On a stormy night, one person and one rider ran fast on the wide road, and ran oblivionly. The knight in the hat on his head squinted, not knowing whether he was awake or asleep.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a rumbling thunder. The knight on the horse suddenly opened his eyes, patted the horse's head and said, "Good brother, hold on, and you will be free in no time." ”

The horses, which were about to lose their strength, seemed to understand the knight's words, and suddenly became excited, and accelerated towards the village not far away, and the horses' hooves stepped over and splashed a large splash.

"Yu." The knight shouted and stopped in front of an inn. Turning over and dismounting, the knight hurriedly knocked on the door of the inn. After a while, a small opening opened in the door of the inn, and the knight walked into the inn without hesitation.

The knight threw a piece of jade on the table, and then commanded, "One horse, one guest room, and one bucket of hot water." As soon as he finished speaking, the knight fell asleep on the table.

The shopkeeper who opened the door took the jade pendant, carefully looked at it, and then took out a piece of jade pendant from his body, and the two were put together, forming the shape of a horse. Then the shopkeeper took out an end of the ink inkstone from the counter, immersed the jade pendant in it, took it out again, and finally pressed it on the cloth, and the cloth suddenly appeared "first-class envoy, listen to it in one" eight big characters.

Seeing these eight words, the innkeeper instantly sobered up, he called a few of his subordinates, and began to do things according to the knight's request. Ten minutes later, the innkeeper woke up the snoring knight. "The envoy's room is the second room on the left upstairs, and the hot water has been prepared, please enjoy it slowly." The innkeeper said respectfully.

"Call me in your room as soon as it is dawn." The knight commanded. After saying this, the knight climbed up the stairs without looking back.

"No!" The innkeeper respectfully agreed downstairs.

The knight entered the room, quickly stripped naked, and jumped into the tub. "Whew!" The knight let out a long sigh as the hot water stretched the meridian bones throughout his body.

Exhausted, the knight climbed into bed and fell asleep again.

This knight was none other than Zhao Jiansheng, who had left Handan and headed for Daliang.

In the early morning of the second day, when Zhao Jie was still dreaming, Zhao Jiansheng hit the road again.

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At the end of the day, Zhao Jie woke up from his sleep. At breakfast, Lou Ji asked while eating, "Your Highness, are we going to visit Yan En and Jin Con today?" ”

Zhao Jie nodded, and then replied, "Go visit Yan En before noon, and visit Jin Con after noon." Today, it is Li Min's turn to leave the guards and salutes, and Gao Le will go with us. Are you satisfied with this arrangement? ”

Lou Ji, Fei Jin and others all nodded in agreement. At four o'clock, Zhao Jie and the others set off and left the inn in a carriage. At 5 o'clock, Zhao Jie and the others arrived at Yan En's mansion.

Yan En, a general of Wei, was deeply trusted by the king of Wei and commanded an army of about 10,000 people, specifically responsible for defending the palace of Wei, so he occupied an important position in the court of Wei. Although his status is transcendent, Yan En does not care, he never uses power for personal gain, and the people recommended to the King of Wei are also people with both ability and political integrity. Yan En is not only good, but also a principled person, he has a scale in his heart, every time he encounters a thing, he will weigh the pros and cons, whatever is beneficial to Wei, he will support, and whatever is harmful to Wei, he will oppose it. Yan En was loyal to the King of Wei and the State of Wei, and it was precisely because of his loyalty that the King of Wei entrusted his safety to him, and Yan En did not fail in his mission, and worked diligently for ten years to protect the safety of the king.

"Knock knock", Zhao Jie walked to the door of Yan's Mansion and knocked on the door of Yan's Mansion. After a while, a "squeak" sound sounded, and a child poked his head out.

"The envoy of Zhao asks to see General Yan," Zhao Jie bowed and saluted. The child understood Zhao Jie's words, retracted his head, turned around and ran towards the house. A short time later, a butler-like man opened the door. "My master is invited, please come with me." The butler said respectfully.

Zhao Jie and his entourage followed the butler's footsteps and walked towards the middle hall. Along the way, Zhao Jie found that Yan En's home was extremely simple, almost the same as Han Xiang Zhang Ping's mansion. The simple yard, the simple house, everything shows the simple living habits of the owner.

When I walked to the middle hall, I saw a middle-aged man admonishing the child who poked his head out of the door. Zhao Jie stood outside the hall and waited, and after a few minutes, when the admonition was over, the child entered the inner courtyard with a crying voice, and the man got up to greet Zhao Jie.

"I'm sorry to keep Childe waiting." The middle-aged man introduced himself: "In Xia Yanen, the word retreats." ”

"It's okay." Zhao Jie also reported to his family: "My surname is Zhao, and my single name is Jie." ”

After a few pleasantries, let's get to the point. Zhao Jie told Yan En all his proposals for an alliance, and Yan En praised him again and again.

"Mr. Jiuwen is highly talented, and he has won the trust of the King of Wei, and I hope that Mr. Jiuwen can secretly reveal the alliance of my Zhao Kingdom to the King of Wei." Zhao Jie asked.

Yan En thought for a while, and then said: "Although I have won the trust of the King of Wei, but the alliance involves too much, and the persuasion of Zai Xia alone may not be enough to attract the attention of the king, and it is best to have a heavier person who can act together with Zaixia." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Jie continued to ask: "Sir has been standing in the court of Wei for many years, and he must know many talented ministers, so according to Mr. Wang, who else do we need to visit?" ”

Yan En thought for a few minutes again, and then said categorically: "Sima and the great general Jin Contempt, this person has the most elite army of 100,000 in Wei now, and is the mainstay of Wei State, if he supports the alliance, the alliance will be successful."

"In that case, can you help us and bring us to visit Jin Sima in the afternoon," Zhao Jie pleaded.

Yan Enhao replied without hesitation: "Good! ”

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Zhao Jie and Yan En had a good conversation, and it was not until four o'clock that Zhao Jie and his party left Yan's mansion. Back at the inn, Zhao Jie instructed Lou Jidao: "You go and inquire about what this person likes the most." ”

Maybe Jin Contempt was too famous in Wei State, and after a while, Lou Ji returned to the inn: "Back to Your Highness, Jin Contempt doesn't love money and beauties, but only famous swords and armor." Many people privately call him a 'sword idiot'. ”

"Can you bring a famous sword or armor for bribery when you come to Wei this trip?" Zhao Jie asked.

Lou Ji shook his head, and then said: "I only brought 300 catties of gold on this trip, and I didn't bring anything else. ”

Zhao Jie sighed, and then said optimistically: "It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, just forget about bribing Jin Contempt!" With Yan En's introduction, Jin Contempt shouldn't despise us! ”

Lou Ji and the others nodded yes, and they were optimistic about preparing for the afternoon visit. However, they didn't expect that because of the sudden appearance of a person, their visit to Jin Cong had to be abandoned halfway.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Jiansheng's familiar figure appeared at the gate of Daliang City, and after nearly 12 hours of galloping, Zhao Jiansheng arrived at Daliang City, the capital of Wei State.

Walking into Daliang City, Zhao Jiansheng, who had not been to Daliang City for many years, sighed: "Good to sit in the majestic city!" What a bustling scene! ”

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, after some searching, Zhao Jiansheng came to the inn where Zhao Jie lived. "Shopkeeper, do you have a person named Zhao Jie to move in!" Zhao Jiansheng walked to the counter and asked.

"This guest officer, please allow me to check it out." The innkeeper said respectfully. Zhao Jiansheng hummed a little song and waited at the counter, and the innkeeper flipped through the check-in record and began to check.

After about three or four minutes, the innkeeper raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, guest officer, there is no such person." Zhao Jie used the pseudonym Zhao Zhao when he checked in, and the innkeeper naturally couldn't find the name Zhao Jie.

"Could it be that the embassy people are mistaken?" Zhao Jiansheng thought so. In the capital of Wei State, in order to avoid revealing his identity, Zhao Jiansheng did not dare to cause trouble. Since there was no such person, Zhao Jiansheng had no choice but to leave the inn.

Zhao Jiansheng walked out of the inn absentmindedly, and happened to collide with the oncoming Zhao Jie, and the two fell to the ground at the same time.

"What kind of person, you don't have long eyes when you walk!" Zhao Jie complained. took Zhao Jie to get up, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be his master. At this time, Zhao Jiansheng also discovered Zhao Jie, and he hurriedly stood up, intending to bow to Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie hurriedly helped him up, leaned into his ear and whispered: "There are many people, this is not the place to speak." ”

Zhao Jiansheng nodded, and then followed Zhao Jie to Zhao Jie's room.

"You stay in the room first, organize the language, and I'll call Li Min, Fei Jin, Lou Ji, and Gao Le." Zhao Jie commanded.

A few minutes later, as soon as Zhao Jie led Fei Jin and the others into the room, Zhao Jiesheng immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Jie and said, "The king is critically ill, and the prince orders His Royal Highness to return quickly." ”

"What is the situation in China, you can tell me in detail." Zhao Jie picked up Zhao Jiansheng and asked.

"Wang Shangbin Tian is estimated to have been in the past few days, and the reason why he refuses to leave with his last breath is that he seems to be waiting to see His Highness for the last time. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Weichen to summon His Royal Highness to return to the country and see the king for the last time. Zhao Jiansheng said with a slight choked up.

Zhao Jie, Li Min, Fei Jin, Lou Ji, and Gao Lewen couldn't help but choke up when they heard this.