Tian Dan discovered Su Dai by accident, after all, Su Dai and his party acted extremely low-key. But the appearance of an elderly man in Linzi City is still conspicuous enough.

With the fall of Jibei and Hejian, the two large counties that originally belonged to the Qi State, into Korea, the Qi State has been completely surrounded by Korea. Tian Dan knew that there was no other way out for Qi than to attach himself to Korea.

Tian Dan has never had a good attitude towards lobbyists who travel around the world. In Tian Dan's view, for their own selfish interests, the lobbyists tricked the kings of various countries into taking risks, and when they failed, they patted their butts and left. What a curse to the country!

What a character Su Dai is, who once stirred up the world with his three-inch tongue, and now he is old and spicy. If there is not enough interest, he will go out of the mountain ?! After confirming that Su Dai had come to Linzi, Tian Dan concluded that Su Dai was most likely entrusted by the countries to come to Laqi to go into the water!

Therefore, Tian Dan directly blocked Su Dai in his residence and caught Su Dai off guard. Su Dai also reacted quickly, since Tian Dan had already found himself, it was better to simply test Tian Dan's thoughts. If Tian Dan can be persuaded and then bribe the right prime minister with a lot of money, it will be easy to persuade the king of Qi.

"I heard that Mr. has been in Jiangdong for many years, but I don't know if he came from afar this time, what advice do you have?" Tian Dan was the first to ask.

Su Dai's last appearance was in Yingdu of Chu State, when he was still a guest secretary of Chu State. After the state of Chu moved its capital to Wu County, the news of the Su Dynasty was not known to the world. Therefore, Tiandan speculated that Su Dai was very likely to follow the king of Chu to Jiangdong. If Su Dai admitted this, then Tian Dan could basically conclude that Su Dai must have been entrusted by the Chu State to lobby the Qi State. If Su Dai doesn't admit it, then you can also find clues and deduce Su Dai's true intentions.

Su Dai smiled and replied, "The prime minister said he was joking!" The generation is just an old man who is dying. Where do you dare to advise the state affairs of the Qi country! The implication is that he admits that he is from Jiangdong.

Of course, Tian Dan didn't believe Su Dai's words, if Su Dai didn't have any goals, he wouldn't have come all the way to Linzi.

"Now South Korea defeats Yan and Zhao in the north, Chu in the south, and Qin in the west. Dongfu Qi country. Receiving Jiuding in Luoyang, King Han is called the emperor, and the prestige is in all directions, Mr. really has no ideas? ”

As soon as Tian Dan's reason was opened, Su Dai knew that he couldn't continue to prevaricate, otherwise he would completely offend Tian Dan, so Zhengse said: "There are some shallow opinions, I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the ears of the prime minister, so I hesitated." ”

Tian Dan immediately smiled. Said: "Sir, but it doesn't hurt to say! National affairs are difficult, and it is advisable to brainstorm. ”

"South Korea has occupied Jizhou, Huaisi, Guanzhong and other critical places, and its momentum has been achieved, and the only one that can be used is not yet on a stable foothold. Therefore, (Su) Dai thought that if he wanted to solve the dilemma of Qi country, he must join forces. Otherwise, the state of Qi will be besieged by Korea, and if Korea uses troops in alignment. Linzi may find it difficult to ask for help from other countries. Su Dai looked at Tian Dan and said sincerely.

The look of disdain in Tian Dan's eyes flashed, and Su Dai immediately realized. Tian Dan is afraid that he will not agree with the policy of connivance. Sure enough, Tian Dan sighed and said in great embarrassment: "Sir! ”

"I want to hear about it!"

"There are only two counties left in the country of Qi, Jiaodong and Qi County, with less than 200,000 households and no more than 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers. At this time, conniving against South Korea is tantamount to falling into a desperate situation. But all the nations hesitate. South Korea only needs to order a brigade of troops to be able to come to Linzi. The way for Qi to protect itself can only be respectful. With the benevolence and righteousness of South Korea, it will not be difficult for us to join the country! Tian Dan said the way of survival of Qi in an unquestionable tone.

"Dai can't agree!" Sudai replied respectfully but firmly.

"Since King Han succeeded to the throne, he took Yizhou and Jingzhou in the south and Liangzhou in the west. Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east, and Jizhou in the north. Chasing the dead to the north, ambushing millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting. Because of the convenience of profit, slaughter the world, and divide the mountains and rivers. Died Wei and destroyed Zhou, and then called the emperor, and the princes of the world entered the court to ask for submission. Hasn't the prime minister seen that King Han's ambition is to dominate the world?! If South Korea only wants to protect itself, why should it start wars repeatedly?! Why is King Han called the emperor?! In order to dominate the world, where does South Korea get benevolence?! If the countries are left alone, they will cut off their land to bribe South Korea, seek temporary peace, and cut off three cities today and five cities tomorrow. Looking at the four realms, the Korean soldiers are here again. However, the land of the princes is limited, and the insatiable desire of tyrannical Han is endless, and the worship is complicated, and the invasion is more urgent. This so-called land affairs are still holding on to the salary to fight the fire, and the salary is not exhausted, and the fire is not extinguished. The State of Qi has sacrificed Qingzhou, but isn't South Korea still forcibly occupying Hejian and Jibei and not returning them to the State of Qi?! What's more, there are only two counties left in the Qi country, how long can they do Han? ”

"Even if Qi Guo remembers that the ancestors have a difficult business, and the road is blue, and they are unwilling to cede land again, how can they compete with South Korea with the land of Qi and two counties? ! Could it be that the King of Qi served the King of Han more respectfully than the Son of Zhou served the King of Han?! Since South Korea can destroy the Zhou Ceremony, it may not be able to destroy the Qi Ceremony!! Please think twice! ”

Of course, Tian Dan was saddened, and the decision to cede Qingzhou was made by the King of Qi. At that time, he repeatedly said that South Korea was just deceiving himself, and the State of Qi could cede Taishan County at most to allow South Korea to withdraw its troops, but King Qi didn't listen! After South Korea seized Hejian and Jibei County, he also made a proposal to the King of Qi, suggesting that he make a deal with Yan State, taking advantage of the fact that the Yan army had withdrawn and the Han army had not arrived, to seize half of Jibei County, but King Qi was afraid of offending South Korea and did not listen! This directly led to the fact that there were only two counties left in the Qi State, and it was completely besieged by Korea.

With the Jishui defense line and the Great Wall defense line, the Qi State can still defend it. If the land is ceded again, it will be difficult to preserve Linzi. Qi Guo is not qualified to do the matter of cutting land and bribing South Korea. The only thing Qi can do now is to protect himself and befriend South Korea. South Korea is afraid that it will also have to pass through other countries, and does not want Qi to be hindered behind. This is the only chance for Qi State, the safest opportunity.

But now, Su Dai told himself that Qi had another chance, and that was to join forces with other countries. But psychologically, Tian Dan has a shadow on the longitudinal side. Last time, Qin, Zhao, Qi, Chu, and Wei sent a million troops to attack Korea, but they were defeated! This time, the momentum is much smaller than last time, but South Korea's power is even stronger, and there is a possibility of success?!

"The Nine Kingdoms combined to attack Qin, isn't it the same defeat under Hangu Pass?! The million-strong army of the five countries invaded South Korea, and it didn't end without a problem?! This is a combination of people's hearts, but it is a joke, it is better to fight separately. Tian Dan still smiled disapprehantly.

"The reason for the failure of the Five Kingdoms to invade Korea is very clear. If there is no Xiongnu and Yue country. If Qi Guoken really contributes, it will not allow South Korea to annex Qing, Xu, and Liang in one fell swoop, and its strength will soar! Today is different from the past, when the Nine Kingdoms invaded Qin, although the Qin State was strong, it would not destroy the countries, but the King of Han became the emperor after exterminating the Zhou Dynasty. King Han's mind has been revealed. Even powerful countries like Wei were destroyed by Korea, and powerful countries like Qin and Zhao lost their roots and moved their capitals to take refuge. With South Korea's current national strength, it is easy for the dead to live in society, and how dare all countries not work together! The (Su) Dynasty knew the Prime Minister's concerns that if Korea sent troops, Qi would not be able to stop it, so he did not want to offend South Korea. But the prime minister can know that no matter how respectful Qi serves Korea. South Korea will eventually have to deal with Qi State! If you agree to join forces, Qi can still have reinforcements, but if you don't agree, Qi can only fight against South Korea alone! Su Dai said threateningly.

Tian Dan frowned and asked rhetorically, "The rest of the countries also agree to join forces?" ”

"I don't hide it, I was appointed by the king of Chu to lobby all countries. The three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan have all agreed. As long as Qi agrees, South Korea will become the public enemy of the world! ”

"The king of Chu is the chief of the longitudinal covenant?" Tian Dan said again.

"If the King of Qi is willing to serve as the chief of the longitudinal covenant. Dai is also sure to let the king of Chu give up the position of the longitudinal chief! Su Dai thought that Tian Dan intended to elevate the position of King Qi, so he pretended to be magnanimous.

Tian Dan waved his hand. Once the five-nation alliance succeeds, South Korea will definitely attack the commander of the longitudinal covenant first to set an example and sabotage the alliance, and the danger is too great! Su Dai's "kindness" did not dare to accept it on behalf of King Qi.

"The fact that the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan are willing to serve the king of Chu as the chief of the covenant is just a thought of the gentleman, and the gentleman's words have no basis. And how to win the trust of the order?! ”

"The prime minister doesn't have to believe it, but (Su) Dai assured the prime minister that within two months, Qin and South Korea will inevitably break up, and when the four countries increase their troops in Korea. It is not too late for Qi to send troops to help. However, at that time, it would be difficult for Qi to gain the trust of the four countries! ”

Tian Dan thought about it carefully and proposed a compromise solution, saying: "This prime minister can support Mr.'s strategy of cooperation, but if the four countries of Qin, Yan, Zhao, and Chu do not take the lead in sending troops and make enemies with South Korea, I don't think that our Qi country will send a soldier to make it difficult for South Korea!" ”

"Good!" Sudai's response was only one word.

After Tian Dan made a compromise, the rest of the matter was simple, opening the way with heavy money, and the ministers of Qi such as the right prime minister Hou Sheng wrote to the king of Qi one after another, asking for cooperation. The only doctor who opposed this matter, Diao Bo, after a long talk with Tian Dan all night, no longer objected to Su Dai's plan the next day. The king of Qi concluded that it was profitable to join forces with the Qi country, so he readily agreed, crowned Su as the guest secretary, and ordered him to travel to and from various countries and be responsible for communicating with the anti-Korean affairs.

Su Dai then left Linzi and took more than half a month to arrive in Dai County. After all, King Qin didn't know anything about Hezong, and if he wanted King Qin to join him, he had to cooperate with Yang Quanjun and them to act in a play.

After informing the king of Zhao of the whole story, the king of Zhao was extremely refreshed, and ordered Lian Po to lead an army of 20,000 from Handan to the south from Yanmen County to attack the Qin state.

Qin State, Jinyang.

After lingering in Xiyuan for more than a month, the King of Qin finally returned to Jinyang. After dealing with the politics that have been accumulated for a long time, before I know it, it is March, which is the time when the earth recovers and everything is renewed. In the past six months, the world has been very peaceful, and King Qin is also happy to be at ease. Although the pain of losing Guanzhong is still there, but life is too short to be happy, for the life of having a beautiful woman in his arms and a fine wine in front of him, King Qin is very satisfied.

King Qin's life was very comfortable, especially after King Qin's beloved concubine, Du Ji's son, learned to speak, King Qin's mood was even better! As the saying goes, the mother is more precious than the son, and there will be a reward under the joy of the King of Qin, first of all, Du Ji will be promoted to concubine, above the concubine.

According to the system of the Zhou Dynasty, the Son of Heaven had a queen, three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one wives. Later, he was the wife, and the rest was the concubine. The state of Qin, after becoming queen, inherited this system. It's just that the current King of Qin favored Mrs. Huayang before he ascended the throne and did not take too many concubines. After becoming the queen, the state affairs were difficult, and she was not in the mood to take a concubine. In the entire harem, except for Mrs. Huayang, there are only nine concubines. In terms of status, three of the nine were concubines and six were wives. Du Ji is one of the three concubines.

Considering that although Mrs. Huayang is the queen, her title is just that of Mrs., King Qin cannot make Du Ji his wife out of etiquette or taking into account Mrs. Huayang's feelings. But in order to show his love for her, he set up a concubine between his wife and his concubine to show that Du Ji's status in the harem was only below that of Mrs. Huayang.

Love the house and the black underneath. King Qin found another reason and rewarded Du Ji's brother Du Chan for his trivial merits. This made the courtiers a little criticized, but Qin Wangquan didn't know.

Originally, in March, King Qin planned to take Mrs. Huayang, Du Ji and other favorite concubines on a trip. But with the sudden illness of Mrs. Huayang, this plan had to be delayed.

For Mrs. Huayang, King Qin still has a lot of feelings. At that time, King Qin was just an ordinary son. According to the normal succession, after a hundred years of King Qin Zhao, it will inevitably be Prince Mourning to ascend the throne, and King Qin will return to the fiefdom at that time, be an idle son, and indulge in landscapes. As for being obsessed with power, it is absolutely impossible to make friends with famous people and raise guests in the Qin State like Pingyuan Jun, Meng Weijun, and Xinling Jun. There is a lesson from the "four nobles". As the prince of Qin, he can only be cautious and not contaminated with half of his power.

At that time, King Qin was very depressed at the thought of returning to his fiefdom and being a man with his tail between his legs, and it was Mrs. Huayang who comforted King Qin and helped King Qin tide over the difficulties. At that time, no matter what King Qin did outside, Mrs. Huayang kept the house in good order without any complaints. Perhaps because he had no heirs, King Qin was very wealthy Mrs. Huayang before he became the crown prince. and so on to become the crown prince. This guilt is even heavier.

Therefore, when Mrs. Huayang wept and hoped for her stepson Chu. When he was made the crown prince, King Qin agreed without hesitation. is not only because King Qin dotes on Mrs. Huayang, but also because King Qin knows that Mrs. Huayang has silently paid a lot behind her without complaint or regret, and she owes her.

Now that Mrs. Huayang is sick in bed, King Qin said that he could not abandon his wife to go on an outing. On the contrary, Du Ji relied on the favor of King Qin. insisted on going on an outing, which provoked King Qin to be angry, and also made Du Ji understand that although King Qin doted on her, it was in King Qin's heart. Her status is still inferior to Mrs. Huayang.

So, as Mrs. Huayang wished, King Qin stayed in the palace and often visited Mrs. Huayang, and stayed for several hours. At the beginning, Mrs. Huayang pretended to be lacking, and pretended to be unconscious whenever King Qin came to visit. King Qin wept for it. Later, he pretended to have a high fever and talked nonsense, often mentioning the names of "King Qin" and "Zichu", which made King Qin even more nervous. After taking the decoction for a period of time, Mrs. Huayang finally "sobered up", which made King Qin happy.

On this day, King Qin personally served Mrs. Huayang to take medicine, just as when King Qin was not the crown prince, Mrs. Huayang served the sick King Qin to take medicine. It's just that after a few sips of medicine, Mrs. Huayang's tears poured down.

King Qin suddenly asked nervously, "Is the decoction too hot?" Mrs. Huayang shook her head.

"Is the decoction too bitter?" King Qin said again.

Mrs. Huayang still shook her head, tears raining down. King Qin suddenly lost his bearings, and asked anxiously, "Is there something uncomfortable?" The widow will pass on the imperial doctor! "Then he shall command the little yellow door outside the hall.

Mrs. Huayang finally raised her face with pear blossoms and rain, and complained: "The concubine is thinking about the prince." The prince is far away in Luoyang, lonely. It would be great if the prince was in Jinyang at the moment! You can serve the decoction to the concubines, and you can share the state affairs for the king! ”

King Qin was silent. Mrs. Huayang said again: "And that poor Zheng'er! was born more than two months ago, and he still hasn't seen his grandfather and grandmother. Every time I think of this, the concubine is very sad in my heart! After speaking, Mrs. Huayang cried even more.

King Qin finally spoke: "It's been six years since the prince went to Luoyang!" No one remembers it! But the prince went to Luoyang for my Great Qin, how could the widow tolerate him being wronged in Luoyang? Madame rest assured, the widow will send someone to send a thousand gold to the prince, and then prepare a generous gift to the prince and grandson, and select a few nurses and clever maids, which will not let the prince's family be wronged. ”

Of course, Mrs. Huayang was dissatisfied with King Qin's avoidance of the important and trivial, and said angrily: "The king knows how to bully his concubines. The concubine means, cough, cough, the concubine means that she wants the king to take the prince back. The crown prince has been gone for six years, doesn't the king enjoy the relationship between father and son?! Even if the king doesn't want to, the concubines also want the prince to be by his side! Ahem, other concubines are accompanied by children, but only the concubines are lonely. The king was busy with state affairs, and the number of times he came to see his concubines became less and less, and every day, the concubines could only face the mirror, and there was no one around them to speak, which was very desolate. If the king can send someone to take the prince's family back to Jinyang, then the prince can help the king take care of state affairs, and the concubines can also take care of the prince and grandson, how good is this! ”

King Qin hesitated, it was impossible for Mrs. Huayang not to know that she was not "working state affairs" at all, but doting on Du Ji too much, she said this to cherish her own face, and was unwilling to compete with Du Ji and be jealous. If Mrs. Huayang is talking about side things, such as asking for an official for Yangquan Jun, or asking for a reward, she can agree. However, the matter of the crown prince Chu as a proton is related to the relationship between Qin and Han, and if he suddenly wants to take the prince's family from Luoyang back to Jinyang, there is no reasonable explanation, I am afraid that there will be many incidents. This is the concern of King Qin. (To be continued......)