The court was bustling, and after returning to the main bed, Zhao Yan calmed down slightly. In the court, he expressed his intention to send troops in public, but did not determine the date of sending troops, but it could be regarded as giving an explanation to the Guanzi and the envoys of Chu, indicating that Zhao and Chu were still friendly and as close as brothers and sisters. However, how can a wild sage like Crownzi know about the secret game between the great powers? How can the relationship between Qin, Chu, and Zhao be as simple as the head thinks-only good and evil, only black and white, and only loyalty and treachery?

Sitting alone in the middle court of the Yan Dynasty, Zhao Yan was waiting for someone.

"Greetings to the king." Later than Zhao Yan expected, Guo Kai came. This minister of Zhao State is no longer young, and under his appearance, he looks like a virtuous minister, but his eyes are a little small.

"Excuse me." Zhao Yan ascended the throne, and the merit was in Guo Kai, just as Xiong Yuan was enthroned, and the merit was in Huang Xie. But unlike Huang Xie, Guo Kai is only willing to be the left teacher, not Xiangbang, and Xiangbang will be given to Jianxinjun. Of course, he also has the title of Prince Fu. "What do you think of Mr. Guanguan's words in the court today? If Lu Xiang ......"

"The king is silent." Guo Kai's eyes turned around, but fortunately, there was no one else in the court. "The minister respectfully told the king: the trip of the Xiangbang is not only for personal interests, but also for our country. If it succeeds, our country can get a chance to breathe, and if it doesn't, there should be a disaster of destroying the country; If it succeeds, you must not send troops to save Chu, and the strategy of chaos is to make the state chaotic; If it doesn't work, Chu will be rescued in order to help Zhao in the future, and it is difficult to grasp the proportion. ”

What Qing Zhi said is very reasonable. However, then ...... "Guo Kai is shrewd, without him, Zhao Yan would not have been able to ascend the throne, and three years later, Zhao Yanxu, without him, Zhao Qian would also not have been able to ascend the throne." To him, Zhao Yan is obedient.

"The king, you can make Jianxinjun delay time in the name of meeting military rations, so as to ease the urgency of the Chu country. The minister will send an envoy to Xianyang again, and clearly tell Xiangbang to save Chu is really an expedient prevarication, and I really want to save Chu. Guo Kai came up with an idea. At this time, his wandering gaze happened to be looking at Zhao Yan, and the two staggered after a few seconds. Guo Kai, who saw that Zhao Yan was full of worries, had to say: "The political situation in Qin is unpredictable, after the chaos of Chang Yu, the queen mother lost power and moved into Yongcheng without seeing it, Changping Jun is the right minister, and Xiangbang is in danger." If the Chu people can stop the Xiangbang and cut Chu, or they can reverse the situation, if the Chu people ignore the Xiangbang and Chu......"

In the gloom, Guo Kai's voice became smaller and quieter, and by the end it was inaudible. After the Changping War, Zhao was already a weak country. That is, if it is a weak country, it is natural to look at the face of the strong country, but instead of looking at the face of the strong country, it is better to influence the politics of the strong country. This was true during the Warring States period, the Roman period, the British period, and the American period. All countries grovel and send thick money to lobby and buy off the internal forces of powerful countries. If you play well, you will be like Syngman Rhee, who made a Republic of Korea; If you play poorly, you will be as usual, and the four leaders will eventually become the owners of Peach Blossom Island.

Zhao Ji was a Zhao person, and after the death of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, Lü Buwei relied on Zhao Ji's support to continue to hold the position of Xiangbang. Different from what Yu Guanzi said in the court, in the nine years after Qin Wangzheng ascended the throne, except for three years ago when he retaliated against Zhao Guohe's attack on Qin, Qin's attack has always been Wei. It's a pity that Chang Yu made a mistake and lost everything, and Zhao Guo's good days will soon be gone.

Guo Kai helped Zhao Yan to be the king, and Zhao Yan favored Guo Kai alone. The Yan Dynasty of Zhao State did not have a group of ministers to discuss the court, only the monarch and the ministers were alone, and the matter was already decided when half a pot of water was not leaked.

From Handan of Zhao State to Xianyang can only take the land route, the Qin road is wide and flat, the messenger can travel around in a day, and can go to the city of Xianyang in more than ten days. On the day when the secret envoy arrived in Xianyang, he suddenly saw the Qin people dancing and parading the streets to celebrate, and the shouts of 'Long live the king' were endless, and the whole Xianyang was shaking, and only after asking carefully did he know that it was the Qin army's great victory on the front line, breaking the Jing people and beheading 20,000.

"The villain congratulated Xiangbang and defeated the Jing people." It was night, in the inner court of Xiangbang's mansion, the secret envoy gave gifts and congratulated each other with a smile. Xiangbang Lu Buwei is no longer dressed in the daytime, but changes into a deep coat and sits on the seat, without any joy on his face.

"What does Zuo Shi say?" Lu Buwei's gloomy face made the secret envoy unable to laugh, he didn't say a word of greeting, and asked Guo Kai how he was.

"Zuo Shiyan Zhao Guoding will fulfill his promise and will not save Jing. Although it is allowed today, the army does not come out, it is just empty words, please don't care. The envoy restrained his smile and replied truthfully.

"Good." Cutting Chu, Chu naturally asked for help from Zhao, which was inevitable, so the moment he decided to attack Chu, Lü Buwei asked Guo Kai not to save Chu. As for how this move hinders Zhao Chu's diplomatic relations, that is Zhao Yan and Guo Kai's matter. Absent-mindedly replied, Lu Buwei, who wanted to send off the guest, saw that the secret envoy seemed to have unfinished words, so he had to cheer up and say again:

"Although I am a defender, I have a career in Zhao and share weal and woe with Zhao. To this day, I still remember the righteousness of filial piety to become a king in the past. How could the king listen to slander, take Zhao as an enemy, and mistakenly believe in the marquis, and after many years of operation, it was ruined. Today's war Chu is a big victory, and it should be cut again, otherwise it is impossible to reverse the trend. Please tell the left division, the protector of the Chu army is my people's empty horse, with this person, the Qin army should attack endlessly, and the people in the palace will show up. At that time, the Queen Mother may be reconciled. ”

"The villain will tell the left teacher." The secret envoy laughed, and then said: "On the day when the villain left Handan, Mr. Fu Yuguan, the eldest son of Jing State, entered Zhao and said that the widow sent troops to save Chu, and Zuo Shi thought that what he said might be able to help Xiangbang. ”

"Please." Lü Buwei cheered up a little.

"Yu Guanzi said that King Jing's heart is already deep, and he led his division to conquer in person, or he will fall, and if Zhao does not save Jing, there will be no one to save Zhao in Jing in the future." The secret envoy said, but the point of the words was not this, he continued: "Zuo Shi, please tell Xiangbang, or you can say that King Jing has died in Xianyang." ”

Smart people can always think about what people think and be anxious about what people are anxious about, especially when both parties are in solidarity. Hearing this, Lu Buwei finally cheered up not reluctantly, but really cheered up. This spiritual energy continued until the morning of the third day, and on this day, Tang Ju, the envoy of the Chu State who had been in Yin for more than half a month, was finally able to meet the King of Qin.

"Summon, the envoys of the Jing State will come to see you." In the majestic Zhangtai Palace, the voice of the servant summoning the envoys of the Chu State was transmitted to the outside of the palace in turn. The name of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang is Chu, so the Qin State avoids it and calls the State of Chu Jing. The Son of Heaven has five outer screens, and the princes have three inner screens, at this time Chu envoy Tang Ju is waiting in front of the screen wall on the outside of the Gao Gate, and the feathers on the festival are fluttering in the wind.

I came to Xianyang for more than half a month and couldn't see it, and today's Qin army's victory suddenly summoned him to meet him, which is really not a good time.

"Jing envoy Tang Ju has seen the king." In the court, which is twice the size of the Chu State, Qin Chen looked at Tang Ju with contempt, and some people even whispered that the envoys sent by the Jing State would cede the land for peace. The old and dignified Tang Ju was unmoved, and only saluted the Qin Wangzheng.

In the court, the king of Qin was in high spirits, and he was still wearing a Wei Ben suit, which was not so incapable of showing the fighting spirit of the Qin State. When Tang Ju knelt down and sat down at the table, he smiled and asked, "Jing envoy is here, can you offer a map of the city of Jing Kingdom?" ”

"The envoy did not carry a map of our city." Offering a picture is to seek peace, King Qin's political words are finished, the ministers are laughing, and Tang Ju still does not move.

"Then should you send the eldest son into Qin as a hostage?" Qin Wangzheng also smiled, and his expression became more kind.

"I didn't bring my eldest son into Qin as a hostage." Tang Ju replied again. "I came here only for the king's regret."

"Regret of being outnumbered?" Qin Wangzheng laughed even louder, and after laughing, his face highlighted a little gloomy. "The widow is good at Jing Kingdom, but the king of Jing despises me, and the five countries join forces to fight, and he does not punish the eldest son to enter Qin to make friends, so he cuts down Jing, why do the widows regret it?"

"Please King Mingjian, the reason why the country does not condemn the eldest son to enter Qin is because of the widow's heart disease. The eldest son of our country has not stood for several years, and now he will decide in a few months, and it is for this reason that he is not a widow and a king. Don retorted. Now the Qin army attacked me, and it was clear that it was a victory, but it was actually a defeat. Dare to ask the king, can the Qin army pull out Ying? Dare to ask the king again: If our country dies, can the Qin country get the land of our country? The three dared to ask the king, is this move to cut down Jing in line with the Qin State's strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack? ”

Tang Ju didn't ask and answer like before, and began to talk endlessly, sentence after sentence.

"Although our country is weak, it still carries 600,000 armor and 1,000 cars. And the land of Jing is originally a southern barbarian, and its human nature is fierce in the wind, sharp in spirit, and strong in the aftermath of the Tao, and strong without the Tao. The widow has no way to punish the eldest son for entering Qin because of heart disease, and the king takes the widow lightly and kills him, which is no way. Jing people will die in Chengyang, Yingdu, Wuyue, and Shanye markets, and the country will not die, and the war will not stop!

The strength of Qin today is known to the world. The king may perish in our kingdom, but how much gold and silver, how many soldiers will die, and how many years will it take for the king to die? The king's destiny is to sweep the six kingdoms and go under the heavens, but the six kingdoms are attacking in an orderly manner, and the actions of the former marquis must not be repeated. Now the king is in the opposite direction, seeking fish for the sake of wood, and I am afraid that he will not be able to achieve this destiny in this life. Although Tang Ju is an envoy, he also deeply regrets it. ”

There is no generous cloth rage and blood spattered five-step words, some are just careful analysis and eloquent talk from the position of King Qin. With Tang Ju's questioning, more and more Qin ministers were not contemptuous and changed to thinking, while those who were good at observing words and expressions looked at Xiangbang Lu Buwei, who was standing at the forefront, but everyone could only see his back, not his face at this time. In fact, Lu Buwei's face was hot, and when Tang Ju retreated and the important ministers gathered in the Yan Dynasty, he still felt that his face was hot.

Tang Ju's words...... What does Xiangbang think? Qin Wangzheng smiled lightly, and the first person he asked was Lu Buwei.

"The minister respectfully told the king: The minister heard it, and the king of Jing has died." Lü Buwei's words surprised everyone. Qin Wangzheng was the same, but he quickly looked at the right prime minister Chang Pingjun and the imperial historian Chang Wenjun without noticing. Chang Wenjun looked dumbfounded, while Chang Pingjun lowered his head and couldn't see his face.

"Is that true?" Qin Wangzheng asked, his eyes re-focused on Lu Buwei.

"Jing people entered Zhao to ask for help, this is what the envoy's eldest son, Fu Guanzi, said, it should be true." Lu Buwei also looked sideways at the two Changpingjun brothers just now. "The king, the king of Jing, the kingdom of Jing is in turmoil, please increase the army to attack Chu, if you go down to the county, the new king will sacrifice the city and cede the land, please make peace."