The King of Qin summoned the young master Xi in Zhangtai. Young Master Pong is dressed in Zhao clothes, carrying a long sword, and jingling jade pendants. When meeting King Zhao, he bowed respectfully and sang praises.
After the court ceremony, Prince Xi said: "Qin and Zhao have the same ancestors, and they are brothers. We are not lucky to have Ni Qiang, our brother. Now Qin has Tao, who expanded the land in Gangshou, and Zhao Qiqing is willing to dedicate the three towns of Liao, She and Linglu. , to expand the territory. The king will accept them! Lin, Lishi, and Qi are the old lands of Zhao, and our cities cannot protect their people. Qin is protecting them, and Zhao has its virtue. If the king returns to Zhao and takes three cities, Zhao will celebrate it and think of it as the king's birthday!"
King Qin said: "I would like to hear about the conditions of Liao, She and Linglu."
Young Master Pi took out an atlas from his entourage and pointed out: "Liao, She and Linglu are three towns, located a hundred miles north of Gangshou. Liao and She are also Yan towns. The city walls are strong and the river is used as a pond. Linglu, In Guangyi, there are tens of thousands of people, and there is a lot of money and food. Three towns are enough to be the northern household of Tao. Although there are hundreds of thousands of people, it is difficult to leave in a hurry."
The King of Qin said: "The three cities of Liao, She, and Linglu are the new lands of Zhao; Lin, Lishi, and Qi are the old lands of Zhao. Changing the old lands with the new lands will benefit Zhao, but Qin will gain nothing. It’s a waste of money and food.”
Young Master Xi said: "It's not as the king said! Lin, Lishi, and Qi are the old land of Zhao. Although Zhao has no virtue, the people of the three towns may be interested in Zhao, and they will be harmed by the king. Even though the king has gained In fact, there is nothing to gain from the land. The three cities of Liao, She, and Linglu are not Zhao's old land, but Qi's land. If the king gets it, Qi will not dare to harm it. The king has actually benefited from it, and Zhao has taken over the old land, so my king can Entering the ancestral temple! You will get both benefits, please tell me in detail."
King Qin glanced at Bai Qi and said, "How much did it cost for Qing to enter Zhao?"
Bai Qi said: "When I enter Zhao, I will bring one hundred thousand armor with me, and it will be determined when I am three years old. I don't know how much it will cost!"
The King of Qin said: "I heard that the Lin and Zi clans are quite good at making money. How much money do you get per year?"
Young Master Xi said: "Zhao Sui received one hundred thousand coins, and the Lin and Zi clans have ten thousand coins."
The King of Qin said: "My city is far away and I have little money. At this age, I have a lot of money. Now that I have returned my city to Zhao, what will Qin general do?"
Prince Yong said: "My business of making money costs a lot, and the income is small, and it is not very profitable. Qin has mountains and rivers, and jade is profitable; Ying has Yunmeng's materials, and Shu has cinnabar stones. Your Majesty wants to get it. Money can be exchanged for other things. How can you not get enough money and spend more than ten thousand money in the land?"
The King of Qin said: "I got ten thousand qian every year. Now I am ten years old and I get 100,000 yuan. It's not okay! Lin returned to Zhao. Qin lost 10,000 qian every year. I am willing to get it back."
Prince Gong said: "To pay Qin ten thousand qian, it is enough for the ministers, but it is nothing to do with the king."
King Qin said: "Not just ten thousand coins, but ten thousand coins a year!"
Prince Xi pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "I have no talent and virtue, Lai Zu's shadow has no land, and his wealth is definitely not worthy of the king. I wish to pay tribute of ten thousand yuan every year, thinking that the king will live long!"
The King of Qin praised: "Young Master is so heroic that ordinary people don't have it. I dare to ask his mother."
Young Master Yong said with a sad expression: "My mother is so despicable, it is not enough to insult the king's ears."
The King of Qin said, "Young Master is coming, and the Queen Mother wants to see you."
Prince Gong said: "I have heard about the virtues of the Queen Mother for a long time, and deeply hate the fact that I rarely see her. If the Queen Mother can give her a favor, how lucky would I be!" So the summons ended.
After the King of Qin summoned him, Mi Rong, Lord Jingyang, Lord Gaoling and the Queen Mother received the young master Pong in turn. The young master Pong responded calmly without being rude. Pedestrians and passers-by walked around and found no flaws. The top officials of the Qin State carefully discussed all the conditions again, and there were no loopholes; the only possibility was that the King of Qin handed over the city, but the King of Zhao broke the contract and refused to hand over the city. But in this way, Zhao Guo's credibility will be completely lost. Zhao Guo should not be so stupid and have no reason to do this just to offend a big country for just three cities! After all, Qin has the ability to make Zhao pay the price.
In the end, everyone agreed to accept Zhao Guo's suggestion and complete the deal.
In order to avoid the risk of breach of trust, Wei Ran demanded that Qin deliver the three cities of Taiyuan only after Zhao had delivered the three cities of Jidong. But Prince Pi strongly disagreed, saying that since Qin was a powerful party, if Zhao handed over the three cities of Jidong and Qin reneged on it or proposed new conditions, it would be very difficult for Zhao to deal with it. Wei Ran asked, what if Qin handed over the three cities of Taiyuan and Zhao regretted it? Prince Yong replied: "Qin is a big country; how can you dare to offend Zhao if you don't care about your good relations with Zhao! Kuang minister is in Xianyang. If Zhao bullies Qin, I am willing to be a cauldron wok!"
Wei Ran gave in one step further and said that Qin could also send the young master to Zhao as a pledge, but he had to deliver Jidong first and then Taiyuan. Young Master Xi said angrily: "Zhao, a small country, is willing to make good friends with the big country. By changing places, we really want to gain the good of the big country. The big countries are jealous of many people, and they are very disappointed. If the big country has no trust in the small country, and has no affinity with the small country, A small country is willing to say goodbye and repair its armor and strengthen its troops to deal with the crime."
Seeing that the discussion might break down if it continued, Wei Ran had no choice but to give up. He kept Young Master Pong for a few more days and exerted some pressure. Seeing that it was of no avail, he had to give up and agreed to Young Master Pong's opinion to deliver the three cities of Taiyuan first.
Most of Prince Pong's entourage followed him to Taiyuan to handle the handover with the Prime Minister's envoys, leaving only Prince Pong and five of his attendants.
To take a boat from Xianyang to the Yellow River, you must abandon the boat and walk upstream, then take a boat from Shangjun to Lin.
Shangjun was originally the territory of the Zhai people. The Wei State later occupied this place and established Shangjun. However, it was ceded to Qin more than fifty years ago. At that time, the current King of Qin had not yet been born, and even his mother was still in the boudoir, not yet King Qin's Mi Bazi. The territory of Shangjun is a plateau cut by rivers with thousands of ravines, which provides great convenience for defense. Both Wei and Qin built powerful fortifications here.
Shangjun was governed in Fushi, which was named after the prince of Zhongshan Kingdom. After King Wuling of Zhao destroyed Zhongshan, he moved the prince here; what it was called before is no longer known. Although the prince lost his country, his economic strength was still far greater than that of ordinary people, and the place gradually became prosperous.
Lin is on the opposite bank of Fushi, with Luliang as its back and facing the Yellow River ferry. It is difficult for thousands of troops to break through. It is an important fortress against enemies from the west. But on the other hand, it needs to rely on the base in the east. Lishi and Zishi stand behind it and become its backup. Therefore, Lin's defense direction can only face the west, and has almost no resistance to attacks from the east. ——This is also the reason why Wei Ran has always felt that Lin and Lishi are useless: although they can profitably enter Zhao's channels, they have little defense ability against Zhao's attacks.
Cross the river from Fushi and enter Lin. Although it is a defensive fortress, it is far away from the real front line, so the defense is very weak. The further east you go, the more tense the atmosphere becomes. Lishi can already be regarded as the front line, guarding the Lishi River Valley; further east from Lishi is Zishi, which was originally occupied by the Qin army, but failed to hold it in the end and fell into the hands of the Zhao people. The communication between Lishi and Qi was cut off, and Qi Gu was hanging in the plain, possibly being eaten at any time.
After entering Lishi, the Prime Minister conveyed the King of Qin's decision. The Qin army abandoned the three cities of Qi, Lishi and Lin and handed them over to Zhao. Although there was no cheering, the prime minister clearly felt that Lishi officials felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
To go to Qi, you must pass through Zshi. With the Zhao State envoy, things became simpler. After checking the festival talisman, Zishi got out of the way. When a group of people passed through Zishi, they could clearly feel the heavy atmosphere in Zishi. Zi Shi cut off the connection between Li Shi and Qi Zhiyi, which meant that it had to withstand pressure from both Qi and Li Shi at the same time.
According to the plan drawn up in advance, the group first entered Jinyang to negotiate the specific matters of the handover. After all, the two countries have been confronting each other here for ten years. The hostility is very deep. The slightest disturbance may lead to unpredictable results and even the outbreak of war. Therefore, all actions taken by both parties must be understood in advance!
Accompanying the envoys was Lieutenant Li Shi; Lieutenant Qi also arrived in Jinyang in time after receiving the notification. Jinyang is where the Zhao family started. When Uncle Zhi used force to bully the Zhao family, the Zhao family relied on Jinyang and destroyed the powerful Zhibo, and instigated the Han and Wei families to jointly destroy the Zhi family. Later, the Zhao family was officially granted the title of prince, and Jinyang became the first capital of Zhao State. Although the capital was later moved to Handan, Jinyang has always been an important strategic area equipped with strong troops and a solid defense system. Being wedged into a wedge by the Qin State in Taiyuan was also a very unpleasant thing for Jinyang.
The arrival of the Zhao envoy surprised Jin Yangshou; the content of the negotiations made him even more overjoyed! Qin actually wanted to take the initiative to withdraw from Qi, Lishi and Lin. The only thing he had to do was to get out of the way and not stop him! Why block it? I’m also willing to go along the way to see you off! Therefore, no matter what requests Li Shi and Qi made, Jinyang Shou agreed to them all, including transporting Qi's belongings!
After the negotiation was settled, the Prime Minister entered Qi to help arrange the withdrawal. Most of the envoys stayed in Jinyang, and only a few were sent to coordinate between Qin and Zhao. The process was very smooth. During the transportation back and forth from Qi, more than a thousand times of goods were transported in total, and Qi was almost emptied.
Travelers from Qin and envoys from Zhao were stationed in Zishi and Jinyang respectively to deal with disputes during the retreat. ——There are almost no disputes, and all disputes end with the Zhao people giving in. Lieutenant Li Shi was very nervous: if a conflict occurred, he would respond immediately. Lishi's soldiers were also on alert.
Smooth, smooth, smooth! Qi's soldiers and officials all withdrew and took boats to the other side. The goods they shipped had already been transported across the river. Then came Li Shi's soldiers, and finally Lin. The State of Zhao was very cooperative and usually waited two days after all Qin troops had withdrawn before sending troops in to avoid any possible conflicts and disputes.
After all handovers were completed, the Prime Minister reminded that it was time to hand over the three cities of Jidong.
The envoy looked at the prime minister with a surprised look and said, "What's going on in the three cities of Jidong?"
The prime minister's heart sank, he was really deceived! He tried his best to maintain his composure and said in a calm tone: "Zhao Yiji aided the three cities in the east, and Yi Yi made the three cities in Taiyuan. Now that the three cities of Taiyuan have returned to the great country, they should return the aided east to our city as promised!"
