In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Left General's Mansion.

Tian Xu prepared a sumptuous banquet, and Shen Zili and Shen Zili had a case together, had a drink together, served a noble first, and then said: "Now that the government's general order has been issued, sir, can you tell me exactly how to defeat Tian Shu? .”

Shen Zili held the copper chopsticks and was about to pick up the rotten stewed duck meat, when he heard Tian Xu's words, he put down the copper chopsticks and said, "General Zuo, does the situation of the court of Yan Kingdom know?"

Tian Xu stroked his beard in embarrassment, and said, "Yan Country is remote and lonely in the north, but I don't know much about it."

Shen Zili seemed not surprised by Tian Xu's answer, smiled, and said: "Actually, it is very easy for Tian Shu to lose the battle, there are not many people in Yan State who know how to fight, and it can be said that there is only one person - the second son of Yan State. "

Tian Xu showed doubts on his face, and said, "What do you mean by this, sir?"

Shen Zili raised his eyebrows, and said: "It's actually very simple for one person to fail." He took a piece of duck meat into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it, with an intoxicated expression on his face, and said, "Just find a strong enough opponent for this person. "

Tian Xu seemed to understand a little bit, but then he frowned and said: "Yan is located in the cold north. Although it is of the blood of Zhou Shiji, it has not been in contact with the Central Plains for a long time. This time, Jin is able to think of Yan and send envoys to Yan. , Instigating the Yan army to go south is already beyond everyone's expectations, I don't have a half understanding of the situation in the Yan country, how can I intervene in the court of the Yan country, let the young master serve as a general, and fight against Tian Shu."

Shen Zili smiled, with a unique arrogance in his smile, and said: "General Zuo, do you know who came up with the plan to send envoys into Yan, instigate Yan's army to go south, and at the same time contact Yue to go north to attack Qi?"

Tian Xu frowned and said, "Who is it?"

Shen Zili pointed to himself and said, "It's as far away as the sky, but as close as it is in front of you."

Tasu was dumbfounded.

Shen Zili said leisurely: "General, there is a person in front of you who knows everything about the court of Yan State and all the princes in the world, so why not be afraid to meddle in the court of Yan State."

Tian Xu blinked, and saw Shen Zili put the largest food cauldron containing venison in the middle of the desk, and said, "Suppose this is Ji Fan, the monarch of Yan Kingdom", and then picked up a few smaller food cauldrons. The tripod, Guilian, and Jiuzun were placed around the large cauldron containing venison, and said, "General Zuo, may as well guess who these smaller tripods are from the court of Yan Kingdom?"

Tian Xu looked at the small cauldrons, pointed to the two relatively large ones, and said, "This must be the first and second sons of the Yan State."

Shen Zili had already expected that Tian Xu would say that, because in Tian Xu's eyes, the second only to the king of the Yan country, he must be the son of the king of the Yan country, the son of the official family, and then Shen Zili smiled and said: "Tian Biao is here What is Tian's status?"

When Tian Xu heard it, he understood the meaning of Shen Zili's words after thinking for a while, pondered for a moment, and said, "There are also senior clans with high morals and respect in the court of Yan Kingdom?"

Shen Zili didn't answer directly, but ordered Guilian, which was the largest rice bowl left beside the venison on the tripod, and said, "Bohou, the Duke of Yan, is the uncle of the current King of Yan. , has been a doctor of the public clan for twenty years, with a great spirit, and has always been praised by the people of Yan State for his virtue. It can be said that the king of Yan State has descended to the No.

Then Shen Zili pointed to the lacquer plate that was a little smaller than the Guilian that served the rice, and said: "The one who is thicker than the uncle in the court of the Yan Kingdom is the Guozhu of the Yan Kingdom."

Tian Xuman looked at the lacquer plate in amazement, as if he regarded the plate as the "Yan Guoguo" in Shen Zili's mouth and said, "Yan Guoguo is still in power?"

Shen Zili raised his eyebrows in disdain, then sighed, and said: "Yan Kingdom is isolated in the north, less frequented than the Central Plains princes, the official system is old, and it still follows the old system of the Zhou Dynasty. "Zhou Li" stipulates: "Foreign Master Rong However, since Duke Huan worshiped Guan Zhong as his father and ruled the state of Qi and dominated the vassals, there is no one in the world who is assisted by wise men and ranks first among all officials. One, it’s no wonder that the Yan Kingdom hasn’t changed a little over the years, it’s still the same.”

After saying that, Shen Zili pointed to the next two small tripods, and said: "The two eldest sons of the king of Yan Kingdom—the eldest son Bai, and the second son are submissive, but the three sons in the court hall Only four seats."

Hearing this, Tian Xu recalled Shen Zili's words just now, and said: "Sir, you said just now that the only person in the court of Yan State who knows about soldiers is the second son of Yan State Furen, please tell me what you mean by this statement?"

Shen Zili looked at the food cauldron that referred to the son serving others, sighed with some regret, and said, "The second son of the Yan Kingdom was born at a bad time."

Tian Xu was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Shen Zili said: "General Zuo, does he know the life experience of this young master?"

Tian Xu said: "You must be ashamed, you must not know."

Shen Zili said: "Young Master Furen was originally the son of the royal family of the Yan State, but when he was young, there was a coup in the court of the Yan State. The government was in chaos. The young master Furen was escorted out of the city by the palace guards to avoid the rebellious officials, but unfortunately encountered bandits, and most of the guards died at the hands of the bandits. So far, the young master Furen lived among the people and was adopted by ordinary people in the suburbs of Yan State. When he grew up, he was found by the government office, and it was already past the Mongolian period. Because of this, the young master did not understand poetry and books, did not understand rituals and music, and did not like banquets, drinking and singing. favorite."

Tian Xu frowned and said, "Since that's the case, why do you say that Mr. Fu is the only person in Yan who knows how to fight?"

Shen Zili laughed, and said: "The facts are so unpredictable. The time when Mr. Furen was found has passed the Mongolian period. Although he was taught by well-educated people from the Yan Kingdom, he was barely literate and had a rough grasp of etiquette. Everyone in the country believed that the young master Furen had grown dull and irreparable, and the King of Yan also believed that this son was unbearable to inherit the throne, so he transferred the young master Furen to the northern border. Who knew that the second son of the Yan State could not study well, He fought fiercely, defending against Beidi and Shanrong in the north of Yan State, and achieved great victories many times. Later, he was transferred to the south of Yan State to guard against the Qi people, and defeated the Qi army in the forest camp, which greatly increased the prestige of the Yan army. Yan State military system It is old-fashioned, so although there are generous men, it is difficult to win the battle with a strong army. In the past, the country was destroyed by the mountain army, and it was all thanks to the overlord Huan Gong who sent troops to help the country. It is rare for the country of Yan to have such a succession. Victory, the prestige of the son of Furen soared, and he was close to the king of the state of Yan. What's more, more than half of the lieutenant generals of the Yan army came from the sect of the son of Furen, such as the generals in the army and the scout generals Sun You, The superior commander Situ Qi, the inferior commander Qin Kai, etc., can be said to be extremely powerful in the army."

Tian Xu was slightly puzzled, and said: "Since what Master said, Mr. Furen is more powerful in the army than Yan Guojun Ji Fan, how can Eldest Young Master Bai be comparable to Mr. Furen in the court. "

Shen Zili said: "This is going to go back to Yan Guoguo, this Yan Guoguo was originally the father of the son Fu, but the son was separated when he was young, and he didn't know life and death. When he came out, he took the son of a monarch's concubine to his side to raise him, it was the eldest son Bai."

The rest didn't need Shen Zili's explanation, Tian Xu could guess it, and said, "I'm afraid it's because the brothers fought each other later, causing Xiao Qiang to suffer."

Shen Zi said: "This eldest son is very talented in writing, long-sleeved and good at dancing. He has close friends with the nobles and relatives of the Yan Kingdom, and many of them are valued by the nobles and relatives of the court. Therefore, he can compete with the young master in serving others."

Tian Xu heard Shen Zili's analysis of the temple of the Yan Kingdom, and he admired him very much. He couldn't help asking, "Then according to what Mr. said, how can I make the young master serve as a general to fight against Tian Shu? I heard that This time going south, the Lord of Yan is in charge of the troops personally, and the Eldest Young Master Bai is at his side, so I have never heard that the Lord of Yan has plans to appoint the Young Master as a general."

Shen Zi smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "What General Zuo said is very true, so we can't start with the Lord of Yan, but with Gong Bohou and Yan Guoguo, the officials of the Gong clan."

Tian Xuqi asked: "What's the solution to this plan?"

Shen Zili showed a rather interesting expression on his face, and said, "General Zuo, what do you think of the victory or defeat of the Yan Kingdom going south?"

Tian Xu was a little embarrassed, and said: "This... I'm afraid it depends on who is the leader of Beishang."

Shen Zili laughed loudly and said, "General Zuo is honest. If Xia Yu is the general of the north, and Yan's army is led by Yan's monarch, Ji Fan, then Yan's army will undoubtedly be defeated."

Tian Xu's expression became even more embarrassed, but Shen Zili ignored Tian Xu's embarrassment at all, and continued: "I offered advice to Doctor Yang Hu at the beginning, and suggested that the Yue people, the Yan people and the Jin country attack the Qi country at the same time. To reduce the loss of attacking Qi for the Jin State, so that the Jin State can send the least troops to gain the maximum benefit, but the appearance of Xia Yu completely disrupted my layout. At this time, Jin retreats and loses, leaving only the weak Yan The lone army is here, and it doesn't take much ingenuity to see that the defeat of the Yan army has been revealed at this time. The Duke of the Duke of Yan is loyal and respectful for the country, and he is quite fair in his heart. In the battle between Bai and Prince Fu's human brother Xiao Qiang, most of the Yan State's army was lonesomely marching into Qi State's borders. When the situation was desperate, I was afraid that Gong Bohou would not be able to stay wise and stay out of it. The son obeys the father in his own body, this man's heart, hehe, it's all biased, his own son has been found, no matter how close the raised son is, he was not born by himself, how can he have his own blood to be trusted."

Tian Xu seemed to understand a little bit, and said, "Sir, do you mean?"

Shen Zili picked up the wine baron, and said: "General Zuo's mansion has a lot of diners, there must be a few who can speak well, pick two rich gifts and go to Yan State, meet Gong Bohou and Yan Guoguo, and persuade them The two find a way to appoint the young master Furen as the general."