Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The people behind Qi Wangjian were also silent for a while, and then said: "I don't know."

Once again, the hall fell into a long silence.

I don't know how long it took, Qi Wangjian suddenly said: "Let's pass the queen to the palace."

Chapter 9 Thirteen Zhao Guo Lobbyist (first update)

Housheng mansion.

The former Prime Minister of Qi State had a calm face, and he seemed to be sitting in his study very calmly, sitting and drinking with a visitor.

The visitor cupped his hands towards Hou Sheng, and said slowly: "Hou Qing, the current situation is very obvious. Gao Wan City is already in the pocket of General Li Mu, and General Ju Xin has also led a partial division northward to point the sword. Linzi, it is only a matter of time before Linzi is defeated and Qi is destroyed. Why is Houqing still hesitating and burying himself for Qi?"

It turned out that it was none other than Zhao Guo's envoy.

But this envoy of the Zhao Kingdom has a very interesting identity, that is, he is Su Fei, the son of the younger brother Su Li among the three brothers of the once famous Su-style political strategist.

Su Li had been an official in Qi State for many years, and he didn't pass away until a few years ago.

And Su Fei also relied on his father's relationship to become a visiting diplomat of the Qi State, and was able to go back and forth between Linzi and Handan as an errand officer for liaison.

Su Li had a close relationship with Housheng when he was alive, so Su Fei's visits to Housheng's mansion a few times these days did not arouse the vigilance of the spies under King Qi's command.

After all, there are quite a lot of people in Qi who believe that Housheng can recover, Su Fei is not the only one, and there are many people who burn Housheng's cold heart.

Hou Sheng looked calm, glanced at Su Fei, and said unhurriedly: "With the current situation, even if I want to do something for King Zhao, it is impossible. Don't you know that the king's eyeliner is now But they are all over my mansion, just waiting to catch my flaws?"

Su Fei smiled and said: "It's okay, based on my guess, the king should re-enable Houqing soon."

Hou Sheng let out a hey, but did not speak.

In fact, Hou Sheng thought so too.

Having been a courtier for decades, Hou Sheng actually knows Qi Wangjian very well, he can even be said to be the person who knows Qi Wangjian best in the world.

After being suppressed by Hou Sheng for so many years, there are actually no outstanding talents in the political arena of Qi State, and most of them are mediocre trash.

So according to Hou Sheng's understanding of Qi Wang Jian, since Qi Wang Jian encountered a problem now, he would most likely find Hou Sheng to find a solution.

But the problem is that Housheng is not very sure about this now.

Because when he was dismissed before, Hou Sheng suddenly discovered that he didn't seem to have really understood his own king, otherwise he wouldn't have used all kinds of methods, but he still couldn't restore Qi Wangjian's heart , to prevent Zhou Fen from ascending to the top position.

What's more, now that Zhou Fen has become the new prime minister of Qi, and is also the commander-in-chief of the entire army, it will be extremely difficult to pull Zhou Fen down.

This incident made Hou Sheng doubt his understanding of Qi Wang Jian, and it also made him less confident than before.

Seeing this, Su Fei smiled and said: "Houqing is too worried, I can assure you that within three or two days at most, the envoy of King Qi will definitely come to Houqing."

"Oh?" Hou Sheng frowned slightly, and looked at Su Fei in front of him curiously: "You seem very sure."

"That's natural." Su Fei said: "Houqing has been staying behind closed doors in the mansion for a while, so she must not understand the situation outside. In fact, the hearts of the people in Linzi are now fluctuating, and many people have already begun to plan to flee the city. gone."

"There is such a thing?" Hou Sheng frowned slightly.

If this kind of thing can happen, it means that the people of Qi State themselves do not believe that Qi State can hold Linzi City under Zhao State's soldiers, otherwise there is no need to escape at all.

Su Fei said with a smile: "Houqing only needs to send people to observe the various city gates of Linzi for a day. In fact, not only ordinary people, but even many high officials have secretly sent their own family to the city. I left Donglai, just to make a comeback when things go wrong."

"A comeback?" Hou Sheng snorted, and said, "It's not easy! This State of Zhao is not the State of Yan. The reason why Da Qi was able to recover the land from the State of Yan was because of the support of other princes. Now there are only princes in the world. Fourth, the whip of the Qin State cannot match the internal strife of the Chu State, so who can save Daqi?"

Su Fei praised: "What Houqing said is very true, but there are always some people who cannot recognize the situation until the last moment. But having said that, Houqing's second and youngest sons seem to be very nervous these days. It’s rare to see it appear.”

As soon as Su Fei said that, Hou Sheng's face turned slightly red.

Don't look at Hou Sheng's impassioned words, in fact, among his three sons, except for the eldest son who still plays a soothing role in the mansion, the other two sons were also sent to Donglai by Hou Sheng , which is the easternmost part of the Shandong Peninsula.

Fifty steps laugh at one hundred steps.

Su Fei looked at Hou Sheng, and said very seriously: "Hou Qing, you have worked hard for the king all these years, not to mention credit, there is always some hard work, right? But the king didn't think about these things at all, and directly You were dismissed. Could it be that this time has come, and you still have illusions about the Qi Kingdom and the King?"

After a pause, Su Fei continued: "Houqing, if you think of a way to make some contributions to Zhao Guo at this moment, then it will be a sure thing to become the king in the future. Otherwise, when Linzi City is destroyed, Houqing's family will be destroyed." If you want to become a captive, then you will be a mermaid."

"There is no need to say more." Hou Sheng interrupted Su Fei, and said in a deep voice: "I have long since lost any illusions about King Qi, but you have also seen it. How dare you do something under the supervision of King Qi?"

What Hou Sheng said was also true, although it is a better choice in the long run to seek refuge in Zhao, but now if Wang Jian of Qi finds out that Hou Sheng has this intention, then Hou Sheng will be executed immediately.

Hou Sheng stared at Su Fei in front of him with piercing eyes: "For the sake of my family's life, I can't take risks at this time, understand?"

Su Fei was silent for a while, and then said: "So, if King Qi has lifted his guard against Hou Qing, then Hou Qing will take action?"

Hou Sheng nodded, and said in a very affirmative tone: "That's right!"

Su Fei laughed, took out a secret letter from his pocket, and placed it in front of Hou Sheng: "This is a letter from King Zhao to Hou Qing, Hou Qing may wish to read it."

Hou Sheng took the letter, opened the wax, and read it carefully.

After a while, Hou Sheng finished reading the letter and was about to raise his head to say something when there was a knock on the door of the study.

"Someone from the palace said they wanted to call the Patriarch into the palace!"

Chapter 9 Empress Victory Enters the Palace (Second Change)

After receiving the order to be summoned, Hou Sheng did not stay, but went directly to the palace.

Then he met Qi Wangjian.

"The minister has seen the king before!" Hou Sheng did not dare to be negligent, and bowed respectfully to King Qi Jian.

Qi Wangjian looked at it for a long time, then he sighed and said, "Houqing, you have lost weight."

As soon as this sentence was said, Hou Sheng felt hot in his heart, his eyes were red, and he seemed to have tears in his eyes. He choked up and said, "I, I can actually do it, but I often miss the king. To be able to serve by the king's side!"

Qi Wangjian sighed softly and said, "You should know why the widow would do this."

Hou Sheng nodded vigorously, and said: "Your Majesty, it's because I was confused by Zheng Zhu for a while. But please be clear, Your Majesty, I have absolutely no disloyalty towards Your Majesty or the Qi Kingdom in my heart!"

As Hou Sheng spoke, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed. His voice echoed in the hall, which was quite ear-piercing.

Qi Wangjian waved his hand, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, stop knocking. You are not a fool, don't keep making such a look, I don't like it."

Hou Sheng's heart trembled, and he thought that the king had really changed.

You must know that if the former and later wins were so miserable, there should be a touching scene of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers immediately, but now they have been shut down.

This is definitely something to be vigilant about.

So Hou Sheng didn't dare to continue his acting skills anymore, he immediately got up with a grunt, stood with his head bowed, and said, "I don't know what purpose does the king want to tell the minister when he invites him into the palace?"