Volume 1 The Search for a Thousand Years Chapter 24
Zhaoyue also recalled that these sentences sung by Zhang Yi were written by Qu Yuan, and she had no impression of searching her intestines and stomach, how to say that she was no longer familiar with Qu Yuan's works, how could these sentences be completely unimpressed, how many of Qu Yuan's works have been lost for thousands of years, who knows, thinking of this, Zhaoyue's heart is secretly glad that he was able to get along with Dr. Qu for this period of time and witnessed his early poems. It turned out that Qu Yuan and Zhang Yi were also close friends who talked very quickly when they were young, but it is a pity that the history books did not record this one, and even the entire Warring States history recorded Qu Yuan is only a few, and when the "Historical Records" came out in the Western Han Dynasty, it was more difficult to restore Qu Yuan and the era in which he lived, so future generations could not understand Qu Yuan
Zhang Yi: "Recently, Lingjun has caused a sensation in Yingdu, and finally has time to come and see me, hahaha"
Qu Yuan: "Where did Zi Xiu go to lobby again, a few days ago, I refuted in the court because I thought of Zixiu's strategy of joining forces to resist Qin, and Zixiu's combination is more complete than that of Su Qin in the past, and it is easier to implement."
Zhang Yi: "Lingjun learns to put it into practice, but it is not that there is no way to crack it, and Lingjun needs to be used cautiously in the future"
Zhaoyue saw that the two talked very happily, and saw that it was noon, it should be lunch time, alas, so hungry, I heard that the living habits of the ancients are different from modern times, and naturally the daily meal time will be different. It is estimated that the meal time will be waited until the afternoon, but although the modern people of Zhaoyue have been coming to Guchu for several days, they are still not very suitable for such dining habits.
I recalled that the meal time in Qufu was about the same point in the past few days, and the cooking should be half an hour in advance. He said, "Talk, I'll prepare a meal for you."
Zhaoyue was worried, what ingredients are available in this era, what can be made to eat, Zhang Yi came over to stop Zhaoyue.
Zhang Yi: "Miss Zhaoyue, I'll take you to the kitchen, just when I want to get some water"
Zhaoyue: "Zixiu, don't be so polite, just call me Xiaoyue or Zhaoyue like Lingjun"
Zhang Yi: "Xiaoyue is really a cheerful person, there are still some vegetables, rice, and millet in the kitchen, you can just make some of them." Oh yes, and the fish I just brought back, I'll get it for you now."
After a while, Qu Yuan also came to the small kitchen.
Qu Yuan: "Xiaoyue, do you want me to help?"
Zhaoyue: "Lingjun, you and Zixiu haven't seen each other for so long, you talk first, I'll cook later"
While talking, I am still looking for ingredients in the kitchen, except for what Zhang Yi said just now that I want to see what spices will be in people's daily diet in this era, unfortunately there is only salt, not even oil, not to mention chili pepper and the like, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper have all appeared in "Chu Ci", maybe at this time these fragrant trees have not been found to be edible.
Let's not care about so much to clean up the fish and marinate it, wash the vegetables, see that Zhang Yi's family has not much rice, it is estimated that this is Zhang Yi is not Qin Xiang, and the economy should not be rich, so I think about it or make porridge, and suddenly found that Zhang Yi has a lot of wheat at home, and people in this era have not yet discovered the value of wheat, so they are all used as the lowest ingredients, but seeing wheat made Zhaoyue give up the idea of cooking porridge, and crushed some wheat, which can probably knead a large piece of noodles, and boiled a pot of noodles in less than half an hour, and then fried a plate of green vegetables, The fish is grilled and eaten, and the remaining greens are mixed with eggs and boiled into soup. The meal was ready, and Zhang Yi and Qu Yuan were called. . .
Qu Yuan: "Xiaoyue, are the strips in this bowl also the food you eat in your hometown?" The country of Chu is rich in products, and it has never been seen before. ”
Zhaoyue: "Eh! It's just some pasta, but it needs to be reprocessed, which is made of wheat flour and kneaded into a dough with a certain amount of water."
Zhang Yi and Qu Yuan were dumbfounded when they heard this, but Qu Yuan quickly thought about it, which confirmed his idea even more, at this time, the countries did not eat wheat, unless there was no food in the famine.
Zhaoyue: "Lingjun, Zixiu, don't look at it, sit down and taste it, our hometown calls this noodles, this is a way to eat wheat flour, there are many ways to eat it, if there is a chance to show it to you one by one in the future, sit down!" ”
After Qu Yuan introduced Zhaoyue to Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi quickly integrated into the atmosphere, and the three of them chatted without scruples.
Qu Yuan and Zhang Yi were all close friends before they entered the office, and now the two are not in a hostile position, who would have thought that the current best friends would fight to the death in their own countries in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhaoyue couldn't help but feel sorry, and felt a lot of emotion in her heart, if Zhang Yi could be left in the Chu State, would the history of the two and even the Chu State be rewritten.
Zhang Yi: "Lingjun, yesterday I met with the court and argued with the courtiers, do you have any thoughts about the court situation in Chu?"
Qu Yuan: "The court situation of Chu is clearly divided between pro-Qin and anti-Qin"
In fact, the two of them couldn't interject when they spoke, and just wanted to listen quietly to the two arguing.
Qu Yuan: "I just don't know what my son's plans are in the future, so it's better to join me as an official."
Zhang Yi: "Lingjun, have you forgotten the previous theft incident in Zhaoling Yin's mansion, when I was still a thief, and now there is no chance of development in Chu State, but I hope that Lingjun can show his talents and strategies in the future, and his reputation will be immortal."
According to Zhaoyue's understanding of Zhang Yi's history, he still attaches great importance to fame and fortune, and finally chooses to become stronger Qin State between countries, if it is not for the disagreement in the mansion of Zhaoyang in Chu State, at this time, with the status of Chu State among the nations, it will definitely develop in Chu State.
And Qu Yuan seems to value the status of Chu in various countries more, for him, if Chu has no other place to develop, then where else can he go? It seems that there is a destiny in the dark, and the rise and fall of the Chu State is closely related to Qu Yuan's fate
Zhaoyue: "I have read Lingjun's "Ode to Oranges", which depicts the 'inner beauty' and 'outer cultivation' of orange trees delicately with high-spirited brushstrokes. This is the pursuit and embodiment of Lingjun's own noble personality and beautiful qualities, which shows Lingjun's upright mind and high demeanor ......""
Qu Yuan smiled heartily and understood, is there anything happier in the world than being understood?
Zhang Yi: "Lingjun, the purpose of the Seven Kingdoms War is no longer to compete for hegemony as in the Spring and Autumn Period, but to establish a unified political power throughout the country, and the emergence of a unified China is the inevitable trend of historical development. The most qualified to unify China today were Qin and Chu, so Chu became the main target of Qin's attack. In this situation, Chu could only confront Qin if he formed an alliance with Qi. However, while diplomatic strategy is important, the key is to reform the domestic political system.