In the spring of the eighth year of Jian'an, Gongsun Kang raised troops from Xuansu, and together with more than 50,000 people from the Buyeo tribes, he went south to besiege Jinxi. However, when the news reached the Guannai, it caused too much turmoil in the two states. In the eyes of most people, Gongsun Du is certainly a tyrant in Liaodong, but after all, he is not as good as Cai Anzhen, who is powerful in Hebei, not to mention that it is only Gongsun Du's son Gongsun Kang who goes south this time, not Gongsun Du himself.

However, not everyone is so sure, at this moment, Jia Xu is on the sickbed and listens to the doorman Song Ping tell every detail of what happened in the Linyu Council that day.

"Guo Tu? Is that the first level really Guo Tu? Jia Xu asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, although the head level has rotted, Qi Hou still recognizes Guo Tu's appearance." Song Ping nodded and replied.

"You say the head is rotten?" Jia Xu frowned and asked.

"It stinks." Recalling the foul-smelling smell of the wooden box when it was opened that day, Song Ping couldn't help but show a look of disgust.

Jia Xu listened to what the doorman said, looked up at the snow on the branches outside the window, and a faint cold light flashed in his cloudy eyes, "Where did you choose to ally with the Marquis of Qi?" ”

Song Ping replied, "White Wolf Mountain." ”

"Someone! Get the map! Hearing this, the servant on the side hurriedly took a map for Jia Xu and spread it on the case. Jia Xu straightened the coat he was wearing and leaned over the map to grope around, and suddenly raised his head sharply and ordered, "Ziyingru will set off for Liaodong immediately, and be sure to prevent Qi Hou from going to the White Wolf Mountain to join the alliance!" ”

Song Ping never thought that Jia Xu would come out like this coldly, and he couldn't help blurting out in shock, "Why did Wen Hegong say this?" ”

"Why is the head so rotten when it's cold?" Jia Xu's withered fingers knocked heavily on the map, "If something goes wrong, there must be a deception!" ”

Song Ping was reminded by Jia Xu that he immediately came back to his senses. Indeed, with the bitter cold climate of Liaodong, it is impossible for the first stage to rot so badly in just a few days, not to mention that the head that generally needs to be preserved will be concocted with lime or beeswax in advance. And if there is a problem with the head that Badon offers. The so-called alliance is also mostly fraudulent.

Thinking about this, Song Ping only felt a chill on his back, and his tongue stammered as if it was frozen, "But... Can Ping Nangui... Before returning, Qi Hou had already led his troops to set off! ”

Compared with Song Ping, who was already scared stupid, Jia Xu was quite calm at this time, and when he saw him from his sick bed, Huo Ran got up and said, "If you go to General Zhang Qing's mansion quickly, you will say that the old man has something important to discuss with him!" ”

In the middle of the first month, the sky is full of water, and the east wind thaws and disperses into water.

While the east wind brought the first spring rain to the Central Plains, the other side of the Great Wall was still a world of ice and snow covered in silver. On this day, the trombone sounded in unison at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain at the junction of Liaoxi County and Liaodong Dependent States. Banner exhibition. He led a group of henchmen and leaders to gather in front of the gate, but saw the vermilion and black flags in front of him flying and rolling under the blowing of the wind, and a woman in a white robe could be faintly seen riding a horse.

"My lord, Qi Hou has arrived." A leader cautiously reminded the slightly distracted Badon behind his back, and the latter came back to his senses and immediately kicked the horse's belly to meet him.

"Lord Wuhuan is here to welcome Qi Hou." If it had been in the past, he would never have groveled to a woman like this. Even if this woman has a noble identity and mysterious powers. But at this moment, he was facing not only Cai Anzhen alone, but also thousands of tigers and benders who followed behind this woman.

It is said that this time after learning that Gongsun Kang raised troops to besiege Jinxi City. Cai Ji ordered Lin Fei to lead more than 6,000 horsemen under the jurisdiction of Yan Rou, Nanlou, and Wuyan to aid Jinxi City. On the one hand, he personally led 10,000 Qi troops to form an alliance with the Badun at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain. At this moment, looking at the burly man like a brown bear bowing in front of him, Cai Ji on horseback stretched out his hand reservedly and said, "Your Excellency is polite." ”

"Please Qi Hou into the camp." Badun raised his head and invited with a flattering expression.

"Your Excellency, please." Cai Ji bowed slightly, and under the guidance of Badun, he crossed the Jiashi Yongdao and entered the gate.

It is undeniable that the cooperation with Jinxi in recent years has accumulated a lot of belongings, at least looking at the entire Liaoxi and Liaodong, there is no Hu force that can make up enough armor to put up a road in front of their own Yuanmen. It's a pity that this pomp and circumstance can't be put on the table at all in front of the elite of the Qi army. The array of spears and shining armor, whether in terms of equipment or spirit, the Qi army let the Wuhuan people on both sides see what the king of the Central Plains is. However, the most eye-catching thing here is Zhao Yun, who is closely following Cai Ji. But see its feet straddle the white dragon steed. Dressed in bright armor and snow-white robes waving in the wind, it can really be said that people are like tigers and horses are like dragons.

Although Cai Ji didn't understand Wuhuan dialect, he could read the unconcealable admiration from the expressions and demeanors of the Hu people around him. So she deliberately turned around and quietly introduced Zhao Yun to Badundao. "My lord, this is Zhao Zilong, the general of our Huwei."

As soon as he heard Zhao Yun's name, his expression immediately changed and he exclaimed, "But Zhao Zilong, the victorious general who killed Yan Liang in seven battles and won seven victories!" ”

The other Wuhuan people present who knew Chinese heard that the magnificent military general in front of them was actually Zhao Zilong, a famous general of the mighty Heshuo, and was in an uproar. It is important to know that although the subject country of Liaodong is located in a remote area, the information is not closed. Zhao Yun's proud achievements in Heshuo and other places over the years have already spread throughout Liaodong with the merchants in Guannei, and he has become a hero known to everyone.

However, in the face of the awe-inspiring gaze projected from all directions, Zhao Yun was quite embarrassed and hurriedly excused himself, "Yun is just a martial artist, and he can't be named a victorious general." ”

"General Zilong is too humble, this time the general and the adults need to work together to defeat the Gongsun clan." Cai Ji raised his hand and interrupted Zhao Yun, who wanted to explain further. In fact, the reason why Cai Ji took Zhao Yun to the White Wolf Mountain Alliance this time was because of military needs, and secondly, it also meant to use Zhao Yun's prestige to deter the Wuhuan people. After all, compared with Cai Ji, who has a delicate appearance, a great man like Zhao Yun with a strong body and great achievements in battle is more in line with the Hu people's worship of strength. Sure enough, as soon as Cai Ji's words fell, he couldn't wait to praise him again and again, and as for the other Wuhuan generals, they lowered their eyebrows and didn't dare to have the slightest disobedience. So, Cai Ji and the others dismounted under the awe-inspiring eyes of the Wuhuan people and walked into the big tent of the alliance located in the center of the camp.

As soon as she stepped into the big tent, Cai Ji felt a warm current mixed with a fishy smell rushing towards her, making her almost nauseous. In fact, it's no wonder that the big tent of the Guild Alliance in Badun is so fishy, the Wuhuan people already like meat, and they don't take a bath for a long time under the cold and freezing, and the smell in the tent is naturally dizzy. Fortunately, Cai Ji had been prepared for such a situation from the beginning, and after a little calm, she took a seat with Badon as if nothing had happened.

In fact, in these years, Liaodong not only had a bitter cold climate, but also a scarcity of food. Especially on such snowy days, the food that can be offered is not only wine, but also meat and fish. No, after several Wuhuan women poured wine for the guests present one by one. As the host, Bun Dun happily got up and walked to the tent, high-fived him three times, and then saw four Wuhuan men carrying a roasted whole sheep covered in red and kneeling on one knee in front of Cai Ji. For a while, the strong aroma of mutton overflowed the entire tent, and people couldn't help but move their appetite.

I saw Bun Dun take out a small silver scimitar from his waist, skillfully cut off the shoulder blade from the roasted golden and crispy lamb and put it on the tip of the knife, walked to Cai Ji three steps and stopped, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Honorable Da Dan Yu is here, please allow me to offer the fat and tender whole sheep." ”

Standing behind Cai Ji, Cao Pi immediately stepped forward to take the gift for Cai Ji. But who would have thought that he just glanced at Cao Pi and didn't mean to let go, obviously insisting on presenting the gift to Cai Ji in person. And just when Cao Pi was stunned and embarrassed, Cai Ji in the hall happily agreed. "Lord Bunton, please step forward."

So, Cao Pi had to get out of the way and let him walk to Cai Ji's case with mutton in his hand. At the same time, Zhao Yun and the others, who were guarding Cai Ji's side, secretly pressed their hands on the saber one by one. After all, although Bunton intended to point the tip of the silver knife towards himself, no one could guarantee that once Bunton approached Cai Ji, he would not suddenly attack. In an instant, the tense atmosphere filled the entire tent like the smell of meat.

However, Cai Ji herself did not change her face, and saw that she calmly took the silver knife with the lamb's blade in her hand and put it on the plate in front of her, and thanked Badun with her head.

Cai Ji's expression won the unanimous approval of the Wuhuan people present. On the contrary, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes that could not be concealed. It seems that he didn't expect that the seemingly weak woman on the other side would dare to take the silver knife from his hand. However, he quickly reined in his thoughts, and turned to the flask on the dining table. Fill a glass of wine. Hands to Cai Ji. Cai Ji took the wine glass without hesitation.

As the female princes on the main seat drank all the water and wine in their cups, a burst of cheers erupted in the big tent in an instant. In the eyes of many Wuhuan people, Cai Jiken sat in the tent and ate the meat they offered without frowning, and drank the wine they toasted, which was great respect for the Wuhuan people.

And after Cai Ji drank the wine that he had toasted, he poured himself another glass of wine and raised his glass to everyone sitting there. "Come, all the kings, drink this cup full!"

"Thank you Da Shan Yu!" The Wuhuan heads in the tent raised their glasses in return.

At this moment, Cai Ji seems to have become a recognized big single Yu of Wuhuan people. It was precisely because of this understanding that the Wuhuan head people present rushed to express their willingness to send troops to help the Qi army crusade against Gongsun and his son at the next banquet of the alliance. On the contrary, as the host, Badun seemed quite silent, as if he was thinking about something.

At this time, I saw Cai Ji holding a wine glass and asked Bun Dun with great interest. "I don't know if Lord Badun has heard of the assassination of Gongsun Du?"

"Don't hide it from Qi Hou, I don't know the reason for this matter." Badon replied.

"Oh? Adults are in Liaodong, so there is no rumor? Cai Ji asked noncommittally.

"All I know is that the Assassin is a woman." Dumbfounded.

"Woman?" Cai Ji was silent for a moment, then changed the conversation and said, "What do you have to say about the crusade against the Gongsun clan?" ”

He replied, "Gongsun Xiao'er is very inward, not the opponent of Qi Hou." ”

Cai Ji glanced at the idiom that suddenly popped up, and then asked, "What about Gongsun Du?" ”

"Gongsun Du has not been out of Xuansu City since he was assassinated, and Xu is seriously injured." Tonton speculated with a slight hesitation.

"Yes." Cai Ji nodded, and did not continue to ask Ban Dun about the crusade against Gongsun and his son.

Admittedly, the information provided by Bunton was pitiful, and the whole feast lasted from noon to evening in a warm and friendly atmosphere. When a group of people walked out of the tent with a full body of wine, white snowflakes suddenly floated in the sky. Cai Ji stretched out his hand to catch a falling snowflake, and the cold feeling that penetrated his heart instantly dispelled the drunkenness. But seeing that she had trimmed the fur on her body, she said in a deep voice, "Lone will swear to send troops at noon tomorrow." ”

After hearing what Cai Ji said, Badun hurriedly bowed down and responded, "Qi Hou rest assured, Bandun will lead the department to make an appointment on time tomorrow." ”

Cai Ji, who had received Badun's promise, nodded with satisfaction, then turned over and turned back to Bandun and hugged his fists and smiled, "Good, Lone will wait for the adults at noon tomorrow." ”

Seeing Cai Ji's figure disappearing into the wind and snow farther and farther away, Badun's face gradually became gloomy, as if it was not an ally but an extremely tricky opponent who was sent away a moment ago. At the same time, a hoarse voice sounded behind Badun, "Your Excellency has not punished Cai Anzhen." ”

"Cai Anzhen is accompanied by Zhao Zilong!" He clenched his hands into fists and barely squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, his tone was both helpless and unwilling.

"Just Zhao Zilong let the adults throw a mouse bogeyer like this?" The figure in the darkness let out a low chuckle.

The nerve-stirred man immediately turned his head and raised his finger to grit his teeth in the direction where Qi Jun left, "Cai Ji is right in front of you, Guo Junshi can let your lord send troops to pursue, why bother here!" ”

That's right, the man standing behind Badun at this moment is Gongsun Kang Xinbai's military advisor Guo Tu, Guo Gongze. Obviously, this once famous celebrity was not cut off by Badun, but successfully instigated Badun to become the enemy of Cai Ji. It's a pity that Badun didn't kill Cai Ji at the banquet of the alliance as originally planned, which provoked Guo Tu to ridicule.

In fact, Badun himself is also in a depressed mood at this time. It is said that he did ambush the knife and axe hand outside the tent of the alliance at the beginning, and only waited for Cai Ji to send a signal to hack him to death as soon as he entered the table. But who would have thought that Cai Ji would bring the famous Changshan Zhao Zilong to the banquet together, which made the people who were originally sharpening their knives suddenly vent most of their arrogance. After that, Bun Dun wanted to use the gift ceremony to induce Cai Ji to act rudely, so that he could encourage some unwitting Wuhuan leaders to oppose Cai together. Who knew that Cai Ji's courage was far beyond Panda's imagination, and his decent demeanor won the unanimous favor of other Wuhuan heads, making Pandan steal chickens and rice.

At this moment, in the face of the annoyed and angry questioning, Guo Tu twisted his long beard in his hand and sneered proudly, "What the old man is trying to do is not only Cai Ji's life!" (To be continued......)