Since the Marquis of Wei entrenched in Haojing, the envoys of the two sons of heaven have come to talk to this Zhou Zhao every once in a while, for fear that their side will become an outcast. However, in recent times, the old fox has noticed that Ji Yijiu has sent envoys less and less frequently. After hearing about it, he volunteered to investigate, and it turned out that it was the Qin people who had been ignored by the world who stepped onto the political stage.

The ancestors of the Qin people relied on the skill of raising horses to make contributions to King Xiao of Zhou, and were awarded the title of Qincheng, creating the winning surname Qin. In ancient times, horses were associated with warfare. Therefore, the Qin people, who raised horses, began to participate in the military operations of the Zhou royal family early on, and were born with martial genes. Due to their long-term activities in the northwest, their main adversary is naturally Xirong. During the reign of King Zhou Li, the grandfather of Dutu, they were slaughtered by the Rong people, and even the monarch was killed by his enemies. When it came to the time of King Zhou Xuan, the sons led the troops to take revenge, among which the eldest son won his great military exploits and was awarded the title of Xitui Doctor. Yingkai, who is now in power, is Yingqi's son, and he is still fighting on the front line of resistance all year round.

Although in the eyes of the Qin people, their ancestors sang and wept, and they did their best to the Zhou royal family, their influence was minimal. In the eyes of the court elders and the Kwantung princes, they were nothing more than human shields used by the royal family to block Xirong. The Qin people have been away from the government for a long time and have few soldiers and are lowly, so whenever they are mentioned by Dutu, the other party always looks at a loss or thinks about it for a long time. If it weren't for their descendants Dick Si counterattacking to unify the world, I'm afraid they wouldn't even bother to write a word for them in the history books.

The Qin people, who have been baptized by blood for a long time, are upright by nature and do not care what others think. When the Youwang was defeated, they did not hesitate to wage war against the feuding Rong people, and they were the first to stand up from the Faqin King. Ironically, the royal family still doesn't pay attention to them, and Ji Yuchen's side even secretly sabotages to prevent them from saving King You. However, even in the face of the double blow of Rong and his own people, Qin Jun Yingkai still did not flinch, I really don't know whether he is upright or stupid.

In this way, the stalemate was not until the Three Kingdoms Coalition Army came to kill, and the Rong people dispersed in a hurry, and Yingkai was able to open the situation. While the Marquis of Wei was busy consolidating his position, they attacked the remnants of the Rong people everywhere, gathered the remnants of the royal army, and grew in strength. Although the scale is still not comparable to that of the Holy Sixth Division, it is also impossible for others to underestimate.

Shenhou's side was the first to react, once again showing a higher political sensitivity than its opponent. He said to his grandson: "The king can try to encircle the Qin people, and maybe he can check and balance the Wei Hou." ”

"Qin people?" Ji Yijiu also needs to search hard in his mind, "Is it the doctor who raised horses?" ”

"Exactly!"

"Grandpa is joking, right? What can their little half-savage, half-civilized people do? Sending it to fight against the Marquis is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. ”

"The king should change his way of thinking. Although the Qin people couldn't defeat Wei Hou, it was more than enough to deal with Ji Yuchen. ”

Ji Yijiu thought about it and suddenly realized: "The widow understands what his grandfather meant." The reason why we can't do anything about Weihou is because Ji Yuchen is competing. Once we get rid of them, it's time for the guards to do nothing about us. ”

"There's nothing we can do about it, but at least it depends on our faces." Shenhou analyzed, "The Great Zhou Qi is not exhausted, and the Son of Heaven still has authority. It's just that now that the position of the Son of Heaven has not been decided, Wei Hou dares to ask for a price. If the king becomes the only son of heaven, how dare he defy the condemnation of the world against us? ”

"That makes sense. It just so happened that Wei Hou was setting up a score, claiming that our struggle for the throne belonged to the family affairs of the Son of Heaven, so it was inconvenient for him not to interfere. Okay, we'll clean up the door ourselves behind closed doors, and see if he's embarrassed to gossip! Ji Yijiu suddenly passed on the decree excitedly as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, "Quickly send someone to invite the Qin people over, and the widow will treat them well." ”

Yingkai was simple-minded, and since he was summoned by the Son of Heaven, he led the army without thinking about it. When the news reached Hojing, Wei Hou quickly noticed the cattiness. He tentatively asked Di Tu: "What does Uncle Zheng think about this?" ”

Digging Tu replied a little teasingly: "It seems that Zhou Zhao's wall-riding policy is unsustainable, and we have to be under pressure." ”

The old man glanced at him: "Uncle Zheng is young and promising, why is he so pessimistic." ”

"You have publicly said that you will not get involved in the family affairs of the Son of Heaven, so is it possible that you will send troops to interfere?" "If you send troops to intervene, it is equivalent to telling the world that you don't care whether the family affairs of the Son of Heaven are false or not, and that it is true that you are afraid that the Son of Heaven will become one." This would also damage Zhou Zhao's moral credibility too much. ”

"Why do you have to intervene by force?"

"As far as I know, Qin is upright, and King Qin is duty-bound. Ji Yijiu wants to give a big reward this time, and people will only work harder. You don't want to convince people without force, right? ”

"Huh." Wei Hou laughed dryly twice, pretending to be mysterious, "It's okay or not, and you will see when you go to the meeting." After that, he immediately called the little official to write a letter, dictated the letter to Ji Yijiu, and took the initiative to ask to see him.

The old fox is a qualified politician in the end, and turning his face is faster than turning a book. The tone of the letter was humble, with a "king" and a "son of heaven" on the left, and the word "Zhou Zhao" was never mentioned, as if the previous contradiction had not happened at all. Listening to the extrusion, I couldn't help but feel ashamed when I remembered that I was prone to act impulsively every time I fell into the wind. In terms of purely political skills, Wei Hou is definitely a good example for him to learn.

The letter was sent out on the front foot, and Wei Hou pulled Zheng Bo on the back foot. Dutu complained about why he was in such a hurry, and persuaded him not to kneel and lick his head too much, appearing to be cowardly. Wei Hou said cunningly: "Shenhou and they must have expected that I would come to sue for peace, and they must be prepared, so they must definitely arrive before Yingkai and disrupt their plans." ”

Shenhou and the others did predict that Wei Hou would move, so it was not surprising to receive this letter with a very low posture, and they were ready to put up a shelf and drag it for a while, so that they could negotiate with the Qin people first. However, when they heard that Wei Hou had come uninvited without waiting for a reply, they immediately panicked. Ji Yijiu's backing has not yet been implemented, so he has to go to the suburbs to greet him first.

Wei Hou still put on a humble posture, without any shelf of Zhou Zhao. Ji Yijiu became embarrassed, he was a bit like the mood when he first dug out to welcome Wei Jin Erjun to the banquet, he wanted to maintain his prestige but was afraid of offending the guests, he wanted to remain humble but was afraid of appearing cowardly. This guy was born with a big white and chubby face, so the complex psychological struggles were all red and white on the face.

Just when everyone was greeting each other, the sound of horses neighing and roaring came from the west, and the protagonist of this scene, Yingkai, arrived. Among the people present, only Di Tu knew the demeanor of the Qin State that swept the world later, so he worked hard to stretch his neck, especially looking forward to seeing the demeanor of the ancestors of the Qin State.

From a distance, the military appearance of the Qin people is not as neat as the classicism of the Central Plains troops, with a bit of romantic wildness. When they got closer, it could be seen that they had fewer chariots, more scattered horses, and were extremely agile in their movements. The tall horse in the middle jumped ahead, white fur against the rider's robe, and this man was clearly winning. One of his beautiful ones turned over and dismounted, and came to the crowd.

Ying Kai's facial features are rough, his complexion is dark, although he is wearing the military uniform of the Zhou Dynasty, the belt around his waist and the leather boots on his feet reveal the style of Rong Di, which fits the situation of fighting in the border area for a long time.

Since he is not even a prince at present, and his status is the lowest, he has to follow the Son of Heaven, Zhou Zhao, Shenhou, Zheng Bo and others one by one, and his actions are neither humble nor arrogant. Everyone else thinks this is normal, but when they think of Qin Shi Huang's majesty, they feel a little weak and hurriedly step forward to help each other. Ying Kai was stunned for a moment, probably because he was used to being despised by others, and he was not used to receiving this courtesy. He was a little moved, but he didn't know how to express it, so he had to clench his fist vigorously to Dutu, which looked extraordinarily simple.

Ji Yijiu has a request for others, so naturally he can't drag it too much, and he stepped forward to greet him half-truthfully. He also warmly held Yingkai's hand, as if he was doing it for Old Man Wei. Poor Yingkai was not good at words, and he didn't know that they were all full of bad water in his stomach, so he had to answer in embarrassment.

When it comes to the dinner, the pomp and circumstance are naturally very huge, and the bearing of the Son of Heaven must not be lost. The specifications of Shen Guo's bronze tableware are not enough, but the rank of the Son of Heaven cannot be ambiguous, so he relies on the number to make up, and the banquets are all over, and the guests can't toast. The chime music chime octave is not enough, but the tune that the Son of Heaven should use must be complicated, so he had to let the musician hard, and the "Deer Song" and "Yuli" played out seemed to be out of tune.

In such a funny atmosphere, the wine was still drunk round by round, and the gifts were still sent round by round, and the Shenhou on the side was dripping blood in his heart. He, the grandson of heaven, came to take refuge empty-handed, but he was not soft at all when he spent his grandfather's money.

This banquet was originally designed to envelop the Qin people, and Wei Hou ran to the meeting with a shy face, which accidentally disrupted the plan, and Ji Yijiu hesitated for a moment whether to reward Yingkai in person. However, so far, Old Man Wei has been pretending to be a grandson, which has made him gradually emboldened. He felt that Wei Hou might be really cowardly, and decided to come according to the original plan.

Ji Yijiu turned to Yingkai: "The Qin people have guarded the border for the country for generations, and they took the lead in raising troops when the country was in trouble, and made great contributions to the royal family. It's just that because of the civil strife and the displacement, the widow has not been praised in time. When the hero returns today, he will be rewarded with a big reward, thinking that he will set an example for the world. He held up the bartender and said, "The widow will give you a fief ......."

Suddenly, Wei Hou coughed violently and interrupted the reward. Ji Yijiu was stunned, not knowing why. And Dutu, who had suffered several losses from the old man, obviously smelled a familiar smell and knew that the old fox was going to make a move.