When Wei Qi heard that the King of Wei recognized Lord Xinling as a worry on his bed and wanted to get rid of it, he shouted in his heart that something was wrong: How could he get involved in such a big event? And Wei Qi spoke so bluntly, could he really trust him? I was sweating profusely and froze on the spot, not knowing how to respond.
Wei Qi stared at Xu Jia closely, and his expression was naturally in his eyes. Xu Jia showed fear, which was completely within Wei Qi's expectation. He nodded with satisfaction in his heart; after Xu Jia recovered slightly from the shock , Wei Qi added: "The king ordered the doctor to go to Xinling Jun's camp in person. Does the doctor know what he means?"
Xu Jia had just regained his mood, but suddenly fell into the abyss again, almost fainting, and breaking out in cold sweat. He tried his best to regain his composure and said with suppressed trembling: "I would like to hear about the state religion!"
Wei Qi remained silent again, as if he was still waiting for Xu Jia to recover; but this time Xu Jia showed no signs of recovery, and instead began to tremble from bottom to top. When Xu Jia himself felt that he was about to lose his support, he only heard Wei Qi say: "There is nothing else, but if you observe the movement in Lord Xinling's camp and do whatever you want, you will achieve great success."
Xu Jia responded completely subconsciously: "Here!"
Wei Qidao: "Jun Xinling, the king's younger brother, is the king's close relative. Even though he is driven by madness and secretly peeks into the throne, the king does not want to get rid of him. On this trip, the doctor should leave room for everything and do not let things go to waste. .”
Xu Jia replied again: "Here!"
Wei Qi waited for a while, picked up the piece of jade from the table next to him, and said with a smile: "It's really a good jade, how can you get it, doctor?"
Xu Jia was at a loss. He raised his eyes and said, "Huh?...Why does the Prime Minister ask?"
Wei Qi smiled and raised the jade jewel, indicating: "Where did you get the jade jewel that the doctor gave you?"
Xu Jia suddenly realized that the business was over. He deeply regretted that he came to visit Wei Qi and got himself involved in such an unfathomable whirlpool. He raised his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his face, and tried his best to calm down, but he couldn't do it anyway. He had to reluctantly respond: "I got it by chance while I was doing the king's business." Suddenly he remembered something and said to Wei Qi : "Before I passed the government, I visited the Xinling Lord's Gate and got his permission to help with my disciples. I beg you to resign."
Wei Qi said: "There is no need to give in. Mr. Xinling is the younger brother of the king. When a doctor passes through the camp without visiting his home, when he visits his home but does not do his job, and when he does his job but does not get help, this is not the way of a king and his ministers! What the doctor did is right. .”
Xiu Jia bowed again in his seat and then took his leave. Wei Qi said: "The doctor is on an envoy and has a lot of things to do. I dare not stay too long. I will wait a moment." He stood up and went out to say a few words to a retainer. When I was young, a family member brought me a sword. Wei Qi said to Xu Jia: "I heard that the doctor's sword has been broken, and I have more swords. It is useless to keep them. I dare to give them to the doctor to strengthen my journey."
The family members brought the sword to Xu Jia's banquet. Xu Jia bowed again and said, "How virtuous do you dare to receive the gift of the Prime Minister?"
Wei Qi said: "How can the envoy not have a good sword? But if it strengthens the majesty of our Wei Dynasty, it will also have its place."
Xu Jia said: "Although I dare not accept it, I am willing to resign!"
Wei Qi said: "Don't say goodbye, doctor. But if you tell me what you want to say, you will get a lot of benefits."
Xu Jia said: "I dare not resign from the Prime Minister's teachings. But I dare not accept this sword."
Wei Qi said: "It's just a sword, how can it be regarded as a gift from a doctor? Don't refuse, doctor!"
Seeing what Wei Qi said, Xu Jia had no choice but to take the sword with both hands. He bowed again during the banquet and handed it back to his family. The family members left and placed their swords beside the hall. Xu Jia said: "Now that I have received a sword from the Prime Minister, I dare not go to the royal city again and go out through a side door."
When Wei Qi heard this, he laughed and said, "What's wrong with this!" He ordered his family to call the boy who was staying in the backyard. Xu Jia put on his shoes behind the screen, took the child with him, and walked around to the front of the hall. Wei Qi was waiting in front of the steps, and his family members stood behind him holding swords. Wei Qi sent him out of the gate, and his family offered him the sword. Xu Jia took it and bowed before saying goodbye. It wasn't until the door closed again that Xu Jia let out a sigh of relief, as if he had walked away from the gate of hell.
Not daring to go around Daliang Gate, Xu and Jia then went around the back of the Royal City. In order to avoid Mang Mansion, they didn't even dare to go through the front street, then went around to the back street and entered through the back door. The backyard of the Xu family is where the horses and carts are kept. The people in the stable were a little surprised when they saw the doctor's face turned pale and he came in through the back door carelessly. Xu Jia didn't say anything more and walked around the back house to the front courtyard. Tsukasa was quite surprised to see that Xu Jia was calm and composed when he left, but was so absent-minded when he came back. After sending the boy away, Tsukasa personally led several tribesmen and waited for Xujia to change his clothes while the tribesmen left. Zhongzai stood beside him, lowered his hands and said, "Why do you think so, sir?"
Xu Jia looked at Zhong Zai, fearing that he could see what he was thinking, so he forced himself to calm down and said: "I was frightened on the way, and my heart was palpitating. Lao Zai asked. I am tired now, and I am afraid it will be difficult to see things. Tomorrow's trip depends entirely on Zhong Zai's carefulness. !" Seeing that Xu Jia had something to say and didn't want to talk to him, Zhong Zai bowed and went out, leaving Xu Jia alone in the room. Xu Jia scooped up a bowl of sake under the east window, drank a few gulps, wiped his mouth, and returned to the case. On the case lies the sword presented by Wei Qi. He held it in his hand all the way, neither in his sleeve nor on his belt. The sword is not long, about two feet; the wooden sword is made of tilapia skin and feels cool to the touch; the sword stem is wrapped with dark purple silk, and a gorgeous knot is tied at the end, which makes it look pretty and feel smooth; when you pull out the sword, it is made of bronze , dark lines entwined, sharp edge; weighed in the hand, the weight is appropriate. Xu Jia subconsciously estimated the value of the sword and thought it was not worth the jade jue he had given as a gift.
"He knows that my sword has been broken, and he also knows the price of the jade. He is a truly thoughtful person." Xu Jia thought to himself, "If he treats me like this, what is his intention? Why did he bring up the discord between King Wei and Lord Xinling? Tell me? I'm shocked, right or wrong?" He was thinking, playing with the sword, his mind gradually opened up, he slowly came up with an idea, and the sun gradually set in the west.
Tsukasa already had a lot of things to do, and the doctor was going on a mission tomorrow, which made him even busier. Tsukasa was locked in the room alone, and he didn't dare to disturb him at will, but he still used his eyes and ears to listen to what was going on in the room from time to time. , but saw that the room was quiet. ——He even felt that he was a little suspicious.
However, there was a knock on the door. The gatekeeper went out to ask questions and came back to report to Zhongzai: "Mr. Mr. Ling's disciples are here." After a while, he heard a reply from inside: "But please wait while I change my clothes." Mr. Zhongzai quickly left the hall and went to the guest room to receive Mr. Xinling's disciples.
A total of six guests came, all short and brown, with long skirts, and strong figures. The leader was particularly tall. When he saw Zhong Zai coming in, he naturally recognized it, so he knelt down and said: "We are ordered by the family to wait for the doctor when he comes out." But if you are driven, you will do whatever it takes."
The tombmaster returned the greeting and said: "My lord has received great kindness from your Majesty and received help from a strong man. I have nothing to repay, but I will treat you with dignity."
The leading retainer said: "How dare you, a lowly man, to trouble the doctor in vain? I would like to express my gratitude to him, and I will wait for my orders below."
Zhongzai said: "What can you say about a strong man! I have been ordered by my lord to serve all the strong men." Before the greetings were finished, Xu Jia, who had changed into formal clothes, had already appeared at the door. The doorman who was facing the door saw it with sharp eyes and shouted quickly There was a sound: "The doctor is here!" All the guests in the room knelt down, and Zhongzai stepped aside; when Xu Jia entered the room and bowed deeply, all the guests fell down and bowed to the ground: "I honor the doctor's order!"
Xu Jia said: "I first received the favor of the king and then got the help of a strong man. What a blessing. We have prepared a few seats in the hall, and I am willing to reward you all."
The leader of the retainers said: "How can a lowly person like me dare to interact with an important official?"
Xu Jia said: "This is someone's miscalculation. In this case, you can move to the court, shout and shout, and enjoy yourself."
The leading retainer said: "I dare not accept the gift from the doctor."
Xu Jia said: "On this trip, I hope to get help from strong men. If we abandon each other like this, I will not dare to ask for it!"
The leader of the disciples exchanged glances with the left and right, and said: "The doctor's words are so humble that I dare not say them. I am willing to obey the order."
Xu Jia said: "Good!" He gestured to Zhongzai. Zhongzai understood and immediately went out and greeted loudly: "Move the table to the court!" When the family members who were preparing to set up a banquet in the hall heard this, they immediately turned around and Set up a table in the court. Xu Jia thought for a while, then came out and whispered to Zhong Zai: "The accompanying Zai husband will be seated at the table together. Please prepare more records." After hearing this, Zhong Zai hurriedly made arrangements.
Amidst the commotion in front of the court, Xu Jia Nai entered the room, closed the door, and motioned to all the guests to move closer. When the guests knew that something was being said secretly, they approached the center of the room and lowered their voices, fearing that there were ears through the wall. When everyone approached, Xu Jia asked, "What is your Majesty's purpose?"
The leader of the retainers said: "Your Majesty has acquired more than two thousand new soldiers, and the number of lieutenants and officers is less than a hundred. Although your Majesty has three hundred guests accompanying you, it is not enough. So I ordered you to recruit another three hundred people and rush to the camp to listen to your orders. . But during the war, the movement of the brigade was inconvenient, so I would like to use the name of the doctor to help."
Xu Jia was shocked when he heard this: "Three hundred people?"
The guest said: "Your Majesty actually needs five or six hundred people. Knowing the difficulty of the doctor, I reduced the number to three hundred."
Xu Jia put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "Even if there are many people, they are only ten, why three hundred?"
The guest said: "No. If there are no war guards and the situation is safe, ten envoys are not a small number. But it is not the case now. There are powerful Qin outside, heroes inside, and countless thieves from all directions. How can we guarantee that there are only ten envoys? The doctor is safe! Therefore, we must get three hundred to serve as guards."
Xu Jia said: "I have to say goodbye to the temple on this day. What can I say in response?"
The retainer said: "When a doctor goes out as an envoy in troubled times, he usually brings many guards with him. Which one is wrong?"
Xu Jia said: "It takes three hundred people to fight for food every day, so how can we prepare for it?"
The retainer said: "We prepare our own grain and don't dare to work for the doctor."
Xu Jia said: "Is there anyone who goes with the guard and prepares his own grain? A certain non-military manor has no soldiers on the left and right. He has hundreds of soldiers. Naturally, he will find them by giving money and food. A strong man prepares his own grain. How can I do it myself? untie?"
The doorman thought for a moment and said, "The doctor said that the price can be doubled. We only have short brown and white poles. We can tell Lu You at a glance. Who can say that it is wrong? Lu You is mediocre. Three qian a day means it is average, and five qian means it is average." It’s twice as much. A month’s travel costs only three or five gold coins. There’s no other reason to prepare your own food.”
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Tsukasa announced at the door: "The banquet is ready, please come to the table."
Xu Jia said: "Let me think about it. Let's take a seat first."
