Chapter 16 In the sixth quarter, several twists and turns and great battles

King Qi Min was very anxious, wandering around the big lake in the back garden of the palace all day long. Seeing that it was already the end of April, once "Jueqi Xia" passed and entered "Zhongying", it was the busy harvest season, and once the busy farming was over, it was hot summer, and this period was not suitable for a large army to fight.In addition to the period of nesting and winter, the time of war in a year is spring and autumn. If spring passes by, it will only be two or three months in autumn. It is obviously too hasty for a war of destroying the country .According to King Qi Min's plan of pinching rulers and equal inches: Su Dai sent an envoy to Qin to go back and forth for a month at most, and when he came back, it happened to be "Shimao" in early March, and he sent troops immediately after planning for a ten-day period, in time for "Zhongjue" in mid-May Previously, the Great War to Exterminate the Song Dynasty would be over. Even if there was a small battle to deal with the aftermath, it could be concluded in August and September when the autumn is breezy, so that this first-class wish can be fulfilled within this year.Now that April is coming to an end, and there is no news from this Su Dai, it can be said that a good season for using troops has been missed in vain. How can King Qi Min not rush to get angry?

As the day turned around, King Qi Min suddenly had a bright light in his heart-there is going to be a war, why not gather the generals, horses, food and grass first, and once the summer is over and the "seasonal wind arrives" (Liqiu), he will immediately send troops to destroy Song.Having made up his mind, King Qi Min immediately called Prime Minister Meng Changjun and General Tian Zhen into the palace. As soon as the two ministers sat down, King Qi Min hurriedly stated his plan, and finally panted fiercely: "The great cause of destroying the Song Dynasty is the most important thing. Surprise is the most important thing. Let's start now, and we will be able to destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop this autumn!" Unexpectedly, the two ministers After listening, he was silent for a moment, as if he didn't know where to start.King Qi Min has always been concise and quick. When he talked about the things in front of his courtiers, they must be done. "The loud resignation of command, on the contrary, he lowered his head and thought with embarrassment on his face. King Qi Min was the boss who was unhappy, so he said with a sullen face: "Do you two think otherwise?"

Tian Zhen suddenly raised his head, clasped his hands and said loudly: "I respectfully obey the king's orders!" "That's it!" Suddenly, King Qi Min laughed, "Where is Lord Mengchang, do you think so?" "My lord, my king," Meng Changjun was neither humble nor overbearing, "The destruction of the country is a big matter, involving the whole world. The situation is unclear before the return of Shangqing. I think that my king should not act rashly. Once the 300,000 troops gather at the border, it will be like riding a tiger. If there is an unexpected change, it will be a dilemma, giving people an opportunity to take advantage of. I hope that my king will think twice."

"Scaremongering." King Qi Min sneered, "But with an army of 300,000, destroying the Song Dynasty would be a sledgehammer. How can it be difficult to ride a tiger? Mr. Mengchang, you learned a set of rhetoric from Su Qin." As he spoke, his face darkened. , Tian Zhen next to him was terrified, seeing that the violent and capricious King Qi Min was about to attack, he didn't know what to do. At this time, I heard a loud announcement from the palace guard: "Shangqing Su Dai please see King Qi—" "Shangqing? Hurry up, hurry up!" King Qi Min strode towards the palace gate, wanting to greet Su Dai in person.

Accompanied by the servant's announcement, he heard that King Qi Min entered the palace with a big smile, as if welcoming back an immortal hero, and also as if he had received a great news.However, Mr. Meng Chang's heart moved. He always felt that the familiar footsteps were hurried and heavy, and the words of greetings seemed not as calm as before. There was an inexplicable uneasiness, and he couldn't help frowning.At this moment, King Qi Min had already taken Su Dai's hand to the hall, and while personally helping Su Dai to sit down, he loudly ordered the waiter to serve tea, and was so happy that he was in a hurry.When Su Dai just drank a cup of herbal tea, King Qi Min couldn't help but said: "Shangqing, I waited so hard for you. Tell me, how many troops did Qin send?" Su Dai smiled and said: " My king is not in a hurry, there are many clues to this matter, but we have to talk about each case one by one." King Qi Min laughed and said: "There are so many good things, so let's talk about it soon, the first case?"

Su Dai cupped his hands and said: "The first case is that the state of Qin wants to recall Gan Mao and appoint him as a senior minister. In my opinion, Gan Mao is a talent for diplomatic relations and useful to the state. May my king stay in Gan Mao and work together to achieve a great cause. " "It's easy to say!" King Qi Min waved his hand, "I will appoint Gan Mao as the senior doctor. Censor, announce Gan Mao to enter the palace for discussion." So fast and neat, it was beyond Su Dai's expectation. It seemed that King Qi Min had already forgotten his dissatisfaction with Gan Mao, but Gan Mao expected it right.All of a sudden, Su Dai suddenly felt a little regretful, thinking that it was too early to say this, but he had no choice but to cook the raw rice into cooked rice in one sentence, seeing King Qi staring at him with piercing eyes, waiting anxiously The second and third good things, I can only keep up my mind and go on: "The second big thing is that Song State and Qin State have formed a vertical alliance, and Qin State is determined to protect Song State." His complexion darkened: "In this way, Shangqing has worked for nothing?" Su Dai cupped his hands and said, "My Wang Mingjian: Qin is not determined to protect Song, but it must divide Qin and Qi before sending troops. But my king strictly ordered my ministers not to agree to divide the Song Dynasty. The ministers were vain and submissive, trying to make Qin sit on the sidelines and not interfere with Qi's destruction of the Song Dynasty. However, the Empress Dowager Xuan, the King of Qin, and Wei Xie insisted on going their own way, and the ministers really had no choice."

"It took two months for just two things?" King Qi Min suddenly lost his enthusiasm. "I, Wang Mingjian: The reason why I came back late is because when I passed Taoyi and Juyeze, I made an unannounced visit for more than ten days, and learned that Qin State had stationed 50,000 cavalry on the west bank of Taoyi and Juyeze, but it was not for no reason. Delay for a while." Su Dai knew that the King of Qi was moody, and only by speaking clearly could he avoid unreasonable doubts. King Qi Min walked slowly in the hall, although he didn't say a word, his face became more and more gloomy.Seeing Mr. Mengchang's expressionless appearance, Su Dai expected that he was in trouble and had to speak for himself, so he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, my king: for the present plan, we should temporarily destroy the Song Dynasty, and wait for the Qin and Song Dynasties to disintegrate." Figure it out." King Qi Min suddenly turned around, and in a fit of rage, he pointed at Su Dai's face and shouted, "You can say it! Slowly figure it out? It's clearly in the same voice with Qin, don't want me to destroy Song Dynasty! Disintegrate me Overlord!"

Since Su Dai entered the WTO, he has never been so openly reprimanded. Even if he was as tyrannical as Yan Guozi back then, he was respected and respected. In addition to Su Qin's reputation, he has always been regarded as a master of diplomatic relations in various countries. This unwarranted rebuke made me feel embarrassed immediately, and suddenly my blood surged up, and I cupped my hands and said in a high voice: "My king can't accept his minister's words, how can he accuse him of collusion with the state of Qin for no reason? Such accusations, how can I be ashamed?"

King Qi Min ignored Su Dai and slapped the book case: "General, tell me!" "My subject, I only obey the king's order!" Tian Zhen said generously without hesitation. King Qi Min's speech was a little slow: "What do you mean by Mr. Mengchang?" Mr. Mengchang said indifferently: "Tian Wen thought that Shangqing's plans for the country are mature, and my king should accept his words kindly. The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. It's not because the Song Dynasty should be destroyed. It's because of the situation." At this time, Gan Mao hurried into the hall.King Qi Min said at the beginning: "Master, I want to destroy the Song Dynasty, and Qin is in power, so you can say, what should I do?" In the fierce dispute, King Qi Min took the lead with a resounding "Shang Dafu", which clearly meant who he wanted him to contend with, and who could it be?From the look on his face, he knew it must be Su Dai.But how can Gan Mao embarrass Su Dai, his benefactor?Pretending to be ignorant and thinking for a moment, Gan Mao bowed solemnly: "My Wang Mingjian: destroying the Song Dynasty is a small cause, and resisting the Qin Dynasty is a great cause. In the opinion of my minister Yulu, if I can take this opportunity to re-launch the six kingdoms, Attacking the Qin State is a long-term plan for hegemony."

At Gan Mao's words, the audience was stunned!It not only avoids destroying the Song Dynasty, but also leads the matter to the road of uniting and vertically resisting the Qin Dynasty, which is really unique.Seeing King Qi Min's eyeballs rolling continuously, the dark clouds dissipated in an instant, and he rubbed his hands and smiled pleasantly: "You mean to simply attack Qin together? The doctor is really clever!" Gan Mao replied respectfully: "This is the king Gan Mao did not dare to take credit for Qing's plan." In one sentence, he gave this great credit to Su Dai, and then he was still respectful and apprehensive. Sending troops will surely lead to the reunion of the six kingdoms. Before the Shangqing mentioned it to my king, the ministers picked up others and spit on others, but it is up to my king to make the decision." When the words fell to the point, King Qi Min laughed loudly: "Okay! Don't eat small fish and eat big fish! Shangqing, Prime Minister, this king reopened and joined forces to fight against Qin Daye, what else do you have to say?" Excitement erupted from every pore, and deliberately put Before Su Dai mentioned Mr. Meng Chang, he obviously apologized to Cai for criticizing Su Dai tactfully.

Meng Changjun and Su Dai suddenly fell silent. To fight against Qin Dynasty together vertically, for these two people, it is an unforgettable way of the world.Meng Changjun followed Su Qin for half his life, in order to unite and fight against Qin.Su Dai inherited his elder brother's fame, but in fact, his inner plot is also to rule the world.But by coincidence, the two of them didn't turn this corner, but it made Gan Mao a big winner.But now that things have come to this, what can the two do?After thinking about it, it is also a major event for him, so Lord Mengchang cupped his hands generously and said: "It is the lifelong wish of Shangqing and my ministers to lock Qin together. If my king can raise his arms and raise the flag, my ministers and Shangqing will drive with all their strength." Su Dai was so angry that he couldn't save his face and had a real stalemate with King Qi. At this moment, he deliberately brought Su Dai in, which was regarded as an expression of approval for Su Dai. It was King Qi Min who had a strange temperament, staring at Su Dai and said with a smile: "Shangqing, state affairs are the most important thing, why don't you talk?" "It has always been the minister's original intention to unite and fight against the Qin Dynasty, and he should rush to serve his life." Su Dai was clear and unembarrassed. "Okay!" Qi Min Wang clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "The emperor and his ministers are united to attack Qin! The prime minister said, how to split up and join forces?" Mr. Mengchang pondered: "I think it seems appropriate for Shangqing to go to Yanzhao, and for the doctor to go to Chu, and to go to Wei and South Korea." "Okay!" King Qi Min clapped his hands again and laughed loudly, "After three days, we will send out an envoy immediately! It is agreed that the countries will send troops after three months, and destroy Qin in the fall! This king and the general will mobilize troops and press down on the Central Plains!" A possible stalemate between the monarch and his ministers was miraculously turned into a common enemy in a moment. King Qi Min was so excited that he even shouted "God help me", and immediately ordered a banquet to clean up the dust for Shangqing.The four monarchs and ministers drank happily and discussed many details of the joint vertical attack on Qin in detail, but they didn't disperse until the sunset took over the mountain. When he came back to the mansion at night, Mr. Meng Chang felt restless and wandered around the big lake in the back garden.Combining vertically and attacking Qin is what the hearts of the people want. The 600,000 troops under Qi State are stronger than Qin State's troops. As long as Qin State is sincerely and vertically defeated, Qi State will undoubtedly become the number one overlord in the world. Given time, the unified world will also be possible unknown.However, this king of Qi has always made people feel uneasy, capricious and unpredictable, discussing things based on his likes and dislikes, making decisions eager for quick success and quick benefits, and it is easy to promote and demote ministers. Such a king, how many steps can he go?While walking alone, his confidantes reported that Su Dai had arrived.Without saying a word, Meng Changjun ordered the pavilion to make tea. The two sat opposite each other, but they were relatively silent.After a long time, Su Dai sighed: "Brother Tian, ​​we have joined forces to attack Qin Yi, so I want to resign and go back to hiding." Mr. Mengchang couldn't help being surprised: "Where do you start with this?" Su Dai sighed again "Yin Jian is not far away, in the post-Xia world. Don't you remember Tian Ji and Sun Bin?" Mr. Mengchang was silent for a long time, and said, "I'm also uneasy about the weather in Qi. Let's wait and see for a while." Su Dai said: "This kind of king, the only thing to do is to be sweet and prosperous. If the public is loyal to the country, it will never last long." Meng Changjun was silent for a while, and finally sighed.At this time, the diners reported that Gan Mao had come to say goodbye.Jun Mengchang was very surprised. Could it be that Gan Mao also resigned from office?He hurriedly ordered the doormen: "Please come in, doctor." When Gan Mao was seated, Meng Changjun asked, "Where does the doctor want to go?" Gan Mao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, if we enter Chu and attack Qin together, how can there be any other?" Jun Mengchang smiled relievedly: "It's rare for a doctor to be diligent in state affairs." "Meng Changjun won the award." Gan Mao sighed softly, "I am a homeless person, and I dare not stay in the center of right and wrong. Why is there such a righteousness?" Turning around and arching to Su Dai, "Gan Mao is abrupt today, Please forgive me." Su Dai said with a teasing smile, "Where did this come from? The doctor solved my deadlock and gave me a favor. How dare you not know how to flatter me." Gan Mao said sadly: "It's not Mao. It is really hard to serve this gentleman because he is surly, but if there is any disagreement, he will be killed. It is a pity that a celebrity like a high official dies at the hands of this gentleman. It's hard to describe." Su Dai's heart moved, but he hesitated to say what he wanted to say, and finally he sighed and finished. But Meng Changjun suddenly laughed: "Each has his own destiny, what a frustrating bird! Let's attack Qin together vertically, let's start with a vigorous one, and finally we can't just look like birds and beasts scattered." "It's still Lord Mengchang!" Gan Mao exclaimed and asked with a smile, "I want to enter Chu, can you tell me anything?" "If you don't tell me, I really don't think of it." Meng Changjun patted the stone case and smiled, "First, ask Chunshen Jun for a piece of Wu hook for me. Second thing, give this Wu hook to someone you must Strange people to meet." "Isn't this person from Chu?" "Of course not." "This man's name and surname?" Meng Changjun laughed: "I just want to say one thing: Once you meet this person, you know that I want to send the sword to him. Whether you meet him or not is God's will." "Wonderful! This kind of deliberation is exactly what Gan Mao is good at, and there is absolutely no mistake." Gan Mao was overjoyed.After saying a word, Meng Changjun and Su Dai laughed at the same time. In the early morning of the next day, a group of chariots left the south gate of Linzi and rushed forward, heading straight for the state of Chu.Two days later, Mr. Mengchang and Su Dai's car and cavalry brigade also made a grand trip, heading west into the Central Plains.Qi's joint vertical attack on Qin's chariot started rumbled. But Gan Mao traveled all the way, and entered Yingdu within ten days.At this time, the state of Chu was at a time when there was nothing to do but panic.Since Qu Yuan's 80,000 new troops died in the Battle of Danyang, Chu State shrank like a discouraged skin.Going north to the Central Plains has no strength, and no one mentions the national coup. Seeing that Qi, Zhao, and Yan are all thriving and powerful, Chu is drifting like a big ship without a helmsman. No one knows it. Where are you going?The ministers were panic-stricken, and a few cutting-edge figures often came to seek advice from Lord Chunshen, and from time to time brought Qu Yuanzhuang strong letters from exile, urging Lord Chunshen to urge the King of Chu to cheer up and carry out reforms.Even Zhaoju's old aristocratic clans are always planning to go north to fight for hegemony and restore Chu's hegemony.But when he asked to see King Huai of Chu many times, King Huai of Chu always grinned and muttered: "It's a lot of trouble. What a happy life in peace and leisure, do you know? I always want to fight, and I am really a papaya." Mr. Chunshen seeks a meeting with several young men, and fiercely confesses that he will carry out the second reform in accordance with the will of the former king.King Huai of Chu was very troublesome: "Okay, okay! The old king reformed the law and brought about peace? The court was bitten into one piece, and the dead fought all day long! What's wrong now? The government and the people are happy, peaceful years, good life Tired of it? In the future, who will talk about reforms and immediately demote the third rank, do you know?" Chun Shenjun stood up to defend and proposed to restore Qu Yuan's official position, and Chu Huai Wang became even more irritable: "If Qu Yuan is always Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan will cause trouble! Kill him! Zhang Yi, it’s not enough for him to even pay 80,000 new troops in a private war? Use him, who will agree? You will clean up the mess? If you don’t do good things, it will only add to the chaos. It’s Qu Yuan! Do you know?” When the palace came down, Lord Chunshen let out a long sigh, drew his sword and was about to commit suicide.Several new officials hugged tightly and grabbed the long sword. Jun Shen burst into tears, fainted on the spot, and fell ill after being carried to the mansion.A young general stood in front of the couch and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chunshen, if the state of Chu is good, we must get rid of two people!" Junshen suddenly opened his eyes, "Say! Who?" The general gritted his teeth and said, "A Zheng Shou A Jin Shang! The king of Chu was bewitched by these two monsters, and even his words became effeminate, how can Chu be better?" Jun Shen closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then he sighed: "Even though there are no monsters, this gentleman So what can I do? Let’s figure it out slowly.” Since then, the state of Chu has really become much calmer. There is no noise in the halls, and there is no war on the border. King Huai of Chu is busy playing with Zheng Xiu Jinshang and a group of concubines and maids all day long. However, Chunshenjun and his group of newcomers were dying behind closed doors.In just three to five years, this vast and populous southern country seemed to have separated from the world. At this time, Gan Mao came to Yingdu.Gan Mao was originally a famous scholar in the state of Chu, and he was very popular in the ruling and opposition parties of the state of Chu, but since he was entrusted by Lord Mengchang, it was naturally the best policy to see Lord Chunshen first.Although Chun Shenjun is still in charge of diplomatic relations at the moment, there is nothing wrong with making a routine visit.But Gan Mao is not very familiar with the officialdom of Chu State, knowing that at this moment, the old family of Chu State cannot let the old family of Chu State believe that he is a party of Lord Chunshen. Zhang Guo sent a banner to visit Chunshen Jun.The car drove to the gate of the mansion, only to see that the mansion of the well-known Emperor Chunshen was deserted.The gray-haired head butler was overjoyed when he saw the powerful special envoy of the State of Qi pay a solemn visit. He showed great hospitality, not only personally helped Gan Mao out of the cart, but also led Gan Mao to a thatched pavilion in the bamboo forest in the back garden. Before, he was about to go to report, but Gan Mao waved his hand to stop him. Outside the thatched pavilion, several female musicians were sitting around on the green and hairy grass. Boss Zhong was playing the piano, playing a long sad song intently. Seeing the faces of the female musicians covered with tears, a thin man with a long beard The middle-aged man stood facing the wind under the pillars of the Mao Pavilion, and was singing a long song. The sad and passionate singing was heartbreaking: Emotional and unparalleled There was a long howl like a cloud, and the singing stopped abruptly.The man in the yellow shirt beat the pillars violently and shouted angrily: "Qu Zi! You can't walk like this lightly! You left, but Huang Xie will be left alone!" Gan Mao was obsessed with hearing this, and was already in tears with emotion, and couldn't help but stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Young master, don't be sad, and the heart of the son, although indignant and sad, may not have the will to die." The man in the yellow shirt suddenly turned around and shouted hissingly: "Who is Zi? Can you understand Qu Yuan? Can you understand the feelings of a martyr!" "The road is far away, and the road is far away!" Gan Mao groaned in a long voice and bowed solemnly, "May the young master take a look at it." "You mean, Qu Yuan may not die right away?" "Although the poetic heart is strong, there is still hope. The state of Chu has not come to a dead end, and Qu Zi will wait." The man in the yellow shirt let out a long sigh, with tears in his sleeves, and fell down on the stone table under the pillar. He was silent for a long time, and then he got up and bowed: "Huang Xie is confused, thank you, sir." "Under Ganmao, I am ashamed that I can't share my worries for Lord Chunshen." Chunshen Jun was very surprised, his eyes were burning, and he suddenly got up: "How is it? You are the Prime Minister of the Qin Kingdom, Gan Mao?" "There are many twists and turns in the matter below. This is a letter written by Mr. Mengchang himself. Mr. Chunshen will know it after reading it." Although Gan Mao was embarrassed, he tried his best to smile and handed over a clay-sealed copper pipe.Chunshen Jun opened it and took out a roll of parchment, unfolded it, browsed through it, and was speechless for a long time, and sighed for a long time: "Oh, the world is changing with each passing day after living in a small house for three to five years. Brother Qu, Brother Qu, do you know that the world is so beautiful?" It’s going to change again, it’s going to change again!” At the end, he shouted and laughed loudly, “Set wine under the pavilion to wash away the dust for the senior doctor.” The female musicians immediately wiped away their tears and got busy as they shuttled back and forth with smiles on their faces. After a while, the banquet was set up under the thatched pavilion.After drinking a jug of dust-cleaning wine, Jun Shen cupped his hands generously and said: "Sir, I don't know something. The day before yesterday, my guest went to visit brother Qu Yuan, and brother Qu asked the guest to bring an article "Huaisha". It’s the last word of farewell. I lost my composure just now, but I’m ashamed.” Gan Mao bowed his hands solemnly and said: "The two brothers are loyal and strong, Gan Mao is very impressed, how dare he have him?" "Oh, sir, I don't know what's the mission after entering Chu?" Jun Shen felt a little relieved, and finally got to the point. Gan Mao explained all the reasons why Qin State prevented Song Dynasty from destroying Song Dynasty and Qi State wanted to unite the six countries to resist Qin and eliminate violence, but at the end he only said respectfully: "Young Master Xiang is a pillar of unity, please teach me." Shen Jun listened very attentively, and he jumped up against the case: "It's wonderful! As the Song Dynasty pointed out, the Qin State aided the evil, and the two evils were colluding. The world looked at me! This time, the alliance is righteous, and the countries will definitely not be the first rats." Both ends. It's just..." Chunshen Jun pondered for a moment, his eyes were full of confusion, "Jie and Song's evil deeds are cast aside by the world, how can the state of Qin openly protect them? Could it be that there are ulterior motives?" "Mr. Chunshen is overthinking." Gan Mao is extremely confident at the moment, "Zhang Yi has gone, and today is not what it used to be. Qin has no wise strategists. It's just tyrannical, how can there be others?" "Oh yes." Jun Shen suddenly laughed, "Without Zhang Yi and Gan Mao, Qin is only left to be fierce and forceful." "With Lord Chunshen's full support, the King of Chu will definitely send troops." Chun Shenjun shook his head again and again: "Oh, it's not what it used to be. The King of Chu is really hard to say." Then even after talking about the state disputes in the past few years, he shook his head and sighed without confidence. However, Gan Mao smiled and said, "One moment, another moment. The Reform and Hezong are different, let me try to talk about the King of Chu." "Okay! The doctor has this ambition, so Huang Xie should be accommodating." After Chunshen Jun finished speaking, he turned and waved to a quiet maid outside the waiting pavilion. up. Seeing Mr. Chunshen's swiftness, Gan Mao was relieved, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "There is one more thing, I dare to ask Mr. Chunshen to appreciate it." "Oh, where did you say that? I went to the doctor but said it." "Mr. Mengchang has something to say, please ask Chunshenjun for a piece of Wugou in the next generation, and then give it to a strange man who knows if he will meet." Gan Mao laughed to himself before speaking, "This matter is strange, Chunshenjun has considered it. .” Jun Shen laughed loudly when he heard this: "Oh, what's wrong? Mr. Mengchang has been doing this for a long time, so it's not surprising." After saying that, he got up, "The doctor comes with me." He led Gan Mao out. Maoting, stepping on the stone path, zigzags to the depths of the bamboo forest.After walking for a while, I saw four thick ancient cypresses surrounding a low house made of big stones. In front of the door was a Jingshan white jade that was as tall as a person. Two huge copper characters were inlaid on the body of the jade - sword Lu!Gan Mao took a general glance, and knew that the stone house was half buried in the ground, he couldn't help being surprised, how many famous swords does Lord Chunshen have, and they use such a strong place for special storage?Chunshen Jun did not speak, but turned around to signal Gan Mao not to move, then bowed solemnly to the sword hut, and then turned to the back of the stone hut. All of a sudden, Gan Mao only heard the rumble and thunder rolling past, and saw two stone doors slowly move away.Jun Shen walked around from the back of the house and said with a smile: "Sir, I invite you." Gan Mao laughed and said, "These holy places are still at the master's house." Chun Shen Jun said, "Come with me ", then stepped into the sword hut.Gan Mao looked down and saw that there was a knee-high bluestone threshold under his feet. He stepped in carefully, but faced with a tall shadow wall, bypassing the shadow wall, he saw a stone staircase leading straight down.The strange thing is that although there are no windows, the stairs are never dark.After going down about a dozen steps, it is suddenly clear that a spacious and bright hall is surprisingly elegant, with white jade square bricks on the floor, natural-color wooden walls on all four sides, and a bluestone dome hanging high above the head. Earth sprinkled from the top of the dome, and the hall was surprisingly dry.Looking at the surrounding walls, there is nothing there. Gan Mao praised sincerely: "Such a magical place, even with the Wuming sword, it is like a cave in a fairy mountain!" "Oh sir, you don't have a sword, are you playing tricks in this cave?" Chunshen Jun burst out laughing, walked along the wall, slapped the wall continuously, and saw that there were eight windows on the four walls. Suddenly it popped open, and each window was hung with a uniform silk curtain.Chunshen Jun lifted up the silk curtain closest to Gan Mao: "Oh, doctor, how about this sword?" When Gan Mao looked it over, he saw that this "window" was a full six feet square, with red felt on the bottom, black jade as the frame, and an ancient sword with mottled copper and rust spread horizontally in front of him.Gan Mao didn't know much about swords, and looked at them for a while, but he couldn't see the value of this two-foot-long ancient sword, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I'm ignorant, but Chunshen Jun is bothering you. Take a Wu hook to the left and right, and it's over. What's the difference?" Jun Shen laughed and said, "Oh, that's you. Mr. Mengchang said he would give it to a rare scholar, so this gentleman must be a man of this way. How can Huang Xie make him feel poor?" Gan Mao laughed Said: "Mr. Chunshen is a master of swords, I will listen to you." Jun Shen shook his head again and again: "Oh, I don't dare to do it. When it comes to sword appreciation, Mr. Mengchang is second to none." Gan Mao was surprised: "So Speaking of which, Mr. Mengchang should also have a famous collection of swords, but how did he ask you for it?" Jun Shen laughed again: "Oh, sir, a hero like Mr. Mengchang, what can he hide? I have these few swords Ah, in a few years he will take it all away." Gan Mao couldn't help laughing and said, "It turns out that Lord Chunshen is the number one hero, and he gave the fake hand without leaving a name, but it is a bit higher than the one given by Lord Mengchang. layer." Chunshen Jun was stunned for a moment, but suddenly burst into laughter: "Oh, what the doctor said is good! Justify Huang Xie's name!" Gan Mao shook his head in confusion: "My lord, I didn't understand what I said. "The smile on Jun Shenjun's face was innocent and bright like a child: "Oh, Mr. Mengchang, Mr. Xinling, Mr. Pingyuan, those three sword idiots all said that I, Huang Xie, was stingy. The doctor woke up the dreamer with a word. Am I, Huang Xie, stingy? Hero number one!" After speaking, he laughed for a long time, but he fell to the ground and giggled non-stop.Gan Mao was always alert and calm, but a careless remark solved an old knot in Chunshenjun's heart. Seeing Chunshenjun's happy appearance, he couldn't help being overjoyed. For the first time in his life, he bent over and fell down laughing. After laughing for a long time, Chunshen Jun opened the silk curtain of the "window" on the east, and took a half-moon-shaped Wu hook with both hands: "Oh, doctor, this Wu hook can be used for your business." So, it comes from Chunshenjun Jianlu, it is definitely top grade." Chunshenjun smiled and said: "The doctor has done a lot to rectify his name, and Huang Xie also gave you a famous sword today." Gan Mao quickly bowed seriously: "The sword is for the martyrs Gan Mao didn’t know how to do this, so he never dared to defile famous artifacts. Lord Chunshen has such a heart, and he will give me a dagger from the mansion to defend myself.” Lord Chunshen thought for a moment and said, “Oh, that’s fine, the name is also good. With the weapon in your body, it's a disaster if you don't know the way of swordsmanship. Well, I'll go up and give you a dagger." When the two left the sword hut and returned to the thatched pavilion, Lord Chunshen gave instructions to the maid who was guarding the marquis.After a while, the maid brought a copper box, Chunshen Jun opened it and pushed it in front of Gan Mao: "Let's see if it's in your hand?" Gan Mao saw that there was a dagger in the copper box, and when it touched his hand, it turned out to be a dagger. Cool air!The body of the sword is about six inches, and the sword grid should be around Jiucun, and it is extremely convenient to hold the sword grid; the brown leather case is extremely delicate, and a green gemstone is inlaid on the bronze sword grid.Pulling off the leather sheath, one can see a star of blue light flowing faintly, and the short blade of the sword is like a mirror. "I dare not accept such a famous artifact." Gan Mao sincerely declined. "Oh, where did you come from?" Jun Shen frowned, "This is the most common dagger I have here, and it's just useful. If you refuse again, it's just polite." Gan Mao naturally knew that the Four Young Masters were human beings, but speaking of politeness meant that you were falsely responding to the story, so he stood up and bowed solemnly: "Thank you so much, Mr. Chunshen." Jun Shen smiled and said, "Oh, you're being polite, come! Drink!" After drinking a few jugs, I saw the maid hurried back and whispered something in Chun Shenjun's ear.Jun Shen turned around and smiled at Gan Mao: "Master, at the end of noon tomorrow, you can go into the palace and ask to see the King of Chu, but I won't accompany you." "Okay! Gan Mao will take the lead. I can't say, Chunshen-jun will come again." "Can't tell?" Chunshen Jun burst out laughing, "Can't tell, this joint vertical attack on Qin is over, Huang Xie has nothing to do." The laughter was actually desolate.Gan Mao's heart sank as soon as the words came to light. In this way, Chunshen Jun, the backup, had already despaired of the King of Chu?Can it be said that the King of Chu is moved by himself?After all, Gan Mao is not Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Said Jun has never personally practiced this kind of long-term strategy. Now that he is on an envoy for the Qi State for the first time, he is fighting against the water, and he suddenly feels uneasy. In the early morning of the next day, before the sun came up, Gan Mao strolled in the courtyard of the post house. This is his habit of doing long history in the palace for many years. He often leaves the bed at four o'clock to freshen up, and then he has to arrange a series of trivial tasks: documents to be transcribed, urgent documents to be sent to the monarch immediately, welcome to send The foreign envoys, etc., etc., must also answer all kinds of matters such as the court guards and chief servants who come to ask for orders, and especially arrange all the state affairs meetings and details for the monarch.All in all, the official position of Chang Shi is actually the head of royal affairs, which is the most tiring. If you don't have the time to get up early and go to bed late, and have to keep turning around when it matters, you will probably not be able to do it well.Gan Mao, however, was born to be such an official. He is energetic, knowledgeable, alert and calm, and has an extraordinary memory. He can handle thousands of trivial matters in a very short time. Good at figuring out the best intentions, and often able to turn around cleverly when the monarch is embarrassed, so he appears exquisite and flexible, well-connected, omnipotent, and makes Chang Shi, the central minister, impressive.Otherwise, Qin Wuwang would not regard it as a humerus, and put the two powers of the prime minister and general on him alone.But it's also strange that when Gan Mao became a prime minister and a general, he was stretched and failed to do everything, which turned out to be the most embarrassing period for him.When fighting before the army, I was always dumbfounded when asked by a group of generals in the army.When discussing state affairs in the court, it is even more impossible to take over the overall situation in front of a group of capable ministers, and is often led by the nose by Qi Liji, Wei Xie and others.King Qin Wu died suddenly. He was the only minister who was ordered to stabilize the situation. Anyone would use this to get bigger, at least the power would be more consolidated.The exception is Ganmao, who was kicked out of the power field after the court was settled and became a minister in exile.Thinking about it is also God's will. Every time I take on a big responsibility, I mess up my position, and every time I deal with a matter, I save myself from danger. Isn't this what fate is?This time, it is the above-mentioned doctor who mediates the state of Chu again, but I have no bottom for the king of Chu. What will be the end? Although he was at a loss, Gan Mao went back to his study to make some preparations. Whether he succeeds or not depends on God's will. Seeing that the sun was past noon, Gan Mao got into the car and came to the palace.When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they saw that the carriage and horse farm was deserted. Obviously, no officials entered the palace at this time.Gan Mao got out of the cart, and inadvertently saw a tall and handsome horse tied to a thick stone pile in the carriage and horse farm.Gan Mao's heart moved, could it be that the state of Qi has changed, and the scouts have come to report urgently?Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hurry up, and after climbing the sixteenth jade step, he handed the letter of credence to the old servant of the palace gate to see the king of Chu. "The king of Chu has known that the special envoy has entered the palace, please." After saying that, the old servant turned around and shouted, "Qi's special envoy Gan Mao came to meet—" It seems that Jun Shen's arrangements are all right.Gan Mao was refreshed and strode into the palace.After passing the large screen facing him, he saw a middle-aged man in a yellow shirt and a jade crown standing in front of the high-ranking throne.Looking at the hall again, there is also a majestic figure with a dusty face, a purple-red cloak, a long sword in his hand, and a big beard with sideburns and cheeks, who can't tell his age.One spoke generously, the other listened intently, neither of them noticed Gan Mao entering the palace. "Listen to the words of the righteous man, Jie Song has no way, this Qin country is actually helping the king?" The tone of the fat man in yellow shirt was very reserved. "Chu Wangming." The purple cloaked man bowed his hands generously, "Jie and Song are already despised by ghosts and gods, and the sky is angry and people complain. In the whole world, only Qin State and Jie and Song are colluding in an attempt to wipe out the righteous way of the Central Plains with evil force. At this time, King Qi united six It is the right time for the country to destroy the Tyrant Qin. If the Chu State unites its troops to the north, the world will be settled with a drumbeat!" King Huai of Chu waved his hand: "I don't care much, I just said, what benefits will the allied forces attack Qin bring to Chu State? Do you know?" "The benefits are great." The purple cloaked man smiled leisurely, "One, the state of Chu can restore the hegemony of the Central Plains, and the king of Chu can become the king of Zhongxing who carries forward the great ambitions of the previous king. Two, Huaibei entered Chu, and the state of Qin traded six hundred miles away. If Wuguan, Danyang, and the southeast of Xiaoshan Mountain are all returned to Chu, and the land has been expanded for more than a thousand miles, isn’t Chu the city of Dali?” "Nong said that, it doesn't count. It's up to King Qi to speak, do you know?" King Huai of Chu smiled shrewdly, his fat and round face filled with infinite satisfaction and confidence. "The king of Chu is indeed boundless." The man in the purple cloak laughed loudly and praised, "The special envoy of the king of Qi is in the palace. The king of Chu might as well use the letter of credence as a seal." "Really?" King Huai of Chu turned around and said loudly, "Where is King Qi's special envoy?" Gan Mao tried his best to stop his smile, stepped forward a few steps, bowed and said in a loud voice: "Gan Mao, special envoy of the King of Qi, see the King of Chu!" 楚怀王当真惊讶了：“神奇神奇！天意天意！如何这齐王特使说到便到了？”惊讶之余便立即绽开了笑脸，“特使请入座。你有齐王国书了？” “有。”甘茂骤然悟到了说君窍门一般，立即心思顿开，捧出国书高声回答，“此乃齐王亲笔手书，许楚国分秦八百里土地财货也。” “噢？好好好，还盖着王印，看来不假的了。”楚怀王接过国书一阵打量，“晓得无？那个张仪，当日许我六百里商於之地，就是因了没有王印国书，本王才吃了个大亏。这次有王印了，我就放心了。晓得无？要不她又说我木瓜了。”兀自嘟哝一阵，抬头问甘茂，“齐王之意，要我出兵几何了？” “十万足矣！”甘茂也是高声大气，直觉自己也神道兮兮了。 “齐国呢？齐国出兵几多了？”楚怀王很是警觉。 “齐国出兵二十万，分地与列国等同！”甘茂又是高声大气。 “如此说来，这齐王却图个甚来？没利市，晓得无？” 此刻，甘茂已经对说服此等君王揣摩透亮，知道若以长策大谋对之，无异于对牛弹琴，只须瞄着那些对方感兴趣的纽结，一本正经地去说便是大道，底气一定，不禁便是拱手慷慨道：“齐王之利，便是与楚王携手，共图中原霸业！楚国得到千里之地后，齐国再灭宋。究其竟，定然使楚国利市落到实处啦。”甘茂也带上了些许楚音，显得亲和得一家人一般。 楚怀王频频点头，末了笑道：“还有一件，你等不能在郢都鼓噪变法，晓得无？要不呢，这兵就出不得了，晓得无？” “晓得！”紫红斗篷者与甘茂竟是同声相应。 紫红斗篷者又道：“启禀楚王：齐国星相名家甘德预言：楚有将星在世，若得此人领兵合纵，大业可成。不知楚王晓得无？” 楚怀王又一次惊讶了：“是么是么？楚有将星？应在何处？却是谁啦？” “甘德云：此人乃将兵之才，却是身居高位，久旷无用，愿楚王神目明察。” 楚怀王转悠着兀自嘟哝：“身居高位，久旷无用？那便是春申君啦。春申君么，整日聒噪变法，只怕他是心无二用啦，想想，想想，不能做木瓜啦。” “楚王神明。”紫红斗篷者正色拱手，“若是此人，在下有一法可治。” “噢？快说了，本王也是想治治他了，晓得无？” “此人念叨变法日久，便成痴心疯癫症，实则并非真要变法，无所事事而已。若让他带兵攻秦，便上合天心，发了将星之才，也自然克了他变法疯癫。若行此计，国中便无人聒噪变法。”紫红斗篷者竟是振振有辞。甘茂拼命咬住牙关，才没有笑出声来。 楚怀王惊喜点头：“噢！倒真是一法啦。本王想想，楚国有名将，利市可大啦，好好好！”一连说了三个好，便是大袖一甩，“本王不是木瓜，该进后宫啦。”便径自去了。 紫红斗篷者还分明憋着笑意，却没有理睬甘茂，转身大步便走。甘茂快步赶出，在车马场边遥遥拱手：“千里驹鲁仲连，何其匆匆如此也？” 紫红斗篷者回身拱手道：“足下使命已成，该当回程了。告辞！” “且慢。”甘茂高声道，“鲁仲连国士无双，在下先表成全使命之谢意。另者，在下尚受人之托，为国士带来一件礼品相赠。” “得罪。在下从来不受礼品。”紫红斗篷者竟是冷若冰霜。 甘茂笑道：“如此说来，孟尝君有眼无珠，在下却是多事了。”说罢回身便走。 “先生且慢。”紫红斗篷者拱手一礼，“先生果是受孟尝君之托了？” “然也。” “恕鲁仲连唐突。敢请先生交付与我便了。” 甘茂拱手道：“请国士移步，随我到驿馆便了。” “先生但上车先行，在下随后便到。”鲁仲连一拱手，便大步走向那匹神骏胡马。 甘茂本是敬佩这位不期而遇的名士，想邀他同车前往，如今见这位齐国才俊竟是不屑与自己同车共道，便叹息一声登车去了。到得驿馆门口，果见鲁仲连快马从对面另一条道飞来，甘茂思忖也不能强求，便先自进得驿馆捧出了那口吴钩递上：“此剑乃孟尝君特意相赠，请国士收好。”鲁仲连接过吴钩一打量，竟大为惊讶：“先生识得此剑否？”甘茂摇头笑道：“在下不通剑道，唯尽人事而已。”鲁仲连目光炯炯的盯住了甘茂：“百年之前，此剑从越国流落于楚国王室。若是孟尝君托先生向楚王讨得，相送在下，便是与国无益，恕难受命。”甘茂不禁笑道：“你这说法却是奇了。纵是楚王之剑，如何便与国无益了？”鲁仲连神色肃然道：“楚吴越三国王室，历来多有剑痴。一件名器流落，王族便视为国宝之恨，流入齐国便是楚齐之仇。鲁仲连如何能以一己之好恶使邦交成仇？此剑尚请先生收回，妥为奉还王室。鲁仲连告辞。”将剑器往甘茂手上一搭，转身便走。 “国士且慢！”甘茂肃然拱手，“在下敬佩国士气节。实言相告：此剑确实不是王室得来，而是孟尝君托在下从春申君手中求得。孟尝君有言：宝剑赠于烈士。唯君堪配此名器，推脱过甚，岂非造作了。” 鲁仲连突然一阵大笑：“既是春申君之物，我便受了。”从甘茂手中接过吴钩，竟是一句道谢也没有，转身便翻身上马去了。 甘茂一阵怅然，便回到驿馆，休憩片刻用过晚餐，便向春申君府邸来了。到得书房，却见春申君踱步沉思，长案上竟赫然放着那口吴钩。甘茂惊讶道：“这个鲁仲连忒般死板？一具剑器也做得如此较真了？”春申君回身笑道：“噢呀上大夫，鲁仲连便是这般品性，高洁如白云，志节如松柏了。否则呀，如何孟尝君要拐这个弯子了？然则，也是他说得对了。”甘茂不以为然的笑道：“志节高者，往往少机变，他能有甚个谋划来？”春申君大摇其头：“噢呀，上大夫差矣！鲁仲连之机变谋略，你我无法望其项背了。他要我将此剑归还楚王，表我无为心志，我便是合纵上将军了。上大夫以为然否？” 甘茂原是为此事而来，思忖片刻不禁笑道：“好！我看楚王气象，也只有此等方法有用。” “噢呀，英雄所见略同，那便是如此这般了。”春申君大为高兴。 三日后，楚怀王在大殿正式召见甘茂，当殿回复齐王国书：发兵十万，合纵攻秦。楚怀王换了个人一般，竟是精神振作，慷慨激昂地大说了一番中兴霸业向秦国复仇的雄心壮志，当殿授春申君合纵上将军兵符印信，并亲自发令：旬日后立即发兵北上。 甘茂大喜，立即兼程回齐。此时孟尝君与苏代也先后归来，带回了令人振奋的消息：魏赵韩同仇敌忾，三国各出兵八万，旬日后会兵伊阙。只有燕国借口国穷兵少，只答应派出两万人马，还没有说定确切日期，苏代觉得很是惭愧。 “燕国大胆！”齐湣王大为震怒，当场便拍案吼叫，“要他何用？攻秦胜了，接着便是燕国！”那气势分明便已经是天下霸主了。 殿中几位大臣却是无人应和，孟尝君便道：“我王还是先定策攻秦为上。” “好，燕国回头再说。”齐湣王当殿下令，“田轸为灭秦上将军，率三十万大军会兵伊阙！孟尝君率上卿、上大夫等，总司粮草辎重！本王坐镇巨野守边！” “臣等遵命！”殿中轰然齐应，竟是分外激昂。