Kyoto.
The current capital of the Zhou Dynasty is also one of the oldest and oldest cities in existence.
The high city walls, row upon row of tall buildings, endless crowds of people, and lively streets were still the most prosperous in this land even though they suffered a bloody chaos fifteen years ago.
Honglu Temple.
It is one of the nine temples and is responsible for the affairs of foreign guests and court rites. The government orders the Ministry of Rites.
There is one minister, one minor minister, one prime minister and one chief secretary. The Qing is in charge of the tributes, banquets, gifts, and welcomes from the four barbarians, as well as the country's ominous rituals, the temples in the central capital, and the Taoist books and accounts.
Today's Honglu Temple is much more lively than in the past. A group of people surrounded it early in the morning.
The leader, a middle-aged man, was wearing an official robe, the style of which was eighty-nine times similar to that of Zhou Dynasty, but there was a square piece of white cloth on the chest with a bird embroidered on it, which was clearly unique to the Xia Kingdom.
The middle-aged man's hairstyle is also a typical Xia style, with a circle of black hair on his forehead, a bald head, and a strand of black hair on each side, tied into a dirty braid.
He looked fierce, and behind him were eight or nine Xia people, who also looked murderous.
"What do these Xia people want to do so early in the morning?"
"Didn't you see it? This is Honglu Temple, and they are planning to go in and cause trouble!"
"Hey! Now we have something good to watch! The leader is called Tuoba Hong. It is said that he was once a captain of the Xia Kingdom. He fought bravely. He injured an arm in a battle with me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. The King of Xia specially ordered Send this person to our great Zhou Dynasty as a foreign historian."
"So, this Tuoba Hong hates me, Great Zhou, to the core? By letting such a person be an envoy, is King Xia sincerely asking him to cause trouble?"
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A group of Zhou people passing by Honglu Temple pointed at Tuoba Hong and others and started talking.
Being pointed at by everyone, Tuoba Hong, who was already furious, suddenly erupted like a volcano. He raised his one arm, pointed at them and yelled: "Get out! Get the hell out of here!"
A group of people were frightened. It was clear that this was the territory of their Zhou people, but they did not dare to get angry.
Although fifteen years have passed since the bloody chaos in Kyoto, that bloody chaos still remains in the hearts of all Kyoto people.
That night, the Xia people, Zheng people, Lu people, Mongol people, and Gaoshan people who invaded Kyoto all turned into hellish Asuras, killing everyone they encountered, including the elderly and children.
After that night, the population of more than two million people in Kyoto dropped by one-fifth.
In addition, Zhou Zhaowu had been adhering to the principle of "peaceful coexistence" with other countries for so many years and had repeatedly tolerated them, so that the envoys of various countries were tyrannical in the Zhou Dynasty and often bullied the Zhou people.
Therefore, everyone hated and feared this group of foreign envoys and did not dare to conflict with them.
Seeing everyone's mouths shut, Tuoba Hong snorted coldly and said: "A bunch of trash!"
These words were obviously meant to scold them, but everyone still dared not say anything in anger.
Tuoba Hong turned around and looked at Honglu Temple, whose door was still closed. He ordered his two subordinates: "Knock! Knock hard! If you knock the door, it will be my fault!"
The two subordinates immediately rushed forward viciously and moved their feet to kick him.
"Crunch!!"
At this moment, the vermilion door opened, and a young man walked out from behind the door.
He was wearing a green official robe, a Jinxian crown on his head, and a sword hanging from his waist.
This kind of clothing and appearance is obviously only for an official of the eighth or ninth grade.
After the unification of the Zhou Dynasty, the official robes and hats worn by officials gradually became clearly defined.
The official robes worn by officials of the eighth and ninth ranks are cyan, those of the sixth and seventh ranks are green, those of the fourth and fifth ranks are scarlet, and those of the first, second and third rank are red.
As for the king of Zhou and the royal family, they also wear red, but more of them wear yellow.
Because before the unification of King Xuan, the Great Zhou Dynasty was in an era of disputes between princes, and the great unification was not completed until King Xuan. At that time, many people questioned the "Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to fire", and many officials reported to King Xuan, "The new dynasty was born from the old dynasty. Therefore, the old system should be abandoned, fire gave birth to earth, and the new dynasty belongs to earth, and yellow should be respected."
Who is King Xuan?
This is a hero who ended the feudal feudal feudal lords and unified the world. He has wisdom beyond ordinary people.
He did not casually change some old systems, but still advocated the idea that "the Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to fire", so his own dragon robes have always been red, including the official robes of all officials.
But his successor was not as rational as him. After being praised by some officials, he immediately began to make adjustments.
So now the king of Zhou and members of the royal family wear yellow, and other officials wear green and crimson.
When Tuoba Hong saw that the person who came out was just an eighth- or ninth-grade official, a young man he had never seen before, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
In the past, when Tuoba Hong came to Honglu Temple, was he not personally received by the young minister of Honglu Temple or even Da Honglu?
He looked at the young man who came out with cold eyes, and said coldly: "Who are you? Why didn't Wang Wenyuan and Qin Yi come out?"
Wang Wenyuan is the young minister of Honglu Temple, and Qin Yi is the minister of Honglu Temple, also known as Da Honglu.
The young man yawned and rubbed his groggy eyes. It wasn't until Tuoba Hong opened his mouth to curse that he said, "Who are you? You brought someone to knock on the door so early in the morning. Do you understand etiquette?" "Two words?"
"Um?"
Tuoba Hong was a little confused. When did a small eighth-grade official dare to talk to him like this?
Before he could speak, a subordinate next to him rushed up and said angrily: "You are blind! This is our Lord Tuoba. If you know what is going on, please come out as soon as possible!"
The young man turned his head away with a look of disgust. After the subordinate finished speaking, he wiped his face with his sleeve and said, "How long has it been since you brushed your fucking teeth? Your mouth is so smelly?"
The subordinate didn't react at first, but soon realized that he was scolding him!
He pointed at the young man angrily and said: "Boy! Don't pretend to be stupid like me, let you adults get out of here..."
"Snapped!"
Before he finished speaking, he received a solid slap on the face, which knocked him unconscious on the spot.
The person who took action was naturally no one else but the young man.
After the slap, the young man quickly took his hand back and shook it a few times, still muttering: "Damn it! They say that summer dogs have rough skin and thick flesh. It's true. My hands hurt from the slap. !”
The subordinate covered his face with the slap mark and was stunned. He was actually beaten!
After being stunned for a few seconds, he finally reacted and screamed: "You...you dare to hit me?"
The young man showed an innocent face and said, "I didn't hit anyone! I just hit a dog!"
A group of people watching the theater not far away couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into laughter.
"Haha! Well said, sir!"
"That's right! I just beat a dog!"
"A dog that dares to bark in front of its owner deserves to be beaten to death!"
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Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Tuoba Hong yelled at everyone: "Shut up!"
This roar was like a tiger roaring in the forest, shocking everyone so much that their blood surged and their ears went deaf.
Tuoba Hong is not a civil servant who has read poetry and books. He is a captain who charges into battle. He was once an ancient warrior with a small amount of Qi and blood. Now he has reached the level of martial arts. His roar is naturally not something that ordinary people can catch. of.
However, the young man closest to him stood still and even had time to stretch out a little finger to pick out his ear. It seemed that the roar just now shook the wax out of his ear.
Although Tuoba Hong was reckless, he was not stupid. He immediately realized that the young man in front of him was not simple.
He said in a deep voice: "Who are you? I have never seen you in Honglu Temple before!"
The young man casually flicked the piece of earwax he took out, straightened his official robe, and said, "I am the chief registrar of Honglu Temple. As for my name, please stand firm!"
After Tuoba Hong heard this, he stood up straight subconsciously. Then he realized something was wrong and was about to scold him when the young man's voice rang in his ears again.
"Listen up! My lord... thousands of books!"
Tuoba Hong recited "Wanjuan Shu" in his mouth. He really didn't remember who the person was. He just vaguely remembered that the chief clerk of Honglu Temple didn't seem to have the surname "Wan".
Who is he?
However, when those people watching the theater heard the words "Ten Thousand Volumes of Books", they immediately started talking.
"Wan Juanshu? I remember that our Minister of Rites also seems to have the surname Wan. Could this be the Master's son?"
"That's right! He is Lord Wan's son. If I remember correctly, he should be Lord Wan's youngest son!"
"Hey! No wonder he dares to compete with Tuoba Hong. Wan Shangshu's precious son really has nothing to fear!"
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These comments naturally reached Tuoba Hong's ears verbatim. He sneered and said, "Who did I think he was? It turns out he is the bastard born to Wan Li and a maidservant!"
Wanjuanshu was the most annoying person when people talked about his identity. He rolled up his sleeves and said with a blushing face: "Keep your fucking mouth clean! If you don't do it, I'll slap you with my big mouth!"
"Slap me?"
As if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, Tuoba Hong shook his head and said disdainfully: "Boy, even if your own father is here, you don't dare to slap me. Why don't you, a young brat like you, go home and be in the mud? Don't do it?" Staying here will delay my official duties!"
As he said that, he was about to lead people into the courtyard, but Wanjuanshu immediately opened his arms and blocked the door.
Tuoba Hong suddenly revealed his murderous intent and said coldly: "Young bastard, I know how powerful you are, but if you continue to obstruct me, I will kill you here for obstructing official duties, even your biological father If you report it to the King of Zhou, your death will be in vain!"
Wan Juanshu smiled, without any fear on his face. He cleared his throat, and then said seriously: "Our Lords already know your purpose of coming. Lord Qin said, 'No see'!"
"not see?"
Tuoba Hong was startled at first, and then sneered: "Okay, okay! It seems that this is not what he meant. This must be what your King Zhou meant. Take my Jizhou and kill my people. You are provoking a fight between the two countries." War, just wait and bear the wrath of my millions of cavalry!"
Wanjuanshu was not intimidated by his words and said calmly: "Just to correct me, it's not Jizhou, it's Jixian. We just took back our own city. As for provoking a war, you started it first. , we are just fighting back!”
Tuoba Hong never expected that Wanjuanshu would say this. In the past, who would have dared to talk to him like this?
What happened today? Not only did an eighth-grade official change his normal state, but even Zhou Zhaowu, the king of Zhou, was incomprehensible.
He snorted coldly and said: "Go back and tell your masters and your king that if you don't withdraw your troops from Jizhou within three days, my king will definitely attack with all the troops in the country!"
Wanjuanshu said with a smile: "It is impossible to retreat if you go back. If you have the guts, come and grab it!"
"Okay, okay! Just wait!"
Tuoba Hong laughed angrily, and then led a group of subordinates to leave Honglu Temple.
Seeing them coming and going in a hurry, a group of Zhou people watching the theater cheered.
"Summer dogs! Today is your day too!"
"Hahaha! After so many years of being bullied, I'm going to take it easy today!"
"Take back Ji County! Your Majesty is wise!"
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