Chapter 1020 The friendly relationship between Housheng and Yao Jia
For the sake of national policy, the State of Qin was extremely generous with pedestrians. Especially for the prime ministers of various countries like Hou Sheng, as long as they could penetrate, they would never hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Especially the Prime Minister of Zhao State, Guo Kai, and the Prime Minister of Qi State, Hou Sheng. Yao Jia has always maintained an extremely friendly relationship with these two people.
This is also the reason why Yao Jia did not go to visit the King of Qi immediately when he arrived in Qi, but went to visit Hou Sheng, because he knew that for some things, it was more useful to go to Hou Sheng than to go to the King of Qi.
Half an hour later, Yao Jia and others also rushed to Hou Sheng's house, gave the elder some favors, and were respectfully welcomed in.
"Envoy Qin, please come this way. The master of the family has been waiting for Envoy Qin for a long time!" The family elder said with a smile on his face and chuckled at Yao Jia and others.
"Um!"
Nodding slightly, Yao Jia didn't say much, and under the guidance of his elders, he came to the living room of Hou Sheng's mansion. At this time, Hou Sheng stood in front of the door with a smile on his face.
"Brother Yao Jia, I came from afar, but I haven't come far to greet you. I hope you won't be surprised!" Seeing Yao Jia's arrival, Hou Sheng smiled happily, as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
"Brother Hou Sheng, you're fine!"
At this moment, Yao Jia also smiled, with a bright smile on his face, and said to Hou Sheng, "I haven't seen you for several months, and brother Hou Sheng is still shining brightly. Unlike my little brother, who was born with a hard life."
"Hahaha, Brother Yao Jia, we have prepared a small banquet at our house, please invite--!" Hou Sheng laughed, Yao Jia was a nice person who spoke well and was down-to-earth. He was a rare good friend.
He just likes people like Yao Jia.
"good!"
At this moment, Yao Jia also chuckled, and the two old foxes looked at each other and smiled, with cunning in their smiles.
In the hall, a small banquet began, and the two people watched the singing and dancing, some of them were filthy, some were not, and they were mixed with comments about the dancers in the hall.
Men are like this, they like to appreciate some beautiful things, and every time in order to entertain Yao Jia and other envoys, Hou Sheng always looks for people from the innocent folk and then trains them.
Some people are even divided into various levels and are used to accompany people of different levels. These are the upper-class dignitaries. For profit and transaction, women and even some good-looking men are tools.
After the singing and dancing had stopped and all the dancers and attendants had withdrawn, Hou Sheng turned to Yao Jia and said, "The envoy is here this time. I wonder what the King of Qin's orders are?"
"His Majesty, this trip to Qi as an envoy is just because of my king's wishes. We, the Qin Dynasty, are not going east, but because we and Wang An of Han are disrespectful to the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty."
"My king wants to teach King Han a lesson and let him know the power of Qin!"
At this moment, Yao Jia said in a solemn tone towards Hou Sheng: "My king said that our country Qin and Qi are countries with diplomatic relations and brothers by marriage, so I informed King Qi of this matter in advance."
"In order to prevent unnecessary conflicts between my country, Da Qin, and Qi, I specially sent me here..."
Hearing this, Hou Sheng nodded, then chuckled, and did not answer the question immediately. He could become Qi Xiang, and he was not a stupid person.
Naturally, he could hear the meaning of Yao Jia's words. He knew in his heart that Qin State was worried that Qi State would participate in the alliance to prevent Qin from going east.
Speaking of which, Hou Sheng was not unmoved at the time, and any promises he made would be fragile and vulnerable in the face of real interests.
What's more, there is no emotion between him and the Qin State, just pure interests. It is not a difficult decision to participate in the alliance.
However, Hou Sheng thought of the young man who massacred everyone in Linzi and forced Qi Mo to retire. Now, that young man has become the crown prince.
And this time the eastward expedition was the first battle after Ying Gao became the crown prince. Once the eastward expedition failed because of Qi's participation in the alliance, Qi would have to bear Ying Gao's wrath.
The most important thing is that Qi State is too far away from Qin after all. Even if the alliance is successful, it will be difficult for Qi State to obtain some substantial benefits.
This was the reason why Hou Sheng hesitated. Of course, he was very satisfied with Yao Jia's spoken words. This was also the reason why he dealt with Ai, Yao Jia and others. At least he spoke well.
"My king still knows about King Qin's sincerity, it's all easy to say!" Hou Sheng smiled, but his words did not highlight the key points, and his words were vague and confusing.
"Tomorrow, I will take the envoy to Linzi Palace to see my king. It is up to my king to decide what to do."
Yao Jia nodded, with a smile on his face, and said towards Hou Sheng: "That's very good, that's very good, I also want to pay a visit to King Qi!"
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All countries are reacting, South Korea's special envoy is running around, Prince Dan of Yan is plotting to assassinate, Zhao is trying to be at the forefront, and Qi is also trying to figure it out, trying to ask for a higher price.
Only the source of the news, Da Qin, has been silent. Except for sending envoys to Qi, no one from Yan, Zhao or other places has been sent there.
The Six Kingdoms in Shandong were turbulent, special envoys were running around, news swept across the Central Plains, and the Qin court seemed to ignore the decision, making the situation in the entire Central Plains confusing.
"Prince, the news has come. All countries are discussing the matter of marching eastward. Mr. Yao Jia has arrived in Qi." Master Sima looked solemnly and reported the news to General Ying Gao.
Hearing this, Ying Gao nodded. The arrival of Yang Zi and others broke his plan to be quiet. Various news came, forcing him to get busy.
"At the same time, General Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, has arrived in Xianyang and is currently in the mansion."
When Ying Gao heard the news of Wang Ben's arrival, the news on his lips couldn't help but become more intense. He knew in his heart that Meng Tian and Wang Ben had switched defenses, which meant that the Qin court was completely prepared.
"This is a good thing. It means that the imperial court has made preparations, and my father has also made preparations. It seems that he will go to Yongcheng soon."
Ying Gao took a sip of tea, made a charcoal fire, and spoke in a very relaxed tone. Ying Zheng had solved the troubles faced by Fu Su and others, and everything was moving in a better direction.
He put down the tea cup, then raised his head and looked at Master Sima, saying: "Sima, you are among the earliest people to follow Gu. What do you think of Li Xiang's legitimate daughter?"
Hearing this, Master Sima hesitated for a moment, smiled bitterly at Ying Gao, and said: "Crown Prince, whether this matter can be successful or not depends entirely on your wishes. If the Crown Prince is unwilling, I think it is better not to provoke him."
"Prime Minister Li is highly valued by the king and plays an important role in the civil service system. Although the Crown Prince has become the crown prince of Qin and is not afraid of Prime Minister Li, there is no need to turn against Prime Minister Li."