On the first day of the fourth month of Mengxia, outside the south gate of Linzi, pedestrians are not as weaving as in the city, a small pavilion, a team of carriages is about to set off for the west, it is Pingyuan Jun, and Chang'an Jun also rode out to see each other. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

That night, after listening to Chang'anjun's analysis of the reasons why Zhao Guo had to accept Wei Qi, Pingyuanjun readily agreed, but he was worried that Wei Qi's whereabouts would be leaked, and there would be timid people in the country who would want to chase other people, so Pingyuanjun simply decided to go back by himself.

Anyway, his mission to come to Qi has been completed, and the king of Qi has not planned to conclude a long-term alliance for a while under the pretext that Tiandan has not returned, and it is better to go back to Handan to understand this matter than to wait in Linzi.

After drinking a glass of practice wine, Pingyuanjun touched his beard and said regretfully: "It's a pity that your new wine hasn't been brewed yet, and I can't drink it." ”

Mingyue said with a smile: "If it's delicious, I'll send a few jars to Handan and let my uncle drink it!" ”

Ping Yuanjun said with a smile: "A word is a certainty, after a while, you have to pour down that Kuang Liang, let him see the power of Zhao wine, and don't lose the face of my Zhao country." ”

Mingyue patted her chest and promised: "Uncle, you can rest assured that you can go back to Handan, Linzi is still here, and I will do my best to fight for the interests of Zhao State!" ”

"If you have any difficulties, you can go to Jixia to find Gongsun Long to discuss, in addition, the sacrificial wine Xun of Jixia School Palace is also from Zhao Guo, if you have the opportunity, you can visit him."

After explaining these things, Ping Yuanjun smiled bitterly: "Originally, the Queen Mother sent me as a messenger to protect you, but now you are sharing my worries, no matter what, if the Queen Mother is to blame when I go back, I can only accept it silently." ”

After saying that, he also stayed for a short time, got into the carriage, and went away.

Mingyue stood in the Xiema Pavilion on the small slope, watching Pingyuanjun leave, but after the shadow of the convoy gradually disappeared, he showed a smile.

The reason why he suggested that Pingyuan Jun return to Handan to accept Wei Qi was that in addition to justice, Mingyue also had his own selfishness.

Anyway, this uncle who is ambitious and talented doesn't play a very big role here, so just coax him back, and wait for Qi Zhao to officially form an alliance, and the credit will all belong to himself, isn't it very good?

But it was also a risky move, and now he was completely alone. If he loses in the long-distance confrontation with Fan Ju and the Qin State, and flees back to Handan in disgrace, his brother Wang is afraid that he will blame him all.

Thinking of Zhang Yi, Su Qin, Gongsun Yan and other ancestor models, Mingyue cheered for herself and said: "In the world of the Warring States, it is to support the bold, starve to death the timid, mediocre, look forward to the latter, and will be eliminated." ”

When Pingyuanjun and his party completely disappeared without him, he asked his subordinates to turn their horses' heads and walk in the direction of Zishui in the southeast.

On behalf of the king of Qi, Hou Sheng, who came to bid farewell to Pingyuan Jun, hurriedly stopped: "Chang'anjun, where are you going, don't you go back to Proton Mansion?" ”

"Confessor, the hundred soldiers I brought are still trapped in the barracks south of the city, I'm afraid that they will be in trouble after staying for a long time, so I want to show up today to make them feel at ease."

Hou Sheng looked embarrassed, but agreed anyway.

In the past half a month, Mingyue has already used the money offensive to capture Housheng, this guy is really a petty official and greedy, and there is no bribe he doesn't dare to accept. Fortunately, he is still young, his status is not particularly high, his appetite is not very big, a few catties of gold, some jewelry, Mingyue can get a lot of information from Hou Sheng, and even secrets in the palace......

What is certain is that the Qin State has not yet officially sent an envoy to Qi, which makes Mingyue breathe a sigh of relief, and he should still be able to live a relaxed life.

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Through what she has seen and heard these days, Mingyue learned that because of the dense cities and the population in the city more than the population in the suburbs, Qi was the only country among the Warring States that maintained the capital system and did not implement the county system.

Its country is divided into five capitals: Linzi Capital, Adu, Pinglu Capital, Chengyang Capital (Ju), that is, Modu, and hundreds of cities directly under the jurisdiction below. Correspondingly, its military system is the "Soldiers of the Five Capitals", that is, military centers are set up in the five major cities of the country, and soldiers within the "Five Capitals" and their specific adjacent areas are mobilized in wartime.

Therefore, the Qi army is mostly composed of temporarily conscripted citizens, but there is also a standing army, that is, "technical fighters", there are about 10,000 technical fighters in Linzi, which are placed in five barracks in the southeast and northwest, and those near Zishui in the south are called Zishui camps.

Shu Qi, who had been to Zishui Camp, said to Chang'anjun: "These so-called skilled fighters are actually rangers in Handan, or people who work as servants in the city. Qi Guo felt that instead of disturbing public order in the market, these people should organize themselves as soldiers, anyway, they would be able to fight fiercely when they had nothing to do. ”

The warriors of Qi were the earliest mercenaries in China, and their military rewards were mainly currency, not land.

Qi system, 10,000 people for an army, 2,000 people for a brigade, Zishui battalion stationed a brigade of establishment. So from a distance, the west bank of Zishui is densely packed with houses, flags are fluttering, and the most conspicuous thing is the tall gate.

The general set up camp and Chen, set up the Yuanmen, the Yuanmen is the symbol of the important place of the military camp, generally speaking, outsiders are not allowed to enter, the road outside the Yuanmen is blocked by a four-foot low wall, and there are more than a dozen soldiers with bows and crossbows standing on the high place to be responsible for guarding. However, with the guidance of Hou Sheng, Mingyue and they were able to pass smoothly.

The barracks of the fighters were close together, and the camp where the Zhao soldiers were temporarily stationed was hundreds of paces away, separated by a fence wall and an avenue, and it seems that the brigade commander of this barracks was also worried about the conflict between the Zhao and Qi people.

Mingyue's head was tilted to the right, quietly observing the camp of the Qi people, the barracks of the technical fighters were a little loose and messy, although the houses were neat, but the technical fighters inside were lazy and lazy, there were many gamblers and gamblers, and there were no military officials to prohibit them, some people sang Qi songs, he even saw a woman giggling and running out of a room, only a coat on her body, unable to cover the flesh-colored body, a drunken technical attack chased after her, causing a burst of laughter, that was obviously a very popular military prostitute in Qi State.

Mingyue frowned and asked Shu Qi, "Why are these martial arts discipline so lax?" ”

Shu Qi said: "In the few days I was here, I found that the technique has always been like this, thinking that it was a desperate fight for the bounty during the battle, and then it was scattered. I heard that except for a few camps under the command of An Pingjun, the rest of the Qi country is like this. ”

"What a soldier of the dead country." Mingyue sighed.

Compared with ordinary citizens, these people do have better combat skills, and the meaning of "skill" is this, but Mingyue doesn't believe that such soldiers can have much combat effectiveness, and it's okay to fight a tailwind battle, once they are frustrated, they will throw away their armor and flee, with these people as the main force, it is not surprising that Qi will be defeated by the Five Nations Alliance in the Battle of Jixi.

For a while, he couldn't help but worry about the hundred Zhao pawns separated by a fence wall, and he didn't know if Zhao Kuo and them would be infected with the bad habit of Qi people's skill attack here......

It turned out that his worries were unnecessary, and after the convoy turned around and entered the camp temporarily erected by Zhao Guards, Mingyue found that Zhao Kuo was worthy of being the son of Ma Fujun, and his basic skills were very solid.

The camp was extremely stable, the whole camp was fenced with wooden piles, several angular protruding parts set up towering watchtowers, tents and fences were also separated by about dozens of steps, leaving room for assembly, and inside there were many tents.

Shu Qi said that those neatly arranged Ge Ma fur tents can accommodate five people, that is, one Wu is one tent, and the two tents are adjacent to each other, taking care of each other. Then the hundred people and twenty tents were a small camp with a self-contained system, all of which were wrapped into an oval formation to guard the big tent of Zhao Kuo in the middle.

Walking into the camp, Mingyue saw that the dirt road under his feet was tamped and smoothed, and there were no even slightly larger stones, and the road in the barracks was strong or not was a very important thing, if it suddenly encountered rainy weather, the muddy road would prolong the time for gathering troops, and the speed of the army's assembly during the battle could often determine success or failure......

Zhao Kuo can still be prepared for danger in times of peace in a safe environment, which makes Mingyue feel a lot more at ease. In addition, he saw at a glance that the two Zhao soldiers at the door were standing straight with spears, and some people were under Zhao Kuo's organization, holding swords and shields to practice the skills of blocking and stabbing, the soldiers were sweating profusely on their naked chests, and Zhao Kuo was patrolling among them with his sword.

This solemn and silent atmosphere contrasts sharply with the noise of the technical attacks next door, which is what the barracks should be.

At this time, the camp also received a report that Chang'anjun was coming, and Zhao Kuo hurriedly greeted him.

"I've seen Chang'anjun!" After living in the military camp for half a month, Zhao Kuo has been tanned and thinned a lot, dressed in military uniform, standing with his hands arched, neither humble nor arrogant, and he has a faint appearance that a general should have.

"Brackets have worked hard."

Mingyue smiled and explained her intentions: "It's been half a month since I came to Linzi, and it's my sin to let the soldiers sleep outside, so I brought a few meats, two sheep, and some rice wine to treat them today." ”

In the past, the soldiers would greet him with cheers, but today it was different.

Zhao Kuo lowered his head and was silent, the three black-clothed men behind him looked at each other, and even the ordinary soldiers did not dare to cheer loudly although they were happy.

Mingyue noticed that the atmosphere was wrong, and immediately got out of the car, pulled Zhao Kuo and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Kuo was a little ashamed, and said: "Chang'anjun, I have no way to control it, when I counted this morning, I found that there were two people missing, and they must have fled by night, I have sent someone to ride a horse to pursue it, and I think I will be able to capture it soon!" ”