Xiyi is not so much a feudal town as it is a pass for garrisoning troops.
Outside the city is a rugged hill, and an official road that can accommodate two military chariots running side by side extends from the east gate of Xiyi to the state of Ju.
At this moment, the hills on both sides of this official road are covered with camps from Ju and Zhu, as if covered with a layer of snow velvet, and they are completely white.
The combined forces of Ju and Zhu have been surrounding Xiyi for ten days.
Sun Wu suffered from the fact that Ju and Zhu had too few siege equipment. When he encountered this deep and strong city, and the Ji family's army who desperately resisted in a desperate situation, he gradually lost confidence.
Just when he was at a loss and preparing to make additional arrangements in the big tent, suddenly, a messenger came from outside the tent, saying only that he was from the Kingdom of Jin.
Sun Wu knew that the news must be from Li Ran, so he quickly called him into the tent.
"The season has come to present the city."
Sun Wu was shocked when he saw these four simple and clear words on the piece of bamboo. He immediately looked up to the north and murmured:
"He really did it!..."
Originally, he did not believe that Li Ran could bring back the cities of Ju and Zhu in the Jin State at first. Because he felt that this matter related to the territory and cities, even if Ji Sunsu was frustrated in the Jin State, he would definitely
I will fight to the end, and in the end I have to rely on force and fists to speak.
But he never expected that just halfway through the fight, at the most difficult moment, Ji's family actually surrendered completely, just as Li Ran had planned with him before.
This made him admire Li Ran even more. It can be seen that sometimes strategy is more effective than military.
"What a 'strategist'!"
After getting the news, Sun Wu did not dare to stay, and immediately sent people into Yiyi to persuade Ji Sun Yiru to surrender.
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Xiyi Castle Tower.
Ji Sunyiru was standing on the city tower of Yiyi, looking at the Juchu Allied Army camp that stretched for dozens of miles below.
His face was full of gloom, and his eyes were full of hatred and anger, but unfortunately there was no way to vent it.
"Young Master, are you sure you want to dedicate the city?"
This time, Ji Sun Yiru came to garrison in Yiyi along with several other officials of the Ji family. Although they were not from the Ji family, the interests of the entire Ji family were closely related to them.
When they learned that the young master was actually offering to surrender the city in exchange for returning Ji Sunsu, everyone immediately seemed a little depressed.
"The Marquis of Jin openly detained my lord this time. It must have been caused by someone's instigation. Even if we return the land of Ju and Zhu to them, I am afraid that the sect master may not be able to return home safely. Please think twice, young master!" p>
"Yes, Yi Ru, this matter is not trivial. Once you are discouraged, everything will be lost! How can I, the Ji family, raise my head in the country in the future? This must be what the lord is worried about!"
"However, fortunately, the monarch is still under our control. Although Xiancheng has been humiliated at this time, as long as there are no mistakes on the lord's side, we will always have a chance to make a comeback in the future."
There are many people who are worried about Ji's future, but there are also many people who support Ji Sun Yiru.
They thought that they were still in control of Lu Hou at this time, and they naively thought that Lu Hou was just a naive and playful person. Therefore, they naively thought that as long as they could continue to control the affairs of the Lu State, the Ji family would not
Will fail.
Therefore, for them, the real question is that if they surrender the city at this time, can they rescue their sect leader Ji Sunsu?
Regarding this issue, Ji Sun Yiru also has her own ideas.
"Everyone, I have made my mind up. Please don't say any more."
"My grandfather suffered in Jin Dynasty, how can I just sit back and ignore it? If there is something wrong with his old man, what should I, the Ji family, do?"
At this time, Ji Sun Yiru seemed to be in a state of confusion.
In exchange for his grandfather who was trapped in the Jin Kingdom, Ji Sun Yiru would not hesitate to give up the capital Feiyi, not to mention a few cities.
Because for the position of the head of the Ji family, without Ji Sunsu's approval, the undercurrents within the clan would not have subsided. For example, his uncle, Ji Sunhai, who has returned to China.
And of course he also knew that even if he returned the cities of Ju and Zhu, Jin would not necessarily let Jisunsu go. Therefore, he quickly wrote another letter to Zi Fujiao.
At this time, all he could count on was Dr. Zifu, who had always had a good relationship with the Jin State.
"Zifujiao is an eloquent speaker. It would be best if he could use this in exchange for the clan master returning to his country."
"But what I'm worried about is that it's said that the Marquis of Jin Lei Lei is so angry this time. Just Zi Fujiao's lobbying may not be effective."
Of course they know Zifujiao’s abilities.
However, the Marquis of Jin had not been involved in government affairs for many years, and this time he took Ji Sunsu into custody, which caught everyone by surprise. Faced with such a predicament, could Zifujiao really be able to persuade him?
"I hope Mr. Zifu will not disappoint us."
Ji Sunyiru looked at the northern sky, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
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At the same time, in the northwest, Jiangcheng of Jin State.
After Zifujiao got the news about Jisun Yiru, he immediately tidied up. He didn't care about the difference between the upper and lower, and went straight in from the main gate of Han Mansion openly.
Han Zhongjun had just returned from the court at this time and had not had time to change his clothes. He was startled when he saw Lu Guozi Fu Jiao walking straight towards him in an arrogant manner.
"Oh? Doctor Zifu, if you come here today, I'm afraid you will come back empty-handed."
Before Zi Fujiao could open his mouth, Han Qi gave him a slap in the face.
After all, it was Zifujiao who was sent by the Ji family to contact him the previous two times. Therefore, Han Qi also knew the purpose of Zifujiao today.
I saw that he was very embarrassed and continued to speak:
"This matter is decided by the monarch alone, and we have no right to interfere at the moment."
The detention of Ji Sunsu was an order personally issued by the Marquis of Jin. Although Han Qi was the deacon on behalf of Zhao Wu, he would naturally not be able to fight against this order from the Marquis. What if he was caught by other colleagues in the future?
If you don't let go, isn't it another serious crime?
If it were an ordinary person, most of them would be anxious after hearing this.
But Zifujiao does have two brushes. How could he be completely unprepared for coming this time?
Even though Han Qi had spoken beforehand, his face was still calm, without any disturbance.
"In any case, I hope Han Zhongjun will listen to what I say next."
After all, Han Qi was a little apologetic at this time, so he did not interrupt him and let Zi Fujiao continue.
"The Pingqiu meeting, the alliance of the princes, unites the princes here with faith. And the Jin State is the leader of the alliance who upholds justice in the world."
"The Lu State came all the way to participate in the alliance because of the righteousness of the alliance leader. However, Dr. Ji Sun was detained in public by the Jin State. Where is the faith of the Jin State? Where is the righteousness of the alliance leader?"
After saying this, Zi shook his head slightly, as if he was a little disappointed.
Han Qi was slightly startled when he saw this and sighed:
"Speaking of which, it's strange for you and others. The Ji family invaded the city of Juhu and violated the Song alliance first. Now they have contradicted the prince in person, and the second one is the last one. This cannot be justified by the word 'faithfulness'.
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The meaning of his words is obvious. The mistake Ji Sunsu made is no longer a matter of trust and disloyalty. Are you still justified in occupying the territory of other people's cities? And you also contradicted me in person. Since you know that I am the leader of the alliance
, then you still have the guts to contradict? Isn’t this just seeking death? If the Jin State doesn’t do anything to you, then it will really lose its status as the leader of the alliance.
Zi Fujiao's face looked thoughtful, and after a moment he shook his head and said:
"No."
"In the past, during the Luan clan's rebellion, the Qi people took advantage of the situation and captured Chaoge. The emperor did not dare to stand idly by, so he sent his uncle Sunbao to lead the entire army of the country. They marched on foot and joined forces to attack the Qi army in Yong and Chongqing. They restrained and captured the Qi army.
Yan Lai of Qi State, our army did not dare to lead the army back to the country until the Qi army retreated. Did the Jin State just forget what happened back then?"
Zifujiao's thinking is very clear. The matter of detaining Ji Sunsu must be based on the diplomatic incident between countries. Rather than a simple matter like targeting one family alone. In other words, the situation must be explained clearly.
More serious.
"I am saying this not to emphasize Lu's past achievements, but to tell Han Zhongjun that Lu is close to Qi and relatively weak. You can drive from Qi in the morning and reach Lu in the evening, but Lu
The country was not afraid of Qi's aggression before, but was determined to share its fate with Jin."
"Because only in this way is it beneficial to the country of Lu."
Good guy, Zi Fujiao’s trick of reviving a corpse is amazing. Who is in charge of the Lu State now? It’s the Ji family. Which one is closer, the Qi State or the Jin State? It’s the Qi State. Then can the Ji family of the Lu State be able to do it?
Change your stance and join Qi? The answer is yes.
At this point, Zifujiao's expression changed, and he looked at Han Qi with deep worry on his face, only to hear him continue:
"Now that the Marquis of Jin has abandoned the State of Lu by listening to the lies of the kings of Ju and Zhu, I would like to ask the princes in the world in the future, who will dare to obey the orders of the Marquis of Jin, and who will regard Jin as the overlord? To say the least, even Ju
, the two countries of Zhu are indeed reasonable, but how can they compare with our country of Lu?"
"Ju and Zhu are just a group of barbarians, but our country of Lu is a country where the Zhou royal family continues to be orthodox to this day. All the etiquette in the world originated from Lu!"
"Don't Han Zhongjun know whether the relationship between our Lu State and the Jin State is close, or whether their Ju and Zhu are close to the Jin State? To punish the two barbarians, the Lu State, which has a close relationship with the Jin State, also invited Han Zhongjun and the Jin Hou
You can think about the benefits and losses again."
Good guy, another good guy. At this time, Zifujiao came up with the identity of "our country of Lu is a country with the surname Ji". You must know that most of the princes in the world have the surname Ji. The implication is that you
Although the Jin State is operating as fiercely as a tiger at the moment, what it will lose in the future will be the support of the country with the surname Ji in the world.
That being said, let’s weigh it carefully.
After saying these words, Zifujiao resigned and left without even waiting to see if Han Qi's attitude would change.
It can be seen that he is extremely confident.
After hearing these words, Han Qi also fell into deep worry.
Of course he understood what Zifujiao meant and the seriousness of the matter. He went outside the door and took a look at the several carts of belongings left by Zifujiao. He also knew that Ji's family would never be able to recover from this. In the end,
Doesn’t Han Qi have to take care of this international reputation?
At the same time, Han Qi also had to consider Jin Hou’s final attitude towards this matter.
After thinking about it again and again, to no avail. He had no choice but to go to Yangtongue's place again, thinking that he should discuss it with Yangtongue again.
At the Yangyan Mansion, after Yangyuji learned about Han Qi's intention, he said disapprovingly:
"Isn't Li Ziming's meaning clear enough that day? Ji Sunsu will never let go easily."
Yang Tongue's attitude was very firm, just like Li Ran's attitude before.
Hearing this, Han Qi couldn't help but hesitate and said:
"In the final analysis, Li Ziming is just a guest. If we help him like this, what benefit will it bring to our country, Jin?"
Although Han Qi was respectful to Li Ran, he still knew the importance of things that were closely related to this relationship.
Sheeptongue glanced at him and said in confusion:
"Does Han Zhongjun still think that Li Ziming is just a guest?"
"You must know that he only went to the State of Lu for a year. However, within this short period of one year, the politics of the State of Lu was turbulent, and which incident had nothing to do with him, Li Ran? If we talk about Shusun Bao, Ji Sunsu is Lu
Among the powerful people in the country, it would be better to say that he, Li Ran, is the one who stirs up the storm."
"The Chinese army must not underestimate him!"
The benefits that can be brought by helping Li Ran are invisible to the naked eye. This is indeed a long-term investment.
Han Qi was startled when he heard the sound, and then said in surprise:
"Oh? This person actually has such abilities?"
Sheeptongue rolled her eyes at him and said calmly:
"This person's realm is absolutely extraordinary."