In the Qin Palace.

Treated by the King of Qin, Jing Li, who had a radiant face, said to the King of Qin, who was proud of the spring breeze: "The king, the minister is entrusted by the widow, in addition to sending the princess to Qin, there is also to discuss the alliance with the Qin State. ”

King Qin smiled and said: "The matter of the alliance between Qin and Chu has already been discussed, and I don't want to, the king of Chu actually asked Mr. to come to Qin to form an alliance with the widows, fortunately." ”

Qin Wangdang did not expect that the Chu State would send Ling Yin Jingli to the Qin State to discuss an alliance, which was much more generous than sending an important minister, which can be described as full of sincerity.

Seeing that King Qin agreed, Jing Li immediately asked, "I wonder when the king thinks the alliance can be formally formed?" ”

Qin Wangdang thought about it, the matter of Qin and Chu's alliance should be carried out as soon as possible. However, at this time, the two countries of Qin and Qi were also marrying, and when they married the queen, they announced an alliance with the Chu State, which would inevitably offend the Qi State, which was very inappropriate.

Now that the Eastern War is imminent, the two states of Qi and Chu and Qin want to make friends so that they can fight with confidence.

Thinking about it, he said: "Mr. came to Qin in person, this is the honor of the widow, and it has always been the wish of the widow to form an alliance with the Chu State, for this reason, the widow intends to fast for seven days to show his sincerity." However, now that the marriage date is approaching, there is no time for a long fast. Therefore, the widow intends to formally exchange the covenant with the state of Chu on the tenth day after the marriage, I don't know what Mr. thinks. ”

Jing Li originally wanted to form an alliance with the Qin state immediately after the marriage of the king of Qin, but he had no way to refute the reason proposed by the king of Qin to fast as a sign of sincerity.

You can't say it with a big grin, it's okay to be casual, I don't care about Chu.

Jing Li calculated the time, the tenth day after King Qin's marriage, it was also ten days before the princess's wedding, and the time was not bad.

Thinking about it, he arched his hand and said, "I am willing to listen to the king's orders." ”

After a pause, Jing Li continued: "Great King, the two countries of Qin and Chu have been married for generations, and now they have reconciled, and the widow is very happy, and he is willing to hand over the six counties of Shangnan and other counties in the south of Wuguan to the Qin State to show the sincerity of the Chu State that is willing to make friends with the Qin State. ”

As soon as these words came out, there were immediately bursts of exclamations in the hall, and the generosity of the Chu State was beyond the expectations of the ministers of the Qin State.

Not only Qin Chen, but even Qin Wangdang himself was shocked.

The land south of Wuguan has been taken away by the state of Chu since the death of the first king. Now the six counties of Shangnan returned by the Chu State are basically most of the central Yuzhong region, and the land is close to two hundred li, which is really a great gift.

The state of Chu is so generous, the state of Qin cannot but express it.

But after thinking about it, Qin Wangdang suddenly fell into helplessness, in recent years, the Qin State has been hit hard by the Chu State and the Three Jin Dynasty, and the areas outside the gate have basically been lost, but there is no land exchange to the Chu State. Not to mention a hundred miles, not even fifty miles.

Thinking about it, Qin Wangdang couldn't help but look at Xiangguo Zhang Yi on the side.

Although in the past two years, Zhang Yi has spent most of his time recuperating at home, and rarely discusses matters in the court, although during this period of time, the affairs of Qin and abroad are basically decided by the King of Qin and Zhu Liji, but now that the state of Chu is visiting, Zhang Yi, as a prime minister, is in the palace, and this kind of thing should still be handed over to Zhang Yi.

Not only because Zhang Yi was originally good at dealing with various countries, but also because although Zhang Yi was recuperating behind closed doors during this time, his influence on the DPRK and China was not much weaker.

Seeing King Qin's inquiring gaze, Zhang Yi immediately walked out of the group of ministers and asked Jing Li: "The King of Chu is so generous, our country is flattered, I don't know if our country has anything to serve the king of Chu?" ”

Jing Cui glanced at Zhang Yi and sighed: "Don't hide it from Wu Xinjun (Zhang Yi Vaba Shu was awarded Wu Xinjun with military merits), before Wei helped Qi against Chu during the Qi and Chu War, and the widow was very angry. However, the last siege of Wei failed because Zhao was attacked by the Hu people. Therefore, the widow was willing to ask the Qin State to send troops to attack the Wei State together with the Chu State at the cost of the six counties in Shangnan, so as to teach the King of Wei a lesson. ”

"This..." Zhang Yi's face was embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi hesitated and did not answer immediately, knowing that the Yuzhong region, which had basically been emptied by the Chu State, could not satisfy the Qin State.

So, Jing Li threw out another bait: "The king, Wu Xinjun, the rebellious behavior of Wei is also despised by all countries, and now King Zhao, King Han, King Song, have agreed to the request of the widow and are ready to send troops to Wei." Under siege by various countries, even if Wei had the help of Qi, it was difficult to take care of each other. At that time, the Qin State will send troops to attack the Wei State, Fenyin, Puyang and other places, and they will be captured. ”

Qin Wang Dang showed an expectant look when he heard this.

Shangnan and other places are good to say, the east is the state of Chu, the state of Chu is strong, it is difficult to win. And Puyang, once it is acquired by the Qin State, then the Qin State will open a gap to the east, and it will not be locked in the pass by the Three Jin and Chu States and cannot go east.

Thinking about it, Qin Wangdang's heart was hot, naturally since he ascended the throne, Qin's army has not left Guanzhong, and now, it seems that the opportunity has come.

This is the only one, and this alliance between Qin and Chu is really worth it.

King Qin straightened his clothes, and just as he was about to agree, Zhang Yi's voice came.

"Sir, although the good intentions of the king of Chu are very much accepted by our country, but our country is unfortunate, not long ago it was defeated by Zhao State, and now I am busy with the king's marriage, so it is better to wait for our country to discuss it, and wait for the official alliance between Qin and Chu, and then give Mr. an answer, I don't know what Mr. thinks?"

Zhang Yi's reply was unexpected by Jing Li, but at this time, the alliance between Qin and Chu was imminent, and Jing Li was unwilling to press the Qin State, so he responded: "Of course, I am willing to wait for the good news of the Qin State." ”

After Jing Li left, after King Qin dispersed the ministers, he left Zhang Yi and other important ministers and asked: "Father Xiang, just now the State of Chu was willing to use Shangnan and other places to invite us to besiege the State of Wei, why didn't Father Xiang agree?" ”

Listening to King Qin's question, seeing that Zhu Liji and others also looked over, Zhang Yi explained: "Great King, not long ago, the two countries of Chu and Song invaded Qi, and as a result, the Song State monopolized the land of Xue. In addition, more than a month ago, the king of Chu and the king of Han met with Xu, and then the state of Chu handed over Anling to Korea. These various signs indicate that the state of Chu is contacting various countries to besiege the state of Wei. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Li said quickly: "Xiangguo, that's right, Wei is about to be besieged by all countries, this is a rare opportunity, shouldn't we agree to Chu and send troops to Wei together?" ”

Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "No, the determination of the Chu State to attack the Wei State has been made, so whether I, the Qin State, is involved, the Chu State will start a war against the Wei State." In that case, why should we attack Wei? ”

Zhu Li was stunned for a moment, and said uncomfortably in his heart: "Xiangguo, can we just watch the countries besiege the Wei State." ”

"Of course not." Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "We have been fighting with Zhao State in Shangjun for more than two years, recaptured several counties, plus the two counties returned by Zhao State not long ago, Yiqu State has been separated from Zhao State. Since the Yiqu Kingdom was defeated by our Qin army three years ago, it has been greatly injured. Therefore, what I mean is that while the countries are attacking Wei and the vitality of Yiqu has not recovered, it is not too late to concentrate the main force first to solve the worries of Yiqu State, and then send troops to attack Wei. ”