The strongest Marquis in history

"Report!"

At this moment, another soldier entered and reported: "Lord Zhou Mu, there is the latest information sent back, it is about Zhao Li in the south."

Cao Xuan took it and checked it quickly.After he read it, he waved his hand, and the soldiers retreated. Cao Xuan said, "Master, Zhao Li dispatched his troops and left. He quickly moved north along the border and is about to enter the Guanzhong area."

"Zhao Li's journey to the north this time was quite abrupt, and he hid his whereabouts, so we didn't notice it at first. We didn't get the news until Zhao Li was already close to Guanzhong and was about to enter the vicinity of Luoyang."

"This time, let Zhao Li run away."

Cao Xuan sighed and said, "If I had known this, I would have directly arranged for Wufa to take action, directly enter Zhao Li's army, take down Zhao Li's army, and let him stay in the south for the time being to defend against Chu."

Cen Wen said: "Before, and even now, we still need to rely on the imperial court. If we don't tear ourselves apart, then we can still get benefits from the imperial court. Therefore, it is not very realistic to kill Zhao Li."

"Now that Zhao Li is gone, let's go. It doesn't have much impact on us. The most important thing now is that without Zhao Li sitting on the border, Chu State needs to be appeased, or even win over."

"I suggest that sending an envoy to form an alliance with the Chu State is the most suitable arrangement. After all, after forming an alliance with the Chu State, we can have greater confidence in resisting Wang Qi by assisting each other in offense and defense."

Cen Wen said: "Especially at the border, there is no need to worry about Chu's sneak attack all the time."

Cao Xuan thought for a while, and said: "What the military adviser said is true. Wang Qi's strength has increased, and the pressure on Chu has also increased. Moreover, we are not the same as before. This king is now the king of Wei, and he has jurisdiction over Yuzhou and Yanzhou. It also has the capital to talk with Chu. It’s just a mission, who is suitable for the military adviser?”

Cen Wen thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I will go to the state of Chu in person. It involves the dialogue between the two countries, and it is a big matter, and the two sides are united. This national policy is also related to the future of Wei. Therefore, I will go to the state of Chu in person. trip."

Cao Xuan thought for a while, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, military advisor."

Cen Wen said: "I'm not working hard."

After a pause, Cen Wen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to prepare for the mission. The situation is urgent now, and the earlier I go south to reach an alliance agreement, the earlier it will be beneficial to the union of our two countries."

Cao Xuandao: "Military division pay attention to safety."

Cen Wen bowed to Cao Xuanyi, then got up and said goodbye.He went straight back to his house, changed his clothes, and rode his horse to the south.

Chapter 698

Cen Wen went south to the state of Chu. In fact, the distance between the state of Chu and Yanzhou was not far away. In addition, Cen Wen traveled extremely fast, so he went southward at full speed. In a little over two days, he went south to the border of the state of Chu, heading for Xiangyang, the capital of the state of Chu. go.

When Cen Wen came to Xiangyang, he was also observing the situation in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is the capital of Chu State, and it is very prosperous with people coming and going.The foundation of the Chu State for hundreds of years, especially the Chu State in these years, under Xiong Huai's diligent rule, the people are abundant and there is no famine. The strength of the Chu State is not weak.

Cen Wen evaluated while observing.

In a fight between Wei State and Chu State, Wei State may not be able to gain the upper hand, after all, Chu State is not weak.

After Cen Wen entered the city, he went straight to the outside of the imperial city, and asked to see the king of Chu, Xiong Huai, to clarify his identity.When the soldiers guarding the city heard the news, they went directly to the palace to report. Not long after, the soldiers came back and took Cen Wen straight into the hall.

After Cen Wen stood still, he cupped his hands and said, "Cen Wen, envoy of the State of Wei, pays his respects to the King of Chu."

Xiong Huai stared at Cen Wen, and said slowly: "Cen Wen, if this king remembers correctly, Cao Xuan just annexed Yuzhou, causing Liu Heng to surrender. It's just that Cao Xuan hasn't become king yet, and now he can't wait for Jianguo to become king, and he wants to betray the king. Is it a week?"

Cen Wen smiled softly, and said without arrogance or impatience: "Miao Yi, king of Chu, my lord became the king of Wei, not presumptuously claiming to be the king, but a conferment by the imperial court, and the name is justified. The court thought of my lord's outstanding achievements and hard work, and specially conferred the title of my lord." As the king of Wei, he governs Yanzhou and Yuzhou."

Xiong Huai rolled his eyes and thought for a while, a look of understanding appeared on the old face.

The little emperor couldn't interfere in the battle between Yuzhou and Yanzhou. When Cao Xuan took Yuzhou, the little emperor had no choice but to follow suit and agree directly.After all, it is impossible for Cao Xuan to give up the fat in Cao Xuan's mouth.

Xiong Huai said in a deep voice, "Cen Wen, why are you here as an envoy?"

Cen Wen said: "Come here for an alliance!"

"Alliance?"

Xiong Huai laughed out loud, with a bit of sarcasm in his laughter, and said: "Everyone in your Great Zhou territory calls me the country of Chu as a country of barbarians, and everyone looks down on me from Chu. Now, Cao Xuan thinks highly of me. Is the king a southern barbarian?"

Cen Wen said: "What the King of Chu said is wrong. Whether Chu State is a Southern Barbarian is not decided by outsiders, but whether Chu State thinks it is. As far as I know, in the territory of Chu State, the style of writing is brilliant, and there are some Many romantic celebrities."

"Since that's the case, where does the theory of barbarians come from? At least Cen doesn't think so."

"What's more, the theory of barbarians comes from Wang Qi. Wang Qi said that Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Southern Chu are all barbarians. The reason why he said this is in the final analysis to elevate himself."

Cen Wen said: "My lord, King Wei, does not agree with Wang Qi's actions. Therefore, King Chu, don't belittle yourself, let alone make such mocking remarks."

Xiong Huai said: "You are smart, with a sharp mouth."

Cen Wen smiled slightly and said, "The King of Chu praises Miao."

Xiong Huai changed the subject and returned to the main topic, saying: "You said Wei and Chu formed an alliance, how to form an alliance?"

Cen Wen said: "The Kingdom of Wei and the Kingdom of Chu form an alliance, watch and help each other, resist Wang Qi together, and jointly attack Wang Qi. Whether it is the Kingdom of Chu or our Kingdom of Wei, we all hope to destroy Wang Qi. There should be nothing wrong with this point. Dissent."

Xiong Huai said: "Wang Qi went to die on the grassland. Whether he can come back is a question mark."

Cen Wen shook his head and said, "King Chu, because you are in Xiangyang, you don't know the situation in the north. Wang Qi did go to the grassland and took more than a hundred warriors to the Huns. Everyone hopes that Wang Qi will not come back. The problem is , Wang Qi has come back. Not only did he come back, but he also killed Yili Mu, the great Shan Yu of the Xiongnu, and even the Zuoxian King Hulu and Youxian King Uwei of the Xiongnu were all killed."

hiss! !

When Xiong Huai heard this, he couldn't help but gasped, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

looked very surprised.

Wang Qi destroyed the Huns again?

how could it be possible?

In the past, Wang Qi led more than a thousand soldiers into the territory of Xianbei.At that time, Xiong Huai thought it was impossible.After discussing with Qu Ping, he felt that Wang Qi was courting death.

Unexpectedly, with more than a thousand people, Wang Qi bloodbathed the Xiongnu and slaughtered Danhan Mountain, the king's court of Xianbei.

Now, Wang Qi has wiped out Da Shanyu and others of the Huns. Is this still human?

Xiong Huai took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and said: "Cen Wen, Wang Qi destroyed the Xiongnu Da Shanyu and resolved the threat of the Xiongnu. At this time, your master Cao Xuan must be under a lot of pressure."

Cen Wen said: "What the King of Chu said is true. The pressure on my Lord Wei is indeed great. After all, my Lord only has Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and the foundation is not strong enough."

"But isn't the king of Chu under pressure? Wang Qi has always been eyeing Chu. Even Wang Qi has been stationed in Lujiang County since early in his life, keeping an eye on Chu."

"Wang Qi's goal is not only Wei, but also Chu."

Cen Wen said: "King Chu, if you keep ignoring and allowing Wang Qi's Qi State to develop, then Chu State is very likely to be destroyed by Wang Qi in the end. Chu State and Wei State will benefit both. Who is this?" Everyone can understand."

Xiong Huai said: "You're right, our country of Chu is indeed under pressure. But when it comes to the alliance, it's too bad to just watch and help each other. This king has conditions."

Cen Wen said: "What conditions?"

Xiong Huai said in a deep voice: "In my state of Chu, there are masters at the peak of the Grandmaster realm. Such a person is only one step away from breaking through to the Grand Master. But in our Chu State, there is no Nine-Turn Zijin Pill. Please ask the King of Wei to coordinate with you. The Zen Temple, allocate some of the Nine-Turn Purple Gold Pills for the peak masters of our Chu Kingdom to break through. In this way, the strength of our Chu Kingdom will also be beneficial to the Wei Kingdom."

Qu Ping and Xiong Huai had mentioned about the nine-turn purple golden pill before.If the Dachan Temple does not join the WTO, it will definitely be difficult.Now that the Great Zen Temple has joined the WTO and works for Cao Xuan, Xiong Huai naturally has an idea.

Cen Wen took the initiative to ask for an alliance, and he directly proposed conditions. As for food, weapons, etc., Xiong Huai didn't need it.

He has plenty of food and weapons.

After hearing this, Cen Wen pondered for a while, and said, "I agree to King Chu's conditions. As for the Nine Turns Zijin Pill, how much can be transferred, I don't know for the time being, and we need to wait for follow-up contact with the Great Chan Temple to find out. But definitely Yes, I will send you the Nine Rank Purple Golden Pill."

A smile suddenly appeared on Xiong Huai's face, and he said: "Mr. Cen, I am waiting for your good news. As long as Wei Guo sends the Nine-turn Zijin Pill, a corresponding amount of food and weapons, as long as Wei Guo lacks, we, Chu Guo You can support it. Once the Qi State attacks, the Chu State will try its best to help. After our Chu State also has a great master, we will attack Qi State together."

Cen Wen said: "The king of Chu is righteous."

In fact, from Cen Wen's point of view, Xiong Huai had no choice but to form an alliance.After all, between Chu State and Wang Qi, there was also a deep hatred. Xiong Yuanxiang, the great master of Chu State, and Xiong Tai, the third prince of Chu State, were all killed by Wang Qi.

This is inextricable hatred.

Cen Wen cupped his hands and said, "King Chu, since the matter has been resolved, I will return to Yanzhou and report the news to King Wei."

"Go!"

Xiong Huai waved his hand.

After Cen Wen left, Xiong Huai immediately called Qu Ping and told him about the alliance and the conditions he proposed.

After listening to Qu Ping, he said: "Your Majesty is wise, once we have another great master in Chu State, then in the future, even if we face Wang Qi, we will not lack high-end combat power. If Wei State can give a few more Nine-turn Zijin Dan, it will be easier."

Xiong Huai said: "Wang Qi can kill the great master, he has a great master under his command. If we don't have it all the time, we will be in trouble. So now, it's up to Cao Xuan to see how many Nine Rank Purple Golden Pills he can transfer. "

Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Xiong Huai asked: "Is there anything wrong with the army of Qi State stationed on the border of Lujiang County, bordering us?"

"no!"

Qu Ping shook his head, and said: "The army of Qi State stationed on the border of Lujiang County has not taken any action. Now we in Chu State will not have any wars for the time being. In short, we will do our best to develop ourselves and restore our combat effectiveness."

Xiong Huai nodded, asked about today's government affairs, and left Qu Ping busy.

Chapter 699 Provocation

The weather in August is getting hotter.

The team led by Wang Qi has returned to Jizhou from Bingzhou.

Yang Shanjun and Xiao Qingzhi all returned together. Li Sheng did not return to Jizhou, but temporarily stayed in Bingzhou Taiyuan to help Wang Qi sit in Bingzhou and stabilize the situation in Bingzhou.However, Wang Qi did not give Li Sheng many troops, only 2 people were stationed in Taiyuan.

The rest all withdrew.

The biggest achievement of Wang Qi's trip, at least in Wang Qi's view, is not killing Yilimu and others on the grassland.The biggest harvest is to harvest the hearts of the whole Bingzhou and Jizhou, and make the people support them.In addition, there are Jizhou warriors, all belong to Wang Qi, and they are all willing to serve Wang Qi.

This is the most important.

With warriors from Jizhou entering the army, the overall strength of the army will be greatly improved.

After Wang Qi returned to Yecheng, Jizhou, he met some common people along the way.Today's Jizhou, although it has recovered a little, is not a little bit worse than the past.

Even if it barely regains its vitality temporarily, when it comes to the level of prosperity, it cannot be restored within a year or two.The loss of population cannot be made up in a short time.

The situation in Jizhou is different from Qingzhou in the past.In Qingzhou in the past, there were thieves and bandits.The people headed by Lu Shengqi slaughtered the government and the aristocratic families, causing Qingzhou to wither.

After Wang Qi took over Qingzhou, although it was turbulent, under this turmoil, with Wang Qi's governance, the local area quickly recovered, and then homeless people from all over the world gathered in Qingzhou, bringing Qingzhou large population.

The increase in population has further accelerated the recovery of Qingzhou, so that it has the current scale.

Today's Jizhou, without this premise, Cao Xuan would not let the population flow away, and Youzhou and Bingzhou themselves withered, which led to Jizhou's desire to recover, and it would not happen overnight.

Wang Qi arrived in Yecheng and temporarily stationed in Yecheng.

On the one hand, the army is resting, and on the other hand, it is to understand the situation in Jizhou.

Wang Qi first summoned Jizhou Mu Qiuji to learn about the current situation in Jizhou.Qiu Ji is a capable person. After years of tempering, he has sophisticated methods, and he does things very steadily. In addition, Jizhou is a mess, so there is nothing to hinder him. With Zhu Shanchang's continuous support in the rear, Jizhou is now It's pretty stable, no big troubles.

After Wang Qi met with Qiu Ji, he walked out of the tent where the Chinese army was resting, and went to the tent where Wang Zongxi was stationed.

When the father and son met, Wang Zongxi said with joy on his face, "Shouzheng, this time you went north to the Xiongnu, and you played the majesty of my Wang family son. This battle was quite good."

Wang Qi said: "Father is absurd."

Wang Zongxi continued: "When the war is over, I am going to go north and return to Youzhou. After all, Xianbei will continue to use troops to fulfill its old promise and help the Tuoba tribe destroy the rest of the Xianbei tribe. There is no need for this matter. If you intervene, the troops under my command alone are enough to solve this problem."

Wang Qi said: "It's hard work, father."

Wang Zongxi said: "There is no such thing as hard work. It is not hard work for my father. Having something to do, and being able to do what you like, is something that can't be exchanged for a lifetime, and it is something you can't wish for."

After a pause, Wang Zongxi said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you."

Wang Qi said: "Father, please tell me."

Wang Zongxi said: "Recently, I was stationed in the city of Jizhou and heard some news. Many people began to discuss when you will become emperor. When do you plan to become emperor?"

Wang Qi smiled and said, "Why did father ask about this matter?"

Wang Zongxi's eyes were burning, and he looked extremely solemn, and said: "You boy, you have always had your own opinions. Don't change the topic, just say, you want to be emperor, when do you plan to be emperor?"

Wang Qi's expression gradually became serious, and said: "Father, the matter of proclaiming the emperor depends on the situation and arrangement. If not, it will be carried out. Of course, it will be a matter of time. After all, if the Qi State is established, if I have been attached to the Great Zhou, do you think that my subordinates These people, are you willing?"

"When the time comes, it is God who does not take it but takes the blame. Therefore, what I should do is to do it. As for the time to become emperor, it depends on the situation. It is temporarily uncertain. If it is suitable, I will become emperor."

Wang Qi said: "If the timing is not right, it will still be King Qi for the time being."

Wang Zongxi nodded. He fully supports his son's matter, no matter what it is, he supports it.

He is a father first.

Wang Zongxi said: "What I want to say as a father is that at any time as a father, your father will first and foremost support you. However, my father is also the Zhenbei Marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty. So even if you become emperor, you don't have to think about me. You don't need to respect me, you can still be the Marquis of Zhenbei."

Wang Qi said: "My son understands."

Wang Zongxi said: "Okay, you've come back, I'm going to send troops north and return to Youzhou."

Wang Qi said: "Father, take care of your health."

Wang Zongxi said: "I know, you too."