"What if Lu Xi is gone one day?"

Huang Arsenic's words made many Wei people in the Zichen Hall a little stunned.

Glancing around at the Wei people in the hall, Huang Arsenic lowered his voice and said: "Your country must not know it, Lu Xi has been soaked in wine for a long time, and he has long been terminally ill, it is said that ...... Lu Xi once vomited blood on a handkerchief while drinking. How long can the agreement between your country and Qi last? ”

When he said this, Huang Arsenic couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He didn't say anything, in fact, the deterioration of King Qi's physical condition was known to many people in the court of Chu State, especially Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, who was even more clear about it.

It is said that the absurd news that circulated from the palace of Qi in the early years said that the king of Qi had ordered more than a dozen beautiful women to sleep on a big bed with him, and they slept together and had fun all night.

It is also reported that the king of Qi was envious of the immortals and hoped to live forever, so he invited many alchemists to the palace of the king of Qi to refine various elixirs for him that claimed to be immortal after eating.

In short, Qi Wang Xi has done all kinds of things that are very absurd in the eyes of ordinary people, he is too hedonistic, too superstitious about elixir, he is much younger than Wei Wang Ji Xi and Chu King Xiong Xu next year, but his physical condition is far inferior to the first two kings, and now, it is said that he is even more terminally ill and the medicine is not effective.

I have to say that this news made the Xiong nobles in Chudong very excited, after all, in their eyes, Qi Wangxi was simply a lingering nightmare, but there were also entanglements because of this news.

For example, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

I remember that when Xiong Xu first became the king of Chu, the king of Qi was only one of the sons of the previous king of Qi. Prince status only.

It stands to reason that Xiong Xu's experience in governing the country is much richer than that of Lu Xi, but in fact. After Lü Xi became the king of Qi, the state of Chu ushered in a dark period of more than 20 years.

In the past 20 years, the king of Qi united the two allies of Lu and Song, and it can be said that he completely pressed the Chu State to the ground and beat it violently, and every time he raised troops to attack the Chu State, he caused the Chu State to suffer heavy losses, and the most serious one. The state of Chu almost lost even the royal capital Shouying.

I remember that at that time, the combined forces of Qi, Lu and Song invaded Chu like a bamboo, which made the nobles led by the Xiong nobles in the entire eastern Chu fearful. They have migrated south.

Not to mention the battle under the Qi allied forces under Shouying, the Lu State built thousands of catapults in an attempt to completely destroy Shouying and completely destroy the confidence of the Chu State.

Then. Even Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was almost so frightened that he left Shouying and fled to the south.

Although that battle. The Chu people held Shouying with great difficulty, but God knows what a heavy price the Chu people paid at that time.

What made the Chu people feel even more aggrieved was that it was not they who defeated the Qi Wangxi to keep Shouying, but the war dragged on until the winter, and the combined forces of Qi, Lu and Song slowly retreated.

It's like saying that Qi Guo, together with the two younger brothers of Lu Guo and Song State, took advantage of the interest to beat Chu Guo violently, and after the beating, Qi Guo said, "It's not too early. We're tired too, so let's go home first. Come back tomorrow', and then, the coalition army under the command of King Qi withdrew under the gritted gaze of the Chu people.

In the following year, the king of Qi gathered the two countries of Lu and Song here and continued to attack the state of Chu.

All in all, during that period of time, the State of Qi fought the State of Chu whenever it wanted, and it would fight the State of Chu whenever it wanted, which was also the reason why the people of Chu were afraid of the King of Qi like a tiger.

And for Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, it was not a shame to lose to the king of Qi, and the shame was that he never had the upper hand in the face of this old enemy.

Therefore, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was very entangled, because according to the news, the king of Qi would die soon.

What does this mean?

This means that once he drags on for too long, he will never have a chance to defeat the King of Qi and wash away his hatred and shame.

It is believed that except for Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, all the Chu people who still have self-esteem are eager to defeat the Qi state on the battlefield before the death of the king of Qi.

Helplessly, the alliance between Qi and Lu is really close and strong, and the wealth of Qi and the mechanism of Lu are simply invincible.

Therefore, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was committed to winning over the Wei State and the King of Wei, Ji Si, but unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun's father was not short-sighted, and he was unmoved in the face of all kinds of rich promises given by Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

Even if he united with Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, to destroy the Song State, it was only for the sake of national interests, and there was no intention of favoring the Chu State, which made Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, more and more impatient, not only turned a blind eye to his son Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, who frequently attacked the Wei State Fencheng Sai, but even sent as many as 300,000 troops last year, led by his two sons Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng and Xiong Wu of Guling, to attack Yingshui County and Song County respectively, hoping to knock and knock on Wei State, so that Wei State would change its position and support Chu State to take revenge on Qi State.

Who would have thought that the birth of a Su king Ji Run in the Wei State not only thwarted the intention of the Chu State to beat the Wei State, but also facilitated the Wei State and the Qi State to reach an alliance agreement.

In order to save the situation, Huang Arsenic could only throw out a blockbuster news that Wei State did not know yet, that is, the physical condition of Lu Xi, the king of Qi.

Not to mention, when he heard the news, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately changed his color.

You know, that's not good news.

After all, in any country, there will be varying degrees of turmoil in the period of alternation of imperial power, unless there is only one successor, and the problem is that the prince of Qi is said to have three sons, the eldest son Gongzi Jiao is in his twenties this year, and the second son Gongzi Gao is almost weak, in addition, there is also the youngest son Gongzi Luan, who is said to be only seven or eight years old this year.

Therefore, if nothing else, once the king of Qi dies, the next king of Qi will choose between Gongzi Jiao and Gongzi Gao.

But the bad thing is that the royal marriages since ancient times have led to the support of many nobles of their respective factions behind these princes, in order to support the sons of their respective factions on the throne of the king of Qi, I believe that those nobles of the Qi country will spare no effort to kill each other, so that the Qi country will fall into civil strife.

And the country of Qi fell into civil strife, the biggest beneficiary. It is undoubtedly the State of Chu.

It is undeniable that perhaps the State of Qi, which is mired in civil strife at that time, will still have the strength to protect itself with the support of the State of Lu.

Here's the problem. What if the state of Chu took the opportunity to attack the state of Wei at that time? Can the Qi State still follow the agreement of the offensive and defensive alliance signed before and send troops to support the Wei State?

If the Qi State is unable to send troops to aid at that time, or if it is purely due to civil strife and has no time to take care of the Wei State, then what will the Wei State do? Do you have to face the state of Chu alone?

“…… Huang thinks that it is better for your country to choose allies carefully. ”

Huang Arsenic, who seems to be gentle and elegant, finally showed his fangs in his words.

『……』

Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth. It's hard to choose.

The meaning of Huang Arsenic is very clear, either, the Wei State is biased towards the Chu State. The two countries joined forces, or it was possible to take advantage of the turmoil in the future when the king of Qi died to annex Qi and Lu in one fell swoop; Or, the state of Wei fell to the state of Qi. Join the so-called Qilu-Wei Alliance. However, when the king of Qi dies in the future, the state of Chu may also take the state of Wei.

And at this time, Zhao Hongrun's laughter sounded in the hall: "Doctor Huang, this king didn't hear anything wrong, are you threatening my Great Wei?" ”

"I almost forgot that there was this one in ......."

Huang Arsenic muttered in his heart, shook his head and said, "Don't blame Gongzi Run, Huang has no intention of provoking." It's just that Huang thinks that your country has joined forces with Qi. It is nothing more than to maintain the current situation, and if you join forces with my Dachu and wait for the opportunity to carve up Qi and Lu, wouldn't it be more beneficial to your country? ”

"Why isn't it my Great Wei and Qi and Lu joining forces to carve up your Chu State?" The prince of the East Palace, Hongli, interjected at this time and said something, which surprised Zhao Hongrun that this East Palace was not stupid enough to do that.

"Because, the king of Qi seems to be earlier than the death of the king of my family." Huang Arsenic glanced at Prince Hongli and said with a smile: "Gongzi Run just said, your country is not afraid of war. And this sentence is also the voice of my Da Chu. …… The King of Qi and Lu and Song have beaten my Great Chu for 20 years, but they have not been able to destroy my Great Chu, why does Prince Li think that after your country joins the alliance, it will definitely be able to destroy my Great Chu? …… Prince Li must know that Lu Xi's condition is getting worse and worse at the moment, and he can't tell when he will be killed, and once he dies, it will be the time for my Great Chu to counterattack, and when the time comes, my Great Chu will not show mercy to any of the enemy's subordinates. …… Can Prince Li guarantee that your country will be able to save the Qi State under the offensive of my Great Chu, or...... Save oneself? ”

This threat, which stated the facts and was not considered a threat, made the prince of the East Palace, Hongli, speechless, in fact, let alone him, even Zhao Hongrun could not guarantee it.

After all, if there was only one local battlefield, Zhao Hongrun could try his best to block the Chu army, but the problem was that once the Chu army started a war on multiple fronts, then he had nothing to do.

Just like in the previous battle, although Zhao Hongrun defeated Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, in Yingshui County, but what about in Songdi? Nangong's Suiyang army is still losing and retreating?

And at this moment, a chuckle sounded outside the Zichen Palace.

"The crown prince can't guarantee it, but Xiao Wang and General Tian can guarantee that the situation that this Chu envoy said will definitely not happen!"

Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this, and they all turned their heads to look at the door of the Zichen Palace.

Especially Zhao Hongrun, his face was full of surprise: "Six...... Sixth brother?! ”

It turned out that the person standing at the door of the Zichen Hall at this time was Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother who had been absent for more than half a year, Rui Wang Zhao Hongzhao.

"The prince, Hongrun, and the adults of the Ministry of Rites, don't come unharmed."

In the surprised eyes of the Wei people in the hall, Zhao Hongzhao arched his hand towards them, and then smiled and introduced a burly middle-aged man with a grim expression behind him: "This is the Lord Envoy sent by the King of Qi to come to Daliang to discuss the alliance, Lord Xiangtian Tan!" ”

"Tian Tan?"

"Tian Tan?!"

Xiong Tuo, Jun Xiong Tuo, Jun Xiong Wu, Guling Jun, Huang Arsenic, and other Chu people, heard the words.

Even, the guards who still had weapons to protect themselves drew their swords in an instant, and looked at the middle-aged man behind Zhao Hongzhao with hostility on their faces, their eyes full of unforgettable hatred.

"How...... What's going on?'

The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at the many Chu people in the hall in amazement, surprised by the strong hostility they suddenly showed towards the general of the Qi State.

And in the face of these strong hostility of the Chu State, the Qi general Tian Tan grinned loudly: "Get out, little cub of the Chu State!" ”

“……”

“……”

The Wei people in the hall looked at each other, and Zhao Hongrun felt even more incredible, because he found that in the face of the ridicule of the Qi general Tian Tan, whether it was Guling Jun Xiong Wu or Shi Dafu Huang Arsenic, even if it was Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo, they all pursed their lips and did not dare to speak, although their eyes were full of anger.

"This Tian Tan...... What is the origin?'

Zhao Hongrun touched his chin and guessed in surprise. (To be continued.) )