Prince Qin's Mansion, main hall.
Since the spirit envoy was coming, Xiao Yuan declared his presence out of courtesy.
At this time, there was a court meeting, and there were many Qin ministers standing on both sides of the hall. After the spirit envoy came in, he naturally bowed his hands and bowed deeply.
"The foreign envoy has met His Highness the King of Qin."
"No need to be polite." Xiao Yuan waved his hand casually and asked with a smile: "Why don't you tell me what the envoy is here for?"
He got straight to the point, and his spirit envoy did not leave any ink. After he straightened up, he immediately said: "May I ask, Your Highness, what are the chances of Qin's victory in this battle?"
There is some skill in this opening statement. No matter how Xiao Yuan answers, the spirit envoy will suppress him with words.
But after squinting slightly, he kicked the ball back directly: "In the eyes of the messenger?"
"From my point of view, the Qin State has no chance of winning and will undoubtedly lose." The spirit envoy said, with a hint of arrogance in his attitude.
"Oh? I'd like to hear some good advice." Xiao Yuan wasn't angry either.
The spirit envoy continued: "Today, the four kingdoms are attacking Qin, and Youzhou is restrained by the Huan army. The main force of the allied army, 900,000, is storming Shanyu Pass. Judging from the current battle situation, it won't be long before your highness's 300,000 army will be defeated. We will all fight to the death in front of the pass. By then, once the mountain pass is broken, the entire territory of Qin will be in danger. More importantly, the Xuan army has made changes and is frequently moving north. It will use troops against Qin at any time. How can your highness have room to maneuver?"
After he finished speaking, some civil servants in the palace couldn't help but began to whisper to each other.
"This, the situation is not good for me..."
"If this Xuan army moves, it will be really difficult for our country to stop it..."
These whispers and discussions were heard in the ears of the spirit envoy, and the latter's expression became more determined.
Xiao Yuan did not stop this, but nodded slightly: "Well... the envoy's analysis of the current battle situation is indeed thorough."
His tone sounded like he was quite in agreement. Hearing the words, the spirit envoy couldn't help but be shocked and said quickly: "Your Highness is aware of the critical situation of the Qin State. It is a wise move to avoid the disaster of swords and weapons, so as to protect the Qin State." Yu."
"What is a wise move? How to avoid this weapon? The messenger might as well say something." Xiao Yuan said with great interest.
I thought that this visit was just a formality, but I didn't expect that there was a possibility of persuading surrender. The spirit envoy was overjoyed and hurriedly said again: "The reason for Qin's military attack is not other. One is the emperor, and the other is Qin Zhidong. ."
"Your Majesty only needs to cede land and pay money, let Qin return to the Shanyu Pass, give up the land of Sichuan and Shu, and then send the emperor to return to the old capital. Then you can put an end to things and make peace among all the countries in the world. There will be no reason to attack Qin."
Xiao Yuan laughed, and laughed angrily: "Listen to what the envoy said, our Qin State will not only cede a large area of land, leaving only the four counties of Qinzhou to survive, but also have to pay a large amount of gold and silver, and I will also have to issue an edict to punish myself. , announce it to the world."
"Haha, I will tell you the truth. I hope His Highness will consider it." The spirit envoy laughed dryly.
"From this point of view, is this the condition for King Ling to agree to Qin's request for peace?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
"Yes." The spirit messenger replied.
"I'm afraid the envoy will be disappointed." Xiao Yuan said: "Every inch of land in our Qin country was conquered by our Qin soldiers with their bloody battles and lives. Every inch of land was broken down by our soldiers. Hot blood! If the enemy wants to take it away, he will have to pay ten times or even a hundred times the price!"
"Compensation for silver, there is no precedent for this in Qin State, it will not happen today, and it will never happen in the future!"
"As for this war, all countries are going to fight it! I don't have to start a war rashly! It's not something you can stop if you want!"
He didn't shout in anger, he just spoke loudly and left no room for doubt.
As for Qin, it seems that it is an extremely weak party. I didn't expect King Qin to say such words and say something else: You can't stop if you want!
What does it mean? This means that King Qin will continue to fight! And don’t stop until you die!
The spirit envoy was a little dumbfounded, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, showing an incredible expression: "Qin... His Highness, King Qin, are you joking?"
"Then it depends on how the envoy understands it." Xiao Yuan was ambiguous.
The spirit envoy swallowed his saliva and stammered in his tone: "Since...since His Highness has spoken like this, can I think that the Qin State is unilaterally unwilling to cease the war?"
"Okay." Xiao Yuan said concisely.
"This..." The spirit envoy's Adam's apple slipped again and he didn't know what to say.
At this time, some ministers could not help but stand up: "Your Majesty..."
Xiao Yuan understood what the minister was going to say, but before he could speak, he raised his hand slightly and pressed it down slightly, signaling that he didn't need to say anything.
The minister moved his lips and had no choice but to return to the train.
Xiao Yuan continued to look at the envoy Ling and said: "The envoy has already said this when he comes to Qin this time. There is no need to discuss it any more. However, I suddenly remembered something. I heard that before the envoy came here, he first went to see someone. Go to General Sun Qi?"
Hearing this, the spirit envoy was moved in his heart and said quickly: "Yes, I have known General Sun Qi since I was young. I just happened to pass by Qin this time, so I wanted to reminisce with him on a personal basis."
"Did the envoy see General Sun Qi?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
"This..." The spirit envoy hesitated. He couldn't lie because King Qin must have known it.
Xiao Yuan looked up and said with a smile: "The reason I am talking about this is to tell the envoy that this matter, no matter whether I have seen Sun Qi or not, or whether you have had a private meeting, this alienation plan will be useless. , go back and tell the Spirit King that these little tricks are useless, if you want to fight, fight to the end."
After hearing what he said, the spirit envoy couldn't help but said: "Your Highness is really so confident that he dares to compete with all the countries in the world?"
"It's not because of me, but because others are fighting at the door. We can't do anything without fighting." Xiao Yuan said.
Seeing his determination, the spirit envoy had nothing more to say and bowed his hands and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."
He was a man of etiquette. After bowing and bowing, he did not stay any longer and turned around to leave the hall.
Xiao Yuan first looked at his back, and then looked around. Seeing a lot of commotion in the palace, he said in a calm tone: "I know what the nobles want to say, but the war has begun, and Qin cannot give in."
"We have gone through many hardships and many wars, and we have been united in civil and military affairs. This time is no exception. I need all the ministers to help the Qin State and defeat the powerful enemy together!"
After he finished speaking, a minister stood up and said seriously: "Your Majesty, my ministers and I are all willing to die with our country, but now we must worry about the war and the declaration of our country."
"Yes, Your Majesty, what the envoy just said is alarmist, but once the Xuan Army joins the war, the situation in our country will drastically change."
Xiao Yuan did not object to this, and also agreed: "Well, the concerns of all the ministers are related to the safety of the country. In this battle, Xuan Jun is indeed the key to determining the general trend of the world."
