Chapter 48: Zhao Tuo angrily reprimanded the ministers
In the hall of the Bushan County Ya, Fusu is receiving an audience from the South Vietnamese envoys.
"Are you saying that your Nanyue King agreed to my request?" Fusu asked, pretending to be surprised.
"Prince of Great Qin, my King of Nanyue did agree to your request, but there is a precondition, I want to see my family first." The South Vietnamese envoys proposed to Fusu the preconditions for fulfilling their promises.
"Come on, bring Zhao Shi up"
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After a while, I saw two guards take Zhao Shi to the hall of the Bushan County Ya.
"Lord Xu, why are you here?" Zhao Shi asked suspiciously.
So the Nanyue envoy surnamed Xu told Zhao Shi in detail about Fusu using Zhao Shi as a condition to blackmail the king of Nanyue to sell Guilin County and Xiang County.
After listening to what this Lord Xu said, Zhao Shi lowered his head in shame.
"If my father takes Guilin County and Xiang County back for himself, then what face will he have to return to South Vietnam in the future. Even if South Vietnam was lucky enough to keep the size of the land under Fusu in the future, would the subjects of South Vietnam recognize themselves as the sons of the world? Rather than returning to South Vietnam, it is better to desperately protect Guilin County and Xiang County. ”
After Zhao Shi secretly planned to himself, he walked to the South Vietnamese envoy with a firm gaze.
"You go back and tell your father that if he wants to exchange the two counties of Nanyue for me, I will cut myself in this Bushan county."
Seeing Zhao Shi's sudden resoluteness, Fusu was stunned for a while. He didn't expect Zhao Shi to have such a heroic side at all, and couldn't help but be a little impressed by Zhao Shi in front of him.
Seeing that his plan had gone wrong with Zhao Shi, Fusu shook his head helplessly, and then waved his hand to the guards at the door, signaling them to take Zhao Shi down.
After the guards took Zhao Shi out of the lobby, Fusu spoke:
"You go back and tell that Zhao Tuo, just say that I have changed my mind, and I don't want him to cede Xiangjun and Guilin County. As long as he, Zhao Tuo, withdraws the South Vietnamese army in Zhulu and Laoyi counties, I will let your family return to South Vietnam. ”
After seeing the South Vietnamese envoy leave the hall, Peng Yue said angrily: "Son, since this Zhao Shi is so ignorant, he should be killed." Anyway, sooner or later, my Great Qin will take back South Vietnam, and there are not many Zhao Shi, a dead ghost. ”
"General Peng, this Zhao Shi can't be killed, I still have to use him to clean up a group of courtiers in South Vietnam." Fu Su said to Peng Yue with a deep expression.
"General Peng, you send some spies to Nanhai County, let them hype Zhao Shi's performance today, and make the people of South Vietnam think that Zhao Shi is much more powerful than Zhao Tuo."
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When the South Vietnamese envoys brought the situation of Bushan back to South Vietnam, the South Vietnamese monarchs and ministers were excited for a while.
"It's still my son who is so powerful that I forced Nafu Su to make concessions." Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, said proudly.
After listening to Zhao Shi's performance in Bushan County, the ministers of Nanyue were all overjoyed, so they opened their mouths to express their praise to Zhao Shi to the king of Nanyue.
A few days later, the South Vietnamese army besieging the county towns of Zhulu and Laoyi evacuated Guilin County in accordance with Zhao Tuo's edict, and Fusu did not break his promise and sent Zhao Shi back to South Vietnam.
Just a few days after Zhao Shi returned to South Vietnam, several rumors began to ferment in South Vietnam, and even Wu Jian and other courtiers were involved in the rumors.
On this day, the guards of the Nanyue Palace told Zhao Tuo about the rumors circulating in Panyu City.
"My lord, this people are becoming more and more disagreeable, and they dare to compare you with the prince."
"Oh, that's a little weird, but what do you say?" Zhao Tuo asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, they even said that you are not as courageous as the Prince."
After listening to what the guards said, Zhao Tuo was silent for a while.
In the next few days, Zhao Tuo would intentionally or unconsciously ask the inner servants or ministers about the people's opinions on himself and Zhao Shi.
On this day, Wu Jian's suggestion completely provoked Zhao Tuo.
Due to Qin's blockade of South Vietnam's economy, South Vietnam's finances were already in an extremely bad situation, and Zhao Tuo complained at the court meeting.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now my Nanyue treasury is becoming more and more empty. If the Qin State is blockaded for another year and a half, I am afraid that the people of South Vietnam will have to eat the soil. The widow has been thinking about a solution for the past few days, but unfortunately he has not come up with a useful solution. What do you say? ”
"Your Majesty, we have nothing to do, or let the prince tell me if I have any good suggestions." Wu Jian looked at Zhao Shi and said to Zhao Tuo.
Seeing that Wu Jian threw the problem to himself, Zhao Shi had no choice but to speak out.
"Father, my son, I can't think of what to do for a while."
When Wu Jian waited expectantly for Zhao Tuo to reply, he saw that Zhao Tuo's face was gloomy.
"One is the son of a widow, and the other is the minister of the country. Why do you have no idea when you encounter something? And you, all of you are sanctimonious, you like to get together and talk nonsense. When it comes to a critical moment, I can't be relied on, why did I raise you waste in South Vietnam? Zhao Tuo's courtiers scolded angrily.
When Zhao Tuo finished scolding, he saw a group of courtiers looking at each other, not knowing how to deal with themselves, and Zhao Shi and Wu Jian, who were standing in the first place, were at a loss.