Qi State, the imperial capital is Linzi.
Langya Palace.
Tian Yu is looking through the latest news from the Supervision Department.
Although he is the auxiliary minister of Qi State, his status is sensitive because he comes from the royal family. Once he interferes too much in the court, it is easy to cause unnecessary conflicts. When the time comes, a group of people will gather around him. Driven by interests, even if he originally doesn't want to fight with Yan Zi, the people below will push him one by one, which will force him to do something.
This is what Tian Yu doesn't want.
Tian Yu's pursuit has always been to develop Qi.
Others, he had no idea.
Therefore, Tian Yu has always avoided suspicion and did not interfere in the arrangements of government affairs. Tian Yu's task is to control the Supervision Department, keep an eye on the local areas of Qi, and prevent local troubles. In addition, while assisting Yan Zichu, he will also keep an eye on Yan Zichu to prevent Yan Zichu from becoming a powerful minister.
Of course it's almost always assistance.
Tian Yu is very clear about Yan Zichu's temperament. As long as Yan Zichu is dedicated to the country, the two of them will cooperate sincerely.
Qi State has now been completely stable.
After all, Tian He died almost a year ago.
The situation in Qi is stable, but Tian Yu still often thinks of the battle between Qin and Qi in the past.
Tian Yu has been reviewing the entire war so far, and for a while he can't tell whether it was his fault, Yan Fei's fault, or the emperor's fault. It seems that there are reasons. But there is no doubt that Yan Fei is the most innocent.
He and the emperor have greater responsibilities.
For this reason, Tian Yu often blames himself.
It was not easy for the State of Qi to achieve its previous prosperity, expand its territory, expand its territory, and strengthen its national power. However, the war with Qin caused Qi to lose its troops and generals. It is nothing to suffer defeat, Qi can afford it.
The key is that the generals in the army, such as Yan Fei and Sun Youdao, died, causing great losses.
In addition, after Qi's defeat, it affected the people's hearts. These are the most important.
Unfortunately, nothing can be undone.
While Tian Yu was flipping through the information, there was a rush of footsteps, and an attendant entered, handed over a letter, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the latest information from the Qin State."
As soon as Tian Yu took it, he saw the head-up sign.
This is the most urgent sign.
There's obviously something big going on.
Tian Yu quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter and looked at it. When he saw that the content in the letter was Ying Jiuxiao's death, Tian Yu was also stunned for a moment.
Ying Jiuxiao is dead?
There were sentinels from the State of Qi in Xianyang before, but there was no news that Ying Jiuxiao was seriously ill.
Suddenly, it's dead.
Tian Yu then read down and saw that the letter mentioned that Ying Jiuxiao died of illness and that it was a normal death. At this moment, Tian Yu thought of Qin's adjustments in the past year or so. There had been a large number of personnel adjustments in Xianyang before, such as the Black Dragon Army and the Forbidden Army. Tian Yu knew all these.
It's just that I didn't take it to heart at first.
It seems now that there were actually signs from that time.
Tian Yu thought about it in his mind and sighed. As expected of Ying Jiuxiao, even if he died, he still arranged everything properly.
There is no problem with the inheritance of Qin State at all.
Under this premise, Qin cannot be in chaos.
Everything is under control.
Tian Yu waved his hand for the sentry to retreat. After thinking about it for a while, he called for the palace's personal entourage and ordered people to send away the news of Ying Jiuxiao's death so that Yan Zichu would know about it.
Tian Yu didn't take Ying Jiuxiao's death to heart.
At most, Ying Jiuxiao died, and the Qin State was temporarily affected. In fact, the Qin State could not be in chaos.
Even if Qi wanted to take revenge, it was powerless.
Tian Yu didn't take care of it, but after a short time, another attendant came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Xie Xuan, the envoy of the State of Jin, wants to see you."
"please come in."
Tian Yu gave the order.
He wondered in his heart, what happened if Jin suddenly arranged for envoys to come at this time?
When Qi and Qin went to war, Jin suddenly sent troops to attack Qi and took several cities from Qi. In order to stabilize the internal situation of Qi State, Tian Yu and Yan Zichu chose to be patient and ceded land for peace, and finally reached an alliance.
When it comes to hatred, Qi also hates Jin.
Because the Jin State took advantage of the situation and robbed them.
After a short time, Xie Xuan entered. He bowed and saluted: "Xie Xuan, I would like to pay my respects to King Langya."
Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "I don't know what you want to do when you come here?"
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "I think King Langya also got the news of Ying Jiuxiao's death in Qin. Even if the news from the Supervision Department of Qi was slower, he should have gotten it. I don't know what King Langya thought about Ying Jiuxiao's death. ?”
"No idea."
Tian Yu shook his head.
His expression was very indifferent, but he was making calculations in his heart.
What does Xie Xuan mean?
In other words, what does the Jin Kingdom represented by Xie Xuan mean?
Are we going to attack Qin?
When Tian Yu was thinking in his mind, he did not rush to explain his point of view, because now Jin State arranged for people to come and find out Jin State's intentions first.
Xie Xuan looked calm and said directly without beating around the bush: "If Ying Jiuxiao dies, Qin's political arena will definitely be turbulent and the situation will suddenly change. I, the Jin State, believe that now is the best time to attack Qin."
"Another point is that if Qin State does not contain it, then Qin State's strength will become stronger and stronger."
"Looking at the reforms of the Qin State over the years, after the Qin State carried out the land reform, it was followed by the imperial examination reform and the widespread recruitment of scholars. Since last year, the Qin State has also carried out tax reforms and resettled a large number of wounded soldiers. , the military morale becomes more and more stable."
"Qin's ambition is already very obvious. They want to wipe out the world."
"If the Qin State is not contained at this time, then the Qi State will definitely be attacked. Of course, our Jin State is no exception."
"So now, we must contain Qin."
Xie Xuan talked eloquently, with an angry look on his face, and continued: "Speaking of which, His Majesty the Emperor of Qi died on the battlefield and was beheaded by Qin. For Qi, this is hatred engraved in the bones. .”
"And Jizhou belongs to the State of Qi and was ceded to the State of Qin."
"In addition, there is also compensation to the Qin State. These money and grains are the people's blessings, but they are seized by the Qin State."
"One after another, each one is full of blood and tears."
"Has Qi Kingdom forgotten?"
Xie Xuan's words were filled with indignation and provocation, and he continued: "At this point, if Qi State still has to compromise, I can be sure that Qi State cannot compete with Qin State. We, Jin State, are willing to pre-emptively send troops to attack Qin State. . Dare I ask King Langya if Qi is willing to send troops together?"
Tian Yu's heart was weighing for a moment.
Should we send troops?
If it were the Qin State alone, Tian Yu would not be able to send troops no matter what. The most important thing is to protect the Qi State.
However, it involves the Kingdom of Jin.
In recent years, the Jin State has been constantly seeking benefits, and the Jin State itself has enough power. Under this premise, it is actually a good suggestion for the two countries to unite.
Of course, it may not be useful.
The strength of Qin State is extremely strong.
In Tian Yu's heart, he actually disagreed with Xie Xuan's words. Qin was indeed stronger, but it was absolutely impossible for Qin to dominate the world.
The world has always been divided, and each country governs its own affairs without a basis for unification.
Nor is it easy to unify.
It can only be said that the Jin State is going to attack, but that is because the Jin State is a little too conceited and self-righteous. The Jin State blatantly tore up its alliance and started a war with the Qin State. This was because the Qin State had lost Ying Jiuxiao and no one in charge of the overall situation. But in fact, the Qin State may not be afraid.
Tian Yu didn't make a decision for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Xie Xuan, you go down and have a rest. I will have to discuss it before I can make a decision."
"no problem."
Xie Xuan looked relaxed.
As long as Tian Yu is willing to negotiate, things will turn around. If Tian Yu refused directly, he would be in a dilemma because there would be no choice at all.
Tian Yu ordered people to take Xie Xuan down, and then asked people to invite Yan Zichu to discuss matters.
It didn't take long before Yan Zichu entered.
He still looked a little shocked and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I just saw the letter you arranged for someone to send. Winning Jiuxiao's death is still beneficial to our country of Qi. After all, although the country of Qi has recovered this time, However, Qi cannot afford to offend Qin."
"Qin's strength continues to grow, and it may still threaten Qi. Now that Ying Jiuxiao is dead, it means that Qin is unlikely to send troops in the next few years. We ourselves also have time to recuperate. "
Tian Yu sighed and said, "Prime Minister, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop."
Yan Zichu frowned and said, "What does the prince mean by these words?"
Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "The envoy of Jin State, Xie Xuan, has just arrived. He said that Jin State is preparing to send troops to attack Qin State. Please send troops to help together. What does the Prime Minister think of this matter? I am still the envoy of Jin State at my house. No reply was given to him.”
The expression on Yan Zichu's face became more solemn.
The Jin State wants to send troops to attack the Qin State. It is true that the trees are trying to be quiet but the wind is not stopping.
Once the two countries are at war, it will be difficult for Qi to stay alone.
Yan Zichu stroked his beard under his chin, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Strictly speaking, the war between us and Qin is our own fault. First, it was the late emperor who took the lead in sending people to assassinate Lin Feng, so that Qin The country sent troops to go to war. Secondly, the alliance had already been reached, but the late emperor insisted on attacking Qin again."
"It is true that the whole Qi State hates the Qin State."
"This is a national feud."
"But what about his Jin country?"
"Our Qi State never attacked the Jin State. Instead, the Jin State suddenly sent troops to attack us and even forced us to cede the city."
"This is a villain's behavior."
Yan Zichu looked serious and said solemnly: "In my heart, I actually look down on the Jin State. If there is any problem with any house, he will sneak attack on that house. This is petty and does not follow any etiquette. I don't think such a thing is right. You may have good luck all the time, but there will always be times when the boat capsizes.”
Tian Yu said in a deep voice: "What the Prime Minister means is that we tell the Jin State that we cannot afford to offend the Qin State, so we will not participate in this battle and remain neutral. If the Jin State loses, we will raid the Jin State."
Yan Zichu nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, I do have this plan, but it is not comprehensive. If the Jin State weakens, we will naturally send troops to counterattack the Jin State, take back everything we have, and take revenge. If the Qin State cannot stop it, we will I also took advantage of the situation to attack Qin, and took revenge in the same way."
"So for the time being, we'll just wait and see what happens. After all, Qi can't afford it."
"Especially in recent times, the court has not been peaceful."
"Your Majesty is young and doesn't understand everything. But the Queen Mother has some ideas. So recently, many people in the court have begun to suggest that the Queen Mother listens behind the curtain and takes charge of the overall situation for Your Majesty."
"Once the rear party appears, the peace in the court will be broken."
"This is very detrimental to us."
Yan Zichu looked serious and said: "The stability of the imperial court has been maintained with great difficulty. Everything has been corrected. At this time, any external problems will immediately break the domestic stability. So consider this point , I still think it’s appropriate not to start a war.”
Tian Yu thought carefully.
Yan Zichu's analysis does make some sense.
For the time being, it is best for Qi State not to join the war and solve its domestic problems first.
Then, it’s a bargain.
Tian Yu pondered for a while and agreed: "I agree with the Prime Minister's suggestion. Since there are problems in the court, let's solve them first. Hum, if the Queen Mother doesn't behave well, then teach her a lesson. This matter , even if the Prime Minister makes adjustments, I will give my full support. This time, I will refuse the Jin envoys and ignore this war."
Yan Zichu nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and just wait and see what happens."
Tian Yu nodded. He watched Yan Zichu leave, then arranged for someone to call Xie Xuan, and said directly: "Xie Xuan, I have discussed this with Prime Minister Yan Zichu. Qi State fought with Qin State before, and the losses were too great. , without the strength to fight."
"So this time, Qi remains neutral, siding with neither Qin nor Jin."
"Of course there is another reason. The court in our country of Qi is unstable."
Yan Zichu said in a deep voice: "Once Qi State participates in the war, it will easily cause internal problems. So now, it is better for us to do more than to do less. Please give His Majesty the Emperor of Jin a clear warning."
Xie Xuan frowned after hearing this.
This result exceeded his expectation. Because he believed that Qi and Qin had a deep hatred and would definitely not let this battle go.
Unexpectedly, the other party refused.
Xie Xuan said seriously: "King Langya, everyone knows that Qin is powerful. If we don't attack Qin now, it will be difficult to contain Qin's power in the future."
Tian Yu sneered in his heart, these words seemed harmless to Jin.
Jin and Qin are similar.
These are all enemies of Qi.
Tian Yu sighed and said: "There is no country in the world that has always been strong and prosperous. A country as strong as Xia was destroyed. What's more, Qin is not the Qin of the past without Ying Jiuxiao. Therefore, I have nothing to worry about. Thank you Envoy, in fact, the most important point is that the domestic situation in our country of Qi is unstable, please forgive me."
Xie Xuan was unwilling to give up. He was about to speak again, but Tian Yu reached out to stop him.
Tian Yu said: "The matter has been decided and will not be changed."
"well……"
Xie Xuan sighed and said: "That's all, everyone has his own ambitions. Qi will not participate, and we Jin will not force us to leave."
"Walk slowly without seeing you off."
Tian Yu nodded.
Tian Yu watched Xie Xuan leave with a deep look in his eyes. The battle between Jin and Qin was a battle between two powerful powers.
The pattern of the world may have undergone another big change.
This battle will definitely have a far-reaching impact.
Qi will wait and see what happens, and then consider how to respond when the time comes.
