Kong Yu looked dazed, not knowing how to reply.

Gongzi Ying continued: "If Kuai Yu is present, he will inherit the throne, and then he will pass the throne to Xu. Sooner or later, he will become a prince who will defend the country, so why bother with whether it is now or later? ”

Kong Yu chatted with the two ministers in a low voice, and then solemnly announced that he would establish Gongsun as the king.

Gongzi Ying's seemingly understated two sentences put the son Gongsun Xuan, who was kneeling behind the doctors and was almost squeezed out of the door of the mourning hall, to the throne! This is really unpredictable, and creation makes people!

Gongsun Yu immediately entered the Taimiao Temple in the west surrounded by the doctors to be crowned, and Gongsun Yu was to defend the Gong.

When the news reached the Jin Kingdom, Zhao Ying made a joke about Kuai and jokingly called him "Prince Taishang". Kuai Yu was very angry in his heart: he was still in exile abroad, relying on being a guest for the secretary of the Jin State to make a living, but the stinky boy who had been raised by him for more than ten years ascended to the throne that should have belonged to him!

There was still a trace of thought in Kuai Yu's heart, and he sent someone to secretly see Wei Zhugong, hoping that this "promising" "good" son could recall him. But the Messenger was gone, and he was never heard from.

After many inquiries, Kuai learned that the unlucky messenger was actually reduced to slavery by the ungrateful "little rabbit cub" and sold to dry sea salt by the Dongyi Sea! As a result, he was laughed at by Zhao Ying again.

Laughing and laughing, Zhao Ying knows Kuai Shen's power in defending the country very well - Kong Yuan, the secretary of the office, is his brother-in-law, and among the brothers, his sister is the most fond of Kuai Shen. Therefore, Zhao Ying decided to use the power of Kong Yu to send Kuai Yu to the throne. Once the plan succeeds, there will be a great split in the anti-Jin alliance.

At the beginning of June, Zhao Ying ordered Yang Hu and several capable people to send Kuai Yu to Qiyi.

Qiyi was previously a fiefdom of the Sun family, and Sun Lin's father later seized Qiyi and betrayed the office. Soon after Wei Linggong ascended the throne, he used force to recover Qiyi and brought it under the direct jurisdiction of the office.

On the 16th, Kuai Yu and his entourage crossed the Yellow River east from the Yishi (now Puyang, Henan) ferry port to the east. It was getting late, and people were hurrying with torches, and they were lost as they walked.

Yang Hu said: "Just walk south along the river bank. ”

In the early morning of the 17th, the group arrived outside the city of Qiyi. People remove their ceremonial crowns, spread their hair, change into mourning clothes, and pretend to be mourning. Kuai Yu played a trick, and a few of his people stayed in the northern suburbs to follow him, and let Yang Hu take a few people around the city wall and enter the city from the south gate.

Yang Hu and the others came to the south gate and told the officials guarding the city that they were ordered by the new monarch to welcome the prince back to China for funeral. Doctor Qi Yi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly opened the city gate. The men entered Qiyi crying, and went out through the north gate, and soon "received" Kuai Shen into the city.

In this way, Kuai Yu occupied Qiyi without spending a single soldier. Kuai Yu lived in the city for a few days, and when Dr. Qi saw that he had no intention of leaving, he knew that he had been deceived. But he didn't dare to touch a single hair of the "Prince Taishang" no matter what; And if Wei Zhugong ordered him to use force against Kuai Chen, he would rather resign than carry out the order.

The news soon spread to Emperor Qiu, and Wei Chugong immediately panicked. He summoned his uncle, Kong Yuan, to him for a solution. After careful consideration, Kong Yu decided not to use drastic means to solve the matter (this is a family matter of Wei Zhugong, and there is absolutely no reason in the world to help his son deal with his father). Kong Yu played a small trick: he knew that Dr. Qi would not dare to hurt Kuai Shen, but he still suggested that Wei Zhugong order him to arrest Kuai Yu. As a result, Dr. Qi received the order and fled without stopping.

A few days later, Zhao Ying led his army into Qiyi and successfully drove a wedge into the territory of the anti-Jin alliance. In this way, Wei Chugong has no choice but to take Qi Yi completely.

In autumn and August, the spring wheat planted by Qi was harvested, and it was time for Qi Jinggong to fulfill his promise to Shiji.

The grain that the people of Qi assisted Chaoge was loaded with a thousand carts, and this batch of grain was a lifesaver for the Chaoge people. Since the convoy was going to pass through the outskirts of Qiyi, Qi Jinggong was afraid that he would be robbed by the Jin people, so he assigned the escort work to Zheng Guoren. Zheng Shenggong then sent Handa and Sihong Erqing to lead the army to carry out the escort mission.

At that time, the Jin army stationed in Qiyi City was only 3,000 people, and the number was only 40% of that of Zheng's army. "To fight or not to fight" is the fundamental question. Zhao Ying's divination for the results of the battle resulted in the tortoise shell falling into the fire, and most of it was scorched. The official Leding said: "'The beginning of the plot, the contract with my turtle. Although the tortoise shell was scorched, the doctors agreed to fight, so there was no need for divination. ”

The Jin Kingdom is a country of adventurers and outlaws, and Zhao Ying is the master of the outlaws. Zhao Ying was overjoyed and said: "God help me!" So he gathered his army and led it out of the city to meet the enemy.

Twenty miles southwest of Qiyi, near the Yellow River, there is a hilly area called Tieqiu. The terrain of the iron mound is undulating, the vegetation is dense, and the road is narrow and difficult to walk, making it an ideal place for ambushes.

On August 7, Zhao Ying and Yang Hu brought their troops to the hilly heights. At that time, the post was not shirtless for Zhao Ying, and Kuai was the right of the car. Yang Hu suggested: "Although the sergeants are brave, they can't be tough because of their small number of troops. I propose that the Chinese army be placed in a high and conspicuous place, and that they will certainly concentrate their elite divisions to guard against the attack when they see that the Chinese army is here. When the second secretary focused on the 'Chinese army', I led the vanguard to attack the enemy's flank. Zheng Guoren has suffered from me, and they will be terrified when they see me, and they will not attack themselves; Lord Zhao continued with the main force. In this way, the Zheng army will be defeated! ”

Zhao Ying approved the battle plan, and Yang Hu began to deploy troops. Kuai Yu was very disdainful of Yang Hu's "big words", he said: "If this old master only lives to the middle of life, the trees on the cemetery must be the thickness of a bowl, right?" Is Zheng Guoren afraid of breaking him to feel 'terrified'? ”

Zhao Ying smiled: "Do you know why I am so special to the Chongyang Tiger?" Because he never says anything that is not scored. ”

Yang Hu deployed each team in the corresponding position. Soon the scouts came and reported that the enemy brigade was less than ten miles from the Iron Hill.

Zhao Ying, who ordered everyone to assemble, drove slowly in front of the array, and delivered a powerful and short pre-war speech: "The Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan have committed many injustices, mutilated living beings, and attempted to usurp state power and murder the princes. Now Zheng Guo does not distinguish between good and evil, aiding and abandoning the princes and supporting the rebellious ministers. Father Zhi and the second and third doctors obey the heavens, obey the king's orders, abide by virtue and righteousness, and will cleanse the shame. Victory or defeat is here! After defeating the enemy, capture the enemy's upper doctor's reward for one county, the lower doctor's reward for one county, and the sergeant's reward for 100,000 land; Meritorious service of people, industry and commerce can enter the office, and people and ministers can restore their freedom! The father is not guilty, and God will sponsor him; Father Zhi is guilty, so let me not die a good death, bury me in a simple coffin, and not enter the Zhaoyu (family cemetery)! ”

Nothing could boost the morale of the army more than the promise of a reward, and the sergeants were in high spirits, cheering loudly and knocking their shields loud and loud.

The vanguard of the Zheng army turned around a hill in the distance and slowly entered the vision of the Jin people. At the front were chariot units; It was followed by a dense mass of infantry marching like fellow soldiers. 1,000 carts loaded with grain walked in the middle of the line and at the back. The Zheng army's line was very long, the army behind had not yet appeared, and the front army had almost reached the eyes of the Jin army.