Chapter 31: Qi State's Middle Plan
The Qin envoy's words were so sweet that he was humble enough to make King Jian and Hou Sheng happy, but!
Someone who made them even more happy was heard by Qin's envoy: "The Qin envoy is here to give a generous gift to the King of Qi."
"Good gift?" King Jian of Qi was so surprised that his eyes almost fell to the ground.
For King Jian of Qi who had been frightened for several days, it was a great blessing for Qin to not attack Qi. He didn't expect that Qin would give him a generous gift, so he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Haha!" Hou Sheng laughed happily because he thought Qin was good enough. He could become the prime minister, and he was very powerful as Qin Yiren. Now, Qin sent envoys to send generous gifts. How could he not be happy?
A heavy footsteps sounded, and a group of soldiers from Qi came in carrying about ten large boxes. These soldiers struggled to walk, and there was no need to think about it. The gifts in the box were not light, and King Jian of Qi's eyes were hot.
The soldiers came closer, put down the box, bowed and said he was back.
The Qin envoy took a step forward and opened a box. There were jewels of treasures. The boxes were full of treasures, and they were rare treasures in the world.
King Jian of Qi was not good at governing the country and the people. When it comes to having fun, he was very proficient. With his mature eyes, he could naturally recognize them at a glance. These rare goods were rare in the world, and his eyes were full of heat. He didn't care about being humble and walked forward quickly, touching and stroking, and looking happy.
Hou Sheng followed closely behind him, his eyes were full of heat, and he wanted to take it all for himself. Hou Sheng did not have the ability to govern the country and the people, so he just tried his best to have fun, and he knew the precious things in the world very well.
"Are these treasures of the Wei Palace?" King Jian of Qi had a good eye and recognized that these were all treasures of the Wei Palace at a glance.
"The King of Qi has a good vision!" The Qin envoy was amazed, looking very impressed, and said with a smile: "These are all seized by the Great Qin from the Palace of Wei. The King of Qi knew that in the past dynasties, except for Wei Wenhou and Wei Wuhou, most of the kings of Wei State who only know how to eat, drink and have fun. They either love to treasure or play, or love girls or hunt. These kings have collected a lot of precious goods."
"Hey! There is such a foolish monarch in Wei State, how can we not destroy the country?" King Jian of Qi focused his attention and despised him.
Look at him like he was like the kings of Wei who deserved to die, but he didn't know that he was also a fool who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. He really was a crow who disliked the pig black and didn't think so.
King Jian of Qi and Housheng of the king and minister were happy and did not let Qin envoys do it. They opened the boxes themselves. Each box was a rare treasure in the world, but they were so happy that they were grinning and laughing, as if this was the most precious thing in the world.
The Qin envoy saw it and secretly despised him: "Although these are high-quality goods, they are just dirt in the eyes of Daqin. For Daqin, the most precious thing is not treasures, but talents who govern the country and the people. You do not value talents, only like precious goods, and you will not be able to destroy the country."
The Qin people were simple, and the monarchs of all dynasties were very frugal. They used every piece of money they could get to use for power rather than enjoyment. For Qin, talent was the most important thing, but as for gold, silver and treasures, they were not that important.
"I will not receive any reward without merit. I dare to ask the Qin envoy to give such a generous gift. If you have something to do, you have to do it?" After a long time of hard appreciation, King Jian of Qi was relieved and asked the Qin envoy.
"The King of Qi is so serious." The Qin envoy smiled and took out Wang Jian's handwritten book and said, "This is the general's handwritten handwritten book, so please check it out."
"Oh, General's letter." The King of Qi hurriedly took it over, opened it and looked at it. He was very happy and said with a smile: "It's so good, so good!"
As he said that, he handed Wang Jian’s letter to Housheng and said, “Prime Minister, please take a look first.”
Hou Sheng took it in his hand and looked carefully and was very happy.
In the letter, Wang Jian reiterated the brotherly alliance between Qin and Qi, and asked King Jian of Qi to send important officials to discuss the return of Qi's land seized by Wei.
Last time, in order to punish Qi, Qin Yiren ordered the four countries to attack Qi and seized a lot of land and cities from Qi. This made King Jian of Qi feel uneasy. If he could take it back, it would be a great joy, and he would not be unhappy.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go." Hou Sheng immediately asked for his order.
This is a great thing. As long as you win later, you will definitely succeed. This great contribution will be safe, and you will not be able to win later.
"Well, this matter will be a blessing for the Prime Minister." King Jian of Qi agreed happily.
In this way, Hou Sheng cleaned up a little, followed Qin's envoy and rushed to see Wang Jian.
XXOX
Xianyang, Qin Dynasty palace, Shangshu.
Qin Yiren was handling official duties. Huangshi Gong quickly stepped in and greeted Qin Yiren. He handed the parchment in his hand to Qin Yiren, saying, "Your Majesty, news from Chu State. The King of Chu believed Xiang Yan's plan and sent 200,000 troops to make a plan. Once the plan failed, he would take advantage of the situation and get benefits from it.
Qin Yiren took it and raised his eyebrows, saying, "This Xiang Yan is really capable. He actually ruined my major affairs and failed to stop Chu from interfering. Well, in order to accomplish this, Dunluo and Yao Jia spent a lot of money to buy the Chu family."
"This Xiang Yan is really a talented person. He has such a unique vision. This person will definitely become the biggest obstacle to the Qin Dynasty's destruction of Chu." Huang Shigong was quite worried.
"It's okay, no matter how good he can do it, it's useless. After all, Chu State is corrupt, and he can't stand alone." Xiang Yan was indeed the biggest obstacle to the Qin State's unification. In history, he was the only general who defeated Qin Shi! The emperor. Unfortunately, Chu State was too corrupt, and he couldn't stand alone. In the end, he was defeated by Wang Jian and lost his life.
"Yes." Huang Shigong nodded and said, "Looking at the world, although Chu State is large, it is the most corrupt. If aristocratic families control the government, even the King of Chu will be unable to achieve anything."
"Although Xiang Yan's plan is good, there is one thing that he can't control. That is, King Jian of Qi is a foolish monarch and will definitely be able to capture the Qin Dynasty's plan. The Qin Dynasty will destroy Qi very quickly. When he understands, the situation is over." Qin Yiren said coldly: "Transfer to Wang Jian. If Xiang Yan dares to come, he will beat him up with blood and corpses piled up like a mountain. It is best to kill Xiang Yan."
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On the border of Qi and Wei, in front of the Qin army camp, General Wang Jian led a group of Qin generals to welcome Housheng.
Hou Sheng got out of the car and saw Wang Jian coming to greet him in person, he couldn't help but be very happy. How many people could be greeted by the general of Qin? He couldn't help but be unhappy.
"I've seen the general!" Hou Sheng Feibu rushed over and greeted Wang Jian, very excited.
"Wang Jian has met the Prime Minister." Wang Jian was better than the rituals of the queen and was extremely respectful to hold the rituals.
"Haha!" Wang Jian's etiquette and respectful manners made Hou Sheng extremely enjoyable and burst into laughter.
"Prime Minister, please." Wang Jian turned sideways to invite him.
"General, please." Hou Sheng smiled and entered the central army tent with Wang Jian.
After entering the central army tent, Wang Jian invited Housheng to the superiors and sat down, and ordered people to send tea.
Hou Sheng couldn't wait to ask: "Dare you ask the general, when will the land of Daqi be delivered?"
Wang Jian sighed secretly, such a person who is not as cunning and unsustainable as a prime minister, is really no one in Qi State.
"Prime Minister, your eyes are only on the lost territory of Qi. Is this too little ambition?" Wang Jian did not answer positively.
Hou Sheng's heart sank, his face changed drastically, and he was quite frightened: "General, you won't return to the land of Daqi, are you?"
"Haha." Wang Jian let out a burst of laughter and said, "Prime Minister, how can Qin keep his word without returning it?"
"The general's meaning is......" Hou Sheng did not understand what Wang Jian said.
"Prime Minister, it's not a big deal to return the lost territory of Qi. It's just a matter of Daqin." Wang Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "But, this cannot be returned to Qi for nothing. After all, this was taken from the Wei State by Daqin. Qi State did not spend a single soldier and soldier, so it was taken back for nothing. Isn't Daqin a joke for the people of the world?"
This makes sense. Qi has no strength to retake these lost lands. Logically speaking, this should be considered the land of Qin. If Qin returns it for nothing, it will definitely be laughed at by the people of the world.
"Then... how can the General return the lost territory of Daqi?" Hou Sheng wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, because Wang Jian's words were very reasonable.
"If Qi and Qin formed a brotherly alliance, this would be easier." Wang Jian said with a smile.
"What's the difficulty? The Great Qi and Qin have long been brothers and are still brothers for a hundred years." Hou Sheng couldn't help but laugh. This matter was not at all difficult for Qi.
Since the rise of Qin, Shandong has been united in the coalition of Qin. At that time, Qin was an alliance with Qi. Zhang Yi implemented the "union" strategy to take Qi as an ally. Moreover, Qin and Qi were far apart and had no direct conflict of interests. This brotherly alliance lasted for decades. Although there were repetitions, it was not big.
"Very good! Very good!" Wang Jian striking each other with his hands and exclaimed: "I will feel relieved if the Prime Minister says this. Prime Minister, if Qi can agree to the Qin Dynasty, Qi will return immediately after losing territory.
"Please speak with General," Hou Sheng said hurriedly.
"If Qi and Qin join forces to attack Chu, what's wrong with returning Qi to Qi's lost territory?" Wang Jian's eyes flashed with a flash of light, and his expression was powerful.
"Attack Chu?" Hou Sheng was shocked. This was too unexpected to him, and he could not help but be surprised.
"That's right, it's just attacking Chu." Wang Jian's body tilted towards Housheng and said, "The Prime Minister knows that the Qin Dynasty attacked Chu for a hundred years and could only severely damage Chu, but could not destroy Chu. Can you tell why? That's because Chu is too big, and it's hard to destroy Chu with only the Qin Dynasty. If Qi can send troops, Chu will definitely be destroyed."
Everyone at that time knew that Qin State had suppressed Chu State for hundreds of years and seized a large area of land and city of Chu State, but it could not destroy Chu State. The reason was that Chu State had a vast territory and could not win it and could run away.
If Qi and Qin join forces to attack Chu, Chu will definitely be doomed.
"The alliance is very good, but what benefits can the Great Qi do?" Hou Sheng was also very cautious. If he could really unite Qin to attack Chu, it would be very likely to destroy Chu. However, he had to make enough benefits and said, "It is not enough to return the lost territory of Qi."
"Prime Minister, Qi Chu is a feud, so Qi State doesn't want to take this opportunity to take revenge?" Wang Jian asked with a smile.
"I think! But this is not enough to send troops to the Great Qi." Hou Sheng still wanted to get benefits.
"If Qi sends troops, the Qin Dynasty can make an appointment with Qi, and whoever occupys the land will belong to him." The bait thrown by Wang Jian is big enough.
"Take it seriously?" Hou Sheng's eyes were hot.
Chapter completed!