In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Prince Furen frowned slightly, and said, "What's the explanation for this statement?"

Qi Xun said: "If the prince wants to know the meaning of this, you can go to the camp and tell my lord."

Prince Furen just looked at Qi Xun and the Qi State camp on the opposite side, without saying a word for a long time.

In the end, the prince got off his horse and said to the soldiers beside him, "If I haven't come out in half an hour, you don't have to take care of me and swallow these Qi people." After saying that, he stepped forward to enter the Qi camp.

The soldier beside Furen heard the order and saw that Furen wanted to enter the whole camp, he became nervous all of a sudden, and said: "No way, Prince, the enemy is unknown, how can you put yourself in danger!?"

The convincing man smiled, and said: "I'm going to see my nephew, what do you call taking risks?"

The soldiers of Yan Kingdom beside Furen were speechless, and thought: Zuo Yueqian in your family tried every means to kill you, don't you remember the incident of his mastermind, Prince Bai?

The servant patted the shoulders of the soldiers beside him, and said: "Don't worry, although Xia Yu has many followers on this trip, many of them are not slaves, and they are not soldiers that can fight. Xia Yu is a good general in the world, and he knows in his heart that if When we really fight, the people in his hands are not our opponents, and at this time, he is putting on such a formation, I am afraid that the intention is more to intimidate, and it is not really to tear face with us."

Those Yan soldiers wanted to say something, but the crown prince stopped him by raising his hand, saying: "This is a military order."

Everyone knows how to convince people's character, seeing the word "Military Order" at this time, it is inconvenient to stop it again, it is worth holding the sword in hand, staring at Qi Xun, Wu Bao and others with resentment in their eyes.

The prince Furen walked towards Qi Ying, Wu Bao and Qi Xun turned to make way for him, when passing by their side, Furen paused, looked at the two of them carefully, his eyes were calm and introverted, without any mood swings , but it was such a look of joy and anger that made the two of them tremble unconsciously.

Seeing that Prince Yan Furen was willing to enter the camp, Qi Zhi ordered Xia Yu to lead him inward with a smile.

Seeing the tall and heavy back of Furen walking farther and farther towards the main camp, Qi Xun said to Wu Bao who was beside him: "This... this prince of Yan Kingdom is quite strange. He even entered the camp after we set up this formation. ,Not afraid of death?"

Wu Bao was holding the sword, staring at the far away Prince Furen, his face was gloomy, and his eyes flicked coldly.

Qi Zhi led the servants outside the main tent, bowed and saluted, and then backed away.

Seeing this, the servant understands, so he opens the curtain of the big tent and goes in. He only feels a smell of food rushing towards his face as soon as he gets close to the tent, which attracts people's appetite. He took a lacquered wooden bowl and used a brush like a writing brush to smear something on a whole sheep roasting on the stove in the middle of the big tent.

This scene was so convincing to watch, she rubbed her eyes unconsciously, and looked at the past carefully: Compared with the last time the two met, Xia Yu seemed to have changed a little bit, I can't say why, it can be said that she was taller Well, maybe it's because of the high crown, it seems that my stature is almost the same as my own, but my figure is slender, not as tall and strong as my own; maybe it's because half of my hair is loose, so I look a bit more human Junyi; Xia Yu's left and right sides are standing at a distance of two people, the one on the right is a warrior with a sword at his waist, and the one on the left is a little thinner, with good looks and fair skin, like a servant.

At this time, Xia Yu was seriously cooking the roasted whole lamb, spreading the oil and spices from the lacquer bowl on the body of the roasted lamb with its crispy yellow skin and fragrant aroma in a leisurely and methodical manner.

Convincing people to look a little fascinated, to be honest, good-looking people look good at everything, even if they cook and eat at this time, they are also very graceful. Compared with Xia Yu, the five big and three thick cooks in his mansion are like those in the mud. The difference between the wild boar and the gods in the sky.

It seemed that after a while of cooking, Xia Yu handed the lacquer bowl in his hand to the well-looking attendant behind him, and took the towel from the attendant's hand, and while wiping his hands, he turned his head and said to the servant: "The prince has worked hard from afar. Wait for a while before we can sit down."

Furen suddenly heard Xia Yu speak, he was taken aback for a moment, and then reacted, saying: "It's nothing."

After Xia Yu wiped her hands, she handed the handkerchief to the attendant beside her, straightened her sleeves, and pointed to the table opposite to show her convincing.

Said: "Sit."

Furen sat down as he said, and Xia Yu naturally sat opposite Furen, which made Furen a little uncomfortable. Although it was not the first time to have a close conversation, it may be that their identities have changed At this time, the two of them were facing each other so close that they had the urge to look away at Xia Yu in embarrassment.

Xia Yu didn't seem to notice the strangeness of convincing people at all, smiled, and said: "I haven't been separated from the prince for a long time, but seeing each other now seems like a world away."

Furen has never been good at words. Hearing Xia Yu's words now, he felt a bit unsure how to respond. Fortunately, it seemed that Xia Yu didn't want to respond to Furen, but poured wine for himself and Furen. Said: "Actually, I have always been quite greedy, but in the past in the Grand Master's Mansion, everything was taken care of by the teacher, and the teacher didn't like the appetite, and because of the busy schedule, I didn't have time to study the dishes carefully. Now Now that I can toss about on my own without the elders admonishing me, and I have time to think about it, I want to think of ways to make all the things I was craving in the past, so as to relieve the cravings in my mouth."

Speaking of which, the mutton seemed to be roasted, and the attendant used a short blade to put the fat part into two plates, and placed them on the table of Xia Yu and Furen.

Seeing the mutton coming up, Xia Yu said convincingly, "Taste it."

Furen glanced at Xia Yu, took a piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. Just as he took his mouth, he felt crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Many people speculated about Xia Yu's life experience—the descendant of a great aristocrat whose family was destroyed. People think that this guess is somewhat reasonable, and it can be seen from the attention to food alone.

Seeing that the convincing people were eating happily, Xia Yu smiled and said: "The prince is so brave, aren't you afraid that I will poison this meat?"

Fu Ren laughed, and said, "Why should I be afraid of you poisoning me? Do you want to kill me?"

Xia Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Why should I poison you? Maybe because I don't want to be your inner chamber."

Hearing this, Furen restrained his expression, put down his chopsticks, straightened his sleeves, and solemnly bowed to Xia Yu, and said loudly: "Turning back the time, I heard that you are in trouble." , intending to save you from trouble, but the situation was dangerous at that time, and I had no choice but to save you from trouble in the name of the inner chamber, it was an expedient measure, and where I insulted the king, I would convict others."

Xia Yu's expression didn't change when he heard those words. He just took a sip of wine quietly and said, "You saved me? Why did you save me? I thought you were going to kill me?"

Convinced for a moment, then asked: "Why should I kill you?"

Xia Yu said: "Because you and I were enemies in the battlefield, because I killed many of your people, and because I used your elder brother to plot against you."

Furen's expression was very calm, and he even smiled a little, and said: "When we meet on the battlefield, each is his own master, and he will use everything to his advantage. For this, we owe no one to anyone.”

Xia Yu looked at the convincing man, said for a while, "If you don't hold grudges against me, then why did you trick me into swallowing?"

Convincing people heard Xia Yu's question, and saluted again, saying: "If you have the heart, you should remember that you and I had a brief discussion on the way of governing the country. I let you enter Yan because I want Yan to be strong. Your talents will assist me."

Xia Yu listened to the convincing words, but her expression was very calm, and there was no disturbance at all. While picking up vegetables with her chopsticks, she said, "Prince, you think I can help you with just a few words, and you are not afraid of me." Is it a person who speaks big and exaggerates, does not match the name, just talks nicely but can't do real things?"

Convinced: "I'm afraid, but I don't want to miss any talent who might make the Yan Kingdom strong. Before you, I haven't seen anyone who can make the Yan Kingdom prosperous."

Xia Yu put down the chopsticks, looked at her palm, and said, "You are telling the truth, but why do you think that I am willing to help you? To be honest, I instructed Young Master Bai to cut off your father's finger, and I will kill you." Your general Situ Qi, I have a grudge against the people of Yan, why do you think I would be willing to work for someone who has a grudge against you."

Hearing this, the convincing man fell silent, and after a while, he said: "I know that you have enmity with my Yan people, and I also know that there are many people in my Yan country who complain about you. I can't guarantee anything for them. I can only say, if you are willing to help me, I will take you with sincerity, and I will protect you for as long as I serve others."

Xia Yu looked up at the prince Furen, and saw that Furen had no more twitching at this time, and looked at himself very frankly, his eyes were very peaceful and firm. After a long time, Xia Yu turned his head and said to the attendant beside him: "Go and get me Take out what you have prepared."

He Ze heard Xia Yu's order, turned around and took out the three copper boxes that had been prepared, and placed them one by one in front of the Prince Furen.

Fu Ren looked at these exquisite copper boxes, feeling puzzled, and looked at Xia Yu with some doubts.

Seeing the questioning expression in the convincing eyes, Xia Yu said, "Open it and have a look."

Furen opened the copper boxes one by one from left to right, and saw a piece of brocade silk placed in the leftmost copper box. Furen opened the brocade silk, and saw a word on it - Fu.

Convincing people were puzzled, looked up at Xia Yu, saw that Xia Yu's expression was neither happy nor angry, and did not say a word. Convincing people worth opening the second copper box, only to see that there was still a piece of brocade silk inside, unfolded the brocade silk, and wrote a letter One word—kill; Furen opened the last copper box, and saw that there was also a word—abandoned on the brocade inside.

At this time, if Furen had realized something, he looked up at Xia Yu, wanting to say something, but he didn't know where to start, and Xia Yu didn't wait for Furen to speak, and said: "Good birds choose trees to live in. A good minister chooses his lord to serve, the king chooses his ministers, and the minister also chooses his king, I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes, so I want to find a truly suitable master, and I will let Qi Qi pass it on to you, today’s matter is up to you.”

Furen looked at the three copper boxes and said nothing. Seeing this, Xia Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Why? Do you think I'm arrogant? In such a situation, you still want to try to choose a king?"

Furen shook his head and said: "You are right. The ruler chooses the minister, and the minister chooses the ruler. You are right to be careful. If I have made great contributions to the country like you but have been insulted and berated like this, I will choose again." You will also be very careful when you are the master."

Xia Yu said: "I have a few conditions. If you agree to me, I can help you loyally. If you don't agree to me, then you take back the "abandoned" box and hand over a letter of separation from the covenant. Me, I will not enter the border of Yan State; if you neither agree nor let me go, then I will have no choice but to fight to the death with you and leave your name to be buried with me."

Furen pondered slightly, and said, "What conditions?"

Xia Yu said: "First of all, I am willing to help you loyally, so it must not be empty talk. I want you to hand over the fief under your name to me to take care of it. No matter who I deal with or how I act, you can't interfere. I made an appointment with you, and if within the time limit, I can make the people of your fief prosperous, the people healthy, the treasury full, and the army strong, then you must listen to me in the way of governing the country."

Furen listened carefully to every word Xia Yu said, thinking while listening, and said for a long time, "I don't have many fiefdoms, and most of them are managed by my inner father now. , My geography office should be handed over to you, this is an ancestral system, and you don't need to make it a condition, and I will naturally agree."

After a pause, he continued convincingly: "If my guess is correct, you raised this condition because you want to use my fiefdom to prove that your way of governing the country is correct."

Xia Yu said: "Yes, facts speak louder than words. If I say a thousand words and ten thousand, I don't really put them into practice."

Convinced: "This is the safe way, I promise you."

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Secondly, reforming the law to strengthen the country will inevitably touch the powerful, but it is easy to talk about it in your fiefdom. In the future, it will expand to the entire Yan Kingdom, but it is inevitable that there will be dissatisfaction with the nobles, so I want you to reform the law and strengthen the country. No one avoids the rich and powerful.”

Furen didn't answer right away, but thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "I'm just the crown prince now, although my father-in-law doesn't care much now, most of the affairs of the court and China are left to me and my father-in-law, but if the name is not right It's not going well, I can't directly decide many things, so I can only promise you, if the changes you made in my fief are really effective, I will inherit the position of the monarch in the future, and when the whole country implements the reform and new policies, if there is any obstruction, I don't shy away from the rich and powerful, treat them equally and punish them all."

After listening to the convincing words, Xia Yu said, "You're right. You didn't make false promises, and you didn't promise something you can't do now. If you can say this clearly, I also believe that you will be able to keep your promise when you succeed to the throne in the future."

Convinced: "Is that all right?"

Xia Yu shook her head and said, "I have one last condition."

Convincing: "It's okay for you to talk."

Xia Yu took a slight breath, looked at the prince's convincing, and said: "If I follow you into Yan, then I will regard you as the master, and you need to regard me as a minister, not a nephew. To put it bluntly, I am not in charge of Nuan bed."

Convincing people's eyes widened instantly.

Xia Yu said: "Prince, I don't care how many people you find to warm your bed, how many side rooms you set up, and how many servants you have. I'm not responsible for the matter of the bed."

Furen seemed to have realized what Xia Yu said at this time, and was at a loss for a moment, his dark cheeks turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't have that kind of thought, I... Yu Gong, I hope we can be honest with each other. Get over the difficulties together, selfishly, I... I didn't do such a dirty job, okay!"

Xia Yu smiled and said, "That means you agreed."

Furen nodded with a blushing face, and said, "If you don't want to do this, I will never force you."

Xia Yu looked at the convincing person and said, "Is this really true?"

Furen calmed down slightly at this time, and heard Xia Yu's question, nodded solemnly, and said: "A gentleman can never follow a horse."

Hearing this, Xia Yu closed her eyes slightly. When she opened her eyes, she had restrained all her emotions and her expression was calm. Then she picked up a short dagger on the case table, cut her palm, and wrote the word "auxiliary" there. A bloody handprint was pressed on the brocade, and he said: "Xia Yu is telling the world that from today onwards, I, Xia Yu, will devote all my loyalty and wisdom to assist Prince Yan in subduing others, reforming the law, making Yan strong and the country strong, and after death, my lord Submitting people, if you don’t fail me, I will never fail you, I swear this oath with blood, if you break this oath, the world will hate it, and you will not die.”

Seeing Xia Yu swearing with blood on the palm of his hand, Furen was taken aback for a moment, and after listening to Xia Yu's oath word by word, Furen was silent for a long time, and then pulled out the sword at his waist.

Seeing the servant draw his sword, Qi Lu, who had been standing behind him all the time, stretched out his hand to press the sword vigilantly, but saw that Prince Yan cut his palm with the sword drawn by the servant, and also pressed a bloody handprint on the brocade with the word "购". Said: "I swear here, if Xia Yu can help me get rid of the evils, reform and strengthen Yan, I will be worthy of Xia Yu in this life, and if I break this oath, I will not face my ancestors."