Hua Xin was stunned for a while. It was not until this time that he realized that he had taken the wrong path. He had been thinking about how to implicitly express Cao Pi's meaning. If he cleverly reached a tacit understanding between the two sides, it would not be too plain and made it difficult for Liu Jing to get down to the level. He mainly considered giving Liu Jing enough face.

But he never expected that Liu Jing would be so straightforward, asking both sides to talk frankly and speak out in a simple way, without any implicit communication between the top leaders, which made Hua Xin not mentally prepared.

But Hua Xin is also a person who is very good at changing the ruling. He was stunned for a moment and then reacted, began to quickly adjust his state, pondered for a moment, "Since your Highness asks to talk frankly, then I will forgive my ministers for being rude. In short, Mr. Pi hopes that your Highness can support him in inheriting Duke Wei."

Liu Jing laughed, "I only see Mr. Hua's sincerity now, and only then do I know why Mr. Hua came to visit late at night?"

Liu Jing stood up and walked a few steps in the lobby with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "I believe Mr. Hua also understands the real purpose of Dong Zhao's mission!"

"Of course I know that it is because Mr. Zhi failed to make up for his image twice, which had a great impact on his image. He was eager to make up for his shortcomings in this regard. Once Dong Zhao's visit is successful, it will bring great benefits to Mr. Zhi's reputation. At the critical moment when Mr. Wei was considering the prince, I am afraid that Dong Zhao's trip would have a significant impact on Mr. Wei's decision."

Liu Jing shook his head, "Actually it's not that serious. It's because Mr. Pi is too nervous and takes Dong Zhao's actions too seriously. After all, this is not Mr. Zhi's personal mission. Even if Dong Zhao is his person, how could he openly take Dong Zhao's credit on himself? Even Mr. Wei cannot do it so obviously. You must know that Dong Zhao is the censor of Wei State. He is on an envoy under the order of Wei State, not Cao Zhi's personal aide. I don't think that Mr. Pi is more concerned about Dong Zhao's mission than to go on an envoy."

"Yang Xun?"

Hua Xin was stunned for a moment. He frowned and remembered for a while. Who is Yang Xun? Isn’t he Yang Biao’s nephew? What did he come to Chengdu for? Hua Xin was extremely smart. He immediately guessed that Yang Xun’s coming to Chengdu was probably related to Cao Zhi.

Hua Xin hesitated and asked, "What your Highness means is that Yang Xun is the envoy sent by Mr. Zhi secretly?"

Liu Jing nodded, "Yang Xun is the envoy of Mr. Zhi, who came to investigate the truth about Zhao Ting's arrest, and he is also the envoy of Yang Biao. He sent me a handwritten letter from Yang Biao. What does Hua Gong think there is any relationship between the two?"

Hua Xin was very nervous. Of course he understood what Liu Jing meant, that is, there was a relationship between Yang Biao and Cao Zhi. Did Yang Biao turn to support Cao Zhi? Yang Biao is the leader of the northern aristocratic tribe. If the northern aristocratic tribes turn to support Cao Zhi, the problem would be serious.

Liu Jing took out Yang Biao's letter from his arms and handed it to Hua Xin, "Don't Hua Gong want to see what Yang Biao said?"

Hua Xin hesitated to take the letter, and his heart was in a mess. How could Liu Jing give Yang Biao’s letter to him? Doesn’t this mean betraying Yang Biao?

He opened the letter and read it quickly. It was indeed Yang Biao's handwritten letter. As expected, Yang Biao clearly asked Liu Jing to support Cao Zhi in the letter, which made Hua Xin feel chills behind him. He realized that his direction was indeed wrong. Instead of paying attention to Dong Zhao, it is better to be alert to Yang Biao.

"Have your Highness agreed to Yang Biao's request?" Hua Xin asked tentatively.

Liu Jing looked at him deeply, and asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

Hua Xin secretly called himself stupid. If Liu Jing agreed to cooperate with Yang Biao, how could he show Yang Biao's letter to him? He returned the letter to Liu Jing and said with a wry smile: "I'm going to hide it from Your Highness, now I'm in a mess and don't know what to say. Can you tell me clearly that Your Highness is willing to cooperate with Young Master Pi?"

"Aren't I just working with Mr. Pi now?"

Hua Xin suddenly realized and stood up and bowed deeply, "Your Highness's deep meaning is understood. You will definitely tell Mr. Pi to cooperate with you with him with all your strength."

Liu Jing smiled and then ordered: "Come here!"

Several guards hurriedly walked in from outside the hall. Liu Jing pointed at Hua Xin and told them: "Now the city gate is closed. You can send this gentleman out of the city with my gold medal. No one is allowed to interrogate him."

"Abide by the order!" Several guards hurriedly took over the gold medal.

Hua Xin bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for treating each other sincerely, I will say goodbye!"

"Duke Hua, don't forget my trust to you."

Hua Xin knew that Liu Jing was referring to Empress Fu, so he hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, my highness, I will do my best to keep her safe."

Liu Jing nodded, "Go!"

Hua Xin said goodbye and left the hall, followed the guards and hurriedly left. Liu Jing looked at Hua Xin with his hands behind his back. He had been thinking about how to deal with Yang Biao. God knew his heart, so he sent Hua Xin in time.

The next morning, Sima Yi personally came to the VIP hotel and welcomed Cao Cao's envoy Dong Zhao into the Han State Mansion. King Liu Jing of Han specially met Dong Zhao, five ministers, Shi Zhong Yin Jing, and military advisor Jia Xu, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Han State Mansion, and everyone accompanied Liu Jing's reception. This was the first time since Liu Jing was granted the title of King of Han, he had met with a foreign envoy as the King of Han.

Since Dong Zhao was an envoy of the Wei State, not an envoy of the court, according to the principle of etiquette, Dong Zhao could not enjoy the courtesy and privileges of the envoy of the court, that is, the King of Han had to go to the square to greet the envoy of the emperor in person, but Dong Zhao went into the hall to meet the King of Han.

In fact, as a kingdom under the Han court, the title of Qinzheng Hall is itself a kind of usurpation, but the Han Dynasty has declined, and such usurpation has long been everywhere among the princes. The Han government in Chengdu is still relatively low-key. Liu Yan and his son are intent but not brave, and the scale of the palace is very small.

In Chang'an, Jia Xu was unscrupulous in repairing the Weiyang Palace envoy and actually restored the Mingtang Biyong, a building representing the highest level of the royal ritual system. This is the emperor's building that even Yedu and Xudu do not have.

The Censor Fei Yi led Dong Zhao to walk quickly through the square and walked up the steps of the hall. Two hundred golden-armored guards stood on both sides of the steps, holding weapons in their hands, majestic. At this time, the guards shouted: "The King of Han has an order to summon the envoys of Wei State to meet!"

"Please come in!" Fei Yi whispered to Dong Zhao. Dong Zhao sorted out his clothes and walked into the hall quickly.

The Qinzheng Hall is indeed not big, and can only accommodate a hundred people at most. It is not magnificent, with a dark style, and looks solemn and solemn. Seven important officials sit on two sides, and the front is the throne of Han. It is not as high as the emperor, but sits on the same throne with the ministers. Except for the slightly outrageous name, everything else is in line with the kingdom.

Since the King of Han was sitting, Dong Zhao could only kneel down and bow, "Dong Zhao, the envoy of Wei, paid homage to His Highness the King of Han!"

Liu Jing was wearing a royal garment embroidered with a qilin and a flat crown on his head. He waved his hand and smiled, "Doctor Dong is exempt from gifts, please sit down!"

Dong Zhao stood up, sat eastward, and bowed and said, "Duke Wei asked the ministers to convey his respect to His Highness the King of Han."

He looked at the other six important officials in the hall with serious expressions, and bowed slightly and said, "Duke Wei also greets all the important officials on Pingzhangtai."

"Is Mr. Wei in good health?"

Liu Jing's smile broke the dull atmosphere in the hall. "When he met in Jiangdong a few months ago, he said that he had poor health in the past two years and was mostly sick. Now that spring is in full bloom, has his body improved?"

Dong Zhao quickly replied: "Report to Your Highness, Duke Wei is sick because he is old and his body is getting weaker, so he is sick. Now he is resting in Ye. Thank you for your concern."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "Duke Wei is already one in sixty this year! He is over 60 years old, but the prince has not been established. Pizhi's disputes in the court. Master Zhang has troops to Youzhou. If this continues, it is the way for Wei State to cause chaos. In the Yuan Benchu ​​Rebellion, will Duke Wei also repeat the same mistake?"

Dong Zhao was speechless for a while. He didn't understand why Liu Jing said this. Although he was concerned about his tone, the content seemed very rude. He was really unhappy and restrained his emotions and asked: "Every family has troubles. Mr. Wei's family affairs. I think the Wei Council will properly solve it. I wonder why Your Highness is asking about this matter?"

"The three sons compete for heirs is related to the stability of the world and the welfare of millions of people. It is not a family matter! Just like the Censor Dong is on a mission to the Han Dynasty, isn't it just that Mr. Zhi strongly recommends it?"

Dong Zhao's face changed slightly. Liu Jing said too directly. Speaking such words in front of seven important officials was undoubtedly a slap in the face. He was about to be unable to help but slap him, but seeing Liu Jing's smiling gaze, Dong Zhao suddenly realized that he had come with something and could not turn against him. Moreover, Liu Jing obviously intentionally angered himself.

Dong Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "Your Highness is thinking too much. I came to discuss with Han State under the order of Wei State, and it has nothing to do with Prince Zhi."

"Oh! I wonder what Mr. Wei wants to talk to me?"

"It is about the Han naval army stationed in Chaohu Lake, which seriously threatened the safety of Hefei. Duke Wei hopes that His Highness can abolish Chaohu Lake Water Village, and the two armies can live in peace and not invade each other."

Liu Jing looked at Sima Yi. Sima Yi understood and said coldly: "Mr. Dong was surprised by this. Chaohu belonged to Lujiang County, and Jiangdong had officially assigned Lujiang County to Jingzhou. Isn't it natural for us to station troops in our own county? Moreover, Cao's army stationed 50,000 troops in Hefei, threatening the security of Lujiang County. It should be that we asked Cao's army to withdraw troops. Why do we do the opposite? You ask the Han army to withdraw troops. Isn't it a big deal to the world?"

Dong Zhao was angry and retorted: "It is true that Ruxu Water belongs to Lujiang County, but half of Chaohu belongs to Huainan County. If you set up a water village on Wushan Island, you have already crossed the line and directly threatened Hefei City."

Before Dong Zhao finished speaking, Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled, "It turns out that Doctor Dong is here to accuse the Han army of crossing the border and garrisoning the troops. We don't pay attention to this, so let's do it! I immediately ordered the navy to withdraw to the side of Lujiang County and calm the dispute between the two families. How about it?"

Dong Zhao was really embarrassed. He was passive everywhere and was led by the other party. He had to hold back his anger and apologize to Liu Jing: "I was the one who spoke inappropriately just now. I apologize to His Highness the King of Han, and I hope His Highness understands."

Everyone in the hall laughed heartily. Xu Shu was upright and couldn't bear to tease Dong Zhao anymore. He said frankly: "Doctor Dong's mission to Chengdu this time came to quell the hidden dangers of the war in Hefei?"

Dong Zhao looked at Xu Shu with gratitude and nodded, "Shangshu Xu is right. The Han army is approaching, but Duke Wei does not want to break out in Hefei again, which will cause trouble for the people's livelihood. He specially ordered me to go on a mission to your country, hoping to increase mutual trust and not break out in war again."

Sima Yi shook his head, "Mr. Dong said this is inappropriate. We stationed heavy troops in Chaohu and Wan County. In fact, we are not trying to attack Hefei, but because of fear that the Cao army in Hefei will attack Lujiang. We have to do it. If Mr. Wei really stopped the troops for the sake of the two families, then the garrison of Hefei should also be reduced. The two families have equal strengths and stationed 10,000 troops each. In this way, the fight will not be possible. Isn't the problem solved?"

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