"Book of Qi * The Biography of the Queen" contains: In the eighteenth year of King Xiang of Qi, the King of Qin sent an envoy to Qi Douzhi, with the solution of the jade chain as the theme, and the ministers were helpless. The king of Qi was angry and returned with his sleeves, and the Qin envoy became more and more arrogant. After stepping to the Qin envoy, he hit the jade with a golden hammer, and the chain was solved, and the king of Qi was happy and the Qin envoy was shocked.

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"Fighting wits?" King Qi Xiang asked suspiciously, "What kind of fighting method?" ”

"I heard that the wise man of the Qin State has a special problem for this mission, and he wants to insult my Qi State with it." Taishi Housheng replied.

"In that case, you should go to the Jixia Academy Palace and gather those wise men to be summoned at any time." King Qi Xiang commanded.

"No!" Taishi Housheng said that he retired.

The next day, Osahi. In Linzi Palace, in the Fengtian Palace, the ministers of Qi were full of spirit and gathered together to wait for the Qin envoys.

"Xuanqin's envoy has an audience." The high voice of the chamberlain resounded through the Fengtian Palace, and the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State all showed a sense of war.

Not long after, the ordinary-looking but shrewd-minded Qin envoy Wang Ji walked into the main hall under the escort of several burly men.

"The State of Qin came to envoy Wang Ji to meet the King of Qi and wish the King of Qi a long life." Wang Ji crossed his hands and bowed in salute.

"King Qin sent you here, why did you do it?" King Qi Xiang asked in a flat tone, giving people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant.

"The envoy of the Qin State returned to the King of Qi, the king of our country has recently suddenly had a puzzle, and heard that there are many wise people in the Qi country, and he came to ask the King of Qi for advice, in order to seek a solution. I think that in the name of the 'country of wisdom' of Qi, we will be able to easily solve the problems encountered by the king of our country. Wang Ji replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, showing the tyranny of the Qin State.

"Please make it clear to the envoy that the wisdom of our people has been opened up, and there are many talents in the country, so we will definitely be able to give a satisfactory answer to the envoy." Tian Dan, who is also the general of soldiers and horses with the respect of the prime minister, said with arrogance to the barbarian tyrant, with a cold face.

"This is Prime Minister Tian! Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! Wang Ji arched his hand and sneered: "Please take a good look at the prime minister, listen well, the topic of the king of our country is here." ”

Wang Ji lifted a layer of red yarn on the tray held by the guards beside him, and then said with high interest: "This string of jade links was obtained by the king of our country by chance, and it is said that he was produced in Lantian, the hometown of beautiful jade in my Qin country, and it is a peerless masterpiece. The donor said that it is made of nature, uncarved, its color is pure, the texture is moist, the style is unique, there is coolness at the beginning of the touch, and then there is a sense of warmth, it is an unprecedented treasure, and my king loves it very much. ”

Wang Ji boasted a lot, looked at the monarchs and ministers of Qi and said: "My king has a new beloved son, and he wants to divide this ring, make it into a bracelet, and give it to his son, but he can't do it." Today, there are many wise and resourceful people in Qi and Qi, and my king has sent me to seek advice, forgetting that all the great talents of Qi have not hesitated to give advice, and have the heart of the beloved son of my king. ”

"Hah! Ha! Ha! King Qin is just too spoiled by his children. It's just a ring, and I, Qi Guo, will definitely help. Inner servant, you show the jade chain to the ministers and take a look. King Qi Xiang laughed and laughed.

The chamberlain took the tray and showed the jade rings one by one to each minister. "Guys, is it possible to solve this ring?" King Qi Xiang asked.

The ministers in the Fengtian Palace, you look at me, I look at you, look at each other, no one knows what to do. No one came out to answer, and for a while, the court meeting was cold.

"You are all wise among the wise men of the Qi country, is there no way? Could it be that no one in the Qi country can solve this problem? Could it be that the name of the 'country of the wise' of Qi was in vain? Wang Ji took the opportunity to mock.

"Please send this jade chain to the Jixia School Palace, where there are many talents and masters, I believe they will definitely be able to get the answer!" Prime Minister Tian Dan proposed at the right time.

"What the prime minister said is right, then please ask the prime minister to take the jade chain to the Jixia School Palace." King Qi Xiang said eagerly to Tian Dan.

"Wechen takes orders." Tian Dan answered, and then hurriedly walked out of the Fengtian Temple.

"Please ask the Qin envoy to return to the embassy for a while, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in the afternoon." King Qi Xiang then said to Wang Ji.

"The minister obeyed." Wang Ji replied with a sneer, and then walked out of the Fengtian Temple.

When Wang Ji stayed away from the Fengtian Palace, King Qi Xiang stood up angrily and began to scold: "You bunch of waste, what is the use of the country for you!" ”

The ministers were speechless, and King Qi Xiang, supported by the inner servants, brushed his sleeves and returned.

Half an hour later, Tian Dan asked to see King Qi Xiang with the sacrificial wine of Jixia School Palace, and after the persuasion of the queen, King Qi Xiang, who had been discouraged, summoned them in the inner palace.

"Did you find the answer?" King Qi Xiang asked with some interest.

The sacrificial wine of the Jixia School Palace replied ashamedly: "The ministers are not talented, and they have not been able to untie this ring, and they are ashamed of their trust in the king." ”

Tian Dan interjected: "King, according to the following opinion, this jade chain is made of nature, each jade ring is interlocked, without a trace of gaps, I am afraid that no matter how smart people are, they will not be able to untie it." I think the intention of the Qin State this time is to use this to tease and intimidate themselves and the Qi State, so as to avenge the Qi and Zhao alliances against Qin. “

"What you mean is quite clear to this king, but now that Qin is strong and Qi is weak, in order to maintain the dignity of my Great Qi Kingdom, we must accept it, and we have to accept it. He thought that only by giving a solution could he give Qin Guo a powerful counterattack, so that Qi would not dare to look east easily! King Qi Xiang explained, with a slight indignation in his tone.

After the queen on the side roughly understood the cause and effect of the incident, she said: "The king must not be angry, it is important to protect his health. The little woman is not talented, and there may be a way to solve it, but I need the cooperation of the king, the prime minister, and the priest. ”

"Zitong, tell me your clever plan quickly." King Qi Xiang couldn't wait to ask when he heard this.

The queen then spoke slowly, and King Qi Xiang couldn't help but praise: "Clever plan! Coup! And Tian Dan and the sacrificial wine wept on their faces.