Due to Qin Shaojun's intervention, the final decisive battle between King Qin and Wei Gongzi Run failed to start.
Half a day later, the King of Qin led hundreds of thousands of Qin people and temporarily retreated to the military camp of Weiyang Lord Ying Hua, where he was preparing to receive envoys from Wei.
After a while, Wei's envoy Du You, the Minister of Rites, brought his two followers Tang Ju and Fan Ying, and led by several Qin soldiers to the commander's tent. The three of them faced the King of Qin and bowed. He saluted and said: "Wei envoy Du You pays homage to His Majesty the King of Qin."
At this time, the commander's tent was filled with Xianyang nobles on the left and right sides. Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, Wei Yang, the concubine chief of the Zuo concubine, and Ying Hua, the king of Weiyang, were all among them. The expressions of most of them were very strange.
Think about it, because the Qin people were preparing to fight to the death with Wei Gongzi Run today. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events. Qin Shaojun suddenly appeared and stopped the imminent decisive battle, causing Qin and Wei to cease their troops. This reversal, the people in the tent The Xianyang nobles found it difficult to digest for a while.
At this time, King Qin Hui was still reading the letter from King Zhao Yuansi of Wei.
In the letter, Wei Wang Zhao Yuansi first greeted the King of Qin, and then severely criticized his son. Su Wang Zhao Hongrun counterattacked the Qin State, causing huge losses to the Qin State. Then, Wei Wang Zhao Yuansi's words changed. , as if complaining, he told the King of Qin that the Wei State was currently on the verge of collapse, so his son Zhao Hongrun was so irritable that he fished his son Zhao Hongrun out again in disguise.
Reading between the lines, King Zhao Yuansi of Wei seems to be telling King Qin to return. This is your own fault, the people of Qin.
Of course, although the meaning was this, the wording and tone in the letter were extremely sincere, emphasizing that Wei was a "last resort", so King Qin would not be angry when he saw this meaning.
After all, this matter was serious, and the King of Qin could not afford to lose this person: he originally wanted to take advantage of Wei's weakness, but in the end, he was beaten to his own country by Wei Gongzi Run, and almost forced Qin to follow Wei and be destroyed. Why did King Qin have the nerve to mention such a thing?
"My son has been to Daliang?" King Qin asked Wei envoy Du You.
"Back to Your Majesty the King of Qin, in late October, Your Highness the Young Lord, with only a few guards, rushed to Daliang, the capital of the Wei Kingdom, to ask for an audience with the Lord of the Wei Dynasty. He hoped that Wei and Qin would cease the war. At that time, the Young Lord was able to advance and retreat calmly. It was true that Shocking my generation..." When explaining, Du You's tone was full of admiration for Qin Shaojun, which was very helpful to King Qin, even though he knew that Du You's words were somewhat polite.
"Come, set up a seat for your envoy." King Qin ordered back.
After hearing this, the expressions of several Xianyang nobles in the handsome tent changed slightly, and one of them said: "Your Majesty..."
However, King Qin glanced back at the nobleman and silenced him.
Immediately, several Qin soldiers placed a long table and three mattresses in the center of the tent, and asked Du You and his two assistants, Tang Ju and Fan Ying, to sit facing the King of Qin.
After Du You sat down, King Qin slowly put away the smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "I hope your envoy can understand that my son Shaojun's words cannot replace me. If my son makes a promise in Daliang, What a promise, I hope your country won’t take it to heart.”
The implication is that they vetoed the promise Qin Shaojun made when he was in Daliang.
However, after hearing this, Du You, instead of being angry, said with a smile: "His Majesty the King of Qin has spoken seriously. Your Highness Shaojun has not made any promises to our country without authorization. He just hopes that Qin and Wei will make peace. I, the Great Wei, The monarch was moved by the sincerity of His Highness Shaojun, so he specially asked the foreign ministers to convey the goodwill of the Wei Dynasty on his behalf."
"Oh?" King Qin couldn't help but be a little surprised when he replied.
He originally thought that the envoys from the State of Wei appeared here because Qin Shaojun had made some false promise to the King of Wei, and this was something he could not tolerate - even if he loved Qin Shaojun no matter how much he loved him, he would not allow the latter. He negotiated with the King of Wei on his behalf, and could not tolerate the various promises he made to the Wei people.
Unexpectedly, Du You told him that Wei was just moved by Qin Shaojun's sincerity, so he took the initiative to contact Qin, which made King Qin feel relieved.
After all, "peace" and "alliance under the city" are completely different. The people of Qin with integrity could not tolerate signing a peace treaty with the Wei people just because the Wei people came to the city. This was why he resolutely decided to make peace with the Wei people when Zhao Hongrun came to the city. The reason for the war.
Since it was the Wei people who took the initiative to contact him, King Qin would not reject him in his heart.
After thinking for a while, he said: "What the King of Wei wants to do, I am all ears."
Hearing this, Du You sat up straight, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, King Qin, and your foreign minister Du You, have come with goodwill on the orders of our monarch, the Wei Dynasty, and hope that Qin and Wei will form an alliance..."
"An alliance?" King Qin was slightly stunned. He originally thought that the purpose of the Wei man in front of him was to persuade Qin to withdraw from this war. Unexpectedly, the other party was more interested and actually wanted Qin and Wei to form an alliance. Didn't Du You not know this? , he, the Young Master of Wei, Run, killed how many people from my country in Great Qin?
After hearing this, the Xianyang nobles in the commander's tent also showed sneers on their faces, as if they were mocking Du You: The war between Qin and Wei has reached this situation, and you actually told me to form an alliance?
At this moment, Du You raised his voice and said first: "In fact, from the perspective of foreign ministers, it is unwise for your country to start a war with me, the Wei Dynasty, at this time!"
After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the Xianyang nobles in the tent became even more angry, or one person shouted angrily: "What an arrogant person, are you trying to say that I, Da Qin, am not your country's rival?!"
When Du You heard this, he looked at the other person with a smile, making the other person's face turn red.
It's no wonder, after all, one Wei Gongzi Run forced the Qin State to the point where even the King of Qin had to drive and conquer in person. The Xianyang nobles really couldn't say anything to refute Du You.
"What do you mean by your envoy's words?" King Qin asked with a gloomy look.
Hearing King Qin's reply to the question, Du You immediately put away the smile on his face, shook his head, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, King Qin, foreign ministers have no intention of despising your country... In fact, His Highness King Su counterattacked your country. Domestic affairs have also caused an uproar in Daliang, but this move cannot relieve the threat that our Wei Dynasty is facing at the moment. In Hedong and Hanoi, our brave sons and sons of Wei Dynasty are retreating steadily in front of the powerful Korean army..."
Listening to Du You's detailed description of Wei's current difficult situation, King Qin was confused and couldn't figure out what Du You meant. As a Wei man, how could Du You tell him about the disadvantages of local wars in Qin? The truth?
Could it be that this Du You is actually a rebellious official and traitor of Wei State?
Just when King Qin was thinking wildly, Du You continued: "...Based on the current situation of our Wei Dynasty, if His Highness King Su cannot return aid in time, the situation of our Wei Dynasty will be very difficult; even if King Su cannot His Highness led his elite troops to rush back to the country. I am afraid that our great Wei Dynasty will not be able to withstand South Korea's increasingly fierce offensive. What if... I mean what if, what if our great Wei Dynasty falls and South Korea occupies our territory. By then, , your country will face a South Korea that is ten times more powerful than our great Wei Dynasty. How can your country defeat South Korea, which is powerful, and achieve its wish to join the ranks of the Central Plains countries? "
After hearing this, the commander's tent gradually became quiet, and when King Qin returned, he was also thinking carefully about what Du You had said.
In the impression of the Qin people, the Wei State was already very powerful. Because one Wei Gongzi Run defeated them twice, the Wei State was so powerful that it almost destroyed the country in South Korea to the north. The question is, how strong will South Korea be?
At this time, Wei Yang, the commander of Zuo Shu, looked at Du You and said with a smile: "According to what Wei knows, the reason why your country is at a disadvantage is because your country is at war with our country Qin, Han, and Chu at the same time... …South Korea may not be as powerful as the envoy said.”
"But it will eventually become a giant." Du You turned to look at Wei Yang and asked, "Who is your Excellency?"
"Wei Yang." Wei Yang said with a smile.
"Guardian?"
"yes."
Du You nodded, and then said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Wei Wei had no choice but to lose Hanoi, and now the Korean army has invaded Wei's territory..."
"..." Wei Yang's expression changed slightly when he heard this, he opened his mouth, and did not target Du You again.
Seeing this, Zhao Ran, the chief concubine, glanced at Wei Yang and said to Du You: "Actually, I think that the strength of South Korea will certainly become a thorn in my side, but your country's strength will not be of any benefit to our country..."
Before he could finish speaking, Du You interrupted and said, "My lord, do you think the strength of your country is stronger or weaker than that of Wei?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Ran asked a little unhappy.
Du You shook his head and said seriously: "Du You just wanted to say that with the national strength of Wei, we are still unable to establish a foothold in the Central Plains with Han and Chu as neighbors. Even if your country occupies the Central Plains land, it can still hold it." How long is this land?”
"..." Zhao Ran began to think deeply after hearing this, stroking the beard on his chin and stopped talking.
Come to think of it, before he only thought about eliminating the Wei State as a roadblock that blocked the Qin State from setting foot in the Central Plains, but he did not carefully consider that the demise of the Wei State would make Han and Chu more powerful. By then, their Qin State would Still unable to enter the Central Plains; furthermore, as Du You said, even if Qin took advantage of Wei's weakness to occupy Sanchuan, or even Hedong and Yingshui, could they really hold this territory from being invaded? Will Han and Chu devour each other?
You know, one Wei Gongzi Run almost beat them until they couldn't hold their heads up.
At this moment, Du You glanced at the people in the tent, then looked at King Qin, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Your Highness Shaojun once said that the purpose of your country's attack on the Wei Dynasty is to gain benefits and gain access to our country. With the technology of the Great Wei, I actually think that your country will take advantage of the current weakness of the Great Wei to join forces with Han and Chu to attack the Great Wei. After the fall of the Great Wei, we are destined to be unable to hold on to the captured land. We still have to What's the difference between returning to the Qinling Mountains and the Wei Dynasty taking the initiative to teach your country some technologies, and your country withdrawing from this war?" After a pause, he added: "Or, your country can also help my country, the Wei Dynasty. A helping hand. In this way, the wealth and technology of Wei Dynasty will not be lost due to war, so we can give your country more things and more complete technology..."
"..."
After letting out a breath, King Qin looked back at Du You, then looked at the letter written by King Zhao Yuancai of Wei on the table in front of him, and fell into deep thought for a long time.
The King of Wei has given him a step up from the Qin State. So, should he continue to fight the Wei army to the death or form an alliance with the Wei State?
There is no doubt that this will be a choice that will have a profound impact on his country of Qin.