Chapter 170: The Alliance of Qi and Wei (3)
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"You're good...... That's really good. β
Lu Xi, the king of Qi, looked Zhao Hongzhao up and down with an approving gaze, but his approving gaze seemed to have some kind of ulterior fiery meaning, which made Zhao Hongzhao a little uneasy.
Think about it, Zhao Hongzhao is eighteen this year, and he is born handsome and dignified, and the worst thing is that Qi is still a country where the wind of prostitution and dragon yang prevails, if it weren't for the danger of Wei, Zhao Hongzhao would not have come to this kind of country.
Qi ...... King Qi praised falsely, and Ji Zhao was ashamed. Zhao Hongzhao turned his gaze away with some weakness, he always felt that there was something wrong with King Qi's gaze looking at him.
"False praise? No, no, no, you're very insightful. Qi King Lu Xi shook his head, and said in a rare serious tone: "Before you said this, the widow did have the idea of watching the fire from the other side. I won't hide it from you, in the eyes of the widows, as long as the Wei State does not destroy the country, it is easy to say anything...... But listening to your words now, the widow really can't sit still. β
Lu Xi, the king of Qi, took a deep look at Zhao Hongzhao: Since Ji Run, the king of Su of Wei, can counterattack from Yanshui of Wei to the territory of Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng, within a month, and capture his eighteen cities, then who can guarantee that in the future, Chu will not be able to capture the capital of Wei within a month?
What's more critical is that it is impossible for Qi to keep an eye on the news of Wei and Chu all the time.
It is no exaggeration to say that from Linzi of Qi State to know that Wei State may be in danger of losing the country, and then to Qi State sending troops to rescue, passing through the Song Land, and rushing to support Wei State, how long will it take? A conservative estimate is that it will take three months at the earliest.
Trimester. Coupled with the month of Fang Cai, a full four months of work, who can guarantee that the Wei State will be able to defend tenaciously under the attack of the Chu State's overwhelming forces?
What's more, if the Qi State wants to send troops to rescue the Wei State, the fastest route is nothing more than to cross the Song State, hmm. Or the Song County of Wei now, if Chu is smart at that time, as long as it sends troops to block this road, just like this time, then Qi can only go north of Mount Tai, pass through Wei's allies and small countries to defend the country, and go to aid Wei.
This will add at least another month to the journey.
That's five months.
What if the Wei state was destroyed in these five months?
Although Lu Xi, the king of Qi, did not believe that a country like Wei would be destroyed in just five months, there was always a chance that something would happen. What if Wei was destroyed?
At that time, as Zhao Hongzhao pointed out, how long will he be able to steal peace with the help of his ally Lu State, even if he has the help of the allied Lu State, and the Chu State that has destroyed Wei and Wei?
In terms of wealth, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, thought that Qi should be the first of all countries in the world, but even so. At that time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist the offensive of the Chu State.
Moreover, the Wei people could flee back to Longxi. And what about him? Escape by boat?
Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was moved, and was moved by Zhao Hongzhao's words: instead of passively joining forces to resist the Chu state, it is better to form an alliance as soon as possible, Wei sent troops to western Chu, and Qi sent troops to eastern Chu, and took the initiative to attack the most powerful country in the south of the two countries. At a time when it has not yet had enough strength to bring about the annihilation of the two countries.
"Wei State...... Do you really have the guts to anger the Chu State? Lu Xi, the king of Qi, asked solemnly: "Don't make it difficult for the widow to do it at both ends of the snake and rat." β
Zhao Hongzhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because this was the first time he had seized the lead since then.
"Sleeping beside the couch, how can you allow a strong enemy to sleep soundly?" Zhao Hongzhao said with a smile: "The state of Chu is located in the south, and its territory is extremely deep. If he is powerful, he will definitely endanger my Wei country, like this situation, how can my Wei country do something to raise tigers? β
"But the widow heard that this time the State of Chu sent troops to attack Wei, and your State of Wei wanted to make peace with the State of Chu several times, and even did not hesitate to cede land, pay compensation, and make peace with ......."
Zhao Hongzhao frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said truthfully: "As the King of Qi said, my Wei State did have the intention of making peace at first, but that is excusable, after all, it is difficult for my Wei State to resist the Chu State with the strength of one country......"
"Hey, hey, hey." Qi King Lu Xi laughed twice, shook his head and said, "It seems that Ji Xi is old, and it is difficult to regain the vigor of the past." β¦β¦ Before the fight started, I was thinking about peace, hehehe. I remember that more than 100 years ago, the Wei people and the north of Korea were dominant, but unfortunately, in the battle of the Shangdang, South Korea broke the backbone of your Wei people, so that now it is so weak......"
Zhao Hongzhao's face was a little ugly.
But it is undeniable that Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is right, thinking about the original Wei State, how powerful it was, but after the defeat of the Shangdang in South Korea, the Wei State has been in a slump since then, and it is difficult for the north to compete with South Korea, and the south is subject to Chu.
ββ¦β¦ But that Ji Run is not a backbone. Qi King Lu Xi nodded approvingly.
"Is he ......?"
Zhao Hongzhao's face was a little ugly.
Unexpectedly, Qi King Lu Xi's half-joking words frightened him bloodlessly: "What are you doing looking at widows like this?" It is enough for the widow to have you, and as for your younger brother...... Hehehehe, it's better to stay in your Wei country, which is more in line with the interests of Qi and Wei. β
Of course, Zhao Hongzhao understood what the phrase "in line with the interests of Qi and Wei" in the mouth of Lu Xi, King of Qi, meant, after all, although his younger brother Zhao Hongrun was young, he was a tough backbone that even King Lu Xi of Qi praised him.
"Will he be the next King of Wei?" Qi King Lu Xi asked coldly.
Zhao Hongzhao was stunned, and said truthfully: "Ji Run is not interested in the throne of King Wei. β
Qi King Lu Xi frowned and stared at him for a while, and then laughed a few times.
His laughter made Zhao Hongzhao's heart move slightly, and he couldn't help but think deeply about this aspect.
"Good! β¦β¦ I am rich in Qi, and the widow doesn't care about those tributes, as you said, Qi and Wei are allied! From now on, we will attack and defend together, advance and retreat together! Speaking of this, Qi King Lu Xi paused. solemnly said to Zhao Hongzhao: "However, since your Wei State is the leader of the alliance, then, when the widow decides to attack Chu in the future, your Wei State cannot go against the sunset, the yang and the yin." β¦β¦ It doesn't hurt to tell you something, you are the general of Wei State, Nangong. He once sent someone to contact King Lu, saying that he wanted to support the descendants of the Song Dynasty to ascend the throne and restore the Song Kingdom. It's just that the widow is not ashamed of him as a person, and he has never replied. β
"Nangong, the general of the Suiyang Army in the Song Land?"
Zhao Hongzhao was shocked in his heart, and glanced at Lu Xi, the king of Qi, suspiciously, he didn't dare to judge easily, whether it was the truth, or whether this King of Qi borrowed a knife to kill people, after all, everyone in the world knows. The king of Qi was eager to cut the former Song general Nangong with a thousand knives.
However, after thinking about it deeply, Zhao Hongzhao still thought that it would rather be credible than not, and try to secretly return to China in the future. After all, once this kind of thing is leaked, it is very likely to cause civil strife in the Wei State.
Therefore, Zhao Hongzhao temporarily hid this matter in his heart, and said respectfully to King Qi Lu Xi: "King Qi rest assured, Ji has the right to make his own decisions on this matter alone." β¦β¦ In the future, Dan Fan Qi used troops against Chu. I, the Wei State, should send troops in time to respond! β
"High five!"
"Good!"
The two high-fived three times, which is considered to be a covenant.
See here. Zhao Hongzhao was relieved, and while he was relieved, he couldn't wait to plead: "The covenant has been completed, and I implore the King of Qi to send troops to attack Chu immediately." β
Unexpectedly, Lu Xi, the king of Qi who had just formed an alliance, suddenly changed his face and categorically refused.
"This ...... Didn't you just say that you would attack and defend together, advance and retreat together?'
Zhao Hongzhao was angered by Lu Xi's almost rogue behavior. His face turned red.
And at this moment, I saw Lu Xiwei laugh twice, his tone softened, and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, it's not that you can't send troops to help you...... The widow has a request. β
You can see it. After becoming serious for a while, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, began to become immodest again.
It may be that the situation is pressing, and Zhao Hongzhao has no choice, so he has to give up his hand and say: "What does the King of Qi want, as long as I can do it...... Wei State."
Qi King Lu Xi shook his erected fingers, and said with a strange smile: "No, no, no, it's not about your Wei State, it's just you." β
"Me?" Zhao Hongzhao was stunned when he heard this, and immediately felt that his chest was stuffy and his forehead was sweating, and he saw that he was sitting in a precarious position, and he subconsciously grabbed the placket of his clothes, and said with an ugly expression: "King Qi wants me to do it...... Do what? β
I saw that Lu Xi, the king of Qi, looked at Zhao Hongzhao back and forth for a while, and said with a strange smile: "The widow likes you very much, so you will stay in my Daqi and serve my Daqi." β¦β¦ As long as you are in my Great Qi, the Three-State Covenant of Qi Weilu will continue for one day, how about it? β
"That's it?"
Zhao Hongzhao was relieved when he heard this, and he only felt as if a thousand stones had finally fallen to the ground in his heart.
You must know that he came to Qi as a proton on this trip, and he never thought of returning to Wei State, and it is not unacceptable to exchange him for Qi State's support for his Wei State.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongzhao bowed deeply and said respectfully: "Ji Zhao, I am willing to stay in the Qi country." β
Lu Xi, the king of Qi, pursed his lips when he heard this: "No, no, no, it's Daqi, follow the widow's reading, Daqi ......"
Looking at this unserious King of Qi, Zhao Hongzhao hated it so much, but he didn't dare to make a mistake after all, so he could only honestly follow it three times.
After finishing the matter, he said a little angrily: "Right now, King Qi is willing to send troops, right?" β
"King Qi? Not? You should call me the king, come and come, follow the widow, the king ......"
This was done three times again, Zhao Hongzhao held back his anger, gritted his teeth and said in a heavy voice: "I implore the king to send troops!" β
At this moment, he saw Lu Xi, the king of Qi, hugging Zhao Hongzhao's neck, and laughed in a low voice: "The widowed soldier has long been at the border......
"This guy!!"
Zhao Hongzhao's face flushed with anger when he heard this, and he was playing with me for a long time? !
may have noticed that Zhao Hongzhao's face was flushed with anger, and the King of Qi, Lu Xi, smiled strangely: "Life is short, why be so restrained? It's time to have fun. β¦β¦ Okay, okay, don't talk about it, don't talk about it, come and come, go to the deep palace of the widow. β
When Zhao Hongzhao heard this, his mind that had just relaxed suddenly tensed again, and he asked with a pale face: "What does the king want?" β
Qi King Lu Xi laughed twice, copied Zhao Hongzhao's words yesterday, and whispered in his ear: "What the widow thinks in his heart is slightly the same as you. β
Hearing this, Zhao Hongzhao's face turned even paler, and sweat poured out on his forehead.
"Look at you, you're sweating...... Doesn't the widow just like you, okay, okay, don't scare you, the widow just thinks that you are handsome and smart, and you should be worthy of the princess of the widow......"
"When...... Seriously? β
Zhao Hongzhao's voice trembled a little, and there was a kind of ecstasy for the rest of his life.
"Guess?" Qi King Lu Xi smiled and blinked.
"......" Zhao Hongzhao's handsome face turned a little blue.
"Hey, hey, hey, funny boy...... Really, really! Hmm, since you stay in my Daqi, let's get you an official and a half position first, what kind of official position will you get? What are you good at? β
"I'll ......"
"Forget it, it doesn't matter. β¦β¦ By the way, the groom who raised horses for the widow died a few days ago, so you can raise horses for the widow. β
"Raising horses?"
Zhao Hongzhao frowned, to be honest, he really refused to do so, but due to the situation, he could only accept this somewhat humiliating mission.
But he didn't expect that before he nodded and agreed, he saw Lu Xi, the king of Qi, say again: "Then again, the right minister of the widow died of old age a while ago, otherwise you should be the right minister?" β
"This ...... The gap between the two is too big, isn't it?'
Zhao Hongzhao was simply speechless.
"Hmm, the right phase, the groom, the right phase, the groom...... Ah, it's hard to choose, or you have to choose one for yourself. β
"......" Zhao Hongzhao opened his mouth, but in the end he still gave up his intention to speak.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the words and deeds of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, are perverse and almost nonsense.
But if you strip away the almost nonsense cover-up, in Zhao Hongzhao's view, it is a king whose heart is more difficult to figure out than his father Wei Tianzi, and his seemingly improper actions often have a deep meaning.
"In the future, in this Qi country, I don't think I will be lonely......
Zhao Hongzhao secretly smiled bitterly.
At the end of December of the sixteenth year of Wei Hongde, the alliance between Qi and Wei was initially reached, and the agreement was officially announced to the world when the letters of state were handed over in the coming year. (To be continued.) )