A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 6: Advice for ministers, etiquette for friends
"dong dong dong"

"Who?"

The simple wooden door was opened, and Quan looked at the middle-aged man in black clothes outside the door.
"Who are you?"

"Young master, I am a guest. I wonder if Doctor Si Zong is at home?"

After hearing this, Quan immediately replied: "Who is Gongzi Feng? The head of the family is here, please wait for me to report."

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."

When Quan saw the middle-aged man surrendering his hand to him, he quickly opened the door and jumped over the threshold. He bowed to the middle-aged man and said, "Don't you dare, don't dare, I'll pass the message right away."

After saying that, Quan turned around, closed the door, and went to find Zan.

A moment later, a voice from the courtyard was heard: "Dog, open the door quickly to welcome our distinguished guests."

The wooden door opened wide, and Zhu hurriedly went out and bowed to the middle-aged man:
"I didn't know that a distinguished guest is here, please forgive me!"

When the middle-aged man saw this, he quickly bowed and said, "Young master, I have come down from the mansion to pay my respects to the doctor in the afternoon."

"I wonder if Sir is looking for me because of the Young Master's order?"

"Reporting to the doctor, the young master will hold a banquet at his residence on the 20th. For this reason, I have been specially asked to come and invite you."

After saying that, he took out an invitation from his sleeve and handed it to Zan respectfully with both hands.

Seeing this, Zhuan quickly took the invitation with both hands and replied:
"Please tell me, sir, that I will definitely arrive at the house on time for the appointment on the 20th."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man bowed his head again, turned around and left.

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May 20th, 11th year of Wang Dynasty
The young master sealed his mansion.

Zhi handed the gift of Zhi, namely the wild goose, and the invitation to the concierge, and then walked towards the banquet hall under the leadership of the servants in the mansion.

"Come on, sir, sir, here we come!"

Young Master Feng was originally sitting in the main seat, but when he saw Zhui coming, he immediately stood up to greet him.

After seeing this, he bowed to the young master. The young master bowed his bow back and said:

"Doctor Si, you are finally here. Come on, everyone, let me introduce you to me. This is Dr. Zhi, who killed the generals of the Shang Dynasty in the Battle of the East China Sea. He is brave enough to be worthy of all men!"

After hearing this, Zhuan hurriedly raised his hands to the guests around him and said, "Young master, you are so complimentary. One man's efforts cannot make it to the stage."

"Hey! I have seen your bravery, and everyone knows your achievements. There is no need to be so humble, please!"

With that said, he led Zan to the seat covered with two layers of mats and motioned for Zan to sit down. Zhuan bowed his head to Young Master Feng and knelt down on his seat.

Then, he slightly arched his hands to say hello to Ji Lu, who was kneeling opposite.

After Gongzi Feng led Zong to the seat, he returned to the main seat and sat down and said:
"Everyone, since everyone is here, let's have a banquet." As he said this, Gongzi Feng clapped his hands and saw four dancers filing out of the side hall and standing in the center of the hall. Immediately afterwards, the musician played "Qu Li", first the bells were sounded, and then the sheng was sounded.

Suddenly, there was singing and dancing in the hall. Everyone was drinking first, and then the servants placed the five tripods and four guis of food on the tables of the 罴. On the left, cooked meat with bones and staple food were placed. On the right are large pieces of cooked meat, wine and drinks.

Put sauce and other condiments on the inside, and put barbecue on the outside. On the right side are dishes such as steamed onions and dried meat. The curved one is on the left, the straight one is on the right. A pair of 梜(jiā, chopsticks) and a dagger (spoon) were also placed. Use 梜 for soup with vegetables, use dagger for meat soup without vegetables, and just drink the big soup directly.
After the dancers finished dancing and the musicians finished playing, Prince Feng said:
"Now that the dance is over, what do you think? Are you still satisfied?"

Everyone in the hall raised their hands and replied: "The dance is very beautiful, thank you for the reward, Sir!"

Young Master Feng said with a smile:

"Haha, everyone knows that these dancers and musicians are all given by Brother Wang." Then he said with a sad face:

"It can be seen that Brother Wang treats me deeply! But I feel very ashamed. I have received such a generous reward, but it does not match the merits I have made. How can this not make me feel panic? And everyone here today is You are a talented and powerful general, do you have any good advice for me?"

The guests present looked at each other, but they didn't know how to answer. Young Master Feng was disappointed when he saw this. I think I am still too young and cannot get help from real talents.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhen stood up decisively and bowed to Young Master Feng Zuo:

"Sir, I have some superficial and immature suggestions. I wonder if you would listen to them?"

After seeing this, Young Master Feng was overjoyed and said, "Of course, please come here quickly, doctor."

Zhuan continued: "I heard that tiger cubs need to go to the mountains and hunt food alone to be considered beasts, and eagles need to fly alone from high cliffs to be considered birds of prey. Are they beasts or birds of prey when they are born?
I don’t think so. They must have learned something before they can succeed. If the tiger cubs don’t learn the skills of hunting and the eaglets don’t learn the skills of flying, then the result will definitely be falling into the belly of other beasts or Become a pile of minced meat under the cliff.

And you, sir, are just this young tiger or eagle. I think the king did not grant you a fiefdom, nor did he arrange a position for you. He must have thought that you have not yet met the requirements for hunting or flying.

Therefore, you should learn skills from wise people, and when the tiger cubs are hunting and the eagles are learning to fly, you can hit them with one blow. By then, you will definitely be roaring in the mountains and the eagles will be hitting the sky. For this reason, I really don’t know. Why are you so urgent? I think this is irrational. "

After hearing this, Young Master Feng suddenly said with some shame: "Fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I almost made a big mistake!"

After coming out of the Young Master's Mansion, Ji Lu stopped him and said to him:

"What you just said was like a revelation. I didn't expect that in addition to your martial arts skills, you also have such knowledge. I really want to have a good conversation with you, so you must teach me well."

"I can't talk to you, but we can discuss it with each other."

"In that case, it's better to choose the day than to hit it. You come back to your house with me now. I must ask you for advice."

"Well, if I don't show any courtesy, wouldn't it make your family think that I am frivolous and rude?" "Oh, it's okay. There are not many people in my family. You know some of them. You have also met my father. Where are you?" It’s convenient.”

With that said, he took Zhuan and left.

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Ji Lu's Mansion
"Greetings to the young master!" The servant of Ji Lu's family saw Ji Lu dragging an unknown person into the house.

"Sit down!" "This is not polite! It's better to see your father first before we talk!"

"Hey, it's okay. You sit down first. I'll call my father over. I'll be right back." After that, he walked out.

"Hey!" Seeing that resistance was useless, he had no choice but to sit down.

He looked at the living room of Ji Lu's family. It was worthy of being an old aristocrat, but it was more beautiful than his own new mansion. Look at the murals, and then look at the screen? "Huh? There seems to be a figure behind this screen!"

With a "crack" sound, Zhu pulled out his bronze sword, pointed at the screen and shouted: "Where are the thieves? They are so sneaky, why don't you come out quickly!"

After seeing no response for a long time, he was about to strike with his sword.

"Wait a minute!" A voice shouted. With a sound of "touch!", someone kicked the screen.

I saw a woman as beautiful as a spring plum blooming in the snow, with a spirit like an autumn husk covered with frost, her cheeks were melting, the clouds reflected the clear pond, her eyes were crystal clear, the moon was shining on the cold river, she was about nineteen years old, wearing a warrior uniform, gritting her teeth Put your foot down. It was obvious that she had kicked him just now.

"A robber? Your whole family is a robber. It's really strange. You can be regarded as a robber in your own family. Even when you returned to the Xia Dynasty, this was not a problem. Who are you? What did you do to my family? Why didn't you hear the report? ?”

When he heard the woman's words, he immediately knew that he had misunderstood, and said awkwardly: "I am Dr. Ji, a military comrade of Dr. Ji Lu. I was invited by Dr. Ji Lu to be a guest in your mansion. If there is any offense, I will Please forgive me." After saying this, he bowed to the woman.

When the woman heard what Zhuan said and saw that Zhuan was not frivolous or polite to her, she didn't feel too embarrassed. After all, this was just a misunderstanding, so she said:
"Forget it, I guess it was Ji Lu who brought you here directly. Really, he is always so irritable. If you ask him to study more, he insists on practicing martial arts."

When Zan heard this, he was quite embarrassed, so he had to apologize with an awkward smile: "Haha!"

Just as he was talking, Ji Lu arrived with his father. Looking at the screen lying on the ground and the woman in the room, he said, "Amei, why are you here?"

The woman looked at Ji Lu and became very angry. She said to him, "It's just like a pig. You are so stupid." After that, she walked out.

Ji Lu was confused and asked his father Ji Xin (Xin): "Father! Have you provoked my sister again?"

After hearing this, Ji Xin hit him on the head and said, "Guan Naifu is a bullshit!" Then he called his servants to clean up the room.

Yan saw Ji Xin, bowed to Ji Xin and said: "General Bin, the senior officer of the Jia Brigade, pays homage to the commander-in-chief."

Yes, Ji Xin was promoted to Zhongdafu Division Commander, but it was not Bin Division, but other divisions. Now the King of Zhou has expanded the army around Fengyi to include the Sixth Army. Otherwise, how could the three of them be promoted so quickly.

Ji Xin glanced at Zhuan and bowed back: "Doctor Zhuan, what happened just now?"

He then gave a brief introduction to what had just happened. Ji Xin nodded and said:
"This makes it clear to me that you are responsible for Quanzi's fault. This is a discourtesy of our family!"

"Master, you are so polite. It was all a misunderstanding. It will be fine if it is resolved."

"You bastard, you still won't apologize to Dr. Zhan."

"Brother Si, I have offended you so much this time, please forgive me, little brother."

"Oh! Brother Ji, get up quickly. I told you it was a misunderstanding. It's over. Don't mention it again."

"Alas! Brother Si, it's all my fault that I didn't entertain you well this time. I don't have the face to entertain you anymore. Let's stop here this time! You go back first. I will definitely treat you solemnly next time. Invitation, I’ll treat you politely!”

After hearing this, he understood Ji Lu's intentions and concerns. If this incident were to spread today, others would think that Ji Lu's family was disrespectful. This would be a very serious consequence.

"Brother Ji, I already know your intention, so I will take my leave. I will be waiting for your invitation and will come to your door with a suitable gift."

After saying that, he bowed to Ji Lu and Ji Xin each and left.

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Yi (yi): Yi is a music and dance formation, with eight people per Yi. The emperor uses eight yi, the princes use six yi, and the ministers use four yi.

The emperor has nine tripods and eight guis (gui), the princes have seven tripods and six guis, the officials have five tripods and four guis, and the scholars have three tripods and two guis.

——"Zhou Rites"

"Quli" was played for small banquets, "Xiaoya" was played for banquets in the princes' courts, and "Daya" was played for royal banquets.

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A tiger cub must have its own way of catching food, and an eaglet must have its own way of flying. If caught without a collar, it will be hidden in the belly; if unable to fly, it will fall to the cliff.

——"Bai's Spring and Autumn Period"

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A middle school Chinese class.

Classmates, let us turn to the text "Bai Zhi's Gift to Friends". Next, I would like to ask a classmate to talk about why Bai Zhi went home and waited for the invitation letter? Since no one takes the initiative, I will order someone. That classmate...

(End of this chapter)