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Side, said with a smile: "Tonight, the widow is still setting up a banquet in the palace, and I respectfully invite the special envoy of the State of Lu to the banquet."

Zang Chen kept coughing, his voice was hoarse, and he cupped his hands and said, "There is Mr. Lao Qi, there is Mr. Lao Qi, and there is Dr. Lao Qi."

Both Wu Jiu and Zhan Huo bowed their hands to Zang Chen, because Zang Chen was a sensible person and didn't need much greetings, and Zang Chen's physical condition really didn't look very good, so everyone stopped talking and let Zang Chen Chen went to rest by himself, and Wu Jiu and Zhan Huo left.

Wu Jiu went out of the post office to return to Marquis Qi, and Zhan Huo left the post office to check the situation of the evening banquet. The two entered the palace together and parted ways.

Zhanhuo turned around, and after checking everything was in order, he walked back. When passing by the garden, he saw the gurgling water and the blooming summer flowers. He suddenly felt a little emotional and couldn't help but sighed deeply.

At this time, Zhanxiong happened to pass by, and saw Zhanhuo, and saw that he was still in a daze, so he quietly walked over from behind, trying to scare him.

But as soon as Zhanxiong walked over, before he started to scare people, Zhanhuo said softly: "Zhanxiong, children don't do this."

When Zhan Xiong heard this, he immediately felt bored. After all, the eldest brother is a man with high martial arts skills. Although his right hand is useless, he still has good hearing and eyesight.

Zhanxiong curled his lips and said with a smile: "Brother, have you met the envoys of Lu?"

Zhanhuo nodded, Zhanxiong seemed to be interested, and said with a smile: "How about it, have you given Zang Chen some color? Let him bully my elder brother all the time in the past!"

Zhan Huo shook his head, Zhan Xiong was surprised for a while, and heard Zhan Huo say: "Zang Chen has kindness to me in the past, I can't repay the kindness."

Zhanxiong was even more surprised, and said: "That Zang Chen is insidious and cunning. My younger brother saw it clearly back then. It was his gang of domineering relatives who bullied my elder brother. How could Zang Chen be kind to my elder brother?"

Zhan Huo sighed and said: "Although those noble children are relatives of Zang Chen, they can't all be blamed on Zang Chen. At most, he is not strict in discipline. Besides..."

What's more, at that time Zhanxiong beat someone to death in a fit of anger, and Lu Gong asked Zhanhuo to arrest Zhanxiong for questioning, but Zhanhuo deliberately said something ugly, drove Zhanxiong away, and did not arrest him for punishment. The consequences can be imagined. Zang Chen said some good things for him if he wanted to use Zhanhuo to cover the crime if he couldn't live in Zhanxiong. If not, it wouldn't be a matter of hand.

In addition, Zhanxiong turned out to be a bandit later, leading thousands of troops to make trouble in Lu State, and began to "make trouble" against Lu State's regime. When Duke Lu learned that Robber Zhi was Zhanhuo's younger brother, he was even more furious. It's monstrous, demoting Zhan Huo again and again.

In the end, Zang Chen took Zhanhuo under his command and gave him a small official as a scholar. Confucius said that Zang Chen knew that his talent was not as good as Liu Ji. season.

But Zang Chen didn't give way to Liu Ji. Zang Chen is a narrow-minded person, but Zhan Huo knew very well that the reason why Zang Chen arranged himself as a sergeant was more or less protective. , It seemed very disappointing, and those who hated Zhanhuo were relieved, so they relaxed their vigilance and didn't find fault with him, so Zhanhuo has been a judge for several years.

Zhanxiong heard about these things from elder brother Xu Xudao. Although Zhanxiong and Zhanhuo are brothers, and brothers of the same mother and father, they have very different personalities. Therefore, it is difficult for Zhanxiong to understand the situation and thoughts of elder brother. This is the first time he heard elder brother say this Speaking out in detail, I immediately felt infinite emotion in my heart.

Zhanxiong said in a low mood, "Brother, younger brother was ignorant in the past, and he did so many wrong things, but he made him suffer for me and misunderstood him. He really shouldn't."

Zhan Huo smiled and said, "My younger brother is a great hero. You are more courageous and capable than my elder brother. When my father was still there, he always praised you for being a great talent. Now you really have become a great talent. Brother, it’s too late to be happy, these are worthless.”

After Wu Jiu went back to the palace, he ate lunch in the Political Affairs Hall. The Political Affairs Hall was very empty today, and everyone was out on business.

Wu Jiao was sitting alone in the political affairs hall, looking through the paperwork while eating lunch. Wu Correction frowned and heard a "creak" sound, as if there was someone behind him. Wu Jiao was startled and turned his head quickly.

But before he had time to turn around, his eyes were already covered with big hands, and he heard a very magnetic voice and said with a smile, "Da Sinong, guess who I am?"

Wu Jiu: "..."

Wu Jiu really had a problem in his heart and dared not spit it out. If he really wanted to spit it out, he had to spit it directly on Qihou's face. Children don't play tricks like this anymore. Qihou ran over to cover his eyes, it must be because Because of the lack of love in my childhood, I have never been obsessed with this.

Reluctantly, Wu Jiu pulled Qihou's hand away and said, "Ji pays homage to Your Majesty."

Qi Hou sat down next to Wu Jiao, and even put his chin on Wu Jiao's shoulder, and rubbed it lightly, causing Wu Jiao to have goosebumps all over his body, and he shook the ground suddenly.

Then I heard Qi Hou say "acting like a baby": "Second brother is so boring. He also watches official business during lunch. He is so serious. Eat well before you get busy. Be careful to spoil your stomach. You must feel distressed."

Wu Jiu listened to Qi Hou's unscrupulous talk, not to mention the nasty, but also "delicate", almost spit out what he ate, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you seem to be very happy today?"

Qi Hou laughed, and finally returned to his usual tone, no longer sticky and coquettish to Wu Jiu, but said: "It's all thanks to the second brother, the Prime Minister of the State of Lu came to Linzi City to complain , do you think Gu Neng is not happy?"

Wu Jiu thought it was the same, the Lu State humbly asked the Prime Minister to buy grain, and according to the embarrassing relationship between Qi State and Lu State, Duke Lu definitely did not want to control Qi State to buy grain. Face?

Qihou was in a good mood, and sat down next to Wu Jiu, smiled and folded the paperwork in Wu Jiu's hand, then piled it up and put it aside, saying: "Second brother eat first."

Wu Jiao watched helplessly as Qihou moved quickly and put the documents aside, but he didn't mark anything he saw, his teeth itched with hatred, he quickly took a bite of rice and chewed hard, wishing he could be chewed by Qihou.

Qi Hou was also in a hurry today, so he ran over, who knew that Wu Jiu was alone in the political affairs hall, so naturally he wanted to get close for a while.

Wu Jiao ate in a hurry, because Qi Hou always rubbed against him like a big dog, and Wu Jiao couldn't eat well, so he settled the two and asked the eunuch to pack up the things.

Qihou still refused to let him read the paperwork, saying: "It's still time to rest, the second brother should rest for a while, otherwise he will be tired in the afternoon."

He said, put his arms around Wu Jiu's shoulders, laid him flat, let him lie on his lap, and said with a smile: "Come and lie down."

Wu Jiao was taken aback, and quickly said, "Jiao dare not."

Qihou's action was very strong, he insisted on letting Wu Jiao lie on his lap, Wu Jiao was afraid that he would scatter his official robe and hat, so he lay down honestly, not to mention that it was very comfortable to come down, especially just now. It is a beautiful thing in the world to lie down after eating.

It's just that Qihou's thighs are also full of muscles, which are so hard that they hurt his neck.

Wu Jiao was lying on Qihou's lap, Qihou looked down at him, his face was very gentle, his broken hair was hanging down from his temples, and he stretched out his hand to gently caress Wu Jiu's cheek, the gesture was so gentle, matched with the dim candlelight of the Political Affairs Hall, It made Wu Jiu drowsy.

Marquis Qi didn't speak, Wu Jiu was also a little tired, because today he had to meet the envoys of Lu State, so he got up earlier than usual in the morning, now that he was warm after eating, he became sleepy, and fell asleep after a while up.

Wu Jiu fell asleep dimly, feeling that someone was gently stroking his forehead, the big hand was unusually warm, reminding him of his mother's tenderness, the kind of unconditional tenderness.

Immediately, a warm kiss fell on Wu Jiu's forehead. Wu Jiu liked this kind of delicate and gentle kiss very much, with deep pampering.

The kiss began to transfer in small pieces, along Wu Jiu's head to the bridge of the nose, and then landed on his lips. Wu Jiu subconsciously opened his mouth, opened and closed it slightly, and even stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick his lips.

Afterwards, Wu Jiu fell into a deep sleep and didn't remember anything, as if he was dreaming.

Wu Jiu took a nice nap and slept very comfortably. When he fell asleep, he felt something was wrong. He was clearly at "work", so why did he take a nap so dark?

When he thought of this, he woke up suddenly, and opened his eyes "shua!", the first thing he saw was Qihou.

Qihou was dressed in a black robe, reading with a document in his hand, frowning, frowning, with a serious look on his face.

And Wu Jiu himself was pillowed on Qihou's lap, exactly the same as when he was asleep, not changed at all.

However, the political affairs hall is no longer just Wu Jiu and Qihou. The political affairs hall is full of people, each with their heads lowered solemnly, looking at their documents seriously, but Wu Jiu can feel that everyone’s His eyes secretly glanced at himself strangely.

Those gazes were full of probing and deep thinking, but they didn't dare to look carefully, and as soon as they met Wu Jiu's gaze, they immediately withdrew them all.

Wu Jiu regained his senses at this moment, and suddenly there was a "Boom!!!" in his head, and it almost exploded into a hole!

All the people in the political affairs hall came back. They watched Da Sinong sleeping on Qihou's lap, and Qihou was reading documents in the political affairs hall without moving. This scene was extremely weird. If Wu Jiu saw this scene , will also feel weird.

Seeing Wu Jiu's movement, Qi Hou immediately lowered his head, and the serious expression just now melted away, with a hint of pampering, he reached out and rubbed Wu Jiu's cheek with a smile, and said, "Second brother is awake? The pain is all marks, I slept really soundly, it looks like I am too tired on weekdays, you should pay attention to rest more."

When Qihou said it so gently, everyone's eyes were even more surprised, and at the same time they were full of confidence.

Wu Jiu hurriedly got up from Qihou's lap, saluted quickly and said: "Ji is rude, please punish me."

Qi Hou smiled and said: "It's not impolite. The second brother is so tired because he shares the worries of the country. It is also a blessing for the Qi country to have a loyal doctor like the second brother."

As Marquis Qi said, he wanted to stand up, after all he had stayed in the political affairs hall for a long time in order not to disturb Wu Jiu's deep sleep, and he had to go back to prepare to take a bath and change clothes so that he could entertain the special envoy of the State of Lu during the dinner.

Qi Hou supported the case with both hands and was about to stand up, but with a sound of "Boom!", he leaned to the side. Wu Jiao was beside him, and rushed to support Qi Hou, so as to prevent Qi Hou from making a fool of himself.

Qi Hou smiled and said: "Hey, my legs are numb, it's all because my second brother slept too soundly, and I can't bear to disturb my second brother."

Wu Jiao's eyelids twitched, and the doctors next to him cast their "surprised" and "convincing" gazes again. Wu Jiao felt that he was about to be stared out of a big hole by that hot gaze, and quickly said: " Be careful, Your Majesty."

Qi Hou slowed down a bit, and it was true that his feet were numb, because Wu Jiu slept for more than an hour, Qi Hou didn't move his position, didn't change his position, his legs were so numb, he waited a little longer, and then he stood up Said: "Leave alone alone, and wait for the second brother to come to the banquet in the evening."

Wu Jiao cupped his hands respectfully, still accepting the surprised gazes cast from all directions, and said respectfully: "Yes, I respectfully send you off."

As soon as Qihou left, he was sure he was far away, and then Shenyou said sourly: "Your Majesty really favors Da Sinong."

Hearing his eccentricity, Wu Jiu knew that Shenyou didn't want to say anything good, but Guan Yiwu next to him said flatly: "Da Si Nong is the righteous brother of the emperor, and he has made great achievements. He went to Ju as an envoy and recommended Cao General, attending the funeral of Master Luo, recommending Dr. Zhan, which one is not meritorious? Your majesty must favor a doctor like this, otherwise, why don’t you trust a villain?"

Wu Jiu had always known that Master Guan had a poisonous tongue, but he had never heard of him. Now that he opened his mouth, he immediately suffocated Shenyou to death.

Shenyou sneered, and said quite unconvinced: "What Doctor Guan said is wrong. How did Shenyou hear that if the monarch favors only one person, there will be mistakes sooner or later."

Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, cupped his hands and said to Shenyou: "What the doctor said is very true, why don't you just call the king back, and the doctor will have an audience with the king in person, and talk about the favorite Disadvantages, how?"

Shenyou's face turned blue immediately, while Wu Jiu smiled coldly, and suddenly said sinisterly, "If you don't have the ability to speak out and give advice, don't chew your tongue here."

Shenyou was taken aback by Wu Jiu's cold tone, so he had no choice but to give up, simply kept quiet, and sat back silently, pretending to read the document carefully.

In the evening, there was a reception banquet for the envoys of the Lu State, and the Secretary for Agriculture departments would go to the banquet in the evening. After all, there was a banquet to discuss the matter of suing.

Wu Jiu went to tidy up his clothes in advance, and when the sky was getting dark, everyone came out of the Political Affairs Hall, ready to go to the banquet hall.

The banquet hall was already brightly lit, fine wine and various exquisite utensils, chopsticks and daggers were placed on the tables, and the mats were laid decently and comfortably.

When everyone walked into the banquet hall, Zang Chen, the special envoy of the State of Lu, had already arrived as the party being invited, and he got it early.

Because Zang Chen knew very well that he was not a high-ranking special envoy this time, but a humble special envoy who asked for others.

Zang Chen knew the purpose of this mission, so he arrived at the banquet hall early and was already waiting.

When everyone came in, Wu Jiu clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "Master Special Envoy has come so early."

Zang Chen also bowed his hands to ask Wu Jiu, his complexion was slightly better than when we met in the morning, but he was still not very good-looking, pale and weak, his lips were also purple, and he kept coughing. It felt like he was going to die the next moment.

Everyone sat down, Wu Jiu and Zang Chen chatted, and soon the Marquis of Qi came.

Qihou's clothes today are very simple, not a court robe, nor a formal crown. Although he looks handsome, he is not very formal and a bit casual.

When Marquis Qi walked in, everyone hurriedly got up to greet him. Seeing Marquis Qi's attire, Zang Chen knew that Marquis Qi didn't take him seriously, but today he had no choice but to humiliate himself.

Qi Hou said with a smile: "There is no need to be too polite. Today is the reception banquet for the special envoy of the State of Lu. The special envoy of the State of Lu and all the ministers, please sit down."

After everyone thanked them, they took their seats one after another. Because he was a special envoy, Zang Chen sat next to Wu Jiu, and on the other side of Wu Jiu was Zhan Huo.

The Marquis of Qi gave a polite speech first, and then ordered the banquet to be opened. At this time, Zang Chen stood up respectfully, cupped his hands and said, "Chen came to Qi State since then, and brought the sincerity of the widow. The widow knows that Qi Gong likes beautiful jade. Instruct Chen to bring this pair of beautiful jades."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the eunuch behind him presented a jade box. Zang Chen took it, held the jade box respectfully, and opened it with a "click", revealing a pair of beautiful jades inside.

An exquisite jade chime, a noble chime, the meaning of the jade chime is very simple, it is an ancient percussion instrument with a crisp and pleasant sound.

As for Changui, it is a kind of vessel made of jade, which is specially used for drinking wine. To put it bluntly, it is a cup.

Although these two things seem very simple, and Zang Chen said they are beautiful jade, they are actually not simple beautiful jade.

In this era, Chanjiu was only used for sacrifices, and Changui was a ritual vessel specially used for sacrifices. Music was also very noble in this era. Only nobles and royal families would play music during sacrifices. Therefore, jade chime is also a kind of ceremony. device.

The special envoy of the State of Lu presented two kinds of sacrificial vessels to the Marquis of Qi. The meaning of this could not be more clear. When the Marquis of Qi saw it, he burst out laughing and said, "This...how dare you ask the special envoy what this means? The State of Qi is the Marquis of Lu. The country is the Duke, and if the Duke sends such a generous gift to the Marquis, the Duke of Lu is truly desolate."

Although Marquis Qi was modest, he was actually very proud in his heart, and his tone was also very proud. How could Zang Chen not hear that, and he was just making a retreat to ridicule the State of Lu.

But Zang Chen said respectfully, "Duke Qi's words are wrong."

Qihou smiled and said, "Oh? Where is the difference? Please also ask the special envoy of the State of Lu to testify."

Zang Chen cupped his hands and said, "Duke Qi has beaten his foreign ministers, how can we talk about proving it? Although Duke Qi is a lord, the emperor gave him the status of Duke Qi, and he will be an alliance with the princes. Today, Duke Qi is the leader of the princes and alliance. In this case, the princes If you need to obey Duke Qi, even if it is Hou Shigong, you will have to stay in the second place temporarily, won't you?"

Qi Hou listened to Zang Chen's flattery, Zang Chen was patient while speaking, and only started to cough intermittently after speaking, fearing that he coughed halfway through the speech, which was disrespectful.

Qihou smiled and said, "Zang Chen, Zang Chen, I heard that you are the Prime Minister of the State of Lu. Why did the State of Lu ask for food and sent you here? Don't you feel humiliated?"

Not only Zang Chen, even Wu Jiu didn't expect Qi Hou to be so outspoken, to say such straightforward words to Zang Chen.

But Zang Chen just smiled and said: "Duke Qi doesn't know that the country is in trouble now. If Zang Chen doesn't go, he will be disloyal. Therefore, Zang Chen must come to Qi State. Besides, Duke Qi is a benevolent and righteous king. How can he humiliate a country?" What about the little envoy?"

Qi Hou laughed again, and said: "Gu really likes you a little bit, you are really nice to talk."

Zang Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank Duke Qi for his praise, Chen is ashamed to accept it."

Immediately, Qihou changed the subject and said, "Okay, let's talk about the business."

As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Jiu, who had discussed with the Marquis of Qi a long time ago, and said, "The widow can't bear to see the people of Lu suffer, so he is willing to sell grain to Lu."

Zang Chen quickly said: "Thank you Qi Gong, thank you Da Si Nong."

Wu Jiu also said: "Today we can send a batch of grain with the special envoy and send it back to the state of Lu to meet the urgent need. However, if the special envoy wants to buy more grain, I have a request."

Zang Chen was a little puzzled, at this time Qi Hou actually said "request", which is too frustrating, Zang Chen said: "Please tell me, Da Si Nong."

Wu Jiu glanced at Marquis Qi, and continued, "Your Majesty wants to use Cen Ding of the State of Lu to hold him for a month."

When Zang Chen heard it, he was a little confused. It was not a request, but a threat. Cen Ding was like Jiuding. Zhou Tianzi enshrined Jiuding in the Mingtang Palace to show the majesty of the emperor to the princes. Jiuding is the symbol of the emperor's identity.

And Lu State also has a tripod, enshrined in the temple, it is this Cen Ding, Cen Ding symbolizes the majesty and status of the king of Lu State, how can Zang Chen easily hand over Cen Ding to Qihou?

Zang Chen was startled, and quickly said: "The Cen Ding is the most important weapon of our country of Lu, and it really cannot be handed over to Duke Qi. If Duke Qi likes it, the State of Lu can cast a tripod and give it to Duke Qi."

Qihou said with a smile: "What is the special envoy of the State of Lu so nervous about? It's just an excuse to be stubborn, and he is not alone."

What Qi Jiu said sounded good, it wasn't a monopoly, but when Cen Ding was delivered, it was all in Qihou's pocket, how could he not be monopolized, and then the face of Lu State would be gone.

Seeing that Zang Chen didn't answer him, Marquis Qi smiled and said, "It's fine if the special envoy of the State of Lu refuses to agree, but this grain... can only be sent to the State of Lu in batches, and it can be regarded as the utmost benevolence of Qi State."

When Zang Chen heard it, it was indeed a threat. If Cen Ding was not sent over, Qi State would just sell a batch of grain to Lu State, which was far from enough to solve Lu State’s urgent needs. Agricultural planting, but it will take the next year at the earliest to improve. This year there is a water shortage, and it must be overcome by foreign food. There is only a little food, which is not enough for the Lu country to feed for a day.

Zang Chen was in a dilemma. Knowing that Marquis Qi was insulting Lu and himself, he frowned and said, "Chen is a mediocre minister and cannot make the decision. Please allow a few days for Duke Qi to discuss this matter with the widow. Then report back to Duke Qi."

Qihou smiled and said: "Okay, Gu is not an unreasonable monarch. In this case, you can discuss it. The first batch of grain will be sent out of Linzi City tonight, and go to Lu State. It depends on how the special envoy of the State of Lu discusses with Lord Lu."

As he spoke, he lazily stretched out his hand to support his chin, squinted his eyes and smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, the special envoy of the State of Lu must hurry up, but I will go to the State of Song to attend the meeting in person next month." Song Gong's wedding ceremony is not in the palace, and I don't know when he will be back, so don't delay the important matter of Lu Guo's request."

After hearing this, Zang Chen coughed hard several times, holding the handkerchief in his broad hand and trembling, his throat was a little congested and painful, looking down, blood was coughed out on the handkerchief, Zang Chen couldn't stop After coughing several times again, he stopped and sat back on the table.

It can be said that this banquet was very difficult to eat. Qi Hou and Wu Jiu had discussed it long ago. The two sang together and forced Lu Guo to present Cen Ding. In fact, Qi Hou was so aggressive, how could he force Lu Guo to present Cen Ding ?

It's just a tripod, if Marquis Qi likes it, why doesn't he like Jiuding, but instead prefers a heavy weapon from the state of Lu?

In fact, Marquis Qi just wanted to separate Duke Lu from the country and Prime Minister Zang Chen. Zang Chen was a talent. Marquis Qi had "coveted" Zang Chen for a long time and wanted Zang Chen to submit to him, but Zang Chen was from Lu, and only Duke Lu To push him out.

Therefore, Marquis Qi thought of such a wicked way of divorce. For the sake of the state of Lu, Zang Chen would definitely persuade Duke Lu to give Cen Ding to Marquis Qi, but Lu would lose face and would definitely anger Zang Chen. This is Marquis Qi want.

Wu Jiu knew that although this method was somewhat immoral, Zang Chen was indeed a talent, and it would be good if he could get it back, so he agreed to sing this good show with Qi Hou.

Sure enough, it seems that Zang Chen is a smart person, and he also knows what his situation is like.

The hospitality banquet of the special envoy of the State of Lu ended quickly. After the end, Zhanhuo was ordered to come to the post house with Zang Chen to discuss the issue of the first batch of grain. Qihou was very generous, after all, Wu Jiu had just donated [-] hu The grain, this amount is not small, the whole prince's mansion is full of overflowing grain, so the state treasury of Qi is still very full.

Qihou generously asked Zang Chen to say the quantity of the first batch of grain without any counter-offer, so he asked Zhan Huo to be responsible for approving the grain for Zang Chen. After walking out of Linzi City, the land outside Linzi City is covered with deep rut marks, which shows that there are so many grains.

At the same time, along with the first batch of grain, Zang Chen’s document was also sent back to the State of Lu. Zang Chen wrote it hastily. deal with it.

In the next half a month, it was not too far to go back and forth to the country of Lu, but it would take time. Most of the month passed like this. Zang Chen lived in the post all the time, and Marquis Qi regarded him as air.

Half a month later, just a few days later, when Marquis Qi was about to go on an envoy to Song, Duke Lu's letter arrived. Duke Lu's attitude towards Marquis Qi's request to borrow Cen Ding was ambiguous.

He only wrote a few words, meaning to let Zang Chen take care of it, but he also said that Cen Ding is an important weapon of Lu State, very precious, this matter is extremely important, and it is related to the dignity of Lu State.

When Zang Chen saw this letter, he immediately understood the meaning of Duke Lu. Duke Lu's attitude was ambiguous, so he wanted Zang Chen to detour the Marquis of Qi, and wanted Qi to sell them grain, but he didn't want to lend Qi Cen Ding .

If the two states were friendly and diplomatic relations, then this matter might be settled, but now Qi State and Lu State are in a state of tearing their skins apart. In addition, Duke Lu just hijacked Wu Jiu in the Beixing Huimeng. The relationship between the country and the country of Lu has been found to the extreme, and it is really the utmost benevolence for Qihou to sell grain to the country of Lu.

Zang Chen felt that it was impossible for him to persuade Qihou, after all, Qihou was also very shrewd.

But isn't Duke Lu shrewd?Zang Chen looked at the letter and smiled wryly. If he was able to buy food without borrowing Cen Ding, then it must be due to Duke Lu’s good guidance. Ability, if the food is not bought, and Cen Ding is cheated away, it will be Zang Chen's death.

Zang Chen has no choice, food is the first priority now, as a doctor of the Lu State, he can't just watch the people of the Lu State starve and be displaced.

In the early morning of the next day, Marquis Qi went to court and was meeting with Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong in the bedroom palace on the road to discuss the matter of going to Song State to congratulate him soon. Marquis Qi asked Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong to prepare congratulatory gifts, and the three of them sat At the same time, they were talking about the marriage between Song State and Wei State.

Then I heard an eunuch come over and say, "Your Majesty, special envoy Zang Chen of the State of Lu is asking to see you."

Qihou laughed and said, "Doctor Zang, please come soon."

As he said, he turned his head and looked at Wu Jiu.

Soon Zang Chen came in and saluted Qihou, Qihou said with a smile: "I don't care about it, when will Dr. Zang think about it? In a few days, I will be on the road to Song Guo to congratulate him." At that time, Dr. Zang will think about it carefully, and he will not have time to approve the grain."

Zang Chen cupped his hands and said, "The foreign ministers came here to report this matter to Duke Qi."

Qihou smiled and said, "Oh? Duke Lu's reply came? How should I say it?"

Zang Chen respectfully said: "As the widow said, Qi State and Lu State are in-laws. Duke Qi now wants to use Cen Ding to hold him. If Lu State refuses, it seems petty, so he agrees to hand over Cen Ding to Duke Qi. Wan, after one month, the foreign ministers will bring Cen Ding back to the State of Lu."

Qi Hou laughed, as if he had heard something interesting, he turned to Wu Jiu and said, "Second Brother, why do you think Duke Lu has changed his temper? He is so polite all of a sudden."

After hearing this, Zang Chen coughed several times, quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has already agreed to lend Cen Ding to Duke Qi, can you have a detailed discussion with the ministers about the complaint?" sign."

Qihou smiled and said: "That's right, but I'm too busy to take care of this matter, so let's do it, second brother."

Wu Jiu hurriedly said with his hand, "Jiao is here."

Qihou smiled and said: "Mr. Zhan under your command is smart and decent, and he has known Dr. Zang for a long time. It must be a good idea to leave this matter to Zhan Huo, lest Dr. Zang be embarrassed by unfamiliar people. Let this matter be handed over to Zhan Huo." Huo, what do you think of the second brother?"

Wu Jiu knew that the Marquis of Qi had finished his stubbornness, and wanted to use the soft policy again. He knew that Zhan Chen and Zhan Huo had some old friends, and wanted Zhan Huo to persuade Zhan Chen to stay in Qi.

Wu Jiu was a little helpless, the method of hitting this stick and adding a red date, although a bit simple and rude, is also the simplest and most effective method.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Jiu also thinks that Zhan Huo is competent, the king is wise."

Qihou smiled and said to Zang Chen: "Then you can discuss this matter with Mr. Zhan."

Zang Chen had no expression on his face, he just covered his mouth and coughed, and said in response: "Yes, foreign minister Xie Qigong."

After Zang Chen thanked him and was about to leave, just as he walked to the gate, Qi Hou suddenly said: "Oh, Doctor Zang, I see that your old illness is stubborn, you should pay attention to your body, and I will call the medical officer to show you later."

Zang Chen was stunned for a moment, how could he not know that Marquis Qi had changed his strategy to target himself, and just said: "Foreign minister, Xie Qi Gong."

Qihou smiled and said, "Go."

Everyone watched Zang Chen go out, Wu Jiao frowned, Zhan Xiong said: "Third brother, I think this Zang Chen is very stubborn, can he do it?"

Qihou said with a smile: "Why, did the fourth brother underestimate your elder brother? With the persecution from the state of Lu and Mr. Zhan's persuasion, I just feel that it is enough to let the fire slow for a while."

Wu Jiu raised his eyebrows, but didn't speak.

Qi Hou said: "Fourth brother, don't worry about that. The most important thing right now is that we will leave for the Song Kingdom in a few days. This marriage must be messed up, and there must be no mistakes."

Hearing what Qihou said, Wu Jiu's eyelids jumped, and he quickly pressed it with his hands, and saw Zhanxiong's eager face, wishing he could smash the desk, and said, "Third Brother, don't worry, everything is fine." Are you ready, Song Guo and Wei Guo want to get married? Hmph, this time I'm afraid it will be even more difficult than going to heaven."

Wu Jiu looked at Qihou and Zhanxiong strangely, always felt that they seemed to be plotting something, he was a little busy these days, busy sorting out various affairs of Sinonong, did not expect these two people to conspire together, he couldn't help but say: "Fourth brother, I heard there is something in your words, what is the matter?"

Zhanxiong smiled, glanced at Qihou, and said, "Second Brother, just wait and see the excitement."

Wu Jiao is even more strange, why don't you tell yourself?It's a sell out...

A few days later, the Marquis of Qi personally went to Song Guohexi's team and left Linzi City. With all kinds of delicacies and delicacies, he headed for the capital of Song State in a mighty manner with the aura of the leader of a great power.

Marquis Qi took the special envoys Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong away for three days, but Qi Guoli was still busy talking about it. The crusade team led by Prince Zhao, the righteous army, was about to set off to the border of Qi State, and was stationed in advance to wait for orders.

Young Master Zhao will leave Linzi City early tomorrow morning, he feels a little uneasy, after all, he hasn't seen his eldest brother for a month, but every time he goes to court, he sees Young Master Wu Kui sitting next to him, and he immediately leaves Yes, it was Jun father who told him to have something to do several times, and he will definitely not see that the son is innocent when he comes back.

If he was fighting head-on in normal times, Young Master Wu Kui would probably ignore Young Master Zhao and just pass by.

Young Master Zhao will set off tomorrow, and today he has to see Young Master Wukui no matter what. After he came out of the Zhengshitang, he walked towards Young Master Wukui's courtyard.

Today's young master Zhao is tall, still at a tall age, wearing a special armor, with a bronze sword on his waist, looking majestic, he clamped the helmet in his hand, and quickly walked towards the young master Lost courtyard to go.

Walking to the door, the door was closed, and there was an eunuch standing at the door, and as soon as Young Master Zhao stepped forward, the eunuch said in embarrassment: "Young master, eldest son...he just fell asleep, so I can't see you." young son."

Young Master Zhao knew it as soon as he heard it, the eunuch's face was very strange, he lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his eyes, he was clearly lying.

Young Master Zhao couldn't go in either, so he had to stand at the door and said, "Then I'll wait until the eldest brother wakes up."

The eunuch did not expect that Gong Zizhao would stand at the door and wait, so he broke into a cold sweat and glanced at the closed door several times.

There was no movement inside, so Gong Zizhao just stood there quietly. From the time it was dark until it was dark, the eunuchs started preparing dinner, and Gong Zizhao had no intention of leaving.

The eunuch was a little anxious, and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to Young Master Zhao, and said in a low voice, "Young Master, please spare the young minister. The eldest son said he would not see you, so don't make things difficult for the young minister. I beg the young master."

Gong Zizhao glanced at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, then at the closed door, sighed, and said, "Get up, I have two words to say, speak through the door, and then leave .”

The eunuch then heaved a sigh of relief and stood up quickly.

I saw Young Master Zhao walking to the door, with one hand resting on the door panel, and the other holding his helmet, his voice was not too loud, but with a hoarse voice, and he said in a low voice, "Brother, I know you don't want to See me, but my brother is leaving tomorrow, and I have something I want to say to my brother."

Gongzi Zhao’s voice was very flat, and he continued: “Since I was very young, since Zhao’er can remember, my mother has not loved Zhao’er. What Zhao’er sees most is that her mother is putting on makeup, thinking about how to please the father, and even thinking about it. Look at Zhao'er more, although she was young at that time, but she listened a lot, mother always complained to Zhao'er that it was Zhao'er who made her old and decrepit, and she was no longer beautiful and attractive, Zhao'er didn't understand at that time, but later on Understood... Over the years, although the elder brother and the younger brother are not the same mother, they treat the younger brother very well. In the impression of the younger brother, he is a follower, and he will grab the hem of the elder brother's clothes all the time. The younger brother really wants to keep It goes on like this... In the younger brother's heart, the eldest brother is the most important person, and he is also the person who treats the younger brother the best and the most affectionate. What the younger brother said is not a lie. A look..."

As he spoke, he sighed again. He seemed to have nothing to say. He turned around slowly and walked down the steps. The black armor made a "Kala, Kala..." sound, Mr. Zhao