The wheels of the cart pressed against the snow, making a squeaking sound.
Wei Ran really hated Xiong Wuliang in his heart!
This damn Xiong Wuliang, I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup he poured into his stupid nephew Ying Ji to make Ying Ji trust him so much...
Normally, winter is a time when everything is quiet.
Once winter enters, countries will stop fighting and envoy exchanges... Some lazier countries even hold court meetings only once every ten days or eight.
This is called 'Wodong'.
Originally, Empress Dowager Xuan wanted to wait until the spring of next year before sending Wei Ran as an envoy to dignitaries from Chu State... But Ying Ji rushed to Empress Dowager Xuan every day, blowing Xiong Wuliang away like a flower...
Empress Dowager Xuan finally settled in Bengbu, and ordered Wei Ran to go to Chu as an envoy in winter. She must bring the unparalleled talents to Qin as soon as possible at all costs!
It's just a pity for Old Wei Ran - as the most powerful official in the Qin Dynasty, he still has to travel in this cold winter, braving the wind and snow, shivering!
The envoy team crossed the Wuguan Pass, passed through the land of Danyang, and reached the capital of Ying.
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King Chu Huai yawned lazily, and his robes were tightly wrapped - it was too cold this winter!
King Chu Huai really didn’t want to come to this meeting!
There is a row of ice skates hanging at the entrance of the hall. Even if the temperature inside and outside is different, it is not much different.
Besides, in the middle of winter, what urgent state affairs could there be?
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the State of Qin has arrived at Yingdu and will be summoned at any time." A minister stepped forward and reported.
Um?
Mi Huai, King Huai of Chu, looked confused.
"Messenger from the State of Qin?" King Chu Huai's eyes widened and he was a little surprised: "What are the people of the State of Qin doing in this winter?"
All the ministers looked at each other and couldn't explain clearly.
I only know that the envoy of Qin State is Prime Minister Wei Ran - with the dignified prime minister as the envoy, it can be seen that Qin State attaches great importance to this mission.
After a long time, someone said in a deep voice: "Report to your Majesty - in my opinion, it should be our great Chu martial arts that has aroused the fear of the people of Qin, so we came here in a hurry to consolidate the relationship!"
All the ministers nodded - for a moment, no more reasonable explanation could be found.
King Chu Huai suddenly became energetic! Hold your hands and laugh!
Mentioning the achievements of Chu State in recent years really made King Chu Huai feel proud!
Devour the old enemy of Yue in the east and resist the intrusion of Qi in the north;
The wealthy Song Dynasty was swallowed up, and the allied forces of various countries were divided.
It can be said that he was invincible and won consecutive battles, which greatly increased the momentum of Chu State!
If it can defeat powerful countries like Qin and Yan again, then Chu will truly be the hegemon!
After a hundred years, this king may be able to win a beautiful posthumous title such as "武" or "赵".
At this moment, Qin State was panicked, which was really understandable.
Although Qin and Chu had a covenant to form an alliance, during the Warring States Period, there were too many cases where the covenant did not count!
The people of Qin must be afraid!
I'm afraid that I, the great Chu, will raise an army to attack Qin! A snowy Danyang national humiliation!
King Huai of Chu thought of this, laughed and felt proud!
It's so cool to be able to make the prime minister of Qin Dynasty brave the cold wind and winter as an envoy to come to Chu to please him... It's so cool!
King Huai of Chu sat up straight, straightening the crown on his head with his fat hand, trying his best to display the majesty of a great overlord. After a while, King Chu Huai thought he had adjusted his condition, so he said in a deep voice——
"The envoy of the State of Xuan Qin comes to the palace to see you!"
"I want to see what gifts Wei Ran has brought."
All the ministers looked at each other and smiled and said: "The gift must be extremely valuable to win the favor of the king!"
"Hmph, if you make the king angry, Qin will be destroyed in a snap!"
"In my opinion... Qin State is very likely to return the land of Danyang that was invaded and occupied by Chu in the past few years..."
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"Wei Ran, the envoy of Qin, comes to the palace to see you!" the warriors outside the palace shouted.
The ministers stopped talking, looked at the door with victor's smiles on their faces.
King Huai of Chu sat upright like a mountain, extremely majestic.
Wei Ran strode in, looked around, and felt a little confused - why do these Chu people look so happy?
"Wei Ran, the foreign minister, pays homage to the king." Wei Ran bowed to King Huai of Chu.
King Chu Huai waved his hand, with a mysterious smile on his face: "Wei Ran, there is no need to be restrained, I have already anticipated your purpose of coming."
Wei Ran:?
"Are you here to return the Danyang land of Chu to me?" King Huai of Chu said with a warm smile.
Wei Ran:? ? ?
Hold the grass.
Are you thinking about shit?
Wei Ran coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed. He considered his words and said as politely as possible: "Your Majesty, this is not why the foreign ministers are here..."
King Chu Huai said with some disappointment.
Looking at his bastard... No, the road to bastard's domination can be said to be full of fire and lightning. It was only a shame to be deceived by the arrogant Zhang Yi a few years ago and lose the land of Danyang in that defeat.
If he could take back the land of Danyang, King Huai of Chu could truly feel proud and proud, and regard himself as the "hero that is rare to see in a hundred years" of Chu.
This time Wei Ran came all the way, but he didn't return the land of Danyang, which really made King Chu Huai a little regretful.
Whatever.
"Then what gifts have you prepared for me?" King Chu Huai's expression remained unchanged.
Wei Ran: Huh?
Who has prepared a gift for you?
You have ice, right?
Wei Ran lowered his face and said seriously: "The king must have misunderstood - the foreign minister came here to ask for someone from the king."
King Chu Huai elongated his face at a speed visible to the naked eye!
This is different from what I thought! ?
All the officials in the palace also frowned.
I thought Qin was scared! What a joy!
But... the Prime Minister of Great Qin traveled thousands of miles just to get one person?
Who do you want?
You actually have such a great reputation?
All the ministers pricked up their ears, waiting for Wei Ran to continue.
Wei Ran said something astonishing: "My king and the Queen Mother have always heard of the virtuous name of Marquis Quyang of the Chu Kingdom. They have admired him for a long time and are eager to see him come to the Qin Dynasty."
King Huai of Chu:?
Zhaoju:?
Ministers:? ? ?
Qu Yanghou? Xiong Wuliang?
King Huai of Chu looked grim: "Let Marquis Qu Yang enter Qin? Wei Ran, do you know that Xiong Liang is the chief minister of Chu State?"
Wei Ran coughed lightly and explained calmly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much - Marquis Quyang is your beloved minister, and of course I, the Qin Dynasty, have no reason to steal someone's love."
"I just want Marquis Quyang to come to our Qin country as a guest for a period of time to express the admiration of the king and the queen mother."
As Wei Ran spoke, he sneered in his heart - despite what he said, as long as Xiong Wuliang stepped into the Qin Kingdom, he would kill the guy cleanly!
What will happen then?
The Queen Mother Xuan would definitely not cut off her own arm or do anything to her biological brother.
That kid with a yellow mouth in Yingji couldn't even fart.
As for Chu State? What a joke, my Da Qin men are just defeated, so what?
Come and fight if you have the guts!
Cut off another 100,000 heads and give me the elites of the Qin Dynasty to record their merits and advance to the nobility!
Wei Ran narrowed his eyes and said with unclear meaning: "Qu Yanghou's entry into Qin will help maintain the friendly relations between Qin and Chu... If the king refuses to allow it, then there will be a crack in the Qin-Chu alliance!"
"Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"
"Our Great Qin has hundreds of thousands of elite troops. If Qin and Chu turn against each other, and this army of tigers and wolves invades the capital of Ying... the foreign ministers are also from Chu, and they absolutely do not want to see that scene!"
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