Originally, the most suitable candidate was the Left Chancellor Zhao Zhao. He was a powerful figure in the Qi State, a native of Wei, and the young brother of the King of Wei. No one was more suitable than the Left Chancellor.

But a few days ago, when Zhao Zhao returned to Linzi, Guan Zhong and Uncle Bao happily invited the former to have a drink to cleanse him from the dust. At that time, Zhao Zhao accidentally revealed that he was going to Wei State this time to meet with him.

That brother, Zhao Run, the current monarch of Wei State, was not very happy. As for the reason, even if Zhao Zhao didn't say it, Uncle Bao and Uncle Bao could guess it.

Therefore, Guan Zhong and Uncle Bao considered Zhao Zhao as their close friend and believed that the latter was not suitable to be sent to Wei State for the time being. They had just been unhappy with Zhao Run, the king of Wei, because of some things, so they turned around and used the title of Zuo Xiang of Qi State.

Isn't it embarrassing to be sent as an envoy to Wei?

So, after looking at each other, Guan Zhong and Uncle Bao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zuo Xiang has just returned to Linzi. The boat is very tiring and it is very hard. Please be sure to send me and I as envoys to Wei..."

When Qi Wangbai heard this, he glanced at Zhao Zhao, who smiled helplessly with a hint of bitterness on his face. He suddenly understood in his heart, nodded and said, "In that case..."

As soon as he said this, he heard Gao Xi, the senior minister, interjecting: "Your Majesty, please be sure to send an old minister to Wei as an envoy this time!"

Hearing this, King Qi Bai was stunned, and the palace suddenly became silent. Everyone in the palace looked at Gao Xi.

"Lord Gaoxi, you...are you going to the Kingdom of Wei?" Qi Wangbai asked with some stuttering.

I saw Shang Qing Gao Xi saying firmly: "I want to see with my own eyes how big the gap is between our Da Qi and the Wei State now..." After saying that, he looked around the people in the palace and added seriously: "Know yourself and your enemy.

, so that you can fight a hundred battles without danger!"

Hearing Gao Xi's words, especially his last sentence, everyone in the palace smiled: This veteran minister of Qi State has not been knocked down yet.

"In that case..." Qi Wangbai thought for a moment and said, "Then Sir Gao Xi, Guan, and Bao, my dear friends, will go to the Kingdom of Wei on behalf of Da Qi."

"Your Majesty is wise." Everyone in the palace bowed their hands and bowed.

When leaving the palace, Guan Zhong and Uncle Bao stopped Zhao Zhao, looked at the departing figure of Shang Qing Gao Xi, and whispered: "Have you ever noticed that Lord Gao Xi has changed a lot?"

Zhao Zhao showed an awkward smile again.

The reason is very simple. The reason that forced Gao Xi to make changes and finally recognize the reality is that the current strength of Wei State - after the outbreak of this war, Shang Qing Gao Xi's attitude did change a lot, and he gradually no longer

Being as stubborn as before, especially when it comes to matters involving the Wei State, he remained silent and never raised any objections to Zhao Zhao's suggestions. This was not for Gao Xi, a noble king of Qi who was full of patriotism and honor.

To put it bluntly, it is truly commendable.

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhao paid close attention to Guan Zhong, and Uncle Bao warned him: "The two of you are going to Wei with Master Gao Xi, and you may encounter various things during the process... Well, although Zhao's brother is not like that, but

I can't guarantee that the people below won't be... rude to you, and I hope you will forgive me when the time comes."

Although Zhao Zhao spoke very implicitly, Uncle Bao and Uncle Bao could still understand the meaning: the Wei court did not want to see Qi people!

The reason is very simple. When Tian Hu, the envoy of the State of Qi, was sent to the State of Wei, he dismissed everything in the State of Wei, made judgments about it, and even arrogantly demanded that the State of Wei surrender to the State of Qi. As a result, not only did the officials of the Wei State and the central government quarrel

field

Hu, along with the Qi people's impression plummeted, also caused Tian Hu himself to be killed. He was eventually ordered to be executed by Zhao Run, who was still the crown prince of Wei at the time - to execute an envoy from another country in a formal occasion, this is really

Very rare thing.

However, regarding Tian Hu's death, Uncle Bao once explained to Zhao Zhao: "Tian Hu brought his own destruction."

As Tian Hu's deputy envoy at the time, Uncle Bao clearly saw all of Tian Hu's attempts to commit suicide. It was really his own fault and he would not survive.

At the same time, in Shouying of Chu State, another envoy of Wei State, "Zheng Xi", also came to the capital of Chu State by boat and met the King of Yangcheng who had just ascended the throne as King of Chu.

Xiong Tuo—now it should be changed to Xiong Tuo, King of Chu.

Compared with the monarchs of other countries in the Central Plains, Xiong Tuo did not have too much suspicion when he learned about the arrival of Wei envoy Zheng Xi. After all, Wei and Chu were in the honeymoon period in recent years, and Xiong Tuo regarded him as a relative.

My sister's cousin Mi Jiang is now the Queen of Wei. This makes the two countries of Wei and Chu tightly tied together in terms of interests and marriage, so naturally there is no contradiction.

Thinking about it, the only fundamental conflict between the two countries that cannot be resolved is to wait for more than ten or twenty years, when Chu State gradually becomes prosperous. By then, Wei State and Chu State may terminate their current friendly relations. For the sake of the interests of the Central Plains overlord,

They gradually became alienated due to their status, and even turned against each other because of it.

But this is a long-term matter, and it is too early to consider this now.

Because of this, when Xiong Tuo met Wei envoy Zheng Xi, the atmosphere was quite relaxed and harmonious. He even asked for a congratulatory gift as a joke: "I have become the king of Chu, and my good brother-in-law has nothing to do with it.

Does it mean?"

Hearing this, Zheng Xi said with a smile: "Our Majesty said, 'congratulations'."

Xiong Tuo became angry, and after a while he shook his head and said, "That's all, I've known Zhao Run for ten years. I've long been used to his generous temper towards Wei people and stingy attitude towards outsiders. I'm not used to it in the first place."

I hope he can give me some kind of gift... This bastard, when he got married, I gave him a pretty generous gift!"

After cursing a few words with a glum look on his face, Xiong Tuo seemed to have calmed down, and said to Zheng Xi with a smile again: "So... what is the purpose of your visit this time? Don't tell me what Wei Guo wants to do with you.

I, the great Chu, will rob Qilu!"

Zheng Xi smiled slightly and expressed his intention: "Our Majesty intends to hold an alliance in Daliang and invites all countries to send representatives to participate..."

After hearing this, Xiong Tuo teased: "Well, your country has won the chair with the title "Overlord of the Central Plains" engraved on it. My good brother-in-law can't wait to sit on it in a grand manner in front of our countries.

That chair...I understand."

Seeing that Xiong Tuo explained this matter so straightforwardly and vulgarly, Zheng Xi felt a little embarrassed and quickly explained: "His Majesty the King of Chu has misunderstood. His Majesty's original intention is just to stop the current war in the Central Plains..."

It would have been better if he didn't say this. As soon as he said this, the smile on Xiong Tuo's face dropped, and he frowned and asked: "In order to stop the war? Could it be that the war between Chu and Qi was what I was referring to?"

?...Zhao Run, what does this mean?!"

It's no wonder that Xiong Tuo looked unhappy. You must know that the cause of this war that affected the entire Central Plains was actually the "war between Wei and Han", but Zhao Run escalated this war to the point of chaos in the world. Now, Wei

After the country achieved his strategic goal, he turned around and sold his ally Chu State. What is this? - You can't be so shameless as a human being, right? Thanks to me, Xiong Tuo will still regard her as a biological sister.

My cousin Mi Jiang will marry you!

Seeing Xiong Tuo's angry expression, Zheng Xi quickly explained: "It's not to stop the war, but to appeal, to appeal..."

"call?"

Xiong Tuo's face turned pale. After all, he also understood that most of the time, the so-called appeal was just to deceive oneself and deceive others. Obviously, the Wei State just wanted to use this 'appeal' to cover up its true intention to intimidate other countries and force them to surrender to it.

intention.

For Xiong Tuo, if Wei just 'appeals', he can still accept it: Wei talks about Wei's, Chu fights Chu's, there is no conflict.

Although the current war situation between Chu State and Qi State is indeed getting more and more difficult - mainly because this battle has lasted for two full years, Chu State's food and grass cannot keep up, which has led to the frontline army becoming increasingly weak - but even so

, Xiong Tuo will never give up attacking Qi.

Anyway, use it up.

If Wei forced Chu to stop the war with Qi, then the relationship between Wei and Chu would probably be greatly compromised.

Fortunately, King Zhao Run of Wei and the Ministry of Rites of the State of Wei also understood the reason and specifically asked Zheng Xi to make his purpose clear, so as not to arouse Xiong Tuo's suspicion and persistence.

After reaching an agreement, Xiong Tuo nodded and said: "I have agreed to this matter. At the beginning of the next spring, Xiong Hu, the Pingyu Lord of Da Chu, will go to Daliang on behalf of Da Chu to prepare for the alliance."

"Thank you, His Majesty the King of Chu."

Zheng Xi bowed his hands and bowed.

One after another, Wei State sent envoys to all the countries in the Central Plains, and the monarchs of each country also agreed to this matter one after another.
Chapter completed!