Wei is here to mediate, isn't it a joke?

Xiong Huai sneered in his heart.

The Chu and Song dynasties attacked Xuecheng for several months, and they were about to break through Xuecheng, so how could they say that they would give up.

Seeing that the King of Chu did not speak, Chen Zhen on the side smiled and said: "What the Wei envoy said is extremely true, the outbreak of a great war between Qi and Chu is something that our country does not want to see. However, this time the Chu State invaded Qi, not to covet the land of the Qi State, but for the people of the world to seek justice from the King of Qi. At the beginning, didn't the King of Wei also write a letter to persuade the King of Qi?

Now, the Chu and Song dynasties attacked Xuecheng for many days, and Xuecheng was broken only overnight, and the Qi reinforcements arrived in Xuedi for several months, but they did not dare to advance, which shows that Qi was pessimistic about the war situation. ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhen paused for a moment, and then suggested: "Wei envoy, the current situation, Chu and Song are bound to win the Xue land, but the Qi State is worried, as long as the Wei State declares war on Qi, then the Qi State will definitely panic."

At that time, Wei did not have to go to war with Qi to gain Qi territory in the east of Pushui. And we Chu and Song don't have to fight a decisive battle with Qi to get Xue Di, such a good thing to kill three birds with one stone, I don't know what Wei thinks? ”

"Uh... This..." Hearing Chen Zhen's extremely bewildering words, and then looking at Chen Zhen's expectant gaze, his expression couldn't help but dodge, and he didn't dare to face Chen Zhen directly.

After listening to Chen Zhen's suggestion, seeing Zhai Zhang's dumb mouth again, a smile appeared on Xiong Huai's face: "Wei envoy, I don't know what the advice is for our Chu State." Now the Yue Kingdom is attacking Ji Yancheng, and it may be captured at any time, and our Chu and Song coalition forces may capture Xuecheng at any time. Wei sent troops to attack the western part of Qi again, and the widows would definitely not be able to stop them if they wanted to come to Qi. ”

Zhai Zhang's face straightened at this time, and he said with righteous words: "Great King, although the suggestion of the State of Chu is good, and it is very likely that the State of Wei will succeed in sending troops, but the State of Wei will not do this.

Qi is an ally of Wei, and Chu is also an ally of Wei. What's more, the last time the countries invaded Qin, the king of Qi didn't want an inch of land, and he tried his best to help our coalition army attack Qin, this kind of scene is still vivid, this friendship has not yet dissipated, how can Wei do this kind of thing to repay virtue with resentment.

Therefore, the minister asked the king to consider the suggestion of our country in detail, turn the war into a jade silk, and reconcile with the Qi country. ”

When Xiong Huai heard Zhai Zhang's words, the last trace of expectation for Wei State in his heart was gone, and this time Wei Guo must have planned to stand on the side of Qi State.

Now Wei is gathering troops in the north of Jishui, obviously planning to send troops, the countries around Jishui are either Song or Qi, since Wei has given up this great opportunity to attack Qi, then the direction of sending troops is self-evident.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai was ready for the breakdown of the relationship between Chu and Wei, and said expressionlessly: "Since the King of Wei is so benevolent and righteous, then please continue to maintain it, you must know that not only Qi is an ally of Wei, but also my Chu and Song are also allies of Wei." As long as Wei can continue to remain neutral, that is the best explanation to the allies. ”

Zhai Zhang let out a long sigh when he heard this, and then hung his head and said: "I can't convince the king, and the minister deeply regrets it." Ashamed of the widow's entrustment, the minister had no shame to stay in front of the king anymore, and the minister resigned. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, the envoy of Wei failed to mediate, didn't he declare war on Chu State, and then left?

"The messenger is going to leave?" Xiong Huai asked in surprise.

Zhai Zhang nodded: "That's right." ”

Then, in Xiong Huai's surprise, Zhai Zhang really left.

"Zhuqing, this Wei envoy failed to mediate, failed to persuade the widow, did not declare war on the widow, and left. The widow is stupid, I don't know what Wei means? Could it be that Wei really did not intend to go to war against Chu and Song, or did Wei intend to launch an attack on Song without declaring war? ”

Hearing King Chu's inquiry, Chen Zhen thought for a while and replied, "Great King, no matter what you say, now the two countries of Zhao and Han in the Three Jin Dynasty are still our allies. Perhaps Wei didn't want to completely betray Chu yet, lest he be retaliated against next time, and he couldn't get the support of Zhao and Han. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Probably, the purpose of the envoy of the Wei State this time is just to declare war on the Song State. ”

"Not bad." Gongsun Yan agreed: "Great King, in the current situation, it is very likely that the Wei State will attack the Taoyi of the Song State. As long as the Song army comes back to help, then the main force of the Qi army will still have a great advantage over the Chu army in Xue Di. This is how the Wei State can both rescue the Qi State without completely offending the Chu State. ”

Xiong Huai laughed twice, and said with a smile: "Could it be that King Wei thinks that by using this method to rescue the Qi Kingdom, he can not offend the widow, and he will not be retaliated by the widow." ”

Gongsun Yan shook his head and said, "Great King, it is precisely because Wei is afraid that it will be like this. As Assassin Shiling said, if Wei wants to protect itself under the attack of the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu, no matter which of the three kingdoms it is, it is not worth relying on. The real help of Wei is actually Zhao and Han. Now Zhao and Han still need to rely on Chu to offset the pressure of Qin, so Wei does not dare to declare war on Chu alone, so as not to be isolated by Zhao and Han. ”

Xiong Huai remembered the situation of the three Jin Dynasty falling in love and killing each other, and said with a smile: "This is the so-called brother on the wall, and the outside is in his affairs." ”

Gongsun Yan smiled and sighed, he had been in Wei for many years, so he naturally knew Wei Guo's thoughts.

If Wei is strong, it will be besieged by all countries, and if Wei is weak, it will also be besieged by Wei from all countries.

Besieged by various countries for more than 100 years, Wei is a contradiction in diplomacy.

No one believes, everyone believes.

"Well, that's the case, Chen Qing, there is Lao Qing to monitor the envoys of the Wei State, and once the Wei envoy visits the King of Song, he will report immediately."

"No."

On the other hand, after the Wei envoy left the Chu camp, he returned directly to the Wei camp north of Xuecheng, and did not go to the Song camp again.

Then, after the Chu and Song countries ended today's siege, and when all the armies of the Chu and Song countries returned to the barracks, the envoys of the Wei State went straight to Xuecheng.

More than 100 vehicles and more than 1,000 people entered Xuecheng in a very short period of time.

After getting the news, Xiong Huai frowned and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the envoys of Wei from all countries have all entered Xue City, in this regard, I don't know what Qing and the others think Wei is doing?" ”

Hearing King Chu's question, Jingcui, Chen Zhen and the others were all silent.

This move of Wei was very abnormal.

If it is said that it is planned to rescue Xue Cheng, more than 1,000 people are not enough to see it, and if it is said that it is necessary to provide supplies to Xue Cheng, 100 vehicles, it is really a drop in the bucket for a city.

If you want to say that it is exciting, you don't have to wait until now, the news of Wei was found out by Chu and Song the day before yesterday, and I think about it, Xue Chengzhong learned the news earlier, and with Tian Wen's shrewdness, he must have informed all the soldiers and civilians as soon as possible.

Therefore, this move of Wei State does not seem to have any other effect except for the extreme dissatisfaction of Chu and Song.

Just in the midst of doubt, a Chu general walked into the tent and saluted: "Great King, the envoy of Wei is here." ”

Xiong Huai was startled, just now he was still wondering what Wei meant by the country, and now, the envoy of Wei took the initiative to come to the door.

"Please ask the Wei envoy to come and see the widow." Xiong Huai said quietly.

"No."

Not long after, Zhai Zhang came to Xiong Huai again, his face was no longer the regret he had when he left, and he saluted lightly: "Minister Zhai Zhang pays a visit to the king." ”

After saluting, Xiong Huai looked at Zhai Zhang and asked, "Messenger, I don't know what Qing is doing when he asks to see the widow again." ”

After Xiong Huai asked, Jing Cui and the others who accompanied him also stared at Zhai Zhang, wanting to see how he answered.

"The minister is here for Qi and Chu, and he is here to persuade peace." Zhai Zhang responded.

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Messenger, haven't you already persuaded peace during the day today?" Why, after Qing went to Xue Chengzhong, he was sure that he would be able to convince the widow? ”

"Exactly." Zhai Zhang nodded, and then arched his hand: "Great King, Meng Weijun is a great sage who is famous all over the world, and all countries are singing about his good name, and the widow can't bear to suffer a misfortune for a sage." Therefore, Fang Caichen entered Xue Cheng with the king of Wei, took his daughter as a gift, invited him with a hundred cars, and invited Meng Weijun to serve as the minister of Wei. Meng Weijun felt the sincerity of the widow and agreed on the spot.

Therefore, the current Meng Weijun is no longer a courtier of the Qi State, but the Xiangguo of my Wei State. The king wanted to teach the king of Qi a lesson, and since Qi and Chu were allies of our country, the widow had no intention of interfering in it. However, now that Meng Weijun has become the prime minister of Wei, then please ask the king to look at the face of the widow, stop here, and attack the rest of Qi State. ”

Xiong Huai was shocked when he heard that Tian Wen had become the Xiangguo of Wei, and he thought that Wei would not dare to completely turn his face with Chu for the time being, and there would be room for him to wait for the price between Qi and Chu.

Now it seems that he is thinking too much.

Tian Wen became Wei Xiang, and now attacking Xue Cheng is directly hitting the King of Wei in the face, and Wei can justifiably intervene in this battle, and at the same time, it can also give an explanation to other countries.

As for letting Xue Cheng go, according to what Wei said, to attack other parts of Qi State, this is simply impossible, Chu and Song have besieged Xue Cheng for several months, seeing that Xue Cheng can no longer hold on, you Wei State said let it go, Wei State's face is not so big.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai sneered: "Wei Envoy, you shouldn't be laughing at the widow." ”

Zhai Zhang said: "In front of the king, the minister does not dare to joke. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiong Huai's face instantly became ugly.

"Good, good, good..." At this time, Chen Zhen on the side let out a series of loud laughs, and then got up and bowed to Zhai Zhang: "Envoy, it is really too righteous for Wei to think so much about our country, once it is done, our country will be grateful." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Chen Zhen curiously, he didn't know what kind of righteousness Wei Guo had, and he had to thank Wei Guo.

Chen Zhen saw the King of Chu looking over, and arched his hand: "King, since Tian Wen has become the prime minister of Wei, then ask Tian Wen to leave Xuecheng immediately and go to Wei to take up his post, lest when we attack Xuecheng tomorrow, we will accidentally injure Meng Weijun and hurt the friendship between Chu and Wei." ”

Xiong Huai suddenly realized, and when he saw Zhai Zhang's face stiffening, he immediately smiled and said: "That's right, Tian Wen is the Wei Xiang, but he is in Xue City to defend the city for the Qi State. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai's voice became fierce in vain: "Could it be that the King of Wei looks down on the widow and intends to help the Qi State defend Xue Cheng, or is it that the Wei State can't defend Xue Cheng and comes to take advantage of the widow?"

If Wei has this kind of thought, the widow is happy to talk to the king of Wei and say, outside Xue City, there are still 400,000 troops in Chu and Song, and Sima Zhaoju of the widow is already arriving in Chendi, so please ask the king of Wei to get ready, and the widow wants to lead an army of 600,000 to meet with the king of Wei outside the city of Daliang. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai saw that Zhai Zhang's head was in a cold sweat, so he decided to intimidate Wei State again, so he asked Chen Zhen: "Xianqing, I don't know how old the son of Qin is now?" ”

Zhai Zhang was shocked when he heard this.

Hearing the king of Chu mention Gongziji, he remembered that the princess of Chu had a marriage contract with Gongziji of Qin.

Chen Zhen also understood what the King of Chu meant, and, seeing that Wei made Zhai Zhang stunned, he decided to add another fire and replied: "King, this year, the King of Qin has been performing the crown ceremony for more than two years, but it is only because he needs to keep filial piety for the King of Qin, so he delayed and failed to marry Princess Qi.

And Gongzi Ji is a few years younger than King Qin, and according to the virtual age, next year, he can also perform the crown ceremony. The minister's meaning, it is better to send someone to talk to the king of Qi, next year, we Qin, Qi and Chu will complete the old agreement together, so that the king of Qin and Gongziji will marry Princess Qi and Princess Chu respectively on the same day. ”

Zhai Zhang was dumbfounded.

Listening to Chen Zhen's mention, I remembered that Qin and Qi still have a marriage contract.

This is still when the king of Qin was alive, let Zhang Yi personally go to the state of Qi to mention his relatives, originally wanted to wait for the crown prince of Qin to perform the crown ceremony before getting married, but the king of Qin died and the prince ascended the throne, which was delayed.

It was only because of the last time that the State of Qi betrayed the State of Qin and sent troops to attack the State of Qi, and the State of Qin had been staring at the State of Zhao for the past two years, that the State of Wei ignored this matter.

The relationship between Qi and Qin is not as good as before, after the King of Qin won the princess of Qi, whether he can form an alliance again is the key to the State of Chu, if the King of Chu is angry and forms an alliance with the State of Qin, this is a disaster.

Xiong Huai saw Zhai Zhang's eyes rolling around at this time, smiled contemptuously, and said: "What Chen Qing said is reasonable, it has been almost three years since the death of the first King of Qin, and the Qin State has suffered misfortunes one after another, and the widow is very sad in his heart. Now, the Qin State really needs a happy event to cheer people's hearts. The widow thinks that there should be nothing better than double happiness. ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai gave Jing Cui on the side a look.

Jing Cui understood, and immediately got up and said: "Wei envoy, since Tian Wen has become Wei Xiang, then please ask the envoy to return to Wei with Tian Wen immediately." Otherwise, if Tian Wen continued to stay in Xue Cheng, he would have mistakenly thought that Wei Xiangguo was helping Qi defend the city. ”

Zhai Zhang originally wanted to say that Xue Cheng was Tian Wen's fief, and it was a matter of course for Tian Wen to stay in Xue Cheng. And the state of Chu attacked the fiefdom of the state of Wei, which was an act of treachery.

However, the country is just like people, if it lacks strength, it will not have enough confidence.

Zhai Zhang opened his mouth, and the cruel words came to his mouth, but remembering the series of threatening words just now, the monarch and ministers of the Chu State immediately swallowed back all the previously prepared declaration of war rhetoric.