"Bang bang bang..."
The simple and heavy door was knocked again, and the bronze door knocker made a pleasant sound rhythmically.
A young man quietly poked his head out from the side door and asked cautiously: "My master thanks the guests behind closed doors. If there is something urgent, please let me know."
This tone was already considered harmonious among the mansions of dignitaries.
Of course, maybe this has something to do with the delicate situation of the current owner of the mansion, or maybe the clever boy saw the tall horse outside the door and guessed the extraordinary person coming.
After hearing what the servant said, the visitor immediately came to the side door, handed over a belt card to prove his identity, and explained his purpose of coming: "My king has summoned me, please Lord Xinling to follow me into the palace as soon as possible."
The young man who heard this immediately knew the importance of the matter and did not dare to neglect. He opened the side door, bowed to the visitor, and then said: "Your honor, please wait a moment. I will report it to you."
With that said, the boy let the visitor into the concierge, told another person to serve the tea, and then trotted off to the backyard to report.
At this time, Lord Xinling had already put away his fishing rod and was about to go back to his room to rest for a while, when he happened to meet the concierge boy running towards him.
"Your Majesty!" The servant who saw Lord Xinling from a distance immediately bowed his hands.
"Why are you so alarmed?" Lord Xinling asked with a slight frown.
The porter boy who stood still swallowed his saliva immediately and replied carefully: "Your Majesty, my king has sent an envoy to come and invite you to the palace to see me."
"Oh?" Lord Xinling was obviously surprised when he heard this.
Although Lord Xinling didn't know the purpose of King Wei's move, it was obvious that he was summoned into the palace so eagerly not just to talk about family matters. It was most likely that he had something to do by himself.
Although Lord Xinling had expected his return, being summoned by King Wei so quickly was indeed a bit unexpected to Lord Xinling.
After all, I have only been at home for more than ten days.
He has even made plans to recuperate at home for three years. After all, after this battle, if Zhao wanted to compete with Qin for hegemony, they would have to lick their wounds secretly for a few years, and if Wei wanted to rejoin the game, it would also take several years to accumulate chips.
Three years is already a relatively short time in Lord Xinling's mind.
Unexpectedly, before he caught a few fish, King Wei's summons was already in front of him.
Apart from being happy, Lord Xinling also frowned slightly. His ability was recognized, but it also showed the decline of talents in Wei State! Otherwise, I shouldn't have allowed such a guilty person to retaliate so quickly.
But no matter what, Lord Xinling calmed down and said to the boy: "Lead the way."
"Yes." The concierge boy agreed immediately.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, the old housekeeper who was packing the fish baskets for Lord Xinling suddenly called out to Lord Xinling, bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, would you like to take a bath and change clothes before heading back?" ?”
Hearing this, Lord Xinling also lowered his head and looked for a moment. Sure enough, due to sitting by the pond for a long time, the white clothes were stained with patches of mud, which was really unclean.
After a slight hesitation, Lord Xinling said: "It doesn't matter, just go like this."
As he said this, he waved his hand to signal the young man to continue leading the way.
It is of course disrespectful to bring soil to meet the king, but from another perspective, isn’t it respect for the king?
As soon as he heard the king's call, he ran towards the palace without even having time to change his clothes. What superior wouldn't like such a subordinate? On the contrary, although you are fully dressed when bathing and changing clothes, you are still polite but want to keep the king waiting for a long time. Perhaps this is really rude.
Being polite or rude has always been a rule set by those in authority.
It's not that the former Lord Xinling didn't know this, he just didn't bother to think about it. After experiencing two major defeats, the battlefield finally smoothed his edges.
If he wants to continue to govern the country of Wei and continue to serve Wei, he must learn these things.
What is a court
The court is not about fighting and killing, the court is about human relations!
Soon, Lord Xinling came to the palace under the leadership of the envoy.
Sure enough, King Wei was already anxiously pacing the palace. Seeing Lord Xinling approaching, King Wei quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lord Xinling's hand.
It’s no wonder that King Wei is not in a hurry, this is related to Zhou Wang Ji’s big piece of fat!
If it could not fall into his hands for one day, King Wei felt panicked at the loss, even though he also knew that the current Zhou Wangji did not actually have many people, and there were no taxes.
But in the end, when people are greedy, they will always fantasize about some beautiful things, such as Luo City soon returning to its former prosperity.
"My king." Lord Xinling, who was holding his hand, bowed slightly and said hurriedly.
"Jun Xinling, there is no need for such courtesy between you and me." King Wei clapped Jun. Xinling's hand and vowed, "Quick, sit down here and let's talk slowly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Xinling immediately realized that this matter might not be easy to handle! It would be strange if the king of Wei could be so "courteous and virtuous" and even show his brotherhood.
Of course, Lord Xinling is obviously not a person who is afraid of trouble. Only sufficiently difficult things can allow him to regain a foothold in the court.
"My king." Lord Xinling followed King Wei, came to his seat and sat down, and then asked straight to the point: "I wonder what the important matter is for my king to suddenly summon his ministers today?"
"Huh?" King Wei was a little surprised, and then asked: "You don't know?"
"I don't know!" Lord Xinling replied immediately.
"How could your Majesty not know about such a big event between Qin and Zhao?" King Wei frowned slightly.
From the King of Wei's point of view, the news of the Qin army's withdrawal had already spread among the officials. Although it had not yet spread to the people, as Lord Xinling, how could he not know about it.
From King Wei's point of view, this was obviously Lord Xinling avoiding his own problems!
Immediately, King Wei's face turned ugly.
"My king is generous." Lord Xinling naturally heard the displeasure in King Wei's tone, and immediately explained: "Since I was lucky enough to return to the palace, I have been worried every day, waiting for the king's return. I was so disappointed that I closed the door and thanked the guests, not knowing what was going on."
Hearing this, King Wei suddenly realized, and then he looked at Lord Xinling, who was dressed in plain robes, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
The battlefield is indeed a training exercise. Just two battles made Lord Xinling feel like a new person. If it were the previous Lord Xinling, he might have already known the news, and would even come to him to sell his opinions.
Don't care about the feelings of the King of Wei at all: If you agree, it will appear that you, the king, are incompetent; if you disagree, it will be detrimental to Wei.
It's okay now, you know what you should know, and you won't ask anything about what you shouldn't know!
This reassured King Wei.
Immediately, the King of Wei told Lord Xinling one by one the news that the Qin army had withdrawn from the territory of Zhou Wangji.
"My king, are you serious about this?" Lord Xinling opened his mouth wide when he heard this, with a look of disbelief on his face.
As a witness to this battle, no one knows the pain of being chased by the Qin army better than Lord Xinling. It was also the pursuit of the Qin army. Of the 100,000-strong army, only more than 20,000 were left. Now tell me, the Zhao army turned defeat into victory?
What's more, in Zicheng, I saw with my own eyes the Zhao army preparing for war intensively, and in the land of Zhou Wangji, it was impossible to hide hundreds of thousands of troops like in the battle of Changping! After all, the cities of Zhou Wangji were basically under the control of the Qin army.
"Although I don't know how the Zhao army did it, no less than ten secret reports were sent back from Zhou Wangji's detailed work, which confirmed that the main force of the Qin army had withdrawn from the Zhou Wangji territory, and the Zhao army was consolidating the Zhou Wangji territory." King Wei then added .
With the carefully crafted report, even if Lord Xinling didn't want to believe it, he had to believe it. Lord Xinling was shocked and felt that his world view had collapsed - is this the gap between himself and Lian Po?
Is it really Lian Po? Turn defeat into victory?
Nor should it! The leader of the Qin army was none other than Wang Lu, whom Geng Lianpo had fought against for three years along the Bishui coast.
The two generals can be said to be at odds with each other, and there is no room for concessions. If there was a strength gap of ten to twenty thousand, there might still be a chance, but the Qin army had more than a hundred thousand more troops than the Zhao army, and in terms of morale, the Qin army, which even defeated the coalition forces, was obviously more powerful.
After shaking his head, Lord Xinling still reluctantly held up his hands and said: "My king, forgive me, but I really can't think of how Zhao Jun can win."
Obviously, Lord Xinling thought that King Wei summoned him to the palace to analyze the battle between Qin and Zhao. Lord Xinling, who had always been rigorous, could not give an answer and could only bow and apologize helplessly.
However, King Wei obviously didn't care how Zhao defeated Qin.
"Why the Qin army took the initiative to evacuate has nothing to do with the actual situation of our Wei state." King Wei said lightly: "How the Zhao army defeated the Qin army is actually not of much interest to me."
After saying that, King Wei looked at Lord Xinling quietly.
After hearing this, Lord Xinling became even more confused. Seeing King Wei staring at him with burning eyes, Lord Xinling, who was feeling uncomfortable, immediately said: "My king, if you need me to do anything you need me to do, you can just give me your orders."
King Wei nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "What I want is the land of King Zhou Ji."
"The land of Zhou Wangji?" Lord Xinling's brows suddenly wrinkled.
Yes, Lord Xinling immediately understood what King Wei was thinking: He wanted Zhao to fulfill the previous covenant and allocate the land of Zhou Wangji to Wei.
But the more he knew about it, the more Lord Xinling was frightened by King Wei's greed. That is the land of Zhou Wangji! The land of Zhou Wangji where one city tops one county! It is a place that both Zhao and Qin countries are staring at.
Although I don’t know what method Zhao used to make the Qin army retreat.
But you don’t need to think about it to know that Zhao Guo must have paid a heavy price.
However, when Zhao Guo paid a huge price to win the land of Zhou Wangji, Wei Guo himself had almost no help, and even did not help, and asked Zhao Guo to share the cake with him.
Isn’t this a slap in King Zhao’s face?
How could Zhao Kuo give in to the territory that the soldiers had conquered without fear of life and death? How could Zhao Kuo give in to such a blessed land, even more so in Shangdang and Hanoi counties?
This is undoubtedly putting the "friendship" between the two countries on the fire. If King Zhao has a bad temper, I am afraid that Lian Po will turn his troops and rush towards Wei, which will be really bad.
Immediately, Lord Xinling wanted to persuade King Wei to give up this unrealistic idea.
However, King Wei had obviously already anticipated Lord Xinling's thoughts.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Xinling." King Wei said calmly: "I have already written to the King of Chu. With the King of Chu accompanying me, Zhao must also have to consider the consequences of offending the two allies."
After the words fell, Lord Xinling beside him not only did not feel relieved, but broke out in a cold sweat.
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