Mi Hong and the other four were eating happily, and suddenly a waiter knocked on the door to ask Mi Hong, Mi Hong asked the waiter what was the matter, and the waiter told him that there was a guest downstairs who came from Chen Guo and wanted a private room to drink tea.

Mi Hong asked who the waiter was, and the waiter told him that his name was Uncle Xia Yu, and Mi Hong hurriedly retreated downstairs to greet him and welcomed him to a separate private room.

"Lord Sima came to Yingdu, shouldn't he be a tour of the mountains and rivers?" Qi Hong asked.

"It's not quite, but I'm definitely here to play and see you. Just now, your waiter introduced you to the changes here, which makes me look forward to it, so don't treat me badly. Uncle Xia Yu said with a smile.

"Hehe, you are a distinguished guest and an old friend, how can I treat you badly? Any request will be met. ”

"Okay, that's all it takes with you. I know you have other guests to accompany you right now, so you get busy first. ”

"Well, then you can sit down for a while, I'll let the waiter serve tea, and I'll come and chat with you later." Qi Hong said to Uncle Xia Yu.

"Okay, Mi Hong, we have been friends for many years, so we don't need to be so polite, let's get busy first." Uncle Xia Yu said.

Qi Hong was not sure of the purpose of Uncle Xia Yu's visit to Chu State, and was worried that he would say the wrong thing, so he withdrew first to see the attitude of the eldest grandson.

Mi Hong came back and continued to eat and chat with Uncle Grandi, Sang Zhi, and Qu Wu.

"Mi Hong, Chen Guo Sima and the crown prince came to Chu State, which is related to the battle between Chu and Chen a few days ago. Although I have been friends with him for many years, each of them is my own master, and I don't know the attitude of the king, so it is inconvenient for me to meet him. Uncle Sun said.

"Understood. I'm an idler, so I'll talk to him later, and see if I can touch his bottom. Qi Hong said.

"That's very good. Chen Guo's victory this time also gives us a warning to Dachu, that is, we must not despise any opponent. Uncle Sun said.

"I went to visit this Master Sima when I was in Zhuye, but he happened to be absent." Qu Wu said.

"Mr. Qu also has old friends with Chen Guosi?" Sang Zhi said.

"Where. This Lord Sima is a philanthropist, he opened a porridge shop, bringing hope to the hungry in despair, and I admired him to visit. Qu Wu said.

"In that case, I'll take you to see him later, and fulfill your wish." Qi Hong said to Qu Wu.

After eating, Qu Wu and Mi Hong retreated, and the eldest grandson asked Mi Hong to find a pair of chess, that is, Qu Wu's favorite Go, and played with Sang Zhi to drink tea, and then Mi Hong took Qu Wu to see Uncle Xia Yu.

When Mi Hong and Qu Wu entered the private room, Uncle Xia Yu was leisurely sipping the Qimen black tea brewed for him by Chen Huan and Chen Le's sisters, nodding his head while sipping tea, obviously very satisfied.

"Master Sima, let me introduce you to a new friend, and he is the one who let you taste this tea." Qi Hong said to Uncle Xia Yu.

"Oh, really? This tea is really special, it tastes so good. Uncle Xia Yu said.

"This is Uncle Xia Yu, Master Sima of Chen Guo." Qi Hong introduced Qu Wu.

"Long admiration, long admiration, Master Sima." Qu Wu saluted.

"This is Mr. Qu Wu, a business wizard in Yingdu and Gusu, and he is also the grandson-in-law of your old friend Mr. Zibo." Qi Hong said.

"Huh? Mr. Zilu is the person I respect the most, but his fate is not good, and there has been no news of him for many years, is he okay? Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Lord Sima is auspicious, Mr. Zilu passed away due to illness last year." Qu Wu said.

"Oh, it's so unfortunate, before Mr. Zibo was in office, every time I came to Yingdu, Mr. Zibo would invite me to the Zijia Mansion to chat and play chess, and now I can only reminisce." Uncle Xia Yu said sadly.

"Lord Sima, now that King Chu Mu has returned the Zi family's mansion to the Zi family, you are still welcome to come to the Zi family's mansion as a guest in the future." Qu Wu said sincerely.

"Wow, Mr. Qu, although I should be your elder in terms of seniority, I like to deal with young talents the most, and I hope to become a year-old friend with you."

"It's a great honor, Lord Sima. We should be quite fateful, I went to your mansion a few months ago to visit you, but unfortunately you went to the border to inspect the border guards. Qu Wu said.

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Why didn't anyone tell me? Uncle Xia Yu said.

"It was your housekeeper Jiang Lu who received me, because your family's porridge shop is doing well, so that many poor people have a chance to live." Qu Wu said.

"Oh, I see, you also donated a pound of gold to Xia Fu, right?" Uncle Xia Yu said.

"It's a trivial matter, compared to your porridge shop, this money doesn't play much role, it just represents my heart." Qu Wu said.

"Why didn't it work? My wife asked Jiang Lu to buy all the grain with this pound of gold, a whole carriage, Mr. Qu, I want to thank you on behalf of the hungry people of Chen Kingdom. Uncle Xia Yu said sincerely.

"Master Sima, are you married? What a joy. Qi Hong said.

"Lord Sima's wife is Princess Zheng Guo, I heard that she is a stunning beauty, Lord Sima is so blessed." Qu Wu said.

"Zheng Mugong's only daughter, Princess Ji Shao? Lord Sima is really a good fortune, King Chumu's brother and sister have not succeeded, and you have taken the lead. Qi Hong said.

"Whereever, I'm just lucky." Uncle Xia Yu said proudly.

"Lord Sima didn't come to Yingdu alone this time, right? Did you bring Mrs. Zun here? Qi Hong asked knowingly, wanting to inquire about Sima's true mission and hole cards.

"Don't hide it from Boss Mi, this time I came to accompany Gongzi Pingguo, and Mrs. didn't accompany me." Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Gongzi Pingguo can be regarded as the crown prince, it seems that there is something important to come to Yingdu this time, right?" Qi Hong continued to ask, because he had no official status, so he had no scruples about asking these sensitive questions.

"Well, sort of." Uncle Xia Yu said, but he was very cautious and did not want to reveal more, after all, Mi Hong was from Chu.

As he was talking, the waiter knocked on the door again and came in, saying that the shop manager was in a hurry, and Mi Hong had to apologize to Uncle Xia Yu, saying that he would deal with business, and entrusted Qu Wu to accompany Uncle Xia Yu well, and withdrew by himself.

"Mr. Qu, what nationality are you?" Uncle Xia Yu saw Mi Hong go out and asked Qu Wudao.

"Master Sima, since we are friends for the New Year, let's call me by my name Qu Wu in the future, which is more cordial. I am from Wu Guo. Qu Wu replied.

"Okay, you can call me by my name too. Do you know about the war between Chen and Chu? Uncle Xia Yu asked.

"I know, Uncle Yu is really a military wizard, and this battle was fought beautifully." Qu Wu said.

"Hehe, thank you Qu Wu. This evaluation is not heard from the people of Chu. So what do you think of this war? Uncle Xia Yu asked, he was eager to hear the opinion of a third-party person on the Chen Chu War.

"The battle of the Chu State is determined to win, but I didn't expect to plant a big heel in the end, which has a lot to do with the Chu army's light enemy, and Lord Sima and Gongzi Pingguo have undoubtedly severely frustrated the spirit of the Chu people with quiet braking and defeating the strong with the weak." Qu Wu said.

"Well, that's what I thought too. What do you think of the Chu people's mentality now? Uncle Xia Yu asked.

"It is inevitable to feel uncomfortable after losing the battle, but this is not all, because the opponent who lost to a weak country made the Chu people feel a little unwilling. This battle was led by the two sons of King Mu, and it was not easy to take heavy responsibility after defeat, so he would be a little annoyed and angry. Qu Wu said.

"Do you think that Chu Guo is unwilling, which means that he will seek revenge?" Uncle Xia Yu asked.

"With the indomitable personality of the people of Chu before annexing other countries, this is inevitable." Qu Wu said.

"Qu Wu, you have no vital interests with Chu and Chen, from your point of view, what do you think Chen Guo should do to avoid trouble?" Uncle Xia Yu asked.

"Since Lord Sima asked like this, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Chen is a weak country, and in the face of an aggressive country like Chu, the most important thing is to protect itself, in addition to strengthening its own strength, it is most important to hold together with other neighboring countries to keep warm and cooperate to resist the enemy. Qu Wu said.

"We don't know this, but it is often far away and close to fire, this battle of Chen Chu, if we passively wait for the rescue of the Jin State, the Chen State would have perished a long time ago."

"The Jin State is too far away, but if it holds a unity alliance with Zheng and Cai, the Chu State will definitely be afraid."

"Qu Wu has a point."

"Uncle Yu, if I were you, I would try my best to grasp some favorable bargaining chips before negotiating with the powerful Chu State. As far as I know, Secretary Cai has also arrived in Yingdu, and apart from Ling Yin's courtesy meeting with him, he has not been received by King Chu Mu for a long time. I can only say this, otherwise I will be suspected of interfering in state affairs. Qu Wu said.

"Qu Wu is really talented, if he looks at the fire, he wakes up the person in his dream with a word." Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Uncle Miaozan, I'm an outsider, so I can just observe objectively."

"Qu Wu, next time I come to Yingdu, I will definitely go to your mansion to have a look."

"Welcome. By the way, I am preparing to hold a wedding in this teahouse during the Shangyuan Festival after the New Year, and you and your wife are welcome to come at that time, and I am very grateful. ”

"Okay, Qu Wu, as long as there is no war, I will come."