After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 68 Kunihara's Little Sister

"Master Tian."

"Lord Gao, what orders do you have?" Tian Qi saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty is interested in Varu, what do you think?"

"What Master Gao thinks, Tian Qi will think about it."

"Okay." Gao Zhang was very satisfied, "Our country of Qi is now strong and strong, so it is time to teach Lu a lesson, but the army needs to raise food and grass, how about leaving this matter to Mr. Tian?"

"No." Tian Qi agreed without hesitation.

When he returned to the mansion, he happened to meet Tian Chang returning and told him about sending him out of the inn.

"It's a good job." Tian Qi was not angry at all because of his son's self-assertion, but praised him greatly.

"Father went to Gaofu just now?"

"That's right, Your Majesty intends to attack Lu, and Mr. Gao asked him to raise food and grass for his father."

"Father, Gao Zhang's intentions for this move are sinister!" Tian Chang stood up in shock.

Tian Qi nodded slightly, how could he not know Gao Zhang's intentions, Falu needs a large army to dispatch, and the Qi State hides wealth from the people, if forcibly expropriating food and grass from the people, it will undoubtedly greatly damage his image among the people of the country.

Both Guo and Gao are self-righteous and mediocre, they can't think so far, it must be Yan Ying who talks too much.

Speaking of Yan Ying, Tian Qi gritted his teeth in hatred, if it wasn't for his sentence "All the officials of the Qi State will belong to the Tian family", Qihou, Guo, and Gao would never be so afraid of him.

"This matter is not in a hurry. You send people to the market to spread rumors that the Jin State will join forces with the Zheng State and the Wei State to attack the Qi State."

"Father's plan is very clever. In this way, your majesty will not dare to send troops to the Lu country again, and the grain requisition will be settled!"

However, Tian's plan of begging did not work. The next day, Qi Hou Chujiu announced that all the officials would enter the palace to discuss matters, and the matter discussed was to form an alliance with Zheng Guo.

The state of Zheng used to be the overlord of the Central Plains. After the death of Duke Zhuang, after several battles for the throne, the state of the country was not as good as before.

Because the location is in the place of the Four Wars, there is no danger to defend, and it is sandwiched between the state of Jin in the north and the state of Chu in the south, so it is often used as a battlefield between princes.In the end, Chu Qiang can only be close to Chu, and Jin Qiang is close to Jin, surviving in the cracks and barely maintaining.

The state of Zheng is not bordered by the state of Qi in the east, and there are Lu, Wei, Song and other countries in between. They have never had any friendship. The officials are very strange, why they suddenly thought of forming an alliance.

After the emissary Ziyang's explanation, everyone understood the ins and outs of the matter.

It also starts from the Zhaoling meeting a few years ago. Tang and Cai were bullied by Yin Nangwa, the order of Chu State, and rebelled angrily. At the same time, they asked Wu State and Jin State for help.

In this name, the state of Wu sent troops to enter Chu along the Huai River, almost destroying the state of Chu.

Fan Yang, Zhengqing of the State of Jin, mobilized the princes to uphold justice for Caihou and called on the princes of the world to gather in Zhaoling.Fan Yang and Zhengqing of Qi State Xia, Lu, Song, Cai, Wei, Chen, Zheng, Xu, Cao, Tai, Zhu, Dun, Hu, Teng, Xue, Qi, Xiaolu and other monarchs, a total of 18 The princes of Lu gathered together in Zhaoling to discuss the grand plan of defeating Chu.

There were six ministers in the state of Jin. Zhengqing Zhong Xingyin raised objections after asking for bribes from Marquis Cai was rejected, thinking that it was not profitable to attack Chu and was not conducive to Jin.

The Fan family and the Zhongxing family are the most staunch allies. At this time, the conflicts between the six ministers of the Jin State gradually became acute. Fan Yang finally did not send troops to the Chu State because of the affection of his allies, but only helped the Cai State to destroy the Chu State’s subordinate state Shen State , dealt with it.

As a result, the vigorous Zhaoling meeting came to an end, and Jin's reputation was greatly hit.

The most disappointed one was Uncle Zi, the ruling official of Zheng Guo.

Uncle Zi has always been close to the state of Jin, and he suppressed the voice of pro-Chu in the country with an iron fist.According to his plan, using the Zhaoling meeting to form a coalition of princes will not destroy Chu, at least it will hurt Chu's vitality.

The state of Zheng can use this to develop southward and take advantage of the vast hinterland and resources of the state of Chu, so it may not be impossible to re-prosper.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. On the way back to the country, Uncle Zi fell ill from depression and died angrily. The people of Zheng turned from being close to Jin to hostility.

But at this time, it is meaningless to turn to Chu State. Chu State was beaten by Wu State, and I don’t know how long it will take to recover. Zheng State decided to form an alliance with Qi State, a big country in the east, to counter Jin State.

The monarch and ministers of Qi State are naturally very happy. There is an ally in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the chances of restoring the hegemony of the ancestors are a little bit more.

The keen Yan Ying could see at a glance that the state of Jin was unstable, otherwise the people of Zheng would never dare to engage in petty tricks secretly.

Only Tian Qi complained secretly, since the matter of Falu might not be changed, he returned to the mansion and hurriedly urged Tian Chang to contact Meng Di as soon as possible.

Meng Di was at the Guo's mansion at this time, the head of the family, Guo Xia, was leading the army, and the eldest son, Guo Yuan, presided over all matters.

"Brother Han, Brother Jing, just received an order from Mr. Gao, and this year's gambling fight has been cancelled." Guoyuan said guiltily. Unlike Gao Li, he was eager to express himself. Li didn't take it to heart.

"It seems that time can't help the prince." Meng Di was a little strange, and asked casually: "Could it be that the Gao family dared not participate in the gambling because they saw the disadvantages?"

"That's not true. Uncle Gao is fair and will never meddle in young people's affairs." Guoyuan also just found out about Falu's matter, and his father had already rushed to the army to make plans. Of course, such trivial matters as gambling and fighting should be put aside first.But he acted prudently and would not divulge information without permission.

"Brother Han and Brother Jing, do you intend to become generals in the army?" Guoyuan changed the subject, and this was his real intention.

Meng Di's refusal was already expected by him, but Liu Xiazhi was also not interested, which was really unexpected.

"Brother Jing, with my father taking care of me in the army, I'm sure I can make great achievements just around the corner. Wouldn't it be better than mere caravan guards?"

"Young Master Guo, I'm afraid it's not very good to poach people's corners face to face." Meng Di pretended to be angry.

Guoyuan hastily apologized, still full of regrets in his mouth, all the winners of the martial arts over the years are proud to join each family, if not for the imminence of Valu, he would not have dared to easily offer the condition of going directly to the army as a general, unexpectedly, he still could not Impress two people.

"Everyone has their own aspirations, and I can't force it, but I feel like old friends at first sight, how can I help you?" Guoyuan adjusted his mentality and regained his elegance and ease.

"I'm about to ask Mr. Guo for help. Linzi is the most prosperous in the world. The caravan wants to stay here, so I ask you to take care of it."

"It should be so!" Kunihara agreed without hesitation.

After negotiating, the two left, and Guoyuan was very polite and sent them out the door in person.The country mansion is vast and deep, and the three of them walked slowly along the path. Guoyuan had an excellent demeanor, without any expression of disappointment, chatting and laughing all the way, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After turning around the lake, Guoyuan suddenly stopped talking and stopped walking.

Meng Di and Liu Xiazhi looked up, and there was a woman in strong attire standing with a sword in front of them, and the maids retreated far away, not daring to speak.

Guoyuan patted his forehead, sighed and said, "Little sister, don't mess around."

"Hmph, elder brother refused to take me to watch martial arts yesterday, but today I heard that No.1 is here, so I'm going to see it." The girl said and pulled a sword flower, eager to try.

"Brother Han and Brother Jing laughed at me. My younger sister practiced swordsmanship since she was a child, and she was doted on by her father. My elder brother can't do anything about her." Guoyuan smiled wryly.

Meng Di and Liu Xiazhi looked at each other, seeing Guoyuan's helpless eyes looking over, Liu Xiazhi jumped up as if bitten by a snake, and shouted: "No, I am a dignified man, how can I fight against a weak woman!"

(End of this chapter)