The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Chapter 121 Getting sick again

Duke Zhuang of Qi snorted, "Pingzhong, the current Zixuan is no longer the Sister Xuan of the past."

"In the past, no matter what request I made, she would agree without hesitation."

"But now, for some unknown reason, her relationship with me has become increasingly distant."

"Let's not ask others for help. We can't rely on anyone now. We should rely on ourselves."

Jiang Guang thought for a while. Since his foreign policy of lip service could no longer be implemented, he wanted to switch sides.

Duke Zhuang of Qi straightened himself, slammed the table, and said, "Stop talking, everyone. I have decided to defect to the State of Chu!"

What? Ah! This... This... All the ministers were shocked.

Cui Zhu and Yan Ying looked at him with that look again, and his mental illness came back again, and this time it was even more serious than last time.

The ministers all knelt and shouted, "Your Majesty, you must not do this! Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

Duke Zhuang of Qi looked at the large group of people kneeling below with a strange look.

What happened this time? Why are they so united? There are always disputes, but why not this time?

He slapped the table again: "What are you doing! What are you doing! Are you taking my words for granted?"

"Ah! No! I, I mean, what I said is no longer effective? No one of you actually listened!"

Jiang Guang covered his mouth awkwardly and tried to explain himself.

The ministers were secretly laughing in their hearts. They didn't expect that the king would also talk nonsense sometimes, haha...

At this time, Yan Ying came out again and said, "Your Majesty, our Great Qi has now offended the State of Jin."

"If Your Majesty continues to rely on the State of Chu, wouldn't that only open yourself up to further criticism?"

"It is best to follow my humble advice and seek help from City Lord Zixuan."

Duke Zhuang of Qi angrily threw his sleeves and said, "Pingzhong! My mind is made up! No more words! Dismiss!"

The next day, Jiang Guang sent people to the State of Chu to express his willingness to follow the State of Chu and obey King Kang of Chu.

He also hoped to go to the State of Chu to personally meet King Kang of Chu.

When King Kang of Chu heard this, he was overjoyed. Oh my goodness, since ancient times, the king of Qi has never come to Chu to pay homage to the king of Chu.

Is my generation going to make history? Great!

Besides, all the vassal states in the world are followers of Jin.

And now the second most powerful country wants to be my follower and my little brother. This really gives me immense face.

After being happy, King Kang of Chu did not hesitate and immediately sent the doctor Bi Qiqiang to Qi to discuss the specific matters of Duke Zhuang of Qi's visit to Chu to pay homage.

After Bi Qiqiang arrived in Linzi, Duke Zhuang of Qi lined up a team to welcome him and showed great enthusiasm.

However, Jiang Guang's old problem came back again, and he was no longer as eager to go to Chu as he was at the beginning.

Firstly, he felt that the State of Chu must be a country less powerful than his own, and it would be too embarrassing to go and pay homage to it.

Even the king of Qi rarely participated in activities organized by a hegemonic state like Jin, let alone a second- or third-rate state like Chu.

Secondly, he had never dealt with King Kang of Chu, so he didn't know what tricks the Chu people would play.

If we are detained by the State of Chu, it would be more trouble than gain.

Third, if he got too close to the Chu people, it would be like cutting off his way back to the United Nations.

Therefore, Duke Zhuang of Qi decided to keep Bi Qiqiang with him and observe the situation first.

But the problem is, now that they are here, we can’t just leave them here.

So Duke Zhuang of Qi came up with an idea, and first he organized a military parade for him to watch.

They also specially sent someone to accompany him in eating, drinking and having fun, which basically included sightseeing, shopping, visiting brothels, and eating out at all kinds of restaurants.

Bi Qiqiang had a lot of fun in Qi State. He would tell everyone he met: "Qi State is still the best. I would like to come again in the future, haha..."

In this way, Duke Zhuang of Qi once again broke his promise to the State of Chu. As a monarch, he repeatedly broke his promise to the vassal states, which made Jiang Guang's prestige in the eyes of the ministers of Qi gradually decline.

A few days later, Zixuan looked at the letter Yanying wrote to her and fell into deep thought.

In the letter, Yan Ying briefly described to her what Jiang Guang had done recently.

He also said that the State of Jin would attack Duke Zhuang of Qi sooner or later, and hoped that Zixuan would be able to help at that time.

Zixuan had originally planned not to associate with Jiang Guang anymore, but Yan Ying's sincere words in the letter forced her to reconsider.

If the coalition forces of other countries invade Qi and Qi does not take action, Qi will surely perish.

Once the State of Qi was destroyed, his own Fugui City would also be in trouble, although he could defend the city.

But the periphery became the territory of the vassal states, and by then, one would not be able to enter and exit the wealthy city as freely as it is now.

No, she couldn't let the vassal states destroy Qi. She had to help with this.

Thinking of this, she ordered someone to summon the Right Prime Minister Yi Ke to the imperial study.

After sitting down, Zixuan handed him the letter: "Prime Minister, please take a look at this letter."

Yi Ke took it and read it carefully: "Your Majesty, it seems that this war will be fought sooner or later."

Zixuan nodded and said, "Yes, Prime Minister. I invited you to the palace today to discuss this matter. How many people are in reserve now?"

"Your Majesty, the reserve forces now number three hundred thousand soldiers."

"Oh? There are so many people?"

"Yes, my king. This is a simplified version. If we open up recruitment, it will probably be more than a million."

"Well, very good. Tomorrow you will issue orders to the soldiers to intensify their training and be ready to go into battle at any time."

Here! After Yi Ke left, she came to Zixu's room.

Zixu and Boyuan's injuries have almost healed, and Zixu is playing games on his mobile phone at this time.

Seeing his mother coming, he quickly stood up and said, "Mom, you're here?"

Zixuan pressed his son's shoulder and said, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, don't move."

Zixu smiled and said, "Mother, Xu'er is much better now. It's okay."

"How can he be fine? A broken bone takes a hundred days to heal, and it's only been less than two months. How can he be healed so quickly?"

Zixu smiled helplessly: "Okay, mother, I will listen to you and sit down."

Well, Zixuan nodded: "Xu'er, judging from this assassination attempt, your life will not be easy from now on."

"You have so many brothers and sisters. I wonder what each of them is thinking."

"Even if they don't do anything, it's hard to say what will happen to those relatives by marriage."

"Next time you go out, don't forget to wear stab-proof clothing and bring two extra pistols."

"Also, bring a few more city guards just in case."

Zixu nodded and said, "Mother, I'll take note of this. From now on, unless there's something important, I won't go out."

Zixuan then asked his son, "Xu'er, you are already nineteen years old this year. Do you have a girl you like?"

"If there is any, bring it to the palace and let mother check it for you."

Zixu's handsome face flushed, and he lowered his head and whispered, "Mother, Xu'er doesn't have anyone he likes."