The Emperor of Zhao, named Zhao De, was a very young king.

He was five years younger than Li Xian, only seventeen.

Less than three years after succeeding to the throne, he was defeated, and he wanted to take revenge for a long time.

However, the old ministers of Zhao State repeatedly persuaded each other to welcome back the captured general Sun Jin, which made him very dissatisfied.

Li Jin came this time, which gave him a good opportunity.

Li Xian stood up straight and arched his hand: "Your Majesty King Zhao, recently, the State of Chu has formed an army called the Zhengbei Army, I don't know Your Majesty...... Have you heard of it? ”

Li Xian went straight to the point and did not beat around the bush.

He knew he couldn't hide it.

The people of Zhao must have known his intentions.

Simply, he made it clear.

"Of course I do."

Zhao De nodded and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you come to our Zhao State to persuade me to join forces with you and deal with the Chu State together?" ”

"Exactly."

Li Jin nodded, moved his gaze to Zhao De, and asked again, "I don't know Your Majesty...... Why? ”

"I also hate the state of Chu, even if you don't come, I am ready..."

Zhao De almost agreed to Li Xian directly.

Seeing this, an old minister sitting next to him immediately coughed lightly, smiled, and interrupted Zhao De's words: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be cautious.

The state of Chu is no longer what it used to be.

At present, Wei Wuji commands the army, and I am afraid it will be difficult to overcome. ”

"The old prime minister is wrong!" Seeing this, Li Xian immediately retorted, "In the troubled times, you either become strong or die, and there is absolutely no superfluous choice.

If it is in a safe corner, a few years or ten years are acceptable.

Twenty years from now, it's hard to say.

It is not uncommon for small countries to be annexed by large countries, and weak countries to be suppressed by powerful countries.

Although the Zhao State was slightly stronger than the Southern Jin Dynasty and the Chu State, once the Southern Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Chu State, its strength would inevitably increase greatly.

At that time, will Zhao Guo still be able to stand alone? ”

However, as soon as Li Xian finished speaking, Prime Minister Zhao Cheng sneered.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is wrong in this statement.

Instead of waiting until then, why not join forces with the Southern Jin Dynasty to fight against Qiangchu? ”

Prime Minister Zhao continued, "The State of Chu is preparing to attack the Southern Jin Dynasty, so you said that.

Before, when we fought with the Chu State, why didn't you come?

Don't you want to be alone? ”

That's a good question.

Li Xian was speechless.

At this time, a scribe behind Li Xian hurriedly diverted the topic: "As envoys, we came to Zhao as envoys, but we didn't even have a seat?"

Could it be that this is Zhao Guo's hospitality? ”

Zhao De reacted at this time, and hurriedly raised his hand and ordered: "Come on, give me a seat." ”

The envoys of the Southern Jin Dynasty, including Li Xian, had a total of five people, all of whom were seated.

The envoy who had spoken differently before said: "The old prime minister said just now, why didn't we participate in the battle of Hukou?

The question is actually quite simple.

Our relations with the state of Chu have always been very good, and there has never been a fight.

How could they rush into the war?

Behind my Southern Jin Dynasty, there are also Wei and Korea, and they don't want to annex the Southern Jin Dynasty all the time.

Let's ask, if you change Zhao Guo, how should you choose? ”

"Hmph, quibble!" Prime Minister Zhao is cunning and cunning, so he will not be affected by such words.

He bowed his hand to Zhao De and said: "Your Majesty, now, our country lacks troops and food and grass, so we should suspend our troops and support the people in order to move forward."

We must not disturb the people for the sake of competing for the length of a moment. ”

"What the old prime minister said is very true..."Zhao De obviously didn't like it, but he still accepted Prime Minister Zhao's suggestion.

This is probably the current situation of Zhao State.

Military and internal affairs are all controlled by the prime minister.

Every time a soldier is mobilized, the prime minister must approve before he can be mobilized.

Although Zhao De was the emperor, he could not command.

Even, the holy decree he wrote needed to be seen by the prime minister before it could be promulgated.

"Hahaha..."

Li Xian suddenly laughed: "I didn't expect that Zhao Guo was so afraid of Chu State!"

Did you swallow the humiliation of the tiger's mouth before? ”

"Prince Jin, Hugh can be provoked by words!" Prime Minister Zhao immediately retorted, "I, Zhao State, have my own national policy, and I will not send troops to fight against Chu."

You have come from afar, please stay in Handan City, there will be later..."

"No need!"

Li Xian also saw that Emperor Zhao couldn't be the master at all.

And Prime Minister Zhao is an old stubborn.

Let what he say fall wildly, and it will not be useful.

In that case, what is he still doing in Zhao State?

Li Xian said very simply: "This trip to Handan, even if I greet Your Majesty, I still have something to do, so I would like to leave." ”

"Why are the envoys so anxious, no matter how you say it, you should stay in Handan for a few more days, I still want to fulfill the friendship of the landlord."

Zhao De was still a little reluctant.

He wanted to use Li Xian to prompt Prime Minister Zhao Cheng to agree to send troops.

But Zhao Degui is the Son of Heaven, and he is submissive to Prime Minister Zhao Cheng, and he doesn't look like he has power at all.

Li Xian didn't want to waste time here.

The next second.

He arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." But there's something going on..."

Li Xian took his own people and slowly withdrew from the main hall.

Before leaving the hall, he looked back at Zhao De, then at Prime Minister Zhao Cheng, and then sneered.

This smile is very unusual.

In Zhao De's opinion, Li Xian was laughing at him.

As an emperor, he has no decision-making power.

He was a little angry, but he didn't have a seizure.

Li Xian quickly left and went straight to Beiqingguo.

Beiqing, like Zhao State, suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Tiger's Mouth.

The domestic army suffered heavy losses.

Originally, Li Xian thought that Zhao Guo and Beiqing Guo would help each other.

However, the negotiations in Handan made him extremely disappointed, and now he has no confidence in going to Beiqingguo.

Because Beiqing and Zhao Guo have always been in the same breath, if Zhao Guo does not allow it, how can Beiqing easily join?

..........

Sure enough.

Li Xian took people to Beiqing to negotiate for many days.

Although Emperor Beiqing showed enthusiasm and good hospitality, he repeatedly delayed and shirked the matter of sending troops.

Li Xian understood Emperor Beiqing's thoughts and still took his leave.

In this way, Li Xian's envoy to Zhao Qing and the two countries was in vain.

When he returned to the Southern Jin Dynasty, it was already winter.

At this time, there is good news.

Before, the soap, ice cream, and ice cubes that were wholesaled from Chu made a lot of money.

In just half a year, the Southern Jin Dynasty had more than 10 million taels.

This is almost catching up with the income of Chu State.

With this money, plus the original assets of the Southern Jin Dynasty, there are already about 20 million.

If you work harder, you may be able to earn enough 30 million.

Li Xian no longer lobbied other countries and concentrated on selling these two things.

Moreover, once he went to the state of Chu again, he was ready to promise Wei Wuji that he would unite with Wei Wuji at a price of 30 million taels to tide over this crisis.

The capital of Yingdu of Chu.

When Li Xian came again.

Some changes have taken place in the city of Yingdu.

The streets are full of merchants, shops, and many items for sale.

There are also very luxurious restaurants and restaurants, which are also full of people coming and going.

Li Xian was curious.

He remembered that the last time he came to Yingdu, there was no such scene.

There are also not so many shops on the street.

How has it changed this time?

Could it be that soap and ice cream are selling well, which has made Yingdu change?

He walked into a restaurant and ordered a dozen meals, as well as the best wine.

He didn't ask about the price of food and wine, he just asked the store to follow the best specifications.

As soon as the food came up, he devoured it.

First of all, pick up a chopstick and stir-fry, eat it in your mouth, and the fragrance will be fragrant immediately.

"Little two..."

Li Xian called the shopkeeper over, pointed to the food on the table, and asked, "These meals...... How do you do it, why is it so delicious? ”

"This is a stir-fry, and the people in the government taught us to make it." The shop is small and two-way.

In this day and age, there is no such thing as stir-frying.

All food is boiled and eaten.