"There is labor!"

Zhang Yi's attitude was very respectful, and there was no unruly or smug look, showing the maturity that he should not have at his age, so that the little pedestrian Jia Qifang did not dare to underestimate him.

He motioned for Zhang Yi to follow behind him, and his attitude became more and more harmonious.

After walking from the back of the palace for a while, Zhang Yi heard the faint sound of birdsong and gurgling water in the distance.

In front of him is a royal garden with beautiful scenery located in the palace of Zhao State.

The garden is very elegantly arranged, every flower bed, stone steps, pavilions, and ponds are very elegant, and once you walk here, you will feel like you are in a paradise.

The trees are shady, and the branches and foliage are overhanging.

The flower beds are filled with a variety of flowers, and their colorful petals sparkle in the sun.

As far as the eye can see, when the sea of flowers is in full bloom, it is in stark contrast to the solemnity of the palace, but it makes people feel extremely comfortable and relaxed.

Jia Qifang paused, waited a little and said, "Messenger, please." ”

Zhang Yi bowed his head, and when he was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the garden, he quickened his pace slightly and followed closely behind Jia Qifang.

The royal garden located in the palace of Zhao Guo covers a vast area.

After walking for almost a cup of tea, along the winding path, Zhang Yi and Jia Qifang walked to a rockery with green and flowing gold.

The stream in the mountain flows, the stone path bends with the stream, the water ripples, and the scenery is picturesque.

There is a pond around the rockery.

Fish frolic in the green waters, occasionally jumping out of the water and splashing, as if adding a touch of fireworks to the entire Royal Gardens.

"Messenger, Your Majesty is ahead." Jia Qifang said with a finger in his hand.

Jia Qifang pointed to the small pavilion next to the pool.

A young man in a red blue brocade robe was sitting bored on a sandalwood chair.

Throw some fish food into the pond and watch the koi fish compete in the pond.

To his right and left stood an expressionless guard.

Zhang Yi observed carefully and found that there was not even a eunuch waiting for this emperor of Zhao Guo, and the two guards were not so much guards as surveillance.

The Zhao royal family has been carried by those martial arts forces outside the palace, oppressed, and even set up in the air.

It has formed a completely different situation from the current Emperor of Wei.

The first king of Zhao was the same as the first king of Wei, he was a strong man with an open-minded personality and courage in doing things.

Wei has been in business for more than 200 years, and now Fen VI Yu Lie has become a powerful country in the world, on the other hand, the descendants of the first king of Zhao have been so uncompetitive that they can no longer control the projectile land of the palace.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Zhang Yi gathered his thoughts and said: "Hard work. ”

Jia Qifang, a little pedestrian, said with a smile: "Messenger, you can go with me." ”

As he spoke, he persuaded Zhang Yi to walk towards the small pavilion of Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng.

When approaching the vicinity of the small pavilion, Zhang Yi decisively stopped and insisted: "I am the envoy of Ying County, and it is not in line with the etiquette of the king to meet directly, so it is better to work hard to be a good person." ”

His voice was neither light nor heavy, and Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng, who was feeding fish in the pavilion, could hear it.

When the little pedestrian Jia Qifang saw Zhang Yi like this, he had no choice but to follow him and go to Tongyu alone.

He walked in front of Emperor Chengxiang of Zhao Guocheng, and did not salute the monarch and minister, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the envoy of King Wu of Wei asks to see." ”

Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng, who was feeding the fish, was stunned, obviously not expecting that the envoy of King Wu of Wei would want to ask to see him.

Emperor Chengxiang was a little puzzled and said: "Didn't I leave this matter to Pang Xiang to deal with, why did you come to me?" ”

Jia Qifang said: "Pang Xiangguo has already received the envoy, this is the envoy of King Wu of Wei who took the initiative to see His Majesty. ”

Emperor Cheng Xiang's face was even more suspicious.

However, as an emperor, he also knew some imperial gifts, put down the fish food in his hand, clapped his hands and said, "Let him come over." ”

Jia Qifang bowed, returned to Zhang Yi's front and said, "Your Majesty announced your past." ”

"Okay."

Zhang Yi tidied up his appearance, walked into the pavilion with a solemn expression, and saw Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang saluting and said, "Zhang Yi, the envoy of King Wu of Wei, greet Your Majesty." ”

"Messenger, no need to be polite." Emperor Cheng Xiang was curious: "Do you have any special requirements for the envoy to come to me?" If Pang Xiang can't agree to the messenger, I won't either. ”

Zhang Yi shook his head and smiled: "Back to Your Majesty, it's not like that. ”

"Why did the messenger want to see me?"

"As the envoy of King Wu of Wei, I was entrusted by His Royal Highness King Wu to envoy Zhao and was ordered to discuss important matters related to Hedong, and Your Majesty is the monarch of Zhao and the master of this country, how can I, as a guest, not see the master?"

Zhang Yi's tone was very sincere when he spoke, and Emperor Chengxiang suddenly felt a sense of respect, which made him feel good about the messenger in front of him.

He said happily: "Envoy Zhang, I have heard the name for a long time, what is your purpose for making Zhao this time?" ”

Zhang Yi glanced around left and right and said, "This is not a place to discuss state affairs, please change the place again." ”

Emperor Chengxiang knew that Zhang Yi wanted to talk to him alone.

He commanded: "Jia Xingren, bring the messenger into the propaganda room, and I will be there to receive the messenger who has come from afar." ”

Jia Qifang, who was standing next to the small pavilion, heard this, did not refuse, and hurriedly prepared.

In his opinion, it was normal to receive the messenger in the mission room.

The Xuan Room is not far from the royal garden, and it only takes a moment to walk and the two sides arrive at the Xuan Room of the palace.

The whole Xuan room was quiet, as if it had been sealed in dust for a long time.

Entering from the main gate, you can see the tall jade seat in the center of the main hall.

On both sides of the jade seat, there is a row of bronze statues, depicting the figures of the Zhao Kingdom in the past dynasties.

Although there are traces of cleaning in this palace, there is still a little dust scattered on the ground, which looks cold and lonely.

After entering the Xuan Room, Emperor Cheng Xiang sat directly on the jade throne and retreated some irrelevant people.

"Messenger, now you can tell me the purpose of your mission."

Zhang Yi's face suddenly became serious, and he said seriously: "Now my Majesty Wei is gathering 200,000 troops to prepare to attack Zhao State, so I don't dare to hide the true situation, and tell Your Majesty in advance first." ”

"This ......" Hearing the news, Emperor Chengxiang suddenly panicked.

The slight changes in his face were captured by Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was secretly happy in his heart, and continued: "Your Majesty, you must have known that our Royal Highness King Wu has occupied thirty cities in Hedong, and his subordinates have defeated General Li Mu, and the edge is flourishing, every soldier can fight with one enemy and ten, if there are 200,000 troops to rush in the future, Zhao State will become very dangerous." ”

Regarding the defeat of Li Mu, in recent days, it has been repeatedly mentioned by the ministers every morning in the court.

In order to justify Li Mu's defeat, the bureaucrats belonging to Li Mu's camp exaggerated the combat strength of the Wei soldiers occupying Hedong in front of Emperor Chengxiang.

Emperor Chengxiang is in the palace, and the information around him is limited, and he does not have a clear judgment on this, but everyone is in the clouds.

In his cognition, the Wei soldiers who occupied Hedong were very strong.

So at this time, I was convinced of Zhang Yi's words.

Emperor Chengxiang asked, "Then, according to the envoy, how should I avoid this war?" ”

Zhang Yi knew that Emperor Chengxiang had begun to waver: "I will consider it privately for Your Majesty, it is better for Your Majesty to gather your ministers, announce the cession of the thirty cities east of the Hedong of Zhao State to King Wu of Wei, and then draw up a document and make an agreement, asking King Wu not to attack." ”

"Isn't this a land cut? I don't think the ministers will agree. Emperor Cheng Xiang frowned after hearing this, and said with an embarrassed face: "This request is a bit excessive. ”

"Your Majesty, I understand your concerns. But please think about it, if the army invades, can you Zhao State find a more capable general than Li Mu? Is there a martial artist who is stronger than the Sect Master of Haoran? Once the army breaks through the capital, Pang Xiang and General Li Mu are both capable of self-protection, and the most dangerous one is Your Majesty. What I'm saying is for Your Majesty's sake. ”

Emperor Cheng Xiang hesitated, but still had reservations: "I need to think again. ”

Zhang Yi hit the railway while it was hot: "Your Majesty, the situation is changing rapidly. If the 200,000 army officially set off, then it would be a bow with no turning back, which would directly threaten the safety of the Zhao State. Only by ceding the thirty cities east of the Hedong of Zhao can you continue to be the emperor of Zhao as Emperor Xiang. ”

"Otherwise, if Your Majesty wants to continue to fight with us, then you can only send Pang Hao Xiangguo to lead the troops, whether it succeeds or not, this will boost the power of the Pang family, presumably this is not the result that Your Majesty is willing to see, I hope Your Majesty will make up your mind as soon as possible"

Emperor Chengxiang fell into deep thought, and although he was skeptical of Zhang Yi's words, he was also moved by his lobbying.

Whether to fight or not to fight, it seems to be extremely disadvantageous to him.

The lesser of two evils.

After some weighing, Emperor Chengxiang finally made up his mind, "Okay, I agree to cede the thirty cities east of the river, and I will discuss this matter with many ministers tomorrow." ”

Zhang Yi smiled confidently: "Your Majesty, if you raise this, there must be ministers in the court to support it, and we are willing to retreat thirty miles first to support Your Majesty's decision." ”

"That couldn't be better."

Seeing that he had achieved the desired goal, Zhang Yi suddenly felt a sense of relief, and his eyes couldn't help but show a happy look.

He looked at Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng again, and only felt that this young man, who was not much older than King Wu, was very pitiful.

Thousands of miles away, the emperor can't control it, within ten steps, the emperor is no different from ordinary people, so the emperor's power is only ten steps away, within a thousand miles...... And he was trapped within ten steps.

When the next day when Zhao held a court meeting, Emperor Chengxiang kept his promise and put forward the idea of ceding the thirty cities to the east of the river.

Emperor Chengxiang, who was sitting on the throne, said: "I want to cede the thirty cities in Hedong to end the war in Hedong, I don't know what the ministers think?" ”

Seeing that Emperor Chengxiang took the initiative to cede the thirty cities in Hedong, Pang Hao's face couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise.

Then the last trace of doubt in my heart was dispelled.

Zhang Yi's proposal yesterday had actually moved him, but if he proposed to cut the city, it would be easy to fall into the truth, and it would not be conducive to his reputation if it was spread.

There is no guarantee that Li Mu's side will be angry at him for this.

He originally planned to let a person with a bad reputation raise the matter, and then put pressure on Emperor Chengxiang, but now it seems that there is no need.

Pang Hao remembered that Zhang Yi met Emperor Chengxiang alone yesterday.

It should be that he said that he moved Emperor Chengxiang.

Sure enough, people cannot be disguised, and the sea cannot be measured.

Although the envoy sent by King Wei Wu was young, he did have a gap in his chest and was a little good.

Just after Emperor Chengxiang proposed the idea of cutting the city, a minister from Li Mu's camp immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, with the land affairs of Wei, you still hold on to the salary to fight the fire, the salary is not exhausted, the fire is not extinguished, this is the way to die." ”

Emperor Chengxiang's face was a little nervous, but considering his own safety, he still stubbornly said: "According to Wang Aiqing, now that General Li Mu has been defeated, recuperating at home, and the Sect Master Haoran is injured, the Wei army has occupied thirty cities in Hedong, and is eyeing Handan County and Taiyuan County, how to deal with such a situation?" ”

The minister who stood up said with a stunned face: "Minister......"

Pang Hao on the side saw this scene in his eyes, and he gestured to a young official behind him.

The latter immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is indeed unfavorable to my Great Zhao, and the minister also thinks that it is necessary to cut the thirty cities east of the river and exchange space for time. ”

"What does Aiqing think?"

"The six kingdoms of the world are constantly attacking, and there are many things about cutting cities and losing land. I have never heard of a nation that perishes because it cedes some city. Besides, my Zhao country is vast and rich, and the thirty border cities are just a drop in the bucket for my Zhao. Besides, the temporary change of hands of the city does not mean anything, and if there is a suitable time in the future, it is not impossible for my Zhao State to take the opportunity to recapture it. ”

As soon as these words came out, many ministers in the Pang Hao camp stood up and said: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

The ministers belonging to Li Mu's camp immediately realized that something was wrong and found that Pang Hao and the others were not drunk.

They quickly fought back and stood up to refute it.

In the blink of an eye, the court was arguing with each other, and many courtiers began to fight.

Emperor Cheng Xiang saw that the situation was wrong, looked at Pang Hao and asked, "What does Pang Xiang think?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped talking and looked at Pang Hao.

In the face of many eyes, Pang Hao's eyes were as deep as water, and he said for a long time: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty is reasonable." ”

"Wow..."

There was a commotion in the courtroom.

Some of the courtiers on Li Mu's side scolded excitedly: "Pang Hao, you are colluding and betraying the country. ”

Pang Hao glanced at it and said, "You mean that Your Majesty is betraying the country?" I think you can be punished. ”

Facing the big hat that Pang Hao had buttoned down, the courtier's face was blue and red for a while.

At this time, it was Emperor Cheng Xiang who proposed that although Emperor Cheng Xiang had no real power, his identity was used as a banner and a fig leaf, but it was extremely useful, and he couldn't refute it.

Emperor Chengxiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart and said: "In this case, the envoy of King Wu of Wei is still in Handan City, so he will draw up a document with him and make an agreement on non-aggression and stop fighting." ”

When the ministers saw that the dust had fallen on the matter of cutting the city, they immediately said no more.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Yi, who was still in Handan City, got the documents he wanted and got the legal principles of Thirty Cities in Hedong, and couldn't help laughing.

"This envoy to Zhao Guo has finally fulfilled his mission and achieved the expected goal, I can also explain to King Wu when I go back, and my position next to King Wu will be completely stabilized."

Thousands of miles away, the emperor can't control it, within ten steps, the emperor is no different from ordinary people, so the emperor's power is only ten steps away, within a thousand miles...... And I was stuck within ten steps. - From Emperor Ruzi

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