Chapter Thirty-Six: The Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
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The surrounding area is full of mountains of woods, lush and green, lush has been extreme, a relatively wide can accommodate the passage of horse-drawn carriages, there is a wide road road every hundreds of steps through it, this is the important town in the north of the Wei State, the straight road of the transportation hub to Handan.
At this time, a group of carriages were escorted by hundreds of soldiers all the way to the north, many of these carriages were vehicles carrying supplies, only a few cars in the middle were unusual, showing that they were the cars of some big people, whether they were modified or others, and what was even more surprising was that one of the cars was actually driven by four horses.
In the past, the Zhou rites were fixed, the four horses were the driving of the gentleman, and it was not uncommon for many four-horse drivers to appear on the battlefield, which was needed for the battlefield, but it was different to travel by car, this car was clearly not a chariot, but it was a horse-drawn carriage, but it was amazing, and the straight road was the monarch of Wei to visit Zhao Bu?
Such a thing is almost impossible to happen, and how can the king, as the head of a country, go to another country in person? The entire Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period also did a stupid thing to a certain king of Chu State, fooled Zhang Yi to Qin State, and then never went back, which king would be so stupid since then?
I saw that at the front of the team, some horseback riders were holding a huge flag in their hands, but there was a big Zhou character stretched above, and from time to time a gust of mountain wind blew, and the Zhou character with it stretched and fluttered.
"Jing Qing, go with the widow and ask the guide sent by General Wei, how far is it from Zhao Guotu Nanwei?" On the carriage of four horses, suddenly a middle-aged man sighed and commanded the guards on the side of the carriage.
"Monarch, there is no need to consult with General Wei, the mountains and fields between the Zhao and Wei borders are only half a day's journey, and now it has been nearly a morning. I'm afraid that I will have a good time with tea again. It can be reached through the forest. ”
The middle-aged man looks to be in his mid-40s. Whether it is dressed on the body or his own appearance, he is extremely extraordinary, and his appearance alone is very good, but he is a very attractive person, but at this time, there is a slight sense of anxiety on his face, and there is a trace of expectation in his eyes.
The carriages and horses rolled away, and as the guards on the side said, through this mountain field, a simple checkpoint in the distance was already in sight. And before the level, there was a group of people who greeted him in front of the level.
"Tu Nanwei led the guards Gan Hongxiang to lead all the captains to greet the Eastern Zhou Jun." When the carriage approached, a man who looked like a general came out of the crowd and led everyone to salute in unison.
The person known as the Eastern Zhou Jun got down from the carriage, first gave him a salute, and then looked at the crowd, his eyes were slightly disappointed, and he suddenly asked: "Gan Bingwei, when the widow came from the Wei State, he heard General Wei's words. Wang Li, the minister of ceremonies of your country, is here to greet the Wei envoy, and now he is in the camp? ”
"Go back to your lordship. Master Si Li is in the camp, but he and his family will have other important things to travel in the morning, and they need to come back later, so they can't come to greet you, and please forgive me. ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" Dong Zhou Jun waved his hand again and again, but the disappointment on his face was almost overflowing, but he immediately said: "Gan Bingwei, I don't know when the king of Lu Dao will come back?" ”
Gan Hongxiang looked up at the sky, and immediately bowed down with Dongzhou Jun and replied: "Your Excellency, if there is no accident, Lord Si Li should come back at noon, if your lord does not think that my camp is poor, it is better to enter the camp with the villain for a while." ”
"Then there will be the labor guards." The Eastern Zhou Jun bowed his hand slightly, and then entered the camp under the guidance of Gan Bingwei, and before he entered the camp, he heard Gan Bingwei suddenly say slowly, and then apologized to him: "Your Excellency, this is an important place for defense, and you can only bring your own guards into the camp, and the entourage can only camp outside." ”
Listening to Gan Bingwei's words, a person beside Dong Zhou Jun took half a step forward and was about to speak, but was suppressed by a sharp look from Dong Zhou Jun: "What Bing Wei said is that Jing Qing, Gan Bingwei is loyal to his duties and must not make mistakes." ”
"But the king!" Jing Qing was about to continue, Dong Zhoujun waved his hand: "Don't retreat with me yet." ”
"Your Majesty, please!" A sneer flashed in Gan Hongxiang's eyes, and as soon as he greeted him with one hand, Dong Zhoujun went down to the camp to greet him, and found the best camp tent to settle with him, and served a little tea.
After all, this person is the monarch of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, no matter what the situation of the Zhou Chamber is now, maybe he is nothing to the Qin State that has broken its capital, but among the six countries, he still has some influence, and most of them can get some courtesy when they arrive in various places, and they dare not be too contemptuous, otherwise it is not beautiful to give other countries an excuse to crusade against him.
Therefore, even if Gan Hongxiang was indeed a little contemptuous, he did it according to the rules and did not do any other miscellaneous things.
Around noon, Dong Zhoujun was still waiting in the tent, but as time went by, the anxious look on his face became worse, and he urged his relatives and guards to ask several times, but to no avail.
Just as he was getting more and more anxious, suddenly a personal guard quickly ran into the tent: "King, Wang Sili is back." ”
Dong Zhou Jun stood up violently: "Finally back!" ”
"King!" Jing Qing and Dong Zhou Jun arched their hands and said: "King, what Jing Qing saw that Wang Sili didn't have anything important at all, but went out to hunt in the mountains and wilderness. ”
Hearing Jing Qing's words, Dong Zhoujun's face changed instantly, and he took two long breaths before his complexion calmed down: "Go, bring my door sticker, and the widow will visit in person." ”
"Great King, how can you visit the Minister of Xia in person as a monarch?" Jing Qing hurriedly persuaded: "And when the monarch came to Zhao today, he had already informed him in advance, but he went to the mountains and wilderness to hunt and did not welcome him, so contemptuous, the monarch still visited him at this time, wouldn't it be humiliating to himself?" ”
"The Minister of the Lower Kingdom!" Dong Zhoujun sneered, and then sighed again: "Do what the widow tells me, the country is still there in the past, and the widow is nothing, but now the country is not there, who is still putting on a lofty look?" ”
"Since it is under this roof, there is a request for people, how can you not bow your head, Jingqing, go quickly with the widow, and the widow will come later."
"No!" Jing Qing heard this, so she had to bow down and promise.
"Meet the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, I don't know that the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is coming, and the king is far away from the loss, and he hopes to forgive his sins." After the tea time, in front of a camp tent, the king left the camp and bowed to the Eastern Zhou Jun, not too respectful, but not contemptuous, just an ordinary salute.
"I have heard the name of Wang Sili for a long time, and when I see it today, it is extraordinary. Today it is a rudeness. Just passing through your realm. Failing to deliver the door sticker in advance is not the fault of the celebrity. ”
Dong Zhoujun smiled humbly, and his eyes fell on Wang Sili, who was now famous in all countries, but he saw that the person in front of him was really dressed as rumored, and his hair on the top was also very short, but this dress did not give people a rural and alien atmosphere.
Not only is this not the case, but looking at the material and workmanship of the clothes, there are more exquisite ornaments. All reveal a higher civilization precipitation, coupled with Wang Sili's confident eyes, the atmosphere looks like a foreign race in the countryside, but the people around him feel inferior, only saying that they are savages in the mountains.
"Your Majesty, this is not the place to speak, please put it in the account, please!"
"Please!" The king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty immediately left the king, but when he entered the tent, he saw that the tent was quite simple. It was a little less than the great tent in which he lived, and there was hardly any furnishings in it.
And when the king had entered the tent, he sat on his throne. Then he invited with one hand: "Your Excellency, please, it's a pity that this is not in Handan, a land of mountains and wilderness, and everything can only be done." ”
"It's okay!" The Eastern Zhou Jun glanced at it slightly, sat down on the mat directly opposite Wang Li, and suddenly raised his head and said to Wang Li: "I heard that Wang Sili is a descendant of the Zhou family, and he is the bloodline of the Bi family, the fifteenth son of King Xianwen?" ”
Hearing the inquiry of the Eastern Zhou Jun, Wang Li smiled and said: "What the monarch heard is true, but although Wang Li is a descendant of the Zhou family, he was originally a side branch, but now it is far from the same, how can it be traced back to the main branch of the monarch?" ”
"What about Zhengshu, now that the Zhou Room has been broken by Qin, the widow is wandering away from the countries, and the so-called courtesy is just looking at the food to eat, and in terms of the countries, it looks like a beggar, that is, the priest and Xinling Jun are not as good."
Listening to Wang Li's retracement, Dong Zhoujun sighed. Dong Zhoujun sighed on the side, but Wang Li did not answer, and later an iron guard carried tea and put it on the table between the mats.
"Your Majesty, please use tea, this is a clear spring water that Wang Li found in the mountains this morning, but it is clear and delicious, in this hot summer, it is really the most nourishing and relieving the heat."
Seeing that Wang Li didn't answer, Dong Zhoujun exhaled slightly, the so-called greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, at this time he had already been disappointed twice, seeing this situation, it was nothing more than that.
"Then thank you very much." Picking up a cup of tea, Dong Zhoujun drank it in one gulp, and an incomparably cool breath went straight to his throat.
Wang Li looked at the Eastern Zhou Jun and pondered for a moment: "Jun swims in the nations, and his appeal should be in the expulsion of the Qin army and return to Luoyang, and he came to visit Wang Li today for this matter, but ask Wang Li to say a few words to the king above the Zhao court?" ”
As soon as the coolness entered his throat, Dongzhou Jun raised his head violently and looked at Wang Li in surprise, Wang Li's words were really more thirst-quenching than coolness, and went straight to his heart.
"Would you like to help?" Dong Zhoujun then asked in surprise, he didn't expect that he was already disappointed, and at this time, he had been separated from Wang for a while, and before the matter was mentioned, Wang Li actually took the initiative to ask him.
Wang Li picked up the tea, but did not nod: "Today I will look at our fellow sect and give a few words of advice to the Eastern Zhou Jun, I don't know if the king is willing to listen?" ”
"The name of the king and the virtuous will be spread to the nations, and the priest is willing to plan for the widow, how can the widow not listen."
Wang said, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is at this level, far worse than the current Zhao Wang, no wonder the Zhou family will die in the hands of this person, otherwise change to a powerful one, Qin annihilates the Zhou room, his Zhou room also has the name of the Son of Heaven, and it works well, launch a joint column to push it back, and even cut off a hand, how can it be so easy to perish?
Speaking of which, he has been here for a day, and Xinling Jun has come to envoy for these two days, he is waiting here, but he really didn't expect to meet this person, but since he has met, this person is still somewhat useful, although the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is broken, the royal family has not been destroyed, and its influence is still somewhat there.
"Since the king is willing to listen, then the king will speak directly." Wang Li drank a cup of tea, then looked at Dong Zhoujun and said: "First, the Qin people are powerful, and they want to expel them and return the capital to Luoyang, which is not something that Zhao can do. ”
Second, Wang Li wanted to ask the monarch, what can he do after returning to Luoyang? expelled the Qin people, and as soon as the Qin people came out of the customs, they would be Luoyang, and they could break Luoyang again at any time. ”
"Regarding these two points, I wonder if you have considered it?" Wang Li put the teacup on the table, looked at Dong Zhou Jun Zhengse and asked. (To be continued.) )