Chapter 12 Section 2: Linzi is thick with frost and fog

When the autumn wind blows and the yellow leaves are bleak, Qi is the "Zhongyou" solar term. The civilization of Qi State has always been unique, which is very different from Central Plains.Speaking of the calendar seasons, the countries in the Central Plains have 24 solar terms, but Qi has 30 solar terms in a year.According to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are eight solar terms in the spring of Qi from the first month to the first ten days of April: Earth Qi, Xiao Mao, Weather Xia, Yi Qi Zhi, Qingming, Shi Mao, Zhong Mao, Xia Mao; From mid-month to the end of June, there are seven solar terms: Xiaoying, Jueqixia, Zhongying, Zhongjue, Dashuzhi, Sunstroke, and the end of Xiaoshu; in autumn, there are eight solar terms from July to early October: Jifengzhi, Xiaoyou, Bailuxia, Fuli, Shiqian, Shiyou, Zhongyou, Xiayou; in winter from mid-October to the twelfth lunar month, there are seven solar terms: Shihan, Xiaoyu, Zhonghan, Zhongyu, Hanzhi, Dahan The end of Yin and Great Cold.In this way, the spring and autumn are three months and one ten-day, and the summer and winter are two months and two ten-days respectively.

This division of seasons began in the old state of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period.The old people said that it was because the Qi people were not good at farming at that time. In order to tidy up the folk customs, the first monarch, Tai Gongwang, carefully arranged the farming harvest and government decrees into 30 solar terms in order, so that the farmers had rules to follow and the government supervised farming. For convenience.The most important seasons of the year are spring and autumn.In spring, the earth is full of energy, ready for spring plowing; Xiaomao, go to the fields to start plowing; the weather is low, spring plowing is over; loyalty is coming, repair the door courtyard; Qingming sacrifices ancestors; always go down Sanmao, time for marriage.In autumn, when the wind comes, prepare for collection; Xiaoyou, autumn harvest; Bailu falls, autumn harvest ends; Fuli, grain and millet enter the warehouse; before the beginning, pay taxes; always fall Sanyou, time for marriage.In the beginning of cold, the government sentenced the sentence to prison, and the ruling and opposition parties entered the winter period.

Government decrees are also divided according to the solar terms, with five policies per season.Spring Five Policies: Pensions for orphans, young and widowed widows, pardons for criminals, governors repairing ditches and leveling roads, adjudicating land boundary disputes, prohibiting hunting at random; Summer Five Policies: excavating ancient tombs to vent the negative energy of the earth, opening vegetable cellars to dry out 1. Prohibition of wearing hats and playing fans to follow nature, urging vegetable planting, and repairing gardens; five policies in autumn: prohibiting people from gambling, prohibiting quarrels and gossip, urging and supervising autumn harvest, repairing warehouse walls to fill gaps and plugging leaks, and preparing for frozen things; five policies in winter: Sentencing and imprisonment, caring for the old and the young, offering sacrifices to ancestors, catching traitors and robbers, and prohibiting migration.

Although it is meticulous and complicated, it is also a practice that has been practiced for a long time. Both the government and the common people feel relieved. The New Qi State during the Warring States Period also continued this kind of festival policy.Therefore, some scholars from Jixia Academy did some research and said that the customs of Qi State are: "Ming has different policies, and the people have different customs, which are not as good as the world!" That is to say, the festivals and customs of Qi State are a kind of " "Different politics" has not spread all over the world, it is unique!Under the general trend that all countries in the Central Plains are vigorously changing customs and simplifying current affairs, Qi State still uses this ancient thirty-solar terms, which is really a bit of a maverick.

Gan Mao is very familiar with the state of Qi, and knows that once the "first cold" is over, it is the winter season for the people of Qi. At that time, the government and the public live together in a dwelling place, and almost any major event has to wait until after the Qingming Festival in the next spring.From "Zhongyou" to "Shihan", there is only more than a month. If the movement is smooth, the things in the mind are generally fixed.If he wanted to use it in Qi State, Gan Mao thought over and over again, he had to meet the prominent figure Su Dai first. As soon as they entered Linzi, Gan Mao's special envoy drove straight to Qing's mansion.But the door official said that Shangqing had gone to visit Lord Mengchang.Gan Mao was good at socializing, so he gave the doorman a bag of ten Qin gold coins, and asked to see the princes and guests.The host and guest of the princes are officials in charge of foreign affairs of Qi State, and they are subordinate officials of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.At present, Shangqing and Su Dai are in charge of the diplomatic relations of Qi State, and the hosts and guests of the princes are the subordinates of Shangqing's mansion.Although he is not a minister, he holds the real power to welcome and send off foreign envoys.On normal days and seasons, the Minister of Foreign Affairs must first call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then the Minister of Foreign Affairs will determine the rank of the envoy according to the mission of the envoy's credentials and the identity of the envoy, and then order the princes and guests to handle the reception matters.Now the gatekeeper was carrying a heavy bag of shining gold coins, and he was very happy, so he happily led Gan Mao to the small official hall where the princes host and guest.

As soon as Gan Mao glanced at this thin, dark-eyed host and guest, he knew that he was a difficult host to get along with.As soon as the door official left, Gan Mao immediately took out a short sword more than one foot long and said with a smile: "Written affairs should be armed. How about this barbarian hunting knife?" Dim, the corner of his mouth curled up and he said coldly: "Qi is a martial arts state, can such a broken sword be used?" Gan Mao smiled and said nothing, just went to the sword stand in the hall and took down the three-foot-long sword The long sword: "Is this the Tianchi sword of a warrior from the Qi Kingdom?" The host and guest official sneered, "Isn't it eye-catching, my lord?" Putting on the cowhide sheath, a thin and bright blue light flickered, and the Hu Dao was out of the sheath.

The host and guest official's eyes flashed, but they also understood that the Tianchi sword was thrown out of its sheath with a swipe, no need to look at it, it is a master of swordsmanship.This Tianchi sword is the uniform sword used by the cavalry of the Qi State. Because the sword-making workshop is located by the Tianchi in the north of Linzi, and the Tianchi water is used to cast swords, it is called Tianchi sword.This kind of sword is made of fine iron. Although it does not have the intimidating light of a single-cast sword, it is thick and thick with amazing power. It is very suitable for cavalry to slash immediately.The host and guest officials have such long swords, it is obvious that they were originally a cavalry general.He stretched out the long sword with his right hand, twitched the corner of his mouth, hooked Gan Mao with his left hand, and stood proudly in the middle of the small hall.

Gan Mao smiled slightly and didn't speak, only to see a flash of light, and Hu Dao lightly flicked Tianchi Sword from bottom to top.Hearing a clatter of gold and iron, the Tianchi sword was broken in two, and the first half of it hit the green brick floor with a loud noise. The host and guest officials were shocked, and quickly bowed deeply to Gan Mao: "I'm so ashamed that I don't know sharp weapons!" , it was the Hu people who went south to the Central Plains in the Spring and Autumn Period, and exchanged their horses with Wu Guo's swordsmiths. I heard that there are more than ten mouths, and most of them are in the hands of the leaders of the Hu people. This knife is an odd number when it meets you." The host and guest official laughed in fear: "How can I repay this great gift?" Gan Mao said with a smile: "I heard from Shangqing that the host and guest official was once a guest of Meng Changjun. Also?" The host and guest officials bowed their hands humbly: "I am under the Yishe, and I have been rewarded by the Lord, so I dare not obey my orders. Since the Lord has entered Qi as a special envoy, the Yishe will first escort the Lord to rest in the post house. The Shangqing will return, and I will come to visit immediately. grown ups."

Gan Maoyuan didn't expect anything, he just wanted to get a joint in the key official office of Shangqing's mansion first, so that he could move around frequently in the future; now that he sees the host and guest official Yishe in such a tone, he can make Su Dai come to pay a visit to him, so he knows this person It must be someone, so I was glad in my heart, and said with an open-minded smile: "Being respectful is worse than obeying, and I will listen to your Excellency." "Come here!" Yi She ordered, and a clerk came in and obeyed.Yi Sheli gave an order: "Go first to the first-class courtyard of the post house to meet the special envoy of Qin!" The clerk agreed and went first.Yishe immediately completed the inspection and stamping of Gan Mao's envoy's documents, completed all the checkpoints for envoys to enter the country in a short while, and then personally escorted Gan Mao to the post house, where he lived in the most luxurious special envoy's courtyard.After exchanging pleasantries, Yi She left in a hurry.

When it was time to light the lamp, Gan Mao was about to go out and go to Shangqing's mansion, but when he heard the cars and horses rumbling in front of the courtyard gate, a gatekeeper called out loudly: "Master Shangqing is here!" Meditate and welcome to the courtyard.On the stone path by the pool, a wind lantern floated slowly over, but under the light was a tall man in a red robe, high crown and three long beards with a white face like jade. Looking from a distance, he looked as elegant as a fairy hermit among the flowers and trees!Gan Mao bowed from a distance: "Cai Gan Mao, I welcome you." The man in the red robe clasped his hands and said with a smile: "The prime minister and the general are famous all over the world. How dare Su Dai use the word 'Welcome'?" Gan Mao has already He came forward and cupped his hands and said, "Suzi has ruled all the countries, and he is powerful. How can he be compared with Gan Mao's false name? Shame and shame!" Su Dai laughed heartily: "People say that Gan Mao has power and generals, and oppresses the world. Such humility , wouldn’t you kill Su Dai?" Gan Mao smiled openly: "One moment and another moment. Please let Shangqing enter the room to talk, and Gan Mao should confide in his heart." After saying that, he bowed his hands and bowed Su Dai stepped forward.

Su Dai was originally a proud man. Compared with his elder brother Su Qin, although he was not grand enough, he was too keen and flexible.Su Qin ruled the world with long-term strategies and great plans, pioneered the opening and closing of commoner clothes, encouraged the six countries to reform and strengthen the country, and laid a brilliant cornerstone for the third reform trend of the Warring States Period.Su Dai, however, is a realistic person. At the beginning, he was determined to turn his elder brother's "conspiracy" into reality, but he followed Zizhi to seize power and seek government in the Yan Kingdom, and wanted to work with Zizhi to open up the "strong ministers governing the country reform" in the Warring States period. achievements.Unsuitable Zizhi is a careerist who aspires to power and only fools the people of the country with the reform. He has plunged Su Dai into a quagmire and almost killed Zizhi!At the last moment, Su Dai Dache woke up suddenly and escaped from the Yan Kingdom, but he had to go to the old house in Luoyang to live in seclusion first.After Su Qin was assassinated, Su Dai came to Qi State again. King Qi Xuan respected Su Qin, so he also reused Su Dai as Shangqing, who was in charge of Qi State's diplomatic relations.After a few years, Su Dai took advantage of Su Qin's prestige, which was also his own strategy, to rush to the Central Plains, which greatly enhanced the state of Qi's mediation of diplomatic relations, rose to fame, and became another most famous strategist after Su Qin and Zhang Yi.The new king of Qi State came to the throne, and Su Dai was still one of the powerful ministers of Qi State. Gan Mao came to Qi as an envoy, and Su Dai couldn't recognize the two ends: either to form an alliance with Qi, or to prevent Qi from destroying Song. He had already planned a countermeasure in his heart.Unexpectedly, when we met today, Gan Mao was so humble. As the prime minister and general, he was obviously higher than his rank, but he bowed to him to the end. Awareness is average, and celebrities have no confidence at all!For diplomatic envoys, the most important thing is to pay attention to etiquette. It is unexpected that such humility is so humble.Su Dai was originally keen and quick-witted, so he suddenly became suspicious, but his face was still talking and laughing without any trace. Entering the main hall, Gan Mao gave Su Dai the upper seat facing south.According to the etiquette of the guest and host, Su Dai is a distinguished guest when he comes to the post house, and it is not too much to sit on the top seat, so Su Dai did not give in, so he took his seat with a smile.After the tea was served by the boy servant, Gan Mao closed the hall door and took his seat, sighing: "More than ten years ago, Gan Mao had several contacts with his elder brother Su Qin, and it is sad that Su died suddenly!" Su It was a salute when Dai handed over his hand: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for thinking about the past friendship. My brother Quanxia knows, and I should be pleased." Gan Mao looked at Su Dai and said with emotion: "Gan Mao has always admired the three heroes of the Su family. Although I met Shangqing for the first time But it’s like facing the spring breeze, and I feel so sweet in my heart.” Su Dai said with a smile: “I’ve heard that the prime minister is awe-inspiring, and when he came to Qi State, he became a little more tender, but how can I bear it?” Between words, It was obvious that there was a hint of irony. Gan Mao couldn't help but blushed slightly, but he stood up and bowed deeply to Su Dai: "Gan Mao is in trouble, Shangqing will help me." Su Dai couldn't help being startled, stepped forward to support Gan Mao and smiled: " Why did the prime minister say this? Qin and Qi have diplomatic relations, how dare Su Dai not be effective?" Gan Mao choked up: "It's not for diplomatic relations, but for his own trivial matters." Su Dai was even more puzzled: "Gong is the strong general of Qin, the world What is the difficulty of being the first minister of power?" Gan Mao bowed again: "Shangqing, please let me talk about it." Su Dai was seated, and Gan Mao started attacking Yiyang a year ago. Zongzong told them in detail one by one, until he was deposed from the position of prime minister and General Void, and at the end he exchanged tears of emotion. Su Dai was originally a figure in diplomatic relations, so he was naturally aware of the great changes in the Qin State, but he didn't know much about the detailed conflicts. Now, from what Gan Mao said, the civil strife in the Qin State was shocking, and he couldn't help feeling With a sudden movement, it seemed to have caught a glimmer of light.Even so, he didn't realize it on the surface, and just sighed deeply: "How can people be embarrassed by the situation of the public?" Gan Mao sighed for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked: "You are a Dashi, have you heard the saying 'excuse the light'?" "Su Dai is lonely, and I have never heard of it." Gan Mao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then smiled slightly: "Gan Mao lived in Chu in the past. A poor woman in the village community had no night to weave lights. There was a rich woman next to her family, who floated cloth by the stream with the poor woman, and the poor The daughter of the family said to the rich woman: "My family has no money to buy candles, but yours has more than enough candlelight. If you can share a sliver of my light, it will not only help me weave at night, but not damage your light, would it be a good deed?" The rich woman nodded. Say yes, so the hatchback is convenient, the rich man's daughter becomes famous, and the poor family's daughter escapes poverty, and it becomes a good story for a while." "I'm Yulu, please give me some advice." Su Dai blinked in confusion. Gan Mao understood in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Gan Mao is in a predicament now, but you are at the height of the sun, and you will go to Qin as an envoy. I hope you will do good deeds, and use your spare time to revitalize Gan Mao and the embarrassing place. This is a great favor that cannot be repaid in words. " Su Dai's eyes flashed: "But how do you know that I will go to Qin as an envoy?" Gan Mao said with a smile: "Qi State wants to destroy Song, but Song State wants to be close to Qin State. Qi State doesn't talk about Qin State, how can it destroy Song State?" "So, Your Excellency's mission to envoy Qi is to contain Qi?" Su Dai's eyes suddenly sharpened. Gan Mao smiled leisurely: "It's in name, but in fact it's avoiding disaster, you should learn from it." Su Dai groaned silently, holding the teacup in his hand, but only looked at Gan Mao.After a moment of silence, Gan Mao said resolutely: "If you help me, I will help you!" Su Dai laughed and said, "You have no spare time, why help me?" Old cloth, how about it?" Su Dai laughed and stood up: "Okay! Let's rest in the post house. After three or two days, Yishe will introduce the Duke to the King of Qi." Gan Mao took advantage of the situation and asked: "A host and guest official, Can you pass Shangqing and face the king directly?" Su Dai waved his hand: "Your Majesty is in Qi, and you will know yourself in the future, so why worry? Let me go." After saying that, he drifted away. Gan Mao couldn't rest easy, so he wandered around in the courtyard watching the bright moon in the sky.It seems that I will be a minister who fled the country in the future.Although such things have been common since the Spring and Autumn Period, that rhino head alone has served in more than ten states, and his reputation is getting higher and higher.But Gan Mao understands that most of the famous people who fled the country like Xishou left because they were overqualified and underutilized, and they walked with confidence and confidence, which naturally left them with a reputation of being a great talent, and they would have no taboo in reusing them in other countries.However, there are very few powerful ministers and celebrities like myself who have to flee the country after becoming a prime minister and general. Since the Warring States period, there has been only one Wu Qi.But Wu Qi is a special case: Wen can govern the country in peace, and Wu can expand the territory. He is still a powerful official who left Chu. .Such a rare and talented minister, even if he fled the country, all countries would regard him as a treasure.Compared with Wu Qi, I am nothing worth mentioning. I have no achievements in governing the country, and I have no famous military exploits. Why should other countries want to use you again?There is really nothing to do about Su Dai's compromise.Su Dai seems to be willing to help him out of trouble, but seeing Su Dai's appearance, he also expects that he must give something in return.He also knew that for a person like Su Dai, not a few treasures could be rewarded, what he wanted was the help of meritorious deeds!On the plus side, he, Gan Mao, must assist Su Dai in making contributions.To put it badly, he, Gan Mao, must be a pawn or even a tool in Su Dai's hands, and be at his mercy!refuse?Where do you settle down?Do you accept it?Really unwilling... After thinking about it again and again, Gan Mao was still in a state of confusion, unable to figure out a clue, and before he knew it, it was dawn. After sleeping until noon, the old servant came to the front in a hurry: "Report to the Patriarch: The Lord and Guest Yishe left a book and left." "Yishe? He has been here? Why didn't you wake me up?" Gan Mao was a little surprised in his confusion. "The master and guest officials are not allowed to wake up the master. This is a book left." The old servant is an old man brought out from Xiacai's hometown. No matter how big an official Gan Mao is, he only calls Gan Mao the master, and there is absolutely no second title. . Gan Mao saw the bamboo tube with the mud seal of "the princes and hosts", and decided that it was an official document. When he took out the parchment and looked at it, his eyes suddenly shone with brilliance.The two lines of big characters on the paper read: "Mengchang Lord heard that the Duke entered Qi, and wanted to meet with the Duke. When he came late, Yishe was going to pick up the Duke." Gan Mao walked around the hall several times before returning to his senses and carefully Try to figure out what this means. After Su Qin's death, Mr. Mengchang was left out for a while by the old and dizzy King Xuan of Qi, so he had to go back to the fief of Xueyi with a group of followers to hunt and compete all day long.But after the new Qi Wang Tian Di came to the throne, Meng Changjun became the pillar of Qi again.There is a saying circulating in the Central Plains: This new king of Qi is ambitious and determined to unify the world, so he reappointed Lord Mengchang as the prime minister to lead the state affairs, Su Dai as the Shangqing to manage diplomatic relations, Tian Zhen as the general to take charge of the war, and the new king Qi Min The king's own horse, and Qi's four-horse chariot will conquer the world. But when Gan Mao made decisions, he never looked at these major political symptoms, but paid more attention to those hidden entanglements behind.King Qin Hui once said that he was "a man of power and strategy, not a righteous man". Therefore, although Zhang Yi recommended him, Gan Mao only made a long history.But no matter how others criticize, Gan Mao firmly believes that these hidden connections of interests are the foundation of power distribution.After wanting to leave Qin, he sent secret scouts to inquire about Qi's domestic situation, but the news reported said: Originally, several veteran ministers of Qi State opposed Meng Changjun as prime minister because Meng Changjun was not good at governing the country; Stubborn, likes to make friends with warriors and high rollers, prefers famous cars, horses and beauties, congenial with Meng Changjun, who is well versed in this way, and unexpectedly uses Meng Changjun regardless of the old minister's opposition. Based on this, Gan Mao speculated: No matter what the truth is, Lord Mengchang is undoubtedly the first hot official in Qi.He shared weal and woe with Su Qin, and naturally he and Su Dai must have a deep friendship, and the alliance between the two must be based on Lord Mengchang.In this way, Lord Mengchang's power will be more stable, the only shortcoming is that he has no military power.And the military power of Qi State has always been in the hands of the monarch since Tian Ji and Sun Bin. The generals only lead troops to fight in wartimes, and have little power over the state affairs.From a practical point of view, Lord Mengchang's power is much greater than that of King Xuan of Qi. It can even be said that Lord Mengchang is half of Qi State! Such a gentleman Mengchang, why should he meet him outside the official law?According to the laws of the State of Qi: Seasonal exchanges are dealt with by the minister in charge of diplomatic relations. Undecided major issues can be reported to the prime minister or the monarch.Su Dai is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has met with him and knows his situation. Before he has a proper plan, Su Daidang will not directly push himself to Meng Changjun.Judging from the situation, it can only be that Yishe reported it to Lord Mengchang, and Lord Mengchang himself decided to meet Gan Mao in private. After thinking for a long time, Gan Mao's heart brightened, and he suddenly had an idea. Just as the sunset glow on the roof faded, the rumbling car drove up to the gate of the post house.Yicheng was very pleasantly surprised, and before entering the first-class courtyard, a shrill voice came in: "Meng Changjun has arrived in a four-horse cart! Please, please envoy!" Gan Mao smiled calmly and rewarded Yicheng with two gold coins. Then he brought two guard knights to the gate of the post house; when he looked up, he saw a shiny bronze chariot in the center of the carriage field. He raised his head and neighed, but in the twilight it was extraordinarily bright and energetic.Looking at the driver's seat, it was actually Yi She driving the car himself! Seeing Gan Mao going out, Yi She drove the car around, then came to the front of the car and cupped his hands and said: "Little official Yi She, welcome the Prime Minister!" Seeing such chariots and horses, and welcoming officials like this, Gan Mao knew that Mr. Mengchang would still treat him as the prime minister of Qin State. He felt hot, but he just cupped his hands and said with a faint smile: "Thank you, princes and guests." The two who came out of the side door With a wave of his hand, a guard knight stepped onto the large and comfortable cart, holding the umbrella cover in his hand, and lightly touched his feet.Yi She flicked the reins, and the four fiery red horses hooved out at the same time, and they walked lightly. The hooves of the horses were accompanied by the rattling of the wheels, which was so smooth that it was fascinating.Gan Mao couldn't help but sighed in his heart: "A real man, tall chariots and horses! How many suns and moons can there be?" The car always drove in a secluded alley with no cars, horses and pedestrians. After turning a few turns, it entered a deep stone street and stopped in front of a stone gatehouse.There are no soldiers in front of the gate, and there is no carriage and horse farm. There is only a wind lamp without characters hanging alone under the porch.Yi She jumped out of the car and cupped his hands, saying, "Please, Prime Minister." He stretched out his hand to help.Naturally Gan Mao would not let him support him, Li Luo got out of the car and asked: "Mr. Mengchang's mansion is so simple?" Yi She laughed and said: "This is Mr. Mengchang's other residence, and no one else can come here." While talking, a lean and dark man in long robes came out from the porch, bowed his hands to Gan Mao and said, "Please come with me, honored guest." After a circle of four horses, the cart turned back with a rattle.Gan Mao felt that there was always something strange and mysterious in this alley, but he couldn't exit it, so he followed the man in the robe into the stone gate.With the dim light of the wind lamp under the porch, bypassing a huge screen wall that completely blocks the vision of the foyer, the front is suddenly clear.Under the autumn moon, there is a sparkling pool facing you, weeping willows on the four banks, a thatched pavilion in the center, and not a single house, it is extremely spacious and quiet.The man in robes led Gan Mao down a stone staircase that went two feet deep into the water, and he saw a dangling canoe moored beside the stone staircase.The man in the long robe touched his feet, then flew lightly into the canoe, turned around and cupped his hands and said, "Your honored guest, just come and board the canoe." Gan Mao was quite familiar with boats, so he followed the sound and saw that the canoe was still swaying just now. At this moment, he was nailed to the water without moving at all, he couldn't help being very surprised, when he stepped onto the boat, his feet felt like he was stepping on a stone pavement. "A strong man is good at water skills!" Gan Mao couldn't help admiring from the bottom of his heart. The man in the long robe didn't speak, just tapped the penny, and the canoe flew towards the central pavilion like an arrow, and within a moment he was on the stone steps under the pavilion.As soon as Gan Mao stepped on the stone slab, he heard a burst of laughter from the shore: "The guest from afar is coming, the wind and the rain." Looking up, he saw a person standing on the top of the stone slab steps, but under the hazy moonlight, he was wearing a toga with big sleeves hanging loose. Crown, like a hermit!Gan Mao bowed his hands far away: "For the king and guest, I worry quietly." The people on the shore chanted again: "A gentleman's car, four horses hunt." Gan Mao sighed and recited: "Now I come to think, rain and snow are falling. While speaking, he climbed up the stairs and bowed deeply: "Cai Ganmao, I have met Lord Meng Chang." The man with his sleeves loose said with a smile: "Even if the prime minister is in trouble, why would Tian Wen dare to accept this great gift?" While saying this, he was only empty-handed. Helped, Ren Ganmao bowed down.Gan Mao bowed honestly to the end, straightened up but said abruptly: "Hey, my car, three victories in one month!" Jun Mengchang on the opposite side was stunned for a moment, and then he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Tian Wen has offended, please come into the pavilion to talk." The conversation just now was a special kind of competition in the mediation of entertainment and diplomatic etiquette between celebrities and nobles since the Spring and Autumn Period.In fact, it is to express one's intention and test the other party by composing poems.During the Spring and Autumn Period, this custom of composing poems and answering questions was very strong. On diplomatic occasions or gatherings of celebrities and nobles, they had to repeatedly reciprocate during the drinking and playing music before the official event. They broke up happily, and didn't even have a chance to get involved in serious business.The so-called "Poetry Reward Answer" is based on the 300 "Poems" as a rough basis. First, the host appoints a banquet musician to play one of them, and then sings a few main lyrics by himself, expressing his feelings tactfully.After listening to it, the guests will re-designate the music and sing the verses, euphemistically expressing their answers to the host.At the beginning, Chong'er of Jin State, who later became Duke Wen of Jin, sought the support of other countries while fleeing.After entering the state of Qin, at the welcome banquet held by Duke Mu of Qin for Chong'er, Duke Mu of Qin played four songs and sang poems to ask questions in person.Under the guidance of the knowledgeable Zhao Shuan, Chonger sang and answered the poems after each song just right. Duke Mu of Qin appreciated him so much that he not only married his daughter to Chonger, but also immediately sent heavy soldiers to escort Chonger back to the country to ascend the throne. Entering the Warring States period, this protracted and lengthy tortuous reward almost completely disappeared. Even some maverick celebrities and nobles can at most just recite one or two lines of "Poems" to express their hearts, and not all of them are from "Poems". statement.Just now, Mr. Mengchang and Gan Mao had a few conversations. Mr. Mengchang’s first main sentence was "Gu Feng" in "Poetry Xiaoya", which implies: visitors from afar, like the wind and rain in spring!The main sentence of Gan Maochou's answer is "Get out of the car" in "Poetry Xiaoya", which implies: I am ashamed to be your guest, and I have deep worries that cannot be expressed.The third sentence of Meng Changjun is "Caiwei" in "Poetry Xiaoya", which implies: I didn't realize it, you are a man of scenery.The fourth sentence of Gan Maochou's answer is also "Caiwei" in "Poetry Xiaoya", which implies: My road is rainy and muddy, and I am full of worries.The last sentence is recited abruptly. The main sentence "three victories in January" is also a famous sentence in "Caiwei", which implies: I have the strength to make you a great success!It was because of this abrupt sentence that Meng Changjun was surprised and apologized, and Gan Mao gained the respect that was about to be lost. Entering the Maoting Pavilion, but there is no lantern, a moonlight shines across the lake and under the pavilion, which is another kind of tranquility.Gan Mao laughed and said, "I've heard that Mr. Mengchang is so majestic, but I don't want to be so elegant. I admire it." Mr. Mengchang pointed to the stone case and the two nobles smiled and said, "I don't dare to be elegant. It's just convenient to drink here. Please." Gan Mao was sitting on the ground in front of the large stone table, and with only one glance, he saw two layers of mahogany wine piled up in the shadow of the moonlight.Can't help laughing in surprise: "Meng Changjun is indeed a hero, but Gan Mao is hard to accompany." Meng Changjun laughed and said: "On the wine, you are not qualified. These wine stabs were all drunk by Zhang Yi and I. Yes, I’ll leave it here for just thinking about it.” After finishing speaking, he sighed: “A hero like Zhang Yi is hard to find in this life.” Gan Mao couldn’t help being silent, thinking of Zhang Yi, Su Qin who ruled the world, one who drank astonishingly, one who He doesn't drink strong alcohol, but he has an ordinary heroic demeanor. Whether he is an enemy or a friend, he has formed a life-and-death friendship with Meng Changjun, the world's number one tycoon.Thinking of this, Gan Mao sighed with emotion: "Of course! Zhang Yiming is the enemy of the six countries, but he has no selfishness in his diplomatic relations, and he has won the respect of his opponents with his heroic demeanor. Such skills, Gan Mao is really far behind." Mr. Mengchang smiled and said: "It's wise to have this theory. Tian Wen doesn't care about you, Zhang Yi's political opponent, come, drink a cup first!" Without looking at Gan Mao, he drank it all by himself, "Be the prince! When he arrived at the stone case with a sound, he withdrew his smile: "It is said that there are three victories in one month, but how can you teach me?" Gan Mao put down the bronze jue and cupped his hands: "It takes one month to lock Qin, destroy Song, and become the overlord of the Central Plains." Are there three victories?" Meng Changjun's eyes sparkled immediately: "Three major events, the public has a long-term plan?" Gan Mao smiled leisurely: "Even if there is a long-term plan, there is no place for it to stand up to, and it makes people feel ashamed." Meng Changjun laughed heartily: "If you can do it Three victories in one month, why worry about the land?" Gan Mao immediately followed up: "Everyone knows that Mr. Mengchang made a promise, and I will thank you in advance." Mr. Mengchang stopped laughing: "Facing the righteous man, Tian Wen is a promise. As a strategist, it's different to trade strategies for land." Gan Mao said: "It's good to exchange strategies for land, Mr. Mengchang is really cool. Gan Mao also has a clear conscience." After speaking, he took out a leather bag from his big sleeve The roll of parchment was handed over: "This is the outline of Gan Mao's plan, please comment." Mr. Mengchang took the parchment scroll, opened it with a bang, stared at the moonlight for a moment, and couldn't help smiling: "It's just that the lock Qin section needs to be dismantled one or two times." Gan Mao knew that his plan had come to an end. Having been approved by Lord Mengchang, he was immediately relieved, so he stood up and stretched his waist, paced and talked in the moonlight, and explained in detail the situation of Qin State's ruling and opposition parties, power control and various difficulties at present, and he said it in one breath half an hour. "You mean, now is a good opportunity to lock Qin?" Meng Changjun drank another jug ​​by himself. "Exactly. The Lord Shao Guoyi, the Empress Dowager is in power, and the relatives are in charge of the country. I have never heard of it in the Warring States Period!" "The king of Qin is weak in secret, and has no successors for good-looking and famous generals?" "Exactly." Gan Mao was full of emotions, and he couldn't help panting with excitement between his comments: "The king of Qin is weak in nature, Wei Xie is headstrong, Mi Rongying is a dude and mediocre, and although he can do it, he is old and old and controlled by others. The army There is no known general in command, but Yu Bai's group of generals are in command. Even though the Empress Dowager Xuan is shrewd and capable, it will be in vain without great talents to support her!" "I've heard that Bai Qi has both courage and courage, and is quite talented as a general. Don't you think so?" "Those who start in vain, start from the army." Gan Mao gasped slightly again: "He didn't read military books, he didn't worship famous teachers, and the commander-in-chief was promoted to the former commander of the army. In a big battle, what about military talent? To be honest, such a character can kill the enemy in battle, but leading hundreds of thousands of troops in a decisive battle on the battlefield, he must be the defeated general." Jun Mengchang was silent for a moment, then stood up and bowed: "After three days, I invite you to meet King Qi." When the waning moon was sinking to the west, Gan Maocai returned to the post house.He heard the rooster sing over and over again, but he couldn't sleep comfortably, so he wandered around the courtyard alone.Seeing the thick autumn frost and morning fog falling like a thick curtain, the world was in chaos, and Gan Mao's heart was also in chaos. In a trance, he felt that he saw Xianyang and his prime minister's mansion, and he couldn't help shouting "Qin State, Qin State, why did Gan Mao lose to you, and ended up being eaten by you!" A trembling in his heart, he cried bitterly in the thick fog.