There is no doubt that the choice of the state of Wei has become the most concerned issue for the princes of all walks of life in recent days. In the final analysis, this is related to the geographical location of Wei, as the crossroads of the entire Central Plains, Wei's choice is not small. With Zhang Yi coming to Daliang, the competition between the three candidates Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan and Tian Wen became more and more intense. And it seems that everyone has great potential. This is a war without gunpowder, and whoever can seize the opportunity will be able to gain the initiative in the following struggle.

However, all this was finally settled with the participation of a team of envoys from Zhao State.

Yu Xin stood outside the city of the Great Liang King, waiting for the summoned envoy to come and preach him. His eyes looked at this city, which was known as the first fortified city in the Central Plains, but his thoughts no longer knew where he had flown to.

With the succession of King Yan, the Yan Kingdom became more and more vibrant, especially some famous ministers and capable people from all over the world, after hearing the name of the Yan King, they went to serve, and even some people in the Zhao State switched to the Zhao State. As far as he knew, a school captain named Ju Xin was particularly valued by King Yan, and this Ju Xin used to be a soldier in Zhao Guo's Qianjin camp.

This situation was unexpected by Zhao Yong, so after informing King Yan, the Baijin cavalry of Zhao State, which was originally the elite, began to leave Yan State in an orderly manner and returned to Zhao State, and some generals also withdrew. If it weren't for the fact that the Yan Princes specifically asked Zhao Yong to leave an elite army stationed in the Yan State as a trump card to resist the retaliation from the Qi army, the Zhao State might have stayed away from the Yan Qi battlefield.

After nearly a year of recuperation, Yan Wangzhi has become strong and strong, and has begun to prepare for the recovery of the land of Yan occupied by the Qi army in the south. Making this statement at this time somewhat made Zhao Guo feel appeased, lest Zhao Guo attack him from the back when he was fighting with the Qi army. After all, the military capital closest to Jidu is still under the control of Zhao Guo, to put it mildly, as long as Zhao Guo is willing, the Zhao army stationed in the military capital will send troops in the morning, and after an hour, Jidu will be surrounded by Zhao Legion.

And Yu Xin, as Zhao Yong's junior brother, also returned to Handan with the tide of Zhao Jun's retreat from Yan State. Zhao Yong asked him to go to Yan State, because he felt that Yu Xin was not an official of Zhao State, and his identity was not easy to arouse suspicion, but he didn't expect that this little junior brother, as a liaison officer between Yan and Zhao, did a very good job in front of Yan Wang, and King Yan even kept him repeatedly, but Yu Xin refused. Only then was he able to return to Handan.

Zhao Yong finally decided to intervene in the matter of Wei Guo's election of prime ministers, probably because of the pursuit of risk and profit in the nature of a businessman, so he chose to do so. And when he chose to choose, he still thought of his little junior brother. So he personally went to the brown crown to invite this little junior brother out of the mountain. Yu Xin originally hoped to take care of the aging brown crown for a while, but fortunately, Wei was not far away, so he agreed. That's why he appeared in Daliang City at this moment.

Speaking of which, he is on Zhao Yong's side, and meddling in the affairs of Wei is risky and has opportunities for Zhao Guo, so he always has to give it a try. The key is how to say this matter so that it will be accepted by King Wei.

"It is rumored that the envoys of Zhao State will meet you."

Just as Yu Xin was pondering, the news finally came that they had an audience. He dressed up and stepped into the gate, and saw a young official standing there, as if waiting for him, and when he saw Yu Xin walking in, he hurried up to meet him and saluted. "But Mr. Wei Guoyuxin."

"Exactly."

"The boy's name is Wei Qi, and he is a small official in front of the palace, and the king ordered me to take Mr. to the main hall to meet him."

"There is labor." Yu Xin nodded yes. Seeing that he was so polite, Wei Qi couldn't help but get a little closer in his heart, and he talked more, but it was just to remind Yu Xin of some habits of King Wei, what to say and what not to say. Yu Xin never thought that this kid would be so polite to him, and he also had a good impression in his heart.

"Yu Xin, the envoy of Zhao State, meet the king."

"Excuse me, sir." King Wei raised his hand to signal.

"Don't dare. The envoy came from Handan, because the king congratulated me on the birth of the prince of Zhao, the king of Zhao was grateful, and the envoy came to prepare some gifts to show his gratitude. ”

"Wei Zhao is a country of friendly neighbors, and it originates from the Jin Kingdom, so it is naturally closer than others. Congratulations to King Zhao is what it should be, and King Zhao doesn't have to mind. King Wei said generously, in fact, the calculation in his heart is very simple, that is, now Qin Chu is weak, Qi and Wei have new hatreds and old hatreds, although Zhao and Wei also have friction, fortunately, everyone is a compatriot, and it should be easier to communicate than Qi State, so he moved his mind.

When Yu Xin heard King Wei talk about the relationship between the two countries, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity, so he said: "What the king said is reasonable, Zhao Wei is a country of friendly neighbors, and it is from the Jin Kingdom, so it is naturally much closer than other countries. It is because there is something in Wei State, and Zhao State is very concerned. ”

King Wei is not a fool, how can he not hear Yu Xin's extraneous voice? He waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is King Lao Zhao who is thinking about it." ”

The king of Wei haha, Yu Xin was serious, he said straight to the point: "I heard that the king is worried about the matter of the candidate for the Xiangbang of the Wei State, and I am very concerned about this, and I also hope that the king will proceed from the interests of the Wei State and carefully choose the candidate of the Xiangbang." ”

"This is natural, of course the widow is very cautious about the candidates of his own prime minister, so he doesn't have to worry about the envoy." Between the words, I was already a little angry. Of course, no one wants their family affairs to be dictated by others, let alone the king of a country?

Yu Xin saw that King Wei was already a little helpless, and knew that if he tried to persuade him again at this time, it would definitely backfire. He had an idea and said to the king of Wei: "The king is above, and the envoy is willing to explain the gift that the king of Zhao gave to the king of Wei." ”

King Wei didn't know what Yu Xin had in mind, so he just nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, Yu Xin explained the gift list to the King of Wei.

"King, the next one is King Zhao's favorite one." Yu Xin said, pointing to the gift list and saying, "This is a jade bowl." ”

"Oh?" King Wei was immediately attracted to the past and asked, "I don't know what is special about this thing." ”

"This thing is not too special, but the treasure that the King of Zhongshan surrendered when my Zhao Kingdom destroyed Zhongshan. It is said that this thing is the thing that the King of Zhongshan prepared to bury, which shows its preciousness. ”

"It's precious." When King Wei heard that it was Zhongshan's treasure, he also became interested, and expressed his gratitude to Zhao Guo for such a big stroke, and his anger towards Yu Xin was much less.

"Speaking of which, this thing is also King Zhao's favorite." Yu Xin saw that he was interested, so he continued: "It is said that one day, the king was discussing important matters with everyone, but he saw a mouse running next to this treasure, as if he was not afraid of everyone, and kept circling the jade bowl with great might. ”

"When the king saw that his treasure was occupied by a mouse, he was naturally unwilling, and he grabbed the thing next to him and smashed it to drive the mouse away."

Yu Xin glanced at King Wei, and saw that the other party was listening intently, and laughed silently in his heart.

"But Doctor Le Yi hurriedly stopped my king and made my king think twice."

"Huh? Why is that? "King Wei has a tacit understanding.

"My king also means this, thinking that if the rats are not driven away, won't his treasure be defiled? But the doctor said a word, so that the king did not do it in the end. ”

"I don't know what Le Yi said?" Obviously, he's a bit into the play.

"Le Yi said: 'The king loves the baby, the hate mouse, but if you hit it with this thing, the mouse will drive away, but this treasure is so fragile, but it can't withstand this attack, and it will definitely be damaged.' Wouldn't it be a pity if so? ’”

King Wei laughed, "What this doctor said is indeed true, fortunately, King Zhao didn't do it at that time, otherwise this treasure would have been destroyed." ”

Yu Xin also showed a smile, "That's true. However, the king didn't realize that this matter was quite similar to the matter of Wei Guo's election of prime ministers? ”

"Huh?" King Wei was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Yu Xin meant.

"The reason why the king has been reluctant to choose the choice of Xiangbang for a long time is that there is really no one available? No, whether it is Zhang Yi, Gongsun Yan, Tian Wen, or other people in the Wei State, they are all the best choices, and they can become the prime ministers of the Wei State. ”

"And why didn't the king use one of them? It's because no matter which one you choose, the other one will have a grudge against the king. The ministers of Wei who support them will also have a lot of criticism for you. What's more, the princes behind them will also be dissatisfied with you, so they will send troops to interfere with the Wei State. ”

"Isn't this kind of worry the same as my king's move to throw a rat bogey?"

King Wei was silent, and had to say that Yu Xin's words really hit the nail on the head, and he expressed his worries. He smiled bitterly: "Sir's words are indeed thought-provoking. It's just that Mr. also wants to choose a suitable person for Zhao Guo. ”

Yu Xin naturally knew that this could not be concealed from King Wei, but he couldn't admit it.

"The king is wrong, what the king of my family means is the affairs of the Wei State, and it must be the Wei State to make its own decisions. and should not be subject to other princes. Otherwise, no matter what, it will not satisfy the other princes. ”

"Oh? Didn't King Zhao come for the benefit of Zhao State? "Obviously, this is not possible.

"Yes and no." Yu Xinyi said, "Yes, because if Wei can form an alliance with Zhao because of this matter, it will be in the greatest interest of Zhao to unite against other princes; said no, but because of this matter, it is just Wei's own family matter, how can Zhao Guo's He De point fingers at Wei's affairs? ”

Seeing the hesitation on King Wei's face, Yu Xin knew that King Wei himself cherished face and didn't want anyone to point fingers at him, so he stood aside and waited for King Wei to consider it himself. What he has to do is to think about Wei from his point of view, and the king of Wei will inevitably agree with his point of view, and everything will fall into place.

"Then between gentlemen, and people can become the prime minister of this Wei country?"

Yu Xin knew that this was definitely the last question, and whether the answer was good or bad could determine the success or failure of this mission.

"The king, the affairs of the Wei State should still be decided by the king." Yu Xinyi said righteously, "It's just that this person, even if he can't suppress Zhang Yi and the other three in terms of fame, his identity must be able to convince the ministers." Only when the courtiers are convinced can the king unite them against the other princes. ”

Yu Xin paused and continued: "And this person, it is better to have a blood relationship with the king. ”

King Wei's eyes suddenly lit up.

(End of chapter)