Xiaofeng and Ding Hu left Zhongshan country, looking north, when it has entered winter November, the northern land, the sky is cold, the road is icy and difficult to walk, Xiaofeng enters the realm of Yan country, to Yicheng, blocked by heavy snow, then stay in Yicheng, and then go to Jicheng when the snow melts.

Besides, after King Yan Zhao was officially proclaimed king, the princes came to congratulate. King Zhao also used Guo Kui's strategy to build a golden platform in Yishui, set up a pavilion on it, and hired the world's wise men with gold gifts.

After the Golden Terrace was built, it spread all over the world not long after. But the people of the world are still waiting and seeing. For more than a year, most of the people who have no real talent and real learning come to get the reward of King Yan's golden platform, but they have no real ability. King Zhao shook his head, and had to order people to retire these people who sold their fame and reputation, and a year has passed, and he has not found a real person.

King Zhao asked Guo Kui: "The people of the world, don't you hear that the widow is thirsty for wisdom?" A year has passed, how few people come to Yan Kingdom? The few people heard that the number of soldiers under Meng Weijun of Qi State reached 3,000. ”

Guo Kui said: "The king, wait a minute. The real people in the world can be met but not sought, and can only be treated. In the opinion of the old minister, although there are 3,000 people under Meng Weijun, I am afraid that there are very few real people. What the king asks for is a peerless countryman, and he is not a diner under Meng Weijun. ”

King Zhao waited, and after a month, Zhu Shen returned to Yan with his family, and King Zhao ordered Zhu Shen to bring his wife into the palace to meet him.

Zhu Shen took Zhu Hai and his wife Hou to see King Zhao, Zhu Shen led Hou and Zhu Hai to kneel in front of the palace, Hou and Zhu Hai did not dare to look up, and King Zhao ordered to be exempted from the ceremony and given a seat.

When King Zhao saw Zhu Hai, he had a tiger head and a tiger brain, and he couldn't help laughing, and said to Zhu Shen: "This so-called tiger father has no dogs." Then he asked Zhu Hai: "Qing is so majestic, and he wants to be a general?" ”

Zhu Hai replied to King Zhao: "The minister has the courage and no strategy, and he can't be a general, but he is willing to be a warrior left and right by the king!" ”

King Zhao laughed, everyone laughed, but Zhu Hai was not afraid at all, King Zhao Zhu Hai was honest and lovely, and he was very happy in his heart, so he let Zhu Hai learn the six arts and riding and archery skills with his son in the court. Generously gave Zhu Shen a house in Jicheng for Zhu Shen's wife to live in.

Zhu Shen was grateful to King Zhao and served more diligently. King Zhao asked Zhu Shen: "Zhu Haojie went south this time, did he ever find out the news of my brother Xiaofeng?" ”

Zhu Shen said: "Xiaofeng since the Gongbu sword, then in the rivers and lakes on the number of Fengxingzi, this minister went south to Wei, heard the words of the people on the rivers and lakes, Fengxingzi Gongbu sword reappeared in the rivers and lakes, walking the Central Plains countries, but I don't know where it is. ”

King Zhao asked again: "Based on what Zhu Haojie has seen, since Xiaofeng has traveled around the Central Plains, can he come to the country of widows?" ”

Zhu Shen said: "Xiaofeng acts neatly and his whereabouts are uncertain. The king summoned him several times, but he could not meet him. But Yichen guessed that Xiaofeng was a man of faith, and since he traveled around the world, he would definitely come to the kingdom of the king. ”

King Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this: "If Xiaofeng comes, the widow will definitely invite him to the golden platform." ”

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu stayed in Yicheng for more than ten days, and the snow melted away and the weather was sunny before they stepped on the road.

In the northern land, in the middle of winter, even if the weather is sunny, it is unusually cold. Xiaofeng and Ding Hu are both from Hanzhong in Chu State, and they have never been to the north, this cold climate, the two of them still can't adapt to it at first, but fortunately, when they were in Yicheng, they prepared back clothes to resist the cold.

After walking for several days, the wind was cold on the water, and both hands were frozen and cracked, and their faces were molted.

Xiaofeng asked the local people and learned that this was Yishui, so Xiaofeng said to Ding Hu: "I have heard that Jicheng, the capital of Yan Kingdom, is next to Yishui. ”

Ding Hu said: "Yan Kingdom is located in the north, all the way to the wind and frost, just like Ding is a little unbearable, this time I see King Yan, I will definitely let him have good wine and meat to entertain me." ”

Xiaofeng said: "King Yan, the king of a country, how can he be stingy with wine and meat inns?" It's just that this time is different from the previous one.,The former King Yan was hostage in South Korea.,Send people under the fence.,This time has returned to the country to become a king.,Although I have a feeling of righteousness with Jinlan.,But the gift of the monarch and the minister can not be abolished.。 When I go to see you, be careful. ”

Ding Hu led the promise, Xiaofeng stood next to Yishui, looked at the land after the snow, like a silver snake flying, and couldn't help sighing: "King Yan has this land of rivers and mountains, which is more majestic than the princes of the Central Plains. ”

In 380 BC, Qin and Wei attacked Korea, and Korea asked Qi for help, and Qi ostensibly promised to save Han, but in fact secretly gathered troops and launched a surprise attack on Yan, capturing Sanqiu (southeast of present-day Xushui County) in one fell swoop.

Yan asked the Sanjin for help, and the three kingdoms immediately sent troops to attack Qi and went to Sanqiu.

The State of Qi attacked the State of Yan, and the Three Jin Dynasty attacked Qi again in order to save Yan until they occupied Lingqiu.

Yan and Qi fought in Lin Ying (some say Lin Gu), and Yan won and lost.

In 355 BC, the State of Qi invaded the land of Yan State, and the State of Yan counterattacked and defeated the State of Qi.

The following year, Empress Wen Gong and Zhao held an alliance in Adi. The six kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi, and Chu joined forces to resist Qin. Su Qin served as the chief of the longitudinal covenant and wore the seal of the six countries.

After the death of Duke Yanwen, the crown prince succeeded to the throne, this is King Yanyi. As soon as King Yi ascended the throne, King Xuan of Qi took the opportunity to give Wenban a funeral to attack Yan and captured ten cities; Su Qin went to the State of Qi to lobby and persuaded the King of Qi to return the ten cities to the Kingdom of Yan.

In 323 BC, Yan participated in the "Five Kingdoms Ministers" activity initiated by Gongsun Yan of Han, Wei, Zhao, Yan and Zhongshan, and Yan became king in this year. In this year, Su Qin committed adultery with the wife of Duke Wen of Yanhou, fearing that he would be killed, so he persuaded King Yi to send him to envoy Qi to engage in a rebellion to disrupt Qi.

King Yan Yi died, and Zi Hao succeeded to the throne. The people of Qi assassinated Su Qin, and King Xuan of Qi appointed Su Qin's younger brother Su Dai.

, Yan Wang Xu "Chan conced" the throne of King Yan to the son of Xiangguo, and took back all the seals of high-ranking officials above 300 stones, and handed them over to the appointment of Zizhi, and all government affairs of Yan State were ruled by Zizhi.

Taiziping and the general city were attacked by the army and failed, and the city was killed in the chaos. King Xuan of Qi took the opportunity to attack Yan, and the general Kuang Zhang led the army to break through the Yan State within 50 days of sending troops, and the king of Yan and Zizhi were killed. At the same time, Zhongshan also took the opportunity to send troops to capture part of the territory of Yan. Under the pressure of Zhao, Han, Qin, Chu and other countries, Qi had to withdraw its troops, and Zhao supported the princely position of Han as a hostage, and escorted to Yan with soldiers.

The two asked the natives and asked the direction of Yandu, and the natives told them that they could see Jicheng if they walked another seventy or eighty miles to the northeast. It was already afternoon, eighty miles away, and I am afraid it would take two or three hours until it was dark for a long time. Xiaofeng saw that Jicheng was about to arrive, so he didn't rest, and galloped to Jicheng with Ding Hu.

The two of them did not stop all the way, and hurried overnight, only at night, when it was already dark for more than an hour, they arrived at the outskirts of Jicheng, and saw the lights in the city from afar.

Ding Hu said to Xiaofeng: "Although I have arrived in Jicheng, I am afraid that the city gate has been closed, and I can't enter the city, so what?" ”

Xiaofeng said: "Let's go and take a look before, I really can't enter, and then borrow the famous house for one night, and then enter the city tomorrow morning." ”

The two of them slowed down their pace and rode slowly towards Jicheng.

The morning before yesterday, when he was walking in the back garden, he saw two birds flying and chirping around King Zhao, and he came up to drive him away, and King Zhao smiled and said: "Let him go, don't drive him." The two birds were not afraid of King Zhao, and flew around King Zhao for a long time, chirping more than ten times before leaving.

King Zhao asked Guo Kui about this matter and said: "In the morning, two birds flew and chirped around the widow, and they went for a long time. What are the signs? ”

Guo Kui said: "There is a bird chirping in the morning, which indicates that there are guests in the distance." ”

King Zhao said happily: "Could it be that there is a wise man coming? ”

Guo Kui said: "I can't say for sure, but the king can make people prepare, if there is really a wise man coming, it is convenient to greet him, so as not to be rude." ”

King Zhao said: "Good! So people were at the gates of the city on all sides of Jicheng, preparing to receive guests, wine, food, clothes, and things to keep out the cold.

This night, King Zhao sat in a dream again, dreaming that he was visiting on the golden platform, and suddenly saw two people riding horses on Yishui, and one of them waved to King Zhao on a horse. King Zhao was surprised and was about to get up and go forward to greet him, but was blocked by the high platform. In the middle of the plan, suddenly three dragons appeared on the platform, stopped beside King Zhao, King Zhao was overjoyed, and then stepped on the back of a dragon in the middle, the dragon flew up from the high platform, and carried King Zhao to the top of Yishui, and the two dragons followed the guards on the left and right.

King Zhao saw that he was approaching the man on the horse, but the man on the horse suddenly turned around and left. The dragon under the seat let out a long roar, and then carried the sky and went away, King Zhao woke up, it turned out to be a dream, and he was puzzled, so he got up in his clothes, came to the front hall, and asked the palace to serve at this time, and the servant replied to Daoyin at three o'clock.

King Zhao asked Guo Kui in this dream, and Guo Kui said: "Rong Laochen is looking for someone who is good at interpreting dreams." After a short time, he searched for a good dream interpreter in Jicheng and led him into the palace, and King Zhao told him what he saw in the dream, and the dream interpreter pondered for a long time before he said to King Zhao: "This dream is a call of great joy, indicating that the king will be assisted by a virtuous person." ”

King Zhao was overjoyed, so he asked, "The widow would like to hear about it!" ”

The dreamer said: "The king dreamed of a person who came on horseback, indicating that the king is the old man of the king, and will help the king, and the king wants to go to meet him, and three dragons suddenly appear on the stage, indicating that this is all the country's warriors, and the king will fly to the sky, indicating that the king will be assisted to achieve the king's industry." It's just that the man on the horse suddenly turned around and left, which is an omen for the old man of the king, and when he helped the king succeed, he retreated incognito. ”

When King Zhao heard this, he was very pleased, so he rewarded the dreamer, and said to Guo Kui: "The widow is the king of a country, what is the old man now?" "I was puzzled.

Guo Kui said: "Although the king can't think of it at this time, the dream interpreter said that it must be fulfilled." The king can make people wait for him in Jicheng day and night. ”

King Zhao promised to send people to greet those who came around the city gate, and once someone came to see King Yan, he would immediately report it.