Although the excavation determined that there was fraud, the next clues came to an abrupt end. Ji Yuchen seems to have accepted his fate, and there has been no new action so far.

Seeing that the day of the alliance was approaching, Di Tu had no choice but to go on the road with doubts. Nervous, he ordered all the information not to be sent to the capital Sijian Mansion, but to follow it all to ensure that he could always get first-hand information. For the front line of Weihou and Ji Yuchen, he even implemented the method of relay report at all costs. Each spy stares for five days and then comes back to report on his work, and then a new spy picks him up. The cycle repeated, with almost a dozen spies traveling between the two places at the same time.

Sure enough, as soon as the dug tu arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, something big was reported. It turned out that before they set off, Yu Gonghan actually went to Hojing again. But Wei Hou was still under the city gate, just like last time.

However, what is unbelievable is that the unrelenting Yu Gonghan actually broke through. As a result, the two sides clashed fiercely, and the scene was chaotic, with many dead and wounded. In this way, he still did not succeed, and was escorted back by Weihou.

"Really?" I was puzzled and felt that these behaviors were becoming more and more illogical.

"The minister has seen it with his own eyes, and he doesn't dare to talk nonsense!"

"And after that?"

"After Yu Gonghan was escorted back, the entire gate of the Son of Heaven's Mansion was closed. Except for a group of old ministers wailing at the east gate every day, there was a dead air. ”

"No people coming in or out?"

"No one walks around except the next person."

Digging suddenly felt crazy, this feeling of not being able to find something wrong was too uncomfortable. Five days later, the next spy reported that after Yu Gonghan broke through the city gate, the convoy of Wei Guo's attendance to the meeting set off immediately. This pickaxe has just made a big mess, and Wei Hou is in a hurry to leave without dealing with it, aren't you worried about the instability of the rear at all?

Although there is no evidence that Wei Hou is sabotaging the talks, after thinking about it, he still decides that the villain will go first. Before, he had asked the Marquis of Jin to be ready to respond, but this time he simply went one step further and sent someone to secretly invite the Marquis of Jin to the meeting together, so that there would be at least a helper during the meeting.

The digging plan was calculated and the flotilla deliberately slowed down to avoid blatantly stopping and waiting for someone. After Chengzhou Luoyi, the Yellow River entered the lofty mountains and mountains, which could avoid the attention of most people. At this time, the Marquis of Jin traveled through the Yiguan in the Taihang Eight Mountains after three or four days of light and rapid advance, and finally met with his old friend victoriously.

In this way, the anxious Zheng Bo was a little relieved.

But a few days later, the division reported another big news: there was an abnormal movement in the Holy Eighth Division stationed in Hojing.

"Didn't Wei Hou keep his promise and not bring troops when he set off?"

"Yes." Xian Ke replied, "Wei Hou has been on departure for many days, and he is about to arrive in Ruicheng. But the Holy Eighth Division walked unhurriedly, and it didn't seem to have any intention of chasing, and it was stationed again halfway through. ”

"When did they act?"

"Soon after the Marquis of Jin boarded the ship."

"Where?"

"Our Former Capital - Zhengcheng"

"Damn!" Digging Tu couldn't help but scold, it seems that the wizards of Weihou are also very powerful. He pinched his fingers and counted the time, thinking that it was likely that the spies who were ambushed in the Jin Kingdom had discovered the actions of the Marquis of Jin. After the old fox got the report, he probably felt that since Zheng Bo was unkind first, it was no wonder that he was unrighteous later, so he simply sent troops over to scare and scare.

When the Marquis of Jin heard what he said, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm afraid you're thinking too much, right?" Wei Hou is simply not trustworthy. ”

"If you don't want to keep your promise from the beginning, why did the old man send troops so late?" Dig Tu firmly believes in his opinion, "You see that the Holy Eighth Master is approaching Ruicheng but can't come, and he deliberately stops on the ruins of Zhengcheng where birds don't, and it is clear that he is shouting to the widow in the air - Lao Tzu knows that you are playing with caution, Lao Tzu deliberately sent troops to squat in your hometown, Lao Tzu just looks at what tricks you play!" ”

Although the Marquis of Jin felt that this was vulgar, he seemed to be very reasonable when he pondered it. Originally, he thought that digging out the tu was a bit of a fuss, but in order to ensure that the Fenhe Valley would not be lost again, he would rather follow the cautious action.

"Wei Hou needs this peace talk now, so he shouldn't really bring the soldiers to Ruicheng, then he will tear his face." "With the character of the old fox, the current actions on the table are all posturing, and the real tricks will not let us know. ”

So, for the sake of insurance, Dutu pulled Jin Hou to the secret room at the bottom of the bilge. The two carefully analyzed several possible scenarios and agreed on countermeasures one by one. After that, the Marquis of Jin hibernated, waiting for the right time to come out to help.

By this time, the fleet had already traced from the Yellow River to the Wei River. Two days later, Rui Cheng quietly appeared on the horizon.

In order to show his courtesy, the hospitable Rui Bo ran to a place a few miles south of the city to greet him. Seeing that people were so thoughtful, he hurriedly put on a posture of sincere fear. During the greetings, it was learned that the other parties had already arrived. Therefore, Zheng Guo's team hurried to the post house to rest under the arrangement of the landlord.

Dutu took a shower, and as soon as he changed his clothes, the ceremonial officer of Rui Guo rushed to place an invitation to perform the ceremony. As soon as he saw it, he asked everyone to move to the intersection of the Wei and Luo rivers in three days to have a picnic.

Di Tu smiled and said to Situ on the side: "Your old friend can't imagine that he is still a romantic person. ”

"Maybe. After so many years of correspondence, Rui Bo has always been anxious about Rui's loss of power, not like a casual person. The minister speculated that perhaps because the title of the Son of Heaven was undecided, it would be difficult for the court to comply with the etiquette and law, so he chose a relatively free atmosphere. ”

"That's right. Then you hurry up and return the gift on behalf of the widow, reminisce about the old days by the way, and explore the truth and reality. When he was about to go out, he said again, "What to say and what not to say, you always know it, right?" ”

"There are numbers, there are numbers." Lao Situ is such a shrewd person, and when he hears it, he knows that it is the matter of the Marquis of Jin.

Next, Rui Bo sent people to perform the speed ceremony according to the etiquette system and urged the guests to attend the meeting. Everyone also returned the gift according to the rules. In this way, after several rounds of formalistic comings and goings, Di Tu finally got a glimpse of the meeting venue five days later. As soon as he got out of the carriage, he was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and praised Rui Bo for what he said.

I saw that the Beiluo water rushed from the thousands of ravines of the Loess Plateau, and as soon as it entered the Weihe Plain, it lost all its restraints and flowed wantonly. She turned into an innumerable stream that flowed across the vast field, seeping into the Wei River like hair blown away by the wind. In the gap between the hairs, wild peach blossoms bloom on the river beach. Where the spring breeze goes, the fallen flowers are colorful, and they are covered with gentle water. The pink color almost obscured the blue sky and white clouds.

What's more, in this era when I don't know what the haze is, the remnants of the snow in Huashan are still vivid. She stood abruptly on the south side of the plain, standing exceptionally tall. The blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, rivers, and peach blossoms reminded me of the Tibetan Nyingchi I once saw in "China National Geographic", which is really beautiful.

Maybe everyone was infected by the scenery, and even Wei Hou and Zheng Bo were in harmony. The two of them opened and closed their mouths full of friendship side by side, as if the previous military meeting had never happened at all. The deception was temporarily thrown out of the clouds.

In order to maintain such a "friendly" atmosphere, Dig Tu tapped almost all of his performance potential, hypocritically "talking cordially" with the enemy. It's just that this welcome gift was at least three times and three times, and he was almost tired to death before he was able to enter the account.

The space in the military tent is relatively cramped, and sure enough, the arrangement of the seats is somewhat "arbitrary". Rui Bo does not have a south-facing main seat to avoid the distinction between monarchs and ministers, everyone is facing each other, and the host and guest are relatives and friends. Ji Yijiu, Wei Hou, and Zheng Bo are eastward, which is slightly more noble, and Shenhou and Rui Bo are westward, which can be regarded as slightly condescending. In addition, everyone knelt and sat on the triple seat, and for the time being, they were all treated together according to the courtesy of the princes.

Although this time there was some sloppiness, the banquet was not ambiguous at all.

When he entered, Rui Bo opened an altar of high-quality spring wine, which was only used for the sake of smelling but not drinking. Seeing that everyone was intoxicated by the smell of the wine lord, he had to join in the fun. However, this muddy soup is neither like rice wine nor rice wine, and it also has strange spices added to it, which makes him even feel a little disgusted.

The wine that is officially drunk is more precious, and according to Rui Bo, the process of brewing is very complicated. Although he didn't understand it, he had a good impression of this wine, because it looked similar to the honey wine that Jia Hanqing ate when he was a child. At that time, the liquor seller often rode a bicycle around the streets, and when he was still a little kid, he often chased after him with a big empty bowl, so he left a deep craving. It's a pity that there are too many rules and regulations here, and you can only take a small sip at a time during the toasting session, which makes it very unpleasant.

In addition to drinking, listening to music is not only enjoyable.