Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

On this day, Hou Sheng's house welcomed a very special guest.

A guest from Zhao country.

"Houqing, long time no see." Zheng Zhu sat in front of Housheng, and greeted Housheng very enthusiastically, as if the owner of this study was not Housheng, but Zheng Zhu himself.

Hou Sheng obviously wasn't as happy as Zheng Zhu. He looked at Zhao Guoda Xing in front of him very coldly, and said slowly, "I don't know why Zheng Qing came here this time."

By this time, Hou Sheng had already come to his senses, knowing that the people of Zhao Guo had actually dug a hole for themselves in the last war.

If the Qi State at that time could choose to send troops decisively, although it may not necessarily be able to win, it was the best timing for Qi State and even the other three countries to send troops.

As long as Qi State chooses to send troops at that time, there is hope that it can cause the greatest harm to Zhao State.

However, under the coercion and lure of the Zhao people, Hou Sheng chose to persuade Qi Wangjian not to fight, so that Qi completely remained neutral in this war, and sat by and watched the demise of South Korea.

It is precisely because of this that Housheng encountered unprecedented waves of criticism after the war ended.

Several ministers of Qi State wrote to impeach Hou Sheng and Zhao Guoren colluded to mislead Qi Wangjian, so that South Korea was annexed by Zhao State in vain.

Although these impeachments were all impounded by Hou Sheng, it was still inevitable that some rumors reached Qi Wangjian's ears.

Most importantly, this thing is still true!

So during this period of time, Hou Sheng could feel that Qi Wangjian seemed to be alienating himself intentionally or unintentionally.

This is definitely bad news for Housheng.

Because Hou Sheng's talent is very limited, relying on Qi Wangjian's trust to be able to get involved in Qi's political arena until now.

Now that Qi Wangjian's trust in Housheng has declined, this is simply killing Housheng's fate!

And the instigator of all this is Zheng Zhu in front of Housheng!

With such ins and outs in it, Hou Sheng felt that he did not order someone to drive Zheng Zhu out the first time he saw Zheng Zhu, which was already a manifestation of his self-cultivation.

Of course, if Hou Sheng is really going to drive people away, Hou Sheng is actually not too daring

Regarding Hou Sheng's indifferent attitude, Zheng Zhu did not show any irritation. Instead, he took out a piece of paper with a smile and placed it in front of Hou Sheng.

"Please take a look, Hou Qing, this is the gift list that my king ordered me to bring."

After the gift list, Sheng was puzzled, and subconsciously looked at the gift list.

Fifteen hundred yi of gold, fifty pairs of emeralds, and one hundred pearls

To be honest, in the past few years, it is not that Hou Sheng has not received gifts from Zhao Guo, but the problem is that there has never been a gift as rich as this time, so rich that Hou Sheng himself is worried about it. The point of the heart.

In terms of value, there must be no one more valuable than the He's Bi sent by Zhao Guo, but He's Bi must be paid as a tribute to King Qi's construction. down to the point.

But all the presents in this gift list are completely acceptable to Hou Sheng himself!

There is obviously a big difference between accepting gifts for the king and accepting gifts for oneself.

So even after many years of experience in receiving gifts in the future, Sheng was still overwhelmed by this incomparably rich gift. After a while, he said: "This, King Zhao treats you so kindly, it is really embarrassing for Hou Sheng to accept it." I'm ashamed."

If he said this when Hou Sheng received a gift, then he was probably just being polite.But now that Hou Sheng said these words, it really came from the heart.

This is like the cabinet prime minister of a certain country in later generations suddenly received tens of billions of dollars from other countries. Anyone would be as shocked as Hou Sheng.

Zheng Zhu smiled slightly, and said to Hou Sheng: "You don't need to be afraid, my king just felt that Hou Qing helped Zhao Guo greatly in the last war, so he specially ordered me to send these things, thank you That's all for the Empress."

After saying this, Hou Sheng wanted to slap Zheng Zhu at that time.

Thanks from the monarchs of other countries, isn’t this just winning after naked ridicule?

However, after this slap, the victory can't be slapped. After all, Zheng Zhu's face is full of sincerity. Zheng Zhu was tantamount to humiliating the powerful King Zhao, which Hou Sheng would never dare to do anyway.

So after being silent for a while, Hou Sheng had no choice but to say in a muffled voice: "In that case, please ask Zheng Qing to thank King Zhao for me."

Hou Sheng finally chose to accept this very precious gift.

Why not accept it? After all, Hou Sheng has indeed done something for Zhao Guo, and Hou Sheng feels that he deserves it.

Anyway, the Zhao people have conquered several countries, and it is only natural that they are rich.

So after Hou Sheng accepted the gift, Zheng Zhu took advantage of the situation and made another request: "It is such a Hou Qing, but actually my king still has something to ask for."

Hou Sheng was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zheng Zhu said with a smile: "That's right. Recently, there have been some public opinions in Qi State, saying that the next target of Zhao State's attack is Qi State. There are some frictions, but Zhao and Qi are friendly neighbors most of the time, so these public opinions are completely nonsense!"

Speaking of this, Zheng Zhu approached Hou Sheng with a smile that was not a smile, and whispered to Hou Sheng: "Since this is the case, then my king will naturally ask Hou Qing to do more to eliminate these nonsense, so that the people of Qi State Not to be disturbed by this nonsense."

After listening to Zheng Zhu's words, Hou Sheng seemed to have been punched in the chest, and his whole body shook violently.

At this moment, Hou Sheng had only one thought in his mind: "The people of Zhao Guo are still here!"

Although Hou Sheng is very greedy for money, and although it is quite difficult to use his talents to govern the country, Hou Sheng is not a fool.

Zhao Guoren can use such a generous gift to get Hou Sheng to persuade Qi Wangjian, so it can only explain one thing,

Zhao Guoren is trying to cover up the truth!

Since it is trying to cover up, then Zhao Guoren's purpose is ready to be revealed.

Hou Sheng stared at Zheng Zhu, looking like he wanted to take out Zheng Zhu's heart completely, and see what was in Zheng Zhu's heart.

These damned political strategists who say one thing and do another are indeed a model of despicability and shamelessness!

For Hou Sheng's anger, Zheng Zhu may or may not have felt it. In short, this Zhao Guo Daxing just pushed the gift list in front of Hou Sheng with a smile on his face, and then reached out and tapped the gift list gently. , stop talking.

After Zheng Zhu's action, Hou Sheng's whole body was like a deflated ball, suddenly sluggish.

Over the years, Hou Sheng knew how many gifts he had received from Zhao Guo, and Hou Sheng knew it in his heart.

If Zhao Guoren is really rejected, then in case Zhao Guoren exposes all these things

If it was normal, this would not be a big deal, after all, Qi Wangjian already knew that Hou Sheng would receive gifts in private.

But the problem is that the current state of Zhao is an enemy state of Qi!

Once the fact that Hou Sheng received the gift was exposed when Zhao Guo attacked, then the charge of being connected with foreign countries would definitely be indispensable.

Combined with the current situation of winning in the future, then the wall will really be overthrown by everyone!

Hou Sheng was silent for a long time, and finally let out a wry smile helplessly.

I'll do my best on this matter.