Seeing that the New Year is approaching, pedestrians come to urge every day, and the prime minister always replies with "unprepared". Finally, Li Ji couldn't hold back and visited in person. Yiren warmly welcomed him into the hall, invited him to sit on a straw mat, and offered him a bowl of white porridge in a stoneware bowl. The stranger didn't speak much, only the prime minister complained to Li Ji, the prince went to Handan, everything was not in order, the grain was insufficient, the salt and plum were not prepared, "The cattle and horses are thin, and the situation is very good!" Li Ji naturally understood what was going on, and apologized again and again: "The prince is fortunate to be in Yiyi, and Yiyi is rude to nobles, and the minister will repay the king!" ”

The next day, pedestrians came with two cars, one with grain and the other with preserved salt and plum sauce. Pedestrians claimed that Wang Tezhun Gongzi had ten followers to make up for the shortage. The entourage was overjoyed, and after thanking them, they moved into the back warehouse. They also asked the passers-by for straw, but the passers-by did not answer, but said that they would repay the king.

In the afternoon, Li Ji also drove over, and he sent a cart of glutinous rice and a cart of straw. To the stranger: "In addition to the chaos of the bad country, it has not been equal to the kingdom." Today, I would like to serve my son with my family's grain, and I wish my son to embark as soon as possible. If you miss the farming time, you will not be prepared for food! The needs of the son and the entourage, the minister should bear it, don't be a son! ”

Seeing such oppression, the stranger only pressed out such a few things, so he no longer held it up, and thanked each other: "Inheriting the virtue of the doctor, I can wrap my belly, what can the husband say." Dare to come after the doctor! ”

Li Ji said: "The king's order does not last night. May the day be gone. The two sides agreed on a time and set off tomorrow.

After sending Li Ji away, everyone decided to send five people to follow Yiren after some discussion. Two people ride a leather cart, three people serve oxen, the ox cart is mainly loaded with straw sent by Li Ji, and the glutinous rice is carried by the three people who serve the ox. Each man has a sword at his waist, and three people on foot hold halberds; The two people riding in the car, the inhuman car holds a bow and arrow on the left side, and the right side of the car holds a spear; The prime minister personally commanded the car. That night, a group of entourages got their cars in order, and fed the grass and salt to the livestock. Soon after lying down, he heard the sound of drumming and beating in the city. Everyone got up, prepared breakfast, prepared carriages and horses, and waited for Li Ji to come over.

Li Ji seems to be from a wealthy family. Just after the meal, he took 500 retainers, doormen, and hundreds of cars to gather in front of the gate of Handan. The spectacular lineup has attracted the attention of a large number of Handan residents.

Li Ji personally took a car to invite him. Yiren got into his own carriage, followed by a chariot, and the two old carriages were completely different from Li Ji's gorgeous car cover. Li Ji took the stranger across the entire Handan and went out of the city; Along the way, Yi Min pointed and pointed, wondering how these two cars that were completely incompatible could come together. A humane who knows the inside story: "The one who takes the bad car, Qin Gongzi also." Don't be favored by your father, for the sake of Zhao, sooner or later you will die in Handan! ”

Bystander: "What do you mean?" ”

The man said: "Qin killed 400,000 Zhao people, and the Zhao people all wanted to eat Qin meat." Qin Gongzi entered Zhao, and he had no good ending! ”

Others: "In this case, why should I enter the quality?" ”

The man said: "Zhao Xu Qin has many cities, and he wants to retreat from Qin." Therefore, the son entered Zhao as a hostage! ”

Li Ji's practice of publicly humiliating Qin Gongzi quickly spread in Handan City, and everyone in Handan knew that there was a down-and-out Qin Gongzi who was reduced to Handan as a hostage, and sooner or later he was put on the anvil. Some sighed, some rejoiced, and some used their brains.

Li Ji and Yiren rode side by side, with a powerful guard of twenty or thirty leather chariots in front of him and behind him, fifty chariots in the back, and another twenty or thirty leather chariots in return. The lineup is neat, and the dust covers the sky. Li Ji said to the stranger with great interest: "In the past, General Zhao Hao drove the army to Wu'an and Yuqin, and he was doing this. It's been 10 years now! Today, General Zhao and Qin Zhong are all returning to dust, and Zhao and Qin Fu reject Wu'an, and it is a pity to think about it! ”

Yiren secretly said in his heart, when the son and I were in Handan, I went to Wu'an, crossed the water to the Great Wall, transferred to Ningxinzhong to Hanoi, and fought for thousands of miles; If you talk about war, I know who has it! But he pretended to be at a loss on his face, and said: "General Zhao is extravagant, Qin Zhong is more yang, who are these people?" ”

Li Ji was secretly happy in his heart, feeling that he could show off, and said: "Before the age of ten, Qin Zhong and Hu Shiyang led 100,000 troops to attack Zhao Yanhe. General Zhao led the army with luxury, and refused to fight Qin on the 28th of Wu'an. Feeding it was unprepared, and it tended to be with it for two days and one night, breaking the Qin army, and then relieving it from danger. ”

The stranger pretended to be ignorant and asked, "What is Bihuyang?" ”

Li Ji was a little embarrassed, Hu Yang turned Handan upside down, and then drifted away, and finally returned to Xianyang safely under the mediation of Wei (Zhao people didn't know that Hu Yang was hit by an arrow and died of sores). This is Zhao Guo's heart disease, and the monarchs and ministers don't mention it, only talking about the great merit of regaining Yanhe. Now that the stranger asked, Li Ji had to answer vaguely: "Hu Yang fled in a hurry and died in Xianyang." ”

Alien: "I go from Xianyang to Handan, and the mountains and rivers are repaired, which is quite inconvenient. Why did he have to run away from Xianyang? ”

Li Ji said: "Cover the armor and drag the soldiers, and go away!" ”

Inhumane: "Qin Meng is so ashamed, why don't you repay it?" ”

Li Ji said: "It's because of Changping." ”

The two walked side by side in the car, talking from time to time. The stranger pretended to be stupid, and frequently asked strange questions, Li Ji was self-assured, explained in detail, and quoted scriptures and classics every time, and his mouth was like a river. Yiren thought in his heart, if he befriended this person, he would be able to help Handan! More and more spirited, do what they like, and take the opportunity to obtain information.

As I walked to the middle of the corner from the time of eclipse, a large mountain pass appeared in front of me. Li Ji pointed to a city and said, "Let's go to the city for a while, and get up for a while." Then the hundred cars turned around and headed for the city. The city lord is the distant clan of the Zhao family, and he personally welcomed him out of the city, inviting Li Ji and Yiren to the city to rest for a while, and the rest of the people were outside the city, and they had their own people to supply water and grass. The Inhumans also followed.

At noon, the group set off again. Cross the pass to the shore of the water, and it is getting dark. Li Ji commanded everyone to enter the only city in the mountain pass, and the city lord commanded the retainers and arranged Li Ji and his party to all the big families in the city. Tonight's dinner is naturally free of charge in this town.

After dinner, at Li Ji's request, the city lord took Li Ji and Yiren to check the ruins of Zhao Hao's camp ten years ago. By the river, the camp remains, and the stove pit is faintly recognizable. The city lord took a group of people and introduced the situation of Zhao Hao's encampment at that time, as well as the deployment of the Qin army on the other side.

Revisiting the old place of the stranger, there are indescribable feelings. The city more than ten miles away is where the Xianyang camp is located, and he once lived there for nearly a month. Then Hu Yang led his army across the river, broke through the Qin army's defense line at the mouth of the valley, and entered the outskirts of Handan; He followed Sima Jin down the river and seized the Great Wall. The tense atmosphere at that time is still fresh in my memory. Now I heard the city lord explain from Zhao Jun's point of view, and I benefited a lot from the comparison between the two.

When he came to the place where the water came out of the mountain, the city lord introduced that it was from here that Zhao Hao led the elite division to embark on the trail to Yanhe. The mountain road was hidden in the night, but the path down the mountain was still very clear. Yiren secretly said in his heart, it turns out that this place leads to Yanhe, here leads to Handan, there is Fushui, the Great Wall can be passed, and there should be a road to Shangdang. It can be seen that Wu'an is really a choke point, perfectly guarding the various mountain passes of Taihang.

The Inhumans don't speak, and the retinue only follows behind. Li Ji felt that Yiren didn't speak, and he was still interested, so he asked Yiren: "Gongzi travels here, do you have nothing to think about?" ”

The stranger yawned and said, "But Simian'er!" Li Ji was greatly disappointed.

The next day, Wu'an sent people to build a pontoon bridge, and a group of people and vehicles crossed the water and came to Wu'an City. Wu Anling was waiting outside the city. Li Ji saw Wu Anling, called him "big brother", and introduced to the stranger: "Wu An Ling Chong, the eldest brother of the minister, a mother and a compatriot!" ”

Yiren came over to salute and said: "Qin people are strange, I am respectful to Doctor Ji, see Yu Chongling!" ”

Li Chong also came over to salute and said, "I and Qin, although we are in confrontation with each other, the reality is harmonious, and there is no intrusion. ”

Inhumane: "Inhuman's wish is also!" Li Chong sent someone to report to Wang Yi that the Qin envoy Gongzi Yiren had arrived in Wu'an and would soon cross the river into his camp. At the same time, he invited a group of people into the city and arranged a banquet.

Although it is in the small city of Wu'an, although it is in the army, the banquet is still very rich, the music and dance are graceful, and it does not lose the capital. During the banquet, Wang Yi sent an envoy to report that "the prince of Yiyi is here, and he is willing to take the old man and a hundred people as the holding weapon." ”

Li Chong asked, "Where did he die?" ”

Qin Jun envoy said: "It is by the water, and I dare not trespass without being summoned." ”

Li Chongdao: "Loyal and righteous belong to them, how can they refuse!" "Send someone to hold the festival and guide a hundred Qin soldiers into the city. Li Chong ordered to give wine and meat, and after the prince went out of the mansion to appease him, he sat outside the mansion and had a bad time with the Zhao people.

After the banquet, Li Chong thoughtfully arranged for everyone to take a lunch break and visit Wushi City in the afternoon. Then meet with General Qin on the water. Since the Yiren suddenly got a hundred Qin pawns, the city lord arranged an independent mansion for them. The 100 people sent, Wang Di called them "old pawns", which sounded like they should be old and dizzy, but in fact, they were all veterans of a hundred battles, and their combat effectiveness was off the charts. The official doctor headed by him met with the stranger, and after he was admitted to the hospital and settled, he went to the hall to meet the stranger. Yiren inquired in detail about the combat process of more than a month, and the official doctor reported them one by one. However, due to the fact that this official doctor does not have a high status and does not understand the overall situation of the war, he can only explain it from his own point of view. After listening to this, Yiren asked, "Wu Anling and Qin He, yes, yes?" ”

The official doctor said: "Yes, yes." At noon, there is no disturbance to get water, and there is no constant business travel in peacetime, and there is no war on the fifth and seventh days! ”

The stranger asked, "Where does your camp live, how many people do you have in your city, and how much does it have food?" ”

The official doctor said: "The ministers live in Hexi, with 347 households and more than 1,000 mouths. All of them are kind to the Qin people, and every meal is half of the warehouse. ”

Inhumane: "The same is true of his camp?" ”

The official doctor said: "He lives in various towns, or there are differences. There may be those who resist, and there are those who are killed. There may be daughters and beautiful women, and wives and wives. There may be treasures in their homes, and there are those who plunder. ”