A few days later, the governor of Daming Prefecture, You Ziqi, suddenly sent someone to report urgently that Qiao Daoqing, the left prime minister of Jin Dynasty, had arrived at Daming Prefecture secretly.
In the palace, looking at Gongsun Sheng with a sigh on his face, Song Jiang said warmly: "If it is inconvenient for you, Prime Minister, please let brother Zhu Wu pick him up."
"No, Your Majesty, I should go in person! After all, I almost became fellow disciples with him. In fact, in terms of qualifications and talents, he is better than me. However, the master said that his heart is not right and his methods are too ruthless, so That’s why I didn’t take it under my wing!!”
"His sudden arrival must be because of the affairs of the Jin State. Although the Jin State has temporarily signed a peace treaty with the imperial court, the imperial court does not pay as much attention to the Chu State, and there is no such honor as a princess marrying into the prince's palace. The Jin State was conquered by Taiyuan and The Western Army is caught in the middle and is in urgent need of assistance. This visit is probably just for this purpose!!"
When Song Jiang heard this, he was a little curious and said: "Isn't the Jin State very close to the Chu State?"
"I think there may be some problems, so Jin King Tian Hu sent people in a hurry. The current situation in Jin is very bad. Firstly, they did not achieve their expected goals. In Taiyuan, Longde suffered a big loss. Secondly, During the incident, many wealthy nobles were killed. Although there were many fierce generals under his command, they really lost the heart of scholars!!" Gongsun Sheng said.
Song Jiang's eyes moved and he said seriously: "Nothing can happen to the Jin State for the time being. If the Jin State is here, the Western Army of the Song Dynasty will not dare to act easily. With one hundred thousand Western Army, our Qi State will be of great use in the future and cannot be wasted by the imperial court." !!”
"Your Majesty is wise. In troubled times, it is all about alliances and alliances. I just don't know what kind of price Jin is willing to offer this time!!"
"Then you should work hard and go to Daming Mansion in person to pick him up. After all, he almost became a sect member back then, not to mention that he was the left prime minister of Jin and Tian Hu's most trusted think tank. You should treat him with courtesy," Song Jiang ordered .
"yes!!"
"Oh! One thing you must remember is that our Qi State's main goal now is Nanjing. Any other plans must give in to this plan, so no matter how good he says, if he tries to get our Qi State to send troops to deal with the imperial court "That's impossible." Song Jiang shook his head.
"I understand!!"
. . . .
Two days later, in Daming Mansion, I saw Qiao Daoqing appearing in front of him in the lobby of the government office, still wearing a Taoist robe, but his face seemed a little tired when Gongsun Sheng walked in.
After the two looked at each other for a moment, they suddenly smiled. Gongsun Sheng stepped forward happily and said: "Brother Qiao, I haven't seen you for many years!!"
After seeing the two of them holding their hands together, Qiao Daoqing said with equal excitement: "Brother Gongsun, I haven't seen you for many years. You are already very different. It seems that I made the right choice. You are indeed better than me!!"
"Brother Qiao, this is serious. You are the left prime minister, and my brother is the right prime minister. In terms of official rank, it is still a step behind."
"The official rank is a bit lower, but the strength of Qi State is indeed far beyond that of Jin State. Just this famous mansion can support Qi State with 100,000 troops!!"
"Brother Qiao, thank you very much. Come on, please sit down!!"
"good!!"
After the two of them sat down like old friends for many years, Gongsun Sheng asked with concern: "Brother Qiao is here this time, does he represent His Highness the King of Jin, or..."
"Of course, Your Highness, I came here to ask for help from the State of Qi." Qiao Daoqing said with a bitter smile. He was originally so proud that he would not ask anyone for help from Gongsun Sheng, but in the end he underestimated the heroes of the world and underestimated the heritage of the Song Dynasty. .
"Brother Qiao, just tell me if you have anything?" Gongsun Sheng said immediately.
"Brother Gongsun, you also know that our Jin country is not well prepared for the uprising, and it is not as strong as the Qi and Chu countries. Now it is blocked by Taiyuan, Longde, and the Western Army, so I hope that the Qi Kingdom can come to the rescue! !”
"What does King Jin need from Qi?" Gongsun Sheng asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, I know that the focus of Qi State is to recuperate and recuperate, and it is absolutely impossible for a war to break out with the imperial court in a short period of time. In fact, our Jin State is also in urgent need of time. However, the imperial court nominally made peace and secretly blocked the trade routes in an attempt to make peace. Jin will be in chaos without war, so I hope Qi can use the power it has in the court to change this situation!!"
When Gongsun Sheng heard this, he was a little puzzled and said: "I heard that Jin State is not related to Chu State?" King Chu's daughter Princess Jinzhi also married King Yun. Now King Yun can be above the court and is the most popular. The favored prince can even compete with the prince, so why doesn’t Jin let Chu help??”
Qiao Daoqing's eyes turned cold, "The envoys from the Chu State spoke more pleasantly than the last, but they really had no intention of helping. According to the information that our Jin State inquired about, they even planned to destroy our Jin State as a way to make His Highness King Yun go further." The steps!!”
Gongsun Sheng's expression turned tense, "Brother Qiao, what do you mean, the imperial court will take action against the Jin Kingdom??"
Qiao Daoqing nodded and said seriously: "Actually, if it were just the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan and Longde, our Jin country would not be afraid at all, but we are afraid that the imperial court would call in the Western Army!!"
"Brother Gongsun, the Western Army is the key to guarding against Xixia. Although our lord, King Jin, has revolted, he is still very clear about the justice of the family and the country. Since the uprising, he has never offended the Western Army, not just because they are strong, but Moreover, because they shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the country, Xixia has mobilized large armies at the border since the Song Dynasty. Once the Western army is mobilized, Xixia will never miss the opportunity. In the future, all the land in Hexi may be captured by Xixia. Even more serious”
When Gongsun Sheng heard this, he was silent for a while and then said seriously: "Your Majesty has always admired King Jin. He often said that King Jin was not inferior to him or King Chu, but he lacked the geographical advantage. The King even said that if Xixia was Send troops, the Western Army cannot hold it, and there is the Jin State, so in the eyes of our Qi State, the Jin State will not allow anything to happen, just like our Qi State does not allow anything to happen to the Chu State and facilitates negotiations between the two parties!!"
Qiao Daoqing looked happy, "So, Qi Guo is willing to help??"
"Of course, if the imperial court insists on fighting, if it insists on achieving so-called military exploits for His Highness, our country of Qi may not be able to stop it, but it is absolutely impossible for the Western Army to move. Anyone who moves the Western Army will offend our country of Qi. The bottom line, of course, is that it’s best not to fight. If such a war continues, both sides will suffer, and no one will gain much in the end!!”
When Qiao Daoqing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "No wonder the State of Qi is so powerful. His Highness the King of Qi has far-reaching vision, which is beyond the reach of the King of Chu. Since ancient times, Jin and Qi are willing to form a partnership. The stronger alliance between Qi and Chu, as long as Qi states a word, our two countries can even send troops at any time to overwhelm Bianjing!!"
"Haha, okay, but Brother Qiao came secretly this time, probably because he didn't want to irritate the court!!"
"Of course, our country, Jin, does not need Qi to publicly express its position. As long as King Qi understands the importance of the overall situation, the alliance will be indestructible," Qiao Daoqing said with a smile.
"Okay, how about Brother Qiao coming with me to Jingdong Mansion to meet the King tomorrow?"
"good!!"
After the two chatted happily, a soldier suddenly ran in in a hurry. He looked at You Ziqi who was sitting next to him and said anxiously: "Zhizhou, that General Qiu beat up the second son of the Sun family!!"
"What?" Qiao Daoqing frowned, "You said it's Qiongying?"
"Exactly!!"
"Bastard" Qiao Daoqing immediately stood up angrily,
"Brother Qiao, don't be angry," Gongsun Sheng said, then looked at You Ziqi, "Go and see, what's going on?"
"yes!!"
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