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Qiancheng County, to be exact, is Qiancheng Eup, it got its name from the period of Qi Jinggong, because Qi Jinggong gathered a thousand chariots to hunt in the land of Qingtian, so it was named "Qiancheng".

Of course, what Lord Zhao values is not the long history of Qianchengyi, but its location.

Qianchengyi is located in Qingtian on the north side of Jishui, with Luo (luò) water passing through, the terrain is flat, suitable for farming and grazing, so the Qi State often stationed troops on this land, which can shelter Linzi in the south, and can train chariot troops here, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

And today, according to Gongsun Min, the State of Qi was willing to cede Qiancheng County, which made Lord Zhao's father, who had no intention of negotiating peace with the State of Qi, couldn't help but feel a little excited.

You must know that Qiancheng County is on the north side of Jishui, if Zhao State gets this land, it means that Linzi, the capital of Qi State, will be completely exposed to the control of Zhao State - if Qi State is slightly disobedient to Zhao State's wishes, Zhao's army will be able to cross Jishui and wave its army to Linzi in the south.

It is no exaggeration to say that the State of Qi is willing to cede Qiancheng County, which is actually no different from the State of Qi's willingness to bow to the State of Zhao Chen Chen, so it is no wonder that Lord Zhao's father also showed hesitation.

But thinking about it carefully, Master Zhao felt that this matter was full of flaws: the Qi State had not yet reached the point of exhaustion, so why would he give authority to others and voluntarily surrender to the Zhao State?

Thinking of this, Master Zhao asked Tian Yu and Gongsun Min: "King Qi...... Are you willing to cede Senjo-gun? ”

"Absolutely." Gongsun Min nodded and said.

Brushing his beard, Master Zhao chuckled and asked, "Why?" There are still wise men like Tian Wen in your country, and there are famous generals Kuang Zhang...... It's really ...... to give away Sencheng County so easily It's a little surprising. ”

"Definitely."

Gongsun Min shook his head and said: "Or in the eyes of the world, my Qi country is still strong, but in fact it ......"

He sighed slightly, and said: "The once glorious Jixia School Palace has cultivated batches of talents for the Qi State, but now, most of the gentlemen and students in Jixia do not care about political affairs, but are only keen to pursue their own 'Tao'. Although Zhangzi (Kuang Zhang) is a famous general in the world, there is only one Zhangzi in Qi State...... Today's Qi country is no longer the Qi country that was once full of talents. ”

After a pause, he said: "On the other hand, Zhao State, since the reform of Zhao's master father Hufu, has successively subdued Daidi, Yuzhong, and Zhongshan, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of chariots...... Today, the father of Zhao led the armies of Song and Yan to crusade against the Qi country, making it difficult for our Qi country to take care of. Now the monarch of our country thinks that he is invincible, and he is willing to sacrifice Qiancheng County to claim his vassal to Zhao and help Zhao's master father achieve hegemony. ”

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said: "Today's Zhao State admits to have the potential to unify the Three Jin Dynasty and emulate the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom in the past. ”

Hearing this, Master Zhao's father stroked his beard, and a few traces of different colors flashed in his eyes.

You must know that once upon a time, the Jin Kingdom dominated the Central Plains for a hundred years, although Lord Zhao's father knew that there must be fraud in Gongsun Min's words, but he couldn't help but reverie.

It seems that seeing that Zhao's father has some intentions, Gongsun Min began to vaguely instigate the relationship between Qin and Zhao: "Now the Central Plains pattern, only Qin, Zhao, and Qi stand on three legs...... If the Zhao State suffered too heavy losses during the attack on the Qi State, wouldn't this make the Qin State fishermen benefit? At that time, Zhang Yi, the envoy of Qin, went to Wei to serve as the state minister, forcing the Three Jin Dynasty to submit to Qin, and his ambition to get involved in the Central Plains was clearly revealed. …… Lord Zhao's father overthrew the Qi State and secretly helped the Qin State, which is tantamount to killing a wolf and appeasing a tiger, and there will be disasters in the future. …… If Master Zhao can allow my Qi State to continue to exist, Qi State will be able to fully support Zhao State and Qin State to compete for power, and even if Qin State forces Wei and Han to help him, he will not be able to resist Zhao, Yan, Song, and Qi Kingdoms, please think twice. ”

Master Zhao stroked his beard and thought for a moment.

I have to say that Gongsun Min's words are actually not wrong, the alliance between Qin and Zhao is not reliable, the reason is that Qin also has the capital to dominate the Central Plains, once Qi falls, the relationship between Qin and Zhao will definitely change - unless Qin is also willing to recognize Zhao's hegemony, but this is impossible.

The reason why Qin and Zhao formed an alliance was to counter the Qi State, and once the Qi State disappeared, the alliance between the two countries naturally ceased to exist.

According to this line of thinking, it seems that it is more beneficial for Zhao to keep the Qi State that is willing to submit to the Zhao State?

Master Zhao pondered Gongsun Min's proposal, and suddenly he asked, "How do I know if Mr. Zhao's words are credible?" ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Min said unhurriedly: "That's why my Qi country wants to offer a thousand times the county. Since the State of Zhao has obtained the Qiancheng County, and there are Yan and Song countries on the north and south sides to clamp down on the State of Qi, is the father of Zhao still afraid that my State of Qi will break the treaty? ”

“……”

Master Zhao nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, if the Qi State was really willing to cede Qiancheng County to the Zhao State, the Zhao State really didn't need to worry about the Qi State breaking the contract.

At this time, the venison had been cooked, and Master Zhao asked Meng Zhong and Le Yi to divide the meat with knives, and immediately, several people drank hot wine, ate fragrant venison, and talked about the follow-up land cession - that is, the land that Qi was willing to cede to Yan and Song.

According to Gongsun Min, the state of Qi was willing to cede a large area of land, including Rao'an, to the state of Yan, and as for the state of Song, the state of Qi was willing to recognize the occupation of the land of Xue by the state of Song, and it has to be said that this condition was very tempting, even if it was the father of the lord of Zhao, he also thought that the Yan and Song would not raise any objections to the reconciliation.

The only concern is, how credible is Gongsun Min's words?

After he was full of wine and food, Lord Zhao's father sent someone to arrange for Tian Yu and Gongsun Min to rest in Gaotang City, and he wanted to think about Gongsun Min's proposal.

After Tian Yu and Gongsun Min left, Master Zhao's father asked Meng Zhong and Le Yi: "According to your two opinions, how credible is Gongsun Min's words?" ”

Le Yi took the lead in shaking his head and said, "I don't dare to say anything, but I don't think it's credible." ”

And Meng Zhong simply said: "It's not credible at all, I'm afraid this is just a delaying tactic of the Qi State." ”

Master Zhao was quite surprised, and asked Meng Zhongdao in confusion: "Why?" ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong hugged his fists and explained: "First of all, before that, the State of Qi had sent an envoy Su Dai to come to negotiate peace with Lord Zhao, saying that he wanted to cede Gaotang and Pingyuan, and implored Lord Zhao to withdraw his troops. However, Zhao's father did not agree, and a few days later he sent troops to capture Gaotang and the plains. …… Knowing this, the State of Qi once again sent Tian Yu and Gongsun Min to offer Qiancheng County, and was not afraid that Lord Zhao would betray the agreement after getting Qiancheng County, and continued to wave his army to attack Linzi...... This incident gives me the feeling that the Qi State is eager to fall early, and this matter is unreasonable. ”

"......" Master Zhao's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he stroked his beard and pondered solemnly.

At this time, Meng Zhong said: "Secondly, Qi is no less powerful than Zhao, although the famous general Kuang Zhang led the army outside, but the domestic army of Qi is not enough to defend Kuang Zhang and lead the army back to help?" Willing to surrender to Zhao before the winner is decided? …… I don't believe it below! Even the weak Teng State has fought hard to protect the country, let alone the Qi State? After a pause, he added: "I have never believed in the 'windfall from heaven', and now the Qi State has promised a condition that even Lord Zhao's father can hardly refuse...... Master Zhao put yourself in the shoes of the people, if you were the king of Qi, would you be willing to cede the land for nothing and bow down to the enemy country? ”

“……”

I saw Master Zhao's eyes squinting, twisting his beard with his hands, and thinking solemnly.

After a long time, he laughed at himself, shook his head and smiled: "It's ridiculous that I, Zhao Yong, have also been blinded by heavy profits." ”

After that, he had a straight face, and said, "You're right! If I were the king of Qi, I would never be willing to cede land like this and bow down to the enemy...... As you said, the rhetoric of Tian Yu and Gongsun Min is just a measure to delay the army, and it is intended to delay our army's crossing of the river and approach Linzi ......"

Speaking of this, he stroked his beard and said with a wicked smile: "In that case, what should I do with those two?" ”

Le Yi heard the words and offered a plan: "Lord Zhao's father might as well pretend not to know, stabilize Tian Yu and Gongsun Min, and also stabilize the Qi army on the other side of the river, and after a few days, when my Zhao army builds a bridge, he suddenly attacked, killed on the other side of the river, and killed the Qi army by surprise." ”

"Good plan!"

Master Zhao nodded and smiled.

The next day, Master Zhao took Meng Zhong and Le Yi to Gaotangyi, pretending to be moved by Tian Yu and Gongsun Min, and continued to discuss with them the specific regulations of "Qi State surrendering to Zhao".

Although they were happy with each other during the discussion, when Zhao's father left, Gongsun Min's face changed greatly.

He said to Tian Yu: "Yesterday in the Zhao camp, I saw that Master Zhao was quite satisfied with the conditions proposed by you and me, but today, he re-proposed the conditions, which is obviously to stabilize you and me, so that the plan will be calculated...... Send someone to inform General Tian Touch immediately, Zhao Jun may launch a battle to cross the river in these days! ”

When Tian Yu heard this, he did not dare to slack off, and immediately summoned three accompanying guards and ordered them to try to sneak out of the city and report to Tian Fu, the general of the Qi army on the other side of the river.

It's a pity that Meng Zhong and Le Yi have long been on guard against this, and the three Qi State guards just left the post house in Gaotang City when they were caught by the letter guards they had laid out in advance.

After being tortured, the three Qi guards immediately confessed, and sure enough, they went to the Qi camp on the other side of the river to report the news.

So, Meng Zhong and Le Yi immediately reported the matter to Master Zhao's father, which made Master Zhao very surprised: "Then Tian Yu and Gongsun Min, how could they guess that I was just pretending to cater to me?" ”

Because it was not easy to ask Tian Yu and Gongsun Min in person, Master Zhao's father could only bury this confusion in his heart, and at the same time urged Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang and others to speed up the speed of building bridges.

At the same time, in the Qi army camp on the other side of the river, Qi general Tian Touch had just received an urgent letter from Kuang Zhang.

After reading the letter, Tian couldn't help but nod and muttered to himself.

"Good strategy! …… This plan should be able to delay the Zhao army for a period of time until Zhang Zi and his army arrive. ”