In the Wei royal palace, even though they knew the true purpose of the Qin army, Qin Qiang and Wei Ruo were still at a disadvantage.
Now that the Qin Country had sent a large number of gifts and personally sent an envoy over, if they refused, would they anger the Qin Country and cause the Qin Country to send troops to attack?
The King of Wei's worries were also Lord Xinling's worries.
Although Lord Xinling was confident that he could stop the Qin State's attack, war was ultimately a battle of national strength.
As time went on, the Wei Country would definitely be defeated.
Therefore, it was best not to fight with the Qin country.
Lord Xinling said," Your Majesty, why don't I send someone to Xianyang to thank the King of Qin for his kindness? Then, I'll make up an excuse to reject the King of Qin. This way, if the King of Qin still wants to attack Wei, we can ally with the other vassals to send troops. It's not my fault."”
Lord Xinling's words received the approval of the King of Wei.
"Alright, then let's do it this way. I just don't know who you want to send?"”
Lord Xinling said," I have Duke Mao and Duke Xue in my residence. They are both first-class eloquent people. I plan to send one of them over. That way, even if there are any problems, they can solve them themselves."”
The King of Wei nodded." Alright, then let's do it. Please make the arrangements quickly."”
"Yes!"
Lord Xinling immediately returned to his own residence after receiving the King's approval and called for Duke Mao and Duke Xue.
"Duke Mao, Duke Xue, the State of Qin wants me to go to Xianyang. I want to refuse, but I need one person to go to Xianyang so that I am not at fault.”
" My lord, Duke Xue and I have received your great kindness, but Duke Xue's wisdom far surpasses mine. Why don't we let him stay by my lord's side while I go to Xianyang of the Qin country?"”
" Duke Mao is humble and meticulous. With him by my lord's side, I'll definitely be able to prevent my lord from making mistakes. I'll go."”
Lord Xinling was touched to see that the two of them were not afraid of danger.
He said,"Lord Mao is old and the journey is long. Let Lord Xue go."”
"Yes!"
Since Lord Xinling had already made his decision, Duke Mao and Duke Xue did not object.
After returning to the palace, the King of Wei was hosting a banquet for the envoy of Qin.
Lord Xinling said," I've been feeling unwell recently. I've just stood for a while, and I'm already sweating profusely. It's hard for me to hold on. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for me to hold on when I go to the State of Qin. When I'm better, I'll go to Xianyang to thank the King of Qin." Now, let my guest Xue Gong accompany the envoy back to Xianyang and report to the King of Qin.”
Lord Xinling's words stunned the envoy.
He wasn't a fool. A person who could be sent to the Wei Kingdom had a quick mind.
He understood Lord Xinling's meaning almost instantly. He was clearly refusing to go to Xianyang.
Although the envoy of Qin wanted Lord Xinling to go, he was just an envoy. If he angered the King of Wei and lost his life, the gains would not make up for the losses.
"In that case, let Xue Gong follow me back to Xianyang."”
After the decision was made, Xue Gong returned to Xianyang with the envoy of Qin State.
Xue Gong's trip was extremely dangerous, and he might even lose his life.
Lord Xinling personally sent him off, feeling grateful for Xue Gong's kindness.
The journey from Daliang to Xianyang took about half a month.
By the time the envoy arrived at Daliang and returned, King Zhuang Xiang's illness had worsened.
It was almost impossible for him to handle the government affairs, and most of them were handled by Lu Buwei.
He saw the envoy of the Qin State return with Duke Xue, not Lord Xinling.
King Zhuang Xiang was furious.
He fainted on the spot.
Fortunately, the imperial physician saved him.
King Zhuang Xiang didn't ask further and directly imprisoned Duke Xue.
After that, he summoned the civil and military officials. He did not have much time left, and Lord Xinling had become a knot in his heart. He had to make sure that Lord Xinling could not be put in an important position.
"You're all heroes of the current era. Can't you even do this?”
King Zhuang Xiang said angrily.
Lu Buwei remained silent. Lord Xinling had defeated Meng Ao with the help of the Hezong, so he was not an easy opponent.
"Your Majesty," Zhao Mu said,"I have an idea." Please send an envoy to Wei again and say that you have a good relationship with the King of Wei. Please prepare two letters, one for the King of Wei and one for Lord Xinling.”
"Please alter some words on the letter to Lord Xinling so that it looks like a collaboration between Lord Xinling and the King. I also request that Your Majesty give preferential treatment to Lord Xinling's hanger-on, Duke Xue, and personally invite him to a banquet so that all the spies of the vassals in Xianyang can know about this.”
"Then, the envoy will talk more about Lord Xinling in the Wei Kingdom. In his words, he will express the admiration of the king and my ministers for Lord Xinling. He will also inadvertently reveal that the king has given Lord Xinling a letter.”
" Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao and had Zhu Hai kill General Jin Bi. Jin Bi is quite famous in Wei and has many henchmen clans. I asked Minister Lu to use the power of the net to find Jin Bi's henchmen clans and let them spread the news in Daliang City that all the vassals fear Lord Xinling's might and intend to worship Lord Xinling as the King of Wei. Lord Xinling will soon usurp the throne.”
"At the same time, Your Majesty, please send people to invite Crown Prince Zeng of the Wei Kingdom. You can let Crown Prince Zeng see that Your Majesty has invited Duke Xue. Then, please send people to contact Crown Prince Zeng and tell him that Great Qin is also afraid of Lord Xinling's might and intends to make Lord Xinling the King of Wei.”
"With such a multi-pronged approach, given the suspicious personality of the King of Wei, he will definitely investigate Lord Xinling and even ignore him. In order to ensure his own safety, Lord Xinling would probably indulge in wine and women like he did in the State of Zhao. If that happened, Great Qin would have no worries.”
In the main hall, all the officials looked at Zhao Mu with fear in their eyes.
He had thought that Zhao Mu was just a general who was brave and could lead troops into battle. He did not expect Zhao Mu to have such a terrifying shrewdness in the court.
Zhao Mu's plan was to sow discord, but Lu Buwei and the others had also thought of it. However, Lord Xinling's prestige was high, and they could not think of any way to make Lord Xinling lose his position.
However, Zhao Mu had told him everything, and they were all extremely vicious plans that could kill Lord Xinling.
It was as if this was the first time these ministers had met Zhao Mu. They could not help but stay far away from him.
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