Lingshou, Zhongshan Palace.

On the solemn and majestic meeting hall, the old Cheng Gong had gray hair and a dark robe wrapped around his body. Because the old man's eyes were slightly squinted, staring at the bamboo slips in front of him, he was stunned.

A man knelt beside him, two whiskers hanging from his lips. The complexion is fair, and the figure is slightly weak. Xu knelt for too long, changing his posture from time to time. But obviously very scared of the old man, every time before changing his posture, he lowered his head to look at him, and saw that the old man didn't pay attention to him, so he secretly moved.

At the bottom of the stairs, there was another person. He sat upright, his face was cold, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad. He was also wearing armor and a sword hanging from his waist. Obviously, the three of them have a great relationship, otherwise, they would not agree to let him wear a sword to the palace, because the old man is not someone else, but the king of Zhongshan Kingdom.

The ancestor of Zhongshan is the Xianyu tribe of the Di tribe in the north, and the surname is Bai Di, which is a descendant of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the twentieth year of King Wu of Zhou Weilie, in order to compete with the Jin State at that time, Xianyu people founded a country in the Zhongren City that was in danger to defend. Because there are mountains in the city of Zhongren, it is called "Zhongshan".

In the nineteenth year of King Weilie of Zhou, the generals of Wei, Le Yang and Wu Qi, commanded the army to occupy Zhongshan, and Wei Wenhou sent the prince to attack Zhongshanjun, and the prince attacked the Marquis of Wei.

In the twenty-second year of King Zhou An, after 20 years of hard work, the Duke of Zhongshan Huan finally succeeded in enriching the country and setting the capital Lingshou. Since then, Zhongshan has survived between Zhao and Yan, and at one time divided the territory of Zhao into two sections. Zhao made many attacks on Zhongshan, failed many times, and built the Great Wall in the seventh year of King Lie of Zhou and the sixth year of Marquis Cheng of Zhao to resist the attack of Zhao.

As a result, Zhongshan became a confidant of Zhao State, and he repeatedly listened to the instigation of Qi State to provoke Zhao State. This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Guo can't go south with peace of mind and chase the Central Plains.

Today, Zhongshan Chenggong has been in power for more than ten years, and he is getting older. And Shi Zicuo is not familiar with government affairs for the time being, so almost all government affairs are pressed on the people in the audience.

"It seems that Zhao Guo will not retreat easily. Although Fei Yi left Shan, their defense in Shanshan did not decrease. Cheng Gong put down the bamboo slip and rubbed his sour eyes. As he got older, his eyes became more and more difficult to see what was in front of him, and the bamboo slip font was narrow and slightly smaller, and he looked very struggling.

"That said, it's not like it's not without gain." The man in the audience said slowly.

"I understand what Xiang Bang means." Cheng Gong said, "At least tentatively, Fei Yi returned to Handan this time, and he must be used by Xinhou, with his attitude towards my Zhongshan, I think that in the future, there will be constant battles between the two countries." After saying such a long paragraph, he was a little struggling.

"Your Excellency." The man in the audience said respectfully.

"That being the case, I think that the lesson that should be given is still given, and this little doll in the province doesn't know how important it is." Cheng Gong paused and said.

When the people in the audience heard Cheng Gong's words, they did not frown slightly, and said indifferently, "Your Excellency's words are reasonable. In that case, I have a plan, maybe it works. ”

"What's the strategy?"

"Do you still remember the story of the 37th year of King Zhou Xian, when the Qi and Wei coalition forces attacked Zhao, and Zhao broke the Yellow River embankment and irrigated the coalition army?"

"You mean, lead Qi Wei into Zhao and take the opportunity to annex Zhao State?" Cheng Gong thought for a while and said slowly.

"Zhao Wei belongs to the same Jin land, and they are originally of the same origin. However, since Zhao Yu became the Marquis of Zhao, he attacked Wei many times, forcing Wei to retreat again and again; And the land of the Tang Dynasty of Qi was also taken away by Zhao Yu and has not yet been returned. The monarch and the state of Qi originally had an alliance to watch over each other, so they might as well write to Qi Wei and instigate the three families to conspire with Zhao Di. ”

"At the same time, my army is gathering at the house and waiting for the coalition to come and kill us. Once the smoke of Zhao Difeng spreads, our army will go south from the house to Shancheng and take Handan in a battle, and will definitely be able to come out on top. I will be able to go out of the mountains and grab the farming land of Handan. At that time, it may not be impossible to go south and win the Central Plains. ”

"Good!" Cheng Gong slammed a few cases, how could he have the appearance of the old dragon clock just now? It's like a child who has picked up a baby. "Xiangbang's plan is absolutely very, so this matter needs to be bothered by Xiangbang."

"Don't dare, I will obey." He knew that this was Cheng Gong's agreement to his plan, so he stood up, said goodbye and left.

Looking at his departing figure, Cheng Gong groaned for a while, and said to the cuo beside him, "Sima Xi is my pillar of optimism, and I will be able to help you in the future." You have to treat it well. ”

"How dare the sons disrespect their fathers." Cuo nodded and promised, "However, my father is in the prime of life, and I am slightly more immature than him." Even if you are pro-government, I am afraid you have to listen to what your father said. ”

Cheng Gong couldn't understand it, the prince was telling Cheng Gong that I was much younger than Sima Zheng, and he controlled the government, even if I was in power, I might not become his puppet.

Cheng Gong was silent, leaning slightly, he said slightly, "I heard that Xiangbang's son is smart and talented, I hope to invite him into the palace and let him study with you under Taifu, how about it?" ”

Cuo was slightly stunned, and immediately knew that this was Cheng Gong's countermeasure, so that Sima Cheng's next generation would have a good relationship with Cuo Xian, so that he would not be afraid of being isolated. So he said to Cheng Gong, "Yes." ”

According to the suggestion to Cheng Gong, Sima Xun arranged for his subordinates to set off immediately to Daliang and Linzi, and after thinking about it, he wrote a sincere letter and sent it to Qin to face the king of Qin Huiwen, who had just succeeded to the throne. The main content is to tell the Three Kingdoms that the new lord of Zhao is in mourning, and the new lord is still in his prime, and the whole country is in peace. This is the perfect time to seize the Zhao State.

In addition, he personally arranged for the preparation of soldiers and horses, especially the soldiers and horses under the house to shrink, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to spy on the armament of Zhao State, in case of emergency.

After arranging these, when he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a tired face, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was decorated with great festivity. Not only was it covered with red silk, but also the servants lit all the oil lamps in the courtyard, so that after people entered, it was as if they had seen the sun again.

Sima Zhenhu's eyes wrinkled slightly. Although he is the prime minister of Zhongshan, he is very strict with his family. Not only did his wives and concubines not be allowed to wear gold and silver, but even his own sons had to be diligent and thrifty. Because he is not from Zhongshan, his every move is watched by others. Therefore, he knows the way of advance and retreat, and never dares to go beyond the rules.

However, today, as soon as I entered the door, I found that the Xiangfu, which was originally slightly dilapidated, was brightly lit, and I was naturally very surprised.

"My husband is back." Just when he was wondering, his wife came out with the maid in a spring breeze. Like he bowed, "Why are you coming back so late today?" The food was cold. ”

"I ask you, I teach you every day, that you must be diligent and thrifty. But why today, the courtyard is brightly lit and the sky is full of red silk, is there any happy event? ”

"Of course there is a happy event, but the husband doesn't know it?" His wife covered her mouth and chuckled, and continued, "Today at noon, my husband is still on an errand in the yazhong. The king summoned the eunuchs to send a royal decree, allowing our son to enter the palace to accompany the son to study, and accompany the past. ”

"I see." Sima Xun nodded slightly, although it is not clear why the Cheng Guild has this order, but it is obviously a happy thing for his son to be able to enter the palace to accompany him, not to mention that the son of the world is the next monarch, and it is definitely very worthwhile to be able to have a good relationship with the next monarch.

"People say that this is the king's reward, and if we show coldness, others will think that our family is hypocritical and will not be grateful for the king's reward. Therefore, let's light the lights and hang the red silk, which can be regarded as a celebration. is low-key, but also does not refute the face of the king. ”

"Hmm." Sima Xun nodded, "Didn't Xi'er say it?" ”

"Naturally, it's him. His method is really good. ”

"Humph! A guy who is so happy with his achievements, a little clever, and he doesn't need to be on the right path. Sima Cheng said coldly. Of course, he knows that although his son has some ability, he is very happy, and he is a little greedy, and he does not like it. Although Madame didn't say it just now, he guessed it as soon as he guessed.

"What the husband said is not right." Mrs. obviously loves her son more, and she can't see her son being wronged, "Xi'er, this is to resolve the disaster for you!" ”

"Even if I go to thank you, I will go to thank you. Aren't you afraid of inviting disaster to me if you engage in these things? Let me tell you, this son of yours, it is good if you don't come out to be an official, once you embark on a career in office, you will be like the wolf on the mountain, if you don't believe it, just walk and see. As he spoke, he glared at the minions behind him fiercely, "Hurry up and withdraw for me." After speaking, he walked to the courtyard angrily. Leave the lady and the minions there.