Ziying didn't hear what they said at all, and didn't even feel that they were still following her, hurrying in her steps, searching and walking forward.

Before I knew it, I walked for half an hour, and it was already the second trading street. Halfway around the corner, Ziying was slowly conquered by hunger, and saw a lively restaurant not far from the corner, so he reluctantly walked over.

Less than fifty steps away from the restaurant, Ziying felt as if she was still dizzy in a dream, and actually saw the woman she had been thinking about all the time coming out of the restaurant......

Ziying pinched himself hard with both hands in his sleeves, making sure that he was not dreaming, and hurriedly ran over, and the three guards behind thought that the eldest prince was hungry and wanted to run over to eat, so they also ran over quickly.

Just as Ziying ran over, the stunning woman slowly walked down the street to the Chu State Trading Company opposite the restaurant surrounded by everyone......

Ziying gasped and stood in the middle of the street, looking at the Chu State Trading Company in a daze.

After a long time, the dark-faced guard said, "Eldest son, the restaurant is here, let's go in and eat first, right?" ”

Ziying walked to the restaurant dejectedly, and reluctantly looked back at the trading company a few times, absentmindedly, gobbled up his stomach to fill his stomach, and ran out of the restaurant without drinking.

The three guards hadn't eaten yet, put down the cups and chopsticks in their hands, and were about to follow Ziying out. Ziying realized that she had lost her temper: "The three of you don't have to follow, my son will go to the trading company opposite, don't worry, eat enough and go back." ”

The three of them returned to their places gratefully and continued to eat. Ziying walked to the trading house across the street in three steps and two steps, and asked the man who was keeping vigil, "Little brother, who is this master?" What do you do for a living? ”

The guy looked dignified and extraordinary, and said respectfully: "Our master will be able to audit the Yu family, do salt and iron business, and the son has business cooperation?" ”

Ziying hurriedly said: "I want to buy a large amount of salt and iron, can I have a face-to-face interview with the master?" ”

The guy was helpless: "It's not early, the old man's family has already rested." The lord has a rule that he does not talk about business at night. I can give a message to my son, and I can be the first to talk to our master at dawn tomorrow. ”

Ziying reached out to his arms and took out the gold, and wanted to ask the man to be accommodating and invite the master to come out to talk, but the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded behind him, and he turned his head to see that it was General Mengxin who came with a dozen or so people riding horses.

As soon as Ziying saw that she was about to be exposed, she hurriedly said to her buddy: "In Xia Yingzi, I will talk to your master tomorrow." As he spoke, he shoved a piece of gold into the man's hand, and he turned and ran towards the restaurant.

Meng Xin saw all this, and Meng Xin stopped his horse in front of the restaurant and went in, blocking Ziying's way. Meng Xin led the army quite strategic, and he was also a smart person, he saw Ziying's panicked reaction, recalled Ziying's daze in the day, and immediately understood a little in his heart.

Entering the restaurant, Meng Xin saluted Ziying: "A few people who are rich and noble at a glance, and want to cooperate with you in the next big business, four empty horses are prepared outside, can the four come to the lower cold house?" ”

When Ziying heard this, Mengxin intended to protect his identity from being revealed, so he cooperated politely and left with Mengxin. On the way back, Ziying knew that Mengxin's sentinels had already found out that Ziying had gone out, but they didn't pay attention to it, and now they haven't seen Ziying come back after nearly three watches.

Ziying returned to the residence, did not bother to inquire about military information and government affairs, and entered his room and lay on the bed. Full of fantasies about reuniting with Yu Ji again, all kinds of encounters are racing in his mind: under the moonlight, among the flowers, in the distance of the meadow, at the wedding banquet surrounded by thousands of people......

After fantasizing like this for a long time, Ziying fell asleep in a sweet fantasy. On the second day, when the sky was just dark, Ziying couldn't wait to get up, and after dressing up and preparing for half an hour, he ordered the three guards from yesterday to go out with him.

Ziying and his entourage first arrived at the restaurant where they arrived last night, Ziying ordered the three guards to wait for him in the restaurant, don't follow him, the three guards are all old rivers and lakes, and they know the mind of the eldest prince. Then Ziying went straight to the trading company opposite the restaurant.

Ziying walked to the trading house and met Yu Ji's father Yu Yinghua as Yingzi, Yu Yinghua felt that Ziying was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen this person. Actually, he passed by the Linzi Mansion yesterday and happened to see Ziying when Ziying and Han Xin received the order.

It's just that all eyes were on Han Xin at that time, and the rest of the people didn't care so much about Yu Yinghua. The shrewd Yu Yinghua remained silent, ordered his subordinates to serve tea, and then chatted with Ziyingxin for a long time about the so-called business.

Ziying replied unintentionally, but she was always looking forward to Yu Ji's appearance. At noon, I still didn't see Yu Ji's figure, and Ziying was not disappointed......

When it was over, Ziying and Yu Yinghua agreed to buy a large amount of salt and iron, and the transaction place was in the restaurant not far from the Linzi official residence, and there would be a guest in red to negotiate with Yu Yinghua.

Ziying muttered in her heart: Wouldn't this son send a guard to wear red, just wait in that restaurant every day? Why go yourself?

In order to show his sincerity, Ziying gave Yu Yinghua a large ingot of gold. Yu Yinghua, who travels around the rivers and lakes, is very concerned about the safety of his family, does not promise easily, refuses to accept anything, and says that it is not too late to give gifts when the deal is negotiated.

Ziying had no choice but to return to the restaurant and the guards wandered back to the Linzi Mansion unintentionally, and lay down for a day without thinking, Yu Ji's figure and appearance dangled in front of his eyes...... I can't ask for it, but I can't think about it. Leisurely, tossing and turning. "That's all.

The Yu family in the trading company had lunch together, and Yu Yinghua said that he had met this big customer of "Yingzi", and everyone laughed and laughed, and there was one person who had been silent, and that was Yu Ji. Before the lunch break after dinner, Yu Ji came to Yu Yinghua alone and said, "Dad, my daughter knows where that son came from. ”

Yu Yinghua was surprised: "Is there such a thing?" Come on. ”

Yu Ji was worried: "When we passed by the Linzi Mansion yesterday, General Han Xin was receiving the order, and the one standing next to him was the son just now. This morning, my daughter could see clearly upstairs, and he had three guards at the restaurant opposite. ”

In fact, Yu Ji had already discovered that Ziying was deliberately not going downstairs to meet guests, and it was better not to see the son-in-law who was looking for troubles for no reason.

Yu Yinghua said: "By General Han's side...... Oh, no wonder it feels familiar, it seems like I've seen it somewhere. ”

Yu Ji continued: "This son can stand by General Han's side, his identity must not be simple, and it is better not to mess with him. ”

"It's better to be cautious in these troubled times." Yu Yinghua nodded and said, "Why don't we go back to Chudi immediately?" ”

Yu Ji already has her own little Jiujiu: "Since the Shang Jun changed the law in Daqin, the business road has been stable, so we can go to Xianyang in disguise." Explain to the guys who stayed behind, saying that they were going back to the meeting to prepare for salt and iron. ”

Yu Ji still admires Han Xin very much, and Fusu's holy decree requires Han Xin to return to Xianyang to wait for his life, and she also wants to meet Han Xin, and at the same time get rid of the entanglement of this "Yingzi" son, which is also in line with the way of a businessman. As soon as Yu Yinghua heard that this smart daughter was reasonable, she hurriedly instructed her companions, and then led his wife and his party to leave Linzi quietly.

The next day, the guards who stayed in the agreed restaurant had not yet heard the news, Ziying couldn't sit still, so she went to the trading company where Yu Ji was located to inquire, and learned that Yu Ji had already left, and she actually went back to Huiji......

Ziying was extremely disappointed, but he still didn't give up, and when he returned to the official residence, he actually asked the dark-faced guard to take a few people to Huiji to inquire about the news. Of course, after the guards went, they naturally ended up in vain and did not find Yu Ji's family. But they discover an astonishing secret, and that's a story for later.

Ziying had no choice but to govern political affairs in the old Qi country, learning all kinds of military affairs from General Mengxin, but her thoughts about Yu Ji never stopped.

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In the Mid-Autumn Festival of 206 BC, Han Xin and other generals returned to Xianyang after more than a month of travel, and Meng Tian analyzed the military information sent from various places during this period with everyone in the shogunate:

In the north, Li Zuoche and Zhang Er assisted Zhao Wangxi at the border of Yan and Zhao's hometown, and they raised troops again, and they had gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Chen Yu and Peng Yue appeared in the hometown of Han and Wei to assist Wei Bao and said that the king of Wei raised troops, and more than 30,000 soldiers and horses had been gathered. There are also many nobles in the homeland of Korea who are running to raise troops.

In particular, the military situation sent by Li Xin was particularly serious: "The Xiongnu have annexed the Dayue clan and Donghu, and there are no less than one million people who control the strings, and their strength is unprecedentedly strong, and they will invade our Daqin in the south."

The generals discussed for a day and decided to deploy the generals to guard the Central Plains respectively, and the specific plan is as follows:

First, Zhang Han led 100,000 soldiers and horses to guard the Guanzhong within the Hangu Pass, and at the same time trained recruits from all over the country; Ji Bu and Li Wen led 20,000 soldiers and horses to Handan and Julu to defend the town, and at the same time recruited troops on the spot to expand their troops.

Second, Wang Li and Mengzhi led an army of 50,000 to Nanyang County to defend Wancheng as the center to monitor the movements of the rebels of Chu State, and it was also necessary to constantly recruit troops to expand their troops; Wang Wei of Qi led 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard Langxi County, and recruited troops to repair Langxi County as appropriate; Meng Xin led 1,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry soldiers to guard Linzi, and wanted to keep in touch with Ji Bu and Li Wen's army to prevent Zhao Wangxi and other rebels from attacking.

Third, Han Xin led 50,000 troops to guard Xingyang, assisted by Wang Xiao and Feng Guangli, ready to take care of the military situation in various places at any time, and the army outside Hangu Pass was mobilized by Han Xin, and all the generals were controlled by Han Xin. The cavalry commander of the Jiuyuan army was ordered to return to Xianyang to wait, and Yang Duanhe, Qiang Diao, and Ma Xing, the three old generals who pacified the Six Kingdoms, were on standby in Xianyang at any time and led the Guanzhong army to the battle.