The familiar voice made Qin Shaojun raise his head involuntarily, looking at Zhao Hongrun who broke in with some complicated eyes.
But when he saw Mi Jiang following Zhao Hongrun, his eyes darkened suddenly and he turned a blind eye to Zhao Hongrun who broke in.
At this time, Du You, the Minister of Rites, Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, and several civil servants standing nearby stood up and greeted each other: "His Royal Highness, King Su."
Just now, Du You was a little surprised and displeased. He didn't know who was making a noise in his rites department, and even broke into the meeting to receive the Qin envoy. However, when he saw Zhao Hongrun, he suddenly felt relieved.
, is there any place where His Highness Prince Su cannot enter or exit?
However, the Qin envoy Gan Xu in front of the short table showed surprise and suspicion on his face when he saw Zhao Hongrun barging in without permission.
However, he did not ask rashly. After all, Zhao Hongrun's attire and calm attitude did not look like he was an unknown person.
Seeing everyone in the side hall looking at him, Zhao Hongrun waved his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, please continue. I just came here casually to take a look."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Shaojun, who was sitting on the right hand side of Gan Xu, the envoy of Qin. Seeing that his eyes were cold and silent, and he was too lazy to say hello, he sat down directly opposite him and asked Ben to give up his seat.
Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, was a little embarrassed.
…
Perhaps because Zhao Hongrun ignored him, Qin Shaojun frowned slightly and was about to speak when he saw Mi Jiang kneeling down on the mattress next to Zhao Hongrun's left hand and staring at him expressionlessly.
Qin Shaojun: "..."
Mi Jiang: "..."
What's going on with this guy? Why are you staring at me?
Qin Shaojun couldn't help but feel a little restrained, because he felt that the eyes of the woman opposite him were particularly sharp, as if she could see through his thoughts, which made him feel inexplicably flustered for no reason.
However, the stubbornness in his heart made Qin Shaojun have no intention of backing down and stared back at Mi Jiang.
The two stared at each other intently, making the atmosphere slightly awkward.
...what's going on?
Zhao Hongrun, Du You, Zhao Sheng, and Qin's envoy Gan Xu immediately noticed the glare between Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang, and were confused for a moment.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Hongrun pulled Mi Jiang's sleeves calmly, looking a little unhappy.
He thought to himself: Could this woman have fallen in love with him?
Although he had repeatedly stated that he would not have any relationship with Mi Jiang, with the current relationship between the two, he would be furious if Mi Jiang changed his mind.
Not even if the other person is the former friend across from you!
Maybe it was some kind of magical induction that made Mi Jiang feel the inexplicable emotion in Zhao Hongrun's heart. Mi Jiang turned her head slightly and glanced at Zhao Hongrun. For some reason, Zhao Hongrun felt that her eyes were full of malicious ridicule and contempt.
This woman...is she laughing at me? Is she sick?
Through some kind of magical induction, Zhao Hongrun could also feel Mi Jiang's inner emotional fluctuations, and suddenly felt inexplicable.
At first he thought it was Mi Jiang who had a crush on the Qin Shaojun across from him, but upon closer inspection, it turned out that was not the case at all.
At the same time, Du You, the Minister of Rites, Zhao Sheng, the Lord of Yao, and Gan Xu, the envoy of Qin, were obviously aware of the awkward atmosphere, and their three pairs of eyes turned back and forth on Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang.
This... must be the rumored "candidate for Princess Su", right? The cousin of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng City, Chu State, who is regarded as a biological sister, the eldest daughter of Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan... And that young man... just now Qin envoy Gan Xu did not introduce him in detail. He only said that he was accompanying him, but he was qualified to sit next to him. Who was he?... Could there be some grudge between the two?
Du You, the Minister of Rites, stroked a small tuft of beard on his chin and said nothing.
If it were anyone else who had "provoked" the Qin envoy like this, Du You would have expelled him long ago. However, he felt that it was better not to offend the woman who was likely to become Princess Su in the future.
Shaojun...Does this woman recognize Shaojun? Or does she see something?
At the same time, Qin envoy Gan Xu was also looking at Mi Jiang and Qin Shaojun with strange eyes.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun suddenly coughed, breaking the strange atmosphere in the side hall: "Why don't you guys say anything?... Oh, by the way, what Mr. Zhao Sheng just said was too much to bully others, why did he say this? ?”
Zhao Hongrun's interruption made Zhao Sheng, Lord Yao, immediately remember what had just happened. He pointed to the credential in his hand and said to Zhao Hongrun and Du You, the Minister of Rites: "His Royal Highness King Su, and Lord Du You, this credential... The State of Qin is really bullying others too much!"
Seeing the anger on Zhao Sheng's face when he spoke, Du You, the Minister of Rites, had no time to pay attention to Qin Shaojun and Mi Jiang anymore. He frowned and asked, "Why did Lord Zhao Sheng say this?"
Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao, glanced at Gan Xu, the envoy of Qin, and lightly traced the words in the credential with his index finger, and said in a deep voice: "Qin wants Wei to recognize their rule over Longxi, and , I, Da Wei, want to compensate you."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun and Du You's expressions suddenly darkened, and they both looked at Qin envoy Gan Xu with unkind eyes.
"May I ask your envoy, is what Mr. Zhao Sheng said true?" Du You looked directly at Gan Xu and asked in a deep voice.
Qin envoy Gan Xu stroked his beard and said slowly: "Master Zhao Sheng's remarks are too extreme... This time I, the Qin Dynasty, are going to your country in the spirit of peace between the two countries. However, Master Du You must also know it. , The Wei family in Longxi provoked our great Qin before us, and also invaded our great Qin's territory. How can they invade us, and I cannot invade their country?"
The language used by this person is a dialect from the Longxi area, which is somewhat different from today's Wei dialect, but it is still generally understandable.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun also remained silent.
After all, Gan Xu was indeed right. The Wei family in Longxi lost its ancestral foundation. It was because of the incompetence of the Wei family. Who can blame it? The law of the jungle is the law of the jungle. What's more, Longxi was the first to provoke Qin, and now it was destroyed by Qin. The country still expects the other party to return its territory?
Do you really think that the Qin State was just trying to get some relief? It started a twenty-year war against Longxi just because the Wei clan in Longxi killed some people on the border?
joke!
At least Zhao Hongrun would not believe this "righteous and awe-inspiring" explanation.
In short, don't expect the Qin State to take the initiative to return the land in Longxi to the Wei State.
"So... what about compensation?" Du You asked expressionlessly, "Why do you want me, Da Wei, to compensate?"
Hearing this, Gan Xufeng Qingyun smiled calmly and said: "The evil deeds done by the Wei clan in Longxi to the people of our country, Qin, are too numerous to describe. Even though the country is destroyed now, it is not enough to quell the people's anger... However, your country has taken in the Wei clan, and our country, Qin, has I respect your country and do not want to be at odds with your country, but my king also needs to give an explanation to all the people."
Du You frowned and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder what explanation you want?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Xu took out a map from his arms and spread it flat on the low table. After Zhao Hongrun, Du You and Zhao Sheng looked at the map for a few times, Gan Xu stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the ground.
, and then made a gesture towards him.
"No way!" Du You shouted immediately, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
You must know that Gan Xu's just one package included the northwest of Sanchuan County and the western part of Hedong County on the map. The two together were no less than Longxi. How could it be ceded to Qin as compensation?
wishful thinking!
Seeing Du You's angry face, Qin envoy Gan Xu's expression did not change. After thinking for a moment, he said: "What if this is the case?" As he said that, he drew a circle on the map with his finger, covering about half of the western part of Sanchuan County.
The area of Longxi is circled.
Du You sneered twice but said nothing.
Seeing this, Qin envoy Gan Xu said: "Master Du You, as far as I know, the land of Sanchuan once belonged to your country, but now, your country has lost control of Sanchuan. In other words, this land
The land does not actually belong to your country... In this case, why should you stick to this lost land? What harm will it do to your country to exchange it for the friendship of my country, Great Qin?"
After hearing this, Du You sneered again and again.
It is undeniable that after the Battle of Sanchuan, although Sanchuan County had nominally returned to the rule of the Wei State, in fact, the only area Wei could influence was the Chuanluo area, which was only about a quarter of the entire Sanchuan area.
The remaining three-quarters are actually still under the rule of the Jie tribe and the Wusu Royal Court.
It seems that it would not be a big deal for the Wei State to abandon this place, but in fact it is not because the Wei State has already signed different covenants with the Jie, Yi and Yi tribes.
Take the Jie people who still occupy the western and central part of Sanchuan County. The covenant stipulates that the Wei State and the Jie people will not fight again, and that the Wei State provides the Jie people with food and supports the Jie people in the war against the Ba State. The Jie people
Return a large number of slaves to the Sichuan-Luo Alliance or the Wei State, as well as ores and other rare items from the Bashu area.
Therefore, it can be said that although the vast majority of the Jie people do not submit to Wei like the Sichuan-Luo Alliance, they also have a cooperative relationship with Wei. How could they acquiesce in ceding the territory of the Jie people to Qin?
Firstly, the Jie people will not agree at all. Secondly, once the Wei State acquiesces to this matter, the Jie people will definitely turn against each other. Not to mention, it will also affect the Sichuan-Luo Alliance's submission to the Wei State.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Wei State dares to nod and acquiesce to this matter, the relationship between Sanchuan and the Wei State will immediately return to what it was three years ago, and the Wei State in the Sichuan-Luo Alliance will definitely turn against each other.
How could Du You, as the Minister of Rites, fail to see this kind of stakes?
Shaking his head, Du You said in a deep voice, neither humble nor arrogant: "I, Wei, will never agree to such an unreasonable request!"
After hearing this, the Qin envoy Gan Xu was not in a hurry and said quietly: "Your Majesty, the King of Wei, has not yet read the credentials, and Lord Du You has categorically rejected my Qin request... Isn't this inappropriate?"
"It's not necessary." Du You rolled up the letter of credence with one hand, threw it back to the Qin envoy, and said coldly: "My Lord is busy with everything and has no time to pay attention to such unreasonable requests."
Qin envoy Gan Xu caught the credentials thrown into his arms, squinted his eyes, and said in a gloomy tone: "This time we come with our great Qin Zhizhi sincerely, why did Lord Du You insult us like this?... Yes
Is it disadvantageous to bully our great Qin army?" (To be continued.) 8