Jin Kingdom, Honglu Temple State Guest House.

Zhao Wenbin, the envoy of the Qi State, looked at the early summer scenery outside the window, and felt a burst of irritability in his heart for no reason.

It has been more than a month since he came to Shangjing, and it has been a long time since he last saw Sima Deguang, the lord of Jin.

Although he made people find out that the Jin envoy had gone south to Chu to mediate for the peace negotiations between Qi and Chu, he had no clue what the result was, which made him feel up and down in his heart, and he really couldn't sleep well.

Jin Guo has promised to come forward, this matter should be able to be done......

Zhao Wenbin stood up and paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, but finally sighed and sat back down.

Now, he can only do his best to obey the fate of heaven.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from outside the door, and then, one of his relatives opened the door with a smile on his face and said to Zhao Wenbin:

"My lord, Lord Qinghuai of Honglu Temple is coming this way!"

Zhao Wenbin couldn't help but perk up and asked:

"Can you see clearly, that's really Lord Wang, coming this way?"

The relatives immediately smiled and said: "My lord, the little one has the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, and I don't dare to joke with you on this." The villain can see clearly, it is indeed Lord Wang who is coming to our side. ”

These words were like a reassuring pill, and suddenly calmed down Zhao Wenbin's anxious heart.

That Wang Qinghuai came at this time, thinking that it was related to the envoy, and even nine times out of ten it was a good thing.

Rao is Zhao Wenbin's temperamental personality, and at this time there was a little smile on his face, and he said three "good" words in a row.

"Good, good, good. If it really happens, you and others will be rewarded this time! ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Hearing that there was a silver reward, the smile on the face of the kiss added a little more.

A moment later, Wang Qinghuai, who was wearing a goldfish bag on his waist and a purple official robe, appeared in front of Zhao Wenbin and arched his hand:

"Lord Zhao, you and I haven't seen each other for a while!"

Zhao Wenbin hurriedly returned the salute and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency is valued by Your Majesty, and it is reasonable that your Excellency is busy."

The two exchanged a few polite words, sat down separately, and the maid served tea.

Wang Qinghuai took a sip of tea and waved his hand gently.

The maids understood and withdrew from the room one after another, and soon, only Wang Qinghuai and Zhao Wenbin were left in the room.

Wang Qinghuai is not polite, and goes straight to the point:

"Lord Zhao, at the request of your country, my Great Jin Mission, went south to Chu to mediate for your country. A few days ago, they had already returned from Southern Chu and brought back the conditions of the Lord of Chu......"

In the end, Wang Qinghuai's face showed a look of embarrassment.

When Zhao Wenbin heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said tentatively:

"Thank you for coming forward, and I am grateful to you all over the world. It's just that I don't know what the Lord of Chu has put forward to make Lord Wang so embarrassed? ”

Wang Qinghuai sighed and said:

"It's better for Lord Zhao to be prepared in his heart."

Immediately, he told Zhao Wenbin the conditions that Chu State "offered" one by one.

Zhao Wenbin listened to it, and instantly changed color.

"How can this be reasonable, didn't the people of this Chu country see that my Qi country is weak and easy to bully, and even put forward such shameless conditions!"

The compensation of two million taels of silver is not a small amount for the rather wealthy Qi State.

What's more, the lord of Chu who killed a thousand knives was not satisfied, and even proposed to let Wang Qianmo, the lord of Gaoyang County, marry into the state of Chu and become one of his harem concubines!

Such an outrageous request, how dare this guy put it forward?!

Wang Qianmo, the lord of Gaoyang County, is the youngest daughter born to His Majesty and the Queen, with a beautiful appearance and ingenuity, and is the heart of His Majesty.

There is a huge eastern capital, how many young junjie want to hug the beauty, how can it be the turn of Nan Chu, the lustful king!

Trying his best to calm the anger in his chest, Zhao Wenbin asked Wang Qinghuai in a hoarse voice:

"Lord Wang, didn't your envoy let the Chu Lord dispel this impossible idea?"

Wang Qinghuai's brows furrowed, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Lord Zhao, is this questioning whether this official is successful?"

Seeing that Zhao Wenbin wanted to explain, Wang Qinghuai waved his hand, showing a little sympathy on his face.

"Lord Zhao, it's not that the envoys don't help with this, but that the Lord of Chu said bluntly in front of the civil and military officials, saying that if the Qi State does not agree to send the Gaoyang County Lord to make peace, then there is no need to say anything, just continue to fight, and fight until the whole Qi country admits it, and then stop."

Zhao Wenbin opened his mouth, and finally swallowed back the words he wanted to say.

He originally wanted to ask, if the Chu State really did this, would the Jin State have to watch the Chu State cross the river and go north?

But as soon as the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized that just with the gold, silver, and grain that he had promised, he wanted the Jin State to send troops to support the Qi State, which was absolutely impossible.

If the Jin State does not take this opportunity to send troops and occupy the land of the Qi State, it is already relatively kind!

Thinking of this, Zhao Wenbin only felt a faint pain in his chest.

If you really want to send the county lord of Gaoyang to the lord of Chu, for the monarchs and ministers of the Qi country, it is no less than a great shame!

But now, with his resourcefulness, he can't see any way to break the situation......

Looking at Zhao Wenbin, whose face was uncertain, Wang Qinghuai couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although Your Majesty is a little cold-blooded, the scale of some things is extremely accurate.

As long as the lord of Gaoyang County enters Chu and is in harmony, then there will be a great enmity between Qi and Chu, and there will be no place to turn around.

In the face of the aggressive Chu State, which has risen strongly, the Qi State wants to withstand the pressure of the Chu State, even if it is unwilling in his heart, he can only throw himself to the side of the Jin State.

"Lord Zhao, there is nothing we can do."

Wang Qinghuai sighed softly, and pretended to be helpless:

"Not long after the lord of Chu ascended the throne, he defeated the armies of the two countries in a row, and his vigor was flourishing, even if it was with the power of my Great Jin, he could only make him retreat slightly, but there was no room for compromise on the matter of the lord of Gaoyang and his relatives. This matter is very important, and it is definitely not Lord Zhao alone who can make the decision, it is better to send the news back to China as soon as possible, and let your Majesty decide. ”

Zhao Wenbin hesitated for a long time, and finally had to nod his head dejectedly.

What else could he say?

After all, the so-called two armies in Wang Qinghuai's mouth include the sailors of their Qi country.

In the final analysis, what you can't get on the battlefield is very likely to be unavailable at the negotiating table.

Now the plan can only be to send the news back to China and hand it over to His Majesty......

The helpless Zhao Wenbin arched his hand towards Wang Qinghuai and expressed his gratitude.

"Your envoys have worked hard this time, and they are not respectful."

Glancing at the small bag in Zhao Wenbin's hand, Wang Qinghuai smiled and said, "Lord Zhao is too polite." ”

Although he said this, he was not slow at all, and gently took the money bag from Zhao Wenbin's hand and stuffed it into his sleeve.

The two chatted a few more words, and Wang Qinghuai got up and left.

Standing in front of the room, looking at Wang Qinghuai's departing figure, Zhao Wenbin called his relatives in front of him in a low voice.

"In the past few days, you have to find an opportunity to try your best to make friends with Feng Datong, the entourage of the ministers who sent the envoy to the Chu State, and find out the specific situation in the Chu State from their mouths."

Qin Sui showed a look of surprise on his face, and asked in a low voice:

"What do you mean, sir?"

Zhao Wenbin nodded.

"yes, I always felt that something was wrong. These Jin people are not good goods, so it is better to guard against them. ”

After all, it wasn't their Qi State that negotiated with the Chu State in person, and this Jin State acted as an intermediary, who knows what tricks they would play in it?

"The big ones mean, the little ones understand."

He nodded heavily.

Zhao Wenbin bowed his head slightly and said no more.

That night, a windbreaker falcon flew out of the guest house and flew towards the east through the night.

There, it is the eastern capital of the state of Qi.

…………

The eastern capital, the imperial palace, the Chengming Palace.

Bang!

The sound of the utensils being smashed on the ground came out one after another from the Chengming Palace, mixed with the angry roar of the Qi Lord Wang Kuang and the continuous angry scolding.

On both sides of the main hall, a famous palace man knelt on the ground in fear, pressing his forehead against the cold floor, not even daring to come out.

If you become the object of Your Majesty's anger because of your own carelessness, then your little life will be completely over.

What do you mean by that?

The emperor was furious and ambushed millions of corpses.

Bang!

After smashing a green jade wine cup, the anger in Wang Kuang's heart finally vented seven or eight points.

At this time, Wang Kuang's eyes were red, his hair was scattered, like a wounded beast, and he had completely lost the calmness and demeanor that an emperor should have.

"Damn Chu Man, how dare he, how dare he!!"

Wang Kuang slumped back on the dragon chair, muttering and scolding the man who had the same status as him in Jiangnan.

Since he received the secret report from Zhao Wenbin from the Jin Kingdom last night, he was so angry that he didn't sleep well all night.

After finishing the morning court early this morning, when he returned to the Chengming Palace, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and smashed the large and small objects in the palace.

How dare that kid make such an impudent request?

Want my precious daughter to marry him?

Lord Gaoyang, that's his most precious daughter!

Even if I lose the entire Qi country, I can't do this kind of thing of sacrificing my daughter to seek peace!

Also, that's how Jin Guo made peace with himself, and in the end, he had to compensate his most beloved daughter?

Knowing this, I would rather take that money to feed the dogs, which is 10,000 times better than giving it to the Jin people!

It's just that there is no regret medicine sold in this world.

No matter how much he scolded, he finally had to face this cruel reality.

To send the princess and relatives, to send or not to send?

If you don't send it, it will attract the Chu army to overwhelm the border, and even the Jin State will take advantage of the fire to rob it; Send it, Wang Kuang's heart is 10,000 reluctant.

Wang Kuang, who was at war between heaven and man, was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"Your Majesty?"

At this moment, a soft female voice came from outside the hall, and immediately, the female voice became startled.

"Amitabha, what's going on in this hall? Who provoked His Majesty to such a big fuss? ”

Seeing the surprised beauty in front of the palace gate, Wang Kuang showed a trace of embarrassment on his face.

"Zitong, why are you here?"

The person who came was Wang Kuang's wife, the biological mother of the lord of Gaoyang County, and the queen of Qi Yang.

Empress Yang glanced at Wang Kuang, waved her hand to the palace people, and said, "You don't have to wait here, go down." ”

"Thank you, mother."

Empress Yang's order was like heaven in the ears of these palace people, and they got up one after another, saluted Empress Yang, and then withdrew from the palace.

Soon, only Wang Kuang and Empress Yang were left in this hall.

Empress Yang walked up to Wang Kuang's side and asked softly:

"Your Majesty, what is it that makes you so angry? Speaking out, the concubines can also help His Majesty share one or two worries. ”

Wang Kuang glanced at his wife, and there was a faint look of shame in his eyes.

"Zitong, I can't live with you!"

When Empress Yang heard this, she was surprised and said, "Why did Your Majesty say this? ”

Although Wang Kuang is the son of Qi State, the number of concubines in the harem is not too many, and Empress Yang herself is extremely favored, so no one can threaten the position of the lord of Empress Yang's harem.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Kuang's words, Empress Yang was so surprised.

Wang Kuang sighed and said, "Zitong also knows that I asked Zhao Wenbin to go to the Jin Kingdom to ask the other party to make peace. ”

Empress Yang nodded.

Although she is in the harem, it is impossible for her not to know such a big event as the previous dynasty.

Empress Yang asked tentatively, "Is there news from Zhao Qing's side?" ”

"yes." Wang Kuang nodded, and his tone became more and more heavy, "Last night, Zhao Qing's side used the Wind Breaking Falcon to pass back the conditions of the Chu State. ”

"So urgent?"

Empress Yang realized something, and her face changed slightly.

"Your Majesty, is it bad news? Could it be that the state of Chu wants to cut the place and make peace? ”

If it is good news, it will not be possible to use the Wind Breaker until he returns home to inform His Majesty.

Such urgency can only show that the appetite of Chu is too great, so that Zhao Wenbin cannot call the shots, so Feishu informed His Majesty that His Majesty would decide.

Wang Kuang said in a deep voice:

"It's not enough to cut the land, I just dare to give it, and the monarchs and ministers of Chu don't have the courage to take it. The condition offered by the lord of Chu is that my Jin Kingdom should compensate two million taels of silver. ”

"Shhh

When Empress Yang heard this, she gasped.

Although she comes from a famous family, she still has a certain concept of money.

Two million taels of silver, which is almost equal to a quarter of the annual tax revenue of the Qi country.

"Although there is not so much silver in the treasury for the time being, I can always scrape together enough money when I go to the Great Bodhi Temple and sacrifice myself once." Wang Kuang's face was even more bitter, "The only one who is sorrowful is the second condition of this Chu lord. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Kuang's face was already slightly hideous, and he gritted his teeth a little.

"Your Majesty, your body is ...... important"

Hearing the anger in Wang Kuang's tone, Empress Yang couldn't help but look at Wang Kuang worriedly.

Wang Kuang waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, I just don't know how to ...... this matter to Zitong and Gao Yang."

How can there be anything about Gao Yang's kid here?

Empress Yang was slightly stunned, and a layer of gloom surged in her heart.

Wang Kuang exhaled heavily and said word by word:

"The second condition offered by the Lord of Chu is that Gao Yang's child must be allowed to marry him, otherwise, there will be no peace talks!"

When Empress Yang heard this, she lightly covered her mouth, her eyes full of surprise.

"Huh?!"

(End of chapter)