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Thinking of this, Wei Ran felt relieved and laughed with Empress Dowager Mi and Mi Rong. The atmosphere was extremely relaxed. [bsp;     The little eunuch who delivered the meal brought various food boxes and pastries. Wei Ran and the two of them were discussing for a long time, so they sat down and ate without hesitation. Empress Dowager Mi didn't eat much, but she just tasted a few chopsticks and put down the chopsticks. She just smiled and watched the two brothers swallowing each other voraciously, and occasionally picked up the wine to pour them.

The palace maid and the eunuch who were standing aside to serve knew that the relationship between the three siblings was extraordinary. Seeing this, they also realized the trellis and put down the mat, turned around and retreated quietly.

After the meal was full of wine and meals, the three of them put down their bowls and chopsticks, called the palace maid to remove the table, and discussed again the topic of responding to Zhao Yong's invitation. The think tank among the three siblings was Wei Ran, Marquis Rang, so Empress Dowager Mi and Mi Rong both looked at him and waited for him to speak.

Wei Ran put down the teacup in his hand, dipped it gently with his fingers, wrote the word "Zhao" on the table, then drew a circle, pondered for a long time before he said slowly; "Empress Dowager, now Mengchangjun is the orthodox army of Qi to attack Yan State, and wants to annex Yan State to strengthen himself. What Zhao Yong did at this time is undoubtedly to put pressure on Qi State and force Mengchangjun to retreat to protect Yan State."

"Yan is our Qin State's in-laws and nephews, and Qi State has the affection of nephews and uncles. Qi State has been fighting for hegemony with us for many years and has been enemies with Qin State for a long time. A few months ago, it even became an alliance with Wei and Han to break through our Hangu Pass. So for us, Yan State is close and Qi State is divorced, so naturally we do not want Yan State to be annexed by Qi State. Otherwise, Qi State will expand its territory for thousands of miles, and its national strength will definitely increase greatly, and its strength will inevitably surpass our Qin State. Therefore, Zhao Yong's intervention in the battle between Qi and Yan at this time is also in line with the interests of our Qin State. From this point of view, our Qin State should actively respond."

Speaking of this, Wei Ran paused slightly and handed his eyes to Empress Dowager Mi. Empress Dowager Mi showed a thoughtful look in her eyes. She placed her slender fingers on the table aimlessly and knocked on the table, saying, "How do you think the King of Qi will deal with it?"

"He will definitely surrender to Zhao State." Wei Ran said confidently.

"The reason is very simple. Qi State had just fought with our Qin State for several months and fought with Yan State in turn. Although they had won, most of the soldiers were exhausted and their own losses were shocking. If they fought with the Zhao State army with strong morale at this time, they had already been divided before the victory or defeat, although the King of Qi and Mengchangjun were arrogant, they would not be so stupid. Therefore, since Zhao State has strongly intervened, no matter how Qi State responded, the ending would be nothing but surrender to Yan State to withdraw the troops. There was no other way."

Queen Mother Mi pondered, "Then according to your wishes, Ji'er should send a letter to congratulate Zhao Yong? Doesn't that mean that Qin surrendered to Zhao, and was in line with the small states of Wei and Han, and that deteriorated the reputation of Qin."

"What the Empress Dowager said is very much." Wei Ran bowed slightly and said, "The king must never move to the car. Zhao Yong's letter was not written very clearly, and inviting kings from all countries to meet with the princes. This is actually a disguised way for us, such as Qin and Qi, and Chu. He knew that we would never let the king move to the car, so he mentioned inviting the prince to go. After all, the prince is just a crown prince, not a king, and it is not a bad idea to go to the king of the same great country."

Huayang Jun Mi Rong said a little uneasy, "Aren't you talking nonsense? It's just a waste of time to say that, where did the prince come from in Qin State now? Could it be that a prince will become a prince?"

Mi Rong talked about the truth about Qin State. Although King Ying Ji of Qin ascended the throne ten years ago, he had already passed his thirty years old, and his eldest son had six children, and his eldest son was already thirteen years old. According to Qin's convention, he should have long been crowned the crown prince and had already settled the country. However, under the pressure of Queen Mother Mi, Qin State had not appointed a crown prince for more than ten years.

In fact, everyone in Qin knows the thoughts of Queen Mother Mi. Although she forced Ying Ji to be the King of Qin under the circumstances, she still wanted to be her beloved youngest son, Ying Fu, the king of Jingyang. The reason why she forced not to establish a crown prince was simply to imitate the rules of the late King Wu of Qin and the brothers who were now uploaded. After Ying Ji a hundred years, she would make her beloved youngest son, Ying Fu, the king of Qin.

Wei Ran knew that his younger brother was irritable, so he didn't mind. Instead, he smiled slightly, showed a knowing smile on his face, and said to Queen Mother Mi, "It is because we have no prince in Qin that we can do something here. Do you think Zhao Yong really cares whether we send a real prince? What he needs is just to express his support for his mediation of Qi Yan's war. We are just to be a favor. As for whether the prince is different from him?"

"And Zhao Yong's letter was written to invite the king and the prince, and Fu'er went to the capital on behalf of our Qin State. This undoubtedly conveys our meaning to the world to some extent, and can also test the reactions of various countries and the Qin State to oppose Fu'er as the prince's brother. What do the Queen Mother and his younger brother think?"

Before Empress Dowager Mi could speak, Mi Rong took the lead and slapped her hands and shouted loudly, saying excitedly, "After all, second brother, you are easy to use. This is really a trick to kill two birds with one stone. The skills to deal with the current dilemma can benefit us from it. It's wonderful, wonderful, really wonderful."

Wei Ran's expression showed a little pride and said, "If you say you kill two birds with one stone, it's better to say you kill three birds with one stone."

"Oh?" Queen Mother Mi smiled and looked at her extremely talented younger brother, and said with a smile. "Second brother, just say it bluntly, don't keep it in your hands."

"Our Qin and Qi have been competing for hegemony for many years, and the national strength of both countries has been extremely staggering. Our Qin State's national strength is firmly above Qi, but because the princes' battle for the throne is in great trouble, it was defeated by Qi State's doorstep. He did not take a step east for ten years, but instead lost a lot of land in Guandong."

"Actually, in the end, there is no essential conflict between our Qin and Qi. Qin and Qi have never bordered, so naturally there is no national hatred. The fundamental reason is that in order to seize the hegemony of the Central Plains, Qi drove Wei and Han to trap our Qin west of Hangu Pass. However, Qi's main energy was also dragged down by our Qin and could not expand around. Now that Zhao is rising strongly, the only ones in the world who are qualified to compete for hegemony are no longer the only two countries that are qualified to compete for hegemony. The conflicts between Qin and Qi have no foundation for existence. Instead, Zhao, a powerful neighbor, will make Qi unable to sleep or eat."

"The cleverness of Zhao Yong is that he has been doing things in a low-key manner for more than ten years. Zhao State did not participate in any battle for hegemony, but secretly provoked Qin and Qi to fight for hegemony, so Zhao State had the opportunity to rise quietly. Now Zhao Yong couldn't help but jump out impatiently. Then we were fortunate to learn from him. After the Xingonggong Conference, Fu'er turned to Linzi to convey the kindness of our Qin State's goodwill to the King of Qi, and let Fu'er stay in Qi State as a hostage. The King of Qi was a vengeful person. This time, he suffered such a great loss for no reason. He would definitely think about where Zhao would come from Zhao State to repay his face. Our Qin State would definitely express his reconciliation to him at this time. "

"This will not only resolve the struggle for hegemony that Qin and Qi have been trying to consume national strength for decades, but also provoke the relationship between Qi and Zhao. The cranes and clams are fighting each other, and the fisherman will benefit. If this fight between Qi and Zhao will undoubtedly be the best result for our Qin State. I wonder what the Empress Dowager thinks?"

Queen Mother Mi stood up and clapped her hands with a smile, "What a good move to drive away the wolf and swallow the tiger. Marquis Rang is indeed the wise minister of my Great Qin. With your help, why are I afraid of it? It's just..."

Queen Mother Mi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that the matter of going to Qi State is extremely dangerous. When Mengchangjun came to our Qin State, he was rejected by King Wu and almost died here. I was worried that Mengchangjun would seek an opportunity to avenge him and make things difficult for Fu'er. Why don't you still go there by Fu'er? If you go to Qi State, how about sending others?"

Wei Ran sighed secretly, thinking that this sister is resolute and decisive in killing and not giving way to anything, but the love of her son is no different from that of an ordinary woman.

It would be fine if she just loved her son, because today is also her biological child. If the mother and son work together, why should Qin State worry about not dominating the Central Plains? But this sister is an extremely biased person. She loves her youngest son, Ying Fu, and is thinking about how to make him the crown prince.

"Brothers end with brothers" has always been a taboo in the king's inheritance, which naturally aroused the constant opposition of the old ministers in the court. Queen Mother Mi did not hesitate to do anything to attack the old nobles in the court. First, the two dynasties were prime ministers, and then dismissed the famous royal general of the clan who had made great achievements, causing Chu Liji to die in depression, causing Qin to lose a famous general for nothing, and thus frequently fail in the more than ten years of war.
Chapter completed!