A moment later, a man with a wide robe and big sleeves, gray temples, and an elegant gentleman's style when he walked strode into the hall and bowed to Zhao Dan: "Su Dai has seen the king. ”

Zhao Dan looked at Su Dai in front of him, and sighed again in his heart, seeing a historical cow again.

The name Su Dai may be a little unfamiliar to many people, but Su Dai's elder brother Su Qin is a name that can be said to be thunderous.

Zhang Yi and Su Qin, one in the Qin State to offer a combination of strategies, the other in the six countries of the East to follow the way of the longitudinal and longitudinal, these two people one east and one west twin stars shine, absolutely the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period two of the most outstanding columnists.

In fact, Su Qin was not the only one who was famous for the Su family, Su Qin's two younger brothers, Su Dai and Su Li, were also famous diplomats at that time.

Among the three brothers, Su Qin has long since died, Su Li served as a guest secretary in the Qi State, and only Su Dai happened to be in the Zhao State.

And Su Dai is the best messenger in Zhao Dan's heart to send Qi to borrow grain.

Why did you choose Sudai?

First of all, although the three brothers of the Su family are from Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, whether it is Su Qin or Su Dai, they all have a common goal, that is, to help Yan and destroy Qi.

Needless to say, Su Qin did only one thing in the rest of his life after the failure of the Six Kingdoms, that is, to help Yan destroy Qi, and even Su Qin himself was assassinated in Qi because of this.

And Su Qin's younger brother Su Dai also inherited his brother's legacy, because it was impossible for Yan to destroy Qi alone after Tiandan was restored, so the direction of Su Dai's efforts was to let Yan and Zhao ally and then deal with Qi together.

There is a very familiar idiom "snipe and clam fighting", which is an allusion produced by Su Dai to persuade Zhao Dan's father Zhao Huiwen in order to prevent Zhao Guo from fighting Yan.

In this allusion, the sandpiper and the mussel refer to the Zhao and Yan kingdoms, and in the end, King Zhao Huiwen did stop the war against the Yan kingdom.

The mouth cannon alone can convince Zhao Dan's father and the king of Zhao Huiwen, a generation of Ming monarchs, which shows the ability of Su Dai.

Because he stopped Zhao from attacking Yan this time, Su Dai was trusted by King Yan Hui, the monarch of Yan at that time, and became an important minister of Yan for a time.

But twelve years ago (that is, in 272 BC) King Yan Hui was killed by the Yan general Gongsun Cao, after Gongsun Cao established Yan Wucheng King as the monarch, Su Dai as a close confidant of King Yan Hui could only flee to Zhao State, and was named a guest secretary by Zhao Dan's father, King Zhao Huiwen, and settled in Handan.

In the following years, although Su Dai was still actively running, but he had little success, and he was not trusted by Zhao Guojun, so he himself gradually became a little discouraged, and in recent years, he basically closed his door and waited for death at home, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come to the door at this time.

This is the first time since Zhao Dan ascended the throne that Su Dai, the guest secretary of Zhao State, has been summoned alone.

As Cao Cao said in "Turtle Although Shou", "Lao Ji is determined to be thousands of miles, and the martyr is full of strength in his twilight years", although the current Su Dai is already old, Zhao Dan's summons is like a light in the dark, which instantly inspired the little passion left of the old Zongheng family.

So after a simple salute, Su Dai almost couldn't wait to ask: "I don't know what happened when the king summoned him?" ”

Zhao Dan couldn't help but laugh in his heart when he saw this, knowing that this old man had indeed been holding back for too long, and he was no longer calm to this extent.

But Zhao Dan didn't answer Su Dai's question immediately, but asked unhurriedly: "I don't know if Su Qing knows what happened to the widow summoned today?" ”

This is what Zhao Dan deliberated, after all, Su Dai has been at home for so many years, and now he is in his sixties, and no one knows whether this Su Qin's brother is more old and spicy now or has directly become an old fool.

So Zhao Dan had to take a small test before deciding to let Su Dai send an envoy, if Su Dai couldn't even guess the purpose of Zhao Dan's summons, then this Su Dai didn't go to any Qi country, or continue to go home and wait for death.

Su Dai was also stunned when he heard this, but he immediately knew in his heart, after all, the Zongheng family originally relied on lobbying the king to eat, if he didn't even have the ability to guess the king's thoughts, then he would still be a fart, and he would be able to raise pigs at home.

But Su Dai was not panicked in his heart, after all, before Zhao Dan summoned him, Su Dai had been waiting in the side hall for a morning, and he had also thought and figured out for a whole morning, and the time was very sufficient for Su Dai.

So Su Dai smiled slightly and said: "In the opinion of the minister, the king summoned the minister, thinking that he wanted the minister to envoy to the Qi country. ”

Zhao Dan was also stunned, he thought that this Su Dai would be able to guess that he was going to let him envoy be qualified, but he didn't expect to be able to guess that the country of the envoy was Qi State, which was a bit surprising to Zhao Dan.

But Zhao Dan's face was still silent, and said, "Why is Su Qing so sure that the widow wants you to envoy to the Qi Kingdom?" ”

Su Dai laughed and said: "Back to the king, the generation is not an old man, and the usefulness of the king is nothing more than this pair of sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and it must be for this reason that the king is summoned." The king is to be the envoy, then the place is not Yan that is, Qi, the king of Yan can not accommodate the generation, so the agent is expected to go to Linzi also. ”

Su Dai also said, you are looking for me, this old man is nothing more than for my mouth, if you want my mouth to be useful, then you must send me an envoy, if you send me an envoy, the destination is either Yan or Qi, but the current Yan King can't tolerate me, so I should go to Linzi, the capital of Qi this time.

Zhao Dan nodded again and again when he heard this, and couldn't help but praise: "The name of Sansu is indeed true." It is good to teach Su Qing to learn that this time Su Qing was sent to Linzi to borrow grain for Changping. ”

After saying that, Zhao Dan did not hide it, so he told Su Dai about his plan to exchange the land of Maiqiu and the country of Qi for grain, and then said very solemnly: "If Su Qing contributes to this, then the widow will not forget Su Qing's great achievements!" ”

After listening to Zhao Dan's words, Su Dai did not rush to speak, but fell into a deep thought.

The old man's brows were furrowed tightly, and a pair of seemingly cloudy old eyes flashed, as if there were a thousand thoughts stirring back and forth in his mind.

After a long time, Su Dai finally raised his head and said to Zhao Dan in a deep voice: "In the opinion of the ministers, this land of Maiqiu, the king does not need to be cut off to the Qi country. ”

Zhao Dan was stunned when he heard this: "What does Su Qing mean by this?" ”

General Su Dai straightened his body, and his old face showed a serious expression: "The minister is an old and decrepit body waiting to die, fortunately the king values it, how dare he not die for the king?" Now the king ordered the ministers to envoy to the Qi country, and the old minister was willing to borrow half a year's grain for the king with this pair of sharp teeth and sharp teeth, and there was no need to cede the land of Maiqiu to the Qi country! ”

"What?" Zhao Dan was shocked, and then overjoyed: "Is Su Qing's words true?" ”

Su Dai was categorical: "Chen An dares to deceive the king? ”

"Good!" Zhao Dan laughed and slapped the table hard: "If Su Qing's mission is successful, the widow will make you my Zhao Guoxing!" ”

This "pedestrian" is not a pedestrian as we understand it, but a "pedestrian" is an official position at this time, mainly responsible for the ushering and sending of state envoys, which is roughly equivalent to the level of today's vice minister of foreign affairs or ambassador to foreign countries.

In addition to Xiangbang, the official position of pedestrian is definitely the most favorite and desired position for columnists like Su Dai.

When Su Dai heard that Zhao Dan actually took out the official position of a pedestrian as a reward, he was also excited in his heart, and his old face turned red, and he made a promise again: "Thank you for your appreciation!" The king sits firmly on the dragon platform, and the trip will be successful! ”

After saying this, Su Dai said goodbye and left, this long-term and horizontal family who has not been enabled by the monarch for a long time can't wait to shine his brilliance again on the stage of the Warring States period, which has been absent for a long time.

And looking at the old but extremely upright figure when Su Dai left, Zhao Dan's heart was also quite emotional, he thought that it would be good for Su Dai to successfully borrow grain, but he didn't expect Su Dai to give Zhao Dan such an unexpected joy.

As the monarch, how could Zhao Dan hope to return the land of Maiqiu, the land where the soldiers of Zhao State threw their heads and spilled their blood, to Qi State? It's just that the situation forced people to do it as a last resort.

If Su Dai was really able to borrow grain and grass from Qi without ceding land, then Zhao Dan felt that the official position he had given to Su Dai was simply too worthwhile!

After Su Dai left, Zhao Dan's "micro-manipulation" in order to deal with the Changping situation at the moment came to an end for the time being.

First of all, Zhao Dan did not let Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po, but insisted on taking Lian Po as the general and insisting on the strategy of sticking to the defensive line, so that even if it was Bai Qi, it would be difficult to break through the defense line of the Zhao army, and the situation in the Battle of Changping was at least temporarily stabilized.

And even if it can't be stabilized in the end, with Lian Po's ability, there will definitely not be a big defeat like the annihilation of the whole army when Zhao Kuo led the army.

Secondly, the three envoys sent by Zhao Dan to Wei, Chu, and Qi respectively were also important means that could change the situation of the Changping War.

Wei sent troops, Chu sent troops, and Qi borrowed grain, no matter which of these three situations occurred, Zhao's unfavorable situation in Changping would be greatly improved, and Qin's response would no longer be as calm as it is now.

In Zhao Dan's mind, he is also a traverser, and he should have a bit of a protagonist halo or something, if none of these three-pronged measures are effective, then he is too weak, right?