It turned out that the king of Chu suddenly summoned Yang Ming, a famous general who was about to take down the salt spring of Yushui Funiu Mountain, one of the three major salt springs in Ba, which had a certain relationship with the anti-intrigue of the Ba people.

Previously, in Duting Mountain, Ba Yuanan fought with Qu Rong, and then hurriedly retreated.

At that time, the civil official famously offered a discordant plan to the eighth prince Ba Yuan'an, but no one was willing to carry it out.

Well-known, the son-in-law of the great wizard of Hu'an Mountain, the son-in-law of the sixth prince of Hu'an, was an ordinary civil official in the palace of Ba Ping'an, the eighth prince Ba Yuan'an, after he came to the capital of Zongdu, out of the inertial thinking of a son of heaven and a courtier and the dual need to change the lifeless situation of the officialdom of the capital, reshuffle the cards, promote a large number of talents, especially young talents, in the name of old age to exempt the doctor Fuke, etc., and reuse the well-known people.

He analyzed the situation about the Chu general Qu Rong that the spies began to collect since the last Guzhang War, and thought that it was impossible to come forward directly in the name of the Ba people and impress Qu Rong in a very short period of time, and even the opposite, when he heard that Qu Rong liked to make friends with celebrities and celebrities to increase his worth, he had a plan, and rushed to Chu in advance to rush to Chu to rush Qu Rong from Duting Mountain to Yushui, so that Congren hid and went to see Qu Rong alone.

Dressed as a worldly master, he waited quietly in front of a cave not far from the main road and known as a "black hole" by the locals, so as to "meet by chance" Qu Rong.

As expected, at noon the next day, Qu Rong led the army to come here, and Mingming sang loudly in front of the black hole:

“...... The water is rolling back to the river,

Thin leaves flutter in the wind,

Beauty is misty and the sky is ......"

Qu Rong heard the singing high-pitched, looked up, and saw not far away, there was a person, like a fairy, who was very unexpected, so he ordered the troops to continue to move forward, and brought a team of people to meet him.

When I arrived at the mouth of the black hole, a cool breeze came, and Qu Rong, who was covered in sweat, suddenly felt happy, and glanced inside, only to see the place where the light was seen in the cave, and there were stalagmites in a forest, with a variety of postures, and there was no cave.

Qu Rong was not in the mood to look at the scenery at this time, and of course he was not famous, but he pretended to appreciate it.

The two salute first when they meet.

When giving gifts, the well-known deliberately used a meeting etiquette that was commonly used by the nobles of Yongguo a long time ago, Qu Rong was taken aback, and immediately had a good impression, because he himself was also a descendant of Yongguo.

Qu Rong waved his hand, and the two stood at the entrance of the cave and began to talk.

Qu Rong said: "Who is the master?"

"The abandoned son of the Shu Kingdom, the descendant of the Yong Kingdom, and the wandering villager. ”

"Why did you abandon it?"

"Shang lost his son's teeth, and Chu lost his son. Well-known smiled faintly.

Qu Rong was taken aback when he heard this, thinking that although this person's tone was really too big, he must be a master, and said: "Please ask the master to go to the Chu State with me, and my king will definitely use it again." ”

The well-known sneered: "The country of Chu is thousands of miles wide and has millions of teachers, but it is a small Yushui salt spring of the country of Ba, and it has not been able to be included in the bag for more than ten years, in my opinion, the state of Chu has not been able to win the Central Plains." ”

Qu Rong originally rushed to Yushui, and when he heard this, it was natural to talk to him about the Yushui Funiu Mountain Salt Spring, one of the three major salt springs in Pakistan.

The well-known exaggeration vigorously exaggerated the historical merits of winning the salt springs of Yushui Funiu Mountain, saying that there would be no right in the state of Chu for at least ten years, in order to make Qu Rong jealous of the Chu generals who were about to succeed; at the same time, he advocated that the land of Ba and Shu, with its high mountains and dangerous mountains and rivers flowing crosswise, was the most qualified region for achieving an independent kingdom.

Subsequently, the well-known words turned around, thinking that the division must be united for a long time, the chaos must be governed, and the world will be unified, which is a historical opportunity that the great Chu State should seize, and to get Bashu, it will win the world, who can obtain the Bashu region for the Chu State, will remain for eternity.

This remark is right to Qu Rong's mind, his desire for many years is to win fame in the war of Paba, because he believes that in the state of Chu, his all-round research on the history, geography, humanities, military, economy and other aspects of Pakistan is unparalleled, "know the other and know yourself, and will not be defeated in a hundred battles", and he is the most suitable candidate for Vaba.

Qu Rong gave a salute and said: "I am also a descendant of Yongguo, please teach me from my master." ”

He returned the salute and said, "Fortunately." ”

is well-known and high-minded, and he bows to the ground.

The master always points to the end, says half and stays half, doesn't say much, says goodbye first, and panicks to go to the ghost valley of Cangyu Mountain (Yunmeng Mountain) in Weiguo.

Qu Rong thought that he was at least somewhat related to the legendary peerless master Guiguzi, admired him so much, he couldn't keep it, and the military situation was urgent, so it was inconvenient to stay and ask for advice. rubbed shoulders with the masters, and Qu Rong regretted all the way.

Some people in later generations have verified that the "black hole" that the well-known and Qu Rong "encountered" may be the Golden Cave in Lichuan, Hubei Province, and the entrance of the cave where the two talked was not the main hole, but the exit of a fork hole. The cave was formed before the Jurassic period and is 150 million years old. The entrance of the cave is embedded in the cliff of a thousand thousands, which is dangerous and mysterious, and the giant waterfall flies down from the top of the cave entrance, and the sun shines red. The scenery is beautiful and it is a famous sight. Not carefully examined. At the same time, it shows that there is also a hole of the same name on the south bank of Qutang Gorge. That's for later.

Chu General Qu Rong did not believe that there was such a "master" in Ba Guo, so he did not think about the spy at all, and was inspired by the "master", plus he already had an idea in his heart, and secretly instructed his henchmen to bribe the king's favorite ministers and concubines as quickly as possible (Qu Rong had obtained information that the king of Chu was on the way to Yicheng), in order to change the general or prevent Yang Ming from obtaining the salt spring of Funiu Mountain. For a scheming person like Qu Rong, of course, it is not temporary, he already has his own network resources, it is just a matter of when to use it and how to use it.

At the same time, Qu Rong made this move, and he also had his own bottom line, that is, he firmly believed that he would definitely be able to incorporate the Funiu Mountain Salt Spring into the territory of Chu in the near future.

When Qu Rong's people went to act, the king of Chu had just arrived at Yicheng, the base camp of Vaba.

This night's camping, a concubine of the king of Chu, is being favored, and he can carry it with him at any time when he goes out on the expedition, and he has received the benefits of humiliation, and on the pillow seat, he said to the king of Chu that the border general Yangming set up a salt warehouse in Yishui, accepted beauties and property from the local tribes, and formed brothers with the tribal leaders, and other bad behaviors, in short, messy.

The king of Chu began to believe it, and said with a smile: "This doesn't seem to be something that the concubine should care about." ”

The concubine coquettishly said, "So, what is the king taking me to the battlefield for? ”

The king of Chu coaxed for a while, and the concubine said, "People are not sages, Yang Ming has been in Yishui for a long time, and naturally there is something wrong, and it is not a big deal for men to like women;

Early the next morning, An Lingjun, the male favorite of King Chu Xuan and one of the top ten beautiful men in ancient China, asked to see him and offered a pair of white walls, which was priceless.

King Chu said: "Looking at the pattern on it, it seems to be from the Ba people, where did it come from?"

An Lingjun said with a smile: "This is Yang Mingcai sent someone to give to Weichen, it is priceless, I dare not use it privately, and I am here to dedicate it to the king." ”

The king of Chu said unhappily: "He has time to send someone to give gifts, but he doesn't have time to send someone to report the latest battle situation?"

An Lingjun said: "Weichen also inquired that Yang Ming gave valuable gifts to several other ministers at the same time. ”

The king of Chu was surprised and said, "Do you mean to say that Yang Ming has a personal relationship with the ministers of the court?"

An Lingjun said: "It's not an overnight thing. This sentence is really enough to "weigh".

Foreign ministers have private relations with internal ministers, border generals have private relations with courtiers, it is a very taboo thing for kings in previous dynasties, and most of them are completely forbidden by express order, the king of Chu heard this, and was even more surprised, he was not mainly surprised by the aspect of raising Ming, but the uncle, brother, and ministers who stayed in the capital, and the monarch went on an expedition to the country.

Seeing that the fire had arrived, An Lingjun suggested that Yang Ming should be recalled immediately for questioning.

King Chu said: "The Yushui war is at a critical juncture, and at this time, recall Yangming, for fear of delaying the fighter." ”

An Lingjun said: "My king, Yushui is a small matter, and Gyeonggi is a big matter." If we don't figure out the collusion between the border generals and the DPRK and the central government earlier, once the disaster breaks out in the backyard, the big position may still fall into the hands of others, so what else do you want Yu Shui to do? What's more, taking Yu Shui is not only Yang Ming, but also the generals. ”

The king of Chu was finally tempted and said, "Who can be temporary?"

An Lingjun said: "The brave general of the Fighting Eagle World is on the front line, can he be replaced?"

King Chu said: "Douying is a general, not a handsome." ”

An Lingjun recommended two more people and pretended to be very anxious.

After a while, the king of Chu said, "Qu Rong can be temporary." ”

An Lingjun was secretly happy in his heart, the reason why he didn't say Qu Rong's name first was to ask the king of Chu to say it himself.

King Chu Xuan can be regarded as an understanding person, but under the double slander of the favorite concubine and the favored minister, he was confused for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and did not know the latest battle situation in Yushui, so he ordered to summon Ming Su to meet him on the grounds of discussing the war in Yushui.

Half a day after the envoy was issued, the accompanying ministers knew about this matter, and secretly scolded An Lingjun for misleading the country, but he didn't dare to say it clearly, and he couldn't persuade if he wanted to persuade him, and he wouldn't persuade if he didn't want to persuade him.