Not long after the princes and powers of the world paid a rare attention to Luoyang, a piece of news in the market of Anyi, the capital of Wei, quickly attracted the attention of the world. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, the first thing to develop was just a small blacksmith shop, on the bustling street of Anyi, this shop is not big, and it is extremely inconspicuous compared with the wine shops and cloth shops in the surrounding Gaomen compound, but as long as it is Anyi people, they will not despise this small shop, because the plaque of the store is hung on the Guojia iron shop.

Anyone with a little bit of information knows that it is this small shop, but it has a good relationship with most of the nobles of Wei, and there are even rumors that the shopkeeper of this shop can directly meet Wei Hou. And even if you don't know these rumors, you can clearly know how expensive the weapons displayed in this small shop are, and how sharp they are. So although this shop is unremarkable and there are very few customers, no Anyi people will ignore it.

And in the early summer, more than half a month after the news of the royal family's defeat of the Korean army in Gongyi came, and the discussion about Luoyang in the market was much quieter, but this small shop suddenly showed a spear to every customer who entered the store.

Usually, most of the items sold in the store are iron swords and other things commonly used by nobles, and the nobles who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy weapons are also equipped with sharp long swords, and only some school captains who have been fighting all year round like to use spears, so although they are very puzzled, the visitors still can't hold back their curiosity and look at the shopkeeper's display.

An inconspicuous spear can even break five bronze shields, the guests have been unable to sit still, and then heard that this spear is the weapon used by the Luoyang royal army in Gongyi when the Han army was defeated, the visitors competed to inquire about the price, although as a nobleman, he does not use a spear, but the nephew still has a soldier, even if there is no nephew in the army, it is good to be able to match the home with the hospital. But this spear is priceless, and 3,000 yuan a shot is not particularly expensive, but even the shopkeeper does not know when it will be available.

Soon the news reached the deep palace, and Wei Hou immediately summoned the Guo family shopkeeper, and an hour later, the shopkeeper walked out of the Wei palace. The next day, the news that there was a good iron spear display in the Guo family's iron shop became the biggest topic in the market, some said that the Guo family did not have much inventory at present, and Wei Hou did not ask for anything, and some said that Guo Zong had been relieved by the Zhou royal family in Luoyang in the past, so the first batch of 3,000 spears created were sold to the royal family at a low price, and the royal family defeated the Han army on this, and some said that Han Hou decided to offend the royal family, that is, he mistakenly thought that this spear was produced by the royal family, and wanted to force out a way to build it. In short, there is everything to say, true or false, and it has suddenly become the focus of concern between the whole city of Anyi, whether it is nobles or commoners.

As the most powerful capital today, every move in Anyi City concerns the hearts of every prince, and the Guo family showed the iron spear in Anyi on the second day, I don't know how many fast carriages drove out of the gate of Anyi City and rushed in all directions.

At this time, in the palace of Wei State, the monarchs and ministers gathered together, and the majestic Marquis of Wei sat on it, "Zhongqing, Lone decided to attack Handan." ”

Marquis Wei's deep voice echoed in the wide palace, and his lofty tone seemed unmistakable.

But as a courtier, he still had to put forward his own opinions, so a person flashed out of the hall, "Your Majesty, didn't you hesitate to hit Handan or Linzi first, why are you so decisive today?" Is it because of the Guo family's iron spear? ”

Obviously, yesterday's incident, the ministers present all know that such epoch-making techniques as the steel frying method and the forging method are sharp weapons, even the monarch of a country will also be moved, although the main weapon of the Wei army is Ge, but it does not prevent the Wei people from understanding the power of the spear.

"That's true, Gongsun doesn't think it's okay?" Wei Hou replied in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, it is true that the Guo family is a Zhao person, but his family business is all over the world, traveling among the princes, and serving guests for various countries, but I am afraid that attacking Handan will not force the Guo family to comply." It was Sun Yan of Xiangguo who answered the envelope.

"Does Aiqing think that Lone is just attacking Handan?"

"Your Majesty, the Guo family is powerful, and it is distributed among the countries, and its family business strength is enough to affect the combat power of a country, and it can't be moved!" A generation of old ministers hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Wei Hou frowned, "Aiqing, please get up, Gu will not touch the Guo family." Lone just thought, the Guo family is such a great cause, how can it not be my Wei people? In this case, Lone occupies Handan, isn't the Guo family my Wei people? As long as he is my Wei people, it is better to protect his family's prosperity for a hundred years than today. Decision has been made, no need to discuss again! ”

"Huh?" The meaning of the prince was here, and all the ministers in the hall looked at each other, but soon they all gave up their hands.

Looking at the ministers who bowed down to the court, the Marquis of Wei was full of spirit, and a generation of overlords had begun to show their strength and determination to dominate to the world.

Guo Zong naturally couldn't imagine that a business he had finally negotiated would bring unwarranted disasters to his country, not to mention that after the person in charge of the Guo family in Anyi heard the news, he hurriedly returned to Handan, and there were not a few who also quickly sent the news back to their own country. It is said that there are no secrets in Anyi City, not to mention that it is a great court meeting that Wei Hou did not deliberately keep secret? Yes, Wei Hou just wants to show his strength to the people of the world.

Five days later, in Luoyang City, Zhou Bian personally met with the spies placed by the royal family in Anyi.

"Great King, the Guo family really showed the iron spear in Anyi, and it quickly attracted the attention of the nobles of Anyi and even the Marquis of Wei, many people wanted to buy it, but they were rejected by the Guo family because they had no stock. Also, Wei Hou also met with the owner of the Guo family, but he didn't know what he said specifically, we are secret agents, so it is not good to openly contact the people of the Guo family, and I ask the king to forgive me. ”

"It's okay, this king ordered Dr. Bai to inquire, you go on."

"Yes, my lord. The Guo family kept their word and said that the iron spear provided by the royal family was provided by them, but they said that Guo Zong had received the royal family's favor when he was in Luoyang in the past, so he specially reciprocated. However, there is another way of saying it in the city of Anyi," said the spy, looking up at the king, revealing a tentative gaze.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

The spy hurriedly lowered his head again, and said after confessing his guilt, "Some people say that Guo Zong, the head of the Guo family, has taken a fancy to the current king and wants to marry his eldest granddaughter to the king, so he has the best weapon, so he will sell it to the royal family first. I don't know how credible this rumor is. ”

Oh, there are such rumors! Zhou Bian couldn't help but sneer in his heart, is it really a rumor? It is said that businessmen can't afford to be early if they are unprofitable, Guo Zong is really calculating! If the royal family is really prosperous, then everyone in the world thinks that the royal family was helped by the Guo family when they were poor, and they had to marry the granddaughter of the Guo family. Guo family, it's not simple!

After looking at the spies who were still kneeling on the ground, Zhou Bian couldn't help but ask, "What else is there any news in Anyi?" ”

"Oh, there are also rumors that it is precisely because of the coveting of the iron spear of the royal family that Han Hou sent troops to offend Luoyang, so after the Guo family learned the news, they appeared in Anyi and tried to free the royal family."

With a snap, Zhou Bian patted a few times, stood up, and asked loudly, "If there is really such a rumor, do you know where this rumor came from, but the Guo family deliberately revealed it?" ”

Isn't the anger of the Son of Heaven ordinary? Although the spy didn't know which sentence he said wrong, he still replied timidly, "I don't know this little one, the little ones have few people in Anyi, and they can't find out where the word came from." If the king is interested, the younger one can immediately return to Anyi and gather people to inquire around. ”

Zhou Bian sat down again and said slowly, "These are no longer important, what else is there to do in Anyi, you have to finish talking to this king once." ”

It is also rumored that the Marquis of Wei summoned the Guo family shopkeeper to enter the palace the day after he held a large court meeting, and when the small one came from Anyi, the court meeting had not yet been held, so I don't know what its content was. But in the past, after the dissolution of this kind of court meeting, there would always be some news that leaked out intentionally or unintentionally, and if there was something important among them, our people in Anyi should have sent it back overnight. The spy replied methodically.

Now as Jiang Ping becomes more and more comfortable with the management of the Ministry of Intelligence, the quality of these spies is getting higher and higher, and it is necessary to know that there are thousands of various news in the Anyi market every day, but it is also a technology to identify those related to the royal family or important matters, although not every spy can master it, but what can be seen is much better than before.

Thinking of this, Zhou Bian nodded slightly, "You have worked hard, go down and rest first." By the way, talk to the white supervisor at the door, convene the cabinet ministers, and the king has important matters to discuss. ”

It didn't take long for a group of important ministers to gather. The king suddenly beckoned, there must be something important, and every minister's face was full of solemnity.

In the secret room, I only heard the king speak slowly in a deep voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid that the Han army will soon attack my Luoyang, and now it is already burning eyebrows, this king asks you to be nervous immediately, step up the repair of the city wall, prepare grain, grass and weapons, and at the same time retreat to Gongyi Chengzhou, Mengjin and the people of the three places, at the moment, it is a critical moment for the survival of my royal family, and I hope that you will take state affairs as the priority and not relax!"

The ministers were naturally shocked, "Although the Han army has made some moves, it has been quiet recently, and Wang Sunman has been treated as a guest of honor in Xinzheng, and the ministers have not heard any other news coming, does Han Hou really want to ignore the righteousness and attack Luoyang brazenly?" ”

"Today, there is news in Anyi that the Guo family has taken over the production of iron spears, but there is news in Anyi that the Han division offended Gongyi the day before yesterday and came for the iron spear. Therefore, this king thought that Han Hou would definitely attack in a big way. ”

"According to the Guo family, it is indeed possible that Han Hou came to commit this crime, but why did the king think that Han Hou would come to commit this rumor in the market?" Many ministers, including Taishi, were puzzled.

Zhou Bian squinted his eyes, "Bai Aiqing, come on, why is this?" ”

"Yes, my lord, if what you say is wrong, please correct me." Bai Gui arched his hand and spoke unyieldingly. "Although the iron spear is sharp, but if it is really the king of a country who blatantly offends the co-lord of the world for this, it is really a big joke in the world, if Han Hou wants to, he can send an envoy to ask for it, why send troops? I thought that even if Han Hou really wanted to force the royal family to give up the formula, he would not openly admit it and make the world laugh, so in order to prove that he was not bullying the royal family for the sake of a mere iron spear, Han Hou would inevitably send troops again to prove that he was doing justice, not for the sake of an iron spear. ”

"Ah, Bai Aiqing's words coincide with the king's intentions, and the king thinks that's exactly the case." Zhou Bian nodded.

"Then what righteousness does Han Hou want to serve?" The old lady still couldn't turn around for a while.

"Naturally, it is still under the banner of restoring the country for the Duke of Luoyang Zhou." Baekyu replied.

So everyone, including Zhou Bian, turned their attention to Ning Yue.

Ning Yue also reacted quickly, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Wang, it is reported that the former Gongzi class is in Linzi in Qi State, and Ning will send someone to bring it back, and will not let the Han people get it." ”

"This matter cannot be delayed, and it is hard work." Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction, indeed, the son's class that Ning Yue let go of in the past was a variable, and he was afraid that Han Hou would find him out as a banner.

The ministers are not hypocritical, since they have all understood the urgency of the matter, after some discussion, they will go to their own business.

Gongyi Chengzhou people to persuade Luoyang, the city defense to be reinforced, weapons and grain to be prepared, although it is already early summer, but at this time Luoyang City is like pressing an invisible net, the tense atmosphere forced the citizens of Luoyang to breathe.

As a result, the price of grain in Luoyang began to rise again, the traveling merchants of the countries began to move again, and the common people began to panic again. As the first batch of self-formed people returned to the city, a boulder was thrown for the nervous Luoyang. What is this going to do, the king? So some local nobles in Luoyang, who couldn't hold their breath, came to question the royal family, why are they so nervous?

Fortunately, within a few days, the spies who rushed back brought back the latest movements of the South Korean army, and the speculation of Zhou Bian, Bai Gyu and others was confirmed, and the South Korean army, which had been suspended for a few days, began to move in the direction of the national capital again. This move turned out to be an army of nearly 100,000. Although the Luoyang nobles no longer questioned it, and no one was clamoring to go home to slaves, but Zhou Bian's pressure was even greater, but he didn't expect Han Hou to really look up to himself, an army of 100,000.

In the tense atmosphere, another three days passed, but this time the news was that the South Korean army of 100,000 troops swore in the Northern Expedition in Xinzheng, the target was directly aimed at Luoyang, and the worse news was that an old acquaintance of the royal family appeared in the swearing-in ceremony - Gongzi Ban.

I was afraid that at this time, the South Korean army was already on the road, and when he was burning his eyebrows, after getting the news, Zhou Bian immediately convened an emergency meeting.