The soldiers entered the court, worshiped the king of Wu, and showed what they saw during their inspection of Wu. After discussing state affairs, King Wu left the soldiers behind, returned to the private room of the palace, and discussed the celebration with the soldiers.

After Wu Wangci finished sitting, the soldiers sat down cross-legged. The maid offered tea for a tour, and King Wu retreated. asked: "Mr. went out on a tour this time, and he heard the plan of Qingji." I wonder what Mr. has planned? ”

"Before, the king had to specialize, and the big thing could be decided! The minister thought that it was better to draw a scoop according to the gourd, visit the warriors of the world, and assassinate Qingji. ”

King Wu stroked the saber at his side and looked at the steaming Jue on the low table in front of him. This tea is produced in the land of Bashu, trafficked by traders through the Chu State, boiled in boiling water, the fragrance is long, and it can calm the mind and nourish the heart.

"How's this tea?" King Wu diverted the topic and thought thoughtfully.

The soldier nodded in goodness.

"Tea can be tasted, and it needs to be cooked over a warm fire. If the widow wants to get rid of the jealousy, the reason is the same. Qingji has the courage of ten thousand people and has the reputation of the first hero in the world. If you are looking for a warrior to conspire with you, you are afraid that it will be difficult to get close to him. ”

The soldier had already planned in his chest, and replied: "Just find a warrior first, the minister already has a plan here, and the king doesn't have to worry." ”

King Wu pondered for a long time and asked, "What does Mr. think of Ziwen?" From the point of view of the widow, Ziwen is brave and martial, and he can be an enemy of Qingji. ”

Wu Yuan felt that something was wrong: "Ziwen is the king's confidant, and he has made great contributions to the king's removal of the king's bureaucrats. Qingji will inevitably hear something, Ziwen is going, how to get close? Even if he can get close to Qingji, the minister thinks that with Ziwen's martial arts, it will be difficult to succeed. ”

He Lu didn't think so, and asked rhetorically: "If Mr. doesn't have a suitable candidate, the widow will only have Ziwen to send." 'Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while', the widow looks at the court, and only he can take on this great responsibility. ”

The soldier pondered for a while, and there was no other person to recommend, so he had to agree to let Ziwen do the matter. The soldier said: "The minister's plan is like this: this plan is called 'making something out of nothing'. Let Ziwen sneak into Aicheng with a few warriors, pretend to defect to Qingji, and then find an opportunity to kill him. ”

"Ziwen is a widow's confidant, how can he make Qingji not suspicious, and what is the basis for trust, so that Qingji can trust Ziwen?"

"Because the two of them fled because of the cover-up and the candle Yong. As far as the minister knows, the cover has not been in contact with Qingji. The minister asked one person to disguise himself as a secret envoy to cover up and go to connect with Qing Jixu. The minister has already imitated the remaining handwriting to repair a book, and Qing Ji naturally has no doubt about the letter. After gaining Qingji's trust, he can find an opportunity to assassinate Qingji. ”

He Lu sorted out his head for a moment: "Mr. is saying that Ziwen will disguise himself as a confidant to contact Qingji, and then pretend to defect." But Qingji should know Ziwen, so what can he do? ”

Wu Yuan smiled slightly: "Ziwen and Qingji only saw each other a little when they were chasing and killing last time, and they don't know each other deeply." Besides, it is enough to let another person contact Qingji for the leader, and Ziwen as an entourage. ”

Wu Wang thought he could give it a try. After all, Qingji is alone, and the rest is his uncle, who is now on the run, so naturally he can't wait to have contact with each other so that they can work together to try Wu.

The two of them have discussed and decided, and they have secretly ordered Ziwen to be given the plan of the soldiers. So Ziwen took three entourages and set off from Gusu and went to Aicheng.

The four of Ziwen were dressed in civilian clothes and walked at night. Ziwen's deputy, Gu Xin, is also a warrior who has been raised by the soldiers for a long time, and this time he accompanied Ziwen, so he pretended to be a confidant to contact Qingji.

One day, the four of them arrived at the land of Huaijin, and there was a big lake in front of them, and they saw a strong man drinking horses by the lake. At this time, there was an old man passing by, and shouted to the strong man: "Strong men must not drink horses here!" ”

The strong man was a little confused and asked, "Why did the old man say this?" Is there anything wrong with me drinking horses in the lake? ”

The old man said: "A strong man must be a guest from outside." There is a god in the waters of this lake, and the horses will eat it from the water. ”

After the strong man heard this, hahadaxiao said, "I'm Jiaoqiu? Crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, are you afraid of the water? So he didn't listen to his father-in-law. When the four of them saw something new, they stopped and wanted to see what was going on.

After a while, I saw waves surging above the lake, and in an instant, the waves became more rapid. Sure enough, a water monster poked out of the lake, its head was as big as a mound, and the horse neighed, and in a blink of an eye it was swallowed up by the lake monster.

That pepper mound? Furious, he stripped his coat several times, threw himself into the lake with his sword, and wanted to regain his horse, so he went into the water to fight the monster.

The number of people watching the excitement on the shore of the lake gradually increased, and from time to time some people screamed loudly. But I saw that the strong man came out of the water from time to time, and the water was stained with patches of blood red. The water monster did not show weakness, and raised waves, showing teeth and claws, wanting to harm Jiaoqiu.

From time to time, huge waves rose on the surface of the lake, and the water monster opened its bloody mouth, and Pepper Hill? The fight continues.

In this way, until the evening, the strong man came out of the water, only to see that his eyes had been injured by the water monster, and his eyes were squinted. Everyone was shocked and called "warriors".

The strong man's face was pale, he packed up and left, leaving only a bunch of people who were stunned and unfinished there.

Ziwen said: "The world is so big, there is really a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. I'm not as good as myself! ”

Huaijin is not far from Aicheng, but on the third day, the four of them have entered Aicheng to find the place where Qingji has thrown himself in.

The four of them dressed up as vendors every day and walked around Ai. On this day, Wen and Gu Xin teamed up and were looking forward to it in a market. At this time, I saw an open carriage slowly galloping through the city. One of the people in the car was dressed in a scribe's robe and sat in the car. But this person has broad eagle eyes and is in his twenties, and he can feel a fierce aura from that sharp eye, which seems to be not angry but mighty, and the momentum is extraordinary.

Ziwen has already seen it clearly, who is this person not Qingji? So he quietly tugged at Gu Xin's sleeve and said softly: "This person is the crown prince Qingji, and the person who commanded his horse is named Wugang, and he is the leader of his guards." ”

Gu Xin understood, and the two followed all the way to the house of Qingji.

The two returned to their lodgings and gathered the four of them together to discuss. According to the policy of the soldiers, let Gu Xin pretend to be a confidant who concealed the remains, and the other three looked like entourage, bringing the "letter of concealment" to meet Qingji.

Ziwen said: "Tomorrow Gu Xin will see Qingji, and after offering the letter, Qingji will have a reply." Gu Xin pretended to take the book back and returned to the inn where we are now staying, and after the three of you gathered, one of you was left to wait for my news, and the other two returned to Wu first, and I tried to stay with Qingji, and then look for an opportunity to start. ”

Gu Xin said: "I'll just say that it's the confession of the remaining adults, saying that you have a unique skill and can be his helper." Qingji is recruiting knights, and they will be able to be reused for you, so you can stay here. ”

"Then we have to unify our voice, my new name is Xu Yi, don't forget, so as not to show your feet."

The four of them discussed it before blowing out the lamp and going to bed.

Early in the morning of the second day, led by Gu Xin, they came to the house of Qingji. A doorman came to inquire, Gu Xin pretended to be very careful, pulled the doorman aside and whispered: "We are here from the Xu Kingdom, entrusted by the remaining generals, to find the prince." When the doorman heard this, he immediately went in and reported it.

Within a while, I saw Qingji come out to meet in person, and when he arrived at the door, Qingji welcomed the four people in, reported each other's names and surnames, and then sat down as guests.

Qingji's face was happy, and when he saw that Gu Xin was the leader, he asked, "You are entrusted by my uncle to contact me." I wonder if my uncle is okay in Xu Kingdom? ”

Gu Xin clasped his fists and saluted, and replied: "After my general fled to Xu State, he was inquiring about the news of the prince every day. Helplessly, the world is so big, I don't have a clue. It was only a few days ago that the whereabouts of the prince were found, so the villain came to make an outpost. ”

Qingji was overjoyed and asked, "Does my uncle have any letters?" ”

"This is natural. The general asked the villain to come, and he had important things to discuss. When the villain was leaving, the general repaired a letter and asked the villain to pass it on to the prince. So Gu Xin took out a secret letter from his coat and presented it to Qingji.

Qingji unfolded the silk silk, read the secret letter, and saw that it was his uncle's pen, so he naturally did not doubt it. Qingji pondered for a long time and said: "You have worked hard all the way, and you will rest in my house for a few days, and when I finish writing a reply, please go back and report to my uncle." ”

Gu Xin stood up and received Qingji's order, and then said: "When the villain leaves, the general still has an explanation. The general knew that the crown prince must have the ambition to restore the country, but he also lacked manpower to help. Let the villain come this time, and let the villain bring a chivalrous warrior by the way, and let the prince take him in as an arm. Then Gu Xin introduced Ziwen to Qingji.

"This person's name is Xu Yi, and he is the guest of my general. Xu Yi is strong in martial arts and can contribute to the prince. ”

Qingji saw that Ziwen was sturdy and heroic, and seemed to be a little familiar. But after thinking about it for a while, I didn't have a brain, so I gave up. So he left Ziwen by his side to listen to it.

Within a few days, Gu Xin took Qingji's reply letter, led the other two entourages, and arranged for one of them to wait for news here. Gu Xin was not far from Aicheng, so he turned to Wu State, beat his horse and came to Gusu, and did not mention his life.

Ziwen stayed by Qingji's side, waiting for the opportunity to make a move.