Outside Linzi City, I bid farewell to the monarchs and ministers of Qi State who came to see them off, and the envoy headed by Zou Ji, the senior official of Qi State, embarked on a journey to the Three Kingdoms of Song, Lu, and Yue.

Because they were ordered at a critical moment, with the safety of the Qi State on their shoulders, the mission moved very fast, and no one dared to slack off in the slightest.

After walking southward along the road from Linzi to Jucheng for several days, after crossing the Great Wall, the mission finally entered the territory of Yue.

On this day, when the Qi delegation entered Tancheng and was arranged in the building by the Yue officials in the city, there was a knock on the door outside Zou Ji's room.

"Knock knock knock..."

Listening to the knocking outside the door, Zou Ji put down the letter in his hand and quickly walked towards the door.

After opening the door and looking at the figure standing in front of him, Zou Ji suddenly had some doubts in his heart.

"Zou Ji, I have met the young master."

The person who came was none other than Tian Ying, the deputy envoy of the Qi delegation and the youngest son of Qi Hou Tian Yinqi.

"The doctor is so polite, but I came here in the middle of the night and disturbed the doctor's rest."

A hint of apology flashed across his face, Tian Ying looked into the room, and his face showed a hint of solicitation, "There are some things in my heart that I have always been confused about. I wonder if the doctor would be willing to answer my questions?"

Looking at Tian Ying in front of him, Zou Ji thought for a moment, and then made a gesture of invitation, "Master, please!"

Following Zou Ji's footsteps into the room, Tian Ying sat down opposite him, with an expression on his face full of impatience.

"Sir, sir, I wonder if we can be completely sure about our mission to the Song, Lu, and Yue countries?"

"No."

Zou Ji's answer was very straightforward. He blurted out these two words almost at the same time as Tian Ying asked.

Ignoring the shock on Tian Ying's face across from him, Zou Ji's eyes were attracted by a light in front of him.

Coincidentally, at this moment, a moth that had just flown into the room was attracted by the bright light emitted by the lamp and kept flying around the lamp.

"Master, please see, Zou Ji is like this flying moth. As long as he can pursue the light emitted by the lamp, he even knows that it contains danger."

Hearing Zou Ji's words, Tian Ying's eyes suddenly showed a touch of emotion.

After taking a serious look at the moth that was still flying, Tian Ying immediately bowed to Zou Ji and said, "The doctor is so loyal to Qi Guo. Tian Ying really admires him very much."

"As a minister of Qi, Zou Ji should serve the state of Qi and serve the king." The complicated expression on his face quickly dissipated, and a smile appeared on Zou Ji's face, "The young master came to visit at night, not just to express his respect for Zou Ji.

Did you come here?"

"To be fair to the doctor, Tian Ying is really confused about the doctor's plan. He has been thinking hard for several days and still can't figure it out."

When talking about the doubts in his heart, the expression on Tian Ying's face immediately became solemn, "Song, Lu, and Yue are three countries. Mingming, Lu, and Song are closer to our Qi State. Why did the superiors sacrifice the near for the distant and let the Yue go?

Where’s the first one?”

When he heard Tian Ying's question, Zou Ji replied bluntly: "It's because Yue is the easiest to persuade among the three countries."

"Among the Three Kingdoms, Song and Lu are indeed closer to Qi, but it is precisely for this reason that Song and Lu have deep hatred for Qi."

"Looking at the Yue State, since it moved its capital from Langya back to Kuaiji and turned its focus back to the south of the river, there has been no big enmity between the Yue State and our Qi State."

"This is one of them."

"Secondly, Song and Lu are located in the important area of ​​Huaisi, and have always been valued by the great powers of China and Xia. Our Qi State has taken countless measures to completely subdue the two countries. How can the current overlord Wei State relax its control?

Control by two countries?”

"On the other hand, the Yue Kingdom, located in the southeast of the Zhongxia Dynasty, was originally a barbaric land. If Wu and Yue had not fought for hegemony in the past, and Gou Jian took the power of Wu and went north, how could he have such a prestige among the princes of the Zhongxia Dynasty."

"Thirdly, Yue is the strongest among the three countries. As long as Yue can be persuaded to remain neutral in this war, Song and Lu will definitely have concerns when they see Yue not participating."

As Zou Ji spoke eloquently, the confusion on Tian Ying's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of sudden realization.

"When it comes to forming an alliance, the most important thing is to work together. If we are not united, things will not work out. If Song and Lu are worried, our Qi country's chances of winning will be a lot better." Excitement appeared on Tian Ying's face.

, Zou Ji heard, "Sir, I wonder if what Tian Ying said is correct?"

"That's right." Zou Ji looked like a coward and then asked: "It seems that the doubts in the young master's heart have been reduced, right?"

"Tian Ying, thank you sir."

That night Zou Ji and Tian Ying talked a lot. After that night, Zou Ji and Tian Ying became much closer. After that night, Zou Ji and Tian Ying always talked to each other whenever they had free time.

The strategy for this mission, how to deal with Wei's offensive, and how Qi should strengthen itself...

Time flew by during the conversation between Zou Ji and Tian Ying. The Qi delegation finally arrived at the destination of their trip, the capital of Yue State, Kuaiji.

"The king has an order to announce that the envoy from Qi Kingdom will come to the palace..."

…

"The general has arrived!"

The eastern army camp of Wei State, thousands of miles away from Kuaiji, welcomed an uninvited guest today.

When the figure of the galloping horse appeared in the field of vision, Long Jia, the general of the eastern Wei army who had been waiting for a long time, Gongsun Cuo suddenly showed a somewhat excited look on his face.

"The last general is waiting. Let's meet the general."

"No need to be polite."

Standing down from the horse, he gestured slightly to the generals who were saluting in front of him, and the Wei general Pang Juan, holding the hilt of his sword, walked quickly towards the camp.

Facing such a vigorous and resolute Pang Juan, many generals headed by Long Jia and Gongsun Cuo looked at each other, and they could already feel that the pace of war was approaching step by step.

Secretly suppressing their thoughts, many generals subconsciously speeded up a bit and followed Pang Juan's footsteps.

Standing in the Chinese army's tent one by one, Pang Juan's sharp eyes swept over the generals in front of him, with a majestic and cold look on his face.

"According to the order of the King, I am temporarily serving as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army. I wonder if the generals here have any objections?"

The moment Pang Juan's voice fell, the bodyguard who was following him took a step forward and displayed a tray containing half a tiger talisman in front of the generals.

A moment later, when the half tiger talisman was put together with the original half tiger talisman of the Eastern Legion, all the generals present bowed in worship.

"I will wait and listen to the general's orders."

Relying on his victories in battles, Pang Juan, as a general, already had a lofty status in the army;

Now coupled with the blessing of the Tiger Talisman, Pang Juan immediately fully grasped the military morale of this eastern army stationed in the eastern part of Wei State and specially designed to deal with Qi State.

Pang Juan's eyes swept over every general present, and after a hint of hidden satisfaction flashed in his eyes, Pang Juan's eyes finally fell on the two people at the front of the generals.

"Long Jia, where is Gongsun Cuo?"

"The end is here!"

"Is the Eastern Army ready for war?"

"General, the Eastern Army is fully prepared for war and can move to the front line at any time!"

"good!"

The moment Pang Juan's cheering voice fell, a cold light appeared in the tent.

"This is the general's order to set off tomorrow, the target is Qingshi Pass!"
Chapter completed!