She spent almost the whole morning admiring the Chu utensils sent by Huang Xie; during the process of admiring them, the Queen Mother also casually asked about the situation of Chu State, its folk customs, harvests, and whether the King of Chu was well and so on. Huang Xie responded one by one. The Queen Mother also asked the married Qin girl whether she could win the heart of the King of Chu. Huang Xie naturally picked it up and said so, as if Qin Nu was very happy. It was almost noon, and the Queen Mother ordered her three sons not to take any more. She was a little tired. There was already a pile of utensils picked out from baskets and bags.
The Queen Mother put away a bunch of pearls and said to Huang Xie: "No one in Qin can make pearl pendants. Can you, sir, ask a craftsman to make them?"
Huang Xie said: "I will return to Chu and choose a skilled craftsman to answer the question of the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said: "When I was a child, I hung a bright pearl on a thorn hairpin, and I loved it." She was very sad at the words.
Wei Ran said: "The Queen Mother's love was actually destroyed by me, she really deserves to die!"
Mi Rong, who was lowering his head, said: "I still remember that the Queen Mother blamed Marquis Rang at that time and chased him away with a thorn stick..." He couldn't help laughing and laughed.
The Queen Mother also burst into tears and laughed, saying: "I scolded Marquis Rang for counting the sticks!" Everyone in the room laughed.
The Queen Mother looked at Huang Xie again and said, "How many days will it take for the young master to enter Qin? How many days will it take for him to be on the road?"
Huang Xie said: "I entered Qin from Chen, and I have been on the way for nearly a month. It has been five days since I entered Xianyang!"
The Empress Dowager said: "I still have more than a month to return to Chu. That's all! I wanted you to pick some water chestnuts to soothe your thoughts from afar. Seeing that the season is coming to an end..."
Huang Xie said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will report my mission and ride down to the south of the Yangtze River. I will definitely get the water chestnuts. I will never act recklessly!"
The Queen Mother said: "Each Yunmeng water chestnut is different. In midsummer, it tastes fresh and tender, but after that, it is better to cook it."
Huang Xie said: "I should do my best!"
The Queen Mother said to Wei Ran and Mi Rong: "You each pick one, and leave the rest for me to reward others." Wei Ran and Mi Rong both bowed their heads and said yes. The Queen Mother stood up to leave, and then said to Huang Xie: "I heard that Prince Wan is very virtuous. I have rarely seen people from Chu, or Prince Wan, and we have talked about him day and night. It is also a blessing."
Huang Xie Leng was unexpectedly greeted by the Queen Mother and didn't know how to respond. Seeing Huang Xie's hesitation, the Queen Mother said: "The Qin and Chu family must often come and go in order to be intimate with each other. I have found a daughter who is very virtuous and noble. The prince has arrived, and it is not suitable for her to marry her!"
Huang Xie's whole body felt hot and he could only respond: "That's what the Queen Mother said."
The Queen Mother said: "That's how it is! Relatives should stay close to each other day and night..." She stood up and left. King Qin quickly stood up to help her and handed the crutch to the Queen Mother's hand. A group of women came out from behind the screen, picked up the queen mother, and went to the back house.
The King of Qin sent the Queen Mother to the back door and watched her go back to her house. When she came back, he sat down under Mi Rong's shoulders and said: "If you look at Chu's crime of betrayal of justice, more than ten cities are not enough to atone for it. Since the Queen Mother of Chu has the heart, We cannot force each other. But once the prince has completed his pledge, he will make an alliance with Chu."
Huang Xie even wanted to cry: What is this? Before we even had a serious discussion, we sent the prince away! He wanted to try harder and said: "The prince is still young at the end of his life, so I might not be able to hold him hostage."
Wei Ran said: "I have no choice but to say goodbye! I have been crowned and ready to enter the Qin Dynasty."
The King of Qin did not intend to talk to them for a long time, and said: "The Queen Mother's business has been completed, and we will return home." The group of people came out of the Ganlu Palace and followed the King of Qin all the way to the Zhangtai Palace. The King of Qin ordered Huang Xie to return to the post.
Huang Xie found the three Mang family members and several retainers who were still waiting in front of Zhangtai Palace, and told them what happened today. One retainer said: "If you take the prince as a hostage, you will form an alliance with Qin. The prince has fulfilled his mission!" Other retainers also agreed. Huang Xie smiled helplessly and took them back to the library.
After arriving at the library, he asked everyone to rest first, and he stayed quiet for a while, recalling in his mind the various scenes of today's meeting, what everyone said, and their intonations and expressions when they spoke, especially the words of the Queen Mother and King Qin; He tried his best to explore the power relations and power interactions of Qin's government in these performances, and he found that the Queen Mother was indeed the key. Behind her calm appearance, this woman had a strong influence on the five most powerful people in Qin: "The Queen Mother is happy" is one of the strongest reasons for all activities. This discovery made Huang Xie a little excited. He continued to think along this line of thought. In order to make the Queen Mother happy, King Qin and his two brothers worked in person, while Ranghou and Huayang Jun Mirong sat in the hall, because they were the Queen Mother's brothers!
"The Queen Mother has sole authority!" Huang Xie naturally came to this conclusion.
Huang Xie flashed the figure of King Qin in his mind again. The King of Qin was not tall, and the firmness and nobility flashing between his brows could only be obtained by being in a high position for a long time and making decisive killings. Marquis Rang's temperament was unexpectedly peaceful. He did not have the demeanor of a war god at all, but looked more like an ordinary scribe. Although Huayang Jun Mirong held a high position in the court, he had no sense of presence. During the entire meeting, he looked calm and respectful, and only did what he should do. There are also two young masters. They don't have the usual aristocratic appearance of noble young masters. They are more like soldiers who have lived in military camps for a long time. They are thin and tall, with loud voices. They are hard-working. They have not sat down for a short while in the whole morning, and they are also responsible for... Taking out gifts from the car in the courtyard. Huang Xie recalled the scene at that time: the King of Qin was standing on the steps, and the two young masters took out the gifts and handed them to the King of Qin on the steps. The King of Qin then walked in and handed them to Huang Xie for introduction to the Queen Mother.
There is no suspicion, jealousy or resentment between them, they are just as harmonious as a common people. The elders care about the younger ones, and the younger ones serve the elders. They are humble and give in to each other. They are not at all like the highest center of a country. He, King Heng of Chu, and Ling Yin Zilan are brothers, and they are not so close to each other.
To drive a wedge between them! Huang Xie thought. He stood up and invited two gentlemen, Che You and Hu Zhong, and asked, "I heard that Wei had a talent for eloquence and was left in the countryside. His name was Fan Ju?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "That's true. Does Huang Gong want to use it?"
Huang Xie said: "This great sage is a great sage who I dare not command. I dare to ask him to be used by Qin!"
Mr. Cheyou was shocked and said: "No. Fan Ju is a great talent. If he is used in Qin, wouldn't it be more powerful for the tiger?"
Huang Xie said: "I look at the Qin government. The empress dowager is monopolizing power, her relatives are dictatorial, and the brothers are working together in court. If we can get a debater to speak out, it will cause internal strife. Wouldn't it be beneficial to Guandong! Since the chaos in Qin has begun, we will be able to fulfill our wishes. also."
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "Why does Mr. Huang want him to provoke internal strife? What if he is deeply involved in Qin's conspiracy?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Sir, don't worry, Brother Fan is my best friend, but if you invite him to join Qin, he will be used to his advantage if he talks about internal strife in Qin."
Huang Xie said: "This cannot be said directly. Who is it? The kings and ministers of Qin are not mediocre people, but if you challenge them with words, it is difficult to succeed. You will definitely have great talents, and if you show them in Qin, you will be jealous of the nobles, and you will succeed."
Mr. Cheyou said: "That's not difficult. Brother Fan, you are a great talent. If you join the Qin Dynasty, you will definitely put it to use. To make great achievements is like picking up grass and mustard ears!"
But Huang Xie pointedly asked Mr. Che You: "If you really need your talent, why not show it to Wei Ye?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "If it weren't for the jealousy of Prime Minister Wei, Brother Fan would be in charge of the king!"
Huang Xie said: "The prime minister of Wei is jealous of his talents. The young master of Wei spreads his benevolence and righteousness to the world, and all the talents are returned to him. Why should this young master be left alone?"
Mr. Che You said: "Don't doubt it, Mr. Huang! I dare to protect Fan's talent with my life. But he fell. It's his fate now."
Huang Xie said: "I don't dare to doubt Fan's talent or Mr.'s recommendation. Difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; great things in the world must be done in the details. Fan's entrustment to Qin is not small. He must also try to make the difficult thing easy, for If it is more detailed, it will be completed in time. Therefore, if you want to know what you have lost, you should be on guard against the slightest changes."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Fan is a man of great ambition and talent. He is the chosen one from a thousand miles away. But his words are disrespectful and fearless. That is why he is in trouble."
Huang Xie said: "I would like to see him to decide who will follow."
Mr. Cheyou said: "I would like to call him."
Huang Xie said: "No! I'd like to visit him."
Mr. Cheyou said: "It's not possible. The Prime Minister of Wei is in a hurry. If the young master goes there, the Prime Minister of Wei will know about it. Please sneak in and take him out without anyone knowing."
Huang Xie raised his eyebrows and said, "How many years have it passed, and Prime Minister Wei is still anxious to ask for it?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Fan family was wrapped in a random mat at night and entered the suburbs of the city. As soon as it became clear, the Prime Minister of Wei regretted it and went to look for it but could not find it. Everyone knew that the search was urgent. Although things are slow now, I'm afraid Anyone who knows about two or three good deeds and seeks to be rewarded will definitely lead to disaster."
Huang Xie said: "As the teacher said, I should carefully consider it and make no mistake!"
The next day, a document came from the Prime Minister's Mansion, saying: "The good times of Qin and Chu will not be ruined by small regrets. Now that the envoy from Chu has entered Qin to make peace, the king is very relieved. But after the prince entered Qin, he made an alliance with Chu." "
Seeing that there was no chance to bargain, Huang Xie said to the visitor: "I would like to write a letter to the King of Qin to briefly express my loyalty."
The visitor didn't express any objection, so he sat down and waited in the post. Huang Xie arranged for someone to accompany him, took out ink and displayed the slips himself, and wrote down in detail what he had discussed with Wei Ran, plus some of his thoughts over the past few days. I wrote almost twenty pieces of writing, read it again, cut and patched some words, braided it with rope, rolled it into a roll, and presented it to the envoy. The envoy who came did not read the book, put it in a bag, and left. Huang Xie asked his men to prepare and set off back to Chu tomorrow.
Before setting off the next day, the Qin envoy came to deliver the king's message: "The king ordered Bai Qi Zhi not to raise troops." Huang Xie thanked him. The envoy of Qin sent another message to the king: "Qin is a small country and has no treasures and treasures, so it cannot serve the king of Chu. I am willing to treat him with sincerity!"
During the few days of his mission, Huang Xie circulated among the princes, and the accompanying merchants visited the markets in Xianyang, learned about Qin's market management regulations, and developed some business ideas.
After Huang Xie and others were ready, they set out on the road under the leadership of the Qin envoy. After they left Lantian and crossed Yaoshan, they did not go through Wuguan. Instead, they boarded a boat at a ferry in Danshui and went down the river. Customs clearance and accommodation along the way were all handled by Qin envoys, just as they were when they arrived, with people changing every step of the way. Even though Huang Xie was lying high in the boat, he was very relaxed. Although there are several dangerous shoals along the way, there are still some near misses. After such a journey, within five days, the water came out of the canyon and entered a plain, which was the land of Deng and Rang.
