Huang Xie asked to see Wei Ran when he was waiting for the king of Qin to summon him. Unexpectedly, Wei Ran quickly made an appointment with Huang Xie. As soon as the two met, they started to quarrel with each other. They both said that the other country had betrayed its trust and should bear the responsibility for the war between the two countries.
In order to lighten the atmosphere, Wei Ran pointed to the tripod in front of him and said: "Young Master is a noble man, the bells are ringing and the cauldron is eating. Qin is also remote, and the tiles are rattling like grains of millet. Don't blame me!"
Huang Xie said: "Chu and Qin are both barbarians. I dare not admire the rites of Zhou. The meat given by Marquis Rang is delicious, and I have never seen it before."
Wei Ran said: "When I lived in Chu, I often ate fish and rice, thinking that all food in the world was fish soup and rice. As for Qin, I only know that millet and sheep are the same."
Gongzi Fu said: "As the fish soup gradually freezes, its shape becomes like glue, but its taste is still delicious. If the yang soup becomes cold, its shape becomes like glue, but its taste disappears, and it is harmful to people's intestines and stomach."
Huang Xie said, "Master Cheng, please teach me." He scooped a spoonful of mutton soup, tasted it carefully, and said, "The fruit is getting colder, but the deliciousness is gone!"
Wei Ranfu said: "The land of Qin is half of the world, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is considered solid by four barriers. There are millions of warriors and warriors, and grain is like hills and mountains. Now that the law is clear, the soldiers will die in peace and contentment. The leader will be strict, and the generals will know with force. The world will obey. He died first. Although I was the Prime Minister of Qin, I was a Chu people, and I really didn’t want Chu to die first. Chu was in trouble with Qin and fought in Hanzhong. The Chu people were defeated, and more than 70 people died in Tonghou and Zhihu. Fallen in Hanzhong. Chu and Qin fought in Lantian, but failed again. This is the so-called two tigers fighting each other. Qin and Chu were at odds with each other, but Han and Wei were able to control them all, so there was no danger to them. Today Qin and Chu It is also a country that is close to the border and has a solid relationship. I invite the prince of Chu to be a hostage to Qin. Please take the daughter of Qin as the concubine of King Ji Broom. She will grow up to be the country of Kun's younger brother, and there will be no attacks for the rest of her life."
Huang Xie said: "Chu has Qianzhong and Wujun in the west, Xiazhou and Haiyang in the east, Dongting and Cangwu in the south, Xingsai and Xinyang in the north. It covers an area of more than 5,000 li, with millions of armors and ten millet branches. Years. It can't be done overnight. There is nothing in the world stronger than Qin and Chu. Qin and Chu are fighting each other, just like two tigers fighting each other, and the slave dogs suffer from it. It is not the behavior of a wise man. The poem says, "There is no beginning in the decline, and there is no beginning." "Conquer has an end". What is easy at the beginning is difficult at the end. In the past, the Zhi family believed in Han and Wei, so they attacked Zhao and attacked Jinyang City. After a while, Han and Wei rebelled and killed Zhi Boyao. Under the chiseled platform. If Qin is jealous of Chu and does not destroy it, and forgets about Han and Wei, I will be afraid of the disaster of the Zhi family and see it again."
Wei Ran glanced at the two young masters and said again: "Now Qin and Chu are on the same border. It is not necessary to pass through Han and Wei."
Huang Xie said: "If Qin does not borrow the road from Han and Wei, it will attack Suishui right soil. These are Guangchuan, big water, mountains, forests and valleys, and it is a land that cannot be eaten. This is the fact that Qin has ruined the name of Chu and cannot gain the land. Also. The poem says, 'Da Wu lives far away without getting involved'. From this point of view, the Chu State is an aid; the neighboring country is an enemy. I hope Ranghou will observe it carefully."
Young Master Kui said: "Chu has destroyed its country and destroyed its family for a long time. Now we are panicking in Chen Ruins, waiting to die. What can we do!"
Huang Xie said: "Chu destroyed its country and destroyed its family. It is the result of repeated defeats and repeated rises. Although it has lost the capital of Ying and gathered more than 100,000 remnant soldiers, they are still guarding the pass, but Qin cannot pass through. The land of the three Chus is as wide as five thousand miles. There are millions of people with armor. Once they are gathered together, although they cannot claim victory, it is not difficult to hold on for many years. In the first year of the Qin and Chu wars, Wei came out to attack Chu, so the Song Dynasty was bound to be defeated; the Qi people attacked Chu from the south, and Si was bound to be defeated. I am afraid that the power of the world will change. I am worried about Qin, and there is nothing better than Chu. Qin will take advantage of the dangers of the east mountain and the benefits of the winding river, and Han will be the lord of the pass. If one hundred thousand troops were used to garrison Zheng, the Liang family would be heartbroken. Xu and Yanling Yingcheng, while Shangcai and Zhaoling are not able to communicate with each other. In this way, Wei is also a marquis in the pass. The master of the 20,000 chariots in the pass focuses on Qi, and the land on the right side of Qi can be taken. Once the land of Qin passes through the two seas, The offer to the world will threaten Yan and Zhao, and directly shake Qi and Chu. The four kingdoms will surrender without waiting for pain."
After Wei Ran listened to Huang Xie's discussion, he exchanged glances with the second young master. Wei Ranrang served hot food again, and the entourage below the steps also brought out a portion. Everyone no longer talked about military and state affairs, they just talked about eating and eating, and left after eating their fill.
Huang Xie returned to the library, dismissed the rest, leaving only the three Mang people, and asked them what they thought of the meeting. Mr. Cheyou said: "My opinion about Marquis Rang is not to mistreat the young master, but to point out the king's important points."
Huang Xie said: "What you said, sir, I feel deeply about it. I would like you to speak in detail."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Qin and Chu are at odds with each other, but Han and Wei are completely controlling them. This is what Qin thinks deeply about. If Chu makes the prince a hostage, Qin is willing to make peace. However, the people of Qin are quite eager to fight. Then, go out of Ying and reach Nanyang."
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "I look at his words and agree with Mr. Che."
Huang Xie said: "If only the prince were to be held hostage, what would happen would be ridiculous! Qin would not use the road to attack Han or Wei, and the Chu army would be able to withstand it, so there would be no difficulty."
Mr. Cheyou said: "That's not the case. Young Master should seek what Qin cannot attack. What Young Master said, 'Qin has the reputation of destroying Chu but cannot gain territory' is actually true and should be made clear."
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "As for 'In the first year of Qin and Chu's establishment, I am afraid that the world's power will inevitably change', it is not true, it can be omitted briefly."
Several people discussed all night and determined various details and techniques of the negotiation. The more they discussed, the more everyone felt that Ranghou's summons seemed to be conveying some kind of message to guide them to talk to the King of Qin in a targeted manner.
Two days later, the servant came to convey the king's order to meet the envoy of Chu tomorrow morning at Zhangtai Palace.
Huang Xie checked the goods he brought. In addition to what was damaged in the past few days, what was used in the past few days was given to Marquis Rang and the two young masters, and there was still a little left. I took them all with me, wrote them into a gift list, and hid them in my sleeves. That night I demonstrated the entire process with everyone to ensure there were no errors. Zaimi discussed various details with the two gentlemen. After a short nap, the rooster crows.
Huang got up, rearranged his crown and belt under the service of his retainers, put on his court clothes, jingled his jade pendant, inserted his long sword at an angle, and had a long flowing beard. Although he was over forty years old, he still had handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, and he was looking forward to his appearance.
He declined to eat before the meeting and drank only some water. We walked to Zhangtai Palace with ten people. He found the attendant who contacted him in front of the palace. The attendant guided him to Gongzi Kui and stated that Gongzi Kui would guide him to the court. Huang Xie and Young Master Kui met in Wangyi Palace. During this reunion, Young Master Kui was not very affectionate, and Huang Xie was only polite.
When the court rises, the monarch and his ministers enter the court and line up on both sides. Gongzi Kui and Huang Xie stood at the head of the class. At the head was Gongzi Fu. Standing opposite was Wei Ran, Prime Minister of Qin, and there was one subordinate to him, but Huang Xie didn't recognize him. Huang Xie took a sneak peek and didn't find Wu Anjun Bai Qi.
Routine business, nothing special. Young Master Kui quickly reported: "Chu sent Young Master to rest in Chu to serve the king's orders and seek peace and discuss matters!"
Huang Xie came out of the queue, bowed respectfully, and said in a clear voice: "In the past, my ancestors worked hard as one, and the two countries were as one, bound by marriage, and joined together to form an alliance. He said: Ye Wan's descendants must not be disadvantageous to each other. So far, we have been together. Eighteenth generation! Our king has inherited the legacy of his ancestors, sent his ministers to Qin, and renewed their marriage. I would like to express my sincerity by presenting him with leather feathers, rhinoceros, pearls and tortoiseshell!" He presented the gift list with both hands. Wei Ran stepped forward to take it, summoned a waiter, and handed it to him. The waiter took it and hurried down.
Wei Ran said: "In the past, Qin and Chu worked together as one, and the two countries were as one. They said: Ye Wan's descendants should not be disadvantageous to each other. However, Chu betrayed the alliance several times, or raised troops to attack it, or the hostage returned in secret, and that was the case."
Huang Xie said: "The alliance between Qin and Chu lasted for eighteen generations. However, the regrets of Qin and Chu were only two generations. The twists and turns during this period are difficult to describe. We only hope to inherit the legacy of our ancestors, discard all regrets, and rebuild Good. Let your descendants never attack each other for eternity."
At this time, the King of Qin in front of the screen said: "The marriage between Qin and Chu is the country of Kundi. Although I have regrets, I am still willing to let go. Please agree with me. The Queen Mother is from Chu. I heard that envoys from Chu have arrived. , but I would like to meet you."
With these words, Wei Ran announced the disbandment of the dynasty. All the ministers came out. Only the four leaders of the class and King Qin remained.
Seeing that the ministers had dispersed, the King of Qin came down from his seat, cupped his hands with Huang Xie and said, "Follow me to see the Queen Mother."
Huang Xie didn't expect to be treated like this, so he quickly bowed to the ground. The King of Qin asked his attendants to bring the original cart of gifts sent by Huang Xie to Ganlu Palace, allowing the Queen Mother to choose. Then he took these five people and walked to Manna Palace without taking a car.
When they arrived in front of the Manna Palace, the car also arrived. Wei Ran and others hurriedly ordered the servants of Ganlu Palace to carry the things down and send them into the courtyard.
The King of Qin waited for the ministers to leave, walked to the back door, and asked loudly: "How is your mother? The envoy of Chu wants to see you!"
Then the door opened and a group of footsteps came straight from the back door to the main hall.
When the footsteps stopped, King Qin appeared in front of the steps, bowed his head and said, "Please come in to see the envoy of Chu."
Wei Ran signaled Huang Xie to ascend the hall from the west steps, and he took the rest of the people up the east steps.
Huang Xie entered the door, prostrated himself on the ground, and said, "I, Huang Xie, a native of Chu, would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
Huang Xie was surprised by the Queen Mother's question: "Can the envoy of Chu be able to hear the sound of Chu?"
Huang Xie hurriedly changed to Chu Yin and repeated: "Huang Xie, a native of Chu, would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother seemed to be very excited after hearing Chu's voice, and said: "Good, good, good! Ambassador Chu, please sit forward."
Huang Xie thanked him again, went up and sat down on the teacher's desk. Before the King of Qin could sit down, he bowed and reported: "The envoy of Chu has received some Chu utensils as a gift. I would like to honor them!"
The Queen Mother said: "I came to Qin, but I didn't see anything from Chu for more than twenty years. Later Qin entered Wandeng, and then entered the capital of Ying, and got a little. However, the Qin people looked at Chu's artifacts, but they couldn't find it."
The King of Qin turned around and said, "Let's go into the Chu utensils."
The Queen Mother suddenly shouted: "Wei Ran, Mi Rong, you two are old, don't get along with your younger generation, and sit down in the hall instead!"
Only then did Huang Xie know that the person behind Wei Ran was Mi Rong, Jun of Huayang. Mi Rong is younger than Wei Ran, but looks much older. Huang Xie had naturally done his homework before entering Qin Dynasty, and knew that Wei Ran and Mi Rong were both younger brothers of the Queen Mother, and they were not much different in age. But seeing that the Queen Mother was very old, Wei Ran was in his prime of life, and although Mi Rong looked old, he was not like the Queen Mother, who had to use a stick when walking.
The two of them heard the Queen Mother's call, so there was no problem in even addressing each other. The King of Qin and the Second Young Master helped the two of them sit down in the hall. They themselves rummaged through the utensils from the baskets they brought in and handed them to the King of Qin. The King of Qin then gave them to Huang Xie, who introduced them. What is it. The King of Qin handed over one piece, and Huang Xie introduced another piece. The Queen Mother took it, admired it with her two younger brothers, and praised it.
