According to Gao Jianli's instructions, the soldiers of the Qin Army quickly brought steaming soup and rice to these scholar soldiers of Chu. These scholar soldiers were really hungry, even though the soldiers of the Qin Army shuttled back and forth to bring them. Food, but every time the rice bowl fell to the ground, the food inside was immediately snatched away by these scholar soldiers.
After finally waiting for these scholar soldiers to finish their meal, Gao Jianli wanted to know about the situation of the war between Chu and Zheng, so he sent someone to call Lin Jin into his tent and asked him to tell him in detail about Chu and Zheng's battle, starting from the time when he entered the Zheng Kingdom to fight. The army's battle in the territory of Zheng State.
He is short-handed when he takes advantage of others, and soft-spoken when he eats others. Moreover, those wars in the territory of Zheng have become a thing of the past, and there are no secrets that he is afraid of being leaked. Besides, he has never really been on the battlefield. He only followed the Chu army in melee combat, and his knowledge is limited. In order to please Gao Jianli so that he could borrow some dry food from him later to eat on the road, Lin Jin could only use his imagination as a scholar and the passing news he heard in the army to start adding fuel to the fire and make up nonsense, to confuse the Chu and Zheng armies. The battle scenes are described in a brilliant way.
As the prime minister of the Qin State, Gao Jianli's discernment ability was absolutely superb. The more he listened, the more he felt that this Lin Jin might not have been on the battlefield at all, because he was talking nonsense about many common sense things on the battlefield and had no sense at all. Damn, he was originally going to send him away, but when he heard about Lin Jin worshiping Chen Xiaomu as his disciple in Xinhe City, his interest suddenly increased. No one in the information he got from his subordinates before said that Chen Xiaomu could sing. The poem is right, but in Lin Jin's case, he was praised as a literary star in the sky and descended to earth!
At this time, Lu Yan happened to bring Wu Luoqi over to find Gao Jianli. It turned out that when Wu Luoqi and his maid were preparing to secretly leave the convoy, they were discovered by the guards and reported to Lu Yan. Lu Yan immediately led people to chase her back. Qi was crying and fussing, and was giving full play to her little temper, but Lu Yan gritted her teeth and refused to let her go, letting her leave the convoy privately.
After returning, no matter how Lu Yan persuaded her, Wu Luoqi insisted on leaving and never wanted to go to Chen State to propose marriage. Unfortunately, Lu Yan had no choice but to drag her to see Gao Jianli because Wu Luoqi admired Gao Jianli's talent completely. Sometimes she couldn't even listen to what her father Huang Wu said, but Gao Jianli almost obeyed her words.
Seeing Lu Yan dragging the crying Wu Luoqi in, Gao Jianli hurriedly stood up and came over. He was about to greet him, but was stopped by Lu Yan. Lu Yan looked at Lin Jin who was sitting in the tent and looked at the two of them in a daze, and smiled. He said, "Mr. Gao has guests, we will come back later."
Gao Jianli hurriedly stopped Lu Yan and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, this guest is actually Chen Xiaomu's student. Why don't we listen to Chen Xiao's poems and couplets together to see how talented this person is?"
"What? Didn't you say that Chen Xiaomu is just a martial artist? He can actually recite poems and write poems?" Lu Yan asked in surprise.
"I don't know about this either. Anyway, I have never seen his poems or couplets." Gao Jianli smiled and shook his head.
"Hey, guys, I'm not bragging. I'm afraid that as soon as my master's poems and couplets are exposed, no one will read the poems written by Gao Jianli, Lu Yingshu, Wu Qingqiu and others, and there will be no pairs. You're right, it's just that my master is kind-hearted and saves some face for these people." Lin Jin looked down upon his master when listening to Gao Jianli and Lu Yan's words, and couldn't help but stand up and brag for Chen Xiaomu Ichiban.
"Hmph, bragging, it seems your master is not much better than you! Like a master, like a disciple." Lu Luoqi couldn't help but get angry when he saw someone actually speaking for the person named Chen Xiaomu who he hated so much.
"Okay, listen, you have a luminous cup of grape wine. If you want to drink, please play the pipa immediately. Lord Don't laugh while lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times. Could Gao Jianli write this poem? Or could Lu Yingshu write it?" Lin Jin didn't argue, and immediately took out the poem that Chen Xiaomu composed that day that made him admire him.
The few people who were joking just now were stunned. The sound of a pin dropping on the ground could be heard in the tent. Is this called poetry? This is simply a quatrain that can be passed down through the ages.
Gao Jianli turned around and solemnly hugged Lin Jin, "Mr. Lin, you are right. Once your master's poems came out, the poems written by the people you mentioned just now are indeed worthless. What else does your master have?" You can share your masterpieces together and let me appreciate them."
Lin Jin shook his head and said, "My master and I have only met for a short time. When I see him again in the future, I will definitely ask him to compose a few more poems for you to enjoy."
Gao Jianli was a little disappointed, sighed and said, "It's a pity that there is only one such good poem that is rare to see in a thousand years."
Seeing the regretful look on Gao Jianli's face, Lin Jin said blankly: "Master still left a few pairs down at that time, but I am stupid and haven't even come up with a pair yet. Do you want to try this military master?" ?”
"Oh, tell me quickly!" Gao Jianli said to Lin Jin impatiently.
"Lonely and cold, I am a widow with an empty window, and smoke locks the willows in the pond. Silkworms are insects in the world, and the phoenix falls in the phoenix tree." Lin Jin said four first couplets in one breath.
"Ah" Gao Jianli screamed. Not to mention Lin Jin's inability to admit it, even he, who was known as the most talented person in the world, didn't even have a clue at the moment. He just stood there and couldn't say a word.
Wu Luoqi broke free from Lu Yan's hand, walked up to Lin Jin and asked him in surprise, "Are you sure these were all done by your teacher?"
Lin Jin smiled quite complacently and said: "That's natural. Master left it behind before he left. He also specially left me more than a thousand taels of silver, saying that whoever can match his match will get the money." all."
Wu Luoqi had never been afraid of anyone before. After listening to Lin Jin's words, she immediately lowered her head and thought hard. She didn't care about the thousand taels of silver left by Chen Xiaomu. As a princess of Qin, she couldn't attract even one hundred thousand taels of silver. She was interested. She just wanted to show that even one of them could kill this guy named Chen Xiaomu. Unfortunately, she tried to check it in her mind, but she couldn't even rely on the edges of these first couplets. , let alone chimerism.
Gao Jianli was stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that in front of Chen Xiaomu, all of us are like those 70-year-old schoolchildren!"
"How's it going? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Lin Jin asked proudly when he saw that several people were like him and didn't know the right answer.
Gao Jianli nodded and suddenly smiled: "If you want to know who your master Chen Xiaomu is, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to be a student!"
"Hey, you don't have to say this. Master is just a person from the Chu Kingdom and Hubei. I don't have any family background. As long as he is talented and knowledgeable enough to be my teacher, he will be my teacher, no matter what. I admit it!" Lin Jin said disapprovingly.
"No, no." Gao Jianli shook his head repeatedly and said, "Your teacher Chen Xiaomu's true identity is the prince of Chen State and the commander-in-chief of Zheng State's army. Now he is leading the Zheng army to besiege Yecheng, the capital of Chu."
"The prince of the Chen State and the commander-in-chief of the Zheng State's army?" Lin Jin looked at Gao Jianli in confusion. Are they all this and that?
"Well, look, I forgot to tell you," Gao Jianli said with a smile, looking at Lin Jin's confused look: "This prince of Chen State has a marriage contract with a princess of Zheng State, so he is helping The state of Zheng was at war with the state of Chu, but the engagement was broken off by the princess of Zheng on their way back to Zheng.
''The engagement was broken off and you still helped Zheng Guo fight the war? "Lin Jin was even more confused, and Gao Jianli also felt that the more he tried to make it clear, the less clear he became. He had no choice but to shake his head, "Forget it, I don't really understand the relevant details here. You should wait until you meet your teacher in the future. Ask him himself. "
In Luocheng, the capital of the Chen Kingdom, Chen Ruchang, the emperor of the Chen Kingdom, has not had a good day since the Wu and Zhou coalition forces besieged Jiangling, the border town of the Chen Kingdom. Not more than ten days ago, Jiangling was captured by the Wu and Zhou coalition forces. Now the Wu and Zhou coalition forces have Advancing to Canghe County of Chen State, Canghe County is now in danger under the siege of the Wu and Zhou coalition forces. If Canghe County is lost again, the Wu and Zhou coalition forces can approach Wucheng County, which is only more than a hundred years away from the capital Luocheng. There is no danger to defend along the way. People in Luo City, the capital of the country, are now in panic, and those with some connections are looking for a way out for themselves.
That morning, Chen Ruchang was discussing with the courtiers, preparing to dispatch another 20,000 troops from the defending Luocheng Imperial Army to reinforce Canghe County. Except for Zhao Gang, the prime minister of the left, all the courtiers standing in the palace were opposed to Chen Ruchang's proposal, especially They are a group of people headed by Shen Ru, the right prime minister, and Li Tong, the minister of the Ministry of War. They believe that under the current circumstances, the defense of Luocheng, the capital, is much more important than Canghe County, because once Luocheng, the capital, is lost, Chen Guo will The country is basically subjugated, and the 20,000 troops facing the hundreds of thousands of Wu and Zhou coalition forces besieging Canghe County are simply a drop in the bucket and will not help. Instead of doing this, it is better to leave the 20,000 imperial troops in Luo City to wait for work, or win by one point. of certainty.
While the two parties were in a stalemate, Wang Pu, the minister of Honglu Temple, hurriedly came to report that he had received a notice from the envoy of Qin Honglu Temple that a convoy sent by Emperor Wu Dao of Qin to propose marriage to the princess of Qin would arrive in Luo City in the evening.
Chen Ruchang and the courtiers all thought they had heard wrongly, and even wondered if Wang Pu suddenly had a seizure and came here to talk nonsense. There was no other way but Wang Pu had to repeat the original words twice, and everyone felt that Wang Pu was still a good person. A normal person, but then Kairu doubts whether there is something wrong with the envoy of the Qin State. The Chen State is now very anxious and has too much time to take care of itself. Emperor Wu Dao of the Qin State is recognized as the most shrewd and capable emperor among the ten countries today. Could it be that he had made the wrong move and actually wanted to marry his daughter to this small country? The kings of these small countries usually wouldn't even dare to climb this high branch, but now it's good that the majestic Emperor of the Qin Empire personally sent her to marry her. People come to propose marriage to their princesses.
Chen Ruchang began to filter his sons in his mind, and felt that only the fifth prince Chen Ying and the sixth prince Chen Hong could meet the marriage requirements of the Qin princess, because except for the third prince Chen Heng who died in the battle, the rest All the princes have already been married. She, a majestic princess of the Qin Kingdom, cannot just marry her and become a child.
However, what makes Chen Ruchang very puzzled is that he has no contact with the Qin Emperor's martial arts. It can also be said that the Qin State, which has nearly two thousand cities, usually does not even look at these small countries that are living in the cracks of the big countries. , now he actually came to propose marriage to his princess. Could it be that his sons Chen Ying and Chen Hong unexpectedly became so outstanding and attracted the attention of Emperor Qin? Why didn't he, his father who lived with them day and night, notice it?
But I couldn't figure it out. The reception work was a top priority. If Wu and Zhou learned about the marriage between Chen and Qin, they might immediately withdraw their troops and not dare to invade Chen again.
Chen Ruchang ignored the courtiers who came forward to congratulate him, and immediately interrupted the court meeting, leaving Zuo Prime Minister Zhao Gang, Zuo Prime Minister Shen Ru, Minister of War Li Tong and Honglu Temple Minister Wang Pu to discuss the reception of Qin's marriage convoy in the evening Upon arrival, he ordered the chief eunuch Feng Baobao to bring the imperial concubine Li Meiniang, Zhaoyi Su Yun, the fifth prince Chen Ying, and the sixth prince Chen Hong to discuss the matter.
It didn't take long for Feng Baobao to lead the people Chen Ruchang was looking for to Chen Ruchang's imperial study. As a result, these people had just finished greeting each other and before they sat down, Wang Pu's subordinate Xiang Huai, the young minister of Honglu Temple, hurried over again. It was reported that the Qin delegation that came to Chen to propose marriage was actually led by Qin Queen Lu Yan and Prime Minister Gao Jianli. This was unprecedented. Even the queen, who rarely left the palace, came to Chen to propose marriage in person. This was It is almost the same as the Qin Emperor's martial arts coming to the Chen Kingdom to propose marriage in person. Gao Jianli is not to mention a figure that other than martial arts, the other nine monarchs would tremble when they mention it. This shows how seriously the Qin State attaches importance to this matter of proposing marriage for the princess.
