The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 556 I want Miss Ji... the sword in my hand

The person with the highest swordsmanship in Wei Guoming's face is Lord Longyang, followed by Ji Yanran.The reason why Ji Yanran is so famous in Wei country is not enough for her beauty, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.The concubines kept by the royal ministers are also good at singing and dancing.Therefore, a large part of Ji Yanran's fame is due to her sword skills.

"Oh, this matter..., this is the first time I have heard of it."

Bai Gui was about to find a seat to sit down, when he heard this, he said in surprise.

As a matter of fact, when the doormen sent invitations yesterday, they also sent information about Ji Yanran.Ji Yanran knows how to use swordsmanship, and the fact that her swordsmanship is outstanding is also included in the information.

It's just that when I'm a guest at Yahu Xiaozhu, it's hard to explain some dark things behind the scenes.

"Is Miss Ji planning to compete swords with me?"

Bai Gui found a desk near the front, knelt on the straw mat behind it, and took the initiative to attack Ji Yanran.

He is the number one swordsman in Zhao country, and Ji Yanran is the second swordsman in Wei country.He didn't believe that Ji Yanran wouldn't be moved when she heard this.Ji Yanran must have investigated him in private, otherwise his reputation has not been spread for a long time, how could Ji Yanran know how powerful he is after seeing him.

"After today's banquet, if Mr. Li still has a good mood, I would like to compete with Mr. Li."

Behind the bead curtain, Ji Yanran paused and agreed.

"It's also a joy to see Miss Ji and Juluhou's son competing swords. If I take the liberty of this old man, if I want to witness this, I ask Miss Ji and Mr. Li to agree."

Lord Xinling raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said with a smile.

One state of Zhao is first, and one state of Wei is second.The swordsmanship competition alone is enough to be pleasing to the eye.Not to mention that the other person is a peerless beauty with both talents.This kind of competition is more interesting.

Ji Yanran smiled like a silver bell, and agreed to Lord Xinling's request.

Bai Gui waited for the three of them to come a little earlier, and after waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the other people who attended the banquet arrived one after another and sat down at the table.

There were about 50 or [-] scholars who attended the banquet.

Some are old and some are young.There are nobles like Lord Xinling, and there are poor scholars in common clothes.The only thing these people have in common is that they are all knowledgeable.

Several people are also famous people in later generations.For example, Han Fei, the son of South Korea, and Zou Yan, a famous scholar in Qi State.

Seeing that the guests were seated, Ji Yanran stroked the body of the piano, and said, "Today, I am honored to invite so many celebrities to gather in Yahu Xiaozhu. Playing the piano to add to the fun..."

This is already a fixed pattern for the beginning of the banquet, and no one was surprised by it.

"Dare to ask Zou Zi, does Qin have the destiny?"

Han Fei was the first to ask Zou Yan, who is the founder of "Five Virtues, End and Beginning".He murmured, "Qin is tyrannical, as we all know, Zhou is the virtue of fire and respects red clothes, Qin is the virtue of black water, and worships black clothing... Qin obeys the destiny and acts kingly on behalf of Zhou. This is Mr. Zou's unification of Qin. Is it an advocacy statement made by the Six Kingdoms?"

Today's Qin State has destroyed Zhou State, and Zhao State, Wei State, Chu State, South Korea and other four countries are unable to resist Qin State from the east, so people with insight have already seen that Qin State may have a sign of unifying the world.And Zou Yan's theory of five virtues proposed at this moment is more like an article written by Qin State to unify the six countries.

With the Mandate of Heaven and without the Mandate of Heaven, the difficulty of unifying Qin is different.

Han Fei is the son of South Korea, and South Korea is obviously difficult to resist the advance of Qin State, but Qin State is afraid of entering Qi State, so it has never dared to swallow South Korea.At this moment, Han Fei said this, not only to overshadow Zou Yan, the patriarch of the Yin-Yang family, with the words of Legalism, but also to make an effort for the survival of South Korea.

(King Min of Qi sent troops to swallow the State of Song. At that time, it was still the State of Qin and the State of Qi and was called the Eastern and Western Emperors. Because of this incident, the nations feared the strength of the State of Qi, so under the leadership of Le Yi, the Five Kingdoms attacked Qi and destroyed the State of Qi for a time. Before the five kingdoms were abandoned, Qi State had more than 150 cities, and then, after the restoration of Qi State, there were only 72 cities.)
"No, Mr. Fei's words are wrong." Seeing Han Fei attacking his theory, Zou Yan was not in a hurry. He is a native of Qi and a famous scholar in Jixia Academy. He has some experience in debating, so he laughed. "The virtue of water can extinguish the virtue of fire, but the country of Yan is still blue, and it is also the virtue of water. The country of Yan is the descendant of Duke Zhao..."

The two debated, you come and go, but there is no doubt that Han Fei was defeated in less than half a stick of incense.

It's not that Han Fei is inferior to Zou Yan, it's just that Han Fei has a severe stutter, and when he is in a hurry, his speech is even worse. After several debates, he is not as good as Zou Yan's tongue.

Han Fei stopped talking, shook his head in annoyance, then cupped his hands and said, "Zou Zi is very eloquent, so he is willing to bow down."

He refused to admit that Zou Yan's five virtues had always been said, and only thought that Zou Yan's words were powerful.

After saying this, he turned his eyes to Lord Xinling who was at the top again, "It's not that... this time... I came to the Kingdom of Wei, and I intend to borrow... the food from the Kingdom of Wei. Please agree with Lord Xinling."

The reason why he opened the debate with Zou Yan first.There are two purposes, one, the debate is successful, it proves that the fate is not in Qin, and it is good for South Korea.Second, the debate failed, proving that the destiny was in Qin State, so as to put pressure on Xinling Lord Wei Wuji and force Xinling Lord Wei Wuji to agree to his request.

South Korea is facing the Qin State Bingfeng....

If Korea dies, none of the nations will survive.

"How much to borrow?"

Lord Xinling raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Not much, ten thousand stones!"

Han Fei replied.

Ten thousand shi of grain is too much for an individual.But as far as a country is concerned, these ten thousand stones are not many.Of course, there are many.Giving [-] stones would make Wei Guo heartbroken.

Lord Xinling let out an "oh" and remained unmoved.

South Korea's national affairs are in decline, and there are too many things borrowed from the six countries.Now Wei Guo is also troubled, with wind and rain falling, so he is not willing to lend another [-] shi of grain to South Korea.To put it bluntly, it is borrowing, but to put it bluntly, the ten thousand shi of grain is in vain.

Bai Gui felt a little happy when he saw it.

He is trying to spread his fame among the nations.Swordsmanship and so on are second, and what can really spread fame is to intervene in the state affairs of other countries.Just like Wei Wuji stealing amulets to save Zhao, even though Wei Wuji was unknown before doing this, after doing this, he will immediately become a celebrity in the world.

Han Fei's [-] shi of grain was a good opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

He leaned forward slightly, "Since the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han divided the Jin Dynasty and established themselves, the three kingdoms are brotherly kingdoms, working together. Now that South Korea is in trouble, I am willing to personally help South Korea with a thousand shi of food. As for I, Zhao State, when I return to Zhao State, I will definitely invite the king to tell you about my interests, and run for South Korea to prevent the tyranny of Qin."

A thousand shi of grain is not a small number in Juluhou Mansion.But still within the tolerable range.With his current status in Juluhou's mind, Bai Gui was sure that Juluhou would pay the money.Even if Ju Luhou is not willing, he has a way to make Juluhou willing.

As for inviting Zhao Wang..., he is now the Zhao envoy and has a certain degree of autonomy.

Hearing this, Han Fei's mournful look was lifted immediately, and he turned to look at Bai Gui behind him, "May I ask who you are?"

A thousand shi of grain is not a small amount, and only the very rich can give it away for free.

"Zhao Li, the son of Juluhou, is sent to Wei State by the order of my king."

Bai Gui cupped his hands and said.

As soon as these words fell, the guests present immediately looked at Bai Gui with admiration.What is the theme of the nations today?It is anti-Qin.Sending a thousand shi of grain to South Korea for free is really an act of righteousness against Qin.What's more, Bai Gui is the envoy of Zhao, so the weight of words is here.

(The state of Qin banned the studies of a hundred schools of thought, and the schools of thought naturally did not have a good opinion of Qin.)
"Master Li..."

"Thank you... Mr. Li."

After settling down, Han Fei was so excited that he stuttered a little.

What Zhao envoy said could not be false.The Zhao envoy is not the Qin envoy.South Korea also has nothing that Zhao Guo can covet. On the contrary, Zhao Guo needs South Korea to block the pressure from Qin State.

"It doesn't matter, the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han should be of the same mind."

Bai Gui smiled, and his words ran afoul of Lord Xinling Wei Wuji.

Even though Lord Xinling Wei Wuji's reputation and prestige are higher than his, but what he is doing now is a great thing that everyone in the world praises. With the help of the righteousness of resisting Qin, it is tantamount to leading the trend. Even Lord Xinling cannot suppress him in this matter. One chip.

In addition to helping South Korea, step on Lord Xinling to take the throne....

As for offending Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, he didn't care at all.Let's not mention why a celestial being like him should be afraid of a mortal, even in this life, he is a native of Zhao, so there is no need to worry about offending Lord Xinling.If you offend, you will be offended.

Of course, this offense is also very limited.Can't Mr. Xinling refuse to agree to borrow food, so Zhao Guo will not agree to this matter?Zhao Guo has not yet become a vassal of Lord Xinling.

"Young Master Li donates generously, congratulations to Young Master Li!"

The guests booed.

Everyone drinks together.

After waiting for a while, Mr. Xinling didn't see anything unusual on his expression, and smiled gently, "Wei State was hit by a flood the year before last, and the harvest was not good, so the treasury was temporarily short of food, but since Mr. Li is willing to help South Korea, there is no need Ji is also willing to purchase [-] shi of Qi's grain and send it to South Korea to alleviate the crisis in South Korea."

After the Five Kingdoms defeated Qi, Qi was unable to go west, and did not participate in the struggle of other countries.And Qi State has always been prosperous and strong. After years of relief, Qi State is not short of food.

Han Fei got up again and thanked Mr. Xinling.

This time he went to Wei as an envoy, and although he did not borrow [-] shi of grain, he still borrowed half of it, which was enough to alleviate South Korea's urgent needs.

Anyway, borrowing food... is a no-cost business.

Next, there are different opinions, from the situation of the countries to the systems of the countries, almost everything is discussed.

"Mr. Xinling, now that Zhao Guo is attacking Yan, I wonder if Wei Guo will send troops to stop it?"

Someone asked about current events.

Recently, the State of Qin has temporarily suspended sending troops, while all the other countries are silently licking their wounds.Originally, the same was true for the State of Zhao, but the State of Yan invaded and the army of Yan was defeated too quickly, so that State of Zhao came up with the idea of ​​destroying Yan and making up for Zhao.

Not only the princes and ministers of Zhao saw the key to Wei's influence on the situation, but also the guests present.The reason why I asked Lord Xinling was because in the State of Wei, Lord Xinling was more able to determine the direction of the State of Wei than the King of Wei.

"Maybe!"

Lord Xinling took a deep look at Bai Gui, then retracted his gaze and said with a smile.

Bai Gui, the envoy of Zhao, went to Wei State to reassure Wei State, and he could still see this.

"What does Ambassador Zhao think?"

Everyone looked at Bai Gui who was sitting beside him.

"Zhao Fayan is spurning the country of Yan to take advantage of the dangers of others, not intending to seize the land of the country of Yan." Bai Gui's eyes flashed, and he dealt with it casually. How could he tell the truth to these people and mislead him: "Now the state of Qin is in power. Great, it is necessary for our six countries to join forces to attack Qin, how can we fight in the nest. Yan Guo betrayed righteousness, Zhao Guo only slightly punished. After Yan King admits his mistakes, I, Zhao Guo, will withdraw my troops..."

When the voice fell, everyone shook their heads and sighed.

Mr. Xinling is just an old fritter, but he didn't expect that Zhao Envoy, who seemed to be in his weak years, didn't have any truth in his mouth.

But seeing Bai Gui like this, he also raised his evaluation of Bai Gui to a higher level.

When the evening sun slanted, all the guests dispersed.

Apart from Bai Gui, there were only four other guests present, Zou Yan, Han Fei, Lord Xinling, and Lord Shaoyuan.

"Please let the son come with the concubine to the open space outside the court."

Ji Yanran lifted the beaded curtain, revealing her true face, she walked into Bai Gui's side, and when she bent down to give blessings, a faint fragrance wafted.

"Why?"

Han Fei and Zou Yan didn't know why.

"Young Master Li is the number one swordsman in the Zhao Kingdom, Miss Ji wants to compete with him."

Lord Xinling also got up and explained something to the two of them.

State affairs are state affairs, and private affairs are private affairs.It is still very clear that he has reached his current position.Bai Gui came here for the benefit of the Zhao country, so he will definitely not go his way in everything.He hadn't yet grown so small that he hated Bai Gui, a young man.

"Is he the number one swordsman in the Zhao Kingdom?"

Han Fei was taken aback.

The Bai Gui in front of him looks tender, not at all like a master of swordsmanship.But he took another look at Ji Yanran, and he was no longer confused.Ji Yanran's fingers are long, only the fingertips have thin calluses from playing the piano, such soft and jade-like catkins don't seem to be able to hold a sword.

Several people followed Ji Yanran to the outside of the court.

A few peach trees were planted outside the court, and beside it was a square pond.

"Just doing sword fighting is boring, why not..."

Bai Gui and Ji Yanran were standing outside the arena, and when they were about to compete with each other, he suddenly said, "If you add a little more bets, it's considered elegant, what does Miss Ji think?"

His purpose is to take away the general sword of this world, not to compete with Ji Yanran.

He doesn't pay attention to ordinary victories.

"Oh? What bet?"

Ji Yanran swept the rest of her hair in a bun, looking forward and looking at her in a beautiful way.She was used to betting.She was not surprised by Bai Gui's words.

"I want Miss Ji..." Bai Gui smiled and said this first, and when Ji Yanran's face changed slightly, he continued, "I want the sword in Miss Ji's hand. After all Miss Ji is unwilling to decide Miss Ji's ownership through a fight, but if she can get a sword, it will be a worthwhile trip."

The sword in Ji Yanran's hand is not a general's sword.

The General Sword is just Ji Yanran's collection.

But he wants the sword in Ji Yanran's hand first, and after he wins, he pretends to give Ji Yanran a step down and ask for the general sword.

(End of this chapter)