The first meeting that day ended because of a trivial matter.

When Li He stood up to say goodbye, although Wang Yi wanted to dissuade him with embarrassment, he finally said goodbye and left with Li He.

After walking out of the inn, Wang Yi smiled bitterly and said to Li He: "Ziliang, why?"

As if he guessed what Wang Yi was thinking, Li He shook his head and said, "Tian Ji seems easy-going, but in fact he is as proud as Gongsun Yan and Ying Qian. I, Shaoliang, don't care whether I have formed an alliance with Qi. There is no need to aggrieved myself for a dispensable alliance... Unless Tian Ji can put away that arrogance, then ask him to go back."

After hearing this, Wang Yi smiled bitterly and had to leave with Li He.

At the same time, Tian Ji could no longer suppress his anger in the inn.

To be honest, in fact, Tian Ji did not have to punish the soldiers at the city gate seriously. As long as Li He and Wang Yi were just now, they surrendered and called the general Xu Bai to apologize to him so that he could save his face. This matter would be over. Who would have thought that Li He would not even be willing to give in at all, and even said that it was a friendly suggestion and advised him to obey.

"It's simply outrageous!" Tian Ji slapped the table and was furious.

From the side, the guards were filled with righteous indignation and agreed to Tian Ji and rejected Li He.

Seeing this, Sun Bin shook his head slightly.

Tian Ji, the nobleman of Qi who owned Dayi Pengcheng as his fief, was never a person who could swallow his anger. This was known to Sun Bin when he fled from Wei to Qi with the help of Tian Ji.

At that time, he was not the most valued disciple of Tian Ji, but was just a more respected disciple of Tian Ji's mansion. However, due to his legs being disabled, Sun Bin's situation at that time was not very good at Tian Ji's disciple, and he was often excluded by other disciples.

Given that Sun Bin first arrived in Qi State and was not familiar with the place, in order to ensure his life was guaranteed and to repay Tian Ji to help him escape from Pang Juan, Sun Bin gave Tian Ji a "must-win method" during Tian Ji's horse racing with King Qi, helping Tian Ji win the King of Qi for a thousand gold.

In fact, Sun Bin was also very surprised at that time: he was surprised that Tian Ji really dared to win one thousand gold in the King of Qi, and he was surprised that the King of Qi really paid one thousand gold.

In short, through that horse racing, Sun Bin understood Tian Ji's status in Qi State.

Although Tian Ji and King Qi did not have the same branch, but only came from the "Chen Di Tian Family" with King Qi, in the process of replacing Lu Qi with the previous Qi King, Tian Ji, who took over the position of the princes of Qi, also gained great power in Qi State, and even obtained the large town of Pengcheng as a fief. Even the King of Qi had to treat Tian Ji politely.

How could Tian Ji, who looked like this, bear this anger?

But then again, Tian Ji's ability to bet is only 'one thousand gold'. It is obvious that Sun Bin once promised Tian Ji that he would make a heavy bet even if Tian Ji puts a heavy bet, and he promised to beat King Qi...

"Okay, you can step down first."

All the past events flashed through my mind, and Sun Bin spoke to stop the guards who were joking around.

The guards naturally knew how Tian Ji valued Sun Bin. Seeing that Tian Ji did not respond, they walked outside the house one by one with tactful thoughts.

At this time, Sun Bin smiled and guided Tian Ji, "Why bother lord?"

"A mere trivial matter?" Tian Ji said with ease: "He... Huangkouruzi, is so arrogant and rude!"

Sun Bin smiled and said, "Was Li He just arrogant to the lord? The lord forgot Gongsun Yan? Besides, I think the King of Qin and the Qin Prince Ying Qian are probably not reasonable people. However, Shaoliang can still exist today, and even added several times the territory. Don't the lord think this is a very interesting thing in itself?"

Tian Ji looked at Sun Bin with a look of surprise: "You mean, Shaoliang also has this attitude towards Qin and Wei?"

"This is not surprising." Sun Bin explained with a crutch: "Shaoliang is just a small country. Whether it is Qin or Wei, the palms can be turned away. If Shaoliang wants to survive, he either depends on one side and is afraid of being attacked by another country every day; or he will not rely on both... Have the lord ever seen a hedgehog? A small beast that looks like a badger and a rat is covered with sharp thorns, feeding on insects, and curling up into a ball when seeing the enemy. If a person touches it, he will be injured by sharp thorns... Qin and Wei are both domineering countries. Shaoliang lives between the two and must become stronger and stronger, making Qin and Wei countries afraid that they can survive. Therefore, the lord does not have to worry about it. This is the way for Shaoliang to survive, not for the lord."

"I see."

After hearing Sun Bin's explanation, Tian Ji's resentment disappeared. After all, although he was angry that Li He would not give him face, if Li He did not even give face to Qin and Wei, then he would have nothing to be angry about.

As soon as the anger subsided, he couldn't help but regret: "...I wouldn't have mentioned this if I had known it."

Hearing this, Sun Bin couldn't help but shook his head secretly again.

That's right, this is Tian Ji's character, three-point impulsive and seven-point indecisive. Otherwise, with his Sun Bin assisting, how could he not be able to defeat the current prime minister of Qi, Zou Ji?

"It's okay."

Sun Bin smiled and comforted, "It's just a trivial matter. The lord told the guards to prepare some wine and food, and invited Li He and Wang Yi to drink a few drinks. This matter will be over. If the lord feels thin, he can send his soldiers."

Tian Ji thought hesitantly, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

Seeing this, Sun Bin nodded slightly.

Although Tian Ji has various shortcomings, being able to listen to others' persuasion is a very good advantage.

At the same time, Li He and Wang Yi had already arrived at Fan Hu's place.

At this time, Fan Hu had already heard of the incident of Qi's envoy Tian Ji coming to him in Dongliang, and also knew that Li He and Wang Yi had gone to greet him. Seeing that the two returned, he smiled and asked, "How about that Qi's envoy?"

Li He shook his head and said, "I feel as arrogant as Gongsun Yan and Ying Qian."

As he said that, he told Fan Hu about the process of meeting Tian Ji.

"Sure..."

Fan Hu was not surprised at all and said with emotion: "After all, he is a nobleman of Qi. When I was sent to my little country, I probably had to use the word "visit"..."

Wang Xiao smiled bitterly from the side and said, "My father still hopes that I will promote an alliance with Qi."

Fan Hu smiled and persuaded, "It's not to be disobedient, the eldest son should not care. My Shaoliang is thousands of miles away from Qi. Whether to form an alliance with Qi is not very beneficial."

When Wang Yi smiled bitterly, Li He also frowned and nodded slightly.

To be honest, if Tian Ji was not so arrogant, he originally wanted to try whether he could attract merchants from Qi to invest in Shaoliang. After all, Qi's wealth is known to everyone in the world.

But just like Qin and Wei, since Qi cannot treat him Shaoliang equally, there is no need for him Shaoliang to make friends with Qi, and use his hot face to put on a cold butt.

Thinking of this, he clasped his fists and said to Fan Hu, "It's nothing, so I'll go back to Old Liang first. The envoy of Qi will ask Doctor Fan to receive it on his behalf..."

Fan Hu nodded and was about to speak, suddenly a soldier came hurriedly and reported, "The eldest son, and two doctors, the postman in the city came, saying that the envoy who entered the city today asked him to come and convey it, and invited Doctor Liang and the eldest son to go to the inn to have a drink, and apologize for the argument just now."

“…”

Li He, Wang Yi, and Fan Hu looked at each other in surprise.

"I know."

Fan Hu waved his hand and ordered the soldier to retreat, and then said to Li He and Wang Yi with some surprise: "It seems that this Qi envoy is not that arrogant. At least he should be more sensible than Gongsun Yanna and others...will you meet again?"

After looking at Wang Yi, Li He nodded.

As long as Tian Ji puts his attitude right, he will naturally not refuse to establish diplomatic relations with Qi.

That night, Fan Hu held a banquet at his official residence in the county, invited Tian Ji, Sun Bin and others to perfunctory, and Li He and Wang Yi were accompanying guests.

When Tian Ji saw Li He and Wang Yi again, he sincerely apologized: "Tian is very careful about what happened today. I hope Doctor Liang and Wang Zongbo will not be surprised. Tian apologizes to both of you here."

Even Li He didn't expect Tian Ji to make such a big change. He smiled and said, "... The envoy of the emperor is so serious. In fact, there were some inappropriate words before, and he never expressed it clearly. In fact, the hundred generals had no point in targeting the envoy. The envoys of Qin, Wei and Han came to my Shaoliang. My Shaoliang would also ask them to restrain their subordinates and abide by the rules of my Shaoliang."

While speaking, Li He's eyes were occasionally aiming at Sun Bin, who was leaning on a crutch behind Tian Ji, and he guessed that this person might have persuaded Tian Ji.

“It should, it should.”

When Tian Ji heard that the envoys of Qin, Wei and Han also had to abide by the rules of Shaoliang, Tian Ji knew that what Sun Bin said today was true. Shaoliang was a hedgehog with thorns all over his body.

Thinking of this, he completely disappeared.

When the two sides reached an understanding, the atmosphere became lively. As they sat in the banquet, Fan Hu ordered people to serve dishes.

There are not many dishes, only a dozen dishes, most of which are made of local dishes such as fried fish cubes, roasted whole chicken, fried fish, tofu, fried spring rolls, vegetarian chicken with sauce, lamb belly soup, white cut mutton, stewed river shrimp, boiled river crab, etc.

Fan Hu apologized for Tian Ji, and Sun Bin and the other two said, "I am a junior high school in Liang, and the food is far less abundant than Qi. Please don't be surprised."

“Where do it.”

Tian Ji waved his hands repeatedly, then looked at the dishes placed on the table in surprise.

Although he was used to eating big fish and meat in Qi, it is undeniable that Qi's dishes were cooked, and he had never heard of them or seen them.

He picked up a piece of fried fish and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and felt it was crispy and fragrant. It was supplemented by wine and it was a delicious food on earth.

As he was drinking, every dish made him feel like he had a big appetite. Before he knew it, he drank a few more bowls of wine. His friendship with Li He, Fan Hu, Wang Yi and others also heated up unconsciously.

After a few rounds of wine, the few people got up to call each other brothers, and they no longer had the same experience as when they first met.

Seeing this, Wang Yi nodded secretly: Judging from this situation, it should be a good idea to establish an alliance with Qi State.

Although Li He and Fan Hu both believed that it was optional for him to form an alliance with Qi, as Zong Bo, who was responsible for Shaoliang's diplomatic relations with foreign diplomatic relations, Wang Xiao naturally hoped to establish friendly diplomatic relations with all countries in the world, especially a major country like Qi.

Wang Yi was not disappointed. After Tian Ji woke up the next day, he expressed his intention to form an alliance to Li He, Wang Yi, Fan Hu and others.

Of course, this is just the most basic alliance, that is, the agreement between the two sides has agreed to be non-aggressive. Considering the distance between the two countries, it is actually optional.

What Li He hoped at this time was to reach a further alliance with Qi.

For example, let Qi suppress Wei when necessary.

For example, let Qi State invest in Shaoliang and lend to Shaoliang...

Well, it's best to be interest-free.
Chapter completed!