After Wang Ben took the lead in conquering the Chu Kingdom, Chen Ying, and a dozen other cities, and then turned back to attack the Wei Kingdom, the King of Chu, Fu Chu, sent an envoy to Linzi, the capital of Qi.
He wanted to discuss with Tian Jian, the king of Qi, the matter of sending troops to rescue Chu.
However, after sending three or four batches of envoys, there was no news.
Until now, Li Xin's army had joined forces with Meng Tian and Wang Ben, but there was still no reply.
Towards Qi sending troops to aid Chu, Fu Chu no longer held any hope.
The capital of Qi is Linzi.
At this moment, the officials were divided into two factions and were arguing fiercely.
One faction was led by Tian Chong, and he asked Qi Wangjian,"Your Majesty, the King of Chu has sent envoys to Qi many times, pleading for our Great Qi to send troops to help Chu. Now that Qin General Li Xin has broken through Chengfu and is about to send troops to Ying Du, in my opinion, Your Majesty should immediately send an army to help Chu resist Qin!”
Before Qi Wangjian could respond, Prime Minister Qi Hou Sheng retorted,""Young Master, don't delay our Great Qi!"
"Now that the Qin country is so strong, the world is afraid of it. My Great Qi has been through several generations of monarchs and it was not easy to be on good terms with the Qin country. How can we make a move to fall out with the Qin country at this time and send troops to help Chu?”
"Prime Minister, you!"
Tian Chong was furious and continued to speak to Qi Wangjian,"Great King! If we don't help Chu at this time and wait for Qin to destroy Chu, our Great Qi will not be able to survive alone!”
"The King of Qin is ambitious and everyone knows that he wants to devour the world. Can't the Prime Minister see it?”
"As the saying goes, when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold!"
"Once the Chu Country is destroyed, the Qin Country will make a move against our Great Qi. At that time, with our Great Qi's strength alone, how can we resist the powerful Qin Country?”
"Young Master, be careful with your words!"
Hou Sheng interrupted Tian Chong and cupped his hands at Qi Wangjian."My Da Qi has always been on good terms with Qin, and our military strength is not inferior to Qin.”
"For a long time, our Da Qi has been on good terms with Qin to ensure the country's prosperity and peace, so that the people in the country will not suffer from the war.”
"With the wealth of my Great Qi and the five hundred thousand armored soldiers, it is enough to maintain a friendly relationship with the Qin country and not interfere with each other. Why would the Qin country use troops against me?”
At this point, Hou Sheng said sarcastically,"Young Master insisted that the King send troops to aid Chu, but was he bribed by the envoy of Chu?”
"You, you…"
Tian Chong pointed at Hou Sheng and was speechless for a long time.
He had long known that Hou Sheng had some contact with the Qin people. Before he could speak, Hou Sheng had already poured dirty water on him, which made Tian Chong quite angry.
Before the Great Qin left Hangu to attack the countries in Shandong, in order to stabilize Qi, they had to make friends with the distant countries and attack the nearby countries. They had put in a lot of effort behind the Qi Minister.
Hou Sheng had been in contact with the Qin Emissary for a long time, so it was inevitable that Young Master Tian Chong would discover some clues.
Therefore, Hou Sheng decided to take the initiative and frame Tian Chong for accepting bribes from Chu.
As such, it would be fine for Tian Chong to expose the news of his contact with the Qin people.
King Qi Jian and the Qi ministers would only think that Tian Chong was trying to frame him for revenge.
"Alright, stop arguing." Qi Wangjian said impatiently when he saw the two factions in the court quarreling.
He said to Tian Chong," Young Master, you need to know that wars are going on all over the world. It is not easy for our Great Qi to have such a peaceful situation. If the State of Qin and our Great Qi do not interfere with each other, I am not willing to take the initiative to fight with the State of Qin.”
"What the Empress Minister said is reasonable. With the current national strength of my Great Qi, it is enough to rule the world with the Qin country. It is more than enough for me to live in peace with the Qin country. Why does Young Master insist on making my Great Qi stand on the opposite side of the Qin country?”
Seeing King Qi Jian believe Hou Sheng's words, Tian Chong felt extremely helpless.
Was this his father, the king of Qi?
Why was it that even he could see the truth clearly, but his father, the ruler of a country, could not?
Not only that, but they also thought that Qi had the strength to challenge Great Qin.
What a joke!
The current Great Qin had destroyed many countries and swallowed up the world. Could the Qi Kingdom stop it alone?
In order to let his father and the ministers of the Qi Kingdom see the difference between Qin and Qi, Tian Chong cupped his hands and said,""Great King! I'm willing to be the envoy of Qi and go to Qin on behalf of Your Majesty to investigate the strength of Qin!”
Qi Wangjian hesitated for a moment before nodding."Since Young Master has such intentions, I will allow it.”
"Remember, you are both the envoy of Qi and the son of Qi. When you arrive at Xianyang, the capital of Qin, you must not act willfully. You must think of a way to befriend the King of Qin and consolidate the relationship between Qi and Qin.”
Tian Chong gritted his teeth.
Naturally, Li Xin did not know about the news of Qi Gongzi Tian Chong leaving for Xianyang.
At this moment, he was leading Meng Tian and Wang Ben out of Chengfu with 300,000 Qin soldiers, approaching Ying Du.
Attacking Ying Du could be considered the last battle of this expedition against Chu, so Li Xin was very excited.
If he could successfully take down Ying Du, he would be able to completely rewrite history!
In history, Li Xin suffered a setback at Chengfu, let alone attacking Ying Du.
However, as a transmigrator from the future, he was familiar with the historical trajectory. Coupled with the system, he was already very different from the Li Xin in history.
Meng Tian and Wang Ben, who were standing beside Li Xin, were still feeling nervous.
Although they had temporarily agreed to Li Xin's decision to attack the city directly, it was only because of the feelings between brothers and the order given by Ying Zheng.
Meanwhile, Wang Ben was trying to figure out a way to salvage the situation.
On the way to Ying Du, he had been thinking about how to persuade Li Xin to change his strategy and prevent Xiang Yan from seizing the opportunity to launch a counterattack if Li Xin's attack on the city was thwarted.
Within Ying City.
The scouts of the Chu army rushed to Xiang Yan.
"General!"
"The Qin army has left Chengfu and is heading towards Ying Du!”
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[PS: Stop scolding, stop scolding. The author is already bursting with anger. Sob…]
I admit that I underestimated the strength of the big shots. I had eyes but failed to see. I didn't expect the big shots to be so powerful…
But big shots, please don't startle me. I don't want to watch young ladies dance anymore. I'll work hard to write, okay?
You still love me, right? So love won't disappear, right?
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