Chapter 294 Strange negotiations, Zhao He's subtext(1/2)
Looking at Su Dai, a great traveler from Zhao State in front of him and Su Qin, Yan State's Yaqing, Mi Rong's face was very strange, and not only muttered a little more in his heart.
In this era, it is actually not uncommon for many children in a family to be their own masters.
For example, Mi Rong himself, his family is the Mi clan of Chu, and he is the same as the Xiong clan, the royal clan of Chu. He is one of the major families of Chu under Zhaojingqu.
Most of the children in the Mi family are still serving Chu. Mi Rong himself is also a Chu native. Born and raised in Chu, but as his sister, Queen Mother Xuan, Mi Bazi, came to Qin decades ago.
Now Mi Rong and the brothers of the Mi clan of Chu also have their own masters.
But each of them is his own master. Are you not fighting now? And today isn’t my Qin and Zhao’s peace talks? What kind of slutty operations does Yan State Yaqing suddenly appear?
With many questions in his heart, Mi Rong slowly spoke: "Doctor Su, where is King Zhao?"
As an envoy, Mi Rong's previous request was to meet King Zhao directly, rather than meet a mere pedestrian here. The status of Qin's strong country and Mi Rong's face as a prince were enough to support such a request.
Su Dai smiled and said to Mi Rong: "Xinchengjun, my king has already given orders. If he wants to receive an important guest these days, he will not be able to meet with Xinchengjun. As for the peace talks that Xinchengjun said, my king has already given orders to let Su Dai be fully responsible."
When Mi Rong heard this, his breathing became a little bit rapid.
This King of Zhao is completely despising Mi Rong and Qin!
Mi Rong's face turned red quickly and he said coldly: "Very good, I have recorded the words of King Zhao."
Su Dai nodded with a smile and said, "That's the best."
Mi Rong stared at Su Dai fiercely, his eyes showing his fierce light, and his anger was unconcealed.
But he soon realized that this method used in Qin was completely impossible to work here - because Zhao was more powerful than Qin.
Mi Rong didn't even dare to just leave because he knew very well that if he really slammed the door and left, the damn Zhao State traveler in front of him would definitely not try to keep him.
Moreover, Mi Rong really cannot leave. This is not only related to the interests of Qin State, but also to Mi Rong's own fiefdom new city.
I have to say that the understanding that Su Dai just showed is indeed very consistent with the style of the King of Zhao. He is domineering and extremely arrogant and rude, and he is like a savage!
After whispering Zhao He Yitong in his heart, Mi Rong finally controlled his emotions, tried hard to squeeze out a smile, and prepared to have the next conversation.
"Since that's the case, then I will go straight to the point. Daxing must also know that the reason why Daqin launched a war against Han and Wei was not to confront Zhao, but simply because Han took away Daqin's land, Daqin would take it back no matter what. Since Yiyang has been recaptured, the war naturally should end. I wonder what Zhao side thinks?"
When Mi Rong spoke, his posture was actually quite low.
There is no way, because now Qin State has requests from Zhao State, not Zhao State has requests from Qin State.
Although the war between Qin is going smoothly now, if King Zhao suddenly gets furious and recalls the army from the Yan battlefield to Yiyang, then Qin will be very happy.
Under such circumstances, for the sake of his fiefdom, how could Mi Rong dare to be as pretentious as he was in Qin?
It is no exaggeration to say that Mi Rong's attitude towards King Zhao is much more respectful than his own King Qin.
As he thought about it, Mi Rong suddenly glanced at Su Qin, who had been silent since he entered the door.
Wait, this Su Qin would not be seeking peace on behalf of Yan State, right? If Yan State had really successfully seeking peace from Zhao State...
Mi Rong's heart sank suddenly.
Su Dai listened quietly to Mi Rong's words, with an unconcealed smile on his face. After a while, he said: "I will tell you that after I learned about Xinchengjun's intention and asked Su Dai as the negotiator, my king had actually issued an order to Su Dai. Su Dai will tell you this to Xinchengjun."
When Mi Rong heard this, he was both surprised and expectant, and hurriedly said, "Please say something directly."
Su Dai said seriously: "My king has something to say, but it is not impossible for Qin to ask for peace. After all, Qin is also trying to recover lost territory, and Da Zhao can understand it. Therefore, as long as Qin can return the lost Hedong County that Da Zhao lost to Qin last year, then the war will naturally end."
Mi Rong's face froze: "Return to Hedong County?"
Although he had already guessed in advance that the people of Zhao would definitely speak loudly, even in Mi Rong's worst vision, he did not expect that the lion of Zhao could open so big.
No, this is no longer a lion, it is simply a glutton that lives by devouring, right?
Hedong County has basically been in the hands of the Wei State for more than a hundred years since the three families divided Jin.
But just last year, when Qin State attacked Hedong in a large-scale attack, King Zhao did not know how to convince King Wei and asked King Wei to "cede" Hedong County to Zhao State.
Subsequently, Hedong County was occupied by Qin.
From this perspective, Zhao State has not actually effectively controlled Hedong County for even one day.
However, since the ceasing of King Wei did exist, Zhao State asked Qin State to "return" Hedong County, which was indeed reasonable from a legal perspective.
Mi Rong suddenly became alert.
No, why do I want to do this? Even if there is no legal reason, with King Zhao's arrogant and shameless spirit, wouldn't he make such a request?
Mi Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said to Su Dai in front of him: "The big traveler is really joking. Da Qin is not a loser. How could he directly ced a big county like Hedong? This matter is absolutely not feasible."
What a joke, where is Hedong County? It was the base camp of the two generations of overlords Jin and Wei, or the common origin of Zhao and Han. It is one of the most prosperous places in the Central Plains for hundreds of years. If such a place is easily taken away by giving Zhao a word, what else can Qin do?
No matter which smart Qin man sits here, it is impossible for him to agree to such unreasonable requests from Zhao people!
However, Mi Rong was not annoyed by this.
In Mi Rong's view, this is actually a negotiation method for the people of Zhao.
The so-called negotiation is nothing more than asking for a price everywhere and I will pay back the money locally. As everyone quarreled, they would slowly give in, and they would naturally reach an agreement.
Isn’t this the current situation the only way to negotiate?
But the next moment, something that made Mi Rong frightened her chin and dropped.
After hearing Mi Rong's unthinking answer, Su Dai, a great disciple of Zhao State, sneered: "It seems that Qin State has no sincerity to hold this peace talks. Since that's the case, please ask Xinchengjun to return to Xianyang and tell the King of Qin, and let him wait for the day when the Great Zhao army besiege Xianyang!"
After saying this, Su Dai stood up and left with Su Qin without looking back.
Mi Rong looked at the empty hall in front of him and opened his mouth in surprise: "This..."
Now let's go?
...
Ten days later, Xianyang.
Mi Rong said angrily: "King, this is my experience in Handan. After Su Dai left, as soon as I returned to the inn, Zhao officials came with the will of King Zhao. The words in the will were extremely arrogant. Not only did they humiliate the Qin and the ministers in public, they also ordered me to leave Handan that day, otherwise they would be treated as enemies!"
As he said that, Mi Rong's face turned red, obviously he was still worried about what he had happened that day.
If you don’t negotiate well, you can’t just rush people to pay a price!
In the hall, several other Qin ministers who heard the news looked different. Some secretly gloated, some were angry, and some were solemn.
The Qin King's performance was quite strange. He listened to Mi Rong's words patiently, but he did not feel humiliated. Instead, there was a few smiles on his lips.
"This King Zhao is really..."
After a brief silence, the King of Qin suddenly spoke: "Xinchengjun, do you think Bai Qi is qualified to lead a single army to attack the State of Chu?"
Mi Rong was stunned at first, then overjoyed: "Please rest assured, Bai Qizhi can definitely be trusted by the king!"
Several other Qin ministers looked at each other, and some people couldn't help but say, "King, Zhao is so tough now. If we continue to fight against Chu at this time, is it up to be discussed?"
The King of Qin smiled slightly and said, "No, don't worry, Zhao will never continue to fight against the Qin. The opportunity for the Qin Dynasty has come, so let's decide. Draw 30,000 people from Xianyang and add 20,000 Guanzhong young and strong to Bai Qi, so that there will be 50,000 people. Didn't Meng Ao fight with the Chu army in Fangcheng? Let Bai Qi go to Wuguan, bypass Fangcheng, go directly to the rear of the Chu people, and fight Yandu! In addition, he sent an envoy to Han Wei to threaten and tempt them, telling them that after he got Yiyang, he had already stopped at them and told them not to hinder my actions!"
The series of orders from the King of Qin stunned many Qin ministers.
After a while, Mi Rong, the king of Xincheng, jumped up first: "The king is wise, I will obey the order!"
Perhaps the Four Nobles and One Sect will go against the King of Qin in other matters, but in this matter, Mi Rong definitely supported the King of Qin with both hands and feet.
The other Qin ministers also came to their senses and stood up to receive the order.
Since Wei Ran was still in confinement, Mi Rong was the actual supreme leader of the Four Nobles and One lineage. When the King of Qin and Mi Rong reached a consensus, this matter was for sure.
After a while, the ministers dispersed, and only the King of Qin was still in the hall.
The King of Qin suddenly called out: "Waiting."
Hou's figure quickly appeared from a corner: "King, the old minister is here."
The King of Qin said in a deep voice: "You should contact the spies from the Qin Dynasty in Handan immediately to see if there was any change in the war in Yan State! If Le Yi has defeated Qin Kai, then be sure to send the news back as soon as possible."
Hou subconsciously responded, and then a surprised expression appeared on his face: "Did Le Yi defeat Qin Kai?"
The King of Qin did not care about the rare loss of composure, but sighed: "It should be so. This Yan State... could not be a rival to Zhao State after all."
Hou's face changed for a moment and he whispered: "I will arrange for people to contact Handan immediately."
Huo left quickly.
The King of Qin sat in the hall, quietly recalling his judgment.
King Zhao is not a fool. Mi Rong's experience seems quite strange, but in the Qin King's opinion, it should be that King Zhao is conveying some kind of message to him.
First of all, Zhao State did not want to negotiate, which can be seen from the fact that Mi Rong had just started his routine bargaining and there was no follow-up.
Secondly, King Zhao was very anxious to drive Mi Rong back to Xianyang, which shows that King Zhao hoped to pass the information to Xianyang as soon as possible to avoid misjudgment from the King of Qin.
So the question is, what kind of information is it?
The answer is actually very obvious, that is, the Yan State Yaqing Su Qin, who has been attending the entire negotiation process but has not spoken out from beginning to end.
What does Su Qin's appearance mean?
The King of Qin felt that this represented a hint, implying that the current target of Zhao State was still Yan State, and he had no interest in Qin State at all, and he was too lazy to talk to you.
As the Yaqing of Yan State, Su Qin appeared on such an occasion, and there are only two possibilities.
The most likely thing is that Yan State lost, so he sent Su Qin to Handan to seek peace.
To be continued...