Although the King of Chu agreed readily, Han Fei knew that sending troops would not be so easy.
Xiong Han, who had just come to power, was not very powerful. Those clans could not see the actual benefits of the war and would not support sending troops. Without their support, the army would be short of food and grass, and the troops would still not be able to send out.
Han Fei, who admired centralization of power, saw that the King of Chu had to use Lu Yan's hand to test the officials' attitude towards sending troops, and he sighed deeply: The Six Kingdoms are too difficult~
This time he came to Chu State not in the name of a Korean envoy, but in secret.
King Qin issued a letter of credence announcing to the world that he would accept Princess Han as his wife regardless of South Korea's offense. South Korea was full of joy, Qin would not attack South Korea, and everyone felt that their family was saved.
Han Wangan even happily sent Wei's envoy seeking help out of the country with gifts, not caring that the other party yelled a lot of curses before leaving, such as "short-sighted, stupid and incompetent, short-witted and short-minded".
Han Fei, this young man, was so worried about the Three Jins.
The only consolation at present is that King Chu himself does have the idea of sending troops.
Xiong Han left Han Fei's place and went to see his uncle Li Yuan again.
"Uncle, you also saw the scene in the court today. I want to send troops to rescue the Wei State. What do you think we should do?"
Li Yuan rubbed his little fingers and his face turned into embarrassment, "Your Majesty, this... without the support of the clan, we cannot afford to fight with our family background."
Xiong Han lay on his side on the seat and let out a long sigh, "Of course this person knows, is there anything you can do?"
"Your Majesty, may I ask why we want to save Wei?"
"Then if the Qin State annihilates Wei and Han, their troops will reach our capital, and we will be saved even if we don't save them."
Li Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Well, that's it. Why doesn't the king think about the late king?"
"Huh? What does uncle mean?"
"Back then, the king of Qin was the one who allowed him and Huang Xie to come back so that he could take the throne. Now, if you, my lord, have offended the state of Qin, then Xiong Qi has served as the censor of the state of Qin for many years and his reputation has spread far and wide. If the king of Qin releases him and supports him, then what will happen to him?"
Our country of Chu will be in chaos."
"Xiong Qi, Xiong Qi...!" What Xiong Han fears most is the identity of the eldest son of King Xiong Qi. Hearing what Li Yuan said, he stood up in shock and paced back and forth, "What should we do?"
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of Wei are still very powerful. The Wei army and the Qin army are in a stalemate. The King of Qin has already told the world to spare Korea. Han and Wei cannot be destroyed. Why do we, the Chu State, need to rescue them?
Moreover, this time it was Lu Yan who came to test, not Xiong Qi, which shows that the King of Qin is still afraid of our great Chu and intends to form a good relationship with our great Chu."
After hearing this, Xiong Han suddenly let out a little laugh, which then got louder and louder. He stared at Li Yuan with wide eyes, "Haha, hahaha~"
Li Yuan was stared at until his throat became extremely dry, so he also laughed, "Hehe, hahaha~"
The two looked at each other for a while, then Xiong Han patted Li Yuan on the shoulder and said with a gust of wind, "Uncle, I don't really want to save the Wei State, but I want to take the opportunity to consume it.
Huang Xie has been in power for more than twenty years. Although he was executed by your uncle, the Xiang family still has 200,000 troops and horses. If this problem is not removed, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."
"But without the support of other clans for food and grass, Xiang Yan will never send troops."
"I have already tried it, and that Han Fei is indeed talented. Considering the rumors that he was uneducated and incompetent in the past, I guess he is also a scheming person, so I asked him to tie the clan to the chariot for me. If the Qin State pursues it afterwards,
Wouldn't it be nice to let him be the scapegoat again?"
Li Yuan's face was suddenly enlightened, as if he were seeing a god, "Your Majesty is wise."
Xiong Han put his hands behind his back, shook his head and said, "Reveal to Lu Yan Han Fei's lobbying to send troops, and he will definitely use some benefits to make me give up sending troops. Just do some shopping, haha~
"
"I will do the work, your Majesty, don't worry."
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It is true that Xiang Yan holds the military power, but the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. If the Qu Jingzhao clan does not support it, the Xiang family's fiefdom will not be able to provide the food and grass for the army. The crux of Chu's desire to send troops is still the three clans.
On the body.
Lu Yan was visiting Qu Yuan's family, the Qu family.
At present, the old patriarch of the Qu family is Qu Pei, who served as the Sanlu official in Chu State and managed the three clans of Qu Jingzhao. Qu Yuan once also sat in this position.
Qu Pei greeted him warmly, with a smile on his gray beard, "I have met Lu Zi."
Lu Yan responded with the same smile, "I've met Dr. Qu."
"Sir, he was on an envoy for the King of Qin. He was very tired all the way and didn't rest in the post house. He came here all the way. It really made my house shine brightly."
"How dare you? How dare you."
"Sir please."
Qu Pei invited Lu Yan into the reception area of the mansion, and after sitting down, he asked: "Sir, the volume of "National Memorial" in the court today shocked the people of Chu. Even if I don't know martial arts, I can see the murderous intention in it.
Sir, when you go to our country as an ambassador, you should do more than just congratulate my king."
Lu Yan spoke bluntly: "My king does not need to be secretive in his actions. This time to punish the Wei State, whoever among the countries comes to aid will be the enemy of our Qin State. The king respects the Chu State, so Lu Yan brought a letter to test, and Meng Wu
General Bing Chen Wuguan. Other than that, I have no other intention."
"The state of Qin has always resorted to deceit in its diplomatic relations, especially those of Zhang Yi. Sir, do you think I can believe what I said?" Qu Pei leaned back slightly as he spoke, stroking his beard with his hands, with a look of sullenness in his eyes.
Lu Yan didn't care and smiled confidently, "That was the Qin State of the past, but the Qin State of today is completely different."
"Oh? How is the current King of Qin different?"
"My king is in charge of the affairs of the country, purifying the court at home, rectifying the official administration, building water conservancy projects, and developing people's livelihood, so that everything in Qin's territory is prosperous; externally, he punishes Wei who conspired to interfere in politics, and Zhao Yan, who raises armies unethically, upholds justice, and has a benevolent heart.
The two great kingdoms of Qin and Chu are in contact with each other, and they should maintain good faith and cultivate harmony. Although Lu Yan dare not call him a gentleman, he is definitely not like Zhang Yi. I would like to ask Dr. Qu to take a closer look."
Qu Pei stared at him, unconsciously stroking his chin a few times. For a long time, he didn't see anything wrong in Lu Yan's expression, so he coughed and changed the subject.
"I will definitely think carefully about what you said. I haven't asked for your advice yet. Sir, I'm here to visit you at dusk. Do you have anything important to do?"
"I can't tell you what's important. It's just a personal hobby of Yan's. Is there any authentic work of Mr. Qu Yuan here, Doctor Unconquered?" Lu Yan spoke cautiously, unable to hide his expectation.
I have long heard that Lu Yan is not good at money or women, but is good at writing and ancient books. It is actually true.
Qu Pei thought about it secretly and replied happily: "Of course there is. Sir, I want to see it. Is there any reason not to allow it?"
Lu Yan was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Doctor Qu."
"Haha, sir, your reputation is spread all over the world, it's not unreasonable."
"The doctor is so complimentary."
The two of them chatted about something else, and time flew by.
After a while, the Qu clan members sent Qu Yuan's original works, and Lu Yan's eyes suddenly shone. He kept reading and commenting in detail, talking about its allusions in detail, evaluating its literary value, and unknowingly chatted until the night.
Qu Pei and the Qu clan had a good reputation and admired Lu Yan's knowledge and literary talents.
The guests and hosts had a great time, and when it was time to say goodbye, Lu Yan even wanted to linger. Finally, it was already late in the night, so he reluctantly left.
This matter was immediately put on the agenda of all parties.