On April 20, in Zhuke County, across the river from Gaotangyi, Xue Gong Tianwen's guest secretary "Tian 瞀 (mào)" arrived here in a carriage under the protection of a team of soldiers.

This old man named Tian Yu is not simple, even Xue Gong Tianwen, who is Qi Xiang, also has to hold the gift of juniors.

"Zhu Ke, originated from the canonization of the princes of King Wu of Zhou, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor sealed here, the establishment of "Zhu Guo", but unfortunately died soon after, leaving the word "Zhu Ke", and then the princes "allied to Zhu Ke", Fang and the world knows ......"

Brushing his gray beard, Tian Yu said calmly.

At this time, an old man who was about the same age as Tian Yu walked down from the carriage, and said with a smile: "That's why many people say that the art of Huang Lao is prevalent in my Qi country, and it comes from Zhu Guo...... I don't know what to say about the old man? ”

Tian Yu glanced at the old man, snorted lightly, beckoned a few guards and said, "When you go to see Tian Touch, just say that the old man will come to see him with Gongsun Min (hàn)." ”

It turned out that the old man who was the same age as Tian Yu was Gongsun Min.

This person is not simple.

Gongsun Min was the first disciple of Qi Xiang Zou Ji, that is, the Qi Xiang Zou Ji who implemented reforms during the reign of King Qi Wei and made the Qi State strong from then on.

Although Zou Ji is known as the famous minister of Qi after "Guan Zhong", and the world often compares him with the "Shang Jun Wei Ying" of Qin, but as the so-called no one is perfect, Zou Ji also has some criticisms, such as his struggle for power with "Tian Ji".

Tian Ji, who was also the famous general of Qi who was persecuted by his brother and Wei general Pang Juan when he was sent to Wei, rescued Sun Bin from his troubles, and then worshipped Sun Bin as a military advisor, and severely damaged Wei in the "Battle of Guiling" and "Battle of Maling", causing Wei to decline from then on.

It is worth mentioning that after the Battle of Guiling, Tian Ji has become famous.

In this battle, Tian Ji adopted Sun Bin's strategy of "besieging Wei to save Zhao", and smashed the Wei capital Daliang, forcing the Wei general Pang Juan to give up the siege of Handan and return to the Liang.

In the end, Tian Ji ambushed Pang Juan in Guiling, defeated the Wei army in one fell swoop, and captured Pang Juan.

In fact, in general, although Pang Juan was captured in this battle, the main force of Wei was still there, so Qi finally asked the general of Chu "Jingshe" to mediate and reconcile with Wei to end this battle - and Pang Juan was also released at this time.

To put it bluntly, the state of Qi did not actually defeat the powerful state of Wei at that time, but Tian Ji became famous for defeating Pang Juan and capturing him in the "Battle of Guiling".

After Tian Ji became famous, Zou Ji was afraid that he would threaten his phase, so he thought about countermeasures.

At that time, Gongsun Min was under Zou Ji's seat as a guest, and he offered advice to Zou Ji: "It's better to let Tian Ji crusade against Wei again." If Tian Ji wins, it is your credit; If Tian is defeated, even if he does not die on the battlefield, he will definitely be punished when he returns home. ”

Zou Ji thought so, so he suggested to King Qi Wei that Tian Ji crusade against Wei again.

And this, that is, the Battle of Maling.

I have to say that the defeat of the Battle of Guiling - to be precise, it should be the failure of Wei to attack Zhao, which was only a small trouble for the then powerful Wei State, no, after the reconciliation of Wei and Zhao, Wei once again raised troops to attack Korea, but I did not expect to be defeated by Tian Ji, "Tian Shu", "Tian Ying", and Sun Bin again.

Compared with the small losses of the previous defeat, this time, the main army of more than 100,000 people of Wei was wiped out in Maling, and Wei was in a slump since then, while Qi used this victory to faintly show the momentum of the hegemon.

As the commander in command of this battle, Tian Ji's fame also rose again, so Zou Ji finally decided to get rid of him.

At this time, Gongsun Min offered a plan for Zou Ji to frame Tian Ji, he sent someone to swagger through the market with ten catties of copper, find someone to divination, and said to the diviner: "I am a subordinate of General Tian Ji, and now the general has won three battles and three victories, and his fame has shocked the world. ”

Want to do something big?

What's the big deal? In terms of Tian Ji's status at that time, the only thing that can be called a big deal is the usurpation.

After the divination, as soon as the people sent by Gongsun Min left on the front foot, Gongsun Min himself led someone to arrest the soothsayer and put him in front of King Qi Wei for verification.

When Tian Ji learned of this, he was terrified and hurriedly fled from the Qi State and defected to the Chu State.

Of course, he knew that someone was framing him, and even, he could guess that most of this was Zou Ji framing him, because as early as when Tian Ji won the battle of Maling and returned to Linzi, Sun Bin had persuaded him, he reminded Tian Ji not to disarm the army under his command, stationed it in Taishan, Jishui, Gaotang area, surrounded Linzi, and then led the convoy straight to Linzi, so that the power of Qi would fall into the hands of Tian Ji, and Zou Ji could only flee.

Otherwise, Sun Bin was very worried that Tian Ji would not be able to return to Linzi safely.

It's a pity that Tian Ji is loyal and benevolent, and he obeyed Sun Bin before, but this time he didn't follow Sun Bin's advice.

As the so-called harmless tiger heart and tiger hurtful intentions, Tian Ji was benevolent and did not force Zou Ji to flee according to Sun Bin's suggestion, but at this time, Zou Ji let Gongsun Min make a divisive plan and slandered Tian Ji, so that King Qi Wei also had doubts about Tian Ji.

In the end, Tian Ji, who was in charge of an army of more than 100,000 and had just won the battle of Maling and became famous all over the world, could only flee to Chu with Sun Bin, so that Qi lost Tian Ji and Sun Bin at once.

It was this incident that made Tian Yu have a prejudice against Gongsun Min, but Gongsun Min was kind to Tian Wen's father Tian Ying.

At that time, King Qi Wei had the intention of giving Xue Di to Tian Ying, but was opposed by the State of Chu, so King Qi Wei was a little hesitant.

At this time, Gongsun Min sent an envoy to the state of Chu, and on behalf of Tian Ying, he persuaded the king of Chu Wei, so that Tian Ying finally got Xue Yi as a fiefdom - so after his death, he was posthumously named "Jing Guo Jun".

And now, Jingguo Juntian Ying died early, and his son Tian Wen inherited the fiefdom and was respected as Xue Gong, and it is no exaggeration to say that both his father and son owe Gongsun Tianda a great favor.

Because of this, after Zou Ji's death, Gongsun Min first came to Tian Ying as a guest, and then as a guest under his son Tian Wen, both father and son treated Gongsun Min as a guest, brocade clothes and jade food, and did not dare to slack off.

It is precisely for this reason that although Tian Yu, who is also a guest of Xue Gongtian Wenzao, has a prejudice against Gongsun Min, he has to save a little face - although it is for the sake of Tian Ying, Tian Wen's father and son.

After instructing the left and right guards to contact Tian Touch, the general of the local Qi army, Tian Yu and Gongsun Min boarded the carriage again and came to the big river, looking at the Gao Tangyi on the other side of the river, and the Zhao soldiers who were building bridges on the other side of the river.

"Alas!"

After observing for a moment, Tian Yu let out a long sigh and said, "If the 'bān) son guards the Tang Dynasty, how can it be so easily occupied by the Zhao people? ”

The "朌子" in his mouth, that is, Tian Qi, had participated in the war against Wei with Tian Ji, and even Jingguo Jun Tian Ying was only a deputy general at that time.

After Tian Ji fled to the Chu State, Tian Qi led the Qi State army, and when Zhao's father, Zhao Suhou Zhao Yu, led the rise of the Zhao State, Tian Ji garrisoned Gao Tangyi, so that the Zhao State army repeatedly returned in vain.

During the period of "King Xuzhou", King Qi Wei once talked about "national treasures" with King Wei Fu.

At that time, the king of Wei asked King Qi Wei: "Is there a national treasure in the Qi state?" ”

King Qi Wei shook his head and said no.

Wei Wang Gang said that it was incredible, and he said to King Qi Wei that even if he was in Wei, there were ten pearls that could illuminate the twelve times - the land of "one vehicle", that is, a radius of six miles. [Author's words:, what kind of pearl are you? 】

Hearing this, King Qi Wei said: "You and I look at the 'national treasure' in different ways, if you want to talk about treasures, I have four real treasures in the Qi country. ”

As he spoke, he listed four of his courtiers of the Qi Kingdom, namely Tanzi (Tian Tan), Qianfu, Chongshou (Tian Chongshou), and Zhuzi (Tian Zhu). [PS: The head of the seed is Dr. Jimo, probably to prevent Dongyi; Qianfu in Xuzhou; Tian Qi in Gaotang; Tanzi is not clear. 】

King Qi Wei said that these four are the treasures of Qi State, saying that they "shine for thousands of miles, not to mention the twelve times!" ”

And when it came to Tian Qi, King Qi Wei said proudly: "My ministers have a son to guard the Tang Dynasty, and the Zhao people dare not fish in the river." ”

The implication is that Tian Wei is stationed in Gaotangyi, and the Zhao people dare not fish in the big rivers around Gaotangyi.

You can imagine Tian Qi's ability!

"I used to be a Qi country, how strong it was......"

Standing beside the river, Tian Yu sighed.

I have to say that the former army of Qi State, with Tian Ji as the commander, Sun Bin as the military advisor, Tian Qi and Tian Ying as the auxiciaries, even if it was the Wei State that was strong enough to be the king at that time, it was also defeated by the hands of the Qi State and bowed to the Qi State.

But now, there is only one Kuang Zhang left in his Qi State, so that when Kuang Zhang is not in the country and Zhao State takes the opportunity to attack, his Qi State is forced to the point where he has to ask Zhao Guo for peace, and it is unbelievable that he was a few decades ago.

Just when Tian Yu looked at Zhao Zu on the other side and sighed, several teams of chariots suddenly drove behind him.

Immediately, a general who was about 20 years old jumped down from the chariot, walked in front of Tian Yu and Gongsun Min in a few steps, clasped his fists and saluted: "Tian Touch, I have seen two old men. ”

Tian Yu turned his head to look at Tian Touch, and sighed: "The prestige of the son has been lost by you and other juniors. ”

“……”

Hearing this, Tian Fu lowered his head in shame.

Yes, Tian Touch is the descendant of Tian Wei, previously stationed in Gaotangyi, when the Zhao army attacked Gaotangyi, although Tian Touch also struggled to resist, and successfully blocked a siege of the Zhao army, but when Zhao's father launched an attack on Gaotangyi for the second time, Tian Touch couldn't hold it, so he had to withdraw across the river with the defeated army, reorganize the army in Zhuke County, and stick to the river.

From the side, Gongsun Min lowered his head in shame when he saw Tian, and said with a smile: "The old man is serious, the other party is the 'master father' of Zhao State...... It is said that Zhao Wangyong's eloquence is still above Zhao Suhou, and now Zhao's father and father have invaded Gaotang and Pingyuan with more than 100,000 Zhao troops. ”

"Humph!"

Glancing at Gongsun Min, Tian Yu snorted lightly, and said to Tian Touch: "The old man made a special trip here to convey the king's order, Tian Zhangzi (Kuang Zhang) is currently on the way back to China with the army, and will arrive soon, you must defend the big river and wait for Tian Zhangzi to come back!" ”

"Obey!"

Tian touched his fist and received the order.