Chapter 141 Qi Lu's Stratagem
"Enough!"
Just when Duke Guo Jifu stopped the black shoulder, the emperor actually came out, or there were too many movements here, and there were too many nobles and Hu Ben troops watching, which alarmed the emperor.
The emperor came over. Although he was not old, he was the youngest among the people. He was not twenty years old yet, but he was tall and had a gloomy face on weekdays, and became extremely cold and majestic.
Ji Lin glanced at everyone coldly and said, "The enemy is in front of the enemy, and the Shanrong people are approaching. But my royal family is fighting here and quarreling with his own people. What kind of morality is it? If this is spread, what is the military power? Where is the majesty of my royal family?"
Mr. Zhou lowered his hands with his black shoulders and didn't say anything, but he seemed a little unwilling to accept it.
Ji Lin glanced at everyone again and said, "The Shanrong people provoked my royal majesty and slaughtered my royal doctors. At this moment, it should be the time when my royal family works together. Don't be suspicious of each other, complain about each other, and go back to reflect on them."
The emperor had already spoken out, and the onlookers quickly dispersed, but still couldn't stop talking in a low voice.
"I heard that the disagreement between Duke Zhou and Taifu is not a matter of one or two days. I'm afraid it's a long time to get resentment. If there were no Taifu Qi, the person who is now the leader of the three Dukes must be Zhou Gong! This time, Duke Zhou must be trying to find Taifu Qi!"
"We can't say so. After all, General Heibo died in battle, and Duke Zhou was relieved to be depressed. It is normal for him to say a few serious words."
"What kind of human nature? The one who killed the Black-backed General was the Shanrong people, not our own. I think Zhou Gongping was used to being arrogant every day, so he was so unscrupulous."
"Stop talking, do you think the army is not messy enough? If the emperor hears it, you will definitely be skinned!"
"Hey, our army is in such an internal strife, how can we fight against the Shanrong people..."
Zhou Gong fell ill for two or three days, and his condition improved slightly. The army immediately continued to set off and headed towards Peiqiu of Qi, and joined the front-line army.
Duke Guo Jifu returned with the black-backed corpse. Zhu Dan was left in the front line. Ji Lin personally led the troops. The two armies finally merged and put pressure on Peiqiushan.
"Not good! Nothing good!"
The Hu Ben Army rushed into the camp in panic and reported: "Tao Fu, something big is not good! Duke Zhou took advantage of the slightest stance of the emperor's personal patrol and led two or two thousand troops, and had surrounded Peiqiu Mountain and prepared to volcano Peiqiu, without leaving any grass!"
They have discussed the fire burning Peiqiu before. Because the fire is difficult to control, it is windy these days recently, and it is a dry winter season. No one can guarantee how the fire will spread. Peiqiu is the imperial hunting ground of Qi State, not far from the capital of Qi State, Linzi, and the nearby population is dense. If the fire is uncontrollable and affects the people, even Linzi, Qi State, it will cause a disaster!
When Qi Lu heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "Hurry up, send someone to invite the emperor back, and the rest follow Lu to stop Duke Zhou!"
Qi Lu immediately rushed out of the camp, ordered his troops, and happened to hit Guo Gong Jifu, and rushed to Peiqiu Mountain with fast horses.
Their camp was a certain distance from Peiqiu Mountain. After all, the Shanrong people hid on Peiqiu Mountain. I don’t know when the Shanrong people would launch a sneak attack, so it’s better to be cautious.
Qi Lu and Duke Guo Jifu rushed to Peiqiu with a quick horse. The sky was not dark, and it was still noon during the day. A fire was seen from a distance. It was the light of a torch. Duke Zhou was carrying two thousand soldiers and horses on his shoulders. The two thousand soldiers held the torch in his hands. The vast flames formed a fire dragon. If the fire continued to burn, let alone Peiqiu, all the grass around Peiqiu would definitely turn into ashes!
"Set fire! Burn the mountains!"
Mr. Zhou sat on the horse with a black shoulder, his face pale, gloomy and cold. He swung his black sleeves hard and gave a cold order.
"set fire--"
The personal follower immediately ordered the setting fire. Before the order was conveyed, he heard the sound of horse hooves. A group of soldiers rushed over and came quickly. The leaders were Qi Lu and Guo Gong Jifu.
Duke Guo Jifu shouted: "Don't set fire! Don't order!"
Zhou Gong's black shoulder heard the shouting sound, and when he looked up, he saw the rolling yellow earth coming. With the loess, the shadows of Qi Lu and Guo Gong quickly approached.
Mr. Zhou frowned tightly and said in a cold voice: "Don't pay attention, set fire!"
"This..." The follower was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment.
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The black-shouldered sword was placed on his neck and quickly shouted: "Set the fire! Burn the mountain!"
Just in this void, Guo Gong Jifu had already rushed the horse to come quickly. He pulled the horse's bridle, and the horse slammed his son and suddenly stopped him from passing the order.
Duke Guo Jifu came all the way, and the hot sweat rolled down from his armor. He almost washed his face in the winter, gasping heavily, and said hoarsely: "Duke Zhou! You can't set fire! Without the will of the emperor, you must not set fire to the mountains! The wind is fierce today, and once the fire is set, it will definitely affect the people around you. Please think twice!"
Zhou Genghei's shoulders said coldly: "Gu is the commander of the central army by the emperor. If the emperor is not in the army, Gu will issue orders. If the orders are disrespectful, he will cut off his head with a big wisp!"
He said, "Swish!", with a sound of "Swish", he raised his sword and pointed the tip of the sword directly at Duke Guo Jifu, saying, "Duke Guo, do you want to resist the order?"
Although Duke Zhou was a scholar, he held a long sword and looked very afraid of others with a cold face. He squinted his eyes and stared at Duke Guo.
Sweat rolled down Duke Guo’s cheeks, and his breathing had not yet subsided. Duke Zhou said coldly: “Please let Guo go.”
Duke Guo seemed to have made up some decision and said, "Even if you disobey your fate today, you can't let go."
"Okay!" Black shoulder laughed and said, "It's so good! It's so good!"
He said, and immediately said loudly: "Take down these rebels who do not obey the military orders!"
Zhou Gong's black-shouldered army looked at each other. They were here to besiege the people of Shanrong in Peiqiu today. However, the situation turned sharply and turned into a royal civil war.
Neither Black Shoulder nor Jifu's army would give in. At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of "Taozhu--" and the light cavalry rushed forward along the loess. The black robe in the head was coming!
When Qi Lu was about to leave the military camp, he sent someone to find the emperor. At this stalemate, the emperor finally arrived in time.
Ji Lin quickly rode his horse and saw Black Shoulder and Ji Fu facing each other. Black Shoulder is Duke Zhou, Ji Fu is Duke Guo. Both of them are first-class dukes and royal officials. They occupy an important position in Luoshi. But today they have turned into civil strife.
Ji Lin had a dark face, rolled up the horse whip, "Bang!" with a loud bang, rolled up the long sword in Black Shoulder's hand and shook it violently. Although Ji Lin was young, he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his arm and wrist strength were extraordinary. He actually broke the black Shoulder's sword with a whip!
Ji Lin scolded coldly: "Rareless! I am not in the army, but almost caused such a disaster! What kind of confrontation between the two armies is? Black shoulders, you are so disappointing to me!"
Ji Lin immediately said hoarsely: "I am rumored to order the position of Zhou Gong as the head commander of the black-shouldered central army to be removed from office, and to be imprisoned, and wait for the later despair!"
"Report—!!"
In the Peiqiu Mountain, Shanrong soldiers rushed into the tent quickly and shouted: "General! Good news for general!"
"General, the siege at the foot of the mountain has been resolved!"
"Duke Zhou ordered the fire to the mountain, and Taifu Qi and Duke Guo came to stop it. The emperor of the Zhou people also rushed over. It seemed that the Zhou people were not in harmony, so he almost fought. The King of Zhou also dismissed the position of commander of Duke Zhou's army! He has been imprisoned!"
When the Shanrong general heard this, he laughed and said, "It's great! I thought the Zhou people were the cruel masters, and they could really set fire to the mountains. In this way, the kindness of the Zhou women is not at all courageous and not afraid!"
"The general is right!" said the Shanrong soldier: "General, now the Zhou people are in serious civil strife, and the commander Black Shoulder is even more imprisoned. Why not... Let's take advantage of the Zhou people's insults to kill Peiqiu and catch them off guard!"
"No," but Shanrong general raised his hand to stop the soldiers' words and said: "You must not be so reckless. The Zhou people are known for their cunning. Have you forgotten, how did we lose the previous battles?"
Shanrong had already lost so much that he could never lose again. This time, the Shanrong general was very cautious. He had asked the soldiers to explore again before. Now that he had received news of internal strife among the Zhou people, he still couldn't feel at ease. He frowned and thought, "The Zhou people are all cunning, and Qi Lu is even more famous for his cunning. Don't be anxious. Go, explore again, and explore carefully to see if the civil strife of the Zhou people is true or false."
"Yes, General!"
The soldiers had just left and immediately walked in again. The Shanrong general said, "Why are they going back?"
The Shanrong soldier said: "General, someone outside the tent asked for a visit and claimed that he was a Zhou man who surrendered!"
"Zhou people?" The Shanrong general sneered and said, "Submit? Go and interrogate. I am here to see who Zhou people are!"
Several soldiers quickly escorted a young and thin boy in. The boy was very weak and inconspicuous robe, with a very pretty face, with a breath of invincibility.
The young man walked in and took the initiative to kneel down to worship, saying, "I'm going to pay homage to the general."
The Shanrong general glanced down at the young man and said, "Are you a native of Zhou? Why should you surrender to me if you report your name?"
The young man was very humble and said, "The little minister was named Zhuaner, and he was the little minister of the Zhou royal family, Taifu Qi."
Chia!
That's right, the weak-shaped young man kneeling on the ground turned out to be a close minister beside Qi Lu.
Chi'er also said: "As the general knows, Chi'er is a little minister around Qi Taifu, with a humble status. Recently, Zhou Gong Hei'er was extremely sad because he lost his brother's relative. However, because Qi Taifu's rank and power were high and powerful, he could not get angry with Qi Taifu, so he vented his anger on the little minister. The little minister felt that there was no way out in Luo Shi, so he came to join the general."
"You are from Zhou," Shanrong general said coldly: "How do I believe you?"
Zi'er replied: "The general doesn't know that although the young minister is from Zhou, he is not from Luo Shi, but a detailed work sent by the prince of Qi to Luo Shi. He served by Taifu Qi in order to save his life."
After hearing this, the Shanrong general repeated, "How can I believe you?"
Chi'er's expression was very calm, and she was not panicked at all. She said lightly: "I am here to bring the Zhou people's military secrets to the general."
"Oh?" General Shanrong just issued a single voice in question.
Chapter completed!