Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 135 Wei Guo Envoy Enters the Palace
Hundreds of officials gathered in the main hall. After the ceremony, Zhao Zhong looked around at the civil and military officials: "Let the envoys of the State of Wei go to the hall."

"It is said that the envoys of the State of Wei went to the palace...".The voice was transmitted outside the palace, and the fire illuminated the palace like daytime.

The envoy of Wei State tidied up his clothes, held his head high, and walked inside with the two deputy envoys.

The sound of footsteps came, and the envoy of the State of Wei bowed to Zhao Zhong who was sitting on the throne: "The envoy of the State of Wei, Gedu, is here on the order of the king of Wei to pay homage to the king."

"A member of the Ge family of Wei State? I don't know why Wei Ying asked you to come here."Zhao Zhong looked directly at Ge Du, trying his best to look like a healthy person.

Ge Du raised his head and watched Zhao Zhong's expression carefully: "I heard that the king has a heart disease. He has been unable to sleep every night for the past year, so that he has become sick from love. My king is grateful. I don't know if the king intends to bring the heart medicine."

"Heart medicine? I don't know what kind of heart medicine Wei Ying asked you to bring to the widow?"When Zhao Zhong said the word Wei Ying, he secretly hated him.I regret that I didn't join forces with King Han in the past to completely destroy the Wei State.

The corners of Ge Du's mouth were slightly raised, and a smile emerged: "What is the king's heart disease, so what is this heart medicine?"

"The heart medicine of the widow, of course, the warriors of my country of Zhao will take it. I have never needed you, and I will offer it with both hands."Seeing the smile on Ge Du's face, Zhao Zhong was a little annoyed, and his tone was mixed with a trace of anger.

Ge Du looked at Zhao Zhong without any sign of weakness: "I'm afraid the King will be disappointed, that sweet medicine grows among the thorns. No matter how many warriors come to Zhao, they are destined to come and go."

"I heard that the king of Qi sent many warriors to look for the bad luck of those thorns. If the warriors of my country of Zhao were to make a move at this time, why worry about not being able to get back the medicine."There were insinuations in Zhao Zhong's words, and he pressed Ge Du with questions.

Ge Du felt that he had heard a joke, and the two deputy envoys standing next to him couldn't help laughing out loud: "If the king really thinks that the heart medicine can be easily taken back, then why would we appear in this hall?"

"Tell me, what is Wei Ying's plan?"Zhao Zhong didn't want to play charades, and asked directly why he came.

When Ge Du heard the inquiry, he directly explained the purpose of coming: "Before the foreign envoy came, my king specially explained it. If the king intends to negotiate peace with our country, and rejoin the alliance outside Handan, and restore the old three-Jin alliance. My king promises that you can When negotiating peace, discuss the return of Handan with the king."

"Does Wei Ying mean that as long as our country agrees to negotiate a peace, Handan will be returned."Zhao Zhong pretended not to understand on purpose, and asked Ge Du questions.

Ge Du quickly explained: "That's not the case. If Your Majesty agrees to negotiate peace and make a new alliance, my King can discuss Handan matters with Your Majesty. After all, this sweet medicine was also my King's hard work to find."

"Presumptuous, Handan is the capital of our country, and you, Wei, attacked and robbed it. Now that Qi is about to send troops, your country will negotiate peace with our country and return Handan to our country. Isn't it a matter of course."Zhao Yu didn't wait for Zhao Zhong to say anything, and scolded Ge Du for a while.

Ge Du suddenly laughed, and turned his eyes to Zhao Yu: "According to the words of the second son, should you return all the land of your Zhao country to my Wei country?"

As soon as this remark came out, it was like throwing a huge stone into a calm lake, which immediately set off a stormy sea.All the civil and military officials in the palace were furious.

"presumptuous……".

"The madman here is so arrogant."

"Let's talk nonsense, the mere state of Wei dares to let me, Zhao, give you all the land of Wei. Are you deceiving me that there is no one in Zhao?".

Ge Du looked around at the furious Zhao Guowen and Wu: "I'm afraid it's not necessary to talk about it. The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han originally belonged to the Jin Kingdom. However, there is no one in the Jin Kingdom, so they are divided into three. As we all know, the Wei Kingdom is originally a state of Jin." The Duke of Jin, your country of Zhao and the land belong to the country of Jin, so it is only right and proper to give it back to our country now."

"What a clever talker, the widow has learned the lesson."Seeing all the officials, Zhao Zhong was about to refute, looked around them, and spoke to Ge Du.

Ge Du seemed to have heard Zhao Zhong's praise, and bowed to Zhao Zhong: "Your Majesty's absurd praise, foreign envoys are ashamed."

"Since you said that Wei Ying was negotiating with the widow about returning Handan, I don't know how he wants to negotiate."Zhao Zhong didn't want to talk about these useless things with Gedu, and directly asked about the Handan matter that he was most concerned about at present.

Ge Dusao explained to Zhao Zhong: "The foreign ministers are here just by my king's order to ask the king whether he intends to negotiate a peace and alliance with our country. As for the discussion of Handan, we have to wait for the king to go to the suburbs of Handan and discuss with my king. Late".

"Peace?"When Zhao Zhong heard that Ge Du didn't know the conditions for Wei Ying's return to Handan, he couldn't help hesitating.

Ge Du saw Zhao Zhong pondering, and continued to say: "If your majesty intends to negotiate peace with our country, you can inform the foreign ministers of the time. The foreign ministers can also report back to my king, and then we will discuss the affairs of the two countries together in the suburbs of Handan."

"It is possible to negotiate a peace, but I have conditions. If Wei Guo does not agree, then the matter will be dropped."After much deliberation, Zhao Zhongsi made this decision heavily in his heart.

Ge Du looked straight, and looked at Zhao Zhong: "Please tell Zhao Wang clearly what the conditions are."

"Starting tonight, Wei State must transfer the army in Handan City back to Wei State in batches. At the same time, the widow also promises that our Zhao State's army between Xindu and Handan will also return to various places in batches."Zhao Zhong spoke almost word for word, but there was an undeniable charm in his tone.

Ge Du thought about it, looked at the two deputy envoys behind him, and the two deputy envoys nodded slightly: "Since it is a peace negotiation, it should be so. The foreign ministers do not need to report this matter to my king, they only need to send a letter to our general Pang Juan. Just a letter."

Zhao Wuming was silent when he heard these words.What on earth is Zhao Wang so afraid of? The withdrawal of troops is so important to him.

Zhao Xuan's eyes accidentally looked at Zhao Wuming, he was slightly taken aback, and then his brows gradually raised.After thinking for a while, suppressing the doubts in his heart, he turned his eyes to Zhao Zhong: "My father and my ministers suggest that in order for the two countries to negotiate peace smoothly, it is better to stay in this hall. Draw up the purpose of withdrawing troops, and at the same time ask the envoy of Wei Guo to write Good letters, sent together to the opposing armies of the two countries on the outskirts of Handan. In this way, both sides withdraw their troops at the same time, which can also show the sincerity of the two countries.”

"It's not as good as what the messenger wants."Zhao Zhong nodded slightly, looking at Ge Du with a questioning look in his eyes.

Ge Du was taken aback for a moment, unable to figure out why King Zhao was in such a hurry, he paused slightly and then realized: "It's better to obey orders than to be respectful."

"Come here, send a silk letter to the envoy of Wei State."Zhao Zhong shouted orders to the outside of the hall.

Not long after, a servant came over with a table, holding silk books and ink, and handed them to Ge Du respectfully.

Ge Dou didn't delay, and wrote urgently.At the same time, Zhao Zhong spread the silk book on the case table, picked up a pen to write, and after a long time confirmed that it was correct and stamped the king's seal: "The will of the widow has been drawn up, I don't know if your envoy can finish writing it."

"Report to the king and foreign ministers has been written."Ge Du looked at the handwriting on the silk book, took off the jade seal hanging from his waist and covered the silk book, and then replied to Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong put the pen on the case table, looked at the eunuch Ling Zhang Gao at the side: "Bring the silk script written by the envoy."

"Follow the order".Zhang Gao walked down slowly, and saluted Ge Du respectfully.

Ge Du returned the salute, and then handed the silk book to Zhang Gao.

Zhang Gao took the silk book and walked back.Pass the silk book in his hand to Zhao Zhong who is sitting on the throne.

Zhao Zhong looked at it carefully, nodded for a long time, and told Zhang Gao: "Send someone to send the decree in the widow's hand, as well as this silk letter from the envoy of Wei, to the two armies in the outskirts of Handan."

"Follow the order".Zhang Gao respectfully took Zhao Zhong's will and the silk script, and walked out of the hall with both hands in his hands.

A servant seemed to have received an order, and slowly came in, and moved the case table in front of Gedu.

Watching the servant go away, Zhao Zhong felt relieved.Looking at Gedu, as if he had gone to a boulder in his heart, he felt a burst of relief: "Don't blame the widow for withdrawing troops in such a hurry. Since it is a day sooner to negotiate a peace, it is better to be a day later."

"The words of the king are justified."Although Ge Dou didn't know the reason, but since the matter was beneficial to the peace talks between the two, he naturally wouldn't speak ill.As soon as the voice fell, he seemed to think of something: "I don't know when the king plans to go to the outskirts of Handan to discuss peace matters with my king."

"Where is Wei Ying now?"Zhao Zhong didn't tell the time immediately, but instead asked Ge Du.

Ge Du thought for a while and looked at Zhao Zhong: "My king is still in Daliang, the capital of our country."

"It will only take [-] days from Daliang. I have calculated it. You can send a letter to Wei Ying at this time and ask him to leave immediately. After [-] days, I will go to the outskirts of Handan in person to discuss peace with him. Handan Matters".Zhao Zhong was thinking about it in his heart, and then looked at Ge Du.

Ge Du pondered again. Although he didn't know why King Zhao was so urgent, after all, Italy and Wei Guo said: "After the foreign ministers return to the embassy, ​​write to the king immediately, and meet in the outskirts of Handan after [-] days."

"it is good".Zhao Zhong looked around at the civil and military officials in the main hall: "Suddenly tonight the court is only for peace talks. Now that the peace talks have been settled, the widow will issue an order immediately...".

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Wei Guo's envoy to go back to the embassy to rest first."Guowei Xue Li always felt that there was something weird about the big dynasty tonight, so he made a proposal.

Ge Du was taken aback for a moment, knowing that they were about to discuss government affairs, and immediately saluted him respectfully before Zhao Zhong could speak: "The foreign ministers will resign."

Zhao Zhong nodded slightly, and Ge Du turned around and walked out of the hall with the two deputy envoys.

Seeing Ge Du walking away, Xue Li bowed to Zhao Zhong: "Qi State is about to send troops to Wei State. This time, Wei State needs our country to negotiate a peace. The longer our country delays, the advantage it has gained in the peace negotiation will be More and more. I don’t know why the king is so urgent about this matter tonight.”

"The widow is so urgent, so there is naturally a reason for the widow. Is it because of this that the Guowei stopped the widow from leaving the court?"Zhao Zhong was a little displeased, and there was a bit of anger in his tone.

Hearing the anger in Zhao Zhong's tone, Xue Li frowned gradually: "Your Majesty, this matter concerns Handan. Are you asking your Majesty about this matter? Are you guilty?".

"The most important thing for the captain of the country is to manage the defenders of Handan well. As for this matter, don't bother the captain of the country."After Zhao Zhong finished speaking, he stood up directly from the throne, staggered and nearly fell.Zhang Gao wanted to help, but was stopped by Zhao Zhong's eyes.Barely standing still, he waved his sleeves and walked out: "Scatter the court".

"Respectfully send off the king...".All civil and military officials bowed to Zhao Zhong. Xue Li looked at Zhao Zhong's back and thought of something, and sighed silently.

(End of this chapter)