At the end of the banquet, Zhan Shu and Kong Qiu returned to the room with their arms, instructed the maid to make tea, and the two sat down opposite each other, and Zhan Shu shook his head and smiled bitterly. Kong Qiu glanced at this close friend, and asked knowingly, "Why is Brother Zhan smiling bitterly?" ”

Zhan Yu sighed: "I underestimated the young man of Qingji."

Kong Qiu smiled slightly: "How do you say this? ”

Zhan Yu pondered for a moment before he said slowly: "I have heard that Qingji is the first warrior of the Wu Kingdom, and he is favored by the Wu royal bureaucracy, and he also enjoys prestige among the ministers and scholars of the Wu State, but it is just ...... After all, he is not yet the age of the weak crown, he has a body of force, and he has wisdom, hey, he has this scheming...... Maybe he can really achieve great things, but I don't know? ”

Kong Qiu's eyes flashed, and he said haha: "Where did Qingji come from? I see that his surname is fierce and reckless, and the killing of the Baifu family on the table is an example, and such behavior is the surname of the young warrior. ”

Zhan Shu twisted his beard, glanced at him unhappily, and said angrily: "Zhong Ni, I know that your surname is upright, but you are not a rotten Confucian who does not understand the world, you and I are incompatible, why hide your heart in front of me, what Qingji Gongzi did, can't you see his intentions?" ”

Kong Qiu avoided answering, and asked rhetorically: "In this way, Brother Zhan should have been sent by Lord Jisun, not out of the love of the old man who rushed to Qicheng to greet him?" ”

Zhan Shu nodded, and thought for a moment and said: "Zhongni, I won't tell you, Qingji was assassinated, the army was defeated and fled, and the news of the return of the fake Daolu State reached the capital, and the whole capital didn't care about it at that time, and it was because of this that it was a little caught off guard now." ”

"Why did you suddenly change your mind when you didn't care at first?"

"Soon after covering this, Yang Hu offered a plan to Lord Jisun......"

"Yang Hu?" When Kong Qiu heard this, his face sank. Zhan Shu knew about the festival between him and Yang Hu, and couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of the festival between Yang Hu and Kong Qiu, it was a long time ago. At that time, Kong Qiu was young, a little fond of vanity, or it can be said that young people who have achieved academic success like to express themselves in front of the public, so they yearn for the life of high society.

Once Ji Sun's family held a banquet to invite various nobles to the banquet, although Kong Qiu's family was in the middle of the road, but he was also a dilapidated nobleman, the tiger would not fall, and he felt that he was qualified enough to participate, so he rushed to the banquet. At that time, it was the Ji family's slave Yang Hu who greeted the guest at the door, and when he saw his shabby appearance, he stopped him outside the door. It's been almost 20 years since then, and I don't want him to keep it in mind.

Zhan Yu continued: "Yang Hu strongly persuaded Lord Ji Sun to help Qingji, and he said that this move could spread the name of benevolence and righteousness of the Lu State among the princes; Second, once Qingji is restored, it is better for Lu to be kind to it than to have such an ambitious and strong neighbor as Lu, and besides, ......"

Doctor Zhan paused, the following reason involves the internal contradictions of the three powerful ministers of the Lu State, although he and Kong Qiu are close friends, after all, this matter involves the court, and Kong Qiu has no good impression of Ji Sun and Yang Husu, and it is a cloth cloth, and some core secrets are inconvenient for him to know.

Zhan Shu swallowed the second half of the sentence, and said: "It's just that the uncle and grandson and Meng Sun strongly oppose this, and they don't approve of resentment against Wu because of Qingji, although Lord Jisun is in power, but the trinity of uncle and grandson, Mengsun and Ji Sun has always advanced and retreated together." It was inconvenient for Lord Jisun to leave aside the other two great families to act arbitrarily, so he sent his brother to Qicheng to intercept Qingji Gongzi, and stayed here for the time being, waiting for the unanimous opinion of the three family heads in the capital. ”

Kong Qiu smiled and said: "So you welcome him with personal friendship, if the court decides to use Qingji, then invite him to the capital, if you don't need Qingji, you can send him out of the country, so that you can attack and retreat, and take the initiative firmly in your own hands." Wu Guo can't find out that Lu Guo is not here, and it can be said that there is no leakage.

It's a pity that Qingji Gongzi seems to have seen through your original intention, he took the opportunity of the Bai family's disturbance to kill people and establish his prestige, and he became famous, which seems reckless, but in fact it is a good move. As soon as his name came out, you were not a pedestrian (pedestrian, diplomatic ambassador) of Lu Guo, but also a pedestrian in disguise.

Wu Guo knew that he was here, of course he wanted to write a book to please people, and then send him away, in the eyes of the princes of the countries, it was clear that I Lu Guo was afraid of Wu State, and this became a major event that hurt the national body. When the DPRK and China decide how to deal with Gyeongji, this point cannot be ignored. ”

Zhan Yu smiled bitterly: "Exactly." ”

Kong Qiu was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "If you don't use Qingji, there is no harm to the country of Lu." If you use Qingji, it is difficult to say the benefits and harms, but if you want to seek benefits, it will be harmful, and the interests and disadvantages are interconnected. ”

Zhan Shu smiled bitterly and said: "That's it, it's useless to think about it, I'll repair a book here, and let people send it to the capital immediately." Zhongni, you sit and drink tea, the two of us meet again after a long absence, and there is still a lot to say. ”

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Qing Ji returned to his residence, only took a turn inside, and as soon as Dr. Zhan left, he immediately came out and went to visit his soldiers first. Two hundred soldiers have been living in the left and right houses, the family in the Chengfu brought rice, vegetables and vegetables, and the soldiers borrowed the stove to cook rice.

Qingji visited and returned to the court alone, and Liang Huzi, the left guard, quietly followed.

Qingji stood in front of the flower garden in the garden, looking at the dancing butterflies with his hands, Liang Huzi walked two steps behind him and stopped, and said in a low voice: "Lord, the Baifu family is all powerful, and they don't look like good people. No, the weapons they use are not used by ordinary people's homes, but rather the sharp weapons used by the scribed thieves. ”

Qingji gently stroked a petal and sneered: "That's it, I saw him deliberately provoke three or four times, and I knew that there was a ghost in it, this family...... There must be a problem. ”

Liang Huzi asked: "Childe, could it be a thief Qiang Liang who steals rats and cuts paths in the name of businessmen?" ”

Qing Ji asked rhetorically: "If this is the person, why would he provoke me, provoke Dr. Zhan and expose their whereabouts, what good is it to do so?" ”

He pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Maybe someone doesn't like me to stay in Lu Country, forget it, their intentions and ignore him, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, we will calm down, and we will not change to respond to all changes." ”

Liang Huzi's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "The Lord has a chapter, and this sentence is very powerful." ”

Qingji laughed and asked again: "How many people do we have, such as a string controlr, a bearer, a shield player, and a swordsman?" ”

Liang Huzi replied: "The accompanying sons this time are all strong and well-dressed soldiers, not the original military configuration, now there are 200 guards on the left and right, a total of 35 archers, 82 gesmen, 22 shield hands, 43 swordsmen, and 18 long and short halberds. ”

Qingji sighed and said, "You and Dong Gou will discuss it, and the two guards will be on guard in turn, and they will be patrolled at night, just in case." ”

"No!"

"In addition, ......, find a few dexterous hands, change into cloth clothes, and lurk near the Baijiazhuang courtyard to explore their details."

"No!"

Qingji twisted his two fingers and flicked his fingers, and the scattered petals were bounced out by him, Qingji looked at the falling flowers and said: "Go, today's march is hard, don't do martial arts." Tomorrow will return to normal in the morning, smell the chickens and dance, and the wind and rain will not stop! ”

Liang Huzi retreated, the footsteps of "Xisuo" disappeared, and Qingji flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked towards *.

Qingji Shi Ran passed by a side house, and saw the two brothers of Ah Qiu and the two little maids who were waiting for him to take a bath squatting under the courtyard door and chatting, so he walked over and said with a smile: "What are you talking about?" Now that the sun is shining, why don't you go in and sit? ”

"Childe!" When Ah Qiu's two brothers and two maids saw him arrive, they hurriedly stood up, and Ah Qiu saw that he was about to push open the door of the courtyard, so he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Childe, this house is unlucky, Childe is a nobleman, don't go in." ”

Qingji was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "How is this house unlucky?" ”

A maid said timidly: "Qingji Gongzi, this house is indeed unlucky, Gongzi don't want to go in and collide with the evil spirit." ”

Qingji still remembered that he casually asked her name when he was in the bath, as if she was called Bai Ni, so he smiled and said, "What an unlucky law, Bai Ni, you said it to my son." ”

Ah Qiu saw that Bai Ni was eating and couldn't speak, so he hurriedly said: "Childe, I heard from Miss Bai just now, I said to listen to Childe." ”

As soon as Ah Qiu told the identity of the owner of this house, Mrs. Cheng Bi, Qing Ji smiled secretly in his heart, he had already guessed that Lord Zhan must have been instructed by Ji Sun Yiru to come to welcome him, and now this guess has been confirmed.

It turned out that this house belonged to Mrs. Cheng Bi, and Mrs. Cheng Bi was the wife of Ji Sun Zifei, the doctor of Lu Guo, and Ji Sun Zifei was an important figure in the Ji Sun family.

This Ji grandson Fei Dafu originally married his wife Ai, but now Mrs. Chengbi was just a concubine at the beginning. Now that Dr. Ji Sun Zifei has passed away, and Mrs. Ai has passed away early, it is a small concubine who is in charge of Ji Sun Zi Fei's family, but this is a change that no one expected.

The courtyard behind them is the place where Ai hanged himself back then. Ah Qiu told the story eloquently, fascinating, Qingji didn't expect that this personal guard who was like a fierce Zhang Fei still had a good eloquence, and he liked gossip so much, and he would inquire about other people's parents in such a short time.

Although Ji Zifei is an important member of the Ji Sun family, and holds an important public position in the Lu country, but the family is not very rich, this Ai family is a financial expert, under her care, the property of Zifei's family has grown rapidly like a snowball, and he has bought more than 20 large farms in a few years, and has run a cloth and salt business, making huge profits, and becoming one of the few wealthy people in Lu State.

But there is only one thing bad about this Mrs. Ai, and that is jealousy. The concubine Zifei bought back was either demoted to a house slave by her for some reason, or she was looking for a reason to beat her out, but Ji Zifei was a very popular character, the more Ai Shi stopped it, the more he was tired of it, and the two husbands and wives were so energetic.

Although the life of this lady is short, it is a glorious life of fighting, and when she first got married, she overcame obstacles along the way and earned a huge fortune for her husband's family. In the remaining years, it was all used in the battle of her husband's harem, and at first it was also remarkable.

It's just that Sister Li'er was driven away, Sister Zhen'er came in again, Sister Zhen'er was driven away, and Sister Dou'er came in again. Mrs. Ai, a heroine among women, put all her energy into the boring things of fighting against the juniors, fourths, fifths, and sixths.

It's a pity that in the hearts of men, no matter how shrewd and capable a woman is in the hall, she can't match the fox spirit's jade body on the couch and her eyes are like silk, the more powerful Mrs. Ai is, the more determined Ji Zifei is to find a gentle township that can really make him happy and happy.

Finally, Mrs. Ai met her long-cherished opponent, who is now Mrs. Chengbi. This woman is beautiful, but she was born with a gentle and lovely, innocent and lovely appearance, Ji Zifei welcomed her to the door as a concubine, but she regarded herself as a slave, cloth clothes and hairpin skirts, clear soup noodles, and every time she did some slave things that were sprinkled and tidied up.

Not only did she routinely persuade her master to stay in the lady's room, but she also followed the rules and never did anything pampered and coquettish. Mrs. Ai didn't know if she was too tired from fighting, but seeing that the little woman was still well-behaved, she tolerated her existence. But this Mrs. Chengbi seems to be weak, but she is quite scheming, usually three provinces, big and small affairs come to Mrs. to ask for instructions, but secretly accept all the stewards of the house.

By the time Mrs. Ai came to her senses, Cheng Bi's wings had been completed, and it was no longer something she wanted to dispose of. When Mrs. Cheng Bi gave birth to a son, Mrs. Ai went in a big way. She has only one daughter, and Mrs. Chengbi's mother is expensive because of her son, but it weighed on her head.

Mrs. Ai's surname is strong, how can she stand such a result, no matter how respectful Mrs. Chengbi is, she secretly stumbles and stabs a soft knife, but in the eyes of others, she is a big woman who can't tolerate people. Mrs. Ai was angry and hateful, and she put a lot of money on the beam of the house, and ended her surname, and gave her hard-earned business to Mrs. Chengbi.

This house was unlucky, and then there were often some inexplicable movements in her sacrificial room, so it was used to store things at first, and then it was simply discarded, and it became a murderous house, and no one dared to enter it.

After Ah Qiu finished speaking, he said indignantly: "Childe, today is Mrs. Ai's sacrifice, the great murderer, Childe is a nobleman, so the villain doesn't dare to let you get close." Hey, living here today, I am quite grateful to this Mrs. Cheng Bi in my heart, but I didn't expect her to be a femme fatale, and she forced people to death! ”

Bai Ni and the other servant girl were a little uneasy when they heard this, they are all subordinates, and it is okay to tell some grievances in their hearts to other subordinates, but Qingji is a high-class person, in case he sees Mrs. Cheng Bi and tells her these words, it will not be good for him.

Qing Ji saw their uneasy looks, and said with a smile: "Ah Qiu, what he said is not right, and it can't be said who is right or who is wrong, that Mrs. Cheng Bi is the woman that Lord Jisun wants, once she is kicked out, it is inconvenient for other ministers and doctors to take her in, isn't she in distress and has no way to ask for help?" Struggling to survive, isn't it a mermaid meat without using some means? It's just that I want to make my life better, alas! Speaking of which, this Mrs. Eich's heart is also a little narrow-minded. ”

As soon as he said this, an angry rebuke suddenly came from the room in the courtyard, and the rebuke was fleeting, and Qingji didn't hear it. Bai Ni vaguely heard some movement in the room, she had always believed in ghosts and gods, but she was a little scared, so she hurriedly leaned forward and stood between the three big men of Qingji and Ah Qiu Zaiqiu, which made her feel more relieved.

Qingji was unaware and said: "Moreover, this Mrs. Ai used the wrong way to control her husband, she thought that she worked hard for her husband's family and worked hard, but she didn't know that Master Jisun was born in a wealthy family since he was a child, and he had more and less wealth, so how could he understand the preciousness of it?" ”

Speaking of this, he smiled at Bai Ni and another maid: "You have to learn a little, the matter of Mrs. Ai and Mrs. Cheng Bi is a lesson for you, and when you get married in the future, you can be a good wife with peace of mind, don't work hard to become a yellow-faced woman, but your husband's heart was hooked by other women, and in the end she made wedding clothes for others." ”

Bai Ni and the maid blushed with shame, Bai Ni's face was pale, this red, and a few small freckles on the tip of her nose were obvious. She lowered her head and said shyly, "What Childe said is, Bai Ni...... He is very good at cooking. ”

Qing Ji saw that this little girl's shy appearance was very interesting, and couldn't help laughing: "No, no, the shortcut to the heart is never the stomach, it's not a good way to be a chef, it's better to learn the way of singing and dancing, face and body are the last word for women." ”

Bai Ni blinked and said strangely: "Childe, what is the last word?" ”

"The last word is...... More plausible than reasonable. ”

Bai Ni nodded vigorously, and the two brothers looked at him with admiration, and threw themselves to the ground in admiration: "Childe is wise!" ”

Qingji smiled, stretched out his sleeves and walked towards the bedroom, thinking: "One family and one country are indispensable for the management of the way of power and strategy. Although Mrs. Ai's strengths, hasn't she been replaced by Mrs. Chengbi? In the Spring and Autumn Period, there are people who have established a country because of a joke, such as Jin. There are those who have established a country by fighting an assassin, such as Wu. I can't just rely on a body of martial arts, with the right match, with the odd victory, the position of the Lu, to replace it, it seems...... It's not impossible! ”;