Because Qi State's Mount Laoshan is adjacent to the Zi River, most of the kings of Qi State have the habit of going to this place to perform small-scale sacrifices after winter.
Because when Qi State was established, various wild beasts appeared in this place. After years of development, the king of Qi State finally killed all the wild beasts here, and then developed a large amount of land with Zishui River behind him, and in
A city was set up northwest of Zishui River.
At this time, the old Qi Hou's beard and hair were all white. After completing the sacrifice, he happily pointed at the Qi soldiers wearing strong armor and said to the Chu envoys who came: "You all thought that our army
Is it majestic?"
"The magnificence of the public army is rare in the world."
The people of Chu endured the flattery, but this Qihou, who is in his late seventies, now likes to listen to flattery, and has long lost the humility of his youth.
However, for the Chu people, a humble Marquis of Qi is not what they want, because a humble Marquis of Qi may not send troops to rescue Chu.
Only the Marquis of Qi, who was arrogant and blinded by falsehood, could truly help them.
"How does it compare to the Huai Army?"
"Compared with the Huai army in the summer and autumn, it is certainly inferior; compared with the Huai army in the winter and spring, it is worse than the Huai army."
"oh?"
Qi Hou's face was a little ugly. Although he was arrogant and old, he was not stupid. He understood very well why the Chu people came here this time. They came to move reinforcements.
Since you are asking for help from others, don’t you even know how to speak properly?
The Marquis of Qi was a little disappointed, but he still wanted to hear what the envoy from Chu would say.
Several people from the Chu State looked at each other, and one of the elders stepped out, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "Qi's martial arts are famous all over the world. However, the Xia Qiu Huai Army is a division of tigers and wolves. Even if martial arts can defeat tigers and wolves, there will always be casualties.
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After hearing this, the Marquis of Qi looked a little relieved, thinking that this was just a human saying, could it be that his Qi army could not defeat Huai Shui's army? Obviously not, it was just to avoid unnecessary casualties.
"Then why do you say that compared with the Huai army in winter and spring, it is worse than the Huai army in winter and spring?"
Qi Hou clasped his hands on the jade belt and looked at Mount Laoshan not far away. This small hilltop was not big. It could even be said to be very abrupt. It was like a huge rock that was just thrown onto the plain by the gods.
In the eyes of the people of Qi, this must be the blessing of one of the "Eight Gods of the Sea of Clouds".
"The Qi army is already powerful, but now the Huai River division has long been exhausted from fighting with the Chu state. How can it be the combined strength of the Qi army? Furthermore, Li Jie is a savage. He
At that time, they harmed Chen and Cai, provoked Song and Lu, and blackmailed those who followed the Tang Dynasty. Now they are fighting with the Chu State on Hengshan Mountain. In the front, the Dou clan of the Chu State fought with their clans, and later the Chu people from Qianyi attacked and harassed them. Now the Huai army is attacked from both sides.
There is too much time to take care of oneself. If the Qi army goes to fight, I am afraid that it will be a long march and it will be like entering an uninhabited country." : :
When the elder among the Chu envoys said this, the Marquis of Qi was very happy.
This truth is explained clearly and clearly, and this situation is really and logically explained. So what if the crocodile man is powerful? How many nails can he hit if he is made of iron?!
Besides, there are so many cities and towns on both sides of the Huai River. How many people do the Huai army have in total? Can they defend it?
The more the Marquis of Qi thought about it, the more he felt that the old man's speech was really profound, and it reached his heart.
Then the Marquis of Qi said with a smile: "You have a good face. I don't know if it is the country of Chu, so why bother with talented people?"
Just looking at the old man's face, Qi Hou always felt that he had seen him somewhere.
Upon hearing the question from Marquis Qi, the expressions of several young Chu envoys changed slightly, but because they lowered their heads, no one saw their changes.
The old man smiled and said: "When the Duke led his army to Chen, he had a drink with the late king in Wanqiu, and the old man was with him."
"It turns out he is an old friend. No wonder I thought he had seen him somewhere!"
After counting the total, the Marquis of Qi laughed and invited the old man to inspect the military appearance of the guards directly under the Marquis of Qi.
At this time, Qi Hou was in a really good mood.
Because this old man from Chu State is really good at talking, and he immediately mentioned one of the highlight moments of Qi Hou's youth.
When the Chu State invaded Huaibei and sent troops to the Chen State, among the reinforcements brought by the Chen State, only the Qi State was particularly powerful.
The Marquis of Qi directly asked the then King of Chu: What the hell are you doing in Huaibei?
King Chu said that the world is so big and he just wanted to come out and see it.
Then Qi Hou said: Get out!
Originally, the Chu State wanted to go crazy, but when they saw that the Qi army was in a tight formation, everyone was still gearing up. Especially at that time, the Qi State's "martial arts" had just expanded, and many "martial arts" arrived in front of the formation and performed a chest-crushing boulder first.
He also performed a trick of breaking bricks with his bare hands, which frightened the Chu people.
The King of Chu wondered how a body of flesh and blood could be a match for Brick and Stone. Since the Qi State was so powerful, it was better not to provoke him.
So the King of Chu said that he had no intention of coming over to stir up trouble, and that he would just take a look and go home.
Then a war was avoided under the influence of the Qi army's "Wu Qianqi".
At that time, the majesty of the Marquis of Qi was quite impressive. Even the state of Jin was not as majestic as the state of Qi.
If Hou Qi's face had not been thrown to the ground by the old monster of Wu State and used as a mop, Hou Qi's life would have been absolutely perfect.
However, compared with his contemporaries, Qi Hou is basically pretty good. Anyway, under the background of the old monster Gouchen, everyone is not very good-looking.
So at this time, the envoy from Chu State started talking about the very glorious deeds of the Marquis of Qi when he was young. How could he not be happy? How could he not be excited?
In addition, the old monster Gou Chen is now dead, and the shadow in Qi Hou's heart has been eliminated without a trace.
As for Li Jie, how many people can really recognize the reality before taking action?
After the Marquis of Qi took the old man who was the Chu envoy away, several of the Chu envoys looked at each other, and one of them whispered: "Sir, you are really powerful. The Marquis of Qi is so happy."
"Do you think Qi will send troops?"
"According to this, Qi will send troops."
"Huh...if that's the case, luckily it's not a disgrace."
"Ahem!"
One person coughed, and the face of the person who said "Fortunately, one does not disgrace one's life" suddenly changed his expression. After all, the idiom "Fortunately one does not disgrace one's life" refers to someone Li who was messing around in Chu State.
It's a bit strange to use the enemy's glorious experience to describe your own situation.
Several Chu State envoys were feeling uneasy, but they saw the Marquis of Qi not far away holding the old man's hand and bursting into laughter. After a while, they heard several laughters.
"I have never heard of such a clever tongue."
"Could this person be deceitful?"
"The sound of Chu is pure, so he must be from Chu. Perhaps he is a talented person from Chu who is hiding in Qi."
These Chu State envoys had no bad thoughts about the old man.
It's not that I don't think about it, it's that I don't dare to think about it.
If they really encounter someone who is determined to deceive the Chu people again, their hearts will really not be able to bear it.
At least now, there is great hope of completing the mission. As long as Qi State sends troops, the pressure on Chu State may be relieved.
However, this old man claimed to be the Chu family of Qidi. Using a single name always makes people feel that he is a little bit obedient.
Chu Qi, an old man who claimed to have traveled in Zishui, told them that if he wanted to save the Chu State, it would not work just to convince the Qi State. He had to persuade Song Lu to wait, so that the Chu State could regain its territory.
The truth is correct, but the Chu envoys went through a lot of hardships along the way. A country like Song and Lu did not have the courage to fall out with Li Jie.
Dai Ju, the "Prime Minister" of the Song Dynasty, almost drove them away.
However, Chu Qi told them that it was not difficult to convince Song Lu. As long as he persuaded the Marquis of Qi first, the matter of sending Song Lu as envoy would be left to him.
The Chu envoys thought that they could only leave it to fate anyway, so they took out the seal of "envoy". In short, it was of high standard.
As long as the task is completed, it doesn't matter how it is completed. Anyway, after success, they will get the credit.
If they hadn't traveled thousands of miles to ask for help, could the problem be solved?
What is going on in Chu State now? Because of the winter, it is difficult for any news to come through. However, many envoys from Chu State came to Linzi, Qi State. I heard that by the Jishui River, they were hiding from these barbarians. It seemed that
He received a severe beating from Qiancheng Gao.
The people of the Gao family have imported a batch of very good weapons and equipment from somewhere, and now they want to expand their territory and kill the Shangu tribes to the west of Qiancheng City.
Others can't guess the source of Gao's weapons and equipment, how can they, the Chu people, know?
As soon as I heard it, I felt that this must be a specialty of Huaizhong City.
When they arrived in Linzi, after hearing about the Gao family in Qiancheng Yi, the Chu State envoys felt their hearts go cold. After all, that was a famous and high-ranking family in Qi State, the kind that could influence the king to ascend the throne.
Now Huaishui's weapons are being used. What does this mean? This means that some people in the Qi State welcome Li Jie.
Therefore, at first, the envoys from Chu State felt miserable and were operating in Linzi in a very dejected manner.
Until I met Chu Qi, who had a very pure accent from the Chu country and could even speak many subtle local idioms.
Then, a turning point occurred.
Not only did they meet the Marquis of Qi, but the Marquis of Qi also took them to offer sacrifices to Mount Aoshan. Even now, people from Qi are singing in the places where sacrifices are made around Mount Aoshan.
"When my son came back, he met me almost between the crotches. He drove me from both shoulders, bowed to me and said that I was scared..."
What these Qi people are singing now is exactly the feat of the Qi princes who overcame thorns and thorns, cleared wasteland and drove away beasts here in Mount Aoshan.
However, because the Chu people could not understand, their expressions were very dull. Unlike the Qi people, everyone was proud and grateful for the fighting spirit of their ancestors.
When the people of Chu themselves sang "筚路蓝丝", they were extremely sad and high-spirited. However, because the people of Wu could not understand, they directly sang the Chu people who put on beautiful clothes into "筚路蓝丝", which also made many Chu people
People mistakenly thought that the people of Wu State might have understood it.
At this moment, hearty laughter came from the Marquis of Qi not far away.
Just listen to Chu Qi's singing: "The luxuriant son is in my way. He drives two males together and bows to me, saying that I am good..."
Then the people of Qi sang, and Chu Qi continued to sing.
He spoke with an authentic Linzi accent. Hearing Qihou Beier's face, he smiled from ear to ear. In an instant, he secretly sighed in his heart. He was indeed worthy of being the overlord of the East. After the overlord of the south failed, he still had to listen to him.
of?
In the past, I listened to him and resigned and withdrew my troops.
Not to mention now, his son is now the King of Chu and has to call him uncle.
As the uncle of Chu State, Qi State must not lose its cards.
"The sound of your voice in unison is really like the people of Qi facing each other. Who can know that you are from Chu?"
"The state of Qi is a state with superior etiquette. I have grown up in Jingchu and have been barbarians for many generations, so I naturally admire the state's rules and etiquette."
"Hahahahahaha... You are too modest, you are too modest."
Even though he said this, the Marquis of Qi was beaming with smiles, and his heart was wandering. He thought that Chu State was indeed in trouble. Now they all admire the culture of Qi State. What does this mean? What does this mean for me, the East?
The overlord is not just the eastern overlord.
At this time, the Marquis of Qi had even thought about it. As long as he sent troops to Huai River, there was no need to fight back and forth. The troops were sent to Fucheng to show off their power and intimidate the barbarians in Huai River. That would be enough.
At that time, let the people of Chu give some money and cede some land, and Qi will have the final say over the entire Huaibei.
With the addition of Ji Si's Fucheng, the Qi State's prestige was greatly shaken, and the Lu State was also surrounded. Will the Lu State have to submit obediently?
The more the Marquis of Qi thought about it, the more beautiful he became. He thought that this time he could personally conquer the war, and when the war was over, he would come back and claim the throne.
That dead guy Gou Chen can block his account while he's still alive, so why can't he?
Gou Chen chose the word "power" and said that he was the King of Power.
He also chose the word "power". Not only did he choose the word "power", but he also added the word "big" in front of "power".
King Qi Dawei sounds like he wants to be even more powerful.
Bigger and more powerful than King Wu Wei!
Seeing that Qi Hou was smiling so much that his eyes narrowed into a straight line, Chu Qi did not continue to flatter him, but continued to sing with a smile: "...the prosperity is coming, and I am the Yang of Hugao. He drove away the two wolves and bowed.
I call myself Zang Xi."
It was sung that the monarch of Qi State was very capable, and restored peace and production in Mount Aoshan. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and lived a happy and healthy life.
This is the existence of a virtuous king, and this is the beauty of the world.
Such flattery, such flattery techniques, envoys from Chu State have never heard of, let alone seen.
As far as the atmosphere in the Chu Kingdom is concerned, the best way to flatter people is to kneel down and have a good time, bragging twice that the person you want to photograph is particularly powerful, and then that's it.
How could he be like Chu Qi, an old man from the Chu State in Qi?
The Chu envoys looked at each other in confusion, and after holding it in for a long time, someone said again: "Old Master Qi's accent is also very proficient, and I can't do it as well."
What you said is nonsense, but some people also feel that something is wrong. You said that you are from Chu State, how can you speak the Qi State dialect so well, and even sing Qi State popular songs?
However, this suspicion only passed by in a flash. Compared with the scene in front of him, these suspicions were all false. The Marquis of Qi happily sent troops to save the Chu State. This is the most real thing.