Wang Sheng knew very well that although the Huai army had won consecutive battles and had high morale, the fatigue of his body would not change. In a short period of time, they fought thousands of miles, and during several major battles, these soldiers also needed to rest.

Of course, even if he wanted to negotiate peace, he couldn't send someone to go.

Wang Sheng asked the army to continue to attack the formation and suppress the Qi State, but it relaxed a lot for the Lu State. After seeing this situation, Qi was even more sure that there was already a connection between Lu and Huai.

Don't dare to unite with Lu again, and after there is no union between the two countries, they are not opponents against Shanghuai alone, and at this time, Qi does not dare to go to war with Huai again. It's just that now that the Huai army is on the side, they don't dare to retreat easily.

Once the Huai State raids when retreating, the Qi State will definitely suffer heavy losses at that time. As for the Lu State, now the Qi State can't believe them.

For now, we can only ask for help from home and send people to negotiate at the same time.

After receiving the news that the Qi army had sent envoys to negotiate, Wang Sheng was also relieved. The Qi people came to negotiate, and it seemed that the war was coming to an end.

After more than 100 years of development, the State of Qi has conquered and annexed many Dongyi tribes, and the Kingdom of Lai, which used to be able to compete with him, has gradually declined in the past few decades, and has occupied a lot of land by the State of Qi. Now the population of Qi is not much worse than that of Huai, and if it is really a decisive battle, it will be a headache.

After getting that Qi wanted an armistice, Wang Sheng discussed with the ministers and felt that he could not only sign this armistice covenant, but wanted to sign a long-term alliance with Qi State. When he went south to annex the state of Wu, the state of Qi would not come back again.

It's just that the current generals of Qi don't have this authority, so after some discussion, Wang Sheng decided to send an envoy to Qi.

It was not a good errand to send an envoy to the Qi State, after all, there had been several major wars between the Huai State and the Qi State, and it was not easy to form an alliance. And this mission will be difficult nine times out of ten, which is not a good errand, so it requires a wise and brave person to go.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Sheng decided to send Xu Mao as an envoy to the state of Qi.

Qi country, Linzi.

When Xu Mao came here, the Marquis of Qi received him with the gift of a duke. Since Huaiguo was recognized by Zhou Tianzi, even if the state of Zhou was unhappy, they had to be received with the gift of a duke.

It's just that this kind of warm reception is gone after entering the palace of King Qi. Although it is still a duke's gift according to the specifications, it just seems very perfunctory.

Xu Mao didn't care about this, because this was indeed a duke's gift, and you can't say that they were laughing fakely.

The banquet in the main hall was not warm, and it seemed very deserted. After Xu Mao sat down, before he could speak, he saw two officials walking in front of Qi Hou with a person tied up.

Qi Hou asked, "Where is the person who is tied up, and what crime has he committed?" ”

The temple next to him said: "He is from Huaiguo and has committed theft." ”

Qi Hou glanced at Xu Mao and then said contemptuously: "Are the Huai people all good at stealing?" ”

Xu Mao left his seat and replied: "I heard that oranges are oranges when they are born in Huainan, and they become oranges when they are born in the north of Huaishui, but the leaves are the same, but the taste of the fruit is completely different. What is the reason for this? The water and soil are different, the Huai people live in the Huai country and do not steal, but when they come to the Qi country to steal, is it because the water and soil of the Qi country make the people can only steal for a living? ”

The monarchs and ministers of Qi were embarrassed for a while, and then waved their hands for the officials to take them away.

Qi Guo's arrangement also made Xu Mao understand that he had to fight back, otherwise he would only let Huai Guo be underestimated. My heart moved, and I immediately said.

"I heard that the rich people in Qi have many wives and concubines, I don't know if it's right?"

Hearing the envoy of Huai praising Qi for his wealth, these ministers immediately nodded in acknowledgement, but at the same time, they despised it again in their hearts.

Xu Mao continued: "When I came to the Qi Kingdom, the foreign minister heard something. ”

"I don't know what's going on?" A minister asked.

"It is said that there is a Qi man who has a wife and a concubine at home, and the husband goes out every day, and he only comes home after eating and drinking, and the wife is a little curious about who eats with him. This man said that they were all high-ranking officials and nobles.

The wife was very strange when she heard this, and said to the concubine that her husband had to get drunk every day when he went out, and asked him who he was drinking with, and he said that it was some dignitaries, but our family was just ordinary people, why was it invited by dignitaries, and I had never seen any dignitaries come to the house?

The wife decided to secretly follow her husband to check on it, so early the next morning, the wife secretly followed her husband out of the door, only to see that the husband did not greet and talk to people all the way, but came to a large family near the house, just when the wife thought that her husband would enter the house of this dignitary, but saw her husband take a detour and came to a small road next to it.

This path leads to the back door of this dignitary, can the husband only enter through the back door? The wife was a little unhappy in her heart. After a while, the door opened, and a servant-like man looked at him, and the husband asked the man for something with a flattering face, and the servant waved his hand impatiently and told him to wait here, and then closed the door with a clatter.

After a while, the servant brought some leftovers and gave them to her husband, who thanked him and ate them. After eating, the husband left here and ran to the back door of other dignitaries' homes to ask for it. It turns out that the so-called high-ranking officials and nobles are invited to dinner every day, and it is here.

After the wife went back, she told the concubine what she had seen, and the two stood in the courtyard beating and scolding, hugging their heads and crying, but the husband did not know it.

I wonder if you think this person is funny? ”

After listening to Xu Mao's narration, the faces of the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State were ugly. Qi Hou wanted to have a seizure several times, but he had to endure it.

In the end, he could only say: "Hehe, the Huai envoy is coming, he can't joke, but it's the wrong person." Take all the food and drink down and send new ones! ”

Xu Mao said: "Thank you Qi Hou for your hospitality." ”

Soon, many attendants replaced the humble banquet and brought all kinds of food and wine. Then the songs and dances were also staged, and the whole hall was peaceful, as if the words and swords just now were all fake.

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"Xu Mao Makes Qi" has concise text, spicy style, and characters portrayed in three points, depicting the arrogant attitude of the monarchs and ministers of Qi, and Xu Mao's countermeasures are also a thousand words. satirizes the arrogant and arrogant Qi Jun, reflects the hypocrisy of Qi Jun's despicable heart but arrogant appearance, and fully demonstrates his awe-inspiring integrity of putting the dignity of the country first, as well as his diplomatic ability to deal with the enemy. ——"People's Education Edition High School Chinese Volume 5"