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I can only kowtow.

Qihou looked coldly at the group of kowtowing people on the ground. The scholar bureaucrats behind saw this scene, but felt very enjoyable and sour. Among the people present, the Sikong department had been bullied by Da Sikong, and Da Sikong relied on himself. Gongsun, just asking for filial piety, enclosing land at will, and occupying other people's wives, etc., the evil deeds are countless.

People who are not from the Sikong department have been bullied to some extent. Many departments need assistance from the Sikong department. Every time there is something that needs assistance from the Sikong department, Da Sikong will take the opportunity to ask for benefits. I won't do it for you.

So when everyone saw this scene, they all felt extremely sour and relieved, and no one pleaded with Da Sikong, and they all stood behind and looked at each other coldly.

What I still want is this result, and today's results are very good.

Qihou pressed the corner of his mouth and said coldly: "Da Sikong, you have such a great score! Just now at the door, the servants in your house kept calling Gu to be a pariah, and let Gu go away. Now Da Sikong is even more speechless." Obscuring, seeing no kingly law, it turns out that this servant followed the master's words, and all the servants in your house are as virtuous as you! It's really disgusting!"

What Qihou said was very decisive. When Da Sikong heard it, he was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, and said: "Old man... I am drunk, so I can't hold back my words. Please... please look at it... please look at it... Old man..."

Wu Jiu heard him stuttering, so he smiled and said, "It's because you have assisted the two monarchs?"

When Da Sikong heard this, his scalp became numb with fright. He just said in front of Qihou that he had assisted the two monarchs, and that Gongsun Wuzhi was the monarch. No no! Your Majesty, please spare me! This old man has worked hard for so many years without credit! It’s just...he just got drunk for a while...so...that’s why he speaks without restraint."

Qi Hou said coldly: "Then what happened to the garden of the doctor's house? It was because you were drunk that you built a wall in a moment of confusion?"

Da Sikong wiped his sweat again and again, and said: "This... this is a misunderstanding... old man... this old man just wants to help doctor...repair it, renovate the mansion..."

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Da Sikong is really generous."

Da Si was out of control, and gave Wu Jiao a hard look, Wu Jiu was not afraid of his stare, in fact, Wu Jiu and Tong Shang had the same thoughts, at this moment, they both felt that they were in a panic.

Marquis Qi became even more annoyed by Wu Jiu's anger, saying: "Da Sikong, you have been an official in our country of Qi for decades, but now you really let Gu down, very disappointed!"

When Da Sikong heard it, his whole body was about to collapse on the ground. He said this very seriously, and he might be dismissed as an official.

Wu Jiu rolled his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, indeed, Wu Jiu was considering the seriousness of this matter.

Because of the downfall of the former Da Situ, many party members began to gather around Da Sikong again. Although Qihou has already started to deal with these party members, he still has no way to eradicate them. Dissatisfaction, perhaps jumping over the wall in a hurry.

Now they are facing the two important tasks of repairing the aqueduct and rescuing the state of Zheng, so they cannot be distracted by internal fighting.

After thinking about it, Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Da Sikong is right. There is hard work without credit. I'm afraid it's just that Da Sikong is too tired these days, so he said some stupid things. Your Majesty, thank you It’s enough for Sikong to take a big vacation, and then a little punishment, and this will also let the doctors appreciate your benevolence.”

Marquis Qi knew what Wu Jiu meant. He understood the current situation. Although the Qi State was powerful, it was flawlessly distracted from fighting internal and external troubles at the same time. Therefore, the priority was to suppress rather than eradicate.

Qihou sneered, and said: "Da Situ is also a kind-hearted master, and he is talking about this reason. Since Da Sikong made the mistake of talking because he was tired, then I will give you a holiday. Sikong's Things are temporarily left to…”

Qihou wanted to say that it was Tou Shang. After all, Tou Shang was in charge of the water conservancy and saved Wu Jiu's life. Therefore, Qi Hou trusted Tou Shang and gave him the temporary position of Chief Sikong so that he could freely build water conservancy projects.

But Wu Jiu interrupted him suddenly, saying: "Your Majesty, Master Taibao Shuya has also been in charge of construction before, so he must have quite a lot of experience. I think that Master Shuya is a good candidate to act as Da Sikong."

Bao Shuya is Taibao and Qihou's teacher. It is true that Wu Jiao recommended Bao Shuya. Although Qihou was a little strange, he knew that Wu Jiao must have Wu Jiao's meaning, so he said, "Okay, let Master Shuya Temporarily take the post of Chief Sikong."

When Da Sikong heard it, he immediately collapsed on the ground, with a look of despair on his face. What a holiday, it was obviously dismissed from office, but he just said it nicely.

Qi Hou said again: "Then according to what you see, what kind of punishment should be given to Da Sikong?"

When he said this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but there was a ruthless look on their faces, presumably because they hated Da Sikong so much.

But everyone didn’t think about it, it’s okay to be serious, so they all looked at Wu Jiu in unison. After all, Wu Jiu has a lot of ideas. This kind of thing is not just for Marquis Qi, everyone also “trusts” Wu Jiu’s bad ideas. .

Wu Jiao saw that he was favored by everyone, so he smiled. The smile was gentle and elegant. Just now Da Sikong slandered him so many times, and his words were very ugly. Wu Jiao is not a temperless person, and he is also very narrow-minded. Come back without revenge?

Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "Just now Da Sikong's subordinates said to let you go, why not... let Da Sikong go back now, to punish Da Sikong for his lax discipline, what do you think?"

When he said this, everyone couldn't hold back immediately, and burst out laughing, Da Sikong's face was extremely ugly, and he was so trembling that he almost fainted.

Let Da Sikong roll on the ground in front of everyone, this is tantamount to humiliation, in fact, Wu Jiao's purpose is to humiliate Da Sikong, let him bully others with his mouth, now that his power is gone, he should be bullied.

When Qi Hou heard this, he said in a really doting tone: "Second brother is really naughty, but this method is also good, Da Sikong, you just do it, and don't thank Da Situ for punishing him, if Da Situ didn't think of such a merciful way Punishment, I'm afraid you will suffer from flesh and blood today."

Da Sikong had no color on his face, but he couldn't help but thank Wu Jiu for his punishment, and then, in front of everyone, with old arms and legs, he started rolling on the ground.

The scholar-bureaucrats watched and laughed one after another. At this time, no one could bear it anymore, and they all laughed very happily. Wu Jiu only hated that there is no such thing as a camera now, and he couldn’t record it for Da Sikong. It’s really a pity. up.

Da Sikong rolled over in front of everyone several times, everyone laughed enough, and Qihou said: "Okay, Da Situ rolled very hard, these days of leave, just sit at home and think about the past, what else is there?" The things that Da Sikong seized for no reason have been returned in the past two days, and I don't want to hear that someone sues Da Sikong."

After Qihou finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

Da Sikong knelt on the ground, sent off Qihou and the others tremblingly, but stared at the backs of Wu Jiu and Tong Shang with extremely fierce eyes, his official position was dismissed, and he wanted to return things, Wu Jiu was even more It's too hateful to make yourself ashamed in front of everyone, Da Sikong feels that if this anger doesn't come out, it will be a waste of all these years of being an official!

The banquet ended in a hurry because of a small episode, but Shang Shang achieved his goal and sent Qihou and the other officials back to the palace respectfully.

Qi Hou helped Wu Jiu get into the black car, and the two of them went back to the palace. Qi Hou got into the car and asked to put down the curtain of the car, then he said with a smile: "I know that the second brother has a lot of bad ideas. It is a loss of adults, and I really want to relieve my hatred!"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "It is the majesty of the emperor that can restrain Da Sikong."

Wu Jiu and Qi Hou flattered each other like this, Qi Hou couldn't help laughing, he just liked Wu Jiu's sly eyes, very smart, couldn't help but leaned over and kissed Wu Jiu's forehead.

Forehead killing is irresistible to Wu Jiu, so Qi Hou also grasped this point, and kissed his forehead from time to time to wipe the oil, but Qi Hou didn't realize that he was like a young man who had just begun to fall in love. And when he stood up, he was still stubbornly kissing his forehead...

Because it was getting late, Wu Jiao was a little sleepy, so he leaned against Qi Hou, ready to squat for a while, and then went back to the palace to sleep again. Qi Hou seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, why didn't the second brother let me be isolated just now?" Mister Shi is the Grand Sikong? Mr. Shi is in charge of water conservancy, if he can become the Da Sikong, it will be cheaper to act."

As soon as Wu Jiao heard this question, he sat up straight, frowned, and said, "Jiao has not yet settled on this matter, so it's hard to say anything more. After all, if you say something wrong, wouldn't it be bloody? But... ...Your Majesty, please be careful with Mister Yu."

When Qihou heard this, he was very surprised, and then he narrowed his eyes. Wu Jiu said, "Mr. Yu is Jiu's savior. There is no evidence for Jiu, so it's hard to say anything, but please don't believe it, and don't believe it completely."

Qihou seemed to understand something, and he didn't need Wu Jiu to point it out, so he nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me, brother, I know."

The two returned to the palace soon, and Wu Jiu rested in the small bedroom.

Da Sikong recuperated at home, although he was not dismissed from office, but the effect was similar to dismissing from office. Bao Shuya was Taibao, and it was almost the position of Da Sikong, who began to manage the water power and construction of Qi State.

Dismissing from office and not dismissing from office actually have the same effect, but Marquis Qi cannot dismiss Da Sikong's position right now. The reason is that not dismissing from office is a kind of consolation to those parties. , Therefore, Marquis Qi cannot dismiss office hastily, and the party must be quietly disintegrated and eradicated before it can be mobilized.

The current state of Qi is not as powerful as the princes see it. After all, all countries are facing internal and external troubles. Even the most stable and peaceful countries also have potential threats of internal troubles.

Especially in these years when Marquis Qi came to the throne, King Xiong Yu of Chu took the throne for five years, and his younger brother Xiong Ziyuan still found a way to replace him. Now Marquis Qi has just ascended the throne for the second year, so he is too young. , you should be cautious internally, so as not to be attacked on both sides, and in the end the gain outweighs the loss.

Moreover, Qi State is about to develop the canal, and Chu State is staring at Zheng State. These are all things that require manpower, material and financial resources, so civil strife is even less acceptable.

Da Sikong reflected at home, because Da Sikong had not been dismissed from office, those parties refused to die, and there was still a last hope left, so they lived in peace for a long time.

Wu Jiu came to the Political Affairs Hall that day, and they have been safe and sound for so long. Yesterday, a doctor on duty had an emergency at home. Wu Jiu deliberately gave the doctor a holiday and asked him to go home. There was no one on duty last night. of.

Wu Jiu deliberately came early this morning to see his "mouse-catching sharp weapon". He came to the Zhengshitang and entered Situ's room. The tables and cases were neatly arranged, no different from when he left yesterday.

Wu Jiu sat over and carefully disassembled the roll of soldiers and horses fortification map, only to find that there was really no hair inside, and it was not known where it fell.

Wu Jiu smiled, sure enough there was a little mouse, and he didn't know if he could fool the little white mouse with his carefully drawn map of soldiers and horses deploying defenses.

Wu Jiao thought for a while, and put away the deployment map of soldiers and horses, so as not to be seen by other literati and bureaucrats, who mistakenly took the correct deployment map and caused unnecessary commotion. Take away and destroy.

Then Wu Jiu put a new volume of bamboo slips on the case, in a more conspicuous position, this time it was the national treasury's grain and grass reserves reported by the department of agriculture.

After Wu Jiao put it away, he left. Today, he took a rest and did not need to come here, so he left with a fake defense map.

Wu Jiu took a rest today and had nothing else to do. After arranging another "mouse trap", he went to the dining room, entered the dining room, looked around, because it was still early, and the cooks hadn't started yet. Busy, just getting ready.

Several cooks came in carrying fresh pork, and were cutting the pork, separating the pork into different categories, and there were strict requirements on what to eat with each piece.

Wu Jiu watched them distinguish, and saw the cooks pick out all the viscera, large intestines, lungs, and some big meat that was too fat, and put them aside, waiting for a while to rub them and throw them away.

Seeing that the cooks were about to throw away those internal organs, Wu Jiao hurried over to stop them, saying, "Wait a minute."

When the cooks saw Wu Jiu, they immediately saluted and said, "Great Situ."

Wu Jiu said, "Don't you want any of these?"

The cook said: "Reporting to Da Situ, it is precisely that the offal has a strong smell, and the emperor does not like to eat it, so the ministers are about to throw it away."

When Wu Jiao heard this, his heart ached to death. It would be a waste to throw it away, so he quickly said, "Don't throw it away, just give it to me, just put it over there."

All the cooks looked at each other. It is an indisputable fact that the king does not like to eat offal. The cooks usually throw away the offal. After all, the king has the ingredients of the king, and the concubine has the ingredients of the concubine, so it will not be because of The offal offal here is not eaten, so the offal offal is sent to other people to eat.

Seeing that they were going to throw it away, Wu Jiao was so distressed that he hurriedly asked someone to put the internal organs together and put them on a case.

In fact, there are many people who don’t eat offal. Most of them think that offal is not clean, or the taste is bad. But in fact, offal is a very delicious thing. If you don’t eat it, it would be a pity. I don’t know how many delicacies I will miss.

Wu Jiu rolled up his sleeves, tucked up his hem, looked at the bulging fake document in his arms, and threw it aside, ready to deal with the mess.

Wu Jiu washed and picked the large intestine and lungs of the pig, then cut the large intestine into small pieces and the lungs into thin slices, and began to adjust the seasoning. Put the seasoning into a large bowl, and then put the large intestine into the bowl In the middle, rub it carefully, wash it after rubbing, soak the large intestine and lungs, and soak them in the condiment bowl to ensure that there is no strange smell of internal organs.

Wu Jiao took care of the offal, put the offal in a big pot to boil, then got some flour with a smile, and prepared to cook it and eat it on fire.

Stewed fire is a famous Beijing-style snack. It is said that it was invented during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Because the meat was very expensive at that time, ordinary people could not afford meat, so they collected all the pigs that were not in the water, and then made them. To eat, stew those internal organs in a mess, and then throw the big sesame cakes in to cook, it can be described as a hodgepodge.

At that time, it was the people driving carts who ate such low-quality food, but who knew that it would be carried forward later, turning the low-quality pig offal into a delicacy, and it evolved into a snack like stewed and boiled fire.

The fire in the stewed fire is the dead surface fire, which needs to be kneaded very firmly. This kind of fire is cut into diamond-shaped small pieces, put into the soup and boiled. The fire needs to add flavor, but it can’t become rotten. Therefore, it is very useful for kneading noodles. exquisite.

In the late autumn season, Wu Jiao was covered in sweat after mixing the noodles, and then he felt that it was all right. Wu Jiao put the noodles away and prepared to sear them for a while, before turning around to deal with the soup he had boiled for a long time.

Because the internal organs have been cleaned and kneaded with ingredients, they are very delicious. After being boiled in the pot, they become fragrant, and a fragrance stronger than pork comes out, but there is no fishy smell. The breath, mellow and wanton, makes people move their index fingers.

Wu Jiao added some seasonings to the soup and continued to boil it.

The cooks didn't know what Wu Jiu was doing, but they saw him get some pigs into the water, and after a while, the fragrance was overflowing. They had eaten breakfast, but the cooks felt hungry and gurgling. Call.

At this time, Wu Jiu had already baked the pancakes, and then cut them into diamond-shaped pieces. The dead pancakes were cut very beautifully.

When everything is done, put the soup and pancakes into a large bowl with a large lid, sprinkle some vegetable foam on top, add some green, and then add seasoning soy sauce for the final seasoning, and you're done.

Wu Jiao made a marinated stew and cooked it on fire, and he smelled it delicious. Although the chefs said that Qi Hou didn't like the smell of offal, Wu Jiao felt that, according to Qi Hou's eating taste, Qi Hou should actually like it. Braised on fire.

Wu Jiu put the lid on the steaming stewed document and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he almost forgot about the fake document, so he hurried back and put the fake document in his arms, and then he carried it away again.

Wu Jiu was holding the marinade and cooking fire, and hurried to the small bedroom. Qihou had eaten breakfast, but it was not time for lunch, so he calculated that Wu Jiao would take a rest today, and wanted the eunuch to call him Wu Jiu. He came here, but the eunuch searched around but couldn't find him, so Marquis Qi thought he had gone out of the palace.

After a while, Wu Jiu came over by himself, Qi Hou had ordered that Wu Jiu didn't need to inform when he came, he just came in, so Wu Jiu walked in without any hindrance.

Qihou was reading the paperwork when he suddenly smelled a very novel smell. It smelled like meat, but it was more overbearing than the smell of meat. The smell was very mellow, and it was different from the umami taste of seafood. What is the taste.

But Qihou knew that it must be something delicious, so he quickly smiled and said, "Second brother."

Wu Jiu came over and put down the large bowl of stewed and boiled fire, Qihou said with a smile: "What's delicious today?"

Wu Jiu said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for successfully pulling Da Sikong off his horse."

Qihou lifted the lid himself, and looked down, not to mention that he couldn't smell it, but he didn't even understand it. The deep soup, the color is not fresh, it looks very rich, with the lid lifted Open, a hot aroma rushed straight to his nose, Qi Hou obviously just had breakfast, and he was hungry immediately.

Qi Hou hurriedly picked up the chopsticks and put them in, and found a piece of pancake. Qi Hou was very surprised. He didn't eat pancakes before. He didn't have to eat pancakes when he was marching and fighting. He ate pancakes, and there was nothing beside them. , It’s just eating pancakes in one breath.

But Qihou had never seen pancakes boiled in soup before, so he stuffed them into his mouth impatiently and chewed. After chewing, he was amazed immediately, it was more mellow than broth.

Qi Hou fished out other things in the soup. I don't know what the round ones are, and I don't know what the small pieces are. The taste in the mouth is not meat, but it is more springy than meat, and it is not old.

Wu Jiu watched with a smile as Qi Hou ate the pig that he would not eat with great relish, and finally drank a large bowl of stewed soup silently.

Qi Hou couldn't get enough of his food, and wished he could have three more bowls, but since this was considered an extra meal in the morning, he would have to wait for lunch later, so he just ate some.

Qihou smiled and said, "Second brother, what kind of trick is this?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you ate just now is made of pig offal. The long ones are pig intestines, and the flat ones are pig lungs."

As soon as Wu Jiu said it, Qi Hou's expression froze immediately, and he said, "The pig is in the water?"

Wu Jiao blinked and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Jiao has been cleaned up, neither dirty nor unpalatable."

Qi Hou heard him say that it was cleaned up, so he felt relieved. After all, his second brother is a clean person, and if the second brother said it was clean, it must be clean.

Qihou said in surprise: "Second brother is really amazing, I never thought that Xiashui could make such delicious dishes."

Wu Jiu said: "Actually, there are still many delicacies made from offal, but your majesty never eats it."

Wu Jiu counted again, such as hot kidney, lung soup, pork liver porridge, and Jiuzhuan large intestine, a famous dish of Shandong cuisine, etc., there are simply too many to count.

Although Qihou couldn't understand the names of these dishes, but listening to Wu Jiu counting them and seeing Wu Jiu's smiling face as he wrenched his slender fingers, he found it inexplicably delicious.

Qihou laughed and said, "Second brother's cooking is so delicious, so the second brother himself must be even more delicious."

Wu Zheng told Qi Hou the name of the dish, but Qi Hou suddenly said such a flirtatious remark, Wu Jiao was almost dumbfounded, and then gave Qi Hou a pair of supercilious eyes.

Wu Jiu used to be respectful and did not dare to play jokes with Qi Hou, but now the two of them can sit down and talk, Qi Hou is quite satisfied, seeing Wu Jiu throwing his eyes at him, he is all smiling , and said: "Second brother is so beautiful."

Wu Jiu really couldn't stop his thick skin, he immediately pretended he didn't hear, Qihou said: "Second brother, what is that in your arms?"

Only then did Wu Jiu realize that it was a fake defense map compiled by himself, so he took it out with a smile on his face, and said, "This is drawn by Jiu, how about taking a look, Your Majesty?"

Seeing Wu Jiu's cunning smile, Marquis Qi knew that Wu Jiu had no good intentions, so he quickly took it over to have a look, not knowing who was about to suffer again.

When Qihou saw it, he was a little dazed, and then said dumbfoundedly: "Second brother, this is our Qi country's military and horse defense map? Don't you think... more like a hornet's nest?"

Seeing Qihou's sad face, Wu Jiu quickly said, "This...is not a good painting? Can't you get away with it? Jiao used this prevarication to make it."

Qi Hou smiled and said: "The painting is good, of course it is good, the second brother's notes, I have to save them and read them slowly in the future."

Wu Jiu was almost pissed off by Qi Hou, and it was obvious that he was just perfunctory. Qi Hou quickly said: "The second elder brother drew this, so it seems that I, Qi State, is too strong to do so?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Isn't this the effect you want?"

Qi Hou nodded and said: "That's right, when it comes to fooling people, the second brother is a good hand."

Qihou said again: "By the way, the hydraulic power will start next month. Taking advantage of the shallow winter water, the canals in Linzi City will be repaired. There will be a worship ceremony at the beginning of next month, and the second brother also needs to participate. Don't forget to prepare for it." .”

Wu Jiu nodded. In this era, every ground breaking requires worship and large-scale ceremonies. As the great Situ, Wu Jiu needs to help the monarch to worship, so he needs to make preparations in advance. For this matter, Wu Jiu The preparations have already been started, because Da Sikong went home and faced the wall to think about his mistakes, so Shang Shang's project of building the canal went smoothly, without any obstacles, he just repeated it two times and three times, tirelessly presenting the revised and perfect drawing. When I came up to have a look, the canal was quickly finalized and ready to start construction.

Sacrificial offerings are a big deal. In the age of Spring and Autumn, which emphasizes ritual and righteousness, compared with the Warring States period, Wu Jiao is very busy with this matter.

The sacrificial activity will be at the beginning of next month, and the location of the sacrificial ceremony is by the river in the outskirts, because a canal will be built here to integrate the entire Linzi city, so Qihou decided to hold the sacrificial ceremony at this place.

Wu Jiu stepped on it a few times in the past to arrange some specific matters, and Tong Shang also often went to step on it. After all, a canal is about to be built here, and it is also the first official canal for the water power of the Qi State. , Do more exploration.

Time passed quickly, there was no Da Sikong making trouble, everything went smoothly, Da Sikong also had a hard time introspecting at home in the past few months, there was no movement at all, only a little movement recently, but it was not about government affairs, But Da Sikong is going to celebrate his birthday.

Da Sikong happened to have his [-]th birthday this year, and it seemed that it was going to be very grand. Many things were brought in from other places, such as fruits, vegetables and ingredients from various places, as well as various silk cloths and so on.

Wu Jiu usually sits in the Situ department and has never received a report on the defense of the city, but he has received a report on the defense of the city in the past few days, because there are too many convoys of Da Sikong entering the city, so the defense of the city is recorded, although the reason is reasonable , because Da Sikong was going to celebrate his birthday, so the ingredients and items brought in, but the city guards still wanted to be cautious, and reported a large number of reports of entering the city.

Wu Jiu was busy with the sacrificial offering, he just glanced at the report and asked the city guards to check the items entering the city, and there was nothing else he could order.

A month passed quickly, the weather was getting colder and the rain was getting less and less, which happened to be the best time to repair the aqueduct.

This morning, Wu Jiu got up early, and hurriedly asked Ziqing and Tang Wu to dress himself neatly. He put on a soap-colored Da Situ official uniform and an official hat. If not for a tall man like Qi Hou Comparing to the side, Wu Jiu felt that he was also a majestic and majestic figure.

Wu Jiu admired his majestic attire, and asked Yan'e to bring Yu Dun over and put it on his waist. Then he tidied himself up and was ready to go out.

Wu Jiu also put all his hair back today and tied it in a hair crown. However, Wu Jiu has no majestic aura when he puts his hair back. Unlike Qi Hou who can show his tough and profound facial features, Wu Jiu After putting his hair back, he felt an inexplicable sense of abstinence blowing towards his face. Coupled with the official robes, it was simply a uniform.

Qihou was dressed neatly and was about to leave when he saw Wu Jiao walking over, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Second brother came just in time."

The two of them were fully dressed, and they were ready to go out in a black chariot, and took all the civil and military officials to the suburbs, preparing to sacrifice.

Today's sacrificial ceremony is very grand, and officials with some status will participate. The location of the sacrifice is on the outskirts of Linzi City. Qihou is sitting in a chariot. Because there are many officials following him, it is not easy for Wu to be in the same chariot, so it has been prepared in advance. I made an agreement with Marquis Qi, and I, like other officials, will go with the car, lest other people say that I am proud of being favored.

Qi Hou fully agreed, and the team set off. After walking more than ten steps, an eunuch soon ran over and said to Wu Jiu: "Da Situ, the king summoned Da Situ and said that he has something important to discuss. Situ is in the same car."

When Wu Jiu heard this, he almost spit out blood. He had promised before, but he had to take the car by himself again within ten steps. Moreover, the eunuch's acting skills were too bad, and he said the "important matter" with a serious face. It is very heavy, for fear that others will not know that Qihou is looking for Wu Jiao for serious business!

Wu Jiu suddenly felt the eyes of others "shua!" and turned around, staring at him in unison. In desperation, he had no choice but to face the burning gaze and walked towards the car.

Sure enough, in fact, Qi Hou was fine, Wu Jiu was pulled over by Qi Hou as soon as he got into the car, and then there were all kinds of hands and feet.

Because today is a large-scale sacrificial ceremony, and it is also related to water conservancy, Da Sikong finally took a day out of his "sick leave" to follow the team together.

When Da Sikong saw Wu Jiu being called to go to the same car by Qihou, he felt very disdainful, his eyes showed a gloomy light, and he sneered.

A person next to him immediately came over and said in a low voice, "Da Sikong, look at this, how decent is it?"

Da Sikong lowered his voice and said: "Just wait and see, they can still be proud for a while now."

Da Sikong said, and then said: "Is everything ready?"

The man said with a low smile: "Don't worry, Da Sikong, everything is ready, and you will be able to..."

When he said this, he stopped talking, just laughed twice, with a rather sinister look.

The team quickly left the city gate, and after walking for a while, they saw the river. The altar had been placed by the river. The river was not narrow, and there was a single-plank bridge on the river.

The water conservancy projects in this era are very backward, there are no arch bridges, only single-plank bridges, a large wooden plank spans across the water, or Tingbu Bridge, which is the kind of stones stuck in the water one by one, as if A stone bridge like an ornamental bridge in the park.

There is such a single-plank bridge on the river, although the wood is not strong, but because of sacrifices, Wu Jiu sent people to repair it earlier, and the single-plank bridge is also the latest.

When everyone reached the river, Qi Hou and Wu Jiu got out of the car, Qi Hou ordered the sacrifice to begin, and soon an official dedicated to sacrifice came out to preside over the sacrifice.

Because the construction of the canal is a new thing, there are still many people around to watch, but the people are far away from the periphery, and they cannot come over, and they are stopped by the eunuchs, so as not to disturb the sacrificial process.

I saw the sacrificial official walking over slowly, and then read out some red tapes for the sacrificial ceremony. The sacrificial official handed over the sacrificial vessel respectfully to Qi Hou. Qi Hou held the wine vessel and walked slowly towards the single-plank bridge.

Qihou was dressed in a black court robe and a crown on his head. He was tall and majestic. He held the wine vessel respectfully with both hands. He also walked quite well-behaved. He looked well-bred.

All the ministers followed behind, and they all silently followed Qihou on the bridge to sacrifice to the river, when they heard the sound of "treading, treading", crisp footsteps resounded faintly on the single-plank bridge, first Qihou stepped on the single-plank bridge, and behind him Qing The doctors also set foot on the single-plank bridge according to their grades.

Wu Jiu followed behind Marquis Qi, accompanied by Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong, the two supervisors of the state. Now Wu Jiu is the head of the three princes, and he is on an equal footing with the two sons of the state appointed by the emperor. Always walk in the same row.

Behind him was Bao Shuya who was Tai Bao, Grand Secretary Guan Yiwu, grand minister Sun Xipeng, acting chief Sima Zhou Fu, etc., and the chief minister suddenly said "Ouch" when he was on the bridge, and the official hat was not on his head. Cautiously fell to the ground, the team behind was neat and tidy, and almost got confused because of him.

Da Sikong quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

As he said that, he went to pick up the official hat, and the people behind couldn't stop because of him, so they continued to walk forward, leaving Da Sikong's seat empty.

However, Da Sikong deliberately lagged behind by several steps because of the action of picking up the official hat, as if he wanted to step back off the single-plank bridge.

"Step...step, step..."

The sounds continued one after another, and when everyone stepped onto the single-plank bridge, they suddenly heard a crisp sound of "click!", followed by another sound of "click!!!", Wu Jiao was startled, his eyes widened, and his pupils snapped. He shrank back, and at the same time, he heard a sound of "Ho--!!", all the officials behind him gasped, and some people shouted "Ah!".

It turned out that the single-plank bridge suddenly split a gap in the middle, and with a sound of "Boom!", a piece of wood fell down and fell into the river in an instant, and was washed away with a sound of "Shua--".

Wu Jiu took a deep breath, threw himself forward, and grabbed Qihou who was in the front. Qihou's feet were empty, and the wine vessel in his hand fell down the gap, and was submerged in a "bang".

The air under Qihou's feet was already reflected, and the speed was very fast. He grabbed the edge of the broken bridge next to him, but the broken bridge was very crispy, and it didn't look like it had just been renovated at all. A large piece was picked off by Qihou in an instant, but There was also a buffer, Wu Jiu followed up abruptly and grabbed Qihou firmly.

Immediately, there was a "Crack!" under Wu Jiu's feet, and the crispy one was about to break. Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong next to him turned pale with fright, and shouted "Your Majesty!", and quickly stretched out their hands to hold Wu Jiu, Pulling up the Marquis Qi below, the officials behind were shocked and retreated one after another. For a while, the crisp single-plank bridge was even more overwhelmed, and it kept making "clicking" sounds, and it was about to break.

Wu Jiu, Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong quickly pulled Qihou up. Although the others were in a hurry, they did not dare to rush over, for fear that the crisp template would not be able to bear the weight.

The three of them pulled Qihou up and walked quickly to the shore. As soon as they landed, they heard a "Crack!!", followed by a loud "Boom!!", and the entire single-plank bridge broke from the middle, sank downward, and smashed In the river, it was swept away suddenly.

When everyone saw Qihou being pulled up, they all heaved a sigh of relief. Before everyone could react, they heard a "gudong!" and Da Sikong knelt on the ground.

Da Sikong knelt on the ground and said with a sincere and impassioned face: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The collapse of the wooden bridge is an ominous omen! This shows that the construction of the aqueduct in Qi State has angered God! God and our ancestors will punish I have lost the whole country! This is a bad omen, Your Majesty! Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Wu Jiu had just pulled Qi Hou, feeling like his wrist was about to come off