It is winter now, and the wind on the southern river is not strong. The Ru River is not wide either.

Wu Yue's boatman could sail to Japan with a board of knowledge and play sailing in this small river. What big stubble could he make?

After they became familiar with the nature of the boat, they invited Zhao Wu and his group to come to the river to test the boat. The newly built soft sailboats have insignificant weight compared to hard sails. They can operate seven or eight on a boat. The manipulation of this boat is far from that of the warships of the same era. After a while, the boatmen became familiar with the sailing movements, they became obsessed with the feeling of maneuvering the ship. They added, turned and took a serpentine route on the river. Although the warships were twisting and twisting, because of the large size of the boat, the people on the boat did not feel the dizzy feeling of loss.

This is what Zhao Wu refers to.

But Xiang Rong had been pumping the air conditioner frequently and said tremblingly: This level is too difficult for me to adapt to. Usually, the ox cart is not so fast. Even if it is riding a horse, it is not so fast. I stood on the river surface and felt that the wind was strong in my ears, which made me dizzy.

Zichan smiled silently, and his smile showed that he actually agreed with Xiang Rong's point of view. It was just because he was trying to hold back the feeling of vomiting that Zichan did not dare to open his mouth.

Zhao Wu shook his head gently and said to himself: How high is this? Is it sixty miles? You haven't tasted it yet. When you sit in a convertible, you can't open your eyes. That level makes you feel so strong that you can't open your eyes.

This car is not that car, and what Zhao Wu said is not the chariot of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In fact, there was a person with strong adrenal secretion. The singer of Chu State jumped on the deck excitedly. She whispered to Zhao Wu and then sang a song on the deck in a gentle tone. The tone made people soft. During the singing, her big eyes flashed and her eyes could drip out of water.

But it's a pity that Zhao Wu couldn't understand the lyrics.

Fortunately, Zhao Wu does not have the aristocratic reserve that he pretends to understand. He turned to the two foreign ministers, spread his hands, and asked without blushing, his heart was not beating: This song is quite melodious, do you understand what lyrics she sang?

Xiang Rong answered: Chu Ciyuan

Zichan answered: Yue Girl Song

Zhao Wu frowned. The two masters who were neighboring Chu State gave two answers, and both of them were serious, which made Zhao Wu very depressed and felt a little teased.

Seeing that Zhao Wu looked wrong, Zichan quickly cleared his throat and explained: About a hundred years ago, on the day when Xiangchengjun of Chu accepted the title, he was surrounded by his followers and came to the riverside by his followers. Zhuang Xinwang, the doctor of Chu, passed by, and he met with Xiangchengjun and stood up and wanted to shake hands with Xiangchengjun.

Zhao Wu was amazed: It turns out that the etiquette of shaking hands is here, it has been so long

Xiang Rong rolled his eyes and muttered quietly: It's only more than a hundred years, why does it matter if it's a long history

Zichan used his eloquence and continued to explain continuously. At this moment, he seemed to have found the sense of accomplishment that he had taught Fan Zi back then. He also taught a Jin State to rule with his own knowledge: more than a hundred years ago. The etiquette of shaking hands was not common, and Xiang Chengjun was a great nobleman. Zhuang Xin, the doctor of Chu, was just a subordinate official. He ignored the difference in ranks and took the nobleman's hand. This was extremely rude offense at that time, so Xiang Chengjun was very angry after hearing this, and his face changed drastically. Zhuang Xin was a little uncomfortable when he saw it. He turned around and washed his hands and told Xiang Chengjun a story about E Junzi.

Zichan cleared his throat and the wind blew. His tall body and sleeves fluttered, which made him feel like a romantic talented man later: Zhuang Xin said: One day, E Junzi sat on a magnificent cruise ship with blue birds engraved, and heard a Yue man in charge of the boat singing with oars. The song was gentle and beautiful. E Junzi was very moved, but he just couldn't understand what he was singing. So E Junzi recruited a translator and asked him to translate the lyrics of the Li Shipman into Chu dialect. This is the Yue man's song.

The language of Yue State is more difficult to understand than the language of Chu State. Moreover, Yue State has always been considered a more barbaric village than Chu State. The people of Chu State have translated the poems of Yue State for the first time. Since then, the music and literature of Chu State have been deeply influenced by these lyrics, so it is not wrong to say that it is the source of Chu Ci. And I pointed out its original name, Yiyue People Song.

When Zhao Wu heard this, he was very interested. At this time, the Chu singer continued to be on the boat, singing the Yue people song that he couldn't understand the lyrics at Zhao Wu with charming eyes. Zhao Wu asked anxiously: What is the lyrics

Zichan wrote a comment word by word based on Chu's performance: When will I imitate the flowing in the boat tonight; when will I be able to ship with the prince today?

I feel ashamed and bearded, but I don’t care about being shamed. I feel so upset that I can never stop. I know that I have the prince. There are trees on the mountain and branches on the wood. I feel happy with you but I don’t know.

Zhao Wu asked absent-mindedly: What's next

Zichan replied with a smile: The lyrics say: I can’t help myself. At the beginning, after E Junzi understood the meaning of the lyrics, he couldn’t help but walk forward immediately, hugged the boatman of Yueguo, and covered the embroidered brocade clothes on the man. After hearing this story, Xiang Chengjun of Chu also walked forward. He extended his friendly hands to Zhuang Xin. From then on, there was a handshake gift in the world.

Zhao Wu Youran was fascinated: I remember when I was crowned, the newly-grown samurai in the family was loyal to me. There was a ritual at that time: I gave my sword and armor to the family samurai, and then led my hands into the hands of the samurai. It was said that I am the one who gave it to you to tame. It seems that I have such a similar handshake gift in Jin State.

The handshake gift that Zhuang Xin initially made was to hold the other party's hand with one hand. After listening to the lyrics, Xiang Chengjun put his hands into Zhuang Xin's hand, and what he said was the latter. It seems that this kind of etiquette had existed in Jin State. At least when Zhao Wu held the crown ceremony, this kind of etiquette was already very mature.

Zichan sighed, he glanced at Xiang Rong. Xiang Rong showed deep disappointment, and he shook his head and sighed. Seeing that Zhao Wu didn't know why, Zichan explained: Wuzi, your etiquette teacher is really not very good. Some etiquettes need to be influenced by the family environment for more than ten years. Hiding in the deep is impossible to teach, such as the origin of these etiquettes.

Zichan took a deep breath and continued with a lonely expression: The winner has always written history. In other words, the protagonist of this world is the winner, and the historical records revolve around the winner. Others are just supporting roles. If they do not interact and involve the protagonist, they are those who are ignored by history.

The same is true for the relationship between countries. One history of the Spring and Autumn Period and half of the history of the Jin State.

Jin State is a century-old hegemon. The historical records of the Spring and Autumn Period were revolved around Jin State. If we small countries did not appear in events dominated by Jin State, then in this historical record, we small countries would not exist at all.

The customs are the same, culture is also the same. When Jin State dominates, the customs of Jin State becomes the most elegant custom in the world, and the hobbies of Jin State become the hobbies of most nobles in the world. When Jin State loses its hegemony, then on the stage of history, the protagonist becomes another person, a person who succeeds the hegemony of Jin State.

Zhao Wu understood, and he gently spit out a person's name: King Zhuang of Chu.

Zichan nodded desperately with Xiang Rong. Zichan continued: After King Zhuang of Chu did not speak for three years, he made a splash and achieved the overlord position, many of the Chu states' styles became a strong trend in the world. For example, handshake gifts were popular among countries. Because of the Yue people's song just now, when people feel that they need to entrust their sincere words, they put their hands in the other party's palm to express their sincere admiration for each other.

After a moment, Zichan took a look at the Chu singer. At this time, the Chu girl had finished singing the lyrics. She turned her waist and walked to Zhao Wu, stretched out her hands, and placed her green onion fingers in Zhao Wu's Zhuo Xin. Zichan quickly replenished her: and her sincere admiration.

Zhao Wu smiled awkwardly. He took the hand of Chu Nu and pulled Chu Nu to his side. With a memory look, he said: "It seems that there is a similar poem in Jin State. I remember it is called "Preparing the Book of Songs" and the lyrics are about: "Preparing the firewood, three stars are in the sky. When is this night? I see this good man. Zi Xi, how about such a good man.

Silk zodiac bunches the straw, three stars are in the corner. When is this evening? I see this escape. I am so careful.

what

The silk zodiac is bound by Chu, and the three stars are in the house. What night is it? The one who sees this charming is the son, and what is the one who is so charming?

The State of Jin was originally called Tang, but later it was renamed Jin, so the Tang style was the style of Jin. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Shuxin means talking about marriage. This is also a similar song of admiration.

Zichan stood up and asked wisely: It was ahead

Zhao Wu indirectly answered the Chu girl's admiration with the song "Si Chan" here, purely out of interruption, it led Zhao Wu's meaning away, as if Zhao Wu's singing. This Chu girl was very charming, and Zi Chan now regrets giving Chu girl to Zhao Wu. Who is Zhao Wu? The second person in the world, once he is seduced by Chu girl and has a good impression of Chu State, then in the battle for hegemony in the world, as long as Zhao Wu's hands are relaxed, the world's pattern will change. Zheng State is a country adjacent to Chu State, and for national interests, Zi Chan cannot tolerate Zhao Wu to prepare for Chu State.

After all, Zhao Wu was not very proficient in the little tricks among the nobles. He was a little embarrassed when he just expressed his love. Zichan changed the topic and compared the advantages and disadvantages of the two songs. Zhao Wu turned his eyes a little embarrassedly. He planned to look for other topics everywhere. Suddenly, he saw the military flag shaking on the shore, as if he was calling the boat in Jiangxin to dock. Zhao Wu quickly said: It seems that our reinforcements have arrived. Well, there is an urgent matter in the country, so he ordered the warship to dock.

Sure enough, reinforcements from the country arrived. Wu of the Bank of China brought a reorganized army. Zhao Wu's eldest son Zhao Cheng also rushed to the scene with some family guards and Xi's retainer Qi Ce. Wu of the Bank of China first greeted Zhao Wuxing's lower-level officers, and then went to the side to give up his seat. Qi Ce led Zhao Cheng forward and whispered: There was an accident in the country, and I am afraid the master will withdraw his troops and return to the country.

Zhao Wu frowned and asked with a puzzled look: It's impossible. When the Qin team saw us, they didn't even dare to show their faces. Qi lost one-third of its territory. How dare they provoke us? As for the national ministers, Han Qi was cowardly. He and I, Zhao, were two ants tied up on the same line. How could it be that trouble? Wei Shu had just returned to China. How could he have time to organize people to make trouble? He didn't have the courage to run Wu and Sanxun. Hasn't their family army come to the front line? How can they have the troops to cause trouble?

Qi Ce whispered to remind: My husband is dead

King Zhou is dead

After his death, the temple name was Lingwang.

Zhao Wu thought for a while: No, he was still alive when I went south. In addition, after defeating Chu, I had already asked him to offer prisoners to his husband when he went back along the way. Wei Shu did not hear any unfortunate anger.

Zhao Wu talked about the death of the King of Zhou in very disrespectful language. Qi Ce knew Zhao Wu's temper, and the person in front of him seemed to care the most about the noble majesty. So he didn't care. Fortunately, Zichan and others had retreated for a while, and Wu from the Central Bank was also a little far away. Those who could hear Zhao Wu's remarks were all his own family, so Qi Ce ignored it directly. He stepped forward and explained in a low voice: I heard that Ji Jin, the eldest son of the Heavenly King, was smart in nature, liked to play the sheng, and could play music like the phoenix singing, which was intoxicating. Ji Xiexin loved him for ten minutes and made him the prince. The flute that the prince was said to be able to attract the phoenix to fly around the pavilion where he played the flute.

Ah, playing jade and playing the flute. Playing the flute leads to feng Zhao Wu involuntarily speaks these two famous idioms from later generations. It turns out that the two adjectives that describe music is so beautiful that it is unbearable, referring to the prince in the era in which he lived.

Unfortunately, the deceased has passed away. Zhao Wu regretted that he had never expected to listen to the prince’s performance before.

Of course, Zhao Wu's identity level is not enough. He really wants to play the role of the strange prince, but I'm afraid others will ignore him.

Qi Ce continued to introduce: Not long ago, the prince played the flute late at night, and the season changed. The cold at night caused the prince to be infected with the cold wind and cold. Unfortunately, the king missed him day and night, saying that he dreamed that the prince played the flute for his father, and brought the phoenix to let his father ride it. Then the father and son flew into the sky together with the phoenix. After the king woke up, tears soaked his pillow.

The wizard explained to this dream: I am afraid that the prince wants to go to the heaven with his father. So the king died of a hunger strike.

Zhao Wu was stunned for a moment: This is too ridiculous. How could a wizard say such a mentally hinting thing? It's really damn.

After taking a breath, Zhao Wu asked again: So, what have always been the rules, do I have to go back to China?

Qi Ce nodded: Although after the death of the Heavenly King, the mourning matter was the responsibility of the overlord and the emperor, according to the rules, the overlord should lead the princes to mourn the deceased former kings. Then congratulate the new king on the ascension of the throne. As the marshal, as the ruler, had to preside over this matter in the middle of the country. Moreover, the marshal was fighting outside, and even the king of Jin Ping's wedding was not hosted, which was delayed until now. The Qin State Qi State was waiting in the country for an urgent need to return to China.

Zhao Wu pointed at the other side of the river with the sword in his hand. His expression was full of reluctance: Qi Ce, have you seen that the other side of the river is the King of Chu. I led six divisions south to fight against the Chu team, and the victory was so great that it was beyond my imagination. The Chu State is now weak like an old dog about to die. As long as I add a little force and push it, it will hit it.

This is an opportunity that Jin State is rare in a century. As long as we seize this opportunity, we will get a hundred years of stability. In this case, will you give up? Are you willing to do so?

No, Qi Ce's quiet explanation: I heard that when the Lord answered the word "Chu" declared war, he mentioned that we were fighting for the king under the banner of respecting the king and expelling the barbarians. Now the king is dead. We can't even go back to pay our respects and condolences, how can this be done?

Zhao Wu held his hands together, and he was very confused: whether to return or not is a question.

According to the Spring and Autumn etiquette, he had to return and preside over the king's funeral to show the power of the second person in the world. It seems that only he, the overlord, could do so.

However, Chu and Jin have been competing for hegemony for a hundred years. Seeing this, this is a rare opportunity to break the 100-year deadlock in one fell swoop and completely solve the Chu's worries and withdraw their troops like this. I am unwilling to accept it.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Wu was thinking again: On the other hand, what will be gains if he stays, the Chu people never surrendered. Two hundred years ago, they were beaten like that by Duke Wen of Jin. The Chu State did not lower their arrogant heads, and in the end they just refused to recognize the hegemony of Jin County. They hid in the south, pretended not to know that Jin State had dominated the dominance, and regarded the dominance of Jin State as a sensitive word, completely blocked and filtered it, so that they spent decades until King Zhuang of Chu came out to compete for hegemony again.

So, what kind of victory is needed to force the Chu people to bow their heads and force the Chu people to completely recognize the hegemony of Jin

Not easy

Zhao Wu repeatedly measured, stayed, and stayed with great criticism. If he did not achieve great success, he would not be able to block the world's long mouth. And what kind of effort should he put in to achieve this so-called huge victory?

Qi Ce continued to remind: In addition, the wedding of the Lord Zhao Cheng and the wedding of the young master Zhao Cheng will also be held. All these things are dragged down, waiting for the marshal to return to the country to preside over the presidency. The marshal does not return, and the envoys from the countries who send their marriages stay in the capital Xintian City for a long time. This is not a solution.

Zhao Wu took a breath. For a long time, he always understood this society through the people of the Spring and Autumn Period. For a long time, he always respected the opinions of the people of the Spring and Autumn Period. But this time, he did not follow the advice for the first time: the former king is dead, and the new king sent orders the three armies to wear hemp, and we should mourn the previous king; he sent orders to use Fresh as an envoy to mourn the death of King Ling; he sent orders: use Wei Shu as the engagement envoy to preside over the wedding ceremony of the king,

Qi Ce showed a shocked expression on his face. He never expected that Zhao Wu would firmly reject his suggestions.

At this moment, Qi Ce was not only filled with shock in his heart, but also a feeling of pride: after many years, our Lord finally grew up, and he had his own views on things and his own.

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