spring and autumn officials

"Report--!"

The Son of Heaven was sitting in Xue Palace, and the Huben army rushed in, knelt on the ground, and said sonorously: "Son of Heaven! Good news! I wish the General a sneak attack on the Xu Army, and all the ambush soldiers and horses of Xu State have been captured!"

When Ji Lin heard this, he immediately stood up happily and said, "Good! Very good!"

Xue Houshang and the crown prince were all in the palace, and when the news of victory came, they both thought "Boom!" There was a loud noise, and the team sent out was clearly led by Qi Taifu, why did it suddenly become General Zhu?

And what does "sneak attack on Xu Jun" mean?What is the meaning of Xu Guo's ambush soldiers and horses?Could it be that Xu Guo's ambush was discovered?

Xue Houshang and Prince Xue Guo looked at each other, they both had ghosts in their hearts, but now that they heard the good news, they couldn't be happy and their faces became very stiff.

Ji Lin looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, Prince Xue, you two don't seem to be happy at all when you hear the good news?"

Xue Houshang said hesitantly: "This... this... Shang really couldn't help but be overjoyed for a while, so...so..."

Xue Hou hesitated, and Ji Lin said: "It seems that Xue Gong's scheme has failed. I really want to pay Xue Gong."

When Xue Houshang heard it, for some reason, his face turned pale, as if he had painted the wall in an instant, and then his knees softened, and he knelt directly on the ground, shaking his white hair tremblingly, and said: "Son of Heaven! ...The Emperor Mingjian, I... I, Xue Guo, am loyal, I really don't know what the Emperor is talking about, Shang, Shang are all confused."

Hearing this, Prince Xue also quickly knelt down, trembling, not daring to say a word, his heart was filled with countless doubts, listening to the emperor's tone, he seemed to know that they had already united with Xu Guo, but who the hell put this together? Things got out?Could it be...

Xue Wei!

Xue Houshang and Prince Xue Guo wanted to go together for a moment, hating and fearing in their hearts, but right now they could only kneel on the ground trembling, pretending to be confused with understanding.

"Confused?" The young emperor smiled faintly and said, "That's right, Xue Shang, I think you are really stupid!"

The monarch of Xue Guo is a marquis, and he is also very old, but Ji Lin suddenly read his name, and it seemed that he didn't want to show any face. When Xue Houshang heard it, he was so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground. He was already kneeling on the ground. With a shake of his hands, he even crawled downwards, and almost all of his mottled white hair faded to white.

Ji Lin sneered and said, "You still want to pretend to be confused with the widow? Well, it happens that the general wished to bring back the captives from the state of Xu, so let these captives come in and have a good confrontation with Xue Hou!"

"Heaven, Son of Heaven..." Xue Houshang was so frightened that he couldn't utter a complete sentence. If someone from Xu Guo came to confront him, wouldn't it be the rhythm to expose him immediately?

Seeing that the scene was not good, Prince Xue immediately shouted: "Son of Heaven! The criminal minister has something to say! The criminal minister has something to say! All this was done by the king of Xue Guo behind the emperor's back. It has absolutely nothing to do with the criminal minister. It has nothing to do with the thousands of innocent people in Xue Kingdom, please let the Son of Heaven enlighten you! Mingjian—"

The prince of Xue Guo said, "Putong" came a great gift, this kneeling frightened Xue Houshang, the prince of Xue Guo wanted to kill his relatives righteously!

On weekdays, Xuehou's favorite is the eldest son. He thinks that the eldest son is the eldest son, and he is also very filial.

How did he know that the eldest son sold himself out without even saying a word!

Xue Houshang knelt on the ground, almost twitching in fright, and said, "You...you! Sinister! What are you talking about!? Contact Xu Guo, obviously you have a share! It's still you, the Prime Minister of Xu Guoguo you recommended, if it wasn't you Introduce the people of Xu State... Tianzi Mingjian, they are all evil sons, Shang was just confused for a while! Please forgive Shang this time for the sake of loyalty to my Great Zhou and just being confused for a while!"

Xu State didn't have many soldiers and horses. Although Xu State was considered a great suzerain country that dominated for a while back then, the hegemony came and went too fast. Today's Xu State can no longer be regarded as a powerful country. The dangerous terrain is nothing to fear, now Xu Guo's conspiracy has been seen through, Xu Guo's soldiers and horses are few, and so many were captured in an instant, the situation can be said to be half gone, no wonder Xue Guo's monarch and prince are so anxious to get rid of Xu Guo Clear relationship.If you don't clarify the relationship at this time, I'm afraid you will "coexist and perish" with Xu Guo in the future!

Ji Lin looked at these two foolish people coldly, first he took refuge in Xu Guo, but now seeing that the momentum is not good, he wants to take refuge in himself again, shirking responsibility from each other.

Just when the two were pushing each other, Zhu Dan had already strode closer from the outside. He was dusty, and his face was covered with mud from traveling through the jungle, but he didn't care about it, so he immediately bowed down. Salute.

Seeing Zhu Dan coming in, Ji Lin finally had a smile on his face, and said, "I wish the general didn't need to be too polite. This time I can defeat the Xu army and win the victory. I wish the general a great contribution. Sure enough, Taifu Qi is right."

When he said this, Zhu Dan frowned and said, "My lord, is Tai Tuo back?"

Ji Lin paused for a moment and said, "General Zhu, did not join Taifu Qi's team?"

Zhu Dan didn't get the answer, but was asked back by the emperor, Dang Li said: "It is true that the humble general joined Taifu's team, but he didn't see Taifu Qi."

Ji Lin frowned, his face immediately turned cold. When he knew that Xue Guo betrayed him, he was not so angry. Today, his face was as cold as an ice sculpture, and he said coldly, "Where is Xue Wei?"

"Report-"

"Emperor! Urgent report!!"

The Huben army rushed in from outside the hall again, holding a roll of lambskin in their hands, and said, "Son of Heaven, report urgently! Some rebel Xu people nailed the letter flying arrows to the city gate!"

Ji Lin immediately took the lambskin over, "Wow!" Shaking vigorously, he unfolded the lambskin, lowered his head and only glanced at it, his face was a hundred times uglier than before, squinting, holding the lambskin tightly with both hands, wishing he could directly Tear the roll of sheepskin raw.

The monarch and prince of Xue Kingdom were still kneeling on the ground and trembling. They felt the anger of the emperor, and they didn't dare to raise their heads. The lambskin must not be a good thing.

Seeing Ji Lin's expression, Zhu Dan felt a thump in his heart, probably related to the missing Taifu Qi, and immediately said, "Son of Heaven, how about the letter?"

Ji Lin handed the lambskin to Zhu Dan, Zhu Dan got up quickly, took a look at the lambskin, his face became ugly, he is usually an honest man, and looks handsome, so he is handsome even when he is angry, now Zhu Dan Dan's face was somber, with a fierce look on his face, and he didn't need a big beard, he was already very frightening.

Ji Lin's voice was hoarse, and he said, "What a Xu man, he rebelled against my Great Zhou, and even detained the widow's grand tutor."

really……

The lambskin was sent by a man from Xu, and the content on it was very simple. It was to inform the emperor that they had captured the emperor's grandfu Qi Lu alive. Decapitated.

Ji Lin's face was cold, his voice was hoarse, but he was completely calm, and said, "Zhu Dan, send spies to look for the Taifu, and see if the Taifu really fell into Xu's hands."

"Yes, General Humble!" Zhu Dan was about to leave after responding, when the sound of "Tat T T T T T T T T T T" rushed in, it was Shi Hou who ran in from the outside.

Shi Hou's face was gloomy, he ran in without saluting, and said, "My king! Xue Wei rebelled and captured Taifu Qi."

Xue Wei was originally the second son of Xue Guo. Because he was dissatisfied with Xue Houshang's eccentricity and the suppression of Xue Guo's prince, he surrendered to Ji Lin and Qi Lu, and exposed to Ji Lin and Qi Lu the conspiracy of Xue Guo Guo and the prince to collaborate with Xu Guo.

Xue Wei did not lie, Xue Houshang and the crown prince were indeed allied with Xu Guo, intending to kill the emperor once and for all, but the monarch and crown prince of Xue State were all used, and the people Xu Guo was really allied with were not Xue Hou and the crown prince at all, but Xue Guo's second son, Xue Wei himself!

Xue Houshang and the prince were not greedy enough and were regarded as abandoned sons. They were just stepping stones for Xue Wei to successfully gain the trust of the emperor.

In order to gain Qi Lv's trust, Xue Wei sacrificed a large number of Xu's ambush soldiers, and asked Zhu Dan to wipe out all these soldiers. take away.

From the beginning to the end, Xu Guo has already made a plan to exchange a bunch of heads for Qi Lu's head. Xue Wei is the one who hides the deepest secret!

Ji Lin originally wanted to send out spies to find out if Qi Lu was really in the hands of Xu Guo. What if Xu was insidious and cunning and wanted to be a white wolf?But the last glimmer of hope was also annihilated, Shi Hou came to report, saying that someone in the returning team saw Xue Wei abducting Taifu Qi, it was absolutely true and absolutely true.

The Huben army wanted to rescue Qi Taifu, but the jungle geography is very complicated, they didn't catch up at all, and lost them all.

Ji Lin clenched his hands into fists, wishing his nails could penetrate the flesh of his palms, the veins on his forehead were furious, and said, "Okay, it's very good."

Instead of being angry, he smiled, waved his sleeve robe, and said: "Mr. Xue Guo and the crown prince rebelled with Xu Guo, cut off the position of marquis, and immediately entered the jail."

"Yes!" Zhu Dan immediately cupped his hands and tore off Xue Guoguo's crown.

Xue Houshang was old and couldn't resist at all. Seeing that he was exposed, he rolled his eyes in fright and almost passed out. The prince of Xue Guo who was next to him was also set up by the tiger's army, kicking his legs and shouting: "Son of heaven, please forgive me! It was my father-in-law and my second younger brother who did it!! Son of Heaven, the guilty minister did not participate! The guilty minister is innocent!"

Ji Lin said hoarsely: "Delay, if you say one more word and spare the widow, I will cut off his tongue."

Prince Xue Guo was so frightened that he immediately closed his mouth, his face was pale, his eyes protruded and he wanted to beg for mercy with his eyes, but he was quickly dragged out by the Huben Army.

Everyone heard about Xue Wei's rebellion and abducted Qi Taifu. The emperor urgently held a court meeting, and all the people entered the hall to participate in the court meeting.

When everyone entered the hall, Ji Lin was wearing a black robe, standing behind his back in a corner, and was looking at the topographic maps of Xue Guo and Xu Guo.

Ji Lin stared at the map with his index and middle fingers together, and stroked gently on the map. Although Qi Taifu was taken away, the emperor's reaction was much calmer than everyone expected, and he said lightly: "Zhu Qing, come here. Already? Sit down."

Everyone entered the class and sat down. Ji Lin then turned around, sat on the seat, and said, "I think everyone has heard about it, so I will stop talking. The Xu people asked the widow to go to Xu's place in person. Only after meeting with the alliance and negotiating peace, did Taifu Qi be released."

Everyone immediately frowned, and Zhu Dan was the first to cup his hands and said: "My king! Xudi's jungle is dangerous. Although our army is well-trained, but not familiar with the terrain, it is a taboo for military strategists. My king must not enter Xudi. It is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap!"

Ji Lin nodded, and said in a calm voice, "I know."

Indeed, the countries around Xu Guo have grown stronger over the years, but none of them chose to annex Xu Guo. Why?Of course, it is because the territory of Xu State is too "insidious". These jungles and swamps are intertwined. No matter what kind of elite soldiers and horses enter the jungle, they will be blocked once they enter the jungle. It is very unwise to fight under such conditions, let alone It is said that Ji Lin, who is the son of heaven, entered Xu Di in person.

Shi Hou frowned and said: "Xu people are cunning, they didn't specify the location of the meeting, such a meeting banquet without a clear location will definitely not be a good feast."

Ji Lin nodded again and said, "I know."

The lambskin only said that the emperor would be allowed to join the alliance, but the location of the alliance was not clearly indicated. It said that it was within the land of Xu. At that time, an envoy from the state of Xu would guide the emperor to the place of the alliance.

In this way, if the meeting place is not informed in advance, the Huben army will have no way to arrange it in advance. If Xu Ren's meeting is not a peace talk, but a "martial alliance", the Huben army will be killed by surprise, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Young Master Feng narrowed his eyes, thought for a while and said: "Although the Son of Heaven has already attacked Xu's ambush soldiers and horses, it is obvious where the main force of Xu's troops are stationed. We haven't found out yet. Xu Guo is cautious , even Xuehou and Prince Xue who are in the same group don’t know where Xu’s main troops are, once they go to the alliance, they may be entering the base camp of Xu’s troops, please think twice.”

Ji Lin nodded for the third time and repeated, "I know."

Xu's soldiers and horses are hoarded in the jungle, but they don't know where the main force is hoarded. Even the master of Xue Guo and the prince don't know where Xu's troops are stationed. , the emperor's departure is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

Ji Lin said lightly three times, "I know", and finally, he said another sentence: "But I, you can't just watch the Taifu go into danger and ignore it..."

The back of Qi Lu's neck was pinched, and he suddenly fell into the darkness. He was unconscious for a long time, and everything was chaotic.

He seemed to hear someone talking nearby, but the voice was indistinct, faintly visible, Qi Lu had a splitting headache, and still couldn't open his eyes.

A rather familiar voice sounded, it was the voice of Xue Wei, the second son of Xue Guo, because he had always heard Xue Wei talking these two days, so when he spoke, Qi Lu immediately recognized him.

No matter how muddled his mind is, he will never admit his mistake, it is undoubtedly Xue Wei!

Xue Wei's voice said with a smile: "Wei is loyal to Mr. Xu, is the country trustworthy now?"

Another voice chuckled, clear and clear, a little strange and a little familiar, Qi Lu must have heard it somewhere, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

The voice said with a smile: "Yes, the second son is loyal, and the widow will definitely understand the second son's intentions."

Xue Wei's voice was full of flattery, and said: "Please, Rong Xiang, please speak a few words of kindness for Wei Duoduo in front of Mr. Xu. No one knows, and now the whole world of Xu State is your Rong Xiang." Support Xu Gong, if Rong Xiang can say a few words for the villain, it must be very good."

Tolerance?

Qi Lu wanted to open his eyes to see who that face was and why the voice sounded familiar, but he was so dazed that he didn't have the energy to open his eyes at all.

From the tone of Xue Wei and that person, it can be heard that this "Rongxiang" is obviously a minister of the Rong family, and it should be the minister of the Xu country without a doubt.

Qi Lu vaguely remembered that Xu State was indeed dominated by the Rong family, and this Rong family was also an old aristocrat of Xu State. During the time of King Xu Yan, there was a very powerful Xu State doctor named Rong Ju.When the monarch of a neighboring country passed away, Rong Ju was the one who claimed to be "the envoy of the emperor", and went to mourn in the name of the envoy of the emperor. Rong Ju had a wonderful time back then.

When Qi Lu heard this, the Prime Minister of the country was also from the Rong family, and he must have been the successor of Rong who was once the most powerful.

Rong Xiang's voice was faint, and said: "Don't worry, you are loyal to my country Xu, and the widow will not miss your benefits. After this alliance, the widow will definitely support you as the king of Xue Guo. When the time comes...you can It's not the Second Young Master, but Xue Guo's top ten thousand people, and he no longer needs to look at anyone's face."

Xue Wei chuckled and said: "Yes, what Rongxiang said is very true, the villain can be so heartless for Rongxiang, he will not hesitate."

After Rongxiang finished speaking, he seemed to want to leave, and his voice gradually faded away, only to hear Xue Wei say: "Congratulations to Rongxiang."

Qi Lu tried his best to struggle to open his eyes. Pieces in front of his eyes were blackened with stars, and he finally opened his eyes, but the surroundings were so dark that he could hardly see clearly.

Qi Lu got acquainted with the dark environment for a while, and finally saw clearly that he should be in a tent, because the sky was cloudy and there was no light in the tent, so he couldn't see his fingers.

But at this moment, there was another person in the tent.

Qi Lu's gaze slowly turned and landed on that person, and his eyes met with that person's eyes, and the other party gave him a smile without hesitation.

There is a cynical smile on his face, a tall figure, a handsome face, a smile that can turn all living beings upside down, and play tricks on those who are obsessed with him.

—— Xue Wei!

Xue Wei smiled at Shang Qi Lu's gaze, and said, "Teacher, are you awake? Really let Wei wait."

When Qi Lu moved, he felt that his hands were tied behind his back and he couldn't move at all. Moreover, as soon as he moved, a feeling of nausea and dizziness came up immediately. After all, he was knocked out, and some discomfort after waking up is normal.

Qi Lu narrowed his eyes and said, "Xue Wei?"

Xue Wei smiled and said, "Why, Taifu Qi is not happy to see Wei?"

Qi Lu's face was very calm, he adjusted his posture slightly, slowly struggled to sit up, leaned against the tent, and said, "So Xue Guo's secret work is you?"

Although he was asking questions, his tone was very certain.

Xue Wei smiled faintly, and said: "Yes, it is really not easy to deceive Taifu Qi. I had to sacrifice so many soldiers of Xu State, and they were all captured by the emperor. So many people exchanged for Taifu. You are alone, tell me, did Wei have good intentions?"

Qi Lu said again: "It seems that Xue Hou and the prince are both your stepping stones?"

Xue Wei smiled smugly this time, nodded and said: "Teacher is right. After all, they were greedy and they did collude with Xu people. What Wei said is the truth, but... it was done by the emperor. Hands, to remove some stepping stones for Wei."

Xue Wei was in a good mood, stood up, dusted off his robe, and said, "It's all right now, Taifu, tell me, will the emperor be very angry when he finds out that the Taifu has been captured at this moment, and has already sent the king of Xue Guo to death?" He and the prince were asked to be cut off? Tsk tsk, maybe the head is really different."

Hearing his laughter, Qi Lu suddenly said, "Who is Rong Xiang?"

Xue Wei frowned suddenly, and said, "It seems that you know a lot."

Qi Lu twitched the corners of his lips slightly, and said, "Lü is very curious, who is this appearance?"

Xue Wei said: "You shouldn't know, it's better not to know, otherwise I'm afraid Taifu Qi will suffer..."

As he said, he knelt on the ground on one knee, stretched out his hand to pinch Qi Lu's chin, raised his head slightly, and leaned over to Qi Lu's ear and said, "The appearance of the Taifu is very attractive to me. If you eat It's a pain, but Wei will feel distressed."

Qi Lu shook his head vigorously, and shook off Xue Wei's hand that was pinching him. At this moment, the curtains slapped, and it turned out that it was the thin minister next to Xue Wei.

Xiaochen's face is very ordinary, it can't be said to be ugly, but it's not good-looking either. He poked his head in from the outside, with his head lowered, and there was still a sword mark on his neck that was scratched by Ji Lin a few days ago. He said timidly: " My son, the general is here."

"Wow--" followed by a sound, a tall figure suddenly opened the curtain, pushed the little minister, and walked in unceremoniously.

It was General Xu who was captured by Qi Lu before!

General Xu Guo walked in, laughed and said: "Xue Wei, you are not kind, you changed the plan temporarily, why didn't you tell me in advance, I thought you betrayed the emperor, I don't know how many times I scolded you Woolen cloth!"

General Xu Guo, who had been captured by Qi Lu before, had indeed been yelling at Xue Wei at the top of his lungs, without seeming to know.

Xue Wei said with a smile: "General, please take care of me. This Taifu Qi is very ghostly. If you want Taifu Qi to believe it, why don't you ask the general to cooperate? Wei Wei is afraid that the general is a real person, and he can't calculate Taifu Qi, so I didn’t tell the general, so please forgive me.”

General Xu Guo waved his hand and said, "Anyway, everyone has been caught, so let's not talk about it! Your strategy is very quick!"

General Xu Guo grinned ferociously, and said, "That's right, Second Young Master doesn't know yet? People from Zhou heard the news overnight that they agreed to form an alliance!"

Qi Lu immediately raised his head and looked at General Xu Guo. He just woke up and didn't know about the alliance.

General Xu Guo laughed, looking down at Qi Lv who was tied up with some thought-provoking eyes, and said with a smile: "How could this high-ranking emperor agree to go deep into Xu Di to meet the alliance for the sake of a Taifu? At first you asked me I still don’t believe that someone sent me a letter from Huimeng, but now it’s an eye-opener, I’m afraid it’s Taifu Qi, what’s the best way to pamper him? Huh?”

General Xu Guo laughed loudly, started talking about nasty jokes, rubbed his palms, walked over, approached Qi Lv, and said, "Okay, I'll try this one too, although you are a little older, but you have a cheeky face." It’s really good, the general loves to see it very much, but this meeting actually makes the general’s heart itch.”

General Xu Guo pinched Qi Lu's shoulder, and Qi Lu couldn't move with his hands tied behind him. He felt like his shoulder was going to be broken.

"General." Xue Wei suddenly stretched out his hand to stop General Xu, who was very disappointed and said, "What are you doing?"

Xue Wei said with a smile: "The general is not busy. This Qi Taifu is the emperor's favorite minister. If the emperor comes to the alliance and sees Qi Taifu being humiliated by the general, I'm afraid... If Zhou Renyu is killed, the net will be broken." , but we are in trouble. How about... When the alliance is over and the Emperor Zhou is captured, it will be good for the general to enjoy the beauty again. Is there anyone in this military camp who can compete with the general? First come, later, They are all your generals."

Xue Wei was very good at talking, and General Xu Guo heard the same reason, so he let go of Qi Lu, but he refused to let it go, only feeling that he was at a loss.

Xue Wei smiled faintly and said: "General, you may not know that the reason why this Taifu Qi is so favored is because of his good craftsmanship. It is said that this Taifu Qi is from Heng, that is, the servant of the dining room. Officials, the ability to cook meals with one hand is extremely good. The brothers of Xu Guo have been stationed in the jungle, and there is nothing to eat. It is better to let Taifu Qi cook the meals for the general and the brothers himself, and let the general taste the emperor Taifu How about your cooking skills?"

The camp that Qi Lu is in now is the camp where Xu Guo stationed troops in the jungle. A large number of soldiers, horses, food and grass are hoarded here, which can be called the main force of this battle.

Although it is very convenient to station troops here, it is convenient to supply and transfer supplies, but the jungle is hard and there is nothing, and the soldiers eat casually on weekdays. It is true that there has been no big fish and meat for many days.

Speaking of which, there is no shortage of fish and meat in the jungle, but the cooks who accompany the army don’t know much about cooking skills, as long as they can eat enough, everyone has always eaten very simple food. Suddenly, after hearing Xue Wei’s suggestion, Xu Guo The general immediately developed a gluttony.

General Xu Guo said, "Alright!"

As he spoke, he looked at Qi Lu grimly, and said, "It's your good fortune to let you feed our brothers! You thin arms and legs, you should weigh it yourself. If I see you running away, hum, but Don't blame me for being cruel, I will break your leg once you run away! Anyway, you don't need legs for cooking or serving people."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for Xue Wei. Xue Wei immediately stepped forward, untied the rope on Qi Lu's back, and said, "Thank you Taifu Qi, I'm cooking for General Xu."

Qi Lu didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, the rope was untied, he slowly stood up from the ground, and moved his wrist, because the rope was tied very tightly, he was afraid that he would escape, so there were several red marks on his wrist, which were mottled. The rebuttals are all blood spots, obviously bruised, and will turn blue and purple in a few days.

Qi Lu didn't say a word, but said indifferently: "Where is the dining room?"

Xu Guo was stationed in the jungle, and there was no dining room at all, so he just found a place to make a fire and cook food. Xiaochen led Qi Lu out of the tent, found a place for him, and then took out all the ingredients, still so timid. Said: "Teacher Qi, these are all ingredients that can be used, you can see if they are enough."

Qi Lu lowered his head and looked. In fact, there was very little food in the barracks, and it was all game. After all, this is a jungle and there are many wild animals.

Qi Lv thought about it for a while. Although there is a lot of meat, all kinds of ingredients are very limited. He might as well just have a barbecue, cut all kinds of meat into small pieces and skewer them, and then grill two fish.

Qi Lu rolled up his sleeves and tucked the hem of his clothes in his belt. His arms were exposed, white and smooth. He busily began to cut the meat into small pieces. Skewers, then skewered the meat, and began to adjust the seasoning for the barbecue.

Although wild meat should taste good, a lot of wild meat tastes very fishy, ​​and the taste will be very bad, so seasoning needs to be worked hard, and the taste must be strong to cover up those discordant tastes.

Qi Lu was busy, and General Xu Guo was watching, as if he was afraid of Qi Lu being poisoned. Xue Wei smiled and said: "General, you don't have to be so cautious. With so many eyes watching, how can he poison you? Besides, Well, he didn't have any poison on him, did he?"

General Xu Guo said, "Yes."

Although he said so, his eyes still did not leave Qi Lu, his eyes kept turning on Qi Lu, he touched his chin and laughed, and said: "Don't say it, this Qi Lu's appearance is really good-looking, I never I have never seen a cook who cooks meals so beautifully, it looks like flowers are about to bloom, and seeing it makes my heart itch."

Xue Wei laughed and said, "General, be patient for a while, won't it all be yours in the future?"

General Xu Guo and Xue Wei were talking nasty words. After a while, a puff of smoke rose. After all, it was an open fire barbecue, and there was no range hood in this era, let alone a hood. There is even a dining room here. No, there is no exhaust facility at all, and it can only disperse naturally with the wind.

Although there is a lot of oily smoke, this is where the authenticity of the open flame barbecue comes in. A strong burnt aroma hits the face, and the aroma of the meat is unrestrained. Accompanied by the fresh, fragrant, and salty flavors of various seasonings, it reverberates throughout the barracks. .

General Xu Guo has never smelled such a delicious smell. They eat these wild game every day, but the wild game they eat every day is either sour, fishy, ​​or smelly. Everyone roasts it casually, and then It is eaten in large pieces, sometimes the outside is burnt, and the inside is still filled with blood. Is it delicious?

These game meats are cut into small pieces by Qi Lu in this way, fat and thin are evenly strung together, the meat pieces are rubbed with loose salt and various condiments, and carefully marinated, not only can get rid of the fishy smell of the game It can also improve the taste of wild game, grab the water into the meat, and make the meat with a bad taste tender and delicious.

When the roasted meat is full of burnt aroma, sprinkle a handful of prepared dipping sauce, turn it over and continue roasting, the aroma will hit your face, it's so delicious that your index finger will move!

The soldiers in the camp smelled the delicious smell of meat, and they couldn't bear it any longer. They all seemed to have never eaten, and they were queuing up to eat meat. Qi Lu's barbecue speed could hardly keep up.

After eating barbecue for several days in a row, before the emperor came to the alliance, the barracks were eaten every day in the barracks. The soldiers of Xu State were not tired of eating, and they were unwilling to change.

Everyone was eating barbecue around the bonfire, Xue Wei said: "General, tomorrow is the day of the alliance, Wei please order!"

Ji Lin has agreed to the meeting, but Xu Ren did not tell Ji Lin the location of the meeting. On the day of the meeting, an envoy will be sent to guide the emperor into the meeting camp in Xu. In this way, whoever is the special envoy of Xu State problem.

Xue Wei took the initiative to ask for orders, and wanted to go to Xue State to guide the emperor to come to the camp to meet the alliance. General Xu Guo frowned when he heard this, and said verbally: "The terrain of my Xu State is very complicated. You are not from our old Xu. If you know the terrain of the jungle, don’t go, I will send someone else to go.”

General Xu Guo said it well verbally, but in fact General Xu Guo still doesn't trust Xue Wei.Who knows if putting him back to Xue Country will cause extra problems?Therefore, General Xu Guo still had to send his cronies as envoys to lead the emperor into the jungle.

While grilling, Qi Lu silently listened to those people talking, squinting his eyes, tomorrow...tomorrow is the time for the alliance.

Xue Wei's pleading failed, but he didn't say much. It seemed that he obeyed the arrangement very much. Everyone was full of wine and food, and there was an alliance tomorrow, so they all prepared to rest early and recharge their batteries.

Xue Wei sent Qi Lu back to the camp. After eating every day, Qi Lu would be tied up and sent back to the tent. Xue Wei tied his hands behind his back again, smiled, and said, "Thanks for your hard work, Master Qi. But... this is also the last night, and when tomorrow comes, Tai Tu won't have to work so hard."

As he spoke, he laughed with unknown meaning, and after confirming that Qi Lu's hands were tied, he turned and left the camp, and said to the soldiers outside the door, "Strictly guard, and don't make any mistakes."

"Yes!"

Xue Wei went out of the tent, and did not go back to his own tent, but turned around and came to a remote tent, opened the curtain of the tent and walked in familiarly.

Layers of mist lingered in the tent, and in the slightly cool night, rounds of heat and humidity rushed in, almost wet Xue Wei's hair on the temples.

There was the sound of "squeaking" water in the chaotic camp, and there was a wooden barrel in the middle of the huge tent, and someone was taking a bath in the wooden barrel. A slim waist.

The bather heard someone coming in, but didn't look back. He laid down on the edge of the barrel very leisurely, sighed lazily, and said, "The jungle is tough, and even boiling some hot soup for bathing is very troublesome. Tomorrow's big event Once you finish, you can return to the capital."

Xue Wei walked in, rolled up his sleeves, walked to the tub, reached into the water, scooped up some hot water, and gently splashed it on the slender back, and carefully wiped the man's black wet His hair was gently stroked to the side, revealing his white and slender back.

Xue Wei massaged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "It's really hard for Rongxiang, Rongxiang is so loyal to Xu Guo, if he can capture the emperor this time, it must be a great achievement, the villain first congratulate Rongxiang Got it."

The man didn't turn his head back, his shoulders trembled slightly, he let out a chuckle, and said, "Second Young Master also contributed a lot."

Xue Wei said: "Compared to Rong, the villain is really humble and not worth mentioning."

The man raised his hand, his slender palm covered the back of Xue Wei's hand, and gently tugged, preventing Xue Wei from continuing to massage his shoulders. Instead, he pulled him over. Through the curling heat, Xue Wei seemed to understand instantly. Seeing the other party's intentions, he narrowed his eyes, twitched the corners of his lips, and said, "The villain serves Xiang Rong?"

The other party let out a "hmm" and "wow!", and dragged the well-dressed Xue Wei directly into the hot soup...

The sky is bright, and today is the day of the alliance between the Son of Heaven and the State of Xu.

It is said to be a meeting, but everyone knows that this is clearly a sheep entering the tiger's mouth!Because the conditions proposed by Xu Guo were very harsh, not only did they not inform the location of the alliance in advance, but temporarily sent Xu Guo envoys to lead the way, but also set the price on the ground, adding an additional condition that the emperor would not be allowed to bring more troops. It can carry fifty soldiers and horses to the alliance.

Shi Hou narrowed his eyes and said, "Fifty soldiers and horses?! Envoy of Xu State, can your intentions be made clearer?"

The envoy of Xu State seemed confident, and said: "If the emperor doesn't want to, it doesn't matter. We invite Taifu Qi to visit the capital of Xu State. It's the same."

The blue veins on Ji Lin's forehead popped out suddenly, and his palms hidden under the black sleeve robe were clenched slightly, but his face calmed down quickly, and he raised his hand, signaling Shi Hou that there is no need to say more.

In the end, Ji Lin only brought Shi Hou, Yi Yangjian, and fifty soldiers to follow the envoys of the State of Xu to the Huimeng camp. The group left the State of Xue and entered the territory of the State of Xu. There are jungles around the State of Xu. , is likely to fall into a swamp and cannot extricate itself.

Xu Guo's camp had already been prepared, and the gates of the camp were full of private soldiers. General Xu Guo stood in the middle of the camp, and soon saw a group of people entering the camp. The leader was wearing a black robe, wearing a crown, and was tall. Today's Emperor Ji Lin?

Ji Lin followed Shi Hou and Yan Yangjian as guards on the left and right, and behind them were fifty tigers and elites, but after all, the number of people was very small, so they walked in directly.

General Xu Guo laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said, "Okay! The emperor is really a cheerful person. If the emperor can come to the alliance, our Xu country is really flourishing."