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Everyone's faces turned green, but after saying a few words, everyone was devastated. Wu Jiao was surrounded by the tiger and cardinal army, but he was not at a disadvantage. Instead, it was these leaders who were devastated. Can the emperor not be angry?

Juzi immediately said loudly: "Son of Heaven, don't listen to Chu's gossip to confuse people! Take him down quickly!"

Only then did Hu Qi, the son of heaven, come to his senses and said, "Exactly! Don't confuse the crowd with gossip, come here! Let me take down this state of Chu!"

As soon as he said this, the Huben army next to him was about to move, and Shan Zi was looking anxiously, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, a chaotic sound was suddenly heard, and the sound of "Tatta Tat" suddenly approached, and the emperor immediately said, "What's going on!?"

As soon as his words fell, he saw Qi Hou striding in in a black court robe, his face was very cold, as if he was about to drop ice slag, he casually cupped his hands when he came in, very insincerely, and said in a threatening tone: "I pay homage to the Son of Heaven. I don't know why the Son of Heaven secretly summoned me, the doctor of the State of Qi, to enter the palace."

The emperor did not expect that Marquis Qi came, and not only Marquis Qi, but also the army of Qi State. Because Marquis Qi came to celebrate his victory this time, he did not bring too many troops, but for safety, he brought Zhanxiong with him. army.

Zhanxiong's army is all self-made and not under the control of the chief minister. There are a total of 1 people. Although these people are farmers and ordinary people, but after Zhanxiong's training, it is absolutely no problem to use one as a hundred, let alone an exaggeration.

Now Marquis Qi suddenly entered the palace, and brought Zhanxiong and his army, only 300 people, but they broke into the palace, as if they were in a deserted place, the large army surrounded the main hall, looking like forcing the palace.

Marquis Qi has [-] elite soldiers, all of whom have entered the palace, but there are only a few dozen tiger and ben troops in the palace. The power is very different, and it is too late to temporarily deploy troops.

Moreover, there are only a thousand tiger and ben troops in the palace. Luoshi is the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Someone violated.

So even if there were a thousand tiger and ben troops in the palace, even if they were all dispatched, they would not be able to compete with Zhanxiong's three hundred elite soldiers, let alone they could not dispel the near fire.

The emperor's face changed drastically, and he said, "Qi Gong, what are you doing!?"

Qi Hou smiled, with a gloomy face, and said: "Nothing to do, but I'm not very relieved to hear that the emperor invited my doctor from Qi State into the palace."

The emperor said: "You... what do you mean!?"

Qihou smiled and said: "The emperor made a joke, that's what he meant."

Duke Ju hurriedly said, "Duke Qi! You are a rebel from the state of Chu! Why does Duke Qi insist on protecting you!?"

Qi Hou smiled coldly and said: "Whether you are a traitor or not, you know best in your heart, no matter how much you say, people with ulterior motives don't want to believe it, don't you?"

The emperor's face turned even greener, because he had already put himself in the four words "unpredictable".

Duke Lu's eyes flickered, and when he saw the emperor's angry appearance, he immediately said: "Duke Qi, if you insist on taking away Chu's fine work today, that would be disloyal! Aren't you afraid that the emperor will cut your title! "

When Qi Hou heard this, he just laughed and didn't respond.

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven broadened his thinking. If the Son of Heaven really broke his face with Qi, Master Luo would not be able to get any benefits. Why not threaten Marquis Qi with his title, let him retreat in spite of difficulties, and abandon Wu Jiu. This can also hit Qi's arrogance.

Hu Qi, the emperor, said: "Exactly! Duke Qi, if you eliminate the evil with your own hands today, you will be a meritorious official. If you insist on protecting the state of Chu, you will be disloyal! Bit, can't you think about it?"

Wu Jiu glanced at Qihou, and then at the Tiger Ben army and Zhanxiong's army who were at war beside him, but before Wu Jiu could speak, Qihou just smiled coldly and ignored them, then turned to Wu Jiu and said, "Second Brother ,let's go."

Wu Jiu looked at Qi Hou in surprise, but Qi Hou's attitude was unusually firm, he reached out and grabbed Wu Jiu's wrist, and pulled Wu Jiu out, walking very steadily. Zhan Xiong and the army guarded behind the two of them, watching angrily. The people in the hall slowly backed away.

The emperor, Lu Gong, Ju Gong, and Tan Gong's four lungs were about to explode. Although Qihou didn't reject the emperor directly, his attitude was obvious, and there was a sneer, as if Qihou disdained the canonization of the emperor.

Hu Qi was so angry that he almost jumped. Seeing that Marquis Qi led Wu Jiu, entering and exiting the palace was like entering and exiting no one's land, and shouted: "You! You! Are you really going to rebel?!"

Only now did Marquis Qi realize what Ta Shang said, "If you say the wrong thing, then it's the wrong way."

Qi Hou sneered coldly, without looking back, and said: "My country of Qi has been loyal to the king for generations, and the emperor knows it in his heart. Now the emperor can't tolerate my country of Qi, and the world has its own justice!"

As he spoke, he strode out of the palace without stopping for a moment.

The Huben army outside heard the movement, and they all surrounded them. However, Qi Hou led Wu Jiao to walk in front, and the Huben army in the palace didn't dare to stop them. Let them go out of the palace.

Qi Hou left the palace, frowned and said: "It's not too late, let's go back to Linzi City now."

Wu Jiu nodded, Zhanxiong asked Qihou and Wu Jiu to get into the car, dressed lightly, escorted by the army, without delay, immediately went straight to the outside of Luoshi City, and rushed towards Linzi City.

Qi Hou got into the car, drank three cups of tea, and then recovered a little bit, almost exploded, his eyes were blood red, his chest was still heaving rapidly, and his face was full of anger Unforgettable expression.

Wu Jiu looked at Qi Hou, his expression was nothing, he was naturally calm, and said: "Your Majesty has done this for Jiu today, and there is no way for me to repay you."

Hearing what he said, Qihou turned his head and said, "This is voluntary. Besides... You have made great contributions to the Qi country. How stupid and ignorant is Gu that he will regard you as a Careful work? Second brother has worked hard, family background is not optional, but second brother has to bear the criticism."

Wu Jiao smiled and said: "For irrelevant people, no matter how much criticism they say, they are still people who don't want to do it. But what moved Jiu's heart is that Your Majesty has never disbelieved Jiu from the beginning to the end."

Qi Hou put his arms around Wu Jiu, stroked Wu Jiu's hair gently with his chin, and said with a smile: "Second brother is the best person in the world, gentle and considerate, how can Gu not believe in second brother?"

Wu Jiao's heart was a little boiling. In his previous life, Wu Jiao was plotted against by his relatives and finally died of euthanasia. He was already hopeless for any relationship, and it was not bad to say that he was disheartened, but he did not expect to meet Qi Hou.

Just when Wu Jiao was moved, Qihou suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, the second brother's food is delicious, and he is the best person in the world."

Wu Jiu almost sprayed blood on Qihou's face immediately, and the emotion just now was gone, and he couldn't help giving Qihou a blank look.

Qihou pinched Wu Jiu's chin with a smile, and said, "Huh? The second brother dares to stare at Gu? But Gu likes the second brother to stare at Gu. Is the second brother in a better mood?"

Wu Jiao thought to himself that Qi Hou was really a jerk, but to be honest, Qi Hou's words "delicious" really made him dumbfounded, and he was not in a bad mood.

Qihou's team hurried to Linzi City, all the way overnight, without stopping to rest, and soon returned to Linzi City, the capital of Qi State.

It was already midnight when we went back, so Wu Jiao took a rest in a hurry. These days, he was always traveling overnight. Although Wu Jiao was sitting in the car, he was very tired. He was too tired to ride the train all day, let alone this There were no trains in the era, all relying on horse racing, the bumps along the way, the whole body was about to fall apart, and it lasted for more than ten days.

Wu Jiu went back to sleep and fell asleep. Early the next morning, he heard Ziqing calling himself, "Big Situ? Big Situ?"

Wu Jiu opened his eyes in confusion, rested all night, his body felt better, but he was still exhausted.

Ziqing said: "Today is early morning, Ziqing will wait for you to get up."

It was only then that Wu Jiu remembered that he had to go to court today, so he quickly got up from the couch, almost closed his eyes, and asked Ziqing to dress himself, Yan'e brought hot water, and Tang Wu adjusted his official hat for him. Everyone worked together, but it was done, and Wu Jiao woke up, so he hurried to the bedroom.

Wu Jiu hadn't reached the entrance of Lu's bedroom when he saw Zhao Hu, and Zhao Hu rushed forward immediately, his face was ugly, he grabbed Wu Jiao and walked aside, Wu Jiao was shocked, Zhao Hu moved Also sneaky.

Wu Jiu said, "Master Zhao, what's the matter?"

Zhao Hu said: "My lord, you still ask me what's wrong? What's wrong with my lord! Last night I was on duty in the political affairs hall, and Gongsun Xipeng came suddenly and hurried into the palace in the middle of the night. You don't know what happened, my lord. Is it a big deal!?"

Wu Jiu said, "What happened?"

Zhao Hu hastily said: "I also overheard it. Gongsun Xipeng said that the emperor has ordered to cut off the position of marquis and let the king hand over the traitor, otherwise the coalition army will be sent to attack Qi! "

When Wu Jiu heard this, although he was a little surprised, it was reasonable.

Qi Hou showed the emperor's face so much, the emperor would naturally be angry, but Wu Jiao didn't expect that the emperor's cut off came so quickly, he must have jumped the wall in a hurry, and this traitor must be talking about himself.

Zhao Hu said again: "I came here early this morning on purpose. There are a group of people in the Political Affairs Hall. I don't know where I heard it, but they said that you are a meticulous worker!"

Wu Jiu glanced at Zhao Hu, Zhao Hu was a little scared by him, and said, "My lord, what's the matter?"

Wu Jiao said flatly: "Thank you Master Zhao for your trust, let's go in."

Zhao Hu was stunned because he didn't understand Wu Jiu's words, but Wu Jiu had already walked away, and Zhao Hu hurriedly followed.

When the two of them entered the Lu bedroom, they heard a commotion inside, many high officials were whispering to each other, but as soon as Wu Jiu walked in, it was as if the pause button was pressed, and everyone fell silent, and no one spoke. His eyes were fixed on Wu Jiu, his eyes were quite strange.

Wu Jiu knew it all in his heart, he wasn't surprised at all, Zhao Hu looked around strangely.

Wu Jiu calmly walked to his seat and sat down, waiting for Marquis Qi to come to the morning court. Everyone still looked at Wu Jiu, but then they started whispering, talking with their heads down, and glanced at Wu Jiu from time to time.

Wu Jiu didn't make any statement, just sat quietly, and soon Qihou came out, his face looked bad and his eyes were black and blue.

After returning last night, Wu Jiu slept in the house by himself, and Qihou returned to the small bedroom. Later, Gongsun Xipeng went to the palace overnight to look for Qihou, saying that he had something important to report.

It turned out that Gongsun Xipeng had heard the news about Shan Zizheng, and Shan Zizheng secretly revealed it to Gongsun Xipeng, saying that the emperor had already discussed with everyone and ordered to cut off the title of Marquis of Qi State. Hand over the rebels, then we must unite with the princes and send troops to attack Qi.

Not only Gongsun Xipeng heard about it, because many princes deliberately revealed it, so many high officials with sharp eyes and eyes also heard about it, so after Wu Jiao walked in, there were so many strange eyes.

After Qihou sat down, he said: "Do you have anything to report?"

He said that, but he didn't mention the incident that Gongsun Xipeng entered the palace overnight. Everyone looked at each other, and soon a scholar-bureaucrat stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, rumors are spreading in the princes and states that our great Situ is Chu. The young prince of the country is a secret agent sent by the state of Chu, and the emperor still wants... to cut off the seal of Qi, if our state of Qi refuses to hand over the fine work, we will send allied forces to attack our country!"

When he said this, the senior officials discussed one after another, and there was a bit of noise for a while, Qi Hou sat steadily and said: "Then according to what Doctor Qing wants, how should we do it?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay again, and then someone said: "This... villain dare to ask Da Situ, is it really Chu's blood?"

Qihou laughed and said, "What if that's the case?"

The man said: "If this is the case, I am afraid that the king will have to hand over Da Situ. After all, the Chu State is a southern barbarian, a foreigner, and his heart is clear. Besides... the emperor... the emperor has already issued an order to cut the seal." Command, if my country of Qi doesn't hand over Da Situ, wouldn't it be... wouldn't it be a flagrant rebellion?"

Wu Jiu didn't make any changes, just sat so quietly, while Qi Hou laughed, not showing any anger, and just said: "What about the opinions of other senior officials?"

Because Marquis Qi was not angry, many people began to respond one after another, asking Marquis Qi to hand over Wu Jiu to ensure Qi's marquis status and legal status.

Hearing this, Marquis Qi couldn't help turning cold, and said: "All the senior officials here are the backbone ministers of our Qi country, and they are also the senior officials who have gone through the rebellion of the former Da Sikong and the remnants of ignorance, but now? A small trick of the Chu State, a small trick that is too stupid to be added, has turned our Zhou Dynasty, from the emperor to the emperor!? Can’t you see that the people of Chu want us to be Zhou? Do you want our Qi State to disintegrate on its own, so as to achieve the purpose of Chu State to recuperate and survive?! Today they in Chu State say that the solitary Da Situ is a meticulous worker, and the solitary Da Situ who is loyal and has made great contributions If you hand it over, the people of Chu State should really be very proud, and tomorrow you will say that you high officials are all the secret work of the people of Chu State, and you just hand them over to the emperor one by one, as a warning to others?"

Qihou's voice was very gloomy, and everyone dared not speak at once. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that this was a simple strategy to drive them apart.

But everyone has their own interests in their hearts. Many people are clearly aware of Wu Jiu's contribution, as if they know that Wu Jiu is not a man's favorite, but they insist on saying that he is a man's favorite.

At the same time, they also wanted to use the hands of the Chu people to get rid of Wu Jiu.

There are also internal disputes and contradictions within the Qi State, coupled with the emperor's pressure, even if Wu Jiu is right, many people will feel that it is better to sacrifice Wu Jiu alone and hand him over to the emperor to complete Qi's loyalty Otherwise, Qi will fall into the dilemma of infidelity and injustice.

Wu Jiu listened quietly, without commenting a word, Zhao Hu immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, no matter who the Great Situ is, the Great Situ was born and raised in Qi State. His qualifications are deeper than many old Qi people, and his contributions are even greater. May I ask how many people have defended the emperor? And Da Situ has more than one scar like this on his body. If Da Situ really did it carefully, Why wait until now to be exposed by others?"

Zhao Hu was the first to stand up to oppose it, and Zhan Xiong immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty and Doctor Man Chaoqing still remember that when the Zheng Kingdom was allied with the State of Jin, Peng Sheng, the rebel leader of the State of Zheng and the State of Jin, besieged them in groups. When we entered the camp of the Qi National League, it was Da Situ who came forward to rescue us and turned the world around, without Da Situ's protection, our country of Qi would have been controlled by Zheng Guo and Jin today, so why talk about loyalty?"

If someone speaks up, more people will speak out to Wu Jiu. There are actually many people around Wu Jiu, and they are all high-ranking people, such as Chief Secretary Guan Yiwu, Chief Manager Zang Chen, and Acting Chief Sima Zhou Fu. , Da Sikong Dao Shang, Dong Guoya, the official of the great admonishment, etc., can be said to be all over the court and the public.

For a while, the wind direction changed, and many people also began to support Wu Jiu, saying: "The emperor's heart is clear, our country of Qi is loyal, respects the king and fights barbarians, but it ends up like this. Now if you say something disrespectful, the emperor wants to Get rid of his confidant's serious troubles, and think that our Qi country's merits are so high, and the villain and treacherous ministers are provoking, the emperor is a wise emperor, if today he sacrifices the great Situ for the purpose of provoking, it will be cold for the people of Qi and the officials. Heart, how can I ask a country that has lost the support of its people, does it still need other countries to jointly attack? Wouldn’t it be self-defeating!?”

At this time, Bao Shuya stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, the current strategy must not be messed up. Our country is a big country, and there must be no civil strife. The emperor must just listen to slander. There are two emperors in our country who are close friends, Gao Zi And Guozi supervises the country, why not invite Gaozi and Guozi to send envoys to Luoshi to explain the situation to the emperor, and hope that the emperor will rehabilitate Qi."

Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong also frowned. They had a thorough understanding of Wu Jiu's behavior, from disgust to suspicion, and finally to trust and admiration. The two supervisors are smart people. How could it be because of a sentence from Chu people? If you say it, it will be messed up?

Qi Hou nodded and said: "Master Shu Ya said exactly, the solution we should think of now, not the method of pushing people out to take the blame, the two supervisors, the matter of sending envoys to Master Luo, I will leave it to you. "

Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong immediately cupped their hands and said, "Yes."

Today's matter is really about to come, but there is no conclusion, I just want to observe, and then let Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong go out to lobby the emperor, but to be honest, the emperor has already decided to cut the seal, It was a good time to suppress Qi, so Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong did not have any confidence in persuading the emperor.

Wu Jiu squinted his eyes, and left immediately after the court, in a hurry, but he didn't go to the Zhengshitang, but returned to his own house.

Both Ziqing, Yan'e and Tang Wu had heard about the incident in Lu's bedroom, and the three of them were in a hurry, fearing that everyone would push Wu Jiu to take the blame.

Seeing Wu Jiu come back safely, they all heaved a sigh of relief, went up to meet him and said, "Young Master, how are you doing? Didn't Doctor Qing make things difficult for you?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "No."

He said, and then said: "Ziqing, what happened to what I ordered Qi'e to do earlier?"

Ziqing didn't react when he heard it at first, and then he figured it out. Before Wu Jiu asked Qi E to come to his side and asked Qi E to pick up shit...

Ziqing thought it was just Wu Jiu's spur of the moment, and he was rectifying Qi'e, not only Ziqing, Yan'e also thought so, there was no Tangwu at that time, so Tangwu didn't know, but when they heard about picking shit, they were also confused, they all I don't know what Wu Jiu is going to do.

Although they didn't know what Wu Jiu was going to do, but because of Wu Jiu's order, Qi E was still picking shit every day.

In fact, Wu Jiu did not come on a whim at all, but to make black powder. It is said in Tiangong Kaiwu that the method of black powder is to obtain raw materials from the corner of the wall or the excrement of animals and humans.

And this kind of raw material is actually not easy to get, it takes about a year cycle, and now Qi E has been picking manure for a long time, Wu Jiao wants to see how his raw materials are prepared.

Wu Jiu ordered Ziqing to prepare, and then unfolded a roll of bamboo slips, saying to himself, let Tang Wu record how to prepare the black powder.

In fact, Wu Jiu didn't know anything about it, but when he was admitted to university, he studied science. A certain proportion of deployment.

Wu Jiu asked Tang Wu to record it, and then went to find some craftsmen in secret, according to these raw materials, researched the proportions and tried to adjust them. After all, Wu Jiao mainly studied management, so he didn't know the real proportions, and craftsmen were still needed to find out. .

Soon Ziqing and Tang Wu were all sent out, but Wu Jiao was An Sheng, who sat down to rest and drank tea.

It was about two months before Marquis Qi came back. During this period, everyone was worried. Soon Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong returned from their missions. The two of them came back in a hurry. As soon as they entered the palace, Marquis Qi was about to hold a court meeting. discuss.

Wu Jiu was in the political affairs hall when an eunuch hurried in and said in a loud voice that the Marquis of Qi was going to hold a court meeting temporarily, and all the officials were invited to Lu's bedroom.

As soon as everyone heard it, it must be a big event when they suddenly held a court meeting just after they came to court this morning, and the only major event facing them now is that the emperor wants to cut the seal.

Everyone rushed to the Lu bedroom one after another, and when they went in, they saw that Marquis Qi was already seated. He was sitting on the upper hand with a gloomy expression.

When everyone saw that the two Jian Guos had returned, Jian Guo's expression was as ugly as that of Marquis Qi. Needless to say, it must be because Jian Guo could not convince the emperor.

Everyone saluted and sat down quietly, Qi Hou didn't say much, and said straight to the point: "You also know the reason for the temporary meeting, so I won't say any more. The meaning of the emperor is very clear, that is, to suppress me. The two superintendents have exhausted their words, but the emperor is surrounded by the provocations of the three villainous countries of Lu, Ju and Tan, as well as the provocation of Chu, and the emperor's decree has arrived."

When everyone heard it, there was an uproar.

Wu Jiu heard the scholar-bureaucrats next to him saying: "It's really cut off..."

"Cut off the seal!? How could the emperor do this, my country Qi is loyal..."

"It's all the secret work of Da Situ, which caused my country of Qi to be cut off!"

"Cut off the title? Now my Qi country is a country where surnames are not allowed? How can this be good?"

Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong's faces were also not good. Both of them were conferred by the former king of Zhou Dynasty. They have always been loyal to the emperor and monitored the movements of Qi. Instead, he was ridiculed by the new king Hu Qi.

The two supervisors are both old officials, and they have never been humiliated like this in their entire lives. What's more, the emperor Hu Qi even ordered them to come back with an imperial edict to cut off their seals, which clearly shows that Gao Xi and Guo Yi have no face.

Qi Hou looked at everyone's reaction coldly, and said: "Now that our country of Qi is in great trouble, if there is a doctor who feels that he can't share weal and woe with Lonely, and Lonely doesn't force him, he can get up and leave now, but... if there is no one Get up and leave, I don't want to hear any meaningless complaints, Qi is in great trouble, and complaints can't solve any difficulties."

As he spoke, he looked at Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong, and the two supervisors stood up. Gao Xi said: "Now in the Luo division, Lu Guo, Tan Guo, and Ju Guo are sowing discord, and they are instigating the emperor to send troops to attack our Qi country. The most important thing is for Qi to unite and find a way as soon as possible to dispatch troops to resist the coalition forces."

Guo Yizhong also said: "This coalition has not been finalized yet, but what is certain is that there are Tan, Ju, and Lu countries. The Wei country next to Luoshi is also ready to move. Although the Jin country in the north did not come to join the alliance in person Yes, but it has already been expressed that troops can be sent to attack, so many countries have been confirmed in this way, spreading in all directions, so please let your majesty and all the officials know and prepare early."

Qi Hou nodded and said: "Do you understand the current situation? I don't want to listen to useless nonsense. Whoever has something to say, whoever has a countermeasure, just speak freely now."

Everyone looked at me and looked at you again, and then someone said sourly: "I'm afraid Da Situ already has a countermeasure in mind for this matter? I'll ask Da Situ to talk about the countermeasure first."

Someone said so, and others began to agree.

Everyone looked at Wu Jiu, but Wu Jiao stood up calmly, cupped his hands and said, "Jiu indeed has a plan to deal with the enemy, so let's be bold, let's just say it, gentlemen, just listen to it."

That's what that person said. I didn't expect Wu Jiu to have a solution, but now Qi has become the target of public criticism. Facing the coalition forces of various countries, everyone really doesn't believe that Wu Jiu can go to heaven and earth to fight against these coalition forces.

Wu Jiu said unhurriedly: "Even though the emperor today blames the emperor, he still can't decide to send troops. What is the reason? Naturally, it is because Qi is strong, and the emperor always has coalition forces from various countries, but he dare not send troops rashly." .”

When he said this, some people thought it was very reasonable, but some people thought that Wu Jiu was flattering.

In fact, Wu Jiu was not flattering, it was indeed the case when you think about it carefully, when Qi State rescued Zheng State, he casually took out [-] soldiers and horses, and moved as he said, and there are still soldiers and horses sitting in the country, which can be described as magnificent Great country.

In the early Spring and Autumn period, there were more than 170 countries, and the land area was not large. The population of the entire Zhou Dynasty was nearly 500 million. Only the population of Qi State was as high as 400 million. The country's population is less than one million, and Qin, which was later called the country of tigers and wolves, had a population of just 200 at this time.

The population is only one million, and it is not as large as a modern district or county. Therefore, a country that can easily have 5000 soldiers and horses or [-] soldiers and horses is definitely a powerful country among powerful countries. There are only [-] people.

Therefore, when Wu Jiu said that Qi was strong, he was not flattering, and it was true.Because of this, the emperor doesn't know how many troops Qi can mobilize now, so he dare not send troops rashly. If he sends allied forces to attack, then Qi will definitely take the stance of killing and breaking the net. With a population of 400 million, even if it temporarily recruits troops, it will be another country. Not to be provoked.

Wu Jiu continued: "The Son of Heaven is still hesitating about how to attack Qi, and Jiu thinks that your majesty is taking advantage of Master Luo's hesitation to preemptively strike and give Master Luo a look."

Everyone immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, and there were still people making noises, some people didn't stand up, and they just sat on the table and said: "Situ's words are wrong, if we really beat Master Luo, wouldn't we become rebels worthy of the name? The reporter said that the Luo division is far away from our country of Qi, and the army line is too long to pull it through. The army was stopped by other countries before it reached the Luo division."

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Naturally, this doctor is right. Our country of Qi is a country of loyalty. Even if the emperor is unkind, our country of Qi cannot be unjust. Naturally, we can't attack Master Luo and offend others. Besides, Master Luo is thousands of miles away, but the troop belt should not be stretched too long, the color you mentioned does not need to stretch your arms to achieve it, but to look at our country of Qi... at the door of our house."

When Wu Jiu said this, Marquis Qi squinted his eyes, and many generals had some understanding, and looked at Wu Jiu one after another, as if they wanted to hear whether Wu Jiu's answer was the same as what he thought in his heart.

Sure enough, Wu Jiu and Qi Hou said in unison: "Tan Guo."

Wu Jiu nodded and said: "Tan State is at the gate of my Qi State. The prince of Tan State rebelled first, and the monarch of Tan State provoked him later. Qi State and our State are in the same situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a sea of ​​blood and deep hatred." , the arm does not need to be stretched, and the line does not need to be stretched. As long as you work hard, you can take Tan Guo down, and it will definitely shock the emperor. Even if the emperor wants to crusade, the princes will also need to weigh it. Tan Guo is a lesson from the past."

This act of killing chickens and monkeys seems to be a good idea, but everyone started to frown when they were happy, as if they thought of deeper problems.

Guan Yiwu stroked his beard and said: "Da Situ's method is really a clever plan, but... Although the country of Tan has a small army and national power, it is not easy to break through because of its geographical advantages, surrounded by water, and the city is high and strong. , If you want to shock the princes, I am afraid that if you want to take Tan Guo in one fell swoop, you must be quick and precise. If the timing is missed, it will not be worth the gain, and it will cause the princes to besiege."

When he said this, everyone immediately frowned. You must know that Tan country is not the size of a county town, and its population is only 400. A small country of [-] dares to challenge a big country of [-] million. What is the reason?

Developed, and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The surrounding area of ​​Tan State is rich in water power, has a natural moat, and the city wall is strong, which costs a lot of money.

Under normal circumstances, the generals would definitely be the first to think of the method of besieging the city.

In fact, Qi Hou destroyed Tan Guo in his previous life, and he also used the method of besieging the city. After all, Tan Guo's city wall was too strong, and there was still water blocking it, so Qi Hou sent troops to surround Tan Guo for three years.

Qi Hou once said in his previous life that the siege of the city for three years is to show respect for Tan Gong, and once the three years are up, it will be the end of benevolence and righteousness.

In fact, this is a way for Qihou to save face. The fundamental reason is that the city wall of Tan State is too strong, especially in the early Spring and Autumn Period, which is a backward cold weapon era, and it is impossible to rush into the city. Therefore, Qihou can only adopt the strategy of besieging the city. The method is to want Tan Guobing to run out of food, so that the siege lasted for three years, which shows how rich Tan Guo is.

Now it is not suitable for this method. If it lasts for three years, I am afraid that the emperor will be able to personally conquer Tan to save Tan.

To attack Tan Guo, one must use great firepower, be quick, precise and ruthless, but everyone has nothing to do.

Qihou was hesitating, when he saw that Wu Jiao was still calm and breezy, he actually relaxed in his heart, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Situ Da Situ already has a clever plan, don't let us guys It’s just a wild guess, let’s quickly tell you the trick, shall we?”

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "I don't dare to take a clever plan. This method of rectification is a barbaric method, and I can't explain it. I dare to ask your majesty and all the officials to follow Jiu's steps."

Wu Jiu made a fool of himself. Marquis Qi and his relatives and doctors were all curious about what good solution Wu Jiao had come up with. Some people were curious, some laughed, and some thought that Wu Jiao was delaying on purpose. He must have nothing to do.

Qi Hou immediately asked the eunuch to prepare the car to drive, and did as Wu Jiu said, and the scholar-bureaucrats quickly followed, and they went out of Linzi city in a mighty manner.

Wu Jiu led the crowd out of the city, and everyone didn't know where they were going, and the more they walked, the more remote they went.

Now it is the end of spring, time flies, from the slight cold when saving Zheng country to the slight heat at this time, wild flowers are blooming everywhere in Linzi City, under the scorching sun at noon, they look full of vitality, like the scholar-bureaucrats Their frowning looks formed a sharp contrast.

Wu Jiu led the crowd to a desolate place. There was only a small hill covered with dirt, and it was still a very rugged stone mountain. There were no wild flowers around. In fact, this place was a mine of Qi State. There are also some slaves and prisoners on the mountain who are mining, making a "clinking" knocking sound.

Everyone looked at each other even more, Qihou smiled and said: "Da Situ, you really made everyone anxious, why did you come here?"

Wu Jiao smiled and said, "Jiao has no choice but to display this thing, which needs to be far away from the crowded capital, otherwise it may cause riots and unnecessary nonsense such as God blaming it."

Everyone was even more curious, Wu Jiao asked everyone to wait a while, and then walked over, everyone saw Zhanxiong walking towards him, and said to Wu Jiu with a smile: "Second brother, it's done, I'll wait for you to give orders."

Wu Jiu nodded and said, "Is the wire long enough? Don't hurt anyone."

Zhanxiong patted his chest, and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I will handle things properly."

Wu Jiu gave Zhan Xiong a few words, and the two walked over together. Wu Jiu took a large black flag from Zhan Xiong's hand, with the word "Qi" written on it.

Wu Jiu respectfully presented the banner to the Marquis of Qi, and said: "Your Majesty, everything that Jiu wants to display is ready, please wave the banner and issue orders, and you will be able to see it once you give the order. "

Qi Jiu was full of suspicion, and reached out to grab the banner in Wu Jiu's hand, Zhan Xiong hurriedly stood back, while the others were unaware of the situation, and stretched their necks to look forward, as if they wanted to see something.

Qihou was dressed in a black robe, holding a black flag in his hands, almost blending into one, he raised the flag up, "Huh—" with a flick, the big flag unfolded with the scorching late spring wind at noon, sending out grinning sound.

As soon as Qihou's banner was unfurled, everyone held their breath and widened their eyes to see the baby, but everyone stared for a while, nothing at all, not even a bird flew over.

Just when some people were going to ridicule Wu Jiu, they suddenly heard a loud noise of "Pang----!!!!" With the loud noise, a rocky mountain in front suddenly exploded with huge smoke, and under the chaotic smoke, the rocks splashed When it opened, it showed huge burst marks, accompanied by the shocking feeling of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking.

At this moment, the scholar-bureaucrats were all frightened and stupid, and the timid ones simply fell to the ground, and some people ran back, all with wide eyes, shocked and intimidated expressions.

Zhanxiong was well prepared, knowing that Black