spring and autumn officials

Chapter 187

Qi Lu said: "Since everyone is here, let's stay and discuss."

Qi Lv made a gesture of invitation, which made Gongsun ignorantly elated, and immediately puffed up his chest, raised his head, and raised his chin to Meng Yang, indicating that Meng Yang himself is also a useful person.

Meng Yang rubbed his forehead helplessly, and asked Gongsun Wuzhi to sit down on the seat.

Although the Son of Heaven did not want Gongsun Wuzhi to stay, he always felt that Qi Lu had his own reasons for saying this. After all, Gongsun Wuzhi was from the old Qi and knew the situation of Qi State best.

Everyone sat down, and Meng Yang stood behind Gongsun Wuzhi.Gongsun Wuzhi said with a sad face: "It's not me who said, Your Majesty, you must not trust Da Situ. Who doesn't know that Da Situ is a prince's party. In the past, when Zhuer was still a prince, Da Situ and him walked closest. Situ suddenly said that Zhu'er was detained, pigs wouldn't believe it!"

Da Situ sent his disciples to inform Qi Lu, detained Zhu'er himself, and asked Qi Lu to secretly return to Linzi City to take the throne. With his feet, he knew that Da Situ's real intention was to bring Qi Lu into his territory. It's good to catch them all in one go and solve Zhu'er's worries. As long as Qi Lu dies and Qi Lu has no sons, Zhu'er, the former prince, will still be the first in line of succession.

Gongsun Wuzhi swore: "It must be a trick by Da Situ. Your Majesty, you must never enter the city. The only way to enter the city is death!"

It is rare for the Son of Heaven to resonate with this point. Because of the kidnapping of the little dog by the son Zhuer, the little dog can be considered to have infiltrated the enemy and overheard some "inside information".As Gongsun Wuzhi said, Da Situ is unreliable.

Da Situ offered Zhu'er a plan, that is to pretend to detain Zhu'er, and then secretly inform Qi Lv to let Qi Lv relax his vigilance, and then enter Linzi city.Da Situ is an official in charge of the people, so it is not a problem if he wants to mobilize some soldiers and horses. Besides, his disciples are all over the world. One-third of the entire court of Qi State is his disciples.

To put it simply, as long as Qi Lu enters Linzi City, let alone ascending the throne, he will immediately become meat on the chopping board and be slaughtered.

The Son of Heaven frowned and said, "The Great Situ just wanted to lure the Grand Tutor into Linzi City. After all, it is impossible for the widow's Huben Army and allied troops to march into Linzi City."

Even if Qi Lu had the support of the emperor and the Huimeng army, but Linzi City is the capital of the Qi State, how could the nearby troops march into the capital of the Qi State in a grandiose manner?The emperor can bring some personal guards with him when he enters the capital, but not too many.

Everyone frowned, but Qi Lu was smiling, not worried at all, and said: "Everyone's analysis is correct, but...if you don't enter Linzi City, how can Lu be able to ascend the throne? In this world, where Is there a monarch who does not enter the capital?"

When he said this, Gongsun Wuzhi immediately lost his face. It is true, what Qi Lu said is too correct, even if he can't enter Linzi City, what kind of monarch is he?

Gongsun Wuzhi said angrily: "The Great Situ is sure of this, so he will be unscrupulous. But...but..."

Gongsun Wuzhi rubbed his forehead and said distressedly: "To put it bluntly, Da Situ is the only one in Linzi City. It is almost impossible for us to go beyond Da Situ and find someone else to open the door. And now we are Locking up outside Linzi City for a long time and lack of supplies is not an option, we need a quick battle."

This battle must be resolved quickly.

Even Gongsun Wuzhi knew that they just set up a camp outside the city gate. As time went on, the supplies would not be delivered, and it was inevitable that the sons and sons would not kill a carbine and directly send troops out of the city to encircle them. It's too bad, the loss outweighs the gain.

Qi Lu rubbed his chin and said, "Don't worry, just ask Gongsun, who is in charge of the gates of Linzi City?"

"City gate?" Gongsun Wuzhi thought for a while, and his posture was a bit racking his brains. If he asked him what is interesting and easy to visit in Linzi City, Gongsun Wuzhi would immediately mention all of them.

Qi Lu suddenly mentioned the city gate, and Gongsun Wuzhi had no idea for a while.

Seeing Gongsun Wuzhi's confused appearance, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but smile, with a hint of "sarcasm" leaking from the corners of his lips, which is simply the best mockery of "imaginary rivals in love".

Gongsun Wuzhi blushed in embarrassment. Standing behind Gongsun Wuzhi, Meng Yang seemed to have expected this for a long time, and said calmly: "The person who manages the city gate is also under the disciple of Da Situ. He is the descendant of the Duke of Qi. Call Guozhong."

Qi Lv seemed to have expected this to happen a long time ago. In fact, he asked Gongsun Wuzhi to stay because he wanted Meng Yang to stay. After all, Meng Yang was much more reliable than Gongsun Wuzhi.

When Gongsun Wuzhi heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "That's right, Guo Zhong, I remember him! It's him!"

Like an afterthought, Gongsun blushed ignorantly and scratched the back of his head. In order to make himself appear more reliable, he immediately puffed up his chest and said: "This Guo Zhong, who is strict and strict, is the favorite student of Da Situ. People in charge of the Lower South Gate of Linzi City, everyone has rumored that Guozhong will be the future Great Situ, and if you want to infiltrate Guozhong, there is no hope."

The gate of Linzi city closest to the Huimeng camp is the lower south gate. Da Situ pretended to detain the young master Zhu'er, fearing that he wanted Qi Lu to go down the south gate and enter Linzi city. Guozhong led troops to detain him.

Meng Yang pondered for a while, and then said: "If you go around the distance and go to the upper north gate of Linzi City, it may be feasible."

"North Gate?" Gongsun Wuzhi immediately shouted, and said in shock, "North Gate? We are at the South Gate, and we go around to the North Gate? Such a big commotion? Besides, the North Gate may not be feasible, if I remember correctly , the gatekeeper at the north gate is that idiot called Gao Xi?!"

The Son of Heaven heard it in a cloud of fog, after all, Qi State is far away from Luoshi, and he doesn't know the internal situation of Qi State very well.

Meng Yang nodded and said, "It's Gao Xi."

When Gongsun Wuzhi heard this, he shook his head regretfully and said, "It's not feasible, it's not feasible, and it's even more impossible!"

He said it was not feasible three times in a row, and Qi Lu became even more interested, and asked with a smile, "Who is this?"

Speaking of Gao Xi, Gongsun Wuzhi had finally found a topic, and immediately talked with eloquence, saying, "Your Majesty, you don't know that this Gao Xi is a strange person in our Linzi city! There is no one more strange than him! "

Gao Xi is very famous in Linzi City, there are four points in total.

Gongsun Wuzhi broke his fingers and said: "The first point is that Gao Xi is from the old Qi, a Duke of Qi, with a prominent family background and a great reputation!"

Gao Xi is a descendant of Jiang Taigong. To put it bluntly, Gao Xi and Lawyer Qi came from the same family, so they can be said to be relatives, so they are descendants of the public clan, that is, the descendants of the nobles of Qi State.

Gao Xi has a prominent status, so she is superior to others in Qi State, so she is naturally well-known.

"The second point..." Gongsun Wuzhi said, "It's the deep blood feud between the Gao clan and the Guo clan."

As mentioned before, Guozhong, the favorite student of Da Situ, is also a descendant of the public family. Coincidentally, Guozhong is also a descendant of Jiang Taigong, and also a nobleman of the Qi State.What's more coincident is that Gao Xi's name is Xi, and his courtesy name is Zhong, so Gao Xi can also be called Gao Zhong, one Gao Zhong, one Guo Zhong, both of them are Zhong, and both are of the public clan, so it is inevitable that they will be put together for competition.

Gongsun Wuzhi clicked his tongue and said: "Who doesn't know that Guozhong is quick-witted, and he is a new star born in our country of Qi. This Gaoxi - relying on some money in his family, praises his talent everywhere to be comparable to Jiang Taigong, With big eyes and low hands, you can't do anything well, only bragging is left."

After a long time, the Gao family and the Guo family also got married. It is too exaggerated to say blood and sweat, but the Gao family and the Guo family do not deal with each other and look down on each other.

Gongsun Wuzhi raised three fingers and said, "The third one is Gao Xi's disposition, which is so eccentric that he can be called the number one weirdo in Qi."

As I said before, Gao Xi has no real skills, but he has been challenging Guo Zhong, the number one talent in Qi State. Guo Zhong is the favorite student of Da Situ. There are plenty of people who will be the next Great Situ.As for this Gao Xi, she never showed her talent, but boasted everywhere.

"And he thinks himself very noble," Gongsun Wuzhi poked his temple with his finger, and said, "There may be some problems here. The popularity is very poor, and people don't like to talk, and people often throw dirt at the door of the house."

Gao Xi is the talk-stopper in the legends, and he will be cold-hearted wherever he goes. Although he is from the public family, he has no popularity. I am willing to associate with Gao Xi, but I feel that Gao Xi has no real talents and learning, and all rely on the blessing of the public status left by his ancestors.

Gongsun Wuzhi waved his hand and said, "In short, people hate dogs!"

The more Qi Lu listened to it, the more interesting he became. Although this Gao Xi sounded unpopular, untalented, and even poor in character, hearing what Gongsun Wuzhi said made Qi Lu think of a great man in the period of Duke Huan of Qi.

Mr. White Rabbit—Gao Xi!

In the period of Duke Huan of Qi in the future, there will be a great man in Qi State who calls himself Mr. White Rabbit, who can be said to be the benefactor of Duke Huan of Qi who ascended the throne.

Many people have heard the story of Duke Huan of Qi and his elder brother, the prince, competing for the throne in a "race".According to legend, after the crown prince Zhu'er came to the throne, Prince Jiu and Prince Xiaobai were very frightened and fled Qi.

Later, Zhu'er was killed, Gongsun Wuzhi came to power, and was assassinated not long after he came to power. For a while, there was no monarch in Qi, and the direct heirs, son Jiu and son Xiaobai, heard the news and immediately started to rush back to Linzi City. That is the famous "" The tortoise and the hare".

According to legend, Prince Jiu returned to Linzi under the escort of Duke Lu's two hundred chariots. Because he was afraid that Prince Xiaobai would return to Linzi first, he sent Guan Zhong to assassinate Prince Xiaobai. Guan Zhong shot Prince Xiaobai with an arrow. Bai's belt buckle, Young Master Xiaobai was in a hurry, bit his own tongue, fell off the car and bled profusely, Guan Zhong thought he had killed Young Master Xiaobai, so he went back to report.

Young Master Jiu heard that Young Master Xiaobai was dead, he was very happy, slowed down, and returned to Linzi city full of ambition.How did he know that Young Master Xiaobai was just cheating to die, and after Guan Zhong left, he immediately rushed to Linzi City starry night.

Therefore, when Prince Jiu rushed to Linzi City, the gates were closed tightly, and the city guard told him that we already have a monarch, so you cannot enter the city, and this monarch is the son Xiaobai who first ran to Linzi City, known as Duke Huan of Qi in history. !

Many people have heard of this famous race between the tortoise and the hare, but Qi Lu was a little strange back then. In the battle of kings, is it true that whoever runs first can be the king?Of course not, what most people see is just a one-sided illusion, and there is one of the most important characters, who did not show his true face in the tortoise and the hare.

That is Gao Xi!

When Duke Huan of Qi was young, he had established a good relationship with Gao Xi. During the days when Prince Jiu and Prince Xiaobai left Linzi, Gao Xi had leapt from an unknown public family to a senior official of Qi State. Therefore, when the young master Xiaobai first ran to Linzi City, Gao Xi opened the door to welcome the young master Xiaobai, made him the king of Qi, and sent the grand secretary of Qi, Gongsun Xi. Peng went to snipe Young Master Jiu and prevent Young Master Jiu from entering the city.

Qi Lv narrowed his eyes, if Mr. White Rabbit, the doctor of Shangqing in the future, if what he thinks is right, isn't he the Gao Xi who is hated by people now?

Qi Lu stroked his chin and said, "That's right, didn't Gongsun just say that Gao Xi has a fourth place of fame?"

Gongsun Wuzhi clapped his hands and said, "Almost forgot! This is Gao Xi's fourth famous place——"

Gongsun Wuzhi elongated his voice, chuckled, folded his hands and said in a low voice, "That's...he's very good-looking."

Qi Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "So she's still a beauty?"