The camp of the state of Qi.

The music in the hall is curling, although it is a cold winter day outside, but there are still more than a dozen dancers dancing in this hall, and the wonderful ketones are looming with the dance steps.

If it was in normal times, then Qi Wangjian would definitely be smiling Yan Yan, and Hou Sheng toasted together to appreciate the dance of these beautiful dancers in front of him.

But today, Qi Wangjian didn't have such a mood at all.

Qi Wangjian was in a very bad mood.

Qi Wangjian, who was in a bad mood, had already fallen several wine lords in a row, and ordered several waiters to be dragged out to hit the board, making the remaining waiters tremble and walk on thin ice.

A scream suddenly came, and it turned out to be a dancing girl who suddenly tripped and fell to the ground while dancing.

The entire hall suddenly became chaotic, and several dancers hurriedly picked up their fallen companions, and the music and beautiful dance steps came to an abrupt end at the same time.

Qi Wangjian's face sank, and his right hand slapped heavily on the table.

"Did the widow stop waiting? Why stop for no reason? ”

Qi Wangjian was angry, and the hall suddenly fell to his knees in an uproar.

Qi Wangjian's face changed, a burst of murderous aura flashed in his eyes, and finally he snorted heavily, and said in a cold voice: "Get out!" ”

In just a moment, there was no one else in the hall except Qi Wangjian and Hou Sheng.

Hou Sheng looked at Qi Wangjian, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "King, such musicians and singers are just lowly people, why should the king be like them?" ”

Qi Wangjian glanced at Hou Sheng with an extremely unhappy face, and said, "Hou Qing should know that the widow is so angry, not this matter. ”

After a pause, Qi Wangjian said hatefully: "That Zhao Wangdan is really too deceitful!" He actually gave such conditions to the widow, and tried in vain to separate the relationship between the widow and the king of Qin! ”

Hou Sheng looked at Qi Wangjian and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

In some ways, Qi Wangjian was actually a very good king, as can be seen from the fact that no one had their heads cut off tonight.

But in some ways, Qi Wangjian was actually not a qualified king.

As a courtier, Hou Sheng felt that it was necessary to give advice to this young monarch, who was both his nephew and his own king.

So Hou Sheng spoke: "Great King, in fact, even if Zhao Wang Dan does not put forward such harsh conditions, there is no need for the Qin-Qi Alliance to continue. That Qin Wangji actually abandoned the king in front of everyone's eyes today, how could the king believe such an ally? ”

Qi Wangjian was stunned when he heard this.

After a few breaths, Qi Wangjian's young face showed a look of sudden realization, and he said angrily: "Houqing's words are very true, if it weren't for that Qin Wangji, the widow might not have fallen to the point of retreating to that Zhao Wangdan today!" ”

After scolding Qin Wangji for a while, Qi Wangjian seemed to feel a lot more comfortable, but soon his sad expression reoccupied Qi Wangjian's face: "Houqing, now that this Zhao country is powerful, Qin Wangji is a treacherous person, and the widow is really worried." Why don't you lead the army out of here tomorrow? ”

If Qi Wangjian was still a little unconvinced in his heart before coming to Luoyi, and he still had the idea of breaking his wrist with Zhao Dan, then after experiencing today's incident, this idea has been completely dispelled by Qi Wangjian.

From today's point of view, the current Zhao State has received the support of the three countries of Wei, Chu, and Han, and no matter how confident Qi Wangjian is, he will not feel that he can beat these four countries together.

In fact, the gap between the Seven Heroes of the Warring States is not as big as later generations think.

In any period of the Warring States Period, the hegemonic countries usually had one enemy and two enemies almost the limit, and there was basically no hope of victory with one enemy and three enemies, let alone one enemy and four.

So King Qi was instigated.

Yes, the widow can't beat you Zhao Dan, so can't the widow run away?

If it was another monarch, he might say that he would run away. But Qi Wangjian has always been indecisive, so he still wants to listen to Housheng's opinion before running away.

Hou Sheng thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The king, in the opinion of the ministers, retreating at this moment will make the world laugh in vain." The king must not do such a cowardly act. ”

Qi Wangjian's face sank when he heard this, and he said very dissatisfiedly: "Could it be that the widow still wants to stay here and let that King Zhao act as a blessing in front of the widow?" ”

Hou Sheng smiled slightly and said, "Why doesn't the king think carefully about that Zhao Wangzhi's proposal?" ”

"Zhao Wangzhi's proposal?" Qi Wangjian snorted and said, "Then Zhao Wangzhi's proposal is so excessive, how can the widow agree?" ”

Hou Sheng said with a smile: "In fact, in the minister's opinion, the three proposals of King Zhao are actually not much damage to the king and the Qi country. ”

"Really?" Qi Wangjian was stunned, and the expression on his face was full of suspicion.

Zhao Dan's three-point proposal was that Qin and Qi broke the alliance, the Qi army withdrew, and Qi joined the Zhao Alliance.

Hou Sheng said: "Although the matter here is not complicated, it is also complicated, it is better to let the ministers analyze it with the king one by one." ”

Qi Wangjian bowed slightly, signaling Hou Sheng to speak.

Hou Sheng said: "First, Qin Qi broke the alliance. After today's incident, it is inevitable that Qin Qi will break the alliance, so there is no need to say more. ”

Qi Wangjian nodded in agreement.

Hou Sheng said again: "Second, Qi State withdrew from Pengcheng. Now that Zhao is powerful, and is in the process of negotiating peace with Qin, if the king is unwilling to withdraw his troops, then Zhao and Qin will definitely gather the strength of the four countries to defeat Qi after the peace is successful, which is not what the king wants. ”

"Shikoku Varqi?" Qi Wangjian's face turned white all of a sudden.

Although Qi Wangjian had not experienced the tragic situation of the Five Kingdoms in that year, Qi Wangjian's father and mother and a large number of courtiers of Qi were all parties.

No one in Qi is willing to endure such a catastrophe again, and Qi Wangjian is certainly no exception.

Qi Wangjian let out a breath of helplessness and said, "Since this is the case, then the troops will be withdrawn...... But Hou Qing, if he retreats like this, the widow will be unwilling in his heart! ”

Of course, Qi Wangjian was unwilling in his heart, after all, the Huaibei land of Qi State had been occupied by Chu State since the Five Kingdoms invaded Qi, and now it was not easy to recover most of Huaibei Land by taking advantage of the east wind of the Battle of Lanling, but he had to let this land return to the hands of Chu State, a damned invader, under the compulsion of Zhao State.

It's not comfortable to change anyone.

But there is no way, who made Qi Guo weaker than Zhao State now?

Qi Wangjian suddenly hated this feeling of weakness.

Qi Wangjian, who was immersed in his own thoughts, didn't notice that Hou Sheng, who was sitting at the bottom, had actually been carefully observing Qi Wangjian's expression.

When he saw Qi Wangjian showing such an expression, Hou Sheng's heart couldn't help but think of what Su Dai, the envoy of Zhao State, had said to him when he visited the mansion not long ago.

"Houqing, as the monarch of the Qi Kingdom, although the king is addicted to pleasure for a while, sooner or later he will be as blockbuster as King Qi Wei and lead the Qi Kingdom to become strong again. If Hou Qing didn't plan early, then when the king was shocked, it would be the day when Hou Qing was expelled from Qi in the name of a minister! ”

A blockbuster, this is a very famous allusion, many people use this allusion to describe King Chuzhuang, and many people use this allusion to describe King Qi Wei.

Hou Sheng didn't want to become a courtier who was expelled from the Qi State, so after feeling that Su Dai's words were very reasonable, Hou Sheng decided to ask Su Dai for help.

Su Dai did not refuse Hou Sheng, this old friend of Su Dai obviously looked very interesting, spent a whole night to analyze the pros and cons of Hou Sheng, and also taught Hou Sheng a set of strategies and rhetoric.

So when Wang Jian of Qi came back to his senses, Hou Sheng continued to speak: "But please rest assured, if the king is willing to listen to the words of his ministers, not only is there hope for Huaibei to be recaptured, but even the restoration of Qi and the hegemony of the princes is not empty talk!" ”

Qi Wangjian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to speak: "What is the clever plan?" Hou Qing is not coming quickly! ”

Hou Sheng smiled mysteriously and said: "This plan is actually very simple, that is, the king joins the alliance of the four countries, and the big thing can be done!" ”

Qi Wangjian's mouth opened wide and froze.

Hou Sheng said: "The king might as well think about it, now that Zhao has the help of the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Chu, these four countries are all out together, can there be any country in the world that can be rivaled?" ”

Qi Wangjian shook his head slowly.

Hou Sheng said: "Therefore, if the king joins the alliance of the four countries, then the Zhao State will have no mouth to conquer the Qi State, and the Qi State will be able to turn the crisis into safety." ”

When Qi Wangjian heard this, he felt that there seemed to be some truth.

No matter how thick-skinned Zhao is, it is impossible for Zhao to turn against Qi and attack Qi when he has just signed an alliance with Qi.

Hou Sheng looked at Qi Wangjian's expression and knew Qi Wangjian's intentions, so he smiled and said: "In this way, this Zhao Wang's three-point proposal is not in line with the king's intentions?" ”

Qi Wangjian pondered for a long time, but finally nodded slowly, acknowledging Hou Sheng's opinion.

If you really think about it this way, Zhao Dan's conditions are actually not unacceptable.

But immediately Qi Wangjian spoke again: "Houqing, but in this case, how can the widow only respect the king of Zhao as the chief of the covenant, so how can the Qi country be strong again?" ”

A glint flashed in Hou Sheng's eyes, and he said: "Great King, now the goal of the Zhao State is no other, but to go west to conquer the Qin State. When Qin and Zhao are fighting, it is the opportunity for the king and the Qi State to take advantage of the opportunity to expand! ”

Qi Wangjian snorted, looking a little frustrated: "Expansion? Where can the widow expand? Na Wei and Chu were both allies of Zhao. ”

Hou Sheng said: "Has the king forgotten that King Yan has been seriously ill since the last year, and it is rumored that time is running out?" ”

This sentence instantly reminded Qi Wangjian, and made Qi Wangjian's eyes shine with hope: "Does Houqing mean ......?"

Hou Sheng smiled and said, "King, there are not many neighbors of Yan Kingdom, only Qi and Zhao Erguo. The minister heard that there were two factions fighting each other in the territory of Yan State, and if Yan Wang Yan drove it, Yan Country would definitely be in turmoil. At this moment, Zhao Guo is busy with Qin and has no time to take care of Yan State, which is a good opportunity for the king to send troops to Yan State! If the king can seize the land of Yan Kingdom, then the Qi Kingdom will be restored to dominate the princes, which is a matter of immediate importance! ”

At this moment in this conversation, the haze on Qi Wangjian's face was finally swept away.

A moment later, Qi Wangjian let out a sincere emotion from his heart!

"Houqing, you are really a widowed countryman!"

Hou Sheng was proud in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest rumor: "Since this is the case, then the minister thinks that the king might as well be like this......"

A conspiracy against the Yan Kingdom was quietly conceived in this hall. 8)