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In order not to arouse Wu Kui's suspicion, Chen Ziyou came to Wu Kui's house.

Yesterday in the palace of King Wei, although the King of Wei had an idea to prevaricate the real purpose of Chen Ziyou's visit, it was difficult to guarantee that Wu Kui would not be suspicious. First, it was to cover up Chen Ziyou's purpose by lying, and secondly, he also wanted to meet this leading minister of Wei State in private.

Under the leadership of the servant, Chen Ziyou came to Wu Kui's main hall, along the way, Chen Ziyou saw that it was splendid, whether it was the scale and layout of the mansion, or the preciousness of the decorations, Chen Ziyou couldn't help but admire.

It's like a small palace!

Wu Kui got up from the main seat and saluted Chen Zi: "Chen Xiang, please take a seat." ”

Chen Ziyou also returned the salute and sat down.

Wu Kui glanced at Chen Ziyou and said: "Chen Xiang asked for 50,000 taels of gold, if it wasn't for the country's consent, to say something from his heart, this prime minister would have refused." ”

Chen Ziyou smiled and said, "Why is this?" ”

Wu Kui also smiled and said: "Don't hide it from Chen Xiang, Wu is in a high position, and he is in his position to seek his own government, the 50,000 taels of gold is not big or small, and it is also a year's expenditure of my country, Wu is stingy, but he is not very willing." ”

Chen Ziyou sneered in his heart, but he smiled without changing his color on the surface: "Wu Xiang is for the country and the people, this is stingy for other countries and the atmosphere for the people of his own country. ”

Wu Kui squinted his eyes and said: "Chen Xiang is too famous, Wu knows that he is not a mediocre talent, and he can't open up territory for my king, so he can only put more effort into people's livelihood, so as to live up to the trust of King Wei and the people." ”

Chen Ziyou took a sip of tea, looked at the lines of the teacup, and said with a smile: "The teacup in Wu Xiang's house is very good-looking, and I have never seen this texture in the palace of Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Wu Kui knew that Chen Ziyou was making a mockery that the utensils in his home were expensive, and what he said before was untrue for the country and the people, but he still replied peacefully: "Wu has no hobbies, but he is only interested in tea tasting, so he is willing to spend a lot of money to buy some tea sets." ”

Chen Ziyou sighed noncommittally, and said with an understanding look on his face: "People always have to be interested. ”

Wu Kui smiled: "But I don't know what Chen Xiang's interest is?" ”

"I'm not interested, I just have some ambitions." Chen Ziyou smiled.

Wu Kui sighed, and said with curiosity on his face: "What is Chen Xiang's ambition?" ”

Chen Ziyou squinted at Wu Kui and said: "I only hope that the four seas will be peaceful, the country will be unified, and there will be no more wars." ”

Wu Kui was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Chen Ziyou to be so light on such a big ambition: "Chen Xiang Kuang is a talented person, and his ambition is really extraordinary." It's just that the Son of Heaven is trapped in Luoyang City, and the princes are doing their own thing, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to fulfill Chen Xiang's wish. ”

Chen Ziyou laughed, changed the topic and said, "How does Wu Xiang view the situation today?" ”

Wu Kui didn't say much, but simply replied: "Wu is narrow-minded, he can't see the truth, he just feels chaotic." ”

"I heard that the State of Wei has always been friendly with the State of Qin, and I forgive you for being rude, why is Xiang Wu willing to take the risk of disapproval and meet with you?" Chen Ziyou said.

Wu Kui suddenly said: "The heart of the tiger and wolf of the Qin State, besieging Luoyang and holding the Son of Heaven hostage, my Great Wei is a courtier of Zhou, not to mention that he wants to make enemies with the Qin State, how can he be friendly with the Qin State!" Chen Xiang's words are rash! ”

Chen Ziyou glanced at him deeply, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Wu Kui was indeed a character, and he didn't leak anything when he spoke.

"I heard that a few years ago, the Duke of Qi wanted to raise the army of King Qin, but no princes responded, since Wu Xiang is loyal, why not King Qin?"

Wu Kui's face showed a touch of grief: "It coincided with the death of the first king, and it was not good to do sword soldiers during the mourning period. ”

Chen Ziyou nodded suddenly and continued: "Your country has indeed had an eventful year in recent years, and the untimely death of several former kings is sad. ”

Wu Kui knew that Chen Ziyou wanted to talk about the violent death of the two young Wei kings, so in order to avoid saying anything, he had to bow his head and wipe his tears.

Chen Ziyou had already scolded Wu Kui ten or eight times in his heart, but he still comforted: "Life and death are fate, Wu Xiangmo should be too sad, he should still assist this King of Wei well." ”

Wu Kui nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Yesterday, I started to prepare the gold, and I have almost done the preparations, and Chen Xiang can take it back to China." ”

Chen Ziyou smiled: "Don't worry, I still want to appreciate the demeanor of the beam!" ”

Wu Kui smiled and nodded to welcome, but his heart was a little more gloomy: I have already given you the way back to Zhongshan, since you are unwilling, don't blame me for being ruthless.

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Qin State, Xianyang.

In an inconspicuous cottage, Zhuge Jing, dressed in black, was sitting opposite a young man on a straw mat.

In the center of the straw mat is a small inconspicuous table, on which is placed a map of China.

Zhuge Jing looked at the young man in front of him and smiled, waved the feather fan in his right hand, and then pointed to Luoyang City on the map and said: "Great King, please look, Luoyang is located in the center of the world, and the west is Hangu Pass in my Great Qin Guard, and the important king of Hangu Pass is clear, so there is no need to say more." And if you want to march from the east to take Luoyang, you must go through the Tiger Pass, as long as the Tiger Pass is not lost, Luoyang can sit back and relax. ”

The young King of Qin nodded, unexpectedly, this King of Qin would appear in this inconspicuous house, and he was very familiar with Zhuge Jing depending on the situation.

Zhuge Jing continued: "As the gateway to the east of Luoyang, the Tiger Prison Pass is connected to Songyue in the south and the Yellow River in the north. There is a trend of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open", and it is a must for the soldiers of all dynasties. General Bai knew this better than me, so he arranged for a full 90,000 troops to be garrisoned. If the princes are the teachers of the king, I am afraid that they will not be able to bargain. ”

King Qin said suspiciously: "Why is Mr. so sure that the princes will rise to the army of King Qin, three years ago, King Qin's slogan was loud and loud, but when it was really time to form a coalition army, there was only one Duke of Qi Guo." ”

Zhuge Jing shook his head and said: "At this time and that time, three years ago, the border trouble of Yanzhao in the north has not been resolved, and the Great Chu in the south is busy attacking Wuyue to expand its territory, and the five central countries naturally do not dare to disobey the tiger power of my Great Qin, and General Bai is sitting in Luoyang, so King Qin ended up without a problem." But now it is different, Yan Zhao drove the Huns for more than a thousand miles, and the Great Chu annexed Wu Yue, and the momentum was flourishing, and the Duke of Qi was loyal to the royal family for a day as long as he reigned for a day, and he believed that the princes would respond if he raised his arms. ”

King Qin nodded, and then asked: "At the beginning of Gu's accession to the throne, Mr. taught me to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it was a miracle, but now we want to continue?" ”

Zhuge Jing shook the black feather fan in his hand and said with a smile: "If the princes and kings are successful, I am afraid that there will be no less than 300,000 people. ”

After Zhuge Jing finished speaking, there was no more follow-up, and the young King Qin was anxious when he heard it, and he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. said that the Tiger Prison Pass should be a husband and a thousand people, and General Bai is in charge, if you defend the Tiger Prison Pass, it will be difficult for the princes to attack half a step if you want to come to the alliance of princes?" ”

Zhuge Jing shook his head again and said: "The king only knows the location, ignoring the time and people. ”

King Qin smiled helplessly, in the face of this, he always only spoke halfway, and the black-clothed strategist who always made people in the fog always have a headache when talking to him: "Sir, don't sell Guanzi anymore, after all, you have lived in the deep palace for a long time and don't know about military affairs." ”

Zhuge Jing smiled apologetically: "When the two armies are fighting, the right time, place and people need to be considered. General Bai sat in the Tiger Prison Pass, as the defending party, occupied a dangerous terrain, which is geographically advantageous. However, the time and the people are not on General Bai's side. The time of day changes too much, it is difficult to say. In terms of people and people, Yan Zhao Chu has no worries, King Qin's slogan division is famous, and although the princes and coalitions have their own ghosts, they are also united, which can be said to be the expectation of everyone. The time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people, and in this regard, our army is at a disadvantage. What's more, our army is all cavalry, presumably General Bai will not adopt the plan of defending the city at that time. ”

King Qin understood a little, but he still said with some doubts: "What does Mr. Zhuge mean, General Bai will take the initiative to attack?" ”

Zhuge Jing nodded and continued: "General Bai's cavalry is not good at defending the city, and with General Bai's character, he will definitely confront the princes' coalition forces outside the pass. And there are not a few people in the alliance of princes who want to challenge the first general of the Great Zhou, and this victory is unpredictable. ”

King Qin lowered his head and pondered for a while before he spoke, "Sir, I hope that I will finally abandon the Tiger Prison. ”

"Yes, blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes is not only a practice that I let the king use to hold the princes hostage, but also hopes to let the princes see this effect. Once the princes break through the tiger prison and then settle in Luoyang, it is inevitable that they will not follow this practice and let the princes fight, which is something that the king is happy to see. Zhuge Jing squinted his eyes and said.

King Qin looked at the black-clothed young man shaking the feather fan in front of him, and felt a little more admiration in his heart, he actually got up and made a long gesture: "Mr. is far-thinking, strategizing, lonely ask Mr. to come out, and I am willing to trust each other." ”

Zhuge Jing didn't seem to feel that he had received any great gifts, but he waved his feather fan, which seemed to outsiders to be extremely arrogant, but it did not make the King of Qin feel insulted, but bent his waist lower.

"I understand the king's thoughts, General Bai holds military power, but since the death of the previous prime minister Sun Anlan, the position of the prime minister has been empty, and in recent years, Bai Lang has signs of grasping military and political affairs, the king is worried about this, right? However, the king doesn't have to worry, General Bai is not here, and giving advice to the king in the dark is better than in the light. ”

When the young King of Qin saw Zhuge Jing speak like this, he knew that it was difficult to shake, so he could only stand up.

After sending off King Qin, Zhuge Jing stood alone in the small courtyard, looking at the blue sky, knowing that the world was going to be in chaos.