After saying a nourishing compliment to each other, Zhou Bian beckoned the waiter to take a seat, which was no better than the ministers of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, but they knelt on both sides of the hall, which made each of them represent one of the princes and had a very high status, so their seats were also arranged in the forefront, close to the Taishi and others. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After another push, the three envoys sat down in turn, still the doctor of Qi Guo sat first, Wei Ang sat second, and Yingquliang sat at the bottom. After sitting down, after a moment of silence, no one expected that the three envoys would actually open their mouths at the same time and shout the king together, but as soon as they spoke, the three of them stopped at the same time, looked at each other and smiled, and finally let the envoys speak first.

Looking at these three people being polite to each other, it was really harmonious, but Zhou Bian remembered the word hypocrisy in his heart, these people came on behalf of the country, even if they had the most sincere smile on their faces, they were only thinking about how to maximize their own interests, politics, maybe that's the case.

Hearing the Qi envoy speak, he immediately attracted Zhou Bian's attention, to know that Fang Cai's pretentiousness was just foreplay, and now it is obviously about to get to the point, except for what Yingquliang said last night, Zhou Bian was also very curious about the intention of the envoys of the three countries, so he listened attentively.

I only heard the envoy of Qi arch his hand and said, "King, a few months ago, the royal prince Sun Man came to visit my Qi Hou, at that time my father-in-law wanted to come to see my king, congratulations to my king on the throne, but the state affairs are busy, my father-in-law can't leave, so I ordered the minister to come for him, especially to offer a car of silk, and hope that my king will smile!" ”

"Qi Hou really has a heart, thank you for your grandfather for this king." Zhou Bian replied unhurriedly, I remember hearing Wang Sunman say that Qi Hou had said that he wanted to return some gifts to congratulate himself on his ascension, and I don't want what Qi Hou said to be true, so from this point of view, Qi Hou is also a believer. Although the Marquis of Qi is suspected of deceiving Brother Wang, judging from the fact that he can send an envoy here, he still has merit.

The Qi envoy continued, "King, when my father-in-law first succeeded to the throne, Qi was worried about foreign troubles, and the princes all thought that my Qi country was weak and competed to bully, but my Qi Marquis was determined to reform, purge the rule of officials, and select good ones to guard the border passes. At this time, I also hope that my Wang Nian will guard the Shandong side for the royal family in the Marquis of Qi, and he will have great merit, and he can make me the Marquis of Qi as the chief of the princes and the royal family. ”

As soon as Qi made these words, the whole hall was in an uproar, and it was the first time to openly ask for the uncle, because the uncle is a symbol of strength, even if the royal family seals you, it will be recognized by the princes and countries, so it is indeed rare to ask for it like this.

There was a lot of discussion in the main hall for a while, some supporting, and some accusing. Hearing Qi Envoy's words, Zhou Bian couldn't help frowning, the good impression he had towards Qi Hou was all gone, in the past, whether it was Uncle Feng or Uncle Fang, in fact, this name doesn't matter, they are all the heads of the princes, but there are no princes who openly want to coerce the Son of Heaven to seal it, but all the princes have made a certain contribution to the royal family, so the royal family took the initiative to canonize it. Therefore, whether Wei said it in private, or whether Qi asked for it openly, it would almost always cause the royal family to be disgusted.

Sure enough, there were still a lot of accusations in the main hall, and it gradually quieted down after half a sound, only to hear the Taishi cough lightly and was about to speak, but he didn't want to be at this time, but it was Wei Envoy who spoke first. "The great king Hugh has to listen to what he said, today, my Wei country is the premier power, the west defeats Qin and the south defeat Chu, and the soldiers point out, there is nothing to follow. And the soldiers of Qi are cowardly and unbearable to fight, so how can they regain the whole day for the royal family. I also ask the king to make me the marquis of Wei the chief of the princes, so that the royal family can clear the Quartet and restore peace in the world. ”

Saying that, Wei Ang also arched his hand, but although he had been fighting against the Qi envoy, he never looked at the same as the Qi envoy, but looked at the king on the high platform without being rude. However, Wei Ang's words still caused a sensation, but they were far less than the ones that were after the above envoy Qi spoke, and after only a moment, he was quiet again. At this time, it was still not the turn of the Grand Master, and the Qi envoy grabbed the words again.

"The king, after my Qi Hou succeeded to the throne, he rewarded the Jimo doctor who was dedicated to the people, was upright, and refused to befriend the Qi Hou and his close ministers, and severely punished the bribery means to buy favors, and the doctor who was not good at governing the government, since then, the ministers of the Qi country are afraid, do their best, and dare not do things with their hearts, my Qi country has been greatly governed, and will rise in the east in the near future." I only heard Qi Hou say anxiously.

The state of Qi will indeed rise, but that was after the siege of Wei to save Zhao, I don't know what is the point of your Doctor Tian talking about this now, Zhou Bian squinted at the Qi envoy, but still did not make a sound.

Wei Ang still refused to let go, "King, no matter what happens to the Qi State in the future, now it is my Wei State that is strong." Please also ask my king to consider me Wei Hou as the uncle first. ”

As soon as Wei Ang's voice fell, unexpectedly, the Qin envoy Yingqu Liang Gongzi, who had not spoken at this time, suddenly spoke, "King, at the beginning of the year, my Qin Marquis heard that Korea had won the land of the royal family's several provinces, and secretly plotted the land of Gongyi, so he immediately sent troops to the east, wanting to recapture the feudal towns for the royal family, but not long after he came out of the Han Valley, he was blocked by the Wei soldiers, so that I, the Marquis of Qin, could not personally go to Chengzhou to meet my king, and I deeply regretted it. Now although my Qin State is weaker than Qi and Wei, but my Qin Marquis is angry and trying to be strong, the national strength of Qin is getting higher and higher, and my Qin State has always been friendly with the royal family, and can take the initiative to send troops to serve the royal family, and there is a great legacy of Qi Huan and Jin Wen, this alone is much stronger than Qi and Wei two countries. ”

As soon as Yingqu Liang's words fell, there was another uproar in the hall, and the uproar caused by it even exceeded Wei Ang, and it approached Qi Envoy. No one expected that the Qin State, which was shrinking in a corner of Yongzhou and was about to be wiped out by the Wei army, would say such big things. But what Yingquliang said does have some truth, and it is a great temptation to be able to send troops for the royal family, so many ministers in the hall are talking about the possibility of making the Marquis of Qin the uncle.

In the main hall, how could the Qi envoy and the Wei envoy not hear the discussion of the royal family, so the Qi envoy Wei envoy and the two frowned, even if they couldn't get the title, but they couldn't let the Qin State get it. Especially Wei Ang, you must know that Wei and Qin are mortal enemies, how could Wei Ang see Qin Hou Fengbo, so Wei Ang's brows are even deeper than Doctor Tian's, if it weren't for the fact that the hall was too noisy, Wei Ang was afraid that he would immediately speak out against it.

Judging from today's situation, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Qin all seek to be crowned, which seems to be a multiple-choice question, so is there a fourth option? Naturally, seeing that the scene had not calmed down, Zhou Bian quietly shook his head at the Taishi, who was stunned at first, but then understood what Zhou Bian meant, so the Taishi nodded.

It was easy to wait until the scene was a little quieter, and without waiting for the envoy of Qi or Wei to speak, the Taishi stood up suddenly, so the eyes of the audience fell on the Taishi. I saw that the Taishi turned to face the ministers, raised his hands, and motioned for everyone to be quiet. It is necessary to know that at this time, not only the ministers can sit, but they are all allowed to talk at will, as long as they do not ignore the king, they are allowed, but at this time, the high-ranking and powerful Taishi spoke, and everyone listened respectfully.

I only heard the Taishi cough lightly twice and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the matter of Feng Bo is very important, and it is impossible for my royal family to agree easily, and I hope you will not discuss it in private, so as not to cause misunderstanding." The three noble envoys, though our king is young, is not dull, and will not easily agree to what the three have asked. The matter of the uncle, my royal family will carefully consider, that is, whether the uncle is awarded or not, it is also unknown, and please ask the three noble envoys to mention the uncle again today, if my royal family has a conclusion in the future, it will be announced to the world, in order to correct the public! ”

Now the royal family is also quite majestic, after the master finished speaking, he listened to the royal family ministers in the main hall unanimously responded "No!" And the three envoys are also scholars and other people who know the etiquette, and now that the royal ministers have spoken, naturally there will be no objections, and the three of them all answered yes, but compared to the royal ministers, this momentum is much worse.

Immediately afterwards, it was the Qi envoy who opened his mouth first, "King, in fact, my grandfather also knows that it is indeed a bit abrupt to rashly invite Feng Bo, so the decision of the royal family, my Qi country is resolutely supportive." But my grandfather also said that he also asked the king to give him meat for the sake of the new appearance of my Qi country and the great determination of the people, so as to reward him for his achievements in governing the country. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Bian couldn't help but feel a sense of disdain in his heart, knowing why he said it abruptly, and why he didn't say this sentence earlier, he had to wait for the royal family to express his position, it was really hypocritical. However, it is not easy to refuse this request of the Qi envoy, according to the Zhou Dynasty etiquette system, when the princes send envoys to worship the king, they can ask the royal family for their own princes to give the meat, and there are no special circumstances, the royal family should also reward the meat, but after the etiquette collapses, the princes rarely send envoys to see the king, so the meat is generally rarely given to the princes, even if the royal family takes the initiative to send the meat, there is little appreciation, so it is rare to ask the Qi envoy to ask the meat today.

After thinking about this, he also nodded slightly, so Zhou Bian opened his mouth and agreed. The envoy of Qi opened this head, and the two kingdoms of Wei and Qin were naturally not to be left behind, and they also mentioned it, one is also a gift, and two are also given, but there is just an extra piece of meat, and the royal family is still out, so Zhou Bian agreed.

"The three Qing families, it is almost the end of the year, and it will be my royal family sacrifice in the near future, if not, wait until after the big sacrifice, my royal family will have a good wine in addition to the meat, how about it?"

Naturally, the three messengers agreed one after another. Above the court meeting, there was nothing else to do, so after the Taishi took the lead in saluting, Zhou Bian retreated first in the eyes of the ministers, and after that, the ministers also retreated. The Taishi stretched out his hand again and brought the three envoys into the Sifang Palace, so that they could be entertained.

After the Great Dynasty Meeting, Zhou Bian convened a small meeting of his cabinet, and the main members of it were in addition to the Taishi and Young Masters, and Ning Yue was added, and Bai Gui, who had been presiding over the royal family industry in Chengzhou some time ago, also returned to Luoyang, so this time the small court meeting was still very crowded.

After receiving the reply that the Taishi had arranged the three envoys properly, Zhou Bian cleared his throat and spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen, today the envoys of Qi, Wei and Qin have all proposed Feng Bo, what do you think?" ”

The first to answer was the Taishi, "King Hui, although it seems that the envoys of the three kingdoms have the same intention, the old man doesn't think so. Although the envoy of Qi was the first to propose, but in his words, the Marquis of Qi has been determined to reform and vigorously develop state affairs this year, it should be just a temptation, and now if the country of Qi is changing, then the Son of Heaven will definitely be the best way for the envoy of Qi to deal with the opposition, so its real purpose is to ask for flesh to show the ministers. ”

As soon as these words came out, several ministers, including Zhou Bian, nodded again and again, and the three families were divided into Jin, as well as the Tian family's generation of Qi, all sent envoys to give gifts to obtain the affirmation of the royal family, so now when the Marquis of Qi needs support and affirmation, it will naturally be the same. However, Zhou Bian agreed on the spot, so naturally he would not regret it, of course, it would be better if he could take the opportunity to knock some benefits from Qi State, a cart of silk is not much.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Taishi continued to say, "Speaking of Wei, it should be that he saw the envoy of Qin, so he hurriedly sent Wei Ang south, the purpose of which may be to monitor the Qin envoy, but Wei Hou did have the idea of sealing the uncle, so he heard that the envoy of Qi mentioned it first, so he also proposed it." But with the arrogant character of the Marquis of Wei and the national strength of the Wei State, I am afraid that the Marquis of Wei will make another move to ask my royal family to make him an uncle. ”

The people who said these words nodded again and again. I only heard the Taishi continue, "And the Qin State, for the sake of development, really came to cooperate with my royal family, but it was just a trial, and its main purpose should be the business cooperation proposed by the prince of Qin under the court." ”

After listening to what the Taishi said, Zhou Bian couldn't help but ask, "Listening to what the Taishi said, this king suddenly understood, but how should my royal family deal with it?" ”