That night, according to the discussed strategy, Wei Qi first made an appointment to meet with the prince of Qin, who was hostage to Daliang.

Less than a year earlier, the Qin prince had been sent to Daliang as a hostage, ostensibly to ensure that the personnel exchanges between Xianyang and Tao would not endanger the security of the Wei state. But the people brought by the prince were all civil and military all-rounders, and they were not a problem to engage in intelligence and affairs, and in practice, they became outposts to monitor the Wei State. It was Wei himself who proposed to send hostages, and when Qin announced that he would send the crown prince himself as a hostage, Wei knew that he had dug a pit for himself, but he was helpless.

The State of Qin is in the west of the State of Wei, and naturally, the pavilion where the Prince of Wei stayed was the Liangxi Station where Zheng Anping once worked on an errand. Liangxiyi is thirty miles away from Daliang, and it is also thirty miles away from the confinement, and it is just the distance between the suburbs of Daliang City that can communicate with each other without disturbing each other. Knowing that the prince was coming to enter the pledge, Wei Guo tidied up Liang Xiyi in advance, and also built a fence outside the wall to expand the scope of the post station. In the Wei State, I tried to imagine as much as possible, but I still didn't expect the prince's retinue to reach such a scale of 100 people. Generally qualitative, there are only about ten followers, and twenty or thirty people are considered to be many; Hundreds of people came at once, are they here to be hostages or what are they here for? But Wei didn't dare to say anything, Prince Qin personally came to the question, this is a big face! To have a good relationship with the crown prince is to have a good relationship with the future King of Qin and the first prince in the world, and the importance cannot be overestimated!

All the pavilions were vacated and given to the prince's retinue. The postman and the postman temporarily set up a shed outside the post station to stay. Originally, it was expected that 100 men would be sent to protect and monitor, but now it has been increased to 500 men, and the barracks are located in neighboring towns three or five miles away from the post station, and the number of soldiers on duty in each shift has also increased from 20 to 100.

The Three Kingdoms Coalition attacked Zhao, and the crown prince was the focus of negotiations, and the Qin envoys almost used Liangxiyi, where the prince was located, as a transit station, constantly discussing and discussing negotiation strategies, which contributed to the Wei State sending troops. After the Three Kingdoms Alliance entered Taihang Mountain, the prince cut off contact with them here, and occasionally heard some rumors, which could not be verified. The crown prince focused on reconnoitering the situation in various parts of the Wei state. There were many merchants in the pottery land, scattered all over the Wei State, and the prince also sent people to check around from time to time in the name of supervising the merchants. If someone from Taoyi enters the Liang, they generally have to visit the prince at the pavilion, and the prince usually receives him in person, sometimes talking all night long.

When the Qin army entered Wu'an, Tao Yi had also heard about the movements on Wu'an's side, and a lot of news came over, but it was not very certain. Merchants from Handan generally live in Daliang, usually do not go through the west gate, and if the prince's entourage wants to enter Daliang, they must report in advance, and there will be people who will be accompanied by people hugging the ground, so the prince is very isolated from the real situation in Handan. At first, he thought that the appearance of the Qin army was just a rumor that it was Wu'an, but after a large amount of information that could corroborate each other came in, the prince understood that Hu Yang had really entered Wu'an. He wondered, why and where did Hu Yang enter Wu'an? The prince asked his entourage questions, and occasionally people from Xianyang, the prince also asked him these questions, but they were not answered. With the help of his identity, the prince visited Wei Qi, Duan Zigan, and even Xinling Jun in many ways, but he was not convinced.

Then, almost suddenly, merchants everywhere unanimously spread the news that the Qin army had been defeated and fled to several provinces. The prince didn't know where the city was, what his status was, and his subordinates couldn't say why. The crown prince decided to go to Xinlingjun in person tomorrow and ask him for a true letter. Just as he was about to send someone to contact him, he suddenly heard the news that Qin had entered Wei.

The Qin envoy came by boat and was arranged at Liangnanyi. After the Qin envoy got off the ship, he came into contact with the prince's personal guards who came to answer him. In the chaos of carrying the tributes and staying at the post station, the Qin envoy and the guards had a secret and simple conversation on the ship for a while, and the guards disembarked and returned. Only then did the prince know that the Wei army suddenly appeared in Anyi, as if it had been defeated by the Zhao state; The South Korean army has not yet returned to China, and it should have been dispersed; The Qin army was in the best situation, but it was also trapped in a few provinces. Jiyi is the Wei Yi that was captured by the Zhao State. The task of the Qin envoy was to urge Wei to open the way to the Qin army, so that the Qin army could return to China via Nanyang. The Qin envoy did not know the specific location of the Yi, but only vaguely knew that it was about the bank of the Yellow River, adjacent to Ningxinzhong, the great capital of Wei.

The crown prince couldn't blame the Qin envoy. The Qin envoys sent were Qin pedestrians who were well-versed in etiquette and only conveyed their opinions to the sending country, and did not themselves have military, geographical, or other expertise. But what puzzled the crown prince was why the king of Qin sent another envoy instead of through his own channels.

At night, Wei Xiang Wei Qi came to Liangxiyi and asked to see the prince. The prince welcomed him in, and ordered the lamp to be held, and the two chatted under the lamp.

Wei Qi first asked: "Qin envoy is here, and the prince knows it?" ”

The prince said: "There are rumors in the market, so I know it!" ”

Wei Qi said: "Qin envoy mission, the prince knows it?" ”

The prince said: "Unknown! ”

Wei Qi said: "The King of Qin sent an envoy to ask, what is the intention of the Wei army to enter Anyi?" ”

The prince also pretended to be surprised and said, "He Wei's army entered Anyi? Nothing to hear! ”

Wei Qi said: "As the prince said, the Wei army's entry into Anyi is not to take Anyi. The Three Kingdoms attacked Zhao, and the prince experienced it himself. The Wei army that entered Anyi was also one of the actual coalition forces. Therefore, those who go out of Anyi want to take the road to Anyi and return to the country. ”

The prince thought for a while and said, "When the minister heard that the Qin army was also involved, Gai Wei Yiye, or Zhao Yiye?" ”

Wei Qi said: "The prince is wise! Several Yi Ben Wei Yi, ill-prepared, fell into the hands of the Zhao people by mistake. ”

The prince said: "Qin takes a few towns for Wei, and Wei Qi will repay it!" ”

Wei Qi said: "The prince is mistaken! It's not in Wei, it's really Qin! ”

The prince said: "Qin and how many are thousands of miles apart, how can there be?" It will be attributed to Wei Ye, but it is necessary to take it. ”

Wei Qi said: "Qin is trapped and defended a few towns, and it will not last long. Wei has grain, and Qin has another way, let Yi Yu Wei, but what? ”

The prince said: "No, too." How many Qin dwellings, all the grain and straw are ready, how can you return with grain and straw? ”

Wei Qi said: "Wei Gu is fighting with grain and straw, welcoming Qin in the road, but what?" ”

The prince said: "No, too." Qin lives in a few, and he will leave before he hears of it. There is a battle of grain and straw, and it is not enough to repay it. ”

Wei Qi said: "Wei Gu has a grain and straw chariot battle, so that the people are burdened by the road, but what? ”

The prince said: "I wish to hear the kings, but I don't dare to do it!" ”

Wei Qi said: "If Wei Zhi meets Qin and this is the case, may Qin meet Wei Ye as such!" ”

The prince said: "I want to hear it in detail!" ”

Wei Qi said: "Wei so meet a few Qin people, and I also wish to meet Wei people in Anyi!" ”

The prince didn't expect Wei Qi to set up an ambush here, and he was speechless for a while. There was a moment of silence and said: "Wei Zhi meets Qin Ye, and he will have a few also; Qin Zhi meets Wei, what will Wei repay! ”

Wei Qi said: "When the ministers heard that the Wei army attacked Tangcheng in Hanyi, its people were similar to a few. If Qin loves it, he will take it. ”

The prince said: "The minister has not heard of it, and he is willing to ask the king." ”

Wei Qi arched his hand and said: "May the prince speak kindly to the king." Qin and Wei, alliance also. Please defeat Zhao together, friendship is the same hatred, and righteousness should help each other. ”

The prince said: "The minister should repay the king." ”

Wei Qi said: "Come to meet with the Qin envoy, and I wish the prince to accompany me." ”

The prince said: "Respectfully! Wei Qi walked away satisfied. Seeing Wei Qi's smug smile, a trace of doubt rose in the prince's heart: Did I do something wrong?

The next day, Wei Qi came to invite the prince, and the prince wore court clothes and rode to the court.

Unlike the Prince of Chu who followed the court almost every day in Qin, the Prince of Qin did not need to go to the court every day in Wei. This depends to a certain extent on the status of the hostage: if the hostage's identity is a minister, he will follow the court and discuss the government together; If the identity of the hostage is a guest, then there is no need to go to court, only send someone to consult when there is something; However, if there is a major matter and it is necessary to discuss it with the monarch and ministers, the hostages who are guests can also go to court. So the crown prince of Qin accepted the arrangement of Wei Xiang and went to court the next day.

Since the prince lives outside the city, and the time of the court meeting is usually before the city gate is opened, Wei Qi also specially arranged a festival for the prince to go to the court, and he must temporarily open the city gate when he enters and exits - if the prince goes to the court every day, it will annoy the Ximen guards to death!

After the prince arrived, Wei Qi greeted him and took the prince to the warm pavilion inside the gate of the beam. Duan Zigan and Xin Lingjun were also there, and the doctors Jin Di and Xu Jia were not qualified to sit with them, but they were also called in.

The prince and the people greeted each other one by one, and Wei Qi said: "Today, we will discuss the matter of the Qin envoy, and the two doctors will be Rong and Jia, and they should also discuss it!" ”

Xinling Jun asked everyone to sit down, and then asked: "Qin envoy Zhiye, Gai asked about our army's residence in Anyi!" ”

Wei Qi added: "Our army came out of Anyi, Qin was uneasy, or suspected that I would take advantage of its defeat to attack Anyi, so I sent an envoy to ask him." But tell Wei Jun that he has no intention of settling down, but if he is false, he will be fine. ”

Duan Zigan said: "This Wei army is not someone else, but the army of Zhao with Qin." With Qin Zhiyi, Gai Meng also. Qin Yu greeted him with the righteousness of the alliance and the gift of the host. ”

The prince was silent.

Xinlingjun did not let him go, and saluted in the seat: "I wish to hear the prince's intentions!" ”

The prince said: "The king sent an envoy to come, but he did not reach the ministers, and the ministers did not serve the king's teaching, so they did not dare to speak falsely!" ”

Xinling Jun said: "But the gentleman can also say it." "The prince resigned repeatedly, but Xinlingjun did not allow it, and he insisted that the prince say his opinion. The prince pondered and said: "Wei defeated and entered Anyi, which is almost the same as Qin Jin, and it can be discussed as one!" ”

Xin Lingjun exclaimed: "The prince's words are to the point, and the matter should be solved, and there is no second reason." ”

Jin Con and Su Jia also said: "If it is not the words of the prince, things will be disturbed." The prince's revelation is like a candle in the dark! The prince secretly felt bad in his heart, but he didn't know what was wrong, and he was uneasy.

After a few more idle words, there was a drum sound in the palace, and the ministers went to court. A few people came out and stood first in the Daliang Gate, and the prince stood beside Xinlingjun and gave great respect. ——In the past, when he was in court, the prince was accompanied by Wei Qi and stood behind Xinlingjun! - This made the prince feel more and more uneasy......