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Wei Chenggong only felt that the air in front of him was a little distorted by the blazing heat.

When he saw clearly that another 'long dragon' in the northeast was slowly crossing the stream and heading towards Diqiu City. The complexion gradually became gloomy.

"Go, go out of the city in the barracks outside the city and ask the king of Wei. See what they want to do. Staring at the two teams that were getting closer and closer, Wei Chenggong finally gritted his teeth and gave an order.

It's just that the few courtiers behind him didn't dare to move after hearing the voice.

The five of them all bowed their heads and didn't say a word.

"Didn't any of you Aiqing take the initiative to ask for their lives?" The next moment, Wei Chenggong suddenly turned around with anger and said angrily.

Just asked, but the five people behind him twitched, and cold sweat was already faintly rising on their foreheads.

"Minister, Commander." After a long while, the old minister who raised questions about the Chu State in the court yesterday said slowly.

The words fell, and without waiting for Wei Chenggong to speak again, the old figure had already turned around and walked towards the city tower.

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Outside the city, the barracks of Qi and Wei have been built.

In that dense group of military camps, the kings of the two countries were set up in the middle of their respective military camps like stars holding the moon.

The men and horses on both sides were no more than fifty paces apart.

The wide field in the middle is like a spacious avenue, separating the two major armies of Qi and Wei from the middle.

At this time, in the middle of the wide clearing. The soldiers were busy arranging all kinds of fruits, food, and wine.

At this time, the carriage of the old minister of the Wei State was driven to the side of the military camp by four Wei soldiers.

The old minister was also taken to King Wei Hui's line under the guard of two soldiers.

At this moment, in the line. King Wei Hui and Chen Zhen and other ministers were discussing the next affairs of the king.

Just when it was about to finish and was ready to end. One of the ministers who was guarding outside hurried in to give a report.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the country ask to see you."

The two kings, regardless of whether the news of the prime minister reached the ears of Duke Wei.

At this moment, the armies of Qi and Wei have already arrived in the hinterland of the country, and with this alone, Wei Chenggong can't really sit idly by no matter what.

If Wei Chenggong hadn't sent someone over, it would have been strange.

Therefore, at this moment, when they heard the envoys of the patriotic country, the monarchs and ministers who were originally about to disperse were quiet, and the eyes of Wu Ming, Chen Zhen, Zhu Wei and several other courtiers instantly glanced at each other.

King Wei Hui's face became a little gloomy at that moment, but it was only for a moment.

After that, the people who had left took their seats again.

On the throne, King Wei Hui said slowly at this moment: "Hustle, the envoys of the country are here." ”

With the sound of the beckon, it came out. Not long after, the courtier of Wei Guo had already hurriedly walked in.

It's just that as soon as he walked to the middle of the line with that hurried pace, the whole person knelt on the ground: "Foreign minister Wang Mao, meet the king." ”

Kneeling and bowing, as soon as the words came out, this Wang Mao burst into tears again, and without waiting for King Wei Hui to reply, he kept his head down and knelt low.

According to the rank, Wei Guo belonged to the subject state of Wei. When King Wei Hui became king, Duke Wei recognized the throne of King Wei out of fear of Wei Guo.

It was also a great gift for the monarch of the inferior subject country to meet the king of Wei. When a courtier meets the king of the kingdom, he should bow down. This is also comprehensive.

It's just that at this time, Wang Mao performed such a salute. Not only did it not make the monarchs and ministers of Wei present feel pleased, but the eyes of each one were not very friendly.

King Wei Hui stared at Wang Mao for a long time and did not speak. This made Wang Mao, who had been kneeling with his head bowed, more and more bottomless and anxious.

Here, where did he dare to directly ask the reason why Wei Hui Wang Xingshi moved the crowd. The reason why he agreed to come down this time was to save the current defense of the country with his own strength. Therefore, Wang Mao knelt down directly as soon as he came.

If you change to someone else and don't know how to be polite, I'm afraid that today's meeting will directly cause the anger in King Wei Hui's heart, and if you don't control it well, you will inevitably burn yourself.

The sound of the water leak was already ticking. But King Wei Hui still didn't have any words.

"Foreign minister Wang Mao, meet the king."

Kneeling on the low, I don't know if it was because of the discomfort of kneeling or other reasons, Wang Mao, got up, and bowed deeply again.

It wasn't until he stopped all his movements again and knelt honestly again that King Wei Hui moved his broad body, "Huh? This ......"

He rubbed his eyes in a daze, and pretended to be pretentious for a while before he said slowly: "Who is kneeling down below?" ”

"Go back to the king," without waiting for Wang Mao to say anything, Chen Zhen did take the first step and said: "This person is Wang Mao, who is defending the country, and he has come to meet the king." ”

"The king of the country?" On the main seat, King Wei Hui pretended to be surprised, and after thinking for a long time, he said slowly: "It seems that the widow is really old!" Who is Wang Mao? I really don't remember? Isn't there a Wei Gong for the defense of the country? Recently, I haven't been able to go to Daliang to drink tea with the widow! The widow has the heart to ask the king of Qi to come to defend the country and enjoy the flowers, what's the matter, isn't your family Wei Gong sick and not light? I didn't come out to accompany the king to enjoy the flowers. Hehe! What did you send you for? ”

How could Wang Mao not hear that this was a deliberate ridicule by King Wei Hui. But people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. At this time, Mo said that it was a joke, that is, he scolded directly, and it was not uncommon to even blast him out.

No matter what King Wei Hui does, Wang Mao must endure this, and there must be no slightest resistance.

Because from the mouth of King Wei Hui, Wang Mao has roughly heard that the arrival of King Qi has a lot to do with King Wei.

And even if the king of Wei didn't say it, the armies of Qi and Wei appeared outside the city of Emperor Qiu at the same time, and they camped each other at a distance to prepare for the celebration.

All of this has been explained, and the two kings are prepared.

As for what he was doing, Wang Mao couldn't guess. But he knew in his heart that it would definitely not be as simple as King Wei Hui said to enjoy the flowers.

"Back to the king's words, Duke Wei has been fine recently." At this time, King Wei Hui didn't say to let Wang Mao get up, and Wang Mao kept kneeling low and buried his head deeply: "It's just that recently, the envoy of Chu State came to threaten Duke Wei. said that if the defense of the country did not submit to the state of Chu, the king of Chu would send troops to David. Wei Chengcheng figured out a way to deal with the envoy of the state of Chu. As a last resort, I could only send the old minister to greet the king. and tell the king. ”

When Lao Wang Mao said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Seeing this scene, Wu Ming ate the barbecue boringly, while thinking about whether it was the ancient people who were rich in emotions, or the potential talents necessary for officials.

A Chen Zhen is just that, crying when she says she is crying, and laughing when she laughs. Now the same is true of this old man Wang Mao. It really made Wu Ming a little puzzled.

However, no matter how much you don't understand, you must always adhere to the principle. General, then only lead the army. The rest of the things are not too out of line, as long as they don't involve their own other bottom lines. Wu Ming will not participate. The province is in the appearance of what a group of ministers impeachment.

Of course, if there is really something that is necessary, or touches another bottom line in his heart, then Wu Ming will also use his own methods to deal with those things.

But right now, things that have nothing to do with you, just take a look.

How to be a gentleman and Wenchen to talk to each other. If he said to fight, he didn't say a word, and surrounded the emperor in half an hour. As soon as tomorrow, we can change the patriotic flag of Emperor Qiu to that of Wei.

It's just that it's not time yet. There is no step to the point where you have to use weapons.

Just listening to the conversations of a few people, as well as the tears of Wang Mao, Wu Ming always felt a little like laughing.

The state of Chu also sent envoys to talk to the state of Wei. Otherwise, this King of Qi Wei might not have been so fast.

Now Wei Chenggong sees that King Wei Hui looks like a teacher asking for guilt, and this Wang Mao has put all the responsibility on Chu State in a blink of an eye.

This was originally a measurement that the Song Kingdom had always used. Have two or more predators bite each other first. This so-called 'food' survives in the mouths of many predators.

This Wang Mao can't think badly.

But after listening to his words, King Wei Hui looked uninterested, just glanced at him casually, and asked seemingly casually: "How can this king vaguely remember that a few months ago, Duke Wei promised this king to send troops to fight against Han together." In the end, there was no reason to withdraw the troops! What would your father-in-law think? It can't be forced by the King of Chu, right? ”

Just as King Wei Hui's voice dissipated, the sound of drums sounded outside Xingyuan.

Immediately after, a eunuch hurriedly walked in, bowed down beside Wang Mao, and bowed his hand, "Your Excellency, the time has come." ”

is different from Chen Zhen's previous interjection, which was said by Chen Zhen himself at the right time. This time, it was the time that King Wei Hui and King Qi Wei had agreed on a long time ago.

At the beginning of night, there was a bonfire banquet outside the northern city of the Emperor Qiu. At the same time, at this banquet, King Wei Hui would hand over the vassal rights of the Wei State to the Qi State.

As a bargaining chip, the Qi State returned Wei Shen, that is, the crown prince of Wei, to Wei tonight.

If things go well tonight, then early tomorrow morning, Qi and Wei will hold a ceremony to make it public.

Xiangwang's idea was given by Wu Ming. This is based on the original history of King Qi and Wei. If Qi and Wei form an alliance, then for the current Wei State, it will definitely be beneficial and harmless.

After all, the Wei family's claim to the throne would cause hostility from all sides. If the Qi State is also the king, with the strength of the Qi and Wei families, neither of them dares to act at will.

The other is that King Wei Hui misses the crown prince. In order to let Qi Guo release Wei Shen, the weak guard naturally became an exchange bargaining chip.

After all, the Warring States period is not the Spring and Autumn Period, and for the major vassal states, the interests are already greater than everything in this era.

If you want the other party to contribute, you must first let the other party see some benefits, otherwise, no one is a fool, and few people will be willing to let others drive.

Since the time has come, then King Wei Hui will naturally not put more effort into this Wang Mao.

I didn't care what Wang Mao's look was at the moment. King Wei Hui smiled and said to the surrounding courtiers such as Wu Ming, Chen Zhen, Zhu Wei and so on: "Ladies and gentlemen, this alliance with the Qi Kingdom is today's grand event, and my Wei State can't stop losing the courtesy, now that the time has come, you Aiqing will go to the banquet with the widows, and the guild alliance ceremony." ”

"Wechen obeys."

After the courtiers had passed, King Wei Hui got up from the throne, walked through the middle of the eagle with a majestic spirit, and went straight to the outside of the line.

"Great ...... King" When King Wei Hui passed by, Wang Mao hurriedly climbed, wanting to say something to King Wei Hui again.

But King Wei Hui didn't even look at him.

Several courtiers also left behind King Wei Hui. Everyone present didn't pay attention to Wang Mao from top to bottom.

On the wide field outside the line.

The seats of the monarchs of Qi and Wei have already been arranged. The guards around and the banners held high are also readily available.

In the vocal music played by the two countries, King Qi Wei and King Wei Hui slowly entered the seat with their respective courtiers.

The seats of the two kings were arranged opposite each other, flanked by the extended seats of the courtiers and the guards arranged by each of them.

In the breeze. King Wei Hui saluted King Qi Wei and said with a smile: "Wei Poppy has been waiting for King Qi for a long time. ”

"Tian Yinqi came one step late, so that King Wei smiled."

After a simple false salute. At the mutual invitation of the kings of the two countries, the kings of both sides took their seats.

The serving eunuchs poured wine for the courtiers on both sides. Accompanied by the sound of drums. There was a peaceful atmosphere in the entire procession.

"King Qi, please."

"King Wei, please."

This first pout of wine was drunk by the kings and ministers of the two countries. After this, everyone just looked at each other and smiled, and then after the kings of the two countries took their seats, the courtiers on both sides took their seats with them.

In this process, Chen Zhen and Qi Guo's Zou Ji both looked at each other's lineups. Occasionally, when they met their eyes, they all smiled.

Tian Ji sat there with a dull face, not knowing what to think.

Sun Bin sat not far from Tian Ji, his eyes looking at Wu Ming from time to time.

is not very old, medium height, looks like an ordinary physique, but there is a domineering and majestic face on his face.

It is also worth mentioning that Wu Ming was the only person present who did not pay much attention to the other party's movements.

Although it is a friendly alliance, everyone knows that both sides are polite on the surface, and everyone behind them is playing their own small calculations.

And this is just the beginning, whether the things of the king and the signing of the covenant can be carried out well in the end, no one can say.

When the two countries were in alliance with a large army, the courtiers were able to be as calm as Wu Ming, which required a kind of heart and a kind of inner cultivation.

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In the barracks guarded by the soldiers, Wang Mao's eyes were hollow, and the whole person seemed to be demented, walking forward step by step very slowly.

At this moment, his whole person is not good. It was as if he had aged ten years old all of a sudden, and his whole body shook when he walked.