553. I Want Miss Ji's Sword...

The person with the highest swordsmanship in Wei Guoming is Long Yangjun, followed by Ji Yanran. The reason why Ji Yanran is so famous in the Wei Kingdom is not just because of her beauty, chess, calligraphy and painting. The concubines raised by the palace ministers were also good at singing and dancing. Therefore, a large part of Ji Yanran's fame is due to her swordsmanship.

"Oh, this matter... this is the first time I have heard of it."

Bai Gui was about to find a seat to sit down when he heard this and said in surprise.

In fact, when the guest sent the invitation yesterday, he also sent information about Ji Yanran. Ji Yanran is good at swordsmanship, and her superior swordsmanship is also in the information.

It's just that when I'm a guest at Yahu Xiaozhu, it's hard to explain some dark things behind my back.

"Is Miss Ji planning to have a sword duel with me?"

Bai Gui found a table near the front, knelt down on the straw mat behind it, and took the initiative to attack Ji Yanran.

He is the number one swordsman in the Zhao Kingdom, and Ji Yanran is the second swordsman in the Wei Kingdom. He didn't believe that Ji Yanran wouldn't be moved after hearing this. Ji Yanran must have investigated him privately, otherwise his reputation has not been spread for a long time, how could Ji Yanran know how powerful he is after seeing him.

"After today's banquet, if Mr. Li is still in good spirits, I would like to give him a try."

Behind the bead curtain, Ji Yanran paused for a moment before agreeing.

"It would also be a pleasure to see Miss Ji and the son of Juluhou sword fighting. I would like to take the liberty of witnessing this event and ask Miss Ji and Mr. Li to agree."

Lord Xinling raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and smiled.

One State of Zhao is the first, and the other State of Wei is the second. The sword fighting alone is enough to entertain the eyes. Not to mention that the other person is a stunning beauty with both talents and talents. This kind of competition is more interesting to watch.

Ji Yanran smiled like a silver bell and agreed to Lord Xinling's request.

Bai Gui and the other three arrived a little early, and after waiting for about a quarter of an hour, other people attending the banquet arrived one after another and took their seats at the banquet.

There were about forty or fifty scholars attending the banquet.

Some are old, some are young, some are middle-aged. There are noble people like Lord Xinling, and there are also ordinary people from poor families. The only thing these people have in common is that they are all knowledgeable people.

Several people also became famous in later generations. For example, Han Fei, a Korean prince, and Zou Yan, a famous scholar from Qi State.

Seeing the guests were seated, Ji Yanran stroked the piano body and said, "Today I am honored to invite so many famous people to gather at Yahu Xiaozhu. It is a token of your love for Yanran. Please speak freely, I am Please play the piano and add to the fun..."

This has become a fixed pattern for the start of the banquet, and no one is surprised by it.

"Dare I ask Zou Zi, does Qin have the destiny of heaven?"

Han Fei was the first to ask Zou Yan, the founder of the "Five Virtues Theory of Ending and Beginning". He muttered, "It is well known that Qin is tyrannical. Zhou has the virtue of fire and respects red clothes. Qin has the virtue of black water and worships black clothes... Qin obeyed the destiny and acted kingly on behalf of Zhou. This is Mr. Zou's unification for Qin. Advocacy for the Six Nations?"

Nowadays, the Qin State has destroyed the Zhou State, and the four countries including Zhao, Wei, Chu, and South Korea are no longer able to resist Qin's eastward march. Therefore, people with insight have already seen that Qin may be ready to unify the world. The theory of the Five Virtues that Zou Yan proposed at this moment is more like an article written by the Qin State to unify the six countries.

The difficulty of unifying the Qin State is different with and without the Mandate of Heaven.

Han Fei is a South Korean son. South Korea is obviously unable to withstand Qin's military attack. However, Qin is afraid of stepping into Qi's harem and has never dared to devour South Korea. At this moment, Han Fei said this not only to overshadow Zou Yan, the founder of the Yin and Yang family, with his Legalist remarks, but also to make an effort for the survival of South Korea.

(King Min of Qi sent troops to devour the Song State. At that time, Qin State and Qi State were also called the East and West Emperors. Because of this incident, other countries feared the power of Qi State, so under the leadership of Le Yi, the five kingdoms attacked Qi and destroyed Qi State for a time. In Before the Five Kingdoms were conquered, Qi had more than 150 cities. After Qi was restored, it had only 72 cities.)

"No, the Young Master is wrong." Seeing Han Fei attacking his theory, Zou Yan was not anxious. He was from Qi State and a famous scholar from Jixia Academy. He had his own experience in debating, so he laughed and said, "The virtue of water can extinguish the virtue of fire, but the state of Yan is still blue, and it is also the virtue of water. The state of Yan is a descendant of Duke Zhao..."

The two argued back and forth, but there was no doubt that Han Fei was defeated after holding on for less than half a stick of incense.

It's not that Han Fei is inferior to Zou Yan, it's just that Han Fei has a serious stutter and is even more difficult to speak when he is anxious. After several arguments, he is no longer as sharp as Zou Yan.

Han Fei stopped talking, shook his head in annoyance, then cupped his hands and said, "Zou Zi's words are great, I have to be inferior."

He refused to admit Zou Yan's five virtues and only believed that Zou Yan's words were powerful.

After saying this, he looked at Lord Xinling at the top, "Fei... this time... I came to Wei State with the intention of borrowing... the food from Wei State. Please give me your approval, Lord Xinling."

The reason why he took the lead in opening the debate with Zou Yan. There are two purposes. First, the debate is successful, which proves that the destiny is not in Qin, which is good for South Korea. Second, the debate failed, which proved that the destiny of Qin was in Qin, so as to put pressure on Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, and force Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, to agree to his request.

South Korea faced Qin's military front...

If South Korea dies, no other country will survive.

"How much to borrow?"

Lord Xinling raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Not much, ten thousand stones!"

Han Fei replied.

Ten thousand shi of food is too much for an individual. But for a country, these ten thousand stones are not much. Of course, there are quite a few. If you give him ten thousand stones, Wei will feel pain in his heart.

Lord Xinling said "Oh" and remained unmoved.

South Korea's national situation is in decline, and it borrows too many things from the six countries. Nowadays, Wei State is also in troubled times, with wind and rain falling, so how can he lend South Korea another 10,000 shi of food? At best it's a borrowed money, at worst it's a waste of money.

Bai Gui felt a little happy when he saw it.

He is seeking to spread his fame among the nations. Swordsmanship is second to none. The real way to spread fame lies in intervening in the national affairs of other countries. Just like Wei Wuji stole the talisman to save Zhao, even though Wei Wuji was unknown before doing this, after doing this, he would immediately become a celebrity in various countries.

Han Fei's ten thousand shi of grain was a good opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

He leaned forward slightly and said, "Since Zhao, Wei, and Han divided the Jin Dynasty and established themselves, the three countries are brotherly countries and work together. Now that South Korea is in trouble, I am willing to personally help South Korea with a thousand stones of food. As for When I return to the State of Zhao, I will definitely inform the king, state my interests, and work hard for South Korea to ward off the Qin Dynasty."

One thousand dan of grain was not a small figure in Juluhou Mansion. But it's still within the acceptable range. With his current status in Juluhou's mind, Bai Gui was sure that Juluhou would pay for it. Even if Juluhou is not willing, he has a way to make Juluhou do it.

As for the petition to King Zhao..., he is now the envoy of Zhao and has certain autonomy.

When Han Fei heard this, his mournful expression suddenly cheered up. He turned back and glanced at Bai Gui behind him, "May I ask who you are?"

One thousand dan of grain is not a small sum, and only the extremely wealthy can give it away for free.

"Zhao Li, the son of Juluhou, is sent as an envoy to the State of Wei on the order of my king."

Bai Gui cupped his hands and said.

As soon as he said this, the guests present immediately looked at Bai Gui with admiration. What is the purpose of the nations today? It is to resist Qin. Sending a thousand shi of grain to South Korea for free was indeed a righteous act against Qin. What's more, Bai Gui is the envoy of Zhao, so the weight of his words is here.

(The state of Qin banned the learning of hundreds of schools of thought, so the hundreds of schools of thought naturally had no favorable impression of Qin.)

"Young Master Li..."

"Thank you... Mr. Li."

After settling down, Han Fei was so excited that he stuttered a little.

How can there be any lie in what Ambassador Zhao said? The envoy of Zhao is not the envoy of Qin. South Korea has nothing that Zhao can covet. On the contrary, Zhao needs South Korea to block the pressure from Qin.

"It doesn't matter, the three countries of Zhao, Wei and Han should be of the same mind."

Bai Gui smiled and spoke to Xinling Lord Wei Wuji.

Even though Lord Xinling Wei Wuji has a higher reputation and prestige than him, what he is doing now is a great good thing that everyone in the world is happy about. Using the righteousness of resisting Qin is equivalent to bringing the general trend. Even Lord Xinling cannot suppress him in this matter. One chip.

In addition to helping South Korea, he stepped on Lord Xinling and ascended to power...

As for offending Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, he didn't care at all. Not to mention why he, an immortal, should be afraid of a mortal. Even in this life, he is a native of Zhao and does not need to worry about offending Lord Xinling. If you offend, you will be offended.

Of course, this offending is also very limited. I can’t believe that if Lord Ling doesn’t agree to borrow food, he, the State of Zhao, won’t agree to this matter? The State of Zhao has not yet become a vassal of Lord Xinling.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li for his generous contribution to Mr. Li!"

The guests booed.

Everyone drinks together.

After waiting for a while, Lord Xinling didn't see anything unusual in his expression. He smiled gently and said, "Wei suffered a flood the year before last and the harvest was not good, so the national treasury was temporarily short of food. However, since Mr. Li is willing to help South Korea, Wuji We are also willing to invest 1,500 shi of grain from Qi and send it to South Korea to alleviate the crisis in South Korea.”

After the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi, Qi was unable to go westward and did not participate in the battles of other countries. Qi has always been prosperous and strong, and after years of relief, Qi is not short of food.

Han Fei stood up again and thanked Lord Xinling.

This time he went to Wei as an envoy. Although he did not borrow 10,000 shi of grain, he still borrowed half of it, which was enough to alleviate South Korea's urgent needs.

Anyway, borrowing food... is a business without capital.

Next, there were many different opinions, covering almost everything from the situation of various countries to the systems of various countries.

"Mr. Xinling, now that Zhao is attacking Yan, I wonder if Wei will send troops to stop it?"

Someone asked about current events.

Recently, the State of Qin has temporarily suspended sending troops, while other countries are silently licking their wounds. Originally, the same was true for the Zhao State, but when the Yan State invaded, the Yan army was defeated too quickly, which made the Zhao State think of destroying Yan and replenishing Zhao.

Not only the princes and ministers of Zhao Kingdom saw the key to Wei's influence on this situation, but also the guests present. The reason why I asked Lord Xinling was because in Wei State, Lord Xinling was more able to determine the direction of Wei State than King Wei.

"Maybe!"

Lord Xinling took a deep look at Bai Gui, then withdrew his gaze and smiled.

Bai Gui, the envoy from Zhao, was sent to the State of Wei in order to reassure the State of Wei. He could still see this.

"What does Ambassador Zhao think?"

Everyone turned their attention to Bai Gui, who was sitting beside him.

"Zhao defeated Yan because he spurned the Yan state and took advantage of the crisis. It was not because he wanted to seize the land of the Yan state." Bai Gui's eyes flashed and he responded casually. How could he tell the truth to these people? He misled: "Now the power of the Qin state is Great, we need the six countries to unite and attack Qin. How can we fight in our own nests? The State of Yan betrays the righteousness, and the State of Zhao only gives a slight punishment. When the king of Yan admits his fault, we, the State of Zhao, will withdraw..."

After the words fell, everyone shook their heads and sighed.

It would be fine if Xinling Jun was a seasoned man, but I didn't expect that this Zhao envoy, who looked like a young man, also didn't tell the truth.

However, seeing Bai Gui like this, they also raised their evaluation of Bai Gui to a higher level.

When the sun set at dusk, all the guests dispersed.

In addition to Bai Gui, there were only four guests present: Zou Yan, Han Fei, Xinling Jun, and Shao Yuan Jun.

"Please ask Mr. Li to follow me to the open space outside the courtyard."

Ji Yanran lifted the pearl curtain and revealed her true face. She walked to Bai Gui's side and bowed as she saluted.

"Why is this?"

Han Fei and Zou Yan didn't understand.

"Mr. Li is the best swordsman in Zhao State, and Miss Ji wants to compete with him."

Xinling Jun also stood up and explained to the two.

State affairs are state affairs, and private affairs are private affairs. He has reached his current position and still knows the difference clearly. Bai Gui came for the benefit of Zhao State, and he would definitely not do everything according to his wishes. He was not narrow-minded enough to be jealous of the young man Bai Gui.

"He is the best swordsman in Zhao?"

Han Fei was surprised.

Bai Gui in front of him looked young, not like a swordsman at all. But he looked at Ji Yanran again and was no longer confused. Ji Yanran's fingers were long, and only the fingertips had thin calluses from practicing the piano. Such soft jade-like hands did not look like they could hold a sword.

Several people followed Ji Yanran to the outside of the courtyard.

There were several peach trees planted outside the courtyard, and there was a square pond next to them.

"It would be boring to just fight with swords, how about..."

When Bai Gui and Ji Yanran stood outside the field and prepared to fight with swords, he suddenly said, "Why not add a little bet, which is considered a refined interest, what do you think, Miss Ji?"

His goal was to take away the Gan Jiang sword of this world, not to fight with Ji Yanran.

He did not care about the worldly victory.

"Oh? What bet?"

Ji Yanran swept the remaining hair of the horse bun, and her movements were graceful. She was already used to betting. She was not surprised by Bai Gui's words.

"I want Miss Ji..." Bai Gui smiled and said this first. When he saw Ji Yanran's beautiful face change slightly, he continued, "I want the sword in Miss Ji's hand. After all, Miss Ji is unwilling to decide her fate by a fight, but if I can get a sword, it will be worth the trip."

The sword in Ji Yanran's hand is not the Ganjiang sword.

The Ganjiang sword is just Ji Yanran's collection.

But he first wants the sword in Ji Yanran's hand, and after winning, he pretends to give Ji Yanran a way out, and it is understandable to ask for the Ganjiang sword.