In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Xia Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Master Ming?"

Li Jia smiled without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xia Yu felt that it was inconvenient to say anything more. After all, this was her own choice. Although she had met once, she was still not very familiar after all. Thinking of this, Xia Yu was slightly puzzled, and said: "Mr. So, what's the matter?"

Li Jia smiled and said: "Why, can't you just come here to catch up on the past? Speaking of which, I have been here for so long, and I haven't had a cup of water and wine with you." After speaking, he glanced around.

Xia Yu understood slightly, and said: "Although I am a visitor from Jin Dynasty, a sip of wine is still enough to entertain." Yan Bi stretched out his hand to signal Li Jia to enter the room, and at the same time, Qi Lu and Gu Zhucun were beside him preparing a banquet for each other.

When everyone was seated at the table and screened back to the left and right, only Yang Zhisun was left by Xia Yu's side, while a servant who was only sixteen or seventeen years old was left by Li Jia's side.

Xia Yu glanced at the low-browed and kind-eyed servant who was serving Li Jia's side, and knew that Li Jia would trust this person as much as he trusted Yang Zhisun if he didn't let him quit, so he didn't say much, and said bluntly: "Although you only have the same relationship with Mr. We met once, but I remember that Mr. is a straightforward person, and if you have something to say, then I will not beat around the bush, what is Mr.'s intention here?"

Li Jia took a sip of his wine, picked up vegetables with chopsticks and said, "Young Bao is really impatient, so let me have a few sips of wine and a few pieces of meat before we talk about business."

Xia Yu was concerned about Fu Ren, although Zhao Zhifu had clearly stated that he wanted to release him, but he was not afraid of [-], just in case. Anxiously, he said: "I am no longer the Shaobao of the Qi State, Mr. Li is careful."

Seeing Xia Yu's slightly annoyed expression, Li Jia didn't hold back anymore, and said, "Shaobao...no, Nezuo, do you intend to work for the Wei family?"

Xia Yu thought she had heard it wrong, blinked her eyes, and after a while she confirmed that what Li Jia said was what she thought she meant, and said, "Working for the Wei family? Sir...you are exaggerating the joke."

Li Jia raised his eyebrows and said: "Is it a joke? I don't think so. You see, I, the Wei family, am the Shangqing of the overlord country, and the Yan country is in danger. The so-called gentleman does not stand behind the wall, it is better to be inside." Let me help you to work for my Wei family."

Xia Yu smiled slightly upon hearing this, and said, "Okay."

Li Jia was taken aback, thinking he heard it wrong, and said, "You are telling the truth."

Xia Yu said: "Really, but there is one condition."

Li Jia frowned and said, "What condition?"

Xia Yu said: "My lord serves people who are virtuous, virtuous and generous. I am the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom. It is said that I would rather be a chicken head than a queen. If you are willing to help my lord, sir, I can also pack up and become a guest of the Wei family."

Li Jia didn't react at first, but after a while he understood the meaning of Xia Yu's words, he laughed, nodded at Xia Yu, and said, "Xia Yu, you are so cunning."

Xia Yu smiled lightly, and said, "I don't betray the Lord, just like a king doesn't betray Wei."

Li Jia sighed, and said: "I also know that in all likelihood there is nothing to do, but firstly, the Lord has entrusted me, so it is inconvenient to disobey, and secondly, I also want to meet my old friend."

Xia Yu said: "Seeing you now, are you disappointed?"

Li Jia shook his head and said: "Not disappointed, Prince Yan is lucky."

Xia Yu still wanted to say something, but Gu Zhucun rushed in and whispered in Xia Yu's ear: "The executive government wants us to pick up the prince."

Xia Yu was startled, she didn't expect Zhao Zhifu to fulfill the promise so quickly, and then wanted to get up, but immediately realized that Li Jia was still there, and at this time, the banquet for Li Jia was not over yet.

Li Jia saw Gu Zhucun saying something in Xia Yu's ear in a panic, Xia Yu's face changed immediately, and then he looked at himself, knowing what to do, and said: "It seems that the time to come down is not , come visit again next time.”

Xia Yu actually had a good impression of Li Jia, who was still meeting each other even though he only met once in the past. In Xia Yu's opinion, Li Jia was a very capable and good official. Convincing people to help, but the situation is unusual at this time, there is no time and leisure to chat, and said: "Today is urgent, Brother Li, don't take offense."

Li Jia laughed loudly, and said: "In today's troubled times, it is a rare fate for me and Nei Zuo to meet twice. I appreciate Nei Zuo, but it's a pity that we can't help a lord together, and we can't be ministers in the same palace."

Xia Yu was a little touched when Li Jia said this, but then said: "It's really rare to meet face in troubled times, so Brother Li, don't you mind telling me your real name and surname?"

Li Jia was startled, but then smiled, and said: "At that time, I was in Qi State, and I was a little tentative, so I didn't reveal my real name, and I didn't intend to deceive. I'm Li Kui."

Xia Yu felt a little familiar when he heard the name, but before he could reply, Gu Zhucun'a couldn't bear it any longer. He had to suffer for more than three months in the state of Jin in order to understand and rescue people. At this time, seeing that the executive government had notified them to pick up the people, but Xia Yu was still greeting the "insignificant" people, immediately a surge of anger rushed to his head, and he snorted heavily.

Li Jia, no, it should mean that Li Kui heard Gu Zhu Cun'a's cold snort, smiled, and saluted: "I really can't bother you anymore, so I leave."

Xia Yu got up to return the gift to see off the guests. Seeing the back of Li Kui going away, Xia Yu suddenly remembered why the name "Li Kui" sounded familiar. Wei Wenhou reused Li Kui's reform, making Wei the first country to dominate after the Warring States Period. strong country.

Xia Yu smiled helplessly. Li Kui is a talented prime minister and an expert in governing the country. It would be a great blessing if he could be kidnapped to help and convince others. Unfortunately, just like Xia Yu said just now, "I will not betray the master, but I will be like a king." Don't betray Wei", this Li Kui has already recognized the eldest son of Wei's heir as the master, how could he betray the master and vote for another.

Just when Gu Zhucun'a was eager to withdraw Xia Yu's sleeves and go to the governing government of the Jin Kingdom, Qi Lu, who was guarding outside, ran in in panic and said: "The news came from the country that Sun You and Qin Kai were defeated, the entire army was wiped out, and the Qi army We have crossed Yishui and are approaching Jidu."

Gu Zhucun'a was frightened dumbfounded, Qi Lu was also panicked, his family was in Jidu, and Xia Yu frowned when he heard the news, and murmured: "Why so fast? Sun You, Qin Kai It shouldn't be so incompetent."

Li Kui left the post house, gradually walked away, and immediately backed away slightly, waiting for the servant who was only sixteen or seventeen years old to approach, and the servant seemed to have relaxed at this time, and was no longer in Xia Yu's room. Eyebrows pleasing to the eye, said: "Sir, you have worked hard."

Li Kui smiled lightly and said, "I dare not call it hard work, but I have wronged you young master."

The young man whom Li Kui called the young master smiled and said, "I'm not wronged, um, I've heard that Xia Yu is good-looking, but when I saw her today, she was even more beautiful than I imagined..."

Li Kui frowned and said, "Young master, did you only see these?"

The young master smiled and said: "Sir, you are angry, sir, don't be angry, I went all this time to pretend to be a servant to follow my husband, not just to get the appearance of the legendary beauty, but to hear about Xia Yu from my family Kuangyan on Qitai, so I wanted to talk to him a few words, but I didn't think about the timing, but it was a bad luck."

Li Kui said: "When I went out just now, I saw Zhao's carriage arriving at the post house. I guess it might be that Zhao Zhifu wanted to release Prince Yan."

Hearing Li Kui mention Zhao Zhifu, the young master's eyes dimmed slightly, and he said, "Sir, do you think what Xia Yu said in Qitai, if Zhao Zhifu goes away, if our Jin country can't be united, Will it repeat the mistakes of 20 years ago, be dismembered and swallowed, will it really happen?"

Li Kui sighed slightly for the rest of his life, and said, "Master, why do you mind these things?"

The young master's expression showed a bit of bitterness that people who do not belong to his age would have, and said: "Sir, he values ​​me and is willing to recognize me as the master. I am really grateful, but... I am from Jin. The state of Jin has fallen, but... I don't have the slightest ambition to turn the tide like Zhao Zhifu and help the state of Jin, I just want to keep my Wei family able to continue to exist and survive in this troubled world."

Li Kui said: "Jin is in a place where there are four wars. There is Beidi in the north, Chu in the east, Qi in the east, and Qin in the west. If Jin is not strong, it will be swallowed up by the surrounding countries. What Xia Yu said is true." It is false, but the power of the king of the state of Jin is weak, and the position of the princes has been slowly formed for hundreds of years. It cannot be reversed by manpower. No matter how fierce the infighting is, young master, there are some things that need to be let go when you let go. The state of Jin cannot be saved by any one person."

The young master was silent for a moment, and then said: "I see Xia Yu as a warrior in the battlefield, and in politics, I heard that he is also very good at managing the family of Prince Yan in the country of Yan, sir, is this the case?" Is there no way to let Xia Yu come to my Wei family?"

Li Kui said: "Xia Yu can't come to assist the young master, just like I can't go to Yan to assist Prince Yan."

Xia Yu raised her hand to stop Qi Lu and Gu Zhu Cun'a who were in a panic, with a pensive look on her face, and then said to Gu Zhu Cun'a, "Who will the executive government send to contact us?"

Gu Zhu Cun'a was frightened by the news of Sun You and Qin Kai's defeat just now, and only then did he realize that Zhao Zhifu had sent people from the executive government to inform them that they could go pick up the soldiers. Gu Zhu Cun'a panicked and said: " By the way, I...it's Zhao Wuxie, Zhao Wuxie came in person...let's save the crown prince...save him, or else..."

Xia Yu looked calm, and said: "Teacher, you and Qi Lu stay here, I will pick up Furen, and when Furen comes back, we will return to Yan Kingdom immediately."

Guzhu Cun'a heard that Xia Yu refused to let him pick up the servant, and immediately jumped up, wanting to object, but saw Xia Yu sternly shouted: "Calm down first, don't act like a panic, Throw me the people of Yan Kingdom!"

Xia Yu has always respected and respected Gu Zhucun'a. After all, Gu Zhucun'a is a convincing teacher and the prince and tutor of the Yan Kingdom. No one yelled at him and was taken aback. When he realized that Xia Yu, a junior, was yelling at him, he was about to get angry, but he glanced at Xia Yu's face, his eyes were so cold that it could freeze water into ice. Scared back the anger that hadn't been uttered yet.

But after a while, Xia Yu also seemed to realize that she had overreacted a bit, calmed down slightly, and said: "Teacher, Qi Lu, you stay and wait for news from China. I will go to contact Zhao Wuxie and come back as soon as possible."

Qi Lu had calmed down since Xia Yu got angry just now, and now he naturally obeyed his orders obediently. Gu Zhucun's face was not good, but he didn't say much to object, as if he had acquiesced.

When Xia Yu went out and met Zhao Wuxie, he saluted repeatedly. Zhao Wuxie returned the salute, but he didn't waste too much energy on greetings, and said bluntly: "My father ordered that the situation in Yan State has changed, and it is not suitable for me to stay in Jin State. Prince Yan is a guest in Jin, and I will invite Nei Zuo to the place where Prince Yan is staying, and then send Prince Yan and Nei Zuo back to the country together."

Xia Yu saluted and thanked him, and said, "I have Lao Siqing."