I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 530 Chapter 636 Chapter 637

Hou criminal was overjoyed when he heard the words, he slapped his thigh and said:
"Okay! If brother Chi is willing to act, this matter will be settled!"

But immediately, Hou Zuo hesitated again:

"It's just... your legs..."

Si Chi smiled slightly, and said indifferently:
"With my legs and feet, since I can travel thousands of miles to Liyi, what's so difficult about going to Qi State by car? Brother Cheng, I only need a horse-drawn carriage, and I have come all the way from Chiyuan. It's time for brothers and sisters to share adversity!"

Hearing this, Hou criminal couldn't help being moved and said:

"Brother Chi is truly a righteous man! In times of crisis, brother Chi is helping me, I am grateful!"

Si Chi said:

"Brother criminal, you don't have to be like this, you and I have a deep brotherhood, why do you have to say that?"

Hou Zuo and Si Chi were colleagues for many years before, and they have been in Liyi together since the time of Shusun Muzi (Shusun Bao).

One is Gong Zheng and the other is Ma Zheng, and they often take care of each other in their work in the past, so the two of them can be said to have a close friendship.

Before that, the reason why Si Chi and Li Ran pretended to be snakes was not only a temptation, but also because of this level of concern.

However, Si Chi also has a good sense of righteousness, and he also knows that his personal relationship with Hou Zuo is insignificant in the face of the country's righteousness.

After all, what Hou Zuo is doing now is a serious disaster for Lu State and even the world.

Before leaving, Hou Zuo personally sent Si Chi to the gate of the city.

Si Chi cupped his hands and said:
"Brother criminal, my wife and children are here, I hope brother criminal will take care of me!"

"Brother Chi, don't worry. Brother Chi traveled thousands of miles to join me. How could he not treat his family well? Brother Chi, just don't worry!"

Si Chi nodded, and immediately got into the carriage tremblingly with the help of his servants.

Seeing that his legs and feet were inconvenient, Hou Peng felt a little compassion for him for a while, and at the same time trusted him more.

At this time, Uncle Sun Zhe, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said suspiciously from the side:
"This Si Chi has been away from Liyi for many years, and he may come back this time for another purpose..."

After hearing this, Hou criminal couldn't help but glared at his uncle and grandson.

"Master Uncle Sun is really worrying too much. He built Liyi, and he built Liyi into an iron wall, so now he is not tolerated by Lu people, so that his legs and feet are discounted. Now, it is the whole family. How can you have a second heart if you come here to join us?"

"It's Mr. Uncle Sun... you first voted for Yanghu, then Feiyi, and now you're here again. Your lord's thoughts, that's really elusive!"

"The city of Li is trapped, although it can still be defended, but it is not as stable as a rock. Now we are lucky to have a friend who votes. If we have doubts about him, how can our city of Li be able to hold on for a long time? "

When the uncle and grandson heard the words, he could only cover his nose in embarrassment, and said:
"It's just a reminder, how can it be that you have two hearts?"

"It's good if you don't have it! Master Shusun, you... you should think about it a little bit, how should you deal with yourself after Li Yi is dedicated to Qi State in the future!"

Obviously, Hou Zuo was born as an army, so it can be said that he is outspoken.He has shown his cards with his uncle and grandson without hesitation: It is impossible for Liyi to become your uncle and grandson's support to start a new life, so you should invest elsewhere as soon as possible.

As for the uncle and grandson, it was obvious that Hou Zuo was making fun of himself again, so he could only laugh dryly as a cover-up, and then said:
"Hehe, let's wait until the people of Qi really send someone to come, so it's not too late!"

Hou Zuo pouted with him, then turned and left.

Uncle Sunzhe clenched his fist lightly, and still followed behind him. He is now like a bereaved dog.

The point is, as a potential suzerain of the granduncle, Hou Zuo obviously did not treat him with enough courtesy, even worse than a mere Gongzheng in Liyi.

This naturally made him a little more resentful, but he had to be attached to Hou Zuo.

Not long after they returned to the mansion, suddenly, some of the soldiers who had just been sent out to guard Si Chi fled back.

Hou Criminal couldn't help being surprised, and asked why.

It turned out that after Si Chi left Liyi, even though the Qi State had withdrawn its troops, Sanhuan's army was still stationed not far away, and there were often patrol horses wandering around there.

After Yi Sichi's whereabouts were discovered by him, he was immediately surrounded.

In a hurry, Si Chi let the groom gallop.

Although he rushed out smoothly, these pawns did not have such good footwork after all, so they had to flee back to the city first.

When Hou Fang heard this, he couldn't help worrying about Si Chi even more, but he couldn't do anything about it.

……

But what?

All of this was actually discussed by Li Ran and Si Chi before.

The purpose is to make Si Chi successfully escape the control of the generals sent by Hou Zuo.

Therefore, Si Chi rushed out of the encirclement without any danger.

When he reached the border of Qi State, he took a look at the second kit Li Ran gave him.

Si Chidun understood it, so after he entered the country, he went straight to the post house, and directly revealed his identity, saying that he came to offer the city with the booklet of Liyi specially!

After hearing this, the people in the posthouse didn't dare to neglect, so Si Chi was directly controlled and sent to the capital.

The news of Liyi's coming to offer the city was quickly spread back to Linzi.

When Qihou Chujiu heard the news, he couldn't help being surprised for a while.

He hurriedly sent people to welcome Si Chi into the capital, and at the same time called Tian Qi, Gao Zhang and others to come to discuss.

Qihou Chujiu said:

"This matter is quite strange. Not long after Qi Shi just attacked Liyi, this Marquis has sent someone to sacrifice the city again? Dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"

Guo Xia frowned, and said:
"This matter is strange, could it be... there is fraud in it?"

Gao Zhang also echoed:

"It's really elusive, Your Majesty has to be careful to avoid being fooled!"

Qi Hou Chujiu stroked his beard.

"So... the widow can't agree?"

Tian Qi pondered in his heart for a while, and said:

"Your Majesty might as well meet this person first to see if they are sincere in their votes. If they are sincere, then Your Majesty can take over Liyi right away. Wouldn't it be wonderful? In this way, you can win the Kingdom of Lu without a single soldier. A big city, and then south to the Central Plains, why not do it, Your Majesty?"

"The state of Jin is in decline, and the Jin-East Alliance has been formed. Now we have won another battleground, and the king's dominance is just around the corner!"

Tian Qi's meal of painting cakes only made Qihou Chujiu feel itchy.

This Eastern Jin alliance is a pie in the sky, and now there is another Liyi for nothing, which makes him think that it is really destined by the heavens to reproduce the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi in his lifetime?
When Qihou Chujiu thought of this, he couldn't help but excitedly said:

"Tian Qing's words are true! This is heaven's praise to my country of Qi! However, I don't know if this marquis has sincerely voted..."

Tian Qi analyzed:
"Although Liyi relies on the city defense and is the leader of the three consecutive defeats of the Lu State and our Qi State, it is an isolated city after all. Naturally, it wants to find a backer. Then the Marquis must know this very well, so he came to vote. No matter what, Your Majesty must not miss this opportunity!"

Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but nodded, and continued to ask:

"Then... Who is the envoy from Liyi this time?"

Tian Qi stepped forward and replied:
"I heard that the person who came was called Si Chi. It seems to be Gongzheng from Liyi in the past! It is said that the reason why Liyi has the current scale is from this person! Presumably this person also has a lot of status in Liyi. Wait here After the person comes, listen to what he has to say first, and then it will not be too late to make a fuss!"

Qihou Chujiu nodded and said:
"What Tian Qing said is true, and when this person arrives, I will meet with you dear friends! Then make a decision!"

In fact, under Tian Qi's words, Qi Hou Chujiu was even more eager to settle the matter.

After another two days, Si Chi finally arrived in Linzi, and Qi Hou Chujiu summoned him immediately.

Seeing Si Chi limping up to the main hall, and knelt down on the ground with great difficulty, Ji Shou said:
"The worker in the city of Lu is Zheng Sichi, and I pay my respects to the Marquis of Qi!"

Qi Hou Chujiu raised his hand slightly, and he also had some doubts in his heart, this person is actually a cripple?
"Please get up!"

Si Chi sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty. I have an injury on my lower leg. I ran all the way to escape from the pursuit. The injury is serious. I'm afraid I have been standing for a while..."

Seeing that he was indeed wounded, Qihou Chujiu ordered his left and right:

"Come on! Give me a seat!"

Immediately, You Gong stepped forward, put a cushion on it, and let Si Chi sit on it.

"Thank you sir!"

After Si Chi sat down firmly, Qihou Chujiu said:
"Sichi! Not long ago, Qi's division attacked Liyi, but Liyi used the strength of a single city to cause my division to return without success. Why did you come to sacrifice the city today? This move is really incomprehensible, Hou Fang What do you think? You have to tell the truth!"

Chapter 637_ The Origin of Liyi

Since Si Chi was sitting cross-legged, it was inconvenient to bow, so he had to explain directly to Marquis Qi:
"Previously, the reason why Hou Zuo chose to lead the Li people to resist desperately and offend the Qi division was because the Qi division came in conjunction with Sanhuan. And if Liyi is destroyed, the Shusun family will definitely liquidate Hou Zuo!"

"But now that he came to offer the city, it was Hou Peng who felt that if he could get the protection of Qi State, it would be the best policy! As far as Qi State is concerned, this matter is of great benefit and has no harm. I hope you will think about it!"

Hearing this, Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but smile horizontally, and said:
"Why did the prisoner ask for it?"

Si Chi said directly:

"I just want to stay in Liyi and continue to help Qi State guard Liyi! Qihou can directly send troops to garrison. If Qihouguo really intends to dominate the Central Plains, then Liyi is the most important thing!"

Tian Qi spoke again at this time:

"Oh? Hou Zuo still wants to stay in Liyi?"

Si Chi turned sideways to Tian Qi and said:
"Lord Hou has been in Liyi for more than [-] years, and he is not willing to leave. If the king trusts Hou Offender, he can be made the governor of the city. If Qihou makes other arrangements, he can also seal another city. Hou offenders him All the votes have been made, so there is no doubt about it!"

Qihou Chujiu said:

"Qi State can lead the army into the city first and garrison it. However, as for how to arrange the marquis criminals, it should be a long-term plan. But the widow can guarantee here that no matter how it is arranged, the widow will never treat him badly!"

"If he really offered the town sincerely, he would have done a lot of credit! It's not a problem to be appointed an official to enter the town! But... if the widow finds out that he has ulterior motives... then don't blame the widow for being ruthless. With the power of Qi, I also swear to destroy Liyi!"

Si Chi smiled bitterly and said:
"Your Majesty is worrying too much. Now that Lord Hou is hanging out alone, how dare you make a mistake? This is the book of Liyi. Please have a look at it!"

Afterwards, Gong Zheng took the dossier from Si Chi's hand, and after checking that it was correct, he held it in front of Qi Hou Chujiu.

Qihou Chujiu took it and opened it, and found that the population, land, and urban construction were all recorded in detail, and even the defense deployment was briefly introduced.

Tian Qi looked at it with his neck hooked, but Qi Hou Chujiu didn't care.

"Tian Qing, come and take a look!"

Tian Qi immediately stepped forward to check it, and kept nodding his head, obviously very satisfied with the book.

"Your Majesty, since the records in this book are so detailed, it seems that this prisoner is sincere!"

Qihou Chujiu was very happy.

"Sichi, you should step back first, and then reply after my monarch and ministers have discussed it again! Come here, be sure to entertain your envoy for the widow!"

Si Chi heard the words, stood up with great difficulty, and bowed:

"Chi, leave!"

After Si Chi left, Qihou Chujiu said again:
"My dear friends, I think this is an opportunity not to be missed, and I should send someone there immediately!"

Gao Zhang, the suzerain of the Gao family who had one-third of the Qi country back then, immediately raised objections:

"Even if Liyi has such sincerity, Liyi is far away from our Qi territory. If we rashly send troops and horses to settle here, it will be very inconvenient! Moreover, we may be hindered by Lu people!"

Guoxia also said the same way:

"That's right, Your Majesty, why don't you send a senior officer to inspect it first. You need to be more cautious about this matter, so that you can be invincible!"

Tian Qi rolled his eyes and nodded approvingly:

"The words of the two adults are not wrong! You can do it like this!"

In fact, speaking of it, Tian Qi and the two of them should not be able to deal with each other, but they have reached an agreement on this matter.

Just because of this matter, it is indeed beneficial and harmless to Qi State, and the ministers and ministers of Qi State have no reason to refuse.

The most important thing is that Liyi's geographical location is closer to Fengqiu, the fief of the Tatian clan.

Therefore, as far as Tian Qi is concerned, as long as the food is not ugly, Liyi will sooner or later be in Tian's pocket!

After going to court, Tian Qi first returned to the mansion to discuss with Shu Niu.

Shu Niu knew that everyone in the court was surprisingly unanimous in this matter, so he couldn't help but smiled slightly:
"The city of Li is so important, if you can take it into your pocket, who will be able to compete with you in Qi in the future?! Moreover, this move can be said to cost nothing! Your lord is really happy and congratulated! "

Tian Qi also smiled slyly, and said to Shu Niu:
"Although this is the case, I still want you to go to meet this Si Chi, and test this person... is he sincere in his vote!"

The vertical cow bowed and said:
"It's my duty, the villain will go now!"

Shu Niu got Tian Qi's instruction and immediately went to the official post where Si Chi lived.

Si Chi was still waiting for the news from the court of Qi State, when he saw Shu Niu coming, he felt that this person looked familiar, and immediately remembered his origin.

Isn't this person the vertical cow who caused the disaster for Uncle Sun's back then? !

Si Chi understood this, and there is no doubt that he must have given Tian Qi's intention to come to test himself.

The two sat facing each other, and Shu Niu watched Si Chi for a long time.

And Si Chi saw his wink, as if the vertical bull didn't recognize him.

It's no wonder, after all, when he was in Uncle Sun's family, Si Chi was a Gongzheng in Liyi, and his status was naturally inferior to that of Shu Niu.

Therefore, although he recognized Shu Niu, it was reasonable that Shu Niu could not recognize him.

At this time, only Ting Shu Niu was the first to speak:

"My lord, you have worked hard all the way!"

Si Chi smiled and shook his head.

"Compared to what happened in Lu State, these hardships are nothing to mention! I only hope that the Marquis of Qi can make a decision soon and send people to take over Liyi, so as to appease the people of Li. If so, Chi will be satisfied!"

The vertical cow narrowed his eyes.

"I heard... Master Si disagreed with Gong Ruoxiao many years ago, and he has not been in Liyi for a long time, but he suddenly appeared in Liyi for some reason? And, he came to Qi as an envoy to act as a lobbyist? I don't know. What happened to Master Gongzheng during this period?"

Si Chi heard that, in fact, he was already prepared for this question, and he replied nonchalantly:
"To be honest, Chi was entrusted by his uncle Muzi (Uncle Sun Bao) to build Liyi! After his uncle Muzi died, his concubine uncle Sun Zhaozi inherited his ambition, and he was the enemy of the Ji family! "

"The two grandparents of the Ji family are domineering and domineering in the state of Lu. Only the uncle and grandson can check and balance with them. I feel bitterly that there is no government office in the state of Lu, so I exhausted my efforts to build Liyi. The purpose , just to help the Uncle Sun restrain the Ji Clan. If there is a change in the state of Lu, the Uncle Sun Clan can occupy Liyi to resist the Ji Clan!"

"However...God's will failed to fulfill people's wishes...Since Shusun Zhaozi (Shusun Luo) died in the sect, the Shusun clan has little power left to fight against it!"

"After that, Gong Ruomiao, the young head of the family, came to Liyi and directly occupied Liyi as the head of the household. I am loyal to the Uncle Sun's family and will never join forces with him, so I chose to dismiss my official position!"

"Nowadays in the temples of the State of Lu, there are courtiers again, instigating the rulers and ministers to destroy Liyi. Since Liyi was built by me, I regard Liyi as my own! Now there are villains who want to destroy Liyi. , how can I sit idly by?"

At this time, Si Chi pointed to his broken leg again, and continued:
"Besides, I live in seclusion in the suburbs of Lu, and I have nothing to do with the world. However, a few days ago, someone broke into my house and forcibly discounted my left thigh! I am also afraid of being harmed by the mob, so I chose to raise my family Leaving for Liyi."

"Afterwards, he gave Hou Zuo the intention to come to Qi State as an envoy, intending to use Qi State's hand to preserve Liyi!"

Shu Niu looked at Si Chi, then at Si Chi's legs, and felt that he was right in every sentence, not as if he was lying.

After all, he actually experienced most of the "stories" he mentioned.

Now, hearing this Si Chi talking there, and almost repeating those old events, and every sentence is reasonable, which also makes him never see Si Chi again. suspect.

Shu Niu said goodbye and returned to Tian Qi's mansion. When he saw Tian Qi, he opened his mouth and said:

"My lord, this person should be sincere, and what he said is reasonable, so don't be suspicious, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)