Xianyang Hotel, when Zhao Chang learned that the Qin Dynasty was meeting, and the ministers of the Qin State had a fierce quarrel over the matter of attacking Chu, he was overjoyed.

He had been in Xianyang for more than a month, and he had also sent a large number of gifts to the pro-Chu ministers in Xianyang, asking them to facilitate the peace between Qin and Chu. However, those people accepted his gifts, but they did not mean to contribute in the slightest.

worked hard for a long time, but did not see half of the effect, so that Zhao Chang was a little impatient in his heart.

You must know that the State of Chu has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and now the opportunity has come, the King of Chu has entrusted him with the burden of uniting the State of Qin, but he has been running in many ways, but in vain, which makes the King of Chu think of him, and this makes the King of Chu teach him how to talk about heavy responsibilities in the future.

Fortunately, his kung fu to nourish his qi was deep enough, and he stayed in Xianyang for more than a month without making any progress, and he didn't give up until today.

Now, since those pro-Chu ministers have already spoken, they must make persistent efforts as soon as possible to pursue the victory and promote the peace talks between Qin and Chu in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chang immediately took out a batch of treasures of the Chu State again to bribe those ministers of the Qin State.

And Zhao Chang himself, with a gift, went straight to Qin Xiang Ganmao's mansion.

"Prime Minister, the envoy of Chu State Zhao often asked to see him outside, and he also brought some gifts."

"Akitsune! It's coming so fast! Gan Mao was stunned, he had just returned to the palace from the palace, and he didn't want to find Zhao Chang.

What Zhao Chang is doing here, he knows very well in his heart.

However, it was precisely because he knew it in his heart that he didn't plan to see Zhao Chang now.

The king of Qin handed over the matter of peace talks with the state of Chu to him, and he had to talk to Zhao Chang well, and he had to force out the bottom line of the state of Chu in order to obtain the greatest benefits for the state of Qin.

Thinking about it, Gan Maoying responded lightly: "Immediately respond to Zhao Chang, just say that the prime minister still has official business to deal with, and there is any inconvenience today, please come back another day."

Also, if Zhao often wants to give gifts, then accept it. ”

"No."

Outside Kammao Province.

"Missing?" Zhao Chang received an answer and was stunned.

He got the news that at today's court meeting, it was Gan Mao who advocated peace between Qin and Chu. But now, after the King of Qin communicated with Gan Mao alone, Gan Mao didn't even want to see him.

Is this a change in things, or is the gift you gave not enough?

Zhao Chang hesitated, but he still gave out the gift he brought unhurriedly, and then returned the same way with the same expression.

Not long after Zhao Chang returned to the hotel, Su Mao, a doorman, walked quickly to his side and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister was ordered to observe outside Ganmao Mansion. As a result, not long after the king left the Ganmao Mansion, the envoys of Qi and Wei arrived at the Ganmao Mansion and were personally welcomed into the mansion by Ganmao. ”

Zhao Chang was stunned, no wonder he had just arrived at Gan Mao's mansion, and Gan Mao didn't want to see him, it turned out that he wanted to see Su Dai and Zhai Zhang.

This Su Dai and Zhai Zhang came to put pressure on the Qin State for the sake of Korean affairs, and now Gan Mao refused to see him in order to see them, does this mean that the King of Qin still did not change his mind to fight Chu?

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang's heart became uneasy again.

Soon after, the doormen who had gone to give gifts to the ministers of the Qin State returned one after another.

"King Qin's younger brothers, Gongzi Fu and Gongzi Kui, accepted the gift and promised to lobby King Qin."

"The close ministers of the King of Qin accepted the gift from Shou and promised to promote peace between Qin and Chu."

“···”

As the news from all over the world continued to gather in Zhaochang's hands, Zhaochang's restless heart calmed down again.

Although Gan Mao didn't see him, most of the other ministers of Qin accepted the gifts and were willing to contribute to the peace between Qin and Chu, which shows that the wind of Qin has not changed.

On the second day, Zhao Chang again brought a heavy gift to see Gan Mao. As a result, Gan Mao accepted the gift, but refused to meet again.

At night, Zhao often feasted the ministers of Qin, and it was night, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

On the morning of the third day, before Zhao Chang set off for Kammao Mansion, someone took the initiative to invite him.

Kammao House.

After Gan Mao saw Zhao Chang, he took the initiative to make amends: "Two days ago, Mr. came to visit, and I couldn't meet Mr. because I had business to do. ”

Zhao Chang heard this, and his face was as usual.

"The prime minister is busy with official business, which is naturally understandable. It's just that I have been in Qin for more than a month, and I often think about the entrustment of the widow in my heart, and I desperately hope to meet with the prime minister, and I also hope that the prime minister can understand. ”

"Mr. is dedicated to the country, and he admires him."

After the two of them were stunned for a while, Gan Mao took the lead in speaking: "Mr. has come to look for me in the past two days, is it for Qin Chu to talk about retiring from the army?" ”

Zhao saw Gan Mao get to the point, and immediately nodded: "Yes, I heard that three days ago, there was a fierce debate on whether to withdraw troops from Chu State, and Cheng Yuan sometimes argued on the basis of reason, and strongly advocated that the Qin army withdraw from Chu State and make friends with our Chu State.

Therefore, after learning about this, he came to ask to see the prime minister, one to express his gratitude to the prime minister, and the other to know what the attitude of King Qin to this matter was. ”

Gan Mao's face was heavy when he heard this, and he shook his head regretfully and sighed: "I am a Chu person in Xia, and I have a deep affection for Chu State, and now I am working in Qin State, and I hope that Qin and Chu can get along amicably."

It's a pity that although he is the prime minister below, he is only the right prime minister, and there is also a left prime minister in the Qin State, and Lou Huan is strongly opposed to the withdrawal of the Qin State. ”

Zhao Chang couldn't help but nodded, he knew very well about the court meeting three days ago, Qin Zuo's prime minister Lou Xuan fiercely opposed Qin's withdrawal from Chendi, and there were many ministers of Qin who supported Lou Zhuan.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chang's heart couldn't help but feel heavy.

This time, the plan of the Chu State to divide the five countries and win over the Qin State used a lot of manpower and material resources, and the pro-Chu faction people of the Qi, Qin, Wei, Han, and Song Kingdoms all called it, but it was the Zhao State that was missed.

In fact, it is not that Chu has not won over Zhao, but that although Chu and Zhao are still in an alliance, the relationship between the two countries is already very cold.

Although Zhao's father has abdicated, but when is the prince of Zhao, the power of Zhao is still in the hands of Zhao's father, and now the Chu people lobby Zhao Wang to lobby Zhao Xiangfeiyi, but it has no effect at all.

More importantly, Zhao was not in the war between Chu and the Five Kingdoms, but watched the melee between Chu and the Five Kingdoms from the sidelines. Therefore, the establishment of a bureau in the Eastern Zhou State by the Chu State failed to pull the Zhao State into the water.

Zhao State has not entered the game, so he can stubbornly guard his own interests, so that Lou Yan is not restrained by other countries, and he is dedicated to the interests of Zhao State, and desperately opposes the peace talks between Qin and Chu.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chang's gaze also became solemn.

This Lou Chuan was the prime minister of Qin State, maintaining the relationship between Qin and Zhao, which was very unfavorable to Chu State, and he had to find a way to force Lou Slow away.

On the other side, after Gan Mao finished speaking, he saw that Zhao Chang's face became heavy, smiled, and continued: "Sir, it is precisely because Zuo Cheng is the opposite, although he has fought with reason, but now the king is still very hesitant about whether to withdraw from Chen Di.

You know, because of this incident in the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, Korea and Wei are very close, and Korea was originally an ally of my Qin State, but as a result, now South Korea has set aside my Qin State and aligned with the Qi, Wei and Song Kingdoms, which makes the widow very worried..."

"Worried..." Gan Mao's tone became heavy, and he said word by word: "The widow is worried that once the Qin army retreats from Chendi, Korea will turn its back on our Qin State and turn to form an alliance with the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song.

Because of the withdrawal of the army, the Qin state lost a powerful ally, Korea, which was unacceptable to the widow. ”

Zhao Chang smiled and said: "King Qin is too worried, as long as Qin can withdraw from Chendi, then Qin and Chu can form an alliance, if South Korea dares to turn its back on Qin, then my Chu State can send troops to assist Qin and teach Korea a lesson together." Now that South Korea is weak, even the Eastern Zhou State has betrayed, as long as you and I are united, South Korea will definitely not be able to withstand it.

At that time, the Qin State will not only not lose the ally of Korea, but will also have the ally of the Chu State. As long as the king of Qin is willing, even the state of Qin can get the host of the Western Zhou State as aid.

In this way, the Qin State did not have to pay anything, and it was not a great thing to be able to obtain the allies of the three countries. ”

When Gan Mao heard this, he laughed: "What Mr. said is reasonable, and I also believe what Mr. said, this matter is very beneficial to the Qin State." It's just that I don't know how Mr. plans to convince the widow, and how can he make the widow believe that the Chu State will not go back on its word? ”

When Zhao Chang heard this, he gently stroked his Hu Xu and smiled: "In order to show sincerity to the King of Qin, our country is willing to cede ten cities from Hanzhong, and I am willing to live for the King of Qin." ”

Gan Mao smiled and shook his head: "It's not enough, this sincerity is not enough." ”

Zhao Chang's face stiffened slightly, he groaned for a while, stretched out his palm, and revealed his five fingers: "Then my Chu State will add five more cities, and the fifteen cities in the western part of Hanzhong will all be ceded to the Qin State." ”

Gan Mao shook his head again and said, "It's not enough. ”

Zhao Chang's face turned cold when he heard this, and he was silent for a while, before he looked at Gan Mao and asked, "Then what does the Qin State want?" ”

"Hanzhong!" Gan Mao Zhengse said: "If the king of Chu is willing to cede the whole of Hanzhong, then I will immediately enter the palace to lobby the king, and persuade the king to swear an oath with Mr. within ten days." ”

Akitsune was taken aback by Gan Mao's big appetite.

The land of Hanzhong is related to the security of the entire Jianghan region of the Chu State, after the Qin State seized Nanzheng, the Chu State built a Great Wall in the dangerous place of Hanzhong in order to prevent the Qin State. If Hanzhong is in the hands of the Qin State and the Great Wall is not guarded, then the mediocre land will be directly exposed to the eyes and nose of the Qin State, and there is no danger to defend, which is too dangerous.

As long as the upper mediocrity is not defended, once the Qin army goes downstream, the entire northern Han will be at risk of being cut off by the Qin state.

The Qin State wants the entire Hanzhong, and it is impossible for the King of Chu to agree to this.

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang immediately shook his head and refused: "The Qin State wants the whole of Hanzhong? That's impossible! ”

When Gan Mao heard Zhaochang's refusal, he was unmoved, and now it was the State of Chu that was in a hurry, not the State of Qin, and he could afford to drag it out.

But on the side of Chu, the king of Chu is old, and he is desperately hoping to change the law in the entire Chu country, if the Chu country has been entangled by the five countries and cannot carry out the change for a long time, then the king of Chu must not be able to wait.

If the state of Chu can unite the two states of Qin and Han to fight against the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, and create a favorable environment for the state of Chu to change the law, this should be in line with the interests of the king of Chu.

Thinking about it, Gan Mao smiled and said, "Mr. is not thinking about it, or Mr. can ask the King of Chu, maybe the King of Chu will agree?" ”

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