General Qin

"The Marquis of Qi was deceived by the villain, mistakenly confused my ancestor with the Shanrong, and destroyed our family. Since then, the old land of our family has been swallowed up by Yan. The last two remaining ethnic groups, one Branch Xi moved here and established a settlement, which is the ancestor of my Gu clan. Another branch is said to have moved to Liaodong and is called the Zhu clan."

Gu Ze led Zhao Tuo and Qin Jun into the village, and at the same time introduced him to the origin of this Gu uncle town.

"It turns out that the elder is a descendant of the Guzhu country in the past. I have heard that there were two sages named Boyi and Shuqi at the end of the Shang Dynasty. They are the ancestors of the elder, right?" Zhao Tuo cupped his hands to show his respect.

"It was the sages of our family. They first did not inherit the throne, but gave the country to their brothers, and their virtuous names spread all over the world. Later, they seized horses to remonstrate with King Wu of Zhou. In the end, instead of eating Zhou millet, they plucked weeds in Shouyang Mountain and ate them for generations. It has been passed down as a good story, I never thought Zhao Jun would have heard of it before, but this makes me very happy."

Gu Ze said with a smile, and when he mentioned the glorious history of the family, he puffed up his chest again.

Zhao Tuo echoed the compliment on the surface, but he was actually speechless in his heart.

Lone Bamboo Country.

Such a long history.

Four hundred years ago, this small country was coerced by the mountain army, followed by the invasion of the Yan State, and was wiped out by Duke Huan of Qi, who was in the limelight at that time, as a running dog of Rongdi.

Only one sentence was left in the history books, Duke Huan of Qi "expedition to the north of the mountain army, cut off the solitary bamboo and returned to the south, and the seaside princes dared not come to obey." Stepping stones of supremacy.

As for Boyi Shuqi, it happened as long as 800 years ago.

My majestic 800-year-old Zhou Dynasty has already died, and you are still talking about Boyi Shuqi here, and you are proud of it.

Not to mention the legend of Boyi Shuqi is a tribute to the spirit of loyalty to the motherland and integrity.

You, a Yan man who just surrendered to Qin, still use this legend as a capital to show off, which really makes Zhao Tuo speechless.

However, Gu Ze's behavior also reflects the characteristics of this era.

The annexation of princes continued, and I don't know how many countries and nobles fell. But their descendants still take the glory of their ancestors as their proud capital, and look down on those mud legs that planed food in the soil.

Just because Zhao Tuo was born in a noble family, Gu Ze was willing to cooperate with him. Otherwise, if another commander of the Qin Army who came from a commoner came over, I am afraid that the old man would have to cooperate due to the power of the Qin Army on the surface, but he must be looking down on him behind his back. of.

Zhao Tuo was walking on the road in the middle of the city, observing the surrounding environment while listening to the compliments from Gu Ze and those nobles.

This Gubo township is roughly composed of the survivors of the Guzhu country, plus a small number of retail civilians.

In the township, the Gu family is the only one, and those who follow are basically the Gu family, and they are the descendants of Gu Ze, so if Gu Ze is settled, Zhao Tuo's garrison mission this time will be easily completed.

He only needs to lead his soldiers to garrison here to ensure traffic safety, and when the follow-up troops come to take over, it will be considered a success. Although it won't upgrade his title, it can increase his achievements. If his achievements reach a certain amount, Zhao Tuo will also be rewarded accordingly.

Perhaps because they had received Guze's order in advance, the old and the weak in the village hid in their houses and did not dare to come out. They looked around through the door to see if the Qin army entering the village was as fierce as the legend said.

Old people and women are obedient, but those immature children may not be able to understand things.

A pair of toddlers were still the same as before, laughing and chasing, and got out of the path between the rooms.

Running in front was a little girl with braids, only about five or six years old, who stumbled while running. Behind him was a slightly older boy with bare buttocks, all dirty and yelling, "Chasing you, chasing you."

The two toddlers chased each other, but they didn't see Zhao Tuo and others walking on the road. They rushed over at once. The girl bumped into Zhao Tuo's leg first, while the boy didn't stop the car and rushed past Zhao Tuo. , straight into the black buttocks behind.

The few soldiers of the Qin army who followed at the rear instinctively leveled their spears when they heard the movement, and some people drew their swords.

The two children were frightened by this, and burst into tears.

The atmosphere was tense instantly.

Gu Ze's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted: "Misunderstanding, all strong men, they are just two children."

Zhao Tuo waved his hands and asked the soldiers to put down their weapons.

He knelt down, touched the little girl's head, and said softly: "Don't cry, run slower next time, you won't bump into it, go and play."

The little girl nodded half understanding, turned around and ran away.

The little boy behind was still crying. He was turned over by the black buttocks and pressed on his knees, and he was spanked before letting go.

"Ruzi, you should have eyes next time. If you bump into Naigong again, hehe."

Black Butt grinned.

The little boy only felt that the person in front of him was laughing horribly, and ran away crying, clutching his buttocks.

The two children quickly disappeared without a trace, and the atmosphere eased.

Zhao Tuo could even hear the sound of relief coming from the house on the side of the road.

The Qin army was not as brutal as imagined, which made the residents of Gubo Township feel relieved.

After a while, they arrived at the mansion of Gu Ze's family.

As the largest home of the three elders in Gu Bo Township, Gu Ze's mansion is indeed very good.

The eaves of the door are soaring, and there are people waiting respectfully at the grand doorway.

Walking in the door, you can see tall wooden pillars propping up a wide space, and the roof is covered with exquisite tiles.

As far as Zhao Tuo knows, the noble houses in Yandi generally spread reeds on the roof first, then grass soil, and then apply a thick layer of "sanhe soil" on the grass soil, and finally cover the roof with various patterns. A tile with exquisite texture can be called luxury.

"Hold the lamp!"

Gu Ze clapped his hands, and saw those vertical maids, shuttling back and forth, lighting the bronze lampstands in the wide hall.

The faint candle was burning, and the animal oil inside released a strange smell, but it was immediately covered by the special aromatherapy.

Those Qin soldiers behind Zhao Tuo who watched this scene widened their eyes.

Black Butt even swallowed his saliva and said, "My village leader, these people really know how to enjoy themselves."

Not only him, but even Xi Qigu, who has been a small official for many years, couldn't help but said: "The nobles in this village in Yan State are almost comparable to our county magistrate in Qin State."

"All strong men, please hurry up, the food and drink have been prepared, please take your seat."

Gu Ze warmly entertained and invited Zhao Tuo and others to the table.

At this time, it was time to go to the market (Shen Shi), and it was not time to eat, but everyone still swallowed their saliva in unison.

"Tun Chief, let's... let's eat something."

Heihip whispered, not only him, but everyone else looked over eagerly.

Zhao Tuo smiled, he knew that Gu Ze had good intentions in this banquet, if he refused it would anger the other party, not to mention that his soldiers would also be dissatisfied.

"Shejian, you wait outside with a dozen people, and you will have your own food and drink later."

Zhao Tuo told everyone in Guanzhong dialect that although Gu Ze's attitude of surrender was very sincere, he had to guard against it.

"only."

Without another word, Shejian walked to the door with nine reluctant soldiers.

After arranging the backup, Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the elder, then we will be disrespectful."

Gu Ze also saw Zhao Tuo's arrangement, and he praised in his heart that he was really cautious. The smile on his face remained unchanged, and he stretched out his hand and said, "All strong men, please be seated."

Gu Ze was very careful, knowing that Qin Guo respected the right, so he arranged Zhao Tuo and others in the east seat on the right.

After the people were seated, the maids in the mansion began to shuttle around to serve wine and food.

They wore snow-white socks and emerald green silk clothes. Although they were not beautiful, to Zhao Tuo's rough men, they were all gods. They stared straight at each other and swallowed. Drooling, I don't know if it is greedy for these maidservants, or for the food and drink on the table.

This is not over yet, Gu Ze clapped his hands.

A woman walked out from the inner house, about thirty years old, wearing a lavender dress, with a little makeup on her face.

She came over gracefully and looked at Zhao Tuo, her eyes and brows were full of spring, those watery eyes seemed to be dripping water, she was really the last beautiful woman.

Gu Ze stroked his gray beard, and said with a smile: "This is my old man, Xiaojun, and I am here to serve you, eat, sleep and sleep today."

"Hanshu Geographical Chronicles": The guests pass by, and the women serve as lodgings. On the night of marriage, there is no difference between men and women, and they are proud of it. After a while, it stopped, but it didn't change in the end.

"Eight Hundred Years of Yan State·Folk Customs": The relationship between men and women in Yan is relatively casual, and there seems to be no great etiquette. The relationship between the sexes can be described as "slutty".

Gu Derong, Zhu Shunlong's "History of the Spring and Autumn Period: Etiquette and Customs in the Spring and Autumn Period": The sexes in Yan State are even more debauched.

There is also a story in "Han Feizi Nei Chu Shuo Xia" about Yannv who is dissolute and has an affair with her lover in front of her husband. If it's too long, I won't post it.

According to the above, "treating guests with women" may be a normal custom in Yandi.