Jin Mao was very unhappy when he heard that Han Yang was coming again, but he had to welcome the visitor because Wang Jie was there. But he didn't expect that besides Han Yang, the envoy turned out to be Feng Ting.
Feng Ting has been serving in the palace, and foreign officials do not know who he is. Han Yang introduced that Feng Ting was a personal attendant of the King of Han, and his status was higher than his own, a member of the Han clan; and Feng Ting did have Wang Jie in his hand, indicating that he was here to convey the decree of the King of Han. This also made Jin Mao dare not neglect.
Han Yang reiterated the severe situation facing South Korea and asked Jin Mao to sacrifice his life to the party. Jin Mao refused and said: "Even if the king comes in person, I would rather die than sacrifice!"
Han Yang said: "The one who defends it is the land of Han. The king of Han offered the land of Han to Qin, and it is not a gatekeeper. How can the guard defend it against the king's order?"
Jin Mao said: "Since I am here to defend, I should protect the land for the king and divide it. If the king wants to donate the land to Qin, please cut off my head!"
Feng Ting had a bold idea when he took the initiative to join the company. This idea was too complicated and tortuous. He did not dare to discuss it with others and could only improve it alone. He had heard a few years ago that the only way to get rid of Qin's dominance was to let Qin fight Zhao under the most unfavorable circumstances. Now that the Shangdang is no longer safe, if the Shangdang can be used as a bait to lure Qin and Zhao into a fight, the trend of the world will definitely change! But achieving this goal is easier said than done! First, we must persuade the people of Shangdang to agree to offer it, secondly, we must persuade the people of Zhao to accept it, and thirdly, we must let the people of Qin know that Shangdang has been occupied by Zhao and start to attack. All three are indispensable to achieve this goal! If one of them is not good, it will mean that Shangdang has been dedicated to Zhao Guo; or if Zhao Guo understands the secret and refuses to accept it, then he will become the laughing stock of the world!
Now we have to complete the first goal and get Jin Yao to agree to dedicate Shangdang to Zhao. It seemed that Jin Mao was firmly opposed to abandoning the Shangdang. Feng Ting could not conclude that he was only targeting the Qin State. If he simply believed that it was his duty to defend the country, Jin Mao would not agree to dedicate it to the Zhao State.
Seeing that Jin Mao and Han Yang were not talking to each other, and the two sides were about to explode again, Feng Ting seemed to come out to smooth things over, and asked: "Han lost Gaodu and Nanyang, both because of the party's wishes. What can I do if I want to defend it?"
Jin Fu said: "There are tens of thousands of capable warriors in the seventeen cities of Shangdang. If we defend them according to the danger, Qin will have no way to advance."
Feng Ting said: "I would like to patrol dangerous places with Shou to see how to attack and defend!" It seemed that it was just to change the topic and prevent them from choking.
Jin Mao said: "The envoy has his intention, and I am willing to obey him. However, the battlefield is dangerous and difficult, so how difficult is it for the envoy!"
Feng Ting said: "If you defend without fear, I will dare to follow you!"
Jin Miao didn't have a good impression of these pampered relatives. He thought to himself, "If you have a tough mouth, take it to the mountains tomorrow and you will know how powerful it is!"
Feng Ting said: "What property does Shangdang have for viewing?"
Jin Mao said: "Shangdang has iron, which can be used as weapons and soldiers." Then he ordered people to bring two iron swords and gave them to the two of them. Both swords are equipped with wooden scabbards and wooden handles, and are about three feet and five inches long. When I pulled out the sword and looked at it, I saw a piece of black iron with a strong fishy smell. The surrounding area was polished and polished. When I tried it with my hands, it seemed to be very sharp. Both of them praised in a perfunctory tone: "Good, good!"
Jin Mao said: "Shangdang is like iron. Although it is far from rich and noble, it is indestructible! If you hit copper with iron, the copper will break. And copper is brittle, and the sword cannot be long. It can only be longer than a foot, and if it is long, it will break easily. If you use iron, A three-foot sword can still be used."
The two of them bowed their heads without commenting, and put their swords on their belts, which felt very heavy.
In the next month, Jin Wei took the two of them to inspect various passes and introduce his own defensive measures. Feng Ting, who had never fought in a war, was naturally sensitive to military affairs. He said: "Every strategy for guarding the emperor is good, but it is not within his own power."
Jin Mao said: "That's what I said. All the heights of the four counties in Shangdang have been lost. Although the remaining three counties are vast, they can only have seventeen cities and more than ten thousand soldiers. Even if the old and weak are all guarding the city, it will be difficult. .Although, justice will not surrender to Qin!"
Han Yang said angrily: "If Shangdang does not surrender, Zheng will be in danger! What can we do?"
Jin Mao said: "I only serve the Shangdang, not the Zheng State. I don't dare to know the gains and losses of the Zheng State!"
Han Yang said: "If Ren Shou becomes Zheng Guoshou, what will he do?"
Jin Mao said: "You must guard the city carefully, prepare many war tools, and share it with the city. Life and death are not a concern!"
Han Yang said: "You only know one death. After your death, where will the King of Han be restored? Where will the ancestral temple be restored?"
Jin Mao said: "I can only live for one day, but I will never let Han land be lost to others!"
Han Yang said: "What will the general do after you die?"
Jin Mao said: "This is not what I dare to do!"
Feng Ting quickly interrupted: "What if we ask the princes to send troops to defend it?"
Jin Mao laughed miserably and said: "If we get help from the princes, how can the king offer himself to the party? There will be no help, so we have to do this!"
Feng Ting said: "If we need reinforcements, where should they come from?"
Jin Mao said: "Shangdang, the land of the three Jins, Zhao is in the north, Wei is in the west, and Han is in the south. Now Wei Anyi has been lost, Wei's aid has been cut off, and the only one who can be saved is Zhao. However, in the battle with Yi, Han If we help Qin attack Zhao, Zhao will have no advantage, so how can we help Han? If we cede territory to Zhao, we will be unjust and lose our party."
Feng Ting took a deep breath and said, "I would like to go to Handan to ask for help from the Shangdang!"
Jin Mao said: "But if we get 50,000 Zhao soldiers, even if we have 100,000 Qin soldiers, we still can't get through."
That night, Feng Ting and Han Yang stayed at the Shangdangguan Inn. Han Yang asked Feng Ting: "Yang Chengjun ordered his son to pretend to be a party guard and dedicate the party to Qin. How could he help Jin Kuai to guard the party?"
Feng Ting said: "Jin Mao is a martial artist. He cannot be moved with words, but his courage can be used. If I challenge him with words, he will surely fall into my trap when he is in embarrassment."
Han Yang said: "What's the plan?"
Feng Ting said: "If you offer your party to Qin and pretend to defend it, he will not agree to it, and it will be a waste of words. If he asks for Zhao's aid and does not get it, he will give it to the ministers, so why take it away? If you can defend your position, why worry about the failure of great things? . It’s just here!”
Han Yang said: "I can't do your plan."
Feng Ting said: "I hope you will speak to me for me. The king ordered me to serve as the superior party guard."
Han Yang said: "Isn't it okay for you to say it yourself?"
Feng Ting said: "My son said, if I give way, he will come out. I said it myself, fearing that the other party will not give in."
Han Yang also felt that this double act was feasible, and the two carefully studied the relevant details and decided on the time to speak.
The next day, the three gathered together to discuss matters. Feng Ting said: "If there is no other plan, I should go to Handan to see King Zhao and ask for help from the Shangdang."
Han Yang said: "It is impossible to meet the princes without the king's order. How can I leave if I am serving as a guard for the superior party under the king's order?"
Jin Mao was surprised and said, "Does the king have any fate?"
Feng Ting said: "I am sincere. However, I have seen nothing of the Shangdang, but Shou Shi knows its dangerous and dangerous military positions. Therefore, I dare not say anything! I would like to return home and resign."
Jin Miao said: "Will you dedicate the party to Qin?"
Feng Ting said: "Since you have a plan to defend the Party, I should abide by it. If I offer the Party to Qin, will I be able to defend it again?"
As expected, Jin Mao said: "Since the king has an order, I dare not disobey him. I should avoid his position and give way to the public!"
Feng Ting said: "I really don't have a plan in my mind to protect the Shangdang. I would like to protect you."
Jin Mao said: "The plans of the ministers are all for the king to choose. The king is to defend, and I am willing to be a soldier and defend for the king."
Feng Ting said: "It is actually the king's order, so I don't dare to resign! However, the matter of joining the party is really dependent on it. I hope not to announce it to the public."
Jin Mao said: "How can the king's order not be announced?"
Feng Ting said: "Han is in danger, and I accept his orders. I only want to benefit Han, and I dare not take advantage of myself. Please help me!"
Jin Miao said: "How dare you resign?" While writing to each county, announcing Feng Ting as the new Party Guard, he discussed with Feng Ting how to ask for help.
After several days of deliberation, Feng Ting still entrusted the affairs of the Shangdang to Jin Fu. He took several followers who were familiar with the road down the mountain to Handan, the capital of Zhao, and asked Zhao Jun to come for rescue.
In the second year after King Zhao ascended the throne, the new king of Qi came to the throne. Although the newly enthroned King Qi is an adult, he is still a baby who has not grown up. Political affairs are still handled by the queen. Under the auspices of Queen Wei, King Zhao worshiped Tian Shan as prime minister and assisted Queen Wei in handling government affairs. But soon, Queen Wei also died. Without the support of Queen Wei, Tian Dan could only do anything in the name of Prime Minister Zhao. Although King Zhao does not personally govern, the assistants have been replaced by Pingyuan Jun, Pingyang Jun and other Zhao family nobles.
The year Feng Ting took office as Shangdang Shou was the fourth year that King Zhao ascended the throne. In late spring, Handan is still immersed in the festive atmosphere of renewed everything. Qin's frequent successes in Nanyang did not attract the attention of Zhao's monarchs and ministers, who thought it was just some unimportant small towns that temporarily changed hands.
That night, the young King Zhao had a strange dream. In the dream, he was wearing a robe that was half white and half black, riding on a dragon and flying into the sky. When he was feeling proud, he suddenly fell off the dragon and landed on the ground, only to find that there were gold and silver treasures all around him. , I fell into the golden jade nest!
After waking up, the more King Zhao thought about it, the more he felt that this dream was a good sign. He invited Shi Gan to divine for him to see what this dream portended. But the results of the divination were discouraging. Shi Gan said: "If you wear partial clothes, you will lose something. If you ride a flying dragon and fail to reach the sky, it will fall. It has energy but no reality. It is worrying to see gold and jade accumulated like a mountain."
King Zhao was still childish, and when Shi Gan said that his confident good omen was a bad omen, he became angry for a moment. If you want to make a child lose your temper, you are the king after all, so you can't do it. I was depressed for several days.
On this day, one of King Zhao's visitors suddenly came to see King Zhao mysteriously and said: "The king is very happy!"
King Zhao asked strangely: "How happy are you?"
The visitor said: "The envoy from Shangdang has arrived, and he is willing to offer the party to Zhao Ye!"
King Zhao was surprised and happy when he heard this, but he could still keep calm and said: "How do you know that he is the guardian envoy of Shangdang?"
The visitor said: "All the documents are there, how can there be any mistakes?"
King Zhao said: "In the past, Zhao used forged documents and won the three cities of Lin, Lishi and Qi without fighting. How do you know that he was not deceiving?"
The visitor said: "Those who use false pretenses to cut off Zhao's land are probably cheating; those who give Zhao's land, why are they cheating?"
After hearing this, King Zhao thought it was reasonable, so he asked the visitor to quietly call the envoy to ask.
This messenger is Feng Ting. After Feng Ting entered Handan, he did not take the normal diplomatic route and report to the prime minister's office. Instead, he bribed his visitors and reported directly to King Zhao. He knew that King Zhao was still underage and was not in charge of the government, but he had the arrogance and rebelliousness that all young people have. He wants to take advantage of this and realize his intention.
