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Zhan Huo also worked as a doctor in Lu State. He knew how Duke Lu was.

As a concubine son, father Qing couldn't logically inherit Duke Lu's position in front of Duke Lu, his son. Therefore, Father Qing had no choice but to spy on the position of Prime Minister for a long time.

The relationship between Lugong and Qingfu is not like that between Song Xianggong and his elder brother Ziyu. Ziyu is talented and loyal, so he became the great Sima and worshiped the prime minister.

Duke Lu knew that his concubine brother was very greedy and wanted to climb to the top, so he never let him be the Prime Minister, but because Zang Chen had humiliated Lu State this time, in comparison, Lu The Duke felt that Qingfu and his son were related by blood after all, and it was much better for him than an aristocratic doctor. In addition, the son Qingfu kept pushing him, so Duke Lu finally abolished Zang Chen.

Not only is Zang Chen abolished, but Duke Lu also sees Zang Chen as a thorn in his side. In this way, who will benefit the most?Naturally, the son celebrates his father.

So the son Qingfu tried his best to run for Duke Lu, trying to find a way for him to get rid of Zang Chen.Duke Lu wants to get rid of Zang Chen, but he also has concerns, because he can't kill Zang Chen with his own hands. Although if he wants to kill Zang Chen with his own hands, Zang Chen will definitely not fight back, but Duke Lu will be suspicious in his heart. Is Zang Chen framing himself when he is about to die?

Young Master Qingfu also knew that Zang Chen was a model of loyalty, so he tried his best to tell Lu Gong that Zang Chen wanted to die, and he also dragged Lu Gong's reputation down. Lu Gong think about it, Zang Chen However, celebrities are famous in all countries, and every year several princes want to persuade Zang Chen to go to their country to be the country's prime minister, which shows how influential Zang Chen is.

If the State of Lu killed Zang Chen rashly, he would be implicated by Zang Chen and be stained by killing celebrities. The son Qingfu said that this Zang Chen was really hateful. He knew that he had ruined the face of the State of Lu and lived without face To die with Lu Gong!

Duke Lu himself was in a fit of anger, and it was not that he didn't know that Qing's father was blaming him, but he said it from the bottom of his heart. In this way, when the two of them came together, they wanted to secretly poison Zang Chen, and then let Zang Chen Went to Qi State as an envoy, and finally died in Qi State.

Zang Chen's health has always been so poor, even if he died in the Qi State, it would not be surprising. In this way, they can wantonly guide public opinion, saying that the people of Qi State treated the envoys harshly, making Zang Chen die of illness!

Even if the people of Qi State found out that Zang Chen had taken poison, Lu State would push four, five, six. After all, the truth is only in the hands of a few people, and most people look at public opinion. Whoever has the highest peak of public opinion and the biggest wave will win. .

Now that the state of Qi is strong and prosperous, Marquis Qi is recruiting celebrities, and many celebrities are vying to join him. If Zang Chen dies in the state of Qi, the celebrities are all overly smart people, and there will inevitably be conspiracy theories. Think about it, is it Marquis Qi? Rejecting people from other countries, after all, is not my race. On the surface, it is said to be a solicitation, but in fact, there are cases where it cannot be tolerated. In this way, there will definitely be fewer celebrities.

Duke Lu thought very well, and with Father Qing's encouragement, the two of them secretly thought of a solution, what is it?Naturally, it is the way to poison.

Duke Lu pretended to be very concerned about Zang Chen's condition, and it was said that he went to the palace to give food in two or three days, and secretly poisoned the soup.

Prince Qing's father did this poison himself, but Duke Lu nodded and acquiesced. In this way, the diet in the palace and the diet of scholar-bureaucrats are indeed strictly inspected, but who dares to test the soup that Duke Lu ordered?

Zang Chen's body is weak, and he has a root disease, which was left over from many years ago.When Zang Chen was born, he was born prematurely. At that time, sorcerers were rampant, saying that Zang Chen would not live long, and at most he would live to his prime. He died not because of illness, but because of hardship, unless he left his hometown.

Later, Zang Chen was in poor health, and the family education was very strict. He wanted to ask a martial arts master to teach Zang Chen Kung Fu to strengthen his body, but Zang Chen couldn't learn it at all. Regardless of his tall stature, Kong Wu looks powerful. Although he doesn't look like a man, he is actually a proper literati. Later, his body gradually recovered, but he only felt a little uncomfortable when the weather changed.

The descendant of the son Zhan, the young master of the Zhan family suddenly shot and killed the noble son of the Zang family. Friendship, when Duke Lu was still a son, he played with those cronies. Because of his noble status and his son, those Zang's children always praised Duke Lu, and their friendship was very good.

Duke Lu was furious, and ordered Zhan Huo, the boss of the Zhan family, to arrest his younger brother and behead him in front of his face. Zang Chen heard about this and knew that it was actually Zang's family. The disciples were at fault, although Zhan's was also at fault, but the only fault was impulsiveness.

Zang Chen went to the palace to plead for justice, but Duke Lu refused to listen. While he was pleading, someone reported that Zhan Xiong, the culprit, ran away, and even made harsh words to make the nobles of Lu Kingdom unable to eat.

Duke Lu was even more annoyed, and grabbed Zhanxiong's elder brother, Zhanhuo, and dismissed him for investigation. At this time, Zang Chen said, let him be a small sergeant under his command, Zhanhuo is the son of a nobleman, the son of Da Sikong, After Mr. Zhan again, he must not be able to bear the humiliation. After hearing this, Duke Lu agreed, and threw Zhan Huo under Zang Chen's men as a judge.

Time passed for more than half a year. After half a year, a rebellious peasant army suddenly emerged in the territory of Lu State. The leader was Bandit Zhi. The local resisting officials reported that Bandit Zhi was none other than Zhanhuo's younger brother. Zhanxiong of Zang's children!

Duke Lu was furious again when he heard this, he dragged Zhanhuo up, and wanted to chop him into a pulp. Zang Chen went to the palace again to intercede, but Duke Lu didn't see him. It was snowing heavily in those days, and Zang Chen knelt at the door of the palace, Kneeling for two days, finally he couldn't support himself, coughed up blood and fainted at the door of the bedroom. Duke Lu was afraid that Zang Chen's face would be too big, and he had not long since ascended the throne, which would affect his prestige, so he sold Zang Chen's face and gave Zhan Huo let go.

Zhan Huo only injured his right hand, while Zang Chen injured his body, and he has been ill ever since, not getting better every year. After so many years, it is because the Zang family is rich and has been hanging with expensive medicinal materials. Zang Chen But never said a word.

Zang Chen's body was sick like a hornet's nest because of the heavy snow, but he looked handsome and upright on the surface, plus Lu Gong's delicacy soup, which he drank once every two days, the toxins slowly accumulated, and the sicker he became, the more sick he became. serious.

Speaking of it, because the friend of the examiner delayed the urgent report of the Lu State’s request for food, the Duke of Lu almost didn’t pay attention, and directly poisoned Zang Chen in the territory of the State of Lu. Zang Chen fainted once, and the Duke of Lu was so frightened that he hurriedly let the best medical officer To hang his life, this ensured that Zang Chen entered the border of Qi State.

Zang Chen is a smart man. Judging from most historical perspectives, Zang Chen's achievements are much higher than Liu Ji's. Only Confucius thought that Zang Chen was not big enough to tolerate Liu Xiahui, would not give way to Liu Xiahui, and violated the After breaking the system left by his ancestors, he always asked Duke Lu to break this etiquette and break that etiquette.

But Zang Chen is indeed a smart person, perhaps because his body was poor when he was born, so Zang Chen was born with an exquisite heart, his heart is like a clear mirror, clear to the bottom, he can see thoroughly, everything is in his heart in the eyes.

Zang Chen could see clearly the intentions of Duke Lu and Father Qing, but he never said it, but every time he was summoned to give him a meal, he would silently enter the palace, and then silently drank the bowl of soup carefully prepared for him soup.

The soup prepared by your majesty is such an honor, it is the most desired gift as a courtier, but Zang Chen is not blessed to accept this gift...

Zhan Huo stared at Zang Chen who was lying on the couch, frowned, and said, "How do you feel...?"

Zang Chen just smiled again, looking very interesting, and coughed twice, his voice was hoarse because of coughing, and said: "Doctor Zhan... Have you forgotten that you were working with the State of Lu not long ago? What kind of feeling did you feel when the widow judged Dr. Lu at the Beixing Huimeng? Didn’t Dr. Zhan feel it?”

When Zhanhuo heard it, he suddenly understood that the feeling was like throwing a person into the fire. He knew that his whole body was in a raging fire, but he had to stand there without moving. His whole body was burning, whether it was hair or skin, Still five internal organs.

When Zhanhuo heard what Zang Chen said, he suddenly had a feeling that time had changed. After all, that feeling was too far away from him. Since he followed Qihou into Qi State, that feeling disappeared. Wu Jiao is his immediate boss, although Strict, but not harsh, as long as he does his job well, Wu Jiu speaks softly and politely, never demanding anything.

This kind of comfortable life made Zhan Huo forget what it was like to be in the country of Lu, the feeling of being burned to pieces.

Zhanhuo said lightly, "You...why do you?"

Zang Chen didn't speak anymore, it seemed because he couldn't speak anymore, he couldn't expend any more energy, so he closed his eyes, collapsed on the couch, and shook his head slowly.

At this time, Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong, who had been going back and forth, came in with big strides, followed by Ziqing and Yan'e. The four of them were holding several brocade boxes in their hands. They looked very luxurious. They were all from Song Dynasty. The precious medicinal materials brought from China.

At that time, Wu Jiu was assassinated, because everyone knew that he was favored by the Marquis of Qi, so many envoys wanted to curry favor with Wu Jiu, so they specially sent a lot of precious medicinal materials. Before that, some useful medicinal materials were given to Prince Zhao. There are quite a few left, and now all of them have moved in.

Wu Jiu asked everyone to put their things aside, and said to the medical officer: "My lord, take a look, are these medicinal materials enough?"

The medical officer squatted down and carefully inspected the medicinal materials on the ground. Every time he opened a box, he was surprised, nodded and said: "Enough! Enough! Enough! They are all precious and beautiful things! With these things, my minister It will definitely remove the toxin from the special envoy of the State of Lu, please rest assured, Da Sinong."

When he said this, Zhanhuo also heaved a sigh of relief. At this time, Zang Chen, who was lying on the couch, slowly opened his eyes, just looked at the ceiling, and murmured: "The Lu people want to kill me, but the Qi people want to save me." I……"

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.

Wu Jiu also had other things to do, so he asked Zhan Huo to stay and take care of Zang Chen. After all, Zang Chen’s life and death was not a private matter, but an official matter between Qi and Lu. Chen died in the territory of Qi State, but the Marquis of Qi refused to let the people of Lu State do what they wanted.

If Zang Chen can be rescued, maybe Zang Chen can be used for me, so why not do this?

Zhan Huo was ordered to stay and take care of Zang Chen, while Wu Jiu and Zhan Xiong left first.

Gongsun Xipeng was in a hurry to meet Qihou, and Qihou hurriedly went to the Lu bedroom. After entering the Lu bedroom, he saw Gongsun Xipeng walking up and down anxiously, seeming very uneasy.

Qihou walked in and said, "Xi Peng."

When Gongsun Xipeng heard the voice, he quickly saluted and said, "Xipeng pays homage to your majesty."

Qihou said: "Okay, don't talk about such nonsense, why are you so anxious?"

Gongsun Xipeng quickly said: "Your Majesty, Xipeng heard some news about Luo Shi, about the emperor's request for an alliance between Qi and Song and Zheng."

Qihou said, "Speak."

Gongsun Xipeng nodded and said: "Although it is not official news, but Xipeng heard that the Jin State suddenly intervened in the matter of the Three-National Alliance. Duke Quwo Wu of the Jin State wants to be the peacemaker this time." Son."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi sneered, and said, "I am in the alliance of the Three Kingdoms, and the state of Jin still wants to ask for some benefits?"

Qihou said so, and then asked: "Is this reliable? Whose news is it?"

Gongsun Xipeng said: "Although the emperor has not made a clear promise, it should be reliable. Mr. Quwo has bribed the emperor with a lot of treasure. I am afraid that the emperor will agree soon. This matter was revealed by Shan Bo."

When Qihou heard it, it turned out that it was Shan Bo, so it was probably inseparable.

Shan Bo is a famous general of the Luo division, the Shan family, the earl, but Shan Guo is a feudal state within the royal city, so he always goes out on behalf of the emperor.

Because Gongsun Xipeng is a big company, he has some eyes and ears in various countries. Gongsun Xipeng has a good relationship with this uncle, so if there is anything about Shanbo, he will reveal something to Gongsun Xipeng.

Qihou said: "Okay, I know about this matter. Duke Wo of Naqu is not very easy to deal with, although he has no name and no distinction."

When Gongsun Xipeng heard this, he also thought it was true, and frowned, thinking of Duke Wu of Quwo gave him a headache.

The relationship between Jin State and Qi State has not been very good, and the territory of Jin State is large enough. If Jin State had not been in civil strife, it would have been able to compete with Qi State long ago.

Why do you say that?Because the state of Jin is indeed very powerful and quite powerful, especially this Duke Wu of Quwo.

The four words "Quwo Wugong" are quite strange to read, because other people are called Qihou, Xinghou, Zheng Bo, Lugong, and Songgong, and the Wugong of Jin cannot be called Jinhou, only Jinhou. I can respectfully call him Duke Quwo.

Many people think that the Spring and Autumn Period was chaotic. It is a messy thing that Wei Guozheng Guo Lianli had six monarchs, and Qi Huangong's five sons competed for the position to be the Marquis of Qi in turn after the death of Qi Huan Gong.

Because each generation of the state of Jin has two heirs, one is the heir of Yicheng, Marquis Jin, and the other is the heir of Quwo, Duke Quwo.

The reason is very simple. In the early years of Jin State, Jin Zhaohou sealed his uncle in the fief of "Quwo". Many people opposed it, because Quwo was bigger than Yicheng, the capital of Jin State. The momentum is as if the emperor of Zhou entrusted the princes, and the power of the princes will eventually expand beyond the emperor.

But Jin Zhaohou didn't listen. In the era of Quwo Wugong, Wugong was so powerful that Yicheng couldn't compete at all. The Marquis of Jin was caught and killed, and when Yicheng set up a Marquis of Jin, he killed a Marquis of Jin. Later, until the Emperor Zhou couldn't see it anymore, he sent troops to Quwo, and Duke Wu finally couldn't resist, and returned to Quwo.

But now Yicheng exists in name only, Quwo Wugong is the real ruler, but he has not moved into Yicheng, nor has he been approved by Zhou Tianzi, so he can only be called Quwogong, posthumously named Wu, descendants Also known as Quwo Wugong.

Qi Hou knew that Duke Quwo was really difficult to deal with, but he had to say that Duke Quwo was actually a very cunning person. Now Duke Quwo is 70 years old, but he is very tough and diplomatically tough.

Qihou is also very troubled by this matter, but Qihou doesn't have a headache when it comes to it, because this Quwo Gong, like his son Jin Xiangong, is very lecherous. Don't look at old age, but he likes beauties. There are heroes in the world. Who doesn't like beauties?

In his previous life, Marquis Qi married his "daughter" Qi Jiang to Duke Quwo in order to ease the relationship with Jin. Qi Jiang was very favored and successfully eased the relationship between the two countries.

Speaking of women in Qi State, there seems to be an inexplicable curse. I don’t know if it’s because Qi State is located in Dongyi. Although it is taught by Zhou etiquette and civilization, the national style is very sturdy, especially the style of women. What is Xuan Jiangwen? Jiang Ai Jiang, and of course this Qi Jiang.

Qi Jiang is the daughter of Duke Huan of Qi, but she is not her own daughter, but a daughter of the clan, a canonized princess who married the elderly Duke Quwo. Duke Quwo liked her very much because Qi Jiang was beautiful and charming. The country has been at peace for a long time.

However, Qi Jiang is also a woman unwilling to be lonely. She even had an affair with the prince of Duke Quwo, that is, Duke Xian of Jin. The two had an affair and gave birth to a son. Prince Shen Sheng.

Qi Hou thought of this, and said: "It's okay, Duke Quwo is not so difficult to deal with, just choose a beauty and give it to Duke Quwo, that's all."

Because Marquis Qi already had experience, he was not as anxious as Gongsun Xipeng. After appeasing Xipeng, he left the palace first.

Wu Jiu still went to the political affairs hall every morning to discuss matters. At noon this day, he thought that he hadn't seen Mr. Zhao for several days. After all, he was too busy, so he went to the dining room to get some smoothies, and took the smoothies with him. Find son Zhao.

Young Master Zhao was having lunch, when Wu Jiu went in, he found that besides Young Master Zhao and Wu Kui, who had been taking care of Young Master Zhao, there was someone else, and that was Zheng Ji.

Zheng Ji was asking about her health, when she saw Wu Jiu coming, she felt a little flustered for some reason, and then got up to leave.

Wu Jiao looked at Zheng Ji's back in a strange way, wondering why a mother would be so flustered when she came to see her son?No one has more authority than Zheng Ji to see her son, right?

I don't know if it was because Zheng Ji came to see Young Master Zhao, but Young Master Zhao seemed in a good mood and said, "Second Uncle, please sit down."

Wu Jiu sat down and said with a smile, "Young master, Jiu is no longer a second uncle."

Young Master Zhao said, "Zhao's words are biased, but in Zhao's heart, Da Sinong has always been Zhao's second uncle."

Young Master Wu Kui poured tea for Wu Jiao from the side, and said with a smile, "Zhaoer's mouth is getting sweeter, isn't it?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Exactly."

Wu Jiu said again: "Young master looks good?"

Young Master Wukui smiled and said: "Yes, Zhao'er has recovered very well recently, thanks to the precious medicinal materials sent by the Dasinong, and what's more, Zheng Ji has come to chat these few days, and Zhao'er doesn't speak well. He said that he was happy to see his mother."

Wu Jiu thought it was the same, Zheng Ji never cared for Gongzi Zhao, after all, no matter how strong Gongzi Zhao is, he is still a 13-year-old child, although he is tall, but a 13-year-old is still a child after all.

Because Gong Zizhao is in a good mood, he recovered from his illness very quickly these days, his legs no longer need to be tied up, and he often goes around the garden in a wheelchair.

Young Master Wukui smiled and said: "Da Sinong, there are some precious medicinal materials that Zhao'er can't use here. I heard that the special envoy of the State of Lu is seriously ill. Why don't you return them to Da Sinong and use them for Lu Guote? .”

Wu Jiu said, "Young master, don't you need it?"

Young Master Wukui smiled and said, "If you use Zhaoer again, you will grow into a calf."

Wu Jiu also smiled, but Young Master Zhao just responded with a smile to Young Master Wu Kui and Wu Jiu's teasing.

Young Master Wu Kui got up and went to the outer room, and said: "Please come with me to get the herbs."

Wu Jiu also stood up, went to the outer room, and saw Young Master Wu Kui reaching out to hold a few delicate boxes, Wu Jiu walked over and said in a low voice, "Is there something, Mr. Eldest...want to say to Jiu? "

Young Master Wu Kui nodded, sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "Although Zhao'er's injury is better, but the medical officer said, I'm afraid I can only walk, and even walk with a limp. Is it the root of the disease? There is no cure."

When Wu Jiao heard this, wouldn't this mean that he was disabled?Being disabled in ancient times was a very serious matter, not to mention that Gongzi Zhao was a son. If he was disabled, he would not be able to go to the battlefield in the future, he would not be able to inherit the throne, or even become a scholar-bureaucrat.

Young Master Wu Kui's happiness before was partly pretended, he was indeed happy, but now, what is happy is not that Young Master Zhao can no longer compete with him for the throne, but that Young Master Zhao's condition has improved, and he is also happy that he can no longer compete with him for the throne. Going to the battlefield, I can no longer worry about myself.

But half of them are not happy. What is not happy is that Gongzi Zhao has become disabled since then. Although the medical officer promised that he can walk by himself, he is lame and cannot run and jump. If he really becomes disabled, I don't know what Young Master Zhao will look like.

Young Master Wu Kui did not dare to explain the matter to Young Master Zhao, so he could only hold back and coax him in front of Young Master Zhao every day, saying that he is recovering well, that he is recovering from his wounds with peace of mind, that he will recover from his illness, and cooperate with the treatment, and he will definitely recover .

But as everyone knows, every time Young Master Wu Kui said these things, he felt so uncomfortable that he would die, because it was completely out of the question, it was all a lie, and one day Young Master Zhao would realize it.

When Wu Jiu heard this, he was surprised at first, then he patted Wu Kui on the shoulder, and said, "Eldest son, don't worry too much, this is the end of the matter, let the younger son take care of his wounds."

Young Master Wu Kui nodded, it was also because he held it in for too long, and only Young Master Wu Kui knew about it, and Young Master Wu Kui would not let the medical officer tell others about it, so he felt very uncomfortable, so I will talk to Wu Jiu today , can be regarded as a little vent.

Wu Jiu came out of Young Master Zhao's house with the medicinal materials in his arms, intending to send them to Zang Chen.

Since Zang Chen found out that he was poisoned, he has been living in a side hall in the palace and did not go out of the palace. Firstly, it was because Zang Chen couldn't bear the bumps at all, and his body was too weak. Second, it was also because Zang Chen didn't cooperate with the treatment very much. As if wishing for death wholeheartedly, if he returned to the post house, no one could restrain him, so he was forcibly kept in the palace by Qihou, even under house arrest.

Wu Jiu had just walked for a while, before he reached the side hall, he saw Ziqing rushing over, and said anxiously, "My lord, go and see Dr. Zang!"

Wu Jiao said in surprise, "Isn't he dead?"

Ziqing said: "He didn't die, but he was about to die. Dr. Zang offended Your Majesty, and His Majesty is going to kill Dr. Zang!"

When Wu Jiu heard this, he was a little dazed, this Zang Chen is also a capable master, he actually offended Qi Hou, Qi Hou said that he would save Zang Chen before, but now Qi Hou wants to kill Zang Chen, it is really powerful.

Wu Jiu hurriedly handed the medicinal materials to Ziqing, asked him to take them, and trotted into the side hall by himself...

Zang Chen didn't cooperate with the treatment very much in the past few days, he didn't eat much, and he didn't take medicine much. Zhan Huo was with him. Zang Chen just closed his eyes and slept, or stared blankly at the ceiling. Besides, he didn't speak. The most common thing to do is to cough.

Zhanhuo always tried to persuade him, knowing that he was stubborn, but Zang Chen didn't even look at him, as if Zhanhuo didn't exist.

Zhanxiong was ordered to see Zang Chen's injuries, just in time to hear "Pacha!!", walked in and saw that Zang Chen seemed to be "losing his temper", and said coldly, "I don't want to drink", and dropped a bowl of medicine on the ground , sprinkled all over the place, and some sprinkled on the back of Zhanhuo's hand.

The medicine soup was very hot, and the back of Zhanhuo's hand turned red instantly. Zhanxiong is a standard brother-controller. In his heart, his brother is a great hero. Later, he knew that his brother had broken his right hand because of him. He was even more grateful and felt like a jerk. .

Now seeing that the back of Zhanhuo's hand was burned red, he immediately became annoyed, strode in, pushed Zang Chen down on the couch, and said in a cold voice: "Why are you losing your temper, what do you think you are? "

"Boom!" With a sound, Zang Chen couldn't help pushing, fell on the couch and almost fainted, his eyes were dark for a few seconds, he couldn't get up, Zhan Huo hurriedly stopped Zhan Xiong, and said, "Zhan Xiong, don't be impulsive."

Zhan Xiong wiped the back of Zhan Huo's hands and said, "Brother, I'll ask the medical officer to show you, they're all burnt."

Zhan Huo said helplessly, "It's nothing, it's not very hot, it's just red."

Zhanxiong looked at Zang Chen who was "playing dead" on the couch and said, "Brother, he doesn't know how to praise you, why do you care about him?"

Zhanhuo just sighed, Zhanxiong was ordered to come here, and after sitting for a while, Zang Chen refused to drink the medicine, Zhanxiong was not as good-tempered as his elder brother, so he left and went back to return to his orders.

Zhanxiong is an out-and-out brother-controller, and he feels that Zang Chen is not flattering him, the Lu people treat him so badly, and the Qi people want to save his life, but Zang Chen loses his temper?

Zhanxiong couldn't hold back his breath, so he went to find Qihou in the small dormitory. Qihou was reading the documents, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother came back so soon? How is Dr. Zang, is he better?"

Zhanxiong cupped his hands casually, sat down and said, "What's the matter? Third brother, Zang Chen is too ignorant of flattery."

Seeing Zhanxiong's angry look, Qihou put down the document in his hand and said, "What's the matter, fourth brother?"

Zhanxiong told Zang Chen that he lost his temper just now, scalded his elder brother, resisted not taking medicine, and not eating. There is no improvement in the past few days, and he is getting thinner and thinner.

Zhanxiong said: "From my brother's point of view, Zang Chen died of starvation rather than poison."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Qi frowned and said, "Is Zang Chen really so ignorant?"

Zhanxiong said: "Of course, my elder brother can persuade me with words. I really can't stand it anymore. Zang Chen is the stubborn master."

Qihou immediately stood up and said, "Let's go, let's meet Zang Chen."

Zhanxiong quickly stood up, followed Qihou out of the small bedroom, and went to the side hall to see Zang Chen.

When Qihou entered, the medical officer was trying to persuade Zang Chen to take the medicine. It was already afternoon, and there was still lunch beside him, and he hadn’t eaten the lunch. The stains on the floor had just been wiped clean, and Zhan Huo hadn’t had time to change , There is still the filth of the medicine soup on the sleeves and the hem of the clothes.

When Qihou walked in and saw this scene, he knew that what Zhanxiong said was true, walked over slowly, and said with a sneer: "Doctor Zang, what a big show, it's because I'm used to being the prime minister of Lu, and I'm used to putting on airs." Is it?"

When Zhanhuo and the medical officer saw Qihou, they quickly saluted. Zang Chen lay on the couch, opened his eyes and glanced at Qihou, then closed his eyes calmly, as if he hadn't seen him.

Qi Hou was a little annoyed by Zang Chen's attitude, and said, "Doctor Zang doesn't take medicine or eat. What do you mean? If you want to die in Qi, you can't depend on us?"

Zang Chen just opened his eyes, looked at Marquis Qi again, coughed weakly a few times, and said hoarsely: "Since Duke Qi knows this truth, why don't you let Zang Chen go?"

Qihou smiled and said, "Let you go? Go back to Lu to be loyal? Or continue to drink soup?"

When Zang Chen heard this, he knew that Marquis Qi was mocking him for drinking poison, so he coughed violently several times, and Zhan Huo immediately said, "Your Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhan Chen had already interrupted Zhanhuo, but said with a smile: "Whether Zang Chen is loyal or whether he eats soup has nothing to do with Duke Qi, does he? The only one who has something to do with Duke Qi , that is, whether Zang Chen died in the Qi Palace or on the road. If Duke Qi doesn’t want to make a mess, let Zang Chen leave now. If Duke Qi is obsessed with his obsession, Zang Chen will die in the palace, which is comfortable.”

When Qihou heard this, he was very angry and said, "Are you threatening Gu?!"

Zang Chen smiled and said: "It's not a threat. There are only two ways at the moment. It's just Zang Chen's good words to persuade Duke Qi to choose a powerful way to align with the country. Let Zang Chen leave. If Zang Chen dies on the road, he will not be a burden. Qi State."

Qi Hou just listened, "hehe" smiled, and said: "Okay, what a loyal heart, you want to complete your loyalty to Lu, but Gu does not make you happy, and now Gu will give you a third choice. , must be left alone! Don’t eat, don’t drink medicine? There’s nothing to be afraid of, come here! Give Dr. Zang a drink, and if he doesn’t drink, drink it down his nose!”

Qihou is also very violent, especially when he treats people who don't know what is good or bad. Others are looking left and right. Qihou said coldly: "Don't do it yet?!"

At this moment, two soldiers came in and stretched out their hands to hold down Zang Chen. In fact, Zang Chen didn't need to hold down. He couldn't move at all. The soldiers pinched Zang Chen's jaw and forced him to open his mouth. The medical officer rushed to pour the medicine.

Zhanhuo on one side was a little anxious, as expected, Zang Chen was a hard-headed person, he didn't drink at all, even if he poured medicine, he suddenly choked, coughed violently, the cough was heart-rending, and all the medicine soup flowed out. The whole couch was covered with water, very messy.

When Wu Jiu walked to the gate of the side hall, he heard the sound of coughing inside, heart-piercing, and Qi Hou's sneer, saying: "It's a pity to waste it, the medical officer will boil another bowl for Dr. Zang, When you are willing to drink it yourself, when you don’t need to drink it.”

Wu Jiu hurried in and saw that the house was in a mess, Zang Chen was coughing violently on the couch, Qi Hou stood aside coldly, his face was very gloomy.

Zang Chen coughed, still laughing in a hoarse voice, and said: "Duke Qi, don't bother, let Zang Chen go, so as not to drag Qi State down. Zang Chen only has half his life left, and he won't take refuge in him." For Qi, Duke Qi, don’t waste your efforts.”

Zang Chen's words successfully angered Qi Hou. Qi Hou's face sank immediately with a "shua!", the veins on his forehead popped, and he said angrily "Boom!" He knocked down the bronze table next to him with his palm. He said coldly: "Good job Zang Chen! Do you think Gu Zhen dare not kill you!?"

As he spoke, he immediately said, "Come on!"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Jiu hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, listen to Jiu's words."

When everyone saw Wu Jiu coming, they breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Wu Jiu, Qi Hou became less angry for no reason, and said, "Why is Second Brother here?"

At this time Ziqing walked in holding the medicinal materials, and Qi Hou knew that Ziqing, the traitor, must have tipped off the news, so he gave Ziqing a sneaky look, and Ziqing hurried into the small room next to him holding the medicinal materials.

Wu Jiu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Dr. Zang is a famous scholar. Your Majesty should not kill a famous scholar just because of a moment of anger, but fall into the trap of the Lu State. The reason why the people of the Lu State have worked so hard and worked hard is to If you don’t kill famous people yourself and send them to Qi State, if your majesty really takes action, it will be as Lu State wishes.”

Qihou said: "These orphans all understand, but this Zang Chen only thinks about Lu State. What's so good about Lu State?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, think about it. If Dr. Zang is not dedicated to making profits for the Lu State, how can he become a famous person? The famous people in the world are all about being loyal to the king and serving the country. Doctor Zang is an example among celebrities. "

When Qihou heard it, it really was the truth. It was only because Qihou always had a feeling of being overwhelmed when he got angry. After all, he was the king of a country, and he needed others to persuade him with kind words, and Zang Chen just said something rude, it was on purpose Those who angered Qihou.

Qi Hou glanced at Zang Chen who was lying on the couch and coughing, and said: "This Zang Chen really doesn't know how to praise him, he doesn't know what is good or bad, how to treat him alone, he can't feel it, the medical officer waits on him every day, and the precious medicinal materials are constantly coming. And what about Duke Lu? Duke Lu just gave him a few bowls of poison to drink."

Zang Chen listened, his eyes were a little blurred, as if his heart was like still water.

Wu Jiao smiled again, and said with a very indifferent face: "Your Majesty, this is a celebrity. Your Majesty used to order Jiu to be a cook. If you feel that you are not good enough to treat him, you will not be this cook. After rebelling against the Qi State, what kind of person would other people think Jiu is? If such a subject goes to another country, will other monarchs reuse him? Monarchs will think about it in their hearts, and I am afraid that this kind of person is the most important thing. It is interests, but if there are some small conflicts, or other people are tempted by interests, they are likely to betray the country and seek glory. Such people, can they be scholar-bureaucrats? Even if such people can be scholar-bureaucrats, but if they are scholar-bureaucrats, the monarch can follow their advice Is it?"

When Qi Hou heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and following Wu Jiu's words, he also thought of what happened a year ago. the meal husband.

Thinking about it this way, if Wu Jiu felt humiliated and left angrily, what would have happened?

Qihou thought a lot, felt a little scared in his heart, and the anger on his face gradually calmed down, he even cupped his hands at Wu Jiu, and said: "I'm lonely and biased, thank you for your advice, second brother."

Everyone was a little surprised, Wu Jiu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words are serious, it is a wise move for Your Majesty to listen to advice."

Qihou said again: "Then what should Zang Chen do?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Zang Chen is only thinking of being loyal to the Emperor. Just now Doctor Zang has repeatedly asked the Lord to let him go, so that he can die on the road, so it has nothing to do with the Qi State. It shows that Dr. Zang actually has a conscience, on the one hand he wants to be loyal to the emperor, on the other hand he has been moved by the emperor, and he does not want to bring Qi State into trouble."

When Wu Jiu said this, everyone felt a little bit, it turned out that this was the case, but just now Zang Chen always uttered wild words, so everyone didn't think about it carefully.

Zang Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Da Sinong thinks too much."

Wu Jiu ignored him, and continued to say to Marquis Qi: "Doctor Zang is actually very easy to bribe. On the one hand, your lord can continue to influence, use precious medicinal materials, and use the best medical skills; on the other hand, your lord can Send people to the state of Lu, send food to the state of Lu, and then send Cen Ding back to the state of Lu, and say to the Duke of Lu, "Because Zang Chen is willing to stay and serve the state of Qi, so this