Because Ying Han cared about his private affairs, he also watched and listened to Zhang Yi's arrangement to Zheng Cheng, and when he heard that Zhang Yi was going to hype about his marriage to the prince of Chu, Ying Han was so anxious that he shed tears again.

Zheng Cheng was puzzled, but he didn't dare to disobey the order, and said: "The last general will obey the general's order!" Instead, he asked curiously, "But what's the use of that?" ”

Zhang Yi looked at Zheng Cheng with a smile, and also glanced at Yinghan, of course he knew it in his heart, but he couldn't reveal it in advance, Zhang Yi said: "Even if you do this, I want to kill two birds with one stone, not only to let Yinghan girl get rid of the marriage, but also to let the people of Chu agree to the conditions of Qin." You just wait and see the show. ”

Zheng Cheng and Yinghan found that Prime Minister Zhang Cheng was full of confidence, although they were puzzled, but they were limited by their identity, where did they dare to ask. That Yinghan was also skeptical, but he had to let Zhang Yi do it.

The day after the banquet for the ministers of Chu, Zhang Yi went to the Lingyin Mansion of Chu to see Zhaoyang in the morning according to the prior agreement. He informed the doorman of his identity, and the doorman urgently sent a message to the house, and after a while, Zhaoyang greeted him from inside.

After the two met, they bowed again, exchanged pleasantries, and then followed each other to the lobby of Ling Yin's mansion. Zhaoyang specially arranged a seat for Zhang Yi to sit opposite him, to show that he did not dare to be superior in front of the dignified Prime Minister of the Qin State.

After taking a seat, Zhaoyang said to Zhang Yiyan: "Thanks to Prime Minister Zhang Cheng's visit to our mansion, it is full of brilliance, and Zhang Chengxiang looks at me, how is the Yin Mansion arranged?" Compared with the Prime Minister's Mansion of your Qin State, is it a little inferior? ”

Zhang Yi shook his head and replied, "Where, where." The country of Chu is a mysterious place with surprising imagination, you make the Yin Mansion carve beams and paint buildings, the eaves fly, and the momentum is extraordinary. The Qin people's style is simple, and the architecture is a little thick and clumsy, which cannot be compared with you. ”

Zhaoyang Ha Lu smiled and didn't comment, of course he knew in his heart that Zhang Yi was telling the truth, and his comparison of the folk customs of Qin and Chu was very pertinent, without any distortion and exaggeration. All over the world, people talk about the style of Qin, but it's just that it is too simple and lacks aura! Even that music, among the people, is generally knocking on clay pots and clay pots, singing and dancing, and singing "woo, woo".

The two started with this building, chatted for half an hour. Zhang Yi saw that the heat was almost over, so she began to get to the point and talked about the real purpose of this trip.

He asked Zhaoyang, "Zhaoling Yin Ke remembers the prince's approving words about the alliance of Qin and Chu at the banquet last night?" ”

Zhaoyang had a hunch that the purpose of Zhang Yi's trip was not just to visit him, and when he heard Zhang Yizhi's question, he thought: "Sure enough, if you don't go to the palace for nothing, you Zhang Yi still came to me to do something." ”

Zhaoyang nodded and replied: "How can you not remember, it is a military matter, Qin and Chu are good, it is a good thing for both countries, of course we are willing to see this situation." ”

Zhang Yi continued: "That's good, I think since everyone has agreed to form an alliance, it is better to sign a document with you and the state counterparts of the two countries today to settle this matter." The monarch of our country is still anxiously waiting for my news, and I can't stay for long no matter how long I can. ”

Zhaoyang found that Zhang Yi was really a person who was good at taking advantage of opportunities, and last night was just a word of approval from the prince, so he grabbed it, and today he actually came to the door in person to sign the contract.

Zhaoyang was not mentally prepared for this, and he didn't know how to answer Zhang Yi for a while. Seeing that he was still hesitating, Zhang Yi said firmly: "I think it is a rare opportunity for the two countries to face each other now. Besides, this was personally agreed by the crown prince, who was acting for the state administration, and it was very inappropriate to drag it out. ”

Although Zhaoyang was unwilling to submit so quickly, after all, Zhang Yi was the prime minister of a country, and his refusal to agree on what had already been negotiated seemed to be a bit self-assured. If he refuses on the spot, Zhang Yi only needs to remind the prince of his attitude, and the prince may immediately be suspicious of himself, and it is in such a sensitive period of power transition.

However, Zhaoyang pondered the taste, and always felt that he was being carried away by Zhang Yi, as if he couldn't help himself, and the reason why he hesitated was because he was unwilling. Zhaoyang muttered: "This, this ......"

Zhang Yi persuaded Zhaoyang again and said: "Zhaoling Yin was originally a happy person, and he was also a great general who commanded thousands of troops and horses to fight back then. ”

Zhaoyang listened to Zhang Yi's persuasion, and he himself had a hint of pride, but he still had something to worry about, that is, whether the land promised by the Qin State to return to Hanzhong could be fulfilled. Zhaoyang then said: "Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is so earnest, I can't slack off." But what should be the name of the land of Hanzhong? ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand and replied: "What we signed today is just an agreement to form an alliance, a symbolic document, why discuss such specific matters." My trip was originally to persuade the Chu State to withdraw its troops from Michi, but now that there are differences, we can also put them aside. The agreement signed today only talks about the friendly side, and everything else can be deferred. ”

Zhaoyang figured it out this time, and he thought to himself: "It's just a symbolic document, what's so difficult about this." There is not much difference between signing and not signing. He then nodded and agreed to Zhang Yi's request.

Zhang Yi came prepared, he came to Ling Yin's Mansion with Zheng Cheng and other entourage, and at this time he entrusted the guards of Lingyin's Mansion to find Zheng Cheng. Zhang Yi instructed Zheng Cheng to take a brocade box from the carriage and opened the brocade box, which turned out to be two silk documents that had been prepared.

On the silk silk, Zhang Yi had already written the content agreed upon by Qin and Chu, and he handed one of them to Zhaoyang. Zhaoyang glanced at Zhang Yi while receiving the silk book, and saw that he was methodical and meticulous, and thought: "If Zhang Yi is really a slippery head, this grabbed my words again, and forced me to sign this agreement document so quickly." I'll ask you to write a loophole from the paperwork and see if I can get rid of it. ”

Zhaoyang took the silk book, spread it on top of the several cases in front of him, read it carefully and carefully, and suddenly laughed and angry in his heart. The laughing thing is that the words on this silk are all useless praise and false words, what the emperor is blessed, what Qin and Chu have been friendly for a hundred years, and so on; But I'm so angry, what's the use of signing this kind of vain thing? Isn't it just a scrap book!

Zhang Yi himself was serious and said modestly: "I, Zhang Yicai, am shallow in my knowledge and have crude wording, but I am Zhao Ling Yin Dacai, and I am pointing to it." ”

Zhaoyang was originally a military general, and he was very troubled by this nonsense, he felt that this document was useless, and he was not willing to bother to correct it at all. He simply said: "Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is too modest, Qin Chu's wish to marry a good man has been expressed clearly enough, I think that's it." ”

The two men then went separately to order their retinues, took out their seals, and stamped the seals of the two ministers on the documents that had been prepared. Zhang Yi solemnly put away the document that belonged to the Qin State for safekeeping. After that, the two chatted a few more words, and Zhang Yi said goodbye to Zhaoyang.

Zhaoyang kept Zhang Yi to dine in Lingyin's mansion, Zhang Yi politely refused, he told Zheng Cheng to prepare the carriage, and after leaving the gate of Lingyin's mansion, he bowed his hand to Zhaoyang again, boarded the car and left. Zhaoyang shook his head, thinking that this Zhang Yi was really a dull weirdo, but such a useless person with false words, the monarchs of various countries were still treated as guests, and Zhaoyang thought that this was also a move to ignore the times.

After Zhang Yi returned to the upper house where he was staying, as soon as he entered the hall, a plainclothes warrior of the Qin State who was in charge of defending came to report: "In the morning, the chief butler of the Prince's Mansion, Jin Shang, sent someone to deliver a message. ”

Zhang Yi was concerned about the news of Jin Shang and Zheng Sleeve, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the content of the message, report it quickly." ”

The plainclothes samurai replied: "The message is very simple, just say that the person Zhang Cheng wants to meet is not willing to meet immediately, please wait for the right time." ”

When Zhang Yi heard this, her mood immediately became a little heavy. Don't look at this simple message, it contains complex messages. Zhang Yi knew that Steward Jin was originally greedy for a bribe from the Qin State, and he would not accept a deposit of one hundred gold, so he deliberately delayed not doing anything.

Jin Shang must have worked hard to persuade Zheng Sleeve to meet with Zhang Yi, so despite his efforts, Zheng Sleeve still refused, which can only show that it is indeed difficult. From the careful analysis of the message, Jin Shang was still unwilling to lose the bribes that Qin State had inherited, and he seemed to want to work hard to facilitate the meeting between Zhang Yi and Zheng Sleeve.

However, Zhang Yi couldn't afford to wait, after he came to Yingdu, he was not idle for a moment, and launched a series of actions in full swing, the purpose was to facilitate the withdrawal of Chu from Michi as soon as possible, in order to relieve the siege of the Qin army led by Sima Wrong, if Chu was slow, then the contract between Qin and Chu would not have much substantive significance.

Zhang Yi wrinkled his brows, his heart was furious, he smashed the wooden pillar on the hall hard, and there was a "peng" sound, which shook the hall for a while. Zhang Yi's anger also lies in Zheng Sleeve's arrogance, this woman once hurt herself so badly, and now she is holding on to her strength, as if she doesn't take herself seriously at all. Zhang Yi thought to herself: "This woman is so arrogant and arrogant, I must let her taste my Zhang Yi's power." ”

Zhang Yi's angry look was seen by the people who followed her, and they looked at each other, not knowing what the prime minister was doing. They guessed that he might be furious because a person refused to meet, but they didn't know who this person was. Everyone intended to persuade the prime minister, but they didn't know where to start.

Just when the atmosphere in the hall was quite solemn, a report came from outside the door: "Report to the prime minister, Jin Shang, the housekeeper of the prince's mansion, has sent someone to report the news." ”