Chapter 8 Wind Surge (Part 2)
The Shangqing of Zhao State, Yu, believed in the order of King Zhao, went to Han, Wei and Qi to lobby, preparing to unite the countries to fight against Qin together.
Yu Xin knew that his trip was of great significance to Zhao State, and it can be said that it was related to the life and death of Zhao State.
Before leaving, he went to the palace of Lin Xiangru, and said goodbye to Lin Xiangru.
Lin Xiangru, who was plagued by illness, struggled to get up from the couch when he saw Yu Qing coming, and asked someone to support him. He bowed deeply to Yu Qing and said, "Mr. Yu Qing, your trip to various countries this time is related to the survival of our country of Zhao. Please give me any advice."
Yu Xin looked at his old friend who had devoted his life to Zhao State, and his eyes became wet.
He bowed to Lin Xiangru and bowed back and said, "Please rest assured Lord Lin. This time, Yu Xin will do his best to go to various countries. He will persuade all countries to unite to resist Qin."
After Yu Qing and Lin Xiangru said goodbye, they led people to travel day and night to various countries without any delay.
Yu Qing went to Han, Wei and Qi to lobby. The first stop came to South Korea, and wanted to meet Han Wangran and explain his purpose.
At the end of last year, South Korea signed an agreement with Qin State to ced Yong and Yuan to Qin State.
Han Wangran's action was fast! He didn't delay like Zhao Wangdan. He had just signed the agreement and had not yet sent back to the capital Xinzheng, so he gave these two cities to Qin.
Yu Qing originally thought that, as the biggest victim of Qin, South Korea would definitely give great welcome and support to the United Nations and the Joint Anti-Qin Association.
But what Yu Qing didn't expect was that after coming to Korea, he would not be able to see the King of Han for a few days.
Yu Qing sent people to inquire about it and visited several Korean ministers. Only then did he realize that after King Han knew that he was coming, he was so scared that he was panicked in the court.
He said to the court officials: "If the King of Qin knows that Yu Qing is coming, he will send troops to attack my South Korea, and my South Korea will be in danger! What should I do? If you don't see me, I won't see me, please let me send him away."
There were several ministers in South Korea who knew that this was a chance for South Korea to join forces with other countries to fight against Qin. So he persuaded King Han to meet Yu Qing to see what Yu Qing said? But King Han just didn't want to meet Yu Qing.
When Yu Qing heard this, he looked very despised by King Han. He was also deeply disappointed with his trip to Korea.
Since King Han was unwilling to meet him, it would be meaningless to stay in Korea again. Yu Qing led people to leave Korea and go to Wei State.
As soon as Yu Qing left South Korea, the Qin envoy sent by Qin Prime Minister Fan Sui arrived at the capital of South Korea, Xinzheng.
The envoys sent by Fan Sui to Han and Wei this time had two tasks: one was to let Han and Wei not send troops to aid Zhao State; the second was to let King Han and King Wei go to Xianyang to meet King Yingji of Qin.
The Qin envoy had just arrived in Korea and had not yet taken a breath, he was summoned by King Ran of Han.
After learning about the intention of the Qin envoy, King Han said to the envoy of Qin: "This time, Zhao sent his prime minister Yu Xin to come, but I did not see him. Please return to the country and report to the King of Qin, please rest assured that I will not send troops to support Zhao."
"As for going to see the King of Qin, I think it is appropriate. After discussing with the ministers, I can go to Xianyang in person to see the King of Qin. Please give me no worries."
The Qin envoy sent to Korea was very satisfied after hearing what Han Wangran said.
He gave high affirmation and praise to Han Wangran on the spot.
At this time, Wei Anli, King Wei, also met the envoy sent by King Yingji of Qin.
After knowing the purpose of the Qin envoy, the King of Wei did not give a reply on the spot and arranged for the Qin envoy to stay. He immediately summoned Wei Prime Minister Zishun and the Supreme Minister Zhou Xin to discuss the matter with the three of them.
Wei said to Wei Prime Minister Zishun and other three: "Now the King of Qin sent an envoy to come to Xianyang and enter the court to seek peace in Qin. Otherwise, he would send troops to invade our Wei State, what if he did?"
Wei Prime Minister Zishun was the grandson of the sage Confucius' sixth generation. He is now appointed as Wei Prime Minister.
After hearing the King of Wei, Zishun bowed to Wei and said, "King, Qin is a country of tigers and wolfs, and Qin Yingji is a person without trust. In the past, the King of Chu entered Qin and was detained by Qin and was unable to return. He died in another place."
"Now the King of Qin asked my king to go to Xianyang, Qin State, and my king must not agree. Otherwise, I am afraid that the King of Chu will return to the future."
The King of Chu mentioned by Wei Xiangzishun is the grandfather of Chu Huai, King of Chu Huai, the current King of Chu.
In the 30th year of King Huai of Chu (299 BC), in the 27th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
King Yingji of Qin asked King Huai of Chu to meet in Wuguan (now Shangnan County, Shaanxi Province) in the name of getting married. King Huai of Chu did not listen to the dissuasion of the Chu doctor Qu Yuan, and believed Zilan's words to attend the meeting. Later, he was kidnapped by Qin soldiers and escorted to the Qin capital Xianyang. Three years later, he died in Qin.
After hearing this, Wei felt sad!
Then he said to the Shangqing Zhou Xin and Zhi Qi, "Two beloved ministers, what do you think of the Qin King's suggestion?"
Zhou Xin and Zhi Qi looked at each other, Zhou Xin stood up and bowed to the King of Wei and said, "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said just now is very good. Qin is a country of tigers and wolfs, and Qin is a person without trust. This time, the King of Qin asked my king to go to Xianyang, just like an unexpected abyss, and my king cannot go."
The Shangqing led him to stand up and said to the King of Wei: "King, what the Prime Minister and Lord Zhou Xin said just now is extremely true. Qin is a country that I don't know. My king must not go to Qin to detect its danger."
After hearing the words of the Prime Minister, the Minister Zhou Xin, Wei nodded and agreed to the three of them.
He then claimed to be sick to the outside world and ignored the Qin envoy sent by the King of Qin.
After Yu Xin came to Wei State, he was summoned by the King of Wei.
After Yu Qing explained his intention, Wei immediately summoned Prime Minister Zishun to discuss the matter.
The King of Wei said to Wei Prime Minister: "Prime Minister, now Zhao sent Shangqing Yu Xin to our Wei Kingdom, saying that Zhao would not cede the six cities to Qin Kingdom this time, and would return the cities that occupied our Wei Kingdom in the past, hoping to join forces with our Wei Kingdom to fight against Qin."
"But now Qin is in great power. If I send troops to reinforce Zhao, I am afraid that Qin will attack our Wei State, how should we take it?"
Wei Prime Minister Zishun bowed to Wei and said, "King, Qin is now willing to swallow the world. Qin will send troops to attack Zhao. If our Wei does not send troops to rescue Zhao, Zhao will be destroyed."
"King, if Zhao is occupied by Qin, Qin will attack our Wei State. Why will our Wei State survive alone? Why would our Wei State send troops to reinforce Zhao State and resist Qin State together. In this way, both countries will be protected."
After hearing Zishun's words, the King of Wei pondered for a long time and said to Wei Prime Minister: "Good. The Prime Minister's words are very good."
Then, he summoned Yu Qing and said to Yu Qing: "Yu Qing, please go back and tell the King of Zhao. If the Qin army attacks Zhao, I will send troops to reinforce Zhao State and fight against Qin State together. Please rest assured Zhao State."
After hearing the words of the King of Wei, Yu Qing was overjoyed and said to the King of Wei: "Thank you, King of Wei. I will tell my king when I go back."
After obtaining the guarantee that the King of Wei sent troops, Yu Qing immediately transferred to Qi and prepared to join forces with Qi to fight against Qin.
Yu Qing and his party came to Linzi, the capital of Qi. It was already late August. Yu Qing was summoned by the Queen and King Jian of Qi.
The Queen and his son King Jian of Qi had already known the purpose of Yu Qing coming to Qi this time.
After seeing Yu Qing, the queen summoned her younger brother Housheng and minister Zhou Zi to ask about their opinions.
For this reason, Hou Sheng had a fierce debate with his minister Zhou Zi.
Zhou Zi was just promoted to Qi State by the Queen this year.
After listening to the Queen of the Kings and the Queen of Yu Qing’s purpose, he stood up and said to the Queen of the Kings and King of Qi Tian Jian: “Empress Dowager, King, Qin State has the ambition to annex the world since the Battle of Changping last year. We, Qi State, must not be indifferent to it!”
"Zhao State is the barrier to the west of our Qi State, and the relationship between the two countries is to lose their lips and teeth. Once Zhao State is destroyed, it will be occupied by Qin State. Our Qi State will immediately face the Qin State's army, and disaster will come."
"If this is not the case, our Qi State takes advantage of Yu Qing to join forces with Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Han to jointly fight against Qin. In this way, Qin will inevitably be defeated, and our Qi State can obtain six cities from Zhao State. Why not do it!"
After hearing Zhou Zi's words, the Queen and King Jian of Qi nodded.
The Queen's younger brother Housheng was anxious when he saw this situation.
Two days ago, the Qin envoy sent to Qi State to follow the instructions of Qin Prime Minister Fan Sui and sent Housheng a daughter and more than a dozen treasures.
Hou Sheng knew the purpose of the Qin envoy, and made it clear on the spot that he would advise his sisters, King Queen and King Jian of Qi not to send troops to reinforce Zhao State.
But now seeing the attitudes of the sister, Queen and King Jian of Qi, the situation is not good!
Hou Sheng stood up and said to the king and the queen and the king Jian of Qi: "The Queen Mother, the king, the words of Yaqing Zhou Zi just now are a fallacy."
Regardless of the anger that appeared in his eyes, Yaqing Zhou Zi, next to him.
Housheng continued to say to the king and the queen and the king Jian of Qi: "Empress Dowager, please forgive me, please be brave. I dare to ask the queen, king, who is the strongest country today?"
King Jian of Qi, who was sitting on it, waited for his mother, Queen Queen to answer, and said to his uncle Housheng: "Is this a matter of course the Qin State has the strongest strength."
After hearing what King Jian of Qi said, Housheng said, his voice couldn't help but raise his voice: "What the king said is very true. Now today, Qin is the strongest, and Zhao's strength has been greatly reduced since the Battle of Changping last year, and its national strength is empty."
"If our Qi State believes Yu Xin's words this time and sends troops to support Zhao State, it may ensure that we are sure to defeat Qin State? If we defeat Qin State, we will face strong revenge from Qin State afterwards. If we cannot defeat Qin State, a great disaster will come soon."
Speaking of this, Hou Sheng secretly looked at the expressions of the Queen and King Jian of Qi who were sitting above and found that the two of them were heavy in their faces. He knew that these two had heard their words just now.
He continued to say to the Queen and King Jian of Qi: "Empress Dowager, please don't forget how the six kingdoms treated our Qi state in the past? When the six kingdoms jointly attacked our Qi state, our Qi state almost perished!"
"Now that the six countries are conquering each other, why should our Qi do this forever? What's more, our Qi and Qin have signed an alliance with us, so why should we bear the alliance between our Qi and Qin for the sake of Zhao?"
After hearing his younger brother's words, the Queen looked at Yaqing Zhouzi below and stood up and wanted to debate. She waved her hand and stopped Zhouzi, and said to Housheng: "You can handle this matter! Tell Zhao Yuqing that our Qi State does not care about other countries' affairs, and he is even more unwilling to be the one who is against the alliance."
After hearing the Queen's words, Housheng was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and said, "No."
After receiving the words from the queen from Housheng, Yu Xin did not stop in Qi State and rushed back to Handan.
Because at this time, the 300,000 army of Qin, led by Qin General Wang Tomb, had slowly come to Zhao along the Wei River and Fen River.
Chapter completed!