Chapter 135: The Wei envoy enters the palace
Hundreds of officials gathered in the main hall, and after a salute, Zhao Chong's eyes looked around at the civil and military officials: "Pass the envoys of Wei State to the palace." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Spread the envoys of the Wei State to the palace ......". The sound was heard outside the palace, and the light of the fire shone the palace as if it were day.
The envoy of Wei straightened his clothes, held his head high, and walked inside with two deputy envoys.
The footsteps came, and the envoy of Wei saluted Zhao Chong, who was sitting on the throne: "Gedu, the envoy of Wei, is ordered by the king of Wei to come and meet the king."
"The people of the Wei Guoge clan? I don't know why Wei Ying asked you to come." Zhao Chong looked directly at Godu, trying his best to look like a disease-free person.
Ge Du raised his head and carefully watched Zhao Chong's expression: "I heard that the king has a heart disease, and it has been difficult to sleep peacefully every night for the past year, so that he has become ill in love." My king is grateful that Zhao, Wei, and Han are originally one family. Therefore, the special foreign ministers, bring the heart medicine, I don't know if the king has the intention."
"Heart medicine? I don't know what kind of heart medicine Wei Ying let you bring to the widow? “。 When Zhao Chong said the word Wei Ying, he secretly hated it in his heart. regretted not being at the beginning, and did not take advantage of the previous years and the king of Han to completely destroy the Wei State.
The corners of Ge Du's mouth curled slightly, and a hint of a smile emerged: "What is the king's heart disease, then what is this heart medicine."
"The heart medicine of the widow, naturally there are warriors of my Zhao country to get it, why did I need you, I will serve it with both hands." Seeing the smile on Ge Du's face, Zhao Chong was a little annoyed in his heart, and his tone was mixed with a hint of anger.
Ge Du looked at Zhao Chong without showing weakness: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the king, that taste heart medicine grows among the thorns." No matter how many warriors come from Zhao State, they are destined to come and go."
"I heard that the King of Qi sent a lot of warriors to find the bad luck of those thorns, at this time, if my Zhao warriors are making a move, why worry that the medicine can't be taken back." Zhao Chong's words were insinuating, and he asked Ge Du.
Ge Du felt that he heard a joke, and the two deputy envoys standing next to him couldn't help but laugh out loud: "If the king really thinks that the heart medicine can be easily taken back, then how can we appear in this hall."
"Let's say, what kind of calculation did Wei Ying have?" Zhao Chong didn't want to play dumb riddles, so he asked directly about his intentions.
When Ge Du heard the inquiry, he directly explained the intention of coming: "Before the foreign envoy came, my king specially explained. If the king intends to make peace with our country, and renew the alliance outside Handan, and restore the former Three Jin Covenant. Our king promised that when the peace was negotiated, he could discuss with the king the return of Handan."
"Could it be that Wei Ying means that as long as our country agrees to negotiate peace, Handan will be returned." Zhao Chong pretended not to understand on purpose, and asked Ge Du.
Ge Du hurriedly explained: "That's not the case, if the king agrees to negotiate peace and renew the alliance, my king can negotiate Handan matters with the king." After all, this heart-tasting medicine is also something that my king overcame and found with great difficulty."
"Presumptuous, Handan is the capital of our country, and you Wei State sneak attack and rob. Now that the State of Qi is about to send troops, your country will negotiate peace with our country and return it to our country, Handan. Isn't it the right thing to do?" Zhao Yan didn't wait for Zhao Chong to speak, and scolded Ge Du.
Ge Du suddenly laughed, and turned his gaze to Zhao Wei: "According to the words of the second prince, should all the land of your Zhao State be returned to me Wei State."
As soon as these words came out, it was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake, and suddenly set off a stormy wave. The civil and military officials in the hall were furious.
"Presumptuous ......".
"That madman is so arrogant."
"I don't think so, just the Wei State actually dares to let me Zhao State give all the land to you Wei State. Are you deceiving me, and there is no one in Zhao Kingdom? “。
Ge Du looked around at the angry Zhao State Wenwu: "I'm afraid it's not necessarily possible, the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han originally belonged to the Jin Kingdom." However, there is no one in the Jin Kingdom, so it is divided into three. As we all know, my Wei State is the prince of the Jin State, and your Zhao State and the land belong to the Jin State, and it is not only right that you will return it to our country now."
"What a clever words, this disciple, the widow can be regarded as a teacher." Seeing that the hundred officials were still about to refute, Zhao Chong looked around at them and spoke to Ge Du.
Ge Du seemed to hear Zhao Chong's praise, and bowed to Zhao Chong: "The king praises falsely, and the foreign envoy is ashamed."
"Since you said that Wei Ying and the widow negotiated the return of Handan, I don't know how he wants to negotiate." Zhao Chong didn't want to talk about these useless things in Hegedu, and directly asked about Handan, which he was most concerned about at present.
Ge Du pondered and explained to Zhao Chong: "The foreign minister is only here to ask the king on the order of my king whether he intends to negotiate peace and alliance with our country. As for discussing matters in Handan, it is not too late for the king to come to the outskirts of Handan and discuss with my king."
"Peace?". Zhao Chong couldn't help but hesitate when he heard that Ge Du didn't know the conditions for Wei Ying to return Handan.
Seeing Zhao Chong's contemplation, Ge Du continued: "If the king intends to negotiate peace with our country, he can inform the foreign ministers of the time. The foreign ministers will return to our king, and when the time comes, they will discuss the affairs of the two countries together in the outskirts of Handan."
"It is okay to negotiate peace, but the widow has the conditions, if Wei does not agree, then the matter will be stopped." Zhao Chong thought about it and made this decision in his heart.
Ge Du's expression was straight, and he looked at Zhao Chong: "Please also ask King Zhao to make it clear, what are the conditions."
"From tonight onwards, the Wei State must transfer the large army in Handan City back to the Wei State in batches. At the same time, the widow also promised that the army of our Zhao State between Xindu and Handan would also return to various places in batches." Zhao Chong said almost word by word, but there was an undoubted charm in his tone.
Ge Du pondered, looked at the two deputy envoys behind him, and the two deputy envoys nodded slightly: "Since it is a peace negotiation, it should be so." In this matter, the foreign minister does not need to return to our king, but only needs to send a letter to our general Pang Juan."
Zhao Wuming listened to these words, and his heart was silent. King Zhao, what is he afraid of, and he actually takes the withdrawal of troops so seriously.
Zhao Wei's eyes inadvertently looked at Zhao Wuming, slightly stunned, and then his brows gradually furrowed. After thinking for a moment, he suppressed the doubts in his heart, and turned his gaze to Zhao Chong: "Father and son suggest." In order for the two countries to negotiate peace smoothly, it is better to be on top of this hall. The will to withdraw the troops was drawn up, and at the same time, the envoys of Wei were asked to write a letter and send it to the two armies on the outskirts of Handan. In this way, the withdrawal of troops by both sides at the same time can also show the sincerity of the two countries."
"It's better for the messenger to think about it." Zhao Chong nodded slightly, looking at Ge Du, his eyes were full of inquiry.
Ge Du was stunned for a moment, unable to figure out why King Zhao was in such a hurry, and immediately reacted after a slight pause: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate."
"Come and send a silk book to the envoys of Wei." Zhao Chong shouted outside the hall.
Not long after, an attendant moved to the case, walked with a silk book and pen and ink, and respectfully handed it to Godu.
Godu did not postpone it, and wrote urgently. At the same time, Zhao Chong spread the silk book on the desk, picked up the pen to write, and confirmed for a long time that it was correct and stamped with the king's seal: "The widow's will has been prepared, and I don't know if your envoy can finish writing."
"The king of enlightenment and the foreign ministers have finished writing." Ge Du looked at the handwriting on the silk book, took off the jade seal hanging from his waist and put it on the silk book, and then replied to Zhao Chong.
Zhao Chong put the pen on the desk and looked at the eunuch Ling Zhang Gao on the side: "Take the silk book written by the messenger."
"Obey". Zhang Gao walked down slowly, respectfully saluting to Godu.
Ge Du returned the salute and immediately handed the silk book to Zhang Gao.
Zhang Gao took the silk book and walked back. handed the silk book in his hand to Zhao Chong on the throne.
Zhao Chong watched carefully, nodded for a long time, and instructed Zhang Gao: "Send someone to send the will in the hands of the widow and this silk letter from the envoy of Wei to the armies of the two countries on the outskirts of Handan."
"Obey". Zhang Gao respectfully accepted Zhao Chong's will and the silk book, and walked out of the hall with both hands.
As if he had received an order, an attendant slowly came in and moved the desk in front of Gedu.
Watching the waiter go away, Zhao Chong's heart was settled. looked at Gedu, as if he had gone to a boulder in his heart, and only felt a burst of relief: "Don't blame the widow for being in such a hurry to withdraw the army, since it is a day of peace, it is better than a day later."
"The king's words are reasonable". Although Gedu didn't know the reason, since this matter was beneficial to the two peacemakers, he naturally wouldn't speak ill. As soon as the words fell, he seemed to think of something: "I don't know when the king plans to go to the outskirts of Handan to discuss peace with my king."
"Where is Wei Ying now?" Zhao Chong did not immediately say the time, but asked Ge Du.
Ge Du thought for a little and looked at Zhao Chong: "My king is still in the capital of my country."
"It only takes fifteen days to get a whip from the girder. The widow calculated, you can pass the book to Wei Ying at this time, and let him leave today. Twelve days later, the widow went to the outskirts of Handan in person to discuss peace with him, and the matter of Handan was already in hand." Zhao Chong was thinking in his heart, and then looked at Ge Du.
Ge Du pondered again, although he didn't know why King Zhao was full of urgency, but after all, Dali and Wei State: "After the foreign minister returned to the embassy, he immediately sent a letter to my king, and after the fifteenth, he met in the suburbs of Handan."
"Good". Zhao Chong's eyes looked around at the civil and military officials in the main hall: "Tonight suddenly the dynasty is only for peace, and now that the matter of peace has been negotiated, the widow will ...... immediately."
"King, it is better to ask the envoys of Wei to go back to the embassy to rest first." Captain Xue Li always felt that tonight's dynasty was full of strangeness, so he made a proposal.
Ge Du was stunned for a moment, understanding that they were about to discuss government affairs, and then did not wait for Zhao Chong to say something and saluted him respectfully: "The foreign minister retires."
Zhao Chong nodded slightly, and Ge Du turned around and walked outside the main hall with the two deputy envoys.
Seeing that Ge Du was far away, Xue Li saluted to Zhao Chong: "The State of Qi is about to send troops to the State of Wei, and this time the State of Wei is asking for peace with our country." The longer our country drags on, the more advantage it will have in the peace talks. I don't know why the king is so urgent about this matter tonight."
"The widow is so urgent, there is naturally a reason for the widow, is it for this reason that the national lieutenant prevents the widow from dispersing the dynasty?" Zhao Chong was a little displeased, and his tone was mixed with a bit of anger.
Xue Li heard the anger in Zhao Chong's tone, and his brows gradually furrowed: "King, this matter is about Handan." Do you ask the king about this? Guilty? “。
"The most important thing for the national lieutenant is to manage the Handan garrison, and as for this matter, I don't bother the national lieutenant." After Zhao Chong finished speaking, he stood up directly from the throne, stumbling and almost falling. Zhang Gao wanted to help, but was stopped by Zhao Chong's eyes. barely stood up, and then waved his sleeves and walked out: "Scatter the court."
"Congratulations to the king......". All the civil and military officials bowed to Zhao Chong, Xue Li looked at Zhao Chong's back and didn't know what to think, and sighed silently.