Baize is a territory directly under the emperor's jurisdiction and does not belong to any party. Therefore, it is often used as a place for alliances between princes.
At this time, Cai Yan couldn't help but ask: "Then... I don't know what your highness means. Should you accept my king's invitation?"
King Liang's credential did not say why he invited Xiao Yuan, he just invited him for a while, but after thinking about it in conjunction with Guangling, Xiao Yuan could understand it when he returned to Huan Jin.
Prince Liang, this is to embolden him!
He glanced at Cai Yan and said deliberately: "Since the King of Liang has invited me, I would also like to ask the envoy to explain the reason."
Cai Yan thought about it for a moment and said, "Our country and Qin have already reached a friendly alliance. Now, considering that the Qin Kingdom has not long been established, my king specially invites the king of Qin to have a meeting with the kings, so that the name of Qin can be known to the world. "
His nonsense was just to put gold in Liang Guo's face. Hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled again and said with a smile: "Qin State, you don't need to use any excuses, the world will recognize it on its own."
After saying that, he added: "Envoy, please tell the truth."
"This..." I didn't expect that King Qin would be so direct and put pressure on his words. Cai Yan was a eloquent person, but at this time, he was a little stuck.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Yuan said for him: "The King of Jin was so angry about the Guangling incident that he invited King Huan to attack Liang. The King of Liang had no choice but to let the envoys enter Qin, right?"
"Haha." Hearing this, Cai Yan laughed dryly and saluted again: "Since His Highness speaks like this, it would be humiliating for me to say false words again. I just don't know if the Qin State is willing to help the Liang State. If this time If His Highness is willing to come forward and attend the meeting, our country will surely remember the kindness.”
Now that the words have been spoken, Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "In this case, I still need to think about this matter. The envoy can go to the post house to rest first, and I will give you an answer tomorrow, okay? "
"Okay, okay." Knowing that King Qin might be discussing with the ministers, Cai Yan could only salute and said, "I'll take my leave first and wait for your highness's good news."
After he left, the ministers in the palace immediately began to whisper among themselves. People were talking and the scene became a bit chaotic.
Xiao Yuan frowned slightly, picked up the bamboo slip on Wang's case, and put it down heavily.
This action made the ministers instantly quiet down, and they quickly stood up on the train. Then, Shangguan Wenruo came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the intention of King Liang is already very obvious. King Jin wants to win over Huan, and King Liang wants to win over our country, forming a two-on-two situation. If your king is invited to go to Baize, and the four kings will meet together, the situation may not be controllable now. ."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Ming, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, if you attend the meeting, it will show that our country stands with the Liang Kingdom. Isn't this too hasty in terms of diplomatic relations?" ”
Another minister said: "If you are not invited to attend the meeting, it will undoubtedly be a disgrace to the King of Liang. I am afraid that the Liang Kingdom will hate you."
"Yes, this is a dilemma..."
After listening to what the ministers said, Xiao Yuan looked at Liu Yuzhi: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
When Liu Yuzhi heard this, he quickly stood up and said thoughtfully: "I feel that as far as Qin is concerned, both Huan Jin and Liang are potential enemies. The question now is to consider the pros and cons."
After saying that, he added: "If my king attends the meeting, the advantage will be that it will give Liang Guo confidence, but the disadvantage will be that it will offend Jin State. We can ignore Huan State for now."
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true, and I have this exact concern." After hearing this, Xiao Yuan said immediately:
"My lords, please think about what would happen if I reject Prince Liang's invitation."
"First, there is no doubt that he will be hated by the Liang Kingdom. From now on, it may be difficult to establish diplomatic relations with the Liang Kingdom."
"The second and most critical point is that, being suppressed by Huan Jin, King Liang saw that Qin was indifferent and feared that he would not dare to fight hard."
"This is not what I want to see. What I want to see is a battle between Jin and Liang. Only when they fight together can Qin take the opportunity to move eastward."
"Therefore, instead of rejecting the King of Liang, it is better to agree to join the meeting. On the surface, as an ally of the Liang Kingdom, let the King of Liang dare to fight this war with the Jin Kingdom."
"I don't want to see a peaceful solution to the Guangling matter. It is most beneficial to Qin to let them use weapons."
Xiao Yuan's meaning is very clear, he just wants to take advantage of this Bai Ze incident to tell King Liang, don't return Guangling, just fight with Jin, there is also Qin who is in alliance with you!
After hearing what he said, all the ministers couldn't help but look at each other. Then Shangguan Wenruo said: "Your Majesty is wise, if this is the case, our country should indeed participate in this Baize meeting."
"Okay." Xiao Yuan said, "Then I, the king, will go to Baize to meet the monarchs of the three countries."
After discussing with the ministers, he decided to agree to King Liang's invitation, and gave Cai Yan a satisfactory reply the next morning.
After hearing this, the latter was overjoyed. He thought he would have to spend a lot of time today, but he didn't expect King Qin to agree so readily. He was pleasantly surprised and said goodbye with a salute, and hurried back to the Kingdom of Liang to return his message to King Liang. .
Cai Yan was very happy that things went so smoothly. After he came back, he met King Liang in the palace study and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, King Qin has agreed!"
"Oh? King Qin didn't mention the matter of Guangling?" King Liang couldn't help but ask.
"I mentioned it." Cai Yan was still excited: "But the King of Qin is willing to form an alliance with our country. This matter has been finalized, Your Majesty."
"Okay!" After receiving his confirmation again, Prince Liang was delighted and couldn't help but said: "This time, at the Baize meeting, with Prince Qin present, no matter what Huan Jin says, he will never want to return to Guangling!"
His confidence increased greatly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately pointed at Cai Yan: "Go! Send a large number of special forces to closely investigate King Qin's travel time."
"Ah?" Cai Yan didn't react, "What the king means is..."
"Assassinate him with a dead soldier." King Liang said directly and coldly.
"What!?" Cai Yan was shocked when he heard this. You know, he had just been ordered to go to Qin. The King of Qin agreed to attend the meeting. It was obviously to help his country, but now, he wanted to assassinate someone!
He was a little confused and stammered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, but I heard you wrong..."
"Your ears are very good!" King Liang sneered: "The King of Qin is the king of a country. If he sends a dead soldier to assassinate him, he will definitely not succeed. But the dead soldier can't stand the torture. He insisted that he was sent by the Jin State. , and Prince Jin, he is also more suspicious, isn't he?"
After hearing this, Cai Yan understood that he wanted to assassinate the King of Qin and frame the Jin Kingdom.
Such a king, the cold sweat on his forehead slowly flowed out unconsciously.
King Liang ignored him and continued: "If this happens, King Qin will definitely be furious. It is very likely that Qin and Jin will be the first to fight. As far as Liang is concerned, haha."
"Yes, yes...Weichen understands."
Cai Yan bowed and shrank his shoulders, his head hung slightly, and he couldn't help but swallow.
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