Spring and Autumn I Am King

Since the third generation onwards, there has been a saying that the East Gate welcomes guests, so the post office in Xinjiang, the capital of Jin, is also located outside the East Gate.

At the time of Duke Ping, Zheng Guozichan came to offer tribute to the overlord, but because the Jin people neglected him and treated him like a servant, Zichan simply demolished the fence and gate of the post house. The "Hou Ren" of the Jin Hou faction who was in charge of welcoming the guests came angrily to be held accountable, but was robbed by Zheng Zichan, the first mouth gun of the Spring and Autumn Period, and had nothing to say. Zhao Wenzi, the ruler of Jin at that time, that is, the "orphan of the Zhao family" had to follow a good manner and expand the post house, which also showed the majesty of a great country.

According to the rules set by the Jin State when it presided over the alliance, all the countries in the alliance must send envoys to Jiang every year to reiterate the good intention of the alliance. It is only a few days since the envoys from various countries entered Jiang, but this year, the Dongmenguan Station has It was deserted, and there was no traffic at the time of Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mourning of Jin.

Thinking about it too, Jin's hegemony has already withered, Qi and Zheng have long backed their alliances, and they have formed their own lines. The only people who are still loyal to Jin are Song and Lu from Sishang.

Therefore, when Da Sicheng of the Song Dynasty personally entered the Jin Dynasty, the Hou people could be said to be relieved, fortunate that this year, the pavilion will not be left empty. But then their hearts were raised again, because at this time there was some turmoil in the court of Jin State, and the old ruling minister Fan Yang was taken away by the Zhao family because of his diplomatic power, so he vented his personal grievances on the innocent Song people. He neglected the envoys of Song for three days, and did not receive them or lead them to pay homage to the Marquis of Jin.

Song Ren was so embarrassed to live in the inn.

Today, however, a black-colored team came from the Zhao family's palace outside the city and greeted them in person outside the pavilion. The discerning Chinese people recognized that this was the guard of honor of the general Zhao Yang.

Probably because you can't stand the neglect of important allies in power, right? The people of the country praised one after another, and the state of Jin finally came up with a gentleman who did practical work.

The eyes of the clansmen in the crowd were also pondering the political implications: Zhao Yang ranked third among the six clansmen, but he bypassed two higher-ranking bosses, and even bypassed the Marquis of Jin, and came directly to take over. Song people!

At this time, Zhao Yang was standing on a gorgeous chariot. He was over forty years old. He wore a safari leather crown, a beautiful beard reaching his chest, a rhinoceros armor and a soft leather belt decorated with jade that was the width of the palm of his hand. Holding a bronze sword with fringe. The right side of the car is holding the carved lacquer bow and geese feather arrows that were given to him by the emperor of Zhou after the "Prince Chaos Rebellion" in the past.

Zhao Yang was a little gloomy, and his mind was still on the quarrel with the family chief Yin Duo this morning.

The power of diplomacy with the feudal lords was originally firmly in the hands of Fan Yang, the current general of the Jin state and the ruling minister. But Fan Yang was getting old, so he had to delegate power to Zhao Yang, who was young and strong.

Therefore, in Zhao Yang's view, the task of hosting Le Qi, the great Sicheng of the Song Dynasty, must be under his jurisdiction.

However, the head of the house, Yin Duo, doesn't see it that way. He thinks it's illegal, so it's better to be cautious.

Zhao Yang patiently persuaded the old official: "Yin Jiazai, Fan Bo has been in power for many years. He has been in power with the Zhongxing clan, and he has communicated with foreign countries, and even communicated with Chengzhou Liu Gong and Lu Guo Sanhuan with national letters. If you want to gain a firm foothold in the DPRK, how can you not get foreign aid? Besides, Da Sicheng of the Song Dynasty is an upright man, a gentleman, and I have been friends with me for more than ten years, how can I bear to see him left in the East Gate Pavilion.

"Now the only feudal lords are Song and Lu who are in Jin. Duke Song knows that the six ministers of Jin are not in harmony, and he must be sent as an envoy to try it out, just to see who has the final say in the state of Jin. It is me, the Zhao clan. Fan, Zhi, Bank of China, Han, and Wei will send people to join them sooner or later if they do not send people to greet them. At that time, Doctor Le Qi will live in the palaces of other Qing clans, and Song State will be on good terms with other Qing clans. I, Zhao clan, are alone and helpless. I regret it. It's too late!"

The goatee Yin Duo was alarming: "However, the minister also has a word, dare to ask the Lord, go to the city to hunt with the Song State Da Sicheng, according to the etiquette, should we welcome him to the Jin State Taimiao or the Zhao family temple? Going to other countries I have never met the monarch, but entered the private door first; I have not submitted credentials, but made good friends with the accompany doctor, this is a rude thing! The minister will never dare to trap Doctor Le Qi in this unbelieving and unrighteous place! Lord please take it back This mess!"

Look, look, this Yin Duo actually said he was a mess! Zhao Yang is not a good-tempered lord, so he almost slapped the case and sent Yin Duo to Wendi to guard the ancestral temple.

Fortunately, the daughter Ji Ying happened to appear, interrupting their quarrel, and the chief minister broke up unhappily. Zhao Yang has always acted resolutely, and he did not care what Yin Duo thought. After the meal, he brought a mighty ceremonial guard and came to the East Gate Pavilion with a pilgrimage and made an appointment with the Song Dynasty Da Sicheng to go to Zhao's private town. Winter hunting banquet.

At this moment, the guard of honor from the Song Kingdom walked out of the post house and was slowly approaching.

Zhao Yang retracted his thoughts, stroked his beard, and showed a standard aristocratic smile.

"Le Bo!"

Song Guoda Sicheng Le Qi was on the opposite side of the chariot. When he saw Zhao Yang's big battle, he felt bitter in his heart. Lamenting is really not calculated by the staff who is good at divination, and he is still involved in the dispute between the six ministers of Jin.

However, he still didn't change his face, and he bowed his hands to Zhao Yang with a smile.

"Zhao Meng!"

"Dare to ask Le Bo, is Duke Song in good health?"

"My lord is very kind, thank you Zhao Meng for thinking about it."

The two were the ministers of their respective countries. According to the etiquette, they asked their servants to present the juveniles, lambs, and geese that were necessary to meet each other. They paid respects and saluted.

"Bo Lei is a distinguished guest from the Jin Kingdom, Yang dare to invite Bo Le to go first."

"Don't dare, don't dare, Uncle Zang Xuan, the doctor of Lu Guoxian, said that the minister under the great country, the minister above the same great country, and Qi's position is shallow, please Zhao Meng go first."

"Le Bo is too modest, you are old and martingale, according to Zhou etiquette, the elders go first..."

After giving way for a while, the last two cars drove side by side, but Zhao Yang had to exceed half a horse's head, and the two cars were very close, which was convenient for the two gentlemen to talk.

Le Qi looked at the coachman opposite and said in admiration: "Zhao Meng, is your Yu Rong the doctor You Wuzheng known as 'Bole of the Jin Kingdom'? Sure enough, the imperial skills are very good, manipulating the horse is as skilled as dancing his own four and fingers. Being flexible, he can indeed compete with Duke Mu's Qin Zhi Bo Le."

Zhao Yang has always liked to accept talented people from all over the world.

"There are also a lot of talents in the shogunate of Le Bo. Yang heard that there is a Gubu Ziqing among them. He is good at divination, and he can know his career and family luck just by seeing people... Dare to ask if Gubu Ziqing is in Le Bolie?"

While he was talking, he turned to look at the co-car following Le Qi's ceremonial guard, trying to find the physicist who was famous among the princes.

Le Qi said, "That auntie Bu Ziqing was originally a madman and didn't like the restraints of etiquette. This morning, he drove away from the inn alone..."

"Let's go?" Zhao Yang was a little disappointed, "It seems that Yang's virtue is weak, and I missed seeing him."

Le Qi stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "Don't worry about Zhao Meng, he left a message before he left that he was going to Mianshang to visit the tomb of Jie Zitui, a famous scholar in your country, so he took the first step and waited until we reached the place of hunting. , maybe catch up to him."

Zhao Yang nodded, rest assured, he looked ahead and couldn't help but hope that the team could speed up. The issue of the heir of the clan has always been a problem for him.

He is not very satisfied with his sons. The eldest son, Zhao Bolu, who is gentle and responsible, does he take on the great responsibility of the clan? This has to do with the rise and fall of the clan, and one must be cautious. In the Zhao family's four hundred years of history, every handover of the suzerain is the most vulnerable moment for the clan.

There was even a tragedy called "Difficulty in the Lower Palace". Fortunately, Zhao Yang's grandfather, Zhao Wenzi, the "orphan of the Zhao family" continued the family's blood. Otherwise, the Zhao clan would have been like the Hu clan, the Xian clan, and the Luan clan, which had completely declined and perished in the Jin state.

According to the habit of people in the pre-Qin period, when a matter is difficult to decide, one has to ask the turtles, the ghosts and the gods, so he asked the minister, Bu Ziqing, to help him see which of his sons could be of great use.

Of course, there is no need for that scumbag who was seriously disrespectful at Yan Yan a few days ago. In Zhao Yang's heart, he has never been included in the candidate of the deceased son.

I just hope that Gubu Ziqing will not stray into the deep forest of the hunting ground near Mianshang. There are many ferocious beasts there, and a sword can't handle it.

Zhao Yang's current priority is to win over Le Qi and tie Song to Jin's chariot by the way.

Looking at the situation of hegemony in the Central Plains, it has become a rivalry between Jin and Qi, and whoever favors Song, who claims to have thousands of chariots, will gain the upper hand. Zhao Yang hopes that he can successfully win this diplomatic situation and defend the century-old hegemony for Jin.

He is full of confidence in this. Le Qi is a well-known pro-Jin faction. Not long ago, he personally responded to the call of the Jin state and sent troops to attack the Zheng state, which disrespected the emperor of Zhou. Zhao Yang has been with him for many years, and he is very clear about each other's temperament.

Zhao Yang still remembers that Le Qi seems to have a ten-year-old daughter, should he consider letting one of his sons marry him? Strengthen the ties between Zhao and Le, Jin and Song through in-laws.

The location of the hunting meeting was on Mianshang, not far from the Zhao family's palace. This was originally the venue for the monarch's military parade, but now it has almost become the Zhao family's personal belongings.

Soon, in the winter, the yellow and green mountains and forests will be in sight. Zhao Yang built a new building here and a high-rise building that can be viewed from afar. The open space under the high-rise is where the Zhao family’s descendants and the convoy of retainers waited. place.

Le Qi looked from afar and said with a smile: "The ancients said that hunting in the field is a good way to teach martial arts, and hunting is also a good way to train the army. The Jin army has always been known to the feudal lords for being 'organized and leisurely'. Today, Qi will wait and see for Zhao's teacher."

Zhao Yang was about to say a few words of modesty, but when he looked at it, he found that his team was a little noisy and untidy.

This situation was like a slap in the face to Zhao Yang. He reluctantly apologized to Le Qi, so he asked the driver, You Wuzheng, to drive over to see what happened.

I saw that there were three more eye-catching solo riders in Zhao's team than before, and one of them was actually his son-in-law Wu Xie.

At this time, Zhao Wuxi was riding on the horse with his eyes down, holding the reins tightly, his knuckles turning white with excessive force, as if he was enduring something. And his two commoner followers also looked sullen, but because of their humble status, they did not dare to attack.

The people around looked playful and pointed at the three riders.

Did this unsatisfactory **** cause something wrong again?

Zhao Yang held the long sword in his hand, and his face became more and more gloomy.