"The envoy of Qin, Ran Xiu, greets the King of Han.”
Although Yan Lingji's body was mesmerizing, Ran Xiu didn't forget about his business. When it was time, he left the posthouse and went to the Han King's palace to pay his respects.
"No need for formalities. I wonder what purpose the Qin envoy has for coming to my Han country?”King Han sat on his throne, his eyes filled with worry.
"This is something that the King of Qin ordered me to present to the King of Han.”Ran Xiu took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve and handed it to the chamberlain to present to the King of Han.
" This is…" King Han's pupils constricted violently as he read the contents of the cloth. Clearly, the contents of the cloth had exceeded his expectations.
Han Yu, Han Fei, Ji Wuye, and Zhang Kedi also noticed King Han's strange expression.
"Your Majesty, what is written on this cloth?”Ji Wuye narrowed his eyes. He had a feeling that the thing on the cloth might be related to him.
"Men, get the brazier." King Han did not answer Ji Wuye's question. Instead, he ordered people to carry the brazier up to the hall.
After the brazier was lifted up, King Han directly threw the cloth in his hand into the brazier, allowing the flames to burn it.
"The promise of the King of Qin is indeed tempting, but this is not a small matter.”King Han's strange behavior and words puzzled Ji Wuye, Han Fei, and the others.
"In that case, King Han, please consider this carefully. This time, my Qin country is extremely sincere.”In fact, Ran Xiu knew that the King of Han had already agreed to the matter on the silk.
Using a brazier to burn the cloth was a sign of agreement.
"The Qin country isn't afraid that I will break my promise after obtaining benefits.”The King of Han knew that the items on the cloth should not be announced to the world. This was also the reason why it was stated that burning the brazier meant consent.
"When the time comes, someone will come and ask for it. However, this has nothing to do with me.”The corners of Ran Xiu's lips curled up. His goal was not here in the first place. As long as the King of Han agreed to this, he would already fall into the trap.
"I don't know what Father and Lord Ran are talking about. Your riddles have confused us.”Ji Wuye wasn't the only one who was concerned about what King Han and Ran Xiu had said. Han Yu couldn't sit still either.
"The King of Qin wants to form an alliance with our Han Country to attack Chu and exchange hostages.”There were three things recorded on the cloth, but King Han only mentioned two.
"Attack Chu?" Hearing this, the royal court immediately began to discuss. Although Chu was slightly weaker than Qin, it was not something that Han could afford to provoke.
"Ninth Young Master's words are reasonable. Your Majesty, don't be blinded by temporary benefits and only benefit others.”Zhang Kai Di also advised.
"Lord Prime Minister and Ninth Young Master's words are indeed reasonable.”Although Ji Wuye didn't get along with Zhang Kedi and Han Fei usually, he agreed with them on this matter.
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!" The courtiers all agreed with Ji Wuye's words.
For a moment, the King of Han's expression was a little ugly. Although he knew that it was not appropriate for the Han Country to send troops to attack Chu at this time, after Ji Wuye expressed his stance, the courtiers collectively opposed him. This made him feel that if this continued, he would only exist in name.
Seeing King Han's expression, Ran Xiu knew that King Han would not go back on his word regarding the third matter.
"Has the Han Country become so weak? You don't even have the courage to join forces with my Qin country to attack the Chu country?”Ran Xiu didn't expect Han Fachu to help him, but he still mocked him. This was the only way he could fulfill his promise to Han Yu.
"Lord Ran, you are wrong. It is not that our Han Country has no strength to fight, but we are not willing to be a wedding dress for others.”Han Yu received Ran Xiu's hint and naturally knew what to say.
"Fourth Young Master's words are really heartbreaking! No wonder I was attacked many times since I entered Korea. It turns out that the Han country had long abandoned their friendship with the Qin country.
Since that's the case, I'll return to Qin and report to my king that the Han people view Qin as an enemy.”
When Ran Xiu said this, not to mention the civil and military officials, even important officials like Zhang Kedi and Ji Wuye were shocked.
The weak Han Kingdom would not be able to stop Great Qin's elites. At that time, all of Ji Wuye's power would disappear, which was not what he wanted.
"Lord Ran, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want.”Even if Ji Wuye understood the importance of this matter, he would not put down his face and say soft words.
"General Ji, is this a threat? Oh, right, I heard that most of the power of the Han Country was in the hands of General Ji. General Ji was also known as the strongest general of the Han Country in the past 100 years. The strongest general actually allowed so many lawless people to exist in the Han Country.
He did not know if these people were inextricably linked to General Ji, or if there was too much military power that General Ji could not control.”
Ran Xiu's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in everyone's hearts.
" I believe that the general has nothing to do with the bandits who attacked the Qin envoy." Even Ji Wuye did not expect Han Yu to speak up for him. However, Ji Wuye did not think that Han Yu was sincerely helping him.
"However, a person's energy is limited after all. I'm afraid that the Great General will not be able to handle all the military affairs of the various regions. It's better to hand over the military power in the hands of the Great General, other than Xinzheng, to someone else.
In this way, they could ensure that there would be no loopholes in the defense of the various regions, in case there were incidents like this time where many groups of bandits attacked the envoys again. The Great General will also be much more relaxed."
Zhang Kedi, Han Fei, and the King of Han were all very tempted by Han Yu's proposal. The main reason why Ji Wuye could dominate the Han Country was that he controlled most of the military power of the Han Country.
At this moment, Ji Wuye also understood why the wily Han Yu would say such words that would ruin the relationship between Qin and Han. It turned out that he was waiting for him here.
"Fourth Young Master's words are reasonable, this old minister thinks it is feasible.”Zhang Kedi had always been at odds with Ji Wuye, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity to weaken Ji Wuye's forces.
"In my opinion, General Ji has done his best for the Han Country and has never made a mistake. This time, it must be caused by the negligence of his generals. Why don't we dismiss the garrison generals where the envoy passes by and let someone else lead them? Great General, what do you think?"
Although King Han also wanted to take away all of Ji Wuye's military power, he was afraid that Ji Wuye would directly fall out with him and rebel. At that time, the Han Kingdom would be in chaos, and his throne would be unstable.
"Yes, I will obey your orders, Your Majesty." Ji Wuye gritted his teeth and agreed. He had already guessed that Han Yu must have made a deal with the envoy of Qin State. If he did not agree, the envoy would probably exert more pressure. At that time, he might lose even more.
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