Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: a little late, sorry, there is another chapter in the evening

Zigong and his party had indeed arrived in the country of Cao. Compared with that, there were many fresh faces in his small motorcade, but there were no Fan Li and Wen Zhong. .しw0.

It was the end of February when he arrived in Yingdu, and he took Ji Ran's handwriting to Wenzhong's house to find it, but learned that he was a step late. It turned out that at this time, the state of Yue was breaking Wu, and the king of Chu Xiong Zhen was in high spirits, and decided to send envoys to the state of Yue to make a good marriage. After a long time in Yingdu, Wen Zhong finally got a relationship and became a deputy envoy, and his friend Fan Li also followed as a translator because he knew the Vietnamese language.

When Zigong went to visit, they had already left Yingdu for half a month, traveled southward along the Han River, and took a boat to the east of the Dajiang River. It would take a few days to arrive at a distance of thousands of miles. At this time, Wen Zhong and Fan Li had arrived at Yuzhang and landed on the boat. Ready to cross the Jiangnan Yangyue land and enter the Yue Kingdom, even if Zigong beats the horse, he will not be able to catch up.

Unable to invite Fan and Wen, Zigong was disappointed and helpless, so he could only leave after leaving gifts at Wen Zhong's house. He didn't want to go home empty-handed, so he searched for some unskilled scholars from the state of Chu in Yan, Ying and other places.

Among them, Zigong is most optimistic about the Yandi Qingxia named Shi Qi. This man is proud, brave, not afraid of death, and has the will to do great things in his eyes. Zigong met him in a restaurant in Yandi, and after talking, he felt that he was a useful talent similar to Tian Ben, so he went north to Zhao to conspire to lure him.

Shi Qi was neither a prince, a grandson, nor a close relative. He had no channel to appoint an official in Chu, and he had ambitions, so he was a little dissatisfied. Then he promised Zigong, and this man was also forthright. The next day, he dissipated all his wealth and left with Zigong.

He even divorced his newly married wife and asked her to go home to remarry, which really surprised Zigong...

Shi Qi explained: "If I go to the north and still can't be reused, toiled in a fight for food, and humiliated by a scoundrel, she will wait here in vain for me. It's better to end the relationship sooner."

"What if you get reused?" Zi Gongxiao asked with interest.

Shi Qi raised his head and said, "If I can get the position of the doctor of the five cauldrons, I will naturally marry the daughter of Shiqing as my wife. With my temperament, I will definitely despise her, a rural woman in Chu, and the more I look at it, the more I hate it. , it's better to rest early!"

Zigong nodded, feeling even more that this person was calm and ruthless, capable of doing great things, only in the matter of divorce. He is much better than his "junziru" brothers and sisters who have left the country of Lu for more than ten years, but have not prepared a way for their families to make a living, and asked their wives to stay at home as a widow!

After arriving at Shangqiu, he reunited with Ji Ran, who was waiting here. When Ji Ran saw Shi Qi, he also said softly to Zigong, "Zigong, you have found a desperado for General Zhao..."

Zigong said with a smile: "Of course, it is a good piece of iron that can be used on a sword. This time, I was lucky enough to enter Chu. Although I failed to bring Fan Li and Wen Zhong back, I was able to get Mr. Ji and Shi Qi to have a piece of literature and a martial arts. It's not a loss either."

They stayed in Shangqiu for a few days, and left before the army of the Song Kingdom started. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the territory of the Cao Kingdom, they ran into Cao Bo and went to fight with Gongsun Jiang, and declared war on Song...

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Taoqiu City is not what it used to be. Five acropolis rise up on the outskirts. The city walls are tall and thick, surrounding Taoqiu like a valve protecting the heart. Now it seems that Gongsun Jiang and Cao Bo built these five small cities not only to divert the growing population of Taoqiu, but also to turn Tao in the commercial city into a military fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!

Beyond the five cities with many guards, there is a remote gathering outside, where Duanmuci and Ji Ran and their group stopped. Everyone chatted without a word while looking at the wide road; Shi Qi, who had shaved his beard cleanly, was taciturn, but kept sharpening his short sword with his belt; only Ji Ran was the most calm, he leisurely. Lying on the couch of the carriage, he flipped through the books copied from Song Guoshou's collection room with relish.

"Come back, Mr. Duanmu is back." Someone shouted, Ji Ran glanced at him, but saw Zigong returning in a car, with one hand on the car, his face was a little dignified.

"It's true, Uncle Cao has betrayed Zhao and declared war on the state of Song, Zhao's ally," Zi Gong announced to Ji Ran and Shi Qi after getting out of the car.

Shi Qi paused for a moment, then sharpened his sword faster, and Ji Ran put away the book and sneered: "Ignoring the life and death of Cao Guo and Wanmin, and not analyzing the surrounding situation well, relying on the monarch and a certain official It's a joke to decide war and peace with a slap of the head, it's really sad that the fate of a country is in the hands of such a person. Zigong goes to Taoqiu, what else can he gain?"

Zigong sighed, seeing the familiar state of Cao become like this, and he was unhappy: "I couldn't even enter the city, Gongsun Jiang was trusted by Cao Uncle and held the military power, now Taoqiu and five acropolis All the armed guards obeyed his orders. When he saw me knocking on the door, he refused to open the door, saying that Uncle Cao didn’t want to see me again, and ordered me to leave Caojing within three days, otherwise, I would not remember the old feelings and take my head and sacrifice the flag! "

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this city has become as prosperous as it is today, and it is also due to him Duanmu. Zigong stayed in Taoqiu for three years, and he knew very well about the state of Cao.

However, Gongsun Jiang came to prominence after he left the state of Cao. Zigong has been running around for Zhao Wuxi in recent years, and he didn't pay much attention to what happened to Taoqiu. Who would have expected that Gongsun Jiang, who was a mere hunter, would be so daring that he encouraged Cao Boyang to play such a game?

"Since I can't see Uncle Cao convince him, there is only one way for the Song army and Zhao army to join forces to attack Cao. It's a pity that the people of Taoqiuli will suffer this unwarranted disaster because of the madness of the monarch."

He sighed bitterly, but Ji Ran laughed beside him, laughing very happily.

Zigong frowned, "Why are you smiling, sir?"

Ji Ran stroked his beard and said, "Zigong is very different from the person I've heard of. I heard that Tao and Zhu became rich and famous all over the world, and his righteousness is thin. If you live in one lane, you will be rich in another lane, and if you live in one city, you will be rich. If you are rich in one city, if you live in one country, you will be rich in another country, but now you look ahead and look back, you are at a loss, so you laugh."

Zigong's face turned red: "That moment, this moment."

"Otherwise, since you are so powerful, is there no way to enter Taoqiu?"

Being taught a lesson by Ji Ran, Zi Gong felt a little ashamed, raised his head and said: "Of course there are ways, Cao Cao's control over the lower levels is actually very loose. I have many friends in the city, whether they are doctors, scholars, Zao, Yu, Li, and Liao. , servants, and Taiwan have been in contact with each other. Many of them have been favored by me, or owed me money and silk, or have been rescued by me, so I can find more than ten ways to enter the city, which are not only safe and reliable, but also safe and reliable. Let no one notice."

"That's not enough."

Zigong said again: "But even if you go in, it's in vain. Gongsun Jiang already has the military power, and Cao Cao leaves the palace, and I can't go in, and I can't persuade him. What's the use of just relying on dozens of people like me to go in? ?"

Ji Ran disagreed with this, he said: "Zigong, your words are inconsistent. Are you trying to keep Cao Shuzhen's family, the Sheji, continue, or do you want the war to stop in front of Taoqiu and ensure the safety of tens of thousands of merchants and merchants in the city?"

Zigong said: "Of course it's the latter, but if you want to protect the people, you must persuade your lord to let go of his delusions and stop using force against Song and Zhao, isn't it?"

Ji Ran nodded and shook his head again. He knew the common problem of pedestrians like Zigong. They took the upper-level route, and their eyes were only fixed on the monarch, ruler, and big family of a state who could win over, but ignored something more important.

This son is a good person, but it is a pity that he has been in the role of pedestrians for too long, and the idea of ​​making friends with the superior cannot be reversed. In the end, he is capable of falling into the ranks of the inferior pedestrians, and it is difficult for him to become great. device!

Time to wake him up...

Ji Ran suddenly sneered: "Can a country be saved from peril by persuading the monarch? It's like treating a disease without treating the gut, but only treating the skin."

"Let me ask you, how many mad monarchs have been persuaded from ancient times to the present? No one persuaded Hou Yi to be addicted to shooting and hunting? No one persuaded Xia Jie to be cruel and absurd? Was no one persuaded to be greedy and rude? Was no one persuaded King You of Zhou to be lecherous and abolish the elders? Was no one persuaded to persuade Duke Wei Yi to play Hesang Kingdom? No one persuaded Duke Gong of Cao to be rude and rude? No one persuaded Duke Ling of Jin to be stubborn and persistent Is there no one to persuade Chen Linggong to confuse the court? King Ling of Chu has a low-handedness, and no one persuades King Chu Ping to do something rebellious? What will happen to these faint-hearted rulers?

Ji Ran's voice grew louder and louder, and at the end he almost roared, as if he was filled with disappointment and anger from a history book. These words shocked everyone, made Shi Qi stop sharpening his sword and listened quietly, making Zigong drink like a blow to the head and remain silent.

As a traveler's envoy, of course, he has to make friends with powerful and powerful people in other countries, to please the monarch, to know their hobbies, and then to entice them to join him. But now Ji Ran has belittled Zigong's target all the time. He wants to show Zigong a new path.

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Zigong bowed to Ji Ran: "The boy has been taught, please continue to talk, sir!"

Ji Ran said earnestly: "Zigong, your eyes shouldn't only be staring at the aloof but vulgar meat eaters..."

He waved his hand down, pointing at the dust that was everywhere, but together formed a solid earth. "You also have to see the billions of millions of people who surrendered to their lewd power! Did your master say something about boats and water, which was summed up by General Zhao, do you remember?"

"The master said that the ruler is the boat, and the common man is the water. The water carries the boat, and the water capsizes the boat. If you think about danger in this way, the danger will not come... And the master said, water can If you carry a boat, you can capsize it!" Zi Gongruo realized something.

Ji Ran knew that Zigong had understood, he patted the young man on the shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Use your relationship in the city to sneak into Taoqiu, Cao Bo and Gongsun Jiang are going to go crazy and seek their own death. However, hundreds of merchants and merchants under the influence of utilitarianism are not necessarily willing to accompany them to perish. These people usually seem to be weak and trickle, and they can be slaughtered by others. Big waves!" (To be continued.)