In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

When Xia Yu entered Zhi's mansion, he brought the taciturn Yang Zhisun with him, and left Qi Lu to wait outside. When he left Zhi's mansion, he saw Qi Lu pacing back and forth restlessly. , lowered his voice and said to Xia Yu: "Master, Wu Bao sent a message that Tian Shu led his army to march northward, sweeping the Yan Kingdom's defenders along the way, and has reached the south bank of Yishui, separated from the elite led by Sun You and Qin Kai. confrontation.

Xia Yu was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, and said, "It's so fast."

Qi Lu's inner room just gave him a son, Qi Lu naturally cared about the country of Yan, so he couldn't hold back when he received the news.

Xia Yu closed her eyes and meditated slightly, and then said: "Notify Qi Xun to take out the important things in Fangcheng and transport them back to the Prince's Mansion. The guards are tight, and everything will be discussed after the prince and I go back."

After finishing speaking, seeing Qi Lu's anxious expression, Xia Yu reached out and patted Qi Lu's shoulder, saying: "I know you care about your family, don't worry, we will definitely go back before the Qi army goes north to Jidu, even if It's too late for us to go back, I have ordered Wu Bao to deal with it, your family will be fine.

Hearing this, Qi Lu felt relieved slightly in his throat, and asked, "Lord, what should we do now?"

There was some other meaning in Xia Yu's eyes, and he said, "Go see Gu Zhucun."

Gu Zhucun came to Yan State not as an official envoy, but for "activities". To put it bluntly, he came to bribe. He sent Guzhu Cun'a to "go to the relationship" to see if he could let the courtiers of the Jin Dynasty who were close to the Yan Kingdom say a few words in front of Zhao Zhifu, so that Zhao Zhifu calmed down and let the convincing people go.

By the time Xia Yu entered the Jin Dynasty, Gu Zhucun'a had gone back and forth to the back doors of many courtiers of the Jin Kingdom. Of course, the one who ran the most was Shen Zili's mansion, which naturally cost a lot, but there was no clear news. Hearing the news that the State of Qi sent a large army to the north to attack Yan, Gu Zhucun was really anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and his mouth was full of blisters during this period of time.

During this day, Guzhu Cun'a once again brought a generous gift to the house of a side branch of the Han family to ask for an audience, intending to let the Han family get on the line of the head of the Han family. You must know that Han and Zhao have always been friends. If Patriarch Han could open his mouth to intercede for the servant, maybe Zhao Zhifu would forgive him.

Gu Zhu Cun'a thought very well, but the reality was not so satisfactory.

He was just a descendant of the Han family who was a doctor and official. After receiving the gift, when he met Gu Zhucun, he was very courteous, and he talked and laughed. Well, Gu Zhu Cun'a is a scribe, and he's always been good at etiquette and rhetoric, but at this moment, the situation doesn't allow him to talk about these empty words with others here, and he has to talk back and forth. Gu Zhu Cun'a is very impatient, but can he turn his face , forced a smile to last until the banquet was over and exited.

Full of anger, full of humiliation, full of depression, full of anxiety, Guzhu Cun'a couldn't describe how difficult this period was, but when he returned to the posthouse where he stayed and saw the visitor, all these complicated emotions were temporarily relieved. Forget it.

Lone Zhucun looked at the person in front of him in surprise, and blurted out: "Xia Yu...ah... no, Nezuo, why are you here?"

Xia Yu looked at Gu Zhucun'a, and said, "Why, Taifu doesn't want to see me?"

Guzhu Cun'a said: "No...it's just too surprised. When I came to Jin Dynasty, I was with you..." Gu Zhucun'a came to Xia Yu and was still seriously injured and unconscious. Standing in front of him leisurely, how could he not be surprised.

Xia Yu didn't talk nonsense to Gu Zhu, and said directly: "The alliance of princes is near."

Guzhu Cun'a nodded, and said: "Yes, the princes of the world, Qin, Song, Wei, Zheng and other monarchs have all come here personally, and even Chu has sent envoys. It is said that Zhao Zhifu invited the world's scholars to Jin, Before this feudal lord's alliance banquet, there will be a debate about entering the Jixia Academy of Qi State."

As a scribe, it has been like this for decades, no, maybe it is a rare event in hundreds of years. Gu Zhucun'a can't say that he is not excited, he can't say that he doesn't want to participate, but at this time the state of Yan is in a critical situation. In such an environment, Lone Bamboo Cun A Yu Gong is the Grand Tutor of the Yan Kingdom, and Yu Private is the teacher of convincing people, how can he still have the mind to pay attention to this grand event of contention.

Xia Yu said: "This time the alliance of princes has no place for Yan."

Guzhu Cun'a wryly smiled, and said: "Originally the Jin-Yan alliance, this time the Zhao family and our Yan State alliance fainted before and after the alliance of princes. There is no place for me in Yan Kingdom."

Xia Yu's eyes were far away, and his thoughts drifted away, and he said: "There is no need to look for other people. No one in the Jin country can talk about Zhao Zhifu's master. Zhao Zhifu's orders can only be revoked by Zhao Zhifu himself. Let's go to Zhao Zhifu and ask him to release him."

Gu Zhucun's mouth couldn't close, and he said, "Let's go to Zhao Zhifu? I have been in Jin for so long and tried every means to see Zhao Zhifu, but I was rejected! It would be great if I could see him, but I just can't. !"

Xia Yu turned to look at Gu Zhu Cun'a, and said: "The princes will be in an alliance, and scholars all over the world will argue and argue, Zhao Zhifu will definitely be here."

Gu Zhu Cun'a really wanted to step forward and silently pat Xia Yu's head, but he was confused because of the wind and cold, and said, "Of course Zhao Zhifu is here in the alliance of princes, except for no one in the world who is qualified to preside over the alliance where the monarchs of all countries gather. "

Xia Yu said: "That's right, so I want to find Zhao Zhifu, and we will go to the princes' meeting."

Lone Zhucun Aman was surprised, and said: "Participate in the alliance of princes? How do we participate? We...will be stopped before we get close to the high platform of the alliance."

Xia Yu said: "You don't need to worry about this, someone will let us in then."

After a pause, Xia Yu turned to Qi Lu and said, "Go and prepare me a blanket that is two feet square, covered with white silk, and a pen and ink. I want to give Zhao Zhifu, the only man in the world, a meeting gift."

The sky is dark, dark clouds are overwhelming the city, and the wind and rain are about to come.

With a solemn military appearance and a neat phalanx, more than a hundred thousand people dragged out a regular team in the wilderness, advancing silently, wherever they passed, the birds and beasts fled, and the Yan people fled when they heard the wind.

Beside the advancing phalanx, Tian Shu was riding a horse at this time, staring at the Qi army advancing, and Jiang Duo beside him said: "General, we are approaching Yishui soon."

Looking at this huge army, Tian Shu said: "Order the five-color cavalry to patrol back and forth, and the scouts to closely check the surroundings to prevent the Yan army from sneaking in."

Jiang Duo took the lead and said, "No."

In Fangcheng, Qi Xun got the news that more than [-] troops from Qi State had approached Yishui. On the south side of Yishui, the cities on both sides of Jishui that Qi State and Yan State had repeatedly fought for were quietly captured by Tian Shu.

This is not surprising. Yan State is far less prosperous than Qi State, and its population is relatively sparse. In the past few years, there have been successive wars, and the young and strong in the country have been killed and injured. The wealth is very rich and the population is also large. In addition, Xia Yu's strategy of retreating from the enemy in Qi Dynasty was appropriate. The people of Qi did not lose too much and won a few crucial battles. .

At this time, Yan State's defenses on both sides of the Jishui River are almost empty. In addition, Prince Shifu, the pillar of the Yan State Army, is not there. The army's morale is lax and has no fighting spirit. expected.