When the Jin delegation passed through Zheng on the way back, Zheng Jiangong specially led the Seven Mu doctors to a banquet for Zhao Wu and his party in the suburbs. Zhao Wu said during the banquet: "Doctor Qimu followed the monarch to attend the banquet, which is a great honor for me. Please write a poem from each doctor, so that I can understand your aspirations. ”

Shangqing Zizhan (Gongsun Shezhi) first gave a poem "Grass Worm": "Grass worm, Bao Fu mantis; I didn't see a gentleman, and I was worried. I also see and stop, and my heart descends. ”

Zhao Wu praised: "Good, good! It is worthy of being the secretary of the office and the government of the people; But I don't dare to think of myself as a 'gentleman'. ”

Yaqing Boyou (good night) next gave "Quail's Ben": "The quail's Ben, the magpie's strength." People are unscrupulous, I think I am a brother. The magpie is strong, and the quail is ben. People are unscrupulous, I think you are kings. ”

This poem was originally written by the defenders to satirize Xuan Jiang**, and in it, "People are unscrupulous, I think you are the king." The sentence implied attacking Zheng Jiangong.

Zhao Wu shook his head while listening, and he said: "The words of the bed don't leave the dormitory, let alone in the suburbs?" And the verses slandering the monarch are not something I dare to hear. ”

Zixi (Gongsun Xia) gave the fourth chapter of "Millet Miao": "Su Su Xie Gong, summon Bo Ying." Fierce conscription, summon Bo Cheng. This was originally a poem by the Zhou people praising Zhaogong, and now it is used by Zixi to compliment Zhao Wu.

Zhao Wu said: "With the widow here, I dare not accept the praise of the master. ”

Zichuan (Gongsun Qiao) endowed "Xi Sang": "Xi Sang has A, its leaves are difficult, and when you see a gentleman, how happy is it." Xi Sang has A, its leaves have fertile, and when you see a gentleman, why not be happy. Xi Sang has A, its leaves have secluded, both see the gentleman, Deyin hole glue. The heart is loved, it is not a word, the center is hidden, and it will be forgotten. ”

Zhao Wu nodded with a smile and said, "I thank the master for reciting the last chapter." ”

Uncle Zi (You Ji) gave "Wild Vines": "There are vines and grasses in the wild, and there is no dew. There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. Encounters and encounters are suitable for my wishes. There are vines and grasses in the wild, and there is no dew. There is a beautiful person, as graceful as Qingyang. Encounter and meet, and meet with the son. ”

Zhao Wu said, "I remember the Master's kindness. ”

Zishi Yi (Gongsun Duan) gave "Cricket": "Cricket is in the hall, and the age is not enough." I am not happy today, the sun and the moon are gone. There is no great health, and the job is homeless. There is no waste of happiness, and the good man Qu Qu. ”

Zhao Wu said: "Good, good! The master is really the master of the family, and there is hope for the Huaxia Alliance. ”

Zishi Er (Yin Duan) Fu "Mulberry": "Handed over to Mulberry, there is a warbler and its feathers." The gentleman is happy and receives the favor of heaven. Handing over the mulberry, there is a warbler and its collar. Gentleman Lexu, the screen of all nations. The screen of the Han is the constitution. It's not difficult, it's not bad, it's not that. Taste it, and think softly. He made friends with bandits, and he came to ask for blessings. ”

Zhao Wu said: "If a person is not arrogant or arrogant, if he doesn't go to him for good fortune, who else will he go to?" Those who keep this statement can't avoid Fu Lu. ”

After the banquet, Zhao Wu and Shu Xiang returned to the camp together. Zhao Wu said: "Zheng Guo is about to have civil strife, and Bo You is about to suffer a disaster!" Poetry is a matter of words, and he uses poems to desecrate the monarch and arouse the resentment of the monarch, but he hopes to use this poem to please his guests; How long will they live? It's a blessing to be able to escape! ”

Uncle Xiang said: "The master is right, he is too arrogant and extravagant, and it is estimated that he will not live for five years. ”

Zhao Wu continued: "The rest of the ministers will become the masters of the Zheng Guo Mansion for several generations. Zi Zhan's family will eventually perish, but he is a very human minister but humble and cautious; After the sub-exhibition, Yin's is happy but not wasted, happy to reassure the people, and does not consume the people's power excessively; Family prosperity is also deserved. ”

After the Song people sent the envoys of various countries away, they held a grand celebration ceremony, the monarchs and doctors had a big meal in the palace, and the countrymen ate a small meal at home and wine shop. The monarchs and doctors also rewarded the countrymen, and each independent family received a considerable amount of money.

Xiang Xu became the brightest star of the Song State for a while: the monarch praised him, the ministers complimented him, and the countrymen praised him. What's more, some even secretly call him "Father." They said: "The Father gave life, but the Master saved thousands of people from spilling blood on the battlefield, which is equivalent to giving the soldiers a second life; Isn't it fitting that he has compassion for all beings and has great love for all living beings and is called his Father? ”

After the celebration, Xiang Xiang saw that Song Pinggong seemed to have forgotten something, so he cheekily asked him for a "city to avoid death" as a reward for himself.

The so-called "death-free town" is an obscure statement. It turned out that the people of Chu were very willful and arrogant in the alliance, and they had been suppressing the Jin people; If the Jin people are unbearable and meet the other party in a fit of anger, both sides will be defeated; Those present may also be miserable. Once this happens, the flames of war will surely be rekindled in the land of China; As the initiating country, the Song State was bound to suffer fierce retaliation. At that time, Xiang Xu's political enemies will say, "Ah, all this is caused by the left division!" If he hadn't provoked any 'soldiers' incident, the Song State would have been safe. In this way, Xiang Xu is likely to be killed as a scapegoat (like Lu Gongzimai in the Battle of Chengpu) in order to gain the understanding of the great powers. Based on the above reasons, Xiang Xu believes that he should be rewarded for his hard work.

Song Pinggong didn't want to reward him, but he was already a secretary (the Song State took the sage as the secretary, not an official position, so now the status of the left division is above the right division), and the fiefdom is also full of 100 (more is beyond the etiquette system), and there is no reward for it. But now that Xiang Xu has been cheeky to propose it, he has set aside another sixty small yi as a reward.

Xiang Xu took the brief letter and happily ran to the Sicheng Office to go through the handover procedures.

Da Sicheng was happy but angry, he held the order, and said loudly: "The princes and small countries will only feel fear when they are threatened by the military of Jin and Chu, and only when they feel fear will they be harmonious, and only after they are harmonious will the country be stable, and only after they are stable can they serve the big countries; This is the survival of a small country.

"If you have no prestige, you will be proud of others, and you will cause trouble; If there is a disaster, people will perish, and Zuo Shi is the way to self-destruction. Heaven descended five materials (gold, wood, water, fire, and earth), and the people used the five materials, and one could not be wasted. Soldiers (gold) are one of the five materials, who can abolish them? The military system was established during the period of the Five Emperors and has been around for more than 2,000 years. The lord of the people used troops to crusade against misdeeds and show virtue. The saints rise up because of the soldiers, and the wicked are destroyed because of the soldiers. The art of reviving, survival, and dimming is all caused by soldiers, but the master is trying to abolish it, isn't he deceiving the world?

"It is a great sin to deceive princes, monarchs, and countrymen by deceitful means! Even if you don't get punished, you don't deserve to be rewarded! The Master is insatiable! ”

Le Xi said, pulled out a knife and scraped the words on the bamboo slips vigorously, scraping made the sound of animals scratching the metal plate with their claws, and Xiang Xu was horrified to hear it. Lexi obviously couldn't stand it either, and threw the order on the ground after a few scrapes.

Xiang Xiang Xiang Lexi saluted, sweated profusely and left the Sicheng Department, and returned to Song Pinggong, expressing that he did not dare to accept the monarch's reward.

Xiang Xu's son, Xiang Ning, was happily waiting for his father's good news at home, but saw his father return home in despair. When he learned the truth, he couldn't help but burst into a rage, shouting loudly to let Lexi taste the taste of the ruin.

Xiang Xu stopped his son's inappropriate remarks in time, and he said: "You don't know how scared I feel now! If this matter does not come to an end, the Xiang family will be wiped out! If it weren't for the Master's reminder, I wouldn't have realized how serious the consequences were. If you accept those cities, it will really be a disaster for the Xiang clan! The master saved me and the Xiang clan, and the Xiang clan was too late to be grateful, so how could he attack the master? ”

Confucius later said: "'The son of himself, the son of the state. 'You're talking about joy, isn't it?' 'Whoever has mercy on me, I will take it.' 'You're talking about Xiang Xu, right?' Although Xiang Xu is fame and fortune, he has no profit to make him dizzy. ”