Chapter 63:-for-tat
"Come on, come on." Dutu no longer went around in circles, took Jin Hou to the front of the map, and carefully explained a trick for him.
When the Marquis of Jin heard this, his eyes sparkled, and he muttered to himself: "Zheng Bozhen is Jiang Ziya's reincarnation!" ”
"You've won again." Dutu humbly bowed.
"It's heartfelt." The Marquis of Jin returned the salute sincerely, "Anyway, I won't say much about the vain, just prepare according to what we just agreed." When you feel the right time, give me the code. Then he turned and left.
However, just as the Marquis of Jin was about to go out, he remembered something again, turned his head and asked, "That 'Holy Sixth Master' is just around Zhengcheng not far away, and he can kill at the foot of Mount Hua in one day." Isn't it looking for death to make small moves under their noses? ”
He was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied: "It's important to find death." Don't forget that the widow told you before, the reason why I agreed to meet the alliance in Ruicheng is because it is very convenient to retreat here. Once there is a wind and grass, we will immediately board the boat and enter the Weishui, and we will be able to flow down the Yellow River and escape into the lofty mountains and mountains. ”
"Isn't our plan ruined?"
"Don't worry, the widow has his own way." Digging Sudden cast a firm gaze at the other party, "Before the agreed date to act, the widow will definitely force the 'Holy Sixth Division' back to Hojing." ”
Jin Hou looked at his expression, thinking about the amazing schemes before, and he no longer had any doubts. However, in fact, for the last worry of the Marquis of Jin, he was not completely sure. But at this point, he must not let his allies lose confidence, so he can only blow the cowhide out first, and then find a way while fighting.
The next day, Rui Bo, who had no knowledge of these secret room conspiracies, began to do the hard work of running errands again. Again and again, he ran in both directions, acting as a lobbyist for both sides.
Zheng Bo and Marquis Jin first stated that they would not dig up the black history of Marquis Wei, but resolutely opposed Ji Yuchen's participation. And on Wei Hou's side, after Rui Bo's good words, he finally relented. The old man promised not to take Ji Yuchen, but he also refused to let Ji Yijiu and Shenhou get cheap.
In the end, the two sides agreed to have a meeting without any genius first.
When the two sons of heaven heard the news, they were so angry that they wanted to die. The co-lord of the world who called for wind and rain back then is now being played by the princes between applause. Ji Yuchen was the most vulnerable, and Wei Hou's betrayal dealt him a heavy blow, and he instantly fell into a state of self-abandonment. Ji Yijiu was like thunder. He didn't dare to go against the two strong men, so he poured all his anger on the hapless Rui Bo, and scolded the poor host for his bad intentions.
Shenhou, as Ji Yijiu's grandfather, was implicated and disqualified from attending, so he was naturally very angry. But he was more serious and admonished his grandson: "Your Excellency is angry, and this kind of result is not something that Rui Bo can control." In this situation, we have no other way but to continue to rely on Zheng Bo. Besides, Uncle Zheng has always advocated the duality of the Son of Heaven and Zhou Zhao, since Ji Yuchen has completely guided the Marquis of Wei, then he will not abandon us. ”
"So we're going to do that and wait?" Ji Yijiu was very unhappy, "This day deserves to be so bad, the widow is really fed up." ”
"Shang Tang was imprisoned in Xiatai, and King Wen was detained in Jinli, what is your frustration now? Those who have achieved great things must be forbearing, and they must be able to bend and stretch, so that they can keep until the day when the clouds are cleared and the sun is seen! Shen Hou took out his grandfather's posture and lectured a few words, but soon his tone became softened again, "Let's discuss together, there is always a way to tie up Uncle Zheng." ”
"But what can we give him?"
"If Uncle Zheng wants to be a Zhou Zhao, we will support him, and if Uncle Zheng wants to annex the princes, we will give it to him."
"People have even defeated the five-nation alliance army called by Zhou, and they still care about our empty promises?"
"This is not an empty promise, this is a serious name, only the Son of Heaven can give it! If this world had collapsed to the point of speaking completely with your fists, you and Ji Yuchen would have disappeared long ago. No matter what you say, these great princes still want to have a 'name' face. Shenhou continued, "Of course, these are not insured. The most effective strategy we can come up with at the moment is marriage. ”
"Marriage? Are you beating your aunt's idea again? ”
"Yes. Presumably the gentleman has also heard the rumors of Zheng Bo and Zhong Xi. ”
"Well, this matter has caused blood to splash Zheng Guo's court, I'm afraid the whole world will know about it. But it is rumored that Uncle Zheng has a change of heart towards Ji Jiang now, is it reliable? It wouldn't be good if you touched your nose again like before. ”
"That's right. Therefore the widow intends to test the temptation first. Judging from Zheng Bo's reaction when he first saw Ji Jiang, there is still a lot of hope. ”
"How are you going to tempt?"
"Let's think about it again, let's see the direction of their talks."
Ji Yijiu sighed, there was no better way, so he had to go back to the inner room with resentment.
Talks with several powerful figures are also taking place at the same time. In order to avoid unnecessary seat battles, Di Tu imitated the practice of King Arthur in Europe and proposed a "round table" without distinction between dignity and inferiority. Although everyone thinks it is strange, if you think about it, it is not a bad idea before the parties come to an agreement. So Rui Bo set up a round tent and let everyone sit around.
The Marquis of Jin still rushed to the front. This time, he instead focused on Ji Yijiu's contribution to the peace conference, and incidentally mentioned the legitimacy of this person, and naturally did not talk about usurping the throne or anything.
Di Tu continued to talk, saying that the peace meeting promoted by Ji Yijiu should be led by Ji Yijiu. Since Ji Yuchen has already come, he can participate if he wants to, but he can only watch the ceremony from the sidelines.
As for Rui Bo, he has fully realized his actual status, and he does not dare to say a word except to preside.
Wei Hou patiently listened to Zheng and Jin's bombardments, and replied slowly: "Don't you just want to take the opportunity of the main alliance to hint to the world that Ji Yijiu is the real son of heaven." ”
Digging suddenly didn't expect the old man to go straight in, and he picked out the cards at once, so he tried to make a little detour: "The widow has already said that Ji Yijiu's main alliance is mainly because he facilitated the peace talks between you and me." As for the question of orthodoxy, it is secondary. ”
"Hehe, Uncle Zheng is so cautious." Wei Hou smiled cunningly, "There is no need to say much about the significance of the top diplomatic status of the main alliance, why do you hide it? ”
"We have to talk about things and don't ...... for no reason"
"Uncle Zheng, you have been too worried, the widow has never said that he is against Ji Yijiu's succession." Wei Hou interrupted the other party loudly.
Dutu and the Marquis of Jin suspected that their ears had heard it wrong, and they looked at each other for a while.
"The widows have always advocated that the princes should not meddle in the family affairs of the Son of Heaven, and that their disputes should be resolved by themselves. This does not mean who the widow is for or against. Therefore, since you are all biased towards Ji Yijiu, the widow naturally has no reason to disagree with everyone. Just ......"
"Just what?" The dug was highly alert to any concessions from the guards.
"It's just that the position of the Son of Heaven has been agreed, and the position of Zhou Zhao should also be discussed."
"Zhou Zhao's position?" Zheng Bo and Jin Hou were full of doubts. Wei Hou was a master negotiator in the end, and threw out a new issue, which instantly disrupted the plan of digging and regaining the initiative.
"Yes, the old man is more than eighty years old, and his health has been deteriorating recently, maybe he will have to go to see his ancestors one day. It's better to make the dog Ji Yang as the new 'Holy Week Call' at the time of the oath. ”
As soon as these words came out, he suddenly realized. The old fox is retreating as an advance, and wants to betray Ji Yuchen as a condition in exchange for his son to be called Zhou!
"This meeting alliance was originally a reconciliation meeting between Zheng and Wei, and it has nothing to do with Zhou Zhao's inheritance, right?"
"Of course it is." Wei Hou lifted his eyelids and stared at Dutu Dao with a sharp gaze, "Where is the dispute between you and me, what is the dispute between Zheng and Wei, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is really a dispute between Zhou Zhao." Therefore, Zhou Zhao is uncertain, and reconciliation is impossible to talk about! ”
Old man Wei changed his hypocrisy and wrongful style today, and his speech was to the point. His move directly touched the core interests of Dutu, forcing him to make a choice between correcting the Son of Heaven and recapturing Zhou Zhao.
Of course, neither of them is willing to let go. He pondered for a while, and it seemed that he still had to rely on means other than negotiation to solve the problem, so he glanced at the Marquis of Jin.
The Marquis of Jin understood, and immediately stood up and challenged: "Don't forget that Marquis Wei should not forget that according to the original oath, the 'Holy Zhou Summon' was recommended by the princess, not hereditary!" ”