The next day, Wei Bao received an invitation from Chen Sheng, asking him to send troops to recover Wei, and gave two thousand soldiers and horses, and later Liu Bang gave two thousand people, and sent the general Fu Kuan to help, which moved Wei Bao almost to kneel down and kowtow to Liu Bang, shouting the grace of reconstruction, and at the same time swore that when he returned to Wei, he would call on the people to rebel, wave his troops against the Zhao army, and help Liu Ji.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang and others secretly admired their lord and won the hearts of the people, who can be out of control?

In addition, there is Li Shiqi, he received Liu Bang's order, so he first hurried to Chen County, and then went north to Wei with Wei Bao.

After a seven-day march, Wei Bao led his troops and horses through Dangjun and came to Dongjun, where he planned to capture Puyang first, and then make other plans.

And Li Shiqi didn't ask much, so he separated from Wei Bao here, and went to Handan County in the north of Dongjun to see the military ministers, Wei Bao was going to divide some soldiers and horses to protect Li Shiqi, but Li Shiqi smiled and refused, and only brought ten followers to escort him.

Three days later, Li Shiqi and his entourage escorted to Handan.

After entering the city, he first set up a small courtyard, left the guards, and walked into the street by himself, wanting to understand the current situation of Handan first, so as to prepare for convincing the military ministers.

Handan, Hengshan, and Julu to the west of Taihang Mountain were originally the hometowns of Zhao State, and after Chen Sheng rebelled in Daze Township, Wuchen led his soldiers and horses to the north, and then took the eastern county of Wei as a springboard to capture these three counties.

After that, Wuchen also wanted to march into Jingjing Pass, cross the Taihang Mountain, and attack Taiyuan to the west, because Taiyuan was also the old land of the Zhao State, but the northern army Meng Yi sent heavy troops to guard the pass, and finally made the large area west of the Taihang Mountain and north of the Yellow River firmly in the hands of the Qin Dynasty.

However, Wuchen supported these three counties, and there were nearly 80,000 soldiers and horses under his command, so he didn't listen to Chen Sheng's orders, and gradually gave birth to the heart of self-reliance.

And just when Li Shiqi came, Wuchen had already been fanned by Zhang Er, Chen Yu, and Shao Sao, and was determined to break away from Chen Sheng and establish himself as the king, and began to frequently create miracles and rumors in Handan, and began to build momentum for Wuchen to claim the king.

Li Shiqi walked on the street, and when he heard that the people talked about it, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he thought in his heart, the material of the sub-room is really good, and the military minister is going to be the king.

Just as Li Shiqi was passing by a street corner, he suddenly heard two roadside vendors discussing:

"Hehe, this trip can make a lot of money, I didn't expect that since General Wu wanted so many military supplies and sold them to them, although he made less money, he saved time and could run a few more trips to business."

"That's not it, I heard that General Wu is going to fight again."

Li Shiqi frowned again when he heard this, and couldn't help but walk to the side of the road and ask the two: "Dare to ask the two of you, what is the matter when you say that you want to fight?" ”

When the two hawkers saw that Li Shiqi had an extraordinary appearance and was an old man, they didn't dare to be contemptuous, and said: "Everyone knows about this, it seems that General Han Guang is going to be sent to Yandi, and now the auxiliary troops have begun to transport grain to the east." ”

"Thank you both for saying goodbye and taking your leave." He arched his hand and turned away.

The two vendors hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "Sir, go slowly." ”

After Li Shiqi left the street, he went straight back to the small courtyard under the plate to rest, and by the way, he clarified some ideas, Wuchen was self-reliant, and he did not send troops to help Wu Guang and Zhouwen, but he wanted to send Han Guang to Yandi, obviously wanting to be the king of the Northeast.

None of this is important, the important thing is that once this happens, Wuchen will definitely not collide with the Qin army, and he will not poke the hornet's nest in Linzi, then Liu Bang's plan will not be realized.

Thinking of this, Li Shiqi's scalp was a little numb, although he had a stomach and a strong argument, but there was also a feeling that he had nowhere to start, so he could only meditate and think hard.

It wasn't until it was dark that Li Shiqi had some ideas and thought secretly: "Maybe you can start from fame and interests." ”

"By the way, didn't the lord give me a letter when he left, let me hand it over to Zhang Er, maybe he can help."

Thinking of this, Li Shiqi put out the copper lamp in the house and lay down to rest.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Li Shiqi got up early to exercise his body, had some breakfast, and finally went to Zhang Er's mansion at dawn.

Zhang Er's mansion is in the east city of Handan, the gate is tall and magnanimous, and there are four armor soldiers guarding the door.

Li Shiqi stepped forward and said: "In Xia Li, I came from Chen County, and I have an important person to visit Master Zhang, and please pass it on." ”

The armor soldier at the door glanced at him, and when he saw that his appearance and demeanor were extraordinary, he didn't dare to be embarrassed, and one of them said, "Wait for now." Then he turned and walked towards the house.

Zhang Er has a good name, so he is quite a courteous corporal, and when he heard that people were visiting, he soon came out, and saw that Li Shi was fifty years old, his spirit flashed, and his momentum was high, and he immediately knew that he was extraordinary.

He hurriedly took two steps forward and said, "Zhang Er is below, what do you dare to ask when Mr. comes to visit?" ”

Li Shiqi glanced at Zhang Er when he heard this, his body was majestic and extraordinary, and he was also in his forties.

"Gao Yang Li eats it, this time I came to visit on the order of the lord Liu Ji." Li Shi is arrogant by nature, but he is just a shallow way.

"Liu Ji? It's him! Zhang Er was stunned for a moment, and then quickly rejoiced: "Haha, I had a very personal relationship with Liu Ji back then, I really didn't expect him to be the leader of a party now, sir, please come in." ”

Saying that, Zhang Er began to greet Li Shiqi into the house, and set up a banquet in the hall to entertain, Liu Bang admired Wei Gongzi Xinlingjun Wuji very much when he was young, and went north from Pei County, wanting to go to the door, but when he arrived, Xinlingjun died, and Zhang Er was Wuji's doorman at that time, so Liu Bang made friends with him.

Zhang Er saw that Li Shiqi was extraordinary, free and arrogant, and Liu Bang sent people, so he liked it very much, and he was quite enthusiastic between his words.

At the end of the banquet, Li Shiqi said: "Don't hide it from your lordship, in addition to being ordered to visit your lordship when I came to Handan today, there is another important event, maybe you need your help?" ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Zhang Er asked.

Li Shiqi didn't say much, he took out a bamboo slip directly from his bosom and handed it to the servant who was waiting next to him, and the servant turned around and handed it to Zhang Er on the main seat.

Zhang Er opened the letter and saw that it was Liu Bang's handwritten letter, the front was a polite greeting, in order to describe the feelings of longing, and the back was the main topic, mainly telling about the difficulties he encountered in Linzi Zhao Jun, as well as Chen Sheng's basic situation, and frankly said that another task of Li Shiqi was to persuade Wuchen to attack Linzi.

After reading the whole letter, Zhang Er fell into deep thought, it was obvious that this old friend was asking him to help, but the problem was that he persuaded Wuchen to attack Yandi a few days ago, and now he has changed his mind, what will Wuchen think?

At this time, Li Shiqi arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhang, the current situation is very clear, the foundation of the Zhao army in Linzi is not removed, I am afraid that no one can rest assured, he is a thorn nailed to the back of our righteous army, Linzi is not removed, it will be difficult to destroy the great cause of Qin, if Lord Zhang is embarrassed, he only needs to help me introduce to General Lu." ”

"What Mr. Li said is reasonable, I can still do this, and I will also express my support at the critical moment." After Zhang Er finished speaking, he doubted: "It's just that do you know that General Wu is about to become king?" ”

Li Shiqi nodded and said, "I naturally know this, but don't worry, Master Zhang, I have my own plans." ”

Zhang Er smiled and said: "Well, that's fine, you take a day off first, today I am going to talk to Chen Yu and Shao Sao to win their support, so that General Wu can talk about it." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for good news from adults, and I'll leave first."

Li Shiqi arched his hand, then left the table to say goodbye, Zhang Er also stood up and returned the salute, and finally personally sent Li Shiqi out of the door.

After resting for another night, in the morning, Zhang Er sent someone to invite Li Shiqi into the general's mansion of the military ministers, and informed Li Shiqi that Chen Yu and Shao Sao had agreed, and they didn't care where to attack, they only cared about whether the military ministers wanted to be kings and how much benefit they could get.

The general's palace of the military minister was built next to the original palace of Handan, and now the palace is also being renovated, and the military minister is ready to be used as the king in the future.

The general's mansion was heavily guarded, Li Shiqi followed Zhang Er all the way, and only came to the lobby of the mansion after several investigations, Chen Yu and Shao Sao were also there.

When Li Shiqi entered the lobby, he glanced at the military ministers on the high seat, with a majestic and tall figure, a face of magnanimity, and at the same time, a pair of big eyes still showed a strong ambition, and at a glance he knew that he was a fierce and fierce person.

"Meet the General." Li Shiqi and Zhang Er bowed down at the same time.

"No courtesy." Wu Chen waved his hand, then looked at Li Shiqi and said, "You are Li Shiqi, sent by Liu Bang?" ”

"Yes." Li Shiqi said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "But it is also sent by King Chen, and there is a letter to make you attack Linzi quickly, and force the Zhao army to retreat, so as to solve the crisis of Chen County." ”

Wu Chen frowned, looking at Li Shiqi's face a little unswerving, "Really?" ”

Zhang Er desperately glanced at Li Shiqi, Chen Yu and Shao Shao both shook their heads secretly, this Li Shiqi looked extraordinary, quite self-contained, how could he say something so unreasonable, the military ministers are going to be kings, will they still care about King Chen's orders?

After a while, Wu Chen said slowly: "I also want to help the king, but unfortunately my strength is not good, my soldiers and horses are uneven, and I am weak." ”

"No, I heard you're going to attack Yandi." Li Shiqi sneered and said, "As a minister of King Chen, you don't listen to orders, and you obviously have the intention to rebel. ”

Wu Chen's face changed, and he couldn't help shouting angrily: "Presumptuous! ”

Zhang Er was even more startled, he never imagined that Li Shiqi would say such stupid things.

"Someone, push him out and cook for me." Wuchen shouted again, and a few armor soldiers immediately broke in outside the door, trying to arrest Li Shiqi.

"Apologize to the king, how can you talk nonsense." Zhang Er shouted to Li Shiqi, and pleaded with the military minister.

However, Li Shiqi was unmoved, but sneered: "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning? This is what King Chen said, even if General Wu wants to be the king in Zhao Land, it is not a shameful thing, why don't you dare to admit it? ”

"So what?" Wu Chen couldn't help but say angrily, and finally felt that there was something in Li Shiqi's words, and said fiercely: "What do you want today?" Hurry up and make me clear, or I will eat you alive today. ”

Li Shiqi was not afraid, and said lightly: "General, I came to save you today." (To be continued.) )