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However, it is Qihou.

Qihou smiled and stretched out his hand to press his waist, rubbed it lightly, and said, "How is it, is it still sore? Is this comfortable?"

Wu Jiu's back trembled, he quickly sat up straight, looked down to see that he was still wearing obscene clothes, quickly pulled the quilt up to cover himself, and said repeatedly: "See you, Your Majesty, Correct...I'm impolite."

Qi Hou laughed, as if his face had changed, it was no longer the gloomy face just now, his smile was very gentle, and he said: "I heard that my second brother is ill, I'm a little busy these days, I just heard about it today, my second brother is very happy Resting."

Wu Jiu said, "Yes, thanks for your concern, Your Majesty."

Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother doesn't need to see outsiders anymore."

As he spoke, he lowered his head suddenly, Wu Jiao was startled, and saw Qihou's handsome face zoomed in suddenly, and it was close to him, he rubbed back and forth quickly, and finally fell down with a "bang". on the couch.

Qi Hou put his hands on the couch, still bowed his head, Wu Jiao closed his eyes suddenly, clenched his teeth and pursed his lips, thinking that Qi Hou was going to do something strange, but Qi Hou actually lowered his head and touched Wu Cursing his forehead, he said with a slight smile, "Sure enough, I still feel a little hot."

Hearing Qihou's words, Wu Jiu felt a little confused, and heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that Qihou didn't intend to do strange things, but to test his own body temperature.

The two were talking when Yan E came back with hot water and soup. Qi Hou took the soup from Yan E's hand, held the bowl in one hand, and gently stirred it with a small dagger in the other hand, blowing it to cool down patiently, and then Handed it over and said, "Second brother, come and drink the medicine."

Wu Jiao looked at the bowl of medicine and frowned, because the medicine was bitter and smelly, but there was no other way, so he had to pour the medicine into his stomach with a gurgle of his neck.

Because Wu Jiu drank too much, a brown-black stain of medicine slid down the corner of his mouth, quickly rolled down Wu Jiu's neck, leaving a charming trace on his fair and slender neck.

Qihou squinted his eyes, stared at the drop of medicine stain, and suddenly stretched out his hand to wipe it lightly, and scraped off the medicine stain lightly, which caused Wu Jiao to tremble obviously, and a thin pimple appeared on his neck. particles.

Wu Jiu shook, Qi Hou took his empty bowl over while he was in a daze, handed over a piece of dried fruit, stuffed it into Wu Jiu's mouth, and said, "So bitter?"

Qi Hou personally did things for the palace talents, Wu Jiu looked at him suspiciously, and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, sir."

Qihou smiled and said: "It's okay, Second Brother should take a good rest these days, don't think about others, just take care of your body."

That's all, Qi Hou laughed again suddenly, and said quietly: "Second brother is so thin, Gu is very distressed."

Wu Jiu didn't understand what he meant, but Qi Hou's smile made people shudder and feel unaware...

Qi Hou stayed at Wu Jiu's place for a while, and soon it was time for lunch, Qi Hou himself wanted to have lunch with Wu Jiu, but suddenly the eunuch came and said that there was something urgent to ask Qi Hou to go to Lu's bedroom.

The eunuch whispered a few words in his ear, and Qihou's expression turned a little ugly, and he said gloomyly: "Got it, you go down first."

The eunuch quickly retreated, Wu Jiu looked at Qi Hou suspiciously, Qi Hou put on a smile on his face and said: "I have something to do, so I'll go first, second brother should have a good lunch."

Wu Jiu said: "Respectfully send you off."

Qihou nodded, and told Ziqing and Yan'e to take good care of Wu Jiu, and then left in a hurry, walking very hastily, and quickly disappeared outside the door.

After Young Master Wu Kui came out of the road bedroom, he walked back slowly. He was not in a hurry to go back. He went around the garden first, sat in the small building in the garden, and looked at the water that was about to bloom in spring.

Many clips flashed through Young Master Wu Kui's mind. When Wei Ji got up in the morning, she found her own clip. She said that Young Master Zhao would eventually grow up one day. When he grew up, what would they face?

Young Master Wu Kui also thought of the attitude of Marquis Qi. Although he is the father of Jun, in the eyes of Young Master Wu Kui, there is no difference between Jun Shang and Jun Father. He is just a courtier, not a son. Fourteen years have passed like this. Young Master Wu Kui hadn't received any regular official duties yet, which made him a little anxious.

Coupled with Qihou's attitude, in the winter hunting ground, son Zhao was dragged into the pack of wolves, and Qihou was furious. If it weren't for the fact that son Yuan was his own son, Qihou couldn't be crowned as the one who killed his son. For the crime, he will definitely kill the son Yuan himself.

Now because of this incident, Marquis Qi was furious again. Young Master Wukui seemed to feel that Marquis Qi was angry not because Young Master Yuan was lucky, but because his prestige was provoked and questioned. On the other hand, it was also because Young Master Zhao...

Relatively speaking, Young Master Wu Kui feels that Young Master Zhaocai is more like the son of the Jun father, perhaps because of Zheng Ji's favor, or perhaps because of Young Master Zhao's prudence, no matter how good Young Master Wu Kui performs, It's all to no avail, and it's only from this year that I can clearly feel it.

Young Master Wu Kui looked at the turbulent water, he did everything he should, he did everything he should do and what he shouldn't do, but all of these did not arouse the slightest favor of Junfu .

Young Master Wu Kui sighed, thinking in his heart, maybe he should be like what he said, at this time, not fighting for favor is the way to fight for favor, but it was easy to say, but Young Master Wu Kui was unwilling.

While he was in a daze, someone tapped his shoulder suddenly, he suddenly came back to his senses, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Young Master Zhao.

Young Master Wu Kui quickly smiled and said, "Zhaoer? Why are you here? Have you had lunch yet?"

Gong Zizhao shook his head and said, "Not yet, I'm going to wait for my elder brother to have dinner together. When I passed by the garden, I saw my elder brother sighing and lost in thought."

Young Master Wu Kui smiled, and said, "If you're a little troublesome, it's better for Zhao'er."

Gong Zizhao asked suspiciously, "What's up with my brother?"

Young Master Wu Kui said: "Zhao'er is still young and doesn't have so many troubles. How wonderful. My brother envies you."

Young Master Zhao shook his head, sat side by side with Young Master Wukui on the railing of the small building, suddenly reached out and took Young Master Wukui's hand, looked at Young Master Wukui, and said flatly: "Brother, Zhaoer suddenly wanted to ask You have a question."

Young Master Wu Kui saw that he was so serious, he reached out and pinched his cheek, and said, "What is the problem that makes us Xiao Zhao'er so troubled?"

Gong Zizhao said slowly: "I want to ask my elder brother, if the Jun father has no more heirs, after many years, he must choose a crown prince from among the elder brother and younger brother, what will happen to my elder brother?"

Young Master Wukui was startled, and stared blankly at Young Master Zhao. It was hard for him to imagine that this was a question from his third younger brother. All along, Zhao'er had timidly followed behind Young Master Wukui, grabbing his clothes. Jiao, the little boy who never let go, but now, Young Master Zhao has asked such a question, so realistic, and it is also the cruelest question in Young Master Wu Kui's heart.

Young Master Wu Kui was stunned for a long time, then he laughed, pinched Young Master Zhao's cheek, and instead of answering him directly, he said with a smile: "My Zhao'er has grown up, brother is really reluctant."

Young Master Zhao pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Brother, people will grow up after experiencing life and death. Zhao'er has experienced it."

Young Master Wu Kui gave a dry laugh and said, "Yes, brother thanked you for saving his life when he was hunting in winter. If it wasn't for you, I would have been dragged into the pack of wolves."

Gong Zizhao raised his head and said, "My younger brother never regretted it. I pushed my eldest brother away that day. If there is another time, my younger brother will definitely save my eldest brother, no matter what the price is."

Young Master Wu Kui's body shook suddenly, Young Master Zhao stood up when he was in a daze, and said softly, "Brother, it's cold by the water, go back and have dinner."

Yi Ya is sick, Wu Jiu is also sick, Xiao Di'er is very sensible, and specially finds Brother Ning Qi, and asks Brother Ning Qi to teach him how to cook porridge. Even though his father and adoptive father cook so well, Xiao Di Er Piansheng is a top handicapped.

When Xiao Di'er made porridge, it was either mushy or dry. Either it was too salty to die, or something strange was put in the porridge. As long as Ning Qi didn't see it when he turned his head, the pot of porridge would surely perish.

It took little effort for Xiao Di'er to cook a bowl of porridge, and then happily served it to his father and adoptive father.

Yi Ya still didn't eat much, but he would eat it every dinner, and he would eat it whole.

Xiao Di'er brought porridge for Yi Ya and Wu Jiao to eat. Wu Jiu still had a cold and still had a low-grade fever, but it was not serious anymore. Seeing Xiao Di'er's filial piety, he was so moved that he quickly scooped up the porridge and stuffed it into it. mouth.

Yi Ya has not resisted eating these days, because his sense of taste has completely failed, and he is completely desperate. Whether he eats or not, the taste is the same, and there will be no change.

Yi Ya also took a mouthful of porridge and stuffed it into his mouth. He could only feel that it was very hot without any taste. He swallowed the porridge obediently, then took another spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth.

Wu Jiu happily took a sip of the porridge, but his eyes widened instantly, and his facial expression was a little distorted. The porridge tasted mush, but the porridge itself was not mush. It must be that after Xiao Dier boiled the mush, he made the mush. The place was left out, but Wu Jiu has a very sensitive sense of taste and feels that the paste taste is particularly strong.

Not only is it mushy, but it is so salty that it will fly off. It is obviously a salty porridge, but honey is added in it. The honey makes the rice in the porridge extremely smooth, and the vegetables and meat inside are also smooth and smooth, but Wu Jiao I can't accept this kind of semi-sweet and not salty vegetable and meat porridge, accompanied by the smell of paste, it is absolutely amazing!

Under Xiao Di'er's hopeful eyes, Wu Jiu swallowed the porridge with a "gulp" and said with a dry smile, "It's... really delicious."

When he said this, Ning Qi laughed out loud, obviously Ning Qi knew about it, and Xiao Di'er said in surprise, "Really?"

Wu Jiu laughed dryly and said, "Of course it's true."

Little Di'er was very happy, and turned to Yi Ya and said, "Daddy, is it good? Did Di'er cook well?"

Yi Ya didn't have any sense of taste, he couldn't taste the fishy, ​​salty and sweet rice porridge, he drank it spoonful by spoonful without any burden, Wu Jiao actually admired Yi Ya now.

Yi Ya glanced at the small blister on Di'er's hand, and said softly, "It's delicious."

Little Di'er was so happy that she almost jumped up, clapped her hands and said, "That's great, that Di'er will cook for my father and adoptive father tomorrow!"

Yi Ya said, "Okay."

Wu Jiu's face turned blue, and his stomach almost convulsed...

Wu Jiu went back to his own house, and Yan'e said secretly, "Master, do you want to vomit?"

Wu Jiao waved his hands and said, "Forget it, just lie down for a while."

After Xiao Di'er expressed his intentions, Wu Jiao didn't want to refute his face. He just drank a few mouthfuls and felt strange in his stomach. Fortunately, it was cooked porridge. It's just uncomfortable.

Wu Jiao lay down and was about to take a nap, Yan'e waited beside him, and Ziqing was cleaning the table outside, so he had nothing to do anyway.

Ziqing was wiping the desk case when he heard a knock on the door. In order not to wake Wu Jiu, Ziqing hurried to open the door. When he opened the door, he saw a rare guest.

It's Cao GUI.

Cao GUI was dressed in the clothes of a scholar-bureaucrat and looked a little hurried. He stood in front of the door and said, "I want to see you, please inform me."

Ziqing looked at Cao GUI strangely, and said, "Master Fang has fallen asleep. It's inconvenient now. What's the matter, general? Ziqing will tell you for the general later."

Cao GUI hesitated for a moment, and said, "I need to talk to Young Master about this matter myself."

Ziqing looked Cao GUI up and down, and said: "I'm afraid that Ziqing guessed the general's intention. Your majesty ordered that the young master is ill. Before he recovers, no one else is allowed to talk to the young master about official business."

Cao GUI smiled and said, "I don't talk about official business, I just meet the young master and visit the sick, is that okay?"

Ziqing still refused to let him in, saying: "General Cao should look in the mirror, there is no sincerity on your face."

Cao GUI said helplessly, "You brat, why are you so difficult?"

Ziqing said: "General Cao is the one who is difficult to deal with, please go back."

As he said, he was about to close the door. Cao GUI quickly stretched out his hand, and "bang" it stuck the door panel. Ziqing almost pinched his hand. He stopped his movements and said, "General Cao, what else can I teach you?"

Cao GUI said: "Okay Ziqing, let me meet you, okay? When I beg you, I was wrong to tease you before, but I sincerely have no malicious intentions. Who told Ziqing that you are so lovely?" Does it hurt?"

When Ziqing heard this, Cao GUI stopped talking seriously, and said with a straight face, "Go quickly, I'm closing the door!"

Cao GUI pressed the door panel to prevent him from closing the door, and said, "Really, I have something important to see you, and I am in a hurry. If it is too late, it will be too late. Only the young man can speak alone, and the king will listen to it. It is related to the foundation of the state of Qi. , you must see the young master now."

Ziqing frowned and said, "Why are you so obsessive? Your Majesty has said that you don't want to tell the young master about that matter, because you are afraid that the young master's illness will recur. The young master's body is already weak. Why do you..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly exclaimed and took a step back in fright. Before he could finish speaking, he saw Cao GUI suddenly bend his knees, "Boom!" clear front.

Cao GUI said: "Gu Ziqing, you are loyal to the king and the young master, so you should understand your loyalty. If the young master does not act on this matter, or later, I am afraid that there will be no way to recover!"

Cao GUI suddenly knelt down to Ziqing, and Ziqing was taken aback. Yan'e inside heard the two people arguing outside, and ran out quickly, saying, "Shhh, you just fell asleep, what's wrong with Brother Ziqing?" ?”

As Yan'e said, she turned her head and was startled, and said, "Cao... General Cao, you are..."

Three people were outside, one was kneeling and the other was standing. Wu Jiu heard voices from inside, and he just fell asleep. Before he could sleep well, he opened his eyes and said, "Yan'e, is anyone here?" ?”

Yan'e hurried back and said, "My lord, General Cao is here, I don't know what happened."

Cao GUI was kneeling outside, Wu Jiu came out with Yan E's support, Wu Jiu was also startled, and said, "General, please get up."

Only then did Cao GUI get up and said, "Gui knows that Young Master is in poor health, but this matter is urgent, so I have to disturb Young Master as a last resort."

Wu Jiu nodded and said, "It's okay, I haven't slept yet, General Cao can come in."

Cao GUI followed and walked in, Ziqing rubbed the quilt and gave a glare, everyone walked into the inner room, sat on the table, Yan'e served two cups of hot tea, Ziqing put a cloak on Wu Jiu.

Cao GUI then cupped his hands and said, "Young Master, do you know about Young Master Yuan?"

Wu Jiu was a little confused, he didn't know about Gongzi Yuan, although it was the parchment that Shi Su rushed to deliver, but because Qi Hou left in a hurry and it happened to be raining, Qi Hou and Shi Su braved the rain and left, letting Xing Hou He and Wu Jiu waited for the rain to stop before returning to the palace.

After returning to the palace, there was another incident about Yi Ya, and Wu Jiao had a fever immediately. Qihou didn't let everyone tell Wu Jiu about this, because he was afraid that he would not recover well after he found out, so Wu Jiao only heard Cao GUI talk about it today. .

Marquis Wei wanted to release Prince Yuan, and it was Duke Lu's intention. After Prince Lu Qingfu returned, he sowed dissension and persuaded Marquis Wei to provoke Qi.

Cao GUI said with a gloomy face: "The humble general thought it was just a matter of defending the country. Well, you should also understand that the state of Lu is strong, not the state of Wei, which has already declined. The state of Lu and the state of Wei, one is in the west of Qi State, and the other is in the south of Qi State. If they send troops together, it will be a big deal. It is also because He Weiguo has nothing to fear, that's why he hastily provoked the majesty of the emperor."

Wu Jiu nodded. He had this sense in mind. Lu was strong and strong, and he was always challenging Qi. Because of the funeral, Qihou and Weihou had already broken their faces. Sooner or later, they would have to meet each other. In this way, Lu State and Wei State came together. If the two of them unite, Qi State can only defeat them one by one. No matter how powerful it is, it cannot swallow two fat people in one go.

Wu Jiu pondered for a while, then said, "Your Majesty's attitude...?"

Cao GUI said worriedly: "Your Majesty's attitude is to send troops to attack the guards."

When Wu Jiu heard this, he felt a little strange, and said, "Your Majesty knows that it was the State of Lu's instigation, yet he still wants to send troops to attack the State of Wei?"

Cao GUI nodded and said, "Exactly, this time your majesty was out of breath, after all, during winter hunting..."

Wu Jiu also understood that when he was hunting in winter, he was attacked by evil wolves on the high ground, and Wu Jiu was by his side. In fact, Qi Hou was furious because on the one hand, his future heir prince was almost killed by evil wolves, and on the other hand, Qi Hou couldn't forget the image of Wu Jiu sacrificing himself and rushing into the pack of wolves to rescue his son Zhao.

Now that Marquis Wei is going to let Prince Yuan go, how can Marquis Qi not be furious, wishing he could get sick and attack the capital of Wei State, and kill Marquis Wei with his own hands.

Wu Jiao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty should know how to measure, how could he be so reckless all of a sudden?"

Cao GUI sighed, and said: "Gui, Da Sixing, Da Sima, and Young Master Su have all met with the Lord many times, but they were all dismissed. The Young Master does not know. Firstly, the King is angry, and secondly, it is because the King is around. There is a Chinese doctor named Shenyou, who has been leading the battle. I am afraid he wants to make such achievements. That friend has no experience in leading troops at all. , It’s not as good as a compliment from the friend of the trial, the king doesn’t listen to anyone at this time, he has already asked Da Sima to order troops, although Da Sima is procrastinating, it is not a long-term solution.”

He said, and then said: "There is nothing you can do, so I came to trouble the young master. Please, young master, to persuade the king, thank you!"

After Cao GUI finished speaking, he kowtowed his head on the mat, put his hands beside his ears, and bowed deeply.

Wu Jiao was startled, and hastily stretched out his hand to help him up, saying, "Why is General Cao doing this, even if General Cao doesn't come to see Jiu, if Jiao hears about it, he won't just sit idly by."

Wu Jiao knew very well in his heart that he was able to live well now because of the Qi State. If there was no Qi State, Wu Jiao would not be a prince. In such a war-torn era, I don't know how long he can live. , whether it is public or private, Wu Jiu will definitely go to persuade Qihou.

Wu Jiao thought for a while, and said, "Jiao will go to see Your Majesty now."

Although Ziqing disagreed very much, Wu Jiu had already heard about this matter, so he definitely had to ignore it. Wu Jiu insisted on going to see Marquis Qi.

Qihou is now in the main hall of the Lu Palace, looking at the map of the battle. There are no "old people" like Gongsun Xipeng and Wang Zicheng's father beside him. Instead, he is accompanied by a Chinese doctor who looks quite young.

The Chinese doctor is not very old, he is the Shenyou that Cao GUI said, and Shenyou is a Chinese doctor. I am afraid that it is not the turn of Shenyou to speak on such a big matter. After all, there are too many capable ministers in Qi State, such as Wen You Guan Yiwu and Bao Shuya, Wu Yougongsun and Prince Xipeng became fathers, and even Jianguo had Gaozi and Guozi, two senior officials. Although Shenyou's status was a middle-level official, he was neither high nor low.

Now Shenyou is very favored, and there is no other reason, it is because everyone advocates not to go to war with Wei Guo lightly this time, lest Lu State take advantage of the vacancy, this is clearly a trick by Wei Guo and Lu State, but Shen You You just catered to the meaning of Qi Hou, advocated fighting against Wei, publicizing Qi's national prestige and so on.

When Wu Jiao arrived at the entrance of Lu's bedroom, the gate of Lu's bedroom was closed, and the eunuchs were standing outside waiting for him. When Wu Jiao walked over, the eunuch came up to him in surprise and said, "My lord? Why are you here? No?" Are you sick and resting?"

Wu Jiu smiled, he had a low-grade fever for the past few days, his complexion was not very good, his lips were light purple, he seemed to have no complexion, his skin was already fair, but now he looked even whiter and transparent, there was an unstoppable spring breeze a feeling of.

Wu Jiu said, "Please let me know and say that Jiu would like to see Your Majesty."

The eunuch showed a troubled expression, Wu Jiu said: "Why, isn't it convenient for your majesty at this time?"

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty just gave an order, and no one will be seen. Your Majesty is talking to the examiner right now."

When Wu Jiu heard it, it really was this friend of the judge.

The eunuch said again: "But the young master came here because of illness, it must be something urgent, young master, please wait for a while, wait for the young minister to report, try it."

Wu Jiu cupped his hands at the eunuch and said, "I'm sorry."

The eunuch said, "Don't dare, please wait a moment, young master."

As he spoke, he hurriedly and carefully pushed open the door of the bedroom all the way, and then stepped in to report.

Qi Hou is looking at the topographic map. It can be said that if Qi State wants to attack Wei State, it is actually more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Why?The reason is this terrain. Qi State is located in the land of Dongyi, and it can only reach the Central Plains by heading southwest. Wei State belongs to the Central Plains.

However, Qi State and Tan State have never been able to get along very well. After all, one of them respects the king and rejects barbarians, and the other respects the king and restrains hegemony. Their political views are all to the left. Now it is the climax of Qi State's development. It is impossible for Tan State to help. It is a good thing not to hold back son.

If you want to bypass Tan Guoxing's army, it is almost impossible, because if you want to go north, it is basically impossible to go through Lu State. The border between Lu State and Qi State is a swampy jungle, and it is impossible to Xingbing, if a large army wants to pass through here, it is better to fly over with wings.

What about further south?He also encountered the State of Lu who challenged the State of Qi, surrounded by such a terrain, it is no wonder that the State of Wei was not afraid of challenging the State of Qi at all, and now with the backing of the State of Lu, the State of Wei was even less afraid.

If one is ruthless, there is basically no feasible idea for the soldiers and horses of Qi State to go around in a big circle from Jin State. After all, Jin State and Qi State are not good at all, and there is a strip between Jin State and Qi State , that is Nie Bei mentioned in the ancient books, that place is the area where Di people are active, and Rong people come to harass them from time to time, if the team encounters Rong Di when passing by, then it is not a good thing.

For these reasons, Qi Hou wants to send troops, but he needs to think carefully. Standing beside Qi Hou is a young Chinese doctor, who is a friend of the judge.

Shenyou was about to say something, at this moment, the eunuch walked in, and the door of the temple creaked, and Shenyou immediately shouted angrily: "Bold! Didn't your majesty not see anyone? Why did you come in?" ?”

The eunuch was startled, and quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the young master is begging to see you. The young minister saw that the young master looked haggard. The young master said that he has something to ask for an audience, so the young minister couldn't bear it for a while, so... just..."

This eunuch is quite good at talking, so he first described Wu Jiu's condition. Although Wu Jiu's complexion was not very good, he would not describe it as haggard. .

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi stood up immediately, and quickly said, "Second brother is here?"

As he said that, he walked over first and pushed open the door of the palace. Wu Jiu was standing outside, waiting for the eunuch to return, but the door opened suddenly, and Marquis Qi strode out from inside.

Wu Jiao was taken aback, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Jiu pays homage to Your Majesty."

Qi Hou grabbed Wu Jiu's wrist, and Wu Jiu was startled. Qi Hou dragged him in and said, "Second brother, why are you here? It's so cold outside, come in quickly...and burn a brazier." Come."

Qihou ordered, the maid ran out quickly, quickly got a hot brazier and set it aside to burn.

Qi Hou dragged Wu Jiu to the side of the mat, and said: "Sit down quickly, you look so bad that you don't want to rest in bed, how did Ziqing and Yan'e let you out, these two people are too dissatisfied."

Wu Jiu said hastily, "Jiao has something important to ask to see Your Majesty."

But Qi Hou said casually: "What important matter can be as important as the second brother's body?"

Wu Jiu was a little dazed for a moment, and the friend Shen who stood aside was also a little confused. He lowered his head and rolled his eyes several times. When Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi were silent, Shen You said with a smile: "See you, son. .”

Wu Jiu looked up at Shenyou, cupped his hands and said, "Doctor Zhong."

Qi Hou also knew that he had been quick to talk just now, so he said at this time: "Second Brother, what is the reason for coming here?"

Wu Jiu said, "It's because your majesty wants to attack the state of Wei."

When Qihou heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Who told the second brother this?"

Shenyou immediately said: "It must be Da Sima and Da Si Xing them, thinking that they are sharing the worries of the emperor. If the son is exhausted, how can he live?"

When Qihou heard this, his expression became even more gloomy. Wu Jiao laughed and said, "I never thought that Dr. Zhong and Dr. Jiu had never met before, but Dr. Zhong would be so considerate of his body. I really appreciate it."

Qi Hou heard that there was something in Wu Jiu's words, and said: "Second brother just needs to take care of himself, so you don't need to worry about this matter."

Wu Jiu said: "Your Majesty, Jiao is not worrying, but worrying."

Qihou laughed and said, "Oh? What are you worried about?"

Wu Jiu said in a very cold voice: "I'm worried that the emperor will be confused, lose the battle, and make the world laugh!"

When Qi Hou heard this, he narrowed his eyes suddenly, and said with a smile: "Second brother... I'm afraid he is sick and confused?"

Wu Jiao said indifferently: "Your Majesty is not sick, so how can you be confused? Your Majesty, my honest words are harsh to my ears, I'm afraid I don't agree with you, but please think about it carefully, my Majesty, half a year ago, my Majesty did it because he wanted to avoid eating the Lu State. However, he traveled thousands of miles to the country of Ju, and he did not hesitate to go to the mountains to cut firewood to find a good general Cao GUI. Now he has a good general, but what Cao GUI said, persuaded, and remonstrated, why did you refuse to listen? If you insist on sending troops Attacking and defending, this battle is bound to be defeated."

As he said, Qi Hou just glanced at Wu Jiu indifferently, and didn't speak immediately, the veins on his forehead throbbed a little, as if he was enduring something.

Shenyou was listening with cold sweat on his back, Wu Jiu's words were very harsh, and all of them were slapped on Qihou's face, Shenyou didn't see Qihou's voice, so he thought about it, how could he allow others to be so peaceful when he was regarded as the king of a country? Speaking for himself, he also said that he must lose and lose.

Shenyou immediately shouted, and said: "Young Master! How dare you offend Your Majesty?! You also uttered wild words, complaining about Your Majesty, what crime should you have!"

Marquis Qi still didn't speak, Wu Jiu just sneered and said: "Doctor Zhong, please have the courage to ask me, if this battle is won, it will cost the people and money, and it will be a problem to send troops on excuses. What should our soldiers do if they bribe the Tan people and attack from three sides? Flee to the north, and flee to the old den of the people?"

Shenyou was asked coldly by Wu Jiao, and immediately he was a little speechless. He pondered for a while, but he didn't answer Wu Jiu's question. answer.

Shenyou avoided talking about him and said: "If today's son instructs the king to be the emperor's identity to form an alliance with the princes, if the alliance is in place, if the people of the state of Wei use his prestige, where will the son let the king put his face? Let the other princes What does the country think of our Qi country? Hehe, the young master is obstructing the attack on the Wei country. I am afraid that he is contacting the Wei country and taking their benefits? I remember that the young master's mother is the princess of the Lu country. I'm afraid the young master is selfish about his bloodliness, sir..."

Before Shenyou finished speaking, he heard Qi Hou suddenly shouted coldly: "Enough!"

Shenyou thought that Qi Hou's silence was acquiescing to his own words, but it turned out that it didn't mean that, Shenyou flattered the wrong ass, and immediately broke into a cold sweat, knelt down and kowtowed, "Jinyou is guilty."

Qihou didn't look at him, but turned around, looked at Wu Jiao quietly, and said with a cold expression: "Gu naturally remembers that the second brother and Gu went to Liangfu Mountain together, and on that mountain, the second brother, in order to save Gu, He almost lost his life, and finally found a capable minister. Gu also knew that Weiguo was confident this time, not only relying on the advantages of terrain and national power, but also the greedy Duke Lu as the backing, and Qingfu provoked dissension to obstruct him. Like what the second brother said, there might be Tan Zi who wants to get in, but..."

Qihou said lightly: "But Gu has not forgotten that on the hunting ground of Dongshou, that Nizi set fire on purpose and provoked fierce wolves, almost killing the second brother and Zhao'er. Gu is determined not to swallow this breath. This battle must be fought."

Wu Jiu listened to Qi Hou's words, looked into Qi Hou's eyes, the eyes were cold, but not indifferent, but just a kind of persistence, his heart skipped a beat for no reason.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, who said that in a war, you must send troops? Winning without fighting is the best way."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi smiled and said, "Oh? Second brother Bingxue is smart, so he must have a good idea?"

Wu Jiu said: "I don't dare to say a good way. This matter needs to be discussed by the emperor and the courtiers. Let's talk about it out of timidity."

Qihou said: "Second brother, please tell me."

Wu Jiu pointed to the topographic map on the table, looked down at the map, and said, "Your Majesty, please see that above the border of the State of Wei, there are two rivers that merge into one and run through the State of Wei. The river water is the Pushui River, the water source of the Wei Kingdom, and the people of Wei need to draw water from this Pushui River for drinking water and farming."

Qihou narrowed his eyes and said, "Exactly."

Wu Jiu's slender fingers gently slid down the Pushui River. His fingers were fair and slender, and his nails were round and neatly trimmed. When he slid across the map, his wrists were slightly exposed from the toga, which looked somewhat charming.

Qihou felt that this was not the time to be distracted, so he coughed lightly and said, "Second Brother, continue."

Wu Jiu also said: "One tributary of this Pushui River flows from Guo Guo to Wei Guo, and the other tributary flows from Jin State to Wei Guo. Now it is the beginning of spring. The ice and snow are melting, everything is recovering, and the water is gradually rising. Just imagine, my lord. If the Qi State could send a thousand soldiers, but instead of fighting, they would use land to dig canals, divert water from the Pushui River, and divert water to defend the country...Your Majesty, do we still need to fight?"

When Qi Hou heard this, his eyes couldn't help but suddenly lit up. In fact, these battles that flooded the city were as many as fifty if not a hundred. This is not a new strategy, but in the early spring and autumn, Duke Huan of Qi In this era, there is indeed no record of flooding the city, which is quite new.

After all, people in the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty were still in the era when etiquette remained, and everyone had to put etiquette first in everything they did, to see if it was in line with etiquette, and the practice of flooding the city was obviously not in line with etiquette.

When Shenyou heard this, he immediately grasped this point, and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Your son's method is extremely vicious. If the water floods the country, then your majesty will be crowned with a name of injustice. How can I ask?" Who will listen to the words of the king in the alliance of princes?"

Wu Jiu sneered and said, "Doctor Zhong, you're overthinking. You don't want your majesty to really flood Weiguo with water, but just to put on a show, send 1000 troops, dig paddy fields by way, and then go to Weiguo again." Send envoys to negotiate, and communicate with Duke Wei with reason and affection. Presumably, Wei Guo will not sacrifice the foundation of Wei Guo because of a pawn who is demoted to a bastard. If you need to enter the defending country, you won't give Lu and other countries with ulterior motives a chance to sneak attack, so why not do it?"

Shenyou said again: "Young Master, it is easy to say. The Pushui River passes through Guo Guo and Jin Guo and enters the border of Wei Guo. Guo Guo is a small country. He is timid and afraid of offending Wei Guo. What? The state of Jin and our country have never been friendly, let alone borrow land to dig water canals. If the canals can’t be dug, how can they flood the city?”

Marquis Qi was also thinking about this issue, but Wu Jiu said confidently, "Your Majesty, how can you forget Duke Xing when you have a good relationship with Jin? Xing and Jin are neighbors. When Duke Xing goes to negotiate with Duke Jin, all he needs is some money to borrow land, which is much less than the food and pay for marching soldiers."

When Qi Hou heard this, he immediately felt a sense of relief in his heart. He laughed, and suddenly stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of Wu Jiu's nose, and said, "Second brother is really smart, he can think of such a way."

Wu Jiao got his nose scratched, and he realized it belatedly, and quickly touched the bridge of his nose.

At this time, Qihou walked over two steps and said: "This matter, just follow what the second brother said, but now... there is another