Su Qin also vaguely guessed the mind of King Wei, but he couldn't find out, besides, he was able to retain the nominal appearance of Wei, which was a greater deterrent to Qin. In desperation, he stopped mentioning it and turned to think of another opportunity.

At this banquet, just as the song and dance performance had been performed lively, a tall and thin man stood up from His Highness's ministerial seat, and he bowed to the King of Wei with a wine glass in his hand.

Then, this person said loudly: "Minister, Jing Chi, the envoy of the Chu State, I salute the king with a cup of longevity wine, and wish the king a long life and endless luck." ”

Su Qin looked at Jing Chi and felt that he was very naïve, he should be someone he hadn't seen before. And the king of Wei actually raised his glass with a big grin and did not return the salute, showing his rudeness to the envoys of the Chu State. Jing Chi's face was red and white for a while, and he was ashamed.

After Jing Chi returned to his seat, Su Qin asked King Wei: "Minister, may I ask the king, who is this Jing Chi from the Chu State, and how can he appear at this banquet?" ”

King Wei smiled and said contemptuously, "How could it appear at this banquet? It's not like the widow deliberately invited him to come. ”

He pursed his lips and said: "The war in Anyi is urgent, and the widows asked for help from the Chu State, but they did not send any sergeants, but sent a Jingchi as a messenger. After all, it's not about the jokes of the Wei State. ”

Su Qin let out an "oh" and thought, "There is such a thing!" ”

When the king of Wei saw that Su Qin was listening attentively, he said proudly: "The widow invited the envoy of the Chu State to attend the celebration banquet, so that the people of Chu could see that without the help of his Chu State, the widow still defeated the invincible Qin army. ”

When Su Qin heard this, he understood why the King of Wei was so conceited and proud when he toasted in Jingchi. He said in his heart: "King Wei's victory in the Battle of Anyi may be exciting for a while, and this is the time for him to raise his eyebrows. However, the victory in the Battle of Anyi is not something that your Wei army can achieve by fighting alone! ”

Su Qin was very happy to find the envoy of the State of Chu at the banquet, because he was thinking about lobbying the last great power, the State of Chu, and he was thinking about how to seize this opportunity. He then thought: "Qu, Jing, Zhao, and Wan are the surnames of the four nobles of the Chu State, and this envoy's surname Jing should also be the old nobles of the Chu State, can you make some articles from him?" ”

Su Qin secretly left his mind, and in the second half of the banquet, he took the initiative to raise a glass to invite Jing Chi and said: "I, Su Qin, didn't intend to meet the envoys of Chu in Wei, fortunately, I don't know if Doctor Jing can have a drink together?" ”

Who doesn't know Su Qin's name? Jing Chi originally wanted to take advantage of the banquet to make friends with him, but just now because of the King of Wei, it was not good to take the lead in getting close to Su Qintao in front of the King of Wei, wouldn't that seem to be a shame for the Wei State?

Therefore, Jing Chi was very surprised and frightened when he heard Su Qin's words of taking the initiative to invite him to drink, how could he not agree. Jing Chi hurriedly left the table to bow and salute, and said: "Prime Minister Su admires his face, I Jing Chi is honored, and I am willing to drink with Prime Minister." After the ceremony, he returned to the main table and drank all the wine on the table.

After a while, Jing Chi raised his glass again, toasted Su Qin, and said blessing words such as wishing the other party a long life, and invited Su Qin to drink with him, and Su Qin also readily agreed. The two have a lot of enthusiasm, and both have the intention of further friendship.

Su Qin hoped to use Jingchi to break into the officialdom of Chu State, and open the way for him to meet the King of Chu and persuade the King of Chu to join the Alliance.

Jing Chi also has his own calculations: Su Qin is famous, spread all over the world, holds the seal of the four countries, and has the power of the country, making friends with such a big man will undoubtedly add a lot of points to himself in the political arena of Chu and be more valued.

King Wei didn't want to toast back and forth with Su Qin at his banquet, but Su Qin insisted on chatting with Jing Chi, and he couldn't interfere. Because, Su Qin is not only his guest minister, but also the minister of other countries, and for him, he is also a distinguished guest, how can he arbitrarily stop him.

However, Chen Xu was more flexible, he was familiar with Su Qin, and when he saw that King Wei was not in the limelight at the banquet, he came forward and invited Su Qin to raise a glass and drink together, interrupting the contact between Su Qin and Jing Chi.

Su Qin also knew what Chen Xu meant, and thought about it in his heart: There is still a chance to make friends with the envoys of the Chu State, this banquet is not a suitable place, and we will talk about it later. He put the thought aside for the time being, but he kept it in his heart.

After the banquet, the king of Wei arranged Su Qin and his party in the official residence in the east of the city of Daliang of Wei State, Su Qin had a lot of entourage, and the content of the official residence was not good, so Su Qin found three other hostels in the city, and finally settled more than 1,000 people.

The next day, Wei Si, the king of Wei, heard that Su Qin had a lot of entourage, and these people were temporarily living in Daliang City, and of course he was a little uneasy in his heart, because most of these people were soldiers who had fought in the territory, and there were certain hidden dangers.

But Chen Xu's relationship with Su Qin was extraordinary, and he tried his best to persuade the King of Wei, saying: "Su Qin is now famous, and it is not a good thing for Wei to pay attention to which country he is located in. When the Tiger Wolf Qin heard this information, he would definitely be afraid and dare not rashly meet the swords and soldiers of the Wei State again? ”

After listening to Chen Xu's words, King Wei calmed down in his heart, he nodded again and again, and instructed Chen Xudao: "Then you might as well let him stay in Daliang for a while longer, but Su Qin's movements, please pay more attention to Prime Minister Chen." ”

Chen Xu knelt on the ground and bowed, saying, "Remember the king's order, and the minister will do it." ”

Su Qin didn't intend to stay in Daliang for too long, and the next stop of his plan was the Yingdu of Chu, as well as Chu and Han, two countries that had not joined the alliance, among the two countries, Chu was a big country in the south, and its strength would undoubtedly far exceed that of South Korea, which would be the focus of lobbying.

Therefore, the first thing that Su Qin thought of was the state of Chu, however, the state of Chu is also a country that is difficult to return, and the old aristocracy controls the state affairs, which is more serious than the state of Qi. More than 50 years ago, Wu Qi, a well-known all-round soldier in civil and military affairs, was defeated in the state of Chu.

Wu was originally a Wei general, and he was quite proud under Wei Wenhou, presided over the military and political reform of Wei, opened up territory for Wei, and made great achievements.

After the death of Wei Wenhou, he was not on good terms with the new state minister, and he could not get the trust of the monarch Wei Wuhou, under the call of the king of Chu Mourning, he abandoned Wei and surrendered to Chu, and was determined to reform in the Chu State, so that the Chu State was strong in one fell swoop to the north but the three Jins, drinking horses in the river, Nanping Baiyue, boating on the shore of Dongting, the princes of the world were terrified.

However, Wu Qi's reform in Chu was also hated by the ministers of Chu because it touched the interests of the old nobles of Chu, so after the death of King Mourning of Chu, he was killed by rebels during the period of suspension, and the once popular reform also came to an abrupt end.