Bidding farewell to the king of Ouyue, Situ Wanli followed Liu Ji into the territory of Minyue with the people of the two halls of the farmer's house. On the path in the forest, Situ Wanli and Liu Ji were in a hurry.

The Minyue Kingdom is strong, and the King of Minyue Wuzhu has been committed to introducing advanced technology and iron tools from the Central Plains, and changing the bad habits of the Yue people who are naked and breastfeeding, and eat fish clams raw.

Over the years since he succeeded to the throne, he has slowly carried out reforms. In recent years, the measures for government have been fruitful. Many people in Minyue have at least slowly put on their clothes and cooked food with fire.

The road was potholes and difficult to walk, Situ Wanli rode on the giant rhino, and in the midst of the bumps, he said boredly: "I have begun to miss the smooth and straight gallop road." ”

?“ Ay! "Liu Ji was lying on the back of a giant rhino, and he looked listless." The remnants of the Six Kingdoms all said that the Qin Emperor was cruel and the people were getting worse, but there were always some things that someone had to do. ”

"Brother Liu Ji is advocating Emperor Qin? You must know that our peasant family only works for the eldest son Fusu, not the Qin Emperor! Situ Wanli looked at Liu Ji, who was relaxed, and said meaningfully.

"Haha!" Liu Ji smiled and said angrily: "There is no difference between being loyal to Fusu and being loyal to Emperor Qin. I really don't know what Xia Kui thinks. People are the flesh and blood of our relatives, and we are just outsiders. ”

Listening to Liu Ji's complaints, Situ Wanli sighed, "It's still different?" ”

Situ Wanli is the master of the six halls and four mountains of the farmhouse, and one of the high-level leaders of the farmhouse. The information he was able to obtain was naturally not comparable to that of the second master of Shennongtang.

"What?" Liu Ji asked curiously.

"The way of the world has indeed changed. How many are the hundreds of princes divided by Zhou Tianzi in the past? How many descendants of the surname Ji who once spread all over the world remain? It's been a thousand years! The world of the Zhou Chamber eventually perished. But just when everyone thought that after Ying Zheng destroyed the Six Kingdoms, he would divide the heroes of the clan, and the next era would belong to the world surnamed Ying. Yingzheng wanted to implement a new policy and establish a county. How many people in this world will be unconvinced? How big of a wave will the remnants of the Six Nations scattered all over the place set off? Because of the implementation of the New Deal, how many people did Yingzheng offend among the hundreds of families? The Mo family is one piece of paper away from breaking with the empire, and I don't know when this paper will be pierced by whom. If Confucianism weren't for Xun Sheng's pressure on it, just relying on Fu Nian and Yan Lu, he couldn't hold back those Confucians who were clamoring to reply to Zhou Li all day long. ”

Listening to Situ Wanli's words, Liu Ji straightened up and laughed: "It's a pity that those people are not the opponents of Emperor Qin, so they can only hide in the corner, howling unwillingly. ”

Situ Wanli glanced at Liu Ji, his words scolded some people in the farmer's family.

"Brother Liu Ji, what do you think? Since the last time you were robbed, I noticed that you had become a little different. ”

"Different?" Liu Ji was shocked in his heart, if Situ Wanli could see it, then how could the Zhu family, who was old enough to be in the accident, not see it? Maybe you've been suspected by the other party. Thinking of this, Liu Ji's heart was turbulent, but there was no change on his face, and he asked, "What kind of difference?" ”

"What's the difference! I can't tell, I feel like you're getting serious. Situ Wanli smiled.

Liu Ji waited until the end, and got such an indecent answer from Situ Wanli's mouth.

"Serious? You're not serious. Liu Ji wanted to laugh, but scolded again.

"Haha! Do not say. The capital of Minyue is almost here, let's go! I'm afraid it's going to rain in this weather. Before sunset, we have to rush to the city to settle down. Situ Wanli said, his legs clamped. But he forgot that the mount beneath him was not a horse, but a giant rhinoceros.

The corners of the giant rhino's nose trembled slightly, and he was not cold at all for the person who was in a hurry to leave. In addition, the skin of the giant rhino is quite thick, no matter how hard Situ Wanli tries, it is useless, he is in a hurry on the back of the giant rhino, and he can only watch the giant rhino slowly move forward step by step

The capital of Minyue.

In the dark palace, the king of Minyue stood alone in front of the throne, with his back against the gate, and there was no one behind him.

This palace built of stone and ancient wood, spent a lot of effort, spent a lot of money and materials in the treasury of Minyue, although it is not as tall and solemn as the palace of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, but in this remote place, it can be regarded as a rare mansion.

The king of Minyue was dressed in armor and had a long sword on his belt. The black armor of the whole body is woven from the unique hardwood soaked in oil for 100 days, and the outside is inlaid with 100 pieces of iron. This black armor was made by Hyakinchi, the best craftsman in the city. On the day of Jiacheng, it was difficult for knives and guns to penetrate.

Standing in this empty temple, Wuzhu did not look like a king, but like a general.

Unlike King Ouyue, Wuzhu has always been concerned about the general trend of the world, and has also obtained information about the countries of the Central Plains through many channels. Since the succession to the throne, there have been ten years of turmoil. The world is changing so fast that it is impossible for anyone to adapt.

The six Kwantung kingdoms, which used to dominate the Central Plains, collapsed, and Qin became the only great power in the world, the Qin Empire. And since Emperor Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, Wu Zhu has been worried that Ying Zheng will set his sights on this Yue Land.

As it turns out, Wuzhu's concerns are not unfounded. Judging from the news I got recently, the Chu realm in the past is now Qin Tu. Several small cities on the border between Qin and Baiyue hoarded a lot of grain, grass and equipment, and the amount exceeded a normal amount.

Then, the news came that the Qin army had changed its guard at the border. The army that replaced all the defenders of the border was quite extraordinary, and the training was not comparable to those of the defenders. None of the spies sent by Wuzhu came back alive.

The news that came one by one made Wu Zhu's heart uneasy.

In recent days, Wuzhu received the news that Liu Ji, the second master of Shennongtang, was heading south with a full ship of goods. Wu Zhu and Liu Ji are old acquaintances, and they also know a little bit about the Zhu family, the master of Shennong Hall.

These two people are not idle characters. Liu Ji chose to come at this moment, and the plan behind this can be imagined.

It's not easy!

The heavy iron door slowly opened a corner, bringing a glimmer of light to the gloomy temple. An attendant walked into the hall, stood between the narrow intersection of light and darkness, and said, "Great King, Liu Ji, the second master of Shennong Hall, and Situ Wanli, the hall master of Siyue Hall, have entered the city. ”

"The widow knows, and I will send them to see them tomorrow morning." Wu Zhu said.

It's finally time to come.

"Yes!" The chamberlain slowly retreated, and the iron door was closed again.

The temple is restored to darkness, just as the uncertain heart of the Void is restored

Inn.

Liu Ji, who had just settled, didn't have time to put down his luggage and livestock, so he pulled Situ Wanli to gamble.

"Ha, Brother Liu Ji, you have lost nine times in a row. Looks like you're not having much luck today! Situ Wanli took the dice cup and chuckled.

"I like to gamble because no one knows what the outcome will be until you take the cup." Liu Ji shook it again, this time, his luck seemed to be good, it was three sixes.

Situ Wanli smiled and raised his hand to admit defeat. A veteran like him, immersed in gambling skills, has already reached the point of being superb. Listening to the sound and discerning the position, and manipulating the size is an idle matter.

Situ Wanli didn't believe that Liu Ji didn't know this, but he was still willing to bet with himself. This is what Situ Wanli admires most about Liu Ji.

"Here we are." Putting down the sieve cup, Situ Wanli said to Liu Ji.

"I didn't expect Wuzhu to be in such a hurry, I thought I would have to wait for two days?" Liu Ji chuckled.

"Not everyone has the patience of you, brother."

A spy voice sounded outside the door, "Situ Wanli, Liu Ji receives the king's will." ”

Liu Ji and Situ Wanli looked at each other and smiled, opened the door, and walked out of the house

In the early hours of the morning, it rained heavily, lingering, and the overcast weather made the two very uncomfortable. When Liu Ji and Situ Wanli arrived at Wangcheng by car, the cloak they wore to protect them from the rain was almost soaked.

The two took off their cloaks and roasted for a while in the corridor outside the main hall before receiving news that Wuzhu wanted to see them.

The heavy iron door was slowly opened, and the hall was not as dark as last night. The braziers on both sides of the temple were lit to illuminate the long path between the gates and the throne.

"See the King."

Liu Ji and Situ Wanli approached and saluted Wuzhu.

Wu Zhu was still the same as last night, holding the hilt of the sword in one hand and carrying it behind his back.

"What are you here for?" Wu Zhu was not polite, and said straightforwardly.

Liu Ji and Situ Wanli looked at each other and raised their heads one after another. Liu Ji said: "There are two things that the farmer came here this time, one is that the farmer thanked the king for the manpower provided last time, and this time he specially brought a few boxes of goods as a reward. ”

"Changping Jun is dead, and Chu is dead. For that time in Chudu, the king has already received the reward he should get. If we have money and goods between us, how can we talk about reward? Moreover, as far as I know, the commander of the Qin State who broke through the Chu capital at that time has now become the crown prince of the empire. Liu Ji, when you say this, do you want this king to be the enemy of the behemoth of the Qin State? Wuzhu's indifferent voice resounded through the hall, and Situ Wanli had already felt that there was a lot of cold aura in the darkness around the hall.

These should be untamed dead soldiers. These people are unruly, strong in martial arts, and only obey the orders of no one, which is quite difficult to deal with.

Situ Wanli had no doubt that as long as there was no order, these people would rush over and kill the two of them on the spot.

Liu Ji next to him seemed to have found nothing, smiled lightly on his face, and saluted: "Don't dare." The second thing Liu Ji did here was to ask the king to go to the king and return to the Qin state. ”

As Liu Ji's words fell, the atmosphere in this hall instantly became cold. Situ Wanli looked at Liu Ji in surprise, marveling at how he was so direct.

Wu Zhu turned around, and what caught Liu Ji's eyes was a man with a resolute face.

And as Wuzhu turned around, a dagger with a handle had already reached the necks of Liu Ji and Situ Wanli.

Liu Ji didn't hide, and Situ Wanli didn't hide either, because they didn't feel the murderous aura on Wuzhu's body.

"I'll tell you one more thing, if you can't satisfy this king, you should know what happened to you." Wu Zhu looked at Liu Ji, and there was no expression on his emaciated face.

"The king wants to be at peace and wants to die?" Driven by many daggers, Liu Ji couldn't move. At this time, his face was rarely serious.

"What about Ann? What about death? ”

"If you are safe, you will surrender to Qin, and if you die, you will resist Qin, that's all."

"Hahahaha!" Wu Zhu laughed: "Although Minyue is small, there are still 100,000 armor soldiers, how can you be afraid of Qin!" ”

Who are you fooling! Liu Jicai didn't believe that Minyue would be able to make up 100,000 armorers, in this remote place, Wuzhu could make up 50,000 people, which was already the limit.

Although he was disdainful in his heart, Liu Ji still said seriously: "The armies of the six countries are more than one million, and where are they now?" The king should be clear. If Emperor Qin really had the intention of levying Minyue, how could 100,000 Jiashi resist it? Therefore, Liu Ji's characteristics brought the way to seek perfection and reduce Qin. ”

Wu Zhu waved his hand, and the dead man beside Liu Ji and Situ Wanli retreated into the darkness.

Liu Ji was active, but he listened to Wuzhu and said: "I heard that the farmer took refuge in the eldest son Fusu, it seems to be true. ”

"The king is well-informed, but the peasant family has taken refuge in His Royal Highness the eldest son." Situ Wanli said.

Kindness! Wu Zhu nodded and set his eyes on Liu Ji again. "If I surrender to Qin, I will go to the king's name. Will Emperor Qin let the widow continue to stay here and take charge of this territory? ”

"With all due respect." Liu Ji said with his hand: "The world is so big, there are many, many problems that the Qin Emperor has to deal with, there are Donghu Xiongnu in the north, Xiou in the south, Nanyue, and there are still the remnants of the six countries in the hinterland of Qin, and there are hundreds of families. Minyue is in a corner, and within ten years, Emperor Qin is afraid that he will not have the heart or energy to make any big moves here. Therefore, the king can still call the shots here, and he will not lose anything else but lose a king's title. ”

Without the change of complexion, Liu Ji's words are not good, but there is some truth.

"And what about ten years from now?" Wuzhu still said unwillingly.

"Then it depends on your luck, the king." Liu Ji smiled and stopped talking, secretive.

Luck?

Liu Ji's words reminded Wu Zhu a lot. The first king Goujian, lying on the salary to taste the gall. But if you don't wait for King Wu to lead the army north, Huangchi will join the alliance. With only 3,000 Yuejia, how can you enter Gusu? Can you destroy the state of Wu? Everyone in the world is wise and wise, and King Wu is mediocre, but no one knows that there is also an element of luck in it. Thinking of now, the world was initially decided, although the Qin State was strong, it was unstable inside. If Emperor Qin died, what would happen to the world? It's hard to say. Over time, thousands of thoughts passed away. Wuzhu looked at Liu Ji and said, "It's a pity that a person like you is only the second leader of Shennongtang." ”

Liu Ji didn't say anything, but Situ Wanli made waves in his heart.

"The widow knows, you can retreat!"

The two of them left the royal city, and Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground. "This formation, but it scares me to death."

Situ Wanli didn't speak, but just looked at Liu Ji.

"What's the matter, Brother Situ?"

"I'm thinking about what King Minyue said just now. One day, will the Zhu family not be able to tolerate you? And what should I do then? ”

"Haha!"

The rain stopped for a while, but the dark clouds in the sky still condensed and gathered a majestic momentum. The sunlight shines through the thin clouds, bringing a brief moment of light to the land.

On this lonely street, Situ Wanli only heard Liu Ji chuckle, and then said no more. (To be continued.) )