Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Lu Buwei didn't hesitate anymore, he just rolled his eyes, and passed out cleanly.

Chapter 781 Saying It All (Third Change)

Linzi, the side hall of the palace city of Qi State.

Zhao Guoda's pedestrian Zheng Zhu sat quietly in the hall, his face was neither sad nor happy, his eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed to be resting with his eyes closed.

It's just that Zheng Zhu seemed calm, but he was actually quite nervous.

It has been almost three months since the Six Kingdoms defeated Qi. In the past three months, Zhao Guo has sent seasons to all six countries, hoping to disintegrate the Six Kingdoms this time from a diplomatic perspective. coalition forces.

However, the top leaders of the Six Nations seemed to have made up their minds to destroy the Zhao country and soon, all the Zhao countries were refused to be summoned, except for Zheng Zhu this time.

A sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, and soon, Hou Sheng's chubby face appeared in front of Zheng Zhu.

If possible, Zheng Zhu really wanted to punch the damn fat face of the greedy Hou Sheng in front of him and smash it to pieces.

The reason why I was able to meet Qi Wangjian this time was to impress Hou Sheng, a money-greedy guy, Zhao Guo paid a very high price this time, and the money and treasures given to Hou Sheng were as follows: There are dozens of carriages, so extravagant that Zheng Zhu, who is used to seeing gold, silver and jewelry, feels very distressed.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about one of the treasures, that is a sapphire dragon-patterned phoenix hairpin brought from South Korea by Han Wan, queen of King Zhao, which is priceless.

But now, the sapphire dragon-patterned phoenix has been sent to the Qi Palace, and it is stuck on the head of a newly favored wife of Qi Wangjian.

It was under the internal and external management here that Zheng Zhu got such a chance to meet.

Zheng Zhu knew very well in his heart that he had to seize this opportunity.

The situation in Dong'e City is already in jeopardy. Once Dong'e is lost and the Qi army goes south, the whole battle situation will immediately deteriorate.

Perhaps it was because of receiving so many benefits that when Hou Sheng looked at Zheng Zhu, the smile on his fat face was still very strong: "Zheng Qing, Your Majesty invites you to have an audience."

Zheng Zhu stood up, smiled and said to Hou Sheng in front of him, "Please trouble Hou Qing."

After a while, the two came to the main hall and saw Qi Wangjian sitting there alone.

Although there is no one in the hall at this moment, Zheng Zhu can still tell from the scent of wine that has not completely dissipated in the air, and Qi Wangjian's obviously rosy face, that this King Qi must have been drinking and having fun here just now.

This also made Zheng Zhu feel a little emotional in his heart, thinking what time is this now, Qi Wangjian actually still has the mind to drink and have fun, compared to his own king who personally went to the frontline battlefield, it is simply a judgment.

Zheng Zhu complained in his heart, but on the surface he bowed respectfully to King Qi in front of him, and said, "Zhao Chen and Zheng Zhu have seen the king."

Qi Wangjian glanced at Zheng Zhu with a half-smile, and said slowly: "Could it be that Zheng Qing came here this time because he wanted to be a lobbyist?" I won't change my mind, Zheng Qing should stop wasting effort on this."

Different from all the previous meetings, this time Qi Wangjian directly blocked all Zheng Zhu's words.

To put it bluntly, although the people of Qi State took so many benefits from Zhao State, Qi Wangjian only agreed to see Zheng Zhu, but he did not guarantee that he would agree to any conditions of Zhao State and Zheng Zhu.

Judging from Qi Wangjian's obviously impatient look and yawning attitude, this Qi Wang obviously hoped to send Zheng Zhu away immediately, and then go back to have a good sleep.

After hearing Qi Wangjian's refusal, Zheng Zhu's expression didn't change at all, and he still calmly said to Qi Wangjian: "Your Majesty misunderstood, Zheng Zhu didn't come here this time to persuade Qi to withdraw from the alliance of the Six Kingdoms against Zhao. "

When Qi Wangjian heard this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he said to Zheng Zhu with some amusement: "You didn't come here to stop the Six Kingdoms Alliance, so why did you come here? Could it be that you want to defect to Qi State? Is Wang's subordinate effective?"

As he said that, Qi Wangjian couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But obviously, for Zheng Zhu, the joke Qi Wangjian said was really not funny at all.

Zheng Zhu said to Qi Wangjian seriously: "Your Majesty, you are joking. Since Zheng Zhu is a subject of Zhao Wang, he should devote himself to Zhao Wang and Zhao Guo and die. How could he betray Zhao Guo when Zhao Guo is in such a crisis?" Zhao Guo, how about throwing yourself under the enemy's command?"

What Zheng Zhu said was just and upright, but Qi Wangjian was a little embarrassed, coughed and said: "Just now, I was rude, please Zheng Qing explain the purpose of coming."

After a pause, Qi Wangjian said again: "The widow reminds me again, if Zheng Qing wants to persuade the widow not to be hostile to Zhao Guo, then don't speak."

The reason why Qi Wangjian said this is of course confident. After all, judging from the current battlefield, the Six Nations Alliance undoubtedly holds the upper hand.

Although the advantage of the Allied Forces of the Six Nations is not too great now, given time, sooner or later, this advantage will be successfully transformed into a victory. Therefore, Qi Wangjian is not worried at all that he will be defeated in this war.

Since he was not worried about losing, Qi Wangjian was naturally not so polite to Zheng Zhu, the envoy of "a country that must be defeated".

Zheng Zhu's expression became solemn, and he said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Zheng Zhu came here this time, in fact, for the future of Qi State. Has Your Majesty ever thought about what will happen to the Qi State after this battle is won?"

Qi Wangjian raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Of course it will become stronger!"

The answer to this question, Qi Wangjian, has already thought about it many times. In Qi Wangjian's view, only if Zhao Guo is defeated, then Qi Guo can give all the Hejian land that Zhao Guo took away in the past few decades. Take back.

Not only that, Qi State also hopes to take all the places such as Qufu in the old Lu State and Huaibei in Zhao State, so as to restore the demeanor of the overlord Qi State in the period of complete victory.

But Qi Wangjian didn't say these words to Zheng Zhu, because he felt that there was no need to say them at all.

Zheng Zhu continued: "Think about it, Your Majesty. If Zhao Guo really loses, then all other countries will enter the ranks of the hegemony. Which country does your Majesty think will be the biggest beneficiary?"

Qi Wangjian opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Although Qi Wangjian himself is very willing to admit that his Qi country will once again become the powerful eastern overlord of the past, but Qi Wangjian is also very clear in his heart that Qi country's hope is actually not the greatest.

Hou Sheng saw that the scene was a bit cold, so he said, "Then who does Zheng Qing think is the biggest beneficiary?"

What Zheng Zhu wanted was this question, so he glanced at Hou Sheng gratefully, and then said: "The current situation is actually very simple. If Zhao Guo fails, then Hedong County and Weihan Passage will return to the hands of Qin Guo. Restored strength and returned to the ranks of the Central Plains struggle for hegemony, so Qin is the biggest beneficiary."

"In addition to Qin, Wei's successful restoration is undoubtedly a huge victory for Wei, so Wei is undoubtedly the second beneficiary."

"South Korea was able to regain Shangdang County, and South Korea has also seized a lot of land from Qin and Chu in the south over the years. The failure of Zhao Guo eliminated the strong enemy in the north for South Korea, so South Korea is also a big beneficiary. It's just that South Korea is still facing pressure from Qin Guodong, so South Korea is ranked third here."

"Next is Chu State"

When Qi Wangjian heard this, he finally couldn't bear to interrupt Zheng Zhu's words: "Could it be that Zheng Qing thinks that the benefits obtained by the widowed Qi State after defeating Zhao State are not as good as those of the above countries?"

Zheng Zhu arched his hands towards King Qi and said, "If Zhao State fails, then all the countries that participated in this attack on Zhao will definitely benefit. What I want to say is that the benefits that Qi State has gained are the highest among all the countries. It is at the bottom, so even if Zhao is successfully defeated this time, Qi still faces many obstacles if it wants to become the overlord."

When Zheng Zhu said this, he paused again deliberately, and said: "Your Majesty, I came here this time to find a safe way for you to dominate. My king is already preparing to start a decisive battle with the Allied Forces of the Four Nations outside Suiyang City today. , as long as Your Majesty is willing to suspend the attack on Dong'e, so that my king can have a decisive battle with the Allied Forces of the Four Nations with peace of mind, then no matter the outcome of the decisive battle, Qi will be the beneficiary."

"If the State of Zhao wins, then the State of Zhao is willing to return Gaotang City to the State of Qi, and form an alliance with the State of Qi to guarantee that the State of Zhao will never take the initiative to attack the State of Qi within ten years. If the State of Zhao is in this battle If it fails in the decisive battle, then Qi will be able to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, so that the main force of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations will be exhausted in the confrontation with Zhao Jun, and obtain favorable conditions for Qi to dominate the world after the war. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

After Zheng Zhu's words came out, Qi Wangjian finally understood Zheng Zhu's purpose this time.

Indeed, as Ru Zhengzhu said, he did not come here to persuade Qi Wangjian to betray the Six Nations Alliance. He actually hoped that Qi State could open up to Zhao State at this time, so that Zhao State would not be under so much pressure.

Knowing the cause and effect, Qi Wangjian couldn't help showing a sneer, he laughed and said: "Zheng Qing, to tell you the truth, what you said sounds quite reasonable, but what I want to say is"

At this moment, Qi Wangjian's words were suddenly interrupted by a hurried report outside the hall: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation!"

Qi Wangjian was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Zheng Zhu, and then said: "Submit it."

A moment later, an urgent secret report from Qi State, which symbolized the urgency, was delivered to Qi Wangjian.

Qi Wangjian opened the secret report and read it, and then his body suddenly burst, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

After a long while, Qi Wangjian let out a long breath, the original arrogance on his face suddenly disappeared, and he said to Zheng Zhu in a friendly manner: " Zheng Qing, you will reply to Handan immediately, and say that King Zhao's proposal is agreed to."