Although the army of the Jin State has shrunk by half, the scale of fifty times is not satisfactory, and it is not small in the early Spring and Autumn Period. However, Wei Guo's ten times are simply a trick, which is clearly slapping Zheng Guo in the face.

Wei Hou was an old man of seventy or eighty years old, and his nickname after his death was "Wu", and he was called Wei Wugong in later generations. The Book of Songs? There is a song "Qi Ao" in "Wei Feng" that says that he is "like cutting and learning, such as grinding", cultured and cultivated, and said that he is "shy, hessy", handsome and temperamental, and he is simply praised to the horizon.

However, in front of him, the beautiful man in the poem seems to be so old that he can't move, and can only sit in a wooden wheelchair. The shriveled figure was curled up in a thick mink fur coat, and only a pair of old eyes were bright.

The digging was very unhappy, and seemed to want to make trouble. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lord Neizai hurriedly spoke first: "I will wait to welcome Wei Jun for a long time." Wei Jun is the king of military diligence at the age of ancient times, and he is worthy of being the oldest monarch among the concubines, who understands righteousness and can be an example in the world. ”

Wei Wugong laughed dryly, as if rusted metal rubbed. He waved his hand, and did not respond to Neizai's praise, but said bluntly to Dutu: "Maybe it is the incompetence of the old and decaying King Qin, which angered the heavens, after Lord Neizai left, Weiguo suffered a snow disaster, and the army encountered difficulties in the war. The widow was afraid of missing the promised meeting, so he had to bring his own soldiers to the grand meeting first. When it was ready, Sima Zi would bring the division of the hundred vehicles to come. The widow broke his promise, and hoped that Uncle Zheng would forgive him. ”

This passage was unhurried, and every sentence was aimed at the anger in Dutu's heart, which made him have a bad seizure. was generalized, and the young Zheng Bo was a little confused for a while. Seeing that the old man seemed to be struggling to get off the chair to apologize, he had to quickly step forward to support him, and barely put on a gesture of not caring during the greetings.

The corners of Wei Wugong's eyes showed a trace of fleeting cunning, after all, Jiang was still old and spicy.

As soon as the people were gathered, the army marched out. On the way to the capital, he said to Nei Zai angrily: "These two monarchs, the promised things are slippery, it's really not a gentleman's doing. ”

"When the old minister went out as an envoy, he felt that it was difficult for the promise of the two monarchs to be unvariable."

"If you don't want to come, don't agree, if you do, you can't do anything!"

"Maybe it's true, as they say, that they did run into difficulties."

"I hope so." Dutu was a little helpless, after all, Wei Wugong's words were not leaky, and he took care of the faces of both sides very smoothly. However, he thought about it, this may not be all bad, and muttered: "They don't want to send more troops, forget it, now the Wei and Jin armies together are not as many as the Zheng army, I have more reason to be the leader of this alliance!" ”

Nezai was taken aback: "You have counted all the Zheng Jun in the country!" He hurriedly persuaded: "Our relocation has just stabilized a little, how can the army pour out?" I'm afraid that the emptiness of the capital will make old and new enemies ready to move! ”

At this time, Di Tu was already full of impulses to make contributions: "At the moment, I can only take one step at a time, see what their attitude is at the banquet, and whether they are really willing to follow me to King Qin." Hurry up and do the 'precepts' on my behalf, and invite them to the feast, so that there will be no moths." ”

Nei Zai always felt that it was a bit unrealistic to let Zhu Ji obey Zheng Guo's leadership, and he wanted to persuade him again, but seeing that he was full of ambition, he had to stop talking.

When they arrived in the capital, all the people from all walks of life had just settled down, and they were still very anxious, and hurriedly sent Sima to perform the "Subin" ceremony, urging Wei Jin Erjun to go to the banquet, for fear of changing the hexagram. He himself came to the gate of the palace early and wandered eagerly, until he saw the honor guard of the guests from a distance, and his heart that had been hanging fell to the ground slightly. He secretly cheered himself up, and he must win the position of alliance leader and take the first step in his diplomatic career.

Digging Tu carefully adjusted his clothes, stepped forward to greet him, and exchanged three words with Wei Jin Erjun. It stands to reason that he is the youngest of the three gentlemen, and he should be humble and low-key. But he not only wants not to be rude, but also afraid that if he puts himself too low, others will be even more unwilling to obey the leader. Therefore, although this etiquette is complicated, he has been pondering and practicing it for a long time, intending to show the demeanor of a young leader.

Originally, there should be no problem to go according to the plan, but Wei Hou is so old that he is about to lose his ability to move, so people are reluctant to salute, and the movements are extremely non-standardized, so that the excavation of only remembering the fixed paradigm is out of rhythm for a while. Wei Hou's body like an old skeleton was curled up very low, and the tall and mighty digging had to bend the one-meter-eight body again and again, and the high crown hat was about to hit the ground.

This image is funny and blunt, where is there still half the demeanor of a young leader!

Dutu's debut was very unsatisfactory, and he had to try to stabilize his position, and his face was red.

Wei Hou lifted the loose eyelid folds, revealing the old fox's pride again, obviously having seen through the young man's small abacus in front of him. He patted his arm with his withered paws, and murmured, "Bright white horse, white horse!" He was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't remember which sentence in the "Book of Songs" was for a while. Is this "little white horse" boasting or harming people? How do I answer? There was a mess in his mind, and when he saw that Wei Jin and Erjun were waiting to enter the door, he had to reply in a daze, "I have won awards." ”

Wei Hou laughed and walked forward, but Du Tu was still stunned. He inadvertently caught a glimpse of several entourages snickering, and probably reacted that this "bright white horse" was laughing at him for being too tender, and he couldn't help but be ashamed to face blue and white for a while.

The footsteps waited for no one, the ceremony had to continue, and the bells and drums had already sounded. He was a little flustered, and hurried into the door to catch up, politely guiding the guests in the court. As a result, as soon as I stretched out my hand, I made a mistake again. The guest should have ascended from the west steps, but he pointed to the east steps!

Lord Nejae gasped and quickly leaned in to push Dua's arm in the right direction. Not only did Old Man Wei laugh at this, but even Marquis Jin frowned.

Repeated mistakes made his brain almost blank, and for the next few minutes, he didn't know how he got to the main seat and sat down. Fortunately, Lord Neizai saw that the situation was not right, and quickly began to perform the bare salute and interrupt. In the midst of the aroma of the wine, the attention of the guests was drawn to it, and they praised and talked about the quality of the wine. This ritual is to let everyone smell the aroma specifically, just smell it and not drink it. As a modern person who is accustomed to a fast pace, he originally found these red tapes extremely boring, and he was eager to cut them all and go straight to the theme of the alliance. Now it seems that it is good to have these messes to slow down, otherwise he would have been at a loss.

He took a deep breath of wine, and his mind gradually settled. Taking advantage of this time, he re-imagined the banquet plan he had planned in his mind again, and then cheered himself up, raised the bartender, and began to offer a guest salute.

In the midst of a song of ritual music, the three monarchs with their own ghosts began to be false and wronged. First, the host toasts the guest, then the guest returns the salute, and then the host asks everyone to raise a glass. He took a small sip and glanced at the seat. Jin Hou still had a lukewarm expression, and Wei Hou seemed to have choked on wine and coughed violently. Although the background music is lively, everyone is very reserved.

In order to break the slightly cold atmosphere, Lord Naejae presented gifts to the guests. Although the princes are accustomed to seeing gold and jade furs, they generally do not take these things to heart. However, the merchants under the Dutu command were more powerful, and they used the nationwide network to collect some rare and exotic treasures, although the number was small, but it was eye-catching, and the guests were surprised. Although Wei Jin Erjun is not a money-greedy person like Yu Yi Erjun, he is embarrassed to always embarrass the master after receiving heavy gifts, and the atmosphere suddenly eases up.

Two more rounds of such toasts were given, and the guests and hosts became more and more familiar. When it comes to the all-you-can-drink stage, the three parties are even more staggered. Some of the guests even got slightly drunk and began to sing along with the music, "Yo Yo Deer Song, Eat Wild Apples." I have a guest, drummer and sheng......"

Di Tu walked to the front of the guest seat and praised the lord: "Wei Hou, your character is as noble as a jade that has been pondered repeatedly, you are a model surnamed Ji and a leader of the princes, no wonder the subjects praise you as 'such as cutting, such as grinding'!" ”

Then he turned to the Marquis of Jin: "You are tall and mighty, your eyes are blazing, the so-called 'if you are angry, your beautiful eyes are beautiful', no wonder you can lead the army to quell the rebellion when you are young, and you have great achievements!" ”。

The other party waved his hand again and again, humbled himself again and again, and praised him in unison for his courage and resourcefulness to restore the country in troubled times. The three of them "sympathized with each other" as if they were confidants, and drank the wine in one gulp.

At this time, the pompous praise above the synagogue was endless, as if the affairs of King Qin had been forgotten. However, there is still a string in Dutu's heart. He looked at Wei Hou, who smiled like a chrysanthemum in his folds, and then looked at Jin Hou, whose bronzed face was already red, and felt that he had returned to the scene of the banquet and the second monarch, as if things were back under his control.

Now that the warm-up was almost over, he glanced at Lord Neizai and motioned for the next step.