Time flies, and it's late autumn in the blink of an eye.

After nearly 20 days of trials and hardships, Dai Zi came to Xinyi.

Xinyi is a city in the northwest of Daliang of Wei State, which was originally larger than Daliang City, but since King Wei Hui moved the capital from Anyi, Daliang City has gradually become larger.

Since King Wei Hui migrated to Daliang, it may be out of selfishness and deliberately suppressed the development of Xinyi, so Xinyi has always maintained its original appearance.

There is only one king of Wei Hui, and the governor of Xinyi has changed two terms.

Xinyi was originally the second largest nobleman after King Wei, but under the suppression of King Wei Hui, no matter how loyal you are, it is impossible to gain the trust of King Wei Hui. King Wei Hui is afraid, worried that your power will turn against him, so! On the surface, he is good to you, but behind the scenes, he restricts you everywhere.

Originally! Xinyi, Daliang, and the fiefs in the north are all Xinyi's, but since King Wei Hui inherited the title, he has deliberately restrained you and divided the land that does not touch each other to you. And then! Let you give him the land around the girder. The land exchange method was adopted, and the land around Xinyi was exchanged for King Wei Hui's own. Therefore! The territory of Daliang is getting bigger and bigger, while the territory of Xinyi is getting smaller and smaller.

The city of Xinyi is on the side of Daliang, and the fief that belongs to him is far away in the sky. Because the princes have to wage wars almost every year in the struggle for hegemony, it is difficult to maintain the land on the border. Today belongs to you, tomorrow may belong to another country.

In the Warring States period! No matter what country it is, the land and frontiers are always changing. During the period of the hegemony of the Chu State, the land around the original Chu State in the Great Zhou Dynasty became the territory of the Chu State. When Wei became hegemonic, the land around the original Wei became the territory of Wei again.

The final result of the princes' struggle for hegemony is not who actually and forever occupies the land there, but! The complete demise of the minor princes.

In the process of the princes' struggle for hegemony, the larger vassal states, because of their large land area and large population, can afford to spend years of war.

And those small vassal states, because of their small land area, small population, and lack of resources, gathered the strength of the whole country is not enough for a field army of a large country. So! Once involved in a war, it can be destroyed by a great power at any time.

The princes, kings, and nobles of small countries who saw the situation clearly chose to surrender directly, so as to maintain their temporary aristocratic status. And those princes, kings, and nobles who did not measure themselves chose to fight. Outcome! If the struggle fails, nothing is small, and it may be exterminated.

The kings and nobles of the small vassal states either chose to live quietly or choose to die vigorously in battle.

Along the way, Dai Zi never heard anything about Peng Yu again. On the Xinyi side, I heard it completely in the restaurant in Zhonghe Town. He believes! The news was reliable, so I came directly to Xinyi.

Seeing that Xinyi City is very small, Dai Zi can't believe it? After walking around the street, I didn't hear anything about Peng Yu. In desperation! I can only take the initiative to inquire.

He is an old man and knows the consequences of taking the initiative to inquire. If you inquire about the wrong person, then! There will be trouble.

The best way to inquire about the news is either to go to the people, or to restaurants and wine shops.

Seeing that the security in Xinyi City was still okay, Dai Zi chose a wine shop.

There are a lot of people drinking in the wine shop, and most of them are pretending, not rich people or here for leisure. These people seem to be very measured in their speech, and they don't talk about state affairs. After listening to it for a long time, Dai Zi didn't hear any news about Peng Yu and Miss Princess.

Just when he was discouraged, he suddenly found that several people were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.

With his social experience, he should be suspected. Someone should have taken him as a prey, as an opportunity to get rich.

"Man! Come here! Dai Zi beckoned to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper promised to come over quickly, and asked politely, "Guest officer!" What are the commands? ”

"Am I like a fugitive? I feel like someone is staring at me all the time! Dai Zi asked in a low voice.

"Fugitives? You? You? Where are you a fugitive? The guy was an experienced young guy, and after hearing this, he was first surprised, and then looked at Dai Zi up and down, left and right with a serious face, and then shook his head and said, "It's not like that!" ”

"Not like?" Dai Zi asked very seriously.

"Recently, there was a disturbance between the traitors of the Qi State in Xinyi City, but they were all cleared by our Yi Chief! If you were a spy of the Qi Kingdom, I don't think you would have the guts, right? Hehehe! "Say! The guy laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Could you please help me ask? Just a few of them, they seem to be paying attention to me all the time! Just say what I said! If you recognize the wrong person, come over and drink together! I'm not the person they're looking for, I'm not afraid! Hehehe! After Dai Zi finished speaking, he looked at the guy and smirked.

Seeing that the guy was there, Dai Zi hurriedly took out a Wei Yuan coin from his pocket.

"Oh!" The guy took the bribe and nodded in agreement.

Coming to the people Dai Zi pointed to, the guy whispered about the situation. When those people heard this, their faces changed dramatically on the spot.

He said! If you recognize the wrong person, he is willing to make you friends and ask you to come and drink! ”

"This?" A middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader responded suspiciously, and then said, "Okay! Then I'll meet him in the past! Whether it's a mule or a horse, I know at a glance. ”

This is a middle-aged man who is about the same age as Dai Zi, maybe because of his age, and he looks very stable.

"Brother! How offended just now! Brother has good eyesight! The middle-aged man came to Dai Zi with a wine glass and sat down uninvited. After putting the wine glass on the table, he arched his hand towards Dai Zi.

Dai Zi hurriedly put down the wine glass, and also arched his hand towards the other party, which was regarded as a return of the courtesy. With a smile on his face.

"Since my brother can see at a glance that we are paying attention to you, it can be seen that my brother is a person who runs in the world! Seen in the world! The middle-aged man said very seriously.

I wonder if he's boasting? Or is it a temptation?

Dai Zi said with a smile: "I walk everywhere in the Great Zhou world, and if I see more, I will be cautious!" In this troubled world, it's better to be careful! ”

"That's it! It is! The middle-aged man hurriedly responded: "Brother came to Xinyi this time, what is the so-called matter?" Can you say that? How can I help, brother? Maybe it can help you! ”

"Hehehe!" Dai Zi smiled: "Thank you!" This is back to Xinyi! It's looking for someone! ”

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for? ”

"I'll tell you the truth! Find a teenager named Peng Yu! He is from Donghe, from Zhonghe Town, Donghe! It's the son of an old man of mine! This is not? How many years no see? My old man is dead! This is not? I heard that he came to Xinyi? I don't know the specifics! ”

Dai Zi pretended to be innocent, not saying that Peng Yu was a fugitive, nor that Peng Yu's father Peng Donghe was killed, and was vague.

"Peng Yu? Juvenile? This one? The middle-aged man listened, and then lowered his voice and asked, "You're not a spy of the Qi Kingdom, right?" ”

"Am I like a spy?"

"Then I'll tell you! We have a teenager named Peng Yu here! It's just that! He's missing now! We're looking for him in the end! Case! We can sit down and talk! ……”

"This young man is from Zhonghe Town in the East River?" Dai Zi asked a little anxiously.

"Yes!"

"He? What did he do? He's missing? ”

"Who the hell are you? Can you show your ID? ”

"This?" Dai Zi rolled his eyes and said, "This year! Can an ID card prove a person? ID cards can be faked, aren't they? As long as you agree to live there, the towns and nobles there are willing to give you an ID card! Isn't it? ”

"This?" The middle-aged man listened to it and couldn't cope with it!