Zhang Yi saw Xiaofeng doing things for the King of Chu, and thought that Xiaofeng was just a person in the rivers and lakes, so he was quite surprised to participate in the affairs of Chu this time. But the king of Chu sent people to bribe the Qin army, which was not a bad thing.

Zhang Yi went to see Du Weimo first and secretly reported the matter, Du Weimo was unhappy because he was not promoted to the official, and when he heard that the Chu people sent gold and silver, he wanted to accept it.

Zhang Yi saw that Du Weimo was willing to be bribed by the king of Chu, and said to Du Weimo: "The Chu people are protecting Hanzhong, and bribing us first, this is just a matter of us waiting to move in front of the king." But the matter should be kept secret, and the sergeant should not be made aware of it, otherwise the sergeant will be unjust, and the king will be blamed if he knows it. ”

Du Weimo said: "If the envoy of the king of Chu comes to bribe, he will not dare to accept it." But Liangzhou Haojie is a figure in the rivers and lakes, and they come to send bribes, so it doesn't hurt for us to accept them. Even if the king knew, nothing would happen. Zhang Keqing and rest assured, this matter will naturally be kept secret. ”

Zhang Yi said: "In that case, let's go to General Sima to discuss." ”

So the two of them pretended to discuss military affairs with Sima Cuo, and when they came to Sima Cuo's big tent and screened the sergeant, Zhang Yi informed Sima Cuo of this matter in detail.

After hearing this, Sima Cao did not object, but said: "If we accept a bribe from the king of Chu, we are bound to speak for the king of Chu before the king." This should be suspected of deceiving the king, and I am afraid that the king will find out in the future, and we will be guilty of deceiving the king. ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "What a roundabout general! Qin has merged with Bashu, the land of Hanzhong of Chu State, has been surrounded by Qin on three sides, and it is the meat that Qin wants to eat sooner or later, but now it is only temporarily placed there. Speaking in front of the king for Chu Jun is just a favor, why not? And the Chu people sent bribes, and I can't wait for them, the Chu people must have doubts, but they are not beautiful. If I accept it, I pretend to speak well in front of the king, and after a few years, the situation has changed, and then I want to go to Hanzhong, what can the king of Chu do at that time? This time the king of Chu has a golden silk for nothing, don't be in vain! ”

Sima Cuo was very happy when he heard this, so he said: "I'll wait for it, I'm afraid that the sergeant will not accept it, so what?" ”

Zhang Yi whispered to Sima Mistake: "The King of Chu has done a thorough job this time, and he has come to transport it with people from the rivers and lakes, and no one in the army knows about it except for the three of them. The general only said that it was a purchase of military equipment, sealed and transported in the army, as long as the three of us do not say anything, who can know? ”

Sima was overjoyed when he heard this, so he said, "If this is the case, you can accept it." I know that this time I received Bashu, Zhang Keqing and General Duwei received far less rewards than me, and I didn't want to go. This time, the bribes of the king of Chu were all given to Zhang Keqing and General Duwei. ”

Zhang Yi said: "This is not suitable, the general is the commander of the three armies, if he doesn't accept it, how dare General Yi and Du Wei accept it?" ”

Du Wei Mo also said: "Since Lord Sima knows about this, he deserves it. ”

Sima Cuo had no choice but to push the boat down the river, so he discussed with the two of them and divided the bribe given by the king of Chu into three parts, Zhang Yi and Du Weimo each received four-tenths, and Sima Co received two-tenths.

The three of them discussed it, and the next day Zhang Yi sent someone to inform Xiaofeng, only to tell him that the army needed a batch of military funds, which could be bought from the merchants of the Chu State yesterday, and went to invite him to come to the military camp to discuss.

Xiaofeng, Qin Ying and others lied to the merchants yesterday and went to the Qin army camp to see Zhang Yi, and the sergeant did not suspect it.

Zhang Yi's sergeant came to inform Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng learned that he was very happy, so he and Qin Ying went to the Qin army camp again, and saw Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi said: "The goods of the two merchants are exactly what our army lacks, and Xiaofeng Shaoxia is still Zhang's benefactor, so I bought it today." ”

So he wrote down a pair of credentials, wrapped them in a brocade bag, handed them to Xiao Feng, and said to Xiao Feng secretly: "General Sima has agreed to this matter, and this time I will return to the court, and the three of us will definitely speak well in front of King Qin to promote the joy of Qin and Chu." In order to avoid suspicion, General Sima should not see Xiaofeng, so I can handle this matter. This certificate is written by me and has a letter to the king of Chu. ”

Xiaofeng thanked him, accepted the bag, and said, "Since this is the case, the goods can be sent below." ”

He also attached his ear and said to Zhang Yi: "The gold silk sent by the king of Chu is 200 catties of gold, 500 catties of silver, and more than 300 catties of brocade, all of which are sealed, and sent to General Sima, Mr. and General Duwei, transported to the army, and properly hidden. Thank you, Mr. for your kind words before King Qin. ”

So he took his leave, returned to his residence, and Ding Hu, Qin Ying, Mo Fei and other three people loaded the goods on the carriage and transported them to the Qin army camp.

Xiaofeng had already handed over the bribe to Zhang Yi, returned to the guest house, and sighed to Ding Hu, Qin Ying, and Mofei: "Although the Chu State is big, it is afraid of strong Qin. So much so that giving people bribes is a shame for the Chu people! This time can only keep Hanzhong for a while, if the Qin people do not keep their promises, the state of Chu will still be violated by it. "I sighed and hated.

Mo Fei persuaded: "Xiaofeng doesn't have to be so resentful, completing the mission today is a great achievement." As for what will happen next, I will leave him alone for now. ”

Qin Ying also said: "The king of Chu is still afraid of strong Qin, what can we do?" Xiao Feng's dedication to the King of Chu this time was also a last resort, and he was not ashamed. ”

Only Ding Hu was very angry and said hatefully: "The Qin people have been bribed by the Chu State, if they dare to betray their promises and deceive me, I will give up my life and take Zhang Yi's head!" ”

Xiaofeng said: "Zhang Yi's words can still be believed. However, it is beyond our ability to seek national affairs. Now that the mission has been completed, he can repay the king of Chu. ”

So he returned to Nanzheng with the three of them, the boatman was still waiting by the river, and Xiaofeng and his party still took the boatman's sailboat and came from Nanzheng to Chu State.

When I came back, it was down the river, it was much faster, it was really the sound of apes on both sides of the strait, the light boat had passed the ten thousand mountains, and it was up to Shangyong in two days, Xiaofeng landed on the shore, and found Zhang Guang who purchased wood for the shipbuilding of Chu State, Zhang Guang was also a hero of Liangzhou, and was a subordinate of Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng instructed to buy the timber cut by the bandits, and Zhang Guang received the order.

Traveling to Yunxian again, Ding Hu, Qin Ying, and Mo Fei said goodbye to Xiaofeng, and Xiaofeng thanked the three of them, and each person was rewarded with ten taels of gold, and none of them received it. said to Xiaofeng: "Brother Fool and others have very rich property, how can they covet gold and silver for the country this time?" ”

Xiao Feng said: "The foolish brother must say in front of the King of Chu that the three virtuous brothers will help each other." So he said goodbye to the three of them, and came to the starry night.

Xiaofeng set off from Yingdu, and it took more than ten days to arrive in Nanzheng, stay for more than ten days, and then return to Yingdu when he returned to his life, which took almost a month. When the king of Chu heard that Xiaofeng had completed his mission, he was overjoyed, so he summoned Xiaofeng into the palace to meet, and Xiaofeng sealed the credentials written by Zhang Yi and the Zhanlu sword given by the king of Chu to the king of Chu with both hands, and said: "The golden silk has been delivered to the generals of the Qin army, and now the king's order is completed, and I am here to restore my life." ”

The king of Chu was overjoyed, so he ordered the peak seat of laughter, took the bag given by Zhang Yi, opened it and looked at it, which contained the credentials and Zhang Yi's letter to the king of Chu, saying that this time he must be in front of the king of Qin for the king of Chu, so that the king of Qin should not attack Hanzhong. The king of Chu was overjoyed, so he accepted the Zhan Lu sword and declared: "Xu Haojie has made a contribution to Chu this time to communicate with the Qin army and protect Hanzhong. Is Xu Haojie willing to be an official? I can mention it to the widow now! ”

Xiaofeng got up again and saluted and said: "Back to the king, I have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and I don't know much about the temple. Thanks to the king's love, but I am afraid that I will not be able to be an official. Please also ask the king to return to the rivers and lakes, if you want to use it in the next time, an order, in the next will come to serve without giving up. ”

When Sanlu doctor Qu Yuan was present, he saw Xiaofeng politely refusing the king of Chu, so he said to Xiaofeng: "The king wants to increase the official Xu Haojie, why is Xu Haojie unwilling to accept it?" If you talk about loyalty to the country, how can it be compared to being in a temple in the rivers and lakes? May Xu Haojie accept it! Don't brush the king's good intentions! ”

Seeing this, Xiao Feng played the king of Chu and said: "Walking in the rivers and lakes, it is difficult to be restrained, I am afraid that I will go to the court again, and there will be many inappropriate things in my actions, which will disappoint the king." ”

Qu Yuan is a smart person, and when he saw Xiao Feng talking like this, he knew in his heart that Xiao Feng's reluctance to be an official was because he was afraid of being excluded by the ministers of the Chu State. Because the last time the King of Chu held a banquet to entertain Xiao Feng, it had already caused dissatisfaction and jealousy from Yin Zilan, Shangguan Doctor and others, and Xiao Feng was of course aware of it, which was also one of the reasons.

The king of Chu asked the ministers, can they keep Xiaofeng as an official? Ordered Yin Zilan and Shangguan Doctor, Le Shang and others not to speak, the king of Chu asked Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan knew the meaning of Xiaofeng, so he played the king of Chu and said: "Since Xu Haojie is used to talking in the rivers and lakes, free and uninhibited, I am afraid that he is not a minister of the temple, and I hope the king will follow his wishes." ”

So the king of Chu said: "Since Xu Haojie insists on this, it is inconvenient for the widow to be reluctant. However, this great achievement should also be rewarded. ”

So he ordered to give Xiaofeng ten catties of gold and one hundred catties of silver, and issued a seal to Xiaofeng, with which Xiaofeng could act freely and arbitrarily in the Chu State without being interrogated by officials.

Xiaofeng had no choice but to accept the gold, silver and seal letter given by the king of Chu, and then saluted and thanked him. He said to the king of Chu that this was done, thanks to the help of the three heroes of Yun County. The king of Chu said: "There are such chivalrous people in the country of widows, and it is the blessing of the country of Chu." So he also ordered to reward Ding Hu, Mo Fei, Qin Ying and the other three.

The king of Chu set up a banquet to entertain Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng stayed in Yingdu for three days, talked with Qu Yuan a lot, and the two had a good relationship. Three days later, Xiaofeng thanked the king of Chu, brought gold, silver and seals, and returned to Shangyong by boat.

When Xiaofeng returned to Shangyong, he summoned his subordinates again to discuss the matter of contacting and interacting with the Kanto Haojie Ranger.

There are hundreds of heroes in Liangzhou, from all walks of life, three religions and nine streams, among which there are also those who walk in the Central Plains and Kanto. There are more than ten people in it, all of whom often walk to and from the Central Plains, and even Youyan and other places, seeing that Xiaofeng has this intention, they have come up with ideas for Xiaofeng, expressing their willingness to run and serve, Xiaofeng is very happy, so he gave these people gold and silver plates to wind the road, let them go to the Central Plains, Kanto, Youyan and other places to inquire about the news in the name of selling, and make friends with heroes, not to mention.

Sima Cuo, Zhang Yi, Du Weimo and others led the Qin army to return to the dynasty, and the king of Qin was overjoyed, personally went out of Xianyang Palace to greet him, comforted him, and bought wine for the Qin army in Xianyang Palace to celebrate his achievements.

Drunk, King Qin asked the three of them: "Since Bashu has been collected for the widow, Chu Kehu?" ”

Zhang Yi said: "The country of Chu is vast, don't rush it, you need to plan it slowly." ”

King Qin didn't say anything, and after a while, he asked again: "Although Chu can't be in a hurry for a while, Hanzhong can be in a hurry?" ”

Sima Cuo then played: "The king has just received Bashu, the foothold is not yet stable, Hanzhong is dangerous, and there are 100,000 Chu troops to guard it. ”

Zhang Yi also said: "Hanzhong is the king's bag sooner or later, why rush for a while? ”

So the king of Qin Dayue did not mention the invasion and capture of Hanzhong.

The more than 1,000 catties of gold silk given by the king of Chu were transported to Xianyang City by Zhang Yi, and the three of them secretly divided it in private. The Qin army didn't know, and neither did the king of Qin.