Chapter 9: Envoy to Zhao State

After listening to Tian Jian's remarks, Tian Fazhang did not rush to conclusions, as a king, he still understands the truth that if he listens to it, it will be clear, and if he believes in it, he will be dark.

"An Pingjun, is Jian'er's strategy feasible?" Tian Fazhang asked. His heart was pinched into a rope, which was the first step for the prince to establish his prestige.

Now if you want to say that anyone in Qi State knows everything about military affairs, it must be Anping Jun Tiandan.

Tian Dan was excited, got up and bowed: "What the prince said is true!" ”

As soon as Tian Dan finished speaking, the tone of his words changed, and he said: "However, if this plan is to be implemented, it is necessary for Zhao Guo to agree to this matter and follow the prince's strategy, then I need to find a person who is good at arguing as my envoy to Qi State, so Wei Chen advised, Zhongda Doctor Diao Bo can go to Zhao Guo and discuss with Empress Dowager Huiwen and King Zhao about sending troops." ”

Diao Bo is one of the few people in Qi who can speak well, when Tian Dan was appointed as the king of Qi, but Tian Fazhang listened to the slander of the nine favored ministers, and Tian Dan who held the military power was deeply warned. Mink Bo returned to Qi from Chu, and the king of Qi Xiang (Tian Fazhang) held a banquet to entertain him, and when the wine was strong, the king of Qi Xiang shouted loudly: "Go and call Prime Minister Tian Dan to come." ”

Mink Bo immediately left his seat, bowed and worshipped, and then said solemnly: "How can the king say such words about the death of the country?" ”

King Qi Xiang asked inexplicably: "How can I speak the words of the dead country?"

Mink Bo asked, "How does the king compare with King Wen of Zhou?" ”

King Qi Xiang shook his head and said, "I'm not as good." ”

Mink said, "I knew you were inferior! So, what about you and Qi Huan Gongbi? ”

King Qi Xiang replied, "I'm not as good as either." ”

Mink said, "Of course I know you're inferior!" King Wen of Zhou got Lu Shang and respected him as the prince; Duke Qi Huan got Guan Yiwu and respected him as his middle father. The king got An Pingjun, why did he call his name 'Shan', since the beginning of the world, since the beginning of mankind, the merit of being a courtier, who can beat An Pingjun? However, the king actually called him 'Shan'. The king said such a thing about the death of the country? And at the beginning, the king could not keep his country, the Yan people sent troops to invade the Qi country, you fled to the mountains of Chengyang, and An Pingjun led seven thousand tired soldiers with the city of three miles and five miles of Guo in Jimo, captured the Yan general Sima, and recovered thousands of miles of lost land, which is all the credit of An Pingjun. At that time, if he held King Xiang hostage in Chengyang and set himself up as king, the princes could not stop him. However, An Pingjun was completely morally motivated and thought that he could not do this, so he built a plank road and greeted the king and queen from the Chengyang Mountain, so that you could return to the capital and govern the country. The country has been settled, but you call An Pingjun's name 'Shan', even children will not do this. The king didn't kill these nine people quickly and apologized to An Pingjun. Otherwise, the future of the country will be in jeopardy. ”

King Qi Xiang suddenly came to his senses, so he immediately ordered the killing of the nine favored ministers, expelled their entire families, and gave Yeyi to Anping Jun.

Tian Fazhang's heart was relieved after hearing this, and he laughed and said: "According to what An Pingjun said, Mink Qing can go back to Zhao with Zhao Envoy to discuss the plan." ”

When Mink Bo heard this, he bowed and said, "The minister is willing to obey my king's decree." ”

"Doctor Zhong, can you bring one person with you as a deputy envoy on this trip?" Tian Jian asked.

Mink Bo was surprised: "Dare to ask who the prince is, you need the prince to recommend it personally." ”

Tian Jiandao: "This person's surname is Mao, a native of Zhao Guodai, and now he is a housekeeper (Keqing) under my house." ”

Mink Bo didn't dare to easily refuse Tian Jian's meaning when he heard this, after all, Tian Jian was the future king of Qi State, and Tian Jian's performance today also impressed Mink Bo.

So Mink Bo bowed to Tian Jian, and then bowed to Tian Fazhang, and said: "The matter of the deputy envoy, Weichen cannot be the master of his own affairs, and ask my king to send it." ”

Tian Fazhang nodded when he heard this, and said, "According to what Jian'er said, let this person be Mao Sui as the deputy envoy this time!" ”

"Father, at this time, you can announce Zhao Envoy in." Tian Jian said with a smile.

When Tian Fazhang heard this, he said to the eunuch behind him: "Xuanzhao envoy enters the palace." ”

The eunuch then sang: "Xuan Zhao envoy enters the palace." ”

As the door of the hall slowly opened, the warm sunlight at noon also came in, and along with the sunshine came in Zhao Envoy, who was full of worries.

Zhao envoy came in and bowed straight and said: "Please also ask the king of Qi for mercy, my Zhao country is now under attack by the Qin state, and the mother country is in danger, and please ask the king of Qi to send troops to rescue Zhao quickly." ”

When Tian Fazhang heard this, he said unhurriedly: "Zhao envoy Mo Fei doesn't understand the meaning of the widow, if Zhao State takes Chang'an Jun as a hostage, my Qi State should quickly send troops to rescue Zhao." ”

Zhao Envoy looked sad when he heard this, and said: "The first queen has always loved her young son Chang'anjun, and she takes Chang'anjun as a hostage, this matter is difficult!" ”

Tian Fazhang's face turned slightly red after hearing this, and he seemed to be embarrassed, and said: "If you want my Qi country to send troops, but Gao Tang must cede my Qi country or Chang'an Jun to come to Qi country as a hostage, and one of the two can be obtained, and the widow will respond to the request of King Zhao." If it happens, the 100,000 troops of my Qi country on the border of Zhao State can immediately go west to save Zhao. ”

Zhao Envoy saw that Tian Fazhang didn't seem to be able to talk any further, so he sighed and said, "The foreign minister respects the will of King Qi Yizhi. ”

Tian Jian smiled in his heart after hearing this, and pretended to be sad and said to Zhao Envoy: "This palace originally wanted the good of all his nephews, but family affairs are different from state affairs. Although Qin has not yet attained the morality, but the people of our Qi country are many women and widows, and we cannot give up the righteousness of humanity to rely on our selfishness. ”

(The feud of the eighth generation here is the same as the enmity of the ninth generation above, Qi Xianggong Zhu'er is the son of Qi Xianggong, and when Qi Xugong was dying, he said to his son Qi Xianggong Zhu'er: "Ji Wu feud also, those who can destroy Ji are filial sons, and you are now the heir, and you should take this as the first thing.") If you can't hold this enemy, don't enter my temple. "Another thing to mention, Ji Guo is also the in-law of Lu Guo, but Wen Jiang, the daughter of Duke Qi Xu, is the wife of Duke Lu Zhuang, who is closer than Ji Guo, and the same is true of today's Warring States, whose royal family does not have a little blood of other royal families, just like Europe, maybe the Prince of Denmark will be called Aunt Elizabeth. This is a joke, not to be taken seriously)

When the envoy of Zhao State heard this, he covered his sleeves and wept: "Thank you to the prince for your heart, and thank you to the minister." After saying that, he bowed deeply.

When Tian Jian heard this, he sighed: "The national strength of my Qi country has not been restored, the treasury is empty, and the people are thin. Pity Zhao Guo. ”

Zhao made a constant whine, on the one hand, for his own career, and on the other hand, he was also grateful for the kindness of the prince.

"The foreign minister will set off on the same day to discuss with my king the important matter of sending troops." Zhao wiped his tears and said.