After all, Wei Hou is already an old fox who has become a fine spirit, and his judgment of Zheng Bo is not bad at all. The two are chess opponents, and the fight is getting more and more exciting.

While the old man was painstakingly analyzing the situation on the sickbed, he was also trying his best to persuade his subordinates to accept the peace psychologically, also for the purpose of preserving the Zhouzhao system. In his opinion, if this move is in vain, the meaning of crossing will be greatly reduced. It was not his goal to defeat the remnants of the country and dominate the princes, but to emulate medieval Europe, establish a balanced system, and prevent the unification of the nations was the ultimate appeal.

For this reason, the diggers would rather hold off on the pace of revenge. After all, the Iraqi people are gone, and the only driving force is political ideals. He doesn't want to fall into a situation where beauty and the country are empty.

Zheng Guo's monarchs and ministers also faced the same problem in the end. Suo Qiu took the lead and asked: "Since for the sake of Zhou Zhao's system, the defense of the country cannot be touched here or there, then the monarch means that we are doomed to lose in this battle?" ”

"Of course not." "It's just that you can't be in a hurry, you follow the widow's instructions step by step, and you will definitely have the last laugh." ”

It's not a trick to say that. As soon as there were too many people in the court, it was inevitable that he would be discovered by Wei Hou again if he told the whole plan. Second, as a traverser, he has a lot of secrets that cannot be said.

However, with the current prestige of the digger, no one dares to doubt that this statement is bragging. Therefore, although the ministers did not know why, they also expressed their willingness to follow with all their might.

"Then please give the order." Si Jian Xianke stood up, "Since you are going to negotiate peace, shouldn't the minister immediately form a mission that can speak well?" ”

"Nope." Du Tu shook his head, "A scheming person like Wei Hou must have expected that the widow would also want to negotiate peace, so he must be waiting for me to come to the door." After all, if I defeat him, he will lose face if he takes the initiative, and he will be very passive at the negotiation table. And if I take the initiative to go, it is equivalent to telling the princes of the world that they are still afraid of him if they win, and at the same time giving Wei Hou a long face, it will increase his confidence in negotiation. ”

"What do you mean?"

"We need a middleman."

"Who? Marquis of Jin? Luhou? ”

"Nope." Digging Tu shook his head, "It's Ji Yijiu, or his agent Shenhou." ”

Suo Qiu was smarter, thinking that he had guessed the mystery, and hurriedly patted his ass: "This move of the king kills two birds with one stone, and it is very clever." It not only avoided the embarrassment of direct contact between Zheng and Wei, but also used the platform of mediation of international disputes to elevate Ji Yijiu's political status, so that he could gain an advantage in the dispute between the Son of Heaven. From the beginning of King Qin, we decided to support his faction, and it was time to further narrow the distance between the two sides. ”

Di Tu couldn't help but laugh out loud, lamenting that this kid had become more and more influenced by his master. He is not bound by the cultural heritage of the aristocracy, and there is no moral pressure in fighting wars and diplomacy and digging out, and now he has even learned a modern accent to speak, and his mouth is "international disputes" and "political status", which are words in news broadcasts, which naturally makes people laugh.

But Dig was actually thinking more far-reaching, and Sochu was only half right. He didn't have the wishful thinking to break it, he was to correct Ji Yijiu first, and then regain Zhou Zhao's position.

In his view, the essence of the Zhouzhao system lies not in the newly established titles, but in the delicate "duality". Now, due to Wei Hou's obstruction, the yuan of "Zhou Tianzi" has never been a climate, resulting in the dominance of the yuan of "Holy Zhou Zhao". That's why when Zhou Zhao collapses, the whole system will collapse. Therefore, Di Tu must take advantage of the frustration of Wei Hou's strength to help Ji Yijiu ascend to the throne.

"Xian Ke, let you carry out activities under Shen Guo, just say that Zheng Bo is looking forward to the Son of Heaven coming out to administer justice."

"Don't you need a more formal diplomatic approach? For example, sending envoys to lobby? The ministers are afraid that if they don't understand the customs, they will live up to the good intentions of the king. ”

"No, it won't." "Think about it, judging from the past performance, Ji Yijiu's side is far more politically minded than Ji Yuchen. They wouldn't have thought of such a good opportunity, but they might be worried that Zheng and Wei would lose face if they didn't buy it. So go and blow the wind and give them courage. ”

Of course, there are other considerations for digging out. One is worried that acting too obviously will cause Wei Hou to resist, and the other is to avoid Ji Yijiu being too inflated. If the Son of Heaven felt that Zheng and Wei couldn't wait to beg him, and had the illusion that Zhou Zhao was vulnerable, then the "duality balance" would collapse from the other side.

The political wind in Shencheng is indeed as expected.

Ji Yijiu was young and vigorous, and he was ready to move after hearing the news of the battle on the outskirts of Beijing. Shenhou naturally knew that this was a good opportunity to get ahead, but he was also afraid that stealing chickens would not lead to a loss of rice. After all, their name as the Son of Heaven is not right, and they have no strong soldiers in their hands, if they go to mediate and others don't buy it, then the last bit of face will be lost.

For this reason, the court of Shen Guo held a meeting every day. The ministers were divided into two factions and quarreled, so that Ji Yijiu didn't have a headache. However, in recent days, everyone's tone has changed. Shen Hou was naturally aware of it, because he had also heard some rumors.

It is rumored that Uncle Zheng wants to ask Ji Yijiu to mediate, but it is inconvenient to speak. As for the reason, some said that they were embarrassed, because his father Zheng Huan Gong died indirectly at the hands of Shen Guo, and some said that they were ashamed because they failed to insist on promoting Ji Yijiu in front of Wei Hou, and some said that they were embarrassed, because they rejected the big beauty Ji Jiang and now regretted it...... In short, all of them are analyzed as if they are real, all of them have noses and eyes, and they all claim to have heard it from the little guy who brought tea and poured water from Zheng Guo's big official's house.

Some of these rumors were of course deliberately spread by Zheng Guo businessmen, and some were made up by the market, such as the one that Di Tu likes Ji Jiang. But no matter which way it is said, the results all point to one, that is, Zheng Bo wants to ask Ji Yijiu to mediate. Therefore, the ministers of Zhou and Shen finally unified their opinions and decided to invite Zheng and Wei to meet at an opportune time, trying to show the authority of the "Son of Heaven".

Wei Hou sat in Hojing, the closest, and naturally got the news first. As soon as Neizai received Ji Yijiu's letter, he immediately summoned several important ministers to the master's bedroom.

"Your Majesty, Ji Yijiu is so restless, she really should be beaten!" When St. Sima opened his mouth, he suggested that he should do it.

At this time, Wei Hou's body recovered a little, and he was already able to get off the ground on crutches. However, his face was still ugly, and I don't know if it was because his complexion was not good, or if he felt that Saint Sima's suggestion was too naïve.

Seeing that his master didn't speak, Wei Neizai put forward a conservative plan: "Your Majesty, Ji Yijiu has come to wade into troubled waters this time, his intention is too obvious, and he must not be allowed to take the opportunity to obtain a political status higher than Ji Yuchen." Although it is inconvenient for us to refuse in a high-profile manner, we can also have a cold treatment. Anyway, Uncle Zheng didn't dare to make any big moves for a while, so we can have plenty of time to drag this matter out. ”

Wei Hou thought for a moment, and silently turned around and walked to the bed. The moment before lying down, he hummed in a weak voice, "So be it." ”

However, things turned out unexpectedly, and the old man couldn't sleep at all.

It turned out that the cunning Shenhou had an extra eye in his actions, and in addition to sending letters to Zheng and Wei Erjun, he also spread the news to the world. He pondered that most of the princes in the early Spring and Autumn Period still had the Son of Heaven in their hearts, and if they could form a certain amount of public opinion pressure, they would definitely have a certain binding force on the disobedient major powers.

After listening to the reports of spies from all over the country, he also guessed this intention, so after receiving the letter, he immediately responded publicly, adding fuel to the fire. He sent envoys to several major vassal states to state his position.

First of all, in order to avoid pointing the finger at the Zhou Zhao system, Zheng Guo emphasized that the dispute with the defense of the country was a pure misunderstanding, and Zheng Bo kept the oath of King Qin and was still willing to serve the "Holy Zhou Zhao" as the leader of the alliance. Then, he followed this reason and showed that he was willing to reconcile with the help of "Zhou Tianzi" Ji Yijiu, hinting at the candidate for the Son of Heaven supported by Zheng Guo.

In this round of diplomatic operations, digging out the two ends of Zhou Zhao and the Son of Heaven together, it can be described as painstaking.

After coming and going, public opinion in the countries was boiling.

Jin Guo took the lead in expressing support. Because the newly occupied Fenhe Valley of the Marquis of Jin was given by Ji Yijiu, he was happy to see it. Lu Guoma, holding the shelf of the source of etiquette and religion after the Duke of Zhou, naturally supported the orthodox emperor in his mind to come out and preside over the overall situation. Song, Cao, Xu, Chen, and Cai were afraid of Zheng Guo's retaliation, and they were in a panic all day, and when they heard that peace was precious, they applauded one after another.

And the most unhappy of all the people is naturally Wei Hou Ji and Li. At this moment, he was listening to Wei Neizai's report on the latest situation, and his calm breath at first became more and more anxious, and the rickety body also rose and fell violently.