Chapter 37 In the third quarter, the crazy king of Qi broke the last way of life

After three days of fast horses, Lu Zhonglian finally rushed back to Linzi in a hurry. King Yanzhao received Lu Zhonglian grandly at the court meeting in the main hall of the palace, and informed the government and the public of Lu Zhonglian's mediation. So I decided to put an end to the war and make peace with Qi forever!" Several veterans of the family strongly objected, but they were all refuted by Le Yi's righteous words.King Yanzhao Bendang issued an edict: The above-mentioned doctor Ju Xin is the special envoy of the King of Yan, and he will go to Qi to discuss with Lu Zhonglian together with the letter of credence and covenant.Lu Zhonglian was secretly probing, but he never thought that Yan Guo would accept it and solemnly make the matter public, so he felt a little abrupt. Then he thought, doing so would force the grotesque and violent King Qi to think seriously. It's not a bad thing, the only disadvantage is your own situation, the country is safe, so what's the point of personal gains and losses?Thinking of it this way, he readily accepted it.

Leaving Jicheng the next day, King Yanzhao personally led a hundred officials to attend a farewell party for Lu Zhonglianju Xin in the suburban pavilion. Mr. Xie!" Lu Zhonglian only laughed for a while, and then went away with Ju Xin.Traveling out of the Yan border, Lu Zhonglian received a righteous report: Yan Guo had already notified the news to the other five warring states, and Yan Guo's desire to accept Lu Zhonglian's mediation was already known to the world.Although faintly unhappy, Lu Zhonglian only let out a long sigh, first settled Ju Xin in the post house in Linzi, then flew to Xueyi, and came to see Lord Mengchang overnight.

"Zhonglian, you miss me so much!" Meng Changjun, smelling of alcohol, laughed heartily when he saw Lu Zhonglian, "Come on, let's drink Sanjue before talking!" "Meng Changjun, you are so free and easy." Lu Zhonglian couldn't help but burst into tears as he looked at Meng Changjun, who had a wide robe, big sleeves, shawl, fat waist and gray hair on his temples.The fat man in front of him looks like a farmer, where is the shadow of Lord Mengchang? "Don't look miserable, as soon as you come, I'll be fine! Come on! Let's do it!" Lu Zhonglian didn't say a word, even made three nobles, just wiped his mouth: "Meng Changjun, are you sober at this time?"

"Where are you talking?" Mengchang Jun blushed and said loudly, "What are three jars of wine? You just talk about things." Lu Zhonglian talked about the general trend of Yan Qi, the reason why Yan State secretly prepared for the war, and his own plans and actions.Mr. Mengchang's eyes widened when he heard it, and his face froze in surprise mixed with the strong smell of alcohol. After all, he once ruled the world, how could Mr. Mengchang not weigh the weight of Lu Zhonglian's words?After being silent for a long time, Mr. Mengchang stood up abruptly as soon as he slapped the wine table with a "pop!": "Zhonglian, do you want Tian Wen to accompany you to fight your old life again?"

"Brother Tian, ​​as long as you and I join hands and risk our lives to remonstrate, Qi will still be able to turn around." "Okay!" Meng Changjun waved his hand, "Tonight I have a good time, and I will go to Linzi tomorrow after the smell of alcohol dissipates." After speaking, he turned around and gave an order, "Come on! Please come to Feng Huan immediately See!" Although Meng Changjun was dismissed for the second time, according to the tradition of the Qi State, the title of the monarch is still retained.That is to say, at this time, Lord Mengchang was just a nobleman, who could only live in the fiefdom, and could not return to Linzi without the imperial edict, let alone participate in state affairs.This time, if he wanted to enter Linzi suddenly, he would naturally have to make careful arrangements.Lu Zhonglian felt a little relieved that once Mr. Mengchang pulled himself together, he would be like a thunderbolt after all. Although the number of diners was greatly reduced, only Mr. Mengchang had the strength to successfully meet the mysterious king of Qi!Otherwise, even though Lu Zhonglian has long-term plans, he can't enter the palace, what can he do?

In a short while, Feng Huan arrived in a hurry, and Mr. Mengchang explained the matter roughly, and finally waved his big hand: "You will take people back to Linzi tonight, and open all the gates at noon tomorrow at the latest. Zhonglian and I will enter the palace in the afternoon. .” "The rise and fall of nations will never be delayed." Feng Huan strode away as soon as he cupped his hands. "Mr. Mengchang, are the guests of Linzi still there?" Lu Zhonglian was a little surprised. "Finally there are still a few hundred people." Mr. Meng Chang sighed, and turned to laughing and cursing, "Bird! Two dismissals, the guests go and the guests come and go again, the old man was originally angry, and wanted to spit on those who went and returned It humiliated me in the face. But, Feng Huan's words extinguished my anger."

"Oh?" After not being in Linzi for a few years, Lu Zhonglian was also very interested, "Feng Huan said something reasonable, can it extinguish the anger of men like Mr. Mengchang who are thunderbolt with grievances?" Mr. Mengchang said that after he was restored to the prime minister, those disciples who disappeared in thin air came back one after another.When he was angrily cursing and ordering to drive away all those who had returned, Feng Huan came back in that bronze cart.Mr. Mengchang already knew that the recovery of the aspect was the result of Feng Huan running around lobbying between Qin and Qi, so naturally he was very moved, and hurried out to greet him.But he didn't want Feng Huan to bow at the head, Meng Changjun was very surprised, he supported Feng Huan and said: "Sir, are you begging for those villains?" Feng Huan said with a serious face: "It's not for the guests, but the words of the king are missed. Feng Huan asks you to take it back." Meng Changjun was stunned: "You said I was wrong? I, Tian Wen, have been hospitable all my life, and I never dared to make mistakes when I met a guest. As a result, the number of diners was overcrowded. Don't you know, sir? Who would want these people to see me? When the day was abolished, he abandoned me and left me, avoiding it for fear of being too late! Today, Mr. Lai is back again, what will they look like to see Tian Wen again? Anyone who wants to see me, Tian Wen will spit in the face and humiliate him!" Feng Huan is neither humble nor overbearing: "The proverb says: the rich and the noble, the poor and the few friends. It's true, don't you know?" Mr. Meng Chang said angrily: "Tian Wen is so stupid, I don't know!" Feng Huan still had an expression neither humble nor overbearing: "If you don't see it, you will be chased away." People in the market, rush in early in the morning when goods are available, and turn around and leave at dusk when the market is open? It’s not that those who rush into the market like the morning and hate the dusk. It’s really that they come in the early morning for profit and leave when the sun is exhausted. This person The nature of this is not a deliberate evil. The so-called things will come, and things will come. Now that you lose your position, all the guests will go. You can't blame the scholars for being snobbish and cut off the way of the guests. Feng Huan invites you to treat the guests as before. .”

"So, brother Tian became the chivalrous and hospitable Lord Mengchang again!" Lu Zhonglian laughed loudly. "People's hearts are like the sea!" Mr. Meng Chang had mixed feelings, "Look, I have fallen to the bottom this second time, but hundreds of people stayed behind, and they couldn't even persuade them to leave. It's strange! The old man is also confused." After being silent for a long time, Lu Zhonglian sighed: "Mr. Mengchang, Qi Guoli City is almost at dusk." "Bird!" Meng Changjun slammed his fist on the table, "The night market is open at dusk! If you don't believe in it, Daqi will collapse!"

Lu Zhonglian laughed loudly: "Well said! The night market is also a market, as long as you can catch it." The two laughed for a while, and immediately cheered up. They discussed in Jun Mengchang's study until the fourth watch before resting. In the early morning of the next day, the two of them left the castle of Xueyi in a light car, and drove all the way, and arrived at the outskirts of Linzi in two hours.According to Feng Huan's order, a capable doorman was already guarding the marquis outside the suburban pavilion, and after whispering to Lord Mengchang, the doorman asked Lu Zhonglian to go into the city alone and wait in the mansion of Lord Mengchang. Cars and horses are like the popular South Gate, which is full of people, and they entered Linzi quietly from the relatively deserted West Gate.This Ximen is the gate leading to the Yan Kingdom, and it was very lively at first, but since the mess with the Yan Kingdom has continued, the Ximen has gradually become deserted.Although Mr. Mengchang was chasing around, he didn't meet anyone he knew well.When they arrived at the mansion, Lu Zhonglian was already waiting in the hall, and Feng Huan arrived just as well.But Lord Mengchang laughed and scolded: "Bird! This is the first time in my life that I entered Linzi quietly, so useless!" Feng Huan said: "The guard at the south gate knows the lord, so he has to go to the west gate. It's done." Meng Changjun waved his hand and smiled: "I know, so you can say, have the joints of the palace been dredged?" Feng Huan said: "It's dredged. The three old disciples have all become generals of the palace gate, and they all gave their best assistance. The whereabouts of King Qi Inquiry confirmed: In the afternoon, we will watch the military contest in Beiyuan."

"Beiyuan? Why did you find that place?" Jun Mengchang's expression sank. Lu Zhonglian's eyes flashed: "Can't Beiyuan enter?" Mr. Mengchang didn't speak, just bit his lip and paced in the hall. The palace was quiet in the afternoon, but the dark pine forest deep in the palace was full of voices. During the period of King Qiwei, the Beiyuan of the Linzi Palace was originally a lake surrounded by pine forests.King Xuan of Qi was fond of tall chariots and horses. After all, it was inconvenient to race out of the city at sunrise, so he piled up a few mountains of earth and rocks, diverted the water from the lake and chiseled them into several mountain streams. It has become a "mountain running field" for driving horses and chariots.The enthronement of King Qi Min brought another change, and Beiyuan's "running mountain field" became four martial arts fields-chariot field, cavalry field, infantry field, and martial arts field.There is only one reason: King Qi Min is good at soldiers and martial arts, and he often transfers all kinds of soldiers into the palace to watch the soldiers compete.King Qi Min once said to his courtiers proudly: "Watching soldiers and competing with them is the way to make the country rich and strong, the key to achieving hegemony, the way to motivate soldiers, and the need to investigate traitors!" There are so many important points. , this Beiyuan is naturally also of great importance. The four martial arts fields are built in different sizes and have their own imposing characteristics. Heavily rewarded; the loser will be blamed as "playing with the military and governing, the country's thieves", the generals will be exiled immediately, and the soldiers will be beheaded immediately!Over time, the Beiyuan of the palace became an important place for King Qi Min to rule the army, and it also became a life-and-death crisis that the Qi army officers and soldiers dreaded.

Because King Qi Min regards the military viewing as a serious event to motivate the government and the public, he often gathers courtiers to watch and comment on ordinary times. Even if there is no edict, a minister who accidentally enters the palace and bumps into it will be called to accompany the audience. .However, what troubled the courtiers was that whoever accompanied the soldiers had to draft an imperial edict on behalf of the king at the final moment of reward and punishment; When encountering beheading of outstanding generals on the spot, honest and upright ministers would strongly advise and pardon the generals, and would often be demoted by King Qi Min on the spot. If Longyan was furious, he would be killed immediately.After more than ten years, more than a hundred generals and ministers were killed in this field of watching soldiers.As time went by, accompanying Wang Guanwu became the most fearful task for the ministers, and none of the ministers wanted to meet the King of Qi in Beiyuan. The difficulty of Meng Changjun is here.Although it is easier to enter the palace to observe soldiers in Beiyuan, the troubles behind are even greater.Mr. Mengchang returned the capital without authorization, so he had to argue a lot. If he killed a familiar general, would he say nothing?If you insist on admonishing, you may even disturb the major events; just let it go, one is that Mr. Mengchang is afraid that he can't help it, and the other is that most of the generals in the army are veteran generals who were also in charge of the general. How can an old commander who dares to be responsible and famous all over the world remain indifferent when these old subordinates are killed?Even if he could bear it, how could Lord Mengchang gain a foothold in the world?Why deserve the name of the "Four Great Princes of the Warring States Period"?However, Lu Zhonglianzi's affairs are serious, and his rise and fall are imminent, so how can he wait calmly?After thinking for a long time, Meng Changjun gritted his teeth: "Let's go! The dragon's pond and the tiger's den have also broken in!" Then he and Lu Zhonglian followed Feng Huan's pre-plan and hurried into the palace separately through the agreed route. But it is said that King Qi Min arrived at the sword weapon field in Beiyuan at noon with a group of maids, servants, censors, bookkeepers and other royal servants.King Qi Min was very happy today, and ordered a luncheon under the viewing pavilion, and also ordered the royal band to play "Oriental Sun" from "Qi Feng" as an exception.This "Oriental Sun" was originally a fisherman's love song when Confucius included it in "Poetry". As early as many years ago, the lyrics of this song were rewritten and turned into a special Ode to King Qi.Once the song was played and sung back then, King Qi Min was overjoyed and made it a national anthem, which is the highest standard of temple music. Whenever there is a major event or a good mood, King Qi Min always orders to play this national anthem.As soon as the courtiers heard this song, they knew that King Qi was happy and happy, and they wanted to talk about it if they had something to say. "My king has an edict: swordsmen from the two armies enter the palace—" After the luncheon was ended in the high-spirited national anthem, waves of shrill voices rolled out from the mouths of the servants standing at intervals. The south gate of the royal city opened rumblingly, and a hundred swordsmen who were waiting outside the palace entered the palace.Although there were only a hundred swordsmen in the two teams, there were more than sixty generals in the two teams walking in front of them, each with their helmets and armor on their faces, and their steps were as heavy as stone rollers hitting the ground!About the time after the meal, the soldiers of the two teams, who kept their eyes on the ground and held their heads high, were led out of the sword field by an old servant. "Swordsmen end! Sorting out!" With the sound of rumbling drums, the two teams of swordsmen entered the field through two stone gates, and the generals on both sides strode to their respective stands and stood neatly in a row. This sword weapon field is a martial arts field except for the three armies of chariots, cavalry and infantry. Because the competition is mainly about short soldiers, and the short soldiers are mainly sword weapons, people at that time called it "sword weapon field".Although the Sword Weapon Field is the smallest of the four martial arts fields, it is also the most carefully constructed one.Other martial arts arenas are all open-air arenas, and there are terrain changes such as mountains, plateaus, rolling forests, water surfaces, etc., but this sword weapon arena is an indoor arena with a radius of 30 feet, which is like a huge hall.The long and hollow moso bamboos are connected into long rafters, the light and strong selected wooden boards are riveted into long slats, and the roof is covered with three layers of soft and fine thatch, making it a warm in winter and cool in summer. Special hall.There are stands on the east, south, west and west sides of the arena, and the north side is the three-foot-high Wangtai overlooking the whole stadium.There were no ministers who came in today, the stands on three sides were empty, only King Qi Min's royal platform was full of one, and there were more than 200 people guarding the ministers and maids. Looking at the empty viewing platform, King Qi Min suddenly felt a little regretful, his martial arts skills are the essence of the Qi army, why didn't he summon the courtiers to see the might of our Da Qi army? "Report to my king!" At this moment, General Beiyuan pegasus came into the arena and reported loudly, "Lu Zhonglian, a famous Linzi scholar, is asking to see you with a letter on his back." "Yu Shu?" King Qi Min frowned, "Let him in." Feather writers are filled with feathers outside the letter tube.In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Yu Shuben was a symbol of urgent military situation.In the era of continuous wars in various countries, celebrities who traveled abroad or businessmen in other countries often reported urgent secrets to their monarchs and ministers in this way.If someone tied a letter full of feathers to his back and asked to see the monarch, it must be extremely urgent, but it is really unreasonable to see him. In a short while, a guard soldier brought the dusty and sweaty Lu Zhonglian to the front of the royal platform.Lu Zhonglian bowed, then took down the bamboo tube full of feathers from his back, and said loudly and urgently: "Linzi Lu Zhonglian brought Jicheng Qi Shang Yu Shu Yibao!" The feather book that came was thrown on the table, and he only asked in a drawn out voice: "What's the matter? It's always the feather book urgent report." Lu Zhonglian said loudly: "The 200,000 new troops of the Yan Kingdom have been trained and are working in secret Unite the five countries to attack Qi!" King Min of Qi sneered: "Yan Guo attacked Qi? When will the army be sent? Where did the attack go?" Lu Zhonglian was stunned for a moment, but immediately said loudly: "The merchants are not in the army. A scout can only report the big plans of a country." "The big plans?" Qi Min Wang laughed, "Yan Guo hates Qi, Liaodong is training troops, no one in the world knows, and it is worth being surprised?" Lu Zhonglian was the first The first time I saw this king of Qi, I felt that the way this person spoke was so weird that it was unimaginable, so I said in a heartbeat: "The king of Qi is wrong! Since the Song Dynasty was destroyed, Qi has been the world's attention. Once Yan unites with the five countries and opposes Qi, Qi The country is the disaster of subjugation! The king of Qi didn't think about countermeasures, but he regarded it as a joke. Could it be that Tian Qi's two-hundred-year society will be ruined?" King Qi Min's eyes flashed, not only did not attack, but seemed to be interested: "Lu Zhong Lian, how is Qi's strength compared to Qin's today?" "On par." "It's still the same. How many years have the Six Kingdoms joined forces to attack Qin, and has Qin fallen?" "..." "Combining vertically and attacking Qi, how can the country of Qi be destroyed?" "..." "Qin is the emperor of the west, and I am the emperor of the east. Is the state of Qi not as good as the state of Qin? Can't it resist a union? It's more strange than rare." Lu Zhonglian was stunned, and suddenly smiled while thinking: "The king of Qi said that the six kingdoms attacked Qin, and instead of perishing, Qin became the emperor of the west. Qi will follow Qin's example and dominate the world by breaking up and uniting?" "Hehe, Lu Zhonglian is not an idiot." "Dare to ask King Qi, have you ever heard the story of Dong Shi's imitation?" "Bold!" King Qi Min slapped the table and shouted angrily, "Come on! Beat them out with sticks!" "Report to my king!" At this moment, General Beiyuan galloped into the arena again, "Meng Changjun led three disciples and swordsmen to meet us, and they want to compete with my king's swordsmen!" "Okay!" King Qi Min was overjoyed, "Mr. Xuanmengchang come in!" Then he turned and pointed at Lu Zhonglian, "Let this madman also see my mighty Qi army, and punish him to be convinced." Just as Lu Zhonglian was "invited" to the minister's case at the lower right of the Wangtai, he saw Mr. Meng Chang enter the arena with a chariot, followed by three fast horses, obviously disciples and swordsmen.King Qi Min laughed loudly: "Mr. Mengchang, good time! How about your three swordsmen?" When it comes to counting the ledger by mouth!Lord Mengchang had already resigned from the prime minister, and he made it clear that he was not allowed to return the capital without authorization, but King Qi Min "forgot" all of these at this time, and only thought about the three swordsmen. "The swordsman of the minister, the best in the world!" Meng Changjun answered, the car had slowly stopped, and he was helped down by the driver who got off the car first.Looking at the king's platform on the high stairs, Meng Changjun shouted oldly: "Report to my king: the old minister can't come up!" King Qi Min laughed loudly. Becoming so old, I couldn't help being surprised, curious and funny, "Come here, bring up Lord Mengchang!" When the four servants carried Lord Mengchang to the front with a military couch, King Qi Min immediately burst out with compassion and magnanimously He said with a smile, "If Mr. Mengchang is so old, he still doesn't forget to accompany me to watch the soldiers. You are a loyal minister! You just sit safely." After saying that, he turned around and waved to the two maids beside him, "Both of you, serve Mr. Mengchang with all your heart!" The two maids were originally the personal maids of King Qi Min, and they were assigned to Lord Mengchang, which was naturally a great favor.Lord Mengchang neither refused nor thanked, but cupped his hands and said: "Even though my king is watching the soldiers, this old minister can still withstand beatings." King Qi Min said with a smile: "But Lord Mengchang said, how to watch the soldiers? First compare the army sword, or Comparing your doormen first?" "But it's up to my king to decide." Jun Mengchang chuckled, looking like an easy-going old man. "Okay!" King Qi Min made a big case, "Let's look at Meng Changjun's disciples first, how is he number one in the world?" "Wait a minute." Jun Mengchang chuckled, "My disciples will leave first, and the veteran will have an invitation." "Oh? Mr. Mengchang is about to say it." King Qi Min was a little impatient when he thought about the old man's chatter. "The old minister wants to bet with my king." Meng Changjun still laughed, his old eyes sparkling brightly. "Gambling?" King Qi Min is withdrawn and eccentric by nature, he has done all kinds of outrageous things, and even more outrageous things, he is overly motivated, but he has never gambled with anyone, and his curiosity suddenly arose, "Meng Changjun said How to bet? Bet on anything?" "Hehe, it's easy to say." Meng Changjun gestured, "It's like King Xuan's horse racing. My king and the old minister each send out three swordsmen. Whoever wins two rounds will win. The bet is three thousand, how about it?" "Gambling money? It's a bit boring." King Qi Min smiled enthusiastically, "If you want to gamble, you can gamble with others! How about it?" "Gambler?" Meng Changjun opened his mouth wide in surprise and shook his head, "Unbelievable! How do you place a bet?" "The two of them are the king's bet." King Qi Min smiled and pointed to the two maids who were leaning on Mr. Mengchang. But Lord Mengchang frowned: "I'm getting old! Even if there is a mount, the old minister has no power to control it." King Qi Min laughed loudly: "That's good! Whatever you say about one person and one thing, how about I make a bet with it?" "Thank you, my king!" Meng Changjun cupped his hands, "It's just that the old minister doesn't have such a 'person' note' anymore." "Why not?" King Qi Min pointed to the field, "Whether you win or lose, I want these three swordsmen from all over the world!" Meng Changjun couldn't help laughing: "My king's gambling is interesting, but he pre-empts whether he wins or loses! Could it be that the old minister is also the same: no matter whether he wins or loses, it depends on one person?" "What's so difficult about this? This king can't take advantage of it for nothing." King Qi Min waved his hand, "Military Officer Dian, start!" Military Officer Dian ordered the flag to be lowered immediately: "Swordsmen of the Qi Army, come out——" There was a melodious horn, and the two teams of swordsmen appeared on the stage.King Qi Min’s rules: In ordinary martial arts contests, each army (chariots, cavalry, and water) is divided into two contests; in martial arts contests, it is a mixed contest including the four armies of chariots, cavalry, and water; The basic skills of sergeants, so the four armies of chariots, cavalry, and water have to send personnel to participate. The chariot soldiers and cavalry form a team, and the infantry and navy form a team.As a result, martial arts competitions have become the comprehensive martial arts competitions that involve the most extensive and most influential.Of course, martial arts is better than martial arts, so the government and the public pay attention to it. The most important thing is that the Qi people's martial arts are popular in urban and rural areas, and the Qi army's martial arts skills are famous all over the world! "Qi Renlong fights with martial arts" and "Qi Min is strong with martial arts" were the word-of-mouth at that time.This "Qi Min" is King Qi Min.With this word of mouth, it can be seen that the world at that time had already recognized that the Qi army's martial arts skills were the strongest during the time of King Qi Min. The so-called martial arts refers to the skills of weapon fighting, which are generally divided into three categories: long soldiers, short soldiers, and flying soldiers.Long soldiers are long weapons such as spears, daggers, hoes, axes, and battleaxes; short soldiers are swords, daggers, and short knives; flying soldiers are light, heavy, crossbows, sleeves, etc.Ordinary martial arts contests are all three soldiers on the same field, the scene is huge, and the high platform is also extremely lively for watching and commenting.Today, King Qi Min had other thoughts, military officer Dian had already seen it clearly, so he brought out the sword fighting list. Thirty swordsmen of the Qi army formed a small square formation, all in cowhide, soft armor, fine iron helmets, broad bodies and long swords, really majestic and majestic!Meng Changjun's three disciples and swordsmen are clothed with long sleeves and long hair, and the only trace of a warrior is a pair of high-waisted cowhide boots that reach to the knees, but they have a free and unrestrained swordsman demeanor. "Army sword vs. warrior sword, trinity contest! The first battle—" As Military Officer Dian ordered the flag to be lowered, three swordsmen from the Qi army in the first row roared "Hi!", and smashed into the center of the arena like a hammer ramming the ground!Army swordsmen have three swords against one, which is also a common custom of sword fighting in the world.During the Warring States Period, those who could travel alone under the title of "Swordsman" were not masters of outstanding family, but also masters of extraordinary swordsmanship. When it comes to fighting, it is still recognized that swordsmen are much superior to sergeants.Thus, there was the customary agreement of "Army swordsman sword three against one". As soon as the armored three swords stood still, a red light flashed in front of them, and a commoner swordsman was already standing six steps away with a smile, clasping his swords and clasping his hands: "You three are welcome." Stepping forward into a fan shape, with a cry of killing, three broad-bodied long swords slashed violently from three directions with the sound of strong wind.In the swordsman's hand was a narrow, long and bright Donghu knife. Seeing that the three swords had spread out and sealed a three-foot radius, he flew up from the ground with a whistling sound, and the bright light of the knife suddenly swept across the sword like lightning. behind!At this moment, the left and right swords flew towards Hu Dao like a pair of iron tongs.Almost at the same time, Zhong Jian slid and turned around, and the long sword went straight up from the swordsman's crotch like a spirit snake.The swordsman turned pale with fright, turned upside down in the air in a hurry, and just escaped from the sword light.Unexpectedly, as soon as he hit the ground, the two swords on the left and right pointed at his feet like a shadow, sweeping across the ground in a big circle, like a battle formation.The swordsman hurriedly flew up again, but the sword that was hit also pointed to his chest in the air.The swordsman's Donghu Dao flew out from his chest, and took advantage of the momentum to leap to the back of the left and right swords, and the blade edge followed the momentum to the back of the two swords.According to the skill of ordinary military swords, it is far from being nimble enough to turn around in an instant, and the swordsman will undoubtedly win if he cuts two people seriously injured.But he didn't expect that when there was no room to strike, the left and right swords fell to the ground at the same time and turned over in a row. The long swords stabbed together from lying on the ground to jumping up and stabbing in front of him, it was done in one go.While the swordsman swung his sword, the middle sword was caught behind his back. With a swing of the long sword, the swordsman's gown was cut off at the waist, and the lower half suddenly rolled up and wrapped around his boots. His naked belly and waist became black and dark. lights up. The audience roared with laughter, and King Qi Min on the king's platform danced and danced: "Reward! Reward my military sword, each with a slim waist!" He turned around and shouted sharply, "Come on, take that bear sword The soldiers stripped naked, and smashed the bones with sticks!" Meng Changjun was in a hurry, and when he was about to speak, King Qi Min waved his hand: "Compared with martial arts, no one should talk nonsense!" The swordsman was stunned on the spot with a flushed face. Seeing several warriors approaching menacingly with big sticks, he bowed to Mr. Mengchang, turned the sharp Donghu knife upside down, and stabbed it into his stomach suddenly. Spray it on the oncoming samurai! King Qi Min laughed loudly: "Okay! You are quite courageous! Yu Shi, reward him with a thin waist and a beautiful woman!" "My king is, you mean, reward, reward her?" The censor was so nervous that he stuttered. "Do you still want to reward you?" King Qi Min elongated his tone coldly. Yu Shi couldn't help but trembled all over: "I dare not be greedy for merit. I, dispose of the reward immediately." After saying this, he walked up to the white-haired chief servant and whispered a word, and the old servant glanced at the row of shivering maids. With a glance: "Ms. Wu has come out." With a single word, the girl with the most slender waist fainted with a groan.The old servant waved his hand, and the two servants walked over and carried the fainted maid to the field.A white silk was placed on the maid's snow-white neck, and the two servants twisted suddenly, only to hear a sharp low whimper, and the maid fell limply on the bloody swordsman... The whole audience was deadly silent. "King Qi," Meng Changjun's voice was trembling and hoarse, "You won. It's time for the old minister to speak." King Qi Min laughed loudly: "Speak! Lord Mengchang asks for rewards at will, I am happy today!" "The old minister only invites the king to listen to one person finish the sentence." "Is it important to listen to people? Mr. Mengchang, are you worried that this king will not appreciate you?" "The old minister has enough food and clothing, but I beg the king to listen to what this man has to say." "Okay, okay, my king is all ears!" Although King Qi Min was still laughing, he was very impatient in his heart. As soon as Meng Changjun beckoned, Lu Zhonglian strode up, and before he cupped his hands, King Qi Min frowned: "You, didn't you just repay your righteousness?" Meng Changjun bowed his hands solemnly: " The minister asked my king: Lu Zhonglian is a famous person in the world, and I am a great talent in Qi. If he only brings a letter of justice, why should Lu Zhonglian face my king when he is involved in danger?" King Qi Min smiled faintly: "So, what's the big deal? Tell me, who taught this king to agree to Lord Mengchang?" After saying that, he leaned into the arms of the maid behind him, and stuffed his big feet into the thighs of a maid beside him, lying on his back. Lie down and squint your eyes. Lu Zhonglian has seen many monarchs, but he never thought that the monarch who was born in the motherland would be so absurd?Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated.Despite Mr. Mengchang's repeated warnings in advance, he almost turned around and left.At this moment, he saw Mr. Mengchang's tearful eyes suddenly glance at him coldly!Lu Zhonglian gasped heavily, and said in a heartfelt voice, "I report to the King of Qi: Lu Zhonglian negotiated with Le Yi and the King of Yan, and agreed that Qi and Yan would strike and repair the grass alliance, so as to extinguish the state of Qi. Catastrophe." Lu Zhonglian didn't immediately explain the conditions for the repair, but only said roughly that he wanted to see King Qi Min's reaction before moving the camera, but King Qi Min just snorted and didn't even lift his eyelids.Heartbroken, Lu Zhonglian explained in detail the agreement, the wishes of the monarchs and ministers of Yan State, and what Qi State had to do to return the city of Yan State, pay compensation for goods, and write a letter of apology from the king. Sincerely, send a special envoy to come to Qi with Lu Zhonglian, and implore the king of Qi to put the country's society, the livelihood and the people as the most important thing, and repair the peace with the Yan country and stop the army." "Hmph!" The corner of King Qi Min's mouth twitched, and suddenly he saw two maids yelling in pain, falling heavily on the ridge of the big stone steps, covered in blood.While Lu Zhonglian was stunned, King Qi Min jumped up and pointed at Lu Zhonglian and yelled, "Bold Lu Zhonglian! Say it! Who taught you to betray my country of Qi? Retire the land and pay the money to apologize. Whose idea? Say it! Lu Zhonglian clasped his hands and said, "I am a citizen of Qi State, and it is my bounden duty to protect the people and the country. If the King of Qi wants to question the crime, Lu Zhonglian is responsible for it." "Okay." King Qi Min smiled, "Come here, take this traitor out and feed it to the dogs." "Wait a minute!" Lord Mengchang suddenly got up, "Lu Zhonglian's mediation of Yan Qi was originally ordered by the old minister. If the king of Qi wants to kill Lu Zhonglian, please kill Tian Wen first." Although the voice was not intense, but the aura of seeing death as home But it never happened. Seeing that King Qi Min was about to get angry, Yu Shi rushed forward and said: "Your minister, whether you listen to my advice or not is up to my king, don't let today's celebration be stained with blood." After speaking, he quickly passed a look to Mr. Meng Chang, Signal him to go away.Meng Changjun and Lu Zhonglian stood upright, not looking at anyone at all.At this moment, King Qi Min stared at Mr. Mengchang coldly, smiled secretly, and walked away with a flick of his sleeve.The censor said in a low voice, "Meng Changjun, go!" and hurriedly followed. "Bring Zhong Liyan's body back!" Meng Changjun walked down the royal platform with a big stride, and gave orders to the disciples with a livid face. "Mr. Mengchang, it's dangerous." A general of the imperial guard came up cautiously to dissuade him. "Lift!" Meng Changjun roared like thunder.Without any further hesitation, the two disciples and swordsmen immediately carried the bloodied body into the Mengchangjun caravan.Mr. Mengchang waved his hand: "Go back to the mansion! Those who are in power will die!" Then he flew on his horse and went away first.Hundreds of imperial guards in the martial arts field stood upright like wooden stakes and watched Meng Changjun's chariot and horses rumble away. When he returned to the mansion and put the swordsman's body away, Mr. Meng Chang crawled on the body and cried loudly: "Zhongli, Zhongli, Tian Wen has harmed you!"This swordsman Zhong Liyan was originally a famous swordsman in Liaodong of Yan State. He was chased and killed by his son's party because he failed to follow Yan Crown Prince Ji Ping, so he fled to Qi State and joined Lord Mengchang's family. to teach.Zhong Liyan is reticent, thinks deeply and understands righteousness. He has always been the secret messenger between Meng Changjun and Yan State, and he is even more concerned about Yan Qi's repair.Mr. Mengchang said that he was a strategist, but he smiled lightly: "A son of a hunter, I only hope that the people of the two countries will live in harmony with fishing and hunting and less bloodshed. How dare you have him?" Yan put forward the strategy of "swordsman intervening, so that Qi Wangle and Meng Changjun talked about things".Originally, Mr. Mengchang's biggest worry was that he could not come forward to dissuade the generals of the "defeated" side from being killed.Once the martial arts contest is turned into a contest between the door-to-door swordsman and the army sword, the door-to-door swordsman can "lose" to the army sword. On the one hand, the old generals are prevented from being killed on the spot; It is easy to accept Lu Zhonglian's mediation plan.Unexpectedly, in a hurry, Zhong Liyan committed suicide by caesarean section due to the humiliation. Even Meng Changjun and Lu Zhonglian almost died on the spot. In this situation, how can Mr. Mengchang, the hero of the first life, not understand his heart and spleen? At twilight, Mr. Mengchang, who was crying hoarsely, gradually calmed down. Lu Zhonglian, who was busy going in and out to take care of Mr. Mengchang, also walked into the study wearily. "Meng Changjun, I always feel that something seems wrong?" Lu Zhonglian was obviously a little uneasy. "Cough! Let him go." Meng Changjun closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. "No!" Lu Zhonglian said abruptly, and got up abruptly, "I'm going to the posthouse!" The person who spoke has already walked out quickly. At about three o'clock, Mr. Mengchang, who was drowsy, was woken up. He opened his eyes, but Lu Zhonglian, who was sweating and pale, stood in front of the couch.Mr. Mengchang had never seen such a loser, so he couldn't help but jumped up and grabbed Lu Zhonglian: "Zhonglian! What happened?" Lu Zhonglian gritted his teeth and said, "The special envoy of the State of Yan was killed by King Qi. killed." Meng Changjun staggered and almost fell: "You, you, say it again?" "The special envoy of Yan State was killed by the King of Qi." Lu Zhonglian supported Meng Changjun to sit on the couch, "wrapped the body in a white cloth, and wrote the four characters of 'Zhang Kui Second', and asked the attendants to take the body back to Yan. Wang see." Meng Changjun was silent for a long time. "Tian Dan is back." Lu Zhonglian said in a low voice, "He said that the king of Qi has cut off the last way of life for Qi, and advised Lord Mengchang to leave Linzi as soon as possible and return to Xueyi." "Zhonglian, come with me." "No." Lu Zhonglian shook his head, "I still have to go to Jicheng to give Le Yi an explanation." "Where's Tian Dan?" "He wants to settle the tribe and transfer the property." 孟尝君长叹一声，泪水夺眶而出：“田齐社稷，生生要被葬送了么？田文身为王族子孙，愧对列祖列宗哪！”鲁仲连无言以对，转身对守在门外的冯驩低声道：“收拾车马吧，天亮前出城。”冯驩一点头便去了。当临淄城头的刁斗打响五更的时分，一队车马悄悄地出了南门。在旷野大道的分岔处，一骑飞出车队，便向东北方向风驰电掣而去。