Xiao Bai walked out of the palace gate in great annoyance, and the old lame man followed closely behind, unable to shake it off. Xiao Bai turned back to him and said, "The city gate of Qi is not easier to guard than that of Ju; Besides, just you and I can't go to the Qi country! You'd better stay in Juguo, don't risk with us! ”

Ju Qiuping said: "Yi Yin is a cook, Fu said he is a slave, and Qi Taigong is seventy years old and has achieved nothing; At that time, the Yin Lord did not underestimate them, so why do you look down on a cripple? It is the will of heaven that the widow gave the prince under him, why should the prince go against the will of heaven? ”

Xiaobai's depression gradually faded, and he felt that he was too rude just now. It seems that the old man in front of him is by no means an ordinary cripple, and with his current situation, who is he embarrassed to look down on? Xiaobai apologized to him when he thought of this, saying that if he could protect himself and return to Linzi, he would get a huge reward.

Ju Qiuping and Xiaobai agreed to meet in the western suburbs outside the city when the sun was rising on a cloudy day; He also promised to recruit a guard for the exiles, which would include no less than a hundred infantry and eight-ride chariots. Xiaobai and Ju Qiuping immediately went back to pack their bags, they hired a car, left the capital before the city gate closed, and camped in the western suburbs that night.

At dawn the next day, the exiles set up their tents. Xiaobai said that if the cripple can't make it to the appointment on time, he will set off immediately, and he will never wait for a moment. At this time, a cloud of dust rose in the direction of the capital, and the sound of carriages and horses and chaotic footsteps came from far and near, and then people saw the honor of this "guard".

This is a strange-looking team composed of all kinds of idle people in society: the sergeants are unkempt, tall, short, fat and thin, and most of them have gray temples; They drove almost scrapped chariots, clad in moldy leather armor, and held rusty and unnamed weapons, and the horses were almost as old as men.

When the team came to Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai sighed and said to Ju Qiuping: "Where did the master invite these heavenly soldiers and generals?" Those weapons turned out to be the shape of the Yin Shang period, were the strong men the subordinates who stayed here during the Pangeng Eastern Expedition? ”

Ju Qiuping ignored Xiao Bai's ridicule, he ordered all the members to salute Xiao Bai, and then said solemnly: "Foreign Minister Ju Qiuping, the former doctor and 500 commander of the Ju army, was cut off one foot and demoted to a concubine because he offended the widow. The widow remembered my old lords, and could not bear to see me starving, so he sent me to guard the gates of the city to make ends meet. These are my subordinates, and they are living in disgrace because of my involvement. They are not willing to waste the rest of their lives, and are willing to seize the opportunity given by God to make achievements. They are all warriors who are loyal to their mission and will not hesitate to die, please accept us. ”

Xiaobai was deeply moved by Ju Qiuping's words, and he even shed tears; He returned the salute to them, solemnly made a promise, and hugged the soldiers in the front row, and then issued an order to lead the team towards the Qi country.

The straight-line distance from Ju and Lu to Linzi is almost equal, but the road to be taken by Xiaobai is very tortuous: they first need to travel northeast, through the junction of Wulian Mountain and Yishan Mountain to Zhucheng, then west-northward to Weifang, and then turn west to enter Linzi, and walk a trapezoidal three sides; And Gongzi only needs to travel north to Linzi, passing through Tai'an and Laiwu.

The news of Qi and Ju continued to reach Gongzi's ears. Guan Yiwu advised him to travel lightly and return to China quickly; However, Zhaohu, who is known for his old and serious attitude, said: "Although Qufu is close to Linzi, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel. They are swift and cannot be left unguarded.

"Childe should ask Lu Hou Duoduo for troops to prevent accidents. It takes more than five days to travel from Ju to Qi than from Lu, and it also takes time for Juzi to assemble the team; We only need to prepare for three days before we can set off, and we will definitely be in front of Xiaobai. ”

Guan Yiwu said: "Juzi will not help Xiaobai to recover the country, otherwise Xiaobai would not have written to the Gao family several times to ask for relief." His attendants must be few, but they should be fast. I agree with the Master's suggestion to strengthen his defenses, but please allow me to take a team of elite soldiers to intercept and kill Xiaobai on his way back to China. ”

Xiaobai is now returning to China faster than he fled at the beginning, and his consciousness of seizing the throne is stronger than fleeing. Since the team only sought speed and did not care about the cost, they suffered some losses while passing through certain dangerous areas; The erratic Shanjung attacks from time to time, and many followers pay with their lives to protect Xiaobai's safety.

Guan Yiwu led a team of light soldiers to block Xiaobai at a pass a hundred miles away from Linzi. He was also very surprised when he saw such a strangely shaped team that Xiaobai had assembled in a hurry.

Guan Yiwu looked at the dozen or so small soldiers on the left and right, and decided to outwit the victory. He took off his armor and changed into a dress, held a piece of jade wall, and stood respectfully on the side of the road to welcome Xiaobai's arrival. Xiaobai saw that the number of the other party was very small, so he didn't take them seriously. He saw Guan Yiwu saluting him with a jade wall in his hand, so he stopped the car and returned the salute.

Guan Yiwu said: "Yiwu is ordered by the protagonist Zijie to ask the son to stay for ten days before setting off." After Gongzi promised to ascend the throne, Yubi BMW was selected by Gongzi, and all major capitals except Linzi lived with Gongzi. ”

Uncle Bao said angrily: "Please go back and tell Gongzi Jie: The population of the entire Qi country and the Yubi BMW are all owned by Xiaobai, and there is no need to work hard to reward Zijiao!" If you don't give way, we're going to run over your corpse!" "The ragtag army of Ju State has already shown its weapons at this time, glaring angrily at Yiwu, ready to attack at any time.

Guan Yiwu didn't continue to entangle, he bent down, slowly put the jade wall on the ground, and then slowly retreated to the side of the car. Just as Xiaobai relaxed his vigilance and was about to move on, Guan Yiwu suddenly drew his bow and arrows and shot at Xiaobai. The sharp arrow shot straight into Xiao Bai's waist with a sharp whistle, Xiao Bai screamed, and blood sprayed wildly down the chariot. Guan Yiwu hit him and immediately turned around and fled. Due to the narrow road, Xiaobai's car stopped at the front, and Ju Ren had to jump out of the car to chase the murderer on foot. In the eyes of the Ju people, Xiao Bai is a golden and rich god, and now because of the arrow shot by that bastard, they have nothing in an instant!

As a result of this battle, except for Guan Yiwu and two or three soldiers who were able to flee for their lives, everyone else was killed by the already angry Ju people.

Childe was so happy when he heard the bad news that he was going crazy. Lu Zhuanggong also seemed very excited, he felt that since what was already unfolding in front of him was already a broad avenue, he might as well spread the field bigger and support his face more. He began to use the etiquette of receiving the monarch to curry favor with Gongzi, as if he had become the marquis of Qi; He personally led half of the country's army to send Gongzi Jiao, just like when Qi Xianggong escorted Duke Wei Hui back to the country.