It was these two defeats that almost completely destroyed Qin's original attempt to compete with Wei for supremacy, and instead concluded an alliance with Wei.

Even Zhao Run's father-in-law, King Qin Hui, believed that as long as his son-in-law was still in Wei, Qin had little chance of replacing Wei and settling in the Central Plains. Therefore, Qin had become quite knowledgeable over the years.

The Qiang people in the west and Yiqu in the north were fighting for trade with Wei and grazing war horses in the Hetao area. Even if Qin general Gongsun Qi attacked Yanmen County in South Korea, it was just an attempt by Qin:

He wanted to see if he could bypass the Wei State so that the Qin State could settle in the rich Central Plains.

But in the final analysis, Qin no longer dares to be on an equal footing with Wei - to be precise, it's not that it doesn't dare, but Qin people think they are inferior to Wei in everything.

However, unexpectedly, Wei's strength aroused the panic of the Central Plains countries, causing Han, Qi, Chu, Lu, and Yue to unite to attack Wei one after another. This refreshed King Qin's spirits.

Although it is true that the State of Wei is an ally of the State of Qin, it is natural that the King of Qin would feel depressed when he was always overpowered by his own son-in-law.

Therefore, before the war broke out between Wei and South Korea, King Qin chose to wait and see instead of supporting Wei.

The reason is simply that the Wei State is too powerful, so powerful that the Qin State has almost no chance of getting ahead. If this battle can weaken the Wei State a little, this will not be a bad thing for the Qin State.

When he first met Ying Ying, Wei envoy Tang Ju didn't come back to his senses for a while.

The reason is very simple, because Ying Ying came to Qin this time wearing men's clothes, which made Tang Ju immediately think of the Qin prince 'Qin Shaojun Ying Ying', but the problem is that as far as Tang Ju knew, That 'Qin Shaojun' had unfortunately passed away from illness a few years ago.

The current crown prince of Qin is the younger brother of "Shao Jun Ying Ying", the "Ying Zhu" who is said to have been weak since childhood.

"You are?"

When asking about this sentence, Tang Ju secretly muttered in his heart.

Seeing that Tang Ju looked suspicious, Ying Ying said, "I live in Youzhi Palace."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ju immediately woke up and quickly bowed and saluted: "It turns out to be Concubine Qin."

After that, he asked in confusion: "Is it possible that Concubine Qin returned to Qin to visit His Majesty the King of Qin?"

Yingying shook her head and asked straight to the point: "My husband ordered you to go on a mission to Qin to persuade my father to attack Yanmen County. How is your lobbying going?"

"Qin... country?"

Tang Ju glanced at the princess in front of him in surprise, and said with respect and a bit of shame: "I have failed your majesty's entrustment, and I have not been able to convince... King Qin so far."

Hearing this, Yingying frowned and asked, "Did my father just refuse? Did he not offer any conditions?"

Tang Ju thought for a while, shook his head and said: "His Majesty the King of Qin just declined politely for many reasons and did not set any conditions."

"Including the cession of Hexi, Hedong and Hanoi, there were no conditions?" Ying Ying asked again.

After hearing this, Tang Ju looked at Ying Ying in shock, shook his head and said, "His Majesty King Qin never mentioned this matter... I wonder where Concubine Qin heard about it?"

Ying Ying frowned and said nothing.

As the eldest daughter of King Qin Hui, and having always appeared as "Qin Shaojun Ying Ying", Ying Ying knew very well what her father wanted in his heart.

She did not doubt that her father had never thought of becoming an enemy of Wei, but she knew that his father very much hoped that Wei would open a road that would allow Qin to establish a foothold in the Central Plains, for example, Hexi, Hedong, and Hanoi— —It would be best to include Xihe, Hetao, Shangdang and other places.

Due to the relationship between Qin and Wei, Qin did not covet Wei's Sanchuan County and Yingshui County, but it hoped that Wei would at least give up Hexi, Hedong, and Hexi to Qin so that Qin could enter the Central Plains - - As for which direction Qin will eventually attack Han, Lu, Qi, or Chu after this, let’s not mention it.

But what surprised Ying Ying was that his father had not yet asked Wei envoy Tang Ju for "Three Rivers".

"Did your father change his gender?"

But after thinking about it, Ying Ying understood.

It seems that her father, King Qin, knew that his son-in-law, King Zhao Run of Wei, would never agree to cede Hexi, Hedong, and Hanoi. After all, the Zhao family of Wei State "will not pay indemnity, cede land, pay tribute, or make marriage." "The admonishment has already reached her father's ears through Ying Ying's mouth - I remember that her father praised her very much at that time.

Obviously, her father was still watching, waiting for the opportunity, and decided to wait until the Wei State, which could resist the Central Plains countries on its own, could no longer hold on, and then send envoys to raise the matter with his son-in-law Zhao Run. , three places in Hanoi as reward in exchange for the Qin army's full support for Wei in this war.

"My father still values ​​the Great Qin Dynasty after all..."

Yingying sighed secretly.

From the perspective of the former "Qin Shaojun Ying Ying", her father's decision was certainly correct. After all, even her husband Wei Wang Zhao Run often said that "the interests of the country come first"; but as a daughter, Ying Ying How I hope her father can generously and selflessly help her husband's country tide over the difficulties this time.

After sighing faintly, Yingying said sternly to Tang Ju: "Lord Tang Ju, I will go to negotiate with my father. Please obey my instructions... This is also my husband's oral instruction."

As she spoke, she took out a golden order from her sleeve and hung it in front of Tang Ju.

Tang Ju was stunned for a moment. Although he had clearly seen that the golden token in front of him was indeed owned by the monarch of the Wei Kingdom, he still had some concerns in his heart - after all, the Qin Concubine in front of him was from the Qin Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Tang Ju asked tentatively: "I wonder how Concubine Qin plans to negotiate with His Majesty the King of Qin?"

After hearing this, Yingying lowered her voice and said a few words, which made Tang Ju's eyes light up slightly, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "Tang Ju is willing to follow the instructions of Concubine Qin."

"very good."

Yingying left the posthouse with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!