Chapter 38 In the fourth quarter, Le Yi flew into Xianyang

When Lu Zhonglian entered Jicheng, Le Yi had already gone south. The body of the special envoy was transported back to Jicheng, causing an uproar among the government and the people of the Yan Kingdom. In the past few days, the people who petitioned "Fight against Baoqi! Shame our country!"King Yanzhao summoned Le Yi, and pointed at the bloody banner flying in the autumn wind, with a rare smile on his face: "King Qi has made great contributions to me, what do Yaqing think?" Le Yi said with emotion: "The people of the country are angry, and it is the right time to use troops!" King Yan Zhao clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Send troops in a month!" Le Yi shook his head and said, "I invite you to go south to Qin and send troops in spring." King Yan Zhao thought for a long time and called out She nodded and said, "It's Yaqing who has thought carefully. Qi is a big country, and Yan can't swallow it."

So, amidst the angry voices of the court and the opposition, Le Yi quietly left Jicheng. It is Le Yi's long-term plan to unite vertically and attack Qi.King Yan Zhao was eager for revenge. He wanted to send troops alone several times, but Le Yi tactfully but firmly dissuaded him.Le Yi thought: After Qi State destroyed Song Dynasty, it has become a vast country comparable to Chu State. In terms of wealth, Chu State is far behind, and it has an army of 600,000. Yan State must not act recklessly; Spring and Autumn Since the Warring States Period, it has been common for mantises to catch cicadas and orioles behind them. With the strength of Yan State, it is difficult for Qi State to be alone, so how can it be a sneak attack from behind?If you want to attack Qi, you must contact the top five, and the world will discuss it together!Otherwise, I would rather not move and wait for the opportunity.After several collisions, King Yanzhao finally accepted Le Yi's proposition gradually. Although he always had a grudge about taking a share of the pie from other countries, he remained sober and waited patiently.So Yan State made repeated concessions, including when the general of Yan State was killed for no reason when the Song Dynasty was destroyed, King Yan Zhao endured the humiliation and pleaded guilty. Various secret passages have completed the secret covenants with the great powers.Almost all the obstacles in the attack have been swept away, just waiting for the most suitable time.Now, this opportunity has also come to the door.

However, one of the most important links is missing here-the secret alliance of Yan State and not included in Qin State. This is a deliberate negligence carefully arranged by Le Yi. Qin is the strongest warring country in the world. According to its strength, Qin can win a complete victory by attacking Qi alone.However, Qin State never planned to attack Qi State.It is difficult for ordinary people to figure out what is going on, but Le Yi can see it very clearly.Ever since Su Qin launched the six-nation alliance to fight against Qin, and Zhang Yi created a continuous and horizontal response, Qi has always been the center of the vertical and horizontal struggle.The first thing Qin State fought for was Qi State.The six countries are united, and the main goal is Qi.The reason for this is that one is due to the ground and the other is due to force.Because of the location, Qi State is located on the coast of the East China Sea, the farthest distance from Qin State, and it is rare for soldiers to meet each other.Because of power, after Qi State destroyed the dominance of Wei State, it was faintly the top of the six Shandong countries. As long as Qi State was a little bit separated and did not become the backbone of the anti-Qin camp, the threat of Hezong to Qin State would never be fundamental.It is precisely based on such a historical origin that Qi State has never had the bloody hatred for Qin State that the Five Kingdoms of the Central Plains did.Therefore, Qi State abandoned the allied forces in the Hewai War and destroyed Song by itself, and then abandoned the allied forces before the Qin army's tide-like offensive to preserve its strength.With this act of breaking the covenant, Qi State turned against the five countries of the Central Plains and became the only husband in the world.Even so, Qin State did not take advantage of the situation to attack Qi, but pointed its troops directly at the two old opponents of Wei and Chu.What's even more shocking is that at the moment when Qi State was despised by the world, Qin State and Qi State agreed to jointly proclaim themselves emperors - King Qi Min, East Emperor, and Qin Zhao Wang, West Emperor.

Le Yi clearly remembers that when the news reached Jicheng, King Yanzhao was so surprised that he repeatedly shouted, "What a strange thing! What a strange thing!" But Le Yi smiled lightly: "Don't worry, King Yan, there is a great mystery in it." ""What's the mystery?" King Yan Zhao spread his hands and shook his head repeatedly, "This is clearly a pincer between the east and the west!" Le Yi also shook his head and said with a smile: "Qin State wants to roast Qi State on the burning stove, but Tiandi thinks It’s sending charcoal in the snow.” King Yan Zhao was silent for a long time, and suddenly laughed: “Okay! I hope the fields will be browned!” Unfortunately, Su Dai and Lu Zhonglian deciphered this cunning strategy. Wang Tiandi was wise for the first time, and quickly ordered the world to cancel the title of "Eastern Emperor".

It is worth pondering that once Qi State took the title of Emperor, Qin State also quietly restored the title of King, and "Xi Di" also disappeared. This hastily passing trend of the two emperors made Le Yi really see the subtleties of the two great kingdoms of Qi and Qin.In Yan's plan to secretly unite forces to attack Qi, Le Yi always advocated not to rush to talk to Qin.King Yanzhao was very puzzled: "Qin is the strongest. Whether we agree or disagree, we will see the difference early. When things come to an end, we will rush to talk about Qin. If Qin blames me for neglecting, how can we join forces?" , Le Yi just smiled and said: "King Yan, don't worry, this matter can be handled by my ministers, and it will be safe." It was also King Yan Zhao who believed in Le Yi so much that he never asked about it again.

Now, the time to attack Qi has arrived, and the secret coalition is ready. As long as Qin, the biggest "sorrel", is brought into the alliance, there will be no worries. !Although Le Yi was full of confidence, he was also a little apprehensive.After all, the national plan can only be truly successful if it is implemented.In just a few years, Qin State suddenly expanded two large counties, more than 60 cities in Hanoi County, and more than 40 cities in Nan County. In terms of strength, they are more than twice as large as the Song State that Qi State swallowed!Not to mention that Qin State's ability to digest the new land is several times stronger than that of Qi State.At this time, will the Qin Congress suddenly have the ambition to destroy Qi alone?If Qin State had such a plan, Yan State's great cause of revenge would almost certainly be in vain.

This is Le Yi's only worry. Since Hanoi has become a new county of the Qin State, once it passes the Ningcheng Fortress on the north bank of the Huan River, it enters the border of the Qin State.This Ning City was originally the northern fortress of the Ning family's fief in the Spring and Autumn Jin Dynasty, called Ningyi, and now it has been renamed Anyang by the Qin State, and it has become the first pass for Yan and Zhao to enter the Qin State.After inspecting the envoy Guan Wen, it was already twilight.Although this new Anyang of the Qin State was cleaned up abnormally, Le Yi did not rest in Anyang, but went straight to Hangu Pass without stopping.Le Yi entered Hangu Pass at five drums according to the urgent passage order issued by the Hanoi prefect to the special envoy.Le Yi ordered the horses and chariots to slow down and observe the westward march all the way.Passing by Liyang and Lantian, Le Yi deliberately parked on the side of the road, carefully looked at the mountains and rivers of these two places, and went for a long time.When Qiuyang held the mountain, he hurried into Xianyang.

After stationing in the posthouse, after washing and eating, Le Yi immediately came up to the General's Mansion in a curtained black car. Among Qin's monarchs and ministers, Le Yi is most familiar with, it should be said, the Empress Dowager Xuan and Qin Zhaowang's mother and son.However, Le Yi was unwilling to directly meet either the Empress Dowager or the King of Qin, but would rather meet Bai Qi who had only met once.Although they only met once, Le Yi appreciated Bai Qi greatly.King Yan Zhao once discussed and commented on the world's famous generals with his ministers. He felt that there were no more famous generals after Wu Qi. He didn't fight the war outside the river, and his military position was only a left guard, he hadn't even been a general, and few people in the world knew Bai Qi's character.Le Yi's abrupt judgment made Yan Guo Chaotang burst into laughter for a long time.But Ke Leyi firmly believes in his own vision. Every time Bai Qi fights, Le Yi will gather secret reports through various channels, carefully figure out Bai Qi's style of play, and never let go of any detail; then, Le Yi will make Bai Qi himself Act as a stand-in to plan for him the goals and specific tactics of the next battle.After more than ten years, Le Yi was surprised to find that he and Bai Qi were surprisingly consistent in the big target pointed by Bing Feng.In terms of specific play, they are often different.More importantly, Le Yi conducted many secret investigations into Bai Qi's character and integrity, and determined that Bai Qi was a true hero and a well-known conspiracy figure. Getting along with Bai Qi was like drinking old Qin wine - not sticky, not entangled, clean Alcoholic, strength empowerment.

The General's Mansion is located on Zhengyang Street, south of the palace, with tree-lined avenues and stone-paved roads, surrounded by lights and quiet.Although there were also carriages and horses entering, it was by no means a crowded place.Le Yi's eyes are sharp, and he can see very clearly through the window of the open car curtain. Almost all the people entering and leaving the mansion are all kinds of military officials. reverse.Arriving at the chariot and horse farm in front of Defu, the driver parked the car in the shadow of a tree, then got out of the car and walked to a military officer with a sword on the corridor and whispered for a while, and the military officer hurriedly stepped through the thick threshold.

After a while, the military officer came out again in a hurry, leading the black chariot with a curtain and lightly entered the side door. "Isn't it a pleasure for guests to come from afar?" Zi Che had just turned around the screen wall, when he heard a thick Qin voice under the shadow of the trees beside the road. "I've come to think about it today, but it's been too late." Le Yi heard that the word "Isn't it fun?" There seemed to be a pun in it, and he thought that Bai Qi, who was born in the army, had become more elegant, so he followed the etiquette of scholars singing harmony and sat in the car. After saying a few words, he got out of the car and bowed, "Yan Guoya Qing Le Yi, please refer to the general." All elegant people pay attention to etiquette. Le Yi's official title is several levels lower than Bai Qi's, and he also has a secret mission , Naturally, I dare not take it too seriously.

Bai Qi was originally a commoner who came excitedly, when he suddenly saw Le Yi meeting with a big gift, he was very surprised, he hurriedly helped him and couldn't help laughing: "Bai Qi is a villager, and the general is so elegant and big, but it's a disappointment. " "The general quoted the scriptures, Le Yi'an dare to neglect?" "Bird! I've heard people say it, nonsense! What kind of citation?" When the words came to a close, the two of them burst into laughter.Bai Qi pulled Le Yi up and said, "Let's go! I have Lao Qin wine, so you can get your old brother drunk!" Le Yi smiled and said, "I brought a few barrels of Yan Zhao wine, it's not bad." He passed with a smile Enter the courtyard twice, and come to the main hall for the third time. Under the hazy moonlight, Le Yi saw that apart from the main hall in the north and a row of side rooms in the west, there was only a pool in the huge courtyard. On the bank of the pool was a dense pine forest. The green water has become a small stream winding around the mountain, echoing several huge stone cases and some stone piers beside the pine forest, showing a masculine and vigorous style in the rough and simple.Le Yi couldn't help admiring loudly: "It's cold and refreshing, what a General Mo Fu." But Bai Qi said: "They are all villagers, and no one knows how to carve, so they have become like this." After saying that, he turned around suddenly, and then It was a voice shouting, "Sister Jing, come quickly." As soon as the words were finished, a crisp and clear voice floated over: "Here we come! Are you hungry? Shout out!" Following the voice, a figure flashed in front of him from the dense pine forest. "Sister Jing, this is General Le Yi. This is Jingmei, my wife." "The strange way is yelling like crazy." The sweaty Jingmei cupped her hands like a man, "I have seen the general, and you are always talking about Bai Qi." As soon as Le Yi looked at this Jingmei, who was dressed in a black dress and her eyes were shining and heroic under the moonlight, he knew that this woman was definitely not an ordinary person, and he couldn't help but admire sincerely between handcuffs: "Dragon and tiger girl, it's a match made in heaven." Jingmei blushed and then smiled: "I must be asking for wine, I'll go get it." After saying that, she turned around, but there was no one there.Le Yi smiled and said, "Good skills! I'm afraid it's hard to choose a few from the ten thousand horse army." Bai Qi said: "Zhiren is impatient, and I can't do anything with her. Go! Sit in the hall." Le Yi said quickly: "The bright moon is at the head, the pine forest is on the side, what are you doing in the hall?" Bai Qi laughed loudly: "That's right! I can scream here when no one is around." Just when the two were laughing, they saw a strange figure floating towards Nana gracefully.When she got closer, it was Jingmei—holding four wine barrels in both hands, a large plate on her head, two large leather bags under her armpits, and two stacks of large pottery bowls standing on her shoulders!Le Yi gave a cry of surprise, stood up and was about to take over, but Jingmei said with a smile: "Hands and feet, don't move anyone." Seeing the wine barrel fall into the leather bag, the pottery bowl fell into the bag, and both hands had already taken it down. The big plate above the head was moved neatly, and the stone table was full of beautiful things in a moment, making people dazzled. Le Yi saw that there were four large pottery pots on the stone table, two pots of oily black and red sauced beef cubes, two pots of dried vegetables and rice balls, two pots of garlic mixed with bitter vegetables, and the wine in the four pottery bowls had been poured to the point of overflowing. When they came out, two bowls of small garlic, two bowls of fruit vinegar and a few pairs of grown bamboo chopsticks were clearly full of military food.Bai Qi stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Le, please take a seat." Jing Mei said with a smile, "Bai Qi will take care of this big case, and Brother Le will take care of it. Come and sit across from me." It turns out that the stone table is four feet It is more than six feet wide and long, and all the pots and bowls are placed on one side. In the open area in the middle is garlic vinegar and a large pot of green vegetable soup. There are two mahogany wine barrels squatting on each side of the desk. The case is really different than the single case sharing food.Le Yi was originally from a family of famous generals. Although he was bold and free and easy, he always followed the rules in terms of eating, living etiquette and conventions. He was a well-known elegant "Confucian general" in Yan State.Today I first saw that Bai Qi, the general of Daliang Zao, was so simple and straightforward, and he couldn't help sighing: "Only a great hero's true character is called a general." Bai Qi rubbed his hands and blushed and laughed: " Sister Jing and I can't bear the tedious rules and regulations, we are really full, what kind of hero is here?" "Brother Le, come!" Jing Mei smiled and held up a big pottery bowl, "Bai Qi and I will respect you with a bowl, wash the dust!" "Okay! Done!" As soon as Le Yi touched the two bowls, he gulped it down, and the unstoppable wine juice flowed down the corner of his mouth and into his neck, and he blushed when he put down the big bowl, "Happy, happy! Thank you Jingmei." Jingmei just smiled: "I'll go, you two let go of drinking, I will be drunk." After saying that, she went away like the wind. "In the general's mansion, don't you need servants and maids?" Le Yi finally couldn't help asking what was suffocating in his heart. "Cough," Bai Qi said while pouring wine, "The queen mother gave a large group of servants and maids, but sister Jing only let them do chores, and I did all the work with her by myself, without letting the servants and maids intervene. I didn't treat her too. Thanks to her being neat, I don't care much, that's all. The queen mother laughed at me as a wife. Brother Le, tell me, can I not let her do it?" Bai Qi, who was always serious , Speaking of Jingmei is a commonplace for the first time. "Having a wife like this is the blessing of a general." Le Yi sighed enviously, and his heart was really moved. "Brother Le, don't keep calling me from the general. Come on! Do it!" The two drank a bowl, and Bai Qi patted the stone table and said, "I am Bai Qi, an old soldier, and fighting is our job! A general is not a general, so what is the point of making friends? Although Bai Qi and Brother Le have only met once, but they have admired Brother Le for a long time, why shouldn't Brother Le call me a brother?" Le Yi sighed with emotion: "Well said! Let Le Yi be punished with a big bowl!" Then he drank a bowl, "Brother, how old is Le Yi, but he is far less experienced than his brother, I really feel ashamed. " "Where did you come from?" Bai Qi sighed, "Brother Le has done it for many years, but Bai Qi knows it well. In today's world, the one who can be called a famous general must be Brother Le." Le Yi laughed loudly: "You became a famous general without fighting a battle, but your brother scolded me?" "No, no, no." Bai Qi shook his head again and again, "The talent of a famous general is first in the country, predicting the enemy, and managing the army. "Wu Zi" says: "The courage of a general is a fraction of an ear." Brother Le Entering Yan, reforming the law and strengthening the country, making the weak Yan rise; counting the enemy, making the enemy step into the shell; managing the army, and suddenly training an elite new army of 200,000. Not to mention the talents of mediation and the ability of vertical and horizontal. Such a general is already a soldier who surrenders without fighting, if he raises his troops in the middle of the battle, he will be easily invincible in the world, how can he be like that!" "Brother, have you read military books?" Le Yi had always heard that Bai Qi was a talented general who didn't read military books, but now he saw that Bai Qi quoted military books as proof that he was well-informed. "If it's someone else, it's nothing to worry about. However, if compared with his brothers and generals, Le Yi is really ashamed." "Is there any reason for that?" Bai Qi laughed this time, "At best, I'm only a talent on the battlefield! Brother Le is a general and a prime minister, and the temple's strategy will win thousands of miles away. What about me? I'm confused outside the battlefield. Can it be compared with Brother Le's Ming Che?" Le Yi shook his head and smiled lightly: "A general is a general, but I only admire my brother." After finishing speaking, he drank another bowl and said abruptly, "Brother, I have a question: Is it time for Yan to fight a big battle? " Bai Qi's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face disappeared suddenly. After a moment of silence, he also asked: "It depends on how Brother Le plays?" "Combining the five countries will benefit both markets." Le Yi did not hesitate at all. "Brother Le is here to join the Qin Dynasty and send troops?" "Exactly." After another moment of silence, Bai Dian nodded: "There should be this opportunity." "Brother is saying, it depends on how much profit Yan State will give to Qin State?" Bai Qi smiled and said: "Brother Le is a great talent, let's talk to the Queen Mother, King Qin, and the Prime Minister, I just want to win." "Public and private are clear, good brothers." Le Yi laughed for a while, "Come on! Do another bowl!" The two of them had a bright future until the sky turned into four drums. Although they were both drunk, Le Yi persisted and returned to the post house, but Bai Qi and Jingmei didn't insist on staying.If you can sleep through the night, as a special envoy with a secret mission, dealing with all parties will add some subtleties for no reason.As the general of Daliang Zao, it is not a bad idea for Bai Qi to socialize with the special envoy, but if there is the name of staying overnight, some redundant and necessary explanations will be added.With a tacit understanding, he said goodbye generously.The next morning, Le Yi woke up.Although the old Qin wine was unparalleled in its coldness, its nature was extremely pure and clean, even though it was drunk it did not tangle its hair, and after washing it, it was refreshing.After eating breakfast, it was already high in the sun, so Le Yi boarded the car and headed straight for the palace. Qin Zhaowang Yingji entered the study early, which is a habit he has persisted since he ascended the throne when he was young. No matter how the queen mother and the prime minister actually controlled the power, Ying Ji never indulged himself.He is not greedy for entertainment and luxury, except for sleeping and getting sick, he enters the study every day at dawn and does not leave until after the third watch.Reading, practicing swords, and eating are all in the study room with five entrances here and there.Yingji never takes the initiative to intervene in political affairs, but as long as the Prime Minister of the Queen Mother comes to the study to discuss politics or invite him to discuss elsewhere, he will never refuse; He has done a great job; if given the right opportunity, he will try his best to practice himself in various identities, for example, he secretly went to Hanoi to assist Anmin in Wei Jianjian County during the Hanoi War.After he was crowned at the age of 21, he was still like this. He neither showed the slightest intention to be in charge of the government, nor did he slack off in state affairs. situation.All of a sudden, Yingji has passed his thirties, and this "idle king" has been in power for nearly twenty years, it seems that everything will continue peacefully.In the Warring States period in a time of great contention, the separation of power and government from many schools has always been the source of disasters, but the Qin State is very calm and stable, and there is no chaos at all.In the end, it was all thanks to his extremely rare mother, the Queen Mother. As long as his mother was around, Yingji would rather continue like this, but what about after his mother... "Report to my king: Le Yi, the Secret Envoy of the State of Yan, seeks an audience." "What are you talking about? Who is asking to see?" Ying Ji woke up from his contemplation, and left the desk in surprise. "Secretary Envoy of the State of Yan, Le Yi." The old servant's voice was low, but very clear. After a moment of silence, Ying Ji ordered: "Notify the Queen Mother immediately: I will bring Le Yi to meet in half an hour. Please let Le Yi enter the palace, the East Side Hall." After finishing speaking, he hurried out of the study.When he arrived at the corridor of the east side hall, Ying Ji stopped. Suddenly, he wanted to meet Le Yi outside the hall, and even more wanted to see how old this important official of the Yan Kingdom who had been kind to his mother and son had aged.He really wanted to judge Le Yi from his mother's eyes, but he couldn't figure out why he had such an idea suddenly? At this moment, a familiar figure followed the general of the palace gate into Yingji's sight: except that the handsome helmet on his head was replaced by a special envoy's sapphire crown less than six inches, and the dark collar was still the same. The red cloak, the soft armor boots, the gait is vigorous and unrestrained, oh!The beard has grown, the cheeks are long and the beard is long, the face is dark, and it is a little more powerful than before, well, it is more dignified.In this flash of thought, Ying Ji walked quickly down the six steps from under the pillar to greet him. "Yan Guo Yaqing, special envoy Le Yi, please refer to King Qin—" Before Le Yi bowed down, Yingji had already smiled and stretched out his hand to support him: "It's been so many years, Yaqing is here all right?" With a polite greeting, Yingji smiled sincerely, "My mother and Yingji often talk about the general, sorry It’s almost like they are on different sides of the sky.” "If you hold a public weapon, you can't help yourself. I hope the king of Qin will forgive me." "Come on, let's talk in the palace." Ying Ji was keenly aware that Le Yi had subtly and humbly avoided the topic of the queen mother, and his heart was so hot that he couldn't help pulling Le Yi up.For many years, when envoys from other countries came to Qin, they always met the queen mother and the prime minister first, but Le Yi met himself, the idle king first, which is really rare.Le Yi is now a famous minister in the world, no matter what he does, he always respects the righteous way and himself. Entering the palace, King Qin Zhao immediately ordered the maid to make tea.Making tea means talking for at least half an hour.Judging from the etiquette of the monarch receiving envoys, this is extremely rare even in the Warring States period where "rituals collapsed and music was destroyed".Just when Le Yi needed the camera to get to the point, he sat down calmly.At this moment, an old white-haired maid came out from behind the big wooden screen, whispered a few words to King Qin Zhao, and left again. King Qin Zhao turned around and said with a smile: "I am lucky enough to have time today, so I will make tea with the general for leisure." Le Yi said with a smile: "Just in time, I brought some Yanshan tea, King Qin, would you like to taste it?" "Yanshan tea? King Qin Zhao said with a surprised smile, "But where is it?" Le Yi slapped his palms twice, and a red-clothed clerk from the Kingdom of Yan entered outside the hall, and put a grown red wooden box on Le Yi's desk .Le Yi opened the wooden box, took out an exquisite copper box and said with a smile: "First product, if the king of Qin thinks it still has the same flavor as before, I will teach someone to send a cart over." King Qin Zhao opened the copper box and shrugged. He took a long breath through his nose: "Okay! That's the taste!" Turning around, he put it on the desk of the tea-making maid, "Cook Yanshan tea instead." Le Yi took out another crystal clear tea from the wooden box. He held up the blue jade box with both hands and said: "This is a set of Yanshan jade pendants. At that time, the Queen Mother admired Yanshan jade very much. King Yan knew about it, so he ordered Shangfang Jade Worker to specially make this set of jade pendants, and asked King Qin to present it to him on his behalf. Queen Mother." King Qin Zhao smiled: "The general and the queen mother are acquainted, wouldn't it be better to meet them by yourself?" "The king of Qin is on the mend." Le Yi suddenly withdrew his smile, "Back then the Queen Mother and the King of Qin were in trouble in the country of Yan, and their livelihood was difficult, so we could deal with it regardless of etiquette. As the king of a country, Le Yi'an dares to insult him with friendship?" "The general is gone!" Qin Zhaowang said the same thing, and he laughed, "the old saying of the Qin people is that they are familiar with informality, so why are they so particular about it? Friendship is not in harmony, even ordinary people should be alienated. Friendship is in harmony, even though you are a prince. You can also become a confidant. Otherwise, this queen mother and king will not be a human being." The last sentence was actually drawn out into a long voice. "It's just a matter of saying." Le Yi just smiled lightly. "People say that Leyi is a Confucian general, and I believe it today!" Qin Zhaowang sighed. At this time, the maid had already boiled the tea, and a thick fragrance permeated the hall. As soon as he took it in, King Qin Zhao sighed: "Yanshan tea can restrain food and benefit water. It is really a wonderful thing." Le Yi smiled and said: "Qin people are made on horseback. , eat more beef and mutton, and Yanshan tea is thick and flavorful, which is what you deserve." Qin Zhaowang smiled suddenly: "Yes! Why don't you find a bag of Yanshan tea seeds? Can't Nanshan of Qin grow tea?" Le Yi Said: "Why is this difficult? I will send it to King Qin in the next spring. It's just that the water and soil are different, and I'm afraid that the tea produced will not be the flavor of Yanshan." Qin Zhaowang smiled: "Yes. Oranges grown in Huainan are tangerines, and those grown in Huainan are oranges. In Huaibei, it is trifoliate orange. Fishes and dragons change, so what can we do?" After talking for a while, King Qin Zhao didn't mention Le Yi's mission at all.Le Yi's thoughts flashed, but he couldn't figure out the mystery. I don't know if it's because the King of Qin is not in charge and not involved in state affairs, or is he deliberately avoiding other arrangements?Otherwise, he, the special envoy, would never have sat for more than an hour in this eastern hall where the daily affairs were discussed.Such a situation is indeed rare in the straightforward state of Qin. After thinking about it for a while, Le Yi said: "To the King of Qin: Le Yi wants to visit the prime minister to submit his credentials, but he can't hang around." "Okay!" King Qin Zhao stood up, "As for any state affairs, just tell the prime minister." "Foreign ministers leave." Le Yi bowed, but was supported by King Qin Zhao again. Although he did not keep him, King Qin Zhao insisted on sending Le Yi to the palace gate, and only turned around after watching the car go away. Thinking all the way back to the post house, Le Yi had suddenly realized that Qin had already decided to join the alliance and attack Qi, and only the prime minister Wei Xie was left to make a price with him.Because of God's friendship, it is inconvenient for Bai Qi to "discuss" such national interests with himself.Because of his kindness to the Queen Mother and King Qin during that period of death, their mother and son were unwilling to bargain with him.All the problems are left to the stern prime minister Wei Xun, so what does Wei Xun want? After noon, Le Yi went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion by bicycle.Wei Xun was really neat. After exchanging greetings and reading Yan Kingdom's book, he was straightforward: "Yaqing then said, how beneficial is Qin State? Just tell the truth." Le Yi also did not hide it: "If the Qin army sends troops 100,000, bring your own grain and grass, and you can occupy the old land of Song State for three hundred miles." "If it's less than a hundred thousand, what should I do if I don't bring food and grass?" "What does the Prime Minister think?" Le Yi asked without answering. "Okay, stop rambling." Wei Wei waved his hand, "Qin has nothing to say. Yan Guo and the general have the righteousness to save the king of Qin, and the grace of the king. Qin sent 50,000 troops, brought their own food and grass, and did not ask Qi. One city, one place! What do Yaqing think?" Le Yi was surprised, and after a moment of silence, he smiled leisurely: "The prime minister has a request but said it, there is no need to talk back." Wei Xun laughed loudly, strode to the desk, took a large piece of parchment and shook it: "Yaqing can see for himself." Le Yi took the parchment, and the big characters came into view: Below is a bright red Zhu Wen seal. Le Yi put the credentials on the case, bowed deeply to the credentials with a serious face. After leaving the prime minister's mansion, a burst of guilt suddenly rushed into Le Yi's heart.It seems that I have clearly misjudged Qin's monarch and ministers.The Queen Mother Qin Wang and Bai Qi did not avoid bargaining because of friendship and kindness, but to maintain his dignity of Le Yi, and did not want to embarrass him by putting on a posture of being kind to others.Wei Xun was the most unfamiliar with himself, so he explained the matter briefly.From this point of view, Qin's monarch and ministers have already made a decision on the matter of attacking Qi.From a general point of view, this is a sacrifice for righteousness, which makes the notoriety of "tiger, wolf and tyranny of the Qin Dynasty" born by the six kingdoms of Shandong self-defeating.From a small point of view, it is full of repayment of the love of the Yan State, and Qin's monarchs and ministers can face the Yan State calmly from then on.Interests and morality, weighed to such an extent, can be called a great weapon in the world. That night, Le Yi specially came to bid farewell to Bai Qi, Bai Qi was very surprised: "Brother Le left without seeing the Queen Mother?" Le Yi shook his head: "The plan is established, so there is no need to bother the Queen Mother." He sighed deeply: "Brother Le, you are too rigid! The empress dowager is more powerful than men, and Bai Qi is the one who admires her the most. I can't bear to see her sad." Le Yi was silent for a long time, and murmured: " There are trees in the south, you can't stop thinking about it, and the Han Dynasty is so vast, you can't think about it." Then he stopped talking.Bai Qi waved his hand: "Okay, tomorrow morning, I will see Brother Le at the suburban pavilion." "No need." Le Yi shook his head and smiled, "The state affairs have entered the Qin Dynasty, and my brother has not obeyed the king's order, but it is not appropriate to do it privately. I just ask you, can you be a handsome brother when you attack Qi's army?" Bai Qi burst out laughing: "Let's leave the world's number one general, so Bai Qi can make trouble?" "Then, who is the general of Qin's 50,000 troops?" Bai Qi slapped the case with emotion: "No matter who is the general, Qin Jun will obey Brother Le's order!" "Infantry or cavalry?" Le Yi's smile was intriguing. Bai Qi's eyes flashed: "Brother Le wants a big siege weapon?" "Although Yan's new army has been formed, it is only light soldiers and iron cavalry." Bai Qi thought for a while and said: "For 50,000 horses, I still send out all the iron cavalry to facilitate long-distance raids. There are still a few sets of large siege equipment in Anyang, Hanoi, which happen to be nearby, so I can borrow it from you!" "Okay! Double the refund after the war!" Le Yi was very excited. At dawn the next day, it was still foggy, Le Yi left three letters of farewell to Yi Cheng, and rode five fast horses out of Xianyang.The autumn air was crisp, and we drove all the way, and we arrived at Taolin Heights in the afternoon.Le Yi's heart is like an arrow, instead of taking the Hanguguan Avenue, he wants to go straight to the mountain road and take a shortcut back to Yan. This Taolin highland has a circumference of more than 300 li, lying across the huge square area between Huashan (west), Hangu Pass (east), Xiaoshan (south), and Shaoliang (north).The southern canyon of the Taolin Heights leads directly to Hangu Pass, which is the only avenue leaving Qin Danguan Pass for thousands of years.To say it is the only one means that only this Ruhan Grand Canyon can pass through the chariot and horse army.In the northern part of the Taolin Highlands, there is a small river called Tongshui. Along the valley of Tongshui River, there is a rugged trail leading directly to the big river. After crossing the big river, it is Puban in Hanoi. for hundreds of miles.More than three hundred years later, this river valley path became a road parallel to Hangu Pass, so there was Tongguan in the Eastern Han Dynasty.With the vicissitudes of life, Tongguan gradually became the main passage, and Hangu Pass gradually faded out over the years.This is something. What Le Yi wants to leave is the Tongshui River Valley. Entering Tongshui, it is already the evening sun.In autumn, the Cangmang Mountain Plateau is dyed golden and red.Hangu Pass in the southeast has been hidden in the mountains, only the faint and intermittent bugles roaming in the setting sun, bringing a trace of border city atmosphere to the desolate mountains, forests and river valleys.Le Yi turned over a mountain ridge, and there was a gurgling mountain stream in front of him. From a distance, he saw a thatched pavilion standing on the top of the opposite mountain, and a wisp of cooking smoke curled up behind the thatched pavilion. .Let’s go, sharpen the Maoting Pavilion, and rest for a while.” Then he rushed down the hillside, crossed the mountain stream, and climbed up the opposite hill. "Wait a minute, Yaqing!" The accompanying Sima stepped forward, "There seems to be army horses in the valley below the pavilion!" At this moment, a voice floated leisurely: "Are you all right, Yaqing?" Le Yi was shocked, and his heart jumped in an instant!After concentrating for a moment, he cupped his hands on the horse's back: "Who is he? I can't see him." "It's easy for me to return and enter. It's hard to know if you return and not enter." With leisurely chanting, a slender figure appeared under the thatched pavilion, with a black long skirt fluttering, and walked out of the pavilion, graceful and plump His figure was so familiar. "Empress Dowager..." Le Yi got off his horse, but was stunned. "The general doesn't know Mi Bazi?" "Queen Dowager," Le Yi tried to smile, "The flowing water is gone, and the carved boat cannot ask for the sword." "However, a lost sheep can certainly be repaired." The Queen Mother Xuan smiled calmly, "Come on, Mi Bazi is farewell for the king." As she spoke, she took Le Yi's arm.Le Yi blushed and put his hands behind his back: "Queen Mother, I will follow." The Queen Mother Xuan looked at the embarrassed Le Yi, and giggled: "I said you Le Yi are really pedantic. Even if we have friendship Enyi, you still haven’t hidden any evil. You are really clumsy to avoid suspicion. You don’t know me when you enter Qin, and you don’t come to see me when you enter Xianyang, and you don’t leave me when you leave Xianyang.” Empress Dowager Xuan’s voice trembled suddenly, “My mother and son In the past ten years in the Yan Kingdom, the general did not avoid criticism, he had a friendship with me in rescue, and he once regarded me as a confidante. Who in the world does not know this kind of thing? Why do you reject people thousands of miles away when I become the empress dowager? Okay That's it, what's the matter? If you stick to etiquette and avoid suspicion and cleanse yourself, don't you just stir up new troubles out of thin air?" "That's right, Queen Mother!" Le Yi cupped his hands generously, "I'm really ashamed that I didn't realize this truth." "Can you not call me Queen Mother?" "..." "In Yan Country, what did you call me?" "Miss Mi." Although blushing, Le Yi still called out in a low voice. "Hey. That's good." The Empress Dowager Xuan took Le Yi's arm again with a smile, "Let's go, let Mao Ting get drunk!" It was the time when the setting sun was setting on the mountain, and the barren mountain plateau of Taolin Highland stretched to the boundless sky in the glow of the sky. A piece of brocade floats in the mountains. After the two drank a few cups, the Empress Dowager Xuan pointed to the mountain in the south: "Le Yi, do you know what mountain it is?" "It should be Kuafu Mountain." "What is the name of this vast forest?" "Taolin. Also known as Deng Lin." "Kuafu chasing the sun, how beautiful is it?" The Queen Mother stood up, as if muttering to herself, "Kuafu Mountain, Taolinyuan, what a heroic and sad soul is buried in this mountain. You say, Kuafu Why does the father want to chase the sun?" "..." Le Yi fell silent. “他是要圆心中那个大梦。饮干了河渭两川之水，夸父还是没有追上太阳，却活活干渴死了，空留下那座默默的大山，这片绿绿的桃林。乐毅啊，临死时看着远逝的太阳，夸父他后悔么？”宣太后的声音中充满无可挽回的失落与惆怅。 乐毅慨然叹息：“他不会后悔。他有来生。” 宣太后笑了，一脸酡红在晚霞下竟是分外绚烂。 乐毅怦然心动：“芈大姐，你我也是夸父逐日。你追你的太阳，我追我的太阳。只可惜，我们没有共同的太阳。” “会有的。”宣太后静静地看着乐毅，“虽然不是今日就有。”乐毅低声吟诵一句：“与前世而皆然兮，吾何怨乎今生？” “楚歌？”宣太后眼睛骤然一亮。 “屈原的《涉江》。” 宣太后默然良久，叹息一声：“生非其国，遇非其君，屈子悲矣哉！” 乐毅大饮一爵，慨然便道：“天地造化，情谊原本并非一面。我助你脱难，你助我功业，生其国，遇其君，夫复何憾也！” “惟余一缕相思，便待来生聚首了。”宣太后也大饮一爵，当啷丢下铜爵一笑，“今日桃林一别，难有聚首之期，芈八子为将军抚琴一曲，以为心中永诀。” 乐毅粗重地喘息着，想说什么，却终是没有开口。 宣太后走到廊柱下的石案前，肃然跪坐，十指一拂，古琴便叮咚破空！ “大姐，好！”乐毅爽朗大笑，“行影大合，何在乎一？好啊，乐毅终是透亮也。来，我也为大姐一歌，以作告别。” “你也能歌？”宣太后惊讶地笑了。 乐毅被她一笑一问，豪气顿发，朗声答道：“岂不闻燕赵多慷慨悲歌之士？今日且听我燕山歌风了。”便倚柱而立，大袖一甩，高亢粗豪的歌声便响彻山塬峡谷—— 乐毅一开声，宣太后便抓起石案上的短剑敲打着铜爵以为节拍，及至乐毅唱完，宣太后当啷丢掉剑爵，便紧紧抱住了乐毅。 “我，该上路了。”乐毅轻轻拍着她的肩背。 “去吧。”宣太后放开了双手，“你终是要追赶自己的太阳了。” 火把点点，马蹄沓沓，桃林高地的山道上渐渐消逝了高大的骑士身影。茅亭外的那堆篝火却在久久地燃烧，伴着那个伫立在山头风口的黑色身影。