The capital of the Yan Kingdom, thistle, was built very tall because of the need to resist the Saiwaihu people, and since the time of King Wucheng, a lot of granaries have been set up in this city, where the Yan State hoarded grain and prepared to conquer Liaodong. When Yan was in the most crisis, he had several experiences of the capital being besieged, and even needed other countries to help him recover his land and repel the Hu people.

After the king of Yan fled into the capital with a partial division, he recruited the young men in the capital to defend the city, and the drama was fortunate to be in the territory of Yan and Lian Po to turn, even if he couldn't defeat Lian Po, he had to buy enough time to let the king complete the defense line, the drama was very embarrassed these days, and the army of less than 20,000 people he left behind still had the strength to fight, so he took these armies and used the terrain to ambush Lian Po in Yan State.

It's just that the gap between the soldiers is too great, and this gap is reflected in the equipment of the soldiers, their upper and lower generals, drills, military systems, and organizational strength.

The more this is the case, the more you can see Le Yi's extraordinary talent, at the beginning, he led such an army, and he was stunned to defeat the overlord of the world.

After seeing the combat effectiveness of the Yan State's army, Lian Po couldn't help but shake his head, if Bai Qi commanded the elite of the Qin State to attack the Yan State, he was afraid that he would be able to destroy their country with only tens of thousands of people! Of course, siege warfare must not be easy, after all, the cities of Yan are generally built tall, and these cities built to resist the Hu people have now become the only obstacle to defend against Lian Po.

Fortunately, through these fortresses, Lian Po paid a lot of price.

But this is useless, the Yan people still can't stop Lian Po, Lian Po through detours, outflanking tactics, cut off the connection between these cities, and annihilate them one by one, Lian Po broke through Wuyang, and then broke through Zhuo, the drama was fortunate to retreat, and finally led the troops back to the capital, and soon after he returned to the capital, Lian Po surrounded Ji with his soldiers. Officially cut off all ties between the capital and the locality.

As soon as Ji Xing returned to the city, he was called into the palace by King Yan.

King Yan was a little annoyed pacing back and forth in the palace, this young King Yan was hot, skilled, brave and extraordinary, even the generals who were over sixty years old were not his opponents, and he kicked them over. And at this moment, this brave Yan Wang looked a little worried, in fact, at Lian Po's age, he was older than Jiang Qu, and it was not so difficult for Yan Wang to kick him, but for some reason, he was so frightened.

"Lian Po is coming... You just watched him come to the capital? Yan Wang looked at Ji Xing in front of him in disappointment, Ji Xing trembled his lips, but he did not defend, he said: "I am not General Lian Po's opponent, this is all my fault." ”

At this time, the drama was actually a little nostalgic for King Yan's father and eldest father, his father, the short-lived king who died less than three years after ascending the throne, he put his mind on the side of the fortress, and made every effort to build the Great Wall and concentrate on educating the Hu people. And his eldest father, King Wucheng, that is, the one who sent people to attack Zhao, although he was not very wise, but he also had a heroic, dared to believe and dare to use, and conquered the land of Liaodong by relying on his chestnut belly.

And now this King Yan, alas.... Ji Xing didn't speak, he actually regretted it in his heart, why did he come to Yan Country in the first place?

He and Pang Gong are good friends, when they were young, the two had some disputes in the concept, and often did it, and in the end, the drama luck who was always at a disadvantage left Zhao Guo and came to Yan Guo, but after rushing to Yan Guo, he encountered the incident of Gongsun Cao's murder of the king, unfortunately, the person he came to serve at that time was Gongsun Cao. And after Gongsun Cao supported the new monarch, he was inevitably jealous of the new monarch.

Now, he finally has a chance to realize his ambitions, but he loses again and again.

King Yan looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him, but did not reprimand him again, King Yan squinted his eyes and asked, "Is there any way to repel the enemy?" Only then did Ji Xing say seriously: "There are not many troops brought by Lian Po, and the food is not sufficient, the minister has already sent someone to ask for help from Qi State, and Lian Po will definitely evacuate." King Yan snorted coldly, and then said: "You are really old and confused, Yan State and Qi State are enemies, how can Qi State help Yan State?" You should ask Qin for help. ”

Ji Xing didn't pay attention to the king's rudeness, he said seriously: "That's the case, the queen of Qi is a wise person, she must be able to see that the destruction of Yan by Zhao is not beneficial to Qi State, if Zhao State captures the land of Yan State, he can send troops from Yan State and threaten Qi State... If we ask for help from the Qin State, then we will completely tie ourselves to the chariot of the Qin State, and now that the Qin State is strong, the princes must unite to deal with the Qin State, otherwise, we will be destroyed by it. ”

"Qin State?? Oh, if you can't ask for reinforcements, you don't have to let the Qin State do the work, and the Zhao State will be able to destroy the Yan State! ”

Ji Xing shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about this, Lian Po relies on these soldiers, there is absolutely no way to capture the capital... This is true with or without reinforcements. When King Yan heard his words, he calmed down a little, and he asked again: "In that case, why do you ask for help?" ”

"This is because I am worried that King Zhao will also send other generals to assist Lian Po in attacking Yan State."

King Yan didn't say anything more, he was silent for a long time, as if he had just remembered something, and asked, "Where is the general?" How is he? Ji Xing frowned and said: "He is on the city wall, helping to transport supplies and assist in defending the city...", a trace of remorse flashed on King Yan's face, but it quickly dissipated, and he said: "Very good, the matter of defending the city will be left to you, and the widow will set up a banquet in the palace, and after you repel Lian Po, I will entertain you." ”

Ji Xing probably expected this day a long time ago, and he had sent an envoy to the Qi State before, wanting to use the power of the queen to protect the Yan Kingdom. Ji Xing knew that the State of Qi would not allow the State of Zhao to annex the State of Yan.

However, Ji Xing probably didn't expect that when the envoy of Yan State arrived in Qi State, the queen was already sick.

The queen's illness was strange, she could walk, she could speak, it was her brain, she had become a little unenlightened, and she had forgotten everything but her son. She sat on the bed, looking around tremblingly, squinting her eyes, but she couldn't see these people clearly, and she didn't know these people, her face flashed with some confusion, even her son Tian Jian, she had to look at him for a long time before she could recognize him.

"Mother...", Qi Wangjian knelt beside his mother and spoke softly.

During this time, the queen was sometimes sober, sometimes confused, and sometimes, she couldn't remember anything, and she didn't even know who she was... All day long, he watched in horror as the attendants who entered and exited the palace, and regarded them as thieves. Of course, she is not always like this, sometimes, she can still stay sober, at this time, she will hold Jian's hand and tell him seriously: to govern the country well, don't lose the face of the ancestors.

Just a few words, she said over and over again, Jian didn't feel impatient, his mother was able to tell him, he was already very happy.

The queen looked at her son, and after looking at it for a long time, she laughed and exclaimed, "Build! ”

King Qi nodded and said with a smile, "Mother, you finally recognize the widow." The queen gently stretched out her hand and stroked his face, and after a long time, she frowned and asked, "Where is this?" ”

"This is the royal palace... Mother. ”

"Jian, you have to govern the country well."

"Mother, the widow will definitely govern the Qi country well, and the widow swears to you that the people of the Qi country must live a prosperous life... We must make the country of Qi rich and strong. Jian, wiping the tears on his face, said seriously. The queen laughed at this time, and after a while, she spoke again: "Jian, you must govern the Qi country well." The king of Qi cried and shouted: "Mother, what is wrong with you, the widow has sent someone to invite the best doctor, and he will definitely cure you..."

The king of Qi did not wait for the doctor, but waited for the envoy of the Yan Kingdom.

Although the king of Qi was worried about his mother, he still took the time to meet the envoy of the Yan Kingdom, and the envoy of the Yan Kingdom stood respectfully in front of the King of Qi, raised his head, and looked, there was no queen around the king of Qi, and when the envoy of the Yan country arrived in the country of Qi, he heard the news that the queen was seriously ill, and it seemed that the news was true. King Qi's face was not very good, he looked a little decadent, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"The envoy of the Yan Kingdom came from afar, what is the matter?"

Yan envoy hurriedly bowed down and said: "Zhao and Yan agreed to live in peace, drew up a covenant, after the minister of the state sent an envoy to Zhao and sent gifts back, Zhao broke the covenant and immediately sent Lian Po to attack Yan, Qi is a prestigious country, has helped Yan to repel the Hu people many times, the people of the world are also very respectful of Qi, please Qi for Yan to be the master, curb Zhao Guo's ambition to plot against Yan, accuse Zhao of betraying the alliance!" ”

King Qi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously, he looked at his side.

His side was empty, but there was no mother.

The King of Qi thought for a long time, but he couldn't come up with any ideas, the envoy of the Yan State was a little anxious, and said: "If the Qi State ignores this matter, and when the Zhao State annexes the Yan State, then his next target is naturally the Qi State, if the Zhao State sends troops from the Yan State to attack the Qi State, how should the Qi State stop it?" Is the State of Qi willing to be a neighbor of the Yan State, or is it willing to be a neighbor of the Zhao State like a tiger and a wolf? ”

It's not a day or two that Qi and Zhao are neighbors... King Qi thought in his heart, and did not give an accurate answer, but just asked Yan Envoy to wait.

He came to the queen's side again, sat down on his knees, and asked earnestly, "Mother?" Zhao State attacked Yan State, what should the widow do? The queen just looked ahead and didn't answer, Jian asked again, the queen seemed to hear it, she trembled excitedly, and looked at King Qi, "One king of the world... Divide the Yan Kingdom equally...", King Qi didn't hear clearly, and asked again: "What did you say?" ”

The queen stopped talking, but stared blankly ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Mother, do you want the widow to attack the Yan Kingdom?"

"Build... You have to govern the country of Qi well. ”

The helpless King of Qi had no choice but to gather his ministers to discuss this matter. The ministers of the Qi State are not good at fighting, they can't govern the country, but the negotiation is still very good, I saw that they took advantage of the absence of the queen to show their talents with all their might, some proposed to send troops to attack the Yan State, some proposed to send troops to destroy the Zhao State, and some even proposed to send troops to attack the Chu State... There are all kinds of suggestions, which stumped King Qi.

The queen had told him to be receptive to the advice of his courtiers.

But now that their advice is different, whose advice should they follow?

King Qi looked at the ministers and finally saw a familiar face. It was a handsome, very elegant looking scribe, he called Hou Sheng, in fact, he and the queen still have some family affection, but the queen did not like her ancestor brother very much, often reprimanded him face to face, asking him not to think about how to accumulate wealth all day long, to put the country first. Although the queen didn't like him, the relationship between King Qi and him was still good.

The queen was not in the temple, and the first thing that the king of Qi thought of was this queen victory.

Hou Sheng also noticed King Qi's gaze, he laughed, stood up, and said to King Qi: "Please allow me to meet the envoy of Yan State, and after I understand the war between Zhao State and Yan State, I will come to tell you again." King Qi was very happy and immediately agreed to his request.

Hou Sheng swaggered to the post house, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom rested here, heard that this was in charge of the rescue of the Yan Kingdom, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom did not dare to be rude, and hurriedly invited him in, and sat humbly in front of him, bowing his head. Hou Sheng grinned, and said, "I have already heard about the matter of Yan Kingdom. The ministers all persuaded Shangjun to send troops to assist the Zhao State in destroying the Zhao State....", seeing that the face of the envoy in front of him changed greatly, Hou Sheng continued: "But I don't think so. ”

"I can propose to Shang Jun that he send troops to help Yan Guo."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you know, I'm incorruptible, and even the king's money is used for official business, which makes my granary empty, and even rats don't want to come in... I'm wearing such simple clothes, I can't change them...", Hou Sheng said with a smile, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom widened his eyes, asking for a bribe so openly, such a person, he really saw it for the first time.

The other ministers just wanted to bribe, but they also repeatedly resigned to the gifts they sent, and finally reluctantly accepted them...

However, this was a good thing for the Yan Kingdom, and after the Yan State envoy took out all the gifts that were prepared for the King of Qi, and made a promise not to let the incorruptible Hou Sheng's granary remain empty, Hou Sheng left contentedly.

Qi accused Zhao of violating the covenant, and went all out to recruit soldiers to protect Yan.

ps: Brothers, I'm really sorry, my mother is not in good health, and she fainted at the post again today, and she just took it home... Alas, this retirement time is also late enough, my mother is fifty years old, and she can't retire yet.. I'll go to the hospital later, and I'll update the second chapter when I'm done.