No correction

, it is not Cai Guo who is saving a single country, but many small neighboring countries. In this way, won't Qi State be able to gain support?

Becoming a hegemon requires not only a strong country, but also support. Qihou thinks this is a great opportunity. Whether it is to drive back the soldiers and horses of the Chu State, or to form an alliance with the Chu State, it is a victory and can gain a lot. national support.

Therefore, agreeing to rescue Cai Guo is actually a harmless thing. The key lies in how to gather troops. Wu Jiu gave Qi Hou a good idea, that is, to bring some trustworthy countries and send troops to rescue Cai Guo. You can go under the banner of Huimeng. If the movement of Chu State is not right, it is not impossible to change the Huimeng into fighting each other.

Cao Ke understands this truth well. If Cao Ke alone sent troops, Cao Ke would not dare, but now he is sending troops with Qi, and it is a "meeting alliance", so Cao Ke naturally did it.

In order to show his loyalty, Cao Ke immediately said: "The state of Chu deceives people too much, but the state of Zhu is at the disposal of Duke Qi."

Qihou laughed and said, "The king of Zhu is too polite."

Cao Ke showed his loyalty, the three discussed it, and prepared to pretend to agree to the alliance of the Chu Kingdom. Since the Chu State has two-handed preparations, they must also have two-handed preparations. Invasion is also considered a victory. If the people of Chu State are playing tricks, they will gather the three armies of Qi State, Zhu State and Song State, and they will not be afraid of Chu State.

In this way, Cao Ke left quickly and set off to go back to the country of Zhu, preparing to dispatch troops, while Wu Jiu hurriedly called Gongsun Xipeng, and the two of them discussed the reply letters to Cai and Chu, and were very busy. also left.

But Marquis Qi can't be idle, Marquis Qi asked Zhanxiong to come into the palace, Zhanxiong is busy with the garrison of Zheng Guo to cede land, and the preparations are almost done recently, it is the end of summer, and he will be there to garrison next year.

Qi Hou called Zhanxiong in a hurry and asked him to communicate with Song Gong. This was definitely a good job for Zhanxiong. Zhanxiong immediately agreed and set off on the same day, rushing to Song to have a secret talk.

Things began to be in full swing, because Chu State is now encircling Cai State, so their speed cannot be slow, everything must be carried out quickly.

Wu Jiu quickly edited a letter and sent it to the envoys of Cai and also to Chu. Soon Master Luo heard that Qi was going to negotiate peace with Chu.

Hu Qi's face seemed to have been slapped, because not long ago, Shan Zizheng also said that Qi State refused to form an alliance with Chu as the emperor, and after a short period of time, Qi State wanted to negotiate peace again , and not for the Dai Tianzi, but for a distress letter from Cai Guo.

Hu Qi was trembling with anger. During the court meeting, he angrily threw the bamboo slips on Shanzi's face again, and shouted loudly: "How did you tell the widow!? Why is the Qi State going to form an alliance again!? And it’s for Cai Guo’s small distress letter, isn’t this a slap in the face?! What can you do better? Tell me yourself!”

Because it was a court meeting, all the officials who came here were Shangqing officials from Luoshi, as well as princes in Luoshi, such as Duke Ju and Duke Lu.

As an earl, Shan Gong was very embarrassed when he was thrown on the face by the bamboo slips in front of everyone. The princes were actually worried. They felt that Shan Zi was loyal, so he had no temper. After all, think about it, Shan Zi However, the titles within the Luo division hold half of the Luo division's soldiers and horses in their hands. If the order is reversed, the emperor will be over in an instant.

Hu Qi relied on Shan Zizheng's loyalty, so he was confident.

Lu Gong quickly said: "The emperor calms down, the emperor calms down."

Hu Qi said: "How do you let the widow calm down?! The people of Qi are too insidious! Qi is now in an alliance with Chu, who knows what is going on?! What if it is to collude with Chu and cooperate internally and externally?"

Duke Lu cupped his hands and said, "Actually, the Son of Heaven doesn't have to be so angry. The State of Cai is a feudal state under the Son of Heaven. The State of Qi is in an alliance with Chu. The Son of Heaven can send special envoys there. We will station our troops beside them. We will form an alliance with ourselves. Can the Duke still object? At that time, Duke Cai will be ordered not to build a courtyard wall in the general camp, and the envoys of the emperor can also listen in. In this way, how can the people of Qi make small moves?"

When Lu Gong said this, Hu Qi's eyes lit up immediately, and the others felt that Lu Gong's method was really shameless.

What Duke Lu meant was that the Qi and Chu National Alliance was within the boundaries of the Zhou Dynasty anyway, so let Hu Qi threaten Cai to build another camp next to the camp of the alliance, and the emperor can send envoys to supervise the alliance If the people of Qi and Chu disagree, they can also say that you will ally with yours and we will ally with us, but they are just neighbors.

In this way, the emperor can also send envoys to supervise Qi State to see if they have rebellious intentions and whether they want to cooperate with the inside and outside.

This method is really shameless to the extreme, but Hu Qi thought it was very good, so he immediately clapped his hands and said: "Okay, that's it, then this time, Lu Gong, you will be the leader of the alliance, and you will go to Cai Guo on behalf of the widow, and the other widows will go to Cai Guo again." Send Duke Ju and Duke Wei to form an alliance with you, Duke Lu, you have to watch carefully, and you can’t let the insidious Qi and Chu countries unite, otherwise our Zhou country will be in chaos!"

Duke Lu hurriedly handed over his hand and was overwhelmed by the flattery. Although he was the leader of the alliance on behalf of the emperor in such a bad idea, he was also the leader of the alliance on behalf of the emperor. Duke Lu felt refreshed, so he said: "Thank you, the emperor, for his promotion! Tong Ding will do his best to serve the emperor!"

After Lu Gong finished speaking, he glanced at Shan Zizheng next to him. He knew that Shan Zizheng was a man of talent, and he still had [-] soldiers in his hands. Therefore, Lu Gong wanted to win over Shan Zizheng. As long as he wins over Shan Zizheng, he will win over. Luo division's soldiers and horses.

He also said: "Son of Heaven, I implore the Son of Heaven to let Shan Gong lead the army and join the alliance."

When the emperor Hu Qi heard this, he said disdainfully: "Shan Zizheng? Let him lead the army? Huh! I'm afraid that once he leads the army, this alliance will be ruined again!"

Shan Zizheng did not speak all the time, and listened with his head bowed. Lu Gong quickly said with a smile: "Son, there must be a misunderstanding. After all, Shan Gong is a general. Villain? But everyone knows that Duke Shan is a genius in using soldiers, if we can lead the army to cooperate with Duke Shan, we will feel more at ease."

The Son of Heaven heard what Lu Gong said, so he said: "Okay, let the list go, but if you mess up again this time, you can come and see me!"

What the emperor Hu Qi said is very ugly. Although Shan Zizheng is an honest man, he actually has a temper. It is very uncomfortable to hear. Besides, Shan Zi is a loyal person. His Shan family has been loyal to the emperor for generations, not to mention his outstanding achievements. Even if there is no credit, there is hard work, and he was cursed by the emperor in court like this.

Shanzi was clasping his hands and said, "Yes, Zizheng is taking orders."

Qihou contacted the State of Song, and Duke Song said that he was willing to send troops, and he would go to the alliance in person to support the State of Qi, because Duke Song was also a shrewd person, and when he heard that the State of Qi was going to target the State of Chu, he was naturally willing Use your strength to get some oil and water out.

Moreover, Song Gongyu said that Qi State is also very far away from Cai State, and the military strength cannot be stretched too long, which is much farther than Chu State and Cai State. And because Song State is right between Cai State and Qi Guozhen, Song Gong proposed, You can rent a barren small town to Qihou, let Qihou garrison here, and use it as a turning point for supplies.

Song Gong is a person who knows how to do business. Although such a land is barren, Qihou rented it out immediately, and there was no bargaining, it was a one-buy price.

Song Gong made a small sum of money before meeting the alliance. Although it was nothing to Qi, Song was not as powerful as Qi, so the money was not small.

Before Marquis Qi was about to leave, he heard the news about Master Luo. This news was heard by Gongsun Xipeng, and naturally it was revealed by Shan Zizheng.

Everyone did not expect that the Son of Heaven was so thick-skinned and shameless that he also organized a group of people to come to the Cai Guomeng, and he wanted to meet next to the site of the Chu State Qi Guomeng League, and ordered Cai Guoguo not to give Chu Isn't it convenient for them to spy on the camp of the Guoqi National League to build a courtyard wall?

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay after hearing this, and felt that the emperor was on guard against Qi, and he was doing everything he could. Qihou's idea of ​​slowly getting rid of the emperor's control was indeed correct.

Because Cai Guo was still under siege and was in dire straits, the soldiers and horses of Qi Guozhu Congress League were dispatched immediately. They first went to Song Guo to join the soldiers and horses that Song Gongyu said, and then drove to Cai Guo mightily.

There are two kinds of Huimeng. The first one is Wenhuimeng. The Northern Xinghuimeng, which was the son of Qihou in those days, was Wenhuimeng, that is, without soldiers and horses. Qihou placed the soldiers and horses far away in order to show respect. , In this way, there are no other people in the camp except the guards. This kind of alliance is more elegant, and they really want to discuss and meet.

The other is the Wuhui League. The alliance between the State of Qi, the State of Song, and the State of Chu and the State of Chu must be the Wuhui League. After all, the army of the State of Chu is still surrounded by the State of Cai. To be prepared, the State of Qi, State of Song, and State of Chu are also open The army escorted them there.

Although they may not necessarily be on the border with war, but driving a large army is also meant to deter. At that time, a military parade will be indispensable to show the majesty of their own country. In this way, they may be able to deter Chu without using force. live.

The monarch of the Zhu Kingdom dispatched [-] troops, although it was not too many, but to ensure the stability of the Zhu Kingdom and prevent the neighboring countries from taking the opportunity to invade, the number of soldiers and horses was quite honest.

Cao Ke first took his troops to the border town of Qi State to join Qi Hou and Wu Jiu, and then they drove the army to Song State.

Marquis Qi and Wu Jiu lived in Bianyi for a few days, waiting for Cao Ke to meet. Wu Jiu is very boring these days, because he is not in Linzi City, so there are not so many trivial matters. Many things are handled directly by the people below, and the results of the processing Summarize and report.

Wu Jiu was suddenly free, and remembered that Marquis Qi always complained about being too hot, too hot. Wu Jiao was afraid that his medicinal wine would be spoiled by Marquis Qi, so he took advantage of his leisure time to make some ice cream and bring it to Marquis Qi. Eat on the road.

Wu Jiao thought for a long time, and the simplest and crudest way is to make a popsicle to eat. It happened to be summer, and there were some fresh fruits. Eat fresh fruit popsicles.

Wu Jiao asked Ling Ren to get a lot of ice and freeze the popsicles, and then thought about some snacks on the road.

Wu Jiao saw a big basket of chickens, so he prepared to make a tea egg, peel it and eat it on the road, if you are in a hurry when you are on the road, you can eat it as a breakfast, it is not bad, and it is very trouble-free.

Wu Jiu brought those chickens, twenty of them in total, made a big pot, and soaked them in the boiled tea soup, ready to soak them for a good taste.

Wu Jiu just did it casually, and Cao Ke's team joined them the next day, and soon the big army set off for the Song Kingdom without delay.

Wu Jiu was a little tired from riding the chariot, so he came out to ride a horse, rode on Jiu Mo, and talked to Cao Ke.

Because of what had happened with Shan Zizheng before, Cao Ke wanted to insinuate and ask Wu Jiao what the relationship between Shan Zizheng was, but Wu Jiao was at a loss.

Cao Ke thought to himself, I'm afraid Shan Zizheng's stupid love is unrequited love. Thinking of this, Cao Ke felt inexplicably nervous, and really wanted to laugh three times.

Wu Jiao saw that Cao Ke had a "sinister" expression on his face, and he was still grinning sinisterly. Cao Ke's eyes were narrow and long. If he hadn't been wearing a fake mask, when he was smiling like a tiger, he would have looked a bit cruel, let alone his heart at this moment. Just as he was stunned, the ruthless look on his face became even more ferocious, really blinding a handsome face for nothing.

Seeing Cao Ke's appearance, Wu Jiu didn't want to disturb him, so he said a few words to Zhanxiong. Zhanxiong was traveling between Song and Qi. He had just returned from Song and was going to Song with his team. It should be very tiring, but Zhanxiong really enjoys it and is in high spirits.

After Wu Jiu talked to Zhan Xiong, he wanted to go back to the car. He opened the curtain and walked in, but there was no one in the car?

The carriage of the chariot was very large, and because of the long journey, Qi Hou felt sorry for Wu Jiu's body, so he specially prepared a very luxurious chariot, which was covered with cushions and was very comfortable. Couches, cabinets, etc.

Wu Jiu went in and saw that there was no one there, and he didn't see Qi Hou getting off the car. He heard the sound of "Russling! Russling..." from behind the cabinet, as if making a rat noise. Wu Jiao's eyelids twitched and he hurried away. In the past, because he suddenly remembered, that box seemed to contain snacks!

Wu Jiao walked over and took a closer look, and sure enough, Qihou's tall figure was sitting behind the cabinet, peeling tea eggs to eat, but his hands were clumsy, peeling the tea eggs like the surface of the moon, and he couldn't bear the bumps witness.

Wu Jiu looked down and saw a lot of broken eggshells scattered beside the cabinet, piled up like a hill. Qihou raised his head and smiled at him, the corners of his mouth were in disguise, and the shining egg yolks rubbed against the The corner of the mouth made Wu Jiu dumbfounded.

Wu Jiu said helplessly, "Your Majesty, how many chickens have you eaten?"

Qihou said vaguely: "Not many."

Wu Jiu didn't believe it, so he opened the cabinet and saw, good guy, there are twenty tea eggs, and only half of them are left now!

Wu Jiu hurriedly snatched the half from Qihou's hand. It's not that he didn't want Qihou to eat it, and he didn't feel sorry for those eggs, but he was afraid that Qihou's cholesterol would exceed the standard. When it comes to eggs, I will definitely not be able to stand it.

Seeing that the chicken had been taken away, Marquis Qi could only look at Wu Jiao "poorly", who sighed and said, "Your Majesty, are you really reincarnated from starvation?"

Qi Hou smiled, and gently wiped the egg yolk on his mouth, and then licked it very evilly and wildly. If Wu Jiao didn't know that it was egg yolk, he would definitely think it was very evil, but it was indeed Egg yolk, Wu Jiao looked at his movements and felt that his temples were going to explode.

Qi Hou said with a half-truth and half-fake smile, "Second brother is really smart, he guessed it right away."

Wu Jiu didn’t know that Qihou was really a starving ghost reincarnated, let alone that Qihou was a reborn person. Many people often say that starving ghost is a starving ghost, and describe people who eat a lot and eat fast, but they don’t Know what kind of psychology a real starving ghost is like.

Just like Wu Jiu's obsession with cleanliness, Qi Hou's liking to eat is actually a psychological defect. While Wu Jiao is seeking a sense of security, Qi Hou is also seeking his own sense of security, and Wu Jiu who can cook food, It's like Qihou's life-saving straw...

Seeing how pitiful Qihou was, Wu Jiao had no choice but to forcefully put the half egg back into the cabinet, then carefully closed the cabinet, and said, "Forget it, Your Majesty, eat something else."

As he spoke, he called Ziqing over and asked him to bring over the iced popsicles. Wu Jiu made them before, but because they were iced, it was inconvenient to put them in the car, so the fresh fruit popsicles were spared.

Ziqing brought a big box, Wu picked it up, went back to the car, opened the box, and the whole car became cooler as soon as it was opened, and a cool air rushed to the face, which was very refreshing.

Moreover, there is actually some sour-sweet taste in this air-conditioning, which is very appetizing in the hot summer.

Wu Jiu took out a popsicle and handed it to Qi Hou, who quickly caught it and said with a smile, "Second brother is really kind."

Wu Jiao almost laughed out loud, would a popsicle be good?

Qihou held the popsicle and felt it was cold, so he hurriedly put it in his mouth. When he ate the ice tooth, it was refreshing, sweet and sour, and the taste was absolutely amazing.

Qi Hou immediately started eating ferociously, licking the popsicle back and forth, and said in his mouth: "Second brother is really delicious."

Wu Jiao suddenly felt hot eyes, really blind, popsicles, this very pure thing, why let Qi Hou eat it, the food was so obscene, Wu Jiao didn't dare to look directly at it, it was very misleading, Wu Jiao looked at Qi The appearance of Hou eating a popsicle, that handsome face made Wu Jiu tense suddenly, and his mouth felt dry.

But at this moment, Qi Hou had already started to bite the popsicle, and instantly made a sound of "Kachi! Kachi! Kachichi!", which was crisp and raw, almost crunchy, Wu Jiao was just a little bit charming, It disappeared in an instant, and I was so frightened that nothing remained, but I just felt chilly...

The team marched very smoothly, and soon reached the border of Song State, and merged with Song Gongyu's team, Qi State brought [-] troops, Song Gong was very generous, sent [-] troops, plus [-] from Zhu State, Even an army of nearly [-] was marching towards Cai Guo in a mighty way. It didn't look like they were going to the alliance.

When Zhanxiong saw Duke Song, he was naturally very happy and clings to him all day long.

When the armies of the Three Kingdoms passed through Chen Guo, Chen Guo was on the side of Cai Guo, and if Chu State annexed Cai Guo, he would be finished, so he also made a contribution to join in the fun, sending [-] troops, just to join in Gathered an army of one hundred thousand, and followed the states of Qi, Song, and Zhu to the place where the Cai Guomeng was located.

Because Qi State agreed to the alliance, Chu State had already withdrawn its troops, but it did not really retreat, but lifted the siege of Cai State, and the soldiers and horses retreated to the border town of Cai State, preparing for the alliance.

This time, the Cai Guo League will be held in a border town of Cai Guo. After all, the troops from various countries have arrived, and Cai Guo can't welcome these troops into the Cai Palace. Isn't that self-defeating?

Therefore, an urgent arrangement was made to set up Xingyuan in a border town of Cai State, ready to welcome the army of all countries. At the same time, Cai Guo also received an order from the emperor, asking him not to set up courtyard walls for Xingyuan. Next to the Xingyuan, another Xingyuan was built next to it, which was used by the Lu Guo Ju Guowei League on behalf of the emperor.

Because the army of Chu State had been in Cai State for a long time, they quickly stationed in and entered Xingyuan. They didn't care whether to build a courtyard wall, or whether Emperor Zhou wanted to peep.

This meeting, because it is a meeting of princes, so the king of Chu, Xiong Fei, also personally went out, and he was sitting in Xingyuan at this time.

The one who came to the alliance with King Xiongbi of Chu was Baoshen who met Ling Yin in Taibao, and the other one was Qu Wan, a nobleman of the Chu Kingdom, who spoke the phrase "horse horses and cows are irrelevant" in history.

Qu Wan is an aristocrat of the state of Chu. Like Chu King Xiongbi, both have the surname of Mi. The difference is that the king of Chu is the Xiong family, while Qu Wan is the Qu family.

Qu Wan is a diplomat of the state of Chu. Like Gongsun Xipeng, he is a senior official in charge of diplomacy.

Qu Wan is a man who can be said to be very talented, especially his eloquence. In history, Qi State organized a large army to attack Chu State, but no one dared to act rashly when the two armies confronted each other. Duke Huan of Qi had a debate, and Qi State withdrew its troops, and the two countries lived in peace.

When Wu Jiu heard about the configuration of Chu's alliance this time, he generally had a solid foundation in his mind.

Soon, the army arrived at the border town of Cai State. The congregation team sent by the emperor had already stationed troops nearby because they were close, waiting quietly to eavesdrop on the alliance between Qi and Chu.

Qihou's chariot stopped slowly in front of Xingyuan Gate, King Cai Xianwu took his son and son, and his daughter Cai Ji was already at the gate, bowing her hands to the chariot very attentively.

Show off the dance and say loudly: "Show off the dance to welcome the Duke of Qi, the Duke of Song, and the king of the Kingdom of Zhu."

Caihou's attitude is very attentive. After all, Qi State has relieved Cai State's danger of being besieged. Whether Chu State can retreat depends on Qi State, so Cai Hou is unusually attentive.

Qihou said "wow!" He lifted the curtain of the car and looked out. Sure enough, the courtyard was bare and without walls. At a glance, he could not only see the army of Cai State, but also the majestic army of Chu State, stretching all the way to In the sky, it seems that they are about to stand up, each of them is sonorous and powerful, and the soldiers are all tall and very intimidating.

Not only that, Qihou also saw other things, and couldn't help but sneered.

Hearing his laughter, Wu Jiu opened the curtain of the car and walked out. As soon as he came out, he saw the "next door" camp of the Huimeng. Their neighbors Lu Gongjuzi and Weihou were all looking out with their necks stretched. , it seems that they heard that the coalition forces of Qi State, Song State and Zhu State had arrived, so they were eagerly observing.

Wu Jiu finally knew what Qihou was sneering at, those people looked secretly, and wanted to appear upright, so it was very funny.

Sitting on the horse, Cao Ke saw Shan Zizheng in the camp next door at a glance. This time the emperor's team was led by Shan Zizheng. When he saw Shan Zizheng, he inevitably felt a little strange. Although the two had already made an agreement, It's just somewhat embarrassing. Don't look at Cao Ke's surface is very calm, in fact, the mainland is not so calm.

Shan Zizheng was even more indifferent. When he saw Cao Ke from a distance, he blushed for the first time, and quickly avoided it.

Cai Hou Xianwu greeted Qi Hou and got off the car, and said attentively: "Qi Gong, Xian Wu has prepared the accommodation for you, as well as delicious food and wine. Qi Gong has been exhausted all the way. Afterwards, there will be a banquet in honor of the Duke of Qi and all the monarchs and envoys."

Qihou was indeed a bit tired. After all, it was a long journey from Qi State to Cai State. It took a lot of time for so many of them to come here.

Qi Hou was also afraid that Wu Jiu would not be able to take it anymore, so he nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cai."

Caihou hurriedly said politely: "No, no, Zhesha has performed a dance. Please, Mr. Qi, Xianwu will lead you the way."

Marquis Cai led the team to go in, and soon entered the Xingyuan. Inside the Xingyuan, the large tents formed a circle, regardless of primary or secondary. There were already many tents occupied by people. At a glance, they knew that they were from the Chu Kingdom. They are heavily guarded and look extremely serious.

After they walked in, they heard a "Hula—" and the curtain of a large tent was lifted, and an old man with gray hair came out from inside.

Wu Jiu saw that it was really a narrow road to the enemy, and that person was Ling Yin of Chu State, Baoshen, the master of Chu King Xiong Pei.

Baoshen didn't know if he heard the voice, so he came out, saw Wu Jiu, and didn't shy away from it. Instead, he walked over and waited respectfully, saying, "Baoshen, the envoy of Chu State, has seen the King of Qi, and the Grand Master of Qi. Situ."

As soon as Marquis Qi saw Baoshen, he immediately became angry. Why was he angry?The reason is very simple, because the only people who knew Wu Jiu's background at that time were Baoshen and the crazy Xiong Ziyuan.

Xiong Ziyuan is already a lunatic, so his words can't be counted at all. The king of Chu, Xiong Pei, is a cautious person, and he certainly wouldn't believe a lunatic's words. The scholar went to provoke the emperor?

Therefore, Marquis Qi was very angry when he saw Baoshen. Wu Jiu said before that Baoshen was entrusted by the former king of Chu to keep a secret, but he didn't expect this secret to be leaked so easily.

When Baoshen saw them, he didn't show a guilty expression. Marquis Qi smiled coldly, and said rather sarcastically, "Isn't this the famous Ling Yin from the Chu Kingdom? Lord Ling Yin is paying respects to Gu, Gu really can't bear it." .”

Baoshen could hear that Marquis Qi was taunting him, but he didn't get angry. Instead, his expression was calm, and he cupped his hands and said, "Baoshen has a few words, and he wants to talk to Situ of the State of Qi alone."

Wu Jiu hadn't made a statement yet, but Qihou had already flatly refused, saying, "No."

Wu Jiu just looked at Baoshen indifferently, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it happens that Jiu also has a question that he wants to ask Ling Yin of the State of Chu, so please go to the big tent to rest first, Your Majesty."

Hearing Wu Jiu's words, Marquis Qi was a little anxious, Baoshen agreed readily, but it turned out to be nothing like that, who knows if it will be deceitful?But Wu Jiu was resolute, so Baoshen invited Wu Jiu into his camp to speak.

Marquis Qi wanted to say something more, but Baoshen said, "If Duke Qi is worried, you can send someone to Baoshen's camp to check first. Baoshen has no intention of doing any harm."

Qihou was not polite either, and immediately asked someone to go in and check it out. Sure enough, there was no one inside, not even a serving eunuch. Baoshen seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Wu Jiu followed Baoshen into the camp, and Bao asked Wu Jiu to sit down, but Wu Jiu didn't sit down, but said: "Jiao has a question, I want to ask Master Yin, the Ling of Chu State."

Baoshen hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Young prince, please tell me."

When Wu Jiu heard his title, he frowned, and said, "Is it the intention of Master Ling Yin that Chu State sent dead men to Luoshi? Did Master Ling Yin reveal Jiu's life experience?"

Baoshen just paused, then said, "It's all Baoshen."

Wu Jiu laughed and said, "Lord Ling Yin, how did you agree to Jiu when you left Linzi City?"

Baoshen cupped his hands and said: "Young prince, this is exactly what Baoshen wants to talk to the young prince about. The young prince is the blood of our state of Chu. Baoshen really had no choice but to make such a bad move. In a catastrophe, if the state of Chu perishes, then there is nothing left to say? Therefore, Baoshen had no choice but to use the identity of the young prince to drive a wedge between the state of Zhou. As the blood of the state of Chu, the young prince should not Do you want to make a little contribution to the state of Chu?"

Wu Jiu just listened, and sneered. For the first time, he wanted to imitate Qihou's laugh, on the one hand he was laughing, on the other hand he was really funny, which almost made Baoshen laugh.

Only then did Wu Jiu say unhurriedly: "What a contribution! As the blood of Shen State, Master Ling Yin was probably busy making contributions to Chu State when Shen State fell!"

As Wu Jiu said, he cupped his hands with a sneer and said, "Lord Ling Yin, please do it yourself."

He said, without stopping any longer, strode out of the tent and walked towards Qihou's tent.

Marquis Qi was standing at the door, and when Wu Jiu went in, he almost bumped into him, seeing Wu Jiu coming in, he quickly said: "Second brother, why have you been away for so long, if you don't come back again, Gu will kill someone. "

Wu Jiu felt a little helpless, how long did Marquis Qi dislike it after just saying a few words?

Qihou said again: "Has Baoshen made things difficult for you?"

Wu Jiu laughed and said, "He made things difficult for me? He's a little tender."

Wu Jiu said Baoshen's words again, and Qi Hou was very angry when he heard it, and said: "What contribution are you talking about? When Lu Ji gave birth to her second brother, why did the state of Chu ask a question? Now it has come to settle accounts after Qiuhou, Baoshen That old thing, hum."

Qi Hou said, and sneered, full of arrogance, Wu Jiao looked at Qi Hou's haughty expression, and suddenly felt that Qi Hou had turned into that radiated mutant big black cat again, and wanted to reach out to him Shun Shun Maoer.

The two of them rested in the tent for a while, and they were about to go to the dinner party. Before the dinner party, someone came in and asked Qihou and Wu Jiu to go out. It was not a banquet, but a small episode before the dinner party.

The people who came were from the state of Chu. Before the dinner, the king of Chu, Xiong Wei, wanted to invite Duke Song of Qi, the king of the state of Zhu, and envoys from various countries to see the soldiers of the state of Chu.

As soon as Wu Jiu heard it, he knew that military drills were indispensable, and whoever made it to the Wuhuimeng depended on who would scare people and who would be more aggressive.

When the two came to the empty field where the soldiers were performing, other people also arrived. Song Gongyu said that Cao Ke, the king of the Zhu Kingdom, and of course, those monarchs next door to Xingyuan, began to secretly observe again.

King Xiongbi of Chu was about 50 years old, his hair was a little white, but he looked very strong, tall, and his face was quite strong. See you, see you today, it's like old friends at first sight!"

Qi Hou smiled lightly and said, "It's a compliment."

The King of Chu, Xiong Fei, was not angry at Qi Hou's arrogance, and looked carefully at Wu Jiao beside him, then stroked his beard and said, "Is this the young brother that Master Baoshen said? It really looks like the prince."

He sighed as he spoke, as if he missed him very much.

Qihou's complexion suddenly turned ugly. Although Qihou knew that Wu Jiu was probably the blood of Chu State, and this possibility seemed to be a certainty, but now he said in front of Song Gongyu that Cao Ke, the king of Zhu State, and The monarchs next door said so, obviously to sow discord.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Jiu's status is low, and he dare not seek a relationship with the King of Chu."

King Xiongfei of Chu smiled, then changed the topic and said, "Today, several monarchs have been invited to come from afar, and I am very grateful. Therefore, I specially invite several monarchs to read the guard of honor of Chu Kingdom together to express my sincerity."

Yu Shuo and Cao Ke also sneered, what sincerity, it was obvious that they were showing off their might.

Qi Hou smiled and said: "The heart of the king of Chu is really not small!"

Xiong Pei, the King of Chu, seems to have a good temper, smiling all the time, not to mention, he and Wu Jiao look a little like each other, even when they smile, they are a bit sinister, but Wu Jiao doesn't care about it. , Xiong Pei has a cruel look on his face, making it hard to believe that he is a good-tempered person.

The king of Chu invited everyone to a military parade, and soon they boarded the chariots of the state of Chu. Move forward slowly.

Wu Jiu noticed that besides Ling Yin Baoshen, there was another person in Chu State's car. He looked quite young, in his early twenties, with a literati temperament and was very gentle. He should be the Chu State accompanying him this time. The envoy is finished.

Four chariots drove slowly, and two rows of Chu troops stood clangingly. Each of the Chu troops was dressed in black armor and held a bronze long sword. Their eyes were full of spirit, and their expressions were majestic and fierce. warrior.

Zhanxiong was also on the Qi State's chariot. Looking at it this way, he immediately frowned. Although Zhanxiong was the leader of the slave uprising, Zhanxiong was an aristocrat in the Lu State. He received a good education since childhood and was familiar with various military arts. He also led large and small uprisings, so his eyes are like a torch. What kind of soldiers are really good on the surface, and they can be seen at a glance.

Wu Jiu glanced at Zhanxiong's expression, and he knew that the Chu army must be more than superficial, otherwise Zhanxiong wouldn't show such a serious expression.

Qihou and Wu Jiu also glanced at each other, and they both saw Zhanxiong's concern. It is true that Chu State can be king in the south, but not hegemony.

It's not just Marquis Qi who saw these Chu troops?Lu Gongjuzi and Weihou next door also saw it, and they were so frightened that they almost didn't dare to look again. Their faces turned blue, and Shan Zizheng's eyes were gloomy. After the heavy damage, the state of Zhou is really in trouble, and the emperor is still living in the dream of Zhou's hegemony and restraint of the feudal state, which is really sad...

Seeing the sonorous queue, King Xiongfei of Chu was extremely proud. Although Marquis Qi looked very calm, King Xiongfei of Chu was quite proud when he saw the princes next door whose faces changed color.

Xiong Fei laughed and said, "Duke Qi, with this team, can you still catch the eyes of Duke Qi? If you want to use such a team as an ally and cooperate with Qi State, there is no country in this world , aren't you afraid?"

What Xiong Pei said was very explicit, Qi Hou didn't speak immediately after hearing this, but Wu Jiao smiled, and said with a calm face, "The king of Chu's words are wrong."

King Chu Xiongfei smiled and said, "Oh? Did Situ, Grand Master of the State of Qi, see you?"

Wu Jiu said neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't dare to be taught. I only have one sentence to persuade the King of Chu...'If the King of Chu uses virtue to win over the princes, who would dare to disobey? If the King of Chu uses strength, even though there are many people, he will be useless.'"

The sentence Wu Jiu said was actually a sentence that Qu Wan said in Zuo Zhuan when Duke Huan of Qi attacked Chu. Because of this sentence, Duke Huan of Qi immediately withdrew his troops and stopped attacking Chu. It can be seen that this sentence is true. When it comes to the point, although tyranny can solve many things, it can't solve many things.

Now Wu Jiu said that Xiong Pei, king of Chu, was also a smart man. He knew that although he had a strong army, if he attacked by force, other countries would have no choice but to resent the people, which would be counterproductive.

Wu Jiu's words also hit the point, and it is very appropriate to return these words to the state of Chu. Therefore, Chu Wang Xiong Pei's face changed from a smile to a gloomy one. He just laughed twice and said perfunctorily: "Qi National University Situ has a good literary talent."

But Qi Hou was stunned when he first heard it.