Linzi, Jixia School Palace.

A figure broke into the main hall and said urgently: "Senior Brother Zhongyou, something is wrong. ”

Zhong You, who was meeting guests, changed his face when he heard this, looked at the person who came and said in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Duanmu, didn't you go with the army? What made you so flustered?"

Duanmu Ci's expression was gloomy, and he said bitterly: "I was about to tell my senior brother about this matter, but the army was defeated, and the defeat was completely ruined. ”

Zhong You immediately got up and said: "This is impossible, Long He is very good at military affairs, and this time he is bringing the elite trained by him, and there are six Heavenly and Human Realm troops led by you, how can he be so defeated?"

Duanmu Ci said with a sad face: "This defeat is precisely because of that dragon and he led his army to surrender to the enemy. ”

Zhong You was shocked and said, "What are you talking about?

Duanmu Ci had a look of resentment on his face, and the two armies were fighting, Long He suddenly ordered to surrender, and he and others stopped him, but he was no match for Di Xin in the second realm of heaven and man, so he could only retreat with hatred and talk about it in detail.

Zhong You was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly bowed to a white-haired old man sitting opposite, "I don't know what the Soldier Saint thinks of this?"

The old man, who was called the "Soldier Saint", stretched out his hand and stroked his gray beard, which was more than a foot long, and said calmly: "Obviously, Long He is a traitor who Di Xin broke into the Han Kingdom, so he will defect at a critical moment. ”

Duanmu Ci gritted his teeth and said, "Bastard, didn't Liu Ji investigate everyone's origins, and swore that they were all reliable?

Zhong You said angrily when he heard this: "Senior Brother Duanmu is cautious, how can you call the name of the King of Han? Have you forgotten all the etiquette that the teacher taught you? If you let outsiders listen to it, how can I save my Confucian face?"

Duanmu Ci was unconvinced and said: "Liu Ji is just the master of a secular dynasty, as a celestial, why can't the junior brother call him by his name?"

Zhong You shouted: "Shut up, the King of Han is the Emperor of Heaven, and even the teacher treats him with courtesy, are you still older than the teacher?"

When Duanmu Ci heard the name of the Confucian sage, he immediately died down, and Nuo Nuo said: "The king of Han does not know anyone, which led to today's defeat, and the junior brother was angry for a while, and he did not choose what to say, and I hope that the senior brother will forgive me." ”

Zhong You waved his sleeves and snorted coldly: "Senior brother, remember not to do it again." ”

"Senior brother knows," Duanmu Ci responded with his mouth, but he was very unconvinced in his heart, that Liu Ji was just a puppet set up by Confucianism, why should he be so courteous?

Of course, Zhong You knew that his junior brother was not convinced, but for him, what the Confucian sage said was the principle of heaven, since the Confucian sage said that he would treat Liu Ji with courtesy, then the Confucian disciples must treat each other with courtesy, and there must be no half-point discount.

It's just that he encountered an urgent matter now, and Zhong You didn't have the heart to teach his junior disciple hard, so he put the matter aside for the time being and asked, "Does the King of Han know about this?"

Duanmu Ci shook his head and said: "After the incident, the first person who came to find the senior brother was the senior brother, and the junior brother even explained to several heavenly and human colleagues who accompanied the army not to make a noise, and waited for the Confucian disposal with peace of mind. ”

Zhong You breathed a sigh of relief: "This matter is handled properly, before the news from the front comes, you will immediately follow me into the palace to meet the King of Han and discuss countermeasures." ”

Then Zhong You bowed to the old man and said, "Please enter the palace with the soldier saint." ”

The old man replied: "Then let's go, the old man wants to see the demeanor of the contemporary emperor." ”

"Soldier Sage, please," Nakayu stretched out his hand and gestured, walking ahead to lead the way.

When passing by the Confucian disciples at the gate, Zhong You suddenly ordered: "Go and inform the sage of the divination merchant and ask him to enter the palace quickly to discuss important matters." ”

The Confucian disciple replied, "The disciple obeys." Then he hurried away.

Relying on the identity of a Confucian sage, Zhong You took Duanmu and the old man known as the "Soldier Sage", all the way unimpeded, and walked into the Han Palace, which was rebuilt on the well-preserved Qi Palace.

At the moment when Zhong You entered the palace, the guards who saw this scene hurriedly rushed to Liu Ji and reported the matter. 51 beautiful

Hearing that the Confucian sages were coming, Liu Ji hurriedly sorted out his appearance, and hurriedly greeted him with a group of people.

happened to meet Zhong You and his party near the council hall, Liu Ji immediately showed a bright smile and said: "Zhong You Sage and Duanmu Sage are here, Xiao Wang is not welcome, I hope the two of you don't want to be surprised." ”

Zhong You saluted meticulously: "Zhong You has seen the King of Han, the King of Han is serious, the King of Han has a lot of opportunities, and his affairs are busy, how dare he bother to welcome him from afar?"

Duanmu Ci, who was standing behind Zhong You, saluted with a reluctant face: "I've seen King Han." ”

Liu Ji laughed and said, "The two of you, please sit down with Xiao Wang." ”

Zhong You hurriedly said to the contrary: "King Han is slow, I want to introduce a strange person to King Han next." ”

Liu Ji followed Zhong You's eyes, and happened to see the white-haired old man beside him, and subconsciously asked, "Who is this old gentleman?"

Zhong You introduced with a smile: "This is the master of the contemporary soldier family, the soldier saint Jiang Shang. ”

Jiang Shang arched his hand with a kind face: "Old Jiang Shang, I have seen the King of Han." ”

Liu Ji showed surprise on his face, stepped forward and bowed: "You are Jiang Shang, the soldier saint who assisted King Wen of the Great Zhou to open up the Great Zhou Empire? ”

After the last sentence, Liu Ji had already bowed deeply.

Jiang Shang hurriedly helped Liu Ji up, and said with a smile: "King Lao Han is worried, he is an old and decrepit grass people, but he can't afford such a big gift from King Han." ”

Liu Ji shook his head and said: "The soldier saint is so respectful of King Wen that he has pulled the cart for you, so why should Xiao Wang's move be a big deal? Besides, how can you be regarded as Xiao Wang's elder senior, what is it that is just a courtesy?"

Jiang Shang narrowed his eyes with a smile when he heard this, obviously very satisfied with Liu Ji's attitude.

Liu Ji Zhang Luo said: "The three of them are also invited to come in for a detailed discussion, come and brew the best tea leaves of Lone, and send them up, and Lone wants to entertain a few distinguished guests." ”

Zhong You said with a solemn expression: "King Han, there is no hurry to entertain you, there is something important to inform you about at the moment." ”

After speaking, he pulled Liu Ji into the council hall, and shouted to the palace maids: "Wait for the time being, retreat, you must not approach without orders." ”

Liu Ji looked stunned and said, "Dare to ask Zhongyou Sage, what happened?"

Zhong You instructed Duanmu Ci and said, "Senior Brother Duanmu, tell King Han everything you have experienced. ”

Duanmu responded: "Senior brother obeys." ”

Liu Ji looked puzzled and said, "By the way, didn't Duanmu Sage go out with the army, why did he come back suddenly?"

When Duanmu Ci said that all the 100,000 Han troops had surrendered, Liu Ji's whole person was struck by lightning, and he took three steps back, muttering to himself: "Long is a traitor? This, this is impossible, will it be mistaken?"

Duanmu Ci said coldly: "This is the case, does the King of Han still want to excuse the dragon?"

Hearing this, Zhong You glared at Duanmu Ci fiercely, and said softly: "King Han, now is not the time to investigate the truth, but the 100,000 Han army was wiped out, and the strength of the Han State was greatly damaged, how to deal with the Chu State." ”

Liu Ji immediately reacted and echoed: "To deal with it, it is imperative that we discuss how to deal with the Chu State, if the Chu State takes the opportunity to go north at this time, how should the Han State, which is empty inside, resist?"

"Come on, please invite Zhang Liang, the right minister, and Xiao He, the left minister, to come to the meeting. ”

In a hurry, Liu Ji's first thought was his two think tanks.

Then Liu Ji realized that something was wrong, and immediately bowed to Zhongyou and said, "I don't know if the sages have a way to deal with it?"