Seeing the two clearly distinguished queues slowly walking towards the political hall, Zhao Kuo felt certain in his heart.
Don't look at the fact that only six countries have become five countries after persuading peace. Between this increase and decrease, it is not just one country that has been lost.
Because of Chu's lack of cooperation, Qin was bound to be unable to attack Zhao with all its strength. At least, the King of Qin did not dare to easily transfer the troops in Yanying and Bashu. As a result, the number of troops that King Qin could mobilize was very limited. After all, Qin's losses in the Battle of Changping were still greater than those of Zhao.
Once Qin fails to take the lead, the remaining countries will naturally hesitate. Therefore, the seemingly ferocious intervention of the five countries today is nothing more than a paper tiger in appearance.
After making this basic judgment, Zhao Kuo's mood naturally improved a lot.
Soon, the envoys from the six countries had already walked into the palace. About fifteen steps away from Zhao Kuo, everyone stopped. Then the envoys from the six countries leaned forward slightly and bowed slightly. He greeted Zhao Kuo and said, "Foreign minister, I have met King Zhao!"
"It's hard work for all the envoys to come from afar." In accordance with "international practice," Zhao Kuo said with a simple greeting.
"I don't dare." The envoys immediately responded.
"I wonder why all the envoys came together today? What can I teach you?" Zhao Kuo didn't waste much time and immediately asked everyone about their purpose.
"Report to the King of Zhao: This envoy is here to mediate the war between Zhao and Yan under the orders of my king!" The Qin envoy replied with a smile that was neither humble nor overbearing.
"Oh? Mediation?" Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, not peeing at all, and immediately asked with a smile: "Are the other envoys here for this matter?"
"Of course..." The envoys of Qi, Han, and Wei also immediately replied.
At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
"No."
But he saw the envoy of the Chu State coming out without hesitation, bowing slightly to Zhao Kuo, and then said: "My king was not shocked when he heard that the State of Zhao was attacked by the State of Yan, and that the previous king fell. And I, the State of Chu and Zhao, were originally The alliance originally wanted to raise troops to the north, but the king had already turned the tide. Therefore, a special envoy was sent to Handan. One was to pay homage to the spirit of the late king, the other was to congratulate the king on his enthronement, and the third was to renew the alliance with Zhao. also!"
Zhao Kuo almost laughed out loud when he heard this!
This envoy from Chu State is really ruthless! One phone call can be said to have severely slapped the faces of Qin State and other envoys, but what they said was still the truth: It was you, Yan State, who started the war, right? Is it your country of Yan that killed the king? Now that you can't fight, do you want to make peace?
Why is it that you, Yan State, have the final say in everything?
I, the State of Chu, were the first to refuse! Not only do we not agree, we also want to stand with Zhao Guo! Let's see what you can do.
With these words, it was almost clear that Chu State was on the opposite side of the Qin and Yan alliance.
If Chu had stayed out of the matter, Zhao Kuo would not have been surprised, but Zhao Kuo was a little surprised that Chu was suddenly so tough. You know, Chu State has suffered a lot from Qin State in recent years. Anger and hatred are foreseeable, but blatant resistance is still rare.
After all, the strength of the country lies there, especially after the Battle of Yanying, Chu State hated and feared Qin State.
In fact, the Chu State was so strong thanks to Zhao Kuo.
That's right, it was the Battle of Changping that showed Chu the possibility of challenging Qin, especially Bai Qi's suicide, which loosened the noose around Chu's neck.
Chu Guo, who took a long breath, naturally wanted to take revenge.
As for those who want to die, the affairs of Yan State are a good starting point. Naturally, the envoys from Chu State became tough.
"Okay, okay." Zhao Kuo immediately cheered, and then said: "I and the Chu State have long been looking forward to it. The alliance will be personally handled by Lord Pingyuan."
"I follow the king's order." Lord Pingyuan immediately agreed. 33
Seeing the Zhao monarchs and ministers singing in harmony, the Qin envoy felt angrier than ever before.
How many years have passed since the Qin Dynasty's Shang Dynasty reformed and came east, have the envoys of the Qin Kingdom encountered such indifference? !
But soon, Ambassador Qin calmed down. If nothing else, just the name "Zhao Kuo" was enough to calm down the Qin envoy. What's more, Zhao Kuo is now the King of Zhao.
For the first time, the Qin envoy seemed to realize that this mission might not be able to complete the tasks assigned online.
The Qin envoy remained silent, and the envoys from other countries did not dare to interrupt. However, it was obvious that other countries did not care too much about the survival of Yan.
However, this was a hardship for the envoys of Yan State. Speak a word to your country, but you are afraid that no one will listen to you, so don't say anything...
Finally, after greeting the Chu envoy for a few words and leaving the envoys alone for a long time, Zhao Kuo slowly recovered, turned to the Qin envoy, and asked: "What is the purpose of the Qin envoy here? The memory doesn’t seem to be very good.”
The Qin envoy suddenly looked bad after hearing this. He has a bad memory. How old are you?
Obviously, this is contempt for himself, and it is also a warning to Qin.
However, as an envoy of Qin, for the sake of Qin, no matter how much humiliation he suffered, he could only endure it silently.
Immediately, the Qin envoy bowed again and said: "We and the envoys from Han, Wei, and Qi are here because of the battle between Zhao and Yan."
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo then asked with a hint of surprise: "The State of Yan invaded our Zhao territory without any reason, attacked our capital, and caused the death of the late king. Is the King of Qin going to send troops for the State of Zhao to destroy this unjust country?"
The Qin envoy was instantly choked by Zhao Kuo's words.
Fortunately, as an envoy of the Qin State, he still has some goods in his belly. Immediately, the envoy of Qin slowly bowed and said: "The King of Zhao said: Foreign ministers have heard that knowing one's mistakes can greatly improve things! In the past, King Yan had made mistakes before, but he had already repented and was determined to change his past mistakes, so he sent the envoy to He was running around in all directions, hoping to accuse the King of Zhao, so as to stop the disaster of swords and soldiers, and to protect the peace of the common people.
Since ancient times, Yan and Zhao have not separated their families. Now our envoys from the four kingdoms and the envoys from the King of Yan have come together to meet the King of Zhao. This is to turn the hostility into friendship and make the two families rebuild their old alliance.
I hope the King of Zhao will learn from this and prevent the people of Zhao from suffering again. "
Well, I have to say that the envoy of Qin got the true biography of Zhang Yi.
First of all, I used the writing style of "Spring and Autumn" to minimize the issue of Yan's invasion. Although the sentence "mistake" seems to admit the mistake, it invisibly changes the unforgivable mistake of invading other countries into going the wrong way. Ordinary small mistakes can be said to be the profound meaning of "Spring and Autumn".
Then it focused on the determination and actions of the King of Yan to change his ways, his determination to repent, and his actions and perseverance in running around, emphasizing the attitude of the Yan State in solving problems, which included both determination and action. forgive?
Immediately afterwards, he threw out the big hat of "swordsman" and "Li Shu". If you don't forgive me, you are a person who uses weapons recklessly. If you don't forgive you, you are a king who disregards the safety of Li Shu.
This hat should never be worn by any king. Not to mention that Zhao Kuo was still the King of Zhao who had just ascended the throne. He could never wear the hat of using weapons recklessly in vain.
But obviously, it was Yan State who started the war first!
No matter that, this is the charm of language!
Of course, just such a hat is obviously not enough to convince a country with an absolute advantage.
Next, Ambassador Qin decisively showed his trump card: Look who are standing behind me? Except for the Chu State, all other countries are standing by my side to support me. If you don’t become a king well, be careful that we kings will work together to change the king of the Zhao State!
Especially the final charcoal application! But please note that the envoy of Qin is not talking about the people of the world, nor the people of Yan State, but the people of Zhao State.
In other words, it is a matter of charcoal for the people of Zhao State.
What's the meaning? You'd better get things over with. If you can't, there's no way that just a few of our countries will have to go to war.
If you lay out facts and reason, and use emotions to explain things, everyone's heart will be a little pounding!
The State of Zhao defeated the State of Yan until it lost its armor, but no matter how powerful the State of Zhao was, there was still a gap in national power compared with the State of Qin, not to mention that the people standing behind the State of Yan were not just the Qin State.
If it were an ordinary King Zhao, he would probably be frightened away by the Qin envoy's words.
But the problem is that the current King of Zhao is Zhao Kuo - the man who completely turned the battle of Changping over! How could it be possible to succumb to the mere words of the Qin envoy? !
Of course, Zhao Kuo, who is already confident, does not mind looking at the bottom line of each country like a cat playing with a mouse.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo asked: "As the saying goes: if you sin, you should atone for it; if you go wrong, you should correct it. Since the State of Yan is still aware of its sin, I don't know how the King of Yan will atone for his sin?"
When the Qin envoy heard this, he thought it was Zhao Kuo's softened tone and immediately looked at the Yan envoy.
The envoy of the State of Yan was also prepared and immediately said: "My king wants to cede ten cities to the State of Zhao to atone for his sins."
"Ten cities?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.
"Of course!" The envoy from Yan State continued to reply impatiently.
"But there are ten cities outside Wuyang? If so, then Jicheng is also within the scope of the ten cities!" Zhao Kuo said without surprising.
"The King of Zhao is joking. How can it be the ten cities outside Wuyang City?" The Yan envoy immediately replied: "Those are the ten cities on the border between Yan and Zhao."
"Oh!" Zhao Kuo looked like he suddenly realized it, but then he continued to smile and said: "If so, what I said is correct. Now Wuyang City is the border of Zhao Yan."
"Here comes..." Before Yan Shi could react, Zhao Kuo had already summoned the guards.
"Where is the military report passed down by General Li Mu?" Zhao Kuo continued to ask.
"Here it is." The guard immediately replied with the army in his arms.
"Read it." Zhao Kuo looked at the envoys on the side and continued to say calmly.
"Yes." The guard nodded in agreement, then unfolded the silk book in his hand and said loudly: "Today, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, Wuyang City, Yan's important town, was defeated, and two thousand prisoners were taken. I am reporting a good victory and asking for instructions for the next step. Also. Yours sincerely, General Li Mu."
The guard's voice was not loud, but it was so clear and loud in this huge political hall.
Everyone was stunned for a moment - Wuyang City was broken so easily? !
Some people died, but not completely...
