Therefore, they jointly elected Mao Sui to power. Because in these days, they all understood that Mao Sui's intelligence was far above them. Perhaps through his sharp tongue, he can achieve miraculous results and convince the King of Chu.
Seeing this, Mao Sui took the sword without hesitation and climbed up the steps step by step. He said with magnanimity and majesty in his eyes: "The stakes of the collaboration are so simple, yet you have been talking about this kind of thing from morning until now. What is there to argue and hesitate about, why do you keep arguing until now?”
The King of Chu was arguing with Lord Pingyuan, almost to the point of blushing, when Cheng Yaojin came out of nowhere. The King of Chu happened to be worried and had nowhere to vent his anger. Seeing this man being so rude, he shouted loudly: "Who is here? He is so bold and speaks nonsense here."
When Mr. Pingyuan saw it, he realized that he really lived up to his expectations. At the critical moment, he finally stood up and waited to see what he said. Seeing the King of Chu asking questions, Pingyuan Jun raised his head and introduced to the King of Chu: "This is the diner of Bucai's family."
The King of Chu was really angry. A small diner could act so boldly. So, the King of Chu said loudly: "A small diner has no business to speak. At this time, I and Lord Pingyuan are talking, and he should not interrupt. Such a rude person, why don't you go down quickly? I want you to Punishment?”
Mao Sui remained unmoved. Instead, he held the hilt of his sword, stepped forward and said to the King of Chu: "What's the truth? He Zongzong is not a matter between the king and Pingyuan Jun, but is shared by everyone in Shandong. Things, let alone the fact that I am a guest of Mr. Pingyuan and have the right to participate in political affairs, even if I am a commoner, the king does not have any power to drive me out."
Seeing that his words had shocked the King of Chu, Mao Sui further explained his reasoning: "I know that the reason why the King is scolding me severely now is because of the large population and strong military strength of Chu State, but all this has What role does it play? No matter how many people there are in the Chu State, within these ten steps, the king cannot be relied on at all. The king's life hangs in Mao Sui's hands. The one who should be afraid now is not me. It should be you, King of Chu. Now Lord Pingyuan is my master, and he is in front of you and me. What reason does the king have for ignoring Lord Pingyuan and blaming me? Besides, Mao Sui has long heard that the Shang Dynasty The founder Tang was able to unify the world with a land of seventy miles, and King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty was able to make the princes vassals with a land of a hundred miles. Is it because these two holy kings had many soldiers and strong national power? In my opinion, they He succeeds because he exerts their might for a condition that is entirely dependent on them.”
At this point, King Chu felt that Mao Sui had some knowledge, and he immediately wanted to listen. Seeing that he had finally stabilized the situation, Mao Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
One has to strike while the iron is hot. Mao Sui went on to explain the reasons why the Chu State had to send troops, and everything was done from the perspective of the Chu State, because he knew that nothing could compare with the vital interests of his own life and death.
According to Pingyuanjun's recollection, Mao Sui said this at the time: "No one in the world knows that King Zhuang of Chu, who was the leader of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, would become powerful if he did not make a sound for three years, and soar to the sky if he did not make a sound for three years. The momentum of Chu State still exists today. At that time, Chu State continued to grow under this momentum: the land was five thousand miles in radius, there were millions of soldiers holding halberds, and thousands of chariots and cavalry. Tens of thousands of horses and grains of millet can last for ten years. To achieve hegemony and be respected as an overlord, you must rely on these forces. With the power of Chu, no one in the world can resist it. But it is precisely because of Qin that Chu has repeatedly lost troops and generals. Losing troops and losing territory, and even later, even King Huai of Chu died in a foreign country. This is something that any bloody country cannot bear. Who is Bai Qi? He is just a little arrogant, but he uses his troops like a god He was so cruel that he completely ignored Chu's millions of soldiers and only led tens of thousands of troops to fight with Chu. He captured Yan and Ying in one battle and forced Chu to move its capital to Shouchun, which is now present. It was burned in World War II. They destroyed Yiling, burned the tombs of the ancestors of the Chu Kingdom, and insulted the king's ancestors in three wars. This was the hatred of hundreds of generations, and it was something that the Zhao Kingdom felt humiliated. Even the three-year-old child of the Chu Kingdom knew that this hatred was irreconcilable. The truth is, but the king does not know shame. The purpose of He Zong is for the Chu State, not for the Zhao State. He Zong can save the King of Chu from danger, not to save the King of Zhao."
Mao Sui's words hit the nail on the head. After hearing this, King Chu was heartbroken. Mao Sui just started from the comparison of the rise and fall of the King of Chu, and aroused the shame of the King of Chu. However, time has changed, and the national power of the Chu State is no longer what it used to be. To catch up with and surpass the Qin State is no more than a dream. Even if it is to achieve the glory of the King of Chuzhuang, it will be harder than reaching the sky. In this case, Saving Zhao is just seeking revenge, but it will not make Chu truly stronger, and may even weaken Chu's strength. However, the State of Zhao must be rescued, because the King of Chu understood that once the State of Qin attacked and destroyed the State of Zhao, the three countries near Qin would definitely become the target of Qin's next attack.
After understanding this link, the King of Chu immediately made a sign of enlightenment and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Sir, what you said is really reasonable. There is nothing left for the Chu State to hesitate. The two countries would like to make an agreement based on each other's country." "Joint alliance." Mao Sui asked: "Have you decided to form a joint alliance between the two countries like this?" The King of Chu said without hesitation: "Once a word is made, it is difficult to follow up."
So Mao Sui said to the people around the King of Chu: "Get the blood of chickens, dogs and horses. Zhao Guojin will use the country's honor and credibility to make a blood alliance with the Chu State." The King of Chu nodded in agreement, and the corresponding people soon He brought the copper plate that Mao Sui needed and handed it to Mao Sui. Mao Sui knelt down with the copper plate and presented it to the King of Chu. He said: "Your Majesty, please sign the alliance between the two countries with your blood. The second step is The covenant with my prince Pingyuan Jun is once again a covenant with Mao Sui." The King of Chu happily signed three contracts that were both public and private. After finishing the work, Mao Sui held the copper plate and blood in his left hand, and summoned the 19 people with his right hand and said: "Gentlemen, please come to the hall and bleed blood with the King of Chu one after another. Gentlemen have done nothing and relied on others to complete this matter. But since you are involved, you must participate wholeheartedly.”
Soon, Lord Pingyuan returned to the State of Zhao with the alliance agreement, and the King of Chu also decided to let Lord Chunshen lead 80,000 elite men of the State of Chu to go to Handan to rescue the State of Zhao. However, although Lord Chunshen marched without stopping during the starry night, there was someone who was one step ahead of him and led one hundred thousand Wei troops to defeat the Qin army that besieged Handan. This person was Lord Xinling of Wei State. Chun Shenjun could only return without success.
For the victory in the Battle of Handan, Lord Pingyuan believed that he had to thank not only Wei and Chu, not only Lord Xinling and Lord Chunshen, but also his previously unknown diner Mao. Then, with emotion in his heart, Mr. Pingyuan said without hesitation: "In the past, when I selected talents, there were thousands of people and hundreds of people. I thought that I had not lost all the talents in the world. But today I discovered that there will be such a great talent. Mr. Mao ignored it. How can I have the face to continue to select talents in the future? As soon as Mr. Mao arrived in Chu, he made the prestige of Zhao higher than Jiuding and Dalu in just a few words. With my reputation, and The King of Chu argued for a long time, but did not achieve half of the effect that Mr. Mao said. It can be seen that Mr. Mao's sharp tongue can be stronger than an army of millions. This is both a shame for me, Zhao Sheng, and a blessing for me, Zhao Sheng. , and it is a blessing for the entire Zhao country."
From then on, Mao Sui became the distinguished guest of Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng and served for him.
