Just after the New Year, the weather is still bitterly cold.

On the official road leading to the Great Liang of the Wei State, a procession of several vans was walking.

In a van car in the middle of the team, Qin Xiang Cai Ze was thinking about his thoughts.

This time to envoy Wei, Cai Ze had to come.

Cai Ze served as the prime minister in the Qin State, and it seemed that he was a high-ranking power. But in fact, Cai Ze knew in his heart that he was now above the court of the Qin State, and his situation was not very good.

Cai Ze took the position of Qin Prime Minister for less than a year, and he showed extraordinary talent, which was deeply valued by King Yingji of Qin.

Who knows, his success has aroused the jealousy and hatred of the ministers of the Qin State who were suppressed in the era of Fan Ju. They are worried that after a long time, Cai Ze's position will become more and more consolidated, and the scene of Fan Ju's politics will be repeated.

Fan Juqi is too powerful!

Externally, under his leadership, the strategy of "distant friendship and close attack" pursued by the Qin State has achieved initial success. After years of conquest, the four kingdoms of Han, Wei, Zhao, and Chu, which are adjacent to Qin, can be said to have scared Qin.

Internally, Fan Ju took advantage of the trust of Qin Wang Yingji and successfully abolished the rights of Empress Dowager Xuan and even many gate lords. Let these high-ranking and powerful people, die and degrade, which is conducive to stabilizing the royal power of King Yingji of Qin.

Fan Ju is like the sun in the sky, and its light covers up the ministers of the entire Qin court.

In the ten years that Fan Ju served as Qin Xiang, whoever dared to say nothing to Fan Ju would end badly.

Not to mention anything else, even Wu Anjun, who had great military achievements, was killed by Fan Ju in the eyes of everyone.

Therefore, many ministers spread rumors and slander in front of King Zhaoxiang, saying that Cai Ze was greedy for power and profit, which was unfavorable to Qin.

At first, Qin Wang Yingji didn't believe it.

But everyone is talking about gold, and there are many people who say it, and Yingji, who is already old, can't help but have doubts about Cai Ze.

In several conversations between Qin Wang Yingji and Cai Ze a few years ago, Cai Ze was touched by the doubts expressed.

Thinking of this, Cai Ze couldn't help but sigh in the car:

"It's still Fan Xiang smart! I thought I was smart, and I persuaded Fan Xiang to abdicate. But now that I think about it, it was Fan Xiang who took advantage of me, retreated bravely, and preserved his reputation and prestige for the rest of his life! ”

For today's general trend, Cai Ze is also very clear.

The state of Qin looked very strong, but after years of fighting, the people in the country were very tired.

This is not the main thing, the most important thing is that the Yan State also rose in the northern part of the Central Plains, after the annexation of the Qi State, most of the people with lofty ideals in the world believe that the Yan State has gradually replaced the Qin State and become the most important in the world.

This made Cai Ze, who was born in Yan Kingdom, unbelievable about the changes in his homeland.

I originally thought that Yan Guo was no longer good, but in the past ten years, after Yan Wang Kang was named the king of Liaocheng, the changes in Yan Guo can be said to be changing with each passing day, which is frightening.

According to the current practice of Yan Wangkang, if the Yan State completely consolidates the rule of Qi Land, the Qin State will not say that it will dominate the world, but it will want to keep the Qin Land after the Hangu Pass, and now it seems that it is extremely difficult.

The envoys who sent envoys to Zhao and Wei a few years ago returned to Xianyang and made Cai Ze very nervous.

In the past few decades, the Qin State has been full of intrigues and tricks against the surrounding neighboring countries.

Both Zhao and Wei maintained a skeptical attitude towards the "friendly" statement handed out by Qin.

Especially Zhao Wangdan, when he heard that the envoy of Qin said that he wanted to form an alliance with Zhao State, he didn't believe it at all.

After listening to the envoy of the Qin State at all, he was driven out of the court.

That's not all, Zhao's border troops were on alert, fearing that Qin would attack them again.

Just as Zhao Wangdan said to the Qin envoy in the court:

"For so many years, every time your Qin State made peace, it was a time when our countries were going to suffer! What kind of conspiracy are you going to do now, do you want to attack my Zhao State again. ”

Although Wei Wangyu's attitude towards the Qin envoy was not as bad as Zhao Wangdan's, it was not friendly.

Wang Wei said to the envoy sent by the Qin State: "You go back and tell the King of Qin that it is okay for the two countries to be friendly." However, you should first return to my Wei State the Hedong County that occupies my Wei State, and then talk to my Wei State about the friendship between the two countries. ”

This made Qin Prime Minister Cai Ze, who proposed to "connect and cross" the countries of the Central Plains and jointly cut down Yan, and was reprimanded by many courtiers above the court of Qin, thinking that he was exaggerated and unworthy of the position of Qin minister.

This made Cai Ze even more embarrassed in the court of the Qin State.

This time, at the request of King Yingji of Qin, Cai Ze had no choice but to come to Wei again after the Chinese New Year.

Prepare to lobby Wei Wangyu to get Qin and Wei to reach an alliance relationship.

"It seems that I am overestimating my own skills, after this mission to the Wei State, as long as there is a similar result, I must be like Fan Xiang and retreat quickly. Otherwise, your life will not be saved! ”

Cai Ze, who was sitting in the van, lifted the curtain and saw the city wall of Daliang City in the distance, so emotional!

At this time, in the city of Daliang in the capital of Wei, the first month has not passed.

The cold wind blows in gusts, and even if it is daytime, walking on the street can still make people feel cold.

Pedestrians in the streets and alleys are also very scarce at this time.

In one of the palaces of the royal palace of Daliang City, even in the daytime, the lights are still lit.

Wei Wangyu, Shangqing Zhou Xin, and Ling Zhi were also discussing the matter of Qin Prime Minister Cai Ze's visit to Wei.

"Zhou Qing, are you saying that this time Qin Prime Minister Cai Ze came to my Wei State, he still wants to discuss the alliance between the two countries with the widow a few years ago?"

Wei Wangyu said to Zhou Xin.

"Yes, King. The minister thought that this time King Yingji of Qin sent Cai Ze to come, it must be the same as at the end of last year, and sent an envoy to our Wei State to talk about the alliance between the two countries, and there was nothing else. ”

"Your Majesty, the Qin State is a country of tigers and wolves, and there is no integrity at all, for so many years, my Wei State has suffered too much in the hands of the Qin State. Great King, is there still a small alliance between my Wei State and Qin State? ”

"However, which time did King Qin Yingji abide by it well. After the agreement is signed, as long as the conditions are favorable to the Qin State, the Qin King Yingji will tear up the treaty and invade our Wei State. This time, my king must not agree to form an alliance with Qin. ”

Zhou Xin bowed to Wei Wangyu and said his thoughts.

Wei Wangyu pondered for a moment, then turned his head to Ling Zhi next to him and asked:

"Ling Qing, what do you think about forming an alliance with the Qin State?"

Ling Zhi thought for a while, and said to Wei Wangyu:

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that if the Qin State wants to ally with my Wei State this time, it must have other plans. If our king agrees to form an alliance with Wei, he will offend his neighbors and be detrimental to my Wei country. In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to refuse, please let me Wang Mingjian. ”

After listening to Zhou Xin and Ling Zhi's words, Wei Wang Yu nodded: "What the two Aiqing said is right, the Qin State has repeatedly invaded our Wei State and occupied the territory of our Wei State, and the widow will not agree to form an alliance with the Qin State." ”