After hearing what he said, the King of Chu chuckled lightly and said, "Is the envoy using retreat as an opportunity to advance?"
Jiang Yi said: "No, no, no, these Qin merchants are really not worth mentioning to me, but my king will definitely be angry, and there is no guarantee that the Qin army will not cross the Yangtze River."
"Are you threatening me?"
"I don't dare." Jiang Yi said, "I just want to remind His Highness not to become a pawn in the hands of others."
Upon hearing this, King Chu's eyes froze.
Jiang Yi continued: "Your Highness, you know that this matter has three disadvantages in Chu State."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." King Chu looked interested.
Jiang Yi said: "First, this matter will definitely cause panic among other businessmen. There is no doubt that the Chu State will also be convinced by this, making businessmen from other countries feel that doing business in the Chu land is extremely risky. ."
"Secondly, His Highness will also lose his trust in the world, because countries have relevant treaties to trade with each other."
"Third, my king will be furious because of this incident, and the anger of the Qin people will all be concentrated on Chu. This is what some people want to see most."
"And these Qin merchants were captured in the Chu State. What benefits did it bring to the Chu State? They could not threaten the Qin State, nor could they bring any benefits to the Chu State. What they brought could only harm the Chu State. Impact."
"Your Highness is a sage king. How can a sage king cause so many disadvantages because of such a trivial matter that is not beneficial?"
"That's why I suggest that Your Highness might as well kill them. Killing them will make things easier, isn't it?"
He said so much in one breath, making it clear that Chu State had no interest in this matter, and the disadvantages were immediately apparent. Recommended reading TV//
After hearing this, King Chu rolled his eyes first, and then chuckled and said: "Haha, the envoy is very eloquent. I already know what he said today. Let's stop the discussion here and go to the posthouse to rest first."
Jiang Yi was not in a hurry, and immediately raised her hands and saluted: "Your Highness must have made a decision. In this case, I will take my leave."
After he left, the Chu ministers in the palace also started talking. Then, someone came out and said: "Your Majesty, Jiang Yi, the envoy of Qin, is a eloquent person. Today, he is very eloquent. I want to rely on three It’s not that easy for our country to release people with a tight tongue.”
"But what he said is indeed true, isn't it?" King Chu asked back.
"This..." The minister paused.
King Chu smiled again and said: "Forget it, I didn't plan to do anything to these Qin merchants in this matter. Jiang Yi has a saying that killing them is useless, and imprisoning them will not do any good. , Anyway, our goal has been achieved, since the King of Qin sent the envoy, let’s go with the flow and let him go.”
"Then, the seized goods..." Another minister asked tentatively.
"Give it back to them, otherwise it will be true and they say that Chu is a country of robbers." The King of Chu waved his hands indifferently and walked off the throne after speaking.
His purpose is indeed not here, but to express his attitude towards Qin to other countries.
Jiang Yi's arrival was, to put it bluntly, just a formality.
The next day, the King of Chu issued an order and a group of Qin merchants were also released on the spot.
The place where the envoy of Qin stayed.
More than a dozen businessmen were bowing their hands to Jiang Yi and saying thank you.
The latter glanced at everyone and asked casually: "Where are you all from?"
"I am from Yueyang family, and I have been traveling between Qin and Chu all the year round..."
"Businessmen in Xia Beiling have always been law-abiding. I didn't expect Chu State to be so rude..."
"Yes, sir, it's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, we don't know how long we would be imprisoned..."
Jiang Yi smiled and said: "You are all Qin merchants. Naturally, the king will not sit idly by and ignore it. Well, it is not suitable to stay in Chu land for a long time. You all should return home as soon as possible..."
At the same time, Lingguo.
After the Qin Shang incident, the King of Chu had sent envoys to Ling. At this time, the envoys of Chu were also lobbying in the court.
He said straight to the point: "Since the barbaric Qin plundered the emperor, the empire has been in danger, the royal family has been humiliated, and the ambition of the King of Qin has been revealed. He has successively annexed Jin, Liang and other places, threatening all the countries in the world."
"This is a barbaric bandit. Cai Yan, the minister of Liang State, once said that if other countries sit back and watch Qin's march to the east and do not want to cooperate with Qin, they will not perish by Qin, but perish by themselves."
"Today, my king is willing to make another plan to unite and weaken Qin, and strive to lock the barbarian Qin people into the mountains and valleys, but I don't know if Lingguo will support it."
As he spoke, he added: "In addition, in order to clarify his position, my king has begun a series of attacks on the Qin merchants in Chu, showing his determination to be irreconcilable with the barbaric Qin!"
After listening to what he said, King Ling looked up and smiled and said: "Okay! Since the King of Chu is so determined, how can I not support it! Don't worry, envoy, Lingguo will also immediately cut off commercial ties with Qin. !”
The arrival of the Chu envoy was in line with King Ling's wishes. He expressed his attitude directly. The Chu envoy was also happy and immediately bowed down: "Your Highness is wise and powerful, and all countries are united. This time to weaken Qin, we will succeed immediately!"
As soon as the Chu State's detention of Qin merchants was resolved, Ling State immediately issued an order to expel Qin merchants, directly tearing up a series of treaties previously concluded with Qin, and cutting off Qin Ling's commercial exchanges.
Next came Huan Guo.
The envoy of Chu did not waste much words here. He only stated his purpose clearly. King Huan immediately agreed. He even said excitedly in the court meeting hall:
"Okay, okay! The countries are finally willing to unite! They should have implemented the policy of weakening Qin long ago! They want to make trouble for the King of Qin, and imprison the emperor in the palace. They are even more ambitious and want to annex the world! This time, the alliance of the countries must Drive him back to Shanyu Pass!"
Huan Ling agreed, not to mention the Wu State, who was the first to respond to the Chu State.
For a time, Wu Chu Huan Ling and Qin merchants from the four countries began to be expelled one after another.
One or two, this will not have much effect on Qin, but if the four countries cut off commercial contacts at the same time, it will be a big problem.
This had a serious impact on Qin's business, especially on Shu Brocade.
In a time of great strife, if a vassal state develops too much power, it will definitely be attacked by a coalition of other countries. This is not surprising.
The four countries did not trade with Qin, but they could still communicate with each other, so their influence was not great.
But Qin will undoubtedly lose a major economic pillar.
The purpose of all countries is obvious, which is to first attack Qin commercially and weaken Qin's national power.
In the palace of Prince Qin, Liu Yuzhi, Shangguan Wenruo and other important ministers were standing respectfully below, while Xiao Yuan was also pacing back and forth.
Of course he was not in a good mood, and his brows were furrowed.
After a moment, he stopped and looked at Liu Yuzhi: "Is there any action on Queen Xuan's side?"
