The Warring States Period: Guiguzi's Bureau

Chapter 4 Wei Hou proclaims king to attack the state of Wei, Sun Bin is fledgling

When Long Jia, Zhu Wei, Gongsun Yan and others were frequently in and out of the prime minister's mansion, busy with Bai Xiangguo's funeral, Gongsun Yang, Chen Zhen and others never had a moment's free time.Within a few days, the first draft of the Qin-Wei Good-Neighborhood Alliance Book was drawn up, and Chen Zhen and Gongsun Yang checked it to be correct, so they copied two copies on the sheepskin and presented it to Wei Huihou in the palace.

After reading it carefully, Wei Huihou said to Biren, "Bring Wang Xi!"

Piren walked into the secret room, took out an exquisite sandalwood box, and opened it in front of Huihou.Huihou took out the jade seal that had just been engraved with his own hands, looked at the unused clean white seal, smiled at Gongsun Yang and Chen Zhen and said, "Hehehe, this is the first time I use this royal seal!"

When Gongsun Yang heard the sound, he knelt down and kowtowed, "It's really the Qin people's good fortune that your Majesty used Wang Xishou for the affairs of the Qin people!"

Huihou smiled again: "Aiqing, please! As long as the seal is stamped, the affairs of Qin people are the affairs of widows!"

"On behalf of Duke Qin, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your blessing!"

Wei Huihou dipped in the vermilion mud himself, and pressed a stamp on each of the two pieces of sheepskin.The Biren took it and handed it over to Gongsun Yang.Gongsun Yang took it with both hands, bowed three more times, and said in a loud voice: "Now that you have your Majesty's seal, the alliance letter will come into effect. I will immediately return to Qin with the book, and when Qin Gong stamps the seal, I will send a special envoy." Presented to Your Majesty!"

"That's great!" Wei Huihou nodded slightly, and turned to Chen Zhen, "Chen Aiqing, how is the matter with Zongbo going?"

Chen Zhen kowtowed: "Qizou Your Majesty, at the beginning of the new dynasty, regulations and etiquette are being formulated and will be promulgated in a few days. As for the celebration, the auspicious day and the holy place have been predicted by the hexagram master!"

"Oh," Wei Huihou said with a happy face, "when and where?"

"The auspicious day is May Wang, and the resort is Fengze!"

Wei Huihou thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, Fengze is the place where the phoenix sings and the dragon sings, and you should go to worship! Well, this matter can be settled, Aiqing drafts a call to action, and spreads it to the princes of all countries, so that they can go down Yue Jiwang will meet in Fengze! Well, and also, the essay must express the meaning and explain clearly, so it is said that this time the widow is honored in the south, and the enthronement ceremony will be held in Fengze, so that the nations will not misunderstand again, thinking that they are going to that Zhou Dynasty again God's!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Withdrawing from the palace, Chen Zhen and Gongsun Yang went straight to Yuanheng Building. Gongsun Yang was still the host, so he summoned Gongzi Ang, and the three of them had a big banquet to celebrate the success of the alliance between Qin and Wei.

After the banquet, Gongsun Yang bid farewell to Qin.Due to the urgent need to arrange matters such as preaching to the nations, Chen Zhen bid farewell to his residence after being sent to the west city gate.Young Master Ang had something on his mind, so he sent it all the way to the Ten Li Changting Pavilion.Gongsun Yang turned around and said, "Sir, stay a step, and Gongsun Yang will bid you farewell!"

The young master bowed back and said, "I hope Daliang will take care of Princess Ziyun's affairs!"

Gongsun Yang laughed and said, "Don't worry, General, this glass of wedding wine, Gongsun Yang will definitely drink it!"

Gongsun Yang returned triumphantly, and Qin Xiaogong went to the suburbs for thirty miles, boarded the chariot together with his hands, and hustled back to the palace.Along the way, Gongsun Yang will make Wei Chengcheng give a big talk.Back in the palace, Gongsun Yang presented the Qin Wei alliance letter, Xiaogong read it hastily, and handed it to the inner minister to use the seal.As soon as the minister entered the inner hall, Gongsun Yang fell to his knees, put his head on the ground with his hands in his hands, and whispered: "Your Majesty, this humble minister is guilty!"

Xiaogong was stunned for a moment: "Aiqing has made great achievements in saving the crisis. Where did the crime come from?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help.

No matter how Duke Xiao helped him, Gongsun Yang refused to get up, and knelt on the ground blindly, repeating four words in his mouth: "This humble minister is guilty!"

Xiaogong felt that something was wrong, he let go and retreated to the front, and sat down slowly: "Gongsun Aiqing, tell me, what is your crime?"

"The sinner has the guts to marry Princess Ziyun!"

"What did you say?" Qin Xiaogong was at a loss, as if he didn't understand, "What Princess Ziyun? What marriage?"

Gongsun Yang buried his head on the ground, and wrote clearly: "I have made my own decision, and betrothed Princess Ziyun to the son of General Wei!"

Qin Xiaogong understood what he heard, and was stunned for a while.After about half an hour, he suddenly stood up, walked back and forth in the hall several times, stopped, pointed at Gongsun Yang with trembling fingers, and shouted loudly: "Aiqing, Aiqing, you, you, you—what can I tell the widow to say! Before leaving, you never mentioned about Ziyun. Why did you marry her out of nowhere? You, you, you——you don’t know about Ziyun, she——she, she—are you here? Gouging out the heart of the widow?"

"Gongsun Yang is convicted!"

Xiao Gong shook his head and sighed: "Oh, guilty, guilty! What's the use of guilty? You should have a discussion beforehand for such a big matter! You don't need to worry about Ziyun, you don't need to worry about widows, and you don't have to, madam. Read, where is the old lady, you—you must be afraid? In and outside the palace, no one knows that Ziyun is the old lady's sweetheart. If there is no old lady's will for Ziyun's marriage, even the widows will- — and dare not marry easily, but you — you actually promised her to a useless embroidered pillow!" Another long sigh, "Oh, this--"

"Your Majesty," Gongsun Yang buried his head even lower, held his breath for a while, and murmured, "One thing that is useless is a great use! If you give up this one woman, you can get the whole situation!"

Duke Xiao was stunned, frowned and said to himself: "There is nothing that can be used for nothing?" He started walking around the hall again.

Xiaogong's footsteps became slower and slower, he stopped suddenly, turned back a few times, sat down slowly, and looked at Gongsun Yang: "Tell me, in Aiqing's opinion, when is the best time for Ziyun to get married?"

"It's not too late, the meeting in Fengze is a good day. King Wei ascends the throne, Qin and Wei get married, and King Wei's double happiness comes to the door. There is no defense against me!"

"When will Ai Qing leave for the meeting?"

"Three days later!"

Duke Xiao pondered for a while, and shouted loudly, "Come here!"

The minister just finished stamping the seal, and hurried forward with the alliance book in hand: "The old slave is here!"

"Decree to the harem to prepare a dowry for Princess Ziyun!"

The courtier was slightly taken aback, and replied: "Old servant obeys the order!"

After the ministers went out to pass the decree, Gongsun Yang wept after paying homage again: "Your Majesty is a wise man!"

"Ah," Duke Xiao got up slowly, and sighed, "Gongsun Aiqing, you have worked so hard all the way, go home and rest. Widow—I'm tired too!"

"Wei Chen retire!"

On the way to the harem, the minister kept his head down and thought about how to convey this message, walking more and more slowly.When they reached the gate of the palace, the minister had a general idea and decided to go to the main palace first to meet his wife.

Mrs. Xiaogong is the younger sister of Han Zhaohou. In order to retake Hexi from Wei State, Xian Gong formed an alliance with Han, married a Han woman as the prince's wife, and raised a son, Ying Si.Duke Xian was killed in the Battle of Hexi, Duke Xiao ascended the throne, made Hannv his wife, and gave birth to a daughter Ziyun the following year.Ziyun was born in the main palace and the prince's younger sister. Naturally, she had the highest status among the princesses. In addition, she was beautiful and well-behaved. The apple of the eye.

When the inner minister delivered the decree, Princess Ziyun happened to come to visit the queen mother, and listened attentively at the door.The blood feud between Qin and Wei is like a sea, and the situation is irreconcilable. When Princess Ziyun heard that her father-in-law married her to the Wei people, her face paled immediately, she turned around and ran to the old lady's palace, knelt down towards the old lady, and hugged her legs Cried to death.The old lady was shocked, and asked again and again, but Ziyun was just sad, so choked up that she couldn't speak.The old lady was so distressed that she held her in her arms, patted and coaxed her, Ziyun just cried.The old lady accompanied her to shed tears for a while, feeling helpless, when Mrs. Xiaogong came over, she heard the grandparents and grandson crying with their heads in their arms, rushed in, knelt down on the ground, and sobbed uncontrollably.

The old lady was in a hurry, wiped away her tears, coaxed Ziyun, and quickly said to Mrs. Xiaogong: "Oh my god, you two, what the hell is the sky falling? Quick - tell me what's going on! "

Mrs. Xiaogong choked up and told the ins and outs of the matter. The old lady was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she finally understood. Suddenly, she got angry and got up suddenly. Called: "Come here!"

Gong Zheng hurried over: "The old slave is here!"

"Hurry up, call Ying Quliang over! Also, call Qian'er and Si'er!"

In no time, Qin Xiaogong, Yingqian, and Yingsi hurried over.Yingqian and Yingsi heard that the old lady was furious, but they didn't know the reason, they walked into the palace gate with a blank face, and saw the old lady sitting on the table from a distance, there was no one else around, Qin Xiaogong knelt on the ground, and was suddenly dumbfounded , rushed over quickly, and knelt down behind Xiaogong in a daze.

The old lady sat upright in front of her, her face full of anger, she glanced at the three of them, slammed on the floor tiles with her cane, and sternly reprimanded: "Wei Gouzi dominates my Hexi, kills my husband, and has a sworn feud with me, Ying Quliang, you ——You unfilial son, it’s fine if you don’t take revenge, but why do you want to marry the old Xiao Yun’er to Wei Gou?”

Ying Qian and Ying Si understood and looked at each other.Qin Xiaogong buried his head on the ground, pouted his buttocks high, and just kept silent.

"Hehehe," the old lady sneered a few times, "Ying Quliang, you think you can get by without talking, do you? I'm asking you, I heard that Gongsun Yang made it up again and sold Xiao Yun'er!"

Qin Xiaogong finally spoke out, and murmured: "Returning to my mother, this matter has nothing to do with Gongsun Yang. Qu Liang made his own decision and asked Gongsun Yang to propose marriage to the Wei family. Mother wants to be beaten and punished, and Qu Liang claims it!"

The old lady wept furiously: "You, you, you—you just cover up that foreigner." Pointing to Yingqian and Yingsi, "Open your eyes and look at them, Gongsun Yang will punish this one today, and punish that one tomorrow. This rotten bone may be beaten by him someday. Ying Quliang, you——you keep your filial piety in your mouth, and you are here today, explain it to the old man!"

Qin Xiaogong pouted his butt again, despite the old lady's reprimands, he didn't say a single stubborn word.When Gongsun Yang promoted reform and system reform, most of the people who were implicated were the old officials of the family, and most of these people were involved with the old lady, so the old lady was a hundred dissatisfied.Taking advantage of this reason this time, the old lady cried and complained, reprimanded and scolded, and counted Gongsun Yang's various "evil deeds" after he went to Qin Dynasty from beginning to end to Xiaogong.

Yingqian, who had been punished on behalf of the crown prince and had his nose tortured by Gongsun Yang, heard his heartache, climbed a few steps forward, hugged the old lady's thigh and cried bitterly: "Mother—"

Qin Xiaogong buried his head deeper in his sleeve, not even daring to breathe.Tired of talking, the old lady wiped away her tears, and shouted at Qin Xiaogong: "Ying Quliang, listen carefully, Xiao Yun'er, you can't marry anyone without my old body's will!"

Before the words were finished, the sobs of Princess Ziyun and Mrs. Xiaogong could be faintly heard from the inner palace.The old lady was worried when she heard it, she got up suddenly, let out a snort from her nostrils, leaned on her crutches, knocked on the ground with a "de-de-de", and walked away.

It wasn't until the old lady walked away that Qin Xiaogong stood up from the ground, raised his face and glanced at Yingqian and Yingsi who were kneeling at a loss, turned around and walked quickly.The minister who had been waiting outside the door trotted along behind him.When approaching the study, Xiaogong slowed down.The minister hurried forward, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, about Princess Ziyun's matter, why don't you-take it easy?"

Duke Xiao of Qin stopped in his tracks and turned to his courtiers, his face ferocious, not without anger: "Why slow down? Pass the decree that Ziyun's marriage will be handled as soon as possible! And - from now on, no matter whether it is the court or the harem, everyone except the old lady Besides, anyone who dares to discuss this matter will be killed!"

"The old slave leads the order!"

Wei Huihou sent a call to all the countries, inviting all the princes to meet in Fengze in May to celebrate his grand ceremony of proclaiming king.Due to time constraints, Chen Zhen only informed them by letter to countries that were far away, such as Yan, Chu, and Yue. Lu, Chen, Song and other small countries in Sishang, he quickly spread his message one by one.To show grandeur, Wei Huihou specially attached an invitation letter written by himself, and stamped a red seal with the new royal seal on it.

In order to ensure the safety of the summit, and to fully estimate possible conflicts, Wei Huihou specially mobilized [-] military soldiers, led by the general, Prince Ang, to arrive in Daliang first.Huihou himself also set off ten days earlier, riding on the king's chariot, heading for Fengze in a majestic manner.

Huihou rushed to Emperor Qiu of the capital of Wei to send the call, and Wei Chenggong was dumbfounded when he saw the call.After properly arranging the envoys, Duke Wei Cheng immediately sent veteran Sun Ji to discuss countermeasures.

Sun Ji is the fourth grandson of Sun Wuzi, a military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was originally the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Because of his discord with the Duke of Song, he took his two sons to Wei 20 years ago.

Sun Ji had read the biography and read Wei Huihou's handwritten letter. His two long eyebrows were knotted into pimples. After a long time, he looked up at Duke Cheng: "Your Majesty—"

"Old Aiqing," Wei Chenggong's eyes fell on Sun Ji's weather-beaten old face, "In your opinion, should I go to this Fengze meeting or not?"

"The old minister thought that it would be wrong if the king went up, and it would be wrong if he didn't go!"

"Why don't you talk about it first!"

"The Three Kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Zhao don't have to go, but the emperor must! Although Wei Wei's move offends the world, it is not something we weak people can resist."

Wei Chenggong closed his eyes slightly, fell into deep thought, for a long time, raised his head and asked: "According to the old Aiqing, maybe Qi, Zhao, and Han will not go?"

Sun Ji nodded: "According to what the old minister has seen, don't say that Qi, Zhao, and Han are not going to go, even if Sishang is a small country, they may not all go!"

Wei Chenggong was thoughtful.

Sun Ji further said: "Other small countries don't have to go, but Dujun Shang has to go!"

Wei Chenggong was not without surprise: "Oh, why is this?"

"Forgive me for my lie, among the countries on my side, I am the only one who is the closest to Wei, and there is no danger to defend. If I don't go, according to Wei Fu's nature, I will definitely be used as an example to scare the monkeys!"

Wei Chenggong lowered his head, fell into deep thought again, and after a while, raised his head and said, "Isn't that going? If a widow goes, why not?"

"Qi, Zhao, and Han can go, but the king cannot!"

Wei Chenggong was stunned: "Where do you say this?"

"The Marquis of Wei became king because he conspired to usurp the king. Qi, Han, and Zhao were the same as Wei. They were originally usurped by a doctor, not a marquis at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. Their reputation has long been ruined. But the king is different. The ancestor of the king was the king of Wu. My younger brother is connected by the blood of the Zhou family. If the king is gone, wouldn't it mean that he agrees with the fact of treason, and although he can save the momentary safety, he will be notorious in the history, and at least it will make people laugh at him!"

Wei Chenggong nodded and said: "Old Aiqing's words are true! I have thought about it, but I still can't make a decision! Does Lao Aiqing have a plan for both?"

Sun Ji pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this? For the meeting in Fengze, the old officials will accompany the prince to support. As long as you prepare more gifts and speak flatteringly, Marquis Wei will not take his anger on me!"

Wei Chenggong closed his eyes and fell into deep thought again.After a long time, he opened his eyes abruptly, shook his head and said, "This is fifty steps and a hundred steps, no!"

Captain Sun sighed: "Oh, it's true that you can laugh at a hundred steps at fifty steps, but—but the old minister really can't come up with a better way!"

Wei Chenggong frowned, and said resolutely: "Since it's okay to go, it's okay not to go, and it's okay to let the prince go, so the widow will go all out! Old Aiqing, you arrange envoys, prepare generous gifts, and ask for appointments separately. Qi, Han, and Zhao Zhuguo! As long as they don't go, even if he doesn't think Wei Yu dare to do anything to the widow!"

The old Xiangguo pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The old minister obeys the order!"

When Sun Ji returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately arranged for several senior officials to prepare generous gifts and go on an overnight mission to Qi, Han, and Zhao.

It's time to send off several envoys.Sun Ji finished washing and washing, changed into pajamas, lay down on the couch for a while, sat up suddenly, was stunned for a moment, found some clothes to put on, walked out of the bedroom, and strolled to the study of his grandson, Sun Bin.

Sun Ji had two sons in total. The eldest son, Sun Cao, was the governor of Pingyang County, an important border town in the state of Wei. The second son, Sun An, was the Sima of Pingyang County, in charge of Pingyang's defense.Sun Bin is the eldest son of Sun Cao, and Sun Ji specially kept him in the mansion after Guan Nian, firstly to handle the affairs of the Prime Minister's mansion, and secondly to teach him how to conduct himself.

When Sun Ji entered the door, Sun Bin was sitting upright in front of him, reading at night by a candle.Xu Shi was too focused on reading, Sun Ji walked up to him, but Sun Bin still didn't feel it, he just focused his eyes on the bamboo slips and murmured.Sun Ji coughed lightly, Sun Bin looked up and saw that it was Sun Ji, turned over and kowtowed: "Bin'er kowtows to grandpa!"

Sun Ji sat down on the opposite side, staring at Sun Bin's bamboo slips: "Bin'er, what book are you reading so engrossed?"

"Reporting to Grandpa, my grandson got a new precious book, which is Mo Zi's "Jian Ai"!"

Sun Ji nodded again and again: "Well, the Mohist school is famous for learning today, and most of the Mohists are well-educated scholars. This book is worth reading. Bin'er, in your opinion, do the words in the book make sense?"

"Report to Grandpa," Sun Bin sat up straight, straightened his clothes, and said slowly, "What Senior Mozi said is the most reasonable in the world." If people do not love each other, they will be thieves; if rulers and ministers do not love each other, they will not be loyal; if father and son do not love each other, they will not be loving and filial; Arrogance, deceit will deceive fools...'Senior Mozi really hit the point of the current situation! Today, the world is fighting, and the people are struggling to live. This is the reason, that is, they don't love each other. If everyone loves each other, the world will be "strong." Hold on to the weak, the many do not rob the few, the rich do not oppress the poor, the noble do not be arrogant, the deceitful do not deceive the foolish', this is the realm of the sage!"

"Oh," Captain Sun sighed, "Bin'er, grandpa hopes you can remember that all of these are just what if!"

Sun Bin asked in surprise, "Why did Grandpa say that?"

Sun Ji sighed again, and said slowly, "Because wolves always want to eat sheep, and sheep always want to eat grass!"

"Grandpa," Sun Bin pondered for a moment, then looked up at Sun Ji, "You seem to have something to do today, can you tell Bin'er?"

Sun Ji nodded and said: "Bin'er, I want you to go to Pingyang quickly and tell your father and uncle to store food and water immediately, strengthen the city defense, and prepare for the battle!"

"Challenge?" Sun Bin was very surprised, "Grandpa, it's calm now, why should you challenge?"

Sun Ji got up slowly: "The wolf wants to eat the sheep, how can the sheep be willing! Bin'er, go to bed early, and you will leave immediately in the early morning of tomorrow! Also, tell your father that there is still time now, let him organize the troops to take Dig the trench deeper and fill it with water!"

Sun Bin nodded with a serious expression on his face.

Because of the opening of the Dagou, the governor of Daliang originally prepared a grand ceremony on the shore of Fengze. Not to mention the colorful flags everywhere, the high ceremony platform, and the spectators of thousands of people, even the colorful folk music and dances are enough to feast the eyes .

Chen Zhen, the Shangqing and great patriarch, rushed to Fengze first. Seeing this scene, he was secretly delighted, and asked them to rehearse it again. It turned out that the sound of gongs and drums, the fluttering of flags, and the crowds of people were wonderful. Compared with Meng Jinzhi, the whole scene was unknown. How lively.The [-] armored soldiers led by General Gongzi An have also arrived. From the outskirts of Daliang to Fengze, there are big Wei soldiers wrapped in armor and holding spears everywhere, adding a bit of grandeur and austerity to Fengzeping.

After viewing, Chen Zhen praised the governor of Daliang highly, and put forward some suggestions for improvement of the entire ceremony, so as to make the scene more colorful.At the same time, Chen Zhen also made a unique arrangement for the opening of the Dagou, that is, at the end of the ceremony, His Majesty will personally open the gate, and then lead the monarchs of all countries to ride their horses to chase the rushing tide.Chen Zhen believes that this scene is not only spectacular, but also can make the princes and princes of all countries witness the miracles created by His Majesty Wei and leave a deep impression on them.

The governor of Daliang did not dare to be negligent, and immediately organized manpower and material resources to fully prepare for the grand ceremony of becoming king.Before Wei Huihou's chariot arrived, everything was ready.

Wei Huihou rushed to Daliang three days in advance.Chen Zhen, Gongzi An, Daliang County Sheriff and others originally arranged for him to rest in the Daliang County Sheriff's Mansion, but Huihou insisted on going to Fengze and living in the Great Wei Xingyuan that had been set up for him.

On the left and right sides of the Xingyuan of the Great Wei are the Xingyuan of various countries, separated by a hundred steps, and the position has already been delineated by Chen Zhen. The left and right are Qin, Qi, Zhao, Han, Yiqu, Zhongshan, Song, Lu, Wei, etc. All the princes and lords who sent the call had a reserved place here, and each reserved place was surrounded by small colored flags, and in the middle was a big flag marking the country's name.

Wei Huihou didn't care about the fatigue of the journey, so as soon as he arrived at Xingyuan, he had Chen Zhen summoned to listen to his report on the meeting.Chen Zhen recounted it in detail, Huihou nodded again and again, couldn't help but praise loudly: "Good, good, a widow loves you, just like King Wu wins Jiang Shang!"

Hui Hou compared himself to King Wu, and even compared Chen Zhen to Ziya. This was something Chen Zhen never thought of in his dreams, so he was stunned.After reacting, Chen Zhen immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and wept with joy: "Your Majesty—"

Wei Huihou laughed and said: "Aiqing, get up quickly, I have important questions for you!"

Chen Zhen hurriedly got up, bent down and looked at Huihou.

"There are still three days before the grand ceremony. Is there any news from other countries?"

"Not at the moment, they must be on the way. Don't worry, Your Majesty, in the next two days or so, the place where I am keeping this place is full!"

Huihou pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Fengze is full of water and roads, so it's not easy to travel. You can arrange people to meet the fifty miles along the way, so that there will be no mistakes on the road!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

In the morning of the next day, Chen Zhen arranged for several doctors to march in different directions for fifty li each.When it was dark, no family came.Chen Zhen became a little anxious. On the third day, he sent people to go another fifty miles, but only received Lord Yiqu, Lord Zhongshan and Duke Song.The time limit has come, and the grand ceremony will be held tomorrow, Chen Zhen dare not hesitate, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and walk into Huihou's palace.

"Chen Aiqing," Wei Huihou raised his head and looked at Chen Zhen eagerly, "Have the princes come together?"

Chen Zhen knelt down and shook his head lightly.

Wei Huihou was startled, and asked urgently, "Which ones are here?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is Song Gong, Zhongshan Lord and Yiqu Lord!"

Hearing that there were only three small countries, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.Wei Huihou frowned, his eyes were half closed, his breathing became heavy, and his face was gloomy.All the ministers present looked at each other, but no one dared to answer.

Wei Huihou seemed to think of something, raised his head and asked Chen Zhen, "When will Duke Wei arrive?"

So many princes did not come, but Wei Huihou only proposed Wei Chenggong, which was beyond Chen Zhen's expectation.He was startled for a moment, but immediately understood, and whispered: "According to reports from Malai, Duke Wei is still in Diqiu, and he has not sent anyone to attend the meeting!"

Wei Huihou's face gradually became grim, and then he let out a series of creepy long laughs: "Haha——"

There was no sound in Xingyuan.

Wei Huihou stopped laughing, and slapped the case hard: "Even this cowardly old dog dares to disobey orders!"

"Your Majesty," Chen Zhen said, "Based on the humble minister's speculation, Wei Gong dared to disobey his order and refused to come, I am afraid that he has the support of a big country!"

Wei Huihou raised his head and looked at Chen Zhen: "Ai Qing is talking about Tian Yinqi!"

"Your Majesty is wise! As far as I know, in recent years, Duke Wei has asked people to hire Qi every year and pay tribute to Duke Qi. It seems that he is already a vassal of Qi."

Wei Huihou was deep in thought, and for a while, he said slowly: "During the Mengjin Conference, Tian Yin Qito was ill and sent a doll to prevaricate the widow. The widow thinks that he has a heart, and has never disputed with him. I don't think this gentleman will make more progress, more and more There is no one in sight!"

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, we can kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and use Duke Wei's sacrificial knife. Wei and I have canine teeth. If we attack Wei, within ten days, the army can attack Diqiu!"

Young Master Ang took a step forward: "I invite you to attack the guards. Within ten days, Ji Suo will be captured alive and handed over to my father for punishment!"

Wei Huihou squinted at him and closed his eyes slightly.At this moment, Biren walked in: "Your Majesty, the crown prince of Qin State, Ying Si, and Daliang Zao Gongsun Yang are waiting outside the gate!"

Wei Huihou opened his eyes and his spirits vibrated slightly: "Xuan!"

As soon as the word "Xuan" was uttered, Wei Huihou hurriedly waved his hands: "Slow down!"

Biren stood there in a daze.

Wei Huihou looked at Chen Zhen: "Why don't you see Duke Qin?"

Chen Zhen was also startled: "This——I don't know!"

Wei Huihou's complexion darkened again, he frowned slightly, stood up slowly, and said in a low voice: "Open the gate, and I will welcome the prince of Qin with the widow!" After speaking, he straightened the crown on his head and walked to the gate first.

When Wei Huihou suddenly stood at the gate with a smile on his face, Ying Si and Gongsun Yang were really surprised, but almost at the same time, they knelt down and worshiped three times.

After paying his respects, Ying Si said in a loud voice: "The Crown Prince of the Qin State of the Great Wei Kingdom, Ying Si, kowtowed to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Wei, and wished His Majesty a healthy dragon and a long life!"

Gongsun Yang followed suit and sang: "Gongsun Yang, the founder of Qin Guo, the Duke of Great Wei, kowtowed to His Majesty, the Emperor of Wei, and wished His Majesty to conquer the world, and the country will last forever!"

Wei Huihou walked over vigorously, and took one with each hand: "You two lovers, please hurry up!"

Ying Si and Gongsun Yang bowed together and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wei Huihou stretched out his hand and said politely: "Please, both of you!"

Ying Si and Gongsun Yang said humbly: "Please, Your Majesty first!"

Amidst the welcoming music, Wei Huihou walked forward, with Ying Si and Gongsun Yang on one side, followed by Prince Shen, Gongzi An, and Chen Zhen.

Back at Xingyuan, everyone sat down among the guests and the host. Wei Huihou's eyes slowly turned to Yingsi, and there was something in his words: "How is Duke Qin?"

Ying Si got up, walked to Huihou, kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your inquiry! My father-in-law is determined to be the king, and he doesn't want to feel cold when he is leaving. He will lie in bed for several days, and the high fever will not go away, so it is difficult to start. My father-in-law deeply thinks that Regretfully, I specifically ask Ying Si to apologize to His Majesty!"

Wei Huihou nodded slightly: "Duke Qin is in poor health, so naturally he is not suitable for labor. After you go back, tell Duke Qin that his wishes will be taken by me!"

Ying Si bowed again: "On behalf of my father-in-law, Ying Si kowtowed to Your Majesty for his innocence!"

Wei Huihou waved his hand: "Aiqing is free of courtesy, just sit down!"

Ying Si got up and sat down.Seeing Gongzi Ang's eyes staring at him all the time, Gongsun Yang knew it well, smiled and nodded towards him, turned to Wei Huihou, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, Duke Qin was very happy when he heard that His Majesty agreed to get married, so he married a daughter immediately. Duke Qin I personally chose the dowry for Princess Ziyun. Because of the exhaustion, I just caught a cold and fell ill on the couch. Before leaving, Duke Qin reluctantly walked out of the palace gate regardless of his sickness, and sent the princess to the car with tears. Now the princess has been killed. The five senior officials, Xi Liji, escorted him to Anyi, and after the grand ceremony, he can marry the general!"

Hearing this, Wei Huihou breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and said with emotion: "From today's perspective, the only one who truly supports me, Wei Fu, is the Duke of Qin!"

Young Master Ang immediately answered: "Father, as long as Wei and Qin form an alliance, are you afraid that the world will fail?"

"What the general said is very true!" Gongsun Yang nodded again and again, and responded loudly, "Before leaving, Qin Gong held Yang's hand and said to Yang, 'Gongsun Aiqing, please be sure to tell your majesty, Qin and Wei Now that we are married, we should be allies of life and death. If your majesty wants to conquer, no matter whether you want soldiers or food, you can order it, and Qin's monarchs and ministers are willing to be pawns!"

Wei Huihou was even more emotional: "Okay, okay, Duke Qin is so loyal, I am very comforted!"

"Your Majesty," Gongsun Yang asked with deep meaning, "the grand ceremony will be held tomorrow, and it seems that the princes of all countries have not arrived yet, so it must be because they haven't received the summons?"

Wei Huihou smiled slightly: "Gongsun Aiqing, they will be together!"

Gongsun Yang feigned surprise: "Oh?"

Wei Huihou's voice was suddenly severe, as if squeezed out of his teeth: "If you can't invite me once, you can invite me again! I'm here today, I believe there is no guest that I can't invite!" After a short pause, his voice slowed down, and he turned to the young master Xie, "General?"

Young Master Ang took a step forward: "Your minister is here!"

"According to what Chen Aiqing just played, send an army of [-] to attack Duke Wei!"

Young Master Ang was full of energy: "The final general obeys orders!"

"Well," Wei Huihou nodded slightly, as if talking to himself, "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey! This analogy is good, just kill this little chicken, I want to see which monkey dares to jump out again!"

Gongsun Yang and Ying Si smiled knowingly, stood up and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is mighty!"

The grand ceremony of proclaiming the king in Fengze ended hastily because most of the princes did not attend the meeting.The folk songs and dances carefully prepared by the head of Daliang County and Chen Zhen's deliberate planning to catch up with the tide were replaced by the rolling wheels of the guards.

At dawn on the third day after the Fengze meeting, the [-] troops who accompanied Gongzi An to the meeting quietly marched to the border between Wei and Wei.

Now it is time for wheat harvest, and this year is also a good year, the fields in Weiguo are golden, and countless farmers are busy harvesting happily taking advantage of the cool weather in the morning.Looking from a distance, under the radiance of the morning glow, people can be seen swaying everywhere, and bundles of felled wheat are erected in the field.

However, the soldiers of the Great Wei stood upright in line, and the faces of soldiers eager to kill and blood, eager to make contributions reflected in the morning light at dawn.

The master general in full body garb was standing majestically on a chariot, his cold eyes crossed the wheat field in front of him, and he looked at the direction of Pingyang City, which was tens of miles away, his eyebrows were gradually furrowed, and his right hand was stretched out to his waist, Press it on the hilt of the sword bestowed by Wei Huihou.

The vanguard of the left army, Pei Ying, stood upright on the other chariot, his gaze never leaving Young Master Ang's right hand pressing his sword.

After a while, Young Master Ang slowly drew out his sword and raised it into the air.Young Master Ang's face became more and more fierce, he swung his sword abruptly, and paused every word: "Soldiers, march to the guard!"

Pei Ying shook the reins violently, waved her spear, and shouted at the top of her voice, "Come on!"

Hundreds of chariots and 1 horses immediately followed behind him, rolling towards the guards like lightning.All of a sudden, there were smoldering fires inside and outside the Wei State, and there were loud cries. The soldiers of the Great Wei Dynasty swept across Yidun Hill and Linqiu on the border of the Wei State with almost no effort, and approached the important town of Pingyang.

On the city wall of Pingyang, five thousand soldiers of the defending country were waiting in battle.Upstairs in the west city, Sun Cao, the guardian of the city, looked at the approaching smoke and dust with stern eyes, frowned, and turned to Sun An in a moment: "General Sun, there are generals here, you go to the east gate, where the snobbery is not good for attacking." It is very important to guard!"

Sun An slightly nodded, walked down the stairs quickly, and rode his horse towards the east gate.

Sun Bin, who had already changed into military uniform, stood quietly beside his father holding a spear.This was his first experience in battle, and he was very excited, his hand holding the gun trembled slightly.

Sun Cao glanced at Sun Bin, took out an urgent battle report from his sleeve, and said slowly: "Bin'er, the Wei people have invaded, you go to Diqiu quickly, and the general will report it to your majesty!"

Sun Bin replied loudly: "The last general obeys orders!"

With the emergency report in hand, Sun Bin rushed downstairs, jumped on his horse, and galloped to the east gate. After calling for the city gate to open, he galloped towards Diqiu like an arrow.When Wei Gong received the battle report, he was in a panic, and all the officials were terrified, and all their eyes shot at Wei Chenggong.

Wei Chenggong was very calm, raised his eyes and glanced at the ministers one by one, coughed lightly, and asked slowly: "My dear ministers, the enemy is at hand, is there any way to defend against it?"

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a while, the Grand Master of the court, that is, Wei Chenggong's half brother, took a step forward and said loudly: "Brother Qi Zuo, I think that Wei people are powerful, and I should not fight hard!"

"Does Aiqing have a good plan to retreat from the enemy?"

The grand master replied: "The law of war says that if you can't fight, you will surrender! The enemy is strong and we are weak. I will open the gate of the city. Please surrender!"

All the ministers agreed: "Your Majesty, we agree with what the Grand Master said. For the current plan, it is the best policy to accept the form and ask for surrender!"

The grand master played again: "Your Majesty, I am alone and alone, and I cannot hit a stone with an egg!"

Wei Chenggong looked solemn, his brows were frowned into a knot.After a while of contemplation, Cheng Gong slowly turned his gaze to the Taimiao Order: "What do you think, Ai Qing?"

The Taimiao order stepped forward: "Report to your lord, ten days ago, I watched the sky at night, and there was a comet hanging in the west, and the tail of the comet swept Changgeng, and went straight to the southwest. The comet sweeping Geng is an ominous omen. The minister envoy the great witch to wish to set up an altar. Looking at it with the eyes of the mind, I can see that the hostile energy in the southwest is rushing up, and Pingyang and Chuqiu have murderous intentions to hide. The ministers are sincere and fearful, and they have already played to the king a few days ago!"

Wei Chenggong nodded and said: "I have read Aiqing's performance. It seems that Wei Kou violated the border, or it was God's will. Just now the grand master asked me to accept the form and surrender. What does Aiqing think?"

The order of the Taimiao responded: "Murder is coming from the sky, you can't resist it, I agree with what the Grand Master said!"

Wei Chenggong lowered his head, lost in thought, his face gradually turned gloomy.The court hall was terribly silent, and all eyes were on Wei Chenggong.

Cheng Gong raised his head slowly, and turned to Xiangguo Sun Ji: "Old Aiqing, why don't you speak?"

"Report to Your Majesty," Sun Ji cupped his hands and played, "I have already said what I said!"

"Ah!" Wei Chenggong sighed, "The situation is exactly as what Lao Aiqing said, Wei Yan really intends to kill the chickens to make an example to the monkeys! Now that the Wei people are approaching the city, can Lao Aiqing have a countermeasure?"

"Your Majesty, when soldiers come to block you, and when water comes to cover you, the old minister thinks that you can only fight, not surrender!"

A light flashed in Wei Chenggong's eyes: "Old Aiqing, tell me why you can't surrender?"

"Since it is a murderous plan, how can we hide? The old minister heard that the three armies can seize the commander, but the common man cannot lose the will! The Wei people bullied the weak and attacked without reason. They killed my border people, bullied my women and children, destroyed my fields and houses, and plundered my corn .I don’t want to defend against the enemy. Instead, I’m here as a servile servant. If you don’t fight, please surrender. Excuse me, old minister, what is the law of heaven?”

The old Xiangguo spoke loudly, and pointed his sharp edge at the grand master and ministers who asked to surrender.Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the hall was completely silent.Wei Chenggong stepped forward, staring at Sun Ji with admiration.Sun Bin, who was standing next to Sun Ji, was not without excitement, and stepped forward and said: "Qizou Your Majesty, the last general, Sun Bin, is willing to lead the daredevils to fight to the death with the Wei people!"

Wei Chenggong's face became more and more resolute, and he repeatedly praised: "Wow, wow, the two lovers have spoken well!" He swept his eyes across the officials, and slowly landed on the grand master, waving his big hands, impassioned, " The Wei family is of the blood of the Ji family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The first ancestor, Uncle Kang, was the younger brother of King Wu, and the state of Wei was a principality proclaimed by King Wu. So far, there have been 23 springs and autumns, 33 generations, and 200 monarchs! And his Wei family, [-] years ago, was only Jin A servant of the family, who later usurped the throne because of his rebellion. Now Wei Yu is rampant again. The previous time Mengjin deceived the lord, and now he is the king of Fengze. Please surrender, after a hundred years, with what face will you ask me to kowtow to my ancestors?"

When the grand master heard this, he lowered his head slowly.

Duke Wei Cheng's voice was low, but his words were like a hammer: "Although the state of Wei is weak, its ambition is unyielding! I am determined, and I would rather be broken than a whole. From today onwards, the guards will never surrender! Whoever has two ambitions will never be forced. Those who are willing to leave the city can leave the city now, and we will go our separate ways from now on!" After finishing speaking, he waved his hand outside the door as a gesture of invitation.

Including the Taishi, the Taimiao Order, and the ministers who surrendered, all the courtiers were moved and bowed together: "We will follow the emperor to the death, and live and die with the defending country!"

"Okay!" Wei Chenggong glanced at the officials again, his eyes fell on the Yushi, and he declared loudly, "Doctor Yushi!"

Doctor Yu Shi took a step forward, and said loudly: "This minister is here!"

"Decree to the subjects of the whole country, people are in the city, and swear to fight Wei Kou to the end!"

After the doctor Yushi agreed, he immediately rushed to the side to draft the imperial edict.Wei Chenggong looked at Sun Bin and said again: "General Sun!"

Sun Bin responded, "The end is here!"

"You lead three thousand troops to help Pingyang!"

"The end will follow the order!"

As soon as Sun Bin's words fell, the doctor Yu Shi had already drafted the edict. Wei Chenggong read it, deleted the superfluous words, and left only the twelve words "I am in the city, I swear to fight the bloody battle with Wei Kou to the end", and wrote it myself The upper seal was printed and handed over to Sun Bin.

Sun Bin led three thousand soldiers and rushed towards Pingyang.

When Sun Bin arrived, it was already dark, and Pingyang was surrounded by soldiers of the Great Wei. They attacked twice in a row, but were repelled by the defenders.Pei Ying lost more than a thousand troops. Just after Ming Jin withdrew his troops, Sun Bin led a Biao army to kill him suddenly.The people of Wei only heard the sound of killing, and the dust billowed. In the panic, they didn't know how many people came, and they all gave way. After a while, they were killed by Sun Bin to the gate of the east city.Seeing the reinforcements coming, Sun An hurriedly ordered the city gates to be opened.When Wei Jun reacted, Sun Bin and others had all retreated into the city.

Sun Bin rushed to the sheriff's mansion, and Sun Cao rushed to meet him.Sun Bin took out the edict and declared loudly: "Your ruler has a decree, and the people are in the city. I swear to fight Wei Kou to the end!"

Sun Cao worshiped the imperial edict, and ordered Sun An to send an order to the soldiers guarding the city separately, and then ordered Shi Xiao to send an order to all the subjects in the city.The envoy quickly summoned the patrolling old man and told him the emperor's will.The old watchman understood the will, picked up the gong, walked to the street, and shouted at the top of his voice while beating the gong: "All the people in the city listen carefully, the people of Wei are bullying others, come to your door! The king has a purpose, and the people are here!" The city is here, and I swear to fight Wei Kou to the end! General Sun said, the rich will contribute money, and the powerful will contribute—"

Hearing the old man's shouts gradually drifting away, Sun Cao thought for a while, then turned to Sun Bin and said, "Bin'er, you came just in time! The Wei people have already attacked for two rounds, and it is estimated that there will be a fierce battle tomorrow morning. I have suffered more than a thousand casualties, and your 3000 people [-] to supplement the city defense, and [-] to be reserved for the reserve team, under your command, stick to the county mansion and the ancestral hall, and at the same time take precautions, if the city is broken, block it there!"

Sun Bin hurriedly took a step forward, and replied loudly: "Report to the general, the general is the county guard, and he should sit in the county mansion and command from the center. Please leave the matter of guarding the city to the last general!"

"Sun Bin," Sun Cao said emphatically, "you are new here, the situation is unknown, so don't try to be brave. When two armies meet, the brave will win. Now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the soldiers are all cowardly. If there is a general, they will be ten times more courageous. Besides, for now, although city defense is important, what really matters is the reserve team. Sun Bin, whether Pingyang is safe or not depends on you!"

Hearing this, Sun Bin could only nod his head in agreement, and watched Sun Cao mount his horse and gallop towards the west gate.

Pingyang is located in Woye, and it is an important town on the western border of the Wei State. Its strategic position is very important. Therefore, Sun Cao, the special envoy of Duke Cheng of Wei, who has a deep understanding of military affairs, served as the county guard.After Sun Cao took office, after several years of management, the original city wall was raised and thickened by three feet each, the moat was widened by one foot, and deepened by three feet. At the same time, a large canal was dug to attract Weishui to surround the outer city.A few days ago, due to Sun Ji's order, Sun Cao mobilized manpower to repair all the damaged city walls, patrol day and night, and strengthen defense. It can be said that he is ready for battle.

However, with the addition of the [-] reinforcements brought by Sun Bin, there were only [-] soldiers in Pingyang City who could actually fight, which seemed very weak in front of the [-] well-equipped and mighty Wei soldiers.At first, Young Master Ang didn't pay attention to the small city in front of him at all, and only arranged for General Pei Ying to lead the left army to attack the city, while he sat in the Chinese army's big tent not far from the city and waited for the news of the city's victory before making arrangements for the next step. The attack on Diqiu.

However, Pei Ying launched six waves of offensives for two days in a row, but left nearly 1 corpses under the moat and the city wall, but nothing was gained.Prince Ang was furious and sent another [-] people to attack again.After a day of fierce fighting, more than a thousand Wei corpses were added to the city of Pingyang, and the city wall of Pingyang remained unchanged.

Young Master Ang became furious, summoned all the generals, and shot at the vanguard Pei Ying, shaking the case loudly, almost roaring: "Little Pingyang can stop my Great Wei Tiejun for three days, it is a shame! !"

Pei Ying knelt down and kowtowed: "The last general is incompetent, please punish the general!"

Young Master Ang sneered: "Hmph, just understand! Pull it down and behead it for public display!"

The faces of all the generals were pale, and they all knelt down and begged: "General——"

Young Master Ang glanced at the generals, and said slowly: "For the sake of the generals' intercession, this general has the right to spare your life, ordering you to atone for your sins and break Pingyang!"

Pei Ying kowtowed and said: "The last general thanks the general for not killing him!"

Young Master Ang glanced at everyone again: "All generals obey orders!"

All the generals stood up and stood in a row.

"Generals, pass on this general's order, no matter who is the first to attack Pingyang, this commander will remember whoever made the first contribution, the reward will be [-], and he will be promoted to the third rank!"

All the generals shouted together: "The last general has orders!"

"Also," Young Master Ang squeezed through his teeth with a gloomy face, "after the city is broken, the treasures and women in the city will also reward the soldiers. Anyone who resists will be shot!"

"The end will be ordered!"

Another dawn.

The sound of gongs and shouts to beat the elderly came again from the street: "All the people in the city listen carefully, the people of Wei are bullying others, and they are coming to your door! You have a decree, and people are in the city. I swear to fight the Wei Kou to the end! General Sun Having said that, all the citizens of Weiguo, those who are rich will contribute money, and those who are powerful will contribute—" His voice was already hoarse, but the sound of the gong was still as loud as before.

From the direction of several city gates came the sound of war drums and the sound of the Wei people attacking the city again.After a few days, the people in the city seemed to have gotten used to these sounds, so none of them panicked like they did on the first day of the war.Everyone was still the same as in the past, the men silently took the defense equipment and hurried to the city, while the women washed their hands and sat around the stove to make breakfast.

Sima Mansion is not far from the ancestral hall.Since the start of the war, only Sun An's wife, Liu, and two children have been in the mansion. All the servants, including the housekeeper, have been called by Sun An to defend the city.

Hearing the old man's voice fading away, Mrs. Liu hurriedly put the last noodle cake in the pot into the bamboo basket, and walked out of the house with the basket on her shoulders.After a few steps, Nizi, who had just turned eight, trotted out with her four-year-old younger brother Sun Xin.The two children stood at the courtyard gate, staring at Mrs. Liu quietly.After a while, Nizi called softly: "Mother—"

Mrs. Liu stopped, walked back a few steps, and stroked Nizi's hair: "Nizi, your father, uncle, and uncles are beating bad people at the east gate. Mother is sending dry food. You take your younger brother to play in the yard. You are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Nizi nodded.

Sun Xin's eyes were fixed on the basket: "Mom, I want pancakes!"

Mrs. Liu patted his little head: "Good boy, oh! This is baked for grown-ups, baby's cakes will be baked after mother comes back!"

Sun Xin swallowed her saliva and let out a "huh".Mrs. Liu turned around and walked, didn't take a few steps, then turned back, took out a pancake from the basket, stuffed it in Sun Xin's hand, kissed him on the face, and walked quickly without looking back.

Nizi pulled Sun Xin up and chased after a few more steps, stopped, and watched her mother's figure gradually go away.Sun Xin couldn't wait to take a bite, then paused, tore off half of the pancake and stuffed it to Nizi: "Sister, you can eat too!"

Nizi pushed back: "Sister is not hungry, brother eat!"

Sun Xin held half a pancake in his hand: "If you're not hungry, I'll take it first!"

Nizi nodded and said, "Okay. Xiao Xiner, let's play in the ancestral hall, there are many people there!"

Sun Xin nodded.

When Liu rushed to the east gate, the Wei people were attacking the city fiercely.Below the city gate, soldiers from Wei came rushing in like ants. The moats outside the city had already been filled up by them. Countless ladders were erected on the city wall, and hundreds of people lifted a huge log and hit the city gate one after another. .The defenders on the city kept being shot down by arrows, and the arrows were used up. Those who were still alive knocked off the bricks on the battlements and smashed them down one by one.

It was Pei Ying who took the lead in attacking the east gate.I saw him shirtless, with a ferocious face, standing aside, shouting chant, and commanding all the soldiers to hit the city gate.Huge logs hit the thick city gate again and again, making loud bangs.The city gate is loose.

There are not many defenders left.Seeing that the situation was critical, Sun An ordered people to report to Sun Cao quickly, and at the same time ordered the remaining dozen soldiers to rush to the inner side of the city gate and resisted desperately.

With a loud noise, the city gate collapsed, and all the soldiers on the top of the gate were smashed to death under the city gate.The Wei people shouted, and swarmed into the city gate like a swarm.

On the upper floor of the city gate, Sun An has already become a blood man.Seeing that the general situation was over, Sun An pulled out his sword, wiped the blood on his clothes, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and was about to rush into the enemy group when he saw his wife Liu struggling to climb the tower.

She was shot in the leg and the back by an arrow, her face was pale, and she couldn't move anymore.She was still holding the bamboo basket in her hand, and in the basket were pancakes that had just been baked.

Sun An was taken aback, flew forward, hugged his wife, put her under a battlement, and called out sadly: "Ma'am—"

Mrs. Liu looked at him, pointed to the city, and said intermittently: "Husband, Wei——Wei people have entered—entered the city!"

Before the words fell, Pei Ying had already led dozens of Wei soldiers to the tower.Seeing that there were no guards on the city gate, only the husband and wife, Pei Ying waved his hand, and all the soldiers immediately surrounded them.Pei Ying smiled coldly and raised her hand slightly. Five or six soldiers picked up their bows and arrows and aimed at the two of them.

Sun An picked up his wife, glanced at Wei Bing who stretched his bow, and said softly, "Yes, ma'am, the Wei people have entered the city!"

Mrs. Liu smiled miserably, and pushed the basket: "Husband, you—have a mouthful of pancakes, just out of the pan!"

Sun An nodded, reached into the basket, took out a cake, and put it in his mouth.Liu looked at Sun An affectionately, and slowly closed her eyelids.Sun An gently put Liu Shi down, took another bite of the pancake, and picked up the bloody sword.

Suddenly, Sun An shouted loudly, soared into the air, and went straight to Pei Ying.At the sound of the bowstring, Sun An shot several arrows in a row, fell to the ground and died.

Hearing that the east gate was in danger, Sun Bin hurriedly brought people over.After a few days, there were only dozens of people left in his one thousand reserve team, and all of them were exhausted.Before they arrived, the east city gate had already fallen, and a large number of Wei people poured into the city, rushing towards them.Sun Bin led the crowd to fight and retreat, and happened to meet Sun Cao who was also riding back from the south gate.

The father and son joined forces and resisted desperately.The guards turned pale with fright and fled in all directions.The soldiers of the Great Wei also scattered in all directions, no matter men, women, old or young, they frantically hunted and killed them.Sun Cao and his son withdrew to the north gate, and there were not many soldiers left around them.Sun Cao was bruised and wounded, and was shot in the chest again, and fell off his horse.The three Wei soldiers who followed closely behind rushed forward, and the situation was extremely critical.Sun Bin, who was fighting with others, saw it at a glance, challenged his opponent, shouted loudly, charged forward with his gun, raised his might, picked three people in a row, and helped Sun Cao up: "Ada!"

Sun Cao pointed at the north gate: "Hurry up—kill—get out of the north—north gate!"

Sun Bin cried: "Father, Bin'er——Bin'er can't leave father behind!"

It was difficult for Sun Cao to speak, and he paused every word: "Quick—go! Report—report to your lord, Wei——Wei Rentu——tu——to the city—" After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to touch the arrowhead in his chest, and pressed it hard. , Immediately die.

Sun Bin hugged Sun Cao and cried, "Father—"

Another Wei Bing rushed over.Sun Bin didn't have time to think about it, he picked up his father's body and put it on the horse.

The military soldiers of the Great Wei were unable to attack in a row, and they all felt uncomfortable, and they got the order from the young master to allow killing, so they no longer had any scruples, regardless of men, women, old or young, they would kill anyone they saw.Throughout Pingyang City, there were endless screams and cries.

The ancestral hall is the last bastion guarded by the guards.Since the Wei people sieged the city, it has almost become a field hospital, hundreds of wounded were brought here and nursed by volunteer women.When the Wei soldiers of the brigade rushed here, the few remaining guards and the wounded in the ancestral hall fought back desperately.The women huddled together in fright and hid in a corner shivering.

Nizi and Sun Xin huddled together, there was no place to hide, old man Da Geng hurried over, led them to the firewood stack in the corner of the ancestral hall, told them not to make a sound, then turned and walked out quickly.

The Wei people rushed in, aiming at the wounded who had no power to resist.Da Geng and the remaining dozens of young women were forced to another corner.

Little Sun Xin opened her eyes wide and looked at the tragedy outside Ganchai in horror. Nizi hugged her brother tightly, trembling all over.

Amidst the screams of the wounded guards, blood flowed over the woodpile like streams and flowed to them.Sun Xin stared in horror at the blood that was getting closer and closer, trembling: "Sister——"

Nizi hugged her younger brother tightly in her arms, moved towards the corner of the wall, and said softly: "Don't-don't be afraid, sister-sister is here!"

War makes people crazy.Hearing the sound, a soldier of Wei hurried over, kicked the pile of firewood away, saw two children, and was about to rush up, the other said: "Don't bother, look at me!"

He walked into the ancestral hall, took out a torch, and threw it at a pile of dry wood amidst the screams of the women.Poor two children, in just a moment, they became two scorched corpses in the raging fire.

"Bastard—" the grief-stricken old man Da Geng shouted hoarsely, with a trembling and hoarse voice.

All the Wei soldiers heard the scolding, turned around and saw dozens of women hugging an old man tightly, and regarded him as the only support.Several Wei soldiers walked over, pulled away the women, and were about to shoot him with guns, when a voice came from behind: "Slow down!"

The speaker was Pei Ying with bloodshot eyes.Pei Ying slowly walked up to a group of women, looked at the old man in the crowd, smiled sinisterly, and shouted in a low voice: "Old guy, come out! What's the use of getting into a group of women?"

Holding the gong in his hand, the old man stood up sadly, walking towards Pei Ying step by step with trembling steps.Suddenly, the old man raised his gavel, struck the gong with all his strength, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Listen up, all the people in the city, you have a decree, and you are in the city. I swear to fight Wei Kou to the end—"

The centurion standing beside him stabbed with his gun, Pei Ying waved his hand again, pointed at the group of women and said to the centurion: "Isn't he going to fight Wei Kou to the end? You can let him see with your own eyes how these women are doing!" A bloody battle against the people of Wei!" After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the yard with a dark smile.

The centurion, who had long been burning with desire, shouted loudly: "Brothers, the general has spoken, why are you so stunned?"

In an instant, all the Wei soldiers were like a group of hungry wolves pounced on dozens of women who had no resistance.The old man raised the gong and bumped headlong at the centurion. The centurion flashed lightly and grabbed him with his backhand.A Wei soldier had already stepped forward and twisted the old man's arms tightly so that he could face the scene of the bestiality.

The heavens weep, the earth weeps!
When Sun Bin, covered in blood, carried the body of his father Sun Cao into the palace step by step, all the courtiers were stunned.

Sun Bin walked in front of Duke Cheng, put down the body, and kowtowed to the ground: "Sun Cao, the governor of Pingyang County, Sun Bin, the last general, kowtowed to the king!"

Wei Chenggong stared at Sun Cao's body, tongue-tied, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Sun—General Sun—"

Sun Bin worshiped again: "Pingyang Shou Cheng Sun Cao, Sima Sun An, and [-] subjects of Pingyang men and women strictly abide by the will of the emperor, and fought with Wei Kou for four days, all of them died for the country! Go up, 'Wei people massacred the city——'"

Hearing that [-] subjects in Pingyang died for the country, and that the Wei people were called to "slaughter the city", all the officials gasped.Sun Ji was in tears, staggered a few steps, and threw himself beside Sun Cao's body.Sun Bin supported him, and the grandparent and grandson knelt beside Sun Cao's body. Sun Ji stretched out two veteran hands covered with veins, and gently wiped away the blood on his son's face. Two drops of dirty tears rolled out slowly.

Sun Bin knelt on the other side of his father, silently watching his father's body.

Wei Chenggong got up slowly, facing the body of the martyr, he changed from sitting to kneeling.All the courtiers knelt down and sobbed softly.

Above the court, only Sun Bin did not cry.After a while, he suddenly raised his head, wiped the blood off his face with his sleeve, and kowtowed loudly: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the last general, Sun Bin, asks for orders to fight against Wei Kou and avenge the victims of Pingyang!"

Wei Chenggong's eyes seemed to be spitting fire, and he cursed loudly, "These bastards!" He raised his head and turned to Emperor Qiu Sima Liping, "General Li, where are these bastards now?"

Li Ping said in a loud voice: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to reports from the scouts, the vanguard of the Wei people is approaching Chuqiu!"

Duke Cheng of Wei stood up abruptly, paused every word, every word was like a hammer: "The widow has made you the governor of Chuqiu, the governor of Pingyang County, and led five thousand troops to help Chuqiu. You can tell the subjects of Chuqiu, What is right is not the enemy, but a bunch of beasts! Tell the subjects, say that the widow is with them, just like the two generals Sun Cao and Sun An and all the Pingyang subjects who died for the country, live with courage and die To die with pride!"

The ministers had never seen Wei Chenggong so angry before, and they were all passionate and filled with righteous indignation.Li Ping kowtowed and sobbed: "The last general takes orders! The last general swears to live and die with Chu Qiu!"

Wei Chenggong signaled, the minister took out the tiger talisman, and Chenggong handed it to Li Ping.Li Ping worshiped the tiger talisman, turned around and left the palace, went to the school grounds, ordered five thousand soldiers and horses, and galloped to Chuqiu.

After Li Ping left, Duke Cheng of Wei sent someone to carry Sun Cao away, and buried him generously with the honor of a minister.

All the ministers took their orders to disperse, Wei Chenggong left the Grand Master, Sun Ji and the Yushi behind, and said slowly: "I left three lovers behind, and I want you to accomplish a great event! The three lovers obey the order! "

The three kowtowed: "I am waiting for the decree!"

Wei Chenggong took out three letters and put them on the table, and sighed: "Oh, Wei Yu is so fierce that the countries are indifferent. It seems that they are fighting for courtesy, and they want everyone to beg them! Old Xiangguo, You are envoys to the State of Qi, the Grand Master is to be envoy to South Korea, and the Yushi is to be envoy to the State of Zhao, so go immediately!" After a pause, each word was like a hammer, "Dear dear ones, the guard room is at a critical moment, I implore you all to turn around To Duke Qi, Marquis Han and Marquis Zhao, don’t say much else, just say that the guards and ministers are willing to do justice to the world, and burn all jade and stones!”

All the three ministers wept and worshiped: "The humble minister obeys the order!"

The three hurriedly withdrew, and when they were about to walk out of the room, Wei Chenggong said again: "Xiangguo stay!"

Sun Ji stopped and turned back.

Wei Chenggong said to his ministers: "Xuan Sunbin has an audience!"

After a while, Sun Bin walked in and kowtowed to the ground.

Wei Chenggong glanced at Sun Bin, and said slowly: "Sun Aiqing, you are getting old and your journey is bumpy, so let your grandson accompany you!"

Sun Bin looked at Sun Ji hesitantly: "Grandpa!"

"In addition," Wei Chenggong said slowly, "Old Aiqing has worked hard for the guard for many years, and I have not been able to repay you. I have already asked someone to buy a field for Aiqing in Linzi, the capital of Qi. Lord, old Aiqing just—don’t come back, stay there and enjoy the rest of your life with your grandson!”

Sun Ji knelt on the ground and bowed three times in a row: "The old minister thanked you for your kindness! The country is in crisis right now, and it is time to employ people. I beg you to take back your orders and let me do my best for the country!"

Hearing this, Sun Bin kowtowed immediately: "The final general begs your lord to leave the late general to avenge his father and be loyal to the country!"

"General Sun, please stand up!" Wei Chenggong wiped his tears and helped Sun Bin up with his own hands, "Okay! I will make you Emperor Qiu Sima, replace General Li, and lead the whole city, including the widow, to fight against Wei to the death. Kou!"

Sun Bin wept and bowed: "The last general will lead the decree!"

Sun Ji bid farewell to Duke Cheng of Wei, and drove a four-horse chariot to Linzi, the capital of Qi.The driver is the old housekeeper who has been with him for many years, the guardian of the mansion, and the young and middle-aged man. He does not take any of them, and leaves them all to his grandson to guard Diqiu.

The butcher in his hometown urged the horse to raise the whip, and traveled through the starry night, from Diqiu to Linzi for a thousand and two hundred miles, and in less than three days he had seen the city gate of Linzi.

When the master and servant arrived at the Qi palace, Duke Wei of Qi was discussing the war between Wei and Wei with several important officials in the court. The people present included Prince Tian Bijiang, Xiangguo Zou Ji, senior doctor Tian Ying, and general Tian Ji. .

The senior doctor Tian Ying bowed and played: "As you expected, Wei Yu really killed the chickens to make an example of the monkeys. On the grounds that Wei Gong didn't go to the meeting and despised the great Wei, he sent the general's son An to lead [-] troops, and suddenly a few days ago. Invasion! The Duke of Wei ordered all the subjects of the whole country to resist desperately, and the [-] army of the prince is besieging the border city of Pingyang!"

"Strange!" Tian Bijiang frowned slightly, as if he couldn't understand, "Wei Gong has always been as timid as a mouse. When a leaf falls, he has to dodge himself, lest it float to his head and hurt any of his roots." No hair! At the previous Mengjin meeting, Wei Yu yelled loudly, and this person was knocked out of his wits, even the wine baron was knocked to the ground! But—"

Duke Wei of Qi smiled, looked at Pijiang, and encouraged him to continue talking.

Tian Bijiang continued: "This time at the Mengjin meeting, this gentleman is like a different person. Not only did he not go to the meeting, but even when the enemy was pressing the border, he even held on alone, so far he has not asked the big country for help—"

Before the words of Pijiang came to fruition, the ministers walked in: "Sir, Your Majesty, Sun Ji, the envoy of the State of Wei, will see you!"

Qi Weigong said with a smile: "Jiang'er, you said this a little too early!"

After a while, Sun Ji, dressed in sackcloth, walked into the hall with trembling steps and kowtowed to the ground: "The envoy of the guard, Sun Ji, kowtowed to the Duke of Qi. The Wei people brazenly sent troops and invaded the territory of the guard. , the guards and ministers are willing to burn all jade and stones for the righteousness of the world!" After finishing speaking, he took out the letter of Duke Wei from his bosom, "This is Duke Wei's handwriting, and I respectfully submit it to Duke Qi for reading!"

The minister stepped forward, took the letter, and was about to present it, when Qi Weigong waved his hand and said, "Read it!"

The inner minister read aloud: "Wei Yu used his strength to commit crimes. He first teased the emperor in Mengjin in the name of meeting the Zhou family; then he proclaimed himself a king and provoked the world's princes in Fengze; now he invaded our territory and slaughtered my subjects! Yes! Forbearance, what can't be tolerated! Although Wei Shi is weak, his ambition is invincible, Wei Shi's monarchs and ministers are determined to die for righteousness, and fight Wei Kou bloody to the end! The 23rd Princess of the Great Zhou People's Wei Shi hurriedly cried blood!"

All the ministers were silent after listening.Qi Weigong pondered for a while, then looked up at Sun Ji: "Why is Sun Xiangguo wearing sackcloth?"

"Responding to Duke Qi," Sun Ji said slowly, "The eldest son, Sun Cao, and the second son, Sun Anzhen, guarded the border city of Pingyang, and died four days ago!"

Qi Weigong was shocked suddenly: "Pingyang has fallen?"

Sun Ji said in a low voice, "Returning to Duke Qi, the subjects of Pingyang vowed to defend against the enemy to the death. The General of Wei State, Young Master Ang, was unable to attack for a long time and became furious. After the city was broken, he ordered the massacre of the city. Twenty thousand subjects of Pingyang, including women and children, were slaughtered! "

Qi Weigong said angrily: "This butcher!" After a short pause, he returned to normal, "Old Xiangguo is tired from the journey, how about going back to the post for a few days to rest?"

"Thank you Duke Qi for your kindness!" Sun Ji cupped his hands and said, "The country of Wei is in flames, how can an old man be alone?" After another obeisance, he got up and slowly withdrew.

Seeing Sun Ji's trembling figure exiting the hall, Qi Weigong nodded, stood up slowly, bowed deeply to Sun Ji's back, and said loudly: "Tian Yinqi respectfully send Mr. Sun off!" He sat down again , Turning to the ministers around him, "So loyal, you deserve to be the queen of Sun Wuzi!"

Tian Bijiang was very surprised: "What? He—he is the descendant of Sun Wuzi?"

Qi Weigong nodded: "Yes, he is the fourth grandson of Sun Wuzi, the military strategist of the Spring and Autumn Period. Hey, if you talk about it, he is still from our country of Qi!" Scanning the letters of Wei Chenggong on several cases, he took the opportunity to teach the prince, "Jiang'er, do you understand what happened today?"

"I don't know something, I hope Junfu will give me some advice!"

"Speak!"

"Before, Duke Wei was submissive and gentle like a rabbit; today, he vowed not to surrender and was as fierce as a cockfight. The changes before and after are so great that I am astonished!"

Duke Wei of Qi nodded his head: "In today's chaotic world, big countries are fighting for hegemony, and small countries are trying to survive. The weak Wei country is just sandwiched between the four big countries of Wei, Zhao, Qi, and Chu. Jianger, if you are Wei Gong, you should how?"

Tian Bijiang pondered for a while: "Don't try to be brave!"

"That's right!" Qi Weigong smiled slightly, "Don't look at Ji Su showing weakness everywhere, showing timidity from time to time, there is one thing you have to accept. In the past 20 years, the world has always had wars, but the weak guards are safe for the country and the people, and there is no trace of war! "

Tian Bijiang said anxiously: "But this time——"

"This is exactly what I want to tell you," Qi Weigong waved his hand to stop him, "Wei Gong is by no means an idle person. Don't look at him being submissive in small things, but he is always clear about big things. On the surface, Wei Yu The purpose of proclaiming the king is to change the dynasty and overthrow the Zhou family, and Wei Gong, as a direct relative of the Zhou family, naturally cannot attend the meeting. Seen from the depths, Wei Wei regards the weak guard as a meal on the plate, and he has long wanted to eat it. Wei Gong can see it clearly. Therefore, he respected the Wei family, secretly kissed Zhao and Han, and had a close relationship with the widow. Wei Wei's invasion of the country this time was clearly to punish Wei Gong, but he actually took the opportunity to destroy Wei. When do you wait?"

Tian Bijiang seemed to realize something: "My son understands. It's just that Duke Wei is unwise to hit a stone with an egg like this!"

"No, no, no," Qi Weigong shook his head repeatedly, "Wei Gong is not that stupid! He concluded a long time ago that the widow will not sit idly by, and Han Hou and Zhao Hou will not stand idly by."

Tian Bijiang stared wide-eyed, extremely surprised: "Why?"

"Because of interests!" Qi Weigong said slowly, "Since the Spring and Autumn Period, among the countries, it is nothing more than the strong fighting for hegemony, and the weak showing weakness to survive. The princes can bear Wei Wei's hegemony, because no matter how he makes a fuss , is nothing more than a line of princes, and everyone is still on the same level in name. When Wei Yu became king, the situation was different, because at this time he regarded himself as a king, overriding the princes, and arranging the world as he wanted. Let's attack them together!"

Tian Bijiang suddenly realized: "It's no wonder that Wei Gong only talked about the righteousness of the world in his letter, and didn't even have a soft word for help!"

"This is still on the surface," Qi Weigong further enlightened him, "the righteousness of the world is just a false name. In today's world, there are fewer and fewer people who value morality, and everyone only cares about interests. The advantage of this matter is that Si In terms of wealth, there is no better state than Wei. In other words, Wei is a piece of fat, and everyone wants to eat it. Wei Yan wants to eat it all, how is it possible?"

Why did Tian Bijiang think so much? Hearing this, he couldn't help admiring his father-in-law's sophistication, and nodded repeatedly.

"Jiang'er," Qi Weigong sighed, "now you should understand, this Ji Su is a fine person, but it's a pity that he was born in a weak guard, it's really hard for him!"

Tian Bijiang sighed sincerely: "Your minister has seen it! Since the guards must be rescued, when will the father-in-law plan to raise troops?"

Duke Wei of Qi pondered for a while, then said slowly: "According to Marquis Han's temper, the Han people must raise troops within three days, and Marquis Zhao can't delay it for five days! Jianger, tell me, when is it appropriate for me to raise troops?"

"My son thought that since Duke Wei is a powerful character, we can wait a few more days to send troops, so that he can taste what it's like to be brave!"

Duke Wei of Qi shook his head lightly, then turned to Tian Ji: "Tian Aiqing!"

Tian Ji responded, "My minister is here!"

"The widow will give you [-] infantry and [-] chariots. Set off tomorrow, Chen Bing will defend the territory!"

Tian Ji was somewhat surprised: "Chen Bing guards the territory? Your lord, if we go here, don't we break the siege of Diqiu?"

Qi Weigong smiled slightly and said: "It is to relieve the siege of Emperor Qiu. However, when we send troops, it is more to save Duke Wei's face. If it is as expected, the siege of Emperor Qiu will be relieved by someone!"

Both of them were puzzled: "Someone understands it? Who?"

Qi Weigong smiled slightly: "Go, you will know when the time comes!"

Old Xiangguo Sun Ji walked outside the palace gate, and the old magistrate rushed up to meet him and helped him board the cart.

"My lord," the old housekeeper asked softly, "where are you going?"

Sun Ji pointed forward: "Hui Di Qiu!"

The old housekeeper cried, "My lord, you—you have to rest for one night!"

"Oh," Sun Ji sighed, and slowly closed his eyes, "Let's rest in the car!"

At the head of Pingyang city, the setting sun is like blood, there are ruins and countless pillars of smoke.Several open flames were still burning, and thick smoke billowed from the Ximen Cave.

A group of more than ten brown-clothed men stepped on straw sandals, with gloomy expressions, and hurried into the empty city gate.Surrounded by strange silence, everything is dead.On the streets, there are corpses scattered everywhere, including men and women, old and young, the horror is unbearable to witness.The dirty blood flowing everywhere has mostly solidified, and the purple-red blood color is more purple-red against the sunset glow of May, which is terrifying.

The men in brown walked through the pile of corpses, none of them spoke, like a group of dumb.The white-bearded old man at the head walked more and more slowly, and when he was approaching the ancestral hall, he finally stopped, closed his eyes slowly, and two old tears slowly overflowed and slid down.

This is a group of Mohists who came here after hearing the news, and the white-bearded old man is the Mohist giant Sui Chaozi.A few days ago, they heard that the Wei people were attacking the state of Wei in the Mo family's compound deep in Songshan Mountain, so they set off immediately, but when they arrived, it was too late.The Wei people had already withdrawn, and Pingyang became a dead city.All the Mohists scattered to search for survivors.Not long after, a middle-aged Mohist hurried over: "Report to the giant, there are living people in the ancestral hall!"

The white-bearded old man suddenly opened his eyes: "Quick!"

He rushed to the ancestral hall with Chaozi and a few people around him, but was stunned by the tragic scene in front of him.The entire ancestral hall was burned down, and several pillars of smoke were still rolling into the sky.There are more than 200 corpses on display in the courtyard, with different death patterns. In the left corner, there are two scorched corpses curled up in a ball, apparently two children. Disorganized and naked, apparently raped by a group before being massacred.

Beside them, an old man with a gong in his hand knelt on the ground, facing them, like a clay sculpture.No crying, no expression, no tears.The bloody setting sun reflected on his forehead that had been carved by a knife.

Facing the heinous scene of bestiality, all the ink practitioners stayed there, just like the old man beating the gong in front of him.At this time, don't say it's anger, even if it's sad, it's superfluous.The white-bearded old man let out a long sigh and closed his eyes again.The man with ink picked up the clothes that had been forcibly removed and thrown aside, and covered their shame.

The middle-aged Mohist walked towards the old man slowly, and whispered, "Old man!"

The old man was motionless.The middle-aged Mohist shouted again, but the old man remained still.The middle-aged Mohist was startled, thinking that he was also dead, stretched out his hand to wipe his nose, and was still breathing, so he felt relieved, took out the water bag from his waist, and handed it to the old man: "Old man, drink some water!"

The old man didn't seem to hear or see his kindness.The middle-aged Mohist didn't know what to do, the old man suddenly moved, stood up slowly, picked up the gong, knocked it hard, and opened his mouth to shout.However, the old man's lips had long been chapped, and his voice was completely hoarse. He could only see his lips and tongue moving, but no sound came out, as if his tongue had been cut off.

The old man turned a blind eye to the brown-clothed man in front of him, beat the gong, yelled, and walked slowly towards the gate of the ancestral hall with stiff steps.All the Mohists looked at each other, and a younger one softly asked the middle-aged Mohist: "Elder Brother, did you hear what he was calling?"

The middle-aged Mohist shook his head, his eyes turned to Sui Chaozi.

Sui Chaozi said slowly: "What he shouted was, 'All the people in the city listen carefully, the king has a decree, and people are in the city, vowing to fight Wei Kou to the end—'"

All the Mohists were moved.Seeing the old man walking out of the yard, the middle-aged ink man ran after him, and followed the nest to block him: "Let him go!"

The middle-aged ink man stopped and looked at the white-bearded old man in puzzlement: "Giant, he—he—"

Sui Chaozi said heavily, "He's gone crazy!"

There was a longer silence.All the inkmen were nailed to the ground like nails, watching the old man beating the gong go away.

Sui Chaozi let out a long sigh, and told the middle-aged Mohist: "Gaozi, gather the Mohist and the nearby villagers to bury the corpse quickly! The weather is hot right now, and if the body is not disposed of in time, it will definitely cause plague!"

"Disciple obey!"

"Send a few more people to Chuqiu and Diqiu to assist the guards in defending the city! These Wei people have lost their minds!"

"Such evil deeds are really worse than beasts!"

"Alas," Sui Chaozi sighed and shook his head, "This is just the beginning!"

All the Mohists were shocked: "Is this the beginning?"

"Yes," Sui Chaozi glanced at the corpses in the courtyard, "This is a chain, one ring after another, and the first ring is the first ring when Marquis Wei is called king. Gaozi, the matter here is entrusted to you by the teacher. .” Turning to the young Mohist next to him, “Song Jian, you will go to Anyi as your teacher!”

"Disciple obey!"

Gao Zi looked at Sui Chaozi suspiciously: "Juzi, are you going to persuade Marquis Wei?"

Sui Nest nodded.

"Marquis Wei—is he willing to listen to Mr.?"

Sui Chaozi didn't speak, for a while, slowly raised his head, seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to answer: "It depends on God's will!"

After the massacre of Pingyang, Young Master Ang summed up his lessons and decided not to entangle in one place, but to divide his troops into two groups. The vanguard Pei Ying led [-] troops to besiege Chuqiu, and he personally led the rest to take the Weidu Emperorqiu.

Prince Ang surrounded Emperor Qiu, and wrote a letter of persuasion with sharp words, causing people to shoot him on the wall.Duke Wei Cheng didn't open it for reading, so he ordered the original book to be shot back, and at the same time shot down a letter of war, calling the recipient a "beast".Young Master Ang became furious and ordered Chuqiu and Diqiu to attack the city at the same time.

Chuqiu originally had [-] soldiers and horses, plus Liping's [-] reinforcements, the total number of soldiers was [-].Although the troops were weak, but with the previous case of massacring the city in Pingyang, Chuqiu's soldiers and civilians were united as one. They would rather die in battle than be slaughtered with bare hands.The same is true for Emperor Qiu.Therefore, although Wei Wuzu was brave, he was helpless in front of a large number of people who had no way out.Prince Ang originally planned to destroy the city in five days, but unexpectedly, the two cities still stood upright after eight consecutive days of attack.

The majestic Wei Tiejun couldn't do anything about the weakly guarded city, so young master An couldn't bear face, angrily ordered the generals to issue a military order, and limited it to three days, either to conquer the city or come to see him.

In the early morning of the ninth day, just after dawn, the Wei army launched a fierce attack again. The battle was extremely fierce, and the soldiers on both sides seemed to be red-eyed.

Under the Chuqiu city, the drums were beating and the shouts were loud, and the soldiers of the Great Wei attacked the city frantically one after another.The guards on the city did not make any sound, not even the sound of drums. All the soldiers and common people saved their energy and silently smashed arrows, bricks, rolling logs and other things that could hurt people down the city wall.The ones in front fell down, and the ones behind immediately made up.Li Ping was covered in blood, he was hit by an arrow in his left arm, and he didn't bother to pull it out, so he straightened his gun and hit the Wei soldiers who had climbed the city wall.

At the foot of Diqiu City, Young Master Ang personally beat the drums, and all the Wei soldiers fought bravely to be the first.On the top of the city gate, Wei Chenggong was wearing a full body, holding a spear, and braved the arrow rain to patrol along the city wall.Four wrestlers followed behind carrying a black lacquered coffin.The guards and soldiers of the city wiped their tears and killed the enemy when they saw the king carrying the coffin and making inspections!
In the evening of the battle, the Wei people had no breakthrough, so they had to call for gold and withdraw their troops.It was dark, and under a relatively hidden city wall, a few men in black whispered to the city.Soldiers in the city rushed to report to Sun Bin. After Sun Bin asked, he knew that he was a Mohist disciple, so he immediately lowered the rope, and the Mohist disciple climbed up along the rope.

The disciples of the Mohist school are well-known for being good at defense. Seeing them, Wei Chenggong, Sun Ji and others felt reassured. Now they asked Sun Bin to accompany them to inspect the city defenses, and organized the carpenters in the city to rush out according to the blueprints drawn by the Mohist disciples. Make the equipment for guarding the city, and at the same time compare the size of the gate of Diqiu City, and build a number of military vehicles dedicated to guarding the gate.

After the military chariot was built, Wei Chenggong took the courtiers to watch the demonstration.Sharp blades and pointed spears are installed on the front and top of the chariot, and the rear is connected to a rotating device.The Mohist disciples turned the roulette behind the chariot, and the weapons in front immediately moved, either spinning or stabbing, ordinary people would never want to get close.Even if the gate of the city is knocked open, as long as the car is plugged in, it will be like a copper wall and an iron wall.

Wei Chenggong was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately sent an order to be settled within the four gates, and ordered soldiers to wait day and night.Seeing that there was no need to worry about the city gate, the officers and men in the city were determined to put all their strength on the battlements.

The three-day deadline has passed, and the two cities of Chuqiu and Diqiu are still as solid as gold.At dusk on the third day, Young Master An called Jin to withdraw his troops. All the generals looked like defeated roosters. They all went to the tent of the Chinese army with mournful faces and drooping heads. They knelt in front of Young Master Ang and said in unison: "The last general Incompetent, let the general handle it!"

The law does not blame the public, let alone all the generals of the three armed forces!Young Master Ang glanced at all the generals with a livid face, knocked on a few cases and said: "Look, with your bear looks, which one is like my General Wei?"

All the generals looked at each other, and they saw that everyone was ashamed, and none of the armors on their bodies were complete.There were two more people who got colored hair, one was injured on the forehead and the other was injured on the arm. Fortunately, the injuries were not serious, so the army doctor hurriedly bandaged them and rushed to the big tent immediately to report.If he wins, it is a matter of honor to be injured. Now that he is defeated, the two pieces of white gauze are particularly eye-catching in this Chinese military tent.

Young Master Ang glanced at the two of them, and wanted to scold them again, so he spied on the horse and flew over, "Report—reinforcement troops from the three kingdoms of Zhao, Han, and Qi have entered the Wei territory and are heading towards Diqiu!"

All the generals were startled, and they all looked at Young Master An in unison.

Hearing this, Young Master Ang was not only not surprised, but laughed out loud.The generals were puzzled and looked at each other in blank dismay.

The young master laughed, and said loudly: "What I did to kill the guards was just to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys, in order to force these monkeys to jump out. As expected today, the monkeys couldn't bear their temper, and jumped out together! All generals listen! "

The generals hurriedly got up and stood still.

"Tomorrow, the siege will be suspended, and the troops will retreat ten miles to the village! Wait for His Majesty's reinforcements to arrive, and then fight the monkeys!"

All the generals breathed a sigh of relief, and responded loudly: "The last general obeys orders!"

Seeing that the crowd was about to disperse, the young master An wrote a memorial in his own hand, and sent people to report to Anyi.

Qi general Tian Ji and Prince Tian Bijiang led an army of [-] troops and slowly entered Weijing, and gradually moved to a place fifty miles away from Diqiu.

As they were marching, the scouting horse flew over, got off the horse in front of Tian Ji's car, and reported loudly: "Report, the Wei army has stopped attacking the city when they heard that my reinforcements have arrived, and retreated ten miles to the village!"

Tian Ji turned his head to the prince.Tian Bijiang glanced at Tan Ma, and asked loudly, "Where are Han Bing and Zhao Bing?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, Zhao's army is [-], and it is [-] miles away from Diqiu! Han's army is [-], and it is [-] miles away from Diqiu!"

"Explore again!"

Tanma responded, turned on his horse, and galloped away.

Tian Bijiang said to Tian Ji in admiration: "The current situation is exactly the same as that of Gongfu God!"

Tian Ji played loudly: "Your Highness, the Wei soldiers have been fighting hard for days, and the remaining troops are less than [-], and they are exhausted. I have [-] elites, and I can completely defeat Young Master An!"

Tian Bijiang shook his head and said: "My father-in-law only asked me to wait for Chen Bing to defend the territory, but didn't ask me to wait for the battle!"

"This—" Tian Ji said anxiously, "Your Majesty doesn't know the situation ahead, so it's impossible to know the judgment. Your Highness, let's fight. I promise to defeat the Wei people and capture that beast alive!"

Tian Bijiang shook his head again: "No, general! Even if the general wins the first battle, Wei Yu will definitely regard Qi as an enemy. According to Wei's current combat power, if he cuts me down, Qi will be bloody! Look at Zhaohou and Hanhou, although Troops have already been dispatched, but everyone is like a monkey spirit, watching from afar and standing still!"

Tian Ji was not without worries: "Your Highness, Young Master An sees my reinforcements, so he will move reinforcements. When the reinforcements from Wei arrive, shall we fight or not?"

Tian Bijiang said with a smile: "Don't worry, general, if reinforcements from the Wei people come, father-in-law will have a will. Before leaving, father-in-law has repeatedly told us that we are here, neither to rescue the siege, nor to fight the Wei people, but to follow the whole guard." Cheng Gong's face! General Tian, ​​can we go down here?"

Tian Ji looked around, pondered for a while, and nodded: "Just as His Highness said!" Turning to the lieutenant general, "Your Highness has a decree, to set up camp near the mountains and rivers!"

After Bai Xiang Guoxian left, Gongsun Yan also moved out of Xiangfu and went home to live.Gongsun Yan lives in Anyi East Street, which is a two-entry courtyard purchased by his grandfather when he was alive.Since his parents had passed away long ago, and Gongsun Yan was unmarried, there was no one else in the family, and it was very deserted.

In the early morning of this day, a carriage stopped at the door, Da Situ Zhu Wei got out of the carriage, went straight in, and saw Gongsun Yan packing up the carriages and horses in the courtyard, preparing for a long journey.

Zhu Wei was quite surprised, before he could be polite, he blurted out and asked: "Brother Gongsun, are you—"

Seeing that it was Zhu Wei, Gongsun Yan turned around and said, "It's Brother Zhu, go, let's talk in the room!"

The two went back to the hall and sat down, Gongsun Yan cupped his hands again: "What a coincidence, I was just looking for you, and here you are!"

Zhu Wei also cupped his hands and said: "I just got the report, Qi, Han, and Zhao have all sent troops. Marquis Han will go out in person, the leader of Zhao will be Lord Fengyang, and Qi will be General Tian Ji and Prince Pijiang!"

Gongsun Yan nodded and said: "I also heard the news, Fang is here to pack his luggage!"

"Where does Brother Gongsun want to go?"

"Hexi!"

Zhu Wei was rather surprised: "Brother Gongsun, right now the country is at war in Wei, yet you are going to Hexi?"

"Weiguo is fine, the matter is in Hexi!"

Zhu Wei was shocked: "What do you mean by that?"

"The story of the prince's massacre of the city has spread to all countries! Not only the hearts of the people of Wei, but also the hearts of the people of the world are completely cold. I heard that Wei Gong ordered the whole country, and people are in the city. The people of Wei are afraid that the city will be destroyed, and they will die. Stand by and wait for help. With Young Master Ang’s talent, not to mention the fact that the nations send troops, even if the nations don’t send troops, he will still have to eat half a year with the strength of the guards alone!"

Zhu Wei still didn't understand, so he said, "This—what does this have to do with Hexi?"

"The sending of troops from all the nations has already been decided by me. Not only my subordinates, but also your superiors! Not only your superiors, but also the people of Qin!" Gongsun Yan stopped talking at this point.

Even in this May day, Zhu Wei was still chilled all over, couldn't help shivering, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Gongsun, you mean—the people of Qin—"

Gongsun Yan nodded: "Bai Xiangguo is also worried about this. Brother Zhu, just think about it, what kind of person is Gongsun Yang? What kind of person is Qin Xiaogong? According to the current strength of Qin State, even if there is a war, whoever wins the battle will die." It's hard to predict, but they still have to condescend to negotiate peace, marry off their daughters to pay tribute, and humbly please the young master, such an idiot, what a big bet they have bet! Alas, it is a pity that the king's eyes are completely blinded!"

Zhu Wei's face was bloodless: "This--I will immediately go up to the king, and I will tell you what is right and wrong!"

"Brother Zhu," Gongsun Yan smiled wryly and shook his head lightly, "If your majesty is willing to listen, how could it be the situation today?"

Zhu Wei remained silent.

"Brother Zhu, Gongsun Yan came here to look for you with a request!"

Zhu Wei looked up at him.

"When my lord is dying, there are only two things that I can't let go of the most. One is Hexi, and the other is Young Master Bai. Hexi is state affairs, and Young Master Bai is family affairs. My lord entrusts state affairs to General Long and family affairs to me. What I am worried about is that General Long Although he is good at fighting, he might not gain the upper hand if he fights against an opponent like Gongsun Yang. If I want to go to Hexi, I may help General Long. As for Young Master Bai," Gongsun Yan cupped his hands at Zhu Wei, "I can only turn to brother Zhu Already!"

Zhu Wei also cupped his fists and said, "Brother Gongsun, don't worry, I will take care of Mr. Bai's affairs!"

"Young Master Bai is used to promiscuity, it's best to let him do something!"

Zhu Wei thought for a while: "How about letting him guard the prison?"

Gongsun Yan nodded and said, "That's very good!"

The two talked for a while, and Gongsun Yan was in a hurry to leave.Zhu Wei was sent to Ximen, and drove back to Situ's mansion, he was alone for a while, and asked someone to invite Mr. Bai, and asked him if he would like to come out to do something.

After Bai Xiangguo passed away, according to Xiangguo's will, the old prime minister took over the treasury, left three hundred gold to Baihu, and handed over all seven thousand gold to Longjia and shipped it to Hexi.The sudden death of the old Xiangguo also touched Baihu deeply. Coupled with the earnest persuasion of the old housekeeper and others, and the crying and nagging of the young lady, Baihu really vowed to quit gambling, and he did not go to Yuanheng Tower for more than ten days.Seeing Zhu Wei asking him this, Bai Hu's heart couldn't help being moved, and he immediately responded: "Thank you, Sir Situ, for your care! It's just - next time I stretch out my hand to my clothes, and open my mouth when I eat, what can I do?"

Zhu Wei said with a smile: "As long as you are willing to do it, there is nothing you can't learn! Let's see, there is a temporary shortage of manpower in the prison. If you don't mind, you can start from there!"

Baihu guessed that Zhu Weiding wanted him to be an official, so he agreed immediately.Zhu Wei led him to the prison, where a prisoner had already greeted him at the door, and kowtowed: "I kowtow to Lord Situ!"

Zhu Wei waved his hand, walked to the lobby and sat down, pointed to Bai Hu and said, "This is Young Master Bai, and he will be on guard here from today onwards, you can think about it and send him an errand!"

Si Xing hurriedly bowed deeply to Baihu: "Your Majesty has seen Young Master Bai!"

Bai Hu bowed back and saluted, with a very arrogant tone: "Bai Hu has seen Si Xing! May I ask Mr. Si Xing, what errand do you send for this young master?"

Seeing this, Zhu Wei frowned slightly, and seeing Si Xing cast him a questioning look, he ordered loudly: "Bring a set of jailer uniforms for Young Master Bai!"

Si Xing looked at Zhu Wei in astonishment: "Master Situ, you mean to let Young Master Bai be the jailer first?"

Zhu Wei glared at him and scolded sharply, "Are you deaf?"

Si Xing hurried out, and after a while, he put a set of coarse prison guard uniforms in front of Bai Hu, and said in a low voice, "Master Bai, you put them on first!"

Ever since he was a child, Bai Hu had never worn coarse cloth clothes, so he refused to wear them at this moment, his expression darkened immediately, he picked up the soldier uniform with his feet, put it on, shook a few times, and slammed it on the ground: "Just Is this shabby thing also suitable for my young master?"

Seeing it, Zhu Wei didn't speak. He took off the official Situ's uniform with a few swipes, bent down to pick up the jailer's uniform that Baihu threw on the ground, put it on carefully, and turned to Si Xing in a stern tone: "Take it again for Mr. Bai." set!"

Seeing that Zhu Wei was furious, Si Xing didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly took a set and put it in front of Baihu again.Zhu Wei also looked over, and said slowly: "Young Master Bai, please put it on!"

Bai Hu blushed, seeing that there was no way out, he had no choice but to take off the luxurious clothes one by one, and put on coarse soldier uniforms.When Baihu was dressed, Zhu Wei nodded and turned to Si Xing: "Master Si Xing, send me an errand!"

Si Xing's voice was a little trembling: "Xia—Xiaguan—"

Zhu Wei shouted: "What's the next official? Right now you are the officer!"

Si Xing was stunned, and nodded hastily: "Yes, yes! Please, two accompanying officers—no, no, no, please follow me to inspect the cell!"

Si Xing led Zhu Wei and Bai Hu to patrol several cells and return to the lobby.

Zhu Wei ordered Si Xing: "From now on, Young Master Bai will be on duty here. If Young Master Bai does a good job, you will be rewarded together. If Young Master Bai makes any mistakes, you will also be punished!"

Si Xing shuddered: "I——I obey orders!"

Zhu Wei changed his clothes and stepped out of the prison.Hearing Zhu Wei's footsteps fading away, Si Xingzhuan bowed to Baihu and smiled apologetically: "Master Bai, it's your first time on duty today, so you can walk around casually, there is nothing urgent to do. If you need anything, you can just order Next, I will try my best to do it!”

Bai Hu gave him a white look, suddenly took off the soldier's uniform, threw it heavily on the ground, changed back into the fine clothes, "hummed", and walked out of the prison without looking back.

(End of this chapter)