During these days of farming, the civil and military ministers no longer went to court in the morning, but gathered in the fields where the King of Qin was born. The homeland of the King of Qin was not in Xianyang, but in Yongcheng, the ancestral court of Qin. King Qin was sixty years old, and he still led his ministers to Yongcheng. King An accompanied him, leaving only Zhang Lu to guard Xianyang. Zhang Lu did nothing else in the past few days. He focused on drafting the edict for the canonization of the princess and Mrs. Huayang and preparing for the canonization ceremony. At the same time, envoys were sent to Chu State to inform them of this major event.
Five days later, the King of Qin and his ministers returned from Yongcheng. A few days later, the envoys of the King of Chu also arrived. Since Chu State did not have a system of enfeoffment, it could not allocate fiefdoms to the wife and princess, but they were given 100,000 yuan per year to prepare for makeup. The envoy brought with him forty kilograms of gold, two hundred dendrobiums of pearls, and a hundred pieces of brocade as a tribute.
Surprisingly, when it was confirmed that the princess and his wife would be canonized, Mang Wei went to the post and told Xu Jia about it.
Xu Jia suffered all kinds of humiliation from Xianyang Palace and was thrown out of the palace. He was severely tortured both physically and mentally. When he returned to Guanyi, Xu Jia was depressed all the time. When his entourage asked, Xu Jia didn't answer. However, Xu Jia took off his hat and clothes, and his face was full of filth, so we could tell what happened to him. So in the evening when Mang did not ask for an audience, Da Chuxu Jia and his entourage were surprised.
After an afternoon of rest, Xu Jia calmed down a little and was able to talk to Mang Wei calmly. He sent all his followers away, leaving Mang Wei alone in the room. He did not dare to reveal Mang Wei's identity, nor did he dare to mention his past friendship. He could only ask dryly: "Why did Prime Minister Zhang ask for the doctor to come!"
Mang Wei said: "Princess Jin, the daughter of the Prince of Qin, and Madame Jin, the daughter of the Prince of Chu, do you know this?"
Xu Jia said: "It's unknown."
Mang Wei said: "Wei will not be able to lose the title of King An and the prince's funeral. The title of princess and lady will not be lost to Wei."
Xu Jia said: "May the doctor teach me!"
Mang Wei said: "The title of King An was spread all over the world by the King of Qin, and the person who responded was Yi. The title of princess and lady will not be passed down by the king. If Wei comes, it will be the merit of a great official."
Xu Jia said: "What's wrong with it?"
Mang Wei said: "Drive Wei Qi away, congratulate the princess and madam, then the alliance between Qin and Wei will be solid, and the great achievements of the two countries will be made."
Xu Jia said: "Zhang Xiang insulted me, would you rather repay me like this?"
Mang Wei said: "Everyone in the world knows that Wei Qi has been expelled and congratulated him again. Even if Prime Minister Zhang has some resentment, there is nothing he can do."
Xu Jia said: "I have misunderstood the teachings of Dr. Wei!"
The next day, Xu Jia was no longer depressed, but in high spirits he ordered his followers to go to Xianyang City to purchase goods. After the goods were purchased, the Xianyang City Department was responsible for transporting them to Hangu Pass. Xu Jia and his party arrived shortly afterwards, packed the goods into the car, and transported them to Daliang. When Xu Jia returned to Daliang, King Qin also ended his farming career and returned to Xianyang.
Xu Jia went home for a short rest and then came to see Wei Qi. After seeing the ceremony, Xu Jia had a bitter look on his face and said, "If you dare to retaliate to the Prime Minister of Wei, I will probably die in Qin!"
Wei Qi asked anxiously: "Why?"
Xu Jia said: "Does the Prime Minister of Wei know Fan Ju? He is Zhang Lu, the Prime Minister of Qin! He has humiliated him in every possible way and is unwilling to make peace. He has promised to slaughter Daliang!"
Wei Qi was very anxious and asked, "Can the matter be reversed?"
Xu Jia said: "We can't go back. If he allows me to go back, he will send an envoy to report to the king. He will definitely win the title of Prime Minister Wei!"
When Wei Qi heard this, he was shocked and asked anxiously: "You must win my head?"
Xu Jia said: "That's what Fan Ju said!"
Wei Qi said angrily: "If you kill the tiger, you will end up harming yourself! Who saved him?"
Xu Jia said: "Zheng Anping is related to him, and he is also from Wei." Then he said mysteriously: "Who else knows the Prime Minister of Wei and assists Prime Minister Zhang?"
Wei Qi asked: "Who is it?"
Xu Jia said: "Mang Wei, Mang's son!"
Wei Qi suddenly sat on the seat, his eyes blank. Xu Jia called out "Wei Xiang" several times before he came to his senses and couldn't help crying. The cry was so loud that everyone in the courtyard could hear it. For some reason, those respectable people came over quickly. But he saw Xu Jia sitting aside, Wei Qi crying bitterly. The retainers hurriedly came up to comfort them. Wei Qi wanted to send them away, but he cried so much that he could not speak. He wanted to stop, but he couldn't. After crying for a long time, he stopped crying and ordered those present not to spread the word. But his crying was so loud that even the palace probably knew about it, so it didn't mean much whether the retainers spread the news.
After driving away the retainers and regaining his composure, Wei Qi said: "Now I know who saved the Fan family! The Mang family, with a foreign surname, relied on the power of Qin to serve as a minister of Wei. The former king was afraid of using it with different intentions, so he used it as a Wei minister. The minister is the prime minister to supervise him. There are many disputes over the government! Fan's envoys are known to Qi, and they are also aware of Fan's abilities. Taking advantage of the king's death, the Zheng family steals it and hides it. The Zheng family knows it. , you bitch, how do you know the Fan family! It must have been ordered by the Mang family! I fell into his trap and hurt his body!"
Xu Jia said: "Don't say anything when things are done, don't admonish them when things are done, and let things go by the wayside. I hope Prime Minister Wei will be wise in his plans!"
Wei Qi said: "I am frustrated with the Prime Minister of Qin. Who can save me but the king? I should go and see the king."
Xu Jia said: "I would like to plan things first, then see them first."
Wei Qi said: "Xiang Zhang is from the Fan family, and he is assisted by the Mang family. If these two are true, I will definitely die. Even if I trust Lord Ling, there is nothing I can do. I would like to visit the king with the doctor."
That night, Lord Xinling was also called into the palace for a secret discussion. The next day, explosive news came that Wei Qi, the prime minister of Wei, had fled and was missing. The king of Wei invited Situ and Sikong, who were already old and sick, to preside over the court meeting.
A few days later, just as everyone was starting to plow the spring fields, Xu Jia led an envoy, carrying two cars of women's supplies, and set foot on the road to Qin again.
At this time, the news that Xu Jia was humiliated in Qin had spread throughout the countries. Zhang Lu asked Wei to hand over Wei Qi, otherwise the threat of slaughtering Daliang also spread; while everyone was waiting to see how Wei would deal with it, The news of Wei Qi's departure came, and immediately the news of Xu Jia's envoy to Qin again came. So the princes agreed that Wei must have handed over Wei Qi to Qin!
Naturally, South Korea is paying the most attention to the developments. After the King of Han learned that Xu Jia was on an envoy to Qin again, he immediately sent an envoy to Daliang to ask whether Wei Qi would be handed over to Qin in order to form a good relationship with the Qin people. King Wei swore that he did not, and sent Xu Jia as an envoy just to congratulate the Princess of Chu on being canonized as a wife, and the Princess of Qin on being canonized as a princess. The Han envoy shook his head in disbelief, but the whole Wei state was resolute in their words. The Prime Minister of Wei ran away and did not enter the Qin Dynasty. Only Xu Jia entered the Qin Dynasty, and his mission was to congratulate the two girls on their canonization.
Wei Qi naturally did not run away. He hid in his mansion and waited for the situation to develop.
Lord Xinling sent spies one after another to investigate the activities of the Qin State. The spies even went to Zheng Anping's home and talked to Xiaonu, confirming that Zhang Lu was indeed Fan Ju and Wuming was Mang Wei! As the spy intelligence work deepened, Lord Xinling further learned that Huang Xie's retainer Mr. Shen was actually Mang Shen, and the two retainers of Mr. Shen were actually the two Mr. You and Mr. Hu Zhong who were under Mang Mao's family. However, Mang Mao was not found in Xianyang. Lord Xinling invested so much power in Xianyang that it could not last long. Many informants were discovered, which led to diplomatic disputes, so he had to order his withdrawal.
After it was "confirmed" that Fan Ju and Mang Mao were colluding with each other and jointly framed Wei Qi and even the king of Wei, Lord Xinling asked Hou Ying many times for advice. Hou Ying naturally knew that saving Fan Ju had nothing to do with Mang Mao, but he couldn't tell the truth. If he did, he didn't know how many people would lose their livelihood: they are all low-level people like Shan San and Chen Si. The only strength is to help each other, but this kind of mutual help is forbidden by the top. He could only analyze it to Lord Xinling: "Fan family and Mang family are both friends of Chu. Who is the intermediary? Who is Chu?"
Although Hou Ying's reminder is closer to the truth, the conspiracy theory is the most attractive. Everyone in the Wei State believed that Mang must be cooperating with Fan Ju to jointly attack Wei Qi. One was to avenge private revenge, and the other was to weaken the Wei State. In order to thwart Mang's conspiracy, the Wei ministers became angry and demanded to recruit troops to prepare for war and compete with Qin. Only Jin Bi knew about the military strength of the Wei State. He could not say it publicly, but privately told Lord Xinling and the King of Wei: Once there was a battle, it would be good to be able to save the beam, but the front line of the Great Wall was not safe at all; even if the Qin army was defeated with all its strength, the south The Han army and the Chu army took the opportunity to insert a sword, and it was completely over!
When Dr. Jia came back from his mission, Zhang Lu did not embarrass him this time and even arranged a banquet for the King of Qin. But the King of Qin said something very serious: "In the past, King Wen of Zhou took Lu Shang as his Taigong, and Duke Huan of Qi took Guan Yiwu as his father-in-law. Now Jun Fan is also my uncle. I will definitely get the revenge of Jun Fan!"
After some discussions with the important ministers, it seemed that it was impossible for Wei Qi to leave the country again. Sooner or later, his stay in the Wei State would be revealed, and it would slap the Wei State in the face: the Wei State could not even keep its own Prime Minister. He could only feel wronged by Wei Qi and secretly went to Zhao State to defect to Lord Pingyuan. Lord Pingyuan is the brother-in-law of the brothers King Wei and Lord Xinling. Wei Qi came to surrender secretly. He just found a remote house to hide. It shouldn't be troublesome. Lord Pingyuan should be able to help.
After the plan was decided, Wei Qi selected a few of his closest confidants, changed into businessmen's clothes, hired a boat, and crossed the Ji River from Hong Kong to Pu River, straight down to Weiguo, and from there via the Yellow River to Handan. At this time in mid-spring, the ice on the Yellow River has melted and the water level is moderate, which is a good time for navigation. Wei Qi had a smooth journey, entered Handan, and found Prince Zhao Pingyuan's mansion.
Wei Qi did not dare to show up and sent a retainer to report. Lord Pingyuan learned the whole story and sent a retainer to quietly bring Wei Qi and others into the house. Mr. Pingyuan entertained the guests with wine in the hall.
Wei Qi said that he had offended the King of Qin and the Prime Minister of Qin, and had no choice but to come to Zhao and join Pingyuan Jun. Pingyuan Jun said: "All the princes are afraid of Qin, but Zhao is not afraid. In the battle between Yan and Qin, tens of thousands of Qin people were defeated. Why should Zhao be afraid!"
Wei Qi learned about the battle between Yan and Qin from Si Mang, and knew that Zhao's victory was very important, but he did not say anything about it. He only said: "I know that Zhao is not afraid of Qin, so he dares to work together. But we should not let him do it because of Qi." It is evil to Qin. When Qi invades Zhao, I hope the young master will hide him."
Mr. Pingyuan naturally agreed. First arrange for Wei Qi to rest in the mansion for a few days. When a suitable residence is found, Wei Qi can be invited to live there.
