Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 69: large and small

Wei Ji raised her hand high and introduced the handsome boy in the second seat: "This is your cousin Zhao Ji, from Handan."

Then he pointed at the little fat man casually: "Your cousin Zhao Guangde is from Wendi."

Little Fatty had a round smile on his face, he had just stood up and was about to salute Wu-shirt, but the handsome young man called Zhao Ji took the lead and took Wei Ji's words.

"Handan Ji." The young man called Zhao Ji said so, he still sat still, with a gentleman-like smile, but hidden pride.

"Young Master, since my family is separated from the large sect, I should be called Handan Ji, only in line with the etiquette system."

Zhao Wuxi's thoughts moved slightly, and his eyes could not help narrowing. It turned out that he was the Xiaozong of the Zhao clan, Handan Ji, the direct son of the Handan clan.

The Handan clan is a small clan of the Zhao clan, a descendant of Zhao Chuan who helped Zhao Xuanzi kill Jin Linggong in Taoyuan a hundred years ago. Zhao Chuan was originally a scapegoat prepared by Xuanzi. Unexpectedly, Dong Anyu, the historian of Jin at that time, saw through the tricks of the cousins, and with a stroke of his pen, he wrote "Zhao Dun killed his king" on the history slips. "Five characters.

At that time, Zhao Dun shouted that he was wronged: "It was Zhao Chuan who killed the monarch. Why did you write my name, Dong Shi?"

Dong Hu pointed at Zhao Dun's nose with a sharp pen and said, "You didn't cross the border when you died, and when you returned, you didn't denounce Zhao Chuan, the thief who murdered the king. You didn't arrange the murder of the king. Who else could it be?"

Interestingly, that Dong Hu is the ancestor of Dong Anyu, the first servant of the current Zhao clan.

Although Zhao Chuan committed the crime of murdering the monarch, but Zhao Dun, who has the power to spread the power over the government, protects him, and there is nothing wrong with him. After pretending to be on the surface, Zhao Dun sent Zhao Chuan to the Zhou royal family and welcomed back another prince of Jin who had gone abroad, and established him as the new monarch, Duke Cheng of Jin.

After coming out like this, Zhao Chuan was actually reinstated... Zhao Dun's move was as if he was saying to the ministers of the Dynasty: "Look, didn't Zhao Chuan ruin our old monarch? I'll let him." Just give us a new one!

Zhao's strength and dominance at that time can be seen, and Zhao Dun is indeed a man who was called "Summer Sun" by the people at that time.

So Zhao Chuan, who killed the monarch with his own hands, survived just like that, and he also got into the two large fiefs of Geng and Handan. The descendants were prosperous, and gradually, they were also known as the Handan clan.

In the difficulty of going down to the palace, the Zhao clan was tragically destroyed, but the Handan clan was not affected. After Zhao Wenzi's recovery, although they still regarded themselves as the Xiaozong of the Zhao family and placed themselves under the protection of the Zhao family, they were actually full of wings. Today, the Handan clan owns four counties, and its strength is catching up with the Zhao clan.

Looking at the appearance of Handan Ji, Zhao Wuxi felt that he was not pleasing to the eye, and actually called himself Handan instead of Zhao in front of Da Zong. What does this mean? Does he not know the family law promulgated ten years ago by Patriarch Zhao Yang? Is it because he no longer recognizes that he is from the Zhao family?

Wu Xie's heart turned a hundred times, but he still put the overall situation first, endured his anger, and bowed to him. But Handan Ji had some disdain for Wu Xie in his eyes, and he still sat on the seat with a big thorn, and cupped his hands casually.

Wei Ji seemed to appreciate Handan Ji's deliberately cold and unsympathetic behavior, as if she was venting her anger, she said gently: "So that's right, you should be called Handan Ji, your brother Zhong is in the lead. Yi is busy, you have to take time to visit him when you are not in public school, but he has been talking about you for a long time."

"The kid knows." The two of them asked and answered, but they left Zhao Wuxi, who had not yet been seated, and Zhao Guangde, the fat man who had stood up, to one side.

Zhao Guangde is from Wendi. His father is Dr. Wen Zhao Luo. This family is closer to the big sect. After the same is Zhao Wenzi, they are separated into two generations.

But Wu Xie knew that although Zhao Luo was placed in Wendi, where the ancestral temple was located, the location seemed to be very important, but this line was not up to par.

Doctor Wen Zhao Luo was a cowardly and timid person. Twelve years ago, when he set out on an expedition to quell the rebellion of the Zhou Dynasty, he also made a humiliating act of abandoning his army and fleeing, so he was not welcomed by the martial-minded Jin people. And his son Zhao Guangde, who also has a fat head and big ears, can't succeed if he can't be successful.

From the situation in the room, it can be seen that, compared to the fact that Handan Ji was valued by Wei Ji, he was the object of neglect, and was the foil in this banquet.

When Zhao Guangde was embarrassed, he saw Zhao Wuxi turn around, bowed to him, and said with a smile, "Cousin came all the way from Wendi. It's been hard work all the way. Let's get to the table quickly."

Wu Xie remembers that Wendi is located in the sun of Taihang Mountain, which is the "Hanoi" of later generations, and the world is fertile. Originally it was the territory of the Su clan, but it was later given to Duke Wen of Jin by the emperor, and then transferred to the Zhao clan. The strategic position is extremely important.

There is still a large county of 10,000 households, where the Zhao family has been rooted for a long time, and its wealth is even better than that of Handan. Since the possibility of getting a good relationship with Handan Ji is zero right now, Wu Xie will naturally try his best to win over Zhao Guangde of Wendi.

There was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. Besides, this little fat man was the only son of Doctor Wen Zhao Luo and the heir of Wen Di.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Guangde was surprised, but he couldn't help but feel more grateful when he looked at Wu Xie, and psychologically, he also stood on Wu Xie's side.

And after Zhao Wuxi and Zhao Guangde sat hand in hand, they looked directly at Handan Ji opposite, neither humble nor arrogant.

Wei Ji deliberately wanted to be left out in the cold, but when he saw that he had tolerated being allowed to sit at the table, she was secretly proud, and Handan Ji despised him more and more, taking it as a weakness to be bullied.

It was almost evening, and the maid lit a candle on the bronze lampstand that was cast in the shape of a crane and a bird spreading its wings. The ground was covered with poufs and soft couch, and the softness and delicacy could be felt through the clothes. In the sound of the silk and bamboo wind music, the vertical temples filed in and brought up the utensils and dishes of the swallow.

After the trouble just now, the four people present had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere in the room was a bit dull. Fortunately, in the pre-Qin period, the meal system was divided, and the four of them each had a few banquets, and the vertical people waited on the side, and put the staple food, meat dishes, etc. Respectfully presented separately. In this way, everyone can eat their own, and Zhao Wuxi doesn't want to move chopsticks around a table with Wei Ji and Handan Ji.

Not from all the way, what kind of family are you pretending to be?

As expected of the Xinjiang mansion, it was an ordinary family banquet, but it was extremely luxurious and rich.

There are three kinds of grains as the staple food at the few shirtless feasts: rice, white millet, and yellow sorghum.

The supplemented meals are: beef soup, mutton soup, minced pork, deer breast. All add some jujube, chestnut and honey to make it sweet; add some glutinous rice soup and vegetables to make it smooth. These four kinds of meat are divided into four copper beans and arranged in a row on several banquets. It can be seen that this is to entertain the three of them as a courtesy to the doctor.

But this meal was unpleasant for Wu Xie. Although the fish was lubricated and Gu Liang was sweet, he just didn't like it, and felt that it was not as good as the rice and vegetable soup in Chengyi. He tasted some minced meat at will, and put down the chopstick.

According to the etiquette, eat not to speak, so at this moment there is no words in the room, only the smacking sound of Zhao Guangde from time to time.

Zhao Wuxi had seen the food of the little fat man. After the dishes were served, he forgot his embarrassment and unhappiness, and put all his energy on it. It can be heard that although he is young, he is a senior foodie.

Wei Ji and Handan Ji slightly disliked Zhao Guangde's vulgarity and frowned slightly. On the other hand, Zhao Wuxi was used to getting along with Wufu from Chengyi country on weekdays, so he didn't feel anything wrong, and it could be seen from this that this little fat man was also a man of temperament, so he wouldn't try to hide it.

There are five kinds of drinks after meals: one is "heavy vinegar", that is, sweet wine with both clear and dregs, brewed with rice, millet and sorghum respectively, the second is cold gruel, the third is sweet buttermilk, and the fourth is spring water. , The fifth is plum juice.

After drinking, there are also various dry and wet fruits such as water chestnut, dates, chestnuts, sticks, persimmons, peaches, plums, plums, apricots, mountain chakras, and pears as snacks.

But the three of them have no intention of eating, only Zhao Guangde seems to be not full, still chewing.

The room was silent for a while, and the Shuji Temple, who was waiting next to him, watched his heart and nose, and did not dare to make any noise.

Zhao Guangde finally realized that there was only the sound of him eating in the room, he was startled and stopped.

At this point, today's swallow has finally entered the topic.

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