Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Messenger Comes

On the wide avenue, several carts and horses were heading north.

On the carriage and horses, King Wei Hui sat in the carriage, looking at the scenery on both sides with a distracted mind, as if it was a cloudy sky, and there was no spirit in his body. Lowering the curtains, he fell into deep contemplation again.

Think about how high-spirited he was when he took the throne. Moved the capital to the Central Plains, built a strong city of Liang, built water conservancy, opened up water transportation, and operated the chasm water system very richly.

At that time, the Wei State was like a giant beast, shocking the surrounding countries, and even Zhao and Han, who had to lean on their own snorts and agree to their own land exchange strategy, and he managed the entire Wei State into a monolith, and revitalized the famous Wei Wushu.

Finally, he met Pang Juan, the arrogant general. He never forgot that when he saw him on the first day, he was high-spirited, he held his head high, and he looked at the world with recklessness, which made him feel that he was the general candidate in his mind, and this person could bring him higher glory and more land.

As expected, Pang Juan really did not disappoint it, and under his leadership, Wei Wushu became the strongest combat strength in the Central Plains at that time, pulling Handan in the north and Dingyang in the west. Zhao Guo, who was beaten, had almost no power to fight back. After Guiling, he regained the lost territory in Hexi, but the south was strong and Chu became the overlord of the Central Plains for a while, which was eye-catching.

However, in the battle of Maling, Pang Juan died, although many people said that he was too arrogant, in fact, it was also related to his many times urging him to return to the army to rescue, now that I think about it, a large number of cities are strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Qi army really surrounds the beams, with strong fortifications and strong reserves, how can it not hold on for a while? If this is the case, Pang Juan may not die under the tree and achieve Sun Bin's fame.

King Wei Hui shook his head, everything was over. If you think about it again, there is nothing to regret, can regretting it save the consequences of his loss of Shang Ying and Pang Juan? What we have to do now is to fight for a period of respite for the Wei State. He believed that Wei Wushu would eventually become a sharp weapon in the Central Plains, but he needed time.

And now, he must pay part of the price for his recklessness.

He buckled the door panel, and after a while, the curtain of the car door was lifted, and his attendant crept in, "What does the king command?" ”

"Where is it?"

"Back to the king, we have arrived at the Zhao realm, which is about an hour away from the southern Great Wall of the Zhao country." The attendant said cautiously.

"Has the detective sent to inform you returned?"

"Tanma went to inform yesterday that he had just come back, but the king was resting just now, so he didn't dare to disturb the king."

"Say, how are the Zhao people going to greet the widow?" Since he decided to come to Handan to congratulate Zhao Yong, he was ready to be humiliated.

"Yes, according to the Tanma report. Zhao Houzhi's teacher is fat to Wu Guang and is already waiting for the king on the Great Wall. ”

"Fat Yi? Wu Guang? These are Zhao Hou's cronies. King Wei pondered for a while and said, "Zhao Hou sent these two people to greet the widow at the same time, so he may not have the intention of humiliation." He tapped his fingers on the case in front of him, frowning to himself.

"Although there are many disputes between Zhao and Wei, they always have each other's victories and defeats. However, after all, the two families are the same country, and they are still closer than other princes. ”

"Well, maybe." King Wei nodded imperceptibly, "Pass the order, speed up the march, don't let the family wait too long." Also, warn everyone that when you see the envoy of Zhao, don't be arrogant and be humble, it's always good. ”

"Yes, my lord." The attendant said, exited the carriage, and gave the order.

"What the hell is this kid's idea?" King Wei muttered, looking at the bowl of turbid wine on several cases, as if he couldn't understand the situation anymore.

Just when the King of Wei was going to Handan, Zhao Yong was still in the side hall of Longtai, following the people and learning the rules of the Great Dynasty Meeting. And what makes him feel most uncomfortable now is the crown of the princes of the Zhou Dynasty who is about to experience.

"The servants of the king and the queen are the ones who are naked and black", and the people here are the people who are responsible for adjudicating the obedience to the Son of Heaven, that is, the queen. Like a modern stylist, you'll be able to tailor your own signature outfits and shoes.

However, this stylist of Zhao Guo obviously felt that Zhao Yong was not a good lord. One will feel that the clothes you are wearing are too monotonous, and ask for a brighter one, and the other will say that the soles are too hard and heavy, and it is inconvenient to walk, so you will ask for a new pair.

But when the court was a major national event, all the customizations were regulated, and this kind of regulation was also worn for hundreds of years, so how could he be allowed to pick and choose.

"Your Majesty, the dynasty has a custom, and the princes must wear the clothes of the six crowns. And in a vassal state like Zhao State, the Great Dynasty will have to wear this kind of crown clothes, in the single Xuanyi, decorated with Chinese insects, fire, Zongyi three chapter patterns, under the silk clothes and red clothes, decorated with algae, pink rice, yellow, yellow four chapter patterns, wearing the crown of seven jade and seven jade, these rules, are not disordered. The man finally couldn't help but say.

"Of course Lone knows." Zhao Yong also said with a wry smile, in fact, since he became a young monarch, he has been criticizing the costumes of the Zhou Dynasty, fortunately, it was just in the side hall at that time, not very formal, many times, although he was wearing a wide robe and long sleeves, he took it off while there was no one, and only wore a middle coat. But in the face of the upcoming pilgrimage, this kind of dress will definitely not work, and it is very unaccustomed. "Forget it, let's go on, I'll try to get used to it."

However, before he finished speaking, Xi and Zhao Bao walked in in a panic, without even reporting, which made Zhao Yong's eyebrows jump, could it be that there was something wrong? 、

"Your Majesty, there is news that Zhongshan has an envoy from the north who wants to participate in tomorrow's ceremony" Before Zhao Yong asked, Zhao Bao took the lead in saying the purpose of his visit.

"Who's coming?"

"Claiming to be the envoy of the Xiangguo of Zhongshan."

"Any requirements?"

"No, just to attend the ceremony."

Zhao Bao and Zhao Yong asked and answered, obviously both of them felt that although Zhongshan Guo came to participate in the ceremony at this time, although there was no purpose, it was not all kind.

"Since you're here, it's hard to refuse. Let the host receive them well and don't slack off. Tell the master to pay attention to his whereabouts and not to make any trouble. "Feiyi and Wu Guang have been sent out to meet the King of Wei by themselves, and Zhao Bao has to think about the affairs of the Great Court Meeting, at this time, he can only trouble the master who is responsible for receiving foreign envoys." Tell Uncle Xiao Zongbo about this, and let him come forward to receive him. After all, he is the envoy of Zhongshan Xiangbang, so he can't be too rude. ”

"That's all there is to it. What to do tomorrow? Zhao Bao asked with some concern, originally all the etiquette was planned, but the special existence of Zhongshan Kingdom would disrupt his overall arrangement.

Zhao Yong pondered for a while, and said with a slight smile, "Lord Xiangguo, what do you think the people of Wei will think if we treat the Zhongshan envoy the same as the Wei envoy?" ”

"It's... It's not in order. Zhao Bao thought for a while and said, "Wei and Zhongshan have a hatred of destroying the country, and if the two countries sit together again, I'm afraid it will not be a good thing." ”

"That's right. Therefore, we should not only entertain the envoys of Zhongshan well, but also show great enthusiasm, firstly, to express our hope of reconciliation with Zhongshan, and secondly, to make Wei and Zhongshan have a disagreement, so that we can make profits from it. ”

"But if, instead of making a fuss, the two sides reconcile their accomplices, won't we shoot ourselves in the foot?" Zhao Bao asked suspiciously, what can be regarded as Xiangguo is naturally not a fuel-efficient light bulb.

"Well, we might as well create some trouble for them." Zhao Yong smiled confidently.

With the gift of changing the yuan, why not give a big gift to the surrounding countries? Zhao Yong's careful thoughts in his heart came alive again.