The next day was the Great Pilgrimage.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Pang Juan invited Sun Bin to inspect the military camp.

The two drove into the Fengze camp, Pang Juan led him to inspect a few places, and came to the Chinese army's tent at the time of Shen. The attendant served the soup, and when the two were drinking, the general rushed forward and presented a secret letter to Pang Juan. Pang Juan saw it, put down the soup bowl, pursed his mouth, and said to Sun Bin with a smile: "Brother Sun, this good show in Chu State seems to be about to be staged." ”

"Oh!" Sun Bin also put down the soup bowl, "What do you say?" ”

Pang Juan handed over the secret letter.

Sun Bin had seen it and was thinking about it, Pang Juan smiled and said, "Brother Sun, please come here!" ”

Pang Juan led Sun Bin to the front of the big sand table, holding a short stick in his hand, and pointed to a large area on the edge of Yunmengze: "Brother Sun, please see, here is Zhuanshui, here is Hanshui, here is Canglang Shui, to the south is the vast Yunmengze, here to the north, is the lofty mountains, the Yue Renzhou, the land 200,000 troops are trapped within a radius of hundreds of miles, and they can't advance or retreat." This time, the Chu people suddenly learned to be obedient, neither attacking nor persecuting, and only trapped the Yue people there. He pointed to Xiakou again, "Brother Sun looked again, this is Xiakou, the Chu people drove deep piles under the river, knotted with net ropes, and tied several miles of water villages, and tens of thousands of Chu troops held fire crossbows and sharp arrows, waiting for the battle, and thousands of ships of the Yue people were all locked on Xiakou, so they had to wander in the Han River all day long. The grain and grass carried on the ships had long been exhausted, and many ships wanted to enter Yunmengze from the waves, but they fell into the mud and became dead ships. Besides, on this shore, within a radius of hundreds of miles, the people of Chu have withdrawn, not to mention grain and grass, not even a single live chicken has been left. However, although the Yue people are cut off from food and grass, they can catch fish, so they do not leave Yunmengze for a moment, three meals a day, thanks to the fish and shrimp, mud snails, aquatic plants, lotus roots and other things in Ze, it seems that they will not be able to hold on. ”

"Well," Sun Bin nodded, "what the virtuous brother said is very true. ”

"Ugh." Pang Juan looked at the sand table and let out a long sigh full of music.

Sun Bin heard that this long sigh was meaningful, and raised his head and asked, "Why is the virtuous brother sighing?" ”

"Alas," Pang Juan sighed again, "the mistakes made by Wujiang are the same as those made by the foolish brothers, isn't it a sigh?" ”

Sun Bin smiled and asked: "What does it have to do with the virtuous brother?" ”

"Remember the day before yesterday?" Pang Juan looked up at Sun Bin, "Brother Sun has become the general trend, but the foolish brother is not self-sufficient, regardless of Brother Sun's dissuasion, he recklessly ventured into the hinterland of Brother Sun, and the result was that he lost everything." Today's view is boundless, sympathy for the same disease, can you not be sad? ”

Sun Bin praised from the bottom of his heart: "The virtuous brother can sigh like this, and I am very relieved." Sun Wuzi said: 'Those who know whether they can fight or those who can't fight win. 'Boundless knows, when there is such a defeat. ”

Pang Juan's heart moved: "Speaking of Sun Wuzi, the foolish brother remembered something. Brother Sun was fortunate enough to read "The Art of War", and he improved quickly, which was beyond the reach of the foolish brother. dared to ask Brother Sun when he was free, and also told "The Art of War" to Juan Ting. ”

"Brother Xian," Sun Bin pondered for a while, and said slowly, "Mr. has a saying: 'Books are for death, and use for life.'" The Art of War is a good book, but its essence is not in its text, but in its way. Just looking at the text, even if you memorize it all, it is useless. ”

Pang Juan's face sank, and he laughed: "Brother Sun doesn't teach, why bother to say more?" ”

"This..." Sun Bin was slightly stunned, "It is not difficult for the virtuous brother to read it." When you are free, you can memorize it, copy it into a book, and give it to the virtuous brother. ”

Pang Juan turned his face and smiled, and said, "I hope Brother Sun will not break this word!" ”

"Can't you believe it?"

"Hahahaha, of course I believe it!" Pang Juan laughed a few times, stepped back to the front of a few cases with Sun Bin's hand, sat down separately, stared at Sun Bin with both eyes, and said slowly, "Brother Sun, the foolish brother has been running around all the time, and rarely asks about Brother Sun. ”

"Bin is doing very well, Brother Xie Xian is worried."

"If you calculate it carefully, it's been nearly seven years since Brother Sun left Weidi!"

"yes, it's been more than six years!" Sun Bin let out a long sigh.

"Listening to Brother Sun's long sigh, don't you think of anyone?" Pang Juan asked with a smile.

"Don't hide it from the virtuous brother," Sun Bin smiled bitterly, "In this world, except for Mr., Senior Brother, Cicada, Su Qin, Zhang Yi, and then you, the virtuous brother, there is really no one to think about." ”

"Brother Sun has no relatives in Weidi?"

Sun Bin shook his head.

"When the foolish brother went down the mountain, he heard Brother Sun say that there was a person who asked the foolish brother to go to him when he encountered difficulties. Listening to Brother Sun's tone, I thought it was because he had a very close relationship with that person. ”

"Brother Xian is talking about General Chuqiu Shoucheng Liping. General Li and his late father are close friends, and Bin respects him very much. General Li was originally the captain of the emperor's hill, but in that year's resistance to Wei, Duke Wei transferred him to Chuqiu, and later he has been the guardian of Chuqiu. ”

"Yes, yes, it's General Li." Pang Juan agreed, "However, the foolish brother learned that this person is very unwilling. ”

"Oh?" Sun Bin was stunned, "Why is this?" ”

"Duke Wei was demoted by the king to a knighthood, and recently cut off Pingyang, and he was sick and sick. The Emperor of the Patriotic State assisted the government, abolished the crown prince Ji Xian in the name of the oracle, established the prince Ji Wei, Ji Xian and other princes fled to the countries to avoid trouble, General Li and other old ministers were not satisfied, and they were also excluded by the prince. ”

"Alas," Sun Bin sighed lightly, "Looking at this situation, the number of patriotic spirits seems to be exhausted." ”

"General Li is a close friend of Ling Zun, and Brother Sun should be an elder," Pang Juan looked at Sun Bin, "Now is the time to employ people, General Li is also a general in the world, with a foolish brother, Brother Sun can make people welcome him here, colleague Wang, one can achieve a great cause, and the other can achieve filial piety." ”

Sun Bin wept and said, "Brother Xie Xian is worried!" It's just that the virtuous brother doesn't know that General Li has a strong nature, and once he defends, he will do his best, and after death, he will not easily abandon the old master. Don't hide it from the virtuous brother, because of this, I have never given him a book since I went to Wei Bang, lest he persuade me to abandon Wei. ”

"Oh?" Pang Juan's eyes widened, "Will General Li persuade Brother Sun to abandon Wei Zhiwei?" ”

"Definitely!" Sun Bin shook his head, "Bin was originally a Qi person, and he was subject to Qi En, and there is still a family temple in Qi." General Li had heard his father talk about this matter and advised his father to abandon his defense. In view of the fact that Wei Gongqi valued his grandfather, his grandfather was moved by righteousness and refused to leave Wei, and his father valued filial piety and could not bear to resign from Wei, so that the Sun family was loyal to Wei. At the time of parting, he went to say goodbye to General Li, and the general persuaded Bin that the defense of the country is small, and it is difficult to achieve great things. ”

"Brother Sun still has a family temple in Qi, dare to ask where is it now?"

"It's in Juancheng, not far from here. When he was in Wei, he heard his grandfather say that Duke Qi wanted his grandfather to return to Qi, so he kept the family temple for Sun Men all the time. Sun Men is also a family in Qi, and the people are prosperous, but today there is only one person left, displaced, and he can't even sacrifice a little! Speaking of this, Sun Bin wept again.

Pang Juan also wiped his tears and said: "Since you and I have been righteous, Brother Sun's family affairs should be foolish brothers' family affairs." In life, filial piety is great. If Brother Sun misses his homeland, the foolish brother will ask the king to allow Brother Sun to return to Juancheng, find the family temple, and worship the ancestors and ancestors. Brother Tong Sun has this wish, and he has no worries, and he can be loyal to the king. ”

"Brother Xie Xian's care!" Sun Bin arched his hand and said, "It's just that if you return to Qi, one will be unaccompanied, and the other will be empty-handed, and there will be no achievements, what face do you have to meet your ancestors and ancestors?" ”

"That's a mistake!" Pang Juan persuaded, "Meritorious deeds and filial piety are completely different things. If, according to Brother Sun's words, ordinary people have no merit, wouldn't they be unable to sacrifice? Besides, Brother Sun's achievements in Chu this time, he became a lord in Wei's high position, and he was even more valued by the king, isn't this enough? ”

"That's what the virtuous brother said. It's just that," Sun Bin pondered for a while, "It's winter training right now, and I'm busy with affairs, and I can't open my mouth when I return to my hometown to worship my ancestors." ”

"It's easy to do!" Pang Juan said with a smile, "Brother Sun has this heart, and the rest of the matter will be left to the foolish brother!" ”

"Don't disturb the virtuous brother," Sun Bin hugged his fists and thanked, "Just wait for the light in front of me, Bin immediately beg the king for favor and return to worship before Qingming." If there is time to spare, Bin still wants to go back to Wei to pay tribute to his grandfather. ”

"That's very good," Pang Juan replied, "When the coming year is clear, the foolish brother will be free, and accompany the grandson brother back to his hometown to worship his ancestors." ”

Sun Bin gave his hand again: "Brother Xian is busy, this private matter-"

"What did Brother Sun say?" Pang Juan interrupted him and said, "There is nothing more important than the ancestral hall. The foolish brother is righteous with Brother Sun, and the ancestors of Brother Sun are also the ancestors of the foolish brothers. When the souls of the ancestors return to their hometowns, how can the foolish brother not go? ”

"Virtuous brother..." Sun Bin's eyes were hot and moist, and his voice was somewhat choked.

"Brother Sun, don't talk about this!" Pang Juan smiled, took out a stack of bamboo slips, and put them on a few cases, "These are the reports of the concentrated winter training in various cities, and the foolish brother likes to be busy with rough work, so I will ask my grandson to do these small things for me." If there are any inappropriate practices, Brother Sun can only criticize them. After Brother Sun reads it, the foolish brother only reads the approval. ”

"This is what Bin should do, and the virtuous brother doesn't have to be polite." Sun Bin put away the report, said goodbye to Pang Juan, and drove back to the city.

As soon as he arrived at the house, Sun Bin closed the door to thank the guests, and wholeheartedly reviewed the military performance newspapers from all over the country, sometimes contemplating his eyebrows, and writing on the newspapers.

At dusk the next day, Sun Bin criticized all the newspapers, and was about to go out to move his muscles, when the family ruler said: "Lord, someone is visiting!" ”

"Oh," Sun Bin asked, "who's visiting?" ”

"It's a stranger. The servant asked him, and he said that he was an old man of the lord. ”

"The deceased?" Sun Bin was slightly stunned, "Please!" ”

After a while, the housekeeper led Gou Zai, who was dressed as a guard, into the study, Sun Bin greeted him, looked him up and down, and was about to ask, Gou Zai said first: "Mr. is General Sun?" ”

Sun Bin nodded: "Exactly." ”

Gou Zai knelt on the ground: "The villain has finally found the general!" ”

Sun Bin was even more stunned: "Strong man..."

Gou Zai said: "Back to the general's words, the villain's name is Liu Qing, a native of Chuqiu, who joined the army the year before last, and now he is a short soldier in front of General Li's tent. General Li heard that the general was in Wei, waiting left and right, and he had not received the general's real letter, so he missed it very much, and wrote a letter in person, asking the villain to bring it. The villain has never been far away, came to Daliang, and asked seven questions before finding the general. As he spoke, he took out a secret letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, "This is General Li's letter, please check it!" ”

"Strong man, please get up," Sun Bin took the letter, helped Gou Zai with his own hands, and said with emotion, "Over the years, Bin has also been missing General Li. Since the death of his father, his family has died, and he has no relatives in Weidi, only General Li, who will remember it sooner or later. Yesterday in the big tent, Bin also discussed this matter with General Pang, saying that he would return to his hometown to worship his ancestors during the Qingming Festival in the coming year, and then he went to see him, but he didn't want General Li to write first. ”

As Sun Bin spoke, he opened the letter with his hand, and it read:

General Sun:

Time is like an arrow, and in the snap of a finger, it has been several years since parting. The first monarch is in the sky, the villain is in charge, the guard room is withered, and the situation is very embarrassing, only with the silver spear and long bow as the companion, he survives. Recently, it has been rumored that General Yan has succeeded in his studies and is seeking a job in Wei, and he is both happy and sighing. Those who like it, the general has learned greatly; Those who sigh will be military Wei as a pearl cast into the dark. Wei Kou attacked the guard, Pingyang slaughtered the city, and the Sun family was all killed, could it be that the general was completely forgotten? General Sun Cao said many times before his death that he wanted to return to his homeland to serve. The guard room is small and weak, and it is not a place for generals. Why don't the generals return to their homeland, not only to show what they have learned in their chests, but also to fulfill the wishes of the general's ancestors! As far as I know, the country of Qi is rich and strong, the culture is thick, and the king of Qi is even more ambitious, virtuous and good, and the country will be governed after succeeding to the throne, or he may live up to what the general has learned. If the general can achieve something in Qi, he can also comfort the spirit of the Sun family in the sky...

Li Ping bowed up

General Li was originally Sun Cao's best friend, and he didn't have much contact with Sun Bin, and Sun Bin couldn't distinguish the authenticity of the handwriting. Seeing that the tone in the letter was the same as that of General Li, Sun Bin believed that it was true, but before he could finish reading it, his tears were blurred, and he sobbed.

Gou Zai heard it clearly, and bowed again: "Before leaving, General Li instructed General Sun to make a decision as soon as possible after seeing the letter, and give General Li a true letter!" ”

Sun Bin nodded: "Strong man, please get up, watch the tea!" ”

Gou Zai got up and thanked him, and sat down a few times ago to drink tea.

Sun Bin walked into the study, took a few pieces of bamboo slips, repaired a book, and handed it to Gou Zai: "The strong man has worked hard all the way, you can rest here for a few days, and then present this letter to General Li." ”

"General Xie Sun's good intentions!" Gou Zai took the letter and put it in his sleeve, "General Li is eager to get news from General Sun, and the little one will leave!" ”

Sun Bin turned to the house: "Take ten gold!" ”

The housekeeper took ten small nuggets of gold and laid them on a few.

Sun Bin pointed to the gold: "Strong man, this bit of gold, I will pay for it on the way." ”

Gou Zai bowed his head and thanked him, put the gold in his bag, and went out. After looking at Gou Zai in the distance, Sun Bin returned to the house, took Li Ping's letter in his hand, and chanted it several times to wipe away his tears.

Gou Zai walked to the end of the street, and when he saw that Sun Bin no longer looked at him, he turned into an alley, turned around, and stepped back to Wu'anjun's mansion to present the letter to Pang Juan. Pang Juan asked Gou Zai to go back to the backyard to stay, and summoned Pang Cong, asking him to choose a handsome waiter Gou Zai from among the maids, and instructed him not to leave the courtyard door.

After everything was arranged, Pang Juan Fang unfolded Sun Bin's reply and read it carefully:

General Li is on top, please accept the nephew Sun Bin to worship!

Bin has no relatives in this life, but the general always remembers it and is grateful. After resigning as a general, he tossed and turned for several months, experienced ups and downs, and finally arrived in Guigu, where he studied for several years, and was personally taught by Mr. Guigu the ancestor's book "The Art of War", which benefited greatly. As for the general's responsibility, Bin has nothing else to say, only asks the general to say a word. When he was in the Ghost Valley, because of the recommendation of his junior brother Pang Juan, the Prince of Wei sent His Royal Highness to the Ghost Valley to invite. The first is to thank King Wei for his love, and the other is to not brush the kindness of his junior brother, so he has to go to Wei. Since Bin has arrived in Wei, there is the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers to be exhausted, and the letter of friends to be fulfilled, so it is not feasible for the general to do everything for the time being! The general is above, and he will be bowed down again to atone for the sin of disobedience!

Thuan An

The nephew Sun Bin wept and sobbed

Pang Juan read it carefully, stared at the thick font on the bamboo slips, sighed again and again, closed the letter, and paced back and forth in the room. Yes, what was written in Brother Guansun's letter is really a kind person. And yet...

Pang Juan slowly sat down on his knees, closing his eyes and meditating. After a while, Pang Juan raised his head, opened the letter again, and swept his gaze to the two lines of handwriting, "Mr. Demeng personally taught the ancestors' treasure book "The Art of War", which greatly benefited, his face returned to gloomy, and sighed: "Alas, Brother Sun, if you are not a foolish brother and unjust, Brother Sun, you shouldn't go out of the mountain later!" ”

Pang Juan closed his eyes again and meditated for a while, determined to make up his mind, and began to disassemble Sun Bin's letters, find a bamboo slip with a similar appearance, put it on the case, imitate his handwriting, and continued after "going to Wei":

Although Bin is doing things now, he misses his homeland. The revenge of killing his father, Bin dare not forget it one day. A few months after Wei, Bin knew Wei, and also knew that the sage of the King of Wei was inferior to the King of Qi, and the land of Wei was fragmented, and it was not enough to achieve the great cause. However, when Bin first came to Wei Bang, everything was waiting to be done, and family affairs were still to be figured out. Wei has Pang Juan, who should be a fierce rival of the Qi State. Although Bin knows the trickle, the trickle also knows the bin. If you fight, you have no chance of winning. Bin wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make arrangements in Wei, so that on the day of Qi, Bin will not be empty-handed. did not hide it from the general, and Bin had already entrusted someone to communicate with the king of Qi. King Qi still remembers the humiliation of Huangchi vividly, and plots revenge, but is afraid of Pang Juan. Wen Bin is a fellow student, or can control the trickle, the king of Qi is very happy, Xu Bin with the position of a general, cut the land and seal the king. As the saying goes, when the melon is ripe, General Li should not be in a hurry. When the time is ripe, Bin will look for an opportunity to go east quickly.

Pang Juan stopped revising, read it carefully, saw that there were no flaws, and then connected the beginning and end parts of Sun Bin one by one, carefully re-put it on, examined it again and again, and saw that the whole process was integrated, and the modification was seamless, so he put down the letter, closed his eyes for a while, and sighed lightly: "Alas, Brother Sun, Brother Sun, Your Majesty treats you well, and wants to marry your baby daughter to you, but you don't repay your kindness, plot against you, and want to do something rebellious, what's the reason?" After a long pause, he suddenly raised his voice, "What's the reason?!" ”

Pang Juan closed his eyes and sat for a while, opened his eyes again, threw a few pieces of bamboo slips into the charcoal basin next to him, stared at the bamboo slips burning and catching fire, and stared at them turning into a pile of ashes.

Pang Juan slowly closed his eyes, and his face became even more gloomy.

The wind is biting.

There were two piles of charcoal fires lit in the imperial study, but I couldn't feel the chill. King Wei Hui and Hui Shi sat opposite each other, with a game of chess in front of them. Hui Shi's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was staring at a chess game, and he seemed to be dozing off. King Wei Hui glanced at him, picked up a chess piece and fell to the ground, squinted at Hui Shi, and coughed.

Hui Shi opened his eyes and glanced at the chess game: "The king? ”

"Hehehe," King Wei Hui said with a smile, "Hui Aiqing, see Zhou Gong again." It's your turn! ”

Hui Shi also laughed, hugged his fists and responded: "Back to the king, the minister is asking the Duke of Zhou for advice!" ”

"Oh?" King Wei Hui leaned over slightly, "What did Aiqing ask him for?" ”

Hui Shi pointed to the chess game: "The king has fallen another wonderful son, and the minister really can't think of a move, so he has to ask Zhou Gong for help." ”

"Hahahaha," King Wei Hui pointed at Hui Shi and laughed, "Dozing off is dozing off, you still find a reason, it's really yours!" Did Zhou Gong teach? ”

Hui Shi took out a son, pondered for a while, and fell gently.

King Wei Hui looked at it, it was really a good move, and nodded: "Well, Zhou Gong is still Zhou Gong, there are a few shots!" After thinking about it for a while, he seemed to think of something, and looked at Hui Shi, "Hui Aiqing, the thing that the widow said a few days ago seems to be on fire." ”

"The king is talking about Princess Mei?"

"Hehehe, yes," Wei Hui Wang said happily, "Listen to Shen'er, Mei'er and Sun Aiqing are in love, hehehe, they are happy!" A Pang Aiqing, a Sun Aiqing, just like the widow's right-hand man, Hui Aiqing, you, sit in the center, the widow really wants to be as Tian Yinqi said, sing every night, sit back and relax! ”

Hui Shi arched his hand and said: "Congratulations to the king! ”

"Hey," King Wei Hui waved his hand repeatedly, "it's not enough for you to congratulate you. The widow summoned you today, not just to play a game of chess. The widow is thinking, the silkworm has become, and this thin cocoon still needs to be broken by Aiqing! ”

"Obey."

As soon as the words fell, the neighbor walked in: "King Qiqi, Wu Anjun asks to see!" ”

"Oh!" Wei Hui Wang said happily, "Pang Aiqing is here, please!" ”

Pang Juan approached and said, "The son knocks to see his father!" ”

King Wei Hui raised his hand: "Aiqing is flat!" ”

Pang Juan got up and sat down.

"Hehehe," King Wei Hui looked at Pang Juan and said happily, "The virtuous son-in-law came just right, and the widow is discussing Mei'er's lifelong affairs with Hui Aiqing." Mei'er is seventeen years old, and the eldest is not small. Hui Aiqing just mentioned Sun Aiqing, and she was very unpopular. First, Meier is introverted, sentimental, and has Sun Aiqing's care, and the widow is at ease. The second is that Sun Aiqing studied with you as a classmate, and the brotherhood is deep, if you are both a widow and a virtuous son-in-law, you are close to each other! ”

Pang Juan didn't see the slightest joy on his face, but said in his mouth: "Brother Sun and Princess Mei are a match made in heaven, and the sons congratulate them!" ”

King Wei Hui glanced at him, as if he saw something: "Aiqing came in a hurry, is there something important?" ”

"This..." Pang Juan sighed lightly, and stopped talking.

Hui Shi saw it clearly, got up and knocked: "Your Majesty, the minister still has some trivial matters, so he will retire first." ”

"Aiqing go slowly!"

Seeing Hui Shi exit the door, King Wei Hui turned to Pang Juan and said, "Why is the virtuous son-in-law sighing? ”

"Alas," Pang Juan let out a long sigh again, "Erchen encountered a great difficulty, and after thinking about it for several days, he still couldn't make a decision, so he sighed. ”

"Oh?" King Wei Hui was stunned, "Aiqing also has something difficult to decide, it's strange!" Come, come, tell me, what is it that makes you so troubled? ”

"Alas," Pang Juan sighed again, "Father, the minister really can't say anything about this!" ”

King Wei Hui thought for a while, nodded and said, "If you can't say it, Aiqing won't say it." ”

Pang Juan lowered his head, and after a while, he raised his head again and said, "But this matter is very important, and Erchen can't help but say it." ”

King Wei Hui leaned forward if he realized: "Aiqing, is it Lian'er..."

Pang Juan shook his head.

King Wei Hui thought for a while: "Isn't it that Wei'er is causing trouble again?" ”

Pang Juan shook his head again, knelt down from the table, kowtowed to the ground, and exchanged with tears: "Father, Father, Father, Mo, Mo is forcing his son!" ”

Seeing Pang Juan so sad, King Wei Hui felt that it was not trivial, and it must not be a state affair, he was shocked, stood up, walked to Pang Juan, stretched out his hand to pull him up, and comforted him: "Virtuous son-in-law, don't be like this, even if the sky falls, it will be carried by the widow!" ”

Pang Juan just couldn't afford it, and cried more and more sadly. King Wei Hui didn't know what to do, so he had to bend down and pat him on the shoulder, trying his best to comfort him. Pang Juan cried again and finally stopped.

King Wei Hui stretched out his hand and pulled it again, Pang Juan got up, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and sat down on the seat while choking.

King Wei Hui also sat down, looked at Pang Juan, and looked solemn: "Virtuous son-in-law, just say it, the widow can bear it!" ”

Pang Juan wiped a handful of tears again and said slowly: "Father, the sons and daughters think about it left and right, loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, and it was not until noon today that I made up my mind and decided to report to my father!" ”

"Well," King Wei Hui nodded again and again, "The virtuous son-in-law is right, the widow and you, the outside is the monarch and the minister, and the inside is the son-in-law, behind closed doors, whether it is beautiful or ugly, good or bad, there is nothing to say!" ”

Pang Juan nodded, took out a small bundle of delicate bamboo slips from his sleeve, and presented it to King Wei Hui: "Father, please see!" ”

King Wei Hui took the bamboo slip and read it word by word, his brows furrowed more and more.

After a while, King Wei Hui put it on a few and stared at it for a long time, as if he didn't believe it was true: "Virtuous son-in-law, where did you get this book?" ”

"Since the defeat of the Qi people in Huangchi, Erchen was afraid of the Qi people's revenge, so he had a hand in Qi defense and secretly set up sentry spies on the border of Qi and Wei. Not long ago, they noticed that a man was acting strangely, stopped and interrogated, and obtained the book. ”

King Wei Hui asked urgently, "Where is that person?" ”

When the man saw that the matter had been revealed, and that there was no way to escape, he drew his sword in his eagerness and killed himself. The book was found in a cotton jacket. ”

"Well," King Wei Hui thought thoughtfully, "The widow remembered, the virtuous son-in-law had said that Sun Bin was interested in Qi, but the widow didn't care, and he didn't want to answer today." Suddenly, he stopped talking, as if he remembered something, his brows furrowed, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying to Pang Juan, "There seems to be something wrong, Li Ping is in Weidi Chuqiu, this person is sending a letter for Li Ping, and he should be to Wei, why did he cross the Wei border and rush to the border of Qi State?" ”

Pang Juan had already responded: "Erchen also doesn't know, presumably this person has other plans." ”

King Wei Hui pondered again, nodded and said, "Well, the widow understands a little. ”

"Father's Declaration!"

"It must be Sun Bin Tuo who reported the letter to Qi, because the content is important, so it has not been written, so that it is secretly recited in the heart. When the man saw that the matter was exposed, he was afraid that Sun Bin would be affected, so he killed himself first. ”

"Father Shengming!" Pang Juan responded, "If you say this, what is written in the letter is a trivial matter, so the person can't take care of it." ”

"Alas," King Wei Hui nodded again and again, and sighed, "This Sun Bin is regarded by few people as loyal, talented, and treats him like a parent." I don't want this person to still remember the past hatred, have different ambitions, and plot against him. Alas, the hearts of the people in the world are really unpredictable! ”

Seeing that the wood had been completed, Pang Juan knelt down again and cried: "Father, although Sun Bin committed the great crime of rebellion and punished the nine clans according to the law, the sons still have to risk death to intercede for him. In any case, Sun Bin and Erchen were imprisoned and righteous, read together with classmates, and had a deep love for life and death, and Sun Bin came here because of Erchen's recommendation. The son begged his father to open up the net and let Sun Bin have a way to live! ”

"Alas," King Wei Hui sighed again, "Sun Bin was able to have a virtuous son-in-law as a friend, it was really his creation." According to the virtuous son-in-law's opinion, how should the widow deal with Sun Bin? ”

"Father, with just an ordinary letter, I hope I will wronged my grandson. According to the will of the son, the father can pretend not to know, look for an opportunity to probe his tone, and observe his grandson. Erchen also kept an eye out for it and visited secretly. If someone really framed him, his father should wash away his grievances for Sun Bin and give him justice. Sun Bin is grateful to his father and will definitely do his best. In case Sun Bin really has a heart of disobedience, the evidence will be conclusive, and even if his father punishes him, he will have nothing to say. ”

"Well," King Wei Hui nodded again and again, "What the virtuous son-in-law said is reasonable, and the widow is dependent!" After a pause, he summoned the neighbors, "You go and tell Hui Xiangguo that the matter of proposing marriage will be put on hold for a few days!" ”

"Command!"

Pang Juan returned to the mansion and summoned Pang Cong, and said heavily: "Brother Onion, something is wrong!" ”

Pang Cong's heart sank: "What's the big deal?" ”

"The king urgently summoned the eldest brother, saying that Brother Sun remembered the feud against the Pingyang family back then, and wanted to do wrong!"

Pang Cong was shocked, thought for a while, and whispered: "The eldest brother and Brother Sun have a sense of righteousness, and if Brother Sun has an accident, won't it drag down the eldest brother?" ”

"Alas," Pang Juan sighed lightly, "Big brother is looking for you, and that's what he said!" The eldest brother finally got mixed up today, if he was really dragged down by Brother Sun, wouldn't he die unjustly? ”

Pang Cong hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, the eldest brother should break off his friendship!" ”

Pang Juan glanced at him and scolded: "As soon as Brother Sun is in trouble, the eldest brother will break off the relationship, so how do outsiders think of the eldest brother?" ”

"So, according to the opinion of the eldest brother, what should I do?"

"Alas," Pang Juan sighed again, "It is unrighteous to abandon a friend, and it is unfaithful to help a friend, so what can the eldest brother do now?" After a pause, "The eldest brother thinks about it, if loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, sacrifice righteousness and take loyalty; If the family and the country cannot take care of each other, they will abandon their family and take the country. The king has nothing to say about the eldest brother, if Brother Sun has a heart of revenge, the eldest brother can only sacrifice righteousness and be loyal! ”

"Big brother is right!" Pang Cong raised his head and said, "Let the green onion do something, big brother just command!" ”

"Look at how this is," Pang Juan looked at Pang Cong, "Brother Sun is a real person, the king said that he was rebellious, and the eldest brother may not believe it all." However, there is no wind and no waves, and since the king said this, there must be empirical evidence. You can send someone to keep an eye on Sun Bin and see what he is doing. If Brother Sun has a rebellious act, you can find evidence and report it to the eldest brother. If not, the eldest brother might as well explain a few words in front of the king and clear his grievances for Brother Sun. ”

"Brother Onion obeys!"

In order to promote the crown prince, King Wei Hui handed over all the miscellaneous affairs of the court to the prince Shen to deal with. After Zhu Wei submitted the documents of the Qin envoy to clear customs and trade, the prince Shen asked the Qing Mansion to temporarily draw up a chapter and hand it over to the king for decision.

After Zhu Wei left, Prince Shen stuffed the Qin Guoguo Book into his sleeve, and was just about to go out when a palace car arrived, and Rui Mei jumped out of the car.

Prince Shen held her: "Sister Mei, come to enjoy Mei again!" ”

"Hmm." Rui Mei nodded, took out a piece of silk silk from her sleeve, and stuffed it into Prince Shen's hand, and said shyly, "Brother, you give this to General Sun." After that, he covered his face with long sleeves and walked briskly into the plum garden.

Seeing that Princess Ruimei was gradually disappearing into the corner, Prince Shen turned around and went out, drove straight to Sun Bin's mansion, and handed the Qin State documents to Sun Bin.

Sun Bin looked at it and looked at the prince: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Prince Shen frowned slightly: "The Qin people are definitely not here to clear the customs. The previous time the prince came, Gongsun Yan ran to Qin. When this person comes back today, I don't know what will happen again. The father wants Wei Shen to be in charge, whether to allow the Qin people, Wei Shen has no bottom in his heart, and he wants to ask the general, what should he do? ”

Sun Bin thought for a while, and said: "Back to Your Highness, the minister thinks that the grievances of Qin and Wei are all in the past, and the important thing is the present." As the saying goes, whether there is a cargo pass or not, there is still a courtesy. The Qin people are here to clear the customs, if they are sincere, I should allow it. If there is another plan, and the soldiers will come to stop him, I need not be afraid of him. ”

"Well," Prince Shen let out a sigh, "General has to say this, Wei Shen knows it in his heart." Wei Shen reported to his father and allowed him to clear customs with the Qin people. After a pause, he took out a piece of silk silk from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Bin, "Sister Mei came to appreciate the plum again, and Tuo Weishen presented this silk to the general." ”

Sun Bin took it with both hands and unfolded it, embroidered with a red plum on it, and embroidered a small poem next to it:

A faint sprig of plum,

Stay in the snow and ice.

But to know the plum people,

Double-minded spring breeze.

Sun Bin was holding a silk handkerchief, but he was stunned.

"General Sun," the crown prince looked at him, meaningful, "this is embroidered by Mei Mei herself!" ”

Sun Bin seemed to wake up from his stunned stupor, and kowtowed to the ground: "How can the minister be virtuous, how can he bear the princess's love?" ”

"General Sun, please get up!" Prince Shen helped him up, "Mei Mei has a noble character, she has been stubborn since she was a child, and she vows not to marry if she is not a bosom friend." I met the general today, and Mei Mei promised it. ”

"This..."

"General Sun rest assured," Prince Shen smiled slightly, "Meimei's thoughts, my father knows." The father loves Mei Mei very much, and he specially entrusts the minister to protect the media. Xiangguo has also promised to propose marriage in the general's mansion in the near future. If the general has something on his mind, he can sue Wei Shen, and Wei Shen will deal with everything. ”

"Back to Your Highness," Sun Bin cried, "the minister has nothing to worry about. It's just that the princess is a daughter, but the minister's qualifications are shallow and stupid, and the princess is married to a micro-minister, isn't it wrong? ”

"General Sun's heart, Wei Shen knows. If the general has nothing to do, he can have a token to give back to Mei Mei, and he is willing to work for him. ”

Sun Bin thought for a moment, walked into the study, found a few bamboo slips, and wrote:

There are peonies in spring, and the flowers are rich; There is a white lotus in summer, and the flowers are also expensive; There is ** in autumn, and the hidden flowers are also; There are red plums in winter, and flowers are hidden. Rich is the clothes of flowers, expensive is the crown of flowers, hidden is the love of flowers, and hidden is the heart of flowers. How can you dare to look at the heart of flowers!

After Sun Bin finished writing, carefully reviewed it, presented the bamboo slips to the prince Shen, knelt on the ground and said: "The minister has no valuables, only two lines of text, please send it to the princess!" ”

Prince Shen put the bamboo slip into his sleeve, got up and said, "Wei Shen farewell!" ”

Sun Bin sent it to the door and arched his hand: "Your Highness, go slowly!" ”

Sun Bin watched the prince Shen go away, turned around and was just about to go back to the house, and a car went to the gate of the house.

It's a herald palace person.

The palace people preached loudly: "Sun Jianjun, the king is invited!" ”

Sun Bin returned to the house to change into court clothes and entered the palace to see King Wei.

After seeing the big gift, King Hui beckoned Sun Bin to sit down and said with a slight smile: "The widow is bored today, so I specially summoned Aiqing to come and talk casually." ”

Sun Bin said: "Dare to ask the king what is boring? ”

"Hehehe," King Wei Hui said with a smile, "It's nothing, just taking a nap, dreaming of dark clouds covering the sun, the widow thinks it is ominous, and it is boring." However, this Chenguang widow has figured out that the dark clouds covering the sun are just a pipe dream, and there is no big deal. ”

Sun Bin arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to the king!" ”

King Wei Hui narrowed his eyes and stared at Sun Bin without blinking, Sun Bin's secret letter surfaced in front of him, and Sun Bin's voice seemed to sound in his ears: "Although Wei is doing things today, he misses his homeland." The revenge of killing his father, Bin dare not forget one day... Ran Bin first came to Wei Bang, everything is waiting to be lifted, and family affairs are still waiting to be slowly figured...

After staring at him for a while, King Wei Hui had something to say, and said slowly: "I heard that Aiqing is a Qi person, where is the family temple?" ”

"Juancheng."

King Wei Hui let out an "oh": "Juancheng is not far from the Wei Realm." ”

"Yes, Juancheng is very close to Yangjin and Maling, and if you travel a hundred miles to the west, it is the Wei realm."

It's strange that Pang Aiqing said that the people who sent the letter wanted to be together, so it was. King Wei Hui suddenly realized this, and nodded his head a few times: "Well, the widow understands!" ”

Sun Bin was surprised: "Dare to ask the king what he understands?" ”

"Hahahaha," Wei Hui Wang laughed a few times, "the widow understands a big thing!" ”

Sun Bin was stunned.

King Wei Hui peeked at Sun Bin and saw that his face was really different, and he smiled again: "Sun Aiqing has been here for several years, and the widow still doesn't know who Aiqing's Lingzun is?" ”

Hearing King Wei mention his father, Sun Bin felt a pang in his heart, his face was gloomy, and he hung his head and cried: "If you go back to the king, your father is Sun Cao, the guardian of Pingyang County, Weiguo. ”

King Wei Hui was shocked and stunned for a long time, before he said: "So, Ling Zun died in Pingyang?" ”

Sun Bin burst into tears and nodded heavily.

Thinking of the sentence "The revenge of killing my father, I dare not forget it one day", Wang Wei Hui took a long breath of cold air, paused for a while, and then laughed dryly: "Sun Aiqing, these things are all in the past." Aiqing has free time, so he can go back to Pingyang and move the first test spirit back to Juancheng, so that his soul can return to his hometown. ”

Sun Bin knelt on the ground and wept: "Thank you, the king of Longen!" ”

"Aiqing, please," a smile appeared on King Wei Hui's face, "It's getting late, Aiqing will go back first, and the widow will call Aiqing another day to talk!" ”

Sun Bin bowed again: "The minister retired." ”

Seeing Sun Bin withdraw from the door, King Wei Hui was stunned for a while, took out the secret letter from under several cases, and looked at it repeatedly, his face gradually became gloomy.

In front of the Post House of Nations near the palace, Gongzi Hua, dressed in a gorgeous costume, jumped off the carriage and strode into the Qin Pavilion.

Childe quickly greeted him and asked urgently, "Is there any movement?" ”

Gongzihua shook his head: "Right now, Sun and Pang have a good relationship, and they were still playing together a few days ago. Yesterday, King Wei made an appointment to meet Hui Xiangguo, saying that he wanted him to protect Sun Bin as a matchmaker. Today, the crown prince Shen went to Sun Bin's mansion, and then the king of Wei summoned Sun Bin again, looking at the momentum, it must be this family affair. ”

Gongzi frowned: "The king said that Sun and Pang will have a fight in the near future, why don't you see any movement?" Is it..."

"In my opinion," Gongzihua suggested, "we might as well ask to see Sun Bin directly." ”

"That's fine." Childe nodded, "We have to create a little truth for Pang Juan!" ”

The next morning, Gongzihua calculated the time for the court to disperse, drove straight to Sun Bin's mansion, and handed over the name post.

Sun Bin greeted him, hugged his fists and said, "Childe is here, what do you have to say?" ”

Gongzihua hugged his fists and saluted: "Brother Xia loves to play games very much, I hear that the general is superb in chess, I want to talk with the general, and I want to hold a chess game in the next place, and I hope that the general will not hesitate to give advice!" ”

Sun Bin glanced Gongzihua up and down a few times, and then glanced at the name card in his hand: "May I ask where Mr. Qin is?" ”

"Front Street Wangchun Building."

Sun Bin was originally a kind person, it was not easy to shirk, so he thought about it for a while, and nodded: "Okay, since Mr. Qin is so gracious, it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" ”

Sun Bin returned home and took off his court clothes, put on ordinary clothes, boarded Gongzihua's car, went to Wangchun Building on Front Street, and followed Gongzihua to a private room on the second floor.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the son in a chess suit quickly got up to greet him, and bowed to the ground: "Qin Ya has seen General Sun!" ”

Sun Bin replied: "Sun Bin has seen Mr. Qin!" ”

"General Sun, please!"

"Mr. Qin, please!"

The two of them walked into the room, and a quarter of an hour later, the sound of chess swings came from inside.

It was dark that day, Pang Cong walked into Pang Juan's study and whispered what happened in Wangchun Tower.

Pang Juan frowned and looked at Pang Cong: "Are you sure that Mr. Qin is the son of Qin?" ”

Pang Cong nodded solemnly: "I asked the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said that the elegant room was a bag surnamed Qin, and he said that it was called Qin Ya." There is also the man who went to invite Sun Bin, I also made someone check, it is Gongzi Hua, the deputy envoy of the Qin State. ”

Pang Juan got up, paced back and forth in the hall a few times, sighed lightly, and turned to Pang Cong: "Today, it seems that Brother Sun's rebellion should be true." Alas, Brother Sun too, the king treats him well, and I, who is a junior brother, is also benevolent and righteous to him, but he... Alas, he holds a grudge against his family, and he must go to a dead end, how is it good to call the eldest brother? Brother Onion, in your opinion, what should the big brother do next? ”

Pang Cong thought for a while: "The eldest brother should go to report to the king, and the king will decide." ”

Pang Juan thought for a moment and nodded: "Just Brother Onion!" Prepare the car! ”

Pang Cong prepared the carriage and horses, Pang Juan jumped on it, and drove straight to the Wei Palace.

Although it was a regular time, King Wei Hui still sat in the study to review the chapters. The palace was very quiet, and the people who were standing on the side heard the footsteps from afar, hurriedly walked out, saw that it was Pang Juan, turned around and bowed to the king of Wei, and led him to meet him.

After Pang Juan finished worshipping, King Wei Hui pointed to the seat next to him, and saw Pang Juan's face gloomy, and asked softly: "The virtuous son-in-law came so late, is there something important?" ”

"Back to my father," Pang Juan wiped his sleeve on his eyes and choked up, "It's still Brother Sun's business." ”

King Wei Hui had already counted, and said slowly: "Say it! ”

"Right now, Sun Bin is really a ghost. In recent days, Erchen has made secret visits and found that Sun Bin not only colluded with the Qi people, but also had secret contact with the Qin people. ”

"Oh?" King Wei Hui exclaimed, "He also has something to do with the Qin people? ”

"Yes." Pang Juan nodded, "Later today, a mysterious carriage carried him to Wangchun Tower, and Sun Bin followed the visitor into an elegant courtyard, and had a secret conversation with a gentleman surnamed Qin for three hours, and only walked out at dusk. When I was about to go out, I heard Mr. Qin say: "General Sun is a step ahead in chess, and he admires it." Sun Bin responded: "Mr. Qin agrees." Mr. Qin also said, "Every time General Sun makes a move, it is wonderful." Sun Bin responded: "Sun Bin is ashamed." ’”

"Well," King Wei Hui said, "they're playing against each other. ”

"It's really a game," Pang Juan replied, "it's who you're playing against." Erchen interrogated the owner of Wangchun Tower and learned that the so-called Mr. Qin was named Qin Ya. If you check it again, this Qin Ya is none other than an envoy of the Qin State, and the doctor is ill. Ying Ji is the younger brother of the Duke of Qin, and he is surnamed Qin, and as for the word Ya, it should be a split of the word disease. and the person who went to pick him up, Erchen also found out, it was Gongzi Hua, the deputy envoy of Qin, and the son of Qin Gong's uncle Yingqian. ”

King Wei Hui was shocked, pondered for a long time, and then said: "This disease, it's really okay not to come to the door!" This person came to Daliang two years ago, and he was also talking about good neighborliness. As a result, the neighbor did not succeed, but Gongsun Yan was found by him to the Qin State and became a great good creation of the Qin people. This time this man has come to be good neighbors again, is it..." stopped talking and fell into deep thought.

"Father Shengming!" Pang Juan continued, "Erchen has been thinking about it for a long time, if Sun Bin has two hearts, Erchen will definitely cut off his robe with him!" ”

"Alas," King Wei Hui sighed lightly, "it's also strange to the widow for being troublesome. Heaven bestows a virtuous son-in-law on the widow, but the widow is not satisfied, and is still greedy for Sun Bin's talent. It seems that beautiful things are rare, and good materials should not be coveted. Qin has a martingale, and the country is the great rule. The widow has already obtained a good son-in-law, what more can he ask for? ”

Pang Juan got up and knocked on the ground, crying: "Father knows Juan Er so well, Juan Er has died ten thousand times, what is the regret?" ”

King Wei Hui was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes and asked, "According to the opinion of the virtuous son-in-law, how should the widow deal with Sun Bin?" ”

"Returning to my father," Pang Juan had already prepared, "If Sun Bin has two ambitions, his father should make a decision as soon as possible." The longer the delay, the greater the harm. Erchen thought that letting go of this person was to let the tiger return to the mountain. As far as Juan knows, if Sun Bin is treasonous, he will definitely not go to Qin, but will only go together. Sun Bin is not under his sons. Qi has Sun Bin and will avenge the revenge of Huangchi. Erchen is not afraid of Sun Bin, but he is not very sure of defeating him. ”

"Well," King Wei Hui's face gradually became gloomy, "the widow knows what to do. Tomorrow's dynasty, virtuous son-in-law, please avoid! ”

Pang Juan knocked: "My father is very thoughtful, and Juan Er only calls her illness in the house." ”

The next day, King Wei Hui sat on the throne, except for Pang Juan, all civil and military officials were listed in the court.

King Wei Hui glanced at the ministers and asked loudly, "Do you Aiqing have a playbook?" ”

Si Nong, Sima, Yushi and several other courtiers went their separate ways, and King Wei Hui went back one by one. Because Pang Juan did not come, the most important winter training event in the court was reported by no one.

Seeing that the ministers finished playing, Zhu Wei took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the Qin envoy requested the opening of customs and trade, and trade is mutually beneficial, and the minister has drawn up a specific outline, please ask my king for approval!" "After speaking, I will present the recital.

The neighbors took it and presented it to King Wei Hui.

King Wei Hui didn't look at it, threw it on a few, and sneered: "What opened customs and trade?" If you come to trade, why bother to be sneaky and change your surname? ”

Seeing King Wei Hui's sudden anger, all the ministers were shocked and looked at each other.

King Wei Hui turned his head and looked at Sun Bin: "Sun Aiqing!" ”

Sun Bin came out of the queue and responded: "The minister is here!" ”

"The widow asked you, where did you go yesterday?"

Sun Bin was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister went to Wangchun Tower." ”

"Well," King Wei Hui nodded exaggeratedly, "that's right. However, Aiqing has always been clean and self-conscious, why did she suddenly go to a place like Wangchun Tower? ”

"This..." Sun Bin was slightly stunned, "the minister was invited by others to play against others." ”

King Wei Hui nodded again: "May I ask who Aiqing is playing again?" ”

"Mr. Qin."

"Humph!" King Wei Hui burst into a sneer again, "That person can be called Qin Ya?" ”

Sun Bin was shocked and nodded in response: "It's called Qin Ya, how does the king know?" ”

"The widow not only knows that his name is Qin Ya, but also knows his other name! Sun Aiqing, don't you know? ”

Sun Bin was stunned and looked at King Wei Hui at a loss.

"Okay," King Wei Hui stared at him and said slowly, "since you pretend not to know, the widow will tell you." This person named Qin Ya is the envoy of the Qin State who wants to open customs and trade, and the brother of Qin Gong Yingsi! ”

The Manchu civil and military were taken aback. Hui Shi, the crown prince, Zhu Wei, and the white tiger all changed their faces and looked at each other. Prince Shen sweated on his forehead and wiped it with his sleeves.

"Mr. Sun," King Wei Hui changed his name, his voice cold, "can you tell the widow how you played against Mr. Qin?" ”

Sun Bin buried his head. At this point, whatever you say is useless.

"Mr. Sun," Wei Hui was very colorful, "few people know that you are talented, and they value you very much, but what about you, you will take revenge, have two ambitions, and plot against you, what is the reason?" ”

"Your Majesty," Sun Bin kowtowed, "Bin has no such heart!" ”

King Wei Hui took out the bundle of bamboo slips from his sleeve, threw it in front of Sun Bin with a "snap", and sneered: "Hmph, if you don't have this heart, what is this?" ”

Sun Bin picked it up and unfolded it, dumbfounded.

"This book was written by Mr. Sun?" King Wei Hui did not give up.

Sun Bin also seemed to wake up from his ignorance, and kowtowed again and again: "Yes, it was written by the minister, but... ”

"Hmph," King Wei Hui sneered again, "What a Sun Bin, you seem to be loyal, cunning inside, and in the face of ironclad evidence, you can still deny it!" Someone, take down this traitor! ”

The guards rushed in and grabbed Sun Bin.

King Wei Hui turned to the white tiger: "Bai Situ listens to the order!" ”

The white tiger replied: "The minister is here!" ”

"Immediately raid the mansion of the traitor Sun Bin and search for evidence!"

"Obey the order!"

"Put the traitor in prison and wait for his fate!"

The guards escorted Sun Bin and pushed him out of the hall.

Sun Bin walked to the door, turned his head and shouted: "The king is clear, the minister is really wronged!" ”

King Wei Hui sneered: "Retreat!" "Get up, brush your sleeves and leave.

Xu was sudden, King Wei Hui had already walked out of the side door, Hui Shi, Prince Shen, Zhu Wei and all the courtiers were still standing in the hall like spears, and no one retreated.

The first to come back to his senses was Zhu Wei. He frowned, slowly walked to Sun Bin's bow, picked up the physical evidence thrown by King Wei Hui from the ground, examined it carefully, and put it in his sleeve.

White Tiger ordered a few arresters and rushed to the prison army's mansion. Sun Bin has neither a family nor property, and everything in the house is given by the King of Wei, and it will not take long for the raid to be completed.

The lieutenant walked over with a few pieces of bamboo slips in his hand: "Report, there is nothing suspicious in the house, only a letter or evidence!" ”

Baihu took it, and it was Li Ping's letter forged by Pang Juan.

Bai Hu read it, frowned, and asked, "Where did you find this book?" ”

"Back to Situ, just put a few cases in the study."

"Look at it!"

The two walked into the study, and the lieutenant pointed to a few cases and said, "It's on this one!" He took the bamboo slip from the white tiger's hand and placed it as it was.

Bai Hu thoughtfully, put away the letter, and just walked out of the study, a car came at a gallop, and it was Pang Juan.

Pang Juan jumped out of the car, hurried into the hospital, and shouted, "Where is Lord Situ? ”

The white tiger hurriedly walked out, and said with surprise: "Big brother, little brother is looking for you!" ”

Pang Juan's face was full of anxiety, grabbed the hand of the white tiger, and shouted: "Tell the eldest brother, what's the matter?" ”

The white tiger looked gloomy, shook his head and said, "Little brother doesn't know either. Today's dynasty, the king suddenly announced that General Sun was plotting rebellion and called his younger brother to come and raid! ”

"Oh?" Pang Juan asked urgently, "Can you find evidence?" ”

Baihu nodded, took out the letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Pang Juan: "This is the letter that the junior brother just found, and there is a reply letter written by General Sun himself." ”

Pang Juan read it carefully, stomped his feet and shouted: "How is this possible? Yesterday, the eldest brother occasionally felt a cold, but he didn't go to court for one day, how could such a big event happen? After a pause, he turned to the white tiger, "Where is Brother Sun?" ”

"The king has put Brother Sun on death row!"

"Brother Bai," Pang Juan said hurriedly, "others dare not say it, if it is said that Brother Sun is plotting rebellion, the eldest brother will definitely not believe it!" Brother Sun is such a sincere person, how can he rebel? ”

"Well," the white tiger nodded, "the little brother also has doubts. If General Sun was intent on rebellion, he would have hidden this secret letter in a hidden place, and it would be impossible to put it on several cases! ”

Pang Juan also seemed to calm down and nodded: "Well, what the little brother said is reasonable." There must be a reason why there is no wind and no waves, and the king is suddenly thundered and angry. Between the eldest brother and the grandson, not to mention the younger brother, it is also understood. Brother Sun was caught in this disaster, unbelievable! Brother Sun entrusts you with the time being, so that he will not suffer in prison. The eldest brother asked to see my king and find out the reason. The younger brother should also pay a careful visit, if someone frames him, the eldest brother will not spare him! ”

Baihu nodded: "Don't worry, eldest brother, this is what younger brother should do." ”

Pang Juan handed the letter to Bai Hu: "You can keep this physical evidence." The eldest brother entered the palace. ”

The white tiger took the letter and hid it in his sleeve.

Pang Juan jumped into the car, galloped back, and said to the white tiger: "The eldest brother and Brother Sun have a personal relationship, and the king may not listen." You can go to Xiangguo's mansion quickly, if Xiangguo comes forward, you may be able to save Brother Sun's life! ”

The white tiger returned to the mansion, thought for a while, and drove to the Xiangguo mansion.

Zhu Wei was already sitting opposite Hui Shi, looking anxious.

Hui Shi's eyes were closed, and on the cases in front of him were the letters that Zhu Wei had picked up from the ground. The white tiger wanted to speak, but when he saw that Hui Shi was meditating, he stood still on one side.

Hui Shi opened his eyes slightly and glanced at the white tiger: "Bai Situ, can you copy the evidence?" ”

Bai Hu took out the letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "If you return to Xiangguo, except for this letter, there is nothing suspicious in the prison army's mansion. ”

Hui Shi took it, glanced at it, slowly placed it on the table, and placed it side by side with the letter that Zhu Wei had brought over, squinting at it.

"When the lower officials confiscated it, this book was placed on several cases in General Sun's study, and there was no cover for it." White Tiger added.

Hui Shi ignored him, squinted at the letter for a while, and asked coldly, "Why didn't General Pang go to court today?" ”

"If you go back to Xiangguo," Bai Hu said, "I just saw General Pang, and he said that he occasionally felt a cold yesterday and could not go to court today." General Pang was recuperating at home, and when he heard about this, he hurried to the palace of Sun Jian Jun, and when he saw that I was searching, he asked about the situation, and rushed to the palace again to plead with the king. ”

Zhu Wei asked urgently: "General Pang didn't say anything?" ”

General Pang walked for a while, turned back, and called the subordinate to ask for Xiangguo. General Pang said that if Hui Xiangguo came forward, he might be able to save General Sun's life. ”

Zhu Wei turned his head to Hui Shi.

Hui Shi closed his eyes again, opened his eyes for a long time, and sighed lightly: "Old decay can't save him!" ”

"Hui Xiangguo," Zhu Wei said hurriedly, "As far as the lower officials know, General Sun is definitely not a rebel, there must be something strange in this case, General Sun may have been framed!" ”

"Alas," Hui Shi shook his head, and let out a long sigh again, "It's going to rain, how can the old decay stop it?" ”

In the imperial study, the prince Shen threw himself to the ground, bowed to the ground, and was begging. King Wei Hui's expression was gloomy and he didn't look at Prince Shen.

The people tiptoed in and whispered, "Your Majesty, Wu Anjun asks to see!" ”

King Wei Hui didn't raise his eyelids, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan!" ”

Pang Juan walked in, saw Prince Shen kneeling here, his heart was terrified, he walked forward, knelt on the right side of Prince Shen, and knocked: "Son-in-law knocks to see Father!" ”

King Wei Hui said coldly: "Pang Aiqing, you are in such a hurry, you must also come to intercede for Sun Bin!" ”

Pang Juan said goodbye: "Exactly!" ”

King Wei Hui blocked his mouth: "There is no need to say this!" Everyone has their own ambitions, Sun Bin has high eyes, he can't look down on the widow, he can't look down on the Wei State, and the widow doesn't blame him. What the widow can't tolerate is that this person pretends to be a gentleman on the surface, and does all the villainous things behind the scenes! What 'the revenge of killing his father, Bin dare not forget', what 'Bin knows Wei', what 'Bin wants to take advantage of this good opportunity to make arrangements in Wei... Did you hear that? This is a naked rebellion! Sooner or later, the widow thinks about it, and the back of the spine is cold! ”

Pang Juan kowtowed: "Father is right, but..."

King Wei Hui waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't say anything about either of you." Sun Bin's matter, the widow has his own disposal, retire! ”

Seeing that King Hui was in this attitude, Prince Shen and Pang Juan knew that there was no room for maneuver, so they knocked together: "Father, take care, son-in-law retire!" ”

Coming out of Xiangguo's mansion, Baihu thought about it for a while, drove to the prison, and asked the torturer to lead him to the death row to visit Sun Bin.

Before he arrived, the white tiger had already seen Sun Bin in heavy handcuffs, sitting on the ground, his eyes closed, as if in meditation. The white tiger asked the executioner who accompanied him to open the cell door and waved him back.

Sun Bin heard the sound, opened his eyes, saw that it was a white tiger, and arched his hand: "Sun Bin has seen Bai Situ." ”

Bai Hu sat down on his knees opposite him, bowed his hand back, and his voice was slightly choked: "General Sun, I made you suffer!" ”

Sun Bin smiled bitterly and stopped talking.

Baihu took out the letter brought out by Zhu Wei from his sleeve and put it in front of Sun Bin: "General Sun, take a look again, this letter was written by the general himself?" ”

"It's written below," Sun Bin read it carefully, "from the beginning to 'go to Wei', and then it's the payment." The rest of the parts are reversed! ”

Hearing Sun Bin say this, Baihu looked at the bamboo slips anxiously, examined them carefully, and nodded: "Well, what General Sun said is very true, the rope that wears the bamboo slips has a joint here." Although the handwriting is very similar, it is different from the other! "General Sun, who have you given this letter to?" ”

"The one who delivered the letter. He claimed to be General Li's attendant, and his name was Liu Qing. ”

"Has the general seen him before?"

Sun Bin shook his head.

"What does this person look like?"

"Thirty-something, medium-sized, with small eyes, very strong, yes, a scar on the left cheek."

"Can General Sun draw this person?"

Sun Bin nodded.

The white tiger called for pen and ink and a wooden board, and Sun Bin closed his eyes for a moment and traced a portrait with a pen.

Bai Hu looked at it and said, "General Sun, I've wronged you for the time being." Stay in the next place to find out the truth, and give the general justice! ”

Sun Bin arched his hand: "Xie Situ!" ”

Baihu returned to Situ Mansion, summoned a few experienced and specialized arresters, pointed to the portraits drawn by Sun Bin on several cases, and ordered: "You should do your best to investigate this person, in his thirties, medium height, small eyes, quite strong, and a scar on his left cheek. ”

The crowd gathered around, took the plank, and stared at the portrait repeatedly.

The trappers looked at it for a while, and the white tiger asked, "Do you remember it?" ”

Everyone nodded.

"Just keep it in mind!" The white tiger ordered, "If you see this person sooner or later, arrest him immediately!" In addition, this matter is very important, no matter who he is, he must not reveal a trace of rumors! ”

The captors nodded again and took the order.

Seeing that everyone was walking away, the White Tiger sent someone to summon the lieutenant and instructed him: "You immediately rush to Chuqiu, Weidi, ask to see General Li, and ask him if he sent a letter to Sun Jianjun, and whether the messenger is called Liu Qing." If there is such a person, bring him back! ”

The lieutenant replied: "The subordinate obeys the order!" ”

"You go in person, except for General Li, you can't say half a word to anyone, and you can get back within ten days!"

The lieutenant hurried out.

However, Mo said that it was ten days, even if it was three days, King Wei Hui did not wait.

Just two days later, it was a small dynasty, but King Wei Hui ordered all the courtiers above the middle doctor to go to court.

King Wei Hui glanced at the ministers majestically, and his eyes fell on the white tiger: "Bai Situ! ”

The white tiger stepped forward and said: "The minister is here!" ”

"Is there a result of raiding the traitor?"

The white tiger said: "The ministers were ordered to confiscate, and there were no valuable things in Sun Bin's mansion, only dozens of gold, which were given by the king. He took out the bamboo slip from his bosom and presented it with both hands, "The minister found a letter in Sun Bin's study, and it was placed on several cases, please ask the king to read it!" ”

The people took it and presented it to King Wei Hui with both hands.

King Wei Hui hurriedly read it, nodded and said, "Right now, it seems that Sun Bin's rebellion is ironclad. Bai Situ! ”

"The minister is here!"

"According to the laws of the Great Wei, what punishment should be imposed for the crime of rebellion?"

The white tiger hesitated: "Kill the Nine Clans!" ”

"Kill the Nine Clans!" King Wei Hui smiled yin and glanced at everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, since Sun Bin came down the mountain, the widow is very important to him, and he has hired the above gifts, given real estate, given heavy money, and entrusted with great responsibilities. Sun Bin has personal enmity in his heart, has two ambitions, secretly conspires with Qi and Qin, and wants to spoil the widow and the people! After a pause, his voice was full of emotion, "Ladies and gentlemen, as a minister, loyalty is the first position. Sun Bin plotted treason, the first of the ten evils, and the sin is unforgivable. In view of the fact that this thief has no relatives in Wei, the widow is exempted from the punishment of the nine clans, and is only sentenced to beheading, and will be executed at three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow! In addition, the edict told the world that all officials above the doctor level will go to the execution ground to watch the beheading at noon tomorrow! ”

All the ministers were shocked. As soon as you say it, the horse is hard to chase. Once King Wei Hui is sentenced to beheading, even if he is wrongly judged, it will be difficult to overturn.

Zhu Wei and the other ministers looked at Hui Shi in unison.

Hui Shi's eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't seem to hear.

Zhu Wei was anxious, and then set his eyes on Pang Juan.

Pang Juan stepped out and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen's words!" ”

King Wei Hui frowned slightly, and glanced at him: "What did Aiqing say?" ”

"Your Majesty," Pang Juan burst into tears like rain, his voice choked, "Sun Bin is plotting rebellion, and the sin is unforgivable." The minister didn't dare to intercede for him, but he begged my king to allow him to behead him! ”

Pang Juan also begged to be beheaded, which was much to the surprise of King Wei Hui.

Stunned, Wei Hui Wang Fang said: "Why did Pang Aiqing ask for punishment? ”

Pang Juan cried: "The minister and Sun Bin have eight friendships, they are like siblings, they don't seek to be born on the same day, but they want to die on the same day." If the king is determined to behead Sun Bin, the minister has a promise first, and he does not want to live alone! ”

"Pang Aiqing, you..." King Wei Hui was blinded, his brows furrowed, and his eyes swept towards the ministers.

Prince Shen also knelt down: "The son begs his father to take back the golden words and forgive Sun Bin!" ”

Zhu Wei and other ministers saw that Pang Juan and the prince had already come forward, and they all knelt down one after another.

King Wei Hui raised his eyes and saw that under the court, he knelt down in the dark, and only Hui Shi stood in his position, slightly closed his eyes, as if he didn't see anything, he was surprised, and his eyes turned to him: "Hui Aiqing, why don't you intercede for Sun Bin?" ”

Hui Shi opened his eyes, took a step forward, and arched his hand: "Back to the king, the king has no intention of killing Sun Bin, why should Hui Shi intercede?" ”

"Oh?" King Wei Hui leaned forward, "How do you know that the widow doesn't kill Sun Bin?" ”

Hui Shi replied again: "If the king kills Sun Bin, he can kill him the day before yesterday, so why wait until now?" Besides, the king ruled the country with leniency and benevolence, and the corporal was virtuous, and he didn't say that Sun Bin's rebellion had not been verified, and even if it was verified, the king would never be so knowledgeable, first hired and then beheaded, and fell into the name of killing soldiers, so that the scholars of all countries did not dare to go to Wei when they heard the news. ”

Hui Shi said just a few words, first, to point out the serious consequences of beheading Sun Bin, second, to explain that the matter needs to be verified, and third, to bring a ladder for how he stepped down.

King Wei Hui rolled his eyes, glanced at the ministers, and sighed lightly: "Alas, those who know me, Huizi also." Ladies and gentlemen, get up! ”

Pang Juan knocked: "Brother Sun of the ministers thank my king for not killing him!" ”

The ministers also knocked: "Thank you for your generosity!" ”

King Wei Hui said loudly: "Reading the points of the ministers' intercession, the widow will spare the life of the rebel for the time being." However, capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are inevitable. Isn't there a '膑' character in this person's name? The widow fulfilled him this time, and he was sentenced to this sentence! In addition, the word 黥 on the forehead, well, just the word '膑'! "Turn to the white tiger," Immediate execution, Bai Situ, go to prison! ”

The white tiger said goodbye, and was about to speak, when King Wei Hui waved his hand: "Retreat!" ”

Gongzihua got the urgent report, hurriedly returned to the post house, and reported Gongzi's illness: "The King of Wei initially sentenced Sun Bin to be beheaded, and later because of the intercession of Pang Juan, Prince Shen and the ministers, the sentence was changed to Bin Punishment, and his face was dark. ”

"Torture?" Childe was shocked for a long time, covered his face and said, "This is exactly his name!" After a pause, "It seems that this King Wei is also yin enough!" ”

"Where is the yin?"

"It is the custom of the nations that a person who has been sentenced to death cannot be a servant. Sun Bin is a military general, and this punishment is tantamount to declaring to the countries that he is a wasted person, and at the same time declaring, since this talent, since I can't use it, you can't use it. ”

"Pang Juan harmed Sun Bin, why would he risk death to intercede for him?"

"This is exactly Pang Juan's cunning!" Gongzi praised him, "Prince Shen, Hui Xiangguo, and Zhu Shangqing are all friends with Sun Bin, if Sun Bin is executed, the three of them will suspect Pang Juan, and Pang Juan will have a hard time in the future." Besides, Pang Juan and Sun Bin have no enmity, and Sun Bin is only killed out of jealousy. King Wei's sentence is equivalent to ruining Sun Bin's career, so why should Pang Juan do it? ”

Gongzihua nodded.

"Alas," Gongzi sighed, "It's really lamentable, such a great talent, it was lost to Pang Juan's hands!" ”

"Brother Ji," Gongzihua looked eagerly, "While the execution has not yet been carried out, we managed to rob the prison and rescue him?" ”

"No!" Gongzi shook his head, "King Wei and Pang Juan have become suspicious of me, if they rob the prison, not only will they not be able to save their grandson, but they will harm him." Besides, if this matter is not done well, it will cause diplomatic disputes, and swords and soldiers will meet each other. Fighting unprepared, the king refused to do it. Aren't we adding trouble to your lordship by doing this? ”

Gongzihua smacked his tongue: "This... What should I do next?" ”

"Note to the Wei people and return to China." Gongzi said categorically, "We have to give Ming Jun immediately, since Sun Bin has been punished, no matter what, the Qin State must retain Su Qin!" ”

"Brother Hua, let's do it!"

The torture leaders Pang Juan and Baihu walked quickly to Sun Bin's cell, opened the door, and untied Sun Bin's shackles.

Pang Juan took a few steps, knelt on the ground, and cried: "Brother Sun..."

Sun Bin sat on the ground, looked at him, and said quietly: "Virtuous brother..."

Pang Juan cried: "Foolish brother, incompetent! ”

Sun Bin thought that he was sentenced to death, and his heart sank, and then he became more calm: "Virtuous brother, it's just a death." ”

The white tiger took a step forward: "Sun Bin takes the order!" ”

Sun Bin turned over and knelt down, and knocked: "The criminal obeys the order!" ”

The white tiger preached: "The king's edict is read on the intercession of the ministers, and the widow will spare Sun Bin's life for the time being." However, capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are inevitable. Isn't there a '膑' character in this person's name? The widow fulfilled him this time, and he was sentenced to this sentence! In addition, the word 黥 on the forehead is the word "膑"! ”

Hearing the word "punishment", Sun Bin couldn't help but shudder, and suddenly understood why Mr. wanted to change a word for him.

Thinking that this was the will of heaven, Sun Bin accepted it calmly and knocked lightly on the ground: "The criminal minister thanked the king for not killing!" ”

"Brother Sun," Pang Juan cried, "it was the foolish brother who hurt you!" ”

Sun Bin slowly raised his head and looked at Pang Juan: "Why did the virtuous brother say this?" ”

Pang Juan kowtowed to the ground and couldn't cry: "If it weren't for the foolish brother inviting his brother to Wei, how could Brother Sun be so difficult?" ”

Sun Bin stretched out his hands, slowly helped Pang Juan up, and sighed: "Alas, it is Bin who has this difficulty, what does it have to do with the virtuous brother?" He turned his head to the white tiger again, "Bai Situ, use the torture!" ”

The white tiger slowly knelt on the ground and said, "General Sun, little brother, I have wronged you!" ”

Sun Bin slowly closed his eyes.

Baihu got up: "Come on, take Sun Bin!" ”

Several jailers walked in and took Sun Bin to the execution cell. Sun Bin himself stepped forward and sat on the execution table, when two executioners came and tied his limbs apart and bare him below the knees, took the torture instrument and looked at the white tiger.

Pang Juan saw it clearly, flew to Sun Bin and cried: "Brother Sun..."

Sun Bin closed his eyes, was silent for a while, and tears flowed out: "Brother Xian, you... ”

Pang Juan stood up abruptly and said sharply to the two executioners: "You, you two, listen, you two should be quick, if you wronged General Sun at all, you will be allowed to die without a place to bury!" With that, he strode out with tears.

The executioner shuddered and looked at the white tiger again.

The white tiger turned around and walked out of the door, sending back a trilling voice at the door: "Execution!" ”

An executioner took out the cotton that had already been prepared, stuffed it into Sun Bin's mouth, knelt down and said, "General Sun, please bite this!" ”

Sun Bin closed his eyes.

Pang Juan knelt not far from the door of the execution room, heard a faint scream from the room, and then there was no sound, Pang Juan hugged his head and cried: "Brother Sun..."

The white tiger walked to Pang Juan with tears in his eyes and knelt down opposite him: "Big brother..."

Pang Juan hugged the white tiger and cried.

The jailers were in tears.

When Sun Bin woke up, he vaguely heard someone talking, wanting to move, but unable to move; If you want to speak, you can't shout.

After a while, Sun Bin's mind became clearer and clearer, and he heard Pang Juan's voice clearly: "The three of you take turns to be on duty, and you must not leave General Sun for half a step." If there is the slightest mistake, it will make your heads move! ”

A few servants are submissive.

Sun Bin struggled to open his eyes and found himself lying on the bed, with a charcoal fire in the room and a suitable temperature. Pang Juan stood in front of the couch, and three servants knelt on the ground, two were male servants and one female servant.

Sun Bin deduced that this was not a prison, and that after the execution, Pang Juan took him into his house. As the saying goes, adversity sees acquaintance. Although he was in trouble, his brotherly love was also confirmed. Sun Bin knew that according to the criminal law, rebellion is an unforgivable crime, and if he can save his life, he will also benefit from his virtuous brother. Now that he is a person who is left behind his sentence, in other words, he is a waste, and the virtuous brother does not abandon or say anything, and he is so cared for, which really moves him.

Sun Bin burst into tears and choked up: "Virtuous brother..."

Hearing the voice, Pang Juan turned around, saw Sun Bin wake up, hurriedly went to the couch and knelt down, gently grabbed his hand, didn't say a word, just buried his head on the edge of the couch, and wept one after another.

Sun Bin became more and more moved, and shouted again: "Virtuous brother! ”

Pang Juan raised his head, wiped his teary eyes with his sleeve, and choked up: "Brother Sun, great, it's great that you woke up!" He picked up a bowl of soup medicine from a few cases on the side of the couch, took out a spoon, tasted it with his own mouth, and scooped another spoonful to Sun Bin's lips, "Brother Sun, come, this medicine is a prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor in the palace by the foolish brother, the foolish brother personally blended it, the younger brother and sister boiled it by hand, it has been heated three times, it is just warm for a while, please drink it from Brother Sun!" ”

Sun Bin's two lines of tears slowly flowed down the corners of his eyes and dripped on the pillow.