Just when Xiong Huai was feasting Zhao envoy Wang Ben, Zhai Qiang was returning to Tengcheng in a carriage at this time.

After entering Tengcheng, Zhai Qiang's anger accumulated in the Chu and Song military camps gradually dissipated, and then he got out of the car, stimulated by the cold air, and immediately calmed down.

Recalling the scenes that happened in the Chu camp, I couldn't help but feel very strange.

Especially the attitude of the king of Chu, he directly chose to go to war without saying a word, which is not in line with the character of the king of Chu.

If it was the King of Song who had just declared war on Wei in anger, it would be very normal, but it was the King of Chu, and this would be wrong.

Zhai Qiang knew that after the Chu and Song countries captured Xue Cheng, they re-established Xue Jun, but Xue Di became the territory of the Song State, and the Chu and Song countries fought hard for several months, but the Chu State only got some money and grain, which was really not worth mentioning compared to the harvest of the Song State.

Now he is leading the attack on Teng, which was the land of Song before Teng, and it does not border with Chu, which means that even if Chu and Song capture Teng, this can only be returned to Song, and Chu still can't get any benefits.

Therefore, Zhai Qiang's tough threat before was actually to give Chu State a step, so that Chu State would withdraw its troops by the trend, so as not to make Chu State work in vain again.

However, as a result, the king of Chu was like a bull in estrus, and he burst into flames at the first touch and directly declared war on Wei.

This...

Zhai Qiang remembered the previous incident of the Five Kingdoms attacking Qin, the King of Chu led the armies of the Three Jin and Chu Yan to besiege the Qin State, but the King of Chu let the army of the Three Jin Dynasty go on every time, and the Chu army stayed far behind the battlefield every time, watching the battle between the Three Jin and the Qin State.

Although Zhai Qiang despised the behavior of the King of Chu, he had to admit that the behavior of the King of Chu at that time was normal.

The current king of Chu looks like he is sacrificing himself for others and does not ask for anything in return, which is really contrary to common sense.

Things that go against common sense are either crazy or have another purpose.

The situation in the state of Chu is definitely not that the king of Chu is crazy, but that the king of Chu has calculations in other places.

Thinking about it, Zhai Qiang couldn't help muttering, "What is the purpose of the Chu State. Could it be that the state of Chu saw that the state of Qi had been weakened, so it planned to attack other countries, or the state of Wei? ”

After pondering for a long time, he still didn't understand, Zhai Qiang had no choice but to hold his mind and decided to report what happened today to Wei and ask King Wei to take precautions.

On the fifth day of Chu Wei's official declaration of war, the 180,000 Wei army led by Gongsun Xi finally arrived in Tengcheng.

In the past five days, the Chu and Song coalition forces have not done nothing, but have been using these five days to strengthen the defense of the military camp.

With the arrival of the Wei army, the war clouds hanging over the Teng State became thicker and thicker, as if war was about to break out.

Just when Chen Zhen was still on his way to South Korea, on the other side, Zhaochang, who had set off from Yingdu and went to Qin to agree on the marriage date, had already arrived in Xianyang.

Qinguo Hotel.

After Wei Ran settled Zhao Chang, he asked, "I don't know what is the important matter for the envoy to come to the Qin State this time?" ”

Zhao Chang responded: "General, I am here for the marriage of the princess of our country and the younger brother of the king of Qin. According to the etiquette system, a man marries at 30 and a woman marries at 20, and if it is too late, it is not in accordance with the rules, and it can only be immediately married and combined by the designated partner of each country.

Because of the unfortunate affairs of the first king of Qin, the princess's marriage has been delayed for three years, and now the princess's filial piety has passed, and the princess of our country is about to turn eighteen. Therefore, the queen thought that the marriage could not be postponed any longer.

Therefore, the queen sent a special envoy to visit the Mi family in the Qin State to discuss the marriage of the princess. ”

Wei Ran nodded.

Marry at thirty and marry at twenty, this is the etiquette set during the Zhou Dynasty, which is the latest age for men and women to get married. Now, however, the reality in countries is much earlier than that.

Regarding the issue of marriage, not only Chu State is in a hurry, but on the Qin State's side, he Wei Ran and these people are more anxious than Chu State.

The state of Chu is because the princess is old, no matter how late it is, when the marriage is negotiated, the princess will marry to the state of Qin, and the age is almost more than twenty years old, which will make the princess of Chu and the state of Chu very faceless.

Similarly, the marriage between Qin and Chu failed, and Wei Ran was never able to get strong support from the Chu State and could not enter the high-level of the Qin State, which made Wei Ran of the Qi clan very worried.

Thinking about it, Wei Ran opened his mouth and said: "The marriage between Gongziji and Princess Chu, Gongzi's mother Mi is also very anxious, and she should go to Chu to discuss it as soon as possible." However, Gongziji has not yet performed the crown ceremony, and the king has been crowning for three years, and the throne is still vacant, and the king has not yet married the queen, and rashly proposed Gongziji's marriage to the king, which is probably inappropriate. ”

Zhao Chang sighed and said: "I also know a little about the situation of the Qin State, I don't know about the marriage between the King of Qin and the Princess of Qi, but I have made a decision." ”

Wei Ran shook his head: "Although the three-year filial piety period has expired, because of the continuous war, the King of Qin still did not spare his hands and sent someone to the Qi State to agree on the marriage date. ”

Zhao Chang thought for a while and said: "General, although the King of Qin is not in a hurry, but the King of Qin has been on the throne for three years, not only does he have no heirs, but there is not even a queen in the palace, which is probably not good for the Qin State." The courtiers of the Qin State, didn't anyone take the initiative to suggest that the King of Qin marry the queen? ”

Wei Ran was silent for a moment when he heard this, he knew what Zhao Chang meant, Chu was worried that the Qin State would delay the marriage between Qin and Qi, and if the King of Qin did not get married, Gongzi Ji would not dare to marry the princess of Chu before the King of Qin.

So he reminded him to take the initiative to let Qin Guo marry the queen, and then prepare for Gongziji's marriage with Qin.

After a while, Wei Ran nodded and responded: "What Mr. said is very true, even if King Qin is not in a hurry for this kind of thing, those of us who are courtiers should also consider it for the king." ”

Zhao saw Wei Ran agree, and said happily: "In this way, I will wait for the good news of the general." ”

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In the Qin Palace.

Qin Wangdang and Zhang Yi gathered in the palace, and Qin Wangdang asked Zhang Yi: "Father, the envoy of Chu State Zhao often came to Qin State, but he did not ask to see the widow for a long time, so you can know the purpose of his trip. ”

Zhang Yi chuckled and said: "King, according to the news, Zhao Chang came to the country this time for the marriage of Gongzi Ji and Princess Chu. Princess Chu and Gongzi Ji are of the same age, she is eighteen years old this year, ordinary women are not married at this age, and they have already paid a fine for three years, but Princess Chu is still not married, and Chu is in a hurry. ”

Zhu Li sneered: "I can't help the state of Chu not be in a hurry, now that the state of Wei has betrayed the state of Chu, and the two countries of Qi and Wei have jointly challenged the hegemony of the state of Chu, the king of Chu sees that the hegemony is not guaranteed, and he is worried that all countries will turn their backs on the state of Chu, so he remembered that I came to the state of Qin." ”

Zhang Yi smiled and said nothing.

When King Qin saw that the invincible Chu State also begged for Qin State, he suddenly felt relaxed and immediately laughed "haha".

After laughing, Qin Wangdang looked at the two people in front of him inquiringly, and asked: "Father, Uncle Wang, I don't know how we should reply to the marriage between Gongzi Ji and Princess Chu." ”