The envoys who heard this suddenly didn't know how to refute.
Especially the envoy of Qin, he never calculated that in just ten days, Zhao Jun would be able to capture an important town in front of the capital.
If it is considered the time when the letter is sent back, this time will be several days in advance. Even if there are thousands of pigs guarding a fortified city, they won't be captured so easily, right? !
How can you ask me to mediate this? Do you want Zhao Guo to spit out what he ate in his mouth?
Don’t even think about it!
Under the current circumstances, Zhao Guo did not ask for any other land, which was a great honor to Qin Guo.
Suddenly, Ambassador Qin, who was always eloquent, was at a loss for words. However, even though the Qin envoy was speechless, Zhao Kuo, the leader, did not intend to let Qin and his henchmen go.
"The State of Yan attacked the territory of the State of Zhao without any reason, which is unkind; fighting without declaring it is unbelief; attacking our king with secret arrows in war is unjust; having already lost the battle, if you want to commit a crime but have no sincerity, It is not brave to pretend to negotiate to avoid swords; it is unwise for an old dog in front of the temple to bark in front of the true king!"
Zhao Kuo looked at the trembling envoys of Yan State with increasingly sharp eyes, and then continued to angrily scold: "How dare a country that is unkind, unjust, courageous, unfaithful and unwise dare to bully our Zhao country?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Shi fell to the ground in despair, almost begging for mercy.
It's just that Zhao Kuo would only target him, a mere envoy of the State of Yan. He was just an appetizer.
After capturing the Yan envoy, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at the Qin envoy standing at the front.
"That's right, the statelessness of the Yan State depends entirely on the support of the envoys of Qin." Zhao Kuo supported the case with one hand, stood up slowly, looked at the envoys present and asked: "Dare I ask the envoys of Qin, what happened to the invasion?" Do you want to attack the enemy, do you want to avenge the death of the king?"
"The hatred of a gentleman! It's not too late even after ten generations." Before the Qin envoy could answer, the Chu envoy on the side mended his sword with sadness.
Is this still talking about the hatred between Yan and Zhao?
Obviously not! The hatred of Yan Ying and the hatred of King Huai are not the hatred of a gentleman! How could the people of Chu dare or forget for a day?
Seeing that the Qin envoy was shocked again, Zhao Kuo immediately added fuel to the fire and said: "What the Qin envoy just said, if I don't withdraw my troops and return, Qin will attack our Zhao state for the sake of Yan." ?”
"Is this an ultimatum from the King of Qin?" Zhao Kuo, who had already stood up, his voice was obviously a bit colder.
"Your Majesty, King Zhao." When the Qin envoy saw this, he felt something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to explain.
However, Zhao Kuo, who clearly wanted to kill the chicken and scare the monkey, would not allow him to explain any more.
Dang Jiji waved his hand and said in a cold voice: "Instruct Li Mu to immediately lead the army to Jicheng. All Handan's troops will follow me to Hanoi County! It's just another battle of Changping. I want to see it. , will the tigers and wolves of the Qin State break through our Shangdang in Hanoi, or will our Zhao State's mourning troops break through the land east of and west of Hexi?"
"If the State of Zhao has a mission, the State of Chu will be obliged to do so!" Chu's envoy immediately expressed his position at the side.
All the Zhao ministers present also glared at the envoys led by Qin.
"This..." Ambassador Qin never expected that he was here to break up the fight. No matter how hard he tried to persuade others, they would start fighting with him instead!
Although the Qin envoy did not think that King Zhao would really end up having another Changping battle with Qin, because in the end, no matter the outcome, it was almost foreseeable that both countries would suffer losses.
And once the two most powerful countries lose both sides, the happiest countries will be the other countries. This is undoubtedly an opportunity for other countries to rise. Whether Zhao or Qin, they obviously do not want to give this opportunity to other countries.
But, the problem is, the King Zhao on the opposite side is no longer the King Zhao before! He was the once famous general Zhao Kuo. As a soldier, the Qin envoy would not be surprised by his impulsive thoughts and actions.
The envoy of Qin did not dare to gamble and could not gamble.
What's more important is that everyone in the Zhao State already shares the same hatred, and there is even a Chu State waving the flag and shouting beside them. Although I don’t know how true the so-called “obligation” is, even verbal allies are better than a few people around me.
The envoys of Qi, Han, and Wei seemed to have lost their voices at this moment, and even their breathing became soft and soft, lest the Zhao ministers would think of themselves.
Of course, this is completely no wonder for the envoys from the three countries. After all, they were here to kill people. Facing the equally powerful Zhao and Qin, with the Three Kingdoms sandwiched in between, the best way is to remain silent.
On one side are the same enemies who have the support of allies, while on the other side there is no support from the country at all, and they are even unsure of themselves. It is actually obvious how to choose.
Immediately, the envoy of Qin took half a step forward, bowed deeply to King Zhao, and then said: "King Zhao, please calm down. The Qin State has never thought of having an enemy with the Zhao State again."
The simple words of getting rid of the relationship made the envoy of Yan State almost fainted - he knew that his master was going to abandon him.
Sure enough, the Qin envoy immediately continued: "The Yan State provoked a war, which even affected the death of King Zhao on the battlefield, which is unjust. This disaster is really his own fault. It's just..."
The envoy of Qin paused briefly, looking at the eyes of everyone listening in his heart, and then continued: "Although the Yan State has made mistakes, it should not involve the ancestral temple and cause trouble to the people. Therefore, the King of Qin responded to the Yan State's request. As requested by the king, I sent a special envoy to come here to say a few words for the good of the country of Yan. Since the king of Yan is fully aware of his unjust actions, he should make up for it with benefits."
As he spoke, the Qin envoy kept looking at the Yan envoy, indicating that he should show his sincerity immediately.
The envoy of Yan State swallowed his saliva. It wasn't that he didn't want to give an explanation to King Zhao, but how should he explain it?
After hesitating for a while, the envoy of the Yan State reluctantly responded: "My king is aware of what the King of Qin said, and after thinking about it again and again, I am willing to dedicate Wuyang City to extinguish the anger of the King of Zhao."
As soon as the words of Wuyang City came out, the envoys of Yan State seemed to have been ripped out of their souls - after dragging it out in Handan for so long, they still had to cede Wuyang City in the end, although this was within the scope of the permission of the King of Yan. But seeing his efforts of more than ten days go to waste, this really made the Yan envoy feel helpless and sad.
"Ten days ago, I wanted the city of Wuyang, but you refused to give it to me. Today, my army has already entered Wuyang, so why do I need you to offer it?" Zhao Kuo continued to say coldly.
The meaning is obvious. This price was the price ten days ago, and it’s not enough now—you have to pay more!
The envoy of Qin naturally heard the implication of King Zhao's words, and looked at the envoy of Yan again.
How could the Yan State envoy not know what Zhao Kuo meant? After pondering for a while, he could only reply helplessly: "My king is willing to donate 100,000 loads of military rations and countless jades and treasures outside the ceded cities such as Wuyang. In order to atone for his sins, I hope that the King of Zhao will be magnanimous, for the sake of the people, and for the sake of diplomatic relations, and will forgive my king. The two sides will stop fighting and release the captives, so that the people can enjoy reunion and the two countries can share peace!"
After saying that, the envoy of Yan bowed deeply, then took out a silk letter from his left sleeve, which was the letter of credence prepared by King Yan before leaving, and then handed it to Zhao Kuo with both hands.
This is already the limit of Yan Shi. No matter how much, we can only ask King Yan for instructions. Of course, it is not impossible for King Yan to agree, but it is more likely to be a desperate move...
Zhao Kuo naturally understood what Yan Envoy meant, and then he slowly sat down and took the credentials handed over by Yan Envoy.
After a quick glance, it was pretty good, almost exactly what I wanted.
Zhao Kuo then looked at the Yan envoy again and said, "There is no need to give away any jade treasures. All the cities west of Wuyang will be assigned to the Zhao State, and an additional 200,000 dans of grain and grass will be paid. This matter has been revealed."
"This?" Yan Shi hesitated, but quickly made the correct judgment.
Wuyang has been destroyed, and the city farther west of Wuyang cannot play any defensive role at all. It is useless to keep it, and it will not matter much if it is given to Zhao Guo.
As for the twice as much food and grass, it can be regarded as a substitute for jade treasures.
Being able to exchange countless jade treasures for a mere 100,000 dans of grain was not very profitable, at least that's what the envoy from the Yan Kingdom thought. Moreover, Yan Shi was also convinced that King Yan would also think so.
"It's just what King Zhao said." The envoy from Yan State hurriedly finalized the decision, fearing that Zhao Kuo would do something wrong again, and said: "Wuyang City has been transferred to the west of Zhao State, and Yan State will pay another 200,000 tons of grain as compensation."
Zhao Kuo looked at the Yan envoy's anxious look, and a sentence suddenly rang in his heart: occupy first and be respectful later, thinking about it makes people laugh.
"I'm tired. Now that we've discussed it, let's stop here. Lord Pingyuan will be solely responsible for other related matters." Zhao Kuo stood up as he spoke, then turned around and went to the back hall.
"Farewell to King Zhao." Many ministers of Zhao State and envoys from various countries bowed.
It can be said that Zhao Kuo has gotten everything he wanted so far.
The acquisition of Wuyang City will put Zhao State in an absolute advantageous position against the enemy Yan State. It even only needs to station about 5,000 soldiers and horses in Wuyang City, which is enough to strangle the throat of Yan State, thus in a large area. To the extent possible, it is possible to get rid of Yan State’s harassment of the backyard;
Two hundred thousand dans of grain would allow Zhao to quickly recover after two consecutive wars;
There was also the suppression of Qin's envoys, which truly made the envoys of other countries see Qin's fatigue. The invincible monument that Qin had established in the hearts of the civil servants and generals of other countries also began to disappear silently.
Of course, there is an unexpected surprise - ally: Chu State!
If Chu State hadn't repeatedly come to the rescue with golden words, I'm afraid this negotiation wouldn't have been so smooth.
Finally, as the first major diplomatic event after Zhao Kuo came to power, it is obvious that the answer sheet Zhao Kuo gave is very beautiful. With this answer sheet, Zhao Kuo can be regarded as thoroughly showing his political wisdom to the ministers. Level, it can be regarded as a firm foothold on the throne of King Zhao.
As for the next step, it is to continue the "reform" that King Zhao Wuling failed to complete...
Some people died, but not completely...
