It stands to reason that for major diplomatic relations between Wu and Jin, only a minister at or above the rank of a doctor needs to be sent as an envoy.

Jin Guo sent Zhao Ying and Shi Mimu together this time, what was the idea?

Does the teacher ask about sin?

Qing Ji, who was puzzled in his heart, immediately chuckled lightly and said: "Shibo and Zhao Qing, I don't know what the two of you are doing this time by the order of Jin Jun to envoy Wu State?" ”

Qing Ji simply asks straight to the point, there is no need to hide it.

Because Qingji is not afraid of offending the Jin Kingdom at all.

In the past, when the Wu State was weak, it still needed the help of the Jin State, but now, there is no need!

In the last Xue Di Alliance, Wu respected the Marquis of Qi as Fang Bo, which can be said to have annoyed the Jin State.

However, the Jin State had no way to take Qingji and Wu Guo at all, and there was nothing to do.

The two countries of Wu and Jin are beyond the reach of the whip, and there are many vassal states in between, thousands of miles away.

Even if the Jin State wanted to crusade against the Wu State under the banner of "respecting the king", it would be even more difficult.

Zhao Ying, as the main envoy, followed and said: "Don't hide it from Wu Hou, the two of us made Wu this time, it is for the good of the two countries of Jin, Wu and Wu!" ”

"Jin and Wu are the same out of Ji Zhou's vein, the same ancestry and the same origin, when Wu Guoxian dreamed of longevity, Jin and Wu were good, unanimously to Chu, and communicated with each other. But now, because of the villain's obstruction, the alliance between Jin and Wu is good, and there is a danger of falling apart. ”

"Therefore, the intention of our monarch is to reconcile the two countries of Jin and Wu."

Come to the narrative?

Qingji bowed slightly.

He pretended to be confused and said: "The State of Wu and the State of Jin are in the same lineage, and they have been in good alliance for more than 80 years, and they are deep-rooted, so how can there be any danger of wavering?" ”

"Please Zhao Qing and Shi Bo go back and tell your monarch that the end of the widow will be the alliance between Wu and Jin."

"Good!"

On the issue of the reconciling of the two countries, it is obvious that a consensus can be reached.

After all, there are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests.

As long as the rise of Wu does not threaten the hegemony of the Jin State, the Jin State will not attack the Wu State, or even send troops to conscript.

In the same way, the great enemy of Wu is still Chu State, and there is a Qi State in the north that is eyeing the State of Qi to be released, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to reconcile with Jin State at this time.

"Wu Hou, in order to express the alliance between Jin and Wu, and at the same time, congratulate Wu on the prosperity of the country, and my Jin country should offer a meager gift and talk about my heart."

Immediately, Zhao Ying took out a bamboo slip, opened it, and solemnly read: "The congratulatory gifts are as follows: 10,000 taels of gold, 10 pairs of jade, 100,000 pairs of jade, 100,000 stones of corn, 1,000 pairs of jade, and 1,000 horses of silk......"

It's really a generous gift!

is worthy of being the overlord Jin Guo, and he is so generous when he makes a move.

However, this made Qingji's heart very uncomfortable.

Because, Jin Guo took out so many gifts, but they were not simply given to Wu Guo.

It's the so-called come and don't be rude!

Wu Guo wants to return the gift, and the value cannot be lower than this congratulatory gift of Jin Guo too much, otherwise it will be impossible to say that it will lose the national character!

"Jin Guo is also gracious. The widow is deeply gratified, the second and third sons, I don't know what Yi'er and other people think, the Marquis of Jin is so generous, how should the widow give back? ”

It's a conundrum!

As soon as Qingji's words came out, the ministers in the court couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper.

If the return gift is too heavy, it will make Wu Guo suffer.

The return gift is too light, and it will inevitably be unseemly, which makes people look down on Wu Guo......

Qingji is certainly not the kind of king of a country who wants to save face and suffer crimes, but in this kind of matter, he can't be sloppy.

"King!"

At this time, Sun Wu, who had been promoted to the rank of Great Sima, immediately stood up and said slowly: "The minister thinks that he should give back to the Marquis of Jin!" ”

"When the minister led his troops to conquer the land of Lingnan last year, he captured four foreign beasts and dedicated them to the king. This beast is worth a lot of money, and it's worth 10,000 gold! ”

"Shhh

Hearing this, the ministers of Wu Guo who were present couldn't help but gasp and were shocked.

Sun Wu said big things like this, not afraid of flashing his tongue?

Zhao Ying and Shi Mi Mu glanced at each other, and then asked with interest: "I don't know what kind of strange beast it is, but it is worth ten thousand gold?" ”

"Zhao Shangqing has heard of the Iron Eating Beast?"

"I've heard a little."

Zhao Ying nodded and said: "According to ancient books, iron-eating beasts are like bears, with small heads and feet, black and white, and can lick copper, iron and bamboo bones. It is rumored that Chiyou's mount is an iron-eating beast! ”

"Not bad!"

Sun Wu chuckled and said, "The strange beast mentioned below is also an iron-eating beast. ”

"I don't know if Zhao Shangqing thinks that the iron-eating beast is worth ten thousand gold?"

“……”

A mere beast, worth 10,000 gold?

Zhao Ying wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to refute.

As the saying goes, rare things are expensive!

The iron-eating beast itself is a very rare animal, and it is not found in the Central Plains, only in ancient books.

It would seem like a great thing to have an iron-eating beast.

It is enough for the Jin Kingdom to be innovative among the countries of the Central Plains!

However, in Qingji's view, a giant panda is worth 10,000 gold, which is too outrageous.

Although Qingji also felt that the giant panda was a very valuable animal, it was too ridiculous to exchange 10,000 taels of gold for it.

"The meaning of the widow. In return to the Marquis of Jin, two iron-eating beasts, one male and one female, and offered 80,000 stones of rice, a pair of rhinoceros horns, a pair of ivory, and a thousand pearls. ”

"Thank you Wu Hou!"

Zhao Ying and Shi Mimu hurriedly thanked.

The two giant pandas that Qingji gave back, as well as some local specialties, are valuable things in themselves.

This incident also made Qingji see business opportunities.

The south is different from the north, especially in the Lingnan region, where there are many animals or local products such as pandas, elephants, rhinos, etc., which are not found in northern countries.

If this is taken to the north to be sold, wouldn't it make Wu Guo make a lot of money like this?

……

After Qingji and Zhao Ying, Shi Mimu, the two envoys of the Jin Kingdom, took the consensus of Wu and Jin to rebuild the old good, the two did not leave Jinling.

Zhao Ying claimed that he wanted to stay in Wu for a while, visit the mountains and rivers, and appreciate the customs and customs of the land south of the Yangtze River.

Qingji knew Zhao Ying's thoughts.

It's just that I want to check the reality of Wu Guo, and I know it in my heart.

However, Qingji didn't mind, and even asked Tingwei Bo to accompany Zhao Ying and Shi Mimu to travel through the mountains, seas, lakes and rivers of Wu State.

After retiring from the court, Qingji summoned his three confidants, the great Sima Sun Wu, the Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, and the guard Wu Zixu to the Zide Palace.

Qingji, who had nothing to do, even made a pot of tea and poured a cup for himself and the three ministers.

"Second and third sons, what do you think of Zhao Ying?"

After taking a sip of tea, Qingji asked meaningfully.

Hearing this, Sun Wu and the three of them glanced at each other, and then secretly thought about it.

Fan Li first pondered for a moment, and said: "The king, in the opinion of the minister, Zhao Ying has hidden ambitions and ambitions, judging from Zhao Ying's previous actions, this person has the talent to govern the country, and he will be indescribably expensive in the future." ”

"If the Jin State can regain hegemony, Zhao Ying will be the first to make the first contribution."

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