Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 488 Pride

  Outside Pingyang City, the war has passed for some time. The original mess, potholes, and places where flies flew around were gradually filled with sand. The dead bodies and the broken limbs were also taken away and buried deeply. Fortunately, the temperature is not too high now, otherwise a large amount of lime would be needed to suppress the occurrence of the plague.

The weeds on the official roads outside the city have been largely cleaned up, but the ragged peasants are like barnyard grass in the shape of human beings, swaying and thin in color. When they see Feiqian's guard of honor, they kneel far away Next, after kowtowing, I avoided the side, and then I went to work on the farm...

For these people, they never dare to ask for anything extravagantly. As long as they have a mouthful of food and a field to plant, they have the hope of living. Dissatisfied with the shallow folds in the stomach.

   Feiqian's motorcade guard of honor stopped ten miles away from Pingyang.

   Wei Liu had some doubts in his heart, and he bowed his hands to Fei Qian and said, "Go and check one or two before staying."

   Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just wait here."

   Wei Liu didn't dare to say much, so he stepped aside nervously.

  Fei Qian glanced at Wei Liu from the corner of his eye, but didn't speak, just quietly sat in the car with his hands in his sleeves.

  Xiang Che, um, no, it’s just a simple car. The three-sided guard plate and paint surface are a bit old, and some places are damaged.

  BMW, um, no, just two ordinary variegated horses, driving together, the coat color is a bit dull, and the cart is a bit laborious and slow.

If it hadn't been for the consideration of the age of Linfen Sanlao Weiwang, Fei Qian would not have wanted to come by car at all, but this is a courtesy, and it is necessary to do something, but it feels awkward to let Fei Qian spend his floating money to make his face swollen and fat. what is necessary.

   After about half an hour, Fang saw a pair of chariots and horses approaching from a distance, and a flag stood in front, with the word "Wei" fluttering in the wind.

When he got a little closer, Fei Qian saw an old man sitting in front of the Wei family's chariot. He was dressed in Chinese clothes, with a wide robe and long sleeves. Floating in the air, it feels a bit like a fairy in the wind.

  Fei got out of the car, took a few steps forward and stood still, smiling and arching his hands.

  Wei's chariots and horses were getting closer and closer, and stopped in front of them, raising a cloud of smoke and dust, coming towards them...

   Huang Jianli frowned after Fei sneaked in, and glanced sideways at Wei Liu who was beside him.

"The old man is not good at conduct. It is a sin to let Fei Zhonglang wait for a long time!" Wei Wang, the old man on the Wei family's carriage, smiled heartily, with a loud voice, but he said sin on his mouth, but his body did not feel any harm. The meaning of getting out of the car was to cup the hand holding the dove stick, which is considered to have seen the ceremony.

  The old man with a dove stick doesn't need to bow when he sees an official, he just bows his hands.

   Fei Qian squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "Wei Gong is a wise man who has worked hard all the way. He is really a role model for the younger generation. I wonder if he is lucky enough to ride with him?"

  Same car?

Wei Wang thought about it for a while, although the smile on the surface did not change, but at a glance, he saw that the road under his feet was full of loess and dust, and the Feiqian car in front of him was old and worn out, and even the paint was peeling off in some places. Well, the carriage as a whole is simply made up of a piece of wood, without even a brocade pad, and only two horses are used to pull the carriage. This is simply...

   Wei Wang couldn't help but increase his disdain by three points, and immediately refused to change cars. What is the difference between this kind of chariot and horses? If he sat down, wouldn't he lose Wei's face?

  Fifty in the Han Dynasty was called old.

For the elderly, the rules of the Han Dynasty are quite good. At fifty, they can eat fine grains, and they are not subject to forced labor; The crime of disrespect is not forgiven.

  The position of the three elders also needs to be over 50, but Wei Wang may not be over 70 at the moment...

  Almost all the counties and counties around the world have some fraudulent behaviors when counting the elderly over the age of 50, and the central court and even the emperor also adopt a tacit attitude towards this. The reason for this is not difficult to understand: on the one hand, the inflated population of elderly people does not affect taxes and corvee, anyway, these people will not be burdened; The outstanding performance of officials is a good omen for the long life of the country.

  The car that Wei Wang is riding in now is called a pu car. The shape is not as big as Fei Qian's carriage, and in this kind of carriage, the old man can sit cross-legged instead of sitting upright, and the wheels are wrapped with rushes to reduce the bumps.

  Actually, it’s not impossible for Wei Wang to change trains, but he’s used to being wrapped in a soft brocade cushion, and then immediately sits upright on a hard wooden board. This is indeed a big gap.

   To use an analogy, Fei Qian’s car is like a four-wheel tractor, and Wei Wang’s car is a Mercedes-Benz Smart. It seems clear at a glance...

   Therefore, Wei Wang politely declined Fei Qian's invitation on the grounds that his legs were bad and it was inconvenient to get in and out of the car. Fei Qian didn't force it, so he nodded and returned to his car, and the group returned to Pingyang waddlingly.

   After arriving at the hall of the Pingyang government office, the guests and hosts were seated.

   "Duke Wei measured it generously. He was a scholar from the east of the country, and the crown of the northerners. Today, he is honored by Deze." Fei Qian said some polite words while inviting tea.

"Absurd praise, absurd praise, I really dare not take it." Wei Wang brushed his three strands of long beard, raised his head and laughed twice, and said, "Fei Zhonglang has made outstanding achievements, Baojing and Futu, he is the king of the upper class, and he is the king of the lower class." Li Min, who has the ambition of Ban Dingyuan, really makes us in the countryside admire him."

  Ban Dingyuan?

   Is this going to put a hat on me or is it going to characterize me?

  Fei Qian cupped his hands and said: "Compared to Dingyuan Hou, Qian Hede dare not say meritorious deeds. He only sees that there is no family home of the Han family in the north, and the fishy smell will be stained. I will do my best."

Wei Wang said with a serious face: "Fei Zhonglang is more humble. Shangjun has been occupied for a long time, the land is destroyed, the law is unreasonable, the people are dead, and the family is dead. Volunteer soldiers, relieve the hanging, save water and fire, contribute to the country, and benefit the people. Looking at the young talents in Heluo, Fei Zhonglang is also a leader in the world!"

Although the words are nice, but for Fei Qian, to such a degree, um, how should I put it... It feels like those marketing people in the later generations will boast from the beginning to the end after entering the door, and they can even say a fart-ah, It has a silky and bamboo-like voice, as smooth as Dove...

Fei Qian arched his hands obliquely upwards, expressing his respect for the emperor, and said: "This is the emperor's sage, the soldiers use their lives, and the insignificant talent, just in time for the meeting, dare not be greedy for merit! Wei Gong is too famous, too famous." Who knows what this Wei Wang is planning now, if he admits it triumphantly, maybe he will turn his head around and become arrogant and arrogant.

"Ah... Fei Zhonglang, you are really... humble and unparalleled..." Wei Wang saw that Fei Qian didn't take credit for himself, and he didn't take flattery, so he couldn't help thinking about it, so he took advantage of drinking tea to see more He took a few glances at Fei Qian. Originally, I thought that Fei Qian was still a young man, so arrogant, and if he flattered him more, even if he would not get carried away, it would inevitably reveal some flaws, but he didn't expect Fei Qian to be as calm as an old official...

   Let’s talk about Cao Cao and Liu Bei cooking wine and discussing heroes.

   The two talked while eating and drinking.

   At this time, the soldier who was serving the dishes came up with the dishes. Liu Bei found his thumb stuck in the dish, and said angrily, "My mother! What are you doing with your fingers?!"

   The soldier hurriedly explained: "My finger is injured, and the doctor ordered it to be warmed at room temperature."

   Liu Bei scolded again: "Hey mother! It needs to be kept warm and warm, so why put it in the vegetable! You can just put it in the buttocks yourself!!"

   The soldier replied: "What the envoy said is true. Before serving the food, I did insert myself in the buttocks."

  (end of this chapter)