Gao Yuan asked again: "Liu Hong, you have been in the Qi country for a long time, in your opinion, within the Qi country, the court and the people, what do you think of the current struggle between the countries, from the fact that after the destruction of the two countries of Qi and Zhao, has there been any change in the discussion within the Qi country?" After a pause, he said, "You have to answer me truthfully about this matter, and you don't have to have any worries." ”

Of course, Liu Hong knew the intention of Gao Yuan's question, and immediately said: "Back to the lord, the villain is mainly engaged in business and trade in the Qi country, and he is not involved in military affairs, and most of the people he makes friends with are businessmen, even if he gets acquainted with a few officials, it is also for the convenience of business contacts, and what he talks about is also interests rather than government affairs, so the villain does not know much about the government affairs of Qi State." But the villain and the businessmen and officials of the Qi country have made contacts, and occasionally talked about a sentence or two, and the villain has also heard some of the streets and alleys of the Qi country, and the women's restaurant, and he has not taken it to heart. ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "Okay, you will tell everything you have seen and heard in the Qi country." ”

Liu Hongdao: "After the restoration of Qi from Tiandan, the domestic war-weariness was extremely strong, the king of Qi Xiang reigned for 19 years, and there were only three battles in Qi country, all of which were attacked by other countries, and Qi never carried out foreign wars, and after the death of King Qi Xiang, Qi Wang Jian succeeded to the throne, and the queen assisted the government for 14 years. But within the Qi State, there have always been people who oppose this kind of response, as early as the battle of Zhao Qin Changping, it was the sixth year of the construction of the King of Qi, and the Zhao State had borrowed grain from Qi, and the minister of the State of Qi at that time, Zhou Xiao, had the King of Qi Jianjin Yan, borrowing grain from the State of Zhao to reject the Qin army, but was rejected by the queen, which shows that in the country of Qi, not everyone agrees with the queen's decision. After the destruction of Zhao and Han, the Qin State was bordered by the Qi State, and many people of insight believed that the countries were fighting each other, and the Qi State could not be left out of it, so there were more and more people in the Qi State who advocated joining forces with other countries to resist Qin, or repairing the army and preparing for war. But most of these people are folk people, or local officials of Qi State, and now Qi Wang Jian and Xiang Guo Hou Sheng still adhere to the policy of the queen, and Xiang Guo Hou Sheng has sole power, and the party is all over the court, so it is not very likely that Qi will change its decision. ”

Gao Yuan thought for a while and said, "Now who are the ministers who advocate joining forces to resist Qin and reorganize the army for war?" ”

Liu Hongdao: "The main thing is Jimo doctor Anping Jun Tian Kezang, this person is the most firm advocate of Qi to participate in the joint column, the whole army war people, in recent years, every year will be written to the Qi court, if it is someone else, I am afraid that he has already lost his official resignation, but Tian Kezhang is the grandson of Tian Dan, a famous general of Qi State, Tian Dan is a great contribution to the restoration of the Qi State, and is very famous in Qi State, his grandchildren hereditary Anping Jun, and with the fief of Jimo, Tian Kezhang is not only very powerful in Qi State, but also quite virtuous, known as inheriting the legacy of Meng Hui, so his prestige is quite high, and even the victory can't help him. In addition, there are Acheng Doctor Kuang Zhang and Liaocheng Doctor Chong Mou, all of whom support Tian Kezang, and those who advocate cooperation against Qin among the people are the first to recommend Canghaijun. ”

Li Yinghong said: "Who is Canghaijun? I don't seem to have heard of such a son in the Qi Kingdom? ”

Liu Hongdao: "Mrs. Huiyu, Canghai Jun is not the son of Qi State, originally a member of the Dongyi tribe, originally lived on the island, to operate shipping as a business, the family is very rich, and later returned to the Qi State, with a bold personality, married to make friends with celebrities and scholars, and boasted of being a vertical and horizontal family, fighting righteousness and squandering money, spending money like soil, so the world called him Canghai Jun, and now lives in Linzi, the capital of Qi, but the family raises 10,000 people, although it is a civilian, but the Qi court does not dare to do it. Moreover, after the destruction of Han and Zhao, many of the sons and daughters of the clan fled to the Qi State, hoping to persuade the Qi court to participate in the joint rebellion against Qin, and many of them defected to the door of Canghai Jun, and the momentum was also quite huge, but whether it was Tian Kezhang or Canghai Jun, although it had a huge influence among the people of Qi, there was no way to affect the government of Qi, so from the villain's point of view, it was not easy to persuade Qi to change the national policy. ”

Gao Yuan said again: "So how does the business community of Qi State view this matter? ”

Liu Hongdao: "There are two attitudes, there is a part of the businessman who thinks that the current decision-making of the Qi State is very good, and it has not been subject to military affairs for decades, so the state affairs are stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. On the other hand, some businessmen believe that if all the countries are wiped out, how can the Qi state survive alone, and join forces to resist Qin, not for other countries, but for the Qi country to save itself. After a pause, he added: "However, whether it is about Qin or anti-Qin, it is just a private conversation between the merchants, and no businessmen have issued a proposal to the court of the Qi State." Because the Tian family is to do business and rise to the momentum, so although there is no ban on business in the country, but businessmen are strictly forbidden to interfere in political affairs, last year when the Zhao State fell, Canghai Jun had planned to unite some businessmen, to the Qi court to make suggestions, but there were few influencers, so it could only be done. According to the villain's opinion, unless the Qin army is in the city, the merchants will not interfere in the government lightly. ”

Gao Yuan nodded, Liu Hong's speaking language was clear and organized, and when he told about the situation in Qi State, the language was quite pertinent and appropriate, and there was no bias, so that it would not affect the judgment of the listener, but in the end, he put forward a little bit of his own opinion, which can be used as a reference by the listener, from this point of view alone, Liu Hong is indeed a good person. Therefore, Gao Yuan also smiled at Lin Wenchun and said, "Mrs. Wenqing, your subordinates are really capable people. ”

Lin Wenchun hurriedly said: "The lord has won the award, and it is really Liu Hong's luck to be able to get the praise of the lord." He turned his head to Liu Hong and said: "Liu Hong, don't hurry up and thank the lord, you can get the praise of the lord, and you will benefit immensely for life." ”

Liu Hong hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "Get up, I don't care about the high and low of your background, only the material is lifted, eclectic, so as long as you can do things well in the future and achieve something, there will inevitably be your future." ”

Lin Wenqing got up at this time, bid farewell to Gao, and left the mansion on the plateau with Liu Hong.

After they left, Li Yinghong said, "What do you think, is it useful to go to the Qi Congress this time?" ”

Gao Yuan said: "Of course it is useful, at least the Qi country is not what we imagined, the whole country advocates Qin, it seems that the number of people who advocate joining forces to resist Qin is no longer a minority, even if it can't change the victory of Qi Wangjian and Housheng, but if you can unite this group of people, it is also a big help to resist Qin, as long as they can provide material support to other countries, it will be a great help." ”

Li Yinghong also nodded and said, "Yes, if Qi Guo was willing to lend grain to Zhao Guo back then, then the outcome of the Battle of Changping may not be known." ”

Gao Yuan said: "In fact, at that time, the Qi State did not lend grain to the Zhao State, and it was completely possible to buy it through the people. What's more, there are people like Tian Kezang and Canghaijun in Qi State, who have great energy, and they may be able to play a big role in Guan Jian's moment, like Xinling Jun stealing talismans to save Zhao, it is entirely possible to achieve it again in Qi State. Now nearly two years have passed since the fall of the Zhao State, and in a year at most, the Qin State will be able to restore its national strength and send troops again, so this trip to the Qi State is very important, and it can be said that we have the only chance. Although it is not very likely that all countries will form a joint defense against Qin again. In fact, I don't expect Qi to be able to send troops to resist Qin, so Qi has not fought for more than 40 years, and has not fought for 40 years, no matter how strong the army is, it will be wasted, and we have no shortage of troops in Daijun, if all are mobilized, we can recruit 500,000 troops, and most of them have actual combat experience, what is lacking is population and material supply, so if we can say that the merchants of Qi State, as well as people like Tian Kezang and Canghaijun, ensure our logistical supply when we are at war with the Qin army, Then we will have enough capital to compete with the Qin army. ”

Li Yinghong said: "You mean that I will send troops to fight with the Qin State, and the Qi State will provide us with logistical supplies." ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, it's not just the Qi country, but other countries as well." Moreover, we are not directly dealing with the state, but through the channels of the people, so that other countries can also push the Qin State, and it will be more difficult for the Qin State to use the discordant plan. ”

Li Yinghong knew that in fact, during the Battle of Changping, Qi did cause a debate about whether to lend grain to Zhao or not, and Qin was also afraid that Qi would lend grain to Zhao, so he threatened that whoever lent grain to Zhao would be attacked next, but King Jian and Queen Jun of Qi were scared, so they refused to lend grain to Zhao. If, as Gao Yuan said, Zhao took the channel of private commerce, it would be different, because the merchants of Qi were extremely powerful, even the imperial court was not able to control all the merchants, and Qin had no way to accuse Qi of this.

However, it is not easy to complete this task, because once the war starts, then the materials will be given away in vain, and the businessmen are all heavy-profit, who is willing to give away their property in vain, and most businessmen can only see the small profits in front of them, and cannot see the long-term big profits, so how to say that the merchants of the Qi country, or people like Tian Kezang and Canghaijun, are not a simple matter.

Therefore, Li Yinghong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said: "Who can complete such an important task?" ”

Gao Yuan also smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, the candidate for the envoy to the Qi State really needs to be carefully considered." However, it is still early, and it will not be until next year's Sanyuan to go to Qi State, so there is no need to rush it. ”