Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 510 Qi Wangjian

Gu Xun looked at Qi Wangjian and was very surprised. Although as early as when he was in Xinzheng, he felt that because of Chen He, this man had a very average stroke rating, both in his memory and in history and in the rumors among people in various countries. King Qi didn't seem to be such a waste, but when they met today, he was still a little surprised by the other party's performance.

That kind of casual feeling shouldn't appear in a king, but Qi Wangjian behaved like this, casual and uninhibited, but also majestic. Judging from this temperament, he was not an ordinary person.

Seeing that Gu Xun was silent, Qi Wangjian asked himself:
  "What's the matter? Mr. Gu, what do you think of what I said?"

"It's not that I have an opinion, I'm just curious." Gu Xun shook his head, and after hesitating for a moment, he said boldly, "I think your Majesty, King Qi, is more... special than I thought before."

"Oh?" Qi Wangjian did not comment on this, but asked with a smile, "What did you think of me before you came here?"

Gu Xun did not express his opinion, but instead replied, "According to the rumors from various countries, Your Majesty is... a foolish, incompetent, short-sighted and foolish king who ignores the affairs of the state and allows the Prime Minister to sell out the interests of the country, thus threatening the destruction of the country. "

Qi Wangjian didn't show any anger towards these rebellious and insulting remarks. He still had a slight smile on his lips. He unhurriedly picked up the small pot of water that had been boiled and started making tea himself. Waiting until he finished the second After flushing the first cup, he used the water from the second cup to pour two cups of tea, one of his own and one of Gu Xun's.

"Sir, try this tea. It comes from the snowy peaks of Hanshan Mountain and comes from the bitter cold land north of Yan State. It has a very refreshing taste and endless aftertaste. I like this tea the most." Qi Wangjian did not have the slightest air of a king and greeted Gu Xun with a smile. road.

"Originally, drinking wine would be a good choice when meeting my husband in winter. Unfortunately, I don't like wine. I thought hot tea would be good, so I replaced it with this."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Gu Xun didn't rush to urge Qi Wangjian to talk about serious matters, and replied politely, "Wine or tea is fine for me."

"That's good." Qi Wangjian picked up the tea and blew lightly. He didn't rush to drink the tea that was still scalding, and finally began to respond to Gu Xun's previous words.

"Sir, the rumors from the people of various countries say that I connive with the Prime Minister to betray the national interests... Haha, I think this is more accurate, it is that I have betrayed the interests of the other five countries. I, the State of Qi, did not accept the interests of the State of Qin because of my uncle. Take a bribe and suffer a loss.”

Qi Wangjian spoke more directly than Gu Xun, and he revealed in a very straightforward manner that he knew all the bad things Hou Sheng had done.

"Hmm... Your Majesty doesn't understand the principle of dying lips and cold teeth, right?" Gu Xun pursed his lips and asked.

Qi Wangjian raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Xun, and did not ask why Gu Xun, as the national advisor of the Qin State, seemed to betray the Qin State in his words.

"I didn't expect Mr. Gu to be interested in these issues..."

"The bottom line of these rumors is that Qi has never participated in the confrontation between the other five kingdoms and Qin in recent years. Therefore, the people of Yan, Zhao, Chu, Wei and Han believe that Qi is unjust, and the people of Qi also feel that the king is stupid and short-sighted. Sit back and watch the tiger and wolf Qin grow bigger."

"A few years ago, old General Pang Nuan led his army to attack Qin but failed. He even used this as an excuse to capture the Rao'an land of Qi."

"But the problem is..." Qi Wangjian looked at Gu Xun and said loudly, "Why should I help them?"

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold? Haha, the main reason why Pang Nuan's attack on Qin failed was because the Chu State retreated before the battle. What does it have to do with our Qi State? Yan and Zhao have been at war for many years, and what does it have to do with our Qi State? The three Jin countries are alienated from each other and have no harmony in their faces. What does it have to do with our Qi State? What to do?"

"It's just an excuse to find a target." At this time, Qi Wangjian took a sip of slightly colder hot tea and suddenly asked Gu Xundao, "Mr. Gu, does he know where I was born?"

"Huh?" Gu Xun was stunned by the endless question and subconsciously replied, "You are the King of Qi, so of course you were born in the palace."

"Haha..." Qi Wangjian laughed when he heard this, "Then sir, you are wrong. I was born in Judu."

"Back then, Le Yi led the troops of the Five Kingdoms to attack our State of Qi - which later became the Six Kingdoms. The State of Qi lost all its territory. My father fled to Jucheng and survived by luck. Later he was elected as the king and at the same time married my mother's queen. …”

Speaking of this, Qi Wangjian paused for a moment, and a complicated meaning flashed in his eyes, probably because the mention of the Queen made him miss her.

"... In the second year after I was born, Lord Duping defeated the Yan army, regained the lost territory, and welcomed my father back from Jucheng."

"When I was still young, the situation of the Qi State was not easy. Although the five kingdoms' attacks on Qi have become a thing of the past, Yan, Zhao, Chu, Wei and other countries are still targeting our Qi State. Because they are afraid, afraid of Qi’s revenge if it becomes strong again.”

"Haha, during that time, the Qin State, known as the country of tigers and wolves, put the least pressure on my father. After all, at that time, the Qin State only had an enclave connected to the Qi State, but the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei, and Zhao were actually in peace. We are bordered by Qi."

"It wasn't until my father passed away and the still young widow ascended the throne, and the queen used her own strength to stabilize the government, while Zhao, Wei and other countries had no time to care about Qin because of its increasing strength, that Qi was finally settled. "

"Even so, the Qi State is still deeply feared and has to destroy the Great Wall and vigorously develop commerce? The country is rich but the army is weak? It's ridiculous. If the Qi State's military strength is increasing, can they still sit still?"

Having said this, the smile on Qi Wangjian's face became more and more cheerful, but Gu Xun could clearly see that he was sneering sarcastically.

"At this time, these 'alliance allies' who once tore apart our Qi State like wolves started to talk about joining forces to resist Qin, hoping that Qi State could support it."

"Hmph! Why!? Why should I help them!?"

Qi Wangjian's emotions became more and more agitated, but his movements were still smooth. The hand holding the tea cup did not tremble at all, and he controlled his emotions very well.

Gu Xun listened to everything silently and said nothing. Judging from these words, although Qi Wangjian's choice may not be called correct, it cannot be simply classified as a mistake.

At this time, Qi Wangjian's mood quickly calmed down, and a casual smile appeared on his face again, and he continued, "Of course, this throne was left to me by the late king and worked hard by my mother. If we can really guarantee the security of Qi State, Continuation, I can ignore the past for the time being, but in fact... Sir, you should also understand that the so-called synergy is nothing more than a lie."

"If the joint attack on Qin was really effective, Qin would have collapsed as early as eighty years ago and turned into that small country on the western frontier again. But in fact, in the past hundred years, the six countries in Shandong have all lived under the pressure of Qin's military front. In the following five attempts, almost all of them ended in failure."

"Since it is useless work, I will not accompany them to mess around."

(End of this chapter)