"What, Han Fei is still unwilling to give up South Korea?" After listening to Sun Ce's report, Fang Li frowned unhappily, "Han Wu is unkind, and he can kill a widow with a little tricking, such a monarch, Han Fei is still willing to be loyal?" ”

"As Han Fei said, it is not Han Wu who is loyal, but South Korea." Sun Ce was also in admiration when he thought of Han Fei's reaction, "Han Fei also said that the lord has a lot of talents, so there is no need to spend so much energy on him. ”

Fang Li slapped the table when he heard this, and the situation on his face changed.

Now most of the talents in the Tang Kingdom are summoned from the system, and a small part of them are promoted on the spot after occupying a place, and there are not many talents who are really subdued, and they finally put so much effort into Han Fei, and they happened to meet a dead eye.

"Forget it, just let him go, let Hua Xiong protect Han Fei's safety closely, and you go back to the Gancheng camp to resume your life." Fang Li sighed helplessly, "The training of the Zhou army must be stepped up, the battle of Han is not enough for our army alone, they must go to the battlefield." ”

"No!" Sun Ce lowered his head and clenched his fists, turned around and left.

Fang Li looked at Sun Ce's vigorous back and felt stuffed, there are Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and the national strength is also thriving, why don't there be people like Shang Yang Zhang Yi who come to the Tang Kingdom to beg for food?

A few days later, the Zhao delegation returned, and Cheng Yu also embarked on a journey to Zhao with the letter of state and the return gift written by Fang Li.

Han Wu was furious when he learned of the failure of the assassination, and re-dispatched elite dead soldiers from the country, ordering that Han Fei should be eliminated at all costs. At the same time, he summoned Han Fei's fiefdom back, and all the retainers were taken down and imprisoned, and the Korean court suddenly disliked a bloody storm.

The envoys sent by Han Wu to Qin to ask for help ran into a wall, Ying Renhao was busy conquering Ba and destroying Yiqu at this time, and he was worried that the Tang State would suddenly bite when he found out that Qin was empty, and now Han Wu took the initiative to send information, Ying Ren Hao loosened a nerve, but he could concentrate on the affairs of the west.

Unlike Fang Li's imagination, the border between Tang and Zhao was peaceful and peaceful, but the territory of Zhao was in chaos, and a large number of soldiers on the march could be seen everywhere, and they also carried grain and grass baggage, obviously preparing for war.

When Cheng Yu and his party entered Handan City, they happened to encounter a team of Korean soldiers escorting the mission from the city.

Although he couldn't see the expressions of the Korean envoys clearly through the carriage, judging from the silent atmosphere of the guards and soldiers, Han Wu was afraid that he didn't get any bargain in Zhao Yong's hands this time.

After entering Handan City, the carriage stopped outside the post house, Zhao Sheng took the initiative to get out of the car and walked to Cheng Yu's carriage, and arched his hand: "Please Cheng Shangshu wait a while, and enter the palace to meet my lord in the next place, and at the same time hand over the letter of the Duke of Tang to the lord." ”

"Lord Zhao, please." Cheng Yu got out of the car, returned the salute politely, and after seeing Zhao Sheng leave, he went straight into the post house.

Obviously, Zhao Yong rejected Han Wu's sudden illness and rushed to the doctor, and sent people to test Fang Li's attitude in the name of King Xiang, and the domestic troops and horses were frequently mobilized, and Cheng Yu was able to determine that in the near future, there would be a war in Zhao State.

And judging by the current situation, it is likely that it will be the defense of the country that will suffer.

Weiguo is located in the center of the five kingdoms of Zhao, Yan, Qi, Lu and Song, originally had 900,000 people, and when the three families attacked Jin, they took advantage of the unpreparedness of Qi and Song to destroy the small country Cao in the northeast, and the population reached 1.5 million, with 80,000 armor, and the national strength was enhanced at the same time, but it also offended Zhao and Song.

Among the countries adjacent to Zhao, the only one left is Wei Guo, who is weak and has no backing to help, the situation in the world is changing, Zhao Yong is eager to enhance his strength, and he is more likely to choose to include Wei Guo in the territory first than to do it with his ally Tang Guo.

The streets outside the window were crowded, and the cries of merchants of all sizes were endless, disturbing people's hearts, but Cheng Yu's heart became relaxed.

It seems that this trip to Zhao will be very easy.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Cheng Yu woke up from his sleep in a daze, and was about to call someone in to prepare to wash, when his eyes swept to the door, but at a glance he saw a small bamboo tube in front of the door.

The thickness of the bamboo tube is no more than the size of a little finger, it is used by the internal guards to transmit news and intelligence, in order to ensure the order of the development of things before departure, Fang Li specially instructed Jia Xu that the internal guards in Handan have information to give Cheng Yu a copy.

Cheng Yu, who thought of it, quickly got up and got out of bed and opened the door suddenly, but it was quiet outside the door, and the surrounding guest rooms were still closed, and there was not even a ghost.

It seems that this bamboo tube has been thrown in for a long time, Cheng Yu carefully closed the door after repeatedly confirming that there was no one around, picked up the bamboo tube and studied it up and down for a while, unscrewed the cap on his head that he couldn't notice if he didn't look carefully at all, and pulled out a piece of paper rolled into a tube.

At this time, Fang Li hadn't used the password for internal guards, and there were a few clear small words on the note: "Envoy Qi has arrived in Handan." ”

"Qi Envoy?" Cheng Yu took the note to the candle that had been lit overnight and burned it, muttering to himself in confusion, "Why did the Qi State send an envoy to the Zhao State at this time?" I hope it doesn't get in the way of the lord's war against Han..."

Cheng Yu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent someone to inquire if there was any news about the Qi State Mission.

Halfway through the hour, the sky was already bright, and the chamberlain who came to announce Cheng Yu's audience in place of Zhao Yong was late: "Cheng Shangshu, the lord invites you to go to the side hall to meet." ”

"Side hall?" Cheng Yu's hand to tidy up his shirt paused, "Isn't it the main hall?" ”

The middle-aged waiter smiled and bent his eyebrows: "Cheng Shangshu heard it right, the lord said that Zhao Tang is a country of brothers, and when he sees the envoys of the Tang Kingdom, there is no need to put it on a special shelf." ”

It's a high-sounding statement, but there should be something to say to yourself.

Cheng Yu, who was relieved, didn't ask anything more, and took the carriage waiting outside and drove towards Miyagi.

Walking into the side hall, Cheng Yu bowed his head and saluted Zhao Yong, and was surprised to find that there was no one in the side hall except for the waiters.

Zhao Yong was wearing simple clothes, and when he saw Cheng Yu coming, he laughed and stepped forward to hold him to prevent people from saluting, and the majestic laughter resounded throughout the side hall: "Is Mr. the famous Cheng Zhongde Cheng Shangshu?" The widow has heard of your name for a long time! ”

Cheng Yu lowered his head modestly: "Duke Zhao is serious, and the foreign minister is just an ordinary courtier under my lord." ”

"Okay, there's no need to hide in front of the widow." After Zhao Yonghao waved his hand and sat back on the table, he sent someone to show Cheng Yu a seat, and continued to ask, "How is the widow's little nephew?" ”

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then reacted that Zhao Yong was right, so he arched his hand and said: "The foreign minister treats my lord Xie Zhao Gong as concerned, and the little prince is in good health, and everything is fine." ”

"That's good, the foal that the widow sent last time is still there, right? When he grows up and can learn to ride a horse, the widow will send a master who specializes in teaching horsemanship, and that is a steppe Hu man who grew up on horseback! Zhao Yong waved his hand with a sigh, "Tang Gongma fights the world on his back, his son can't ride and shoot, what does Cheng Shangshu say?" ”

"That minister first thanked Zhao Gong for his kindness." Cheng Yu's face was not shocked, and he pulled back the topic of being pulled away by Zhao Yong, "The foreign minister was ordered to come this time because Zhao Gong invited me to be the prime minister, and I apologize to Zhao Gong, my lord..."

"Eh, this matter is ill-conceived, don't mention it again in the future!" Zhao Yong interrupted Cheng Yu's words without hesitation, "Ming people don't say secret words, they know that Tang Gong is about to attack Han, and the widow has blasted the people sent by Han Wu to ask for help out of Handan early, and wants to provoke the relationship between the widow and Tang Gong, just rely on him Han Wu is also worthy?" ”

Cheng Yu bowed his head and thanked him again, but secretly sighed in his heart that this Zhao Gong's name was well deserved. On the surface, he said everything with a big grin, but he was in control of the conversation from beginning to end.

But since Zhao Yong had already made Zhao Guo's attitude clear, Cheng Yu didn't plan to bend around any longer, and immediately smiled: "When the foreign minister came to Zhao, he saw that troops were being dispatched everywhere, please forgive Cheng Yu for his vain speculation, Zhao Gong is planning to attack the guard?" ”

"Cheng Shangshu is really as wise as a torch, that's right!" Zhao Yonghao slapped his palm on the map behind him angrily, "The widow didn't mean to hide in front of Zhongde, before the widow relied on the widow to deal with the Qi Wei war, there was no less provocation, and he actually took advantage of the widow's inattention to destroy the Cao State, which is unbearable!" ”

Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows, knowing that Cao Guo was just an excuse for Zhao Yong to find fault and start a war, just like Fang Li wanted to attack South Korea, in the name of South Korea's treachery.

Zhao Yong waited for a while and saw that Cheng Yu didn't speak, and then took the initiative to say: "The widow uses troops, but he can't help but take care of the thoughts of the allies, and asked Cheng Shangshu to tell Tang Gong that although the country is small, it doesn't take much effort to take him down, but there is still the Qi country in the east that needs to be guarded against, and the widow is afraid that he will not have the spare strength to help him defeat Han." ”

said that there was no spare power to help, but the meaning of the words was actually that I would not mix with you to fight South Korea, and you should not mix with me to fight the country, let's keep the border safe, and first clean up those small countries that are not long-sighted.

At the same time, he is also telling Fang Li, in terms of military strength and national strength, my Zhao State is still above your Tang Kingdom, and I am still the eldest brother of your Tang Kingdom, and we also have a common enemy, Qi State, this brotherhood cannot collapse for the time being.

Cheng Yu knew it, but he still maintained a grateful smile on his face: "Foreign Minister Xie Zhao Gong for his kindness, but although Tang Guo is still far inferior to Zhao Guo, he doesn't need Zhao Guo's help when he wins South Korea, and Zhao Gong is worried." ”

Zhao Yong didn't answer immediately, but looked at the respectful Cheng Yu with a smile, and the alarm bell sounded in his heart.

Sure enough, the Tang State is already not to be underestimated, and while making trouble for this group of small countries in the east, the western border cannot relax for a moment.

After coming out of the palace, Chen Boqi, the deputy envoy who was waiting outside, hurriedly greeted him and asked about Zhao Yong's tone.

Hearing Cheng Yu's explanation, Chen Boqi was in a hurry: "Why is Shangshu so hard-hearted?" Isn't it against my original intention of showing weakness to Zhao? ”