When Qu Yuan returned to the official post, he didn't care whether the alliance with the Zhao State was successful, but idly picked up the wine bottle and tasted the Zhao wine and Congtai wine that were famous among the princes of Handan, Zhao State. After Qu Yuan tasted the wine, he praised: "Zhao wine, Congtai wine, famous princes, drink it today, it really deserves its name." ”

Xiong Slippery is worried about the results of the alliance, where to drink leisurely.

Qu Yuan didn't care about him, drinking wine and eating food alone. After being full of wine and food, he walked out of the official post and came to the Great Northern City to watch the Hu people sing and dance. At night, Qu Yuan returned to the official post to rest. As soon as Qu Yuan slept on the bed, he heard a loud noise outside the door. After a while, Xiong slid to the front of the couch and said anxiously: "Zuo Situ, you still have the leisure to taste the fine wine and food of Zhao Guo and enjoy the songs and dances of Zhao Kingdom." You are not in a hurry at all about what the king has to say. ”

Qu Yuan turned over, turned his back to him and said, "What's the use of being anxious." We have to give Zhao Guojun a little time! The king of Chu has the final say, but Zhao is Zhao Jun. It is impossible for us to force Zhao Jun to make a decision. ”

Xiong Hua asked: "Zuo Situ, Zhao Jun does not agree to the alliance to attack the princes of the Central Plains from the north and south. What are we going to do. ”

Qu Yuan yawned, looked sleepy, and said, "What else can I do?" We'll go back to China. ”

Xiong Hua's face was unhappy and said: "When we return to China, how to explain to the king." ”

"Whether you want to form an alliance or not is not up to the Chu State. We can't sway Zhao Jun's opinion either. Qu Yuan yawned again, "If you come, you will be safe." We took advantage of the time when Zhao Jun made a decision to understand the customs of Zhao Kingdom. ”

Xiong said with a calm face: "Zuo Situ wants to taste Zhao Guo's fine wine and eat all the food in Handan." ”

"Whoever knows me, you also." Qu Yuan closed his eyes and said, "Drinking wine and eating delicious food." Watching Zhao Guomei's long-sleeved waist dance and Hu people's singing and dancing. Isn't life happy? ”

Xiong Hua was about to say something, but he heard Qu Yuan snorting and sleeping heavily.

Xiong Hua saw that Qu Yuan didn't care about state affairs at all, and he also felt that the king should not send him as an envoy to Zhao State. Listening to Qu Yuan's snoring one after another, Xiong said in his heart: "You can't promote the alliance of Chu and Zhao, and attack the princes of the Central Plains from the north and south." When you return home, see how you explain to the king. ”

When Tian Biyi, the king of Qi, heard that the Chu envoy had gone to Handan, he asked with an uneasy expression, "Will Chu and Zhao be aligned?" ”

Tian Yang couldn't guess Zhao Jun's thoughts, shook his head and said, "The current situation is chaotic, it's hard to say. ”

Chu and Zhao alliances, the situation is unfavorable to Qi, Wei, and Han. The king of Qi must not allow Chu and Zhao to form an alliance and reach an agreement. King Qi walked back and forth in the main hall, stopped, and snorted coldly: "Chu State can send envoys to Handan, there is a saying that Zhao Jun." Why can't the widow send an envoy to Zhao. The widow invited Zhao Jun to join the camp of attacking Chu. Zhao Jun refused, and the widow took the identity of the alliance leader and pulled Han Wei to attack Zhao State. ”

When Tian Yang heard this, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the State of Chu is already difficult to deal with. Our fierce rhetoric offended Zhao Guo. Not only could Zhao not be allowed to join the camp of attacking Chu, but it would also promote the alliance between Chu and Zhao. If Chu and Zhao form an alliance, we will be attacked by the north and the south. Zhao Guo carried out Hufu cavalry shooting, first abused Zhongshan, captured Jingcheng, and completely cut off the Taihang Mountain Road of Zhongshan State. Subsequently, he crossed the Great River to the west and recovered the territory of Hexi occupied by the Qin State. Zhao took advantage of the situation to defeat Lin Hu and recruited Hu people to expand his army. How strong the current Zhao country is has exceeded our imagination. We attacked Chu in the south and Zhao in the north. The situation on the battlefield is extremely unfavorable for us. Your Majesty, our opponent is the State of Chu, not the State of Zhao. ”

King Qi thought about it and felt that Tian Hezhi's words were reasonable. His opponent was the King of Chu, not Zhao Jun. The task now is to defeat the state of Chu with the force of thunder and force the king of Chu to sue for peace. Offending Zhao at this time is tantamount to pushing Zhao to Chu. King Qi said with a gloomy face: "To deal with the State of Chu, the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei are enough. How can the widow keep the Zhao State neutral. ”

Tian He thought for a while and replied, "We might as well let Zhongshan attract the attention of Zhao Guo. ”

"Zhao Guo promoted Hufu cavalry and attacked Zhongshan twice. How could Zhongshan and Zhao coexist peacefully. Even if Zhao did not fight Zhongshan, Zhongshan would attack Zhao. A plan emerged in the depths of King Qi's mind, and he clapped his hands and said: "We will send an ambassador to Zhao State, and first say that Zhao Jun will go south to attack Chu with great righteousness." As long as Zhao Jun does not help Chu, Zhao will attack Zhongshan State, and the widow will never interfere. ”

Tian He said: "The strength of Zhao Guo's attack on Zhongshan has greatly increased, and a powerful enemy will appear around us. Your Majesty, the State of Zhao attacked the Kingdom of Zhongshan, and we cannot ignore it. ”

The King of Qi was competing with the King of Chu, how could he have the heart to meddle in the internal affairs of Zhao, and waved his hand: "We are at war with the State of Chu, even if we want to interfere, we have no chance." We can only use Zhongshan to drag Zhao Guo. Is there a better way for us to do that? ”

Tian He weighed it, and there was indeed no good way.

King Qi said: "The territory of Zhongshan Country is nine hundred miles, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and it is not easy for Zhao State to break through it. At the height of the Wei state, it took three years to conquer the Zhongshan state. The state of Zhao was weaker than the state of Wei, and it would take at least three years or more. During this time, we have long been separated from the state of Chu. We defeated the state of Chu and freed up our hands in the south. If Zhao Guo wants to destroy Zhongshan, he has to look at the face of the widow. ”

"The king wants to stabilize the Zhao Kingdom." Tian He nodded and said, "What the king said is that it is not easy for Zhao Guo to break through Zhongshan. Your Majesty, who are we going to envoy to the Kingdom of Zhao? ”

King Qi smiled: "Who else do you think is suitable?" ”

Tian He smiled meaningfully: "Except for him, no one is more suitable." ”

"Tian Ying, the ability to divide the Yue Kingdom and attack Chu has been seen by the widow. Dividing Chu Zhao is none other than him. The king of Qi said to a eunuch: "Go and summon Tian Ying, and the widow wants him to send an envoy to Zhao immediately." ”

A eunuch bowed down and took the order.

After a while, Tian Ying walked into the main hall and quickly glanced at the main hall. Seeing that there were only King Qi and Tian He in the palace, even the palace maids and eunuchs did not. Tian Ying pondered in his heart, the king must have summoned him to the palace to discuss important matters, and arched his hand and said: "Tian Ying, meet the king." ”

King Qi said: "Tian Ying, the widow has a good thing to hand over to you." ”

The more Tian Ying heard the king say such an understatement, the more uneasy his heart became, and he pondered: "There are good things that will fall on his head, unless the sun comes out of the west." ”

Tian He said for the king of Qi: "The king knows that you love Zhao wine, and plans to send you to Handan, Zhao State. ”

Tian Ying was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "How could such a good errand fall on his head." ”

King Qi answered: "How much wine you drink, the widow pays." But the widow has one condition, you want to break up the alliance of Chu and Zhao, and ask Zhao Jun to promise not to help Chu attack me. ”

When Tian Ying heard this, he secretly complained to himself: "I'll just say it's no good!" ”

Seeing that Tian Ying was silent for a long time and didn't speak, King Qi was a little impatient, "Are you willing to send an envoy to Zhao State for the widow to separate Chu and Zhao." ”

"The king has spoken, can I not go." Tian Ying hid this sentence in his heart and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the princes are in good hands. The minister wants to know the king's untouchable bottom line. ”

King Qi said: "The widow wants Zhao to remain neutral. ”

Tian Ying bowed and said: "Minister, take the order." ”

"You will immediately send an envoy to Handan, Zhao State. The rest, Da Sima will tell you. Da Sima, you give the widow a ride. ”

Tian He and Tian Ying bowed and retired.

Tian He said as he walked: "Before the king summoned you to the palace, he had already prepared treasures. I didn't expect you to readily agree to this hard work. ”

"If I don't agree, the king will let me go." Tian Ying stopped and asked, "Da Sima, what else does the king have to say to me, but he didn't say it." ”

Tian He leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "As long as Zhao Guo remains neutral." Zhao attacked Zhongshan, and Qi could turn a blind eye. ”

Tian Ying said confidently: "In this way, I am sure that I will say Zhao Jun." ”

Tian He said goodbye: "I wish you all the best and return as soon as possible." ”

Han Wangcang and Wei Wanghei also received news that the Chu envoy had gone to Handan.

Wei Wanghei, Han Wangcang, and Zhao Junyong once made an oath in Zhao Guolongtai... Throughout this life, the three Jin Dynasty support each other and jointly protect the country of the Three Jin Dynasty. Han, Zhao, and Wei Longtai swore an alliance to guard the rivers and mountains of the Three Jin Dynasty. This time, Han and Wei united with Qi to attack Chu, and also sent people to Zhao. However, Zhao promoted Hufu cavalry and was unwilling to join the camp of attacking Chu.

Zhao State's feat of promoting Hufu cavalry shooting, abusing Zhongshan, collecting Hexi, and attacking Lin Hu in the north also spread to Han and Wei. Now, the state of Chu sent an envoy to Handan, the state of Zhao. Han and Wei could not sit still, and sent envoys to Handan, the state of Zhao, to further consolidate the Triple Alliance and test Zhao Jun's attitude. When Tian Ying arrived at the city of Handan in Zhao State, he met envoys sent by Han and Wei. The three of them asked a few polite questions, and then went to Congtai Palace to meet Zhao Jun together.

The envoys of Qi, Han and Wei gathered in Handan, Zhao State, and the monarchs and ministers of Zhao State never believed that this was a coincidence. Zhao Yong naturally knew the intention of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, and he did not break it, and met the envoys of the Three Kingdoms in Congtai Palace with a grand courtesy. Qi envoy Tian Ying said straight to the point: "The king of Qi sent me as an envoy to Zhao in the hope of concluding an alliance with Zhao. The King of Qi hoped that Zhao Jun would be able to join hands to fight against the barbarians with the safety of the Central Plains. ”

The Han envoy saluted: "The state of Chu threatens the Central Plains. King Han also hopes that Zhao Jun can deal with Barbarian Chu with us. ”

The Wei envoy also said: "This is also what King Wei meant. ”

Zhao Jun said in embarrassment: "The widow issued an edict to go to the king to claim the king, which is to tell the princes that Zhao has no ambition to dominate the princes. In the past few years, the widows have tried their best to make good friends with the princes, but they don't want Zhao to suffer from war. The widow did not want to fight with the princes, nor did he want the princes to attack the Zhao State. Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you can understand the difficulties of Zhao Guo. ”

When the envoys of Han and Wei heard this, they didn't know how to persuade Zhao Jun.

Tian Ying smiled: "Zhao Jun doesn't want to fight the princes, Mingzhe protects himself. But did Zhao Jun ever think that if Zhao State did not offend the princes, the princes would also offend the Zhao State. Zhao Jun was born in a world of great controversy, so it was impossible to stay out of the matter. ”

Zhao Yong said: "If the princes don't come to attack the Zhao State, the Zhao State will not offend the princes." As the saying goes, if people don't offend me, I don't offend people. ”

Tian Ying asked: "It's about the safety of the Central Plains, and Zhao Jun is also out of the matter?" ”

Zhao Yong was stunned for a while, and replied, "The widow doesn't understand. ”

Regardless of whether Zhao Jun really didn't understand, or deliberately pretended to be confused, Tian Ying said indignantly: "The Central Plains is a civilized country and a country of etiquette. It is also a place of study for Dongyi, Xirong, Beihu and Nanban. It is the responsibility of every prince to protect the safety of the Central Plains. In the past, Rong Di was entrenched in the north of the Central Plains and eyed the Central Plains. Rong Di saw the chaos in the Central Plains and raised troops to the south. In order to preserve their strength, the princes of the Central Plains did not assist each other. If it weren't for the Duke of Qi Heng, the king of Zun Yi and the defeat of Rong Di, not only Yan, Xing, Wei and other countries would not be spared, but the trouble of Rong Di would have been rampant in the Central Plains. We have become barbarians with disheveled hair and open clothes. ”

"Qi Heng respects the king and conquers the world. When the widow heard about it, all of them were enthusiastic. Zhao Yong raised his voice and said: "The widow hates to be in that era, fight Rong Di, and defend the territory." ”

"Zhao Jun is not bad in this era." Tian Ying saw that Zhao Jun was also a hot-blooded man, so he took advantage of the situation to guide, "The State of Chu was enshrined by the Emperor of Zhou Tianzi, but the State of Chu did not obey the Central Plains, and did not follow the etiquette, so he was really a barbarian. Today, the state of Chu has conquered the state of Yue and has become a huge country on the river. The state of Chu set its sights on the princes of the Central Plains on the great river, in a vain attempt to annex the princes and dominate the world. The Central Plains is facing the danger of losing the country, and it is not weaker than the trouble of Rong Di. As hot-blooded men, do we just keep silent, let the barbarians trample on the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains. Ladies and gentlemen, what are we going to do? ”

The envoys of Han and Wei said in unison: "Unite, resist the barbarians, and protect the territory left for us by our ancestors." ”

"Yes, we should unite and resist the brute together. We must not allow the territory left for us by our ancestors to be trampled on by the barbarians. Tian Ying saw that Zhao Jun was also aroused by the man's blood, and asked: "Zhao Jun, everyone is responsible for guarding the Central Plains." Shouldn't we unite to resist brute force? ”

Zhao Jun said sharply: "The territory of the ancestors, how can they be trampled on by the barbarians. ”

"My king saw that the state of Chu was aggressive and tried in vain to unify the Central Plains. The strength of Qi alone could not resist the Chu State, so our king called on the princes of the Central Plains to fight against the Chu State together. Tian Poppy said sadly: "Zhao Jun will not join the camp of attacking Chu and contribute to the defense of the Central Plains." Could it be that Zhao Jun still wants to stay out of the matter. ”

Why did the State of Qi call on the princes of Han, Wei and other princes to attack Chu, how could Zhao Yong not understand the real reason. The state of Qi wanted to improve its appeal by attacking Chu, so as to become the overlord of the princes of the Central Plains. But the state of Chu destroyed the state of Yue, and its power should not be underestimated. If the princes of the Central Plains do not unite, I am afraid that they will be broken by the Chu State.

Zhao Yong also didn't want the Chu State to become strong and threaten the Central Plains, and also threatened the Zhao State, and replied: "How can a widow stay out of the matter." ”

Han Envoy looked at Zhao Jun with expectant eyes and asked, "Zhao Jun is willing to join the camp of attacking Chu?" ”

"The widows also want to follow the princes of the Central Plains to attack the Chu State. However, Zhao was in a chaotic situation, the country was unstable, and it was also powerless. ”

Tian Ying asked: "I heard a rumor that Zhao Jun did not join the Central Plains princes to attack Chu, but intended to unite with the Chu State and attack the Central Plains princes from the north and south. ”

"This is slander," Zhao Yong shouted: "The widow has no intention of uniting the Chu State and attacking the princes of the Central Plains in the north and south. ”

Tian Ying said: "Rumors stop at the wise, we naturally don't believe that Zhao Jun would do such a thing." ”

Zhao Yong shouted: "The widow will not unite with the Chu State to attack the princes of the Central Plains. ”

Han and Wei responded to Qi's attack on Chu because Chu not only threatened Qi, but also Han Wei. Because the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei had a common enemy, they were able to form an alliance to attack Chu. The states of Zhao and Chu do not border, and there is no danger of war. It was difficult for Zhao to send troops to attack Chu, and the army and people of Zhao would not support Zhao Jun's decree to attack Chu. What Tian Ying wants is a promise from Zhao Jun... Do not help Chu attack the princes and maintain neutrality.

Now that the purpose of this trip has been achieved, Tian Ying relieved Zhao Jun and said: "There are Hu people in the north of Zhao Guobei, and there are troubles in the heart of Zhongshan. Zhao Jun sent troops south, and the Hu people and Zhongshan would also take the opportunity to attack Zhao. Zhao Jun's situation is worrying! ”

"Qi envoy, you understand the difficulties of widows." Zhao Yong had a headache and said: "The widow also wants to raise troops to attack Chu in the south, but the trouble of the Hu people in northern Xinjiang is not weaker than Chu." ”

Tian Ying said: "The state of Chu went north, and the three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei were on top. Zhao Jun didn't have to care about the Chu State, but should guard the gate for the Central Plains and block Beihu from going south. lest we be caught between the north and the south and the south. Zhao Jun, Zhongshan is very harmful, do you want us to help you. ”

"In order to disintegrate the alliance between Zhao and Chu, the State of Qi did not hesitate to abandon Zhongshan. The intention of the king of Qi was to acquiesce to Zhao's attack on Zhongshan. Zhao Yong put this sentence in his heart and raised his voice: "The widow will intercept Beihu and attack Zhongshan." However, the soldiers and horses of Zhongshan are strong, and the strength of Zhao is helpless. He also asked the princes to relieve the danger of Chu and help the widows to attack Zhongshan. ”

The three envoys of Qi, Han, and Wei said in unison: "This is nature. ”

"In order to block Beihu, the widow can't go south. Therefore, he sent three envoys to return home with you to express the meaning of the widow. Zhao Yong received the promise of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, and took advantage of the situation and said: "Fu Ding, follow the Wei envoy to Wei; Qiu Li, who followed the Han envoy to South Korea; Zhao Jue, follow the Qi envoy to the Qi country. ”

Fu Ding, Qiu Li, and Zhao Jue said in unison: "Huh." ”

Zhao Yong said earnestly to the envoys of the Three Kingdoms: "Everyone, the important task of blocking the Chu State is entrusted to you. ”