Zixu Changqing

The two drank until dusk, the man bid farewell, Sun Changqing came out of the tavern, saw many river lanterns floating in the river, and remembered, oh, today is July [-]th, the Ghost Festival.

He found a shore, sat down on a rock, watched other people's farm bought four kinds of meat, wine and rice, put them on the bridge, spread the bamboo chopsticks among the meals, and whispered The words of sacrifice.

Passing Zhongyuan is a tradition of these southern vassal states, and his own country does not have this custom.

With the wind blowing, Sun Changqing drank his wine in one gulp until the second watch, when Fang wandered back home.

In the military camp, he had been drinking a lot since he was a child, but this time he didn't drink much, he was just drunk, and he was in the best state of mind and clarity.On the way, he saw that the light in the study room was still on, and there was a black figure leaning over his desk on the window, so he walked over in a leisurely manner.

"Old Wu." Sun Changqing knocked on the door first.

No one answered.

He must have fallen asleep, and the two are getting to know each other by now. Sun Changqing waited for a while, then pushed the door open and went in. Sure enough, he saw Wu Zixu lying on the table, with a lamp like beans on the table, and a pile of bamboo slips spread out beside him.

Sun Changqing walked over to see Wu Zixu's sleeping face. His white hair was a little disheveled and his brows were furrowed. Even when he was asleep, he looked uneasy.

The candlelight shone on his nose, casting a shadow on the side of the bridge of the nose. Sun Changqing looked at it and felt that the shadow was extremely beautiful.

Sun Changqing lowered his breath more and more. In fact, he had never looked at Wu Zixu seriously, but now he looked carefully at his forehead, forehead, eyebrow tail, eyebrows, eyelids... and found that this person is really long. Everywhere, it seems that he is trying to figure out his own thoughts, and everything is exactly what he wants, and he sticks it to the bottom of his heart.

Sun Changqing straightened up abruptly, looking away, he was enough, all he liked in the past were beautiful women, but now he can be fascinated by looking at a man, even though the person in front of him looks a little better, he is still a man!

The man was completely different from the young men he had seen in the men's house. Those young men were young and delicate, almost feminine, but Wu Zixu was completely a man.

Sun Changqing walked out of the study room, walked around the courtyard twice, and felt that his mind was clear again. He turned his head and looked at the black figure on the window calmly, and called him to wake him up. It was nothing to sleep on the table overnight.

Sun Changqing returned to the study again, this time in a calm mood, but saw Wu Zixu's brows furrowed tightly, his face full of panic, is this a nightmare?Just as he was about to speak, he heard a stern shout: "Don't kill them!"

Do not kill them.

Wu Zixu sat up abruptly, his face full of fear, he panted quickly, looked at Sun Changqing blankly, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had returned to his normal expression.

"Are you all right?" Sun Changqing reached out for the earthenware pot, and it was cold to the touch. The tea in it must have been completely cold, so he hesitated for a while.Wu Zixu didn't mind, he reached for the clay pot and poured tea, took two sips from it.

"It's okay, I had a nightmare."

Sun Changqing couldn't bear to ask him what he dreamed of, and advised him to do something else: "You should go back to bed early too. Old Wu, you will definitely wear yourself out like this, or you will be busy during the day from now on, don't be busy during the day?"

Wu Zixu smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I'm actually used to it. It's quiet at night, and I feel like I can do things faster than during the day."

"You..." Sun Changqing couldn't persuade him: "Then I will stay with you in the evening. I just want to teach Zhuanyi. There are many things in Wu State that I don't know, so I have to read books to understand."

Wu Zixu was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Okay."

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At the autumnal equinox, the Qi State envoy arrived as scheduled.

Before the envoy arrived this time, there was a rumor in the court that one of the envoys from the State of Qi who came this time was a warrior named Jiaoqiu Xin, who was known as the number one warrior in the State of Qi and was extremely powerful. On the road, he met a water monster. He fought fiercely with the water monster for three days and three nights, and finally killed the water monster.

Wu Zixu was lucky enough to meet this warrior in the court hall. After he left the court, other people from the Pedestrian Bureau held a banquet to welcome the envoys of the State of Qi in the best tavern in Meili——Yuelai Tavern. Wu Zixu was somewhat curious about the warrior. They also went together.

When the banquet was in full swing, it was natural to talk about Jiao Qiuxin's heroic deeds. Someone asked the Lord, "Jiao Qiuxin, did you really kill a water monster at the Huai River ferry?"

Jiao Qiuxin proudly said, "Of course!"

People coaxed together: "Good man, come and tell us!"

Jiao Qiuxin (xin) glanced around, "Do you want to hear it?"

"Yes I do!"

"Then I'll talk!"

He was obviously used to this kind of scene, he lifted his robe, and immediately sat down on the desk with a knife, and said with pride, "Bring the wine!"

Even if someone brought the wine and sent it up.

Another envoy from the State of Qi whispered to Wu Zixu: "He lost his temper after drinking today. In fact, he is a very straightforward person on weekdays. He probably made new friends today, and he felt happy in his heart. But—" The man started talking Turn around, "Actually, Jiao Qiuxin also has the ability to lose his composure. You say he is invincible in courage, who can compare to him!"

Wu Zixu didn't care what he meant, and smiled: "It's true, such a bold man is really rare."

Everyone is smart, so the man stopped talking.In the hall, Jiao Qiuxin picked up the wine jar, drank it and said, "This time when I came to Wu, I passed the Huai River Ferry on the way. What did the officials in charge of the ferry say, 'My lord, please don't let you go. The horse is drinking water by the river, there is a water monster by the river. 'Grandma, that kid is crying, what do I want to do, who can stop me!"

A group of people listened to him, and Jiao Qiuxin continued: "I just want to lead the horse to the river to drink water!"

He took another big gulp of wine, and then said nothing.

Someone asked: "What happened next!"

Jiao Qiuxin ignored him until he was drunk, and said: "Who knows? There is really a water monster! It jumped out of the river, bit the horse's throat, and killed my horse!"

There was great anger in his voice, and his body was trembling as he spoke.

Someone let out a sigh of relief, and immediately comforted, "Fortunately! That water monster bit a horse, not you."

Jiao Qiuxin cursed out of nowhere: "Fortunately, you fart! You can bite me, but you can't bite my horse!"

The man fell silent, Jiaoqiu was so angry that he slapped the case with his palm, with a crisp sound of "click", the willow case immediately collapsed, and a big hole appeared on the surface.

Everyone was dumbfounded, Jiaoqiu scolded twice, and then changed a few cases.

Jiaoqiu Xin said angrily: "My beloved horse, it's a water monster, why can it eat as soon as it wants?! I swore revenge at that time! I took the sword and rushed into the water, but the water monster was so hard to deal with. I fought against it for three days and three nights, and killed it for thousands of rounds before I finally killed it!"

Everyone was silent for a long time, Jiao Qiuxin picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all, straightened up drunkenly and sighed: "Ma oh horse, you have a soul in the sky, I will avenge you!"

Someone swallowed their saliva: "True warrior! I respect you!"

"I respect you too!"

"You are truly a god, and I respect you too!"

"Haha!" Jiao Qiuxin laughed loudly, and drank with everyone who came forward one by one, and they never refused.Shaking, he still pointed to his right eye and shouted, "Look, this eye is what blinded me!"

Jiao Qiuxin was drunk, and the hearts of the other messengers were like mirrors, but at this moment they could neither help nor stop them.This warrior was powerful in force and even more violent in temper, which spoiled his interest, and he was so brutal that he didn't recognize his relatives.

Along the way, others have already experienced it many times.

This kind of temper is actually not suitable for being an envoy, but King Qi appreciates this. King Qi regards him as a treasure, and also wants other kings to see his number one warrior.

At this time, amidst the noise, the sneer of "Jie Jie" sounded, the voice was as sharp as a vulture, abrupt and ear-piercing.

Jiao Qiuxin looked towards the sound, and saw a man with a dark face, a short stature, and a thin physique. Jiao Qiuxin pointed and said, "What are you laughing at? Your smile is so ugly!"

The little man said: "I said, man, if you protected your horse and didn't lose your eye, I'd say you're barely a warrior. But your horse is dead, and you're blind, and nothing is left behind." Come on, then where do you have the face to brag here?"

Jiao Qiuxin: "You said it again?!"

The little man: "I said you are a coward who covets everyone's admiration and survives. You really don't deserve the word warrior!"

Jiao Qiuxin punched the wine jar, and the jar shattered with a sound, the debris stuck in his hands, and blood flowed out from between his fingers.

"Jiao Qiuxin!"

The other envoys could no longer turn a blind eye, and immediately went to stop him. At the same time, all the envoys from the state of Wu also surrounded him.The shards of glass stuck in his hands, and Jiao Qiuxin became sober instead. He looked at the envoys from the Qi State, and then at the officials from the State of Wu who surrounded him.

Deliberately humiliating me, this revenge must be avenged.

But it's hard to do it now.

In front of these people, he was the envoy after all. Bao Mu and this minister of the Wu Kingdom were here, so they would definitely not let him do it as soon as he said it.

Thinking of this, Jiao Qiuxin said bitterly: "You humiliated me so much, you have to take revenge! Do you have the guts to report to your family and I will fight you one-on-one?!"

"Why don't you dare?!"

The short man paused every word, "Remember, my name is Wanli, and I live in the third house on the south side of Heichi Lane. There is a locust tree in front of the door."

"Okay!" Jiao Qiuxin looked to leave, turned around and strode away.

The rest of the people also dispersed. Wu Zixu remembered this person, and he called Yaoli.

According to Jiao Qiuxin's temperament, soon he will come to the door to find him.

The most likely time is tonight.