Qi Huai took the wine handed by Yinghan, faced Zhang Yi, and replied: "This prince also thinks that Qin and Chu should form an alliance, which is very beneficial to both countries. However, the Qin State captured the Hanzhong Land of the Chu State last year, and it was very unfriendly to the Fangcheng area of the Chu State. ”

Zhang Yi said solemnly: "This is exactly the disadvantage of the two countries not being able to form an alliance and attack each other." Now, the state of Chu has participated in the joint column, and the Chu army is also participating in the attack on the Qin army in Mianchi, which can be regarded as the revenge of the state of Chu. ”

Mi Huai Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed, how could he not know that the Qin army was besieged in Michi, Zhang Yi took the initiative to mention it, which just showed that Qin had difficulties. He thought to himself: "You Qin State has a difficulty, and it will not be too late to come to Chu State again!" I want to take this opportunity to make a good deal of money from your Qin State. Let you always remember the lessons that the people of Chu have taught you. ”

Therefore, Mi Huai said: "The Qin army in Michi was trapped, and the Chu army did participate in the entire operation, however, this is also the punishment for the Qin State to capture the land of Hanzhong. To say something I don't like to hear, you Zhang Chengxiang is now thousands of miles away, coming to my Chu country, and what you did is the Michi War. ”

Qi Huai thought that he was not a stupid person, so he bluntly pointed out the true purpose of Zhang Yi's envoy to the Chu State. After he said a slightly sarcastic word, he was proud in his heart, raised his head high, and looked at Zhang Yi coldly.

Zhang Yi was not in a hurry or angry, he still did not hurry, and said: "The prince is a very smart person, and I, Zhang Yi, also know that the prince must have seen through the purpose of my trip at first sight." ”

When Qi Huai heard Zhang Yi admit it in person, he couldn't help laughing wildly twice and nodding his head. He stared at Zhang Yi to see his embarrassed appearance.

However, Zhang Yi did not feel the slightest bit of uneasiness at all, and he said calmly: "What I did when I came to Chu on this trip was not to benefit Qin alone, but also to benefit Chu. ”

When Qi Huai heard Zhang Yi say that it was for the Chu State, his eyes widened in disbelief, full of doubts, and asked, "Prime Minister Zhang's words are very interesting, you might as well say it." ”

Zhang Yi replied: "The crown prince is about to ascend the throne, and he will be the king of Chu in the near future, with this vast and beautiful rivers and mountains, but have you ever thought about it, if the Qin State is completely defeated in Mianchi, then what benefits can the Chu State get?" What kind of threat will the state of Chu face? ”

Mi Huai thought for a while, but didn't understand. Zhang Yi continued: "The biggest beneficiary of the Michi War is undoubtedly South Korea, which has a long border with Chu, and the two countries are constantly fighting each other, even more so than between Qin and Chu. South Korea's victory in Michi, and its military power shocked the world, I am afraid that the Chu State will also suffer from it. ”

After listening to Zhang Yi's analysis, Mi Huai felt that it made sense, and her brows couldn't help frowning. Zhang Yi continued: "If the Chu army reluctantly participates in the siege of Michi, I believe that the army strength will be more or less damaged, and maybe half of the troops will be lost. Although the Qin army was besieged, its combat effectiveness was also very strong, and it had always been like this, presumably the prince was not ignorant of the Tao. ”

"The Chu army fought bravely, but the winner was another potential enemy of the Chu State, I don't know what the prince and the ministers of the Chu State felt like?"

Zhang Yi deliberately raised his voice to speak, he did not hide his words and deeds of lobbying the prince, in fact, he also said it to Yin Zhaoyang, the commander of the State of Chu. From Zhang Yi's understanding of Zhaoyang, he also has the same vision as the old nobles of Chu State, and they only have the current interests of Chu State in their eyes, and they have no overall view of the general trend of the world.

Zhaoyang heard the meaning of Zhang Yi's words earlier than the prince, he thought about it again and again, and thought that Zhang Yi's analysis was very pertinent and reasonable. At this time, he began to be anxious for the crown prince, thinking: "You should speak quickly, while Zhang Yi came to Chu State in person, Chu State can take the opportunity to make a big profit." ”

The prince thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "What Prime Minister Zhang Cheng said seems to have some truth. However, the land of Hanzhong that the Chu State had previously lost, we would love to get it back. This can be regarded as a test of the sincerity of the Qin State. ”

He said word by word: "It is not impossible for Qin and Chu to form an alliance, but if the army of Chu is to withdraw from the Mianchi front, then Qin must first give up the land of Hanzhong that it has occupied. ”

Zhang Yi found that the prince had finally listened to his lobbying, and his heart was excited, but he immediately thought again: "This prince insists that the Qin State return Hanzhong Land, but the Qin army can't wait that long in Mianchi. By the time Qin and Chu completed the handover of Hanzhong, I am afraid that the Qin army in Michi would have already become a ghost under the sword of the Hezhong army. ”

Zhang Yi thought of this layer, and the glimmer of relief that had just sprung up suddenly disappeared. He said bitterly: "I think the prince's request is also reasonable, however, if the Qin State returns the land of Hanzhong, and the Chu army still does not withdraw from Michi, then wouldn't the Qin State give up the land in vain?" I think it's better for the Chu army to withdraw first, and then let's return to Hanzhong, which is more secure. ”

The crown prince Mi Huai felt that he was in a very advantageous position, he had to be unforgiving, and said: "This is not good, if I think about it the other way, once the Chu army withdraws from the Michi battlefield, then the Qin State will not return the land of Hanzhong, won't the Chu State be the wronged leader?" ”

As he spoke, he shook his head vigorously, as if he was not going to agree. In this way, there was an impasse between Zhang Yi and the crown prince. Whether the Qin State returned Hanzhong Land first, or the Chu State withdrew from the Mianchi battlefield first, the two sides had their own positions, and it was difficult to give in to each other.

Zhang Yi gave Ying Han a look, Ying Han understood that Zhang Yi was going to make some plans by herself, she was not good at coquettishness, but because she had a task, she also went up hard. Women have this nature, they don't have a teacher, they don't learn by themselves.

Ying Han poured a full glass of wine for the prince Mihuai again, held it in both hands and handed it to him, and said, "The prince will drink another glass." The State of Qin and the State of Chu are one family, so why should they care who comes first and who comes last? ”

Mi Huai took the wine glass unceremoniously, and took the opportunity to gently stroke it on Ying Han's white wrist, Ying Han instinctively shrank the queen, and Mi Huai Ha Da Lu laughed. He thought to himself: "The princess of the dignified Qin Kingdom, because she has a request for me, doesn't she have to keep her voice down?" However, what do you think of me as a person, I haven't seen any beauty, how can I easily fall for the beauty trick of the Qin State! ”

Mi Huai raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, put down the wine glass, stared at Yinghan, and said: "If you want me to accept the proposal of the Qin State and withdraw the Chu army from the Mianchi front line first, it is not impossible, if we Qin and Chu form a marriage, it will be fine." But isn't there no marriage yet? Could it be that the princess of Qin Kingdom is in a hurry to marry me? ”

Ying Han's face was already flushed with shame, and she glared at Mi Huai fiercely, so angry that she couldn't speak. At the same time, Yinghan also complained to Zhang Yi: "It's all your fault Prime Minister Zhang Cheng, what kind of beauty tricks do you make, people don't eat this set at all, and they end up with an embarrassing scene of being humiliated." ”

But Zhang Yi was not excited at all, he smiled and glanced at the four powerful ministers of the Chu State, including Mihuai, Zhaoyang, Qu Mu and Jingchi, and said: "Who takes the initiative first is a trivial issue, and it is not worth arguing about it." If you can't talk about it today, maybe you'll figure it out tomorrow! ”

Zhang Yi said, stood up, returned to his seat, he raised a glass of wine on a few cases, and said loudly: "Come, let's have a toast for the preliminary alliance between Qin and Chu today, and the details will be discussed later." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yi had put the issue aside, it was inconvenient for them to delve into it, and they knew that it should be the Qin State that was in a hurry at this time, not the Chu State. Of course, they are also happy to reach a preliminary intention of alliance with Zhang Yi, which in itself does not suffer any losses.

After that, the crown prince Mi Huai and Ling Yin Zhaoyang talked about each other, they were trying to get close to each other at this time, one wanted to ensure that he ascended the throne smoothly, and the other was eager to please the crown prince who was about to inherit the throne, it was really a hit and it off. The two of them drank five or six glasses of wine in succession, and they were very affectionate with each other.

Ying Han looked at Zhang Yi and pointed out the door, Zhang Yi understood that she was impatient to sit with her, so she wanted to leave. Zhang Yi took advantage of the time when the crown prince Mi Huai put down the wine glass, and said to him: "Princess Yinghan of the Qin State is a little unwell, let's let her go back to rest, as for the marriage between Qin and Chu, this is a big deal, we can discuss it in detail in the future." ”

Zhaoyang hurriedly picked up the conversation and said: "That's okay, it's the time when Lao Wang is sick, and it is not suitable to hold a marriage ceremony." Let's wait a little longer. ”

The girl who didn't want to get his hands flew away again, and he said eagerly: "Father's illness is not a problem, we can just use the wedding gift to give him a rush, maybe it will help my father's body recover health." ”

Zhang Yi heard Qi Huai's words, and knew that he was very eager to hold the beauty, and smiled secretly in his heart. Qu Mu was worried that the crown prince had provoked Ling Yin and offended the ministers of the Chu State, so he hurriedly echoed Zhaoyang and said: "Weichen thinks that what Zhao Lingyin said is very reasonable, and we don't have to rush for a while. ”

Jing Chi was a person who sat with him when he attended the dinner, he never took the initiative to leave the banquet, and he didn't want to get involved in the marriage of Qin and Chu, so he kept silent. Seeing that his proposal was not answered, the prince Mihuai was so angry that he raised the wine glasses on several cases, drank the wine in the cups violently, and then slammed the wine glasses on top of several cases.

At this time of the dinner, the atmosphere was a little wrong, Zhang Yi hurriedly played a round, he said: "Today's banquet, you can come to enjoy the light, it really gives me Zhang Yi face." There is no banquet in the world, but fortunately, I still have to stay in Yingdu for a few more days, and we still have a chance to meet again. You are all the pillars of the Chu State, and there are many important things waiting for you to deal with, so I don't dare to stay with you for a long time today. ”