Hearing Zhang Ao call her, Zhao Meiren smiled, stepped forward, slowly knelt beside Liu Ji, reached out to take the long-handled lacquer bucket with gold foil appliqués handed to her by the palace attendant, and scooped out a little horse milk from the three-legged basin statue on the side. The wine filled the jade bowl in front of the emperor's case, and he gently lifted it up.
Liu Ji stared at her with good eyes and asked kindly,
"Your family is from Liaodong? How come you can actually perform the dirty sword dance?"
Zhao Meiren replied,
"My family's ancestors lived in Jizi North Korea, and they may have Dongyi blood, but it's so long ago that no one can tell for sure.
Later, after her grandmother died, her mother Zhao Yu took her concubine and moved back to the land of Yanzhao.
Therefore, the concubine's mother that the king mentioned just now was not born and raised in Handan. "
"The pronunciation of her speech still has a bit of Korean accent, but she hasn't changed it yet. Isn't it interesting?"
Zhang Ao introduced him carefully, with an ambiguous attitude and some inexplicable positivity and encouragement.
Although Lu Yuan was slow-tempered, she was not stupid. After seeing what had happened, she felt great sadness in her heart. Instead, she felt a sense of detachment. Her soul seemed to be pulled away into the air by an invisible hand, without any emotion. Examine everything that is happening in front of you.
She calmed down and looked at Zhao Ji again, only to realize that she was actually different from the beauties she was used to seeing in her father and husband's harem. She had a unique charm——
Before that, the most beautiful woman Lu Yuan had ever seen in his life was probably Mrs. Qi. Qi Ji was gentle and charming, as tender as water, and even her eyes were too weak to lift.
Even though his mother, Lu Zhi, was truly beautiful, she was born with a majestic appearance and was not angry or powerful. Her beautiful eyes were radiant, and she seemed to be able to see into people's hearts at all times, making people respect and fear her at the same time.
And the beauty Zhao in front of her, against the background of the black dress, looks even more fair than snow. The corners of her mouth seem to be smiling but not smiling. Her tone of voice is a bit stiff, but she is serious and cute, with a distinct ethereal look.
Lu Yuan had been married to Handan for a long time and had met this beauty Zhao many times in the harem, but he never really paid attention to the taciturn, humble and respectful woman. He only knew that she was one of Zhang Ao's many beautiful concubines.
But now, she looked at Zhao Meiren's slender white neck, feeling a little regretful. Somehow, she suddenly thought of the crane she had just glimpsed on her skirt——
Such a weak and solemn spiritual creature was firmly nailed to death by the golden thread of fate. Even though it had wings, it could no longer dance freely in the snowy sky.
***
"interesting,"
Liu Ji didn't reach out to pick up Yu Xie. Instead, he took Zhao Meiren's hand, took a sip of wine, smacked his lips and said,
"That Jizi is from the Shang Dynasty, right? Is he the son of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty?
Is he a wise man? "
When he asked this question, his eyes were looking at the banquet. Seeing everyone's silence, Chen Ping smiled and reminded tactfully,
"Your Majesty, Jizi is actually the uncle of King Zhou.
Confucius once said that although the Yin Dynasty was in decline and the government was dark and unclear, there were still "three benevolences" like Beidou leading the way.
These three great benevolences are Taishi Bigan, Wei Ziqi, the eldest brother of King Zhou, and Jizi. "
The Shang Dynasty was unruly, and his uncle Bigan was killed after his remonstrance failed. His brother Weizi ran away, while Jizi pretended to be crazy and became a fool, becoming a slave and imprisoned.
Later, after King Zhou Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he released Jizi from prison and wanted to entrust him with important tasks. However, Jizi Youjie did not want to serve as a minister in the new dynasty, so he left for North Korea in the east and established Jizi North Korea.
Thirteen years after the founding of Korea, Jizi was invited to return to China to pay a pilgrimage to King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. He wrote "Hong Fan" and sat down with King Wu Jifa to talk about the principles of governing the country and bringing peace to the people.
The Emperor of Zhou was greatly impressed, so he officially granted North Korea to him, established the Ji family feudal state, and vassalized the Zhou Dynasty.
"Oh, is he King Zhou's uncle?
Haha, look at me, I don’t like reading on weekdays, I just make jokes easily.
He conquered the world on horseback, but he can no longer rule the world on horseback. "
Liu Ji scratched his head and laughed at himself, but no one dared to laugh. He asked again,
"Since it is a country founded by descendants of the Shang Dynasty, then Jizi North Korea also speaks Chinese on a daily basis?"
“Not only speaking in Chinese, speaking of it, North Korea is actually similar to South Vietnam under Zhao Tuo. Although the folk have dialects, the official documents of the government and the court use Chinese characters, and the official system is similar to ours.
According to legend, Jizi brought a total of 5,000 people to the east with him, including many skilled in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, music, witchcraft, medicine, divination, divination and other arts. , became the state of Qilu. "
Zhang Cang spoke eloquently, as if he was preaching and solving doubts. Everyone present was paying full attention, and even the senior officials of the Zhao Kingdom listened with interest.
Although they are across the sea from North Korea, they are far less familiar with the history of North Korea than Prime Minister Zhang.
Seeing that everyone was listening with great interest, Zhang Cang bowed slightly and added,
"Jizi reigned for a total of forty years and died at the age of ninety-three. He was the recognized ancestor of the Koreans and their enlightened king.
His status in the hearts of Koreans is similar to our King Wen and King Wu of Zhou, and he is often compared to Xi and Xuanyuan, Yao, Shun and Yu.
The throne of Jizi has been passed down to the forty-first generation. The current king of North Korea is named Jizhun. He is also a wise king. He has taken in countless people from the Central Plains and made the people live a happy life under his rule. "
At the end of the Warring States period, wars raged, and people fled in all directions. However, Korea on the peninsula was like a peaceful sanctuary, hosting countless exiles from Yan, Zhao, Qi and other countries.
Ji Zhun was very satisfied with the increase in population, and specially divided a large area of land in the west specifically to accommodate the refugees from the middle soil and provide them with farming.
Everyone sighed and lamented that the sage Jizi was forced by the situation and had to move away, but he nourished another paradise that resembled China.
***
Seeing that everyone was thinking about it, Zhang Ao urged the palace servants to pour wine for everyone at the banquet. He also asked Meiren Zhao to persuade your majesty to drink a few more drinks. He looked around and listened in all directions, and he was very happy.
Early the next morning, because the emperor's residence was here, the palace attendants urged Lu Yuan to get up and dress up at the fourth watch, and prepare to serve Liu Ji with Pingdan food.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperor had four meals a day, which were Pingdan meal, daytime meal, afternoon meal and evening meal. The Pingdan meal should be eaten at the beginning of Shaoyang, that is, before the sun rises, to show that the emperor was in the center and controlled. The grandeur of the four directions.
Lu Yuan dressed neatly and hurried outside Liu Ji's bedroom, where he saw Zhang Ao waiting in the corridor.
In recent days, he and his ministers have been coordinating military pay and army transit matters. They are busy in the confinement every day, and the couple rarely get together.
At this moment, seeing him wandering anxiously in the dim light of dawn, Lu Yuan had a thought in his mind and blurted out:
"Beauty Zhao, are you in there too?"
Zhang Ao glanced at her, nodded, and motioned for her to speak softer.
As expected, Lu Yuan's lips twitched and he snorted,
"It's really difficult to make careful arrangements for you."
As soon as these words came out, she was stunned.
She had always regarded her husband as a great hero, but she never thought that one day she would speak to him in such a teasing and contemptuous tone.
