The Qin and Yan coalition forces have already attacked Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, and are now at the gates of the city. At this time, the King of Han was a little panicked. He immediately called the civil and military ministers into the palace of Han, paid homage to the King of Han, and said: "Your Majesty." The King of Han faced these ministers and said anxiously: "The Qin and Yan coalition forces are attacking our country. Now they are approaching the city. Xinzheng is in danger. Come on, what can you do about this?" It seems that King Han is very worried.
In the court hall, no minister dared to come forward to speak, and the hall was completely silent. Although none of them spoke in the court room, the atmosphere was so tense.
At this time, King Han suddenly thought of something again and said: "Wei and South Korea are close neighbors. The Qin and Yan coalition forces are attacking our country, South Korea. King Wei will not sit idly by and do nothing. I wonder what do you think?" He looked at Prime Minister Han and said, "Prime Minister ." Prime Minister Han stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the troops are approaching the city now. Even if we defend the city to the death, how long can we hold it? The Qin State is strong and there is a large army of the Yan State. How much time will they give us?" King Han asked. This person had illusions and said: "King Zhao is wise, why not ask King Zhao to send troops?" Han Xiang said: "Zhongshan State is attacking Jinyang of Zhao State. It has too much time to take care of itself, so how can it take care of it? King Zhao is wise and has won the hearts of the people. Even if King Zhao wants to send troops to join forces with Wei and Chu to attack Qin, it will take at least three months. Can Korea still hold on for three months?" King Han's fantasy was shattered by reality, and he felt even more worried in his heart. Breaking the defense, he was restless and asked: "Is Korea really about to perish?" A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, let's ask for peace from Qin." The King of Han asked: "How to ask for peace from Qin?" This minister He said: "Your Majesty! Aren't the envoys of the State of Qin still in my country?" King Han suddenly realized, and said: "Quickly declare the envoys of Qin to enter the palace." King Han looked outside the hall in a panic, and saw a few people sitting there. before the case.
The Qin envoy stood outside the main hall and helped the envoy to climb the stone steps and enter the Han palace. He looked at King Han arrogantly and sneered: "King Han, can you think of a way to retreat?" King Han looked helpless and didn't know how to respond to the Qin envoy's words.
The envoy of Qin looked at King Han. At this time, King Han was sitting on pins and needles, sweating profusely. He secretly wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with a sweat towel.
The envoy of Qin continued: "If the King of Han really wants Wei, Zhao, and Chu to join forces to attack our Qin State, I will tell you the truth. Zhao State is harassed by Zhongshan State and has no time to care for itself; Chu State is at war with Qi State, Your joint army has been defeated. If these two big countries don't send troops, is it possible for Wei to send troops?" King Han raised his eyes and said: "Wild insects, widowed insects..." He swallowed back what he wanted to say, He hesitated to speak.
The envoy of Qin said: "Xiao Yi is a wise king of the Zhao Kingdom. He has more than three thousand disciples. When he was giving lectures to his disciples, he once said this sentence, the world is unified. Do you know what the world is unified?" King Han He whispered: "I don't know." Even the words he said were so unconfident.
The envoy of Qin said: "Let me tell you, the great unity of the world means the unification of the world. If you vassal states are destroyed, there will be only one big country in the future. Your ancestral temple and the state of Ji will no longer exist. Let me ask, if Zhao defeats Qin, even if Qin is destroyed Country, how long can you survive?" The minister looked at the Qin envoy standing in front of him and said: "We want to negotiate peace with the Qin State." The Qin envoy turned around and interrupted: "No, this is asking for peace with our Qin State. Peace." The minister behind him immediately responded: "Yes, yes, it is asking for peace, asking for peace." King Han then raised his eyes and said: "If we want to ask for peace from Qin, what are the conditions for your Qin to ask for peace?" Qin The envoy said: "You, South Korea, are going to send troops to unite with Qin and Yan to attack Zhao." King Han said: "Okay, send troops to attack Zhao." Zhongshan State attacked Jinyang of Zhao State, plus Qin, Yan, and Han When the coalition forces attacked Zhao, the State of Zhao was in danger. Other vassal states were eyeing Zhao State, and they all wanted to carve up a piece of the Zhao State's pie.
King Wen stood in the court hall, looked at these ministers and said, "You all should sit down." These ministers looked at King Wen very anxiously and said, "Your Majesty." They were worried about the State of Zhao.
King Wen looked at them and said, "Please sit down." King Wen sat in front of several tables first, and these ministers just sat on both sides.
General Zhao Yunchu stood up and said: "The State of Qin unites South Korea and the State of Yan to attack our State of Zhao. Let's send troops." King Wen praised: "The general is brave, one country fights three countries. The general cannot take advantage of the moment of bravery, which is not good for our army. If this war starts, our Zhao country will be plunged into years of war, and the people will suffer! Has the general ever thought of this?" These ministers looked at King Wen and said: "The king is benevolent, so does the king have any strategy to defeat the enemy? ?" King Wen said: "I sent an envoy to the Qin State to negotiate peace with the Qin State. As for Jinyang with General Daoyan and Jinyang Ling Zhu Haiyan guarding it, Zhongshan State will not take any big action. I sent an envoy to the Qin State and negotiated peace with the Qin State. The peace talks between the two countries can give us the opportunity for Zhao to recuperate. We, Zhao, can use this to develop our national strength, destroy Zhongshan and eliminate internal worries." The ministers were still worried and said: "It is very difficult to persuade the King of Qin to stop his troops. To solve the problem, you have to be an eloquent lobbyist." King Wen stood up and walked down and said, "What if I went to Qin in person to persuade the King of Qin to stop the army?" All these ministers came forward to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you can't. Ah! Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, without any word of faith. Did you know that King Huai of Chu did not listen to the advice of his loyal minister Qu Yuan and went to Wuguan to meet the King of Qin. He was eventually detained and imprisoned in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and died there. In Xianyang. Your Majesty, you will regret it when the time comes. This is an example for mankind. Your Majesty, you have to take this as a warning!" King Wen looked at these admonishing ministers, knowing that these ministers were worried about him.
He walked up to the pedestal, faced the ministers, and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down." The ministers sat on both sides.
King Wen stood beside the case and said: "If we know that it is dangerous to go to Qin and we have the heart to retreat, how can we talk about the revival of Zhao. Now that I have passed the age of hearing, I don't have many years to do things for the people." Now, let me use the remaining ten years to do something for the State of Zhao, okay." These ministers lowered their heads and said nothing.
King Wen is now over sixty years old. Shang Fu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Shang Fu is willing to follow you to Qin." King Wen looked at Shang Fu and said: "Shang Fu! You are the smartest among all my disciples. You are good at eloquence and capable. Jicai, you know how to handle things. You go back first, and we will go to Qin together tomorrow." The first Queen Bai Shao was pregnant, and she often came to the Queen's palace to chat.
Bai Shao entered the queen's palace, kowtowed and said, "Queen." The queen came forward, helped Bai Shao up, and said, "Sister, you are pregnant, so you don't need to make such a big ceremony. Come and sit down. ." The queen took Bai Shao's hand and sat in front of the couch.
The Queen and Bai Shao are as close as twin sisters. The queen looked at Bai Shao and said, "Sister, you don't have to call me like this in the palace. From now on, you can call me sister." Bai Shao looked at the queen sitting next to her and said, "Queen." The queen just rolled her eyes. Bai Shao said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you? You should call me sister." Bai Shao said: "Okay, sister." King Wen walked into the queen's palace and said: "What are you talking about? You will be so happy ." King Wen looked at the queen and Bai Shao and said, "You don't have to salute. Please sit down quickly." King Wen sat down and took Bai Shao's pulse and said, "The pulse is weak. Judging from your complexion, you have insufficient energy and blood. I'll give it to you." Please make a prescription." He stood up and sat in front of the desk, took some brocade and silk, wrote down the prescription, and said: "Ginseng, Atractylodes, and Amomum villosum can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can also replenish qi and relieve miscarriage. "It seems that King Wen is proficient in medical science.
Bai Shao looked at King Wen who was sitting in front of him and said, "Okay." Then he called Yi Chong in and said, "Go to the medical clinic to get some medicine." Bai Shao looked at King Wen and said, "Little ant." Feeling a lot of guilt, he stood up and bowed before exiting the queen's palace.
King Wen looked at Bai Shao's leaving figure and said, "Queen, you should chat with her often." In fact, King Wen had already seen Bai Shao's knot in his heart and was worried about it.
The queen said: "This concubine will go there often. I heard that you are going to Qin." King Wen said: "Shang Fu will accompany me to Qin. Please rest assured that nothing will happen to you." The queen felt relieved. .
Shang Fu is knowledgeable and eloquent, and is the smartest among all his disciples. The next day, Shang Fu drove King Wen to Xianyang, the capital of Qin.
When he entered the palace, he met King Qin and said, "King Qin." King Qin immediately stood up and kowtowed, saying, "You are the wise king of Zhao, and you can see his face today. Sir, you came to our country, Da Qin, to seek peace." The surrounding ministers laughed heartily.
Shang Fu came forward and said: "It's not about asking for peace, it's about negotiating peace. My king has a benevolent heart and can't bear to see the people of the two countries trapped in the war. He personally came to Qin to negotiate peace and withdraw the troops to show my king's sincerity in negotiating peace." ." The King of Qin looked at the ministers on the left and right, and said: "We can make peace with the troops and withdraw from the army. Why don't you, sir, stay in Qin? I heard that you have the talent to govern and secure the country. I cherish my talent and love my talent. I named you the elder of the Qin State. I don't know, sir. What do you think?" King Wen looked at King Qin and said, "When I was in Zhao State, I heard that Qin State governs the country according to law and conquers foreign countries by force. If I stay in Qin State for a long time, I may be at odds with the king's political views." King Qin said, "Mr. I don’t want to stay in the Qin State.” King Wen said: “I know that your Qin State is rude and untrustworthy. In the past, the ancestors of Chu came to Qin to negotiate peace. The king of Qin detained the ancestors of Chu in Qin and continued to send troops to conquer Chu. The country's Ying capital was forced to move its capital to Shouchun, which was unjust. After the Qin army invaded Ying capital, they massacred the people in the city. There were corpses strewn all over the city in Ying capital, and they were wailing constantly. This was unkind. For this unkind and unjust Why do you want to stay in our country?" Qin Prime Minister Quan Shan stepped forward and said: "If you stay in the Qin State, the Qin State will immediately withdraw its troops, and the people of the two countries will be spared the suffering of the war. Doesn't this move fulfill your benevolence and righteousness? Shang Fu stepped forward and said: "I think your Qin State is repeating its old tricks. You are threatening Yan and South Korea so that they are forced to send troops. Otherwise, you will send troops to attack Han and Yan, and you will send Qin envoys to incite war between Qi and Chu." In the war, Zhongshan State attacked Jinyang of Zhao State. With such an arrangement, how could King Qin easily retreat? King Qin took this opportunity to leave our king and sent troops to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State. After that, there was no A country is competing with your Qin State. Your Qin State is going to sweep across the six countries. Wouldn't destroying Zhao State clear the way for your Qin State?" Shang Fu, standing next to King Wen, said: "You are your family. Mr. Shang Fu is his most proud disciple." Shang Fu held his head high and said, "Exactly." The King of Qin said, "I heard that you are eloquent and eloquent. Your husband commented that Zi Wen is one that knows ten after hearing it, and you know everything after hearing it." Two." Shang Fu said: "The King of Qin overestimated." The King of Qin said: "You are right. Widow Chong will not only destroy Zhao, but also other vassal states, unify the world, and realize what your husband wants. Promote the Great Harmony. Not only will the widows destroy the six kingdoms, but they will also lay down a large territory for our Qin Dynasty, unify the writing and language, and unify the weights and measures. The cars are on the same track, the books are on the same text, the travels are in the same order, the land is in the same region, and the weights and measures are the same. The coins are of the same shape, thus creating the unparalleled merits of our great Qin Dynasty."
