As a monarch, the lack of ability is not a problem, and it is not a problem not to be able to govern the country. This does not prevent him from becoming the hegemon of the world.

The most important thing is to know people and make good use of them, and they can't "know the virtuous and don't use them, use them without using them, and let people use them as small ginseng".

In order to cultivate the King of Qi into a generation of Ming Jun, the Empress Dowager of Qi specially invited Zhou Zi to assist the King of Qi, and also sent someone to invite the famous scholar Lu Lianzhong to the Jixia School Palace to serve as a sacrificial wine, hoping that the King of Qi could ask him for advice at any time.

Who would have thought that King Qi would drive Zhou Zi away, and he didn't care about Lu Lianzhong, let alone visit, and he didn't even summon him!

What made her even more angry was that her brother, who was uneducated and unskilled, constantly suppressed civil and military officials, excluded dissidents, and even united with King Qi to deceive her sister in order to cater to the monarch.

If it weren't for the siege of Linzi by Zhao Junbing this time, the civil and military officials couldn't bear it anymore and invited her out, she didn't know that the Qi State had been eroded to this point!

When the Empress Dowager Qi saw King Qi now, she was angry.

"Someone." Empress Dowager Qi said in a deep voice.

"Queen Mother." Immediately, a eunuch walked in, leaned over and said respectfully.

"Summoning the civil and military officials, enter the palace to discuss." Empress Dowager Qi ordered.

"No."

"I have already sent someone to invite Zhou Zi back, from now on, you must serve him as a teacher, and you can't drive him away again, understand?" Empress Dowager Qi stared at Qi Wangjian and said in a cold voice.

"The child knows." Qi Wang Jian nodded again and again.

Then, the Empress Dowager Qi said a few more words, and when the two came to the main hall, the civil and military officials had already arrived.

Standing at the front of everyone, tied with Hou Sheng, it was Zhou Zi, who was driven away by King Qi and Hou Sheng before.

Zhou Zi was not angry when he saw Hou Sheng again, but said hello to Hou Sheng with a smile, he didn't see him for half a year, his temperament became a lot more restrained, and he no longer dared to compete with the world before.

"The ministers meet the king, the queen mother." The crowd bowed down and saluted.

Seeing the Queen Mother, Hou Sheng was a little surprised, but after a few breaths, he returned to normal and saluted with everyone.

A curtain hung down, separated from the civil and military officials, and the Empress Dowager Qi sat behind the curtain.

During the Warring States period, if the successor monarch was young, he could be assisted by his mother, but according to etiquette, officials could not directly look at and touch the queen mother, so the queen mother would sit in the next room, separated by a curtain in the middle, which is the so-called "curtain to listen to the government." ”

When the monarch is a minor, the queen mother who listens to the government often has more power than the monarch.

The Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin, the Empress Dowager Zhao of Zhao, and the current Empress Dowager of Qi have all listened to politics with their curtains.

However, unlike the Empress Dowager Xuan, who has always controlled the government, the Empress Dowager Qi returned to power and the monarch after the King of Qi became an adult, and she didn't expect that she would have a day to listen to the government.

"King Qiqi, Queen Mother. Now that Zhao Guobing is in the city, it is possible to attack Linzi at will, and the minister suggested moving the capital to Ju County, and at the same time sent people to Zhao to ask for peace. Hou Sheng stepped forward and leaned over and said.

King Qi didn't speak, and turned his head to look at the curtain.

"What does Zhou Zi think?" Behind the curtain came the voice of Empress Dowager Qi.

"The king, the queen mother. The Zhao army seems to be menacing, but in fact, there have been many major battles, the treasury is empty, the people are not able to make a living, the people are tired, the soldiers are tired of war, and they have long lacked stamina. Even if our Qi country does not seek peace, within twenty days, the Zhao army will inevitably retreat. The walls of my Linzi are strong, the moat is wide and deep, and it is definitely not a problem to resist the Zhao army for twenty days. ”

"If the capital is moved, it will be more dangerous, then Zhao Zhao Fei cavalry is the elite of the world, our country has no army to compete with, it could have relied on the city to hold on, once the capital is moved, the road is attacked by Zhao Feicai, our army will inevitably be defeated. Besides, as a monarch, how can there be a reason to flee before fighting? ”

Zhou Zi's sonorous voice echoed in the hall.

Qi Wangjian's face was a little embarrassed.

"Zhou Zi dares to guarantee that Zhao Jun will definitely retire in twenty days? What if you don't return it? Hou Sheng looked at Zhou Zi and asked.

"If you don't retreat, then let the Zhao army be defeated under my Linzi City. There are still 250,000 troops on the front line of our Qi country, and if they are recalled, they will be able to defeat the Zhao army under the attack from both sides. Zhou Zi said loudly.

"King, something is wrong." At this time, an official rushed into the main hall in a panic, and was just about to say something, when he saw so many people in the hall, he suddenly didn't know whether to say it or not.

"What's so flustered?" Qi Wangjian said a little unhappily.

It's all at this time, is there anything worse than the whole country being surrounded?

"News came from the front, our army ...... Our army is defeated! The three generals Tian Sheng, Tian Yang, and Tian Fen were killed, and the 250,000 troops surrendered. The official said hurriedly.

"Boom!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone couldn't sit still, looking at the official standing at the door in disbelief.

"The matter...... Seriously? Behind the curtain came the voice of Empress Dowager Qi trembling slightly.

Two hundred and fifty thousand troops!

The current Qi State is not the previous overlord of the world. After experiencing the Five Kingdoms of Qi, the vitality of the Qi State was greatly damaged.

Now it's just a matter of recovering some vitality, and 250,000 is already the greatest strength that Qi can show.

"Empress Dowager, the soldiers who fled from the front line are outside the palace, and the Empress Dowager can send someone to ask." The official was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice of the Queen Mother, and then immediately said.

The Queen Mother has not been an auxiliary government for two or three years, but I didn't expect it to come out again today.

Seeing that the official said this, in fact, everyone had already believed it, but the Empress Dowager Qi still sent someone to call the soldiers over and verify it.

The Qi soldiers ascended the hall in fear, looking at Qi Wangjian and the ministers on both sides who were sitting on the top with fear on their faces, and everyone present could pinch him to death at will like pinching an ant to death.

The soldier was so frightened that his face turned pale, his legs trembled, he regretted it a little now, he had known that he would flee directly, forget it incognito, what kind of news did he spread, it is hard to say whether he can go back alive now.

"Don't be afraid, just tell me what you know." At this time, the gentle voice of Empress Dowager Qi came from behind the curtain, which gradually calmed down the soldier's heart.

"No. Report to...... The king, the queen mother, and so many officials. Then...... At that time, we were stopped by Zhao Jun on the east side of the river, and we couldn't get through, and then we ...... Later, I don't know what happened, the general crossed the river with a large army, and the Zhao army did not attack our army. ”

"Small...... The small one guarded the baggage in the back and did not cross the river. In the afternoon of the next day, a group of Zhao troops suddenly appeared to attack the camp, and we were not opponents, so we fled, and then ...... Later, when the little one met the soldiers who had escaped from the front line, he learned that the three generals had been killed and the army had surrendered......"

The soldiers didn't know much, and the talk was very confusing, but everyone understood: the Qi army was indeed gone!

"The Point Guard Is Here"

"Ten gold, you go down first." The Queen Mother said.

"Multi-...... Thank you, Queen Mother. The soldier said gratefully.

"Let's talk about what to do now." Empress Dowager Qi sighed and said helplessly.

Zhou Zi was even more bitter, the 200,000 army was captured, and the State of Qi also lost the only means to counter the Zhao army.

"King, at this time, we can only sue for peace." Hou Sheng hurriedly said, his son is still in the Qi army.

"Yes, my lord, make peace."

"My lord, now that there is only one way left to seek peace."

……

One by one, the ministers stood up one after another, all of them had sons and nephews in the army, and they were very anxious when they heard the news of the defeat at the front.