Chapter 126: Return to Handan
A few days later, Zhao's father took the initiative to send someone to contact Tian Zhang, and the two sides gathered again outside the small town where they met a few days ago.
The purpose of this date is very simple, that is, Zhao's father wanted to seek post-war benefits for Zhao State.
To seek post-war benefits, nothing more than money, land, cities, etc.
Among them, Zhao Zhufu did not ask for the city land, because Tian Zhang's attitude was already very obvious. He wanted land? No problem, he would give it to you north of the Ji River! It's not enough? Is it better to give it to you except Linzi? As long as you dare to take it to the State of Zhao!
Does Zhao dare to take it?
Zhao State dared not take it.
Because that is no different from the demise of Qi. At present, at least in the past ten years, Zhao still needs to make Qi the first imaginary enemy of Qin, so he dare not over-weak Qi.
In the end, Zhao Zhufu and Tian Zhang reached an agreement to make Dahe the border between Zhao and Qi. In other words, Zhao's military use of military forces against Qi actually only obtained Gaotang City and Pingyuan City, which seemed to be similar to the conditions for cede land proposed by Qi's envoy Su Dai when he persuaded Zhao Zhufu?
Of course, it looks similar at first glance, but there are still differences in private.
For example, Zhao's father asked the prince of Qi to go to Zhao as a hostage to promote the Zhao-Qi alliance.
In addition, Qi State also helped Zhao State win over Wei and Han State to jointly resist Qin State.
In exchange, Zhao Zhufu would send people to persuade Yan, and the two countries of Song stopped attacking Qi, of course, the premise was that Qi must recognize Yan, and the land captured by the two countries of Song so far belonged to them.
After arguing with each other, Tian Zhang said to Zhao Zhufu: "I will go back to Linzi immediately and persuade the king to send the prince to Zhao as a hostage. Jieshi Tian will also go to Zhao as an envoy to negotiate a specific peace agreement with Zhao Zhufu. In addition, Linzi will also order people to send letters to Tian Wen, and ask him to visit Zhao as an envoy. In the future, Zhao Zhufu can discuss matters between Wei and Han countries."
Master Zhao nodded without objection.
After returning to Zhao camp that day, Zhao's father sent two teams of envoys to visit King Yan and King Yan of Song, and asked the two of them to stop attacking Qi and sent envoys to Zhao to negotiate the compensation for the defeat of Qi against Zhao, Yan and Song.
The King of Yan was in Rao An. After two days, he received a letter from Master Zhao's father. After that, under the protection of a team of guards, he came to the sand dune to dissuade Master Zhao's father.
As for the purpose, of course, it was to dissuade Zhao's father from discussing with Qi. After all, the King of Yan has a deep hatred with Qi. He wished that Qi would bear the hatred of destroying the country once, so how could he be willing to withdraw his troops?
Meng Zhong saw with his own eyes that King Yan and Master Zhao had a fierce debate for a full half hour, and then King Yan left angrily.
Speaking of the reason, it was just because Zhao Zhufu did not support the position of King Yan to continue to attack Qi.
In mid-May, Tian Zhang returned to Zhuke from Linzi, the capital of Qi, and also brought the prince of Qi, "Tian Ge", a young man who was probably in his twenties and had a little panic and terrified face.
Fortunately, the father of Zhao specially held a reception banquet for the prince of Qi, and comforted him during the banquet, telling the prince of Qi that he went to Handan of Zhao, just to stabilize the alliance between Zhao and Qi, and he could return to Qi in one or two years at most.
After a kind-hearted persuasion, Prince Qi Tian Ge gradually dissipated his fear and was willing to go to Handan, Zhao State, as a host.
After receiving the prostitute, Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, Zhao, then the father of Zhao announced that the war between Zhao and Qi ended here. However, in order to prevent the recurrence of Qi, he ordered Zhao Zhi, Zhao Xi, Xu Jun and other generals to station troops in the Shaqiu area, while he took Tian Ge, the prince of Qi, and Tian Zhang, and returned to Handan.
In early June, Zhao's father returned to Handan, and the subjects of Handan went out of the city to welcome Zhao's father. The scene at that time could be described as if there were countless people.
It is no wonder that Qi State is a powerful country as famous as Qin State in the world. Zhao Zhufu's attack on Qi State was able to force Qi State to surrender to Zhao State, and even sent the crown prince Tian Ge as the host. This made Zhao Zhufu's prestige in Zhao State again improved.
On the fourth day of the sixth month, Handan, headed by Zhao Xiangfeiyi, held a banquet in the palace to entertain Prince Tian Ge of Qi and Tian Zhang of Qi's envoy.
Before and after this, Tian Zhang and Zhao Xiangfei Yi had some negotiations.
As for what he was talking about in detail, Meng Zhong didn't know.
However, in the evening of that day, Meng Zhong received a message from Tian Zhang who sent someone to ask him to drink with him.
Meng Zhong was not willing to refuse, nor did he want to refuse. After reporting to Zhao Zhufu and receiving the latter's permission, he went to the inn in the city to meet Tian Zhang.
At this time, Tian Zhang had prepared wine and food in the room in the inn. When Meng Zhong arrived, the elderly, who were nearly 40 years apart, sat and chatted and started drinking.
At that time, Tian Zhang smiled and said, "Since after praying Ke Xiaoyi to part, Wei's brother immediately sent someone to Zou State and asked Master Meng again about his brother. Master Meng was also surprised that his brother was actually in Zhao State and asked me to take care of him..."
As he said that, he blinked at Meng Zhong, his expression as if saying: Do you still want to deny it? If you were not my junior brother, how could the teacher ask me to take care of me more?
Meng Zhong smiled bitterly. He didn't know how to explain this. He only knew that when he returned to Song State in the future and saw his real teacher Zhuangzi, he might be knocked on his head with a crutch and chased the whole yard.
After talking for a few words, Tian Zhang's expression gradually became serious.
He asked Meng Zhong, "My brother, does Master Zhao's father dislike King Zhao?"
Hearing this, Meng Zhongxin was shocked. He suddenly realized that although Tian Zhang was close to him, his elder brother was a famous general in Qi State.
Thinking of this, he said cautiously: "Why did Zhang Zi say this?"
Tian Zhang has lived for half his life, how could he not see that Meng Zhong is a little cautious about him? He smiled and said, "Your brother, don't have to be suspicious. I am just a senior brother, and I will advise you..."
As he said that, he personally poured a bowl of wine for Meng Zhong, and lowered his voice and said, "Today, for my brother, I have a negotiation with Zhao Xiangfei Yi. I feel that Zhao's father and Zhao Wang He are not close. Do you still remember the banquet in the palace two days ago? Although Zhao Wang He was in the noble seat, during the banquet, Anyang Lord Zhao Zhang frequently advised Zhao's father to drink with Zhao ministers. During this period, I saw Anping Lord Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Lord Li Dui, Yangwen Lord Zhao Bao and others, all of them looked different..."
"..." Meng Zhong didn't know how to answer, so he had to drink silently.
In fact, he knows a lot of inside stories, but he really can't reveal it to Tian Zhang. After all, Tian Zhang is close to each other, but they have different positions.
Seeing Meng Zhong's attitude, Tian Zhang felt even more aware and smiled and comforted: "My brother, I don't mean to spy on you. My brother just discovered that why did Master Zhao's father not get close to King Zhao? This may cause trouble. You are Sima, the guard of Master Zhao's father. Once the Zhao State really breaks out in civil strife, you will definitely be implicated..."
"..." Meng Zhong nodded slightly, but still didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Tian Zhang said to Meng Zhong: "I will teach you a few strategies, the best one, that is, to join Qi. In a few days, I will return to Linzi for my brother. When the time comes, Zhao will also send an envoy to Linzi with me. I can try to ask my brother to be one of the envoys of Zhao. I can take this opportunity to stay away from the chaos in Zhao... I think that at most, there may be a civil strife in Zhao before the end of this year."
"How can I see it?" Meng Zhong looked at Tian Zhang in surprise.
Tian Zhang laughed and said, "What's the difficulty?... Master Zhao's father made our country surrender this time, and his prestige is unmatched in Zhao. If he had any other ideas, he would definitely take action during this period to achieve his goal. If the prestige he gained from attacking Qi gradually faded, even Master Zhao would be powerless at that time." Speaking of this, he simply made it clear: "If Master Zhao's father intends to depose King Zhao and establish Anyang Lord Zhao Zhang, then this year!"
"..." Meng Zhong looked at Tian Zhang in shock, and then nodded in relief.
He suddenly realized that Tian Zhangna, who was famous in the world, needed to spy on Zhao's information from him?
What's more, the fact that Master Zhao's father and King Zhao are not close to each other can be seen as long as they are not blind.
"I advise my brother not to get involved."
Tian Zhang shook his head and said, "The struggle for royal power has always been cruel. With the talent of his brother, he will definitely have a worry-free future in the future and there is no need to take any risks. Listen to my brother's advice, and in a few days, as a follower of Zhao's envoy to avoid disasters and watch the dispute between Zhao and Zhao Zhang, the king of Anyang, wins, and his brother will still be highly valued. On the contrary, whether he returns to Zhao or stays in Qi, it is much safer than staying in Zhao at this time."
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Meng Zhong was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally, he shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, Tian Zhang looked a little disappointed, but he continued to say: "It's okay if he doesn't want to go to Qi as a follower of Zhao to avoid disaster. My brother can have a good relationship with Zhao Xiangfei Yi. Today, when I was talking with Fei Yi, I deliberately mentioned my brother. I never thought that Fei Yi would also praise her brother very much, so I simply revealed the relationship between my brother and me for my brother..."
"Say, what did you say?" Meng Zhong felt a little chill on his back.
"Of course I'm talking about my junior brother." Tian Zhang said with a smile.
Meng Zhong opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He even more did not know how to explain this to his teacher Zhuangzi in the future.
At this time, Tian Zhang whispered to Meng Zhong: "Brother, although Zhao's father is currently in Zhao State, don't forget that King Zhao is the current monarch of Zhao State, let alone Zhao Xiang Feiyi, Anping Jun Zhao Cheng, Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Yangwen Jun Zhao Bao and others support him. If you want to stay in Zhao State, don't cut off your retreat... This time, Brother defeated my tens of thousands of Qi troops with just five hundred people, which is enough to prove his talent. Feiyi, Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others are all old, and Zhao State actually lacks young talents like Brother..."
Although Tian Zhang said it more obscurely, Meng Zhong could still understand what he meant, just to let him get along with the party between King He and Zhao Zhufu. In this way, no matter which side wins the final victory, he will not be liquidated.
That night, Meng Zhong bid farewell to Tian Zhang and walked alone on his way back to the palace.
As he walked, a carriage suddenly stopped beside him.
He turned around and saw Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao greeting him from the curtain of the car.
"Boy, why don't you come to pay homage to me when I returned to Handan? If I hadn't happened to meet me, I wouldn't have known that you had returned to Handan... Come on, get in the car and have a drink at my house!"
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Chapter completed!