The death of Noble son JiaoShi grieved the Empress Dowager so much that she cried and demanded King Xuan of Qi to return her son. King Xuan of Qi explained to the Empress Dowager, “The two armies fought each other, the weapons were blind, he died in the midst of the melee, my son could do nothing about it.”

  The Empress Dowager would not relent and became even more agitated: “How could he die in the melee if you didn't order the army to send out troops to crush the suburban division? The culprit is still you!”

  King Xuan of Qi helplessly said, “As the king of a country, if I don't send troops to stop the rebellion, the country will be plunged into disaster, and I can't explain to my ancestors in the ancestral temple, and I can't explain to the subjects of Qi.”

  The Empress Dowager wiped a tear and said, “You can stop the rebellion, but you can't kill Noble son JiaoShi, you ...... you don't return my Noble son JiaoShi, the old woman will die in front of you ......”

  She said and slammed into the pillar, and King Xuan of Qi hastened to pull her.

  The empress dowager struggled with all her might, crying, “Let me go, let me go, let me die ......”

  King Xuan of Qi pulled the empress dowager to death and advised, “People can not be resurrected after death, empress dowager, you should think of opening ......”

  “The old woman just can't think about it, the old woman has no son, the old woman can't live!”

  “Empress Dowager, son to you to admit fault is not okay?”

  The empress dowager sadly said, “It's too late, the suburban division is already dead, the old woman has to accompany my son in the nine springs ......”

  At this time, Zhong Li Chun came out from the inner room and said to the empress dowager: “Noble son JiaoShi incited rebellion and jeopardized the country, he died in the war, he was to blame! If the Empress Dowager seeks death for a rebel, how will the late kings in the ancestral temple view the Empress Dowager?”

  The empress dowager was at a disadvantage and could not answer such a direct question from Zhong Li Chun, so she said, “The old woman is not talking to you, the old woman is only talking to the king's son.”

  Zhong Li Chun calmly said, “The Great King is not your son.”

  “How is the Great King not Old Woman's son? It was the old woman herself who brought up the Great King.”

  “You do not consider the Great King as your own son.”

  “What do you know, when the Great King was sick, the old woman personally cooked medicine for him; when the Great King was cold, it was the old woman who tucked him in, the old woman treated the king's son as if he were her own son.”

  Zhong Li Chun smiled faintly and said, “Empress Dowager is talking about the past, I am talking about the present. If the Empress Dowager truly treats the Great King as her own son, she should not have favored Noble son JiaoShi and condoned his assassination of the Great King and his rebellion against the throne.”

  The Empress Dowager was speechless.

  Zhong Li Chun looked at the empress dowager's old tearful face and softened his tone a lot, saying, “Empress dowager, Noble son JiaoShi is dead, there's still the great king, who will definitely treat the empress dowager as if she were his own mother. ......”

  King Xuan also went up to console the empress dowager and said, “What the queen said is extremely true, the empress dowager treats her son as if he were her own, and her son should treat the empress dowager as if she were his own mother ......”

  The empress dowager stayed for a moment, old tears flowed down again, said sadly: “Only the old woman can no longer see the suburban division child ......”

  With that, she let out a loud and painful cry.

  Pang Juan led the Wei army after many days of bloody battle, finally defeated the Qin army, forcing the Qin army to return to Hangu Pass. The king of Han did not cut off the grain route of the Qin army as promised, and he did not send troops to help, which made this battle very difficult for him. He hated the king of Han so much that he swore that he would not be a man until he had taken this revenge! But he couldn't at the moment, his army was exhausted, Crown Prince Shen was still a hostage in Country of Han, and there was Sun Bin from Qi, that was his real opponent. He had no choice but to lead his army back to Daliang, the capital of Wei.

  General Fei arrived at Daliang ahead of Pang Juan, he came specially to ask for forgiveness, he said to Pang Juan: “The guilty general failed to fulfill the marshal's important entrustment, and has lost the marshal's trust, please punish the guilty general.”

  Pang Juan graciously said, “I've heard of Noble son JiaoShi's death, it can't be blamed on you or him, neither of you are Sun Bin's rival ...... This marshal forgives you for your innocence.”

  “Marshal, Noble son JiaoShi's men are anxious to avenge JiaoShi's death, Marshal can take this opportunity to crusade against Qi with the might of defeating the Qin army and defeating Sun Bin.”

  “This vicious battle with the Qin army, although we won, we suffered a lot of casualties, and the army must rest and recuperate for a period of time before we can fight again.”

  “While Marshal is resting, Qi's army will also be resting, and it will be difficult to defeat them again after Qi's army has rested.”

  Pang Juan smiled wryly, “I won't let them get a rest.” With that he clapped his hands.

  A man who looked rather like Noble son JiaoShi walked in.

  Pang Juan said to General Fei, “Do you see who he is?”

  General Fei stared blankly at the man who walked in, puzzled, “Noble son JiaoShi ...... This is impossible.”

  “Look more carefully.”

  General Fei looked closely at the man standing in front of him, the man looked rushed and nodded his head in greeting.

  General Fei said suspiciously to Pang Juan, “Could it be that Noble son JiaoShi is not dead ......”

  Pang Juan said, “He is indeed dead, this is a small official of the Qin accompanying army, because he looks like Noble son JiaoShi, so I didn't kill him.”

  General Fei seemed to understand a bit and said, “Marshal is planning to have him dress up as Noble son JiaoShi and continue to fight against Qi, so that Qi will have no peace and the army will have no time to rest.”

  Pang Juan smiled and nodded.

  General Fei shook his head, “Marshal, he can't dress up as Noble son JiaoShi, his soldiers all know that Noble son JiaoShi is dead.”

  Pang Juan laughed, “How many people saw Noble son JiaoShi die? You guys told his soldiers that it was Sun Bin's rumor to shake up the army.”

  “I'm worried the soldiers won't believe it ......”

  “You tell General Gao to sneak into Linzi with the Fake Noble son and find a way to meet the Empress Dowager so she can give him a real identity.”

  Since the death of the suburban division, the empress dowager has been in a state of total disillusionment, unable to eat, unable to sleep, and missing her son all the time. King Xuan told her that Suburban Master had already been buried, in the royal cemetery east of the city, and that King Xuan was willing to accompany her to visit Suburban Master. The Empress Dowager refused, she wanted to go by herself, she did not want anyone to hear her talking to her son.

  The grave of Noble son JiaoShi was on a small hill, where the trees were thick and thatched, and only JiaoShi's square grave bared its dark yellow fresh soil.

  The empress dowager was supported by two court ladies walking towards the tomb of the suburban division, and there were a few palace guards behind her. She walked to her son's grave was already in pain, she knelt down in front of her son's grave - a mother should not kneel down to her son, she still knelt down, she felt sorry for her son, she failed to protect him. She let out her voice and cried, “Suburban division my son, you died too bad, too bad ......”

  Palace maids and palace guards also knelt down behind the Empress Dowager.

  A Han man staggered out from behind a tree, it was Wei Shu. Wei Shu walked to the grave, knelt beside the empress dowager, and cried loudly in front of the grave, “Gongzi, you shouldn't have died, shouldn't have ah ...... Heaven, open your eyes, let Gongzi come back ...... We need him, he can't die, can't Ah ......”

  The Empress Dowager was puzzled by this outburst from Wei Shu and looked at him blankly.

  A palace guard got up and walked to Wei Shu, pulled Wei Shu's collar and scolded, “Go away, this is not a place for you to cry.”

  Wei Shu said aggrievedly, “What are you talking about? You are allowed to cry, but not me?”

  The face of the palace guards immediately turned gloomy: “Cut the crap, go away!”

  Wei Shu faced the Empress Dowager and said, “Empress Dowager, I am a friend of Noble son JiaoShi, I heard that Noble son JiaoShi had died, I was overwhelmed with grief, and I came all the way here just to have a good cry.......Empress Dowager, please don't let them drive me away, okay... ...”

  Although the empress dowager didn't know what Wei Shu was doing, he was crying for the Suburban Master, crying so sadly, he must be a friend of the Suburban Master. She waved her hand to the palace guard, “Stand down.”

  The palace guard explained, “Empress Dowager, he, a commoner, cannot kneel with the Empress ......”

  “Cut the crap and stand down.” The empress dowager did not want to hear him talk nonsense and interrupted him without question.

  The palace guard understood the Empress Dowager's temper, and without saying a word, he turned around and retreated to his original position.

  The Empress Dowager said to Wei Shu in a pleasant manner, “Child, you can cry as much as you want.”

  Wei Shu looked at the palace guards and palace maidens not far behind him and said to the empress dowager, “Empress dowager, can you let them retreat farther away again, I don t want them ...... to hear me cry.”

  The Empress Dowager ordered the palace guards and palace maids behind her, “You retreat farther away.”

  The palace guards and palace maids got up and retreated more than ten steps backward.

  Wei Shu added, “Empress Dowager, still farther back, I want to cry to the heavens, I want to curse the earth, I want to curse the people who killed the Duke ...... But I'm timid, I don't want them to hear me ......”

  The empress dowager understands his feelings, and shouted to the palace guards, “You retreat farther, to the outside of the forest, the old woman does not want to see you!”

  The head of the palace guards wanted to say something and left the cemetery with the palace guards and the palace maidens.

  The Empress Dowager said to Wei Shu, “Alright, go ahead and cry, go ahead and curse, no one will hear you.”

  Wei Shu showed a naive smile and said, “Empress Dowager, I was pretending to cry just now.”

  “What did you say?” The Empress Dowager froze.

  “Empress Dowager, the Duke is actually not dead.”

  The empress dowager didn't believe it at all and said, “Are you ...... you teasing the old woman?”

  At this time, General Gao walked out from behind the tree, saluted the Empress Dowager, and then said, “Empress Dowager, what he said is true.”

  The Empress Dowager looked at General Gao with surprise and said, “General Gao ...... you are comforting the old woman, right?”

  General Gao said, “No ...... Empress Dowager, the Duke is in this neighborhood, he wants to see you.”

  “What you say is true?” The empress dowager still had trouble believing it.

  General Gao nodded, “I will take the Empress Dowager to see the Duke.”

  General Gao brought the empress dowager to a grass hut in the forest, and the empress dowager saw the cool-looking Suburban Master in the dim light. The four eyes looked at each other silently.

  The Empress Dowager could not believe her eyes and murmured, “Jiao Shi, is it really you?”

  Fake Jiao Shi took a few steps forward, knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager and kowtowed, “The unfilial son pays homage to the Empress Mother.”

  The empress dowager hugged the fake suburban division's head and cried, “Suburban division my son, you let the old woman want to die ......”

  “The son also misses the mother queen ......”

  Time seemed to stand still, only the birds outside the house were chirping.

  A few moments later, the Empress Dowager stroked the fake jiaoshi's head and said: “Why doesn't your voice sound as good as it used to?”

  The fake jiaoshi said in a sad voice: “My son escaped from death, and I was displaced, and I was exposed to the wind, so how can I still have a good voice?”

  The tears in the eyes of the empress dowager once again welled up: “Suburban division, you are too bitter ......” said, losing her voice and crying.

  “Empress Dowager, this is not the time to cry,” General Gao stepped forward and advised, ”The Duke has risked his life to come to see the Empress Dowager, he has something important to ask for.”

  The empress dowager wiped her tears and said to the fake jiaoshi, “jiaoshi my son, tell me, what is it that you need mother dowager to do, as long as mother dowager can do it, she will definitely do it; even if mother dowager can't do it, she will still try her best for you.”

  “Mother Empress, my son wants to be the king of Qi.”

  The empress dowager shook her head and said, “For the sake of the throne, you nearly lost your life, it's better not to have this throne.”

  False Jiao Shi said, “A man should accomplish something when he lives in the world. If I don't want to be the king, I'd rather die!”

  The Empress Dowager said to Fake Jiao Shi without any worry: “You are not Pi Jiang's opponent, he has Sun Bin, Tian Ji, and a large number of armies to support him ......”

  Fake Jiao Shi said, “I can use the power of Wei to defeat Pai Jiang.”

  The Empress Dowager wanted to say something else, but didn't; she didn't want to make things difficult for her bitter son, so she asked, “What do you want the Empress Mother to do?”

  The fake Jiao Shi blurted out, “My son wants mother to give orders to abolish Pi Jiang and make my son the King of Qi.”

  The Empress Dowager laughed bitterly, “Jiao Shi, are you confused by their anger, the Empress Mother has no power to abolish Pi Jiang.”

  “Although mother has no power, but mother has prestige, as long as mother writes a decree for my son to abolish Pi Jiang and establish my son as the king, my son can use this as a proof and use mother's prestige to gather the old troops to fight against Pi Jiang and ultimately force him to give up his throne.”

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  The empress dowager hesitated, “But ...... Qi will be in turmoil because of this ......”

  False Jiao Shi said, “I do not intend to make the country turbulent, I was forced to do nothing, Pi Jiang at times want to get rid of children, children do not seize the throne, sooner or later will be killed by him.”

  For the sake of her son, and in order to let him live well, the Empress Dowager granted his request.

  With the decree of the Empress Dowager, Noble son JiaoShi claimed himself as the King of Qi. The rebels in the capital were excited, they were no longer a mob, they had something to look forward to, one day when Noble son JiaoShi succeeded in his mission, they would have a high official position, gold and land, and supreme honor. The rebels, led by General Gao, kneeled down and swore to the fake Jiao Shi that they would follow the king's order, go through fire and water, and die without regret!

  Fake Jiao Shi's first order was to seize the Qi border city of Maling, and he wanted to give orders on his own land. The soldiers guarding the gates of Maling were unprepared and were taken by surprise by the three Wei brothers dressed as civilians. The gates of the city were opened wide and the rebels swarmed in.

  It was evening when the urgent report of the loss of Maling came into the palace, King Xuan of Qi immediately summoned Tian Ji and Sun Bin into the palace and said with a heavy face: “An urgent report came from Maling, saying Noble son JiaoShi is not dead, he led the rebels to capture Maling and made himself king in Maling. Many of the rebels who fled have returned to his men ......”

  “Your Majesty,” said Tian Ji, ”General Tian witnessed with his own eyes that Noble son JiaoShi died under a soldier's chaotic halberd; and when his body was put into the coffin, I personally examined the autopsy, so there is no way that he is still alive in the world. It must be Pang Juan's people who are impostors.”

  “Well ...... it is extremely likely.” King Xuan of Qi nodded thoughtfully and continued, “General Tian, Military Counselor Sun, we can't let this fake Prince continue to demagogue and separate himself from me. I'm ordering you to immediately lead an army of 100,000 to recapture Maling, destroy the rebels, and get rid of the false eunuch.”

  Sun Bin said to King Xuan, “Your Majesty, Pang Juan is doing this to hold us back so that Qi's army will have no time to rest and reorganize, it's not advisable to raise a large army for this trip to Maling, General Tian and I will be sufficient with 50,000 men and General Tian Ji can stay in Linzi and rest and reorganize his army in preparation for the big battle with Pang Juan.”

  Tian Ji is uneasy, he said to Sun Bin, ”50,000 men is too little, if Pang Juan leads a large army to reinforce Maling, it will be difficult for Mr. 50,000 men to cope.”

  “General Tian don't worry, 50,000 men is less to attack Maling strongly, but the Maling rebels are a rabble, as long as we expose the Fake Noble son, the rebels will have no desire to fight, and it's easy to conquer Maling. If Pang Juan's army reinforces Maling, I won't touch a stone with an egg, I'll withdraw immediately.” After a moment's pause, Sun Bin continued, “I do hope that Pang Juan's army reinforces Maling, so that it's not us who don't get to rest, it's Pang Juan.”

  The King of Qi thought Sun Bin had a point and agreed to send 50,000 troops.

  Tian Ji disagreed and said to King Xuan, “Your Majesty must not be rash, even if Pang Juan's army doesn't support Maling, there are still tens of thousands of Wei troops in Dui Du, and the most worrying thing is the Wei brothers, who have the courage of ten thousand men, and last time when General Tian's men were killed or wounded by hundreds of generals and soldiers, he was unable to capture them ...... They will endanger the military division's life! military division's life ah!”

  King Xuan of Qi hesitated again and asked Tian Ji, “General Tian, what do you say?”

  Tian Ji said, “It's better to send more troops.”

  Sun Bin shook his head, “It's not worth it to send more troops for the sake of a few assassins, and it won't necessarily work.”

  King Xuan of Qi asked, “According to the Military Counselor's opinion, how should we deal with the Wei brothers?”

  Zhong Li Chun came out from the inner room and said to King Xuan of Qi, “Your Majesty, I know how to deal with the Wei brothers.”

  King Xuan of Qi said eagerly, “Queen, please speak.”

  “My concubine accompanied the military division on the expedition.”

  “You?” King Xuan of Qi was stunned.

  Zhong Li Chun nodded and said, “I am sufficient to deal with the Wei brothers and protect Military Master Sun.”

  Tian Ji said from the side, “Your Majesty, the Queen is extremely right, only the Queen can deal with the Wei brothers.”

  King Xuan of Qi was deep in thought and speechless.

  Zhong Li Chun pleaded, “Your Majesty, Military Counselor Sun is too important to Qi, please let my concubine go.”

  Tian Ji also pleaded, “Your Majesty, let the queen go; if the queen can accompany the army, she can keep the military division safe and sound.”

  King Xuan of Qi didn't want to refute the Queen to her face, so he asked Sun Bin: “Sun Bin, what do you think?”

  Sun Bin wanted Zhong Li Chun to accompany him in his heart, but was worried that King Xuan would be suspicious, so he said in a deep voice: “It's not right for the Queen to accompany the army, and there's never been a precedent in Qi.”

  King Xuan of Qi couldn't help but nod his head as he told Sun Bin to go back and think of a better way.

  After Sun Bin and Tian Ji left the palace, Zhong Li Chun said to King Xuan, “Your Majesty, I'm accompanying the army, not just for Army Master Sun, but for the country.”

  King Xuan of Qi said, “Going with the army will put your life in danger, I can't rest assured.”

  “My concubine's sword skill, Your Majesty has seen it with your own eyes, my concubine has come and gone between the two armies many times and has been born to die without hurting a single hair, there is no need for Your Majesty to worry.”

  “Often walk by the river, there is always wet shoes when ...... you in case there is a flash how to be good?”

  “If my concubine has a slip up, I am willing to be punished in any way by the Great King.”

  King Xuan of Qi did not have the good sense to say, “Queen, what are you talking about! If there is a slip up, the Queen's life will be gone, so how can I punish you again?”

  Zhong Li Chun said seriously, “Your Majesty can punish Mr. Sun, punish General Tian, and punish the society of Qi, it is for their sake that I accompanied the army.”

  King Xuan of Qi was speechless, he did not know how to refute Zhong Li Chun.

  “Your majesty, why don't you speak ......” Zhong Li Chun urged.

  “I only have one sentence, you can't go.”

  “Or are you still worried about my concubine?”

  “Yes and no.”

  “Then why?”

  King Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, “I am not at liberty to say it explicitly, you should understand in your heart.”

  Zhong Li Chun heard the meaning outside of King Xuan of Qi's words, and this kind of was the last thing she wanted King Xuan to think about. She said to King Xuan, “Is it because Gongsun Yue had slandered my concubine for having an affair with Sun Bin that the Great King is worried that my concubine will accompany Sun Bin on his expedition and renew his old love ......”

  “Why ask if you know?” King Xuan of Qi interrupted her with a gloomy face.

  “Your majesty, Gongsun Yue is a spy of Wei, lest Qi is not in chaos, why does his words your majesty still believe them to be true to this day?”

  “Not only Gongsun Yue, there is another person who also said that to me.”

  “This person must have the same purpose as Gongsun Yue.”

  “On the contrary, this person has no malicious intent, he is doing it for your good.”

  “Who is he?”

  “I promised him that I would never tell his name to a third person.”

  “I suspect that this man does not even exist.”

  “I can swear that this person not only exists, but is also a good friend of yours.”

  Zhong Li Chun couldn't guess who this person was that King Xuan was talking about for a moment, but she understood that King Xuan knew everything ...... How much she wanted to leave Qi with Sun Bin, but Sun Bin wouldn't say yes, Qi still needed him right now, and he would definitely go to Ma Ling, and going to Ma Ling would definitely be dangerous. She didn't know what to do, how in the world could she protect her beloved?

  The moon had risen, Zhong Li Chun was sitting on King Xuan's sleeping couch, looking out the window at the moon, deep in thought.

  King Xuan of Qi took off his outer clothes, sat beside Zhong Li Chun, and said to Zhong Li Chun, “Queen, don't bother, you can't imagine who he is in your life ...... Go and rest.”

  Zhong Li Chun sat on the sleeping couch without moving.

  Seeing this, King Xuan of Qi said, “Go, Queen. I can't rest if you don't go, I'm tired.”

  Zhong Li Chun made a difficult decision, she said, “Your Majesty, tonight my concubine will not go ......”

  “Queen, we can talk about this tomorrow, you are also tired, go rest.”

  “My concubine accompanies the great king to rest ......” After uttering these words, Zhong Li Chun felt that her heart had fallen to the bottom.

  King Xuan of Qi was stunned, “Queen, you ......”

  Zhong Li Chun calmly said to King Xuan, “Your Majesty, since my concubine has been married to Your Majesty, I have not yet enjoyed the love of husband and wife with Your Majesty, and my concubine would like to be a true husband and wife with Your Majesty ...... tonight ...... ”

  King Xuan of Qi had some difficulty believing it and said, “Your Highness, didn't you say ...... to wait until after revitalizing the Qi state before ......”

  Zhong Li Chun softly said, “During this period of time, the great king alienated the treacherous and sycophantic people, appointing the wise ministers and good generals; abstaining from the beauty and drinking feasts, and aspiring to strive to become strong, I have seen it in the eyes of my concubines. Qi's revitalization is just around the corner, my concubine ...... doesn't need to wait any longer ......”

  King Xuan of Qi held Zhong Li Chun in his arms with tenderness, he had been looking forward to this day for a long time, he slowly lowered Zhong Li Chun onto the sleeping couch ......

  The moon outside the window shyly hides in the clouds, it wants to see, but can not bear to see - this happiest on earth, but also the most helpless scene ......

  In a short moment, Zhong Li Chun seemed to have gone through a lifetime, a difficult lifetime. Zhong Li Chun, with her hair in a fluffy bun, lay on her sleeping couch, and tears slowly flowed down from the corners of her eyes.

  King Xuan of Qi gently stroked away the tears from the corners of Zhong Li Chun's eyes and comforted, “Queen, don't cry, girls are all like this for the first time .......”

  Zhong Li Chun murmured, “I'm not doing it for this ......”

  “Then why?”

  Zhong Li Chun was silent and speechless.

  “Is it because I was wrong about you and Mr. Sun ......”

  Zhong Li Chun was still speechless.

  King Qi Xuan was chagrined, “If I had known that you were in a girl's body, I wouldn't have ...... Queen, I apologize to you ......”

  Zhong Li Chun let out a long breath, King Xuan will never know why she did it, she did it for love, a love that is engraved in her bones, and after she gave everything for love, she will never get it again ......

  The next day Zhong Li Chun came to Sun Bin's place dressed as a man and in his guard's attire, Sun Bin was stunned and asked, “The king agreed?”

  Zhong Li Chun nodded.

  Sun Bin asked curiously again, “How did you convince the Great King?”

  Zhong Li Chun tried her best to hold back, but finally couldn't, she jumped into Sun Bin's arms, tears streaming down her face as she sadly choked out, “Mr. Sun ...... and the Great King ...... I'm sorry... ...”

  Sun Bin looked at Zhong Li Chun, who was crying bitterly in his arms, and couldn't say a word ...... He knew that everything Zhong Li Chun did was for him ...... He didn't know how to comfort this girl who loved him deeply from the bottom of his heart, and he only looked forward to completing his mission in Qi as soon as possible and going far away with He only hoped to complete his mission in Qi as soon as possible, and his beloved girl to go far away and live their own life. He only hoped to finish his mission in Qi as soon as possible and go away with his beloved girl to live their own life.

  Sun Bin led 50,000 men and just arrived at Ma Ling, Qin Gu hurriedly chased after him on his fast horse, he said to Sun Bin: “Sir, the king ordered you to stop attacking Ma Ling.”

  Sun Bin asked, “What happened?”

  Qin Gu said, “The Great King said that Noble son JiaoShi is not dead and is at Ma Ling.”

  Tian Guo said, “That's impossible, I saw Noble son JiaoShi die under the soldiers' chaotic halberds with my own eyes, how could he not be dead?”

  Qin Gu said, “The king said that what you killed was a stand-in guard under Duke Noble son JiaoShi who looked like Noble son JiaoShi.”

  “This is a rumor!” Tian Guo could not believe it no matter what.

  Zhong Li Chun asked from the sidelines, “Who did the king hear this from?”

  “The Empress Dowager,” Qin Gu said, ”The Empress Dowager said that Noble son JiaoShi went to see her some days ago.”

  Sun Bin instantly realized and said with a faint smile, “Pang Juan's seemingly mediocre move has become brilliant because of the Empress Dowager.”

  Note: “Borrowing a corpse to return its soul” is the 14th of the 36 stratagems, the original meaning is that something that has already died, borrows another form to appear. Pang Juan used the fake Noble son JiaoShi to replace the dead real Noble son JiaoShi to make Qi's rebel forces rise from bad to good. To know how Sun Bin calmed down Qi's rebellion, please read next time: “Remove the Firewood from Under the Pot”.