"The Zhi family is now the dominant one in the Jin State, but it is a pity that Zhishen has a weak character. If he is stronger than the Zhi family, he has no intention of forcing the Zhao family. If there is no chaos in the Jin state, the princes will find it difficult to deal with it, so the best policy is to use strategies to promote civil strife. But what about Zhao?
If you dare to take on the responsibility, Zhishi should give in?"
Dou Huai was the deputy envoy of the Chu State envoy this time.
The Dou family is a family with a long history in the Chu State. Their first generation head of the family was actually a duke of the Chu State. Because of the relationship that has passed many generations, even though they are still members of the duke family of the Chu State, their blood relationship is
Too far apart.
In addition, the Dou family was once extremely prosperous, and then its glory ended in the civil strife of the Chu State. Without the protection of the Chu Communist King, it would have been swept into the garbage heap of history.
During the period when Jin and Chu were competing for hegemony, Chu's Dou family, Cheng family, Jiang family, and Xie family all had a prosperous life.
At this stage, the Cheng family and the Chuan family have disappeared, the Chiang family is still struggling, but the Dou family, which was almost destroyed for a time, has rebounded.
As for the Qu family, the Jing family, and the Zhao family? There are already the Qu family and the Jing family, but the two families are currently average in strength. The Zhao family will have to wait until the current King of Chu, Xiong Zhen, dies before reappearing.
The official envoy of the Chu State was Gongzi Lu, who was the youngest son of the current king of the Chu State. It was his suggestion to come to the Jin State and spread various opinions, and Dou Huai executed it.
"If the Jin Kingdom is not in chaos, I will not fight with it." Gongzi Lu said.
After the "annihilation of troops and alliance", it is not that the Chu State no longer wants to compete with the Jin State, but compared with the previous large-scale battles that started almost every year, the subsequent war between the two countries can only be said to be a small fight.
Douhuai thought to himself: "Who can say otherwise? The united Jin State is the most terrifying. Chu State faced difficulties in the past, let alone the current weak state, and there is also Wu State eyeing the southeast."
"If there is no accident, the Fan family will definitely be defeated. The Fan family and I are just using it to make things difficult for the Zheng State, the Fan family and the Jin State." Douhuai said.
This wave of the Chu State coincided with the meeting, and they had no intention of helping the Fan family to fight with the Jin State.
What is the situation between the Chu State and the Zheng State? If there is a consensus not to start another series of wars with the Jin State, there is a fierce dispute within the Chu State whether to form an alliance with the Zheng State.
All in all, the biggest enemy that Chu State must face at present is Wu State. The minds of Chu State's monarchs and ministers were not caught in the door, and they fought with Jin State again before solving the threat from Wu State.
"Zilu, the crown prince of the Zhi family invited him to hunt. What does it mean to go or not?" Dou Huai really didn't understand why Zhi Yao invited him to hunt together.
In fact, Gongzilu didn't understand.
Although the State of Chu has been hostile to the State of Jin for a long time, there must be some national enmity, and the families on both sides also have friendships. Not only can they communicate with each other during the national war, but they can also reminisce about old times when they meet on the battlefield or other places.
The relationship between the Zhi family and the Chu State was rather complicated. Zhi Feng had been a prisoner of the Chu State for several years.
At that time, Zhi Feng often chatted with the King of the Communist Party of Chu. He was highly appreciated by the King of the Communist Party of Chu, and he also made many friends in the Chu Kingdom.
In Zhi Feng's era, the Zhi family still had relatively frequent contacts with some families in the Chu state. In Zhi Ying's generation, they were still in contact. However, when it was Zhi family's turn, Zhi Suo took charge of the family, but it was no longer in contact.
There was nothing we could do about it, Zhiying passed away before Zhizong could tell her about her connections, which would definitely cause a gap in Zhizhi's external contacts.
There is a reason why the families in the Chu State have no contact with the Zhi family. When Zhisong came to power, he was protected by the Zhongxing Wu. To some extent, the Zhi family’s external exchanges were also controlled by the Zhongxing family. Several families in the Chu state had no contact with the Zhi family.
I contacted him twice but received no reply, so it is not surprising that the two parties have broken off contact.
Therefore, there is no longer any pretentiousness between each other. How could Gongzi Lu and Dou Huai not be confused when Zhi Yao, the retainer of the Zhi family, extended an invitation to the Chu envoy to hunt together.
"Or is it because of what we said?" Dou Huai thinks that if that's the case, Zhi Yao is quite interesting.
Young Master Lu smiled and said: "You will be brilliant at a young age, and you will be arrogant."
Looking at it this way, do they think Zhiyao is young and frivolous?
The season has arrived in early spring. When all things are recovering, it is not the time for hunting. It is waiting for various animals to gain weight. When it is the animal's turn to be in estrus, hunting will stop.
Why do they stop hunting when animals are in estrus? Firstly, people have long understood that they cannot let the fish dry up, and secondly, animals are much more violent during estrus than at other times.
On a beautiful day, Gongzilu and Douhuai brought a group of warriors out of the city. When they arrived, they found that there were quite a lot of people invited.
"I've met the young master."
"I've met the eldest son."
Gongzi Lu is the son of the current King of Chu. It is most correct to call him Gongzi, but he prefers others to call him Zilu.
Zhiyao was called "Zongzi" in fact. The reason was that the Zhi family and the Zhongxing family merged. The Xun family was the main sect, and there were some smaller sects below. Zhishen became the head of the Xun family, and Zhiyao naturally became the sect leader.
The eldest son.
For example, Han Geng, Wei Ju and Zhao Wuxie can also be called eldest sons because the Han family, the Wei family and the Zhao family also have their own small clans.
For the heads of small sects such as Cheng Xiao and Fu Guo, their sons cannot be called eldest sons because the Cheng family and the Fu family are small sects of the Xun family.
Gongzilu is a bit older and has achieved a lot in his early years, so he has the suffix "子".
People with the suffix "子" prefer to be called "Hao" rather than by their identity.
For example, people call Gongsun Qiao "Zi Chan", which is actually "Hao", which means that some of Gongsun Qiao's achievements have been recognized.
Many people were invited today, including some second generations of the Qing family, as well as some middle-level nobles of Jin and their descendants.
The Chu State envoy was invited. For etiquette reasons, the Zheng State envoy must not be missing, and then there would be the Fan family.
Although it is now the late Spring and Autumn Period, there are many things that have broken down the etiquette and music, but it is still at the stage where it is not going bad. As a noble, some etiquette that should be paid attention to must still be paid attention to.
"Is this the eldest son of the Zhao family?" Young Master Lu saw Zhao Wuxie with obvious contempt in his eyes.
It's not that the young master Lu despises the Zhao family, it's just that his status naturally rejects Zhao Yang's methods, and at the same time he looks down on Zhao Guanshe, who gained the position of heir apparent as a concubine.
In fact, except for the Qin State after the reform, the other countries had never changed their views on blood and identity until they lost the country. Later, they relied on the prestige brought by blood to stir up the storm and successfully buried the Qin Empire. It was just a victory.
The fruit was picked by Lao Liu's family.
Because he looked down on Zhao Wuxie, Gongzilu didn't pretend at all.
Young Master Lu first greeted Zhi Yao and then gave Wei Ju and Han Geng the respect they deserved. He could even say a few words to Hu You, but ignored Zhao Wuxie the whole time.
Xiang Rong, who came from the state of Zheng, didn't dare to act like a young master, so he didn't know who he should greet with a smile.
Liu Ming, who came on behalf of the Fan family, also ignored Zhao Wuxie. This is not difficult to understand, because the Fan family and the Zhao family are already fighting to the death.
Zhao Wuxie did not show the slightest embarrassment after receiving such treatment.
Sometimes it's just like that, it's probably a situation of "if I'm not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed".
Later, Gongzi Lu and Liu Ming were looked at with strange eyes again and again, and to be honest, they felt a little embarrassed inside.
"Please, pay more attention to Zhao Wuxie." Zhiyao ordered.
It is hard to say whether Zhao Wuji, who was despised, would do anything irrational.
What is really worrying is whether Liu Ming or the warriors from Fan clan will shoot cold arrows behind Zhao Guanshe during hunting.
Today's hunting activity was initiated by Zhiyao, and he must bear the responsibility for any accidents. No matter whether Zhao Wuxie or whoever had the accident, whether it disgraced Zhi's face or something else, there would definitely be more serious consequences to bear.
Yu Rang really didn't want to protect Zhao Wuji, but he still responded: "Nuo!"
The hunting venue is just outside "Xintian".
Many high-ranking people will be present, and each one will bring enough warriors with him. The total number will be at least three or four thousand.
Because there are really too many people participating in the hunt, the area involved must be enlarged to avoid competition for prey and further disputes.
Zhiyao specially invited Gongzi Lu, Xiang Rong, Liu Ming, and several others who were also the eldest sons of the Qing family to come together.
Without Wei Ju, Han Geng, Hu You and Zhao Wushe, it would have been difficult for Gongzi Lu and others to guess that Zhiyao was going to say something private.
"I never thought that Zong Ziyao's shooting skills were so superb." Gongzi Lu expressed his sincere admiration when he saw Zhiyao hitting the target every time he shot again and again.
Each of them has more or less caught some prey, but the one who has the most is not Zhiyao, but Zhao Wuji, who has always tried his best to perform.
In fact, Zhiyao understood why Zhao Wuxie had to work so hard. It was just that the more people looked down on him, the more he wanted to slap those people in the face.
"Everyone is enjoying themselves, why not Qiao Li?" Zhiyao didn't use the wrong word, Qiao Li is a neutral word.
Young Master Lu looked interested and asked, "What are you doing for fun?"
"In ancient times, there was a legend about raising uncles and competing in archery competitions. How do people today make their predecessors beautiful?" Zhiyao said.
To raise Uncle is to raise Youji.
Uncle Dang is Pan Dang.
Their archery competition was recorded in history.
After hearing this, Young Master Lu raised his eyebrows, wondering if Zhiyao was looking for trouble.
Are there any nobles today who don’t know how to shoot arrows? There may be, but the vast majority of nobles can shoot arrows. If you practice diligently, your accuracy will not be too bad.
They returned to the camp and waited for the men who had gone hunting to come back.
When everyone heard that there was going to be an archery competition, there were related jackpots, and gambling was allowed, everyone became interested.
After the official start, Zhiyao ordered people to get thumb-sized copper rings. In addition to one ring, they also had small bells hanging on them. They were hung at twenty steps, fifty steps, seventy steps, one hundred steps and one hundred steps.
Twenty steps, one hundred and fifty steps away.
Everyone saw Zhiyao's arrangement, and some people even heard that Zhiyao had mentioned Yang Youji and Pan Dang just now, and their interest became even higher.
"Since your eldest son is so elegant, why don't you take the first shot?" Young Master Lu was actually very unhappy in his heart.
Zhiyao originally wanted to let some people perform first, but when she heard this she smiled and said, "I will live up to your expectations."
Zhao Guanshi, who was standing nearby, kept staring at the copper ring hanging about fifty steps away, looking eager to try.
Zhiyao was already choosing a bow and arrows, and posed with a bow and an arrow in front of everyone's attention. Then there was a sound from the bowstring, and the arrows shot out.
