Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: there is another chapter later

Phi, located on the border of Qi and Lu, was originally the food town of the Phi family, a doctor in the state of Lu. 【...】

Twenty years ago, when Duke Zhao of Lu failed to expel Ji Pingzi, the Phi clan was exterminated. Shusun's meritorious service in assisting Ji's coup at a critical moment later received this 5,000-household large town as a reward.

Wenshui flows slowly from Mount Tai, and it is already a big river when it arrives at Pingyi, and Pingyi happens to be in Qiyang. The north is sheltered by the remaining veins of Mount Tai, and the south is led by Wenshui as a moat. It is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. place.

Its walls are made of sandstone, which is extremely strong. It is a good choice for the uncles and suns to make this their main town, but the premise is that their unsatisfactory descendants can control the retainers here.

In front, Ruomiao, the chief of the city, was waiting at the end of the suspension bridge for Zhao Wuxi to arrive.

He looked up and down the young Zhao Wuxie, and Zhao Wuxie was also looking at him. This uncle and Sun's former powerful minister was over fifty years old, his hair was gray, his face was angular, and his weather-beaten face was deeply chiseled. The lines, but the stubbornness and arrogance of the charm is still there.

Zhao Wuxi recalled Zhang Mengtan’s analysis of this person: Gong Ruomiao was the elder of the three dynasties of the Shusun clan. In the time of Shusun Zhaozi, Duke Lu Zhao fought with Ji Pingzi. At that time, Shusun Zhaozi was not in the country and faced the monarch and Ji clan. At the same time asking for help, Gong Ruomiao and other retainers discussed together, and came to the conclusion that "there is no Ji family, there is no uncle Sun family". So they decisively assisted Ji's counterattack, expelled the monarch, and won the city for Shusun's clan, and he was originally stationed here to govern.

In the era of Shusun Chengzi, he became the head of the family and had the right to intervene in the establishment of heirs. Because of his opposition to the succession of Shusun Zhou, the current head of the family, he was hated by Shusun Zhou, and he lived in Heyi again. When Yang Hu was in power, he stood on the side of the "anti-Party" and may have participated in the conspiracy to replace the uncle and grandson. After Yanghu fell, he held on to the city because Sanhuan was powerless to suppress. It can only appease and surrender, and let Qiyi maintain the status quo, not listening to propaganda, like a semi-independent state.

Zhao Wuxi's carriage drove onto the suspension bridge. The horse's hooves stepped on the wooden planks of the suspension bridge uneasily, making a "clack-clack-clack" sound. The horseman stopped at five steps in front of Gong Ruomiao, Gong Ruomiao bowed respectfully, and Zhao Wuxi also raised his arms to the old man. Sleeves.

"I've seen Xiao Sikou."

"Kong Ruoyi slaughter. I have admired it for a long time."

Because of occupying Xilu, which is closely related to the interests of the Shusun clan, Zhao Wuxi had a bad relationship with the Shusun clan, but he gave enough face to this uncle-sun clan's retainer, and it was considered a condescending friendship.

There is a reason for this. Although the two have never met, their friendship is a long story. Piaoyi and Xilu are only a hundred miles away, so the geographical location is very important. Last autumn, when the various husbands of Xilu united for mutual insurance, Zhao Wuxi also came to inform Gong Ruomiao. But was rejected by him. But when the Qi people were repelled by the Zhao clan, and after Zhao Wuxi proved his strength to the entire Lu country, Gong Ruomiao began to flirt with him, and even went to seek medical treatment during the outbreak of the epidemic.

When Qi State wielded the big stick of salt policy and sanctioned the State of Lu, Piyi, who was short of salt, turned to Zhao Wuxi for help as soon as possible. With the idea that one more friend is better than one more enemy, Zhao Wuxi also satisfied their needs. Require.

There is no free food in the world, and this is the basis for Zhao Wuxi to come here to receive courtesy.

No, this is the first time we met. After speaking no more than ten sentences, the two walked in the same car and chatted happily.

When entering the city gate, Zhao Wuxi looked up at the wall made of sand and gravel. He asked, "The law of the state of Lu, the city without a hundred pheasants, is clearly surpassed by Qiyi."

Gong Ruo said with a contemptuous smile, "The city is sandwiched between Qi and Lu. If the wall is not thickened and taller, wouldn't it be precarious?"

He didn't say the deep reason, in the past two years or so. Shusun Zhouqiu has always wanted to take back the government of Piaoyi, whether as the head of the family, he has played the role of coercion, coaxing, or cooperating inside and outside. And Gong Ruomiao, who hated Shusun Zhou's hatred and wanted to maintain his position as the ruler of the town, deliberately increased the height of the armor and the wall in order to prevent him from succeeding.

However, Zhao Wuxi shook his head and said, "It seems that the slaughter of Gong Ruoyi doesn't know how to survive fish, and it is actually the last resort to keep raising the wall to protect himself."

Gong Ruo despised Daqi: "What is the way of survival for fish?"

Zhao Wuxi said: "Have you never heard of the big fish in the Shaohai? Fishing hooks can't do anything about it, but once it leaves the waters because of pride, the ants can also manipulate it at will, and it will be eaten into a fish in a few days. Compared with this, Pyu is like a big fish, and the state of Lu is like the water that surrounds Pyu. If Pyu loses the support of Lu, the fish will die if it loses its water, even if the city wall is built as high as the sky , what's the use?"

Gong Ruomiao praised and said, "Of course."

When he first saw Zhao Wuxi, he originally despised his youth, but in just a few words, he changed his opinion. This person's words are really true! He began to feel uneasy.

He knew the current situation of Piaoyi best, and it was indeed like a big fish about to run aground. This large town of 5,000 households provided half of the armed forces of the Shusun clan, and could pull out a division. But my uncle and grandson have always wanted to take this town back. I have tried every means. The next step is probably to investigate myself for the crime, and then invite the entire Lu Guoqing to send a large army to besiege. ?

So when he entered the hall, he shielded his left and right, and bowed respectfully again to Zhao Wuxi, who was looking around at the porcelain and bronze decorations with his hands behind his back.

"That's right, Piaoyi is like a fish without water to rely on now, and may die of thirst at any time. Now that he is out of the crisis, I hope Si Kou can teach me!"

Zhao Wuxi put down the delicate porcelain bottle in his hand and smiled slightly, Zhang Mengtan did a good job in intelligence, fish, he was hooked so soon!

...

"Kong Ruoyi has been slaughtered by Qian, and the city is the main city of the Shusun clan. How can there be no water to rely on?"

Gong Ruomiao smiled bitterly and said, "Si Kou doesn't know anything, the big Sima does not regard me as a retainer, but an enemy!"

He slowly recounted the past: "In the beginning, the uncle Sun Chengzi, the master of the old family, wanted to establish a state feud as the heir. I was the slaughterer of the family at the time. Seeing that he had no virtue of being a king, I objected to this matter, but the master of the old family did not listen to me. Yes, I still have a state feud..."

Zhao Wuxi did the math, it was only five years ago...Uncle Sun Chengzi died, the young uncle Sun Zhou was in power, and San Huan was a younger generation, neither prestige nor ability, thus causing Yang Hu of power, even to the point of taking advantage of the gap.

"That's why. Da Sima and Gong Ruoyi have a festival?" He asked knowingly.

Gong Ruomiao ignored the fact that he was talking about the lord, and even spit on the ground to show his disdain: "It's more than a holiday, Xiao Sikou has seen the state enmity a few times, and he should know that he is a narrow-minded person. If you are a thief, you can't wait to kill me immediately..."

In his heart, he has never regarded Shusun Zhouqiu as the head of the family. He is just a humble and ignorant Shuzi, a scum like the Shuoxu who brought great disaster to Shusun's family!

That's why I dare to call him by his first name!

He opened his arms suddenly. A dark red penetrating wound was revealed: "This is an arrow from the rear when I was fighting against the Qi people. If my cronies had not noticed it and blocked it for me, this arrow would have killed the old man on the spot. After checking, I found out that the arrow was sent by the state feud!" He gnashed his teeth when he talked about the past, and he must have been very angry about it.

It turned out that he experienced a failed murder... Zhao Wuxi understood, after that, in order to save his life, Gong Ruomiao refused to defend the city, and at the same time took refuge in Yanghu, hoping to cooperate with Yanghu. Changing the head of Uncle Sun's family, unfortunately, failed again...

Therefore, Piaoyi's situation is very embarrassing. As long as Shusun Zhouqiu is still in power for one day, it is impossible to return, but if he does not return, his arms will not be able to twist his thighs.

But the more he was angry and the more he had nowhere to go, the more Zhao Wuxi felt that Zhang Mengtan's suggestion was feasible.

So he rubbed his palms and smiled: "What's so difficult about this? I'll tell you another fish story for Gong Ruoyi to listen to."

Why is it a fish again, Gong Ruomiao is helpless. Can only suppress the anxiety and continue to listen.

"There is a dry season in Lu every year. When the spring water is dry, the fish in the water are trapped on the land together. At this time, they can only approach each other. Moisten each other with moisture, moisten each other with saliva... Laoyi Zaiqi Thinking about it, when the Qi people threatened to attack, the cities of Xilu were also stranded fish at first, but through mutual protection, we were able to support each other. However, we defeated a powerful opponent and survived. If Qiyi also joined the alliance, naturally we would not There are fears of drying up and dying!"

"Here, Xiao Sikou is in charge of Xilu, the master of the Doctor League, and even the Marquis of Qi must be a little bit afraid. Where is the fish that is dying of thirst? It is really a big river that is wider and deeper than Wenshui... But this matter is related. It's important, let me think about it..." Hearing Zhao Wuxi's old saying again, a trace of struggle flashed on Gong Ruomiao's face.

The last time he categorically refused, it was because he felt that Zhao Wuqi was in a precarious situation. Mutual guarantees and alliances between doctors were all nonsense. But the fact made his jaw drop. Zhao Wuxi won. After that, he fought hard against the people of Qi, a big country of mountains and seas, in terms of goods, and he did not lose. Even he had to rely on him economically.

Up to now, decisively relying on Zhao Wuxi is the best choice, but although he hates Shusun Zhou's hatred, he still has some illusions about the Shusun family who has served for decades. After getting on the Zhao family's boat, sooner or later, Piao Yi will have to get on the Xuanniao flag. In that case, the nature will be different.

As an old official of the three dynasties of Shusun's family, it is difficult for Gong Ruomiao to completely give up this family...

Zhao Wuxi was not in a hurry, because he felt that, in accordance with human nature, in order to protect himself and his clan, the old Yizai still had a high possibility of seeking his own asylum. Yuncheng is only a hundred miles away from here, and it can be reached in two days. It is not difficult to bring Yunyi into the sphere of influence of Xilu.

As long as Piao Yi surrendered, he would have more than 2,000 more combat power in his hands, which was equivalent to completely breaking his Shusun's arm, and taking Zhao Wuxi's pace one step closer to Qufu, the city of Lu!

Therefore, in the next few days, after Gong Ruomiao's kindness kept him, Zhao Wuxi temporarily settled in Heyi. He wanted to rest and wait for Gong Ruomiao to soften a little bit. And the old city slaughter led him to visit the surrounding scenery from time to time, and Zhao Wuxi was also happy to have a good relationship with his new allies.

On this day, they went to the ranch beside Wenshui to check the horses.

...

Wenshui Ranch is just a waterside pasture that is several miles long. Although it is not comparable to Zhao Wuxi's pasture in the Wilderness of Dayezawa, it is also very rare in Lu, a country that lacks horses.

It has now entered Mengxia June, and the green grass along the Wenshui River is full of lush green grass. Nearly a hundred horses are walking slowly here, nibbling on the grass and leaves. Because the mating season has not yet passed, the stallion has to be tied and the peony will be grazing alone. horse.

Here, Zhao Wuxi was surprised to see such a scene: more than 20 people riding horses alone, running in circles around the woods on the edge of the grassland...

Gong Ruomiao introduced: "Piaoyi has his own Ma Zheng who is in charge of the horses. This man is called Hou Zong. He is straightforward and decisive in his work, and has considerable prestige among the soldiers, so I let him in charge of military affairs for me. He claims to be the best in his life. I love two things~www.wuxiaspot.com~ One is a sword and the other is a horse. After hearing about Xiao Si Kou's deeds of riding a horse alone and riding lightly at night, he came up with an ingenuity and found a copy of the saddle, and then he untied the chariot and set up a A light cavalry of more than 20 people, practicing every day..."

Zhao Wuxi became interested: "It's amazing, this preference is exactly the same as mine, I have to meet such a character!"

When Gong Ruomiao asked his men to call the man over, Zhao Wuxi looked at the figure on the horse getting closer and closer, but was a little stunned...

He was right! Those horsemen do have something on their feet! Although it is only unilateral, although it is only a simple straw rope, it already has the prototype of the stirrups of later generations!

The man didn't realize that he had caused a shock to Zhao Xiaosikou. He was tall and thin, with slender arms and a dagger on his waist. When he saw Gong Ruomiao, his eyes lit up, and he immediately got off the saddle and dismounted. He saluted respectfully and said, "Marquis Ma Zheng, I have seen Lao Yi Zai!" (To be continued.)

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