On the shore of Heze, Zhang Yi and several entourages boarded a new-style Taoqiu cruise ship with apprehension and sailed towards a small island in the depths of Heze. His mood was completely drawn up by the prospect of the Triumvirate, and he didn't even pay any attention to this state-of-the-art wooden steamer.

When he arrived on the island, the opulence and prosperity of the palace on the island really opened the eyes of Zhang Yi, who was born in poverty. The whole palace is built on the mountain and the lake, and from a distance, it looks like a fairy palace floating on this small island. And at ten o'clock in the evening, when the sun is about to set, the entire palace is still a scene of brilliant lights, just like the entire Dongcheng District of Taoqiu, the lights are on all night!

And when he walked into the palace, he found that the entire palace floor was not a wooden floor like the rest of the world, but a direct tile floor. This kind of smooth building material makes the ground here slightly reflective. And in the entire palace, every few zhang (15 meters to exact), there will be a glass cover, in this glass cover, there is a soft light, Zhang Yi knows, this light, is emitted by the burning of whale oil! In the days he has been in Taoqiu, he has already experienced the beauty of this thing!

Slowly walked into this magnificent palace, Zhang Yi was only slightly confused for a while, and his eyes immediately became firm. He is the Qin minister who is powerful in the world, no matter how wonderful the foreign things are, how can they be worthy of the taste of being in charge of a country?

In the main hall, at this time, the people of Qi and Chu had already arrived. Zhang Yi also heard that the one who borrowed the palace here was Tian Wen, the prince of Qi State, and Tao Qiujun, who was the landlord at this time, was not there, so it was naturally Qi Xiangtian Ying sitting on the main seat.

At this time, there was a music and dance performance in the hall, there was pleasant music outside the venue, and there were graceful dancing girls dancing there in the field, and the nobles of Qi and Chu who admired it praised each other again and again.

Zhang Yi consciously walked into it, found the location of Qin Guo, sat down by himself, and began to appreciate this wonderful music and dance.

After the dance, Tian Wen began to order the musician and the dancer to step down, ordered the servants to serve refreshments, and began to re-engage in the three-phase alliance.

Tian Ying took out a letter of alliance, ordered his entourage to hand it to Zhang Yi, and said, "This is a letter of alliance that I drafted with Lord Ling Yin, please look at it." ”

Zhang Yi took the letter of alliance in his hand and looked at the text on it carefully: "Wei and South Korea have formed an alliance and cut diplomatic relations independently, if other countries bully the weak, or threaten with soldiers, or tempt with profit, it can be regarded as violating this covenant, and the world can punish it!" ”

Zhang Yi looked at Tian Ying and Zhaoyang, and then said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Qin State to agree to this covenant. Wei and Korea, as early as a year ago, reached an alliance with Qin, whether they obeyed the alliance or not, but they never tore up the alliance book, right? It is absolutely impossible for Qin to sever diplomatic relations with Wei and Han! ”

After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Zhaoyang replied: "We don't want Qin to sever diplomatic relations with Wei and Han, but I just hope that Qin will not interfere in the affairs of the two countries!" ”

Zhang Yi sneered and asked Tian Ying, "Then which country is sending troops to attack Wei Han now?" ”

Tian Ying replied: "If the Qin State signs a contract, my Qi State will immediately withdraw its troops and never harass Han Wei again!"

Zhang Yi asked rhetorically: "What if I don't sign it?" ”

Tian Ying said expressionlessly, "Then I still persuade Qin Xiang more, the covenant is still signed!" ”

Zhang Yi immediately asked, "Dare to ask Qi Xiang, are you intimidating me?" ”

Tian Ying said: "It doesn't matter what Qin Xiang thinks, but it's not easy for you and me to get together, let's still sign this agreement, and we can go back to China to give an explanation to the kings!" ”

Zhang Yi took out a covenant from his sleeve and said to Tian Ying and Zhaoyang: "Since Qi and Chu also hope to sign a covenant, then Zhang Yi also has a covenant here, I implore you two to sign it!" ”

Zhaoyang replied: "Your covenant, my Chu State and Qi State have already discussed, and they will not sign it, and they can't be counted!" ”

Zhang Yi immediately got up, bowed deeply to the people in the audience and said, "Since the two of you say so, then Zhang Yi will say goodbye!" However, when he wanted to leave, not only did no one of the two countries in the field get up to see each other, but sat in place one by one, expressionless.

When Zhang Yi wanted to walk out of the main hall, he was immediately stopped by the armored Qi State guards. Zhang Yi turned around and asked Tian Ying, "Qi Xiang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Tian Ying replied: "It's nothing, this is the meaning of retaining Qin Xiang!" ”

Several of Zhang Yi's guards immediately followed and surrounded Zhang Yi, but when Zhang Yi wanted to call again, no one answered. And relying on the few guards around him, it was obviously impossible to help him break the blockade of the large number of guards of the Qi State and leave from here.

Tian Ying said: "Qin Xiang doesn't have to work in vain, this place is far away from Taoqiu, and the entire island has been controlled by my Qi country, Qin Xiang even shouted out his throat, and no one answered." If Qin Xiang has time, why don't you watch another sword dance? ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yi also sat back in his place helplessly, and said: "Since Qi Xiang is so graciously invited, Zhang Yi is disrespectful!" ”

At this time, Tian Wen came forward and said to the audience: "There is a famous scholar Zhuang Zhou in the Song Kingdom, and he is unparalleled in his learning, and he is currently teaching at Taoqiu University. The boy has been fond of swords since he was a child, and once asked Zhuangzi about the mystery of kendo. Zhuangzi said to the boy: There are three kinds of swords in the world, the sword of the Son of Heaven, the sword of the princes, and the sword of the common people.

The sword of the Son of Heaven is based on Yanxi Stone City as the front, Qi Dai as the spine, Jin Wei as the spine, Zhou and Song as the spine, and Han Wei as the clamp; Wrapped in four Yi, wrapped in four times, around the Bohai Sea, with Changshan; The system is based on the five elements, and the criminal virtue is discussed; Open with yin and yang, hold with spring and autumn, and line with autumn and winter. This sword is straight and unstoppable, supreme, case-in-the-bottom, unlucky, up to the clouds, and down to the Jedi. This sword is used, and the princes of Kuang are obeyed by the world.

And the sword of the princes, with the warrior as the edge, the honest and honest as the spine, the virtuous and virtuous as the backbone, the loyal saint as the wing, and the heroic warrior as the clamp. This sword has no front, no top, no case, and no side; The upper law rounds the sky to shun the three lights, and the lower law is to shun the four times, neutralizing the public opinion and securing the four townships. This sword is used, like a thunderous shock, within four seals, all of them obey the king's orders.

And the sword of the Shuren is unkempt and hangs down the crown, the tassel of the manhu, and the clothes of the short queen, which are dumbfounded and difficult to speak. Hit each other in front, cut off the neck collar, and cut the liver and lungs, the sword of this Shuren is tantamount to a cockfight, once the life is extinct, there is nothing to use for state affairs.

Zhuangzi is a great sage, and his words are greatly admired by the boy! However, the sword of the Son of Heaven and the sword of the princes are not something that the kid can wear, the kid only likes the sword of the people, and among the guests below, there is a person whose swordsmanship is extremely exquisite: kill one person in ten steps, and leave no line for a thousand miles! Boy, please watch such a wonderful sword dance! ”

After speaking, Tian Wen clapped his hands and immediately walked in from outside the door. One of them was eight feet tall and was armed with a three-foot sword, while the other was carrying a fine zhu (a kind of guqin). The two of them walked into the temple, and the backbuilder took the lead in sitting on the ground and began to play!

As the performance of the pianist began, a cold light suddenly appeared in the entire main hall, shining all over the audience, and the sword of the swordsman was unsheathed!

A sword is a good sword, and the skill of a swordsman is amazing. Although there was only one person and one sword in the entire field, under the illumination of the surrounding lights, the sword seemed to have dozens of swords dancing at the same time, making the entire main hall full of sword energy, and the scene was extremely gorgeous!

If he hadn't known that the scene was wrong at this time, Qu Yuan, who was full of civility, would definitely have made a gift for it on the spot when he saw such a gorgeous sword dance! And he couldn't forget this sword dance afterwards, and wrote a poem, which was published in the "Taoqiu Literary Newspaper", describing the situation of the sword dance:

Today, Xue Gongmen got off the guest, and a sword weapon moved in all directions.

The spectators are depressed like mountains, and the heavens and the earth are low for a long time.

Huo Ruyi shot nine sunsets, like a group of emperors and dragons.

Come like thunder to collect anger, like the river and the sea condense the light!

The sword dance in the field was still going on, Tian Wen also walked in front of Zhang Yi, handed the previous covenant to Zhang Yi, and said to him: "Qin Xiang, you still signed this covenant, after the sword dance is completed, Qin Xiang will have no chance!" ”

Zhang Yi sneered and said: "Zhang Yi feels that he has no power to return to heaven, but he can't be greedy and betray the country!" He picked up the covenant written on silk and threw it directly on the ground, rejecting Tian Wen's proposal.

Zhang Yi knew very well that if he signed this alliance, the two countries of Qi and Chu would indeed not kill him, but from now on, he would leave a reputation as a traitor in the Qin State, even if he had the trust of the King of Qin, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Qin State. Speaking of which, what Tian Wen said to Qu Yuan about leaving Zhang Yi a way to live is not a lie. Because a Zhang Yi who has buried his political future is actually not much different from a dead Zhang Yi.

The book fell to the ground, silently, but the atmosphere in the field changed abruptly, and at this moment, the building played by the pianist was tight, and the strings were broken! The music in the entire main hall stopped abruptly, the sword dance of the swordsman stopped, and the sword light in the audience disappeared without a trace, leaving only a sword in the hand of the swordsman!

The swordsman held the sword firmly in his hand, looked at Tian Wen, and asked what he meant. Tian Wen just glanced at Zhang Yi and nodded, and the swordsman knew what to do!

The sword qi that had just filled the entire main hall was instantly concentrated on the sword in the swordsman's hand, and soon, the sword that had just symbolized beauty and splendor immediately turned into a murderous weapon!

The swordsman held the sword in both hands, and with an indomitable momentum, he stabbed towards Zhang Yi! With Zhang Yi's smiling head, encountering such a skilled swordsman can be described as certain death!

The people in the field, including Qu Yuan, all thought so, and at this moment, these big people couldn't help but close their eyes, as if they couldn't bear to see such a cruel picture!

There was a "bang", and a scream came from the field. Qu Yuan opened his eyes and looked, but suddenly found that it was not Zhang Yi who died, but the swordsman who intended to assassinate Zhang Yi! An iron crossbow bolt was inserted into the swordsman's chest, and it pierced through his chest! Although the swordsman tried his best to complete the last sword in this life, it was too difficult for him, and he could only fall to the ground unwillingly!

Subsequently, several Qin State guards suddenly rushed in from the gate of the main hall, all holding standard divine crossbows, and aimed them at the people of Qi and Chu! And Zhang Yi immediately got up, walked quickly to the door of the main hall, and asked the Qin army guards to push out a woman and a baby from behind!

Zhang Yi bowed deeply to Tian Ying and said, "Madame came by chance, just in time for such a wonderful sword dance!" ”

Seeing that the situation in the field was out of control, Tian Wen immediately jumped out and shouted: "Come on, surround them all!" "The sound of running around came, and everyone knew that this was the Qi State guards on the island who began to assemble!

Zhang Yi was suddenly furious, pulled out his sword, aimed it at the woman's chest and shouted: "If you take one step further, I will immediately let the blood of their mother and son splash here!" ”

Zhang Yi's toughness made Tian Ying extremely flustered, and hurriedly called all the guards who came back, not daring to take another step!

Tian Ying's wife died at an early age, and then he chose to marry the Song Guoquan minister Le. And his young lady is Le Cheng's granddaughter, Fang gave birth to a son and was about to return to the Song Kingdom to visit relatives, such news was heard by Dai Yan, and he also had the possibility of throwing a coin to erect it!

Subsequently, he vaguely revealed to Zhang Yi that he might encounter Qi Guofa in Heze Palace, and told him the news that Mrs. Tian Ying was going to visit relatives, along with the exact route of Mrs. Le's return to China!

In this way, he did not violate the agreement with the Qi State, and he could be regarded as selling a good to the Qin State. If the Qin State guards brought to Taoqiu are not capable and cannot complete the task of defending Qin Xiang, then he can't be blamed! After all, what Dai Yan should do and what he can do, he has done!

Obviously, the execution of the Qin State Guards is very high! Under the leadership of the Taoqiu merchants, Meng Kuan quickly arrested Mrs. Le's, and then rented several cruise ships from the Taoqiu merchants and rushed to the small island of Heze Xinggong, which happened to save Zhang Yi's life at the last moment!

Holding Tian Ying's wife and young son, Zhang Yi took the guards of the Qin State and left, and left this magnificent palace!

Qu Yuan has been sitting quietly on the side, and when he saw such a scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's the first time I've encountered such diplomatic relations!" ”

Zhaoyang explained to him without being surprised: "In the future, you will see him often!" The current alliance is no longer the scene of sincerity and faith in the past! ”

The big people in the field heard Zhaoyang's sarcasm, and they were not moved at all. Only the violinist who had been playing was full of shame when he heard Zhaoyang's words. Then he raised his head and shouted, "The sword has been broken, what is the use of building it in this unfaithless and unrighteous thing?" With that, he walked straight up to the swordsman, took up the bloodless sword, put the building in his hand in the ground, and split the fine building in half with a sword, and the good building was destroyed!

Then, he picked up the iron sword in his hand, lightly wiped it on his neck, and killed himself!