It is said that after the defeat of the Chu State by the King of Wu, the princes did not know the depth of the Wu State, and they were all afraid...... He Lu was old at this time, and because he broke the strong Chu, he became a little arrogant. Later, he was quite happy to have fun, built a lot of civil engineering, and built Changle Palace and Qinsheng Palace in the country, which was full of ambition and had nothing in his eyes.

Several generations of kings of the Chu State were not subject to the jurisdiction of the Central Dynasty, and their territory was vast, accounting for nearly half of the territory of China, and they had always been dissatisfied with the power of the Central Plains princes. Whether it is an overlord like Duke Qi Huan or Duke Wen of Jin, he has not been able to fundamentally conquer Chu in the competition with Chu. Therefore, taking advantage of the power of breaking Chu, there is a desire to annex the Quartet.

Because of the unbearable heat in summer, He Lu ordered to build a high platform on Gusu Mountain as a summer palace. This high platform is built at the southern foot of Gusu Mountain, and the mountain road is rugged. In order to facilitate the brigade to drive and climb the mountain, He Lu ordered the construction of mountain roads, which really cost the people and money, and the people were all resentful.

In the summer, he lived in the palace on Gusu Mountain to escape the summer, and returned to the city in the late autumn, until the second year of the scorching heat and then to Gusu Mountain, so back and forth.

This year is the summer day coming, and Lu Lu takes refuge in the palace of Gusu Mountain. Suddenly, one day, on a whim, he remembered that in the past, Yue Guo and his husband joined forces to plot the throne. And Yue Guo didn't say a word to explain and repent afterwards, and he simply didn't take himself seriously. I also heard that in order to protect himself, King Yue actually married the country of Chu into a marriage country.

Thinking that Yue Guo intends to tie the State of Chu together to restrain the State of Wu, will I be afraid of the defeat of the State of Chu? The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and the more I thought about it, the more I thought about it.

On the second day, after paying homage to Lu, the soldiers played: "According to the intelligence, the State of Qi and the State of Chu sent envoys to each other. The state of Chu had contacts with several important countries among the princes, and in the face of the new strategic form, the minister asked the king to deal with it as soon as possible. ”

He Lu knows. Most of this news came from the Dragon Guard Battalion. Now the Longwei Battalion has no political mission, and has basically become an agency for spying on the military intelligence of the princes.

He Lu heard that there was anger behind him, and said in a deep voice: "The State of Qi and the State of Chu have hired envoys to communicate, if Qi and Chu form an alliance, will there be no peace in the north of our country?" ”

The soldier bowed slightly, thought for a while, and said: "In this way, our country is surrounded by enemies on three sides, and we must not be careless. The minister thought that he would first garrison the north and take precautions as soon as possible. ”

Not so with him. Shaking his head, he said: "The widow thinks that he will first send troops to attack Qi and stabilize the north, and then he can wave his army to the south and repay the hatred of the Yue country!" ”

The soldier advised: "Originally, between the two countries, the appointment of envoys was good. It is also a very normal state exchange, and it does not necessarily become an alliance country. The minister thought that he had to prepare strategically first. Just take precautions. Wouldn't it be too hasty to raise troops to conquer? ”

"So to speak. Can Zixu have a strategy for Anqi? ”

Wu Yuan said: "After the battle of breaking Chu, among the princes, there are those who are frightened, wary, disobedient, and hostile to Wu State. Because of this, Wu was inevitably isolated among the princes. Now Chu and Yue are our enemies, and the other princes are on the sidelines. With the strength of my own country, how can I deal with the princes? ”

He Lu nodded and said: "What Zixu said is true, the Chu State, the Jin State, the Qi State and the Qin State are all big countries. Once dominated the princes. If we form an alliance, our country will be in danger! ”

"The minister heard that the king of Chu and these princes and powers have good intentions, and they have hired each other. The state of Chu wants to unite the princes with me as enemies and plot revenge. Why don't we break his alliance and break it individually? ”

Seeing that what the soldiers said was in line with the trend of the world, he listened carefully to the soldiers' discussions on the current situation.

"Prince Bo's wife has died, why didn't the king send an envoy to the king of Qi to ask for marriage for the prince? If the king of Qi agrees to marry, wouldn't it be beautiful that the kingdom of Qi and the kingdom of Wu would become a country of marriage? If the Marquis of Qi does not obey, it will not be too late for the king to send out his army to attack Qi. ”

Zixu paused for a moment and continued: "The king first settles the Qi Kingdom, and then tries to Jin Kingdom. The monarch of the Jin State was weak and the ministers were strong, and the state affairs were governed by the six secretaries. The king can send an envoy to the Jin State to make friends with the Liuqing secretly, and the Jin State can be safe. Although the Qin State had relations with the Chu State, it lived far away in the west, and it was not too late to plan for it in the future. ”

When he heard this, he was overjoyed, so he sent the doctor Wang Sun Luo as an envoy to propose to the prince of Qi to marry Prince Bo.

At this time, Qi Jinggong was already old, his morale was declining, and he could not cheer himself up, so he had to protect himself. As long as you can keep peace, it doesn't matter if you are friend or foe. On this day, I saw that Wu envoy came to propose marriage for the prince of Wu, but there was only one young princess in the palace of Qi who was not married, and the Marquis of Qi loved this girl very much.

The Marquis of Qi knew that there were no good ministers and brave generals in the country at this time, and Wu Guo relied on his strength, but he could not refuse lightly.

One day, the Marquis of Qi went to the court, and stated the intention of King Wu to send an envoy to propose marriage, and asked the ministers to discuss how to deal with it.

Jing Gongdao: "King Wu sent an envoy to come, wanting to marry with my country, and there is a good marriage. But the widow only has a daughter who is young and unmarried, and my country has just made peace with the Chu State, this matter is very tricky, I don't know what the secretary thinks? ”

Doctor Li Mi knew that the Marquis of Qi loved this girl deeply and did not want to marry far away from another country, so he persuaded: "If the king refuses King Wu's invitation, he may anger King Wu." If Wu Shi is fighting Qi, if he suffers the disaster of Chu State, wouldn't he regret it? ”

Jing Gong saw that the ministers in the hall echoed and persuaded Qi Hou to agree. Gong Jing had no choice, so he had to promise the envoy Wu to marry the young daughter Shao Jiang with Prince Wu.

Wang Sun Luo was allowed to marry the Marquis of Qi and returned to Wu to resume his life. He Lu sent Wang Sun Luo to Qi again and engaged to Qi Hou Nayuan.

said that Qi Hou allowed marriage, and seeing that the wedding date was approaching, there was a rush in the Qi Palace. On this day, Jing Gong came to the harem, knowing that Shaojiang's marriage was approaching, so he came to visit his beloved daughter.

At this time, Shao Jiang was sitting in the palace and weeping, although the palace maids came to congratulate him, saying that he was going to be a bride. But what is this bride? But what is there to congratulate? For Shao Jiang, who is only thirteen years old, there is no beginning. Later, I heard from my nurse that the bride had to leave her parents and go to a strange place.

"Princess, the king has arrived." A maid came in to give her a notice.

Shao Jiang didn't seem to hear it, and still stood in front of the window, looking out of the gray window in a daze.

A group of people have already rushed in, only to see an old man in front of him, dressed in a black red embroidered king dress, although the spirit is still good, but the age is very old.

Shao Jiang came back from his contemplation, and after meeting his father, Shao Jiang was silent for a long time and asked, "Father wants to marry the child to the prince of Wu." And the country of Wu is thousands of miles away, how can my father bear it? ”

When Qi Hou heard this, he couldn't help but shed tears and said: "If Pingzhong (Yanzi) is here, how can the widow have today's worries and be subject to Wu Renye? However, the state of tigers and wolves in Wu is prosperous, and our country is incompetent and unscrupulous. The widow is incompetent, and in order for my country not to suffer from the soldiers, the widow can only be invited by the king of Wu. At this time, Yan Zi had died, and Jing Gong knew that there was no one available in Qi State.

When the waiters heard this, they all burst into tears.

Qi Hou glanced at Shao Jiang, who was thin, and came over to hold her hand, seeing that her height was no more than her own shoulders, her body was not enough, and her face was childish, and she was even more sad.

Three days later, the princess was going to board the car and go to Wu. You have to prepare carefully, and bring everything that the princess needs and likes on a daily basis. It's a long way to go, and there's no room for error. Jing Gong carefully instructed Gong E, who was headed by him.

Jing Gong told Shao Jiang again, helped her wipe the tears on her face, and let out a long sigh. Shaking his head, he trembled and was supported by the maids.

Three days later, Jing Gong and the courtiers saw off Shao Jiang. After going out of the city for ten miles, Jing Gong stopped the car, and then got out of the car and said to Bao Mu, the doctor who sent off his relatives: "This time, the doctor sent the widow to his beloved daughter, and the journey was very hard, and the widow thanked him here." Shao Jiang is the youngest princess of the widow, and is loved by the widow, and the widow today asked Aiqing to convey to King Wu, please treat this hard-working child well. ”

At this time, Shao Jiang saw his father get out of the car, so he also ordered the carriage to stop. After getting out of the car, the maids supported Shao Jiang and Qi Hou to say their final goodbyes.

Bao Mu accepted the order, then turned around and quietly wiped his tears. Then Jing Gong walked to Shao Jiang's side, Shao Jiang prostrate on the ground, kowtowed three times, Jing Gong helped up with both hands, and personally helped Shao Jiang to board the car, although there were a thousand words, but he didn't know how to speak.

The father and daughter were relatively speechless, the four teary eyes looked at each other, for a long time, Shao Jiang ordered the emperor to beat the horse and drive, with a white silk, hiding his face and leaving.

That convoy raised a road of dust and smoke, and disappeared into the gray sky in a blink of an eye, leaving only the nostalgia and sadness along the way. (To be continued......)