In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Zhongshan country.

A military report on a fast horse was delivered from the border to Zhongren City, and the soldiers who delivered the letter almost stumbled all the way back into the palace, rushed to the feet of Prince Zhongshan, and cried loudly: "Prince, our army is defeated, the whole army is wiped out! "

Prince Zhongshan, who was anxiously waiting for the military report in the palace, was stunned when he heard the news, and then grabbed the hem of the soldier who sent the message, and shouted violently: "Young master is happy!? The whole army is wiped out, the young master who is the commander-in-chief!" Hi!?"

The messenger scout wailed loudly and said, "General, general, you are dead in battle! Thousands of arrows pierced your heart and died!"

Prince Zhongshan was stunned, and unconsciously let go of the lapel of the messenger scout with both hands. At this moment, an eunuch from the back hall staggered out, and also threw himself at the feet of Prince Zhongshan, crying, saying: " Prince, the king is going up."

Before recovering from the news that Zhongshan's [-] troops were annihilated and commander-in-chief Gong Zixi was killed, he then learned that his father had collapsed. Prince Zhongshan's face was full of disbelief, and then his eyes darkened, and he collapsed. down.

The people around him were frightened to death. If the king died, if the prince had another good or bad thing, then the Zhongshan country would be in chaos. A group of people rushed to support the prince of Zhongshan, some cried, and some shouted. witch doctor.

At this time, Prince Zhongshan, who was struggling to open his eyes, squeezed out a word from his throat in a hoarse voice, "No...quick...carry me...carry me to see Gongsun Qi!" Finally, "Gongsun Qi" three The words are simply screamed.

Since Gongsun Qi survived the assassination more than a month ago, the guards in Gongsun Qi's mansion have been tightened several times, almost every three or five steps are guarded by guards.

When he learned that the crown prince came to the mansion, Gongsun Qi was recuperating on the couch in the back room leaning on a soft pillow. His chest was pierced by a sword. Every time I take the medicine, I feel groggy.

Prince Zhongshan rushed to the mansion in a panic. Hearing that Gongsun Qi was resting after drinking the medicine, he went straight into the dormitory without letting his servants inform him. When he saw that Gongsun Qi was about to get off the couch to salute, he rushed forward Stopped, said: "You don't have to do this, your body is important."

Gongsun Qi also knew that his body really couldn't stand such a torment, seeing the crown prince stopped him, he simply didn't force it anymore, panting and leaning on the soft pillow, sighed slightly, and said: "Why is the crown prince coming in person?"

Upon hearing this question, Prince Zhongshan's eyes turned red, and he said in a trembling voice, "Father Jun, you've collapsed."

Gongsun Qi was silent for a moment, and his eyes were in a daze for a moment. After a long time, he closed his eyes, and in his mind, he and the monarch who was still the prince at that time faced the corpses of the people who were massacred by the state of Jin, and faced the corpses of the people who were captured and lost by the state of Jin. In the country, the two swore to the sky that they would avenge the country; remembering the civil strife in Jin in the past, Qi Guojinggong sent envoys to join Zhongshan to dismember the Jin country. Ushering in a good opportunity for revenge; thinking of Zhong Xingyin, a descendant of Zhongxing Wu who broke Zhongshan in the past, came to ask for help, and the monarch wanted to kill him. If Zhifu, a man born out of nowhere, saves the Jin Kingdom from the brink of splitting, if he reorganizes the army and marches to the border of Zhongshan, there will still be the despair of himself and the monarch in the face of the invincible Zhao army.

That big defeat, the defeat to the Jin State, the defeat to Zhao Jun, and the defeat to Zhao Zhifu, was unforgettable and painful.

The smoke and clouds of the past floated before his eyes one by one, and then, Gongsun Qi finally gave a desolate and wry smile, swallowing the friendship between the monarch and his ministers, and the sorrow of the weak country, and clenched his powerless fist slightly, saying: "What else?"

Embarrassment, guilt, pain, anger and other complex emotions appeared on Prince Zhongshan's face. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master Xi led an army of [-] to attack Yan State, and the entire army was wiped out. Young Master Xi was captured."

Gongsun Qi suddenly raised his head to look at Prince Zhongshan, because the movement was too fast and the wound was involved, he couldn't help panting again, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, so scared that Prince Zhongshan hurried forward to help and comfort him.

Gongsun Qi panted for a long time before calming down slightly. He leaned on the soft pillow and looked at Prince Zhongshan with a sour wry smile on his face, and said, "Prince, I remember that your inner father once widely The princes of the world were invited to send envoys to watch the ceremony, but none of the princes of the Central Plains paid any attention to it. Even Qi, which had an alliance agreement with me in Zhongshan in the past, did not send envoys to return. I think you have always been very concerned about this matter, right? ?”

Prince Zhongshan blushed slightly, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, those princes, they look down on us at all!"

Gongsun Qi sighed and said: "Of course the princes of the Central Plains look down on us, because we are from the Beidi Xianyu tribe. In the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, we are barbarians, no different from animals."

Hearing these words, Prince Zhongshan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Gongsun Qi didn't pay attention to the Prince's expression, but sneered and said, "So what if they look down on us! Why didn't they look down on Chu State back then and reprimanded Chu State as a barbarian, and then, after so many years, Chu State Calling yourself a king, being rebellious and unruly, isn’t it okay? It’s still a big country that the princes of the world respect! The princes of the Central Plains are full of etiquette and morality, but they don’t attack each other! In this world, in the final analysis, all etiquette and benevolence are fake It’s all about strength, as long as the national strength is strong enough, even barbarians are enough to make the world look up.”

Prince Zhongshan was silent. In his impression, Gongsun Qi, who is proficient in the etiquette and classics of the Central Plains, has always been gentle, courteous and full of aristocratic demeanor. Now that he exploded in front of him, the prince Zhongshan, who was originally very angry, calmed down a little. : "I heard that you suggested to Junfu to follow the example of the princes of the Central Plains to implement the ritual system."

Gongsun Qi heard the prince's question, of course he knew what the prince meant, smiled lightly, and said: "It was my suggestion, the prince thinks that the ritual system is just a vain text that is proclaimed? No, the ritual system is a Chinese system, and I propose to reform it. Our system, learning the etiquette of the princes of the Central Plains, is because since I, Xianyu, have settled in the Central Plains, farming and resting, then we must learn the etiquette system, because only this system can help us survive."

Prince Zhongshan listened to Gongsun Qi's words silently, and finally said: "My Zhongshan country should have a general plan for governing the country, and this general plan for governing the country is probably already in Qing's heart."

Prince Zhongshan paused for a moment, then looked at Gongsun Qi, and said, "I would like you to be the head of all my ministers and entrust state affairs to you, but how can we solve the current predicament?"

Gongsun Qixing looked at Prince Zhongshan with complicated eyes, and said for a long time, "The way to solve the problem right now is not in Zhongshan, but in Qi."

Prince Zhongshan asked suspiciously, "Qi State?"

Gongsun Qidao: "Yes, Qi State, in fact, Zhongshan State and Yan State have no grievances in the past and have no enmity in recent days. This time, if we send envoys to inquire clearly, I don't think the two countries will meet each other. But now Now that we have met each other, don't think about the past, and regretting is useless. Now we stand still, on the one hand, carefully guard against the Yan State's pursuit of the victory and invade our Zhongshan State, and on the other hand, wait for the Qi State to move. Qi State and Our country has agreed to attack Yan, and Zhongshan has been defeated, but if Qi really does attack Yan at this time as agreed, then Yan will never take care of us. After all, Qi is his mortal enemy. The idea of ​​wantonly attacking the northern part of Qi State, not to mention the current Qi State ruling and the private enmity of Prince Yan.

So, we don't move, wait for Qi State to move, if Qi State does not move, then we will immediately send people to ask Yan State for peace, bow our heads, admit our mistakes, as long as we avoid war with Yan State, and avoid making enemies on both sides of Zhongshan, no matter how humiliating we are We must bear it and follow the example of Gou Jian. "

While listening to Gongsun Qi's analysis, Prince Zhongshan's eyes began to brighten gradually, and finally they were full of ambition. Prince Zhongshan nodded and said, "Your words are very kind."

Qi State, executive government.

Mrs. Tian Zhao was looking at the chessboard alone thinking about the remaining game of the chess game with Tian Xiang a few days ago. While holding on to the chess piece, she said to the human who was waiting for an answer: "I know what you want to say. You are afraid that the ruling will know it later. You want to hate me for this matter, but you and I think differently, if this matter is not done, I am afraid that it is unknown whether I will be able to accompany the ruling party as the official assistant in the future."

Those who waited quietly for Mrs. Tian Zhao's reply remained silent, and finally bowed and retreated.

When the man retreated, Tian Zhao slowly put down the chess piece in his hand, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then unconsciously said to himself: "There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees, and you don't know if your heart pleases you."

Immediately, as if realizing what he had said unconsciously, Tian Zhao smiled wryly, and threw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, no longer in the mood to think about the endgame.

The border city of Yan State.

The sky was dark, with black clouds pressing down on the city, strong winds, and streaks of silver and white lightning pierced the sky from time to time, and the rainstorm was approaching.

Seeing the color of the sky, Wu Bao said to Xia Yu who was counting the prisoners, "Master, go back to the mansion, it looks like it's going to rain heavily."

Xia Yu looked at the sky and felt that the storm was coming, and there was no need to brave the heavy rain to count the prisoners, so she said to Marquis Yan in the army, "Move these prisoners indoors, I don't want these slaves to fall ill before they are transported back to the country."

Hou Yan responded with "No" and went to mobilize his men to move the prisoners.

At this time, the wind was stronger, Xia Yu, Wu Bao and his party hurried back to the Chinese Army's mansion before the rainstorm arrived, and as soon as they entered the mansion, Qi Xun stepped forward and reported back and forth: "Master, Qi Quan is here to send food and grass."

The state treasury of Yan State was clinking poorly, although some grain and grass were sent, but the grain was rotten and not enough, so there was nothing wrong with it, so the prince's mansion had to transport grain from Fangcheng at its own expense.

Originally, the shortage of grain and grass was a taboo in the army, and it should be a good thing to escort the grain and grass in time, but Qi Xun clearly saw that Xia Yu's movements froze at this time, his face was pale, and the emotions in his eyes were so complex and heavy that Qi Xun I can't tell if it's joy or anger or doubt or sadness.

However, the strangeness at that moment flashed so fast that Qi Xun wondered if he was dazzled, because soon Xia Yu quickly took off the cloak that was covering him as he walked into the hall of the mansion, and then handed it to the following attendants, Said: "Qi Zhi is fast enough. This matter is well done, and I deserve a reward. By the way, I told Qi Zhi some time ago that he should take over his family from Qi State. Do you know how he handled this matter? ?”

Qi Zhi was sent to Xia Yu by the nephew of Tian Biao, the old Grand Master of the State of Qi. The reason why Qi Zhi was willing to accompany Xia Yu into Yan was because he thought that although his family had been in charge of the Grand Master's Mansion, the seat had already been inherited by the eldest son. , wanting to change an errand for the second son by accompanying Xia Yu into Yan Kingdom.I never imagined that when I entered Yan State, Xia Yu would entrust me with the important task of being in charge of the whole city. However, Qi Zhi’s family members in Qi State, because the grand master Nei Zuo passed away, the land was taken back to the Tian clan, and the new lord was unwilling to use it. The old man of the Grand Master's Mansion relieved Qi Zhi's sons from their errands, and the life of Qi Zhi's family became sad. Comparing the two, Qi Zhi naturally wanted to take all the sons of the family over to live a good life together.

Qi Zhi reported the matter to Xia Yu, and Xia Yu agreed. After all, Qi Zhi's position in Yan State is becoming more and more important. Xia Yu didn't bother to ask any more questions when he received a convincing letter, so Xia Yu asked Wu Bao if he knew whether Qi Zhi had brought his family to Yan.

Wu Bao blinked and said: "I heard from people in the mansion that Qi Zhi took his family to Wuyang."

Xia Yu was silent for a while, and then said: "You go and let Qi Zhi come over. Before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass, the food and grass are important, so you must check them carefully before putting them in the warehouse."

Wu Bao came down as ordered, while Xia Yu stood in front of the desk, closed his eyes, clenched his fists tightly, and finally took a deep breath, caressing the desk slowly, and sat on the desk.

Clenching his fist tightly, Xia Yu swears to the god who doesn't know if it really exists. If there is nothing wrong today, then he will go to Jin State immediately, find Fu Ren, and drag him back from Jin State. He must complete the task, it is not his fault.

The author has something to say: After reviewing, I think there are some problems with my writing in these chapters:

It was originally a big melee situation, because I personally don’t like Zhongshan and Zhishi, and I don’t want to spend too much time describing these two parties, so the description of the two parties here is very rough and brief, which directly leads to the unbalanced structure of these chapters and the rhythm. It's a bit messy, it didn't express the tension of a big melee, but it was limited like a script, very loose.

Well, the amount of work to go back and change the text is too big, and I'm afraid that the changes will get worse, so I can only do this, but I will pay attention to it later, and I won't describe it so crudely.