Qin Wangji listened to Zheng Zhu's words and sorted them out, and he already knew that this was the final bottom line of Zhao Guojun's ministers. If he does not accept the Dan River as a boundary, this negotiation will not be able to proceed smoothly. At the moment, the negotiations are at an impasse.

Qin Wangji didn't want to show his attitude too early, and he didn't want to end the peace talks so quickly. In order to buy time for the front-line army to defeat Zhao, Qin Wangji couldn't do it without speaking.

Right now, Zheng Zhu didn't give him extra time, and the other party's eyes were still waiting for his reply. In an instant, Qin Wangji thought of a way, that is, to drag.

Qin Wangji's face was embarrassed, and his tone was quite helpless: "Zheng Shangqing, don't be excited. If there is anything to say, we will say it slowly. It takes time to negotiate peace. Force will not solve any problems, it will only expand contradictions. We are negotiating, and there are differences of opinion, and we can't reach an agreement, so it is better for us to calm down, choose a day, and continue to talk. ”

Zheng Zhu also knows that peace talks are a necessary condition. Zhao Wang Dan's bottom line was bounded by the Dan River, and half of the Shangdang was assigned to the Qin State. The bottom line of the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State is to ask for the entire Shangdang, and also to compensate the Zhao State for cutting the city. The conditions of the two sides are different, and it is difficult to reach a unified opinion. Since it is impossible to talk about it, there is no need to continue it.

The reason why Zheng Zhu said, 'We can only start a war with you', is not only to test the attitude of King Qin, and the prestige of killing Qin Chen. There is also one of the most important reasons, that is, he cannot complete the mission assigned by King Zhao, and he cannot insult the national dignity.

King Qin's words allowed the peace talks to continue, providing the possibility. Zheng Zhu saw that King Qin took the initiative to give him the steps, and he also accepted it when he saw it, and asked in a calm tone: "If King Qin really has the heart to talk, let's talk about it." ”

"There is no hurry to negotiate peace. Zheng Shangqing came all the way from Handan, and the journey was tired, so it was better to rest for the time being. Qin Wangji said gently: "The widow has arranged a banquet to wash the dust for you." ”

"Thank you, King Qin, for setting up a banquet for me." Zheng Zhu's words changed, and he said: "I haven't been able to complete the mission entrusted by my king, how can I be in the mood to drink." King Qin has a heart, let's talk about peace. ”

"Zheng Shangqing, that's not what I said. Discussing peace is a matter of state, and there is no urgency to fight for the day. Qin Wangji breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Let's talk about peace while drinking." ”

"That's very good." Seeing such a stalemate, Zheng Zhu could not negotiate a satisfactory result for both sides. It is better to give both sides time to ease the conflict.

"Someone." Seeing this matter, Qin Wangji reached a consensus, "Send Zheng Shangqing down to rest, don't neglect the VIPs." ”

At night, the King of Qin arranged a banquet in the palace.

Zheng Zhu was invited to come to the main hall, in addition to the King of Qin and the important ministers of the Qin State, the envoys of the princes of Han, Wei, Chu, Qi, and Yan were also present. It is not so much that this banquet is to wash the dust for him, but that this banquet has ulterior motives.

Zheng Zhu didn't say anything if he saw through it, King Qin intended to arrange it, and he wanted to see what the monarchs and ministers of Qin had in mind.

Fan Ju saw Zheng Zhu coming and invited him to a prominent position. Zheng Zhu did not refuse and sat down directly. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qin Wangji raised his bottle with a smile and said, "Everyone, the widow is holding a banquet today. First, it is to give Zheng Zhu, the envoy of Zhao State, to pick up the wind and wash the dust. The second is to tell you that we have reached a reconciliation agreement with Zhao State. Come, come, come. In order to celebrate the reconciliation between our country and the Zhao State, we drink it together. ”

The courtiers of the Qin State congratulated: "Congratulations to the king. ”

Before Zheng Zhu could understand what was going on, the envoys of the princes and the ministers of the Qin State all toasted him. Seeing this, Zheng Zhu had no choice but to pick up the wine bottle and drink a bottle sullenly.

Qin Wangji saw that Zheng Zhu's eyes were confused, and he was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Zheng Shangqing, the reconciliation between our two countries is a great joy. Tonight, we don't get drunk and don't go home. For the sake of peace between the two countries, let's drink another bottle. ”

Zheng Zhu saw that King Qin was toasting alone, and said these words in front of the envoys of the princes, and he already knew that King Qin had ulterior motives. Zheng Zhu didn't raise the bottle either, and said apologetically: "The King of Qin and my country have not yet reached peace. I can't drink this bottle of wine. ”

Seeing this, Fan Ju hurriedly said: "Zheng Shangqing came to Qin State, isn't it just for the peace of Qin and Zhao. My king raised a bottle for the peace of Qin and Zhao, how can you not drink it. ”

Zheng Zhu saw that everyone was looking at him, so he had to raise the bottle and say, "For the peace of the two countries, I drank it." ”

Fan Ju Zhang Luo said: "Envoys, today is a good day for us to strike a truce with Zhao State. Don't you congratulate us? ”

The envoys of Han, Wei, Qi, Chu, and Yan did not expect that Qin and Zhao would be peaceful like this. At first, they thought it was a ploy by the King of Qin to drive a wedge between them. When they saw that the King of Qin greeted the envoy of Zhao with a high standard, they specially held a banquet and regarded the envoy of Zhao as a guest, and the envoy of Zhao interacted frequently with the monarchs and ministers of Qin. They had to believe that Qin and Zhao had really reconciled.

Zheng Zhu looked at the faces of the envoys of the princes, and only then did he understand what the intention of Qin's move was. Zheng Zhu wanted to speak several times, but was either interrupted by the King of Qin or disrupted by the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State.

Seeing that Zheng Zhu was no longer raising the bottle, Qin Wangji asked, "Zheng Shangqing, is it not Qin wine, it doesn't taste good." ”

Fan Ju interjected: "What we discussed during the day, my king agreed. ”

Zheng Zhu asked, "Do you accept the conditions put forward by my king?" ”

Qin Wangji said with a smile: "We will take the Dan River as the boundary, carve up the Shangdang, and redraw the border between the two countries. Look, that's good. ”

"Great." Zheng Zhu saw that this matter was negotiated, and the whole person was a lot more relaxed. However, Zheng Zhu didn't know that the envoys of the princes looked at him with strange eyes.

Qin Wangji said: "Come, let's drink another bottle." ”

"As it should be." Zheng Zhu picked up the wine bottle and drank it.

Qin Wangji looked at the envoys and said apologetically: "Everyone, you look at the widows. The peace talks were successful, and the widow was happy for a while, but he actually snubbed you. Ladies and gentlemen, don't be surprised. ”

"Zheng Shangqing, our two countries will divide the party and redraw the national border." Fan Ju said again: "Don't forget what you said. ”

Zheng Zhu drank a little too much wine and asked, "What did I say?" ”

"You said the Central Plains..."Fan Ju pretended to leak his mouth and changed the topic: "Look, I drank too much, how can I say something foolish." ”

Qin Wangji saw that Fan Ju acted realistically, and also said: "There is Zhao State in the north and Qin State in the west." Qin and Zhao are both surnamed Ying, and we are a family. ”

Fan Ju also said: "Your Majesty, we have reached an alliance with Zhao State. How can you live such a good day without drinking? ”

"Come, come, come, come." Qin Wangji deliberately pretended to be drunk and shouted: "For the sake of our country and the Zhao State, great things can be accomplished, let's drink." ”

The envoys of the princes saw that King Qin and Qin Xiang had something to say, although they did not reveal it, but everyone also guessed the meaning behind it.

The Han envoy congratulated Zheng Zhu and said, "Zheng envoy, congratulations on reaching an agreement with the Qin State to divide up our country's Shangdang. I hope that South Korea and Zhao can still maintain peace. ”

Wei envoy also said: "Zheng envoy, don't forget Han, Zhao, and Wei, and go out of the three Jin Dynasty together." ”

The envoys of Qi, Chu, and Yan also toasted Zheng Zhu.

Zheng Zhu was about to speak, but he heard Fan Ju clapping his hands and shouting, "Today is a day of great joy for Qin and Zhao. How can there be no joy in drinking? ”

This banquet seems to be happy, but in fact it is turbulent. It wasn't until late at night that the banquet ended.

At the end of the banquet, Fan Ju clamored to send Zhao envoy Zheng Zhu in person. Zheng Zhu was a little drunk, but he didn't refuse. However, the Qin State deliberately snubbed the envoys of the other five countries.

Fan Ju settled the Zhao envoy and did not rush back to the mansion to rest, but entered the palace to resume his life. Qin Wangji had already woken up and asked, "We have a chance of winning the relationship between the Zhao State and the princes. ”

Fan Ju said: "I see that the princes' envoys are not happy, and they mistakenly think that Zhao and our country have some ulterior secrets. The relationship between the state of Zhao and the princes became estranged. The minister estimated that it was already eight or nine and ten. ”

"To be able to drive a wedge between the Zhao State and the princes, it is worth all this that the widow has done." Qin Wangji rubbed the corners of his tired eyes, and said: "On the battlefield, the widow and Zhao Wangdan are in a stalemate. In terms of diplomatic relations, the widow will defeat the Zhao State. The widow wants to fight Zhao Guo, and he has been waiting for more than ten years. This day has finally arrived. ”

Fan Ju also knew the knot in King Qin's heart, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the king, you got what you wanted." ”

Qin Wangji said: "I didn't defeat Zhao and took Changping." We can't rejoice too soon. ”

Fan Ju smiled and said, "The king is right, the minister is too happy. ”

"In this battle, we fought beautifully, and we should be happy." Qin Wangji took a breath and slowly exhaled, "Congratulations to defeat the Zhao State, capture Shangdang, and take Changping." The widow asked King Zhao Xiao'er to come to Xianyang to ask for guilt. ”

Fan Ju saw that Qin Wangji's face was not good-looking, and asked, "What is the king worried about?" ”

Qin Wangji asked, "Is there a chance of victory in a large-scale war between the widows and the Zhao State?" ”

When Fan Ju heard this, he was encouraged: "This battle, victory, ultimately belongs to us." ”

Qin Wangji said: "The widow is not afraid of Han and Wei, and is not afraid of Qi and Chu. For Zhao State, the widow has no certainty of victory. ”

In the battle of Yan and Yan, King Qin thought that he was also winning, but as a result, Zhao produced a horse service king. At this moment, the state of Zhao is not as strong as the state of Qin. However, Zhao Guo has many ministers, and he really started an all-out war. Who loses and who wins, until the last minute, it is difficult to determine.

Fan Ju said: "We want to go east to Hangu, get involved in the Central Plains, and annex the world." Zhao Guo is our roadblock. If we don't defeat the Zhao State, we won't be able to establish the cause of kingship. Zhao Guo, you have to fight. ”

Qin Wangji was also infected by the other party's words, and a raging fire rose in his heart. He didn't think about what the consequences would be for Zhao Zhao. All he has to do is to fight this tough battle wholeheartedly. If he wins, no prince in the world will dare to bully Qin. Qin's annexation of the world is just around the corner.

If you lose, it's a big deal to start all over again.

"Okay." Qin Wangji made up his mind and said, "The widow will fight with Zhao Guo to the end." ”

Fan Ju was very relieved to see that the decisive King of Qin had returned, and shouted: "We will fight with Zhao to the end, and we will decide the world in one battle." ”

"Good. The widow fought with Zhao to the end. A war will determine the world. Qin Wangji thought of this world, and it was finally up to the Qin State to decide. The pride of the princes was suddenly overflowing.

Fan Ju said again: "Your Majesty, we have isolated the Zhao State. Next, we will go to war with Zhao with all our hearts. ”

"It will take some time for our grain, grass and equipment to be delivered to the Dan River. Now, we can't start a full-scale war with Zhao yet. Qin Wangji said: "We will continue to confuse Zhao Guo." ”

"What is the king going to do?"

"If we don't exchange documents with Zhao Guo, the peace negotiation will not be completed." Qin Wangji said: "Zheng Zhu did not return to Handan, and Zhao Wangdan did not know the progress of the peace negotiation. Now, the widow dragged Zheng Zhu and let him stay in Xianyang. ”

"We can't hold Zheng Zhu back." Fan Ju added: "We want to convey the goodwill of the peace negotiation to King Zhao. When King Zhao saw that the peace talks would be successful, he would not step up preparations for war, let alone think of starting a war with us. ”

"Okay, that's it."

The next day, Zheng Zhu woke up and waited for the summons of the King of Qin. Last night, feasting. In front of the courtiers and envoys of various countries, Qin Wangji agreed to negotiate peace with Zhao, and used the Dan River as the boundary to demarcate the boundaries between Qin and Zhao.

However, noon had passed. Zheng Zhu didn't see the King of Qin send someone to invite him into the palace. Zheng Zhu thought to himself, if the King of Qin didn't see him, he would go to see the King of Qin.

Zheng Zhu had not yet entered the palace to meet the King of Qin, but he got a piece of news. Last night, the king of Qin feasted and drank, drunk and did not wake up, and stopped the dynasty for five days.

Zheng Zhu couldn't see the king of Qin and went to visit Fan Ju. Zheng Zhu came to the Qin Prime Minister's mansion and learned that Fan Ju was ordered by the King of Qin to leave Xianyang. Zheng Zhu couldn't see King Qin, and he couldn't see Fan Ju, so he returned to the pavilion depressed.

Fuxing, who followed Zheng Zhu to Qin, learned of the situation and asked: "On the fifth day of King Qin's resignation, Fan Ju was not in Xianyang. Zheng Shangqing, do you feel that something is wrong? ”

Zheng Zhu recalled that when he came to Qin, Fan Ju greeted him and opened the middle door, and his etiquette was not grand. King Qin entertained him at a night banquet and respected him very much. But, after one night. On the fifth day of King Qin's resignation, Fan Ju was not in Xianyang. Zheng Zhu calmed down, thought about it, and a bad feeling surged in his heart.

Zheng Zhu said: "Could it be that we were deceived by the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State? ”

Fu Xing said: "There is a precedent for Qin to deceive the princes. Will we also be deceived by the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State? ”

Zheng Zhu said: "Why do the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State want to deceive us. ”

Fuxing said: "The King of Qin did not negotiate with us at all"

"I see. Why did the king of Qin greet us with high-level courtesy, and at the night banquet in front of the envoys of the vassal states, he said that we were discussing peace. Zheng Zhu was shocked and said: "Could it be that the King of Qin did it for us and the princes at the beginning. ”

Fu Xing asked: "King Qin doesn't plan to negotiate peace with us, why do you toss so many things." ”

"King Qin is not tossing around, his purpose in doing these things is not only to confuse us, but also to show the princes. Their purpose is to isolate our relationship with the princes, and then to prepare for an attack on us. Zheng Zhu saw King Qin's intentions clearly, and said in shock: "It's not good, we were fooled." ”