ps: There is one more chapter before 12 o'clock

The Zhao Palace in Yecheng is not luxurious, there are no ornaments of gold and jade, but it is full of internal organs. The spacious hall in the middle is the place where Zhao Wuxi entertained guests. The tables were placed from the front of the hall to the back of the hall. Drinks and food were brought up by the maids in an endless stream.

According to the etiquette system, on the night of the wedding, the man's family should "call the township party friends for wine and food", and the township party colleagues should bring gifts to congratulate them. As the most powerful minister in the world, it is of course unusual for the Zhao clan to act as his family's "companion of the township party". Except for the clan peers such as Zhao Guangde and Zhao Yi, and senior retainers such as Dong Anyu, all those present here are from the Central Plains. Sirs, doctors, among them, there is even a monarch!

This wedding banquet was also an important diplomatic occasion for the envoys of the princes and the Zhao family. She would not slap the smiling face when she reached out her hand. Presumably, on this happy day, Zhao Qing would not easily refuse the request of the guests.

The Zhao clan has a vast territory, so the songs and dances performed at the wedding banquet also have a unique style: Bai Di women from the Bai people dance on tiptoe, beat drums and roar and enter; The person was drowsy; and then there was the "Sangjian Pu Shang's Voice" sent by Wei Hou, because it was a big day, so the Zhao family also refused to come.

Halfway through the feast, a band from Cao Guo walked to the center of the hall and began to play Cao Guo's dance music "Floating".

"The feathers of the mayfly, the clothes are clear. The worry in my heart is where I return..."

"The wings of the mayfly, pick the clothes. The worries of my heart are gone, I will rest..."

The dancers from the state of Cao wear long narrow sleeves, like floating pairs of transparent and slender wings. They dance in the hall, their postures are slender and moving, gathering or dispersing, rising or falling. As the name suggests, the dazzling ceremony is held at dusk. This dance is also like mayflies like to fly in groups at sunset, and then fall to the ground after death. It is eye-catching and gives people a thrilling feeling.

After the song, the whole hall cheered. The guests were not affected by the faint sadness in it. They were still laughing and laughing, but there was a discordant cry of sadness mixed in...

Everyone straightened their bodies one after another and looked towards the position of the crying, but they saw that it was very close to Zhao Wu's aloof seat.

Zhao Wuxi also put down the wine cup and asked, "Cao Jun, why are you crying with grief?"

The one who lost his voice was Cao Boyang, who took refuge in the Zhao family’s territory after the change of Taoqiu four years ago. He was a lot fatter than before. At this time, he got up with difficulty and wiped the snot and tears on his face with his wide sleeves and said: " Today, when I heard the dance music of Cao Di, the sadness came from it for a while, and I couldn’t stop it, so I shed tears, which made Zitai laugh…”

He paused for a moment, then said hurriedly: "Back then, I was deceived by Gongsun Jiang and made a betrayal of Zhao. Fortunately, Zitai remembered the old friendship and sheltered me in Chaoge, and the brocade clothes and jade food were never cut off. , and invite me to go hunting when I have free time. But although Jizhou is good, it is not the place where the tomb of the first emperor is located. After that, only the Zhao clan followed suit and doubled their contribution to Jin!"

All the guests in the hall were surprised by Cao Bo's boldness, and at the same time, they were also curious about how Zhao Shangqing would react.

Zhao Wuxi pondered slightly, then laughed, and said, "Although I am the Minister of Jin State, and I am the monarch of the country, I have not yet reached the level of deciding the fate of a country. This matter should be reported to Your Majesty, I will summon the doctors of the state of Cao to discuss the long-term plan, today’s wedding banquet, not to talk about state affairs, musicians, play music, and the two or three sons to drink again!”

Seeing that Zhao Wuxi didn't want to mention this, everyone thought about it, and put on a smiling face to hold the wine bottle. However, Cao Boyang had been holding back for four years in a foreign country, and he took advantage of the wine force, but today he gave it up.

He staggered to the center of the hall, and even disregarded his status as a prince that had not yet been deprived, he fell to the ground and pleaded with tears: "Zi Tai, for the sake of you and my old friends, even if you don't let me When I go back, I can also let my son go back to Taoqiu. Uncle Cao Zhen’s altar must not be sacrificed without anyone, and the state of Cao must not be without a ruler for a day!”

This is shameless for his face. Zhao Wuxi was disturbed by the happy day, and his mood suddenly became gloomy. Zhao Qing was furious, and he didn't know how many families would be wiped out, or if there would be hundreds of thousands of corpses buried and bloodshed for hundreds of miles...

"Cao Jun has said it too much. Since Gongsun Jiang died and Cao Jun went to the country, Taoqiu has flourished in the past few years. In my opinion, the Cao country is not indispensable!"

A thousand layers of waves were startled, and everyone's eyes turned to the back of the hall. After a doctor in a brocade suit and a short beard was sitting on the case, his appearance was gentle, but his mouth was full of words. The Duanmu gift!

...

Seeing Zhao Wuxi's face sinking like water, Zigong understood that he didn't like Cao Bo's request at this time, and it was inappropriate to refuse him face to face, so he stood up and took it up.

"When Lord Cao was there, he extorted and deprived Cao of the bone marrow of the state of Cao, separated the children of the Cao people, and took it for granted. The interest of the property! You regard the life and death of the thousands of people in the Cao country as the same as the life and death of a mouse. In this case, as the biggest scourge of the Cao country, you are Cao Jun! Now there is no monarch, Cao Cao However, everyone can get their own things, the doctor is in charge, the industry is prosperous, the merchants are in contact, the farmers are working hard, the women are weaving mulberry and hemp, and everyone can get their own interests. , There is no king in the world, I don't see anything impossible!"

"you you you……"

Cao Boyang was so angry that he didn't dare to resent Zhao Wuxi, so he always regarded Zigong as a usurper who stole his throne, but he was beaten utterly by Zigong's sharp mouth...

He simply stomped his foot and shouted loudly: "Zitai...Shangqing, all the doctors, if you don't kill this person, the world will be in chaos, I'm afraid everyone will spread the words of no king and no father!"

Facing the strange gazes of everyone present, Zi Gong only felt that he had walked to the edge of a cliff. Not only did he see the world as a beast of a flood, but he also deviates from the way of the master, the monarch, the minister, the minister, the father, the son and the son, and became a Confucian scholar. heresy.

"A Confucian without a king and no father..." Yuan Xian and others seemed to call him that.

He has followed the theory that Shi Kuang said in the past, "It's not like one person is allowed to dominate the people." new frontier.

Fortunately, in the middle of the hall, Zhao Wuxi's eyes were supportive and trusting.

Therefore, Zigong also boldly promoted his theory. He bowed respectfully to Zhao Wuxi's position: "In ancient times, people all over the world loved their monarchs, compared him to their father, and proposed to be a blue sky. If there is a wise man A monarch like yours, you should be like that."

Then he raised his chest and pointed at Cao Boyang: "But now the people of Cao country all resent their monarch, regard him as an enemy, call him a '****', be expelled, and even cut off Cao Shuzhen's society. That's what he deserves!"

Seeing that Uncle Cao in the hall was already utterly ashamed of what Zigong said, it was almost time for the seemingly neutral adjudicator to appear.

Zhao Wuxi clapped his hands and said, "Since the two of you can't argue, I can only make judgments on behalf of the widow. According to the old example, Duke Xian of Wei was expelled by the people of the country, and Duke Zhao of Lu was expelled by the Ji clan, and they all came to ask Jin for a ruling. The principle that Jin adheres to is to judge according to the etiquette and law, but the actual situation should be decided by the doctors of Wei and Lu and the people of the country. Now that Cao Jun sees the exile, he cannot return to the country and restore it just because of my words. It depends on whether the Cao people are willing or not, otherwise even if they forcefully send troops to send you back, the Jin army has just left, and the tragedy of the **** Cao Palace is staged again, but it is not beautiful."

Seeing that Uncle Cao was really hesitant, a smile appeared at the corner of Wu Tie's mouth. Restoration required an aura that would not give up on hitting the south wall, and he had to be optimistic about the timing, otherwise it would not be that easy.

"After the autumn harvest is over, hold a public meeting in the state of Cao, and let the wealthy people, such as doctors, merchants, and Baigong, and those who have the power to discuss politics gather in the Haoshe to discuss the future of the state of Cao. Your Majesty, it's up to this public meeting to decide!"

Zigong bowed down immediately: "I respectfully obey the orders of the Shangqing!"

Cao Boyang could only thank him and accept the result.

After this quarrel, the orchestra continued, Cao Bo drank wine and ate vegetables glumly, and had no interest in enjoying the dance music. Zhao Wuxi also ignored this useless runaway prince, and after accepting the congratulations from everyone, he Get up and change.

However, he walked into a dark room at the back of the hall, and Duanmuci, who was still on the hall with a bright tongue, had already been waiting here respectfully.

Zhao Wuxi raised one hand and said, "You have done a good job today. The affairs of the Cao country should almost be settled. Do you have confidence in Taoqiu's public discussion after the autumn harvest?"

Zigong was confident: "In the past few years, the servants have been promoting the evil of Cao Bo and Gongsun Jiang. The wrong things they have done have been constantly mentioned and magnified in Cao people's hearts. In addition, they are afraid of revenge. Cao people will never accept Cao. The restoration of Bo. The doctors, merchants, and representatives of Baigong and Haochang have lived free for four years, and they do not want to have the monarch to restrain him again. Therefore, Bo Cao's idea of ​​letting the prince return to the country and succeed him will not work. After this public meeting, Cao Shuzhen's Sheikh is dead!"

"Well done, I don't plan to let Cao Jun's family return to Cao country."

Zhao Wuchen praised him and said: "Taoqiu's republican administration has done a good job, it is suitable for Cao's national conditions, and it is also suitable for the development of business with loose and free policies. In the past four years, he has continuously provided money and silk to Zhao's family, just like mine. The money bag is average. At least for the next ten years, you will be in charge of Cao and Taoqiu, and within the Cao Kingdom, you can rest assured of self-government."

Zigong happily thanked him, but Zhao Wuxi patted him on the shoulder, with a slight force on his hand, and his voice became low in vain: "But you have to grasp the proportions! I will never let go of this type of government. It's poisoned outside of Cao's country!"

Duanmu Ci is awe-inspiring, even Shang Qing, who single-handedly created the current situation of the Cao Kingdom, also regards the Republic as a beast of a flood? He didn't dare to think too much, and immediately bowed down and said: "The servant understands that after the state of Cao has no monarch, the world has a state family, I am afraid that they will kill me and then quickly, the life and death of the gift, the rise and fall of the Taoqiu republic, all will be Between the thoughts of the lord."

Although the current state of Cao is still independent in name, it is in fact no different from a large county controlled by the Zhao clan. With the Zhao clan garrisoned, Zigong will submit the government and the details of the plan to Yecheng every month, so that the Zhao Wuxi took a look at it, and when he encounters a big decision, he can only make it without Zhao Qing nodding.

But on the other hand, Cao Guo is also a unique special zone. It is the whim of Zhao Wuxi, and it is also a long-planned experimental field~lightnovelpub.net~ He really wants to see what kind of buds this different seed will produce. Of course, he will not let it grow freely. Surrounded by deep-rooted feudal princes, without Zhao's protection, Taoqiu's "Republic" will be wiped out in an instant!

Zhao Wuxi stared at Zigong for a while, then put on a smiling face like a spring breeze and said, "It's good if you understand, just get up."

Zigong stood up respectfully. As the power controlled by the Zhao clan became stronger and stronger, the close friendship between the two of them when they first met was gradually replaced by the insurmountable monarch-subject relationship. He could not say whether this was good or bad.

Zhao Wuxi was supposed to return to the banquet, but seeing Zigong hesitating to speak, he turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Only... the servant has an idea, and I don't know if it is suitable or not, so I want to ask the lord to make a choice." Zi Gong smiled, people can change, and where they are, they will automatically adapt to the changes. He will no longer say anything about the merchant who freely travels the countries. His words and deeds all involve the interests of the more than 100,000 people in Cao land.

"But it doesn't matter."

Zigong raised his eyes and said seriously: "Taoqiu wants to follow the example of Wei and build a canal between Sishui and Jishui..." (To be continued.)