Chapter 166: Lobbyist Cai Ze

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Not to mention that the ministers, under the leadership of Prime Minister Zhang Ping, went to the middle gate to greet Han Wangran and his party, which was very lively. At this moment, Linzi is deserted, and the cold winter of Layue has frozen this city. The wind and snow are too big, and although the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are not many people who buy New Year's goods.

Somewhere in Linzi, Cai Zezheng, the envoy of the Qin State, and the Zhongda doctor Mink Bo had a great time. Cai Ze was originally a Yan person, and at the beginning of the year, the grandson of the prime minister of Yan State was in chaos. Cai Ze was afraid that he would become the second son, so he went abroad to avoid trouble. Go to Zhao first, which is not tolerated by Zhao State, but enters Qin. coincided with the recruitment of talents by Wei Ran, the prime minister of the Qin State, and when he saw Cai Ze, he took it seriously and treated him with courtesy. This time, Wei Ran elected his guest Cai Ze as his envoy, and the king of Qin was afraid that Qi would disdain him, so he named Cai Ze as a guest secretary.

Cai Ze knew the weight of the task of this trip, and after he was rejected by Zhao State, the reason why he no longer entered Han and Wei to lobby was because he saw the current shape clearly. Han, Zhao, and Wei are powerful, and they can easily help Yan Guokuang to support the national government, and now the four-nation alliance is difficult for the world to resist its edge. Under Qin's repeated mistakes, although the national strength ranks first among the seven countries, it is no longer able to resist the Shandong Six-Nation Alliance, and it can protect itself but cannot be aggressive. Going to Han and Wei by himself is just the icing on the cake, but going to Qin is like sending charcoal in the snow, and it will be reused.

Before leaving, Prime Minister Wei Ranqian instructed him to promote the alliance between Qin and Qi. Now that Qin and Chu have completely broken up, they are hostile to Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan, and Qin's only potential ally is Qi alone. Therefore, there is no room for failure on this trip!

In the past few days when he arrived in Linzi, Cai Ze did not take the liberty to visit the magnates of Qi State, but on the contrary, he wandered the streets and alleys of Linzi carelessly. One is to investigate the people's situation, and the other is to inquire about the news. After inquiring about the court forces of Qi State clearly, Cai Ze handed over the worship post unhurriedly. The first person to visit was not Prime Minister Tian Dan. It's not the queen's henchman - Doctor Tai Shisheng, not Zong Zheng Tianqi, but Doctor Mink Bo.

Although Mink Bo was recommended by Tian Dan to take the position, he was very pleased with King Qi. Last year, nine ministers were killed, and Mink Bo contributed the most. Maybe it's good at greeting, and even the queen of the powerful Qi country has a lot of praise for it. Everyone in Qi knows it. King Qi favored the queen. Although there are many concubines and concubines of the princess, there is only one son, that is, Tian Jian, the eldest son born to the queen. Think about it again, when King Qi was in trouble, only the queen often received help, and she did not obstruct her family from marrying King Qi as the queen. This kind of affection made the king of Qi almost obedient to the queen's words.

If you want to rank the influence on the court, the queen should be the first, the king of Qi second, and the second party is the prime minister Tian Dan, which can be seen. Of course. Although this is a joke between the government and the opposition, it is also an indisputable fact.

The reason why Cai Ze crossed Tai Shisheng and Tian Dan was to test the style of Qi State, and secondly, he also used the influence of Mink Bo to persuade Tian Dan and the queen. As long as these two agreed, the King of Qi naturally agreed to the alliance.

"Doctor Zhong, although Ze comes from a bitter cold land, he also knows the gift of Qi country! Doctor Zhong is not despicable. Set up a feast to wait for, and drink this cup full. As a token of appreciation! Cai Ze raised his wine glass and drank it all.

Mink Bo smiled extremely flatly, and said: "Now Mr. is a guest of the Qin State, not a despicable person!" Mr. visited my Qi country on behalf of the King of Qin, and he didn't treat him with this courtesy, for fear that the world would laugh at it! ”

Cai Ze smiled disappreciatively. Changing the subject, he said: "Ze is just a little tongue-in-cheek. Dr. Zhong has great talents, and he can hold on to Jucheng for six years without losing the Yan army. Speaking of talent, Katsusawa is far away! ”

Seeing that the other party praised the most proud thing in his life, Mink Bo was no longer vain and wronged, and said modestly at the moment: "It's just a fluke!" Don't praise Mr. falsely! ”

The smug meaning in Mink's tone. Cai Ze couldn't hear it, and immediately replied with a smile: "At that time, more than 70 cities in Qi Country were all down, and only Jimo and Jucheng remained. Why did the other cities fail to make the Yan army return in vain, and the defenders also! Jimo has An Pingjun (referring to Tiandan) to guard, and Jucheng has a doctor to guard, so that the temple of Qi Guozong is safe! ”

For Cai Ze's compliment, Mink Bo smiled and accepted it calmly. Cai Ze knew that this was a good signal, so he continued: "When Ze came, he passed by Daliang and saw a person named Tang Ju. Have you ever heard of it? ”

"But when it comes to Zhao Xiangguo, Li Dui, and Tang Ju who holds the country within 100 days?" Ermine is colorful.

"Yes!" Cai Ze nodded slightly, and then said: "With this fate, Ze also found him to calculate a hexagram." ”

"How's the hexagram?" Mink Bo asked with interest.

For Tang Ju, Mink Bo has heard a lot. Its most famous hexagram is to predict that Li Dui, who was still a small general at the time, would fall into power within 100 days. At that time, people laughed. Unexpectedly, two months later, the change of the sand dunes occurred, King Zhao Wuling died, and King He of Zhao was in charge of the government. Li Dui, who made great contributions in the mutiny, was named the king and the secretary of the ranks! Since then, Tang has become famous all over the world. But its trail is erratic, and it cannot be seen by anyone who is not destined.

"Without him, Mr. Tang just said that Ze Shang has forty-three years of wealth to enjoy!" Cai Ze replied nonchalantly.

"So, congratulations, sir!" Mink Bo laughed, Cai Ze is really a wonderful person, regardless of the future in terms of wealth and wealth.

Cai Ze arched his hand and asked meaningfully: "Ze has forty-three years of wealth and wealth. I just don't know, how many years of wealth can be enjoyed by Dr. Zhongda? ”

Mink Bo frowned, and said unhappily: "What does Mr. mean by this?" ”

Cai Ze sighed and said, "Doctor Zhong is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but the country is not there, how can he be loyal to the monarch and how can he be patriotic." Now the hatred between the Qi State and the Yan State in the north is so deep that it will not be until death. and the state of Chu in the south is even more aggressive. Now that the Yan State and the Zhao State are married, the way out to the west is isolated! The country of Qi is also close to the sea in the east, and there is no foreign aid, why hold on! ”

Diao Bo smiled disappreciatively, and said: "Mr. is the guest secretary of the Qin State, and now the Qin State is at odds with Han, Zhao, and Wei in the east, and is at odds with the Chu State in the south, and there are Hu people in the north and west. The worries of its situation are no less than that of our Qi country. Mr. is not worried about the Qin country, why worry about my Qi country? ”

"The so-called food of the king, the matter of loyalty. Ze is just a guest qing, and he has the right to obey the orders of King Qin. If Qin is destroyed, Ze will just vote for another country. But Dr. Zhong is loyal, I'm afraid he won't change his door like Ze! Cai Ze looked at the other party's deeper frowns, added fire, and said: "Besides, I have Dasan Pass in the west of Qin State and Xiao Pass in the north, and the Hu people who refuse to go outside the pass are at ease. There is Hangu Pass in the east, but it is three Jin and 200,000 elites. There is a pass in the south, which can block the enemy of Nanyang. Once there is a change, my Qin State can close the checkpoint. What about Qi State? What is the risk? ”

"Solid is not the danger of mountains and rivers, and the world is not the benefit of military revolution. Mr. is full of poetry and books, don't you understand such a truth? Mink Bo laughed.

"Admittedly! The king senses the world with virtue, the people use their lives, and the princes dare not deceive! However, can Qi Guo do this? Cai Ze asked himself and replied, "I'm afraid I can't!" Today's King of Qi is the king of success! For example, the prime minister An Ping Jun, once he is in a high position, he is afraid that it will be difficult to take the lead and take the lead! If the main general does not serve to die, how can the three armies use their lives! If Yan and Chu advance in the north and south, without the help of the three Jins, it is enough to destroy the temple of Qi Guozong. Does Dr. CUHK think so? ”

Diao Bo's face was cloudy, but in his heart he admitted that what Cai Ze said was true. King Qi is not a Ming monarch in the first place, and the reason why he can be established as the king of Qi is only because the heir of Prince Qi is cut off, and he is the only one left. Like King Qi, King Qi today is so happy and likes to have fun.

Even Tian Dan liked comfort after the restoration of the Qi Kingdom in the "Fire Ox Breaking Swallow", and was unwilling to start a war lightly. At the beginning, the reason why the famous scholar Lu Zhonglian offered the neutrality of Qi was that he saw through the thoughts of the monarchs and ministers of Qi. The two are also very close to the Qin State and the Three Jin Dynasty, and Lu Zhonglian thought that this situation could last for many years. Who would have thought that the Qin State would be defeated so quickly, the four countries of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan formed an alliance, and the Qin State was defeated and retreated one after another.

Now the six states of Shandong, except for the state of Qi, have not yet made a stand, and they are in a head-to-head confrontation with the state of Qin, and the other five countries are either fighting or announcing an alliance. Thinking about it, the situation of Qi is really very dangerous.

Although he agreed in his heart, Ermine Bo said insincerely: "Mr. is thousands of miles away, come to my Linzi, I'm afraid I have any advice!" I wish to listen to you! ”

Cai Ze smiled and said, "I don't dare to say anything, it's just a strategy." ”

"Will the plan be released?" Mink Bo is now sure that Cai Ze must mention the matter of the alliance.

The next moment, Cai Ze said unexpectedly: "Abandon the previous suspicions with the Chu State and the Yan State, do the same thing, and destroy my Qin State!" ”

Mink Bo was shocked, Cai Ze was a guest of the Qin State, how could he offer such a "poisonous plan"! Cai Ze smiled strangely and said, "In this way, Qi Guo can be safe for a while." But the State of Qi and the State of Qin are thousands of miles apart, and the middle is blocked by Han and Wei, after the destruction of Qin, even if the State of Qi gets a few enclaves, how long can it hold on? At that time, the people who benefited the most were the Three Jin Dynasty and the Chu State, and once the Chu State was strong, it would definitely be defeated. When the time comes, will the profitable Sanjin and Yan countries let your country go? ”

Mink Bo subconsciously shook his head, it was not in the interests of the Qi State to destroy Qin. As soon as the Qin State was destroyed, the Qi State could easily become the next target of the Central Plains States.

Cai Ze smiled imperceptibly and continued: "There is another plan, unite Han and Wei to destroy Chu, and once the Chu State is destroyed, the Qi State will no longer have to worry about the south." How does this work? ”

Mink Bo just wanted to nod, but Cai Ze shook his head to himself, and said: "This plan seems to be feasible, but after all, Han and Wei look up to Zhao State, if Zhao State goes south, it will definitely take the richest Huaisi River Basin, and then, won't Qi State send away the wolf on the front foot and usher in the tiger on the back foot?" Inappropriate! Inappropriate! ”

Mink Bo was immediately angry, and Cai Ze's three and two attempts to offer a strange plot were just a radical general. On the surface, he agreed to cooperate with Qi and Shandong, but in fact, he laughed at Qi if he did this, and he would be the victim.

Laughing angrily, Mink Bo asked calmly: "According to Mr. Qi's words, how should I deal with myself?" (To be continued......)