Guozuo saw Xun Ke, and there were also Ji Wenzi, Sun Liang's father and Gongzishou who were present at that time. Guozuo handed over a handwritten letter from Qi Qinggong to Xun Ke. The wound on his arm has not yet healed, and his waist is very sore; He was still angry and decided to persecute Qi Guo again.

Xun Ke said: "Of course it is okay to make peace, but it must be held hostage by Xiao Tong's uncle, and Qi Guo wants to change the ridges from north to south to east and west (Xun Ke traveled all the way in a chariot, and the kidney stones were shattered, so his waist was sore), so as to facilitate the passage of the Jin chariot. ”

Xun Ke wanted to see Qi Guo's depressed appearance in order to soothe his depressed mood. But as he expected, there was no strange expression on Kunisa's face.

Guozuo said: "Uncle Xiao Tong is the mother of the widow, and he is equivalent to the mother of the Marquis of Jin in the Jin Kingdom. The Marquis of Jin issued a crusade order to the princes because of the rudeness of the Qi State, but the master now said: 'You must take the mother of the Marquis of Qi as a hostage.' 'What did the master take the order of the Marquis of Jin as? Is it preaching the unfilial piety of the Marquis of Jin? The poem says: 'Filial sons are not scarce, Yongxier.' If you command the princes with unfilial piety, is it to tell the world not to keep filial piety?

"The first kings governed the territory and land, and always pursued the principle of convenience and material resources. Therefore, the poem says: 'I am in charge of my territory, and the south and east are its acres.' Now the Master ordered the princes to change the direction of the ridges, saying, 'Ah, change them to the east and west, so that the soldiers' kidney stones, gallstones, bladder stones, and so on will not be broken.' 'Only consider the convenience of chariot traffic, but do not consider the suitability of the land of Qi; What did the Master take the orders of the previous kings for?

"How will you become the leader of the alliance if you violate the orders of the previous king and commit great injustice? Four generations of kings, who established virtue and shared desires with princes; The five overlords encourage the diligent and assist the royal family. The master wanted to befriend the princes, but he did so without boundaries. "Poetry" says: "The government is excellent, and Bailu is good." The Master is really not good at all.

"The widow asks for peace, but the master does not allow it; Jade and treasures dare not be privately hidden, land is not kept, and the master is not allowed. The Qi country had no choice but to clean up the embers and fight against the city. If it wins, it is the honor of the Qi country; If it can't be defeated, the Qi State is the Jin State, dare to listen to orders? ”

After Guozuo finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and turned around and withdrew from the military tent. Xun Ke was speechless, watching Guozuo walk out. Ji Wenzi and Sun Liang's father were terrified, they felt that Xun Ke's handling of diplomatic relations was like a child's temper, and he was reckless about the consequences. It is impossible for the Qi State to perish in a war, and when the Jin army pats its ass and leaves, Lu and Wei Ke will be unlucky.

The two stepped forward and persuaded: "The people who died in the battle of the Qi State are all the children of the public family, and the Qi people already hate us very much!" If you don't agree, the Qi people will hate us to death! You get the treasure, we get the land back, the Qi country has succumbed, the disaster has been eliminated, and the merit is huge! What else are you not satisfied with? Qi and Jin are both the darlings of heaven, how can all the results be as the Jin Kingdom wishes? ”

Xun Ke said: "If it weren't for the two of you'd like to ask, I would definitely go to Linzi and burn down the Qihou Palace." After saying that, he chased Guo Zuo back and agreed to the conditions of the Qi people.

In the autumn and July, Jin and Qi signed an alliance, and Qi returned Fenyang, which had been invaded many years ago, to Lu and the land that had been invaded and defended. Lu Chenggong came to the army to issue an order, Ji Wenzi as a courtesy officer, and Lu Chenggong gave Xun Ke, Shi Xie, and Luan Shu a road car and three life clothes; Give Sima, Sikong, Yu Shuai, Hou Zheng, Yalu and other doctors a life service.

Just when the Jin army was about to return to the division, Wei Mugong died, and the three marshals of the Jin army rushed to Diqiu on the way back to mourn. Prince Wei Zang ascended the throne for Wei Dinggong.

Jin Jinggong personally went to the suburbs to greet the Jin army. After the welcoming ceremony, Jin Jinggong disbanded the army, and then entered the capital with the emperor. Ecstatic citizens poured into the streets, cheering and running with the procession, stuffing all kinds of gifts into the hands of the soldiers.

Desperate to see his son as soon as possible, he paced up and down the courtyard alone with his cane. As night fell, the lanterns were turned up in front of the courtroom, the welcoming crowd gradually dispersed, and the streets were quiet again. Shi Xie finally pushed open the door of the house and knelt down in front of his father.

The priest stroked his back and said, "Xie, don't you know that I have been looking forward to your early return?" ”

Shi Xie said: "The army has established meritorious deeds, and the people of the country have come out to welcome the victors into the city; If I was in the forefront, I would be stealing other people's exploits for myself, so I didn't dare to enter the city. ”

Shi Hui said, "Xie, if you think like this, there will be no danger of extinction within three generations of the Fan family." ”

It turned out that when Shi Xie first entered the office, he didn't know what it meant to be "people's hearts are not ancient" and what was meant to be "sinister in the court". One day, when Shi Xie retired from the court and returned home, Shi Hui noticed that his face was full of smugness, so he asked him what he was happy about.

Shi Xie said: "Today I received a guest from the Qin State, and the guest played dumb riddles with the doctors. I saw that the doctors couldn't guess, so I answered each other's three questions. ”

The priest suddenly became angry, he picked up his cane, split his head and covered his face, and slapped his son; Shi Xie sat upright, not daring to move.

The priest threw away his cane, panted and pointed to his nose and said, "It's not that the doctors can't answer, but they just humble each other and don't want to be in the limelight." You're a kid, you're a lot old, but you don't even understand this kind of thing, and you actually covered up the doctors three times, making the doctors lose face, it's really impatient! If I hadn't been alive, the Fan family would have perished! With that, he pulled out the hairpin and broke it in two and threw it in his son's face.

Since then, Shi Xie has completely changed into a person, becoming a man of few words and a dignified person.

After the celebration banquet, Jin Jinggong summoned Xun Ke alone and praised him: "It's all the credit of the master." He said, "Thanks to the lessons of the prince and the bravery of the soldiers, what credit do I have?" ”

Jin Jinggong summoned Shi Xie again and said, "The master's credit is the greatest!" Shi Xie said: "With the order of the prince and the command of Xun Ke, what credit do I have?" ”

Jin Jinggong summoned Luan Shu again and said the same thing to him. Luan Shu said: "Shi Xie gave instructions, and the sergeants fought with all their might, what credit do I have?" ”

At the end of the year, Gong Shuo of Jin Jing ordered Gong Shuo to go to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to pay tribute to the prisoners. This was strongly resisted by the royal family, and King Zhou Ding refused to receive Gong Shuo on this ground, and demanded that he bring back the prisoners of war.

King Zhou Ding sent someone to him: "If there are barbarians who disrespect the king's orders and violate the principles of heaven and humanity, the Son of Heaven will order the princes to carry out a crusade." After the victory of the princes, they would pay tribute to the royal family, and the Son of Heaven would personally receive the envoys and reward them as a punishment for disrespect and encouragement of meritorious service. In the country of brothers and nephews, the Son of Heaven ordered a conquest, and after the success, he only needed to give his life, and there was no need to sacrifice prisoners. The Son of Heaven used this as a warning to intimacy and to prohibit sexual immorality.

"Now that my uncle has defeated the Qi State and achieved a great victory, he did not send the secretary of the Son of Heaven to appease the royal family, but came to appease me alone; Gong Bo was never ordered by the royal family, and violated the law of the previous kings. Although Bugu wanted to receive Uncle Gong, how could he dare to abolish the old canon and disgrace his uncle?

"The country of Qi is the country of the uncles and nephews of the royal family, and the people of Qi are the descendants of Taishi Jiang Shang; The State of Qi has always been married to the royal family for nearly 500 years, and Bugu also has the blood of the people of Qi in his body. Uncle Qi Guoda fights, is it because Qi people have angered their uncle because of indulgence, or because they have become incorrigible because of their depravity? So, bring the Qi people back! Otherwise, no matter how Bugu treats Qi people, it will be wrong. ”

Gong Shuo couldn't answer, his heart sank, and he was discouraged and ready to go home. But the messenger changed his words to a smiling face and said, "Although the King of Heaven cannot openly accept prisoners, he may invite you to a banquet in private. ”

When King Zhou Ding invited Gong Shuo to a banquet, he gave him a lot of gifts in private, and he turned around and saw that the historian was remembering, so he said: "Indecent manners, don't record it." ”