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Chapter 32 Prince Pingyuan

Zhao Kuo finally arrived at Dongwu City, which is very close to Yan State, so the Zhao language here also has a bit of Yan style. The Yan State language is sharper and noisier than other languages. Although it is awkward and difficult to understand, most of the officials here can still speak fluent Handan accent. Handan accent is the most popular among the Zhao nobles. Handan people speak slowly, without being impatient, and usually lengthen the last syllable.

Of course, there are many slangs, such as the most commonly used swear word for Handan people, "You have these six grains!" This sentence is very vicious in Handan, because there are grains in the world. The so-called "six grains grow" means that you don't eat serious food. If you think about it carefully, you will understand the viciousness of this sentence. Handan people are a group of people who led the fashion of the Warring States Period. They are not only different in terms of words, clothing, and even walking postures.

Therefore, Handan's fashion is often imitated by young people from all over the world.

Therefore, when Ge used the slow Handan language to talk to the officials of the Tingyi Office, even if he didn't know the identity of Zhao Kuo and others, these officials did not dare to underestimate them. Zhao Kuo's fief was not big, only one township. After Zhao She's death, King Zhao found some of the fiefs given to him, and only the horse ward was left to Zhao Kuo. Pingyuan Jun was different. His fiefs were not only Dongwu City, but also the seven surrounding cities.

In this era, only Qin attaches great importance to the titles of counties, counties, townships, and townships, such as Sangmuli, Yanwu Township, Yiqu County, Beidi County, Yiqu County, and other countries do not like this title very much. You can say Handan County, Handan City, Horse Fu, you can say it is Mafu County, Horse Fu, or Horse Fu, or Horse Fu, no one cares about how you call it here, so the distribution of administrative officials is extremely chaotic.

This is because in the past, there were only names like city, and Zhao State was not as "barbaric" as Qin State and did not understand ancient etiquette. Therefore, most people called cities. Only Qin people would accurately call a place from a county to inside. This is the unique rigor of the Qin people. However, not only did not receive praise from other vassal states, they were always treated as jokes to mock the Qin people's old-fashionedness.

There was a joke in Handan that said that the King of Qin sent an envoy to Handan County and talked to Zhao about peace. Soon after, the envoy came back to find the King of Qin, saying that Zhao had only one Handan City and that Handan County was not found.

To be precise, Dongwu City should be Dongwu County. When Zhao Kuo's frame just arrived at the gate of the county town, he had already seen a group of people waiting in the distance. Li Yu glanced sharply and said hurriedly: "It's Pingyuan Jun and his people waiting for you. Please get off the car quickly." Zhao Kuo also remembered Li Yu's explanation along the way, and quickly ordered Ge to stop the car. Ge seemed a little reluctant, but he still stopped the car.

Zhao Kuo walked out of the carriage and said to Ge: "I know you don't like Pingyuan Jun, but I came here this time to ask him. Please don't anger him." Ge nodded and said: "You don't have to say much. A minister cannot ruin the great affairs of the lord. I know this truth, but please let me follow you in the distance, otherwise if he says something rude, I'm afraid I can't help it."

Zhao Kuo also felt that this was the reason, so he asked Ge to drive behind and walked quickly to the front with Li Yu. The closer he got, the clearer Zhao Kuo saw that the south gate of Dongwu City had been blocked, and the people could only enter through other gates. There were probably nearly a hundred people standing here, all kinds of people, with great momentum. In the middle of the crowd, there was a slender middle-aged scholar standing.

He looked not young, wearing a red dress made of brocade, a Jinxian crown, a five-grain embroidered dress, a cloud dragon, a jade belt around his waist, a long sword, and a sword scabbard, and was extremely gorgeous. Standing among the crowd, it was quite bright. In contrast, Zhao Kuo seemed very simple, but he had a heroic look and tall figure, but no one dared to ignore him, and Li Yu was still whispering to order.

"Shaojun, if you want to complete your own affairs smoothly, no matter what happens, please be more patient..."

Ping Yuanjun looked at the heroic young man in front of him, and a kind smile appeared on his face. He walked towards Zhao Kuo quickly. Zhao Kuo quickly leaned over and bowed, saying, "Kuo pays homage to Ping Yuanjun! Do you dare to ask if Ping Yuanjun is bad?" Zhao Sheng laughed loudly, walked to Zhao Kuo, helped him up, and said happily: "Last time when I saw you, you were just a crying baby, but you didn't expect that you had grown so big."

"I am in Dongwu and I have heard of your reputation for a long time. I am about to pay my respects to you, but I didn't expect you to come..." Zhao Sheng said again.

Zhao Kuo quickly said in panic: "No one in the world knows your reputation. The princes are worried because you are in Zhao State! And my name is not very loud in Handan, so how dare I let you come to pay homage to me? I feel very uneasy when you come out of the city to greet me this time. You have a good relationship with my father, and I am also your junior. How can you let the elders greet me in person?"

"Hahaha~~", Sure enough, Zhao Sheng was even happier. He then held Zhao Kuo's hand intimately and said, "I don't have that great reputation! You are too honored!" Zhao Sheng said, and then pulled Zhao Kuo towards the city. Zhao Sheng gathered a hundred guests here. These guests were all looking at Zhao Kuo in front of him, and various eyes gathered on Zhao Kuo. Some respected, some were happy, some were disdainful, and some were angry, and Zhao Kuo ignored them all.

"How can this be an over-reputation? Now in the horse service, there are still people who often talk about the fact that you released my father back then, and valued state affairs over personal affairs! They all said that if Zhao State could have more Pingyuan Jun, the Qin people would not dare to invade my Zhao State again..." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

Zhao Sheng said that he didn't dare, but the corners of his mouth were almost grinning to his ears. He looked proud and became more and more close to Zhao Kuo.

When everyone arrived at the door of Pingyuanjun's mansion, they stopped, but two guests blocked the road. They blocked the door, raised their heads high, and looked at Zhao Kuo with disdain. One of the bearded guests asked carelessly: "Are you a horse cousin?"

Zhao Kuo glanced at Zhao Sheng beside him. Zhao Sheng raised his head, as if he had not seen a scene in front of him.

Zhao Kuo just smiled and replied, "I am Zhao Kuo. What's wrong with you?"

"I heard of your reputation, but Pingyuan Jun has a good relationship with your father, so you should regard him as an elder. But how could you let Pingyuan Jun go out of the city to greet you with some reputation?" asked the bearded guest.

Zhao Kuo was not angry. He was just glad that he had not given up his luck. Di followed him, and Ge was driving at the end and was unwilling to come over. Otherwise, this person would have to die in front of him now. Li Yu is a shrewd person. He knew that what Zhao Kuo wanted to accomplish was far more important than maintaining his dignity, so he did not speak up to refute. Zhao Kuo said to the man: "What you said makes sense, because I have apologized to Pingyuan Jun for this matter."

He looked at Pingyuan Jun again and said, "If you blame me, I can apologize to you again." As he said, he was about to lean over and bow again. Zhao Sheng hurriedly stopped him, looked angry, and said to the bearded guest, "How can you be rude to Ma Fuzi? I should go and greet him personally by a talented person like him!" The bearded man heard Zhao Sheng speak, which made him give up the way and stand aside.

The other man held the long sword at his waist, stared at Zhao Kuo, and asked: "What kind of person do you think my head is?!"

"Pingyuan Jun is my elder, he is the most virtuous person in Zhao State."

The man snorted coldly and made things aside. Zhao Sheng laughed and said that he was not strict in discipline, so he took Zhao Kuo into the courtyard, saying that it was a courtyard. This was simply a city in the city. The walls of this courtyard were almost as high as the city wall. Inside the courtyard, there were bamboo forests and pools. Various houses were located in various places, with extremely large scale. Zhao Sheng held Zhao Kuo's hand and introduced his courtyard to him.
Chapter completed!
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