Chapter 69: Eye of the Storm

The messenger played: "Your Majesty specially found a musician who was waiting at the banquet of the envoys of the State of Wu at that time, and used some money to coax him to tell the story. According to Wu's envoy, Bo Yao attacked Shu, set up camp 30 miles away from Shu City, and entered the city with arrows. Gongzi Yu couldn't hold out, but Gongzi Zhuyong thought that Shucheng was not dangerous, so it was better to use Yi soldiers to fight tired soldiers and take the initiative to attack.

Oh, these were recruited by the generals who surrendered to Bo Ya. The two sons were arguing, and the son of Candle Yong led the men and horses of the headquarters to kill out of the city, and the prince had no choice but to open the west city to fight with him, Bo Yao had many soldiers and horses, but there were many tired soldiers from afar, so the two sides fought into a mess and it was difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat, at this time, Bo Yao saw that the two sons were mostly Wu people on the military vehicle, so he ordered hundreds of his guards to shout in unison: 'You wait for your parents, wives and children Wu Guo, if you don't repent and fight with Wu, the king will destroy your three clans! When many of the soldiers heard this, they were so frightened that they abandoned their armor and surrendered to the soldiers......

At this, the messenger's face turned different, apparently remembering his parents, wife, and children. Qing Ji couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he saw it, he knew that his soldiers were loyal to him, firstly, because of his brave name, which made the samurai the most admired. In the two, he treats his subordinates generously, rewards and punishments are clear, and his subordinates feel his kindness. The third is that Wu only lost in Ji Guang's assassination plan, fought head-on, and never suffered a major defeat, and his soldiers did not disagree.

Now the messenger's words reminded him that recruiting non-Wu soldiers seemed to be an urgent matter, otherwise relying solely on Wu soldiers, once Ji Guang made this offensive plan, even if his subordinates would not mutiny, at least their morale would be weakened. Qingji thought to himself: "When these messengers return, they must write a secret letter instructing Lu Qian to recruit as many soldiers as possible, anyway, barren mountains and wilderness are everywhere, and it is still possible to ask the soldiers to open up fields and be self-sufficient." ”

Qingji was groaning, and the messenger said: "The two sons saw that the situation was not good, so they had to lead the remnants of the army to defeat, as for where to retreat, the envoy of Wu did not say at the banquet. ”

Qingji snorted and groaned: "It's good that they didn't fall into the hands of Bo Yao, the king of Chu deceitful, ordered the two sons to guard a lonely city, and did not send a soldier or a general to help, clearly fighting the idea of making them attack and kill each other, and sit back and wait for the success." The two sons of Cover Yu and Zhu Yong are not stupid people, and if they lose the battle this time, they will be able to see through his intentions. As long as you know my news, you will definitely find a way to leave Chu and go to Weiguo. ”

The messenger said, "That's what Childe said. Speaking of Wei Guo, there is nothing big about it, oh, by the way, Wei Guo Jun has recently taken a lady, Nanzi, the daughter of the Song State ......"

Qingji was stunned: "Wei Jun...... Married a new lady? ”

He knows that Wei Hou is a good man, there are many prostitutes, and the most favored one around him is a beautiful young man named Mi Zixuan, several ladies and many concubines in the palace will not be favored by Wei Hou once a year, how could he marry a new lady again? Besides, he is now fifty years old, and the princess of the Song Kingdom has just married, she should still be a young woman, why did she marry such an old man who is more than half a hundred years old as the daughter of the monarch of a dignified country? Is it because of his ugly appearance that he used it as a tool for political marriage?

As soon as Qingji said the question in his heart, the messenger's face showed some strange expression: "Childe, this Lady Nanzi is very beautiful, and those who have seen her say that she is like a fairy, which makes people fall into the soul. Merely...... cough, I heard that this woman is not very decent, and when she was in the Song Kingdom, several doctors fought jealously for her, and Song Jun was afraid of insulting the door, so he married her to Weiguo.

However, this Mrs. Nanzi is very skillful, and not long after arriving in Weiguo, she was favored by the Marquis of Wei and contacted a group of powerful ministers in the court. Now, not only are all the affairs in the Weiguo Palace handed over to Mrs. Nanzi to manage, but even the affairs of the court, she can ask about them, and many people say that Mrs. Nanzi is the second monarch of the Weiguo. ”

"Oh?" Qingji's heart moved unconsciously when he heard this, this Nanzi had just married Weiguo, and he had such ability, and after a long time, it was conceivable how much influence he had on the government of Weiguo. He borrowed the city of Weiguo and was gifted by Weihou, thanks to his biological mother who was a relative of the Weiguo family, but speaking of which, he and Weihou didn't talk about any family affection, but although Weihou lived a rotten life and political affairs were not reasonable, but when famous people went to vote for him, they were very hospitable. In the future, there are many places where we need to use the power of defending the country, and this Mrs. Nanzi has such a skill, so she has to make friends with her. ”

Qingji thought of this and said: "Well, I know, you have worked hard from afar, Ah Qiu, arrange a place for a few brothers, set up a banquet and hospitality, and then have a good rest." You rest here for two days, and then you return to defend your country. When the time comes, bring back a secret letter and a gift for me. ”

The messenger was stunned and asked, "Gift?" ”

"Hmm!" Qingji smiled: "The secret letter is for General Lu Qian, and the gift is for Mrs. Nanzi." Okay, let Ah Qiu put some wine and food, sit with you for a drink, and then rest for a while. ”

The four messengers retreated, and Qingji paced around the room with his hands in his hands, what kind of gifts to give? What do women like, um......, flowers, send flowers...... It's a bit of. Jewellery handpieces? The dignified princess of the Song Kingdom, what kind of treasures do she need to like it? And then there's ...... Shoes, bags, clothes......

The clothes were ......, Qingji's heart moved, and he hurriedly found a piece of Lu Mian to spread on the case, grinded, lifted the brush and smeared it, and learned art for a few years when he was a teenager, and his skills were still there, but the brush was ...... painting, Qingji looked left and right, and saw that the tea soup was boiling, and the stove was booming, and suddenly thought of a way, went to the bottom of the furnace and pulled out a few half-burned firewood, blew out the fire, and looked at the carbonized wooden pole, which happened to be used as a charcoal pen, so he took a roll of Lu manuscript again, spread it on the table, and outlined it carefully.

Qingji finished painting, looked at it carefully, and smiled softly. Women don't like gorgeous clothes, beautiful women especially like gorgeous clothes, in this era, the style of clothes is simple and elegant, but the style is too little, I have participated in the filming of several costume films, those clothes that are the culmination of ancient and modern are beautiful, even if there is only some impression, the fur drawn is also very exquisite.

At this time, the fur clothes must also be subject to the Zhou rites, so that the Son of Heaven can only wear white fur clothes, the princes can only wear yellow fur clothes, and the doctors can wear blue fur clothes, and the scholar class can not wear fox or mink fur, but can only wear the fur of the little lamb. As for the common people below the rank of taxi, it is enough to wear leather clothes with wool and dog hair.

Nanzi is Mrs. Weihou, Yitong Weihou, you can wear a yellow animal fur coat, and Qingji bought a few good ferret skins when he was in Qicheng are snow-white, Qingji doesn't know whether Weihou, who has always been absurd, dares to transgress the etiquette and let Mrs. wear white fur, in order to avoid trouble, he designed this fur animal hair is punched, decorated with brocade, only in the sleeves, collar designed the structure of animal hair turned out. Because according to the weekly rites, the fur fur worn by the Son of Heaven and the Princes is a full fur, and at the same time, the fur and hair of this era are all rushed outward. With such a design, the fur is flushed inward, and the full fur is not exposed, so even if the neckline and sleeves are white, it is not too polite.

Looking at the dress he designed, imagining that it was worn on a beautiful woman, the style was novel and handsome, and the snow-white sable collar with the neck turned out lined with a charming face, Qingji couldn't help but laugh smugly.

He made slight changes to the pattern, marked some precautions, and called Yingtao, asking him to go to the Qufu market quickly, find the most clever tailor, pay more, and be sure to cut a mink fur coat according to the pattern as soon as possible.

After sending Yingtao out, Qingji drank another cup of hot tea, got up and walked to the back house. Today, I tossed all the way, especially in the afternoon driving field hunting, my bones were a little sore, especially sweating, and I felt quite uncomfortable at this time. Ancient nobles had to bathe at least twice a day, and Qingji, a modern person, was not used to it, but after sweating again today, he really wanted to soak in hot water immediately and relax.

As soon as they entered the inner courtyard, when they heard that Qingji was back, Xiaoya, Ye Qing and other six girls rushed out with joy on their faces, knelt down to welcome Qingji, and then rushed up to help him undress and prepare fragrant soup for bathing. Qingji didn't feel a little embarrassed, these women were indeed innocent people, but they became victims of the intrigue between these high-ranking big people, although Qingji was ruthless to kill them, but now they are treated as half prisoners.

Last night's entertainment, that's because they are Maiko, they are guests, one pays a smile and **, the other pays for wealth, it is to take what they need, no one owes anyone, and now they are forcibly left, limited their freedom, and their behavior, the relationship between them is already different, and then they are waiting, then it is impossible to say, men can be romantic, but not downstream.

Qingji's expression was a little stiff and he waved his hand and said: "You don't have to serve, my son is a little tired, go to the pool and take a dip, just get rid of the fatigue, you can retreat." ”

As soon as Qingji said this, the six girls suddenly lost color, and they fell to their knees in panic and did not dare to speak. Qingji was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood their intentions, and slowed down his voice and said: "Don't be afraid, I have already instructed Ah Qiu not to be rude to all the girls." This time, you have indeed suffered an unjustified disaster, and Qingji is also a little ashamed in his heart, and now he has to deal with it like this. As long as you keep to yourself, I will not be embarrassed for you, and when my big matter is decided, I will let you go, and I will make some compensation for you who are trapped in the Grace Garden. ”

Qingji's tone was kind, and the six girls knew that Qingji was not repentant, and moved to kill again, the six people looked at each other, or Xiaoya said timidly: "The servants dare not complain, the wealthy nobles, the servants have seen a lot, and it is rare to see such a benevolent and righteous person as the son, and the servants are grateful." We girls' families were originally born to please men and serve men, and now we are staying in Yayuan, and it is our duty to serve the son, so the son will let us sisters serve, put aside the gratitude, and use the son's character to be romantic, the servants...... The servants are also willing to serve their sons. ”

Speaking of which, Xiao Ya's face hung down, and two blushes rose on her cheeks, always looking a little embarrassed.

Qingji shook his head and smiled, and said: "The girls' affection Qingji is really lacking today." ”

Seeing that he still refused to agree, Xiaoya became more and more frightened, but she didn't dare to say anything for fear of angering him, so she had to bow down with the other five daughters. Looking at their panicked situation, Qingji also felt helpless, it was not easy to win the trust of a person, and now they can only go, Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and it is said that they will see people's hearts for a long time, sooner or later they will understand their true intentions, and there is no need to confess to them now.

The six women are delicate and moving, serving men and very well-behaved, no matter how embarrassing the behavior, they try their best to welcome, there will be no trace of displeasure or prevarication, originally the best bed partner, Qingji is not Mr. Taoism, if you say that you are not tempted, it is false.

But one thing is that he has a feeling of shame, and second, after all, these women are the petite babies in the happy scene, whether it is heart-to-heart words or sorrow and joy, it is a habitual play, which is really difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Moreover, he has big things to do, and he can't just go on and indulge in the joy of bed. Besides, the relationship between them is really awkward now, don't look at them as little women, who knows what stupid things they will do if they are confused for a while? There was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty, who was almost hanged to death by a palace maid who was as weak as ants in his eyes.

Hard-hearted to see the six girls retreat, Qingji sighed, untied his clothes, slid into the pool naked, the hot water gently wrapped his body, Qingji folded the towel and put it on the edge of the pool, and relaxed his body on the pillow, letting the hot water slowly relieve the fatigue of the body, but he was thinking about big things in his heart.

Since the Wu people chased and killed the two sons of Zangyu and Zhu Yong, how could they ignore the biggest threat to themselves, but I don't know what means they have to use against themselves, Wu Zixu will not make assassins assassinate again unless he is poor in donkey skills, this kind of thing is repeated again and again, and it cannot be repeated again and again, and the number of assassinations is too much, and it does not work, it will only laugh at the world, making people doubt the ability of Ji Guang and Wu Zixu, so what will he do?

The Weiguo side is his own foundation, and it is the most inmissible place, fortunately, Weihou is hospitable, and he and he are relatives, as long as he stays in Aicheng in peace and does not participate in the defense of the country, there will be no problems for a while. As for Lu Guo's side, if he blindly waits for Ji Sun Yiru to make up his mind, with his courageless heart, I am afraid that it is possible to live for a year, two years, three years and five years without seeing results. How do you open a gap?

Wu Zixu's method at the beginning...... It's not feasible. He instigated the ministers to rebel in Zheng State, and almost buried his surname, and once again provoked Ji Guang to rebel in Wu State, and the reason for the success was that Ji Guang was originally a royal family and had been in charge of the army for many years. After all, he is young, and although his reputation is above Ji Guang, he only has great popularity among Wu Guo's soldiers, and those generals pay more attention to practical interests, and most of them are Ji Guang's subordinates. Ji Guang transferred himself, and he was very sure of killing the monarch and becoming self-reliant. However, the situation in Lu is different, and it is impossible to copy Wu Zixu's methods.

Within Sanhuan, no one has that ambition or strength to replace the head of the Sanhuan family, and if you want to contact the ambitious people within Sanhuan, I'm afraid you can't leave the country of Lu. Quan Chen Yanghu is now powerful and powerful, and Dai Ji Sun is like a big military and political affairs, and he has a group of people who are loyal to him, if he says rebellion, he should have this strength, but Qingji judges, even if he can say that he can move, he will not succeed.

The Sanhuan family, the foundation of two hundred years, is deep-rooted, how can a person who has been in power for less than ten years in Yanghu be able to shake it? The power structure of the Lu State has always been relatively loose, except for one Ji Sun Yiru, it cannot uproot the influence and power of the Ji family in all walks of life across the country, and the Ji family can elect another head of the family. During the Republic of China, the four major families could turn the clouds and rain after 20 years of painstaking operation, not to mention the wealthy families that have been around for more than 200 years, what a huge power it is, which can only be used and can never be the enemy. But although Ji Sun Yiru is ambitious, he has no courage, how can he urge him to make up his mind to cooperate with him?

Qing Ji thought about the headache, scooped up a handful of water and sprinkled it on his face, and let out a long breath of turbidity, so he had to put aside his heart and enjoy this rare moment of leisure first. At this time, the messengers of the Mengsun clan and the Shusun clan had just boarded the carriage and quietly rushed to the Qi country; Ji's envoy went to Wu to ask for guilt; Yu Pingran of Wu took the order of Wu Wang Lu, and rushed to Lu with three hundred guards, and the wind and rain were about to overwhelm the city, and a political storm was brewing, and Qingji was in the eye of this storm......

No matter how strong the storm is, the core of the storm is also calm, and only with the storm sweeping and the eye of the storm moves, everything that was originally in the core will be twisted into pieces by the storm.

At this time, Qufu is still quiet. Ji Sun Yiru is waiting for Qingji to win enough support from Doctor Lu to reduce the resistance from the Shu and Meng families; The uncle and the Mengsun clan were looking forward to Lu Jun's return, and they were trying to draw wages from the Ji family; Ji Gongzi was gearing up, preparing for the field hunting skills after nine days.

And the long-sleeved and dancing No. 1 businessman under the Ji family, Mrs. Cheng Bi, who is rich enough to rival the country, also stepped into the eye of the storm because of a visit from Zhong Lianghuai......

(To be continued)