The Prince of Qin is a little older than Lord Xinling, and he has been trained very hard, so he has gone through many vicissitudes of life than Lord Xinling, but he seems to be the same age as Wei Qi, Jin Bi and other veteran ministers. When the two tong drums sounded, all the ministers were led by Lord Xinling and the prince to the palace vestibule. Lord Longyang stands on the front steps of the palace, and King Wei may be sitting in the palace.
After the routine court ceremony, Long Yangjun announced the start of the discussion. Wei Qi first reported the Qin envoy's visit, and then several ministers reported other things. Lord Longyang remembered them one by one, went into the palace to report, and came out and said: "Master Xinling will discuss with the ministers to report!" There was nothing else, and the meeting ended here, lasting less than half an hour in total.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Lord Xinling announced that he would receive the Qin envoys, with Duan Ziqian and Doctor Xu Jia in charge, and Prince Qin presiding over it! Prince Qin said very much: "How can I do this, my minister! I am willing to serve you as your lord!"
Lord Xinling said: "I personally lead the army to defend Qin. It's inconvenient for me to see you! I hope the prince will take my place!" Then he ignored the prince of Qin's request to stay and left directly. Wei Qi and Jin Bi also left.
The prince said: "I am loyal to Qin, how can I get the east road and wait for Qin's envoys!"
Duan Ziqian and Xu Jia said: "The prince is in Wei, and he is the guest of the king of Wei. Our king entrusts each other, which is in line with the meaning of the east road. Please don't say goodbye! The prince is thinking about it. It is difficult for the king of Wei and Lord Xinling to sit in the east. The king's guest is only Prince, Ning Chen and others are in the East?"
Now the prince was in trouble. The King of Wei would definitely not come out to receive him in person. Lord Xinling did not want to meet the Qin envoy face to face because he had fought against Qin. As a guest of the King of Wei, he was almost the only person qualified to attend on behalf of the King of Wei. If you don't come forward, the level of the reception will be lowered; if you come forward... It feels strange for the Prince of Qin to receive the Qin envoy on behalf of the State of Wei.
However, the prince couldn't help but think more. All the seats had been arranged in a side hall next to it, and the Qin envoy was already waiting outside Daliang Gate.
The princes and lords were all ready, and the band and dancers were in place. Duan Ziqian and Xu Jia invited the prince to sit down and gave him a few instructions. Xu Jia went straight out of Daliang Gate to greet him. The Qin envoys who had been waiting in front of the door greeted Xu Jia, bowed and filed in one after another, arriving in front of the side hall. When the music started playing, the dancers who lined up in formation began to dance in front of the court. Duan Ziqian stood in front of the steps and sang loudly: "The prince of Qin welcomes the envoy of Qin!"
This singing stunned the envoy of Qin, and the guest immediately came out and objected: "Why should the prince of Qin welcome the envoy of Qin?"
Duan Ziqian said: "The prince of Qin is also a guest of the king. He has always been close to Qin, so we formed the East Road."
The matter was rushed and no one had time to discuss it, but it seemed that the etiquette could not be interrupted because of this. Duan Ziqian continued to sing: "Enjoy the guests to the table!" He bowed deeply. A group of Qin envoys entered the palace. When they looked up, it was indeed the Prince of Qin sitting in the master's seat. The guest of honor was more clever and took the initiative to worship with the courtesy of a minister: "I am traveling in the middle of the room, I would like to express my sincere greetings to the prince!"
The prince replied in his seat: "I have met Zhonglang in Wei, and I dare to offer you peace to the king!"
Duan Ziqian said: "The prince is now the king's master. I dare to invite Qin Bin to take the throne."
According to etiquette, the guest of honor is seated next to the host to show equal status. But facing Prince Qin, the Qin envoy did not dare to sit at the guest of honor table. The prince sat up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please take a seat!"
The envoy of Qin realized that this might be a conspiracy of the Wei State to let the prince act as the master. If the envoy of Qin treated him with the same courtesy as he did to the prince, it could be interpreted as lowering the status of Qin State to that of Wei State. This is obviously unacceptable. of. Encouraged by the prince, the envoy of Qin returned the gift and sat on the guest of honor seat, and the other envoys took their seats one after another.
As usual, the Prime Minister Duan Ziqian gave a speech and praised the friendly relations between Wei and Qin in gorgeous language.
The guest of Qin also gave a gorgeous speech to express his friendly feelings towards Wei. Then he changed the subject and said: "I recently heard that the Wei army came out of Anyi. It has been more than ten years since Anyi was granted by the great powers, and our country has relied on it for the livelihood of the people. I suddenly heard that the army was coming, and I dare to ask why!"
Xu Jia avoided talking and asked: "I heard that the army entered Anyang and stationed in several cities. Why?"
The guest replied: "Qin and Wei jointly attacked Zhao. Qin attacked Zhao as far as Handan, and then retreated in a few days. He went to Anyang and headed towards Nanyang. He was blocked by Wei and entered Jiji. I hope Wei will remember the alliance and open up Anyang. Dao, and order Qin to return."
Xu Jia said: "Qin and Wei jointly attacked Zhao. Qin left Handan, while Wei lived in Taihang. Qin entered Ji and wanted to leave Anyang; Wei entered Tang and built a road to Anyi. This is the same. If Wei cannot defeat Qin, Qin will not Jue Wei!"
The prince suddenly spoke: "Gai Wen Tang, Han Yi; Ji, the old Wei Yi, now Zhao Yi. Yes, no?"
The prince suddenly asked a question, which caused great embarrassment to the Wei people. However, since the prince was invited by himself, he still needs to be respected at least. Duan Zigan replied: "What the prince said is true. Several copies of Wei Yi were attacked by Zhao two years ago." Wei couldn't bear the brothers fighting, so he repeatedly sent envoys to ask for his return. Zhao had been wanting to return for a long time, so he only wanted to get the value."
The prince nodded, cupped his hands to Duan Zigan and said, "I would like to learn from you!"
Qin Binxiang said: "It is true what the doctor said. Wei will not be able to defeat Qin, and Qin will not be able to defeat Wei. I hope that Wei will lead the road to Nanyang, and Qin will prepare the east road to Anyi."
None of the three people in Wei, including Prince Qin, expected that the Qin envoy was so easy to talk to. The two of them saluted together and said: "The benefit of a big country is also the blessing of a small country!"
The first round of negotiations went very smoothly. Duan Ziqian and Xu Jia invited Qin envoys to a banquet in the name of the prince. Everyone has fun.
After the banquet, the prince and the envoy of Qin went to the hotel in the south of the city. The prince asked: "Why is it so urgent that you agree to Wei's request?"
The envoy of Qin said: "The matter is urgent. The Qin army must be sent out urgently. If it is too late, it may not be safe!"
Hearing what the envoy of Qin said, Prince Qin became a little anxious and asked, "Now that we are here, what will the general do?"
The Qin envoy said: "We should invite the Wei envoy to come in and pull out the Qin army."
Prince Qin asked: "How is this army going?"
The envoy of Qin said: "I don't know yet, but I know that Wei blocked the road and blocked Nanyang, so I ordered the officials to go. Now that Wei has allowed the road to pass, we must report to Luoyang immediately."
Prince Qin asked, "What's wrong with Luoyang?"
The envoy of Qin said: "The prince does not know. In order to conquer Qin, Anyi, Daliang, Puyang and Tao moved together. The guest Qing Zhang Lu stayed in Luoyang to mobilize them. The envoy of the minister was entrusted to Luoyang."
The prince felt a little unhappy. As a prince, not only could he not preside over such an important event, he could not even hear about it. However, a guest who had just entered Qin was allowed to preside over it, and he could only watch from the sidelines! Thinking of this, the prince said: "In that case, we should report to Luoyang quickly!"
So a small boat carried a messenger along the chasm to Luoyang.
The next day, the prince heard at Liangxi Station that the Qin envoy met Duan Ziqian and Xu Jia again. This time it was a business meeting. There was no distinction between host and guest, and they only talked about things. After two days of this, the result of the negotiation finally came: Wei sent a young master to Qin as a hostage, and Wei sent envoys to make peace with Qin and Zhao. When the prince heard the news, he felt quite desperate: he would probably have to live in Wei for a long time.
The King of Qin sent an order, and the Crown Prince formed an alliance with Wei on behalf of the King of Qin. The King of Qin's messenger finally introduced Hu Yang's situation to the prince in detail: Since the Zhao army is not far from Handan, the losses of the Zhao army can be replenished at any time, while the Qin army can only fight less and less, and will eventually inevitably fail. The geographical map of mountains and rivers that Chen Si brought back to Qin was remade by a painter sent by Ranghou. This time the messenger brought out one map. Looking at the situation in each city marked on the map, the prince could also understand the seriousness of the situation.
In order to mediate the dispute between Qin and Zhao as soon as possible, the King of Wei sent envoys to Ji and Handan without waiting for the alliance. By the time the alliance met five days later, the Wei envoy had already reported the result of the envoy's mission from Handan: Zhao must obtain several towns before he could make peace. In line with the friendship of the alliance, the State of Wei magnanimously announced that it would give up several cities and gave them to the State of Zhao. The Prince of Qin also announced that in order to repay the kindness of King Wei, Anyi would do its best to fulfill the righteousness of the East Road.
After Qin and Wei formed an alliance, the danger to the Qin army was basically eliminated. The Qin army withdrew from several cities, took the route of Nanyang, crossed the Yellow River, and returned home via Luoyang. The Qin army withdrew with its front foot, and Lian Po rushed into several towns with his rear foot, almost encountering the Qin army's rear guard. The two armies were on guard against each other for a while, without any conflict.
Although Huang Xie was not completely satisfied with this result, it was expected. Wei took advantage of the opportunity of peace talks with Qin to seduce the prince, leaving an imperceptible gap between the prince and Zhang Lu. If the time is right, with a little temptation, it may be the trigger to detonate Qin's turmoil! Although Qin and Zhao openly agreed to peace, the Zhao people's attitude was very clear and they would never be subordinated to others. Therefore, the few towns lost from Qin must be taken back, and they must not even be left to Wei. Hu Yang's harassment outside Handan City obviously aroused Zhao Guo's great anger. Therefore, Huang Xie tried his best to promote the reconciliation between the two countries and allowed Hu Yang to return to the Qin State. Hu Yang's anger would also burn towards the Zhao State.
Zhang Lu and Huang Xie still stayed in Luoyang to deal with the aftermath: the Qin army returned to the country, the Wei army entered and left Anyi, and the prince of Wei was taken hostage. According to the agreed procedure, after the Wei State mediated the dispute between Qin and Zhao, it sent people and Qin envoys to Tangcheng to get in touch with the Wei army.
A few days ago, the messenger sent by Si Mang and the disciples of Lord Xinling also arrived. Si Mang reported the entire incident to Lord Xinling in detail, explaining his situation: although there were ten thousand soldiers, the victors were only three to five thousand; the baggage and food supplies were all used up, and he could only recruit them through bluffs and deceptions in Hanyi. The surrounding Han Dynasty is not friendly to him, but he is frightened by the size of the army of ten thousand people. He does not know the truth for the time being and dare not act rashly; but if he finds out the truth, he will inevitably have second thoughts.
When Lord Xinling received this notification, the alliance with Qin had been basically implemented. Lord Xinling asked the messenger to report back to Si Mang. Mr. Wei will ensure that the people of Xinling are fine and don't have to worry. Now as soon as he got the news that the Qin army had withdrawn from several cities, he immediately urged to send people to Anyi to contact Qin.
The envoy sent to Anyi was the thin young Master Liang Wei. Liang Wei's Mansion has maintained a good relationship with Lord Xinling, and he is the confidant of King Wei, so both parties can rest assured. Moreover, the Wei army's withdrawal from Tangcheng involved many military affairs that ordinary people could not handle; only Mr. Liang Wei, who led a group of retainers of Liang Wei's mansion, had such professional knowledge and ability.
Young Master Liang Wei took about ten retainers and left Daliang with the envoy of Qin. They went to Liangxi Post to say goodbye to the prince and then came to Luoyang.
