The king of Qin asked Pingyuan Jun to hand over Wei Qi, but Pingyuan Jun flatly refused and denied that Wei Qi was in his own mansion. King Qin said: "It is necessary to deceive." The widow really knows that Wei Qi is in the monarch's mansion, so why refuse! "Pingyuan-kun repeatedly denied it. The king of Qin did not argue with him, and after the banquet, he directly sent troops to guard the residence of the king of Pingyuan, so that he could not enter or leave. Seeing that King Qin suddenly turned his face, Pingyuan Jun was a little dazed in his heart, not knowing what the future would be.

Soon, the envoys of the King of Qin left Hangu Pass and went straight to Handan. Lü Buwei led his convoy and brought a large number of goods purchased from the Qin State as part of the mission, and also came out of the customs. Taken together, the size of the mission reached one hundred and fifty times, with more than five hundred followers. Half of Lü Buwei's retainers and slaves were stationed in Xianyang, and Lü Buwei was supplied by a group of business elites under Chen Si. In the future, Handan will definitely become a strategic focus, and due to the distance between Handan and Xianyang, Qin's power in Handan is very weak; This caused a lot of miscalculations during the Battle of Changping. Based on Lü Buwei, it was an opportunity to expand Qin's power in Handan.

When the powerful Yu Qing was about to leave for Linzi, he received a report from the Chu State: Anping Jun Tian Dan died in Chen Cheng, and according to Tian Dan's instructions before his death, the coffin will be sent back to the fief of Qi State for peaceful burial. Since Tiandan still holds the title of Zhao Xiang at present, and there is a food in Zhao State, so Chu State also sent envoys to Zhao State to report the funeral. Yu Qing, who was preparing to make Qi, was also appointed to mourn the king of Qi on behalf of the king of Zhao.

From Chen to Linzi, the most convenient road is to enter Jishui from the chasm and turn south at the mouth of the Zishui River. Except for a section of Zishui, it can be transported by boat along the way. The most straightforward road from Handan to Linzi is to take the overland route, cross the two rivers of the Yellow River, and then advance along the Jishui. On the road from Handan to Linzi, the Qi State established an important border county, the Gaotang Dynasty, among which, the Liao and Ce Ercheng captured by the Zhao State from the Qi State was the scourge that triggered the dispute between Qin and Zhao. It is only a hundred miles away from Jishui.

To find out the date of Anpingjun's uprising, Yu Qing first set off from Handan, arrived in Liaocheng, and sent people to the shore of Jishui to wait for the arrival of the Chu delegation. On the shore of Jishui, there is a relatively famous city of Ayi, which was originally called Keyi. Because the large area east of Liaocheng to Jishui is low-lying, and there are many rivers such as the Yellow River and Jishui, it was a swamp land at that time, and after heavy rains, it was a swamp country, and only the vicinity of Ayi was still suitable for people to settle. It is one of the few passages to enter the Qi country by land, and it is also a Shangfu on the shore of Jishui. However, due to the limited number of places and underdeveloped food production, the population has never been able to flourish. There was a small city with no garrison.

This relatively remote city, which is located on the main transportation route, is a good place for diplomacy. Yu Qing's entourage of more than a dozen entered Ayi and connected with the city lord, who immediately sent people upstream to investigate, and within a few days, he heard that the fleet of the coffin of the Chu State had reached Shou and Gang in the pottery land. The two cities of Shou and Gang were the two cities that the Marquis seized from the Qi State, and now belong to the pottery land of the Qin State. The envoys of the State of Chu sent coffins to the State of Qi, and Tao Yi naturally did not stay in trouble, and also gave grain and straw according to the laws of Qin. Then a messenger flew to Xianyang.

The state of Chu did not report An Pingjun's funeral to the state of Qin, and when the state of Qin got the news of Chen's spies, it was already the time when the state of Chu was about to set off. Nearly 2,000 miles from Chen to Xianyang, the mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel, and it was already a month later when Xianyang got the news; The news from Taoyi also arrived at about the same time. At this time, Qin Envoy and Lü Buwei and his entourage had already left Hangu Pass. Zhang Lu sent Pegasus to stop the group and asked them to inquire about this operation in Luoyang and wait for further instructions.

The traffic conditions in Luoyang are much better than those in Xianyang, and the distance to the place of the incident is much closer, and the news is very convenient. Here, Lü Buwei and his entourage heard that Zhao envoy Yu Qing stayed in Liaocheng for many days, and met Chu in Acheng to make Gongzi, and the envoys of the two countries entered Linzi together; After arriving in Linzi, the two visited the king and queen of Qi at the same time...... There are more and more signs that at least the Qi, Chu, and Zhao families may be conspiring to negotiate.

After staying in Luoyang for a few days, the State of Qi sent envoys to report the funeral to the princes of the world, and Anping Jun Tiandan died. The state of Qin immediately sent envoys to Qi, and at the same time ordered Lü Buwei and his party to continue to Handan.

When Lü Buwei returned to Handan again, it was already early summer. At this time, although it is still a little cold in the morning and evening, there is no need to wear winter clothes anymore. It is said that Yu Qing had left Linzi at this time, but had not yet returned to Handan.

The envoy handed over the documents of the King of Qin to the King of Zhao: "The king's brother is in Qin, and Wei Qi, the enemy of Fan Jun, is in the house of Pingyuan Jun." The king will send people to hold their heads, and I will send out the king's brother Yu Guanye. ”

Pingyang Jun received this document on behalf of King Zhao, but responded very unceremoniously: "Although the king is young, although the king is respectful, and if you want to die, you dare not hear it!" ”

The envoy replied very politely: "If you dare to die, but please listen!" ”

It was a matter of Pingyuan Jun's safety, and the monarchs and ministers of Zhao Guo naturally did not dare to ignore it, and discussed it for several days, hesitated again and again, and could not make a decision.

At this time, the envoy of the Qin State did not wait to enter the post house, but went to Handan City and met Gongzi Yiren. The messenger showed the jade plate to the Yiren, which was engraved with the words "Son of the Lady of Huayang"!

Yiren suddenly understood what was going on: this was to establish his status as a sister-in-law! Immediately bow down to the ground.

But the envoy's next mission was completely unexpected: to make Lü Buwei the young master.

Generally, the prince has a protector and a master, a martial artist and a scholar, who is responsible for both the safety of the prince and the education of the prince. Generally speaking, the prince treats Fu with the courtesy, and if the prince is underage, Fu can even handle affairs on behalf of the prince. Lü Buwei has not known Yiren for a long time, and it has only been three months so far, but he somehow gained the trust of King Qin after entering Xianyang and obtained such a lofty status. Yiren didn't have time to think about it, and immediately saluted Lu Buwei with his hand, and said: "The young master enters the door of the stranger, the stranger is very disrespectful, and the young master is guilty!" ”

Lü Buwei said: "The minister has to obey the king's order, assist the son, make meritorious deeds, and fulfill the wishes of his life." Dare to do your best for your son, but don't dare to be lazy! ”

Then, the envoy announced the reward of the King of Qin and the Lady of Huayang to the stranger. Rushing to love the one hundred and fifty carts of goods, and not wanting Lü Buwei to spend a penny, it was all a gift from King Qin and Mrs. Huayang, except for the need to meet King Zhao and complete the mission, the rest were all at the mercy of strangers and Lü Buwei. Overnight, Yiren went from being a prince who was not favored by his father to becoming the future ruler of the Qin State!

Lü Buwei returned to his shop, placed the Qin merchants brought from Xianyang in his various businesses, and readjusted his staff. Naturally, the goods brought from the Qin State had to pass through here to sell at the best price.

Zhao Ji, who was married for a stranger, is still Lu Buwei's concubine on the surface, living in Lu Buwei's house, but looking at the meaning, the child is already pregnant!

Here, the Qin State is arranging the affairs of the stranger, and Yu Qing from the Zhao State side has also come back. Matching the fanfare when he went on an envoy, Yu Qing also returned with a full load when he came back: fifty times a big country, full of gifts from the Qi country, symbolizing the mission harvest is extremely rich! But after entering the side hall of King Zhao's palace and sitting down with several ministers, Yu Qing began to scold the queen, saying that the Qi country was going to be destroyed in the hands of this woman! No matter how Yu Qing tried every possible threat and temptation, the queen had only one sentence: Qi can protect itself, and he can't ask for it; The state of Qi is willing to maintain good relations with all the princes, and is not willing to fight against any of them! The six cities offered by Yu Qing were rejected by the King of Qi.

Yu Qing revealed that his relationship with Chu Gongzicheng was quite fruitful. Gongzicheng is a noble son, and he couldn't stand Yu Qing's words, so he handed over the bottom of the Chu State: After more than ten years of recuperation, the strength of the Chu State has been greatly restored, and the strength on paper is already comparable to the Qin State. Although Gongzi Cheng was only responsible for sending Tiandan's coffin back to Qi and had no other mission, he still affirmed Yu Qing's idea of conniving against Qin, saying that if Yu Qing went to Chen Guo to lobby, he would definitely support it!

Although Yu Qing's mouth is like a river, every sentence is positive, and he tries his best to say that his mission is complete and successful; But through those flowery rhetoric, the failure of Qi's mission has become clear at a glance: Qi State resolutely and unequivocally rejected Zhao's pull, and he didn't even want to do with the Six Cities, and he didn't want to be an enemy of Qin! Although Yu Qing still thought that he could lobby for Chu, Wei, and Han again, King Zhao made up his mind: Pingyuan Jun must be rescued, even if it is with Wei Qi's head.

That night, Yu Qing sent someone to take Wei Qi to his home. Early the next morning, Pingyangjun commanded the Zhao army to surround Pingyuanjun's fiefdom and search Wei Qi. The momentum is so great, Handan is shaking! On the other side, Yu Qing took Wei Qi, each with three or five reliable henchmen, and walked out of Handan and walked south.

Wei Qi was threatened by the King of Qin seven or eight years ago, and was forced to abandon his official position and flee. After barely crossing Zhangshui and arriving at Yecheng, he couldn't afford to get sick. Yu Qing had no choice but to place the group in a reverse brigade, asking for medical treatment on the one hand, and sending people to Daliang on the other hand, asking Xinlingjun to find a way to rescue him.

From Yecheng to Daliang, it was a large swamp at that time, and the avenue had to go around the foot of Taihang Mountain, from Nanyang to Xingyang, and then to Daliang, during which it was five or six hundred miles, and it was not easy to cross several rivers, especially when it was necessary to hide one's identity. Yu Qing originally let himself and Wei Qi have two entourages each for a total of four people to go south, but after walking halfway to Weidi, Wei Qi's two entourages couldn't stand it and secretly fled with money. Only two of Yu Qing's entourage remained, who were alone and lacked money, and their movements were restricted everywhere. It was summer again, and the heat was unbearable, and I drank some unclean water when I was thirsty, and I drank my stomach badly, and I pulled it for several days, and everyone fell out of shape. Finally, I was faced with the problem of crossing the Yellow River. The two were penniless, so they could only look around for dark lines to help them cross the river, and it took several more days. I finally crossed the river, and walked along the avenue to Guancheng one by one, thinking in my heart, I have finally arrived!