There is a north-south river between Changzhi City and Changzi County, which is named Qinghe because the river is very clear.

After a temporary hiatus to the war due to snowfall, the Qinghe River became the dividing line between the Qin and Zhao armies in the Beishangdang Basin.

The eastern part of the Qing River belonged to the control area of the Zhao state, while the western side belonged to the control area of the Qin state.

Beginning on January 3, 259 B.C., many craftsmen appeared on the plains on the east side of the river and began to work intensively, setting up two sizable camps here.

Unlike the usual marching camps, these two camps seem to be made of relatively simple materials from the nearby forest, but the layout is quite atmospheric, and at first glance it is clear that they should be temporary palaces for some big people to stay.

This is the place where the upcoming Zhao Dan, the monarch of the Zhao State, and Qin Wangji, the monarch of the Qin State, will meet and negotiate the peace, and the two camps will be used by the two kings and their entourage to stay and live.

Although the buildings of the two camps are the same as the majesty and imposing atmosphere, the style is different when you look closely.

The Zhao camp in the east is more daring, with sharp lines revealing a sharp and enterprising meaning, just like the color of the Zhao flag.

The Qin camp in the west is square and solemn, just like the black admired by the Qin people.

These two camps were built by two groups of craftsmen from the Qin and Zhao kingdoms.

The two camps were not next to each other, but were separated by miles, leaving a large open space in the center of the two camps, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops.

In the center of the open space is a high platform, the platform is eight feet high, a total of 56 steps, the top is a hall, standing in the hall by the window, you can overlook every move of dozens of miles nearby.

Thanks to the efforts of thousands of craftsmen from both countries, the two camps and the high platform were built in a total of only six days.

When the camp was built, a large number of palace men and soldiers from both countries moved in and began to prepare for the arrival of the two kings.

On January 10, 259 B.C., a meeting called the "Qinghe Meeting" by later historians was held here.

On the morning of this day, Zhao Dan set off from Changzhi City, escorted by 20,000 Zhao soldiers, and came here.

Today's Zhao Dan is dressed in a red royal robe, wearing a black crown, and the whole person is sitting in the carriage, with a straight body, looking both spiritual and majestic.

In front of Zhao Dan, six red horses galloped side by side, pulling the carriage steadily forward under the control of the driver.

There is a saying in "The Book of Wang Du": "The Son of Heaven drives six, the princes drive five, the Qing drives four, the doctor is three, the scholar is two, and the Shuren is one."

Having said that, in this era, etiquette collapsed, and the princes had long since ceased to take the majesty of Zhou Tianzi seriously.

Today's Zhou Tianzi is just a pitiful worm huddled in Luoyi trembling, not even as good as the feudal lords of some big countries.

So naturally, there will be no more people to follow the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, such a meeting between the two countries cannot be attended by Zhao Dan alone.

In addition to the Zhao general Le Cheng, who was responsible for the escort duties, and the 20,000 Zhao soldiers, Zhao Dan was followed by dozens of carriages, all of which were some Zhao Guo's secretaries and doctors.

These ministers of the Zhao state were mainly led by the secretary Yu Xin and the upper doctor Lou Chang, who would be responsible for the main details of the negotiations, and at the same time advise the monarch during the negotiations.

As for Zhao State's two feudal monarchs, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, they were responsible for sitting in Handan during the negotiation period and maintaining stability in Zhao Guoda's rear.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses marched with astonishing momentum, and the horses' hooves trampled on the snow-covered ground, which soon made the entire road extremely muddy, and countless small animals that had been awakened from hibernation scurried around.

It was about noon, and Zhao Dan and his entourage came to the Qinghe camp.

Zhao Dan left most of his troops in the camp, and only let Le Cheng take the three thousand elite soldiers among them and continue to escort him to the open space in the two camps.

Just when Zhao Dan's team had just arrived in the clearing, on the other side of the clearing, the team of the Qin State also began to enter.

Because of the high platform in the center, Zhao Dan could not see the appearance of the Qin State team opposite, and could only see a black "Qin" flag fluttering high.

Soon, Zhao Dan's carriage came to the bottom of the high platform.

Zhao Dan stepped out of the carriage and led a group of Zhao ministers behind him to step by step, and came to the hall at the top of the high platform.

At the moment when Zhao Dan stepped into the hall, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the opposite side.

Just across the hall, a group of people were also walking in in an orderly manner, led by an old man who looked about as tall as Zhao Dan, with gray hair, wearing a black royal robe, and a black crown.

Just as Zhao Dan looked at the old man, the old man also looked at Zhao Dan, and the eyes of the two sides met in the air.

The old man's gaze froze slightly, and a momentum suddenly erupted.

At this moment, Zhao Dan suddenly had an illusion in his heart, as if he was not facing an old man who was dying, but a towering mountain that could not be climbed!

"What a strong momentum." Zhao Dan's heart was secretly surprised, knowing that this must be the monarch of the Qin State, the strongest king among the countries today - Qin Wangji.

Zhao Dan let out a sigh of relief, took a few steps forward, then listened, and saluted Qin Wangji.

This is not because Zhao Dan is willing to show weakness, but because this negotiation was held on the territory of Zhao State, so Zhao Dan, as the host, had to salute the guests first.

Qin Wangqi also returned Zhao Dan's salute.

The two saluted each other, and then each took their seats on either side.

After the two of them sat down, the ministers of the Qin State behind Qin Wangji stepped forward at the same time and saluted respectfully towards Zhao Dan: "I've seen the king." ”

Zhao Dan also returned the salute.

The ministers of the Qin State sat down separately.

After the ministers of the Qin State sat down, the ministers of the Zhao State also stepped forward and saluted to the Qin Wangji: "I have seen the king." ”

Qin Wangji also returned the salute, and Zhao Guoqun's ministers sat down.

It was at this time that Zhao Dan had the opportunity to take a look at these ministers of the Qin State in front of him.

These Qin ministers were all dressed in long robes, with the front robe and the back robe dragged to the ground, and several of them were narrow and thin, shaped like a trumpet, similar to the Hanfu known in later generations, and each of them had different robes, brown, green, red, and black.

"Notes on Ancient and Modern China" contains: "More than three grades, green robes and deep robes, and white robes are all made of silk. ”

Therefore, the grade of these ministers of the Qin State is obviously not low.

Zhao Dan's gaze wandered among the ministers of the Qin State, but he secretly thought in his heart: "I don't know which one of them is Fan Sui?" ”

Soon, Zhao Dan locked his eyes on a middle-aged man beside Qin Wangji who was not tall, with a long face and small eyes, and a beard under his chin.

Judging from the portrait presented by Hu Yiwei, this person should be Fan Sui.

"I hope this Fan Sui won't make any big trouble." Zhao Dan thought in his heart as he gestured to Yu Xin beside him with his gaze.

Now that everyone has arrived, it is natural that this peace talks should begin.