At the same time, the imperial capital.
This time, the Jin State sent envoys not only to the Prime Minister, but also to other countries to lobby.
Someone also came from the imperial capital.
At this time, in the Jade Buddha Hall, the emperor Shang Rui was cuddling with his concubine, while the prime minister Dong Hua was kneeling below.
After taking a look at him, Shang Rui said impatiently: "Prime Minister, can you stop bothering me all the time? What happened today?"
Dong Hua first cautiously raised his head and glanced at the two of them, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the State of Jin has sent envoys to the capital. Your Majesty must not ignore this matter."
"What?" Shang Rui frowned.
Dong Hua explained: "Now Qin Liang is attacking Jin, and the situation in Jin is in crisis. The Jin envoy came here with a clear purpose. He wants His Majesty, as the co-owner of the world, to mediate the matter and prompt Qin Liang to retreat."
After hearing this, Shang Rui was a little dumbfounded. He was stunned at first, and then said: "But this, but this, I can't come forward. Let's not say whether the two kings of Qin and Liang will give me this face. Just this matter, Undoubtedly, I have offended Qin and Liang, no, no, no, no."
"Your Majesty, this envoy of Jin..."
"Just send him away." Shang Rui said, and then muttered: "If other countries want to fight, let them fight. They will do anything to me, really."
At this time, the concubine next to her also began to call enchantingly: "Your Majesty..."
"Ah, what's wrong, beauty?"
"Prime Minister, he is so disappointing."
"That's right, that's right." Shang Rui responded repeatedly, and then looked at Dong Hua displeased: "Prime Minister, is there anything else?"
"this……"
"If you have nothing to do, get out of here! Are you angry if you don't see my beloved concubine?"
"Yes, yes, Wei Chen is resigning."
On the Jin side, the purpose of sending envoys to the imperial capital was to borrow the name of the emperor, but Shang Rui, a foolish king, only indulged in wine and sex, so there was no such thing as leisure.
Wu State.
It has been reported that King Huan took advantage of the fire and captured the two counties without spending a single soldier. It is conceivable that King Wu could not be jealous.
Not only him, but probably other countries as well.
In the court meeting hall, the Jin envoy's speech to Wu was to use the marriage situation to prompt the King of Wu to send troops.
He said: "The most respected monarch in my king's life must be His Highness King Wu. Now, I heard that the prince of your country has not yet married, and our country's Princess Leyang is in her prime years, with extremely beautiful appearance and gentle temperament. Matched with the prince, they are truly a match made in heaven."
Hearing this, King Wu looked up and smiled and said: "What is the destiny of heaven and earth? Before the messenger comes here, he should find out clearly. Even my eldest son has never been weak and is not as good as eleven. How can he marry Princess Leyang? "
"This, this..." The Jin envoy was stunned on the spot.
After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, forgive me, maybe, maybe I made a mistake, but, but we can just get engaged."
"When my son gets older and gets married, Princess Leyang will already be over 20 years old. I'm afraid she will be a wife." King Wu said again.
"No, no, no, I'm not talking about Princess Leyang. Our country's Princess Xiuyi also happens to be the National Day this year. Jin and Wu can definitely become in-laws." The Jin envoy quickly changed his explanation.
"Okay, okay." King Wu raised his hand and said with some humor: "Even so, this matter must be discussed later, and it cannot be decided now."
"Then Your Highness..."
The envoy of Jin wanted to say something more, but King Wu had already waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "My king is a little tired today. Let's meet with the envoy tomorrow. If there is any negligence, the envoy will forgive me."
"This..." The Jin envoy had an anxious look on his face, which showed that King Wu was already tired. In desperation, he could only bend his hands and said: "In that case, I'll take my leave first."
"Yes." King Wu put his right hand on the side of his head and closed his eyes slightly to rest.
But after he left, he sat up again, glanced at the ministers, and said straight to the point: "Regarding the current situation in the world, what I want to say is that Wu Jun must do something. Let's talk about it."
After hearing this, a minister stood up, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin envoy is here, saying that he represents the King of Jin and wants to marry his daughter, but he just wants to tie the King to the chariot of the Jin Kingdom and use the help of our Wu army. We will use our strength to help Jin overcome this difficulty."
"Everyone understands this truth. Let's get to the point." King Wu frowned slightly and glanced at him.
"This..." The minister paused and said: "If you help Jin, the king can take the opportunity to ask for land from Jin. In addition, he can also ask for huge amounts of gold, silver, grain and grass from Jin."
"You mean to suggest that I help the Jin Dynasty?" King Wu said: "But what about King Huan? Did he help the Jin Dynasty? He didn't send a single soldier at all, but he got two counties in vain. If I want the land, I still need If we send troops to attack Qin and Liang, then the Wu army will suffer heavy losses? If so, I might as well get it myself, why would the King of Jin send it to me?"
"Then what the king means is..."
"It is better to destroy Jin than to help Jin." King Wu said directly: "Now the world situation has become like this. Nine countries are competing for hegemony, and one country is missing. For Wu, it is not a bad thing."
"But if Jin is destroyed, Qin will completely go east." Another minister reminded.
"What does the Qin Kingdom have to do with Wu if it goes east? He, the King of Qin, can ally with Liang and destroy Jin, but he cannot threaten Wu. If Wu does not gain some benefits from this battle, I will not be willing to accept it."
"Then over there with the Jin envoy..."
"Send him away tomorrow."
There is nothing wrong with King Wu's idea. The Jin State is surrounded by enemies on all sides and can no longer resist it. The land within easy reach is right next to it. This gives Wu State no reason to waste its military strength to help him. Instead of doing this, it is better to take the two lands in vain. The land, isn’t it beautiful?
After King Huan gained the two lands, he was satisfied and stopped caring about the battle. However, the Wu army moved again.
At the same time, the two kings of Yanling also began to meet each other.
The empire is the center point, Jin State is on the left of the center point, and Yan State is on the right.
Judging from the territory, King Yan could not take the land of Jin, because it was complicated and separated by many of the emperor's territories.
A place with elegant surroundings.
The Flame King and the Spirit King stood side by side.
After appreciating the scenery in front of him, King Yan took the lead and said: "The Jin Kingdom is almost over. Let's not talk about the problems of the Qin and Liang armies. Looking at King Huan's greedy appearance, Wu Chu will definitely be jealous after winning two places for nothing. This is not a timely help, but it can add insult to injury, and there are plenty of people out there."
"It's not a bad thing to have one less country." The Spirit King said with a smile.
"Having said that, all the countries can take advantage of this war, so the Yanling Kingdom must have some benefits."
"What about my brother Yanwang's opinion?"
"It's better to take advantage of this opportunity and seize all the emperor's territory!"
Upon hearing this, the Spirit King's eyes shrank slightly.
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