The fifth doctor directed the soldiers to put out the warning. A public transport had already taken over the carriage. The stranger jumped out of the car and greeted Wang Lu and others. He said, "I am living in the city like a year, so lucky to meet you!"
Wang He and others all bowed and said, "The prince is in trouble, and it is all the ministers' fault."
The stranger said: "It's not difficult, but there's plenty of food and wine. But it's like walking on thin ice, like facing an abyss, trembling with fear, that's why it's so difficult."
Wang He said: "Zhao's courtesy to the young master?"
The stranger said: "It's not bad at all. As for the consumption of wine and meat, it's abundant."
Wang Hao invited the strangers and others to the big tent. Among the entourage, only the best man was left. Among the generals, only Meng Ao and two five senior officials were left. They sat together and discussed strategies secretly. Wang Hao once again sent out spies to find out the movements of Lord Pingyuan.
The news came back quickly. Lord Pingyuan only stayed in Luoyang for one day, and then he set up a huge battle array and left the city for the Zhuohan Road with great fanfare. It is said that envoys from the State of Qin went to Luoyang to greet him. Judging from this momentum, Mr. Pingyuan will not be able to survive until Hangu.
Wang Lu sent a military envoy the next day and proactively proposed to Li Chong to hold peace talks. Li Chong immediately sent a military envoy over and proposed a specific plan for the meeting, including time, location, participants, topics, etc. Wang Hao also sent military envoys to propose his own amendment plan. After several days of exchanges between military envoys from both sides, it was agreed that a noon meeting would be held every day. The personnel would include the king's envoys, generals and a counselor. The locations would alternate between Wushi City and the Qin Army's camp. Both sides could bring a hundred guards.
The negotiation process was also very difficult. Both sides were waiting for some events to happen and were unwilling to make too many concessions. The Zhao army asked the Qin army to retreat through Licheng and stationed its troops in Jianzicheng; while the Qin army asked to retain Pi Lao and Fu. mouth, and garrisoned in Pilao. After many bargainings, threats and inducements, the two sides finally reached an agreement. The Qin army would not leave Lucheng and the Pilao fortress would be demolished, while the Zhao army would only garrison Wushi City and not cross the creek below the city. Both sides reported the agreement to their respective capitals, received approval, and then the Qin army retreated.
The Qin army collected a large number of vehicles and passengers at Fukou and transported large quantities of materials collected and purchased from Wu'an to Shangdang. The Qin army also promised the local people that if they moved to Shangdang, they would get a title, a hundred acres of land, and a house. In fact, the Qin army could not even take food and drink, and the livelihood of the local people for a year became a problem.
Wang Lu and Meng Ao evacuated with the five thousand troops, and Young Master Yiren stayed in the camp to see them off. They wanted to leave some supplies and cars for the foreigner, but the foreigner declined one by one. His small courtyard was enough for eleven people and two cars. A few more people, more cars, and more horses would be enough. There is nowhere to house the cattle and horses, and they are unable to feed them. Meng Ao knew about Yiren's difficult situation and knew that the Qin and Zhao armies would definitely go to war again, and that there was a high possibility that the young master Yiren would become a victim. But he couldn't explain it clearly, so he just said: "I'm going to go, you sir, take care of yourself!"
The stranger also bowed back and said: "Your Majesty, don't think of strangers!"
As the sun set, the back of the last Qin soldier disappeared at the mouth of the valley. The best man led the horse and asked the stranger to get on. The stranger refused and waded across the river with everyone.
Li Chong and Li Ji were both waiting by the river below the city. When they saw the stranger and his entourage leaving the camp and crossing the river, they came forward with smiles on their faces to salute: "Young Master, you really trust me."
The stranger said: "If you don't have faith, you don't know what you can do. A big cart has no hooks and a small cart has no pulleys, how can it move!" Both of them laughed and invited the stranger into the city. At the same time, Li Chong ordered: "All the Qin people's camps are gone!"
A group of soldiers are about to cross the river. The stranger said: "No! Zhao Jun can't cross the stream, I believe it."
Li Chongdao: "The Qin army has gone, and its camp must be gone!"
The stranger said: "If Zhao Jun betrays his promise, I will not dare to return to Wu'an!" Order your entourage to lead the car across the river!
Li Chong and Li Ji were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly thanked them: "It's my fault, I hope you don't blame me! But I don't dare to cross the river again when you are here."
The foreigner said: "But if a Zhao soldier crosses this river, please behead the foreigner first!"
Both of them said: "I will be punished by death!" There was a look of surprise in their eyes.
The next day, Li Ji asked Yiren to return to Handan with him. Yiren refused and said, "I have been ordered by the king to order Qin and Zhao to disband and return. Now that the Qin army has retreated, but the Zhao army has not dispersed, I dare not return." Yu Wangye. "The foreigner showed a completely different tough attitude than when he first arrived, so the two of them had to accept the foreigner's wisdom and foolishness!
Since it was past the beginning of spring and farming manpower was in short supply, Handan also asked Li Chong to disband the army immediately. Li Chong followed Handan's instructions and left only a thousand county soldiers, and dismissed all the rest. Since there was no need to report merit to each county, and most of the soldiers came from the surrounding villages, there was no need to hold festival charms, so the demobilization of the army was completed very quickly. After Yiren waited for the soldiers to be completely dismissed, he returned to Handan with Li Ji.
Li Ji sent the foreigner to Handan and returned to the royal city by himself, while the foreigner entered the city and returned to his home. When I left, Handan City was preparing for the New Year. When I returned, there was only the aftertaste of the New Year left in Handan City. The stranger led the carriage through the neighborhoods very humbly and returned to his courtyard in a corner of the city. At this time, everyone in Handan City already knew that Mr. Qin lived in Handan City. Those who were smart took advantage of the New Year to come to greet him and even presented him with wine and meat. However, after seeing the shabby and desolate scene in the stranger's house, fewer people came.
Now, when a foreigner comes back from a business trip, no matter whether he knows the merchant or not, he comes to greet him and calls him "gongzi"; the foreigner also returns the greeting, calling the older one "father" and those of a similar age, calling him "sir". It took a lot of time to go all the way. When he arrived at the gate of the house, the followers who had stayed behind were already waiting in front of the door. Everyone reunited after a long absence, and it was particularly cordial. After unloading the cart, he took the animals to the stables to feed them. The grass was donated by Wu'an City.
The entourage introduced the situation in the city in the past month, explaining that many businessmen presented wine, meat, local products and other items during the New Year. Since the prince had nothing else to offer, he could only use other people's gifts as gifts in return. The stranger looked at a large pile of brochures and said casually: "Is he going to get gold and jade?"
One of the followers said: "There are always rich merchants in the city who give money, maybe five or six baht."
The best man said: "You guys, please cook porridge, we are all hungry!" Everyone laughed and went to the fire pit under the eaves to set up a cauldron to cook porridge. After a month of hard work, I have accumulated a lot of firewood, and there is no need to go out to collect it temporarily. When the porridge was ready, everyone gathered together, added a lot of salt and plums, and had a warm meal. After eating, the stranger felt waves of fatigue. In the past month, I have been surrounded by Zhao people, and I have not dared to sleep at night. Although I am still in Handan, and still within the range of Zhao people, after all, it is protected by the courtyard wall, and the surrounding area is empty. There are no Zhao people, so it is still safe. . The stranger fell down in the hall and fell asleep soundly.
After a good night's sleep, I woke up extraordinarily refreshed the next day. The sound of drums in the city also woke up other people, and they went out to the courtyard one after another to practice martial arts, and they were sweating profusely. Then everyone went to work and prepared breakfast.
While everyone was having dinner, the sound of carriages and horses suddenly came from outside the door. The car stopped at the door of the house, and a strange male voice announced loudly outside the door: "Lü Buwei, a humble guard, would like to see Mr. Qin, a foreigner!"
Everyone was stunned, no one had heard of Lu Buwei. The groomsmen followed him inside the door and said, "Why are you relying on seeing me?"
Lu Buwei said: "I hold a thousand pieces of gold to think that I can enter the body!"
The best man said angrily: "How dare you be such a crazy person and talk nonsense!"
The stranger said: "We are close neighbors in Handan, so we cannot refuse. We should treat them with courtesy!"
The best man stood up helplessly, opened the door, bowed and saluted, "I have little contact with the Qing family. What's the matter?"
Lu Buwei said: "Lü Buwei, a humble concubine, is a member of the Wei people, and he lives in Handan. When I heard that the master had arrived, he was of a lowly family, so he was not a master's place to live; his chariot was in ruins, so it was not a master's place to use; and his food and hoarding was not a place for noble people. Come in. I would like to see you and open the door!"
When the stranger saw that Lu Buwei's words were interesting, he came up to ask: "You are from the great king's door, but from the great king's door!"
Lu Buwei said: "You don't know, my family is waiting for your family to grow up."
When the stranger saw Lu Buwei wearing a tidy crown, a fur coat underneath, and a silk robe on the outside, he was respectfully holding the ceremony, and said, "Please take a seat!" He bowed to each other and gave way. Lu Buwei took out a piece of slippery slip from his arms and presented it to the best man, saying: "It's just a small gift, I don't dare to say it's sincere!" A porter behind him picked up a load, and the Lu family's entourage took the car and led it to the side.
The stranger lives in a poor man's house. It has neither steps nor a courtyard, and the stranger does not know how to behave. After going to the hall, two straw mats were spread out. The foreigner and Lu Buwei sat opposite each other from east to west. The best man and an attendant sat under the foreigner. The best man said: "Mr. Lu will come early in the morning, and he will surely teach you!"
Lu Buwei did not push back and said directly: "The King of Qin is old, and Lord An Guo must be the crown prince. I heard that Lord An Guo loves Mrs. Huayang. Mrs. Huayang has no children. The only one who can establish a suitable heir is Mrs. Huayang. Today's son There are more than twenty brothers, and the son is in the middle. He is not very lucky and has been quarreling with the princes for a long time. That is to say, when the king dies and the king of Anguo is established as the king, the son will not have to compete with the eldest son and other sons to be the crown prince. "
The stranger didn't expect that Lu Buwei was talking about such an important issue, and he became wary. He looked at each other and asked, "Yes. Why?"
Lu Buwei said: "I am poor, and I am a guest here. There is no reason to dedicate myself to my family and make friends with my guests. Although Buwei is poor, I would like to use my daughter as my son to travel to the west, to ensure the safety of the king and his wife Huayang, and to establish a son as a suitable heir."
It's funny to people who are strangers. The prince of the royal family is not something you and other businessmen and villains can say. But he deliberately looked stupid and said: "It must be like your policy, please share the Qin Kingdom with me!" The best man was so anxious that he tugged on the sleeve of the foreigner, but the foreigner ignored him and just asked Lu Buwei said: "Dare you ask about his strategy?"
Lu Buwei said: "Young Master lives in a poor family and has not yet been able to show himself to the world. I would like to offer five hundred gold to the young master for his own use and to have guests. Buwei please give five hundred gold to enter the Qin Dynasty and serve the king of Anguo and Mrs. Huayang for the young master."
The stranger said: "When I entered Zhao Ye, I had nothing to gain, I lived in a poor family, my food was difficult, and I was humiliated by passers-by. Now that I have suddenly become rich, why should I say goodbye?"
Lu Buwei said: "The merchants in Handan regard the young master as a virtuous man, and they are all willing to join him. This is how they become rich!"
