Xiong Huai was stunned.

Cowhide is an important raw material for making leather armor, except for the rhinoceros leather armor of Chu and Yue, cowhide is the strongest of leather armor. And the two things of tendons and horns are also important strategic materials.

These things are all contraband, and countries are generally not allowed to sell them.

Now, Gongzi An, as the envoy of Yan State, actually brought these things to Chu State, whether it was given or sold, it was a good thing for Chu State.

It's no wonder that Gongzi An wants to come to Chu secretly.

If this matter is known by Qi or Wei, then it will definitely hate Yan Guo.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately asked: "Where is Gongzi An now, the widow wants to see him." ”

Jing Liying said: "The king, the minister has already settled him in the minister's mansion, if the king wants to summon him now, the minister will immediately bring him to the palace." ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai nodded: "Bring Gongzi An now." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Soon, Jing Li came to the hall with a person.

Xiong Huai looked at the man dressed as a businessman, but he showed nobility everywhere, and knew that this person was Gongzi An, and the reason why he was dressed like this should be to hide his identity.

Sure enough, after the man came not far in front of Xiong Huai, he immediately saluted and said, "Foreign Minister Ji An, meet the King of Chu." ”

"Excuse me!"

After Gongzi got up, Xiong Huai asked, "I don't know if Gongzi came to Chu at this time, do you have any advice and widows?" ”

"Don't dare." Gongzi An's face showed a hint of flattery, his posture was very low, and he replied: "King, last year, we promised to sell more than 1,000 high-grade war horses to Chu State. The widow has always kept this matter in mind, and he does not dare to slack off at all. However, it is a pity that a few months ago, the Donghu people attacked our country, resulting in the destruction of the pastures in the north of our country. Therefore, the war horse that was originally promised to the Chu State has been unable to be fulfilled this year.

Therefore, the widow sent a special minister to Chu to ask the king for guilt. We are willing to offer 5,000 cowhides and 100 carts of horns to apologize to the king. ”

Xiong Huai was taken aback.

Five thousand cowhides, this is definitely not a few, if the Chu State kills five thousand cows in one bite, Xiong Huai will take care of it, and his heart will ache for a long time.

What's more, there are a hundred carts of tendons and horns, which are certainly not enough for 5,000 cows.

This is a large amount of war readiness.

Just thinking about it, His Royal Highness Jing Li opened his mouth and said: "Gongzi's words are wrong, the agreement between Chu and Yan is just a deal, Yan Guo has suffered misfortune, I feel the same and sympathize with it, in this case, Yan Guo can't complete the agreement, just send someone to inform it, and I will naturally understand." Where is there any need for apologies? ”

Xiong Huai nodded, Chu and Yan are equal countries, and Yan is not a vassal state of Chu, so although Yan Guo himself put his posture very low, Chu State cannot accept it with a big grin. The cowhide and tendon horns offered by Yan Guo are naturally not available to Chu State, but so many strategic materials come to Chu State, and Yan State can't be transported back again!

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai opened his mouth and said: "What Ling Yin said is good, the widow has always been able to convince people with virtue, how can he do such a difficult thing for a strong man!" Therefore, please don't say anything about thanks, otherwise you will be ashamed. ”

Seeing that Gongzi An nodded, Xiong Huai continued: "However, since King Yan has already transported these things to the Chu State, if the widow refuses, it will be a little unkind, so the widow plans to buy all the things that Gongzi brought, I don't know what Gongzi thinks." ”

Xiong Huai thought that Gongzi An would happily agree, but as a result, he saw Gongzi An shaking his head.

"Childe, is there anything wrong with the proposal of the widow?" Xiong Huai asked.

Gongzi An shook his head and said, "The king is kind, and the minister already knows." However, when the minister set off from Jidu, the widow told him that he must give these things to the king, if the minister brought these things, and then took away a lot of money, and when the minister returned to Jidu, the king of Yan would definitely not like it, and would think that the minister was greedy for money, and forgot the friendship between Chu and Yan. ”

Saying that, Gongzi An sighed with emotion: "Great King, King Yan is in the capital of Ji, and he often sighs, if it wasn't for the great king's full help, and at the same time blocked the pressure of Qin and Qi, it would be a luxury for Yan to restore the country, not to mention that King Yan can re-ascend to the throne of Yan Jun." Therefore, these things brought by the minister can only be sent, not sold. If the king resolutely refuses to accept it, then the minister has no choice but to leave these things in the Chu State, and then return to the Yan Kingdom alone to ask the King of Yan for his guilt. ”

"This..." Xiong Huai and Jing Carp glanced at each other, both of them showing a confused look, and they couldn't figure out what Yan Guo meant.

Could it be that King Fei Yan is really such a friendly monarch?

Xiong Huai didn't believe it.

As the saying goes, there is nothing to be done, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

Either you have something else to ask for, or you have a plan.

Thinking of the fact that Gongzi An sent so many war materials on the eve of the war between Chu and Qi Wei, King Yan seemed to be supporting the war between Chu and Qi Wei.

Xiong Huai glanced at Gongzi An below, could it be that this is what King Yan meant, as long as he can attack the Qi State and retaliate against the Qi State, even if the Yan State supports other countries for free, he will not hesitate?

But even so, Xiong Huai couldn't accept it.

Chu and Yan are far apart and have no conflict of interest, so Xiong Huai does not want Chu to lose Yan as a natural ally.

Exchanges between countries do not end in a short period of time, but are long-lasting, and immediate interests will inevitably lead to long-term enmity.

Fraud, demands, oppression, and fear are all at the root of the breakdown in relations between the two countries.

Therefore, Xiong Huai didn't want the Chu State to take advantage of the Yan State, lest the King of Yan would be annoyed and angry when he recalled it in the future.

As a result, there was a rift between the two countries of Chu and Yan, which had no conflict.

Mutual benefit is the way for the two countries to have a long-term friendship.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at Gongzi An, who was full of sincerity, and said hesitantly: "Childe, the friendship of King Yan for the widow has already been felt by the widow. Although King Yan has this good intention, the widow is very happy in his heart, but the widow can't agree to this heavy gift. I have heard that there is no merit, not to mention, the widow helped the Yan Kingdom to restore the country, did he want the King of Yan to repay?

King Yan's move was to trap the widow and be unkind, and the widow could not accept it. ”

As soon as Gongzi An heard that the tone of the King of Chu was not good, he immediately bowed and apologized: "The king, the widow is just expressing a piece of gratitude in his heart, and he has never been unkind to the king. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, accepting Gongzi'an's statement, and then asked: "Childe, the widow can accept the heart of King Yan, but the widow also wants to reciprocate, I don't know if there is anything we can do to help King Yan?" ”

"This..."

Gongzi An was very embarrassed on the surface, but he was relieved in his heart.