Jicheng entered a wartime state, gongs and drums sounded in unison, shouts were everywhere, and the young people in the city took up arms one after another and flocked to the city gate and city walls.

In the old Yanren inn, the old man was drinking with the flying knife Zou, and suddenly there was a lot of people on the street. Xiao Er hurriedly walked in and reported that the Wuyang rebels had begun to attack the city.

The old man put down the wine bowl, went into the store and rummaged for a while, found a gun shaft, wiped off the dust, and installed the polished spearhead and nailed it firmly.

Seeing the treasure gun, the flying knife Zou was energetic, danced the gun a few times, and blurted out: "Good gun, good gun, really good gun!" ”

"Hehehe," the old man took it, not without pride, "the strong man is a person who knows the goods." Do not hide the strong man, this gun is an old ancestral heirloom, the head of the gun is cast of fine copper, the gun tassel is Hudi horsemane, and the gun barrel is the high-grade red sandalwood of the southern country. ”

Xiao Er was shocked: "Old master, you wipe this gun, do you want to..."

The old man threw away the rag, walked to the courtyard with a gun, danced a few times, and turned to Xiao Er: "Guard the door of the store, and the old man will guard the city." ”

Zou Sheng picked up the wine jar, drank the remaining wine in the jar a few times, hung the sword on his waist, and hugged his fist at Xiao Er: "Xiao Er, guard the horse for you." He turned to his father-in-law again, "Father-in-law is refreshing, let's go, I will accompany you later!" ”

The East Palace was in a mess, more than 20 wagons were piled up with fine and soft items, seven or eight palace concubines, more than a dozen little princes and princesses rushed to the carriage, and a few didn't want to go, squatting aside to wipe their tears.

The servants and the palace people are still calling and loading the cart with valuables.

Outside the hall, dozens of armor soldiers stood upright like spears, Yuan Bao held a spear in his hand, stood in the queue with his head held high, and looked coldly at this group of men and women who were full of ugliness in panic and the temple people who were neither male nor female.

Outside the south gate, there was the sound of drums and killing.

Prince Su hurriedly stepped out of the palace gate, jumped on Wang Yuan, and shouted at Yuan Bao: "General Yuan, go!" ”

Yuan Bao remained motionless, and so did the sergeants.

Prince Su was anxious and raised his voice: "Yuan Bao, are you deaf?" ”

Yuan Bao asked loudly, "May I ask Your Highness, where do you want to go?" ”

"You..." Prince Su was angry, "Didn't you tell you a long time ago?" Go to the north gate and go to make the sun! ”

"Your Highness," Yuan Bao knelt on one knee, "the rebels are coming to the city, and the king is still in the palace, but His Highness has abandoned the city and left, no!" ”

Prince Su shouted: "If you are told to go, you will leave, what are you instigating?" ”

Yuan Bao begged: "Jicheng is in danger, the king's dragon body is not safe, if His Highness leaves, the army's heart will be dispersed, and Jicheng will be broken!" ”

Prince Su's face turned blue, and he pulled out his sword with a "swish": "Yuan Bao, are you going to resist the decree?" ”

Yuan Bao's neck was horizontal, and he said coldly: "Your Highness will kill if you want to kill, and the last general should not desert!" ”

All the armor soldiers knelt down together and said in unison: "I swear to die not to desert, I am willing to guard Jicheng from General Yuan and fight to the death with the rebels!" ”

Prince Su glanced at the sergeants, and his voice was hoarse: "Someone! ”

It was as silent as death, and no one on the field answered.

Prince Su was stunned, his hand holding the sword began to tremble, and he stared at everyone in disbelief: "You... do you want to rebel?" ”

Yuan Bao replied loudly: "The last general will not dare!" ”

All the sergeants responded in unison: "I don't dare to wait!" ”

The crown prince Su Ben had no power to restrain the chicken, and when he saw that all the soldiers were disobedient, he was really anxious, and he was at a loss, when the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the hall, and Ji Hao led a team of armor soldiers to run.

Prince Su was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, come on!" ”

Ji Hao stepped forward and slowly knelt down: "Erchen knocks to see his father!" ”

Prince Su pointed to the sergeants: "This group of traitors openly resists the order, quickly, put down their weapons!" ”

Without waiting for Ji Hao to make a move, Yuan Bao had already put down the spear and kowtowed to the ground.

When the armor soldiers saw this, they put their spears on the ground.

"This..." Ji Hao looked at Prince Su in confusion, "What's going on?" ”

The sound of drumming came from the west gate and the east gate.

The prince Su didn't have time to explain, and hurriedly said: "Heyer, don't talk about this, go quickly, open the north gate, and go to make yang!" ”

Ji knocked on the ground and didn't move.

Prince Su was anxious and shouted, "Huh? ”

"Father Qiyu," Ji Xu said slowly, "Erchen came from the North Gate, although there were no rebels at the North Gate, but Erchen could vaguely see from the tower of the city gate, and they were guarding the forest five miles away. ”

Prince Su Ru was shocked when he heard the thunder and sat in the car.

Ji Hao got up and glanced at everyone: "What are you doing here?" Hurry up and move your things back to the palace! ”

Before everyone could react, a carriage stopped outside the palace.

The old minister got out of the car, slowly walked into the palace gate, looked at it, and understood it in his heart, but he didn't break it, and preached loudly: "Your Highness, the lady has a message!" ”

Prince Su was shocked, got out of the car and knocked: "Erchen listen to the order!" ”

The old minister paused word by word: "Please Your Highness Gantang Palace to discuss the matter!" ”

After the old minister left, Ji Xue led Su Qin to the guest hall in the front hall of Gantang Palace, and sat down as the guest and host.

There are only Chunmei and two palace maids in the palace.

Chunmei was interested, took a look, walked outside the hall with two palace maids, and stood guard at the door.

Ji Xue's heart pounded wildly, and thousands of words turned into two soft lights, staring at Su Qin for a long time.

Su Qin didn't say a word, and returned the same gaze.

Look at each other.

The dripping sound is gone.

The sound of war drums drifting in the distance was gone.

The whole world doesn't exist anymore.

There were only four eyes in the main hall that were intersecting and colliding.

I don't know how long it took, Ji Xue broke the silence, and her voice trembled slightly: "Don't hide it from Suzi, Ji Xue never thought that she would be able to see you again in this life, and at this time, here!" ”

"Princess Huiyu," Su Qin stared at her, his words forceful, "Su Qin never thought of it that way. Seven years ago, when he saw the princess's wedding car go away on the street of Luoyang, Su Qin only had one thought in his heart, he must see the princess again in this life, and he will definitely be able to see the princess again! Su Qin did it! ”

Ji Xue burst into tears and choked up.

In the distance, the sound of war drums and rushing killings came one after another.

Ji Xue took out a silk silk to wipe away her tears, and looked up at Su Qin: "These days, black clouds are pressing down on the city, mountain rain is coming, Yan is trapped inside and outside, the king is bedridden, Xue'er... ”

Ji Xue called herself Xue'er, Su Qin's heart trembled, her whole body was like electricity, her voice was excited, and her hands clenched into fists: "Don't worry, princess, all the big things are carried by Su Qin!" Su Qin is willing to go to the soup for the princess! ”

"Suzi..." Ji Xue choked again.

Su Qin stared at her, and his voice was considerate: "Don't be sad, princess, at the critical moment, you must take care of your jade body!" ”

"Suzi, I..." Ji Xue looked at herself, "Has it changed?" ”

"The princess has lost weight!"

"Oh my God," Ji Xue touched her face, her voice so low that she could barely hear it, "Xue'er must be ugly to death." ”

"If the princess is ugly, there is no good-looking person in the world!"

"Suzi is making Xue'er happy, right?"

"Princess," Su Qin stared at Ji Xue, "Su Qin has a treasure that has been hidden for many years. ”

Ji Xue's voice was soft and trembling: "Can Xue'er get a glimpse?" ”

Su Qin reached into his arms, fumbled for a while, took out the silk handkerchief from his underwear, knelt on the ground, and presented it with both hands: "Does the princess remember this thing?" ”

Ji Xue took it and examined it.

It's her silk handkerchief!

It was the silk handkerchief she wiped her tears for Su Qin back then!

The silk handkerchief has long been yellowed, with spots on it, full of traces, and no fragrance remains, exuding a man's unique body odor.

Ji Xue held it on her chest, tears coming out of her eyes.

Su Qin kowtowed and said lightly: "The princess knows that over the years, when he lost confidence, when all his thoughts were lost, when he needed strength, and when he encountered temptation, Su Qin only did one thing, and that was to take out this piece of silk handkerchief..."

Ji Xue's whole body trembled, and she tried her best to restrain herself from crying, for a long time, her voice couldn't be smaller: "Dare to ask Suzi, it's just a silk handkerchief, why do you take it out from time to time?" ”

Su Qin's voice choked: "Because... because of the silk handkerchief, there are traces of the princess's tears." ”

Ji Xue couldn't control it anymore, twitched her shoulders, and started crying.

After crying for a while, Ji Xue suddenly got up, walked quickly to the inner room, and came out with a brocade box.

Ji Xue walked to the table and sat down, and said slowly: "Xie Suzi values it. Xue'er also has a treasure, please Suzi to appreciate it. As he spoke, he pushed the brocade box to Su Qin.

Seeing the brocade box, Su Qin already understood in his heart, stared at it and stared at it for a long time.

Ji Xue said softly: "Suzi, open it." ”

Su Qin opened it and took out an object, which was wrapped in layers of brocade.

Su Qin knew what it was, and the hand that disassembled the brocade began to tremble.

Su Qin peeled off the layers of brocade and saw a wooden sword.

It was a wooden sword carved by him with one knife at a time!

Against the backdrop of the gorgeous brocade box and brocade, against the backdrop of Ji Xuehua's face and bright clothes, and against the backdrop of all the luxurious items in the palace and the palace, this wooden sword looks ugly and unbearable.

Su Qin bowed to the ground and said: "Such an ugly thing, the princess will not give it up, why should she be so courteous?" ”

"In Xue'er's eyes," Ji Xue paused word by word, "This is the only thing that is really valuable in this palace!" "Slightly pause," every notch on this thing, Cher has been imprinted in her heart. ”

Su Qin bowed and cried: "Thank you for your love!" ”

The two of them are affectionate and sentimental, and let time pass.

Suddenly, Ji Xue seemed to realize something, raised her head, wiped away her tears, and smiled brightly at Su Qin: "Okay, Suzi, since the two things are precious to you and me, let's put them away separately." As he spoke, he handed the silk handkerchief to Su Qin, carefully wrapped the wooden sword in brocade again, and put it in the box.

Su Qin put away the silk handkerchief and got up to sit in the guest seat.

Ji Xue put the box on the side, as if she had changed someone, and smiled faintly: "Suzi, do you remember the scene when we met for the first time?" ”

"Yes." Su Qin smiled back.

Ji Xue tilted her head and stared at Su Qin: "Xue'er wants to know, where is Su Zi's stammer?" ”

Su Qin sat down and said solemnly: "Returning to the princess, after entering Yunmeng Mountain, Su Qin's stammering was photographed by his mentor Mr. Guigu and stayed in the valley. ”

"What a miracle!" Ji Xue asked with a smile, "However, Suzi stammered, it really sounded." Don't hide it from Suzi, over the years, it is always Suzi's stammering sound that echoes in Xue'er's ears, and today... ”

Su Qin sneered and said: "Since the princess is in the princess's phase, Su Qin's knot, Su Qin's knot, Su Qin's knot, this knot, show you!" ”

Ji Xue pointed at Su Qin and learned from him with a smile: "Su Zi Ke is really funny!" ”

The two were completely relaxed and laughing.

Laughing for a while, Ji Xue seemed to think of something, held back her laughter, leaned over and asked, "May I ask Suzi, can Yu'er be in Yunmeng Mountain?" ”

"Hui Princess," Su Qin replied with a fist in his fist, "Princess Yu has changed her name to Jade Chan'er, she is a senior sister, and she has been practicing medicine in the valley with Mr. ”

"Really?" Ji Xue cried with joy, "Yu'er, she... quickly, tell her quickly." ”

Su Qin was sitting precariously, slowly talking about the jade cicada, talking about how she cultivated, how she learned to achieve great success, how she watched the wild geese, and missed Ji Xue for the wild geese playing the piano. Ji Xue was in tears, hurting herself, the old minister came back, coughed, and said, "Mrs. Qiqi, Your Highness and Jicheng Ling are waiting to see you outside." ”

Ji Xue wiped away her tears and stabilized her mind: "Xuan! ”

The old minister sang loudly: "His Royal Highness Xuan, Jicheng Order to meet you!" ”

A burst of war drums faintly entered the Mingguang Palace, Yan Wengong heard it for a while, felt wrong, and sat up from the couch: "Someone!" ”

Gong Zheng rushed forward: "The minister is here!" ”

"Where's Madame?"

"Back to the king, Mrs. is discussing with the ministers in Gantang Palace!"

"Gantang Palace?" Duke Yan Wen was suspicious, "What are you discussing with the ministers?" ”

Gong Zheng's mouth just opened and then closed.

Gong Wen asked urgently: "What is discussed, say it quickly!" ”

Gong Zheng knelt and knocked: "It's a matter outside the palace." The lady is afraid that the king will be worried and will not let the old servant report it. ”

Gong Wen's heart sank: "Is the fish coming?" ”

"Yes." Gong Zheng lowered his voice, "The eldest prince has led tens of thousands of troops to fight over, and this Chenguang is attacking the city." ”

Yan Wengong's face was condensed, his old eyebrows were tightly twisted, and there was a murderous aura between his eyebrows, and he stayed sideways, as if he was not sick at all: "Change clothes!" ”

Gong Zheng saw it and exclaimed: "Your Majesty? Stunned, he turned to the palace maid, "Quick, change clothes for the king!" ”

In the front hall of Gantang Palace, Prince Su and Jicheng ordered Chu Min to bow to the ground.

Even though it was a deep palace, the sound of war drums and rushing killings in the distance still broke through many obstacles, and came in from time to time. Judging by the sound of drums, the rebels could storm the city at any time. Gongzi Su's face was pale, and his legs and stomachs couldn't stop fighting.

Ji Xue had a calm face, as if the sound of rushing and killing outside and the sound of war drums had nothing to do with her at all.

Ji Xue raised her right hand slightly, and her tone was calm: "Your Highness, Chu Aiqing, no courtesy." He pointed to the seats on either side, "You may be seated." ”

Prince Su and Jicheng thanked him, got up and sat down.

Ji Xue looked at Su Qin, saw him nodding, and slowly turned to Jicheng Ling, lightly opened her lips, and her tone was not hurried: "This palace is a female streamer, and it is not allowed to interfere in politics according to convention." However, the national disaster is at the head, the monarch's dragon body is not safe, His Royal Highness...", "His Royal Highness cares about the blood and bones, and it is difficult to make a decision, so the palace has to do a helpless move, summon the two to come here, and discuss the plan together!" Chu Aiqing, talk about the situation. ”

Ji Xue's extraordinary calmness and proper response, not to mention the crown prince Su and Chu Min, even Su Qin was shocked, and nodded slightly at her.

"Mrs. Huiyu," Chu Min arched his hand, "As far as the minister knows, the Wuyang rebels have gathered 30,000 people, and they are equipped with siege equipment, equipped with towers and crossbows, and they are fierce!" ”

Prince Su was shocked and asked urgently: "Didn't you say that there are only 20,000 people?" ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness," Chu Min turned to Prince Su, "The rebel army originally had 20,000 people, and recently forcibly recruited several men around Wuyang, which is more than 10,000 more." ”

Ji Xue's heart shook slightly, she looked at Su Qin, and saw that his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was not listening, as if these were just numbers.

Tighter drums and shouts of killing were heard at the south gate.

The crown prince shivered and looked at Ji Xue: "Queen Mother, is the rebel army..." ”

Ji Xue ignored him and looked at Chu Min.

"Back to His Highness," Chu Min replied in a deep voice, "the minister has figured out that the rebel drums are not really trying to attack the city, but just a bluff to disturb the morale of the army. ”

Ji Xue was stunned: "Why is this?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, according to the minister's investigation, there are still hundreds of rebels in Jicheng, and they attacked the north gate at about midnight and joined the rebels outside the city. At present, the rebels are feint to attack the south, east, and west gates, but not the north gate. ”

Ji Xue was shocked, looked at Su Qin, and saw that he was still at peace.

Ji Xue asked lightly: "Suzi? ”

Su Qin opened his eyes and looked at Chu Min: "May I ask the general, how many defenders are there in the city?" ”

"Back to Su Zi's words," Chu Min arched his hand, "There were originally 20,000 defenders in the city, and a month ago, because of the defense of the Zhao people, Zizhi's general took away more than 10,000, and the existing guards were less than 8,000. There are also 3,000 palace guards, which are not dispatched by the last general. ”

Su Qin nodded: "If two thousand palace guards are transferred to the general, can the general defend the city for three days?" ”

Chu Min obviously didn't understand, and hesitated: "This..."

Su Qin was slightly surprised: "Listening to the general's intentions, can't you hold it for three days?" ”

"No, no, no," Chu Min said hurriedly, "If you keep it for thirty days, you won't dare to guarantee it." If it is only held for three days, the last general will dare to make a military order! ”

"Suzi," Prince Su looked frightened, "three days later, what will we... ”

"Returning to His Highness," Su Qin clenched his fist at him slightly, "If it is not as Su Qin expected, within three days, the rebels will be defeated!" ”

Everyone present looked at each other and looked at Su Qin in unison.

Chu Min was suspicious, and stared at Su Qin: "Su Zi said that within three days, the rebels will be defeated?" ”

"Exactly!" Su Qin's tone was affirmative.

Prince Su asked urgently: "Why did the rebels collapse?" ”

A voice came from the door: "Because there is an army of 60,000 outnumbered men!" ”

Everyone was taken aback, and they all turned their heads to see that Yan Wengong was already at the door at some point.

And they stood up and bowed down.

Yan Wengong was not sick at all, strode over, sat down in the main seat, and spread his hands: "Madam, all Aiqing, please take a seat." ”

Everyone thanked them and sat down.

Yan Wengong looked at the prince Su and Chu Min, and said slowly: "Prince, Chu Aiqing, you go, the Jicheng garrison is waiting for you!" Tell all the soldiers that the widow has a purpose, the people are in the city, and those who retreat are beheaded! ”

The two of them received the order and got up to leave.

Seeing the two walking away, Gong Wen turned around and threw his hand at Su Qin: "You are Su Zi, right?" The widow had agreed with his wife, and asked Suzi to ask for advice in front of the bed, "smiled bitterly," I don't want things to change. ”

"Grass people, thank you for your love!" Su Qin returned the salute, "There are sixty-four hexagrams in Yi, and the hexagram is inseparable from a change of words, this so-called 'rigidity and softness push each other, change in it'!" ”

"What Suzi said is very true." Gong Wen nodded, "I heard that Su Zizhiyan has cured most of the widow's illness at once, which can be regarded as 'changing in it'." ”

"It is the luck of the grass people that they can pray for the blessing of the king."

Ji Xue had something in her heart, and interjected: "There is something unclear in this palace, please consult Suzi." ”

Su Qin turned to Ji Xue and arched his hand: "Madam, please speak!" ”

"Su Zi doesn't know the 60,000 army of the general that the king wants to tune, why does he say that the rebel army will be defeated within three days?"

Su Qin smiled slightly: "Su Qin is sure that the Zhao army will withdraw within three days." If the Zhao army withdraws, what reason does the army of the son have to defend the border empty? ”

Mo said that it was Ji Xue, even Duke Wen was surprised: "Why did Su Zi judge that the Zhao army would withdraw?" ”

"Returning to the king," Su Qin said Kankan, "Su Qin has just come from Zhao and already knows Zhao. The worries of the king, so is the Zhao family. Fengyang Jun Zhao Cheng is light on power, Yin knots Wu Chengjun, wants to help Ziyu take charge of Yan Palace, and then use the power of Yan people to force Zhao Hou of the palace. In order to achieve this goal, Fengyang Jun asked the Zhao army to be transferred to the dynasty on the grounds of restricting Zhongshan, which caused the emptiness of Jinyang and gave Qin an opportunity to take advantage of. If it is not as expected by Su Qin, the Qin people will attack Jinyang, Zhao Hou will also take this opportunity to get rid of Fengyang Jun, and the Zhao army will also evacuate Daijun and rush to the aid of Jinyang. Without the Zhao army as a shield, the Wuyang rebels were like a tree without roots, a fish in the abyss, and naturally collapsed without a fight. ”

Ji Xue and Yan Wengong glanced at each other.

Ji Xue said incredulously: "Suzi, this inference can't be wrong, right?" ”

"In three days, we will see."

Before Su Qin's words were settled, the old minister hurriedly approached with a military newspaper in his hand: "Report to the king, the general of the son is urgent!" ”

Yan Wengong took the urgent report, read it in a hurry, looked very happy, and said to Su Qin: "Su Ziguo is a god, and the Zhao State has changed." Last night, the chief general of the Zhao army, Gongzi Fan, was captured by Tingwei Feiyi, and the Zhao army drove out overnight to aid Jinyang. The army of Zizhi is now divided into two routes, one way to attack Wuyang, and all the way to Jicheng. ”

Ji Xue let out a long sigh and looked at Su Qin with admiration.

The two looked at each other, Ji Xue suddenly realized something, immediately lowered her head, got up and said, "Your Majesty, Suzi, you discuss state affairs, and the concubines retire." "The money was returned.

As night fell, the rebel tent outside the southern city gate was lit up.

Wu Chengjun sat upright as the chairman, holding a bundle of arrows, and more than a dozen generals were listening to orders.

Ji Qing hurriedly walked in and whispered in Wu Chengjun's ear. Wu Chengjun was shocked, and ordered the arrow to fall with a "snap" in his hand. The generals did not know what was happening, and looked at each other.

Ji Qing raised his head and waved his hand to the generals: "Generals, go to the tent first and wait!" ”

Seeing that the crowd was about to withdraw, Ji Qing sighed: "Alas, Wuyang was copied, Zizhi came back to help, and we have no way out!" ”

Wu Chengjun stared at Ji Qing: "Ji Zi, is there a perfect plan?" ”

"The name of the rebellion has been decided, the lord has no way to retreat, there is only one way in front of him: the fish is dead and the net is broken!"

"Tell me, how do you break the net?"

"Rush into Jicheng before the army of the sons. As long as you control Jicheng and hold the king, Zizhi will obediently obey orders! ”

"Good!" Wu Chengjun's heart was horizontal, and he shook a few times with his fist, "Since the horizontal and vertical is dead, according to Ji Zi's plan, he will be killed!" ”

Ji Qing high-fived, and the generals walked in.

"Generals," Ji Qing coughed lightly and said slowly, "After a day of attack, the heart of the Jicheng army has been weakened, the fighting spirit has collapsed, and success is tonight!" It was only agreed with the lord below that tonight's three watches, with the sound of the north gate drums, will storm Jicheng. The south, west, and east gates, the original feint attack plan, was changed to a real attack! ”

Wu Chengjun stood up suddenly, and the words were powerful: "Generals, whoever attacks the city gate first and catches the traitor, this prince will remember his first merit, reward a thousand gold, and seal the general!" ”

All the generals knelt on the ground and knocked together: "The last general will take the order!" ”

It was night, at the time of the third watch, in the wilderness outside the north gate, a large number of rebels pressed to the city gate under the cover of night, and stopped at a stone's throw away.

After three watches, all the rebels' eyes were fixed on the city gate.

Suddenly, the fire and candles above and below the city gate were bright, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and the screams were repeated. No need to ask, Wu Chengjun understood that he should be annihilated, his face changed sharply, his eyes were on fire, he snatched the drumstick, and beat the drum himself.

The drums sounded in the ears, and the rebels shouted, each armed with a climbing machine, and rushed to the city gate.

The walls of the city were brightly lit and full of arrows. The rebels rushed across the moat in a rain of arrows, attacked the city, set up ladders, and scrambled to climb the city walls. Hundreds of men and horses crowded outside the city gates, lifting huge logs and striking them.

The city was full of wood and stones, and the rebels were killed and wounded all over the ground, shouting again and again.

At the same time, the rebels at the western, eastern, and southern gates heard the sound of war drums at the north gate and launched a fierce attack on the city gate.

Outside the palace, there were war drums and shouts, and there was a burst of tense sounds.

Gantang Palace is originally a place of palace, and outsiders should not trespass, let alone discuss politics here. Previously, Ji Xue summoned people to the palace to discuss politics, because it was forced by the situation, because according to the convention, harem women are not allowed to enter the main hall. Yan Gong asked about politics, so it was naturally not suitable to stay in Gantang Palace, so he invited Su Qin to Mingguang Palace.

As soon as the two of them sat down, the crown prince Su approached in fear, and knocked: "Father, the rebels are about to fight!" ”

Yan Wengong frowned slightly, and asked coldly, "Haven't you come in yet?" ”

Su Qin wanted to write and ink, and he wrote for a while and presented it to Yan Wengong.

The text was read and handed back.

Su Qin handed the letter to the crown prince Su and arched his hand: "Your Highness can transfer this book to the Jicheng order, or you can stop the rebel offensive." ”

Yan Wengong turned to his ministers: "Make an edict written by Su Zi, affix a seal, and tell all subjects, including the rebels!" ”

The ministers and the crown prince Su walked to the side and prepared an edict.

Su Qin looked at Yan Wengong: "What does the monarch plan to do with the eldest son?" ”

Yan Wengong's brows furrowed, and after a while, he squeezed through his teeth and said, "Bring them to justice!" ”

"Your Majesty," Su Qin replied in a deep voice, "Although the eldest prince has committed an unforgivable crime, does the eldest prince really want to kill his son?" ”

"Alas," Yan Wengong closed his eyes in pain and sighed, "Since the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the palaces of the nations have been plagued repeatedly, and if the rebels are not severely punished, there will be endless troubles!" ”

Su Qin knelt down and said, "The eldest son walked on this road, and it is a capital crime. However, when Mrs. Fang Cai said something, the grass people thought so. Madame said, 'Yan Guo can't be messed up! If the king kills the eldest son, the eldest son's party members will be frightened, or abscond, or gather people to resist, Yan will shed blood again, not to mention, among the subjects of Wuyang, I don't know how many people will break up their wives and families. Besides, tiger poison does not eat children, and the king is based on benevolence, can't he make another choice? ”

Yan Wengong gasped and nodded again and again: "Su Zi is very worried. According to Suzi's opinion, what should the widow do? ”

"The king can issue a clear decree to forgive the sins of the eldest son, let him think about it and be a new man. All the subjects of the eldest son are not to blame in the past. ”

Yan Wengong pondered for a long time and nodded: "Just follow Suzi!" ”

Su Qin bowed again and kowtowed: "The grass people on behalf of the eldest son, and on behalf of the Wuyang Yanren, thank you for your innocence!" ”

The crown prince Su received the decree and summoned Yuan Bao and asked him to quickly submit Su Qin's handwritten letter to Chu Min.

Yuan Bao drove straight to the north gate.

The north gate is the place where Ji Qing agreed to respond, and the main force of the rebels is concentrated here, and the battle here is the most tragic. Upstairs at the city gate, Chu Min supervised the battle. Outside the city gate, Wu Chengjun beat the drum. The ant-like rebels erected countless ladders along the walls.

Not far from the city gate, the old man and the flying knife Zou each guarded a battlement. A rebel poked his head out from behind the battlements, and the old man grabbed his gun, and the man's eyes were quick, and he flashed his head and grasped the head of the gun. The old man was old, and he had been fighting for a long time, and his physical strength was exhausted, and he was in a stalemate with the rebels. He was followed by several rebels, one of whom stabbed the old man. The old man didn't have time to dodge, and was stabbed in the chest by the man, screamed, vomited blood and fell to the ground. Before the rebel could draw his gun, he heard a "whoosh" and an object flew and hit him in the throat. Immediately afterwards, with a few "whoosh" sounds, all the rebels who rushed up to the battlements fell to the ground, and Zou Fei, who was guarding the entrance of another battlement, rushed over, helped the old man, and saw that he was already exhausted.

More rebels emerge from the battlements. The flying knife Zou sent a flying knife, and the knife hit the throat, and all the rebels were frightened and retreated. The flying knife Zou snatched the old man's spear from the dead rebels, shook it a few times, and faced the rebels.

Yuan Bao hurriedly climbed the city tower, saw Chu Min bending his bow to kill the enemy, and shouted: "General Chu, the king is urgent!" ”

Chu Min put down the bow and arrow, took the letter, opened it, and handed it to Yuan Bao: "Quick, read out the will of the king!" "When I looked up, I saw a large number of rebels climbing up to the top of the city, surrounding the strong man and others, ignoring anything else, shouting, and rushing down the city tower with guns.

The short soldiers around him rushed with him.

Yuan Bao stood on the tower of the city with his head held high, holding the edict, and preached in his voice: "Subjects of Yan Kingdom, everyone listen well, the king comes up to decree, the old Yan people of Wuyang, you suspend the siege of the city, listen to the decree!" The king's decree is that everyone is a Yan person, and everyone is a widow's people! The Yan people don't fight the Yan people, as long as you lay down your arms, sincerely repent, and the king will not blame the past... The soldiers under the city, don't listen to demagoguery, don't be deceived, 80,000 Zhao people have withdrawn, and the 60,000 army of General Zizhi has occupied Wuyang, and they will arrive in Jicheng soon! You have no way out, you have to lay down your weapons, otherwise, you can only be a dead end...

Yuan Bao shouted, and all the soldiers also put down their weapons and shouted.

The rebels who were besieging the city stopped and began to listen.

The rebels were gossiping: "Your Excellency is right, we are all Yan people, and Yan people can't kill Yan people!" "Damn, fooled!" "Brothers, the army is coming, run for your life..."

The rebels threw down their weapons and scattered in the darkness.

At dawn, hundreds of sergeants who were unwilling to abandon Wu Chengjun gathered around the big tent. In the tent, Wu Chengjun sat a few times in front of him, holding a jar of old wine in both hands and drinking it on his neck, and Ji Qing and the five generals knelt on the ground together.

Ji Qing knocked and said, "Lord, please, don't drink it!" ”

All the generals knocked in unison: "Lord, go quickly, if you don't leave, it'll be too late!" ”

Wu Chengjun didn't seem to hear it, he still hugged the wine jar and poured it with his neck up.

Ji Qing got up, snatched the wine jar, and fell to the ground: "Lord, do you really want to die here?" ”

Wu Chengjun glanced at him and smiled bitterly: "Jizi, Wuyang has been lost, you say, where can my father go?" He squinted his drunken eyes and swept towards the generals, raising his voice, "Generals, you say, where else can this father go?" ”

Ji Qing responded: "King Qi has always treated his son well, so the lord might as well go to Linzi!" ”

The five generals said in unison: "We will swear to protect the lord to the death and kill Linzi!" ”

Wu Chengjun was about to speak, when footsteps came from outside the tent, and he joined the army and said: "Report, the king's envoy has arrived!" ”

Ji Qing got up and gestured to several generals.

They got up and stepped back to their sides, their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Wu Chengjun nodded at Ji Qing, and Ji Qing loudly ordered the general: "Pass him in!" ”

The old minister walked in with his head held high, followed by Yuan Bao.

After entering the account, Yuan Bao pressed the hilt of his sword, looked around with cold eyes, and stood on the side of the old minister.

The old minister paused and said loudly: "The king speaks, and Wu Chengjun listens to the order!" ”

Wu Chengjun got up and bowed: "Erchen takes the order!" ”

The old minister coughed lightly and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Yu'er, you are so confused!" You and Su'er are widows and brothers, and now it's like this, it's really sad for the widow! Fish, the clouds are over, and everything is over. Your sins, forgiven by the widow. Your servants are the people of the widow, and the widow forgives. Fish, the widow is old, the widow doesn't want to do anything, just want to see you. Last night, the widow saw your mother in a daze, and she stood by the widow's couch with tears in her eyes, and she said to the widow, "Where are the fish, where are the concubine's fish?" Yu'er, tomorrow is your mother's death day, don't make any more trouble, come back, the widow is waiting for you in the Mingguang Palace! Your father, Ji Min. ”

After the old minister passed the decree, he wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Wu Chengjun wept and kowtowed to the ground desperately: "Father-in-law, mother, son-in-law is here!" Erchen is here! ”

The old minister wiped his tears and choked up: "Son, let's go with the old slave, the dragon body of the king has not yet recovered, and he has not slept all night, and he is waiting for you sick!" ”

Wu Chengjun stopped crying, wiped away his tears, got up and bowed deeply to the old minister: "Please wait for a while." With that, he turned around and walked into the inner room of the tent.

Immediately after, there was a muffled sound of "dong" in the inner room.

Ji Qing suddenly understood, rushed into the inner room, and saw that Wu Chengjun had fallen to the ground, and committed suicide with his sword.

Ji Qing took the sword from Wu Chengjun's hand and shouted: "Lord, Ji Zi is here!" "Wipe it on the neck, too.

At the end of the day, Prince Su strode into the Gantang Palace with a happy face, and before the person arrived, the voice floated in: "Queen Mother!" Queen Mother..."

Chunmei, who was guarding the palace gate, gestured and shhed, signaling him not to be quiet.

Prince Su paused and asked in a low voice, "What about the queen mother?" ”

Chunmei whispered: "Madame hasn't slept all night and is resting on the couch." Does Your Highness have something important? ”

Prince Su hurriedly said: "After reporting to his mother, his son has something important to ask to see!" ”

Chunmei glanced at him, walked into the palace gate, and walked out: "Madame has a will, ask Your Highness if there is any urgency." ”

The crown prince Su Xi was overwhelmed, and his voice trembled: "After reporting to the mother, the great news is that the rebel thief Ziyu committed suicide!" ”

Chunmei Fu walked in, and after a while, Chunmei's cold voice came from inside the door: "Madame has a will, the good news belongs to His Royal Highness, and it has nothing to do with Madame." Your Highness can go. ”

Prince Su was embarrassed and walked away.

In the main hall of Mingguang Palace, the main general of the Yan army strode in and knelt down: "The last general will knock to see the king!" ”

Yan Wengong waved his hand: "The general is exempt!" ”

Zizhi got up and sat down in front of the right chief.

Yan Wengong pointed to Su Qin, who was sitting on the seat opposite him: "General Zizhi, the widow introduced you to a person, Su Qin, a famous man in the world." ”

Zizhi arched his hand to Su Qin: "Su Zi's name, I have been looking up for a long time." ”

Su Qin returned the salute: "Su Qin has seen the general!" ”

There was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and the old minister staggered in, crying: "Your Majesty, the eldest son, he..."

There was no need to ask again, Yan Wengong knew what was going on, and slowly closed his eyes.

The old minister couldn't cry: "Let's go!" ”

The hall was as silent as death, except for the sobs of the old ministers.

After a long time, Yan Wengong slowly opened his eyes: "This rebel, it's okay to leave!" After another pause, "He didn't say anything, did he?" ”

"The eldest son said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law are here!" The son is here..."

Two lines of old tears rolled out of Yan Wengong's eyelids, and after a long time, he waved his hand and said in a dumb voice: "Bury him." Buried next to Concubine Zhao, let them have a good chatter. Also, in the mourning hall of Concubine Zhao's old palace, a tablet was set up for him. ”

"The old slave obeys!"

Looking at the old ministers gradually retreating, Yan Wengong raised his head and wiped his tears with his sleeve: "Suzi, Zizhi, this matter is over, we, the monarch and minister, let's talk about the rest of the matter." ”

Zizhi and Su Qin glanced at each other and bowed their hands together: "Listen to your orders." ”

Yan Wengong turned to Su Zi: "I heard from Mrs. Su Zi once said, 'The widow has no disease, and the sick Yan also'." The disease of the widow is only in Wuyang, but Su Zi said that the widow has no disease, presumably the disease of Yanguo does not refer to the disaster of Wuyang. Zizhi is the pillar of Yan Kingdom, and he is also a widow and nephew, there is no one else here, what is the disease of Yan Kingdom, can Su Zi say it clearly? ”

"Your Majesty!" Su Qin arched his hand, "In Su Qin's view, the disease of the Yan Kingdom is not in the Wuyang Rebellion, but in the fact that the country has no long-term strategy. ”

Yan Wengong leaned forward: "The widow is willing to hear the details." ”

"The disease of man is nothing but the imbalance of cold and heat; The disease of the country is nothing more than internal and external troubles. Yan has great worries in the country and big troubles outside, but there is no long-term plan to deal with it, Su Qin is judging that Yan has a serious illness. ”

"May I ask Suzi, where are the internal worries?"

"The countries of the Central Plains are all appointing talents and using their abilities, changing the law and reforming the system, but only the Yan State is conservative and nepotistic, resulting in the failure of the dynasty and the incompetence of the court. Su Qin thought that Yanzhi's serious illness was here. ”

What Su Qin said, Zizhi was deeply touched, and hugged his fists and echoed: "Your Majesty, what Su Zi said is very true. The last general thought that the ancestors' laws were all old systems, which were no longer in line with the reality of Yan Kingdom, and it was time to change. ”

Su Qin's export is about to change the law and restructure, which is much beyond Yan Wengong's expectations. Yan is located in the northeast, since entering the world, has not been affected by the three Jin, Qi, Chu, Qin law, routine ancestors into the law, with the nobility of the country, with the patriarchal law to judge things, resulting in the Yan country mediocre dynasty, virtuous and in the field, far behind other countries. Regarding how to change the law, Yan Wengong thought about it a few years ago, firstly, because it was too wide-ranging, once the system was reformed, there was a fear of civil strife, and secondly, because of the lack of capable ministers such as Gongsun Ying and Shen Buharm, it was because he had not been able to implement it for a long time. Now there are Su Qin and Zizhi, although the manpower is prepared, but they can be themselves...

"Alas," Yan Wengong glanced at the two of them and sighed, "Old, old, old!" After closing his eyes for a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at Su Qin, "Yan Guo is going to reform the system, but... He turned to Su Qin again, "Don't talk about the internal worries for the time being." Suzi, let's talk about external troubles. ”

Su Qin looked at Zizhi and arched his hand: "If you talk about external troubles, you can ask Zizhi's general." ”

Seeing that Gong Wen also looked over, Zizhi replied: "Back to the king, I have Hu people in the east and north, Zhao and Zhongshan in the west and south, and Qi in the south." Other than that, nothing else! ”

Yan Wengong turned to Su Qin: "Yan is in trouble, can it be as the general of Zizhi said?" ”

"Exactly." Su Qin turned to Zizhi, "Among the troubles that Fang Cai said, the general is afraid of the Hu people? ”

Zizhi shook his head: "The Hu people are just wild hair, although there is harassment, there is no need to be afraid." ”

"The general is afraid of Zhongshan?"

"Zhongshan has always been afraid of Zhao Qinyan, and there is no major trouble."

"Is the general afraid of the Zhao people?"

"I am not afraid of him."

"The general is afraid of Qi people?"

Zizhi pondered for a moment and did not speak again.

"In this way," Su Qin smiled faintly, "Among the external troubles, the general is nothing to fear. ”

"That's not what I mean," Zizhi said, "As far as the immediate situation is concerned, the Qi people are not enough to fear, but in the long run, the Qi people are my fierce enemies." ”

"What the Son said is very true!" Yan Wengong appreciated.

"May I ask the general," Su Qin's words changed slightly, "Let's not talk about Qi for the time being, just say that the Zhao people are coming to attack, what should the general do?" ”

"Draw the army and refuse." The son does not think twice.

"When the army rejects Zhao, if the Hu people take the opportunity to attack, what should the general do?"

"Divide the troops and refuse."

"What about Zhongshan again?"

"It's... impossible!" Zizhi was obviously in a hurry.

"General Zizhi," Su Qin smiled again, "As the saying goes, disasters do not go alone, and there is nothing impossible in the world." Whether it is governing the country or the generals, the best policy is to prevent problems before they happen, and no possibility can be ruled out. ”

What Su Qin said is common sense, and Zizhi is speechless.

"May I ask Su Zi," Yan Wengong realized, "The country that Fang just said has no long-term strategy, can it be here?" ”

"Exactly." Su Qin turned to Gong Wen, "Fang is down today, only strength." Since ancient times, the small does not bully the big, and the weak do not bully the strong. Yan is not afraid of the countries of Beihu and Zhongshan, all because of the small strength of the countries. Yan is not afraid of the Zhao people, because Zhao and Yan are evenly matched, and the resistance is similar. Yan Guo is not afraid of the Qi people for the time being, because there are three Jin in the west of Qi and strong Chu in the north, and there is no spare strength in the north at the moment. However, these are just the moment, not the future. The holy monarch does not seek near peace, but seeks long-term strategies. ”

"What Su Zi said is very true," Yan Wengong heard it and gave his hand again and again, "What is Su Zi's plan, please give me advice." ”

"Don't dare." Su Qin also returned the salute and said emotionally, "The grass people think that since the Spring and Autumn Period, the world has descended from the world, and the only thing is to talk about the situation. The weak try to survive, and the strong compete for power. There are seven big countries in the world, and Yan is the weakest. Those who are similar to Yan Shi, as well as Zhao and Han. In addition to these two countries, Yan either fought with Qi, or with Wei, or with Qin, or with Chu, all of which had no chance of winning. Yan State is only afraid of the Qi people, and is not afraid of the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei, and Chu, because there is Zhao State in front of them, and they have the advantage of the direction. ”

Yan Wengong suddenly realized and nodded: "Listening to Su Zi's words, Yan Zhi's long-term strategy should be to tie Zhao against Qi?" ”

Su Qin shook his head lightly: "Knotting Zhao to resist Qi can be a short-term strategy, not a long-term strategy. ”

Yan Wengong was slightly surprised: "Please Suzi teach me." ”

"Knotting Zhao to resist Qi may be able to relieve the near trouble, that is, the Qi trouble, but it cannot relieve the distant trouble, that is, the trouble of Qin, Wei, and Chu. Su Qin believes that Yan's long-term strategy lies in two words - longitudinal. ”

"Together?" Yan Wengong pondered, "How to get together?" ”

"Ally with Zhao and South Korea." Su Qin replied in a deep voice, "The three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Han are equally powerful, and if they are alone to the outside world, they will be bullied; If the three kingdoms are united, twisted into a rope, and knotted into an iron plate, let me ask you, which big country dares to act recklessly? ”

Su Qin intended to join the Three Jin Dynasty, but he deliberately did not mention Wei at this time, because in the eyes of Yan Wengong, Wei was still a strong power, and it was impossible to stand with him Yan Guo.

Yan Wengong and Zizhi obviously listened, glanced at each other, and nodded in agreement.

"However," Su Qin's words changed again, "Although Yan Guo is safe and secure, it is not Su Qin's long-term plan. ”

Yan Wengong was stunned, leaned over and asked, "Dare to ask Su Ziyuantu?" ”

"Su Qin's long-term plan is to find a way for the coexistence of strength and weakness and long-term peace and stability in the world."

"This is fresh," Yan Wen was very interested, "Su Zi said in detail. ”

"Your Majesty, please see," Su Qin said eloquently, "the Yan people are not afraid of Beihu and Zhongshan, because compared to Yan, these states are in a weak position. However, if the Hu people and Zhongshan form an alliance and form an iron plate, will Yan dare not be afraid? In other words, if the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Han formed an indulgent relationship, would Qi, Chu, Qin, and Wei be not afraid? The top four are all afraid, do they dare to start the war lightly? Since ancient times, the weak do not provoke the strong. If a strong country does not start a war, how can there be war in the world? There is no war in the world, how can Yan come to foreign troubles? It is Su Qin who believes that the combination of longitudinal is not only the long-term policy of the Yan State, but also the way to long-term peace and stability in the world. ”

Yan Wengong pondered for a long time, and bowed his hand to Su Qin: "Su Zi is ambitious, and the widow is respectful." The long-term peace and stability of the world was originally the dream of the widow. Listening to Suzi's words today, it may not be a dream. The widow has a plea, I don't know what Su Zi wants? ”

"Su Qin listens."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Yan Guobang is small, if Su Zi doesn't dislike it, let's start here! ”

Lao Yangong is really real.

Su Qin was moved, got up and kowtowed: "Su Qin knocks on the king!" ”

Yan Wencheng wanted to reply, but when he saw the old minister waiting outside the door, he motioned for him to come in.

The old minister approached and said, "Your Highness asks to see you." ”

"Oh, Su'er is here," Yan Wengong nodded slightly, "Today is the death day of his mother, you can lead him to Concubine Zhao's palace first." Seeing that the old minister led the decree and left, he turned to Su Qin and Zizhi, "Today is the death day of the first lady Concubine Zhao, the widow and her husband and wife, we have to go and see her, between our monarchs and ministers, we have to change the auspicious time to talk about it." Looking at Zizhi, "Zizhi, Su Zi's plan is very much in line with the widow's intentions, how to do it, you and Su Zi can discuss it first." ”

Zizhi knocked and said, "The last general will lead the order." ”

Concubine Zhao lived in Jinhua Palace before her death, and there is still some distance from Mingguang Palace.

The crown prince Su Xing rushed to the front of the palace with the old minister, and when he saw that it was his mother's residence, his heart was shocked, and he was about to ask, but the old minister took the first step and said: "Your Highness, please!" ”

Prince Su stepped into the palace gate without hesitation.

Stepping into the main hall, Prince Su's heart was shocked again. What caught my eye was nothing else, but the tablet of her biological mother, Concubine Zhao.

What surprised him even more was that there was another tablet next to Concubine Zhao's tablet, with the name of Wu Chengjun Ji Yu written prominently.

Prince Su's face sank, and he turned to the old minister and said, "What's going on?" ”

The old minister responded: "Back to Your Highness, today is the tenth anniversary of the death of the first lady. ”

Prince Su pointed to another tablet and was furious: "This palace is asking, who put the traitor's tablet here?" ”

"It's a widow." Yan Wengong's voice came from behind him.

Prince Su turned his head, looked panicked, and kowtowed: "Father..."

"Ji Su," Yan Wengong walked in slowly, didn't pay attention to him, just stared at Wu Chengjun's tablet, tears flowed out, almost word for word, "You can't call him a traitor!" The widow wants you to understand the fact: Ji Yu is your brother, and according to the regulations, the crown prince belongs to him! ”

Prince Su's face was red and white for a while, and he slowly bent down and knelt down towards the tablet.

After the sacrifice was completed according to the tedious rituals in the palace, it was almost dusk.

Prince Su said goodbye to Duke Yan Wen, jumped on the carriage and hurried back to the East Palace.

On this day, the crown prince Su was first ridiculed by Ji Xue, and then reprimanded by Duke Wen, and his mood was terrible. The concubines and concubines in the palace didn't know why he was angry, and they all lost their faces and didn't dare to approach.

At this moment, Lieutenant Yuan Bao walked in and was shocked when he saw a mess: "Your Highness? ”

Prince Su raised his hands and was about to fall, when he turned his head and saw that it was Yuan Bao, stopped, and glared at him with two eyes: "What's the matter?" ”

Yuan Bao hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Yesterday was my father's sixtieth birthday, and the last general..."

"!" Prince Su shouted at him, "You traitor, you should have gotten out a long time ago, stay here and be blind!" ”

Yuan Bao was humiliated for no reason, his face was purple, he was stunned for a while, reacted, and hurriedly withdrew.

Before his feet stepped out of the palace gate, Prince Su sent another vicious sentence: "Pack up your broken things, get out forever, and get as far away as possible!" ”

Seeing that the prince did not care about his loyal service before and after the saddle over the years, Yuan Bao had tears in his eyes, raised his foot and stomped violently on the ground, and walked out of the palace gate without looking back.

Su Qin and Zizhi walked out of the palace gate, and a horse chariot was already waiting.

The rider placed the step stool and waited to stand on the side.

Zizhi arched his hand to Su Zi and said: "I am under the order to discuss important matters with Su Zi, it is noisy here, and I sincerely invite Su Zi to go to a secluded place to talk freely, and hope that Su Zi will enjoy the light." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey." Su Qin returned the salute.

"Suzi please!" Zizhi retreated to the side, pointed to the chariot, and gave way.

"General, please!" Su Qin gave back.

Zizhi smiled slightly, boarded the car with Su Qin's hand, drove the horse with a whip, galloped across the street in front of the palace, flashed one high-gate mansion after another, and stopped in front of an extremely remote private house.

Zizhi jumped down first, set up the riding stone, helped Su Qin get out of the car with his own hands, and turned to the driver: "There is a son, there is a distinguished guest!" ”

The driver didn't answer, turned the body, waved his whip, and galloped away.

Su Qin saw that it was a very ordinary farmhouse with grass huts and earthen walls, and there was neither a gatehouse, nor a gatehouse, nor a doorman. A firewood door at the gate of the courtyard is exquisite, and a light yellow poodle wagged its tail and barked through the firewood. Hearing the barking sound, the door of the grass hut squeaked open, and a four or five-year-old girl trotted out, and when she saw Su Qin, she hurriedly retracted again, hiding behind the door, revealing a round little head and looking over. After a while, a woman in a bearded suit walked out, opened her mouth to scream, saw an outsider, her face was crimson, she covered her lips with her hands, took a few steps, moved the firewood closely, retreated to the side, and bowed to wait. The girl followed and stood timidly behind her.

As soon as the firewood was opened, the impatient puppy jumped up and made love to the son.

Zizhi bent down to appease it a few times, then stood up and bowed his hand to Su Qin: "Suzi, please!" ”

It's not like a farmhouse, it's not like an inn, it's not a museum.

Su Qin couldn't see why, and pointed to the firewood and said, "General, this is..."

Without explanation, Zizhi stretched out his hand again and gave courtesy: "This place is secluded, you can talk." Suzi, please! ”

Su Qin walked into the house suspiciously, looked around, and saw that there was a three-entry mansion inside, although it was not luxurious, it was tidy and tidy, and there were all kinds of living and daily necessities.

The two went up to the upper room and sat down in the living room, but the main seat was vacant.

As soon as the two sat down, the woman in Hufu brought tea and went out to beckon the little girl to burn the stove in the stove room.

Su Qin was muttering to himself in his heart, and the cars and horses outside rang again.

Zizhi said to Su Qin: "Quick, the son is here." ”

Su Qin didn't know who the son was, so he greeted him with his son, but before he reached the courtyard gate, Ji Hao had already jumped out of the car and strode in.

"Hehehe," Zizhi greeted with a smile, "Childe moves so fast!" ”

Ji Hao also laughed: "The general never treats guests, but today he treats, Ji Hao is curious!" Looking at Su Qin, "Dare to ask the general, is this a distinguished guest?" ”

"Exactly." Zizhi pointed at Su Qin, "The last general will introduce Su Qin, a famous Luoyang scholar from all over the world, to Gongzi. He also pointed to Ji Xu, and turned to Su Qin, "This is Xia Xian's nephew, His Royal Highness's eldest son, and his son." ”

Seeing that it was His Royal Highness's eldest son, Su Qin wanted to worship, but was pulled up by the son: "Su Zi is exempt!" ”

Su Qin said: "Luoyang Su Qin has seen the son!" ”

Ji Hao replied: "Ji Hao has seen Suzi!" ”

The three of them walked to the living room, and Chairman Yu sat down. Su Qinju is a guest seat, and the son is an attendant.

Ji Xu smiled and said to Su Qin: "Su Zi has such a big face, the general is here, not ordinary people can come to the door!" ”

"Oh?" Su Qin glanced at the simple furnishings and pretended to smile, "Dare to ask Gongzi, who can get to this door?" ”

"As far as I know, in this Yan Land, there are two people who can enter this door so far, one is Xia, and the other is you Suzi."

Su Qin was shocked: "Why is this? ”

"Because this is the General's private residence." Ji Hao looked at Zizhi, "The general has a quirk and never brings people to his home, unless he is a confidant. ”

Su Qin took a long breath and turned his head to look at Zizhi, incredulous: "The general's private house? ”

"In the Lower Humble House." Zizhi smiled faintly, "Let Su Zijian smile!" ”

"That woman just now..." Su Qin looked in the direction of the stove room.

"It's cheap. The child was a little girl under her knees. ”

"Su Zi doesn't know," Seeing Su Qin's stunned face, Ji Hao interjected with a smile, "Before the general's wife got married, she was the pearl of the palm of King Gaoyi of Donghu." ”

"Is it the princess of King Gaoyi?" Su Qin was stunned again, "The princess would rather live in this grass hut?" ”

"No way!" Zizhi spread his hands and half-jokingly, "Who asked her to marry Zizhi, a poor bastard!" ”

Su Qin was in awe, and sighed with emotion: "As a nobleman of the Yan family, he is a very popular minister in the court, and the general's life is still so frugal, if you don't see it with your own eyes, it's hard to believe it!" ”

"It's ugly," Zizhi apologized, "The family is cold, and it is rarely patronized by outsiders." Today, I heard Su Zigao's argument in the palace, and I knew that Su Zi was not an outsider, so I took the liberty to ask Su Zi to talk about it. ”

"If the general is ugly, Su Qin has seen less." Su Qin hugged his fists, "Don't hide it from the general, Su Qin has traveled around the world, and has seen many dignitaries and dignitaries, all of them are brocade clothes and jade food, high doors and heavy courtyards, with the dignity of a general, it is really surprising that he has maintained such a character!" ”

"Alas," Zizhi also smiled and sighed, "I am also flesh and blood below, why don't you be happy with brocade clothes and jade food?" "Looking into the distance, Su Zi didn't know, Yan Country is in poverty, disasters are frequent, people's livelihood is suffering, life is difficult, many families have no food overnight, there is no warmth on cold days, every time Zizhi sees it, his heart aches like a cut." Don't hide it from Suzi, compared to the Yan people, it is already luxurious to have this life below. ”

Ji Hao probably heard Zizhi confide in her heart for the first time, and she was very shocked, smiled, and lowered her head to think to herself.

Su Qin was in awe, got up, and waved again: "The general thinks of the suffering of the people, which is really a blessing for the Yan people!" ”

"Compared to Su Zilai," Zizhi also got up and returned the salute, "I'm really ashamed." What I read below is just the suffering of the Yan people, but what Su Zi thinks is the happiness of the world. One is the Yan people, the other is the world, compared with the two, there are more small Suzi in the heart. ”

"It's the general who looks down on Su Qin. Su Qin is just talking about it, but the general is starting from the truth. With the generals here, there is hope for the cooperation, the people are hopeful, and the world is hopeful! ”

"Xie Suzi compliments!" Zi Zhili asked Su Qin to sit down and turned to Ji Xu, "Virtuous nephew, let's talk about business." ”

Ji Hao was meditating, startled when she heard the sound, and looked at Zizhi, as if she didn't know what to do.

"That's right," Zizhi said with a smile, "The last general invited his nephew here, not to accompany the guests, but to discuss the long-term strategy of the Yan State with Su Zi." ”

"It's not difficult." Ji Hao replied angrily, "However, the general needs to deal with Ji Hao first." ”

"Childe, please speak."

"Ji Xu intends to be a neighbor with the general, and build a grass hut here, the size and furnishings are the same as the general's, I don't know what the general wants?"

"This..." was shocked.

Ji Hao was anxious: "The general is unwilling to be a neighbor with Ji Xu?" ”

"It's the last general who is flattered."

"So, the general is willing?" Ji said happily.

"Of course." Zizhi smiled, "When the end of the day is busy with the things in front of him, he will start construction for Childe." ”

"Great." Ji Hao turned to Su Qin, "Su Zi, you can discuss the matter." ”

Su Qin was about to reply, when there was a sound of footsteps outside, it was Zizhi's woman who prepared the dishes, warmed the wine, and served it with her daughter. The three of them were drinking and talking, and before they knew it, it was already dark. Zizhi ordered the lantern, and the three of them chatted until dawn, and only then stopped talking when they heard the bell of the upper court.

There were already vehicles waiting outside the door. The three of them finished washing and galloped to Yan Palace.

On that day, the Emperor of Yan Wen issued a decree to entitle Su Qin as a guest, giving him two sets of official uniforms, a mansion, a horse and a chariot, 50 pure gold, and 15 slaves. Thinking that Zizhi still lived in a mud house and thatched cottage, and Princess Donghu had no maids, Su Qin was embarrassed, and repeatedly bowed, but Duke Wen did not allow it, and passed the decree to disperse the dynasty.

The ministers dispersed, and Duke Yan Wen left Su Qin alone to review the general trend of the world and the strategy of cooperation. When the monarch and ministers talked until the afternoon, Su Qin saw that Duke Wen showed a tired face and bowed to retire. As soon as he left the palace gate, the old minister was already waiting, leading him to inspect the newly given mansion.

This is the Gaomen compound of the former Situ Ji Mansion, located in Gongqian Street, where the nobles of the Yan family lived, and it was also prominent in the wealthy families of the Yan Kingdom. After Ji Weixian's death, Ji Qing dismissed all his family members and transferred the property under his name to his late father's subordinate and friend Lei Ze. A few days ago, Wu Chengjun attacked the city, Lei Ze Nei should leak the matter, the man died under the east city gate, the woman became an official slave, the family property was confiscated, and the mansion was also given to Su Qin.

When the two of them walked into the courtyard, a housekeeper heard the sound and whistled, and a total of 14 servants of six men and eight women were transferred out of the courtyard, plus the housekeeper, exactly 15 people, knelt on the ground to salute.

The old minister asked someone to carry two boxes, one box was an official uniform, and the other box was fifty eridium pure gold, all of which were opened for Su Qin to inspect.

Yes, what is in front of him is wealth, and it is the wealth that he has pursued for so many years.

Wealth comes when it comes to it, and it comes so easily and quickly.

Su Qin looked at the two boxes, looked at the fifteen servants who knelt on the ground, looked at this extremely luxurious house and garden, it was like a dream, and he didn't even hear what the old ministers were telling the ministers, he only felt that he was talking loudly, and the servants kept kowtowing, and then the old ministers said goodbye to him and turned to leave.

Su Qin instinctively sent out of the mansion, stood at the door for a while, returned to the courtyard, and saw that the housekeeper and all the servants were still kneeling on the ground, he was very anxious, and waved his hand and said, "Get up, what are you always kneeling for?" ”

The head of the house thanked him and said to all the servants, "The lord has spoken, everyone get up." From this day on, everyone will serve the Lord well. Who dares to be lazy and slippery, and the family law is serving! ”

The servants thanked him, and the housekeeper commanded several powerful men to carry the two boxes back to the house and rushed to wait for them.

Su Qin sat quietly for a while, suddenly thought of something, and turned to the house: "Quick, bring the gold, prepare the car!" ”

"May I ask my lord, how much gold should I bring?" The housekeeper saw that the master was not very adaptable, so he hesitated for a moment and cautiously asked a question.

"Whatever." Su Qin replied casually.

"This..."

Su Qin took out a bag from his sleeve and handed it to the housekeeper: "Count the copper plates in this bag, a copper plate, and a tael of gold!" ”

The housekeeper answered the promise and took the money bag. After a while, the housekeeper returned, followed by two maids, each holding a tray with a set of official uniforms.

"Returning to the lord," said the housekeeper, "there are a hundred copper plates in the bag, and the villain has prepared enough gold for a hundred taels and put them in the car." If you are traveling, please change your clothes. ”

Su Qin glanced at the brand-new official uniform, and then looked at himself, and compared the two, the clothes on his body were old and unruly, and the traces were stained, which did not match the high-door mansion and the horse and chariot.

After comparing for a while, Su Qin smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "I'm used to wearing it, it's better not to change it!" Then he walked to the courtyard.

The housekeeper followed, rushed to the carriage given by the king first, put the stepping stone, helped Su Qin to get into the car, jumped on the throne himself, turned around and asked, "Where does the lord want to go?" ”

"Old Yanren Inn."

It was dark and vast.

Because of the war, Su Qin galloped all the way, and several families were mourning, and the sad and earnest crying was endless.

In front is the Old Yanren Inn.

Su Qin waved his hand to stop, jumped out of the car, and said to the housekeeper, "You are waiting here." ”

Su Qin walked slowly into the inn and was taken aback.

The entrance was a black lacquered coffin, and a spiritual seat was set up behind the hall. Three young men knelt in front of the hall, each dressed in filial piety clothes.

There was no crying.

Su Qin walked a few steps, rushed to the front of the spiritual seat to look at the tablet carefully, only to know that it was the old man who passed away, and he was suddenly blinded, and it took a long time to react, kneeling down towards the spiritual seat, bowing a few times, tears welling up.

After kneeling for a while, Su Qin got up and walked out, returned with a gift box, bowed a few times, and took out one piece of gold after another from the box, posing with a big word "product".

The three people kneeling were Yuan Bao, Flying Knife Zou and the inn Xiaoer.

Xiao Er had never seen so much gold, stared at it for a while, and nudged Yuan Bao with his elbow.

Yuan Bao and the strong man also moved over and knelt down next to Su Qin.

Su Qin turned to Xiao Er, and his voice was choked: "Bring the wine!" ”

Xiao Er brought the wine jar, and Yuan Bao took out the two bronze jue of the old man.

Su Qin poured it and raised his lordship: "Boss, I will drink with you below, and I will do it first as a respect!" As he spoke, he took a sip and sprinkled the other one in front of the spiritual seat.

Su Qin talked to himself, and he and his father-in-law were one person and one lord, and they did three rounds in a row.

Yuan Bao sang softly:

The trees of Yanshan are green

The son of the Son goes on the expedition

The trees of Yanshan are withered

No return

Yuan Bao chanted repeatedly, Su Qin, Flying Dao Zou and Xiao Er were all blurred with tears, and sang with him:

The trees of Yanshan are green

The son of the Son goes on the expedition

The trees of Yanshan are withered

No return

Su Qin wiped away his tears and asked Yuan Bao: "General Yuan, how did the old man go?" ”

Yuan Bao cried: "I heard this benevolent brother say that he died in the battle at the North Gate. ”

Without waiting for Su Qin to ask, the flying knife Zou told the details of the old man's trip, and sighed: "I have seen a lot of heroes and heroes, but the only one who makes me admire is the old man!" ”

"Yes," Su Qin nodded, "The old man is a Yan man, an old Yan man!" He turned to the flying knife Zou again, clenching his fists, "I was in a hurry a few days ago, and I haven't talked to Brother Zou yet." Dare to ask where Brother Zou lives and what does he do for a living? ”

Zou Sheng returned the gift: "When I was a teenager, I met a stranger to teach strange arts, and I was able to lock my throat with a flying knife thirty steps away, and people called me Zou with a flying knife, wandering around, and making a living by performing arts!" ”

"What a strange person, can Brother Zou still remember?"

"He is a middle-aged man, with brown clothes, superb martial arts, and good swordsmanship. It was the middle of winter, and when he saw that he was thinly dressed and huddled in the mountain temple shivering, he took off his clothes and let him wear them, and gave them something to eat. ”

Hearing the word "love", Su Qin knew the reason and congratulated: "The stranger that Brother Zou met should be the ink person." Did he ever tell his name? ”

"Nope." Flying Knife Zou shook his head, "He only let him be called Mr. below." Stay under the next learning to fly knives, and the gentleman will leave. At that time, I was still young, and I only knew how to learn art, and I would not get to the bottom of it. ”

"How did Brother Zou know Mr. Jia?"

"Not long ago, I was performing a flying knife and locking my throat with my partner on the streets of Handan, and I had to meet Mr. Jia and talk very well. Later, Mr. asked him to send a letter to Su Zi, saying that the letter was related to the life and death of thousands of people. ”

"Fortunately, Brother Zou came in time." Su Qin bowed his hand and thanked, "Dare to ask Brother Zou, do you have any plans in the future?" ”

"Brother Jia ordered him to go back to Handan with Su Zi."

"What about after returning to Handan?"

"It's a show."

"Performing arts can only be changed for food, not by people with lofty ideals. Didn't Brother Zou think about other things, for example, to do a great job in life? ”

"A great career in life?" Flying knife Zou opened his eyes wide, "What is the big cause?" ”

"Together."

"What is a collaboration?" Flying knife Zou and Yuan Bao agreed.

"To join forces is to stop conquests, to reconcile the nations, to be kind to others, and to be both deserving and loving."

"As long as it's love, it's done!" Flying knife Zou Lang said, "I am willing to follow Su Zi and do a great job." ”

"Mr. Su," Yuan Bao looked eagerly, "can you take it down?" ”

"What is your Highness going to do there?"

Tears rolled out of Yuan Bao's eyes: "Your Highness... has been dismissed from the military position, and you are in the next place..." choked up.

Thinking of Ji Su's actions in the past few days, Su Qin sighed lightly and nodded in response: "The general is willing to be grateful." After the burial of Ling Zun, the three of us brothers have joined forces and worked together! ”

Yuan Bao wiped away his tears with his sleeve: "Mr. Xie takes it in!" ”

As soon as the Yan people came out of the haze of the Wuyang Rebellion, something good happened to the door.

On a sunny afternoon, the Zhao Guowen delegation composed of dozens of carriages and horses galloped into Jicheng from the south city gate, and stayed at the Pavilion of the Nations on Gongqian Street under the welcome of the Yan people.

The next morning, Zhao Suhou's special envoy Lou slowly went to the court, first greeted Yan Gong on behalf of Zhao Hou, and then apologized to Yan Guo for the provocation on the border of Fengyangjun, and at the same time offered a generous gift, expressing his willingness to conclude a good-neighborly covenant with Yan.

Zhao envoy retreated, and Duke Yan Wen convened important ministers in Mingguang Palace to conspire. Because Su Qin's long-term strategy for cooperation and long-term cooperation had reached a consensus early, the Yan monarchs and ministers quickly reached an agreement and returned to Zhao to promote the cooperation. Su Qinzuo asked Gongzi Hao to be the special envoy, himself as the deputy envoy, and Yuan Bao as the right general. Duke Wen did not listen, and ordered Su Qin to be the special envoy, Gongzi Xu to be the deputy envoy, and Yuan Bao to be the right general.

Duke Wen retreated from the dynasty first, and His Royal Highness presided over the meeting. His Royal Highness left Su Qin, Zizhi, Gongzi Hao and other relevant personnel, and moved to the side hall to discuss the details of the envoy, and did not disperse until noon.

Su Qin walked out of the palace gate in high spirits, and was about to go down to the palace, when a person appeared next to him and said, "Su Zi stays." ”

Su Qin turned his head to see that it was Gong Zheng of Gantang Palace, and replied: "Su Qin has seen Gong Zheng!" ”

"Madame, please."

Su Qin came to Gantang Palace with Gong Zheng, and Gong Zheng arranged for him to wait in the side hall and report to him.

After waiting for half an hour, Gong Zheng walked into the side hall and said, "Madame has a will, please go to the back garden to watch the peach blossoms." ”

Yan is the northern country, this year is the cold spring, and the peach blossoms do not bloom until March at the latest. Su Qin walked to the peach forest in the corner of the back garden and saw the peach blossoms in the garden. On a viewing platform in the garden, Yan Wengong and Ji Xue are sitting in danger, and Chunmei is standing.

The peach orchard in the afternoon is full of warmth. Seeing that Gong Wen was present, Su Qin had to admire Ji Xue. Su Qin's envoy was imminent, and he hoped to see Ji Xue. However, neither he nor Ji Xue had a suitable reason to make an appointment. Ji Xue invited him to enjoy the peach blossoms with Wengong, which was a brilliant idea.

Su Qin stepped forward and knelt down: "The minister knocks to see the king, knocks to see the lady!" ”

Gong Wen smiled slightly, and pointed to the guest seat next to him: "Aiqing is exempt, please take a seat." ”

Su Qin thanked him, sat down in the guest seat, glanced at Duke Wen, and turned his gaze to Ji Xue on Duke Wen's side.

Ji Xue was dressed in a white veil, and the gauze was embroidered with pink flowers, just like the peach blossoms in full bloom in this garden. Seeing him come over, Ji Xue had a bright smile on her face, her face was like a peach blossom, charming and charming.

"Hehehe," Yan Wengong looked at Ji Xue, the more he looked at it, the more happy he became, and then turned to Su Qin and smiled, "Don't hide it from Aiqing, it's the first time in these years that the widow is so happy to see Ai Fei!" ”

Su Qin turned his head to look at the peach blossom: "It's this peach blossom that's good." ”

Ji Xue blurted out:

The peach is dying,

Scorching its brilliance.

The son of Yu Gui,

It is advisable to have a home.

This poem comes from Zhou Feng, and it is the first few articles in the "Poem", telling the story of a girl marrying in the peach blossom season and the yearning for the love of husband and wife, and the yearning for a beautiful life, Su Qin and Yan Wengong are familiar with it. However, when Ji Xue chanted at this time, it had a unique charm, Su Qin and Wen Gong had their own interpretations, and they were also moved, and chanted with Ji Xue:

The peach is dying,

Actually.

The son of Yu Gui,

IKEA home room.

The peach is dying,

Its leaves are vernacular.

The son of Yu Gui,

Appropriate for their families.

After the three of them finished chanting, Ji Xue arched his hand to Su Qin and Gong Wen: "This year's spring is cold, the peach blossoms in the garden began to bloom a few days ago, and today is the time to enjoy it. "Turn to Duke Wen," Your Majesty, in the blink of an eye, it has been seven years since the concubine entered Yan. Seeing Su Zi today, the concubines are like returning to Luoyang and seeing their relatives. The concubine has not touched the strings for a long time, and today in the face of relatives, in the face of the peach blossoms in the garden, the concubines are suddenly interested, willing to be the king, willing to be Suzi, and willing to offer a song for these peach blossoms to help Yaxing. "Turn to Chunmei," swinging the piano. ”

Chunmei erected the piano stand and arranged the strings. Ji Xue stretched out her hand and slid over, and the strings sounded, like a spring breeze. Ji Xue closed her eyes slightly, raised her hand lightly, adjusted her breathing, slowly plucked the strings, and did not see the strings moving, but when she heard the sound of the piano, a song "Flowing Water" came out leisurely, such as telling and talking, such as cutting and discussing, and this spring and spring love are integrated.

Because of the cultivation of the Ghost Valley for several years, what Su Qin heard was not the simple sound of the piano, but Ji Xue's heart. Ji Xue borrowed the piano to lyrical, pouring all her love and passion into a few strings, Su Qin's face was red when she heard it, her heart was beating wildly, and she peeked at Gong Wen, seeing that he was completely immersed in the music, and his two fingers swayed rhythmically with the rhythm, as if he was beating. Wen Gong understands the rhythm, but what he doesn't understand is Ji Xue's heart, so the beat is always on point. Su Qin understood in his heart, but he didn't dare to express it in the slightest, he just sat straight on the seat, breathing tightly.

Ji Xue finished playing a song and slid the strings again, and the aftermath lingered.

Yan Wengong applauded: "The concubine plays the piano well, and the widow is like a fairy!" ”

"Thank you for your love!" Ji Xue smiled sweetly, turned to Su Qin, and saw that he was still immersed in the music, and said lightly, "Su Zi? ”

Su Qin woke up from his trance, was stunned, and decided to change the topic, so he praised it: "Madame's play is comparable to Mr.!" ”

"Sir?" Ji Xue was slightly stunned, "Is it Mr. Guigu?" ”

Su Qin shook his head: "It's the piano master." ”

Hearing the pianist, Ji Xue's heart trembled: "Sir, is he... Okay?" ”

"Mrs. Hui," Su Qin's voice was heavy, "Mr. Immortal has gone." ”

"Huh?" Ji Xue was shocked, "Sir, how did he go?" ”

Su Qin briefly told the stories that had happened in Luoyang over the years, and Ji Xue and Chunmei whimpered, and Duke Wen couldn't help wiping away tears.

Sad, Ji Xue raised her head, stared at Su Qin, and returned to the topic: "I heard from the king, Su Zi wants to go to Handan to join the longitudinal, dare to ask Su Zi, when will you leave?" ”

"Mrs. Hui," Su Qin replied, "the day after tomorrow will be auspicious, and the ministers will set off." ”

Ji Xue stared at Su Qin, pun intended: "If Su Zi can promote the indulgence of Yan, Zhao, and Han, it will not only benefit the three kingdoms, but also benefit the world, and it will benefit the Yan country." It's just that after this chaos, Yan Guo's vitality has been greatly damaged, the dragon body of the monarch has yet to be restored, and His Royal Highness..." Su Zi's trip, whether it is successful or not, all have to return to Yan, Xue'er...", "seemed to be speechless, changed her words, "This palace will be with the king to welcome the shore of Yishui, for Suzi to catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

Su Qin understood, got up, and kowtowed: "Mrs. Su Qin Xie is loved!" He turned to Duke Wen again, "Your Majesty, the hour is not early, and the minister still needs to make some preparations, so I will resign." ”

"It's fine." Yan Wengong nodded, "Aiqing's envoy this time is a big deal. On the day of triumph, the widow will be as Mrs. said, and he and Mrs. will welcome Yishui and wash the dust for Aiqing. ”