After King Chu heard this, the surprise on his face disappeared instantly, he snorted coldly, and looked at Lu Buwei unhappily.
Not to mention Zhang Yi deceiving King Huai of Chu, even King Chu spent several years as a hostage in the Qin State and almost never came back. He hated the Qin State deeply.
Lu Buwei was silent for a moment, and then said: "King Chu Mingjian, our Qin State did not know about this matter beforehand. It was Zhang Yi who made claims, stirred up troubles, and sow discord between our Qin State and Chu State. When the late king knew about it, he was also very angry. When Zhang Yi returned When they arrived at the State of Qin, the former king expelled them. Our State of Qin and the State of Chu are brotherly countries, and the King of Chu cannot believe the instigation of outsiders. If the King of Chu is dissatisfied, the foreign ministers can report it to the king and cut off the Shang Dynasty for six hundred miles. Then give it to Chu State."
"A country of brothers? Dare I ask the envoy of Qin, in which country's hands are Hanzhong, Wancheng, Yanying, and Qianzhong of Chu State now? If this continues, I am afraid that Chu State will be annexed by this so-called country of brothers sooner or later." Cai Ze sneered.
"Could it be that the envoy of Zhao has forgotten that Jixi, the capital of Yan State and Qi State, is also occupied by Zhao State." Lu Buwei looked at Cai Ze and said sternly.
"I would like to ask the envoy of Qin, was it Yan and Qi who took the lead in attacking Zhao, or was Zhao taking the initiative to attack Yan and Qi? Qin, to which Mr. Sir is loyal, took the initiative to attack other countries, destroying their communities and destroying their ancestral temples. Mr. Zhao didn’t say a word about his sacrifices. We, the State of Zhao, just fought back, but you, sir, said that we, the State of Zhao, did something wrong. Could it be that we, the State of Zhao, could only be beaten and not be able to resist?”
Cai Ze suddenly stood up and asked loudly. A surge of momentum burst out from his body, making everyone breathless.
Lu Buwei subconsciously released his mental power to resist. He suddenly realized that the Zhao envoy in front of him was an opponent on the same level as himself.
King Chu and Huang Xie were even more shocked. Even the envoys of Zhao and Qin were gifted civil servants!
There are so many talented people in both countries!
"Informing the King of Chu, the foreign minister knows that there are many misunderstandings between the Qin State and the Chu State. The foreign minister came here this time to resolve these misunderstandings. If the King of Chu does not believe it, you can send someone to take over Wancheng first, and we will talk about it later. The rest.”
Lu Buwei ignored Cai Ze and said to the King of Chu.
The monarch of the Chu State is King Wan of Chu, not Cai Ze. As long as the King of Chu is persuaded, it will be useless no matter how dissatisfied Cai Ze is. Instead, he will quarrel with Cai Ze and he will be defeated.
Moreover, Lu Buwei was very smart and put aside all the dirty things that Qin had done in the past, and used the real benefits as bargaining chips.
This time the King of Chu sent people to take over Wancheng without any obstacles, and Qin State would also give all nearby small cities to Chu State.
Of course, Qin would definitely not be so kind.
The purpose of Qin's ceding Wancheng to Chu was to attract Chu to compete with Han and Wei for other lands in Nanyang. When the time comes, Qin will instigate one or two of them and cause a war to break out between the three countries.
The Qin State could then take the opportunity to open up the Three Rivers and divide the Wei State into two, and even complete Lu Buwei's strategy.
When the King of Chu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. Wancheng is the largest city in Nanyang. It not only has fertile soil, but also rich iron ore.
Chu State now needs Wancheng's open-pit iron mine.
The King of Chu was not stupid. He knew very well that Qin and Zhao were wooing Chu to target each other.
The King of Chu didn't care who won or lost between Qin and Zhao. He only cared about the interests of Chu. If Qin really gave Wancheng to Chu, he would form an alliance with Qin to fight against Zhao.
Of course, it would be better if we could gain more benefits.
"I wonder what the envoy of Qin just said about the business being in a land of six hundred miles?" King Chu asked tentatively.
'So greedy. ’ Lu Buwei cursed secretly in his heart, but said with a smile: “The foreign minister will write a letter to the king now, and hurry up, and there will be a reply within ten days.”
"Wait a minute." Cai Ze couldn't sit still anymore and stood up to stop him.
Everyone looked at him.
"I dare to ask the King of Chu, Chu is weak and Qin is strong. Even if Qin hands over the land of Wancheng and Shangyu to Chu, can Chu be able to defend it? The two places are isolated, just like Chu's hand The fat meat put on Qin's lips can be eaten by Qin at any time," Cai Ze said.
"We, the Qin State, will never tear up the alliance." Lu Buwei said firmly.
"After the Qin State formed an alliance with the Wei State, in less than three months, they looked for an opportunity to attack the Wei State's Hedong when they withdrew their troops. If Zhao State had not helped us, Hedong would have been captured by the Qin State. Qin State was able to attack its ally Wei State yesterday, and tomorrow it will We can attack our ally Chu State. On the other hand, our Zhao State, even if the Wei State attacked us, our Zhao State still ignored the past grudges and helped the Wei State to defend the east of the river."
Cai Ze said loudly.
The fire in King Chu's eyes gradually receded. Cai Ze was right. Even if he got two places, the Chu Kingdom would not be able to hold it.
This is no longer the Spring and Autumn Period. Before I hit you, I need to inform you so that you can make preparations.
Qin may attack at any time, and Chu's strength will never be able to withstand the elite Qin army.
Lu Buwei secretly complained in his heart. It was not that he was not good at debating, but that those "predecessors" had ruined Qin's reputation to the point where nothing was left. As a result, it was now very difficult for him to get Chu to trust Qin.
As long as Qin's reputation can be better, as long as Qin can cheat Chu less in the past, Lu Buwei will have the confidence to win Chu into Qin's camp.
"Zhao envoy has been preventing Chu from getting Wancheng. Is it because he has a grudge against Chu? Or does Zhao have better land to give to Chu?"
After a while, Lu Buwei directly exposed Cai Ze's empty-handedness and told the King of Chu that by forming an alliance with Qin, he would at least get Wancheng, but by forming an alliance with Zhao, he would get nothing.
Cai Ze smiled slightly. Lu Buwei didn't even know that his talent was to imitate the opponent's thinking. Ordinary strategies were of no use to him, unless Lu Buwei's intelligence was one level higher than his.
Although Cai Ze never believed that he was the smartest in the world, he never believed that there was anyone in the world who could surpass him by a whole level.
"Our State of Zhao has not occupied even a single centimeter of the land of the State of Chu. Naturally, no land will be returned to the State of Chu. On the other hand, I am afraid that at least one-third of the land of the State of Qin was taken from the State of Chu. This is The country of brothers mentioned by the envoy of Qin?
If the Qin State returns all the land it invaded and occupied to the Chu State, then I will have nothing to say. I would like to congratulate the Chu State and the Qin State for becoming a brotherly country. Otherwise, Chu State might just be seeking skin from a tiger. Cai Ze said with a smile.
When King Chu heard this, his eyes lit up and he looked at Lu Buwei expectantly.
Lu Buwei didn't even look at the King of Chu. He wanted Qin to return all the occupied territories. What was he dreaming about?
"If we talk about tigers, I'm afraid Zhao is a big tiger." Lu Buwei said.
"Our State of Zhao and the State of Chu are in the south and one in the north, and they have always been in harmony with each other. No matter whether our State of Zhao is a tiger or not, it will not pose a threat to the State of Chu. But the State of Qin..." Cai Ze said.
"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Lu Buwei said meaningfully.
"Since the future is uncertain, let's talk about the past. In the past hundreds of years, our Zhao State has not invaded any land of Chu State. On the other hand, Qin State has invaded Chu State's land and tore up the alliance between the two countries. , deceived the king of Chu, imprisoned the king of Chu, flooded the capital of Chu, burned the tomb of the king of Chu, massacred the people of Chu, and bullied the women of Chu. I dare to ask the king of Chu, what kind of Qin country is this? If I say that I am giving you Wancheng, I am giving you Yanying, do you dare to believe it?"
Cai Ze walked to the center of the hall, tossed his robe, cupped his hands into fists, and said loudly.
Lu Buwei felt a toothache and wanted to rush forward and tear Cai Ze into pieces.
Although the Qin State has done many bad things, the Zhao State has also done a lot of bad things, right?
It's just that the State of Zhao does not border the State of Chu, so the conflict between the two countries is very small!
But he had no way to refute Cai Ze, because Qin had done everything Cai Ze said, even more exaggeratedly.
"King Chu..." Lu Buwei cupped his hands and wanted to say something else.
"Come here, take the envoy of Qin out."
King Chu snorted coldly, looked gloomy, and said in a cold voice.
