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Chapter 106 "Eating" (1)
The reason why all the ministers here took a deep breath is that everyone knows and is afraid of people. Now the old prince Tan Guo has collected bribes from Qi State, and in turn received bribes from Chu State, and is planning to send Qi State The army of the state borrowed the Tao and detained it in the state of Tan. In this way, he rebelled against the emperor of Zhou. Who is most anxious?Naturally, it is Old Tan Gong, the real ruler of the Tan Kingdom.
Seeing Zhao Hu holding a long sword in his hand, he came in with the white-haired old Tan Gong hostage, no wonder the Huben army outside didn't make a sound, so Zhao Hu walked in ostentatiously.
After all, whoever dares to make a sound, Old Tan Gong's head will probably fall off.
Don't look at Zhao Hu who is usually laughing and joking, and looks a little bit fried, but Zhao Hu's kung fu is very powerful, and he has no problem entering the barracks, let alone shutting his attention to Tan Guo, who has already shifted his attention to the bedroom. .
Because the old prince of Tan State took bribes from Chu State, he wanted to swallow a fat man in one gulp, and annex the powerful country of Qi State with the small country of Tan State, so all the troops were concentrated in the road palace, and the small palace where old Tan Gong lived was empty. up.
Wu Jiu knew that the old prince Tan Guo was ambitious and that this banquet would not be a good one, so he let Zhaohu act secretly, saying to the outside world that he was not acclimatized and could not attend the banquet, but in fact Zhaohu was going to kidnap Old Tan Gong.
Old Tan Gong was sick and rested in the small bedroom, and there were few guards around him. Zhao Hu quickly succeeded. Because of Lao Tan Gong’s recent poor health, he handed over the state affairs to the old prince, but important matters still need to be taken to him. purpose.
The old prince did not tell Old Tan Gong about the matter of uniting Chu State. The reason is very simple, that is, although Old Tan Gong was dissatisfied with the strength of Qi State, but he worked for Emperor Zhou for a lifetime, and now he is old and has no energy. , let alone dare to rebel, if you want him to unite with the state of Chu, that is absolutely impossible.
Therefore, the old prince knew this truth, so he stole the seal of old Tan Gong, stamped it himself, and declared to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty that it was Lao Tan Gong's consent. Although many courtiers objected, they were all killed by the old prince.
Now that the old Mr. Tan who was hijacked by Zhaohu suddenly appeared, everyone gasped.
The one who was most afraid was of course the old prince Tan Guo, who glared at them angrily and said, "What are you doing!?"
Wu Jiu sneered, and said, "Prince Tan Guo still says others are stupid, but you are the most stupid one in my opinion? The hostages are already in hand, why do you ask us?"
That Prince Tan Guo just asked, the purpose was to question, but Wu Jiu deliberately misinterpreted his meaning, and the angry old Prince Tan almost turned over directly.
The old prince shouted sharply: "If you are sensible, let the monarch go!"
Wu Jiu said quietly, "I'm sorry, we don't know each other."
After he said this, the old prince Tan Guo gasped "Fu--Fu--", just like a dog exhaling, and said with wide eyes: "You! You..."
Old Tan Gong is too old, but he still knows that he is being hijacked now, and the bedroom on this road is in a mess, full of civil and military officials, and a big hunting dog, not only that, there is a man wearing the armor of Chu State He is from Chu State.
Moreover, Marquis Qi and Da Situ of Qi State also came in person, and the outer circle of the road palace was surrounded by three floors of tiger and ben army. I don't know what it means. Although Old Tangong didn't understand what it meant, he was already scared Got to be in a cold sweat.
Wu Jiu cupped his hands to Old Tan Gong and said, "Tan Gong, you don't know what your good prince has done that is outrageous? You, good prince, brought all the civil and military ministers of your country of Tan, and openly rebelled against the emperor! Chu The state sent troops to attack the state of Zheng, and the emperor asked me to rescue the state of Qi, but the prince of the state of Tan colluded with the people of Chu, accepted bribes, and planned to stop our reinforcements from the state of Qi in the state of Tan! This is not treason, what is it?"
When Old Tan heard this, he almost fainted. Rebellion was something he never dared to do in his life, because Old Tan knew that their Tan Kingdom survived by financial resources, not military strength, because Tan Kingdom was too small, it might as well The country next to it is a small town, with such a small land area, it is impossible to have too many people. Without a population, there will be no army. In this era of fighting for population, the country of Tan is stuck in its old ways, so naturally it cannot grow.
Therefore, Old Tan Gong has been guarding his feng shui treasure, and he is very satisfied. He will never rebel. Rebellion is tantamount to suicide!
But now the old crown prince of Tan Guo is going to rebel. When old Tan Gong heard this, he immediately shouted: "You son of a bitch! What are you going to do!?"
When all the ministers heard this, they all looked at each other in blank dismay. Could it be that this matter was not ordered by Old Tan Gong?It is clearly stamped by Old Tan Gong on the document, why does Old Tan Gong look like he just heard about it now?
When the old prince Tan Guo saw his father coming, he was a little scared immediately, but the matter has come to this point, how could he be scared?
The old prince of Tan Guo ignored old Tan Gong, but said to Wu Jiao: "You are here to deceive the public?! Come here! Take down this lying Qi man for me!"
As soon as he said this, the Huben Army was about to move, but before it could do so, Zhao Hu sneered coldly: "Who dares to move and try!"
As he said the sword swung across, Old Tan Gong screamed and shouted: "Don't move! Don't move! Don't be rude!"
Those Huben troops also worked hard. On the one hand, the old prince gave orders to arrest people, but on the other hand, Old Tan Gong refused to let them arrest people.
Qi Hou smiled coldly at this time, and said: "I know the character of Old Tan Gong very well. If anyone is the most loyal under the emperor's feet, it must be Old Tan Gong. Going to rescue Zheng Guo, but was intercepted by Tan Guo, who was even confronted by soldiers. Old Tan Gong, how brave is your son? Looking at it alone, you are a good son, I am afraid you don’t want you to live, right? Ah, which king's son wants the king to live a hundred years? Prince Tan has been a prince all his life, and he probably can't wait to let Qi get his wish fulfilled?"
When Qi Hou said this, he broke the old prince's heart very accurately. That's what the old prince meant. Old Tan Gong is over 90 years old. Although there are many legends about longevity in ancient times, they are basically beautified. 90 years old is indeed an old bastard, even in modern times, living to 90 years old is indeed a long life.
Old Tan Gong has been alive, and the old prince is over 70 years old. Seeing that he can only be a prince for the rest of his life, can he not be sad?In fact, what Qihou said is very accurate, but now all the civil and military officials are present, if the old prince admits him, let alone Tan Gong, no one will recognize him even if he is the prince.
Therefore, although Qihou was right about what the old prince wanted, the old prince didn't dare to admit it, and quickly denied it, saying: "You are spitting blood! Junfu, don't believe him, they Qi State just want to separate Junfu and the child!"
The Prime Minister next to him immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty! Prince, please think of a way to save your Majesty!"
The old prince didn't want to save him at all, so he was stalling for time, when the courtiers heard what the old prime minister said, they all responded immediately: "Prince, prince, think of a way to save your majesty!"
The courtiers asked the prince to save Old Tangong, and Old Tangong also wanted to live, but the prince didn't want to save Lao Tangong, so it would be better if he could order the Huben army to kill and tear up old Tangong together.
But the point is that the old prince doesn't have the courage, so he has been deadlocked.
Seeing that the duck with its beak was about to fly away, the old prince roared angrily: "You sinister people!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "We Qi people are far less insidious than you, the crown prince. Is it insidious to go back on promises and lend the way to Qi, but now it is insidious? Is it insidious to hold a banquet but use slop? Now The crown prince's father is in the hands of others, but you don't care about life and death, isn't it insidious?"
The prince's eyes were red with anger, and he said: "Do you think you can survive!? I have five hundred tigers here, and if they rush in, they can chop you into pieces!!!"
The old prince yelled angrily, Wu Jiao shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "Really, then prince, don't forget that there are fifty thousand elite soldiers from Qi State in your city and its suburbs! Before I left, I had already made an agreement with the general, if I haven't received the order to let go by midnight, then I will enter the capital city of Tan Kingdom and leave nothing behind!"
When Old Tan Gong heard it, he almost lost his breath and passed out. Zhao Hu grabbed him. Old Tan Gong never expected that the crown prince would lead Qi's [-] soldiers outside the city, and there were still people in the city. In the city, isn't that the posture of Kaesong to meet the enemy?
Qi Hou smiled coldly and said: "[-] elite soldiers, dare to ask Mr. Tan, dare to ask the old prince, you have [-] people in your entire great country of Tan!? Not to mention soldiers and horses. If Tan Guo is still obsessed with his obsession, Gu will eliminate villains for the Son of Heaven today, and there is no need to report it, just ask for execution!"
Old Tan Gong was so frightened that he said, "Niety!! What are you doing! Let him go! Let the Huben army go out!"
The old prince didn't move. Old Tan Gong already knew that the old prince must be rebelling. It's better to kill himself, and immediately said angrily: "Come on! Take the prince down!!"
Zhongqing looked at each other in dismay, and Old Tan Gong said: "If there is any rebellious doctor Tan Guo today, he will also be taken down and beheaded immediately!"
As soon as his words came out, Tan Guo's ministers made noises one after another, a little scared.
Seeing that Mr. Tan gave the order, the old prince immediately said angrily: "Who dares to move!? I am the master here today! Tan Guobing is printed in my hands, and the Huben army will obey me!"
The old prince said to Old Tan Gong again: "Father, why are you so confused! Now that we have trapped the Qi State in the city, and with the help of the Chu army, we will definitely be able to swallow the Qi State. Father, don't hold back your son. ah!"
Old Tan Gong could see that the old prince definitely wanted to kill himself. For a while, there was some chaos in the palace, and there was a commotion, and the Huben army didn't know who to listen to.
At this time, Wu Jiu laughed and said, "Chu's army? The Chu's army is being attacked by Song's army at this moment. Why do you still care about whether you, Tan, live or die?"
When he said this, the general of Chu State next to him was also taken aback. He had clearly stated that Song State would not participate in the war, so why was he suddenly ambushed by Song State?This is impossible……
General Chu was distracted, and the old prince was frightened, and was stunned for a moment. At this moment, Wu Jiao secretly gave Zhao Hu a color, and Zhao Hu immediately understood, and pushed the old man away suddenly. Tan Gong, take a quick sweep and grab it out.
Everyone didn't see what was going on, and they heard a minister screaming "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" But his head flew out suddenly, splashing out a bloody flower, splashing on the main hall.
In an instant, Zhao Hubai's robe was stained red with red blood, his face was indifferent, he didn't see the usual joy at all, and blood was splashed on his face, as if he was an evil ghost, shaking himself violently With the long sword of blood, he said in a cold voice: "Prince Tan Guo openly conspired against the emperor, and he has been killed, as a warning to others!"
Old Tan Gong didn't react at all, and saw the old prince's head fly out, and fell to the ground with a "gudong" sound. Everyone half screamed, half dazed, and didn't know what to do.
Qi Hou said lightly: "Tan Gong, give orders!"
Old Tan Gong is terrified now, after all, in the bedroom on the road, a senior official of Qi State suddenly cut off the head of Prince Tan Guo, that posture is terrifying.
While everyone was in a daze, Old Tan Gong said in a trembling voice: "I will... take down the rebels from the state of Chu!!"
As soon as his words came out, Huben Jun knew now that he could only listen to Old Tan Gong, because although the old prince was still holding the seal, his head had already fallen to the ground...
General Chu hurried back a few steps, but the [-] tiger and ben troops from around all rushed in in an instant. With the help of Zhaohu, General Chu, no matter how brave and skilled in fighting, could not resist so many tiger and ben troops, and was caught in an instant .
After the general of the Chu State was caught, he struggled and shouted, "My king will not let you go! I will not let you go! The country of Tan is not enough to conspire with him. After all, the country of Tan is a pitiful and weak country." , Cowards! Cowards! My king will not let you go! My king, Ma Shan, is going to fight Luo Shi! Immediately!!"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "General Chu is probably insane, take him away."
Old Tan Gong hurriedly responded, "Take it down, take it down!"
Soon there were Huben troops escorting General Chu to go down, and the commotion gradually calmed down, but Shang Shang had been sitting beside him, and when everyone stood up nervously, Shang Shang was still sitting steadily .
Not only that, when they saw the old prince's head rolling on the ground, the others screamed, were surprised, and were stunned, but Tong Shang still sat firmly, looking at the blood all over the ground, but he only had one thought , that is the end of the world...
Tong Shang closed his eyes, suddenly stretched out his hand to pour himself a glass of wine, touched the mouth of the glass twice, then slowly picked up the glass, closed his eyes again, and drank the wine in one gulp.
Tang Wu was standing in the back, just now Zhaohu chopped off the head of the old prince, it was too thrilling, everyone was shocked for a moment, at this moment, no one paid attention to Tong Shang, and Tong Shang suddenly fell down with a "bang" on the ground.
Tang Wu yelled and rushed over, Wu Jiu and Qi Hou realized that somehow, Ta Shang suddenly vomited blood, fell to the ground trembling constantly, his face was extremely pale, and right next to Ta Shang , a wine glass fell on the ground, and there was some powder on the rim of the wine glass.
There was a "buzz" in Wu Jiu's mind, he probably knew that the situation was over and wanted to commit suicide...
When Qihou saw Tong Shang who was spitting out blood, his face suddenly sank, and he immediately said loudly: "Wu Tang, save the orphan!"
Tong Shang fell to the ground, his consciousness was already a little unclear, he coughed continuously, coughing up blood, and when he heard Qi Hou's words, he looked at Qi Hou indifferently.
Qi Hou said coldly: "Tao Shang, Gu will tell you today! Even if you die, you must die at the hands of my country Qi!"
He didn't speak yet, maybe he couldn't speak, his face was distorted, maybe it was because of the pain caused by the poison, but there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and he fainted suddenly.
Tang Wu hurriedly put down his medicine box, checked the powder on the mouth of the wine glass, and seemed to understand immediately what the poison was, and hurriedly rescued Tong Shang.
In an instant, the palace became chaotic again. In order to curry favor with Qi Guo, Old Tan Gong hurriedly called the medical officer, and then cleaned up the clean house for Tong Shang to rest.
Tang Wu rescued him, and after one night, he finally hugged Da Shang's life, and Qi Hou was relieved. After all, most of the affairs in Chu State have been resolved now, and everything is going according to plan. In this way, Qi Hou He wanted to take Tong Shang back and continue to use him to build the canals. If Tong Shang committed suicide, and half of Qi's canals were repaired, who should be in charge?No one can do this.
Marquis Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and it was dawn at this time. At this time, an eunuch from the state of Tan came over and said respectfully: "Duke Qi, Grand Situ of the State of Qi, I have an invitation from you."
Qi Hou and Wu Jiu looked at each other, asked Tang Wu to take care of Tong Shang, and took Zhao Hu to see Old Tan Gong.
Old Tan Gong was sitting on the table, saw them coming, he got up quickly to salute, cupped his hands and said: "Qi Gong, Qi Gong, I'm really sorry, I'm going to give you an apology."
Qi Hou smiled, but he didn't smile, and said: "Tan Gong, I'm afraid you don't want to make amends to Gu, but to make amends to the emperor."
As soon as Old Tan Gong heard it, he immediately said: "Yes, yes, that's exactly the reason... My wicked son, he really deserves to die. I am very grateful for the help of the Qi State today. This... this... was in my heart yesterday What happened in Lu’s palace was not my original intention, I really didn’t know about it, so I would like to ask Mr. Qi to learn from you, just ask Mr. Qi to speak kindly to the emperor for me.”
Qi Hou smiled "hehe", turned to Wu Jiu and said, "Second brother, what do you think?"
Wu Jiu also smiled, and said, "This... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle? After all, what you Prince Tan did was a major rebellion. It's not as simple as just asking the widow to have a bad meal, is it?"
As soon as Lao Tan heard it, he knew that Wu Jiu had deliberately brought up the matter of the crown prince giving them a swill feast.Wu Jiu wanted to tell Old Tan Gong that the Qi people held grudges, not to mention the rebellion, and the slop banquet was never over.
Old Tangong wiped the sweat from his face again and again, and said: "This... this, this, misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! They are all my evil sons, and have nothing to do with the old man. Please invite Qigong and Da Situ, there are many adults, there are many adults!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "That's right, the widow is the most numerous person. Speaking of it, the prince is the prince, and Tan Gong is Tan Gong. Tan Gong declared righteousness, so he shouldn't be punished, so let's do it... ..."
When he said this, Old Tan Gong quickly said: "You tell me, please tell me."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "This matter is too big, the emperor will definitely want to hear about it, Mr. Tan can't suppress it even if he wants to, if he suppresses it by force, he will be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor, and it will be even more difficult at that time. You will report to the Son of Heaven, but you will also say good things to Mr. Tan. At most, Mr. Tan, you are lax in discipline and ineffective in teaching your children, which is far from treason."
Old Tan Gong is a sensible person. Hearing this, good guy, the Qi people are really insidious. They still have to report the report, and the small report must be made, but they will give Tan Guo a good word.
Wu Jiu said again: "As for the good words..."
As he spoke, he deliberately elongated his voice, and with an old-fashioned look on his face, Old Tan Gong hurriedly said: "Well, I'll have someone prepare gold and send it to Qi, and it will be my apology."
Marquis Qi looked at Wu Jiao again with a smile on his face, Wu Jiao waved his hand and said, "Gong Tan, you are too polite, but think about it, if I take your gold from Qi, how can I give you a good word from Tan Guo? Son of Heaven." Will you believe it? We will never accept this gold."
Qihou smiled, and upon hearing Wu Jiu's tone, it was definitely not that he didn't want gold, but that he wanted something more valuable than gold.
Old Tan Gong also heard it, and Wu Jiu's tone was that they gave too little. Old Tan Gong wiped his sweat, but at this moment he had to give up, and said in a trembling voice: "Then...this...please Qi Guoda Under Situ's instruction?"
Wu Jiu smiled, stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and said quietly: "Well, the widow has a kind heart and doesn't want to make things difficult for Tan Guo. Mr. Tan might as well use the most affluent things of Tan Guo."
Old Tan Gong shrank his eyes when he heard it, and he had already guessed seven or eight points, and he heard Wu Jiao say: "That is...salt?"
When Old Tan Gong heard it, his heart and liver were in pain.
Salt is not worth more than gold, but Wu Jiao actually wanted salt, and Old Tan Gong looked distressed, the reason is very simple.
Because in this era of war, everyone's currency is not uniform, and gold and silver have impurities. Even if Tan Guo gave a million taels, and took it back for a melt, who knows how much gold is there?Moreover, it is easy to be stamped with a bribery stamp, and the value of gold in each country is different, and it is easy to depreciate.
But salt is different. The reason why Tan Guo can survive so well is because they have salt, which is very rich and has become the economic center of the Zhou Dynasty.
Salt is money, and it will not depreciate. If Qi State can get a batch of salt back, the food and grass expenses of [-] soldiers and horses can be earned this time. Sending troops can also make money, why not do it?
Old Tan Gong had a thousand reluctances in his heart, but he couldn't say it out, so he nodded tremblingly, pretending to be generous, and said: "It's just some salt, it's not worth anything. If Qi Guo likes it, just take it. That's it! This... also ask Duke Qi to say a few nice words in front of the emperor!"
Qi Hou smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Tan, don't worry too much. Tan Guo has always been loyal, and now the rebels have been executed. I think the emperor still understands your loyalty, Mr. Tan."
Old Tan Gong nodded quickly, at this time Tang Wu rushed over and said that Tong Shang was awake, and Qi Hou and Wu Jiu didn't want to play tricks, so Qi Hou said: "Then Tan Gong, you are ready to prepare, and you will be alone in the next few days." Let’s go back, Mr. Tan, please prepare the salt as soon as possible.”
"Yes Yes Yes."
Old Tan Gong didn't dare to refute, so he quickly agreed, and then sent off Qi Hou and Wu Jiu respectfully. After sending them away, his face turned green with anger. Qi Guo opened his mouth like a lion, and swallowed their food Baby, you still have a very magnanimous look on your face, can old Tan Gong not be angry?
Marquis Qi asked Zhaohu to prepare for the preparations, and he was on his way back in two days, and then took Wu Jiu to see Dao Shang.
Tong Shang was lying on the couch dying, unable to utter a word, his face was very pale, he heard the sound of someone walking in, opened his eyes and took a look, saw Qihou and Wu Jiao, then closed them again Eye.
Qihou walked over and said coldly: "Mr. Yu, you are really lucky."
Tong Shang didn't speak, Qi Hou looked at Tong Shang like this, he was really angry and couldn't bear it.
He is angry because Marquis Qi trusts Tou Shang, but Tou Shang is a meticulous worker, and Tou Shang even tried to commit suicide. If he committed suicide, what would happen to Qi's water power?Therefore, Qihou is angry.
Can't bear it?On the one hand, it is also because of the water power problem in Qi State. Apart from Tong Shang, there is no one else who can take charge of the water conservancy construction.
Ta Shang lay on the couch and said, "Tao Shang has a great fate because Duke Qi still doesn't know what Ta Shang has done..."
Tong Shang seemed to be seeking death wholeheartedly. He told the story of Qihou and Wu Jiao encountering an ambush during the disaster relief in Bianyi. Tong Shang was very weak, dying, and spoke intermittently, but his attitude was very indifferent.
When Qihou heard this, it turned out that his arm was broken, his leg was injured, and Wu Jiao risked the risk to break off the iron buckle, leaving his palm full of scars, all thanks to Shang Shang!
Qihou's face turned red immediately, with a gloomy expression on his face, he said, "Tao Shang, how dare you say that!?"
Ta Shang said lightly: "Tao Shang just wants Duke Qi to understand what kind of person Ta Shang is, and he must never be kind to Ta Shang again...Tao Shang saved Da Situ entirely to win the trust of Duke Qi. Shang built water canals for Qi State, all for the purpose of exhausting Qi State's financial resources, without any credit at all, Duke Qi can kill Shang Shang with a single sword right now."
Qi Hou yelled and said: "Do you think you dare not dare!?"
He said, "嗤——!" With a sound, he drew the sword from his waist out of its sheath, and slammed it on Tong Shang's neck.
Tang Wu was startled, his face turned pale instantly, but he didn't move, he lowered his head slowly, his lips trembling violently.
Tong Shang just smiled lightly and said: "Qi Gong Wentao Wulue is the most talented monarch among the monarchs that Ta Shang has ever met. Please... If Duke Qi wants to kill Shang Shang, please avoid Tanger..."
As soon as his words came out, Tang Wu's eye circles were red, she lowered her head, and tears rolled out of her eyes.
Tong Shang continued: "Tang'er is still young, it's better not to let him see such things again."
Seeing that Tang'er was crying very unbearably, Wu Jiao stretched out his hand to pat Tangtang Wu on the back, and then said, "Tao Shang, in fact, Jiao admires you very much. Among the people Jiu met, Mr. Tong is talented and resourceful. He can be cruel and loyal, but it's a pity...Mr. To followed the wrong monarch in the past, but now, Mr. To still has a chance."
As he said, Qi Hou quickly looked at Wu Jiu and said, "Second brother, do you want to spare Tong Shang?"
Shang Shang smiled, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, Da Situ wants to spare Shang Shang, but Duke Qi may not."
Qi Hou said with an ugly face: "Tao Shang has harmed the second brother, and Gu will never spare him. Even if we don't repair the water power in Qi, we can't spare him!"
Wu Jiu quickly appeased Marquis Qi and said, "Your Majesty, think about it, there is no one in the world who understands water power better than Tong Shang. If Qi's water power is successfully built, floods and famines will be greatly reduced. Come on, how many Qi people can be saved, not just tens of thousands? How many Qi soldiers can be strengthened? And fighting with the king is just two lives. The power of water can be passed on for a hundred years, and it will benefit the king after his death."
When Marquis Qi heard what Wu Jiu said, his complexion gradually improved. Wu Jiu was right. He and Wu Jiu had two lives. What can still be created is not just a dynasty, but a hundred years, or even 200 years, 300 years of well-being. Even if Qihou really comes to Huangquan someday, the achievements of the canal can continue to spread to benefit his descendants.
Qihou's face became better, but he was still gloomy, and said, "Tao Shang, are you willing to pay off your merits!?"
He still didn't speak, closed his eyes, but shook his head unexpectedly, and said, "Your heart is already dead, and you can no longer repair the canal."
After Tong Shang said this, Qi Hou was about to get angry again. Qi Hou's temperament was already irritable and gloomy. Hearing this, Ta Shang was shameless. He had already pardoned him, but Ta Shang refused to accept it.
Qihou was furious, at this time Zhaohu suddenly walked in, whispered something to Wu Jiu in a low voice, and then presented a big box.
Wu Jiu laughed after hearing this, and then handed the box to Qi Hou, Qi Hou opened it, smiled coldly, and said, "Tao Shang, although you don't know good and bad, don't talk too much, just look at it." this!"
As he said, he threw the big box directly on the couch, almost hitting Tong Shang. When Tong Shang looked at it from the side, the box was huge, but inside it was empty, with only a strand of black and white hair. I don't know what it means .
Wu Jiu said indifferently: "I just received a report from the frontline army that the Chu army was ambushed by Song soldiers on the border of Zheng State. General Zhanxiong led the troops to attack successfully and defeated the Chu army steadily. The Chu army has already withdrawn its troops to the south. The State of Lu and the State of Ju wanted to take advantage of the emptiness in our State of Qi to launch a surprise attack, but they were stopped by the army led by the King of the State of Zhu. I, the Great Sima of the State of Qi, suppressed it."
Shang Shang smiled and said: "It seems that Shang Shang has lost, completely lost, Duke Qi and Da Situ have long been prepared in their hearts."
Wu Jiu said: "Of course, starting with the picture of soldiers and horses, it was a gift for Mr. Xi."
Ta Shang opened his eyes suddenly, looked at Wu Jiu, and then said with a smile, "Yes, Ta Shang is dull, not one-tenth of Da Situ's. Duke Qi is lucky to have Da Situ as his assistant."
Wu Jiu said, "But Jiu doesn't know water power, so he can't build canals, can he?"
He said, and then said: "The state of Chu attacked the city on a large scale, and the minister of the state of Zheng, Ji Zhong, unfortunately died of illness."
Hearing this, Shang Shang opened his eyes again, with a gloomy light shining in his eyes, and Wu Jiu said, "The hair at Mr. Tong's hand was cut off by General Zhanxiong for Mr. Ji Zhong. He died of illness, and his body also needs to be buried in the state of Zheng, what the widow can do is to order someone to cut off a strand of Ji Zhong's hair, Mr. Yu won't dislike the widow's wishes?"
Dao Shang’s eyes were filled with disbelief, he stared blankly at Qihou and Wu Jiu, the reason why Dao Shang said that he was disheartened before was because he had no hope of revenge on the one hand, and on the other hand it was because Dao Shang had had enough of such fine work In life, he ran around all day long, worked as a street mouse, and couldn't see the light, but what his father taught was to be open and aboveboard, and he still knew that he had no face to see his father in the underworld.
Just when Dao Shang was in despair, someone actually handed the news of Ji Zhong's death and a lock of hair to Dao Shang. Although Ji Zhong died of illness, Dao Shang felt a trace of recovery in his heart.
That recovery is not the refreshment of revenge, nor the refreshment of repaying gratitude, but the pain, the pain like a knife twisting in the heart.
Qihou looked at Tong Shang and said, "Tao Shang, Gu will ask you again, will you surrender or not?"
When he asked this, Tang Wu quickly raised his head and looked at To Shang, who also raised his head and glanced at Tang Wu, but quickly looked away.
Tong Shang said lightly: "Tao Shang is a courtier, if he surrenders, he may provoke the Duke of Qi."
Qi Hou smiled coldly and said: "Forget it, what you have done is a failure. Although it is a small job, you have cheated the King of Chu. If you say that you are sorry, it is only Gu and the second brother." , Gu’s wound just healed, if you don’t spend your whole life repairing Qi’s water power for Gu, Gu won’t let you go.”
Qihou said this with a cold tone, but Tong Shang sighed infinitely in his heart, struggling to get off the couch, kneeling on the ground, and said: "Tao Shang... willing to surrender."
Qihou laughed and said: "That's it, don't be stubborn about these hypocrisy, now we are also people who know the root and the bottom, Tong Shang, I know you as a person, and you don't doubt your loyalty, but Now, I still want to say a word to you... If one day, you have the heart of rebellion, then I will not kill you, I will break your thoughts."
He said, turned his head to look at Tang Wu, sneered, and said, "Tao Shang, you can do it yourself."
He said, flung his sleeves and left, Wu Jiao raised his eyebrows, looked at Tong Shang's solemn expression, felt that Qi Hou's threat was quite reasonable, and followed Qi Hou out of the house.
When the salt of Tan State is ready, the army will go back to Qi State, and then send troops to rescue Zheng. Qi State did not do anything at all, but the effect is really perfect. I also got the food and salary, which is really a lot of money.
The most important thing is that they finally subdued Tong Shang, and today's Tong Shang is no longer the spy who built canals for them to exhaust Qi, but the real doctor of Qi.
Qihou came out, still a little angry, and said: "The ambush last time was actually done by Dao Shang, and the second brother was injured. Hmph, doesn't Dagu know what is Dao Shang's treasure?"
Seeing the anger and arrogance on Qihou's face, Wu Jiu couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty is right, you have captured his favorite treasure, are you afraid that you will turn against him?"
Qi Hou turned his head to look at Wu Jiu, and said, "Thanks to my second brother, now that the Chu State has been defeated, it must be greatly hurt."
Wu Jiao smiled, Qi Hou saw that his face was full of exhaustion, after all since last night, Wu Jiao hadn't slept, and his body was not good, so he was naturally very tired.
Qi Hou quickly said: "Second brother, go to rest quickly, your face is not good-looking."
Wu Jiu was also really tired, and he solved his biggest worry. After he relaxed, he felt even more tired. He didn't refuse, so he went into the house and fell asleep.
When Wu Jiao woke up, he felt that he was shaking and dazed, just like an earthquake, shaking all the time.
Wu Jiu opened his eyes in confusion, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a magnified handsome face, Qi Hou was lowering his head and secretly kissing Wu Jiao, but he was caught by Wu Jiao, it was an inch, absolutely You can't do bad things, you will definitely be caught.
Qihou quickly raised his head, coughed, and said, "Ah... second brother is awake?"
Wu Jiao felt the numbness on his lips, so he couldn't help but raised his hand to touch it, but when he touched it, there was a "hiss" immediately, Qihou has a habit of stealing kisses, let alone, he actually gnawed his lips into this It looked so painful, as if it was about to peel off a layer of skin.
Wu Jiu sat up quickly, Qi Hou hurriedly supported him, Wu Jiu realized that they were in the black car, no wonder it was swaying, Wu Jiu lifted the curtain of the car to see, it was dawn.
Qi Hou stretched out his hand and scratched the bridge of Wu Jiu's nose, and said with a light smile, "Little lazy cat, you have been asleep for a whole day, and Tan Guo is ready to go back home after preparing the salt. I just saw that you slept soundly, so I didn't wake you up." .”
Wu Jiao didn't expect that he could sleep after sleeping for so long. It was also because of Wu Jiao's poor health that he was more lethargic than ordinary people. He himself was the type who couldn't sleep well. Correction found that Qi Hou can actually give people a sense of security, similar to a sleeping pill?
Qihou said with a smile: "Come on, lie down and sleep with Gu Gu for a while."
Just as Wu Jiu got up, he was dragged to lie down again by Marquis Qi. The two cuddled together to catch up on sleep. It could be seen that Marquis Qi was in a good mood. After all, he had solved Chu and Shang Shang.
Seeing Zhao Hu holding a long sword in his hand, he came in with the white-haired old Tan Gong hostage, no wonder the Huben army outside didn't make a sound, so Zhao Hu walked in ostentatiously.
After all, whoever dares to make a sound, Old Tan Gong's head will probably fall off.
Don't look at Zhao Hu who is usually laughing and joking, and looks a little bit fried, but Zhao Hu's kung fu is very powerful, and he has no problem entering the barracks, let alone shutting his attention to Tan Guo, who has already shifted his attention to the bedroom. .
Because the old prince of Tan State took bribes from Chu State, he wanted to swallow a fat man in one gulp, and annex the powerful country of Qi State with the small country of Tan State, so all the troops were concentrated in the road palace, and the small palace where old Tan Gong lived was empty. up.
Wu Jiu knew that the old prince Tan Guo was ambitious and that this banquet would not be a good one, so he let Zhaohu act secretly, saying to the outside world that he was not acclimatized and could not attend the banquet, but in fact Zhaohu was going to kidnap Old Tan Gong.
Old Tan Gong was sick and rested in the small bedroom, and there were few guards around him. Zhao Hu quickly succeeded. Because of Lao Tan Gong’s recent poor health, he handed over the state affairs to the old prince, but important matters still need to be taken to him. purpose.
The old prince did not tell Old Tan Gong about the matter of uniting Chu State. The reason is very simple, that is, although Old Tan Gong was dissatisfied with the strength of Qi State, but he worked for Emperor Zhou for a lifetime, and now he is old and has no energy. , let alone dare to rebel, if you want him to unite with the state of Chu, that is absolutely impossible.
Therefore, the old prince knew this truth, so he stole the seal of old Tan Gong, stamped it himself, and declared to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty that it was Lao Tan Gong's consent. Although many courtiers objected, they were all killed by the old prince.
Now that the old Mr. Tan who was hijacked by Zhaohu suddenly appeared, everyone gasped.
The one who was most afraid was of course the old prince Tan Guo, who glared at them angrily and said, "What are you doing!?"
Wu Jiu sneered, and said, "Prince Tan Guo still says others are stupid, but you are the most stupid one in my opinion? The hostages are already in hand, why do you ask us?"
That Prince Tan Guo just asked, the purpose was to question, but Wu Jiu deliberately misinterpreted his meaning, and the angry old Prince Tan almost turned over directly.
The old prince shouted sharply: "If you are sensible, let the monarch go!"
Wu Jiu said quietly, "I'm sorry, we don't know each other."
After he said this, the old prince Tan Guo gasped "Fu--Fu--", just like a dog exhaling, and said with wide eyes: "You! You..."
Old Tan Gong is too old, but he still knows that he is being hijacked now, and the bedroom on this road is in a mess, full of civil and military officials, and a big hunting dog, not only that, there is a man wearing the armor of Chu State He is from Chu State.
Moreover, Marquis Qi and Da Situ of Qi State also came in person, and the outer circle of the road palace was surrounded by three floors of tiger and ben army. I don't know what it means. Although Old Tangong didn't understand what it meant, he was already scared Got to be in a cold sweat.
Wu Jiu cupped his hands to Old Tan Gong and said, "Tan Gong, you don't know what your good prince has done that is outrageous? You, good prince, brought all the civil and military ministers of your country of Tan, and openly rebelled against the emperor! Chu The state sent troops to attack the state of Zheng, and the emperor asked me to rescue the state of Qi, but the prince of the state of Tan colluded with the people of Chu, accepted bribes, and planned to stop our reinforcements from the state of Qi in the state of Tan! This is not treason, what is it?"
When Old Tan heard this, he almost fainted. Rebellion was something he never dared to do in his life, because Old Tan knew that their Tan Kingdom survived by financial resources, not military strength, because Tan Kingdom was too small, it might as well The country next to it is a small town, with such a small land area, it is impossible to have too many people. Without a population, there will be no army. In this era of fighting for population, the country of Tan is stuck in its old ways, so naturally it cannot grow.
Therefore, Old Tan Gong has been guarding his feng shui treasure, and he is very satisfied. He will never rebel. Rebellion is tantamount to suicide!
But now the old crown prince of Tan Guo is going to rebel. When old Tan Gong heard this, he immediately shouted: "You son of a bitch! What are you going to do!?"
When all the ministers heard this, they all looked at each other in blank dismay. Could it be that this matter was not ordered by Old Tan Gong?It is clearly stamped by Old Tan Gong on the document, why does Old Tan Gong look like he just heard about it now?
When the old prince Tan Guo saw his father coming, he was a little scared immediately, but the matter has come to this point, how could he be scared?
The old prince of Tan Guo ignored old Tan Gong, but said to Wu Jiao: "You are here to deceive the public?! Come here! Take down this lying Qi man for me!"
As soon as he said this, the Huben Army was about to move, but before it could do so, Zhao Hu sneered coldly: "Who dares to move and try!"
As he said the sword swung across, Old Tan Gong screamed and shouted: "Don't move! Don't move! Don't be rude!"
Those Huben troops also worked hard. On the one hand, the old prince gave orders to arrest people, but on the other hand, Old Tan Gong refused to let them arrest people.
Qi Hou smiled coldly at this time, and said: "I know the character of Old Tan Gong very well. If anyone is the most loyal under the emperor's feet, it must be Old Tan Gong. Going to rescue Zheng Guo, but was intercepted by Tan Guo, who was even confronted by soldiers. Old Tan Gong, how brave is your son? Looking at it alone, you are a good son, I am afraid you don’t want you to live, right? Ah, which king's son wants the king to live a hundred years? Prince Tan has been a prince all his life, and he probably can't wait to let Qi get his wish fulfilled?"
When Qi Hou said this, he broke the old prince's heart very accurately. That's what the old prince meant. Old Tan Gong is over 90 years old. Although there are many legends about longevity in ancient times, they are basically beautified. 90 years old is indeed an old bastard, even in modern times, living to 90 years old is indeed a long life.
Old Tan Gong has been alive, and the old prince is over 70 years old. Seeing that he can only be a prince for the rest of his life, can he not be sad?In fact, what Qihou said is very accurate, but now all the civil and military officials are present, if the old prince admits him, let alone Tan Gong, no one will recognize him even if he is the prince.
Therefore, although Qihou was right about what the old prince wanted, the old prince didn't dare to admit it, and quickly denied it, saying: "You are spitting blood! Junfu, don't believe him, they Qi State just want to separate Junfu and the child!"
The Prime Minister next to him immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty! Prince, please think of a way to save your Majesty!"
The old prince didn't want to save him at all, so he was stalling for time, when the courtiers heard what the old prime minister said, they all responded immediately: "Prince, prince, think of a way to save your majesty!"
The courtiers asked the prince to save Old Tangong, and Old Tangong also wanted to live, but the prince didn't want to save Lao Tangong, so it would be better if he could order the Huben army to kill and tear up old Tangong together.
But the point is that the old prince doesn't have the courage, so he has been deadlocked.
Seeing that the duck with its beak was about to fly away, the old prince roared angrily: "You sinister people!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "We Qi people are far less insidious than you, the crown prince. Is it insidious to go back on promises and lend the way to Qi, but now it is insidious? Is it insidious to hold a banquet but use slop? Now The crown prince's father is in the hands of others, but you don't care about life and death, isn't it insidious?"
The prince's eyes were red with anger, and he said: "Do you think you can survive!? I have five hundred tigers here, and if they rush in, they can chop you into pieces!!!"
The old prince yelled angrily, Wu Jiao shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "Really, then prince, don't forget that there are fifty thousand elite soldiers from Qi State in your city and its suburbs! Before I left, I had already made an agreement with the general, if I haven't received the order to let go by midnight, then I will enter the capital city of Tan Kingdom and leave nothing behind!"
When Old Tan Gong heard it, he almost lost his breath and passed out. Zhao Hu grabbed him. Old Tan Gong never expected that the crown prince would lead Qi's [-] soldiers outside the city, and there were still people in the city. In the city, isn't that the posture of Kaesong to meet the enemy?
Qi Hou smiled coldly and said: "[-] elite soldiers, dare to ask Mr. Tan, dare to ask the old prince, you have [-] people in your entire great country of Tan!? Not to mention soldiers and horses. If Tan Guo is still obsessed with his obsession, Gu will eliminate villains for the Son of Heaven today, and there is no need to report it, just ask for execution!"
Old Tan Gong was so frightened that he said, "Niety!! What are you doing! Let him go! Let the Huben army go out!"
The old prince didn't move. Old Tan Gong already knew that the old prince must be rebelling. It's better to kill himself, and immediately said angrily: "Come on! Take the prince down!!"
Zhongqing looked at each other in dismay, and Old Tan Gong said: "If there is any rebellious doctor Tan Guo today, he will also be taken down and beheaded immediately!"
As soon as his words came out, Tan Guo's ministers made noises one after another, a little scared.
Seeing that Mr. Tan gave the order, the old prince immediately said angrily: "Who dares to move!? I am the master here today! Tan Guobing is printed in my hands, and the Huben army will obey me!"
The old prince said to Old Tan Gong again: "Father, why are you so confused! Now that we have trapped the Qi State in the city, and with the help of the Chu army, we will definitely be able to swallow the Qi State. Father, don't hold back your son. ah!"
Old Tan Gong could see that the old prince definitely wanted to kill himself. For a while, there was some chaos in the palace, and there was a commotion, and the Huben army didn't know who to listen to.
At this time, Wu Jiu laughed and said, "Chu's army? The Chu's army is being attacked by Song's army at this moment. Why do you still care about whether you, Tan, live or die?"
When he said this, the general of Chu State next to him was also taken aback. He had clearly stated that Song State would not participate in the war, so why was he suddenly ambushed by Song State?This is impossible……
General Chu was distracted, and the old prince was frightened, and was stunned for a moment. At this moment, Wu Jiao secretly gave Zhao Hu a color, and Zhao Hu immediately understood, and pushed the old man away suddenly. Tan Gong, take a quick sweep and grab it out.
Everyone didn't see what was going on, and they heard a minister screaming "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" But his head flew out suddenly, splashing out a bloody flower, splashing on the main hall.
In an instant, Zhao Hubai's robe was stained red with red blood, his face was indifferent, he didn't see the usual joy at all, and blood was splashed on his face, as if he was an evil ghost, shaking himself violently With the long sword of blood, he said in a cold voice: "Prince Tan Guo openly conspired against the emperor, and he has been killed, as a warning to others!"
Old Tan Gong didn't react at all, and saw the old prince's head fly out, and fell to the ground with a "gudong" sound. Everyone half screamed, half dazed, and didn't know what to do.
Qi Hou said lightly: "Tan Gong, give orders!"
Old Tan Gong is terrified now, after all, in the bedroom on the road, a senior official of Qi State suddenly cut off the head of Prince Tan Guo, that posture is terrifying.
While everyone was in a daze, Old Tan Gong said in a trembling voice: "I will... take down the rebels from the state of Chu!!"
As soon as his words came out, Huben Jun knew now that he could only listen to Old Tan Gong, because although the old prince was still holding the seal, his head had already fallen to the ground...
General Chu hurried back a few steps, but the [-] tiger and ben troops from around all rushed in in an instant. With the help of Zhaohu, General Chu, no matter how brave and skilled in fighting, could not resist so many tiger and ben troops, and was caught in an instant .
After the general of the Chu State was caught, he struggled and shouted, "My king will not let you go! I will not let you go! The country of Tan is not enough to conspire with him. After all, the country of Tan is a pitiful and weak country." , Cowards! Cowards! My king will not let you go! My king, Ma Shan, is going to fight Luo Shi! Immediately!!"
Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "General Chu is probably insane, take him away."
Old Tan Gong hurriedly responded, "Take it down, take it down!"
Soon there were Huben troops escorting General Chu to go down, and the commotion gradually calmed down, but Shang Shang had been sitting beside him, and when everyone stood up nervously, Shang Shang was still sitting steadily .
Not only that, when they saw the old prince's head rolling on the ground, the others screamed, were surprised, and were stunned, but Tong Shang still sat firmly, looking at the blood all over the ground, but he only had one thought , that is the end of the world...
Tong Shang closed his eyes, suddenly stretched out his hand to pour himself a glass of wine, touched the mouth of the glass twice, then slowly picked up the glass, closed his eyes again, and drank the wine in one gulp.
Tang Wu was standing in the back, just now Zhaohu chopped off the head of the old prince, it was too thrilling, everyone was shocked for a moment, at this moment, no one paid attention to Tong Shang, and Tong Shang suddenly fell down with a "bang" on the ground.
Tang Wu yelled and rushed over, Wu Jiu and Qi Hou realized that somehow, Ta Shang suddenly vomited blood, fell to the ground trembling constantly, his face was extremely pale, and right next to Ta Shang , a wine glass fell on the ground, and there was some powder on the rim of the wine glass.
There was a "buzz" in Wu Jiu's mind, he probably knew that the situation was over and wanted to commit suicide...
When Qihou saw Tong Shang who was spitting out blood, his face suddenly sank, and he immediately said loudly: "Wu Tang, save the orphan!"
Tong Shang fell to the ground, his consciousness was already a little unclear, he coughed continuously, coughing up blood, and when he heard Qi Hou's words, he looked at Qi Hou indifferently.
Qi Hou said coldly: "Tao Shang, Gu will tell you today! Even if you die, you must die at the hands of my country Qi!"
He didn't speak yet, maybe he couldn't speak, his face was distorted, maybe it was because of the pain caused by the poison, but there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and he fainted suddenly.
Tang Wu hurriedly put down his medicine box, checked the powder on the mouth of the wine glass, and seemed to understand immediately what the poison was, and hurriedly rescued Tong Shang.
In an instant, the palace became chaotic again. In order to curry favor with Qi Guo, Old Tan Gong hurriedly called the medical officer, and then cleaned up the clean house for Tong Shang to rest.
Tang Wu rescued him, and after one night, he finally hugged Da Shang's life, and Qi Hou was relieved. After all, most of the affairs in Chu State have been resolved now, and everything is going according to plan. In this way, Qi Hou He wanted to take Tong Shang back and continue to use him to build the canals. If Tong Shang committed suicide, and half of Qi's canals were repaired, who should be in charge?No one can do this.
Marquis Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and it was dawn at this time. At this time, an eunuch from the state of Tan came over and said respectfully: "Duke Qi, Grand Situ of the State of Qi, I have an invitation from you."
Qi Hou and Wu Jiu looked at each other, asked Tang Wu to take care of Tong Shang, and took Zhao Hu to see Old Tan Gong.
Old Tan Gong was sitting on the table, saw them coming, he got up quickly to salute, cupped his hands and said: "Qi Gong, Qi Gong, I'm really sorry, I'm going to give you an apology."
Qi Hou smiled, but he didn't smile, and said: "Tan Gong, I'm afraid you don't want to make amends to Gu, but to make amends to the emperor."
As soon as Old Tan Gong heard it, he immediately said: "Yes, yes, that's exactly the reason... My wicked son, he really deserves to die. I am very grateful for the help of the Qi State today. This... this... was in my heart yesterday What happened in Lu’s palace was not my original intention, I really didn’t know about it, so I would like to ask Mr. Qi to learn from you, just ask Mr. Qi to speak kindly to the emperor for me.”
Qi Hou smiled "hehe", turned to Wu Jiu and said, "Second brother, what do you think?"
Wu Jiu also smiled, and said, "This... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle? After all, what you Prince Tan did was a major rebellion. It's not as simple as just asking the widow to have a bad meal, is it?"
As soon as Lao Tan heard it, he knew that Wu Jiu had deliberately brought up the matter of the crown prince giving them a swill feast.Wu Jiu wanted to tell Old Tan Gong that the Qi people held grudges, not to mention the rebellion, and the slop banquet was never over.
Old Tangong wiped the sweat from his face again and again, and said: "This... this, this, misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! They are all my evil sons, and have nothing to do with the old man. Please invite Qigong and Da Situ, there are many adults, there are many adults!"
Wu Jiu smiled and said: "That's right, the widow is the most numerous person. Speaking of it, the prince is the prince, and Tan Gong is Tan Gong. Tan Gong declared righteousness, so he shouldn't be punished, so let's do it... ..."
When he said this, Old Tan Gong quickly said: "You tell me, please tell me."
Wu Jiu said with a smile: "This matter is too big, the emperor will definitely want to hear about it, Mr. Tan can't suppress it even if he wants to, if he suppresses it by force, he will be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor, and it will be even more difficult at that time. You will report to the Son of Heaven, but you will also say good things to Mr. Tan. At most, Mr. Tan, you are lax in discipline and ineffective in teaching your children, which is far from treason."
Old Tan Gong is a sensible person. Hearing this, good guy, the Qi people are really insidious. They still have to report the report, and the small report must be made, but they will give Tan Guo a good word.
Wu Jiu said again: "As for the good words..."
As he spoke, he deliberately elongated his voice, and with an old-fashioned look on his face, Old Tan Gong hurriedly said: "Well, I'll have someone prepare gold and send it to Qi, and it will be my apology."
Marquis Qi looked at Wu Jiao again with a smile on his face, Wu Jiao waved his hand and said, "Gong Tan, you are too polite, but think about it, if I take your gold from Qi, how can I give you a good word from Tan Guo? Son of Heaven." Will you believe it? We will never accept this gold."
Qihou smiled, and upon hearing Wu Jiu's tone, it was definitely not that he didn't want gold, but that he wanted something more valuable than gold.
Old Tan Gong also heard it, and Wu Jiu's tone was that they gave too little. Old Tan Gong wiped his sweat, but at this moment he had to give up, and said in a trembling voice: "Then...this...please Qi Guoda Under Situ's instruction?"
Wu Jiu smiled, stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and said quietly: "Well, the widow has a kind heart and doesn't want to make things difficult for Tan Guo. Mr. Tan might as well use the most affluent things of Tan Guo."
Old Tan Gong shrank his eyes when he heard it, and he had already guessed seven or eight points, and he heard Wu Jiao say: "That is...salt?"
When Old Tan Gong heard it, his heart and liver were in pain.
Salt is not worth more than gold, but Wu Jiao actually wanted salt, and Old Tan Gong looked distressed, the reason is very simple.
Because in this era of war, everyone's currency is not uniform, and gold and silver have impurities. Even if Tan Guo gave a million taels, and took it back for a melt, who knows how much gold is there?Moreover, it is easy to be stamped with a bribery stamp, and the value of gold in each country is different, and it is easy to depreciate.
But salt is different. The reason why Tan Guo can survive so well is because they have salt, which is very rich and has become the economic center of the Zhou Dynasty.
Salt is money, and it will not depreciate. If Qi State can get a batch of salt back, the food and grass expenses of [-] soldiers and horses can be earned this time. Sending troops can also make money, why not do it?
Old Tan Gong had a thousand reluctances in his heart, but he couldn't say it out, so he nodded tremblingly, pretending to be generous, and said: "It's just some salt, it's not worth anything. If Qi Guo likes it, just take it. That's it! This... also ask Duke Qi to say a few nice words in front of the emperor!"
Qi Hou smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Tan, don't worry too much. Tan Guo has always been loyal, and now the rebels have been executed. I think the emperor still understands your loyalty, Mr. Tan."
Old Tan Gong nodded quickly, at this time Tang Wu rushed over and said that Tong Shang was awake, and Qi Hou and Wu Jiu didn't want to play tricks, so Qi Hou said: "Then Tan Gong, you are ready to prepare, and you will be alone in the next few days." Let’s go back, Mr. Tan, please prepare the salt as soon as possible.”
"Yes Yes Yes."
Old Tan Gong didn't dare to refute, so he quickly agreed, and then sent off Qi Hou and Wu Jiu respectfully. After sending them away, his face turned green with anger. Qi Guo opened his mouth like a lion, and swallowed their food Baby, you still have a very magnanimous look on your face, can old Tan Gong not be angry?
Marquis Qi asked Zhaohu to prepare for the preparations, and he was on his way back in two days, and then took Wu Jiu to see Dao Shang.
Tong Shang was lying on the couch dying, unable to utter a word, his face was very pale, he heard the sound of someone walking in, opened his eyes and took a look, saw Qihou and Wu Jiao, then closed them again Eye.
Qihou walked over and said coldly: "Mr. Yu, you are really lucky."
Tong Shang didn't speak, Qi Hou looked at Tong Shang like this, he was really angry and couldn't bear it.
He is angry because Marquis Qi trusts Tou Shang, but Tou Shang is a meticulous worker, and Tou Shang even tried to commit suicide. If he committed suicide, what would happen to Qi's water power?Therefore, Qihou is angry.
Can't bear it?On the one hand, it is also because of the water power problem in Qi State. Apart from Tong Shang, there is no one else who can take charge of the water conservancy construction.
Ta Shang lay on the couch and said, "Tao Shang has a great fate because Duke Qi still doesn't know what Ta Shang has done..."
Tong Shang seemed to be seeking death wholeheartedly. He told the story of Qihou and Wu Jiao encountering an ambush during the disaster relief in Bianyi. Tong Shang was very weak, dying, and spoke intermittently, but his attitude was very indifferent.
When Qihou heard this, it turned out that his arm was broken, his leg was injured, and Wu Jiao risked the risk to break off the iron buckle, leaving his palm full of scars, all thanks to Shang Shang!
Qihou's face turned red immediately, with a gloomy expression on his face, he said, "Tao Shang, how dare you say that!?"
Ta Shang said lightly: "Tao Shang just wants Duke Qi to understand what kind of person Ta Shang is, and he must never be kind to Ta Shang again...Tao Shang saved Da Situ entirely to win the trust of Duke Qi. Shang built water canals for Qi State, all for the purpose of exhausting Qi State's financial resources, without any credit at all, Duke Qi can kill Shang Shang with a single sword right now."
Qi Hou yelled and said: "Do you think you dare not dare!?"
He said, "嗤——!" With a sound, he drew the sword from his waist out of its sheath, and slammed it on Tong Shang's neck.
Tang Wu was startled, his face turned pale instantly, but he didn't move, he lowered his head slowly, his lips trembling violently.
Tong Shang just smiled lightly and said: "Qi Gong Wentao Wulue is the most talented monarch among the monarchs that Ta Shang has ever met. Please... If Duke Qi wants to kill Shang Shang, please avoid Tanger..."
As soon as his words came out, Tang Wu's eye circles were red, she lowered her head, and tears rolled out of her eyes.
Tong Shang continued: "Tang'er is still young, it's better not to let him see such things again."
Seeing that Tang'er was crying very unbearably, Wu Jiao stretched out his hand to pat Tangtang Wu on the back, and then said, "Tao Shang, in fact, Jiao admires you very much. Among the people Jiu met, Mr. Tong is talented and resourceful. He can be cruel and loyal, but it's a pity...Mr. To followed the wrong monarch in the past, but now, Mr. To still has a chance."
As he said, Qi Hou quickly looked at Wu Jiu and said, "Second brother, do you want to spare Tong Shang?"
Shang Shang smiled, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, Da Situ wants to spare Shang Shang, but Duke Qi may not."
Qi Hou said with an ugly face: "Tao Shang has harmed the second brother, and Gu will never spare him. Even if we don't repair the water power in Qi, we can't spare him!"
Wu Jiu quickly appeased Marquis Qi and said, "Your Majesty, think about it, there is no one in the world who understands water power better than Tong Shang. If Qi's water power is successfully built, floods and famines will be greatly reduced. Come on, how many Qi people can be saved, not just tens of thousands? How many Qi soldiers can be strengthened? And fighting with the king is just two lives. The power of water can be passed on for a hundred years, and it will benefit the king after his death."
When Marquis Qi heard what Wu Jiu said, his complexion gradually improved. Wu Jiu was right. He and Wu Jiu had two lives. What can still be created is not just a dynasty, but a hundred years, or even 200 years, 300 years of well-being. Even if Qihou really comes to Huangquan someday, the achievements of the canal can continue to spread to benefit his descendants.
Qihou's face became better, but he was still gloomy, and said, "Tao Shang, are you willing to pay off your merits!?"
He still didn't speak, closed his eyes, but shook his head unexpectedly, and said, "Your heart is already dead, and you can no longer repair the canal."
After Tong Shang said this, Qi Hou was about to get angry again. Qi Hou's temperament was already irritable and gloomy. Hearing this, Ta Shang was shameless. He had already pardoned him, but Ta Shang refused to accept it.
Qihou was furious, at this time Zhaohu suddenly walked in, whispered something to Wu Jiu in a low voice, and then presented a big box.
Wu Jiu laughed after hearing this, and then handed the box to Qi Hou, Qi Hou opened it, smiled coldly, and said, "Tao Shang, although you don't know good and bad, don't talk too much, just look at it." this!"
As he said, he threw the big box directly on the couch, almost hitting Tong Shang. When Tong Shang looked at it from the side, the box was huge, but inside it was empty, with only a strand of black and white hair. I don't know what it means .
Wu Jiu said indifferently: "I just received a report from the frontline army that the Chu army was ambushed by Song soldiers on the border of Zheng State. General Zhanxiong led the troops to attack successfully and defeated the Chu army steadily. The Chu army has already withdrawn its troops to the south. The State of Lu and the State of Ju wanted to take advantage of the emptiness in our State of Qi to launch a surprise attack, but they were stopped by the army led by the King of the State of Zhu. I, the Great Sima of the State of Qi, suppressed it."
Shang Shang smiled and said: "It seems that Shang Shang has lost, completely lost, Duke Qi and Da Situ have long been prepared in their hearts."
Wu Jiu said: "Of course, starting with the picture of soldiers and horses, it was a gift for Mr. Xi."
Ta Shang opened his eyes suddenly, looked at Wu Jiu, and then said with a smile, "Yes, Ta Shang is dull, not one-tenth of Da Situ's. Duke Qi is lucky to have Da Situ as his assistant."
Wu Jiu said, "But Jiu doesn't know water power, so he can't build canals, can he?"
He said, and then said: "The state of Chu attacked the city on a large scale, and the minister of the state of Zheng, Ji Zhong, unfortunately died of illness."
Hearing this, Shang Shang opened his eyes again, with a gloomy light shining in his eyes, and Wu Jiu said, "The hair at Mr. Tong's hand was cut off by General Zhanxiong for Mr. Ji Zhong. He died of illness, and his body also needs to be buried in the state of Zheng, what the widow can do is to order someone to cut off a strand of Ji Zhong's hair, Mr. Yu won't dislike the widow's wishes?"
Dao Shang’s eyes were filled with disbelief, he stared blankly at Qihou and Wu Jiu, the reason why Dao Shang said that he was disheartened before was because he had no hope of revenge on the one hand, and on the other hand it was because Dao Shang had had enough of such fine work In life, he ran around all day long, worked as a street mouse, and couldn't see the light, but what his father taught was to be open and aboveboard, and he still knew that he had no face to see his father in the underworld.
Just when Dao Shang was in despair, someone actually handed the news of Ji Zhong's death and a lock of hair to Dao Shang. Although Ji Zhong died of illness, Dao Shang felt a trace of recovery in his heart.
That recovery is not the refreshment of revenge, nor the refreshment of repaying gratitude, but the pain, the pain like a knife twisting in the heart.
Qihou looked at Tong Shang and said, "Tao Shang, Gu will ask you again, will you surrender or not?"
When he asked this, Tang Wu quickly raised his head and looked at To Shang, who also raised his head and glanced at Tang Wu, but quickly looked away.
Tong Shang said lightly: "Tao Shang is a courtier, if he surrenders, he may provoke the Duke of Qi."
Qi Hou smiled coldly and said: "Forget it, what you have done is a failure. Although it is a small job, you have cheated the King of Chu. If you say that you are sorry, it is only Gu and the second brother." , Gu’s wound just healed, if you don’t spend your whole life repairing Qi’s water power for Gu, Gu won’t let you go.”
Qihou said this with a cold tone, but Tong Shang sighed infinitely in his heart, struggling to get off the couch, kneeling on the ground, and said: "Tao Shang... willing to surrender."
Qihou laughed and said: "That's it, don't be stubborn about these hypocrisy, now we are also people who know the root and the bottom, Tong Shang, I know you as a person, and you don't doubt your loyalty, but Now, I still want to say a word to you... If one day, you have the heart of rebellion, then I will not kill you, I will break your thoughts."
He said, turned his head to look at Tang Wu, sneered, and said, "Tao Shang, you can do it yourself."
He said, flung his sleeves and left, Wu Jiao raised his eyebrows, looked at Tong Shang's solemn expression, felt that Qi Hou's threat was quite reasonable, and followed Qi Hou out of the house.
When the salt of Tan State is ready, the army will go back to Qi State, and then send troops to rescue Zheng. Qi State did not do anything at all, but the effect is really perfect. I also got the food and salary, which is really a lot of money.
The most important thing is that they finally subdued Tong Shang, and today's Tong Shang is no longer the spy who built canals for them to exhaust Qi, but the real doctor of Qi.
Qihou came out, still a little angry, and said: "The ambush last time was actually done by Dao Shang, and the second brother was injured. Hmph, doesn't Dagu know what is Dao Shang's treasure?"
Seeing the anger and arrogance on Qihou's face, Wu Jiu couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty is right, you have captured his favorite treasure, are you afraid that you will turn against him?"
Qi Hou turned his head to look at Wu Jiu, and said, "Thanks to my second brother, now that the Chu State has been defeated, it must be greatly hurt."
Wu Jiao smiled, Qi Hou saw that his face was full of exhaustion, after all since last night, Wu Jiao hadn't slept, and his body was not good, so he was naturally very tired.
Qi Hou quickly said: "Second brother, go to rest quickly, your face is not good-looking."
Wu Jiu was also really tired, and he solved his biggest worry. After he relaxed, he felt even more tired. He didn't refuse, so he went into the house and fell asleep.
When Wu Jiao woke up, he felt that he was shaking and dazed, just like an earthquake, shaking all the time.
Wu Jiu opened his eyes in confusion, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a magnified handsome face, Qi Hou was lowering his head and secretly kissing Wu Jiao, but he was caught by Wu Jiao, it was an inch, absolutely You can't do bad things, you will definitely be caught.
Qihou quickly raised his head, coughed, and said, "Ah... second brother is awake?"
Wu Jiao felt the numbness on his lips, so he couldn't help but raised his hand to touch it, but when he touched it, there was a "hiss" immediately, Qihou has a habit of stealing kisses, let alone, he actually gnawed his lips into this It looked so painful, as if it was about to peel off a layer of skin.
Wu Jiu sat up quickly, Qi Hou hurriedly supported him, Wu Jiu realized that they were in the black car, no wonder it was swaying, Wu Jiu lifted the curtain of the car to see, it was dawn.
Qi Hou stretched out his hand and scratched the bridge of Wu Jiu's nose, and said with a light smile, "Little lazy cat, you have been asleep for a whole day, and Tan Guo is ready to go back home after preparing the salt. I just saw that you slept soundly, so I didn't wake you up." .”
Wu Jiao didn't expect that he could sleep after sleeping for so long. It was also because of Wu Jiao's poor health that he was more lethargic than ordinary people. He himself was the type who couldn't sleep well. Correction found that Qi Hou can actually give people a sense of security, similar to a sleeping pill?
Qihou said with a smile: "Come on, lie down and sleep with Gu Gu for a while."
Just as Wu Jiu got up, he was dragged to lie down again by Marquis Qi. The two cuddled together to catch up on sleep. It could be seen that Marquis Qi was in a good mood. After all, he had solved Chu and Shang Shang.
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