Linzi, the capital of Qi State.

According to the record of "Examination of Work": "The craftsman camps the country, and the square is nine miles." ”

The meaning of this sentence is that if a city is regarded as a standard square, then the unilateral length of the capital city of Zhou Tianzi is nine li, and the circumference of the four city walls is four nine and thirty-six li.

According to the patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty, the princes were under the Son of Heaven, and the unilateral length of the capital of the vassal states was set at seven li, and the total circumference was twenty-eight li.

The powerful princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty during the founding period, such as Caicheng, the capital of Cai, established by Ji Shudu, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, Qufu, the capital of Lu, and Songcheng, the capital of Song, established by Wei Ziqi, the cousin of King Yin.

However, among the many vassal states divided by the Zhou Dynasty, there was an exception, and this exception was Linzi City, the capital of Qi State.

In terms of circumference alone, the circumference of the capital built next to Zishui reached forty-three li, which not only far exceeded the circumference of twenty-eight li that the vassal states should have, but also exceeded the capital Luoyi of Zhou Tianzi's thirty-six li, which was the largest city on the land of China at this moment.

Since King Wu destroyed Shang and Shang in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the great hero of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Taigong Lu Shang (Jiang Ziya), was sealed here by King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu, and the name of the country was "Qi", which is the origin of the Qi State.

After that, Lü Shang found a place to establish a city called Yingqiu as the capital of the Qi Kingdom.

When it came to the time of Qi Xiangong Lu Mountain, the monarch of Qi carried out a large-scale expansion of Yingqiu City, and renamed the city Linzi, and then many Qi monarchs expanded Linzi many times, thus laying the glory of this oriental city for hundreds of years.

At this moment, although Linzi is no longer as lively and prosperous as Yan Ying said to the king of Chu when he was in Chu when he was in Chu before, "Zhang Yuan becomes yin, sweats into rain, and follows each other", but it is still a first-class prosperous metropolis among all countries.

In the early morning of this day, a carriage was escorted by dozens of Qi court guards, set off from the pavilion post in Guocheng, and slowly drove into Linzi Palace City from the Jimen where Linzi Palace City and Guocheng intersected.

The old man with a wide robe and big sleeves and a gentleman's style sitting on the carriage was the envoy sent by Zhao Dan, the monarch of Zhao State, to Linzi, the capital of Qi State.

Su Dai looked at the majestic atmosphere in front of him, which fully showed the style of a generation of overlords and the solemn palace group of hundreds of years of Qi State, and he was also quite emotional in his heart.

It was in this palace that his brother Su Qin was assassinated in the street by assassins sent by his political enemies!

And he came here today precisely to inherit his brother's legacy and completely knock the country of Qi into the dust.

Helping Yan to destroy Qi is the common dream of the three brothers led by Su Qin. But now that the Yan Kingdom ruled by King Yan Wucheng is already a puddle of mud that cannot be supported by the wall, if you want to achieve the goal of destroying Qi, then you must rely on the power of Zhao State.

Since the Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu cavalry shooting, the increasingly powerful Zhao State and the former old overlord Qi State have broken out many conflicts and wars, and the battle of the five countries to destroy Qi that shocked the world Zhao State also spared no effort to participate in it, and the grievances and grievances between the two countries have long been unable to be resolved.

As long as Yan and Zhao unite, then destroying the Qi State again is not empty talk.

Therefore, Zhao Guo must not fail in Changping, otherwise all the dreams of the Su Dynasty will be empty talk.

Su Dai knew that he was old, and he was afraid that he would not live for a few years before he would pursue his brother Su Qin, and his life path was about to come to an end, but the goal he pursued in his life was still not achieved.

This trip to Qi is likely to be Su Dai's last chance in this life, so he must do his best to seize this opportunity.

The carriage slowly stopped, and an official of the Qi State who had been waiting here for a long time came forward: "Messenger, my king is already waiting in the palace. ”

Su Dai glanced up, the high platform in front of him is called Huan Gongtai, the pedestal is 14 meters high, and there are a total of 99 steps.

At the top of the high platform, there is a splendid and imposing hall, which is called the Golden Luan Palace. This Jinluan Palace is located in the very center of the entire Qi Kingdom Palace City, and all the other palace pavilions in the palace city are built around this Jinluan Palace like stars holding the moon.

This Jinluan Hall is where the Great Dynasty of Qi is now held, and it is also the highest center of power of the Qi State.

Su Dai took a deep breath to make his mood calmer, and then stepped out of the carriage and followed the Qi State official who was in charge of leading the way step by step along the steps to the Jinluan Hall on the high platform.

After a while, Su Dai came to the main hall, and as the greeter said, Qi Wangjian and the ministers of Qi were indeed waiting in the hall.

After entering the main hall, Su Dai first looked around the main hall, and then couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a big battle." ”

The young man who looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a purple crown and a golden royal robe, kneeling at the top of the palace, was the current monarch of the Qi State, Qi Wang Jian (Tian Jian).

On both sides of Qi Wangjian, dozens of ministers of Qi sat in two rows on the left and right, the ministers were of different ages, some of their temples were already gray and some were in their prime, but no matter which of them looked at Su Dai, there was inevitably a trace of arrogance and disdain in their eyes when they looked at Su Dai.

As the old power with the longest period of strength and the most famous generals during the entire Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, even if the current Qi State is no longer the first in the world, there is still a lingering sense of superiority in the hearts of the Qi people.

This kind of incomparably persistent sense of superiority of "don't look at Lao Tzu as a weak chicken now, but in fact, Lao Tzu's ancestors are also wider than you, Zhao Guo is not a special nouveau riche, what to hang in front of Lao Tzu", probably only the people of the British Empire in later generations can be compared.

But these are actually not the point, Su Dai's gaze moved slowly, and finally landed on a seat at the head of Qi Wang Jian.

There was a middle-aged lady sitting on it, who was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, the age of the noblewoman was close to fifty years old, but that kind of graceful bearing did not change in the slightest with the passing of years, she just sat there plainly, exuding a majesty that was even better than Qi Wangjian, who should have been the owner of this palace.

"The Queen..." Su Dai's brows furrowed slightly: "She is also here, it seems that the Qi State really attaches great importance to me, the envoy of the Zhao State." ”

The queen, the queen of Qi Xiang Wang Tian Fazhang, the biological mother of the current Qi Wang Tian Jian, the de facto ruler of Qi in the later period of Qi Wang Tian Fazhang, and once regent when his son Qi Wang Jianchu ascended the throne.

Like her husband's sister, Zhao Dan's mother Zhao Weihou, she was the two most intelligent and powerful women in the late Warring States period who served the country and the people.

Ma Qian of Taishi Company once praised the queen twice with the word "virtuous" in "Historical Records: Tian Jingzhong Completes the Sixteenth Family", which shows Taishi Gong's appreciation for this strange woman.

When he saw the queen, Su Dai felt that this time it might be a little tricky.

Now Qi Wangjian has already grown into a high-spirited adult, and the queen has already returned to his son since two years ago, and he lives in seclusion in the deep palace.

But anyone who knows a little bit about the politics of Qi knows that Qi Wangjian, who is extremely filial, has always been obedient to his mother and queen.

Therefore, today Su Dai not only has to convince the young Qi Wang Jian, but also to convince this queen, who has held the authority of Qi for a long time and is known for her wisdom, credibility and meritocracy.

But there is a problem, everyone knows that this queen is the biggest "pro-Qin faction" in the Qi country!

This sudden change invisibly increased the difficulty of Su Dai to persuade Qi Guo.

Su Dai took a deep breath and bowed to King Qi in front of him.

"Zhao Chen Su Dai, I have seen the King of Qi and the Queen Mother."