"Looks like you don't have anything to say today."

Lu Xi, the king of Qi, smiled strangely, slowly stood up, and went to the inner palace.

Although Zhao Hongzhao desperately hoped that he would form an alliance with Qi as soon as possible, there was nothing he could do about the departure of Lu Xi, the king of Qi at this moment.

As Lu Xi, the king of Qi, said, Zhao Hongzhao has nothing to say today, because the remarks he wanted in advance have not had any effect at all, and even he himself does not understand what went wrong.

It can be seen that Lu Xi, the king of Qi, still has an excellent impression of Zhao Hongzhao, and specially sent someone to send Zhao Hongzhao back to the post house with the king's driver.

But Zhao Hongzhao didn't have time to pay attention to this matter, and after returning to the post house, he summoned the ten Zongwei around him to discuss the matter.

However, it is a pity that he can't even figure out the mind of the former when he sits and talks with Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and how can Zong Wei Fei Wei and others, who were waiting outside the palace at that time, guess the thoughts of the king of Qi?

Late that night, Zhao Hongzhao had no intention of sleeping, still thinking hard about this problem.

Before leaving, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, invited him to return to the palace the next day, which can be said to be the opportunity given to him by the former, but Zhao Hongzhao felt that if he couldn't figure out the real reason why Lu Xi, the king of Qi refused to form an alliance today, the next day's lobbying, I am afraid that nine times out of ten it will still fail.

The next day, the king of Qi, Lu Xi, sent Wang Jia to take Zhao Hongzhao to the palace and received him in the front hall of the main hall.

It can be seen that Zhao Hongzhao at this time is a little sleep-deprived, as if he was thinking about the problem late at night last night, so he doesn't have enough rest, but Lu Xi, the king of Qi, seems to be in good spirits, waiting for Zhao Hongzhao to sit down in the hall. He instructed the palace maids serving in the palace to serve wine and food, and drank with the latter.

Speaking of Qi national cuisine, it may be because of the geographical location, Qi people rarely eat meat and are good at fish, whether it is fish in Jiangze lakes or fish in the sea, they can often be seen in this country.

In addition to fresh fish. The Qi people also eat shrimp, so much so that Zhao Hongzhao was surprised when he first arrived in the Qi country: shrimp, which feeds on the carrion in the water and is called a water worm by the Wei people, the Wei people don't eat it at all.

However, after tasting the taste of shrimp, Zhao Hongzhao had to admit that the deliciousness of this water insect was better than that of fresh fish.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, smacked his mouth, peeled and ate all the shrimp on his case, only to see him wipe his mouth with his sleeve without royal authority. looked at Zhao Hongzhao with a smile and said, "It seems that you have been thinking hard for a night, have you figured it out?" ”

Zhao Hongzhao put down the wine bottle in his hand when he heard this, nodded and said with emotion: "I figured it out." ”

"Oh?" Lu Xi, the king of Qi, waved his hand, motioned to the palace maid next to him to send another plate of shrimp up, and said to Zhao Hongzhao with a smile: "You mean, you can figure out why the widow refused to form an alliance?" ”

"Yes."

"Tell me about it."

I saw Zhao Hongzhao sitting in a precarious position, and after taking a deep look at Lu Xi, the king of Qi, he said in a deep voice: "Because in the eyes of the king of Qi." Whether to form an alliance with our Wei State is based on the current situation of Qi State. Nothing has changed. ”

"Hey, hey, hey......" Qi King Lu Xi laughed twice, but he didn't speak, just waiting for Zhao Hongzhao's next words.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongzhao further explained: "What the King of Qi hopes for is that my Wei State will not be destroyed by the Chu State...... As long as my Wei State has not been destroyed by the Chu State, then. I, the Wei State, can still share some of the pressure from the Chu State for the King of Qi. The problem is that I, the Wei people, will not watch my country be destroyed by the Chu State, so whether or not I form an alliance with my Wei State is not important in the eyes of the King of Qi. ”

"......" Lu Xi, the king of Qi, poured himself wine. Hearing this, he glanced at Zhao Hongzhao, and said with some appreciation: "It seems that the widow is not wrong about you......"

After saying that, he put down the wine jug, stared at Zhao Hongzhao intently, and said in an unprecedented serious tone: "Yes, I am Daqi, and there is no need to form an alliance with your Wei State. ”

Zhao Hongzhao suddenly felt the power of the Son of Heaven rushing towards him.

Don't look at this Qi King Lu Xi at first glance seems to be very improper, without the prestige of a monarch, but in fact, the other party is a far-sighted king, so Zhao Hongzhao feels that it is difficult to persuade this King of Qi to form an alliance with him Wei with ordinary lobbying methods.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongzhao said truthfully: "Please forgive King Qi, Ji wants to look at this matter with the eyes of Qi people today, and state the interests to King Qi with the tongue of Qi people." ”

Qi King Lu Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, the widow likes the game the most." ”

Zhao Hongzhao glanced at Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and didn't have the intention of treating this matter as a game at all, after all, it was about his home country.

"If Ji is a Qi person, he should suggest that the king of Qi and Wei ...... alliance"

When Qi King Lu Xi heard this first sentence, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and smacked his lips dissatisfied: "Is this the first sentence?" ”

Zhao Hongzhao didn't care about the disappointment on the face of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and continued to confide in his own opinions: "Wei, the north is subject to Han, and the south is subject to Chu, although this time the young Junjie of Wei and King Su Ji Run led the army to break through the Chu Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo and occupy its eighteen cities, but from the fact that he only dared to attack Chu in the name of 'crusading against the Zhucheng Jun Xiong Tuo', instead of directly 'crusading against the Chu State', it is not difficult to see that even this heroic hero of the Wei State can see the gap between Chu and Wei in terms of national strength and military strength, and he does not dare to rashly anger the entire Chu State... … Don't look at the fact that he captured the eighteen cities of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, this time, but he didn't dare to really take them for himself, more likely, he just regarded those cities as a bargaining chip in the future negotiations with the Chu State. …… In other words, Ji Run, the king of Weisu, judged that the current Wei State was not qualified to compete with the Chu State, and it was better to accept it when it was good than to anger the Chu State. ”

"......" Qi King Lu Xi restrained the joke on his face when he heard this, and said lightly: "Do you want to say that the defeat of the Wei State this time is just a fluke?" ”

"It can't be said that it's all a fluke, I believe that the State of Chu also thought that the State of Wei actually produced such a young talent as King Ji Run...... It's just a matter of underestimating the enemy. But next time, the name of Ji Run, the king of Wei Su, will inevitably spread throughout the Chu State, and when the time comes, when the army of the Chu State encounters him again, they will never dare to underestimate the enemy again, so that if the Wei State fights with the Chu State again in the future. Chance...... It's unpredictable. ”

After a pause, Zhao Hongzhao continued: "Although the battle in Yingshui County ended with the victory of King Su Ji Run over Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, the battlefield of Song Land ...... However, the army of Wei has been defeated and retreated, and so far, most of the Song land has been lost. …… Why is there such a vastly different gap between the battle situation between Yingshui County and Song County? It's nothing more than that there is only one Su Wang Ji Run in the Wei State, and it is difficult for him to take care of both of them, but what about the Chu State? According to legend, the state of Chu had the heritage of fighting on two fronts with Qi and Wei at the same time. If the state of Chu pours out all its troops, let's ask, how can only one Ji Run stop the Chu army on multiple battlefields? Does King Qi help or not? ”

"......" The indecent look on the face of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was all restricted, and it could be seen that he was thinking about this problem.

And at this time. But seeing Zhao Hongzhao shook his head and said with a smile: "In fact, at that time, even if the King of Qi is kind enough to send troops to help, I'm afraid it won't help." …… King Qi thought Ji Mouxinhe was opening? Not really. The battle situation of the Yingshui battlefield will take a whole month to reach the Qi country, and this month is very crucial. This time, Ji Run, the king of Su of Wei, was able to counterattack from Yanshui of Wei to Xiong Tuo's territory of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, of Chu, within a month. Conquer his eighteen cities in one go, then next time. It cannot be ruled out that the state of Chu will attack the royal capital of Daliang from the border between Shangcai and Cai to Wei in one fell swoop, and even break through the Wei capital. …… In other words, if the King of Qi only thinks about helping the Wei State when it is weak, then one day, the King of Qi will not be able to catch up. ”

"......," Qi King Lu Xi reached out and picked up the wine bottle on the table when he heard this. Drink the wine inside.

It is undeniable that what Zhao Hongzhao said is exactly what King Lu Xi of Qi is worried about at this time.

He didn't care about what 'King Su of Wei defeated Xiong Tuo, the king of Wei', or 'How many cities did King Su of Wei capture Xiong Tuo, Jun of Wei', no matter how powerful that fourteen-year-old guy was, could he still destroy the entire Chu State?

Ultimately. This time, the king of Chu just wanted to teach Wei a lesson, and wanted to take this opportunity to occupy part of the territory and cities of Wei, after all, the king of Chu also considered that although Wei was weaker than their Chu state, it was not a small country that could be destroyed overnight.

Only Xiong Tuo and Xiong Wu, the princes and nobles of the Xiong clan, are thinking about whether they can take this opportunity to destroy the Wei State, after all, if they really attack the Wei State, then they will not be far from the position of the King of Wei.

To put it mildly, this time Chu State just stretched out a hand to hit Wei State with two fists, and these two punches were not in the same position, although this time Wei State's Su Wang Ji Run showed his sword and cut off a finger of Chu State, but so what? Chu State still has nine fingers, can Ji Run still be able to cut off all these nine fingers?

Don't look at Ji Run, the king of Wei Guosu, who raised 80,000 troops to counterattack Chu this time, it seems to be huge, but in fact, it is just a relationship between Chu and its own country, and it can only be said that it was Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, who lost to Ji Run, not Chu.

Thanks to Nasu Wang Ji Run, he is also smart, and he is not arrogant enough to put forward the slogan of "crusade against Chu State", otherwise, if he really angers Chu State, Chu State may really stretch out another hand that is still hidden and crush him to death with one hand.

In general, the victory of a national war at most makes the strong country jealous, and it is not good to be as unscrupulous as before, but it is very rare to say that it is necessary to make the weak country override the strong country by virtue of a victory.

Therefore, even if the Chu State loses this time, he is still stronger than the Wei State, which is a situation that cannot be reversed in a short period of time.

At this time, Zhao Hongzhao's words to persuade Lu Xi, the king of Qi, were still continuing.

“…… A victory is not enough to reverse the strength and weakness of Chu and Wei, but will increase the determination of the Chu people to destroy Wei. …… There are thousands of people in the world, thousands of people in Chu, and the huge population of Chu State, so that even if he suffered heavy losses after defeating Wei, he can recover his vitality in a short time...... Without Wei, how long can Qi and Lu last? …… The Wei people can flee west and return to Longxi, where will the Qi people be? Flee to sea? ”

“……”

"Therefore, Ji suggested to the King of Qi in the name of the Qi people that the Qi and Wei alliances are not to join forces to resist the offensive of the Chu State, but to take the initiative to attack, for the sake of long-term peace and stability, continue to weaken the Chu State as much as possible, and gradually strangle this common enemy in the south!"

『……』

Qi King Lu Xi licked his lips when he heard this, looked at Zhao Hongzhao, hehehe, and smiled strangely. (To be continued.) )