Empress Dowager Zhao shouted angrily at the courtiers in the court, her eyes were displeased, and she left the hall. When the ministers saw it, they also went away in a huff. Yu Qing and Ping Yuanjun walked out of the palace gate, but they heard someone shouting: "Yu Qing." ”

Yu Qing saw that it was Lu Zhonglian, pretended not to know, turned around and left. Pingyuanjun didn't expect Yu Qing to have such an expression, and said with a smile: "What, pretend not to know!" ”

Yu Qing had a headache and said, "Pingyuanjun, I don't know him. ”

"He came over and didn't say hello. The road is also blocked, is it possible that you have to enter the palace to persuade the Empress Dowager Zhao to let Chang'an Jun enter Qi as a hostage. Pingyuanjun knew everything by looking at his expression, how could he believe his words.

When Yu Qing heard this, he turned around and said, "Pingyuanjun is right. ”

Lu Zhonglian walked over and asked, "Yu Qing, why are you avoiding me?" I didn't mess with you. ”

Yu Qing remembered the face of Empress Dowager Zhao who reprimanded the ministers, and scolded: "You are in trouble." ”

"I'm in trouble." Lu Zhonglian didn't know the details and asked, "My king's conditions, what did Empress Dowager Zhao say." ”

"What else can I say." Yu Qing didn't give him a good look and said, "Two words of refusal." ”

When Pingyuan Jun saw the two of them, you said a word, and I said a word, and asked, "Yu Qing, don't you introduce me to me." ”

Yu Qing talked to Lu Zhonglian, forgetting that Pingyuanjun was present, and said apologetically: "Pingyuanjun, this is the envoy from Qi State, Lu Zhonglian." ”

Pingyuan Jun saluted and said: "Victory, I have heard the name of Mr. early." ”

Lu Zhonglian also looked at the handsome boy in front of him and asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency?" ”

Yu Qing hurriedly said: "This is my country's Plains King. ”

When Lu Zhonglian heard this, he hurriedly said: "I have long heard that Gongzi is virtuous, and I can see it today, which is really a blessing for three lives!" ”

"It's better to meet by chance, let's go, how about we drink a bottle together." Ping Yuanjun sent invitations to Lu Zhonglian and Yu Qing. Lu Zhonglian had made friends with Pingyuan Jun, and by the way, he inquired about the affairs of the Zhao Dynasty and immediately agreed. Yu Qing couldn't refuse Pingyuanjun's invitation, so he had to accompany him.

Pingyuan Jun was in the mansion and arranged a banquet to entertain Lu Zhonglian and Yu Qing. After a brief contact, Lu Zhonglian felt that Pingyuanjun was a person who was easy to get along with, and his expression was not restrained. Lu Zhonglian complained: "Pingyuanjun, this Yu Qing owes a lot of beating. I went with him to see the Empress Dowager Zhao and asked him about it, but he just refused to reveal the slightest bit of information to me. You say that he owes or does not owe a beating. ”

When Yu Qing heard the other party's tone, she said unhappily: "You have this idea, just wait for the anger of the Empress Dowager Zhao!" ”

Lu Zhong said: "Yu Qing, don't you say that! I'm for Qi and Zhao, you can't do this to me. ”

Yu Qing didn't bother to say a few more words to him, and sighed: "You deserve it, the disaster is your own, and I can't help you." ”

Lu Zhong sighed and said, "Pingyuanjun, Empress Dowager Zhao is really angry!" ”

Pingyuanjun listened to it for a long time, and finally understood a general idea. That is, Yu Qing went to Qi to form an alliance, and the king of Qi was willing, but the ministers of Qi were unwilling. Lu Zhonglian came up with the idea of letting Chang'anjun enter Qi as a hostage. Pingyuan Jun saw far away, so he didn't blame him, and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager Zhao, not only is she angry, it's just a thunderous rage." Brother Lu, you're in trouble. ”

Lu Zhonglian pretended to be scared and said, "Empress Dowager Zhao is angry, will she ask me for blame." Do I want to escape from Handan overnight and leave Zhao State. ”

Yu Qing saw that his words were exaggerated, and hurriedly said: "Empress Dowager Zhao didn't know that you came up with this idea. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhonglian's words were not funny, Pingyuan Jun threw a meaningful look in his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Brother Lu, don't worry, only you, him, and me know about this matter." ”

Lu Zhonglian believed in Yu Qing's personality and Pingyuan Jun, and asked as if he was fine: "Chang'anjun does not go to Qi as a hostage, and King Qi can't stop the mouths of his subjects." In this way, it will be difficult for Qi and Zhao to form an alliance against the Qin State. Pingyuan-kun, is there really no way? ”

"What can I do?" Pingyuan Jun raised his hand and drank a bottle alone, "Empress Dowager Zhao is easy to get along with, sensible, and knowledgeable. is one thing, protect the short, pamper Chang'anjun. Brother Lu didn't know that Empress Dowager Zhao was furious when she heard that Qi Guo asked Chang'an Jun as a hostage. If you speak in front of the ministers, who dares to say it again, don't blame me for being ruthless. Empress Dowager Zhao said to this point, you say, what else can I do. ”

Lu Zhonglian didn't expect that Empress Dowager Zhao would favor Chang'anjun to this point, and said uneasily: "That's not the alliance of Qi and Zhao, it's difficult to succeed." ”

Yu Qing sighed: "I told you a long time ago, you don't believe it." It's good now, the Queen Mother is angry, what do you say! ”

Lu Zhong said: "Pingyuan Jun, you are the most virtuous son of Zhao and the uncle of King Zhao, you go and persuade the Empress Dowager Zhao, the Empress Dowager Zhao will not even listen to you!" ”

"Although I am the uncle of King Zhao, Zhao is the Empress Dowager Zhao. Today, Empress Dowager Zhao is angry, and she can't listen to what I say. Behold! The alliance between Qi and Zhao, let's not think about it. "Pingyuanjun is a smart person, he knows the Empress Dowager Zhao, and he also knows how to consider things from the perspective of the Empress Dowager Zhao. Today, the ruling power of Zhao is the Empress Dowager Zhao. If Empress Dowager Zhao does not nod, it is impossible for Qi and Zhao to form an alliance. According to the current situation, the Empress Dowager Zhao is angry, and he went to say that the Empress Dowager Zhao is not looking for scolding. Pingyuanjun is unwilling to stir up this troubled water.

Lu Zhong couldn't even help to see Pingyuanjun, and he also realized the seriousness of the matter, and asked, "Pingyuanjun, Yu Qing, is there no other way?" ”

Pingyuan Jun sighed: "If Empress Dowager Zhao doesn't agree, I can't help it." Let's give Empress Dowager Zhao a little more time, maybe she can accept Qi Guo's conditions. ”

Lu Zhong even knew the meaning of Pingyuan Jun's words, and it seemed that this was really a very tricky thing.

Yu Qing didn't speak, and drank by herself. Empress Dowager Zhao dotes on Chang'an Jun, and no one in Zhao knows it. If Empress Dowager Zhao wants to send Chang'an Jun to Qi as a hostage, it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky. When Empress Dowager Zhao learned of the conditions of Qi, she was furious and angrily reprimanded her ministers. Presumably, no one dared to touch the bottom line of Empress Dowager Zhao, and it was boring to talk about herself.

Pingyuanjun didn't want the atmosphere to go on like this, and said: "Don't talk about these things, come, come, let's drink together." Brother Lu, it's rare for you to come to Zhao Kingdom, and have a good taste of Zhao Kingdom's wine shop. ”

Lu Zhonglian was not in a hurry to immediately promote diplomatic relations between the two countries, and raised the bottle and said: "It is said that the world's best wine comes out of Handan." Drink it today, and it is true. Pingyuanjun, I've heard of Zhao wine. However, it is Congtai wine, which is rarely heard of. It is said that Congtai wine is a fine wine made by King Zhao Wuling to establish Congtai Palace, but there is such a thing. ”

Pingyuanjun didn't expect that the other party was a good winemaker, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, Congtai wine is made by my father." Because its reputation is not as good as Zhao wine, it is not exported to the princes. Brother Lu, who do you think is better, Congtai wine or Zhao wine? ”

"It's all Handan wine." Lu Zhong hurriedly said: "It is said that high-grade Zhao wine and Congtai wine are worth thousands of gold on the market. Pingyuan-kun invited me to drink, I want to drink more. ”

When Pingyuan Jun heard this, he laughed and said, "Tonight, I'll wait, and I won't return home if I don't get drunk." ”

The next day, Pingyuan-kun was drunk and had not yet woken up. Suddenly, someone stood at the door and shouted, "Father, the king has come up." ”

Seeing that no one in the house agreed, and seeing that King Zhao was waiting in the living room, he couldn't care about so much etiquette, pushed the door and walked in, and shouted softly: "Father." ”

When Pingyuan Jun heard someone's voice, he opened his eyes and saw that it was his son, and asked, "Today, if you don't go to court, what are you doing here?" ”

"Father, the king has come." Empress Dowager Zhao angrily reprimanded the ministers in the main hall, and Gongzi Tong also knew about the three-day boycott.

When Pingyuan Jun heard that King Zhao was coming, he instantly lost his sleepiness, sat on the bed, and felt headache and dizziness. Pingyuan Jun held his forehead and asked, "Your Majesty, where is it?" ”

Gongzi Tong said: "It's in the living room." ”

"Your Majesty, why are you here?" Pingyuan Jun quickly figured out why King Zhao had come to visit him, and shouted, "You go and entertain the king for me first, and I will arrive later." ”

Gongzi Tong saluted, bowed and withdrew.

It turned out that Zhao Wangdan went to the Empress Dowager Zhao's bedroom to ask for peace, and by the way, he probed the Empress Dowager Zhao's tone. Zhao Wangdan came to the Empress Dowager Zhao's bedroom, but saw many ministers kneeling outside the palace and said that the Empress Dowager Zhao. Zhao Wangdan entered the main hall, bowed, and asked the Empress Dowager Zhao for peace.

When Empress Dowager Zhao saw Wang Er coming, she asked him to find a place to sit down.

All the ministers persuaded the Empress Dowager Zhao to send Chang'an Jun to Qi as a hostage with the family and country and righteousness. These people, how do they know that Empress Dowager Zhao loves her son. When Empress Dowager Zhao saw these people, she didn't understand the emotions of her beloved son, nor did she understand the feelings of a mother. Empress Dowager Zhao looked at these ministers, and always felt that they were deliberately making things difficult and opposing themselves everywhere.

The loyal words of these ministers, where can Empress Dowager Zhao listen to them. At the beginning, Empress Dowager Zhao also debated a few words with the minister. Who would have known, sent away a minister, and another came again. They all used the same tone and the same words to persuade her to send Chang'an Jun to Qi to conclude an alliance between the two countries and jointly resist Qin.

Empress Dowager Zhao was so angry that she grabbed the water cup in front of the table and threw it over, and shouted angrily: "Who is persuading me to send Chang'anjun to Qi as a hostage, don't blame me for being unkind." ”

No matter how the minister asked to see her, Empress Dowager Zhao refused to see her.

Empress Dowager Zhao said bitterly: "I regard King Qi as a relative, and he treats me as something." The king of Qi wants my son to go to the country of Qi as a hostage, but this is not for my life. ”

Zhao Wangdan was sad when he saw his mother, and comforted him a few words. Empress Dowager Zhao looked at him and asked, "Wang'er, they all want to send your younger brother to the Qi Kingdom, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Wangdan didn't dare to look at the queen mother's eyes, and replied: "Zhao Guo is ruled by the queen mother, and the child listens to the queen mother." ”

Seeing that Wang Er did not object to his proposition, Empress Dowager Zhao said a few more words and signaled him to retreat. Zhao Wangdan saluted, bowed and withdrew. However, when the ministers saw that they couldn't do the work of the Queen Mother, they came to do Zhao Wangdan's work.

Zhao Wangdan couldn't resist the righteous words of the ministers, as well as the words of crying and weeping, as well as the Jiangshan Sheji, so he had to come to the Pingyuan Jun's mansion and ask for help.

Pingyuanjun washed and dressed up, and then came to the meeting room, and pleaded: "I didn't know that the king had come up, and I couldn't meet him from afar." Please also, the king, forgive your sins. ”

"Uncle, don't be polite." Zhao Wangdan said: "It's me who came uninvited. ”

"Your Majesty, please be seated." Pingyuan Jun gave up the position of the head to King Zhao, and he sat at the bottom head. Gongzitong has already ordered someone to prepare tea and pastries.

After Zhao Wangdan sat up, he hurriedly said: "Uncle, the widow came here this time for the affairs of Qi and Zhao. The ministers all persuaded the widow to say that the queen mother, the queen mother's character, and the uncle also knew. The widow had no choice, so he came to his uncle to consult. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers have no way to say that the Queen Mother is moved." Pingyuanjun drank a sip of cold water, woke up, and said sadly: "At yesterday's court meeting, the king also saw it. The Queen Mother is in a rage, and the king had better not mention this matter. ”

Zhao Wangdan asked, "Uncle, why can't the widow mention it?" ”

Pingyuan Jun put down the water cup in his hand and said patiently: "The king has mentioned it, which will make the queen mother unhappy." will also be considered to be the king's suppression of his younger brother. ”

"These widows never thought about it." Zhao Wangdan hurriedly said: "Uncle has no choice, how can we deal with the Qin State." ”

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient when you encounter problems, you should be calm." Pingyuan Jun saw that King Zhao had no opinion when he encountered something, and said: "The king is the king of a country, and there must be Mount Tai collapse in front of him without changing his color." ”

"The widow wants to, but the widow can't." Zhao Wangdan took out the battle situation sent from the front line and said: "The Qin State has broken through a city in our country. How the widow is not in a hurry. ”

Seeing that the Qin State had broken through a city, the Plains Monarch did not panic and said, "Your Majesty, there will be a way to solve the crisis of the Qin State." ”

"The State of Qi asked the queen mother to send his younger brother to the State of Qi, so he promised the alliance of Qi and Zhao to send troops to resist the State of Qin." Zhao Wangdan can't be as calm as Pingyuan Jun, "The queen mother doesn't agree to send my younger brother to Qi Kingdom, what should we do." ”

Pingyuan Jun asked: "On the courtier's side, is there anyone who is going to persuade the Queen Mother?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhao Wangdan remembered the scene that happened in the queen mother's bedroom, and shuddered: "I just came from the queen mother, and there are many ministers who are visiting the queen mother. ”

Pingyuan-kun asked again, "What is the result?" ”

Zhao Wangdan said: "I was kicked out by the queen mother." ”

Pingyuan Jun knew that this was the result, and said lightly: "The Queen Mother is angry, and no matter who she is, she can't listen to it." ”

Zhao Wangdan said: "Uncle's words, the queen mother will still listen." ”

Pingyuan Jun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, your queen mother, I don't dare to provoke you. ”

Zhao Wangdan saw that his uncle didn't help him persuade his mother, so he asked, "Uncle, what should I do then." ”

Gongzi Tong saluted and said, "Your Majesty, father." I think of a person who might be able to move the Queen Mother and change her mind. ”

Zhao Wangdan asked, "Who?" ”

Gongzi Tong said: "Zuo Shi." ”

Zhao Wangdan thought of this person in the depths of his mind, "Widow, how did you forget him." ”

Pingyuanjun also remembered that Zuo Shi touched the dragon, and also thought that he could try, "Your Majesty, Zuo Shi and the Queen Mother have some friendships. If the left division comes out, maybe the queen mother can change her mind. ”

Zuo Shi touched the dragon without smiling, and taught Zhao Wangdan's studies, and he was also diligent and conscientious. As long as Zhao Wangdan is wrong, Zuo Shi Touchlong will not indulge him, and must be severely punished. Because Zuo Shi Touchlong was too strict with him, Zhao Wangdan thought that this teacher was not easy to get along with, and he did not dare to fall behind in the slightest in his studies. Zhao Wangdan was afraid of Zuo Shi touching the dragon since he was a child, and he didn't dare to make mistakes and studied hard. Perhaps, it is because he is a student, and Zuo Shi Touchlong is a teacher. Let Zhao Wangdan respect Zuo Shi, more fear.

Zhao Wangdan didn't dare to face Zuo Shi Touch the Dragon alone, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, please go with me to meet Zuo Shi." ”

Zuo Shi's personality of touching the dragon, how can Pingyuan Jun not know. Of course? Zhao Wangdan suffered a lot in front of this stern Zuo Master, and Pingyuan Jun naturally knew about it. Today, Zhao Wangdan didn't dare to face this stern teacher alone, so he had no choice but to take the order: "Oh." ”