A figure rushed into the main hall and said urgently: "Senior Brother Zhong You, something serious has happened."
Zhong You, who was receiving guests, changed his expression when he heard this. He looked at the visitor and said solemnly: "Junior brother Duanmu, didn't you go out with the army? What made you so panicked?"
Duanmu Ci looked gloomy and said bitterly: "Just when I was about to tell my senior brother about this matter, the army was defeated. It was completely defeated and the whole army was wiped out."
Zhong You stood up immediately and said: "This is impossible. Long Qi is very good at military affairs. This time he is leading elites trained by him. And with the six Heavenly Realm followers headed by you, how could they be defeated so miserably?"
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Duanmu Ci said with a mournful face: "This defeat was precisely because of Long Qie, who led his army to surrender to the enemy."
Zhong You looked shocked and said: "What did you say? Long Qie surrendered to the enemy? What on earth is going on?"
A look of resentment appeared on Duanmu Ci's face. The two armies were engaged in a battle. Long Qie suddenly ordered surrender. He and others tried to stop him, but they were unable to defeat Di Xin, who was in the second realm of heaven and man. He could only retreat with hatred.
Zhong You was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly he bowed his hands to a white-haired old man sitting opposite and said, "I wonder how the Soldier Sage views this matter?"
The old man, who was called the "Sage of Soldiers", stretched out his hand to stroke his gray beard that was more than a foot long, and said calmly: "Obviously, Long Qie was Emperor Xin's traitor who broke into the Han Kingdom, so he defected at the critical moment.
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Duanmuci gritted his teeth and said, "Asshole, hasn't Liu Ji investigated everyone's origins and is it reliable to swear by them? Why does this happen again?"
Zhong You heard this and said angrily: "Junior brother Duanmu, be careful, how can you address the King of Han directly by his name? Have you forgotten all the etiquette taught by the teacher? If outsiders listen, how can I, a Confucian, lose face?"
Duanmu Ci was unconvinced and said: "Liu Ji is just the leader of a secular dynasty. As a celestial being, why can't my junior brother call him by his first name?"
Zhong Yu shouted: "Shut up, the King of Han is the destined emperor, even the teacher treats him with courtesy, are you still greater than the teacher?"
When Duanmuci heard the name of the Confucian sage, he immediately ceased his activities and said, "The king of Han didn't know people well, which led to today's defeat. Junior brother was angry for a while and spoke arbitrarily. I hope senior brother Zhongyou can forgive me."
Zhong Yu waved his sleeves and snorted coldly: "Junior brother, remember not to do it again."
"Junior brother knows," Duanmu Ci replied, but he was very unconvinced in his heart. Liu Ji was just a puppet created by Confucianism, why should he be treated so politely?
Of course Zhong Yu knew that his junior brother was not convinced, but for him, what the Confucian sage said was the law of heaven. Since the Confucian sage said that Liu Ji should be treated with courtesy, Confucian disciples must treat each other with courtesy without any discount.
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However, due to an urgent matter at the moment, Zhong You didn't have the heart to teach his juniors sincerely. He put the matter aside for the time being and asked, "Does the King of Han know about this?"
Duanmuci shook his head and said: "After the incident happened, the first person I came to was my senior brother. I even told the few fellow celestial beings who were accompanying the army not to make any noise and to wait for Confucianism to deal with it."
Zhong You breathed a sigh of relief: "Junior brother handled this matter properly. Before the news comes from the front, you should immediately follow me into the palace to meet with the King of Han to discuss countermeasures."
Then Zhong You bowed to the old man and said, "Sage Soldier, please enter the palace with me."
The old man returned the greeting and said: "Let's go then, I just want to see the style of the contemporary emperor."
"Sage of Soldiers, please," Zhong You stretched out his hand to signal, and walked in front to lead the way.
When passing by the Confucian disciples at the door, Zhong You suddenly ordered: "Go and notify the divination sage and ask him to enter the palace quickly to discuss important matters."
The Confucian disciple responded: "Disciple, I obey." and then left in a hurry.
Relying on his status as a Confucian sage, Zhong You took the old man who was called the "Sage of Soldiers" given by Duanmu, and walked smoothly into the Han Palace, which was rebuilt on top of the well-preserved Qi Palace.
The moment Zhong You entered the palace, the guards who saw this scene rushed to Liu Ji and reported the matter.
Hearing that the Confucian sage was coming, Liu Ji quickly arranged his appearance and hurried up with a group of people to greet him.
Happening to meet Zhong You and his entourage near the meeting hall, Liu Ji immediately showed a bright smile and said: "Sages Zhong You and Sages Duanmu are here. I hope you won't be offended by the little king. I hope you won't be offended."
Zhong You bowed meticulously and said: "Zhong Yu has met the King of Han. The King of Han has spoken seriously. The King of Han has many things to do every day and is busy with affairs. How can he dare to go to the trouble of welcoming you from afar?"
Duanmu Ci, who was standing behind Zhong You, saluted reluctantly and said, "I have met the King of Han."
Liu Ji laughed and said: "You two, please follow Xiao Wang inside and take a seat."
Zhong Yu quickly spoke to stop him and said: "Hang Wang, wait a moment, I want to introduce a strange person to the King of Han."
Liu Ji followed Zhong You's gaze and happened to see the white-haired old man beside him. He subconsciously asked, "Who is this old gentleman?"
Zhong You introduced with a smile: "This is the leader of contemporary military strategists, the military sage Jiang Shang."
Jiang Shang raised his hands with a kind face and said, "I have met the King of Han, Jiang Shang."
Liu Ji had a look of surprise on his face, and stepped forward to pay his respects: "Are you Jiang Shang, the military sage who assisted King Wen of the Great Zhou Dynasty to open up the Great Zhou Empire? Your name is as loud as thunder, so I hope you won't be offended by your indifference."
After saying the last sentence, Liu Ji bowed deeply.
Jiang Shang hurriedly helped Liu Ji up and said with a smile: "The King of Han is worried about me, but I am an old commoner and cannot afford such a great gift from the King of Han."
Liu Ji shook his head and said: "The words of the Soldier Sage are different. I have pulled a cart for you, so what does Xiao Wang do? Besides, you are Xiao Wang's elder and senior. It's just a courtesy.
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Jiang Shang smiled and narrowed his eyes, obviously very satisfied with Liu Ji's attitude.
Liu Ji Zhangluo said: "You three, please come in and talk in detail. Someone will brew the best tea for me and bring it up. I want to entertain some distinguished guests."
Zhong You looked solemn and said: "King Han, the reception is not in a hurry. I have something important to tell you now."
After saying that, he took Liu Ji into the meeting hall and shouted to the maid of honor: "Please step aside for now. Do not come near unless you have been given instructions."
Liu Ji looked stunned and said, "Dare I ask Sage Zhong You, what happened?"
Zhong Yu instructed Duanmu Ci and said: "Junior brother Duanmu, tell the King of Han everything you have experienced."
Duanmu responded: "Junior brother, I obey."
Liu Ji looked puzzled and said: "By the way, didn't Duanmu Sage go out with the army? Why did he come back suddenly?"
When Duanmu Ci told him that all the 100,000 Han troops had surrendered, Liu Ji felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He took three steps back and muttered to himself: "Long is a traitor? This, this is impossible, will it happen?"
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Duanmu Ci said coldly: "If this is the case, does the King of Han still want to be a dragon?"
Hearing this, Zhong Yu glared at Duanmu Ci fiercely and said warmly: "King Han, now is not the time to investigate the truth, but one hundred thousand Han troops were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the strength of the Han country was greatly damaged. How should we deal with the Chu country?"
Liu Ji immediately reacted and echoed: "In terms of dealing with it, the top priority is to discuss how to deal with the Chu State. If the Chu State takes the opportunity to go north at this time, how can the internally empty Han State resist it?"
"Come here, please quickly invite the right prime minister Zhang Liang and the left prime minister Xiao He to come to discuss matters."
In a hurry, Liu Ji's first thought was his two think tanks.
Then Liu Ji realized something was wrong, and immediately bowed to Zhong You and said, "I wonder if the sages have a way to deal with it?"