Late October.

On the galloping road from Hangu Pass to Chang'an, a convoy carrying the flag of the Chu State was slowly moving, and after experiencing the depression of the first forty years of his life, Kuaicher climbed to the top of his personal career.

"Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng and other old and decrepit people, one by one, have a shallow vision, they can't see the crisis of the Chu State, they will only cling to the overlord and absorb his blood, but I, Kuaiche, want to add help to the overlord and make the overlord's body stronger and more powerful." It was this fold of Kuaicho's letter that moved Yu Ji.

The secret struggle between the relatives and clans outside Chu has just begun.

As the Grand Sima of Chu, he sent an envoy to Qin with courtesy, which made Kui Che very proud, and this time he lobbied for peace talks, and he made up his mind to make Qin Chu reach an alliance.

The first rain in Guanzhong fell one after another, draped a layer of snow-white thick velvet blanket for Chang'an City, the city in the snow was built on a high hill, and it looked particularly majestic and magnificent under the vast sky.

People compared to the city.

Just like a small ant and a big tree, the big gap makes people feel disrespectful and regretful.

"Such a big city is worthy of the magnanimity of the Great Qin Kingdom." Kuaiche lifted the curtain of the car, looked up at the new capital of the Qin State in front of him, and his heart was like a wave, unable to calm down for a long time.

"It's just that in just four years, and it's been fighting again, how can the Qin State still have the national strength to build such a big city?"

"In the past, when I was in Weidi, I didn't hear that Chen Ping had any great ability, how did he get to the Qin State and suddenly become a first-level figure in Xiangguo."

In the thirty-fourth year of the first emperor, Kuaiche was recruited to Xianyang as a doctor of Qi State, and Xianyang City at that time was already a first-class city in the eyes of Kui Che. But today, it seems that the scale and momentum of Chang'an City are even more magnificent.

The doubts in Kui Che's heart are getting bigger and bigger, which makes him full of expectations for meeting Chen Ping, maybe from Chen Ping's mouth, he can get the truth, and he has always been very confident in his oral eloquence.

Thanksgiving Square.

Where Chen Ping's Changshi Mansion is located.

The snow has been cleared by the early duty guards, piles of piles in inconspicuous corners, and occasionally, you can see groups of urchins. Get together to play in the snow.

A mule cart passed by, the shouting of the driver broke the silence of the morning, the curtain of the car was lifted, and Kui Che looked at the children playing in a daze, with a strange and complicated expression.

On the streets of Chang'an, it was as cold as as, and the thick fur clothes were worn on the body, but there were no people who froze to death. This situation made the envoys and merchants from Kanto very curious, knowing that the climate in Kanto was much warmer than that in Chang'an. But even so, beggars and homeless people who freeze to death on the streets are often seen.

The entrance of the Changshi Mansion.

Chen Ping had already ordered the servants to open the main gate to welcome the arrival of Kui Che, a distinguished guest of the Chu State, and the generals reflected their value on the battlefield. After Han Xin and other generals won the status of the Qin State, Chen Ping also had to go into battle on another battlefield to win the glory that belonged to him.

"Kuaisi. I haven't seen him for many years, but my brother is as radiant as ever, and he is not old. It's really the envy of Pingxin. Chen Ping stepped forward as he spoke, and shook Kuaiche's hand affectionately.

"Changshi is serious, compared with my brother, this achievement of the foolish brother is nothing." Kuaicher's old face flushed, and Ai Ai said.

After some hustle and bustle, the guests and hosts took their seats.

Seeing that the left and right attendants retreated, Kuaiche also put aside his scruples, and bluntly told Chen Ping about his intention to come to Qin: Chu and Qin made an appointment, not to attack each other, and if it was found that one side had broken the agreement, the other side must cede fifteen cities as compensation. In order to strengthen the ties between the two countries, Kuicher also proposed to jointly send troops to deal with dissident princes.

The one who was blacklisted by Kuaiche was Chen Yu, the general of Zhao who had just defeated Zhang Er, this general Chen was hated because he was not crowned king by Xiang Yu, and he caused a lot of trouble to Xiang Yu in the open and in secret.

"Attacking Chen Yu together, I don't know what the benefits of my Qin State are?" Chen Ping avoided the part that did not attack each other, and focused the conversation on the part of the joint attack.

"The area of Yunzhong and Daixian in the west of Zhao Land belongs to the State of Qin, and the area of Handan in the south belongs to the State of Chu, how about it?" Seeing that Chen Ping did not refuse, Kui Che immediately came to his senses.

The conditions just mentioned, he deliberately focused on the back, that is, he wanted to arouse Qin's heart to swallow Zhao, as long as Qin agreed to send troops to attack Zhao, the purpose of his envoy this time would be basically achieved.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate, there are few people in the Yunzhong and Dai areas, and most of them are inhabited by nomadic tribes, what is the use of my Daqin, on the contrary, it is the area of Handan, which is known as the prosperity of the old Zhao, if it is assigned to my Daqin, maybe this conspiracy strategy is still discussed." Chen Ping shook his head and said.

Kuaiche's expression was indifferent, and he had already prepared to persuade him: "Chen Changshi is not afraid that his appetite is too big, Handan is thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, even if the Qin State occupies it, I am afraid that it will not be long in existence." You must know that the resentment of the Zhao people towards the Qin State is not something that can be dismissed with a few good words. ”

Battle of Changping.

Bai Qikeng killed 600,000 elites of the Zhao army, this period of history is an unforgettable shame for the people of Zhao, almost every man of Zhao will regard Qin as an opponent, in this historical background, it is indeed dangerous for the Qin army to occupy an enemy country with a strong will to resist.

Chen Ping nodded to show his approval of Kui Che's statement, but he added: "No matter what, the gap between Yunzhong and Daixian and Handan is still too big. Moreover, our army made a detour from the north to capture these two places, and the transportation of grain and straw was also a big problem, and if the consumption was too large, the gains really outweighed the losses. ”

"Changshi saw the difficulty, why didn't he think of the benefits, once the Qin army occupied the northern part of Zhaodi, the territory of King Yan was in front of him, would the overlord still think of a place so far away?" Quicher continued.

Let the elite of the Qin army go on an expedition to the northern wilderness, lose the momentum of the nascent in the tearing up with the Zhao army, the Yan army and the Huns again and again, and smooth the edges and corners of the soldiers' conquests, zuihou, from an invincible strong army slowly degenerated into a mediocre army, this is the path that the Qin army that swept Liuhe has walked, Kuaiche hopes that this new Qin army under Li Yuan will also be like their predecessors, gradually sinking and destroying in the endless campaign.

“haha。 Mr. Kuai is really good, and I am a little moved by what he said. However, whether Qin and Chu can reach an agreement or not is not up to you and me, but we have to listen to the meaning of Wuhou and the overlord. Chen Ping quietly made an indispensable answer, judging from his attitude, his personal meaning was inclined to support the joint attack, which made Kui Che disappointed at the same time, but also had a little hope.

"In this way, then Kuai will wait for the good news of Changshi." Kuaicher stood up with the sleeves of his robe and bowed his body to retire.

As soon as Kuaiche left, Chen Ping immediately ordered the car to go to Li Yuan's mansion. The information obtained from Pengcheng before, as well as the appearance of Kui Che, all showed that there were differences of opinion within the Chu State, and this disagreement was a good news that the Qin State could take advantage of.

Shenwu Marquis Mansion, main hall.

"The state of Chu proposes to jointly attack the state of Zhao, is this what Kuaiche means, or does Xiang Yu mean?" Li Yuan listened to Chen Ping's account and was a little undecided.

All the time. The mainstream attitude of the Kwantung princes towards the Qin State is to join the vertical and the vertical, and if one can't defeat the Qin State, they will unite to fight together; As for the alliance between Qin and Chu. Geographically speaking, it is somewhat similar to the strategy of Qin and Qi at the beginning, except that the result of the alliance of Qin and Qi was the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin. Although the state of Qi was supported to Zuihou, it also perished in the end.

With the lessons of history in mind, Xiang Yu will approve of Lianqin's proposition. Li Yuan felt that it was unlikely. Perhaps, only a free-spirited and unbridled person like Kuicher would come up with such an idea.

"Wuhou, in Ping's opinion, this is mostly Kui Che's opinion. Xiang Yu was able to agree to peace talks without war, just to recuperate and strengthen the Chu army, at this juncture, he would not make any extraneous branches. However, among the Kwantung princes, in addition to the state of Chu, it is okay to belong to the state of Zhao, and between Qin and Zhao, it is a situation of endless death, if you can use the liliang of the state of Chu to disintegrate Chen Yu Shili earlier, it is a good idea. Chen Ping thought for a while and said.

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Chen Yu is just reckless, so don't worry. Keeping him is still helpful for stabilizing the situation of Zhao, our army has been fighting for many years, and the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted, so it is not appropriate to use swords again, and now, among the princes of Kwantung, we need to deal with Liu Bang, the king of Han, who fled to Yingchuan. You will go to negotiate with Kui Che tomorrow, and it is okay to negotiate peace, or to attack together, but first, you must send Liu Bang's head to the head, and the day you see the head will be the time when the peace talks are successful. ”

Chen Ping was taken aback, and hurriedly nodded: "Wuhou commanded, Ping has written it down, but Liu Bang is like a lost dog, and he can't live in fear, so why does Wuhou need to pay attention to him?" ”

"Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, eliminating the evil, Chen Xiang must write down that my Daqin's Xiangguo is not only wise, but also has the vision of the overall situation." Li Yuan heard Chen Ping's question, and his heart was also full of sympathy, Liu Bang is powerful, and he is not familiar with the history of Emperor Gaozu, so he will not have a personal experience, at this point, even if he is as wise as Chen Ping, he is also famous.

Chen Xiang, this is the first time that Li Yuan treats Chen Ping as Xiangguo, in fact, this is what Chen Ping has been working hard to get, but Li Yuan still hopes to let Chen Ping experience more tempering, and only in this way will the internal politics of the Qin State be more comfortable in the future.

"Wuhou Daen, Ping can only do his best and assist as much as he can, in order to repay the feelings of the encounter." Chen Ping choked up, and the realization of many days of anticipation made him feel both pleasantly surprised and feel the lightness after the release of his repression.

"Tomorrow's court meeting, Ben Hou will mention your appointment during the court meeting, I, Lord Xiangguo of the Great Qin State, you don't want to be excited and sleepless tonight and be late, haha-!" Li Yuan quipped with a rare smile.

"This, I will retire immediately and rest early." Chen Ping's handsome face turned red, and he hurriedly withdrew, and at the moment when he left the Shenwu Marquis' Mansion, Chen Ping looked up at the sky with snowflakes, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"What's wrong with Lord Changshi, was he bullied by Su Niang or kicked out of the house?" Chen Ping's idiocy happened to be looked at by Xin who came to the door, and the young lady, who had always been lively, immediately yelled at Chen Ping.

"Haha, it's a nice day, isn't it?" After Chen Ping let out a sigh of relief, he saw Xin chasing closer, and hurriedly said hello before quickly slipping away.

Not to mention the relationship between Xin Chai and Li Yuan, even she herself Chen Ping can't afford to provoke now, with the harmony within the Qin State, even the relatives of officials are close to each other, Zhang Suniang and Xin Chai and Gu Yunniang have a relationship like best friends, if Xin Chai runs to Zhang Suniang to bite it, he Chen Ping really can't stand it.

Xin Chai came to invite Li Yuan to enjoy the snow on Leyouyuan, the girl's mind always has some romantic elements, Li Yuan has not been at ease to watch a snow scene for many years, the beauty has an appointment, and naturally agreed to go. It's just that when he arrived at the place, he found that it was not Xin Chai who came to enjoy the snow, but a large group of female dependents, and his role as a Shenwu Marquis was to be a target and transport captain on the side. (To be continued......)