Most of the guests who attended the wedding did not leave the "smart" place immediately.
They will take advantage of this rare opportunity to socialize, maybe just get together at the venue provided by Zhishi, and maybe discuss some important things.
One thing they all have in common is that no one will bother the newlywed Zhiyao, and they should wait at least half a month to talk about anything.
During those half months, Zhiyao had only one task, to work hard so that Fen Ying would be pregnant as soon as possible, so that there would be new members of the Lao Zhi family.
Huh? They just need to take good care of the newlyweds.
People who come to Zhi's as guests discover one thing early on, that is, Zhi's has an astonishing variety of dishes and snacks.
All kinds of stews, boils, and soups. The main ingredients are meat. In fact, they are inseparable from beef, sheep, chicken, duck, and goose. What is surprising is that the cooking methods may be different, or they may add ingredients that they do not understand.
The flavoring is really delicious.
Some seemingly simple dishes are simply new ways of cooking. Even a plate of fried green beans tastes delicious.
Not to mention there are various kinds of braised meat. Many people fall in love with braised meat for the first time. For example, Tian Qi loves braised pig's feet.
Many people may not understand that food can reflect the heritage of a nation. Food can represent that the nation has a long enough history and has had more than one glory. Otherwise, if it cannot even provide basic living security, who would have the leisure to study food?
Another point is that if a country has an exaggerated amount of delicacies, it actually means that the country's expansion scope in history is extremely amazing, annexing new ethnic groups one after another, making them a part of itself, and absorbing the integrated people.
of cuisine.
Even in the information age, there are still not many people who understand the above facts, or no one emphasizes them, and no one thought about them in the late Spring and Autumn Period when Zhiyao lived.
People who eat all kinds of delicacies at Zhishi just enjoy it with a happy mood. Some people may think that Zhishi has gone astray and does not seek to cultivate more cultivated land. Engaging in food research is completely a waste of time.
kind of.
The emergence of many snacks is actually a kind of progress, which means that Zhishi has been looking for new edible ingredients. They found that they were edible but could not be used as staple foods or medicinal materials, so they were studied and turned into snacks.
How did they know that they were thanks to Zhisheng and Zhishen? Zhishi could have so many new dishes and snacks, most of which were invented by Zhiyao in order to improve Zhisheng and Zhishen's diet.
Don't think it's a joke. Chi's has so many new dishes and snacks, which are really helpful to civilization. The new types of ingredients discovered in the process are completely benefiting all mankind!
In fact, once the variety of dishes and snacks is increased, the consumption of staple food can be reduced.
Zhishi has the best say on this point. The New Army's meals include more vegetables, and the consumption of staple food is suddenly reduced by more than just a little bit.
Let's put it this way, if you can't eat meat, you may not be full even if you eat three to five bowls of staple food. If there is a piece of fatty meat, you may be full in two bowls.
"There's really not a drop left!"
Zhiyao was so anxious that she even spoke Mandarin.
These days, apart from sleeping, eating, daze and farming, Zhiyao drank a lot of inexplicable things.
In order to show that she had really finished the soup, Zhiyao turned the bowl upside down.
A row of women and five women sitting on their knees looked at Zhiyao with a smiling expression on their faces.
Behind them, Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan stood on the left and right sides, with the same happy expressions.
It's only been half a month, and it seems that Zhiyao has not only lost some weight, but her face has also become a little pale, and her eyes are not as bright as before.
But there is no way!
How many people are looking forward to the birth of Zhiyao's heir? Just for this, shouldn't they work hard?
However, a scientific verification has been made in modern times. When it comes to striving for human reproduction, the harder you work, the worse the effect. The key is to recharge your batteries!
In the past half month, Zhiyao has been doing as the Romans do, and her thoughts on making achievements are far more important than doing color.
After waiting for half a month, Zhiyao was surprised to find that many guests still hadn't left. She looked at the list and circled the names of Tian Qi, Meng Sunheji, and Zhao Ji.
Because there is another Wu from Qin in the group, Zhiyao can learn more about some things about Qin.
Among them, the Qin State did have the desire to go eastward, but the vast majority of the Qin nobles did not agree with it.
Of course, Wu didn't say that directly. She may not have realized that the gossip she told could allow Zhiyao to "extract" the essence from those words and gain a glimpse of the current structure of the Qin State.
The Qin State has not been having a good time in recent years. The main reason is that it was blocked by the Jin State when it went east, and a lot of troops were lost on the battlefield in the east, which caused the Rong and Di in the west to become active again.
They have repeatedly conquered Rong and Di since the time of Qin Mugong. More than 170 years later, they began to change from a pure military method to a strategy of mainly appeasement and supplemented by force.
Under this strategy, the Qin State moved its nobles to the west on a large scale. What was more terrible was that the nobles who moved there did not change the habits and customs of Rong and Di, but became assimilated by Rong and Di.
"So it's not surprising that after the Warring States period, other countries looked down upon Hu Hua's Qin?" Zhiyao thought so.
What is the fact? The Qin State was really turned into barbarians for a time, and it worked hard to turn the Xia into a state during the period when Qin Xiaogong conquered Quliang. In fact, it was not able to achieve complete rectification until the Qin Dynasty.
Comparing the hair style of Qin State with that of other Shandong countries, it is clear that the traditional Zhuxia hair style does not have braids. However, Qin people not only have their hair tied crookedly, but also have the habit of braiding it. Only from this
From one point of view, the Chu people look more like the out-and-out Xia Miao descendants than the Qin people in their hairstyle and clothing.
The other countries in Shandong looked down upon Qin, and the problem was that they could not defeat it.
Of course, Qin is nothing now.
Comparing this year with Zhiyao's marriage, if it were a war to destroy the country, Qin might not be able to defeat Song.
"How is it?" Zhishen asked if his wife was pregnant.
Zhiyao smiled bitterly.
Is the old father worried because he is concerned? It has only been half a month, what can you tell!
Whether you are pregnant or not, you will know next month.
Zhiyao came to Zhishen for other matters and said: "Zhi, the chief minister of Qi, may return to me and hope that I can go to Ai Ling to help in the battle."
News of Wu's army heading north has spread all over the place for a long time, and their goal is clearly to march into "Ai Ling".
Earlier, Zhiyao had suggested that Sanhuan give up "Ai Ling" temporarily, but San Heng obviously refused. Later, the Qi army used its strength to take "Ai Ling" away.
At that time, the State of Lu asked for help from the State of Jin, and while the State of Jin was still in the negotiation stage, the State of Lu lost "Ai Ling".
It may be that the Lu State saw that the Jin State could not rely on them, and they were worried that the Qi State would take further measures. Considering that the Zhu State had become an ally of the Wu State, they began to contact the Wu State.
Therefore, Meng Sun He Ji still stayed in the "Zhi" land and did not leave. It is very likely that he wanted to explain clearly to the Zhi family to prevent the Lu State from forming an alliance with the Wu State against the Qi State, which would trigger a violent reaction from the Jin State.
Zhishen nodded and asked, "How should I deal with this?"
Yang Hu used to be the "hidden prime minister" of the Lu State, presiding over all domestic and foreign affairs of Lu.
Since Zhishen became the "Yuanrong" of the Jin State, the person behind the scenes who was in charge of all the affairs of the Jin State was actually Zhiyao.
Zhiyao didn't even think about it and said, "Discuss with all the 'lords' and decide what to do."
They could hypocritically agree to the Qi State Congress sending troops to assist, just saying it, and not even a single Jin soldier would be sent. But it is not necessary!
It takes decades or hundreds of years to build up credibility by doing a lot of keeping your promises, but it is extremely easy to destroy credibility, so why bother?
The six "ministers" of the Jin State discussed it, and no matter what the final result was, it would not prevent them from helping the Qi State once, so that the Zhi family would not be able to launch a family private war or a national war with the Qi State in the future.
Zhiyao mentioned that the Qi State was not concerned about whether to send troops, and said: "Tian Qi has invited Boyi to see him many times. Boyi is a favored minister of Lord Wu, and things may change."
Almost everyone knows that Boyu is a villain and extremely greedy and lustful.
Feng Tong from the Yue Kingdom was able to collude with Bo Xie. The two people may have similar personalities. What's more, Feng Tong used money to feed Bo Xie.
Last year Wu Zixu died unjustly, and there were rumors that it was Feng Tong and Bo Xi who framed him.
Feng Tong was a minister of the Yue State, so he could work with Bo Xi to frame Wu Zixu? In fact, this is enough to explain the complicated relationship between the Wu State and the Yue State.
To put it more bluntly, the State of Wu simply regarded the State of Yue as a cooking pot and did not consider it to be a sovereign and independent country.
The collusion between Feng Tong and Bo Xi has greatly affected Wu's foreign policy. If Tian Qi joins this duo, more bad things will happen.
Zhishen asked: "Sima Rangju is in 'Cui'?"
Zhiyao sent Sima Ranju out again, so it’s no wonder that Sima Ranju was not seen at the wedding.
The current sovereignty of "Cui" is still with Qi State, but the actual control power belongs to the Zhi family.
It belongs to the Zhi family, not to the Jin state. This point must be clearly distinguished and cannot be mistaken.
Zhiyao firmly believes that once a war breaks out in "Ailing", the Qi army will definitely not be a match for the Wu army.
The Qi State assembled a hundred thousand troops to garrison in "Ai Ling". They were in chaos for several years. In fact, the civil strife did not completely stop after Yang Sheng came to power. If the Wu army lost their troops in a fierce battle, it would be very difficult for the Zhi family to break through to the south bank of Jishui River if they did not seize the opportunity.
Not suitable.
"Is it appropriate to add insult to injury like this?" Zhishen still cares about Zhi's reputation.
Zhiyao said: "Taking the land of 'Tan' in the state of Qi can cut off the connection between 'Linzi' and the upper reaches of Jishui River in one fell swoop. It is a great benefit, but it is a small disadvantage if it is not criticized."
Zhishen still didn’t quite agree.
Zhiyao doesn’t blame Zhishen for thinking like an old man at all.
After all, Zhishen’s thinking is the values of most contemporary elderly people. If Zhiyao is despicable, he is despicable. Who has the right to despise him?
Zhiyao said: "We will gain the land of 'Tan', and then we will gain the important textile land of Qi State. My family will benefit greatly, and the state of Qi will become 'Lai'!"
That "Lai" is Lai State, which was annexed by Qi State.
