Chapter 23 Borrowing the Way
It was July, and there was no rain for a long time in the north. The sun was scorching the earth like a fireball, emitting flames like flames. The mountain ponds dried up and turned into swamps. The Wei soldiers in the military camp who were waiting to take turns to die in battle had nowhere to hide, and all of them had sad faces.
, sweating profusely, forehead dark and shiny, lips white and bursting, showing signs of dehydration.
Wei Bao was worrying in the commander's tent. If Chao Ge could not be captured, the soldiers might mutiny. The weather was so damn hot. After putting on the armor, he felt as if he had slipped into a sealed
Bottle, even breathing was a little difficult, and his whole body was wet and uncomfortable to death. The two beauties standing beside him, holding fans, also lowered their heads like wilted willow branches, listless.
"Report, Your Majesty, a spy has been caught outside!"
Wei Bao waved his hand impatiently, "Pull him down and behead him. This is your first day as a soldier, isn't it?" The soldier followed and said, "Your Majesty, the spy said his name is Li Shiqi, and he is the envoy of King Qin.
Those who have come to present their credentials to the king—will they be killed or not?” The soldiers raised their heads and waited to listen to Wei Bao’s orders!
"Kill - wait - whose envoy? Li Shiqi!" The soldier had already rushed out of the tent and ran back; "It's the envoy of King Qin!"
"Bring it in, bring it in quickly!" Wei Bao jumped up from the ground like a spring.
Li Shiqi's head almost left his body, and he didn't know it yet. When Wei Bao heard about it, he immediately shook his sleeves, straightened his hair with the purple gold crown, and walked to the commander's tent with square steps!
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, I would like to ask Li Shiqi to see you!" Li Shiqi has now learned to behave like Wang Zhu with his tail between his legs. He is much more honest. Can he bend or stretch? It's not too late to be arrogant when you gain power.
"Please!" Wei Bao said quite concisely and his tone was extremely rich.
"The envoy of the State of Qin, Li Shiqi, came to see the King of Wei." Li Shiqi knelt on his knees and worshiped; "The King of Qin greeted the King of Wei, and I brought a gift to the King of Wei!"
"Raise your head!" Wei Bao's voice was cold and majestic.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Shiqi had been deliberately showing weakness from the beginning, for fear of arousing Wei Bao's alert, because calm people are generally very sensitive!
Li Shiqi, who was lying on the ground like a dog, raised his head in fear.
Wei Bao was sitting upright behind the purple-black desk in front of him, with a young beauty in gauze fanning himself on each side of him!
Li Shiqi thought to himself, Damn, he is even stupider than the King of Qin. How can he bring so many beauties with him to fight? Wei Bao was ten steps away, looking at him with sharp eyes, but did not speak.
Wei Bao is tall, wearing heavy armor and sitting there, like a hill, with a shiny black face, an octagonal shape, a round forehead, fleshless cheeks, a pointed chin, a short philtrum, and more white eyes than black eyes! A pair of
He looked like a traitor! Li Shiqi only took one look and knew in his heart that this was a capricious villain who was easy to deal with. Compared with the maids around him, Wei Bao's appearance was simply too miserable to look at.
Especially the beauty on Wei Bao's left hand, with rosy cheeks, affectionate eyes, plump body, black eyebrows like willows, and sandalwood mouth full of red, which is sultry. Wearing red and green silk and embroidered velvet shoes, she has an outstanding grace.
Charming and radiant!
Li Shiqi was so selfless after watching it that he almost stood up and rushed towards him. Fortunately, Wei Bao even spoke, which stopped him from seeking death!
"Are you Li Shiqi?!"
Li Shiqi replied casually, "I am Li Shiqi!" But he kept thinking in his heart, who is this woman? This kind of beauty is not inferior even to Yu Ji! Wei Bao is very beautiful.
"Bo Ji, you two go down first!" Wei Bao relieved Li Shiqi's doubts in time!
Bo Ji! Bo Ji! If I take her back and present her to the King of Qin, the King of Qin will definitely reward me with ten thousand gold coins. Hehe, the world is stunning, the world is stunning!
Two beautiful figures twisted their waists and walked gracefully past Li Shiqi's eyes, leaving behind a gust of fragrant wind but taking away his soul.
Wei Bao snorted coldly; "Mr. Li seems to be interested in my concubine?" Wei Bao was too direct. Li Shiqi was startled, and his face was red and knotted when someone poked his heart in the face.
Baba said: "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me, I don't mean this!"
"Haha, it doesn't matter if you have one. Food, sex, sex, and men are all the same. Even the widows are not immune. I heard that your King of Qin also took Liu Ji's wife, right? Isn't that Lu Pheasant as beautiful as the widow Ji?
Compared with me, which one is more charming?!"
Before getting into serious matters, let’s first ask about these gossips. Wei Bao is really outrageous.
"The king's concubine is beautiful and fragrant, rarely seen in the world. She is even better than the concubine of the King of Qin. The king is really beautiful and blessed, and the ministers are very envious of her!" The flattery sprayed from Li Shiqi's mouth like a tsunami.
Come out and go straight to Wei Bao.
Wei Bao was hit immediately, and his body began to sway a little unsteadily.
"Of course, Bo Ji is the most beautiful woman in the world, and - by the way, your Qin country has no women? Why did the King of Qin choose a widow so well?!" Wei Bao's eyebrows were beaming and he was in high spirits!
Li Shiqi was truly convinced and admired by him. The soldiers attacking the city outside were howling like ghosts and howling with blood flowing like rivers. He still had the energy to discuss why the King of Qin wanted to take the widow! He thought to himself, how do I know? I am still here.
I'm afraid, if Lu Pheasant gains power that day, will he be able to spare me?
"I would like to inform you that the King of Qin married Lu Pheasant to show friendship to the princes in the world. This shows that the King of Qin has fully recognized the legal status of the princes in various places and no longer cares about the land outside Hangu Pass."
Li Shiqi deliberately diverted the topic away from gossip news and led Wei Bao back to politics and military affairs. However, Wei Bao was not only intentional, he was indeed a bastard. He just ignored the problem and kept asking his own questions.
He said, "Lu Pheasant must be thirty years old this year. Such an old woman is only qualified to do hard work sweeping floors and fetching water in a palace. How can she be admitted to an elegant hall? This King of Qin is really embarrassed!" His tone was a bit disdainful!
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Li Shiqixin said, you know what the heck, the young and beautiful King Qin has been tired of playing with him in the past few years, now he wants to change his tone and engage in something more mature, maybe he will develop some kind of "Longyang habit" in two days.
Are you in charge?
"Your Majesty is right. The Qin State is different from the past. Not only the talents in the country are withering, but also the beauties. The King of Qin really can't find any very beautiful women. He can only make do with Lu Pheasant!"
Wei Bao sighed and expressed sympathy; "I didn't expect Qin's country to be in such decline. In this way, when you leave later, take a few of my beauties and send them to the King of Qin. You can choose at will except Bo Ji!"
This is all a mess. Li Shiqi wanted to explain his purpose several times, but was stopped by Wei Bao: "By the way, Mr. Li, what gift did you bring? Show it to me!"
Li Shiqi thought to himself, in my day, you can't do anything serious. If your country is not destroyed, God will be blind!
"Because of the long journey, I only brought a bunch of pearls and a national treasure of the Qin State. I hope the king will accept it!" Li Shiqi cursed in his heart, and his smile became even brighter!
"Pearl, don't worry about him for now. Let me show you the national treasure first!" Wei Bao's mouth was almost crooked with a smile, and he was a bit out of his element, not being so serious just now.
People should not be judged by their appearance! Li Shiqi's judgment was completely wrong. This guy is basically a playboy and a second-generation ancestor.
"The pearl is on my horse, and the national treasure I carry with me. Please take a look at it, your Majesty!" Li Shiqi touched in his arms, took out a beautiful black box one foot long and wide, and raised it high above his head. Personal soldier
He immediately took it and carefully presented it to Wei Bao!
"Your Majesty, what is contained here is the Qin State's national treasure tripod!" It was refined during the reign of King Zhaoxiang. When it was first smelted, it was cast ninety-nine and eighty-one times, and the blood of nine boys and girls was condensed in it.
Exquisite, exquisite in texture and unique in shape, it is a peerless treasure."
Wei Bao opened the box and took a look. There was indeed a three-legged copper tripod standing inside. It was exquisite and simple, with a beautiful shape. It was as smooth as jade in his hand. There was a faint cold air that invaded his nose. The pattern of the maid on it was lifelike, just like a real person.
Generally speaking, it will straighten your eyes immediately.
"Okay, that's great. Li Shiqi, go back and thank the King of Qin for me! You can go back, I'll reward you with that bunch of pearls." Wei Bao stared at the bronze tripod with his eyes fixed on it, and waved his broad hand like a fly.
Sleeves: "Let's go, let's go."
Li Shiqi really wanted to slap him in the face and knock out all his teeth. I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen such stupid people. After receiving the gift, I drove him away. I haven't said anything yet!
"To the King of Wei, I cannot leave now. I have not completed the task assigned to me by the King of Qin!" Li Shiqi raised his voice a few decibels, hoping to attract Mr. Wei Bao's attention!
As expected, Wei Bao remembered something. He was startled for a moment, put down the bronze tripod, and said warily, "The King of Qin won't give me gifts for nothing, right? What does he want from me?"
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise, King Qin really wants to ask for something!" Finally back to the topic, Li Shiqi thanked the sky and thanked the sun for shining on the earth!!
"The King of Qin asked his ministers to come to meet the King. Firstly, the King of Qin admired the King for his bravery and fighting skills. He was a rare hero in the world. Secondly, he wanted to ask the King to lend a road to the King of Qin - to let the Qin army pass.
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"What, borrowing the road?" Wei Bao gently put the bronze tripod back into the box and sneered, "Why didn't King Qin return from Zhao State the same way, but borrowed the road to Hanoi? He didn't want to get a share of the pie!"
"King Wei, please don't misunderstand me. With your bravery and wisdom, I am afraid that you are still better than Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. Qin State's current ruined houses have no tiles, no warehouses and valleys, and the soldiers cannot reach tens of thousands. How dare you come to defeat the king?"
As for Huxu, it was actually because Xiang Yu's minions Linjiang Wang Gongao raised troops and occupied Bajun, a border city of Qin State, for no reason. Therefore, the King of Qin wanted to cross the border from Hanoi to Wuguan, which could shorten the trip by more than ten days. There was no other purpose.
.Please, Your Majesty, be considerate!”
"Pah!" Wei Bao closed the lid of the brocade box and turned his back on humanity; "What if I don't understand!"
"Oh, my king, if you are really inconsiderate, Qin will be finished. Qin will be finished. Gong Ao's power will increase. When Gong Ao's power becomes stronger, Xiang Yu's power will also expand. Hanoi and Qin are approaching.
, the next one we want to get rid of is you, the king!"
Wei Bao reopened the brocade box, looked at it, rolled his eyelids, and said nothing!
"The King of Qin is desperate. If your Majesty refuses to use the road, then - then the King of Qin is ready to make a desperate move and use all the strength of his army to open a bloody road. The officers and soldiers of the Qin Army are looking forward to returning to Qinchuan day and night. They will definitely fight one against ten and fight to the death.
Your Majesty prevents us from returning to our army, and even if we win, it will be a tragic victory! Both sides will suffer, Your Majesty!"
The corner of Wei Bao's mouth turned up with a sly smile, and he took out the green copper tripod from the box again: "What a treasure, what a treasure. King Qin gave such a good treasure to me, and I won't be too stingy.
Just lend him a way, but remember, King Qin owes me a favor, and I will definitely pay it back in the future!"
Li Shiqi hurriedly kowtowed; "Don't worry, Your Majesty, King Qin is the most loyal person, and he will never forget Your Majesty's kindness. If Your Majesty one day needs the help of Qin, King Qin will definitely mobilize the whole country to help, and will never break his promise!"
Wei Bao slowly stood up from the desk, walked to Li Shiqi's side, helped him up, and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, you must keep your promise. I will not treat you badly. Except for that handful of pearls, I will not treat you badly."
There are five beauties here as gifts. You can take them back. If you want to present them to the King of Qin, you should keep them for yourself. It’s up to you. Come!”
"Your Majesty, your beauty should remember that I am on official business and need to return to the military camp immediately. Please also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to let you pass along the way to avoid misunderstanding between the two armies."
Wei Bao said, "In this case, sir, feel free to go. As long as the Qin army does not enter Baili Chaoge, our army will not attack. I will send people to set up defenses hundreds of miles away. You must not play any tricks."
Li Shiqi said anxiously: "In this case, I have to leave even more, lest the Qin army crosses the king's bottom line under unknown circumstances!"
When he walked out of the door, Li Shiqi suddenly turned back, coughed and said, "The reason why Chaoge City could not be captured for a long time is because the soldiers in the city thought that King Sima Yi of Yin was still alive. If the king sent people into the city, tell Sima
Dan then said that Sima Yi had been killed by the Qin army, Lu Pheasant had married the King of Qin, and the Qin army was about to leave Hangu Pass to cooperate with Wei's military operations, so Sima Dan would definitely give up resistance and surrender with the white flag."
Wei Bao was stunned; "This - why didn't I think of this!"
Li Shiqi thought to himself, given your qualifications, it is really hard to imagine.
It seems that after the death of Pei Gong and Liu Bang, there will be only one clear leader in the world, King Qin! The rest are either brutal and murderous, or they are wine and rice bags. If the country is handed over to these people, it is indeed as analyzed by King Qin that they will soon become alien barbarians.
It’s human pasture.
Chapter completed!