The situation that Shen Tujia was most worried about did not happen, until Lixia City, the scout rangers who scattered out did not find the ambush of the coalition army in the nearby dense forest, and what was even more gratifying was that due to the timely arrival of the left battalion, the coalition army was forced to suspend the onslaught on Lixia City, and retreated ten miles to the village, putting on a wait-and-see posture.

When Shen Tujia walked outside the east gate surrounded by his generals and soldiers, he saw that the city tower was in a mess, and under the towering city walls, there were dumped ladders, burned siege vehicles, broken swords and halberds, and the corpses of the two armies lying all over the ground, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and burning, a tragic scene after the war.

Such a tragic scene, especially the thousands of corpses, could never have been faked!

Including Shen Tujia, the soldiers of the Qi army who saw this scene all breathed a long sigh of relief, and they were even more fortunate in their hearts, fortunately, it was not too late, and they had not lost their ground.

When he saw Tian Ji who appeared at the head of the city, the last trace of doubt in Shen Tujia's heart was also dispelled.

"General Shentu? You're here! Tian Qiu at the head of the city was full of exhaustion, and the blood was soaked with heavy armor, and there was a striking scar left on his face, so he arched his hand at Shen Tujia at the head of the city, and said miserably, "If the general comes half a day late, I am afraid that the city will be lost, and the last general will never see the general again." ”

With that, Tian Yi immediately ordered the drawbridge to be lowered and the city gate opened.

The hanging suspension bridge slowly lowered, and the closed city gate slowly opened, Shen Tujia did not doubt him at all, and went on the bridge surrounded by more than a dozen generals and hundreds of personal soldiers, and then entered the urn city through the outer gate.

Shen Tujia turned over and dismounted, just as he was about to step forward to salute. Suddenly there was a loud bang behind him.

Shen Tujia hurriedly looked back. I saw that the 10,000-jin box at the outer gate of the urn city had been lowered, but it isolated him and a dozen generals and hundreds of personal soldiers from the army outside, facing sudden changes. More than a dozen generals and hundreds of soldiers drew their swords one after another, and rushed forward again, protecting Shen Tujia in the middle.

Outside the city. The loud noise of the Qi soldiers could be faintly heard.

Shen Tujia glared at Tian Ji coldly and asked, "General Tian, what do you mean by this?" ”

Tian Qiu was speechless, just looked up at the city, Shen Tujia and the generals and soldiers behind him instinctively looked up, and even though he let out a breathing sound, he saw that the head of the city of Wengcheng, which was empty just now, was already full of black-pressed and long-standing allied archers, yes. It's the archers of the coalition forces.

Immediately, a hearty burst of laughter sounded on the head of the urn city, and with the laughter, a white-robed young general with a magnificent weapon appeared from the city. Bow your hand to Shen Tujia who was trapped in the urn city. Lang smiled: "Hahaha, General Shentu." I have heard your name in Guanzhong for a long time, junior Zhou Yafu, this is polite. ”

"Tian Qiu, you traitor, you dare to treason for glory?!" One of the generals shouted angrily.

Tian Qiu smiled bitterly, fell to the ground towards Shentu Jiachang, and said: "General, the general trend of the Qi country has gone, and the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, for the soldiers under his command, and for the millions of people in Qidi, it is a wise move to dedicate the city." After a pause, Tian Qiu said again, "The last general also wants to advise the general, good birds choose trees to perch, and good ministers choose the lord to do things." ”

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Luoyang, the palace of the king of Chu.

Xiang Zhuang handed out the secret letter and said, "Learn the sword, Ziliang, you look at this." ”

Bi Shu and Bai Lixian circulated the secret letter successively, and couldn't help but change their faces slightly, the secret letter said about the war in Lixia, and the intelligence of Ebony Cliff is indeed very powerful, and now they have extended their tentacles into the high-level of the Han Army and the Zhao Army, so they can grasp the whole battle situation so quickly. ..., however, the information provided on MeSign is a bit surprising.

Zhou Yafu, an eighteen-year-old young descendant, a little-known name, seemed to appear out of nowhere, but he captured this fortified city in Lixia without blood, and it was especially unbelievable that Zhou Yafu even forced down Shen Tujia to rescue the 30,000 Qi troops in Lixia!

"Zhou Yafu? I've never heard of this person. Bi Shu said with a deep groan.

Bai Lixian was also silent, obviously, he had also never heard of Zhou Yafu.

Xiang Zhuang, as a traverser, is like thunder to Zhou Yafu's name, but in history, Zhou Yafu seems to be born more than thirty years later, destroying the Seven Kings Rebellion with a thunderous force, and at this time, Zhou Yafu is only an eighteen-year-old young man, and he is already powerful?

Qu Bucai, who was standing behind Xiang Zhuang, lost no time in explaining: "General, military advisor, this Zhou Yafu is the second son of Zhou Bo, the late captain of the Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of the champion Hou Zhou Guanfu. After a pause, Qu Bucai said again, "According to reliable sources, this Zhou Yafu also studied under Bai Mo and learned the art of war and strategy for several years. ”

"It's no wonder." Bai Lixian looked at Bi Shu and was stunned.

But I thought in my heart, Bi Shu and Bai Mo are both Guigumen people, if you talk about leading the three armies and winning the battlefield, Bai Mo is not as good as Bi Shu, but in terms of political strategy and strategy, Bi Shu is obviously inferior to Bai Mo, Zhou Yafu is Bai Mo's personal disciple, and the prince is the inheritor of Bi Shu's professor.

Xiang Zhuang took out another letter from the case, handed it to Bi Shudao, and said: "There is another matter, the widow has been thinking about it for almost half a month, but it is still difficult to decide, so I want to hear the opinions of the two of you." ”

After reading the book, he handed the letter to Bai Lixian, and then fell into deep thought.

Bai Lixian took the letter and looked at it, but it turned out to be a letter written by the prince to the king, the prince mentioned in the letter that the Tian family as a royal family of Qi for hundreds of years, the tree is big and deep-rooted, and the influence is really extraordinary.

Throughout the letter, the prince's attitude can be said to be very clear, that is, he is clearly in favor of Tian Hengfeng returning to the Qi state, and lists the two main reasons and the corresponding constraints.

First of all, the weight of dividing Tian Heng is completely different from that of Wei Coo, the king of Wei, and Zhao She, the king of Beimink, begging for buying, because Tian Heng was the king of Qi before he was expelled from Qi by the infant, and if he was re-sealed back to the Qi country, the world would be subdued, and through this matter, Xiang Zhuang would be able to establish the status of King Bo (with the overlord) and fundamentally shake the cornerstone of the Lianheng Alliance!

Secondly, the Tian family is a royal family of Qi for hundreds of years, with many dry branches and deep roots, and sealing Tian Heng back to Qi can not only quickly restore the situation of Qi land, but also allow the wealthy families and ordinary people of Qi to quickly return to their hearts, which can quickly destroy the puppets supported by Han, Han and Zhao and relieve the hidden dangers of the abdomen.

Finally, and most importantly, the prince also proposed measures to restrain Tian Heng in his letter.

The Tian family is a century-old royal family of Qi, and Tian Heng is the former king of Qi, of course, he has to take a great risk to seal him back to the Qi State, because once Tian Heng is out of control, it is very likely to form a tail that will not fall, which in turn poses a real threat to the Chu State, so some necessary measures must be taken while sealing Tian Heng back to Qi.

The prince's suggestion is to separate the military, government, and personnel, in short, under Tian Heng, there should be a minister of state and a general, Tian Heng will be in charge of political affairs, and the prime minister will be in charge of the general policy; The state minister is in charge of personnel, and the appointment and dismissal of county officials must be said by the state minister; The general is in charge of the military, and the formation, training, and mobilization of the army only obey the orders of the general. ..., there is a sentence that Xiang Zheng did not say explicitly in the letter, but Xiang Zhuang, Bi Shu and Baili Xian all heard it, that is, the state minister and the general of the new Qi State must be appointed by the Chu State.

The reason why Xiang Zhuang hesitated for almost half a month and didn't make a decision was because he knew Tian Heng well enough, he knew that Tian Heng was the same kind of person as him, and he would never be willing to be subordinate, let alone be a puppet, so after sealing him back to the Qi State, he would inevitably have a disagreement with the state minister and general appointed by the Chu State, and the result was extremely unpredictable.

Bi Shu didn't ponder for too long, and soon made a decision, and said solemnly: "The king, the minister agrees with the prince's proposition. ”

Xiang Zhuang looked at Baili Xian with his eyes again, and Bai Lixian also bowed slightly: "The minister also agrees with the prince's proposition, and Tian Heng is named the State of Qi, although there is a risk, it is still a good move." ”

"Okay, then it's settled." Seeing that the chief general and the chief think tank under his command all agreed with this proposal, Xiang Zhuang made a decision on the spot, and said, "As for the candidate for the general of Qi State, I am afraid it must be Pang Yu, only the candidate for the prime minister, Xuejian and Ziliang, do you have suitable candidates?" ”

Bi Shu knew that it was not his turn to speak, so he looked at Bailixian with his eyes, and Bailixian did not shirk, and immediately said: "This minister of Qi is a little special, because he does not need to govern the country, but he must rotate between Tianheng and many wealthy families in Qi, so quick wisdom and eloquence are the primary qualities. ”

"Wu Shi?" Xiang Zhuang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "But, it's him." ”

After determining the big event, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but relax, and said to the two: "Learn the sword, Ziliang, the widow has to thank you." ”

Xiang Zhuang's words were clueless, but how could Bi Shu and Bai Lixian not understand the meaning of his words? The reason why the king thanked them was because they taught the crown prince Xiang Zheng.

If it weren't for the dedicated professors of Bi Shu, Bai Lixian and other princes, it would indeed be impossible for the prince to be today.

To tell the truth, before appointing the crown prince Xiang Zheng to lead the troops to Qi State, Xiang Zhuang was still a little worried, but after leading the troops to go on the expedition, Xiang Zheng did not live up to Xiang Zhuang's trust and expectations at all.

Xiang Zhuang even has some expectations, expecting Xiang Zheng to continue to bring him more amazing performances.