Chapter 40: Something for Nothing
Xianyang, King Qin's Palace, upper study.
Qin Yiren was wearing an imperial crown and an imperial robe, kneeling on a low table, with a focused expression, and was dealing with official business.
At this moment, Chang Shi Huan came quickly, and reported to Qin Yiren in a hurry: "Your Excellency, the envoys of Qi ask to see you." β
"Envoy of Qi State?" Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, you are really wise. The Qi envoy came to Xianyang this time to ask Daqin to mediate. Daqin ordered the four kingdoms of Han, Yan, Chu and Wei to join forces to attack Qi without spending a single soldier, and the Qi country lost its land and land, and in the end it had to ask Daqin to mediate, which is really wonderful! Wonderful! Huan Xing's thumb almost pierced the arch of the upper study, and he was amazed.
In fact, Qin Yiren's trick to drive away wolves and tigers is indeed worthy of this praise.
Although the State of Qi is the driving force behind this merger, it is not easy to punish the State of Qi, because the State of Qi is too far away from the State of Qin. If the Qin State wants to punish the Qi State, it will definitely send troops on a large scale, so that the Qin State will rest and recuperate, and the plan to accumulate national strength will be put into practice, and the time will be delayed for a day. If the Qi State is not punished, it will be tantamount to connivance, and the Qi State will not oppose the Qin State in the future?
Therefore, how to punish Qi State has become a thorny problem, that is, Fan Sui, who is as wise as Fan Sui, is also in favor of not asking Qi Guo's crime, so as not to push Qi State to the opposite side of Qin State.
However, Qin Yiren was ingenious, Qin did not send troops, but ordered Han, Yan, Chu and Wei to send troops, and in the face of Qin's strong political and military pressure, the four countries did not dare not send troops. Moreover, only half of the land and cities of Qi conquered by the Four Kingdoms could be obtained, and the other half had to be left to Qin. The Qin State can get infinite benefits without spending a single soldier.
What's even more unexpected is that. The queen is cornered. He even sent someone to ask Qin for help, and asked Qin to mediate, in order to move Qin, Qi had to pay a lot of money, and Qin had more benefits.
"Nope! Let him go back where he comes. Qin Yiren's face sank and he said in a deep voice.
"Missing?" Huan Xing was stunned for a moment, he never thought that Qin Yiren would not even see the face of Qi Envoy. After thinking about it, he immediately understood Qin Yiren's intentions. admired Qin Yiren even more, and hurriedly said: "The minister will go and blow the Qi envoy away." β
In this way, the Qi envoy returned to Linzi with disappointment, and as soon as he told the situation, Qi Wangjian immediately fell to the ground softly, and said vigorously: "It's over, it's over, if Qin doesn't save Daqi, won't Daqi be over?" β
Looking at the world, the only one who can save the Qi State is the Qin State. The Qin State did not even see the face of the Qi envoy, which showed that the Qin State hated the Qi State very much. is to let the Qi country perish, how can Qi Wangjian not be frightened.
Hou Sheng was also scared. His face was pale and pale.
"O king, whenever there is a big event, you must be calm." The queen looked at Qi Wangjian's frightened look in her eyes, and couldn't help but count a sentence.
"Emperor Qin didn't see the envoy of Great Qi, it's good." When the queen counted, she was happy.
"Ugh!" Qin did not save the Qi country, which made the Qi country on the verge of extinction, which was extremely unfavorable to the Qi country, and the queen was actually praising it, which made the king of Qi Jian and Hou Shengda puzzled, or from time to time the two of them were very afraid under the queen's authority, and they would definitely scold her for losing her mind.
"If Emperor Qin agrees to mediate this time, I will doubt his sincerity. This time, our price code is light, Emperor Qin can't see it, so let's increase the price code and double the benefits. "The king and the decisive man immediately have an idea.
The Qi envoy came to Xianyang for the second time and asked to see Qin Yiren, but Qin Yiren was still nowhere to be seen.
When the Qi envoy returned to Linzi to tell the situation, the queen judged that the price of Qi was not enough, so she had to increase the price again.
In this way, the Qi envoys tossed back and forth, raising the price three times in a row, and Qin Yiren was gone. In this situation, even the queen is also shocked, does the Qin State really want to watch the Qi State be destroyed by the Four Kingdoms? As soon as he gritted his teeth, the queen had to increase the price again, and the envoy came to Qin for the fourth time.
The queen confidently believed that Qin Yiren would definitely meet the envoy this time, however, to her surprise, Qin Yiren was still missing.
Four Qi envoys in a row have not been able to see Qin Yiren, which makes the queen's hands and feet cold, is Qin really going to destroy Qi State?
After thinking about it for a long time, the queen was still unwilling, and decided to send another envoy, this was the last time to send an envoy, and the bid was quite large.
"This is the fifth dial, right? It's almost time to meet the envoys. After Qin Yiren got the report, he met with the Qi envoy this time, and after listening to the Qi envoy's bid, Qin Yiren was very satisfied, and asked the Qi envoy to retreat and wait for the news, which made the Qi envoy full of hope.
Qin Yiren immediately summoned Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Le Yi, Wang Qian, Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, Han Fei and Meng Wu to discuss.
"The State of Qi sent five groups of envoys to Xianyang to ask for a visit to the widow, and the price was bigger and bigger each time, and the last price far exceeded the widow's expectations, and this queen should not be underestimated." Qin Yiren was a little emotional.
The queen is really a decisive person, this last bid is that Qin Yiren felt a little frightened, if it were another person, it would be difficult to make such a decision, and the queen was indeed a good one.
"yes." Fan Sui nodded heavily, echoed loudly, and said: "In the past, the minister sent someone to send the jade chain to the queen to solve it, but she smashed it in front of the Qin envoy, and asked the Qin envoy to report back to the minister that she had solved it. Since then, the minister has known that this woman is not easy to deal with, and today, it is so. β
"Your Majesty, the time is ripe now, and it's time for Daqin to come forward to mediate." Le Yi hurriedly reminded and said, "If Great Qin wants to destroy Qi, now is the best opportunity. However, if the Qi State is destroyed now, it will benefit the four kingdoms of Han, Yan, Wei and Chu, and there will be no benefit to Great Qin, because the Qi State can be punished and weakened, but it cannot be destroyed, and Great Qin will come forward if he does not come forward. β
Le Yi is worthy of being a famous minister through the ages, with unique vision and convincing insights.
If the Qi State gains the benefits of fishing and salt, if it is destroyed now, it will definitely increase the strength of the four kingdoms of Han, Yan, Wei and Chu, which will increase the difficulty of sweeping away the countries and dominating the world in the future. Therefore, the Qi country cannot be destroyed, and must be preserved.
"That's right!" The crowd echoed in unison.
The best way to deal with Qi is to weaken it, not to destroy it. In this way, it will be of the greatest benefit to the Qin State.
"The meaning of the widow. When a heavy minister was sent to the Qi State to mediate. I don't know who is willing to send an envoy? Qin Yiren asked.
This mission needs a minister of great weight, otherwise, his words will not carry much weight, and the four countries may not listen. Because the four countries and the Qi country have old grievances, the heart of destroying Qi has long been there, if the four countries cannot be suppressed, the four countries will be disobedient and destroy the Qi country. This is harmful to the Qin state.
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go!" Meng Wulu stood up in a flash.
"You?" Qin Yiren was both relieved and surprised.
Happily, Meng Wu, a sworn friend, was anxious about his difficulties and was willing to send an envoy. Surprisingly, he didn't expect that Meng Wu was the first person to ask for his life.
"If the major general is willing to send an envoy, it is the most suitable." Fan Sui's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
"Oh, Prime Minister, why do you say that." Huang Shigong was a little surprised.
Huang Shigong's words were exactly what Wei Yu wanted to ask. None is not surprised.
Among the people in the seat, except for Fan Sui, Bai Qi and Le Yi, these three people cannot take on this important responsibility. The rest of the people can do it, but Fan Sui said that Meng Wu is the most suitable, which is really surprising.
"The father of the major general, Meng Fu, was originally a Qi person. Although he has an immortal talent, he is useless in the Qi State, so he has to enter Qin and become a major general of Great Qin. Now, it is most appropriate for the major general to be the envoy of Qin and come forward to mediate this incident. Fan Sui explained.
"Oh. We forgot about this verse. Everyone was stunned.
The Meng and Wang clans were famous military families in the Qin State, and these two families started with military merits. The ancestor of the Wang family is the famous god of war Wang Qian, and his son Wang Ben and his grandson Wang Li are all famous generals, and the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren are all famous generals, which is rare in Chinese history.
The Montessori has four people: Meng Fu, Meng Wu, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, and the most important thing is Meng Tian. Meng Tian can be civil and martial, can set the world when he gets on the horse, and can govern the country when he gets off the horse, which can be called a genius.
However, the Mengshi clan were not natives of Qin, but Qi people. Meng Fu was originally a Qi man and had good military talents, but he was useless in Qi and had to enter Qin, but in the end, he became a major general of Qin with his extraordinary military talents. Especially during LΓΌ Buwei's reign, he became the general of Qin.
At the time of Mengfu, King Qixiang and Tiandan vigorously recruited talents, but they let Mengfu go away from under their noses, which made people speechless.
In this mediation of the five-nation dispute, it is most appropriate for Meng Wu to come forward.
First, because he is Qin Yiren's best friend, the two have an excellent personal relationship, they can wear the same pair of pants, and they can say almost everything, this amount is heavy, and this alone is enough for him to take on this heavy responsibility.
Second, because Meng Wu is the national lieutenant of the Qin State, although he is young, he has a great responsibility, and he came to mediate with the weight of the national captain, who dares to say a word?
The third is because he is a Qi person, and his words will make it easier for Qi to accept and more convenient to mediate.
"Okay, I'll take a trip to Mengwu this time." Qin Yiren nodded and agreed.
"No." Meng Wu gladly accepted the order.
"That's right. Meng Fu was originally a Qi person, with extraordinary talents and good fighting. And King Xiang of Qi wanted to restore the strength of the Qi State and vigorously recruited talents, so he discovered Prime Minister Fan. However, did King Qi Xiang ever think that Meng Xiang abandoned Qi under his nose and had to enter Qin, didn't King Qi Xiang ride a horse to find a horse? Qin Yiren was a little emotional.
"Hey!" The people in the audience sighed and answered.
King Qi Xiang really wanted to recruit talents, revive the Qi country, and restore the strength of the Qi country, but Meng Fu abandoned Qi under his nose. Although other countries keep saying that they attach importance to talents, they never attach importance to talents, resulting in the loss of talents one after another, the most famous of which is "Wei Cairen use".
This is a common problem in Shandong, and they can't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, the minister will go to Qi State." Meng Wu was anxious for the king's order and prepared to set off immediately.
"Hmm." Qin Yiren nodded in agreement, slapped his head sharply, and said, "Wait." This time the alliance was instigated by the king and queen, which made the widow hate, although it was hindered by the overall situation and could not be extinguished, but this grievance must be drawn by the widow. Well, the widow wants to scold her, and he wants to scold her severely. β
"Your Majesty, how do you scold?" Everyone knows that this time the alliance was promoted by the queen, and if you can scold her, it will be relieving.
"Scold like this: you shameless old ......" Qin Yiren opened his mouth and scolded, saliva splashing everywhere.
"Poof! Poof! When Qin Yiren finished scolding, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Le Yi, and Wang Jian all fell to the ground with a ghostly expression.
"Will she be?" After a long time, everyone came to their senses and screamed. (To be continued......)