Golden Summoner.

The people around the city gate saw the man and hurriedly saluted, "I've seen Mr. Xinling!"

Lord Xinling's reputation in Daliang City and the Kingdom of Wei is well-known to everyone, and Lord Xinling has many followers in Daliang City, and he often appears in public, so almost all the people in Daliang City know him.

Xia Pingan also looked at Lord Xinling who got off the carriage, and nodded secretly. This Lord Xinling is very handsome and extraordinary, and he really deserves to be one of the four princes of the Warring States Period.

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji got out of the carriage, glanced at the crowd around him, and landed on Xia Ping'an. Seeing that Xia Ping'an was quite old, but energetic, bright-eyed, and wearing the clothes of a gatekeeper, he immediately He walked over with a smile and took the initiative to salute.

"This is Mr. Hou?"

"Hou Ying has met Lord Xinling!" Xia Pingan bowed to Lord Xinling.

The people around were all watching the excitement, and they were all out of breath.

Lord Xinling smiled slightly, "I have heard for a long time that Hou Ying, the prisoner of Yimen in Daliang, is a sage. He has been in the army for decades, fought bravely, cared for the soldiers, and spent decades to take care of the families of his fallen comrades. , I never make any mistakes, I am here today, just to visit Mr., and I have a small gift by the way, please accept it!"

As soon as Mr. Xinling waved his hand, the attendants behind him came up and opened the gift boxes, all of the people around were amazed.

The attendants behind Mr. Xinling held in their hands money, jewels, silk and satin, worth tens of thousands of gold, extremely valuable.

This is Lord Xinling's demeanor. Hearing that there are sages, he immediately pays a visit with tens of thousands of gold gifts.

People who don't know Hou Ying's history and haven't integrated the crystal of divine sense are absolutely confused at this time.

"I have cultivated myself and practiced cleanliness for decades, so I can't just accept the rich gifts from the son just because I am poor now, please take it back!" Xia Pingan said to Lord Xinling calmly.

Lord Xinling was slightly taken aback. He came here excitedly this time, but he never expected that Hou Ying would reject his generous gift, and did not take the tens of thousands of gold gifts from him in his eyes at all. Such a person, Lord Xinling But never encountered.

"Sir, you have a noble character, but I am being rude!" Mr. Xinling saluted Xia Ping'an, waved his hand, and let the attendants leave with gifts, "I will visit you sometime later!" After speaking, Xinling Jun didn't stay long, so he got back into the carriage, turned around and went back.

The people around were amazed, one was amazed at Lord Xinling's courtesy and virtuous corporal, and the other was amazed at Xia Pingan's rejection of Lord Xinling's generous gift.

After Mr. Xinling left, the gate of the city gradually returned to calm, but at noon, he saw a black-headed and black-faced man with a bare chest and breasts, with a pig's leather rope and a pig's knife hanging from his waist. Outside the city, a big black pig was pulled past Yimen.

"Zhu Hai, you're collecting pigs again!" Several soldiers guarding the gate greeted the pig driver.

"I'm a pig killer. If I don't chase pigs, why don't I drive people?" The big man who drove pigs smiled and said to Xia Pingan, "Old man, I heard that Lord Xinling came to give you gifts today. Hahaha, today I Butcher the pig, remember to come to my house for a drink later, let's serve the wine with the pork loin, and give you a tonic..."

Xia Pingan smiled and nodded.

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This Yimen's errand was easy. After Xia Pingan had a drink with Zhu Hai, he gradually got used to this identity.

Three days later, Xia Ping'an was still watching at the gate of Yimen.

Lord Xinling's carriage has arrived, but this time, it was Lord Xinling himself driving over.

Mr. Xinling drove his carriage to the gate of the city, got out of the carriage, held the reins, and said to Xia Pingan, "Today I am hosting a banquet at home, and I specially invite you to the banquet!"

The onlookers were in an uproar, and looked at Xia Ping'an with envious eyes. Lord Xinling actually drove Hou Ying himself. This courtesy was too grand.

Chapter 267 The Art of Stealing Heaven

Even King Wei Anli would not have the face to let Lord Xinling Wei Wuji drive to greet him in person.

Seeing Mr. Xinling standing beside the carriage with the bridle in his hand, there was no sound at the gate of the city for a while.

At this time, Xia Ping'an, under the eyes of everyone, did not give in at all. As soon as he lifted his robe, he got into the carriage and sat on the left side of the driver.

Lord Xinling also got into the carriage, sat on Xia Ping'an's right side, flicked the reins, and drove the carriage back to his residence.Lord Xinling's attendant followed closely behind in the carriage.

"My lord, another friend of mine is selling meat in the butcher's shop in the street market ahead. I want to visit him, and then I will have a banquet at your house!" Xia Pingan said to Mr. Xinling.

Mr. Xinling glanced at Xia Ping'an, then smiled slightly, "Is it Daliang's East Market?"

"Well, yes, turn left at the intersection ahead!"

Mr. Xinling drove, turned left at the intersection ahead, and the carriage ran on the road for a while, and arrived at Dongshi in Daliang City.

This place where the meat is sold is the market place in the city, it is noisy and messy, there are small merchants and hawkers everywhere, when Mr. Xinling arrived in his car, the whole market was in a commotion, countless people ran out to watch.

Zhu Hai has a pork stall here, and he is chopping bones with a knife, and every time the knife goes down, his muscles are shaking wildly.

Xia Pingan got out of the car, went directly to Zhu Hai's meat stand, and chatted with Zhu Hai.Lord Xinling, on the other hand, was still on the side of the street, standing beside the carriage, holding the bridle and waiting.

"Old man, Mr. Xinling is driving for you..." Zhu Hai raised his head and talked to Xia Pingan while chopping bones, "I still want you to come over for a drink today!"

"Hahaha, I won't drink with you today, I'll go to Lord Xinling's mansion to drink!"

"Is the wine in Lord Xinling's mansion as good as mine?"

"I haven't drunk it, and I don't know!"

"It's not good for you to go empty-handed like this, you eat and drink for free, why don't you bring a kidney as a meeting gift..." Zhu Hai joked.

"I won't bring it anymore, you can bring it for him next time..." Xia Ping'an and Zhu Hai were bragging, chatting without saying a word, and the two laughed.

Lord Xinling was watching from not far away, the expression on his face was always gentle and polite, without the slightest bit of impatience.

Xia Pingan took a look at Mr. Xinling, and said to himself, Mr. Xinling's demeanor is really comparable to others. If ordinary people have achieved a little, their nostrils should face the sky when they walk. How can they be like Mr. Xinling.

Lord Xinling's attitude remained the same, but the attendants following Lord Xinling glared at Xia Ping angrily and gritted their teeth.

"My lord, the prime minister and all the generals are still at the mansion waiting for you to go back to have a banquet. This old man is too outrageous..." A waiter came to Lord Xinling and said in a low voice.

"It's okay, let them wait a little longer. Today's banquet is for Hou Ying. If he is not here, the banquet will be meaningless. Extraordinary people have extraordinary abilities!" Lord Xinling said calmly.

Lord Xinling waited for a while longer before Xia Pingan finished chatting with Zhu Hai and came over, "Young Master, please wait for a long time, you can go!"

"Sir, please get in the car!"

Lord Xinling respectfully asked Xia Pingan to get in the carriage, then drove the carriage again and returned to the mansion.

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More than ten minutes later, Xia Pingan followed Lord Xinling to Lord Xinling's residence.

Lord Xinling's mansion was indeed holding a grand banquet today, and many princes and nobles in Daliang City, leading figures, all appeared on the table one after another. Those people had been waiting for the banquet for a long time, and finally saw Lord Xinling leading the banquet. An old man with white hair and beard in shabby clothes came to the banquet, Lord Xinling actually let the old man sit on the main table next to him, and a group of people looked at each other.

"Everyone, the gentleman next to me is Hou Ying, the Yimen Supervisor of Daliang City, and a virtuous and virtuous man in our country of Wei..." Mr. Xinling introduced Xia Ping'an to all the people at the table, and at the same time, he also introduced Xia Ping'an to the banquet. Introduced to Xia Ping'an by those big shots.

Xia Pingan was calm and composed at the banquet. He should drink and eat meat, and he was not restrained at all. The powerful and powerful saw it and were amazed in their hearts.

After the banquet, Lord Xinling personally sent Xia Pingan away from the mansion, and Xia Pingan said to Lord Xinling, "Thank you for your hospitality today, but I have done enough for you today. I am a small person who guards the gate. , Today the young master came to welcome me. I shouldn't have visited my friends anymore. I went to visit my friends just to help the young master's reputation. Others saw the young master's carriage and horses parked in the market for a long time for me, a small person. If you are courteous and courteous to me, a small person, in the public, everyone will know that you are generous and treat scholars with courtesy, if you recruit talents again, everyone will turn to you and everyone will respond!"

Lord Xinling Wei Wuji was stunned for a moment when he heard Xia Ping'an's words, and thanked Xia Ping'an again, "I didn't expect Mr. Hou to be so hardworking, thank you Mr. Hou for your success!"

"Although the Zhu Hai I visited today is a butcher, he is brave and resourceful. He is a hero hidden in the marketplace. If you can subdue him, you will definitely be able to help you!"

Mr. Xinling thanked you again.

After leaving Lord Xinling's mansion, Xia Ping'an was still working as his Yimen supervisor, and went to drink with Zhu Hai and a few old brothers when he had time. Most of the salary of the Yimen supervisor was used to help him. Paze's family.

Mr. Xinling visited Zhu Hai several times, but Zhu Hai remained unmoved, and continued to kill pigs and sell meat in the market every day.

Xia Pingan was waiting for the opportunity, and was also secretly preparing, mobilizing the friendship around him, and looking for someone.

In fact, it didn't take long, but after waiting for less than half a year, what Xia Ping'an was waiting for happened—the Qin army defeated Zhao's army in the Battle of Changping, killed 40 Zhao troops, and shocked the world. Then they marched into Handan to surround Handan, and the state of Zhao was at stake.

Lord Xinling's elder sister is the wife of King Zhao Huiwen's younger brother, Lord Pingyuan. She sent letters to King Wei and Lord Xinling many times, asking for help from the state of Wei.

Under such circumstances, the State of Wei could not sit back and watch the State of Zhao be destroyed by the State of Qin, so the King of Wei sent General Jin Bi to lead [-] Wei troops to rescue the State of Zhao.

But here comes the nonsense, the king of Wei was timid and hesitant to do things, and he was at both ends of the head. After knowing that the state of Wei rescued the state of Zhao, King Qin Zhao directly sent envoys to Daliang to tell the king of Wei that the state of Qin attacked the state of Zhao. If Wei Guo dared to rescue Zhao Guo at this juncture, Qin Jun's next target must be Wei Guo.

Hearing what the Qin envoy said, the king of Wei urinated, and quickly sent an envoy to catch up with Jin Bi, and asked Jin Bi to lead the army to stop in Yecheng and wait and see the situation.

Zhao Guo had been waiting for Wei Guo's army to come to save his life. When he saw that Wei Guo's army had stopped in Yecheng, Lord Pingyuan became anxious and immediately sent envoys to Daliang.

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On that cold and bleak evening, Xia Pingan was at the gate of Yi, watching the second wave of Zhao Guo's envoys, about 70 people, riding horses and driving carts, covered with wind and dust, and slowly entered through the gate of Yi tired. girder.

The envoy of the State of Zhao entered Daliang, stayed at the Post Hotel, and then a carriage hurried to Lord Xinling's residence.

Zhao Guo's envoy had just arrived at Lord Pingyuan's mansion, and in less than 10 minutes, a Qingpi from the city ran up to Xia Ping'an and told Xia Ping'an the news.

"Uncle Hou, the Zhao Kingdom's envoy has already gone to Lord Xinling's residence!"

"okay, got it!"

Xia Pingan gave that Qingpi some money, and that Qingpi thanked him and left. Afterwards, Xia Pingan left the gate of the city, bought some wine, and went to Zhu Hai's house.

Zhu Hai was stewing pig's trotters at home, and Xia Ping'an came just in time.

Eating pig's trotters and drinking wine, Xia Pingan said to Zhu Hai, "Don't use your pig-killing knife anymore, it's time to take out your hammer. If you don't use your hammer again, it will rust in the future, and there is no chance Use it again!"

Zhu Hai put down the wine bowl, stared at Xia Ping'an, and said only one word, "Okay!"

"Go out with me after dinner and kill someone!"

"Kill who?"

"The one who deserves to be killed!"

"it is good!"

The two of them left Zhu Hai's house after drinking. Xia Pingan took Zhu Hai, rode a horse, and left Daliang in the cold wind.

After several months of searching, Xia Ping'an had already located the trace of that person, and today, it was time to take that person's head.

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At the same time, in Lord Xinling’s mansion, the envoy of Zhao State prostrated himself in front of Lord Xinling, and the reader, Lord Pingyuan, wrote a letter to Lord Xinling with tears in his eyes. Anxious about people's difficulties. Now that Handan descends to Qin at dusk and Wei cannot save them, Anzai son can be anxious about people's difficulties! Besides, the son wins lightly, abandoning him and sending him to Qin, do you not feel pity for the son and sister?"

Lord Xinling looked at Lord Pingyuan's envoy with a face full of shame, and sighed, "It's not that I can't save you, it's that I can't convince the king. In the past month or so, I have entered the palace several times to meet the king. Chen Qi is amazing. Your Majesty won't listen, fearing that Qin will retaliate, and now your Majesty doesn't see me anymore!"

"If you can't save the Zhao country, no one in the world can save the Zhao country!" Zhao Guo's envoy laughed bitterly, "Could it be that the son will bear to see the Zhao country and the son's sister, sinking under the iron cavalry of the Qin country?"

Hearing the words of Zhao Guo's envoy, Lord Xinling said generously, "Although I can't persuade the king, I will never just sit by and watch Zhao die. I swear to fight Qin to the death. I am a dead soldier, go to Handan to rescue Zhao, fight to the death with Qin's army, I will not hesitate to be smashed!"

Unexpectedly, Lord Xinling could be so upright and righteous, so the envoys of the Zhao Kingdom cried and bowed down again, "Mr.

The reason why Mr. Xinling wanted to rescue Zhao with his disciples was not on a whim, but because he was already desperate for King Wei. The whole world is looking at the State of Wei, and the entire State of Wei is looking at him, Mr. Xinling. If he does not save the State of Zhao, let alone whether the State of Wei can survive on its own after Qin destroys Zhao, he will be the laughing stock of the world now. , a person who can't even save his own sister, how can he talk about high righteousness, what reputation does he have?

This night, Lord Xinling's mansion was not peaceful, and the neighing of horses could be heard at any time.

On the second day, early in the morning, hundreds of chariots and cavalry drove out from Lord Xinling's mansion. The horsemen, armed with bows and armor, looked heroic.

The army of the State of Wei did not move, so Lord Xinling personally took these dead disciples to Handan to rescue Zhao, facing the tiger and wolf division of the State of Qin alone.

When Lord Xinling led his followers out of Yimen, he happened to see Xia Pingan, stamping his feet at the gate of the city, warming his hands while warming his breath.

Lord Xinling got off his horse and bid farewell to Xia Pingan, "Mr. Hou, I am going to rescue Zhao. I am afraid I will never come back. I am here to say goodbye to you!"

Xia Pingan smiled slightly, "My lord, work hard, I'm old, I can't move anymore, so I won't go!"

Lord Xinling forced a smile, remounted his horse, and led the people away.

Walking halfway, Mr. Xinling felt more and more uncomfortable as he walked. He felt uncomfortable and felt that something was missing. Mr. Xinling thought to himself, the courteous treatment I gave to Houying is known all over the world. If I go to Zhao to die today, what will happen to Houying? There is not a single word of advice, is there something I did wrong?

Xia Pingan was at the gate of the city, watching Lord Xinling leave, he knew that Lord Xinling would definitely return.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to see Lord Xinling leading the people back again. Seeing himself, Lord Xinling got off his horse and sincerely asked for advice again.

Only then did Xia Pingan say, "The young master respects scholars and his reputation spreads all over the world. Now that the young master is in trouble, there is no other way, but he thinks of taking this little man to fight to the death with the Qin army. This is like fighting a tiger with meat. What is the effect? ​​The tiger is still eager to send the young master to the door. The young master has thought that if you die, the blow to the Wei country will be severe. In the future, there will be a few people in the Wei country who can resist Qin. Why don't you do this? Tomoya, what do you want the disciples to do?"

Hearing what Xia Pingan said, Lord Xinling was sweating profusely, so he hurriedly asked Xia Pingan for advice, what else could he do.

Xia Pingan directly took Lord Xinling to a hidden place near the city gate, and then said to Lord Xinling, "I heard that the Tiger Talisman, which can mobilize the Jin and Bi armies, is right next to the King. Except for the King, the entire palace, The only person who can get close to the tiger talisman is Ru Ji, whom the king loves the most. As long as the young master can let Ru Ji steal the tiger talisman for the young master, the young master can take the tiger talisman to the army of Jin and Bi, mobilize the army, and save the country of Zhao from fire and water. Wouldn't it be better than the son alone leading these hundreds of dead men to Handan to die?"

Lord Xinling was shocked when he heard this, but frowned again, "Then Ruji is most favored by the king, how can I let Ruji do such a dangerous thing for me? If the king finds out about this, Ruji will be capital offense!"

Xia Pingan sighed, "Master, do you know that three years ago, Ruji's father was killed by someone, and Ruji offered a reward for the capture of the enemy who killed her father, and the king ordered his arrest, but the person who killed Ruji's father But you haven't been caught yet?"

"I've heard a little bit about this!"

"I heard that although Ruji is a woman, she is not inferior to a man. As long as the young master can bring the head of the man who killed Ruji's father to Ruji, let Ruji avenge this big revenge, and then ask Ruji to steal it for the young master. Tiger Talisman, then Ruji will definitely swear to the death to repay the young master!"

When Lord Xinling heard this, he was both surprised and happy, but also worried, "The man who killed Ruji's father has been on the run for three years, and where will I go to look for it all at once? If you can’t support it, isn’t everything in vain!”

Hearing this, Xia Pingan clapped his hands, and Zhu Hai who was holding a box pushed open the door and came over.

"Before, I thank you son for your kindness and kindness. Hou Ying couldn't repay him. I have found Ru Ji's enemy. His head is in the box. You just need to go to see Ru Ji with that head, and Ru Ji will surely steal it." Bring out the Tiger Talisman!"

Lord Xinling was overjoyed, he opened the box in Zhu Hai's hand, and sure enough, he saw a head inside the box, with a clear face, it should have been beheaded not long ago.

"Thank you sir!"

"The young master has taken the military talisman, remember that the general will be outside, and the emperor's orders will not be accepted. After arriving in Yecheng, the young master can take Zhu Hai to see Jin Bi. After Jin Bi sees the military talisman, if he listens to the young master's order, everything is easy to say. If Jin Bi If you don't listen to Young Master's orders, Zhu Hai can help Young Master kill Jin Bi and help Young Master control the army..."

Lord Xinling burst into tears when he heard Xia Ping'an say this, "Jin Bi is a veteran of the Wei State, loyal to the Wei State, and extremely dignified. I only carry a soldier talisman. I am afraid it will be difficult for him to obey orders. I can only kill him. ..."

Xia Pingan also sighed and did not speak.

Although Lord Xinling was sad, he recovered in the blink of an eye. At such a time, he can clearly tell which is more important.