Chapter 33: The Fusu Banquet
Braised pork is one of Zhao Jun's specialties in his last life, but because of the incomplete seasoning at this time, the taste is more than a drop away.
However, at this time, the concept of people's cooking is still at the level of 'cooked', the concept of fine stir-frying and stewing does not exist, and only the upper nobles will be attentive, but the taste is not much stronger, so the braised pork made by Zhao Jun can definitely be called a delicacy now, if Zhao Jun wants to, opening a wine shop and restaurant can definitely make money every day, but unfortunately it is not a peaceful and prosperous era now, and force is everything in troubled times.
"Here, Howling Dog come and eat a piece." Early in the morning, Zhao Jun took a piece of braised pork in the small courtyard to lure the roaring dogs all over the courtyard, and said that he was doing morning exercises.
At this time, Mu Ning walked out and said, "It's not too early to enter the palace, and the carriage sent by the prince of Fusu has also arrived." ”
"Okay." Zhao Jun nodded and went to change into a robe and put on a black leather crown, and then took the Howling Sky Dog and Mu Ning to make a carriage each, and the coachman whipped the horse's hooves and flew away.
In ancient times, the banquet was an important social activity, and the etiquette in it also attached great importance to it, so Zhao Jun put on a robe and a leather crown that symbolized the doctor, and as the host of the banquet, there is also a certain etiquette, first of all, it is necessary to send people to invite guests, and the identity of the person sent reflects the importance of the guests, and there are three kinds of oral letters, bamboo slips and cloths, if it is to send close people to hold cloth, it means the most importance and respect.
Of course, there are also formal and informal things to go to the banquet, and the informal is between good friends and ordinary generations, and Fusu invited Zhao Jun to be formal, but he met Zhao Jun yesterday and asked Mu Ning to pass it on, so he omitted the section of sending someone to hold the letter.
And the two carriages sent by Fusu today can be regarded as etiquette, and when the carriage walked into Xianyang City, passers-by also looked at Zhao Jun and Mu Ning in surprise, not knowing what kind of big people these two young people were.
The carriage went directly to the outside of Xianyang Palace, but after arriving at Xianyang Palace, the two of them could not make carriages and could only walk, because only the emperor was qualified to ride in the carriage in Xianyang Palace.
Fortunately, the direction in which the horseman took the two of them into Xianyang Palace was not far from Fusu's Shufeng Courtyard, so they arrived at Shufeng Courtyard in a moment and a half.
Xianyang Palace is divided into palace, hall, courtyard, building, pavilion various names, the status is also from high to the bottom, for example, the first emperor's private residence is Hongde Palace, although Fusu has no title and has not made meritorious service, but the Shufeng Courtyard where he lives is also extremely magnificent and luxurious.
Zhao Jun and Mu Ning were led by the servants through a tall black palace wall, and came to a magnificent gate courtyard, on which the plaque was written with the three words of Qufeng Courtyard in small seals, and there were stone beasts on the left and right sides of the town gate.
At this time, Fusu, who was dressed in a plain robe and jade, was standing in front of the courtyard to greet him, and when he saw Zhao Jun and Mu Ning coming, he took two steps forward and hugged his fists and said, "Hehe, Fusu has seen Brother Zhao." ”
"Childe is polite." Zhao Jun hugged his fists and saluted back, he didn't observe him carefully last time when the situation was urgent, and he didn't know that he was Fusu at the time, at this time, he was looking at Fusu's handsome and gentle face, polite words and deeds, elegant and noble temperament, worthy of being the son of the emperor.
In the end, Fusu turned to Mu Ning and hugged his fists and said: "I have seen Commander Mu, I have only been famous before, but I have not met before, but today I see it is really a heroic image among women." ”
Mu Ning replied: "The son is very polite, I have heard that the son is virtuous and talented, and I will admire the little woman when I see it today." ”
Zhao Jun is just an official doctor, as for Mu Ning himself, he does not have a title, although Fusu does not have a title, but he is the son of the emperor, and his status is high.
"Commander Mu has a reputation, but it's just a vain name." Fusu Gongzi smiled modestly, and finally said, "Please come in, you two, I have already prepared a banquet." ”
In the end, the three of them walked all the way to the main hall where the banquet was held in the courtyard, but at this time Zhao Jun saw another person, this person was a little similar to Fusu, and the age was about the same as Zhao Jun, his face was calm and smiling at this time, and when he saw the three of them walking in, he stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Haha, this must be the famous Commander Mu and Brother Zhao with an amazing sword, and I have seen two of them in Xia Yinggao." ”
Win Gao Shi called Gongzi Gao, when Zhao Gao killed the first emperor's many children, he thought about escaping, but he was afraid that his wife and children would be affected after he escaped, so he asked for the first emperor to be buried so that he was able to bury and save his family.
"I've seen Childe." Zhao Jun and the two saluted again, and Yinggao was obviously invited by Fusu to accompany the guests, so naturally he didn't have to go out with the host to greet him.
Finally, Fusu said: "Let's have a banquet, let's have a banquet." ”
In the main hall, a few banquets were set up in the morning, and the wine and meat were very rich, and a few people sat down to eat and talked and laughed.
During this period, Zhao Jun also had a further understanding of Fusu and Gongzi Gao, Fusu is indeed as the history said that he is virtuous and virtuous and magnanimous and benevolent, I heard that he studied under the servant Chun Yuyue but has the model of a Confucian gentleman, and is also very rich in political views and talents, but Zhao Jun feels that his character is too weak.
Gongzi Gao is a little worse than Fusu as a whole, but he is also a man of temperament and is calm and virtuous, and he is quite speculative when he talks to Zhao Jun, and national affairs are even more important.
"I don't know where Brother Zhao thinks my Daqin is now?" At this time, Fusu and Gongzi Gao turned the topic to politics.
Zhao Jun smiled secretly, these two people have learned a Confucian problem, and they are good at asking people about politics at every turn, of course, it can be regarded as a kind of temptation to Zhao Jun in disguise, they feel that Zhao Jun has enough force but they don't know how to govern Wenzhi, otherwise they will not bother to make friends with only a reckless man.
"There are three main points." Zhao Jun smiled and said: "One of them is a political talent, the lack of enough capable officials in the empire and even the local officials are all martial arts, only know how to govern the people ruthlessly, damage the people's hearts, deepen the hatred between the people of the Six Kingdoms and my Great Qin, and thus lead to local instability, the second is the military, South Vietnam and Northern Xinjiang contain most of the empire's troops, resulting in internal emptiness, so the remnants of the Six Kingdoms can run rampant local thieves, and the third is the rigidity of the legal system of our dynasty, which leads to frequent loopholes in a series of national policies of His Majesty, coupled with the incompetence of local officials, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms deliberately provoke, So in the end, the people were miserable. ”
Gongzi Gao and Fusu's eyes lit up at the same time after hearing this, although Zhao Jun said a few words, he hit the key point of the Great Qin Empire and was comparable to the ministers of the court, which was indeed an incisive opinion.
Fusu finally muttered: "What Brother Zhao said is extremely true, but I think that as long as my father is willing to calm down and save national strength, he will be able to solve these problems one by one in an attempt to comprehensively rebuild the legal system." ”
Childe Gao also nodded after hearing this, it was obvious that he agreed with his eldest brother's opinion.
Zhao Jun shook his head secretly, their brothers are still too immature, they don't see the crux of the problem, although the Qin Dynasty's legal system is stiff, but it can still play a deterrent role at present, and once the reckless change will only make the remnants of the Six Kingdoms take advantage of the loopholes and make more trouble, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, this set of legal system is the foundation of the Qin Dynasty, even if there are deficiencies, it can only be a process of slow improvement, otherwise it can only shake the country and accelerate the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
Also, how could someone as ambitious as the First Emperor endure humiliation? Accumulating national strength is not an overnight thing, and besides, after the unification of the world, so many important national policies will be completed, and it is bound to consume strength, so how can we accumulate strength.
In fact, from the root, the Qin Dynasty has already planted the inevitable seeds of destruction, and the only solution after the death of the first emperor is to break and stand up.
"Maybe."
Zhao Jun couldn't help but say a word, he didn't want to talk too much about Fusu, from Fusu's mouth, he knew that even if Fusu became the emperor in history, he could only sit and watch all kinds of thieves rise like Hu Hai, and finally lose the country, because although Fusu is benevolent and virtuous, he lacks the courage and skill in the troubled times, and lacks a kind of imperial spirit.
Fusu and Gongzi Gao didn't feel embarrassed when they saw that Zhao Jun didn't want to talk more, but Fusu changed his words and said: "Brother Zhao, you killed Zhao Cheng this time and the candidate to lead the suppression of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms is temporarily vacant, I don't know what you think." ”
came, Zhao Jun secretly said in his heart that Fusu really came to talk about this topic today.
"But it's up to Your Majesty to decide, what can I, an ordinary member of the Black Ice Terrace, say." Zhao Jun replied quietly.
Childe smiled and said to Mu Ning, "Oh? Does Commander Namu, as the Grand Commander of the Black Ice Platform, know some news? ”
After hearing this, Mu Ning also shook his head and said: "I have not been involved in this matter from beginning to end, and the assassins in Xianyang have been rampant recently, if I don't find out about it, I am afraid that there will be a serious crime." ”
Fusu and Gongzi Gao didn't have much scheming, and they didn't dwell much on what they said at this time, and nodded in understanding.
In the end, Fu Su said: "It's not a secret, my second brother and I have always wanted to participate in this aspect of things, one is to share the worries of our father, and the other is that although we are old, we have a little anxiety about the future, Commander Mu is a person in the Black Ice Platform, and Brother Zhao, you are the most prominent person in this training, so I want to ask you to help see if you can join this operation, of course, the position of the leader who commands this operation I think no matter which of us gets it, we should take care of each other." ”
Zhao Jun was stunned when he heard this, at first he thought that Fusu invited him to come today to use himself, but now it seems that he underestimated Fusu's character, and he said it so bluntly just to attack and defend the alliance.
"Since the two sons are so frank, then I, Zhao Jun, will not beat around the bush." Zhao Jun drank a glass of wine at this time and said: "Actually, you should know Your Majesty better than me, this matter is important, it is definitely not someone's words and deeds that can affect it, and the final decision is still in the hands of Your Majesty."
And you are all His Majesty's own flesh and blood, since you want to make meritorious contributions, it is a good thing, there is nothing unseemly, so why not speak up and ask Your Majesty for your life? And I believe that with His Majesty's eloquence, he will definitely prefer his son to be a man who dares to rush and fight, rather than making relations behind his back, you all know what I said, I hope it didn't hurt the two. ”
And Fusu and Gongzi Gao were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then their eyes lit up, yes? If you want to clean up the remnants of the sin and share the worries of your father, why don't you ask for your life openly, so that the chance is greater and you can win love, why bother to inquire around for news and relationships, is this what a gentleman does?
Both of them are the authorities, and their life experience and experience are still immature, and the first emperor's strength has always left a shadow in their hearts, so they subconsciously dare not speak out, and the relationship between Zhao and Zhao is behind them, until they are awakened by Zhao Jun's words, and they suddenly have a feeling of clearing the clouds and mist.
In the end, Fusu and Gongzi Gao glanced at each other, and actually walked in front of Zhao Jun from their seats, and bowed deeply and said, "Thank you Brother Zhao for the lesson, it's the two of us who are stupid." ”
"What a courtesy, since you treat me as a friend, you don't have to be so polite." Zhao Jun smiled, and helped the two up one after another, and the two of them were virtuous and talented, and Zhao Jun was also happy to make friends.
"Okay, haha, we'll be friends from now on." Fusu and Gongzi Gao both opened their mouths and laughed.
In the end, Fusu pulled Zhao Jun aside alone and said: "There was a misunderstanding in Tingfeng Courtyard last time, I hope Brother Zhao doesn't take the offense to heart, Fusu is here to make amends to Brother Zhao, if it weren't for Brother Zhao's rescue, Fusu was almost used by the villain to make a big mistake." ”
"Since I'm here today, it means that I'm not care, and I hope that Childe won't be held accountable for this matter, it's best to forget it forever as if it didn't happen, otherwise it may not be good to you and me, by the way, I want to know who provoked Childe to come to Tingfeng Courtyard?"
After hearing this, Fusu nodded and said: "Brother Zhao is so generous, Fusu is naturally tight-lipped, as for why I went that day because of Zhao Gao's son Zhao Fu provoked, I didn't understand why he was so kind to remind me, it seems that Zhao Gao must be making trouble." ”
"Sure enough, it's him!" Zhao Jun's eyes flashed with coldness, he had guessed before, and only Zhao Gao had the most motivation to get rid of Mrs. Qing, and then he would be able to deal with it alone.
The misunderstanding was resolved, and the two returned to the banquet.
It's just that at this time, suddenly a servant ran in and said, "Oh no, Gongzi, Zhao Gongzi's pet was lost?" ”
"What, lost? What the hell is going on, how did you lose even a pet? Fusu was stunned for a moment, and then reprimanded him with some annoyance, Zhao Jun's face also changed, he was not at ease when he put the roaring dog at home, he was afraid that it would be boring, so he brought it, just now he was afraid that the roaring dog would mess around during the banquet, so he let it go to the servant to take care of, but he didn't expect it to be lost.
The master of the servant family was angry, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said: "It's not that it's lost, but it's"
Gongzi Gao scolded hurriedly at this time: "Bastard thing, what the hell is going on, what are you doing." ”
Unexpectedly, the servant suddenly knelt down with a weak leg: "Then you go out and have a look, we don't dare to provoke it."
The few people in Fusu were stunned again, who dared to touch the things of Fusu's guests in Xianyang Palace, and even the servants didn't dare to mess with them?
When Zhao Jun regained his composure after hearing this, what he meant was that the Roaring Sky Dog was still there, then there was no problem, no matter who it was, if he dared to touch his own things, he would have to pay the price!
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