"Our king has an order. If the King of Qi surrenders, he will not lose his position as a marquis. But if he resists stubbornly, once the city of Linzi is broken, he may be imprisoned in the Chang'an Heavenly Prison and will not see the light of heaven."

Su Dai, a traitor, was ordered to go on a mission to Qi State and persuade King Wei of Qi to surrender.

Zhuge Liang's army is less than 50 miles away from Linzi.

The kindness and power of the people were used together, and Su Dai believed that it was the time to persuade King Wei of Qi to surrender.

"Hmph, I still have 300,000 troops and horses. I am strong and strong. Why should I surrender?"

King Wei of Qi was one of the overlords of the Warring States Period. He had his own ambitions. He could only be conquered unless he was at the end of his life and was pride of King Wei of Qi.

A minister under King Wei of Qi stood up and said to Su Dai: "Qi and Chu have formed an alliance, with thousands of good generals and millions of armor. If your Xia Kingdom is tactful and withdraws troops in time, we can still be at peace between our two countries. Otherwise, once you are defeated, the government and the country will be in turmoil, and the country will not be in power."

"Dare you ask for your name?"

Seeing that this person was above many ministers of Qi, Su Dai must be an important official of King Wei of Qi.

If this person can be convinced...

"I am the next Qi to Zou Ji."

"It turned out to be Zou Ji..."

Su Dai knew about this person.

Yan Zi was the prime minister of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, while Zou Ji was the prime minister of Qi during the Warring States Period and during the Wei Dynasty of Qi.

In this world, King Wei of Qi appointed two prime ministers at the same time, one left prime minister and the other right prime minister, Yan Zi and Zou Ji.

If Zhang Hua were here, he would definitely not be unfamiliar with the name Zou Ji.

Who is the most beautiful person in Xu Gongmei in the north of the city... Zou Ji mocked King Qi to accept advice, this is so famous.

Later generations may only know about Jiang Xiaobai, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Guan Zhong, the famous prime minister.

But in fact, King Wei of Qi and Zou Ji were also famous pairs of monarchs and ministers.

During the reign of King Wei of Qi, he appointed Zou Ji as prime minister, Tian Ji as general, and Sun Bin as military advisor, reform and strengthening the law, cleverly selecting the virtuous and appointing abilities, clear rewards and punishments, and the national strength becomes stronger.

In the two battles of Guiling and Maling, the Qi army defeated the Wei army, ended the hegemony of Wei, and began to dominate the princes.

Not only that, King Wei of Qi respected the wise and respected the wise and the scholars built the Jixia Academy outside the Jimen in Linzi, the capital of the country, recruited all the wise men from all over the world to discuss politics and give lectures, and became the academic and cultural center at that time.

In the 23rd year of King Wei of Qi, King Hui of Wei and King Wei of Qi met in Xuzhou, acknowledging that both sides were kings, known in history as "King of Prime Minister of Xuzhou". From then on, the Warring States Period entered the era of kings.

Wei Wenhou, Qi Wei, Yan Zhao, Zhao Wang, Zhao Wang, etc., were all famous overlords during the Warring States Period, and were definitely not just the dominant rulers of Qin.

Facing the confident King Wei of Qi and Zou Ji, Su Dai's face was solemn.

Not only King Wei of Qi, but also Zou Ji's arrogance made Su Dai feel difficult. The alliance between Qi and Chu made Su Dai feared.

The combined forces of the two countries were enough to resist Zhuge Liang's army of the Eastern Expedition.

During the Warring States Period, countries were in union and bound together, which was quite common. In order to repel Zhuge Liang, Qi reconciled with Fan Zeng, and with the purpose of retaining Qi, they formed Qi and Chu coalition forces to compete with Xia.

Zou Ji threw out this important news and wanted to force Zhuge Liang to retreat, and to defeat the troops without fighting, and reduce the losses of Qi. In this way, once the Xia army retreated, Qi would have enough troops to prevent Chu from taking the opportunity to annex Qi.

Zou Ji continued to intimidate Su Dai: "You will return to Lixia and retreat to Yunzhou. Our Qi army will not pursue you. Otherwise, our main force of Qi will return to Linzi, and with the troops of Fan Zeng of Chu, you will definitely be defeated and will be everywhere."

"The government and the people of Qi, working together, Linzi still has 200,000 troops to fight and 500,000 heroes, and a total of 700,000 troops, which will definitely be as solid as a god!"

"You are overestimating your own abilities in your attempt to pursue trouble."

"Qi soldiers captured by Lixia quickly."

The civil officials and military generals in the Qi court took the opportunity to denounce the Zhang Hua power represented by Su Dai, threatening to stand firm in Linzi and never surrender to the death, so as to gain favor in front of King Wei of Qi.

The great ambitions of the ministers of Qi in the Su Dynasty were just to be seen by the wind.

The ministers of Qi intentionally exaggerated Linzi's troops.

According to what Su Dai knew, Linzi could not have 700,000 troops, otherwise there would be no need to form an alliance with Chu. At this time, Zhuge Liang should be the one who should escape...

"The reason why you are aggressive is because you feel fear. I already know the reality of Linzi. Even if you form an alliance with Chu Fanzeng, it is still just a stubborn resistance. Please consider whether it is worth it. If you lose the battle, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Su Dai saw the fear behind the words of the people in Qi State.

When people are afraid, they will be angry and will be brave.

Mengchangjun Tian Wen was also in the court. Seeing everyone debating Su Dai, he said to Su Dai: "Mengchangjun, I, is willing to take hostage to Xia Kingdom and serve the king of your country. I also asked Xia Kingdom to withdraw the troops and keep the two countries safe and sound, so that the people of both countries can be spared from chaos and to avoid the devastation of life. Isn't that great?"

"This is a bad statement. At this time, it is no longer the world of the Emperor of Zhou. Our lord is determined to sweep across the world. No matter whether it is Qi or Chu, there is no need to exist. You can only surrender this way."

"What?!"

Su Dai's words shocked all the ministers present in Qi State.

The people of Qi were still in the situation where all countries were united in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but Su Dai knew what happened in later generations and knew that after the Qin and Han Dynasties, the concept of great unification had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The heroes of later generations would not think about all countries being united, but wanted to defeat all opponents and unify the world.

There are all people in the world, and you can't let others snore on the side of the bed!

Su Dai's dominance undoubtedly threatened King Wei of Qi and the civil and military ministers of Qi.

"You can go back. If you want to subdue me, you will conquer Linzi first!"

King Wei of Qi was unhappy and asked to drive Su Dai away.

Su Dai bowed solemnly, still respecting the overlord of the Warring States Period, and then shook his sleeves and left.

After Su Dai left, there was a silence in the Qi court.

Su Dai's attitude was very clear. If King Wei of Qi surrendered, King Wei of Qi could still retain a false reputation, but King Wei of Qi would be annexed and divided into prefectures and counties.

"In contrast, Chu Fan Zeng was willing to retain Qi State. Sure enough, he should form an alliance with Chu State."

King Wei of Qi weighed the conditions given by Su Dai and Fan Zeng, and it was obvious that Fan Zeng's approach was more in line with the interests of Qi.

Fan Zeng's Chu State still implemented the Eastern Zhou model. As long as all countries surrender to the Great Chu and obey the orders of the Great Chu, these vassal states were allowed to continue to exist.

Zhao Kuangyin's Song State and Sima Yi's Jin State all chose to rely on the Great Chu.

However, Zhang Hua implemented the Liu Bang line, and wanted to destroy all the vassal states, make the territory a solid piece and better control.

There are two different strategies, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

The feudal system of Da Chu is similar to the franchise model and expands rapidly. As long as Qi State depends on Da Chu, Qi will become the surface sphere of influence on Da Chu. The disadvantage is that it lacks control. These princes who depend on Da Chu are like fence-betted men, who are prone to betrayal and sometimes they will be slandered.

However, Zhang Hua's power became bigger and stronger, personally conquered every city, captured and killed the local princes, and rebuilt it after destruction, making the territory stronger, and the probability of rebellion within the power was lower.

For princes like King Wei of Qi who have to make a choice, they have an opportunity to break up with Fan Zeng, but if they are annexed by Zhang Hua, they will not have the opportunity to compete for the Central Plains.

Zou Ji said: "Although an alliance with Chu State is a better choice, the premise is that Qi State and Chu State coalition can defeat the invading Xia army, otherwise..."

Zou Ji looked at King Wei of Qi with concern.

If the army is defeated, King Wei of Qi may be detained in the Chang'an Tianzhu.

"I have seen strong winds and waves, so you don't have to worry."

King Wei of Qi looked calm on the surface, but in fact he had sweat oozing out of his palm.

In this world, there are strong enemies, even better than in the Warring States Period, and King Wei of Qi was just a middle-class prince.

...

"Don't King Wei of Qi plan to surrender to the city?"

"The other side not only did not surrender, but also formed an alliance with Chu Fan Zeng. The troops in the east of Qi were about to return to Linzi with the Chu army, which might be a fierce battle..."

Although Su Dai left harsh words to King Wei of Qi, Su Dai was worried when he returned to the Xia army camp.

The Su Dynasty was a straitor in the Warring States Period and knew how powerful Qi State was.

Qi State has a history of 800 years from 1046 BC to 221 BC and has a profound heritage.

The vassal states in Shandong were the most powerful, including the Liang state of Zhu Wen, the Ming state of Zhu Youjian, and the Lu state of Duke Zhuang of Lu, all of which were ranked behind.

If it weren't for the Xia army and the Chu army attacked Qi at the same time, Qi would not have to make peace with Chu.

"Although we want to pacify the countries in Shandong this time, our ultimate goal is to deal with Fan Zeng. Since Fan Zeng led his troops to compete for Qi, he can only compete with Qi."

Zhuge Liang and Li Ji knew that fighting with Fan Zeng was inevitable.

Zhuge Liang and Li Ji's Eastern Army led by Li Ji led more than a dozen cities of Qi. They were in Linzi and were frightened by King Wei of Qi and even asked for help from Chu, who was also one of the Eastern Zhou countries.

If Fan Zeng agreed to send troops, it would eventually turn into a dispute between Qi and Chu.

Ju County, Qi Army, Ming Army, Chu Army, and the three armies formed an alliance.

After the alliance between Qi and Chu, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian had to join the Qi territory alliance.

Fan Zeng walked to the two armies with a wooden stick.

Although Fan Zeng's hair was white, the Qi army and the Ming army soldiers dared not underestimate Fan Zeng.

With his own strength, Fan Zeng led the generals of Chu State to conquer a large area of ​​Huaibei and rebuild the Great Chu when Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.

The Qi army and the Ming army joined forces, and the battle with the Chu army was still difficult. You can imagine the combat effectiveness of the Chu army.

King Wei of Qi decided to form an alliance with Fan Zeng, and Qi State also became a vassal of the Great Chu.

Now, Fan Zeng wants to join forces with the Qi army commander Tian Ji and the Ming army commander Zhu Youjian to rescue the Qi capital Linzi.

Behind Fan Zeng, Long Qi, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Yang Youji, and a group of Chu generals, who were arrogant.

Like Qi, Chu was a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty. It also had a history of hundreds of years and had an amazing heritage. Many generals returned to Chu.

Not only that, Fan Zeng also took in rebel generals such as Lan Yu, Han Wangxin, etc. who betrayed the original lord, as well as the defeated princes such as Zhao Kuangyin and Sima Yi.

The power of Western Chu is even stronger than that of Xiang Yu in history.

The chief general of the Qi army, Tian Ji, brought a group of Qi military generals to the battle, while Zhu Youjian brought Li Wenzhong and other Ming military generals to the camp and met with Fan Zeng in front of the three armies.

The military advisor beside Tian Ji looked at Fan Zeng, and the two fought invisibly between their spiritual consciousness for dozens of rounds.

Fan Zeng was also quite afraid of this person. It was because of this person that Fan Zeng's strategy was difficult to implement, so he agreed to the conditions of King Wei of Qi.
Chapter completed!