"The son of Hou Sheng asked the King of Qin to avenge him and ask the King to hand over the prime minister and many ministers?"
In the Qi camp in Zhencheng, the great Sima Tian Chong of Qi State was filled with astonishment after hearing what the envoy Xiang Fuji said.
The Prime Minister wins later?
The man has been dead for two years, why does the State of Qin still bring this matter up?
"Hou Sheng still has a son in Qin?"
Tian Chong frowned.
Hou Sheng served as prime minister, sent envoys to Qin several times, and made an oath of alliance with the Qin people.
Although I don't know if it is true, it is normal in this era for him to be favored by some women in the Qin State and leave his children in the Qin Dynasty, just like Xiong Qi's father.
Now Hou Sheng's son wants to avenge his father, and Wu Zixu seems to have persuaded King Wu to attack Chu.
Judging from the edict of Qin Wangzheng, there is not much logical problem with this matter.
"Huh, it's just an excuse for war created by the Qin people. The mastermind behind the assassination of Hou Sheng was the Korean Hengyang Lord. We had already handed it over to the Qin State before, so the matter is settled."
"Now that Qin is bringing up the matter of victory again, it is simply impossible for Qi to hand over the prime minister and many ministers. Once we refuse, the Qin people can take the opportunity to launch an attack. The Qin people are really barbarians and tigers and wolves! "
Xiangfu Ji Henhen opened his mouth.
He wanted to flex his muscles in the Qin camp and suppress the prestige of the Qin people, but he didn't know that he met a powerful opponent like Li Shiqi.
When Li Sheng opened his mouth, his mouth was full of spittle. Not only was he not inferior to Xiang Fuji, but he also had the momentum to suppress him.
In the end, the prime minister returned home feeling sick and resentful. This mission was very unpleasant.
Hearing this, Tian Chong also said angrily: "Of course, the King of Qin wants to destroy our Qi country, so he finds this excuse to start a war. He is really a villain."
Da Sima was very angry because his name was also on the list of ministers requested by Qin State.
It's a pity that Tian Chong only lived in his mansion for the first half of his life, reading books carefully and trying to figure out the art of war and strategies. How could he collude with people from the Four Kingdoms?
It was only later that Qi State had a coup and wanted to send troops to join Chu to fight against Qin, but couldn't find a general to lead the troops, so he was asked to take action.
As for the assassination of Hou Sheng by the people of the Four Kingdoms, and the subsequent assassination of Tu Sui, they had nothing to do with Tian Chong.
Now that he was implicated for nothing, Tian Chong felt very unhappy.
He roared: "The King of Qin's intention to destroy our Qi country has become clear. Hum, after I defeat the Qin army this time, I will definitely write a letter to condemn him!"
Tian Chong cursed, and then thought that Qin general Zhao Tuo asked Xiang Fuji to deliver a letter to him.
Then he reached out and picked up the silk letter from the case, opened it and read it.
"I want to see what Zhao Tuo will say in the letter?"
When the silk book is opened, the first thing is Zhao Tuo's greetings to Da Sima and his praise for the strategy he proposed to control the Hu.
"This guy has some sense."
Tian Chong nodded slightly.
It was true that he stayed up for several days thinking about strategies to control Hu Hu. Now that he saw Zhao Tuo's praise, he felt relieved.
After praising him, Zhao Tuo immediately explained in his letter the reason why he came to Dongjun to lead troops this time.
"It is the king's order for Tuo to lead his troops here."
In the letter, Zhao Tuo expressed that he came under pressure from the king.
He also said that Zhao Tuo and Da Sima Tian Chong had always been on good terms. If Qi Wangjian was really under pressure in the end, he would hand over Tian Jia, Tian Chong and others to Qin.
Then Zhao Tuo must treat Da Sima with courtesy, send delicious food and drinks to Xianyang, and never let Da Sima suffer any humiliation.
And if Qi Wangjian does not agree to Qin's conditions, Qin and Qi will eventually go to war.
He, Zhao Tuo, will never take advantage of Da Sima. He will always station troops in Dongjun and wait for Da Sima to summon the Qi army. Then the two sides will agree on a time and place for an honest battle.
"Zhao Tuo is truly a gentleman!"
Da Sima Tian Chong was very moved, not only because Zhao Tuo said in the letter that he would treat him well.
It was even more because Zhao Tuo, under his own guidance, finally understood what it means to be upright and what it means to be a gentleman.
Hearing Da Sima praise Qin general Zhao Tuo, Xiang Fu Ji and Tian Dan beside him were both surprised.
Tian Dan asked: "Da Sima, in the last battle of Zhencheng, Zhao Tuo pretended to fall from his horse and used a trick to attack our army at night. Such behavior is despicable. How can he be called a gentleman?"
Tian Chong shook his head and said: "That is a thing of the past. As the old saying goes, if you can change something after past mistakes, there is no greater good."
"Zhao Tuo's 200,000 troops have been stationed in Dongjun. He could have launched an attack while our Qi army has not yet assembled. But he did not. Zhao Tuo wanted to wait for me to assemble the army before coming to confront me openly. It’s a gentleman’s battle.”
When Tian Chong said this, he was moved and said: "Tell me, is this Zhao Tuo a gentleman?"
"No way. I've seen Zhao Tuo's record. He's always known for his cunningness. How could he do such a thing?"
Tian Dan and Xiang Fuji looked suspicious and expressed disbelief.
Seeing that they didn't believe it, Tian Chong gave Zhao Tuo's silk book to them to read.
After reading it, the two of them were stunned for a long time.
Xiang Fuji frowned and said, "I feel like acting like this is not like Zhao Tuo's style. Is there any fraud involved?"
Tian Dan also said: "What Mr. Xiangfu said is that I think Zhao Tuo might want to use this letter to deceive Da Sima, so that our Qi army can relax their vigilance, and then he can repeat his old trick and launch the night attack again." Attack."
"No way……"
Tian Chong said this, but the scene of the last battle in Zhencheng still popped up in his mind.
That night battle was a stain on his life.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Tian Chong also felt a little worried.
He whispered: "In this case, regardless of whether what Zhao Tuo said in his letter is true or false, our Qi State must gather the army as soon as possible. As for Zhencheng and Ayi, we must put scouts and patrols day and night, and train the soldiers in the camp. We can’t stop, and we should always be prepared for Qin’s surprise attack.”
Tian Chong thought about the current comparison of the strength of the two armies and felt a little headache.
"The Qin army has 200,000 people here, and our army only has 100,000. Even if Zhao Tuo doesn't make a surprise attack and comes to fight openly, I'm afraid our army is no match. We can only defend and delay it, delaying time. Alas, what about Zhao Tuo's belief? As long as what is said is true.”
"Zhao Tuo, are you a gentleman?"
Tian Chong murmured to himself.
On the side, Xiang Fuji and Tian Dan looked disbelieving.
Is there really a general in this world who has a superior force and does not take advantage of the situation to attack? He must wait for the enemy's army to gather before fighting a gentleman's battle in an upright manner?
Is there really such a person?
After Tian Chong sighed, he remembered the news that Xiang Fuji had brought back this time when he returned from the Qin camp.
He ordered Tian Dan: "Send someone to escort Mr. Xiangfu to Linzi, and inform the Prime Minister in advance."
Qin Wangzheng asked Qi Wangjian to hand over all Xiang Bangtianjia, Da Sima Tianchong and others to Qin, although Qi Wangjian would not be able to do such a thing as long as he was not a fool.
But he is not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the unexpected. For his own safety, Tian Chong still has to communicate with Tian Jie first.
Xiang Fuji and Tian Dan were both trusted confidants recruited by Da Sima, and they knew this very well.
"Don't worry, Grand Sima. If your husband comes to Linzi with illness, there will be no problem."
The husband quickly handed over his hands and said goodbye.
Tian Chong also returned the courtesy and said, "Mr. Xiangfu, go slowly."
Tian Dan sent his husband to the outside of the camp and said to an eight-foot-tall, fully clothed general of the Qi army: "Tian Rong, take a hundred people to escort this husband to Linzi."
Seeing his cousin's serious expression, Tian Rong knew that this matter was of great importance and hurriedly agreed loudly.
"I obey my orders!"
Tian Rong turned around and said quickly to his husband: "Sir, please."
Xiangfuji took a quick look at Tian Rong, nodded slightly and said, "What a strong man, so majestic and powerful, he will definitely become a great weapon in the future."
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The capital of Qi is Linzi.
Xiang Bang Tianjie traveled day and night to Xiang Fuji in Linzi. When he heard the Qin people's excuse for declaring war, he was shocked and frightened.
"The Qin people want to kill me!"
Tian Jia was frightened and communicated with the ministers in Linzi City all night, and together they went to the palace to meet King Qi Jian.
"The King of Qin is violent and wants to use us as an excuse to destroy Qi. Everyone in the world knows his intentions! The king should issue an edict, angrily denounce the cruel actions of the Qin people, and order millions of people from Qi to The nobles fought bloody battles with Qin!"
Many Dukes and ministers of Qi either shouted angrily or cried bitterly. The noise was so loud that King Jian of Qi was so frightened that he did not dare to say anything.
This cowardly king could only follow the wishes of the Qi ministers in front of him and said: "What the ministers said is true. I will not be fooled by the Qin people and destroy the pillars of Qi. I should personally issue the edict. Declare war with Qin."
After hearing what Qi Wangjian said, many Qi officials headed by Tian Jia returned with satisfaction.
On the second day.
King Jian of Qi issued an edict angrily denounced the unreasonable demands made by the Qin people.
Qin and Qi formally declared war.
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