In the evening, the left end of the largest restaurant in Guqi City was chartered to feast on the Tianzheng Sect.

Originally, it should be a matter of the Orthodox Church, but the left end insisted on asking him to come to the banquet. The restaurant is only three floors, but it is huge.

Zhao Shi didn't show up during the day, and if the government came forward, he must be safe and sound, and he only went at night.

On the first floor are the members of the Tenshod Sect, and on the second floor are the retinue of the Beijing envoys. The left end accompanied Hong Yan to the third floor, Zhan Gu and Ulsan, Ximenzhi followed, and then the three deputy envoys and the rest of Hong Yan's apprentices.

Two rows of tables were set upstairs, the left end and Hong Yan sat on the head, and Zhan Gu sat down next to each other, followed by three deputy envoys. Ulsan was empty and just about to sit, Hong Yan smiled:

"I'm afraid I have to keep one, and if there is a wine banquet, I can miss that ancestor"

Ulsan laughed, and sat down with Seimon Osaac for another empty seat.

At the left end, I know that there is a man named Zhao Shi, who is this Hong Yan, and he is not in the sect, which is very natural, if he finds someone in the sect, he will either be seized of power, or there will be infighting.

But I thought it was a face, how could the sect leader of a sect possibly let him come forward on this occasion. Who knew that he would really let him sit on the throne in front of the public, and he suddenly felt disdainful in his heart.

During the day, I came into contact with a circle, several people in the upper echelons of the Tianzheng Church, the eldest is a bandit, the second is a wreck, the fourth is a small official, although the fifth is a scholar but has no opinions, only one Ximenzhi still has some strategies, and the rest of the group of garbage, including this Hong Yan.

It can be seen from this that this is just a group of foolish people who have mastered Taoism, as long as they take this Ximenzhi, these are just brainless martial artists, and they can be used by the imperial court.

And this Ximenzhi is very keen on power, and he has already hooked up with Zhan Gu, so it's a big deal to make him a king.

……

Hong Yan is not good at this kind of occasion, and he doesn't talk much. The left end chatted with Ximenzhi for a few words and ordered the food to be served.

The dishes are personally ordered at the left end, mainly to let these mud legs see and understand, one is to let these people be more greedy, and it will be easy to do if they have desire. The second is to let these people have a sense of looking up, don't underestimate the court.

After a while, the table full of dishes was served, and just about to say some words about the banquet, Hong Yan waved his hand: "Wait for the people to arrive and start the banquet."

There was a burst of annoyance at the left end, and a face made so many adults wait, and I don't know if this woman's brain was burned out. But it can be seen that the people of the Tianzheng Sect don't care at all, so they can only suppress their anger.

…… Zhao Shi really didn't want to put it on the shelf, mainly there were no clocks here, and the time he said was just an approximation. When he went up to the third floor, the banquet was all set, and he was waiting for him.

At the left end, I saw a man who was not good-looking walking in, and everyone in the Tianzheng Sect stood up and saluted, thinking: This person really has some means, huh?

Looking at Zhao Shi followed by a woman, dressed in purple, walking flutteringly, like a fairy descending to earth. It's that his left end has always been on the top floor of Northern Xia, and he has never seen such a beautiful woman.

"Sir" Ulsan and Simon got up and saluted,

Zhao Shi made a group: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late"

After saying that, he pulled back the chair next to him and sat down with the woman who was following him.

Hong Yan also got up and pulled out a chair for Zhao Shi, and looked a little confused at the left end, a face still dares to bring other women? What is this woman's honorable status? In addition, Hong Yan, as a sect emperor, looks like he still has to coax this face?

"Today's ceremony has the full support of all the brothers in the sect, as well as the masters of the Jingshi...... For the light of the Most High God to shine on the earth, we drink this cup to the fullest."

Zhao Shi didn't sit down, said some words, toasted, and continued: "I won't say much when I see the outside, just come to some vulgar things, everyone eat and drink well, let's move the chopsticks."

The left end was depressed, but he set up a banquet by himself, but let this Zhao Shi set up the main field. It's not good to get up and say anything by yourself.

"This is the left end of the capital is the left end of the left man, the world-famous university scholar, this is the ......"

Ximenzhi introduced several envoys to Zhao Shi.

After a few words of greeting, I began to chat while eating,

"Which line of work does the virtuous nephew do?" The left end seems to ask casually, but it is very heartfelt, Zhao Shi is not in the sect, and there is nothing, no matter how he answers, it will make people think that he is raised by Hong Yan.

"Oh, you are a scholar," Zhao Shi replied as he served the vegetables to Guan Tingwan.

"Oh? What is the opinion of the virtuous nephew on the Hundred Scriptures of my writings? ”

In this world, it is said that the Hundred Classics are famous masterpieces at the left end, and they are also regarded as classics of governing the world by countless literati and politicians, but Zhao Shi has heard of it.

"I don't usually read useless books," Zhao Shi continued to serve dishes to the official court.

"The study of governing the world is the knowledge that blesses the common people and benefits all generations, how can it become a useless book in your mouth? You don't know anything about it."

The left end was furious and shouted loudly, and the people at the other tables looked over, and the hall fell silent.

"If you don't have the knowledge to govern the world, you won't be able to farm? Weavers don't spin fabrics? Or will craftsmen not build houses? On the contrary, if you don't have agriculture, you won't have food, if you don't have weaving, you won't have clothes, and if you don't have craftsmanship, you can only sleep in a cave. Am I right? Zhao Shi finally put down his chopsticks.

"Those are just some cheap learning, they are the cheap industries of inferior people, if there is no such learning of warp and weft, how can farmers farm with peace of mind, and craftsmen can work with peace of mind"

"Are you always joking? Or do you not know the history? ”

"I don't know history? If I don't know history, who else in the world dares to say that I know history."

"Then you can tell me about the history before the emperor."

"Nonsense, it had to be tens of thousands of years ago, who can know"

Zhao Shi took a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth, and muttered: "I want to hear a lot of money about my knowledge, but after eating your wine today, I will tell you about history, you can't eat it in vain, right?"

The people of the Tianzheng Sect didn't feel anything, it felt normal, but the rest of the people looked disdainful, and told the left end of the history, you are making the little lady next to you happy, just talk nonsense.

The left end is also happy: "Okay, I'll listen to how you talk today"

Zhao Shi swallowed the meat and took a sip of wine:

"Then I'll talk about prehistory, if you don't understand, just ask, this is not so long before the emperor, it is a few thousand years at most, but when it comes to tens of thousands of years, I will talk about tens of thousands of years ago"

"Poof" Zhan Gu choked on a sip of wine and coughed for a long time.

Zhao Shi glanced at him and continued:

"At that time, there were no emperors, no officials, and no state, and people were scattered one tribe after another, with men fishing and hunting, and women collecting wild fruits, which was tens of thousands of years ago.

Later, when they found that the seeds that were eaten or fell on the ground would grow crops the next year, the wise people burned a flat ground in the winter, dug a pit with a stone knife in the spring, planted the seeds, and harvested them in the fall, which was called slash-and-burn farming, which was also the original agronomy."

After listening to this, the people here in the capital looked at the left end, and the left end was silent, he didn't understand, and he couldn't find any problems.

"With farming, there is surplus food, so the tribes that can cultivate become stronger, and when they develop outward, there are disputes with other tribes, and there are wars, and the weak tribes are defeated, and the strong ones become stronger and stronger.

Later, when bronze was discovered, it was easier to cultivate and produce more grain, and then the head of the tribe stopped working and kept the surplus grain for himself, which was the original emperor, and the person who helped the chief manage was the first official."

"A bunch of nonsense" Several officials listened harshly, and a deputy envoy couldn't help but slap the table.

"Where is nonsense, please correct"

The man was choked up for a moment, and looked to the left end, the left end knew that it was really not nonsense, although now only ritual utensils are made of bronze, but the ancient agricultural tools found are really bronze. It's just that this person is young, how do you know?

"We're talking about the study of warp and weft, you have finished talking about history, but how can you say that the study of warp and weft is useless?" Seeing that no one spoke, Zhan Gu answered.

"That's right, it's a bit off-topic, so I'll just talk more and let you take advantage of it."

After Zhao Shi finished speaking, he got up and brought a plate in the middle of the table to the front of Guan Tingwan,

"This is good, eat more, otherwise I will teach them so much to die"

Ulsan felt extremely embarrassed and stood up:

"I'm a rough person, I don't understand this, can I go down to find my brother to eat and drink?" After speaking, he saluted Zhao Shi and Hong Yan.

Hong Yan waved his hand, and Ulsan slipped away.

"Let's continue, when slash-and-burn farming, there was no writing, and the memory was a simple drawing, and then the more complicated it became, it became a text, and such a text should have been found on ancient bronzes, right?"

Zhao Shi looked at the left end, and the left end nodded.

"At that time, there was just writing, and naturally there was no study of warp and weft, but there was agriculture and engineering. Or did it delay the artisans? ”

"After that, the tribes that had mastered the sharp bronze weapons began to raid everywhere, and the defeated tribes were no longer integrated into them, but were treated as slaves.

When the tribe is large enough to a certain extent, there must be rules, that is, laws, and when there are people who enforce the rules, that is, officials, the state appears.

At this time, some of the slaves farmed and some worked, can the study of warp and weft be useful?

There were too many slaves, and they were oppressed fiercely, so they began to riot, so that a lot of troops were needed to suppress and take care of them.

When the slaves did not produce enough to feed so many troops, the dynasty fell.

The slaves became commoners, and the new emperor became the leader of the rebellion.

But the farmer craftsmen also want to be the local owner, the family, and even the emperor, in order to let the farmers farm with peace of mind, and the craftsmen can work with peace of mind, so there is the study of warp and weft, so the study of warp and weft is useful to the emperor, useful to the family, and what is the use of others? ”

Cold sweat broke out on the back of the left end, he didn't understand the front, and the back was very clear, but he didn't expect such an unattractive person to be able to see it so thoroughly, and he thought that the other party was just a noodle who ate soft rice.

Fortunately, the Orthodox Church did not openly promote this idea, and when I thought of it, I said:

"After all, this study of warp and weft can make the world more stable, if it is really a frequent war, in the end it is the people who suffer, come to the old man to give you a cup"

The officials were so embarrassed that they raised their glasses to cover up. Zhao Shi didn't want to chase after him, he drank it all, and said a few words from the topic.

It turned out that it was Ye Feng who came into contact with Zhan Gu, and later it was Ximenzhi, who respected him very much.

This Zhao Shi made him very embarrassed, after all, he was the local magistrate and controlled Gu Ke City. Seeing that Guan Tingwan didn't raise a glass and kept eating, he said:

"It seems that this girl is only satisfied with the dishes prepared by Zuo Lao, she hasn't eaten it, it's not enough to let Zuo Lao serve another plate"

The words are a bit harsh, but there is really no longer a plate at the left end, which is begged from the palace at the left end, and there is a plate at the main table.

"Well, I haven't eaten it, it turns out that the family eats summer Gu, sometimes I eat some spring Gu or autumn Gu when I catch up with the shortage, I really haven't eaten winter Gu, the meat is a little woody, especially the dry hair, and the fresh aroma is much lighter."

Guan Tingwan said as she gave the last clip to Hong Yan: "Sister, this plate is just an autumn Gu, but the red line is full, it's not bad, this is a specialty of the Northwest Snow Mountain, haven't you eaten it?" You taste."

Everyone was surprised by the words, this is the famous Lei Lei's Snow Mountain Gu Silkworm, the taste is extremely delicious, but it is extremely valuable, and this table has been eaten at the left end.

Everyone else has only heard of her name, but they have never seen it, let alone what spring, summer, autumn and winter are in, and then they all think about the identity of this woman, this snow-capped mountain Gu silkworm seems to be commonplace.

Guan Tingwan hasn't eaten it either, but the old sect often eats it, so she naturally knows it.

"Little girl, don't talk nonsense, this thing is rotten when it is hot, how can it be alive? Xia Gu is even more impossible, it will melt in a few hours," Zuo Duan said with a smile.

"Ice, set up stations along the way, and change the ice for fifty miles"

The left end rolled his eyes, even the emperor didn't dare to be so extravagant, how much manpower and material resources did it take, but when he saw the woman say this, it was like a common thing.

Seeing that this woman and Zhao Shi acted intimately, and that Hong Yan didn't care, and was also commensurate with sisters, it seemed that she was wrong, this Zhao Shi was definitely not the first person to be rumored.

"It seems that this young lady has a prominent family, I don't know if she is the daughter of that family?" When he came in, he didn't introduce Guan Tingwan, so Zhan Gu took the opportunity to ask.

Guan Tingwan took out a piece of white silk and wiped the corners of her mouth, her movements were elegant, as long as she didn't hold chopsticks, she would be an absolute goddess.

"The adults laughed, where do you talk about the family background of the small family, but she is just a wild girl, and she has to chase after her to be a concubine."

After speaking, he stepped on Zhao Shi hard.

"The girl is gentle and elegant, she must be from a scholarly family, I am a talented man in Daxia, where do I need to be a concubine"

It was not Zhan Yuanpeng's turn to speak, and as soon as he heard what Guan Tingwan said, he immediately picked up.

His father obviously didn't know about his beating, but he was stunned in his heart, and said in his heart: People are obviously flirting with that Zhao Shi, what are you doing here?

"I don't know where Brother Zhan is talking about? I returned to Beixia for more than half a year, but I didn't get to see it, it's a pity."

Originally, Zhao Shi saw that Zhan Yuanpeng had not spoken, so he ignored it. Who knew that as soon as Guan Tingwan spoke, he immediately jumped out.

Zhan Gu is very proud of this promising son:

"The virtuous nephew lives in a simple place, and naturally knows less, I am full of talents in Daxia, and young talents are everywhere, even the dog was the champion of high school last year."

"Oh, disrespectful and disrespectful, it turned out to be Zhuangyuanlang, I don't know what Gongzi Zhan is good at agriculture and industry? Or are you good at criminal law? ”

"Hmm... I am good at poetry and writing."

Zhan Yuanpeng just wanted to say who would learn those cheap things, but this Zhao Shigang finished refuting the left end, and he was looking for scolding.

"Poetry has a fart, just like this" said and picked up a radish carved flower with chopsticks,

"It looks good, but who can use this as a dish and decorate it"

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhan Gu: "If the young talents that the adults said are just some people who have written poetry, don't know them."

Hearing Zhao Shi belittle his son, Zhan Gu was very unhappy, and said with a smile: "How can the virtuous nephew be so disgusted with poetry? But you can't do it at home? ”

"The text of poetry is a thing that comes from emotion, but now those scholars specialize in it, they can't bear it on their shoulders, they can't lift it in their hands, they don't divide the grains, they don't work their bodies, and they moan all day without illness.

What else can you say these people can do, they can only be called waste, that's why they are disgusted, as for me, hehe, I don't care about it"

"It's not useless, it's still useful to seduce women," Hong Yan said in a very low voice.

Zhan Gu originally got along with the Tianzheng Sect quite well, first, he also saw that the Tianzheng Sect was unstoppable, leaving himself a way back, and second, the capital also needed someone to reconcile in the middle, so as not to tear his face, so he had been in the middle of the sleek place.

But this Zhao Shi is targeting his son everywhere, he doesn't know what happened between the two before, this Zhan Yuanpeng is the top of his heart, how can he allow others to belittle him so much, anger gradually rose in his heart, and he picked up his wine glass and said:

"I'm afraid that the people around the virtuous nephew really can't bear it, can't lift it in their hands, and can't do anything."

Guan Tingwan was ridiculed by Hong Yan, poked at the sore spot, and was on fire, listening to Zhan Gu talking about her again, she couldn't help it anymore, Liu Mei raised her eyebrows, and the wine glass in Zhan Gu's hand exploded with a snap.

"It's not really anything else, but it's always going to kill people."

Guan Tingwan gently and elegantly picked up the wine glass, the wine in the cup quickly rotated into a thin line and swirled in the cup, a small mouth, half of the wine line climbed into the mouth, and the rest fell back into the wine glass.

The officials were stunned, and then they remembered that the opposite side was the Tianzheng Church, and even a weak and elegant woman turned her face to be a murderous demon king.

Zhan Yuanpeng even sweated down, and regretted not choosing a hidden place at the beginning, which made Zhao Shi bad for a good thing. Who knew that the little sheep he thought was a vicious tiger.