Chapter 123: Audience with King Qi
In the morning, the sky has just dawned, the outside of Linzi city has gradually become noisy, the city gate is full of traffic, pedestrians are endless, it looks very prosperous, some foot merchants drive the carriage, surging to the city.
The camp of the envoy of the Zhao army and the camp of the envoy of the Qin army are located on both sides of the city, and there are no people here, nor is it next to the avenue, so there are no pedestrians passing by.
The air in the early morning is extremely fresh, diametrically opposed to the bustle near Linzi City, which is extremely deserted, and when the breeze blows, a faint smell of blood comes to the face. At this moment, the Qin army camp was full of corpses, and blood stained this area a pale red.
There were hundreds of corpses, piled up in an open space around the Qin army's camp, with severed limbs and feet, shocking to see. One hundred Zhao soldiers were sleepy-eyed and guarded beside them, and Zhao Fan was among them.
He looked at the corpse of Qin Bing in front of him, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The meaning of the war is to represent bloodshed and sacrifice, for himself, but also for the five hundred Zhao soldiers who follow him, he can't do the benevolence of a woman, only by killing these Qin soldiers in cold blood and driving away Wei Ran, he has the opportunity to persuade the king of Qi, and make the former firmly unite with Zhao to fight against Qin.
"Xu Ying, you wake up the soldiers later, and bury the bodies of these Qin soldiers in a remote place nearby. In addition, the camp of the Qin army, some useful resources, such as weapons, war horses, grain and grass, were all brought to me and supplemented to our army. I took Xu Xiong into the city and tried to convince the King of Qi. ”
Zhao Fan looked up at the sky, and also said to Xu Ying beside him.
At this moment, it's not too early, it's time to go into the city to find Han Min and them to meet King Qi together, although Xu Ying is brave and reckless when he fights, he looks like a reckless man, but he is quite steady. So it's okay to leave these things to him to do.
As for Xu Xiong, he is relatively taciturn, but his loyalty to Zhao Fan is not weaker than his brother Xu Ying, so Zhao Fan also took him into Linzi City.
In Linzi City, it is still a prosperous scene, the two of them stepped into the long street, on both sides of the street, there are all kinds of shops, hostels, taverns, green buildings, ingredients, groceries from various countries, etc., there are hundreds.
The residents of the city are wealthy, and most of them sit on the ground and live and work in peace and contentment. The ancients called the business operator who went out as a businessman, and the person who opened a store on the ground was Jia.
Zhao Fan's memory is amazing, although he only came to Xiangguo Mansion once yesterday, but in Linzi, where there are many high-rise buildings and many streets, he can still accurately bypass a few streets, turn a few alleys, and come to the door of Xiangguo Mansion.
Zhao Fan and Xu Ying had just dismounted, and in the Xiangguo Mansion, they hurriedly walked out of the three people, these three people were Han Min, Su Qin and Xu Jia, they were also happy to see Zhao Fan, and hurriedly said: "We just wanted to go out of the city to find you, and when the court meeting, the king announced that we could see you, and agreed to see you in the palace at noon." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Fan was also happy in his heart, King Qi was actually ready to see him, so it showed that he was not very firm about the matter of Lianqin. In this way, the situation is more favorable for him.
The king's moodiness, turning his face faster than turning a book, Zhao Fan has seen a lot. Therefore, although the King of Qi has already announced to the world that he is called the second emperor of the East and the West along with Qin, it is not difficult to make him change his mind.
Immediately, Zhao Fan did not tell what happened last night, and silently thought about how to persuade the King of Qi to ride the carriage with everyone and go all the way to the center of the inner city of Linzi City, where the royal court of the Qi State was there.
"Lvshuai Zhao seems to have something on his mind?" Inside the carriage, Su Qin looked at Zhao Fan's deep brows, and also asked suspiciously.
Su Qin said that he changed into a white robe, although he was more than fifty years old, but he did not look old, his figure was thin, and he looked like he had the taste of fairy wind bones.
Zonghengjia is the best at figuring out people's psychology and facial expressions, judging a person's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and Su Qin is an expert in this regard. He studied under Guiguzi, traveled between countries, dated the kings of the seven countries, and had already practiced a set of skills for observing people, and immediately, he judged at a glance that Zhao Fan was different from yesterday, and seemed to be a little preoccupied.
"Uh...... Hehe, it's nothing, it's the first time I met the king, and I was a little nervous. Zhao Fan woke up in shock, he raised his head and smiled at Su Qin, as if he said casually.
Hearing this, Su Qin also stroked his beard and smiled, and said.
"Hehe, Zhao Lvshuai can ignore King Zhao's order, kill the prison army Tian Bai in front of Xiangguo Li Dui and King Zhao, and yesterday he quietly robbed and killed one of Wei Ran's guards, the people who can do these deeds are not like they have not seen King Qi yet, so they are nervous."
The smile on Zhao Fan's face froze slightly, his eyes turned, and he didn't want to hide it from Su Qin, he must have come to help him this time, and his intelligence was not comparable to himself, so he immediately said: "Don't hide it, last night, something happened between us and the soldiers of the Qin army, of course, and Wei Ran." However, that matter can't be said yet, and when you meet King Qi, you'll know. ”
The atmosphere in the carriage was a little dull, Zhao Fan was reluctant to say, and Su Qin and Han Min didn't ask any more. After all, they still know the former's ability, and there shouldn't be any big deals, and when the time comes, they will naturally know when they see King Qi.
The council hall of the palace is the place where the Qi Dynasty will meet separately or the envoys of other countries, it is extremely spacious here, covers an area of dozens of acres, has 9981 steps, the eaves and arches, dozens of vermilion lacquer pillars need two people to hug together, the whole hall, the momentum is magnificent, the gold is brilliant.
Zhao Fan and the others came to the outside of the palace, and after being checked by the palace guards, they walked towards the council hall. The palace seemed quite clean, no one dared to make a loud noise, except for the guards who came and went, Zhao Fan and his party did not see anyone else.
When you meet the king of Qi, you have to bathe and change your clothes first. Zhao Fan and the others were taken to a bathroom next to the council hall, where there were special maids to scrub their bodies, originally Zhao Fan was not used to it, but this is the palace, after thinking about it, he still acted according to the rules, and let the two pretty maids help him bathe.
Went into the bathroom, undressed, and scrubbed his body without Zhao Fan moving his fingers, all of which were done by the beautiful maid here, and after scrubbing, he immediately took off ~ naked and waited for him in the pool, helping him massage all over his body.
Zhao Fan enjoyed this kind of service for the first time, and he almost couldn't hold it, but fortunately, he thought that this was the palace of Qi State, and he couldn't lose his sense of proportion, so he guarded the spiritual platform and tried his best to control himself. After the bath, Zhao Fan lay on a couch next to the pool, and two pairs of jade hands rubbed sesame oil and massaged him carefully, so comfortable that he couldn't even open his eyes.
There was a big battle last night, Zhao Fan didn't sleep for a day and a night, and he almost fell asleep because of such a comfortable touch.
In this way, after about a cup of tea, the two beautiful maids helped Zhao Fan up, dressed him in a brand-new white robe, wore beautiful jade around his waist, and tied a cyan jade belt.
Zhao Fan is eight feet tall, his figure is already tall, and his face is handsome, put on this outfit, even the two beautiful maids, in their peach blossom eyes, are also shining, as if looking at a piece of cherished jade, looking Zhao Fan up and down.
"Ahem, it's troublesome for the two of you, I have to go see your king now." Facing the eyes of the two beautiful maids, Zhao Fan thanked him awkwardly and fled.
After this bath, Zhao Fan also really felt the extravagance of palace life, to be honest, if ordinary people fall into it, it is really difficult to extricate themselves, and it is easy to indulge in it.
Maybe this is also the past dynasties, why there are so many arrogant and hedonistic faint kings.
At this moment, Xu Jia and Xu Xiong also finished bathing and came out in a different outfit, looking at the blushing appearance of the two of them, it was obvious that they had also received that kind of special service. Xu Jia is only eighteen years old, and he is ignorant about the affairs of men and women, and Xu Xiong is also a reckless man, and his surname is honest and straightforward, where can he stand this kind of service, it is normal to blush and heartbeat.
"You've got it, then let's go inside." Han Min and Su Qin were waiting for them outside the hall, and when they saw the three of them coming out, they also hurriedly walked over and said.
On both sides of the stairs, there were thirty-six golden-armored warriors, all with shining golden armor, burly and tall, holding various weapons. At this time, a guard walked out of the main hall, stood on the steps and preached: "The king has an order, so that the envoy of Zhao will come to you." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Fan also calmed down, picked up his robe, walked up the steps quickly, stepped into the main hall, knelt on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Zhao Fan, the envoy of Zhao State, meet the king on the order of my king, may your country be smooth and rainy, the country and the people will be safe, Your Majesty the King of Qi, for thousands of years, and make immortal achievements." ”
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