In Fengluan Palace, Princess Yanjiu looked restless all afternoon. The figure of Yuanhang appeared in front of her eyes every moment, lingering. This time it was he who saved himself, and ...... Every time I think of this, I blush and my heart beats, do I like him? This question has always been in my heart, and now I have been answered, and I really like him.

"Princess, I'm back." Yuanhang stood outside the house and shouted at the top of his voice. When the ninth princess heard this, she lowered her head and smiled, and hurriedly ran out of the house.

Yuanhang Shi salute and said: "But don't worry, the Holy Lord will not marry you to Qi State, I have come to bid you farewell, and I will rush back to Jiangzhou tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow? Why not stay a few more days. The smile on the face of the ninth princess faded, thinking that the hall would stay for more time after the voyage came this time, but who knew that it would be so fast, and she would leave in just one day.

Yuanhang shook his head and said: "State affairs are important, when there is nothing to do at the border, I will come to visit the princess, and ask the princess to take care of herself." ”

"That'...... Can I go and see you? The ninth princess leaned against the door, no longer the domineering of the princess, and all that was left was the love of children.

Yuanhang hesitated for a moment and nodded. The princess laughed affectionately, looked at the voyage and turned to leave Fengluan Palace.

Things went so smoothly, but Yuanhang didn't expect it, and when he came out of the palace, he was in a good mood, and he laughed with Ah Jin and walked towards the Siwei Mansion.

Stayed in Siwei's Mansion for one night, calculating the remaining six days of the day, the voyage did not dare to delay, and got up early in the morning to say goodbye to Situ Hao, and rushed all the way to Jiangzhou with Dao Zi and Ah Jin.

Passing by Qianling, he sailed to visit Situ Zhongda and Tang Yuanwai and others, and saw that they were all right, thinking that Jiangzhou was not as stable as Qianling, so he did not propose to take them back to Jiangzhou. After a night's rest, we set out on our return journey early the next morning.

Sailed to Jingwei Dart Bureau in Jingzhou and informed Du Heizi of the news of his marriage to Du Wen. Du Heizi was very happy when he heard this, handed over the dart game to Du Qingfeng to take care of, and returned to Jiangzhou with the voyage. Several fast horses joined each other, galloped all the way along the official road, and rushed back to Jiangzhou on the afternoon of the 16th, two days in advance.

"The young master is back, the young master is back." Chunyue saw the return of the voyage in front of the mansion, shouted happily, turned around and ran to the back house, and reported to a few young grandmothers.

The subordinate stepped forward to lead the horses to the stable, sailed away to let Dao Zi and Ah Jin rest, and accompanied Du Heizi to the back house.

"Xianggong has returned." Qinghe ran to the courtyard to greet the voyage, and when he saw that there were other people present, he stopped and looked over.

Yuanhang smiled and said, "This is Wen'er's uncle, Qinghe is coming to see you." ”

Qinghe stepped forward and saluted, and said softly, "Qinghe has seen uncle. ”

Du Heizi smiled, knowing that this must be the lady of the voyage, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and be polite, please take care of Wen'er in the future." ”

"Uncle is polite, Wen'er is smart and well-behaved, we all like it very much." Qinghe replied and looked at Yuanhang, Yuanhang smiled.

"Uncle." Du Wen also walked out of the room, and was very surprised to see Du Heizi, so she ran over and threw herself into his arms.

Du Heizi patted her on the back with a smile and said, "I'm going to be a wife, and I'm still like a child." ”

Du Wen twisted in his arms and said shyly: "I'll be like this when I'm here with you." ”

Yuanhang also laughed and said, "Wen'er will go to set up a room for my uncle, I'll go to the school field to take a look first, Qinghe will prepare wine and food, and have a good meal when I come back." ”

"Well, Xianggong will go early and return early." Qinghe nodded in response, and Du Wen looked at him with a smile in Du Heizi's arms.

In the tent of the middle camp, Sun Ke heard that the voyage was coming, and came to the tent in person, hugging his fists and smiling to greet him.

"My lord has worked hard all the way, please come in quickly." Sun Ke turned sideways and asked Yuanhang to go first, but Yuanhang was not polite, and entered the big tent and sat on a chair.

"General Qin can go to Tiancang Pass?"

"Well, it's gone." Sun Ke nodded, and said: "According to your orders, General Lin has repatriated the merchants of the Shang Kingdom, and the Tiancang Pass has been closed, and General Qin is holding on there. ”

Yuanhang nodded and asked, "Is there any movement on the other side of Shangguo?" ”

Sun Ke shook his head and replied: "There is no movement, there are nearly 20,000 men and horses in Tiancang Pass, if the Shang State attacks, General Qin can resist it, and the soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou can rush to reinforcements in a moment." ”

"Could it be that the Shang Kingdom has no internal response, so it will no longer attack it?" Yuanhang secretly figured it out.

Far away in the northern Shang Kingdom, at this time, the monarchs and ministers were also discussing this matter in the court.

"King Shang, the humiliation of the three princes is a matter of the face of the Wang family, and the minister thinks that it is unbearable, and he should send troops to attack the Liang State," the military general under the court bowed forward and said to Cui Xingzhi, the king of Shang who was sitting on the imperial chair.

Cui Xingzhi, the king of the Shang Kingdom, is also gentle and elegant in appearance. Looking like he is in his fifties, his eyes are clear under his thick eyebrows, the bridge of his nose is high, and the corners of his mouth are slightly curled, which seems to be smiling, but in fact it is not, this is actually a manifestation of anger in his heart.

"Liang Guo has no self in his eyes, and he dares to insult my prince, he should teach them a lesson." The Shang King looked down, glanced around, stared at a Wenchen standing at the bottom left, and asked, "What is the meaning of the written text?" ”

This person's name is Li Chengwen, and he is a doctor of the Shang Kingdom, and every time the king of Shang encounters a major event, he must first ask this person.

Li Chengwen stood sideways, bowed down and replied: "King Shang, if you attack the Liang State, you must first stabilize the Qi State. ”

The king of Shang smiled lightly and said loudly: "Chengwen is too worried, we are friendly with the Qi State, and there has been no war for many years, besides, how did the Qi State know that we would attack the Shang State?" ”

Li Chengwen sighed and said: "King Shang, once the war starts, our army will go deep into the hinterland of Liang State, how can the two armies take care of the rear? The war is not a few days, how can Qi not know? If we take the opportunity to attack, how will our army resist? ”

The king of Shang frowned, and just wanted to speak, but he stood up again, and said: "King Shang, our army now has a strong bow, and the siege of the city is like walking on the ground, and the last general is willing to lead the army to order the Liang country within half a year, and the southeast rivers and mountains will be owned by our Shang country." ”

Seeing that the person who stood up was the first general of the Shang Kingdom, Bai Ao, nodded with a smile.

"General Bai, the world is unpredictable. Although the general is brave, how can he know that Liang Guo has no brave generals? Li Chengwen said lukewarmly and gave General Bai a soft nail.

"According to what you said, is it possible to attack Liang Guo or not, and it depends on Qi Guo's face?" Bai Ao was a little angry, and his voice couldn't help but rise.

"General Bai, don't be impatient." An old voice sounded, and an old man stood out from the first place on the left. When the two people in the quarrel saw it, they each bowed down and were silent.

When the king of Shang saw this person stand up, his heart stabilized. This person is Su Qingmu, an old minister of the Shang State, and this person can be the master of half of the major affairs of the Shang State.

King Shang leaned over and asked, "What does Doctor Su think?" ”

Su Qingmu bowed slightly, turned around and replied: "King Shang, my country now has heavy troops on the border of Qi State, but I am not afraid of Qi State attacking. However, Master Li's words have eight points of truth, if you want to attack the Liang country, you must first stabilize the Qi country. ”

After hearing this, the Shang King hesitated for a moment and asked, "Doctor Su, how should we stabilize the Qi Kingdom?" ”

Su Qingmu pondered for a moment, raised his head and said: "You can make people go to the Qi country, make peace with the Qi country, send heavy gifts, and make a three-year covenant to not invade each other within three years." ”

"What can be a gift? Qi will deserve it. King Shang asked.

Su Qingmu bowed down and said: "It depends on whether the king of Shang is willing to give up, if he sends two cities and the country of Qi, he will definitely succeed." ”

"What?" The king of Shang looked at Su Qingmu in disbelief, and there was an uproar in the court, and even more straightforward courtiers became angry, and the reprimand filled the court.

"The king of Shang is angry." Su Qingmu's face was indifferent, he turned to look at the ministers, and said: "The Qi country is by no means a good type, if you find out that our country is at war with the Liang country, you will definitely take advantage of the weakness to enter, and at that time, how can it be that you will lose two cities?" On the contrary, we will send him two cities, and the Qi State will jointly attack the Liang State, and divide the territory equally after destroying the Liang, and then we will destroy the Qi with the Saiwai Tribes, and the Central Plains will be owned by our Shang State. ”

"But......" The king of Shang hesitated and ceded the city to the Qi State, but he was unwilling in his heart.

"Haha......" Bai Bai laughed proudly, sneered at Su Qingmu and said: "Doctor Su is not confused, he actually handed over the city to others, what is his intention?" ”

Li Chengwen took a step forward and said contemptuously: "General Bai, if you want to achieve great things, you must endure the pain, lose first and then gain, why not?" ”

Su Qingmu ignored it, and said to the king of Shang: "The country of Qi is uncertain, and you must not send troops to attack the country of Liang, otherwise the country of Shang is in danger of dying, please think twice about the king of Shang." ”

"Please think twice." A group of ministers echoed the voice, and the king of Shang had no idea for a while, so he had to get up and retreat from the court, saying that he would discuss it again in the future.

After retiring from the dynasty, the king of Shang summoned Su Qingmu and Li Chengwen into the study to discuss the matter again.

"Above the imperial court, is there any other way for the two Aiqing to cede the city?" The king of Shang was really reluctant to give the city to the Qi State for nothing, and he was afraid that the Manchu Dynasty would laugh at him.

Su Qingmu sat aside, leaned over and said: "King Shang, the border with the Qi State is the Wenshun Mansion and the Lingshun Mansion, these two mansions are located in remote areas, the land is barren, and most of them are Qi people, so it is not of much use to keep them, but it only increases the supply of silver. ”

Li Chengwen said: "King Shang, what Dr. Su said is good, if you stabilize the Qi State and capture the Jiangzhou of the Liang State, this city is enough to cover these two cities." ”

"Hmm." King Shang nodded in contemplation, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, who do the two Aiqing think can take on this position?" ”

Li Chengwen stood up and said, "King Shang, Zuo Si sent Jiang Huaidu to take on this responsibility." This person is calm, bold and careful, and his eloquence is not bad, which is enough to persuade the King of Qi to form an alliance with our Shang country. ”

Su Qingmu nodded lightly and said lightly: "Yes, this person will definitely succeed." ”

When the king of Shang saw that both of them recommended Jiang Huaidu, he nodded in agreement and said, "That is the case, tomorrow he will send him as an envoy to the Qi State, and after returning as soon as possible, he can attack the Liang State." ”

The two of them got up, and Shi Li responded: "Shang King Shengming, the ministers will be settled immediately after they retreat, and Jiang Huaidu will be sent to Qi tomorrow." ”

"Well, let's go, Yanshun Mansion will send troops and horses there, and when the fighters come, they will attack Liang State immediately."

"Yes." The two of them should have stepped back.

Shang Guo set the policy of alliance Qi State, and Liang Guo had already made some moves, Fu Yashi went to Si Wei's Mansion to ask to see Situ Hao.

"Yashi, please take a seat." Situ Hao welcomed him into the living room, bowed slightly, and invited him to take a seat.

"Thank you, Lord Siwei, Yashi is bothering." After Fu Yashi returned the salute, he sat down and looked at Situ Hao with a smile.

"There must be something important for Yashi to come, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Situ Hao asked the maid to serve tea and asked with a smile.

Fu Yashi nodded and said, "Lord Siwei, I was ordered to send an envoy to the State of Qi to persuade the King of Qi to form an alliance with the State of Liang. ”

"What is the matter? Please speak. ”

Fu Yashi thought for a moment and asked, "I don't know how the strength of the Three Kingdoms is?" ”

Situ Hao replied: "Since it is the strongest Qi State, the Liang State is the strongest because the three princes are self-reliant, and the civil war continues, and the strength is no longer as good as the Shang State, among the three kingdoms, only I am the weakest." ”

Fu Yashi nodded, and asked again: "Can there be a famous minister and a good general in the Qi country, the king of the Qi country, and the Lord Siwei can recognize the temperament?" ”

Situ Hao shook his head and said: "I don't know much about the new monarch of Qi State, but I know that Sima Jian, a famous general of Qi State, is over sixty years old and gallops on the killing field, and there are few opponents. After a pause, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "By the way, He Lanfeng, the prime minister of Qi State, is well-informed and insightful. ”

Fu Yashi contemplated and took Situ Hao's words to heart.

"Yashi, go this time, you have a heavy responsibility." Situ Hao gave him a cup of tea and said slowly: "We must take the long-term strategy as a long-term strategy, point to the depths, and make it clear." ”

Fu Yashi nodded in response, and after taking a sip of tea, he continued to ask: "Lord Situ, I don't know about the new strong bow made by the Shang Kingdom, do you know?" ”

"I know this, it is said that a person's life can be taken three hundred meters away, but I have never seen it, I don't know if its power is exaggerated."

Fu Yashi responded: "Even if it is less than three hundred meters, it is more than twice as good as a three-stone bow and arrow." ”

"Well, the Shang State has this sharp weapon, I'm afraid that our army will suffer a lot in the event of a war." Situ Hao frowned with some concern.

"Your Excellency is very worried, if there is a battle, we must find a countermeasure, otherwise our army will suffer heavy casualties." After finishing speaking, he stood up, saluted Situ Hao, bowed down and said, "Excuse me, Yashi will go to Qi Country tomorrow, so don't leave it at that." ”

Situ Hao got up and clenched his fists, and said respectfully: "The survival of the Liang country, send it to the king, please accept the official worship." After speaking, he gave a deep salute to Yashi.

Fu Yashi hurriedly stepped forward, stopped Situ Hao, and said in a loud voice: "My lord has tormented me, Yashi must do what he can to complete his mission." ”

The two stood up and looked at each other, their hands clasped together.

In the capital of the Shang Kingdom, Jiang Huaidu took the gift given by the King of Shang to the King of Qi, and three carriages went out of the city gate, and he embarked on the journey to the Kingdom of Qi with confidence. At the same time, Fu Yashi said goodbye to Emperor Yinwen, took only two retinues and a carriage, went out of the east gate of the back hall, and rushed to Qi with the rising sun. It's just that in terms of official roads, it seems that the momentum is much inferior to that of the envoys of the Shang Kingdom.

Fu Yashi looked back at Houtang City, gently lowered the curtain, closed his eyes and leaned on the carriage.