After hearing Mr. Zhongyue's explanation, Lord Xinling was in awe and said, "How can I know what Mr. Wei taught me?"
The guests in the seat still didn't understand, so Zhang Noi explained: "For the former, we discussed the statement with the King of Han, 'The King of Wei granted me the title of governor'," and the King of Han agreed, because he was forced to do so. Now, Huang Gongjiao said To the King of Han, he said, "The King of Wei granted me the title of governor, and I will offer it to Han." Han did not accept it, so he gave it to him. It was easy to force him to give it, and the King of Han's spirit calmed down, and we became closer. "
A guest asked: "Would you rather be a superior than a subordinate?"
Lord Xinling said: "Although the King of Han is an old brother and an allied king, it is not appropriate for a minister to be his subordinate! This is not to be submissive to others."
All the hangers-on and Mr. Xinling had nothing to do with each other until they talked about dinner.
On the first day of August, it rained lightly. People from various countries attending the funeral of King Han gathered at the palace from various cities. Awnings were erected along the way from the north gate of Zhengcheng to Hanwang Palace; water was still dripping inside the makeshift awning, which was not much better than outside. However, compared to autumn, the light rain is more acceptable. People attending the funeral are generally satisfied with the weather and consider it a blessing from God.
Among the five countries that came, four of them stayed in the city in the north of the city. This was the correct way for the funeral of the King of Han. Only the city where Chu State stayed was in the south of the city, and one had to take a boat to the north of the city. Huang Xie took all the Chu soldiers and followers, more than a thousand people, in more than 20 ships, and sailed up the Qin River. It was a light rain in autumn and the weather was pleasant. The prince and Huang Xie did not wear court clothes at all, but only wore flax. The rest of the entourage wore white shirts with left sides exposed. The soldiers of Chu were all wearing armor, with only a piece of white cloth covering their armor.
The ship docked on the north bank of the city. A Han envoy had already come over to guide the Chu soldiers to the position of the formation, and another Han envoy led the prince and Huang Xie to the palace. The entourage was arranged to wait in the awning, and only two people could enter the palace to accompany him.
Chu State has a long way to go, but it comes at the end. When all the envoys arrived, Prime Minister Han led him to the ancestral temple to pay homage to King Han. Korean ministers were already waiting inside and outside the ancestral temple. The envoys went to the palace and expressed their king's condolences to King Han one by one, and presented gifts. Each person only had a few official sentences, and the King of Han responded respectfully to each one. The ceremony had already been made clear to Yousi before entering Zheng, and now it was just a formality to present the gift list.
Afterwards, the King of Han was at the top, the envoys were in the west, and numerous leading ministers were in the east. They performed the sacrificial ceremony according to Han Ping's singing ceremony. Outside the hall, drums and music were playing in unison, and cries of mourning were heard everywhere. Eight selected descendants of the Korean king lifted the coffin, and mourning broke out again inside and outside the ancestral temple. The Han clans led the way, and the King of Han walked in front of the coffin. Envoys from various countries and Korean officials (in fact, most of them were also Han clan) lined up on both sides of the coffin, and the ministers outside the palace knelt down to carry it out of the palace and onto the coffin. hearse.
The ceremonial gate of the ancestral temple opened wide and the hearse drove out slowly. The streets in Zhengguo City have been cleared for a long time, and there is not a single person waiting. After sending the hearse out of the city, the envoys from various countries immediately returned to their military formations. There were five thousand Korean soldiers in front and behind the coffin of King Han. Further behind are the funeral processions from various countries. Wei and Zhao are brother states of Han, occupying the left. In addition to Wei bringing a thousand military soldiers, Lord Xinling also brought a thousand retainers, which to a certain extent alleviated the embarrassment of Zhao's lack of soldiers - perhaps the result of coordination between Han and Wei. There are a total of 2,500 people from Qin, Qi, and Chu, listed on the right. South Korea has prepared three leather chariots for each country's military formation, which are ridden by the chief and deputy envoys of each country, as well as the top commander of the army. The drivers are all Koreans.
When the military formations of various countries began to set out on the road, the Korean vanguard had already crossed the pontoon bridge erected overnight on the Mishui River ten miles away, crossed to the west bank of the Mishui River, and entered a low mountain area. After the Korean rear guard crossed the river, there was a golden roar from the armies of various countries, and the troops stopped in front of the pontoon: the river boundary is equivalent to the Yin and Yang boundary, and the funeral guests stopped here. After the armies of various countries watched the Korean defenders enter the mountains according to etiquette, they were led by Korean envoys and drove back to the city. The Korean envoy thanked the king again and left. The Chu army was special. They only sent them to the ship and then said goodbye to the Han envoy.
After boarding the boat, the prince and Huang Xie changed out of their rain-soaked linen and put on their light Ge clothes. They stood on the bow of the boat, facing the drizzle, and took the boat back down the river.
When they returned to the city, the retainers who stayed behind reported: "Master Shen and his party have arrived!"
Huang Xie was startled, but then he felt that their timing was very clever: South Korea's attention was all on the north city. Relatively speaking, if there was no big trouble in the south, ordinary activities would not attract attention.
Huang Xie said, "Young Master, I'll pay you a visit soon." He sent the prince into the room, settled down, let the prince drink scented tea, and let him take a lunch break. Then he came out and was led by the retainer to the room of the three Mang clans.
Huang Xie arrived at the door of the room and knocked on the door to announce. Mang Shen and others immediately welcomed him out and went down to the steps to worship. Huang Xie also went down the steps to return the greeting and said: "Master Shen Quli has many people under his command!"
Mang Shen said: "My father ordered me to serve Huang Gong as a king and a minister. I dare not disobey him."
Three people entered the house. Huang Xie said: "Those who dare to urgently request Mr. Shen and the two gentlemen, in order to obtain the king's order, will serve the prince as hostages in Qin affairs."
The three of them had all been to Qin with Huang Xie, so they naturally knew about the diplomatic alliance held a month ago, in which Qin made an alliance with Chu and took the prince of Chu as a hostage. But when Huang Xie met Zhang Lu on the bank of Mishui River, he only said that he would go to Korea to assist in the funeral, but did not say that after the funeral, he would send the prince to Qin. Mr. Che You asked in surprise: "Why are you so anxious?"
Huang Xie said: "I am afraid that the attack on Chu will be carried out, so I have to rush to do it."
Mang Shen said: "Huang Gong entered Qin, why don't we make an alliance? How can we attack Chu?"
Huang Xie said: "The prince has not entered, the oath of alliance has not been fulfilled, and there are politicians who want to defeat the alliance."
Mang Shen said: "Is the government of Qin also competing with each other?"
Huang Xie said: "It is normal for political affairs to contend with each other. In diplomacy with other countries, one may want peace or war; one may want peace first and then war, or one may make peace first and then war. This is true for all countries, and there is no difference. When I look at Hu Yang, It starts at the end of the day, erupts like a thunder, and is suffocated for a long time without being able to stretch out. Once it is stretched out, it is bound to be a fight. Now I am sent to Korea with Lord Jingyang, so I must be on guard against it."
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "What Huang Gong said is true. If you don't rely on him, you can't attack. If you rely on me, you can't attack. Now that Huang Gong has made the prince hostage to Qin, Qin will no longer discuss attacking Chu and eat his words."
Huang Xie said: "How is Mr. Fan doing?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Fan is a talented person of Wang Zuo. Although he is good at Huang Gong, he is not his master."
Huang Xie was silent for half a minute and said: "The King of Qin is the hero of the world. With Fan's help, he will definitely achieve great achievements!"
Mr. Cheyou said: "No! Fan is a truly wise man. If he helps Qin, he may be in danger."
Huang Xie said: "The Fan family's plan is consistent with mine. Even if it involves Qin, it will be harmless."
Mr. Cheyou said: "How about the plan?"
Huang Xie pondered and said: "Sir, I heard that Prime Minister Wei is very anxious to ask for Fan's family. Is that true?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Of course."
Huang Xie said: "Sir, a secret messenger spread the word in the market that he saw Fan Ju and Huang Gongli by the bank of Wei. Is this okay?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "This is easy to do, but it is wonderful! I would like to hear the next one."
Huang Xie said: "This is the end, there is nothing else. In a few months, Qin will definitely entrust Wei to Wei, and Fan's great talent will be able to come out; if he cannot come out, it is not his talent."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Cheyou changed his expression and said, "I would like to take the lead. I would like to stay here to help him."
Huang Xie said: "If Mr. Fan knew that Mr. was here, he would have known that he was selling to him, which is not appropriate." All three people's expressions changed, their mouths were speechless, and they could not reply. They live on their own, alone, and there is no way they can run from Wei to Qin without any external assistance; and this is the minimum standard for Huang Xie to employ people! "If he can't come out, he's not talented"! It was like a whip hitting the faces of the three of them...
As expected, Mr. Cheyou only went out for half a day and came back. When Mr. Che You was out on business, eight people in total, Prince Fu of Chu, Prince Fu Cheng, two attendants, two guards, and two cooks, took a boat with gifts for the Queen Mother of Qin and daily necessities for the prince. to. Huang Xie immediately sent his retainers to visit Jingyang Lord, saying that the prince was ready and could enter Qin at any time, and asked for a date to move into the Qin camp.
Lord Jingyang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered two rooms to be vacated for the Prince of Chu and his entourage. And we made an appointment to move tomorrow.
Huang Xie didn't dare to neglect and immediately arranged the relevant matters. Chu soldiers numbered thousands and returned in the original boat. Only two of Huang Xie's retainers were left; the three Mang clans still had the identity of Mr. Shen and his second servant, and accompanied him in the name of Huang Xie's concubine. Prince Guotong, a total of fifteen people, is the entire team that entered Xianyang.
Huang Xie heard from Lord Jingyang that the best way to bring gifts to the Qin Dynasty was to pick them up, so he selected thirty-five loyal and brave Chu soldiers. , go with the team. He also purchased a leather chariot and an An chariot in Zhengcheng for the prince's use, but only two horses were used.
Stayed up all night. The next day, the prince and Huang Xie saw off the Chu soldiers and members of the envoy. The remaining fifty people were ready. The prince got into the car, the prince Fu was the imperial guard, and the prince's prime minister was on the right side of the car and drove forward. Huang Xie led An Che and followed behind. Mang Shen took the pseudonym Shen Gongzi and accompanied him in the name of concubine. Other members were scattered around. Only the three people in the car were not carrying luggage, and the rest, including Huang Xie, were each carrying their own luggage. The thirty porters formed the largest formation and walked at the back. The porters were taken care of by three young masters, Shen Gongzi, and the people in the Prince's Mansion were taken care of by Huang Xie's retainers.
The group did not take another boat, but entered the city gate in a mighty manner, passed through the city, went out of the north gate, and came to the city where the Qin people stayed.
When the notification goes in, it's called "please". A group of people followed a male official into the city and entered his mansion. Jingyang Jun and Hu Yang came out to welcome the prince and his entourage. They frowned and said, "What can I do about such a person?"
Huang Xie reported: "There are eight people in the prince's residence, and five people from Zuo Tu are accompanying them. Together with the prince and Zuo Tu, there are fifteen people in total. In addition, under the orders of Lord Jingyang, there are thirty-five porters. Total fifty people."
Hu Yang said: "In a city with hundreds of households, if Zuo Tu enters fifty people, where can the people of Qin live?"
When Huang Xie heard this, he knew something was wrong and said, "I don't dare to disturb Qin, but I can live under the eaves."
Hu Yang said: "Qin Law, there are six people who are sent as hostages. The rest don't dare to ask."
Huang Xie said: "The prince sent six people as envoys. I am the envoy and they should go together. The rest of the porters are servants."
