Linzi, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Tian Dan, who came back from the palace, was complaining to a middle-aged man, and it was okay if his kindness was let down by King Qi, but King Qi was good at using swords, which was really the way to get into trouble!

The middle-aged man is named Lu Zhonglian, a native of Liaocheng in Qi State, who has few eloquence talents, and once studied in Jixia School Palace, and apprenticed to Xu Zheng. At the age of twelve, he overthrew the famous debater Tianba at that time, which made the other party change his mouth and never talk again. He asked Meng Yanjun three times and was deeply respected by Meng Yanjun. In the process of Tiandan's restoration, Lu Zhonglian also contributed one after another. First, Jianyitian was a single soldier and took Diyi, which was not defeated in March, and then faced Liaocheng, which the Qi army could not capture for a long time, Lu Zhonglian forced back the Yan army with only a paper arrow.

Unlike other debaters who talk about mysteries and sophistry, Lu Zhonglian pays attention to integrating theory with practice, arguing for state affairs and reality. But he was indifferent to fame and fortune, even though Tian Dan cherished his talent and personally invited him to join the court as an official many times, Lu Zhonglian closed the door.

Now that Lu Zhonglian finally came to Linzi, and he came to visit him specifically, Tian Dan was willing to let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately asked for advice on the current situation.

"Hehe, the prime minister has the merit of recovering the country, but he is not greedy for power, and he is still in power with the king, which is a blessing for the Qi country. But before the king succeeded to the throne, his position was humble and his name was not obvious, and the prime minister made such a great contribution, but the lord was weak and the minister was strong. The more prominent the prime minister's fame, the more suspicious the king became. Just like this attack on Chu, all countries have wars, how can Qi be alone. The reason why the king sent the prime minister to attack Chu was that one was a shame for the blood king, and the other was to transfer the prime minister out of the national capital in order to install cronies in the court. Lu Zhonglian explained with a smile.

Tian Dan was slightly shocked when he heard this, although he repeatedly expressed his respect for King Qi and never regarded himself as a hero, but despite his high merit, King Qi was still on guard against himself. The courtiers are really tired of doing this, but what is the way, they are greedy for wealth but not intoxicated with power, and want to learn from Zhou Gong, but Zhou Gong also has times when he is afraid of rumors.

"I also know the king's intentions, but now that the shape is unknown, and the state of Chu has the state of Qin as a backup, if I attack Chu again, how can my country of Qi recuperate?" Tian Dan sighed and said.

"The prime minister is too persistent." Lu Zhonglian pointed out sharply and said: "Now that Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan are an alliance, and Qin and Chu are an alliance, my Qi country has not yet made a stand, and the prime minister thinks, how do the other six countries view my Qi country?" ”

Tian Dan thought for a while and replied: "It should be able to win over my country!" After all, although my Qi country has not been restored for a long time, it is also quite powerful. ”

Lu Zhonglian shook his head and said, "How are the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan compared to Qin and Chu? ”

"If we can work together, we will win!"

"The three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Wei fought fiercely in Taiyuan and Hedong counties, who does the prime minister think has a better chance of winning?" Lu Zhonglian continued to ask.

Tian Dan thought about it, the last time the Three Jin Dynasty defeated the Qin State, there were many accidental factors, and now the Qin State is menacing, the rear is stable, and there is Bai Qi as the handsome, which is really incomparable. At the same time, Korea was pinned down by the state of Chu, and the situation of the newly added ally Yan was unstable, and in fact it was now Zhao and Wei against Qin. Fear......

"The Qin State should win!" Tian Dan replied honestly.

"Yes! The prime minister thinks that after the defeat of Zhao State, where will he point the finger? ”

"Is it our Qi country?" Tian Dan said uncertainly. The state of Chu is too far away, the state of Qin is too strong, and the rest of the countries are all allies of the state of Zhao, so isn't there only one country left in the state of Qi?

Lu Zhonglian nodded and said, "Those who are Qin, abandon etiquette and righteousness and go to the country of the first meritorious." And Zhao State, valuing faith and righteousness, is still humble. I think that for the Qi State, it is better for Qin to be defeated than Zhao to be defeated. If the Zhao State is defeated, the Hezong will inevitably collapse, and the world will fall back into the situation of the Qin State being angry and the world is terrified. If the Qin state is defeated, the Zhao people have few soldiers and many soldiers, and it is difficult to become another Qin state. ”

"Then the gentleman agrees with the king sending troops to the Chu State?" Tian Dan was a little suddenly enlightened.

"Vachu is to save Qi, and the prime minister knows that my country's national strength has been greatly damaged, and he wants to recuperate. But what about the environment for recuperation and recuperation that was not exchanged for peace in exchange for the First World War? Lu Zhonglian explained.

Nanyang County, Wan County.

Wanxian County is rich in iron ore, and after seizing it, the Qin State began to vigorously build cities, and made Wanxian County one of the few iron-smelting centers in the Qin State. Its city is three zhang high, eight miles long from north to south, six miles wide from east to west, with 16,000 households and 20,000 soldiers.

A few months ago, in order to make friends with the Chu State, the Qin State specially returned the 200 miles of the Yingdu land. The 30,000 troops stationed near Yingdu were transferred to Nanyang County, bringing the number of defenders of Nanyang County to 80,000. However, not long ago, Huang Can, the county lieutenant, was ordered by the king of Qin to lead an army of 30,000 to the north to attack and harass Korea. Otherwise, there are more garrisons in Wanxian County at this moment.

In the Taishou Mansion, Lu Hong, the county guard of Nanyang, was drinking a cup of tea and listening to the county report on the progress of the collection of summer grain. The tea was passed down from Xinzheng, and its quality and low price were soon respected by the people of the city. On this hot afternoon, it's best to quench your thirst with a cup of strong tea.

There were a lot of wars this year, and most of the grain stored in Guanzhong was destroyed in the hands of the Yiqu people, so the king of Qin ordered that all the grain and grass should be transported to Xianyang before September, otherwise military law would be involved. As the magistrate of a county, Lu Hong did not dare to slack off. In the past few days, the whole county has taken the collection of summer grain as the first priority, but Lu Hong knows very well that if something goes wrong, his burden will be heavy.

"The progress of these places in Luyang and Yexian is a little slow! Duan Juncheng, you go and send someone to tell them, now that South Korea occupies the important town of Yiyang, we will not go to Hanguguan to transport grain this time, so that they should not think that they can take it with them when they wait for the baggage team to pass by. After listening to Jun Cheng's report, Lu Hong spoke.

"I've already sent someone to inform the eight northern counties, so Lord Taishou just rest assured." Jun Cheng cautiously replied.

"Well, that's good!" Lu Hong said with satisfaction, and then closed his eyes and rested.

"Taishou!" Jun Cheng thought about it and spoke again.

"Huh? What else? Lu Hong thought that Jun Cheng had already left.

"Huang Junwei only carried a month's worth of grain and grass before leaving, shouldn't we send someone to transport the grain and grass?"

It makes sense for Duan Ran, the county leader, to say this, Lu Hong is the magistrate of a county with a silver seal and a rank of 2,000 stones, but Huang Can is also a high-ranking official with a silver seal and a rank of 2,000 stones, and he is not under the jurisdiction of Lu Hong. The two were restrained by each other, and the imperial court naturally did not want the county guard and the county lieutenant to be so harmonious and friendly. Even if he accidentally learned that the two of them had a great relationship, some things were still inconvenient to say on the surface.

"Hmmm! Huang Junwei has not yet heard any news, and he thinks that the problem of grain and grass supply has been solved on the spot. You don't have to worry about it. Lu Hong spoke.

"Whoa!"

At this time, the housekeeper of the Taishou Mansion suddenly walked up to Lu Hong and whispered a few words. Lu Hong's face immediately changed, and he asked, "Where are the people?" Bring it in! ”

Duan Ran asked playfully, "The minister will retire first." ”

"Duan Juncheng stays, this matter is very important, you stay just for this officer's staff officer!"

Duan Ran was immediately ecstatic, Lord Taishou really looked at himself as a confidant! He was able to become a county official only because of his identity as a local, and he was good at observing words and feelings, so he appointed himself as a county prince in order to stabilize the hearts of the people. But if he doesn't become the other party's confidant for a day, this son will be unstable for a day. Now I've finally waited for my chance.

After a while, a wanderer (note: a kind of conscription, in charge of patrolling places and arresting thieves) walked in under the leadership of the housekeeper, and as soon as they met, he knelt down and said: "Lord Taishou, the big thing is not good, Huang Can and the people have rebelled!" ”

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