The state of Qi sent an envoy to Xinzheng, as expected by the Korean monarchs. Han Wangran just didn't expect that King Qi would send Tian Dan, an important minister.

After learning that Korea had acquired Hanzhong County, Wei was the first vassal state to release goodwill to Xinzheng. After all, the reason why Wei took Hangu Pass was because South Korea made a great effort. Although the price was paid for three cities, and the casualties of Wei were more than 50,000, it was always worth it. Of course, while Wei was showing goodwill, South Korea also faintly felt Wei's jealousy and envy for South Korea. South Korea took the entire Hanzhong County at the cost of 40,000 casualties. This was in stark contrast to the difficulty of Wei's capture of Hangu Pass. Moreover, with South Korea taking Hanzhong, South Korea already has the capital to fight against Zhao and Qin, and if Wei wants peace, it has to pay attention to South Korea, a neighboring country.

Han Wangran knew very well that Qi must have understood this truth, so he sent Tian Dan to Xinzheng. At the beginning, when the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han, and Wei met in Puyang, the Zhao state expressed a clear possessiveness to the Qi state. With the setback of Zhao's westward expansion strategy, it became inevitable to move east or south. Compared with the strategic environment of Qi and Wei, the eastward expansion was undoubtedly more suitable for Zhao.

Qi Guo's move was very much in line with Han Wangran's intentions. With the growth of South Korea's national strength, blindly starting a war is undoubtedly a reckless use of military force, and it is very likely to make other countries panic. When the time comes, if one is careless, the six countries will launch an anti-South Korean alliance, and Han Wangran does not think that his South Korea can stop it. After all countries have a clear understanding of the general trend of the world, cooperation and vertical and horizontal cooperation will surely become the mainstream. Even the Qin State will not be willing to nest in the pass, but will stir up the general trend of the world, so as to fish in troubled waters.

It's time for South Korea to need a few allies, and although they won't help them much, they can always add some chaos to their competitors such as Zhao and Qin. You can always give yourself a strong reputation! At the moment, Qi Guo is a good choice! Especially the northern overlord - Zhao State, if he remembers correctly, the king of Zhao, who is addicted to wine, should die soon. Although he has cheered up a little over the years, how can it be so easy to make up for the vitality that was hollowed out before. When he died, his successor, King Zhao Xiaocheng, was really a mediocre king. Han Wangran believed. As long as he uses a little trick, Zhao Guo will have to make a big mess!

Not long after Tiandan arrived at the post station, South Korean Prime Minister Zhang Ping and Imperial Doctor "Zhang Lu" jointly went to visit, which was also Han Wangran's request. As the guest and host, Zhang Ping and "Zhang Lu" can of course sit in the mansion and wait for Tiandan to send someone to send a prayer post. But this will undoubtedly show that South Korea regards itself highly, and Tian Dan is a person respected and loved by the people of Qi State.

Han Wangran arranged for Zhang Ping and "Zhang Lu" to take the initiative to meet them, first, to show goodwill to Qi State, and secondly, to show goodwill to Tiandan. Showing goodwill to Qi is a hint that South Korea can promise to protect Qi. Showing favor to Tiandan is to win over Tiandan. Han Wangran remembered very well that the current King of Qi would die a year after the death of King Zhao, and Tian Dan could not tolerate the queen, so he could only go away to Handan, and then there was no trace. The history books have nothing to say about Tian Dan after going to Zhao, either he was not assassinated by Zhao, or he was hidden in the world, but. The former is a bit more likely. So, speaking of which. If Han Wangran can take advantage of the opportunity that King Qi will die soon and lure Tian Dan to Xinzheng, it can be regarded as saving Tian Dan's life!

The fact is really as Han Wangran expected, not long after Tiandan checked in, he found that Zhang Ping and "Zhang Lu" had visited together, and the excitement in his heart was overwhelming! While being surprised that Han knew everything about his whereabouts, Tian Dan was also secretly glad that most of the things that King Qi had explained this time had been settled.

The guest and the host are seated. Tian Dan bowed forward slightly, and apologized: "When Shan first arrived in your land, he didn't have time to meet the Marquis of Changxin and the Marquis of Wenxing, but he actually worked with the Marquis of Changxin and the Marquis of Wenxing to come to meet him, which is really a crime of Shan!" ”

Changxin Hou Zhang Wen waved his hand. smiled: "An Pingjun is too polite!" An Pingjun is the hero of the restoration of the Qi country, and more than 500,000 Qi people deeply admire him, and Ping also admires the dignity, but he is entangled in mundane things and cannot be seen. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. Qi has an Anping Jun, fortunately! The people of Qi have An Pingjun, fortunately! ”

Seeing Zhang Ping exalting himself like this, Tian Dan couldn't tell the truth from the false, and said modestly: "It's just a fluke!" Nothing! Nothing! However, the Marquis of Changxin assisted King Han, and the three counties of Sanchuan, Nanyang, and Hanzhong were connected, and hundreds of thousands of households were collected! It is really the pillar of the country! ”

After a slight pause, Tian Dan glanced at the imperial historian "Zhang Lu", and said: "Wenxing Hou started from cloth, but he has the talent of Wang Zuozhi!" In Linzi alone, it is often heard! South Korea's change of law is so smooth, and Wenxing Hou has made great contributions! ”

"Zhang Lu" glanced at Zhang Ping, and a smile flashed. Tian Dan's posture is very low now, he must have asked for himself, and his analysis with Han Wangran should be right. The other party said this, and the tone of "Zhang Lu" was also extremely polite, and said: "An Pingjun is too humble! The merit of the king, the world can not be despised by the world! ”

Tian Dan smiled bitterly at himself and said, "The general of the defeated army, how dare you speak bravely!" ”

"Zhang Lu" knew what Tian Dan said about the defeat of the army, and said with relief: "The king of my family has a saying, the victory and defeat of the army are unpredictable, and he is a man who is ashamed and ashamed." An Pingjun's defeat in Luoshui this time was not a crime of war, but it was really not allowed by God. What's more, Bai Qi has always been eclectic in his use of troops, and he has more than twice the number of troops, so it is too difficult to win! Fortunately, your country's losses are the least among the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Qi. ”

Seeing that "Zhang Lu" deliberately led the topic to Zhao Guo, Tian Dan took advantage of the situation to sigh and said: "Zhao Guo's loss this time is so big, it can be described as a nerve-wracking!" Even Xinping Jun Lianpo was expelled from Handan and sent to Yunzhong to guard against the Xiongnu. In the future, if the Qin State invades, what should we do in the Qi State! If Zhao Guo ignores our Qi State because of this, what should he do? ”

Prime Minister Zhang Ping secretly laughed in his heart, if the Qin State really wanted to invade, it would also have its own Sanjin in front of it. Even if Zhao took the initiative to give up resistance and even give way to the road, there were also Korea and Wei in the way. As the last party, Qi is undoubtedly the safest. Where is the need to worry about such a thing?! Tian Dan obviously wanted to express that Qi lacked a support, a firm ally.

Although he understood in his heart, Zhang Ping pretended to be confused and said: "Although Lian Po was sent to the clouds, there is still Zhao Hao in Taiyuan County!" Ping Ke heard that Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, admired Zhao Hao very much, and even Shangqing Lin Xiangru thought that according to Zhao Hao's ability. It is completely possible to defend the two counties of Hexi and Taiyuan! The possibility of the Qin State attacking should be very small! Moreover, Hangu Pass is in the hands of Wei, and Qin has lost Hangu Pass, which is blocked by Luo Shu and rivers, and logistics and supply are extremely inconvenient. If they really dare to attack the Qi State, we only need to cut off the grain route of the Qin army to force the Qin army to retreat! An Pingjun don't have to worry! ”

Tian Dan secretly scolded Zhang Ping for his cunning. I had to tell the truth myself, but I still said with a worried face: "It's Zhao Guo who is worried!" ”

"Zhao Guo?" Imperial Doctor Fan Sui (renamed Zhang Lu) pretended to be surprised and said, "Could it be that An Pingjun is worried that Zhao Guo's national strength is not enough?" If so, Anpingjun can rest assured! Zhao still has an army of 400,000 at the moment, which is enough to resist Qin! ”

Listening to the other party's deliberately accentuated "400,000", how could Tian Dan not hear the threat of Zhao Guo hinted by the other party. After putting away his anxious color, Tian Dan Zhengse said: "Zhao Guo originally wanted to go west to destroy Qin, but now he is frustrated!" Marquis Changxin and Marquis Wenxing thought that according to the personality of King Zhao. Will it continue to actively resist Qin? ”

Of course, Zhang Ping and Fan Sui knew that King Zhao was very similar to the current King of Qi, and they were both people who were very happy. If you find that your opponent is weaker than yourself, you will definitely be beaten to death; If you suffer a big loss in the hands of your opponent, you will definitely not act rashly until you are absolutely sure. Moreover, Tian Dan did not explicitly say that after South Korea took Hanzhong County, South Korea had already posed a great threat to the position of Zhao State. The harder Zhao Guo and Qin Guo fight, the greater the benefit for South Korea! Therefore. Zhao will sit back and watch the Qin State harass and even invade Han and Wei, and even an alliance with the Qin State is not necessarily!

"It should be able to resist Qin! But the motivation is certainly not so high! After all. Zhao Guo's losses are quite large! The loss of the Qin State should not be underestimated! Zhang Ping pretended to analyze.

"Yes! Zhao Guo should not take the initiative to attack Qin's Guanzhong next! If you march from Hangu Pass, without two or three hundred thousand troops, there will be no big gain! With such a large force, Zhao Guo is definitely unwilling to come out! Imperial Doctor Fan Sui also "seconded" the proposal.

Tian Shan nodded, applauding Zhang Ping and Fan Sui for their "smartness": "Yes! As Changxin Hou and Wen Xinghou said, Shan also thinks that Zhao will give up the westward expansion strategy! But King Zhao is also a person who is very happy. If the Martial Spirit King's Hufu cavalry shooting wants to continue, it is bound to start a war often! So in which direction will Zhao Guo expand his territory next? According to Shan's opinion, the countries bordering the Zhao State, that is, your country, the Wei State, the Yan State and the Qi State are all possible! ”

Zhang Ping and Fan Sui looked at each other with expressions of extreme shock. Qi Qi said: "How is it possible?!" ”

Tian Dan said bitterly: "In the past, the Qin State repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, and the Zhao State basically sat idly by! He is afraid that he will suffer from the retaliation of the Qin State against Qin! Now, among the six countries of Shandong, Zhao and Gui are the leaders! Zhao is bound to take advantage of Qin's inability to advance eastward, expand its territory and increase its strength! First and foremost, of course, are us, the countries that border them! Especially your country, now your country is developing too rapidly, and it has already posed a great threat to Qin and Zhao! Have you ever thought that if Qin and Zhao join forces, your country can stop it? ”

Fan Sui sneered twice and said, "An Pingjun is a bit exaggerated!" Zhao Guo and I Korea are out of the same three Jins, and we have an alliance with us! If Zhao Guo is treacherous, he will be ashamed of the world! Even if Zhao tears up the alliance, I, South Korea, am not afraid of Zhao Guo! ”

Tian Dan was secretly happy that he had finally succeeded in provoking the rift between South Korea and Zhao State. As the saying goes, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, Han and Zhao are both from the Jin Kingdom, occupying the land of Longxing in the Central Plains, no matter how good the relationship is, they will use each other, and in the end there can only be one winner! If the two countries make a big move, the Qi country can profit!

"It's just speculation! If Wen Xinghou has a misunderstanding, he apologizes to Wen Xinghou with just a glass of wine! After speaking, without waiting for Fan Sui to respond, Tian Dan drank it all.

"Hehe, An Pingjun's guess is really bold! However, although Zhao Guo has to train his troops frequently because of Hufu cavalry archery, he doesn't necessarily have to attack our four countries after all! It's like Xinpingjun fighting the Huns in the clouds, and he can also train his troops! Zhang Ping made a round and said.

"The prime minister has never used soldiers, so he doesn't know the hardships of dealing with the Huns. The Huns come and go like the wind, and the number of cavalry of the Central Plains is far from enough, and they can't catch up, and even if they catch up, they are not the opponents of the Huns! Moreover, the further north you go, the more cold it is, and the country of Zhao is sparsely populated, and it is not very meaningful to open up the territory further north! Therefore, eastward or southward is the best strategy, regardless of which strategy Zhao uses. Our four countries are cold-lipped, and the countries that have not been attacked by Zhao will also be in deep crisis! Shan also knows that your country is not afraid of Zhao, but if you sit back and watch Zhao annex other countries to increase its strength, what will your country use to resist Zhao and Qin? ”

Zhang Ping and Fan Sui looked at each other, and their expressions became solemn. Fan Sui opened his mouth to "ask for advice" and said: "According to An Pingjun's opinion, how should South Korea deal with itself? How should your country behave in your country? ”

Tian Dan also replied solemnly: "In my opinion." When even horizontal to protect themselves! ”

"Lian Heng?" Zhang Ping whispered, but he was secretly happy in his heart, Tian Dan finally couldn't help but say the purpose of this trip, and such a purpose happened to be what South Korea wanted.

"Yes! Your country, the Wei country, and our country are connected to protect themselves. The distance between Daliang and Xinzheng is less than 200 miles, but Handan is 600 miles away from Daliang. The strength of your country and Zhao is almost the same, but you can exert greater influence on the Liang by virtue of distance. Moreover, Hedong, Hanguguan and Sanchuan are close to each other, and Wei is far more dependent on your country than Zhao. Therefore, the whole Wei country must be more inclined to your country! Tian Dan carefully analyzed.

"What An Pingjun said is true. A few days ago, the King of Wei sent Xinling Jun to Xinzheng to congratulate Hanzhong County on the incident, and he strongly admired our country in his words! King Wei even said that he was willing to marry his uncle's young daughter to my king! The king has agreed to this! Therefore, it is not difficult for our country to strengthen its ties with Wei on the basis of the Three Jin Alliance! Fan Sui pretended to reveal this information unintentionally.

Han, Zhao, and Wei originally had a tradition of marriage, and now the wife of Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of Zhao and the king of Pingyuan, is the princess of Wei and the sister of the current King of Wei. Sister of Xinling Jun; The daughter of the Korean clan also married the Zonggui of the Zhao Kingdom. During this sensitive period, the King of Wei proposed to marry Uncle Wang's young daughter to the King of Han as a concubine. It is an obvious and unmistakable overture. In the face of Han and Zhao's struggle for hegemony, Wei should not fall to Zhao, and most of them will remain neutral! This news is undoubtedly very good for Qi Guo! At least, the State of Qi will not fall into the dilemma of being besieged on three sides!

"What do Changxin Hou and Wen Xing Hou think about Lian Heng?" After speaking, Tian Dan looked at Zhang Ping and Fan Sui a little nervously. Tian Dan is very clear. These two in front of you are the important ministers of South Korea! As long as the two of them agree, the Lian Heng thing will most likely be done. If one person objected, it would take some twists and turns! If neither of them agrees, the Lian Heng plan will definitely become a flower in the mirror. If it is really the worst outcome, the Qi State can only completely fall to the Qin State. Or simply declare neutrality. However, Zhang Ping and "Zhang Lu" are well-known people in South Korea, so they should be able to see the importance of it!

Zhang Ping pondered for a moment and said: "An Pingjun is an understanding person, from the perspective of our Koreans, Zhao Guo is the most likely to attack your country!" As soon as he said this, Tian Dan was anxious to refute. Zhang Ping motioned to Tian Dan to be calm and said, "We are the strongest in South Korea, and Zhao will never attack us lightly!" Wei is second, but with Hangu in hand, it really can't be done, Wei can completely fall to Qin, presumably Qin is happy to split our Sanjin because of this! Zhao Guo has this layer of jealousy, and he will never dare to take Wei State lightly! As for Yan Guo, he and Zhao Guo are in-laws, the same land is sparsely populated, and the people are fierce! In contrast, your country is the richest! An Pingjun doesn't deny this! ”

Seeing that Tian Shan was noncommittal, Zhang Ping continued to analyze: "What's more, Yan and your country have a feud, and our South Korea and Yan are in-laws, and it is very likely that Zhao Guo will win over Yan Guo to fight together." At that time, if we support South Korea, we will not only offend Zhao State, but even Yan State! Considering this, the king is afraid that he will be a little hesitant! There is only sacrifice and no gain, even if the king agrees, the courtiers must be dissatisfied! What does An Pingjun think? ”

Fan Sui took advantage of Zhang Ping's sigh and seconded: "Yes! What's more, what An Pingjun said about his lips and teeth are cold, I don't think so! Now that the two counties of Bashu have become the enclave of Qin, I should be able to pacify Bashu in two or three years! At that time, it is bound to increase its strength! And why take such a big risk to help your country?! ”

Tian Dan heard the subtext of Zhang Ping and Fan Sui, South Korea is disgusted with Lianheng, the risk is too great, and the income is not proportional to the pay. It seems that he has to increase the chips he has, otherwise he really can't pull South Korea into the water.

Tian Dan smiled and said sincerely: "As long as your country is willing to join forces with the Qi country, the Qi country is willing to serve your country as the suzerain." If another country offends your country, my country will do our best to rescue you! Vice versa! At the same time, Koreans doing business in our country can enjoy the treatment of our businessmen, and in the event of a dispute, our country will treat them equally. ”

Such conditions can be regarded as unequal treaties, and now more and more Korean merchants are going to all parts of the world. Naturally, it is inevitable that there will be disputes over the interests of businessmen from various countries, and xenophobia is the "national condition" of each country. In many cases, Korean businessmen who have suffered losses can only consider themselves unlucky or spend a lot of money to buy each other! According to Lü Buwei's statistics, there have been more than a dozen such disputes. If it weren't for Han Wangran's full support for the caravans, and using this to collect maps of mountains, rivers, and roads all over the world, several caravans would have even gone bankrupt. Therefore, the condition of Qi State can not be described as unfavorable! Qi Guo indirectly admitted that he was the younger brother attached to the name of Korea, which made Zhang Ping and Fan Sui very complacent.

Zhang Ping pretended to hesitate for a while and said, "If it was someone else, I would definitely not agree!" But An Pingjun is a famous man admired by people all over the world! Even the king of my family is very respectful! Therefore, I think my king will agree to an alliance with your country! ”

Fan Sui nodded and said with a smile: "Anpingjun might as well meet the king at the court meeting tomorrow, and I will definitely say a few good words for Anpingjun at that time!" Come to think of it, even horizontal is not a problem! ”

After receiving the assurances of Zhang Ping and Fan Sui, Tian Dan was overjoyed and said: "In this way, Shan would like to thank the two of you with the thin wine in the cup!" When it is done, there will be great thanks! (To be continued......)