On the same day, Zhang Yi brought Qin Chu's agreement and marriage documents to Chu.
Li Xiang had already told Ying Si about this marriage before the court meeting. First of all, the Qin, Chu, and Qi countries were now in an alliance. If Qi didn't dare to make a move, then Wei, who was now Qi's little brother, was really just a little brother.
Secondly, the alliance with Chu and the return of Xing Mountain that Qin had occupied could be said to be full of sincerity. It could also allow Zhang Yi to gain a good impression of Chu.
Why? It was for the sake of the next time he was sent to the Chu Country, it would be better…to swindle!
In fact, Zhang Yi had originally planned to invite Li Xiang to go with him on this diplomatic mission to Chu, but Li Xiang had rejected him and said that he would go next time.
Secondly, he had to solve Ying Si's personal problem.
Ying Si was traumatized by Wei Shu's assassination attempt, so he cried to Li Xiang.
Now, it was different from the emperors of the later generations. There were 3,000 beauties in the harem, and Wei Shu was the only one in the army. However, every time Ying Si prepared to rest with Wei Shu, the scene of the assassination would appear in his mind. He just couldn't get up. Ying Si was young and strong now, so how could he take it? He had lost a lot of weight after a few times.
Therefore, the purpose of this marriage was to find a new concubine for Ying Si.
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The marriage alliance with Chu State was surprisingly smooth. Zhang Yi told the king that the marriage alliance between Qin and Chu had never been broken in the 17th generation. The king thought that it could not be broken in his generation, so he directly agreed.
Moreover, the Qin Country had even sent Xing Mountain as a betrothal gift. The Chu Country had taken all the benefits, but it was just sending out a wild woman. It was simply a small capital with ten thousand benefits. For this point, even the Chu Country's Magistrate Yin Zhaoyang, who had a grudge with Zhang Yi, could only endure Zhang Yi's 'teasing' and treat Zhang Yi respectfully for the sake of the Chu Country's interests.
Because of Li Xiang's intervention, Yi Quhai and his uncle were scared out of their wits and ran back to the grassland. Yiqu did not sneak back to Chu State and give birth to a baby with Mi as he did in history. Instead, he was still trained by his uncle on the grassland.
After Mi was found by Zhang Yi, she was brought to the royal court of Chu State. She was prepared to return to Qin State after meeting the King of Chu.
However, they didn't expect that the ordinary girl in Li Xiang's eyes would be so beautiful in their eyes.
Especially Lord Chu, who had a slim waist. When he saw Mi 'er, he did not even hear what Zhang Yi had reported and kept saying,"Yes, yes, yes."
The court meeting was extremely awkward. Just as Zhang Yi felt that something was wrong and the King of Chu was about to ask Mi 'er to stay, the King of Chu's favorite concubine, Zheng Xiu, arrived.
Zheng Xiu was very famous in history. On the surface, she pretended to be silly and sweet, but on the inside, she was extremely vicious. Naturally, she was unwilling to let King Chu keep Mi 'er.
In this way, the King of Chu could not keep his beloved Mi girl. He could only endure the reluctance in his heart and let Zhang Yi bring Mi girl back to the State of Qin.
Ying Si was also very satisfied with the Mi girl brought back by Zhang Yi. She did not attend court for a few days. It was because Ying Si was usually diligent that many officials thought that he was unwell. Ying Si didn't indulge in his gentleness. He quickly returned to normal. The Qin State allied with the Wei State just to let the Wei State be in the wrong and fight with them. If they formed an alliance with the Chu Country, they could restrict the Qi Country and attack the Wei Country.
After the King of Wei ceded Hexi, even if he knew that breaking the alliance would break his promise to the world, if he held back, he would not be the King of Great Wei.
The Wei Kingdom's army was still lacking in strength, but for the sake of the King of Wei, they relied on the support of the Qi Kingdom and did not fight head-on. They attacked the Qin Kingdom's border defense when they had nothing to do, which was as annoying as flies.
However, after Zhang Yi and the Chu Country had gotten back the alliance letter, the Qin Country finally did not have to endure the harassment of the Wei Country like flies.
With the Chu Country deterring the Qi Country, the Qin Country directly pressed in with their troops, instantly breaking through several cities of the Wei Country. They were unstoppable along the way. The three cities that were returned to the Wei Country were once again taken by the Qin Country, and they even directly pointed their troops at the Wei Country's capital, Daliang! After being naughty for so many times, he was finally hurt. The King of Wei finally recognized the current situation and admitted that Wei was already in his hands. From the strongest country in the world, it had become a weak country.
The King of Wei was afraid. He was afraid that Wei would become a weak country in his hands. He might even become the ruler of a subjugated country.
Thus, the King of Wei could only choose to send Hui Shi to the Qin country to cede territory and sue for peace. He was prepared to bleed a lot and cede fifteen cities to the Qin country to calm the war.
Poor Hui Shi. Ever since he became the prime minister of Wei, he had been in a miserable state. He had never felt the majesty of the prime minister. Instead, he had to take the blame every time. Hui Shi sat in the carriage and entered Xianyang City with a bitter expression. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw a familiar face.
"Look at how happy you are now.”That person asked in a mocking tone as soon as he saw Hui Shi.
"How do you know this old man is not happy? This old man is very happy!”
Hui Shi was in a slightly better mood because he saw his old friend, but this old friend mocked him the moment they met. He was instantly furious and pointed at that person as he roared.
"The King of Wei is muddle-headed. Even if you become the prime minister of a country, you are only helping him clean up his mess. Looking at your ugly face, I know that you must be in a lot of pain right now.”
The old man who looked a little older than Hui Shi was like a child as he mocked Hui Shi without any restraint.
Hui Shi was not in the mood to chat with that old guy. Seeing that his old friend did not comfort him but mocked him, he was about to walk away with a straight face. However, the old man was agile and easily stopped Hui Shi who was about to leave.
"Hey, that's not nice of you. The last time I went to Daliang to see you, you thought I was here to snatch your position. This time, you rejected me again.”Seeing that Hui Shi was unwilling to pay attention to him, the old man immediately put on a stern face and pretended to be angry.
"Zhuang Zhou!" Hui Shi was so angry that she stomped her foot on the ground. She flung her sleeves and raised her voice." I came to the State of Qin to cede territory and sue for peace! I don't have time to argue with you!"
Only then did the surrounding pedestrians and Hui Shi's entourage know the identity of this old man. He was actually Hui Shi's old friend and Daoist expert Zhuang Zhou, whom she had met before becoming Minister Wei.
"I'm just afraid that you'll be angered to death, old friend. If you die, where can I find another confidant?”Zhuang Zhou stroked his beard and laughed.
"Really? Doesn't Taoism emphasize inaction?" Hui Shi was skeptical and turned to look at Zhuang Zhou.
"He is free and unrestrained.”Zhuang Zhou shook his head.
"Thank you, old friend."
Hui Shi bowed to Zhuang Zhou. He knew that if Zhuang Zhou had really come to help him, he would have been indebted to him.
Hui Shi and Zhuang Zhou arrived at Xianyang City. They were invited to the Sunken Fish Pavilion to drink and have a small gathering. They were prepared to find Zhang Yi, the Prime Minister of Qin, to discuss the matter of ceding territory and making peace tomorrow.
As for Zhang Yi, he was currently eating with his mother in the Prime Minister's residence.
Li Xiang had asked Ying Ji to send a net to bring Zhang Yi's mother back from Wei.
Otherwise, he would not have allowed Zhang Yi's mother to stay in Wei and be discouraged by the King of Wei, or forced Zhang Yi to have a 'Xu Shu's speechless'.
After accompanying his mother for dinner, Zhang Yi walked out of the Prime Minister's residence helplessly. Ever since his mother entered Qin, Zhang Yi had been restricted from drinking alcohol every day.
Moreover, Zhang Yi's mother knew that Li Xiang had opened a restaurant, so she went to look for Li Yu and asked Sunken Fish Pavilion not to sell wine to Zhang Yi to prevent drinking from causing trouble.
Zhang Yi had no choice but to secretly go to the inn's owner's place where he had taken him in to secretly drink wine. However, he did not expect that the owner's wife was like a housekeeper and only allowed him to drink a pot of wine.
In the end, Zhang Yi had no choice but to go home and sleep after arguing with the inn owner.
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In a pavilion in the palace, Li Xiang was explaining the current situation to Ying Si.
"The Qin Country currently occupies the Xiao Han Pass and sits on the natural barrier of the Yellow River. There is no need to worry about defense.”
"Ever since the reform of the Shang Lord, the Qin Country has become one of the strongest countries, standing side by side with Qi and Chu.”
"Today, I heard that the Prime Minister of Wei, Hui Shi, has come to Xianyang. It seems that the King of Wei has finally adjusted his position.”
Li Xiang sighed with emotion." That King of Wei is no longer the 'big eater' with Pang Juan and Long Jia. He can no longer swallow any territory. He can only cede territory and sue for peace."”
"The State of Qin is no longer the State of Qin when Prince Xiang of Pengcheng was here. The State of Wei can only do this, it must do this!”Ying Si said happily.
"Then the Qin country should also become a king, right?”Li Xiang saw through Ying Si's thoughts and said.
"Hehe, Teacher wasn't in Peng City. Otherwise, Ying Si wouldn't have been bullied like this.”Ying Si rubbed his head and smiled like a child.
"Then I will help you and the Qin country regain the face that Peng City lost, and make them return it a hundredfold.”Li Xiang chuckled and said.
"Isn't this just hitting the young one and then the old one?”Ying Si laughed out loud. Then, he suddenly thought of something." I heard that Hui Shi's friend Zhuang Zhou is here too. Will there be any problems in the negotiation?"”
"Zhuang Zhou?" Li Xiang frowned and muttered to himself.
"Daoism has always been mysterious and unpredictable. If it weren't for the fact that we chased after the Yinyang Family that had betrayed us a hundred years ago, I'm afraid that the dukes wouldn't have noticed the strength of Daoism.”
Ying Si regained his seriousness and tapped his fingers on the stone table as he spoke slowly.
"Looks like I'll have to accompany the Prime Minister tomorrow. I heard that Zhuang Zhou is carefree. It wouldn't be good if he killed the Prime Minister.”Li Xiang said half-jokingly, but there was no smile on his face.
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The next day, Hui Shi's bitter expression returned. Zhuang Zhou, the white-haired old man with squinty eyes, went to look for Zhang Yi.
"Aiya, the Prime Minister of Great Wei and a famous Daoist are visiting a mere Zhang Yi at the same time. Please take a seat.”Zhang Yi greeted the two of them as soon as they met.
Li Xiang was already sitting among them, drinking tea and resting with his eyes closed, waiting for the main topic to begin. Zhuang Zhou also opened his eyes curiously and glanced at Li Xiang.
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"Lord Prime Minister, you don't have to be like this. I came here under the orders of my king to implore your country to stop fighting.”
Hui Shi hurriedly stopped Zhang Yi when she saw this. She bowed back and said with a bitter expression.
"Oh? Is that what your king said?" Zhang Yi leaned forward and asked softly.
"Yes, my king is willing to cede another fifteen cities to the Qin country in order for the country to prosper and the people to live in peace.”
Hui Shi lowered her voice and took out a roll of bamboo slips.
"This is the alliance agreement written by my king. I hope that the prime minister can pity my people and my king, so that the suffering of the people will be avoided and it will finally be a blessing for good neighbors.”
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"Old Prime Minister, what you said is wrong. It takes two to win a war. Moreover, it has always been your Wei Country provoking us. Why does it seem like we are bullying the weak now?”Zhang Yi said with an aggrieved look.
"Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan pursue fame and fortune, flattering the king, but the world doesn't feel ashamed of them. Instead, they are respected as celebrities. This world is really chaotic.”Zhuang Zhou, who had been standing there with his eyes narrowed, suddenly sighed and said.
“？！”
Hui Shi looked at Zhuang Zhou in confusion.
Didn't you say you were here to help him? Yesterday, he had even treated him to the most expensive wine of Sunken Fish Pavilion. What was the situation now?
Not only did he not speak up to help him, but he even spoke up to despise the Prime Minister of the State of Qin at the critical moment. Wouldn't this increase the difficulty of his negotiations? Hui Shi's vision went black and he almost fainted. However, Zhuang Zhou gently patted Hui Shi's back. Hui Shi immediately felt refreshed, but he still looked at Zhuang Zhou with confusion.
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