Chapter 447: Thank you, General Zhou

In fact, Tian Heng can also be like in history, after raising the army, he directly supported Tian Rong's son Tian Guang as the king of Qi, and then as Tian Guang's uncle, he actually controlled the power of Qi State.

But there is no way, unlike in history, Tian Jiao, who was strongly supported by the Western Chu Army, sat firmly in the position of the king of Qi, and the Jibei Army, which was not eliminated by Tian Rong in advance, stood firmly on Tian Jiao's side, and Zhang Er, who actually held the power of Zhao at that time, because Tian Jiao had led the army to rescue Zhao State, and Tian Jiao had a very close relationship, and he could send troops to Tian Jiao to help at any time, and he knew very well that he could not fight so many warlords with heavy troops, Tian Heng had to hide his ambitions and obediently lived in seclusion in the Chengyang area, Naturally, there is no way to directly support his nephew Tian Guang as the king of Qi as in history.

The birth of the northern front corps of the Han army rekindled Tian Heng's hope, but to Tian Heng's surprise and disappointment, just as he was gearing up to take the opportunity to do a big job, although the secret envoy of the Han army took the initiative to find him, but only gave him the position of an empty general, and did not even mention the matter of the king of Qi.

After that, the Han army never took care of Tian Heng again, and Tian Heng also understood that the Han army had not considered his meaning at all, and gradually died of relying on the Han army to become the king of Qi. But once again to Tian Heng's surprise is that because of all kinds of mistakes, the Han army on the northern front missed the best opportunity to enter Qidi, giving the warlords of Qi time and opportunity to regroup, and the importance of Tian Heng, the younger brother of Tian Rong, the uncrowned king of Qi State, suddenly became prominent.

By the way, Tian Heng's scheming is not only that, if the Han army really canonizes his nephew Tian Guang as the king in order to make trouble in the rear of Tian Jiao, Tian Heng will definitely not be in a hurry to raise troops, and it will not be until the Han army takes practical action and forces Tian Jiao to send the main force to rescue Jibei, Tian Heng will take advantage of the empty opportunity in the rear of Tian Jiao to raise troops, and in turn use the Han army to ensure the success of his army.

Of course, Tian Di, who was sent by Tian Heng to Julu, did not know all the scheming of his brothers, Tian Di only knew that he not only brought a very important gift to the Han army this time, but also urgently needed the help of his clan brothers, so after living in the post house arranged by the Han army, Tian Di naturally did not have to worry about his own safety, and he was only happy to enjoy the generous hospitality provided by the Han officers, and he was also patiently waiting for the Han army to give a reply.

In addition to providing Tian Di with good food and wine and accommodation, he also specially arranged two handmaidens who were quite beautiful to serve Tian Di's diet and daily life, and at night they did not need Tian Di's instructions, and took the initiative to get into Tian Di's bed, and they could enjoy such a service in the cold winter wax moon, Tian Di was of course more satisfied and satisfied, and also in the intimate relationship with the two maids, he quickly told them his name.

That's not all, when I woke up early in the morning, the Han officer in charge of the reception took the initiative to send fifty gold, saying that it was for Tian Di's pocket flowers, and that Tian Di could walk around Julu City at will if he wanted to, without any polite restraint. Tian Di, who started the journey hard, didn't have much interest in playing, but it was not a way to be bored in the post house all the time, plus the two maids who served Tian Di comfortably made a fuss about letting Tian Di take them out, so after living in the post house for two days, Tian Di still led the two maids out of the house and wandered around in Julu City.

Of course, Tian Di also knew very well the reason why the two maids insisted on pulling him out, and after visiting the largest market in Julu City, without the two maids hinting and pleading, Tian Di took the initiative to lead them to the place where women's products were sold, and used the money given to him by the Han Army to buy a set of beautiful clothes for each of the two maids, and some rouge gouache, in exchange for the two maids' hearts, they were so happy that they directly sent fragrant kisses in the market, so that Tian Di could enjoy the blessings of all people.

"Two little beauties, satisfied, right? If you're satisfied, we should go back, it's too cold, I'll take you out another day. ”

When Tian Di was smiling and saying this, a man next to him suddenly came up and asked in an authentic Qi accent: "Sir, listening to your accent, it seems that you are from Qi Kingdom, right?" ”

"So what?" Tian Ji asked casually.

"Sure enough, it's a fellow." The man with the accent of Qi laughed when he heard it, and said busily: "Sir, the villain is also from Qi and is here to do business in Julu. Dare to ask Mr. Gao's surname, where does he live in Qi country? ”

Tian Di was still quite alert, of course he was unwilling to answer the question raised by this Qi man who had never known him, who would have thought that a maid next to him rushed to say: "This lord's noble name is Tian Di, is it the queen of your Qi royal family, or the clan brother of your Qi country's former Xiangguo Tian Rongtian Xiangguo!" ”

"After the royal family of our Qi country? Or Tian Xiangguo's brother? The Qidi man was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed down to Tian Di and said, "Tang Ji, a native of Dong'an, Qidi, has seen Tian Wangsun. ”

Quietly glaring at the talkative maid, Tian Zhiqiang smiled and said: "A strong man doesn't have to be polite, this is a foreign country, and there is no need to call him a king." ”

"A must, a must." Tang Ji, the Qi person, hurriedly replied, and said: "Tian Xiangguo was unfortunately killed by Chu thieves in order to protect our Qi people, and we Qi people mentioned it, which one didn't sigh and cry?" Oh, by the way, Tian Wangsun, I heard that Tian Xiangguo's sibling brother, General Tian Heng, protected his son and escaped from the clutches of the Chu thief, how are they now? ”

"How do I know that?" Tian Jian hurriedly shook his head and said, "I have never met General Tian Heng, how can I know his situation?" ”

"My lord, weren't you sent by General Tian Heng? How can you say that you have never met General Tayoko? The other maid next to him asked, winking innocently with her big cute eyes.

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At this moment, of course, Tian Ji had an urge to whip the two mouthy maids to death in public, but considering that wanting to cover up Mizhang would only expose himself more, Tian Ji could only hurriedly surrender his hand to Tang Ji and said: "Tang Zhuangshi, I have other things to do, so I will leave first." ”

After that, Tian Ji hurriedly pulled up the two mouthy maids and left, leaving the scene quickly, Tian Ji secretly turned back to look at the situation behind, but saw that Tang Ji was looking at him, Tian Ji's heart was even more bitter, so he could only hurry up and leave.

The matter is not over, angrily pulling the two maids back to the post house on the way, Tian Ji, who still has some anti-reconnaissance common sense, turned back several times to check the situation in the rear, and once really saw that Tang Ji's figure suddenly disappeared on the street corner, Tian Ji's heart was even more shocked, and he hurriedly ran back to the post house provided by the Han army for him, but when he looked back at the post house, Tian Ji's heart was suddenly shocked - the previous Tang Ji really quickly hid at the corner of the street.

Seeing this scene, of course Tian Ji didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately explained the situation to the Han army officer guarding the post house, and asked the Han army officer to immediately take down his fellow countryman for interrogation to see if he was Tian Jiao or Tian Da sent eyeliner. At the same time, after entering the post house, Tian Di, of course, had to scold the two maids, and drove them away from his side, and did not allow them to serve him again.

It's a pity that after a period of time, the Han army who went to arrest Tian Di's hometown came back to report, saying that they didn't find the man Tang Ji with a Qi accent, Tian Ji regretted and helplessly listened to it, so he could only say secretly: "It won't be so coincidental, I really met the fine work sent by Tian Feifu, besides, even if my identity is exposed, what does it matter?" There's no way that puffman knows what I'm here for, anyway. ”

Secretly comforting himself, after sleeping alone all night, in the afternoon of the next day, Uncle Zhou suddenly sent someone to call Tian Heng to his residence, handed Tian Jian a letter he wrote to Tian Heng and a seal letter to Tian Di, and said: "General Tian, what you mean is very clear to General Ben, but there is no way, the matter of sealing the king is too big, even if General Ben has the right to arbitrarily give him the opportunity of the Han King, he will not dare to be such a big lord without authorization." Therefore, this general can only promise to seal General Tian Heng as the general of our Han State, and also promise to give General Tian Heng the title of marquis after the matter is completed, as for who our Han King will be the king of Qi in the future, I can only ask the King of Han to make a personal decision, and this general can only help you say a few more good words at most. ”

"General Zhou, can't you think about it again?" Tian Di refused to give up on the temptation, and said: "It's not that our Tian Guang Gongzi is greedy for the throne, it's the situation of the Qi State, General Zhou, you also know that if there is no orthodox descendant of the King of Qi as the king, it will be difficult for the people of Qi to be convinced, and even if the elder brother starts up in a hurry, it will be difficult to call on the head of Qi to respond." ”

"No negotiation!" Uncle Zhou categorically refused and said: "This general is just a minister of the king of Han, and it is a big crime to cross the king of Han and seal the king without authorization, and the king of Han is as kind to this general as a mountain, and this general must not do this kind of disloyal and unrighteous thing!" ”

Seeing Uncle Zhou's resolute attitude, Tian Di had no choice but to hold Uncle Zhou's letter and retire honestly, and returned to the post house where he was temporarily staying in despair, preparing to return to Qidi the next day to return to Tian Heng. As a result, when I returned to the post house to read Uncle Zhou's letter to Tian Heng, I saw that Uncle Zhou first thanked Tian Heng in the letter, thanked Tian Heng for taking the initiative to provide the military information of Qi to the Han army, and persuaded Tian Heng to accept the canonization of the Han army.

"If you don't become a king, you want us to raise an army, dream! Now Tian Jiao and Tian Da have taken a breath, and the Western Chu army may send troops north at any time, without our help, see what you do! Next time you want to beg us, it's not so easy to talk to! ”

Extremely resentful, he muttered in his heart, and Tian Di, who was going to return to Qidi the next day, first carefully hid the letter written by Uncle Zhou to Tian Heng, and then unceremoniously drank the fine wine sent to him by the Han Army Post House, and because of the unhappiness in his heart, he soon got drunk and lay unconscious on the couch.

The night passed quickly, and in the early morning of the next day, Tian Di was first woken up by the servant who delivered the meal, and after breakfast, he started to pack his luggage, but at this time, Tian Di suddenly found that there seemed to be something wrong, and then after a careful calculation, Tian Di suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and then quickly touched his whole body, and hurriedly ripped open the luggage he had just packed, shook out more bits and pieces and rummaged carefully, and finally screamed like a pig, "Come on!" Come on! ”

Soon a servant came to Tian Di to give orders, and Tian Di was not polite, and immediately grabbed him and yelled: "Did anyone enter my room last night?" ”

"Nope." The servant asked suspiciously, "My lord, what's wrong?" ”

"My stuff is missing!" Tian Di roared wildly and roared: "Your handwritten letter to my brother from General Zhou is gone!" ”

Uncle Zhou's handwritten letter with a secret was lost in the post house, of course, this matter is no joke, so soon, the whole post house was boiling, and almost everyone hurried over to help Tian Di find the fateful letter, and then there was really a discovery - on the wall of the backyard of the post house, there were footprints and traces of climbing!

Of course, things are getting bigger and bigger, and soon, at the request of the anxious Tian Heng himself, he was soon brought back to Uncle Zhou, and after learning that the letter he wrote to Tian Heng was lost, Uncle Zhou was not only surprised, but of course he was furious, and scolded Tian Di: "What are you eating?" You can lose such an important letter for me? Do you know what the consequences will be if this letter falls into the hands of Tian Fake Pifu?! ”

Of course, Tian Di knew what the consequences were, and on the way here, Tian Di also vaguely guessed the reason why he lost the letter, and quickly told Uncle Zhou about the previous Tang Ji, and Uncle Zhou was even more furious when he heard it, and shouted: "Pifu, are you crazy or stupid?" How can you reveal your identity in front of outsiders you don't know? Especially if that person is still a businessman from all of you, aren't you afraid that he is a fine work sent by Tian Jiao or Tian Da? ”

"It's none of my business." Tian Jian hurriedly explained: "It was the two maids, they were quick to talk, and they told the villain's identity and origin to the puppet. ”

"Shut up!" Uncle Zhou roared: "Things have come to this point, and you still want to put the responsibility on us?" Blame the maids for being quick-mouthed, so why are you telling them about you? ”

Tian Di was completely speechless, and he had to regret that he was lustful and greedy, and in order to tell his situation to the two harmful goblins, in his chagrin, Tian Di couldn't help but give himself two slaps in the face.

Fortunately, Mr. Shusun next to him was a kind-hearted person, and stood up and said: "General Zhou, don't be anxious, the letter was lost last night, even if the letter was really stolen by the Qi thief, now at most it is only sent out of Julu City, and it is impossible to send it out of Zhao Di, we just need to immediately block the border and closely investigate the suspicious Qi people in Zhao Di, and there is hope to intercept that letter." ”

"Sealing the borders?" Uncle Zhou said angrily: "It's easy to say, do you know how much business tax we have to lose a day by blocking the border?" Also, Zhao Di is so big and the border line is so long, how can we seal them all? ”

Tian Di is not stupid, seeing that things have come to this point, he didn't dare to hesitate, and quickly bowed to Uncle Zhou, and said desperately: "General Zhou, blame the villain, blame the villain, everything is the villain's fault!" But the matter is urgent, if you really let Tian Fake Pifu get the letter first, and send the army to arrest the villain's brother first, the brother and they will be finished! So the villain begs you, temporarily block the border, buy a little time for the villain, and the villain will immediately send a letter to his brother and let him prepare! Please! Please! ”

Saying that, Tian Di still kowtowed desperately, touching his head properly, fortunately, Uncle Zhou is also a kind-hearted person, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Get up, have you lost the seal letter of the Han General that General Ben handed over to you?" ”

"No, here with the villain." Tian Jian hurriedly showed the seal letter that Uncle Zhou gave him yesterday, and said: "Tian fake's fine work only stole the letter, not the seal letter. ”

"That's not the same?" Uncle Zhou roared angrily, and casually wrote a warrant for Tian Di, threw it to Tian Di and shouted: "I will arrange a light car for you, and immediately return to Qidi with this seal, go and explain the situation to your brother, and let him make his own decision!" If he is willing to raise troops and receive the news, I will immediately send troops east to help him share the pressure, if he is unwilling, you will figure it out yourself! I'm here to seal the borders and try to buy you as much time as possible! ”

"Thank you, General Zhou, thank you, General Zhou, the villain will go back, the villain will go back." Tian Jian hurriedly thanked him again and again, picked up the warrant thrown by Uncle Zhou and said goodbye.

"Wait! One more thing! Uncle Zhou suddenly shouted again: "Remember, tell your brother Tian Heng clearly, just say that without the consent of our Han King, there is no idea to raise an army to support his nephew as the king of Qi first!" If our Han King does not agree, not only will we not recognize the Qi King you have established, we will not give you any assistance, and maybe we may even send troops to fight against you! Do you understand?! ”

Tian Di cried and sang a promise with a sad face, and then hurriedly followed Uncle Zhou's guards down and set off in the car, and rushed back to Qi to restore Tian Heng's life as quickly as possible, while Uncle Zhou yelled behind his back, sending people to order various checkpoints on the border, so that the Han army guarding the pass could temporarily block the road, and ordered the Han army to step up the investigation of the suspicious Qi people in Zhao Di and make every effort to recover the lost letter.

Let's take a look at the situation on Tian Di's side, relying on the light car of the Han army all the way to the border of Zhao Di, Tian Di first thanked the Han army guards who sent him here, and then quickly took the fake road that Tian Heng handed him to lead across the river and return to Qidi, the result was not bad, relying on the Tian clan to provide Tian Di with the true road guide of Qi State, the Jibei soldiers who were currently asking for Qi did not dare to deliberately make things difficult for Tian Di, and let Tian Di pass the checkpoint without even searching his body, and then Tian Di crossed Jibei along the gallop road, and it took less than ten days before and after, I returned to Chengyang on the edge of the sea from Julu, and met Tian Heng and Tian Guang's uncle and nephew who were looking forward to it here.

The next situation does not need to be described in detail, in short, just saw Tian Heng, Tian Heng immediately knelt down on his knees, and carefully told Tian Heng about the envoy with a handful of snot and tears, and then there is no need to say more, I heard that it was his own brother who made a mistake, which caused the person who was Tian Heng to know that he was preparing to rebel, Tian Heng of course kicked Tian Heng to the sky, and roared angrily far more angrily than Uncle Zhou: "Piff, it's a big deal for me!" ”

No matter how angry you are, it's useless, things have come to this point, if Tian Heng and the others still want to fight something, the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight is obviously looking for death, and there is no extra choice except to strike first, so after hurriedly discussing with his henchmen Tian Guang, Tian Ji and others, Tian Heng, who has no way out, can only be forced to decide to act immediately, and first pull the army up to protect himself.

At this time, of course, what kind of banner to use to raise things has become an important question, although Tian Heng, Tian Ji and Tian Guang and others all hope to re-play the banner of Qi to raise troops, and at the same time preemptively support Tian Guang for the king of Qi to cook raw rice first, but considering Uncle Zhou's warning and threat, Tian Heng and others did not dare to make up their minds - after all, without the recognition and support of the Han army, Tian Heng and others would not be able to fight Tian Jiao's national army, as well as the Jibei Army and the Western Chu Army behind Tian Jiao.

After thinking about it for a long time, and repeatedly thinking about the pros and cons for most of the day, Tian Heng shook his head helplessly, and said: "Forget it, let's fight the banner of the Han Kingdom first, first follow the Han thieves, win their support, and then find a way to slowly solve the problem of King Qi." Otherwise, the thieves only need to come and stand still, and we will never succeed. ”

In this way, in the case of the imminent eastward expedition of the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army, the Qi State, which was originally in a stable situation, suddenly caught fire in the backyard, and a group of Qi anti-thieves under the banner of the Han Army suddenly appeared, but after receiving the news, Xiang Yufeng's Qi Wang Tianjiao had no choice, and shouted decisively: "If you are outside, you must first be inside!" Clean up Tian Heng's traitor first! Immediately send troops and give this traitor to this king to capture the car and cut it in half! ”