Handan Zhao Palace, Longtai side hall.

In the main hall, the original gorgeous and delicate table has been removed, replaced by a Taishi chair and a square table full of bamboo slips and silk books, Zhao Dan sat on the chair, engrossed in correcting and reviewing the chapters.

There was a sound of footsteps, Zhao Dan subconsciously raised his head, and then showed an unexpected look on his face: "Queen? What are you doing here. ”

This young beauty who came with all the money was Han Wan, the queen of King Zhao.

Han Wan smiled slightly, took a plate from the hand of the maid beside her, and put the plate containing food in front of Zhao Dan: "The concubine heard that the king was working hard in government affairs, so they made some food and sent it to the king. ”

Zhao Dan looked at the steaming food in front of him, and couldn't help but nodded: "The queen has a heart." ”

Due to the fact that Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao Guobang, was outside, and Shi Lin Xiangru was seriously ill and bedridden at home, many pieces that did not need Zhao Dan's approval were all presented, which greatly increased Zhao Dan's workload, and it can be said that he was so busy these days that he didn't even have time to eat.

As soon as he saw the food in front of him, Zhao Dan was shocked to realize that he hadn't eaten for most of the day, and the gluttonous worms in his stomach were instantly seduced, so the whole person was not polite, and began to eat nonsense.

When Zhao Dan was eating, Han Wan did not leave just yet, but personally pinched Zhao Dan's shoulders and backs on the side, and said a few words to Zhao Dan from time to time, and the husband and wife were happy.

As he spoke, Zhao Dan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Queen, how is Zhao Ji's performance in the palace?" ”

For this Qin Shi Huang's mother, Zhao Dan is still more concerned.

Han Wan smiled and said, "Although there is a lack of courtesy, it is still quite peaceful." After hesitating for a moment, Han Wan said again: "King, do you want to arrange for this maid to sleep?" ”

Obviously, the queen misunderstood Zhao Dan's intention to ask.

Zhao Dan shook his head, pushed aside the food plate that had basically been wiped out, and said, "No need for the time being." ”

In fact, although Zhao Dan has several wives (concubines), but since the crossing, Zhao Dan has slept in the dormitory of Longtai most of the time, and the number of times he goes to the Fengtai harem to spend the night is not frequent, and even if he goes, he basically spends the night at the queen's place.

Well, it's mainly because the queen has the highest appearance, the best figure, and the most gentle body...

Any world is a world of faces, please don't doubt that.

As for this Zhao Ji, to be honest, it's not impossible to open the harem, but at least you have to get the things done over there in Changping first, and then say, the current Zhao Dan really doesn't have the mind or energy to waste on women.

At this moment, the eunuch Ling Mixian appeared in the dragon platform: "The minister Mixian has seen the king and the queen. ”

Zhao Dan snorted and said, "Is there something wrong with Miqing?" ”

Due to the fact that he was ordered to set up two spy organizations, Supervision Wei and Hu Yiwei, Mixian was rarely in the palace for a while, and was mainly busy outside, and when he appeared in front of Zhao Dan at this moment, most of them were about something.

Mi Xian nodded and said, "The Pang Xuan that the king's ministers are looking for is now waiting outside the palace to be summoned. ”

Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, and then a smile flashed on his face: "Found Pang Xuan?" Then summon it in. ”

Seeing this, Han Wan on the side also spoke very interestingly: "King, the concubine has retired first." ”

Zhao Dan showed a smile towards Han Wan: "The queen has worked hard, the widow will stay in Fengtai tonight." ”

Han Wan paused, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and said softly, "The concubine understands." So saying, he took the maid and departed.

Generally speaking, the number of stays of a king is a sign of favor and trust, and even as a queen, the desire for this is unavoidable.

Soon after Han Wan left, a man with white hair, a crown on his head, and a Zhao Guohu costume was led into the hall by Mi Xian, and saluted respectfully to Zhao Dan: "Pang Xuan has seen the king. ”

Zhao Dan looked at the old man in front of him, and he also felt a little emotion in his heart, this is already the first Warring States cattle man he has seen?

Well, it seems a little unclear already.

Pang Xuan, his master is the famous Huang Lao-school boss, the great hermit of Chu (read together) Guanzi, and the author of the book "Crane Guanzi".

The "Yuanqi" thought he proposed, inheriting the relationship between Laozi and Taoism, and the "Yuanqi" theory of the two Han Dynasty, corroborated each other with the "Liezi" and "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", and became an important force in the academic development of the Huanglao School in the pre-Qin period, and his ideas greatly influenced the entire ideological circle at the end of the Warring States Period, and made an indelible contribution to the prosperity of the Huanglao School when the Qin Dynasty collapsed and the Han Dynasty was established.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, the great poet Du Fu once called himself a bird, and the great poet Han Yu praised it even more: "When people meet them, they will help them and give them to the country, and the merit will be less!" "Wenxin Carving Dragon: The Sons" also said that he was "a crane with a long crown, and he is eager to speak deeply." ”

As the so-called famous teacher produces a high apprentice, Pang Xuan's master is so powerful, then his own level is naturally not bad. In fact, Pang Xuan learned a lot of things from Crane Guanzi, including the Art of War and the Book of Vertical and Horizontal, and also touched on the ideas of the Huang Lao School.

And in addition to the teacher's strength, this Pang Xuan's family background is also very famous. His ancestor is the famous figure in history Pang Juan, that is, the Wei general Pang Juan, who acted as a villain in the "Siege of Wei to Save Zhao", and was beaten by the ghost military master Sun Bin in the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling...

After Pang Juan's defeat and death, the Pang family, which was originally prominent in Wei State, quickly declined, and then Pang Juan's descendant Pang Cong was sent by the King of Wei to accompany the Prince of Wei to Zhao as a hostage, Pang Cong told a story of "three people become tigers" to the King of Wei in order not to go to Zhao State, but it turns out that not every king listens to a story and then is fooled by you, so Pang Cong settled in Zhao State in a fit of anger, and Pang Cong is Pang Xuan's grandfather.

Historically, Pang Xuan stood up when the two generals of Zhao State, Lian Po Lecheng, fled one after another because of internal strife, and Li Mu was pinned down in the north and could not preside over Zhao's military, and became one of the last mainstays of Zhao State.

Pang Xuan led the Zhao army to defeat the Yan people who would take advantage of the fire to rob when they were full, killed the old rival Yan State commander Ji Xin, and as the last commander of the Warring States Period, he led the Five Nations Alliance to attack the Qin State, and once forced to the outskirts of Xianyang, and once ambushed and defeated the Qin army in the subsequent Qin-Zhao War, and killed the Qin army's general Meng Fu.

You must know that the Qin army general Meng Wei who was killed by Pang Xuan is not an ordinary person, and Meng Wei's grandson is the famous Qin founding general Meng Tian who defeated the Xiongnu and recovered the Hetao region for Qin Shi Huang. And when Pang Xuan led the army to defeat Meng Wei, he was already an old man over eighty years old and dying.

Although Pang Xuan and Li Mu, as the last reliance of Zhao State, eventually fell one after another, and Zhao State also perished at the hands of Qin State, this could not change the fact that Pang Xuan was indeed a talent.

Such a talent who is loyal to Zhao Guo, Zhao Dan is naturally impossible to let go. After asking the eunuch to form two spy organizations, Zhao Dan once handed over to Mixian a list of many talents that Zhao Dan had obtained from memory, and Pang Xuan was quite high in this list.

Therefore, Zhao Dan's attitude towards Pang Xuan was also quite good, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to another chair in the hall: "Mr. Pang, please take a seat." ”

Pang Xuan looked at the "chair" a few times with some surprise, which was not prevalent in the Central Plains at the moment, and hesitated for a moment and sat down on the chair.

The two sides talked a few words, and Zhao Dan knew that the timing of his search for Pang Xuan was a coincidence. Because since the change of the Dune Palace, Pang Xuan left the Zhao State, and has been following his master Gu Guanzi to study and practice in the mountains and wilderness of Chu State, until the beginning of the year when the Gu Guanzi died, Pang Yuan returned to Zhao after handling the funeral of the master, and it was only a few months.

Although it is said that Pang Xuan in front of him is already sixty years old at the moment, and he is even older than the current general Lian Po of Zhao State, Zhao Dan does not have any doubts about Pang Xuan's ability (after all, he is a person who can defeat the Qin army at the age of eighty). So after a brief conversation, Zhao Dan went straight to the point and said what he meant.

"Mr. Pang, the widow wants to make you go to the Yan country for my envoy to the Zhao country, I wonder if Mr. is willing to go to the widow and his party?"