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Emperor Hill, the capital of the country.

At this time, Wei Cheng looked at a courtier with joy on his face.

Taking the opportunity to break away from the attachment of Wei has been the wish of Wei for many years, and the most important thing is the wish of Wei Gong.

Perhaps the true providence will not allow the patriotic country to rise. There are many capable people in this small country, but all of them serve other countries. For example, Shang Ying, who is calling for wind and rain in the Qin State today and is almost omnipotent, is a defender of the country.

At this time, in the Wei Guo court, plus Wei Gong, there were nothing more than six people, and they were all old ministers. In front of the six of them was a wooden table carved with flowers and vines, on which were placed various kinds of liquor.

The monarchs and ministers took their seats according to the different positions of the main and secondary positions. The whole court meeting was simply a wine banquet.

In the middle of the six cases, the big red carpet swooped all the way to the bottom of the steps outside the palace.

Three dancers are dancing to the tactful, sleep-inducing sound of the piano.

From time to time, the young Wei Cheng Guild would be fascinated by one of the three dancing girls. Sometimes he will take the initiative to toast with the ministers.

Or, when you are happy, you can mention two sentences about the government, or it is a matter of the state.

But then again, the defense of the country is not even one-third of the current Song state.

It can be said that the territory of a small country is not even as good as Zhongshan. It is much bigger than Luoyang now, the foot of the Son of Heaven.

Event? What is the morning where?

Even if there is, the envoy of Wei is here today, and he has to think of a way to entertain him.

Tomorrow, the envoy of the State of Chu is coming, and while trying to find a way to entertain him, he will observe the words and emotions according to the different things. This may be even more difficult than dealing with the Wei State.

After all, as long as the envoy of Wei State catered to it, let the other party see that he was still really thinking about Wei and really contributing to Wei State.

But not in other countries. As a subordinate of Wei, when facing the envoys of other countries, Wei Chenggong often has a special headache, because he can't afford to offend.

But on the other hand, if we can't afford to offend, then we will flatter and cater to each other. But it is not easy to really achieve the point that the other party wants.

Therefore, often this time is the time when the whole country has the most headache.

Often thinking of these, Wei Chenggong will think of an incident a few months ago.

At that time, Han and Zhao formed an alliance to attack Wei, and King Hui of Wei sent Chen Zhen as an envoy to defend the country, so that Wei sent troops to assist Wei in resisting Korea.

At that time, Duke Wei had already sent troops, but later a Chu State popped up.

"Deliver my king's edict. Now the state of Chu is willing to form a sincere alliance with the country. I am willing to help each other in the use of troops and work together for the great cause of the world. ”

These are the original words given by Jin Shang that day.

Help each other in the use of soldiers.

The alliance is undoubtedly not beneficial to the state of Chu, and the alliance with the weak guards means that the weak guards have something to do, and the state of Chu has to send troops to help.

In turn, once the state of Chu has something to do, the weak guard must also send troops to help.

But the problem is that Chu has the ability to help defend the country. Wei Guo is not capable of helping Chu at all.

However, at the beginning, the king of Chu also agreed to Jin Shang. It's just that the king of Chu has been prevaricating Jin Shang since he agreed at the beginning.

Although the King of Chu did not oppose Jin Shang in the future, the momentum at the beginning was gone. If it weren't even for Jin Shang urging all the time, the King of Chu wouldn't even mention it himself.

Every day is just lying in the palace of Yingdu, watching the dance, and enjoying the music. Live your own happy life.

Time has come to this moment after a few months, one night twenty days ago, Jin Shang really couldn't wait, because this time has been too calm recently.

The state of Chu can be calm, but the state of Wei is too calm anywhere.

Jin Shang knew that if the Wei State was allowed to recover like this, he was afraid that the opportunity to separate the weak guard from the Wei State would be gone.

After all, it was a recognized fact that the weak guard belonged to the Wei state, and in addition to that, the Duke of Wei also admitted this fact himself.

As long as Duke Wei is willing, then when Wei does not use force against weak Wei, the other countries can only watch Duke Wei send grain and other goods to Wei every year.

Warring States this era. Speaking of turmoil, it is indeed turmoil. But sometimes again. Among them, there were many vassal states who were willing to continue to follow the Zhou rites.

Of course, these countries tend to be second- and third-rate countries. Some of the princes of the big countries just want to be in a corner of peace.

For example, the state of Chu, although it is called the king, but to put it bluntly, this king, since he won the Central Plains a hundred years ago, it can be seen that the actual ambition of the state of Chu is not strong.

Today's King Xuan of Chu, although he is also working hard, this king is like Zou Ji of Qi State. All he wants is the peace and security of his country.

Some think that they can rely on Zhou etiquette and rely on this invisible etiquette to restrain others.

Among them, small countries are the mainstay. In terms of combat effectiveness, they simply cannot be compared with those big countries.

And in order to survive, and in order not to lose his domination of the country. These such as Zhongshan, Song State, and even Bashu, Yue Kingdom, etc.

They can be called nations in the open. But really speaking, if it weren't for the mutual calculations between the big countries, it wouldn't be that the big powers were unwilling to give up any piece of fat for each other to eat.

These small countries are afraid that they have disappeared without a trace.

Of course, a country like Xiang Weak, which only has a few cities, will naturally become a vassal power in their way of survival.

Decades ago, the Wei State used Wu to reform the military system.

The military soldiers of the Wei State have been a powerful combat force that has made it difficult for the vassal states of the world to deal with.

In the early years, Wei and Qin were at war in Hexi, and at the same time they made an expedition to Zhongshan, crossing the territory of Zhao and directly destroying Zhongshan.

It's just that in the first ten years, Wei had no incompetent ministers and no good generals outside, which made Zhongshan return to the country again.

At the time of the initial rise of Wei, Duke Wei was forced to accept Wei's request.

Until now, a large part of the reason why the Wei State is still intact is actually because of the Wei State.

In fact, the reason for the recent Wei State Pang Juan's attack on Han was precisely because of the Korean invasion of Wei, and Wei Gong asked for help from Great Wei. This is the scene of Sun Pang's fighting spirit.

Because he has already established himself as a king, in order to highlight the differences with the Central Plains countries and the Zhou Dynasty. The official position of the Chu State has always been extremely complicated.

Among them, there are the three major nobles of the Chu State, the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans. The foundation of the Chu State can be said to be built on these three tribes.

Therefore, almost all the courtiers of the Chu State are Chu people, and they are all from the three ethnic groups, even if there are people who are not from the Chu State, that person's official position will definitely not be too high.

The king had no ambition, and the important ministers of the court could not recruit famous people from all over the world like the Qin State. This is an important reason why the state of Chu has turned from prosperity to decline.

Just twenty days ago, Jin Shang, who knew that he couldn't wait any longer, deliberately opened up a relationship with Zhaoyang, who was then in Shangzhu State, in the middle of the night in order to impress the King of Chu.

In the end, Zhaoyang met King Chu Xuan late at night. That's where the real start begins.

It's just that what did King Chu Xuan and Zhaoyang talk about that night? Jin Shang didn't know about this.

……

At this time, in the court of the patriotic country, a song and dance stopped. Wei Chenggong was still unsatisfied, sipping the wine, with a fascinated smile on his face.

"Your Majesty." Looking at Wei Gong, who was smiling on the throne and couldn't help himself, an old minister stood up from his seat tremblingly, "The minister has something to say, I don't know...... When it is not appropriate to talk about ......"

The old voice sounded a little feeble pale.

"Speak." The gaze swept over, and Wei Chenggong only said one word with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I have been attached to Wei for many years. It's better than turning over the Chu State and being willing to help me. Can...... But this Chu State, will it be the second Wei State?! ”

After the old courtier finished speaking, his raised hands had begun to tremble slightly, and his face was full of anxious looks.

In the palace, the music is still there.

As if they hadn't heard the old minister's concerns, the rest of the courtiers were still toasting each other and talking and laughing.

Wei Chenggong on the main seat was even more exaggerated, only to see him brushing the woman's waist with one hand. After drinking all the wine he raised, he said with a big smile on his face: "Aiqing doesn't need to worry too much, didn't the King of Chu say it." The covenant is just to send troops to help the widow when our country is in trouble, why should Aiqing deceive himself and others, and mistake the kindness of the king of Chu! ”

After the words fell, Wei Chenggong's face was already full of impatience.

I saw him staggering and standing up, his smiling face flushed with two drunken reds, "Aiqing will ...... Keep it in your stomach. Come on, come on...... Let's go ahead ......."

"According to Weichen's opinion, where can the king of Chu be a person who rebels, the huge Chu country, and I can't afford to defend the country!"

"Hey...... That's right, you might as well think about it, King Chu ...... That...... Who is that......"

The sound of the piano has reached a high place. The posture of the dancers is graceful, and those who only look at it are dazzled.

At this moment, the entire hall seemed to be silent in the fragrance and ambiguity of the wine.

In this big atmosphere, the figure of the old minister who questioned the state of Chu and admonished him seemed so helpless and lonely.

No one in today's country will believe his words at all

Or to put it another way, even if someone believed his word. If the State of Chu really wants that, what can they do to defend the country?

Either reject the state of Wei or the state of Chu. But in any case, Wei Guo always has to reject one side, and judging from the current situation, Wei has just come out of turmoil, and the country's strength is not as good as before.

The state of Chu is different, the national strength of the state of Chu is so strong, it is a strong country that can resist Qi in the east and resist Qin in the west.

At least from the current point of view, it is better to be with this Chu State than with this Wei State.

The whole night was extremely peaceful.

It was early the next morning. The teams of Wei and Qi are getting closer and closer. It's been less than thirty miles since we got together.

With such a short distance, both sides definitely already know each other's positions.

But the problem is that these two teams have no tendency to come together at the moment. On the contrary, as the distance gets closer and closer, the routes of the two sides are about to become parallel.

"Your Excellency, there are five miles ahead to enter the realm of weak guards." Near noon, Wu Ming said to King Wei Hui.

Hearing the voice, King Wei Hui poked his head out of the king's coffin.

It's still very hot at this time. At first glance, there are weeds all around, and there are not even trees that can block the sun.

Originally, at this time, the team was supposed to stop and rest, and take it out for lunch.

However, seeing this situation, King Wei Hui directly ordered: "Then there is Lao Aiqing, choose a good location first." In addition, inform the army that since they are almost there, it is not too late to rest when they arrive. ”

"Minister, obey the king's orders." Wu Ming, who was already sweating on horseback on the side, immediately responded, and then rode towards the front army.

The era without air conditioning. Once the heat comes, it's really not so pleasant to be in the wild. At this moment, Wu Ming only thinks that he can go for a ride.

After Wu Ming left, King Wei Hui looked at Chen Zhen again.

It just so happened that Chen Zhen, who had bright eyes at this time, also looked over, and the eyes of the two seemed to be unintentionally intertwined at that moment.

Chen Zhen also pretended to be surprised, and took advantage of the situation to put his head to King Wei Hui's side, "Your Majesty, this way, you have suffered." ”

That voice was very caring, but I was afraid that it was closer than my own father.

In terms of strength, Chen Zhen at this time felt much more uncomfortable than Wu Ming. Sweating not to mention, he hardly rides a horse on weekdays, he sits in that car, and these days he is suddenly allowed to ride a horse, and the back of the horse without a saddle alone makes him feel a lot of suffering.

"Hehe, the widow thinks it's not bad to come out for a walk. When the prince is taken back this time, after a while, the widow will also learn from King Zhao, and the affairs of the court will be left to the prince, and the widow will walk around. ”

When he said this, King Wei Hui's face even had a little wistful look on his face. The smile also hung on those two fat faces.

After thinking about it for a while, King Wei Hui suddenly came to his senses, "It seems that the widow is really old, and he was interrupted by Aiqing just now, and he almost forgot about business!" I bothered Aiqing to go again and talk to King Qi. ”

"Please rest assured, the minister will handle this matter."

After saying that, Chen Zhen also rode his horse away from Wang Zhu's vicinity, kicked up a puff of dust, and galloped towards the east.

……

In the Wei Palace in the afternoon, Wei Chengcheng lay on a rocking chair in the shade of a tree and hummed a song leisurely. Two palace maids were shaking fans for him. Although the national strength is not strong, he is also a king.

Since he is a king, this kind of imperial treatment is naturally indispensable. This is what Wei Chenggong is thinking.

Isn't the afternoon time a leisurely pastime?

The breeze blew on his cheeks, and after a while, Wei Chenggong already had a feeling of drowsiness. The humming sound in his mouth gradually died down.

The two eyes have gone from squinting slightly to now completely closed. The whole person is about to fall asleep.

But at this time, a eunuch hurriedly ran along the path that was silent in the sea of flowers, and looking at the panting appearance, it seemed that he had been looking for a long time to find this place.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong......

As soon as the eunuch arrived, he shouted directly at the top of his voice.