Chapter 180: Artificial Fish (Part 1)
When looking at the two maps that were carried into the hall by the Wei soldiers, the eyes of the princes present except Qin and Qi showed more or less excitement.
Isn't the reason why they sent troops to help Wei attack Qi this time because they saw the benefits in it, and just for the coming of this day?
Now that the rich fruits of victory are about to be in front of them, and they are allowed to feast on them, how can these princes not feel excited?
So, under the glaring gazes of the princes in the hall, two of the Wei soldiers slowly unfolded a map.
After a few breaths, when they saw clearly the landscape of mountains and rivers composed of lines in their field of vision, most of the princes present could not help but feel a pity secretly in their hearts.
However, what is different from the emotions in everyone's hearts is that at this moment, Ying Shixi, the Duke of Qin, has his heart almost in his throat.
Because from the two lines in his field of vision that represented the Jing River and the Wei River respectively, Ying Shixi had already guessed the area represented by this map.
After recognizing that what was depicted on the map in front of him was the territory of their Qin State, Ying Shixi's eyes shifted slightly, but he landed on a line specially drawn by a red line.
Ying Shixi was not the only one who also noticed the entire red line. Just when everyone was silent, the voice of Chu King Xiong Liangfu beside Wei Feng appeared in the hall.
"Marquis Wei, we have clearly seen the map in front of us. It depicts the territory of Qin. But..."
His voice was deliberately lowered a bit, his right hand pointed at the specially marked red line, and Xiong Liangfu asked in a deep voice.
"I'm just a little confused about what this line drawn on the map of Qin means. I would like to ask the Marquis of Wei to help me clarify my confusion."
"Since the King of Chu has asked a question, I will answer my question."
After responding to Xiong Liangfu with a smile, Wei Feng slowly came to the map and slowly moved his fingers along the red line.
"Yunyang, Jingyang, Gaoling, Qicheng..."
As Wei Feng's hand moved slowly on the map, the names of cities rang in the ears of the princes in the hall.
After all the red lines were drawn, Wei Feng's eyes swept across everyone present.
A slow but unmistakable voice immediately sounded in the hall, "These cities all fell into the hands of our Wei army during the great war between Wei and Qin."
"After the war, these cities, including the land of the Qin State to the east of them, will also be included in the territory of our Wei State."
After saying these words, Wei Feng's eyes moved slightly to Xiong Liangfu, with the faint smile still on his face.
"I wonder if King Chu understands what I said?"
Wei Feng was able to act calm and calm at this moment, but Xiong Liangfu couldn't help but secretly feel a bit sullen.
It is true that this war in the west is a matter between Wei and Qin, and has nothing to do with Chu.
However, Wei State swallowed up such a large area of Qin State's territory without even informing him in advance. Isn't it too disrespectful to regard him as the King of Chu?
Feeling that he was being ignored by Wei, Xiong Liangfu immediately said coldly with a bit of anger: "Wei has invaded Qin's territory on such a large scale. Don't you think it's too much to bully others?"
When Xiong Liangfu asked this question, Wei Feng didn't feel unhappy at all, and the smile on his face even became a little brighter.
However, the other princes around him were obviously not as calm as Wei Feng. As they looked at each other in disbelief, they secretly looked at Chu King Xiong Liangfu with somewhat sarcastic glances.
These princes really couldn't imagine that the King of Chu, the king of Chu, could say such words. You must know that the country with the most number of princes destroyed in the world is no one else.
It was the Chu State under the rule of Xiong Liangfu.
If the previous kings of the past dynasties had not spared no effort to annex the territories of other countries, how could the Chu State have such a vast territory as it does today?
"King Chu, the Qin State has mobilized all its troops to invade our territory and kill our soldiers. If we, the soldiers of the Wei army, had not fought bloody battles, I would have been the one to cede the territory today."
"Does the King of Chu want me to return all these territories to Qin regardless of the bloodshed of the soldiers, so as not to deceive others?"
"Or maybe the King of Chu is planning to return the territory he occupied to the Qi State back to the Qi State, and then return all the territory that the Chu State devoured over hundreds of years to its original owner?"
Although Wei Feng's tone in this paragraph was very calm, the hidden edge in it made Xiong Liangfu feel like a lump in his throat.
At this moment, he already regretted that he had just chosen to stand up and face Wei Feng's power on behalf of Qin because of his anger.
"I..." King Chu Xiong Liangfu wanted to say something more, but the words he spoke were only hesitant.
Seeing that Xiong Liangfu had nothing to say, Wei Feng simply ignored him and turned to look at Qin Gong Ying Shixi below.
"I wonder what Duke Qin thinks?"
After staring at the friendly face in his field of vision for a long time, Qin Gong Ying Shixi slowly closed his eyes.
Yunyang, Jingyang, Gaoling, Qicheng...
As the names of cities and towns appeared in his mind, a feeling of incomparable humiliation emerged in his heart. At the same time, Ying Shixi's right fist was clenched tighter and tighter.
If possible, Ying Shixi could not wait to pick up the three-foot long sword and go to the battlefield to fight the Wei army, so that he would not have to suffer the humiliation he suffered today.
But when the anger in his heart gradually faded away, and when the battles in the past appeared in his mind, Ying Shixi's heart gradually calmed down.
At this moment, he, Ying Shixi, could continue to fight, but Qin could not continue to fight.
Time passed slowly by minute by second. Finally, Ying Shixi released his right fist and opened his eyes to look at Wei Feng in front of him.
"We, the Qin State, must obey the words of the Marquis of Wei. From today on, these lands no longer belong to the Qin State."
With an almost trembling voice, Ying Shixi finished this sentence with great difficulty, and then almost collapsed on the seat.
Looking at Ying Shixi who had lost all his strength in his sight, the smile on Wei Feng's face became even brighter.
In the previous life, Qin State took advantage of the decisive battle between Wei State and Qi State in the Central Plains to launch several offensives on the Hexi land, and finally took this piece of Hexi land from Wei Feng's hands.
Now, with the help of a battle in Hexi, Wei Feng pushed the border between the two countries westward from the original Luoshui River to the Jingshui River. The strategic situation between the two countries Wei and Qin is bound to undergo major changes.
At this point, the greatly weakened Qin State is no longer a match for Wei State, and the risk of Wei State being attacked from the east or west has been greatly reduced.
With a bit of joy in his heart, Wei Feng's eyes shifted from Ying Shixi to the face of Han Ruoshan opposite.
"Marquis Han, do you still remember the promise I, the Prime Minister of the State of Wei, made to your country?"
"Of course I remember." Facing Wei Feng's gaze, Han Ruoshan said with a slight smile: "I have been waiting for Wei Hou to fulfill this promise."
"good."
"In order to repay South Korea for this help, we, the State of Wei, will hand over Hangu Pass, the land of Shangluo, to South Korea."
"Marquis Wei Gaoyi."
Chapter completed!