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Zhanxiong suddenly stood up, and everyone didn't know what he and Song Gong were secretly doing. The doctors in Qi State only knew that Zhanxiong was the famous Bandit Zhi, with nine thousand mercenaries, and all the soldiers were brave and skilled warriors. I don't know what method Qihou used to make Robber Zhi surrender, and he even became the king's brother-in-law.

And because Song Gong was fleeing, he met Zhan Xiong and made an invisible deal with Zhan Xiong. First, if the content of the transaction was known, it would definitely ruin Song Gong’s face. Second, if others knew that he was a bandit Zhi mercenary Sending Song Gong back to the capital and helping him regain the throne is really not good, it seems that the name is not right.

Therefore, Duke Song also blocked his relationship with Zhanxiong. Only some high-ranking cronies in the Song Kingdom, such as Dai Shupi, the Prime Minister, knew that Bandit Zhi helped Duke Song seize the throne.

So it's not surprising that the Qi people don't know about Zhanxiong and Song Gong's small ways, but Qihou and Wu Jiu know, and they are very clear that Zhanxiong's urgent request to go to congratulate him has absolutely no good intentions.

Wu Jiao took a look at Zhanxiong, who had a "heroic look" on his face, as if he had already gritted his teeth and was determined to make trouble, Wu Jiao thought to himself, those things between Song Gong and Zhanxiong are really not something ordinary people can explain clearly. Obviously, anyway, Zhanxiong hated Song Gong's backlash and insidiousness, and Song Gong was also angry with Zhanxiong's insults and threats. If Zhanxiong really represented Qi Guo to attend the wedding, the wedding would either be yellow or withered ...

Speaking of Zhanxiong and Song Gong, Wu Jiao really didn't know which one was more right, but Zhanxiong was Wu Jiu's fourth younger brother, and Zhanxiong was not the one who "made the first move", so it should be Zhanxiong who was right More is.

Before the La Festival, Song Zhuanggong was beaten to death by Nangong Changwan, the great general of the Song Dynasty, and supported the puppet son to take the throne. As a result, Yu Shuo, who was still the son at that time, fled to Bianyi, where he met the bandits who were self-respecting and preparing to revolt. Zhi Zhanxiong.

In order to protect himself, Song Gong made a deal with Robber Zhi, and he also promised many benefits. Except for the physical transaction, the benefits he promised were basically the same as those of Qihou, such as the autonomous army, etc., but with the help of Robber Zhi After Song Gong became Song Gong and chopped Nangong Changwan and Song Min Gong into meat, Song Gong, who is the king of a country, regretted it...

There is also a reason for Yu's theory. After all, Zhanxiong is an army of bandits causing chaos in various countries. If Zhanxiong is taken in, the world will know that he was relying on the bandits to fight back to the capital. The position of the monarch was only snatched by Zhi's body as a reward, so what should be done for Yu Shuo's face, Song State's face and a century-old foundation?

So Yu said that under Dai Shupi's suggestion, he immediately repented and wanted to kill Zhanxiong.

Under such circumstances, it is completely understandable for Zhanxiong to want to take revenge on Song Gong, but Zhanxiong, a natural scum, takes revenge in a strange way.

But talking about Zhanxiong's natural slag is actually a bit biased. After all, Zhanxiong's conduct is upright. Except for his revenge, he did not spread Song Gong's "rumors". He Qihou heard it by accident, and other people don't know it. If you look at it this way, Zhanxiong doesn't like to say bad things about others, even if it is really bad. Zhanxiong is not a scum in this respect.

That's why Wu Jiu felt that the relationship between Song Gong and Zhan Xiong was a hard-to-read scripture.

Sitting in the first seat, Qi Hou just laughed, the meaning was somewhat unclear, Wu Jiao raised his head and glanced at Qi Hou, always felt that Qi Hou's smile was extremely "insidious", which made people very puzzled.

I heard Qi Hou say: "I feel that General Zhan is indeed good to go. General Zhan used to be active in Song State in the past, so he must know Song State very well."

Upon hearing this, Zhanxiong cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Qi Hou said again: "That's it, Zhan Xiong is in charge of the congratulations. Zhan Xiong, you are responsible for preparing a big gift for Song Gong."

Zhanxiong looked up at Qihou, wondering if he had understood Qihou's "original intention", smiled with his lips raised, and replied sonorously: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Qihou said again: "However, congratulations are one aspect, and another aspect is that the emperor's document has been promulgated. In this way, as the leader of the Beixinghui League alone, he also needs to convey the meaning of the document to the alliance. For the country, to convey the matter to Song State in this way, gentlemen, tell me, who is the most appropriate to hand it over to?"

When everyone heard it, who else could take care of this matter?Of course, it is the department of the department, the department is in charge of diplomacy, and this kind of external affairs should naturally be handed over to Gongsun Xipeng.

When Gongsun Xipeng heard this, he stood up quickly, saluted respectfully, and asked for orders: "Your Majesty, Xipeng is willing to go."

Qihou listened and smiled, and said: "Xi Peng, Xi Peng is always busy recently, thank you for your hard work, and you have to stay in Linzi City to get married, Xi Peng, have you forgotten? I also want to marry you personally."

No one else has heard that Gongsun Xipeng is going to get married. In fact, Gongsun Xipeng is not young. He is upright and old-fashioned, and he doesn't have a single concubine. If others send him off, he will return it respectfully.

Gongsun Xipeng was going to get married suddenly, and it was Marquis Qi who was the officiant. Everyone hadn't heard anything about it, so it was really strange.

Gongsun Xipeng heard that marriage will be in the spring of the next year, and it is still early. Qihou said this, obviously because he has his own plans in his heart. Maybe he already has a candidate in his heart, not himself, so he used this as an excuse.

Although Gongsun Xipeng is a bit dull emotionally, he is a smart person after all, and after so many years in the officialdom, he has already understood Qihou's temper, so he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Xipeng almost forgot, thank you!" Your Majesty bestows marriage."

Qihou smiled and said: "Then don't bother Xi Peng, you go to the Song Dynasty, and prepare for the marriage with peace of mind."

Gongsun Xipeng responded again, and retreated to his seat.

Obviously, Marquis Qi already had someone in mind, but he didn't say it out, because Marquis Qi positioned himself as a very "democratic" monarch, and asked: "Your Excellencies, who else do you think is suitable for the Song Dynasty?"

Everyone was really stumped, if it was normal, Wu Jiu would definitely be recommended, because Wu Jiu was the special envoy without exception in the recent missions, those who didn't know thought Wu Jiu was a great person.

But now that Wu Jiu is an official in Dasinong, it is not impossible to go on an envoy, but according to common sense, he did not do so, and it is too tiring, after all, he has to wear several hats.

Everyone thought so, no one dared to promise this matter.

Qi Hou said: "That's it, all the ministers think about it again, and we will talk about it later in the court meeting."

Because this matter is not in a hurry, after all, Song Gong just sent out invitations, and he didn't get married the next day, so there was no need to make such a hasty decision.

Qi Hou said with a smile: "The matter now is that Mr. Lao Zhan will prepare the document for the State of Lu, and ask the Prime Minister to come and tell him."

Zhan Huo immediately said, "Yes."

As a result, the court soon dispersed, and Wu Jiao was going to the Political Affairs Hall. Although Qihou named Zhanhuo to do this matter, it was still the work of Si Nong, so Wu Jiu had to take care of it.

Wu Jiu went to the Political Affairs Hall, and soon some people from Guan Yiwu Zhan also came in, and everyone sat together to discuss how to write and draft this document.

While everyone was discussing, an eunuch walked in with a smile, bowed and said, "Da Si Nong, your honor."

Wu Jiu was very helpless. He was working in the political affairs hall, and Qi Hou would come to invite him over every three days. It was embarrassing for everyone to see, and it was quite a waste of time. Going to Qi Hou's dorm, half a day It passed, and Wu Jiu felt like he had to wait in line to go to the hospital...

But Wu Jiu couldn't refuse, so he stood up quickly and said with a smile, "My Lord, please lead the way."

The eunuch hurriedly said: "I don't dare to do this, so please ask Da Si Nong."

Wu Jiu followed the eunuch and asked what was the matter, but the eunuch didn't know what it was, so Qihou just invited him over without saying anything.

When Wu Jiu entered the small bedroom, he found that it was a bit unusual, because there was no one in the small bedroom, it was quiet, and the eunuchs and maids were gone.

Wu Jiu walked in suspiciously, but Marquis Qi was not there. He didn't know what was going on, so he called him over, but there was no one there. There was only a map on the table, and it was clear at a glance that he was planning to attack Sui. The topographic map of the country, but Tan Guo also made a strong mark on it, and it can be seen at a glance how much Qi Hou hates Tan Guo.

Wu Jiu looked at it, and suddenly remembered that when he went to Luoshi for the funeral, Mr. Tan Guo, who was in his seventies, even molested Qihou, saying that he liked tall men and so on.

As soon as Wu Jiu recalled this, he knew that Marquis Qi hated Tan Guo so much, he really wanted to laugh.

Wu corrected a person looking at the topographic map and laughing, not paying attention to the back at all, "Boom!" Suddenly, he was hugged.

Wu Jiao was taken aback, and struggled hastily, while the person behind him made a "shh-" sound, and said with a smile, "It's good second brother, let Gu give me a hug."

When Wu Jiu heard this, all the veins popped out of his forehead, he quickly got out of Qihou's arms, took a few steps back, and said respectfully, "My lord."

Seeing that he had escaped, Qihou stopped making trouble, but Shi Shiran stretched out his black sleeves, sat on the mat, and said with a smile: "Second brother, come and sit."

Wu Jiu didn't dare to go over, just now Qi Hou hugged him from behind like a convulsion, his movements and tone were so intimate, Wu Jiao's heart was beating wildly, as if he had a cramp.

Wu Jiu cleared his throat lightly, while Qi Hou seemed to see through him, and said with a smile: "Second brother, come and sit down, it's okay, I won't trouble you, besides, fourth brother will come over later."

Wu Jiu was a little surprised, Zhanxiong also came?Hearing this, Wu Jiu might already know what Qihou asked him to do, and he had a vague "ominous premonition" in his heart.

Sure enough, he heard the sound of "Tap Tat Tat", Zhan Xiong had already strode in from the outside, there was no one else in the main hall of the small bedroom except Qihou and Wu Jiao, Zhan Xiong seemed a little surprised, and said: "Second Brother! Third Brother!"

Zhan Xiong was not as formal as Wu Jiu, Qi Hou didn't blame him, instead he said with a smile: "Come on, fourth, sit down."

Zhanxiong took off his helmet, took off his saber and put it beside the helmet, and threw them all on the ground, then sat down and said, "Third Brother, you are looking for me for the wedding of Song Dynasty?"

Qihou said with a smile: "This fourth child is really shrewd."

Wu Jiu also said in his heart that as expected, his ominous premonition was almost inseparable...

Qi Hou said: "It is indeed for Song Gong's marriage, fourth child, do you know why you are alone to congratulate Song Gong?"

Zhanxiong snorted and said, "Of course I know, Third Brother definitely wants me to give Song Gong some flair!"

Qihou said with a smile: "The one who knows the orphan is also the fourth brother."

Wu Jiu's eyelids twitched. What's going on, both Qihou and Zhanxiong had "bad smiles" on their faces. Qihou clearly wanted to disturb Huang Songgong's wedding.

Qihou knocked on the map on the table, and with a swipe of his slender and strong fingers, he circled a long strip, which was similar to the range of an arm, and said, "Second brother, fourth brother, look, if Song and Wei are married, This area is their sphere of influence. If they will carry out the banner of respecting the king and fighting barbarians alone in the future, they will try to contact the emperor in person or send envoys to the Luo division in Zhongtu. In this way, Wei Guo and Song Gong will become one The arm blocked the way of all the eastern countries. The marriage between Duke Song and the Kingdom of Wei is a vicious scheme. If we, Qi State, want to break this situation, we must make this wedding impossible to proceed."

Zhanxiong listened to Qihou's analysis, showing an eager expression on his face, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! Zhanxiong will definitely live up to his mission!"

Wu Jiu's forehead twitched, and he felt that Zhanxiong seemed very excited and happy. Zhanxiong was also the famous General Bandit Zhi after all, so he should be more reserved?

After Qi Hou finished speaking, he said to Wu Jiu: "Besides, because this matter is very important, it is necessary to destroy Song Gong's marriage, but also not to bring the responsibility to Qi Guo. Someone needs to adapt to the situation, fourth brother, you Although loyal, courageous and resourceful, he lacks composure, so sending the emperor's documents is a trick, and I just want to find a calm person to help you, is this person..."

He said, looked at Wu Jiu, and said: "The best candidate in Gu's heart is naturally the second brother."

There are only two words left in Wu Jiu's mind... Sure enough!

The ominous premonition came true, and I really wanted to wear several hats, shouldering the duties of a chief farmer, with the duties of a great pedestrian on top of my head.

Zhanxiong said, "Okay, the second brother is the most stable and mature, and it must be right to follow the second brother."

Wu Jiu was really grateful for Zhan Xiong's trust...

Qihou said with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, this time Gu is actually going to do it himself."

When Qihou said this, it was not just Wu Jiu, even Zhanxiong was taken aback, the two looked at each other, and looked at Qihou in surprise, Wu Jiao said: "Your Majesty wants to go to the Song Kingdom in person? Isn't this...is it against the etiquette?"

This time the name of going to the Song Kingdom is Daoxi, and sending the emperor's documents is just a matter of passing, Zhanxiong went to Daoxi, Wu Jiu went to deliver the documents, and Qihou also went, the king always goes out of the country to learn from the famous, Qihou suddenly ran to Song Dynasty Going to the country, isn't the country of Song frightened?

Qi Hou said with a smile: "Naturally, after all, the matter of disturbing the marriage of Huang, Song and Wei is very important this time. Gu needs to be in charge in person. Gu has already thought clearly about the reason."

Qihou said, smiling slightly, and said in an extremely gentle voice: "Xuan Jiang, the mother of the state of Wei, is Gu's sister, and now Xuan Jiang's daughter is getting married. How about congratulating your niece and son-in-law?"

Wu Jiu almost choked to death in an instant, he dared to assure himself that Qi Hou had never met the "niece" he mentioned, but he described himself as if he was a good uncle who loved his niece.

Wu Jiu was quite helpless, but Zhanxiong patted his palms and said, "Okay, third brother is a good idea! With second and third brothers, Zhanxiong is not afraid of messing things up."

It's just that Wu Jiu felt in his heart that it was because of Marquis Qi that this matter would be ruined, and Marquis Qi had a sinister look on his face, as if Song and Wei were going to be in trouble.

In fact, in the heart of Marquis Qi, Wu Jiu can understand. On the one hand, it is because of Wei Guo. Wei Guo has repeatedly provoked the majesty of Marquis Qi. Qi Hou's heart is very clear about things, and he remembers them one by one.

Therefore, Weiguo has a little bit of good things, and Qihou is not happy in his heart, and he must be screwed up.

On the other hand, although Marquis Qi has no old or new enmity with Song, Song is also a big country. If they form an alliance with Wei, the geographical position of the two parties is too strong, and they will definitely make a fuss and become hostile forces in the future.

Therefore, Marquis Qi wanted to disturb Huang's wedding no matter what, and he would definitely not hesitate to pay the price.

Speaking of the lady Song Gongyu mentioned, she is actually famous, not because Mrs. Song herself is famous, but in history, there are three famous people around this lady. The first is that she has a famous mother. It is Xuan Jiang who is extremely beautiful but promiscuous, and the second is that he has a famous husband. Song Gongyu said that although he was not one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, he laid a strong foundation and support for the Song Kingdom during his reign. condition.

Thirdly, this lady gave birth to a famous son, Song Xianggong Zifu, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Song Xianggong is the most benevolent monarch in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. Wu Jiu also learned the text of Song Xianggong when he was in school. It is excerpted from "The Battle of Song Chuhong" in "Zuo Zhuan". When Chu State was fighting with Hongshui, because the Song army formed a formation first, and the people of Chu State had not yet crossed the river, then the big Sima Ziyu, who was Song Xianggong’s eldest brother, said that the other party had many people and we had few people, so we should take advantage of them to cross the river , defeat them immediately.

But the benevolent Song Xianggong said no, we are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, and we cannot take advantage of others. As a result, the Chu people set up a formation and attacked in a general situation. Song Xianggong was defeated in Hongshui and was seriously injured. If it wasn't for the elder brother Ziyu's desperate rescue, he would have died under the random arrows of the Chu people.

Song Gongyu said that his son was a well-known overlord of benevolence and righteousness in the Spring and Autumn Period. In fact, there is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period. .

Don't look at Song Xianggong's emphasis on benevolence and righteousness when he beat the Chu people. In fact, they were all pretending. With Duke Huan’s prestige, Duke Huan of Qi called Huimeng for the first time, and five or six other countries agreed. Duke Xiang of Song called Huimeng until his voice became hoarse, but no one agreed.

So the way that the benevolent king came up with was to put Duke Teng under house arrest, and asked Duke Zhu to escort the monarch of the state of Yu to Suishui as a sacrifice, where he would cut his ears, let out blood, and chop up eight pieces, so as to threaten other countries to form alliances. The king of the state of Cao refused to accept it, so Duke Xiang of Song surrounded the state of Cao to scare the chickens and monkeys, and thus began his identity and status as the overlord.

Compared with the other overlords, Wu Jiu has to say that Marquis Qi is an upright gentleman, after all Confucius praised him for being upright and not deceitful.

Although Qihou resurrected a quilt, he didn't know that after his death, Yu Shuo's son would take over the hegemony instead of him, so if Qihou really messed up the marriage between Song and Wei, then the Spring and Autumn Period will dominate the Song Dynasty. Duke Xiang was stillborn.

Wu Jiu thought in his heart, this historical track is no longer what it looks like, it's a mess, could it be that he did it himself, but Wu Jiao has tried his best to keep his head down and live a peaceful life.

How could Wu Jiu know that this messy historical trajectory was actually caused by Marquis Qi...

So it was decided that the envoy to the state of Song would involve Marquis Qi himself, Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong.

Five days later, at the court meeting, Marquis Qi mentioned this matter, and all the ministers were surprised. Gao Xi cupped his hands and said, "It seems a little inappropriate for your majesty to attend Song Gong's wedding in person. After all, your majesty is the leader of the alliance. Song Gong is a duke, but he is still inferior to others, and it would be too much for Song Gong to attend the meeting in person."

Qihou just smiled and said: "Gaozi said that, it is really biased. Although he is alone as the leader, he is also doing things for the emperor. He should do his best and do it himself, so as to express his respect for the emperor."

He flattered the emperor a few words. After all, Gao Xi is the son of the emperor. After hearing this, he had nothing to say. Qihou said: "Furthermore, Wei Ji who is going to marry Duke Song is an orphaned relative." Niece, as an uncle alone, how can you not attend your niece's wedding?"

When everyone heard this, they knew that Marquis Qi had done everything he could to find fault with the past. Since Marquis Qi wanted to do this so much, the ministers couldn't fight against Marquis Qi. Didn't they make it clear that they didn't want to be an official? ?

When Gao Xi heard this, she cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty's words are true."

Hearing Gao Xi's resignation, Qi Hou said with a smile: "Then this matter is settled like this. When the Da Si Nong congratulates the lonely next month, there will be a labor management master temporarily taking care of the important affairs of the Si Nong."

Guan Yiwu quickly stood up and said, "Yes, Yiwu obeyed."

Wu Jiu thought in his heart, he was a great minister and a great pedestrian, wondering if Marquis Qi would pay overtime wages?

Qi Hou said, and said: "Oh, that's right."

He spoke very easily, as if he was talking about a very simple matter, saying: "A few days ago, I asked all the ministers to discuss who to send in command to attack Suiguo, and I discussed with Da Sima..."

As soon as he said that, Young Master Wu Kui, who was sitting on the side with his head bowed respectfully, immediately raised his head and looked at Qihou who was sitting on top.

Young Master Zhao also turned his head and looked forward, but he didn't look at Qi Hou, but just stared at Young Master Wu Kui's back.

I heard Qi Hou say in a leisurely tone: "Gu and Da Sima both felt that Gong Zizhao made great achievements in supervising the country during the Beixing League, which shows that he is calm and resourceful. Gong Zizhao is not young now, although he has no military achievements. , but we still need to continue to exercise, Da Sima also thinks it is time for the young master to go out and practice, this time the crusade against the country will be led by son Zhao, what do you think?"

When Qihou said this, all the ministers understood. After all, Qihou brought out Da Sima to talk about the matter, and he brought up the matter of Gong Zizhao's lack of military achievements and experience, blocking the way out of disagreement. So all the ministers had no choice but to cater to them.

"What Your Majesty said is true!"

"Young Master Zhao is calm and prudent, courageous and resourceful, it is the most suitable to be in command!"

"I wish your majesty and young master a great victory!"

For a moment, the sound of reconciliation filled the entire hall of Lu's bedroom. Young Master Wukui went "buzzing" in his head. Qihou's attitude was very obvious. It couldn't be more obvious. In command, although Young Master Wu Kui has combat experience and meritorious service, he has never been in command. He has always been the deputy of Da Sima or Gongsun Xipeng.

Young Master Wu Kui had already made up his mind that Qi Hou just liked Young Master Zhao, and he fell in love with the young Young Master, so he was partial to half of him. His whole body was like an ice cave, and his hands and feet were trembling slightly.

Young Master Wu Kui was in a daze, when he heard the voice of "Big Brother, Big Brother? Big Brother..." calling himself, the voice was quite gentle, and some young people's voices became hoarse, as if they were getting deeper and deeper.

Young Master Wu Kui was lightly patted on the shoulder, he suddenly woke up, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Young Master Zhao!

Young Master Zhao knelt beside him, just now there was no one in the overcrowded palace, and now everyone had dispersed, only the cleaning eunuch was still busy.

Young Master Wu Kui sat on the table, Young Master Zhao knelt on one side and said anxiously, "Brother? What's wrong with you?"

Only then did Young Master Wukui wake up, it turned out that he had fallen to court, and he was in a daze.

Seeing Young Master Zhao's face, Young Master Wu Kui got angry for some reason, immediately stood up and left, ignoring Young Master Zhao, Young Master Zhao chased him for a few steps, until Young Master Wu Kui walked to the door of his house, "Boom! !" With a slam on the door, Young Master Zhao stood outside the door, and softly called out "Brother?", Young Master Wu Kui ignored it, then left with a sigh.

The state of Qi ushered in three major events. The first thing was that the state of Lu sent Zang Chen, the prime minister of Lu, to buy food. country.

The second thing is that Marquis Qi will personally go to Song Guo to congratulate him. This matter will be left immediately after Zang Chen informs him next month.

The third thing, this time overlaps with Qi Hou's envoy to the Song State, so Qi Hou has no way to preside over it himself, and that is the matter of the young son Zhao taking command of the expedition.Although the Son of Heaven's documents have not been sent to other countries yet, preparations must be made for war, and Prince Zhao needs to set off first to make preparations.

Although Qihou wanted to say goodbye to his youngest son, but because Qihou wanted to go to Song State earlier, he had to leave before Gongzi Zhao went to the expedition, so the farewell banquet of Gongzi Zhao was given to Gao Xi and Guo Yizhong. Your Excellency is ready.

Now the first thing before him is the matter of Zang Chen's complaint to Zhou. This matter belongs to the Department of Agriculture, and it is still the top priority, so Wu Jiu has to take care of it.

This day, Zang Chen's team was about to arrive in Linzi City, and Qihou's status was there. Besides, as the country being sought this time, Qihou also had to show his face, so naturally he would not go to greet Zang Chen in person.

So Qihou sent two people, Wu Jiu and Zhanhuo, to welcome Zang Chen, and Wu Jiu, as the chief minister of the state of Qi, held a high position. Wu Jiu just waited to greet him at the gate of the post house, and let Zhan Huo, a doctor who was lower than Zang Chen, come to greet him at the gate of the city. From this point of view, the status of Qi and Lu can be determined for themselves.

Wu Jiu got up early in the morning and went to the political affairs hall in the palace first. As expected, Zhan Huo was already there. Zhan Huo was diligent, loyal, and very low-key. He is gentle and delicate, but extremely rigid. As long as he believes in things, he will never change, and he will never do things against his will, and he will never lie. This contradictory behavior is similar to his temperament of both civil and military. Extremely.

It was still early today, and there was only one person in the Zhengshitang, who was reading the paperwork, as if he was preparing for a while.

When Wu Jiu walked over, Zhan Huo raised his head and said respectfully, "Da Si Nong."

Sitting next to him, Wu Jiu said with a smile, "I'm going to the city gate in a while, are you still working hard?"

Zhan Huo smiled and said, "It's because I have to make time to meet the envoys of the State of Lu, and there will be a banquet in the evening, so Zhan Ji wants to sort out today's affairs as soon as possible, so as not to be squeezed."

Hearing what he said, Wu Jiu coughed and said, "Mr. Zhan, about the envoy of the State of Lu..."

When Zhan Huo heard Wu Jiu say this, he was a little hesitant. He immediately understood what a smart person he is, smiled, and said: "Don't worry, Da Si Nong, although Zhan Ji used to be from Lu State, and he was loyal to Zang Guoxiang. Under his command, but that is already a thing of the past, Zhan Ji was supposed to be a damned prisoner, Jun Shang and Da Sinong spared Zhan Ji's life, and even engaged in business affairs with Zhan Ji, which shows the magnanimity of Jun Shang and Da Sinoong, Zhan Ji is serious Admiration, how can you not try your best to repay it?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Mr. Zhan misunderstood. It's not because he doesn't trust Mr. Zhan's character, but because he knows Mr. Zhan's integrity, he is afraid that Mr. Zhan will feel embarrassed when he meets his former colleagues. If Mr. Zhan I don’t think so, it’s the same for Ji Dai Zhan to meet Lu’s envoys.”

Zhan Huo hurriedly said: "Da Sinong, there is really no need to be like this. Your majesty ordered Da Si Nong to greet you at the posthouse, and Zhan Ji greeted you at the city gate. Naturally, your majesty had his intentions. Zhan Ji didn't have any complaints or unwillingness. This is what Zhan Huo said. What Ji should do."

Wu Jiu nodded and said, "Then there is Mr. Lao Zhan."

Zhanhuo cupped his hands, and said: "The time is coming, Zhanhuo will tidy up and go to the city gate to greet him, and there will be Lao Dasinong."

Wu Jiu also bowed his hands to him, and the two went out separately, both ready to change clothes, one went to the city gate and the other to the post house.

Zhanhuo came to the gate of the city, and within a short while, a team of special envoys from the State of Lu arrived, a light cart followed by a group of troops from the State of Lu, followed by many black carts, but it could be seen that the carts were empty. Yes, it was very bumpy on the road and made a "bang bang bang" sound. It was obviously an empty truck for carrying food back.

Zhan Huo got off his horse and walked forward, his official robes of the State of Qi making grinning noises in the summer wind.

Zhan Huo strode over, and saw Zang Chen in the official uniform of the State of Lu on the car. His face was still the same as before. He was tall and heroic, but his face was pale and sick. He jumped off the car. While coughing continuously, it seems that the old disease is more obvious than before.

Zang Chen got out of the car, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed, walked over to Zhan Huo and said respectfully, "Zang Chen, a traveler from the State of Lu, has seen Dr. Qi."

Zhan Huo was a little bit amazed by what he said. Not long ago, he was Doctor Lu, but now he has become Doctor Qi.

However, Zhan Huo quickly came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said: "The special envoy of the State of Lu does not need to be polite, please get on the chariot. Our country's chief minister is at the post office, please ask the special envoy of the State of Lu to go to the post post for a short rest. The widow is still there at night." The palace hosted a banquet for the special envoy of the State of Lu."

Zang Chen cupped his hands and said, "Xie Qi Gong, Doctor Xie Qi."

Both of them spoke politely, stretched out their sleeves, and stretched out their hands to ask Zang Chen to go forward and get into the chariot prepared by Qi State.

The two boarded the car one after the other, sat down separately, and there was no one else in the car, Zhan Huo said loudly, "Let's go, go to the posthouse."

Soon the car started to move smoothly, heading towards the posthouse, the two of them didn't speak for the first half of the way, and I don't know if it was because they were too embarrassed or too quiet, Zang Chen smiled and put on a handkerchief He coughed several times, and then said: "Zang did not expect that the king of Qi would generously agree to sue him."

Zhan Huo said indifferently: "My lord is wise, even if there is a gap between Qi and Lu, I don't want to see the people of Lu suffer from famine, so I agree to sue."

Zang Chen listened, "hehe" chuckled, then covered his lips with a handkerchief, coughed a few times, and then said intermittently: "Really? Chen thought that all the monarchs are one Appearance, one thing on the surface, one thing behind the scenes, because I am afraid of being criticized by others, so I do some things against my will."

Zhan Huo glanced at Zang Chen and said, "Which king is the special envoy of the State of Lu referring to?"

Zang Chen smiled and said, "Aren't all the monarchs in the world the same?"

Zhan Huo said again, "Does that include the king of Lu?"

Zang Chen smiled again, covered his mouth and coughed twice, raised his eyebrows and said, "From what Doctor Qi saw?"

Zhanhuo didn't answer this sentence again, but he already understood something in his heart, that is, since the separation of the Northern Apricot League and Zang Chen's return to the country, there must be no good treatment, which made Zang Chen somewhat change.

In the past, Zang Chen was a diehard loyalist of Duke Lu. Even if he knew that the country of Lu was going downhill, he wanted to turn the tide and be loyal to Duke Lu. However, when he saw him now, Zang Chen not only looked decadent, but also had a decadent look in his heart. It was as if he had seen through something and was powerless.

Zhan Huo also knows how Duke Lu behaves. Although he is a state of rites and etiquette, Duke Lu is not as magnanimous as Duke Zhou. He was angry in front of Qi State, and he will definitely vent his anger on others after returning home. Don’t look at Zang Huo. Chen is now the number one favorite, but the Northern Apricot Alliance has messed up, and Zang Chen's situation is probably the same as that of his son, Qingfu, who has fallen out of favor.

Obviously, Duke Lu hijacked Wu Jiu to screw up the Northern Apricot League, but as Zang Chen said, the kings of the world are all ordinary, how can such a shameful thing be admitted, it must all be shirked on Zang Chen.

Zhan Huo looked at Zang Chen, and suddenly cupped his hands: "Thank you to the special envoy of the State of Lu for not killing me in the past."

Zang Chen smiled and said, "Why do you thank me? Zang Chen is the one who agrees with Duke Lu to take the blame for you."

Zhan Huo said flatly: "Zhan Ji knows in his heart that if it weren't for the special envoy, Zhan Ji would have been a puddle of meat by now."

Zang Chen didn't answer the question, and quickly said, "We're at the posthouse."

While they were talking about the old days, they arrived at the gate of the post house. Wu Jiu was standing beside the post house in the official robe of a chief minister, surrounded by many servants. , was suddenly called by Marquis Qi, and Marquis Qi sent a bunch of eunuchs and Huben army to him, asking him to support the facade...

The black car stopped quickly, and Zhan Huo got out of the black car first, and said to Wu Jiu, "Da Si Nong, Zhan Ji has welcomed the special envoy of the State of Lu."

As he spoke, Zang Chen coughed and slowly got down from the black car. Because he was tired from traveling all the way, Zang Chen's face was already pale enough despite his tall stature. He cupped his hands and said, "Zang Chen, special envoy of the State of Lu , I have met the Da Si Nong of the State of Qi."

Wu Jiu smiled and bowed his hands to Zang Chen, saying: "Doctor Zang is safe and sound. It seems that the journey has been exhausting. Doctor Zang must have been exhausted. Jiu has already ordered the post office to prepare a house for the special envoy of the State of Lu. Please come in." "

Wu Jiu led Zang Chen into the post house. The post house in Qi State was not very big, nor grand, and far less luxurious than that in Lu State, but it was cleaned and tidy, and a courtyard was prepared for the special envoy of Lu State. live.

Wu Jiu walked to the door