In mid-January, when the weather warms up and everything recovers, the hatching insects are digging out of the soil, and the willows on the side of the road are also beginning to sprout.

On this day, Zhao Wuxian personally led his subordinates to the western boundary of Zhendi to see off Zhao Ying. As a son, he naturally wanted to dismount and bow down to say goodbye, but Zhao Ying didn't like this little child's behavior of relying on others, and waved his hand on the chariot to drive him away quite impatiently.

"Further on, it's the Guardian Realm, let's go back."

Zhao Ying is not as aggressive as he was when he met with the Lu people a few days ago, but he is still wearing his battle robe and armor, because this time the Jin army returns to the country, he has to pass through the territory of the country, and he ......

"Borrow? Why should the two countries be so coy when they are fighting, I have already asked Ziliang Sima to take Jianjin again, and he should have succeeded at this time. Although the guards shrank, the armor of the whole army did not want to leave, and swaggered over. ”

The strategist Fu Su reluctantly persuaded: "This is just to give Wei Hou a step down, if the lord sends someone to borrow the way, maybe Wei Hou will push the boat down the river and agree to reach a settlement with the Jin State." After all, the Qi State has been defeated, and Pu Nan is still in the hands of the gentleman, so he can use the four yi as a threat to force the defense of the country to surrender, which is also a great merit. ”

"Who said that the Qi State was defeated?"

On the car behind, a hoarse voice laughed, it was "Mr. Wuyou" who was more disguised, wore his hair without a beard, took off his armor and changed into a wide robe, and also wore a mask.

It is said that he was originally a cloth cloth in the mountains, and he was forty years old, and he lived on the art of mulberry hemp and grains on weekdays, because of his ugly appearance, he did not want to be with the laity, until he heard that Zhao Ying recruited talents regardless of appearance and background. Those who have talents make the best use of their talents to defect and are promoted as guests.

Fu Sue frowned. Of course, he knew the true identity of this person, but even he had to admit it. The disfigured and devouring resolute style is indeed very shocking. This person has won the admiration and sympathy of the sovereign, and his vigilance has gone a lot, and he has already regarded this "Mr. Wuyou Zixu" as an important retainer.

But he couldn't afford to fall behind, so he retorted: "The Qi people were defeated in the snowfield, and this is not defeated?" ”

Yang Hu said: "That's right, although the Qi people lost a battle, and more than 20,000 people died in the conquest and epidemic, they did not lose the entire war. The epidemic of Qi no longer spread, and the Marquis of Qi even captured the big city of Yiyi. Since then, the situation of Jin Qi has reversed. If the Marquis of Wei intended to surrender, he could have sent envoys to contact him when the Qi people retreated, but they defeated the Cao people before returning to Puyang, and during this period, they also strengthened the defense of various places, and their hostility towards the Jin State was very obvious. So in my opinion, if you want to defend the country and surrender without a fight, I'm afraid it's not that simple. ”

What both of them said is quite reasonable, although Zhao Ying is inclined to the latter's opinion, but he still can't make a decision. So the inquiring gaze turned to Zhao Wuxian.

"What do you think?"

This is related to the Zhao family's strategy for defending the country, Zhao Wuxian secretly thought to himself: Nanzi's hope is to make the Jin State surrender to the Wei Kingdom, and then forcibly cancel the marriage of Song Wei, this kind of thing was also done by Duke Qi Huan back then. But it was Cai Hou who married Cai Ji, who quarreled with Huan Gong. After cuckolding the hegemon, it is not very realistic to put it now.

Besides, if it is according to Fu Chau's meaning. It was on the condition of Punan in exchange for the peace of the country, which was beneficial to the Jin State. It also has some benefits for the Zhao family's headquarters. But it was not good for Xilu, after losing the depth of Punan. My caravan will not be able to connect through Onozawa, Pushui and Cao, and it is not worth it compared to the cost of nearly a thousand soldiers and soldiers and people, and the economy of Xilu has also been stagnant for several months due to the clear of the wall!

So he said: "What Doctor Fu said is reasonable, but unless all the four provinces of Punan are returned, the kid feels that Wei Hou will not ask for peace, especially since Lei Ze-Lishan south has been promised to Cao Guo, if he breaks his promise, I am afraid that the opportunity for cooperation next time will be ruined." What's more, Wei Guo continues to be the enemy of Jin, his generation has not disappeared from typhoid fever, and he does not dare to attack Xilu, let alone threaten Jinyang, but he can make Chaoge and Handan dangerous nearby, and he will definitely be able to make the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan face the attack of Xianyu and Wei without time to take care of it, we can just ignore it, why do it ourselves and pull out the thorns for the enemy? ”

Punan is now counted as the occupied area of the Jin State, but it does not intend to enter Lu directly like Zhencheng, and Zhao Ying left Zhao Guangde and Wendi's soldiers to assist in the garrison.

Zhao Wuxian is reminding Fu Suo, don't forget, I also gave you Punan's acres of land for food!

Zhao Ying bowed his head and agreed with Zhao Wuxian's opinion. And Fu Chau also understood, retracted the clever plan in his opinion, and kept silent.

"In this case, this time Zhao Bing passed through the country, and there was no need to borrow the way, let alone report it. Let the Patriotic Historian write down the word 'invasion' on the slip! I don't care. ”

Wu Xian knows that the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period paid attention to the war, so the description of the justice and rationality of the war is mainly divided into three types: where the division has bells and drums, no invasion, and light attack.

Warfare is a more formal war, with bells and drums and with great fanfare, and often with certain excuses and procedures, such as condemnation.

The invasion is the act of attacking without telling the enemy, and also taking the submersible master to raid the territory......

Zhao Ying's attitude towards the defense of the country is obvious: Lao Tzu invaded you!

This time he returned to the Jin Kingdom, in addition to taking 3,000 Qi prisoners, he didn't plunder some more people from the densely populated Weidi to enrich Jinyang, how could he be worth the loss and expense of sending troops?

With these, at least Yin Duo, a retainer in charge of financial expenditure, can be less verbose.

In the end, Zhao Ying began to go back again, although his son was only seventeen years old, he had already become a doctor in Siyi, and his strength was even greater than that of himself, and he could rest assured that he would open up a fiefdom for the clan in this foreign country. But in order to avoid repeating his youthful ambition and rampant, Zhao Ying also had to pour cold water on him.

So he said earnestly: "Although the country is big, the warlike will perish, let alone you a little doctor in Siyi?" As the poem says, the people also work hard, and they can be well-off, and last year's battle was half a year, and it was time for the people to rest and rest. ”

"Yui!"

Zhao Wuxian is self-aware, it's too late to digest the territory in his hands, where will he blindly expand again?

He continued to maintain a reluctant look, no matter how Zhao Ying urged, the farewell continued. Line after line. They even crossed the Wei realm and arrived at the first village that Zhao Ying's vanguard had laid. It was only here that Zhao Wuxian broke off the willow branches that sprouted on the side of the road and offered them to Zhao Ying.

"A thousand miles must be sent away. Take care, father! ”

Zhao Ying took the wicker and folded the willow to say goodbye, just as the poem said: "In the past, I went back, the willow was still around, and now I came to think, and the rain and snow were shining." "It's just that Zhao Ying is the opposite, winter comes and spring returns.

This thing touched the emotion, and there was a trace of worry on his face. I remember that every time I went out on an expedition in the past, my daughter Ji Huan would do the same thing. At that time, the young man Wuxian was still a cold and cold son, who would only hold the horsewhip on the side and watch timidly.

Over the years, they have all grown up.

"Although like a yang...... Zixuzi said the same thing, the Qi State was not defeated. But this time, the Zhongxing clan lost a lot of land, and the Fan clan and Handan not only did nothing, but also indulged the guards to attack me, both of whom were guilty of defeating the army, compared with it. Zhao's big victory was real. Among them, the reputation of you seizing Punan, cutting off the grain road of the Qi people, and capturing Yangsheng, the son of Qi, has also spread all over Xintian. Zhuqing and his heirs and grandchildren will definitely be even more jealous of you. The reason why I fought for you to win many seals in Lu is also because of the constraints of the secretaries and your return to the country. I am afraid that it will be difficult to operate and achieve it after a year and a half. ”

It was rare to see Zhao Ying, an iron-like man, showing his soft side, and he was slightly stunned. Try not to let the emotions of this body sway him, he bowed his head. The words were sincere: "The boy saved, so although he was worried, hungry and thirsty. But I still can't make up my mind, so I will be hired. I can wait, as long as my father and I work together, there is nothing that cannot be done! ”

Zhao Ying was pleased: "Good, it's good that you can think like this, I just hope that next time, we can meet in the Zhao family's Jinyang New Palace...... And your sister, but I miss you tightly! ”

……

When Zhao Ying's car drove away and Zhao Wuxian got on his horse and returned, the "Mr. Wuyou" on the car came over and grabbed his horse.

"Is there something wrong with the gentleman?"

Yang Hu cut off his back road because of his disfigurement, and he has been trusted by Zhao Ying, "He can steal, I can guard!" "Jun Zuo of the Jin Kingdom is extremely confident, and he doesn't even send anyone to monitor Yang Hu to show that he has no doubts.

But Zhao Wuxian did not have this self-confidence, on the one hand, he felt that his return to this era was some kind of "mission", but on the other hand, he had the humility of an ordinary person, and did not dare to underestimate the wise and traitorous men of this era.

For example, the disfigured tiger in front of him, he was tall and standing under the horse, but he was almost comparable to Zhao Wuxian!

This ruthless man, the reason why Wuxian was able to yin him at the beginning was also to borrow the situation in Lu's country, how could he not be careful.

The falcon that was raised by his own hands has to be pecked by it!

Yang Hu said: "Gentleman, don't leave it here, but please listen to me, the great enemy of the monarch is not outside the country, but within the Xiao Wall!" ”

"Oh? Mr. is referring to Sanhuan. ”

This Wuxian naturally knows that the Qi State has just experienced a great defeat and encountered typhoid fever, and I am afraid that he will have to lick his wounds for a few years, and he will not be able to threaten Xilu. As soon as the foreign invaders are gone, then according to the practice of the Lu country, the civil strife will begin.

The reason why Sanhuan was able to let him stretch his hand to Suju and install Ran Qiu, on the one hand, probably thought that Ran Qiu was a disciple of Confucius and could be fought for. On the other hand, most of them are still afraid of Zhao Ying's might, and after Zhao Ying's return, he will be busy dealing with the migration of the main city to Jinyang.

Because he is too strong in the alignment war, he will play vertical and horizontal, and the various strategies to break through are no longer easy to operate, and Wuxian is likely to face the xenophobia of the three Huan forces!

Yang Hu shook his head and said: "Sanhuan is just a chicken dog, what is the way?" Among the masterminds under them, Shao Zhengmao is just a man of tongue who follows the trend and speculates, and Gong Yuyang is also a man who guards the household for the Meng family, so there is nothing to worry about. ”

"And who are you asking me to watch out for?"

Even through the bronze mask, the shirtless could see the devouring smile on Yang Hu's grin, and he had already guessed the answer he was about to say.

"There are two tigers in the mountain, and one must be injured, I'm talking about Kong Qiu, Kong Zhongni!"

……

"Si Kou's biggest enemy in the Lu country is Kong Qiu."

After saying this, Yang Hu began to observe Zhao Wuxian's expression with interest.

Zhao Wuxian kept saying that he wanted to return to China, which is right, Yang Hu's understanding of this little gentleman, he has always been "Tianxingjian, a gentleman with self-improvement". What is waiting for is not the pardon of the Marquis of Jin and Zhuqing, or even the help of Zhao Ying, but the desire to establish his own power in the Lu State, and finally return to the country with the strength of the army!

As for Kong Qiu's purpose, Yang Hu knew better, he wanted to strengthen the monarchy in the Lu State, implement etiquette and music, and restore the ancient Zhou rites, but in this way, he would not be happy with Zhao Wuxian, who had the ambition of stealing Xilu.

Both are strong-willed, but their ambitions naturally clash with each other.

Yang Hu knows best, this is a game of thrones, this is a contest between the thieves and the maintainers of Lile, if you don't win, you can only become a lost dog!

There is no middle way!

The conflict and unhappiness at the meeting in Yuncheng, Yang Hu had already heard about it, and it was just a precursor, but it was a pity that he was busy cutting his face at that time and couldn't come in person...... In short, even if he is in the Jin Kingdom in the future, he is still looking forward to the two people he has "cultivated" to fight.

It's a pity that he can't see it with his own eyes, and he expects to see the stunned and hesitant on Zhao Wuxian's face. After the complete hostility with Confucius, the two of them used to talk and laugh, and the mutual praise will turn into a sarcastic joke, and those Confucian disciples who are doing things for Zhao Wuxian, where will they go?

Betrayal, embarrassment, fighting, what about these encounters?

But to Yang Hu's disappointment, Zhao Wuxian was only silent for a moment, and then sighed.

"I know!" (To be continued......)

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