Xiangguo's uncle is old and frail and blind, and although he recuperates in Xiangguo's mansion every day, he still has to listen to his grandson's uncle talk about politics every day. King Jin suddenly arrived, and Uncle Gong Xian hurriedly helped his grandfather and Uncle Kuo to greet him:

"The old minister sees the king."

"Xiangguo is quick and free of courtesy. Today's scorching heat is unbearable, Xiangguo is sick again, and the widow comes to disturb him, Xiangguo will not complain about the widow. ”

"The king's words are serious, the old man is old, the position of the prime minister should have been handed over a long time ago, all thanks to the king's weight, the old minister was able to live in the phase, today the king came to visit, the old man was terrified." Uncle Kuo said tremblingly, and then motioned to his grandson, Uncle Xian: "Xian'er, don't invite the king to sit yet." ”

"No."

Uncle Kuo invited King Jin into the room, and then retreated left and right, Uncle Kuo said straight to the point:

"The king must have come here to borrow grain for Boyuan Jun Jifeng."

"Xiangguo is really clever, it is true. The widow was very embarrassed, so he wanted to ask the meaning of the country, whether to borrow this grain or not. ”

"The old man asked the king, and the king wanted to borrow it, or did he not want to borrow it."

"The widow naturally doesn't want to borrow, but he wants to seal the account, so the widow is in a dilemma."

"That's it. Bo Yuanjun came here, in the old man's opinion, the drought is all over the Central Plains, and all the countries are worried about their own livelihoods, and there are many prevarications about borrowing grain. Xianguo, Zhiguo, and Sun Guo are just that, the eldest grandson country has not been affected this year, and has an alliance with the Son of Heaven by marriage, but he does not borrow, the old man thinks that the eldest grandson country is probably trying to seek to attack the country south to get the promise of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven did not allow it, so he did not borrow.

Only in this way will the Liang State send Bo Yuanjun to ask for the king. In this case, the king should have sent envoys to the Changsun Kingdom as soon as possible to lobby for a break from the covenant of friendship. In this way, if our army attacks Xian, there will be no foreign aid from Xian.

At the same time, it can also be agreed with the eldest grandson to come to Japan to jointly attack Zhiguo, and the two countries will send troops at the same time. ”

"But the Xian country is located in the east of the Changsun country, each other's lips and teeth, although the Xian country is small, but it is also the gateway of the Changsun country. How to say that the eldest grandson abandoned Xian, and allied with me to the Jin Kingdom. ”

"This matter is not difficult, the king can send people to Xianguo at the same time, lobbying to buy off the important ministers of Xianguo, especially the powerful people who have different views on the politics of Xiangguo, and instigate them to play the king of Xian to order Xianguo to borrow grain from our country."

"What is the reason for borrowing grain from my Jin Kingdom."

King Jin was puzzled, but Uncle Kuo said:

"Think about it, can Gongsun Yue, the prime minister of Xianguo, agree?"

"Shhh...... Xiangguo means that Gongsun Yue will definitely not agree. ”

"Exactly. Gongsun Yue failed to change the law and offended a large number of powerful courtiers. Now that the granary of Xianguo is empty, if the courtiers ask me to borrow grain, Gongsun Yue will probably never agree.

There are two reasons for this. First, my Jin country has coveted the land of Xianguo for a long time, and borrowing grain from me is tantamount to accepting my handle and luring wolves into the house. Second, Gongsun Yue changed the law so radically that the grain depot could not make ends meet, and this year's drought did not harvest any grains, if he agreed to borrow grain from our Jin Kingdom, wouldn't he slap himself, and it would be a small matter to damage his face, and it would be a big matter to damage the face of King Xian, and his Gongsun Yue would not have a place in the court of Xianguo. ”

"I see." King Jin suddenly realized, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Xiangguo's strategy is really profound. In this case, the widow immediately sent an envoy to Xianguo to lobby for me to borrow grain. If Gongsun Yue does not agree, it will be reversed for a long time, and when it comes to the civil strife in Xian, our army will take advantage of the situation to attack it, and it will break its ground! ”

"Exactly, as long as it waits for its internal strife, it will be broken."

"Even so, there is still one thing about the widow, I don't know if Xiangguo can be a widow again, and seek a policy for the Jin State to determine the country and secure the country."

At this time, King Jin's expression was serious, as if it was a very important matter, and he had to talk about it. Uncle Kuan twisted his white hair, propped his hand on the table, and his face fluctuated:

"The old man knows that the king wants to ask the old man who can take on the position of phase after a hundred years."

"Exactly, it is still Xiangguo who knows the will of the widow, and I don't know if Xiangguo has a candidate."

"Yes, yes, I'm afraid that the king won't use it......"

Uncle Kuo sighed, as if helpless. King Jin was puzzled and asked:

"Why is that?"

"The old man thinks that the current Jin Kingdom can be the prime minister, and the middle concubine Fan Tao is alone, and no one else can be entrusted with the post of prime minister."

"Why is it Fan Tao, who is a middle concubine, only a middle concubine, how can he seek the country."

This is what the old minister is worried about. Although Fan Tao, the middle concubine, is young, he has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, and with his assistance to the king, he can ensure that the Jin Kingdom is worry-free for 30 years. But the old minister knew that the kings of Jin, the nobles, the scholars, and the doctors were too big to lose, and I was afraid that Fan Tao would be difficult to control everyone, and the king would not reuse Fan Tao, the reason for this was only because he was a middle-aged concubine. ”

Zhongshuzi is equivalent to the emperor, king, prime minister and other staff, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an important figure among the disciples, equivalent to a staff officer, but has no authority.

Fan Tao, the middle concubine, is 28 years old this year, and was originally a state political supervisor, that is, the lowest level official in the country's central organs.

Because Fan Tao is young and has little qualifications, and he has only been in the state political supervision for four years, and he was promoted by his uncle Kuo in the second year, Fan Tao has no foundation in the palace, and he has no interest network, and he is not familiar with all the princes, nobles, scholars, and doctors.

If such a twenty-eight-year-old young man is allowed to serve as Xiangguo, can those people below who are eager to wear clothes and wait to climb to the phase can buy it.

So at this time, Uncle Kuo suggested again:

The old minister had already foreseen that the king had no intention of reusing Fan Tao, so he hoped that the king would transfer Fan Tao to the state political supervisor again after a hundred years of the old man, so as to hone his character. After five years and ten years, it can be seen that the machine will lift it to a high position, and the phase can also be. ”

"It seems that Xiangguo had expected it, and he was worried that Fan Tao would be excluded after a hundred years, so he fell openly, but in fact, he secretly rose, waiting for the opportunity to be promoted."

"Exactly." Uncle Gong Kuo affirmed, paused for a moment to restrain his breath and said: "I have Fan Tao in the Jin Kingdom, so I can continue the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom, and the old minister still hopes that the king will remember." ”

"The widow understands, and the widow must take it to heart. But there is still an unknown number of widows, Xiangguo has been in power for many years, and he has recommended countless virtuous and good generals, why he did not recommend the relatives of the Prime Minister's Mansion. For example, Xiangguo's grandson Shuxian, the widow thinks that his talent is rare, why doesn't Xiangguo recommend Gongzi Xian to enter the court. ”

"Alas......" Uncle Kuo shook his head and said helplessly: "It's not that the old minister doesn't want to, but in fact, even though Xian'er is full of wealth, he has no knowledge. ”

Uncle Kuo didn't want to give his children and grandchildren a good position, the key is that his grandson is a person who can only talk on paper, and he once asked him to be a Jisu Lang to escort grain and grass into the warehouse, but he was stunned and ran in the wrong direction. Another time he asked him to levy public grain, and in the end he could make a mistake.

That's it, can you still let him hold important positions? It's good not to kill your head, it's a complete stupid reading. How can Uncle Kuo let his grandson take care of the affairs of the monarchy, what is the difference between sending him to death in vain.

After that, regarding the temporary candidate for the phase, King Jin and Gongshu Kuo negotiated for another hour, and began to make early arrangements for the aftermath of Gongshu Kuo.

Just a few days after the conversation, Boyuan Jun Ji Feng arrived in Pingtang City, entered the palace to see the King of Jin, and asked to see the King of Jin about borrowing grain. King Jin didn't say no, nor did he say to give, but dragged on.

Why is it dragging, the reason is very simple, immediately Xianguo will send it to the door to find a beating, once the Jin State and Xianguo start a war, it will become a matter of course not to borrow food. Whoever fights a war can still borrow food from outside, and it is still a natural disaster, this reason is not wrong anywhere.

So at first glance, Boyuan Jun Ji Feng, who seemed to be "lacking in wisdom", waited for time in Tongwen Yuan every day, waiting for the King of Jin to lend him food after consulting with the minister.

Tongwen Yuan is a academy established by Liang State, and Liang State envoys and princes basically live in Tongwen Yuan when they visit. On this day, Bo Yuanjun took a carriage to wander around the east city of Pingtang City, the reason for which was that the prosperity of Pingtang City was quite the style of the "Jinye" city of the capital city of Liangguo.

This is all due to the fact that Pingtang City lives by the river, and there are two rivers of natural insurance, so the Cao Yun is busy, and there is an endless stream of businessmen.

Speaking of which, Bo Yuanjun is also the third brother of Liang Tianzi Ji Guang, and he has never seen anything in the world. When I first arrived in Pingyu City, I couldn't help but be attracted by the prosperity, and it was natural to walk around privately.

However, just as Bo Yuanjun passed by the back street of Dongshi, Bo Yuanjun, who had a nose like a dog, was excited. Nothing else, an unprecedented smell of meat came to my nose.

So I followed the meat fragrance all the way to find it, and finally chased it all the way to the outer wall outside the firewood room in the backyard of the Proton Mansion in Giguo.

This Bo Yuanjun couldn't resist the temptation of this meaty fragrance, and he didn't care about the unbelievable difference in the eyes of the servants and the homeless people in the market, so he stepped on the carriage and climbed over the wall, and followed the meaty fragrance all the way to the stove.

At this time, Baili Yan was eating meat from Dongpo in the stove room, and the fire was just right, when he suddenly heard swords rise outside the stove room, and the guards of Qiguo rushed up:

"Who dares to make a mistake!"

The soldiers of the Qi Kingdom rushed up to surround Bo Yuanjun, only to see the man in front of him, who was slightly chubby, with a sword under his ribs, and a man dressed in ayara, with his hands behind his back, his head held high and his eyes were facing the sky, and then he dusted off his body, and said in a very loud tone:

"In the lower Liang Guobo Yuanjun, passing through this place suddenly smelled the delicacies, so he came to find incense. If you don't put down your sword quickly, you can know what the consequences will be if you face each other with murder weapons like this. ”

This Bo Yuanjun nostrils are facing the sky, where to put the soldier in his eyes, as if as long as he reports his home, others will be scared to pee, as if it is a matter of course.

However, his trick is quite effective, not that the soldiers have heard of Bo Yuanjun's name, but Bo Yuanjun is wearing silk and satin, wearing beautiful jade and seven treasures on his waist, wearing a purple and gold bead crown, and the gorgeous accessories between the brocades are even more amazing, inlaid with a dazzling crystal, this extravagance, at a glance, you know that you are not a layman.

Seeing this, the soldiers each glanced at each other and immediately reported the news to Bailiyan. Bailiyan was putting the casserole of Dongpo meat off the stove, preparing to fry bamboo shoots, and heard that Bo Yuanjun suddenly landed in the air, Bailiyan was puzzled:

"It's strange, Bo Yuanjun is here to do something, I don't know him, and he doesn't know us."

Secretly said in her heart, Bai Liyan put down the bamboo shoots and went straight to the house, a slightly chubby middle-aged man in a gorgeous suit raised his head proudly, and looked like he didn't care.

Seeing this, Bailiyan put away his sword, wiped his hands with a rag, and stepped forward and said:

"Baili Yan, the prince of Xiaqi Country, dare to ask Your Excellency?"

"In the lower Liang Guobo Yuanjun. It's just that...... Are you the proton of the Divisive Country? ”

Bo Yuanjun looked at the young man in front of him, only fifteen or sixteen, but he was burly, and he didn't look like a teenager at all. Of course, the main thing is that Baili Yan is strong and healthy, plus good nutrition, of course, it grows taller than its peers.

Hearing that Bo Yuanjun reported to his home, Bailiyan was also puzzled, because he heard the soldiers say that this goods came in over the wall.

This is unusual, there are not many princes and nobles who come in through the wall regardless of the main gate and do not leave, regardless of their face and identity.

Thinking of this, Baili Yan said:

"Dare to ask Bo Yuanjun, somehow you want to climb over the wall and enter my Qiguo Proton Mansion?"

"What, didn't Yan Gongzi smell it?"

"Smell something?"

"The smell of meat, a refreshing and intoxicating smell of meat."

Bo Yuanjun said, his eyes sparkling, as if he had smoked dama opium. After some detailed talking, Bailiyan thought of Dongpo meat, and couldn't help thinking: Is this a foodie? When I saw that I was eating, I didn't even have my soul, and I came in over the wall.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Bo Yuanjun's entourage to enter over the wall, and then the front door came to report that someone was holding Bo Yuanjun's name card to ask for someone. At this time, Bai Liyan had already understood, and he said:

"I see, Bo Yuanjun is here for the meat of my Proton Mansion."

"Hahaha, exactly. How can the delicacies be divided among the dishes? ”

"It's okay, since Bo Yuanjun likes it, why not give it to Your Excellency."

Bailiyan readily agreed, obviously there was no reason to refuse, isn't it just a pot of meat.

Guiding Boyuan to the back hall, Boyuanjun asked on the way:

"I never thought that there would be such a wonderful hand in the Proton Mansion of Qiguo, I don't know if Yan Gongzi can invite the chef to see him."

"That's it...... There is a kitchen, and it is far away in front of you. ”

When Bo Yuanjun heard the letter, he suddenly realized, the eyebrows on his forehead were like auspicious clouds, which was very exaggerated, and he said:

"Oh, could it be that this meat is stewed by Childe!"

"Exactly. This son has asked people to go to the stove room to get meat, and asked Bo Yuanjun to wait for a while. ”

Yin Bo Yuanjun sat down in the back hall, and Baili Yan ordered someone to prepare rice to serve this uninvited guest.