Zhang Yi thought of the common goal - the great cause of Hezong, tried his best to change his mood, and said to Su Qin: "Congratulations, senior brother, I have obtained the position of guest secretary of Qi again, and my reputation has shaken the world, and no one will dare to look down on you anymore, nor will I dare to take the business of Hezong seriously." ”

Seeing that his junior brother's mood had improved, Su Qin's heart was steady. When he heard Zhang Yi's congratulations, he was very pleased.

He said: "Indeed, as the junior brother said, the three countries of Yan, Zhao, and Qi joined the Alliance, and the other Wei, Chu, and Han did not dare to slack off. In fact, the most nervous should be the Qin State, the alliance of these three countries, so that the ambitious Qin Jun Yingsi had to weigh it and restrain his desires. ”

Zhang Yi nodded, and also agreed with Su Qin's opinion, thinking that the road to the unity of Yan, Zhao, and Qi had already produced an effect that shook the world, and the difficult first stage was over.

Su Qin was relieved, but he didn't dare to win easily. After all, at present, it is only the recognition of three countries, and there is still a long way to go before the actual alliance of the six major powers in the East. Moreover, if one move is not careful, let the Qin State take advantage of the situation, there may be a recurrence, and at that time, the alliance that has been formed will be loosened or even collapsed.

This is a road of no return, so we can only grit our teeth and persevere, with hope in our hearts, and unswervingly follow the established path and follow the original plan.

The ceremony of the king of Qi to pay homage to the secretary of state was indeed held as scheduled three days later. Su Qin was welcomed into the Linzi Palace early in the morning, waiting in the side hall next to the main hall, not long after he arrived, Tian Cheng, the uncle of the King of Qi, was also welcomed into the side hall, and Su Qin put on the court clothes given by the King of Qi, waiting for the start of the formal ceremony.

Su Qin and Tian Cheng met unexpectedly, Su Qin hugged his fists and bowed to Tian Cheng, but Tian Cheng had a long beard and looked at Su Qin arrogantly a few times, and then nodded slightly, which was considered a salute.

This was the first official relationship between Su Qin and Tian Cheng, and Su Qin knew that Tian Cheng had set up a spectrum for himself as a nobleman of the Qi State, but he had been squeezed and ridiculed by the world for a long time, and he also hid his dissatisfaction very well. Still looking at Tian Cheng happily.

Su Qinxin said: "These old nobles have the same temper. But arrogance makes people stupid and blind. Under his own skillful persuasion, this person became the head of Qi State, but he didn't know anything, and he thought that he was very capable. Amusing! ”

Dealing with people like Tian Cheng is actually simple, because Su Qin has already been able to find out his details. A "smiling tiger" like Tian Tong is the most difficult to deal with.

On that day, the ceremony officially began, and Su Qin and Tian Cheng entered the main hall of Linzi Palace side by side under the guidance of the eunuchs. They waited in the main hall for less than a quarter of an hour, and the king of Qi came to the main hall with the queen Zhong Lichun.

Su Qin saw that the king of Qi and the queen attended the ceremony of worshiping the secretary of state, and thought: "It seems that the etiquette of various countries is really different, and the queen of Qi has excellent ability, so the political affairs of the country are also made up by her." ”

The whole ceremony went very smoothly, and there was no embarrassing scene like Zhao Guoshi, that time due to the face-to-face questioning of Zhao Xi, a nobleman of the Zhao family, Zhao Hou Zhao Yu and Su Qin could not get off the stage. This time, no similar objections emerged.

The King of Qi dispatched his huge orchestra, thousands of musicians, sheng, flute, pipe, flute, bell, drum, horn, horn, all kinds of musical instruments played in unison, playing extremely loud music, as if the land of Linzi Palace was shaken.

The king of Qi likes to arrange the scene and the lively atmosphere, and held the queue drill of the palace guards in the small square in front of the main hall, the guards with bright armor are energetic and change the pace, and dance the knives, guns, swords, and halberds in unison according to the rhythm, dazzling and dazzling, and it is very good-looking.

This commotion lasted for an hour, until the ministers who watched the ceremony were so bored that they drooped their heads, but Qi Wangtian was always in high spirits. Nevertheless, the ceremony was held as normal.

However, just when the ministers who participated in the ceremony were about to disperse, Su Qin felt particularly relieved that the ceremony went very smoothly. Suddenly, a middle-aged eunuch hurriedly walked in from outside the palace, and he rushed to the king of Qi and reported to him in a whisper.

The eunuch was in a hurry, looking nervous, Su Qin had also noticed him a few times before, but he didn't think much about it, thinking that he was just reporting to King Qi about the family affairs of King Qi in the palace.

However, when Su Qin and Tian Cheng turned around to step out of the hall, King Qi after listening to the report shouted behind them: "Two Qing families, please stay, we still have something to discuss." ”

Didn't the two Qing family refer to Su Qin and Tian Cheng, they heard the cry of King Qi, and they all stopped in unison, turned their heads back, and looked at King Qi.

King Qi beckoned to them and motioned for the two to come to his side. Su Qin and Tian Cheng obeyed the order and turned back again.

King Qi did not speak immediately, but looked around, and saw that the ministers in the palace had dispersed, and then sat down on several seats in the palace with Queen Zhong Lichun, Su Qin, and Tian Cheng. The king and queen of Qi sat on the Jinluan imperial platform, and Su Qin and Tian Cheng sat on both sides.

King Qi looked slightly displeased, and said: "The two Qing families, it's a coincidence, the worship ceremony was just held today, but there is a very urgent matter to deal with. ”

When Su Qin heard this, he couldn't help but get nervous, and thought to himself: "What can be so urgent that the King of Qi can't take a break and immediately hold a top-secret internal meeting of the imperial court?" Don't have anything to do with yourself. ”

Tian Cheng also felt that the matter was very important, so he also pricked up his ears and listened. King Qi continued: "I got a report just now that the war between Wei and Qin in Anyi was tight, so Chen Xu, the prime minister of Wei, personally went to Linzi to ask the widow for help. ”

Su Qin was stunned for a moment, he had a meeting with Chen Xu, and knew that this person was steady and promising, good at forbearance and perseverance, unless there was a special emergency, how could he personally go to a foreign country to ask for reinforcements.

Thinking about it this way, the confrontation between Wei and Qin in Anyi, Wei must have felt that it was difficult to support it alone, so he asked for help everywhere. A few days ago, Tiantian Ningjun returned from Yan and had already told the story of Wei asking Yan for troops. The Yan State had no interest in getting involved in the Wei-Qin dispute, and it seemed that they had turned to other countries for assistance.

Su Qin also did not mention to the King of Qi the matter of the Wei State asking for help from the Yan State, he wanted to hear the opinions of the King of Qi and Tian Cheng before making a decision.

King Qi said again: "Chen Xu seems to be determined to see the widow today, he came when the ceremony was held just now, and he waited for two hours and never left. So as soon as the ceremony was over, the eunuch hurried to report again. ”

Su Qin understands Chen Xu's personality, he is a good person who has a good kung fu of soft grinding and hard foaming, and he can maintain a humble and cautious attitude for a long time, which makes people feel embarrassed not to sympathize with him. It was precisely by relying on this strength to live in the world that he won Su Qin in Quwo all his life and did his best to relieve the siege of Quwo.

Today, Chen Xu waited for King Qi to be summoned outside the palace gate, and he had the strength to not leave if he didn't see him, Su Qin knew that he would do what he said, and he would not leave.

King Qi was also worried, and said: "I left you two Qing family just to ask you to help me come up with an idea, whether we want to send troops to help Wei." It's really not good, it's good to drive away Chen Xu outside the palace gate for the time being, so as not to block the widow. ”

Queen Zhong Lichun, who attended the whole lengthy ceremony, was tired and tired, and she didn't want to do much, she interjected: "They Qin and Wei are fighting, what do they have to do with our Qi country? The Chen Xu outside the door is really annoying, regardless of his identity, stalking and fighting, what kind of system. ”

Su Qin found that the king and queen of Qi adhered to the consistent customs of Qi and did not want to get too involved in the wars of other vassal states, however, in terms of long-term interests, once Wei was defeated by Qin, wouldn't Qi be cold?

Su Qin did not express his opinion immediately, Tian Cheng spoke, and said: "What the queen said is extremely true, the ministers have been fighting for many years, and they also know that other princes in the east are accustomed to disputes and fights endlessly, and the Qi State cannot be involved in the whirlpool with them, consuming national and military strength. ”

Su Qin thought that Tian Cheng, as a military general, was originally willing to fight, but he was also in a corner and asked for more blessings, which was really unexpected.

Su Qin sighed secretly: "Thinking about how majestic King Qi Wei was back then, King Qi Wei sent troops to rescue Han, surrounded Wei to save Zhao, and joined forces with Qin to attack and strengthen Wei, and established the status of Qi as a great power in the east in one fell swoop." Unexpectedly, when Qi Wangtian opened the frontier generation, he returned to the old road of self-preservation. ”

Su Qin also heard Senior Brother Sun Bin talk about the past when King Qi Wei sent troops in Yunmeng Mountain, probably saying: In fact, it was also very difficult at that time, thanks to his support for Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, after three rounds of strong debate and strong advice, he finally promoted Qi State's military intervention in the expansion of Wei State.

Hearing the remarks of King Qi, Queen Qi and Tian Cheng Zhengqing today, Su Qin had a personal experience of what Senior Brother Sun Bin said, and couldn't help but chuckle.

King Qi heard Su Qin chuckle lightly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, and asked him curiously: "What is the opinion of the Su Qing family, why are they laughing?" ”

Su Qin thought for a while, thinking that if he expressed a different opinion in the court and advocated sending troops to save Anyi of Wei, it would be too abrupt, so why should he go against all three of them. If you really want to convince the King of Qi, you must also wait for a better opportunity.

Therefore, Su Qin disguised and said: "The minister is laughing at that Chen Xu, so he stays outside the palace gate, and has to wait for the king's summons, isn't this a trick used by children?" And how useful can it be. ”

King Qi clapped his hands lightly and said, "Isn't it?" I'm also worried about how I can get rid of this scumbag. After all, he is the prime minister of a big country, I can't send someone to forcibly drive him away, if he is a cross, how can my Qi send envoys to Wei in the future. ”