Spring and Autumn I Am King

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After Zhao Bing left again, Yang Hu thought while walking beside Qi Hou's chariot: "According to the current situation, Zhao Bing may have to launch an attack tomorrow, the army is in chaos, and there is nowhere to escape in the snow. Gotta find a way to get out. (..M)”

If Yang Hu was still a trusted guest of the Marquis of Qi when he just went south, he would naturally be well protected. But now he has become the target of public criticism, and he is not even sure if Qi Hou will suddenly kill him alive and pray for better weather.

After all, the soldiers have spread the word, and they have vowed: "It's all because Yang Hu has done too much evil in the country of Lu, that he has provoked the wrath of the local gods and brought down a heavy snow that has only been encountered in decades!"

Therefore, Yang Hu had to worry about his future: "According to the last time Qihou trusted me in the evening, after listening to Bao Guo's words in the evening, he was going to tie me up and send me back to Lu country. Qi country, if I stay in the Qi army, I will definitely die."

Yanghu has also been the "governor" of the state of Lu, and he knows some self-evident conventions of those in power. Whenever the state encounters a famine or a defeated army, in order to appease the dissatisfaction of the people afterwards, someone must take responsibility. Of course, the person responsible will not be the monarch, but will be delegated to the ministers. In those days, Chu State was defeated twice by Jin State, Ziyu committed suicide in the battle of Chengpu, and Zhanzi died by himself in the battle of Yanling.

In Yang Hu's view, when Qi State was defeated this time, the Duke of Qi would definitely shirk all responsibilities when he returned. Gao Zhang always advocated that he should retire earlier, and he would not suffer. Then, it is most appropriate to use Yanghu as a scapegoat.

Thinking of being killed in the army in the future, or being killed in Linzi City with the tragic end of civilian anger, Yang Hu finally made up his mind. He tidied up his clothes, walked to Qihou's spacious carriage, and asked for an audience again.

He has an idea. Although it is a bit sinister and a bit risky, it can still be gambled!

Qi Hou's personal guard leaned on the halberd and stared at Yang Hu coldly, with a bad look in his eyes. But after Qihou's message came from inside, no one stopped him.

Qihou's carriage was very large, pulled by eight good horses outside, and thick leather was used to prevent the entry of wind and cold air. It was very spacious inside, the copper stove was burning, steaming hot, Yang Hu felt the frost on the tip of his nose melted in an instant. It turned into dripping sweat, and there was no chill outside at all.

That's right. Although Qi Hou pretended to be a corporal in front of his soldiers, he actually had high requirements for a luxurious and comfortable life.

Coincidentally, Gao Zhang, Dong Guo, Li Mi and others were all kneeling in the car, as if they were discussing the military situation.

"The widow will never abandon the army and leave!" When Yanghu walked in, he happened to hear this sentence.

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Abandon the army?

Yang Hu almost didn't laugh out loud, who came up with this bad idea? Of course he couldn't leave, so the reason why Qihou was safe and sound. Thanks to the protection of the more than 30,000 Qi soldiers, if they abandoned the army and left first, the Qi army at the back would collapse completely as soon as the front foot left.

And since Zhao Bing had hundreds of light cavalry, and even more "bamboo horses" that came and went like wind on the snow, Qihou did not have Huabuzhu Mountain to go around three times this time, and there was no Yuzu who met the ugly father to suffer for him. Maybe the monarch will be captured, and it will be tomorrow!

Qihou should be able to understand the stakes, so he categorically refused, and threw the person who suggested it out into the snow.

But the problem is still not solved, the car wobbly walks. From time to time, the wheels stopped because the wheels got stuck in the snow, and more than a hundred people pushed back. At this speed, there was still a long way to go.

Afterwards, after Dongguo and Limi asked to command thousands of people, Qihou hesitated, no matter when. Dividing troops is a risky move.

Gao Zhang did not agree either. His suggestion was that if the whole army left in a group, the final loss might not be so great. Yang Hu could only laugh at his naivety in his heart. Zhao Wuxi was more sinister and cunning than Cangjuan who hunted in Haidai in winter. How could he easily pass up any opportunity to weaken Qi people?

Everyone was arguing, and finally, the irritable Qihou turned his attention back to Yang Hu and asked angrily, "Why did Yangzi come here? Could it be that he asked the horse to ask for food again?" Lu's decision-making mistakes were all blamed on Yanghu's advice when he first entered Qi.

Yang Hu bowed and said: "The foreign minister has a strategy to solve the current crisis!"

The car fell silent, and Qihou looked at Yang Hu with a fixed gaze, but suddenly he burst into laughter, and his attitude took a big turn: "Yangzi has been tired these past few days, I don't know what a good plan is, please ask me."

Yang Hu sneered in his heart, but Ming Ming said earnestly: "The plan now is to ask the foreign ministers to go to Zhao Ying and ask for peace with Jin Zhongjun."

...

"Please calm down!?" Everyone in the carriage was astonished.

This is a euphemism for peace talks.

At the end of Yang Hu's words, he was disgusted and dissatisfied with him, and he rebuked him: "Please be pacified? Do you think that you are still unable to run a hundred paces, and you can't survive the three-sheathed Duke Huan? Zhao Meng is halfway through. Song Xianggong who attacked? Now that his generation has the upper hand, how can he accept our request for peace, not to mention that you and your son Zhao Wuxi are still celebrating."

He pointed at Yanghu and said every word to his heart: "Your Majesty, this person is probably trying to take the opportunity to escape! Don't believe him!"

You are half right, Yang Hu thought to himself.

He made a look of weakness and anxiety, his back was too stooped, and his voice trembled: "The next words of the foreign minister came from the bottom of my heart, and Gao Zi also knows that I once promoted Wu Xie, the son of Zhao Qing, to help him enter the country. Lu, gave him the position of a doctor. However, this son betrayed his trust and colluded with Sanhuan to plot against me, causing foreign ministers to suffer in the city of Lu. Fortunately, he was accepted by the emperor, and only survived. Zhao’s son was guilty, and he and Sanhuan both wanted to Kill me and then hurry up, even if the foreign minister wanted to get away, why did he hit Zhao's Qingqi on the head?"

What he said made sense, Qi Hou nodded when he heard it, and Gao Zhang couldn't fault it.

Yang Hu continued: "As for whether it is feasible or not to ask for peace, please also ask your Majesty Shangrong and foreign ministers to elaborate."

"The foreign ministers met Zhao Meng at the Wazhi meeting last year, and knew that he was a man of temperament and acted according to his will. Your Majesty should know that the Zhao family had bad relations with Fan and Zhongxing. Earlier, the state of Qi said that he wanted to attack Xilu. Ji She and Zhong Xing Yin did not save, this time Qi attacked Zhong Xing's Yi Yi, Zhao Meng was not happy enough, how could he be an enemy of the emperor? Later, the reason why he fought with the Qi army was because his son had no compassion. , because of Wei and Punan. As long as they send foreign ministers, they threaten that if both Qi and Zhao are injured, Fan and Zhongxing will attack the Zhao family in Jin, and Zhao Meng must be worried. At that time, he promises that Qi will not take the west. Lu and Punan, the two sides can naturally turn their wars into jade and silk."

Qi Hou's face flushed, please be level, that is to admit defeat. His dignified quasi-overlord actually has a day to admit defeat to the Jin State's second minister! What's the difference between that and when Duke Qiqing was humiliated by Qin Qingqing a few decades ago, Cui Chu killed Duke Qi Zhuang to appease the anger of Jin Qing and Fan Yao?

But the situation is stronger than that of people. Qi Hou has now lost the pride and momentum he had when he first broke Yiyi. Qi Huan Duke was still in the embarrassment of being shot by Guan Yiwu and pretending to be dead. Woolen cloth. What is a femininity? It is better to avoid the big humiliation after the defeat with the small humiliation of peace talks.

Anyway, after he got out, he could turn his face and not recognize anyone. Put the blame on the people who went to the peace talks, and kill them in the anger of the people of Yiping, Linzi East City.

But Gao Zhang's words also made sense, and he had to be reconsidered when it came to the selection of candidates.

So Qihou asked in a flat tone: "It's okay to ask for peace. But since Yangzi and Zhao Wuxi are in bad relationship, why did the widow send you to ask for peace? Maybe Zhao Wuxi will just see you. Furious, I will kill you on the spot and let the peace talks fall through."

Yang Hu looked indifferent: "Zhao's son is more knowledgeable than his father. As long as I use the banner of the emperor's messenger, he will never embarrass me."

His dark-bearded face turned back, looking at Gao Zhang with a malicious smile.

"What's more, among the people present, I'm the only one who has met with Gao Zi and Zhao Meng. If you can't trust your foreign ministers, why don't you let Gao Zi go. What's up?"

Gao Zhang was loyal to state affairs, but he was not brave enough.

Qi Hou thought about it, Gao Zhang is now his right-hand man, and it is really difficult to coordinate the whole army without him. At this time, it's too late to regret not bringing Guoxia out. It seems that apart from Yanghu, there really isn't a good candidate for peace.

Yang Hu said: "If your Majesty is not at ease, you can send another warrior by your side."

Qihou thought it was reasonable, so he named Dongguo again and asked him to be escort, but in fact he was monitoring Yanghu's journey to Zhaoying.

But before leaving. Qi Hou pulled Limi again and whispered in his ear. Later, Limi handed a sharp dagger to the brave Dongguo, and instructed: "It would be best if Zhao Qing could Xu Ping, if not, you must find it. There is an opportunity to assassinate him! If Zhao Meng is dead, Zhao Wuxi will not be able to control the crowd in a short time, and the army will be able to take advantage of the chaos of Zhao soldiers to escape!"

Dongguo was stunned: "Is this what Your Majesty meant?"

"How can you make your Majesty get a bad name for such things? It's just that you and I imitate Cao Mo and Zhuan Zhu in private, but you still have the courage to go to Zhao Ying and his party?"

This matter must be done by the dead, because whether the assassination succeeds or not, he will be executed by the angry Jin people.

Dongguo gritted his teeth and looked at the life and death in front of him. His answer was only eight words: "Jijiwufu, Gonghou Gancheng!"

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The wind whizzed past the side of the car, and Yang Hu stood still in the face of the cold wind, although his legs were throbbing and his head was the same after walking dozens of miles in the snow. He is very weak now, perhaps ill, but in order to escape, he still has to complete his mission.

But at least, as the envoy of the Qi people, Yang Hu was well-dressed and warm, and he rode in the same car with Dong Guo. The great hero of Yiyi, the three scholars and Hu Ben, who was the most relied on by Qi Hou after the death of the three scholars and Qi Wuxun, had many things on his mind.

Even if he was really sent by the emperor, Qihou's style still reveals a stock market rudeness and speculation, and he will never get angry. This is also a point that Yang Hu despises. How can such a person be fit to be his convinced lord?

"Don't worry, Sishi Dongguo, there won't be too many surprises on this trip." Yang Hu said comforting words, which came from the heart. If things go according to his plan, he can indeed let Dongguo not have to worry about anything.

When the time comes, your hands will be tied and you can wait for the hair to fall. What else do you need to worry about?

They returned along the road they had come from, and there were often abandoned cars and wrecks and shattered tents on the road. There were also dead bodies, either frozen or wounded, scattered on the snow, obscured by the shadows of dark clouds.

Yang Hu sincerely hoped that he could meet Zhao Yang instead of Zhao Wuxi. He still had hope for the Jin State official who made him admire him, but he only hated and avoided Zhao Wuxi.

Therefore, the small convoy did not go to the southwest side where the cavalry was infested, but walked towards the place where the main force of the Zhao soldiers might be. The conspicuous black bird flag was erected high on the car. This is an army flag captured by the Qi people. It's funny to say, just now they also prayed to Haotian and the local **** for protection, not to encounter Zhao Bing's elusive ski team~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Now they are eager to meet one.

Not long after they set off, they were discovered by Zhao Bing, and Dongguo loudly declared his intentions after the opponent shot an arrow. The opposite happened to be a soldier from Wendi, who could understand the dialect of Qi State, and waved his hand to stop Paoze's attack, which did not cause the tragedy of Jin people thinking that the other party was scolding because they couldn't understand Linzi dialect...

So Yang Hu found that the car he was in was faintly surrounded by a group of Zhao soldiers, and slowly moved forward under their escort, and finally a rider appeared in front of him, coming towards him.

Zhao Bing is currently on the move, and Yang Hu does not know if Zhao Yang will personally come to the middle to negotiate. As the distance got closer, he found that the other party was a slender young general who stood out from the crowd on a dark horse. His copper-encrusted cockroach kicked the horse's belly lightly, his big bow and sword hung on the saddle, and his body was a little thin with his black leather armor painted in red, but his chin with a little short fluff made him energetic. .

"Yu!" After the encounter, Zhao Wuxi restrained his horse and shouted: "It's actually Yangzi, it's true that we haven't met in life, and the parting is a whole year, and the boy is afraid that he will never be able to see the face of the king again! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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