Zi Kun Xi came in a few steps, and all the palace maids were retreated, and his face immediately sank: "Madam, don't you know that it is imperative for the two countries of Song and Qi to form an alliance to attack discipline?" Why do you want to take in Gongzi Ji? Wouldn't this leave a wedge between the two countries? ”

Li Jiang's heart chuckled, but fortunately, he was prepared, his face was not red and he was not panting: "Wedge? I'm afraid there was already one, right? You don't care about one more, do you? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zi Qi raised his eyebrows and asked.

Li Jiang was not to be outdone: "Don't you know?" The king's good brother and sister-in-law had taken in Lu Jing's concubine Yu Kongdi ten months ago, he did the first year of junior high school, as Mrs. Song, what was wrong with taking in his mother's nephew? The king can't help the son, so he comes to embarrass me? ”

"You -----" Zi Kun Ci heard this, his face was pale for a while, red and purple, and his beard trembled. It's not that he doesn't know about this matter, but Zifu's father has a good personality and a high prestige in the country, and because of the two things of the throne and the two things of Ho Jing back then, he owes his brother a thick debt of favor. For the sake of his wife Kong Jiang, he insisted on taking in the concubine of Qi Huhou, what could he do? I can only try to hide this matter as much as possible, especially not to let the Qi country find out. But if Li Jiang took in Lu Ji, he was afraid that these two wedges would be embedded between the two countries of Song and Qi forever.

Seeing that her husband was really angry, Li Jiang's tone changed and softened his tone: "Don't be angry, this matter is not a concubine's own opinion, and she is angry with you." It is Mr. Rongyi's proposition, and when you see him, you will understand the deep meaning. ”

Zi Qi stopped his footsteps, turned around and asked, "Rongyi?" He's coming to Shangqiu? Where are the others? ”

Li Jiang smiled slightly: "He sent Ji'er, and the person is already outside the palace, waiting for the king to summon him!" ”

"As soon as Mr. said goodbye to the years, this time he returned to Shangqiu, and he gave such a big gift to my father. But why? ”

In the spacious and simple study room of the main hall of the Song Palace, as soon as the two of them sat down behind the thick and grand bookcase, Zi Kun couldn't help but open his mouth. In his opinion, Rong Yi took advantage of the door to defend the country and went straight to the Jingzhou Dynasty and became a close minister of the Son of Heaven, which was inseparable from his initial support. Now, looking at the fledgling Rongyi, Zi Kui Xi, who has great ambitions but has been stumbling for many years, only feels like a fish in his throat, and he doesn't vomit or feel unhappy.

How can Rong Yi not understand? smiled faintly: "No matter where Yi goes, he can't forget the kindness of Song Gong back then, and he doesn't dare to forget his roots." ”

Seeing that Zi Qici's face was slightly pale, he then explained: "As for the matter of Gongzi Ji, it is indeed intentional, for the sake of the king, and the matter of Song Qi forming an alliance and sending troops must not be completed. ”

"Oh? Why? "Zi Kui is slightly sad.

"Ji is adjacent to Qi, but far away from Song. What good can the Song State do when it sends troops and efforts, labors and loses money? Was the land lost by the Ji State included in the territory of the Qi State or the territory of the Song State? The Song State sent troops, it was completely a loss to make money, the king is a smart person, why do you want to make such a loss-making deal? ”

Rong Yi raised his head, and saw Zi Kun Xi frowning slightly, as if he was thinking, knowing that he had moved, and hurriedly added more chips: "On the main hall back then, the first king exerted pressure, and the king had to compensate the two cities of Ji Guo. Now that these two cities have become the fiefdoms of Ji Hou's own brother, instead of sending troops, the king should use this as a bargaining chip to let Ji Hou return these two cities. In this way, the king does not need to spend a single soldier, he only needs to move his mouth and take back the two cities, why not? ”

These two cities are also Zi Kun's heart disease, Rong Yi's words made him very moved, leaned forward and asked, "What if Ji Hou doesn't allow it?" ”

Rong Yi smiled: "The sword soldiers are in front, and he can't be allowed." If the king can be trusted, Yi is willing to send an envoy for the king and say this. ”

"Good!" Zi Kun was overjoyed to shoot the case: "It was invited by Qing!" ”

Ten days later, Rong Yi returned to Luoyi from Jicheng. As the vice capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the magnificence and complexity of the Luoyi Palace is no less than that of the Haojing Palace, and it is more beautiful in the majestic place, and Ji Hu lives very comfortably. When he saw Rongyi returning, he smiled even more: "Mr. has worked hard, this time he said that Ji Hou returned the two cities of the Song Kingdom and reached a reconciliation between Ji and Song, which can be described as a great achievement." ”

"Thanks to the blessing of my king." Rong Yi bowed and said: "Actually, Ji Song is not like Ji Qi, there is no indissolvable blood feud between the two countries, Song Gong is a smart person." Originally, he sent troops to help Qi just to recover the two cities that were ceded back then, but now that Ji Guoken has given it with both hands, he will naturally push the boat along the river. In this way, if the Qi State wants to cut the discipline, it can only support it independently. ”

"So, the Central Plains War has been eliminated?" Ji Hu looked surprised.

Rong Yi shook his head: "King, this matter is not that simple. With the current national strength of the Qi State, if there are no other constraints and deterrence, it is not difficult to crusade against the Ji State. Although the minister cut off the possibility of an alliance between Song and Qi, he could not extinguish Lü Bushan's ambitions. If the war is to be avoided, I am afraid that the war needs to be stopped by war. ”

Ji Hu shrugged his brows: "Stop the war with war? What do you mean by that, sir? ”

Rong Yi smiled slightly: "King, aren't we going to Chengzhou Eighth Division to inspect the school?" Then the king will understand. ”

"Mr. has no last resort, and he believes in Mr." Ji Hu now has no doubts about Rong Yi's predictions and plans.

Linzi Qi Palace Hall, on the day of the dynasty, Lu Bushan sat in the hall to listen to the government, and bad news came one after another.

"Your Majesty, the Shangqiu scout came to report, after the first Hu Hou was taken in by Shangqing Gongzi He in Kongdi, Gongzi Ji also fled to Shangqiu Song Palace, Mengsong Lady Jiang protection, and also rewarded the servants of the feudal city. It seems that he wants to live in the Song Dynasty for a long time and abandon his homeland. ”

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Ji listened to the advice of the Zhou royal family, and has returned the two cities of Gao and Fang ceded by the Duke of Song to the Song Dynasty, and now the two countries of Ji and Song are friendly and vow never to invade."

"Your Majesty, Lu Hou did not listen to the advice, and insisted on marrying a daughter, and now the wedding team is pressed by the prince, and now he has set off for Jicheng."

"The ------ of the King"

"Enough!"

Qihou Lu Bushan roared angrily, his pale face was iron-blue, and he shouted angrily: "All of them are ungrateful!" Gongzi Ji completely forgot the injustice of his father, and abandoned his ancestral homeland for the revenge of a whip, and he should have been expelled from the Lu family temple that year. There is also that Zi Kui, a person who forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, and loses his trust with the world for the sake of just two cities, what big thing do he want to achieve? Phew! ”

The courtiers had rarely seen Lu Bushan so angry, and they were silent for a while, and the hall was silent. Wheezing for a while, Lu Bushan suddenly felt a little dizzy, propped up his desk and asked in a deep voice: "Zhongqing, why did Song Guo suddenly turn his face in ten days?" Why? Does anyone know? ”

Shangqing Gao Sumeru transferred to the ranks: "Your Excellency, the minister heard that the new attendant of the Son of Heaven was called Rongyi, and it was the person who sent Ji Cheng to promote the reconciliation between the two countries in Ji and Song. I heard that this person is resourceful and has no last resort, and he used to be the adviser of Song Gong and Mrs. Wei Litai, and he has repeatedly come up with strange schemes, and he is really the only adviser in the world. With him out of the horse, it will be difficult for my Qi country to help. ”

"So what?" Cold sweat dripped down Lu Bushan's forehead: "The widow works hard, eats and wears clothes, just for revenge." Now that my country is strong, why is it difficult to cut down the country? Why help? What Rongyi, did he ever count this? At the moment of the war, you have to wait for Hugh to have such words that destroy the hearts of the army, and if you dare to talk about it, you will be imprisoned for punishment! ”

"No!" The courtiers responded in unison and left quietly. Lu Bushan collapsed weakly behind the case, his expression was depressed, and in the past year, he often felt weak and sore. He is already nearly fifty years old, and he is already an old man in this era, and the reason why he is in a hurry to cut discipline is also to take advantage of the opportunity he has to do what he needs to do. If not, it will only be left to those who come after.

Therefore, this time it is imperative to cut the discipline, and success or failure is in one move. Lu Bushan looked up to the sky and sighed: "God, if you don't stop me, you will do this!" ”

When the autumn frost fell, Wei Houhe personally went to the Luoyi Palace, saying that the Eighth Division of Cheng Zhou had completed the drill, and implored the Son of Heaven to come and watch it in person. Although Ji Duoyou was a general in charge of actual military affairs, because of the lack of titles, Wei Hou and Yao led the post of commander of the Eighth Division of Zhou, and Duoyou was the deputy. Ke Weihe was young and lively, and he couldn't bear to stay in Chaoge City to be a powerless ornament, but he liked to stay in the Eighth Division of Chengzhou to dance guns and play sticks, and learn to arrange troops.

Although the two Fa Xiao said that they had met for the first time, after all, they had to do their jobs, Ji Hu simply cleaned up, and led Qi Zhong, Chongli and Rong Yi to follow Wei He to the Chengzhou camp on the outskirts of Luoyi.

The horse team flew up the hill outside the camp of Chengzhou at a gallop, and the sound of killing could be faintly heard. When the horse team flew up a hill in front of them, they saw smoke and dust on the undulating fields of the Ling Valley, and pieces of red and white flags advanced and retreated.

Qi Zhong was a little surprised: "White flag! Isn't this the color of the banner of Yin Shang? ”

Next to him, Wei He laughed loudly: "This new method of military training is also!" The division of troops is compatible, and the white and red sides compete against each other, which is more effective than unilateral drills! ”

Ji Hu nodded: "Back then, King Xianwu led the red army and the white army of Yin Shang to fight in the suburbs of Chaoge, and the snow white blood and red were intertwined, and the people of Yin Shang said that Gantang was in full swing all over the wilderness. "He nodded at Wei He: "It must be your ghost idea!" ”

Wei He smiled noncommittally. Ji Hu raised his whip and said loudly: "Go!" Take a look at the battlefield drills. He immediately rushed down the hill first.

In a moment, the horse team rumbled to the edge of the battlefield and was about to run through the valley to the central cloud car. At this moment, two teams of horses flew out of the woods on both sides, and like red lightning, they caught the mouth of the valley indismissibly.

"Stop!" A shout flew in front of you.

Ji Hu Junchen's riding skills are different, and when he encounters a steep interception, he suddenly reins his horse, except for the rear team of guard knights neatly strangled, and the horses in front of Junchen hissed and snorted, and they all stopped in circles one after another.