Kuang Zhang waved the order flag, and the army of Qi ascended to the top of the city and surrounded the people of Yan State. Seeing that the general trend was gone, the Yan people had to throw down their weapons, and what awaited them would be the fate of the prisoners.

In the seventh year of King Zhou Ding, the Qi general Kuang Zhang led the allied army of Qi and Song to cross the great river, go deep into the land between the rivers, and arrive at the South Great Wall of Yan State. Ji Ping, the prince of Yan State, called on all parts of the country to open the city gates, welcome the Qi army, and quell the rebellion, except for a few cities to hold on, most of the city guards, because of the prince Ji Ping, and Zizhi's perverse behavior, opened the city gate, welcomed the Qi army into the city, the Qi army was like a bamboo, and it only took more than 30 days to attack under Jicheng.

Qi Guo's actions blew up a pool of spring water. Zhongshan with Sima Xi as the main commander, led 30,000 troops, attacked Yan State, and within 40 days, successively broke through Qu Yi and Yangcheng, and the troops were under Sanqiu. Wherever they passed, the Yan army was invincible and collapsed at the first touch, causing Zhongshan to quickly gain an advantage and expand the land for hundreds of miles. The king of Zhongshan was overjoyed, prayed to heaven, celebrated this military exploit, and worshiped Sima Xi as the minister of Zhongshan. Xiangbang Lechi, in order to keep his position, the doctor Gongsun Hong took advantage of Sima Xi's plan to lead troops outside the country to accuse him of collaborating with the enemy Zhao State. However, Sima Xi not only did not shirk his crimes, but instead admitted his guilt, and was willing to step down as the coach and return to Lingshou to accept his guilt.

It was during this sensitive period that the envoy of Zhao came to Lingshou.

The furnishings of the Zhongshan Palace are as luxurious as ever. The people of Zhongshan like gold and silverware, especially after the last Northern Expedition, the trade between Zhao and Zhongshan became more and more frequent. The merchants of Zhao liked Zhongshan's fox fur prey, and Zhongshan liked Zhao's exquisite utensils. Although Zhao Guo is now rich in northern Xinjiang, and there are countless kinds of grassland prey, Zhongshan Guosheng is relatively close to the distance and convenient transportation, so there is no special accident, and businessmen still like to come here. And the exquisite handicrafts of the Zhao Kingdom have become the favorite of the nobles of the Zhongshan Kingdom.

Li Yan slowly walked into the main hall, before he saw the king of Zhongshan, he saw all kinds of decorations on the main hall, whether it was the wrong gold and silver beast, or the screen carved with a safari map, all of which showed that the owner of this palace loved gold and silverware. Of course, there are fifteen copper lamps on both sides of several cases, and even Zhao Yong does not have them.

Li Yan didn't say a word, but he kept it all in his heart. He walked up to the King of Zhongshan and saluted slowly: "Zhao State envoy Li Yan, meet the king." ”

"The messenger came from afar, and the widow was afraid, and he sat down."

Li Wei thanked him, got up and knelt down at the head of King Zhongshan, and then raised his head and saw the old man in front of him. He is said to be an old man because his beard is white, his voice is hoarse, and although his spirit is strong, he still can't hide his breath between words. Time had given the old man endless ambition and great glory, but time also gave him the aging he deserved at this time.

"The envoy is here, and it is said that he came on the orders of King Zhao."

"I came here at this moment to congratulate Zhongshan on expanding the land for a hundred miles and winning a success. King Zhao specially ordered his subordinates to bring 100 beauties and 100 kinds of books to the king. In addition, in order to congratulate Zhongshan on such a record, King Zhao sent another 100 catties of copper to congratulate the king on casting gold to commemorate this battle. ”

King Zhongshan's mood for Zhao Yong is elusive. On the one hand, the level of governance of this descendant is far stronger than that of Zhao Suhou, although Zhao Suhou was in power, he conquered the east and the west, but the achievements were very limited, and he was often besieged by Zhongshan, and it was under the leadership of this Zhao Wang that Zhao occupied half of Zhongshan; On the other hand, this King Zhao is quite ambiguous about Zhongshan. After the last Northern Expedition, although it occupied the territory of Zhongshan, it continued to trade with Zhongshan, and moved in a lot of craftsmen, books, for a time, Lingshou was full of learning style, handicrafts were dazzling, its shape was quite similar to the Central Plains, so that the vanity of the Zhongshan King trance felt that Zhongshan was no different from other Central Plains countries. These are all thanks to Zhao Yong.

"The messenger is serious." King Zhongshan tried his best to make a friendly expression, "Zhongshan and Zhao are originally neighbors with a strip of water, but for many years, wars have continued, and the people have not been stable. Since the last time the two countries went to war, the two countries have been in close contact with each other, and this is a blessing for both countries. Today, the fortunate King Zhao gave a hundred gold bronzes, and the widow must cast a big tripod to commemorate this event. ”

"That's better." Li Wei lowered his head and echoed, "When I came here this time, I also said that the king has talents like Sima Xiangbang, so he has the merit of expanding the land for thousands of miles. However, Zhao Guo's talent is withering, which is a pity. Therefore, it is proposed that the king will engrave the matter of Xiangbang's attack on Yan on the Dading and pass it on to future generations to show his merits. ”

When the King of Zhongshan heard Li Yan's words here, he sighed in his heart, and said lightly: "With such a great achievement, how can a certain person not engrave it and show its ability?" What's more, he is the prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom. "The three words of Zhongshan are very heavy.

Li Wei smiled heartily, knowing in his heart, this was the King of Zhongshan's vague warning to Li Fang, this was a matter of Zhongshan Kingdom, and Zhao Guo did not need to point fingers.

"As it should be." Li Wei said, "In addition, King Zhao also said that on the day of the completion of this tripod, he also asked the king to send news to Handan. King Zhao wants to go with the king and see this big ding with his own eyes. ”

"Since King Zhao is so Yaxing, the widow will not shirk it." The King of Zhongshan was a little puzzled, but still agreed.

"Since the messenger has come to Lingshou, the widow happens to have something to inquire about."

"The king has something to say, and the messenger knows everything, and he says everything."

"I heard that the border between Zhao and Zhongshan has been frequently transferred recently, and it seems that there are relatively big moves, I don't know if Zhao Guo's so-called target is my Zhongshan?"

Li Wei smiled and replied, "This is the second thing that I want to visit the king." He straightened his sleeves, "I came here this time to inform King Zhongshan." Because the Yan State was poisoned by the Qi State, the people were displaced, and the safety of the Zhao State was threatened in their eyes. Ji Zhi, the prince of Yan State, specially visited the king of my family, hoping that Zhao State would send troops to help Yan State restore the country, repel Qi State, and kill the rebel courtiers. After careful consideration, the king of my family has agreed to this matter. ”

"There's such a thing." King Zhongshan nodded, but the doubts in his heart still did not dissipate, "Zhao Guo actually wants to interfere in the affairs of Yan Kingdom. ”

"It's not interference. The king of my family is ready to send a group of grain and grass soldiers, and under the leadership of Yan Gongzi Jizhi, he will enter the Yan country to fight. Because he needed to pass through Zhongshan Quyi, Yangcheng and other places, King Zhao felt that he still had to inform the king so that he would not lose his courtesy. ”

"I see." King Zhongshan's brows furrowed, although he was old, his brain was still flexible, and he immediately thought of a story called False Journey Defeat, "King Zhao has this request, and there is no refusal, but I don't know how many troops this is, and how long it will take?" ”

"About 20,000, starting from Handan, it only takes three days. The Zhao army may enter the territory of Yan through the cities of Fuliu, Ningjia, Quyi, and Yangcheng. The king did not need to worry, the soldiers of the Zhao State would never enter any of the cities. ”

"Twenty thousand, um......" King Zhongshan pondered for a while, "How about this matter and ask the envoy to stay in Lingshou for a while, and the widow will discuss it with the ministers before dealing with it?" ”

"It's okay, wait for the king's news."

Looking at the back of Li Wei leaving, the King of Zhongshan put away the hypocritical smile just now. He stood up and walked out of the hall.

Like Longtai, the center of the royal city is a large-scale school field, generally when the army goes out, the monarch is on the school field, in front of all the soldiers, divination of good fortune and evil, sacrifice to the field, give the commander of the army to the tiger charm golden drum, and the commander is here on behalf of the soldiers to swear to go on the expedition. Not long ago, this ceremony was just held here for the soldiers who went out to fight against Yan Kingdom, and the other master of this ceremony was still in the army of Yangcheng, waiting for his orders.

He passed through the halls and walked to the queen's bedroom, where the queen was playing with the hosta she had just gotten. This is one of the gifts sent by the envoy of Zhao this time, and it is customary to hand it over to the King of Zhongshan before distributing. But the queen of yin favors the harem, and the previous concubine Jiang no longer dares to contradict him, she does something out of the ordinary, and the king of Zhongshan will follow her.

"Didn't the king meet the envoy of Zhao in the main hall? How did I get to the kids? Is the child really flattered? The queen of the yin symbolically bowed, and then arranged for the palace people around her to fetch some food. He welcomed the King of Zhongshan to the inner hall.

"I have some things on my mind, and I have arrived at Madame unconsciously." King Zhongshan said with a smile, just saw the hosta in the hand of the queen of yin, took it casually, played with it, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really ingenious, I don't know which craftsman has such skills." Then he looked up and asked, "When did Madame have such a beautiful artifact, and the widow did not know it?" ”

"Of course the king doesn't know." The queen of Yin cowardly crouched in the arms of the king of Zhongshan, "This is a gift sent by the envoy of Zhao this time, and the eunuch order was sent to the harem." The little boy saw that he liked it, so he took it with his hand. Luckily, the king likes this too. ”

Hearing that it was a gift from Zhao Guo, King Zhongshan, who was full of surprise just now, looked stunned, and then smiled awkwardly: "I see, I see." "Return the hosta to the queen of yin.

What kind of person is the Queen of Yin, who is mixed in this harem, she naturally knows what is in the heart of King Zhongshan, and it must be related to this Zhao Kingdom. Then he said intentionally or unintentionally, "Since the king doesn't like it, the little boy put it away." It's just that if the king has some distress in his heart, he might as well talk to Xiao Tong, and Xiao Tong can explain it to the king. ”

King Zhongshan didn't want to say it, but when he saw the eyes of the queen of yin, he couldn't hide his words, and told Gongsun Hong, Le Chi and others to accuse Sima Xitong Zhao, and Li Yan suggested that he cast a tripod by himself, and at the same time praise Sima Xi's achievements.

The widow sent Gongsun Hong's accusation to the front, and Sima Xi immediately confessed and hoped to resign from all positions, without arguing, and behaved very calmly. If others encountered this, I am afraid that they would have shouted that they had been wronged, and they would have come to Lingshou to ask for guilt. ”

And the envoy of Zhao came here to ask for credit for him. If this person really collaborated with Zhao Guo, it should be right to keep a low profile, otherwise the widow can definitely kill him Sima Xi first, and then make amends to Zhao Guo. Zhao Guo came out at this time to ask for credit for Sima Xi, wouldn't it hurt him? ”

If you say that Le Chi and Gongsun Hong and others are all first-class politicians, but they don't understand that this king's affairs mostly occur in the harem. If they could have helped the Empress Yin, who was still a concubine, to become the queen of Zhongshan, they might have succeeded today, but unfortunately, they may not lose to Sima Xi in terms of talent, or even surpass it, but in terms of skill, they are far from being opponents.

"What the king said, Xiao Tong also feels very reasonable." The Empress Yin said timidly, "Coincidentally, Lord Gongsun just denounced Sima Xiangbang, and Zhao Guo came to protect him." It seems that he has known for a long time that Sima Xiangbang is going to be unlucky. If Xiangbang is close at hand, it is easy to say, but Xiangbang is leading troops at the moment, expanding the territory for Zhongshan, and achieving immortal feats. Even if he was accused, he still stuck to the front line, stabilized the morale of the army, and handed over all military affairs to the adjutant general, and did not defend himself. Although the child is ignorant, he also thinks that there is something strange in this? ”

I have to say here that the queen of yin is really quite skillful in speaking. She first broke the mystery of time, and then also woke up the king of Zhongshan, Sima Xi is leading the troops at the moment, if he was accused of collaborating with the enemy, he would have brought the troops back a long time ago, why bother to wait on the front line?

"yes, what a coincidence." The words of the Queen of Yin swirled in the mind of the King of Zhongshan, why did Gongsun Hong report Sima Xi, and Zhao Guo came to protect him. It is impossible to say that there is nothing strange in this. So what's so strange about this?

"Xiao Tong heard that Lord Gongsun and Lord Lechi have been getting close recently." Yin Hou said another word. This sentence announced the result of this matter.

Gongsun Hong and Le Chi, your biggest mistake is not to do a wrong thing at the wrong time, but to offend a woman. So, never offend a woman, never.

(End of chapter)