Perseus was in a hurry.

"I hope to see your king, the situation in the Western Regions is very critical now, I have been away from my country for a long time, and my country and people are eagerly looking forward to the reinforcements of Zhao State!"

Perseus was indeed in a hurry, after all, anyone who was placed under house arrest for several days and then lost contact with all his subordinates would definitely become anxious.

However, no matter how Perseus tried to persuade the Zhao State guards in front of him, these men in black were completely unmoved, and they didn't even have any change in expression.

Over the course of a few days, Perseus's mood became more and more depressed.

This is the end of it.

Perseus sat down in his chair and said weakly to the only subordinate who accompanied him in front of him: "Ales, what do you say Zhao Guoren wants to do to us?" ”

Ales, who had been acting as a translator, paused for a moment, and then shook his head blankly: "Dear Perseus, Ales doesn't know what these Zhao people want to do, and you also know that Zhao people will not reveal anything in front of us." ”

Perseus sighed and was silent for a while.

At this time, Perseus suddenly regretted his mission.

Perhaps, it is necessary to come to this land after learning more about the state of Zhao, rather than rushing to travel for the sake of merit with the words of some captives and merchants.

At this moment, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps.

Perseus perked up and looked at the door.

The door was opened, and three men appeared in front of Perseus.

Perseus immediately recognized that one of them was Mao Sui, the "head of diplomacy" of Zhao State, who appeared in front of him that day.

However, at this moment, Mao Sui stood respectfully behind a man in his thirties from Zhao Guo, this man was a superior at a glance, and his eyebrows were quite majestic.

There was another man in a red robe standing beside this noble man of the Zhao Kingdom, and Perseus could feel it from his steps alone, this person had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he should be a general.

Perseus did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly stood up.

Mao Sui introduced: "This is our great traveler Zheng Zhu, and this is our northern governor Li Mu, who came to communicate with the envoy on the order of our king. ”

"Li Mu?" After listening to Ales's translation, Perseus's whole face showed a look of surprise.

Li Mu's great name Perseus was very impressive, after all, it was a name that all the Hun captives captured by the Seleucids feared, and whenever this name was mentioned, the Huns behaved as if they had seen a ghost.

Therefore, Perseus naturally knew that Li Mu was the famous general of Zhao who defeated the Xiongnu and forced the Huns to move west.

But what surprised Perseus even more was that with Li Mu's status, he could only stand by the side of this "Zheng Zhu" and play a supporting role.

It seems that this Zheng Zhu must be a big man in Zhao State.

Therefore, Perseus did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed: "Perseus has seen two adults. ”

In fact, if Perseus could know more about Zhao Guo, he would know that with the status of Mao Sui and Li Mu, there was no need to be so respectful to the real Zheng Zhu, and he would also know that Zheng Zhu was actually over fifty years old, and he was not so young at all.

It's a pity that Perseus has been under house arrest since he came to Handan, and there is no way to inquire about any news of Zhao Guo.

This "Zheng Zhu" is actually Zhao Dan, the monarch of Zhao State.

Zhao Dan smiled and beckoned Perseus to sit down, and then said to Perseus: "Widow...... I heard that Perseus's envoy wants to join forces with our country to flank the Huns this time? ”

After listening to the translation, Perseus was excited in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Dear lord, that's exactly what it is. The Huns have invaded our Seleucid lands and slaughtered our people, and we desperately want help from the powerful Zhao state. After finishing speaking, he threw his hand towards Zhao Dan again and again, and the meaning of pleading was overflowing.

Zhao Dan looked at Perseus with a pleading face, and there was no wave in his heart.

What are you kidding, it must be impossible for this white-toothed person to let people send troops.

Perseus's gaze mainly fell on Zhao Dan, but when he found that Zhao Dan was completely unmoved, he couldn't help but feel a little unsettled.

Perseus thought for a moment and said very earnestly: "We have heard that the Xiongnu are also the sworn enemies of the Zhao State, can the powerful Zhao State tolerate the Xiongnu becoming strong again by plundering our people and land?" If that is the case, the Huns will definitely cause great trouble to Zhao again in the future. ”

Zhao Dan listened to the translation with a smile, and then said: "Mr. Perseus, what I want to remind you is that the Huns are now the trouble of Seleucus, not the trouble of my Zhao State. ”

Perseus was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhao Dan who was smiling in front of him, seemed to understand something, and showed a wry smile a little helplessly: "Venerable Antiochus II has already spoken, as long as the powerful King of Zhao is willing to send troops to aid us, we can provide some materials within our ability as a thank you for sending troops to Zhao State." ”

Perseus is also a smart man, and he knows that since he persuaded with his mouth that the Zhao people could not send troops, then he could only throw the ultimate weapon of murder - profit.

Zhao Dan smiled: "Materials? Mr. Perseus, soon you will be free, and then you will know that for us in the Zhao Kingdom, supplies are not a big problem. ”

When Zhao Dan said this, he could be said to be full of confidence in his heart.

Perseus was dumbfounded, and after a long time he said, "In that case, then I don't know what the king of your country wants?" ”

Zhao Dan almost didn't think about it, and said in a very affirmative tone: "Land! My king's request is very simple, all the land occupied by the Huns and then captured by us must be owned by our Zhao State after the war. ”

As soon as Perseus heard Zhao Dan's words, he suddenly felt a feeling of joy falling from the sky in his heart and wanting to laugh wildly.

You must know that at the beginning, Perseus came to ask for help with the mentality that it was absolutely impossible for the people of Zhao to defend the Western Regions, but now the people of Zhao don't want materials or grain and grass, and only want land, isn't this exactly what Perseus wants?

But on the surface, Perseus was still very entangled and thought about it for a long time, and then bargained with Zhao Dan before agreeing.

"Yes, as long as the land can be recaptured from the hands of the Huns, then these lands can be owned by the Zhao State!"