Chapter 87: Palace Banquet
A moment later, Meng Zhong and others followed Zhao Zhufu to the main hall of the main hall. They saw that there were many tables and cushions neatly placed in the spacious hall, and the seats were all filled with people.
A rough calculation, I'm afraid there are two or three hundred seats.
And in the deepest part of the hall, there are two seats standing side by side, one seated with King He of Zhao, and the other seat was empty, which was obviously the seat of Master Zhao.
"This, so many people?"
He glanced at the hall and saw that the hall was filled with ministers from Zhao State. Meng swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
No matter how straightforward his personality is, he knows that the people sitting in the hall are all ministers of Zhao State, and their identities are much higher than that of him.
"fear?"
Master Zhao turned around and asked Meng Hu.
As if feeling being looked down upon, Meng Hu said with his neck, "I'm not afraid."
"That's good."
Master Zhao smiled slightly, and then told Meng Zhong: "Let's sit behind Zhao Zhang later."
Hearing this, Meng Zhong frowned slightly and asked, "Is this appropriate?"
Indeed, Meng Zhong and his group were the guards of Zhao Zhufu. If they rashly sat in the circle of Prince Zhao Zhang, they would inevitably be suspected of their position.
“I thoughtfully thought about it.”
Master Zhao smiled and said to Meng Zhong: "You can also continue to follow me. The advantage is that this will not attract attention. The disadvantage is that there is no seat, so you can think about it yourself."
『Asking attention? Do you mean letting those people in the hall "know" me first?"
Meng Zhong secretly guessed.
At this time, Master Zhao had already stepped into the hall.
"The Lord Father is here."
As the guards outside the hall sing, Zhao Master's father stepped into the hall.
In an instant, the hall, which was already quite noisy, suddenly became silent, and different gazes fell on Zhao Zhufu and Meng Zhong and his guards behind him.
I have to say that the officials of about two or three hundred Zhao State were stared at by Meng Sui, Meng Hu and others, even Meng Zhong and Le Yi, the most cunning men, felt a little sharp and even the steps forward were not as confident as usual.
"Master Father."
Headed by King Zhao He, the four sons of Master Zhao's father stood up.
The father of Zhao had four sons, the eldest son was the youngest son, the younger son, the second son was the King of Zhao He, the third son was "Zhao Sheng", and the fourth son was "Zhao Bao". According to Meng Zhong's visual observation, Zhao Sheng was about twelve or three years old, and Zhao Bao was probably only about ten years old.
At this time, the ministers of the Zhao State such as Fei Yi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui also stood up and bowed to Zhao Master's Father.
Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes, Master Zhao's face was no stranger. Shi Shiran sat on the table on the left hand of King He of Zhao, which was also the most noble seat in the hall.
Immediately, he looked at King He of Zhao, then spread his hands and signaled: "My friends, please sit down."
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
After thanking each other in unison, the ministers of Zhao State in the hall sat down one after another.
At this time, Master Zhao turned around and whispered to Meng Zhong and the others: "Go and find a place to sit by yourself."
"Didn't you let me choose?"
Meng Zhong looked at Zhao Zhufu in a little shocked manner, but vaguely saw a bit of narrow-minded look on the latter's face.
Obviously, Master Zhao did it intentionally.
Just now, although Master Zhao just said softly, even so, dozens of eyes immediately looked at Meng Zhong and his group, with all kinds of confusion in these eyes.
"These young guards of the Lord's Father seem to be quite handsome."
In the seat on the right side of the hall, Fengyang Jun Li Dui whispered to Zhao Cheng, but unfortunately Zhao Cheng didn't know the details of Meng Zhong and others, and shook his head and looked puzzled.
He was puzzled. What qualifications should a few guards, even if they were the guards of Master Zhao’s father, be there to sit in such an occasion?
Only Zhao Xiangfei Yi knew Meng Zhong's background and whispered to Li Dui and Zhao Cheng: "This son is called Meng Zhong, he is a disciple of Zhuangzi, a sage wise man in Song State, and also the righteous brother of Hui'an, the important minister of Wang Yan, Song."
Hearing this, Li Dui and Zhao Cheng raised their eyebrows and looked at Meng Zhong in the distance with a solemn gaze.
I have to say that the two titles of "Zhuangzi Disciple" and "Hui'an Yi Brother", are enough to treat the boy named Meng Zhong as a guest.
At this time, Meng Zhong was muttering secretly and walked towards the side of Prince Zhao Zhang.
Seeing this, the young master Zhao Zhang was also shocked. After all, he had never thought that he would "expose" Meng Zhong and the "insider" around Zhao Zhufu.
Of course, he didn't mind being surprised, after all, his personality was not suitable for any conspiracy, and it didn't matter if it was exposed.
However, Tian Buluo, who was sitting on his attack, looked at Zhao Zhufu thoughtfully, thinking about the reason why Zhao Zhufu deliberately made Meng Zhong and others "attract people's attention".
While he was thinking, Meng Zhong had already walked to him, clasped his fists and said, "Doctor Tian, do you mind..."
Tian Busu certainly understood what Meng Zhong meant, and nodded with a smile, signaling Meng Zhong to sit next to him. As for Meng Sui, Meng Hu and others, they would sit at the seat behind him. In the seat behind Gongzi Zhang and the seat behind him, all the Zhao generals of Gongzi Zhang and his sect were Zhao generals of Gongzi Zhang. They were both their own people, so those Zhao generals naturally would not mind being on the same seat with Meng Zhong and others.
After Meng Zhong sat down, Tian Buyu said to Meng Zhong calmly: "After today, your name will probably spread to the nobles of Handan..."
Meng Zhong smiled bitterly.
He was also helpless. He had clearly agreed to let him choose it himself before, but Master Zhao suddenly gave him a surprise, so that almost half of the people in the hall were staring at him or talking privately.
For example, the three people who Tian Bulu introduced before, Zhao Xiangfeiyi, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, and Zhao Cheng, the uncle of Zhao Zhufu, were all looking at him intently at this moment.
Even King He of Zhao, beside Lord Zhao's father, was looking at him with surprise at this moment.
Thanks to Zhao's father, Meng Zhong is now considered "famous". I think the Zhao ministers in the palace have basically remembered his appearance.
"cough!"
Seeing that everyone was staring at Meng Zhong and others, the musicians, musicians and the palace maids serving the dishes were frightened by the strange atmosphere in the hall and did not dare to disturb them, Master Zhao coughed.
Suddenly, the strange atmosphere in the hall immediately dissolved, and immediately, the musicians played bells and drums, and the graceful musicians also quickly appeared and performed a dance.
Along with their dance, a famous palace served wine and dishes.
Everything returned to peace, as if the fragments just now had not happened.
After a while, the melodious music gradually stopped, and the music girls also left one after another. At this time, Master Zhao stood up with a wine bottle filled with wine, looked at the ministers of Zhao State present, and said in a deep voice: "Since the beginning of Zhao Xianhou, it has ended in my son's generation. I have done my best to the eighth generation Zhao Lord, and my Zhao State finally collapsed Zhongshan and will never be disturbed by Zhongshan again!... Respect our ancestors and Zhao State!"
Hearing this, the ministers of Zhao State in the palace held up wine bottles one after another. Whether it was the master of Zhao, the master of the son Zhang, or the king of Zhao, everyone was full of excitement.
After all, for him, Zhao State, Zhongshan State did plague the hidden dangers of the eighth generation of Zhao Jun, and its threat was even greater than that of foreign invasions such as Linhu, Xiongnu, Loufan, etc.
Now, Zhao State finally destroyed Zhongshan State and annexed its territory into Zhao State's territory. Doesn't this mean that Zhao State can from then on be merged with foreign countries without any worries, develop national strength, catch up with Qin and Qi, and then become the overlord of the Central Plains like the former Jin State.
"Respect our ancestors! Respect our country of Zhao!"
Two or three hundred Zhao ministers in the hall responded in unison, raised the wine bottle in their hands, and drank it all in one go.
Meng Zhong looked at this scene carefully and felt that the atmosphere of the Zhao people in the palace was extremely "unified", perhaps as united as Zhao State thirty years ago.
Unfortunately, this "unity" is only temporary. After the enthusiasm incited by Master Zhao gradually faded away, the atmosphere in the hall inevitably became strange again. Meng Zhong looked at these Zhao Chen carefully and found that although these Zhao Chen had smiles on their faces, some people sometimes flashed with vigilance and a hint of hostility.
After Master Zhao's father gave a three-schedule of wine, he put down the wine bottle. Seeing this, the Zhao ministers in the hall also put down the wine bottle, chopsticks, etc.
Everyone realized that the "right show" of this banquet today is coming.
Sure enough, after looking around at the ministers in the hall, Master Zhao smiled and said, "This demise of Zhongshan is a grand event in my country of Zhao. Why not take advantage of the festive celebration to enthrone the meritorious ministers..." After that, he turned to look at King He of Zhao and asked, "What do I think?"
I have to say that King Zhao He was much inferior to Master Zhao's father, so that he was asked by Master Zhao's father on such an occasion. He was shocked and subconsciously said: "One, everything depends on Master Zhao's father."
Seeing this, Zhao Xiangfei Yi frowned slightly, and wanted to speak but stopped.
At this time, Master Zhao quickly took over the conversation: "Okay, since my son has no objection, then I will reward the meritorious people first... Zhao Zhang."
Hearing his name, Young Master Zhang couldn't hide his joy, so he hurriedly left his seat and came to the palace and bowed: "My son is here."
The father of Zhao looked around at the ministers in the hall and said with a smile: "My son Zhao Zhang, when he was fifteen, he followed me to attack Zhongshan. After five battles, he captured several cities in Zhongshan and twice attacked Dulingshou, Zhongshan Kingdom. He is brave and brave!... There are still foreign races in rebellion on the border of Dai County. I intend to enthrone my son Zhao Zhang as "King Dai". I wonder what the emperor and the ministers of Zhao are?" While speaking, he glanced at King Zhao and the ministers of Zhao who were here.
"Daily... King?"
King He of Zhao was obviously shocked.
Zhao Chen, who was sitting in the hall, also started to buzz and talk like boiling water.
As for Zhao Zhang, who was involved, he was actually stunned this time. Even he didn't expect that Master Zhao was going to grant him the title of "King Dai".
However, at this moment, Zhao Xiangfeiyi stood up and said with a slight angrily face: "Master, this matter must not be done!"
Suddenly, there was a silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes were focused on the father of Zhao and the father of Zhao Xiangfei.
Chapter completed!