"Sir, why don't we enter the Qi realm from Gaotang and go south instead? Isn't that off the rails? ”

On the narrow mountain road, Zhao Guo and several people drove lightly and slowly marched. This has actually entered the territory of Qi State, and the cross-examination of Qi soldiers has also come several times, Zhao Jue asked a messenger to carry things, and followed the Qi army to Linzi to resume his life, and he and Zhao Yuan accompanied Le Yi behind.

"The reason is not difficult, there must be a battle between Qi and Zhao, whether it is Qi Guosheng or Zhao Guosheng, if it is only controlled in Gaotang, it is nothing more than control of the Yellow River, and it is difficult to decide the winner. What's more, the monarch once said that as long as the Qi State stood by and watched, the Zhao State was willing to send Gao Tang's hands to the Qi State, so it would be more difficult to attack the Qi State. Le Yi said as he kept writing on the silk with a so-called "pencil" given to him by Zhao Yong.

"So Sir is trying to find another way?"

"Well, that's good." Le Yi nodded. "Although Han Ju lost Pingyi, Pingyi is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it may not be impossible for me to own. As long as there is Pingyi and the Yellow River is crossed, as long as the army goes north along the Jishui, it can attack the hinterland of Qi. If there is a Yan State or Zhongshan from the north to the south, then the Qi State may not be able to fight down. ”

Zhao Yuan nodded, Le Yi was right, although the Qi country has the benefits of fishing and salt, and is rich in the world, but because its north is mostly plains and the terrain is low, if the enemy goes south from the north, the Qi country can only rely on the water and natural danger to defend it, otherwise the Qi country will be defeated by a battle.

"In this way, Qi Guo is nothing more than that!" Zhao Yuan said with a smile, he is still young, and he has been in the Baijin Camp for a long time, but he has not yet touched the battle array, and when he speaks, he is naturally the first in the world in Zhao Kingdom.

"You must not think so." Le Yi put the silk away and said solemnly: "The reason why Qi can become a pivotal country is that its own heritage is very powerful, not to mention that although the Central Plains have attacked each other in recent years, Qi has raised troops and accumulated strength, and there is really no major damage. It is a well-prepared Qi country, which is a nightmare for other countries. Don't take it lightly. ”

"Oh." Zhao Yuan nodded, but he didn't think so in his heart.

"Sir, after the hill ahead, let's find a place to rest." Zhao Jue said. He knew very well that this time he was just a disguise, and the real messenger was Le Yi, because he was always respectful to Le Yi. In fact, since the attack on Zhongshan, Le Yi has been respected by the whole Zhao State, which is determined by his strength.

"Well, that's fine." He looked at the sun and said to Zhao Jue, "Where has this been?" Originally, after they entered the territory of Qi State, they were ordered to follow their route, but Zhao Jue and others used some means to let the envoy of Qi State let go, agreed on a time and place, and then rendezvous. That's why I made this trip to help the water.

"According to the guide of the Qi country, it should be to Wuyanyi."

"Salt-free? Well, after climbing the hill, let's find a place to rest and move forward tomorrow. ”

The crowd nodded their heads without further ado, and before sunset, they finally crossed the hill and saw a village. Just as he was about to dare to go, he happened to bump into an old man and made some money, the old man hesitated for a while and said: "It's not that the little old man is unwilling to entertain you, but because there is only one daughter in the family, who has not yet been married, and he is afraid of being talked about, so he just resigned." ”

When everyone heard this, they thought that seeing the old man's age, he should be in his fifties, so his daughter is probably also about forty years old, and she has not yet married at such an age, which is really wonderful.

"In this way, it is really inconvenient. I don't know if I can ask the old man to introduce a household, I just stay for one night, and I will leave tomorrow at dawn, of course, the money will still be given. Zhao Jue said.

The old man hesitated for a while, and said: "Okay, I'll take you back to the village first, and see if anyone is willing to accept you. ”

Everyone was overjoyed, so they followed the old man to the village. In fact, although the household registration system of Qi is relatively heavy, it is not as strict as that of Qin, which may be the reason for the prosperity of commerce in Qi, so that many people and officials have a particularly heavy sense of money, which also gives outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of it.

When he arrived at the village, the old man explained to the patriarch, who was generous and arranged everyone in his own home. The old man also said goodbye to everyone and went home first.

"Thanks to that old man today, otherwise I would have to sleep in the wilderness." Under the bright moon, everyone drank porridge in the courtyard of the patriarch's house, lit a bonfire, and talked with the patriarch.

"You say he's a good guy here. It's a pity, the good man is blessed, the concubine died early, and only one woman was left, but she never married, and she was very pitiful. ”

"It's a shame to say that I waited all the way with him and didn't ask for his name, which is really resentful. Before you leave tomorrow, be sure to pay a visit. ”

"It's okay, the old man's surname is Zhongli, as for the name, don't mention it, he can be regarded as the oldest of us here." The patriarch sighed.

"By the way, you said that the old man lives with his only daughter, so isn't this woman in her forties?" Zhao Yuan remembered the patriarch's words just now, and couldn't help but ask.

"Alas, speaking of which, this woman is my same generation, but she is still unmarried."

"Why? Could it be that his vision is too high and he looks like a fairy? Zhao Yuan asked again. Others were also attracted by his words, after all, the charm of beautiful women is invincible.

"The vision is naturally high, as for the appearance..."The patriarch said with a wry smile, "It's not beautiful, I'm afraid it's lower." ”

"Uh, how high is the vision? How beautiful is it? Zhao Yuan was about to break the casserole and asked to the end.

"This vision is so high that even ordinary men can't look down on it, and when it comes to the beauty of this complexion..."

"Knock knock" Just as the patriarch was about to continue, there were two knocks at the wooden door of the bamboo fence, but a woman's voice was heard: "The patriarch is here?" The father asked Ah Chun to bring some cakes to the guests. ”

When everyone heard this, they knew that it was the old man Zhongli who cared about the love of the silver taels and sent some food, so they had more respect for this person. What surprised them even more was that the person who came was a woman, could it be the only daughter of Zhongli Laohan?

As he spoke, the wooden door was opened by the patriarch's inner son, and a figure slowly walked in, and when everyone looked at the woman with curiosity, they immediately felt disappointed.

Although the woman's voice is like a yellow warbler out of the valley, it is suddenly crisp, but the person looks very ordinary, and even a little ugly. I saw that on both sides of its green silk, its forehead was slightly more protruding, its skin was dark, and its limbs were relatively thick. If you say that it is beautiful, it does not account for a trace of beauty, and if you say that it is ugly, it is no different from ordinary peasant girls.

Zhong Lichun walked into the courtyard, saw that everyone was looking at him, he already knew what was going on in his heart, and he didn't break it, put the basket on the stone table, bowed, and said: "Father said that he received a few money, and he felt a little guilty, but fortunately, the patriarch took care of it, so he didn't become this bad person." So I sent some cakes, I hope you will forgive me. The small village in the mountains and wilderness, there are no delicacies, and all hope is smiling. ”

When Le Yi heard this, this woman was really comfortable talking, and in two or three sentences, she not only praised the patriarch, but also put her identity very low, raising everyone. If it is placed on an ordinary peasant girl, there is definitely no such consideration, which makes Le Yi a little impressed by her.

"It annoyed the old man, I didn't expect him to be such a hospitable person. In this way, before leaving tomorrow, I will definitely go to the house again to pay a visit. Zhao Jue replied. Zhao Yuan also nodded, seeing such an ordinary woman, Zhao Yuan also lost interest. Men naturally have some thoughts about women, but this woman's appearance is average, and she is definitely not what he likes.

"But you want to go north to Linzi?" Zhong Lichun asked.

"Naturally, we are going to Linzi, but we want to cross Jishui first, go south for a while, and then go north. After all, if you come to Qi once, you still have to go around more. Zhao Jue said with a smile.

"If you play, the scenery of Jishui is very beautiful, and although there are also wonderful scenery in the south, but don't cross Jishui for the time being, if you want to go to Linzi, you can go north along Jishui, and you must not go south." Zhong Lichun said with a light smile.

"Why is that?" Le Yi couldn't help but ask.

Zhong Lichun frowned suspiciously, thinking that these people said that they were doing some business, but why didn't they rush north and have a fun time? And from the tone of their voice, it seems that they are not particularly keen on business, but they are very interested in playing.

Le Yi's eyes flashed, seeing Zhong Lichun's puzzled expression, he knew that this woman was thinking very quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he thought of the abnormality of his own line, so he hurriedly said: "I wanted to go to Pinglu to collect some fresh goods, if I can't go, I will lose a lot." ”

Although Le Yi's statement was credible, Zhong Lichun still had some doubts, but she still said: "If you buy some fresh river food, it is the same in Wuyanyi, there is no need to cross the water to Pinglu." It's not that the little woman deliberately obstructed it, but Pinglu is now, I'm afraid it's not very peaceful. A few of them went, and I was afraid that there would be more trouble. ”

When everyone heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes, it was really a good thing, they couldn't stop it if they wanted to, if there was a problem within the Qi State, then the war against the Zhao State could be postponed, if they took the opportunity to stir up some more wind and rain, I am afraid that it would cause a great damage to the vitality of the Qi State, and it is not known. Sui Leyi asked, "Please also explain it clearly." Pinglu is one of the five capitals of Qi State, and it is very inappropriate to return empty-handed, please give me some advice. ”

Zhong Lichun thought for a moment and said to everyone, "There's nothing wrong with it. The reason for this incident has to start with Jing Guojun. ”

The lights are dim, and there is a touch of warmth in this small village. Le Yi should probably be very glad that without this ugly woman and this small village, his trip to Qi Country may not be so easy.

(End of chapter)