In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

After the ceremony, the princes from all over the world came this time with great difficulty. Naturally, it is impossible to just pat their buttocks and go back. Naturally, there will be banquets and so on. The so-called dinner party has a long history in Chinese tradition. Things have to be settled at the dinner, which has been the case since ancient times, but the difference is that Zhou Tianzi's dinner with guests will have a nice name, such as feast and so on.

The Kingdom of Yan has just been crowned as the overlord. According to the etiquette, the status is only a little lower than the emperor of Zhou. At the banquet, the position of the king of Yan is the highest position below the emperor, and the side of the emperor, according to the ancient etiquette, it should have belonged to all countries. However, over the years, especially since Guan Zhongfu Duke Huan of Qi became the hegemony, foreign ministers have been in power, so the seat next to the monarch has gradually become vacant, and the seat next to the monarch has gradually been left empty. Sitting sideways has changed to sitting in the middle, which was originally reserved for the air conditioner of the country, but it has gradually disappeared completely, and the seat behind the monarch, the first place for the courtiers is usually the domestic prime minister and the ruling, indicating that this person is domestic Power under one person over ten thousand people.

But in this era, the so-called collapse of etiquette and music, whoever has the biggest fist has the final say. Guan Zhongfu Duke Huan ruled the hegemony, setting up the pattern of foreign ministers in power. Yan Junfu dominates today, and he insists on restoring ancient rituals , Yan Guoguo is also a person with real power who can lead troops to return to the court to govern the country. Naturally, whether it is the emperor of Zhou or the princes of other countries, they are also good at doing good. The honor of the first official of the Yan Kingdom is Xia Yu.

In order to take care of the overlord's face, the court officials of the emperor of Zhou naturally asked the queen to come out and accompany the emperor when the overlord behaved like this, but the princes of other countries were embarrassed. He brought his courtiers, but he did not bring his own king, so he had to leave the seats on the side of the case empty. It's quite embarrassing, I can't turn around and talk to the courtiers behind me throughout the banquet.

I don't know if it was to alleviate the embarrassment, the king of Lu raised his glass to toast, and said: "Wei Guangzai, Bo Guo helped the country, restored the universe, and rescued the clan. Today's grand ceremony is recorded in the history books. However, there is one more thing. It’s a pity to do it.”

Furen had already picked up his wine glass and prepared to return the gift, but when he heard Lu Jun say this, he was slightly surprised: "What is the regret that Duke Lu said?"

Lu Jun said with a smile: "When Zhao Zhifu was in the past, the Jin State once wanted scholars from all over the world to enter Jin Dynasty to argue and debate. The world called it a prosperous age. Now the king is hegemony, so we should emulate it."

Furen felt a little surprised, he didn't expect Lu Jun to bring this up, before he could reply, Xia Yu had already whispered in his ear, at this moment everyone in the hall involuntarily fell silent, The princes of all countries stared at the communication between Furen and Xia Yu without any trace, knowing that at this moment, the decisions of these two people might be related to the interests of the princes of all countries, so they must be very concerned.

Because everyone focused on Fu Ren and Xia Yu, the conversation and toasting each other naturally stopped unconsciously. The originally very noisy and lively hall suddenly became quiet except for the bells, drums, rituals and music.

The power of the overlord is so great that it makes the onlookers look sideways.

What Xia Yu said in a low voice is roughly as follows: Now that our expansion is so fast, the military and the government actually need a lot of talents to join the Yan council. Moreover, many of the generals in the court are very old. I'm afraid that when Qian'er succeeds to the throne, there will be fewer available people in his hands. It is also good to call the world's scholars into Yan and select some capable talents to serve as Qian'er's backup.

After listening to Xia Yu's words, Furen felt reasonable, so he nodded and said yes, and discussed with Xia Yu again, if he really wanted to call the world's scholars into Yan, how should the procedures be arranged, etc. After the final decision, Furen turned his head Raising a glass of wine, he said to Lu Jun, "Goodness Lu Jun, my country of Yan will send scholars from all over the world to Yan, but this move by the country of Yan is not the same as that of the country of Jin in the past. Yes, if there are people in the world who realize that they have the ability to govern the country, talents on the battlefield, and practical talents, they can come to my country of Yan as much as they want, and my country of Yan is the only one who can do it."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a lot of discussion in the palace. The monarchs in the palace heard this statement, and the courtiers accompanying the monarchs heard this statement, which was equivalent to making a free "advertisement" and spreading it widely. In this era of underdeveloped communications, Convincing people to say this on this occasion is equivalent to announcing the world in disguise.

The princes of all countries discussed for a while, but after a while, they all toasted the servants and said: "You are worthy, Mr. Yan, you are the only one!"

Just when Yan State met with the princes in Zhoudi, and all the countries were praised as sages, and the scenery was infinite, the days of Qi State's court were relatively gloomy.

In this meeting of the feudal lords, the emperor sent a letter to Yan Yibo, but did not invite Qi State. It is very simple. Qi State was originally entrusted to the Jiang family by the king of Zhou. , the foundation is solid, but the Tian family is still rebellious after all, and Zhou Tianzi, who still nominally maintains the system of ritual, music, and inferiority, naturally cannot invite a rebel to join the alliance. At this moment, it can be said that it is the only big country that is still barely contending with Yan, but Qi is not invited to form an alliance.

Although even the invited monarchs may not necessarily follow behind Yan and embarrass Qi. For example, Lu, who borders Qi, has been suppressed and beaten by Qi. No matter whether Qi is Jiang or Tian There has been no change in the administration of the family, but will the National Assembly of Lu embarrass the State of Qi along with the State of Yan?The country of Lu, who had already been beaten by the country of Qi, did not suddenly become bold because of a meeting.

This is the case, but the so-called power is actually very wonderful. When the surrounding countries of Qi State participated in the alliance and recognized the supremacy of Yan State, Qi State, which was excluded from the outside, had a faint feeling of being excluded. Excluded from the "power" of other countries, and Qi people also have a faint feeling that the surrounding countries are not the same as themselves, and they are all embarrassed by themselves.

And when this emotion was spreading in the court of Qi State, Shen Zili, who was still in Qi State, immediately asked Tian Xiang to see him, and solemnly reported: "Yan State, the surname is Ji, and now Yan State is prosperous, and the royal family must be happy." , the ruling Tian family also, the matter of chasing the emperor, the Zhou family has always had a lot of criticisms, and now Yan Guo sent envoys to pay tribute to the royal family, it must be like the Jin Guowen official affairs in the past, the emperor gave the uncle, the position of the overlord is different, and the trend of the world has changed Also, the State of Qi must deal with it, otherwise, catastrophe is imminent."

Tian Xiang looked gloomy, looked at Shen Zili for a long time, and said, "What's your plan?"

Shen Zili looked at Tian Xiang, and said slowly: "Let's launch the Northern Expedition."

Tian Xiang sneered, and said, "I think you want us, Qi and Yan, to conquer each other, consume national strength, and buy time for Han, Zhao and Wei to breathe."

Shen Zili was very calm, and said: "Yes, I am indeed planning for Han, Zhao and Wei, but also for the Qi State." Because the Jin State in the past has been divided into five parts, and the Jin State's former monarch Ji Chiu is now starting a new one. The name of the country is still Jin, and Zhou Tianzi indirectly recognized the status of Han, Zhao, Wei and Zhi to some extent, and Shen Zili, who was entrusted by Wei Si to envoy Qi, can no longer call himself an envoy of Jin, so he also calmly I came here for the benefit of Han Zhaowei.

Tian Xiang said coldly: "The morale of the Yan Kingdom is at its peak at this time. I am afraid that the situation will be unfavorable for Qi to send troops at this time."

Shen Zili sighed, and said: "The government is wrong. The current state of Yan seems to be in good shape, but it is also when they are at their weakest. The expansion of Yan is too fast, and the army is scattered in the cities they newly occupied. At this time, the northern land of Yan State is the most empty. If they do not attack Yan State at this time, they will digest all the land they have swallowed. In addition, in the name of the overlord who is now occupied by Yan State, Qi State will send troops in the future, and the situation will only be worse than today. worse."

Tian Xiang was noncommittal when she heard Shen Zili's distraction, her expression was still gloomy, but she remained silent.

When Shen Zili was persuading Tian Xiang to send troops, after a series of ceremonial banquets in Zhoudi and foreign exchanges resumed, the princes of all countries almost returned to their respective homes, and the new overlord Yan Guo who was the most popular in this grand ceremony and the country Wu also naturally wanted to return to the country, and almost on the way back to the country, Fu Ren and Xia Yu received a report from the National Army: "Yaogu rebellion."

And just about a day after this military report was delivered to Xia Yu and Furen, Furen and Xia Yu immediately received the second military report from the middle school: "Mr. The whole Yaogu clan."

When receiving the second military report, Fu Ren and Xia Yu looked at each other and smiled, and Fu Ren sighed: "My son is not bad, but his temperament is a little gloomy."

Xia Yu said indifferently: "Qian'er's disposition was originally very well-behaved and kind-hearted, unbearable to be reserved for, but the things in his early years were too stimulating. Although he changed his disposition, forbearance and forbearance, like Lu Shijian, it was inevitable that he became extreme and cruel. Some, I can’t blame him.”

When this matter was mentioned, Furen became a little embarrassed. Gong Ziqian's temperament changed drastically. After all, it was the plague that broke out in Endless City. In order to calm people's hearts, Furen ordered that the sick must be isolated and not spread around to infect others. The nobles in the country should take the lead in setting an example. When the plague broke out in the palace, and several of his sons were also infected with the disease, he also gave orders to do so. When Xia Yu hurried back from the inspection tour, he and the servants presided over the control of the plague. He also led the doctor himself into the yard where the young masters were isolated, and took care of them so hard that he took back the life of young master Qian.

Gong Ziqian has also changed his mind since then, so when Xia Yu mentioned this time, Furen couldn't help being embarrassed and guilty, but he felt embarrassed and guilty at any time, but if he did it again, Furen would still be so decisive.

Seeing the embarrassment on the servant's face, Xia Yu sighed, and didn't want to go through the old accounts, so he said: "The matter of summoning the world's scholars to enter Yan is known to all countries, and taking advantage of this situation, I moved the capital of Yan Kingdom to offer sacrifices. Let’s arrange the rituals together, so as to amplify the power of our country of Yan.”

Convincing people nodded like pounding garlic, said: "This statement is right, it should be as Guochu said."

Xia Yu saw Furen's dog-legged appearance at this time, looked at the sky silently, and thought: This guy doesn't look like the overlord of the world, he is clearly a second-hand husky.

Xia Yu and Furen went all the way back to the country of Yan, and when they needed to set up camp on the way, they had already entered the border of the country of Yan on this day, when the weather was very windy and thunderstorm, and it rained heavily in an instant, Xia Yu, Furen and his party couldn't do it. Let's go again and rest in this city.

Xia Yu and Furen brought more than [-] random guards, and it took time to resettle them. The city guard here has given up the official office for the monarch and Guochu to live in. Xia Yu will be busy with the resettlement of casual soldiers and soldiers. Finished, exhausted, coupled with the roar of thunder and lightning in the sky, Xia Yu reached out his hand to shut down the system interface that had been popping up to indicate that there was high-energy interference.

Before reaching out to close the transparent interface, Xia Yu glanced at the information about whether to choose to return, lost her mind slightly, and finally sighed and shut down the system.

When shutting down the system, Xia Yu said silently in her heart: Let's talk about it later, later, not now.

And it was also on this day that Shen Zili stood outside the General of Qi's mansion for an entire hour, letting the pouring rain pour over him. into the house.

Every time when Shen Zili changed to dry clothes, the elders led Shen Zili into the main room, and as soon as Shen Zili stepped into the main hall of today's General's Mansion and the former Grand Master's Mansion, he saw that he was sitting on the main seat. After the case, Tian Shu was cleaning his sword.

The sword in Tian Shu's hand is not ordinary at first glance. Under the light of the candlelight, the green-cold sword edge almost stabs people's eyes. Tian Shu, who is holding this sharp sword, is also like this sword. , the whole body was turned cold, and the murderous intent was pressing. Seeing Shen Zili entering the hall, without lifting his head, he said flatly, "Give me a reason not to kill you."

Shen Zili sneered, and said: "If you kill me, the state of Qi will not get better. If you don't kill me, I can give you a way to help the state of Qi get out of the predicament. You used my method. I am willing to kill myself to vent the anger of the general."

Tian Shu put the sword that was being wiped in his hand on the case table, looked up at Shen Zili, the murderous intent hadn't diminished in the slightest, Tian Shu actually raised his eyebrows and smiled under the lingering murderous intent, and said: "How to do it?" I want it, I want your life too."

Hearing Tian Shu's words, Shen Zili stood silently for a long time, bowed profusely, and said, "My life is not a pity, but please listen to me, General."

Looking at Shen Zili coldly, Tian Shu said with some disgust: "Say."

Shen Zili didn't make any detours, and said directly: "Lead the army northward to attack Yan."

Tian Shu raised his eyebrows, and said to Shen Zili in a contemptuous tone that was almost teasing, "Is this your idea?"

Shen Zili took a deep breath and said, "Qi State must have a battle with Yan State, but timing is the key to this battle."

Tian Shu's brows were full of indifference towards Shen Zili, as if he hadn't seen this person in front of him at all, and said indifferently: "If our national power of Qi has an overwhelming advantage over Yan, I still have the confidence to compete with Yan. In the first battle, but the state of Yan is currently in a state of power, and I lead the army to the north, no matter whether it is against Yan Jun Furen or Ah... or Yan Guoguo Xia Yu, I am not sure of victory."

Shen Zili nodded, and said: "The strategy I presented, the key point of victory or defeat, is no longer a battlefield, but a divisive word."

Tian Shuman raised his eyebrows coldly, and said, "Divorce?"

Shen Zili nodded and said: "Yes, if Qi Guo listens to me and fights Yan Guo, the person who leads the army to the north must be a general. As for you, it is best if you win the battle. battlefield."

Hearing this, Tian Shu's killing intent was so strong that he was about to overwhelm him. Seeing Shen Zili, Tian Shu sneered and said, "You killed Ayu, do you still want to come and kill me?"

Hearing this, Shen Zili sighed, and said: "In the past, I was hostile to the general and the Qi State, each for its own sake and due to its due. Today I want the general to die in battle because... General, only you die. , Only by ensuring that you die in the hands of Yan Junfu, can you separate the court of Yan Kingdom. The prosperity of Yan Kingdom today depends on the harmony between the inside and the outside, because the monarch wants to make peace with the country and the outside world, so that the internal and external officials can cooperate seamlessly. And once there is a rift between the monarch of the Yan Kingdom and the king, the court of the Yan Kingdom will inevitably be divided, internal struggles will arise, and it will inevitably be powerless to expand externally."

Hearing Shen Zili's distraction behind him, Tian Shu remained silent for a while, looking down at the sword on his desk, Tian Shu's expression was somewhat bewildered, as if recalling some very distant times when he was young. day.

On the day when Shen Zili and Tian Shumi talked, it was raining and thundering. Xia Yu, who felt that everything was going well after a busy day and felt relieved after dominating the alliance, went to bed early, so he missed some of his original work. Information that should not be missed.

The so-called blunders, that's it.