The small country of Zhongshan is sandwiched between the three large countries of Zhao, Yan and Qi, leaning on Taihang in the west and Huanshan in the north. The mountains and grasslands of the north and west of Huan Mountain were originally the territory of the Beihu Dynasty, which was later destroyed by Zhao Xiangzi, and the Daiguo also became a county of Zhao and was renamed Daijun.

The acting general Gongzi Fan put the big tent in the east of Huanshan Hongshangsai, and 80,000 Zhao troops were stationed in the area east of Huanshan, with their backs to Huanshan, and they explored Yishui in advance, which was called restricting Zhongshan, but the edge was forced to the border of Yanguo about hundreds of miles long in the north to Turbidity Lu and Lexu in the south. The main general of the Yan army, Zizhi, who had just entered the year, did not show weakness, led the Yan army of 60,000 along the Yi Shui Village, and set up the big tent of the Chinese army in Longdui, which was less than 100 miles away from Hongshangsai, to compete with the Zhao army.

In the evening of this day, more than ten horsemen also galloped to Hongshangsai.

When the door was about to close, Wu Chengjun, who was galloping at the front, dressed as a wealthy businessman from Hudi, and Ji Yu, the eldest son of Yan State, reined in the horse's head, and turned to Ji Qing, who was following closely: "Ji Zi, my father-in-law really can't figure it out, why did Zhao Fan want my father-in-law to come?" ”

Ji Qing responded: "The minister is not clear, I think there is something important to discuss with the lord." ”

Wu Chengjun frowned: "In your opinion, he won't have a plot against his father, right?" ”

"Impossible!" Ji Qing shook his head, "If Fengyang Jun wants to do great things, he still has to rely on the power of the lord. It's a chain of knots that is good for everyone. At present, the show has not yet begun, and Gongzi Fan will not be unfavorable to the lord. ”

Wu Chengjun made up his mind, and with his legs exerted, he urged the war horse under his crotch to gallop forward.

The crowd galloped to the gate, Ji Qing took out the token, the lieutenant checked it, and reported it to the general.

General Guan greeted him, met with Wu Chengjun and Ji Qing, and led them straight into the big tent of the Chinese army.

Gongzi Fan Wenbao greeted him, walked into the big tent with Wu Chengjun's hand, and sat down as a guest. Gongzi Fan clapped his hands lightly, and two kabuki turned out next to him, placing a pottery bowl in front of each person's case, full of spirits.

"Hehehe," Gongzi Fan Langsheng laughed, "When I came to Hudi, I had to drink a big bowl according to the customs of the Hu people!" Saying that he held the wine bowl in his hand, he bowed his hand to Wu Chengjun, "Wu Chengjun," and turned to Ji Qing again, "And Ji Zi, I have worked hard all the way, I would have taken a bowl of thin wine, and the right was the two to catch the wind!" ”

Wu Chengjun glanced at Ji Qing, held the bowl and said, "General Ji Yu Xie is hospitality!" ”

After everyone finished drinking, Ji Qing got up, moved the wine jar, poured it for Gongzi Fan, poured a bowl for himself, and raised the wine: "I heard the general's divine power for a long time, and I can see it today, and it is majestic." Borrow the general's wine in the next day and return a bowl to the general! "Raise your neck and drink it all.

"Hahahaha," Gongzi Fan laughed, "Ji Zi is a cheerful person!" Okay, Ben will drink! "Raise a bowl and drink it too.

Ji Qing was full of pours and hugged his fists at Gongzi Fan: "Last night, when I heard that the general was calling, the lord didn't dare to slack off, and he set off on a starry night. Dare to ask the general to summon the lord urgently, is there a big matter? ”

"Okay," Gongzi Fan also hugged his fists and said, "Since Ji Zi has asked, Ben Jiang will also speak straightforwardly." At the invitation of the son, Lord Xiangguo specially requisitioned a 20,000 chariot from Jinyang to aid Daijun. However, to the surprise of the general, the land was poor and the grain and grassland were insufficient, and now there are 20,000 additional troops, which is undoubtedly worse. Don't hide it from the son, Ben will have 80,000 soldiers under his command, and the grain and grass are no longer available. Although the general has urgently reported to the country and asked for additional allocation, the water far away will not quench the thirst of the near. Ben will "pause slightly," I heard that Wu Yang has a lot of savings, this thinks..." stopped talking and looked at Wu Chengjun.

Wu Chengjun's face changed slightly: "Dare to ask how much grain and grass the general needs?" ”

"10,000 stone corn is enough."

"Ten thousand stones?" Wu Chengjun was shocked.

"Childe won't be reluctant, right?" Gongzi Fan's expression was slightly abrupt, and he didn't smile half-smiling.

Wu Chengjun looked at Ji Qing.

Gongzi Fan's gaze also shot over.

"Hahahaha," Ji Qing laughed, and clenched his fists slightly at Gongzi Fan, "Less, less!" Zhao and Yan have lived in good neighborliness for generations, Yan is in trouble, and the general is working expeditions, how can this corn be used? The lord of my family is willing to give 15,000 stones of corn and 1,000 carts of horse grass, and I hope that the general will not give up. ”

Ji Qing made such a bold statement, don't say that it was Wu Chengjun, even Gongzi Fan was stunned, and only after a while did he react, and laughed a few times: "Hahahaha, Ji Zi is really refreshing!" ”

"But..." Ji Qing wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes slanted to Gongzi Fan.

Gongzi Fan hurriedly said: "Ji Zi has something to say, just say it." ”

"My father-in-law also has a please."

"Say it." Gongzi Fan waved his hand with a big grin, "It's fair to have contacts and dealings." ”

"My lord loves horses like an idiot, and he produces good horses on behalf of the land, can the general sell us some good horses on behalf of the land?"

"What is not sold, the general has military horses here, and the son needs a few, so he can speak."

"Two thousand horses."

"Two thousand?" Gongzi Fan was taken aback, stunned, and scratched his head, "This..."

"The general is in a hurry," Ji Qing smiled again, "My lord is only borrowing it temporarily." When the major event is accomplished, it is guaranteed that the two thousand military horses will be given as many as possible, and 500 swallow horses will be given as a reward. ”

"Good!" Gongzi Fan's case was decided, "It's still Ji Zi is happy, this matter is decided!" ”

"There is one more thing," Ji Qing's tone was not in a hurry, "Has the general ever thought about how to hand over the grain and grass?" ”

Gongzi Fan didn't seem to have thought about it, and was stunned for a moment. At present, Yan and Zhao are each on the border, although they have not exchanged troops, but they are like fire and water, even if Wu Chengjun is willing to give grain and grass, how he can get it, it is really a problem.

"General, do you think this is okay?" Ji Qing seems to have had an idea, "The important town of Turdeer in the border town is the boundary of the lord's land, and the lord has a grain depot in the yi, with a warehouse of grain and ten thousand stones, and five hundred carts of horse grass. Recently, we sent 5,000 stone of grain and 500 carts of horses and grass to this place, and after making up the number of what we said, we reported it to the general, and the general sent troops to attack and occupy this town, and the matter was completed. The soldiers of the garrison are all the lords, as long as the general soldiers arrive, they will abandon the city and leave, the general can get the border town at his fingertips, and the military merits can be reported, and the second can get the above-mentioned grain and grass, isn't it good? ”

It's a good idea.

Gongzi Fan turned to Wu Chengjun: "What does Gongzi think?" ”

"This..." Wu Chengjun hesitated, looked at Ji Qing, and saw that he was determined, so he had to nod, "Just according to what Ji Zi said." ”

Gongzi Fan turned to Ji Qing: "How to hand over the matter of military horses?" ”

"After the general prepares the horse, a horse dealer named the head thorn will come to receive it, and the general only needs to hand over the horse to this person."

"Good!" Gongzi Fan made a final decision, "That's it!" ”

As soon as he came out of the gate, Wu Chengjun couldn't hold back, called Ji Qing aside, and reproached him: "With so much grain and grass, how can you accept it in one bite?" Also, Turbidity Deer is an important town in my border town, with a population of no less than 10,000 households, so I gave it to the Zhao people, how do you explain it to the Yan people? ”

"Those who do big things don't remember small mistakes." Ji Qing replied in a low voice, "Ji Qing did this for the sake of the lord's plan. The lord also saw that the 60,000 troops of General Zizhi were stationed in Longdui, less than 100 miles away from Wuyang. With the army of sons on the side, how can the lord make a big picture? Although the Zhao army was on the border, it was nominally coercing Zhongshan, not conquering Yan. Zizhi did not move, and Zhao Jun attacked unreasonably. The lord took the initiative to abandon the turbid deer, as long as Gongzi Fan sent troops to attack, the lord asked Zizhi for help, Zizhi's rescue, Yan and Zhao will fight. If Yan and Zhao fight, Jicheng will be empty, and the lord will take the opportunity to raise troops..."

Without Ji Qing saying more, Wu Chengjun nodded again and again, turned over on his horse, and whipped away.

The next day, Yan Wengong, who was over sixty years old and tired, slowly walked into Gantang Palace with the support of the old minister.

Gantang Palace is the main palace of Yan Palace, Yan Guo's wife Ji Xue heard the sound, and her personal maid Chunmei greeted out of the palace gate, took a few steps forward to replace the ministers, one on each side, Fu Wen Gong walked into the main bed, and gently untied his clothes.

In front of the aging Yan Wengong, Ji Xue, who was twenty-three years old, looked more and more youthful and beautiful, full of vitality. Seven years have been powerless to revise the fact that Ji Xue is the most beautiful woman in this palace. Her eyes were as bright as they were in Luoyang, her curved eyebrows were still condensed from time to time, and there was still a trace of sorrow between her eyebrows.

However, careful people may find some changes: the innocence in Ji Xue's eyes is gone, the romance between her eyebrows is gone, and the smile on her pretty face is missing. Ji Xue seems to have changed person, revealing coldness in gentleness, shrewdness hidden in kindness, and demeanor like a stray cat that is displaced and walking alone in the wilderness.

Gong Wen's clothes were not yet wide, and the old minister approached and whispered: "Your Highness, Your Highness asks to see you." ”

Yan Wengong frowned slightly, his face was displeased, and he didn't raise his head: "It's so late, what's the matter with him?" ”

The old minister hesitated, and his voice was lower: "Looking at His Highness's expression, it seems that there is something important." ”

Yan Wengong did it himself, put on his clothes again, and said to the old minister: "Xuan He will meet in the front hall." ”

The old minister hurried out.

Yan Wengong smiled bitterly at Ji Xue and shook his head slightly. Ji Xue didn't speak, and gently helped him to the front hall outside the dormitory. When approaching the door, Ji Xue let go of Yan Gong, took a step back, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is guarding here." ”

Yan Wengong replied: "There is Mrs. Lao." "Walk out of the dormitory door and sit down in the main seat in the hall.

The crown prince Ji Su approached and knelt down: "Sons bow to their father!" ”

Yan Wengong stared at the past: "Su'er, it's late at night, why are you so anxious?" ”

Seeing the old minister and the two maids standing next to him, Prince Su hesitated for a moment, and stopped talking.

The old minister was about to withdraw, but Yan Wengong waved his hand and said to the prince: "Say, there are no outsiders here." ”

Prince Su hesitated, got up and stepped forward, and whispered in Gong Wen's ear.

Yan Wengong's face gradually changed, and he began to gasp, his eyes were staring at Prince Su, and he paused word by word: "Is this serious?" ”

Prince Su took out a token and a secret fold from his sleeve, presented it, and whispered: "This is the token for the traitor to enter and leave the Zhao army's camp. ”

Yan Wengong opened the dense fold, read it carefully, his face became worse and worse, and he looked up after a long time: "How did you know this?" ”

Prince Su glanced at the left and right proudly, and whispered: "Back to my father-in-law, Ziyu's personal guard has the eyeliner of the son, and his every move is under the control of the son-in-law." According to Erchen's knowledge, Ziyu has recruited troops and horses in Wuyang and other places in recent years, gathering more than 10,000 soldiers and thousands of good horses, wanting to seek great things. This time, he secretly befriended the Zhao people and funded the Zhao people's military rations of 15,000 stones..."

Before Prince Su finished speaking, Gong Wen was already covering his chest with his hands, panting heavily, and after a while, his eyes turned black, his mouth spat blood, screamed, and fell to the ground.

The crown prince Su Wan did not expect this change, he was shocked and cried: "Father-in-law..."

The old minister was also stupid, and was stunned, Ji Xue rushed out of the inner bed, rushed to Yan Wengong in a few steps, held him in his arms, pinched the middle of the person, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty..." ”

Only then did the old minister react, and said to the palace maid with a pale face: "Quick, summon the imperial doctor!" ”

When the two palace maids led the imperial doctor on duty to rush over, Yan Wengong had already woken up.

Seeing that his strong body was tightly held in his arms by the thin Ji Xue, Yan Wengong burst into tears.

The imperial doctor knelt on the ground, held down the pulse of Duke Wen, took a long breath, and was about to speak, Duke Wen waved his hand and said to the prince Su who was kneeling on the ground at a loss: "You... ”

Seeing Duke Wen's eyes staring at him, Prince Su knew that it was for him, so he got up again and withdrew stupidly.

The crown prince Su was irritated and paced back and forth in his east palace.

Prince Su paused, frowned, wrote a letter on the desk, added a seal, and shouted: "Someone! ”

The Zai in the East Palace walked in: "The minister is here!" ”

"Summoning the son!"

After a while, the eldest son, Ji Xu, walked in and knocked: "Son, knock!" ”

Ji Hao has just passed the crown year, and he is generous by nature, and he is very loved by the palace people and courtiers, and the old Yan Gong also praises him.

Prince Su glanced at him: "I heard that you get along very well with General Zizhi, but is there such a thing?" ”

"It's not very serious," Ji Hao replied, "The general of Zizhi and his sons get along quite well, and often teach them the art of riding and archery and the strategy of using troops. ”

"Very good." Prince Su handed over the secret letter to Ji Xu, "You set off overnight, bypass Wuyang, and deliver this letter to Zizhi's general before it gets dark tomorrow!" Remember, the stakes are too high to be known to outsiders! ”

"Erchen obeys orders!"

Ji Hao received the letter, said goodbye to his father, took a few servants, and galloped to Longdui in the starry night.

Jicheng is 600 miles away from Longdui and takes the official road, because it needs to go around Wuyang, it needs to go 50 miles more. Ji Hao waited for the horses to hurry up, and rushed to Longdui at the time of Shen the next day, and the general of the quilt welcomed him into the big tent of the Chinese army.

Zizhi is the third son of Ji Li, the fifth brother of Yan Wengong, who has been smart since he was a child, loves everything in literature and martial arts, and especially likes the art of war battle array, and is the most promising and scheming one of the Yan room side branches, and he is deeply valued by Wen Gong. Due to the discord between the brothers Zisu and Ziyu, although Ziyu knew the art of war, Duke Wen did not dare to hand over the military power to him without permission, so he made Zizhi a general three years ago and commanded the three armies.

The son is over thirty years old, and he is the same generation as the prince, and he is Ji Xu's uncle in terms of generation, so he has always been regarded as a junior and cared for him. The two sides met the ceremony, and they fell to the table separately, and Zizhi knew that Ji Hao had something, so he spoke first: "Look at the face of the virtuous nephew, this time it doesn't look like he is coming for riding and shooting." Is there any major event, can you tell the last general? ”

Ji Hao took out Zisu's secret letter and handed it to Zizhi: "My father will present this book to the general." ”

Zizhi saw it, shocked, stared at it, closed the letter, closed his eyes and meditated.

Ji Hao asked, "General, is there a big deal?" ”

Zizhi looked at Ji Hao with some surprise: "What is written in the letter, doesn't the virtuous nephew know anything about it?" ”

Ji Hao shook her head.

"Alas," Zizhi sighed, "don't hide it from the virtuous nephew, the national disaster is at the head!" ”

Ji Hao asked in surprise: "The general said quickly, what is the national disaster?" ”

"Wu Chengjun recruited troops and horses in Wuyang, and has recruited more than 10,000 warriors and thousands of good horses, colluding with the Zhao people and plotting to commit crimes! On the grounds of dealing with Zhongshan Kingdom, the Zhao people pressed the territory with a large number of soldiers, wanting to help Wu Chengjun rebel! ”

"Wu Chengjun?" Ji Hao exclaimed, "You said that my uncle is going to rebel?" ”

Zizhi nodded.

"Why did my uncle rebel?"

"Compete with His Highness for the position of crown prince!"

Ji Hao was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked, "What does my father want the general to do?" ”

Zizhi handed the letter to Ji Xu: "Nephew Xian, read it for yourself!" ”

Ji Hao hurriedly looked at it and was shocked: "My father wants the general to turn around and besiege Wuyang?" ”

"Alas!" Zizhi sighed, "The enemy is pressing the realm, and my own people are fighting first!" ”

Ji Hao asked urgently: "What is the general's plan?" ”

"Alas," Zizhi sighed in reply, "one is His Royal Highness, and the other is the eldest son of the king, which one is the lord of the last general, what can the last general do?" After pondering for a while, he looked at Ji Xu, "The virtuous nephew will go back and pass it on to His Highness, and he will say that His Highness has invited, and it will be difficult for the general to obey his fate!" The last will be commanded by the king, and only listen to the king's will. Don't say that it is the Zhao people on the side, even if there are no Zhao people, if there is no king on the tiger talisman, the last general will not dare to move a soldier without permission! As for the situation ahead, you can tell His Highness that there is a general, and the turbid deer will not be lost, and Wu Chengjun's fifteen thousand stone military rations, Zhao Ren can't take a single grain! ”

The son of the first country and then the family, and the king is the greatest, the arrangement is not leaky, Ji Hao nodded and said good, rested for a night, and returned to Jicheng the next morning.

Zizhi's envoy Tanma secretly visited the turbid deer, and as a result, there were chariots and horses from Wuyang to continuously transport grain there. The deputy general of Zizhi's order led the right army of 20,000 to set up a tent at the throat forty miles away from the west side of the turbid deer, and set up a strict defense, and ordered the big tent of the Chinese army to move thirty miles in the direction of the turbid deer, echoing with the right army from afar, forming a horn-twisting trend.

Ji Hao returned to the palace, passed what his son said, and admonished: "Father, at the moment of the great enemy, how can the Yan people fight first?" ”

Prince Su Bai glanced at him: "You are a doll, what do you know?" ”

Ji Hao was about to admonish him again, but Prince Su waved his hand at him angrily: "Hey, you go back and forth, you're tired, let's rest!" ”

Seeing that the words were intercepted, Ji Hao had to retire.

As soon as Ji Xu's front foot left, Prince Su angrily said to Neizai: "Hmph, the son is very hateful, his father-in-law asked him to govern the army, but he grasped the small and magnified, and put the cart before the horse!" What turbid deer is not turbid, the Wuyang Rebellion is fundamental! ”

"Your Highness," Neizai said, "The minister thinks that it is not impossible to let Zizhi calm the chaos. ”

"Without the Tiger Talisman, he would not send troops."

There was something in Neizai's words: "Why didn't Your Highness go and get a tiger talisman for him?" ”

Prince Su Bai glanced at him: "You are really!" If this palace can get the tiger talisman, why do you need to ask him? used a tiger talisman to kill Ziyu, but the father-in-law refused to do it. Ziyu also saw this, so that he had no fear. ”

"In the minister's opinion," Neizai lowered his voice, "If His Highness wants to get the Tiger Talisman, it will not be difficult. ”

Prince Su's eyes widened: "What's the best plan, say it quickly!" ”

"Your Highness, inside and outside the Yan Palace, who does the king listen to the most?"

"You mean..." Prince Su was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized, punched the case, and said with remorse, "Hey, why did the palace forget her?" ”

In a forest outside Handan City, the Venerable of the Mo family sat upright under a big tree, and on both sides stood two fourteen or fifteen-year-old half-grown children, Mu Hua and Mu Shi, who were much taller and more handsome than in previous years. Especially Mu Hua, her breasts are already plump, and her whole body exudes the unique fragrance of a girl.

A young ink man hurriedly walked up to the Venerable, greeted him, and whispered: "Master, I found out the whereabouts of Su Zi, I stayed at the Fengyun Inn a few days ago, and lived with a person named Jia She, and I left before the tenth day, and I don't know where to go. ”

"Leave before ten?" Qu Jiangzi frowned in contemplation and looked at the young ink man, "Where did the Jashe people come from?" ”

"I asked the storekeeper, and said that he came from the Qin State, and looking at the decoration, it was not like an ordinary Qin person. Also, according to the people of Xuanli Village, when Su Zi left home, he was dressed in straw shoes and walked all the way, obviously not enough money, and he thought that the food and accommodation in Handan were provided by the Jiashe people. According to the shopkeeper Xiao Er, when Su Zi left, he used the carriage and horse of the Jasher. The Jasher people treated him like this, thinking that the two knew each other, and Suzi was only going out temporarily, and he would still come back soon! ”

"You're right." Qu Jiangzi shook his beard for a while, "Let's go, let's go to Handan City to earn a plate fee and rent a place to live!" ”

On the street outside the Fengyun Inn, the four of them, dressed as entertainers, cleared a venue and took down the posture of street performers.

Qu Jiangzi held a gong in his hand, knocked it a few times, and shouted on the street: "Ladies and gentlemen, the world is out of order, the countries are strife, the weak eat the strong, the people are not living, we and other artists are displaced, I have come to Handan to perform, begging for food, those who have money hold a money field, and those who have no money hold a personal field..."

Hearing the sound of the gong, pedestrians on the street rushed over. The young inkman kept circling the field with a special knife in one hand, playing with the two knives as he turned. Mu Hua and Mu Shi look almost identical, and at first glance they are dragon and phoenix twins, which are eye-catching.

At the sound of gongs, Mu Hua and Mu Shi lifted the four door panels to a wall ten steps away and erected them against the wall. The gong sounded louder, the number of spectators increased, and the people in the inn came out one after another, and the Jashe people stood impressively in the crowd.

"Bang bang..." Qu Jiangzi glanced at the Jashe people and shouted loudly, "Attention visitors, this strong man's name is Zou Sheng, alias Flying Knife Zou, and the two flying knives in his hand are made of Ugin and are extremely sharp. How sharp is it? Everyone's got it! ”

The spectators looked at the two flying knives in Zou's hand.

Qu Jiangzi threw a piece of pigskin into the air, only to hear the sound of "click", a knife flew out, just tied to the pigskin, no handle. The pigskin fell to the ground, and Qu Jiangzi picked up the pigskin and knife, and showed it to the visitors. Immediately afterwards, Qu Jiangzi threw out a wooden board, and with another "tom" sound, another knife pierced the board, and the tip of the knife came out through the board.

The two actions were done in one go, and the audience was dizzying and applauded.

Another gong sounded.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Qu Jiangzi shouted, "If you want to see it, you have to watch a thrill, and now I will ask Zou Sheng, a flying knife, to give you an excitement!" He looked at Mu Hua and Mu Shi again, "Two children, please stand on the side of the door!" ”

Mu Hua and Mu Shi walked in front of the four door panels, one person occupied two door panels, stood with the door panels, crossed his legs and opened his arms, and made a big character.

The throwing knife turned more quickly in the field. Turning around, people didn't understand what was going on, only heard two "whoosh" sounds, two "bang" sounds on the door panel, and two flying knives were impartial, piercing Mu Hua and Mu Shi less than three fingers on the top of their heads, almost clinging to their hair, and entering the wood for three points.

The crowd of spectators screamed.

The screams of the spectators had not yet landed, and there were two more "whoosh", and two flying knives were inserted between the legs of the two people, at the crotch. Zou then spun in circles, and many throwing knives were thrown out of his wide sleeves in pairs, shooting at the two of them at the same time like sharp arrows, piercing their hands and feet, arms, and waist and ribs, and everyone was stunned, and they couldn't even scream.

However, this is far from the end.

Before everyone could breathe, the flying knife Zou took out a black cloth from the bag, blindfolded it, and continued to circle around.

Oh my God, he's going to...

The hearts of the spectators were all hoisted, and they stared intently at the flying knife Zou.

The blindfolded flying knife Zou turned around a few more times, jumped into the air, and only heard a few "whoosh" sounds, and the four flying knives flew towards Mu Hua and Mu Shi almost at the same time, locking on the left and right sides of the necks of the two children, no more than an inch away from the necks.

The sound of the gong stopped, the performance ended, and the flying knife Zou slowly removed the blindfolded black cloth.

Mu Hua and Mu Shi did not change color, each gave a sweet smile, and slowly left the door panel.

In the place where they left, dozens of flying knives were inlaid to spell out two "big" characters.

A false alarm was followed by thunderous applause.

Flying knife Zou bowed to the audience, Mu Hua and Mu Shi each took a hat, and walked to the audience with a sweet smile.

Spectators threw money into the hats.

The two children kept bowing to the spectators who threw the money.

Mu Hua walked up to the Jasheren.

What the Jashes threw in was a nugget of gold.

Compared with Handan, the capital of Zhao, Jicheng is obviously dilapidated and lonely, with few pedestrians on the streets, and even the market is deserted.

Su Qin's carriage and horse drove slowly down the street. Su Qin's eyes were fixed on the banners and lintels on both sides of the street. Apparently, he was looking for an inn where he could stay.

There are many inns along the street, but none of them are what Su Qin wants to live in. The people of Jia She only borrowed his carriage and horses, and did not give him a plate fee, and Su Qin had no money in his pocket.

The carriage and horse drove to a remote place, and Su Qin's eyes lit up.

It is a small and old old inn, and there are three ink characters written on the lintel - "Old Yanren".

Su Qin stopped the car and stepped forward slowly.

When an old man heard the sound, he came out, bowed down and said, "The old man has seen the guest officer." ”

Su Qin returned the salute: "Luoyang Su Qin has seen the store. As he spoke, he glanced at the store, "May I ask my husband, do you have any space in this inn?" ”

"Yes, yes," the old man replied, "It's just that I am an old store here, with shabby furnishings and remote location, and the business was okay in previous years, but in recent years, the business has not been good, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, it has never been full." If Su Zi doesn't dislike it, you can come in and have a look. ”

Seeing that the old man exposed his family ugliness, Su Qin sighed and handed the reins to the old man: "Don't look at it, I will live here with my husband when I am born." ”

The old man called Xiao Er and asked him to drive the car to the backyard, and then turned to Su Qin to give way: "Suzi, please." ”

Su Qin walked into the inn with his father-in-law, came to a small courtyard, pushed the door and said, "Suzi, please look, do you have eyes in this small courtyard?" ”

Su Qin walked into the courtyard, inspected it, and saw that although the courtyard was not big, it was clean and tidy, and nodded again and again: "Yes, that's it." "Slightly paused," May I ask my husband, how to settle the store money? ”

"One swallow knife for three days, and the meal money is extra."

Su Qin breathed a sigh of relief, clenched his fists slightly embarrassed, and said, "Dare to ask my father-in-law, can I settle the bill later?" ”

"Hehehe," the old man raised his hand and smiled, "It doesn't matter, even if Su Zi stays, when will he leave, it's not too late to close the store." ”

Su Qin arched his hand: "Thank you, old man!" ”

The old man was about to reply, when there was a dispute in front of him, followed by the sound of people moving things.

Seeing that Xiao Er finished unloading the horse and walked in with Su Qin's package, the old man instructed: "Xiao Er, when the guests are settled, please go to the front hall for dinner." He arched his hand towards Su Qin and walked quickly to the front yard.

Su Qin had finished settling down, and walked to the front yard with Xiao Er, and saw that two people who looked like scholars had already carried their bags into the courtyard, one of them was settling the house money with his father-in-law, and the other was waiting on the side.

After calculating the house money, the two of them were not in a hurry to leave, but stared at Su Qin up and down. Su Qin felt strange and was about to speak, when an older man arched his hand and said, "This brother is here?" ”

Su Qin returned the salute: "Su Qin, who is from Luoyang, has just arrived, and I sincerely ask the two brothers to take care of him." ”

The scholar smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed: "Alas, if you get mixed up with this, what else do you care!" I advise Brother Ren below, don't waste time here, hurry up as soon as possible! ”

"Oh?" Su Qin was stunned, "Why did Brother Ren say this? ”

"Don't hide it," the scholar pointed to the other person, "this is the junior brother." The two of us live in Zhongshan, practice the five elements of the arts, can know the changes of yin and yang, this time to Yan, I wanted to make a mission in Jicheng, I don't want to wait for a few months, don't say that I can see the king, but I don't even know what the palace gate looks like. ”

"Yan Guo is not a scholar?" Su Qin asked in surprise.

Before the senior brother could speak, his junior brother vividly learned the voice of the palace guard: "The king has a decree, and there will be no guests!" ”

Senior Brother smiled bitterly again.

Su Qin nodded slightly: "Where do the two brothers want to go?" ”

"Alas," the senior brother sighed lightly, "I have no money, I can't go far, I heard that Wuyang is recruiting talents, and I plan to go there to eat." ”

"Are you going to defect to Wu Chengjun?"

"Yes!" The junior brother complained, "Wu Chengjun is recruiting talents in Wuyang, and most of the people who go to Yan Shi go to him." I said last month that I was going to vote, but my senior brother refused to live or die, insisting that Wu Chengjun was not in the right name and was a small temple, and I couldn't persuade him! But as a result, we wait, wait, wait, I can't wait, I can't stand it! ”

Su Qin looked at his senior brother and saw that he was really helpless.

"This benevolent brother," the senior brother stared at Su Qin, and said eagerly, "Let's go to Wuyang together, just to get together." There are many powerful people, and they may be able to make a name for themselves! ”

"Brother Xie Ren's kindness!" Su Qin clenched his fist at him slightly, "If you come, you will be safe, no matter what, you have to see what it looks like inside the gate of the Thistle Palace." ”

Seeing that the words were not speculative, the junior brother picked up the package, pulled the senior brother, and dragged him away without saying anything.

The next morning, Su Qin rushed to the palace early, and saw eight halberd-wielding guards standing on both sides of the red lacquer gate from a distance.

Su Qin approached, and was stopped by two guards with halberds. Su Qin bowed, took out the prayer note that had already been written, and handed it to the guard. The guards didn't look at it, handed it back, and sang the newspaper loudly.

A doorman walked out of the ear room when he heard the sound, glanced at Su Qin, and dragged out his voice: "Who is coming?" ”

Su Qin said: "Luoyang scholar Su Qin." "After speaking, I handed over the name post.

The doorman took the name card and examined: "Who do you want to see here?" What do you want to do? ”

"There is a major state affair below, and I want to see Yan Gong."

The doorman snorted, handed back the name post, and dragged out his voice again: "The king has a decree, and there will be no guests!" One turned around, did not return the salute, and walked straight into the ear room.

Su Qin pondered for a while, turned to the next few gates along the palace, and asked one by one, as the two scholars said, the door captain did not ask about the indiscriminate, and said with a split: "The king has a will, and there are no guests!" ”

Su Qin was robbed several times in a row, and returned to the store in a huff, thinking about where to start.

Yan Wengong really can't see guests.

In the main hall of Mingguang Palace, Yan Wengong was lying on the couch, his eyes were closed, his face was yellow and white, and his whole body was motionless, like a dying man.

Ji Xue stayed in front of the couch and softly hummed a Yandi folk song:

The trees of Yanshan are green

The son of the Son goes on the expedition

The trees of Yanshan are withered

No return

This folk song of Yan people mourning for recruiting people was learned by her from an old palace maid not long ago. At this time, Ji Xue didn't know what to think of, and hummed. The tune was originally sad, but it was repeatedly sung by Ji Xue, which made it even more sad. Gong Wen listened for a while, two lines of turbid tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Ji Xue's slender hand, and squeezed it tightly.

Gong Wen exerted too much force, Ji Xue held back the pain, let him pinch it for a while, and then said softly: "Your Excellency, you are awake." ”

Gong Wen also seemed to realize something, let go of his hand, opened his eyes, and looked at her somewhat apologetically: "Madam, the widow has pinched you." ”

Ji Xue's voice was softer: "Your Majesty, are you crying?" He withdrew his hand and gently wiped his tears with a silk handkerchief.

Gong Wen smiled bitterly: "It's Madame who sings well." ”

Ji Xue responded: "It's the king's good heart." Turning to Chunmei again, "Jun Shang woke up and passed the medicine." ”

Two palace maids came in with a tray one after the other, one tray with a cup of decoction and the other with a cup of honey. Chunmei took it, Ji Xue took out a spoon, scooped out a spoonful, tasted it with her own mouth, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, the concubine has tasted it, it's not too bitter, and the heat and cold are just right." ”

Gong Wen waved her hand and asked her to take it.

Ji Xue picked up the medicine bowl and pleaded: "Your Majesty, you... ”

"Alas," Duke Wen sighed and shook his head, "Madame doesn't know, the disease of widows, no kind of decoction will help. ”

Ji Xue burst into tears and slowly knelt down: "Your Majesty..."

Ji Xue was about to persuade hard, but the old minister walked in, coughed at the door, and called softly: "Madam." ”

Ji Xue looked up and saw that the old minister was gesturing at her, as if she was in a hurry.

Ji Xue was stunned, put down the medicine bowl, and walked over.

The old minister whispered a few words in her ear, and Ji Xue was stunned: "Your Highness? ”

The old minister looked anxious, pointed at Yan Gong, and motioned her to go out.

Ji Xue walked out of the palace with him, and said eagerly: "What is the matter with Your Highness looking for the palace?" ”

"The old slave doesn't know," the old minister replied, "looking at His Highness's expression, it is a great matter." The king's dragon is not in good health, the prince is in charge, I think there is a big event, and it is best for Mrs. to go over. ”

Ji Xue followed the old minister and strode towards the side hall.

As soon as the two entered the palace gate, Prince Su greeted him, knelt on the ground, bowed again and again, and wept silently: "Queen Mother..."

Seeing this man who was nearly twenty years older than her calling her mother, Ji Xue was not without embarrassment, and said urgently: "Your Highness, hurry, please get up!" ”

The crown prince Su burst into tears: "Queen Mother, you have to show mercy and save Yan Guo!" ”

Ji Xue was shocked: "What's wrong with Yan Guo?" ”

"Queen Mother, Ziyu deliberately rebelled in Wuyang, and she is about to enter Jicheng!"

"This..." Ji Xuehua lost her face, "Ziyu he... ”

"It's true, Queen Mother!" Prince Su was anxious, "Ziyu has tens of thousands of troops in Wuyang, and now he is secretly forming Zhao people, and he will invade Jicheng in the near future, and kill to force the palace!" ”

Ji Xue stabilized her mind for a while, calmed down, recovered her coldness, and stared at Prince Su: "Your Highness, Ziyu is really going to call, what can a weak woman in this palace do?" ”

"Queen Mother," the prince said goodbye, "The son begs the queen mother to ask her father-in-law for a tiger talisman, and the army of the son will help defend Jicheng, otherwise, Jicheng will not be protected, the queen mother..."

"Your Highness is saying...

"Yes, yes, yes, it's a tiger talisman! Erchen has gone to beg the general of the son, and the general of the son must ask the son-in-law to take out the father-in-law tiger talisman, otherwise, he will not send troops. ”

"This..." Ji Xue hesitated for a moment, found an excuse, and said slowly, "Since ancient times, women can't do politics, marching and conscription is a major national event, Your Royal Highness is in front of the king, how can you make a harem woman speak?" Then he turned around and went out.

Prince Su took a step forward like crazy, dragged the corner of Ji Xue's skirt, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and cried: "Queen Mother..."

"Your Highness!" Ji Xue was shy and anxious, and stomped her feet, "You... ”

Prince Su became more and more crazy, simply hugged her legs, kowtowed vigorously, and cried in his throat: "Queen Mother, if you don't agree to your son, your son will kneel and die here, and you won't get up!" ”

"Okay, good," Ji Xue cried anxiously, "I promise, I promise." Get up, get up! ”

Prince Su cried with joy, let go of his hands, and bowed again: "Erchen... ”

Ji Xue didn't listen to what he said, took the road out of the door, and fled to the main hall as if flying.

Approaching the gate of the palace, Ji Xue paused, lay on the pillar and took a breath, adjusted her breathing, stabilized her mind, and approached the front of the Wen Gong couch.

Gong Wen's eyes didn't open, and he asked, "Madam, what's wrong?" ”

Ji Xue's face turned crimson, and she snorted, "No... nothing." ”

"Say," Gong Wen opened his eyes slightly and looked at her calmly, "It's not a big deal." ”

Ji Xue stabilized her mind: "It is His Highness who urgently summons the concubines." ”

"Su'er?" Wen Gong was shocked, struggled to sit up, and stared at her, "What is he going to do?" ”

"Your Highness," Ji Xue said directly, "Your Highness wants your concubines to ask your concubine for a tiger talisman, and she says—"

Before she could finish speaking, Gong Wen waved his hand to stop: "Don't say it, as long as he comes, there will be nothing else." Let's be honest, as long as the widow is still alive, the tiger talisman can't be handed over to Zisu. ”

Ji Xue was surprised: "Ji Sugui is the crown prince, after a hundred years of king, don't say that it is a tiger talisman, even if the Jiangshan Sheji is also his, the king will give it one day earlier and one day later, the result is not the same?" ”

"Alas," Duke Wen sighed, "Madame doesn't know, once the tiger talisman reaches his hands, there will be a bloody disaster in the Yan Kingdom!" ”

Ji Xue felt that the matter was very important, thought about it for a while, and said: "Listen to His Highness, Ziyu is recruiting troops and horses in Wuyang today, and he is plotting against him, if he leads troops to fight first, won't Yan Kingdom still have a bloody disaster?" ”

Gong Wen lowered his head, and after a long time, he sighed again: "Alas, madam, this is what worries the widow. Don't hide it from Mrs., the widow has this bitterness in his heart, tell it to Mrs., I'm afraid that Mrs. will be worried, don't say it, I'm really going to suffocate the widow! ”

"Your Majesty," Ji Xueyi sat on the couch, "If you feel aggrieved, you can say it!" ”

"Think about it," Gong Wen grabbed Ji Xue's slender hand, quite emotional, "I'm afraid that only Mrs. can share the worries of widows in the world!" Staring at Ji Xue, old tears flowed out, "Madam, if the tragedy of cannibalism really happens, it will be the fault of the widow!" ”

Ji Xue was stunned and said, "Why did the king say this? ”

"It's a long story," Duke Wen closed his eyes and fell into reminiscence, "The widow and his first wife Zhao Ji have two sons, and they are sibling twins. At birth, Ziyu came first, and was established as the eldest son, and Zisu was second, and was established as the second son. Although the two are twins, they have different temperaments. Ziyu Shangwu, Zisu Shangwen. According to the practice of the Yan family, the widow should be the prince of Liziyu. ”

Gong Wen coughed, Ji Xue took a glass of boiling water and handed it to Gong Wen's lips: "Why didn't you set up a fish?" ”

Gong Wen took a sip: "The widow originally wanted to set him up, but this kid has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he always loves to fight and kill, and he speaks straight, unlike Zisu, who is knowledgeable and well-behaved, and slowly occupies the widow's heart." When the twins were sixteen years old, the widow had a whim, regardless of the opposition of the ministers, and insisted on making Zi Su the crown prince. Ziyu thought that the position of the crown prince was his, and he was not convinced, and asked Wuyang to be a fief. Zhao Ji also thought that the widow had a negative fish, so he pleaded for him. The widow felt guilty in his heart, so he should accept it and crown him as a martial artist. ”

Ji Xue thought for a while, and asked again: "Why did Ziyu ask Wuyang for a fief?" ”

"Wuyang is like the Jinyang of Zhao State, which is the former capital of Yan State, also known as the lower capital. In the Yan Kingdom, in addition to Jicheng, Wuyang City is the largest, the land is fertile, the grain and grass are abundant, the population is large, the Jicheng is connected inside, and the Qi, Zhao and Zhongshan are connected outside, which is the hub place. If you are a rebel, you can attack Jicheng if you enter, and you can rely on Zhongshan, Zhao, and Qi to retreat, and cut the city for yourself! ”

"In this way, Ziyu has a long-term plan for Wuyang."

"Yes," Gong Wen nodded, "After Zhao Ji passed away, the widow knew that he had two hearts in his life, and he admonished him, but he didn't want him to not listen, but he was resentful, and he didn't come to the court to see him or say anything. ”

"Your Majesty is probably too worried, according to the concubine, Ji Yu is a straight person, I don't think he will come this far."

"Alas," Duke Wen sighed, "he wouldn't. But in the past few years, he has been bewitched by his adviser Ji Qing and has gradually changed. ”

"Ji Qing? Who is Ji Qing? ”

"Ji Qing is the son of the widow's former Situ Jiwei. Brothers fought among themselves, and the courtiers were divided into two, either supporting Ji Su or supporting Ji Yu. The widow set up Ji Su, and the courtiers who supported Ji Yu strongly opposed it, especially Situ Jiwei, who repeatedly admonished, and saw that the widow did not listen, so he resigned angrily and died depressed. Ji Qing buried his father, sold his property, dismissed his family, and went to Wuyang alone, vowing to help Ji Yu regain the position of prince in order to repay his father's long-cherished wish. This person has great ambitions, a strategic belly, and vicious methods, and is a ruthless man, Ji Yu was deceived by him and obeyed him. ”

Ji Xue seemed to understand the reason, and after thinking for a while, she comforted: "Since the king has appointed Ji Su as the crown prince, I think it is God's arrangement. Ji Yu really dares to be disobedient, and God has its own punishment. Don't blame yourself too much, it hurts the dragon's body. ”

"Alas, Madame doesn't know, the widow's real heart disease is not here."

Ji Xue exclaimed: "Except for this matter, is there still a heart disease in the king?" ”

Gong Wen was silent for a long time, and his face was sad: "In recent years, the widow has carefully examined it, and Ji Weixu is right, the widow, alas, maybe it is really the chosen non-virtuous." ”

Ji Xue was even more shocked: "Did the king say... Your Highness?" ”

Gong Wen asked her rhetorically, "What does Madam think of Su'er?" ”

Since entering the Yan Palace, the last thing Ji Xue wants to see is Prince Su, because Prince Su sees her sooner or later, his eyes are always straight, and he always looks around at her, which makes Ji Xue very uncomfortable. Fang Cai's move made her feel even more palpitating.

However, when Gong Wen asked like this, Ji Xue didn't say much, so she prevaricated casually: "It looks fine." The concubine and His Royal Highness have never interacted with each other, and occasionally meet, and he is also the eldest mother and the youngest mother. The concubines are much smaller than him, and when they hear him call affectionately, their ears are hot, and they can hide from him. ”

"It's all external."

"Outside?"

"Yes." Gong Wen sighed, "Until now, the widow knows that he is despicable, but... Mrs., the widow is really in a dilemma." ”

"The way of heaven, let it be." Ji Xue comforted, "Your Excellency has done your best, and the future will be in accordance with the will of heaven." ”

Gong Wen nodded and stared at her: "Madam... Alas, don't say it." ”

"If you have something to say, let's say it."

"The widow is old and unable to do anything." Gong Wen said with regret, "If you are a few years younger, the widow can have a son with his wife, and his wife will personally **, why are these troubles today?" ”

Ji Xue's face was shy, tears flowed out, and she gently knelt on Gong Wen's body: "Your Majesty..."

Su Qin got up early and rushed outside to walk around.

Although it seemed casual on the surface, Su Qin's heart was anxious. No matter how frugal you are, you have to eat at least two meals a day, and after a few days, you have nothing in your pocket. Xiao Xi'er originally gave him more than 100 copper coins, although he didn't spend much when he was in Handan, but on the way to Jicheng, it was a huge expense. One has to hurry, the second has to raise horses, and the third has to live in a hotel, and there is no way to be thrifty at all. He told his uncle that the money was in his pocket, which was nothing more than a pretext. Fortunately, the old man was kind and did not let him prepay the store, otherwise, an embarrassment would not be able to get out.

The immediate priority is to see Ji Xue as soon as possible. The shyness in the bag is secondary, and the critical situation is the real chapter. Hearing Jia Sheren talk about the internal strife in Yan, he had a premonition in his heart that Ji Xue needed him, Yan Guo needed him, and he had to help Yan stop this strife. Once there is civil strife in Yan Kingdom, it is not only Ji Xue who will be hurt, but also the people of Yan Kingdom. In a big way, no matter whether Wu Chengjun succeeds or not, Yan will have a bad relationship with Zhao. Once Yan Zhao fights evil, it will directly affect his strategy of cooperation and verticality.

It was almost noon, and Su Qin was still wandering on the street. In the past few days, he has considered various ways to enter the palace to ask for a meeting, but none of them can be passed. Yan Gong was sick on the bed, refused all visitors, and did not go to the court, don't say that it was him, even if the doctors in the court could only wait for the decree in the house. He asked to see Ji Xue as the deceased of Mrs. Yan Guo, but the guards of all the gates already knew him and didn't believe it at all.

According to Su Qin's inference, the cause of Yan Gong's illness was the current chaos in Wuyang. How to solve this mess is a trivial matter for him. However, if you can't see Yan Gong, no matter how good the countermeasures are, they are useless.

Su Qin walked away for a while, and his stomach chirped again. Su Qin knew that it was lunch time, and when he looked up, the vendors on both sides of the street were either eating or preparing to eat, and there was a loving mother in the distance who was calling her son to eat with her throat. Passers-by began to drill into the restaurants on both sides, and the food from the food stalls was fragrant, and the sound of swallowing was everywhere.

Su Qin swallowed his saliva, walked back slowly, and returned to the "Old Yanren" inn a moment later.

There were already a few diners in the dining room, full of wine and food in front of them, shouting and drinking, gobbling up.

The old man sat quietly in front of the cabinet, and when he saw Su Qin coming in, he didn't speak, but stared at him. Su Qin smiled back at him, counted it as a greeting, didn't look at the diners, walked straight through the dining room, and walked towards his small courtyard.

Su Qin closed the courtyard door, leaned on the door, walked into the house, scooped out a scoop of cold water, poured it down a few times, and sat down on the couch, closing his eyes to recuperate.

Footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by a knock.

Su Qin got up, opened the door, and saw that it was Xiao Er.

Xiao Er said, "Master Su, the master is invited." ”

Su Qin's heart sank, flashed the black-hearted shop in Xianyang, and said: "The shops are all ordinary black-hearted, looking at the eyes of the old abbot, I think I have seen through the clues, and I am worried that I can't pay for his shop." Thinking like this, his face turned gloomy, and his voice was cold, "When I stayed in the hotel that day, your owner personally said that the store money would be settled when you left the store, you..."

Xiao Er laughed: "Where did Su Ye go, my master didn't come to ask for money from the store." ”

Su Qin also felt that he was abrupt, smiled awkwardly, and said nothing more, so he closed the door and walked into the dining room with Xiao Er.

A few diners have left, and the dining room is empty, only the old man sits behind a few cases, on which are four large plates of small dishes often eaten by Lao Yanren, a pot of old wine and two fine copper wines full of wine.

Su Qin was apprehensive in his heart, and he said: "The younger generation has seen the old man." ”

The old man bowed his hand and returned the salute: "The old man has disturbed Suzi." He pointed to the seat opposite, "Suzi, please take a seat!" ”

Su Qin didn't know what he meant, and gave his hand again: "What does the old man command, but he said it." ”

The old man smiled slightly: "Sit down and talk about it." ”

Su Qin walked to the opposite side, sat down on his knees, and looked at his father-in-law.

"That's right," the old man said slowly, "Today is the sixty years of old age, and it is a great joy to live a full life." The old man was happy in his heart, and prepared a few dishes and a jar of thin wine to celebrate. Su Zi is a nobleman, old and presumptuous, I want to invite Su Zi to drink together, ask for an auspicious one, and hope that Su Zi will appreciate his face! ”

Su Qin's intuition could completely feel the true intention of the old man when he said this, his heart was sour, his eyes were hot, and his voice was somewhat choked: "Old man..."

The old man didn't seem to see it, and said with a smile: "These two bronze jue are not ordinary, they are all from the palace, if it is not for the New Year's festival, worship the ancestors and go to the grave, the old man is still reluctant to use it." Today is a happy day, and it is a noble person, and the old decay is only used for it! As he spoke, he picked up Yijue, "Suzi, please!" ”

Seeing that the old man's face was kind and sincere, Su Qin also calmed down, picked up the wine lord, and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the old man in his late life, I wish the old man a better life than Nanshan, and be as blessed as the East China Sea!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and each drank it all.

The old man put down the wine, picked up the chopsticks, and put the vegetables on the plate in front of Su Qin, and said with a smile: "These small dishes are cooked and fried by Lao Yu himself, and they can be regarded as Yandi flavors, please taste them." ”

Su Qin tasted them separately and praised: "The color, flavor, and flavor are all good, it's really a delicacy in the world!" ”

"Xie Suzi praised." The old man picked up vegetables for Su Qin again.

The two ate and drank food and drank wine, and talked very well with each other.

When the wine altar was about to bottom, the old man took out a money bag from his sleeve and pushed it to Su Qin's side: "Su Zi will go out sooner or later, and he can't have copper in his waist." This bag, please take it for the time being. ”

"Uncle," Su Qin's face was embarrassed, and he hurriedly pushed back, "How can this be done?" ”

"Hehehe," the old man pushed over and said with a smile, "How can you not do it?" Isn't it just a few copper coins? ”

Su Qin stared at the old man, and saw that he was sincere and sincere, without any intention of making fun of him, he was very moved, and knelt down and knocked: "The old man is above, please accept the late birth!" ”

"Suzi, please get up!" The old man hurriedly got up and pulled up Su Qin, "Su Zi is a nobleman, how dare the old man be worshiped like this?" Besides, with a small amount of money, Su Zi doesn't give up, so what's the reward? The old man is already a dying person, and a few copper coins are of little use to the old man, so Su Zi can take it, but he can put off the urgent need. ”

Su Qin was moved by this old Yanren, put the money bag in his sleeve, and arched his hand to the old man: "Old man Gaoyi, I wrote it down in my later life." ”

The old man sat back and raised his knighthood: "Be proud of Suzi's future, do it!" ”

Su Qin also raised his knighthood: "Thank you for your love!" ”

The two drank a few more knights, and Su Qin slowly put down the wine lord and stared at the old man: "There is a confusion in the late life, I don't know if I should talk about it?" ”

"Suzi, please speak."

"Late life and old man have never known each other, now I invest in the old man's inn, the old man sees the slight knowledge, and sees that the late life is in a difficult situation, please eat and drink, don't say, this is a gift again, and it is a late business material. The late life wants to know that the old man is a businessman and receives guests from all over the world, why does he have this preference for the late life? ”

"Since Su Zi asked," the old man smiled slightly, "the old man will also tell the truth." The old man has opened a shop here for 35 years, and he has seen a lot of scholars, and his eyesight has come out. Don't hide it from Suzi, as soon as you meet, you will know that you are different from them and are doing great things. ”

Su Qin also laughed: "Boss, this is looking down on Su Qin." ”

"However, old decay does not ask for good rewards, nor does it not ask for returns." The old man smiled and squinted at Su Qin.

"This is natural." Su Qin didn't know what his uncle was asking for, and his heart was slightly cold, but at this time, there was no way out, so he had to give up, "Uncle, please speak." ”

"He is proud every day, and begs Su Zi not to forget the Yan people." The old man's face was serious, and his words were sincere.

Hearing what Lao Yanren said was actually this, Su Qin's heart was shocked, and he responded in a trembling voice: "I wrote it down in my late life." ”

"Just write it down." The old man stared at him, "Su Zi is here, do you want to see your lord?" ”

"Alas..." Su Qin sighed, helplessness on his face.

"It's not difficult to see you."

Su Qin's eyes widened, and he stared at his uncle in surprise.

The old man said slowly: "The old man's knee dog, named Yuan Bao, is now on an errand in the palace, and he is the former military captain of the prince's palace. Today's 60th birthday, he said that he would come back, but two hours ago, he brought a message, saying that it was Shenshi today, and he was going to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Mrs. Yanguo to the Taimiao, I was afraid that he would not be able to come back. The old man was thinking, if Su Zi went to the east gate of the palace to wait, he might be able to see His Royal Highness. If you see Your Highness, you will be able to see Your Highness. ”

"Lady Yan Guo went to Taimiao?" Su Qin was both surprised and delighted.

"Yes," the old man replied, "the king is not in good health, and the lady wants to go to the Taimiao, saying that it is to pray for the king." ”

Su Qin arched his hand: "Thank you for your advice!" ”

After the meal, Su Qin said goodbye to his father-in-law, went back to the room to sit for a while, looked at the sun, and saw that the time was approaching, so he set off for Yan Palace.

Su Qin waited outside the east gate of Yan Palace for half an hour, and when he saw that the palace gate was open, a team of guards poured out, shouting to clean up the streets. After waiting for a while, the team of armor soldiers walked out of the palace gate, and in the middle of the team, they hunted with flags and two luxury chariots. In front of the chariot, a man held a spear in his hand, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his eyes looked coldly ahead.

There was no need to ask again, Su Qin saw that this person was the military captain Yuan Bao.

The guards walked out of the palace gate, Su Qin saw it clearly, just like when he was in Luoyang, he rushed out of the street obliquely, and before everyone could react, he already knelt down on the street, bowed to the ground, and reported to his home in a loud voice: "Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, knocked on His Royal Highness the Prince of Yanguo!" ”

Yuan Bao was shocked, rushed forward, and shouted: "Quick, take down this person!" ”

All the guards gathered around and twisted Su Qin.

Yuan Bao looked around and saw that there was no abnormality, so he breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the front of the prince's car, and said loudly: "Your Highness, someone stopped you!" ”

Suddenly, the crown prince Su mistakenly thought that it was an assassin sent by Gongziyu, and he was so frightened that he was like a sifting chaff in the car, and asked in a trembling voice: "But the assassin?" ”

"Returning to Your Highness," Yuan Bao replied loudly, "The person who stopped the driver claimed to be Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, and claimed to ask to see His Highness!" ”

Hearing that it was not an assassin, Prince Su finally came back to his senses, lifted the curtain, and shouted, "What Su Qin?" Kill with a rod on the spot! ”

"Your Highness," Yuan Bao hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "The last general looks at this person, and he seems to have no malicious intent. Whether..."

Prince Su's eyes widened, and he intercepted his words: "Disturbing Mrs. is a capital crime, pull it down!" ”

"The last will obey!" Yuan Bao turned around and ordered, "Your Highness has a decree, Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, disturbed his wife's chariot and committed a capital crime, and killed him with a cane on the spot!" ”

The armor soldiers were about to walk with their staff, and Su Qin burst out with a long laugh: "Hahahaha, Yan Guo has no eyes!" Yan is in great trouble, Su Qin ran thousands of miles to rescue, but was killed, Yan Guo has no eyes? ”

Prince Su said angrily: "Bold maniac, when death is imminent, you dare to be crazy and executed!" ”

Before the words fell, Ji Xue's voice came from the car behind him: "Slow! ”

Although Ji Xue's voice was soft, it was penetrating, and the armor soldiers were about to walk with their sticks, but they stopped hearing the sound.

Ji Xue said slowly: "Bring the person who stopped the driver here." ”

Yuan Bao ordered the guards to twist Su Qin in front of the chariot.

Ji Xue pulled the curtain and saw that it was Su Qin, her heart jumped wildly, and she covered her hands on her chest. After a long while, she suppressed her heartbeat, put down the bead curtain, and said in a trembling voice: "The person who stopped the driver, I heard that you are Su Qin from Luoyang?" ”

After seven years of separation, when he heard Ji Xue's voice again, Su Qinzi was also excited, forced himself to hold back, and replied in a deep voice: "Back to Mrs. Yanguo, the grass people are Su Qin, a native of Luoyang." ”

"General Yuan, let go of this person."

"The last will obey!" Yuan Bao ordered the guards to let go of Su Qin.

Su Qin knelt on the ground and said, "Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, knocked to see Mrs. Yanguo, and congratulated Mrs. Wan'an!" ”

Ji Xue responded in a trembling voice: "Su Zi is exempt from courtesy." ”

Seeing Yuan Bao release him, Prince Su didn't know why, jumped out of the car, and said to Ji Xue: "Queen Mother, this madman has committed a capital crime to stop the queen mother, why let him go?" ”

Ji Xue had regained her composure and said lightly: "This person is a famous man in Luoyang, not a fanatic. ”

Prince Su's eyes rolled, his attitude changed greatly, and he turned to Su Qin and bowed deeply: "Ji Su doesn't know that Su Zi is a famous person in the queen mother's hometown, and if you offend, I hope Su Zi will bear with me!" ”

Su Qin kowtowed to him: "The grass people thank His Highness for not killing him!" ”

Prince Su helped him up with his own hands: "Su Zi, please get up." ”

Su Qin got up.

Prince Su said attentively: "Ji Su and the queen mother want to go to the Taimiao, can Su Zi go with him?" ”

Su Qin arched his hand: "Your Highness Xie raises love." ”

In order to please Ji Xue, the crown prince Su invited Su Qin to join him and continue to move forward. Within half an hour, a group of people rushed to the Taimiao, Ji Xue and Prince Su entered the main hall under the arrangement of the Taimiao order, and sacrificed according to the past practice to pray for the birthday of Yan Wengong.

The sacrifice has been completed, and the Taimiao order knocked: "Please Madame, Your Highness will take a break in the side hall." ”

Ji Xue and Prince Su got up and walked into the side hall and sat down separately. As soon as he sat down, Prince Su had something in his heart, so he couldn't wait to retreat left and right, and knocked on the ground: "Queen Mother, can the monarch allow the things entrusted by the sons?" ”

Because of the embarrassment ahead, Ji Xue had already prepared and shouted: "Someone! ”

Prince Su hurriedly got up and sat down at the table.

The old minister walked in: "The old slave is here!" ”

Ji Xue commanded: "Please Suzi!" ”

"Madame has a purpose, please Suzi!"

Su Qin walked in and knocked on the ground: "The grass people knock to see Mrs. Yan Guo, and knock to see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Ji Xue waved her hand: "Su Zi is exempt." He pointed to the guest seat next to him, "Suzi, please take a seat." ”

"Mrs. Xie!" Su Qin got up and sat down.

Ji Xue stared at Su Qin, and asked slowly, "May I ask Su Zi, where have you been all these years?" ”

"Mrs. Hui," Su Qin replied, "Caomin and his righteous brother Zhang Yi went to Yunmeng Mountain together, and they had to worship Mr. Guigu as their teacher, practiced for several years, and rose out of the mountain in the autumn of the year before last. ”

"Zhang Yi?" Prince Su was shocked and stared at Su Qin, "But that Zhang Yi who helped King Chu destroy more than 200,000 Yue troops in one fell swoop?" ”

"That's the man." Su Qin replied.

"Hehehe," Ji Xue laughed softly, "This palace has also heard about this, I really didn't expect Zhang Yi to have such a chance." ”

Prince Su was even more surprised: "Listening to the queen mother's words, do you know Zhang Yi?" ”

Ji Xue nodded slightly: "I've seen him a few times." He turned to Su Qin again, "I heard that Su Zi went to Qin last year, but is there such a thing?" ”

Su Qin smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed: "Alas, it is the grass people who are confused for a while, and they want to help Duke Qin dominate the world. ”

"What?" Prince Su was dumbfounded, "Su Zi wants to help Duke Qin dominate the world?" You..."

Ji Xue smiled slightly, and turned to Prince Su: "Didn't His Highness ask about the things he entrusted?" Now there is Suzi, but it can reach the tiger talisman. ”

Prince Su looked at Su Qin in disbelief, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses, half pleading, half sarcastic: "Ji Su implores, can you take a step back to dominate the world and save Yan Kingdom first!" ”

Su Qin nodded slightly, and asked knowingly, "May I ask Your Highness, what's wrong with Yan Guo?" ”

Prince Su said eagerly: "Ji Su has to report, Gongziyu recruits troops and horses in Wuyang, and conforms to Zhao Jun, who wants to cooperate with the outside and do great rebellion." When the monarch's father heard the report, he became angry and sick. Gongziyu heard that Jun Shang was seriously ill, and his arrogance became more and more arrogant, and he was about to raise troops in Jicheng in the near future. ”

Su Qin smiled slightly: "In Su Qin's opinion, the Wuyang Rebellion is a trivial matter. ”

"What?" Prince Su was shocked, "If the Wuyang Rebellion is a trivial matter, what is a major matter?" ”

"Returning to Your Highness, the major affairs of the Yan Kingdom lie in the fact that there are no talents in the dynasty and no long-term strategy in the country!"

The crown prince Su was about to argue, but Ji Xue waved his hand: "Chenguang is not early, Su Zi will go back to the pavilion, wait for the palace to pass the king, and ask Su Zi for advice at another time." ”

Su Qin got up and kowtowed: "Grass people say goodbye!" ”

On the first day of March, the ancient city of Jinyang was hit by sand and dust again.

In the second half of the night, the originally dark earth was shrouded in a thick layer of sand and dust, and there was no light in the sky. On the gate tower of the west gate of Jinyang, Shen Bao, the commander of Jinyang in armor, and more than a dozen relatives stood on the battlements of the gatehouse, staring intently at the outside of the city.

In the distance, there was the sound of the vigil, which rang five times in a row, paused for a while, and then sounded five times again, forming a regular rhythm.

A personal follower came over and whispered: "General, it's time to hand over the fifth watch!" ”

"I hear you." Shen Bao replied to him impatiently, staring firmly into the distance.

After waiting for a while, Shen Bao was anxious and turned to the messenger: "You have eaten, but tonight's fifth watch?" ”

He replied: "Returning to the general, the villain listened correctly." The special envoy himself said that it was the early morning of the second day of the first month of this month, and the fifth watch was handed over, with the fire as the number. As he spoke, he suddenly pointed into the distance with surprise, "General, please look!" ”

Sure enough, three fires lit up in the distance.

Shen Bao drew his sword, turned around majestically, and commanded in a low voice: "Ignite!" ”

Several people with torches hurriedly walked to the stack of firewood that had already been prepared, and lit three fires in the shape of a "one".

In the distance, countless Qin troops poured out of the dust and mist, as many as ants, silently approaching the West Gate.

Shen Bao suppressed the excitement in his heart and ordered loudly: "Open the city gate!" ”

A personal attendant was about to go downstairs to give an order, but suddenly froze there.

Shen Bao scolded: "Quickly give the order, open the city gate!" ”

Before the words fell, the sound of the suspension bridge and the opening of the city gate came from downstairs.

Shen Bao was surprised to himself, and a deep but cold voice floated from behind him: "General Shen, the city gate has been opened. ”

Shen Bao turned around and saw that Zhao Bao, the guard of Jinyang, had been standing behind him at some point, and there were countless Zhao soldiers around him, all with bows and arrows, ready to attack.

"General Zhao..." Shen Bao was incoherent.

Zhao Bao looked at him coldly: "Take down the traitor!" ”

The soldiers stepped forward and took Shen Bao and his relatives with him.

Hundreds of Qin soldiers rushed across the drawbridge and poured into the city gate.

Zhao Bao gave an order: "Soldiers, lift the suspension bridge, close the door and beat the dog!" ”

A group of Zhao soldiers shouted, pulling the pulley of the suspension bridge together. The suspension bridge flew up, and the Qin soldiers on the bridge were caught off guard and fell into the moat that was nearly three zhang wide. At the same time, the city was full of fires, and ten thousand crossbows were fired in unison, pitiful for the hundreds of Qin soldiers who had just crossed the bridge, and in an instant they turned into ghosts of the underworld in the midst of screams.

Sima Cuo was shocked and urgently ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

At the same time, the east gate of Jinyang opened, and the two cars rushed out, and they quickly stepped up and threw themselves into Handan.

Zhongdafu Lou slowly got an urgent report, and urgently reported to An Yangjun: "Report to the Taishi, Jinyang to report urgently!" ”

An Yangjun hurriedly looked at it and said hurriedly: "Prepare the car, Hongbotai!" ”

The secret garrison of the turbid deer in the Zizhi Dynasty quickly became known to Wu Chengjun.

Ziyu urgently summoned Ji Qing: "Zizhi's increase in troops turbidity deer, can Ji Zi know?" ”

Ji Qing nodded.

"You can quickly inform the Zhao people of this matter and ask them to temporary—"

"It's too late to return to the lord!"

"Jizi, what do you mean?"

"My lord," Ji Qing said slowly, "The minister has already sent someone to inform Gongzi Fan that the grain he wants has been prepared, maybe this Chenguang Zhao army is already on the way to attack the turbid deer." ”

"How can this be done?" Wu Chengjun was shocked, "Zhao people don't know how to take precautions, they will suffer a big loss, in case they ask for a crime, how can they explain it?" ”

"That's what the minister wants!" Ji Qingyin laughed, "If Gongzi Fan suffers a big loss, he naturally refuses to give up." Zhao and Yan exchanged troops, there will be a lively, if the lord starts at this time, great things will be done! ”

Wu Chengjun was about to ask again, but if he came to Ma to report: "Report, the Zhao people attacked the turbid deer at night, and the general of the son was repulsed!" ”

Wu Chengjun asked urgently: "What is the situation?" ”

"The Zhao people surrendered 3,000 troops, retreated 30 miles to the village, and the general of Zizhi also retreated to defend the turbidity deer."

"How many soldiers and horses did the Zhao people come?" Ji Qing asked.

"Ten thousand."

"Probe!"

Tanma retreated as promised.

Ji Qing smiled slightly, turned to Wu Chengjun and said, "Lord, you can start an army!" ”

"Jizi?"

Gongzi Fan originally thought that the turbid deer was at his fingertips, and only 10,000 people came to take it, but he did not expect to be hit by this. According to Gongzifan's temperament, he will raise an army for revenge, and the lord will not be able to fight at this time, but when? ”

"This..."

"Lord, don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again!"

Wu Chengjun pondered for a while, and his face gradually became resolute: "Okay, herald!" ”

In the Mingguang Palace, Ji Xue stroked Duke Wen's forehead and asked softly, "Your Majesty, how do you feel today?" ”

Gong Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My heart is like a lump of lead, and my head hurts badly." ”

"Don't worry," Ji Xue smiled slightly, her voice softer, "The concubine asked for a hexagram in the Taimiao, which is the signature of the top." Listen to the fortune teller's explanation, the king's illness will be cured soon. ”

"Alas," Duke Wen sighed, "madam, don't comfort the widow. The disease of the widow, the widow knows himself, and he will not get better for a while. ”

Ji Xue chuckled.

Gong Wen was stunned: "Why is Madam laughing? ”

Ji Xue laughed a few more times, stopped, and said happily: "The concubine went to the Taimiao, and encountered a strange incident on the way, so she remembered it, and she couldn't help laughing for a while. ”

"Oh?" Gong Wen's curiosity was aroused by her, and his mood improved, and he tilted his head to look at her, "What kind of strange thing can make Madame laugh like this?" ”

"As soon as the concubine left the palace, one of them rushed to the center of the street to stop her."

Wen Gong was shocked: "Who stopped the car?" Can you surprise Madame? ”

"How can it?" Ji Xue said with a smile, "The concubine is not a three-year-old child. "Slightly pause," the man knelt on the ground, saying that he wanted to see His Highness. When His Highness saw him against his concubines, he wanted to take him for his guilt. It was also the concubine who was curious and summoned him to ask, this person claimed to be a disciple of Guiguzi in Yunmeng Mountain, and Pang Juan, the general of Wei, and Zhang Yi, the guest secretary of Chu, were all his junior disciples. The concubine looked up and down, and saw that he was not amazing, his clothes were old, and he couldn't tell that he was a talented person with a lot of talent. Pang Juan and Zhang Yi are such characters, this person actually claims to be in the same door with them, isn't it a vain statement? Your Majesty, the way of the world now is like a big forest, and there are all kinds of birds. You are well-informed, but have you ever encountered such a ridiculous thing? ”

"Well," Gong Wen relieved himself when he saw that her words were relaxed, "This thing sounds funny." What happened? ”

"It was also the concubine's curiosity, first, she wanted to try this talent, and secondly, she also wanted to suppress his momentum, so she asked about Yan Guo. Unexpectedly, this person said, "Yan has a serious illness. The concubine thought that the Yan people knew about the lack of peace in the king's dragon body, and it was common for this person to say this, so she replied casually: 'What Mr. is referring to is the matter of the king's dragon body? This man replied: "No, the king has no disease, and if there is a disease, Yan also." 'The king is obviously sick, but this man says that the king is not sick, isn't it nonsense?' The concubine wanted to punish this person, because what he said was also auspicious, and then took the auspicious hexagram, and when she was happy, she sent him away. Thinking back on this now, I especially learned my tongue in front of you. ”

Gong Wen suddenly sat up from the couch: "What is this person's surname?" Where is it now? ”

"Your Excellency, don't alarm the dragon body." Ji Xue helped him lie down, "The concubine has asked to understand, this person's surname is Su Mingqin, he is from Luoyang, the concubine's mother's family, and now lives in the old Yanren inn outside the palace." ”

"Su Qin?" Duke Wen's eyes widened, "But that Su Qin who offered the emperor's policy to Duke Qin and wanted to dominate the world?" ”

"Your Majesty is really a god!" Ji Xue was taken aback, "The concubine has asked, it is this person." ”

Gong Wen got up again, and the illness on his body was completely gone: "Ai Concubine, quickly summon this person into the palace!" Well, don't leak the news, let him go..." ”

Ji Xue whispered: "The dragon body of the king..."

"Oh," Gong Wen laughed, too, "yes, the widow is still sick here." In this way, it is rumored that he will come to Mingguang Palace and meet him in front of the couch! ”

"The concubine is the order!"

Ji Xue helped Wengong lie down again, retreated to the door, turned around and walked out, just arrived in the front living room, suddenly saw Prince Su walking back and forth in the hall, saw her come out, rushed over, knelt on the ground and knocked: "Queen Mother..."

Ji Xue couldn't dodge, so she had to pause and frown: "Your Highness? ”

"Queen Mother," Prince Su said hurriedly, "something is wrong!" ”

Ji Xue slowly walked to the front of the table and sat down, waving her hand: "Your Highness, please get up, what's the big deal, let's talk about it." ”

Prince Su got up, stabilized his emotions, and arched his hand: "After enlightening the mother, the sons have to report that the Zhao army of 10,000 attacked the important town of Turbidity in my border yesterday and was repelled by the general of Zizhi. Zhao Fan, the chief general of the Zhao army, was furious, and ordered the army to pull out the camp overnight and move seventy miles to our border, and the general of Zizhi also ordered the soldiers of the three armies not to take off their armor, horses not to leave the saddle, and to be on guard day and night, and the war between the two countries was about to break out! Wu Chengjun saw that the time was ripe, killed pigs and cattle in Wuyang, swore to cut down thistles, and the text was also prepared, saying that there were traitors in the court, and he wanted to clear the king's side! Not to mention, according to Erchen's investigation, there are many of his internal responses in Jicheng, even in the palace, there are his eyes and ears, and Erchen's every move is under his surveillance! ”

"What are your highness's plans?"

"Queen Mother," Prince Su hurriedly said, "It is now a critical juncture, the Queen Mother must play the king, ask for the tiger talisman, and the army of the tune will return to defend Jicheng and exterminate the rebellious ministers and thieves!" ”

Ji Xue was stunned: "If the army of the son is transferred back, who will attack the Zhao people?" ”

"Queen Mother," Prince Su blurted out, "If the Zhao people call, we will have a big deal to cut the city and sacrifice the land; If Ziyu hits, the king, the queen mother, and the sons, we... we will definitely die, the queen mother! ”

In the face of the Jiangshan Sheji left by the ancestors, His Royal Highness actually said such painless words, which really made Ji Xue's heart cold. Thinking of what Gong Wen said about choosing people is not virtuous, Ji Xue glanced at him with disdain, and said coldly: "Your Highness, your lord's condition has just improved, don't be alarmed!" You don't have to say anything about the tiger talisman! ”

Prince Su repeated his old tricks, fell to the ground and bowed, grabbed her skirt with both hands, and burst into tears: "Queen Mother..."

Ji Xue's face was angry, she stood up straight suddenly, pulled back her skirt, and shouted: "Someone! ”

Prince Su was completely shocked by Ji Xue's majesty, and knelt on the ground, at a loss.

The old minister rushed forward when he heard this: "The old slave is here!" ”

"Your Highness is tired, send him back to the palace to rest!" Ji Xue said coldly.

The old minister stepped forward and said to the crown prince Su Yi: "Madame has a will, please go back to the palace to rest." Your Highness, please! ”

Prince Su wiped away his tears, got up, and walked out stupidly.

Seeing him go away, Ji Xue turned to the old minister: "Go to the Old Yanren Inn quickly and invite Suzi into the palace!" ”

"The old slave obeys!"

After returning from the Taimiao, Su Qin didn't go anywhere, staying in the store and waiting for Ji Xue's news.

It was almost noon, and the old man was sharpening his spearhead in the courtyard, and a car galloped there. The people in the car looked at the word "Lao Yanren" on the lintel, jumped out of the car, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and arched his hand: "May I ask my husband, can you store a gentleman surnamed Su?" ”

The old man put down his spearhead and returned the salute: "The person the guest is looking for can be called Su Qin?" ”

The man rejoiced, "Exactly." ”

The old man turned around and went back to the store, came to Su Qin's house, and knocked on the door: "Suzi, someone is looking for you!" ”

Su Qin walked out when he heard the sound, and saw that it was a strong man, and arched his hand: "Su Qin has seen a strong man, and he dares to ask the strong man's name!" ”

"Su Zi is polite," the man replied, "I don't have a name or surname, I was born in Zoudi, and Su Zi called me Zou Sheng!" As he spoke, he took out a secret letter from the placket of his shirt and presented it with both hands, "I am entrusted by Mr. Handan Jia to carry an urgent letter, please see it." ”

"Brother Zou has worked hard!" Su Qin took the letter, took it deeply, and was dismantling it, when the sound of horses' hooves rose again, and a palace car galloped in, it was the minister.

The old man greeted him.

The old minister jumped out of the car and said, "May I ask my uncle, can Luoyang Suzi live here?" ”

The old man said to Su Qin: "Suzi, someone from the palace is looking for you!" ”

Su Qin greeted him and said, "Luoyang Su Qin has seen Neizai. ”

The old minister also said: "Suzi, Madame is invited." ”

Su Qin turned to Zou Sheng and arched his hand: "Brother Zou sits down for a while, he urgently needs to enter the palace, and then talk to Brother Zou again!" He turned to the old man again, "Please ask the old man to entertain the strong man and wash the dust for the strong man." ”

The old man should go down.

Su Qin jumped into the palace car and galloped into the palace.

Listening to the footsteps from far and near, Ji Xue was excited.

Footsteps sounded outside the palace gate, and the old minister approached: "Madam, Suzi has arrived." ”

Ji Xue tried her best to stabilize her flustered emotions, sat upright, and raised her hand: "Please Suzi." ”

Su Qin approached and bowed: "Su Qin knocked to see Mrs. Yan Guo." ”

"Suzi is exempt! Look at the tea. ”

Su Qin thanked him, got up and sat in the guest seat.

Chunmei served fragrant tea.

Ji Xue stared at Su Qin, and arched her hand: "The country has a big event, the king is not safe in this dragon's body, and a weak woman in this palace is really unable to deal with it, so in a hurry, I have to take the liberty to disturb Su Zi, and hope that Su Zi will not hesitate to give advice." ”

Su Qin made a pun: "Su Qin is here specifically for Yan Kingdom, Su Qin is willing to be Yan Guo, willing to be his wife, bow to his best, and die." ”

Ji Xue responded in a trembling voice: "Ji Xue sincerely thanks Suzi!" ”

"I heard Madame say that there is a big thing in the country, Su Qin dares to ask Madame, what is the big thing?"

Ji Xue briefly recounted the incident of Zhao Yan's handover and Ziyu's leading army to kill Benjicheng, and stared at Su Qin without worry: "That's basically it." At the moment, I heard that Ziyu's army is on the way, not far from Jicheng! ”

"The matter of Ziyu, does the king have a will?"

"Alas," Ji Xue sighed, "Ziyu and Zisu are both the blood and bones of the king, and today they are in a dilemma." Don't hide it from Suzi, the king's illness is also due to this matter. If it weren't Ziyu who rebelled, the king would never have let the situation develop to this point. ”

Su Qin asked again: "Does Madame have a will?" ”

"Alas," Ji Xue sighed again, "What can a weak woman in this palace do?" Suzi, Yan is remote, originally a weak state, there are Hu people in the north, strong Qi in the south, and Su Zi in the west has also seen it, and now the 80,000 army of Zhao has been pressed. Su Zi, the Yan country is weak, so you can't mess with yourself! ”

Su Qin got up and knocked, "Su Qin obeys Madame's will!" ”

Ji Xue was somewhat embarrassed: "Suzi, this palace doesn't have a will!" ”

Su Qin bowed again: "Madame just said that Yan Guo can't mess with itself, it's the will." ”

Ji Xue was both surprised and delighted: "Suzi already has a countermeasure?" ”

"Madame, don't worry," Su Qin smiled faintly, "If the chaos in the world is governed, Su Qin will not dare to boast; If the chaos in front of Yan Guo is governed, it is a trivial matter for Su Qin. ”

Ji Xue let out a long breath and covered her heart with her left hand: "Great." ”

As soon as the words fell, a palace man rushed in, kowtowed to the ground, and said breathlessly: "Mrs. Qi, the rebels have reached the suburbs, and they are about to fight under the city gate!" ”

With Su Qin on her side, Ji Xue was completely fearless, turned to the old minister, and said word by word: "Pass on Your Highness, Jicheng Order, and discuss the affairs of the palace!" ”

The old minister replied: "The old slave has the order!" ”

In the suburbs of Jicheng, the banner hunting, the wheels rolling, the war horses neighed, and nearly 20,000 horses were divided into the left, center and right armies from the direction of Wuyang.

As soon as the horses were announced, all the gates were closed at the same time, and the suspension bridge over the moat was hoisted.

The army stopped outside the southern gate and set up according to the previous arrangement. Wu Chengjun, who was heavily armed and holding a spear in his hand, stood majestically on a chariot in the middle, his murderous gaze staring at the city gate tower.

On either side of him, Ji Qing and more than a dozen generals were listed.

Wu Chengjun looked at Ji Qing.

"Generals," Ji Qing shouted loudly, "As the eldest son of the Yan family, my family's lord Ji Yu should be the crown prince. However, the prince Ji Su flattered the prince with yin magic, bewitched the king, and sought the position of the prince. As the crown prince, Ji Su never sympathized with the people's livelihood, was authoritarian, excluded dissidents, and used treachery, causing the people of Yan to be bored, complaining, and becoming a public enemy of Yan State. The lord adheres to the will of heaven, prospers the teacher of justice, crusades against the traitors, and cleans up the king's side! ”

More than a dozen generals roared in unison: "We will follow the lord to the death, eradicate the traitors, and clean up the king's side!" ”

Ji Qing pulled out his sword: "Life in the world is nothing more than making meritorious contributions." Generals, this opportunity is at hand! Each of you leads your own men and horses, and kills into the city, and clears the king's side. Whoever ascends the city first will be credited! ”

The generals shouted again: "The last will be ordered!" ”

The generals led their headquarters and galloped in different directions.

In an instant, the drums sounded, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the Wuyang rebels scrambled to kill the gates of the outer city, but there was no one at the north gate, which was deliberately left by Ji Qing to the fugitives.