Chapter 22 Persuasion of Qi State

Ying Zheng sat on the chair and said to the ministers who came over: "Li Si, who do you say is better to go to Qi to persuade him to surrender?"

"The king, there are no good candidates for Weichen. Li Si replied helplessly.

"The king, the minister recommends one person, Su Bang. ”

"Oh, what is this person's ability, there is General Lao Bai?"

"Your Great King, this person is a disciple of Su Qin's lineage under the Guigu Sect. When he was young, he became an orphan because of the war, and was picked up and raised by Su Ying, who traveled abroad on a snowy day, Su Ying is Su Qin's grandson, and has no heirs, so he treats this orphan as his own child, and named Su Bang, and teaches Su Ying what he has learned. Three years ago, I met him in Hanshui, that was he was very down-and-out, I saw that he was quite backbone and invited him to have a meal, the meal was he introduced to me his ancestor is Su Qin, his population is very good, for the form of today is also very clear, its talent is comparable to Su Qin of the year, at that time I wanted to ask Su Bang to serve the king, but he refused, saying that he relied on his little bit of learning how to serve the king of Qin. Now three years later, Su Bang approached me a month ago and wanted me to recommend him to the king. ”

"Oh, General Bai called Su Bang and asked the widow to test him personally?"

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"Your Majesty, General Bai has come to meet Su Bang!"

"Let them in!"

Ying Zheng saw that there was a person behind Bai Qi: more than eight feet tall, a pair of Danfeng eyes with bright eyes, a confident smile on the corner of his mouth, which made people look at it involuntarily and have a good impression, a pair of white and flawless hands are slender and powerful, not at all like a weak scholar, wearing a robe, walking on the road without humility.

When Ying Zheng observed Su Bang, this Su Bang was also observing Ying Zheng: a knife-like face, a pair of eyes like the boundless starry sky, profound, breathtaking, wearing a royal robe to show the imperial style, sitting on the throne, the huge aura makes people tremble, and the boundless imperial momentum makes people surrender to his feet involuntarily.

Despite this, Su Bang still bowed to Ying Zheng without humility: "Minister, Su Bang, see the king!!"

"Su Bang, the Marquis of Heaven Killing thinks that you have the ability to persuade the Qi State to surrender, and also said that your talent is comparable to your ancestor, Su Qin. ”

"Master Hou exaggerated, there is still a gap between the lower and the ancestors!"

"Yes, humble and confident" Ying Zheng thought in his heart: "The widow is here to test you." Let's talk about your perception of the current situation!"

"Chen believes that the world has become a situation of confrontation between the north and the south, and the Chu state in the south occupies the Yangtze River basin, because the obstruction of the Yellow River makes the Chu state have a natural barrier, and the king of Chu has worked hard to vigorously develop the army of the Chu state in recent years, especially after the king of Chu subdued the 'Canghai faction', Chu [***] The combat effectiveness of the team has been greatly strengthened, and when the Qin State conquered the east and west, the economic and military strength of the Chu State has also developed rapidly; the current Qin State in the north can be described as a monopoly, although there are three countries in the north, but the military strength of the Yan State is not strong, the daughter of the King of Qi is the queen of the Great King, the Qin and Qi families are friendly, only one person can persuade the Qi State to surrender, and then you can send troops to attack the Yan State, after the Yan State is broken, the north will be controlled by the Qin State, especially now that the king is only a weak crown age to unify the north, there is more time to compete with the Chu State, and then the Chu State is at war, with the strong army of the Qin State and the strong martial arts personnel will definitely be able to break the Chu State, to unify the Central Plains. ”

"Well said! Su Bang, you are worthy of being the descendant of Su Qin's lineage. Now the widow wants to send you to the Qi country to persuade you to surrender, and then the widow will send 10 people to protect you?"

"The minister must live up to the king's trust and bring back the letter of surrender of the Qi Kingdom!"

"Well, there is one more thing, you send someone down to find a young man named Long Xuan, don't act rashly after finding it, this person has innate 8-layer skills, after finding it, come back and tell the widow, the widow sent the star warrior to bring him. ”

"Yes, King!!"

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A few days later, Su Bang went to the country of Qi under the protection of 10 star generals.

And the State of Qi, which was thousands of miles away, also got the news on the fourth day after Su Bang left, and now the King of Qi is discussing how to treat Su Bang.

In the palace of the king of Qi, several major generals of the Qi country are here, Sun Bin, Tian Ji, Tian Dan, looking at their advisers, the king of Qi asked:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Qin State sent an envoy Su Bang to persuade him to surrender, what do you say the widow should do?"

"I don't know what you mean, my lord?"

"Alas, the widow doesn't want to surrender to the Qin State, no matter how you say that the king of a country is stronger than a marquis, but if you really can't do it, surrender!

"King, we know, we will try not to surrender to Qin!!"

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A month later, Su Bang came to Linzi, the capital of Qi --- under the protection of 10 star generals, at the gate of the city, there was Su Bin with people waiting, after Su Bang got off the car, he saw Sun Bin, holding a goose feather fan in one hand and a square hat on his head, which made people look like a military.

Su Bang hurriedly stepped forward and said to Sun Bin: "In Lower Subang, this must be the long-famous Sun Junjun!

"Hahaha, Mr. Su is polite, I returned the courtesy, I am ordered by the king of my family to meet Mr. Su again, first follow me to the post house to rest, eat something, and go to meet my king this afternoon!"

"It's better to be respectful than to obey your orders, it's rude to be down!"

Walking on the road, Su Bang looked at the crowded bazaar, and felt that the economy of Qi was also very developed, although it was not enough to catch up with Chu and Qin, but it was more than enough compared to other countries, and there were many merchants from other countries in the bazaar, which was enough to show that King Qi was a monarch with advanced thoughts, and these things were also ordered by the king himself in Qin State, and they were done with great risks. Sun Bin watched Su Bang observe the bazaar, and said to Su Bang:

"Mr. Su, how do you think the economy of my Qi State compares to your Qin State?"

"Hehe, Mr. Sun, I'm not afraid to tell the truth, it's really not as good as the Qin State, Su has traveled abroad all the year round, except for the Qin State and the Chu State, it should be the first in your Qi State, especially in the Qi Country There are so many businessmen, even the Chu State can't compare with you?"

"Oh, listening to the tone of the gentleman, there are more merchants in your Qin State than in the Qi Kingdom?"

"Hehe, since the king of my family ordered to pay attention to agriculture and industry, the status of Shinong industry and commerce in Qin is now the same, the promotion of status has increased the number of merchants, and some laws promulgated by Prime Minister Li Si have made the property of merchants well protected, and now more and more merchants have completely settled their homes in Qin, and there are more merchants and more taxes. ”

Walking and walking to the post house, Sun Bin said to Su Bang: "Mr. Su, you take a rest in the post house first, and then take you to meet my king in the afternoon!"

"Okay, there's Mr. Laoson!"

In the palace of the king of Qi, Sun Bin sat at the head of the king of Qi and said to the king of Qi: "King Qiqi, Su Bang is extremely strong, it seems that he will be able to persuade the king to surrender, which makes me confused. ”

"In that case, you don't have to think about him, when Su Bang comes this afternoon, you can do your best!"

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"Mr. Su, the king ordered me to take you into the palace!"

"It's hard work!"

Walking in the Qi Palace, Su Bang has to Qi Palace's security seems to be tighter than Xianyang Palace, this is not to say that Qi Palace is better than Xianyang Palace, but because the most common force of the palace guards in Xianyang Palace is the fifth layer of the day after tomorrow, which shows how tight the defense of Xianyang Palace is.

"In Xia Su Bang, on the order of the King of Qin, I came to meet the King of Qi, this is a gift from the King of Qin to the King of Qi, please accept the King of Qi with a smile!"

"Well, there is King Lao Qin who is worried. I wonder what happened to Mr. Su this time?"

"Hehe, why should King Qi pretend to understand and pretend to be confused!"

"Bold! dare to speak to the king like this, come and take down this thief!" said one of the generals standing beside Su Bang, who looked at it and said nothing.

"Don't be rude, if Mr. Su wants to let the Qi country surrender, he must say a reason that convinces the widow, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty!"

As we all know, my Qin State is now strong and strong, and has successively destroyed the three countries of Korea, Wei, and Zhao, and now is the time when morale is high, because of the obstruction of the Yellow River, Chu and Qin will not invade each other in the short term, so the Qi State and the Yan State around my pro-country have become the best choice. Because you are the father of my queen of Qin, the king will send me to persuade me to surrender!"

"Oh, you Qin State is not afraid that we will cooperate with Yan State to resist you, when we are contacting Chu State, I believe that he is very willing to give us support, and he will definitely be able to resist you when the time comes!"

"Of course I'm not afraid, there are two reasons: one is that my Queen of Qin is your daughter of King Qi, even if you surrender, because your daughter's relationship will be reused, and you will at least be able to be a small monarch in Qin State in the future; Tianwei Legion', as well as these hundreds of thousands of troops, especially we have many excellent generals here, and the three hundred and sixty-five star generals around my king are even more powerful in martial arts, and they are not afraid of your alliance at all. ”

After a long while, King Qi raised his head and said to Su Bang, "Mr. Su go back first, let's discuss it." ”

"Say goodbye!"

After Su Bang left, the king of Qi asked the minister: "What do you think of what Su Bang said just now?"

"King, now that the Qin State is powerful, let's agree to pull it!"

"Yes, King!"

"No, my lord, we can't be humiliated, we must not surrender!"

"Resolutely do not fall!"

"Don't fall!"

"Come down!"

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"Don't quarrel, retreat from the dynasty! Sun Bin, Tian Ji, and Tian Dan are here with the widow!"

In King Qi's study, the silence could even be heard as a needle fell, and after a long time, King Qi asked:

"What do you think?"

"Great King, in its current form, the Qin State must get an answer from you. And Su Bang's words are also right, and the Yan State and the Chu State are undoubtedly seeking the skin of the tiger, and now surrendering the Qin State is the best choice. ”

"Alas, my lord, what General Sun said is true!"

"Yes, King!"

After King Qi looked at it, he began to write something on the bookcase,

"Sun Bin will give this to Su Bang early tomorrow morning, and say that my Qi State agrees. Alas..."

"It's the king!"

King Qi waved his hand weakly and left alone.

The next day, Sun Bin handed over the letter written by the King of Qi to Su Bang, and told the news that the Qi State was willing to surrender.

After Su Bang heard this, he hurriedly asked one of the generals next to him to send a letter back, and he himself waited for news here.