Chapter 22: The Su Dynasty Envoy Qi (5)
On the Jinluan Palace, many Qi ministers widened their eyes one after another, looking at Hou Sheng with a bewildered expression, and even the face of the top queen moved slightly, looking a little surprised.
Everyone knows that the relationship between Hou Sheng and the envoy of the Qin State in recent years is really good, and it is almost the same **, 90% of the pro-Qin ministers in the political arena of the Qi State have been connected with Yi Zhuang through Hou Sheng, and it can even be said that Hou Sheng is one of the leaders of the pro-Qin faction.
But it was such a person whose ass should have been on the side of Qin Guo jumped out on such an important occasion and announced loudly: "Help Zhao Guohao, help Zhao Guomiao, help Zhao Guo This idea quacks!" ”
Surprised? Not surprised?
As soon as Hou Sheng's words came out, the envoy of the Qin State, Yi Zhuang, was hit hard, and the whole person fell from heaven to the region in an instant, his face became completely pale, and he didn't understand why things had become like this.
Brother Housheng, did you take the wrong line book, this script is not written like this!
Only Su Dai, the envoy of the Zhao State who was sitting on the side, quietly showed an unknown secret smile on his face at this moment.
Before the ministers could recover from this bombshell thrown by Hou Sheng, Qi Wangjian, who was sitting on the first throne of the Jinluan Palace, suddenly spoke.
The words of the chief manager won the hearts of the widows. In the opinion of the widow, this is the best strategy to help Zhao resist Qin! What do you think? ”
If it is said that the wave of Hou Sheng just now directly kicked Yizhuang from heaven to hell, then now the second wave that followed by Qi Wangjian can almost be said to have directly pronounced the result of this debate!
The envoy of the Qin State, Yi Zhuang, was already completely stunned, and the whole person sat there like an ice sculpture, and his whole body seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant.
The ministers of the pro-Zhao faction were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all echoed loudly: "The king is high! ”
As for the ministers of the pro-Qin faction, they looked at each other, and they couldn't find the north at all for a while.
What, what? Why did Hou Sheng and Qi Wang Jian jump out at this time and give a wave of backstabs to the pro-Qin faction?
These ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, they all focused on the body of the great priest Tian Yan, hoping that this pro-Qin faction figure could have some way to turn the tide.
At this moment, Tian Yan is so angry in his heart.
At this time, even if Tian Yan is a fool, he can see that between this Hou Sheng and the Great King (Qi Wangjian), he is definitely angry in advance, otherwise he can sing and harmonize like this?
In this way, wouldn't Tian Yan stand on the opposite side of Qi Wangjian? Tell me that this courtier stands on the opposite side of the king, and can he still have good fruit to eat!
To put it bluntly, since Hou Sheng has made a plan with the king, but he didn't inform Tian Yan in advance, doesn't he just want to calculate Tian Yan, let Tian Yan become the minister of this disobedient king, and roast Tian Yan on the fire!
Tian Yan's body was so angry that he kept trembling, and there was only one thought in his heart - Hou Sheng, you bastard who sold his teammates!
But at this time, Tian Yan still couldn't attack, after all, now that Qi Wangjian has made it clear that he is supporting Hou Sheng, Tian Yan jumped out to refute Hou Sheng, isn't that just a slap in the face of Qi Wangjian?
Besides, the friendship between him Tian Yan and the people of the Qin State has not reached the point where he can jump out for the people of the Qin State.
Therefore, when Qi Wangjian opened his mouth, Tian Yan knew that this matter was already a foregone conclusion.
No, there may be a silver lining.
The only glimmer of hope lies in the only woman in the hall.
Queen.
Only this authoritarian Empress Dowager of Qi can have the power to overturn Qi Wangjian's decision in such a situation.
But - will the Queen Mother make a move?
Tian Yan secretly glanced up at the queen, but found that the queen mother of Qi was just sitting there peacefully, looking at her son lovingly, but she didn't even have the slightest intention to speak.
Tian Yan let out a long sigh, leaned over, and said in a respectful tone: "The king is high, and the minister Tian Yan - seconded!" ”
After Tian Yan, it was naturally a series of seconding voices.
None of you are stupid, now that the eldest brothers have surrendered, the younger brothers must not follow.
After Hou Sheng and Tian Yan, the two pro-Qin bannermen, defected, a unified resolution was quickly formed in the Qi court, that is, to help Zhao resist Qin!
Subsequently, under the auspices of the Grand Manager Hou Sheng, Qi quickly reached a consensus with Su Dai, the envoy of Zhao State.
Qi will allocate half a year's grain to Zhao State, but these grains are not free, Zhao State will buy these grains at a price two percent higher than the market price, and the first batch of grain will begin to be shipped to Zhao State in seven days, and all the grain will be completely transported in about three to four months.
The next details were naturally finalized by the members of the Zhao State delegation and the low-level officials of the Qi State brought by the Su Dynasty, and it was not the turn of these bigwigs to worry about it.
As for the envoy of the Qin State who was sitting in the corner of the hall in despair, no one cared about him anymore. State-to-state diplomacy is like that, today you are treated as a guest, but tomorrow you may not even be as good as a dog.
After the end of the Great Dynasty Meeting, Su Dai and Hou Sheng deliberately rubbed for a while, and when the other ministers were finished, the two walked out of the Jinluan Hall side by side.
Hou Sheng's mood looked obviously very good, and he smiled at Su Dai very affectionately: "Su Qing, I just arrived in my mansion with a group of Yue national singers, why don't we get together tonight, how about it?" ”
Su Dai's face was also full of smiles, and he arched his hand towards Hou Shengyi, and said: "Dai has the king's life, since the overall situation has been decided at this moment, then Dai will set off to return to Handan today to restore his life, with the heart of King Anwu, so I can only ask the chief priest for forgiveness." ”
After a pause, Su Dai suddenly took out a fist-sized square box from his arms as if by magic, and stuffed it into Hou Sheng's hand without revealing a trace.
Hou Sheng was slightly stunned, then took the box as fast as he could, carefully opened the box and took a look, and then showed an incomparably bright smile on his face, took the box into his arms, and then arched his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then Sheng will wish Su Qing a smooth journey." ”
The two of them each boarded the carriage under His Royal Highness Jin Luan and said goodbye.
It wasn't until Hou Sheng's carriage disappeared from view that Su Dai, who was sitting in the carriage, turned around, and for the first time showed a relaxed look on his face.
The reason why Hou Sheng's attitude suddenly has such a 180-degree turn cannot, of course, be for no reason.
In fact, long before the envoy to Zhao State, Su Dai already knew a lot about the political arena of Qi State, and he knew the weakness of Hou Sheng's greed for money.
All of this is thanks to Su Dai's biological brother who was a guest secretary in Qi State, the youngest of the three Su - Su Li!
It was precisely because of Su Li, an intelligence channel within the Qi State, that Su Dai dared to slap his chest loudly in front of Zhao Dan, the monarch of Zhao State, and said such words as "The king does not need to cut the land of Maiqiu to Qi State, and the minister can also make Qi borrow grain from Zhao".
It is foreseeable that if Su Dai did not save this land of wheat hills for Zhao Guo, then Zhao Dan probably would not have promised Su Dai the official position of Zhao Guoxing.
This fully reflects the truth that there is a reward for how much you contribute.
However, there is actually something worth mentioning here, that is, in Su Dai's original plan, he planned to directly use more money and treasures than the Qin people to stun Hou Sheng, so that Hou Sheng would change from a pro-Qin faction to a pro-Zhao faction.
But later, when Zhao Dan persuaded Duping Jun Tian Dan to let Tian Dan also participate in this plan, Tian Dan put forward a different opinion.
After all, Su Li is just a guest secretary, and he has never been the core figure of the Qi State, but Tian Dan, the great hero of the restoration of the Qi State, is not.
In the opinion of Tian Dan, who is more familiar with the high-level of Qi than Su Dai, although Hou Sheng is greedy, he is still a principled person, at least he is impeccable in taking money to do things.
Therefore, if you simply use money to smash it, it may not be able to succeed, even if you can use money to knock down Hou Sheng, you may not be able to convince Qi Wangjian behind Hou Sheng.
So what to do? Tian Dan put forward an opinion, that is, to bribe him with some kind of treasure that Hou Sheng and even Qi Wangjian, two people who are greedy for pleasure, could not refuse, so that he could succeed in one fell swoop.
Does Zhao have such a treasure?
Yes.
And there is only one piece, a treasure that Tiandan named to be sent.
This treasure was once famous all over the world when it was unearthed, and it once made Qin Wangji want to exchange fifteen cities for this treasure, and it also made Lin Xiangru, who was just a eunuch of Zhao at that time, Ling Mixian, a guest, become famous in one fell swoop, and also created an idiom called "Returning to Zhao".
This treasure was later made into a jade seal, which has been passed down from generation to generation by successive emperors, and it is definitely a priceless treasure among the top 5,000 years in China.
The name of this treasure is, of course, called - He's Bi!
In Tian Dan's view, only a treasure like He's Bi can completely and thoroughly impress Hou Sheng and Qi Wangjian behind Hou Sheng, so that Hou Sheng and Qi Wangjian can change from the pro-Qin faction to the pro-Zhao faction.
Facts have proved that what Tian Dan said is not wrong at all.
After Su Dai came to Linzi, he secretly begged Hou Sheng, handed over a large amount of money to Hou Sheng, and at the same time showed He's Bi, promising to hand it over to Hou Sheng after the matter was completed, in exchange for Hou Sheng's promise to change his position.
Facts have proved that He's Bi, a world-famous treasure, is much more reliable than any money and friendship.
According to the intelligence, Hou Sheng quietly entered the palace that night, and secretly asked to see Qi Wangjian once, thinking that he was going to offer a plan.
Tian Dan, who is good at winning by surprise, really received a miraculous effect, and on the basis of today's Qi State Grand Meeting, Qi Wang Jian and Hou Sheng, a pair of monarchs and ministers, suddenly made a difficulty, and helped Su Dai to win in one fell swoop.
As a result, Su Dai successfully calculated the envoy of the Qin State, Yi Zhuang, perfectly completed the task assigned by Zhao Dan, defeated the Qin State in diplomacy, and won back a city for the Zhao State.
Su Dai, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a agitated mood at the moment, although his temples were already gray, he couldn't wait to fly back to Handan immediately to meet King Zhao and receive this meritorious service.
From today onwards, the name of my Su Dai will surely reappear in the ears of people all over the world!
Bit by bit memories quietly emerged in Su Dai's mind, and when he thought of the young but trusted him so much, he almost did not hesitate to entrust the super treasure of Heshi Bi into his own hands, just in exchange for the last victory of Zhao Guo's diplomacy, Su Dai couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.
"Knowing people and being good at their duties, resolute in mind, in order to do great things, they do not hesitate to do great things, they do not hesitate to invest in different treasures, and they do not hesitate to lobby their courtiers with the respect of the king, and they only focus on Zhao State. The king, in the future, will be the immortal hero! ”