(); Before the war, diplomacy was frequent, and it was normal.

Chu Xiang did not choose to directly ask to see King Qing, but bribed Guo Zilian first, which is undoubtedly very correct.

At the court hall the next day, Chu Xiang also entered the Qingguo court hall and began to lobby the Qingwang about attacking the wind.

Previously, when the Fengqing War was about to break out, Chu Xiang had come, but at that time, Chu State's request was to let Qingguo withdraw its troops from Dongyang and Guiyuan, and Chu State was willing to help Qing.

But now, it is the state of Chu that hopes to ally the Qing to attack the wind, and cede the two places, officially recognizing Dongyang and Guiyuan, which belong to the territory of the Qing State.

The contrast between before and after is too great, and it also makes Qingwang can't help but move.

If it is said that the issue of annihilating the Wind Country and the Chu State can really be implemented, then the Qing King is of course more willing to choose to extinguish the wind, but Prime Minister Shangguan Jin has been reminding him that the Chu State is not credible.

This also made him not immediately agree to the latter after listening to Chu Xiang's words, but hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter, this king still needs to consider carefully, Chu Xiang is tired of traveling and driving, please go to the post house to rest first, this king will give you an answer in two days, how about it?" ”

When he said this, it was obvious that he was going to discuss with the ministers, and when Chu Xiang heard this, he also bowed his hand and said: "In this way, I will retire first." ”

After he left, Taishi Guo Zilian was the first to stand up and said, "King, Weichen thinks that what Chu Xiang said is not unreasonable. ”

Seeing him speak, Qingwang couldn't help but look at him and said, "Oh? What is Lao Aiqing's opinion? ”

Guo Zilian said: "First, as far as our country is concerned, the threat of the Wind Country is far greater than that of the Chu State. Second, if Chu is destroyed, the strength of the Wind Country will increase greatly, and then if you want to try the Wind Country, I am afraid it will be more difficult than now, and there will be no helpers, so it is better to take this opportunity to use the Chu State first and attack the Wind Country, and after the wind is extinguished, the Chu State is not easy to clean up for our country? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, before King Qing could answer, Prime Minister Shangguan Jin shook his head slightly, and said unhurriedly: "The old lady understands this truth, doesn't the king of Chu understand?" If you want to use the Chu State, attack the Wind Country first, but the Chu State still wants to use you. ”

As he spoke, he immediately bowed to King Qing and said: "King, Weichen thinks that Xiang Chu is here just to use our country to solve his current crisis, the king must not be fooled, and he should be determined to destroy Chu!" ”

"King!" Guo Zilian followed closely and said: "It is better to destroy Chu than to destroy Chu, not to mention that Chu still sends troops unconditionally this time, such an opportunity, my country cannot miss it!" ”

"What an opportunity, the State of Chu has always been left and right, two-sided and three-stabbed, and the words of Chu Xiang are not credible." Shangguan Jin said.

Guo Zilian defended: "The fact that the Chu State is willing to cut the land of the two counties shows the sincerity of its alliance to extinguish the wind!" Why did the prime minister say this? ”

That's why it's even less credible! Now that our country has made an alliance with the Wind Country, if the king listens to Chu Xiang's words and turns to attack the wind, wouldn't it be capricious, dishonest with the Wind King, and dishonest with the world! Shangguan Jin said.

Hearing this, Qingwang's expression changed, and Guo Zilian continued: "What is the loss of trust in the world! My king is a generation of heroes, and he should sweep the world for several terms, the so-called success and defeat of the king, if he can extinguish the wind, these are secondary! ”

These words also made Qingwang nod slightly in agreement.

Qingwang and Lu Chen are two completely different monarchs, and he has a fatal flaw, that is, indecision.

At this time, seeing that King Qing was really a little wavering, Shangguan Jin couldn't help but be anxious, and he said: "Dare to ask the king, if you really ally Chu to attack the wind, can you really destroy the wind country in one battle?" Weichen thought that this was probably a fool's dream, and halfway through the war, the Chu State would inevitably turn to the Wind Country and attack our Qingguo when it saw the wind and rudder. ”

Hearing this, Guo Zilian sneered and said: "The Prime Minister's words are really ridiculous, and they are all later, the most important thing for my country now is to find a way to destroy the Wind Country, or defeat the Wind Country." ”

"People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries! As a first-class person in the current dynasty, the old lady doesn't even understand this truth. Shangguan Jin said.

His words were ironic for Guo Zilian's short-sightedness, and when the latter heard this, he couldn't help but point at him angrily and said, "You! ”

It's just that at the beginning of his words, Qingwang waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay! Fight any more! What the two Aiqing said is reasonable, and this king needs to listen to the opinions of other Aiqing on this matter. ”

The king stopped, and the two did not dare to argue any further, and at this time, King Qing also looked at the other ministers and asked, "What about the opinions of the secretaries?" ”

People glanced at each other, and then, the ministers of Prime Minister Shangguan Jin's faction took the lead in standing up, and they all expressed their approval of Shangguan Jin's strategy of destroying Chu.

And the ministers of Guo Zilian's faction have suggested that they should join Chu to extinguish the wind.

The ministers were divided into two factions, each with its own rhetoric, and each with its own reasoning, and in the end, the Qing Wang became more and more difficult to decide, and this court discussion was finally over.

After the next dynasty, Guo Zilian was also the first to privately ask to see the Qingwang.

There was no result in the court discussion, and now Guo Zilian asked to see him again, King Qing thought that he still came to persuade himself to ally Chu, but after Guo Zilian came, he said to him: "King, there is a saying, Weichen doesn't know whether to say it or not." ”

He looked entangled, and when King Qing saw this, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Lao Aiqing is a veteran of the two dynasties, if you have anything to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"This ......" Guo Zilian pretended to be embarrassed, paused for a long time, and then said cautiously: "Shangguan Prime Minister is outstanding, and in the court, he has always said the same, and now Weichen opposes his strategy in public, I'm afraid it ...... I'm afraid that the prime minister will hold a grudge, and then slander the ministers in front of the king. ”

He said this very cleverly, first, he explained that Shangguan Jin was powerful in the court, and second, it was a vague explanation that even if the ministers had different opinions, they generally did not dare to oppose Shangguan Jin, and it also showed that he was afraid of Shangguan Jin.

This is a very dangerous sign for a king.

When King Qing heard this, he couldn't help frowning, but he still trusted Shangguan Jin very much, and after a pause, he said: "The old lady is too worried, the prime minister is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and he is the emperor of the court, so he will not be so stingy." ”

"Yes, it's Weichen's gaffe." Guo Zilian hurriedly lowered his body and said.

Shangguan Jin is the prime minister of a country, of course he can't hate Guo Zilian because of his different political views, but in the afternoon of the same day, he received news that Chu Xiang went to the Taishi's Mansion before meeting the Qingwang, and promised the Taishi a heavy profit!

This unexpected news surprised Shangguan Jin at the same time, and he immediately rushed to the palace and began to ask to see King Qing.