Since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, it is a three-day dynasty, when Lu Ji first ascended the throne, the government affairs were complicated, so one day, since the Fanyang War, Lu Ji defeated the Jin army, everyone was salty, the country was stable, coupled with the national policy of recuperating with the people, the court was changed to a three-day dynasty again. Without the court discussion, Lu Ji had time in the morning, ate a little mung bean cake, and came to the imperial garden to enjoy the light.

Looking at the strange flowers and plants in the garden, Lu Ji also asked the armor to bring the sword of the Son of Heaven and dance the sword on a whim. Although Lu Ji is not good at martial arts, he has learned swords since he was a child, and he can also be called a swordsmanship. But I saw him take out his sword like a white snake spitting out a letter, moving in the wind, his steps were light, like a dragonfly dotting water, his posture was smart, one step and three turns, as if dancing. The sword blade lightly touched the branches, and it was like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and the colors were like rain. Everyone applauded loudly on the side, and Lu Ji smiled slightly and continued to dance the sword.

At this time, Tong Duolun rushed over, looking at his face, it was full of anxiety, but when he saw Lu Ji dancing with a sword, he couldn't interrupt, so he could only wait there anxiously, taking two steps from time to time, so that Lu Ji could see himself. Lu Ji was intoxicated with his swordsmanship, but he seemed to have no one around him, and he didn't notice Tong Duolun at all.

Finally, Tong Duolun couldn't help it, walked straight forward, and shouted: "Your Majesty..."

Lu Ji took the towel handed over by the soldier with one hand, wiped his face, and asked, "Teacher, why did you come to me so early?"

Tong Duolun refreshed his mind, and said with a straight face: "Didn't Your Majesty see the excerpt presented by Yunzhou today?"

"I slept late last night, and I didn't get up early today, so I haven't seen it yet, what's wrong?"

Tong Duolun suddenly became anxious, and said: "Your Majesty, you really shouldn't be, the general trend of the world is changing rapidly, as a monarch, how can you be a little lazy? Your Majesty, do you know that just yesterday, Yan Guo raised 300,000 troops to the south, and its troops have now reached Wuguan, less than a hundred miles away from Yunzhou City!"

With a "clang", the sword of the Son of Heaven suddenly fell off from Lu Ji's hand and fell to the ground. Lu Ji was shocked, pointed at Tong Duolun and asked, "You, you mean that Yan Guo wants to plot against my Great Qing?!"

Tong Duolun shook his head and said, "The current situation is still unclear, but according to the route of the Yan army, I am afraid that this is the case." ”

This statement was like a bolt from the sky to Lu Ji, he gasped and said loudly: "Oh my God! The Yan army is mostly an iron cavalry in the north, bloody, brave and good at fighting, and Yan is the largest country in the north, how can my Qing country fight with it?"

Tong Duolun hurriedly said: "The minister suggests that the Yunzhou Mansion be approved immediately, and all the available troops under its jurisdiction should be mobilized to put the whole city on alert in case of accidents!"

Lu Ji nodded and said, "Yes, you hurry up and do it, Yunzhou must not be lost!" Tong Duolun "snorted" and hurriedly went down.

After Tong Duolun left, Lu Ji was also at a loss by the sudden bad news, and hurriedly instructed the armor: "You quickly go and secretly gather all the generals, go to the imperial study to discuss matters, and I will go to the Empress Dowager's Palace." The armorer hurriedly said "whoosh" and was about to leave, but was stopped by Lu Ji with a "slow", and he said: "I won't go to the Empress Dowager's Palace, and quickly set up a camp outside the city, and all the generals in Beijing have arrived!"

"Your Majesty, is something wrong?" In the face of Lu Ji's sudden summons, all the generals were a little puzzled, Kang Chao was anxious and asked first.

Lu Ji lifted his black dragon cloak, coughed, handed Yunzhou's expedited secret music to Wang Yu, and said: "Early this morning, I received an urgent report from Yunzhou, Yan Guo gathered 300,000 people, waved south, and now the soldiers have reached Wuguan!"

When all the generals heard that it was Yan Jun, they were all a little frightened, and they looked at each other, but no one dared to speak. Lu Ji looked at the generals' faces were a little gloomy, frowned, and asked, "Are you afraid?"

A general stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? When the Yan people went south, with only 6,000 iron horses, crossed the Yan Mountain and entered the two rivers, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and everywhere they went, the corpses were all over the field, and the 60,000 allied troops of my Hanoi countries met with it, and they collapsed at the touch of a touch, and lost the city and lost their land. Now the Yan people are going south again, and the momentum is violent, and our army has just gone through a big war, and the army and the people are tired of war, so they must not match it!"

Wang Yu finished reading the recital handed by Lu Ji, and asked coldly, "Then the general means to surrender?"

The general said: "There is no other way than to stoop down to the swallow in order to plan for the future!"

Wang Yu's face changed drastically, he turned to point at the general, and scolded: "Presumptuous! At present, our army has not fought a battle, but you use the old things as a trust, and you are afraid of the battle and ask to surrender! The big husband has died in battle, how can he compromise and seek perfection, not to mention that today's Qing Dynasty is no longer yesterday's Qing Dynasty, and today's Yan State is not yesterday's Yan Kingdom.

Wang Yu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, although my country has not been out of the war for a long time, but in the battle of Fanyang, my soldiers and horses in Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yunzhou are all complete, and the heavens are blessed, the wind and rain are smooth, and the army is abundant. If the Yan Kingdom comes to attack, our Qing army can fight with it. ”

Lu Ji nodded, still a little worried, and said, "What I mean, try to avoid fighting with one and save the country." But if he really comes to attack, I will definitely use the strength of the whole country to attack the Yan army. ”

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoys of the Yan Kingdom have come to the camp and ask to see Your Majesty!"

When the generals heard this, they were in an uproar and talked about it.

"Why did the envoys of the Yan Kingdom come? Could it be that they are here to persuade them to surrender?"

"This big war is coming, why are the envoys here?"

Lu Ji listened to everyone's words, a little impatient, coughed heavily, signaled everyone to be quiet, and asked the armor to bring Yan envoys to meet him.

Soon after the armor went down, he came up with the envoys of the Yan Kingdom. I saw that the envoy was holding a neat bun, wearing a black hair crown, wearing a black gauze coat, with a white shirt inside, with a delicate face and steady steps, and the rhyme of a fairy wind and bones, which was not at all like the brave and arrogant and bloody spirit of the Yan people. The envoy smiled slightly, saluted Lu Ji, and said, "Li Su, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom, paid a visit to Your Majesty and brought a letter from my lord to make friends with your country. ”

"Friendship with our country?" Lu Ji sneered, took his letter, and said, "Your Yan army is already about to enter the city, what are you talking about? Isn't this a big joke!" The left and right generals thought that Li Su was deliberately humiliating the Qing State, and drew their swords one after another.

Li Su shook his head, saluted the generals, and said with a smile: "This is a complete misunderstanding, please don't be angry, my Yan army is not going south, but for the sake of heaven." Thinking of the Qi country, occupying the rich land of Sanjiang, but the monarch of the Qi country indulged in the sound of dogs and horses all day long, regardless of the government, fish and flesh people, my Yan country thought that the heavens have the virtue of a good life, and did not want to watch the subjects of the Qi State fall into dire straits, so he worked tirelessly, led the army south, and punished the faint king. ”

When Lu Ji heard what he said, he didn't believe what he had heard, and said with some doubts: "Didn't your country want to plot against my Qing Dynasty?

Li Su said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a holy monarch, and his good name spreads throughout the country, and my lord also admires it to the fullest, and he is only willing to be a friend of your country, how can he be an enemy of your country? In addition, in order to express his sincerity in friendship with your country, my lord specially ordered to bring 3,000 good horses and 50 boxes of gold, and after the death of Qi, all the nine counties of Linjiang will be handed over to your country for governance, and I ask Your Majesty to accept it with a smile. After speaking, he saluted Lu Ji again.

When the generals heard his words and learned that the Yan army would not cut down the Qing, they were finally relieved, and they couldn't help but be moved when they saw such a generous gift again. They knew very well that although the Qing State had many horses, it did lack excellent war horses, which greatly reduced the combat power of the Qing army, which was accustomed to fighting with cavalry.

Lu Ji listened to so many generous gifts, and he was also a little moved, but after thinking about it, he was a dignified and upright king, once he received a gift, he would inevitably keep his tongue and people, so he simply gritted his teeth and said: "Your country is kind, I understand it." As for these gifts, I know that your country's war is imminent, and war horses, money and food are all vital parts of the war. ”

Li Su nodded, and said with a smile: "People say that Your Majesty is faithful, and when I see it today, as expected, it will be useless, and I will be admired! Then I will talk openly and honestly, my lord is afraid of the war together, and the Lord of Qi will ask for help from your country, of course, your lord is well aware of the righteousness, and he will not help the abuse, but he is afraid that some villains will rebel against the ministers from it, so my lord ordered to carry these meager things to His Majesty, one is to show friendship, and the other is to ask Your Majesty not to interfere in the war between Yan and Qi. ”

Lu Ji looked at him and asked, "What if I insist on not accepting it?"

Li Su smiled and said: "Then your country is determined not to be friends with our country, then our country can only endure the pain of love, from Wuguan to send troops in two places, one to take Yunzhou, the other to take Jingzhou, at that time as soon as the war starts, you and I will no longer have any friendship." His words were full of murderous aura, and his scorching eyes were close to Lu Ji, and his meaning was already very firm.

Although Lu Ji's face was full of calm, his heart was very angry, this was simply forcing the palace, he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and said: "It seems that I have to accept these gifts, and please return to the lord of your country, I accept his friendship!"

Li Su saluted Lu Ji with a smile and left the camp under the leadership of the armor soldier.

When Wang Yu saw Li Su leaving, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why did Your Majesty agree to him? Once the Qi State is annexed by the Yan State, my Qing State will be like a stalk in the throat, and the Yan State will annex us sooner or later!"

Lu Ji sighed and said: "I don't know, but my Qing Kingdom has just rested, and I can't afford the big war, so I can only be wronged and beg for the Yan Kingdom, I only hope that the Qi Kingdom can hold the Yan Kingdom for a while, and it can be regarded as giving us more time to manage this land, so as to prepare for the future war." ”

Wang Yu also understood the meaning, and he could only accept it silently. Today's Qing State, although Fan Yang won the battle, is still only a small country, and it is difficult to compete with powerful countries. As a small country, it may only be able to compromise and survive in shame, waiting in the long dark night between Taoguang and obscurity, in order to have a day when the clouds will be cleared.

Afterwards, Lu Ji went to the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and saw that the Queen Mother was chanting Buddha in front of a Bodhisattva statue, with her eyes slightly closed and her demeanor dignified. He knew that this was the daily life of the queen mother, so he also knelt down, folded his hands, closed his eyes to the bodhisattva, and muttered silently.

After reading a paragraph, the Queen Mother opened her eyes and asked, "Ji'er is here?" Lu Ji hurriedly opened her eyes, got up and supported the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "It's Erchen, Erchen is here to greet the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "You haven't forgotten my mother, remember to come to see me every day." ”

Lu Ji helped her to sit down, rubbed her shoulders, and said with a smile: "How could my son forget his mother, shouldn't he come to see you every day?"

The Queen Mother patted his hands and said with a smile: "Look at this mouth, it's really sweet, and it's not in vain that my mother put you on the throne." ”

Lu Ji continued to rub his shoulders and said: "Today, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom came, forcing the ministers to accept the gifts, and asked the ministers not to interfere in the affairs of the Qi Kingdom. ”

After hearing this, the Queen Mother first sighed, and then said: "I know all about this, you did the right thing, we are not a real power now, we can only bow to the Yan people." But you have to remember that our bowing is not for the sake of bowing our heads, but for the sake of taoguang and obscurity, waiting for the moment when we break out of the cocoon, one day, our Qing Dynasty will be unsheathed and win the sky, and at that time, our Qing Dynasty's iron cavalry will definitely be able to make everyone in the world fear!"

Lu Ji nodded, and said solemnly: "Er understands, Er will definitely make my Daqing raise his eyebrows and turn my Daqing into a first-class power that looks at the past and the present and is proud of the world!"

Empress Dowager Xu smiled with relief: "My son is the real king, and my mother believes that you will definitely become the king of the world." ”

Lu Ji suddenly squinted his eyes and saw a portrait of a beautiful woman beside the Queen Mother, so he hurriedly picked it up, looked it up and down, and was shocked, isn't this the portrait of that young lady? He hurriedly asked, "Queen Mother, where did you get this painting?"

Empress Dowager Xu glanced at the painting casually and said, "You said that, that painting is a portrait of my best friend when she was young, she was a beautiful embryo, and later married into the Wang family." Recently, I have missed her, and it is inconvenient for me to leave the palace, and she is busy with her parents, so she asked someone to send this painting to me. ”

When Lu Ji heard it, could it be that the young lady was the daughter of her mother's close friend, then she should be surnamed Wang!