Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1382 Night talk

  The more you care about something, the more it will happen.

  When Lu Bu found out that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian were showing their rough side again, eating and drinking without etiquette, he immediately became angry. After Gao Shun and Wei Xu switched positions, Lu Bu still felt that the jokes and whispers around were all about this matter...

After all, in this kind of banquet, the arrangement of the seats is very particular, and the official position, age, family background, etc. all need to be considered comprehensively. It is not possible to sit randomly and change positions as you want. People look sideways.

   But actually, Lu Bu was thinking too much.

  Just like if the pants are torn, you will feel that everyone is staring at your crotch. Lu Bu also feels that those who talk and laugh loudly may be laughing at his subordinates.

  So when Fei Qian came back after wandering around with the wine jue, he saw Lu Bu lowered his head, his expression was somewhat wrong.

  To be honest, apart from Gao Shun and Chen Gong, Fei Qian didn't care too much about Lu Bu's other subordinates. Compared to Lu Bu, those men were like a little extra, whether they were there or not. People like Wei Xu may also have some force, but it's just force, better than ordinary soldiers. The short board in intelligence has left Wei Xu and others with no room for potential.

  However, for Lu Bu, it was completely different.

Lu Bu didn't have many generals who could take on the role, and there was only one Gao Shun left. There are only five of the eight strong generals in history. In addition to Zhang Liao, who had already left Lu Bu's ranks, the other two were Zang Ba and Zang Ba. Hao Meng, the two bandit leaders who occupy the mountains as kings, one is in Mount Tai and the other is in Hanoi, and they haven't had much contact with Lu Bu, so naturally they are not under Lu Bu's command.

  Lu Bu’s current situation is like a person driving a sea boat alone in the boundless ocean of political interests, and then suddenly discovers that there is a mouse in the cabin...

   The metaphor may not be very appropriate, but the meaning is similar.

  Lu Bu also knew that Chen Gong, Wei Xu and the others were not very good, but so what? If these people are also abandoned, then he will be left to fight alone? If you don't give up, these people are like mice on a sea ship, maybe they will bite a hole somewhere in the hull.

   Fei Qian put down the wine barter, turned to Lu Bu and said, "Didn't brother want to meet that kid from my family?"

   Lu Bu raised his head, suddenly became interested, nodded and said, "Of course I want to see you!"

   Fei Qian stood up with a smile, and then said casually to the people around him, then gestured to Lu Bu, and led Lu Bu to the back hall.

  The New Year’s Eve banquet starts in the evening and has to eat and drink until midnight, and it will gradually disperse in the early morning, so it is normal behavior to leave for a while to change clothes and rest.

   Fei Qian walked slowly ahead, and Lu Bu followed behind. The two entered the courtyard gate, passed through the corridor, and arrived at the back hall.

  Huang Yueying was serving some female guests as the hostess in the back hall, such as Lu Bu's Yan family, and the wives of Xun Chen and other important officials.

  Lu Bu didn't dare to take over, for fear that his clumsy hands would hurt Xiao Feizhen, so he stretched his head to look, and then showed the silly smile that men see when they see a baby.

  Xiao Feizhen had already eaten and drank enough at this time, her nose was bubbling from sleep, it was very sweet.

  Lu Bu wanted to laugh, but was worried that his laughter would wake up the sleeping Fei Zhen, so he could only hold back, almost dancing, and then untied Que Yujue from his waist, and wanted to give it to Fei Zhen as a meeting gift.

  Huang Yueying took a look at Fei Qian, then smiled and picked it up, and then asked someone to carry the child back to the back hall.

   Fei Qian and Mrs. Yan nodded slightly and said hello. Well, Xiaocao is a concubine with insufficient status, so she didn't come, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to stay for a long time. After all, they are both female relatives, so they went out of the back hall with Lu Bu again.

  When he reached the pavilion, Fei Qian stopped slowly and said, "Brother, do you know that Xianbei attacked Youzhou and plundered the Han territory?"

   "What?!" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, "Xianbei scoundrel! You are so presumptuous!"

Fei Qian nodded, and said: "Xianbei Kebi was able to gather Fuluohan and Wuhuan, first took advantage of Gongsun's new defeat, and the Han people were unprepared, and captured many towns in Youbei in succession, and then besieged Youzhou's governor Ji City, trying to lure General Yuan to rescue his son, but Xianbei's main purpose is Yuyang's salt and iron..."

   "What a vicious strategy!" Lu Bu slapped angrily on the pavilion.

Fei Qian looked up, looked at the pavilion that was trembling a little from Lu Bu's palm, and said, "Fortunately, it's strong enough...ah, no, it's a good thing that Tian Tianyuan Yuanhao saw through Xianbei's trick and retaliated in his own way. His body was also broken with the strategy of striking east and west. First, Qingqi was dispatched to aid Yuyang, smashing the Xianbei Wuhuan soldiers who attacked Yuyang, and then took advantage of the shock of most of Xianbei in Jicheng, and moved the army to ambush Yuyang halfway. Kill, the Xianbei coalition army was badly damaged, and had to retreat to Youbei..."

   "Okay! Okay! This is really fun!" Lu Bu laughed loudly after hearing this, and subconsciously raised his palm to pat the pillars of the pavilion, then realized something, took it back, and clapped his hands a few times to finish.

   "Brother..." Fei Qian looked at Lu Bu, "What do you think of General Yuan?"

   "Huh?" Lu Bu stared at Fei Qian, and the tall man pressed down, still very intimidating, "What exactly do you want to say?"

   Fei Qian smiled, but did not answer immediately, but pointed to the railing of the pavilion, and then sat on it first.

   Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then walked over, sat down on the railing, continued to look at Fei Qian and waited for his answer.

   "Brother, have you ever heard of King Zhou?" Fei Qian said, looking at the night sky.

  Lu Bu frowned: "You mean Yuan Benchu ​​looks like King Zhou?"

"No..." Fei Qian shook his head, "People say that Emperor Zhou Xin was indulging in wine and sex, resorting to military tactics, punishing him severely, and refusing to advise to cover up his wrongdoing. This is the same name as Xia Jie, who eventually betrayed all relatives, died and the country was destroyed. To rectify its allusions, there are wine pools and meat forests to prove its lewdness, torture to prove its cruelty, rooster and morning to prove its innocence, etc... However, I checked some ancient books and found some very interesting things..."

"Huainanzi said, the land of Zhou, the east sea on the left, the quicksand on the right, Jiaozhi in the front, and the secluded capital in the back... It is also said that the king of Zhou ruled the world, he ruled the princes, wherever people traveled, and where boats and boats were accessible..." Fei Qianwang Looking at the endless night sky, as if trying to see thousands of years ago with his eyes, "When King Zhou, the state owned witch sacrifices, they often did ridiculous things in the name of gods. Are these witch sacrifices still popular among the Wuhuan people in Xianbei?" Have…"

   Lu Bu was a little dazed when he heard this, and didn't quite understand what Fei Qian meant.

"In order to eliminate witch sacrifices, King Zhou wanted to use his military power to conquer barbarians and expand the territory, so as to correct his position and name to suppress witch sacrifices... However, King Zhou's disrespect for gods was deeply loved by witch sacrificers. Out of fear, the result is that there are barbarian resistance outside, and witch priests colluding with nobles inside, King Zhou will naturally end up defeated in the end..." Fei Qian continued, "The interesting thing is that the witch priests colluded with Ji Chang, and as a result, after Ji Chang came to power, he used The theory of the Book of Changes, the combination of scriptures and biography, changed the Book of Changes from a book of divination into a book of philosophy based on images and numbers, and broke the cornerstone of the survival of witch sacrifices... After that, in the land of China, there are no more witch sacrifices, only Zhou Li..."

The witch festival is actually primitive worship. For many things at that time, merchants and other tribes who were close to the primitive people could not explain it very well. Therefore, the magic sticks headed by the witch sacrifice had room to display them. But starting from the Book of Changes, people I found that I can interpret divination by reading the Book of Changes without going through the magic sticks of witch sacrifices, and I can even try to divine some unknown things by myself. For witch sacrifices, or for those unexplainable fears and mysteries It was greatly reduced, which eventually led to Wu Ji's complete retirement and layoff in the land of Huaxia.

   Lu Bu scratched his head, he could understand what Fei Qian said, but he couldn't understand it. What I understand is that I can understand the meaning of every sentence, but what I don't understand is why Fei Qian said these words?

   Just for pure small talk?

   Obviously not possible, but what exactly does that mean?

Fei Qian's gaze stayed on Lu Bu for a while, and suddenly, when Lu Bu looked at Xiao Feizhen's silly smile just now, Lu Bu's heart moved slightly, and he sighed softly, and said, "Brother, I know why all these years You... turn to the north and south, can't you find peace?"

   It is better to use transfer.

  Lu Bu asked without thinking, "Why?"

   "..." Fei Qian looked at Lu Bu's head helplessly. Is there really a brain inside? "King Zhou was the son of heaven in the Shang Dynasty. He ruled the four directions. He was also gifted in discerning illnesses. He was very keen in hearing and seeing. Is it powerless? Is it due to his ignorance? Or is there another reason? When Dong Zhongying entered Luoyang, his power was overwhelmed by the government and the public. Is it powerless? Is it due to ignorance? Or is there another reason? Then there is Prince Wang Yun's teacher?"

   "This..." Lu Bu opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something directly, but he didn't say anything. I just feel that there is a paste in my head, and it is chaotic.

"These questions, my answer is yes..." Fei Qian patted Lu Bu on the shoulder, stood up, and looked down at Lu Bu who was sitting, "But the answer is mine, I think, even if I say it, listen Now, you may not agree with it...Only the answer that you come up with yourself is your own brother..."

   Lu Bu seemed to understand but half understood.

"It's not that I deliberately made things difficult for my brother..." Fei Qian pointed in the direction of the academy, and said, "In the Shoushan Academy, there is a book called Qianzang, the same book, but the rewards from reading it are different, and the students who learn it have different abilities. There are highs and lows... What you hear from others is always what others say, and only what you understand is your own... This other person includes me, and other people... In this way, brother, do you understand?"

  Lu Bu nodded and said: "I understand this, but I don't understand what you said before..."

   Fei Qian said with a smile: "It's okay, anyway, there is no rush now, brother can think about it slowly...It is always better to think carefully before doing things, what do you think?"

   Lu Bu nodded, somewhat bewildered.

   "It's almost time to go back..." Fei Qian looked at the night sky, estimated the time, and said, "It's time to serve the main course... Brother, do you know what the main course is for the little brother tonight? It's Paoyu..."

   "What are you soaking in?" Lu Bu was still thinking about the previous matter, and couldn't keep up for a while.

"Pao Dolphin. Take a piglet about ten catties. After slaughtering, take out the internal organs, fill them with spices, and wrap them in yellow mud. As for the fire, when they are slightly cooked, you can remove their shells and smear them with millet and wheat powder. On the surface, put it in a pan and fry until the skin is crispy, then add seasonings and put it in a small cauldron, put the small cauldron in a big cauldron, add soup, cook for two or three days..." Fei Qian is familiar with it Said, as if such a cumbersome method was all he came up with.

   Actually not.

   Paoyu has been practiced as early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

   Paobao was originally not a kind of torture, but a way of eating. The cover is a copper grid, and the fire is placed under it. Those who want to eat take meat from the meat garden, put it on the grid and eat it. picture…

  As for the punishment of cannon fire jointly invented by King Zhou and Daji, there may or may not be, who knows?

As for whether it tastes good or not, when the cooking techniques of the Han Dynasty were not yet fully developed, this level of complexity had already challenged the limits of Pao Ding, so that Fei Qian had to train intensively for a few days to make these Pao Ding how much they could cook. like some looks.

  What Buddha jumps over the wall?

  Sorry, the cooking method is simple but the ingredients are extremely difficult. In the Han Dynasty, basically don’t think about copying it. After all, at this time, many raw materials were not even seen...

   "I've also heard of the name of Taotie, my virtuous brother, but I never thought of it..." Lu Bu blurted out, but scratched his head in embarrassment in the middle of speaking, "My virtuous brother, that's not what I meant..."

   Taotie, the four fierce beasts, is not a good word.

Fei Qian waved his hands and smiled: "It's okay. Someone knew this a long time ago... So what others said may not be true... Hehe, I used Paoyu as the main course tonight, and the price of piglets on the market must be in the near future It will greatly improve the…”

Fei Qian walked forward slowly, and said: "There are many gentry children tonight, and some who like the taste of porpoise will go back and try to make it. These gentry children are full of desire. It is what they value most, so they are naturally happy... Then farmers who raise piglets can sell them at a higher price, of course they are also happy... There are also Pao Ding who make porpoise, etc. Basically, they can learn from this one thing. Benefiting from it, everyone is happy, happy... and I... just served a main course tonight..."

  Lu Bu followed Fei Qian, and suddenly stood there for a moment, looking at Fei Qian's back, for some reason, it was obviously a step or two away, but it felt like it was getting farther and farther...

  (end of this chapter)