When Lord Xinling heard that Hou Ying was about to come out, he held the slip in his hand and bowed to the ground. At this time, countless people from the market had gathered in front of the door, and Lord Xinling greeted them in public. Hou Ying also bowed down and said, "How dare you, my lord, do this as a gift from your Majesty!"
Lord Xinling said: "I have no fear of being intolerant, I don't know the saints, I don't understand the wisdom. Although I have few enlightenments now, it is difficult to understand. I dare you to ask me, sir, to allow me to set up a door and wall, and listen to the teachings day and night, so that I can grow in talent and virtue. I hope you don't do this." I abandoned him because of his lack of virtue, but fortunately he allowed me to do so! Dare you be prepared to be above Xiu Xiu!" Seeing Lord Xinling paying homage with his great salute, the retainers nearby also bowed to the ground and raised the food boxes in their hands.
Hou Ying said: "I think I'm mean, but I receive your erroneous praise, so I respond with great courtesy. If I have little virtue and no talent, how can I dare to be my teacher? If I dare to be my friend, then I'm lucky!"
Mr. Zhongyue on the side said: "The Master said that there are three beneficial friends: friends who are straight, friends who are forgiving, and friends who are knowledgeable. That's what you call them!" Lord Xinling and Hou Ying bowed to each other three times and helped each other get up. Lord Xinling said: "I have given you a gift from Xiu, but I dare not show respect, but I dare to serve it as a meal!" Hou Ying then ordered the young people beside him to take it away, hoping to welcome Lord Xinling into the guardhouse. Lord Xinling said: "It's spring, I dare you to invite me to my mansion to have a glass of wine to celebrate the New Year!"
Hou Ying said: "I am entertaining all my friends in the court, and I can't bear to abandon each other."
Lord Xinling said: "Sir's friend is also my brother." Then he ordered his retainers to say: "Get wine, meat, salt, plums and vegetables, and prepare a banquet for each other in the court!" The retainers hurriedly left home. Lord Xinling bowed his head and invited Hou Ying to get into the car. Hou Ying said: "I will go to the Young Master's Mansion, and you will sit down and enjoy your meal in the courtyard!" Everyone agreed. Hou Ying said: "I have a guest again at the market slaughterhouse. He has not arrived yet. I would like to ride by in vain."
Lord Xinling said: "Here!"
Hou Ying got on the right side of the car, Lord Xinling drove the car, Mr. Zhongyue was on the right side of the car, and a group of retainers and retainers followed behind, heading towards the market. Those who were watching the excitement saw that the bus did not go to East Street, but came to the market, and they followed behind and continued to watch the excitement.
When the crowd of cars entered the market, Hou Ying got out of the car and entered a butcher's shop. He met a butcher. The two chatted happily and seemed to have forgotten Lord Xinling outside the shop. Lord Xinling and Zhongyue waited outside the shop with their hands folded.
The two of them talked endlessly for some unknown reason. In the meantime, the retainer came to report that the wine and meat had been delivered to the guard house. Lord Xinling nodded. Soon the retainer came to report again that a guest had arrived! Lord Xinling also nodded and asked his retainers to notify his elders to welcome him.
More and more people gathered in the market, and everyone saw Lord Xinling standing respectfully beside the car, holding the horse and waiting; the horse whinned from time to time, Lord Xinling stretched out his hand to comfort him, and Mr. Zhongyue fetched fodder and water. Let the horse calm down.
Gradually, the surrounding attendants became impatient, and someone shouted loudly inside: "Father Hou, go!" Hou Ying only looked up, cupped his hands, and continued chatting with the butcher.
The retainers reported several times in succession that all the invited guests had arrived, but Lord Xinling still nodded and asked the retainers to go back.
We were in the market, and there were a lot of people. Many people came to watch the excitement. After watching for a while, they left. After a while, they came back and found that the people were still there. The accompanying retainers also complained in low voices.
Finally, the shop next to him couldn't stand it any longer, so he came over and said to Hou Ying: "Father Hou, please step back. I have been a valuable merchant since I was young!"
Hou Ying seemed to have just come to his senses, he apologized and saluted again and again. After saying goodbye to the butcher, he proudly got on Lord Xinling's carriage. Lord Xinling and Zhong Yue then got on the carriage and drove away from the market. Everyone gradually dispersed.
When the car arrived at Mr. Wei's mansion, someone had already informed him. When I was young, I saw Lord Xinling personally driving an old man out of the car at the door. The retainers took over the carriage and the horse. Lord Xinling personally led Hou Ying to the hall from the west road.
The seats in front of the hall have a very rare four-seat structure: two seats on the east and west sides of the hall, and two seats on the east and west sides of the hall. The lower east banquet was filled with invited clan elders. Although they did not have any positions, they had a high status. Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, was also among them, but he could only accompany him at the end of the banquet. Sitting at the lower table were the ministers from Lord Xinling's fiefdom and his disciples, headed by Xinling Wei Simang. There were also many seats in the corridors and in front of the court to entertain the officials or retainers of these distinguished guests, who were accompanied by the retainers of Wei Gongzi's mansion. Lord Xinling was not here, and the elders of the Young Master's Mansion were waiting at the door to receive the guests, chatting with them and offering water and fruit.
When Lord Xinling entered the hall, he first bowed in a circle to the east and west sides to express his gratitude, and then helped Hou Ying to sit on the western table at the head. Everyone looked at Hou Ying. He was dressed in cloth clothes and robes, and his clothes and crown were all patched. It looked like they hadn't been washed for a long time, and they were all greasy. He was obviously not a noble person. They wouldn't look at him much if they saw him on the road. Two eyes.
Lord Xinling said: "Hou Ziying is a great sage in the world, hiding among the scholars. I am lonely and virtuous, and I would like to use Hou Zi as my teacher, so that I can make fewer mistakes and gain more." After saying this, he bowed to Hou Ying at his table.
Hou Ying turned sideways and said: "The punishment is not that of a great official, and the courtesy is not that of a common man. I am a common man and I dare not be treated as the courtesy of a king!"
Lord Xinling said: "In the past, Zixia, Tian Zifang, and Duan Muchan were all clothiers, and Marquis Wen all learned from them, and the Wei state prospered. How dare you not inherit the teachings of your ancestors and respect the wise!"
Hou Ying then turned around and said: "I dare not speak of the virtuous because of your superior's false praise, but I would like to worship the virtuous. I hope that the lord will not be ashamed to learn, and will not be evil to ask questions. The sage will be by his side, and those who advise will win people!" "
Lord Xinling said: "It's beautiful, this is a blessing from the benevolent!" He returned to his seat and saluted all the guests again. The elder announced the banquet. So wine, food, and vegetables were all served at once, and the table was filled with cauldrons and guises. Led by Mr. Xinling, all the guests drank with Hou Ying one after another. Hou Ying just sat on the table by himself, not rejecting anyone who came, but never getting up to go to other tables.
Mr. Zhongyue also came to pay for the drink. Seeing that there was no one around, he asked quietly: "Sir, why have you been talking to the butcher for a long time?"
Hou Ying also whispered: "I hope that the people in the market will regard Ying as a villain, and regard the young master as an elder, who can be a subordinate. The young master has no way to repay his courtesy to his ministers. So this is the reason!"
Mr. Zhongyue said: "Sir's talent cannot be known by those with shallow virtues."
After the banquet, Hou Ying stayed and continued to sit on the teacher's table. Lord Xinling and several guests sat across from him. Lord Xinling said: "I rarely know the wisdom of the sage. What is revealed now is just as the teacher said. However, it is still unclear. How did the teacher know that Qin came out of Nanyang, and what is the purpose of Nanyang? I hope you can teach me. I!"
Hou Yingdao: "Wei, Han, and Zhao are known as the Three Jins in the world. Their ancestors are all Jin Qing, their lands are all Jin's regions, and their generals are all Shanxi and Shandong! The capital of Wei is Anyi, the capital of Han is Pingyang, and the capital of Zhao is Jinyang. They are all in Shanxi. Shanxi's mountains and rivers inside and outside are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although it is peaceful, it is limited to rivers and mountains, and it is difficult to reach China. Since the founding of the feudal state, it has moved slightly eastward. Today, the capital of Wei is Daliang, the capital of Han is Zheng, and the capital of Zhao is Handan, all of which are in Shandong. The land of Zheng, Wei, Rong, and Di. The land of east and west communicates. If you advance enough to control the princes, if you retreat enough to protect yourself according to the rivers and mountains, the road of communication is in Taihang. Fu Taihang is a party with heaven, so it is called Shangdang. It is also dangerous. For transportation from the west to the east, the roads are all in Nanyang: the Zhi Road from Anyi leads to Daliang, and the Shangdang Road from Pingyang leads to Zheng. However, the communication between Jinyang and Handan is the most difficult. Gai takes the road from Han Shangdang to Fufu The water can only be connected; although it is said to be connected, it is rugged and difficult to travel. Therefore, King Wuling mobilized the power of Zhao to destroy Zhongshan, covering the road from Jinyang to Taiyuan and Zhongshan to Handan. The east-west transportation of the three Jin Dynasties, except for Zhao Zai In the north, both Wei and Han are connected to Nanyang. If the road to Nanyang is cut off, Wei and Han are divided into two. Although Nanyang is a border town, it is a fertile country with fertile land and clear water. How can the Shang kings consider themselves the heroes of the world? Although they were repeatedly defeated by the Rong and Di, they were defeated repeatedly. It has risen many times, and it has become a great country. The three Jins are all mixed up, and they all have their own way. From Anyi to Daliang, Gaizhi, Wen, and Huai are all Wei. Shangdang to Yewang, Xingyang, Han The land. When the Fu River comes out, Wu'an and Anyang are all Zhao lands. The three kingdoms each keep their own way, and they are mixed without chaos. Wei cut Hedong and Anyi, and still blocked the Zhi Road, so that Qin could not get out. Now the Qin has left the Zhi Road. , will go down to Daliang; will block Taihang and Shangdang, and break Han into three; will go out of Fushui, and reach Handan. The three Jin Dynasties are in danger! If they don't protect themselves, they still look at Nanyang as a border town, which is called skin. It hurts, isn’t it confusing?”
Mr. Guo asked what he was most puzzled about: "How can Qin leave Hangu and cross Maojin?"
Hou Ying said: "What do you think the people of Qin should do?"
Mr. Jin said: "If you leave Zhi Road, you should go to the east of the river; if you leave the Weishui River, cross Puban and go east. If you leave Hangu, you should go out of Huo Road and Xingyang. Even if you go to Nanyang, you should also cross Mengjin. Cross Maojin, and then go to Xingyang. What do you think? I would like to teach you, sir."
Hou Ying said: "In the past, Lord Wu'an entered the wall. Where did he enter? He crossed Maojin. Now he crosses Maojin and enters the wall. Why is it so strange?"
Mr. Jin said: "Mr. Wu'an? Is it necessary to cross Maojin and enter the east of the river?"
Hou Ying said: "Sir, you think that when crossing Maojin, you have to pass through Yu and Jie, and then enter Anyi. That's not true. There is water in the south of the Yuan Dynasty, leading to the river, which is a hundred and fifty miles below Maojin. Mr. Qin people have seen the Qin people in Maojin. We boarded the ship at Jin and did not see it crossing, so we made a mistake."
Mr. Guo and Mr. Jin both blushed. They did not expect that the spies they sent made such a huge mistake: they only saw the Qin army boarding the ship from Maojin, and they took it for granted that they would disembark on the other side, without tracking the ship. whereabouts.
Hou Ying saw their embarrassment and explained: "This is not the mistake of the master. From Maojin, there are cliffs on both sides of the bank, only animals are infested, and there are almost no people. There are few boats and no fishing boats. Qin people's classics This is difficult to detect. It has been more than 20 years since Lord Wu'an attacked the wall, but no one knows how to do it. There is a good way to do it. The people of Qin are using the tactics of Lord Wu'an in the past. I'm afraid Lord Wu'an will also come after him."
Everyone was shocked when they heard the words "Wu Anjun". If Lord Wu An really personally directed this battle in Nanyang, then... everyone would shudder!
Hou Ying said: "Sir, please go and explore it. Mr. Wu An may come out."
Mr. Guo asked: "I have been to Xianyang for a while, but I have not heard of Lord Wu'an's trip."
Hou Ying said: "Sir, I entered Hedong in the past. The previous guard in Hedong was Zhang Lu. I recently heard that I entered Xianyang. Who is guarding him in Hedong?"
Lord Xinling said: "Zhang Lu, originally from Wei, guarded the east of the Qin River. Now he has returned and is the prime minister of Qin. He has been granted the title of Marquis of Ying! His contribution to the east of the river is not small!"
Hou Ying's heart also skipped a beat. He only knew that Zhang Lu returned to Xianyang and took charge of the military affairs. He didn't expect that this old friend would rise so high and become the Prime Minister of Qin and a Marquis so quickly!
On this day, Lord Xinling came to worship Hou Ying as his disciple, and the story of waiting for Hou Ying in the market for a long time quickly spread in Daliang. Within a few days, Mr. Zhang Lu and Mr. Che You from Xianyang knew about this and began to take measures secretly.
