"General, there is a man outside the mansion who claims to be from Bingzhou and is the envoy of King Qin. He wants to see the general." Old Fu came to Xu Zongwen and reported.
Xu Zongwen put down the document in his hand and said, "I just sent people to Jinyang, but Fu Pi's people arrived in Luoyang first. Please come in."
"promise!"
The old man had great respect for Xu Zongwen. Xu Zongwen's reputation was known all over the world. He was also a member of the army when he was young. He sincerely admired Xu Zongwen for his countless military exploits at just a young age.
Therefore, after meeting his old friend in Shangyong, Lao Fu felt that Luoyang and Xu Zongwen were converging.
Xu Zongwen also had an inexplicable trust in this woodcutter, who he had worked with before, and directly made me the deacon of the General's Mansion, which was under the jurisdiction of Xicao Zhang San.
Old Fu didn't know much about deacons. He only knew that he was a concierge, and there were more than a dozen sergeants who guarded the general's residence. It was as if Old Fu had returned to the military camp of his youth, which made him excited day and night.
The old man patrolled inside and outside the mansion three times a day. All the deputies and Sizhou officials who came in and out of the general's mansion knew about the old man who was the deacon of the general's mansion. This made him feel deeply honored!
"Xu Yi, the official secretary of the Great Qin Dynasty, has met the general!" Less than half a stick of incense, Xu Yi finally entered Xu Xiao's general's mansion in Luoyang after a series of searches.
After Xu Zongwen changed his formal clothes, he met Xu Yi in the main hall of the General's Mansion. Seeing Xu Yi salute first, he raised his hand: "Xu Shangshu is not in Bingzhou to assist Fu Pi, but he came to Luoyang, where I am the general. I don't know what is important. ?”
Xu Zongwen directly called Fu Pi by his first name, which meant that he did not recognize Fu Pi's position as King of Qin. The emperor humiliated his ministers and died. This made Xu Yi feel as uncomfortable as a thorn in his throat, but he knew that his trip south to Luoyang was of great importance. , if he could not fulfill his mission, he would not have the shame to return to Jinyang, so he endured his dissatisfaction and hid his anger.
"Back to the general, my Majesty admires the general's demeanor and appreciates the general's kindness in increasing food supplies in the past, so he sent Xu to Luoyang with a small gift to meet the general to repay the general for his kindness!" Xu Yi opened his mouth and did not mention the alliance. Instead, they played the emotional card.
Xu Zongwen remained calm and allowed Xu Yi to talk endlessly.
Xu Yi was not polite. Seeing that Xu Zongwen seemed interested, he continued: "The general is both civil and military, with the spirit of heaven and man, and the conduct of a gentleman. He is a minister who cares about life in Jiangzuo today. His prestige is spread all over the world, and his kindness and kindness are Famous all over the world..."
Listening to Xu Yi's flattering words, Xu Zongwen wanted to laugh for some reason.
He now finally understood why the Qin army retreated repeatedly under Yan's attack.
Fu Pi's men are all sycophants like Xu Yi, who can defeat Murong De and Murong Chui's sons who are like tigers and wolves on the battlefield!
Xu Zongwen waved his hand to stop Xu Yi: "Xu Shangshu is indeed a talented and benevolent gentleman. He loves me Xu Xiao so much, but if Xu Shangshu came to Luoyang just to say these words, there is no need. The general is busy with military affairs. I won’t accept you anymore.”
With that said, as if echoing back and forth, Zhang Si strode in from outside the main hall and bowed towards Xu Zongwen: "Reporting to my lord, the battle report of the Anqin Army has arrived. Please see it in person!"
Zhang Si took out a military newspaper from his sleeve, stepped forward and handed it to Xu Zongwen.
As soon as he heard the military report from the west, Xu Yi pricked up his ears and wanted to hear the progress of the Jin army.
The way Xu Yi turned sideways and straightened his neck had already been secretly noticed by Xu Zongwen. He sneered and put it on the desk without opening it. Instead, he looked at Xu Yi who was kneeling below and said with a smile: "Look Look, I am really not deceiving you, saying that I have military affairs so I came here. If Xu Shangshu really has nothing important to do, please go back to Jinyang. My general's residence does not care about food."
"Wait a minute, it's not too late to ask the general to take a look at my lord's gift list." Xu Yi also lowered his posture and showed his sincerity.
Soon, Fu Pi's gift list arrived in Xu Zongwen's hands. Xu Zongwen just glanced at it and laughed.
This Fu Pi really doesn’t feel bad!
Fifty thousand stones of military rations and thousands of fine horses were ceded to Pingyang County, Gaodu and the Xu clan, a total of fifteen cities.
"Are you satisfied, General?" Seeing Xu Zongwen's smile, Xu Yi knew that his trip was worthwhile. Even for the sake of these property and land, Xu Zongwen would most likely send troops to help Bingzhou tide over the difficulties!
Unexpectedly, Xu Zongwen's face immediately changed. He frowned and sighed: "What a pity, what a pity!"
"I wonder what worries the general has?" Xu Yi suddenly became curious. Is it possible that fifteen cities still can't recruit reinforcements from the Jin army?
If Xu Zongwen wanted more land and cities, Xu Yi was powerless. Bingzhou was barren, and Fu Xi's Youzhou and Hepingzhou were also narrow and the people under Fu Chong's rule were small. The Qin State could no longer afford the extra land to bribe the Jin State.
When Xu Zongwen saw Xu Yi's expression of embarrassment, he finally spoke: "The Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty consumed a huge amount of food and grass. The most lacking thing at the moment is food and grass. If Qin can support Xie Liangcao more, the relationship between the two countries will definitely be closer." Like brothers and sisters, if the Qin State is in any danger, the Jin Dynasty will never stand still!"
"Grain and grass!" Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard that Xu Zongwen's words showed good intentions to Qin, and immediately agreed: "Qin is willing to support the Jin Dynasty with another 50,000 stones of grain and grass within its ability!"
"Okay!" Xu Zongwen's face changed like a child's face in June, and suddenly he turned from worry to joy: "Please wait a moment, Xu Shangshu."
"Go and get the covenant."
"promise!"
Xu Zongwen ordered Zhang Si, who immediately left from the back hall.
When Xu Yi heard about the covenant, he was overjoyed, and it was finally done!
Once Qin and Jin form an alliance, will old thief Murong still want to get Bingzhou? Idiots are just dreaming, just eat dirt!
But for some reason, Xu Yi always had a knot in his heart. He couldn't tell what was wrong, but he didn't think much about it. He just kept immersed in the joy of successfully forming an alliance with Jin.
"Xu Shangshu came all the way, thank you for your hard work." Xu Zongwen looked at Xu Yi who was lowering his head and comforted him with a smile.
Xu Yi was flattered, and he respectfully replied: "Thank you, General, for your concern. Xu works hard for the interests of the two countries and does not feel tired. As long as Qin and Jin join hands, who can be the enemy in the world? In the future, if the two countries form an alliance and there is an invasion from outside, Send large armies to each other to support the allies. If there is a war, the two countries can also send troops together..."
Xu Zongwen looked at Xu Yi, who was getting more and more excited as he talked, and laughed and echoed. Xu Zongwen's sudden kindness also made Xu Yi relax his guard.
Xu Xiao, a human being from Jiangzuo, is ruthless and murderous, and as cunning as a fox. It seems that this is not the case. People's words are to be feared, and people's words are to be feared!
The more Xu Yi saw Xu Zongwen, the more he felt satisfied. He did not expect that this trip to Luoyang would go so smoothly.
Not long after, Zhang Si returned to the main hall holding a gold cabinet, took out two copies of the covenant, and handed both copies to Xu Yi for signature.
Xu Yi was very excited. After reading the covenant roughly, he immediately handed it to Xu Zongwen. After both of them signed and used their seals, the covenant officially came into effect.
"Xu Shangshu, from now on, Jin and Qin will be brothers. They should help each other and benefit each other."
"What the general said is true, and Xu also thinks so. He hopes that the two countries can live in peace." Xu Yi then said: "General, right now, the Yan State is aggressively attacking our Bingzhou, and our Qin army is defeated. Please, please If the general abides by the covenant and lends a helping hand, my Lord will definitely give you a generous gift again to reward the general!"
Xu Zongwen smiled but said: "Of course, that's natural. I have ordered the army stationed in Hanoi to be ready to go north to Bingzhou at any time to assist Qin in fighting the Xianbei barbarians of Yan."
"In this case, Xu would like to thank the general!"
After leaving the General's Mansion, Xu Yi breathed in the fresh air in Luoyang and felt more refreshed.
"No! I've fallen into a trap!" Less than twenty miles away from Luoyang, Xu Yi felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.
Why did Xu Xiao have such a completely different attitude?
Why was the covenant prepared so quickly?
Xu Xiao took the initiative to propose the alliance without even saying a word about the alliance, and signed the alliance so smoothly. This, this is too hasty!
The Jin army has already assembled in Hanoi and is on standby...
This is all too coincidental!
Could it be that Xu Xiao already knew the true purpose of my trip?
Those 50,000 shi of grain were blackmailed by Xu Xiao!
"puff--"
"Xu Shangshu, Xu Shangshu?"
Xu Yi vomited blood and fell off his horse on the way back.
