"That Qi Hou was confused by the villain, and mistook my ancestor for Shanjung, and destroyed my clan's society. Since then, our ancestral homeland has been swallowed up by the Yan Kingdom. The last two remaining ethnic groups, one moved west to establish a settlement, which is the ancestor of my Gu clan. There is also a group that is said to have moved to Liaodong and is called the Zhu clan. ”

While leading Zhao Tuo and Qin Jun into the township, Gu Ze introduced him to the origin of this lonely township.

"It turns out that the elder is a descendant of the former Guzhu Kingdom, I have heard that there were two sages named Boyi and Shuqi at the end of the Shang Dynasty, who were the ancestors of the elders, right?" Zhao Tuo arched his hand as a sign of respect.

"It is the sages of our clan, they first did not succeed to the throne, let the country be brothers, and the name of the virtuous spread all over the world. Later, he detained the horse to discourage King Wu of Zhou, and finally did not eat Zhou Su, and ate in Shouyang Mountain, which was passed down as a good story for generations, but I didn't expect Zhao Jun to hear it, but it made the old man happy. ”

Gu Ze said with a smile, and when he mentioned the glorious history of the family, he puffed up his chest again.

Zhao Tuo echoed the compliments on the surface, but he was actually speechless in his heart.

Lonely Bamboo Country.

It's a long history.

Four hundred years ago, this small country was coerced by the mountains and invaded the Yan country, and was destroyed by the Duke of Qi Huan, who was in the limelight at that time, as Rong Di's lackey.

Only one sentence was left in the history books, Qi Huan Gong "Northern Expedition to the Mountains, 刜 (fú) Lingzhi, cut the lonely bamboo and return to the south, and the coastal princes did not dare not to serve", this so-called lonely bamboo country has become a tiptoe stone for the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period to lay the hegemony.

As for Bo Yi Shuqi, it was as long as 800 years ago.

My 800-year-old Great Zhou has died, what are you still mentioning here, and you are proud of it.

Not to mention the legend of Boyi Shuqi, which is praising the spirit of loyalty to the motherland and keeping the will.

You, a Yan man who has just surrendered to the Qin State, still use this legend as a capital to show off, which really makes Zhao Tuo speechless.

However, Gu Ze's behavior also reflects the characteristics of this era.

The princes continued to merge, and I don't know how many countries and nobles fell. But their descendants still take the glory of their ancestors as a proud capital, and look down on those mud legs that are dug in the soil.

It is precisely because Zhao Tuo is from a noble family that Gu Ze is willing to cooperate with him, otherwise he will be replaced by the commander of the Qin army from other commoners, I am afraid that this old man will have to cooperate because of the prestige of the Qin army on the surface, but he will definitely look down on him behind his back.

Zhao Tuo listened to the compliments of Gu Ze and those arrogant elders, while walking on the road in Yizhong, observing the surrounding environment.

This lonely township is generally composed of the remnants of the lonely bamboo country, plus a small number of retail civilians.

The Gu family is the dominant family in the township, and those who follow are basically the Gu family, and they are the descendants of Gu Ze's side branches, so after getting Gu Ze, Zhao Tuo's garrison task this time is easy to complete.

He only needs to take his men and soldiers to garrison here to ensure traffic safety, and when the follow-up troops come to take over, it will be considered a success. Although he will not be upgraded, he can increase his performance, and if his performance increases to a certain amount, Zhao Tuo will also be rewarded accordingly.

Perhaps they received Gu Ze's order in advance, and the old and weak in the township were hiding in the house, not daring to come out, they looked across the house, wanting to see if the Qin army entering the township was as fierce as the legend.

The old men and women are obedient, but the young children may not be able to understand the matter.

A pair of young children were still chasing each other as before, giggling and laughing, and came out of the path between the houses.

Running in front was a little girl with braided hair, only five or six years old, who stumbled and stumbled. There was also a slightly larger bare-ass boy behind him, covered in dirt, and screaming "Chase you, chase you." ”

The two children chased each other, but they didn't see Zhao Tuo and others walking on the road, so they rushed over, the girl hit Zhao Tuo's leg first, and the boy didn't stop the car, rushed past Zhao Tuo, and hit the black buttocks in the back.

A few Qin soldiers who followed behind, when they heard the movement, instinctively put the spears in their hands flat, and some of them drew their swords.

The two children were frightened by this and burst into tears.

The atmosphere was instantly tense.

Gu Ze's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted: "Misunderstanding, you strong men, just two children." ”

Zhao Tuo waved his hand and told the soldiers to lay down their weapons.

He squatted down, touched the little girl's head, and said softly: "Don't cry, run slower next time, you won't bump into it, go and play." ”

The little girl nodded as if she didn't understand, turned around and ran.

The little boy in the back was still crying, he was turned over by the black buttocks and pressed against his knees, and he was slapped on the ass before letting go.

"Ruzi, you will have long eyes next time, if you bump into Naigong again, hehe."

Black Hip grinned.

The little boy only felt that the person in front of him was laughing very terrible, and ran away crying while covering his buttocks.

The two children soon disappeared, and the atmosphere eased.

Zhao Tuo could even hear the sound of relief coming from the house on the side of the road.

The Qin army was not as brutal as imagined, which relieved the residents of Gubo Township.

After a while, they arrived at the mansion of the Gu Ze family.

As the largest home of the three elders in Gubo Township, Guze's mansion is indeed very good.

The eaves are towering, and the atmosphere is wide at the door, and there are people waiting respectfully.

Inside, you can see tall wooden pillars supporting the wide space, and the roof is covered with fine tiles.

As far as Zhao Tuo knows, the noble homes of Yandi generally lay reeds on the roof, then lay grass and soil, and paint a thick layer of "Sanhe soil" on the grass and soil, and finally cover the tiles with various exquisite lines, which can be called luxurious.

"Palm Lamp!"

Gu Ze clapped his hands, and saw those vertical maids, shuttling back and forth, lighting bronze lampstands in the wide hall.

The faint candle flame burns, and the animal ointment inside emits a strange smell, but it is immediately masked by a special fragrance.

The Qin soldiers behind Zhao Tuo, who watched this scene, widened their eyes.

The black buttocks swallowed even more saliva and said: "My tun chief, these people will really enjoy it." ”

Not only him, but even Xi Qigu, who has been a small official all the year round, couldn't help but say: "This Yan Country is a noble township in the district, and it is almost comparable to the county magistrate of our Qin State." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come on, the food and wine have been prepared, and please take your seats."

Gu Ze warmly welcomed and invited Zhao Tuo and others to sit at the table.

At this time, it was only time to go down to the market (Shen Shi), and it was not yet time to eat, but everyone still swallowed their saliva in unison.

"Chief, let's ...... Let's have a bite to eat. ”

Black Buttocks whispered, not only him, but everyone else also looked at him with a blank eye.

Zhao Tuo smiled, he knew that Gu Ze's banquet was well-intentioned, and if he refused, he would anger the other party, not to mention that his subordinates would also be dissatisfied.

"Shima, you bring someone to wait outside, and you will have your own food and drink later."

Zhao Tuo said to everyone in Guanzhong dialect, although Gu Ze's surrender attitude was very sincere, but he had to guard against it.

"Yui."

Without saying a word, Shibu walked to the door with nine reluctant soldiers.

After arranging the back hand, Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the elders, then we will be disrespectful." ”

Gu Ze also saw Zhao Tuo's arrangement, he praised it in his heart, it was really cautious, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and he stretched out his hand and said, "All strong men, please come to the table." ”

Gu Ze was very careful, knowing that Qin Guo admired the right, and arranged Zhao Tuo and others in the east seat on the right side.

The people took their seats, and the maidservants in the mansion began to shuttle through the serving of wine and food.

They wore snow-white foot socks and green silk clothes, although they were not beautiful and moon-looking, but for those rough men under Zhao Tuo, they were all immortals, staring at them one by one, their eyes were straight, and they kept swallowing saliva, and they didn't know whether they were hungry for these maids or the wine and food on the table.

This is not over, Gu Ze clapped his hands.

Out of the inner house came a woman, about thirty years old, dressed in a light purple shirt with a slight amount of fat powder on her face.

She walked over and looked at Zhao Tuo, her eyes and eyebrows were full of spring, and her watery eyes seemed to be dripping water, she was really a beautiful woman.

Gu Ze stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "This is the old man and Xiaojun, who are here to wait for the gentleman to eat and sleep today." ”