In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Xia Yu came out from the side hall, which stunned the courtiers of Yan Kingdom who were still in the Taimiao.

You must know that although the Taimiao is the place where the emperors of the Yan Kingdom worshiped the spirits of the past dynasties, except for the family sacrifices of the Yan Kingdom’s clan, the Lord Yan led his courtiers to sacrifice in the Taimiao. He would not appear on such an occasion, so everyone was quite surprised that Xia Yu appeared in the Taimiao at this time.

Xia Yu naturally also saw the expressions of the courtiers at this time, but ignored the surprised expressions on the faces of the people at this time, slowly glanced at the people, with a calm expression, and said: "What Gongzheng said is to worry about our country of Yan. It is admirable, but there is a saying in the art of war, the value of soldiers is not the number of soldiers, this also applies to temples, the courtiers of the Yan Kingdom are not about the number of courtiers, but whether they are loyal or not. If the courtiers are not loyal to the country of Yan, they will not seek others Politics are nothing more than moths, and too many moths in a country will only speed up its demise.”

After hearing Xia Yu's words, Qin Bi disagreed, but did not dare to refute clearly. To be honest, Qin Bi was somewhat afraid of Xia Yu in his heart. There are many, so it is worth changing the topic, saying: "Qin Bi is stupid about the temple, and it is difficult to judge the pros and cons. It's just that Chidi is going south, Qi's army is going north, and our country of Yan is facing enemies on both sides. How to retreat from the enemy is the top priority. "

Hearing Qin Bi's words, Xia Yu raised her head slightly, her eyes were far away, she didn't know what she was thinking of, and after a long time, she said, "Dare to ask Gongzheng, do you think my country of Yan has been in crisis for several years, the supply of soldiers is insufficient, and the treasury is exhausted?" , Sitting on a land that is almost the same as that of Qi, but the national strength is very weak, what is the root cause?"

Hearing Xia Yu's question, Qin Bi frowned slightly. It is well known that Qi is strong and Yan is weak. At this time, Xia Yu suddenly picked up the whole topic and asked himself why. Qin Bi didn't know how to answer for a moment. It is worthwhile to prevaricate the words that the noble relatives of the Yan State often say: "My Yan State is different from the Qi State. It is located in the north and the crops are not abundant. Naturally, it is difficult to compete with the Qi State."

Xia Yu laughed when she heard Qin Bi's words, and said, "So if our country Yan surpasses Qi country in grain production, can we be stronger than Qi country?"

Qin Bi was at a loss for words for a while, but in fact the strength of the Qi State began with Guan Zhong assisting Duke Huan to dominate the hegemony. This is well known to all the princes in the world. Almost every monarch dreams of finding a good minister like Guan Zhong, but this is the kind of talent who can make a country prosperous with one person. , Can not be met, the rise and fall of a country is fundamentally determined by talents, and it is not determined by how much food the land produces.

Seeing that Qin Bi was trapped by Xia Yu, Situ Ye, who had a vengeance with Xia Yu for killing his son, couldn't hold back, snorted coldly, and said, "At this time, if Nezuo has time to target Gongzheng, why don't you think about it carefully?" How to retreat from the enemy."

Situ Ye's attitude was obviously a little rude, but Xia Yu's expression was not moved at all, but he clapped his hands to signal, and Wu Bao, who was behind him, saw Xia Yu's gesture and moved out two boxes according to the previous order, and placed them in front of the courtiers of the Taimiao .

Everyone looked at the two boxes. Wu Bao followed Xia Yu's order and opened them, only to find rice in one box and a man-made Wuyang steel sword in the other.

Seeing the two boxes, Qin Bi looked at Xia Yu with doubts in his eyes, and was a little puzzled by the behavior of the crown prince Neizuo at this time.

Ignoring everyone's doubts, Xia Yu stretched out his hand to grab a handful of rice from the box, then let it go slowly, letting the rice slip from his palm into the rice box, saying: "This is the rice I started from. The grain seeds collected by Chu State in the south have been carefully cultivated for three years, and the grain production in Fangcheng has almost doubled."

Xia Yu turned around and picked up the Wuyang steel sword in another box, pulled the tip out of the sheath, saw the cold light of the sword edge, Xia Yu held the sword and danced, suddenly the sword pointed directly at Situ Ye, looked at Situ Ye, and said : "Everyone knows the sharpness of the Wuyang steel sword, so I don't need to say anything if I think about it."

Situ Ye looked at the steel sword pointed at him, and there was a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, but then he slowly retracted, saying: "Everyone knows the sharpness of Wuyang steel sword, if there is no such With a sharp sword, the patriarchal concubine and elder uncle would not provoke the Zhongshan incident, but Wuyang has now been captured by the Qi State, and the Wuyang steel sword may never be heard."

Hearing Situ Ye's words, Xia Yu smiled, put the sword back into its sheath, and said, "If I can make the Wuyang steel sword, I can make other steel swords. I can make Fangcheng the granary of the Yan Kingdom. It can also make other places the granaries of Yan."

When Situ Ye heard this, he instantly became a little bit unbearably angry, and said, "This is the case with the state, don't you feel ashamed that Nezuo is showing off his skills?"

Xia Yu slapped the ground with the long sword in his hand, looked down at the rice and steel sword in front of him, then looked at Situ Ye, and said, "Do you think I'm showing off my abilities?"

Situ Ye frowned when he heard Xia Yu's question, but before he could speak, Xia Yu had already opened his mouth again. Standing in front of the tablets of the successive emperors of the Yan Kingdom in the Taimiao, he glanced at the courtiers and said, "It's like cabbage and radish. It would be unpalatable to cook with ordinary hands, but in the hands of a chef, it can turn decay into magic. The prosperity of the Yan Kingdom today lies in the virtuous king and the virtuous ministers, and in the prince and the loyal ministers who are loyal to the state of Yan. Although it is difficult, as long as the hearts of the people are not scattered, Yan Kingdom can be regarded as Fangcheng everywhere, and Wuyang everywhere."

Speaking of this, Xia Yu turned to look at Furen, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Gou Jian is a brave man. He was born together in ten years, and learned in ten years. Three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu. What Yue people can do, can we Yan people do it?" Can't you?"

Hearing this, Furen raised his head to look at Xia Yu, and looked at Xia Yu for a long time. Finally, Furen looked at all the courtiers and said: "Although the country is difficult, as long as there are loyal ministers and people in Yan Kingdom , can also prosper the country, what the Yue people can do, we Yan people can also do."

At this time, Qin Bi already somewhat understood Xia Yu's intention of saying so many words. It was just to strengthen the confidence of these courtiers who chose to follow the servants and move the country to the capital, so as not to let the morale collapse. Said: "What the prince said is very true. Although the country is in great difficulty, it can still prosper!"

Young Master Qi, who had been silent all this time, also came to his senses at this time, saying: "Although the country is in great difficulty, it can still prosper!"

With Qin Bi and Gongzi Qi leading the way, these courtiers who chose to follow and obey others said in unison: "Although the country is in great difficulty, it can still prosper!"

Fu Ren looked at these people who chose to follow him, his eyes were slightly moist. After a long time, Fu Ren took a deep breath, saluted with his hands, and bowed deeply to everyone, saying: "Fu Ren thanked you all loyal ministers at this time of crisis for the country. , do not abandon the country of Yan, and do not abandon the country."

Young Master Qi was a little at a loss when he saw that the courtier was saluting like a courtier, so he hurriedly returned the salute, saying: "Prince, you can't, how can the crown prince worship courtiers so much, isn't it a disorder of respect and inferiority?"

Furen shook his head, raised his hand to stop Young Master Qi from returning the salute, and said: "Everyone deserves the great gift of Furen, not only you can afford it, but at this time when Yan State is in danger, those who are loyal to Yan State should be treated as great gift I worship, my dignity is no longer above this, and I will not lose my face if I salute those who are loyal to the Yan Kingdom."

Because of the rush during this period, I have lost a lot of weight, and I have always had rough and dark skin. Standing here now, I think of a rough rock, but it is as hard as a rock, and there are sincere words. , and the emotion in his eyes could not be concealed, so that the courtiers were also moved, and they all bowed in return, saying: "I am willing to follow the prince, and I will have no regrets in life or death!"

After all the courtiers in the Taimiao retreated, seeing that there were no outsiders, Xia Yu directly said to the people: "The matter of retreating from Jidu to the east must be hurry up. Chi Di is getting closer and closer, and we must retreat as soon as possible. I have already ordered people to retreat." Spreading news in the city that the Qi army is going to massacre the city, the people are afraid of the Qi army, so it will be easier to mobilize and retreat.”

Listening to Xia Yu's words with a convincing expression, when Xia Yu said that the Qi army was going for a walk in the city to massacre the city, his brows frowned slightly, but then he recovered his expression of joy and anger, and said: "Mobilize the people Everything about food and grass needs to be fully prepared, how about the food and grass preparations?"

Xia Yu said: "There is not enough food and grass to fight the siege, but if we just move eastward, it will be enough to support farming until next spring."

Furen nodded, and said: "You have been in the palace for the past few days, although Ji Duling is my inner father's confidant, but there are 10,000+ people in Jidu, I don't feel at ease if I don't personally guard it." Said here, Furen paused, Turning his head to look at the spiritual seat of the kings of Yan Kingdom in the past, he murmured: "My country of Yan will not perish, and I will not let the country of Yan perish in my hands."

When returning to Yan Palace from Taimiao, Xia Yu had just arrived at the gate of the palace. Xia Yu saw Qi Lu pacing back and forth in a hurry. When he saw Xia Yu's car, he rushed over and said, "Master, you can come back." I'm in a hurry!"

Seeing Qi Lu's appearance, Xia Yu frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

Hearing this question, Qi Lu sized up the people around Xia Yu, hesitant to speak.

Seeing Qi Lu's appearance, Xia Yu knew that what he was going to say might not be suitable for outsiders to hear, so she said to the attendants beside her, "No one is allowed within a hundred steps."

The attendants and guards retreated a hundred steps after Xia Yu's order, Qi Lu came forward when he saw this, and said to Xia Yu: "Master, General Tian Shutian sent someone to enter the mansion."

Xia Yu was taken aback for a moment, as if she hadn't reacted.

Qi Lu didn't realize that Xia Yu was in a daze, but further explained: "I just left the Prince's Mansion today, passing by a tavern, and a drinker rushed out and spilled all the wine on me. I wanted to get angry, but I saw that My comrade in Pingyin City, he grabbed my sleeve and gave me winks, I dragged him into one of my houses in a moment of softness, and after a closer chat, I found out that he was sent by General Tian Shu. Lord, you sent the letter."

Xia Yu seemed to be in a daze, and it took him a while to realize what Qi Lu said, and said, "Ashu...do you have any news for Tian Shu to pass on to me?"