a lot. Sugar five is the celebration wine that King Zhao Wuling rewarded to the people, and the people drank five days because of this.

Zhao Fan and the three of them are also drunk in the dark at the moment, the moon is dark, between brothers, sometimes, there is no need to say too much, a look, an expression, you can understand the meaning of the other party.

Now, Zhao Fan and the three of them are like this, the three of them don't speak, and they maintain this state of tacit understanding, the three of them just keep pouring wine and drinking, but, invisibly, there is a kind of melancholy of parting, which quietly spreads among the three of them.

There was a quiet silence in the city, and there was no sound, only a faint summer insect intertwined with the tinkling water. At this time, although the crescent moon has been tilted westward, it has not been covered by the distant mountaintop, the moonlight illuminates the Zhao family's small courtyard brightly, and the night dew on the grass is also shining.

Zhao Fan in the front hall looked at the beautiful summer night picture outside the window obsessively, and in his drunken and hazy black eyes, he also seemed to be blinded by the sand, faintly revealing a trace of mist.

He sighed softly, withdrew his gaze, looked at the man in blue who was already drunk and lying on a few sleepy places, and said: "Brother Zhao Hao, in two years, the era of Li Dui's call for wind and rain in Zhao will come to an end, and when the time comes, we will have another time to meet." ”

After speaking, Zhao Fan also leaned back, and directly lay drunk on the collapse covered with bamboo mats, his eyes were confused, and he muttered softly: "Lou Fu, Lin Hu, you nomads, first become my first opponent after arriving in the Warring States Period......

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The next time, the door of the Zhao family's small courtyard was wide open, and a group of nine people walked out of it, because Zhao Fan and the three of them drank too much last night, so when they woke up, they were already on the third pole.

Under the bright sun, a hot wind blew, and the shadows of the trees suddenly danced listlessly. The carp in the pool lazily dragged its tail, gently swayed under the mirror-like water, burrowed into the shadow of the lotus leaf and spit bubbles.

"Brother Zhao Hao, go to Yan Kingdom, take care of yourself all the way." In front of the courtyard gate, Zhao Fan clasped his fists with both hands.

"Brother Zhao Fanxian, to be honest, with your martial arts and knowledge, it is completely impossible for you to be just willing to be a hunter. Now that Zhao Guo Li is in power, Brother Xian or go to Yan Country with me, now that King Yan is virtuous and virtuous, when you get there, you can show your lifelong ambitions. ”

Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Fan in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice. This young man who is completely inconsistent with his apparent age, to be honest, even characters like Zhao Hao are quite valued and appreciated.

Li Mu on the side heard Zhao Hao's words, and a trace of anger could not help but surge in his resolute face, he had always been loyal to Zhao Guo, and now he heard that Zhao Hao wanted to dig Zhao Fan to go to Yan Guo, and his heart was naturally a little uncomfortable, but in view of Zhao Hao's fact after all, and the latter's words may not be without a trace of truth, at the moment, he had to pout his lips as if he hadn't heard it.

Li Mu seemed to be indifferent on the surface, but his ears were erect, after all, Zhao Fan was his brother-in-law, if he agreed to go to Yan Kingdom, wouldn't Li Bingbing have to follow? What's more, if there is a war between Zhao and Yan at that time, and the two of them meet each other on the battlefield, how should they be born at that time?

Zhao Fan glanced at Li Mu from the corner of his eyes, and saw that he looked helpless and entangled, and secretly laughed in his heart, but there was no change on the surface, he cleared his throat and said seriously: "Fan Wen is very popular, father and son first; The difference between respect and humility is important to monarchs and ministers. In recent years, Li Dui has taken power and oppressed his father; Forming up the party and destroying the government; The reward and punishment are not up to King Zhao. Although Fan is not Zhao Chen, he is Zhao Min, who knows the Lu of the food monarch and should think about serving the country for a long time. Now that Zhao has the annihilation minister Li Dui, Fan Zidang stayed in Zhao State, trying to overthrow this person, and return me Zhao Guo Lang Lang Qiankun, how can there be any reason to flee to Yan State? ”

As soon as Zhao Fan's words fell, not to mention Li Bingbing, Zhao Yaer and others, even Li Mu and Zhao Hao were also stunned, and after a while, a look of shame that could not be concealed was suddenly covered with Zhao Hao's face, and he sighed: "Brother Zhao Fan is just an ordinary Zhao Min, but he can say such heart-wrenching and righteous words, which really makes Lu feel ashamed, Lu was favored by his father, and participated in Hufu cavalry shooting, and now my country is in trouble, and the ministers are in charge, and Lu is ......."

Speaking of this, Zhao Hao was beaten again, his face was like fire, and he felt extremely ashamed.

Seeing this, Zhao Fan hurriedly said: "Brother Zhao Hao doesn't have to feel too guilty, now that Li Dui has been in power for a long time, above the court, there must be a lot of ears and eyes, and among the staff, there are not many minions." Besides, the master father is dead, and you don't have much strength, and fleeing to Yan State may not be a move to preserve your strength and keep your energy up, as long as Brother Zhao Hao can return to Zhao State after King Huiwen seizes power in the future and serve the country, he can also be worthy of the grace of the master father. ”

Zhao Hao still did not come out of the shadow just now, he smiled bitterly, and said: "Li Dui, although his character and virtue are not very good, but his ability and means are quite good, how easy is it for my king to seize power?" ”

Zhao Fan gently stroked the wrench on his thumb, and after pondering for a long time, he hesitated: "After the Dune Rebellion, the master father starved to death, and the three generations of famous ministers were killed by Gongzi Zhang, and the remaining ministers who were used by the master father were later suppressed and dismissed by Li Dui, so it caused the situation of Li Dui's dictatorship at that time. However, now that several years have passed according to the Dune Rebellion, my king has grown from thirteen or fourteen years old at that time to the current year of the weak crown, and my king is not only virtuous but also able to employ people, in the past few years, he must have secretly developed his own power, so Li Dui, this person, is not so difficult to overthrow, as long as the long-term consideration, it may not be impossible to make this person end up in disrepute. ”

When Li Mu on the side heard this, he immediately applauded loudly: "That's right, it's still my brother-in-law who uses incisive words, a ruined person, and has fulfilled the voice of my loyal and righteous person in Zhao State." ”

Zhao Fan smiled and nodded, he knew that Li Mu had always hated Li Dui and his gang, and it was reasonable to have such a fierce reaction.

However, Zhao Hao on the side was a little puzzled and said: "How does Brother Zhao Fan know that my king is not only virtuous but also able to use people?" Although he is in Yan Kingdom, he often asks people about Zhao Kingdom, but he has never heard any news from my king. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also opened his mouth, he only knew that King Zhao Huiwen was a Ming monarch during the Warring States Period, so he said casually, how did he know that Zhao Hao would hear the contradiction in his words, and then his brain turned around, and he smiled dryly: "The lord of the father's generation is a male lord, I think my king, as his son, should not be bad." ”……

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