Chen Zhen recommended to the King of Chu: "This time to make friends with the Qin State, you need to be made by heroes. If the king is used to get close to the powerful, it will inevitably be taboo for the Qin army, and it will not work out, but it will not be beautiful. The minister traveled all over the world, a few years ago he had made friends in the Qin State, surnamed Xu, named Xiaofeng, who was more than 20 years old, Liangzhou Shangyong people, walked the rivers and lakes since childhood, and learned a good martial arts. Although he was born in Shangyong and is a Chu person, he has been active all year round in the land of Shangyu, Xianyang, Guanzhong and other places, and has practiced Qin customs, which is almost the same as that of Qin people. If the king uses a messenger, this person is suitable. ”

Huai Wang said: "What Mr. said about this Xu Xiaofeng, but he is only in his twenties, and he is young, can he be used?" ”

Chen Zhen said: "Ambition is not in the old age! Although this person is young, he is decisive, sophisticated, and heroic, and will inevitably live up to his mission. ”

King Huai was very pleased, so he asked Chen Zhen: "The person recommended by Mr. must be true." But I wonder where he is now? ”

Chen Zhen said: "Xu Xiaofeng is in the rivers and lakes, and his whereabouts are uncertain. The minister knew that he often traveled between Bashan and Hanshui, and was very familiar with the terrain of the Hanzhong generation. There are also hundreds of followers under his command, distributed all over Qintou and Chuwei. Those who walk the rivers and lakes in the Hanshui area know its name. If the king can listen to the words of his ministers, he can prepare gold and silk on the one hand, and send people to inquire between the Han and the water in Bashan, and within a few days, he will definitely find him. ”

With the great joy of the king, he used Chen Zhen's strategy. He ordered to prepare 200 catties of gold, ten pairs of white walls, and a number of pearls and jade gold silks, as a bribe for the Qin army. He also asked people to go to Bashan and Hanshui to find Xu Xiaofeng.

Within three days, the people sent by King Huai found out the news of Xu Xiaofeng in Yundi, Xu Xiaofeng was in Yundi at this time, and heard that the envoy of the King of Chu had been invited, so he went to see him.

The envoy of the king of Chu informed the king of Chu that he was invited, and Xu Xiaofeng sighed after hearing this: "This must be recommended by Chen Zi." I am a person from the rivers and lakes, and I do not participate in the affairs of the temple, but the state of Chu is the state of my parents, and when there is an emergency, I should not hesitate. ”

So he said to the envoy of King Huai: "I was originally a Chu person, and now that the king of Chu has a life, I should serve the country." So he followed the messenger, rode a fast horse, and galloped from Yunxian to Yingdu.

This Xu Xiaofeng, whose real name is Yue and whose name is Xiaofeng, is a mediocre person, and he is a hero of the world. Shangyong was under the jurisdiction of Hanzhong County of Chu State at that time, so Xu Xiaofeng was a Chu person.

He is more than seven feet tall, beautiful and deep-hearted, and is a fierce and swift person. His parents were engaged in business, and since he was a child, he walked with his parents between Bashan and Hanshui, and at the age of thirteen, he was able to engage in business alone. At the age of fifteen, he apprenticed to learn art, practiced martial arts, and made friends with Liangzhou heroes, and at the age of eighteen, he was already barbaric in the area of Bashan and Hanshui, and everyone in the rivers and lakes knew his name.

Xiaofeng also made friends with the world's corporals, perennial activities between Qin and Chu, walked the rivers and lakes for ten years, and had many followers, up to more than 300 people, all of whom respected Xiaofeng as the leader.

Xiaofeng was twenty-seven years old at the time and has become a leader of the heroes of Liangzhou. At that time, Zhang Yi, Su Qin and other generations of the world's longitudinal and horizontal families also had friends with Xiaofeng.

Xiaofeng is in the rivers and lakes, and does not participate in the world's temple affairs, Chen Zhen, a family of Zongheng, met Xiaofeng, marveled at his person, and repeatedly persuaded Xiaofeng to join the princes, serving the princes to win wealth, Xiaofeng politely declined.

However, this time, Chen Zhen tried his best to recommend Xiaofeng in front of the King of Chu, why did Xiaofeng agree?

It turns out that Xiaofeng is loyal and filial, although he is in the rivers and lakes, he does all the things that are chivalrous and righteous, punishing evil and promoting good, and he is quite famous. But this time the Qin State took Bashu, which will endanger Hanzhong, if Hanzhong is captured by the Qin State, his hometown Sangzi Shangyong will inevitably be plundered by the Qin State.

Xiaofeng has been active in Qin State all the year round, and he knows the ambition of the wolf son of Qin State, and he has long been angry in his heart. The Qin State invaded the princes everywhere and encroached on the world, Xiaofeng was angry for a long time, and conspired with Liangzhou Haojie to assassinate the King of Qin, but he gave up because he couldn't do it.

This time, the king of Chu invited him, and Xiaofeng also agreed to serve for the sake of loyalty and righteousness to the country.

But a day and a half, Xiaofeng followed the envoy to Yingdu, the capital of Chu, the envoy reported to the king of Chu, the king of Chu was overjoyed, and then Xu Xiaofeng, the hero of Xuanliang Prefecture, entered the palace to meet.

Xiaofeng Angrang entered the hall, looking at the guards on both sides as if there was nothing, the ministers of Chu State in the hall, never saw such people from the rivers and lakes enter the temple, when they all looked at Xu Xiaofeng, they saw that his height was only more than seven feet, cloth and linen shoes, and his dress was very ordinary, but his eyes were like torches, and he was not angry and arrogant.

The ministers looked at it and were secretly surprised in their hearts. Xiaofeng had already walked to the palace, bowed to the king of Chu and saluted: "The king has a cloth under Xu Xiaofeng, see the king!" ”

King Huai looked at Xiaofeng and went to the palace, and saw that the appearance of the characters was not outstanding, and he was disappointed. But seeing that Xiaofeng was calm and calm, his demeanor was calm and unhurried, and he really had the style of a heroic man outside the court, he said happily: "The person recommended by Chen Zi is really different." ”

Seeing Xiaofeng's visit, he said: "Don't be polite, look at the seat." ”

Zilan saw Xiaofeng on the side and saw that the King of Chu just didn't bow for a long time, and she was angry in her heart, so she shouted: "Why don't you worship when you see me?" ”

Xiaofeng's expression remained unchanged, and he replied: "I am a person in the rivers and lakes, and I don't know the number of temple rituals!" ”

He also arched his hand to King Huai and said: "The king is the master of the temple, and below is the reckless man of the rivers and lakes." Although the king is noble, he must not be difficult with the people of the rivers and lakes. In the next is only the people of the king, not the ministers of the king's temple! Therefore, please forgive me for not worshipping the king! ”

When King Huai heard this, he said: "Liangzhou Haojie is a person in the rivers and lakes, and he has come to see a widow now, so he doesn't want to pay homage to the temple." ”

So he gave the Laughing Peak.

Xiaofeng thanked and sat down, and King Huai asked, "Dare to ask Xu Haojie how young he is today?" ”

Xiaofeng replied: "At the age of thirty-nine, I have spent twenty-seven years in the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

King Huai praised: "Sure enough, the hero is from a teenager!" There are no younger people than Xu Haojie! ”

Chen Zhen was present, and when he heard this, he said: "It's just that there is no one younger than Xiaofeng, all the princes here are all Xiaofeng's uncles." At the age of thirty-nine, Xiaofeng crisscrossed the Bashan and Han rivers, and the leader of Liangzhou Haojie, which really made us feel ashamed! ”

Xiaofeng thanked Chen Zhen and said: "Chen Zi's words, the son really doesn't dare to be. The son of the child walked the rivers and lakes, protected the territory and the people, and had no intention of living in the temple. But this time, the king called each other, in the lower body of the Chu people, when drinking water and thinking of the source, loyal to the country, the country needs, it is in the autumn of the next life. ”

King Huai said: "Xu Haojie's words are very good! This time Qin's taking of Bashu was a foregone conclusion, and the widow was afraid that he would commit my Hanzhong again, so in Chen Zi's words, he sent an envoy to make friends with the generals of the Qin army, paralyze the king of Qin, and protect the Hanzhong of Chu. Chen Zi recommended Xu Haojie to the widow as an envoy, presumably Xu Haojie must be sure. ”

Xiao Feng played: "The two kingdoms of Ba and Shu are located in the west of Chu and south of Qin, which is beneficial to Qin and not to Chu. It is wise for the king not to send troops to compete with Qin for profit. However, after the Qin State annexed Bashu, it was bound to threaten Hanzhong. He is familiar with the geography of Hanzhong and knows the situation in Hanzhong. The terrain of Hanzhong is dangerous, there are many lofty mountains and mountains, such as Shangyong, Xicheng and other places, the land is vast and sparsely populated, which is very important for the Qin State, the terrain of Hanzhong is critical, but if you want to seize it, it will cost a lot of military strength. Now the Qin army has taken Bashu, and it is tired from afar, and since Bashu is pacified, the Qin army will want to return and have no heart to fight. The king sent an envoy to bribe the generals of the Qin army, which was a feasible plan. Although the Qin army was strong, it was difficult for the Qin king to use it to take Hanzhong. I thought that the king's move would be successful. ”

King Huai was very happy when he heard this, and asked Xiaofeng again: "There are thousands of ministers in the Chu State, and the widows don't use the Qing, do you know the reason?" ”

Xiao Feng replied: "I know that the law of the Qin State is very strict, and if the king sends an envoy from the country, the generals of the Qin army will definitely not dare to accept it." If you accept it, you will be charged with communicating with foreign countries, and you should be the three tribes. Therefore, the king cannot use the envoys of the state of Chu. And in the lower part are the people in the rivers and lakes, and the people in the rivers and lakes do not care about the border between Qin and Chu, they are Chu people in the lower body, and they are accustomed to Qin customs, and they use this identity to serve the king, and the generals of the Qin army will definitely dare to accept it. ”

Huai Wang was overjoyed, and wanted to seal Xiaofeng's official position, Chen Zhen said: "If the king is given Xiaofeng's official position, Xiaofeng is Chu Chen, and when the Qin people hear about it, they will be taboo again." ”

King Huai said: "The widow also thought of this, but if he didn't give Xu Haojie the position of an official, how could Xu Haojie complete his mission on this trip?" ”

Xiaofeng said: "I came here to serve the country loyally, and I have no intention of being an official." In the next thought, not only can the king not give him an official position, but he also needs to do it privately. ”

King Huai couldn't help but be surprised: "How does Xu Haojie act privately? ”

Xiaofeng said: "After a long time in the Qin State, I know that the Qin people are afraid of the law of the country and dare not rashly accept bribes from other countries. However, he is not afraid of the inferior people. The king only needs to prepare a bribe of gold silk and deliver it to the next. Hire a civilian ship below, pretend to be a business traveler, carry the gold silk on the ship, and go upriver to Hanzhong to wait for it. The Qin army squad must borrow the way from Hanzhong, and there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it, under the pretense of the army, to approach the generals of the Qin army, and tell the words of the king. In this way, the news will not leak, and the generals of the Qin army will be bribed by the king, and they will not know it. ”

King Huai was about to order the execution of what Xiao Feng said, and Yin Zilan said again: "Xu Haojie's private law, but the ship is carrying gold silk property, this is going to Hanzhong, the road is far away, if there is no Chu army to protect it, if it is intercepted by the thieves in the mountains, if the gold silk is broken, wouldn't it be a bad thing for the king?" ”

Xiao Feng arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, the king. Although the road to Hanzhong is rugged, there are also thieves between Bashan and Hanshui, but it is slightly famous in the Hanshui area, and the thieves in Liangzhou dare not rob the boats. Those thieves are just a rabble, usually hiding in the mountains, if they encounter below, they often smell the wind and leave, how dare they rob? If you use the official and military escorts, it is easy to cause thieves to watch and leak the news, which is not beautiful. ”

When King Huai heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "Xu Haojie really deserves his reputation!" And do it wisely. In this case, everything is arranged by Xu Haojie. As long as the king of Qin can be paralyzed and the Hanzhong is not in danger, why should the widow be stingy with the golden silk? It's just that the widow is inconvenient to give Xu Haojie an official position at this time, so he first gave 50 catties of gold and 100 catties of silver to show the widow's heart. ”

Xiaofeng thanked: "Thank you for your kindness and appreciation." It's just that there is no merit in the next place, and the gold and silver are temporarily kept in the treasury of the king's mansion, and it is not too late to receive it after returning to report to the king. ”

After hearing this, King Huai couldn't help but admire, and said to his ministers: "Good Xu Haojie! Don't be greedy for authority and wealth, although you are in the rivers and lakes, you are better than you and other temple ministers! The ministers were ashamed when they heard this.

At that moment, the king of Chu ordered people to pack up the gold silk and belongings, and they were all ready within one day.