Just when Zhao Chang began negotiations with the Qin State, on the other side, Qu Yuan had also arrived in Linzi of the Qi State, and under the personal reception and guidance of Tian Wen, the right prime minister of the Qi State, he met the King of Qi in the Qi Palace.

It's just that for Qu Yuan's proposal that the two countries of Qi and Chu make peace and form an alliance again, Qi Wangdi did not agree on the spot.

Qu Yuan knew in his heart the doubts about the land of Qi, in the past twenty years, the state of Chu had repeatedly launched alliances to besiege the state of Qi, and the army of the state of Chu had already surrounded Tancheng, the southern gateway of the land of Qilu.

Then, in the process of attacking Qi, the state of Chu suddenly attacked the ally Yue State, and occupied the entire territory of the Yue State south of Huaishui in two months.

At the same time, the state of Qi took advantage of the shrinkage of Chu's power to the south, regained all the lost territory, and occupied the Huaibei land of the Yue state.

Next, after the two countries of Qi and Chu were separated from each other by Huaishui, Qi organized three alliances to attack Chu.

In the first siege of Chu, the two counties of Hanzhong and Shangyong were captured, and the land of northern Han was almost not defended.

The second time, the state of Chu lost more than a thousand miles of the land of Huaibei, and was almost driven south of Huaishui by the five countries.

For the third time, the Chu State fought hard in recent years, and when the two counties of Hanbei County and Ye County were disabled, and Yin Zhaoju himself was bait, this broke the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, and reluctantly repelled the alliance of the five countries.

It can be said that in the past twenty years, the two countries of Qi and Chu have been at war, and now that he has the audacity to ask Qi Chu to make peace and form an alliance, it is no wonder that the king of Qi hesitates.

However, Qu Yuan also has enough confidence in whether Qi and Chu can make peace or even form an alliance.

One Qi failed in this battle, and its strength was damaged.

Second, there is also a Song State between Qi and Chu, and after the previous three wars of Chu, the Qi State has realized that the existence of the Song State has seriously affected the Qi and Chu war.

Third, there are still 60,000 troops of Qi in the hands of Chu now!

So, after Qu Yuan stayed in the hotel of Qi State, he first brought a heavy gift and visited Ji Zi, the current prime minister of Qi State, in the name of Jiezi's student, and made a request to visit Jixia School Palace before leaving, and after getting Ji Zi's affirmative reply, Qu Yuan returned to the hotel satisfied.

Back at the hotel, Qu Yuan received an invitation from Tian Wen inviting him to participate in the banquet.

This is not the first time Qu Yuan has come to Qi State, more than 20 years ago, when Qu Yuan was just promoted by the King of Chu, he was in charge of diplomacy, at that time he traveled back and forth to Qi State many times, and under his strong efforts, Qi and Chu reached an alliance.

Since then, he has been in contact with the Tian clan of the Qi State and the sons of the Jixia School Palace.

Now that Tian Wen, the head of the Tian clan, sent out an invitation, Qu Yuan naturally would not refuse.

That night, Qu Yuan attended a grand banquet held by Tian Wen, the right prime minister of Qi State, and was warmly welcomed by many Tian clan relatives.

The next day, Qu Yuan visited Zuo Prime Minister Ji Zi here, and then the two took a car to the Jixia School Palace of Qi State, and then Ji Zi was in front, Qu Yuan was slightly behind half a body, and followed Ji Zi into the School Palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, Qu Yuan roughly glanced at the situation in the palace, and he obviously felt a sense of vitality from the students who came and went. This is different from the exaggerated and comparative style of the children of the aristocracy in Chu State University, and it is also different from the slightly solemn and urgent wind of the students of Chu State Taixue, this is a vitality full of vitality and enthusiasm.

Seeing this, Qu Yuan's face suddenly straightened.

Previously, when he was in the Chu State, he heard that the King of Qi had rejected the sages, and even the world-famous Zou Yan and Su Dai had been expelled. He originally thought that with King Qi's demanding perfection of sages, the sons of the Jixia School Palace of Qi would be estranged from the King of Qi, so that the world-famous Jixia School Palace would also be full of depression and solemnity.

But now it seems that the harshness of Qi Wangdi has not been transmitted to the palace, otherwise most of the students in the palace will not be full of confidence and vitality on their faces.

At this time, Ji Zi, who was walking in front, saw that after Qu Yuan entered the school palace, his face instantly became solemn, and he couldn't help but ask complacently: "Qu Zi has not visited my school palace for more than 20 years, I don't know how he thinks the school palace at this time is compared to the beginning?" ”

Qu Yuan replied with a smile when he heard this: "The current school palace is better than in the past, more than 20 years ago, Ping also visited the school palace many times, but the number of students in the school palace at that time was not as large as the number of students now. ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan asked: "Sir, the last time I came to the school palace, there were more than 70 people in the school palace who received the doctor's favor, and hundreds of sons, which can be described as a gathering of heroes. In terms of the large scale, the breadth of learning, and the number of students, the school palace far exceeds the Xihe School that was very prosperous in the Wei State in the past, and can be called the center of the world's learning.

Now the middle school students in the school palace are better than back then, and they want to come to the school palace to be more respected by the king of Qi. Did it reach 100 people? ”

As soon as Ji Zi heard Qu Yuan's inquiry, the smugness in his eyes instantly froze, but at this time, he was looking ahead, and Qu Yuan, who was slightly half a body behind him, did not notice the change in his eyes.

For the people who received the doctor's favor asked by Qu Yuan, they were the best among the sons of the palace, they not only taught their disciples in the palace and explained their knowledge, but they could also directly ask the king of Qi for advice, and they were important advisers to the king of Qi.

In the past, when King Qi Xuan was still there, during the heyday of the school palace, the number of sons who enjoyed the doctor's fortune at the same time reached seventy-six, and he Ji Zhen was also one of them.

It's just that after the current King of Qi ascended the throne, although he also believed in the Xue Palace, with the death of some of the original sons, the departure of some people, and the fact that the King of Qi was more harsh on the granting of the princes the doctor, there were less than 60 sons who were now honored.

In this regard, although the number of students in the school palace has increased, the decrease in the number of sons of the Xue Lu is tantamount to the fact that the school palace has weakened.

Of course, this can't be said to Qu Yuan, who has the purpose of exploring the truth and reality, Ji Zi just stroked his beard with one hand, and said smugly: "Alas, there are so few sages in the world, although my school palace claims to bring together most of the world's great sages, but there are still less than 100 people in the school palace. ”

Then, Ji Zi didn't wait for Qu Yuan to speak, and took the initiative to ask: "Qu Zi, I saw in the letter from Xia Zaijiezi that the King of Chu had followed the example of Jixia School Palace twenty years ago and set up Taixue outside Yingdu, and twenty years have passed, I don't know how Taixue in Chu State is compared to my Jixia School Palace?" ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he shook his head frankly and said: "The so-called ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, although Taixue has been established for twenty years, and even the widow has invited the sons of various universities in Chu to give lectures in Taixue many times, but the Taixue of our country is still much inferior to the grand occasion of the Xue Palace. ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan sighed again: "It's not just that I'm too much to learn and can't go to the palace, but the weakened Xihe School, the famous Qingxi School, the Confucianism of the Lu Kingdom, etc., are all not as far as the School Palace." ”

Ji Zi listened to Qu Yuan's sigh and couldn't help but smile and nodded.

Although the school palace has a tendency to weaken, it still has obvious advantages compared to other schools in the world.

Thinking about it, Ji Zi happily stretched out his right hand and guided: "Qu Zi come, take Qu Zi to see the most exciting place in my school palace." ”

While talking, the two of them walked not far before they came to a relatively empty place.

As soon as Qu Yuan arrived here, he immediately lifted his spirits, and the place where Ji Zi brought him was exactly the place he wanted to come to the most: the place of debate in the Jixia School Palace was the place where various university factions clashed, and it was also the place where various ideas collided most fiercely in Qi and even the whole world.

It was also in this place that many sons were inspired, and then they took the old and the new, and went out of their own way.

For here, Qu Yuan has longed for a long time.

It's just that after Qu Yuan arrived here, before his feet could stand firmly, all kinds of sounds floated to his ears.

"Why did the Three Kingdoms fail miserably in the Battle of Huaishui?"

"Why did the Five Kingdoms defeat Chu?"

"Why did the state of Chu win in the third battle of Chu?"

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Hearing everyone's discussions, Qu Yuan was stunned.