Zheng Pi is in charge of South Korea's major affairs, General Cheng has military power in his hands, the two help each other and take care of each other, and no one else can match the limelight in South Korea.

Zheng Pi was humiliated by Zheng Guobing's generals and entered the official career, so he hated Zheng Guo very much. In terms of political philosophy, he has always advocated breaking away from Zheng Guo's control to achieve self-improvement, in order to become a hegemonic country that surpasses Zheng Guo. Therefore, he actively established diplomatic relations with the Black Wolf Clan, and even did not hesitate to take the risk to participate in the military alliance of Van Zheng.

However, the military campaign against Zheng ended in failure, and Zheng Pi was under great pressure as a result.

South Korea invested a lot in the war, and after the war, many of Zheng Pi's political enemies took the opportunity to attack him and put all the blame for the defeat on him. King Han also almost alienated and snubbed him for this reason.

Now that the war has passed for a long time, the situation of the regression of national strength after the war has been eased and improved by Zheng Pi's best efforts, and the stability of the situation has made King Han no longer angry about the defeat of the war, and his reliance and trust in Zheng Pi have returned to the same as before.

But Zheng Pi did not rest easy, and the shadow of defeat always hung over his heart. Surpassing Zheng Guo and defeating Zheng Guo is his political proposition, and he will never give up on this.

However, Zheng Guo's national strength is prosperous, and now he has destroyed Wei State, and his strength is even stronger than in the past.

Zheng Pi thought about it, Chen Guo had no hope, Qi State was not worth considering, the only one who could count on was Zhou State in the North. If South Korea can form an alliance with Zhou, in terms of the relationship between the Divine Soul Army and Zheng Guo, this matter is also very likely to be promoted.

The Divine Soul Army could not protect the land of Wei, and it must have a grudge against Zheng Guo.

However, Zheng Pi's idea was opposed and questioned by many people in the court, all of whom believed that South Korea was now difficult to protect itself, and an alliance with Zhou was tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger.

For this reason, Zheng Pi was very depressed recently, and ordered three slaves in the mansion to lie down on the stage of nine deaths, and his mood improved slightly.

Suddenly, someone came to report that a messenger from the State of Zhou, named Zhao Tian, asked to see him.

Zheng Pi was overjoyed, knowing that this Zhao Tian was the Zhendong general of the Zhou State, who was deeply valued by the princess of the Bai family, and was also one of the right-hand men on the left bank of the Northern Monarch.

"Come to the main hall!"

Zheng Pi hurriedly changed his clothes, lest he be rude and make the envoys of Zhou State think that he was lazy.

Zhao Tian drank tea in the main hall and waited for a while, and finally saw Zheng Pi come out.

The two met for the first time, and they couldn't help but look at each other. Without exception, I was surprised by the youth of the other party.

'At a young age, he became a general of the Zhou Kingdom!'

At such an age, he is already in a position, and he must be very human, and this trip is a heavy responsibility, and he must be more careful to deal with it. ’

Zheng Pi invited Zhao Tian to sit down and speak, and the two sat down as the guest of honor.

Zhao Tian hugged his fists and said, "This time I came to bring a meeting gift for Zheng Xiang, it is not a tribute, and I hope that Zheng Xiang likes it." ”

"Oh?" Zheng Pi thought it was just some jewelry or something, although he didn't think so, he was also glad that Zhou Guo was so thoughtful, and he pretended to smile back with expectation on his face.

And he saw a man brought in from without.

With just one glance, Zheng Pi stood up in shock!

Even after many years, even if the woman who came in was no longer as young and beautiful as she was back then, her figure was no longer so graceful and charming. However, he recognized it at a glance.

The nine crested heads on that face, it is difficult to find a repetition in the whole world!

"Feng'er!"

When Miss Feng saw that it was Zheng Pi, she immediately trembled in fright, and no longer had the strength to kneel on the ground, trembling and just begging for mercy, but the excessive fright made her unable to say a word!

Zhao Tian got up and hugged his fists and said with a smile, "Your Excellency heard that Zheng Xiang has been looking for such a woman, so he remembered it and sent people to investigate in many ways, and finally met him in the Northern Barren Mountain in front of him." I don't know if it's the person Zheng Xiang is asking for. ”

"Beijun is so hearted, find this person for Benxiang, this situation and this righteousness are remembered by Benxiang, please ask General Zhao to thank Beijun on behalf of Benxiang!--Someone, escort her down, guard carefully, if you accidentally let her go-hmph!"

"My lord, my lord—" Miss Feng shouted in fear until she was dragged away by the guards of the Zheng Mansion.

Zheng Pi sorted out his emotions a little and sat down again.

"Beijun is so loving, I don't know what the true phase can do?"

The monarch knows that Zheng Xiang is loyal to the country, and he is the only important minister in South Korea who has far-sightedness and great ambitions. This time I sent down for the sake of state affairs. Regarding South Korea's state affairs, I should have met Zheng Xiang first. ”

Zheng Pi was quite surprised, and said, "General Zhao is polite. Zhou Guo's momentum is like Zhongtian, and sooner or later it will overshadow Zheng Guo. South Korea is just a weak country, and it really makes people wonder what General Zhao meant-"

"If Zheng Xiang knew that Zhou Guo had two enemies that must be taken, he would have understood the meaning of this coming. ”

"I want to hear about it. Zheng Pi actually guessed what Zhao Tian was referring to, but wanted to hear what he had to say.

Zheng was arrogant and domineering, and if the battle against Wei was not for the help of the king, the Zheng army would not even be able to break through the remote cities. Afterwards, Zheng Guo took revenge, pressed the border, deceived the Zhou State for not being able to supply supplies and soldiers, and forced the monarch to give up the huge land of Wei in exchange for a small amount of land in the old capital of the Zhou State. This revenge will be avenged. ”

Zheng Pi thought it was true, he had already taken the school examination for these stakes, so he had a little more trust in Zhao Tian's intentions here.

"Zheng Guo is powerful, if even Zhou Guo can't do anything, what can he do with South Korea's national strength?"

Why did Zheng Xiang say this? South Korea was dragged down by the previous war, so that it lacked money and food. In fact, the people of Han [***] are brave and united, and no one dares to underestimate them. Zhao Tian said and observed Zheng Pi's face slightly, before continuing: "South Korea's difficulties are also Zhou's difficulties. The Zhou State increased a large number of troops in a short period of time, and the momentum was certainly amazing, but the money and food were not enough to support the long-term use of troops. Zheng Guo's national strength is not trivial, and it is extremely difficult to achieve a quick battle, so the king decided to crusade against Chen Guo first, and use Chen Guo's money and grain as a reliance on Zheng. South Korea used troops against Zheng Guo, and now Zheng Guo is busy helping Chu Guo to attack Yan, but sooner or later he will point the finger at South Korea. Zheng Guo was the great enemy of Zhou and the great enemy of Korea. In this case, Zhou and Han should join hands to help each other and fight a strong enemy together. ”

Zheng Pi was very happy in his heart, but he never expected that Zhou Guo would take the initiative to send envoys to form an alliance.

But he is not stupid, and he is afraid that Zhou Guo will design a fake way to destroy him.

"So what does Zhou Guo mean?"

"If our army wants to take Chen, it will inevitably pass through your territory, and we hope that South Korea can take advantage of it. In return, the money and grain obtained after the war will be given to your country. ”

Zheng Pi was even more worried when he heard it, as the saying goes, pies will not fall from the sky. So he deliberately said tentatively, "Yicheng is really not much......"

Zhao Tian said as a difficult way when he heard this: "Zheng Xiang's words are wrong, and your country's feelings of borrowing the Tao are of course unusual." But after all, the battle of Fachen damaged the lives of our soldiers, and it was a lot of gains. If there are more, it is not that the king is stingy, but it is difficult to convince the people of the Zhou Kingdom! If Zheng Xiang thinks that it is not enough, as long as your country is willing to send troops to help defeat Chen, the benefits can naturally be discussed again. ”

Zheng Pi felt a little relieved, but he still didn't dare to believe it easily, so he took it as a matter of "sending troops, and the current situation in South Korea is really powerless." But one percent is too little, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade the king to agree, if there can be three percent, I think I will be able to convince the king!"

Zhao Tian remembered Bu Jingxian's confession, pretending to be angry in his heart, but he forced himself to press it, and hugged his fists and said, "Thirty percent of our army is really unacceptable, and I ask Zheng Xiang to understand." ”

"This ......" Zheng Pi knocked on the table, so he groaned as a difficulty, and only said half-loudly, "At least two percent must be used, otherwise this appearance really can't open his mouth to the king." ”

Zhao Tian pretended to be angry and got up and hugged his fists and said, "In that case, please forgive me for bothering you!" ”

Zheng Pi didn't get up to stay, and let Zhao Tian stride out of the house.

At the end, he summoned his henchmen over and explained, "You follow General Zhao, be careful not to let him find out, if they really don't stay and go out of the capital to the south, stop them immediately, and invite them back to the mansion to talk." ”

The man hurriedly asked carefully, "What if you don't take the road to the south?"

"If Zhou Guo really borrows the Tao, he must have prepared with both hands, and we refuse to borrow it, this person will not dare to delay and waste time, and will enter Zheng from the south gate through the east side, and ask Zheng Guo to borrow the Tao. If they don't take the southern route, then this is a ruse, and if they can't deceive their true nature, they will immediately return to the north to resume their lives. Naturally, there is no need to stop them from staying, just let them go. ”

Zheng Pi already had an idea in his heart, and when he said it, the confidant who admired it threw himself to the ground, and hurriedly led the order to chase Zhao Tian.

Zheng Pi waited for the news quietly in the mansion, thinking that he was so foolproof, but he didn't expect that Bu Jingxian had already paid attention to his past affairs and analyzed his surname and style. Therefore, his temptation method was not at all beyond the expectations of the Immortal, and after Zhao Tian left Zheng Pi's mansion, he rushed out of the south city gate in a huff.

After walking a short distance, he was stopped by Zheng Pi's henchmen and invited him back with kind words.

Zheng Pi saw that Zhao Tian really came back, so he dared to believe that Zhou Guo's intention to borrow the Tao was indeed to kill Chen, and hurriedly treated Zhao Tian politely, and tried to make him live in the mansion. The next morning, he brought the prepared recitals into the palace.

Zhao Tian was idle in Zheng Pi's mansion, walking around, just waiting for Zheng Pi to bring back good news.

Zheng Pi's mansion occupies the entire street, and the garden view in the mansion is enough for Zhao Tian to walk around for a long time and haven't seen it all.

When eating, Zhao Tiansuo's surname was in the garden.

Not long after eating, he suddenly saw several women coming from the direction of the road, among them the one wearing a pink dress, although she was only in a hurry at first, Zhao Tian did not forget her beauty at all, and immediately recognized that it was the woman in white who was rescued on the way.

The woman was laughing with others, but suddenly looked back and saw Zhao Tian sitting upright in the court, and was immediately stunned. Surprised, he suspected that it was an illusion, and stared at Zhao Tian for a while before he dared to believe it.

"General!"

While rejoicing, she couldn't help but scream. Xuan blushed again and hurriedly explained to the women who were traveling with him on the left and right, "He is the general who saved my surname that day." ”

"Oh?" The two women, one is Zheng Pi's eldest daughter, and the other is the daughter of General Cheng.

When it was said that the woman who was rescued by Zheng Pi was Zheng Pi's cousin, she lost her mother early, and her father died of an emergency illness not long ago, and entrusted her to Zheng Pi before he died. Zheng Pinian agreed to take her in, and specially sent someone to escort her into the capital.

(To be continued)