Zhao Hongrun originally thought that when he came to Xianyang again this time, King Qin Hui would give him a slap in the face because of his provocative behavior when he came to Xianyang City a while ago. Unexpectedly, King Qin Hui's attitude was very calm.
There was neither malicious revenge for Zhao Hongrun's provocative actions when his troops came to Xianyang City, nor any enthusiasm for Zhao Hongrun because of the possible alliance between Wei and Qin. There was a sense of scrutiny in his calmness, as if the father-in-law looked at his son-in-law. of.
This made half of the manuscripts that Zhao Hongrun typed on the road meaningless, because King Qin had no intention of causing trouble for him at all, but only looked at him carefully from beginning to end, which made Zhao Hongrun feel a creepy feeling of discomfort.
At the banquet, Zhao Hongrun's seat was placed at the head of the east side, sitting at the same table with Du You, the envoy from Wei who was visiting Qin, so that the two of them could talk privately during the banquet. After all, although Du You was said to be an envoy visiting Qin, But to promote the alliance between Wei and Qin, it was not enough for him alone. Zhao Hongrun, the coach of the Western Wei battlefield, had to give his consent before Qin and Wei could reach a consensus.
Next to Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun and Princess Yulong were seated at the same table. Not to mention many Wei people couldn't understand their seats, even the Qin people couldn't understand them.
You must know that Qin Shaojun's identity is very special. She is not only a daughter, but also the nominal crown prince of the Qin Kingdom. Therefore, when the "marriage" is thought of, people like Zhao Ran, Wei Yang, Weiyang Jun Yinghua, and Yang Quan Jun Yingbo, Lantian Jun Yingban and others subconsciously thought of this young gentleman.
But the identity of this young prince is really a bit embarrassing: from the perspective of the prince of Qin, the young prince should marry Princess Yulong, the princess of Wei, as his wife, and the two of them can be said to be a good match; but from the perspective of Qin Shaojun’s daughter, Marrying Wei Gongzi Run, the powerful Wei prince, will play the greatest role in promoting and promoting the alliance between Wei and Qin.
Both of these options have advantages and disadvantages for Qin.
For example, although the Xianyang nobles in this palace at this moment have more or less learned the fact that Qin Shaojun may be a daughter, this matter has never been revealed, and the middle and lower class people of Qin have always been They believe that Qin Shaojun is the future king of their Qin country.
Under such circumstances, Qin Shaojun was suddenly asked to change into women's clothing and marry Ji Run, the young master of Wei State. I believe that at least half of the people in Qin State would not be able to accept this kind of thing.
Of course, regarding the issue of marriage, Ying Hua, Zhao Ran, Wei Yang and others just made guesses in their minds. After all, marriage is only a means, and promoting an alliance between Wei and Qin is the purpose. They care more about who Qin Shaojun marries than who he actually marries. After Wei and Qin formed an alliance, Qin could benefit from Wei.
As for whether Qin Shaojun should continue to dress up as a man to marry Princess Yulong, or whether he should take off his men's clothes and put on women's clothes to marry Wei Gongzi Run, this matter can be left to the King of Qin himself to consider. It doesn't matter much anyway.
At this time, King Qin was also considering this issue.
King Qin Hui was really satisfied with Zhao Hongrun. Even when he was a hostile a while ago, he hated Zhao Hongrun for almost driving his Qin country to a dead end. But now, with the possibility of becoming Weng's son-in-law, King Qin Hui was really satisfied. And I am very satisfied with this son-in-law's talent. Perhaps this is the so-called ambivalence of people.
The only thing that made it difficult for King Qin to return was Qin Shaojun's true identity.
In order to stabilize the throne, the King of Qin asked Qin Shaojun, who was obviously a daughter, to pretend to be a man and establish him as the crown prince, thus preventing some ambitious people from peeking at the throne. He was thinking that after giving birth to an heir in the future, he would establish another crown prince. That's it. As for Qin Shaojun, just announce a false news to the public when the time comes.
For example, if the unfortunate death of Qin Shaojun is announced to the outside world, and the daughter becomes the princess of Qin State again, the people of Qin State will not know the real situation anyway.
But the problem is that due to the low living conditions in Qin, several of King Qin’s sons unfortunately died in infancy. So far, Qin Shaojun’s eldest and only brother Yingsheng is only eleven years old and is in poor health. I have been weak since I was a child. To put it mildly, no one can say whether I will die of illness one day.
It is precisely because of this concern that King Qin has no plans to take over the position of crown prince from his eldest daughter Qin Shaojun for the time being.
Because although Qin Shaojun is a daughter, he has been highly praised by the people of Qin for his moral character since childhood. If the King of Qin insists on taking away the eldest daughter's status as the crown prince, then he can only announce the news like "Shaojun died of illness", which will lead to The result was that when Qin Shaojun's brother Yingying died of illness, the King of Qin had no way to let Qin Shaojun serve as the crown prince again.
In this way, King Qin will have no heirs to inherit the throne. This situation is very unfavorable for a country because it will cause other royal families with the surname Ying to peek at the throne.
Precisely because of the seriousness of the matter, King Qin did not dare to make a decision easily.
King Qin Hui's silence caused some Xianyang nobles in the palace to misunderstand. How did they know that King Qin Hui was considering the marriage issue? Seeing their king's face dark during the banquet, they thought he was deliberately trying to show off to Zhao Hongrun, and they were heartbroken. Then he had a plan to target Zhao Hongrun.
To be honest, the people of Qin generally have a bad feeling towards Zhao Hongrun. After all, Zhao Hongrun blocked the Qin people's eastward expedition three years ago, and today he led nearly 100,000 Wei troops to their Qin territory, causing helplessness to Qin. Estimated losses.
Among them, those who suffered the greatest losses were none other than the aristocracy of Qin, especially the Xianyang aristocrats.
After all, because of Zhao Hongrun, Qin's war against Wei in recent years has received almost no reward, and hundreds of thousands of young people have been sacrificed in vain. How can the losses be estimated clearly overnight?
This resentment made some Xianyang nobles unable to help but target Zhao Hongrun during the banquet.
No, immediately a Xianyang noble raised a wine bottle and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Mr. Ji Run, I heard that your Majesty the King of Wei intends to make a peace alliance with our country, Great Qin. I wonder why your country suddenly made peace with Great Qin?"
Zhao Hongrun could tell at a glance that the other party had bad intentions. He raised his eyelids and was about to speak when he heard Du You, the envoy from the country beside him, smile and say: "Of course it is for the lives of the two countries... A war between husbands is a man-made disaster, which hurts the country and the people. ." As he said this, the Minister of Rites of the Wei State began to talk eloquently, listing all the tragedies caused by the war, and then started from the relationship between the Ji Zhao family and the Qin people hundreds of years ago, to the Qin people today. The conflict with Wei State, his quick thinking and eloquent speech made it impossible for the Xianyang nobleman to get a word in.
Zhao Hongrun saw several times that the Xianyang noble wanted to open his mouth, but was interrupted by Du You. Apart from being amused, he admired Du You's eloquence - he could say a lot in such a short period of time.
It made the other party dizzy. This talent was really powerful.
What makes Zhao Hongrun even more amused is that after Du You said a lot and greeted the Xianyang nobleman with a smile, the other party actually raised his glass and took a sip of wine, obviously confused by Du Yourao.
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But then, Du You was not so relaxed, because the Xianyang nobles jumped out one after another and raised various questions. Among them, the most direct and sharp question was, "How will Wei compensate Qin?"
The topic of loss.
It can be seen that those Xianyang nobles care most about their interests.
Since they were fighting against many, even a wise minister like Du You, who was extremely knowledgeable and well-educated in the Wei state, was said to be a little tired of coping by the Xianyang nobles, so much so that in the cold winter, a layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun interrupted abruptly: "Compensation? Why should I, the Wei Dynasty, compensate your country for its losses?"
Hearing Zhao Hongrun interjecting from the side, Du You secretly thought something bad. You must know that he rushed to speak just to avoid letting His Highness Prince Su next to him speak.
Who in Daliang doesn't know that His Highness's lips and tongue can make people angry to death!
I remember that there were rumors at the beginning that the clan elders Zhao Tairu, Zhao Laituo, Zhao Laipu and others were scolded by His Highness Prince Su and almost vomited blood on the spot. Although both sides denied this incident afterwards, it cannot be denied that Zhao Tairu
To this day, he is still accusing King Su of Zhao Hongrun of having no elders.
Thinking of this, Du You winked at His Highness Prince Su next to him. After all, the alliance was well established and should not be spoiled by His Highness Prince Su's words.
However, Zhao Hongrun turned a blind eye to Du You's color. In his opinion, it was one thing to form an alliance with Qin, but it was another thing to compensate the other party - what reason did the Wei State have to compensate the Qin State?
"I really don't understand. What is the reason for the compensation you mentioned?... Is it because your army was defeated by my king three years ago? Or is your army still defeated by my king this year?
In your hand?"
Zhao Hongrun shook the wine bottle in his hand, half-smiling but talking about topics that made all the Qin people in the palace feel ashamed.
Among them, Weiyang Jun Yinghua and Yangquan Jun Yingba, even though they knew that Zhao Hongrun was not targeting them, they were still embarrassed at this moment, so they had to lower their heads and drink to cover up.
At this time, the Xianyang nobleman's face turned red with anger, and he said stiffly: "Master Ji Run! I, Da Qin, have not been defeated!"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the other party and said with a half-smile: "Your Excellency, are you talking about the time when your country's 200,000 troops were wiped out in Sanchuan the year before last, or this time when they were beaten to the gates of Xianyang City by this king? Or are you talking about two times?
All?"
"You!" The Xianyang noble was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he was speechless.
Because the fact is as Zhao Hongrun said, no matter what, in these two battles between Wei and Qin, Qin suffered a disastrous defeat - whether the Qin people admit it or not, this is the fact.
After thinking about it, the Xianyang noble said through gritted teeth: "Master Ji Run must not be complacent. If this battle continues, Master Ji Run may not be able to gain the advantage in the coming spring?"
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips disdainfully upon hearing this: "Can you wait until next spring?"
Just one sentence made those Xianyang nobles half angry to death.
However, the strange thing is that when he witnessed Zhao Hongrun and those Xianyang nobles quarreling with each other, King Qin seemed to have no intention of interfering at all.
He looked at Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun, and Princess Yulong from time to time, and then fell into deep thought again.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ran and Wei Yang looked at each other and understood in their hearts.
Obviously, our king may have been persuaded by King Wei's letter and Wei envoy Du You, and the Qin-Wei alliance is inevitable. The only thing that bothers our king at the moment is the marriage issue.
A successful marriage would benefit both Qin and Wei.