The time entered May, the weather was hot day by day, and the summer crops in the Lusong Huaisi area were harvested one after another. Although there have been fierce battles in the past few years, fortunately, Haotian blessed that no disasters came, and the treasury that was about to bottom out had more new grain, which made the rulers and ordinary people breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, the pedestrians of the princes of Sishang gathered outside the gate of the Zhao Shogunate in Qufu with valuable gifts, wiping the sweat from their foreheads and chatting with each other.

An envoy squinted his eyes and saluted his counterpart with the black crown on the opposite side, "Xue Guoxing is also here?" ”

That Xue Ren looked back and replied expressionlessly: "Teng Guo is not slow. ”

Teng Xue and the two countries have always been against each other, two hundred years ago, when they were in charge of Lu, there was also a "Teng Xue competition", rushing into the door to worship Lu Jun's order, almost nodded and broke the blood. Two hundred years have passed, and the two neighbors are still fighting over those few acres of paddy fields and forests.

The envoy of Teng Guo showed off quite complacently: "My Teng State is sealed by King Wu, after Teng Shu embroidered, he and Lu Guo are relatives surnamed Ji, and they have been close for hundreds of years, so naturally they can't lag behind Dongyi Xiaobang surnamed Feng!" ”

Xue Guoren frowned and sneered: "Teng and Lu have an old relationship, isn't there Xue Nuo?" Xue's imperial ancestor Xi Zhong is the Che Zheng of the Xia Hou clan, who has respected Xia Zheng and Xia Li for generations, and is more similar to the habits of the general of the Lu State. When Lu Yin was the first to be Teng, now that the Zhao family is in charge, maybe it is Xue first! ”

"You! Rude! ”

"You! Arrogant! ”

The pedestrians of the two countries argued endlessly, and the other envoys of the State of Di, the State of Xiao, the State of Tan, and the State of Pi waited silently, and their friendship with the State of Lu was much shallower than that of Teng and Xue. Especially the State of Yi, in the past, from time to time to war with the State of Lu, if General Zhao intends to conquer Sishang. They bear the brunt of it!

But the pedestrian of the country was not worried, he carefully looked at the appearance of the general's mansion, and felt that the simplicity of this mansion was not majestic, and the armor guards at the door were complete.

At this moment, the door of the shogunate, which was closed in the early morning, finally opened, and a man was dressed in a crescent white robe. The young man wearing the crown stood inside the door and saluted the passers-by outside the door.

The pedestrians hurriedly returned the salute.

The young scholar smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the general's old man Zhang Mengtan, and I will pass on to you on behalf of the general. The general said that when a pedestrian makes a pilgrimage, he should first see the king and then the ruling party. Lu Hou's palace is in the southwest of the city, and the east and west views are wide open waiting for the envoys. What do you want when you don't go there, but you run outside the shogunate? ”

……

"Gone?" In the house, Zhao Wuxian watched the potter of the clay make up the roads and mountains of the small country on the sand table, and turned back to Zhang Mengtan, who had just come in from outside, and asked.

"It's all gone." Zhang Mengtan took off his shoes and walked in, and told Zhao Wuxian what he had seen and heard: "This time, pedestrians from all over the world rushed to come to the court to hire, and it was really led by Yi Guo, and they asked before leaving. When the sovereign can convene an alliance of the princes of Sishang, the nations are willing to honor the sovereign as the bearer of the bull's ear. ”

Wuxian sneered: "Those Lou Lou don't have a good heart. This is to follow the example of Qi Hou to ask Jin Jing to be the king, and want to put me on the fire to roast! ”

Among the states on the Shandong Peninsula, Qi is the largest, followed by Lu, followed by Di and Ju. The country has a population of more than 100,000 and is still known as a force of 600 chariots. It is the best of the many small countries in today's Sishan. It was at war with Lu Shi in history, and although it fell behind, it has always relied on the support of great powers such as Qi and Jin to maintain an independent state.

"Therefore, it is false for the country to be hired, and it is true and false. It is true that you want me to get carried away and become the target of public criticism! ”

Zhao Wuxian looked at the country of Yi that was sandwiched between Lu and Song on the map, and a chill flashed in his eyes.

"Yi Guo is planning to add to me in a false name, but he doesn't pay anything, but since he sent it to the door, he doesn't want to go back without shedding his skin!"

Zhang Mengtan said with a smile: "However, according to the instructions of the sovereign, they will go to the palace to meet the monarch first, and there will be Zihua there to receive them, how strong the Lu country is under the rule of the sovereign, Zihua will definitely show them one by one!" ”

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The envoys of the princes of Sishang entered the Lu palace and received high-standard treatment in line with their status, and after a hurried meeting with the puppet-like Lu Hou, it was Gong Xichi who received them.

Gongxi Chi received people and things politely, and he was well-informed and knowledgeable, and after a period of greetings, he talked about the international situation, and talked about the weakness of the Qi State, the decline of the Chu State, the inability of the Wu State to look north, and the conservative and exaggerated of the Jin State, and fooled the people of the small country into a stunned one.

In short, Gongxi Chi gave them an impression: Jin and Chu lost their hegemony, and Qi Wu would not stretch out his hand to Si, and now Lu Guo is the boss of this region!

When it was almost a matter of course, he said to the people: "You pedestrians should know that the widow intends to resume the business of the bird and respect the king. It is necessary to know that if China does not swell the brigade, then the barbarians will enter the Kou, and there are still many Yi people who have fled into the mountains and forests and rivers around Sishang, and they do not want to subvert the Zhou rites all the time, and throw your crown and belt to the ground, which must be guarded against. General Lu was ordered to conquer the country, and seized a lot of property and population after cutting down the land, and returned today to offer prisoners, you can go up the tower with me to watch it! ”

So the group went to the east and west again.

"As a pan palace, Huaiyi is obedient. Corrective tiger ministers, in Pan Xianyu. Shu asked Rugao Tao, in Pan sacrifice prisoner! ”

Under the accompaniment of "Lu Song", Gongxi Chi showed them the majesty of the right army of Lu State. The hapless men behind him were chained to straw ropes and driven into the east gate, where they would become the farmers who rewarded the meritorious, but the ownership remained in the hands of the shogunate and could not be harmed at will.

After a morning of observing the ceremony, except for Teng Guo, surnamed Ji, who seemed to be proud and proud, the envoys of the princes of Sishang were all blue and empty.

Gongxi Chi saw that this deterrence had played a role, so he smiled and said: "The general of the Lu State has a word first, Xia uses Yi Li to Yi, Yi uses Xia Li to Xia, Xia Yi is not according to blood and family name, but to see if you can pursue Chinese etiquette, you can rest assured, Lu State's axe Yue only does not obey the barbarians of Zhou, and will not attack friendly countries." As he spoke, he also glanced at the envoy of the State of Di, meaning something.

Everyone was suddenly submissive. expressed his willingness to become a friend with the state of Lu and provide help to the general's conquest of the country.

"This is very good, as a big country in Haidai, the state of Lu will assume the responsibility of protecting the princes of Sishang from the invasion of the state of Qi and from the resistance of the Yi people, and the countries only need to sign an alliance with the state of Lu."

After both hard and soft. Gong Xichi finally showed his fangs. The envoy of the State of Yi hurriedly interjected: "In this case, it is better to ask the general to convene an alliance meeting, and the widow is willing to send the prince to the court." ”

The people of Yi had already calculated that if Zhao Wuxian received them to worship them in a grand manner as a qing, or even held an alliance meeting at their instigation, he would definitely anger Qi, Wu, and even the Jin Kingdom, who regarded Sishang as their own backyard. When the time comes, Lupin will be hated by the powerful countries and will be attacked on all sides, and the country will be safe!

The crowd of pedestrians chimed in. Teng, Xue and other small states were even willing to let the monarch come in person, and for a while, there were endless words of beauty, but Gongxi Chi's heart was like a mirror. In the past six months, he and Zigong have been the main receptionists, the other is the main envoy, and the two brothers have supported the diplomatic department of Lu State, and he is no longer the immature teenager he was a few years ago.

Zhao Wuxian told him to remember clearly: "Remember." I don't want too much fame, I just want to be profitable! ”

Want to satisfy Lu's appetite with a little courtesy? What a pipe dream!

Gong Xichi smiled and shook his head. He didn't answer, but just asked the erector to take the pedestrians back to the building to rest.

Everyone went back with a nervous mood, and the location of their pavilions was different, except for the two envoys of Teng Xue who happened to be able to see each other, they were all distributed in the east and west, especially the envoys of the State of Yi. It was specially arranged in a separate house, and there were people outside the door to watch, so it was impossible to consult with the envoys of other countries.

The envoy of Xue returned to his room, thinking back on what he had seen and heard today, and couldn't help but be worried. Xue Guo is too small. is also caught by Lu and Song, as long as there is anything dissatisfied with these two countries, the sky may fall at any time, not to mention the sworn enemy Teng State. He was uneasy, so he asked people to stare through the window at the Teng envoy's residence opposite.

Sure enough, not long after, a black-clothed and black-crowned shogunate official came to Teng Envoy and hurried out with him!

"It's over......" What Xue Envoy had been worried about happened, Teng Guo would definitely take advantage of his relationship with Lu Guoji's surname to arrange Xue Guo's communication in front of the rulers of Lu State.

How can this be? Do you still have a chance to defend yourself? Could it be that we have to listen to the words of the pedestrians of the State of Yi, and the small countries of Sishang should unite and join the State of Wu together, so that the State of Lu will not dare to touch them lightly?

However, as soon as he sat down on the couch, there were three gentle knocks outside the door, which startled him a lot.

"Who?"

"Envoy Xue, General Lu Guo is invited!"

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When Xue Guo and his followers followed the shogunate officials into the general's mansion, they happened to meet the envoys of Teng who came out of the palace.

But I saw that Teng Envoy kept bowing to the palace, flattering as much as possible, and after coming out to meet Xue Envoy, he put on a swaggering appearance, and his chin was about to be raised to the sky! The more he was like this, the more uneasy Xue Envoy became.

After entering the hall, the erectors and maids on both sides knelt to greet each other, and there were two rows of guards holding halberds and tigers in front of them, and Zhao Wuxian sat behind the desk in the center, silently watching Xue Envoy salute.

After Xue Envoy said a few words of greeting dryly, Zhao Wuxian said expressionlessly: "Just now that Teng Guo Xingren reported in front of me that Xue Guo had embezzled the border towns of Teng State, occupied mountains, forests and paddy fields, etc., and asked me to uphold justice, can there be such a thing?" ”

Xue Envoy hurriedly bowed down and said: "The general is clear, my Xue State has always been in peace and self-defense for hundreds of years, and it is obviously Teng State that has invaded our country's land and population!" ”

He then began to ramble on and on about the long history of Xue's rule over Xue, long before the Xia Yu era, Xue's ancestors began to build cities, every hill, every river belonged to the Xue people, until the Teng people were enthroned and occupied one after another.

Zhao Wuxian supported the crown with his hand, listening to Xue Envoy's saliva with some impatience, in fact, Teng Xue's old accounts were not clear at all, and these two small states could even fight for a small village between two hills for a hundred years. In Zhao Wuxian's view, these are all snail horn disputes, but it does not prevent him from making full use of the contradictions between these small countries and subduing them one by one.

"That's enough." It wasn't until Xue Envoy had spoken for half a quarter of an hour that Zhao Wuxian interrupted him: "There is no need to say the same thing as the old grain, you can explain the matter of the Teng envoy accusing Ru Xue Guo of colluding with the State of Yi and trying to oppose the State of Lu." “

Xue Envoy panicked, this is the most fatal thing, he denied it again and again: "There is no such thing!" I, Xue Guo, am loyal to Lu Guo, and I also admire the virtue of the general, and I will never dare to betray! Yi Guo may have other thoughts, but Xue Guo is not clear, let alone involved, and hopes that the general will see it. ”

Zhao Wuxian saw that the scare was almost over, so he said: "There is no best, if there is, I have to agree to Teng Guo's request to satisfy their desire for the land of Xue State......

Xue Envoy pointed his finger and said: "The widow can personally come to Qufu to meet Lu Hou and meet the general to show Xue's loyalty!" ”

"How dare you let Xue Bo be humiliated by contempt? He doesn't have to come in person, I have a draft treaty here, please take a look at it first, and if there is no objection, bring it back and let Xue Bo sign it. ”

Seeing that Zhao Wuxian didn't have the intention of standing up for Teng Guo, Xue Envoy breathed a sigh of relief, took it and took a look, but gasped.

PS: Chapter 2 is coming later

(To be continued.) )

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