When Xu Jia came back, it was almost noon. Zaifu, who was sitting bored in the courtyard, was already drowsy under the sunlight at noon. The post official opened the door for Dr. Xu Jia and saw Zaifu taking a nap in front of the steps. Xu Jia went up and kicked Zaifu awake, and the two met politely. In addition to the three-by-nine people who entered the city with Xu Jia, there were also several people following on foot, including Lord Xinling's retainers; Xu Bo'an, who was ordered to follow, was naturally among them. These dozen people were arranged to live in the quiet courtyard of the post station. Xu Bo'an serves Xu Jia and lives in the main room. Others naturally find their own rooms according to their status and do not need special arrangements.
Xu Jia asked Zaifu about the residence of the other people and found out that they were in the Nilu not far away. He was worried and called a few people to go to the Nilu to observe under the pretext of picking up their luggage. After a week of inspection, no problems were found. After a few words of advice, I picked up the luggage and the servants carried it back.
After returning to the inn and settling down, everyone had finished changing their clothes and gathered in front of the steps, taking their own seats to sit down; they also brought wine and fruits from the main room. Zaifu asked: "What's the mission?"
Xu Jia let out a long sigh and said, "It's so difficult!" He didn't say anything and asked Sub'an to introduce it for him.
Xu Bo'an said: "We entered the royal city and presented the talisman to usher passers-by. Although there is no lack of etiquette, the appearance is very disrespectful. But it is said that 'the king is ill and will not be visiting guests.' Just write down his address. He didn't say anything else. When the doctor asked when we would see him again, he only replied, 'We'll wait!'"
Zaifu said: "I met the envoy of the former Wei Dynasty in the post. The mission has not been fulfilled so far. He has moved to Han and cannot return. I asked him to say the same thing."
Xu Jia said: "How can you see the envoy from the former Wei Dynasty?"
Zaifu said: "It's in the post. I ordered him to gather the envoys from Han and Wei and come to pay homage at dusk."
Xu Jia praised: "It's so good!"
Zaifu asked: "What happens next?"
Xu Jia said: "The King of Han is ill, so we can seek help from the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of Han. The meaning of the general's violent attack is unknown. We can figure it out slowly in the meantime."
Sub'an said: "Qin and Wei are insisting on unsealing, and they are very anxious to ask for help from South Korea. How can we slow down?"
Xu Jia said: "Everyone who serves as an envoy only has to fulfill his mission, and he does not necessarily need his help. Han Yuan is obsessed with the King of Han, how can he be moved by mere words? He must also explore his heart and lungs and give him what he likes, and then he can achieve it." Unless it is slowed down, it will be difficult to achieve.”
Sub'an said: "The King of Han is very ill, what can I do?"
Xu Jia said: "Please ask the post official to answer."
Zaifu went out and invited the postman in when he was young. After seeing the ceremony, Jia was ordered to sit down. The postman thanked him and sat down. Xu Jia said: "Whenever I come to Han, I meet with the officials and I get a lot of power from them. It's still the same now, and I get my heart very much."
The post official said modestly: "Fortunately, I am favored by a doctor. It is a humble blessing. But if you are driven, no one dares to disobey!"
Xu Jia said: "This fruit and this wine are very suitable for me. How straight is it?"
The post official said: "If you don't dare to take the straight line, serving the doctor is just a sign of humble sincerity!"
Xu Jia said: "How dare you use your gift from the post? If I want to eat it, I will get it straight, so I dare to use it."
The post official said: "If you dare to tell the doctor, a plate of fruit is worth thirty cents; a jar of wine is worth twenty cents; a fruit and wine is worth fifty cents."
Xu Jia said: "Seeing the food in the market, how much does it cost per stone?"
The post official said: "According to theory, newly harvested grain should be cheap, but in fact it is expensive. When you see the grain in the market, the stone is only fifty yuan."
Xu Jia said: "That's it." He turned around and ordered: "Take a piece of gold and put it on the cabinet with the official! ... I can get one of this fruit and wine in a day, can you?"
The post official said: "How dare you go to such great expense!"
Xu Jia said: "I am accompanying everyone. It may be difficult for me to do it if I have only one stone and rice. If I have half a stone, I will be a commoner."
The post official said: "I have to obey you. There are rice and three stones in the kitchen, and all the fuel and firewood are ready, but the sauce, fermented rice and other items are not prepared according to the decree!"
Xu Jia said: "I will accompany everyone, and each of us will fight half of the Japanese sauce and fermented rice. How many people will we have?"
The post official said: "A stone is half a rice grain, a bucket is half a soybean paste, both are not worth a small amount of money."
Xu Jia said: "That's why I put a piece of gold on the cabinet, but if I need it, it will be laborious."
The zaifu agreed, took a gold coin from behind the screen, and handed it to the post official. The post official nodded and took it, put it directly in his sleeve, and said: "Only for humble people. But if it is a small novelty, it should be respected."
Xu Jia asked: "The King of Han has been ill for how many days?"
The post official replied: "I heard that the king was suddenly struck by the wind while he was looking at the sun and the moon. He ordered famous doctors from all over the world to treat him. It has been... probably for nearly ten days."
Xu Jia said: "The king is ill and will not be sick for ten days. I am afraid he will not dare to speak."
The post official said: "This is something that humble common people dare not know."
Xu Jia said: "Is it possible for all ministers to hear about my illness?"
The post official said: "All the adults in the capital went to inquire, and noble ladies from all the houses also asked questions from behind. The carriages and horses were rolling, and the road was filled with the fragrance of precious stones. It was a great sight!"
Xu Jia said: "Why are all the people missing now?"
The post official said: "This happened a few days ago. It has become increasingly rare."
Xu Jia said: "Unfortunately, I was ordered to send Han to Han, and the king was on duty. I don't know how many days the mission will be completed. But on one day, rice, salary, sauce, and glutinous rice are given to the officials. If you have money and are in trouble, you can advance it with your butler. But wherever you are proud, there will be a reward.”
The post official said: "Don't dare to fail to do your best to be effective to the doctor."
After chatting for a few more words, the postman resigned. Zaifu was sent directly to the hospital, came back, sat down and said, "The King of Han is ill. It's actually not just an excuse."
Xu Jia said: "If you are sick and don't report it to the alliance, there is no harm. However, those who are confused are not surprised. The wind is looking at the sun and approaching the Qin people to send troops."
Zaifu said: "Time, luck, and fate."
Xu Jia said: "I am willing to do this. If the king of Han knows that the king of Qin is sending troops and is suddenly surprised, what can he do?"
Zaifu said: "If this is the case, then the King of Han does not want the King of Qin to send troops; if... Han Ting or Tong Qin..."
Xu Jia asked: "What do everyone think?"
A retainer said: "The King of Han does not want Qin to send troops, and he does not want to help Qin; someone in the Han court wants Qin to send troops, and wants to help Qin; but Qin actually sends troops, and Han actually helps Qin, this is rebellion!"
Xu Jia said: "And Han is showing signs of rebellion?"
The retainer said: "Weiye. This person actually rebelled against the King of Han and there was no chaos in the Han court. It is bound to..."
Xu Jia said: "If he is not a powerful minister, he must be a prince, or both of them must rebel."
The retainer said: "The powerful ministers have not heard of it, but the prince is a commoner."
Xu Bo'an said: "The Spring and Autumn Period for the King of Han is already twilight, and the prince has been in charge of the country for more than a day. It is not strange that all the ministers in the court have left the king and joined the prince."
All the people echoed: "This statement makes sense!"
Xu Jia said: "If this is true, what policy should be used to deal with it? When the Jin Dynasty meets the King of Han, he is sick and has a convulsion and is unable to do anything. When he meets the prince, he is assisting Qin's mastermind. What policy should be used to tell him? Or if he goes to Jin in a roundabout way, he should use Who’s coming in?”
A retainer said: "Han Xiangping and Han General Baoyuan are all old friends of Wei, so they can enter."
A retainer said: "Yu Ru directly told the prince Jin."
A retainer retorted: "The prince of the direct Jin Dynasty, what should we do? The prince is assisting Qin's mastermind, and he will be the successor."
The former retainer said: "If you obey the prince, what can others do?"
A guest of Lord Xinling said: "I heard that Chen Zhen was in Han and rebelled against Han to help Qin. Maybe he had the power to do so."
Xu Jia's eyes lit up and he said, "That's what you said, sir. Is it true?"
The retainer said: "Chen Zhen can say that the prince helps Qin, but he can also say that the prince resists Qin."
Xu Jia said: "Chen Zhen is a lobbyist in the world. What should we do to persuade him?"
The retainer said: "Lobbyists are all over the world, seeking huge profits. If there are huge profits, why don't you say you can't make progress?"
Xu Jia said: "Chen Zhen said that if Han helps Qin, he will get huge benefits from the king of Qin. Even if Wei has intentions, what can he do?"
After saying this, everyone fell silent. One of the retainers said: "The Qin land is blocked by merchants and travelers. The colorful people are not prepared. Those who dazzle and shake their spirits are all expelled. This is the opposite of Wei. Are you playing with treasures and utensils?"
Everyone else scoffed: How can a powerful lobbyist, who dominates the world, have any treasures and weapons that he can use? Seeing that there was no response, the guest who came up with the idea shrank back knowingly.
Sub'an said: "Sir, since you know that Chen Zhen is in Korea, you must know his whereabouts! None of us can enter through his door." Then all the retainers remembered, even if they had to deal with Chen Zhen, how could they do so? Where is Chen Zhen now? How to come to see someone? All are problems. Seeing Subo'an asking questions, they all looked at the guest.
The disciple didn't know where Chen Wei was. He just mentioned these few words when Zhang Ye, Zhong Yue and others handed over the tasks. He was just learning and selling. But seeing the expectations in everyone's eyes, he couldn't let go of his self-esteem, as if saying "I don't know" would lose a lot of face, or even lose Lord Xinling's face, so he insisted on saying: "If you get the doctor's order, you should find out." Door."
Xu Jia said: "If you want to achieve your mission, you must seek the door you enter. All the doors you have mentioned are gates, but they have not been opened. They must be opened. The prince, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the generals of the Han Dynasty, and all the officials of the Han Dynasty should pay homage one by one. Jin, there is no need to delay." Then he turned to the guests of Lord Xinling and said, "But Chen Zhen, where the agency is, is just as Mr. Wang said. I hope that Mr. Xi will visit his door and come in."
Xinlingjun's disciples secretly complained in their hearts, but still said: "Rong and Mr. Cong have agreed to report to the doctor."
Dr. Xu Jia cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to Mr. Sir!"
The others naturally knew that this man was a disciple of Lord Xinling, no better than themselves. Seeing that Xu Jia was so respectful, they all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lai!"
The retainer said: "It's time to say goodbye. Let's go to the side to discuss it." After saying goodbye to everyone, the butler sent him out of the door. The retainer went straight to where the coachmen were.
Just as he came out, Liang Xin also led the three Wei envoys he found into the inn. Some of them have relatives in Korea, some have old friendships, and some have moved to another inn. They are scattered and know each other, but have no contact with each other. Liang Xin also spent a lot of effort to find them. After these people arrived in South Korea, they were not allowed to enter. They were all excluded from the Han court. Their missions were blocked and they were unable to return to life. They have been left here to this day. Now that they knew that Dr. Xu Jia was coming in person and that the Prime Minister of Xu Mansion was invited, they all wanted to use Xu Jia's help to complete the mission and return home together. They introduced each other and found all the Wei envoys.
Liang Xin introduced the post officials as his guests and took them to his residence to discuss the corresponding strategies. The four exchanged news and found out that they were all sent by the King of Wei to ask the King of Han for help. Among the four people, there are two Langs, one eunuch (eunuch), and one Xingrenfu Cheng. Except for the middle man, the other three are all young people; except for Xingren Fucheng, the other three are all on their first mission, and they do not bring any entourage; two of them were sent out because of their connections in Korea. Thinking of Dr. Xu Jia's huge motorcade and being alone, he thought, how could his mission be successful?
