Chapter 22: Killing Zheng Jun with Hidden Arrows (1)

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Ji Hu was taken back to Zheng Guo and was still called Zheng Zhaogong.

The sacrificial foot continued to support Ji Hu. It's just that there is no longer a gap between monarchs and ministers as before. But they are indispensable to each other. Because Ji Hu knew that the ability to sacrifice feet was indispensable. Ji Hu can only be wary of sacrificial feet and use them carefully.

Yes, when you set me up, you sacrificed your feet, and you also sacrificed your feet to chase me. If you want to set me up now, will you still want to set up others in the future due to other factors? This mood has always affected the relationship between Ji Hu and the sacrificial foot.

Saizu knew in his heart that he had killed Yongjie, and the next step was to kill the king. This point is clear to each other, so the sacrifice and Ji Tu are already incompatible. Now he can only rely on Ji Hu to maintain his position in Zheng Guo, and he has no choice. Although he knew that Zheng Zhaogong already had a grudge against him, and even didn't want to see him in his heart, he had to be as diligent as ever. Saizu is trying to find the past, hoping to get closer to Zheng Zhaogong, but this deep-seated entanglement cannot be solved overnight.

However, the sacrificial foot also understands that even so, his Ji Su's today is still the result of his sacrificial foot efforts. Therefore, when I thought of this, I still cheered up, was full of confidence, and seriously assisted Zheng Zhaogong.

On this day, Saizu held a banquet at home to entertain Zheng Zhaogong. I hope to influence Zheng Zhaogong through the frank words at the wine table. Although Zheng Zhaogong agreed to go to the banquet, he not only brought personal guards with him that day, but also set up guards around the sacrificial foot mansion. This made the sacrificial foot very embarrassed.

Zheng Zhaogong's strict precautions clearly came from his distrust of his sacrificial feet.

During the banquet, the sacrificial foot talked about the scene when Zheng Zhuang led his troops to attack the Song Kingdom, and Confucius led his troops to attack the capital. I want to restore the old relationship of trust between the monarch and the minister.

"Back then, the first monarch brought all the elite soldiers and strong generals to attack the Song Kingdom. The city was empty, and there were few soldiers on the walls. At that time, the prince was just as worried as I was. ”

Said this, he looked at Zheng Zhaogong, and then said: "At that time, I found that the son of the world is a genius of the world, he is not afraid of danger, he responds calmly, and he admires it from the bottom of my heart!" ”

Zheng Zhaogong understood why the sacrificial foot recounted the old things, it was the city protection battle that made him have a deeper impression of the sacrificial foot. He thought that the sacrificial foot was more mature and experienced than himself, and when it was urgent, the two met, and the sacrificial foot was completely confused by a few words. So he made clear the strategy of retreating from the enemy, and the command was decided.

Zheng Zhaogong smiled.

"I think it was the sober-mindedness and calmness of the Lord that affected the widow. Come and come to respect Aiqing, Aiqing is the elder of my Zheng Kingdom for two generations, and Ji suddenly has today's support all by Aiqing. Aiqing has made great contributions to Zheng Guoguo, and she is also the mainstay of the court. ”

The two clinked glasses and drank them all. The sacrificial foot and the toast were already full of tears.

"The monarch is so open-minded, he will be grateful, and there are some things that he can't help himself, can the monarch understand?"

Zheng Zhaogong was moved by the tears of the sacrificial feet, and his eye sockets were moist.

"Of course I understand, you and I also know each other. From today on, Qing can rest assured that he is diligent in government, and the widow should also be fully loyal to the state, at present, Zheng Guo's environment is sinister, Ji Tu is still active in Cai Guo to try to restore, Song Guo, Cai Guo, Chen Guo and other surrounding countries are still eyeing each other, how will Zheng Guo deal with it, Qing can be assertive? ”

At this moment, it can be regarded as a sacrifice to smooth Zheng Zhaogong's inner estrangement. The two have once again entered the realm of managing state affairs together.

The two were drinking, and someone came to report: Ji Tu led people to attack Liyi, killed Liyi Zai Tanbo, and occupied Liyi.

So the two men turned to discuss the attack on the oak.

At this time, there were two major camps in Zheng Guo, one was to welcome back Zheng Zhaogong, and the mainstream faction of Zheng Guo led by Zheng Zhaogong was sacrificed; Second, because Zheng Ligong had the support of the Song State, and several princes with the Song State as the core also supported Zheng Ligong, Zheng Ligong reconciled with the Lu State during his reign, and there was still a background of Lu State's support. In addition, Zheng Ligong occupied Liyi, and some people who originally supported Zheng Ligong also defected, which made Zheng Guo enter an extraordinary period. Even within the Zheng dynasty, it is difficult to distinguish whether he is sincere in assisting.

This year, under the planning of the sacrificial foot, Zheng Zhaocheng prepared to sweep away the power of Zheng Ligong in Liyi.

Just when Zheng Guo was preparing to attack Liyi, there was a report: Song Zhuang Gong united the four-nation alliance of Lu State, Cai State and Wei Guo to crusade against Zheng Guo all the way, and wanted to regain the world for Zheng Ligong.

Zheng Zhaogong hurriedly summoned the sacrifice to discuss.

"The Four-Nation Alliance is attacking my Zheng State, the situation is tight, what is the best way for Qing to retreat from the enemy?"

"Don't be afraid, my lord. Although the Duke of Song Zhuang is Ji Tu and unites the four countries to attack Zheng. The four countries have their own thoughts, and they are not working together to target our Zheng Guo. Even Song Guo himself is not very determined to crusade against my Zheng Guo. In front of him, he asked for a huge bribe, and Song Zhuang Gong already had some contradictions with Ji Tu. Although the other three countries and Zheng Guo have always been at odds, they are not enemies, and we can deal with them separately according to the situation. ”

What Saizu said was very confident, which made Zheng Zhaogong also full of confidence.

In fact, the sacrifice is deliberately not to mention the role of Yong. This time, the Song State united with the other three countries to send troops to attack Zheng, which was mainly the result of the Song State Yong's clan fueling the troubles.

Yongjie's death slapped Song Zhuanggong in the face. In Song Zhuanggong's view, no matter what changes happened in Zheng Guo's political arena, an insider sent by him Song Zhuang Gong took root in Zheng Ligong's side to supervise him, and he didn't want to be killed by him. What made Song Zhuang Gong even more angry was that Zheng Ligong, a cash cow, was also driven away. Yong's personal feud provoked the Duke of Song Zhuang to come forward and jointly attack Zheng. The goal is also aimed at him.

"At the moment of the great enemy, the outnumbered people should lead the army to meet the enemy and fight a decisive battle with the coalition army!"

"No, you can't. The ministers measured that the current situation in Zheng Guo was unstable, and the lord could not leave the capital. Let the lord shut up the gates and keep himself. Ji Tu and his friends may take the back road at any time, and the lord must be on guard. He can lead part of the Zheng army to Daling to meet the enemy, and wait for an opportunity to move depending on the situation of the countries. Investigate the flaws between the four countries and maneuver back to the enemy. ”

Zheng Zhaogong felt that the sacrifice foot was analyzed very thoroughly. In order to sacrifice the troops, chariots, men and horses, and strong generals rushed out of the city to Daling, and carefully guarded the capital.

I was still not at ease when I was about to go, and I told Zheng Zhaogong again and again. Saizu knew that in front of Zheng Zhaogong, there was not only Ji Tu who lived in Liyi, but also some contradictions within the court, but there were some words that he couldn't say. The most active expulsion of Zheng Zhaogong that year was Dr. Gao Qumi. Now Gao Qu Mi lives in the Zheng Dynasty and continues to be a doctor, and on the surface, he is obedient to Zheng Zhaogong, who is assisted by the sacrificial feet, but it is difficult to see through what he thinks in his heart. What's more, all the courtiers expressed their support for Ji Tu back then, and each of them signed and stayed there. Now that Ji Hu is back, he always feels a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the sacrifice was in front, and the courtiers just followed.

Gao Qumi was Ji Hu's most disdainful courtier, although Zheng Zhaogong didn't know the situation back then, he could also see the clues from his demeanor and eyes when he was in the last dynasty. It's just that Gao Qumi is very obedient on the surface, so Ji Hu can't find a chance to take measures against Gao Qumi. In addition, Ji Hu still has to unite Zheng Guo's courtiers and deal with Zheng Guo's current predicament. Embattled on the outside, it is difficult to act on the inside.

Gao Qumi also understood this. He was originally an important minister of Zheng Ligong, and he should be the target of his Zheng Zhaogong's liquidation, not to mention that he has always been at odds with this Zheng Zhaogong. It's just that there is a sacrificial foot, and he can fish in troubled waters and live lukewarmly. The expulsion is his sacrifice of feet, the welcome is his sacrifice of feet, he Gao Qumi just follows his sacrifice feet and turns his head, and he can't throw himself out at the critical moment. Now that Zheng Ligong has escaped from Zhengdu, although there is the possibility of counterattacking the government, on the whole, it seems that a small oak is still unable to turn over the big waves compared with the dignified Zheng Guo, and he is still not favored by his Gao Qumi. In order to avoid Ji Hu's sanction against him, he still managed to get close to Ji Hu's cousin Ji Shu (wěi). In the middle of the court, Ji Hu is also regarded as an important minister trusted by Ji Hu. Gao Qumi grabbed the sacrificial foot with one hand and Ji Shu with the other, but despite this, he was still worried that one day Ji Hu would take revenge on him.

On this day, Gao Qu Mi walked to Ji Xu's mansion, and when they met, they bowed to Ji Jia, which surprised Ji Jia.

"They are all doctors from the DPRK and China, why do you have to make such a big gift when you meet." Ji Ji felt uneasy, and hurriedly got up to help Gao Qumi up and let him sit down.

Gao Qumi said: "The ancestor left a message before his death: In addition to the prince, Ji Tu and Ji Ji have all become nobles. can become kings. Now the prince Ji Hu and the son Ji Tu have become the monarch of Zheng Guoguo. It can be seen that the ancestor was prescient for his son. ”

Ji Ji is also a smart person, and when he saw Gao Qumi say this, he sighed deeply.

"Now Zheng Guo is not what it used to be. One country and two monarchs made the huge Zheng Kingdom fall apart, and the national strength was exhausted. We can only do our best to assist the king, and we must not have two hearts. ”

"Now the brothers are fighting, openly and secretly against the two monarchs. The monarch Mingli dispatched troops to prepare to exterminate Ji Tu, and secretly sent a master to assassinate Ji Tu. Ji Tu is not like this, he colluded with Song Guo to deal with Zheng Guo in the open, and secretly sent assassins to assassinate him. The first monarch left eleven sons, once both were defeated, would they still have to sacrifice their feet to choose the monarch? ”

Gao Qumi's words aroused Ji Hao's vigilance. So in the discussion of politics in the DPRK and China, Ji Chu often sang against the sacrificial feet, actively showed his sense of existence, and often had Gao Qumi's appreciation and praise. A faction was formed.

What the sacrificial foot is worried about is also here, is it that Ji Ji also has any ideas, and is in cahoots with Gao Qu Mi.

Therefore, before sacrificing his feet, he repeatedly asked Zheng Zhaogong to protect himself.