The more you care about something, the more likely it will happen.
When Lu Bu discovered that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian were showing off their rough and tumble side again, eating and drinking without any etiquette, he immediately became very angry. After Gao Shun and Wei Xu changed places, Lu Bu still felt that the people around him were talking, laughing and stealing.
The whispers are all about this matter
After all, in this kind of banquet, the seating arrangement is very particular, and the official position, age, family background, etc. all need to be considered comprehensively. It is not that you can just sit around and change the position if you want, so such a move will to some extent make people feel uncomfortable.
People look sideways.
But in fact, Lu Bu thought too much.
Just like if your pants are torn, you will feel like everyone is staring at your crotch, so Lu Bu also felt that those who talked and laughed loudly might be laughing at his men.
Therefore, when Fei Qian came back from wandering around with the wine cup, he saw Lu Bu with his head lowered and something was wrong with his expression.
To be honest, except for Gao Shun and Chen Gong, Fei Qian doesn't care much about Lu Bu's other subordinates. Compared with Lu Bu, those few are like extras, whether they are there or not. Like Wei
Xu Xu may have some force, but it is just force. He is just better than ordinary soldiers. His shortcomings in intelligence have left Wei Xu and others without any room for potential.
However, for Lu Bu, it was completely different.
There are not many generals under Lu Bu who can take on the role, and only Gao Shun is left. There are only five of the eight strong generals in history. In addition to Zhang Liao, who has long since left Lu Bu's ranks, the other two are Zang Ba and
Hao Meng, these two bandit leaders who dominate the mountains, one is in Mount Tai and the other is in Hanoi. They don't have much interaction with Lu Bu, so naturally they are not under Lu Bu's command.
Lu Bu's current situation was like a man driving a sea ship, traveling alone in the boundless ocean of political interests, and then suddenly found a mouse in the cabin.
The metaphor may not be very appropriate, but the meaning is similar.
Lu Bu also knew that Chen Gong, Wei Xu and others were not very good, but what could he do? If these people were abandoned, then he would be left to fight alone? If he did not abandon them, these people would be like rats.
It's the same as on a sea ship, maybe a hole is made somewhere in the hull.
Fei Qian put down the wine cup and turned to Lu Bu and said, "Brother, don't you want to meet that boy of mine?"
Lu Bu raised his head, suddenly became interested, nodded and said, "Of course I want to see you!"
Fei Qian stood up with a smile, then said casually to the people around him, gestured to Lu Bu, and led Lu Bu to the back hall.
The New Year's Eve banquet starts in the evening and lasts until midnight, and then disperses in the early morning, so it is normal to leave for a while to change clothes and rest.
Fei Qian walked slowly in front, and Lu Bu followed behind. After the two walked into the courtyard gate, they passed through the corridor and arrived at the back hall.
Huang Yueying was serving as the hostess in the back hall, entertaining some female guests, such as Lu Bu's Yan family, and the wives of important officials such as Xun Chen, etc. After seeing Fei Qian and Lu Bu, she asked someone to bring little Feizhen over.
Lu Bu didn't dare to take over, fearing that he would hurt Xiao Feizhen with his clumsy hands, so he stretched his head to look at it, and then showed a man's unique silly smile when he sees a baby.
Xiao Feizhen had already eaten and drank enough by this time, and slept with her nose bubbling and feeling very sweet.
Lu Bu wanted to laugh, but was worried that his laughter would be too loud and wake up the sleeping little Feizhen. He could only hold it in and almost started dancing. Then he took off the jade necklace from his waist and gave it to Feizhen as a meeting gift.
Huang Yueying glanced at Fei Qian, accepted it with a smile, and then had someone carry the child back to the back hall.
Fei Qian and Mrs. Yan nodded slightly and said hello. Well, Xiaocao was a concubine and did not have enough status, so they did not come. Then it was inconvenient for the two of them to stay for a long time. After all, they were both female relatives, so they and Lu Bu left the back hall again.
When they reached the pavilion, Fei Qian slowly stopped and said, "Brother, do you know that Xianbei attacked Youzhou and plundered the Han Dynasty with the plan of making noise in the east and attacking in the west?"
"What?!" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, "Xianbei rats! How dare you!"
Fei Qian nodded and said: "Xianbei Kebi was able to gather Fuluohan and Wuhuan. He first took advantage of Gongsun Xin's defeat and the Han people were unprepared to capture many villages and towns in Youbei, and then besieged Ji, the seat of Youzhou.
He wanted to lure General Yuan to rescue his son, but Xianbei’s main target was the salt and iron from Yuyang.”
"What a vicious strategy!" Lu Bu angrily slapped him on the pavilion.
Fei Qian looked up, looked at the pavilion that was shaken by Lu Bu's palm, and said: "It's good that it's strong enough, no, it's good that Tian Fangfang Yuanhao saw through Xianbei's plan and treated him in his own way."
Human Body also used the strategy of making noises to the east and attacking in the west. First, they sent light cavalry to help Yuyang and defeated the Xianbei Wuhuan soldiers who sneaked into Yuyang. Then, taking advantage of the shock in most of Xianbei in Jicheng, they moved to Yuyang to ambush and intercept them halfway.
, the Xianbei coalition forces were badly damaged and had to retreat to Youbei."
"Okay! Okay! This is so happy!" Lu Bu laughed loudly after hearing this, and subconsciously raised his palms to slap the pillars of the pavilion. Then he realized something, so he took it back and clapped several times with both hands.
"Brother" Fei Qian looked at Lu Bu and asked, "What do you think of General Yuan?"
"Huh?" Lu Bu glared at Fei Qian. The tall man pressed him down, but he was still very intimidating. "What exactly do you want to say?"
Fei Qian smiled and did not answer immediately. Instead, he pointed to the railing of the pavilion and sat on it himself.
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then walked over, sat down on the railing, and continued to look at Fei Qian, waiting for his answer.
"Brother, have you ever heard of King Zhou?" Fei Qian said, looking at the night sky.
Lu Bu frowned: "You mean Yuan Benchu looks like King Zhou?"
"That's not true." Fei Qian shook his head, "Everyone said that Emperor Zhou indulged in wine and sex, resorted to militarism, suffered severe punishments and harsh punishments, and refused to remonstrate to show his wrongdoing. He was also called Xia Jie, and eventually everyone rebelled against their relatives, died, and the country was destroyed.
Its allusions include the wine pool and the meat forest to prove its debauchery, the torture of cannon and burning to prove its cruelty, the hen Si Chen to illustrate its immorality, etc. However, I checked some ancient books and found that there are some interesting things in them."
"Huainanzi said, the land of Zhou is the east sea on the left, the quicksand on the right, Jiaozhi in the front, and Youdu in the back. It is also said that King Zhou rules the world, and the princes of the dynasty are everywhere. Wherever human traces are touched, and where boats and boats are connected, everyone is impressed." Fei Qian looked at the infinite
The endless night sky seems to be trying to look back thousands of years with eyes. "During the time of King Zhou, the state-owned witch rituals often performed ridiculous things in the name of the gods. Are these witch rituals still among the Wuhuan people of Xianbei?"
Lu Bu was a little dazed after hearing this and didn't quite understand what Fei Qian meant.
"In order to eliminate the shamanic sacrifices, King Zhou wanted to use his military power to conquer the barbarians to expand his territory, in order to correct his position and name. However, King Zhou's disrespect for the gods made the people who were worshiped by the shamanistic sacrifices deeply.
Fear, the result was that there were barbarian resistance outside, and the witch priests colluded with the nobles inside, so King Zhou was naturally defeated in the end." Fei Qian continued, "What's interesting is that the witch priests colluded with Ji Chang, and as a result, after Ji Chang came to power, he used the I Ching
According to the theory, the scriptures and traditions were unified into one, changing the Book of Changes from a book of divination into a book of philosophy based on xiangshuo, thus destroying the cornerstone of the survival of witch sacrificial rituals. From then on, there were no more witch sacrificial rituals in the land of China, only Zhou rites."
Witch sacrifices are actually primitive worship. For many things at that time, merchants and other tribes who were close to primitive people could not explain it well. Therefore, these magic sticks, headed by witch sacrifices, had room to display. But starting from the Book of Changes, people
I found that I can interpret divination by reading the Yi Jing without going through magic rituals such as shamanism, and I can even try to divination some unknown things by myself. For shamanism, or for those unexplainable fears and mysteries,
This greatly reduced the number, which eventually led to the complete retirement and layoff of Wu Ji in the land of China.
Lu Bu scratched his head. He could understand everything Fei Qian said, but he couldn't. What he understood was that he could understand the meaning of each sentence, but what he didn't understand was why Fei Qian said these words.
Just for pure chit-chat?
Obviously impossible, but what does it mean?
Fei Qian's eyes stayed on Lu Bu for a while, and suddenly he remembered Lu Bu's silly smile when he saw little Feizhen. His heart moved slightly, he sighed softly, and said: "Brother, you know why these years
If you move to the north or the south, won't you find peace?"
It's better to use transfer.
Lu Bu asked without thinking: "Why?"
"" Fei Qian looked at Lu Bu's head helplessly. Is there really a brain in this? "King Zhou was the emperor of the Shang Dynasty. He ruled the four directions. He was also good at discerning agility, hearing and seeing, and had extraordinary physical strength.
, with a fierce beast in his hand, supported the whole country's soldiers, and governed the ministers of the court. However, he was ultimately defeated. Is it because of his weakness? Is it because of his ignorance? Or is there another reason? When Dong Zhongying entered Luoyang, he had power over the government and the public, and he was ordered to govern the ministers.
, supporting the soldiers of Xiliang and merging the state, the abolition of the establishment can be decided with a single word, but in the end many people rebelled against their relatives, is it because they are not strong enough? Is it because they are not wise? Or is there another reason? Then where is Prince Wang Yun's division?"
"This" Lu Bu opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something directly, but he didn't say anything. He just felt that his head was filled with mud and chaos.
"My answer to these questions is yes." Fei Qian patted Lu Bu on the shoulder, stood up, and looked down at the sitting Lu Bu, "But the answer is mine, it is what I think, even if I say it, you have heard it.
, and you may not agree that only the answers you come up with, brother, are your own."
Lu Bu didn't seem to understand.
"It's not that I deliberately embarrass my brother." Fei Qian pointed in the direction of the academy and said: "There are thousands of books in the Shoushan Academy. The same book, but the rewards are different, and the students who learn it also have different abilities.
Whatever you listen to others will always be what others say. Only what you understand is your own. Others include me and other people say this, brother, do you understand?"
Lu Bu nodded and said, "I understand this, but I don't quite understand what you said before."
Fei Qian said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, there's no rush now anyway. Brother, you can think about things slowly. It's always better to think things through first before doing anything. What do you think, brother?"
Lu Bu nodded, a little confused.
"It's almost time to go back." Fei Qian looked at the night sky, estimated the time, and said, "It's time to serve the main course. Brother, do you know what the main course is for me tonight? It's cannonball."
"What are you doing?" Lu Bu was still thinking about the previous things and couldn't catch up for a while.
"Cannon dolphin. Take a piglet of about ten pounds, slaughter it, take out the internal organs, stuff them with spices, wrap them in yellow mud, and burn them on a high fire. When they are slightly cooked, you can remove their outer shells and smear them with powder made from millet and wheat.
On the surface, put it in a pot and fry it until the skin is crispy. Finally, add seasonings and put it in a small cauldron. Put the small cauldron in a big cauldron, add soup, and cook for two or three days. "Fei Qian is a treasure that everyone knows.
He said, as if he had come up with such a complicated method.
Actually it's not.
Cannonball is a practice that has been practiced as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Originally, Pao-rao was not a form of torture, but a way of eating. It was covered with a copper grid and a fire was placed under it. Those who wanted to eat took the meat from the meat garden, placed it on the grid and cannoned it. It was called Pao-rao. Originally, it was also called Pao-rao.
It’s a pretty high-end way of eating, somewhat similar to Korean barbecue.
As for the torture method jointly invented by King Zhou and Daji, there may or may not be one, who knows?
As for whether it tastes good or not, before the cooking technology of the Han Dynasty was fully developed, such a complicated method had already challenged the limits of the cooks, so much so that Fei Qian had to train intensively for several days before these cooks could learn how to do it.
Like something.
What kind of Buddha jumps over the wall?
Sorry, that kind of cooking method is simple but the ingredients are not simple. Basically, you should not think about copying it in the Han Dynasty. After all, at this time, many raw materials were still invisible.
"I have also heard about the name of my dear brother Taotie, but I never thought about it." Lu Bu blurted out. Halfway through, he scratched his head in embarrassment, "My dear brother, I didn't mean that."
Taotie is one of the four ferocious beasts. It is not a good word.
Fei Qian waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. I already know this, so what others say may not be true. Haha, if we use cannonball as the main dish tonight, I think the price of piglets in the market will rise soon."
Huge improvements"
Fei Qian walked forward slowly and said: "There are many nobles tonight, and some who like the taste of cannonball will go back and try to make it. These nobles have satisfied their appetites. Although they have spent some money, they still lose face.
That's what they value most, so they are naturally happy. The farmers who breed piglets can sell them at a higher price. Of course, they are also happy, as are the cooks who make cannonballs, etc. Basically, they can all benefit from this thing.
Well, everyone is happy, happy and I am just serving the main course tonight.”
Lu Bu was walking with Fei Qian, and suddenly stood still for a moment, looking at Fei Qian's back. For some reason, he was only one or two steps away, but it felt like he was getting further and further away.
