Accompanied by the roars of Zhao Gong and Wei on the steps outside the palace, the call of Zhao Hou Zhao Zhong was preached over and over again until it fell into the ears of Wei Sima Gongsun Qi who was standing below.

A solemn look appeared in his eyes, he adjusted his red robe again, and Gongsun Qi stepped up the stairs in front of him.

A moment later, as he walked steadily into the great hall in front of him, Gongsun Qi's figure slowly appeared in the sight of Zhao Hou, Zhao Zhongji and all the ministers of the Zhao Kingdom.

Facing the lines of sight coming from the front, Gongsun Qi passed by the ministers of Zhao State who were sitting on both sides, and quickly came to the front of Zhao Marquis Zhao Zhong.

He bowed forward and heard Gongsun Qi solemnly say: "Gongsun Qi, the envoy of the State of Wei, pays homage to the Marquis of Zhao."

"Sima, there is no need to be polite." He stretched out his right hand and made a gesture of support. A smile appeared on Zhao Zhong's face at this moment, "I remember the last time I met Sima, it was Zhangshui.

During the meeting, right?"

"Exactly." After answering Zhao Zhong's words in a deep voice, Gongsun Qi immediately continued: "We haven't seen you for several years, but Zhao Hou has become more and more heroic."

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Zhong heard Gongsun Qi's words. Although he knew that his words were inevitably flattering, who wouldn't like to hear good words?

With joy in his heart, a hearty smile rang out in the hall.

After a while, when the laughter slowly dissipated, Zhao Zhong still looked down at Gongsun Qi with some good feelings in his eyes.

"In the past, talking to Sima was always a big deal, but I never thought that Sima is also an interesting person."

After a sincere compliment, Zhao Zhong's expression straightened and he asked Gongsun Qi: "I just don't know why Sima was ordered to come to Handan this time."

When Gongsun Qi heard the question raised by Zhao Zhong, he immediately raised his hands gently and said: "To inform the Marquis of Zhao, the foreign minister is here this time, both for the sake of Wei and Zhao."

"oh!"

After listening to Gongsun Qi's reply below, a hint of curiosity appeared on Zhao Zhong's face, "Sima is a minister of Wei, so it is only natural that he comes to serve Wei."

"But I am curious, why is Sima coming to Handan for our Zhao country?"

"I wonder if Marquis Zhao has heard about the Hexi War that broke out between Wei and Qin?" Gongsun Qi did not give an answer, but asked softly.

"Of course, I still remember that before the war, Wang Cuo of Xia Qing once entered Zhao." When he said this, Zhao Zhong's face showed a touch of pity, "It's just that the war between Wei and Qin was too eager. I, Zhao

Even the national army has not had time to prepare."

"Foreign Minister, I would like to thank the Marquis of Zhao for choosing to help our country." After bowing with some solemnity, Gongsun Qi said in a deep voice: "However, although the Zhao State failed to send troops, fortunately the Qin army's offensive was not fierce, and we, the Wei State, still

Able to resist.”

"It's just that when Wei and Qin were fighting fiercely in the west of Hexi, Qi raised troops to invade our land in the east of Wei. I wonder what Marquis Zhao thought about this?"

After Zhao Zhong, who was on the throne, listened to Gongsun Qi's words, his expression suddenly sank, and some thoughts suddenly arose in his chest.

At this point in the conversation with Gongsun Qi, Zhao Zhong already understood that Wei State sent an envoy to Handan this time because he wanted Zhao State to make a choice between Wei State and Qi State.

So at this critical moment of the war between Wei and Qi, which side should Zhao Zhong lead Zhao Guo to choose?

While thinking, Zhao Zhong's eyes slowly fell on the Prime Minister Zhong Le below, and the other party nodded seemingly unintentionally.

The tacit understanding between monarch and ministers over the years allowed Zhao Zhong to immediately understand what the other party meant, and Gong Zhongle's reaction added an important weight to Zhao Zhong's choice.

"The Qi State took advantage of the main force of the Wei State and the Qin Army to send troops. It was really not a just move. I also felt very angry."

"I once made a blood oath with the Marquis of Wei on the banks of the Zhang River, and decided that Zhao and Wei would become allies and help each other in attack and defense."

Zhao Zhong looked down at Gongsun Qi with a more solemn look, "Sima, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak up. As long as the Wei State needs help, I, the Zhao State, will definitely shoulder the responsibility."

"The noble righteousness of the Marquis of Zhao is greatly admired by foreign ministers."

After Zhao Zhong made this impassioned promise, Gongsun Qidang below even bowed, his face full of admiration.

After slowly getting up, he heard Gongsun Qi say loudly: "This time, Qi State took advantage of Wei State's unpreparedness and sent troops to attack our land in the east of Wei Dynasty. When the Marquis of Wei heard the news, he immediately became furious."

"In order to deal with this unjust act of Qi State, we, the State of Wei, are determined to unite with Chu State, South Korea, Song State and other countries to send troops to form a coalition to attack Qi State."

"When I came to Handan this time, I was ordered by the Marquis of Wei to invite the State of Zhao to join the coalition to defeat Qi."

After revealing his purpose this time, Gongsun Qi did not choose to stop speaking, but directly stated the conditions that Wei Guo could offer.

"Before coming to Handan, the Marquis of Wei secretly summoned the palace and informed the foreign ministers that if Zhao chose to join this coalition, all the land north of the river in Qi would be included in Zhao's territory after the war."

After hearing the condition put forward by Gongsun Qi, Zhao Zhong's face suddenly became happy, and his heart was even more excited.

Zhao Zhong was originally prepared to stand on Wei's side, but now Wei has promised tangible benefits, which has further strengthened his determination to send troops to join the coalition.

Zhao Zhong immediately stood up from his throne, walked quickly across the tables in front of him, and came to Gongsun Qi and all the ministers of the Zhao Kingdom.

"I am determined to send 50,000 troops to help Wei conquer Qi."

"Your Majesty is wise."

…

"Took the bait!"

On the bank of a stream in the Yingdu Palace of the Chu State, feeling the force coming from the fishing rod in his hand, and looking at the constantly jumping fishing line in front of him, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu suddenly had a look of surprise on his face.

After a while, Xiong Liangfu put the fish he caught into the barrel and glanced at Ling Yin Zhao Xixie with some pride.

"Teacher, I agree."

"Your Majesty's skills are superb, but my veteran ministers are really not as good as them." After praising Xiong Liangfu softly, Zhao Xixie changed the subject, "I wonder if your Majesty has heard about the Qi State sending troops to attack the Wei State recently?"

"Oh, is this the case?"

After Xiong Liangfu threw the baited fishing line into the stream in front of him, he immediately asked Zhao Xixie: "Then the prime minister thinks that Wei and Qi are at war. What choice should we, the Chu State, make?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that our country of Chu has only three choices at this moment, either to help Qi, to help Wei, or to remain neutral, without helping each other."

"How to choose is just to see which side to help, which is most beneficial to our country of Chu?" As he spoke, a smile appeared on Zhao Xixie's face, "Your Majesty, I also have my ministers."

Watching Zhao Xixie remove the fish he caught, Xiong Liangfu had no intention of continuing fishing at this moment.

"Then I don't know which country the teacher thinks would be more beneficial to our Chu country to help?"

He put the bait on the fishhook again, then hit the fishing rod with a strong wave of his hand. Seeing the fishhook fall into the water again, Zhao Xishi turned his attention to Xiong Liangfu, who was the King of Chu next to him.
Chapter completed!