Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 361, The Calm Before the Storm
Just as Wei Zhuang finished speaking, Ziyou's voice sounded outside the tent.

"Don't look for me, I'm here."

Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang followed the sound, Luan Shen opened the curtain of the tent, and Ziyou walked into the tent.After seeing Ziyou, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang stood up. Gai Nie saluted Zi You, but Wei Zhuang didn't make any move.

"What did you say about finding an alliance with me just now? Tell me more specifically." Ziyou sat down and said.

Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie sat down again. Wei Zhuang repeated the situation on the grassland. After Zi You listened, he knew what Gong Yang Ling was thinking.The Xiongnu royal court is now gradually rising. Although its strength is not as strong as before, relying on Wei Zhuang's experience in using troops, it can cope with the combination of the left and right kings. In addition, the Gongyang Order has planted secrets on both sides. The son is enough to provoke the relationship between the two, thereby defeating the coalition of left and right wise kings.

But according to this case, the Xiongnu royal court will once again establish its prestige, and Maodun, who defeated the coalition of virtuous kings on the left and right, will once again become the Great Chanyu respected by various tribes of the Xiongnu.Coupled with the fact that Mao Dun is a hero with small ambitions but no small ambitions, the Huns will soon be unified again.In this way, with the tripartite confrontation established by Ziyou and Gongyang Ling, the plan of the kings to fight in a melee to weaken the Xiongnu would fail.

Therefore, Gongyang Ling chose another method to show weakness to the enemy, and in order to hold off Maodun, he chose to form an alliance with Qin to force the wise kings on the left and right to be unable to join forces.

"Modun is not a mediocre person. His understanding of the Xiongnu royal court should be as good as yours. And how could he agree to form an alliance with Qin? Does Modun still have prestige on the grassland like this?" Ziyou asked doubtfully. It's not that he is worried about Wei Zhuang deceiving him. Although there are conflicts between him and Wei Zhuang, the two have always been in the same position when it comes to race.

"The power of the Xiongnu Royal Court is in the hands of Mr. Gongyang. Although Modu also knows about the Xiongnu Royal Court, under the cover of Mr. Gongyang, he does not know to what extent the Xiongnu Royal Court has been restored. Therefore, in order to preserve However, Mao Dun was also worried that if he signed an alliance with Qin, the attack on the grassland would be exposed and cause resistance from the entire Xiongnu, so the alliance could only be signed in secret. Because I escaped from the Central Plains to the Huns, Mao Dun sent me to secretly return to the Central Plains to seek cooperation with Qin," Wei Zhuang said.

"What are the conditions for Maodun?" Ziyou asked. Qin must intervene in this matter. This is non-negotiable, but Qin cannot do it in vain.

"Modun hopes that you can attack King Youxian's tribe, so that King Youxian cannot join forces with King Zuoxian to declare war on the Huns. And Modun gave 10 taels of gold, [-] horses, and [-] cattle and sheep. As well as several jewels and five carts, the most important thing is that he can send back the Yongzhou Ding that the Xiongnu got from the Central Plains." Wei Zhuang said.

"The Yongzhou Ding is in the Xiongnu?" Ziyou asked in surprise.

"Yes, what I saw with my own eyes was indeed the Yongzhou Ding. According to Mao Dun, this Yongzhou Ding was found in Dai by Zeng Touman when he invaded Zhao State. The Yongzhou Ding was hidden in the Dai Palace in Dai City. , Touman felt that this was a precious treasure of Zhao State, so he ordered it to be taken away," Wei Zhuang said.

"No matter how the Yongzhou Ding fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, troops must be sent out, but this condition is still not enough. Gold, silver and jewelry are easy to say, and horses must be [-], and cattle and sheep must be [-] each. Only in this way can Qin send troops. ." Ziyou said.

Wei Zhuang glanced at Ziyou meaningfully. He knew that Ziyou had arranged many intermediaries in the Xiongnu besides them. Otherwise, Ziyou would not have been able to know so clearly the biggest trick that the Xiongnu royal court could take now.Ziyou's asking price was just on the edge of what Maodun could barely accept. If it were any more, Maodun's Hun royal court would be strained.

"Okay, I will talk to Mr. Gongyang when I get back." Wei Zhuang said.

Ziyou nodded. Now he didn't want to eat Maodun to death. He had to keep Maodun to contain the wise kings, otherwise Ziyou's appetite would not be so small.

"Luanshen, please send someone back to tell the king about the Huns, and let the king make a decision on whether to help Maodun." Ziyou said to Luanshen.

"promise!"

Chaos God turned around and left the camp to summon a Snare Killer. After giving him the task, the Snare Killer left.

"Aren't you hunting down the descendants of the God Clan? Why did you come to Jiugong Shendu Mountain to join in the fun?" Ziyou looked at Gai Nie.

"Jiugong Shendu Mountain has attracted the attention of the whole world. We are repairing Zhengzheng. I have nothing to do, so I came here to take a look." Gai Nie said.

Another one comes to try his luck in the autumn wind, Ziyou said in his heart.The people who come to Jiugong Shendu Mountain basically try their luck and want to grab something from the behemoth of the Yin and Yang family. As the saying goes, everything comes to life when a whale falls. When this huge whale of the Yin and Yang family dies, How many secluded or endangered sects can be reborn from the ashes.

Ziyou then asked about some conditions on the Weizhuang grassland. Although the Qin State had many intermediaries among the Xiongnu, they were ordinary people after all and had no access to the Xiongnu’s high-level secrets. Weizhuang, as a new member of the Xiongnu royal court, had He also holds the military power of the Xiongnu royal court, and is naturally the target of the Xiongnu nobles' fawning, so Wei Zhuang is very familiar with the situation of the Xiongnu senior officials.

After understanding the situation, Ziyou left. When leaving, Ziyou left a message for Wei Zhuang.
"There are ghost valleys everywhere, so don't be too narrow-minded. The Six Kingdoms are always too small. Look outside. There are Huns in the north, but what about the west? What about the south?"

After saying that, Ziyou left directly, leaving behind Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang who were lost in thought.Gai Nie looked at Wei Zhuang, who was following the King of Qin. It was not difficult to understand Ziyou's words, because Ziyou's west and east referred to the countries in the Western Regions and the uncivilized wild people in the south.

"Junior brother." Gai Nie looked at Wei Zhuang and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Wei Zhuang.

"Brother, don't underestimate me. The Xiongnu's exploration of the west is no worse than that of the Central Plains. According to the Xiongnu, there are many countries in the Western Region, large and small, and the famous ones include 36 countries." Wei Zhuang said.

In this regard, Gai Nie said nothing more.Zi You's words have only one meaning. The Qin Kingdom of the Six Kingdoms is destined to be defeated. If you, Guigu Zongheng, want to continue to stir up the world, then look outside. No one likes the land where many countries are standing more than Guigu Zongheng. In other words, everyone likes this kind of place.There are many countries, the population is not large, and they are not from the Central Plains. This is a scene that hundreds of schools of thought dream of, because they can unscrupulously develop their own theories, and there will be no burden even if they get away with it.

For a moment, Gai Nie thought of a terrible thing, and looked at Ziyou's leaving figure with shocked eyes and said

"Did he already know about the situation in the Western Regions?"

Wei Zhuang didn't say anything. He looked at the direction Zi You left with fear in his eyes. He had already had a certain understanding of Zi You's planning ability before, but now it seemed that he felt that what he saw was just the tip of the iceberg.Ziyou took the Six Sword Slaves back to the camp prepared by Luo Wang.Along the way, Ziyou and Liujian Slave walked among the crowd without any concealment. People around him backed away when they saw Ziyou, not daring to provoke Ziyou at all.

Soon the news that Ziyou had arrived at the foot of Jiugong Shendu Mountain spread throughout the gathering place, and hundreds of families restrained their disciples for fear of offending Ziyou.As for Ziyou, they believed that their disciples would naturally not dare to provoke him, but wherever Ziyou appeared, he would definitely bring his confidante with him, for fear that their disciples would get jealous and forget their identities.

The tents near Ziyou were all evacuated, leaving an obvious vacancy.Seeing these people vacating the space, Ziyou was happy to be at ease, so at least he didn't have to worry about anyone prying.

"Sir, why did these people gather together and not attack Jiugong Shendu Mountain?" Snow Girl asked with a stern look on her face.

Now these people have gathered at the foot of Jiugong Shendu Mountain for more than half a month. It is different from the scene that Snow Girl imagined when hundreds of families came to Jiugong Shendu Mountain. After hundreds of families gathered, not only did they not attack Jiugong Shendu Mountain, they even risked their lives before. The Jianghu swordsmen who were charging up the mountain also stopped rushing up the mountain and fell silent.

"Because they don't want to be a mantis, but an oriole." Ziyou said.Everyone is waiting and watching, because they dare not take the lead, for fear that they will become a stepping stone for others.

"Jiugong Shendu Mountain is not that easy to climb. The mountain-protecting formation has been activated. Unless the three families of Nong, Tao and Mo work together to crack the mountain-protecting formation and mechanisms, their casualties will be particularly serious." Concubine Yan said. .As Concubine Yan, the master of the Yin Yang Family, she knew very well how dangerous Jiugong Shendu Mountain was.

"It seems we have to find a way to add fuel to their fire." Ziyou said, rubbing his chin.

"Sir, the hundreds of families, led by the farmer, held a meeting. Basically, all the hundreds of families gathered here are present." Zhen Gang opened the curtain of the camp and said.

"Oh? No one wants to invite me? Do you think I'm not a respectable person?" Ziyou said, "Let's go and join in the fun, but don't make any noise."

"No!" Zhen Gang said.

At this time, on a small hill at the gathering place at the foot of Jiugong Shendu Mountain, headed by farmers, Taoists, Mohists, celebrities, Confucians, and other sects in a hundred schools gathered together. Situ Wanli, as the initiator, said to everyone
"Everyone, friends here must have heard of me, Situ Wanli. I am very grateful to you all for giving me a chance to attend this meeting."

"I haven't had time to congratulate Hall Master Situ for becoming the new Xia Kui of the farmhouse. I wonder why we are here?" Gong Sun Han, the leader of the famous group, said to Situ Wanli with his hands raised.

"Brother Gongsun, you're welcome. I am just trusted by my peers in the farm family, and I am temporarily serving as the leader of the peasant family. After I find Tian Guang, the leader of the heroes, I will still be the leader of my Siyue Hall." Situ Wanli said.

After hearing that Situ Wanli generously admitted that he was the leader of the peasant family, everyone looked sideways. They had heard about the disappearance of the farmer Tian Guang and the internal strife in the peasant family, but everyone thought that the new leader of the peasant family was the hero. It would appear between Tian Meng and the Zhu family. In the end, I didn't expect that Situ Wanli would become the leader of the peasant family.

"I am just a little more trusted by the peasant disciples. Let's not talk about it for now. The reason for inviting everyone here this time is to go to Jiugong Shendu Mountain. From the news that appeared in the Jianghu, to now hundreds of families have gathered in Jiugong Shendu Mountain Under the mountain, I think everyone has the same purpose, to go to Jiugong Shendu Mountain to get back the inheritance belonging to each of our families and sects. But everyone has seen the dangers of Jiugong Shendu Mountain these days. If we If you want to rely on the strength of each sect, you can't go up at all, so I hope that everyone can join forces to go up the mountain. When we get to the Yin and Yang family, we can ask Donghuang Taiyi about the things inherited by each of our families and sects." Situ Wanli said.

When everyone heard what Situ Wanli said, they all sighed that Situ Wanli deserved to make his fortune by running Qianlong Hall. These beautiful words were really beautiful.

"I wonder what kind of cooperation method Xia Kui wants?" Six-fingered Black Man asked.

"It's very simple. We each give full play to our strengths. The Mohists are proficient in the art of mechanisms and are responsible for breaking the mechanisms on the mountain; the Taoists are proficient in formations, and the Nongjia Dize 24 formation can also be the center. The Taoist masters are responsible for guiding the way, and our Nongjia is responsible for Break the formation." Situ Wanli was still talking about his thoughts.

The crowd below also started talking.Ziyou listened to Situ Wanli's words in the crowd and shook his head and said
"Situ Wanli's thinking is too simple."

"You mean, it's impossible for hundreds of families to unite and go up the mountain, right?" Yan Lingji asked in a low voice.

"No, do you really think that the big sects above are going to take these irrelevant people up the mountain?" Ziyou said in a low voice.

"You mean, they want these people to explore the road?" Yan Lingji said.

"That's right, no one dares to go up the mountain rashly now because no one can guarantee whether someone will stab him in the back. What Situ Wanli wants to do is to arouse everyone's calmed down mood and create a sense of tension for them, so as to make them feel nervous. Each family has its own faction going up the mountain, and as long as they go up the mountain, it will only be a matter of time before they break through the mountain-protecting formation," Ziyou said.

Just as Zi You finished speaking, Xiao Meng stood up and left his position with a wave of his Qiuli sword. The disciples of Tianzong followed suit when they saw their masters leaving. Mu Qingzi saw Xiao Meng's behavior of leaving directly. Not surprised at all, he stepped forward and said,

"Junior Sister Xiaomeng's character is like this. Please forgive me. We, the Human Sect and the Tian Sect, will not be involved in the matter of going up the mountain. We came to Jiugong Shendu Mountain to discuss the previous matters with the Yin and Yang family, and we happened to gather with you all. I’m here, please forgive me!”

After saying that, Mu Qingzi also left with the disciples of the Renzong. Seeing the Taoist family leaving first, everyone had complicated expressions. Some people wanted to leave, but in the end they did not leave. The Taoist family left because the Taoist family wanted to go to the Nine Palaces on their own. Shendu Mountain is not difficult, but they are different.

"Since the Taoists have taken the first step, it is not convenient for us to stay for a long time. Lu himself did not come here to go up the mountain to find some inheritance, so I'm sorry to bother you." Yan Lu also got up and left with Ru Xia.

(End of this chapter)