On the eighth day of the fourth month of the tenth year of the Marquis of Wei, the border area of Qilu.

Here, the Qi army has been stationed for more than three days, but the monarch still has no idea of directly entering the Lu country, so the Qi army can only continue to wait here.

It was normal for the low-level soldiers and soldiers to be confused, but the generals who followed Tian Yuwen did not know the monarch's plans.

I have doubts in my heart, but as a courtier, I can't ask the monarch directly, so these Qi generals can only hold back their doubts.

At this time, the monarch Tian Yuwen stood on the high slope, looking at the distant field in a daze.

Standing next to him was Tian Yuwen's close minister Zhang Hao, who was specially designed to inquire and deliver news for him.

"The widow left Linzi, those people didn't make any small moves, right?" Tian Yuwen asked calmly.

Zhang Hao replied respectfully: "Back to the king, everything is normal, and there is no suspicious behavior from the major families!" ”

Although Tian Yuwen has now reconciled with the clan, and has made the daughter of the Zhuge family a lady of the Jun, he still cannot fully trust the clan.

Then, Tian Yuwen asked again: "I heard that Wei Wuji also went to the front line, and now where is he going?" ”

Zhang Hao was very well prepared for work, so he listened to him: "According to the Pegasus report, Wei Hou is now stationed in Suizhou, the county town of Longjiang!" ”

Tian Yuwen and Wei Wuji met more than ten years ago, and thinking of this at this time, Tian Yuwen had to sigh that time flies.

To be honest, when facing Wei Wuji head-on, Tian Yuwen still felt that he lacked confidence, not only because of the strength of Wei State, but also because of Wei Wuji.

"Okay, you go down, you have to pay close attention to the speech in the army!" Tian Yuwen said to Zhang Hao.

Of course, Tian Yuwen knew the confusion of the generals in the army, but he was not easy to explain to the generals.

The reason why he did not move was because Tian Yuwen himself was not prepared for war, and it was difficult for him to gather courage in the face of the Wei army.

What's more, such a large scale of war also requires Tian Yuwen to consider carefully, how should it be fought? Or how can you not fight.

"Negotiate peace...... But I don't know if it's possible? I'm not ready yet! Tian Yuwen said slowly.

As soon as he thought of negotiating peace, Tian Yuwen remembered the Qin State a few years ago, when the Wei army was attacking, they also had a move to negotiate peace, but in the end, the Qin State was still crippled by the Wei State.

Therefore, Tian Yuwen was very hesitant about his thoughts, and he didn't know if his decision was useful.

Moreover, is it possible that Wei will agree to negotiate peace? This is also very important, and Tian Yuwen is also not confident in this.

Wei Wuji poured six years of recuperation to destroy the Wei State, will they give up? What does Qi Guo take to make people give up?

But Tian Yuwen couldn't find anyone to discuss these issues, and his confidants were either incompetent, or they were now in Linzi to help him keep an eye on national politics.

He still has to think about it!

But as long as you know Tian Yuwen, you will know that the so-called thinking of the monarch is just giving himself time to accept it.

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On April 11, the fourth day of Wei Wuji's arrival in Longjiang, he was inspecting an official warehouse in Suizhou, the county capital, accompanied by Zhou Bin, the county governor of Longjiang County.

After coming to Longjiang from Wu'an, Wei Wuji still had to deal with a lot of official business every day, so this kind of inspection behavior was still relatively rare.

A group of officials gathered around the perimeter, following Wei Wuji in the same footsteps, ready to listen to the instructions at any time.

At this time, Wei Wuji was already thirty-one years old, and his whole person looked a lot more mature, and his two beards set off his majesty.

Pointing to the mountains of grain, Wei Wuji turned back to the officials and said, "The people regard food as the sky, and this is especially true for war. ”

All the ministers lowered their hands and replied, "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Then, Wei Wuji said again: "Where is the county lieutenant?" ”

At this time, a military attache in armor took a step out of the crowd and said, "The minister is here!" ”

"There is a large amount of grain and grass in Suizhou City, and the widow will hand over the important duty of guarding it to you, don't let the widow down!" Wei Wuji said slowly.

The lieutenant of Longjiang County immediately knelt down and said: "The minister will be smeared with liver and brains to repay the high hopes of the king!" ”

Wei Wuji nodded, then asked the man to get up, and then the group continued to walk forward.

And these officials of Longjiang County have to continue to hunch over and listen to the instructions, in fact, this posture is quite tiring.

They were far away in Longjiang and did not have the opportunity to participate in the court meeting, and these people now knew what it was like for the central officials to go to the court.

After inspecting this place, the only one who could accompany Wei Wuji in the end was Zhou Bin, the county guard.

Following Wei Wuji with Zheng Dali, Zhou Bin was also under a lot of pressure at this time, and just the aura of the monarch made him feel like this.

Just walking behind like this, he heard Wei Wuji suddenly say, "Zhou Qing, how long have you been in Longjiang?" ”

Zhou Bin held his breath and said: "Back to the monarch, the minister has been in charge of Longjiang for seven years!" ”

Seven years as a county guard, unable to be promoted to the position of Jiuqing, is not uncommon in the officialdom of Wei State.

Then Wei Wuji said: "Longjiang and Qi are only separated by a river, is it the same for the people of Longjiang and the people of Qilu?" ”

Hearing that the monarch taught himself, Zhou Bin thought about it and replied: "County guard, although Longjiang and Qilu are only separated by a big river, the folk customs of the two places are different, and the two kingdoms of Qilu are different!" ”

Afterwards, Zhou Bin gave Wei Wuji a detailed introduction to the differences, and Wei Wuji nodded again and again.

He just asked casually, but he didn't expect Zhou Bin's insights to be so profound, which surprised him.

After Zhou Bin finished answering, the scene was speechless for a while, the silence of the monarch made him feel flustered, could it be that his answer was not careful enough?

Although he has been a veteran of more than 20 years of crisscrossing the sea, Zhou Bin faced Wei Wuji at this time, but he was as frightened as those little officials when they saw the county guard.

After a while, Wei Wuji spoke: "Zhou Qing has profound insights, and he is really a pillar of talent!" ”

"If you are widowed and use you to govern Qilu, I don't know if you dare to take on this great responsibility?" Wei Wuji asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhou Bin once thought that he had heard it wrong, and the monarch actually let him go to govern Qilu.

You must know that when the monarch asks a person like this, it means that he has to be reused, and he Zhou Bin can't believe it.

This is the treatment that only the king's confidants have, how can he Zhou Bin make the monarch favored, is it because of the remarks just now?

But at this time, Zhou Bin couldn't think about it too much, so he saw him bow down and replied: "What the king wants, the minister only obeys his orders!" ”

Wei Wuji laughed, he liked this kind of courtier who was both capable and obedient, and Zhou Bin was undoubtedly this kind of person.

In the position of the county guard, he has such a deep insight into the people under his rule and the people of neighboring countries, in Wei Wuji's opinion, he deserves to be called a talent.

Wei Wuji then said, "Qilu has not been taken down yet, so you agreed?" ”

Zhou Bin's face was solemn, and then he said: "The king attacked Qilu with the power of the sky, how can these two countries stop it?" ”

At this time, Zhou Bin had another point in Wei Wuji's heart, that is, he could speak.

Later, Wei Wuji talked with Zhou Bin again, and asked him about his governance philosophy and experience in governing Longjiang, and the two of them had a very happy conversation.

At this moment, Zheng Dali came to Wei Wuji and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Qi has sent an envoy to Longjiang, saying that he is discussing important matters with you!" ”

Wei Wuji and Zhou Bin couldn't help but stop talking, while Wei Wuji fell into deep thought.

Have something important to discuss? Tian Yuwen wouldn't want to negotiate peace, right? Wei Wuji thought so.