Chapter 161: Sharpening the Knife

Xu Jie was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and Fang Chang sighed: "There is no need for the prime minister to say it anymore!" …… Now I only have one thing on my mind, when Liu Xun, a descendant of the Han family, came to Yunnan, although I tried my best to preserve, I had no choice but to ask Qi to kill him, Qi was strong and I was weak, so I had to let him die and bury him well - it has been twenty-seven years! Before leaving, you want to make an offering at his grave, will you go with me? ”

"Obey the king!" The generals were already in tears, listening to Xu Jie's trembling voice, arching their hands, and responding in unison like thunder. After Xu Jie's words were finished, he went inside to change his clothes. When he came out, the generals couldn't help but be surprised: it turned out that he was wearing a python robe and jade belt from top to bottom, and he was dressed in a simple Hanchen costume.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Xu Jie's face became paler and paler, stroking his official uniform, "I have pressed this dress at the bottom of the box for thirty years, and I finally wear it out again!" As a citizen of the Central Plains, I wore it today, went to Liu Xun's grave to cry bitterly, and accepted the punishment, and I was also willing! I was sorry for him back then, and I was sorry for the Han family! Then he raised his head, looked at the sky with teary eyes, and commanded, "Let's go!" ”

Xu Jie's situation when he went to Liu Xun was completely known to Sima Ni that night. After a night of urgent secret discussions, Zhu Guozhi still insisted on going up the mountain alone to meet Xu Jie. Sima Ni, Lu Jun, Wei Ning and others put forward all the remaining silver in the local Qi treasury, appointed Fu Ya's personal soldiers, and escorted them to Guizhou to meet Gan Wenkun. Zhu Guozhi's robe and crown were neatly belted, and he sat on an eight-lift sedan chair and went straight to Wuhua Mountain.

Peeking out from the window, three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post along the way, the checkpoints are strictly checked, and I can't help but worry about Sima Ni and them: I'm afraid I can't escape! Approaching the official hall at the foot of the mountain, he saw that he was heavily guarded, and every other stone's throw there was a captain standing with his sword standing upright, looking at this majestic sedan chair with fierce eyes. Approaching the stone gate in front of the palace, a thousand general blocked the way, and said loudly: "This is the forbidden place of the palace of the Three Dynasties, please get off the sedan chair and move into the pilgrimage!" ”

"Joke!" Zhu Guozhi replied from the sedan window, "I am an important minister of the Qi State, and the king sent the imperial envoy, what kind of place is this, dare to block my sedan chair?" It's not in line with the etiquette - carry it in! Several sedan chair men and the officials who opened the way in front of them are all outlaws selected by Zhu Guozhi for several years, and when they heard this, they sifted the big gong into a mountain sound, and went straight to the door of the instrument, and did not get off the sedan chair until the front of the main hall.

Zhu Guozhi came out with a huff and saw more than 100 soldiers standing in front of the hall, motionless as if they were cast in iron. He thought for a while, stood at the entrance of the hall and reported loudly: "Zhu Guozhi, the commander of Qi State, has the title of Yunnan Governor Zhu Guozhi, and he has met King Xu of the Three Dynasties!" As he spoke, he lifted his robe and climbed the stairs and entered.

The layout inside is even more strict, Xu Jiegao sat on the yellow embroidered dragon silver chair, there was no smile on his face, Hu Guozhu led a cadre of Wenchen military generals to form a figure of eight like goose wings, standing with a majestic and high-spirited eyes, only Xia Guoxiang and Xu Lixing sat on both sides, looking away with a big grin.

"Zhu Guozhi," Xu Jie waited for Zhu Guozhi to pay homage and asked with a sneer, "Are you here to force the lonely family again?" ”

"King Xu is the lord of a country, and he does not dare to persecute him. It's just that a gentleman is difficult to chase after a horse, and King Xu should also be a talker. Zhu Guozhi replied loudly, "The king ordered me to come and inquire about King Xu's schedule. This is the great plan of Qi and the three dynasties, who is Zhu, who dares to persecute in private? ”

"Why don't you dare?" Xu Jie said coldly, "Of course you dare!" With the support of the Qi country, you have been forced to be lonely for many years! How have I done you wrong! ”

Zhu Guozhi glanced at Xu Jie provocatively, and said nonchalantly: "King Xu is the lord of a country, Zhu Guozhi is just a scholar, and Guozhi doesn't dare to accept this word!" Let me ask, I have no strength to bind the chicken, and I have no size blade at the waist, what can I do to persecute King Xu, who has a heavy army? ”

"Bold!" Xu Jie roared, the voice shook the hall buzzing, he was usually very angry by Zhu Guozhi, and yesterday the grave agreed to start today, but the surname Zhu actually sent it to the door by himself. Seeing that Zhu Guozhi was still unruly on weekdays, Xu Jie couldn't help but be furious, "You are just a corrupt official, this king looks at all Han people, so he agrees to let you be this commander. ”

"What bribes did I take? Who is the bribe? Who testifies? How much is the bribe? Zhu Guozhi straightened up, stared at Xu Jie without blinking, and asked like a cannon, "Since it is corruption, why doesn't King Xu discuss with my king how to punish him?" ”

"I'm too lazy to take care of you!" Xu Jie roared, "In order to ensure the stability of the land jointly governed by the Qi State and the Three Dynasties, the Qi State and the Three Dynasties each allocate 10 million taels each year for various expenses, how come it is that there are only 15 million taels in your hands." ”

Zhu Guozhi snorted, "King Xu said a little less. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the three dynasties only take out five million taels a year, how can I become twice as much? ”

Before he finished speaking, Xia Guoxiang shouted beside him: "You don't have to be hard-mouthed. You are just a poor Confucian student, and by chance you are proud, so you put on such a villain face! ”

"How am I a villain? Am I rebelling against the monarch? Zhu Guozhi twisted his face, and the anger in his eyes burst out, forcing Xia Guoxiang to dodge in a hurry.

"Xia Guoxiang is right, you are a villain!" Xu Jiekou said, "How did you get started in the first place?" It's just a five-rank hall official, with a big future for sesame, just for the queen of Qi first, you go to offer a picture of a beauty, and get promoted by patting your ass! This Wang Qu said that you didn't? ”

Xu Jie didn't want to take the topic away, he had a long-standing hatred for this nail, and he wanted to humiliate him before he died, "-I, Xu Jie, am not good, these three dynasties also rely on my own blood and sweat, which foot to lift is cleaner than your face!" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Guozhi was stunned at first, and suddenly burst into laughter, "King Xu can really speak unexpectedly!" Heaven, earth, king, parent, teacher, supreme and upright. And the talk of sycophancy? At that time, the king of Qi was the queen of the immortal who died without thinking about tea and dinner, and was dying, and I recommended Wumen painters to paint the jade face of the mother to comfort the saints, such as a good doctor, and the right medicine, what is the fault? Speaking of King Xu's feet, it is even more difficult to say, which is in response to a folk saying - there is no confidant at the end of the world, who in the world does not know the king? Although it is not explicit, it is clear that Xu Jie, in order to protect his own interests, betrayed his previous master, Liu Xun, a descendant of the Han family.

Xu Jie was so angry that he trembled, didn't want to grind his teeth with him anymore, and shouted: "Take down this Tartar dog slave for me!" ”

"Yes!" Outside the corridor of the hall, there was a thunderous promise, and several school captains pounced, and tied Zhu Guozhi firmly like a duck.

"I'm so strange," Xu Jie looked at Zhu Guozhi mockingly, "Gan Wenkun has already run to Guizhou, and Sima Ni and Fu Dali are also going to escape, why don't you leave?" You're so unlucky, you just happened to meet me and I want to kill people and sacrifice the flag, and the rebels expel Yidi! ”