Yu Xin looked at Chen Cheng who was approaching in front of him, and a trace of excitement gradually surged in his heart.

In this era, there are two main stages on which scholars can make a name for themselves, one is the battlefield, and the other is diplomacy.

Speaking of which, Yu Xin is actually not very good at these two aspects. Yu Xin is good at strategic planning, that is, he is responsible for the macro formulation of major national policies, and his role is more inclined to staff and staff officers, belonging to the kind of people who stand behind the scenes, such as commanding thousands of troops or fighting with ministers in other countries.

This time, Zhao Dan, the monarch of Zhao State, sent Zhao Sheng and Yu Xin to envoy Wei and Chu respectively, and the intention was actually obvious, that is, your Gong clan faction and Buyi faction should not say me and I will you in front of the widow for a day, and you think you are capable, right? Then let the widow go to the diplomatic arena to compete, and you will know who is stronger and who is weak.

In fact, this time the cloth faction actually has a better candidate than Yu Xin, that is, the cloth cloth faction's real Dinghai God needle Lin is similar. Lin Xiangru's eloquence can be said to be famous all over the world, which can be seen from the two events of "Returning to Zhao after Completion" and "Meeting of Michi" that made the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State deflated one after another and could not have seizures. If Lin Xiangru is an envoy, then the probability of success is undoubtedly much higher than that of Yu Xin.

It's a pity that Lin Xiangru's body has been getting worse and worse recently, and he can't bear this kind of long-distance mission at all, so this task was handed over to Yu Xin by Zhao Dan, and Yu Xin also knew this.

But even so, Yu Xin didn't have much worry in his heart.

You must know that among the six important ministers of Zhao State, only Yu Xin can be called Zhao Dan's real confidant, and this alone is enough to make Yu Xin sit back and relax.

Of course, even if you sit back and relax, it doesn't mean that Yu Xin is completely indifferent to this mission. On the contrary, Yu Xin attached great importance to this mission.

As a famous man of the Warring States who was very good at strategic planning and good at looking at problems from the perspective of the overall situation, Yu Xin had long seen the importance of the Battle of Changping clearly, and knew that Zhao State would definitely not be able to lose in this battle, otherwise the trend of Qin State annexing the world would be unstoppable.

It is precisely because of this that Yu Xincai repeatedly ignored the differences between factions and did not hesitate to sacrifice some interests of the Buyi faction to support Zhao Dan's many opinions at the previous Longtai Palace meeting, in order to allow Zhao Guo to fully deal with Changping.

What's more, since Zhao Dan trusted Yu Xin so much, he promoted Yu Xin from a cloth cloth to a lieutenant of Zhao Guo in just a few years, and took the position of the lord of Shangqing, how could Yu Xin live up to Zhao Dan's hopes?

Besides, the lord of Shangqing is not the end of the ministers, Yu Xin is even more eager that he can rely on his deeds for Zhao Guoguo, and finally be the king of his own family-Fengjun!

Jun waits for Jun Hou, and Feng Jun is actually "Hou". The ultimate in the way of the ministers is this marquis to worship the prime minister!

Wanting to be crowned a prince has never been a simple matter for people who are not of royal blood. Yu Xin is now Shangqing, and he is only one step away from being a feudal monarch, but even this step is very likely to be the insurmountable moat.

Nowadays, there are very few people who can obtain the position of king as a courtier of a non-royal family.

Wu Anjun of the Qin State rose from the throne, and he used the accumulated white bones of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Six Kingdoms of Shandong as a stepping stone to ascend to the position of the feudal monarch.

Zhao Hao, the horse service monarch who had just died a few years ago, first managed the internal affairs well, and then when the first two generals of Zhao State, Lian Po and Le Cheng, both chose to shrink in front of the strong and powerful soldiers of the Qin State, they stepped forward to turn the tide, and led the Zhao army to defeat the Qin army in the battle of Yanhe, and smashed the Qin army's attempt to bypass Korea and directly attack Zhao State, which was crowned the king.

Bai Qi and Zhao Hao, which one is not a big man in the world, and who is not a hero who has made incomparable contributions to the country? If Yu Xin wants to be crowned, he must at least let his credit be at the same level as these two.

Don't say anything else, let's just say that Lin Xiangru, the boss of the cloth faction, let's see how much credit Lin Xiangru has made for Zhao Guoguo, and now his title is just the same as Yu Xin, and it is estimated that there will be no drama in this life.

This shows how difficult it is to be a king.

It is precisely because this difficulty is so great that Yu Xin wants to be crowned the king, and the credit he has made must be big enough.

This mission to the state of Chu is undoubtedly a great opportunity for Yu Xin to make meritorious contributions.

And not only that, this time Zhao Dan obviously understood Yu Xin's shortcomings, so Zhao Dan specially sent a helper for Yu Xin.

Yu Xin's gaze slowly shifted to the side, and finally landed on a carriage beside him.

In the middle of the carriage sat a middle-aged man with a calm expression, plain clothes and an ordinary face. This middle-aged man is so inconspicuous that if you throw him on the streets of Handan, he will be able to blend in perfectly in almost a second, without attracting anyone's attention, and can be called a 100% pure passerby.

But it was obviously a little unusual for such an ordinary man to be able to sit alone in a carriage and also sit next to Yu Xin, the leader of the mission.

Yu Xin bowed his hand to the man with a solemn face: "This time I went to the Chu State, but I have to rely on Mr. Mao's ability a lot." ”

This inconspicuous man is the helper that the monarch Zhao Dan asked for for Yu Xin from the plain monarch Zhao Sheng's mansion, and one of the thousands of guests in Zhao Sheng's mansion - Mao Sui.

To be honest, Yu Xin was somewhat unimpressed with this Mao Sui before. But in the course of so many days of mission, Yu Xin and Mao Sui talked, only to find that this person is also a talented person, especially good at speech and arguments.

Although his knowledge reserve is far inferior to Yu Xin's, Mao Sui is often able to rely on his own unique debating skills to speak back and forth with Yu Xin in the battle of words, and even often has the upper hand.

After many in-depth conversations with Mao Sui, Yu Xin finally realized why Zhao Dan specially sent this Mao Sui to his side. Obviously, Mao Sui came to fill in Yu Xin's verbal shortcomings.

After understanding this, Yu Xin not only respected his own king Zhao Dan, but also respected Mao Sui, and even let Mao Sui enjoy the same treatment as Yu Xin himself, equivalent to the deputy envoy of the mission, and even Mao Sui's carriage was one of the most upscale in the mission.

After Mao Sui heard Yu Xin's words, he also saluted Yu Xin in the carriage: "Lord Yu, please rest assured, I will do my best to help my lord succeed and return." ”

This envoy to Chu is an opportunity for Yu Xin, but why not for Mao Sui? Compared with Yu Xin, who is already famous and in a high position, Mao Sui, who is still just an unknown guest in the Plains Monarch's Mansion, obviously has a stronger desire to make contributions.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.

Although he has always been contemptuously called the "Chu Barbarian" by the Central Plains countries, after all, the Chu State is also one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, and the most basic etiquette is still there. The corresponding guard of honor has already been set up at the city gate, and the diplomats of the Chu State have also been in place.

After a brief welcome ceremony, the diplomatic official of the Chu State who was in charge of the reception suddenly threw out a small bomb that surprised Yu Xin: "Lord Yu, the king of my family and the ministers are already waiting in the palace, so please enter the palace." ”

Yu Xin was stunned when he heard this, although it was only dawn for two hours, but according to the usual practice, should you Chu people send me to the pavilion first, let me rest for a day or two before summoning me?

This way of doing things is really done by the Chu State who does not follow the usual path.

But for Yu Xin, this is not a matter of concern, and it is not bad to meet the King of Chu early and talk about good things as soon as possible.

So Yu Xin smiled slightly, and said to the Chu State official in front of him: "Since this is the case, then bother to lead the way." ”