"Stop." Lou Chang looked at Handan City not far away and quickly ordered the driver to stop.
"promise."
After the driver parked the car, Lou Chang walked to the side of the road, used thorn sticks to cut several gaps in his robe, then grabbed a handful of dust from the ground and sprinkled it on his body, then scratched his head to make his hair messy.
Then he sprinkled a handful of dust on his face and hair, shook his head, and shook the dust evenly.
Get back in the car.
"Let's go."
…
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lou Chang is back." The eunuch reported.
"Please come in quickly." King Zhao said hurriedly.
Lou Chang stepped into the palace and without waiting for King Zhao to ask, he knelt on the ground with a "pop" sound.
"Your Majesty, I have betrayed my holy hope. The Qi State bullied others too much and threatened to ask the king's son to come to Qi State as a hostage before he would lend grain to me, Zhao State. My son is two years old, how can I bear it! Besides, this war is...
It was Zhao Kuo and Lian Po who led to today's results, how could he be allowed to bear this responsibility as an infant?"
"The relationship between our country of Zhao and our country of Qi has always been bad. After my son arrived in the country of Qi, he was all alone. If something happens to him, I will have no face to meet my ancestors in the future!"
"I am incompetent and failed to borrow food. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Lou Chang lay on the ground crying bitterly, his tears mixed with the dust on his face, and he looked as sad as he could.
"Treacherous minister!"
Yu Xin stood up from his seat angrily, strode up to Lou Chang, kicked him over, and then kicked him hard twice.
"Your Majesty, please punish Lou Chang for his crime." Yu Xin said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, please punish Lou Chang for his crime." Zhao Sheng stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, please punish Lou Chang for his crime." Lin Xiangru said to the dragon.
"Please, Your Majesty, punish your ministers." Lou Chang lay down on the ground, revealing his ragged robes, and did not defend himself at all.
The King of Zhao saw Lou Chang running all the way for the State of Zhao, looking dusty, even his clothes were torn, his face was covered with dust, and he had suffered so much on the road, so he really couldn't bear to punish him.
"Forget it."
King Zhao waved his hand helplessly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lou Chang quickly got up from the ground and walked to the seat beside him to sit down.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the State of Qin is outside the palace asking for an audience." At this time, another eunuch came in to report.
"Messenger from Qin?" King Zhao was a little confused, but he still chose to receive him.
Lou Huan stood at the foot of the steps outside the palace, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar palace, feeling quite emotional in his heart.
He was also a member here at that time. He once assisted King Wuling of Zuo Zhao in reforming Hufu, riding and shooting, and revitalizing the Zhao country.
Later, King Wuling of Zhao sent him to Qin to serve as the prime minister of Qin, monitor the state of Qin, and provide help for King Wuling of Zhao when he went south to destroy Qin.
However...he could never wait until that day...
When news of the coup in Shaqiu Palace came, Qin quickly dismissed him and appointed Wei Ran as prime minister.
He originally wanted to stay in Qin and provide help to Zhao, but unfortunately, after King Wuling of Zhao, there was no more heroic leader in Zhao.
In desperation, Lou Huan could only seek refuge with Qin.
Now that he is very old, he never thought he would have the chance to return to his hometown.
"Announce the envoys of Qin State to enter the palace." the eunuch announced.
Lou slowly walked into the hall and looked at King Zhao sitting on it. His eyes were vague, as if he saw the majestic and heroic King Zhao Wuling.
"Qin envoy?" King Zhao was a little confused when he saw Lou Huan staring at him.
Lou Huan was stunned for a moment, and then looked at King Zhao. It turned out that he just inherited the appearance of King Wuling, and had no trace of the heroic spirit of King Zhao Wuling.
He sighed deeply, leaned over and bowed: "Foreign Minister Lou slowly pays his respects to King Zhao."
"The envoy of Qin is here to invite you. I wonder why the envoy of Qin came to Zhao?" King Zhao said.
"Your Majesty, I am here to negotiate peace," Lou Huan said.
"Qin plans to negotiate peace?" King Zhao asked quickly.
"Yes, as long as the king orders the Zhao army of the wild king to be withdrawn and agrees to cede Shangdang to Qin, the king will send an order to Lord Wu'an to bring back Zhao's 400,000 troops." Lou Huan said.
"This is absolutely impossible." Yu Xin immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the people of Qin are cunning. Back then, King Huai of Chu was deceived into Qin, and finally died in a foreign country. Once they agreed to their terms, not only did Ma Fuzi and them make
All our efforts have been in vain, and our Zhao Kingdom’s 400,000-strong army will no longer exist. Please think again, Your Majesty.”
"Your Majesty, the Chu State is a barbarian, and there is naturally no loyalty to it. However, our two countries, Zhao and Qin, share the same origin, so the Qin State must be trustworthy." Lou Chang stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, Qin cannot be trusted." Lin Xiangru said.
"Haha, it seems that your country's opinions cannot be unified. In this case, the foreign ministers will retire first and wait for the king to make a decision before calling the foreign ministers. However, Qin State can afford to wait, but Zhao State's 400,000 soldiers may not be able to wait.
ah."
After saying that, Lou Xu walked outside without looking back.
"Your Majesty, Ma Fuzi and others worked hard to establish a nail in the rear of the Qin army. The reason why the Qin State sent envoys to negotiate peace shows that their current situation is not easy. Once our army withdraws the Ye Wang's soldiers first, there will be no more
A means to contain the Qin army. When the time comes, the soldiers of Changping will be like meat on the chopping board and allowed to be slaughtered by the Qin army." Yu Xin said earnestly.
"Your Majesty, what Jun Yu said is true. This is the best time to weaken Qin. Since Qi refuses to borrow food, we should immediately send people to ask for help from Han, Wei and Chu." Zuo Shi said to Long.
"Your Majesty, I would like to be an envoy to the State of Wei." Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the three countries of Han, Wei and Chu have rejected our country's request for help many times. Even sending envoys at this time will not help. Now that Qin is asking for peace, it is better to listen to Qin and let Lord Du Ping and others withdraw first. Qin feels that
Because of our sincerity, we will naturally order Wu An to release our Zhao soldiers back." Lou Chang said.
"You treacherous villain." Yu Xin kicked Lou Chang to the ground.
"A common man." Lou Chang got up from the ground and started fighting with Yu Xin.
However, although Lou Chang was good at martial arts, he was far behind Yu Xin, who was proficient in the Six Arts of the Gentleman. It didn't take long for him to be beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
Yu Xin rode on Lou Chang, punching him to the flesh, and scolding Lou Chang for his traitorous officials.
King Zhao repeatedly signaled to pull the two away. Zhao Sheng and others lowered their eyebrows, suppressed their smiles, and pretended not to notice.
Just when King Zhao was about to call the guards in, a eunuch ran in from outside in a panic.
"Your Majesty, it's not good."
Yu Xin and Lou Chang separated and each tidied up their clothes.
"What's the matter?" King Zhao frowned.
"For some reason, the news that Qin came to discuss peace suddenly spread throughout Handan," the eunuch said.
"It's over. If this happens, the people of Zhao State will no longer have the will to fight." Yu Xin shook his head, turned around and walked out of the palace without even saying hello.
…
"That son of a bitch, Yu Xin, is so cruel. Hey, be gentle, be gentle."
In Lou's Mansion, Lou Chang was lying on the couch, stroking his concubine's snow-white thighs while cursing Yu Xin.
The concubine on the side carefully helped him apply the medicine.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the State of Qin wants to see you." At this time, the steward came in to report.
"I understand." Lou Chang turned around and said to his concubine, "You go down first and apply the medicine later."
After saying that, Lou Chang put on his robe and came to the living room.
"My nephew pays homage to Father Zhong." Seeing Lou Sui, Lou Chang quickly bowed and saluted.
"Who hit you like this?" Lou Huan was a little confused. Lou Chang was still fine when he left the palace. How could it have changed like this after only an hour?
"My nephew is fine." Lou Chang twitched the corner of his mouth and asked, "Father Zhong, why are you here in Zhao?"
"The king asked me to come over and spread the news of the peace talks to undermine the fighting spirit of the people of Zhao State. At the same time, it sends a signal to other countries to prevent them from sending troops to help Zhao State. You help me hold off King Zhao and don't let him send people to other countries.
Just ask for help." Lou Huan said.
"Don't worry, Father Zhong, leave this matter to me."